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Contact: Thomas A. Hawley, Executive Director of College Relations
E-mail: tahawley@westshore.edu
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Re: WSCC Fall semester 2020
SCOTTVILLE – The West Shore Community College Student Senate has issued a statement in support of wearing masks on the campus and to encourage other Covid-19 mitigation strategies.
The statement reads, "The Student Senate of West Shore Community College strongly supports practices designed to prevent the spread of the deadly COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. These include wearing face masks at all times while on the WSCC campus and in college facilities, routinely washing our hands and using hand sanitizer, and practicing social distancing. WSCC's Student Senate is dedicated to preventing the spread of COVID-19 both on campus and in our community and we, therefore, recommend following CDC guidelines to preserve the health and safety of WSCC students, faculty, administrators, and their families."
Student Senate will provide WSCC-branded cloth masks to the student body free of charge during the first week of the fall semester.
"The science is clear. Masks work to prevent the spread of Covid-19," said Acting Senate President, Connor Grant. "As a Senate, we wanted to send a clear message in support of mask-wearing and other Covid-19 prevention measures. We hope all students will wear masks inside campus facilities and even outside at the college when six feet of distance isn't possible."
"Masks are a way of showing we care about each other at West Shore," said Senate Secretary Sam Gillette, "We need to take the proper steps so we can safely return to campus this fall and have face-to-face classes and events."
"I applaud the Senate for taking this stance," said Annie Jacobson, director of enrollment and student engagement and senate co-advisor. "As our student leaders, I think it's important the senate models courteous behavior for the rest of campus."
Student Senate currently meets remotely every Thursday at 4:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. Anyone wishing to attend may contact Senate Co-Advisor Dr. Matt Sanderson at mwsanderson@westshore.edu for directions.
SCOTTVILLE - West Shore Community College's fall semester will include a blend of in-person and remote academic offerings for students, along with online support services and a phased plan for reopening the campus buildings to students and employees.
"We look forward to welcoming our students to the campus this fall," said WSCC president Scott Ward. "We are taking a very measured and thoughtful approach to the fall semester, and we're working to put the necessary protocols and safety measures in place to make it possible. Maintaining the safety and well-being of our campus community is always our top priority, and the college will adjust plans based on the current status of the health crisis."
The semester will open on August 31, as originally scheduled, and final exams will conclude on December 18.
Many courses are being offered in a blended format so students benefit from real-time connections with faculty members along with the flexibility to complete work on their own schedule. A variety of support services will also be available to students.
On-campus academic instruction will account for approximately half of the college's total curriculum and will include course-related activities requiring in-person, lab-based instruction and the use of specialized computer hardware and software.
Disciplines in which some on-campus instruction will take place include the health professions, lab sciences, and occupational programs. Due to the uncertainty of the future impact from the Coronavirus, classes currently scheduled to meet on campus may change to a hybrid or online format.
Due to a high number of online and hybrid courses, students may need more access to dependable technology, which includes a laptop or personal computer, web cam, stable internet access, and software specific to classes. Students who need technology support should complete a Coronavirus CARE form at https://www.westshore.edu/campus-life/care-team/
The college will follow Michigan Department of Health, District Health Department #10, and Center for Disease Control recommendations regarding the use of personal protective equipment in the instructional and laboratory settings. The college will also monitor updates from the Governor's office and adapt its operations as new information, guidance, or direction is announced.
In accordance with Michigan Executive Order #2020 – 147, masks are required to be worn on campus and accommodations will be made in accord with the order. Students seeking accommodations should contact Julie Dill in the Student Services office; jdill@westshore.edu or call 231-843-5942.
To assure social distancing guidelines are being met, the college has prioritized the buildings, classrooms, and laboratories that are most critical for in-person student learning, and staff has begun modifying those areas. To reduce the possibility of the spread of the virus, several cultural and community events will be held virtually rather than in-person through the fall months.
The college's reopening plan calls for enhanced cleaning and disinfecting in high-use areas, and access to some buildings may be limited to specific entrances and exits. The college has implemented a daily screening process for employees, and screening will be required for participants in specific programs and activities. The college will work with the District Health Department #10 for reporting, testing, tracing, and quarantining in the event a student or employee reports symptoms.
For students who have already registered for the fall semester, the college will be offering a virtual Campus Connections event prior to the start of classes to help orient students to the campus and help them adjust to college operations during the pandemic. Details for the virtual Campus Connections will be announced soon.
Re: WSCC Distributes CARES Act Funds to Students
SCOTTVILLE - This week, more than 470 West Shore Community College students will receive emergency federal funding provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to assist them with unexpected costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In late March, the CARES Act was passed by Congress and signed into law to provide economic relief from COVID-19. It authorized the U.S. Department of Education to provide funding for universities and colleges to award in the form of emergency financial aid grants to eligible students.
WSCC received $564,751 from the CARES Act, of which $282,376 is designated for emergency grants to students. The college will use the remaining funds to pay for other unexpected expenses due to COVID-19.
To be eligible for a CARES Act funding distribution, students must have been enrolled in the winter 2020 semester, be Title IV eligible for federal financial aid, and must not have already received emergency relief funding from the college.
"The pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption to our students and college operations," said WSCC President Scott Ward. "While the college has provided free technology and other emergency assistance, we are grateful to be able to put these dollars directly into the hands of our students."
Students who have no expected family contribution and are eligible for the maximum Pell grant amount will receive $400 from this fund, while students who are eligible for partial Pell amounts will receive $300. Students who are not Pell-eligible will receive $20 for each contact hour in which they were enrolled up to a maximum of $260.
In the wake of the pandemic, the West Shore Community College Foundation has supported urgent and emergent needs for students, and to prevent the ripple effects of COVID-19 from being a barrier to college persistence.
Several years ago, the foundation established an emergency fund which provides financial support to allow students to stay enrolled, and offer support for food, housing and other needs.
"Our students were already carrying a heavy load prior to COVID-19 and this pandemic has created more financial hardship in many of their lives," said Thom Hawley, executive director of the foundation. "It's important to recognize the challenges they face, their commitment to completing their education and we need to do everything we can, as a community, to support them through these trying times."
On March 23, WSCC shifted classes for credit students to a remote learning format in less than one week's time. Due to the pandemic, all summer semester classes are being offered online.
WSCC personnel continue to work remotely and limited campus operations are expected to resume in mid-June. In the interim, the college has established many online support services to assist students with specific needs resulting from the pandemic such as online advising, counseling and tutoring.
The summer semester is underway now through July 24. The fall semester runs from August 26 through December 13.
Anyone interested in donating directly to support the emergency student fund should visit the WSCC Foundation "donate now" web page.
Re: WSCC making alternate plans for performing arts groups
SCOTTVILLE – West Shore Community College Performing Arts is developing alternative plans for large-group rehearsals and performing events which were scheduled to start as early as August.
The plan includes continuing the suspension of all face-to-face WSCC Performing Arts events until October 12. This suspension includes weekly performing music ensemble rehearsals, theater productions, WSCC Performing Arts Series presentations, face-to-face community outreach and friend/fundraising efforts.
In recent weeks, the college's performing arts team, in partnership with other area arts organization, has been developing alternative programming for the community.
From the beginning of Michigan's stay-at-home order Ted Malt, Director of Performing Arts and Professor of Music, has been in contact with many presenting agencies, universities, regional K-12 educators, and performing arts directors to discuss the feasibility of upcoming group rehearsals and performances.
"As a performing arts program which unites many people through the arts within an academic year, health and safety are our first priorities. With the full support and advice of the college's COVID-19 Task Force, we are developing a plan of action taking performing ensembles and performing arts events in an alternate direction. Our hope is these changes are only temporary replacements to our traditional offerings, but will serve as an important step to ensure the safety of our students and community both now and in the future," says Malt.
A decision will be made in mid-August to determine whether face-to-face gatherings can be methodically reinstated after October 12, or any time prior. Pending this decision, performing groups will either be resumed or alternate programming will continue through December 2020. Periodic decision-making will continue until it is deemed safe to resume normal programming.
"These are not easy decisions in these uncertain times. Providing an alternate form of programming to represent what the College has offered in the past is no easy feat. It is my goal to ensure we don't miss a beat under what are unprecedented times. It is my hope that our new normal returns sooner than later; nevertheless, I believe in being proactive. Having a plan in place ensures the continuation of our strong Performing Arts programs at the college."
"The college will be providing our performing arts membership, donors, and the community more information on what 'alternative programming' looks like in the weeks to come," Malt adds. "Any alterations to the Performing Arts, music, and theater COVID-19 action plan will be made based on strong evidence supporting the health and safety of our membership and community."
For more information, contact Malt at tdmalt@westshore.edu
Re: WSCC cancels 5K mud run scheduled for July
SCOTTVILLE – West Shore Community College's Muddy Fox Trot will take a hiatus for one year after organizers decided to cancel the race due to ongoing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
The 6th annual family-friendly 5K mud run, with a boot camp style obstacle course, was scheduled for July 18, on the college's campus. The fun run annually benefits the WSCC Foundation student scholarship fund.
"This is not the news we wanted to share with the community, but after careful deliberation, we believe this is the responsible action to take in order to keep everyone safe during the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic," said Julie Page Smith, director of the college's Wellness Center and an organizer of the race. "We are already looking forward to offering a muddy challenge to area runners in July 2021."
Questions about refunds or cancellation of the race may be directed to Smith at jsmith@westshore.edu
Re: WSCC plans for fall semester classes
SCOTTVILLE – Like most community colleges around the country, West Shore Community College moved to online-only instruction in March, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and college officials are expecting to resume limited campus operations by early June and a full array of class options for the fall semester. All summer semester classes will be offered online.
"We look forward to welcoming our students to the campus again this fall," said WSCC president Scott Ward. "But there is a great deal of work to be done before then and we're working to put the necessary protocols and safety measures in place to make that possible. Maintaining the safety and well-being of our campus community is always our top priority and the college will adjust all plans based on the current status of the health crisis."
A task force, which has been meeting daily since mid-March, is reviewing various fall semester operating scenarios, but Ward stressed they are most focused on taking the necessary precautions that will allow students and college staff to return to the campus safely.
"We are being cautiously optimistic, and we will follow state and federal guidelines to protect our campus community. What those precautions and protections might look like is the focus of the task force."
In the meantime, WSCC personnel are working remotely and continuing to assess the pandemic's impact. The college has established many online support services to assist students with specific needs resulting from the pandemic such as online advising, counseling and tutoring.
"I am very proud of our students, faculty and staff who responded, with very short notice, to this new learning environment and we want to be reunited only when it is safe to do so."
Ward added, "We know many people in our community are anxious, and some of them are hurting. We are assessing the needs of their college-bound students and we want to be there for them every step of the way."
The summer semester begins June 1 through July 24. The fall semester runs from August 26 and ends on December 13.
Registration for the College's summer and fall semesters is currently underway for first-time, returning, and guest students and will continue to the first week of each term's classes.
Re: West Shore Adds New Online Capabilities and Summer Sections
SCOTTVILLE – With many current and potential college students stuck at home this summer and facing an uncertain fall semester, West Shore Community College (WSCC) has expanded its online summer offerings to provide advanced learning options for students looking to get ahead.
