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Media giant goes mobile.
Media powerhouse Gannett knows how to work fast and furious under deadline. Its recent challenge was to go mobile — transform its 900-plus publications, including the flagship USA TODAY®, from traditional printed formats into interactive, always-on digital media.
To help cross this digital divide, Gannett relies on Apple iPhone 3G. Gannett employees embraced iPhone and the company launched USA TODAY in the App Store, adding to Gannett's ability to produce must-have news and information updated 24/7 for mobile users. iPhone has helped redefine how it delivers content and advertising to consumers.
As the largest newspaper publisher in the U.S., Gannett is well aware of the changes happening in print publishing. And for the McLean, VA-based media giant, change brings opportunity. "The newspaper business is still a good business. We're looking at how to get news and information to people in the way they want it, when they want it," says Mark Morneau, Vice President of Information Technology.
To do that, Gannett is moving beyond print to digital content published around the clock for mobile consumers. "The news and information business has always been a 24-hour business, because we don't control when news happens," explains Morneau. "The technology is changing, and our business is really in a transformation. iPhone is making a lot of this transformation happen."
The Mobile Newsroom
The introduction of iPhone in the corporate enterprise was instrumental in Gannett's mobile transformation. Gannett IT supports Microsoft Exchange Server and Exchange ActiveSync, so employees can use iPhone to get secure access to essential business information, including push email and calendar. iPhone also gives them mobile access to Gannett's global address list of 41,000 employees.
"I'm on iPhone from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., if not longer," says Matt Jones, Vice President of Mobile Strategy and Operations, Gannett Digital. "The ability to access corporate email, my calendar, and address book on iPhone is absolutely critical."
A key benefit for Gannett's iPhone users is its network connectivity. "Being able to hop easily onto a corporate wireless network creates a rich user experience," says Jones. Employees count on iPhone to download and easily read email attachments in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word, he notes. "iPhone brings a layer of flexibility that makes it a productive business device."
America's Newspaper Delivered on iPhone
"We've seen mobile change everything. Now at any given time, I can browse and check information. iPhone allows you to see all the headlines from whatever news source is available. That is game-changing," says Jennifer Carroll, Vice President and Senior Editor of Content One.
Because of the vast growing mobile audience, iPhone is a key part of Gannett's mobile strategy. In December of 2008, Gannett launched its USA TODAY app, which garnered one million downloads in only 53 days.
The iPhone application capitalizes on the full suite of assets in USA TODAY, including the familiar color palette and sections. USA TODAY readers view headline stories categorized by News, Money, Sports, Life, Tech, and Travel topics. They also rely on iPhone and USA TODAY for live weather conditions, radar, and forecasts that take advantage of iPhone's GPS capabilities, giving users customized feeds by location.
Readers can view the day's best photos and play them back as a slideshow or send them via email on iPhone. Interactive features include Snapshots that allow users to vote on a poll question and see instant results sorted by their own city or state. "iPhone gives us the ability to bring the vibrancy of USA TODAY to a totally new audience," says Jones.
Gannett found development of the USA TODAY application to be very straightforward. "The App Store ecosystem is seamless for developers, which makes it easy for a media company like ours to create great products and bring them to a customer base," says Jones.
Maximizing Revenue
By delivering a customized view of USA TODAY to iPhone users, Gannett has created a loyal — and growing — audience who may have never picked up the newspaper. "We realize the more local, the more updated, and the more interactive we are with mobile content, the more we can connect with our audience," says Carroll.
Access to the iPhone audience has unleashed advertising opportunities as well, creating new revenue potential for Gannett. The company, along with its subsidiary PointRoll, has developed the first mobile rich-media advertising for iPhone. The mobile ads are fully expandable and provide advanced features such as video tap-to-play, coupon downloads, integrated mapping technology, and user-initiated tap-to-call.
"iPhone presents a new business opportunity that allows our traditional print advertisers to extend into mobile and leverage that influential, affluent audience," says Jones. "We are very pleased with the feedback we are getting from our users and advertisers. Developing for iPhone is a very bright future for us."
Company Snapshot
- Largest newspaper publisher in the U.S.
- Based in McLean, VA
- Produces more than 900 publications and 85 newspapers, including USA TODAY®
- Operates 23 U.S. TV stations with Internet sites
- Online U.S. Internet audience is 25.8 million
- 41,500 employees worldwide
- Annual revenue of $6.8 billion
- www.gannett.com
- USA TODAY iPhone application
"iPhone gives us the ability to bring the vibrancy of USA TODAY to a totally new audience."
Matt Jones. Vice President of Mobile Strategy and Operations, Gannett Digital
"Our business is really in a transformation. iPhone is making a lot of this transformation happen."
Mark Morneau. Vice President of Information Technology, Gannett
"We've seen mobile change everything. Now at any given time, I can browse and check. iPhone allows you to see all the headlines from whatever news source is available…that is game-changing."
Jennifer Carroll. Vice President and Senior Editor, Content One


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A League of Their Own - Illinois Railway Museum
This comedy follows the formation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1940s, at the start of World War II. All of the movie's scenes on the train and at the railroad depot were shot at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, home to more than 250 restored electric, steam and diesel trains. The Nebraska Zephyr passenger train seen in the film is part of the museum's permanent collection.
Abreo Restaurant, Wine Bar & Patio
In the heart of the up-and-coming 500 block, Abreo has become known as downtown's premiere restaurant and nightspot. Housed in vintage 1888 architecture, the atmosphere is uniquely its own. From its cozy wine bar with a beautiful stone fireplace, its whimsical dining room, its peaceful garden patio, to its intimate wine cellar, Abreo is an experience for all of the senses.
Abundance Antiques & Design is located in a 4000 sq. ft. 1880's hardware store building where all the authentic antiques and decor are artfully displayed.
Considered a "must play" course in the Midwest, Aldeen has an impressive list of accolades, including being voted best municipal course in Illinois by Golf Digest, and ranking number 38 in Golf Magazine's Thrifty 50 list.
Alden Resale is a flourishing resale shop with excellent prices on a wide variety of quality merchandise. Specializing in furniture and memorabilia. This is a bargain hunter's paradise.
Quilting fabric, books, patterns, notions, and classes. Come check us out!
