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Although it's common knowledge that new ideas and new opportunities are key players on the road to success, sometimes "moving forward" requires bringing back ideas and practices from the past – as was the case with a partnership between Shoreline Community College and the Shoreline School District.
Approximately 15 years ago the college had a partnership with the school district to offer an off-campus transition program for young adults (18-21) with intellectual and/or developmental challenges. After completing four years of high school, students had the opportunity to continue taking courses via the High School Transition program that would help them with independent living and vocational skills. One of the classes was held at the college.
The idea to bring back the high school transition program had been brewing for some time. The actual partnership idea between Shoreline and the [Shoreline School] district was actually scribbled on a napkin over coffee. Kim Thompson, Director of the Office of Special Services Kim Thompson, Director of the Office of Special Services at the college said the original partnership was very informal. "It was basically an agreement for students to use campus facilities to make salsa, which they sold to local restaurants." Thompson said the idea as informal as it was, provided a great opportunity for the students to grow. "They got normal social experiences here – and it helped them to feel good about themselves…taking a class at the college."
"Without the partnership," Thompson said, "students would never have gotten the personal growth they experienced while taking classes at the college and being a part of the community – and they get to take the journey together. The ability for the students to not only be on campus to take classes but to interact with college students is a huge bonus for these kids."
Unfortunately after only two years, the program was closed due to red tape. The memory of its merits did not fade, however, and thanks to a few dedicated people, it was reinstated in 2006.
In 2004, over a cup of coffee at a local market, Thompson shared a conversation with a friend about bringing the transition program back, but this time providing more opportunities such as access to college services and activities.
"What if they had library cards and got to use the computer labs," she asked Linda Bow, Department Chair of Directed Studies at Shorecrest High School. "And what if they could transition into the CIP (Community Integration Program)?" The two agreed that the new program should be designed to support students becoming as independent as possible. Together, they scribbled a plan on a napkin.
Students enrolled in the Shoreline Public School system who have completed high school via an Individualized Education Plan, are eligible for classes designed to provide them with daily living, community access, and vocational skills. Thompson and Bow were not the only ones to like the idea. Vice President of Academic Affairs, John Backes also wanted the partnership reinstated and was instrumental in making sure that happened. In 2006, it was reinstated for a trial period, and after a successful year, the contract was extended for two more years. The partnership is now in its fourth year.
Today students enrolled in the Community Based Transition Program (new program, new name) no longer go to the high school -- all classes are held at the college – and they have library cards and access to all college events and activities.
"The interaction with college students and ability to use the college facilities like the PUB, library, cafeteria and the gym are equally important to the growth of these kids on the academic side," Backes said. "We needed to ensure that the students got access to the same services that other students had."
One of those services, lead instructor, Jennifer Given-Helms said, is the opportunity to eat lunch in the PUB. "Eating their lunches in the PUB provides a natural opportunity for our students to interact with other college students." So does studying in the library or even waiting at the bus stop.
Life skills. Job skills. Independence skills. That's what students in the Community Based Transition Program get. Jennifer Given-HelmsStudents take two classes four days a week, including social skills, banking and budgeting, community resources, yoga, person-centered planning, disability disclosure, pre-vocational skills, meal planning and cooking. Each student takes classes that are most appropriate for their particular needs via individualized education plans. Fridays are committed to excursions which provide additional opportunities for exploration of their communities and time to practice their independent skills such as riding Metro buses.
"The merits of the program are many," Given-Helms said. "The idea was to prepare the students to be productive, integral and valued members of society in collaboration with families and the community."
Vocational internships are an important part of the program. During their last year in the program, (because the program is under the school district domain, eligibility ends when students turn 21), students participate in the School to Work program and work one-on-one with an employment specialist who helps them develop job skills and find employment. Currently students choose from 35 businesses to volunteer such as Central Market, the Dale Turner YMCA, Edmonds Boys and Girls Club and Top Foods. The majority of students elect to move into the workforce, taking part-time jobs at one of the locations at which they completed an internship.
Students also get help on basic skills that will help them in their jobs, such as attendance, reliability, customer service, self initiation, and communication with co-workers and supervisors.
"It's a great plan," Given-Helms said, explaining that by the time they turn 21 they have experienced up to six different internships. "They basically have six options for employment."
"Nationally the average in placing students with intellectual disabilities into employment the time they exit school is about 15 percent. The rate for these students who attend the program at Shoreline Community College is approximately 60 percent, making it four times the national average."
Approximately one student per year decides to stay at Shoreline and move into the college's Community Integration Program, which is what Cameron Chapman did. Chapman, who is deaf and has cerebral palsy, said he wanted to enter the program because it would help him get a job. His instructors both agreed as did his mother that he would benefit from additional training before trying to find work.
Chapman comes to campus twice a week to participate in a specialized curriculum designed specifically for students with developmental disabilities and with a focus on job skills.
"Cameron is really happy here," Program Manager Rosemary Dunne says. "He is getting more independent," she says, adding that he is learning how to be responsible for a schedule, work in small groups, and to develop relationships with- and interact with the same students on a daily basis. He also gets lots of practice using his ASL skills, a skill he will need in the work force.
It is clear that Chapman wants to be a part of the college community. Dunne says he works hard to adapt and engage with other students. He is active in the ASL Club and attends college events. An interpreter joins him so that he can fully experience the events. He greatly enjoys the annual musical performed by music and drama students.
"Cameron is a friendly, curious guy who likes to engage with people," Dunne says. Earlier, while he was completing the CBT Program, he worked with the gardening crew at the college, helping to keep the campus clean. He was proud of his work and proud to be a student here. "He knows quite a lot of people on campus – he has a long history here.
"In fact," Dunne says, "Cameron has helped us grow, too. He has brought good energy to the program and as a result of him being with us, we are all learning sign."
Although Chapman is no longer in the HIT program, he continues to keep in touch with, and visit the friends he made there. He is one of three who graduated last year. Fourteen are still in the transition program.
Currently 27 students are enrolled in the program; a 300 percent increase from the original nine students. It is still the only program of its kind in the state.