New sections of anatomy and physiology, general geology, introduction to statistics, and interpersonal communications have been added to the summer schedule after current sections of those courses filled to capacity.
Faculty in these courses are also using a variety of advanced technology to enhance the online learning experience. In the case of general geology, lab kits containing a variety of rock specimens have been developed and will be mailed to students' homes. These kits will allow for at-home, hands-on learning and will be paired with online virtual field trips.
Anatomy and physiology 1, as well as the online summer offering of intro to chemistry, will utilize Labster software that provides students with a simulated lab environment in which they can conduct virtual experiments and test their knowledge.
"We are using these unfortunate circumstances as an opportunity to experiment with some really cool online learning technologies and techniques," said Professor of Chemistry and chair of the sciences division, Dr. Sonja Siewert. "Our hope is that students who might not otherwise be able to take one of these science courses in a face-to-face format right now, no matter which college or university they are attending full-time, will still be able to take these courses from WSCC and get the quality of experience and knowledge they need."
Dr. Mark Kinney, vice president of academics and student services, added, "This is a great opportunity for students who have recently graduated high school to get a jump start on their college career while they are stuck at home, for university students who want to save some money by taking these courses at WSCC during the summer and then transferring the credit, and for current students who want to continue to make progress on their education during the summer."
The summer semester runs from June 1 through July 24. Registration is also open for the fall semester, which begins August 26 and ends December 13. As always, students who register early for classes have the best selection of courses. The full selection of summer and fall courses can be viewed under the "Course Search" tab on my.westshore.edu.
All students seeking financial aid must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, also commonly referred to as FAFSA. Information about the FAFSA can be found at www.fafsa.gov. Financial aid questions may be directed to the WSCC Financial Aid office at finaid@westshore.edu.
Guest students who primarily attend another college or university must submit the Michigan Uniform Undergraduate Guest Application, which can be obtained from their university or by emailing admissions@westshore.edu prior to registration.
New students or those who have any other questions can contact the Student Services Office at studentservices@westshore.edu. Students can also schedule an online advising appointment by visiting https://www.westshore.edu/admissions/advising-and-registration/.
Curb side drop-off for borrowed laptops
The West Shore Community College Information Technology Department is asking students, who borrowed computers and related technology equipment during the Winter Semester, to return the equipment to the campus on:
Monday, May 18, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Tuesday, May 19, 12 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Wednesday, May 20, 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Employees from the Help Desk will receive the borrowed computers, at the designated times, in the Technical Center Building bus drop-off zone. Those delivering the computers are asked to practice social distancing protocols and remain in their car. All campus buildings will remain closed.
Any questions, contact the Help Desk at helpdesk@westshore.edu or by calling 231-845-5570.
May 6, 2020:
As a result of Governor Whitmer's executive order extension, the West Shore Community College campus remains closed until May 15. College employees are working remotely and will respond to messaging as they are able.
All college sponsored public events or community meetings, through May 30, have been cancelled or postponed until further notice.
For those students who met the graduation requirements at the conclusion of the winter semester, the conferral of degrees will occur as scheduled and diplomas will be distributed early this summer.
Registration- summer and fall semesters
Registration for the College's summer and fall semesters is underway for first-time, returning, and guest students and will continue to the first week of each term's classes. The summer semester runs from June 1 through July 24. The fall semester begins August 26 and ends December 13.
Due to the current status of the coronavirus pandemic, all summer semester courses are scheduled in an online-only format. At a later date and if circumstances allow, additional hybrid and face-to-face sections may be added. There are also many online courses offered through Michigan Colleges Online.
Registration and advising for the summer semester and registration for the fall semester is underway. Current students can register for classes online via my.westshore.edu and can reach out to an academic advisor at studentservices@westshore.edu. Current students and those who have applied within the past two years, may schedule an advising appointment at the following link:
Fall/Summer 2020 Advising-Registration Appointments
New students should apply and complete the acceptance email instructions on how to complete both the online New Student Orientation (NSO) and New Student Registration (NSR). Students will be directed to sign up for an advising appointment at the completion of the NSR.
Students should contact a high school counselor for a transcript and test scores (SAT/ACT and PSAT for dual enrolled students) and send them to admissions@westshore.edu Currently, placement testing is very limited, however, a student will be allowed to enroll in ENG 111 (college level English) and MTH 121 (intermediate algebra) with an overall HS GPA of 2.8 or higher and an appropriate SAT score (MTH - 460-499; ENG – 340 - 449). Students wishing to take a math course higher than MTH 121 or were placed into ENG 051, must contact the Learning and Testing Center for an appointment to take the appropriate portion of Accuplacer. testingcenter@westshore.edu
Students who are home for the summer and attend another college or university may also enroll in course work as guest students. Guest students must submit the MACRAO approved Michigan Uniform Undergraduate Guest Application to admissions@westshore.edu prior to registration
Official communications from the college will be delivered via WSCC email, the WSCC app, and on this web site. Information will also be posted on social media. If an instructor plans to use an alternative means of communication, they will notify you.
For immediate technology concerns, email the help desk at helpdesk@westshore.edu or call 231-843-5570. The Help Desk provides support to students, instructors, and staff who are experiencing technical difficulties.
If you are (or you know) a student with any kind of personal or academic need arising from the Coronavirus outbreak, you may request CARE Team assistance by completing the Coronavirus CARE form.
You can both view and purchase your course books via the college's virtual bookstore.
Click on the button Let's Get Started and follow the screen prompts. If you are planning to purchase, you will be asked to create a password and log-in before submitting to your cart.
Student financial aid will be available to use on our virtual store for the summer semester beginning May 11, and ending at midnight on June 5.
To find out what the virtual store offers and how to use the site, click here: Select the MENU button and then select the Help & Contact Us button. Here you will find a list of frequently asked questions and contact information for the college's virtual store provider.
April 10, 2020:
As a result of Governor Whitmer's executive order extension, the West Shore Community College campus remains closed until May 1. College faculty and staff are working remotely and will respond to messaging as they are able.
Online academic instruction will continue until the end of the semester, May 1, and students will not return to the campus for exams. Instructors will determine details for final exams and communicate directly with students as soon as possible.
All college sponsored public events or community meetings, through May 1, have been cancelled or postponed until further notice.
WSCC's commencement and related activities have been postponed. The college is exploring options for holding a commencement ceremony at a later date, but no decision has been made. For those students who have met the graduation requirements, the conferral of degrees will still occur on time and diplomas will be distributed early this summer.
We recognize the conversion to online coursework is challenging for many students and the administration is currently working on adjusting policies and procedures to help students complete the coursework and assist those who cannot complete. Continue to speak with your instructor about your concerns. The college will be providing a variety of options to help reduce the financial and academic effects of this interruption.
Even though K-12 schools have modified their academic year-end classes, dual enrolled students are responsible for completing the requirements for their college class (es). Direct questions, on specific classes, to the instructor or academic department office.
All successfully completed winter semester classes will count toward degree requirements and graduation. For dual enrolled students, successfully completed classes will meet WSCC requirements, but may not meet high school requirements. Consult with your school district for more information.
Most WSCC Student Services are available to help you. Email the office staff and they will determine the best way to meet your needs. studentservices@westshore.edu
Due to the current status of the coronavirus pandemic, all summer courses are scheduled in an online-only format. At a later date and if circumstances allow, additional hybrid and face-to-face sections may be added. There are also many online courses offered through Michigan Colleges Online.
Registration for the summer semester begins on April 13. Registration for the fall semester does not start until May 4.
Re: WSCC Commencement postponed
SCOTTVILLE –In response to Governor Whitmer's executive order extension to remain at home, West Shore Community College is postponing its May 1 commencement ceremony, a decision taken by numerous colleges and universities across the country as a result of the coronavirus health emergency.
The college is exploring options for holding a commencement ceremony at a later date, but no decision has been made.
"Commencement is a highlight of the college experience for students and their families and a source of pride for the college. But, we must be responsible and take into consideration the health of the entire West Shore community. We look forward to the opportunity to honor our students' accomplishments properly with a ceremony at a later date," said WSCC President Scott Ward.
Online academic instruction will continue until the end of the semester, May 1, and for those students who have met the graduation requirements, the conferral of degrees will still occur on time and diplomas will be distributed early this summer.
All college sponsored public events or community meetings on the campus, have been cancelled or postponed until further notice.
Registration for the College's summer semester opens on April 13, for first-time, returning, and guest students and will continue to the first week of classes. The summer semester runs from June 1 through July 24.
Online course schedules can be viewed under the "Course Search" tab on my.westshore.edu and advising sessions are available online or by phone conference.
New students or those who have any other questions can contact the Student Services Office at studentservices@westshore.edu
Registration for the fall semester is expected to begin no later than May 4th.
The college is providing updates on a WSCC website link –– www.westshore.edu/coronavirus that is updated as information becomes available.
Re: Register Now for Summer College Classes
SCOTTVILLE – Registration for West Shore Community College's summer semester opens on April 13, for first-time, returning, and guest students and will continue to the first week of classes.
The summer semester runs from June 1 through July 24.
Students who register early for classes have the best selection of courses. Due to the current status of the Coronavirus pandemic, all summer courses are currently scheduled in an online-only format. Additional sections, including hybrid and face-to-face options, will be added, at a later date, if the circumstances allow. In addition, there are many online courses offered through Michigan Colleges Online.
Online course schedules can be viewed under the "Course Search" tab on my.westshore.edu.
Students who are home for the summer and attend another college or university may also enroll in course work as guest students. Guest students must submit the MACRAO approved Michigan Uniform Undergraduate Guest Application to admissions@westshore.edu prior to registration.
New students or those who have any other questions can contact the Student Services Office at studentservices@westshore.edu. Current students and those who have applied within the past two years, may schedule an advising appointment at the following link: advising appointment sign up.
Registration for the fall semester is expected to begin no later than May 4.
Letter from President Ward:
To read, click here.
Re: Full campus shut down due to executive order
SCOTTVILLE – Today (March 23), Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued a "Stay Home, Stay Safe" executive order for the State of Michigan and the college is beginning a full campus shut down as of 12:01 a.m., on March 24. In response to the order, all of the college's buildings are closed to the public through April 13. The order prohibits in-person work that is not necessary to sustain or protect life. College faculty and staff are working remotely and will respond to messaging as they are able.
Online academic instruction will continue until the end of the semester, May 1.
Registration for the summer and fall semesters has been postponed until further notice.
All college sponsored public events or community meetings, through April 30, have been cancelled or postponed until further notice.
Pending further actions by the governor's office and Michigan Department of Health, after April 13, parts of the campus will be staffed in-person Monday-Friday, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., through the end of the semester.
Following guidance from the CDC, as well as state and local public health authorities, a task force is meeting daily, via video conference, to focus on the college's preparedness and response to the coronavirus pandemic.
For the latest information, follow the CDC link: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
Coronavirus Response:
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has issued a "Stay Home, Stay Safe" executive order for the State of Michigan and the college is beginning a full campus shut down as of 12:01 a.m. on March 24, 2020. In response to the order:
All of the college's buildings are closed to the public through April 13. The order prohibits in-person work that is nt necessary to sustain or protect life. College faculty and staff are working remotely and will respond to messaging as they are able.
