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FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company. Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in Dark Old Fashioned Sponge Candy Contact:Consumer:920-336-7549 Media:David Burke920-336-7546 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - June 5, 2014 - Eillien's Candies, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Dark Old Fashioned Sponge Candy because the product contains undeclared milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.This recall affects all dates and all products listed below with a "Best By" date prior to June 1st, 2015. (06-01-15)UPCLabelsize034952573077Eillien's- Dark Old Fashioned Sponge Candy,12oz. Tray034952129946Eillien's- Dark Old Fashioned Sponge Candy,6oz. Header bag034952569278Eillien's- Holiday Dark Old Fashioned Sponge Candy,10oz. bag034952811711Blains Farm & Fleet - Dark Sponge Candy,14oz. bag034952574777Piggly Wiggly- Dark Sponge Candy,12oz. Tray034952581386Piggly Wiggly- Dark Sponge Candy,10oz. bag034952139563Mrs. Kimball's Candy Shoppe- Dark Sponge Candy,13oz. bag034952410754Mae's Comer Market- Dark Old Fashioned Sponge Candy,14oz. bag034952410983Mae's Comer Market- Dark Old Fashioned Sponge Candy,24oz. bag034952413243Mae's Comer Market- Premium Party Tray (Large B)59.5oz. The voluntary recall was initiated after one reported illness. It was discovered that the milk-containing product was distributed in packaging that did not declare the presence of milk. Subsequent investigation indicates the problem was caused by an oversight in the labeling process.Consumers with recalled product should return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact Eillien's Candies, Inc. at 920-336-7549 between the hours of 8am- 4pm. Monday thru Friday, central time. ###
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I was excited about the possibility of Ken Whisenhunt becoming the Detroit Lions next head coach. I was also intrigued by Jay Gruden, but he ended up taking the job in Washington. Still, all the chatter was that Whisenhunt was Detroit's man, and why wouldn't he take this job? It was, in the mind of many, the best job on the market. Well, he didn't take it, and when I saw that Whisenhunt had taken the Titans job, I was worried. Then, I saw that the Lions had hired Jim Caldwell to be their head coach. I was no longer worried... because worry is an anticipatory feeling. Now I'm just disappointed.
This is not a good hire. For whatever reason, the Lions seemed determined to hire somebody who had a head coaching job in the NFL before. Inexplicably, Mike Munchak was involved in the interview process, and Gary Kubiak's name got bandied about too. Caldwell isn't as bad a hire as Munchak would have been, but it is not as good as Kubiak would have been, and that exactly would not have set the world alight.
Caldwell has several years head coaching experience, if you consider his woeful run at Wake Forest, but to be fair winning at Wake Forest has proven difficult. He then joined the NFL as a Tony Dungy guy, and when Dungy retired, he took over for Dungy in Indianapolis. He had two seasons that went very well. Peyton Manning was his quarterback. He had one awful season that got him fired. Curtis Painter was his quarterback.
This is not a good sample size really. He also spent the last couple of years as the offensive coordinator in Baltimore. He got some praise because Joe Flacco suddenly stopped throwing interceptions en route to the Super Bowl win. This year their offense was poor and so was Flacco. Yet, here we are, with Caldwell now the head coach of the Detroit Lions.
This is so uninspired. Had Caldwell never coached a team with the best quarterback of his generation under center, this guy's reputation would be very different I imagine. I don't want to look at his overall records too much, considering the circumstances. I will just point out that, repeatedly, Caldwell made TERRIBLE in game decisions. He was a regular in Bill Barnwell's Thank You For Not Coaching articles on Grantland. Based on this alone, you can't really call him a great coach. Maybe he's learned something, but I doubt it. Retreads don't usually change their ways. That's why they tend to fail in the same old ways.
Caldwell certainly has a different personality than Jim Schwartz. Schwartz tried to bring some tough guy bravado, and often looked like a buffoon. Caldwell is a nice guy, a quiet guy, a seemingly reasonable man. Does the team hope this will suddenly bring that "discipline" that people say the team needs? Are guys going to stop taking penalties out of the kindness of their hearts? I'm not saying a drill sergeant would have changed things either. Only a good tactical coach could maybe figure this out.
This isn't a bad hiring. It just isn't a good one. Maybe they hired Caldwell to save money and time because they only need to change the last name on all of Schwartz's stuff. He's not going to make this team better. Maybe he will hire a great offensive coordinator. Perhaps he will be able to help Stafford, although he showed no signs of helping Flacco. Caldwell is taking over a different situation than Schwartz too. The Lions were considered a disappointment going 7-9. The goal, the aim, is for Detroit to make the playoffs. If they don't do that in the next few years, and there is a very real possibility they won't, then Caldwell will likely get fired. When that happens, Martin Mayhew goes with him. By hiring Jim Caldwell, Mayhew has more or less written his own pink slip.


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Top designer, Narciso Rodriguez, gave Simon Nessman his first chance on the catwalk in 2007. This was received with a wave of demand, as more top designers and brands requested Nessman to feature in their fashion shows. Throughout his career, the sexy Canadian male model has walked for names like Dsquared2, Louis Vuitton, Roberto Cavalli, D&G, Emporio Armani, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, and others.
Along with his catwalk successes, Nessman has been booked for numerous leading advertising campaigns. In 2008, he was captured by Mario Testino for the D&G and Lord & Taylor campaigns. He later starred in advertisements for Givenchy (2009), John Galliano Underwear (2009), Versace (2010), Emporio Armani (2011) and Michael Kors (2011, 2012).
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We appear to have the following state of play as of the late afternoon/early evening of the assassination:
-Lee Oswald in custody claiming to have been at the front entrance on the first floor during the assassination and to have had a fleeting encounter with a police officer and Mr. Truly as they rushed into the building
-Detective Ed Hicks telling the press about an incident involving Oswald and a cop at the front entrance of the building shortly after the shooting
-Marrion L. Baker on the record as having encountered a man walking away from the rear stairway several floors up the building.
So far, not a single reference anywhere--in a single news media report--to a second-floor lunchroom incident.
But it gets even worse for the second-floor lunchroom story.
For we now need to add into the mix two startling newspaper reports written on the evening of the assassination.
Both refer to an Oswald sighting on--you've guessed it--the first floor.
#1: From the Dallas Morning News, written by Kent Biffle 11/22, published 11/23:
The dissonant element here (dissonant, that is, to my theory) is not "first floor", not "the officer, gun drawn", not the question as to Oswald's being an employee. No, the dissonant element is "storage room". How--on my theory--would the Baker-Oswald encounter have happened in a first-floor storage room? Isn't it supposed to have taken place in the front lobby?
There were in fact two designated "storage rooms" on the TSBD first floor--one beside the domino room near the rear of the building and one just off the front lobby. Obviously the latter is going to arouse our interest in the current context. But the close proximity of the "storage room" to the lobby area doesn't quite explain how it could have become confused in the reporter's mind with "front lobby/vestibule".
In order to grapple with this conundrum, we must move on to the other newspaper report.
#2: From the New York Herald Tribune, written 11/22, published 11/23:
Mr. [Ochus V.] Campbell [vice-president of the TSBD] said, "Shortly after the shooting we raced back into the building. We had been outside watching the parade. We saw him (Oswald) in a small storage room on the ground floor. Then we noticed he was gone." Mr Campbell added: "Of course he and the others were on their lunch hour but he did not have permission to leave the building and we haven't seen him since."
There it is again: storage room.
Only this time with three differences:
a ) This is a "small storage room"
b ) We are being given a direct quote from Ochus Campbell, the man we've just seen feature so prominently in the Biffle report
c ) The talk is of "we" having simply seen Oswald--no mention of an officer being involved.
What in the Sam Hill is going on here?
How about we do the unthinkable and take at face value what the NY Herald Tribune is telling us, i.e. that Ochus Campbell recalled his and at least other person's having seen Oswald in a small storage room on the first floor?
Campbell had been outside watching the motorcade with two other people: Roy Truly and Jeraldean Reid.
We know that Truly separated from them immediately after the shots and ran into the building after Marrion Baker.
So that leaves Campbell + Jeraldean Reid.
Put the case:
Oswald/Prayer Man, at some point after the shooting, nipped in to the small storage room just off the front lobby.
Ochus Campbell reentered the building around this time accompanied by at least one other person--Jeraldean Reid.
They made their way to the front-of-house stairs in order to go up to the second floor office area.
In order to do so they had to pass the small storage room beside the stairway.
The door was open and they--or one of them--noticed and recognised Lee Oswald in there.
Thinking nothing of it, they proceeded on up to the second floor office area.
I'll let Geneva Hine tell us what happened next:
Mr. BALL. When you came back in did you see Mrs. Reid?
Miss HINE. No, sir; I don't believe there was a soul in the office when I came back in right then.
Mr. BALL. Did you see anybody else go in through there?
Miss HINE. No, sir; after I answered the telephone then there was about four or five people that came in.
