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kayla7089 says
love your book,
posted at 01:56PM Nov 07 PST
ROSSIDIS says
Hello Cheryl,
What a lovely idea, what a lovely book.
Really great.
Very well done.
You got my vote. I wish I could vote more than once.
posted at 08:26AM Nov 07 PST
AdoptionLove says So cute and a treasure for when he gets older.
posted at 09:11PM Nov 06 PST
janetgoldenb says
Cute! Please check out my books too.
A Cat Abroad on the Streets of Heidelberg
But I thought I was mommy's baby
Feline Fractals
posted at 09:55AM Nov 05 PST
carlatweet says
This book is awesome! Great idea...so creative! It got my vote hands down.
If you woud like to check out mine (which unfortunately has no dinosaurs much to my sons dismay....LOL) http://www.blurb.com/my/book/detail/924691
posted at 08:39AM Nov 05 PST
sylweczka says
hehehehhehe, great book, love pictures and text!!! I voted for you. If you have a minutes please vote for my book Surrounded by Gasherbrums in the travel category.
posted at 04:13AM Nov 02 PST
YDONTIFITIN says
I voted for you - way to go Cheryl, Austin & Rexie !
Very enjoyable.
My Pug Maxine & I have a book in the pet category entitled
"How Maxine Came To Be" !
Best of luck to you with the book & just life in general.
Be Well - Be Happy
: )
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Activities to Encourage Hand Dominance
by Carrie Lippincott, OTR/L
Any activity that encourages the different movements of each hand will encourage the development of hand dominance. These activities should be repeated over time to provide practice and to help the child develop his or her skills sufficiently to develop an awareness of which hand is more skilled. These activities make the child decide on which hand to use to do the activity and which hand assists or holds.
The child is using one hand in a more skilled manner with the other hand assisting.
Undesired Response:
The child should not use both hands equally to perform tasks better done by using one hand to manipulate and the other hand to hold. Also undesired, is having the child alternating hands, so the precise hand control of a dominant hand never develops. Avoid this by having the child stay using the hand he or she starts with. Teach the child to rest the hand if needed. Encourage the child to do the above activities, which force a decision on the child's part, as to which hand to use.
Watch For:
When working with the child, watch the quality of manipulation done with both hands. With each activity, watch to see which hand is more effective in manipulating the objects. To do this, you may occasionally ask the child, to switch hands to see the quality and speed of movement of each hand. The dominant hand will be smoother in movement and is generally faster. Occasionally, ask the child which hand "feels better." In time, both you and the child will have an idea of which hand is the preferred hand.
Watch, which hand initiates common activities such as: brushing teeth, brushing or combing hair, door opening, counting items and pointing to objects. Often children will start fine motor activities with their dominant hand and then switch to the non-dominant hand, as the dominant hand fatigues. It is better to teach the child to stop and rest his/her hand rather than switching.
Occasionally hand dominance is slow to develop due to other factors. If after trying these activities, you continue to have concerns, please consult with a Pediatric Occupational Therapist.
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Its nice..but like the badgers?..I dont know :confused:
meh. I saw that one when Weebl first put it on his site. Didn't do anything for me. Oh well.
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Muller's smaller freestanding works are typically composed of a few select objects. When joined together, the found forms create an interesting, often enigmatic dialog that engages each viewer in personal and unpredictable ways.
Warren Muller's sculptures are created out of his Philadelphia studio and showroom called bahdeebahdu (ba-DEE-ba-DOO)-an unusual name that was once the name of his neighbor's dog. He was later told that it means "I give you, you give me." Shared with his partner RJ Thornburg, an interior designer, bahdeebahdu has enabled Muller to create very large works including a 15-foot chandelier. From chandelier to smaller lighted sculpture, Muller's work can always be characterized as part whimsical, part sublime.


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Hamilton, Ontario pop-rockers Thought Beneath Film keep the songs coming with their new holiday song "Christmas Day". Channeling some of Weezer's festive power into the 4:10 track which can be streamed on Rdio here. The jingle-bell single comes just ahead of their upcoming debut record "Cartographers" out early 2014!
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Whataburger is offering customers free breakfast on Tuesday, June 22, 2010. From 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., participating stores will give each customer a free Breakfast on a Bun sandwich.
The sandwiches, sometimes referred to as BOBs are a local favorite from the Texas-based fast food chain. They come with egg, cheese and either bacon or sausage on a traditional hamburger bun. Customers who like a little kick to their breakfast can also add jalapenos and picante sauce for free.
Austin boasts 17 Whataburger locations throughout the city. To find a store near you, visit the Whataburger website's online store locator.
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College Hockey:Thompson's goal and assist help Ferris State rally past St. Lawrence
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. — For the second night in a row, the team with the early lead failed to win. This time, the St. Lawrence Saints jumped ahead before falling to the Ferris State Bulldogs by a score of 5-3.
After a slow start in the series opener, St. Lawrence came out firing on all cylinders. The Saints notched the contest's first goal midway through the first period with Eric Sweetman's first of the year and looked to be cruising to a series sweep.
The Saints increased their lead 32 seconds into the second period after a Bulldogs turnover ended up on Matt Carey's stick for his first of the season.
"It was a flip-flop of last night's game," said St. Lawrence coach Greg Carvel. "We really controlled the game in the first period."
Carvel attributed some his team's inconsistency to the growing pains of a young team.
"We have a young team; we dressed eight freshmen tonight," said Carvel. "We knew we were going to have some growing pains."
After the Saints took a two-goal lead, Ferris State answered with five unanswered goals, including three on the power play and two on odd-man rushes.
The Bulldogs opened their scoring with a power-play goal that saw quick passes maneuver the Saints' defense out of position before Garrett Thompson buried a one-timer.
That goal was followed by a three-on-one opportunity for Justin Buzzeo that the junior put away cleanly.
With the game tied heading into the third, it became a question of who would grab the momentum first.
Just 1:27 into the third, Cory Kane notched a breakaway goal and the Bulldogs never looked back.
"The real pivotal moment happened four-on-four when Cory Kane scored and they took the penalty," said Ferris State coach Bob Daniels. "We didn't score on the four-on-three power play, but from that point on the ice seemed tilted our way."
"The way Ferris plays, they force you into mistakes if you can't handle the puck cleanly," said Carvel. "Their pressure and their power play were the difference. Other than that, we really didn't give them anything."
Daniels tended to agree in his analysis of the game, saying, "The difference is we were able to score on the power play, whereas last night we were oh-for the night."
Ferris State's offense was fueled by four multi-point nights, including one from Andy Huff, a player that Daniels feels is coming into his own.
"It was only a matter of time before he started showing up on the score sheet," said Daniels. "He's been a bit down, but you have to go through the process. You can't chase goals, you can't chase points."
Next week, Ferris State takes a break after a quick open to the season, while St. Lawrence returns home for a two-game nonconference series with Northeastern.
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UPDATE: Read our full Nikon D3s review
As with all professional camera releases from Nikon, the weeks and sometimes months leading up to a launch can spew out all manner of conjecture about what new product the camera company is going to bring to market.
This is both a blessing and a curse for Nikon, as not only does it builds people's expectations up (obviously a good thing), sometimes the expectations are so high (definitely a bad thing) that even if they started giving their cameras away for free, some pro photographers will be left wanting.
Enter the Nikon D3S, possibly the most revolutionary camera ever when it comes to low-light shooting. But its movie shooting capabilities will have people wanting more.
