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Princeton Hosts Rutgers For The Harland Meistrell Cup
|Princeton vs. Rutgers • Sherrerd Field • Princeton, N.J.
|Saturday, April 5 • 7 p.m.
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|Princeton leads 59-29-3
Princeton 4-4, 1-2 Ivy; Rutgers 7-4, 2-2 Big East
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The temperature has finally made it to a consistent place well above freezing, and the last of the snow appears to be melted away.
This can only mean one thing: Princeton's home schedule is almost over.
Princeton plays three home games in an eight-day period beginning with Rutgers and continuing Tuesday against Lehigh (7:30) and then next Saturday against Dartmouth (1).
And that's it at home for this regular season.
Beyond those three games are a trip to Harvard and then the Battle of Bethpage, a neutral site game against Cornell.
Princeton comes into this game off of two incredibly frustrating road losses, at Yale 16-15 and Brown 11-10. The result is that with five games left in the regular season and three to go in the league, Princeton has little margin for error.
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The first men's lacrosse game in Princeton history was played in 1881. It was six years later that the game was first played by Rutgers.
Rutgers dropped its team in 1889. Princeton gave up on lacrosse a little after that, in 1893.
So how come they've been playing again for all these years? Well, both have the same guy to thank for it.
Harland (Tots) Meistrell went from Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn to Rutgers in 1920, where he played varsity football as a freshman and also restarted lacrosse.
A year later, in 1921, he did the same at Princeton.
Today, he represents both schools in the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
Since that 1921 season, Princeton and Rutgers have played every year except for the World War II seasons of 1944 and 1945. Since 1958, the winner of the game has received the Harland Meistrell Cup.
The 2014 meeting is the 92nd in the series, and Princeton brings a 59-29-3 lead into the game. The Tigers have won 25 of the last 26 meetings.
Princeton has played Rutgers more than any other opponent other than Yale.
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Princeton and Rutgers both rank in the top 10 in Division I in scoring offense and average nearly 26 goals per game between them. The Scarlet Knights scored 16 Wednesday night in a 16-13 win over St. John's and have reached 20 twice this year, against Monmouth and Wagner.
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Rutgers face-off man Joseph Nardella leads Division I, having won 145 of 198, for a winning percentage of .732. A year ago, Nardella finished fourth in Division I, winning 62.2% of his face-offs. Against Princeton, he was 12 for 24 in a 13-8 Tigers win.
In the last two weeks, without the injured Justin Murphy, Princeton is 20 for 58 on face-offs.
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Kip Orban leads all Division I midfielders having scored at least one goal in 21 straight games. He and Mike MacDonald have at least one point in 23 straight games.
Tom Schreiber has at least three points in 24 straight games and at least one point in 40 straight games.
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Princeton defeated Rutgers 13-8 a year ago as Tom Schreiber had three goals and an assist.
In three career games against the Scarlet Knights, Schreiber has 14 points on nine goals and five assists.
Schreiber has 97 career goals and 89 career assists. With three goals and one assist, he would become just the fifth Ivy League player with at least 100 career goals and 90 career assists, joining Cornell's Rob Pannell and Mike French and Brown's Darren Lowe and Tom Gagnon. All four of those players were attackmen.
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Tom Schreiber is the only player in Princeton history with at least 90 goals and 85 assists.
There are 16 players in Princeton history who have scored at least 90 goals, and of that group, the next highest assist total to Schreiber's is 69, by David Tickner, who had 94 goals. Of course, in fairness to Tickner, he did that in three seasons, not four, as freshmen weren't eligible yet.
There are seven players at Princeton who reached 85 or more career assists. Of that group, the next highest goal total was 83, by Dave Heubeck, who did get to play four seasons.
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Tom Schreiber ranks sixth at Princeton with 186 career points. He trails only Kevin Lowe (247), Ryan Boyle (232), Jon Hess (215), Jesse Hubbard (211) and Chris Massey (192).
Schreiber has 45 more points than the next-highest total every by a Princeton midfielder, a record formerly held by Josh Sims, who had 141 for his career. Sims still holds the record for most goals ever by a Princeton midfielder with 103, leaving Schrebier six away from tying it.
In addition to his on field accomplishments, Schreiber is also one of 10 finalists for the Senior Class Award.
According to the award's official language: To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of finalists follows this release.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
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Princeton and Rutgers are playing on a Saturday for the first time since 2005. Usually the teams have played on a Tuesday.
The 2014 Rutgers game was moved to a Saturday when Syracuse was unable to play Princeton due to its new ACC schedule demands.
Had this been like every other year, Princeton would be playing at Syracuse today and then home against Rutgers Tuesday night.
Instead, Princeton replaced Syracuse with Lehigh and then adjusted the schedule to have Rutgers on Saturday and Lehigh on Tuesday. Princeton and Lehigh have never met.
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Princeton is 1-2 in the Ivy League. Cornell is in first place at 3-0, while Harvard is also unbeaten at 2-0. Brown is 1-1, while Princeton, Penn and Yale are all 1-2. Dartmouth is 0-2.
This week's games are Harvard at Cornell, Brown at Penn and Yale at Dartmouth.
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Jake Froccaro has 20 goals this season after having 24 last season.
The last Princeton midfielder to have at least 20 goals as a freshman and a sophomore was, well, nobody. Froccaro is the first to do so.
Jesse Hubbard scored 23 goals as a midfielder as a freshman and then moved to attack as a sophomore, when he scored 53, the school record. Lorne Smith had 23 goals as a sophomore after having 19 as a freshman.
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What Can You Say About ...