Threlkeld says she frequently highlights the program at regional and national conferences, and on several occasions, invited Given-Helms to co-present, providing details about the SCC program.
"Shoreline's program is highly regarded, Threlkeld says. "The public perceives the program to be of the highest caliber, in fact a model program across the country."
Each year the graduating students enjoy a graduation ceremony. "The last two years it's been on campus," Backes said. "And they love it!"
SBCTC Board Meeting News Release
ABE Funding Resolution
Capital Budget Resolution
Operating Budget Resolution
Tuition Resolution
Workforce Training Funding ResolutionThe budget approved Thursday, June 23, 2011 by the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges may contain less money, but at least there are no big surprises.
"The State Board staff gave us preliminary numbers on June 9 for our planning purpose here at Shoreline," said Daryl Campbell, Vice President for Administrative Services. "The budget they approved on Thursday matched thankfully those preliminary numbers."
For 2011-12, the total budget for all 34 community and technical colleges is $533.36 million. Shoreline's slice of that is $18.4 million, the state's part of the total $37.8 million in revenue expected by the college in the coming year.
Because of the continuing economic issues, the recent state legislative session was stretched out with a special session. That delay upset the timing of budget approvals for the State Board as well as colleges such as Shoreline. On Wednesday, Shoreline's Board of Trustees went ahead and approved a budget based on the June 9 preliminary figures. At the time, Campbell told the trustees that should anything be substantively different, a budget revision would be brought to them at their regularly scheduled September meeting.
Late Thursday, State Board staff confirmed that the approved budget for the state system includes the same specific college allocations as those shared on June 9.
"The State Board's action means that now we won't have to adjust Shoreline's budget, at least for that reason," Campbell said. "Let's cross our fingers that the economy continues its slow recovery and there aren't any other reasons to revisit our budget."
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Student Body President Robin Aranas (with plaque) is honored for his service by the Shoreline Community College Board of Trustees (from left) Shoubee Liaw, Roger Olstad, Jerry Smith, Gidget Terpstra and Phil Barrett.
Shoreline Community College will go into the next year with less money coming from the state, more money coming from students and fewer employees.
"You can see that over the past three years, the percentage of the college budget from the state allocation is getting smaller while the percentage covered by student tuition and fees is getting larger," said Daryl Campbell, Vice President for Administrative Services. Campbell was speaking to the college Board of Trustees at the June 22 regular meeting. The trustees approved the overall budget of $37.8 million, but not unanimously and even some of the yes votes weren't happy about it.
The budget includes a 12 percent average tuition increase, an increase set by the state Legislature in the recent special session and approved by Gov. Chris Gregoire. That reality didn't assuage Shoreline Trustee Shoubee Liaw's concerns over piling additional financial burdens on students.
"Can the trustees vote to approve something less than 12 percent," Liaw asked somewhat rhetorically. "I think it is just morally wrong. We're committing (students) to debt. We're beating them with a stick and then taking their blood."
Board Chair Jerry Smith said he would reluctantly vote for the tuition increase included in the budget, but agreed with Liaw.
"Increasing tuition at a place like the University of Washington is one thing, but raising tuition at a community college is way worse," Smith said. "The community college system is at the forefront of the national agenda right now. To raise tuition on community college students is very objectionable to me."
When it came time to vote, Liaw was the lone holdout, with Smith praising her action, saying, "I'm glad you voted against this."
During a study session before the regular meeting, Campbell presented a chart that showed the shifting funding burden.
In 2009-10, Campbell said, the unrestricted state allocation accounted for 51 percent of the college budget. The next year that had slipped to 48 percent and for the coming year the figure is 44 percent. In contrast, the student tuition portion has risen from 34 percent, to 35 percent to 40 percent over the same three years. He also pointed out that the category called local funds, primarily student-paid fees, has also grown from 8.9 percent, to 9.5 percent to 11.3 percent of the operating budget during that same period.
And it was the issue of student fees that became the most debated topic of the meeting.
The trustees approved a plan that combines five technology-related fees currently unevenly applied to students into one college technology fee that will apply to almost all students. The consolidated fee will be applied at $6 per credit with cap of $80 per student per quarter.
"Technology is no longer an add-on, it is a basic part of a college education," said eLearning Director Ann Garnsey-Harter during the study session.
Student government leaders at the meeting didn't disagree with the importance of technology, but they didn't like the implementation of the fee. "We think this should be put on hold until next year when students can have a complete discussion of the fee and how it should be applied, who should pay," said Robin Aranas, President of the student body.
Paul Bartell, student Minister of Records, said that student government has enough funds to cover some of the computer-lab portion of the college expenses. "We could use student money for the labs while studying how to better understand how to more equitably pay for technology," Bartell said. "These things need to be funded and well, but it is a lot of money and it needs to be clear how it is going to be spent."
Garnsey-Harter said the plan for the consolidated fee does include a prioritized spending plan. In their ultimate approval, the trustees also took her suggestion that the fee be implemented for one year, include quarterly reports to the trustees on implementation and require a collaborative effort with students and staff on how to move forward next year.
The trustees also approved fee increases for the Health Informatics and Information Management program, the nursing and dental hygiene programs and the Parent-Child Center
Despite the tuition and fee increases, the approved budget is balanced with about $2.9 million less coming from state and required personnel cuts.
College officials had to start planning for reductions long before the Legislature and Governor finished their work. Initial estimates of about $3.1 million would've meant even deeper cuts that the actual ending number. Along with significant contractual concessions by faculty union members, some positions slated for reduction were able to be restored, but people are still losing their jobs.
The heaviest cuts are coming in full-time faculty positions, where seven positions are eliminated. Eight positions are being restored from the original cut list, there are three retirements and one temporary position is not being renewed. Vice President for Academic Affairs John Backes has said that while the full-time positions are being cut, part-time faculty will be used to fill some of the classes that would have otherwise been taught. The ability to do that to a greater degree is one of the faculty contract concessions.
Among administrators, two positions are being eliminated, three are being downgraded - including one vice president - and three are reduced in hours. For classified employees, seven vacant positions are eliminated, two retirements and one is shifted to non-state funding.
