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Cal Crutchlow took over the British domination from Jonathan Rea in the first qualifying practice at Silverstone. The Brit was able to put down a best lap of 2′05″664 and the only rider to go under 2.05 mark several times and that put him in the top spot for the provisional pole, leaving free practice leader Jonathan Rea in second and behind with 0.342s gap.
BMW's Troy Corser headed up in third and he was a mere 0.012s from the Honda Ten Kate rider. Leon Camier continued his good form on his home turf with a fourth place on his Aprilia RSV4, out pacing his team mate Max Biaggi, who managed to climb up the charts from 18th to 7th. The fifth spot was taken by Ducati's Michel Fabrizio and he was less than one tenth of a second from Rea.
James Toseland and Leon Haslam despite being faster in this session, dropped down from their previous positions in the first free practice to take 6th and 8th respectively. Ninth went to Carlos Checa, with Tom Sykes closing out the top ten and the last rider within a second from Crutchlow's best time.


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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Do not wear your Sunday Best.
That's the first rule for eating messy crabs here on the Chesapeake Bay. Everything else — demonstrating brutal hammer skills, sending up clouds of powdered spice blend, shaking the wobbly communal picnic tables — can be forgiven here at Jimmy Cantler's Riverside Inn.
After all, everyone commits at least one of these offenses during a visit.
NEW YORK — If you're grabbing a sandwich at Dunkin' Donuts, the chain wants you to consider it a snack, not a full lunch.
The chain has been expanding its sandwich offerings to bring in more business during the afternoon. But Dunkin' Brands CEO Nigel Travis said those sandwiches — which include fried chicken and grilled cheese varieties — shouldn't be considered lunch.
"We're not moving into lunch. We're in snacking. We never talk about lunch," Travis said in an interview.
In recent years we've seen a great variety of tomatoes available, no longer just big beefsteaks and plum tomatoes, but a range of sizes, shapes, and colors that are wonderful in countless different recipes.
For this easy, colorful side dish, small grape tomatoes are best. They are conveniently bite-sized, with a slightly firmer texture than cherry tomatoes, so they hold up well to pan frying.
If you can only find cherry tomatoes, be sure to sauté them for just a minute or so, to ensure that they hold their shape.
2 tablespoons olive oil
Anyone who's ever had abundant zucchini in their garden (or been the recipient of overflow from such a garden) knows the creative challenge of coming up with enough ideas for using them up. This is one tasty option I devised for our garden's output. I like to use both regular bread crumbs and the flakier, crisper panko bread crumbs for the different textures they provide. But you can omit the panko and simply use more regular crumbs, if you prefer. The optional sour cream sauce adds a bit of tangy richness.
1½ pounds zucchini, trimmed and coarsely grated
Small game hens are usually found in the frozen food area of the grocery store and need to be defrosted before roasting; allow a couple days for them to thaw slowly in the refrigerator. Their compact size means less brine time needed than with larger birds, which is a bonus. You'll need a large deep bowl or 2 large resealable plastic bags to brine the birds; you can double the brine if you find you need more to cover them.
4 (1¼-pound) Cornish game hens, rinsed
2 lemons, halved
8 large plus 8 small fresh sage leaves
4 tablespoons olive oil
A plan to offer you some outstanding brownie recipes went awry after I took another exploration through Renée Behnke's "Memorable Recipes to Share with Family and Friends," which was highlighted in this column in 2009 when the book was first published.
The recent Funny River fire puts my memory in full motion of the 1969 Swanson River fire and the terror we felt as we roared down a small smokey trail, off the bluff, onto the beach at Boulder point. Boulder point is located to the right of Arness dock in Nikiski, Alaska.
Cold vegetable and fruit soups are refreshing on warm days and make a terrific accompaniment or first course at lunch. Vichyssoise (pronounced vee-shee-swahz), a creamy soup containing potatoes and leeks, is the most well-known of cold soups, but over the decades – since vichyssoise made its appearance nearly 100 years ago – in 1915 – other cold soups, made with a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, have also become popular as good ways to stay cool when warmer weather arrives.
Grannie Annie is taking a holiday. She is preparing for company. She will return next week.
Here are some of her favorite recipes.
Ovenproof skillet or omelet pan
1 tablespoon olive oil, divide
1 small leek (white and light green parts only), trimmed and thinly sliced *(See tip on cleaning leeks, following recipe.)
1 clove garlic, sliced
½ cup chopped green beans or green peas (fresh or frozen)
3 large eggs
2 tablespoons water
1 cup trimmed spinach leaves
1 cup trimmed watercress
2 leaves fresh mint, chopped
2 sprigs fresh parsley, trimmed and chopped
1 sprig fresh cilantro, trimmed and chopped (optional)
1 tablespoon pine nuts
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Sprint Corporation Post-Merger Price Action Attracts Bulls
Schaeffer's Investment Research
Sprint has been targeted by both call and put players.
Sprint Corporation
(NYSE:S) has been keeping a low profile following its early July spin-off from
the merger of Sprint Nextel Corporation and SoftBank Corp
. Despite the lack of notable headlines, the stock has been making its way quietly up the charts, tacking on more than 18% from its July 8 opening of $5.65.
Unlike sector peer
AT&T Inc.
(NYSE:T), option traders from both sides of the fence have been taking note of this positive price action, and have been bullishly aligning themselves toward S in recent weeks.
Jumping right in... At the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX), speculators have bought to open 8,408 calls during the past 10 sessions, compared to 1,125 puts, resulting in a call/put volume ratio of 7.47. This is a marked rise from the Aug. 1 reading of 2.05.
This call-skewed trend is echoed in the stock's gamma-weighted Schaeffer's put/call open interest ratio (SOIR) of 0.49, which shows that near-the-money call open interest more than doubles put open interest among options expiring in the next three months. In the front-month series, this has translated into
heavy accumulations of call open interest
at the September 6 and 7 strikes, where a respective 35,370 and 22,747 contracts currently reside.
Meanwhile, put players have also been taking a neutral-to-bullish stance on S in recent weeks. Throughout the last 20 sessions, traders at the ISE, CBOE, and PHLX, have sold to open 7.38 times as many puts as they've bought to open. Digging deeper into the data shows that a number of short positions have been initiated at the September 6 strike -- home to peak put open interest in the front-month series. Based on S' current perch at $6.91, these
put writers
expect the $6 mark to hold as support through the close on Sept. 20.
Outside of the options pits, sentiment is a little less optimistic. For starters, short interest soared 46.7% during the latest reporting period. Additionally, roughly 78% of covering analysts maintain a "hold" or worse suggestion toward the stock, and the consensus 12-month price target of $6.76 stands at a discount to present trading levels.
This article by Karee Venema was originally published on
Schaeffer's Investment Research
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Chancellor Chandler Tells Parties to Get "Goin Back to Cali"
Few things lighten up an otherwise weighty legal opinion like a well-placed pop-cultural reference. Recently we posted on a footnote by the Sixth Circuit's Boyce Martin in which he quoted Homer Simpson. We called Judge Martin to ask whether the footnote came from him or his clerk, and the 72-year-old admitted he wasn't a Simpsons watcher and happily credited one of his clerks with the reference.
But where does Chancellor William Chandler, the chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery, come up with his pop-culture allusions? We've posted — here and here — on Chancellor Chandler's allusions to rapper 50 Cent and a classic Ray Charles Coca Cola ad. We've now come across another rapper reference. Is Chancellor Chandler a hip-hop connoisseur?
The case involves shareholders who sued CNET to force the company to turn over books and records related to stock-options backdating. From the get go, Chancellor Chandler was none too happy with CNET, which refused to turn over the books and records, despite having publicly admitted to backdating. "This should have been a very easy case," he opens his opinion. He goes on to bemoan the parties inability to settle this peacefully, and rules that the shareholders can have access to the documents they want. Here's the opinion.
The shareholders first filed a lawsuit against CNET in federal court in California. The original case was before Judge William Alsup, who couldn't settle the dispute over books and records. The shareholders then filed this separate action in Delaware. After disposing of the dispute, Chancellor Chandler closes his opinion with the following gem: "It is about time defendant takes Judge Alsup's advice, provides the requested documents, and gets "going, going / back, back / to Cali, Cali." (THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G., Going Back to Cali, on LIFE AFTER DEATH (Bad Boy Records 1997))
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Veteran C-USA staffers Russell Anderson and Erika Amstadt-Hirschfield will team with rookie James Etter to provide insight and information from Orlando to the league's official website.
