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NICEVILLE — Northwest Florida State College ushered in another historic moment Wednesday as it marked its 50th anniversary with the men who inspired not only a mascot, but a new exhibit at the school.
The Doolittle Raider Exhibit opened to the public with the help of three of the four living members of the famous World War II group.
"The story of the Doolittle Raiders will now be told to current and future generations," NWF State President Ty Handy said. " … You can't have a better way to kick off our celebration."
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Just prior to the public unveiling, Lt. Cols. Richard Cole and Edward Saylor and Staff Sgt. David Thatcher, were given a tour of the exhibit assembled to honor them and the 77 other men who volunteered for the dangerous mission under the command of Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittlea little more than four monthsafter Pearl Harbor.
"It was very, very nice," Cole said later. "I don't know where you were lucky enough to get all that."
Cole and Thatcher said they were most impressed with a shell casing the college had acquired. It belonged to a sailor who had saved one from when the Raiders attacked a Japanese patrol boat that had spotted their convoy in the Pacific and forced them to take off sooner than planned.
Mia Checkley, who gave the trio a tour of the exhibit, said the men reacted to a few of the pieces, including some navigational equipment in one of the displays.
"(Cole) said, 'Oh, I had a compass just like that,' " she said.
After wrapping up the quick tour, the three Raiders headed into The Arena for the official kickoff ceremony with the scoreboard lighted in the date of the raid: April 18, 1942.
Several NWF State officials spoke about the college's 50th anniversary before Cole, who was Doolittle's co-pilot, presented five $2,500 scholarships to local students.
"The Raiders are happy to know that the most important part of whatever legacy we have is what we are doing today," Cole said just before calling up the first student.
The last time a local student was given a scholarship by a Raider was in 1968 when Doolittle himself did it.
"(I got) this grand feeling of honor that someone of that stature would come to me … and basically out of the kindness of his heart give me $2,500," said Grayton Savickas, a Choctawhatchee High School senior who received one of the scholarships.
After the ceremony concluded, Savickas toured the exhibit with his mother, Melisa Florio, to learn more about the men who were helping to fund his career into electrical engineering.
"It sums up patriotic, it really does," Florio said of the exhibit. "Sometimes we forget how honored we are to live in this country."
Florio and Savickas weren't the only ones impressed with the display.
George King, who met one of the Raiders when he was 12 years old, said he's been anxiously awaiting the event since he first heard about it.
"I think it's terrific," he said. "And I think that the fact they've named themselves the Raiders all along is marvelous."
Others at the unveiling had an even more personal connection to the displays.
Mark Fitzhugh, whose father William "Foggy" Fitzhugh, was the co-pilot on the second plane to take off from the USS Hornet, had donated metal cups to the exhibit that his father carried throughout the entire mission.
Almost as soon as he arrived, the rector at St. Simon's on the Sound Episcopal Church wanted to find the cups. He found them in a tall glass case in the center of the room beside a mannequin representing Doolittle.
"He would have been real pleased," Fitzhugh said of his father. "That's perfect spot for it. It really is."
CHECK IT OUT: The exhibit is open in the lobby of The Arena from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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PORTLAND, Ore. – Forward David Hague recorded the first hat trick of the season as the Timbers defeated the California Victory 4-1 at PGE Park on Sunday. With their fifth win in a row, the Timbers set a new franchise record having played 388 minutes without allowing a goal and move into first place in the USL First Division. Hague's hat trick is the first by any player in the 2007 USL First Division season.
The Timbers (9-2-3, 30pts) swept the five-game season series against the Victory and continue their unbeaten record at home with a 6-0-3 record at PGE Park this season. The Timbers defense contributed on the offensive side of the field as defender Cameron Knowles tallied a goal and an assist and goalkeeper Josh Wicks picked up his second assist of the year on a long punt to Hague.
In the win, the Victory (2-10-5, 11pts) ended Portland's streak of four consecutive shutouts scoring their first goal in five matches against the Timbers. Despite the goal, the Timbers set a new franchise record in consecutive minutes played without allowing a goal at 388 - a streak that spanned over six matches starting June 21. The Timbers also picked up their fifth straight victory and are now just one win shy of matching the franchise record for consecutive wins set in 2004 when Portland won the USL First Division Regular-Season Championship.
Hague, who entered the match as a sub in the 67th minute, scored all three goals in a 20 minute span with a one man advantage as California's Ricardo Sanchez was ejected in the 54th minute. In the 68th minute, Hague found space in the box after receiving the ball from Andrew Gregor. After a quick cut back, Hague blasted a 10-yard shot into the back of the net past Victory goalkeeper Eric Reed.
Eight minutes later, Hague got under a long ball over the top by Wicks. Off the bounce Hague buried a 13-yard shot for his second goal of the game in the 74th minute, giving Wicks his second assist of the year and marks the second time this season Hague has finished a punt by Wicks.
In the 88th minute, Hague capped the night's scoring with a chip shot over Reed. Knowles cleared a ball from the Timbers defensive third as Hague chased down the ball. Getting into position, Hague finished his third goal of the night off the bounce inside the far post. Hague's hat trick is the first Timbers' hat trick since September 8, 2005 when Dan Antoniuk scored three in a 6-1 win over the Atlanta Silverbacks. Hague's hat trick is also the first by any player in the 2007 USL First Division season.
Down 1-0, Knowles headed in his second goal of the season to help the Timbers pull even in the 32nd minute. A foul on midfielder Tom Poltl set up a free kick by Andrew Gregor from 40 yards out. A long kick by Gregor skimmed off the head of Luke Kreamalmeyer and found Knowles waiting on the left post to head it in.
California took a 1-0 lead in the 17th minute on Federico Bianchi's first goal of the season. Bianchi weaved his way into the box and had his pass deflected by a Timbers defender and went right back into the path of Bianchi who then drilled a shot inside the far post.
The Timbers host the defending USL First Division Champion Vancouver Whitecaps on Thursday at PGE Park as Portland continues its stretch of five games in 10 days. Thursday's match is set for 7 p.m. and will be televised live on Fox Sports Northwest.
Notes: Poltl made his first start since June 28 when he injured his hip ... When California scored in the 17th minute it marked the first time the Timbers had trailed in a league match since June 9 at Rochester ... Both of Knowles' goals this season have come against the Victory … The Victory only had 14 men suit for tonight's match.