In the end, the budget was approved, but only contingent on expected action by the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges. The State Board was scheduled to approve its budget, alogn with specific allocations to all 34 community and technical colleges at its meeting on June 23.
Should the State Board's actions be different than expected, a revised budget would be presented to the Shoreline trustees at their September meeting, Campbell said.
As a consequence of continuing state budget reductions, Shoreline Community College is reorganizing the administrative structure of the college.
"Let there be no mistake, for a college of our size and program mix, these moves are not optimal," Shoreline President Lee Lambert said. "Neither are any of the other changes being forced on Shoreline and the rest of the community and technical college system by state budget cuts.
"However, given the difficult circumstances, I believe these moves will allow Shoreline to continue to meet the needs of students by providing its customary high level of education, training and services."
The central administrative change is a reduction from four vice presidents to three, but the reduction has wide ranging implications for other positions at the institution.
Shoreline's current vice-presidential lineup includes: Vice President for Academic Affairs John Backes, Vice President of Administrative Services Daryl Campbell, Vice President for Human Resources and Legal Affairs Stephen Smith and Vice President for Student Success Tonya Drake.
As of July 1, Drake's position will become Dean of Students. Many responsibilities of her current vice-president position will be parceled out to others, including:
The new Dean of Students position will join all other Dean positions under the VP of Academic Affairs and have responsibility for:
Other moves include the campus rentals position from the Office of Advancement to Administrative Services
"I'm very pleased that Dr. Drake will continue to assist Shoreline students and to have her considerable skills and expertise engaged directly with instruction as we transition the college toward this new structure," Backes said. Drake will join with Dr. Norma Goldstein, Dean of Humanities, in providing leadership to the college's accreditation processes and reports.
The move of enrollment services, financial aid and rentals to Campbell's area is a consolidation of primarily business-related functions under one vice president.
Lambert acknowledged that having his position directly supervising a department is unusual, but that it is a reflection of the importance of International Programs.
"Internationalization is a focal point for Shoreline and the growth of International Programs is one of our strategic initiatives to help the college deal with less and less state support," Lambert said. "Bringing more international students to Shoreline has a positive economic impact on the school and the surrounding community. I'm looking forward to working closely with Executive Director Thalia Saplad to make this happen."
Lambert said his involvement isn't intended to be permanent, but that he would stay close to International Programs for the next 12-18 months as recruitment, support and marketing efforts ramp up. Shoreline now has about 600 students from countries around the world. In August, 2010, Lambert announced a goal of increasing that number to 1,000 within the next four to five years.
"The presence of International students helps the college continue to provide top-flight programs to all students," Lambert said. "Higher education is also a valuable export for the state of Washington as identified by Gov. Gregoire."
Enrollment services and financial aid move under Administrative Services
Athletics moves to the Dean of Health Occupations and Physical Education and Business
International Programs will be temporarily overseen by Lambert
"I'm very pleased that Dr. Drake will continue to assist Shoreline students and to have her considerable skills and expertise engaged directly with instruction as we transition the college toward this new structure," Backes said. Drake will join with Dr. Norma Goldstein, Dean of Humanities, in providing leadership to college's accreditation processes and reports.
"Internationalization in is a focal point for Shoreline and the growth of International Programs is one of our strategic initiatives to help the college deal with less and less state support," Lambert said. "Bringing more international students to Shoreline has a positive economic impact on the school and the surrounding community. I'm looking forward to working closely with Executive Director Thalia Saplad to make this happen."
President Barack Obama speaks Wednesday, June 8, 2011, at Norther Virginia Community College. The event was attended by Shoreline Community College President Lee Lambert at the invitation of the White House.
Shoreline Community College is taking a leadership role in the resurgence of manufacturing employment that is critical to America's economic future.
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Center of Excellence for Aerospace and Advanced Materials Manufacturing"As President Obama reinforced today, manufacturing is a key component of the economy, and key to manufacturing are well-educated and well-trained employees," Shoreline Community College President Lee Lambert said.
At the invitation of the White House, Lambert attended Obama's June 8, 2011 visit to Northern Virginia Community College. At the event, President Obama announced a major expansion of Skills for America's Future, an industry-led initiative that partners with community colleges to support their role in workforce development strategies, job training programs and job placements.
"Last year, we launched Skills for America's Future to bring together companies and community colleges around a simple idea: making it easier for workers to gain new skills will make America more competitive in the global economy," Obama said in a prepared statement. "Today, we are announcing a number of partnerships that will help us make this a reality, by opening doors to new jobs for workers, and helping employers find the trained people they need to compete against companies around the world."
Lambert said Shoreline is working to establish industry, government and education partnerships that can help students.
"When we reach out to companies like Boeing, our automotive partners, Snap On Tools and Amgen; to groups such as the National Association of Manufacturers, the Puget Sound Automobile Dealers and our many advisory councils; to our fellow institutions of higher education, it is so that we can better meet the needs of our students," Lambert said. "President Obama's words today reinforce the importance of those efforts."
Shoreline Community College is working with the key partners of Skills for America's Future, including: the Aspen Institute, which originated the initiative; the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and The Manufacturing Institute, the affiliated non-profit of the National Association of NAM.
Shoreline has two programs that are benefitting from grant support by the Aspen Institute, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and others.
The college's General Service Technician program - a three-quarter-long, entry-level automotive technician training program – has received Aspen Institute support. Gates and The Manufacturing Institute support the CNC Machining program with funding that puts a "career navigator" in the classroom. The career navigator helps students connect with potential employers, addresses other life issues outside the classroom and even provides follow-up support after the student leaves school.
"The program works," said Susan Hoyne, Dean of Science at Shoreline Community College, who oversees both the automotive and manufacturing programs. Hoyne said that 100 percent of this spring's CNC (computer-numeric controlled) Machining graduates have jobs in the field.
Joining Shoreline as pilot schools for the program are Forsyth Technical Community College, North Carolina; Lorain County Community College, Ohio; and The Alamo Colleges, Texas.
Hoyne said Shoreline's CNC Machining program is also breaking ground in another item on President Obama's list: Skills certifications.