Ryan Ambler #14
• starter on attack
• has tied his career high of five points three times this season (Penn, Hopkins, Hofstra)
• had two goals against Yale, including one to tie the game at 15-15 with 1:52 to play
• had a career-high four goals, plus an assist, against Penn
• had career-high five assists in the win over Hofstra
• had two goals and three assists against Hopkins
• had a goal and assist against North Carolina and Brown
• had a goal and assist against Manhattan
• had 11 goals and 17 assists as a freshman
• started 13 of 15 games a year ago, missing games against Rutgers and Dartmouth due to injury
• father Bob is the all-time leading scorer at Drexel
Alex Beatty #36
• was the team's No. 1 longstick midfielder in 2013
• is moving to close defense for 2014, but has been out with an injury
• played against Villanova for first appearance of the year
• was second on the team in caused turnovers in 2013 with nine
Zach Currier #25
• had first two career assists and first multi-point game against Brown
• scored first career goal in the win over Manhattan
• is playing on the second midfield
• was ranked as the No. 5 incoming freshman by Inside Lacrosse
Hunter DeButts #47
• has moved from attack to the offensive midfield to defensive midfield in his career
• had a goal and two caused turnovers against Villanova
• had a caused turnover and three ground balls against Penn
• had 12 ground balls and six caused turnovers in 2013
• also had three goals and two assists
Nick Fernandez #24
• had an assist (first of his career) and three caused turnovers against Johns Hopkins
• had a caused turnover and two ground balls against Penn
• started every game on defense in 2013
• moved back to shortstick defensive midfield for 2014
• selected by the Denver Outlaws in the sixth round (46th pick overall) in the 2014 Major League Lacrosse draft
Jake Froccaro #10
• 2013 Ivy League Rookie of the Year
• 2013 honorable mention All-Ivy League
• is the only midfielder at Princeton ever with at least 20 goals as a freshman and sophomore
• had 10 goals in the loss to Yale
• accomplished all of the following with his 10-goal game against Yale: first player in Division I to reach double figures since Jordan McBride of Stony Brook in 2008; tied the 63-year-old Princeton school record for goals in a game (set by William Griffith in 1951 against Rutgers), became the fourth player since the formation of the Ivy League in 1957 to score at least 10 goals in a game; became the first player ever to score 10 goals in an Ivy league game; bettered his previous career high of three in each half, with six in the first half and four in the second
• had a then career-high six points against Villanova (three goals, three assists)
• had two goals and an assist against Brown
• had six points against Villanova after having seven for the first five games
• had a goal and assist against Carolina and Penn
• had a goal against Johns Hopkins
• had two goals against Manhattan
• had 24 goals and 10 assists as a freshman
• tied for third all-time - and first among midfielders - in goals by a Princeton freshman
• he and Peter Trombino are the only Princeton freshmen ever to have at least 20 goals and 10 assists
Bear Goldstein #34
• starter on defense
• had two caused turnovers against North Carolina
• one of two current Princeton players who has started every game of his career Mark Strabo)
• along with fellow freshman Will Reynolds marked the first time since Kurt Lunkenheimer and John Harrington in 1996 that Princeton started two freshman on defense in the first game of a season
• ranked as the No. 97 incoming recruit by Inside Lacrosse
• two-time high school All-America
Sam Gravitte #17
• No. 2 longstick midfielder
• won 3 of 8 face-offs against Hofstra
• all-state lacrosse and football player
• both parents are actors; mother won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in "Jerome Robbins Broadway"
• has played Jean Valjean in "Les Miserables"
Adam Hardej #16
• has played offensive midfield and shortstick defensive midfield
• had one caused turnover against Hofstra
• led his league in assists last year with 52
Brian Kavanagh #44
• started and played first half of first three games
• made first career start against Hofstra, with 10 saves and six goals-against
• made seven saves in second quarter, when Hofstra outshot Princeton 18-3
• made six saves while allowing three goals against Manhattan
• played 29:40 for his first three years combined
• played 14:07 in two games in 2013, with a .500 save percentage and 8.50 goals-against
Mike MacDonald #8
• has 118 career points (80G, 38A), 23rd-best all-time at Princeton
• needs five to tie Jeff Froccaro for 22nd
• ranks 20th all-time at Princeton with 80 career goals; would move up four more spots with sixm more goals
• second on the team in assists and points
• had two goals and career-high five assists against Penn
• named Ivy League Player of the Week after seven-point game against Penn
• had four goals - all in the first half - against Villanova
• had a career-high four assists against Carolina
• had four goals and one assist against Hofstra
• had a goal and two assists against Manhattan
• had a goal and assist against Johns Hopkins
• had a goal against Brown
• has at least one point in 23 straight games
• 2014 Tewaaraton Trophy watchlist
• 2013 first-team All-Ivy League
• 2013 honorable mention All-America
• had 43 goals in 2013, the sixth-best single-season total in school history and the most by a Princeton player since Chris Massey had 45 in 1997
• had 65 career goals through two years, leaving him third at Princeton in goals after sophomore year, along with Jesse Hubbard and Chris Massey, who rank 1-2 all-time at Princeton in goals
Gavin McBride #37
• freshman who started on attack against Johns Hopkins and has played on the second midfield and man-up units
• had 46 goals and 21 assists as a senior at Haverford
Justin Murphy #32
• has won 68 of 122 face-offs this season
• had taken 122 of team's 162 face-offs before missing Yale and Brown games due to injury
• won 10 of 17 face-offs and had seven ground balls against Villanova
• was 16 for 31 face-offs with eight ground balls against Penn
• won 13 of 23 face-offs with eight ground balls, as well as first career goal, against Johns Hopkins
• won 11 of 22 face-offs against North Carolina, including 11 of his final 18
• won 8 of 12 face-offs against Manhattan
• won 10 of 17 face-offs against Hofstra
• won 111 of 218 face-offs (.509) a year ago
• took 218 of the team's 380 face-offs a year ago
Jack O'Brien #29
• won 6 of 11 face-offs against Manhattan
• won 3 of 6 against Villanova
Matt O'Connor #11
• had a career-high 13 saves against Penn, including nine in the second half
• made first start of the season, played the entire game and made 12 saves against North Carolina
• made 10 saves while allowing five goals against Villanova
• played the second half against Hofstra and Johns Hopkins and most of the second half against Manhattan
• made save in the final minute against Hofstra to keep it a two-goal game in 12-10 win
• is also second on the team in caused turnovers with six
• started the first 11 games in goal last year
• had a .517 save percentage
• became the third Princeton goalie in the last 25 years to start Game 1 of his freshman year (Scott Bacigalupo in 1991, Tyler Fiorito in 2009)
Kip Orban #13
• has at least one goal in 21 straight games (longest current streak on the team) and at least one point in 23 straight games
• goal-scoring streak of 21 straight games is longest current streak in Division I by a midfielder
• had two goals against Penn, both of which came during 4-0 run after Penn had made it a one-goal game late in the third quarter
• had three goals against North Carolina
• had a goal and two assists against Yale
• had two goals and one assist against Hofstra
• had two goals against Manhattan
• had a goal against Johns Hopkins and Brown
• 2013 second-team All-Ivy League selection
• Ivy League all-tournament team selection
• had 27 goals and eight assists in 2013
• is one of three Princeton midfielders in the last 25 years to reach at least 27 goals as a sophomore (Tom Schreiber, Josh Sims)
• had at least one point in every game
• had the game-winning goal in the Ivy League semifinal against Cornell in overtime
Derick Raabe #5
• leads team with 10 caused turnovers
• second on the team with 29 ground balls
• had seven ground balls and two caused turnovers against Penn
• had six ground balls and two caused turnovers against North Carolina
• had four caused turnovers and five ground balls against Johns Hopkins
• had team-best five ground balls against Hofstra
• had three ground balls and one caused turnover against Manhattan
• team tri-captain
• started all 15 games on defense in 2013
• 2013 second-team All-Ivy League selection
• moved back from defense to longstick midfield, where he primarily played his first two years
• led team with 73 ground balls and 10 CT in 2013
• had the most ground balls in a season by a Princeton player since Matt Bailer had 95 in 1997
Will Reynolds #4
• starter on close defense
• had his first career goal in the game against Yale
• goal against Yale was the first by a Princeton longstick since Rob Castelo's goal against Brown in the 2012 Ivy semifinals
• was ranked as the No. 7 incoming freshman by Inside Lacrosse
Will Rotatori #27
• starter on attack
• had a goal against North Carolina and Villanova
• had two goals against Hofstra in first career start
• both goals against Hofstra came during 8-1 run as Princeton erased four-goal deficit
• had a goal against Manhattan
• had two goals and three assists a year ago
Eric Sanschagrin #31
• started the last four games of the 2013 season
• played 14:39 of the fourth quarter against Yale, making four saves while allowing four goals
• made 12 saves in both games against Cornell
• of his 12 saves in the Ivy semifinal win over Cornell, 10 came in the second half
Tom Schreiber #22
• team tri-captain
• No. 1 selection in the 2014 Major League Lacrosse draft, by the Ohio Machine
• 2012, 2013 first-team All-America
• 2013 Tewaaraton Trophy finalist
• 2014 Tewaaraton Trophy watchlist
