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Favorite city you've lived in over the past 10 years: Miami, Fla., Denver, Colo., or Raleigh, N.C.?
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Team with the best chance to win the World Cup: Brazil, Argentina or England?
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League in the world other than MLS that you'd like to play in: English Premier League, Serie A or German Bundesliga?
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Without checking online, which of these years did the Wolfpack NOT win the NCAA basketball national championship: 1983, 1977 or 1974?
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Women's magazine you'll actually admit to reading an entire article in: Cosmo, Glamour or InStyle?
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Western Union abuses its monopoly position
Posted by Sultan Khan on 08/13/2009
We used Western Union to send money to a student in Uganda. After completing the whole questionnaire online, I spent two days speaking to various WU reps to complete the transaction.
Most of them had no clue and I was bounced from department to department. I had to answer to way more security questions than any other bank would ask. And ultimately they REFUSED to complete the transfer. In essence, CUSTOMERS are treated as potential CRIMINALS. It seems for WU management any African country is suspicious.
It is an abuse of their dominant positon that they:
- Charge a very high fee for simple electronic transfer
- Apply off market fees and exchanges rates on currencies
-Arbitreraly decide whether to complete or not a valid transaction
Let s hope this injust and abusive monopoly breaks down and the poor people that have to transfer remitances get a fair service one day!
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Posted by MSCANTBEWRONG on 2009-08-13:
With all of the scams out there I can see where they may be leery but if you satisfied their security questions I don't see why they wouldn't complete the transaction.
Posted by Anonymous on 2009-08-13:
It could be that they got a match when they ran the transaction through OFAC. That will stop it dead in its tracks. They don't necessarily know why the name is flagged, but if it is they will not send any money. No exceptions.
Posted by MSCANTBEWRONG on 2009-08-13:
Good info Ken. I didn't know that.
Posted by bargod on 2009-08-13:
It must have been all those money orders that you sent to the former Nigerian finance minister.
Posted by PepperElf on 2009-08-13:
you said "A student"
was this student someone you actually knew? The way you wrote it, there's no indication you actually knew this person.
And yes, sending money - even to someone you know in the US - requires a LOT of security questions. And you have to answer them accurately.
To be honest, at least 3/4 of the work you went through... is standard for EVERYONE. The rest of it is probably because of the country you're sending money to.
Posted by Anonymous on 2009-08-13:
Did you try "Moneygram?"
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Western Union Asked Me to Solve Their Own Problems in China
Posted by Chewonit on 01/14/2009
I used Western Union to transfer USD500 to a friend on vacation in GuangDong Province in China who was in dire need for some cash. I tried their online payment transfer using my credit card but was declined for some reason (which they would never tell me despite asking them over the phone and emailing them).
OK, so I went to the nearest Western Union physical location near my home to pay in cash. I got their so-called Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) and they told me all that is needed by my friend halfway around the world would be to quote this number and prove his identity, then she could collect the cash within the next 30 minutes.
DON'T ANYONE EVER BELIEVE WHAT WESTERN UNION TOLD YOU!!! I did and it was miserable! My friend tried collecting the money from a designated Western Union location in China, a branch of China Agricultural Bank, and was given a few pages of forms to fill. The forms?? They are to apply for a local bank card. The reason?? The bank there said that she will have to apply for a local bank card in order to claim any Western Union money from the bank. How in the world can a visitor to a small town fill up a local bank card with a valid local address I wondered... Next after those forms being filled, on the next day she returned to the bank, she was told that the MTCN number did not show any fund availability. She tried another location there, the China Post Office and again was told that the MTCN number showed empty!
She got back to the hotel and contacted me and I called up Western Union's customer service... AND THIS IS WHERE I GOT THE GREATEST SHOCK ABOUT WESTERN UNION'S SERVICE WHICH THEY CHARGE USD14 FOR NEVER MIND THE PROFITS THEY GOT FROM AN UNREASONABLE FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE!
The customer service officer repeated again and again that the money was available in their system. I said that the China system did not show that to be the case at two separate locations. He replied that if there was a problem, the recipient could call an international help line - some 732 area code number which is clearly a USA number. Asking someone in dire need of fund stranded in an international location to call back to USA on a paying phone? And this is an "international help line"?? This is baffling! And to add, this number is voice prompted in English. My recipient did not know a word of English... I then asked if anything could be done for Western Union in USA to prompt the disbursing locations in China to quickly release the funds. Nothing! Nothing could be done. We are at the mercy of the Western Union's "world-class" network and their screwed up partnerships with the locations there! The customer service person even asked me to tell my friend that she should tell the bank that the money was there! How naive of any customer service representative to even say this when the foreign bank did not see it in their system.
Apparently Western Union customer service officer can only think that anyone can just walk into a bank or anywhere and claim that his or her money is available and should be withdrawn then and there without valid proof! Such is the stupidity of Western Union customer service! I was furious and demanded that they should solve their own problems, and not expect customers to do so. This was when the customer service guy hanged up abruptly refusing to help any further.... I paid Western Union a service fee plus money they make from foreign currency exchange - and this is all I got! Screw them! I am not going to use Western Union anymore!
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Posted by Anonymous on 2009-01-14:
If you can retrieve your funds from Western Union, take them to your bank and ask them to do an international wire transfer. It's a whole lot more reliable.
Posted by saj80 on 2009-01-14:
Ken, in order to retrieve an international wire transfer, the person on the receiving end needs an account, also; don't think this would work for a visitor in China.
Posted by Anonymous on 2009-01-14:
Saj, point taken. I was blinded to the 'vacation' part, by the 'friend doesn't speak english' part. While not impossible, it is markedly more difficult if you don't have an account there to wire it in to.
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Western Union Sucks
Posted by Outrider21 on 02/07/2014
Western Union uses every trick in the book not make a payout on money that has been paid and supposed to be wore transferred. I will cut up my Gold Card and never use them again. They just plain are a pain to deal with.
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Western Union Holding My Money Hostage
Posted by Glojol on 06/27/2013
GEORGIA -- I sent $200.00 to my sister in Jamaica electronically using the WU pay system. The first phone call inquiry about the money I sent since my sister said it did not arrive place the blame on my bank. Of course the bank released the money to western union the very day I authorized it so it was not the bank. It was western union. One day later they emailed me to tell me that the money was available in Jamaica for pick up. I confirmed this by telephone with western union representative. The next day my sister returned to pick up the money, the western union agent in Jamaica told her I have to call western union to answer some more questions before they can release the money. By now I was so upset I was steaming because just yesterday everything was ok and the money was there and now I am hearing that it is on hold. I called western union to find out what was the hold up. A representative for the 10th time ask me for all security information Then she tells me system is down, call back in 5 min. I called back and the western union representative want to know what ID my sister would use to pick up the money and what her date of birth was before the money could be released. I told her to cancel the transaction because I cannot give someone else's security information to a western union representative whether it is my sister or not. I cancelled the transaction. I will be looking at my account in the next 24 hours to make sure they refunded my money. Guys do not use this WU pay system. It is full of headaches. My sister had to call me about 3 times from Jamaica about this transaction. I had to call her four times. I had to call western union about 5 times. Western union e-mailed me about 6 times and I am sure this is not the end of it.