POR - GK Wicks, D Morrison, D Knowles, D Griffin (Meissner, 79), D S. Thompson, M Kreamalmeyer (Hague, 67), M Gregor, M Lara (Taylor, 68)(Harrington, 77), M Poltl, F Jordan, F Bagley (Higgins, 45)
CAL – GK Reed, D Aguilar, D Casillas, D Schwarze, D Aguayo (Munoz, 42), M Epite (Jakubek, 71), M Sanchez, M Morales, M Bianchi, F Hansen, F Chandler (Kim, 58)
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CAL: Bianchi, 17
POR: Knowles (Kreamalmeyer), 32
POR: Hague (Gregor), 68
POR: Hague (Wicks), 74
POR: Hague (Knowles), 88


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Players have been disappointing their teammates and fans since long before you or I were born. The difference in todays game is the amount of money some of these disappointments are making. Players like Mario Williams and Michael Vick are making tens of millions of dollars and trapping their team under the weight of their contract. So, if these players don't perform they could really doom an entire team.Then there are players who don't necessarily make huge money, but based on their name people expect results. Randy Moss and Tim Tebow are two that come to mind.Quarterbacks seem to dominate this list, but when you are the biggest name on the team and typically the highest paid you are almost certain to get the most scrutiny. Fair or not.Many people have been left out. This is my list. Let the debating begin.
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Community Sanitation Overview:
Almost half of residences have individual wells; the remainder hauls treated water from the Community Center. Some residents use individual septic tanks, but the majority have outhouses or pit privies. About 40% of homes are completely plumbed. The local landfill is closed pending clean-up and relocation to a new site. The community needs a washeteria and a new landfill. Electricity is provided out of Tok.
RUBA Status & Activities This Qtr:
The administrator reports that the tribal council has decided that the proposed facility is too large and too expensive to operate. The tribe will be planning for a smaller, less expensive facility with Village Safe Water and will delay adopting a utility ordinance and business plan until they have a better idea what the project will be. On May 20, 2011 new RUBA staff (Kathy Atkinson) was assigned to this community. In December, staff sent e-mails to the tribal administrator advising him the community was eligible to receive over $12,000 in additional FY12 Community Revenue Sharing (CRS) funds that were appropriated by the legislature. A phone message was left in January. On January 6, Chief Financial Officer Lorraine Radigan exchanged phone calls and e-mails with Anchorage LGS staff regarding the application for the CRS funds. She is holding a community meeting on Thursday, January 12, to ask community members how they want to appropriate the CRS funds. After the meeting, she will prepare and submit the tribe's application.
RUBA Activities for the Coming Qtr:
RUBA staff will follow up on development of a utility ordinance, utility budget, and preventative maintenance plan. Assistance will be provided by phone, fax, and e-mail as requested.
Essential Indicators:
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Sustainable Indicators:
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Total Score:
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Essential Indicators
All revenues and expenses for the utility are listed in the utility budget.
The utility has adopted a balanced realistic budget.
Monthly financial reports are prepared and submitted to the policy making board.
The utility is current in paying all water/wastewater electric bills.
The utility has on hand a year's adequate fuel supply or it has a financial plan to purchase an adequate supply.
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources) sufficient to cover operating expenses.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources sufficient to cover operating expenses and Repair & Replacement (R) costs.
YTD revenues are at a level equal to or above those budgeted.
YTD expenditures are at a level equal to or below those budgeted.
A monthly manager's report is prepared.
Budget amendments are completed and adopted as necessary.
Finances Comments
The Cheesh'na Tribal Council has never operated or managed a utility. The majority of utility services are obtained from providers in Tok or Glennallen. Fuel is delivered on an as needed basis by Crowley or Fisher Fuel in Glennallen. There is no utility budget available to assess; however, the tribal council does adopt and maintain budgets for other operations including BIA Compacting funds, VBC lease funds for clinic, EPA IGAP, Summer Youth, community revenue sharing, capital improvement funds, and others. The fiscal year runs October through September each year. The tribe has adopted an operating budget totaling $1,186,718.
Accounting Systems
Essential Indicators
The utility has adopted a collection policy and actively follows it.
The utility bills customers on a regular basis.
An accounts receivable system is in place which tracks customers and reports past due accounts and amounts.
An accounts payable system is in place.
The payroll system correctly calculates payroll and keeps records.
A cash receipt system is in place that records incoming money and how it was spent.
The utility has a cash disbursement system that records how money was spent.
Sustainable Indicators
A chart of accounts is used that identifies categories in a reasonable, usable manner.
Monthly bank reconciliations have been completed for all utility accounts.
The utility has a purchasing system that requires approval prior to purchase, and the approval process compares proposed purchases to budgeted amounts.
Accounting Systems Comments
The Cheesh'na Tribal Council has not previously operated a utility. Policies and procedures will need to be adopted for the utility. The tribe uses Macintosh computers. Accounting has been done with Multi-Ledger by Check Mark software since 1990. Multi-Ledger is a full-feature software package with general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory, payroll, and job costing capabilities. The tribal administrator and chief financial officer reports they are not interested in changing software. The chart of accounts provided includes accounts for tracking cash, accounts receivable, fixed assets, payable, payroll taxes, accrued leave, loans, fund balances, revenue for each source of funds, salary expense, payroll taxes expense, advertising, supplies, contractual equipment, insurance, travel and utilities. Each different activity is assigned its own account number. The chart of accounts appears organized with revenue and expenses having a sub-category by function to allow for data selection. The only invoices issued are for office space rental by the Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium in Gakona. Reconciliations are done monthly for bank accounts. The Cheesh'na Tribal Council uses a check request system. The administrator has authority to authorize purchases up to $5000. Any purchase over $5000 requires tribal council approval.
Tax Problems
Essential Indicators
The utility has a system to accurately calculate, track, and report payroll tax liabilities.
The utility is current on filing tax reports.
The utility is current on making tax deposits.
If there are any past due tax liabilities or recorded tax liens, a lien release has been issued or a repayment agreement has been signed and repayments are current.