Murray extends UCF's lead
Posted at 2:01 p.m. ET
Latavius Murray bursted through for a 36-yard touchdown run to close out an eight play, 85-yard drive. The score gives UCF a 17-0 lead with six minutes left in the third quarter.For Murray, it was his 10th touchdown of the season. He joins Ronnie Weaver in producing double-digit touchdowns this season. UCF and Wisconsin are the only FBS teams with two players with 10 or more rushing TD's.
UCF up 10-0 at the half
Posted at 1:23 p.m. ET
UCF leads 7-0 at halftime in the most defense-dominated game in C-USA Championship history.The combined total of ten first half points easily made it the lowest scoring first half in C-USA Championship history. The previous low was 30 in 2006 (Southern Miss 17, Houston 13). It marks the fourth time this season that UCF has shut out its opponent in the first half. Jeff Godfrey is 11-of-15 for 126 yards and a touchdown for UCF, while SMU's Darius Johnson has six catches for 70 yards for the Mustangs.
UCF leads 7-0 after first quarter
Posted at 12:38 p.m. ET
UCF leads 7-0 after the first quarter. The Knights ran 23 plays for 100 yards, while SMU had five plays for 41 yards. UCF had the ball for 13:21, while SMU possessed it for 1:39SMU's Taylor Reed was impressive in the opening 15 minutes, registering six tackles and his first sack of the season.
Knights strike first
Posted at 12:22 p.m. ET
UCF strikes first, capping a 13-play drive with a 3-yard TD toss from Jeff Godfrey to Latavius Murray. It was Murray's first career TD reception. The drive took 7:28 off the clock.UCF has scored first in 12 of its 13 games this season. SMU will get its first possession trailing, 7-0.
We're underway
Posted at 12:02 p.m. ET
UCF won the coin toss and elected to receive. The Knioghts will start on offense as the 2010 Conference USA Football Championship gets underway.It is an absolutely beautiful day for football. Temperatures in the 60's under bright blue skies. Will UCF takes its second C-USA Championship in four years or will SMU win in its first appearance? Stay tuned to find out.
Happy Championship Day
Posted at 8:26 a.m. ET
Good morning from Orlando! It's a beautiful morning in Central Florida, a little cool by Orlando standards, but sunny and pretty. Gametime temperature is expected to be in the mid-60's under sunsplashed skies.Throughout the day we'll have updates on this blog, along with Facebook and Twitter, so follow us in your favorite method as we preapre to crown the 2010 Champion.
Last Friday Post
Posted at 6:31 p.m. ET
Friday activities are drawing to a close at Bright House Networks Stadium. A couple of conference gatherings will take place this evening and then everyone will be back in the morning on championship Saturday.Be sure and check back throughout the day for notes and updates as the Mustangs and Knights battle for the C-USA title.
Behind the Scenes at Bright House Networks Stadium
Posted at 4:37 p.m. CT
With less than 24 hours until kickoff of the 2010 C-USA Football Championship Game presented by HotelPlanner.com, the stadium is dressed and ready to go.C-USA had added a few of its own touches to the Knights' home stadium to give it the C-USA Championship look. Custom field wall wrap has been installed, transforming the gold and black walls into a sea of Conference USA blue, with all 12 teams represented. The UCF stadium crew has been hard at work putting the final touches on the field paint, including stylized team end zones and the conference and sponsor logos at midfield. The UCF video dept. has put together a season highlight video featuring all 12 teams that will be featured on the league's website and be part of the game introductions tomorrow. The television crew from ESPN2 has been setting up for their production, strategically adding a camera position outside the stadium to provide viewers with a view of the game unaffected by the raucous home crowd. The ESPN2 announcers sat down with UCF head coach George O'Leary to talk about the upcoming game with SMU and coach O'Leary also spoke to the C-USA multimedia team, excerpts of which are currently featured on the C-USA Digital Network. The day will end with an administrative meeting for conference staff and the participating teams to go over last minute procedure and details. Topping off the pre-game activities this evening is a reception with staff from both participating teams, program supporters, sponsors, alumni and friends. It's hard to believe that just a week ago, the teams were determined and the SMU at UCF matchup was announced. The week leading up to the event is a frenzy of planning and projects, and then for a few short hours between setup completion and kickoff, it's nice to savor the anticipation of the championship game.
Children's Hospital Visit
Posted at 2:37 p.m. CT
Conference USA student-athletes visited Florida Hospital for Children Friday while in Orlando for the 2010 C-USA Football Championship. As part of C-USA's efforts to become the best Division I-A collegiate conference in athletics, academics and in the community, members of UCF athletics were able to view the facilities and interact with the children.
Several members of the UCF cheerleading squad and dance team joined other members of the Knights' athletics as the group toured the Walt Disney Pavilion at Florida Hospital for Children. The student-athletes had the opportunity to visit with the dedicated staff and interact with several patients. Providing t-shirts for the children, the UCF dancers and cheerleaders had an opportunity to create holiday decorations and spend time with the patients.
"It's such a special opportunity to be able to go and spend time with these children," said junior Natalie Diaz, a member of the UCF dance team. "It's important for us to interact with the patients since they are unable to come out and spend time with us."
One of the premier children's hospitals in the nation, the Walt Disney Pavilion at Florida Hospital for Children, offers children expert, comprehensive care. Everything is centered on trust, respect and open communication with children and their parents. The family-oriented atmosphere not only promotes healing but also creates an environment that is compassionate and highly effective. A leader in neonatal and pediatric intensive care, Florida Hospital for Children has a team of doctors, nurses and support staff ready to spring into action to provide critical care to infants and children. The state-of-the-art Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) are some of the very best in the nation, backed by the legendary service and commitment to children's health and healing.
ESPN Meeting
Posted at 1:48 p.m. ET
Just got back to the press box after sitting in on George O'Leary's interview with ESPN. The coach talked about all aspects of tomorrow's matchup with producer Bryan Ryder, play-by-play man Bob Wischusen and analyst Brian Griese. Remember, the game airs on ESPN 2 at Noon EST.
O'Leary talked about the importance of having the championship game at home and the continued development of the UCF program. He spoke about the number of key performers on the UCF offense, including the continued development of freshman QB Jeff Godfrey. O'Leary noted the "improved poise in the pocket" that Godfrey has shown and that he shows "great fieldmanship for a young kid."
After the ESPN interviews were finished, Erika and I stuck around for an exclusive one-on-one interview with Coach O'Leary. Check ConferenceUSA.com later today for footage of that interview.
Tickets Still Available for C-USA Championship Game
Posted at 11:44 a.m. ET
Tickets are still on sale for the 2010 C-USA Football Championship Game presented by HotelPlanner.com. Fans can get more information by visiting www.UCFathletics.com or http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/2200456A90CD3BC2?brand=ucf
Good morning from Orlando
Posted at 10:12 a.m. ET
Happy Friday morning from Bright House Networks Stadium, where the Conference USA staff and UCF Athletic Department continue preparations for the big game tomorrow.
Fans attending the game tomorrow will notice some cosmetic changes around the stadium. The field features several new markings, including a pair of red and blue C-USA logos and a pair of HotelPlanner.com logos between the 20 and 30 yard lines. The C-USA Championship logo is prominently displayed at the center of the field, spanning from 37 to 37 yard line. The north end zone now features the word Mustangs in front of where the SMU fans will be seated.
Conference USA banners and signage is prominently displayed both inside and outside of the stadium. The signage features the C-USA logo and logos of all 12 schools on blue backgrounds. C-USA Championship signage can also be seen around parts of campus, reminding UCF's large student body that they need to be a part of Saturday's big game.
What results is a mix of the look that the home fans are used to seeing at Knights home games as well as the look that is commonly used at conference championship games.
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Willow's Weep is hosting it's 3rd annual meet and greet on July 20, 2013. This is a free event. Come out and get registered for the drawing for the free overnight investigation at Willow's Weep.
Do you belong to a paranormal group? Are you interested in the paranormal? Would you like to talk to other like-minded people? Well this is the place to do it. Come out and start networking with other paranormal enthusiasts.
This event will begin at noon and will be held on the grounds of Willow's Weep. 5173 N Elm Tree Rd. Cayuga, IN 47928.


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Day IV. Saturday after Ash Wednesday
"Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may be faithful in your sight"
(Responsorial Psalm for today - Ps. 86)
Sant' Agostino. The Church of Saint Augustine is one of my favorites. It is
located a stone's throw from Piazza Navona. It was the first church built
in the Renaissance style in Rome although as soon as you walk in, you are
struck by its present extraordinary Baroque ornamentation.