All Seasons Apple Orchard is a u-pick apple orchard located in Woodstock, the county seat of McHenry County in Northern Illinois. We have more than 11,000 apple trees and 12 varieties of apples, including Honey crisp and the Asian pear. We also have a pick your own pumpkin patch (pumpkin picking), with six different varieties of pumpkins for your decorating and baking needs. Starting Labor Day Weekend, explore our 10 acre Corn Maze with 3 miles of pathways and 2 bridges. Spend time in our petting zoo, country farm market, or indoor grill restaurant which offers seasonal favorites like homemade apple donuts, apple cider, caramel apples, local honey and much more! At All Seasons Orchard, the hay ride (wagon ride) will take you on a tour through our beautiful orchards and is essential to a complete fall season experience! In our 20th year, we continue our commitment to producing the best apples in Illinois for you and your family!
Alpine Hills Adventure Park & Golf Center
The 52-acre adventure park and golf center features year-round activities for all ages. If you are looking for a daring zipline escape for you, your friends or family, Zip Rockford provides an experience you will not forget. The Snow Park at Alpine Hills offers mountains of fun in the heart of the city! This 5-acre snow park is divided into separate tubing and terrain park (snowboarding) sections designed to accommodate riders of all abilities. The First Tee of Greater Rockford provides educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf.
With the most competitive rates in town and newly renovated rooms, Alpine Inn offers the best in clean, affordable comfort. Each room has been upgraded with new flooring and granite countertops, refrigerator and microwave, beautiful furniture, and much more. Providing free high-speed wireless internet, continental breakfast, and the friendliest staff; whether staying on business or leisure, you are guaranteed to feel at home. Conveniently located on the Miracle Mile in the heart of Rockford at E. State Street and Alpine Road.
Restaurant serving Italian foods. Dine-in, delivery, or carry-out available. Pasta, steaks, chicken, sandwiches, fish, pizza and more.
America's Best Value Inn - Belvidere
Welcome to the Americas Best Value Inn of Belvidere, IL. We are located in north central Illinois. Our newly renovated exterior access facility offers 44 guest rooms and 2 efficiencies. All guest rooms and efficiencies are furnished with complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access, cable TV, complimentary local calls, and wake-up service. Our efficiencies also feature a kitchenette with a stove. For your convenience, we offer fax and copy service at our 24-hour front desk and complimentary wireless Internet access in our 24-hour lobby. Take a moment to enjoy our complimentary continental breakfast served every morning and our picnic area. Come experience the value of staying at Americas Best Value Inn Belvidere/Rockford.
Anderson Japanese Gardens has been named one of the highest quality Japanese gardens in North America by Sukiya Living Magazine since 2004. Inspired by calm and tranquility, this 12 acre award winning landscape is comprised of koi-filled ponds, winding paths, gentle streams, cascading waterfalls, raked gravel gardens, beautifully trained pines, and more. Master craftsmanship and 16th century traditional architecture is found throughout the garden.
Angela's Attic Antiques & Collectibles
Angela's Attic is located in a 35,000 square foot historic factory that has been converted into five large buildings of antiques and collectibles, including one-of-a-kind antiques from Victorian to modern era, furniture, toys, jewelry, textiles, collectibles, ephemera, glassware and more.
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Angelic Organics Learning Center
We offer public and custom programs for children, adults, and families on our beautiful, organic farm to help build the local food system. Whether its a day camp or a cheese making workshop, participants gain hands-on experience preparing farm-fresh food, from field to table, while learning about organic agriculture and the whole farm system in the process. The Learning Center also offers farmer training and support to beginning farmers and facilitates youth-led urban agriculture projects in Chicago and Rockford.
Country and early New England furniture and accessories.
The Apollo is an all-purpose activity center, featuring a renovated historic 1912 theater.
Arte Verde Garden Center and Landscape Co.
Come see the area's largest selection of top-quality plants, including annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, vegetable plants, and shrubs. Farm animals and exotic birds. Unique plants not found in other garden centers. A name that stands for quality!
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Artists's Ensemble is a thriving theater group that offers five professional productions a year in the Clark Arts Center at Rockford University. Tickets are available by phone or online.
The 18-hole "Atwood Homestead" course at the Atwood Homestead Golf Course facility in Rockford, Illinois features 7,470 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72 . The course rating is 74.3 and it has a slope rating of 120 on Blue grass. Designed by Charles Maddox, the Atwood Homestead golf course opened in 1971.
Antiques, collectibles, furniture, floral arrangements, jewelry, glassware, made-to-order furniture and shelves, in-home help with decorating and more.
Baymont Inn & Suites - Rockford
Whether your stay is for business or leisure, our guests can enjoy Rockford with our hotel's close proximity to area businesses and popular attractions. Guests enjoy our heated indoor pool and spa, fitness room, and complimentary enhanced breakfast at the Baymont Breakfast Corner which includes Belgium Waffles. Relax and take away the stress of the day in our pillow top mattresses. We offer contemporary rooms with the option to upgrade to a suite or Jacuzzi room. Our entire hotel has wireless internet access and several hardwire locations. We are pet friendly.
Downtown park on the banks of the Rock River. Site of several Native American "Effigy Mounds," which have been preserved.
Not a chain, but a Rockford Original cooking it just for you. Sandwiches are made to order and the sides, including baked potatoes, are delicious. Each area location has its own, distinct personality.
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Not a chain, but a Rockford Original cooking it just for you. Sandwiches are made to order and the sides, including baked potatoes, are delicious. Each area location has its own, distinct personality.
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Thunder waive C Daniel Orton.
The trade sending DeMarcus Cousins and Omri Casspi to the Pelicans in exchange for Buddy Hield, Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway and some draft picks was finalized on Monday.
According to ESPN's Chris Haynes, the Rockets are another team to keep an eye on in pursuit of Wilson Chandler.
According to Chris Mannix of The Vertical, Darren Collison, Ben McLemore and Arron Afflalo are all "available" with the deadline looming.
Russell Westbrook scored 41 points during Sunday's All-Star game, making 16-of-26 shots with seven 3-pointers, seven assists, five rebounds and one steal in 20 minutes of action.
The Pelicans have reportedly made Buddy Hield available in trade talks.
The Celtics have reportedly expressed "deep interest" in P.J. Tucker.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, the Wizards have some interest in Bojan Bogdanovic.
Glenn Robinson III won the Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday night.
Eric Gordon won the 3-Point Contest on Saturday night.
Kristaps Porzingis won the Skills Challenge on Saturday night.
Jamal Murray took home MVP honors in the Rising Stars Challenge during the World's 150-141 win on Friday, scoring 36 points with four rebounds, 11 assists, one steal and nine 3-pointers in just 20 minutes.


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Roxy Brody Polka Dot Sport Flat
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The perfect mix of sporty and stylish, the Brody slip-on from Roxy will take your casual style from flat to fabulous all weekend long.
- Polka dot print canvas upper
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Location: Middleton, WI
April 29, 2014
Cute but...