"Our program was the first in the state to be certified by the National Institute for Metalworking Skills and our students have passed that certification," Hoyne said. "That certification, validated by a third party, does two things: It lets employers know what skills they are hiring and it lets students take their certification anywhere in the country."
Shoreline is also one of 20 community and technical colleges in Washington that are aligning their manufacturing programs with the needs of Boeing and the rest of the state's aerospace industry.
In conjunction with The Center of Excellence for Aerospace and Advanced Materials Manufacturing at Everett Community College, Shoreline and the other schools are working to assure that skills learned in the classroom can quickly be turned into employment.
Director Mary Kaye Bredeson said the center's mission is simple: To help aerospace and advanced manufacturing industries in Washington increase their competitiveness not only nationally but globally.
"Boeing has told us they have a tremendous need now and into the future for trained employees," Bredeson said. "In meeting their needs and the needs of other aerospace and advanced manufacturing companies, we're also meeting the needs of our students and our state."
Shoreline President Lambert said the experience at Northern Virginia Community College was important.
"To hear and see the President speak of the critical importance of what we're doing to help students, industry, the state and the country is very reaffirming," Lambert said. "It is clear we're heading in the right direction."
Photos of Darth Vader, ET and Mork and Mindy lined the walls of the quiet dining room in the PUB yesterday. Yoda, Princess Leia, a Jedi knight and a space alien visited with their friends from across campus. The characters, although some would say "were the real deal," were actually classified staff members who dressed the part for the theme of this year's 13th Annual Classified Staff Social -- Galactic Adventures in Space. Staff commiserated on a challenging trivia contest, with Angela Hughes earning the most points; and Ann Martin-Cummins was only 48 Reese's Pieces short of guessing the more than 2,000 chocolates in a jar. Martin-Cummins also took home the Best Costume title, with Lynn Yaw and Kathy Langer also winning "BC" prizes -- Martin-Cummins was bedazzled to say the least, claiming to be a B-movie alien; Yaw was a Jedi knight and Langer was an SCC space alien, all done up in green with a green raffia headdress.
Emcee Kim Thompson, aka Obi-wan Kenobi brought laughs with her quick wit and dry sense of humor and introduced a short video prepared by members of the Classified Staff Committee, and VP for Academic Affairs John Backes, aka Captain Kirk, welcomed staff. Both elicited laughs and applause.
The annual event was hosted by President Lambert and the SCC President's Senior Executive Team to honor the hard work and accomplishments of staff. The luncheon was sponsored by the Puget Sound Automobile Dealers Association and the SCC Foundation. Enjoy a slideshow of the event.
It was all about the successes of our student athletes, business students and All-Academic students at the Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, May 25, 2011.
SPORTSGreg Turcott, head men's basketball coach exhibited great pride when telling the Trustees about basketball player Sean Jones, who is heading to Hawaii to play ball next fall. Jones, who played for O'Dea High School before coming to SCC, signed a grant-in-aid with Hawaii Pacific University to play basketball next season. Coach Turcott went on to say that the 6'6" forward led the SCC team to a 13-13 record this year and fifth place in the NWAACC Northern Region. Jones was also credited for the team's 2009-10 NWAACC Northern Region Championship.
Head coach Lance Swehla told the Trustees about the great efforts of the Shoreline softball team, who finished the season second in the north division (17-7). Swehla reported that the team produced five All-Conference players -- Melissa Kruse, (Idaho) Sophie Overlock-Pauley (Ballard) Laice Dedrick, (Montana) Whitney McFarland (Everett) and Amanda Olsen, (Shorewood), and that eight of the 13 players held above a 3.25 GPA. Also, three of the six sophomores were on the NWAACC All Academic team. "The outgoing sophomores are planning on continuing their education and most of them will continue their athletic careers as well," Swehla said. He is currently recruiting student athletes for next year and has signed students from Montana, Lake Stevens, Monroe, Kamiak, Kentlake and Ballard.
Tennis Coach Ray Bachmann commended the All Academic student athletes on the women's and men's tennis teams -- Christine Yang earned a 3.62, Blair Stone, a 3.98, Thinh Nguyen, a 3.43 and Sofoniyas Hagos, a 3.58 GPA.
DECASteve McCloskey told the Trustees about the DECA students who rocked at a recent business competition. Fourteen students competed at the Collegiate DECA ICDC (International Career Development Conference) in Orlando, Florida where 1,400 students from across the country competed in events ranging from International Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Sports and Entertainment Marketing to Retail Management, Business Ethics and Hospitality. Eleven of those students earned conference recognition and honors.
"Many of the students they competed against went to four-year colleges and universities," McCloskey said. He reported that five of the 14 SCC students were named in the Top Ten categories in their respective events:
* Demi Hall and Sarah Jensen, National Finalists, Sports & Entertainment Marketing * John McCoy and Angela Krohn, National Finalists, Business to Business Marketing * Xiaolin Mo, National Finalist, Marketing Management
Five other students received 'Honorable Mention' status:
* Amber Bonifas, Retail Management * Steve Kesting, Entrepreneurship * Robin Aranos, Human Resource Management * Jana Hecla and Kylie Williams, Sports & Entertainment Marketing * Travis Allende, Sales Management
Collegiate DECA has more than 13,000 members, serving its diverse international membership as a professional association, providing leadership and career opportunities to develop and enhance the business leaders of tomorrow.
DECA's renowned Competitive Events program uses interviews, role plays, simulations and project reports to evaluate students' marketing and management skills. The competition includes 25 different events, judged by business professionals.
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- For a rugged outdoor man and his family, life in northern Minnesota is a wild experience involving wolves, deer, and the sled dogs that make their way of life possible. Includes an account of the author's first Iditarod, a dogsled race across Alaska.
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- Gary Paulsen has had a life as exciting as fiction!Gary Paulsen, three-time Newbery Honor author, is no stranger to adventure. He has flown off the back of a dogsled and down a frozen waterfall to near disaster, and waited for a giant bear to seal his fate with one slap of a claw. He has led a team of sled dogs toward the Alaskan Mountain Range in an Iditarod -- the grueling, 1,180-mile dogsled race -- hallucinating from lack of sleep, but he determined to finish. Here, in vivid detail, Paulsen recounts several of the remarkable experiences that shaped his life and inspired his award-winning writing.