Above the altar is an icon of our Lady, which was once in the Hagia Sophia
in Constantinople (now Istanbul). It was brought here after the city fell
to the Moslems. In this church is one of my favorite statues, our Lord
with his mother and grandmother by Sansovino (1512). The look shared
between Saint Anne and our Lord is extremely touching (see photo).
Above this is a beautiful fresco of Isaiah by Raphael (1512). In a side
chapel near the back of the Church there is the famous picture of Our Lady
of Loreto or Our Lady of the Pilgrims by Caravaggio (1604).
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Life behind bars isn't an appealing outcome for most people. But in the zombie apocalypse, there are few places more desirable than an abandoned, high-security prison facility.
That's the lesson viewers will learn on the season three premiere of "The Walking Dead," debuting this Sunday (October 14) on AMC at 9 p.m. ET. At long last, the small-screen adaptation of Robert Kirkman's horror comic arrives at what's arguably the richest material his books have to offer: the prison that acts as a shelter for Rick Grimes and his companions for more than thirty issues.
Read on to learn more about the prison seen in the "Walking Dead" comic books, and how you can expect it to translate to television throughout the show's upcoming third season.
The Heart of the Matter
Ask most fans of the "Walking Dead" comics, and they'll widely agree that the series' best moments took place during the time spent at the prison. It's here that readers first met Michonne . It's here that the Woodbury story began. It's here where so many precious characters meet their grisly end. Even executive producer and showrunner Glen Mazarra agrees that the prison is the source of "the best material" in "Walking Dead" history, previously telling MTV News: "When I think of 'The Walking Dead' book, I think about the prison. I think about the Governor. I think about Rick. I think about Michonne. That, to me, is the heart of that story."
From Barns to Bars
Season two suffered its fair share of criticism for many reasons, not the least of which was its overstayed welcome at Hershel Greene's farm. It was a common complaint among the comic book reading crowd, too; in the "Walking Dead" comics, Rick and friends spend only a couple of issues on the farm before discovering the spacious prison in issue #12. The time between leaving the farm and discovering the prison is a lot shorter in the comics than on the show, too. Whereas several months pass between the season two finale and the upcoming season three premiere, only a few days on the road — and not even one full issue — elapse between Rick's survivors fleeing Hershel's (under considerably less deadly circumstances) and stumbling upon their new maximum security basecamp.
Meet the New Neighbors
At first, it's a relatively small group of survivors who come upon the prison, consisting of many characters who are either already dead on the show or never appeared at all. When security is more assured, Rick and his companions return to Hershel's farm to invite some of those survivors — including Glenn and Maggie — to join their new community. But the prison isn't without its own inhabitants already, too, and we're not speaking solely of the undead. There are others lurking about Rick's new home, some of these folks friendly, and some decidedly not. How much those stories actually come into play on the show remains to be seen; after all, the AMC drama has proven its willingness to deviate from its comic book origins on more occasions than one .
Life And Death In Prison
There's a reason why Mazarra and others consider the prison storyline to be such an integral part of the "Walking Dead" mythos. While the Hershel's farm story lasts little more than two issues in the comics, the time spent at the prison goes on for dozens of issues. In other words, if two issues translated into an entire season worth of farming, then dozens of issues should — emphasis on should — result in more than one season of self-imposed incarceration. The possibility of multiple years of "Walking Dead" imprisonment shouldn't leave you with a case of the yawns, however; this is a storyline that saw the arrival of a serial killer, suicides-by-zombies, and even a full-fledged war against other survivors, after all. It's early days yet, but all signs suggest we're not in for another case of the Sophias.
Fear The Living
Speaking of wars, you've heard of a little place called Woodbury, right? Indeed, the prison isn't the only safe haven for survivors of the zombie apocalypse — though, on second thought, we might want to reconsider the word "safe." The worlds of the prison and Woodbury collided for the first time in "Walking Dead" #27, a confrontation so memorable that it spawned two prose novels with a third along the way. The Governor , the ruthless leader of Woodbury, is set to make his TV debut on the new season of "Walking Dead." But exactly how will the fates of Rick and his prisoners, and the Governor and his citizens, line up with the way the conflict plays out in the comic books? That's a question for another day — in fact, it's a question we'll cover when we examine the road to Woodbury later this week.
Are you excited to see "The Walking Dead" go to prison? Let us know in the comments section below!


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Americans love the idea of "free-market" capitalism when it works in their favor, but as soon as someone else starts competing then those "free markets" don't look so good. We saw this with the Dubai Ports deal, the CNOOK oil deal from China, and we see it with American attitudes on immigration as well.
Ironically, blocking China from legitimately purchasing Unocal, an American company that primarily owns oil properties in Asia, only resulted in pushing China more towards dealing with Iran, thereby weakening our national security, not protecting it.
Here is the deal though, Western capital has been going into markets all around the world and in developing countries for hundreds of years. Western capitalists and the Western public have been praising "free-market" capitalism for the past century precisely because the West had all of the natural advantages, and "free-markets" at that point meant foreign countries opening up their boarders and their markets so that the West could dominate them, own their infrastructure, and control their labor markets.
Now that global competition is becoming more equitable, and some foreign countries are now in a position to actually participate in the markets in a capacity other than being taken advantage of, well, now Westerners don't like it so much. It was never really "free-market" capitalism in the first place, it was just imperialism under a false banner.
Look at the immigration issue. Why are so many Republicans, who claim to be champions of "free-market" capitalism, opposing open boarders with Mexico and Canada (and the Caribbean for that matter)? If these people truly believe in free-markets then they should be supporting open labor markets.
The false debate taking over immigration policy in the media is about whether we should "lock down the boarders" or "legalize all of the current illegal aliens".
This is completely bogus, and fails to address the real issue or even recognize why we have illegal immigration in the first place.
There was an interesting phenomenon that took place when Imperial Japan colonized Korea during the first half of the 20th century. Thousands of Koreans fled Korea and illegally immigrated to Japan. The Japanese were killing and enslaving the Koreans in Korea, so its not like the Koreans were going to Japan because they loved the Japanese, they went to Japan because they could earn a better living in Japan than they could in their home country, where they were being exploited by Japan.
Enter NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, backed and signed by the Republicans in the 1990s as a measure of "free-trade".
NAFTA was supposed to be a "win-win" for America, Canada, and Mexico, that would "lift all boats", but since the signing of NAFTA Mexican immigration to America to find decent paying jobs has skyrocketed.
The reason that we have immigration from "3rd world countries" into America and Europe is because America and Europe are exploiting the 3rd world countries. The West enriches itself by underpaying labor in third world countries and essentially stealing their natural resources, so those countries have extremely depressed economies. The depression of their economies is what enables the West to enrich itself. The West is enriched at the expense of the 3rd world, so of course people from 3rd world countries are better off moving here. By moving here they remove themselves from the area of exploitation and go to the area that is on the receiving end of the exchanges.
So, how do we solve the "immigration problem" with Mexico? Well, the first thing to do would be to force American companies to start paying higher wages in Mexico, but the problem that you have there is that we can't only do it in Mexico, because then they will just move operations to Pakistan, or Vietnam, or Indonesia, or China, or wherever, so really, the first step in solving the immigration problem is a global minimum wage for Western countries. In other words, American, European, Australian, Japanese, companies, etc. should be forced into a pact where they have to pay workers in the 3rd world some minimum wage.
For example, since 9/11 American business with Pakistan has increased dramatically due to changes in American import laws. The American government gives millions of dollars a year to the Pakistani government, under the banner of "foreign aid", yet American companies employ Pakistani workers for less than 37 cents an hour, or purchase goods from Pakistani contractors who pay less than 37 cents an hour. Why are we paying foreign aid to a country were we under-pay the workers?!?! Just pay the workers a decent wage and there will be no need for foreign aid, which in reality only goes to government officials and corrupt politicians who keep the people oppressed.
Secondly, to solve the problem with Mexico, instead of wasting money on enforcement programs here, or on building absurd walls and fences, we should spend that money helping Mexico develop its economy.
This should be completely obvious to any sane person.
Why waste resources on something non-productive, like building a wall or getting more patrol officers, when those resources could be used to create more capital? If we help make Mexico more productive then everyone will benefit, mostly the Mexicans, who will then have no reason to immigrate to America in the first place. Obviously Mexicans are hard workers, so there is no problem with Mexican labor or desire. The Mexicans have a very strong desire to work hard and get ahead, much stronger than most Americans, which is why they risk death to come here and work their fingers to the bone.
