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RCMA 2009 will convene in Grand Rapids, Michigan, January 27-30, 2009.
This is RCMA's first conference in a Northern city since Pittsburgh in 2004, and Milwaukee before that in 2001. I live in Minnesota, and there's no denying that it's cold in the North in January. But Northern cities know that they need to work extra hard to attract meetings and conventions for the winter months. And they do.
The people from Grand Rapids hosted a high-energy closing session at RCMA 2008 and showed that they're going to make RCMA 2009 a fantastic experience. The mayor of Grand Rapids — George Heartwell, an ordained United Church of Christ minister — even journeyed to Orlando to personally invite RCMA meeting planners to his city.
Grand Rapids has a population of more than 190,000 and is located in Michigan's southern peninsula, not far from Lake Michigan. Chances are you have sat in furniture from Grand Rapids, read from Bibles published in Grand Rapids, and eaten fruit grown in the area. Grand Rapids is considered a world leader in the production of office furniture and is known as a center of Christian publishing, as it is home to Zondervan, Baker Books, and Eerdmans Publishing. The surrounding area is noted for its fruit production. Because of its proximity to Lake Michigan, the climate is ideal for apple, peach, and blueberry farming.
We will spend a lot of time during RCMA 2009 in the centerpiece for meetings in Grand Rapids: DeVos Place convention center. Located downtown on the Grand River, the multilevel facility provides flexible, functional space with 1 million square feet of new and renovated space on a 13-acre site. The center is named for Grand Rapids native Richard DeVos Sr., co-founder of Amway and owner of the Orlando Magic NBA basketball team.
All of that is great, but you want to know about airlift. Gerald R. Ford International Airport (named for President Ford, another Grand Rapids native) serves Grand Rapids, and nonstop passenger service is offered to Atlanta, Chicago/O'Hare, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New York/Newark and LaGuardia, Orlando, and Washington, D.C. The airport is served by American Eagle, Continental Express, Delta Connection/Comair, Midwest Connect, Northwest, and United.
You will be hearing much more about RCMA 2009 in the coming months, but for now, commit to attending what I know will be an outstanding conference, one with unmatched opportunities for your professional and personal growth.


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Project Safe Neighborhoods is a collaborative effort among federal, state and local law enforcement and community partners designed to create strategies that address the unique gun crime problem in Western North Carolina. Criminals who use guns are prosecuted under federal, state or local laws, depending on which jurisdiction can provide the most appropriate punishment.
The project continues to build momentum through its leadership and strengthen community efforts with the assistance of the PSN Community Partners.
For more information on Project Safe Neighborhoods and to learn how you can become involved, please call 704-432-SAFE.
Monthly Meetings:
First Mondays:
Villa Heights Neighborhood Crimewatch 6PM
Second Mondays:
Lockwood Neighborhood
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Sugar Creek Library
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First Tuesdays:
Belmont Community
Meeting 7:00 PM
Belmont Regional Center
700 Parkwood Avenue
Freedom Drive Development Association
Freedom Regional Library
1230 Alleghany St.
Charlotte, NC 28202
Second Tuesdays:
Villa Heights Neighborhood Association
Meeting 6PM
McCreesh Place
2120 N. Davidson St.
for more information call (704) 334-8708
Third Tuesdays:
Camp Greene Neighborhood Association
Meeting 6:30PM
Christ Presbyterian Church
2461 Arty Avenue
PSN Partners Task Force
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N. Tryon Division
4045 N. Tryon Street
First Thursdays:
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Clacton is one of our best loved seaside towns with plenty to see and do including the pier, and visitors to Orchards have easy access to the town and its famed beaches.
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Fully accredited by the American Dental Association, the General Practice Residency in Dentistry within the School of Health & Medical Sciences trains residents to become competent generalists. Training is provided in physical diagnosis, medical risk assessment and emergency management. Residents treat a large volume of medically complex patients and healthy patients with the full spectrum of oral health needs.
The one-year program is sponsored by St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, a level-two trauma center that houses one of New Jersey's designated children's hospitals. Six general practice residents (GPRs) are enrolled each July. They plan and conduct treatment under supervision at a well-equipped, off-site dental center minutes from the hospital's main campus. A portion of the clinical training focuses on the management of dental urgencies and emergencies; however, each resident also has an assigned group of patients eligible for comprehensive treatment. As such, GPRs gain experience in all phases of dentistry from treatment planning through conventional and implant prosthodontics. In the hospital, residents admit, manage and discharge dental service patients; provide consultation to other services; and treat patients in the Emergency Department with appropriate supervision and guidance.
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Dedicated to providing residents with a quality learning experience, faculty members represent every discipline of dentistry and are well-trained and experienced clinicians/educators.
Pediatric Dentistry Program
St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, has recently announced the opening of a new pediatric dentistry residency program, as of July 1, 2011.
One of only two pediatric dentistry residency programs in the State of New Jersey, the program at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center is academically affiliated with New York Medical College, a member of the Touro College and University System. Accredited by the American Dental Association's (ADA) Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), the program will be administered in St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center's Department of Dentistry alongside the general practice residency and the oral and maxillofacial surgery program, both of which have enjoyed CODA approval for many years.
