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I see in your preceeding web pages that you need a 20 L carboy, but I have an older 23 L carboy. Can I use it? Or do I need to buy a 20L carboy after all?
Our plastic canisters were designed to deliver enough juice (22L)
for fermentation in one 20 L carboy (similar to 5 U.S. gallon glass water bottles)
and one 4.3L gallon jug. Using a 23 L glass carboy is O.K. for the fermentation
as you need some space below the neck anyway. This space prevents messy
overflow and 'blow off' of the fermenting must. However, one needs to remember,
that air is the number one enemy of wine after the fermentation is complete. So
with this fact in mind, one can see that topping up the container is beneficial
and necessary to protect the wine from oxidation. Unless you have some wine on
hand (of the same variety), to top up your 23 L carboy, you must move to a smaller vessel.
After you siphon off the wine to remove the sediments you will lose at least
568 ml (a pint) and you are a litre (a quart) short to begin with. Remember,
you can't add that much water because you will just dilute the wine, a sin around
these parts. A 19L (5 U.S.
gallon) carboy, can be found at swap meets, garage sales, borrowed from friends
etc. If this doesn't work, you may have to purchase it new. But remember, this
purchase will ensure that you will have wine left over, in other small vessels
(1.5 litre, 1 litre or 750 ml wine bottles), ready to top up your 20 L carboy
after successive rackings.
How come I see that other frozen juice companies offer skins with their juices? Are they really needed and how much wine can I expect to get out of your batches compared to theirs?
Fermenting Wines on the skins of the fruit is a great way to extract Tannins and color. Some wines do not require this method. If you are to use only the fruit after is thaws, you can expect approximately 700ml per kilogram of fruit. KJ juices do not have or come with any skins. Our juices are hot pressed before packaging to extract as much color and tannin from the fruit as possible. This will be different then skin fermentation, however KJ believes that this is an acceptable alternative. You can also look forward to less work and an easier wine making process. You will not have to mix the must daily to keep the skins soaked, and there will be no pressing and disposal required after the fermentation. KJ juices offer you a commercial quality product with the ease of use that all home winemakers desire! The best of both worlds!!
What is an ideal storage temperature for the wine we have made using your juices? Do I need to worry about proper lighting conditions?
Most fruit cellars during the winter reach an ideal storage temperature for wine. Some may even go down to freezing. We find that 5 C or 40 F is a temperature that wine can be stored in for quite a long time (4 years). Once the temperature begins to increase during the summer, people find their cellars can reach 60 F / 15 C. This is a little high. In these cases, many people feel that it would be a good idea to increase the dosage of stabilizer ( 20% ascorbic acid and 80% potassium metabisulphite NEVER potassium sorbate), to insure stability in the bottle. Just remember that for every degree F warmer than 40 F you can subtract 2 months off of the lifetime of the stored wine. If you have storage temperatures higher than 60 F you shouldincrease the dosage of stabilizer accordingly to keep the wine stable. If you do this, you increase the sulfur content of your wine. But beware. Some people find that the stabilizer content in commercial wines is too high (however the commerical wines are stable at up to 70 F), and these people get headaches and other malaise from the sulfur content. We promote cold storage temperatures because you don't need to add very much stabilizer and your wine is closest to being chemical free. As for lighting conditions we would recommend pitch darkness. Minimize the light because ultraviolet light will visually oxidize white wine and red wines will obtain a brownish hue.
How many times should a wine be racked before bottling? Also, should sulfites be added at each racking and if so how much?
The number of rackings depends upon the level of clarity you wish to achieve. If you have a white you want to get your wine as clear as possible. This may involve filtering the wine (if you have access to one, or own a filter machine) to meet some predetermined deadline, i.e. you want it in time for Christmas. If you are vinifying a red wine, then you rack as many times as you need to achieve a reasonable amount of clarity. As you may know, most reds don't need any filtration. The bottom line for any wine depends on how clear you want it and when, that is what dictates the number of rackings before bottlings. As to the addition of potassium metabisulphite, we recommend it be added ONLY TWICE in the life of the wine. You stabilize the wine (with one level teaspoon per 5 gallons) right after the fermentation is done. The second stabilization occurs before bottling your wine. This may be 3 months later or 13 months later. This last dose (one level tsp per 5 gallons), ensures that the wine in your bottles in stable for its storage. Remember, the lower storage temperature you have, the better because you don't have to add as much stabilizer (80% potassium metabisulphite and 20% ascorbic acid, [Vit C]). Do NOT add more stabilizer to your wine than this. If you do, you will increase your total sulfite levels and basically make the wine undrinkable, i.e. it will start to taste like sulfur.
I have done all the steps now, and I am just about ready to bottle. However, I do want to sweeten it up just a tad. Can you send me details and procedures on how best to do this?
You should be able to go to any store that sells winemaking
supplies and purchase the so-called sweetener/conditioner. It is in fact
an invert sugar (that has been modified so that yeast cannot effectively
metabolise it). Do not add table sugar or glucose, as you will have a re-ferment
(an unwanted renewed fermenation). If you absolutely cannot find a reliable
source we can ship you 8 oz. size that we produce.
In grocery stores in Canada and the United States you can find juices labeled 'Made from concentrate.' Why would they take the fruit, squeeze the juice out and concentrate it, only to put water back to make the final product? Why not just bottle the juice directly?
Most suppliers would answer that juice is concentrated so that larger quantities can be shipped at a lower price. The water is put back into the concentrate at the juice destination. Our question is "What kind of water?" We also wonder about other compounds that may be stripped when concentration takes place. Obviously the bottom line here is price, not necessarily quality.
When introducing yeast to the juice we have never added pectic enzyme to our reds. Is this highly recommended? Should we be adding additional substances to the whites?
The most important polysaccharides found in grapes are pectins, which consist of galacturonic acid & methyl galacturonate chains crosslinked with various sugars. The pectin content (mainly in red wines), usually falls into a range of 0.1 - 0.2 %. Pectin splitting enzymes are found in the skins of grapes, but when natural pectic enzymes are insufficient, the winemaker often adds a commerical preparation to aid in clarification. Pectins exist in must and wines, (mainly red) as negatively charged colloidal particles, tending to form hazes resistant to traditional forms of clarification. Furthermore, since our red grapes are hot pressed to extract the anthocyanins (natural colouring agents) from the skins, this usually reduces the important pectic enzymes. As we mentioned, pectic enzymes should be added before or during fermentation to clarify the juice or wine. White juices are not hot pressed for extracting any colour, thus we do not need to add the pectic enzymes to clarify the finished product. (See more about the clarification of white wines further on).
We always rack after five weeks of fermentation. The S.G. is generally between 992 to 995. What are the down sides of leaving it longer than five weeks? What are the benefits?
The indicator for the prefered dryness is the hydrometer. Each juice (properly termed must), is always a different entity. Five weeks is definitely too long to leave the fermentation. After 8-10 days of fermentation at room temperature 21 C - 72 F, your SG will be very close to 1000 if not already below this. Now is the time to rack off the wine from the sediments. The prompt removal of yeast cells from new wine is desirable; this protects the wine from nitrogenous substances released both by excretions of the living yeast cells and the autolysis of dead cells. Nitrogenous excretions increase after the death of the yeast when autolysis (self-digestion of cellular constituents) occurs. Autolysis liberates strong reducing enzymes and produces compounds unpleasant to the taste and smell, but also favour the growth of lactic acid bacteria and so render the wine more susceptible to bacterial spoilage.
On the first rack we use a chemical called Tannisol. Any thoughts? What do you recommend?
Tannisol is a
stabilizer of Italian origin. It consists of 95% potassium metabisulphite, 3%
Ascorbic acid, 2% tannin. For most people, sulphites are safe in small amounts.
If you are sensitive to sulphites don't use them. Dosage: max 1.3 tablets per 100
litres. In our store we use our own stabilizer made from 80% potassium
metabisulphite and 20% ascorbic acid (Vitamin C).
We don't add gelatin or keiselsol to the white or reds. Advantages or disadvantages?
We recommend using the kieselsol and gelatin in combination for the white wines only. It has been noticed by many other experienced winemakers (professional and amateur), that keiselsol may remove the colour from the reds. Therefore don't use it on your reds for clarification. Gelatin helps bind the proteins and above mentioned polysaccharides into physically larger molecules. The keiselsol (colloidal silica), binds to this gelatin matrix and aids in precipitation and sedimentation.
I made a batch of Ice Wine in your store last year. I noticed other "brew on premises" had Ice Wine 'juice' for considerably less per liter. Why is this so?
First of all, our Ice Wine juice comes directly from one of the famous North American Ice Wine regions, the Niagara region of Ontario Canada. Second, our Ice Wine juice is pure and NOT FROM CONCENTRATE. The other stores have Ice wine concentrate. Obviously, the concentrate quality is much lower and cannot compare to the liquid gold you will be able to possess with genuine Ontario Ice Wine juice at 35 Brix.