Mr. BALL. Do you have any definite recollection of Mrs. Reid coming in?
Miss HINE. No, sir; I only saw four or five people that came by and they all came and were all talking about how terrible it was.
Mr. BALL. Do you remember their names?
Miss HINE. Yes, sir.
Mr. BALL. Who were they?
Miss HINE. Mr. Williams, Mr. Molina (spelling), Miss Martha Reid, Mrs. Reid, Mrs. Sarah Stanton, and Mr. Campbell; that's all I recall, sir.
Mrs. Reid... and Mr. Campbell.
Now let's re-read that direct quote from Ochus Campbell in the NY Herald Tribune:
Shortly after the shooting we [= I and the person with me] raced back into the building. We [=I and the person with me] had been outside watching the parade. We [I and the person with me] saw him (Oswald) in a small storage room on the ground floor.
Mrs. Reid would accompany Roy Truly to DPD HQ the following day and give a statement to the effect that she had seen Oswald--not loitering in a first-floor storage room--but entering the second-floor office area.
Was she pressurised by her two bosses--Ochus and Roy--to do so? I believe we have serious grounds for believing that the poor lady was.
Now if only that pesky Geneva Hine hadn't been upstairs the whole time to ruin the marvelously efficient box-ticking story foisted upon her colleague.
I'm a bit confused here, Sean, with Mr. Campbell's stories. Did he "race" back into the building following the shots or did he "run" towards the grassy knoll?


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Climate Change and Indigenous Communities: How Can Dartmouth Make a Difference?
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Climate Change and Indigenous Communities: How Can Dartmouth Make a Difference?
Public Event with Q&A. Join us for a light lunch and a chance to talk with leaders from the Climate Institute. RSVP requested.
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How can Dartmouth be a leader in facilitating climate protection activities in Indigenous Communities? Find out more at a free, public luncheon event co-sponsored by the Center for Environmental Leadership Training (CELT) and the Rockefeller Center! Pizza will be served!
Indigenous People's Climate Change Working Group Conference took place November 4-5, hosted by Dartmouth College. CELT, Rocky Center and Dickey Center are building on its momentum. The Climate Institute and its Dartmouth Interns are here on campus to present ways in which you can become active in climate problem solving and become leaders in the field. This luncheon panel will focus on how the Dartmouth community can work with tribal colleges and communities on climate responses. The Climate Institute is the world's first NGO based solely on addressing climate change formed in 1986 and has been active in 40 nations.
The Center for Environmental Leadership Training (CELT) the educational arm of the Climate Institute, based in Hanover, NH is a rapidly growing team of students and international virtual interns, who are working on several key projects to promote climate awareness and create problem solvers of us all, including:
• CELT's Smart Solutions Blog
• Problem solving games including Saving the Arctic game
• The Tickell Climate Network
• Writing pieces for the Climate Alert
• Potential Internships in the U.S. and Mexico for the upcoming fall and winter terms
Join us for lunch and a chance to talk with the president of The Climate Institute, Mr. John Topping Jr. '64, and a panel of current CELT interns:
- Autumn Brunelle, Dartmouth 2015, Rockefeller Center Intern and CELT Spring Term Coordinator, a member of Ojibwa Tribe from Minnesota
- Ma'Ko'Quah Abigail Jones, Dartmouth College 2014 CELT Intern. She has worked at the Haskell Environmental Research Studies Center and Dartmouth, researching the impacts of climate change on indigenous coastal communities. In recognition for her participation in President Obama's Great Outdoors Initiative, MaKoQuah was one among a small group of young Native American environmental leaders to be honored by the White House Council on Environmental Quality. She was a lead organizer of the Nov 3-5, 2013 Indigenous Peoples Climate Change Working Group Conference hosted by Dartmouth.
- John C. Topping, Jr. of Hanover, NH, Member of Dartmouth Class of 1964, Co-Founder and President of the Climate Institute since 1986, winner in 2002 of Dartmouth's first Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Social Justice Award for Lifetime Achievement and recipient in 2008 from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change of a Certificate of Recognition for Contributing to the Award of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 to the IPCC.
- Trevelyan Wing, Dartmouth 2014. As Stefansson Fellow lived among Sámi reindeer herders in Scandinavia researching effects of climate change on herding culture and development of Sámi political institutions. Political intern at US Embassy Paris; Economic & Science Affairs intern at US Mission to United Nations Geneva, on Advisory Board organizing first UN Global Youth Summit 2013, attended as American delegate. Awarded Lombard Public Service Fellowship to create global Indigenous Youth Forum on Climate Change, to employ virtual platform bringing Native youth leaders in dialogue on climate change issues.
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All course marshals receive a race entry credit for every day they work - use it for any other CBRC event, or give it to a friend. Plus you'll get a CBRC T-shirt too!
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- For the race entry credit, we need the date and field/category that you want to race. If you're giving it to someone else, we'll also need their name and USAC license number (if they have one). And we need day-of-race cell numbers for both the marshal and racer.
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Santa Claus: Naughty or Nice?
Any thought of hooking Santa Claus away from the holiday stage is enough to make some parents roll their eyes or throw up their hands in outrage.
"Why on earth are we in such a hurry to take away the innocence and magic that exists in childhood?" says one parent in an online message board.
"Let children be children for as long as possible!" says another parent.
Like-minded mothers and fathers say they would never deny their kids the joy brought on by belief in Kris Kringle. There are those who declare that Christmas wouldn't be the same without good ole St. Nick.
Who's right and who's wrong? Could the Santa Claus tale actually hurt kids? Or is it harmless fun? WebMD placed Santa on the naughty or nice checklist and asked child psychology and development experts what they thought about the twinkle-eyed gent.
The Jury on Santa
Small studies from the United States and Canada suggest that virtually all children know about Santa Claus, even if they do not view him as a real person. A significant percentage of believers discovered the truth behind the tale around age 7. Only half of kids aged 8 to 11 reported believing in Santa.
When they did find out the truth, most of them reacted in a positive manner. Two out of three kids said they felt a sense of pride in figuring out the truth about Santa Claus. Half of them said that although the jolly guy was not real, they liked the idea of him.
Yet there are also various anecdotal reports on Internet chat boards about how the truth has disillusioned or even traumatized people. One mother said she was greatly disappointed when she realized who Santa was, but was more upset that her parents "forced" her to perpetuate the "lie." Her parents had said children who do not believe in Santa Claus do not get any presents.
The way children experience Santa depends on how he is represented to them, says Benjamin Siegel, MD, FAAP, professor of pediatrics at the Boston University Medical School. "If Santa Claus represents someone who is nurturing, good, thoughtful, and generous ... then it's a joyful (experience)."
Thank you for submitting your response.
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Naughty Dog is celebrating Valentine's Day early by releasing new holiday artwork for their popular series such as The Last of Us and Uncharted. The developer released the Valentine-themed art on Feb 12 which depicts stylish renditions of popular Naughty Dog created characters accompanied by appropriate Valentine's Day messages.
The artwork was created by Naughty Dog artists Alexandria Neonakis and Lily Nishita specifically for the Valentine's Day celebration. This is the second year in a row that the developer honored the holiday with original artwork. While there are images based upon both Uncharted and Jak and Daxter, the majority of the pieces feature characters and images from The Last of Us.
The Valentine's Day post also served as a reminder to fans that The Last of Us' first single-player DLC is also set to release on Friday. The story driven add-on serves as a prologue to the game's main campaign and will reveal the events that led Ellie to eventually begin her cross-country trek with Joel.
The Last of Us is now available exclusively on the Playstation 3.
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NEW YORK - At least one person was killed and three others were wounded in a shooting on the campus of a Seattle Pacific University in the U.S., the police said on Thursday.
Police have arrested one of the two suspects in the shooting at the Christian university, the other still remains at large.
A statement by the Seattle police said a 20-year-old man, who was seriously wounded in the shooting at a science and engineering building on the campus, died shortly after arriving at Harborview Medical Center. A 20-year-old woman was hospitalized with serious injuries and two other men, ages 24 and 22, are in satisfactory condition, it said.
Mayor Ed Murray said: "It's a day of tragedy and of loss. Once again, the epidemic of gun violence has come to Seattle, an epidemic of gun violence that has haunted this nation."
Two years ago in another shooting at a cafe in the university district in Seattle, the shooter and five people died.
Seattle Pacific is a private Christian university with an enrollment of about 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students.
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Tuesday May 6th, Elementary Students opened the doors of their classrooms to family and friends to display projects they have been working on. The Lower Elementary students had projects on authors, artists, countries, music and science. The Upper Elementary students transformed their classroom into a Medieval village.
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January 13, 2008
Pastor Brian Shimer
"The BIG Picture of transformation"
Romans 12: 1,2
What is the big picture of transformation? It is just this: that God has had in mind how He has wanted to transform and change and grow your life and others through you since before you were born. There are passages throughout the Bible which point to this fact - that God has planned to include you and me in His family since before the "creation of the world".