Dr. Henna DeSimone, a member of the Medical Staff since 2008, will serve as pediatric residency program director. A Board Certified pediatric dentist, Dr. DeSimone has completed residencies in general dentistry and dental anesthesiology as well as a fellowship in special care.
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CBL vice president challenges Amazon.com deal
California's tax on Amazon has already backfired on them:link text
Writer says Chattanooga has an 'incredible stench'
Repairing infrastructure should be THE number one priority after getting Volkswagen and Amazon to locate here. The influx of new residents and businesses related to these companies has not even begun to be realized. If you think the sewers, storm drains, roads, utilities, etc., are weak and stressed now, just wait 2 or 3 years.
Nuclear worries heating up
The spent fuel storage issue would have been solved with the Yucca Mountain repository. But Harry Reid and Obama put a stop to that, with no alternative plan in mind. It made a lot of sense to me to store it underground; after all, the uranium was dug OUT of the ground originally!
Windstorm of debate
I would fight this tooth and nail. Check out sites like: http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/09/30/windfall-documenting-the-backlash-against-wind-energy/ and http://www.windturbinesyndrome.com/news/2010/aba/
Candidate Marceaux on Jimmy Kimmel tonight
David, couldn't agree with you more. The man may not be able to express himself eloquently, but he surely has a passion for this great nation and that shouldn't be ridiculed.
Staying cool at Riverbend
If they're going before the sun goes down, they need a hat and sunscreen too!!
Mayor asks for 64-cent property tax increase
When the mayor proposed annexation of multiple areas recently, we were assured the infrastructure was there to support these areas with services. Apparently, the money isn't even there to support existing city residents. Quit with the land grabs and maybe you'd have a more balanced budget.
Sewanee honors Bush, Meacham
Actually, she's done quite a bit on her own. From the Sewanee Purple, the campus paper: "Aside from her role as wife of the president, she has led a life dedicated to helping the less fortunate. Bush, who serves as the ambassador for AmeriCares, is a firm supporter of many well-known organizations, including but not limited to, the Leukemia Society of America, Ronald McDonald House and the Boys and Girls Club of America. Her main concentration, however, is to promote literacy in America. In 1989, she founded the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. The foundation works to develop literary programs where illiterate parents and their children learn to read together. It has awarded over thirty million dollars in grants to almost eight hundred literary programs throughout America. Bush, in yet another attempt to promote literacy, has also written four books. Two of which, C. Fred's Story and Millie's Book, were written about her two dogs. Every bit of profit from these books went into literary programs affiliated with the Barbara Bush Foundation. Her other two books, Barbara Bush: a Memoir and Reflections, are autobiographies."
Health, safety complaints rise with foreclosures
Imagine the number of new foreclosures and abandoned properties the city will have to deal with when they annex new areas where the homeowners are forced to leave when they can't afford the new taxes.
FACT CHECK: No 'death panel' in health care bill
There may not be such panels mandated now but it certainly opens up a slippery slope.


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It's HOT! Here are some tips to avoid getting TOO hot
Just as forecasters promised, hot temperatures have moved into the region.
The National Weather Service says daytime temperatures will warm more than 30 degrees over the next several days - approaching 100 degrees in parts of Western Montana. The agency adds the upcoming heat wave will be one of the earliest recorded in the past 120 years.
The American Red Cross of Montana is seizing this opportunity to remind Montanans this weather event presents dangers since we haven't really had an opportunity to acclimate to warmer temperatures yet this summer. In this feature interview, communications director Anna Fernandez-Gevaert tells Edward O'Brien the Red Cross does more than sponsor blood drives and provide disaster assistance.


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Since its inception in 1992, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO)'s Internal Control — Integrated Framework has seen widespread acceptance in the design and evaluation of organizational internal control.
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The report identifies four new design principles – access and continuity, patients and populations, information and outcomes and management and accountability – that may help frame future developments.
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Traditional PR and marketing won't work anymore. Organizations must create content that their audience can connect with – are you up to the challenge? Join 11 experts at Ragan Communications' and PRSA's Content Summit for PR, Social Media and Marketing professionals and walk away with practices that will revolutionize how you create content.
Counselors Academy Conference
May 4–6, Key West, Fla.
Public relations agency owners and senior counselors come together at the Counselors Academy Conference to learn new strategies for managing their operations, clients and employees.
Health Academy Conference
May 7–9, Washington, D.C.
The Health Academy Conference is ideal if you work in health care or an organization allied to the field, or in a public relations agency serving health care clients. Held each spring, this annual conference provides industry perspective and communications strategies that will benefit your career. At a time of momentous change within the health care field, this conference will help you and your organization prepare for the future.
PRSA and PRIME Research Strategic Corporate Communications and Research Conference
May 15–16, New York City
Join top corporate communications presenters from General Electric, MasterCard, Nissan, Oracle and many more at the PRSA and PRIME Research Strategic Corporate Communications and Research Conference. Some of the world's most experienced communicators from leading corporations, agencies and universities will share their experiences in creating, deploying and refining best practices in public relations research at this premier event.