If I need to add Vit C (ascorbic acid) to my stabilizing solution, can I do it with Vit C tablets?
Yes you can. As a rough guideline, use one 500 mg Vit C tablet (crushed into a powder and dissolved in warm water), per 5 US gal. / (20 litre), carboy.
Do I need to add tannin or acid blend to your juices?
The grapes for our juices are harvested when the grapes are at their peak. This means that mother nature ensures that our product is properly balanced. All this is closely monitored by the professionals at each winery. Therefore, there is no need to adjust any acid levels or deacidify (including using malolactic fermentation for deacidification), for that matter. There is also no need to add tannin to our red juices either. Our juices are simple to vinify with no mysteries like the mystery of package "F" found in other kits.
Do I need to worry about my water being hard (or soft) when making your juices?
Other than rinsing and cleaning your winemaking equipment, it makes no difference what type of water you use. Since you NEVER add water to our juices (because they pure fresh juice, mother nature's own). It is not a great concern like it is for other winemaking products.
Where do I obtain Canadian prices (in Ontario specifically), for your juices?
We remind people that they should go to their favourite winemaking or beermaking shop and ask the retailer. The local retailer will have prices that differ depending on their geographic location from our warehouse. If he/she doesn't have prices you want, ask that retailer to contact us for pricing information. In fact, you may want to print out one of our web pages and show your local retailer.
I am looking for a product that is free of chemicals. I find that I am allergic to many of chemicals found in other 'kits' such as potassium sorbate. What about your product, is it different?
Well, where do we begin. First and foremost, we do not encourage the use of potassium sorbate in most winemaking procedures. Therefore you can be assured that our juices do not contain this compound. Otherwise starting the fermentation would be impossible since potassium sorbate is a very effective inhibitor of fermentation. Our preservation technique and sterility at the time of filling allows us to do away with the messy chemical balancing act that other producers (kit makers actually manufacture their product like nuts and bolts).We go to great lengths to ensure that our grapes come from vineyards which practice 'natural fertilization' techniques. They use only animal derived products and very little of insecticides if any. Even our finished product is devoid of the compound in question. In fact, our product conforms to stringent L.L.B.O. standards.
Why is your product better than similar homewinemaking kits?
The answer is very simple. First of all, we are not selling or promoting any concentrate "21 day kits." Our pure fresh grape juices (properly termed musts), are exactly the same composition as the must used by the aforementioned wineries. Furthermore, our staff are always present at the harvest, pressing and the filling of the containers. The staff ensure proper sterility without any infringing on quality. The imported juices adhere to required parameters. Next time ask your supplier of the wine "kits" if he or she is present during the complex processing of the grapes to the concentrate.
I have found that some of my bottles of wine have a little fizz to them, and I can see some tiny bubbles along the edge of my wine in the glass. I stabilized the wine before bottling so it should not be fermenting any longer. I read on a winemaking forum that I can de-gas the wine by stirring it after fermentation. Is that a good idea or will I oxidize the wine too much?
On occasion you can find some gases still trapped in the wine when you have bottled it. Rarely is this a case of re-fermentation. Although it is not unheard of, re-fermentation in the bottle is usually the fact of a wine that has low alcohol, a high pH and not enough Free SO2. This can be an alcoholic fermentation or a malolactic fermentation. If you have a little fizz in your glass, chances are that it is residual gas that is trapped in the wine. We recommend a de-gassing regiment after the fermentation is complete and before you stabilize the wine. Mixing the wine side to side and not in a circle seems to work the best. Once you have vigorously mixed the wine and it has foamed up, wait until the majority of the foam has dissipated and then do another quick agitation and again let the foam settle. Each session of agitation should be no longer then about 20 to 30 seconds at a time. Once you see that most of the foam is gone, you can safely stabilize the wine and let it sit until your next step is required. Not only will this help your gas issue, it will also assist in the clarification of your wine. As far as oxidization is concerned, the wine is pushing out a lot of gases and that keeps most of the oxygen off of the wine. Also, you are stabilizing the wine shortly thereafter and that as well will help fight the occurrence of oxidization. Using Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) in conjunction with Potassium Metabisulfite (if it is not already premixed) for your stabilizer, will act as an anti-oxidant to help protect your wine from the harmful effects of oxidization.
I have been told that I need to use Potassium Sorbate to stabilize my wine in conjunction with Metabisulfite before I bottle my wine. Why is that? Don't they do the same thing?
Well that is a good question. Potassium Sorbate can be used to help stabilize the wine in conjunction with Metabisulfite at the point of bottling. BUT, there are situations in which to use it, and situations in which not to use it. Potassium Sorbate is used in wines that have residual sugars. As Sorbate is a salt that comes from sorbic acid, its main job is to inhibit the growth and proliferation of yeast, mold and other bacteria that can start a re-fermentation in your bottled wines. Notice that I used the word "inhibit". Sorbate does not kill them. If you have wines that you are purposefully trying to make sweeter, then an appropriate regiment of Sorbate AND Metabisulfite are required to preserve the wine, and to neutralize the chance of re-fermentation taking place. Dry wines that have a very low amount of residual sugar do not require any Sorbate additions as long as they have an appropriate Metabisulfite treatment. One key note on the entire Sorbate discussion is, you must never use Sorbate in wines that have undergone or that are going to undergo, Malolactic Fermentation. The sorbic acid in the Sorbate interacts with the Lactic Acid Bacteria and forms one of the few non-repairable faults in wine, the taste and nose of the geranium plant. Yikes! So in conclusion, try to only use Sorbate with your Metabisulfite treatment in wines that have higher amounts of residual sugar, the dry wines should be fine with a Metabisulfite treatment alone.


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Evangelicalism is in disarray. No longer does this domain belong exclusively to the children of 16th century Protestant Reformation, who for so long a time have been echoing the battle cry of the biblical faith it triumphantly recovered against the backdrop of fallen Late Medieval Christendom – Sola Scriptura! Sola gratia! Sola fide! Solus Christus! Soli Deo gloria!
Joining them now in the camp is a new breed of self-professed evangelicals who identify themselves in many ways – progressive, post-conservative, post-foundationalist, seeker-sensitive, emergent, among others.
So laments David Wells, himself an evangelical and distinguished professor of systematic and historical theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary,
Evangelicalism … is now in a free fall, despite the fact that it is still sustaining many fine individual organizations. We are coming to an end, I believe, of this era of believing in the form that we have known it and what will follow it is now taking on a rather different shape.
Referring to the book that he co-authored with church historian John Woodbridge in 1975,The Evangelicals: What They Believe, Who They Are and Where They Are Changing, Wells recalls,
It was clear to us… that evangelicalism was about to change, the core consensus was beginning to weaken, strategic coherence was beginning to disappear, and that in the absence of these things we could anticipate seeing many new ad hoc definitions as to what evangelicalism was and many new ad hoc silences when it was not what it was supposed to be. We were right. Our book turned out to be on the front end of a veritable cottage industry of definitions as to who evangelicals were and as to what they believed.
Looking into the 1990's, Wells continues,
For some, the older doctrinal boundaries had been crossed with astonishing ease and with few, if any, sanctions and, for others, it had become an exercise in futility to close the barn door when it was apparent that the beast had long since bolted. So while many evangelicals still doffed their hats to the formal and material principles, when it came to worshipping, structuring the church, and living in the marketplace, they quickly looked the other way. As evangelicalism has emptied itself out theologically, novelty, experimentation and cultural trendiness have overwhelmed many of the historic, bedrock affirmations that once characterized evangelical faith.
So that if there be any conformity to the world that we can readily locate in contemporary evangelical Christianity, it is no longer simply a matter of evangelicals having succumbed to the allurements of this ultra-modern world. What we are witnessing today is a rather deliberate, conscious attempt to openly surrender the evangelical heart and mind to the postmodern thought-patterns of the day.
Unlike their predecessors, who in the 19th and 20th centuries stood squarely with the extraordinary challenges posed by modern secularism and Protestant liberalism of their days, this new breed of evangelicals is more than willing to open their doors wide to the postmodern way of thinking. And this, as if pragmatically, without ever posing a challenge to the philosophical ideals of postmodernity while simultaneously maintaining a skeptical stance against their conservative heritage in the evangelical tradition.
In the words of Justin Taylor, co-editor of the book Reclaiming the Center: Confronting Evangelical Accommodation in Postmodern Times,
They are self-professed evangelicals seeking to revision the theology, renew the center, and transform the worshiping community of evangelicalism, cognizant of the postmodern global context within which we live. They desire a "generous orthodoxy" that would steer a faithful course between the Scylla of conservative-traditionalism and the Charybdis of liberal-progressivism.
Their preoccupation: an unguarded quest for relevance, and an almost never ending search for the latest and most innovative methodologies in doing both theology and ministry. Old school evangelicalism, they claim, is already outmoded, and for that matter, has already become irrelevant to the 21st century postmodern world. For them, it's about time to get evangelicalism re-engineered and repackaged to make it relevant again.