A limited number of laptops are available, by loan for student use only, on a first-come first served basis. Call 231-843-5570, or email the help desk at helpdesk@westshore.edu, by 6 p.m., for more information. No requests will be accepted after today.
If you are (or you know) a student with any kind of personal or academic need arising from the Coronavirus outbreak, please request CARE
Team assistance by completing the Coronavirus CARE form.
For the latest information, follow the CDC link.
Campus Update:
For the health and safety of West Shore Community College Community students and staff, effective Friday, March 20, any remaining face-to-face instruction has been suspended through April 5. Online academic instruction will continue until the end of the semester.
With an appointment, support services will continue to be offered to students on an emergency basis only. No family members will be admitted to the college's buildings if an appointment is granted and appropriate measures will be enforced to protect the health of students and college employees.
Many of the college staff are working remotely and there are limited services in many of the college's departments. Students should call ahead to determine if the services they need are available.
All of the college's buildings are closed to the public through March 30.
The college has installed free Wi-Fi access, for public use, in parking lots near the Tech Center, Arts and Sciences Center, and Recreation Center.
Online research resources can be accessed by viewing the library web site.
Pending further actions by the Michigan Department of Health, parts of the campus will be staffed in-person Monday-Friday, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., through the end of the semester.
Following guidance from the CDC, as well as state and local public health authorities, a task force is meeting daily to focus on preparedness and response to the coronavirus pandemic. Check the web site daily for updates.
Re: WSCC Goes Online – Buildings are Closed
SCOTTVILLE - President Scott Ward announced today, for the health and safety of West Shore Community College Community students and staff, effective Friday, March 20, any remaining face-to-face instruction has been suspended through April 5. Online academic instruction will continue until the end of the semester.
Currently, all of the college's buildings are closed to the public through March 30. Online research resources can be accessed by viewing the library web site. The college has installed free Wi-Fi access, for public use, in parking lots near the Tech Center, Arts and Sciences Center, and Recreation Center.
"Our status will be reevaluated prior to March 30, at which time a decision will be made to either resume some operations or extend our closure," said Ward. "I recognize the disappointments and challenges with the decisions we are making and the great uncertainty for the weeks ahead. We are doing our best to make appropriate decisions based on quickly evolving information."
Following guidance from the CDC, as well as state and local public health authorities, a task force is meeting daily to focus on preparedness and response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The college is providing updates on a WSCC website link –– www.westshore.edu/coronavirus that is updated as information becomes available.
Re: WSCC Campus Closes to the Public
SCOTTVILLE - To curb the potential spread of the coronavirus, West Shore Community College officials have decided to close all of the buildings to the public, through March 30, with the exception of students who have an appointment or are completing an approved lab section.
WSCC is reopening the campus tomorrow to students, by appointment only, who need to access support services. Appropriate measures will be enforced to protect the health of students and college employees. There are limited services in many of the college's departments and students are urged to call ahead to determine if the services they need are available.
Following recommendations from the Center for Disease Control and state public health officials, in-person labs will be limited to 10 or fewer students. Students should work directly with their instructor for further instructions on how their classes will be conducted.
The Learning and Testing Center and a computer lab will be open and students should email or call to make an appointment. The library has been closed and online resources can be accessed by viewing the library web site.
Pending further actions by the Michigan Department of Health, the campus will be staffed in-person Monday-Friday, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., through the end of the semester, with many employees transitioning to working remotely.
In support of the college's decision to close buildings, the Michigan State University Extension office, located in the Recreation Center, is closed and extension staff will be working remotely and can be reached via email or phone.
The entire college campus was closed to the public, on Monday and Tuesday, to provide faculty and staff the time to move course content online. Classes already offered online will continue as planned.
"We are doing our best to maintain operations, however, staff have been instructed to work from home whenever possible. I want to thank our dedicated faculty and staff who are doing all they can to ensure students graduate on time and receive their degrees or certificates this spring," said President Scott Ward.
For the latest information, follow this CDC link: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
Re: WSCC Rec Center and Ice Arena to remain closed
SCOTTVILLE - West Shore Community College officials have extended the closure of the Recreation Center and West Shore Community Ice Arena until March 30. The college's bookstore and café are also closed.
Governor Whitmer's Executive Order 2020-9, which was signed this morning, requires places of public accommodation to be closed including cafes, gymnasiums, fitness centers, recreation centers, indoor sports facilities, indoor exercise facilities, and exercise studios.
In addition, all college sponsored public events, through April 21, have been cancelled or postponed.
The entire college campus, including the Recreation Center and ice arena, are closed to the public today and Tuesday, March 17, to provide faculty and staff the opportunity to prepare for course content to be moved online. The Board of Trustees meeting, on Monday evening, will be held as scheduled and is open to the public.
Unless otherwise specified, after March 17, the campus will remain open for staff, and business operations will continue with appropriate measures in place to protect the health of college employees. There will be limited services in some of the college's departments.
A leadership team is collaborating daily, focusing on preparedness and response, following guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as state and local public health authorities. For the latest information, follow this CDC link: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
The college will provide updates on a WSCC website link –– www.westshore.edu/coronavirus that is updated as information becomes available.
March 13, 2020 Update:
Re: WSCC moving to online classes
SCOTTVILLE –West Shore Community College is cancelling classes for Monday and Tuesday, March 16 and 17, and then moving most face-to-face classes to an online format beginning Wednesday, March 18. This move is anticipated to last until the end of the winter semester, but is subject to change as the as the spread of the Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, evolves.
The entire college campus, including the Recreation Center and Ice Arena, will be closed to the public on Monday and Tuesday, March 16 and 17, to provide faculty and staff the opportunity to prepare for course content to be online. The Board of Trustees meeting, on Monday evening, will be held as scheduled and is open to the public.
"The health and safety of our campus community, along with our surrounding communities is our highest priority," said WSCC President Scott Ward.
"There are many unknowns as this public health issue continues, and it has presented us with many challenges. We are doing all we can to continue offering our services and fulfill our primary mission of providing students the education they need."
Ward said the College is taking these steps after speaking with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and state authorities, who offered guidelines to higher education leaders following Tuesday's declaration of a state of emergency.
Effective Monday, March 16, most WSCC sponsored and/or community events will be canceled or postponed.
Unless otherwise specified, after March 17, the campus will remain open for staff, and business operations will continue with appropriate measures in place to protect the health of college employees. There may be limited services in some of the college's departments.
A leadership team is collaborating daily, focusing on preparedness and response, following guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as state and local public health authorities. For the latest information, follow this CDC link:
Letter to Students:
West Shore Community College Students:
The situation surrounding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to change rapidly. Last night, Governor Whitmer ordered all K-12 schools in Michigan to be closed beginning Monday, March 16, for a period of three weeks. Following the guidance of her office and of healthcare officials, we have decided to increase the precautions we are taking at West Shore Community College. In short, we have decided to move the vast majority of our remaining instruction online, which will begin after a brief delay while we migrate content. All classes will be cancelled on Monday and Tuesday, March 16 and 17, to give us time to create and upload content to our online system. Most classes will then resume in an online format on Wednesday, March 18.
Faculty will be communicating with students regarding exceptions to this policy, as well as to provide further instructions about how classes will be conducted in the new online format. In certain exceptional cases, small or individual face-to-face instructional sessions may be permitted, such as with laboratory sections that require special equipment or have face-to-face requirements from regulatory agencies. These will be evaluated on a case-by-case and ongoing basis, however, and are subject to change as the situation develops. Again, students are urged to work directly with their instructors to understand the unique circumstances surrounding each of their classes.
The college campus will be closed to the public on Monday and Tuesday, March 16 and 17, in order to provide faculty and staff with time to plan this migration. This closure includes the Ice Arena and Recreation Center. The Board of Trustees meeting at 4:00 on Monday is still open to public attendance. Further decisions regarding campus availability after these dates will be made and announced early next week. WSCC officials are working diligently to provide students with spaces to complete their online coursework on our campus, but final determinations about availability have not yet been made.
In order to assist students who are heavily impacted by this decision, the college has set up a new form that allows students to report extenuating personal or academic needs to college officials. Managed by the Campus Assessment, Response, and Evaluation (CARE) Team, this form is available here. Remember also that a webpage is available to provide students with additional information about the virus and WSCC's response at www.westshore.edu/coronavirus.
Lastly, I urge all of you to take this outbreak seriously. Avoid public spaces, wash your hands, and stay isolated at home if you become sick. Remember that you can transmit this disease even if you have not begun exhibiting symptoms, so everyone should take extra precautions even if you are feeling fine. This is a serious illness that is having widespread ramifications across our nation. All indications, however, are that we are only at the very beginning of what we will collectively experience. Be smart.
Mark Kinney
Vice President of Academics and Student Services
West Shore Community College
List of Canceled Events:
To ensure the safety of students, employees and guests, and to comply with the recommendations set by the Michigan Department of Public Health, WSCC is canceling or postponing on-campus events that meet or approach the 100-person threshold for large gatherings:
Cancelled – March 15 – High School Art Competition Reception, 2 p.m., Center Stage Theater
Cancelled - March 17 – Grad Fair, 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Schoenherr Campus Center
Cancelled - April 7 – Employee Recognition, 7:30 a.m., North Lounge, Administrative & Conf Bldg
Postponed - April 9 – WSCC Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., Center Stage Theater*
Postponed - April 13 – WSCC Wind Symphony & Percussion Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., Manistee High School Auditorium*
Cancelled - April 18 – Nursing Class 2020 Family Fun Walk/Run, WSCC Campus
Postponed - April 21 – Concert Choir, 2 p.m., Center Stage Theater*
*Rehearsal sessions for the Wind Symphony, Percussion Ensemble, Concert Choir, and Jazz Band have been suspended for the remainder of the semester. Their public concerts have been postponed and may be rescheduled at a later date.
Public Service Announcement:
Re: COVID-19 virtual screenings offered by Spectrum Health – Ludington Hospital
LUDINGTON - Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital is taking several precautionary steps to keep the community safe and prepared. As a service to the community, the hospital is offering free COVID-19 virtual screenings 24/7 to people in the state of Michigan who are experiencing symptoms at 616.391.2380. If you have severe or life-threatening symptoms, please call 911.
The hospital has compiled several resources to help you stay informed and prepared. To view this information and access resources, please visit the following link: https://www.spectrumhealth.org/covid19
The hospital has updated the family and visitor policy. Spectrum Health will be enforcing the following family and visitor restrictions at all of its hospitals:
No children under the age of 12 will be allowed to visit Spectrum Health hospitals during this time for their safety.
Visitors, including family members, will be limited to one person per patient. Two visitors will be allowed for pediatric (children under the age of 18) and maternity patients.
Visitors and family members must be healthy and without symptoms of illness.
Visitors and family members who have recently traveled internationally to countries that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention include in their COVID-19 travel warnings will not be permitted to visit.
Manistee - Due to the Corona Virus (COVID-19), Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital has implemented a change in their Visitor Policy effective immediately for student who are utilizing the education center for classes.
For student safety as well as the safety of our staff and patients, students will be restricted to just the education center until further notice. This means students should enter/exit the building using the doors of the education center only and should NOT enter the hospital portion of the building unless they are seeking care for themselves. This restriction also means students should refrain from coming into the cafeteria area before/during/after their classes.
Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact myself or Julie Mueller in our Marketing/Communications department. We appreciate your understanding of this change in policy and we will inform you when any changes to this new policy are made.
Karen Miller
Executive Secretary & Medical Staff Coordinator
Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital
WSCC News Release:
Re: WSCC Responding to Coronavirus Situation
SCOTTVILLE - West Shore Community College officials are taking steps to move many of its classes online for the remainder of the semester and is postponing or canceling some events scheduled in the next several weeks due to the developing coronavirus situation.
Yesterday, President Scott Ward appointed a task force to meet on a daily basis to monitor the changing situation and provide recommendations to mitigate the impact on students, employees, and the public. The work is being coordinated with K-12 schools and community partners.
Based on recommendations from the Michigan Department of Public Health, the college task force is taking steps to cancel or postpone public events with over 100 people, including conferences and community events; reducing in-person gatherings and activities, especially for organizations with individuals at risk of severe illness; where feasible, offering tele-learning or tele-work opportunities; and limiting non-essential work travel.
Currently, the faculty are working to transition many classes to virtual online learning, when feasible, through the remainder of the semester.
"We are committed to successfully completing the semester, whether instruction is face-to-face or online, and to ensure our students' progress towards a degree and graduation," said Dr. Mark Kinney, Vice President of Academics and Student Services.
He added, "The College is supporting and encouraging any faculty member who elects to take their courses online at this time. As of this moment, we are not requiring all classes to go online, nor do we have immediate plans to close the campus."
To mitigate the possibility of spreading the virus, the weekend reception for students who are participating in the High School Art Competition exhibit, scheduled for Sunday afternoon, March 15, has been cancelled, and a Graduate Fair to be held on March 17, in the Schoenherr Campus Center, has also been cancelled. In addition, the nursing class-sponsored family fun walk/run, scheduled for April 18, has also been cancelled.
Rehearsal sessions for the Wind Symphony, Percussion Ensemble, Concert Choir, and Jazz Band have been suspended for the remainder of the semester.
The following public concerts have been postponed and may be rescheduled at a later date:
April 9 - Jazz Band- Center Stage Theater
April 13 - Wind Symphony and Percussion Ensemble - Manistee High School
April 21 - Concert Choir - Center Stage Theater
"Public health authorities are trying to stop the virus from spreading further by restricting travel and, if necessary, introducing quarantines," said WSCC President Scott Ward. "Their expertise will serve as the basis for continuous updates on how the college responds locally to the coronavirus situation."
WSCC is maintaining a webpage to communicate future updates relating to the Coronavirus, which can be found at www.westshore.edu/coronavirus.
As confirmed cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) continue to spread across the country, I feel it is important for us all to take action to minimize the impact this global pandemic will have on our college, our community, and our collective health and well-being. The latest tallies by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) show 938 confirmed cases across 38 states and the District of Columbia, including 29 deaths (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-in-us.html#reporting-cases). We know that this outbreak is going to get much worse before it gets better, however, and the number of cases continues to escalate today.
With that in mind, I am supporting and encouraging all faculty to voluntarily take their courses online for the remainder of the semester. Please note that WSCC has not decided to force all classes to go online, so many courses are currently planning to continue meeting in a face-to-face format. This is a rapidly changing situation, however, so please be on the lookout for communication from your instructors indicating if your courses will be meeting online before you travel to campus. Furthermore, I have asked all instructors to work with students who elect not to come to class either due to a concern for their safety or due to illness. If you are such an individual, please reach out to your instructor directly to proactively work with them on a plan.
If at all possible, WSCC plans to continue on-campus operations to provide student supports such as tutoring and computer lab access. We are implementing additional precautions to sanitize workstations before and after each user and to ensure sufficient spacing between users. Our hope is that, if you do not have access to a computer or the Internet at home, you will still have space on our campus where you can meet the requirements of your online classes. However, if the situation worsens and we are forced to move entirely online or close the campus, we will reassess the supports we are able to provide. In some cases, it may also become necessary to issue Incomplete grades or Withdrawals from classes. If you believe this is necessary in your case, please work directly with your instructor to make proactive arrangements.
Lastly, WSCC has elected to cancel numerous upcoming events and to suspend all employee travel outside of our immediate service district. The full list of canceled events will be made available on our Coronavirus webpage at www.westshore.edu/coronavirus. If you have an upcoming event, be sure you check this page before making arrangements to attend. At this time, no decision has been made as to whether Commencement or the Student Awards Ceremony will be held, so be on the lookout for additional communication in the coming days and weeks regarding the status of these events.
These are extremely difficult and challenging times for all of us, and I fear that the worst is still ahead for us as a nation. Please exercise an abundance of caution in every action you take. Be careful of public spaces like busy grocery stores. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water, and cover your cough and sneeze with your elbow. Avoid touching your face with unwashed hands. With your support and vigilance, and with the tireless work of WSCC faculty and staff, we will get through this and will do everything we can to help you reach your educational goals. I will send additional communications as more information becomes available and decisions are made.
Mark Kinney, Ed.D.
Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Update:
Following the announcement of the state's first presumptive positive cases of COVID-19, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) are providing recommendations designed to help prevent the spread of the virus. These recommendations apply at the individual, organizational, and community levels. They apply to businesses, workplaces, schools, community organizations, health care institutions, and individuals of all ages, backgrounds, and health profiles; everyone has an important role to play. Please take a moment to review the Interim Recommendations to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 (March 11, 2020). Information about this outbreak is changing rapidly. You can stay informed by regularly visiting Michigan.gov/Coronavirus and CDC.gov/Coronavirus.
West Shore Community College is closely monitoring the Coronavirus (COIVD-19) situation. This is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. Tens of thousands of cases have been confirmed around the world. While we have not had any reported cases in our region we want you to know the college is monitoring the latest information. Authorities are trying to stop the virus from spreading further, including restriction of travel and introducing quarantines. The following tips will help to reduce the likelihood of contracting the virus and spreading this disease, as well as influenza.
Coronavirus Facts
CDC Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) resource page.
The World Health Organization (WHO) also has resources on the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
U.S. State Department Travel Advisories. U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC): Travel Health Notices inform travelers and clinicians about current health issues that impact travelers' health, like disease outbreaks, special events or gatherings, and natural disasters, in specific international destinations. Click here to learn more.
For up-to-date information on coronavirus from the Michigan Department of Public Health, please visit this link.
The following are CDC guidelines.
Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after using the restroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Please note, that WSCC has alcohol-based sanitizer dispensers located throughout our buildings.
If you are sick, please stay home and avoid contact with others. If you need to stay home sick, please contact your professors and let them know if possible.
Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or upper sleeve when coughing or sneezing.
The health and safety of our WSCC campus community, along with our surrounding communities is our highest priority. To help assist with this effort, the WSCC Student Senate will be purchasing and distributing additional hand sanitizers for placement around the campus. Dispensers are also located near restroom facilities. For those of you who may be traveling during the Spring Break, please use the same precautions as outlined in this memo.
It is difficult to predict how this particular virus will develop. More than anything else, this means uncertainty. Even though the symptoms are only mild in most cases, the number of severe infections cautions us to take the situation seriously. In the meantime, we have to do all we can to slow the further spread of the virus and to minimize its impact. WSCC will continue to monitor the situation and post updates as the situation continues to evolve.
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Food policies that are based on evidence and advocacy delivered by citizens are more likely to benefit those whose lives they affect most. An event this week heard how connecting people to policy can help secure healthy and more sustainable diets for everyone.
Many of today's social and environmental problems stem from the food we eat: our diets are making us unhealthy, putting huge burdens on public health systems everywhere, and depleting our water and natural resources. What if we all had healthier, more sustainable diets?
Sounds good, but what does this look like in practice? Experts' opinions about the right kinds of diets and of the policies needed to achieve them are often blind to the realities of how people – especially the poor – experience food in their daily lives.
IIED, Hivos and partners are taking a citizen-led approach to food research and policy-making as part of the Sustainable Diets for All programme. We are working with civil society organisations (CSOs) in developing countries to understand the food issues that matter to people in their own contexts, and working with low income citizens to gather evidence that can support their own policy agenda. This will help make policy more relevant to the daily lives and needs of poor people that use and work in the food system.
We have developed two new resources, a food systems advocacy toolkit and a report on citizen generated evidence. These are aimed at helping CSOs and citizens find common ground on diet related issues, and work together through evidence generation and advocacy to defend and improve food systems, particularly in the informal sector.
These two documents were launched during this week's City University Food Policy Symposium. The event's theme 'connecting people with food policy' explored how gathering, translating and using evidence of lived experience of food-related problems can make food policy more relevant to those whose lives they affect most.
Through a series of short presentations, speakers from national and international projects shared research lessons on how to best listen to and learn from people's lived experience. The event also highlighted the importance of sharing these experiences in policy making processes and political spaces.
What is citizen-led evidence generation, and why do we need it?
Far too often, the day-to-day realities of low-income people and the informal markets that form the backbone of their food consumption habits are invisible to policymakers. Without clear, visible evidence of the food-related problems low income citizens face, outsiders make assumptions about poor peoples' priorities, knowledge and agency.
This can heighten political exclusion and lead to legislation, planning and allocation of resources that may at best overlook and at worst run counter to the interests of the poorest.
We need new ways of connecting citizens to policymaking. Citizen-generated evidence, either through primary data collection or from gaining access to existing information, creates a crucial inroad for dialogue between low-income people and the policy makers that make decisions on food system issues.
This was demonstrated when low income food producers and vendors gathered with policy makers in a Zambian 'food lab' to map different elements of the local food system in Chongwe district. Food producers, vendors and a range of other actors identified issues and policies within the food system, bringing new perspectives which were then put to policy makers.
The enduring tendency towards 'participation-lite' advocacy techniques and tools that extract information from communities without involving them in agenda setting, or fail to create spaces for citizens where political decisions are made, must also be challenged.
Advocacy delivered by or with people who live with the impacts of limited dietary choice is often very powerful, particularly when this work goes beyond providing citizen 'voice' and extends to citizen inclusion in all steps of an advocacy planning process.
To successfully engage citizens in advocacy, our approaches are designed around the constraints citizens face, in particular women in low income countries, where heavy labour pressures and household and family commitments mean women are unable to participate in advocacy planning workshops. Illiteracy is a further challenge which is more common in women than men. Workshops need to be delivered in small group discussions and in the local language.
So where to from here? Policymakers, urban and rural local government officials as well as non-governmental organisations (NGOs) themselves need to adapt their learning style to seek out, value and interpret citizen-generated evidence and respond to calls to action from citizen groups.
A more diagnostic and collaborative approach from policymakers will give low income citizens reason to trust the policy process. This will mark a welcome step forward from the status quo where low income citizens are often suspicious of initiatives that seek to 'improve' the food system of the poor – many such initiatives in the past have not tangibly improved lives.
Rather than telling poor people what they should eat, it is time to listen to them, to work with them to record dietary patterns through food diaries, to document food culture through photo stories and video, and support citizen groups to change the way that policy makers think.