Tax Problems Comments
IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service Fax from 11/2/10 states that the tribe is compliant with federal tax deposits and has no record of a lien. The tribe is not compliant with federal tax filing. The ESC statement dated 9/28/11 states the Cheesh'na Tribal Council has tax clearance through June 30, 2011. The tribe was sent the Authorization to Request Federal Tax Information on June 22, 23, 24 and 29. Other documentation was requested. On June 24, 2011, staff spoke to Justin Wilson, the new tribal administrator as of June 2011, who agreed to send the requested documentation. The President works on the Slope and is not always available. None of the requested documents were ever received. On September 20 and 30, 2011, RUBA staff sent the tribe the Authorization to Request Federal Tax Information forms for the president or vice-president to sign; other documentation was also requested. The signed forms were received by fax on October 5. Kathleen Morris, the administrative assistant, called and verified the fax was received. RUBA staff asked her to remind the tribal administrator the RUBA assessment can't be updated until the other documentation requested is received.
Personnel System
Essential Indicators
The utility has a posted workers compensation insurance policy in effect.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted and uses a Personnel Policy, which has been reviewed by an attorney, AML or Commerce for topics and language.
The utility has adequate written job descriptions for all positions.
The utility has adopted and follows a written personnel evaluation process that ties the job description to the evaluation.
The utility has an adequate written hiring process.
The utility has personnel folders on every employee that contain at least: I-9, Job Application and Letter of Acceptance.
The utility has a probationary period for new hires that includes orientation, job training/oversight, and evaluations.
The utility provides training opportunities to staff as needed and available.
Personnel System Comments
Workers compensation coverage is with Alaska National Insurance Company; coverage was renewed 10/1/09. The Cheesh'na Tribal Council exercises Indian Preference under US PL 93-638, Section 7(b) (25 USCA 450 (e) which gives preference for training and employment to members of the tribe before considering any other candidate. Jobs are advertised within the village for five working days prior to being advertised outside the community. Employees receive insurance benefits, accrue annual leave, and are entitled to 12 paid holidays each year. Sick leave is accrued at a rate of eight hours each month for full-time employees. Sick leave for part-time employees is pro-rated. The tribe has adopted a modified management by objectives approach to personnel evaluation. Employees are given an opportunity within the first three months of employment to develop written employment goals consistent with the tribe's and department objectives. A performance review will be done near the end of the second three months (or six months after start of employment). Thereafter, employee performance reviews will be conducted annually.
Organizational Management
Essential Indicators
The entity that owns the utility is known; the entity that will operate the utility is set.
The policy making body is active in policy making of the utility.
The policy making body enforces utility policy.
The utility has an adequately trained manager.
The utility has an adequately trained bookkeeper.
The utility has an adequately trained operator or operators.
The utility has adopted the necessary ordinances (or rules and regulations) necessary to give it the authority to operate.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted an organizational chart that reflects the current structure.
The policy making body meets as required.
The utility complies with the open meeting act for all meetings.
Organizational Management Comments
The Cheesh'na Tribal Council is the only form of local government within the community. The tribal council meets quarterly as required by the tribal constitution and more often as the need arises. Council meetings are advertised and the public is welcome to attend. Provisions are included on every agenda for hearing public comments. The previous administrator was supervised by the Council President and was employed by the Cheesh'na Tribal Council since 1992; however, tribal administrator Jason Hoke left Chistochina in April, 2010. Justin Wilson has been the tribal administrator since June, 2011. The administrator is responsible for managing all day-to-day operations of the council. A part-time bookkeeper has been employed since 2001. A contract accountant visits Chistochina periodically to provide oversight to the bookkeeper and to make closing entries. The Cheesh'na Tribal Council has not adopted a utility ordinance but has adopted and enforces other policies such as personnel and follows the requirements of their tribal constitution.
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Essential Indicators
The utility operator(s) are actively working towards necessary certification.
The utility has a preventative maintenance plan developed for the existing sanitation facilities.
Sustainable Indicators
The manager receives a monthly O&M report from the utility operator and routinely "spot checks" the facilities to see that the maintenance items are being completed.
The utility has a safety manual and holds safety meetings.
Utility facilities have not suffered any major problems/outages due to management issues that are unresolved.
The utility is operating at the level of service that was proposed.
The operator provides status reports to the manager on a routine basis.
The utility has completed and distributed its "Consumer Confidence Report".
The utility is not on the "Significant Non-Complier" (SNC) list.
The utility maintains an inventory control list.
The utility maintains a critical spare parts list.
Operation of Utility Comments
In recent years, five individuals in Chistochina have received Small Water Systems Provisional Level I training and certification. Since there is no sanitation utility in place, no preventative maintenance plan has been adopted.
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BONIFAY — Holmes County Board of County Commissioners held a special session on Monday, Feb. 18 to discuss personnel policies and to appoint a new member of the Holmes County Development Commission after the recent resignation of Benny Little.
The Board approved of Commissioner Bill Parish's nomination of Diane Little to replace Benny Little.
"The real purpose for this special session was to establish a new member as quickly as possible," said Parish.
HCDC Chairman Bud Riviere came before the board with a request.
"We would appreciate it if you would review our criteria when you consider appointing new members," said Riviere.
His requested criteria included progressive leadership qualities, an ambitious entrepreneurial spirit, have a commitment to at least 10 meetings, understanding of economic development, support local businesses on a regional perspective, excellent public relations, a mind to advertise Holmes County as a unique entity, be a team player, a long term commitment and a general knowledge of Regional/State/Federal funding opportunities.
"How many more resignations do you anticipate in the near future?" asked Board Chairman Monty Merchant.
Riviere said that he got word of at least three more upcoming resignations.
The board then discusses their Paid Time Off Policy and possible universal disciplinary actions.
"Once again I stress that consistency is the key," said County Attorney Jeff Goodman. "To stay within the guidelines of our union contract it will have to be progressive."
After much discussion, the board concluded that the universal disciplinary action would be that the first offence would be a written warning, the second would be the equivalent of a week off without pay and if there is a third violation within a 12-month span then the last disciplinary action would be termination.
After much more discussion Goodman said he would be able to adjust it so that after that 12 month period it doesn't simply reset itself and that the written warning would be good for up to two years and if someone should violate the PTO Policy shortly within that two-year period then it would be an automatic second warning of a week off without pay.
"Due to the fact that many departments have different hours in which they work a week I'll be sure to write it up so that no matter the department the amount of hours off without pay will equal a week," said Goodman.
The board approved of Goodman drafting a policy to be approved at the next meeting.
The board also approved of a new and more detailed overtime request form.