God's big picture is one which includes thousands of years of work in and among the Jewish people preparing the way and the times, awaiting the fullness of times so that Jesus could come - so God could be a man, incarnate among us, in order that we could be welcomed back into fellowship, back into covenant with the Holy Trinity.
Last week we noted that all God has been planning and doing is based upon the greatness of His mercy, this covenantal, faithful love that God has for us.
For although as Paul has written in the first chapter of the book of Romans, "the wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness…" and that there is nothing in us by which we can be made right with God, even so, while we were dead in our sins, while we were enemies of His, Jesus died to make a way. Jesus made a new beginning for humanity, to include us in the love of God.
In view of all this mercy, all this provision for us, this unearned, but granted right standing with God, Paul says once we have been made right to then offer our bodies to God as living, not dead, sacrifices. And then God will work through us as we offer ourselves to him.
We noted that this statement to offer our bodies does not mean to show up on Sunday morning, to pray at meals, to act like a Christian when in public. We noted that this offering is to take our whole sleeping, eating, living, going to work, walking around life and place it before God as an offering - a holy and acceptable offering. "this," Paul then writes, "is your spiritual worship" or "your reasonable service".
Both translations convey the meaning. The word translated as service or worship, began as a word meaning to be hired for pay. It then began to mean "to serve" but began to be used only in the service of pagan temples so meant to "serve gods". In the Bible it is used exclusively of the worship or service of God. It was used of worship as defined by the actions of sacrifice in the temple.
Paul uses it here to say the only ritual for the Christian is to offer ourselves, our very bodies to God - this is real worship to offer our everyday lives to God. So as much as we can say, "I am going to worship God today at church," we can also say, "I am going to the factory, to the bank, to the office, to the school, to the garage, to the sheep farm, to the garden to worship God."
To the Christian we are not to be God's servants just on Sunday mornings - but daily we are to make these bodies of ours available for the Holy Spirit to use for His purposes.
To thus present ourselves to God is not a boring affair. For following God is not a bore but a rollicking adventure, as Christian writer Beth Moore reflects in an experience she had at an airport a few years ago.
Waiting to board her plane in the Knoxville airport, Bible Study leader Beth Moore was sitting there in the waiting area reading her Bible, when she noticed a man who was such a strange sight that she could hardly keep from staring.
He was humped over in his wheelchair, he was skin and bones, dressed in clothes that obviously fit when he was at least twenty pounds heavier. His knees protruded from his trousers, and his shoulders looked like the coat hanger was still in his shirt. His hands looked like tangled masses of veins and bones. The strangest part of him was his hair and nails. Stringy, gray hair hung well over his shoulders and down part of his back. His fingernails were long, clean but strangely out of place on an old man.
She looked down at her Bible, uncomfortable, trying to imagine what his story might have been and found herself wondering who he might be. But as she sat there her heart began to sense a compassion for him. She was awash with aching emotion for this bizarre-looking man.
She knew that when she begins to feel what God feels, something so contrary to her natural feelings, something dramatic is bound to happen. And it may be embarrassing.
She immediately began to resist because she could feel God working on her spirit and she started arguing with God in her mind: "Oh, no, God, please no." She looked up at the ceiling as if she could stare straight through it into heaven and said, "don't make me witness to this man. Not right here and now. Please I'll do anything. Put me on the same plane, but don't make me get up here and witness to him in front of this gawking audience. Please Lord!"
She sat there in the blue vinyl chair begging His Highness along this vein when she heard it, "I don't want you to witness to him. I want you to brush his hair."
The words were so clear, her heart leapt into her throat and her thoughts spun like a top. Do I witness to the man or brush his hair?
She looked back to the ceiling, "God as I live and breathe, I want you to know I am ready to witness to this man. I'm on this Lord. I'm your girl! You've never seen a woman witness to a man faster in your life. What difference does it make if his hair is a mess if he is not redeemed. I'm going to witness to this man."
But, again, as clearly as she had ever heard an audible word, God seemed to write this statement across the wall of her mind, "that's not what I said, Beth. I don't want you to witness to him; I want you to go brush his hair."
She looked up at God and quipped, "I don't have a hairbrush. It's in my suitcase on the plane. How am I supposed to brush his hair without a hairbrush?" God was so insistent that she almost involuntarily began to walk toward him as these thoughts came to her from God's word: "I will thoroughly furnish you unto all good works."
(2 Tim 3:17)
She stumbled over to the wheelchair thinking she could use one herself, her pulse quickening, butterflies flipping in her stomach. She knelt down in front of this man and asked as demurely as possible, "Sir, may I have the pleasure of brushing your hair?"
He looked back at her and said, "What did you say?"
"May I have the pleasure of brushing your hair?" she repeated.
To which he responded in volume 10, "Little lady, if you expect me to hear you, you're going to have to talk louder than that."
So she blurted out: "MAY I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF BRUSHING YOUR HAIR?"
At which point every eye in the place darted right at her. She was the only thing in the room looking more peculiar than old Mr Longlocks. Face crimson and forehead breaking out in a sweat. She watched him look up at her with absolute shock on his face and heard him say, "If you really want to."
At which she thought, "Of course I don't want to! But God didn't seem interested in her personal preference right about then. He pressed on her heart until she could utter the words, "YES, SIR, I WOULD BE PLEASED. BUT I HAVE ONE LITTLE PROBLEM. I DON'T HAVE A HAIRBRUSH.'
"I have one in my bag," he responded.
She went around to the back of that wheelchair and got on her hands and knees and unzipped the stranger's old carry-on, hardly believing what she was doing. She stood up and started brushing the old man's hair. It was perfectly clean, but it was tangled and matted. She wrote that although she cannot do many things well, after mothering two little girls she had notable experience with untangling knotted hair. So she brushed from the very bottom of the strands, remembering to take her time and not pull.
A miraculous thing happened to her as she started brushing that old man's hair. Everybody else in the room disappeared. There was no one alive for those moments except that old man and her. She brushed and brushed and brushed until every tangle was out of that hair. She wrote that she has never felt such love for another soul in her life. She wrote: "I believe with all my heart, that for a few minutes I felt a portion of the very love of God. That He had overtaken my heart for a little while like someone renting a room and making Himself at home for a short while. The emotions were so strong and so pure that she knew they had to be God's."
Finally the old man's hair was as soft and smooth as an infant's.
She slipped the brush back in the bag and went around the chair to face him. She got back down on her knees put her hands on his knees and said, "Sir, Do you know my Jesus?"
He replied, "Yes, I do."
Then he explained. "I have known him since I married my bride. She wouldn't marry me until I got to know the Savior. You see, the problem is, I haven't seen my bride in months. I've had open heart surgery and she's been too ill to come see me. I was sitting here thinking to myself, what a mess I must be for my bride. Thank you."
Only God knows how often He allows us to be part of a divine moment when we're completely unaware of the significance. This on the other hand was one of those rare encounters when she knew God had intervened in details only He could have known. It was a God moment, and she would never forget it. The time came to board the plane and they were not on the same plane. She was deeply ashamed at how she had acted earlier and would have been so proud to have accompanied him onto his aircraft. She had a few minutes and gathered her things to board when an airline stewardess returned from the corridor, tears streaming down her cheeks. She said to Beth, "That old man's sitting on the plane, sobbing. Why did you do that? What made you do that?"
To which Beth responded: "Do you know Jesus? He can be the bossiest thing!" And they got to share.
"Life shouldn't be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather, to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly shouting, "Wow! What a ride! Thank You Lord!"
(received in an emailed story - no reference, Beth Moore)
As I thought about that story I thought how much I want to be more available to the Lord. What is the purpose of this life if it is not to totally release my own hold on my life and give it over to God. IT will not mean that you and I will be asked to brush someone's hair, but it will mean that we will be the vessels of God's Holy Spirit, His transformed people who carry the light and love of His grace to others.
On Sunday the 30th we prayed a prayer that is in your hymnal called the Covenant Prayer of the Wesleyan Tradition. It is a prayer written by John Wesley, who was an evangelist and preacher who lived in England during the 1700s. He used it in the December 31st worship times he led. It is a prayer of consecration.
As we spoke it that Sunday I wondered how many were familiar with it, or how many of you remember praying it in previous years. For me it has become very familiar beginning in 2005 I began to pray it on a daily basis and continued to do so for more than a year and a half. I found it a great way to get myself out of the way, to offer myself, the whole of this life, this body of mine to the Lord and found it a way to get my own flesh, my need to perform, to be perfect out of the way.
It also has that phrase in it that sends such shivers down one of my friend's spines that he chooses not to pray this prayer. It is that line near the end that says, "I freely and heartily yield all things to Thy pleasure and disposal."
I have no problem praying that for I believe that I would much rather have all of my family, belongings etc in God's hands rather than in any other hands even mine. I find too that when I release that to which I cling, God is generous and fills me to the overflow.