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This may be revealing a bit too much but after watching this video yesterday over on Boing Boing I felt utter heartbreak. Who knew the IBM 7094 could induce such an emotional response?
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"Daisy Bell was composed by Harry Dacre in 1892. In 1961, the IBM 7094 became the first computer to sing, singing the song Daisy Bell. Vocals were programmed by John Kelly and Carol Lockbaum and the accompaniment was programmed by Max Mathews. This performance was the inspiration for a similar scene in 2001: A Space Odyssey."


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At the risk of sounding overly optimistic, I believe our greatest economic days are ahead of us, for both our country and our community. I say this recognizing that the last decade included 9/11 and its aftermath, two foreign wars, the "Dot-Com" recession and the "Great" recession, as well as the current threat to the Euro and all of its economic implications. It all sounds so daunting, and we are justified in feeling skeptical about the future; however, a macro view of our economy and our history should tell us a different story.
The United States is a growing country of 300 million people, we are living longer and healthier lives than ever before, our values of democracy and capitalism are thriving across the world (as evidenced by surging and real freedoms provided to us by technology or through the rapidly growing economies in the emerging "BRIC" markets of Brazil, Russia, India, and China), and we still remain a country of innovators, manufacturers and the largest economy in the world.
Our economic problems are real; however, many are self-inflicted, and while they will be difficult to fix, they are fixable. Take Social Security and Medicare for example. These were entitlement programs crafted when people lived much shorter lives and without today's medical technologies. Before we go bankrupt, we must make tough choices, such as raising the retirement and entitlement age, and we have certainly faced greater threats. These sacrifices are minimal compared to those of our predecessors who fought the Revolutionary, Civil or any of the two World Wars. Or take the economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China. While it is commonly reported that these emerging markets are economic threats, isn't their success what we always hoped for as a capitalist country? If so, perhaps we should view their emergence as a fantastic success and a great opportunity for commerce in years to come.
The story for South Metro Denver is similar. As a native of Centennial (Arapahoe High class of '92), and former director of business development for both Gov. Owens and Gov. Ritter (at the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade), I have witnessed the competition and can personally attest to South Metro Denver's economic strengths. We are a growing region in a growing state. We have more office space than Downtown Denver. We host sophisticated industry clusters, including aerospace, aviation, energy, financial services, health services, professional servicers, technology and telecommunications. We have a strong transportation, education and business infrastructure with a highly educated workforce and a relatively low cost of doing business. Finally, as icing on the cake, we have an unmatched quality of life that, while difficult to quantify, certainly matters to a business and its employees.
To compete for our economic future, we must lead and be confident. This is the responsibility of each business, resident and organization in our community. The South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce will do its part by executing a comprehensive business retention, expansion and attraction strategy that includes the business community as its ambassadors. Our initiative includes interviewing 1,000 primary business leaders in South Metro Denver over the next year, applaud their efforts to create wealth and jobs in our community and enlist their support (or provide our help) to growing their business and the local economy. We will work with our business, community and economic development partners to market our region as a thriving place of commerce and industry, and most importantly we will inspire confidence and leadership in our business community to move the local and national economy forward.
From the Pax Romana to the Fall of Rome, the Roaring 20s to the Great Depression, and the Dot-Com boom to the Dot-Com bust, our world has experienced numerous economic cycles, yet commerce and industry remains a central theme of our humanity. These cycles and this reality will continue into our future. I believe we are experiencing a great economic shift, and our fate lies in our own hands. With intentional, inspired leadership from the business and civic community, South Metro Denver will thrive and succeed, as will our economy.


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Disney movies live action or animated, that are obscure, just too weird for the masses, or just plain forgotten.
Ones I can think of are "The Computer wore tennis shoes", "Something wicked this way comes", "Blackbeard's Ghost", "Bedknobs and Broomsticks", and "Make mine music"
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Love Darby O'Gill and the Little People
At least they released "The Black Cauldren" on DVD, "Make Mine Music" and "Song of the South" have not.
The "The Gnome Mobile"(has the same two kids from Marry Poppins), "Babes in Toyland"(1960's and 1980's versions), and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
I could have sworn Song of the South was available on one of the Disney Anthology/ Collections thingies... though I can understand why Disney would not want that to come out.
Also, Frankenweinie is an obscure short done by Burton while he was still at Disney.
The Original Nutty Proffesor
Swiss Family Robinson
20,000 Leagures Under the Sea
|Callous Jack
Love Darby O'Gill and the Little People
At least they released "The Black Cauldren" on DVD, "Make Mine Music" and "Song of the South" have not.
The "The Gnome Mobile"(has the same two kids from Marry Poppins), "Babes in Toyland"(1960's and 1980's versions), and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
Make Mine Music is on dvd(or was), i bought it for my Disney-obsessed wife.
Here's a list of disney movies, many are verrrrry obscure.
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Kidnapped!: "Ah, Laddie, but there are Highland gentlemen, and there are Highland gentlemen. And being a lowlander, you cannot be expected to tell the one from the other!"
The Light in the Forest: "Apologize to your Uncle Wilcy at once!"
"No! I will KILL Uncle Wilcy!"
Davey Crockett and the River Pirates: "Now you'll have to excuse me -- you're cutting into my drinking time."
Johnny Tremain and the Sons of Liberty.
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How about their family/comedy westerns like Hot Lead and Cold Feet, The Apple Dumpling Gang, The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again or their modern-day equivalents like The North Avenue Irregulars? Seems like we used to watch those on old-school movie projectors at church overnights or family nights, though I'm pretty sure I saw some of them at the drive-in.
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I'm surprised to hear a lot of these movies described as "obscure". I'm sure I've seen very few movies compared to the average person, but I remember seeing a lot of these on TV back in my childhood (the late 70s or early 80s). I watched Pete's Dragon in the theater several years after its initial release. Even in the late 80s, I remember seeing The Apple Dumpling Gang and 20000 Leagues Under the Sea on TV, and seeing the movie 20000 Leagues being parodied on Saturday Night Live. I remember a lot of people talking about Something Wicked This Way Comes when it was being shown on TV, although I caught only a few minutes of it.