"This isn't for disciplinary purposes," said Merchant. "This is just for a more detailed account for our records."
County Commissioner David Whitaker asked if it was within the policy that employees could take their two mandatory 15-minute breaks and combine them with their mandatory 30-minute lunch to create an hour lunch break.
"They've got the right to the periods but you've also got the right to restrict the times," said Goodman.
Parish agreed that every district should be in compliance with the contract for the strict 15-minute break in the morning, 30-minute lunch and 15-minute break in the afternoon.
Whitaker also asked if employees should be using county vehicles to get breakfast and lunch.
"Personally I don't think they should be using county equipment for personal use," said Parish.
Goodman advised that if their employees were "on your clock and on your equipment then you're liable for a lawsuit."
The board agreed that county equipment should never be used for personal use and that they should get with their foremen about cracking down on company policies and set strict guidelines, especially in the area of disciplinary action, breaks and use of county equipment.
"We'll have to up our transponder tracking surveillance to make sure we've got it documented on where they're going with our county equipment and for how long," said Commissioner Bobby Sasnett.
Goodman said that, at the board's request, he was setting up a time to have a meeting with representatives from Walton, Jackson, Santa Rosa and Bay Counties in March.
Parish had suggested this at a previous meeting, stating it might be beneficial to the county to "bounce around" ideas with other counties and "see how they run things" to widen their possibilities.
Merchant asked that the board consider if they want to renew their contract with C.W. Roberts or if they want to start putting projects out for bid.
"We still need striping from Highway 81 to the Walton County line," said Merchant.
The board agreed to think on the matter.
County Engineer Cliff Knauer informed the board that the Department of Environmental Protection was offering money to Water Management for Restore Act money for the outside coastal counties.
"We need a list of roads for a storm water project or a road paving improvement to sediment, also known as a top of hill to top of hill project," said Knauer. "We need it by tomorrow."
After much discussion, the commissioners came up with Coach Road, North and South Ride, Lake Victor Road, Old Mt. Zion Road and the rest of Creek Road.
"We've got a grant already to pave Creek Road from County Road 181 to the top of the hill," said Knauer. "We'll just submit the rest of the road."
To be sure that they can get in as much as possible, Knauer said he'd submit the roads provided by the commissioners as "Priority Roads" and then submit the rest of the roads on the Rural Road Work Project list just so if they were able to get more money they might get more roads fixed.
"This way they won't run out of projects for us any time soon," said Knauer. "This could be a great opportunity for us."
The next regularly scheduled meeting is set for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26 in the commissioner's chambers beside the Holmes County Court House.


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Missouri Court of Appeals Live SessionEvent Details: 10:00 a.m., March 23, School of Law, 3700 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO, 63108
The Saint Louis University School of Law will host Missouri Court of Appeals judges as they hear cases beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 23, in the William H. Kniep Courtroom.
The panel of judges includes the Honorable Kathianne Knaup Crane, Robert G. Dowd Jr., Gary M. Gaertner Jr. and Lawrence E. Mooney.
"This is a unique opportunity to see the Court in action and to learn about what judges consider as they evaluate the merits of a case," said professor Susan FitzGibbon, Saint Louis University School of Law. "Attendees will hear the oral arguments of the advocates and the questions posed by the appellate judges in the process of determining the fair and proper outcome in these cases."
The session is free and open to the public. Media are welcome to attend. Photography or audio and video recordings are not allowed.
The event is part of "Court Week" at the School of Law. For more information about Court Week events, click here.


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IRVINE, Calif. - Cal State Northridge has 38 points on the men's side and 30 on the women's side through seven events at the 2012 Big West Track & Field Championships. In addition, the Matadors advanced several athletes to Saturday event finals as CSUN sits third and fifth respectively.
The Northridge men, in third-place through seven events, have 38 points after earning 31 on Friday. The Matadors scored seven points in last week's decathlon. Tucker Weathers earned a lions share of the CSUN points on Friday as he finished second in the hammer (190-3) and fourth in the shot put (57-0.25) for 13 points. Donovan Toban also had a solid performance in the long jump (24-0.25), earning eight points for a second-place finish while Nicholas DiMartino earned five points for a fourth-place finish (23-10.25). Thomas Johnson completed the men's scoring as the senior finished fourth in the high jump (6-9).
The Matadors have a large deficit to make up as UC Santa Barbara leads the men's team race with 105 points through seven events. UC Riverside is second with 44 points as seven teams have scored.
In the women's chase, Northridge is in fifth-place with 30 points while the UCSB women lead the way with 73. The Matadors, who earned six points from Olympia Jewett in last week's heptathlon, made up some of the deficit with 24 points on Friday.
Northridge picked up 10 points in the pole vault as Jenna Yowell finished third (12-0.50) and Jenna Hulion took fifth (11-6.50). The Matadors also scored well in the discus as Claire Morgan took fourth (152-7) followed by teammates Chelsea Wordell in sixth (137-8) and Mariah Counts in eighth (134-11). Stella Dugall (18-8) and Ese Ntekume (18-6.50) finished sixth and seventh in the long jump to add five points to the team total.
With 14 men's and 14 women's finals coming up Saturday, both Matador squads look to narrow the gap. 10 men and nine women advanced in track prelims on Friday.
The Matador men, the three-time defending champion in the 100 meters, advanced Kemar Marsden (10.59), Carl Horsley (10.68) and Thomas Henry (10.69) to the final. Horsley is the defending champion while Marsden had the top time in the prelims with Henry posting the fastest time coming into the championships. Marsden and Horsley also moved on in the 200 meters as Marsden again had the top qualifying time (21.45) while Horsley was seventh (21.99). In the 400 meters, Khalid Joneswas the lone CSUN sprinter in the event and he qualified in 48.60. Michael Woodham, the 2011 champion, advanced in the 110 meter hurdles clocking the third-best time of 14.37 while teammateKevin Finley also moved on after finishing sixth in 14.63.
In the distance races, Ezekial Glass qualified for the 800 meter final after running 1:52.97 andHunter Hays advanced in the 1,500 meters after clocking a prelim time of 3:55.33.
