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After thinking, rethinking, planning, booking and rebooking tickets, I finally landed in New York City on the 12th of July, 2013. Nothing, seriously nothing prepares you to see the Manhattan Skyline arise in slow motion right before your eyes as your cab prepares to go into the tunnel on your way from the airport to Manhattan. It's surreal, it's magnificent, it's breath-taking and from that moment on you're in LOVE with undoubtedly the greatest city in the world.
Accept it or not, if you've been to New York at some point you do ask yourself "Why the hell do I not live here?!" I did too. I love Bombay! For all its craziness, it keeps you grounded. It keeps you motivated. I think I love New York for pretty much the same reasons. But what I love the most about NYC is that each neighbourhood has its own style and culture. Yes, that also causes neighbourhood-snobbery which every big city is privy to (Hello, South-Bombayites!) but New York does it effortlessly and with pride. Talking about pride, when you look at NYC's steely, picturesque skyline, it really makes you wonder how much love, pride and focused-intentions must have gone into creating a city that amazing! It makes you wonder why the rest of the cities fail to do so? Is it just money? I don't think so! Before I move ahead I must clarify that that I am not saying other big cities are not charming or impressive. Look at London, Paris, Sydney, Tokyo, Istanbul, Dubai, Hongkong, Shanghai…. they are all very impressive in terms of culture and infrastructure but no city in the world takes so much pride in itself. So may be eventually, what matters is how the people feel about their city…. that's why may be with all the potholes, crazy traffic, over-capacitated public transportation, Bombay aka Mumbai still works and is so loved because we the people love it for just letting us be. There might be a lack of space but Bombay manages to offer us more personal space than any other city in the country.
See how difficult it is for me to talk about any other city without subconsciously comparing it to Bombay? Coming back to New York, the one thing you should know about New York is its tendency to hyperbole. Do not fall for "the best pizza in the world" reviews. Go with your intuition and the city won't let you down.
For my flights, I used goibibo.com. Have to say hey got me a great deal considering I booked really close to my date of travel. Also their customer service was good. They called me as soon I tried booking my ticket to assist me in case of need. Which I thought was really nice as I was booking multiple destinations – Mumbai – New York, New York – Los Angeles, Los Angeles – Las Vegas, Las Vegas – LA and LA – Mumbai.
If you're heading to NYC and want to download just one single app, go for YELP! It's effing brilliant. Dining, nightlife, shopping, maps… there's nothing you can't Yelp.
I used airbnb.com to book the stay for the first couple of days. To be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect but I was amazed! For the uninitiated, airbnb.com is a crowd-sourced platform where people who are not using their apartments, offer it to travelers. I liked it and recommend it for two main reasons. One it offers you the experience of living in the city (in your favourite neighbourhood) and secondly, it's more cost-effective than a good hotel. Our one-bedroom apartment in Chelsea, Manhattan was really adorable and convenient. I think it makes a great travel deal.
For the last two nights, we stayed at Hyatt Union Square. I truly loved the hotel, it was so central and so lovely! Check out my review here.
If you're in New York, you have to go to Williamsburg, Brookyn! And you have to take the ferry. No cabs, no subway… just take the ferry. It's gorgeous! In Williamsburg, eat at La Nonna Pizzeria, great food and an even homemade Tiramisu. Drink at Meatball, the bartender made me his favourite cocktail, totally off the menu. Woop woop! The other interesting way to get to Brooklyn is to walk the famous Brooklyn Bridge. Yes, you are allowed and yes it's a long but a beautiful walk.
The last travel tip goes out to fellow vegetarians, there's no dearth of veg/vegan food places in New York. We even found a veg sushi place, Beyond Sushi, in Meatpacking district. Yup, talk about irony.
This is all I can remember, do go through the photo gallery. I have added some more info as captions. If you have any interesting NYC stories, please do share them in the comments section. I will be sharing my other travels stories soon.


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Jan 11, 2012 Parents and their students need to work very hard at avoiding taking on too much debt to earn a college diploma.
Thinking about savings and debt
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Jan 4, 2012 I've got a bunch of student loans, all at relatively low rates (3.5 percent and lower). I have just under $35,000 at this point. I've been auto-transferring money into my savings accounts -- for "emergency funds" as well as future goals such as a down payment, wedding, etc. I have around $48,000 total in savings (between those funds). That money is sitting in savings at less than 1 percent. Mathematically, it makes more sense to pay down the debt. But I'm not comfortable with decreasing my savings that much. How to I choose? Stephanie, Medford, MA
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Dec 28, 2011 I have both private and federal student loans from undergrad and law school... I was wondering if you have any advice as to how best to manage this debt? I'm 28 and single so my financial obligations are otherwise relatively minimal for now, but due to my debt-to-income ratio, I've been unable to really lay away much in the way of personal savings in the 3+ years I've been out of school, let alone start saving for retirement. I'd really appreciate any advice you might be able to give to someone in my situation. Thank you! Kira, New York, NY
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Dec 21, 2011 My fiancée has a student loan that defaulted but is now paying on it every month. She has been told that it can't be rehabbed because of the default (even though others that have defaulted can rehab a second time). She doesn't make that much money, and she is filing bankruptcy because of various debts. She knows she can't bankrupt the student loan. What are the options other than making regular monthly payments, or not paying? Brian, Waterville, ME
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Dec 12, 2011 I co-signed a friend's private graduate student loans in 2005. She was an international student, which is why she needed the co-signer to get approved. In 2007, she had a stroke and moved home to Costa Rica. She hasn't gotten a job and taken responsibility for paying the loans since then. How can I get off of the loan agreement as a co-signer? Ryanne, Washington D.C.