"These shoes are very cute, just what I was looking actually! Unfortunately they are too tight on top. I am at 7 1/2 but ordered an 8 for some extra width but they still rubbed. Since they are fabric, they won't stretch and worry after wearing them for a bit they would cut into my foot. Their is elastic in the sides but it is not soft enough to stretch. The color and pattern is great and they would be pretty comfy if they fit properly."
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Location: WV
April 25, 2014
Very comfortable
"These are very comfortable slip-ons, I do recommend wearing flat socks with them for obvious reasons. Easy to walk in and have a good sole."
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April 22, 2014
Comfy Sneaker
"I needed more closed-toe shoes since I work in a lab, but I didn't want to be wearing running shoes every day. These are very comfy and cute. They run a little long, but I didn't exchange the size and didn't have any issues. The fabric also has some inconsistencies but they aren't very obvious."
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Location: TX
April 19, 2014
Runs big, great casual shoes
"These shoes are great. I wear Roxy slip on shoes a lot with slacks for work and they seem to run a little long. I'm usually a 6.5 but I got 6 in similar Roxy shoes. The 6 in these fit great too, and still feel a little big, but I like it that way. Overall great casual shoe. Cute with jeans, casual slacks or shorts for summer."
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Propane leak sparks evacuations, no fires
December 8, 2012
A propane leak at a Grass Valley supplier's station prompted evacuations amid concerns
of combustion Thursday morning.
Shortly before 8 a.m., a caller on scene reported an explosion, according to dispatch logs provided by the Grass Valley Police Department.
That report proved to be inaccurate, said Mark Buttron, a battalion chief with Grass Valley Fire Department.
Units arrived to find
no fire or explosion on the 13000 block of Grass Valley Avenue. Responders included four engines and two battalion chiefs.
Approximately 25 gallons of liquid LPG turned to vapor following a transfer failure from supply truck to storage tanks. Internal safety systems operated as designed and stopped the flow of LPG.
Approximately 20 individuals in surrounding businesses were evacuated for a short time while firefighters monitored the atmosphere, ventilated structures and confirmed a safe environment, Buttron said.
No injuries were reported.
To contact Staff Writer Christopher Rosacker, email email@example.com or call (530) 477-4236.


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The Latitude 64 Gold XXX is a very overstable fairway driver. It's not only very overstable, it is a headwind driver, a hurricane season driver. The XXX is sincerely for the "big guns" and not for children. It's absolutely what you need to bomb over something. It's a disc golf disc you can rely on in any condition!
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Places to Eat Near CBU
Come eat at CBU's Alumni & Dining Commons for a wide variety of foods offered for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
For a quick bite or cup of coffee, consider CBU's Wanda's Cafe.
There are a selection of restaurants within reasonable driving distances to CBU at Riverside's Galleria at Tyler mall and Riverside Plaza.


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MCAx - Premium portable technology
The MCAx Manual Coordinate measuring Arm is a precise, reliable and easy-to-use portable 7-axis measuring arm. It is the perfect partner for the ModelMaker MMDx/MMCx digital handheld laser scanners and Focus Handheld scanning and inspection software. This total solution's accuracy, capability and portability make it feel perfectly at home in the metrology lab, on the shop floor and in-the-field.
The MCAx arm can be equipped with a wide range of probing systems for laser scanning, touch-trigger measurements and continuous scanning. Its flexibility makes this measurement arm the perfect solution for the widest range of measurement tasks. The new 7-axis MCAx range of articulated arms is available with a measurement volume ranging from 2.0 and 4.5 meter diameter.
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The Chiefs opened up a seven-point lead atop the New Zealand conference on Friday after edging the Hurricanes 17-12 in Wellington.
The Chiefs opened up a seven-point lead atop the New Zealand conference on Friday after beating the Hurricanes 17-12 at a slippery Westpac Stadium.
Conditions were not complimentary to expansive rugby and the holders from Waikato were the side that best adapted to secure a streetwise victory.
Only one try was scored in the contest and it came via flank Tanerau Latimer following a rare mistake from TJ Perenara, which was a good indication of just how few chances were created by the sides.
In the end though it was a deserved victory for the champions as players such as Ben Afeaki laid the foundations to leave the 'Canes some way off the pace-setters as they go into a welcome bye week.
The personal battle between All Black fly-halves Beauden Barrett and Aaron Cruden, however, was arguably won by the former, who was impressive with both ball in hand and via his territorial game.
But in the end that lapse in concentration from Perenara which led to Latimer's try was ultimately the difference as the Chiefs made it nine wins from thirteen matches so far this season.
The Hurricanes meanwhile are now fourteen points off Dave Rennie's outfit, but will be warmed by the fact they get four points before returning on May 31 at the Brumbies.
As mentioned, the game was not high in scoring opportunities as Cruden and Barrett traded penalty shots in the first half, the Chiefs going in at the half-time break 12-9 to the good.
And when Latimer crossed in the 53rd minute for an unconverted try that made it 17-9, it was always going to be an uphill task for the 'Canes, who struggled to get Julian Savea involved.
Barrett then landed a 69th minute penalty following an infringement for which replacement Ben Tameifuna was sin-binned. That cut the lead to five points but, though down to fourteen men, the Chiefs defended stoutly for the remainder of the match.
They were helped by the fact that, with the Tameifuna off the field, the match reverted to uncontested scrums and that prevented the Hurricanes applying pressure at the set-piece.
The scorers:
For Hurricanes:
Pen: Barrett 4
For Chiefs:
Try: Latimer
Pen: Cruden 4
Yellow: Tameifuna (70 mins)
Hurricanes: 15 Andre Taylor, 14 Alapati Leiua, 13 Reynold Lee-Lo, 12 Tim Bateman, 11 Julian Savea, 10 Beauden Barrett, 9 TJ Perenara, 8 Victor Vito (captain), 7 Jack Lam, 6 Faifili Levave, 5 Jason Eaton, 4 Jeremy Thrush, 3 Ben May, 2 Ash Dixon, 1 Ben Franks.
Replacements: 16 Reggie Goodes, 17 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 18 James Broadhurst, 19 Brad Shields, 20 Chris Smylie, 21 Tusi Pisi, 22 James Marshall.
Chiefs: 15 Robbie Robinson, 14 Lelia Masaga, 13 Charlie Ngatai, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 Asaeli Tikoirotuma, 10 Aaron Cruden, 9 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 8 Matt Vant Leven, 7 Tanerau Latimer, 6 Liam Messam, 5 Brodie Retallick, 4 Craig Clarke (c), 3 Ben Afeaki, 2 Hika Elliot, 1 Pauliasi Manu.