The Matador women, who have won every 100 meter race since 2004, advanced three sprinters to Saturday's final as Briana Davis (12.01), Precious Watkins (12.02) and LeShel Vines (12.05) will look to continue the streak. Jackie Harrison (24.49), Davis (24.55) and Watkins (24.83) advanced in the 200 meters while Harrison (53.86) and Jasmine Cox (55.98) will represent CSUN in the 400 meter final. Harrison had the top 400 meter prelim time of the eight who reached the final.
Ana Rosales was the lone distance runner to advance as she qualified for Saturday's 1,500 meter final after running 4:39.23. LeGia Pendergraph narrowly missed advancing in the 1,500 meters while Vanessa Carr came up just shy of reaching the 800 meter final.
Saturday opens with the women's hammer at 9 a.m. while the first track event is the women's 4x100 meter relay at 2 p.m.
May 11-12, 2012
Anteater Stadium - UC Irvine
Men's Team Scores (after 7 events)
1. UC Santa Barbara - 105
2. UC Riverside - 44
3. Northridge - 38
4. Long Beach State - 36
5. Cal Poly - 30
6. UC Irvine - 16
7. UC Davis - 4
Women's Team Scores (after 7 events)
1. UC Santa Barbara - 73
2. UC Davis - 53
3. Long Beach State - 51
4. UC Riverside - 32
5. Northridge - 30
6. Cal Poly - 21
7. Cal State Fullerton - 8
8. UC Irvine - 5


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Chivas USA
The Fourth Round draw for the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup occurred Friday morning at Soccer House in downtown Chicago and with MLS teams entering at this stage, the process was much more elaborate than the straight forward flips from last week's Third Round draw.
Before I lay out how it unfolded, a few bullets to keep in mind…
- I was incorrect in my earlier tweets and statements that a USL PRO affiliate could not be matched with its partner MLS club. I'm a busy guy and sometimes you just have to admit you're not perfect, sorry!
- The only affiliate relationship that needed to be separated for this draw was that of the LA Galaxy and LA Galaxy II who are both owned by the same party.
- USL PRO side Orlando City and their PDL side Orlando City U-23s, are both in the tournament but could not be matched up at this stage as MLS teams must be matched with a lower league pairing.
- Chivas USA was the only MLS club to not apply to host a Fourth Round Open Cup match.
With those done, I will underscore that the most important principle to keep in mind for how pairings are determined comes from Page 7 of the 2014 U.S. Open Cup Handbook. It states:
"After each Third Round pairing has been determined, each Division I (MLS) team entering in the Fourth Round will be matched geographically to play the winner of a specific Third Round pairing. Instances where a logical geographic fit doesn't exist will be resolved by random selection."
As all business as a selfie can be prior to walking into Soccer House...
Upon arrival to Soccer House, Competition Secretary Paul Marstaller handed me a sheet of paper with four geographic groupings, plus a wild card pool. The most straightforward grouping was the top table which featured eight Third Round matchups across from eight MLS teams that made "a logical geographic fit" with those lower league pairings.
The pairings with the result of the coin flip are below. Teams that are not bolded either did not have a suitable home venue or didn't apply to host (U.S. Soccer did not distinguish the reason on this sheet).
|Brooklyn Italians SC (NPSL)/New York Cosmos (NASL)
|New York Red Bulls (MLS)
|Dayton Dutch Lions (USLP)/Indy Eleven (NASL)
|Columbus Crew (MLS)
|RWB Adria (USASA)/Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USLP)
|Chicago Fire (MLS)
|Minnesota United FC (NASL)/Des Moines Menace (USASA
|Sporting Kansas City (MLS)
|Laredo Heat (PDL)/Ft. Lauderdale Strikers (NASL)
|Houston Dynamo (MLS)
|NTX Rayados (USASA)/San Antonio Scorpions (NASL)
|FC Dallas (MLS)
|Arizona United SC (USLP)/Oklahoma City Energy FC (USLP)
|LA Galaxy (MLS)
|Fresno Fuego (PDL)/Sacramento Republic (USLP)
|San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)
For the local Fire fans, I was able to take OFFICIAL VIDEO documenting the Fire's winning coin flip:
The second grouping of matchups pooled three Northeast MLS sides with three lower league pairings. Of note here, Marstaller said that because the Harrisburg City Islanders and Baltimore Bohemians are about equidistant to D.C. United and Philadelphia Union, a flip off between the two sides would be done to determine which club would host the winner of that Third Round Matchup.
Based on alphabet, D.C. United was assigned heads and Philadelphia tails, with the Union winning. Because neither Harrisburg or Baltimore applied to host, no flip was necessary as hosting rights defaulted to the Union.
|Harrisburg City Islanders (USLP)/Baltimore Bohemians (PDL)
D.C. United
Philadelphia Union
United's loss on their first flip resulted in them moving down to the next pairing of two lower league matchups where a similar flip had to occur between New York Greek American Atlas/Richmond Kickers and Reading United AC/Rochester Rhinos to determind who would be D.C.'s opponent.
New York Greek American Atlas (USASA)/Richmond Kickers (USLP)
Reading United AC (PDL)/Rochester Rhinos (USLP)
|D.C. United
Again, determined by alphabet, the New York/Richmond matchup was assigned heads while the other was assigned tails and the coin again flipped to tails matching D.C. United with Reading/Rochester.
This moved New York/Richmond down to a matchup with the New England Revolution and then flips were done to determine the hosting rights for those two matchups with both lower league matchups winning with heads. For the purpose of clarity, here is how that final grouping looked:
|Harrisburg City Islanders (USLP)/Baltimore Bohemians (PDL)
|Philadelphia Union
|Reading United AC (PDL)/Rochester Rhinos (USLP)
|D.C. United
|New York Greek American Atlas (USASA)/Richmond Kickers (USLP)
|New England Revolution
The third grouping was a product of Chivas USA being the only MLS club not to apply for hosting rights. Because of this, Marstaller needed to pair them with lower league matchups in which both clubs applied to host, of which there were two: Atlanta Silverbacks/Chattanooga FC (heads) and Charlotte Eagles/Carolina Railhawks (tails).
A coin flip was done to see who would host Chivas and landed tails giving Charlotte/Carolina the hosting rights. This pushed Atlanta/Chattanooga down to the very ending "Wild Card Pool".
Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL)/Chattanooga FC (NPSL)
Charlotte Eagles (USLP)/Carolina RailHawks (NASL)
|Chivas USA
The fourth pool featured the PSA Elite/LA Galaxy II matchup paired against four MLS teams that were within geographical proximity. While both lower-league teams are based in Southern California, because PSA Elite also did not apply to host, Chivas USA could not be thrown into this group.