• three-time first-team All-Ivy League selection; only three players (Cornell's Rob Pannell and Max Siebald and Princeton's Chad Wiedmaier) have ever been four-time first-team All-Ivy League selections
• currently sixth all-time at Princeton in points with 186; needs six to tie Chris Massey for fifth
• is sixth all-time at Princeton with 89 career assists; needs seven to tie Don Hahn for fifth
• has 97 career goals and 89 career assists
• needs one assist to become the eighth Ivy player with at least 90 career goals and 90 career assists and three goals and one assist to become the fifth Ivy player with at least 100 goals and 90 assists
• needs six goals to tie Josh Sims for the most goals ever by a Princeton midfielder
• has at least three points in every game to date this season, every game last season and in the final game of the 2012 season, a streak of 24 straight games
• has at least three points in 44 of 50 career games
• has at least one point in 40 straight games, the fifth-longest current streak in Division I and the longest current streak by any Division I midfielder
• 2011 Ivy League Rookie of the Year
• has led team in points and assists all three seasons
• led team in goals and assists as a freshman and sophomore; is the only Princeton player ever to do so
• leads team in goals, assists and points
• had a goal and three assists at Yale
• had three goals and an assist against Brown
• had three goals and two assists against Villanova
• had four goals and an assist against Penn
• had three goals against Johns Hopkins
• had three goals and two assists in win over Hofstra to earn Ivy League Player of the Week honors
• had a goal and four assists against Manhattan
• one of 10 finalists for the Senior Class Award
• father Doug, who played at Maryland and won an NCAA title there in 1973 and then the 1974 World Championship with the U.S., is a member of the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame
Tucker Shanley #7
• returned to the midfield after missing all but two minutes of the 2013 season due to injuries
• had a goal against North Carolina and Villanova
• had a goal and assist against Hofstra
• had two goals against Manhattan
• had a goal against Brown
• had 20 goals and eight assists in 2012
• started nine games in 2012
Forest Sonnenfeldt #2
• missed all of 2013 with injuries
• had a goal against Penn
• had three goals against Manhattan, including two extra-man
• scored 19 goals and had six assists in 2012
• has started on attack and played midfield and has been an important presence on the extra-an unit
Jack Strabo #35
• team tri-captain
• first-line shortstick defensive middie for the fourth straight year
• had a goal against Penn
• had four ground balls against Hofstra
• had an assist against Manhattan
• Academic All-Ivy League selection
Mark Strabo #3
• has started every game of his career
• had two caused turnovers against Yale
• had a caused turnover against Hofstra and Manhattan
• started all 15 games a year ago on defense
• one of six freshmen in the last 15 years to start every game on defense as a freshman; the three who graduated (Chad Wiedmaier, Dan Cocoziello, Damien Davis) were all first-team All-Americas as seniors, while the other two (Bear Goldstein, Will Reynolds) are current freshmen


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I havent seen anything were They were actualy building AKs in the Kyber pass. Lots of enfiield and oter stuff but most of the AKs from there are modifed originals at least from pictures I have seen. If Im wrong Thats ok Id love to see some pics of them being built. When they can get those guns for next to nothing and they dont sell for anything if they did build them I cant see a guy spending days making parts for one that are almost free in that part of the world. again I may be completly wrong but tourists are not there to by AKs they want Martini Henerys and other clones.
hey biggun i sent you the info
1BG, Seem to remember someone in the military in Afghanistan posting some Kyber builds on the AKF. The wildest most bizzare one was a Krink milled receiver gun made to look like a stamped receiver complete with rivets. Kinda reminded me of those handmade with a file from railroad track Chinese Broomhandled Mausers copies. I'll see if I can find a link.
Hope this link works. Might have to be a member of the AKF.
The AK Forum - Login
YouTube - Illegal Gun Market in Pakistan
Remember guys. They were making swords and working with metal, to fight invaders at the Khyber pass, before before Jesus was born.
Hey 4th,
Thanks for the Ytube post. I remember seeing a documentry a long time ago about Khyber Pass. Nothing has changed except a few newer weapons.
Those look like some cool plans, but really heat treat info is all about the steel your using. Are you looking for the hardness specs of each piece?
It is weird how little drawlings and specs are out there for the AK. At first you would think they would be everywhere, with how many countries produced them.
I'm in a CAD class right now if you need help with the dimisions I can do that or i'm sure my instructor would help.
I know they can make about anything in the Kyber pass but I doubt that are making there own trunions and bolts and carriers when they can easly just modify existing AK,s
The pics I have seen all had some original parts.
Id love to see what they could do with the stuff I have in my shop. likely build a car that gets 300 miles to the gallon and runs on water. LOL
Have been able to translate the prints? i am searching for those prints too. if you dont mind sending them, i can translate them.


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Lots of things are his fault, he's just always to blaim
It's always Nanaki's fault
Its' always Nanaki's fault, but not never?
Nanaki, I got a question for you~
You learn so differently. Our teacher would murder us if we just wrote 好き? We have to include desuka or she will knife us.
Anyways... uh. No clue what it's called, but every time we go on the field trip to the Japanese district of Denver, we always go to the same place. They have this bowl of rice with chicken and this topping that I love.
She also makes us say おすし
Wow, your teacher sounds pretty strict.
My teacher let us learn the more informal stuff, and next year we're gonna learn how to use the least amount of particles and talk really, really informally. Like with some slang.
And she probably just wants to make you respect sushi.
Oh, and every semester our class has a "culture day" where everyone gets to try Japanese food while we watch Japanese TV. So I've had a lot of interesting stuff like mochi ice cream.
We kind of do the same thing. We watch a movie (usually miyazaki) and then go on a field trip to the Japanese part of town.
There's also a Japanese club but that's for those excessively annoying anime obsessed japan obsessed obsessive obsessed cultists.
私のアニメクラブはとてもしずかにですね。 ^^
... I feel like if I don't practice, I'm going to lose some of my fluency. >>
Btw, last time I counted, I knew 140 kanji. How much do you know?
I have no clue. It's probably somewhere around 50
Got a tongue twister for you~
Or in kana... にわにはにわとりがいます。
"There are two birds in the garden." Just hope you never have to say that in real life. xD
Quick question: Is it just me, or do more people have those kanji and kana show up mostly as boxes with 4 digits in it like a square, digits including capital letters?
Also, if anybody knows an easy way of how to 'fix' the problem, greatly appreciated if you could tell me.
Banner made by Peeki.
"You say that I'm an intelligent fool; I say: 'Are you sure about the intelligent part?'"
Extended Signature
"I would do Eve without a second thought, as she is my one and only special pair."
Um, if you're on IE try right clicking and click encoding for Japanese or if you use Firefox, go to view then character encoding and click Japanese.
Look Nanaki! A Japanese pun!
(shrimp, CD) E F G
I'm so smart~ Maybe I'll get around to the whole alphabet.
This is the thread where me and pichubro do cool things.
No Kirby's aloud.
I have great friends
But really, I don't mind other people posting as long as the chat isn't too HURRRRRr
I thought it was leading to something >>
... Look a butterfly
「ナナくん」 is what I'm going to call you when I type in 日本語 from now on. xD


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Business Week is an annual event at the UT Arlington College of Business. The week features executive leaders, innovators and professionals from a wide spectrum of enterprises and industries. For students, Business Week is an opportunity to meld theory with application. Executive speakers will present during regularly scheduled undergraduate and graduate classes.
For Business Week 2013, the UT Arlington College of Business will showcase the true daredevil of the marketplace, the entrepreneur. Scheduled March 18-22, the weeklong event will gather executives who are founders, owners, investors and, above all, risk-takers from a wide spectrum of enterprises and industries.
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Promotion and Tenure
What consideration is given to service-learning within review, promotion, and tenure?
Service-learning is a potential way, among others, to demonstrate creative teaching and the ability to connect the classroom with the community beyond the campus green. It is not required that all faculty members use service-learning in their teaching, but the venturesome spirit of the pedagogy is appreciated.
Where is service-learning documented in review and tenure packages?
According to Dr. Ralph Pearson, Former Provost, "Service-learning, if done well, will be considered when evaluating the quality of teaching in a candidate's application portfolio for third-year review, promotion and/or tenure.
According to the Duquesne University Faculty Handbook, service-learning can be considered an indicator of teaching excellence for research faculty (p. 28) and for clinical faculty (p. 30).


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The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority ("WKCDA") announced today details of the design competition for the Arts Pavilion ("the Pavilion") in the West Kowloon Cultural District ("WKCD") and launched an open invitation to register for participating in the single stage design competition.