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Dec 6, 2011 My husband and I have extra money each month, a healthy emergency savings account, and we save for retirement through our work plans. (I should point out we are in our 20s.) We recently bought a home and now have a mortgage of $130,000 at 4 percent interest. We also have approximately $80,000 in student loan debt for our graduate degrees at 6.8 percent interest. With our extra spending money each month, should we tackle the student loan debt first? Pay down the mortgage? Both? Or some other option? Carolyn, Duluth, MN
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Warlock is slightly better than average.In DKs and Warriors I actually like the 'averageness' - they wear simple armor that both isn't flamboyant and gets the message delivered: these mean business.Lastly, HOLY BALLS, PALADIN! The only thing more awesome would be Judgment with similar detail. Seriously, I love this set.
Wow I need to start pvping on my rogue. That armor is amazing!
I'm really impressed. The shaman, paladin and warlock sets are really beautiful, with intricate details and interesting shapes.
What Currency will these be bought with?
this is the best rogue gear i have ever seen ,Im serious :d
omg blizz hate druids. first tier 13 was terrible and now we get a tree stump stuck on our heads and cant see. no cool glowing eyes like most others. WHY DO YOU HATE US BLIZZ we have cake
If I was a female rogue I'd be choked! The male rogues's set looks awesome comparatively.
Is there by any chance way to know which paly color scheme is normal and which is elite. Asking cause it would be really nice if red hood and gold elements one was normal. Better looking and easier to get would be nice combination. :)
Wow best priest helm EVER!Just makes me wanna reroll priest.
Obvious re-use of models from WotLk.
That hunter set look really retarded, all the other ones are quite nice.
Heh, rogue set looks like Skeletor and Warlock looks like Evil-lyn.
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I'm disappointed by all of these, except paladin. Coincidentally, that is what I play.
As a rogue I don't like that the gear is so colorfull and I'm happy I didn't roll a female character that cleavageish look on the chest looks awful/weird and just weird..
Oh gee....All of these sets, except mage and DK are clearly better than t13. Well, Deathwing warrior might look better than s11. Seriously, I foresee shamans, warlocks, druids, hunters and priests mogging their t13 into these...
Is it just me or does the PVP gear always look way better than the PVE sets?
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Axis, since it's conception in 2008 has seen many top DJs grace it's turntables including the likes of Adam Freeland, Felix Cartel, Drop The Lime, Yolanda Be Cool, Hot Pink Delorean and Nadastrom and the boys have held their own kicking out stellar support sets every time. Now producing their own fresh brand of electronic, house infused beats, their first highly anticipated remix of Resumo's "It's What We Call House" was released on Discotech Records earlier this year. Keep an eye out for more orginal productions coming very soon!
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Jesuit Honored for Years of Work in Peace and Justice
Jesuit Father Benjamin Urmston, founder of Peace and Justice Programs and professor emeritus at Xavier University in Cincinnati, is being honored for his lifelong efforts on justice issues. He will receive the "Keeping the Dream Alive" award from the Church of the Resurrection in Cincinnati at the church's annual celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on January 21.
Fr. Urmston, 87, is a veteran of World War II, and he participated in three major battles — the Rhine, the Ruhr and Bavaria — with General Patton's Third Army in Europe. The horrors of his war experiences inspired him to make a difference in the world. He decided he could do that by entering the priesthood.
"I was not in the worst part of the war," Fr. Urmston said, "but what I had was not a picnic. And I came out of that thinking, 'There has to be a better way for us to solve disputes. There has to be a way to peace.' I wanted a better world. I felt being a priest would be one way to pursue that — at least a good way for me. And that has proven to be true."
When Fr. Urmston joined the Xavier faculty in 1971, he saw the need for student involvement in issues of peace and justice, so he founded the Peace and Justice Programs. "The notion of peace and justice is deeply engrained in Ignatian spirituality and applies to all people whether you like them or not," Fr. Urmston said.
"I think it's good to have ideas. I think it's good to have ideals," Fr. Urmston said. "I think it's good to have a vision of the future. The purpose is never to judge individuals but to analyze structures. There are times when we need to change our structures, and that's not easy. That's part of the reason why there's opposition: We don't like to change basic things.
"I don't have in mind heaven. But I have in mind the beginnings of a civilized earth."
Read more about Fr. Urmston at the Xavier University website.
Jesuit Ministers to City Coping with Record-Breaking Violence
Jesuit Father Jeff Putthoff ministers in Camden, N.J., a city that experienced a record-breaking number of homicides in 2012. "I have learned that poverty is not pretty, nor is it romantic. The traumatic experiences of violence, abuse and endemic poverty deeply wound the people of Camden," says Fr. Putthoff.
Fr. Putthoff founded and runs Hopeworks 'N Camden, which trains youth in technology and helps them get back to school and away from the violence that plagues their hometown.
Among the 67 killed in Camden in 2012, 34 were younger than age 30; 11 were teenagers; one was 2 years old and another was 6 years old. Fr. Putthoff was one of the organizers of a new group, Stop the Trauma, Violence and Murder, which has a Facebook page documenting both the ongoing violence in the city and activities to bring attention to the problem, including painting and planting of crosses for victims.
"Camden is a place that is very bloody and disfigured, and it bothers us fundamentally to look at it because if we acknowledge it as disfigured, then we have to do something about it," Fr. Putthoff told the National Catholic Reporter. "The alternative, what most do, is avert our gaze and find ways to justify it. We either make it invisible or we blame people for it."
Fr. Putthoff and the staff of Hopeworks understand that changing lives go beyond teaching new skills. It also means they must help the youth to see possibilities that would have been previously unimaginable.