The solution to the immigration "problem" is to stop calling it an immigration problem and stop thinking about how we "protect ourselves" and instead start thinking about how we can help others. We shouldn't help Mexico just to help ourselves, but in the long run the objective of those people who don't like immigrants will be achieved by helping Mexico.
Trying to "protect America" from globalization and immigration is a fools game and what it really amounts to is trying to maintain an empire of exploitation, but the world is not having it. We can't maintain what we had in the past, because what we had in the past was exploitation.
It's like Whites in the South after the Civil War trying to figure out how they could maintain the standard of living that they had before the Civil War. Impossible. There was a fundamental shift of power. The Whites before the Civil War had a way of life that was supported by the enslavement of over a million Black people. Without that enslavement, without that exploitation, there was no way to maintain the Plantations. There is no way to maintain the American standard of living because the American standard of living is built on exploitation. We better just face those facts and deal with it, because reality is coming.
After the Civil War Whites tried to oppress the Black and keep them down, and what good did that do? For 100 years after slavery was ended Whites worked to keep Black less productive, they didn't help them succeed. As a result the Southern economy was depressed for over 100 years. After the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, however, once we started helping Blacks succeed or at least removing some of the roadblocks, the Southern economy has exploded.
What good could possibly come by keeping a segment of the population oppressed? None, it hurts everyone. Helping Blacks to succeed helps everyone to succeed.
The same with Mexico and with immigrants. We can keep playing this foolish game of trying to keep labor depressed in foreign countries so that we can exploit it, or we can engage in a "Civil Rights Movement" for the world and work to improve wages, living conditions, and technology in Mexico and other developing countries. We have to stop looking at foreign counties as a source of "cheap labor" and start looking at them as partners.
That's the only way to actually solve the "immigration issue", but, of course, none of the people in the media are talking about that...
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I just recently bought a new Walther PK380 and really like it. I know its not the biggest or the best in the world. I like the feel of the gun in my hand and the trigger pull is not too bad with a short reset. I shot about 300rds through it of Remington White Box UMC and only had one misfeed. When it missfed it was weird the magazine popped out of the gun. Anyway, never had it do it the rest of time we was at the range. I know it shoots really low, some people say to use a 6 o'clock hold, well not for this one most of the time its 12 o'clock. I'm really happy with the gun it was fun too shoot. Now my only complaint is the sights OMG they are horrible seems like there is too much meat on the sights that don't need to be there and they just suck in my opinion. Overall, i give the gun a 9/10.
Now my new project is finding new sights for this thing. But I'm having no luck.


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As you make your travel arrangements, we recommend flying into Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. From Phoenix, you can fly, drive, or take a shuttle (see information below) to Northern Arizona University's High Country Conference Center in Flagstaff.
by Shuttle:
Arizona Shuttle
Travel by Car:
Rental cars are available at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The Rental Car Center accommodates all airport rental car companies, their rental counters and vehicles. If you are planning to rent a car at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, be sure to make a reservation. Vehicles are limited for walk-up customers.
Driving Directions
Approaching from I-17 N (Phoenix)
Approaching from I-40 W (Albuquerque)
Approaching from I-40 E (Los Angeles and Kingman)
by Train:
The Southwest Chief runs from
Chicago to Los Angeles, through Flagstaff. Amtrak is an alternative to
flying between Flagstaff and Los Angeles; the Amtrak station is conveniently
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We all have that moment around 2:36pm where all we want to do is eat some cheese crackers, take off our pants, and lay our heads down on our keyboards for a much needed nap. What we need to power through to 5pm is a dab of Will Power Aromatherapy Essential Oil ($28). A blend of cedarwood oil, ginger rhizome oil and geranium leaf oil, it gives us a huge kick in the olfactory butt, catapulting us into hours of productivity. Don't ask what we mean by "olfactory butt". You know what we mean.
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College Hockey:D'Amigo Scores Twice, Sending Americans to Gold-Medal Game
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan — A big tournament for Rensselaer's Jerry D'Amigo keeps getting bigger.
D'Amigo scored twice, John Carlson broke a 2-2 tie in the third period and St. Cloud State's Mike Lee made 27 saves in the United States' 5-2 semifinal victory over Sweden on Sunday at the World Junior Championship.
D'Amigo has five goals in the tournament, and his second Sunday gave the Americans some breathing room. He scored with the U.S. shorthanded for a 4-2 lead with less than five minutes remaining.
Carlson scored with 7:26 remaining to put the Americans ahead for good and book a rematch against Canada in Tuesday's gold-medal game. The Canadians beat the U.S. in a shootout in the final game of pool play.
Carlson was plus-5 on the night.
Tyler Johnson scored in the first period for the U.S., but Sweden took the lead on on a pair of second-period goals by Anton Lander.
D'Amigo scored his first goal of the night to tie the game with less than five minutes remaining in the second period.
Lee stopped all 10 shots he faced in the third period.
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Marilyn Scott: Cry Me A River
Cry Me A River
Marilyn Scott (vocals)
Every Time We Say Goodbye (Venus TKCV-35419)
Marilyn Scott (vocals), Ken Peplowski (tenor sax, clarinet), Cyrus Chestnut (piano), Paul Bollenback (guitar),
Gerald Cannon (bass), Willie Jones III (drums).
Composed by Arthur Hamilton.
Recorded: New York, August 27-29, 2007
Rating: 89/100 (learn more)
In this fine Japanese import from Venus, the relaxed vocal stylizing of Marilyn Scott is in fine form backed by especially empathetic musicians. The challenge for any vocalist is to be able to put her own stamp on a standard that is so identified with a particular artist that a remake usually doesn't cut it. I find myself having little tolerance for feeble attempts by otherwise earnest vocalists, but with Scott I am pleasantly surprised. On "Cry Me a River," which to me is inseparable from the sultry Julie London, Scott makes the song her own with phrasing and intonation that sound distinctively less vulnerable than London's. Bollenback's superlative guitar accompaniment is right on target, Chestnut's piano is equally sympathetic, and the throaty, reedy sound of Peplowski is a welcome delight that adds a whole new cool Getzian sound to this tune. His minimalist approach is tantalizingly provocative. Backed by such complementary musicianship, Scott's vocal is all the more convincing. Marilyn Scott deserves to be heard.
Reviewer: Ralph A. Miriello
Tags: 2000s jazz · cry me a river · jazz vocals
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Board of Trustees Teaching Excellence Award Nominations
Anoka-Ramsey Soccer Teams Head to Nationals, Districts
Coon Rapids Campus Fall Fest
Office of Diversity & Multiculturalism Presents: Analyzing the Bully
Higher One Information Session Scheduled Oct. 30
Coffeehouse Entertainment Presents: Caleb Hawley
New Arrivals!
Hellos, Goodbyes and Changes in Responsibilities
College of Choice for Faculty and Staff
Official Announcements
Out of the entire outstanding faculty you work with at Anoka-Ramsey Community College, does one really stand out?
Please consider nominating that teacher for the 2013 Board of Trustees Teaching Excellence Award. Nominations are being accepted locally for this state-wide program through Sunday, Nov. 4.
Go to www.surveymonkey.com/s/excellentteaching where you will be asked to identify the faculty member. You will then be asked to briefly provide specific examples from EACH of the four criteria:
We can only consider nominations that include some information about each criterion.
All nominations are due Sunday, Nov. 4. Thank you for taking the time to tell us about teachers who make a difference at the college.
After Region XIII Championship Tournament games in Bismarck, N.D., Oct. 20 and 21, the Women's Soccer team is advancing to the National Championship, while the men's team has only a district game standing in its way.
In a first for the Anoka-Ramsey Community College Golden Rams Women's Soccer program, the team won the Region XIII Championship. The team's 1-0 win over Rochester Community and Technical College qualifies them for the National Tournament, Nov. 6 through 11, 2012, in Dryden, N.Y.
For the fourth consecutive year, the Golden Rams Men's Soccer team has won the Region XIII Championship, this year with a 2-0 win over Century College. The team now advances to the District Championship game, Saturday, Oct. 27 in Chicago.
If the men's team wins the District Championship game, they too will advance to the National Tournament in Herkimer, N.Y.
We are cooperating with the Youth Intervention Programs Association to present a 50-minute theater production (written and performed by area youth) and follow-up question-and-answer workshop:
Analyzing the Bully
Thursday, Nov. 1
1 to 3 p.m.
Coon Rapids Campus Legacy Room (SC270)
Faculty, students, staff and community members are welcome to attend. Registration is required, but there is no cost to attend. Please use the direct link to register and enter "ARCC" as the 100% discount code.
Click here to view a trailer, or contact Amanda Wroolie at email@example.com for more information.