From the off, the camera is built around the company's D3 chassis. This is no bad thing, as the company created something in the D3 which photographers love – both when it comes to its durability (it's made from a strong but lightweight magnesium alloy) but also the ergonomics.
It's a body which will take all you throw at it, whether it's the dust of a safari, mud of a football match or sweat of a pushy celebrity. And this can only be a good thing.
Tweaks have been made to the exterior, but these are mostly button related. You now have a dedicated Live View button, which gives access to two Live View modes. Also found here is a zoom function, adding that extra layer of functionality to an already fine feature.
There's also a Quiet Shutter release now available on the Mode dial, which allows for non-intrusive shooting, just in case you happen to be in a wildlife situation which demands quiet.
As for the shape of the buttons, the ASF-on button has been made much smoother and the battery changer has been re-designed. While these are undeniably small tweaks, they make a big difference. This is because they have been designed with the outdoor photographer in mind, and have been made glove friendly.
The majority of new features the D3S brings to the table are within the chassis. As we touched upon before, the Nikon D3S has upped the ante so much when it comes to the ISO range that it won't be long before cameras are able to see in the dark without the use of night vision.
The D3S holds an ISO range of ISO 200 to ISO 12800 (expandable to 102400 (Hi3)). This means that you can now take shots of subjects in near darkness. Essentially, the camera will pick out subjects the human eye can't see in the dark. And while this does bring about a fair amount of grain – though not as much as you would expect – it's a fantastic feat and one that has set a benchmark for other camera manufacturers to follow.
It also means that for the first-time with a Nikon pro camera, you will be able to shoot night-time photography without the aide of a tripod. This handheld night-time shooting option is something that Sony is also boasting about in its new Alpha range of cameras, so it would be nice to compare and contrast the two together.
Unfortunately, we didn't get to check out the ISO range ourselves, but looking at a specially shot video (yes you can shoot video on this ISO range) and some photography, the results were impressive to say the least.
The reason Nikon can broach such ISO levels is all down to the heart of the camera – its sensor. The company has decided to completely re-design the way this chip takes in light, adding new micro lenses which improves signal-to-noise ratio and widens the camera's dynamic range capabilities.
The sensor itself is 12.1MP. While this is nowhere near the dizzy heights of 24.5MP the D3X brought to the table it is the same as the more-than capable D3.


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Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, the Deputy Prime Minister and Commander of the National Guard, presided over the weekly regular session of the Council of Ministers on Monday afternoon at Al-Yamama Palace in Riyadh.
At the outset of the session, Information Minister Ali Al-Shaer told the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) that the cabinet reviewed the latest and most important political and security developments on Arab and international arenas, with a special focus on the current Palestinian developments in the light of efforts that had been exerted so far to accelerate the Middle East peace process.
Crown Prince Abdullah then inquired about the latest arrangements that have been made by the concerned bodies for the Hajj season and the excellent services and facilities being provided for the pilgrims under the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz.
Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz, the Minister of Interior and chairman of the higher Hajj committee, presented a detailed report to the cabinet on what has been preprred by the state so far and the marvelous achievements realized for providing the most comfortable means to enable the pilgirms to perform their rituals in peace and ease.
For his part, Dr. Mahmoud Safar, Minister of Pilgrimage, explained to the cabinet the nature of his meetings with various Hajj delegations who had come from all over the Islamic world.
Dr Safar assured the cabinet that these delegations had shown their commitment to follow the instructions concerning the Hajj. He commended the unlimited and constant support being extended by King Fahd and Crown Prince Abdullah for anything that could ensure the comfort of pilgrims.
For their part, other concerned ministers also briefed the cabinet on what had already been done so far to realise the noble target. The Minister of Health noted that health arrangements and medical facilities in Makkah, Madinah and other sanctuaries have been completed almost two months in advance of this year's Hajj season.
The cabinet, Minister Al-Shaer said, then reviewed the rest of the items on its agenda and adopted a number of resolutions as follows:
Firstly, the cabinet delegated the Foreign Minister or whoever he might authorize to discuss with the Nigerian side a draft agreement for mutual cooperation covering economic, commercial, investment, scientific and technical spheres, and to initial the agreement. It was decided that a final document should be submitted for completion of legal procedures.
Secondly, it authorized Prince Faisal Bin Fahd, the Chairman of the General Presidency of Youth Welfare to initial an agreement for cooperation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom of Morocco in the area of youth and sports, with amendments to the para (c) of the second article of the agreement. It was decided that a final document should be submitted for completion of legal procedures.
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The Infamous Green Soup
Here is a fun letter Dr. Fuhrman recently received from Janine Kroner--the mother of one of his patients.
Dr. Fuhrman,
I thought you might like to hear a cute story related to your vegetable soup and your carb advice you gave me for our son, who is our track star.
Back in May when you started treating our daughter, our son decided to apply proper eating toward his track program. He eats your vegetable soup, or what our kids have now renamed the "Green" soup, everyday. Well he had an amazing spring track season and we would jokingly say it was the green soup with a chuckle. His track friends/teammates found out about it and decided they wanted the soup. It is now cross country season and two of his teammates asked to come for dinner the night before yesterday's meet and have Green soup, sweet potatoes, and pasta. So the three boys ate us out of house and home, hoping the Green soup would work its magic. Well, yesterday the boys had their first meet and won. It was not even close. Not only did they win, but their times were great. When they recovered from the run, they came over to me all excited and said it was the soup. They have now decided they would like to have Green soup parties instead of pasta parties before big meets. Two other moms came to me and asked for the recipe. I found it all pretty entertaining, but hey who knows maybe we're on to something.
Actually, all three of these young men are amazing athletes who have trained hard for months and I do think they would have done well yesterday without the soup, but if it gets them to eat right let there be soup!
Very best,
Janine Kroner
Here is the version of Dr. Fuhrman's soup recipe that Janine uses:
Kale and Collards
Swiss Chard
Broccoli rabe
3 stalks leeks
Broccoli sprouts
Mushrooms diced
3 carrots, diced
3 parsnips, diced
4 zucchini
Spit peas 1/2 cup
Lentils 1/2 cup
Adzuki beans 1/2 cup
3 onions
celery juice 10 oz.
carrot juice 20 oz.
30 oz water
Vogue - Vegebase 2 tablespoons (Whole Foods will have this)
-Fill large pot with water, juices, and two tablespoons of VegeBase.
-Put peeled onions, unpeeled zucchinis, carefully cleaned leeks and beans in large pot, and simmer until zucchinis, leeks & onions are soft enough to blend or food process.
-While waiting for veggies to soften in pot, blend or food process all other ingredients until smooth. (I use half of the bunches of greens.)
-You will need a big bowl to put them in while waiting for zucchini, onions, and leeks to soften for food processing.
-When zucchini, onions and leeks are soft, blend or food process them.
-Put everything in the pot and simmer on low for 1.5 hours.
Making Green soup takes some time--but if you have a really big pot you can cook two weeks' worth at once. If you can't find or are missing an ingredient or two it really will not matter.


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The 31st Annual Miami International Film Festival is long over now. One small drawback to the festival is that some of the bigger films only had one screening and it was not always easy to get a ticket. One example was the closing night film, "Rob the Mob"; but, luckily, the movie is now playing in theaters. While MIFF was still in session, Andy Garcia and the film's director, Raymond De Felitta, did a round table interview to discuss their newest collaborative effort and shared, among other things, how the two first started to work together. This interview contains spoilers about the movie.