But as Wells puts it,
"It is surely a great irony that what evangelicals have most surrendered in the hope of becoming culturally relevant is what, in fact, now makes them culturally irrelevant."
To which Os Guinness agrees:
Never have Christians pursued relevance so strenuously; never have Christians been more irrelevant.
For by so doing, they have only become like the world, and consequently, irrelevant to the world.
This brings to mind a very important spiritual principle about which all evangelicals must be constantly reminded: that Christianity is most relevant to the world only when it is least like the world. The opposite is equally true: Christianity is least relevant to the world when it is most like the world.
- Guinness, Os. Dining with the Devil: The Megachurch Flirts with Modernity. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1993.
- Taylor Justin. "An Introduction to Postconservative Evangelicalism and the Rest of This Book" in Millard Erickson, et. al., eds. Reclaiming the Center: Confronting Evangelical Accommodation in Postmodern Times. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 17-32.
- Wells, David and John Woodbridge. Evangelicals: What They Believe, Who They Are and Where They Are Changing. Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 1975.
- Wells, David. "The Rejection of the Classical Doctrine of God and What It Says About the State of the Evangelical Movement" in Reformed Perspectives Magazine Vol. 11, No. 52, December 27 to January 2, 2010.

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MEDINA — Point guard Zach Bennett held the ball near midcourt in double overtime. The lively crowd slowly rose to its feet as the seconds ticked away.
The Medina boys basketball team knew what it was going to do. Brunswick had been paying special attention to All-Ohioan Craig Randall, so Bees coach Anthony Stacey drew up a play for his shooting guard to get a 3-pointer from the corner.
That didn't happen. The Blue Devils double-teamed Randall.
The problem was they forgot about Branden Wilkins.
Left all alone underneath the basket, Wilkins took a backhanded pass from Randall and scored with 1.8 seconds remaining Monday to give Medina a thrilling 58-56 Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division victory.
"They doubled (Randall) and I guess they forgot to cover the basket," said Wilkins, who finished with a game-high 27 points and nine rebounds. "That's the one we needed.
"This was definitely more intense. To win in double-overtime by two (points), it's definitely more intense than to win by 30."
The Bees (14-2, 7-1), who defeated the Blue Devils 63-35 on Dec. 6, rallied from a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit and survived to live for overtime when Brunswick star Ryan Badowski (18 points) airballed a 3-pointer as the regulation buzzer sounded.
Badowski and Wilkins then traded buckets in the first OT, which ended when Randall just missed a fadeaway, double-teamed 25-footer.
Brunswick's Steven Ficyk kicked off the second overtime with a 3-pointer after faking a handoff to Badowski. Randall countered with a 3-pointer before the Blue Devils' Anthony Slane turned the ball over on a handoff attempt to Jason Okulovich (career-high 15 points).
That set up the final minute spent mostly with Bennett and Randall, who had 18 points but finished 6-for-22 from the field, taking turns holding the ball while Brunswick sat in its 2-3 zone.
The Blue Devils had one last gasp following Wilkins' score, as Okulovich found a streaking Badowski near center court. The Longwood (Va.) recruit's 30-foot leaner in front of the Brunswick bench looked true, but caromed short off glass and then rim as the buzzer sounded.
The collective sigh from the Medina faithful could be heard a mile away as the Bees took a half-game over Shaker Heights (14-4, 6-1) in the division standings.
"It's obviously not the outcome we wanted," Brunswick coach Joe Mackey said. "It stings, but we're getting better. The score indicates that."
Learning from its earlier blowout loss to Medina, Brunswick (9-6, 3-4) dictated a slow pace to put itself in position for what could have been a big upset.
Okulovich was at the heart of that early, as the junior point guard scored all 15 of his points in the first half. Badowski started slowly against solid defense from Bennett and Tyler King, but carried the Blue Devils with 13 points in the second half and overtimes.
The Blue Devils finished the third quarter with a 3-pointer from Badowski, then a transition dunk by Zach Parker (11 points) after Medina turned the ball over while playing for the last shot. They then took their biggest lead, 45-38, when Badowski drove down the key for a layup to begin the fourth.
"They had a good game plan," Stacey said. "Badowski played well today. They fought, but they lost."
It was at that point that Wilkins decided he'd had enough.
The 6-5 senior power forward scored the Bees' final seven points of regulation after Mike Kaminski (9 points, 4 rebounds) got Medina to within 46-44. Wilkins finished with 20 points over the final 24 minutes, including ultimately sending the game to overtime at 51 with a putback.
The performance will be one he'll remember for a while, especially if the Bees can secure their second Valley Division title.
"We knew we were going to win the game," he said. "I knew it as soon as we stepped on the court we were going to win the game."
Junior post Ryan Soldano had 17 points and eight rebounds as Medina's junior varsity won 51-37. Sophomore guard Zach Cebula had nine points for Brunswick, which started the game 1-for-15 from the floor while falling behind 22-3.
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Late Tuesday night news broke that 2014 WWE Hall of Famer and professional wrestling icon the Ultimate Warrior had passed away. The Warrior appeared at the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony, Wrestlemania 30, and Monday Night Raw. He was 54 years old.
TMZ.com is reporting that Warrior collapsed while walking with his wife from their Arizona hotel sometime around 7:50 p.m. central time. Warrior was transported to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead.
Warrior had returned to the WWE after an 18 year absence and rebuilt a bridge that seemed to be burned.
Fellow 2014 Hall of Fame inductee Jake Roberts, who had gone back and forth with Warrior over the years, said, "Deeply saddened. We just had a great talk & buried a senseless hatchet. Talked working together. RIP Warrior. Taking solace we made peace."
Kevin Nash and Warrior had been entrenched in a war of words over the years to the point where Nash challeged Warrior to a public fight were the proceeds would go to charity. Nash stated, "So happy I embraced Warrior with a hug when we saw each other backstage Saturday night. My heart goes out to his family. Always Believe."
The specific cause of Warrior's death will likely not be clear until an autopsy report is released. Warrior is survived by his wife Dana and two daughters Indy and Mattigan.


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US Probes Lebanese Banking Operations
The Obama administration is intensifying its scrutiny of Lebanon's financial system out of suspicion it is being used by Syria, Iran and Hezbollah to evade sanctions and fund their activity, the Wall Street Journal reported late last week.
Beirut and Washington have been working over the past 14 months to impose sanctions and close banks, but the U.S. Treasury Department and Drug Enforcement Administration are continuing a probe into an alleged Hezbollah-linked money laundering operation, the Journal reported, citing U.S. officials.
They allege the operation involves hundreds of millions of dollars in drug money from a Lebanese narco-trafficker that they say have gone to the Lebanese militia and political group designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department. Treasury, meanwhile, is holding the Lebanese regulators' feet to the fire to monitor local banks with operations in Damascus and Tehran, the Journal report said.
Lebanon's government has stepped up its efforts at fighting money laundering, the country's central-bank governor, Riad Salameh, wrote in an email to the Journal. The efforts come after the U.S. issued a formal finding last year that Lebanon's then-eighth-largest bank, the Lebanese Canadian Bank, is a "primary money-laundering concern" under the Patriot Act.
The Treasury Department said in the finding that the Lebanese Canadian Bank, or LCB, facilitated the movement of drug profits through a trading network that spanned Latin America, West Africa and the U.S. It also alleged that Hezbollah generated revenue from the network and that the bank provided financial services to Iranian government officials.
Lebanon's central bank took over the Lebanese Canadian Bank last year and engineered the sale of the majority of its assets to a Lebanese bank partially owned by France's Société Générale SA. LCB is currently in receivership, the Journal report said.
Salameh said in the Journal report that Beirut financial authorities are continuing to investigate the LCB.
The U.S. is seeking more than $480 million in civil asset forfeiture from LCB and other Lebanese entities for allegedly using the U.S. financial system to launder drug money on behalf of Hezbollah through the sale of used cars. LCB has yet to respond to the charges.


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Faculty and Staff Development Day a Success!
Senator Al Franken to Speak at Anoka-Ramsey Commencements
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Pioneer Press Editorial: Business, educators working together for changing jobs
Rampage Student Newspaper Receives Regional Honor
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A resonating feeling of well-being and good welfare echoed through our hallways during the first-ever combined Faculty and Staff Development Day for Anoka-Ramsey. I was so pleased to see the quality interactions between colleagues throughout the events of the day, learning about how to be physically and mentally well in our changing culture. I would like to thank everyone who participated. It truly was an amazing opportunity!
Thank you to the members of the Faculty and Staff Development Committee for their hard work and thoughtful planning to make this event possible.
I am pleased to announce that Senator Al Franken has enthusiastically accepted our invitation to address our 2012 graduates! I look forward to these ceremonies every year, watching students realize their successes. I hope you all have a chance to attend.
A special thank you to Jill Snippen for her hard work orchestrating these ceremonies!