This event is sponsored by:
Congratulations Jaimie, Mike and Bella! They are proud to welcome baby Wyatt Thomas Lopez to their family. Wyatt was born at 10:46 am. He was 8lbs. 7 oz. and 21 inches long.
Mom and baby are both doing great.
TRIO Upward Bound – Cambridge Campus would like to welcome Lisa Oestreich to our staff. Lisa will be working with our program as an Administrative Assistant (OAS). Her office will be in E159.
Lisa has previously worked as a Customer Service Specialist - Intermittent at the Cambridge Campus Information Desk.
We are thrilled to have Lisa on our staff!
Please welcome Pat Ripley to the Cambridge Records & Registration Office! Many of you may know Pat from her previous work experience in Coon Rapids, prior to her retirement!
We are certainly happy to have her working with us. Please welcome Pat to the Cambridge Campus!
Approved Faculty Development & Media/Membership Forms:
Joe Schoen, MN Economic Association Annual Conference, $89
Brad Wold, Nobel Conference, $146.74
Mary Januschka, Nobel Conference, $146.74
Sasha Verkhovtseva, MinnMATYC membership, $20
Robin Crosby, MNADE Conference, $180.76
Catherine Bean, Netflix Subscription, $143.88
Candice Bruhjell, Mayo Spiritual Care Research Conference, $730
Scott Wrobel, College Composition and Communications Conference, $829
Scott Wrobel, CCCC Journal, NCTE Membership, $75
Approved Staff Development Funds:
Julie Beedle, class fee and books, $153.77
Social Amenities:
A card was sent to Jennifer Baker Jones
A card was sent to Jaimie Lopez
A plant was sent to Jillayn Quaschnick
Wellness Funds Approval:
Ed Wehling, $100
Click here to see the agenda for the next Faculty Shared Governance Meeting scheduled Friday, Nov. 9.
CIO Open Forums Scheduled for this Wednesday and Friday
Board of Trustees Teaching Award
Counseling Department Presents: Confronting Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Coon Rapids Campus Theatre Production Presents: The House of Blue Leaves
Call for TAC Requests for Software and Multimedia
Security Officer Recognized for Great Work Anoka-Ramsey Security Office
Prairie Home Delights Breaks Another Record! Thanks to Planning and People
Author Diane Wilson Video Recordings Available
You are invited to take part in the Open Forums scheduled below for the Chief Information Officer search. This is your opportunity to get to know the semi-finalists for the position and share your feedback with the committee.
Wednesday, Oct. 24
Candidate: David Robinson
Coon Rapids Campus: 9 to 10 a.m. in SC270
Anoka Technical College: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Auditorium B
Cambridge Campus: 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in G201
Starting Oct. 22 we will be accepting nominations for the Board of Trustees Teaching Award. As we have done in past years, students, faculty and staff can nominate instructors using a simple Survey Monkey survey, which can be accessed here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/excellentteaching
Have you had an excellent teacher while attending Anoka-Ramsey Community College? If so, please nominate that teacher for college and state-wide recognition.
You will be asked to identify the faculty member and write one or two sentences about his or her:
The Counseling Department is sponsoring a Mental Wellness Event this Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 12 noon in Room G202 with speaker Alan Goodell-Holmes. Students attending will be able to receive a Certificate of Attendance for participating in any or all portions of the day.
Topic Overview
Confronting Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Many of us have experienced traumatic events. When we feel that our life has been threatened, when we unable to control the situation, and when we feel intensely fearful and helpless, we can experience the effects of posttraumatic stress disorder.
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can occur in people of all ages and all situations. Returning military veterans, children witnessing domestic violence, people who have dealt with natural disasters, and people of all ages witnessing and experiencing community violence all can experience the effects of PTSD. In this workshop, we will discuss those effects and what can be done about them.
Dr. Alan Goodell-Holmes has more than 35 years of experience in the field of mental health. In addition to a long career as clinician and clinical supervisor he has also served as a Manager, Director, and Vice President in for-profit and not-for--profit organizations. Specifically, Dr. Goodell-Holmes has served as:
Dr. Goodell-Holmes has also served as a consultant to the Primo Center in Chicago and to the Osseo School District where he was given the opportunity to develop a presentation on School Threat Assessment and Bullying. He is also an adjunct instructor in Psychology at Anoka-Ramsey Community College.
Currently in private practice (Northwest Psychological Consultation, LLC), Dr. Goodell-Holmes provides an array of services, including:
1 to 2:15 p.m.: Mental Wellness Screenings for PTSD, Depression, Generalized Anxiety and Mood Disorders, Room G201
11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Mental Health Agency Fair – Hallway near Room G201 and G202
We are excited to announce the opening of our 2012-2013 Theatre Season with The House of Blue Leaves!
Performance Dates & Times
Nov. 2, 3, 8, 9* & 10
7:30 p.m.
Synopsis: A dark comedy by John Guare set in 1965 featuring Artie Shaughnessy, a zookeeper desperate to be a famous songwriter, his schizophrenic wife, Bananas;
his mistress, Bunny Flingus; and his son Ronnie, who plots to blow up the Pope at Yankee Stadium. Chaos reigns in a mix of laughter, drama and social commentary.
With our first production of the season, we are thrilled to announce a new way of getting your theatre tickets at your own convenience.
The new online procedure will be the only way for you to obtain your theatre tickets.
Anoka-Ramsey Community College staff and faculty can receive your two complementary theatre tickets for The House of Blue Leaves using the appropriate
coupon code, and following the link below.
Faculty Coupon Code: facultycomp-blue
Staff Coupon Code: staffcomp-blue
Link: https://www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?e=158b9dba608dc5f79dceb0e3af864f64&t=tix
The House of Blue Leaves Ticket Ordering Directions
Get Your Tickets Now!
For questions contact Amanda Klawiter at email@example.com or 763-433-1519.
*Interpreted Performance: To ensure there is an interpretation, tickets must be requested by Oct. 19.
It's once again time for fall TAC requests!
What are TAC requests?
What can I request?
How do I make a request?
How do I submit my request(s)?
You can track the progress of your request by visiting N:\ARCC Public\Minutes\Technology Advisory Committee (TAC)\TAC Request List
Please let me or one of the other committee chairs know if you have any questions.
Andrew Aspaas, firstname.lastname@example.com, Cambridge TAC sub-committee chair
Dale Omundson, email@example.com, Coon Rapids TAC sub-committee co-chair
Christopher Lutz, firstname.lastname@example.com, Coon Rapids TAC sub-committee co-chair
Tom Deroush, left, was recognized, Oct. 18, by Greg Rosten,
Vice President of Heartland Security, for his diligence in helping
to retrieve college stolen property.
A valuable glass piece created by one of our students and a computer
tower were stolen but now returned due to Tom's hard work.
Heartland Security is the Anoka-Ramsey's security vendor
who Tom is employed by. Way to go, Tom!
The food has been eaten and the monies have been counted!
Prairie Home Delights raised 20 percent more this year than last! We set a goal of $22,000 and raised $23,000, compared to $19,200 last year. Thanks to everyone who took part in the preparation and donated time and/or baskets; and thanks to those who attended. Bringing the event back to the Coon Rapids Campus was a success financially and also made for a great party. All the hard work of the committee paid off.
None of this could have happened without the leadership of the committee including: Sandi Hitch, Patrick McVary, Ed Norton, Sheila Provost and Marilyn Quarberg and, of course, Michael Wall, who held it all together.
Kudos to Taher Food Services as well for their willingness to create a menu that will be hard to top next year! Thanks Kate!
Also, the numerous scholarship recipients selling raffle tickets and playing cards, kept the evening fun for all.
And finally, supervising and organizing this wild group fell to Lisa Sisson, Sarah Deering and Kelly Torok-Linder. All three did a masterful job of directing and maintaining order.
Thanks to everyone for their support of the students and scholarships.
Now we are on to next year!
The Two Rivers Reading Series Committee is pleased to announce that approximately 250 students, faculty, and staff attended author Diane Wilson's presentations Oct. 10, our first series event of the academic year.
Wilson spoke about her book Spirit Car: Journey to a Dakota Past. Her book chronicles her family history back to the US Dakota War of 1862. During her two presentations, Wilson discussed the narrow lenses through which we often view history, the long-term implications of the war on the Dakota people, the process of writing her book, and much more. The technology department video recorded Wilson's two presentations, and despite a technical snafu that cut the introduction and Wilson reading from her book in the first presentation, both are worth watching. Please share these links with your students!