The Pavilion aims to provide an exhibition and event space for artists, designers, organisations and other parties planning to stage independent small-scale exhibitions and events on the WKCD site. In the run-up to the completion of the M+, a future museum for 20th and 21st century visual culture, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, in late 2017, the Pavilion will also serve as the museum's primary site for its exhibitions, to further extend the museum's mission into the Park and public sphere. The Pavilion is planned to be completed in 2015.
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Amanda is the Electronic Services Librarian for Marin County Free Library.
This is an official blog for the Marin County Free Library.
Every day, Community Library Specialist Terry Jones delivers books and so much more to seniors at assisted living facilities, children in small rural schools and remote ranches throughout Marin. Through rain and wind, on narrow winding roads, Terry assures that the bookmobile will be pulling to the curb and opening its doors so that young and old are not separated by too many miles from the treasury of titles available from Marin County Free Library. Thanks to Terry and her bookmobile team, folks in far flung places are able to explore and enjoy the library too! Celebrate what Terry does here and here!
When my family moved to our new house in Marinwood in 1956, the Bookmobile soon became an important part of our lives. Later when I was ready for my first full time job, I became Bookmobile Library Assistant and relief driver. That job launched me on a lifetime career of working in all kinds of libraries in the U.S. and in Canada. I eventually got a Master's Degree in Library and Information Studies and was a school library media specialist for many years in New Hampshire. I have always been thankful to Virginia Keating (then Director) for hiring me; to Barbara Rauhala (Children's Librarian) for teaching me about children's literature; and to Edna Winfield and Sara Smart (Bookmobile Library Specialists) for teaching me about the world of bookmobiles.
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New Cloud over Clinical Trial Led by FDA Nominee
A court filing in litigation over the blood thinner Xarelto casts a new cloud over a clinical trial co-chaired by Robert Califf, who President Obama has nominated to be FDA commissioner.
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January 28, 2016
By Mia Steinle
Are Taxpayers Being Shortchanged from Natural Resources Revenue?
At a roundtable public discussion sponsored by the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) and Taxpayers for Common Sense, Ali Zaidi, Associate Director for Natural Resources, Energy, and Science Programs at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said, "
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More Troubles for Whistleblower Thomas Tamm
The federal government hounded Thomas Tamm for years after he exposed the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping. Now, the District of Columbia wants to take his law license away for blowing the whistle.
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January 27, 2016
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The Pentagon's Pricey Culture of Mediocrity
The military's current personnel policies contributes to bloated Pentagon budgets and ineffective weapons programs.
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January 25, 2016
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A recent video from The New York Times and Retro Report features POGO Executive Director Danielle Brian explaining how the Pentagon's largest procurement program went wrong.
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Prosecutor reviewing SBI findings in investigation of fired sheriff's lieutenant
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Last Modified: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at 8:19 p.m.
A N.C. State Bureau of Investigation probe into former New Hanover County Sheriff's Office lieutenant Joseph LeBlanc's actions is complete and being reviewed for criminal charges by a special prosecutor at the N.C. Attorney General's Office, an official said Wednesday.
LeBlanc, 44, a 19-year veteran of the sheriff's office, was fired in June after an internal investigation that alleged he violated department policies of truthfulness, evidence and drugs.
SBI spokeswoman Noelle Talley said the case is in the hands of the attorney general's office.
The New Hanover County Sheriff's Office's internal investigation into LeBlanc came about when subordinates in the sheriff's office's Vice and Narcotics Division, where he was second in command, reported to his supervisor some "irregularities" in LeBlanc's handling of evidence, Sheriff Ed McMahon said in a June press conference.
The New Hanover County District Attorney's Office dismissed about eight cases in which LeBlanc's testimony was considered important to proving the charges, said spokeswoman Samantha Dooies. That figure might rise upon further review, she said.
District Attorney Ben David in June said several cases might be affected.
"We're going to open those up and take a thorough look," David said. "We all want the same thing – we want to make sure that the evidence that we're putting before judges and juries and witnesses is credible. I would rather dismiss the case than proceed where we can't be sure."
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News from President Jessica Stumpf
Recap TRiO - Upward Bound Summer 2010
Golf Event Scores Big for Scholarships
Speech Faculty Completes Graduate Certificate
College Welcomes New Technology Employee
Social Amenities Needs Your Help
Cambridge Campus Fitness Center Open
Cambridge Campus Library Hours
College of Choice for Faculty and Staff
Congratulations to Robert Cancino being named the Coon Rapids Campus Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Advisor for Anoka-Ramsey Community College. I would also like to thank others from the college who indicated an interest in working with the PTK organization. It is heartwarming to see your dedication to student success!
The TRiO – Upward Bound program at the Cambridge Campus recently completed the annual summer program. Approximately 45 students participated in academic classes on campus and cultural and volunteer activities at various off-campus sites.
Recent high school graduates participated in a six-week, three credit college course titled, PSYC 1115, Stress Management. Instructor Jennifer Liberty-Clark added OnCourse principles to regular course curriculum to encourage students to take responsibility for their academic success. In addition, TRiO Advisor Leah Lenneman was a supplemental instructor to help support enrolled TRiO students. The students learned course content and college course expectations intended to help them when they start as full-time college students this fall.
Students currently in grades 9 to 11 participated in five weeks of high school-level courses in English, Spanish, Math and Physics at the Cambridge Campus. The instruction was designed to enhance student's current knowledge and prepare them for the appropriate level of instruction in the upcoming school year.
All students were invited to participate in a weekly campus visit or cultural activity. This year students chose two of the following colleges to visit: Augsburg, Century College, St. Cloud Technical and Community College, Anoka-Ramsey Coon Rapids Campus, and/or Anoka Technical College. Students also attended a college fair and a Lynx game at the Target Center, and each participated in a volunteer project in partnership with Isanti County Parks.
The summer program concluded with a cultural trip to Chicago, Ill. where students explored the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group, Museum of Science and Industry, Navy Pier, multiple ethnic neighborhoods, Skydeck, National Museum of Mexican Art, Art Institute of Chicago and Millennium Park. During the trip students also took campus tours at Winona State University and the University of Illinois-Chicago.
The 19th annual golf scholarship fundraiser, sponsored by the Anoka-Ramsey Community College Foundation and Mall of America, enjoyed great success on July 27 at Majestic Oaks Golf Course in spite of the challenging economy and very hot, humid weather!
The event grossed over $18,000. Of that, $1,565 was sold in mulligan and raffle holes, plus the new money ball game brought in another $340. Only 86 golfers played this year, but by minimizing expenses and maximizing game revenue, the $11,820 profit margin equals or surpasses many of the past years.
Congratulations to the best scoring foursomes and individual contest winners, who received trophies. Following are the winners:
Mall of America, whose marketing director is an Anoka-Ramsey alumnus, was the event sponsor. Carlson Toyota provided a car for the hole-in-one; unfortunately, there was no lucky winner. Inspec, Inc. was the cart sponsor. Sixteen businesses sponsored tee hole signs. Many businesses donated items for the gift bags, raffle and door prizes. All golfers received gift bags, in addition to the free cart and a coupon for a free round of golf at Majestic Oaks.
Thank you to Michael Wall, Anoka-Ramsey Alumni Director, who managed this event on behalf of the foundation, and to Suzanne Stiff for her support work. Thank you to the many volunteers who helped with registration; photography; set-up; and raffle, mulligan, and moneyball sales. The volunteers included: Sandi Hitch, Darlene Woolsey, Shirley Andreason, Marge Christensen, Norma Paulson and several foundation scholarship recipients.
Net proceeds from the event will help fund scholarships for Coon Rapids Campus students in 2010-2011. In 2009-2010, more than $151,800 was spent on scholarships—a record high! With Anoka-Ramsey's continued enrollment growth and tuition increases, scholarships are extremely important to helping our students achieve their goals. Thank you to everyone who supports the foundation and its scholarship program!