*How did you two meet and when did you decide to work together?
Raymond De Felitta: I remember it well. I had this script, "City Island" that I had been trying to put together and the head of the family, the lead character, is an Italian guy. For whatever reason I got stalled in thinking I had to get an Italian actor for it and I wasn't really able to. They were busy and they were doing something. One was James Gandolfini and he did not want to play an Italian guy again. So my agent said, "We have a great actor in our agency, Andy Garcia." I said, "That's funny. Andy, he's like an honorary Italian. He's in The Godfather (Part III)." Then I started thinking I really didn't have to worry about that. It taught me a lesson, really, which is don't get caught up too much in your casting things with how old someone is or ethnic type, just what good actors can help you. So we sent it to him and then I got a call one day and heard the ominous voice on the other line say, (trying to impersonate Andy Garcia) "This is Andy Garcia." We met a few weeks later in LA. I said that if you want to do this, we really should do it together. We should produced it together and become partners on it and so that was it.
Andy Garcia: That's the story. I can just nod. I responded to "City Island". I fell in love with the character and the potential of the film.
What to do you like about each other that keeps making you to continue working together?
RDF: For me, to find an actor who has a big range and a big heart and personally you also have interests that are similar. You speak the same language. It doesn't happen every day. A director, writer always looks for that actor you are always in sync with and you can develop a shorthand with. I felt that way very early on before we even worked together. So it was natural to me when the project came up. Of course I want to work with Andy again. It would be great.
AG: It has to do with the chemistry and the necessities of what we are inspiring to do; the manner in which we work. Raymond comes from a musical background. He's an incredible jazz pianist. So we approach the work in a way kind of musically with an experimental improvisational spirit to it. We try to explore the ideas even if they come on in a moment. Let's just do them, let's not judge them or intellectualize them. Let's just try it! That kind of spirit is very attractive to an actor; to have an actor that you can have that shorthand or that trust with. An indication is this movie ("Rob the Mob"). This character was not really developed in the script at all, but he had an idea on how to develop him in a certain way. When I read the script I thought, "There's no part there." But he said he had notes and an idea and we started spit balling about who this guy was more of a tragic father figure and grandfather and cook. We started doing research on the real guy and what his background was and we came up, based on our reading, writings and musings with the character that you saw. There were even improvisations on the day.
"Rob the Mob" is a love story, a comedy and a crime drama. Yet, there is very little violence and no blood. Was that as scripted or was a directorial decision?
AG: That's a budget decision (everyone laughs).
The ending was quite stunning, can you speak about the shooting of the film?
RDF: I have a slightly schizophrenic side to myself so the fact that the movie has a few different tones reflects my own disturbed life and sensibilities. I like when a movie can cross a few different genres. As for the violence, again, I'm slightly schizophrenic. I love the idea of doing a movie with an Uzi. I've never done that before. I'm not a huge fan of violence. When we got to the ending, which was the only violent scene because the club scenes were basically shooting up the walls, I started to think that by the time you take this journey with Tommy and Rosie, if you really do like, if not fallen in love with them, ending this movie with their blood and guts all over the road is just going to be too dark and too weird. I didn't want to leave the audience with that much of let down. So I started to think of what movies have successfully transcended that. A tragic ending that is really not tragic, but really quite beautiful. The one I really came back to was the ending of "The Wrestler." Because when Mickey Rourke goes in the ring and he's been told not to and he gets up on the ropes and he's going to do his finisher, you think, "This is it. The guy's decided just to go out." They didn't bother to show you the ambulance coming and the guy's pounding his chest. They just left him. They freeze framed him in mid-air. I thought that's right because now you leave with him as a hero. That became the way we developed the ending as we were getting ready to shoot. And, like you said, we did not have the money to do what Arthur Penn did with "Bonnie and Clyde". I didn't want to anyway. I wanted to leave them together alive with what they had.
AG: On independent movies you always have budgetary parameters. We talk about them like a joke, but that's the reality. Sometimes it creates alterative ways of doing something, of telling a story or staging of something that is ultimately more interesting than what you has scripted. If only I had all of this, I could have done it this way, but I didn't.
Andy, what was your favorite moment in the movie with the grandson that was played by Luke Fava?
AG: Well, very early on we talked about who this character was. We started talking about more on how he was a father and a grandfather and a cook. The person on who he is based did have a food truck business and eventually got involved in the mob. I had been telling Ray about this thing that happened to me in New York about a driver that I had. He used to take me to work on a movie, but he would stop periodically in liquor stores in Manhattan to pick up these manila envelopes. I would go, "What are you doing?" He would say, "I have to go and pick up a manila." He would go in and pick up and envelope or he would deliver an envelope. "I have to get to work. What are you doing?" He would say, "Don't worry about it, Commander." So it stood in my head that this guy was dropping off like numbers money. So we thought maybe that's how my character got in to the mob. So we started elaborating on what this guy's back story was and how did he become the head of the mob and that he got in there to provide for and protect his family. Ultimately that choice is what destroyed his family. The fact that he lost his son to a mob hit and now he had the grandson. Those were the things we were really interested in, not so much the mob guys. He is the head of the mob, but he wishes he could go back in time and not make those choices anymore. That to me was the way of the beauty of that exploration. You see a guy who realizes that he has all these regrets about he chose to live his life.
And the scene with the grandson?
AG: I had come up with an idea that I shared with Ray. I said I think he should say something to the grandson. "One day you are going to find out things about your grandfather and you might not understand what they are. Just so you know, I have done a lot of wrong things in my life and I have to pay for them. So the way to avoid that is to not do anything wrong in life because if you do, you are going to have to pay for them." And Ray, we kind of hit on that and he went off to write and it's in the film. When he knew they are going to come for him, what is the last thing he is going to say to that boy? This whole thing evolved based on these series of conversations and lunches we had and ideas about how best to serve the movie with this character's arc.
*Is there any genre of film you haven't worked in yet, but would like to?
RDF: There's that Santa Claus we want to do, right? (Everybody laughs)
AG: I did a Christmas movie. My wife is dying of cancer, but it was a Christmas movie. I've recently written a film noir that I would like to do.
RDF: I have a relatively limited range of interest in my film going and I would never want to make a film I wouldn't want to go see. I just don't have the skill set to be that broad in anything. I love movies that are dramatic, romantic, funny and real. I do love film noir too. I think they could be all of that. I haven't been able to make one yet, but I would like to. I'm not interested in space or sci-fi. I'm not interested in superheroes. It doesn't get to me and it's no disrespect at all to the people who make those films because they are enormously hard and challenging pieces of storytelling.
*You do documentaries sometimes.
RDF: Yeah.
*What do you like about making a documentary over making a fiction film and what do you like about making a fiction over a documentary.
RDF: Well, two things. Documentaries are also sweet to my interests: in life and humanity and history. That's great. The other thing is, I came to documentaries rather late. I made my first documentary five years ago; but the great thing about them is you don't have to wait years to put together the money to do it. Especially now-a-days. You can go out and shoot and you can start to compile footage. It gets you out of the house. I live the life of a writer, which means you basically stay home and nothing happens to you until every few years you get a movie going, hopefully. So a documentary gets you out. It gets you shooting and, so far, I've made two and I'm making a third now. It introduces you to people you would normally never meet. It's thrilling! I've met some of the greatest jazz musicians who ever lived, which meant a lot to me and my film about the south. I've met living history. I've met grandchildren of slaves. I've met famous southern politicians. That's a great privilege that way to make docs.