Fr. Putthoff said that even many from the program who "succeeded," by moving on to college or to good jobs, often sabotaged that success by acting out inappropriately under stressful circumstances.
"What's important is recognizing that even if we had no crosses, we'd still be saying, 'Stop the trauma,' because people are living an existence that is only about survival and not thriving," Fr. Putthoff said. "They learn a whole set of behaviors to help them survive, but lamentably, those behaviors don't help them thrive."
The Hopeworks staff is currently undergoing a two-year training program to be certified in "trauma-informed delivery of services."
"We believe that we're operating more and more out of a model of trauma where our youth basically have a form of PTSD and their survival mechanism doesn't allow them to actually move forward," Fr. Putthoff said.
For more on Fr. Putthoff's ministry in Camden, visit the National Catholic Reporter and the Jesuit Curia's Social Justice blog.
Jesuits Experience Journey of Migrant Workers
This summer, seven Jesuits took part in a five-week excursion through the Migration Corridor, the Central American route typically traveled by those fleeing poverty and seeking opportunity in the United States.
"La Jornada," or the Journey, began in Honduras and ended in Nogales, Ariz. Along the way, participants learned about the realities of the lives of migrant workers.
Matthew Kunkel, a Jesuit scholastic said, "When people make this journey, they're desperate. They're not doing it because they want to break the law. They're doing it because they're trying to survive."
The group traveled by bus and stayed in shelters, visiting human rights organizations and parishes that assist migrants along the way.
"If the experience was extremely demanding for us, I can only imagine what it would be for the migrants themselves," said Jesuit Father J. Alejandro Olayo-Méndez.
Learn more about their journey in the Ignatian News Network video below and visit their blog: http://themigrantjourney.wordpress.com.
Jesuit Remembered for His Commitment to the Poor
Jesuit Father James Webb, former Provincial Superior of the Jesuits in English Canada, died on August 9 at age 68 in Ontario, Canada. Throughout his nearly 50 years as a Jesuit, Fr. Webb was a champion of the poor and disadvantaged, and he worked for social justice, specifically in the fields of social action, education and agricultural development.
Following his ordination in 1973, Fr. Webb served in Toronto, where he took on a number of social justice projects, including leading an advocacy effort against the system of apartheid then existing in South Africa and helping found a Catholic newspaper, a health center, the Taskforce on Churches and Corporate Responsibility and the Jesuit Centre for Social Faith and Justice.
In 1986 Fr. Webb moved to Jamaica, where he served for over twenty years. There he spent most of his time working with the poor, as a pastor in Kingston, chair of the St. Mary's Rural Development Project and founding director of Citizens Action for Free and Fair Elections.
Fr. Webb returned to Canada in 2008 to become Provincial Superior of the Jesuits in English Canada. In this role, he chose to live in an apartment in one of the poorest parts of Toronto, rather than the six-bedroom home in a Toronto neighborhood that had once served as home base for the Jesuit leadership team.
"If you say that material things are not important but then there's no sign of it, it lacks credibility," Fr. Webb told Canada's Catholic Register in 2009. "Our commitment to social justice and solidarity with the poor is very strong. In terms of vocations, I think that is one of the things that is attracting younger people to the Jesuits."
Fr. Webb always believed there was more that could be done, however difficult it might seem, said Jesuit Father Philip Shano.
"Where others saw missions impossible, Jim was eternally optimistic about how things could work out," Fr. Shano said. [Jesuits in English Canada, The Catholic Register]
British Jesuit Begins Scholar-in-Residence at University of San Francisco
A British Jesuit with broad experience in European and international justice issues as well as grassroots work with the poor will be the University of San Francisco's Lane Center Summer Scholar-in-Residence this month.
During his time on campus, Jesuit Father Frank Turner will deliver three free public addresses: "Catholic Social Thought and Magisterial Claim to Authority in Ethics" ; "Catholic Social Thought's Claim to Universal Relevance" on July 18; and "Modes of Christian Ethical Participation in the Global Discourse" on July 25.
As its general director, Fr. Turner led the Jesuit European Office (OCIPE) from 2005 until last year and is currently affiliated with its successor, the Jesuit European Social Center in Brussels, Belgium.
His work has taken him to Iraq, Colombia, Syria, Lebanon and Israel-Palestine, where he has conferred with a range of people, including community leaders, voluntary workers, cardinals, patriarchs and the leaders of several governments.
From 1997 to 2004, Fr. Turner was the assistant general secretary of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.
"The core of that job was to brief and represent the bishops of the 22 dioceses of England and Wales on matters of international justice: regional issues, such as relations between Israel and the Palestinian territories, or the Church's advocacy to government about the Western allies' path to war against Iraq," Fr. Turner wrote on the website Jesuit Vocations: Britain.
From 1981 to 1986 and 1990 to 1994, the priest did "community-based work in the poorer parts of Liverpool and Manchester" while also teaching part-time at Manchester University, he told National Catholic Reporter.
Past scholars-in-residence have included Mary Jo Bane of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government; Jesuit Father A. E. Orobator, provincial of the Jesuits' East African Province; Margaret O'Brien Steinfels of Fordham University Center for Religion and Culture; Jesuit Father James Keenan, professor of theological ethics at Boston College; and Jesuit Father Tom Reese, senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University.


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Regular readers of the PocketWizard blog are no strangers to the photography of Bob Carey and his Tutu Project. We're strong supporters of Bob and Linda Carey and the good work they're doing to directly support cancer patients via the Carey Foundation. Now it's your opportunity to not only help a charitable organization, but get yourself some very hard-to-find pink PocketWizard gear.
How would you or the photographer in your life like to show up on set rocking a pink G-Wiz Squared Gear Case? Now's your chance, with all proceeds going directly to the Carey Foundation.