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Posted by AnnaMolly on 2013-06-28:
Unfortunately, there is a lot of fraud involving WU. I understand their concept of "better safe than sorry", but it happens. They are stuck between a rock and a hard place. If you can find some other, safer, way to send her money, I would go that route. I hope this gets resolved for you.
Posted by Jack on 2013-07-21:
Did your issue finally get resolved? You are right that why you should give security details to WU, I am having similar issue as they are asking me to send scanned copy of id of the recipient, when I said cancel it and I will send through someone else they said I can't do that unless I provide DOB and Place of birth of the recipient... WTH they are ripoff
Posted by ali on 2013-11-19:
I have the same issue ....
if solved please send me how is it solved ..
Posted by Armando on 2014-01-12:
I am having a similar issue, western union claims that there is a "legal problem" with my name and there is no possible way that I can get my money unless I give my ID and personal info. And I have heard of many fraud stories, there is nothing I can do at this point but give my personal info. I know that this is in some way violating my rights. If anyone can tell me of something that I can do, perhaps a law suit, I will gladly listen. Please get back to me ASAP if y'all know anything.
Thank y'all.
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Worst Customer Service
Posted by Aaa2772 on 06/18/2013
HAWAII -- I was attempting to pay with a credit card on the western union website and have the money transferred to a bank account. It kept giving me an Error message so I called. First person I talked to said she doesn't know why it's not working, no explanation at all, all she knows is that it's not a problem on their end. She tells me I can go into any location and bring my credit card to make a payment, she will even give me a discount code to get 50% off. So I agreed, wrote the code down and headed to a store. Took off of work to go and get this transaction completed only to find out that the lady at the western union counter had no idea how to assist me with what I needed, even went and called a manager who was also just as clueless. At this point I'm pissed already. I get home and call the customer service number again, now to be told that the only way I can make a payment with my credit card is if The location has a black phone, I am literally fuming now because the first lady never mentioned that. So I tell her that I am not about to waste my time and go back to a location, if she can just help me over the phone, she agrees but then tells me that its going to cost me $108. I told her to apply the discount code I was given to that but really my fee should be waived for all the trouble it is taking me just to make a simple transaction when I thought western union was suppose to be easy. She tells me that code is only if I go in the store. I ask for a manager and get the same run around that they are not sure why or what information is giving me an error but I'm sorry for your trouble but we cannot give you a discount over the phone, only at a location BUT you cannot pay with credit card. All I know is PayPal is cheaper to send money and a lot easier. Will Never Use Western Union again. For one not even the supervisor could show any time of customer service and compensate me for the terrible customer service I received. Second, all every question I asked no one knew the solution too...what is a call center if you have to tell me to check the website or that you are not sure and then proceed to tell me that no one else would know the answer. Third, I decided to use PayPal and took me one input and I got the money transferred with 30 minutes.
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Waiting Over an Hour With a 5 Year Old in a Gas Station
Posted by Rabeccawright on 10/19/2012
I went to a local gas station to receive a Western Union for 75 dollars. The store clerks had to deal with 6 operators, each telling us something different is wrong. While I'm waiting, I had to explain to my 5 year he couldn't go to his dad's this weekend because we now don't have enough time to make it there, which was a 2 hour drive. We sat an 145 just waiting. I love holding my 5 year old while he sits and cries, not to mention I told a manager I am taking my business elsewhere and he said that was fine. It's sad because I receive money from there quite a bit. I won't be using Western Union any more and I don't recommend it to anyone else either.
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Posted by BigAl on 2012-10-20:
I am sure that after you had your child crying in this place of business for over an hour the manager did not care if you took your business elsewhere.
Posted by trmn8r on 2012-10-20:
The 5 year old is immaterial to Western Union, much as he would be if this took place at a bank.
Western Union and its clients have been the target of fraud on a large scale, so their procedures can seem onerous when things don't go smoothly. Have you had trouble like this previously? It may be a rare glitch.
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Wstern Union: STOP WORLDWIDE CRIME; STOP WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER!!
Posted by Ko_1_mm5ni9ck1 on 07/19/2012
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO -- Western Union: STOP WORLDWIDE CRIME; STOP WESTERN UNION MOEY TRANSFER!!
Western Union refuses to fulfill the minimum transfer requirements given by Court (FTC) http://www.scribd.com/doc/21413451/MoneyGram-FTC-Complaint
and with this, the Money Transfer has to be closed. Here the continuing conversation:
Response Via Email (Aldwin A) 07/18/2012 02:03 PM
Dear Gerhard Kommnick,
Thank you for your recent email.
We appreciate your attention on this matter. If you could provide the MTCNs of these transfers, it would help us with our internal investigation. Please be advised the we strongly advise our consumers against fraud, most especially on sending money to individuals that they do not know, or whose identity they cannot verify. We offer money transfer services, and is not responsible for knowing the receiver not their identity.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused. Should you require further assistance, please let us know. Thank you.
Al [snip]
Western Union Customer Advocate
ATTN: Al [snip]
I never have heard more stupidness than in your last E-Mail. Western Union had, in absolutely no way, fulfill the Court Decisions that are necessary to handle Money Transfers at all, what means: in that way Western Union is not allowed to handle the Money Transfers by law, and you try to pose the faults to the clients that are paying you !!! Further on, as I have shown, Western Union is directly involved in the crime (10% to the Western Union Office) and then Western Union paid the transfer. Besides that who told you that I did not know the persons. I know them but the real ones and all payments had not been done on base of scam or so. So each point you are telling here, only fakes. Western Union has to fulfill the Court points and then nothing had happened. But as Western Union is going on that way, ignoring apparently the Court decision, it shows that you still further on want to work on that way accepting and very well knowing that thousands of crimes also will be continued with that. Also this is direct involvement in to the crimes and punishable by law. And if Western Union does not follow up Court's decisions and the principals that are given there for handling Money Transfers, Western Union must be closed immediately and brought to Court;. and you on top with such irrelevant argues. You offer a service that is called Money Transfer and that is for all and not only for fraudsters. And the Court decision also says that it is your responsability if the Money is frauded. And in the same way is arguing the Attorney General of Arizona: all fraud has to be compensated although I said in the beginning, that two valid passports are needed (sender, recipient). And what you have told me there that one only should send money to well known persons is also a fake when Western Union Employers do not realize forgery passports the principal of the transfer conditions. So, even this what you were telling here would not be a solution as Western Union is frauding.
I, further on, am still waiting for the informations in which country, office of Western Union and when the fraud was realized. I am still missing that. And when you also are too stupid to understand that this request concerning the Transfer conditions and that for this no police is necessary as I never asked who has taken the money, then I cannot help you. The only thing I can tell you, if my case now is not solved within this week it will cost Western Union Billions of USD. The informations from my side will continue.
Awaiting your swift reply
Best Regards
Gerhard Kommnick
and with this, the Money Transfer has to be closed.
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Posted by jktshff1 on 2012-07-19:
So, simply put, you wired some money and the wrong person got it?
Posted by onlooker on 2012-07-20:
It appears that some how western union is responsible for some one with the correct code number/correct ID or 'secret' answer, picking up funds meant for some else. And unhappy sender wants them closed down for their fraud.