Replacements: 16 Mahonri Schwalger, 17 Ben Tameifuna, 18 Mike Fitzgerald, 19 Nick Crosswell, 20 August Pulu, 21 Dan Waenga, 22 Save Tokula.
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand), Sheldon Eden-Whaitiri (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)


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Converse Jack Purcell Sneaker - Mens
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Be the man of the club in Converse® Jack Purcell® sneakers! This low-top sneaker will give your outfit a clean finish and master a more mature casual look. You might not be the World Badminton Champion, but you can let the Jack Purcell® legacy live on and wear the telltale smile on your toecap today.
- Low-top canvas upper
- Rubber cap toe
- Padded insole
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Location: Va Beach
April 19, 2013
Jack Purcell - not as you remembered
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Location: North Carolina
April 16, 2013
The Great White Sneaker
"Fantastic looking classic white canvas shoe. Ran a half size larger than the regular converse. I wear a 10.5 in Converse and an 11 in JPs, YMMV. Quick Shipping, great product!"
By: Yuehan
Location: Quincy
April 30, 2012
Nice sneaker
"Good look and very comfortable~"
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This is one of several drawings which Lambert made as studies for his large family group The blue hat 1909 (Kerry Stokes Collection, Perth). These drawings suggest that Lambert made studies for the individual figures and for the entire composition before painting his large family groups.
In this drawing Lambert depicted Thea Proctor standing in a similar pose to that of the painting. She wears the same coat that she wore as a model for The holiday group(The bathers) (cat.35) and the hat and coat she wore when posing for Portrait group (The mother) (cat.38).


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2568 Mara Flat
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Rock the loafer flat trend in the 2568 Mara. This printed slip-on is just the right addition for running errands or casual weekend lunch dates.
- Printed woven fabric and leather upper
- Cut-away lip detail with tie closure
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When you think of the SEC, several things come to mind, but one stands out from the rest – tradition. Everything from tailgating with friends, bragging about your favorite school, to your love for the outdoors - the SEC holds a special place in your heart. Now you can display your SEC pride with this SEC Duck Calls T-shirt! This shirt features the SEC Logo on the front and each respective SEC school logo displayed on duck calls on the back. Whether you're planning your next outdoor venture or preparing for the game, you'll want to be wearing this tee!
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Richard Thomas "Rick" Stacer
A Celebration of Life for Richard Thomas "Rick" Stacer will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, at Ertel Memorial Chapel.
Rick was born June 5, 1956 in Seattle, Wash. the son of Richard Kent and Evelyn Harriett Stacer. He passed away at his Cortez home on Friday, May 2, 2014, at the age of 57.
Attending the University of California at San Diego, Rick graduated with a double major. He was a Pharmacy Technician at the Cortez Wal-Mart Pharmacy working closely with his co-workers. Rick was always very friendly and a helpful person to many. He was a very spiritual person and always willing to give. In Rick's free time, he enjoyed collecting stones, gems and minerals.
Surviving Rick are his mother, Evelyn R. Stacer of Mancos; his domestic partner, Cheryal Jefferson of Cortez; brother, Jefferson L. Stacer and wife, Dr. Deena Stacer of San Diego, Calif.; and sister, Tara J. Stacer of Cortez. He was preceded in death by his father, Richard Stacer.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hope's Kitchen, P.O. Box 1016, Cortez, Colo. 81321.
Services are under the direction of Ertel Funeral Home. For further information or to send condolences, log on to www.ertelfuneralhome.com and click on the obituary section.


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Breathe in, breath out, breathe in, breathe out. How much do you know about the benefits of mindful meditation?
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Question 1 of 30
Meditation is focused on training which part of a human being?
your mind
Meditation can help you relax, learn to live in the moment, reduce anxiety and achieve more as a human being.
your body
your heart
Question 2 of 30
What is a defining trait of Focused Attention meditation?
You give up on the idea of focusing your mind.
You learn to focus your mind on everything, and nothing, at once.
You focus your mind on one thing.
This focus can reduce your mental clutter and help clear your mind.
Question 3 of 30
What is neuroplasticity?
The ability to change the brain's functionality and structure
Meditation can actually help reform the brain to your advantage.
Drug-assisted meditation
The science of creating plastic brains
Question 4 of 30
OMM stands for what kind of meditation?
Open Mind Meditation
Oral Mentor Meditation
Open Monitoring Meditation
Typically, novices start with focused attention meditation before taking up OMM meditation.
Question 5 of 30
Some people say meditation can help you improve your "qi," which is what?
life force
The word "qi" comes from Chinese culture but it is represented by many other peoples as well.
Question 6 of 30
Samatha meditation is designed to help you do what?
improve your body's health
tame your mind
It often uses mindfulness of breathing to help you focus.
find new insights
Question 7 of 30
How can meditation change the brain's aging process?
It can slow it down.
Meditating for perhaps 40 minutes per day can slow the rate at which your brain ages.
It can speed it up.
It can completely stop brain aging.
Question 8 of 30
What does the practitioner monitor during OMM meditation?
visual inputs
The idea is to simply monitor everything without focusing or judging.
Question 9 of 30
What is a mantra?
a vocalization with spiritual meaning
A mantra can take many forms and may or may not have literal meaning; mantras are often used to focus the mind in meditation.
a super-positive phrase repeated endlessly
prayer beads used for meditation
Question 10 of 30
How can meditation prevent you from becoming ill?
increases your blood flow
boosts your immune system
Meditation doesn't just increase mindfulness, it can recharge your immune system's function.
helps you visualize germs as your enemies
Question 11 of 30
About how long must you practice meditation before your brain begins to change?
about eight weeks
It takes only about eight weeks to begin overhauling your brain activity through meditation.
about eight months
about a year
Question 12 of 30
What is the point of nirvana?
total happiness
freedom from bonds
Nirvana is a sort of emptiness, freedom from the cycles of birth and death, and meditation is a tool to help you move in the direction of nirvana.
to rock out
Question 13 of 30
A study by Wake Forest University showed that meditation's pain relieving properties were sometimes more effective than what?
It was a small study but it demonstrated a possible use for meditation.
Question 14 of 30
Ultimately, mindfulness is just what?
exercise for your mind
Meditation is a way to exercise your mind, and your brain, for better overall functionality.
a path to religion
new Age hocus pocus
Question 15 of 30
The brain's posterior cingulate is related to which functions?
After meditating for just few weeks, this part of your brain begins to thicken.