*Is there a chance one day of a third collaboration between you two?
AG: I hope so, yeah!
RDF: I hope so, yeah.
Perhaps they will make Andy Garcia's film noir. Until then, you can see "Rob the Mob" in your area theaters.
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"Cut The Rope" is now made available for the Androids. It is not available from the Android Market, it is only available for the time being from Getjar.com and you can get for FREE!!!.
Yes, for FREE!!! Same as Angry Bird when they first launched into the Android world.
Download it from your mobile here or you can download it to your PC from this link. Click on the link to "Cut The Rope Free".
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When you go to meetings, launches, and other occassions inevitably someone is going to forget to turn their cellphone or PDA to silent. What is entertaining and sometimes downright annoying is the choice of ringtone that some individuals have on their digital lifelines. The clip below I find really good.
Since the US elections President Obama has become someone that I admire and really look up to as a leader for a new generation of both Americans and if one could put it that way youth of the world. For the first time you have a politician that is fairly straight forward and straight talking. He doesn't mince words and gets down to the point without much of the previous administrations messing around and skirting the subject.
Take the below clip on someone who forgot their phone on loud in a White House Speech. Kudos to Obama for being a brilliant public speaker and going off topic and then going back on straight to the point within a couple of seconds. This guy is one of the best presenters that grips your attention that I have seen in politics for a long while.


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AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.) -- He enters the fall listed third at nose tackle, but could work his way into the rotation CU prefers to utilize among the two tackle positions. He had six tackles, including four solo, with two for losses and one quarterback sack in the three main spring scrimmages.
2003 (Jr.) -- He played in five games (no starts), as he missed four games over the second half of the year with an injured hand. In his limited playing time (71 snaps), he was in on four tackles, including two solo stops. He had one tackle in four different games, registering solo stops in the Washington State and Baylor affairs.
JUNIOR COLLEGE -- A PrepStar JUCO Top 125 performer, he was primarily a nose guard as a sophomore, with his main duties to clog the middle against the run. He was in on 20 tackles, five for losses with two quarterback sacks, to go with 20 hurries, a fumble recovery and a blocked field goal (NEO rotated in eight DL's all season). He made 32 tackles as a freshman (23 solo), with six for losses, two sacks, two forced fumbles and one recovery playing both defensive end and tackle. NE Oklahoma A&M was 11-1 his sophomore year and 6-4 his freshman year under coach Dale Patterson. NE Oklahoma was the Southwest Junior College champion and defeated Erie (N.Y.) Community College, 27-21, in the Red River Bowl to finish No. 2 in the nation his sophomore season.
HIGH SCHOOL -- He earned both Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Houston Chronicle Texas Top 100 honors as a senior, also when Prep Football Report named him to its all-Southwest team and PrepStar to its all-Midlands squad. He was one of 14 defensive lineman on the Chronicle's list, while PFR ranked him as the No. 75 player overall in the southwest and the ninth D-lineman. He was a three-time, first-team all-district selection at defensive end, as he started his sophomore through senior seasons. As a senior, he was in on 64 tackles, with 17 for losses including seven quarterback sacks; he blocked three punts, had three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and three passes broken up. As a junior, he was in on 84 tackles, 20 for losses (10 sacks), along with forcing six fumbles, three recoveries, two blocked punts and two PBU's. He had 68 tackles as a sophomore, including eight TFL's and four sacks, adding three forced fumbles (two recoveries), two passes broken up and a blocked punt. He also occasionally played tight end, usually going in for blocking situations. His top career game came in a narrow loss to L.D. Bell his senior year: his assignment was to shoot the gap every play, and he finished with 11 tackles, seven for losses including five sacks, and two passes broken up. MacArthur was 3-7 his senior year, 4-6 his junior year and 6-4 his sophomore campaign under coach David Visentine. He also lettered once in basketball (played center as a junior), and threw the discus in track, finishing second in the district as a junior; his career best throw was 175-0.
ACADEMICS -- He is majoring in ethnic studies at Colorado, and is currently on schedule to graduate during the 2005-06 school year.
PERSONAL -- Born February 2, 1982 in Brownwood, Texas. An accomplished drag racer, he belongs to a racing club that participates annually in the "Texas Drag Wars." He also collects Deion Sanders memorabilia, ranging from cards and photos/posters to figurines, and got meet him as a gift on his 16th birthday. An "adopted older brother," Akin Ayodele, played defensive end at Purdue (he's one of the Boilermakers' all-time sack leaders), and in now with the Jacksonville Jaguars in the NFL; Ayodele, one of the best friends of Tilmon's older brother, lived with his family since the younger Tilmon was nine, and he views as a true brother. He signed with Colorado out of high school, but when he didn't qualify academically, he attended NE Oklahoma A&M (junior college). He held firm with his commitment to return to Colorado once he earned his A.A. degree.
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Apparently these are starting to show up in the LA area. Buyer's remorse? H/T Instapundit and Atlas Shrugged.
Absolut, the Swedish vodka distiller and subsidiary of Pernod Ricard, NY (importer of a number of brands such as Beefeater, Ballantines, Glenlivet, Chivas Regal, and Kahlua) has an ad program developed, according to the vision statement of its ad company, to act as a "tool for change." Apparently, one of the changes that Absolut and Pernod Ricard support is the return of the American southwest to Mexico. This is an "Absolut World"
Hat tip to Drudgereport and Michelle Malkin. It's nice to know how Absolut and Picard view American sovereignty. You can guess what brands I am *not* going to be serving at my next party. I can't wait until their next suggestion for social change:
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This is the third in my series on the politically motivated witch hunt against Dr. Charles Siebert for making a politically incorrect, but medically correct, diagnosis.
The first installment is here.
The second installment is here.
The fourth installment is here.
The fifth installment is here.
The sixth installment is here.
Well, it's been an interesting few months on the Charlie Siebert front. The scientific consensus on sickle cell trait deaths has emerged, and is in Dr. Siebert's favor — not that the Medical Examiner Commission cares. Recently, the National Athletic Trainers Association has put out a consensus statement noting that exertional sickle cell trait deaths are an important risk, and constitute a major cause of death among athletes.
The new State Attorney has recognized that this is a political witch hunt, and appointed Dr. Siebert as interim Medical Examiner while they look for his replacement. This, of course, sent the Medical Examiner Commission into an apoplectic fit, and they have attempted to get Governor Crist to fire Dr. Siebert by executive order. A class act, those guys.
Since the attacks on Dr. Siebert's competence have proved hollow, and since his diagnosis has been proven correct, the attacks by the MEC and associated coterie have shifted to attacks on his "ethics." In particular, the attacks state that he did not dissect some of the trivial incidentals in the way he stated. This is laughable on two counts. On the first count, of course, this sidesteps the fact that he got the diagnosis correct and his critics got the diagnosis wrong. On the second count, it is simply false, and requires that one parse his autopsy in order to pretend that it does not say what it says.
For instance, Dr. Siebert's autopsy states that "the thyroid is red brown and not enlarged." His critics state that he did not completely dissect the thyroid, and thus could not have noted this. This is, of course, completely false. What Dr. Siebert did was observe the thyroid in situ (noting its color) and palpated it (noting its size). Not only is it possible to note exactly what Dr. Siebert noted, but the limits of that description also indicate that the description is specifically consistent with the type of dissection he did. This is not uncommon in autopsies where it is known that the death is not thyroid-related.