Connect 14 Conference
May 20–21, Chicago
Designed for employee communications professionals, this event focuses on the latest digital and on-site approaches to optimize approaches leveraging your most valuable resource ― your team.
Travel and Tourism Conference
June 8–11, Tampa, Fla.
Designed for travel and hospitality communicators, the Travel and Tourism Conference features essential information, to put your career and organization on the fast track for success, including nimble approaches to help make the most of your staff, budget and time.
International Conference
Oct. 12–14, Washington, D.C.
Designed by communicators for communicators to increase ROI, the International Conference offers practical insight and networking for public relations professionals of all career levels, sectors, work environments and industries. Demonstrating value with actionable best practices is what drives the PRSA community and is the focus of this annual event.
Western District Conference
March 20–22, San Diego
Let the sun shine on your public relations career in San Diego! The PRSA Western District Conference features nationally recognized keynote speakers, interactive roundtable discussions and informative workshops, as well as ample networking opportunities. This not-to-be-missed professional development conference will have something for everyone, from the up-and-coming practitioner to the seasoned veteran. Bring your family and enjoy everything San Diego has to offer.
Southeast District Conference
April 9–11, Charlotte, N.C.
From tactical to strategic and basic to advanced, the Southeast District Conference will cover effective content strategies, new rules of media relations, corporate storytelling, social media, crisis communications and more. Keynote speakers include crisis management expert David Marriott, who will discuss the Amanda Knox case; Brains on Fire's Robbin Phillips on the importance of word-of-mouth marketing; NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications Managing Director David Higdon; and Dr. Joe Trahan, who will cover media training do's and don'ts.
PRSA 2014 Midwest District Conference
June 18–20, Springfield, Mo.
Strengthen the foundation of your public relations practice and look into current trends on the horizon at the PRSA 2014 Midwest District Conference! In addition to insights from speakers, such as PRSA 2014 National Chair Joseph E. Cohen, APR; James Lukaszewski, ABC, APR, Fellow PRSA; and Missy Maher, executive vice president and director of modern family foresight at Edelman, the conference will also feature 25 breakout sessions, with a variety of topics for public relations professionals from all industries and career levels.
Sunshine District Conference
July 10–12, Naples, Fla.
Join Florida's leading public relations professionals and industry leaders at the PRSA Sunshine District Conference. The conference is hosted annually by one of the District's seven Chapters, and features professional development workshops presented by nationally-recognized experts in media relations, social media, crisis communications and more. In addition to these workshops, the two-day event offers many opportunities to network with public relations industry leaders. The 2014 conference will be hosted by the Gulf Coast Chapter in Naples.
Ragan Communications PR & Media Relations Best Practices Summit
April 9–11, New York City
The PR & Media Relations Best Practices Summit features the hottest issues facing the industry. From rebranding campaigns to social media to traditional pitching — this event covers everything that can impact your career now.
Ragan Communications Content Summit for PR, Social Media and Marketing Professionals
May 12–14, Charlotte, N.C.
Traditional PR and marketing won't work anymore. Organizations must create content that their audience can connect with – are you up to the challenge? Join 11 experts at Ragan Communications' and PRSA's Content Summit for PR, Social Media and Marketing professionals and walk away with practices that will revolutionize how you create content.
Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) National Summit — Ascend 2014
May 25–27, Alberta, Canada
With a host of keynote speakers and professional development workshops, this year's CPRS National Summit — Ascend 2014, gives you the chance to enhance your skills at an inspiring and interactive event. Held at the iconic Banff Springs Hotel in beautiful Alberta, you'll engage and reach new heights with PR professionals from across Canada.
Counselors to Higher Education (CHE) Senior Summit
April 9–11, Washington, D.C.
Public relations counselors in higher education come together at the CHE Senior Summit to learn new communications strategies to advance their college or university.
Digital Impact Conference
June 27–28, 2013, New York
The Digital Impact Conference is dedicated to positioning general practitioners to make the most of the latest digital resources and opportunities. A separate track is offered for communicators supporting technology organizations.


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While I was there with my friend, we saw loads of kids with their parents learning about different cultures, which was good.
The nicest thing about Mini-Europe is you get to travel Europe on foot and for a cheap price.
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by Dodomyte
Austin, Texas
June 30, 2003
Mini-Europe is a collection of models of the most famous sights throughout the various countries in the European Union. Everything, with a couple of exceptions, is built to 1/25th scale, so you can see how they compare to each other in terms of size. The detail is incredible, and the movements and other additions are a nice touch. The models are aligned with their counterparts in their respective countries, i.e. all of the sights in the UK are right near each other. At the entrance to each country, you can push a button and hear the national anthem. At other areas, you can push a button to make Mt. Vesuvius erupt or other little animations happen.
At the entrance, they give you a small booklet which gives data about each of the countries. The booklet also explains the significance of each of the models and in some cases, how long it took to make them. The booklet is more or less laid out in the same order as the exhibits, so it is pretty easy to follow along and read as you go. At the end of the tour along the park, there is an exhibit where you can play video and trivia games to learn more about the EU. As something that is a still evolving process, it was very interesting to learn about the goals and processes involved in creating a unified Europe.