Speech Communication Instructor, Godwin Saporu, M.A., JD completed a Graduate Certificate in Communication Education in May 2010 from Minnesota State University - Mankato with 21 graduate credits and a GPA of 4.0.
The certificate focuses on effective methods and techniques for teaching communication in the college classroom. In the process of completing the certificate, Godwin wrote a research paper titled, "Why did I get a C? The Interactionist Approach to Student-Teacher Grade-Related Argumentativeness" which is currently being reviewed for publication.
Congratulations, Godwin!
If you or one of your colleagues have completed further studies, or have work that is being published, please let us know!
Anoka-Ramsey recently welcomed Rita Resendiz as the new Academic Technology Designer.
In this position, Rita will train faculty and staff in a variety of academic technologies, serve as backup to the D2L administrator, support faculty in using technologies in the classroom, research new technologies, and much more.
Located at the Coon Rapids Campus, Rita comes to the position after nearly 20 years at the University of Minnesota in multiple positions and locations: a Web and Academic Technologist (Crookston, 1991-1997), a Web Coordinator (Center for Transportation Studies, 1997-1999), and a Web and Academic Technologist (Humphrey Center, 1999-2010).
Along with her extensive experience, Rita holds a bachelor of science in Information Management Systems; from the University of Minnesota, Crookston, and a master of education in Instructional Systems and Technology, from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
"Anoka-Ramsey is close to my house and I wanted to work in a smaller close-knit community," Rita says about accepting the position. "I hope to help faculty incorporate technologies in the classroom that will reach the greatest number of learners."
A resident of Coon Rapids, Rita enjoys mountain climbing, rugged hiking, camping in deep wilderness, mountain biking, target shooting, trap shooting, sporting clays, hunting in Minnesota and Wyoming, extreme physical fitness, canoeing, dancing and, of course, learning new technologies.
Welcome, Rita!
Social Amenities is committed to providing support for faculty and staff at the Coon Rapids Campus in times of sickness, sorrow and joy. Plants and/or cards are sent to those who are hospitalized, have experienced the birth or adoption of a child, or have lost a family member. Cards are also sent to those who have been out due to illness for an extended period of time. Social Amenities would not be possible without the thoughtfulness and generosity of the faculty and staff at the Coon Rapids Campus.
Social Amenities needs your help to keep the program going strong. You may make a donation to the Social Amenities group in any amount. Checks may be sent via interoffice mail (please make checks payable to Social Amenities) or may be dropped off in person in the Human Resources Department with Lisa Waggoner.
The guidelines that were established for acknowledging events are as follows:
2. Memorials/plants are sent for the following:
If you are aware of any of these events in a colleague's life, please notify Lisa Waggoner so that appropriate acknowledgement is sent on behalf of the Social Amenities group.
Thank you in advance for your support and generosity!
Beginning Tuesday, July 20, 11 a.m., the Cambridge Campus Fitness Center will be open and staffed for remainder of summer semester: Monday – Thursday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Cambridge Campus library hours for the remainder of August are as follows:
Regular semester hours resume Monday, Aug. 23. Saturday hours will not begin until Sept. 11.
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News from President Jessica Stumpf
Student Handbook Changes to Planner, Promote Retention
College Welcomes New Faculty
College Welcomes New Director of Program Development
Pause for Appreciation
It is extremely busy in all the office areas as final preparations for Fall Semester take place. Thank you Anoka-Ramsey staff for your dedication in dealing with the increased number prospects and students who are feeling the pressure of the fall start. I am impressed with how smoothly you have handled the large numbers. KUDOS!
Development Days
This Week
I look forward to meeting many of you who will return to campus for Development Days this week after your summer break.
Although there are many departments that must be staffed on Thursday morning during the Development Days' events, I encourage all staff in other departments to attend the Thursday morning session. We will recognize our employees for long-term service, present the State of the College, and talk about the responsibility and opportunities for all faculty and staff to engage with students.
The 2010-2011 Anoka-Ramsey Community College "Student Planner" (formerly the "Student Handbook"), has been redesigned to better promote retention by serving as a valuable, user-friendly tool for students. The Planner will be handed out to students during Welcome Week on both campuses. If you're interested in viewing a copy, please contact the Student Life Office at x1320.
The revised, four-color Planner features:
After this major revision, the production of the 2011-2012 Planner should go much more smoothly and return to a release in April.
Tina Perpich and Jeff Knight are the drivers behind this extensive redesign. A huge thank you to Tina and Jeff for making this happen!
Anoka-Ramsey is welcoming Kathleen Johnson this fall semester as a Nursing faculty member.
A member of the Special Populations team, Kathleen will co-teach the Nursing Special Population courses including Mental Health Nursing, Pediatrics and Obstetric's and Gynecology. She will be the Obstetric's and Gynecologic specialist.
Working primarily from the Coon Rapids Campus, Kathleen comes to the position after working as a Woman's Health nurse practitioner in private practice since 1991. Prior to that, she was a Labor and Delivery nurse, and a Medical, Surgical and Oncology staff nurse.
Kathleen is a Board Certified Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and holds a master of science in Nursing from Drexel University in Penn; a bachelor of science from Minnesota State University -Mankato; and, of course, an associate in science in Nursing and an associate in arts from Anoka-Ramsey. As of Aug. 23, she will begin a Doctor of Nursing Practice program at the University of South Alabama.
In her position, Kathleen hopes to prepare strong nurses for the next generation.
A resident of St. Paul, Kathleen is the proud mother of two adult children. Her 22-year-old daughter who, after graduating from college in May, moved to Maine for two years to work on her master's degree in Forestry at University of Maine-Orono. Her 24-year-old son served in the military for four years including two tours in Iraq. He will be a college sophomore at University of Wisconsin Steven's Point this fall.
Welcome, Kathleen!
Anoka-Ramsey Community College welcomes Adjunct instructor, Lisa Giaimo to teach BUS 2010.30 Introduction to Human Resources and BUS 2144.30 Principles of Advertising this fall semester.
Operating primarily from the Coon Rapids Campus to facilitate learning in an online environment, Lisa comes to the position with more than 20 years experience in hospitality in various positions such as sales, marketing, operations, training and human resources in the hotel and restaurant industry.
Lisa holds a bachelor of arts degree in Communications from the Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington IL, and a master of management degree in Management from Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO.
"I work full-time in my career field in a very challenging position and have a busy home life with four active boys," says Lisa of her new position. "Teaching allows me to recharge my energy and enthusiasm by providing me with the opportunity to be a lifelong learner."
A resident of Maple Grove, Rita hopes to learn and apply new skills to online facilitation.
She is married with four boys ages 13, 8, 8 and 6 as well as and two dogs. In her free time, she enjoys reading, exercising, spending time with my family and traveling.
Welcome, Lisa!
Anoka-Ramsey is welcoming Karna Kurtz this fall semester as a new adjunct Business faculty member.
Karna will teach several courses including Introduction to Business, Introduction to Human Resources and Written Business Communication.
Based at the Cambridge Campus but teaching at both campuses, Karna comes to the position with many years experience in human resources and running her business, as well as customized training development and delivery.
Karna sees her new position at Anoka-Ramsey as a "unique opportunity."
"I believe in education and lifelong education," says Karna. "I think everyone should learn and continue to learn."
She plans to assist students in achieving their academic goals and instill a love of life-long learning.
Outside the classroom, Karna enjoys the outdoors and many hand crafts.
Welcome, Karna!
Anoka-Ramsey is welcoming Susan Trahan this fall semester as an adjunct faculty member for BMED 2100 Development and Manufacturing of Medical Devices courses at the Coon Rapids Campus.