For those who are not used to this kind of thing, here is a photograph of an organ block dissected in the manner of Dr. Siebert. The overlying musculature is not cleared away, but the color of the organ is obvious. Further, if you can imagine running your fingers over it, its size would be equally obvious. Thus the description by Dr. Siebert is correct and reflects his dissection. His critics continue to simply fabricate charges.
UPDATE: To those of you unused to blogs, click on the photo to enlarge.
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Today is the day the Japanese launched their surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the US entered World War II. Today we remember both the men and women who died in that infamous attack, as well as all of those who gave their lives, their health, and their posessions so that we may have what we have today. We remember, and we salute you.
The above photograph is from the Navy history site.
Another important site is navyhistory.com. Here is a history of the battleship USS Arizona there. You can go to that site and read reminiscences of Navy veterans from WWII to today.
Check out the www.stoptheaclu.com store! All profits go to charity.
This is amazing. David LaPuma, a graduate student and blogger at Rutgers has photoblogged the removal of his own meningioma. Pretty impressive. Thanks to mindhacks through boingboing.net
Here's a link to Mr. LaPuma's posts on the subject.
The left has had a lock on politically correct food for way to long. Here's our chance: Contra Cafe — coffee grown by folk who fought for the Nicaraguan contras, which some of you may remember were pro-west revolutionaries against the Sandanista communist government. After the, er, regime change and Nicaragua reverted to democracy, many retired and became coffee farmers. This company specializes in their coffee (motto: "Wake up with freedom fighters!"). I bought a couple of pounds. It's pretty good!


text: Intel for the country spitfire's next album is still shaky, but here's what we know: Last August, the country queen tweeted, "Time to make a record!" and followed that up a few days later with a photo of her singing in the studio. And at hubby Blake Shelton's Oklahoma tornado benefit, her tearful rendition of "The House That Built Me" (from 2009's Revolution) stole the show. So with Blake by her side (and up-and-comers like Ashley Monroe chirping in her ear), 2014 could very well be Miranda's year.


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Lamancine tourism and travel guide
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Visit Lamancine: highlights and tourist information
Lamancine is situated in the Haute-Marne (Champagne-Ardenne region) in the north-east of France at 11 km from Chaumont, the department capital. (General information: Lamancine is 216 km from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Langres at 42 km and Chatillon-sur-Seine at 55 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Lamancine, France: places to visit and attractions
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend when sightseeing close to Lamancine. Note that all distances shown are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater.
Plan your visit to Lamancine
Planning a trip to Lamancine and the Champagne-Ardenne region? France This Way can help!
Map of places to visit near Lamancine
More information about Lamancine & region
Markets in and near Lamancine
Local markets
- Chaumont: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (11km)
- Nogent: market Tuesday (26km)
- Bar-sur-Aube: market Saturday (30km)
- Wassy: market Thursday (34km)
- Langres: market Friday (42km)
- Essoyes: market Wednesday (46km)
- Brienne-le-Chateau: market Thursday (48km)
- Chatillon-sur-Seine: market Saturday (56km)
Tourist attractions to visit near Lamancine, France
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Lamancine and wondering what to do next!
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour) Langres (42km); Chatillon-sur-Seine (55km)
Remarkable gardens Le château du grand jardin (26km); Le jardin de mon moulin (28km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé) (see also historical French towns) Neufchateau (46km)
Sites of natural beauty Lac du Der-Chantecoq (47km); Cotes de Meuse (49km)
Amusement park / theme park Nigloland (38km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie) Colombe-le-Sec (24km)
Geography and distances
Geographical Information
Commune: Lamancine
Canton: Vignory
Arrondissement: Chaumont
Department: Haute-Marne
Region: Champagne-Ardenne
Postcode: 52310
Distance to Lamancine
from Chaumont (prefecture): 11 km
from Paris: 216 km
from Calais: 385 km
from Nice: 528 km
from Bordeaux: 574 km
from Strasbourg: 199 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Lamancine from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 11 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Lamancine): Anneville-la-Prairie, Bologne, Briaucourt, Meures, Ormoy-les-Sexfontaines, Oudincourt, Riaucourt, Sexfontaines, Soncourt-sur-Marne, Vieville and Vraincourt.
This page in French: Visitez Lamancine


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By Bertram de Souza (Contact)
Published March 21, 2010
J.J. Cafaro's apology to his daughter, Capri, for the public embarrassment he has caused her didn't impress anyone, least of all his flesh and blood.
Capri Cafaro, the Ohio Senate minority leader who represents the 32nd District in Trumbull County, issued a statement last week after her father's violation of federal election law was revealed that spoke volumes.
"My father made mistakes and has taken responsibility for them. This is difficult for me because, while he is my father and I care about him, I do not condone his actions. This is a regrettable situation, which is, thankfully, coming to an end. I will continue to focus my time and energy on doing my job for the people as a member of the state senate. I am honored to work for the people of my district and approach my position with great seriousness and humility. I believe my constituents and my colleagues know me for my dedication to public service, integrity and transparency."
There was no appeal for leniency. There was no insistence that her father is an honorable man who was simply doing what any loving father would do — try to buy a congressional seat for his daughter.
And, there was a plaintive cry to her dad to leave her the hell alone, as evidenced by the statement, "I believe my constituents and my colleagues know me for my dedication to public service, integrity and transparency." In other words, Capri Cafaro wants people to know that she is her own woman — and politician.
That will be a tough sell because going all the way back to the criminal trial of former Congressman James A. Traficant Jr., she and her father have been tied at the hip. And when he pleaded guilty to bribing Traficant and committing perjury, she was tainted.
And now this.
Perhaps J.J. Cafaro, as he serves his prison sentence, will reflect on what he has done to his daughter's reputation and will conclude that he has been her worst political enemy.
Capri knows how to pander to the public which is very wise of her . She also is a Cafaro and gets all the benefits for being JJ's daughter . Don't think for a minute that she isn't making deals on her father's behalf out of the public eye .
"Perhaps J.J. Cafaro, as he serves his prison sentence, will reflect on what he has done to his daughter's reputation and will conclude that he has been her worst political enemy."
The exact opposite: w/o Daddy Billionaire, she'd have been a nobody and would never have been able to buy the seat in the first place.
No kidding mach1-I think Bert needs to lay off the sauce.
No sympathy for Capri, who is just as narcissistic as her father. (Remember her 2004 quest to become "the youngest woman ever elected to Congress"?)
Capri perjured herself at Detore's trial.
She is a chip off the old blockhead.
It is hilarious that J.J.'s perjury about having bribed Traficant is making swiss cheese of Capri's brilliant career of spending other people's money.
If Youngstown re-elects Traficant there will be an opportunity to put the Cafaros in prison where they belong.
You can only do dirt for so long before it comes to light. Anyone believing she was not involved in her father's criminal activity is a fool.
But wasn't it Flora Cafaro who passed the envelope to Cronin? Is she getting a pass??
I have said it before, that there is a whole lot yet to come out on the Cafaro family. I still believe that Capri knew what was going on. It will be an interesting election, should she decide to run again for her seat.
Suggestion to Ohio Senator Capri Cafaro:
File your 'Press Release' with the courts. It can't hurt. I'm sure the judge will get a big laugh out of it.
ps. If this re-election thing doesn't work out for you..............you have a great future in comedy. I'm sure your Daddy will be able to buy the copy rights to a TV comedy show 'about nothing'.
Good Luck!!!!
