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The Iowa Valley Community College District Board of Directors approved plans for the Marshalltown Community College Construction Technology program to build a residential home for Dennis and Heidi Drager when it met this month. The 3,200 square foot barn-style home will be located just southeast of the MCC campus; construction will take place during the 2014-15 academic year under the supervision of instructor Russ Yarrow.
MCC Provost Dr. Robin Lilienthal said the College is pleased with this year's residential home project. "I know Russ and our students will do a great job for the Dragers, and I'm sure they're glad to have the project so close to campus this coming year. It will be a win-win effort."
The IVCCD Board heard a report from Paul Gregoire, Vice President of Global Human Resources for Emerson Process Management and Vice Chair of the Iowa Association of Business & Industry (ABI) Board of Directors. Gregoire explained the Elevate Advanced Manufacturing initiative between ABI and Iowa's community colleges, which he characterized as "the ultimate in collaboration."
"The Elevate Advanced Manufacturing project is about changing the outdated image of advanced manufacturing that exists today," explained Gregoire. "People need to understand that manufacturing drives the economy in Iowa and the Midwest, and that today's manufacturing jobs look very different than they did in the past. Today we have great jobs that pay great wages, and the training for those jobs is offered in our Iowa community colleges. This is the answer to the middle skills crisis that manufacturers are experiencing, and it's a bridge to a rewarding career that today's career seekers are hoping to attain."
Gregoire said that the Elevate Advanced Manufacturing campaign will accomplish three important goals: 1) improve the perception of advanced manufacturing in Iowa, 2) educate K-12 students, their parents, and prospective community college students about potential careers in advanced manufacturing, and 3) provide an Iowa business endorsement for community college efforts to recruit students into advanced manufacturing training programs. Efforts will include an advertising campaign, a K-12 curriculum, resources for educators, event marketing, and more.
The Iowa Valley Board accepted a gift of $2,500 from JBS Swift and UFCW Local 1149 for English as a Second Language scholarships to JBS employees enrolled at the Iowa Valley Education & Training Center. Dr. Chris Duree, IVCCD Chancellor, said it was originally hoped that at least 10 students would take the class, but more than 20 are currently enrolled. He added that not only will the ESL training help them become better JBS employees, but it will also help those who are parents better support the academic efforts of their school-aged children. A donation of miscellaneous items for the Orpheum Theater Center was also accepted from Thomas LaVille.
In other action, the Board approved a 36-month lease agreement with MaTran Inc. for leasing two 25-passenger buses for use by the MCC Athletic Department in transporting teams to competition. Dr. Lilienthal said the lease is expected to save at least $4,000 annually in travel costs and, most importantly, improve travel safety for MCC student-athletes. She said the buses will be "wrapped" with the MCC Tiger Athletics logo and colors.
The Board also approved agreements with Iowa State University regarding the transferability of MCC and Ellsworth Community College credits; renewed an agreement with Iowa Falls School District for space on the ECC campus to operate Greenbelt Alternative High School; approved agreements to again host Youth for Understanding international exchange students at both ECC and MCC during the coming year; and renewed a memo of understanding with Wes Finch Auto Plaza in Grinnell for use of their facilities for Iowa Valley Grinnell's Automotive Repair Technology labs.
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Assistant Guide Jack Pennell had his brother Charlie come up from New Jersey along with Charlie's friend, Warren Fabrizio, on a mule deer hunt. Charlie and Warren drove all the way from New Jersey to Kamloops, BC. 3000 mile drive – these guys are dedicated hunters!
Jack had a nice buck scouted before Charlie and Warren even arrived. He was able to glass it from his house – talk about a comfortable scouting venue. Once the boys had their licence and tags in hand, they were quickly moving on the 4-point Jack had scouted. A successful stalk ensued and Warren had a first-day deer in the bag! It was a nice, heavy 4- point that wighed-in at 195 pounds on the hook at the butcher. That is about as heavy as they get in this part of the world.