Question 16 of 30
Some experts say you should AVOID meditation at what part of the day?
at bedtime
You might confuse your body and mind into associating meditation with sleep, when it's better to separate the two.
when you first wake up
after lunch
Question 17 of 30
What is MBSR?
meditation-biased soul reactivity
mindfulness-based stress reduction
It was developed by professor Jon Kabat-Zinn as a secular way for people to become more mindful.
meditation-based self realization
Question 18 of 30
What is the brain's temporoparietal junction associated with?
mind wandering
Exercising your brain through meditation can build this part of your brain, helping to increase your empathy and compassion.
Question 19 of 30
A National Health Interview Survey found that Americans use mediation more than what other destressing technique?
massage therapy
About 8% of U.S. adults reported using meditation, as opposed to about 7% for massage therapy.
chiropractic adjustment
Question 20 of 30
In some rare situations, meditation can lead to what?
But these people likely had underlying mental or physical problems .
circulatory problems
Question 21 of 30
An altered state of consciousness is any brain state different than a normal waking state that features what kind of brain waves?
Beta waves
Meditation can significantly alter the kinds of brain waves we have during waking hours.
Gamma waves
Alpha waves
Question 22 of 30
Meditation may increase what sort of oscillations in the brain?
Gamma wave oscillations
Gamma wave activity can be associated with improved levels of working memory and focus.
Delta wave oscillations
Alpha wave oscillations
Question 23 of 30
One research team found that meditation increased gray matter in which part of the brain?
brain stem
frontal cortex
This part of the brain is associated with memory and decision making.
Question 24 of 30
What typically happens to our frontal cortex as we age?
It shrinks.
People who meditate consistently, though, often have cortexes that resemble much younger folks.
It begins swelling.
It hurts.
Question 25 of 30
In loving-kindness meditation, meditators start by developing compassion for what?
loved ones
You then begin extending compassion and love to others, from friends to foes.
Question 26 of 30
In samadi, what happens to the mind?
It becomes one with the universe.
It becomes still.
It's a meditative trance in which you become completely one with the present moment.
It disappears.
Question 27 of 30
Buddhism indicates that meditation can help the practitioner hone which two mental qualities?
happiness and love
contentment and focus
serenity and insight
In the end, Buddhists use meditation to let go of worry and gain more wisdom.
Question 28 of 30
How long does the Dalai Lama meditate each morning?
Four hours
He meditates in the evening, too; he regards meditation difficult but worthwhile.
40 minutes
90 minutes
Question 29 of 30
Sahaja yoga meditation is also known as what?
chaos reduction meditation
emotional control meditation
mental silence meditation
In this type of meditation, you may learn to turn off the distractions in your mind.
Question 30 of 30
Meditation increases telomerase, which is what?
an enzyme in your body
It helps to protect your chromosomes and perhaps even slow the overall aging process.
a type of cell protein
a subset of chromosomes


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Disc is so awesome now after 5.1
I never said it was a bad talent.It's good only when you would spend 70%of the fight smiting.Louna - my post was to show that FDCL is by no means bad talent and that Disc priest has so many opportunities to smite, that he will always get plenty of procs. (which is opposite to what founder of the thread thinks and to what many ppl were mindlessly repeating)
Which i see myself smiting that much on 3fights.
You also said that you pair with resto shaman and resto druid.And you changed it to double disc and rdruid for garajal.Small amount of plus mindbender damage bonus (compared not to 0 but to shadowfiend damage ofc), additional utility of fdcl for e.g.fasthealing first of 2 DPS in spirit phase. + We run with 2 discs shammy, 1 disc being "damage one" with mindbender and max haste, 2nd (me) being the "healing disc" who switches between smites and bigger heals/ss/shields...
I said based on what your set up was that you are the 3rd healer so you would go for pure damage.
And mindbender DOES more dmg than shadowfiend.
So you have your tanks getting 550k dmg each hit for 2min and 45 sec?(No dmg reduction taken into consideration ofc).Preety pointless if you ask me,it would most likely lead to use expensive single target heals.As i mentioned, different tactic (our own) - we have all raid out only 2 tanks soaking Quiang. Pretty simple healing by smiting + shielding, you should try before spitting... Therefore absolutely no PoH needed :P
Instant flashes are pure gold there for any mistake, coz any mistake happens on the run. Healing between volley shots, badly kited shadow, you name it. Mindbender has none of this and damage bonus is negligible.
No soaker should have any issue if you shield him before him going out.Shield usually absorbs all the dmg(with him using def cds ofc)and even if it doesn't it usually doesn't bring him below 80%.1st phase exactly, only when soaking ends by some problem in necessity of healing up stunned soaker, I like having Instant Flashes much better.
Mindbender simply adds too little.
As for the rest of the fight i already said enough on my previous post.
We are doing it with 8ppl soaking(since we keep our melee dps 24/7 w/o kiting)Different role - Im the one running far from raid with pheromone kiter. On raid I would go disc too.
So i am not sure what you are talking about.
I am not sure if you are talking about hc or normal.Misunderstanding - I smite Amber Shaper /big fire add when he has debuff from monster and monster when it is debuffed 5secs after self-interrupt.
I definitely do not flash heal debuffed raid member to kill him, yes 2 shields solve that pretty well. Stopping smiting when debuffed raid member is <15 yards is needed too, unfortunately. Would be even worse after 5.1. increases range of atonement to 40. Free insta flashes are useful all the time though, there is always someone who was not hit by Poh / hit by smal bubble for too long / hit by thrown tank, ...
Either way,you won't be able to smite to get the instant flash heals when it matters(which is at the last phase the dmg at the last phase is too much to just smiting and best thing to do is ss->poh or poh with spot healing with shields pom and cascade,maybe divine star after the fix as well).
I would be interested on seeing logs from this tbh.You had issue with mana regen? Maybe on HC, but normal simply lets me smite (atonement) heal through most with exception of dissonance explosions (SS first, shield the other), instant flashes used of that "screaming" comrades + in add phase (we use add kiting there). Rly dont see any reason for mindbender here...
Cause i can't see how you'd be getting the most out of it with just smiting.
Yes i do go oom.At the end of the fight i am oom.
I am @half mana at kiting part but pot and mindbender on that phase bring me up to full.
And i just checked the logs from last week since i was unsure if the going [email protected] end of the fight really paid [email protected] was ~107k hps with ~86k hps(e).So i would be really interested if your way works better.
I do see tho on what fights FDCL would be usefull tho.
One of them being 1st boss terrace hc.I am actually using it.1st and 2nd boss preety much make the difference for the talent.
But that fight is not even close to the way others are when aoe healing is required and more efficient than single target(or passive healing from atonement).
Also i left this for the end.
