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Club & Organization Descriptions
Club & Organization Descriptions
ActiveMind MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS
The purpose of ActiveMind Mental Health Awareness is to raise awareness of the issue of mental illness and to help foster a general atmosphere of mental health on campus. Through informative discussions and activities, we plan to create promote a heightened consciousness and understanding of what mental health is and how to recognize and help those we may encounter who lack it. By having a general awareness of the issue, we hope to prevent suicide, depression, and the like on campus.
Inez Rivera, 845-574-4410, email@example.com
Janice Moore, 845-574-4304, email@example.com
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African Student Association
The African culture has enriched society with a wide range of enduring contributions in music, cuisine, dance and many other areas of the human experience. The African Student Association was founded to expose others to the African culture, customs and traditions, which go beyond what is shown by the media, and to educate members about each other's culture. The club has held fundraising Movie Nights on African themes and in 2014 hosted an African Night/Memorial for Nelson Mandela.
Nathaniel Williams, 845-574-4493, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Alpha Beta Gamma - Beta Xi Chapter
Business leaders know the value of serving others. RCC's chapter of Alpha Beta Gamma, the business honor society, has embraced that credo. Club members volunteer for community events like the Good Samaritan Blood Drive, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Light the Night Walk, Walk for Domestic Abuse, and a toy drive for underprivileged kids. This year, they expect to host a networking event for business students and participate in Big Brothers Big Sisters and Make-A-Wish Foundation. They expand their knowledge of the corporate world with visits to places like the Museum of American Finance on Wall Street. Guest speakers from the local business community offer first-hand insights and advice.
Ronald de Roman, 845-574-4096, email@example.com
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App Makers Club
If you are interested in computer science, The App Makers Club fosters your appreciation, especially through coding of basic apps. Members share their knowledge and guide each other on the latest developments. For example, they are exploring the use of Android Studio, a professional development environment for creating apps. In celebration of Computer Science Education Week, club members hosted an "Hour of Code" with simple, enjoyable activities to let anyone interested experience the fun of coding. The program is international in scope and has reached tens of millions of students in 180-plus countries.
Lynn Aaron, 845-574-4258, email@example.com
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Art Club
The Art Club is for those who love to view and make art and for students seeking a college degree in art. Each semester trips are sponsored to various museums and galleries both in NYC and locally, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The club is sponsoring visits from Montserrat College of Art, Pasadena College of Art and Mercy College to review student portfolios of transferring art students. The club also organizes an exhibit of student art work at RCC during Spring semester; collaborates with the Hospitality Club in the Spring to raise money for the Christ Church of Ramapo Feeding Ministries; and plans an art sale as a club fundraiser.
Brooke Evans, 845-574-4773, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Asian Club
The Asian continent is vast and diverse, spanning a multitude of ethnic groups and cultures. Asian Club members share this rich culture and tradition and learn about Asians' prolific contributions to society. Members interact with fellow Asians in the community by attending meetings of Asian cultural associations and educational seminars. They also help one another with school difficulties through tutoring sessions, and assist those who want to learn Asian languages.
Dr. Liya Li, 845-574-4733, email@example.com
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Astronomy Club
Would you like to broaden your understanding of the universe? Want to tap into the teachings of some of the greatest minds in history, icons like Galileo, Copernicus and Kepler, and contemplate future advancements in the study of our cosmos? Come and explore with us at the Astronomy Club. The club is purchasing RCC's first solar scope, for viewing the sun, solar flares and sun spots, and club members volunteer at the Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF) held on campus each spring.
Saeed Safaie, 845-574-4534; email@example.com
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Beta Beta Beta
Beta Beta Beta provides opportunities for students to develop their interests in the wide-ranging field of biology. Members are encouraged to participate in research activities and have presented their findings at such recognized events as the SUNY Innovative Exploration Forum and the Beta Beta Beta NE-1 District Convention. Members also select their own field trips and community events, such as the Body World Exhibition in NYC, Earth Day events, and various hikes in Rockland County. At meetings, club members read and discuss scholarly journals in various biological topics, and complete research experiments.
Thomas Butler, 845-574-4203, email@example.com
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Black Student Union
Join the Black Student Union (BSU) and help raise awareness of, and find solutions to, cultural/social/political issues of consequence to the African American community and members of the African Diaspora as a whole. The BSU sponsors events and programs on topics such as: AIDS Awareness, diversity in comic books and animation, Hip-Hop culture, Jazz and classical music, film screenings, open mic rap and poetry, and basketball tournaments. In its commitment to the campus and greater community, the club undertakes service projects including fundraising for DKMS Americas, World Book Night, The Breakfast Club, Stop and Frisk information cards, and canned food collection for the hungry. The BSU also supports the symposium The Action Plan for Educating Young Men of Color, and continues to support efforts of social justice, including Black Lives Matter, LGBTQI, economic justice and political reform.
Dr. Shamika Mitchell, 845-574-4162, email@example.com
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Campus Players
RCC Campus Players provides a creative outlet for students to participate in and enjoy activities as performing artists. Students perform in a variety of dance, music and theater events on campus and in the community. Club members take part in many events coordinated and produced by the Performing Arts department, and the club is very active in community service and charity through performance. Campus Players has raised more than $50,000 for scholarships and other causes over the years, including $20,000 for the Melissa Dimitaras Scholarship. Among the plethora of events graced by the club's performances are the year-long Robert Flynn Irish Heritage Festival and the Harvest Celebration, a fundraiser for the Dimitaras scholarship.
Prof. Patty Maloney-Titland, 845-574-4380, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Chemistry Club
Join the Chemistry Club and learn how to make cool stuff like Silly Putty and oobleck, the ooze-like fluid from Dr. Seuss fame. The club holds discussions and experiments to explain and demonstrate chemistry's impact on everyday life. The club also participates in the Science Lecture series and demos during National Chemistry Week, and its chapter affiliation with the American Chemical Society gives members access to a wealth of information on schools, jobs and chemistry as well as entrée to local, regional and national lectures, symposia and meetings they can attend.
Dr. Adessa Butler, 845-574-4094; firstname.lastname@example.com
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Chess Club
Whether you're an advanced player looking to refine skills or a novice hoping to develop them, the Chess Club can help improve your game. Have fun, be challenged, and learn or polish skills, such as strategizing and thinking ahead, which are useful in life as well as on the chessboard. While most meetings are spent playing chess, the club also holds periodic tournaments on campus and co-sponsors the popular annual Chess Event, in which International Grandmaster Gennady Sagalchik plays up to 25 individuals simultaneously.
Peter Arvanites, 845-574-4767, email@example.com
Janna Liberant, 845-574-4513, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Christian Fellowship
The fellowship invites students to deepen and strengthen their spiritual life with Bible study and prayer, emphasizing the need of daily commitment to Christ. The club, which is interdenominational, offers students training in following God's calling in their lives whether in a religious vocation or a secular setting, and provides an opportunity to enter a personal relationship with Christ. Come share the good news with weekly Bible studies, Mass and other activities.
Michael VerSchneider, 845-574-4531, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Criminal Justice Club
The Criminal Justice Club gives RCC students an opportunity to advance their practical knowledge and understanding of criminal justice beyond the scope of classroom work. The aim is to further educate students through hands-on experience and exploration of the criminal justice field, illustrating theories with real-world examples. This is accomplished through field trips, community service and other activities. The club's programs may benefit not only club members but any student attending RCC.
Clifford Ader, 845-574-4210, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Cyber Security Club
The Cyber Security Club promotes awareness of the dangers that exist in the digital age and teaches habits that will encourage safer use of the available technology. During Fall semester the club participates in the National Cyber League collegiate challenge, which seeks to develop ethical hacking skills for cyber security professionals in finding system vulnerabilities and patching holes before security breaches occur. Meetings, held in Spring, focus on a range of issues from social media and online presence to wireless security with laptops and smartphones. The club uses practical demonstrations to make real the ideas presented, and schedules guest speakers on topics such as cyber crime.
Nicole Hanaburgh, 845-574-4387, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Dance Club
Unleash your inner Fred Astaire or Ginger Rogers and join the Dance Club! Learn and have fun with different styles of dances as choreographers, teachers and performers instruct you in the vibrant art of moving your feet rhythmically to music. Get in step and don't miss your opportunity to cut the rug in campus dance events, including the Annual Spring Dance Concert. Learn from exciting guest speakers such as professional choreographers, performers and teachers at Dance Club workshops.