They then worked on a deer for Charlie. They hunted a few days and also enlisted the help of another assistant guide, Dan Fremlin. The boys were able to get some action for Charlie one week after Warren got his deer. The guides located a herd of mulies and were able to push the good 4-point to Charlie, whom made a great one-shot kill. This buck has nice, long, even tines and is a very pretty buck. It will make a good mount on Charlie's wall.
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BOWIE — Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts made his first competitive appearance on a baseball field in more than a year at Prince George's Stadium on Wednesday night and enjoyed every relatively uneventful minute of it.
"It was exciting…fun," he said. "You realize how much you enjoy playing the game of baseball and how fortunate you are to be able to play it this long and hopefully continue to do it."


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THERE is entertainment galore tomorrow at Rufaro Stadium when musicians take on football legends in a charity benefit match. The match, rich in both spills and thrills, will see Premiership giants Dynamos and Black Rhinos bringing a professional flavour to the game.
Such is the beauty of this Chipaz Promotions Charity Match as it affords musicians a once-in-a-year opportunity to trade their guitars for football boots all for a worthy cause.
The musicians team has been taking the game seriously, practising for the past week to change the way they have been playing in the last five years.
Since the inception of the charity match, it is difficult to understand why the musicians have never beaten the football legends.
What is it that the yesteryear football legends have that musicians do not have?
Is it the stamina, when we know musicians like Alick Macheso, Somandla Ndebele or Nicholas Zakaria go for hours on stage. Is it that the musicians are incapable of doing other things besides playing the guitars?
Remember the football legends have long retired from the field of play and perhaps passed their sell-by dates.
Such is the drama that awaits fans when they throng Rufaro Stadium where the musicians will be itching to shock the football legends.
The musicians' line-up includes Victor Kunonga, Charles Charamba, First Farai, Leonard Zhakata, Clive Barangiro, Gulf Chinyavada and Howard Pinchisi.
However, some of the youthful musicians who have been roped in for this year's crunch match are King Shaddy, Guspy Warrior, Winky D, Sniper Storm, Freeman, Ngoni Kambarami, Trevor Dongo, Kapfupi, Peter Moyo, Jah Prayzah and the Chimbetus - Sulu, Allan, Douglas as well as Tryson.
There is a twist to this year's charity match as female musicians will play radio DJs.
Olivia Charamba will be the coach for the team which also includes Sehla Mtombeni, Sandra Ndebele, Plaxedes Wenyika, Diana Samkange, Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave and Claire Nyakudyara among others.
This year, some parliamentarians will play captains of industry as part of the fun. -Daily Mail.
As usual, the football legends team comprises Norman Mapeza, Agent Sawu, Brenna Msiska, David Mandigora, Freddy Mkwesha, John Phiri, Gift Muzadzi, Angirai Chapo, Alois Bunjira, Willard Khumalo, Callisto Pasuwa, George Rollo, Collins Kabote and Rahman Gumbo.
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People who are into art know that there is a large hole that needs to be filled in our understanding of great painting. What can fill that vast chasm, you ask? Naked Pictures Of Obama With Unicorns, of course.
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I guess when styling this look I wanted to be able to combine edginess and androgyny with clear classic elements. So I started of with my Joseph leather leggings and styled them with my Cos A-line shirt, I can't believe how much I have worn this shirt, I guess I just really love it's shape and the way it hangs. So these two pieces styled together was a great base for creating that classic and edgy balance and to highlight those edgy tones I wore these chunky Jeffery Campbell shoes, I especially like how they look with a cropped pair of trousers.
To set an androgynous tone I wore this vintage navy blue skinny tie and added in my Topshop necklace over the top for extra point of detail. I was originally going to go with with my leather biker jacket but then I tried on this coat, it's years old and it's from Aubin & wills. Over the years it's slowly became a more casual coat of mine which I tend to wear with skinny jeans, a sweater and some biker boots, so it was really nice and refreshing to be able to give it a little renewal by wearing it in what I consider to be an edgier and more minimal way but whilst still incorporating those classic tones which the coat clearly has.
Hair was just kept minimal and accessories also but still with a classic feel.