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Lucidity est le premier album du groupe de metal symphonique néerlandais Delain, publié le  chez Roadrunner Records.

Pour leur premier album, le groupe a invité plusieurs musiciens :
Sharon den Adel de Within Temptation au chant.
Marco Hietala de Nightwish et Tarot au chant et à la basse.
Liv Kristine de  Leaves' Eyes au chant.
George Oosterhoek et Guus Eikens de Orphanage respectivement au grunt et à la guitare.
Ad Sluijter de Epica à la guitare.
Ariën van Weesenbeek de God Dethroned à la batterie.
Jan Yrlund de Lacrimosa à la guitare.

Liste des chansons

Membres

Membres actuels

 Charlotte Wessels - voix
 Ronald Landa - guitare
 Ray van Lente - guitare
 Rob van der Loo - basse
 Sander Zoer - batterie
 Martijn Westerholt - claviers

Musiciens invités

 Sharon den Adel - voix (piste 4)
 George Oosthoek - voix (piste 3, 11 et 12)
 Liv Kristine - voix (piste 5 et 10)
 Marco Hietala - basse et voix (piste 1, 4, 7, 8 et 10)
 Ad Sluijter - guitare
 Jan Yrlund - guitare
 Guus Eikens - guitare
 Ariën van Weesenbeek - batterie

Références

Album de Delain
Album publié par Roadrunner Records
Premier album musical sorti en 2006

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This module includes three workshops, each addressing a different life skill or focusing on the self-management considered important in transitioning to university. We suggest beginning an event with the workshop on Growth Mindset to encourage students to be open to the learning process and take risks during the event.
The next two workshops are highly practical and interactive.
The Game of Life is a team challenge designed to practise juggling priorities at university and planning how to expend money, time and energy to create the lifestyle of their choosing.