Robert Rabin, 845-574-4471, firstname.lastname@example.com
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DFM Fashion Club
Join the DFM Fashion Club and learn about the dynamic world of modeling and fashion show production. The club runs weekly rehearsals giving instruction on modeling techniques, hair, makeup, fashion show etiquette, sponsorship participation, and marketing and show production. If you're looking to express your fashion ideas and creativity, look no further than the DFM Fashion Club. Seize the opportunity to strut your stuff at club sponsored events like the Spring Beauty Show and Winter Fantasy Show.
Student Involvement, 845-574-4373/4374
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Economics Club
Managing resources economically is a universal concern for individuals, households and organizations. The Economics Club aims to help members deepen their understanding of economics beyond the scope of classroom work. The club sponsors events to fulfill that mission, including field trips to relevant sites such as the Museum of American Finance and Wall Street. It also lines up expert guest speakers to offer real-life perspectives from the ever-changing world of economics.
Student Involvement, 845-574-4373
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Entrepreneurs Club
The Entrepreneurs Club provides students with practical tools, resources and advice from real entrepreneurs as well as networking opportunities. Students may participate in entrepreneurial contests both on and off campus. Students can learn how to start their own business, foster and develop ideas, strengthen their self-confidence, understand American business enterprise, contribute to the improvement of home, business and community, practice efficient money management and establish occupational goals. The club has held seminars on investing, welcomed speakers from major companies, and visited the Museum of Finance in New York.
George Repic, 845-574-4368, email@example.com
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Filipinos United
Founded in 2009, Filipinos United seeks to promote Filipino culture within the RCC community while also contributing to relief efforts for natural disasters in the Philippines and neighboring regions. Those efforts include Typhoon Ondoy, the earthquake/tsunami in Japan, and the club's current project, Typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan. Past fund-raising events have included music showcases featuring popular YouTube artists, an open mic session, and a video game tournament. The club offers a friendly environment for meeting new people and welcomes everyone.
Jon Jon Chua, 845-574-4406, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Friends of Israel
Supporters of Israel can voice their advocacy for the Jewish state by joining Friends of Israel. The club showcases the many virtues that Israel has to offer, from its music and other cultural aspects to its dynamic people. The Friends host fun and educational events open to all, including a carnival to commemorate Israel's Independence Day, April 23; a Krav Maga (Israeli Martial Arts) workshop; and a "What is a Hamsa" event teaching about this Middle Eastern symbol of peace. The club also brings to campus lively guest speakers such as Kasim Hafeez, who recounts his journey from anti-Semite to proud Zionist, human rights activist Noam Bedein, and one-armed IDF veteran Izzy Ezagui.
Sheva Oliver, 845-574-4422, firstname.lastname@example.com
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GENDER & SEXUALITY Alliance
The mission of the GSA is to create a safe, welcoming and accepting school environment for all people regardless of one's sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, race or religion. The Alliance hosts interactive activities on and off campus that help educate fellow students on issues regarding hate, discrimination and human rights. The club has performed Moises Kaufmann's The Laramie Project in the Cultural Arts Theater, sent student delegations to the annual Northeast LGBT Conference, and last year co-sponsored an event titled Sex(uality) and the City in which NYC-based LGBT authors read from their recent work, joined by several RCC students. The club also organized visits with transgender performer and activist Rebecca Kling.
Dr. Katherine Lynch, 845-574-4743, firstname.lastname@example.com
Dr. Joanna Lackey, 845-474-4355, email@example.com
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Habitat for Humanity
The RCC campus chapter, an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, partners with future homeowners to build homes for low-income families in Rockland County. The group aims to eliminate substandard housing conditions and help provide affordable housing to these families. Its members have helped build seven houses in Rockland and are initiating building another home in Haverstraw. They have also made several trips to New Orleans to assist families rebuilding after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The organization is non-denominational and membership is open to all.
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Michael and Maureen Ver'Schneider, 845-574-4531, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Haitian Club
The Haitian Club promotes awareness and understanding of the Haitian people and diaspora. The club expresses Haitian voices through art, history, music and food and other aspects of Haitian culture. The club's keynote program is the annual Haitian Heritage Month held each April. Club members get satisfaction and personal reward by dedicating themselves to community events and activities and advancing the progress of the Haitian people. The club is open to people of all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, class, and sexual orientation.
Elizabeth Solages, 845-574-4322, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Hillel at RCC is a chapter of a national organization for Jewish college students. Hillel offers a welcoming, positive and fun environment for students to interact and learn about Jewish heritage. Recent activities included a trip to New York City to participate in a national collegiate Shabbaton; a Jewish Student Leadership Institute; volunteering at a local food pantry; holiday art workshops and a weekend trip to SUNY New Paltz.
Rabbi Dov Oliver, 845-574-4422, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Humans of RCC
Students should be able to spend time with each other, in a neutral environment, without having to share a common interest or fit any specific criteria except being human. That's the broad premise of Humans of RCC. Club members try to foster a family atmosphere and help students talk to each other by breaking the ice for them through social media and printed student interviews, which they can explore at Humans of RCC events. By bringing the "Humans of New York" concept to campus, club members hope to create a positive environment that will make each student feel "unique," yet part of a beautiful community. Link to Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/humansofrcc/
Abigail Hunte, 845-574-4447, email@example.com
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Improvisation Club
Not everyone can do stand-up like Seinfeld or drama like Streep, but all can improve their "improv" skills. The Improvisational Club offers fun ways to help students with their public speaking, spontaneity and on-the-spot thinking, and provides tips on acting techniques as well. These aims are accomplished through theater games, acting exercises, and performing in front of one's peers. If you want to perform better before large groups or simply come out of your shell, the Improvisational Club welcomes you!
Christopher Plummer, 845-574-4471, email@example.com
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The student literary and art magazine, Impulse, annually publishes the best literary and artistic work of RCC students. Harness your creative writing and artistic talents and submit your best work in the spring and fall for publication the following spring. The magazine encompasses student artwork as well as fiction, poetry, essays and other genres of creative writing. Send your work to email@example.com.
Dr. Suzanne Cleary, 845-574-4771, email@example.com
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Inklings Club
The Inklings Club actively explores early medieval culture and language. Named after a famous literary club centered at Oxford University that included J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, RCC's Inklings members are learning to read Old English, planning trips to museums (such as The Cloisters in Manhattan), discussing how to prepare a feast based on medieval recipes, and raising funds to support their goals, among other activities. All RCC students are very welcome to join the club.
Stephen Burke, 845-574-4341, firstname.lastname@example.com
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International Club
The RCC student body represents a diverse spectrum of cultures and nationalities, with more than 250 international students. The club fosters greater awareness of these many cultures by encouraging members to participate in myriad social activities on campus, such as the Thanksgiving Luncheon for International Students, off-campus sponsored cultural trips to places like Ellis Island and the Culinary Institute of America, the annual Rockland County Food Drive, and other activities as planned. Being exposed to these cultural differences builds a fellowship among students and faculty and promotes a peaceful atmosphere in the school community.
Jeanette Geller, 845-574-4577, email@example.com
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Japan Club
Japan's outsized influence around the world dwarfs its relatively small population. Japan is a global leader in electronics, green technology, eco-friendly cars, biomedical research and robotics, and its food is popular the world over. The Japan Club welcomes all students – Japanese and non-Japanese – to participate in Japanese-style activities. Club members, who hail from many countries, watch Japanese films, enjoy Japanese food, celebrate Japanese holidays and have fun learning the Japanese language, as you enter this gateway to Japanese culture.
Kaoru Miyauchi, 845-574-4336, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Just Save One
Children who lack clean water, shoes and appropriate clothing cannot learn properly. Just Save One's mission is to explore, formulate and implement projects designed to make K-12 education more accessible to students in Rockland and surrounding areas. The club also supports ongoing projects in the developing world that are shared among all chapters of Just Save One. One such project is the 20 Tanks Campaign to raise funds for 20 water tanks to be distributed to needy schools in Kenya.
Dr. Christina Stern, 845-574-4438, firstname.lastname@example.com
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LUNA Club
LUNA invites members to share in the beauty of the Latin American culture and identity. The group is engaged in uniting those who hail from any Latin American country and allowing them to share in their traditions, cultures, customs, history, stories and experiences of their homelands. Membership is not limited to those of Latin American backgrounds; all are welcome. The club discusses the many influential Latin Americans throughout history and in society today, and partakes in activities such as luncheons sharing different cultural foods, blood drives, and dances to the beat of the many styles of Latin American music.