And if you regard the 1980s as ancient history, then I'll get more recent. I hear mention of The Black Cauldron now and then, and once saw it being sold in a store recently. People refer to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Swiss Family Robinson sometimes - more often the movies than the books on which they were based, I'm sure.
And I had never heard of The Gnome-Mobile... until I saw the DVD on the shelves of a public library not two weeks ago.
I'm sure that these Disney movies are far better known today than the average movies of the same time periods.
|Ion Raven
Thanks, Jack, for that link to Wikipedia's "list of Disney movies" earlier. I'm going to have to make it my life's mission to watch every one of those...
~Scott C.
|Enevhar Aldarion
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I'll vote for The Black Cauldron as most obscure disney movie ever. Seriously, it seemed to vanish from the face of the earth. I'm not entirely sure that it's not an urban legend.
Shown on frequent ocassions on Disney Cinemagic here in the UK.
My nominations would be 'Rob Roy' starring Richard Todd (which I remember seeing when I was 6 or 7 and have not seen since)..or 'The Fighting Prince of Donegal' with David Hemmings (which I also saw aged 6 or 7)
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A friend of mine's got Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar, on DVD.
With a name like that, I'm kind of disappointed it isn't a porno...
...maybe it's time for another Disney remake.
+1 hot lead and cold feet!
then apple dumpling gang! and rides again.
then lambert the sheepish lion
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If you're going to discuss obscure Disney items, you can't leave out
Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi
Der Fuehrer's Face
Other than Song of the South, I don't think are two more buried pieces Disney would like to pretend they were never part of.
From Wiki:Der Fuehrer's Face won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 15th Academy Awards. It was the only Donald Duck film to receive the honor, although eight other films were also nominated.[4] In 1994, it was voted #22 of "the 50 Greatest Cartoons" of all time by members of the animation field.
Yeah, am fully aware of all of that. Am also aware that it's listed within several collections of banned cartoons, although now reading through the wiki I see they did in fact finally release it for sale.
Was speaking from previous knowledge, obviously haven't looked it up in awhile, so my info was outdated.
I'm surprised this isn't up there yet but The Great Mouse Detective. Nothing like a good Sherlock Holmes knock off.
Got that for my 3 year old who loves quoting it verbatim. Warning should you ever encounter Don't use the word bat unless you know the entire exchange between Basil and the little girl he will expect you to act out the scene with him.
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Condorman! They really should have done a sequel!
The sword in the stone
The legend of sleepy hollow
Return to Oz
Treasure Island
Freaky Friday
The Rescuers
Pete's Dragon
Return from Witch Mountain
Escape to Witch Mountain
The Cat from Outer Space
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
The Nutty Professor
Something Wicked This Way Comes- by Ray Bradbury
Watcher In The Woods
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Find out how to improve the lighting in your kitchen by adding task lighting under your kitchen cabinets.Get tips on installing dimmer switches so you can adjust the light to different levels for dinner preparation or for enjoying a meal with guests. Learn about fluorescents vs halogens vs LEDs.
LESLIE: Well, if you find that your cakes are tasting salty and your meatloaf is sweet, what you might be lacking is not actually some good cooking skills but the right lighting in your kitchen [1].
TOM: That's right. And the kitchen is one of the best places in your home for task lighting. And one place that's usually lacking that is under kitchen cabinets. Here to talk about that is This Old House [2] host, Kevin O'Connor [3].
Kevin, welcome to the program.
KEVIN: Thank you for having me.
TOM: And it's always amazing how much we do with so little light in the kitchen.
KEVIN: Isn't it? Have you chopped off any fingers lately?
TOM: Thankfully not. But I've got to tell you, it's – a missing element is that task lighting. And I think a lot of folks don't realize that. You really need several types of light in a kitchen for it to be truly efficient.
KEVIN: Yeah. And one great place to add this task lighting is underneath the upper cabinets, under mounted lights, we call them. And think about it: these cabinets go over most of your counter space [4], which is where you're doing most of your work. You might be working on an island some of the time but you're also going to be working on those counters that wrap your kitchen. So this is a great place to add lighting.
LESLIE: Mm-hmm. And I think a great place to add dimmer switches, as well, in the kitchen.
KEVIN: Well, the dimmer switches really get you two lights in one, right? So when you're doing all of the prep and you're working in the kitchen, it's nice and bright, you can see what you're doing, you save a couple fingers. But then when you're serving dinner and you're having a cocktail afterwards, you can turn them down to dim and it just is a good mood lighting throughout the kitchen.
LESLIE: Or sneaking in for that late-night snack.
KEVIN: Or sneaking in for the ice cream.
TOM: Now, what kinds of fixtures do we have to choose from here? Are they all pretty much the same or are there a lot of options, as always?
KEVIN: Well, no, there's a lot of options that are out there. And for me, there's three different kinds: you've got the fluorescents, you've got the halogen/xenon bulbs or you've got LEDs. And they all have different qualities.
Now, the fluorescents [5], they burn a little cooler and they use less electricity. And one nice thing about them is that there's not a lot of heat thrown off of them. So if you put them underneath the cabinet and the peanut butter is up above, the peanut butter is not all soupy when you open up in the morning. But they do produce a particular color light that some people don't like.
And I think that's why some folks go for either the halogen or the xenon bulbs, which is the second option. And they emit a very bright, white light. Halogen is the brightest; xenon burns a little cooler but lasts a little longer. And when you put those in, you just have to know that you need a transformer, generally, to step down the voltage.
TOM: Now, of all the types of lighting that's out there, the newest – and what I think is probably my favorite – is LED.
KEVIN: Yeah, LED is out there and we know these are super-efficient. They're also cool to the touch so your peanut butter doesn't become soupy. And while they were new just a few years ago, these days there are a lot of different options out there. Whether it's a continuous ribbon that you stick to the bottom, whether it's a traditional fixture that you mount to the bottom of these cabinets, the choices for LED lights are growing with every passing year and they're a great option.
TOM: And you know, there are a lot of kits that are out there today with kitchen-cabinet lighting [6]. So, you don't necessarily need an electrician for this project.