Frustrating unfortunate and probably expensive. But I am afraid that the OP will not get anywhere with the scam/fraud suit idea.
Posted by Whiteduck on 2012-07-20:
I assume there are indeed instances where money has to reach someone far away immediately, but in well over 50 years of life, it's never happened to me. I would think in this day and age that anyone wanting Western Union payment is probably a scammer. Not sure what WU does to verify the receiver's ID, and this could be a legitimate gripe, but with the scammy bad reputation that transferring money this way has acquired, I'm not sure why anyone would do this.
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Western Union transfer money to Netspend Prepaid card
Posted by Rmguerra on 04/26/2012
EAST PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA -- Both companies have a big problem in their processing of mistakes on their part. I deposited 20.00 and paid the fees of 3.95 for Western Union to load my Netspend card. I had confirmation of the transactions from both companies. This occurred on 4/11/2011. On the 4/23/2012, my account was blocked from my Netspend account. I called and waited hold for 9 hours and talked to Netspend repres for maybe 15-20 minutes total. BOTH companies told me that they had no idea why it Western Union requested a block on my account. Netspend blocked my account merely because Western Union requested them to do so! Neither company can answer why the account was blocked! Netspend told me, I counted this statement, " Western Union requested the block and only Western Union can remove it". Western Union says I own them $20.00. The question is why??
I paid for a service in cash to Western Union that they provide. Why do I owe them an additional $20.00? If someone wants to check it out, here are the MTCN 724-313-2663, sender's confirmation number 2824021. Both indicate that the transaction was complete. Since then I have contacted Western Union and they no idea why my account is blocked. These two companies have a partnership forming a conglomerate. When it comes time to communicate with each other they have problems not just in general but when trying to resolves any issues. I am being charged by Western Union an addtional $20.00 for a successful transaction that I paid them to do.
Now my normal deposits for my retirement are on hold! The Netspend company loves putting you on hold! I have used 9hours of talk time to resolve this issue. At the Partner Sevice department, they people who work there love using the hold button and love to play games on, who's gonna be the supervisor. Yesterday it is Matt, today it is Tiffany. Each of course claim to have the power to remove the block. That is of course, when Western Union finds the time to send an email. An email!!! I was told that,"they should have an email today, I mean hopefully this morning".. It is all tatctics with them. When I ask for, Chuck Harris, the guys who runs Customer Service and Operations, clamer and than forward me to another office person who plays the role and still tells me, that they talked to the Reprs from Western Union who said that they will send them an email to clear this matter up. I was a happy customer with them. Now, I am looking at the benefits of Bank of America for the needs etc... Stay away from Netspend and Western union when it comes to transfering moneies that you pay them to load into the pre-paid car like Netspend.
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WU sat on a part s' payment to Hobby King In HongKong
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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON -- For the past month a $154 payment has been sitting in the Hongkong WU Office for 30 days, no feedback from the Idiots at WU. it should have been immediately sent to Hobby King Warehouse in HongKong, WU alleged Fraud, there is no FRAUID: /////heads, this was FBI Instagard Bull///// mandated by the Western Union Instagard Police///// in Canada. Western Union refuses to contact Mr. and the agent for Hobby King warehouse in HK alledging "fraud"; boycott Western Union, send your commercial payments by carrier pigeon, they will be there sooner!!!!
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Posted by Alain on 2012-03-25:
This is confusing.
Posted by trmn8r on 2012-03-25:
I don't understand exactly what conversations or communications have taken place, but I do know that WU has very strict policies concerning fraud. Therefore, if fraud is suspected, it would definitely bring things to a halt until the proper evidence is presented to satisfy them.
What details have been provided to you regarding an alleged fraud (fraud on your part, Hobby King's part, etc...), and what if any action has been suggested by WU to resolve the issue?
I had one issue with a WU transaction, and it took a few phone calls to resolve.
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Western Union paid my transfer to someone else
Posted by Pelbeaini32 on 09/21/2011
My aunt sent me $200 as a wedding gift. When I went to collect it, I was told that it was already picked up. When we called western union, they said that it was collected in a different city and they gave me a receipt with a signature that doesn't match my signature or handwriting. And they are saying that they followed procedure and they are not resposible for it.
What can I do to collect my money?
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Posted by bob93 on 2011-09-21:
Small claims court.
Posted by MRM on 2011-09-21:
Whoa Nelly! Somebody had thought they won the lotto or had thought that a generous stranger gave them money.
Posted by MRM on 2011-09-21:
Did you look at the receipt to verify that the information is correct?
Posted by Skye on 2011-09-21:
That's something they need to resolve for you, but you could start with contacting corporate and explain what happened.
Somewhere something went wrong obviously. I wonder how many other's this has happened to.
Posted by trmn8r on 2011-09-21:
Western Union's procedure is to be extremely careful about checking identity to prevent fraudulent transactions, for good reason. If they state that someone with your identity picked it up, I don't know what you can do.
Is it possible your aunt told someone she was transferring this money to you, and that person acted to impersonate you?
Posted by Imenja on 2011-09-21:
From my experience, all that is needed to pick up a wire transfer is the transaction number and the answer to the security question if there was one. These jokers only ask for your id just for their records, but they do not check it to make sure you're the person named on the receipt.
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Jamal Tarhuni hugs his wife Nariman Samed as his son Rasheed walks past at the Portland International Airport after returning from Libya.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Family, friends and supporters celebrated the homecoming Tuesday of Jamal Tarhuni, a Libyan-American businessman whose return to the U.S. from North Africa was delayed by a month after he was detained for questioning by the FBI.
A burst of applause and cheering went up as Tarhuni emerged into the waiting area at Portland International Airport after clearing the last bureaucratic hurdle of his trip – a two-hour wait to clear customs. His youngest son, 10-year-old Rasheed, armed with helium balloons, stood at the front of a welcome line of men.
The tone of the homecoming quickly became serious again, as Tarhuni reassured others about the status of another member of the Libyan-American community – Mustafa Elogbi, 60, who remains in Tunisia after being barred at the last minute from joining Tarhuni and their attorney, Tom Nelson, on the flight home.
Tarhuni, 55, left for Libya in October to deliver medical supplies to hospitals and refugee camps, but he said that when he tried to return on Jan. 17, he was denied boarding and directed to the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, where he was questioned extensively by FBI agents.
At the Portland airport, he addressed the gathered press with a message to the FBI:
"We value your work when you stop criminals," Tarhuni said. "We do not value your work when you do not do your homework and stop innocent people."
He called his ordeal a shock and said he was particularly disappointed in the U.S. Embassy.
"I was not able to get straight answers or help you would expect from your embassy abroad," he said. "I was not even able to get basic information on who made the decision to stop me from coming home."
Tuesday's reunion with his wife, Nariman Samed, and four children ended a month of uncertainty for Tarhuni, a naturalized American citizen, but it did nothing to clarify why he was held or whether he faces further questioning. He does not know whether he is on the government's secret no-fly list, which would prevent him from flying back to his native Libya or in U.S. airspace.
The uncertainty around Elogbi remains, although he has booked a flight home from Tunis on Sunday.