The Tutu Pink G-Wiz Squared Gear Case from PocketWizard is a padded, rip stop nylon case that holds up to four PocketWizard Plus® III Transceivers. The case opens from the top via a three-sided zipper giving you full view of the contents. The G-Wiz Squared features a zippered interior pocket for connector cables and other small accessories. Padded touch fastened dividers allow you to configure the case to suit your gear needs and help guard against incidental contact and impact. Snap Closure attachment straps allow you to mate the case with another bag. They can be yours via this eBay auction.
The Tutu Pink PocketWizard Plus III Transceiver is a very limited edition batch of just 20 radios. This one is number eight of twenty. In addition to the pink plastics, the LED backlight of the LCD screen is also pink. Each one will be numbered and signed by Bob Carey of The Tutu Project, all proceeds will be donated to The Carey Foundation and will be auctioned on an ongoing basis. If you're looking for a way to show support for an important cause and add a bit of color to the otherwise drab colors of photo products, the Pink Plus III is it!
In addition to its "Pinkness," The Plus lll Transceiver is the most reliable, feature-packed, easy-to-use solution for remote flash and camera triggering available.
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Whether new to remote triggering of camera's and flashes or a top professional pushing gear to the limits, the Plus lll's reliability, simplicity and performance make it the perfect tool for the job. Here's where you can bid on number eight!
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There's nothing new about crazy baby names, celebrities have created their fair share of explanation-defying names for their kids.
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Hashtag Jameson was born last weekend and her proud parents posted the announcement on Facebook the next day, according to Yahoo! Shine.
Some have questioned whether the announcement is a marketing ploy for a brand of whiskey #Jameson while others have weighed in with hashtag comments of their own along the lines of #Foolishparents, #YourParentsHateYou, and #StupidestNameEver.
According to Yahoo! Shine, parents have always named their children after things that are important to them, including beloved relatives, "The Hunger Games," a favorite celebrity, or today, social media.
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Edison to offer two degrees under $10,000
Edison State College has announced it will offer a second science education degree for less than $10,000 as part of Gov. Rick Scott's challenge to state colleges to offer bargain degrees.
This fall, Edison will begin offering a middle grades science education degree, in addition to the secondary biology education degree the college said it would offer to satisfy the challenge. Students will attend classes through in-school and "online, innovative" coursework.
"By offering these two degrees for under $10,000, it not only assists the students who wish to keep their student debt low, but it also meets a critical shortage by responding to our community's need for highly qualified educators in the areas of secondary and middle grades science," said Erin Harrel, dean of the School of Education.
Debbie Terry, executive director of human resources for the Collier County School District, said certified science teachers had been considered a critical shortage area in Florida for many years. As a result, she said, the district had to move several teachers out of their fields to meet scheduling needs for biology, earth-space science, middle grades science and physics teachers.
"(This) should help us recruit the teachers necessary to fill the majority of our science positions with properly certified teachers," she said.
Tim Ferguson, director of professional development and leadership for Lee County Public Schools, said language arts has traditionally been more popular than science.
"In elementary schools, most school teachers don't have the background in science so there's less interest," he said. "We're trying to focus more on that so science will be more appealing and hopefully, more folks will major in that."
Statewide, most college students are enrolled in two-year programs, so the bulk of the bachelor's degrees come from the 12 public universities, where four-year tuition is about $24,000. Edison, which has campuses in Naples, Fort Myers and Punta Gorda, serves more than 24,000 students in five counties and through Edison Online. In January, Edison said it planned to cut tuition costs for the secondary biology education degree by $3,000 to meet Scott's challenge.
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After giving his season-opening speech to the Minnesota Twins' full squad on Saturday, manager Ron Gardenhire was asked if he had added any new wrinkles to his message.
Gardenhire smiled.
"I've got a couple," he said, jokingly. "You lose 96 games, you get wrinkles."
Actually, Gardenhire has lost 195 games combined the past two seasons. He also is entering the final season of a contract that was not extended at the end of last year. Add in the fact that much of Gardenhire's coaching staff was overhauled after a second-consecutive last place finish in the American League Central and one could conclude that Gardenhire's 12th season might be his last as the Twins' manager.
So why was Gardenhire able to make light of his situation?
One reason might be because of his belief in the same guy who informed him that he wouldn't be getting a contract extension last fall.
Terry Ryan, in his second go-around as the Twins' general manager, is fully aware that Gardenhire did not forget how to manage after winning a second consecutive division in 2010. That marked the Twins' sixth division crown since Gardenhire took over for Tom Kelly following the 2001 season.
At the time, Ryan looked like a very smart man for promoting the team's third base coach after Kelly decided he had had enough.
While Gardenhire will be under pressure to turn things around in 2013, he also knows that Ryan believes in him and, maybe even more importantly, appears to have ultimate say on baseball matters within the Twins' organization.
Don't agree? Consider this.
Ryan's return to the role of executive vice president and general manager in November 2011 -- a move that came after he spent four years as a special assistant to Bill Smith -- involved one caveat. Ryan's title carried the interim tag along with it.
Ordinarily, this would have been the call of a team that wanted to see if the veteran baseball guy still had it. But in this case, club executives made it known that it was Ryan who wanted to see how things went before he removed the designation from his own title.
Ryan had stepped down on his terms after the 2007 season and now he was returning on his terms.
After a season of getting up to speed, Ryan was back this offseason to making moves that took plenty of guts but could prove to look very good down the road. This is not to say Ryan had a poor winter a year ago. Josh Willingham, Ryan Doumit and Jamey Carroll all made immediate contributions - Willingham had a career-high 35 home runs and 110 RBI - and a reconstructed bullpen proved to be far more effective than the 2011 version.