I have tried it.The fights where you can extensively smite are mainly the following(and where ofc FDCL is working perfectly)Pretty simple healing by smiting + shielding, you should try before spitting...
Those being
Protectors(suppose you are not doing it on elite,during Kaolan and Regail)
Sha of Fear
(probably Lei shi as well but haven't tried doing it so i am leaving it out.)
Ofc you can add these as well.
Spirit kings(subetai only)
Feng(Spear only)
Elegon (stage 1)
Vizier (2nd and 3rd platform)
But you will be casting shields, pom, ss+poh, during the rest of the fight anyway which would normally make you wanna gain as much mana as possible w/o waiting for FDCL procs when they are not needed.
I may be missing some bosses atm but that most likely means that using gheal+shield would prolly be better than smiting and using atonement healing to heal.
That's not what i wanted tbh:xyou should try before spitting..
Sorry if it sounded like that.
Let's talk about professions for a while. I'm leveling my Priest currently and need to decide which ones are the best in endgame as far as performance goes, everything else is secondary. Do note that I've never actually played any Priest in endgame, although I've played a Shaman from TBC. Here's what I've thought:
To me, Engineering seems vastly superior to anything else. It's on-use cooldown aligns perfectly with SS and gives a huge chunk of Int. Granted it puts on-use trinkets on cooldown so they can't be used simultaneously, but at least for this tier it's not a slightest problem. Even in future tiers, on-use throughput trinkets have historically been on 1.5min or higher cooldown if I remember correctly, so Engineering would remain a very good choice unless SS gets changed.
The second profession I'm not that sure of. I've heard people praising Tailoring, but I remain unconvinced. They say when you align Rapture with Tailoring Spirit proc, it gives massive amount of mana. Fair enough, but is this actually possible without losing mana gained by trying to align Rapture with the proc instead of just using PWS so it procs Rapture as often as possible? Also, in later tiers Spirit is likely to become more obsolete, and while Tailoring has Int proc, I personally hate throughput procs as a healer because they're unreliable. Furthermore, either of these enchants take away regular cloak enchant unless I'm mistaken, which is fairly big chunk of Int.
As far as I'm aware, rest of the professions are flat 320 stat increases. Some of them allow Spirit, some don't. Blacksmithing will probably be superior when epic gems become available, like it has been in the past, as well as having access to cheap waist socket. Alchemy is always nice for double duration flasks.
What's the community's opinion on this?
I personally do not like Engineering. Since Disc stat weights are Spirit-Mastery-Int/Crit, the glove enchant is not really worthwhile. I would vote Tailoring, if you can time Darkglow and lets say....Mana Tide totem. You can get 100k+ raptures, its amazing. As for the second, I would pick whichever you liked better.
Hi, thank you for the guide. I just came back after a year layoff, and was wondering if you can help me out in choosing which VP gear I should buy first to help me gear up. I got back 2 weeks ago and currently have 2k VPs. Thanks for the help.
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I've had my priest disc/holy since BC, and it was my main in Cataclysm. When MoP hit I had rerolled to mistweaver monk and due to recent changes I've come back to my priest as my main starting last week. I'm healing as disc (because it seems stronger than holy right now and because I like bubbles) but I think I could use some help getting myself used to it again.
My guild is very casual, we raid 6 hours a week and have been banging our heads against Elegon for a good month now. I realize there are some issues with my raid executing the mechanics properly but I'm still wondering if there is something I could do to improve, for this fight in particular.
My Armory: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/characte...enity/advanced
My WoL: http://www.worldoflogs.com/guilds/235719/
This week and last week have logs of Elegon attempts on my priest, there are Elegon attempt logs in November as well but they're on my monk (don't know if comparing that would help in any way whatsoever as far as looking at player caliber or playstyle).
I'm really just looking for any help I can get regarding optimal changes to my gemming/reforging/enchanting or playstyle during raids. Thanks!
1. Your Armory looks fine, a few things I would change:I would try to change your shoulders/bracers to at least heroic mode blues. They are usually better than the PvP ones. I noticed on your legs you reforged out or crit into spirit, reforge out of haste -> Spirit. Crit is a lot better than haste, other than that your gems/enchants/reforging are correct.
2. I have a few tips to healing Elegon as disc. If you are 2 healing it (which you should be as 10man), you should make sure that all the people on your side during the add killing phase are all in either group1/group2. This ensures that your prayer of healing/DA will at least proc on as many people as you can. Also, as you should remember in wrath, Rapture can now proc more than once if the bubbles are broken simultaneously. This is REALLY good for elegon. If you can get a couple bubbles on the raid before an annihilation/sparks exploding, your HPS will go up and you will get loads of mana.
I hope my advice helped you!
Your spirit shell use on Elegon can improve significantly. You should be using it almost on CD, making sure you get a full stack on the whole raid before Annihilation. You can't get spirit shell for every one, but that will provide a huge boost in HPS for you. You can also stack spirit shell during the 2nd phase, when the orbs die they do AoE to the whole raid which you can absorb. And again in the 3rd phase after the pillars have died and adds start coming out, you can stack spirit shell to help keep the raid alive as everyone is moving around.
You should also be using Penance and Holy fire on CD offensively against Elegon. Elegon takes more damage, and everyone has an increased healing buff on them. So you can double dip and get huge atonement heals by doing this.
On this weeks kill of Elegon, Spirit shell and Atonement were my top two heals. Followed by Divine Aegis, Cascade and PoH.
Hope this helps and good luck getting a kill soon.
Thank you both for your replies.
I am still trying to replace the blue pieces I have, particularly the 450 PvP pieces. I suppose I could stand to fit in some more heroics in my playtime.
I did talk to a couple of people who basically told me my raid's troubles with Elegon were mostly due to mechanics and dps issues and not me, but I did just feel like I could improve in certain areas...namely I knew I wasn't grasping the correct spirit shell timing yet or when/where I should be using atonement. Thank for you those tips, they will definitely help.
Had me at the point of dropping shadow offspec and picking up holy. Can someone tell me if there are any fights currently where holy outshines disc?
Thanks so much.
Great guide.
I would just like to add my experiences as a LFR and heroic dungeon healer (yeah, I know..) with about 475 ilvl.
In LFR, you can do Pen, HF, Smite healing. I take ´out of darkness´ talent which I can then target whomever i want with the flashheals. It works exceedingly well and I am very middle of the pack with healing done. Sadly, I also sometimes beat some DPS.
Heroic dungeons are exceedingly easy to heal through... I see no reason why anyone wouldn´t want to be dpsing and making them faster.
I guess that would be my contribution to helping your guide. Atonement healing is probably nowhere near as good if you are in progression.. but once you outgear content by a little, or have a tank who does, it is very viable and your dps is actually fairly useful.