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"I'm really happy that Jamal Tarhuni is coming home, but I'm really ready for my dad to come home," said Elogbi's daughter, Allaa, 20, fighting back tears. "(This return) does give me hope that within a week my dad will be here. … But so far you don't know if you can trust them or not, you know? There is no reason my dad should not be home today. There is no reason he shouldn't have been home last month."
The crowd of about 40 people on hand to greet Tarhuni was a mixture of family and friends from Muslim and interfaith communities.
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Karen Redington, of Beaverton, Oregon and Paul Maresh of Portland hold signs to greet Jamal Tarhuni before his arrival at the Portland International Airport. Maresh explained his motivation for coming to the airport: "I don't know this gentleman. I'm not a Muslim. I'm deeply offended by the way this man has been treated."
"What brings me out is injustice, not allowing someone to come home because they are Muslim or have an Arabic name, or a foreign-sounding name – the nemesis du jour," said Pam Allee, a Portland resident who came to show support but does not know the families.
Karen Redington, a Christian who said she has worked with Tarhuni on interfaith events, carried an American flag and a sign that read: "I'm sorry."
"I am so sorry that this would happen to anyone, let alone somebody who is one of the most gentle, humble, caring men, who has taken the time to go back to his country of origin to bring millions and millions of dollars of humanitarian aid through Medical Teams International," she said. "I am so sorry. This does not represent this community; this does not represent this country."
No one was more relieved at Tarhuni's return than Rasheed, who was looking forward to spending some quality time with his dad after an absence of four months.
"He missed my birthday, so he said we're going to have a cake and we're going to go out and we're going to invite my friends, maybe go to Evergreen waterpark. Or we're going to take trip to Disneyland," he said.
Going forward, he said, he's going to keep his eye on his dad:
"I'm going to hug him so much and never let him go back anywhere else, and tell him, 'If you're going somewhere, the whole family comes with you.'"
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It's been a very tough year for Matt Lauer.
The Today Show host has come under extreme fire for how he and NBC fired Ann Curry, while his program has sank to second in the ratings behind Good Morning America.
Speaking to The Daily Beast about the departure of his ex-colleague, Lauer admits it didn't exactly go smoothly.
"I don't think the show and the network handled the transition well," says Lauer. "You don't have to be Einstein to know that. It clearly did not help us. We were seen as a family, and we didn't handle a family matter well."
Today is still struggling to recover, as Lauer says the series has been "kicked around a lot" but a lot of the damage has been "self-inflicted."
Having been the top-rated morning program for 16 years, Today now draws nearly one million fewer households than Good Morning America on a daily basis.
What has led to this reversal?
"We want people to feel good about a portion of their morning and we got away from that," Lauer said, adding that much of the darkness is gone, by design."
Lauer concludes, however, that he's the "luckiest guy I know" and he hopes to use the ratings decline as motivation:
"Who's going to feel sorry for me? Nobody. In some ways being number-two in the ratings is a real shot in the arm, a kick in the pants. It makes you hungrier - I don't think it's a bad thing to have a fire lit under your ass."
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Here's a few 'mistakes' that need to be corrected. Actually they are things that keep me from watching this sinking ship:
1. Get rid of the lying Starless Jones.
2. Drop the fourth hour. Hoodi and Kasthy Lee are horrible. They talk at the same time waaaay too much. They are horrible!
3. Give Savanah Guthrie.her walking papers. She doesn't have an upper lip and is scary looking.
4. Cut down on the giggling and laughing like a horse. Everything that Al Roker says is not funny. As matter of fact, his 'humor' is getting kind of old.
I agree with you on certain things! 1. Savannah's lip is scary...I mean in this day and age of botox she needs to do something about that non-existing lip...it freaks me out. 2. Yes too much giggling...like another comment said...they seem to always be rushing through something. Maybe if they get a little more serious then they will have enough time for their segments. I can take or leave the 4th hour...sometimes them ladies are funny sometimes they are not. Not sure why you called Star Jones a liar..but I have never been a fan.


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(LINDSAY) Kawartha Lakes Police forensic identification officer Darrin Moore continued his testimony in the murder trial of Jack Hale in Lindsay court Friday (Nov. 2).
Mr. Hale is facing charges of first degree murder and using a firearm in the commission of an indictable offence after his estranged wife, Yvonne Leroux, was shot and killed at the Riverwood Trailer Park in Ops Township Sept. 18, 2008.
Crown attorney Rebecca Griffin continued her chief examination of the officer, who had previously testified to his role in collecting and recording evidence from Mr. Hale himself after his arrest on Highway 7, the afternoon of the murder, as well as his role in identifying, collecting and preserving evidence from the rental car Mr. Hale was driving and items found on Mr. Hale at the time of his arrest as well as at the murder scene.
On Friday, Const. Moore added that while he did conduct a gunshot residue test on Mr. Hale's hands shortly after his arrest because more than eight hours had passed since the alleged crime, the Centre for Forensic Science was unable to process it, although they did take items of Mr. Hale's clothing for testing.
Earlier, on Thursday, Const. Moore testified he had taken the victim's wallet, shotgun pellets and shell wadding as well as pieces of a pair of reading glasses from the scene as evidence but Friday added that he did not collect a screw that can be seen in several crime scene photos and has been the subject of a significant amount of testimony at the trial, because he did not think there was any significance in its presence at the time.
He also spent a significant amount of time explaining to the jury the process of taking measurements at a crime scene for the purpose of creating a to-scale diagram.
Defence attorney Tom Balka had previously asserted in his cross-examination of Constable James Greg Berry, who was assisting Const. Moore, that key measurements were missed at this stage in the investigation but on the stand Friday, Const. Moore clarified that he had conducted additional measurements in August, September and October of this year to enable the completion of the diagram.
The Crown also had the officer go over a large number of items found in Mr. Hale's wallet, including several cards with the accused's signature and a Firearms Acquisition Certificate.


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Spring 2011 Mini Grants
The University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment has selected 10 interdisciplinary initiatives for funding in the first round of awards for its new Mini Grant program.
The goal of the Mini Grant program is to encourage collaboration among faculty, staff and students across University of Minnesota disciplines, units and campuses on environmental themes. Along with $2,500 in funding, each recipient is provided space for meetings, workshops and conferences and some administrative support for a one-year period starting March 15.
Mini Grant recipients for Spring 2011 are:
Art, Story and Infrastructure: A Model for Experiential Interconnection in Environmental Education
Jonee Brigham, Center for Sustainable Building Research (College of Design)
Brigham will gather an interdisciplinary team of U of M faculty to explore how to use activities, art, story and science to connect resource use with engineering and natural systems, with specific application to developing an urban water cycle curriculum model for preK–12 students.
UMore Park Energy Roundtable
Carla Carlson, Office for UMore Park Academic Initiatives; Jeffrey Marr, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (College of Science and Engineering)
Carlson and Marr will convene a one-day roundtable of faculty, staff, students and others to create a strategy for incorporating zero-carbon, zero-waste strategies into the development of the University of Minnesota's UMore Park planned sustainable community.
Sustainable Agriculture Program
Cindy Hale, Natural Resources Research Institute (University of Minnesota Duluth)
Hale will use IonE Mini Grant funds to develop courses that will form a foundation for a proposed sustainable agriculture certificate program or minor, part of the University of Minnesota Duluth's new Sustainable Agriculture Program.