The most interesting part of the process Friday was the flip-off between four MLS clubs to determine who would play Galaxy II/PSA Elite.
Again determined by alphabet, Colorado/Portland and Real Salt Lake/Seattle Sounders did a preliminary flip. Both losers in that round (Portland & Real Salt Lake) were moved into the final Wild Card pairing, then Colorado and Seattle did a final flip, with Seattle winning again (which should keep Sigi Schmid somewhat happy) and Colorado also falling to the Wild Card group.
|PSA Elite (USASA)/LA Galaxy II (USLP)
Colorado Rapids
Portland Timbers
Real Salt Lake
Seattle Sounders
One final flip was done to determine the hosting rights for that match with Galaxy II/PSA Elite winning and presumably, since PSA Elite did not apply to host, Sigi will be their biggest fan.
|PSA Elite (USASA)/LA Galaxy II (USLP)
|Seattle Sounders
After all the flips above were done, the Wild Card pool looked like the below table, with MLS clubs placed on the right according to alphabetical order. Because of the odd number of matchups, coin flips could not be used to determine who would play each other so Marstaller placed three slips of paper marked "A", "B" and "C" into plain envelopes. As the matchup moved down from the initial Chivas USA grouping, Atlanta/Chattanooga was assigned "C" while the other two lower-league pairings were assigned "A" and "B" based on alphabetic order.
Orlando City U23s (PDL)/Charleston Battery (USLP)
Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)/Orlando City (USLP)
Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL)/Chattanooga FC (NPSL)
Colorado Rapids
Portland Timbers
Real Salt Lake
Marstaller then went down the alphabetic list of MLS sides and drew the slips of paper from the envelopes. When all three matchups had been finalized, final flips for hosting rights occurred, concluding the fourth round Open Cup draw. You can see how the envelopes were drawn and the winner of the flips below:
|Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)/Orlando City (USLP)
|Colorado Rapids
|Orlando City U23s (PDL)/Charleston Battery (USLP)
|Portland Timbers
|Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL)/Chattanooga FC (NPSL)
|Real Salt Lake
Following the draw, Marstaller said the published fourth round scenarios would not be accompanied Friday by match dates yet. This is because the Fourth Round has three possible match dates over an eight-day span. With USL PRO and the PDL, along with amateur sides having league games between the June 10-18 Fourth Round window, all clubs that have the potential to host a Fourth Round match will have the weekend to give their preferred hosting date before U.S. Soccer balances the already scheduled league games. Because of the logistical process, hosting dates are expected to be announced sometime next week.
A comprehensive list of who won hosting coin flips can be found below.
|Brooklyn Italians SC (NPSL)/New York Cosmos (NASL)
|New York Red Bulls (MLS)
|Dayton Dutch Lions (USLP)/Indy Eleven (NASL)
|Columbus Crew (MLS)
|RWB Adria (USASA)/Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USLP)
|Chicago Fire (MLS)
|Minnesota United FC (NASL)/Des Moines Menace (USASA
|Sporting Kansas City (MLS)
|Laredo Heat (PDL)/Ft. Lauderdale Strikers (NASL)
|Houston Dynamo (MLS)
|NTX Rayados (USASA)/San Antonio Scorpions (NASL)
|FC Dallas (MLS)
|Arizona United SC (USLP)/Oklahoma City Energy FC (USLP)
|LA Galaxy (MLS)
|Fresno Fuego (PDL)/Sacramento Republic (USLP)
|San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)
|Harrisburg City Islanders (USLP)/Baltimore Bohemians (PDL)
|Philadelphia Union
|Reading United AC (PDL)/Rochester Rhinos (USLP)
|D.C. United
|New York Greek American Atlas (USASA)/Richmond Kickers (USLP)
|New England Revolution
|Charlotte Eagles (USLP)/Carolina RailHawks (NASL)
|Chivas USA
|PSA Elite (USASA)/LA Galaxy II (USLP)
|Seattle Sounders
|Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)/Orlando City (USLP)
|Colorado Rapids
|Orlando City U23s (PDL)/Charleston Battery (USLP)
|Portland Timbers
|Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL)/Chattanooga FC (NPSL)
|Real Salt Lake
Thanks again to the U.S. Soccer staff for being great hosts once again!
What is it going to take for Frank Yallop to get his first regular season victory as head coach of the Chicago Fire?
Following Saturday's dramatic 1-1 tie at home to the New England Revolution, the Fire are now without a win in seven MLS games after an opening day defeat at Chivas USA and six subsequent ties as their season has yet to fully take off.
However, four of those seven games were on the road, so if the Fire can pick up all three points at home to Real Salt Lake on Saturday, May 3 after a bye week, the complexion of the season, and more importantly the table, will suddenly look a whole lot better.
Thankfully for Yallop and his coaching staff, the Chicago fan-base have shown remarkable patience and understanding as he tries to impart his philosophies and footballing ideals on to this new group of players.
Yallop came to the Fire with a proven track record in the MLS following a lengthy professional career in England and on the international stage with Canada.
His vast experience in England and early MLS successes as a coach with San Jose Earthquakes has given Yallop, who recently celebrated his 50th birthday, the confidence to remain calm despite the relatively disappointing start to the campaign.
When speaking about the team, their attitude, their effort in training and their prospects for the season, Yallop hasn't changed in his thinking since his arrival at Toyota Park last October. If anything, he is more optimistic now than before the season began.
He sees a group of players that have shown significant signs of progress in the short time he has been with them and he believes that their first win is about to come. Yes, he believed it would come at home to the Red Bulls. Away to DC.
His confidence in himself and his team still intact, he insisted the win would come with the visit of the Union to Toyota Park. And again, a week later, there was an assured statement that the win would arrive on the road in Montreal.
Looking back, it is possible to see where and how three points may have been won in any of these games, with a little luck or a hint of good fortune. Mike Magee's late penalty miss against Philadelphia. Late saves by the Impact's Troy Perkins from Patrick Nyarko and Magee that would have earned the Fire their first win.
Juan Luis Anangono's penalty miss against New England last time out was another glaring example of a missed opportunity and another occasion where the Fire should have sealed the three points their efforts over the previous 90 minutes deserved.