I invite you to take a few minutes with me to pray this prayer again - to offer yourselves to God, to present this body in which you live to the God who alone can make life a rollicking adventure, for to do so is your "spiritual worship" and to do so aligns you with the God whose plan from eternity has been the transformation of your life.
If you will turn in your hymnals to page 607 we will close this time with this prayer.
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Jan. 12, 2002
January 11-12, 2002
Crawford Hall -- Irvine, CA
Match #6
7:00 Pepperdine d. UCLA, 3-0
Pepperdine 30 30 30 UCLA 27 26 27
Records, Pepperdine 4-2, UCLA 2-1
Fred Winters led the Pepperdine Waves to a 3-0 sweep of UCLA in the finale of the Wyndham West Coast Challenge. The match was close the entire way, with the Waves having the advantage in service aces (8-1) and hitting percentage (.398-.366) at the end of the evening.
Sean Rooney added 12 kills and Brad Keenan recorded 10 kills and five block assists for the Waves. Beau Daniels tallied a match-high 47 set assists and Clint Olson led the team in digs with five.
The Bruins were led by Chris Pena with 11 kills and Scott Morrow with 10 kills. Rich Nelson recorded 43 set assists, while Adam Shrader had a match-high seven digs. Pepperdine, UCLA and UC Irvine all go 2-1 at the Challenege.


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2014 Alabama Softball
#6 Alabama at #13 MISSOURI
May 03, 2014 at Columbia, Mo. (University Field)
Score by Innings R H E
Alabama............. 001 010 0 - 2 5 2
Umpires - HP: Jana Tidwell 1B: Scott Thomas 3B: Rick Boyer
Start: 1:02 pm Time: 2:18 Attendance: 2182
2014 Alabama Softball
#6 Alabama at #13 MISSOURI
May 03, 2014 at Columbia, Mo. (University Field)
Alabama starters: 8/cf McCleney; 12/lf Case; 19/dp Richard; 24/1b Lafaele;
10/2b Hunt; 3/3b Grantham; 15/ss Hays; 6/c Patterson; 18/rf Hawkins; 23/p Jury;
MISSOURI starters: 9/cf Gadbois; 51/c Fagan; 2/rf Crane; 4/lf Sykes; 16/ss
Genovese; 12/3b Randazzo; 7/dp Fleming, N; 10/1b Roth; 19/2b Schkade; 24/p
Alabama 1st - McCleney walked (3-0). McCleney stole
second. Case flied out to rf (3-1). Richard walked (3-1). Lafaele lined out to
cf (1-2). Hunt popped up to 2b (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2
MISSOURI 1st - Gadbois grounded out to 3b (3-1).
Fagan doubled to right center (2-1). Crane reached on a fielder's choice (3-1).
Sykes popped up to ss (3-2). Genovese flied out to cf (3-1). 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Alabama 2nd - Grantham popped up to 2b (1-2). Hays
flied out to cf (2-1). Patterson fouled out to lf (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 0 LOB.
MISSOURI 2nd - Randazzo popped up to 2b (1-2).
Fleming, N grounded out to ss (3-2). Roth struck out swinging (3-2). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Alabama 3rd - Hawkins walked (3-1). Hawkins stole
second. McCleney singled to pitcher, bunt (1-1); Hawkins advanced to third.
McCleney stole second, advanced to third on an error by c; Hawkins scored on
the error, unearned. Case out at first p to 2b (1-0). Richard popped up to ss
(0-0). Lafaele grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-1). 1 run, 1 hit, 1
error, 1 LOB.
MISSOURI 3rd - Schkade flied out to cf (0-0).
Gadbois grounded out to 2b (2-2). Fagan grounded out to 3b (2-2). 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Alabama 4th - Hunt grounded out to 3b (2-2). Iamurri
pinch hit for Grantham. Iamurri singled to right center (1-2). Dare pinch ran
for Iamurri. Dare out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Hays flied out to rf
(1-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
MISSOURI 4th - Grantham to 3b for Dare. Crane
singled to shortstop (3-1). Sykes grounded out to ss (2-2); Crane advanced to
second. Genovese lined out to rf (0-0). Randazzo popped up to 1b (0-0). 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Alabama 5th - Patterson popped up to 2b (1-0).
Hawkins walked (3-0). Hawkins advanced to second on a wild pitch, advanced to
third on an error by c. McCleney walked (3-0); Hawkins scored on a wild pitch,
unearned. Finucane to p for Stangel. Case singled through the left side (1-0);
McCleney advanced to second. Richard grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b
(3-1); Case out on the play. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
MISSOURI 5th - Fleming, N reached on an error by ss
(1-0). Rose pinch ran for Fleming, N. Roth lined out to rf (1-1). Rose stole
second. Schkade fouled out to c (2-0). Gadbois singled up the middle (1-2);
Rose advanced to third, out at home cf to c. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1
Alabama 6th - Lafaele struck out swinging (1-2).
Hunt grounded out to p (1-2). Grantham walked (3-2). Fichtner pinch hit for
Hays. Fichtner singled through the left side (2-2); Grantham advanced to
second. Hays to ss for Fichtner. Spencer pinch hit for Patterson. Spencer
grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
MISSOURI 6th - Patterson to c for Spencer. Fagan
singled to center field (0-0). Crane flied out to lf (1-2). Sykes reached on an
error by 3b, advanced to second on the error (2-1); Fagan advanced to third on
the error. Littlejohn to p for Jury. Genovese reached on a fielder's choice,
advanced to second on the throw (1-1); Sykes advanced to third; Fagan out at
home 3b to c to ss to p to ss. Randazzo intentionally walked (3-0). Moore pinch
ran for Randazzo. Fleming, N to dp for Rose. Fleming, N popped up to 3b (1-0).
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Alabama 7th - Randazzo to 3b for Moore. Hawkins
struck out swinging (1-2). McCleney struck out swinging (0-2). Case singled to
shortstop (2-2). Richard flied out to lf (1-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors,
MISSOURI 7th - Roth walked (3-1). Stephens pinch ran
for Roth. Zolman pinch hit for Schkade. Zolman flied out to lf (0-1). Gadbois
singled to center field (1-1); Stephens advanced to second. Fagan grounded out
to 2b (1-0); Gadbois advanced to second; Stephens advanced to third. Crane
intentionally walked (3-0). Sykes struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.


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To thank teachers and school board employees for all they do, the Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa has begun offering free annual individual memberships on an on-going basis, to all Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas county teachers, faculty and school board employees. Any employee with a valid school ID from participating counties can enjoy free admission to more than 450 exhibits and displays focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) education for an entire year. Memberships are valid for 12 months from the date of registration. To redeem their free membership, teachers, faculty and school employees must go to MOSI, in person, and present a valid ID or recent pay stub.
"Teachers and school board employees are some of the hardest working people in the nation , and we wanted to show our incredible appreciation of them and their work," said Wit Ostrenko , president of MOSI. "We believe it takes a village to educate the children in our community, and MOSI is an integral part of that village, as the only informal educational institution in Tampa with the sole focus of STEAM learning. We want to make sure that MOSI's resources are available to Bay area teachers."
With their new membership, county school employees will be able to harness the power of their inner geek with access to more than 450 interactive science exhibits and visual displays on natural disasters, physics, astronomy and more. They can experience what it's like to lie on a bed-of-nails in Kids In Charge!, the largest children's science center in the nation and home to The Saunders Planetarium, and budding inventors can engineer anything imaginable in MOSI's inventor's studio, Idea Zone. Additionally, MOSI has teamed up with NASA to create its newest permanent exhibit Mission: Moonbase, where they will be able travel to the moon on a virtual space transport to help operate a lunar colony.
"We're so grateful to MOSI for making this opportunity available to our hard-working educators," Pinellas County Schools Superintendent Michael A. Grego said. "Free access to the museum's amazing exhibits and displays will certainly pique their creativity and infuse their lesson plans with new vigor, thereby extending the benefit to our students."
Teachers and school employees with a valid Hillsborough, Pasco or Pinellas county school ID or pay stub can sign up for their free membership, in person, starting May 1. Each ID is valid for one individual membership. Free membership does not include IMAX DOME Theatre films, special engagement exhibitions, or the Ropes Course/Zip Line.
"MOSI recognizes the important roles education professionals play in our community, and we appreciate this generous way of acknowledging their impact," said Pasco County Superintendent Kurt Browning.
On Saturday, May 17, the Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) will offer discounted MOSI admission to the Tampa Bay community for only $5. MOSI is a non-profit, community-based institution and hosts several $5 Days each year to allow community members of all incomes access to MOSI exhibit galleries, including The Amazing You exhibition, Kids In Charge!, the largest children's science center in the nation, and more than 450 hands-on, interactive exhibits. Admission to $5 Day also includes entrance to the IMAX Dome Theatre film Great White Sharks.