The price for admission into the park in combination with the Atomium was 15.50 euro per person. The Atomium wasn't that impressive, but Mini-Europe was definitely worth it. Whether you have children or not, you should definitely go and check it out. In addition, there are a number of good restaurants in the Brupark that are pretty cheap compared to downtown Brussels. Check out the entry on the Happy Corner for a recommendation of a good restaurant.
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WINNSBORO, Texas — An estimated 6.3 percent of the population of Wood County has been diagnosed with diabetes, according to the 2001 Diabetes Prevalence in Texas report. To help combat this growing crisis, Presbyterian Hospital of Winnsboro will host the eighth annual diabetes walk-a-thon and health screening on Saturday, Oct. 25.
The free event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m in a big tent next to Bell's Pharmacy in downtown Winnsboro. Proceeds from the walk-a-thon and a raffle for prizes will be donated to the Diabetes Awareness Fund through the Presbyterian Foundation to be utilized for scholarships for diabetes education programs at Presbyterian Hospital of Winnsboro.
About $3,000 in scholarships have been provided in 2008. The event helps close out the annual Autumn Trails Festival.
In addition to the walk-a-thon, individuals from Presbyterian Hospital of Winnsboro will offer health screenings, including blood sugar tests, blood pressure, and body mass index. Diabetes and other health information will be available under the tent.
"Knowledge is powerful," said Vicki Johns, R.D., L.D., C.D.E., diabetes and nutrition service manager at the Presbyterian Hospital of Winnsboro Outpatient Education Center for Diabetes & Nutrition. "The main focus it to heighten community and individual awareness of diabetes and to help seek out those citizens who may be at risk for this disease."
According to the American Diabetes Association, 23.6 million people in the United States, or 8 percent of the population, have diabetes. From 2005 to 2007, the prevalence of diabetes rose 13.5 percent. More people are recognizing the signs and being diagnosed as the rate of undiagnosed diabetes has fallen to 24 percent from 30 percent in 2005 and 50 percent a decade ago.
Educating patients with diabetes and those at risk is crucial to preventing further complications from the disease, which can include heart disease and stroke, blindness, kidney disease, complications from pregnancy, sexual dysfunction and amputations, the American Diabetes Association said.
To participate in the walk, individuals or teams can come by the center for a form or register that day. Walkers are encouraged to ask friends and family to support with pledges. Water and snacks will be provided for the walkers.
For more information before the day of the walk, please call Vicki Johns at 903-342-4111.
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Benny L. Laws, 57, of Elizabethton, passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2012, at his residence, following an extended illness.
He was the son of the late Albert and Marie Fox Laws.
Mr. Laws retired from General Mills after 23 years of service. He was a graduate of East Yancey High School.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon Laws, of the home; two sons, Brandon Laws and Stephen Laws, both of the home; two granddaughters, Kalie Laws and Kiera Laws, both of Elizabethton; a grandson, Blake Lee Laws, Johnson City; a brother, David Laws, Jonesborough; and four sisters, Verda Smith, Jonesborough, Mary Cook, Spruce Pine, N.C., Carrie Bennett, Spruce Pine, N.C., and Ruby Laws, Burnsville, N.C. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
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We continue our coverage of this past weekend's Airstrip Attack. BIMMERPOST sponsored this past weekend's Airstrip Attack, a runway shootout race event held at the Trona Airport near Death Valley, California. The event saw some of the most powerful European, Domestic, and Japanese cars from California go head-to-head on a half mile stretch of tarmac. The classes ranged from 400hp+ all the way to 1000hp+.
The following race featured two 335i going head to head – a JB4 powered 335i vs a Procede 2 powered 335i. Modification details for each car are listed in the video.
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Motor Trend's performance review of the F30 2012 335i sedan. The review puts the 335i F30 through the performance tests 0-60mph, 60-0 braking, quarter mile, lateral G's.
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The full F30 3 series English catalog (international version) is now available. We've posted it in the "Catalog" portion of our Official F30 Info Thread for you to download. It's 54 beautiful pages of F30 goodies and includes info on all the model lines (Sport, Luxury, Modern), as well as the F30 M Sport.
With the 3 series traditionally having the largest aftermarket support of any BMW model, it usually doesn't take long for the first aftermarket parts to become available. And one of the first parts are usually suspension components.
H&R has now released its F30 springs application for the 2012 328i and 335i sedan. The lowering springs come in two varieties — Sport Spring and Super Sport Spring, with the latter being a more aggressive lowering.
The H&R Sport Springs (Part #28878-2) lower the F30 by 1.2″ front and 1.2″ rear.
The H&R Super Sport Springs (Part #28877-2) lower the F30 by 1.75″ front and 1.6″ rear.
Retail MSRP is $389.00 for both sets.
H&R also makes a whole catalog of wheel spacers for the F30 and BMWs, in many sizes – … CONTINUED
Now that the F30 3 series retail sales have launched worldwide, check out how the 6th generation 3 series sedan is manufactured and produced.