Memo to JJ's attorney:
File for a 'change of venue' for sentencing. Ask to move sentencing to C-town in Judge Lesley Brooks Wells' Court. She knows JJ and 'Carpi'.
Sidebar: Is Judge Wells your wife???


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Have you ever seen a trailer or commercial for a movie and thought to yourself how bad it looked, but you ended up seeing it and the movie turned out to be pretty good? The flip side is you see something that looked awful, you wind up seeing it and it turned out worse than it looked in the ads. The latter perfectly describes the new movie, "The Legend of Hercules" which opens today, January 10 in theaters all over South Florida.
"The Legend of Hercules" is an origin story of sorts. Hercules (Kellan Lutz_, son of Zeus, is born for the sole purpose to stop the rein of his Earth father, King Amphitryon (Scott Adkins). The King sets up his son to be killed, but instead, Hercules is sold into slavery and must fight his way back to stop his father and claim his true love too.
Where to begin? There is only one positive note regarding "The Legend of Hercules" and that is the 3D effects. They are quite good. Director Renny Harlin utilizes the art form quite effectively. They are some real good props that pop out of the screen and he makes good use with the depth of field. If you are going to see this movie, but you are not encourage to in the least bit, you might as well shell out the extra few bucks to see it in 3D because that's the only noteworthy part of the movie.
What do you get when you combine the movies "300", "Troy", "Gladiator", The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" and the original "Conan the Barbarian"? You get a huge mess and that is exactly how "The Legend of Hercules" turned out. One can't help to notice how much King Amphitryon looks and sounds like an evil King Leonidas from "300". Renny Harlin even has him imitate some of his fighting moves right down to filming those scenes at regular film speed and then suddenly going to slow motion. At any moment you expect him to shout out, "Spartans! Tonight we dine in Hell!"
Renny Harlin made a good name for himself as an action movie director back in the 90s with such movies as "Die Hard 2" and "Cliffhanger", but since the turn of the Century he has been unable to deliver the goods. There is not one exciting moment in the whole movie. All the action scenes and the style in which they were filmed have been seen time and time again. Nothing is fresh here. You have to wonder, you wrote this script and thought they were turning in good work? What person bought this script and thought it could be turned into a good movie? What studio exec saw the dailies to this movie and thought they were getting gold? Well, maybe they didn't think that and just said, "We'll put this out in January."
There is not one noteworthy performance anywhere in this picture. Part of that may be due to the laughable dialogue. Usually these kinds of movies can be pretty gory, but they skimped on that and made it PG-13 violence. Hercules finds himself in "spots" at times, but overall, everything comes pretty easy to him. That's another major problem with this movie. Normally you hate seeing someone check their cell phone during a movie because that light is such a distraction. However, if it happened during this screening, it would have been a welcomed distraction. It is way to early to know how the top ten best and worst 3D movies of 2014 list will turn out, but chances are "The Legend of Hercules" will be very close, if not the number one movie on the worst list.


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40 West Arts hosted MuralFest, a day celebrating art, music, food, creative activities, and the weeklong efforts of mural painters.
In addition to hosting the first National Portfolio Day of 2015-16 on its Denver campus, RMCAD will be in attendance at NPD events around the country.
Partnership provides dual enrollment opportunities for Quest students in China
On July 15, Darlene C. Ritz, RMCAD's Fashion Design Chair and prominent members of Denver's fashion industry hosted an informal round table Denver Fashion Industry summit.
RMCAD student Melissa Altese is applying her graphic design skills towards local politics.
RMCAD is pleased to announce its newest program, a Bachelor of Arts in Business for the Creative Industries.
RMCAD Hosts Albuquerque National Portfolio Day 2016
Albuquerque Marriott Pyramid Hotel
RMCAD Hosts Denver National Portfolio Day 2016
Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design (RMCAD)
Join us Friday, August 5th from 4 - 8 p.m. in the Philip J.
RMCAD's Visiting Artist, Scholar, and Designer (VASD) Program is proud to present Los Angeles-based art collective Finishing School's participatory


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Seeing the need for oil specific to the lubrication requirements of the mower, Exmark decided to develop its own Exmark-branded engine oil. The oil is formulated to deliver everything a mower needs. It'll help boost performance and, along with regular maintenance, it'll help extend the life of the machine.
It contains zinc and phosphorus for increased lubricity. These elements effectively plate to metal surfaces in your engine to create a protective barrier. There's no Viscosity Index Improvers nor VI improvers to shear down in prolonged heat. It has synthetic formulation and is far more stable and robust than inexpensive oil from your local auto parts store or big retail outlet.
For gas and diesel, it's compatible. One product has many applications and anti-corrosion additives. It protects your investment during long-term storage. It's API 'SL' and JASO rated with wet clutch compatibility.
Exmark engineers considered several key risk factors when it comes to protecting your engine. All of these elements require at least one of the following: detergency, dispercancy and anti-wear additives. Without them, here's what can happen: excessive wear; build up of deposits behind the rings forces them against the cylinder; deposit build up; preventing ring movement; effective sealing and leading to ring sticking; lacquer; film of unstable oil/fuel residue on piston skirt; ring sticking.
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Belle Bridal Wedding Fayre at the SoL
Looking for help to plan your dream day?
Brides-to-be from all over the North East can get kitted out at the Stadium of Light when it hosts the Belle Bridal Wedding Wonder Show on Sunday 14 October.
More than 100 wedding suppliers from all over the region will be lining up at the stadium, and the show could be just the ticket for couples searching for their perfect wedding.
Sponsors First Glace will be showcasing their superb range of wedding dress designers, including wedding gowns by Jonathon James Couture, Alfred Angelo and Allure.
Potential brides can get themselves a goody bag including cosmetics, sweets and many more surprises by reserving at www.weddingwondershow.co.uk.
A stunning Mark Lesley wedding dress is also up for grabs and one lucky person will bag a £1,000 make-up basket (amongst other fabulous prizes), in aid of Breast Cancer UK.
The Journey South Band are there to introduce the fashion show, which this year has an 'opera bride' theme.
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I'm having serious trouble to understand the definition of tensor products from Kostrikin's Linear Algebra and Geometry. Until now I've understood a tensor as a multilinear map from the cartesian product of $k$ copies of a vector space $V$ to the underlying field of scalars. However I was instructed to study the multilinear construction from Kostrikin's book, and I'm really not understanding what he's trying to do.
Well, i'll post how he constructs the tensor product, and then post my doubts. Any help or reference is very good.
He constructs the tensor product in three steps:
- Let $L_1,L_2\cdots L_p$ a family of vector spaces over the same field $\mathbb{K}$. Define the set $M$ of all functions with finite support on $L_1\times L_2\times\cdots\times L_p$ and with values in $\mathbb{K}$, in other words, all functions from this cartesian product to $\mathbb{K}$ which vanish at all except a finite number of points of the domain. One basis consists of the functions $\delta(l_1, l_2 \dots l_p)$ which is $1$ at the point $(l_1, l_2 ...l_p)$ and zero everywhere else. He also omits the $\delta$ symbol, so that we have $$M=\left\{\sum a_{l_1\cdots l_p}(l_1,l_2\cdots l_p) \mid a_{l_1\cdots l_p} \in \mathbb{K} \right\}$$
- Consider the subspace $M_0$ generated by the vectors on $M$ of the form: $$(l_1\cdots l'_j+l''_j\cdots l_p) - (l_1\cdots l'_j\cdots l_p) - (l_1\cdots l''_j\cdots l_p)$$ $$(l_1\cdots al_j\cdots l_p) - a(l_1\cdots l_j\cdots l_p) \quad \quad a\in \mathbb{K}$$
- The tensor product is then defined as $$L_1\otimes L_2 \otimes \cdots \otimes L_p = M / M_0$$ $$l_1\otimes l_2 \otimes \cdots \otimes l_p = (l_1, l_2\cdots l_p) + M_0$$ $$t: L_1 \times L_2 \times \cdots \times L_p \to L_1\otimes L_2 \otimes \cdots \otimes L_p, \quad t(l_1, l_2 \cdots l_p) = l_1 \otimes l_2 \otimes \cdots \otimes l_p$$
Well, I already did my best to understand this definition, but it just can't get it. First, he says that this definition is being made to be able to construct some universal multilienear application. That's fine, but why this definition allows us this? What's the intuition behind this definition?