But the projected starting pitching staff fell apart, and Jason Marquis was such a bust that the Twins released him in May after signing him in December.
A general manager looking to save himself would have evaluated the Twins' following last season and decided the easiest fix would have been to fire the manager.
Ryan put much of the blame on himself, decided that changes were needed in Gardenhire's coaching staff and kept the manager around for at least one more season.
There is little doubt the toughest conversation Ryan had with Gardenhire after the 2012 season was when he told him that several coaches would have to be let go. Bullpen coach Rick Stelmaszek, third base coach Steve Liddle and first base coach Jerry White were released and hitting coach Joe Vavra and bench coach Scott Ullger were given new duties on the big-league staff.
Despite the fact the Twins' biggest struggles had come with their starting pitching, though, Ryan did not make a move with Gardenhire's pitching coach and good friend, Rick Anderson. Ryan promoted Triple-A pitching coach Bobby Cuellar from Rochester but decided to name him as the Twins' bullpen coach.
Could this create some interesting friction when a young pitcher goes to Cuellar instead of Anderson? Absolutely. Ryan knows this, but he also likely knew that keeping Anderson around was the most important thing for his manager.
Ryan and Gardenhire's second-most difficult conversation in recent months had to have come in December. After having traded Denard Span to the Washington Nationals for pitching prospect Alex Meyer, Gardenhire assumed his Opening Day center fielder would be the speedy Ben Revere.
But teams began to approach Ryan about Revere and he decided to listen. When the Philadelphia Phillies offered righthander Vance Worley and top pitching prospect Trevor May, Ryan decided he had no choice but to accept.
Acquiring Meyer and May should give the Twins plenty of hope for 2014 and beyond when it comes to their starting staff, but only Worley figures to be a regular in the rotation in 2013 and that might not end up doing Gardenhire any good.
The center field job is now a three-way competition between prospects Joe Benson, Aaron Hicks and Darin Mastroianni, who might be best suited to serve as a fourth outfielder. None of the three is a sure thing for this coming season.
If this was any other general manager making these moves, Gardenhire might examine the situation and start looking at where he might land next. But Ryan has proven before that he has little interest in taking the simple way out or making the easy move.
Sometimes that can cause indigestion for his manager, as is likely the case with the Revere trade, and sometimes that might help keep the manager around when others want him gone.
Case in point: Kelly is in the Twins' Hall of Fame, but he also retained his job from 1993 through 2000 despite finishing under .500 each season.
This is not to say Gardenhire will survive several more losing seasons, or even one more, but one should not assume that Ryan is going to be in a hurry to make a change if things don't go well at the outset of the 2013 season.
And make no mistake, Ryan will be the one calling the shots when it comes to his manager's future. That figures to be good news for Gardenhire.


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The Financial Aid Policies and Procedures manual is available in the Financial Aid Office. Fort Peck Community College administers a financial aid program for students who demonstrate need and meet the program requirements.
The following documents are required for all financial aid programs:
- Application for Admissions completed by the student
- Letter of acceptance from the college
- Completed financial aid form (FAFSA)
- Required verification documents provided by the student.
Financial aid forms can be obtained at the Financial Aid Office. Some sources of financial aid limit funds available; therefore, students are urged to complete their applications as soon as possible. Applications for financial assistance are processed in the order they are received.
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- Does not owe repayment or overpayment on any federal grant previously received
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- Is attending classes regularly
- Is making satisfactory academic progress according to the standard of FPCC in the student's declared course of study
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The Federal Pell Grant is designed to provide undergraduate, first degree, eligible students with a "foundation" for financial aid. High school academic performance has no bearing on eligibility. To be eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant, a student must:
- Be a U.S. citizen (or be in the U.S. for other than temporary purposes).
- Need financial assistance to further his/her education and
- Make satisfactory academic progress in a declared course of study.
- Be enrolled in at least six (6) credits or more.
The financial need of a student is determined by a formula developed by the U.S. Department of Education and is applied consistently to all applicants. The award is to be used solely for educational expenses, which include tuition, fees, rooms, books, and supplies. Additional funding is available for childcare and for disabled students. These grants cannot exceed 100 percent of the actual cost of attendance established for Fort Peck Community College. The amount of the grant also depends on the amount of funds actually available for a given year. To be eligible for institutional-based assistance, a student must apply for the Federal Pell Grant Program.
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) is a federal grant program administered by the Fort Peck Community College. FSEOG grants range up to $4,000 per year but are also contingent on the amount of funds available to the college. Students must meet income guidelines and be eligible for a Federal Pell Grant in order to be considered for an FSEOG grant. FSEOG is awarded first to those eligible students with exceptional financial need and the lowest EFC's.
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Fort Peck Community College offers eligible students waivers of tuition. Students must apply for waivers at the earliest possible time (recommended to apply during registration). The following waivers are available:
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American Indian College Scholarship Fund
The American Indian College Scholarship Fund awards grant funds to 36 tribally controlled colleges throughout the United States. The fund helps Tribal Colleges and Universities support the higher educational needs of American Indian students with scholarships. The American Indian College Fund raises funds from the private sector. FPCC receives scholarship monies each academic year. The number of scholarships varies each year due to the availability of funds from the American Indian College Fund.
FPCC awards the scholarships to as many eligible students as possible. The eligibility requirements for the American Indian College Fund are:
- Be a tribal member, or of Indian descent
- Have financial need
- Be an enrolled half-time or full-time student
American Indian College Fund recipients are asked to submit a written autobiography, picture and signed release to the financial aid officer prior to disbursement of scholarship monies.
Visit the American Indian College Fund website for more information.