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Now that the F30 3 series sedan has been released, testing continues on all the other F3x variants – the F32 coupe, F31 touring, and this F34 Gran Turismo (GT) model.
These photos provide the best look yet at the trunk, tailgate, and rear portions of the roofline. The 3 Series GT prototypes previously wore heavy camouflage paneling concealing the true shape and styling of the trunk. The loss of the rear deck camo has shortened and tightened the car's size and proportions.
With its sleeker trunkline and frameless windows, the 3-series GT looks to be sleeker in shape than the 5-series GT and appears generally sportier in nature. The 3-series GT will offer a simple hatch function rather than the twin trunk arrangement on the 5er GT.
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We bring you the first dyno results from a 2012 335i (F30) sedan, performed by Challenge Mfg. USA (GTM_Challenge) on their recently delivered 335i. The F30 335i is powered by the N55 6-cylinder TwinPower twinscroll turbo engine and its factory quoted power figures are 300hp / 300lb-ft.
The 335i N55 dyno run resulted in 270whp and 273lb-ft torque. Note that the dyno was performed on a AWD Dynojet with linked AWD rollers. On a normal rear-roller-only system the numbers would be slightly higher (probably 5-10hp) given the less roller weight that would need to be moved.
What does this translate to in terms of crank HP (for comparison to the factory quoted figures)? Taking 275whp and 278lb-ft as the starting point and assuming a 15% drivetrain loss, it … CONTINUED
Insideline puts the 2012 328i (F30) through a battery of performance tests on their own track to get some real life test results. Here are the results:
0-60mph: 5.9 sec
0-60mph (with 1 ft rollout): 5.5 sec
1/4 mile: 14.1 sec @ 98.9mph
60-0mph braking: 115ft
Skid Pad: 0.88g
Slalom: 67.1mph
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BELFAST – Don Tuski lists all the usual information on the front of his business card. On the back, he includes all that same info, but written in Chinese.
Jason Cornell, the admissions counselor at the Maine College of Art, talks to students from Belfast High School about attending MECA on April 23, 2013.
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Tuski, president of Maine College of Art in Portland, had the cards printed up before a recent trip to China. He went abroad to build relationships with art schools and art institutions in China in hopes of recruiting more foreign students to come to Portland to study art.
MECA's international recruitment effort is part of a larger initiative to increase the school's profile. The school, which will confer about 70 bachelor's degrees at its 102nd commencement exercise on May 11, is positioning itself as a landing spot for students who want to learn a variety of skills that will serve them well in an evolving, complicated job market.
An art degree is no longer about learning how to make great art, Tuski said. It's about learning how to think creatively. "We teach our students how to make art and how to make a living," he said, repeating a mantra that echoes throughout the school's downtown campus in the former Porteous department store building.
Tuski instructed his admissions staff to cast a wide net in hopes of luring the best and brightest students not just in Maine and New England, but across the country and overseas. His admissions team visited more than 500 U.S. high schools during the just-completed academic year, traveling coast to coast, including a first-ever trip to Texas for a national portfolio day attended by many of the country's largest art schools.
Tuski spent eight days in China in late March, and returned home with serious interest from one or two prospective students, including one who is interested in a master's degree. He also set up the framework for student and faculty exchanges with three Chinese academic institutions at the high school and college levels.
"There is no reason we can't compete with the best art schools in the country," he said. "The MFA is the new MBA. Corporate America and the non-profit sector want more creativity in their work force. You can't outsource creativity, and that's our core. That's what we teach -- creativity. Art schools need to articulate how we create creative professionals. That's what this effort is all about."
Two weeks ago, Tuski and admissions counselor Jason Cornell made a quick recruiting trip up to Belfast in midcoast Maine. Belfast Area High School has a particularly strong art department, and MECA has always done well attracting students from there.
The school's art department chairman, Chuck Hamm, graduated from MECA when it was known as the Portland School of Art. He has maintained good relations with the school, and welcomes recruiting trips from Tuski, as well as representatives from other art schools.
Art schools from Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire all make regular trips to Belfast, Hamm said.
Of the approximately 100 students who graduate from Belfast each year, about five commit to studying art at the college level, he said. Of those five, two or three usually choose MECA.
On this trip, Tuski and Cornell had 45 minutes to make their pitch. They talked about MECA's small class sizes, the appeal of a small city like Portland and the opportunities for work after graduation.
"One of the great things about art schools is that they help you see the world in more thoughtful ways," Tuski told 27 students, who packed one of the art rooms to overflowing. "We teach you how to take feedback and constructive criticism. We teach you how to use to your head and your heart, and your hands. We teach you to take risks. And we teach you how to think creatively -- and the thing about creativity is that everybody wants it. Employers want artists and designers and creative people who know how to think on their feet and how to solve problems."
After Tuski's introduction, Cornell offered a multimedia presentation that touted MECA's academic programs as well as the city life of Portland. Students who choose MECA can learn any number of skills, including painting and sculpture, as well as woodworking, illustration, and textiles and fashion design, he said.
The trip yielded results.