We sell two types of photographs: - Lobby Cards (UK: Front of House cards) are displayed in Movie Theatre to promote the movie by featuring key scenes from the film. They are usually printed on cardstock and issued in sets of 8. - Press stills are taken by studio photographers during production. They may include stars or crew members, often with an information about the film or artist. They were used for public display in movie theatres, or sent along with press kits to be displayed in newspapers and magazines.


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Milan marijuana dispensary hurrying to finish construction by January
By Angela Rose |
Posted: Tue 10:08 PM, Dec 03, 2019 |
Updated: Tue 10:22 PM, Dec 03, 2019
Milan, Ill. (KWQC) - In less than a month, people 21 and over will be able to buy recreational marijuana in Illinois.
Nature's Treatment in Milan is racing against the clock to prepare for the new law that legalizes recreational marijuana in Illinois. (KWQC)
A Milan business is racing against the clock to prepare for that new law that comes along with the new year.
Nature's Treatment is advertising legally being able to buy recreational marijuana in Illinois, but its not ready to sell it yet.
It's expanding its building by twice its size to sell recreational marijuana.
Nature's Treatment Manager Shannon Ballegeer said they started out only selling medical marijuana in 2016.
"We only had a couple hundred patients. We weren't servicing a large amount of people like we are now," Ballegeer said. "Now we are up over 1,400 patients just on the medical side. Obviously we know that number will be huge for the recreational buyers."
Nature's Treatment is betting on it. Its new recreational addition will cost them over $1 million.
"There will be a check in desk up front," she said. "From there we will check their ID and go through the rules and everything of the program. And then they will enter the sales door."
In that room, customers will meet with a consultant at the counter to go over the type of products.
"We started working on blueprints as soon as the bill was signed," Ballegeer said. "That took a little while to put into effect. I want to say construction started in September."
"We're moving as quickly as we possibly can. We actually did just receive our license to dispense recreational cannabis. So we are licensed to do so. But we'd really like to use this side of the building to make that happen."
The new addition also includes a vault storage room for employees and a garage where products will be dropped off.
"I have faith that we will be done," Ballegeer said. "I think the biggest thing is getting the state here for the inspection."
Once it is approved by the state of Illinois, Ballegeer said they'll be ready to sell recreational marijuana --- even to Iowans.
"We can accept their ID as long as its valid and as long as they are 21 and up. They just can't take anything that they purchase back across the border."
If Iowans do decide to bring it back from across the border, that can result in a $625 fine or even jail time.
Officials say there won't be a grace period once the new law takes effect in Illinois on January 1, 2020.
Illinois high schools compete in robotics competition
Moline Fire Department responds to SouthPark Mall for water pipe that burst
The Blessing Box Drive-Up and Drop-Off - Jan. 20
Quad City areas declare snow emergencies


Just when I thought of the Artic Circle as a mere snowbound destination, I never knew what I was missing until I saw The Lofoten Islands.
The place itself consists of red cottages standing high on the water together with sights of fishing equipment, and is a stunning attraction in Norway, in the middle of the Arctic Circle. The group of Islands stretch around a hundred Miles within the Arctic Circle. The place provides great accommodation in the red cottages called rorbu which means fishing boat. These houses are unique because they are colored with old paint mixed with cod liver oil. The Interior is very relaxed and comfortable, with the scent of fresh flowers. The weather is perfect, which is very warm. Food is very uniqe, such as deer steak, seagulls' eggs, rhubarb soup, milk soup mixed with raisins, rice, cinnamon and sugar. Since I am the outdoor type, I find it very fulfilling.
I always dreamed of this place, where I can draw inspiration and write. The Lofoten Islands is just perfect.
Have you ever heard of Harbour Island in The Bahamas? Believe it or not, it is one of Bahamas' best places to go for a vacation. It is a small island that is less than 4 Miles long and a half mile wide. It is only an hour away from Florida.
Harbour Island is also called "Briland" by its inhabitants. The pale pink sand greatly distinguishes it from other beaches. The hotels, vacation homes, and restaurants are very relaxed and comfortable, making it a famous tourist destination. Some of the interesting activities in the island are snorkeling, scuba diving, swimming, and fishing. The weather in Harbour Island is very pleasant. Late winter and Spring are the most favorable since rain is less likely to happen. This also makes the island a great place to relax or sleep with the gentle breeze sounds.
Now that you heard of this Island, I would suggest that you visit this very wonderful island.
This place is a very laidback fishing village which is situated in Placencia on the southern tip of the barrier peninsula. Ranguana has not been really developed, yet tourists like it better that way. Moreover, Ranguana still holds the reputation of being the best beach in Belize.
The Ranguana Lodge has very fine white sand which will dissolve your stress into its clear waters. You can go sportfishing in the sea, where you can fish for tuna, kingfish, barracuda, and snook. Ranguana has three stilted air-conditioned beachfront cabanas which are furnished. The two other units are more nature-inspired, and even more spacious, which consist of hardwood floors, kitchenettes, and cozy rooms. Both cabanas have decks and hammocks for relaxation.
It is a must to go for a walk along the main road which is a three-foot-wide sidewalk. The main road leads to the delightful town. Ranguana is definitely the best beach in Belize.
The rain followed us to Fiji which was a bit of a worry because it didn't seem to me that there would be much to do in Fiji when it rained. We spent a slightly surreal night in the family home of a lady called Dee (we didn't actually get to meet Dee but her son was very welcoming) and shared a room with a chirpy German girl who told us that she had been invited to go to church tomorrow with the family. Thankfully we didn't receive the same invitation but they were kind enough to drop us off in town along the way. We were put on a bus which, we were told, would take us to Beach House. This was all uncomfortably spontaneous but we trusted their judgment and decided that seeing a bit of the "Coral Coast" before heading out to the islands couldn't be a bad thing. The drive down south was beautiful - soft mountains covered in leafy green vegetation gradually became a rocky, palm fringed coastline and the sun even came out which I was almost confused by, it had been so long.
We made ourselves comfortable at our small but well equipped resort and I made my way to the beach kitted out in shorts and shades. I climbed into a hammock and opened my book and no sooner had I done so than the sun, who I was barely getting re-acquainted with, rudely disappeared. I looked up and was reminded of that scene from Independence Day when the whole sky goes dark. Before long the palm trees were dancing excitedly and I was swinging wildly in my hammock and starting to feel a bit sick. An irritating drunk man who we'd had the misfortune to meet at Sydney and then again that morning on the bus had been trying to articulate the fact that Fiji was perfect but not perfect. I suggested "paradise with potholes" and I thought of him as minutes later the sky opened into a generous downpour.
More than anywhere else we had been, I found the Fijian people a striking race. Try and imagine a beautiful girl who looks a bit like Laurence Fishburn and you are getting there. A strong bone structure and powerful physique seem to be prevalent from birth and after one day it was clear that I was by far the most physically incapable man on the island. This is not including Josh of course, who possesses merely the illusion of physical strength but is in fact unable to swim or even go to the toilet on his own.
We had been informed the night before that our resort was none other than that which Celebrity Love Island was filmed! With this wonderfully unexpected revelation in mind we left the next day and went back up north to get ourselves on a boat to the Yasawas. We booked everything with a travel agent called Vika who, after we had been subjected to a bizarre Kava drinking ceremony on the travel agency floor (this basically involved lots of clapping and repeating random words while drinking a milky wood flavoured water), invited us to stay the night in her home! This was obviously a way for her to save money paying for our hotel but we accepted because she seemed nice and we thought it would be good experience. It was! After a slightly awkward entrance during the family's evening prayer we ate and played card with Vika's family and Tada, a Japanese student who was studying English in Fiji. Well, why not?
In the morning we took a ferry up to Nacula, one of the most northern islands of the group, and were shown to our bungalow on the beach. It really was amazing. All that stood between our bungalow and the beach were two hammocks. We were two of only five guests so that night we got to know our fellow island inhabitants and also the local rum, Bounty. They were only staying one night and the next day, after a morning spent exploring the colorful coral reefs of our coastline, we dropped them off at the ferry. The island was ours!
Josh was eager to try fishing. I can never seem to get myself beyond remotely curious when it comes to catching fish but in the spirit of our desert island lifestyle I thought it could be fun. It was - eventually. Once I had caught something. I had imagined sitting there for hours waiting for a twitch on the line which would then be followed by a scream and a panicked reeling in of what turns out to be nothing. In actual fact Josh had no sooner dipped his line in the water than he found himself tugging in a (particularly exotic looking) fish!
It took me a bit longer. On two occasions I felt my line grow heavy and a excitedly reeled in my catch. On both occasions I found that I had caught coral. I was becoming a laughing stock but after twenty minutes of persistence I was rewarded with the biggest catch of the day- a great big colourful fish which I was well chuffed with. Suddenly I turned into a fisherman and by the end of the day I had reeled in three more! It turned out to be a really rewarding trip, particularly that evening when we were served a selection of the days catch. We washed it down with Kava and rum and floated to bed happily. I should mention that we were now in the habit of going to bed at 10pm - this is when the generator shuts off and the island is plunged into complete (and rather anti-social) darkness.
We were invited the next day into the local village where an annual church event/ tourist trap was taking place. We were to meet the chief, who required a small donation before we donated another small amount to the local church. To be fair it was a very small amount and we did get to drink Kava with the chief, eat a nice meal of fish and shellfish with some strange potato things, and get a little tour of the village. The kava drinking was actually a bit awkward and it didn't help that we had been kitted out in traditional Fijian dress (a "Bula" shirt and a skirt) which I was suddenly very aware of upon seeing a group of tourists attending in their board shorts and t-shirts. Nevertheless it was unteresting to see the village and the chief - who I had secretly hoped would have a lion skin coat and millions of unlikely piercings. He was in fact disappointingly normal looking, although he did have an impressive moustache.
During another coral reef expedition I cut my toe on a rock and so spent the last afternoon making the most of "Fiji Time" (the Fijians' excuse to not do anything which I picked up very quickly) while Josh went off to explore the island with our boatman and fishing buddy, Joe. We finished the evening in our usual way, with a romantic meal for two in the empty dining room and a few games of cards with the staff before bed at ten. The next day we would be embarking on a two day journey to Santiago, Chile. The final leg of our journey - crossing South America - filled our minds with wonderful pictures and bad Spanish.
We left Nacula after a game of football involving the local boys and a hilariously flat ball. I also had a Motorcycle Diaries moment when I cleaned up and bandaged a young girl who had cut her hand quite badly - much to the appreciation of her family.I was definitely ready for America del Sud now. All there was left to do was learn Spanish pretty much from scratch on the plane using a dictionary. No problemo.
I hope you will enjoy reading about my fishing, camping and travel experiences and tips. Please visit often for updates.
We had traveled by bus, train, subway, several types of motorized pedicabs, taxi, bench seat bike, foot and now ferry. It was a slow ride to the island that was faded in polluted-view but not far off shore. I mistakenly purchased the all inclusive ticket which would take us by bus around the island to three sites of interest to Buddhists and sinophiles. Though RJ leans towards the former, for him one old red tile-roofed building looks like all the other old red tile-roofed buildings. We skip the pre-paid tour and take the advice of an Aussie dude and his companions suggested: a small fishing village on a small beach. The pre-paid tour does get us the short distance to the other side of the island on the local bus. A very short walk brings us to the shore. The fishing vessels look heavily weathered as if abandoned but apparently not as we see several in active use. Then I spot a old favorite: rocks along the shore perfect for climbing on. We pass locals gouging oyster-like mollusks, dislodging the top shell, harvesting the meat and leaving the bottom glued barnacle-like to the rocks. Low tide is what reveals their quarry. The un-seaworthy looking boats put on the water make a pretty sight with their red Chinese flags flapping in the breeze.
We climb the bank towards a road when we are surprised by a donkey. Or did we surprise it? Its ears were standing straight up as it stared intently at us. Is it tethered? Is it territorial? We're to far to determine the former and too cautious to test the latter. We proceed slowly with jackets in hand to swing at it if necessary. But not necessary. We follow the road back to the village and are pleasantly surprised to find a restaurant overlooking the little bay. Seafood with a view!
It's not tropical Philippines. It's not primitive Borneo. It's not fascinating Kenyan coast. It's not picturesque Bali. It's not perfect Thailand. It's not gorgeous Samoa. But it is a nice day trip off the gray, dusty mainland.