If you like your basketball, Anoka-Ramsey Community College is the place for you. Anoka-Ramsey Coon Rapids Campus is set to host an unprecedented 14 Men's and Women's Basketball games the weekend of March 2, 3 and 4; with the winners of each respective tournament advancing to the national tournament.
The MCAC State/Region XIII Men's Basketball Tournament will feature our very own Golden Rams along with seven other top junior college teams from throughout the State of Minnesota. The games times Friday, March 2 are 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. The first round pairings are yet to be determined but can be found next week on the Athletics Home page. Our men's team will play the 5 p.m. game on this day. The rest of the tournament times are as follows:
Saturday, March 3
Sunday, March 4
The Region XIIIA Women's Basketball Tournament will also feature the #1 ranked team in the nation and defending NJCAA Div III National Champions, our Anoka-Ramsey Golden Rams. Pairings are yet to be determined, but below is the schedule for this tournament.
If you are unable to attend in person this weekend, please log onto http://www.webcast50.com to view the games live on the net. The Athletic Department and our basketball teams thank all of you for your support during the season. Have a "golden" ram day!
Pioneer Press
Like a whiff of spring in the air, some Minnesota companies say they can sense a change in the climate as the recession begins to fade and economic conditions improve. They're ready to grow.
They're posting jobs and reviewing applications, but they're not always hiring. That's because Minnesota candidates too often lack the technical training that new jobs - laser operator or computer numerical control machinist, for example - require. We're concerned, as are growing numbers of business leaders, educators and lawmakers.
An annual poll of manufacturing executives from across the state indicates they're worried, too. The State of Manufacturing survey conducted by the trade group Enterprise Minnesota, and released Tuesday, shows that 31 percent listed finding skilled workers as a major concern, more than double last year's 14 percent, the Pioneer Press' Julie Forster reported.
Despite their challenges, the 400 manufacturing executives surveyed in January generally indicated that their businesses continue to grow. Although we've seen an overall contraction in manufacturing in Minnesota since the late '90s, manufacturing remains one of the most important in the state, employing close to 300,000 workers or about 11 percent of the state's workforce, Forster reported.
Concern about the future workforce shouldn't be limited to manufacturing, insists Bill Blazar, senior vice president for public affairs and business development at the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.
The survey and news coverage capture only part of the problem, he says, and efforts to address it will take more than finding solutions for manufacturing. They should be applicable throughout Minnesota's diverse economy, from agriculture to technology to financial services.
As we tackle the problem, the state's educators must be nimble in adjusting their curricula as Minnesota's economy changes, he says. "The skills a business requires today might not be the skills it will need tomorrow."
Minnesota's state colleges and universities are positioning themselves as the "partner of choice" to meet the state's workforce needs, says MNSCU Chancellor Steven Rosenstone. The system is committed to "preparing the workforce Minnesota needs," he said. Without it, the state won't grow.
In the short run, he said, the system is prepared to add classes to meet needs. The problem is not so much the ability to adjust to growing demand but sometimes one of "finding bodies to fill classes."
Among its efforts, Rosenstone said, MNSCU is paying attention to K-12 schools, collaborating with the state's Department of Education to help students "get on the right path" sooner.
Blazar noted that in Albert Lea, business representatives are reviewing high school course offerings and making clear the courses students will need to take to get an entry-level job in their companies.
Students are beginning to realize that you "can't just graduate from high school and plan on going to work at a certain company," Blazar said. "You'll need to take trigonometry and geometry and algebra, and do well."
Perceptions, too, come into play. There is a dwindling interest among young people who want to train for manufacturing jobs, perhaps because they view the companies as outdated and the jobs as "dark and dirty" and not high-tech, Bob Kill, president of Enterprise Minnesota, told Forster.
Her report included another example of the disconnect from Dale Andersen, chief executive at Delkor Systems in Circle Pines, which is hiring to meet rising demand for its packaging equipment. "If you interview high school graduates or even their parents, there's not a really good appreciation, first, of how highly compensated those jobs are now and the amount of technology there is with these jobs compared with years ago."
Rosenstone said his system is working to project future workforce needs so it can grow capacity accordingly. This spring, it will partner with business and economic development groups to hold regional meetings to assess workforce needs to build "a very deep understanding of each sector in each region."
This intersection of the business and educational paths sounds promising, as is the elevated level of attention the issue is receiving. That's good for Minnesota and its economy - and for the students, our future workforce.
The Coon Rapids Campus student newspaper, Rampage, received third place, Best of Show, for two-year colleges at the Associated Collegiate Press's (APC) Best of the Midwest convention, 2012.
According to the APC Web site, the Best of the Midwest Convention is a gathering of college news journalists and advisers working with print and online media. APC prepares about 30 practical learning sessions, including general topic keynotes, problem-solving breakouts and discussion groups. Other convention activities include ACP's Best of Show contest for general excellence, Best of the Midwest individual contests, a reception and critiques of student news media.
With typical attendance of around 225 delegates, the ACP Best of the Midwest gathering has become an annual place to seek solutions, share success stories, and discover trends and network with students and advisers from around the greater Midwest region.
For more information about the APC and to view the winners, visit: studentpress.org/acp/winners/b12bs.html
Congratulations to Journalism Faculty member and newspaper advisor, Trisha Collopy and her student reporters for their great work!
Jes Lee Shimek, a 2001 graduate from Anoka-Ramsey Community College, returns with a full exhibition in the Great River Gallery at the Coon Rapids Campus, Mar. 1 through 31. The reception is Thursday, Mar. 1 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Light snacks and beverages will be served.
The exhibition, titled Digital Dreams of Life, is especially exciting for Shimek because it brings her back to where her work began.
"It is hitting me in a much different way than other exhibitions I have been in," says Shimek. "It is really special being among a very small group of people selected to show work here, to be coming back to where being an artist started for me. I am thrilled!"
Since graduating from Anoka-Ramsey, Shimek received a bachelor in fine arts from the University of Minnesota and several notable recognitions. such as: membership in the Minnesota Center for Book Arts artist Co-op, purchased of her artist's book by the Hennepin County Library for their permanent collection, an Artist-in-Residence position at Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts and the Student Purchase Award at the Weisman Art Museum for her piece entitled Window 1.
Shimek is also participating in Pretend the World exhibition, a showing of the work she created in collaboration with Anoka-Ramsey English faculty member Kathryn Kysar and her newest book of poetry Pretend the World. That work will be exhibited April 12 through June 12, with a reading and reception, April 12 at 7 p.m., at ArtStart in St. Paul.
Please see the attached nomination form for the Outstanding Student of the Year Award. Each year, one student is selected as the outstanding student of the year.
All faculty and staff are encouraged to nominate an outstanding student of the year. The Student Awards Ceremony is on Wednesday, May 2, 7 p.m. , Coon Rapids Campus Performing Arts Center.
Please note: Nomination forms have been sent to department coordinators/facilitators to solicit nominations for the outstanding student in each discipline/department. The attachment is the nomination form for the overall outstanding student of the year.
Todd Boss
Boss's poems have appeared in Poetry, The London Times, The New Yorker, NPR, and Best American Poetry. He is also co-founder of Motionpoems, a poetry film initiative. Boss will read from his new book, Pitch, and show and discuss his work with Motionpoems. Sample one of his Motionpoems at: http://www.motionpoems.com/?p=31.
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Administrator Duty Assignments for Week of Feb. 27, 2012
Sunday, Mar. 4
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Lake Wobegon Brass Band Anniversary Concert, 2 p.m.
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The Golden Rams Basketball Teams Don't Disappoint
Golden Rams Basketball Teams News
Good News and Great News on Green Dot
Stay Connected with the College
Wellness Works February Event
Two Rivers Reading Series Proudly Presents…
Democracy for All? The Barriers of Voter ID Discussion
Hellos, Goodbyes and Changes in Responsibilities
Pause for Appreciation
I had a wonderful time watching the men's and women's basketball games at the Coon Rapids Campus! I am always pleased to see so many of the familiar loyal faces in attendance. It makes me even more proud to be part of such a wonderful community. The games are so energetic and exciting, I encourage everyone to come and enjoy the fun!
Mark your calendars for the next home games for both teams, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 6 and 8 p.m. These are the final home games before the State/Regional Tournaments!
The Anoka-Ramsey Community College Men's Basketball Team is 18-6 and 7-3 in the South Division after defeating the #1 team in the nation, Central Lakes Community College (Brainerd) Saturday, Feb. 11, 69-65.
The Golden Rams Women's Basketball Team is currently 22-2 and 10-0 in the South Division. The women continue to be ranked #1 in the country at the NJCAA Div III level. The men's and women's teams are home on Wednesday, Feb 22, 6 and 8 p.m. These will be the final home games before the State/Regional Tournaments.
Also, Anoka-Ramsey Community College is once again the site for the MCAC Men's State and Region XIII Basketball Tournament March 2 – 4. Please check the Web site as the tournament draws near for game times.