KEVIN: You don't. I mean believe it or not, you can actually just plug some of these things right into an existing outlet. But if you don't want to do that, if you want sort of a cleaner look, you can actually wire them yourselves. They're pretty easy to do. They often come in these small, little strips that you mount and wire and you're good to go.
TOM: Good advice. Kevin O'Connor, the host of TV's This Old House, this is a great project and one that you're really going to enjoy for many years to come. Thanks for stopping by The Money Pit.
KEVIN: Thanks for having me.
LESLIE: Alright. You can catch the current season of This Old House and Ask This Old House on PBS. For your local listings and a lot of great step-by-step videos on home improvement projects that you can do, visit ThisOldHouse.com.
TOM: And This Old House and Ask This Old House are brought to you by The Home Depot. The Home Depot, more saving, more doing.
[1] http://www.moneypit.com/question-and-answer/kitchen-lighting-design-make-use-task-fill-and-overhead-kitchen-lighting
[2] http://www.thisoldhouse.com
[3] http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/biography/0,,441624,00.html
[4] http://www.moneypit.com/audio-q-a/kitchen-counters-getting-more-space
[5] http://www.moneypit.com/tip/benefits-fluorescent-lights
[6] http://www.moneypit.com/audio-q-a/installing-under-cabinet-lighting


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Colin Fraser: A Fourth-Liner For All Teams
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June 06 2012 09:40AM
There are three former members of the Edmonton Oilers playing for Los Angeles in the Stanley Cup Finals that have received a lot of attention. Dustin Penner, Jarret Stoll and Matt Greene are all depth players in L.A., but they play important roles and have significant value as NHL'ers.
Getting a lot less attention is a fourth ex-Oiler: Colin Fraser.
This is the second time in three years that Fraser's club has competed in the Stanley Cup Finals. In 2009-10, Fraser played 70 regular season games for Chicago but just three in the post-season as the Blackhawks went on to win the Stanley Cup.
The Oilers picked up Fraser for a sixth round pick* that summer. Coming off a 19 point season in 2009-10, and with an Oilers' centre depth chart in desperate need of help, there were hopes that Fraser would carve out a significant role.
Of course we know what happened. Fraser played 67 games, scored three goals and five points, and finished with a minus-2 rating. He spent significant time on the penalty kill, but the penalty kill was terrible. He wasn't good in the faceoff circle. He played a somewhat physical game, but he wasn't really a huge banger. On the positive side, he did block shots.
Regardless, Fraser was a bit of a disappointment. When Steve Tambellini's trade of Gilbert Brule and a fourth round draft pick for Ryan Smyth got quashed thanks to health concerns, Fraser and a seventh-rounder were substituted. And there was much rejoicing (at least in Edmonton).
The interesting thing is that Colin Fraser has been almost exactly the same player in L.A. that he was in Edmonton, as this handy chart shows:
(I would have included RTSS stats like hits except that the NHL's real-time statistics are basically useless. This is especially the case here, as L.A.'s scorer tends to over-count hits while the Oilers' scorer undercounts them relative to league average.)
What we see here is a modestly talented NHL'er. In both cities he played on most nights – in L.A. getting an extra minute at even-strength, in Edmonton an extra minute on the penalty kill. He contributed minimal offense, got outshot by a reasonable amount for a fourth-line player starting a decent amount in his own end, and lost more faceoffs than he won. In both cities he played mostly against the other team's fourth line.
Yet, he couldn't play in Edmonton, the worst team in the NHL. Now, he's a single game away from winning the Stanley Cup with Los Angeles, and he's being praised in the media by his coach:
"I don't call them our fourth line. I call it Colin Fraser and whoever is playing with him. If they're on, they can play against anybody."
The player is absolutely no different. The difference is the team around him.
It's a caution against looking at players through the lens of the team they play for. All Los Angeles needs from Fraser is for him to play a defensively responsible game and play physically. Maybe he takes the odd shift on the penalty kill and sees a bit more time in his own zone than the offensive zone. He fills that role satisfactorily; he's not more than a legitimate fourth-liner, but in L.A. he doesn't have to be.
In Edmonton, so much was wrong with the team that it was easy to include Fraser as part of the problem (and in the case of the penalty kill, perhaps he was). Certainly, the Oilers didn't lose a lot when he left town. On the other hand, he's (almost) proven that a team using him in nearly the same role can win it all.
It's easy to say, 'Look at Player X – on a good team he'd be way down the depth chart.' Sometimes it's true, but sometimes it isn't. Terrible teams, after all, tend to have people playing in positions they aren't really up to handling. On the other hand, a perfectly serviceable depth guy can look completely lost on a bad team, even though he remains as much an NHL'er as he ever was.
Fraser's not the only example. The Oilers brought in another part of that Chicago Cup team, Ben Eager, to help solidify the bottom six this year. Many have critiqued his performance; the reality is that Eager was almost exactly the same player in Edmonton as he's been everywhere else.
If the Oilers improve, the personnel on the third and fourth lines will start looking better.
*For those interested, the Blackhawks used that pick on Mirko Hoefflin. Hoefflin's failed to progress in two QMJHL seasons, and is headed back to Germany next year; he's young but he's not really an NHL prospect of interest at this point and if he does have a career it likely won't be with the team that drafted him.
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Somehow I don't get the feeling athlete accountability is as high in Edmonton as it is on teams that consider "winning" a priority. It may be why we get so many sloppy performances from guys who seemingly play better when they leave/get traded for fairy dust and magic beans (See Penner, Dustin).
June 06 2012, 09:52AM
This proves that truly elite teams are made up of truly elite players, and then you fill in the spare parts with a few of the thousands of players world wide who can fill your fourth line and third pairing. Oilers please please please don't trade your impact player (Yakupov) for filler.
June 06 2012, 09:56AM
King, Nolan and Richardson are also a healthy step up on Jacques, Smac and Stortini.
I think it would be fair to say that if we looked at the paycheck of every individual employed by the Edmonton Oilers, the responsibilty of the Oiler's woes would be directly proportional to the amount of that paycheck.