Museum hours are Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. For more information, call 813-987-6000.
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The story of a toddler rescued from train tracks is gaining worldwide attention this week after images showing the exact moment that a woman risks her life to save her baby were released. According to a report from The Daily Star on Aug. 11, the child had fallen onto the railroad tracks after a strong gust of wind pushed the toddler's stroller. Quick action by the mother was instrumental in saving the life of the baby because it was just seconds before the next train was due.
CCTV footage revealed that the stroller was left unattended momentarily by a man at a London Underground train station while he helped other family members. Then suddenly, the stroller falls onto the tracks as if pushed by unseen forces, almost like a scene from Final Destination.
The drama unfolded on July 23 and amidst the moment of shock, the baby's mother did not hesitate for a moment and jumped to rescue her toddler just seconds before another train arrived.
Chief Inspector Mark Lawrie said: "This was a frightening incident, not just for the scale of the danger the child was exposed to, but also because the woman then put her own life on the line by going onto the track
Meanwhile, the British Transport Police has asked witnesses to identify the people involved in the incident to determine if both the child and the woman are in good health.
He added: "We urgently need to identify the people involved to ensure the child wasn't injured as a result of the fall onto the tracks. I have taken the step of releasing CCTV of the people involved to highlight the very real concern we have for all involved," Lawrie said. Although it appears as if the near-fatal accident was simply an unfortunate mistake, police say the couple could face charges.
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At times, parents/caregivers often ask: "When is it age appropriate to give a child responsibilities? And should parents/caregivers give a child responsibilities? What good are responsibilities for a child?"
A child may and should be given responsibilities no later than their second year of life. As soon as a child has gained enough large muscle coordination or the ability to walk and handle items without dropping them or causing injury to the child is the best time. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to give their child responsibilities as home related tasks as they help to: 1) integrate a child into the family; 2) teaches them how to work with others; and 3) teaches them skills they may use later in life in their home and when they to work.
In general, parents/caregivers often discover their child wants to help their parent around the house or apartment. The key is to give a child simple responsibilities. These may include: putting their toys away in a designated place (like a toy box) or on the shelf where they belong; picking up their clothes from the floor then placing them on their bed, in a hamper, laundry room; or carrying their eating utensils and plates/bowls to the kitchen even helping the parent/caregiver put them in the dishwasher or sink, if they are able. As the child does her/his responsibilities, give her/him verbal praise for their effort no matter how small.
Each year, as a child grows and develops, parents/caregivers are encouraged to increase their responsibilities. Increased responsibilities will challenge them. How rapidly and how many responsibilities depends upon the individual child. The important thing is to get the child use to responsibilities early in their young life. Then the child will not be overwhelmed when the time comes assume responsibilities.
As to what responsibilities are right for a child, the best way parents/caregivers may help themselves is to observe their child's behavior. The child may become upset by what he/she may do. A great indicator is when a child's task or tasks are performed poorly, with a great deal of effort or when the child puts it or them of with an excuse: "I can't do it/them". In these instances, the task or tasks are too great or difficult her/him. It will not hurt to change it/them. But if he/she is able to handle them easily and without resistance, the parents/caregiver will know they are suitable and may be able to take on new, important family responsibilities without any problems.


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Happy Cinco De Mayo! I figured this would be the perfect opportunity to review a very unique candy, some beautiful Dia De Los Muertos Sugar Skulls. These were a gift from my best friend, as she found them on Olvera Street in Los Angeles. A place which is a fun mix of authentic Mexican culture and a cheesy tourist gift shoppers dream.
I received two large skulls and four small ones. The big ones are the size of an apricot, and the smaller ones about the size of a bouncy ball. The large ones are hollow, as the bottom opens into the large cavity inside. The smaller ones are completely solid, and therefore, are a bit heavier.
The decorations of the skulls are gorgeous. They have colored icing that was piped onto them. The large skulls have loops and squiggles on each top and said, and are accentuated with a strip of silver metallic paper. The eyes are sequins, with a small stream of icing that makes them look like they're crying. The small skulls have the same icing patterns on the skulls, and little colored dots for eyes. They're really cute and pretty to look at.
Eating one of these is a tad problmatic, as they are a solid chunk of sugar. I tried to nibble a piece off one, only to find it incredibly difficult. I eventually had to pop one of the small ones into my mouth and suck on it until it was soft enough to bite down on. The flavor as is to be expected, it's white sugar. Sweet, with slight honey notes to it and a very grainy and rich texture.
These are so adorable if you can get your hands on them. Not only are they pretty to look at, and I can see them being useful for many decorative things. I'd love to decorate cupcakes or adorn a cup of coffee or tea with the small ones, for example. A must try if you are lucky enough to find them!
Rating: Will Buy Again


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This is the current release of the guideline.
This guideline updates a previous version: Pain management guidelines. Hamilton (NJ): Health Care Association of New Jersey (HCANJ); 2005 Jan. 18 p.
The guideline was reaffirmed for currency by the developer in 2011.
Note from the National Guideline Clearinghouse: This guideline references a drug(s) for which important revised regulatory and/or warning information has been released.
Adult patients/residents in nursing facilities, assisted living, residential health care facilities, or adult day health service facilities located in New Jersey
2006 Guideline
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2011 Currency Review
The Best Practice Committee of the Health Care Association of New Jersey (HCANJ) searched Pub-Med.gov; The Cochrane Collaboration (Cochrane.org and Cochrane Reviews); and AHRQ's guidelines.gov (National Guideline Clearinghouse) Web site. The time frame for literature searches was from mid 2006 through mid 2011 (5 years). Search criteria limits included past 5 years, English language, and adults 18 years and older. Search terms used included the following: pain management, pain management in nursing facilities, pain management in assisted living, and pain management at end of life.
Not applicable
The development process includes a review of practice guidelines completed by others, literature review, expert opinions, and consensus. The guidelines are consistent with these principles:
The Best Practice Committee of the Health Care Association of New Jersey (HCANJ) reviewed published articles from mid-2006 through mid-2009 along with the current Pain Management Guidelines and determined that they are still considered current best practice and meet the regulatory requirements.
A formal cost analysis was not performed and published cost analyses were not reviewed.
Program Outline
"(a) Each facility shall develop, revise as necessary, and implement a written plan for the purpose of training and educating staff on pain management. The plan shall include mandatory educational programs that address at least the following:
(b) Implementation of the plan shall include records of attendance for each program."
The policy for each facility shall include the criteria found in subchapter 6, General Licensure Procedures and Enforcement of Licensure Rules, NJAC 8:43E 6.6:
"The facility's continuous quality improvement program shall include a systematic review and evaluation of pain assessment, management, and documentation practices. The facility shall develop a plan by which to collect and analyze data in order to evaluate outcomes or performance. Data analysis shall focus on recommendations for implementing corrective actions and improving performance."
"(f) The facility shall establish written policies and procedures governing the management of pain that are reviewed at least every three years and revised more frequently as needed. They shall include at least the following:
None provided
The type of evidence supporting the recommendations is not specifically stated.
Suggested implementation strategies are discussed in the original guideline document sections titled "Education and Continuous Training," "Continuous Quality Improvement," and "Policy." Refer to the "Major Recommendations" field for more information on these topics. In addition, a number of Pain Management Tools are provided in the original guideline document.
Not applicable: The guideline was not adapted from another source.
Health Care Association of New Jersey
Best Practice Committee
Electronic copies: Available in Portable Document Format (PDF) from the Health Care Association of New Jersey Web site .
Print copies: Available from the Health Care Association of New Jersey, 4 AAA Drive, Suite 203, Hamilton, New Jersey 08691-1803
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Jean Strong earned first team All-Pac-12 honors by the publication and was named a third team All-American as well.
Weather, Husky defense not enough to stop ASU in Seattle
Sometimes family is found in improbable places
Epps is ranked as the third-best junior college tight end in the nation
Devils avenge 2013 losses with dominant win over the Cardinal
Strong has garnered a spot on four All-American teams
Arizona State University junior wide receiver Jaelen Strong and senior safety Damarious Randall were named to the SI.com 2014 All-America Team, the media outlet announced on Tuesday.
Jael Mary caps comeback as Devils Stun USC in Los Angeles
Big plays doom Sun Devils In home loss
The 2014 senior class has led the Devils to four straight bowls
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Student Home
Employee Home
June 2012
May 2012
April 2012
March 2012
February 2012
January 2012
December 2011
November 2011
October 2011
September 2011
August 2011
July 2011
Commencements: A Success!
Congratulations to the TRiO Department
Summer Yoga
Wellness Funds Requests Deadline is June 1
Minnesota Twins Tickets Available in the Bookstore
CONSTRUCTION CLOSURES: May 25 through 28
Final Escape Recap
Service Hours for Information Desk, IT, Facilities and Security
Coon Rapids Honored Faculty Member
Summer Hours Begin May 23
Minnesota Potters: Sharing the Fire Documentary
Kid U Needs Your Help!