Green Dot Good News:
We've had a number of faculty requests to make Green Dot information available to online students, and have now posted Green Dot links from the student D2L welcome page, including the following: https://umconnect.umn.edu/greendot1/
Green Dot Great News:
Thanks largely to Green Dot promotion/support from faculty and staff, we have 80 Coon Rapids students registered to attend Bystander Intervention training sessions spring semester 2012.
Our currently scheduled Bystander Intervention sessions are filled or filling quickly, but please continue to refer interested students, and we'll add training sessions as needed.
Thanks to all for Green Dotting with us!
Mary Ann Larios, Nancy Elk and John Hennen, Counselors
Please encourage your students to stay connected with the college through the many different communication vehicles we use. An email will also be sent to our student regarding this information.
Please join us for the February Wellness Works Workshop, Dodging Hibernation.
Participants will be entered into a drawing to receive one of our new Wellness Works promotional items!
The Two Rivers Reading Series is proud to announce our two spring 2012 events: author Swati Avasthi and poet Jim Moore. Both writers will be on campus this semester to read from and discuss their recent books.
Swati Avasthi reads from and discusses her novel, Split
*There's a wonderful article in the latest edition of The Rampage (page 7) about Avasthi and her novel Split, which focuses on a teenage protagonist fleeing from domestic violence. Avasthi was nominated for 16 awards for Split, including a Minnesota Book Award.
Jim Moore reads from and discusses his newest poetry collection, Invisible Strings
*Jim Moore is the author of seven books of poetry, including his latest, Invisible Strings, which was recently nominated for a Minnesota Book Award. His poems have appeared in numerous publications and journals, including American Poetry Review, The Nation, The New Yorker and The Pushcart Prize Anthology.
These events are free and open to the public and are brought to you by the Two Rivers Reading Series Committee and the English Division. Please encourage your students to attend. I've attached a promotional flyer, so please feel free to make copies and share it with your students.
I am pleased to announce Robin Robatcek has accepted the position of Project Director for the recently acquired Health Professions Pathways Consortium (H2P). Robin will begin transitioning into this role on Wednesday February 15th with the full transition completed by March 15.
Robin holds a master of science in Higher Education Administration and a bachelor of arts in Organizational Management and Communication. She has been with Anoka-Ramsey Community College since August 2009 as the Director of Biomedical, Business and Technology. Her experience in education, healthcare, administration and curriculum development will be an asset in managing this federal grant.
Please help me to welcome Robin in this new role within Anoka-Ramsey Community College and the H2P grant!
This is a HUGE thanks and note of appreciation to our quiet unsung "heroes" in Technology who go about their jobs every day and come to our rescue at times of need. I marvel at their trouble-shooting skills, their knowledge and quick response whenever I have some technology needs or issues. I especially want to thank Skip Robinson, Kathy Connolly and Troy Timmerman in Technology who daily provided me with a microphone (in multiple classrooms) when I was having some voice hoarseness issues this semester. They were and are life-savers! THANK YOU!
Submitted by Terri Teeson, Speech Department
Faculty Development & Media/Memberships Approvals:
Candace Blazek - eLearning 2012 Conference, $1,559.52
Crystal Nelson – Frontline Conference, $181.47
Linda Dahl – Frontline Conference, $95
Carol Anderson – Access Basic 2010, $169
Carol Anderson – Access Intermediate 2010, $169
Lisa Everts - $47.75
Carole Guffey - $100
Dawn Kennedy - $100
Jennifer Willcutt - $25
Jennifer Braido - $75
Social Amenities:
Card sent to Kathryn Lindenfelser
Card sent to Michelle Mucha
Click here to see the agenda for the next Faculty Shared Governance Committee meeting scheduled for Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.
Click here to see the items approved by AASC and President Stumpf and moved to action for January 2012.
Administrator Duty Assignments for Week of Feb. 21, 2012
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a hit!
Candlelight Ski Draws Nearly 200
Coon Rapids Campus Phi Theta Kappa Food Drive Feb. 7 - 23
Diversity Committee Mission Statement Revised
Accomplishments in Anoka-Ramsey's Music Department
Two Rivers Reading Series Welcomes Author Swati Avasthi Feb. 27
National Health Observance, February 2012: February is American Heart Month
Cambridge Campus Phi Theta Kappa Food Drive through Feb. 17
Pause for Appreciation
A big thank you to the cast, crew and Scott Ford for their hard work making the winter musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, a smash! I had the pleasure of attending the musical Saturday night. I was pleased to see so many familiar faces in the audience and enjoy the hilarity with our community. Thank you for continuing to provide the community with quality theatrical performances!
Though the snow coverage was sparse, nearly 200 people, including college faculty, staff and students, participated in this year's Cambridge Campus annual Candlelight Ski, Feb. 4. Hiking along two miles of candlelit trails near the Rum River began early in the evening, while indoors there was hot chocolate, refreshments and entertainment by Ken Krona and Lyle Swedees. The trails are part of the Spirit River Nature Area's cross-country ski trails that wander through the Cambridge Campus and the City of Cambridge. Attendance has nearly doubled in the past five years. Event coordinator, Biology Faculty member Mary Januschka extends her appreciation to all those who helped make this event so successful (see Pause for Appreciation).
This free community event is held every February, so mark your calendars now for next year's event and make Anoka-Ramsey Community College part of your entertainment fun.
Please drop-off any non-perishable and non-glass items at drop boxes located in the Courtyard Commons and by the Information Desk.
This fall, the Diversity Committee was re-formed to have representation from all constituent groups at Anoka-Ramsey. As a result, the committee has submitted a revision of the mission of the committee to be reflective of the initiatives the committee will be focusing efforts. The following mission has been submitted and approved by President Stumpf:
Anoka-Ramsey is an open door, comprehensive higher-education institution committed to excellence in teaching and learning. Anoka-Ramsey is committed to responding to the educational needs of its changing communities and to providing opportunities for enhancing knowledge, skills, and values in a supportive learning environment.
The Anoka-Ramsey Community College Diversity Committee exists to support the mission of the college and the needs of the community through diversity education that promotes acceptance, understanding and appreciation of diversity in its many forms at the institution, in the local community, and throughout the world.
Vision statement:
To offer programming that increases understanding of diversity and the importance of inclusivity in all areas of life.
In the last three months, several members of the Music Department have enjoyed recent accomplishments and successes apart from their teaching duties at Anoka-Ramsey and within the greater Minnesota community.
Last December, Jason Vanselow completed a doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Minnesota. To complete this degree, Dr. Vanselow performed a series of five concerts as well as completed a thesis. His thesis project revolved around transcribing and arranging a type of Portuguese folk music called Fado, a highly communicative song and dance genre typically performed by a solo vocalist, accompanied by a guitarra and a viola. Vanselow's studies were particularly concerned with the music of Carlos Paredes, a prominent Portuguese guitar player who worked with fado singers and wrote compositions in this style.
In January, Sam Bergstrom served as the conductor for the All-District Junior High Honor Band for District 279, which included band students from Osseo High School, Maple Grove High School and Park Center High School. As a guest conductor, Bergstrom spent a day with approximately seventy 8th and 9th grade band students, rehearsing pieces and working with students on particularly challenging works. At the end of the day, the Honor Band performed a concert conducted by Bergstrom which included the material that they rehearsed earlier that day.
Also in January, Department Chair Melissa Bergstrom won the first ever Commission Competition for Young Composers, sponsored by the United Christian Parish of Reston, Virginia. After reviewing a portfolio of recent compositions, including both scores and recordings, Bergstrom was awarded a $2,000 commission for a three to five minute work for either unaccompanied choir, choir with piano, or organ accompaniment for the dedication of a new sanctuary on Sunday, May 27, 2012. Along with the dedication, this work will also be performed in a public concert on Friday, May 25, 2012.
Richard Joseph was recently accepted as a studio artist for the first season of the Mill City Summer Opera (MCSO )program. The MCSO program is designed to help young artists improve their skills and gain experience in opera performance. As a studio artist, he will have the opportunity to sing in the chorus as well as cover the lead role of Beppe in the opera Pagliacci. This opera will be performed this summer in the open-air ruins of the Mill City Museum on the banks of the Mississippi River. Joseph will also sing in a studio artist showcase, outreach concerts, and participate in five weeks of training with professional artists: David Lefkowich, artistic director; Brian DeMaris, Maestro; and Adriana Zabala, mezzo-soprano.
Joel Salvo and his new music ensemble, Ensemble 61, were recipients of a 2012 Arts Tour Minnesota Grant, a highly competitive project grant program made possible by the Clean Water, Land & Legacy Amendment that was passed by Minnesota voters in November of 2008. This past Feb. 4, Salvo and another ensemble member presented a workshop on new music to students from the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire. Ensemble 61 will perform a concert in Studio Z in St. Paul this coming Friday, Feb.17. Also, on Feb. 25, Salvo will serve as featured soloist with the Minnesota Morris Chamber Orchestra for their performance of Schumann's Cello Concerto.