The reason no one has pushed the panic button just yet, is largely down to the quality of play produced each week, the vast amount of chances being created and the overall level of entertainment served up by Yallop and his attack-minded tactics.
No other team has had more shots this campaign at 101, while only the Montreal Impact have hit the target more often, 38 times to the Fire's 35 (which they tie with the Seattle Sounders, Vancouver Whitecaps and Sporting Kansas City).
They are the fourth highest scorers after seven games with 10 goals, while Quincy Amarikwa is tied for second on the goalscoring list with four.
There are significant signs of improvement since the side's defeat at Chivas, with Yallop's influence gaining momentum with each and every game.
Having struggled to assert themselves in the possession stakes in the opening three games, the Fire have enjoyed more of the ball than their opponents in their last three games.
This has translated itself into more goalscoring opportunities, with the Fire amassing an impressive 54 shots to their opponents' 17 over the last three games.
Which suggests to me that they are doing well defensively, restricting other teams to an average of six shots per game, while also creating enough themselves to comfortably win games.
That has not happened thus far, but surely it is only a matter of time.
There have been several other positive features to Yallop's tenure, most notably his willingness to give youth a chance. Earlier in the year, he insisted that he would select players on merit rather than reputation, and he has stood by that assertion with the likes of Harry Shipp, Benji Joya, Greg Cochrane and Victor Pineda all getting a chance to impress.
Add to that the blossoming central defensive partnership of Jhon Kennedy Hurtado and Bakary Soumare, which has impressed in recent games despite the concession of 11 goals, and it is clear to see that the Fire have a solid base upon which to build.
His faith in the wing play of Nyarko and Shipp has also reaped reward with both players contributing to the fluent, incisive build-up play down both flanks that has been a feature of the Fire's games thus far.
And with reigning MLS MVP Magee improving with every game following his early season injury problems, and his effective link up play with Amarikwa showing real signs of promise, surely that first win will come sooner rather than later.
Stats at a glance (the Fire read first):
|Possession %
|Pass Accuracy
|Chivas USA
|44.7% / 55.3%
|Portland Timbers
|38.5% / 61.5%
|New York Red Bulls
|42.6% / 57.4%
|D.C. United
|49% / 51%
|372 / 383
|Philadelphia Union
|53.2% / 46.8%
|Montreal Impact
|56.2% / 43.8%
|New England Revolution
|51.9% / 48.1%
After a lackluster performance last weekend out in LA, the Fire are in Portland for what should be a much sterner test against a Timbers team unbeaten in home regular season play for over a year (1:30pm CT on My50 / TWCWI). The Timbers will also be looking to avenge the 2-2 draw in the team's only meeting last season where a brilliant Fire comeback left Caleb Porter seething. Here are some things to look out for from a tactical perspective.
A tweak in formation option A: Packing the midfield
Against a Portland team playing their usual 4-3-3 formation, a safer option for the Fire, especially away from home, is to play another holding midfielder alongside Jeff Larentowicz in an attempt to pack the midfield. Portland rely on late runs from players like Will Johnson and another holding midfielder would ensure the Fire would be able to track these runs more effectively.
Logan Pause would be the prime candidate to partner Larentowicz in the engine room. Portland always look to get playmaker Diego Valeri on the ball and rely on his through balls to create many of the team's chances. Pause and Larentowicz read the game extremely well and are masters at intercepting the kind of balls Valeri will be looking to play.
This option requires that the Fire drop one of its attacking players, which in this case could be Chris Rolfe who is battling an injury. The approach could be seen as a negative one, but playing against a team unbeaten at home for over a year and one that scored the third highest amount of goals in the league last season, the Men in Red also need be realistic.
A tweak in formation option B: Eliminating the target striker
A more progressive option for the Fire this weekend would be eliminating the target striker completely in favor of a smaller and quicker attack. This move would see Juan Luis Anangono, a player isolated during large stretches of last weekend's match, drop to the bench in favor of a quicker, more dynamic player such as Quincy Amarikwa, a player on the cusp of a starting eleven place.
In last weekend's match against the Union, Portland were undone on more than a few occasions by some neat and quick interplay by the Philly midfielders and strikers. With this smaller formation, the Fire will have more opportunities to play this type of game.
The interplay between players such as Duka, Rolfe, Joya, Amarikwa, Alex and Nyarko could certainly cause the Timbers problems with Benji Joya's goal last week serving as a classic example of this: Amarikwa playing a brilliant through ball to Alex who in turn found Joya at the back post for a tap in finish.
While this formation would certainly make the Fire quicker, it should also provide the Men in Red with an opportunity to have more possession and even slow the game down at times, especially if the away team manages to take the lead. With possession below 45% in last week's loss, an emphasis on keeping more of the ball is also necessary.
Set pieces: a weakness for both teams
Both the Fire and Timbers have had problems defending set pieces in the past and that was apparent again during the first match of the season for both teams. Fire defender Bakary Soumare admitted fault after his mark was able to head home the winner for Chivas while Portland also gave up a goal from a corner against the Union.
The Fire's defensive play from crosses and set pieces was certainly suspect last weekend and coach Frank Yallop made no secret of his disappointment at how his team gave up goals in this manner.
Though Portland are not a very big team, players like Diego Valeri and Gaston Fernandez are some of the best set piece takers in the league and a more cohesive performance by the Fire back four is needed on Sunday afternoon. On the other side of the ball, with the Timbers also looking frail on set pieces, I expect the Fire to load the box when the dead ball opportunities arise.
Prediction: 1-1 with the Fire goal coming from Alex
Stephen Piggott is a contributor to Chicago-Fire.com. Follow him on Twitter @irish_steve
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Chicago Fire Head Coach and Director of Soccer Frank Yallop
Overall thoughts on the game
"If you look at the game as a whole, for us, we were poor. I thought our whole demeanor wasn't what we've seen and worked on in preseason. Just very disappointing. Having said that, coming back and tying the game 2-2, we fought back, kept going, got back to tie the game, and to give up a set play like that is poor on our behalf. We've got to learn from it, we got to move on, but very disappointing."
On the rebuilding of the backline
"Defensive set plays is everybody. I haven't yet seen a replay of the third Chivas goal, but it didn't look good from where I was sitting. It looked like a free header from six yards out. If you give that to anybody, they're going to score. All in all, I thought we had a few chances in the game. Sunday afternoon, tough conditions with the heat, but there's no excuses for us; we have to make sure that we're ready to play and dig deep when we need to. We should've at least gotten a tie out of the game."