Susan comes to the position with more than 20 years of engineering and management experience in the medical device industry.
She holds a bachelor of science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technological University and a master of Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas.
"I've always wanted to teach at a college and so when the opportunity presented itself I needed to give it a try," Susan says of her new position. She hopes to learn new things while sharing her experience in the medical device industry with students.
A resident of St. Louis Park, Susan loves to be active and outdoors and enjoys sports like kayaking and skiing. She also likes cooking, entertaining friends and meeting new people.
Welcome, Susan!
Anoka-Ramsey recently welcomed Michael Werner as the new Director of Program Development.
Working with staff and faculty on academic program development, Michael will direct programs and courses at off-campus locations, concurrent enrollment programs, articulation agreements with other institutions of higher education and oversee the North Branch Teacher Partnership.
Michael comes to the position after working as a Coordinator of Learning Services at the McNamara Academic Center for Student-Athletes at the University of Minnesota from 2006 to 2010. In that role, he oversaw all tutorial and learning programs and served as a general academic resource for more than 750 student-athletes.
He holds a bachelor of arts (2001) and a master of education (2003) from the University of Notre Dame.
Working primarily from the Coon Rapids Campus, Michael hopes to continue the growth at Anoka-Ramsey of all the programs he directs while collaborating with faculty, staff, and administrators to determine other ways to best meet student academic needs.
"As a large, well-known community college in the metro area, Anoka-Ramsey is poised to do great things in the future for the citizens of Minnesota," says Michael. "I jumped at the opportunity to take this position and oversee programs that provide access to as many students as possible and build momentum for more great things for our state. So far, my experiences here have been terrific and my excitement to be a member of the Anoka-Ramsey community grows everyday!"
A resident of Northeast Minneapolis, Michael has been married for three-and-a-half years and the couple is in the process of adopting a baby from Ethiopia. He enjoys spending time outdoors, travelling both domestically and abroad, spending time with family and friends, reading and cheering on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during football season.
Welcome, Michael!
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The Art and Music faculty (and I) would you like to graciously thank the Facilities Team and Erick Wiger for their diligence in moving all Art equipment, furniture and supplies into the Visual Arts Center. During this week of extreme heat and humidity, you took the time to communicate with faculty on placement of items and worked in an incredibly efficient manner given a very tight timeline.
Thank you for your continuous hard work. It has been instrumental in getting classes started in the VAC on Day 1 of fall semester.
-Dana Irgens
Student Success Institute at College
College Welcomes New Math Faculty
College Welcomes New Nursing Faculty
College Welcomes New Philosophy Instructor
Official Announcements
College of Choice for Faculty and Staff
Pause for Appreciation
Thank You to all who worked so hard to organize the 2010 Faculty Development Days, Aug. 19-20! I enjoyed the successful two-day event, especially meeting so many faculty and staff. Your warm reception has made me feel very welcome here at Anoka-Ramsey. I look forward to a productive and exciting school year!
I also have to call special attention those busy offices that have carried the burden of the increased enrollments, preparing to enter college this fall. I am impressed with your teamwork and positive approach with so many students who are rushing and under stress. Your work allows the college to continue to grow during these fiscally difficult times.
Thank you the staff in Cambridge and Coon Rapids who work in:
Anoka-Ramsey's excellent tutoring programs at the Cambridge and Coon Rapids Campuses have earned the College Reading & Learning Association (CRLA) certifications authorizing them to certify tutors at Level I and Level II/Advanced. Each certification level requires tutors to complete mandatory training on a variety of topics, which includes content and process, as well as several hours of face-to-face tutoring time. Thank you and congratulations to all of the staff, students, and faculty who have helped to make our tutoring programs successful!
In 2008, frustrated watching capable students struggle, Anoka-Ramsey Community College Psychology instructor, Jennifer Liberty-Clark attended a well-regarded, national training session on student success called On Course. Last week, Liberty-Clark joined colleagues from Bemidji State University, St. Cloud Technical College and Inver Hills Community College to host a mini On Course institute for more than 120 faculty members from the Minnesota Colleges and Universities system.
"We are all here to help students succeed," says Jennifer. "I wanted to share this phenomenal program with more instructors throughout the system to help with that goal."
On Course is currently used at more than 350 colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada, and producing tremendously positive changes in students' ability to succeed in college.
Based on the well-researched habits of struggling students, On Course leads students through processes of self-reflection, contemplation, journal writing, and sharing with others in class to learn the tools they need to become successful students, such as
"Thank you to Jennifer Liberty-Clark, Lisa Harris, Jill Gromberg, Shannon Kirkeide, and Kim Lynch for their hard work in coordinating this outstanding event and congratulations on a job well done," adds DeeDee Peaslee, college Dean and Chief Academic Officer.
For more information about On Course, contact faculty members, Jennifer Liberty-Clark (Cambridge Campus) at x1853 or Kathryn Markell (Coon Rapids Campus) at x1342.
The following individuals will represent their constituent group on the Cambridge Campus Art Committee:
Thank you to those who volunteered, or were nominated, to serve the college in this capacity!
Anoka-Ramsey welcomes Janine Regnier as a new Mathematics Instructor. Along with teaching Mathematics courses, Janine will work with the department on designated goals.
Prior to accepting this position, Janine taught Math at Princeton High School for five years teaching courses from Pre-Algebra to Calculus. She was also a part time Math Instructor at Century College in White Bear Lake.
Janine holds a Master in Science in Curriculum and Instruction and a Bachelor in Science in Mathematics from St. Cloud State University, as well as a Master in Science in Mathematics from Bemidji State University.
In her new position, Janine plans to be a "positive addition to the Mathematics Department and contribute to the team."
"I was looking for a career shift and Anoka-Ramsey seemed like a pleasant place to work."
A resident of St. Cloud, Janine says she is a quiet, reserved person until she get to know people. With her boyfriend Jason, she enjoys traveling (via motorcycle to Sturgis twice), boating, grilling, biking, skiing and enjoys the company of friends and family. She loves Gray's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives and is looking forward to their return this fall.
Welcome, Janine!
Anoka-Ramsey welcomes Jennifer Tucker as a new full-time Nursing faculty member in charge of Special Populations courses. In her new position, Jennifer will be in the classroom and lab and provide clinical instruction.
Prior to accepting this position, Jennifer worked four years as a registered nurse in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at Hennepin County Medical Center.
She holds a master in arts in Nursing from St. Catherine University and a bachelor of science in Nursing from Viterbo University in LaCrosse, Wisc.
Based at the Cambridge Campus, Jennifer hopes to "instill in the learners an interest in the subject matter and a passion for the nursing profession that they can carry into their professional lives."
"I came to Anoka-Ramsey because many co-workers and nursing colleagues told me about the excellent nursing program at this college and I wanted to be a part of it."
A resident of Coon Rapids, Jennifer enjoys photography, various crafts, travel, and spending time with her family in Wisconsin.
Welcome, Jennifer!
Anoka-Ramsey welcomes Ryan McCabe as a new Philosophy Instructor at the Coon Rapids Campus.
Previously, Ryan has taught at the University of Kansas, Rockhurst University, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Johnson County Community College.
He holds a bachelor of arts in Philosophy and Religion from the University of Northern Iowa and a master of arts from University of Kansas, and is currently working on a PhD (ABD) at the University of Kansas
In his new position, Ryan hopes to help students increase their critical thinking by examining philosophical belief systems.
"I really like the location and the people at Anoka-Ramsey," Ryan says about accepting the position.
A resident of Plymouth, Ryan enjoys many outdoor activities and reading.
Welcome, Ryan!
The policy proposal can be viewed for comments at the Policy and Procedure Comment Page until Sept. 2, 2010.
I would like to thank the entire maintenance staff for all of the hard work in moving the Art Department into their new building.