Here is session 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re9B5zgRmY4&feature=youtu.be
Here is session 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV8YBu7VmrI&feature=youtu.be
Welcome to Ailie Neave, daughter of Psychology faculty member Jennifer Baker-Jones. Ailie (pronounced eye-lee) arrived at 3:33 a.m. on Oct. 11. Mother and baby are both doing well.
Please welcome Merlita Lockman to her new position as Interim Director of Diversity and Multiculturalism, effective Oct. 24, 2012 through the end of spring semester 2013.
Merlita has a master's in Counseling and Student Personnel (Student Affairs) from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and has worked as an Academic Advisor at the Coon Rapids Campus since 2008, specializing in Career Services and International Student Advising. She was an international student, and speaks four languages. She also has an extensive background in Student Services programming and service delivery through the Women's Center at Mankato State.
Merlita will office on the Coon Rapids Campus in the Mosaic Center, lower level College Services.
Approved Staff Development Funds
Dan Harmon, 2012 Nobel Conference, $300
Humera Mujir, MBA courses and tuition, $600
Sept. 14 FSGC Approved Minutes
Click here to view the approved, final minutes from the Sept. 14 meeting.
Proposal submitted regarding Policy 3B.6 Definition of Credit Hour
RATIONALE: Adopt procedure per Minnesota Department of Education requirement. The policy proposal can be viewed for comments at the Policy and Procedure Comment Page: https://www.anokaramsey.edu/about/policies/comments/index.cfm until 11/05/2012.
Congressional Candidates Cravaack and Nolan at Cambridge Campus Oct. 16
English Faculty Invited to Read at System Colleges
Open Enrollment is Nov. 1 through 15
TRiO Presents: Resources for Financial Survival
Anoka-Ramsey's Office of Diversity & Multiculturalism is cooperating with the Youth Intervention Programs Association to present Analyzing the Bully, a 50-minute theater production (written and performed by area youth) and a follow-up question-and-answer workshop:
Thursday, Nov. 1
1 to 3:30 p.m.
Coon Rapids Campus, Legacy Room (Rm SC270)
All are welcome: faculty, students, staff, and community members. Use this link to the Web page to view a trailer, or contact Amanda Wroolie at email@example.com for more information.
Registration is required, but there is no cost to attend. Please use the direct link to register and enter "ARCC" as the 100% discount code.
There will be a discussion between the two 2012 congressional candidates:
Tuesday, Oct. 16
noon to 1:30 p.m.
Cambridge Campus Rm G202
Moderated by Gary Eichten
Click here for the official flyer.
English Faculty member, Scott Wrobel, has been invited as a visiting writer at North Hennepin Community College Oct. 23 and well as at his alma mater Minnesota State University Mankato April 11, 2012.
Scott's most recent book of darkly comic and inappropriate stories about suburban men, Cul De Sac, was published by Sententia Books in April 2012. He has also published in Great River Review, Identity Theory, Minnesota Monthly, Night Train, Pindeldyboz, The Rake, Word Riot, and other places. He is winner of a Loft Mentor Series Fiction Award and the Third Coast Creative Nonfiction Contest. Scott has also taught fiction at The Loft Literary Center.
For a full listing of Scott's reading activities, visit his Web site at: scottwrobel.com.
Anoka-Ramsey Community College will host an Employee Open Enrollment Meeting:
Monday, Oct. 15
1 to 3 p.m.
Coon Rapids Campus, Legacy Room (Rm SC270)
Open Enrollment will be held:
Thursday, Nov. 1 through Wednesday, Nov. 14. Click here for the poster.
Open Enrollment information will be available on the MMB Web site by Oct. 18. So, watch for your SEGIP Report Newsletter, gather information and participate in Open Enrollment.
Employee Open Enrollment meetings, to discuss and learn about the enrollment opportunities, will be held throughout the state of Minnesota. The following link provides a listing of the Metro Area, Greater Minnesota, and Exclusive Retiree Meetings to be held throughout the state. The Exclusive Retiree Meetings begin Oct. 30, 2012. Registration for Open Enrollment Meetings is not required.
As an employee, you will soon receive the SEGIP Report newsletter at your home. This special edition of the newsletter will provide you with information regarding what benefits are open for enrollment during the Nov. 1 through 14 period. Both medical and dental insurance will be open for employees to change carriers, add eligible dependents or cancel dependent coverage. You will also have an opportunity to participate in the annual JourneyWell Health Assessment. Completing the Survey and agreeing to accept a health coach call will secure a $5 reduction in office visit copays for yourself and eligible covered dependents on your Minnesota Advantage Health Plan during the 2013 plan year.
Optional employee, spouse and child life insurance will also be open for enrollment. Those not previously insured under the Optional Life plans may enter the program with $5,000.00 of life coverage for themselves or their spouse, and/or obtain a $10,000 child life insurance policy without evidence of insurability. Child Life will also be open for enrollment to those who have not previously signed-up. The Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Manager's Income Protection Plan (IPP) will be open for coverage adjustments. The Pre-Tax Plan, Medical/Dental Expense Account (maximum election amount $2,500 for the 2013 plan year), Dependent Daycare Account (DCEA) and Transit Expense Account (TEA) will also be open for making 2013 elections. Do remember that the new federal limit of $2,500 in MDEA elections begins as of plan year 2013.
The TRiO Student Support Services program is sponsoring a workshop next week and all students are invited!
A plant was sent to Jim Nieswaag
Proposal Submitted Regarding Policy 3E.1 Admissions
RATIONALE: Update for compliance with PSEO legislation and add Pharmacy Tech program requirements.
The policy proposals can be viewed for comments at the Policy and Procedure Comment Page: https://www.anokaramsey.edu/about/policies/comments/index.cfm until Oct. 29, 2012.
Procedures Open for Two-Week Comment Period
In an effort to create college-wide dialogue, a Web-based comment form was developed to enhance the procedure two-week comment period.
Click to access the Web-based Procedure Comment Page and view the following procedure proposals:
Procedure 3B.3/11: Adding, Changing, Dropping, or Suspending Courses
Procedure 3E.1/11: Admission
Comment period ends October 25, 2012
Directions to the site:
Oct. 26 Academic Affairs & Standards Council Agenda
Click here to view the agenda for the upcoming Oct. 26 AASC meeting.
Chancellor Invites You to Listening Sessions for Presidential Search
Cambridge Campus Employee Flu Shot and Tdap Vaccine Clinic Reminder
PTK Hosts Campus Clean Up Oct. 16
October Wellness Workshop Presents: Humor: A Not So Serious Path to Wellness
Cambridge Campus Counseling Department Presents: Ways People Mask Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Bookstore Sale Through Oct. 19
Cambridge Campus' Sunshine Committee
Chancellor Steven Rosenstone invites students, faculty and staff to open listening sessions, Oct. 10, to gather information about our unique campuses to assist in recruiting and selecting the best candidate for our new president.
The Chancellor will be at the Coon Rapids Campus with live ITV connections to the Cambridge Campus and Anoka Technical College.
Oct. 10, 2012 Chancellor's Listening Sessions Schedule:
Coon Rapids Campus
Cambridge Campus
Anoka Technical College
2 to 3 p.m.
Student Session
Riverview Room
ITV Student Session
ITV Student Session
3 to 4 p.m.
Staff Session
Riverview Room
ITV Staff Session
ITV Staff Session
4 to 5 p.m.
Faculty Session
Riverview Room
ITV Faculty Session
ITV Faculty Session
If you are not able to attend a listening session for the presidential search, please take a moment to complete this survey. This tool is designed to assist the Presidential Search Committee in identifying priorities across all three campuses of Anoka Technical College and Anoka-Ramsey Community College.
Thank you for taking time to assist with the search process. Access to the survey will only be available through TODAY, Monday, Oct. 8.
Link to survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/anokapres
When: Monday, Oct. 8
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon
Where: Room E202
When: Tuesday, Oct. 16
Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Students can check in at the PTK office, SC175, to gather supplies and head out to clean up. The flyer below will be posted around campus as a reminder.
If you have any questions, contact Lisa Harris at Ext. 1292.
To view a PDF version, click here.
Please join us for the October Wellness Workshop, Humor: A Not So Serious Path to Wellness.
Participants will be entered into a drawing to receive one of our Wellness Works promotional items!
To view a PDF version, click here.
The Cambridge Counseling Department is sponsoring the following fall semester Mental Wellness Day Events. If you have questions please contact Isabelle Schmidt at ext. 1844.