Cody Williams, a 17-year-old senior from Northport, finished up his paperwork that afternoon and left Tuski and Cornell with a completed application, including examples of his work. He's been thinking about art school since his junior year, and he started giving serious consideration to MECA last fall when Cornell made an early recruiting trip.
"That was key for me, because it helped me imagine what it would be like to go to school in Portland," Williams said. "I like the idea of a small school, and I like what I heard."
If he does enroll, Williams will have company. Among the students already committed to MECA for the fall is 18-year-old Celeste Pelletier of Belfast, one of his classmates. She chose MECA because she got a "good vibe" when she visited. "I liked the people and I liked the experience I had when I was there," she said.
MECA has about 400 students pursuing degrees at the graduate and undergraduate levels. About 34 percent of the undergraduate students come from Maine. Tuition is $30,260 before financial aid and scholarships.
The school offers bachelor's degrees in 10 studio majors, as well as an MFA in studio arts.
The among the undergraduates is 28-year-old new media major Chun-Cha Chang from Taiwan.
She toured MECA in 2007 and enrolled in 2009 when she moved to Portland with her husband, who grew up in Maine.
They debated moving to New York and Philadelphia, and settled on Portland in part because MECA's small size appealed to her.
"The schools we looked at down there are so big. You don't get to talk to the president or the dean. But MECA is so small, I actually know the president and the dean here," said Chang, who studied advertising in Taiwan and worked as a graphic designer before coming to the United States.
Another foreign student, Kwan Kha Tsui of Hong Kong, chose MECA sight unseen. "I had been told by many people that Maine is a beautiful place, so that added to my interest in MECA," said the freshman. "I had never visited the school, nor had I been to America before. I had to come to Portland by myself from the other side of the world."
That pleases Tuski to no end, and gives him hope for the future.
While in Shanghai on his recent recruiting trip, Tuski put together a small gathering for MECA graduates and others associated with the school who live there. He wasn't sure what to expect, but 18 people showed up.
That made an impression -- and confirmed his instincts that MECA's appeal reaches across continents.
"Here we are, little Maine College of Art hosting an alumni event in Shanghai and 18 people show up. Who would have thought it? It's wonderful."
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On Friday, May 03, 2013, MECA student Chun-Cha Chang cleans out her cubicle she used at the Maine College of Art of the many items she made and use to decorate her space.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.—President Obama offered a sober assessment of America's economic plight Thursday night, but argued passionately that he still has faith in the country's ability to solve its problems and argued that his prescriptions would result in more growth, more jobs, and more fairness than what he called the wrong-headed ideas of Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
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"I won't pretend the path I'm offering is quick or easy," Obama told the Democratic National Convention in accepting his party's nomination for a second term. "I never have. You didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth. And the truth is, it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades. It will require common effort, shared responsibility, and the kind of bold, persistent experimentation that Franklin Roosevelt pursued during the only crisis worse than this one. And by the way—those of us who carry on his party's legacy should remember that not every problem can be remedied with another government program or dictate from Washington."
Then he pivoted to a more optimistic tone. "But know this, America," he said. "Our problems can be solved. Our challenges can be met. The path we offer may be harder, but it leads to a better place. And I'm asking you to choose that future."
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His at times cautious approach will open him up to criticism from Romney and the Republicans that he is too downbeat and doesn't any immediate solutions to lift America out of the doldrums and bring back prosperity and security.
But after a subdued beginning, Obama's speech built to a crescendo that celebrated govenment's role in helping Americans improve their lives and achieve their goals. Referring to Americans' history of assisting nations around the world, Obama said, "It's time to do some nation-buliding right here at home." He also got in a few digs against his opponent, especially in the area of foreign policy.
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Bowing to those, including many Democrats, who have urged him to offer a detailed plan of action rather than abstract ideas, Obama listed a series of goals that he asked the country to rally around that would keep government squarely at the center of what he described as a national renaissance in manufacturing, energy, education, national security, and reducing the massive federal deficit. But in keeping with his relatively austere tone, he didn't promise that progress would be just around the corner. And many of his proposals lacked specificity.
Obama's speech ended a three-day convention in which Democrats demonstrated their unity behind the president and their willingness to battle with Romney and the Republicans over every vote. Romney and the GOP were savaged by speaker after speaker as out of touch, beholden to the rich and powerful, and committed to economic policies that have failed in the past, notably under George W. Bush, Obama's predecessor. The convention featured some uplifting moments, such as the speeches by First Lady Michelle Obama and former President Bill Clinton, who seemed more inspirational than Obama. The convention also had its share of embarrassing moments, such as the failure of the party plaform to include mention of God or to repeat the party's past backing of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. When Obama learned of these omissions, he ordered the platform changed, the president's aides said.
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In discussing he economy, which is the voters' top concern, Obama set an objective of creating a million new manufacturing jobs by the end of 2016; doubling exports by the end of 2014; cutting net imports by half by 2020; cutting the growth of college tuition by half over the next decade; recruiting 100,000 math and science teachers over the next 10 years; and reducing the deficit by more than $4 trillion over the next decade.
A spokesman for the Republican National Commttee said Obama's ideas were "scaled down, recycled promises for a second term that he has failed to deliver on in his first term."