Second, on step 1 he consider functions that vanishes at all points except a finite number. Well, why these delta functions form a basis ? I don't understand why, since for me it seems that for using those delta, we would need to know on which points the functions is not zero.
Third, why considering that subspace $M_0$ ? I just can't grasp what's the reason for this.
And finally fourth: why setting the tensor product as that quotient space ?
I really thought a lot already on this definition, trying to came out with something, however I couldn't have any idea. Can someone give some help?
Thanks in advance, and really sorry if this question is too long, too specific or too silly. I'm just very confused with this definition.


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Issue No. 44: June 4, 2012
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Search Committee for Hiring Aligned College Administrators Established
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The following group representing all college constituents met Thursday, May 10, 2012 to make a recommendation for the structure of the search committee for hiring of aligned college administrator positions.
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Based on the recommendation of the above constituent leaders, the following search committee structure has been approved:
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o Diversity of race and gender will be kept in mind when forming committee
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As with all college policy, we strive for continuous improvement. We will analyze the effectiveness of the committee structure and revisit for necessary adjustments in the future.
Anoka-Ramsey is one approval closer to offering a Pharmacy Technician Certificate program at the Cambridge Campus. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system recently approved the college's Pharmacy Technician Certificate program proposal. The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), a corporation that accredits degree-granting, post-secondary educational institutions in the North Central region, must approve the program before the college can offer it to prospective students.
College administrators are hopeful the HLC will approve the new one-year Pharmacy Technician program in time for current technicians or people interested in the profession to take classes this fall. Once the 26-credit certificate program receives final approval, learners can take the first semester classes at the Anoka-Ramsey Cambridge Campus, online or at Pine Technical College. The second semester classes must be taken at Anoka-Ramsey's Cambridge Campus. The second semester does include completing an internship.
As indicated in the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2012-13 Occupational Outlook Handbook, Pharmacy Technician employment opportunities will increase by 32 percent by 2020. Having a Pharmacy Technician certificate is not mandatory for employment, but many employers require it. Pharmacy technicians are generally responsible for receiving prescription requests; helping licensed pharmacists prepare prescription medications, counting tablets, labeling bottles, providing customer service, and performing administrative duties. Technicians work in pharmacies in retail stores, grocery and drug stores, and in hospitals.
Anoka-Ramsey is able to provide new health care education pathways because the college is a member of a national Health Professions Pathway (H2P) consortium of community colleges. Supported by a $19.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, the consortium has three major goals:
Other members of the consortium include, Pine Technical College, MN; El Centro College and Texarkana College, Texas; Ashland Community and Technical College and Jefferson Community and Technical College, Ky.; Owens Community College, Ohio; City Colleges of Chicago, Ill.; Cincinnati State Technical & Community College, Cincinnati, OH; and Community College of the District of Columbia.
Anoka-Ramsey has a booth at the Isanti County Fair, July 18 to 22, and we need help staffing it during some of the fair hours.
The fair is a wonderful opportunity to recruit new students and enjoy a great event at the same time.
If you are able to volunteer, we ask that you commit to at least a two-hour shift. We also recommend that you bring along another volunteer to make it more fun!
The available shifts are:
To volunteer during work hours, please obtain your supervisors' approval. Each person who works the booth will be given a free pass to enter the fairgrounds. Parking is free.
For additional information about the fair, visit their Web site at: isanticountyfair.com/
The admissions staff would appreciate any help you can offer! Contact Abbie Huttenburg at 763-433-1967 or firstname.lastname@example.com with questions or to volunteer.
The English Department is thrilled to announce the release of Kathleen Weihe's new book of poetry Unless You Count Birds from North Star Press. The book launch was at Hamline University, June 8. Another public reading of the book is scheduled for Thursday, June 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Magers & Quinn in Minneapolis with Ann Iverson.
Kathleen Weihe lives with her husband, their dog, and two rescue birds in Minneapolis. She teaches composition at Anoka-Ramsey and has taught poetry classes at The Loft. Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals, including Water-Stone Review, MARGIE, Spoon River Poetry Review, and Emprise Review. She is the recipient of an artist's assistance fellowship from the Minnesota State Arts Board, a Loft-McKnight Award for poetry, and has participated in the Loft's Mentor Program. Kathleen received her MFA from Hamline University in 2002. Her book of poetry, Unless You Count Birds, will be published in June 2012.
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Dear American friends and colleagues of Anoka-Ramsey Community College:
It's hard for me to say goodbye to you. I have been working at Anoka-Ramsey as an exchanged teacher since last August. During this period I have learnt and experienced a lot at Anoka-Ramsey. I want to express my thanks to all of you. Your friendship, your hardworking spirit and kindness impressed me and they will become my unforgettable memory for the rest of my life. I wish you be healthy and good luck and hope that we can meet in in Zhaoqing University in China someday.
Here is my email in China, please feel free to write me. Let's keep in touch. I will be waiting right there in China for you.
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- Shuman He
Monica Franklin is a new employee in the Human Resources department at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Monica transferred to us from the Department of Human Services where she worked in Human Resources for the last three-and-a-half years. She also previously worked at Metropolitan State University in the Accounting Department.
At Anoka-Ramsey Community College, she will serve as the main resource for employee's questions regarding retirement, conduct new employee orientations, process tuition waivers, coordinate the FMLA process, and serve as the SEI and Social Amenities coordinator. She will also be the first point of contact for general employee questions.
Welcome Monica!
Jennifer Eccles, Director of Nursing, has accepted a position as Director of Nursing at Century College. Jennifer sought this change to shorten her commute time to spend more time with her growing family. Her last day at Anoka-Ramsey will be July 9. Jennifer has been an asset to the college and the nursing department since October, 2010.
We wish her all the best!
If you have any questions during this time of transition, please contact Vice President, Deidra Peaslee at x1829.
Thank you [Shuman He] for being our visiting scholar from China! You have enriched and touched the lives of many faculty, students and staff at Anoka-Ramsey. I hope you had a nice end of semester.
I am looking forward to seeing you here at Zhaoqing University. I taught my first class today, Blayn [Lemke] yesterday. The students were very nice and interested to learn about my exposure and adjustment to different cultures. The former visiting scholars at Anoka-Ramsey have been extremely hospitable and friendly. The Foreign Affairs Office invited us to dinner the first evening that we were here. Your wife, Irene, lent Blayn and me a cell phone, so we could be reached and make local calls. A lot of people on campus say hello and smile when Blayn and I pass them. In the cafetaria, some students are curious and I notice they want to get to know us foreign teachers. The student helpers assigned to each of us have been very kind and helpful. The former visiting scholars invited us to dinner Friday night. We already have had many occasions to enjoy nice company and the wonderful Cantonese food.