Linking Land Use, Water Quality and Human Well-being: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Value of Clean Water
Bonnie Keeler, Institute on the Environment; Stephen Polasky, Applied Economics (College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences)
Keeler and Polasky will hold a two-day workshop for economists, ecologists, hydrologists, water resource scientists and regulators on the economic valuation of clean water as an ecosystem service with the goal of developing a framework for valuing changes in water quality.
Student Sustainability Symposium
Clarence Lehman, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior (College of Biological Sciences); Carissa Schively Slotterback, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs; Jennifer Schmitt, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior (College of Biological Sciences); Beth Mercer-Taylor, Institute on the Environment
Lehman and colleagues will bring together students from across U of M campuses for a half-day event that includes poster sessions, a keynote speech and networking with the goal of starting to build a student community around sustainability studies.
Phenology: the Pulse of the Planet – Developing Science and Engagement Initiatives That Explore Plant and Animal Response to Climate Change
Rebecca Montgomery, Forest Resources (College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences)
Montgomery will convene workshops related to PhenoMap, a tool for applying remote sensing of plant phenology to better understand potential impacts of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems; and the Minnesota Phenology Network, a citizen science initiative focused on observing and recording phenological events.
Integrating Stakeholders Into Services: An Ecosystem Services–Centered Graduate Seminar
Stephen Polasky, Applied Economics (College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences); Bonnie Keeler, Institute on the Environment; Christine O'Connell, Institute on the Environment
Polasky, Keeler and O'Connell will develop an interdisciplinary graduate seminar that will provide an overview of various ecosystem services, incorporating the perspectives of guest speakers who work in fields related to the ecosystem services being highlighted.
Food Security and Infectious Disease: Seeking Integrated Solutions
Katey Pelican, Veterinary Population Medicine (College of Veterinary Medicine); Meggan Craft, Institute on the Environment
Pelican and Craft will expand the impact of an upcoming international workshop on infectious microbes, the environment and human food supply by boosting recruitment of diverse participants, building on partnerships created, facilitating follow-up meetings and linking the workshop with a fall graduate seminar.
Implementation Strategy for Graduate Sustainability Education
Carissa Schively Slotterback, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
Schively Slotterback will prepare a document outlining an implementation strategy for graduate sustainability studies at the University of Minnesota in follow-up to preliminary work by the Graduate Sustainability Education Network of University of Minnesota Faculty.
Sustainability Suppers, System Dynamics and Implementing the Climate Action Plan at the University of Minnesota, Crookston
Dan Svedarsky, UMC Center for Sustainability; Scott T. Johnson, Scott T Johnson Consulting
Svedarsky and Johnson will develop and carry out a series of biweekly sustainability supper seminars to educate and catalyze conversations among participants from campus and the local community related to the University of Minnesota, Crookston, campus sustainability master plan.
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Yet ripeness can be a much more relative concept than one might expect.
Harold McGee, in his landmark book, "On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen," wrote that ripening was "long considered to be an early stage in the fruit's general disintegration. But now it's clear that ripening is a last, intense phase of life. As it ripens, the fruit actively prepares itself for its end, organizing itself into a feast for our eye and palate."
Ripeness has, of course, always mattered, but today's emphasis on local and seasonal foods may be honing and articulating an appetite for it as an ideal.
You can experience ripeness in two ways this season with two new books, both called "Ripe": Nigel Slater's recipe-filled musing on fruit called "Ripe: A Cook in the Orchard" (Ten Speed: $40) and Cheryl Sternman Rule's rainbow-hued book "Ripe: A Fresh, Colorful Approach to Fruits and Vegetables" (Running Press $25).
Still, determining when to join in on McGee's proverbial ripeness feast has long been dictated by necessity and personal taste. Slater, for example, writes lyrically of "walking round the garden late on an autumn morning, pushing past the spiders' webs that festoon the pathways and plucking those last, wine-colored berries from their blackened canes is as good as life gets."
Fruits and vegetables do reach a peak stage in life. A vine-ripened red tomato is a perfect example. But that doesn't mean the produce is inedible before or after that point, says Willi Galloway, author of "Grow Cook Eat: A Food Lover's Guide to Vegetable Gardening" (Sasquatch, $29.95).
She focuses on the delicious possibilities found in eating produce at the various stages of its life. How one prepares the vegetable or fruit will depend on the age, she says, noting that young small arugula leaves will end up raw in salads while older, tougher leaves go into pasta sauces.
Gardeners like Martin, Slater and Galloway have a far easier time deciding when something is ripe for them. The rest of us must follow the dictates of supermarkets and, if we're lucky, farmers markets or roadside stands. Use your senses to judge quality and ripeness. Touch, smell, nibble if you can; don't go by looks alone.
"Just because it looks perfect doesn't mean it will taste perfect," Rule says, urging consumers to ask questions, especially at farmers markets.
"Speak up, ask them to pick for you," she suggests. "Being bold and unafraid is my biggest piece of advice at farmers markets. And that goes for the produce manager at the supermarket as well."
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 4 minutes
Makes: 6 appetizer servings
Note: This recipe from Cheryl Sternman Rule's "Ripe: A Fresh, Colorful Approach to Fruits and Vegetables" (Running Press, $25) puts ripeness to work, using fruit in a savory, summery appetizer.
1 orange
4 whole-wheat flatbreads (4-6 inches wide)
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup (4 ounces) mascarpone cheese
3 medium firm but ripe peaches (about 1 pound), peeled, thinly sliced
1/3 cup thinly sliced red onion
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1. Remove half the orange zest in fine shreds, the other half in long coils. Squeeze orange juice into a small bowl.
2. Brush flatbreads with oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Repeat on the flip side. Grill bread over medium direct heat, flipping once, until they puff slightly and grill marks appear, 3-4 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
3. Season the mascarpone with 1/8 teaspoon each salt and pepper, the shredded orange zest (save the coils) and 2 tablespoons orange juice. Stir until smooth. Divide among the flatbreads, spreading thickly. Top with peach and onion. Cut each flatbread into thirds (if oblong) or quarters (if round).
4. Place the vinegar in a small microwave-safe bowl; microwave until slightly thickened and reduced by about half, about 1 minute. Drizzle over flatbreads. Garnish with the coils of orange zest. Serve immediately.
Nutrition information:
Per serving: 296 calories, 16 g fat, 6 g saturated fat, 24 mg cholesterol, 33 g carbohydrates, 7 g protein, 231 mg sodium, 4 g fiber.
Prep: 15 minutes
Makes: 2 servings as a light lunch
Note: British food writers don't all swear allegiance to the strict, everything-measured-exactly style of recipe writing found in the United States. Here's a wonderful example from Nigel Slater's "Ripe: A Cook in the Orchard" (Ten Speed Press, $40). The idiosyncrasies — what is a "generous handful" or "a little" parsley anyway? — are balanced by the simplicity of the dish, which is echoed in the telegraphic delivery of the recipe. "The sweet-sharp notes of the cherries lift the smoky, herbal notes of cured ham in the same way small tomatoes will,'' he writes.