In a separate address, Vice President Joe Biden praised Obama's resolve and political courage in rescuing the American auto industry with a temporary infusion of federal money and in ordering the risky mission that led to the death of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. Biden said Obama "has courage in his soul, compassion in his heart, and steel in his spine. And because of all the actions he took, because of the calls he made, and because of the grit and determination of American workers, and the unparalleled bravery of our special forces, we can now proudly say Osama bin Laden is dead, and General Motors is alive."


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UltraStar Cinemas cossets moviegoers in cushy seating as they enjoy Hollywood hits alongside buttery servings of popcorn. Film buffs can peruse the current showtimes by location to handpick an action-packed flick, romantic comedy, or chilling thriller featuring inexplicably aggressive hamsters. The concession stand outfits moviegoers with snacks, drinks, and buckets filled with warm kernels, keeping stomach grumblings to a minimum during showings and providing crunchy projectiles in case of sudden younger-sibling attacks. UltraStar Play it Again Cinemas also offers a selection of Hollywood hits for patrons to enjoy in high-back reclining chairs alongside snacks from the concession stand.
IceTown helps kids and adults become nimble on their blades with open-skate hours every day of the week as well as hockey and figure-skating instruction. Free introductory Hockey Academy and Skating Academy lessons, both open to boys and girls aged 3 and older, teach agility, puck-smashing skills, and how to carve an ice sculpture with a series of precise blade kicks. Adults brush up on hockey skills in clinics separated by gender, and groups can take part in sled hockey or broomball. IceTown also opens its doors to birthday revelers, providing use of its party room, access to open skate, and 30 minutes on its rock wall.
On hot, sticky summer days, DropZone Waterpark plunges guests into the cool refreshing depths of swimming pools. The scent of chlorine fills the air as kids sprint from slide to pool and back again, shrieking in delight each time they splash into the water.
With more than 30 years of kid-entertaining experience, The Little Gym provides a safe and noncompetitive environment wherein wee ones and maturing moppets can exercise their brains and bodies. Visiting youngsters glean social, intellectual, and emotional skills from the facility's professionally developed parent/child program at both the Corona and Riverside at Orangecrest facilities. The program features diverse activities in gymnastics, dance, sports, and parent-child yodeling, for mountain-echoing communication more effective than a squeal. Kids can enjoy Corona and Riverside at Orangecrest programs for toddlers—who can participate with a parent—through grade schoolers, with programs in gymnastics catered to differing ages, levels of muscle development, and hatred of vegetables. Each session's hands-on activities keep the indefatigable energy motors of little tikes revving, facilitate bonding, and boost listening skills, attention spans, and confidence. Check a complete class schedule for Corona and Riverside at Orangecrest to confirm times.
Unlike Rube Pilates-Goldberg classes—which use comically complicated contraptions to help tone, stretch, and flex muscles—Articulations' mat classes teach the fundamentals of Pilates using only an exercise mat, Pilates positions, and the freedom of the open road. Pilates's focus on constant motion and smooth, graceful transitions between exercises produces a lot of benefits—increasing overall strength and endurance (especially in the core muscles), improving posture, and keeping the body aligned.
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A new Wisconsin Historical Society website is coming mid-May 2014! See a preview >>
Jim Draeger is an architectural historian with the Wisconsin Historical Society with more than 20 years of historic preservation experience. From roadside architecture to North Woods resorts, Draeger celebrates the importance of ordinary buildings to our daily lives through his research, writing, and lectures. He shares a historic 1936 International-style house in Monona with his wife, Cindy, and son, Nick.
Mark Speltz is a historian at American Girl and is completing a master's degree in history with a specialization in public history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has worked as an independent researcher on exhibits for museums, including the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, and is active with several museums in Mineral Point, where he lives with his wife, Kari.
Check out Jim Draeger and Mark Speltz's blog at:http://fuelishthoughts.blogspot.com
Author Q&AWisconsin Historical Society Press: What were some of the most surprising or interesting things you learned from researching and writing "Fill 'er Up?"
Mark Speltz: Initially I was surprised by how much the construction of many of these stations meant in their communities. Many stations were a source of pride when they opened, especially in the 1920s and 1930s. They often represented progress and modernity. I also learned a good trick for researching local history in an unfamiliar town. In order to get started and find out "who used to own what" and "what used to be where," it helps to contact the oldest barber in town.
Jim Draeger: One revelation was that professional architects designed most gas stations. Architects have been responsible for designing only four percent of all American buildings, but surprisingly the majority of humble cottage-type or concrete block gas stations were architect-designed, pointing out the technically exacting requirements of gas station safety, planning, and engineering.
Another interesting phenomenon was the degree to which attitudes about class and gender influenced gas station designs. Today, people have no memory that gas station ladies rooms were once adorned with Persian rugs, oil paintings, and wicker furniture.
WHS Press: Why did you decide to write a book on historic gas stations?
JD: I have always been interested in ordinary architecture. I am curious about where ideas about how to build, and what architecture should look like come from. I am most fascinated by the relationship between a building and the culture that created it. Every building is of a time and created in a place; I have been fascinated by how those ideas play out in the everyday buildings that surround us.