Carolina Sosa, 845-574-4348, email@example.com
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Music Matters
If you like to sing, play a musical instrument or just appreciate good music, the Music Matters Club may be for you. Club members can gain knowledge, insight, experience and artistic development relating to the music industry by connecting with it on a local, regional, national and global level. The club involves its members in fun activities such as Open Mic Night, Pass the Mic Open Poetry and the Smithsonian Stepping Stone Awards.
Robert Deitch, 845-641-6577, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Muslim student association
The Muslim Student Association (MSA) is dedicated to providing a social and enriching club for all its members. We foremost strive to provide a comfortable environment for the Muslim students of RCC. However, the MSA welcomes all students, regardless of faith. The Muslim Student Association works to educate the community about Islam and the misconceptions associated with it. An environment of respect, understanding, and comfort is to be retained at all times.
Dr. Shamika Mitchell, 845-574-4162, firstname.lastname@example.com
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No Limits
Students are invited to join No Limits and take part in various events and activities that create awareness and unity among all students at RCC. The club actively participated in the Light It Up Blue campaign for World Autism Awareness Day on April 2, 2015, and plans to hold other activities to celebrate diversity, awareness and empowerment for persons with different abilities.
Alicia McDonald, 845-574-4541, email@example.com
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Occupational Therapy Association
The Student Occupational Therapy Association is an active organization that serves many purposes. The club facilitates communication between students and faculty; assists in the development of professional behavior; enhances knowledge of the profession; and promotes awareness of occupational therapy in the College and wider community. Students participate in advocacy events such as the College food drive, Autism Walk, Occupational Therapy Month demonstration, and volunteering at local community organizations.
Donna Knoebel, 845-574-4028, email@example.com
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Organic Gardening Club
The club uses its organic garden as a living classroom and source of freshly grown, organic food. Learn how to grow your own organic food and increase sustainability. The club does lots of neat stuff, including Solar Oven cooking of vegetarian fare for Earth Day and Spring Fest, working with AmeriCorps volunteers in the summer, giving garden tours to school groups, and nurturing vegetables and herbs in the Hydroponics Tower. It's fun and rewarding to dig, plant, water, weed, and get your hands dirty in the garden!
Kevin Rapelye, 845-574-4255, email@example.com
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Join the award-winning Outlook Student Press and get hands-on learning experience in journalism and other fields relating to the production of a biweekly newspaper. Report on news and items of interest to the campus community. Contribute to the free flow of ideas and robust debate that thrive on college campuses and across America. Outlook recently won a Region I Mark of Excellence award in the Best All-Around Newspaper category for the fifth straight year.
Robert Fuentes, 845-574-4359, email@example.com
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Peer Mentoring
Students who join Peer Mentoring can expect to receive a welcoming, safe and comfortable environment for airing their concerns about school work, school community or any issue they are having trouble with. Students learn how to speak up for themselves and to work with others to reach an outcome that meets their needs. The club also helps them know their rights and responsibilities and find and use resources available to them. Club members receive support from their peers on campus. The club holds fundraisers, food drives, contests and more.
Kristen Hanley, 845-574-4357, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Phi Theta Kappa
Members of RCC's Alpha Phi Sigma chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges, take advantage of many rewarding opportunities on campus and in the community. PTK is actively involved in SUNY Completion Day at RCC in October; holds its induction ceremony of new members in late April; conducts information sessions during Fall and Spring membership drives for prospective PTK members; and in February participated in the Rockland Read-In at Chestnut Ridge Intermediate School. PTK eligibility requirements include a minimum 3.6 GPA and 12 credits earned with no incomplete grades.
Eric Magaram, 845-574-4488, email@example.com
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Photography Club
If you appreciate fine photography and wish to learn more about this fascinating art, the Photography Club may be for you. The club makes regular trips to photographic art exhibitions at NYC galleries and museums, and schedules engaging guest speakers from the world of professional photography. Learn tips for upgrading your photos skills and see your work recognized and exhibited on campus. Everyone is welcome, photo and non-photo majors alike.
Lili Grady, 845-574-4773, email@example.com
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Physics Club
Physics is indispensable to understanding how the universe behaves. Renowned physicists such as Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and Marie Curie made ground-breaking discoveries that advanced human progress. The Physics Club encourages exploration into the field of physics through experiments conducted in a safe, controlled and supervised environment. The club also offers trips to science museums and laboratories at selected universities, arranges visits from experts in the field, and holds other activities – such as pizza lunch discussions of current topics in physics – that provide an enjoyable understanding of the discipline.
Dr. Victor Coronel, 845-574-4509, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Poetry Club
Have you ever wanted to voice your creative impulse through verse? The Poetry Club exposes students to different styles of poetry, gives members freedom to express themselves through a graceful literary art, and promotes sharing and healing through the power of the spoken word. The club encourages aspiring poets through events such as Open Mic on campus, the Poetry Slam, and attending poetry readings.
Maureen Brown, 845-574-4357; firstname.lastname@example.com
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Political Science/Pre-Law Association
If you're interested in majoring in political science or thinking seriously of attending law school, the Association offers a place to meet and freely discuss political/legal issues of importance and current political events. Among the club's recent activities during the Fall 2015 semester are: co-hosting a discussion promoting student activism and political awareness; screening the film "Selma"; hosting guest speaker David Carlucci, NYS Senator; presenting a talk titled, "Politics and Pop Culture: Harry Potter," participating in the International Luncheon, and visiting Philadelphia historic sites Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell and the new Constitution Museum.
Dr. Karen Sunshine, 845-574-4573, firstname.lastname@example.com
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RCC FIT provides students an opportunity to learn safe and appropriate ways to meet their fitness goals. Emphasis is placed on proper technique and execution in various exercises to minimize injury and maximize productivity and enjoyment. The growing interest in CrossFit is accommodated by certified staff, but whatever your fitness goals may be, RCC Fit can help. Recent activities have included pull-up and pushup contests and vying for membership in the 1,000-pound club for weight lifting. RCC Fit members can make new friends and improve their overall well-being at the same time.
Erik Ellingsen, 845-574-4783, email@example.com
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Robotics Club
Want to build a robot? Thanks to ever-improving 21st century technology, this task is no science-fiction fantasy. The Robotics Club can ease your entry into this brave new world. The club's mission is to introduce the concept and practice of designing, building and programming robots. Student interests can be accommodated using multiple approaches, and goals are achieved through the use of robot kits and robotics programming and simulation software. Get started on your own mechanical or virtual creation by joining the Robotics Club!
Xin Ye, 845-574-4786; email@example.com
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Sigma Chi Eta
Sigma Chi Eta, the Speech Communication honor society, offers a forum for students to discuss and exchange ideas in the field of communication. Members can explore options for transferring to a four-year college or university or for entering the workforce. Among the recent activities undertaken by the club are various readers' theater presentations, symposia, panel discussions and visits by guest speakers. Each spring the RCC chapter inducts new members into its honor society.
Allison Frank, 845-574-4311, email@example.com
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Speak Up! RCC
Students who join Speak Up! RCC can expect to receive a welcoming, safe and comfortable environment for airing their concerns about school work, school community or any issue they are having trouble with. Students learn how to speak up for themselves and to work with others to reach an outcome that meets their needs. The club also helps them know their rights and responsibilities and find and use resources available to them. Club members receive support from their peers on campus. The club holds fundraisers, food drives, contests and more.
Kristen Hanley, 845-574-4357, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Speech & Debate Team
If you want to hone your advocacy skills, think more critically or overcome an anxiety of public speaking, the Speech and Debate Team can help you accomplish those goals. It's primarily an intercollegiate debate team that competes in the New York metropolitan area, with recent tournaments at Dominican College, Fairleigh Dickinson University and Yeshiva University. The team co-hosts a campus persuasive speech contest and other on-campus events. For more on what the team does, check out this brief, award-winning video.
Andrew Jacobs, 845-574-4543, email@example.com
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Speech Pathways
Speech Pathways caters to students who are interested in the field of speech pathology and all issues dealing with communication delays and disorders in both children and adults. The club has hosted movies related to the topic of autism, had speakers who were experts in Applied Behavior Analysis and augmentative and alternative communication, and meets weekly to discuss current topics in communication disorders. The club is holding an event to make comfort dolls for children getting cleft palate surgery repairs, and plans a variety of guest speakers for future club events. It has also conducted several successful fundraisers.