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Tony Awards 2012: Tracie Bennett celebrates Judy Garland's 90th birthday with nominationAdd to Favorites | The 66th Annual Tony Awards
Zap2it : As Judy Garland in "End of the Rainbow," you're singing, acting and flinging yourself about the stage. What do you do after the show?
Tracie Bennett: I have a cosmo and talk to my friends. Sometimes I go home and watch trash TV. I won't name anything.
Zap2it : How did you prepare for this role?
Tracie Bennett : It is like any role, really. There were lots of documents. I read every book going. I cross-referenced it. I always work with as much knowledge as possible. It is a way of life for me. Being a dancer, that stood me in good stead. You have to balance your life.
Zap2it : What's your take on your competition - Linda Lavin, Cynthia Nixon, Stockard Channing and Nina Arianda?
Tracie Bennett : I am thrilled to bits. They are solid, fine actresses. It is amazing to me to be in their company, and as a Brit as well.
Zap2it : How do you slip into the role before each performance?
Tracie Bennett : I get into the theater three hours before [curtain]. I have done my homework. I like that time to be quiet and to let it come over me. I am thinking about how I can make it better. As I am doing my eyebrows, I am thinking of how I can be more generous to other actors.
Zap2it: Do you have a pre-show ritual?
Tracie Bennett: To go on, I put the shoes on, I put the engagement ring on, then the scarf and the hat. By the time the coat is on, I am finally confident that I am going into Judy.
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Remember, kids: if you suck at your job, remember to be famous while doing it. That way you'll be assured of landing a job with someone desperate to latch on to someone famous when you get fired because you sucked. Bobby Valentine is the latest in sports to follow Isiah Thomas' footsteps and give it the ol' college try. The Connecticut Post is reporting that Sacred Heart University, a Division I school in Fairfield, Conn., will hire Valentine as its next athletic director. It's a nice attention-grabber for a school most of us have never heard of, but that is about as far as it goes in terms of positives. The odds of this working out aren't very good. Valentine brings a whopping zero days experience in college athletics to the table, and is coming off a disastrous showing in which he managed the Red Sox to their worst finish in four decades. That, of course, was Valentine's first big-league managing gig in 10 years, which does not speak well to his ability to jump in and adapt to something from out of the blue. He also has a long history of rubbing people the wrong way, which is not exactly something that sticks out as a positive where half your job description involves hobnobbing with boosters. But apparently Sacred Heart sees itself as playing with house money. If this doesn't work out, well, no one expected it to. And if it does, the school will get the attention that somehow did not come to fruition with having John Ratzenberger on its Board of Trustees.
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There Is No You, There Is Only Me
In the center of my being, there lies truth and love. Honesty and happiness, sincerity and a lot of compassion. But there are little dark spots around my being, like there is cancer cells around a healthy lung. Encircling, encompassing, and moving closer to the center; determined to suffocate whatever health/goodness is left. I get pulled down every once in a while. I can't stay strong for loved ones and friends forever. I will fall apart and cry once in a while.
My insides feel as if they've been churned and twisted by a meat grinder. This is the closest I have ever been and will ever get to expressing what's inside of me, and allowing others to witness.
I've done a good cover up job for a while. No one around me knows about my thoughts, and no one sees my tears. They don't know about my heart. I feel so lost and bruised sometimes, and I think of suicide. It's a temporary fix though, because I could never carry it out. I wish I could be thankful for what I have already and ramble on. Sometimes it's not that easy, and I've gotten to a point where I'm letting no one in. I can't trust anyone but myself. Who was there when I was rotting in a hole, drowning? Me. Who was there when I bled from self-destruction and cried over the little crimson drips? Me. Those that were around during my times of utter torment used me, abused me, or just left. I'm done with depending on anyone but Jamie. Others bring my tears.
"Yes, I'm alone. But then again I always was. Far back as I can tell I think maybe it's because, because you were never really real to begin with. I just made you up to hurt myself."
Suicide is a strange thing, I always thought about it, but to do it is another thing, To go through those last few moments of guilt, & fear! The one thing that stopped me from it was, Will I get trapped between life & death, & have my spirit lost roaming around for ever! Thank god I don't have to suffer them thoughts any more, I am not completely healed, but getting there! =)


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It is also how long dominance and superior skill have seemingly sapped the life-blood right out of the UFC's welterweight division. How long it's been since someone has had more than a puncher's chance to take the title away.