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
3 tablespoons olive oil
Pinch of salt
Freshly ground pepper
3 tablespoons whipping cream
Parsley, finely chopped
2 1/2 to 3 1/2 ounces thinly sliced cured ham, such as lomo, speck or coppa
4 generous handfuls salad leaves
4 handfuls cherries, halved, pitted
Put the mustard in a small bowl with the vinegar, olive oil, salt and a grinding of pepper. Whisk together; whisk in the cream. Add parsley. Tear the ham into strips. Toss the salad leaves with the ham. Add cherries. Drizzle over the dressing.
Nutrition information:
Per serving: 500 calories, 32 g fat, 8 g saturated fat, 47 mg cholesterol, 52 g carbohydrates, 11 g protein, 391 mg sodium, 9 g fiber.


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Police searching for two men in robbery, shootingFargo, ND (WDAY TV) - Police are searching for two men who robbed and shot a man in broad daylight near a Fargo gas station.
By: Becky Parker, WDAY Staff Reports, WDAY
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - Police are searching for two men who robbed and shot a man in broad daylight near a Fargo gas station.
The victim was brought to Essentia Hospital with a non-life-threatening injury to the leg.
It happened behind this Loaf n Jug on South University around 4:30 today.
The parking lot here is empty now, but is used by Essentia employees during the day and was a busy area around the time of the shooting.
An afternoon trip to the convenience store for cigarettes landed one man in the hospital. As he left this South University Loaf 'n Jug, two men approached the victim, shot him in the leg and took off with his wallet.
Sgt. Chris Helmick, Fargo Police Department: "Very unusual circumstance to have this happen during the day in an area that's heavily-traveled."
A friend picked up the victim and brought him to this mobile home in the Countryside Trailer Court.
Neighbor Linda Dier was walking home from a nearby daycare.
Linda Dier, Neighbor: "I walked over and I saw some guy laying there, so I went in closer and his leg was bleeding."
Police and an ambulance showed up shortly after and took the victim to Essentia Hospital for treatment.
His injuries are not life-threatening.
Jennifer Francis, Neighbor: "It was pretty scary because it's a first time and there are so many kids here, and it's like oh my god. I can't believe this happened."
Police say this is the first incident like this to happen in this area. They are investigating whether the victim knew his attackers.
Helmick: "If there's a concern for the public to be at this point in this neighborhood or any other stores in the city, my instinct at this point is there is not."
The suspects are two black males, last seen driving off in a Blue Tahoe. Police are looking at surveillance video from the Loaf 'n Jug and trying to locate anyone who may have seen what happened to shed some light on this crime.
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Max Brenner may be looking to expand, but it seems it'll do so without Oded Brenner, one of the two original founders. We've heard from trusted sources that he's left the company, which means the name - originally a mash up of partners Max Fichtman and Brenner - is now even more confusing. A new revamped website stresses its online shop, and features a quote from the quasi-fictional founder on its "About Us" page. Got that? Max Brenner isn't real, but apparently he still manages to pontificate on how chocolate is a symbol in our lives of sensuality (...okay, sure).
As for what's next for Brenner, he's still with his Upper East Side bakery Little Brown, which will be opening its second location in Chelsea mid-March. Dessert mastermind Pichet Ong (Coppelia, La Esquina, Qi) is consulting, creating offerings such as apricot cake with pistachio, blueberry white chocolate muffins and more.
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Moorhead Police are investigating a man who has been tattooing minors out of his homeMoorhead, MN (WDAY TV) -- Moorhead police are investigating a man who they say has been tattooing underage girls out of his home.
By: Kay Cooley, WDAY
Moorhead, MN (WDAY TV) -- Moorhead police are investigating a man who they say has been tattooing underage girls out of his home.
A search warrant obtained by WDAY says several South Fargo High School students have already received them, some in inappropriate places.
Court documents say the man was tattooing girls as young as 14 inside of this Moorhead apartment building, a practice licensed artists say is not only illegal, but extremely dangerous.
Tim Lund/46 and 2 tattoo artist: "Go to a licensed shop, somewhere that's safe. You know there's less chance of getting an infection or hepatitis, which is really a huge danger about, when you're getting tattooed in somebody's house."
A search warrant says three girls have gone to the man for his work.
They told police he is known at their school for giving tattoos to many students, regardless of age, often at a cheap price.
The documents say some of these tattoos were on private parts of their bodies, that the man photographed after he was finished.
Tim Lund: "I think it's disgusting, that's about all I can say. It's not safe."
Police searched his apartment last month and confiscated his supplies, electronics, and a cell phone. Charges have not yet been filed.
In Minnesota, it's illegal to tattoo outside of a licensed shop. It's also illegal to provide tattoo services to minors.
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Loops & Threads™ Dye It! Floss Needlepoint Beaded Necklace
Material List
- Loops & Threads™ Dye it! Kit
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Large Blunt Needle
- Small Sharp Needle
- Beads
- Plastic Canvas
Project Instructions
Measuring the Canvas
Plastic canvas is measured by counting the lines in the canvas. These lines are called "threads." The canvas shown here is 6 threads wide & 7 threads high.
Tent Stitch
Tent stitches are formed by crossing once diagonally over the intersections of the canvas. Bring your needle up through the bottom of the canvas at "1", down at "2", up at "3" & down at "4." Repeat.
Cut a 9 x13 piece of canvas.
Cut a piece of white floss to 36 inches. Thread plastic needle by bringing needle to center of 36" strand & fold floss in half.
Stitch on canvas using tent stitches, following the chart.
To make the necklace stings, cut 3 strands of floss to 32 inches.
Braid the three strands together and tie a knot at each end.
Secure the center of the braid to the top of the pendant with a piece of floss.
Use a needle to string beads onto the braids.
Make sure necklace is desired length before trimming.
Secure beads to the bottom of the pendant using floss and a needle.
Now your necklace is ready to dye!
Dying the Necklace
Helpful tips:
• Read all instructions before you start.
• Do not add water to the dye powder until you are ready to use it.
• Dye should be applied within 45 minutes of mixing with water or it will begin to lose color intensity.
• Dye will stain skin and clothes, always wear gloves when working with dye.
• Always use dye with adult supervision.
• Dye many projects at the same time since dye mixed with water will begin to fade in 45 minutes.
• Create custom colors by blending and overlapping dyes.
• Do not allow wet dye to rest on unprotected surfaces. Wet dye will stain.
• When you are finished, be sure to clean up your work area thoroughly by removing any excess dye or dye dust as it may stain surfaces or clothes.
Protect your work area by covering it with plastic trash bags. Cover the bags with a layer of paper towels.
Protect your clothes with an apron or smock and wear gloves.
Rinse the entire necklace in warm water and pat dry with a paper towel. Necklace should be slightly damp when dyeing.
While wearing gloves, mix dye by adding water to the dye powder in each applicator bottle. * Note: Adding more water will produce lighter colors, less water will create darker colors. Make sure cap is on tight and shake well until dye is dissolved.
Next, use applicator bottles to apply dye to the bracelet. Be careful not to use too much dye as colors may become muddy. Use paper towels to blot off excess dye.
Let the necklace set for 6 or more hours. The longer it sets, the more intense the color will be.
After it has set for 6 or more hours, rinse thoroughly with cold water and allow to dry before wearing.