Talia Lipton, 845-574-4231, email@example.com
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Student Activities Board
Would you like to help plan activities for your fellow students? Do you enjoy working with peers on collaborative efforts? Then the Student Activities Board (SAB) may be for you. SAB, part of the Student Government Association, plans and carries out a broad range of student-sponsored, on- and off-campus events and activities. For example, the board coordinates popular theater trips to Broadway, as well as sporting events, Spring Fest, Free Your Mind Week lecture series, other lectures and panel discussions. SAB also oversees the activities of student clubs and organizations, and the Fall and Spring Club Fests.
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Student Involvement, 845-574-4302
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Student Ambassadors
The Student Ambassador program is looking for a few good people! The program gives students an opportunity to take part in a variety of rewarding experiences, such as: serving as an official student representative at campus and community events; speaking on student panels and forums on campus and in local high schools; acting as an usher in RCC's Cultural Arts Theater. If you are creative, articulate, outgoing or just looking to make new friends, this program may be for you!
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Samantha Goldberg, 845-574-4375, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Student Government Association
Join the Student Government Association and make a difference in your peers' college experience! SGA advocates for RCC students to ensure that their needs and concerns are met, and oversees more than $500,000 in student activity fees allocated to campus clubs and events. Just some of the ways SGA has made an impact: instituting a student ID discount program in campus stores; providing filtered-water system stations around campus; and donating cell phone chargers to the Library so students can charge phones.
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Tammy Richardson, 845-574-4394, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Student Nurses Association (SNA)
Nurses helping nurses. Nurses helping the community. That's what SNA is all about. RCC nursing students organize student-led skills demonstrations and faculty-presented specialized information seminars. Funds raised from these events are donated to local nonprofits and student scholarships. Among the activities held or planned include a spring walkathon and informational seminar for Cystic Fibrosis, food preparation and serving for the 26th annual Thanksgiving Dinner for the Homeless, fundraisers selling T-shirts and informative clipboards, and collection of children's books to bring to homeless shelters. SNA also assists with blood pressure screenings for seniors, flu shots for veterans, and other activities in service to others.
Nancy Lord, 845-574-4444, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Student Veterans Association
RCC's 150-plus student veterans can find mutual support, camaraderie, and advocacy for their interests by joining the Student Veterans Association. The club helps student vets make transitions both to college life and from military to civilian life. Meetings are held at the new Veterans Lounge, where student vets can partake in social or recreational activities. Among the events planned is a skydiving trip for the Spring 2015 semester.
Jonathan Barnwell, 845-574-4105, email@example.com
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Sustainability Club
The Sustainability Club, which debuted in Fall 2015, aims to raise awareness and engage the RCC community in sustainable activities. The club participated in the Day in the Life of the Hudson River event, in which students take water samples in conjunction with the state Department of Environmental Conservation. Students also made craft items from glass bottles and other recycled waste to sell at the RCC holiday fair as a club fundraiser. Field trips are also planned to SUNY Sullivan Community College, which has a large solar panel array, a wind turbine, geothermal energy, green roof and composting, and the American Museum of Natural History in NYC.
Katherine Copp Brown, 845-574-4449, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Teachers of Tomorrow Club
Students contemplating a career in teaching can share experiences and ideas with like-minded peers in the Teachers of Tomorrow Club. Be part of a group offering interesting and fun activities such as field trips to educational settings, gardening and storytelling with the children at the on-campus child care center. Members also volunteer at club-hosted conferences with community organizations devoted to childhood education, conduct fundraisers for child care needs, and are encouraged to attend professional development conferences in teacher education.
Deirdre Rock, 845-574-4482, email@example.com
Louise Schreier, 845-574-4482, email@example.com
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Track Club
Citius, Altius, Fortius. Join the Track Club and strive for these Olympian ideals of Swifter, Higher, Stronger. Besides meeting twice a week in the fieldhouse for workouts, the club holds regular competitions where members can vie for first-place honors and try to beat their own personal records. The club helped run the annual fall Turkey Trot, and is organizing track & field events to be held during Spring intramurals that would be open to all students. Most club members have some track or cross country experience.
Ed Bajor, 845-574-4131, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Transfer Club
For students considering transfer to a four-year college, the Transfer Club provides a wealth of support and assistance. The club helps students make meaningful contacts with representatives at four-year institutions and conducts visits to various schools, including recent trips to Fordham University and SUNY campuses at New Paltz, Stony Brook and Binghamton. Club members also assist at a pair of major annual events held on campus, College Night and the two-day College Transfer Fair.
Len Gersten, 845-574-4303, firstname.lastname@example.com
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UNICEF Club
When you join the UNICEF Club, you are contributing to a worldwide effort to champion the rights of every child. The club strives to organize students for the survival, protection and development of children around the globe. The club emphasizes education, advocacy and fundraising as a UNICEF Campus Initiative group through the US Fund for UNICEF. Among the activities the club has undertaken on campus are the Halloween collection, clothing and food drives, enlisting guest speakers on child abuse and other topics, and various raffles and fundraisers.
Student Involvement, 845-574-4373
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Video Game & Anime Club
Club members stay on top of the latest in the different genres of video games and anime styles. The club meets regularly to discuss new games or specific features of established games and platforms. Members also view and discuss a particular anime or manga (comic-like illustration), and share insights on their own efforts to draw manga. The club schedules at least two game tournaments per semester and holds movie nights as well. Come enjoy a stress-reducing activity with fellow game enthusiasts.
William McGregor, 845-574-4314, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Women in Computing Club
The Women in Computing Club provides a place for its members to support each other and learn about the ways women are involved in computing. Club members have invited female computer professionals as guest speakers, served as teaching assistants in a hands-on computing workshop for middle school girls, and participated in WitsOn, a mentoring program through which they communicate with women in computing around the country. They have conducted research on why women are underrepresented in STEM fields and in Spring 2014 presented their findings at the STEM C^2 Research Summit.
Lynn Aaron, 845-574-4258; firstname.lastname@example.com
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Wrestling Club
If you wrestled in high school and want to further hone your mat skills, the Wrestling Club can help you achieve success. Club members train in the field house, working on perfecting moves, refining technique and gaining strength. New wrestlers are also welcome. The club's goal is to build toward restoring an intercollegiate wrestling program at the school. Club members plan to participate in collegiate-level open tournaments after wrestling season concludes in March. The team also supports local scholastic wrestling by attending tournaments such as the Rockland County and Section 1 championships.
Carmine Serra, 845-216-1517, email@example.com
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Yu-Gi-Oh Club
Are you curious to know what Yu-Gi-Oh is all about? Are you into Japanese manga series and gaming? Join the Yu-Gi Oh Club and get introduced to this unique strategic trading card game. The club provides a safe and comfortable environment to new and old players. Members have in-depth strategy discussions, sharpen their playing skills as they gain experience, and benefit from interacting and socializing in a new way on campus and becoming part of a mentally stimulating community.
Jean Phanor, 845-574-4546; firstname.lastname@example.com


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It's that time of year again — time to celebrate the birth of our nation.
The most common way of observing Independence Day typically involves fireworks and grilled food enjoyed with friends and family.
For investors, though, what's more patriotic than looking for a few great American stocks to buy? After all, even with all the nation's challenges, there's still nothing quite as compelling as good ol' American corporate spirit.
But which American stocks are the best stocks to buy here in the shadow of the 4th of July? There are plenty of strong possibilities out there to be sure, but five classic American names top the list.
In no particular order …

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IMPD names suspect injured in police action shooting
Indianapolis Metro Police have named the man shot by an officer over the weekend during an armed robbery at an east side drug store.
Devin Johnson, 32, remains at Wishard Hospital in serious condition. The second person wanted for the hold-up at the CVS at 21st and Post Road is still on the loose.
The pair is accused of trying to rob the pharmacy early Saturday morning.
Police say one of the men pulled a gun when officers arrived on scene, prompting them to shoot Johnson multiple times.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of his alleged accomplice is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 262-TIPS.
The incident sent ripples of concern through the east side neighborhood.
When Darryl Holland sent his children out to rake leaves Saturday morning, he had no idea there was a suspect considered armed and dangerous on the loose after robbing the drug store two blocks from his house.
"I'm getting ready to bring my kids in the house. I didn't know. Now that I know there is another one, they need to come on in the house, especially if he's armed," said Holland.
A very intense situation unfolded Saturday morning at the CVS at the corner of Post Road and East 21st Street. That's when police got the call about an armed robbery with two suspects.