Three-plus years.
But, alas, the times they are a changing. Lost is the unbeatable and almighty aura that is Georges St. Pierre, who sat on the sidelines with a torn ACL, looking on helplessly as Carlos Condit won a title St. Pierre never lost. Gained—an injection of youth, trash-talking, up-and-comers and excitement that hasn't been around since St. Pierre reclaimed his crown in 2008.
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Lefty Brian Matusz was sent down to triple-A Norfolk after last night's 9-6 loss to St. Louis. I'm a huge Matusz fan, however the move was necessary. Since returning after his injury, Matusz has consistently had a lack of velocity and command in the strike zone. The good news is that this is easily correctable; just not at tha big league level. The Orioles recalled reliever Pedro Viola, who will be in Atlanta for tonight's series-opener against the Braves.
During Sunday's game against the Reds Dave Johnson said something interesting on WBAL radio. He said that there was a feeling out there that Jeremy Guthrie didn't "know how to win." Johnson, a former big league pitcher in his own right, refuted that concept because many of the losses Guthrie suffers aren't his fault. An error here or a fluke hit there, and suddenly the game balloons out of control. More importantly the Orioles struggle to put up runs for Guthrie. I've never been a fan of the "knowing how to win" idea. You win games by outplaying and/or outthinking your opponent; it's as simple as that. However maybe I'm misguided and there's a little more to it than meets-the-eye. This Oriole franchise was going nowhere for about ten years. Certainly owner Peter Angelos and the management in place would try in vain to put a halfway decent team on the field and sell the fact that they were a player away to the fanbase each spring. However perhaps there was a feeling of complacency after awhile in that players were collecting a paycheck. When Andy MacPhail came along and infused the franchise with players such as Adam Jones, Nolan Reimold, Brian Matusz, Brad Bergesen, Chris Tilman, and Matt Wieters, we all thought that they were headed in the right direction...
...and they are. However the fact is that many of the above-mentioned names have had their struggles. Furthermore, the players over time that the O's have brought in from outside (Vladimir Guerrero, Mark Reynolds, Kevin Millwood, etc) have even struggled at times. So I suppose this is one of those "culture of losing" kind of arguments as well. Again I don't buy into any of that because ultimately players wouldn't be playing if they didn't want to win. So then how can you explain Millwood's record last year, and this season's struggles for Guerrero, Bergesen, Tilman, and Reynolds? First off, in Kevin Millwood's case he ended up out of the league this season so perhaps that was a pitcher on his final leg (that he shouldn't have stood on to begin with). However all of these young players have had struggles at various points just as Matusz is going through now. Is it poor scouting on the Orioles' part? Poor coaching? A little bit of everything? I'm so confused!
The correct answer is none of the above. Not only did Oriole scouts, executives, and coaches agree that these players were good draft picks/aquisitions, but analysts across the league lauded the O's for the various moves. It's just not possible for all of them to be swings and misses. Guerrero's problem is that he swings at everything and he seems to love the outside pitches. If you have to almost take a knee in order to possibly connect with the ball, it's probably outside. Bergesen, Tilman, and now Matusz have all struggled with command. Again, were all of the Oriole people and all of the national people wrong about these guys?
Just because you're good enough to be in the big leagues doesn't mean you're going to stay there. You have to consistently work at it because opponents are always making adjustments to what you're doing. Keep in mind that last season many people questioned whether Adam Jones and Matt Wieters would pan out to what we thought they could be. This season they're both in the all-star conversation. So a lot of things can happen between point A and point B. Unfortunately the Orioles are also snakebitten in terms of injuries; we don't know how Matusz would have faired had he not hurt himself out of spring training. Derrek Lee spent some significant time on the DL, and of course Brian Roberts. Nevertheless it seems to me that knowing how to win is something that shouldn't even be asked or questioned, however perhaps it's the questions that we feel shouldn't need to be asked which beg to be asked the most.