Hellos, Goodbyes and Changes in Responsibilities
Pause for Appreciation
College of Choice for Faculty and Staff
Congratulations and thank you for all of the hard work creating successful commencement ceremonies for this year's graduating class! It was wonderful seeing the dedication come to fruition as our students walked across the stage. Their ability to enjoy the event and share their accomplishments proudly with their friends and family is attributed to the effort you have all put into making their education successful. You have all touched the lives of these students and they will forever be grateful to you for helping provide an event worthy of their efforts.
It was wonderful hearing Al Franken as commencement speaker for both campuses. Also, the college's musical talent did an excellent job to make the event even more memorable.
I am so proud of all of the hard work that I see continuing around campus even yet this summer. We have started working toward the end goal of graduation once again.
A very BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Ryan O'Donovan, Thom Nordin, Robert Cancino and Lisa Harris for getting all four of their TRiO grants (Upward Bound and Student Support Services) funded!! In these intensely-competitive times for federal grants, only the best TRiO programs nationwide receive funding.
Three grants are for program renewals (one in Cambridge and two in Coon Rapids) and were each awarded $262,500 per year for five years (effective 9/1/2012 – 8/31/2017) or $1,312,500 per program = $3,937,500 total for five years. Each of these Anoka-Ramsey TRiO programs is funded to annually serve 63 first-generation students from low-income families or students with disabilities.
One grant is for a new Upward Bound program at the Cambridge Campus that will serve 60 students per year from Braham, Mora and St. Francis High Schools. This new award is $250,000 per year for five years (effective 9/1/2012 – 8/31/2017) or $1,250,000 total for five years.
Thank you to Lisa, Robert, Ryan and Thom for working so hard to meet the needs of 249 disadvantaged students and for bringing a total of $5,187,500 in new funds to Anoka-Ramsey Community College!
Summer Yoga Begins
Tuesday, June 5
5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Coon Rapids Campus
New location! As of Tuesday, May 8, yoga is held in the Student Center, SC100, Riverside Lounge.
Come check out the new, temporary location!
The deadline to submit your wellness funds request is: Friday, June 1.
Wellness Works, the Anoka-Ramsey Community College employee wellness program, was created to impact the health and well-being of Anoka-Ramsey employees. Our mission is to impact the health and well-being of employees by promoting healthful lifestyle choices within a work environment that encourages wellness.
This is the sixth year of our program. In addition to our monthly workshops and other programming, another part of our program includes a $100 personal wellness initiative fund (see the Wellness Program Guidelines for details).
Employees who have earned 50 wellness points may be eligible to receive $100 to use toward a personal wellness initiative. You will receive one wellness point for each activity completed that relates to your overall wellness. The Wellness Tracking Sheet indicates the activities you get points for (sleeping for 8 or more hours, drinking water, attending a Weight Room orientation session, to name few).
Reimbursable personal wellness initiatives may include:
Note: Wellness funds cannot be used for personal fitness equipment, tangible items of value or recreational activities.
Procedure for Approval:
Attachments include: (also available on the shared drive)
For more information about the Wellness Works program, visit the Wellness Works website at: http://www.anokaramsey.edu/en/employeehome/WellnessWorks.aspx
Tickets are available for all students, faculty and staff. There's a limited supply, so get your tickets today!
Beginning Friday, May 25, 1 p.m., and continuing through May 28, all main Coon Rapids Campus buildings (except Science) will be without power.
Contractors will be retiring 46-year-old electrical equipment and wiring. This system is responsible for distributing 13,000 volts of electricity across campus and serves as the backbone of the Coon Rapids Campus power grid.
These projects will not affect the Professional Training Center.
I would like to thank the 82 visitors at Final Escape on May 9. Kevin Roesselet won the Trivia contest with a score of 9.5. Good job! The answers to the trivia are below. Have a good summer, everyone.
Baby Boomer Edition
Bonus: Mork came from Ork
Information Desk and Information Technology
Week of May 14
Monday through Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Week of May 21
Monday and Tuesday: 7:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Monday through Thursday: 6:40 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Friday: 6:40 a.m. to 11:30
Saturday: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Coon Rapids only)
Coon Rapids Campus Facilities
Week of May 14
Monday through Friday: 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Week of May 21
Monday and Tuesday: 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday: 6 a.m. to 12 a.m.
Friday: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Cambridge Campus Facilities
Week of May 14
Monday through Thursday: 6 a.m. to 4:30 a.m.
Friday: 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Week of May 21
Monday and Tuesday: 6 a.m. to 4:30 a.m.
Wednesday and Thursday: 6 a.m. to 5 a.m.
Friday: 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.
***For any emergency calls outside of the hours indicated, callers will be required to call 911 direct until further notice***
It was a very close ballot. This year's recipient of the Coon Rapids Honored Faculty Member Award is:
Melissa Bergstrom!
Melissa will receive a plaque and honorarium from the Coon Rapids Faculty Association in the fall and will also have the opportunity to present at a college hour. Congratulations to Melissa, our other finalist Patty Pieper, and to the entire many faculty who received votes in our election.
All of us—faculty, staff, administrators—work very hard at this college, so it is nice to do a little recognizing from time to time, especially for someone like Melissa who really goes above and beyond in her service to students, the college, and her faculty.
Summer Hours – Campus Open
Monday through Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday: 7:30 - 11:30 a.m.
The Art Department is proud to present Minnesota Potters: Sharing the Fire. The documentary provides a view into the lives and work of eight Minnesota potters—four pairs of artists whose unique relationships celebrate some of the many ways that knowledge, experience and spirit are passed from person to person in this field. This documentary tracks the amazing sphere of these potters' stories with each other— exposing the challenge of becoming and subsisting as a practicing potter, detailing many of their processes, and, through the clear voice of art critic and cultural specialist Janet Koplas, offering insight into the bigger Minnesota potters' narrative.
View the documentary at: http://www.anokaramsey.edu/fire.aspx
Anoka-Ramsey Community College is a fiscal year 2011 recipient of a Folk and Traditional Arts grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is funded, in part, by the arts and cultural heritage fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the Legacy Amendment vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Kid U 2012 is rapidly approaching, and the staff is once again seeking donations to make this year better than ever!
Attached is a list of supplies the instructors need to provide the numerous activities they have planned. All donations can be dropped off at the PTC. Thank you for your support of Kid U! Your generosity is sincerely appreciated!
Laura Minnihan's last day with TRIO Upward Bound was April 17. Employees gathered to say goodbye last Thursday with cake to wish her well. Laura has been with Anoka-Ramsey since June 2009. She took a full-time position with Isanti County.
We wish Laura the best in her new position.
I am happy to announce that Kristine Kerkes has accepted the Testing Coordinator/Admissions Specialist position for the Cambridge Campus. Kristine will be coordinating testing services and assisting with functions of the admissions office.
Kristine started with Anoka-Ramsey in 1996 and has experience in several departments on campus. She began as an intermittent in the Records Office and continued by helping in the Bookstore, Testing Center, Information Center, Admissions, and has covered as the Faculty Secretary and as the College Operator. Her experience with multiple departments on campus will certainly be an asset!
Welcome Kristine!
Thank you, everyone, for making my time here at Anoka-Ramsey an enjoyable experience. Your kindness has been much appreciated.
Laura Minnihan, TRiO Upward Bound
Thank you Sheila!
I just wanted to give a sincere thank you to Sheila Provost in Central Services. Without her assistance, support, knowledge and willingness to jump in and simply find answers I would be unable to do my job very effectively. Not only is Sheila professional, she also brings a smile and a great attitude to every situation.
So thank you Sheila for all you do. It is noticed and very much appreciated.
Tina Perpich, Marketing & Public Relations Department
Another Successful Graduation on Friday Evening!
I would like to thank Jill Snippen for all the incredible support and attention to detail with this year's graduation ceremonies, it is very much appreciated. She has gone up and above with coordinating on many levels to make both ceremonies a great success. Thank you!
Thank you to all the many staff who volunteered, and to Faculty and Administration who helped and participated in this year's graduation ceremony. It is an important event for our students! Thanks for attending and supporting our graduates in all the many levels!
Thank you to all who participated, staff and volunteers, Faculty and Administration, IT and Facilities!
An amazing group of graduates!
Ravae Anderson, Educational Services
It was no trivial task to coordinate a graduation ceremony in a building that we have never used, with a sound system that is not ours, and all the other unknowns that came up at the last minute. Wow! The logistics of having the entire ceremony off campus must have been challenging. Yet at every corner, there seemed to be an Anoka-Ramsey employee directing graduates, faculty, and visitors or to help out in any way possible. Thank you to Jill Snippen and Ravae Anderson and all the employees who made the ceremony go as smoothly as possible. Without all of you, it would not have been the memorable evening that it truly was for so many Anoka-Ramsey families. It is a privilege to work with all of you.