We had a very tight timeline and these guys were so on the ball.
I could not have assembled the darkroom without them and I am very grateful. Their dedication to quality, the care they took in moving equipment under difficult circumstances is amazing.
Thanks Again!
-Laura Migliorino
News from President Jessica Stumpf
Congratulations, Jill Gromberg!
College Hosts Masters Ceramics Symposium Sept. 9, 10
College Welcomes New Customer Service Intermittent in Records
Upcoming Multicultural Events
Fall Fitness Center Hours (Cambridge Campus)
Official Announcements
Several kind acts were spotted on campus recently. I'm sure there are many more stories like these, and I would love to hear about them. If you witness people going out of their way to help others, please share your story with Kally Kruchten who will place these items in the College Bulletin.
It was a joy to attend the Cambridge Campus Foundation annual meeting, Aug. 24 and the Coon Rapids Campus Foundation annual meeting, Aug. 25. The two foundations have very active volunteer board members who work very hard on behalf of our students. Thank you John and Sue Carlson for hosting the Cambridge Foundation event; Aleesha Kveton and Kevin Webb for hosting the Coon Rapids event; and Evelyn Gedde and the Institutional Advancement staff for preparing the meetings. I look forward to attending future events organized by these foundations!
President Jessie Stumpf was the guest speaker (shown below) during the Rotary Club of Cambridge and Isanti's luncheon, Aug. 27. The event is designed to welcome new teachers hired for the 2010-2011 school year, and included introductions of Anoka-Ramsey's new full-time faculty from the Cambridge Campus.
Congratulations to Jill Gromberg on being chosen most honored faculty member by the Coon Rapids Campus faculty members. The award was presented to Jill at the faculty pot luck, Aug. 20. This award recognizes Jill on her outstanding service to the college and Faculty Association.
The Art Department will host the 2010 Masters of Ceramics Symposium, Sept. 9 and 10, in the college's new Visual Arts Center at the Coon Rapids Campus. The Masters of Ceramics Symposium 2010 is intended to engage Ceramic students and Faculty members from high schools, community colleges and universities, as well as the general public in the discussion and appreciation of this noteworthy art.
Minnesota Ceramics: An Evolving Legacy symposium will feature:
Panel members to date include: Marcia Anderson, Peter Leach, Robert Silberman and Mary Swartout.
For more information, including updates and registration details, contact Mark Lambert.
The Cambridge Campus welcomes Victoria Gartner as a Customer Service Intermittent in the Records Department.
Victoria comes to the position with a history of customer service at printing companies. She holds an Electronic Publishing Specialist degree, and has taken Anoka-Ramsey classes and professional training.
"I am very familiar with busy work schedules, fast turnaround times and necessity of being accurate with information," Victoria says of her new position. "I also enjoy the college atmosphere and assisting students."
She hopes to assist the Records Department to continue to run efficiently and provide a positive experience for students.
A resident of the Burns Township in Anoka, Victoria is married with two children. She enjoys gardening, being outdoors, keeping busy and learning new things.
Welcome Victoria!
Presented by: Dr. Donna Brown
Wednesday, Sept.15, 2010: Coon Rapids Campus, 9 to 11 a.m.; Cambridge Campus, noon to 2 p.m.
Dr. Donna Brown worked 15 years for University of North Dakota. She will share some of her experiences and thoughts about the recent controversial decision to change the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux logo.
The Story of Sierra Leone's Blood Diamonds without Leonardo DiCaprio.
Presented by Lynn Davis
Thursday, September 16, 2010: Coon Rapids Campus, 10 a.m. to noon;Cambridge Campus, 1 to 3 p.m.
Many wonder what blood diamonds are and how we are connected to them. Blood diamonds or conflict diamonds are mined in a war zone and sold to finance an insurgency, an invading army's war efforts, or a warlord's activity (usually in Africa). Davis will share her first hand experience of growing up in Sierra Leone and her story of being a mother of three surviving during the war.
Open Gym: Monday and Wednesday: 10:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
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Division of Solid Waste Services
Monday, July 4, 2016, Independence Day: No County-provided recycling or trash collections on July 4; all pickups that week slide by one day. Transfer Station closed July 4. See holiday details
To help avoid mosquito breeding: Store your recycling bin out of the rain. Though the bin has drain holes, dump out even small amounts of water. Do this weekly. See more mosquito tips.Congratulations to the recipients of our 17th Annual Recycling Achievement Recognition Awards!
OPERATING STATUS: Recycling/trash collections - holiday schedule ∣ Transfer Station recycling/trash drop-offs - closed 7/4/16-->
Montgomery County Yard Trim Composting Facility
We began composting yard trim at the Montgomery County Yard Trim Composting Facility in 1983. The program originated with the composting of leaves collected by the Department of Public Works and Transportation's curbside leaf vacuuming program.
Between 1989 and 1994, the program gradually expanded to include grass. Today, material is collected from all single family residences in the County. We also receive it from commercial and multi-family facilities. The finished product is marketed as Leafgro.
The 118-acre site includes
- a 49-acre asphalt pad
- three stormwater management ponds
- an 80,000 square foot pavilion for drying and screening of finished compost
- an office/scalehouse
- a maintenance building
- a storage building
- a pump house for the on-site well.
The facility is owned by Montgomery County, and is operated by the Maryland Environmental Service (MES), with nine employees on site.
The site is located adjacent to the Montgomery County Resource Recovery Facility. It has an estimated annual processing capacity of 77,000 tons of material.
Composting Facility Awards
On June 17, 2014, the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) named Montgomery County, Maryland, as the winner of the SWANA Silver Excellence Award in the Composting category. SWANA recognized the County's Yard Trim Composting Facility as state-of-the-art and cost effective. In addition, the County demonstrated how to develop a formal Environmental Management System (EMS) meeting the rigorous international ISO 14001:2004 standard. The facility's EMS is only the second such facility in the nation to be independently certified as in conformance with the ISO standard. Read our article about the certification process in the January 2014 issue of Biocycle magazine.
The facility also received a 2014 National Association of Counties Achievement Award for the EMS and its development.
LEFT: Members of the Division of Solid Waste Services staff and the Dickerson Area Facilities Implementation Group with the SWANA Silver Excellence Award. RIGHT: SWANA Silver Excellence Award Plaque.


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This threads should be in the NBA section but i think more games should be played outdoors. The Knicks should play outdoors so Crawford can do his crossover stuff.
its gunna be an exhibition game which is kinda gay but still its kinda cool
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I was playing with my sister and a slipped and fell, smashing my face against the asphalt and pretty much pulverizing my front teeth and into dust and little chips.
The real damage was actually done to my lip, which was between the asphalt and my teeth, causing a large cut on my lip that had to be stiched up.
The damage to the teeth isn't to bad, the Doctor said they will live, its just that the nerve is exposed, so it causes me a crap load of pain, every time I breath it hurts it, being an exposed vein and all.
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Gardening Articles: Landscaping :: Yard & Garden Planning
Cutting Down on Lawn Care (page 2 of 3)
by Warren Schultz
Northeast and Midwest
Fine fescues have a well-deserved reputation as low-maintenance grasses. But perhaps the most trouble-free of all, hard fescue, has been overlooked until recently. "If anyone in the Northeast wants a true low-maintenance grass, hard fescue is the way to go," says Richard Hurley, of Loft's Seed Company in Bound Brook, New Jersey. This grass has wiry, needle-like blades like other fine fescues, but it grows slowly and has a mature height of only 6 inches. "At my vacation home, I often make only two mowings per year: one in the third week of May, one in mid-June," says Hurley. "In fact, sometimes I don't even use a mower; I just knock off the seed heads with a string trimmer. When I'm done, I get more compliments than you could imagine." 'Biljart', 'Discovery', 'Reliant II', and 'SR 3100' are good varieties.