Colin Fraser wouldn't even be top 30.
I think it shows how unimportant 4th line players truly are. They are there to eat some icetime and hopefully not get scored against too badly. Fans who complain constantly about 4th line players (and to a lesser extent 3rd pairing d-men) are missing the forest for the trees. You win consistently based on the play of your top 9 forwards, top 4 d-men and your starting goalie.
Having good guys on the 4th line is a luxury as is a really solid 6th defenceman. Good teams make it work with servicable players filling in around the top end talent.
What about J. Williams? he was an x-oiler for an hour anyways.
June 06 2012, 10:22AM
Guys like Fraser are a dime a dozen. We've got a better 4C in Belanger now anyways.
Justin Williams wasn't traded to edmonton. Deal went Williams to LA for POS & 2nd, and then carolina traded POS & 2nd to Edm for Cole.
Problem with depth players is that most need to find a niche on certain teams to be effective. Ryan Jones is an example, waived by a decent team in Nashville playing 3/4th line minutes comes to Edmonton and does good playing same role.
Just noticed if Kings win the cup Ethan Moreau won't be included. He only played 28 games for them this year with the minimum being 41 games to be included in cup win...Ouch.
June 06 2012, 10:39AM
Colin Fraser was never the issue here. The problem was having Cogliano, gagner and horcoff as the only 3 guys that were better than him.
Who's Jersey's #4 guy or the Rangers or PHO? These are generally small minute players that shouldn't be talked about.
June 06 2012, 10:40AM
Its amazing when your top players are playing up to par or over that there is no pressure on a 4th line player.
We disect every damn player on the oilers but forget it is a team sport and chemistry is a funny thing.
Hell of run Kings, well deserved!!!
I think Jonathan's point is impossible to refute, but I would add that most really good teams have a few guys playing in roles that are below their capabilities. Sure the Devils are losing now, but they made it to the finals and one of the reasons is an overqualified 4th line. Eager might not be the problem in Edmonton, but replacing him with a better player looks like part of the solution.
Not that 4th lines are suddenly so important that Gaustad is suddenly worth a 1st. I still can't get over that.
June 06 2012, 10:41AM
"Deal went Williams to LA for POS & 2nd, and then carolina traded POS & 2nd to Edm for Cole"
"POS" i see what you did there... that merits you a slow clap.
I don't know about that. Look at Brule in Phoenix.
When this happens to many players in different years, you have to look at coaching.
Maybe next year our new coach will use the 3rd and 4th lines properly and hand out ice time for good play and not for NHL games played.
This is a great point and I'm glad someone finally pointed it out. I'm glad you mentioned Ben Eager because he gave us exactly what he gave other teams in terms of points. We keep going wrong by picking up these players with expectations they'll do better here in Edmonton on an overall worse team.
I kind of feel like Ryan Smyth got the same treatment. Did he get his obligatory 20+ goals? no but he got damn close. And he was old sea legs in front of the net all year long.
Hell, add Ryan Jones to this list as well. For how he was played, and how much he's payed, tell me another player that had as many or points, that makes less money, with the same amount of ice time. I doubt you can find one in the entire NHL.
What I can't figure out if it's the media or the management. Are sites like this bumping up expectations for fans, or is the management banking on suddenly better performances (Cam Barker, Eric Cole, Lupel, O'Sullivan, Kotilyk)
Has Smyth commented on how he feels watching LA win the cup?
June 06 2012, 12:12PM
@ Russ
Brule was a healthy scratch who was only made known of because of a couple key goals. His numbers during the regular season weren't exactly any better than they were here. Same goes for Fraser.
True third pairing D-men are slightly more important than your 4th line but ideally they should be getting sheltered minutes, maybe sometime on the PK or PP if they are specialists.
I find too many people get upset about depth players, the guys filling in these holes and tend to give a pass to the guys playing higher up the depth chart. You need your top 4 to be solid contributors so that you dont have to worry if your 5,6,7 d-men are just adequate guys.
Kudos to you. You found a potential story, said you'd come up with something and I found it interesting.
I had no opinion on Fraser. I liked his size. Don't know if he brought much else to the team. I too like that you mentioned Eager. I'm looking forward to seeing how he does with a new coach. I believe given the opportunity he can bring a lot more to the team than he did this past season.
Dumped players can always come back to haunt you. Off hand I recall Jason Smith and Craig Muni as being prime examples. Now it seems to be happening to the Oilers more than the other way around. I guess that goes to the Professional Scouting.
If Hemsky and Horcoff scored more goals , then you would not need to count on guys like Eager and Fraser to put up more points. Fourth line players however, do have important roles in the play offs, when there are more overtime games, hot arenas, and cross country travel. They have to be strong defensively for this reason, and can chip in the odd goal.
June 07 2012, 10:11AM
Prime historic examples (other than Smith & Muni who were already mentioned) are Kevin McClelland & Marty McSorley. They couldn't play for a terrible Penguins team, yet were key cogs in the Oilers dynasty run. Ah, the glory days...
June 08 2012, 09:30AM
@Darth Landen
Most likely because they were 20 years old when they played for the Pens.


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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Anthony Johnson and top bantamweight Marlon Moraes had big victories Saturday night in the World Series of Fighting at Revel's Ovation Hall.
Johnson (16-3), the Boca Raton, Fla., fighter who normally competes at light-heavyweight, moved up a weight class and upset former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski (19-10) of Belarus with a unanimous three-round decision before approximately 2,000 fans.
Moraes (10-4), from Jupiter, Fla., stopped Tyson Nam (12-5) of Honolulu in the first round in the co-main event.
The 28-year-old Johnson earned his fifth consecutive victory with a solid performance that left Arlovski with a bloody mouth.
"I'm not staying at heayweight because these guys are too big," Johnson said. "But I have a ton of respect for Arlovski. He was one of my idols. I'm just thankful that I had a chance to fight a legend."
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Johnson nearly ended the fight in the first round. He caught Arlovski with a knee and a punch to put him on the canvas and appeared on the verge of a knockout when the bell sounded to end the round.
Arlovski answered with punches and elbows during clinches, but Johnson was the aggressor for most of the fight.
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