Kelly Befus, Chemistry Department
Another graduation… another success!! Due to the awesome teamwork and diligent preparation of our dedicated Anoka-Ramsey staff, the Cambridge Campus Commencement was a memorable event for our graduates and guests.
Many sincere thanks to all who contributed their time and talents to the many stages of the event: the planning, the physical set-up, working the event, or participating in the ceremony. A special THANK-YOU goes out to the event helpers, the IT crew, the Security crew, the Facilities crew and our program presenters.
Jill Snippen, Educational Services
Faculty Development and Media/Membership Approvals:
Debby Filler, Phagehunting (virus hunting) Workshop, $767
Kathleen Hoffman, Phi Theta Kappa Honors in Action Conference, $300
Dale Omundson, experience language and culture first-hand and to research its history, $900
Daniel Heinks, coursework at MNSCU, $1,452
Sandra Manzon-Omundson, experience language and culture first-hand and to research its history, $982.68
Shannon Kirkeide, On Course II Workshop, $1,545
Melissa Bergstrom, work with conductor and performers and attend composition premiere, $450
Melissa Mills, student fees for IHH 1103 and IHH 2102, $126.36
Melissa Mills, Holistic Therapies Conference, $159
Roberta McDonald, attend two 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Online workshops, $298
Scott Stankey, attend Minnesota Association of Developmental Education (MnADE) Conference, $340
Tracy Youngblom Turner, Alumni of Warren Wilson College MFA Program writing conference, $1,329
Fern Deno, Certified Nurse Educator Exam, $375
Elizabeth DiFabio, Balanced Foods for Balanced Moods, $25
Colleen Snell, BLS for Healthcare Provider book ($18.24) and Laerdal Pocket Mask ($19.25), $37.49
Laura Ann Feierabend, Health Educator's Conference, $408.53
Mark Lambert, U of M course "Minnesota Clay", $199.93
Paul David Anderson, books: Walden and Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau ($4), Many Tender Time: Women in Fur-Trade Society 1670 – 1870 ($10.37), Down and Out: The Life and Death of Minneapolis's Skid Row($17.99), Decline of Rural Minnesota ($8.99), video: History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years($69.93), $111.28
Paula Croonquist, parking expense at U of M during sabbatical leave, $822.86
Adam Krenelka, conference, $39
Kendra Miller, APA Division 46 Membership, $25
Kirsten Olsen, attend Midwest Sociological Society Meeting, $102
Candy Heino, Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants Workshops, $510
Dawn Kennedy, BLS Instructor re-certification, $77.50
Dierk Hofreiter, AATP Membership (American Association of Physics Teachers), $230
Michelle Rogers, MinnMATYC Conference, $460
Jennifer Bluth, online class through the University of Illinois, $1,587
Staff Development Funds Approvals:
Pa Lee-Xiong, college course at Metro State, $600
Laura Rasmussen, IT conference, $300
Ravae Anderson, tuition and books for Metro State course, $500
Sean Johns, Financial Aid Administrators Conference, $300
Marcellus Davis, graduate doctoral credits at SCSU, $600
Julie Beedle, class fees/ textbooks for class at Anoka Tech, $300
Wellness Fund Approvals:
Jan Pomeroy, $100
Kyle Vadner, $100
Heidi Vidor, $100
Elizabeth DiFabio, $100
Louise Duff, $100
Valerie Knight, $96.80
Ed Wilberg, $100
Social Amenities:
Card sent to Kathlyn Luksetich
Card sent to Marissa Sabatke
Congratulations and Thank You for a Terrific Year
Pam Fauskee, Mark Omodt Recognized by Chancellor Rosenstone
Congratulations to John Hennen
Student Awards Night Honors at Both Campuses
Annual Faculty/Staff vs. Students Softball Game Fun
Commencements This Friday
Internal Communications Survey
Wellness Works Chair Massages May 9
Rams Basketball Players Earn Athletic Scholarships
Women's Softball Team Qualifies for NJCAA Regional Tournament
Taher Riverview Café Summer Hours
Saint Paul Saints Game May 19
Congratulations to Angie Anderson and Mary Jacobson
Staff Development Funds Reminder
Official Announcements
It is hard to believe that graduation at all three campuses is this week! Not only is this a momentous time for students, but the staff and faculty at Anoka Tech and Anoka-Ramsey should also celebrate their own graduation and commencement.
It has been a year full of changes and hard work for both Anoka Tech and Anoka-Ramsey. I am so pleased with the collaboration and commitment you all have put into this past year. Your willingness to be flexible, adapt to change and to go the extra mile for the sake of students and higher education will blaze the road to future successes at all three campuses. Everyone should be proud to graduate from the hard work and dedication they have put forth this past year and should embrace a commencement that celebrates the start of something wonderfully new, exciting and fresh!
I look forward to next year and to being a part of an alignment that breaks new ground and serve as a model for the future. I think many people are watching Anoka Tech and Anoka-Ramsey to see what we can do. We have a lot to offer; I see it every day I come to work. I am proud to say that I am part of an innovative team of people who will overcome obstacles, seize opportunities and build on each institutions unique heritage to obtain the goals of serving students and our communities, and aligning two colleges.
If you are staff or faculty who work over the summer months, I encourage you to take time away from campus and spend it with your friends and family. If you are staff or faculty who are not on campus over the next few months, I hope you enjoy the lazy days of summer.
Stay in touch this summer by looking at the Weekly Update or College Bulletin; both will continue to communicate important college information.
Thank you again for all that you do and I hope to see you at graduation.
Congratulations to outstanding faculty Pam Fauskee and Mark Omodt for their recognition at the MnSCU Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence in Teaching Award luncheon, April 18!
Congratulations to John Hennen for being recognized by Anoka County for his work regarding sexual violence awareness and prevention. If you missed the press release recognizing John and the award he received from the county, you can still read it online.
John's dedication and commitment to raising awareness around sexual violence continues to make a difference in the lives of our students and will have a profound effect in the lives about people beyond Anoka County.
Words really fail to express how thankful I am and how proud I am to work among some of the state's finest faculty and students. Congratulations, John!
The Cambridge Awards Ceremony was held Friday, April 27. Congratulations to the following students recognized for their outstanding dedication and work!
Academic Discipline Awards
Art: Gavriella Aguilar
Biology: Georgina Minwegen
Business: Allison Sivigny
Choir & Voice Student: Shawn Heule
C-Net Program: Ashley Rahn
Economics: Isaiah Norton
English: Drew Reilly & Andrea Sandeen
Humanities/Philosophy: Ashley Steffenson
R.N. Program: Meredith Mackinnon & Grace Hudson
Honors Scholar
Kristina Reiling
Phi Theta Kappa
Kristina Reiling
Melinda LaQuier
Kara Harms
Jinsol Park
Kristina Beaulieu
Alyson Kraft
Allison Sivigny
Maria Myers
Student Life Clubs
Student Nurses Association: Carilyn Brinwall
Literacy Club: Kiya Patry & Sonja Rauen
Environmental Club: Rebecca Anderson
Student Workers
Fitness Center & Gym: Kiya Patry
Library: Chelsea Mellor
Records Office: Tonya Kohanek
Outstanding Student of the Year 2011-2012
Kristina Reiling
The Coon Rapids Awards Ceremony was held Wednesday, May 2. Congratulations to the following list of students recognized for their outstanding dedication and work!
Academic Discipline Awards
Anthropology: Meghan Meints
Art: Anthony Balma
Biology: Hannah Kruse
Biomedical Technology: Nancy Hagen
Business: Susan Gieseke
Chemistry: Alyssa Devine
Chinese: Paige Merwin
Computer Networking & Telecommunications: Michael Morris
Computer Science: Matthew Dion
Economics: Benjamin Allen
Engineering: Alex Chaddock
English: Jamie Haddox
French: Mia Glover
Geography: Annaliese Heinicke
German: Annaliese Heinicke
Health, Physical Education, & Recreation: Carol Curtis
History: Kimberly Meyer
Humanities: Jose Aguilera Araya
Integrative Health & Healing: Laurél Kimpton
Mathematics: Alex Chaddock
AMATYC - 1st Place: Ashley Mages
AMATYC - 2nd Place: Thomas Heille
AMATYC - 3rd Place: Felicia Lindberg
Music: Jared Waln
Nursing: Dustin Lee
Philosophy: Ben Blanchette
Physical Therapist Assistant Program: Barbara Schultz
Political Science: Alisa Brakic
Psychology: Ben Blanchette
Reading: Lucas Barraud
Sociology: Michael Sommer
Speech: Ryan Theil
Study Skills: Alex Shykes
Theatre Arts: Nykeigh Larson
Activity Awards
Actress: Nykeigh Larson
Athlete: Veselin Karagyaurov
Contributor to the Literary Magazine: Elaine Kenny
Contributor to the Student Newspaper: Terisha Alfaro
Instrumentalist: Joshua May
Intramural Athlete: Nathan Richardson
Phi Theta Kappa: David Corgan
Student Government: Nicholas Tomczyk
Vocalist: Bridgette Gergen
Outstanding Student of the Year 2011-2012
Nadia Pedersen
We had a slow start to the game and therefore the shortest game in our history, 2.5 innings, but the faculty can now say "Two-two-two in a row". The score was 11-3. I would say the Faculty MVP was Tom Hanson who not only pitched a great game but hit 1.75 home runs. The 0.75 was because the ball hit the top of the fence and then bounced back in and Tom was able to run to third base. I want to thank the players for the faculty (see below) and Shannon Glenn for organizing the student team.