As of January, Music Department staff member Kate Hujda began serving in a Management Fellowship position made possible through a partnership with Nautilus Music Theater and Springboard for the Arts. For the next eight months, Hujda will work closely with these two organizations to develop skills related to non-profit arts management, including areas such as administration, development and production. As a management fellow, Hujda will also work to develop an archive for Nautilus in an attempt to record the history of the theater company and to map the Nautilus genome.
As part of the Anoka-Ramsey Community College Two Rivers Reading Series, Swati Avasthi will read from and discuss her novel Split, Monday, Feb. 27, 11 to 11:50 a.m. and again noon to 12:50 p.m. in the Coon Rapids Campus Legacy Room. The event is free and open to the public.
To read the full press release, click here.
Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that more than 2,000,000 Americans experience a heart attack or stroke each year. One in every three deaths results from heart disease or stroke, affecting about 800,000 Americans annually (www.cdc.gov/features/heartmonth/).
Even if one survives, unfortunately, many people experience some degree of disability after a heart attack or stroke. Preventing heart and blood vessel disease is the goal of the American Heart Month campaign. Here are some resources to help you assess your current heart attack risk and your present lifestyle and some information to guide you toward heart-healthy lifestyle changes.
Assess Your Risk, Assess Your Lifestyle
Assess your risk for experiencing a heart attack within the next 10 years with the American Heart Association's Heart Attack Risk Calculator at: http://22.214.171.124/hart01/main_en_US.html.
My Life Check is a self-assessment you can quickly complete to evaluate your lifestyle and set goals to reduce heart disease risk in seven lifestyle areas:http://mylifecheck.heart.org/.
Get Healthy!
Use the American Heart Association's Getting Healthy Center to find a variety of information on heart-healthy food choices, physical activity recommendations, stress management, and related topics at: https://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/GettingHealthy_UCM_001078_SubHomePage.jsp.
One set of resources in the Getting Healthy Center focuses on restaurant dining. Here you can find recommendations for heart-healthy choices, including suggestions to help you choose the restaurant and decipher the menu; you will also find tips for healthier food choices based on the type of restaurant at: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/DiningOut/Dining-Out_UCM_304183_SubHomePage.jsp.
Not Just a Male Issue
The Heart Truth, a campaign by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to increase awareness of heart disease in women, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. While heart disease is often considered a man's disease, heart disease has a significant impact on the health and well-being of women. In 2008, one in four women died from heart disease, making it the number one killer of women. General information can be found at: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/educational/hearttruth/. A factsheet, The Heart Truth for Women, can be found at: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/educational/hearttruth/downloads/pdf/factsheet-actionplan.pdf.
Provided on behalf of the Anoka-Ramsey Community College Wellness Works Program.
Hello from Phi Theta Kappa on the Cambridge Campus! The semester is off to a great start and with it our Food Drive campaign. You may have noticed the flyers or donation boxes around campus last week, but I wanted to specifically draw your attention to our service project.
During the holidays many people think of those less fortunate than themselves and often donate to food shelves at that time. This is a wonderful act of generosity, but the food shelves are often forgotten until the next holiday season when in truth there are families in our community that depend on the food that they receive from the food shelves to make it through each week. With this in mind, Phi Theta Kappa is hosting a food drive event through Feb. 17. We will be donating the food collected to the local food shelf, and so any donations that are made will go directly to helping someone else in our community. We are asking all of you to consider what you might have to give, and please put it in one of our donation boxes by Feb. 17.
We are also competing against other Phi Theta Kappa chapters in our region to see who has the most generous campus, so help us show what a great campus we have here in Cambridge! Please keep us in mind, and donate as you see fit. Thank you!
Thanks a ton for all your help with the Candlelight Ski this year. It is all of you that make this event such a fun, beautiful and successful one every year! We had more than 175 participants for a perfect evening for a great walk, great entertainment, great goodies, and great door prizes.
Thank You Mary (Januschka) and all the volunteers!
My family was impressed on how beautiful the trails were. The music was good and the kids loved the cookies and popcorn! The prizes were a hit also!
Submitted by Kelsey Schwarzrock, Office of the President
Proposal submitted regarding Policy 5G.2 Fees and 3C.1 Class Size RATIONALE: Update for Summer and Fall.
Please click here to see the agenda for the Feb. 17 Academic Affairs and Standards Council meeting.
Administrator Duty Assignments for Week of Feb. 13, 2012
Saturday, Feb. 18
5:30 to 9:30 p.m.
CR: CR Lions Club Wine Tasting Event, 6 to 9 p.m.
Mike Seymour
Coon Rapids Campus
2012 Bonding Recommendation
Save the Date for Staff and Faculty Development Day
Alignment Update
Scholardazzle Was a Huge Success
Wine Tasting Event for Anoka-Ramsey Scholarships!
Lake Wobegon Brass Band to Perform at Anoka-Ramsey March 4
Volunteers Needed: Anoka-Ramsey Campus Connection
Make-Up Testing Policies & Form
The Fulbright Scholar Program for 2013-2014 is Open Effective February 1
Office of Diversity and Multiculturalism News
I am proud to report that Anoka-Ramsey's request for $980,00 for the Bioscience and Allied Health Addition design is included in Governor Dayton's 2012 bonding recommendation at #6.
"The Governor recommends $980,000 for Anoka Ramsey Community College in Coon Rapids to design an addition to the current science building, focusing on the allied health and biomedical device industries. This will allow for the expansion of Histotechnician, Medical Laboratory Technician, and Medical Laboratory Science programs, among others."
If approved, the request will provide funding for design and construction documents for a future FY 2012 $10 million bonding request for new construction. The request will also provide funding for remodeling to bring the Physical Therapist Assistant and Integrative Health and Healing programs back to the Coon Rapids campus.
You can find Gov. Dayton's 2012 capital budget recommendation in its entirety at: http://www.mmb.state.mn.us/doc/budget/bud-cap/12/gov-rec.pdf
Calling All Employees: mark your calendars! The Staff and Faculty Development Committees have been working hard to provide an opportunity for staff and faculty interaction during the first-of-its-kind Staff and Faculty Development Day Friday, February 24 at the Coon Rapids Campus. Transportation will be provided for the Cambridge Campus employees. The theme for this event is "Physical and Mental Wellness in a Changing Culture." Additional details including electronic registration information will be sent via email later this week. Highlights of the day include sessions on nutrition, yoga, strengthening/stretching, and stress management techniques.
Thank you to those of you who attended last week's State of the College presentations. It provided an important opportunity to answer questions about the alignment and the recent memo we received from Chancellor Rosenstone.
I am very pleased that I will be staying on as Interim President of both Anoka-Ramsey and Anoka Technical. By now, I am sure you are aware that both colleges share a single vice president for administration and finance, chief information officer, facilities director, public safety director, and recently announced director of continuing education and customized training. Professional Training at Anoka-Ramsey and Corporate Center at Anoka Tech are working together to determine how to best move forward as an aligned department. Also currently in process are conversations between the Business Office and Institutional Research departments at both colleges to explore how these areas can collaborate.
I appreciate the support and collaboration ideas you have during this time. Please feel free to contact me and submit comments on the alignment blog, linked: http://alignmentnews2011.wordpress.com/ throughout this process. I look forward to your input.
The Scholardazzle event was a HUGE success for students and the college! Event chairs Roger Anderson and Brad Larson and the foundation board wanted me to thank every one of you for your help and support!
Because of everyone's efforts, 175 people attended Scholardazzle and helped raise over $31,400! This sets another record after last year's $26,600 record! Don't know what we will do next year to top this, but it sure will be fun to try!
Thank you to all who attended, participated or supported behind the scenes!
Here is a plug for the Coon Rapids Lions Club. Their Saturday night event at the Coon Rapids Campus will generate a generous donation to the Presidential Scholarship program for Anoka-Ramsey students at our Coon Rapids Campus.
The Lions have contributed over $60,000 to the scholarship program since becoming a donor many years ago.
This is the Coon Rapids Lions Club 3nd annual mid-winter "Wine & Epicurean Delights Extravaganza."
Enjoy a fun evening, rub elbows with local business people, sample delightful food and help support campus scholarships!
To purchase $25 advance tickets, you can see Mike Seymour or go to the MGM Liquor Warehouse on Coon Rapids Blvd NW or visit www.coonrapidslions.org. Tickets at the door are $30.
See also: www.coonrapidslions.org/events.html
NOTE: While policy normally does not allow for notices for outside organizations raising funds, in this instance, Anoka-Ramsey is a beneficiary of this event, creating the exception to the policy.