Blayn and I are adjusting to the change in climate and getting over jet lag. We had the chance to visit Guangzhou last weekend, Baoying invited us. We saw a lot and will be able to show pictures!
See you soon.
- Rita Newton, World Languages
Dear Anoka-Ramsey,
Thank you very much for the wonderful opportunities you have provided in the past (nearly) three years. I have enjoyed getting to know you and working closely with a lot of you, whether in advising or through my time in human resources.
Best wishes to all of you, and keep "getting it started"! (In case you didn't know, or don't remember, this is the flash mob that happened at Anoka-Ramsey! http://youtu.be/Omrk05gIysY)
- Kacey [Gregerson]
Staff Development Funds Approvals:
Eric Staupe, MBA course tuition, $600
Wellness Fund Approvals:
Paul Anderson, $80
Rachel Breen, $100
Beth Brisky, $80
Jennifer Friestad, $100
Lisa Harris, $100
Valerie Lis, $100
Crystal Nelson, $100
Laurie Wolfe, $100
Maria Barlage, $100
Kate Hostnick-Harper, $100
Angie Anderson, $100
Dana Gangl, $50
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College Ready Program Highlights Partnership with Anoka Tech
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21st Annual Anoka-Ramsey Community College Foundation Golf Tournament
Anoka-Ramsey Named State's Star Performer in Check for Health Environment Assessment
Yoga Starts This Week!
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Students from Crossroads Alternative High School and Ivan Sand Community High School were at Anoka-Ramsey Community College May 14 – May 18. These students completed a one-credit college course (either On Course or Career Development) to familiarize them with the college atmosphere and help them learn more about college. Students also participated in breakaway sessions in which they were introduced to various programs offered at Anoka-Ramsey and Anoka Technical College. Students received a program completion certificate and a course completion certificate for their hard work. This program is an excellent example of how the alignment of Anoka-Ramsey and Anoka Tech will expand opportunities for students!
Special thanks to Ashley Weatherspoon, Jaimie Lopez, Jennifer Buchman and Mary Raeker-Rebek for providing these students with the opportunity as well as Patty Halsey and Sue Yankowiak for their efforts in recruiting the students for the program at the high schools.
The following hours are in effect through Aug. 2, the day before summer session ends. The library is closed Wednesday, July 4.
Please contact Martha Muehlhauser at 763-433-1875 or via email if you need any special services, including bringing classes in during hours outside of this range. We will do our best to meet your needs.
Please consider supporting the 21st annual Anoka-Ramsey Foundation Golf Tournament for Student Scholarships, either by participating, passing along the information to others you know or do business with, donating, or by volunteering at the event.
The course is beautiful and award winning. The company is fabulous. The cause is important and impactful. Registration is available on line at the Anoka-Ramsey Golf 2012 Fundraiser Web site or through the Institutional Advancement Foundations Events Web site.
Many thanks for your thoughtful consideration. Please direct any questions to Michael Wall at 763-433-1597 or via email.
Linda Feltes from the Work Well Division of Minnesota Management & Budget was happy to report that our wellness data dashboard for 2011 is complete and we were named the State's star performer! The dashboard is derived from data pulled from the Check for Health Environmental Assessment Joyce Traczyk, Director of Student Activities, completed for the college this past winter.
Click here to view the dashboard.
New location: Riverview Room (SC200)
Skip Robinson, our IT Helpdesk Coordinator, is a proud new dad to Isabel Ann Robinson. She was born Thursday, May 17 at 10:46 p.m. She weighed 7lbs 3oz and was 19 inches long.
Everyone is doing great!
Jenni Swenson, Dean of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) has accepted a position at Lake Superior College.
Her last official day at Anoka-Ramsey Community College is June 5 and she will be on vacation until that date. Jenni has served as an asset to the college since July 2010 and she will be missed. We wish Jenni the best in her next endeavor! Congratulations, Jenni!
If you have any questions during this time of transition, please contact Vice President, Deidra Peaslee at 763-433-1829 or via email.
Faculty Development and Media/Membership Approvals:
Blayn Lemke, Zhaoqing University visit, $500
Keven Dockter, attend Connect Marketplace Conference, $427.80
Kristina Mooney, workshop/supply fee at MN Ctr for Book Arts, $300
Kathleen Vieau, RAP Exam Review/Fees/DVD, $89.18
Beth Brisky, courses at MN State Univ-Mankato, $600
Juliana Boner, courses at Anoka-Ramsey, $139.36
Kathy Connolly, $100
Melissa Mills, $100
Mary Raeker-Rebek, $100
Jennifer Braido, $25
Michelle Rogers, $100
Gena Carlson, $100
Trisha Collopy, $100
Jill Harrison, $100
Linnea Janas, $100
Mark Lambert, $45
MaryAnn Larios, $100
Kendra Miller, $100
Humera Mujir, $100
Scott Stankey, $55
Kathleen Vieau, $65.85
Plant sent to Lois Bjerke
Card sent to Skip Robinson
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Card sent to Andrew Bestler
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The Florida Marlins announced Wednesday that the club is offering holiday gift packs of 10 tickets.
Pack purchasers can use the vouchers for 10 tickets in any way they see fit: 10 people at one game, two people at five games, etc.
The Marlins have knocked anywhere from 50 cents to $7 off the per-game ticket price for the holiday packs depending on the seat location and whether they are prime games or not.
There are some stipulations however. The vouchers cannot be used for Opening Night or Super Saturdays, but they can be used as cash to go toward Opening Night and Super Saturday tickets. But to do so an individual must go to the Sun Life Stadium Box Office or the Marlins En Miami store after Feb. 19 and present the voucher. Not exactly the most convenient way to get Opening Night tickets.
A bigger restriction however, is that the holiday ticket vouchers are only available online. That means to get the vouchers you get to deal with Ticketmaster, an agency that would make the pre-ghosts Ebenezer Scrooge proud. This also means that if you looking at the holiday packs primarily as a way to get your Marlin tickets for lesser games cheaper, forget it. The Ticketmaster plan service charge is a ridiculous $20 per ticket packet.
For the person considering buying a holiday 10-pack for the Fish Tank ($85) just to get in the park and spend time with your wife, son or daughter, forget it. The 50-cents per ticket you save (if you used all the ticket vouchers for the yet-unspecified "Bronze" games) would be more than negated by the service charge. You'd spend $20 to save $5. Happy Holidays, Schmuck - From Your Friends at Ticketmaster! Even buying the best available tickets -Infield Boxes at $350 per pack - you only break even with the service fee if you use the vouchers for all "Bronze" games.
But to be fair, by using holiday 10-packs for Fish Tank tickets for "Gold" and "Silver" games you still save money when the service fee is counted. And by using holiday vouchers for Infield Boxes at "Gold" games, the savings have covered the service fee by the third ticket.
If you are going to buy a holiday pack, do it early in the week, preferrably Monday. That way you have a shot at autographed or game-used items being given away by the team each week. The first 25 buyers each week receive the autographed and game-used items.
The Marlins organization needs to rethink running the promotion through Ticketmaster and its excessive service fees if it does the holiday ticket packs offer again next year, especially when trying to fill a new stadium. Otherwise the ghosts that team executives see in that new stadium may be the ghosts of fans present.


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