When: Oct. 24
What: Mental Wellness Event: Ways People Mask PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
Time: 12 noon
Where: Room G202, Cambridge
What: Mental Wellness Screening for Depression, Mood Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder and PTSD
Time: 1 to 2:15 p.m.
Where: Room G201, Cambridge
Cost: Free
We will distribute attendance certificates at the close of the speaker's presentation and at end of the mental wellness screening. If faculty would like me to speak to your class(es) about these mental wellness event or other mental wellness events being planned to include planned GREEN DOT training, please contact me so I can coordinate class visits. If you are a club advisor and would like me to visit during a club meeting, please contact me or have the student club member contact so I coordinate a visit to the club. If you plan to send your class (es) to an event, please let me know so I can arrange for adequate space as well as have enough printed certificates of attendance available.
The Sunshine Committee hopes that your fall semester is off to a good start!
The function of the Sunshine Committee is to provide support for faculty and staff on our campus in times of sickness, sorrow, and joy. We send cards, fruit baskets or gift cards to those who are hospitalized overnight, have experienced the joy of a birth or adoption of a child, or have lost an immediate family member (spouse, child, or parent) due to death. We also send out cards to those who have been out for an extended period of time due to illness.
We encourage you to keep us informed of events taking place within the Cambridge campus family. We would also like to encourage you to contribute to the Sunshine Committee Fund as you are able to, in order to ensure we are able to recognize all qualifying events as they occur. Any amount you can give will be appreciated and applied directly to the fund. Donations can be made in cash or by check made out to the Sunshine Committee and sent to Gwen O'Brien, Pam Peterson or Jason Siems for deposit.
Thank you in advance for your generosity!
I am happy to announce that Cheryl Statz-Jacoboski has joining the testing services team as a testing coordinator. Cheryl will work with MaryAnn Harris to coordinate testing services at the Coon Rapids campus.
Cheryl has been with Anoka-Ramsey for three years and has experience in several departments. She started in the Call Center and since has worked in the Business Office, Financial Aid, IT, Humanities and Fine Arts. Prior to Anoka-Ramsey, she worked at several Minneapolis law firms as a help desk specialist, software trainer, secretary and work coordinator.
Welcome Cheryl!
Faculty Development and Media/Membership Approvals:
Kate Kysar, presentations at AWP conference, $549.60
Jeff Ludwig, MNADE conference, $374.15
Scott Stankey, MNADE conference, $526.27
Diane LaFleur, NLN Educational Summit, $1,458.29
Victoria Downey, Association of American Geographers membership, $125
Kristin Klamm-Doneen, Defense of Dissertation, Consult/Review of Manuscript, Verification of Coursework, $900
Kirsten Olsen, Sociologists of Minnesota annual conference, $107.01
Isabelle Schmidt, Assn. of MN Community and Technical College Counselors (AMCTCC) Fall Workshop, $9
Michelle Foy, Health Educators, $642.65
Mark Omodt, MinnMATYC and AMATYC memberships, $105
Andrew Aspaas, 198th Conference of the Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium (2YC3), $704
Michelle Rogers, Minn MATYC membership, $20
Staff Development Approvals:
Pa Lee-Xiong, Metro State course fees/textbooks, $600
Jan Pomeroy, H2P annual meeting & NN2 Naval Academy Tour participation, $100
Prairie Home Delights a Success!
Associate Dean of Nursing Search Committee Named
Presidential Search Advisory Committee Named
Get Involved: Green Dot Opportunities
Music Faculty Featured in U of M School of Music All-School Convocation
Athletics Home Games for the Week of Oct. 1
Thank you to Institutional Advancement and those who volunteered and attended for making this year's Prairie Home Delights a success! It was so great to have the event back on campus. The facilities looked so festive full of fall colors and warmth!
I was pleased to see so many familiar faces there supporting our students. I enjoyed the cuisine almost as much as the company. What a treat to be surrounded by such delicacies and great people! The ambiance was perfected with the addition of chamber and jazz music by Anoka-Ramsey Music Faculty. Thank you all for a wonderful evening!
I am looking forward to Scholardazzle, Friday, January 25, 2013. Mark your calendars!
Here are just a few of the wonderful photos taken from Friday's event.
Congratulations to the following individuals selected to serve on the aligned Associate Dean of Nursing Search Committee for both Anoka Tech and Anoka-Ramsey.
Constituent Group
Anoka Tech
Coon Rapids
Rebecca Fox
Kristina Reiling
Alex Shykes
Jeff Stephenson
Christina Wilson
Gwen O'Brien
Cheryl Tefer
Sherry Wickstrom
Natasha Baer
Laura Cleveland
Patricia Giese
Lucy Ross
Ashley Weatherspoon
Connie Wright
Shawn Johnson
Deidra Peaslee/Jim Clark
Congratulations to the following people who have been chosen to participate in the search for the new college president.
Search Chair
M. Sue Collins, President, Northeast Higher Education District (NHED)
Jim Bohler and Bee Xiong
Rita Schutz, Faculty; and Bruce Homann, Faculty
Cathi Gatewood, Vice President of Academic Affairs and
Dana Irgens, Dean of Arts & Letters
Diane Dockery, Institutional Advancement Staff
Ed Norton, Facilities Staff
Lydia Ross, Academic Affairs Staff
Greg Carlson, Verne McPherson and Jeff McGonigal
Anita Rios Director, Talent Management and Organizational Effectiveness, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Jay Nelson, Interim Chief Human Resource Officer, Anoka Technical College
Feel free to bookmark this Web page for Presidential Search details: http://www.anokaramsey.edu/en/about/PresidentialSearch.aspx
It's that time of year again when the Counseling Department begins planning for our fall events. This term we have two major programming opportunities and we need your help promoting them.
Like last year, we are asking faculty if you would allow us to come and speak to your class (es) about GREEN DOT for about 10 minutes. This time our GREEN DOT Club members asked if they could help us present the information to give fellow students their perspective on the six-hour Bystander Intervention Training.
For those of you who are unaware of the GREEN DOT program on campus, visit http://www.anokaramsey.edu/en/resources/Counseling/GreenDot.aspx for more information.
If you are interested in helping spread the word about violence prevention, please contact us and we will coordinate class visits at your convenience.
Film Description:
"In a society where media is the most persuasive force shaping cultural norms, the collective message that our young women and men overwhelmingly receive is that a woman's value and power lie in her youth, beauty and sexuality, and not in her capacity as a leader. While women have made great strides in leadership over the past few decades, the United States is still 90th in the world for women in national legislatures, women hold only 3% of clout positions in mainstream media, and 65% of women and girls have disordered eating behaviors.
Stories from teenage girls and provocative interviews with politicians, journalists, entertainers, activists and academics, like Condoleezza Rice, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Margaret Cho, Rosario Dawson and Gloria Steinem, build momentum as Miss Representation accumulates startling facts and statistics that will leave the audience shaken and armed with a new perspective."
If you would like additional information about the film check out the Web site at: http://www.missrepresentation.org
We also have a DVD if you would like to review the documentary to see if the content is applicable to your curriculum. Please contact Nancy Elk (Ext. 1339) or MaryAnn Larios (Ext. 1319) with any questions.
Thanks for helping us get students involved in creating a culture of non-violence on our campus and within our communities.
As part of my sabbatical, I am taking some classes at the University of Minnesota School of Music, which held its annual All-School Convocation on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012 in Ted Mann Concert Hall.
The event, hosted by the school's director, Dr. David Meyers, featured incredibly prominent guests including: Maria Schneider (jazz composer and performer), Dawn Upshaw (soprano, partner with SPCO), David Frost (Grammy award-winning recording producer) and Tim Martyn (Grammy award-winning recording engineer). Representatives from the board of regents, the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and the entire music faculty and student body were all in attendance (not to mention quite a few notable audience members from the music scene in the Twin Cities).
Sharing the stage with these glittering guests was our very own Anoka-Ramsey Voice Faculty member, Richard Joseph. He was featured as a soloist in a performance of William Bolcom's New York Lights (A View from the Bridge), written for voice and piano. His powerful and resonant tenor voice filled the cavernous Ted Mann Hall and his artistry in this performance was engaging, moving and radiant. Richard began work this fall towards a doctorate in Voice Performance and is already being showcased as one of the bright lights within the entire school of music.
Congratulations, Richard! What an amazing opportunity to perform in front of these international artists and the greater Twin Cities artistic community. We are so honored and lucky to have you working with our students and in our department.
Please see the attached 10-day letter following the Sept. 14 Faculty Shared Governance Committee meeting.


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The internet is full of crazy stuff. But the award for craziest thing we've seen today goes to 'ARST ARSW' : a online video posted by a user called suckerpinch that rearranges all the dialogue from Star Wars in alphabetical order.