Veteran's Benefits
The Veteran's Administration administers the Veteran's Educational Assistance Program (VEAP) providing financial assistance for the education and training. The program is designed to encourage self-improvement and offers financial assistance to eligible participants in raising their educational level.
To allow for timely processing, students applying for Veteran's Educational Assistance are encouraged to apply for assistance one month, or as early as possible prior to registration. The Financial Aid Officer can assist with the application process and certify students through the VA online. For more detailed information or assistance, students may contact their nearest VA regional office, local service officer, or veteran's organization representative, including the American Red Cross, in their community. Students may access the official website of the Department of Veterans Affairs Educational Service or call them at 1-88-GI-BILL-1 (1-888-442-4551).
Bureau of Indian Affairs Adult Vocational Training
The Bureau of Indian Affairs Adult Vocational Training grant program provides services to eligible American Indian students for periods not to exceed 24 months. The program includes vocational counseling and guidance and institutional training in recognized vocations and trades. Training and related costs, maintenance during training, and transportation is included in the financial assistance. Students should apply for this program at their respective Bureau of Indian Affairs office. Although there is no deadline for Adult Vocational Training, it is recommended that applications be submitted at the earliest possible time.
Tribal Higher Education Program
The Tribal Higher Education Program provides financial assistance to students who are enrolled in a federally recognized tribe, have a high school diploma or its equivalent (GED), and meet the deadline requirements. Students must maintain a 2.0 cumulative grade point average to receive continued support and are responsible for providing each semester's grades to the Higher Education Office.
Students who are enrolled Fort Peck Tribal members must apply through the Fort Peck Tribal Education Department. Members of other tribes must apply through their tribal agencies. The application deadline is July 15 of the current year. Call the Fort Peck Tribes Education Department at 406-768-5136 for more information.
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Student nurses face tougher tests for course places
Will higher academic entry requirements for nursing degree courses result in better care in the years to come?
Almost two thirds of institutions offering nursing degrees are increasing their entry requirements in the face of unprecedented demand for places, a Nursing Times investigation can reveal.
The survey of higher education institutions also found huge variation in the grades universities demand from prospective nurses and in the amount of time students spend on placement.
Entry requirements for nursing degrees ranged from 80 University College Admissions Service (UCAS) points, equivalent to one C grade at A-level, to 320, equivalent to an A and two Bs. Time on placement meanwhile ranges from 53 weeks to 85 weeks over a three year degree.
Of the 54 universities who responded to Nursing Times' request for information about their three year undergraduate adult nursing programme, 62 per cent revealed they had increased entry requirements or were considering doing so, mainly due to high demand.
Gill Robertson, student advisor at the Royal College of Nursing, said it was likely the "social economic climate" was driving interest in nursing courses as people looked for a more secure career.
She said degree level education was essential due to the increasing demand for analytical and decision making skills among nurses.
"People who can't meet that requirement can still care as associate practitioners or healthcare assistants… you have to have academic ability [to be a registered nurse]."
However, Dave Munday, lead professional officer at Unite, said he was concerned that some people who had the potential to become excellent nurses could be excluded by rising entry requirements.
The investigation found universities were asking for an average of 235 UCAS points for their next intake, equivalent to three Cs at A-level, with many also specifying one of the subjects was a science. In the past nursing diploma courses, which will be phased out by 2013 when the profession becomes degree only, have been open to applicants with five GCSEs at grade C or above, in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council's minimum requirements.
Director of policy at the Council of Deans of Health Matthew Hamilton said institutions would still take into account other relevant experience and entry on to degree level courses would be possible through foundation courses or other A-level equivalents.
He said: "We've got to welcome and celebrate the fact we've got more people wanting to be nurses than ever before."
However, many universities are receiving up to 10 applicants for every place.
From next year applicants to the heavily oversubscribed Florence Nightingale School of Nursing at Kings College London must have 320 UCAS points, making it the toughest course to get on to academically in the UK. However, school head Professor Anne Marie Rafferty said grades alone would not guarantee a place if the student did not perform well at interview or pass numeracy or literacy tests.
Ms Rafferty said increasing entry requirements were a "positive trend" for the profession where increasing acuity, complexity and dependency of patients meant there was a need for a "highly educated workforce" but differing entry requirements created courses that catered for "different parts of the labour market".
Just over a tenth of courses asked for more than 300 UCAS points, while just six asked for less than 200. The latter tended to be courses, such as those at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen and Nottingham University, where students could go on to complete a degree or a diploma depending on their performance during the first year.
A spokeswoman for the NMC, which accredits all nursing courses, said there were no plans to stipulate minimum UCAS points for entry on to nursing courses once the profession became degree only.
She added: "As we move towards the degree-only education system it will remain important that higher education institutions have the flexibility to be innovative in the development of curricular and be able to respond and adapt to constantly changing health care environments."
Readers' comments (22)
SO glad i trained years ago....i love me job but not academicly minded but i know what i am doing and get my job done. Does it matter if i can only write short paragraphs and not 2000 word essays, to say what has to be done and what the problme is????????
If I was to do my Nurse Training now, with those expected grades I think I'd go into medicine at least you will be appreciated.
About time, I have seen the quality slip. The uni I trained with used to graduate around 25 from an intake of 50. They are now graduating 250. We used to be proud to be degree nurses. We should be again and drive up intake standards.
Anonymous | 31-May-2011 12:40 pm I actually agree, whilst I have reservations about our profession being worth it, pay, conditions etc which I voice regularly, I agree that the standards of entry for our degree course SHOULD be high. Not only that, the course content needs to be looked at to ensure we as a profession produce highly qualified and skilled, knowledgeable practitioners.