Right now Disc is sooooo much better than Holy. There are not really any fights where holy is better than disc atm.
That being said, disc priest on Tsulong is by no means bad, and disc on garalon is extremely good if your raid is close enough together for PoH.
To Louna - ok, I can see we have a bit different approach to one thing - I e.g.do not use SS on CD for a simple reason - I fight the boss not the other healer(s) in my raid. I can imagine I would be closer to your playstyle If I was not "heal leader" (and had to answer/prove myself to one ). Iinstead I act as "counterweight" almost everywhere - I switch to full heal when necessary and/or needed by situation (e.g. other healers burn their mana bit too fast) but spending most time atonement healing. I know I could top the meter by high margin, but that would be only at the expense of "sniping", not making other healers best abilities shine (druid hots and shammys aoe slow steady healing from totems and rain). I choose therefore not to "SS on CD" when the situation does not demand it. Instead I save the day when 2 healing with shammy on the move where the insta flashes truly make the difference. And believe me - for my style the FDCL is key
All I wanted to show by my posts is that author of this sticky is very very wrong not even mentioning FDCL as an option. (instead he may have skipped PW:Solace in my opinion, but here I would not go into any argument, coz I just skipped it myself...). Usuccesfull so far with sticky, hopefully noticed by others who will try and decide on their own.
Rly try sometime that 2 tank on Spirit Kings. Youll be surprised how easy whole first phase turns.(ofc when you learned the usual way it seems to you easy too) We did. We love it. No unexpected one-shots when someone is a bit faster and gets hit alone with tank... We end first phase 2 healing it with full mana. Where to lose it when we manage it without using anything else than atonement, FDCL flashes and PW:S for rapture... Rly foolproof (after we get used to it in some 5 tries in progress) + all phases with 2 bosses up are then easier.
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On most of the fights you shouldn't go with 3healers anyway,excluding Amber shaper,Garajal,Tsulong and Empress.
I even proposed him as healing officer.He never tells me what to do or when to do it.
But being "heal leader" as you say so doesn't mean you should get outperformed or not using your class @max potential.
I know this is more of an introduction-to-disc guide, but I am looking for a simple small add-on for rapture tracking and hopefully some people keeping up on this thread know of one.
I currently use weak auras for other toons but i would prefer NOT having to load it on my priest just for one effect.
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Hey guys, is there any fight in this tier where you would suggest holy before disc in 10-man at this point? Keep hearing how stupid broken discipline is, is it always better i guess my question is?
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as a disc priest how much combat mana regen should I be aiming for?
How much combat regen you should be aiming for is really dependent on your raid comp. Are you mainly 10/25? And are there any resto shammys in your healing group? In my guild we have a very bad raid healing comp, we are using 2 Disc/2RShammys/2HPallys and for 4/5 heal fights someone goes dps. I NEVER have mana problems because Mana Tide Totems are mega op with rapture. Sometimes 100k+ Rapture Procs. So in my personal example, combat regen does not really matter to much. If you do not have a resto shammy in your group, I would aim to get as much spirit as you can. Even in all heroic raid gear we should still be gemming for spirit. There are some cases where a Int/Spirit, Int/Mastery gem can be used, but Spirit is still going to be the best for us. I hope this helped!
This is probably me being dumb, but what' the deal with Rapture? I'm 89 right now, and I'm guessing PW: S will cost 18-20k at 90. Do I seriously need to wait until I'm very well geared in LFR/normal gear for Rapture to give mana back? It seems kind of ridiculous.


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A political science professor at Butler University asks students to disregard their American-ness, maleness, whiteness, heterosexuality, middle-class status when writing and speaking in the classroom a practice the schools arts and sciences dean defended as a way to negate students inherent prejudices.
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Language that is truly inclusive affirms sexuality, racial and ethnic backgrounds, stages of maturity, and degrees of limiting conditions, the syllabus states, referencing a definition created by the United Church of Christ.
The syllabus of the class, called Political Science 201: Research and Analysis, goes on to ask students to write and speak in a way that does not assume American-ness, maleness, whiteness, heterosexuality, middle-class status, etc. to be the norm. It is taught by a black, female professor.
In an interview with The College Fix, Jay Howard, dean of Butlers College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, denied this practice essentially presumes every student who walks through the door is a racist or misogynist.
He said students must be told not to assume such prejudices because such assumptions are ingrained into the culture and remain there until questioned. With that, a liberal arts education questions these assumptions, and such questions can make for uncomfortable situations, he said.
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Why do parents have to pay to send their kids to political re-education camps? They are free in North Korea, I'm told. /heavy sarc
Once again highlighting the value of a "liberal arts" education.......NOT!
"inherent prejudice" for traditional values that work
"inclusiveness" for values, "morals", and behaviors that are destructive and lead to misery.
Yeah, I can see the "value" of this... not
The boy-raping, disease-ridden, whackjob faggots are only 1% of the population.
Thats a tough thing to do if you are a White, Heterosexual, American, Male. Pretty easy if you are a black, Lesbian, African, female.
this is as hilarious as the secular progressives who want to be more "inclusive" by taking Christ out of Christmas.
This particular professor did something other than serious study to get a job at the school.
I'd be asking how well she knows Sandy Fluke
Are they allowed to write without assuming liberalism is the norm?
I don't have a solution other than to starve the beast.
Another religious found university taken over by the radical leftist (i.e.communits). I wonder if the seminary portion is even allow to teach about Christianity and the tenants of its faith, other than to blame it for everything bad in the world?
Butler's School of Religion, established in 1924, became independent in 1958 and is currently known as the Christian Theological Seminary.[8]
Butler University was founded by members of the Disciples of Christ church, though it was never controlled by the church.[8] The university charter called for "a non-sectarian institution free from the taint of slavery, offering instruction in every branch of liberal and professional education."[8] The university was the first in Indiana and the third in the U.S. to admit both men and women. Butler was the first university in the United States to endow a chair designated specifically for a woman, the Demia Butler Chair (endowed in 1869). Catharine Merrill, the first person to hold the chair, became the second woman named to be a professor in an American university.[8]
Most American colleges are useless. An American college degree is as good as a European High School diploma.
At least if they have to disavow "American-ness", the don't have to acknowlege any particular authority of Barak Obama. He's just somebody that couldn't figure out there's no such thing as a "shovel-ready job".
"He said students must be told not to assume such prejudices because such assumptions are ingrained into the culture and remain there until questioned."