Though common Canada bluegrass is found in pastures throughout the cooler areas of the North, it grows most vigorously and forms a dense turf in USDA Hardiness Zones 3 and 4. New varieties, such as 'Reubens', have better color and finer texture than the species, but they retain the ability to grow well in poor conditions, including low fertility, acidic soils, low moisture, and cool temperatures.
Another potential lawn grass for northern regions is the ultra shade-tolerant Poa supina 'Supernova', a perennial and spreading relative of the famous weed, annual bluegrass (Poa annua). Tests at Michigan State University established that 'Supernova' can grow in deep shade far better than any other lawn grass. It needs cool temperatures and moisture. Availability is limited, but you can find it as a component of some shade-area lawn mixes for northern regions.
Southerners in the know call centipede grass the lazy man's grass. That's because this light green grass grows slowly and requires less mowing and fertilizing than most other warm-season grasses. Centipede grass is very well suited for the sandy soils of the Southeast and Gulf states. It is coarsely textured, low growing, and somewhat cold-tolerant (to 5° F).
You can grow common centipede grass from seed, but improved varieties, such as 'AU Centennial', 'Oaklawn', and 'Tennessee Hardy', must be propagated by sprigs, which are individual plants, runners, cuttings, or stolons that are planted at spaced intervals.
Throughout the upper South, blends of turf-type tall fescue have replaced Kentucky bluegrass as the fancy lawn of choice. Only an expert could tell them apart, yet the fescue is much less demanding and less problem-prone.


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Vet Panorama Program – It shouldn't happen at a Vets
I'm not looking forward to Thursday's vet Panorama program 'It shouldn't happen at a vets' . The headline 'Pet owners who take best practice on trust are in for a shock' makes my heart sink, most pet owners do take best practice on trust but I believe they do so with very good reason. The overwhelming majority of vets and vet nurses I have met are caring, professional and passionate about the science and best practice of veterinary medicine and surgery.
Throughout my career, in which I've worked in a variety of different types of vet practices, I have seen colleagues going far beyond the call of duty to help patients and clients on a daily basis: from nurses popping around to a client's house to administer eye drops every day to vets dropping off bags of food and medication to clients without transport; vets sleeping on dog beds to keep checking on a critical patient throughout the night, charging only for routine hospitalisation and countless puppies, kittens, wild animals and birds nursed through the night by nurses without charge. Sure there have been times communication has broken down, staff have been less than charming to a client with a similar attitude, animals have not recovered etc but I honestly can't think of a single time I have seen a vet or vet nurse treat an animal carelessly or harshly. The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeon receive 700 complaints a year, that is one complaint for every 15 years of practice for each vet. Considering how many patients a vet will treat in that time and that only a fraction of these are upheld it certainly doesn't paint a picture of a profession deserving of such a general headline.
Maybe I will be pleasantly be suprised by the balanced reporting in the Panorama program but I am concerned at the sensationalist way it is being advertised. Medivet released a statement a few days ago indicating that they are the practice in question. They have not been allowed to see any of the footage and have several complaints about the way in which the program was filmed. They claim that the Panorama journalists harassed their clients and have some interesting letters and video footage from some of the clients involved on their website.
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So this will be a new daily post I'll be adding to the Last Call blog so you guys can get a quick hit on what's happening in and around Orlando every night. It will be one or two (or three) of my picks for where to go that evening. And I'm always open to suggestions too. So if you know of something cool going on that night please comment away and let everyone know!
So without further ado, here's where you should be going after you cut out of work early today (you really should):
Annual End of Summer Bash at Dragon Room: The title for the evening can be debated, especially living in Florida, but we get the idea. Knock back two-for-one Sex on the Beach cocktails and $2 shots at this once a year event. If you're a lady you get to drink free until midnight. DJ Chino will be spinning hip-hop, Top 40 and mash-ups. Gals age 21 and up also get in free until 11 p.m. , it's $5 after and $10 for guys age 21 and up. Dragon Room is at 25 W. Church Street in downtown Orlando; call 407-843-8600. Party starts at 9 p.m.
Back To School Block Party at Wall Street Plaza: Of course Wall Street Plaza is throwing a back to school party, next weekend they'll probably be throwing a "Happy One-Week Into School Party" or something like that. You get the point. Dirt Nasty will perform and there will be $2 Coronas and Pinnacle Vodka Jello shots from 9-11 p.m. and $5 Pinnacle bombs for the rest of the night. Cover is $5 and the party starts at 9 p.m. Wall Street Plaza is at 25 Wall Street in downtown Orlando. Call 407-849-0471.


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Local guitar-slinger Tony Holiday hits The Urban on Monday night for some relatively rare electric blues.
Get a slice of Tony's Texas-style grooves right here from a recent gig at the Hog Wallow:
On Tuesday, electro-dance rockers Foster The People and Chain Gang 1974 hit The Urban Lounge. Check them out right here:
Fresh off an appearance late last month on David Letterman, Augustana will open for The Maine at In the Venue on Wednesday for a night of indie-pop stylings.
Follow Salt Lake arts/entertainment writer Scott Murphy on Twitter @murphyinfo


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by Robyn Griggs Lawrence, Editor at Large
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Of all the homes I've visited and documented for Natural Home magazine over the past decade, ranging from grandiose to grass roots, I'll always hold a place in my heart for Denise Franklin's 280-square-foot cottage in the Okanagan mountains near Oliver, British Columbia. Denise's simple, solidly built, brilliantly designed home, aptly named Quietude, provides her "a place to pray, meditate, prepare my food and entertain my friends, and a warm place to lay my head at night." She built it for $28,000.
Denise has a long-term lease on a half-acre parcel of land that's perfect for growing herbs and vegetables. Her simple house—four equal sides supporting a vaulted roof with a skylight in the middle—is designed as a mandala. Built around an open center with structural members that contribute equally to the whole, the shape evokes wholeness and order. "A mandala is a resolved space that's at peace with itself because it's complete," explains architect Henry Yorke Mann, who designed Denise's home. "This complete, regular geometry helps one be at peace."Mann, who has been designing and building houses in British Columbia since 1962, believes that a home is a failure if it doesn't enhance the human soul. "Even with an extreme budget, it's possible to build an environmentally sound home that enhances the joy, life and soul of humans," he says.
"The simple eloquence of Henry's design made for inexpensive material costs in both construction and finishing," says Ken Silbernagel, who built Quietude almost single-handedly, using materials sourced within 100 miles of the site.Silbernagel built Denise's home with inexpensive lodgepole pine, the Okanagan's most prevalent wood. He used boards remanufactured from the culls of larger boards (wood that would otherwise have been thrown away). Because all four sides of the house are identical, he also cut costs by having all the boards and beams cut together.
Mann used the following techniques to keep costs low: • Kept the size to 300 square feet plus a 100-square-foot basement for storage.• A simple, small propane fireplace is more than ample to heat this home.• All building supplies were obtained locally.• Kept finishing to a minimum. The wood walls and framing were finished only with drying oil, and the floor with Danish oil.• The structure is repetitive on all four sides, allowing for identical cuts on framing and siding.• Because the house is so small, the electrical service is minimal.• Used the lowest-cost insulated metal roofing.• Achieved maximum storage using hiding tactics common in yacht and trailer construction.
Denise feeds herself all summer (and beyond) from her garden, where she grew carrots, beets, garlic, beans, peas, potatoes, lettuce, basil summer savory, dill, tarragon, lemon sage, thyme, mint parsnips, kale, cauliflower and more. Photo by Stuart Bish
Architect Henry Yorke Mann calls the living area the 'quiet soul of a home.' Photo by Stuart Bish
Tucked in a corner next to the living area, Denise's efficient kitchen provides everything she needs to entertain. Photo by Stuart Bish
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