Please read the following article about the Lake Wobegon® Brass Band: www.startribune.com/local/north/138242654.html
As many of you know we kicked off Campus Connection this spring. We have over 70 volunteers who are making connections with new students this semester! We would like to invite more volunteers to participate in this program. Here is some feedback we have received from volunteers:
"Thank you for the opportunity to participate in the Campus Connection program!!" – R. Robatcek
"Thanks for starting this program. I think it is great" – L. Harris
"I just walked Marissa around campus and found her rooms, etc. I can see how much this will help the students." – M. Hunter
The following is more information on the program:
Many of our students are first generation and are scared to walk through the door. So we are asking you to participate in this student outreach and retention program.
This is a great opportunity to welcome and offer an open door to new students that are taking this first step towards furthering their education. This connection that you will be making could make all the difference to them in their success at Anoka-Ramsey Community College.
We are looking for volunteers to make a Campus Connection with new students each semester.
Volunteer Requirements:
If you are interested in volunteering to be a Campus Connection, please contact either: email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Testing Services has updated the Make-Up & Alternative Testing Instruction Form. Please see attached.
I also thought it would be helpful to send out the Make-Up & Alternative Testing policies:
NEW – Access Services students who have been approved for alternative testing should schedule their appointment directly with the Testing Center.
If you have any questions regarding the Testing Center procedures and policies, please contact Melissa Carle on the Cambridge campus and MaryAnn Harris on the Coon Rapids campus. I am also available to answer questions.
The Fulbright Scholar Program is offering teaching, research, or combination teaching / research awards in over 125 countries for the 2013-2014 academic year. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty and administrators as well as for professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars and many others. There are awards in 45 specific academic disciplines as well as 167 awards open to all disciplines.
The application deadline for most awards is Aug. 1, 2012. U.S. citizenship is required. For other eligibility requirements and detailed award descriptions, visit the Web site at: www.cies.org/us_scholars/us_awards/or contact us at: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Interested faculty and professionals are encouraged to participate in one of our weekly webinars. Each deals with a topic germane to the 2013-2014 competition, from regional and discipline information to how to fill out an application. For more information, visit our website at http://www.cies.org/Webinar/.
Below you will find links to information for upcoming speaking events, "Keeping It Reel" Diversity Lecture & Discussion Movie Series dates and "Multicultural Perspectives Book Series" opportunities.
Speaking Events
Keeping It Reel Movie Series
Multicultural Perspectives Book Series
Please help disseminate this information to our student body, and our colleagues throughout the building.
As you know, Sherry Wickstrom is on leave serving as a Dean at Anoka Technical College. As part of our alignment activity, Jamie Barthel will serve as Interim Executive Director of Professional Training for Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Jamie is currently the executive director of the Corporate Center at Anoka Technical College, where he directs customized training, short-term career education programs and open enrollment classes. Prior to his role as executive director, Jamie served Anoka Technical College as a customized training representative for five years. He served as assistant training director of Menards Inc., overseeing the training programs of 30,000 employees.
Jamie earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Bemidji State University and a master's degree in Organizational Management from Concordia University of St. Paul. He is involved in many organizations as well including the Minnesota Council for Continuing Education and Customized Training, the Anoka Area Kiwanis Club and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Jamie will be assisted at Anoka-Ramsey by LeAnn Snidarich. LeAnn will serve as interim assistant executive director working with the daily operations of the Professional Training Center. Our goal during the interim period will be to combine operations for improved profits, improved program/training delivery and better interactions with our business community.
Please join me in welcoming Jamie and congratulating LeAnn on her new role!
You can follow the progress and contribute to the CE/CT alignment by checking out our Blog: http://alignmentnews2011.wordpress.com/
Thank you to the Anoka-Ramsey faculty and staff for their cooperation and flexibility during the Minnesota State High School Region 4 Business Professionals of America (BPA) Conference at the Coon Rapids Campus, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012.
Approximately 250 local high school students, instructors, and business people attended the conference. The area high school instructors expressed their sincere gratitude to the college for hosting this year's event.
Many people worked diligently to make this event a success. Thank you to Lori Rodgers for coordinating so many of the logistics for the conference. Thank you to Robbie McDonald for stepping in to help with the planning and oversight of the event and Debbie Vonspreecken for taking care of anything that needed addressing on the day of the event! Thank you to President Jessica Stumpf and Student Senate President Shannon Glenn for giving a warm Anoka-Ramsey welcome. Thank you to Susan Eyre, Candy Heino, John Ivanauskas and Ashley Weatherspoon who served as judges for the high school contestants. Appreciation is also expressed to Anoka-Ramsey Technology, Bookstore, Central Services, Advising, Maintenance, Marketing, Security, Student Activities and Taher Food Service for their efforts in providing excellent customer service. Finally, special thanks to the instructors who accommodated the room changes. This event could not happen without all of your support.
Darin Nelson – online course and textbooks, $122.43
Kathleen Vieau – Frontline Conference, $48.52
Administrator Duty Assignments for Week of Feb. 6, 2012
Feb. 10
7 to 10 p.m.
Play Performance, 7:30 p.m.
Lisa Harris
Feb. 11
Darren Hoff
Feb. 12
Play Performance, 2 p.m.
Natasha Baer


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CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado judge says there's enough evidence for James Holmes to face trial on charges that allege he killed 12 people and injured 70 others in a movie theater last summer.
Judge William Sylvester said late today that prosecutors have established probable cause on more than 160 felony counts.
Holmes is due to be arraigned Friday, but his defense attorneys filed papers today saying he's not ready to enter a plea. They are likely to ask for the arraignment to be delayed.
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Today marked one week until this year's St. Jude Dream home is raffled off right here on WBKO. You can still see the house and buy a ticket on site everyday this week Monday through Friday from noon to 7p.m. and Saturday from 9a.m. to 9p.m.
Organizers say they've seen a spike in visitors and ticket sales today.
"We've been very busy today. Everyone has decided it's time to buy their tickets because they don't want to miss out on their chance to get the dream home," said St. Jude Dream Home Volunteer Harriet Breece.
Those chances are running out. You can still buy your $100 ticket at Houchen's Markets in Bowling Green and Glasgow, Crossroads IGA's in Bowling Green, Ashley Furniture Homestore on line at dream.home.org, or by calling 1-800-834-5461.


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Archive for 2010
Goodnight Loving review from UK
Mind Spiders article in Dallas Observer
LP coming in 2011!
Goodnight Loving in AMP and Magnet
Goodnight Loving are in the new issue of AMP:
…and made a mix tape for Magnet:
Willamette Week reviews Estranged and Autistic Youth in comic form!
Whole Slew Of Dirtnap Shirts!
A whole slew (yes, a slew!) of Dirtnap Records t-shirts have been added! All the colors of the fuckin' rainbow!
We are too lazy to list them all here, head over to http://www.greennoiserecords.com/store/index.php?cPath=36 to check 'em out!
Mean Jeans/White Wires split 7″ out now!
Our first release using Dirtnap Records' patented "Double B-Side" technology. Each band contributes 1 new, unreleased party anthem. By the way, this is a totally different release than the Mean Jeans/White Wires 7″ on P Trash. Different songs, different covers, different everythings. Pressing of 1000, no color vinyl. All copies with download coupon. New White Wires LP (which the track here is not gonna be on) in late October. New Mean Jeans LP in 2011. Whoo!
Green Noise Records Night at The Know
Hey – come on down to the first of our monthly Green Noise Records Night's at The Know.
Happening the last Wednesday of each month, bands from 9-11, DJ's after that.
First show is:
Wednesday, July 25h, 9PM (seriously), $3, 21+
Mean Jeans (Euro tour kick off show)
Perfect Look (First show! Members of Flip Tops, Minds, Epoxies, Crypt Of The Grave, Organized Sports, more!)
DJ Ken Dirtnap
Goodnight Loving on Spin sampler.
Spin Magazine has a new sampler, and Goodnight Loving are on it. Download here:
The Estranged – The Subliminal Man LP/CD
Dirtnap Records is proud to bring you the 2nd album from Portland dark-punk kings!
Past and present members of Portland hardcore mainstays such as Remains Of The Day, Hellshock, Warcry, Lebenden Toten, etc pull a 180 and dish out ten tracks of icy, ominous postpunk.
Since their last release, The Estranged have dialed back the explicit aggression of their early singles a bit, and dialed up the textured, atmospheric, layered sounds of prime 80s deathrock/postpunk. A little less US influence, a little more UK………A little less Wipers, a little more Cure/Chameleons UK/Joy Division, etc. ……….
The Subliminal Man was painstakingly, impeccably recorded at Type Foundry Studios in Portland and features 8 new ones, a re-recording of "Statue In A Room" (originally released as a split 7″ with Autistic Youth) and a rather stunning cover of The Flys' 1978 classic "Love And A Molotov Cocktail". You need this. All LPs come with download coupon. FIRST 200 ON RED VINYL, AVAILABLE VIA MAILORDER-ONLY EXCLUSIVELY AT WWW.GREENNOISERECORDS.COM!