Originally Published: June 7, 2018 5:57 a.m.
The downwinders are the tip of an iceberg. Cancer is not the only disease the government in it's zeal to test things created to the detriment of the people in the southwestern U.S.
I am a military brat. My entire immediate family all died at 56. I am alive today only because I have great doctors and believe my illness which resembles what caused my youngest brother's death in my memories. With everyone else I was too young or not close to when they became ill and died.
We lived in 29 Palms, California and from information I found from vets online we were in an epicenter that generated what impacted the downwinders in Arizona and further east. And California was excluded in the downwinder hearings. This is an injustice and is only a fraction of the story per our devious military and government and Congress.
These days, this Congress would likely laugh at someone who wants the whole truth exposed. And I do know the truth, I was old enough to remember plenty!
The story is the one covering "Continuing The Fight For Downwinders" by congressman Gosar. I will give him a little history, too, about the situation for the military and their families stuck in this mess.
I even got my father's records as the last surviving family member, and that was a complete joke. But the government finally produced what I suspected and it verified my own records on where we were and what he was doing during those years. My memories were correct and I do know what was really happening in that area of the country quite clearly.
It is all documented now if for no other reason than I want my grandchildren to know the truth.
And I have MCAD, a mutated white blood cell and the cause of some serious health issues that I believe killed my entire immediate family at 56. And I might add, I think I am on a special list because in 2001 when I applied for disability because of my problems I sailed through the process.
Being a CPA, BSA, programmer I was expecting blowback but suspiciously that did not happen.