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Winners: Students from Charles H. Bohlen Jr. Technical Center, Watertown, and Howard G. Sackett Technical Center, Glenfield, competed in the New York State SkillsUSA competition, held April 19 in Syracuse. Nine students won medals and seven are eligible to compete at the National Leadership and Skills Championship, to be held in June in Kansas City, Mo. SkillsUSA is a national industry-education partnership where students showcase their career and leadership abilities.
From Charles H. Bohlen Jr. Technical Center:
Kara Coon, Alexandria Central School, Alexandria Bay, animal careers, third place
Greg Covel, Watertown High School, technical drafting, second place
Rebekah Denishchich, Watertown High School, medical math, third place
Merry Jo Devine, General Brown Central School, Dexter, cosmetology (Jr.), first place
Timberlyn Killenbeck, South Jefferson Central School, Adams, community service, first place, headed to the national championship in the Community Service Presentation competition
Taylor Knapp, Thousand Islands Central School, Clayton, power equipment technology, first place, headed to the national championship in the outdoor power equipment competition
Nicholas Kogut, Watertown High School, architectural drafting, second place
Michael Moote, Watertown High School, community service, first place
Dylan Parker, Watertown High School, community service, first place, headed to the national championship in the Community Service Presentation competition
Jennifer Robbins, Alexandria Central School, Alexandria Bay, animal careers, first place, headed to the national championship in the Community Service Presentation competition as an alternate
Joseph Robinsons, LaFargeville Central School, HVAC, second place
Tyler Sauer, Carthage Central School, Plumbing, second place
At the national championship, the Bohlen Center team of Dylan Parker, Timberlyn Killenbeck and Jennifer Robbins, alternate, will present their presentation on the community service they have performed at the New York State Zoo at Thompson Park, Watertown.
From Howard G. Sackett Technical Center:
Harley Benware, South Lewis Central School, Turin, Animal Careers, third place
Kearstin Brigham, Beaver River Central School, Beaver Falls, Promotional Bulletin Board, first place, headed to the national championship in the Promotional Bulletin Board competition
Hailey Hutchinson, Adirondack Central School, Boonville, Job Skill Demonstration A, second place
Benjamin Field, Adirondack Central School, Boonville, Criminal Justice, first place, headed to the national championship in the Criminal Justice competition
Rebecca Roberts, Adirondack Central School, Boonville, Job Skill Demonstration A, second place
Dylan Robinson, Adirondack Central School, Boonville, Masonry, third place
Tara Smith, South Lewis Central School, Turin, Promotional Bulletin Board, first, place, headed to the national championship in the Promotional Bulletin Board Competition
Tommi Taylor, Beaver River Central School, Beaver Falls, Banner Contest, third place
Benjamin Williamson, Adirondack Central School, Boonville, Auto Refinishing Technology, third place
Presented: John Dumas, Massena, was a presenter at Union College, Schenectady, annual Steinmetz Symposium Day, held May 10. Mr. Dumas, a junior, presented his research, titled Rapidly Tunable Pulsed Laser Using an Acousto-Optic Tunable Filter.
The following north country residents recently received degrees from their colleges or universities:
Herkimer County Community College
Reina Platt, associates degree, liberal arts and sciences: general studies
Kristen Shipman, certificate, medical coding/transcriptionist
Kelsey Manchester, associates degree, physical therapist assistant
Jennifer Schack, certificate, teaching assistant
Heidi St. Louis, associates degree, business: small business management
Tonya Taylor, certificate, teaching assistant
Fort Drum
Jessica Maldonado, associates degree, business: business administration
Paulette Skinner, associates degree, early childhood
Gayle Morrissey, certificate, medical coding/transcriptionist
Elizabeth Hutchins, associates degree, business: accounting
Danielle Zehr, certificate, medical coding/transcriptionist
North Bangor
Jason Aubrey, associates degree, business: sports and recreation management
Nicole Potter, associates degree, liberal arts and sciences: science
Teresa Randall, certificate, medical coding/transcriptionist
Doreen Salcido, associates degree, business: business administration
Port Leyden
Steven Foster, associates degree, computer network technician
Tanya Marolf, associates degree, early childhood
Stephanie Redmond, associates degree, business: fashion buying and merchandising
Emily Candee, associates degree, liberal arts and science: social science
Sandy Creek
Cynthia Lowe, associates degree, paralegal
Saranac Lake
Frances Hudson-Jackson, associates degree, criminal justice: cyber security
Kimberly Sanford, associates degree, liberal arts and sciences: social science
Tupper Lake
Emily Boyer, associates degree, photographic technology
Abby Black, associates degree, liberal arts and sciences: social science
Nicole Connolly, associates degree, human services
Timothy Baker, associates degree, business: accounting
Scott Malin, associates degree, criminal justice
Jessica Merle, certificate, medical coding/transcriptionist
Jessica Wells, certificate, medical coding/transcriptionist
Joshua Wilcox, associates degree, emergency medical technician-paramedic
SUNY Oswego
Katherine M. Walseman, masters degree, art education
Kylie Buker, graduate certificate, education leadership
Kristen A. Jetty, graduate certificate, education leadership
Christopher R. Soluri, graduate certificate, education leadership
Keena-Marie Herne, masters degree and certificate of advance study, school psychology
Deborah J. Domagala, graduate certificate, education leadership
Stacey J. Petzoldt, graduate certificate, education leadership
Port Leyden
Kayla J. Herring, masters degree, special education
Nicole M. Correia, masters degree, adolescence education
Jennifer N. Stanton, graduate certificate, education leadership
Sackets Harbor
Kerry Smith, masters degree, adolescence education
Tupper Lake
Ceili S. Callaghan, masters degree, accounting
Laura J. Ferguson, masters degree, accounting
Honored: Laura D. DeNardo and Marie A. White, both of Watertown, were the featured Jefferson Community College Honors Program Students for the week ending May 3.
Miss DeNardo, a 2011 graduate of Watertown High School, is majoring in nursing and individual studies at JCC. For her honors option, she created a brochure comparing and contrasting typical pharmaceuticals with possible herbal remedies for shingles, Alzheimers disease and osteoarthritis. She plans to start a career as an advanced practice nurse after receiving bachelors and masters degrees.
Ms. White, native of Kingston, Jamaica, is majoring in business administration at JCC. For her honors option, she completed a research project for her macroeconomics class, based off the book The Future of Work, by Lynda Gratton. She plans to transfer to SUNY Potsdam to study business and economics with plans of becoming a financial planner or business analyst.
Presidents list
The following north country residents recently were named to the presidents list at their colleges or universities:
Washington and Lee University,
Lexington, Va.
To receive honor roll status at Washington and Lee University for the winter term, students must receive a grade point average of 3.75 or higher.
Tupper Lake
Carl Retzloff, sophomore
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Crawling Evil Rat
…red-eyed rodent will certainly stir up some screams in your haunted house. Crawling Evil Rat is a creepy, foot-long decoration made of latex, plastic and polyester. Theres no substitute for a well-placed rat!
Sitting Evil Rat
A well-placed rodent can send any room into chaos! Send them all screaming when you decorate using this Sitting Evil Rat. The latex, plastic and polyester prop features beady red eyes and is in an attack position. Youll certainly creep them out with this evil critter!