Okay, but the same liberal relativists tell us that every culture has prejudices, so we can't judge any other culture because of our own ingrained prejudices that we CANNOT set aside. So which is it? Can we leave our cultural prejudices at the door with a simple conscious choice (which means we can make moral judgements about other cultures), or is that impossible (which means students can't comply with this new rule)?
Get your story straight liberals!
Two words — Bite Me
Sic semper classical literature...
Colleges with academic and professional standards would fire the dork.
However, we know about the standards of the vast majority of our colleges, don't we?
College? Hell save your money... They'll only end up working at Mc Donalds in this Obama-economy anyway...
How about we just start referring to everyone as "it."
Find one of the good ones. May I suggest Colorado Christian University in Denver? Fabulous Christian education and home of the Western Conservative Union. Just had Stossel do a full day seminar for the business students. They have nationally known conservatives speak to and put on seminars for the students all the time. I'm jealous of my son - almost makes me want to go back to school....
Our education system is a disaster. If it were making cars instead of educated adults the vehicles would be fantastically expensive but only a minority of them could attain normal driving speeds. Many basic features would not be offerred while dubious and deleterious features would come standard. Many would be dangerous to operate. A sizeable fraction would spontaneously self-destruct. No one in their right mind would buy one.
Yet we keep sending our kids to known dysfunction-breeding factories, because it is "our civic duty." Or something.
Btw, BRAVO Ryan Lovelace!
"It's where the notes of the professor become the notes of the student without going through the minds of either"
This nonsense is the end result of race / gender affirmative action.
The definition they gave for inclusive said it affirms the language of race, sexuality, etc., not exclude. I'm not sure what affirm means in Ebonics, but in English, it has a positive connotation.
"this practice essentially presumes every student who walks through the door is a racist or misogynist."
Not true - it assumes that only whites are racist and women are the only victims of bias.
By the way, what on earth is "manness"? Is that "manhood", manliness, manstraficationness...? Sheesh, and parents pay for this asinine ignorant brainwashing.
Trust but verify. Repeatedly verify. And always have an action plan to get your son out. Bad schools ruin people for life. You cannot be too paranoid on his behalf.
Colleges have been at the business of 'invalidating' everything you are for donkeys' years... heck, it's what they do in place of actually educating you!
It's why American college kids are as dumb as dirt about everything except social issues... and they don't get THAT right either!
Here is something that is generic singular that applies to this air head prof: GFY.
Why not just call students and classmates 'fellow travelers'????
How about we change "He said students must be told not to assume such prejudices because such assumptions are ingrained into the culture and remain there until questioned."
He said LIBERAL ARTS PROFESSORS must be told not to assume such prejudices because such assumptions are ingrained into the culture and remain there until questioned.
Inherent biases. Right. So lets replace those "inherent biases" with unnatural ones. They don't see the irony in this? Idiots.
Being a white male particularly if you have a conservative point of view or are Christian and especially Catholic makes you a focus for derision. Our mixed race metrosexual President is the new role model for the modern male.
Students should give profuse thanks to America's straight white men. Directly or indirectly white men pay for about 80% of everything, including the tuition bills of minority students.
In short, students are to support every evil and disgusting practice promoted by Marxist pigs. It is called undermining what is right and good.
With a little luck this will provoke some rebellion from his students and accomplish the exact opposite...
Female, Lesbian, African Black (FLAB)
Your choice...
Being that my old stomping grounds is in Indy, not surprised with Butler. It was a good school at one time but it has gotten so liberal in the last 20 to 30 years. One interesting thing was a few years before I packed and moved to Colorado back in 1995, there was a talk given by an eco-feminist woman. Kind of funny, a friend and I went there and stood outside the door. She was constantly berating men in general and conservative folks. We made some smart-ass comments and we got basically chased out. My friend made a comment that no man should be sitting in there taking it. Found out later that Butler Security was looking for us LOL. Not long afterward, Butler Security was abolished and came in as a Police Department.
Yo! Yo! Be-atch pro..fess..or. I be down widit.
a professor who obviously hates "whitey". uhhgg
Well I guess when history shows a group cannot compete because they are inferior their only course of action is to brainwash those who have beaten them in the battle of ideas and accomplishments to surrender their identity.
In creation "we all be equal" /sarc/ but we sure as hell are not equal in outcome.
I'll take WHAM for 100! LOL
You posted this from the article: Our language doesnt make it easy to write in ways that are inclusive, Howard said. We dont have a generic singular, I mean we have he and she. There is no pronoun that is gender-neutral there.
How about we just start referring to everyone as it.
And commented with, "How about we just start referring to everyone as it.
Ayn Rand's "Anthem" already addresses this. In about the 4th paragraph we are introduced to the main character, "Our name is Equality 7-2521.."
Here is a description from Amazon that sends chills up my spine:
"In Anthem, Rand examines a frightening future in which individuals have no name, no independence, and no values. Equality 7-2521 lives in the dark ages of the future where all decisions are made by committee, all people live in collectives, and all traces of individualism have been wiped out. Despite such a restrictive environment, the spark of individual thought and freedom still burns in him—a passion which he has been taught to call sinful. In a purely egalitarian world, Equality 7-2521 dares to stand apart from the herd—to think and choose for himself, to discover electricity, and to love the woman of his choice. Now he has been marked for death for committing the ultimate sin. In a world where the great "we" reign supreme, he has rediscovered the lost and holy word—"I."
I would be "I am dropping this class ASAP."
Back in the day (1958-59) I was fortunate to be a student in Professor Jackson's freshman English class at Tufts University. The title of the course was "What is God and What is Man?" We read and discussed writings by Plato, Socrates, Thomas Paine, John Stuart Mill and St. Thomas Aquinas among others. When one student objected to reading one Protestant author (I forget who) because he was on the Catholic List of non approved writers, he was told that if he didn't want a Liberal Arts education, then he should have gone to a Catholic University. It was the best course I had in college. I wonder if it is given today.
Probably not.
And all the non-white survivors could live in utopias modeled on their present blueprints of Detroit, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Haiti, etc, with no evil white people around to oppress them (and force them to follow us when we "white flight" it out of areas), no evil white culture to make them feel bad-no more Notre Dames, Beethovens, Rembrandts, etc. No more money wasted on ocean or space exploration. Wouldn't life be grand. I'm sure glad, as an evil white person, I wouldn't be here to live it.
You hit the nail,on the head. The "funny" thing is, when the whites are all gone, everywhere will be Detroit at best (built by whites, blacks unable to even maintain existing infrastructure), or Zimbabwe at worst (once the breadbasket of Africa, now a net importer of food). God forbid any other place models itself on the Congo (never-ending warfare, cannibalism, mutilation, child rape, wtch doctors, etc).
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