"Think Bauhaus or Sisters Of Mercy, but by dyed-in-the-wool punks shorn of spookiness and frilly-edged shirts. Artful pretense is replaced by hard-edged instruments and scuffed boots." – Razorcake
"Beautifully depressing songs that are probably at this minute mimicking the equally miserable Portland weather. Brilliant." – Maximum Rock N Roll
1. The Subliminal Man
2. Lunacy
3. Doubts And Regret
4. Faces Stare
5. Testify
6. Wicker Man
7. Perfection
8. Statue In A Room
9. Love And A Molotov Cocktail
10. Choke
Autistic Youth – Idle Minds LP
Long awaited 2nd album from hardworking PDX youngsters, following up their classic "Landmine Beach" LP, as well as singles on Black Water, Rock Bottom, Taken By Surprise, and more.
Driving, melodic punk/hardcore (but NOT "melodic hardcore" if ya get the distinction) with dark, swirling undercurrents. Catcy but not at all vapid. Sounding like a cross between Portland, Southern California, and Copenhagen, you could compare this to bands like Observers/Red Dons, No Hope For The Kids, Articles Of Faith, Reagan Youth, The Wipers, Adolecscents, etc etc.
We've wanted to do something with these guys forever, and while the recording process took longer than normal, but we think it was well worth the wait. Co-release with Dirtnap/Black Water in the US and Taken By Surprise/Sabotage in Europe. All copies come with download code.
1. Soldiers
2. Disciple
3. Blank
4. I Don't Believe
5. Can't Turn Back
6. Who's At Fault
7. Idle Minds
8. Filled My Head
9. Deadbeat
10. Find Me Here
11. Among Ruins
Estranged/Autistic Youth double release show
Tonight at Fucketts.
Goodnight Loving On The Charts
Goodnight Loving Supper Club is currently #137 on the national college radio charts! Wooo!
Autistic Youth on tour!
Autistic Youth tour starts tomorrow, Idle Minds LP comes out Tuesday!
08/01 @ Rotture, Portland, OR
08/03 @ The Knockout, San Francisco, CA
08/04 @ Cali Mucho, San Pedro, CA
08/05 @ Trunk Space, Phoenix, AZ
08/06 @ The Trainyard, Las Cruces, NM
08/07 @ Red 7, Austin, TX
08/08 @ The Phoenix Project, Dallas, TX
08/09 @ The Studded Bird, Kansas City, MO
08/10 @ Cranky Yellow, St Louis, MO
08/12 @ Ronny's, Chicago, IL
08/13 @ Ground Zero House, Milwaukee, WI
08/14 @ Club Medusa, Minneapolis, MN
08/15 @ War On Music, Winnipeg, MB
08/16 @ TBA Regina, SK
08/17 @ Tubby Dog, Calgary, AB
08/18 @ TBA, Vancouver, BC
08/19 @ Mango House, Olympia, WA
Goodnight Loving Supper Club Stream
Head over to www.punknews.org to stream Goodnight Loving Supper Club in it's entirety!
Meanwhile, GNL press onslaught continues:
Goodnight Loving – Doesn't Shake Me Mp3 premiere
2nd Mp3 from Goodnight Loving Supper Club has just been premiered on Paste.com!
Thanks dudes!
tons more Goodnight Loving press
Onion/AV Club:
Goodnight Loving color vinyl LPs now available!
The Goodnight Loving – The Goodnight Loving Supper Club LP/CD's won't be in stores till 7/20, but you can get 'em NOW thru www.greenoiserecords.com First 200 are on red vinyl, and are strictly mailorder ONLY!


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Is your relationship heading toward the edge of a cliff?
I'll show you how to quickly apply the brakes
and turn it around.
Find out how by attending a private
Colorado Marriage Counseling Weekend Intensive Retreat.
Your relationship is in distress.
The pain is overwhelming.
You're desperate for help.
Hi. I'm Dr. Jay Lindsay, marriage therapist, inviting you to join me for a Colorado Marriage Counseling Weekend Intensive retreat.
On your weekend I'll work privately with you and your partner in a highly focused way for two, three, or four days. It will be a marriage counseling weekend retreat for just the two of you.
Like most couples who do a weekend intensive or marriage counseling retreat with me, you are likely struggling with one or more of the following:
- You've been impacted by a painful event, like an affair or a massive fight.
- You're swirling in conflict and destructive patterns of relating.
- You're avoiding each other and the distance between you keeps growing.
- Your relationship has been going steadily downhill… it's reached the point where something has to give.
- You're frightened because your relationship is teetering on the brink of divorce… and you don't know how to stop it.
If you can relate to any of the above, rest assured, you've landed in the right place.
Read on to find out why…
A weekend intensive with me here in Colorado can pull your relationship back from the brink… and do it a lot faster than weekly marriage counseling.
Once-a-week marriage counseling can work fine for many couples, but if you're in distress it might not work quickly enough. It could take months for you to solve the problems that are sending your relationship toward the brink.
That might not be fast enough to stop it from going over the edge. You need a rapid turn-around and you need it now!
On your private marriage counseling weekend retreat, you can turn your relationship around quickly because…
- You'll be away from routines and distractions, so you'll be better able to focus on each other.
- You'll receive highly focused and personalized marriage counseling for five or more hours per day for two to four days.
- You'll rapidly develop a sense of safety which will allow you to dive into your problems and deal with them head-on.
- You'll get the concentrated, uninterrupted, and unhurried time you need to make rapid progress.
Here's what we can accomplish on your Colorado Marriage Counseling Weekend Intensive retreat.
Although we can't solve everything in one weekend, what we likely can do is:
1. Quickly turn your relationship around, so it won't go over the edge.
2. Get you through your conflict or crisis, so you can start to heal.
3. Get you well down the road to recovery, so you'll leave feeling a lot better.
4. Send you home with a specific plan, so you'll continue to recover.
The truth is, you can do more for your relationship in one weekend than you can in months of weekly sessions.
It's likely that on your Colorado weekend intensive you'll make substantial progress in breaking free from the destructive patterns of relating that have contributed to your conflict or crisis occurring..
You'll go deeper faster and you'll go much farther than you could in the same number of sessions spread out weekly over months. Simply put, you'll get a lot more done in a lot less time.
What can you gain from your private marriage counseling weekend retreat?
- Lost love restored.
- Improved communication.
- More positive patterns of relating.
- Renewed trust and commitment.
- Positive momentum that will carry on long after your weekend is over.
- An increased likelihood that your relationship will succeed over the long haul.
- Very likely, you'll leave your weekend intensive with your walls down, feeling softer and closer to each other than you have in a long time. You may find that you're more fulfilled in your relationship than you ever could have imagined.
I'm the marriage therapist of choice for many couples from all across the United States and Canada as well as overseas because I offer…
1. A proven track record.
As a master marriage therapist with a national reputation and 35 years' experience, I've helped thousands of couples save their marriages at my Colorado marriage counseling weekend retreats.
I'm a true "emergency room doctor" for couples in crisis, an expert at treating couples in severe distress, including those impacted by the painful and chaotic experience of an extramarital affair.
2. An approach to couple therapy with nearly a 75% success rate.
The primary approach I use is called Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT), a proven, state-of-the-art approach that is based on more than 30 years of research.
Studies show that EFT has an astonishing success rate. With EFT, nearly 75% of couples recover completely and 90% improve significantly. Fully 86% of couples report feeling happier in their relationships.
3. A high level of professional training.
Unlike most other therapists in Colorado and across the country, I'm licensed as both a clinical psychologist and a marriage and family therapist.
You can be assured that I have what it takes to help you solve both the individual problems and the couple problems that have been causing your relationship pain.
4. A highly effective Affair Recovery Program.
Over the past 30 years, I have developed an Affair Recovery Program that works extremely well. Interventions used in this program have helped hundreds of couples recover from infidelity.
My Affair Recovery Program is based on seven stages I have discovered that couples need to move through in order to heal from an affair. This program is particularly effective in a marriage counseling weekend intensive retreat format.
5. A specialized and unique service for achieving quick results.
I'm one of the only therapists in Colorado, and in fact in the entire nation, who offers private marriage counseling weekend retreats.
I quickly get couples through the worst of their crisis and well on their way toward a loving relationship again in one two to four-day weekend. That's why couples in conflict or crisis who need rapid results fly in from all over the United States, Canada and overseas to work with me in my Colorado location.
If your relationship is heading toward the edge of a cliff, let me show you how to quickly apply the brakes and turn it around.
Join me for a private Colorado Marriage Counseling Weekend Intensive retreat. Get back "those loving feelings" at the foot of the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
To book your Colorado Marriage Counseling Weekend Intensive, call me now at:
(303) 545-9828
When you call, I'll help you determine which will best meet your needs: a two, three, or four-day retreat.
If you are not ready to book an intensive, then you can request a 15-minute complimentary telephone consultation so that we can discuss your needs and I can respond to your questions.
Jay S. Lindsay, Ph.D.
(303) 545-9828
Colorado Marriage Counseling Intensives
357 S. McCaslin Boulevard, Louisville, Colorado 80027