Light-Up Rat
A well-place rodent goes a long way on Halloween! Freak out your visitors when you decorate with this Light-Up Rat. Red-lit eyes and haggard fur make this a really creepy prop!
Rat in Trap Animated Airblown Inflatable
Whos got my cheese? The rat will figure it out and all who watch will scream and shout! Set your own kind of trap with this decidedly different sort of outdoor Halloween decoration. The Animated Airblown Inflatable Rat in Trap decoration inflates in minutes to over a full six feet long. Thats scary…
Rat in Candy Bowl
…the Halloween candy for yourself? Simple - get this candy bowl and youll have all the sweets and treats you want! The rat infested candy bowl has the most compelling evidence - a rat tail trailing over the edge. If anyone dares to reach for a treat, the motion-activated animated bowl makes noise that…
Knifed Rat Decoration
Yikes! Someone saw that rat run by and knifed it but its still alive - or at least it looks that way. The Knifed Rat has a motion sensor; it appears to writhe when activated - gross. This is an awesome Halloween decoration.
6 inch Rat With Sound
Rats, foiled again! Stick this rat in the treat bowl, on the counter or anywhere you want to stimulate screams of horror. Its a lot like eating potato chips - you cant stop with just one, so you might as well get a few!
Light Up Giant Grey Rat
…eyes you up, mouth open to reveal pointy teeth and tail poised in anticipation. Spook friends and family with this giant (17 inches long) gray fake rat with light-up eyes. Willard approves!
Squeaky Rat
Scare up some Halloween fun when you decorate indoors or out with this big, black fake squeaky rat - the squeaks add to the horror!
Wireless Fog Remote
Control your fog machine from near or far with this wireless Fog Remote device. A great way to add drama to any room or prop when you control the fog! Make some magic and conjure up some Halloween fun with this handy device.
Bag of Rats
…your rodent problem known to all of your guests when you decorate your haunted house with this Bag of Rats. This tattered mesh bag features several red-eyed rats. (Bag does not contain real rats!)
Rats Peel n Place Wall Clings
Willard may be the only guy who really loves rats - the rest of us are scared silly at the sight of them! Scare up some Halloween fun when you decorate indoors with these three peel n place Rats wall clings. Use on any smooth, flat surface.
Tommy Gun
…plastic model as the the perfect weapon accessory for your mobster costume (sold separately) and get ready to startle even a true Chicago gangster. Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat! Full orange tip attached as required by law.
Trailer Park King Mens Costume
…This funny costume comes with navy blue knit jumpsuit with exposed hairy belly, trashy tank top and classic trucker hat, ready to pick up a trailer rat or two to take back to the towers of your royal trailer.
Big Frank Adult Mens Costume
He is the ultimate crooner, the leader of the rat pack and the ultimate big guy - meet Big Frank, the star of the monster mash. Steal the spotlight on Halloween when you don the adult mens Big Frank costume and practice your smooth moves. This hilarious costume includes the character mask and hands;…
Fog Timer
Click here for additional information Startle your guests with bursts of fog this Halloween by using this Fog Timer. Compatible with the 1000 Watt Fog Machine and the Low Lying (Ground Fogger) Fog Machine, this gadget allows you to regulate the intervals at which fog is released. Recreate the most…
Bib Baby Screamer
This little fellow will make a big impression on Halloween - Bib Baby Screamer has piercing red light-up eyes and is ready for a snack. Is that a rat in his hand - yuck!
Mini Laser Kaleidoscope
Take control when you get the party started and keep it going all night long with the remote control red and green mini laser kaleidoscope. For indoor use only; reposition the light up and down or side to side and use the remote control to control the laser shapes and colors.
Mortal Kombat Sub-Zero Adult Mens Costume
…assassin that descended from Cryomancers, an ancient race of people possessing the ability to generate and control the powers of ice, Sub-Zero has the innate ability to control ice in many forms. Control just about everything in this officially licensed Mortal Kombat Sub-Zero adult mens costume.
Firefighter Kids Set
…you to put them out! This Firefighter Kids Set includes axe, radio, watch, badge, crowbar and torch, so youll be all set to keep everything under control.
White Kitty Cat Costume Kit
…Its all new when you don this darling white fluffy cat ear headband and matching tail - cute! Careful now, a kitty cat doesnt always know how to control her claws.


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Williams-Sonoma Pumpkin Spiced Latte Syrup
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Spice up coffee drinks with our infused syrup, which captures the tempting flavors of a fresh-baked pumpkin pie. We handcraft the all-natural syrup in small batches, using a custom combination of pure pumpkin puree and premium spices. Add the syrup to espresso and steamed milk for lattes, use it to flavor whipped cream or drizzle it over cakes, ice cream and waffles.
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Lat/Lon: 35 06.230 North/077 02.030 West
Location: lies on the western banks of the Neuse River, just north of marker #32 and Union Point, hard by downtown New Bern, NC
Transient dockage: Available
Transient dockage rate: $1.50 per foot per night, $5.00 for power hookup
Type of dockage: floating wooden slips and face docks
Total number of slips/berths: 30
Dockside Power Connections: 30 – 50 – 100 amp
Dockside Fresh Water Connections: Available
Showers: Available (climate controlled)
Laundromat: Available
Restaurant: on site & many nearby, courtesy car available
Restaurant Recommendations: Persimmon's Restaurant (on site & right on the water, 252-514-0033 ),Chelseas (252-637-5469), Stingrays Cafe (252-638-2280), Bakers Kitchen (superb breakfast, 252-637-0304), Pollocks Street Deli (breakfast, 252-637-2480)
Provisioning Possibilities: well stocked convenience store on-site featuring excellent wine selection, plus fresh meats and seafood
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My 12 yr old has phobias.
Here is a list:
The last 2 are not life altering, but the fish one is a bit. She will not swim in lakes, rivers, oceans...she will not go on boats - she may come into contact with fish.
It is sad - we are an outdoor, swimmy family. DD is an excellent swimmer (and does swim in pools regularly) but will not swim in natural water. We are going to the Carribean in 3 weeks and she intends to sit by the pool the whole time. I am a little sad for her....
In the last week she has slept in my room twice, and last night she said she was not going to go upstairs until an adult also went upstairs to bed. This is not OK (and might not be a phobia -yet - but it seems like it is going that way). She needs to go to bed by 9:00 as she gets up around 6:30 for school - lack of sleep makes her very cranky. I do not want to go to bed at 9:30!!!! DH often does go to bed at that time, but he should not have to.
She is unwilling to work on her phobias. She does admit them. She figures there is no point and she is entitled to her fears. DH agrees with her and wants me to lay off.
I am conflicted. I want her to be able to enjoy things - and the sleep thing is not OK.
Also - I am very willing to go to therapy over this, but she is unwilling to seek help for her phobias. Should I pull the mommy card and insist or is that demeaning to what she wants?
Edited by purslaine - 3/23/11 at 1:57pm


text: If you mean dried out, I never let a good brush get like that. I clean them religiously after use with mineral spirits if it is oil base, and a good brush cleaner for latex paint. Good rinse, then wrap carefully in several layers of paper towels to shape the bristles. Lay it out to dry. Replace the towel wrap at least once within a day.