Although I support nurse training becoming degree level, I am sceptical about the increase in demand for places. I do hope it is by people wanting to be a nurse, and not the attraction of getting a degree, only to go and leave the profession. Not all degree courses offer the work experience you get with health-related courses. Many nurse in high positions have worked their way through the ranks, from N/A to PhD, so I hope the openings for this progression continue. You cannot decry experience from the University of Life. So to coin a phrase, I hope the baby isn't thrown out with the bath water. I just hate the attitudes, not here at the moment I hasten to add, that after 3 years of training to degree level makes someone a better nurse than their forebearers. From what I have read, there are more comments in 'all' blogs about standards of care dropping since we 'became more academic'. Like everything else, time will tell.
Degrees may improve patient care, but they won't beat the NHS system ( while it still exists that is)
I am proud to be a one of the last traditionally trained nurses. I agree that that standards need to be raised but at what cost to the nursing profession. How many people will now not be able or feel they are able to enter our profession because they do not have the academic qualifications? Does having good grades make you a more caring person? I have worked with people who have excellent qualifications but do not seem to have an ounce of compassion who I wouldn't want to look after my dog let alone a relative.
I just hope that some consideration is made to people who feel that nursing is their vocation but who lack the grades (yes, I still believe that nursing is a vocation)
As someone else has said, if degree nursing was option when I trained I would have used my qualifications to be a doctor instead. I have been a CNS for two thirds of my career now, I still don't have a degree (have more than enough points though) but I teach at Degree and Masters levels.
A piece of paper from a University does not make a good nurse nurse or improve patient care. It is the passion of the individual that does and a person either has it or not.
presumably this new generation of nurses will be awarded more attractive employment conditions to retain and recruit them than is currently the place otherwise no one will consider it worthwhile entering this course of study.
it seems that the aims are to have fewer qualified nurses so maybe there will be fewer of these posts and less graduates to fill them in the future and more associate practitioners and healthcare workers who hopefully will also receive appropriate and adequate training and certification so that patients are looked after by an all qualified workforce.
I am proud to be a one of the last traditionally trained nurses. I agree that that standards need to be raised but at what cost to the nursing profession. How many people will now not be able or feel they are able to enter our profession because they do not have the academic qualifications? Does having good grades make you a more caring person? I have worked with people who have excellent qualifications but do not seem to have an ounce of compassion who I wouldn't want to look after my dog let alone a relative.
I just hope that some consideration is made to people who feel that nursing is their vocation but who lack the grades (yes, I still believe that nursing is a vocation)
As someone else has said, if degree nursing was option when I trained I would have used my qualifications to be a doctor instead. I have been a CNS for two thirds of my career now, I still don't have a degree (have more than enough points though) but I teach at Degree and Masters levels.
A piece of paper from a University does not make a good nurse nurse or improve patient care. It is the passion of the individual that does and a person either has it or not.
Anonymous | 1-Jun-2011 11:48 am lets not start this whole ridiculous my way was better than your way argument again. It is quite frankly divisive and pointless. Yes, a piece of paper does not make a good Nurse, but a good Nurse NEEDS that piece of paper to work in a highly demanding environment. Nursing IS a vocation, but it is ALSO a profession! The two can exist side by side and more people are starting to realise that. The notion that they cannot is archaic. I also disagree about the 'Doctor' comment. I have the grades to have studied medicine if I chose to, but I CHOSE Nursing because I wanted to be a part of this career. To insinuate that it is any less of a career than medicine is insulting, and is part of the reason why the bar must be set high for the course, if we are to be considered as qualified as our COLLEAGUES (not our superiors as many still have the preconception of). I do agree that we deserve the same level of pay, respect and status as our colleagues though and I know this is still the reason many choose to study Medicine rather than Nursing, this does need to change.
Anonymous | 1-Jun-2011 10:03 am you make an excellent point about no one considering these courses unless the jobs, pay and conditions are there for them when they qualify, it is one that I wholeheartedly agree with, as I was just saying.
To maintain a reputation as highly skilled and qualified professionals, then the bar must be set high. Would it really do the professions reputation any good if anyone without any qualifications or grades can simply waltz in? No, it doesn't. Would a medical degree accept people with no A levels or very few GCSE's? No. Would they allow people to continue if they could not keep up the academic standard required? No. So why should we? Nursing is an amazing profession and deserves the best people, and those who aren't up to the academic standard may be very caring, but if they aren't up to the standard, they should not be in the job, there are roles for carers who are not up to the standard. I have always argued Nurses now (and in the future) will need BOTH academic ability AND a caring attitude. Those who do fit the entry requirements and can keep the academic level required through the course will be no less caring.
BUT, as I was saying, there MUST be the jobs, pay and status available to those people when they graduate. Highly skilled and qualified professionals deserve no less, and will not stick around if they are not.
from Anonymous | 1-Jun-2011 10:03 am
unfortunately my remarks are only based on my presumption of what should happen in an ideal world. Can you really see this happening?
I do believe that nursing in future will look very different, as it does now in comparison to say 50 or even 25 years ago, but what direction is it really going to take? Is it only the government which will determine this and to its own financial advantage. Will there be nurses who are more highly qualified but far fewer of them? Will they be paid salaries in line with their expertise, or are they going to let standards of care drop even further with the profession going down the drain?
There are so many golden opportunities out there for the profession, but they must not be frittered away by a succession of unscrupulous governments who are merely driven by finance rather than the social and healthcare needs of the population.
Anonymous | 1-Jun-2011 6:22 pm I agree that I share that assumption of an ideal world, and I can and I can't see it happening.
If the profession carries on as it is doing now, then it will never happen and we will slip back into being nothing more than HCAs with a lot more accountability, second class workers to the almighty Doctor.