Several employees and customers were inside at the time. Police say when officers arrived, there was a confrontation with one suspect who displayed a gun. Officers shot him multiple times sending him to the hospital in critical condition.
"They're forced to make split second decisions, life and death decisions and protect the public, which is our number one responsibility to protect the public," said Lt. Chris Bailey, Indianapolis Metro Police Department.
But, in the flurry of shooting one suspect, police lost track of a second suspect.
SWAT members arrived and sent a robotic camera inside first to scope out the store. Then, officers and K9 searched the area, but came up empty. Police Chief Rick Hite was on the scene with strong words for those causing this kind of trouble.
"There's no reason to point a gun to rob innocent people who are just trying to make a living. There's no reason to put officers in harm's way. But, if you choose to, we have to do our job," said Chief Rick Hite, Indianapolis Metro Police Department.
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It's a job the Holland family is very appreciative of, "It helps me feel a little secure, more secure," said Holland.
Doing his job to protect his family while police do theirs to protect the city.
Other than the suspect police shot, police say no one else was injured. Police ask that if you have any information about the whereabouts of second suspect to call CrimeStoppers at 262-TIPS.


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" Address: St Edwards Way / Market Place / Romford / RM1 1XJ / Tel: 0871 984 6255 "
Last year I went to London with a friend to take advantage of the massive sales after Christmas. There are no such crazy sales here in Germany but the English obviously feel the need to throw out all their stock after Christmas - lucky us!
So we booked a cheap Eurolines bus from Dortmund, Germany, to London and there was only the hotel left to book. I suggested Travelodge Romford because I had been there before. Back then I was satisfied with the hotel and I also quite like Romford as a city.
Getting to London
We took the Eurolines bus at four in the afternoon and were to arrive in London early next day. The ride was incredibly long as other travellers were picked up from places in Beglium and France, but in the end we arrived at the Victoria coach station at six in the morning, just as promised.
The arrival
I was prepared for not being able to check in that early, so me and my friend went for breakfast and then tried to check in around 11.
A fairly nice lady explained to us that we couldn't check in yet and then 1 o'clock was the earliest - but even at that time, it would be an "Early Check-in" that would cost us an extra fee. We didn't feel like paying that fee with our precious shopping money, so we went through the shops in Romford, dragging our luggage behind. That was probably the part we were really upset about - there was no room where we could leave our suitcases, so we had no choice but to take them along.
At least Romford has nice shops and cafés, so passing the time wasn't that difficult.
At 3 o'clock we were finally allowed to check in. The procedure went by quickly. I passed my printed out reservation which we had done online which the lady at the reception checked. Then she already gave us our keycards and we were finally able to move into our room.
The room
Our room was situated on the second floor. It was absolutely clean and was really lacking nothing. I could have sworn that the room I had shared with my parents two years ago had been decorated a little nicer, but then again you don't go to a hotel like Travelodge for the fancy interior.
The room was very clean and tidy, which is the most important thing.
We had a double bed, a desk and a television. On the table there was tray with tea making facilities, including two cups, teaspoons, little sachets of instant coffee and two teabags. Sugar and coffee creamer were also there.
The bathroom was absolutely fine as well. The shower was good and the water pressure was absolutely fine, compared to other hotels in London I have been to. The toilet and the floor werealso clean and there was a nice big mirror.
The room's floor was covered in carpet, the bathroom had tiles.
Smoking and eating is forbidden in the rooms. Of course, there are ways around that and you can carefully eat something in there, but setting the smoking alarm off is something I wouldn't risk. ;)
The Food
This criteria is not applicable to most Travelodge hotels as they usually do not serve food. But you can get breakfast easily in Romford - there are lots of cafés, a department store with breakfast meals and there's a Starbucks close to the station.
The Neighbourhood
Romford is part of Greater London and is connected to Central London through it's train station "Romford Central". Romford is about 18 miles away from Charing Cross Underground station, which makes it a good place to stay at when you want to visit London without being in the middle of the loud city at night, too.
You can reach Central London within approv. 25 minutes from there which is really practical. The train station can be reached within a 10 minute walk that lets you through Romford's high street. Night life has only settled there and if you move through the high street in the evening, people are queuing up in front of them. I can't give any club recommendations though - I never went into one of those.
Sadly, violence is also a problem in Romford. When I went there with my parents two years ago, there was a cross with flowers next to the hotel - another stabbing. I wouldn't be too happy about walking through the high street alone at night - but then again, that's how i'd feel about every place like that.
The hotel is situated on a little road leading off the Romford market place and on the other side there is a very busy road - still it's absolutely silent at night.
Sadly, there is no car parking at the hotel so you should check the car parks around the Liberty shopping mall and research on that before you come to avoid problems.
Checking Out
Checking out on our last day was another malice regarding the time. We had to leave the rooms at 12 and managed to do that with half an hour delay. The receptionist was very friendly and easy about it and we didn't have any trouble.
But again, Travelodge not providing luggage rooms is a huge problem as our bus home would leave at 8.30 in the evening. In the end, we had no choice but to bring our suitcases to the "Left luggage" in Victoria Station, which was safe but very, very expensive.
At Travelodge you can get a wide variety of prices. My friend and I found an amazing offer and paid about 40 pounds together!
If you book Travelodge, plan ahead a s early as possible. You can save like crazy! Sometimes you can get rooms for as little as 12 pounds. The only downside of that is that you only get them so cheap if you agree to not have any cancelation possibilities. But other than that, there is no evil condition coming along with that offer!
St Edwards Way
Market Place
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Fax: 01708 766867
Altogether I can recommend Travelodge Romford to travellers who want to see London without paying too much for their accomodation. The rooms are perfectly clean and have everything neccessary. Checking in and out is uncomplicated.
But make sure your arrival works with the check in and check out times so you won't waste time waiting for your room!
But the fact that there is no room for your luggage before or after your check in is really annoying - I am used to hotels having such a room.
I take one star off my rating because of that problem and because there as no parking (Travelodge Ilford has rooms just as cheap - but there's also parking!).
Over all, I would recommend Travelodge Romford - but do plan your trip well!


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Collaboration Applications and Continuous Connectivity Help Enable Service Providers to Deliver Personalised Experiences to Many Different Screens
BARCELONA, Spain - Mobile World Congress - February 11, 2008 - Cisco® today announced that it will showcase mobility applications that promise to change the way people connect, collaborate and access entertainment on the move. These services represent a strategic opportunity for service providers to profitably address customer demand to access information and stay connected anytime, anywhere.
"Never before has it been so important that all mobile content and data be delivered instantly across technologies to users globally with the same quality we have come to expect from wireline access," said Larry Lang, vice president and general manager of the Service and Mobility Business Unit at Cisco. "Our desire for on-the-move connectivity has seen a marked growth in the demand for streaming visual content and applications that allow us to collaborate more effectively when on the move. Teaming with a number of industry players, we are enabling service providers to deliver compelling new services that allow people to live the connected life."
Cisco is teaming with a number of companies to showcase the following applications and services:
As service providers evolve to become 'experience' providers, mobile broadband forms the foundation for compelling new mobile services. Mobility is no longer about a specific device, technology or service. It's about people being able to move freely throughout the world while maintaining continuous connectivity to others using devices of their choice.
Cisco's chairman and CEO John Chambers will deliver a keynote presentation at the Mobile World Congress on Tuesday, 12th February, between 11:00am and 11:30am (Montjuic room, Hall 5, Level 3). To see demonstrations at Mobile World Congress, please visit the Cisco stand 8A51, Hall 8 at the Fira Di Barcelona. For more information about Cisco at Mobile World Congress visit: http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le21/le34/MWC/2008/index.html.


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Even now, even with all of the losses and all of the interceptions and all of the chaos, it is about the quarterback.
Even now, when no one knows who will be his coach or which teammates will survive or whether next season will be any better than this one, it is about the quarterback.
Even now, with all of the doubts and all of the questions and all of the disappointment, it is about Josh Freeman.
Rescue him, and the Bucs franchise still has a chance. Fail, and the chaos is going to continue. Now, as much as ever, the futures of the Bucs and of Freeman are intertwined. They will succeed together, or they will continue to let each other down.
Soon, we will see what the Bucs plan to do about it.
In the marriage between the Bucs franchise and Freeman, this has been one of those "or worse'' seasons. By any measure, he has had an alarmingly dreadful season. His regression has been historic. His interceptions have more than tripled (from 6 to 19). His touchdown passes have fallen by 11 (from 25 to 14). He has lost 21 points off of his QB ratings.