The word 'help' is uttered 22 times, while 'her' is only said 20 times; reminding us how few women there are in Star Wars.


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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
A Step Inside the Ballard Designs Catalog
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Thanks for sharing....Oh, how I wish! Next time, I am in the ATL., it will be a stop for me!!!!ReplyDelete
I love the dining room chairs in the first picture...swoon!ReplyDelete
SO excited, we are going to ATL on Friday and you KNOW this is going to be one of my stops!!ReplyDelete
Definitely keeping this on my list for when I make shopping trips to ATL!!! Absolutely love it!!! Glad to know about the Ballard's Backroom! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
You lucky girl! Nowhere even close here in the Midwest! Love your trip! xxoo DianaReplyDelete
I've never been, Julie, but I know that they are there in Atlanta. I always hope they might open up one of their outlets in one of our outlet malls here on Long Island. Could you imagine working in one of those stores? I would probably blow my whole paycheck on buying stuff!ReplyDelete
I've been to the one in Ohio and it's sort of hit or miss but when it's good, it's for sure a hit!!! The best part of the store is its right next to Ikea, so the day always is good!ReplyDelete
I am SO jealous! I love Ballards! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
YES!!! I live in TN but whenever we are near Atlanta, Ballard's is a MUST! I scored a great paper towel holder I had been drooling over, a throw rug, Christmas stockings for pennies, and several prints! I DREAM of going back! Thanks for the great post!ReplyDelete
Oh sweet! That looks like a fun trip, like you got to visit a real-life catalog, haha. I literally laughed out loud when I saw your comment about the picture with your husband. TOO funny. :)ReplyDelete
Us Atlantans ARE trying to keep it a secret so there is more fab stuff for us to choose from! Scored BIG time on the Tuscan Media Center - the hutch was 90% off, the console about 40% off so all in all got it for 1/3 original price. Amazing! I've gotten upholstered ottomans, starburst mirrors, lamps....its really wonderful!!!ReplyDelete
wow! I am extremely jealous! Great scores!~~ReplyDelete
As soon as I read this I went to their website and found SEVERAL things I Feel like I just absolutely NEED. Thank you for posting this!ReplyDelete
I was a regular at both stores when I lived in Atlanta. I came home with lots of cute things and good prices.ReplyDelete
Okay, so I live an hour and a half noth of Atlanta and Roswell and had NO idea these stores existed!!!! My daughter lives in North Atlanta...think I may need to pay her a visit! :0)There is also a PB outlet a little further north in the Dawsonville outlets!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for sharing this!
Ballard also has an outlet store in the Cincinnati area for those in the midwest. You are right....AWESOME! I have been there several times and can find some fabulous deals. Great ideas if nothing else!ReplyDelete
I live in metro Atlanta, but also just recently realized they were there! Went back in February and got the drying rack that I've been lusting after for a year. Half off! Yea!ReplyDelete
I've only been to Atlanta once, for a wedding in July, of all times! From what I'm hearing, Atlanta is the design/antique capitol of the country! I need to find out more, next time I'm out east. Your Dave's a trooper, but not having fun! Your daughter on the other hand was game for anything, it appeared!ReplyDelete
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One thing you could try after putting the screws tight again is to put a dap of nail varnish over the head with just enough to go on to the part the head sits into. Hopefully that will have enough resistance to stop the heads from coming loose again, but not so much of a lock than if you used loc-tight on the actual screw threads. Which might be problem if the lens needed to be opened up for cleaning or service in the future.
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Video: Making Children Comfortable
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Pediatric Interviews: Cardon Children's Medical Center - Full Transcription
How do you make children comfortable?
Audio: Music over Opening Titles
Image: Image of Cardon Children's Medical Center
Text: Banner Health, Cardon Children's Medical Center
Text: How do you make children comfortable?
Text: Christine Jorgensen, RN, Pediatric Outpatient Treatment
Image: Christine Jorgensen speaks on-camera
Audio: "We play a lot, we blow bubbles and we sing and we turn cartwheels when we have, you know, good things happen up there. We just play a lot and that's really important to me. And it always has been because I think the kids are kids whether they're sick, whether they're healthy, you know, whatever, they're still kids."
Text: Dr. Paul Ufberg, Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Image: Dr. Paul Ufberg speaks on-camera
Audio: "I think that when you're relating to a child it's very important to focus on the child and see, as you walk in the room that very first instant, how the interaction is going to play out. You will see a child gripping their mother and not wanting to even look at you. I see another child sitting in the corner, playing. You have to really tailor your care to the child."
Text: Dr. David Curran, Chair, Pediatric Department
Image: Dr. Curran speaks on-camera
Audio: "When children are scared or they're crying, I kind of like to pop into the room sometimes and blow bubbles at them and just be the goof-ball and they can't help but laugh sometimes, you know? And to me, that's the most fun, is just being the big goof-ball and getting down to their level and playing with them. And, you know, truly understanding, you know, their development and where they're coming from."
Text: Dr. Scott Elton, Pediatric Neurosurgeon
Image: Dr. Elton speaks on-camera
Audio: "My wife would tell me that I've never grown up and then she would sit here in front of the camera and tell you the same thing. Again, I think that's the secret to taking care of kids is to just never really forget that you're a child at heart."
Text: Lisa Hegarty, Pediatric Respiratory Therapist
Image: Lisa Hegarty speaks on-camera
Audio: "You approach cautiously; you kind of talk to them from the doorway a little bit and talk to them about things that are happening in the room or what are they watching on TV, what do they like to do. I ask them if they like to color and I'll go get them a coloring book and crayons. You kind of have to approach them and get their trust before you do anything to them."
Text: Dr. James Reingold, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Image: Dr. Reingold speaks on-camera
Audio: "I try to joke around with them if I can. Sometimes even just little simple things that you learn in pediatric residency like pretending you're looking for Elmo in their ear or hidden things on them or just trying to talk with them while I do a procedure to ask them about their pets or their teachers or things they like to do."
Text: Dr. Jay Cook, Pediatric Neurologist
Image: Dr. Jay Cook speaks on-camera
Audio: "Oftentimes, actually, the kids are better than we think. Sometimes we think they're going to be embarrassed when they really aren't; sometimes they are when you don't think they will. For the most part, just talking to them and actually being pretty objective with them."
Text: Dr. David Curran, Chair, Pediatric Department
Image: Dr. Curran speaks on-camera
Audio: "And I think to get down at their level and make them understand that you understand by looking them in the eye, by embracing them and their fears and telling them that it's going to be okay is a great way to start."
Audio: Closing musical tones.
Image: Image of Cardon Children's Medical Center
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NBC News in Corpus Christi announces that there are over 6,000 children in Texas needing to be adopted. (Source: Kristv.com) The Texas Adoption Resource Exchange dispels some myths about adoption and shares that some basic requirements for adoption are that you are: 21-years-old, married or single, you have to pass a criminal/cps background check, pass a home inspection, attended training classes.
Where can prospective and interested parents start? TARE (Texas Adoption Resource Exchange) has been named by The Center for Digital Government as "Best Application Serving the Public" in its annual Best of Texas awards. At this website you can learn about foster care and adoptions as well find out about events, resources success stories and faith based programs.
Related content: Adoption 101: An Adoptive Parent Shares the Basics
Also available is the opportunity to create an account and learn about the children across the state who are looking for a forever home. You must create an account in order to have access, and create your own family profile, because the search for the right family fit works both ways.
If resources are a consideration, there are sources available that may make adoptions through the state virtually cost-free. There are also resources available to help with education and other needs.
Related content: The Open Adoption Process: Adoptive Mother Shares Her Experience
Additional resources and information at TARE include requirements on becoming an adoptive or foster parent, information on home studies and education and training services. Must of this information is available in both English and Spanish.
If you are interested in growing your family start with TARE's FAQ page and get the answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding adoption to help you get started.


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"Sacramento City Council Member Bonnie Pannell and Council Member Sandy Sheedy have endorsed Patrick Kennedy's campaign for Sacramento City Council, District 5.
"I am proud to have the support of Council Members Pannell and Sheedy. I have had the great privilege of working with them over the years and look forward to continuing that relationship when I am on the City Council," said Patrick upon the announcement.
Pannell represents District 8 in South Sacramento and Sheedy represents District 2 in North Sacramento. They join their colleagues, Council Members Ray Tretheway (District 1) and Steve Cohn (District 3) in endorsing Patrick Kennedy for Sacramento City Council."


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