If the profession stands up and fights, which I have been urging, arguing and pleading for it to do, then we stand a chance of becoming a truly powerful profession in our own right, offering high quality, highly educated and skilled Nursing care at the highest possible level, with the same status, pay and respect as Doctors and much, much better working conditions. I CAN see this happening, we are on the verge of it now, but only if we fight and take control of our profession and the future of the NHS.
And back to the point of the article, ONE small aspect of that is ensuring that an all degree profession has the highest calibre of candidates coming out of it.
I agree with nursing being a degree discipline instead of Diploma and nurses being seen in the same professional way as Doctors etc. But what about those excellent nurses out there who only did higher education Diploma in nursing are they going to be seen as second rate nurses bearing in mind some nurses out there have degrees in different subjects like my self, also what about the potential nurses who could have done the Diploma in nursing due to life experience etc but have to have A levels to get on to a degree course. And does a degree guarantee a more excellent/professional nurse, I am not criticising just asking questions
I agree in principle with higher entry standards for nursing. The problem as far as I can tell are the presence of personality and emotional measures that are also very important in developing skills and abilities at practice level. Who will measure and monitor these?. (not all mentors are good at this!)
Many people want to be nurses and do have the requisite academic standards. But, as someone has already said ,will they remain in the profession or seek more powerful and monetary rewards to fulfil there personal ambitions?.
There is always room for middle ranking nurse professionals who love their work and simply want to assist patients to optimum health and well being. Many R.N.s' fulfil that role well and have a mature and steadying influence on the profession. A powerful academic professional may have a negative effect too and become remote and 'coldly' indifferent to patient/public opinion. We mustn't lose our support base, the patient! the reason for our very
existence .
Anonymous | 1-Jun-2011 10:13 pm No not at all, I hate many of the attitudes and arguments that pop up when discussing the academic advancement of our profession. Those without degrees trained in a time when it was not a degree profession. Many have gone on to gain degrees and qualifications post qualifying, and have also gained a wealth of experience. (By the way, I count myself in that number having gained a Degree in a separate discipline before I trained as a Nurse). This in NO WAY means they are 'lesser' Nurses, simply trained in a different way. Future Nurses will not only gain more quals and experience over time, but will have the benefit of starting out with a degree. This makes them no better or worse than Nurses trained in different ways, but WILL help to enhance and shape the profession in ways that was not possible in the past. That HAS to be a good thing, right?
Anonymous | 2-Jun-2011 10:56 am, I see what you are saying about graduate Nurses remaining in the profession or seeking more powerful and monetary rewards to fulfil there personal ambitions, I even agree to an extent. I have argued many, many times that there need to be the jobs, and the pay and conditions to keep these graduates. However, I will also counter that in time, these graduates will force the profession further, there will/should be advanced roles for these graduates to move into that STILL allow them to simply 'love their work and assist patients to optimum health and well being'. There is room not only for newly qualified band 5 Nurses and 'middle ranking' professionals, but also very advanced Nurse practitioners, perhaps even new roles of Nurse Physicians etc, that allow Nurses with Masters and Doctorates to Nurse at a very advanced level. That doesn't always have to mean a move into management or away from the profession. BUT, to see this happen, the roles HAVE to be put in place, there HAS to be the pay and the conditions to keep highly qualified professionals, and THAT is what we have to fight for now.
I find it sad that by becoming a nurse via degree that I am perceived as being uncaring.
It seems obvious that once the diploma has gone and almost forgotten that they will gradually bring in compulsory NVQ's for healthcare assistants or introduce a role that follows some kind of 'diploma' path. This will then allow for a larger pay gap between nurses and assistants and the ability to reduce nurse positions. Not rocket science?
"We've got to welcome and celebrate the fact we've got more people wanting to be nurses than ever before."
Entry to a nursing career is advancing to degree level, on one hand, and there are more applicants, on the other...it doesn't add up.
'...grades alone would not guarantee a place if the student did not perform well at interview or pass numeracy or literacy tests...' I just can't believe that degree level students may not have numerate and literacy skills.
I have fought and won in my department to recruit band 6 nurses with either a degree /andor relevant clinical experience. A newly qualified nurse with a degree certainly is not seen as superior to an experienced nurse.
As for the comments on pay, think ourselves lucky that our pay, without a degree or diploma we have been on par with those who have..APHs
Anonymous | 5-Jun-2011 0:08 am
"Entry to a nursing career is advancing to degree level, on one hand, and there are more applicants, on the other...it doesn't add up."
Why not?
" I just can't believe that degree level students may not have numerate and literacy skills."
It is simply a fact many didn't and the tests I believe were a remnant from the diploma (I may be wrong). Isn't this the point of raising standards though as the article suggests?
On the pay issue, no you are dead wrong. We should not in any way shape or form consider ourselves lucky.
One of the most effective ways to ensure Nursing attracts quality appplicants is to improve the pay and working conditions. Nursing in the UK has lower salaries than any of the other English speaking countries even when compared to the cost of living and school leavers notice these things. Nurses in the UK, while some of the worlds best are working to the point of burnout and having worked around the globe a bit I have seen the difference. It is significant. All these will have to change in order to change public perceptions of nursing.
I'm only a first year student, but I couldn't agree more. I worked my bum of at college to gain maximum UCAS points to ensure I got a place on my course, the demand for places is dramatically increasing, I was too worried about not getting a place. I also couldn't agree more that there is more to Nursing than the acedmic side, but Universities must get tougher about who they accept on these courses. The interview stage, academic references and academic grades must all be looked at and they should all be compared. These potential students will be going out into practice and eventually as a registered nurse with the responsibility of the publics health and well being.
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