I have been interested in gas stations for over 25 years, so this book has a very long genesis. It has taken me decades to tease out the many historical threads that influenced gas station design and weave a narrative that told a story of gas retailing in a compelling and interesting way.
WHS Press: Are there ways in which "Fill 'er Up" is a uniquely Wisconsin story?
JD: Until recently, architecture was inseparable from place. Wisconsin's culture, geography, politics, and history are inextricably woven into the decisions that caused a given station to be built. Wisconsin's history of innovation and invention is reflected in the story of gas stations, from progressivism to prefabrication. In other ways, the story of stations reflects the growing homogenization of America. Increasingly, national trends have shaped our build landscape. I think of the book as charting a continuum from individual innovation and invention, through the emergence of regional chains and brand, to a national and even global market place.
WHS Press: Were there any stations not featured in the book that you wish you could have included?
MS: Yes, we were sad to leave out some stations that had been horribly altered. And of course, a few gems popped up here and there as the book neared publication. Just as some of the stations will disappear in coming years, we're certain that people will let us know of other historic stations in their communities.
JD: Putting together a book that features a limited number of buildings is like having to choose which child you love the most. I regret not being able to include an eye-grabbing Colonial Revival station in West Allis and a romantic brick and stone cottage in North Freedom.
WHS Press: How does the gas station reflect changes in automobile travel during this past century?
MS: The story of gas stations reflect changes in automobile travel in many ways we see it present in the growing popularity of the auto and the incredible growth of stations, even in small towns; we see how an important segment of early automobilists, women, affected station design through powder puff rooms and restroom locations; we see additional changes as driving habits vary, road conditions improve, and highways route travelers around and between communities.
JD: In broad cultural terms, gas stations emerged in an agrarian world where a person's immediate locality shaped their interactions, became commonplace in an industrial and capitalistic culture where corporate branding, advertising and an emerging regionalism brought regions of the country closer at the expense of local character, and today reflect our post-industrial global culture where people trade convenience at the expense of their sense of belonging.
WHS Press: Do you think that people could ever have the kinds of emotional attachments to modern stations that they have for many of the historic ones featured in the book?
MS: I imagine some people will become attached to stations built in the last decade, but it seems the lack of personal experiences will be the difference in the long run. Young men got their first jobs at these old stations. Neighborhood kids bought candy and hung out there. The personal service and attention customers received during the glory days of these stations created fond memories. It is difficult to imagine that these connections could be matched today.
JD: Think about your experience as you gas your car today. Do you know the operator by first name and do they know yours? Do they ask about your life, your family or mention your kids by name? Do they catch you up on the news? Do they go out of their way to provide exemplary service and woo you as a steady customer? The so-called service-industry today is increasingly a self-service industry where meaningful interactions between customer and a familiar employee have been replaced by anonymous transactions. Personal relationships have been supplanted by carefully crafted corporate branding. People are nostalgic about gas stations because of what they have to tell us about human interaction. I don't see any emotional engagement in today's stations. Their profitability is based on the removal of genuine human interaction in exchange for efficiency, convenience, and low cost.
WHS Press: In what ways is the book different from the "Fill 'er Up" Wisconsin Public Television program?
MS: The documentary was an exciting project to collaborate on. All of the stations that were featured in the film are covered in greater detail in the book. The length of the book allowed us to feature a greater number of stations spread throughout the state and provide a thorough history of the development of the gas station in Wisconsin and beyond.
JD: The television program is a babbling brook, fast-paced and visually exciting, while the book is a river, wide and deep. The book takes the seminal ideas of the television program and gives them more depth and meaning. It has the luxury of including more stories, more stations, and more details.
WHS Press: Do you think this book will change readers' minds about the artistic and cultural worth of commercial buildings like gas stations?
MS: "Fill 'er Up" will likely be for most readers an introduction to the many styles and types of stations that once dotted Wisconsin's roadways. Learning how to recognize and identify styles and begin to understand their importance and place in history will help readers develop an appreciation for the handful of rare survivors that still stand.
JD: Without a doubt, this book will change the way that readers look at gas stations. They will see gas stations as symbols of the cultural transformations brought on by our car culture. Readers may not rush up to hug the next gas station they see, but they will no longer see them as ordinary objects. Stations will become chapters in the story of twentieth century progress and may give them pause to consider how building both reflect their values and influence their lives.
WHS Press: What do you hope readers take away from "Fill 'er Up?"
MS: After enjoying the book, I hope that readers will torture their fellow passengers by identifying the different styles while traversing the state's roadways. But seriously, I hope readers will rediscover stations that have potential and reuse them in new and positive ways. The preservation of these stations cannot come too soon.
JD: I hope that readers will see that the preservation of historic architecture gives richness, meaning and depth to our lives. Even a building as ordinary and non-descript as a gas station can tell a story that connects us to the past and allows us to understand that the world where we live our daily lives reflects the values, beliefs, and cultural forces of both past and present. I hope that readers will cherish these rare remaining historic gas stations and preserve them to share the stories of our car culture with those who come after us.


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