It has been a wobble wrapped in an overthrow inside of a cry of, "Where in the heck was he throwing that one?'' There have been the times his release has been slow, times his footwork has been off and times his accuracy comes and goes. He has been hurt by slow starts, forgettable finishes and the regrettable decision to play with guns.
It is staggering when a quarterback has a breakdown season after a breakout. Of the NFL quarterbacks who have thrown at least 14 passes a game, there are 25 who have higher ratings. No one has more interceptions. No one else who has thrown 500 or more passes this year has fewer touchdowns. (For that matter, no one within 90 attempts of Freeman's 506 has fewer).
Consider this: According to NFL stats, 76 quarterbacks have thrown passes this year. No one else has five more interceptions than touchdown passes. If he had fallen any further, for crying out loud, Freeman would have landed on Rex Grossman.
Then there are the increased number of checkdown passes. Last year, Freeman's average completion gained 11.9 yards. This year, it's down to 10.5. If that doesn't sound like much, consider this. If Freeman was still at 11.9, his yardage total would be 430 yards higher.
Despite it all, the Bucs still need Freeman. Because, really, who else is there to build around? Because starting over with another quarterback takes so long.
As the Bucs contemplate their future after today's final attempt at football, Freeman should be the utmost concern. If the Bucs hire a new coach, they need to do it with the saving of Freeman in mind. If they ponder possible free agents — as good an idea as ever — they should do so with helping Freeman in mind. As they prepare for the NFL draft, they should do so with Freeman in mind.
After all, a team can't replace everyone. As bad as he has been, Freeman has still outperformed most of the Bucs players. As bad as he has been, you can at least see the possibility of highlights in his future.
Once, the Bucs had another quarterback stand in the middle of the chaos. Back in 1995, Trent Dilfer struggled along with his franchise through a tumultuous season like this one. In 1998, he was blamed heavily as his team regressed from a playoff season.
"I'm a Josh apologist, and I have no problem with it,'' Dilfer, an ESPN analyst, said. "He has the potential, the mind and the will. It's easy to say, 'The team stinks, so he stinks.' Some analysts go whatever way the wind blows. I'm probably overly sympathetic because I've been where he is. My toughest year was 1998. We just played (very poorly), and I got blamed for it.
"He's regressed a little bit. He's made a ton of mistakes. But I'll put my stamp on him right now. This is one of the jewels of the league.''
If he had to bet his house, Dilfer said, he would wager that Freeman will be a success. Not only that, but he says Greg Olson is one of his favorite offensive coordinators in the league.
So what has gone wrong? Dilfer says the wide receivers on the perimeter haven't been as good as everyone expected them to be. He also says the Bucs could use more multiple tight end formations because it gives the quarterback his easiest reads of defense. As much as anything, Dilfer said, the Bucs need to be better defensively.
"You can't be a good quarterback when you're two scores behind,'' Dilfer said. "And you can't play when you're overly conservative. You can't play from the position of fear.''
For whatever reason, Freeman has struggled. For the year, Freeman's quarterback rating is 74.9. Remember Vinny Testaverde's final year with the Bucs? His rating was 74.2. Remember the disappointment in Jack "The Throwin' Samoan'' Thompson? He was at 73.3 in his full year as a starter.
In Dilfer's final year, he was at 75.8. In Shaun King's full season as a starter, he was at 75.8. The Bucs have replaced a lot of quarterbacks who played at the same level Freeman has this year.
You probably remember the closest fall to Freeman's. It was Brad Johnson, another Buc quarterback. In 2002, the Super Bowl season, Johnson threw only six interceptions. In 2003, when the team fell to 7-9, he threw 21. Still, Johnson threw for more touchdowns and more yardage that year, so his overall rating didn't plummet as sharply. In 2006, Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had a similar drop, his interceptions climbing from nine to 23 and his rating falling by 23 points. Still, his touchdown passes didn't fall off in the same way.
Yes, there are factors. Freeman hasn't had a lot of help. The offense lacks speed. It lacks playmakers. It lacks consistency. It lacks points (14 offensive touchdowns in the past 10 defeats).
This season, it has also lacked the promising quarterback it saw the year before. Remember him?
"Here's what the tape says,'' Dilfer said. "Josh hasn't played with the same energy, the same kind of life to his game. You can see some quarterbacks' body language and energy and tempo, and you feel like they're always climbing the hill. That jumps out of the tapes.
"The biggest thing he'll learn for this year is that he didn't change the environment. He wasn't a thermostat player. There are thermometer players who just react, and there are thermostat players who change the environment. It's hard. You get beat down. You feel like it's too steep a hill to climb. It sucks the life out of you. You're watching quarterbacks who are successful, and you know that they don't have half of your talent.''
If that's true, then Freeman needs saving. The Bucs should not make a decision this offseason without considering the impact on Freeman. A new coach? How does it affect Freeman? A new quarterback coach? Can he make Freeman better? A new offense? Does it fit Freeman? A speed wide receiver? Shouldn't that help Freeman? A complete back? An offensive lineman? A better defense? All roads lead back to the quarterback.
Freeman is 24, after all. He has time to smooth out the edges. On the other hand, he is three seasons into his career. It is not too soon to expect more. It is not too much to expect it soon.
Put it this way: One of the last two seasons was a fluke, and the other was the truth. Freeman is either the leader we saw in 2010 or he is the scattergun we saw in 2011. From here on, the goal is to turn things around. The goal is to avoid this kind of misery.
That's true of the franchise, and that's true of Freeman.


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DEPUTY Prime Minister Nick Clegg visited Bridgwater to see how the Government's childcare scheme is taking shape.
Mr Clegg dropped in at The Olive Tree Nursery in Westonzoyland Road, where he chatted over breakfast with some of the youngsters, visited the sensory room, which helps children with learning difficulties benefit from physiotherapy in a tranquil environment, and even had time to read a story.
Mr Clegg spoke to the Mercury about the importance of nursery education.
He said: "This is a fantastic nursery that's catering for a huge range of little children of different ages, different needs and coming from different families.
"I particularly like to see that this nursery has been so active in making itself available to families locally to take up the new entitlement the Government has made available to provide all three- and four-year-olds with 15 hours of free pre-school support."
Mr Clegg said from September that entitlement is being extended to two-year-olds from the 20% of families with the lowest income, doubling the number of families who are eligible.
"Olive Tree is among the nurseries which have the highest number of two-year-olds taking up that entitlement locally of almost any other nursery/childcare setting, not only in Somerset, but actually more than most other places in the country," he said.
"Everything about what Helen and her team are doing is fantastic.
"All the evidence is overwhelming. If you can get two-, three- and four-year-olds into successful settings like this before they even go to school it can give them a fantastic boost.
"It then enables them to learn much better when they go to school.
"I was talking to a little girl in the group who was saying how excited she is to be going to school in September, and I bet you she'll be much better placed to listen to teachers, listen to authority and mix with other children because she has been here for some time before."
Helen Hazell, The Olive Tree Nursery manager, said: "It's brilliant that Nick came to visit us, and it's nice to see that he's genuinely concerned and wants to help deal with everyday issues."


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MSNBC.com continues to show that it is more of a liberal blog designed to peddle extreme talking points than an actual news website. Take for example their newest article with the headline that screams "Can Homophobia Kill You."
Author Emma Margolin began her February 23 piece by huffing that "it comes as no surprise that anti-gay prejudice carries with it a wide range of damaging effects, but could one of them be death?" Margolis' ridiculous and inflammatory statement came in response to two studies, one published in the journal Social Science and Medicine which claimed that "sexual minorities living in high-prejudice communities faced shorter life expectancies by approximately 12 years."
Margolin continued her rant by claiming that:
Sexual minorities living in high-prejudice communities faced shorter life expectancies by approximately 12 years. An analysis of specific causes of death showed that suicides, homicides and cardiovascular diseases were all elevated among sexual minorities (i.e., individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual) in communities with more prominent anti-gay attitudes.
And what exactly was used in determining whether or not someone had anti-gay prejudice? The studies in question used a survey from the General Social Survey, which "determines a person's prejudice score based on answers to four questions:
1. "If some people in your community suggested that a book in favor of homosexuality should be taken out of your public library, would you favor removing this book, or not?"
2. "Should a man who admits that he is a homosexual be allowed to teach in a college or university, or not?"
3. "Suppose a man who admits that he is a homosexual wanted to make a speech in your community. Should he be allowed to speak, or not?"