Lance Lund
Vicki MacMurdo
Kathy Connelly
Tom Hanson
Trung Ha (who also hit a home run!)
Brandi Eddings
Ashley Weatherspoon
Sara Nelson
Shawn Magner
Dan Lojovich
Bruce Homann
And… Wait for it…….
Blayn Lemke (yes, you heard it here first) who played catcher for the last inning, and not too bad. Joe Mauer, watch out!
This summer, the Marketing & Public Relation's team would like to explore opportunities for streamlining and improving internal communications at Anoka-Technical and Anoka-Ramsey Community Colleges. Please help them in their work by completing an Internal Communication Survey.
Once again, the Wellness Works employee wellness program will be offering chair massages!
Massages will be on Wednesday, May 9. Sign up at the Information Desk on the Cambridge Campus or at the Employee Wellness Program bulletin board on the Coon Rapids Campus (located by Central Services).
Please congratulate Anoka-Ramsey Men's Basketball players J.J. Butler and Antone Darrington on receiving athletic scholarships to continue their academic and athletic careers next year.
We are very proud of their accomplishments and thank them for their contributions to our basketball program this past season!
Congratulations to the Women's Softball team on qualifying for the NJCAA Region XIIIA Tournament this past Saturday. This is the second consecutive year that the team has advanced to the regional tournament. The team will compete Thursday, May 10 and Friday, May 11 in Willmar, Minn. with the winner advancing to the National Tournament in Rochester, Minn. the following week.
I apologize to faculty for the timing of the Regional Tournament during finals week. The dates are set by the region in relation to the national tournament. I appreciate how flexible, understanding and supportive you have been with the student athletes. If any of these student athletes have a final on Thursday or Friday, they are supposed to contact you a.s.a.p. about what they can do. If you have any questions, or if I can help in any way, please let me know.
Cafeteria/Coffee Summer Hours
Through Friday, May 11
Cafeteria (Regular Hours)
Monday through Thursday
7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Coffee Shop (Regular Hours)
Monday through Thursday
7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Monday, May 14 through Thursday, June 15
Coffee Shop
Monday through Thursday
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Full Catering Available
Monday, June 18 through Thursday, August 2
Monday through Thursday
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Full Catering Available
Faculty Earns Perfect Score M. Ed. Graduate Exams
Big congratulations to Communications Studies Faculty member Angie Anderson for earning a perfect score on her Masters of Education (M. Ed.) graduate exams. Angie completed the online Teaching Graduate certificate in summer 2011 and is now finishing her M.Ed. through .Bemidji State University.
The last step in the completion of her degree is a final project, which has been proposed and accepted, that expands on her prior work to further examine the importance of feedback, organization, content creation and meaningful interactions among students and faculty in online courses. Faculty members who excel in most or all of these areas are encouraged to contact Angie over the summer for a short interview.
Congratulations, Angie!
Marketing Director Completes Master's Program in Liberal Studies at Metropolitan State University
Public Relations and Marketing Director Mary Jacobson recently completed a master's degree program in Liberal Studies at Metropolitan State University.
Mary began master studies only two years ago and, after extensive interdisciplinary inquiry, chose to complete a capstone project titled, Forgiving River: The Shifting Human Relationship with the Mississippi River, which combined her research on the Mississippi River with her exploration of bookmaking arts.
Congratulations, Mary!
A reminder to those who are eligible for staff development funds that you must request your funds no later than June 1, 2012 for FY 12. You must complete your activity no later than June 30, 2012.
New Full Time Faculty in Political Science
Matt Schuster has officially accepted a position as a full-time Political Science faculty member. Matt holds a Master of Science degree in Political Science and has completed all coursework towards his Ph.D. in Political Science.
He began at Anoka-Ramsey Community College in 2005 as an Academic Advisor. Since then, he has been a temporary part-time faculty member at the college, and has remained very involved within the department.
Matt's new position will be the only full-time faculty member in the Political Science Department. He will teach at both the Cambridge and Coon Rapids campuses. He has continually dedicated his efforts by committing to students, serving the college, and reaching out to the community. Matt's role will continue to grow as he leads the Political Science Department.
Please join me in welcoming Matt to his new full-time teaching position!
New Addition to Central Services
Please welcome Jerry George to Central Services. He comes to us from the Department of Natural Resources. Stop in and say hi.
Special thanks go to both Tami Traeger and Pat Ripley for their help in Central Services over the last year.
The April 21 Cambridge Campus Earth Fair was a great success! People of all ages from the community, as well as students, faculty & staff!
Bonnie Boese, Library Department
Thank you, Bonnie, for your help in putting on the Earth Friendly Fair–from promotion to participation. It made this year's EFF a rousing success, with between 200-300 people showing up. Thanks also go to Brad Wold, Crystal Pierce, Jim Brozowski, Phil Anderson, Pam Peterson, Tina Venneman, Greg Strandmark, Cindy Gilbert, Marko Marion and the inimitable Eric Anderson for pitching in. Next year will be even better.
Peter Wahlstrom, Philosophy Department
Mr. Bibee,
I just wanted to e-mail you back and tell you how much I appreciate your help. I can open the Powerpoints online, I just didn't realize they were there. You are a wonderful teacher and are always willing to help in any way possible and responding to your students right away. I will say that I enjoyed your class and I can't say that about many speech classes I have attended before. I truly am grateful for all the help and e-mails you have replied back to. Not many teachers are like this and I hope you realize that you are a wonderful teacher!
Thanks for everything.
- Student of Speech faculty member Jack Bibee
Jim Biederman, $100
Jami Jones, $100
Amber Severson, $100
Ann Kinkel, $99.52
April 20 Academic Affairs & Standards Council Meeting
Click here to view the minutes from the meeting.
Administrator Duty Assignments for Week of May 7 and May 14, 2012
Monday, May 7
7 to 10 p.m.
AFA Recitals, 7:30 pm
Thom Nordin
Coon Rapids Campus, Performing Arts Center
Friday, May 11
3:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Cambridge Graduation, 4:30 p.m.
Jill Snippen
Cambridge Campus/
AFRC Center
6:30 to 10 p.m.


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Position: G-B
Height: 6-0 Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: June 4, 1920 in Council Bluffs, IA
Died: July 3, 1998 in Laguna Hills, CA
High School: Thomas Jefferson
College: Iowa (school history)
Drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 22nd round (196th overall) of the 1942 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (15060th overall since 1950)
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The Test Of Time
Downtown Dayton Landmark Stays Strong In Tradition
The former Dayton Church of the Brethren sanctuary was torn down to make way for the one that stands today, which was constructed in 1955. (Photo by Jason Lenhart / DN-R)
After 10 years with Dayton Church of the Brethren, the Rev. Marty Doss is leaving to fill a position at Mount Bethel Church of the Brethren. (Photo by Courtesy Photo)
Sixty-three years ago, Richard and Leona Myers married at a small country church in the middle of downtown Dayton.
Now, that exact church building is long gone — torn down just a few years…
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Changes include flat rate per housing unit, plus 9-cent increase in usage fees
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By BECKY THOMAS
Staff Reporter
New water rates are coming for Cheney residents and renters.
The Cheney City Council voted unanimously to approve changes to the water rates charged to consumers at its Tuesday, Aug. 28 meeting.
The move creates a flat rate of $8.26 for residential water users—both single family homes and individual apartment units will be charged the same base rate. Water consumption will be billed at $1 per 100 cubic feet of use.
The new structure replaces a single family residential rate o...


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So I've been carrying concealed for a couple years now, usually my G26 or Kel-Tec PF9 when it's really hot out and I dress light, sometime my M&P FS in winter but always wanted a revolver. Was originally looking at air weights but due to availability, and price I would up with a Ruger SP101, 2-1/4". I'm glad I did! I made the decision figuring it would be a fun range/OC gun and would fill the revolver void in my collection, but for the hell of it threw it in an old N82 Tactical I had for my G26 and WOW! Why do people complain about the weight of these things? It carries great! I already on advise of others put on the Hogue Monogrip which is very nice but noticed after the fact that I can buy high dollar (looking) inserts for the originals and they look great. This is my first Ruger but I am VERY impressed with it.
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Also, for the guys who carry them, What holsters are you using?