When you are exposed to a disease, your immune system tries to fight it off. Depending on the strength of your immune response, you may or may not get sick. Vaccines work to increase the strength of your immune system against future attacks by a particular disease.
Vaccination provides long-term, sometimes lifelong protection, or individual immunity, against a disease. The vaccines recommended in the early childhood immunization schedule protect children from measles, chicken pox, pneumococcal disease, and other illnesses. As children grow older, additional vaccines protect them from diseases that affect adolescents and adults, as well as from travel-related disease exposure.
Another benefit of vaccination is herd immunity, also known as community immunity. Herd immunity refers to the protection offered to everyone in a community by high vaccination rates. With enough people immunized against a specific disease, it's difficult for the disease to persist within the community. This offers some protection to those who may be unable to receive vaccinations—including newborns and individuals with chronic illnesses—by reducing the likelihood of an outbreak that could expose them to the disease. It also protects vaccinated individuals who may not have been fully immunized against a disease, as no vaccine is 100% effective.
Over time, vaccination has worked to reduce or eliminate diseases that have killed or disabled people just a few generations ago (such as smallpox). By continuing to vaccinate responsibly, we not only improve our own health and that of our communities, but potentially contribute to the eradication of the disease itself.
Learn more about age-specific vaccines and talk with your doctor to make sure you get the vaccines that are right for you.
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by Comic Strip Live | May 27, 2010 · 12:06 pm
Christian Finnegan to co-star in TBS' Are We There Yet?
For those out there looking to find the perfect fill for that LOST-shaped void in your life, TBS's new show Are We There Yet? might be the answer.
From Executive Producer Ice Cube, the new series is a spin-off of sorts from the successful 2005 family comedy motion picture of the same name. One of the stars of the new program is Comic Strip Live! favorite Christian Finnegan.
A long time friend of the club, Finnegan is perhaps best known for his appearances on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann, as "Chad" in "The Mad Real World" sketch on Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show and as a talking head like no other on VH1's Best Week Ever. He has also appeared on CBS' The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, NBC's Today Show and in 2009 unveiled his one hour special Au Contraire!, which was released through Warner Bros. Records.
An audience favorite, Christian is a regular the Strip. To find out when you can catch him next, keep an eye on our schedule.
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Is Strip alum Eddie Murphy returning to stand up?
A Comic Strip original, Eddie Murphy has been making the TV circuit this last week promoting his role in the upcoming Shrek film. On every couch he has visited he hasn't shied away from his long-running passion to end his career where it all began: on the stand up stage.
As anyone familiar with Eddie's career would tell you, he started performing stand up on 2nd Avenue in between 81st and 82nd streets at the home of New York comedy, The Comic Strip Live! If Eddie really does return to the stage, will he be coming back to his home club? Its too early to tell and he has returned tight-lipped on the whole thing, but it wouldn't take much of an imagination to picture Eddie back on the stage where he first honed his craft.
Here is a clip of Eddie on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Credit for finding the clip goes out to our own little Murph-in-the-making, Jermaine Fowler!
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by Comic Strip Live | May 21, 2010 · 10:49 am
Gary Gulman This Saturday!
This Saturday night, the Comic Strip Live! is proud to welcome into our club, star of stage and screen Gary Gulman! Gary is a longtime friend of the club and we are excited to have him back in town.
Gary will be performing his hilarious stand-up comedy this Saturday night on both our 8 o'clock and 10:30 shows.
Tickets are still available but reservations are required. Check out our schedule to find out who else will be on the show with Gary this weekend!
Look forward to seeing you at the Strip!
by Comic Strip Live | May 20, 2010 · 1:13 am
Lottery Show Debuts Huge!
This last Tuesday at the Comic Strip Live!, a new live reality show debuted to fantastic results!
The brainchild of Sherrod Small (VH1's Best Week Ever, ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!) and General Manager and Talent Booker of the Comic Strip J.R. Ravitz, "The Lottery Show" is a reality show based on the real-life process of what it takes to get "passed" to start performing stand up comedy on Late Night at the Comic Strip Live!
The Lottery Show's debut this last Tuesday was met with great results. Well over 100 audience members were in attendance for the debut of the show where six aspiring comedians perform their best 5 minutes of stand up comedy for a panel of comedian judges. The laughs came early and often and all in attendance signaled that the show was a hit!
While auditions have been taking place every Tuesday at the Comic Strip for some time, this new insider perspective on the process is what makes the show a must-see.
If you would like to be a part of the next great web sensation, come join us as part of our live audience. The next taping of the show is this Tuesday, May 25th at 11:00. The regular all-star packed Comic Strip Live! show takes place prior to "The Lottery Show," but if you want to just come to the taping, come by around 10:30, tell us you are here for the show and we will wave your cover. That's right, FREE ADMISSION!
More info on The Lottery Show will be coming soon. Keep checking back here at Eighty Second & 2nd for updates!
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Comedy Shows Nightly!
TRUE or FALSE?!?!?
The Comic Strip Live! hosts professional stand up comedy shows 7 nights a week, each night featuring 7 or 8 national headlining talents?
Absolutely true. You can't get more true if you tried.
The Comic Strip Live! is the premiere showcase comedy club in the comedy capitol of the world. What more do you need to know?
Check out our line-up, wipe the drool off your keyboard and then call 212- 861-9386 to make a reservation.
Also, be sure to follow the Strip on Twitter by joining us @ComicStripLive
We look forward to seeing you at the Strip!
by Allie | May 16, 2010 · 11:59 pm
Question of the Night 05.16.10
In honor of my absolute favorite season of the year, SWEEPS, tonight's question is all about closure and cliff hangers.
Q: What finale are you most looking forward to this Spring?
Vic Henley
Pat Dixon
SNL (even though he didn't know it was last night…)
Bernadette Pauley
Real Housewives of New York (but it would be Dexter or something else less embarrassing during non-network Sweeps. Promise.)
Buddy Bolton
Whale Wars
Warren Holstein
LOST (but he hopes it doesn't jump the shark in the finale like Battlestar Galactica. And then he said, "I'm a nerd.")
Not a TV watcher, (against my best advice)
Ryan Reiss
Knotts Landing
Best of luck to you and your stories as the networks wrap up for summer vacation. In the meantime, come into the Club for some top-notch entertainment.
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DFNS Team Bags Two Prizes at the National E-Conference
The Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences (DFNS), SSSIHL won prizes for oral presentations at the National E-Conference on 'Integration of Modern and Traditional Nutrition Approaches Towards Health and Wellbeing: Importance, Challenges and Future' organized by Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Kolar, on 28th and 29th April 2021.
Ms. Sai Sruthi Shree K K, Doctoral Research Scholar, DFNS won the First Prize for her presentation under the 'Traditional Nutrition' category for the paper entitled 'Ayurvedic Perspective and Modern Nutritional Evaluation of Traditional Indian Brown Rice Varieties' co-authored by Ms. Ashrita C. Haldipur, Doctoral Research Scholar, DFNS, and Dr. N. Srividya, research supervisor & Head, DFNS. This paper helped to validate the traditional knowledge on the nutritional importance of select pigmented rice varieties using modern research techniques. The award included a certificate of appreciation and a cash prize of rupees five thousand.
Under the 'Trends in Therapeutic Nutrition' category, Prof. B. Andallu, Honorary Faculty, DFNS, won the second prize for her paper entitled 'Amelioration of H2O2-induced oxidative stress in human leukocytes by aniseed (Pimpinella anisum L.) extracts' co-authored by Dr. Shobha Iyer. The paper explained the potency of aniseeds that are rich in bioactive phytochemicals as a preventive agent against oxidative stress-induced diseases. The award included a certificate of appreciation and a cash prize of rupees three thousand.
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL) congratulates Ms. Sai Sruthi and Prof. B Andallu and team DFNS, for the above recognition and for making the University proud.
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First Certification Authority to operate in Mauritius to get Recognition Certificate during launch of Mauritian PKI Ecosystem; ICTA to launch Information Guide on PKI
The first Certification Authority duly recognized to operate in Mauritius on 9th May 2012 is set to receive its Recognition Certificate during the launch of the Mauritian PKI Ecosystem on 21st June 2012 at the Hennessy Park Hotel, Ebene, Cybercity. The event is being organised by the ICT Authority which is also the Controller of Certification Authorities, the CCA. The ICT Authority will also publish an Information Guide on the Mauritian PKI Ecosystem. The Honourable Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum, Minister of Information and Communication Technology will officially make the launch.
PKI stands for Public Key Infrastructure, a cyber security infrastructure put in place to prove the identities of people, websites, computer programmes and applications on the Internet as well to secure online transactions through the use of Digital Certificates.
In a PKI, a Certification Authority (CA) issues Digital Certificates to end users. A Digital Certificate on the Internet is similar to an ID card in the real world. The CA verifies the identity of the end user and publishes certificates on an on-line repository where people can verify each other's certificate. The Controller of Certification Authorities (CCA) as the Apex trust agency for the Mauritian PKI, in turn, must approve the methods used by the CA to verify the identity of a subscriber before granting or renewing a subscription for a certificate.
The CCA approval process implies the remittance of:
a digital licence/recognition/approval certificate depending on whether the CA is a local one, or a foreign one or a public sector CA ; and
a paper-based licence/recognition/approval certificate.
In May 2012, the technical infrastructure required for the issuance of the digital Licence/Recognition/Approval was installed at the premises of the Authority.
The purpose of Information Guide on the Mauritian PKI Ecosystem is to give the public in general an insight into the PKI. The salient features of the legislations related to the PKI are presented as well as its operational features. Typical examples depicting the illustrative uses of PKI are also included therein. The soft copy of this guide will be made available online on the https://www.cca.mu and https://www.icta.mu websites. An online Discussion Forum has also been created inviting for public views and suggestions on these websites.
Through the Mauritian PKI Ecosystem, the ICTA and CCA intend to create the right environment for the take up of eCommerce and eBusiness in a secure and trusted environment.
Port Louis: 19 June 2012
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Materials engineers investigate how different materials can be most usefully applied in society, whilst manufacturing engineers take raw materials and basic components and turn them into products. This programme offers education and research for the development and application of new materials. It aims to provide graduates with an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the characteristics of various materials that are vital for Malaysian industry to adopt innovative manufacturing processes to give local products a competitive edge in the world market. It applies principles of the sciences and engineering to understand the characteristics of materials and manufacturing processes. Thus, this programme contributes to the scientific knowledge and bridges the gap between modern chemistry and physical mass, manufacturing technology and mathematical analysis. The programme structures and syllabuses are designed for graduates to be equipped with the essential technical knowledge and skills required by many companies and industries.


The summer is almost upon us, which means garages and garage doors are going to be hot. Doing a few maintenance chores now will keep you from having to spend too much time out there when it gets uncomfortably warm. Keeping your garage door functioning will keep your family safe and your belonging secure. Here are a few the homeowner can do for themselves.
While the garage door is in the process of going down, try to 'catch it' with your hands. If it doesn't immediately go back up, the force setting might be too high.
Reverse setting is the setting which makes the garage door fly back up when you shut it because you left the broom on the ground beneath the door or because the family cat walked beneath it. The reverse feature works in two ways. The first, is by sensing something there which shouldn't be, such as the broom on the ground. The second is by infrared sensors (two) which are placed about six inches from the bottom of the door. Those are what sense the cat when he walks beneath the closing door.
Some people use a roll of paper towels beneath the door for the reverse setting test. If the cardboard tube bends, the reverse setting needs adjustment.
While we say 'oil', what we actually mean is 'lubricate', using a lithium or silicone based spray. Start with the door closed and the automatic opener motor is disconnected.
Lubricate hinges. As you open the door, lubricate each hinge* at the bend in the track as you manually raise the door. Don't forget all the places that move: pivot points, stems, locks, and nubs, and the armbar. Then lubricate the rollers if they're metal, and any ball bearings you can see.
Note: Plastic ball bearings require frequent replacement but not a lubricant.
Do not grease the chain, but do grease the top of the rail.
These little lubricating chores should be done twice a year. Test the force and reverse settings every other month. If the door fails the tests, or if it performs oddly, screeches oddly in spite of lubrication, seems to pause or stop-and-starts, give us a call.