4. "Do you think that sexual relations between two adults of the same sex is always wrong, almost always wrong, wrong only sometimes, or not wrong at all?"
So according to this questionnaire, anyone who is a religious social conservative, or who believes in traditional values, would probably be identified as highly prejudiced. Margolin continued to promote the study by noting that:
Using responses to the GSS between the years 1988 and 2008, researchers analyzed the mortality rates of participants, 4,216 of whom had died by the end of the study period. Their results: researches found that anti-gay prejudice was specifically associated with increased risk for cardiovascular-related deaths.
Why? Well, a lot of it probably has to do with anger. As the study notes: "Anger is a core affective component of anti-gay prejudice among heterosexual men. In turn, physiological changes associated with anger, such as increased cardiac responses, have been linked to the development of hypertension and to coronary heart disease."
Margolin's continued failed attempts to rationalize the studies findings didn't stop, as the MSNBC.com reporter doubled-down even further:
So does that mean every member of the Westboro Baptist Church should stock up on diuretics and beta-blockers? Not exactly. It's important to note that while the studies show an association between anti-gay prejudice and mortality, the research does not show that stigmatizing gay people causes death. In the American Journal study, researchers also sought to control for variables that could also be linked to when a person dies – such as age, income, education, gender, self-rated health, and race, among others.
Both studies concede several limitations and the possibility for confounding variables. For example, areas with high levels of anti-gay prejudice may have other risk factors affecting mortality that the study did not fully control for, such as "availability and quality of health care, air quality, crime rates, and the built environment." Additionally, the GSS does not consistently measure certain behavioral factors – like mortality, diet, smoking, and alcohol consumption – all of which are known to affect health.
So after all that fear-mongering and demonizing, Margolin's story seems to have no real purpose other than to smear social conservatives as prejudice people who may or may not have a shorter life than those who favor same-sex marriage. Margolin concluded her rant by throwing in one last hyperbolic claim:
Does this mean a great deal of people are at risk? Not necessarily. There's a bright spot for sexual minorities living in high-prejudice communities. In the past decade, America has seen a significant shift in public acceptance of gay rights, and recent advances on the marriage equality front suggest the trend is not likely to end soon.


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ADELAIDE Thunderbirds co-captain Sharni Layton will miss the international season after opting for surgery on her injured shoulder.
The defender will have an operation to repair damaged ligaments which have resulted in instability in her left shoulder.
The decision to have surgery was made at the Diamonds' selection camp after Layton met with medical staff.
"To represent your country is an honour and it's something that I've worked really hard towards this season, so to not be able to trial for selection is heartbreaking," a disappointed Layton said.
"It was a really difficult decision to make. I didn't want to accept the extent of the injury because I could keep playing with it strapped, but with the instability I can't risk it; I could end up doing twice as much damage if it popped out.
"Now that I've made the decision I can't look back, I've got to look forward so by getting it done now and getting started with the rehabilitation I can get stronger for next year."
Layton made her international Test debut against New Zealand last year and went on to make nine appearances, including as a member of the Diamonds' victorious 2011 World Netball
She will now miss September's three-Test Constellation Cup and six-Test Quad-Series featuring New Zealand, England and South Africa in October.
"She's devastated but she knows she needs to get it right and it's important for her longevity as an athlete to get her shoulder right," Australian Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander said.
Layton will return home to family in Melbourne on the weekend where she will consult a surgeon.
Alexander will announce her Australian Diamonds team on Saturday.
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Fighting words from your Japanese spouse
Here's an excellent survey from goo Ranking, looking at what words from your spouse light the blue touchpaper, for both what wives hear from their husbands and what husbands hear from their wives.
Over the 21st and 22nd of October 2010 1,075 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 66.3% of the sample were female, 9.9% in their teens, 18.1% in their twenties, 30.9% in their thirties, 24.7% in their forties, 8.8% in their fifties, and 7.5% aged sixty or older. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample.
If some of the comments don't sound like argument starters, try reading them again in a sarcastic tone!
For me irritating my wife, it's mostly if I say I'm tired, so she's got me trained these days to realise I have to keep my mouth shut at these junctures.
Ranking result
Q: What comments from your husband can start an argument? (Sample size=713, female)
Rank Score 1 Being a housewife is an easy life 100 2 Think about who puts the food on your plate 87.9 3 I work 76.6 4 It's the wife's job to discipline the kids 74.9 5 It's me who's tired 73.8 6 My mother's a better cook 70.4 7 Since you're in the house, do the housework properly 64.3 8 You're a bit thick 59.6 9 I'm busy at work 54.8 10 Is that all you've cooked? 54.6 11 His wife's always dolled up 53.0 12 I've not felt attracted to you since we married 50.4 13 Cook things better! 43.5 14 You were cuter when we were dating 41.4 15 Let me have Sunday off at least 37.1 16 Get on better with my parents! 35.2 17 Aren't you frittering just too much away? 31.4 18 Why can't you get any salary increase at all? 26.7 19 Look after the kids occasionally! 24.1 20 Are you working hard? 23.9
Q: What comments from your wife can start an argument? (Sample size=362, male)
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THESE have not been the best of times for one of the A-League's most celebrated - if frustrating - imports, Carlos Hernandez.
The Costa Rican, a fan favourite and a talisman for Melbourne Victory during its glory days, has won plenty of accolades during his four completed seasons in this country.
But the past six months have been a period Hernandez, and his coaches, would probably like to forget. His performance in Victory's 2-2 draw against Sydney on Australia Day was not that of a man wholly committed to the cause. He ambled around, rarely breaking into a sweat, never mind a gallop, and, quite frankly, looked disinterested.
When he was dragged off by new coach Jim Magilton on the hour mark it was hardly a surprise. A player whose touch, technical ability and skill make him a potential match-winner had contributed little, emphasising the maddening gulf between his best and his worst.
And now that news is emerging from Adelaide - long-time admirers of the Tico international - that the Reds might want to sign him to boost their Champions League squad, the question has to be asked: should the former Johnny Warren Medal winner call it quits in his adopted city and should the Victory hierarchy help him on his way by letting him move as quickly as possible?
Hernandez's role as a luxury player, a game breaker and inspirational figure, has always bought him some leeway at Victory.
The previous management - coach Ernie Merrick and football operations boss Gary Cole - were frustrated by him at times but indulged him, sometimes to the ire of the rest of his team-mates who could not understand why the podgy No. 16 with a body more reminiscent of a Sunday League player than an elite midfielder was allowed to get into the sort of shape that would see the rest of them castigated and probably dropped until they got back to fitness.
But the current administration, itself under enormous pressure to get results and at least drag the one-time title favourite into finals contention, are nowhere near as sympathetic.
When Hernandez showed up overweight and late for pre-season training, then coach Mehmet Durakovic was quick to send him a message and dump him from the squad for the high-profile game against touring Scottish club Celtic.
Both the now-departed Durakovic and his assistant Kevin Muscat, a former teammate of Hernandez, acknowledged his talent but grew increasingly disenchanted with his work rate and his seeming lack of commitment.
Hernandez is out of contract at the end of the season and is a major wage-earner at the club, which posted significant losses last year and is anxious to trim costs and restore equilibrium.
Adelaide has flagged an interest in Hernandez before, about a year ago, but nothing came of it.
This time around it might be luckier. Reports from South Australia suggest that the Reds hierarchy is keen to have a look at Hernandez during the Champions League campaign and, if it likes what it sees, perhaps make the move permanent.
It is a strategy they used to good effect with Sergio Van Dijk when the tall target man came out of contract at Brisbane Roar. After playing in the city of churches, the striker opted to make Adelaide his permanent home.
Hernandez has brought guile, cheek, some fabulous long-range shooting and Latino flair to Victory, but his best days in navy blue look behind him. A change might be as good as a rest for both him and the club.
Adelaide would need to sign him by the AFC's cut-off point for its Champions League squad to be named, so if he is to move it would be sooner rather than later.
The Reds have sorely missed Marcos Flores, their Argentinian playmaker, and Hernandez could look to occupy a similar role although he lacks the mobility that Flores displayed before his move to China.
Victory yesterday said it had not received any official approach for the player.


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Today I did something that was perceived as troublesome to a friend of the family. I´m told I have to apologize. I´m not planning on doing that since I don´t feel sorry and I don´t see the point in saying it without meaning it. Apparently, those are no strong points because whenever the subject of apologizing comes up, people tell me I will have to be able to do it all the time "later in life" even if I don´t mean it. Wtf.
I´m wondering, do you (in general, as I won´t in this case) have to apologize for something you did not do intentionally but that still hurt someone? How could I feel sorry about something I did not even mean to do? It´s like saying sorry for something I did not even do in the first place.
How do I go about saying I´m sorry (if I don´t mean it as well as if I do mean it)?
Is there a way of wording it in a way that makes it sound as if I was sorry even when I´m not? I usually go with "that´s bad" or something without explicitely saying I´m sorry because, usually, I´m not and this way I won´t have to lie (I don´t have to say "I think it´s bad" now do I?)
What face do I have to make? I really have to watch out or I will go into hysterics. There is just something about offended people that I find extremely amusing and it is very hard to hold it back.


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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that a draft of a new United Nations humanitarian resolution on Syria was unacceptable because it was "absolutely one-sided."
"The ideas that were shared with us by those initiating this process... are absolutely unacceptable and contain an ultimatum for the government, that if they don't solve all this in two weeks then we automatically introduce sanctions," Lavrov said in Moscow.
"Instead of engaging in everyday, meticulous work to resolve problems that block deliveries of humanitarian aid, they see a new resolution as some kind of simplistic solution," he said.
UN diplomats have tried to persuade Russia to back a new resolution, drafted by Australia, Jordan and Luxembourg, which "demands that all parties, in particular the Syrian authorities, immediately end the sieges of the Old City of Homs."
But Lavrov said focusing on one city and the government's role was "absolutely one-sided and detached from the facts."
"It's as if there are no witness accounts, even from the humanitarian agencies, that the militant groups are the main impediments to the humanitarian operation in Homs and in delivering humanitarian aid to the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp," he said.
He added that other Syrian cities like Zahra and Al Hasakah also need to be unblocked, and that the UN needed to focus more on the spread of terrorism in the war-torn country.
"It's time for the Security Council to pay attention to an equally frightening aspect of the Syrian crisis, and that is the growth of terrorism due to the conflict."
"It's time not just to react to the singular manifestations of terrorism," he said. "It's time to... speak out in principle about the terrorist threat, to approach this problem systematically." - Sapa-AFP


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Interface Option Menu?
When I enter the Game Menu>Interface>AddOns menu, the nUI menu is not there:mad:. Does anyone know why or have any suggestions? Love the addon, but I need to customize it in order for it to be useful. Please and thank you. :banana:
Kodewulf has created a GUI for the nUI slash commands that can be found in there. It will be in the downloads for nUI.
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I read this thread a few times. I didn't want to chime in unless I had something of value to add in, and I wasn't sure I did
. Here goes.
I think it is important to acknowledge, perhaps through weighting of the importance of features, or the prominence/order in the review, a difference between whether the Glo does what Kobo promises and has been designed to do, and, well, other things.
So, for example, Kobo stresses the ease of syncing kepubs with other devices and apps. I believe that should be covered in a review. Kobo is designed to sideload though Adobe ADE. How well that works is important, even if MR users are prone to use calibre, instead. It's hard to remember that we are not the typical user of an e-reading device. I believe that for this reason, prominence and rating points should reflect the basic functionality that most people are looking for when they buy a reader.
Speaking of calibre, I am a huge fan and use it almost daily. That being said, it is a third party program, and whether or not Kobo plays nicely with it depends, to a large extent, on whether one of the people who volunteer to develop and extend it choose to work on and develop the kobo driver. Currently David is doing an amazing job working on the driver. Before David, Tim did that for several years. Volunteers have other lives, and there can never be a guarantee that any device will do what we would ideally want when kobo (or any device manufacturer) makes a change. I think that people who write about devices need to take that into account. Now, if a manufacturer goes out of its way to keep calibre from working with its devices, that is another story.
Very good points. I'm not sure what a typical MR user is like, but I will definitely try to focus more on syncing the Glo with ADE rather than solely with Calibre, as I would agree that a review should take into account it's compatibility with
devices and software, rather than third-party, unsupported ones (even if the unsupported one is wildly popular on the site the review is being posted on!!). So yeah, I'll ensure I try to spend equal time with ADE as I do with Calibre.
Now I just need to think about how to succinctly add a comment to my original post stating this...
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These collections are called "shelves" in the Kobo devices. At the moment I don't think Calibre can organise anything into shelves. The only way to make shelves and add books to them is from the device itself. But who knows, things might change in newer Kobo firmware, and then we'll need a Calibre update as well...
Ah, good to know, I wasn't having much luck on Google with Calibre "collections" and the Kobo devices. I'll take a look at how easy it is to import Calibre or ADE collections into the Glo as "shelves", if it's even possible.
Phew, looks like I've got a lot of work to do before I get my new eReader!!
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Blenderheads around the world have doodled in Pablo's Book.
Pablo Vazquez writes:
So! Were you in any of the last bcon's around? Such as Blender Conference Amsterdam, Blendiberia in Spain, or BlenderPRO in Brasil? Well, then maybe your drawing is on this book!
Doodles from Andy Goralczyk, Bassam Kurdali, Ian Hubert, Nathan Letwory, Tony Mullen, Dalai Felinto, Studio Lumikuu or even italian architects ! :) Lots of fun I gathered while traveling through Blender Conferences @ Amsterdam, Madrid, and Salvador (BA, Brazil) in 2011.
I'm thinking in doing the same in this year conferences, but with a specially made book and to leave it on the Blender Institute's bookshelf, as a memory of 10 years of Blender as open source. <3
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Scores of people were killed in anti-government protests last week which led to the ousting of President Viktor Yanukovich.
The league's official website said the resumption of the season had been delayed in accordance with an official appeal from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Dates for the postponed fixtures will be announced at a later date.
Last week's Europa League match between Dynamo Kiev and Valencia was shifted from the capital to Nicosia in Cyprus due to the civil unrest, although Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk's clash with Tottenham Hotspur went ahead as planned. (Reporting by Igor Nitsak; editing by Josh Reich)


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Saturday, 26 October, 2002, 16:36 GMT 17:36 UK
Harris family plans memorials
Memorial services will be held in London and Dublin to celebrate the life and work of actor Richard Harris, who died on Friday.
The Irish screen veteran, 72, had been undergoing chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease, after falling ill two months ago.
A spokeswoman for Harris's agent Steve Kenis said the memorial services would follow a low-key private family funeral.
She said Harris's ashes would be taken to his home in the Bahamas and sprinkled there.
The spokeswoman said no date had been set for the funeral or the memorial services.
"The family are understandably distraught and wish to be left to grieve in private," she said.
Outstanding artist
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern led tributes to the actor, saying he was deeply saddened by the news.
He described Harris as "one of Ireland's most outstanding artists" who had "made a tremendous contribution to the arts and entertainment world throughout his long career".
Harris's death was announced by sons Damian, Jarid and Jamie who said their "beloved father" had passed away peacefully at University College Hospital, London, at 1900 BST on Friday.
Harris, already a renowned actor, became known to a new generation of film fans through his role as Professor Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - the first movie based on JK Rowling's tales of the boy wizard.
He had just finished work on the second Harry Potter movie, Chamber of Secrets, when he became ill this summer.
'Lights dim'
Harris had expected to be discharged in time to work on the third Potter film, The Prisoner of Azkaban.
Film director Michael Winner said: "The lights have dimmed a lot with his passing.
"He was my neighbour for 10 years, and he was the most wonderful, warm character."
Chat show host Michael Parkinson - who interviewed Harris three times - said: "He was an extraordinary man, a great storyteller, very intelligent."
Hodgkin's disease - a form of cancer that affects the lymph glands - was diagnosed when Harris went into hospital with a severe chest infection in August.
Only a few weeks ago his agent, Sharon Thomas, told BBC News Online he was "responding well to treatment".
Seven-film contract
Harris built his reputation on his commanding performances in films such as A Man Called Horse and This Sporting Life.
He was twice nominated for Oscars for This Sporting Life and The Field and was also recently nominated for a British Independent Film award for his performance as the leader of a Liverpool crime syndicate in My Kingdom.
However, he was also renowned for his hellraiser lifestyle and heavy drinking.
He admitted his wayward nature almost lost him the role of Harry Potter's wise old wizard headmaster.
He and the rest of the cast were asked to sign up for a seven-movie deal - the number of books JK Rowling has always said she intended to write.
"The thought of doing seven films was intimidating," he said at the time.
"I'm rebellious by nature and felt it could be rather difficult to handle."
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