Thoughts on Benji Joya's debut
"Yeah, he scored a goal, he did well. He's young; you're going to get young decisions. He had a couple of fouls where I thought maybe he shouldn't have dived in, but he did fine."
On Mike Magee
"To be honest, he's still a bit injured, so I didn't want to risk him in this game. We said maybe, but I had already put Logan [Pause] on, Chris Rolfe was cramping, and we had already used all our subs. Mike was good for maybe ten minutes but we had to change it a little bit. It is what it is. I think Mike wanted to be part of it today and I did as well, but I didn't want to risk it and give him 25 minutes when he probably only had 10 in him, and his hamstring is still a little bit tight, so I didn't want to go there."
If he saw anything of concern
"I think just our demeanor especially in the last goal against, our heads dropped a little bit with the two goals against. I think Quincy [Amarikwa] sparked us a little bit, did well, made it difficult for them to play against us, and all of a sudden, they get chances out of that. There are some positives, if you like, but losing is terrible, it never feels good no matter how you look at it. For us as a group, we have to make sure that we don't buckle under and we're ready for the fight until the last minute of the game. If you're not ready to fight, then we're in trouble."
Chicago Fire defender Bakary Soumare
Overall thoughts on the game
"It was unfortunate. We worked really hard the second half to comeback; we could've gotten away with one point, unfortunately it didn't happen. We have to regroup for next Sunday and hopefully get a good result."
On Chicago's spirit in making a comeback
"It showed character. It showed that the guys that came into the game, Quincy and Benji, they already played and they gave us a great push. They came out in the right moment, worked hard and gave us two goals to comeback and we let it slip in the end."
On the backline's performance
"Every time you give up three goals, you can't say you're figured out too well. Our goal this season was not to concede as many goals, and today we gave up three so you can't say we did a good job. We worked really hard; the coaching staff has done a great job with the backline, working on defense. We know we conceded three goals today and we're not happy about that."
Chicago Fire midfielder Benji Joya
First goal in first game as a professional
"This week, all I've put in my mind is to get the debut and get a goal and get my name on the score sheet and luckily, the first touch I had today turned into a goal and I'm really proud of that."
Overall thought on the game
"It's part of the game. Sometimes you comeback and at the end, you get a little bit low and they get a good corner, good cross and that's what pros are going to do. If you slack, they're going to come out on top. I'm really proud of the effort of the guys and it's the beginning of the season and we still have another game to look forward to and we really need to focus on the next game and get the win."
On the team's effort to win the game
"The effort was there, things didn't go our way this game, but it happens. Soccer is back and forth and you just have to be constant. Things didn't go our way today and we have to keep looking forward to the next game."
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TACTICAL: Rebuilt Fire defense gets first real test against Chivas USA's Erick Torres and Mauro Rosales
The Fire are in Los Angeles for the first game of the season looking to start off on a good note unlike this time last year when the team fell to the other team in LA, 4-0. As per usual, Chivas USA's offseason was filled with turmoil, but there is a new air of optimism around the club after it was bought by MLS. Here are some things to look out for from a tactical perspective.
Fire's new look back line – how will teams offseason acquisitions work as a unit?
New Fire head coach Frank Yallop was very upfront about his desire for the team to improve defensively this season after the team gave up a whopping 52 goals last year. It is likely that two new additions to the defense will start on Sunday afternoon, with former RSL utility player Lovel Palmer slotting in a right back and former Sounder Jhon Kennedy Hurtado set to start in the middle.
Hurtado's partnership with Bakary Soumare at the heart of the Fire's defense is crucial to the team's success and both players will be looking to continue their good preseason form. In the air, both players are clearly dominant but it will be important that they do not get stretched by the Chivas USA attack especially with a player like Mauro Rosales looking to play balls behind the defense for Erick Torres and co.
Frank Yallop likes to have his fullbacks get forward and support the attack and Palmer certainly fits that style of play. The Fire's distribution out of the back last season was not a strong point and Palmer's good technical ability will mean the team will not be giving the ball needlessly back to the opposition as much this season.
It will certainly take time for the new look defense to gel, but a good start and perhaps a clean sheet would build confidence before the tougher tests ahead in the form of Portland and New York.
A new back line for Chivas USA – opportunities for the Fire to take?
Chivas USA overhauled the squad again this offseason but the team that gave up the most goals in the league last year don't look like they've improved in that department, at least not on paper.
The team went undefeated in preseason but it remains to be seen whether this unit can be effective during league play. It is unclear who Fire legend Carlos Bocanegra will be paired with -- Bobby Burling or newcomer Andrew Jean-Baptiste but in either case, if the Fire creative players like Mike Magee, Patrick Nyarko and Alex can get in 1v1 situations, I like this team's chances.
The Fire could have more luck on the outsides, especially down the right where Eric Avila has a habit of straying too far forward from his full back position. The combination of little help defensively from Mauro Rosales and the attacking threats of Dilly Duka and Gonzalo Segares could pay dividends for the Men in Red.
A switch in philosophy – high pressure replaces the counter attack
For much of last season, the Fire tended to sit deep and try to hit teams on the counter attack but with the change in head coach comes a change in philosophy. Instead of the counter attack game, Yallop has emphasized a high pressure philosophy, with the Fire's attackers putting pressure on the opponents' defense when they are in possession.
This tactic was apparent in the team's final match of the Diamond Desert Cup in Tucson last week where Juan Luis Anangono, Chris Rolfe and Dilly Duka all put the Chivas Guadalajara youth team defense under constant pressure and forced a number of mistakes from the Mexican squad.
If the team can push the issue against the new look Chivas USA back four and force the team into giving up possession, it will only help the Fire's chances. Though possession is not always an important factor, especially in an away match, the team will certainly be looking to control the tempo and increase the possession statistics this season and this change in philosophy should help that.
Prediction: 2-0 Fire with goals from Mike Magee and Dilly Duka.
Stephen Piggott is a contributor to Chicago-Fire.com. Follow him on Twitter @Irish_Steve.
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The potential quarterfinal pairings for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup set to be played Wednesday, June 26:
1) Chicago Fire/Columbus Crew winner hosts Sporting Kansas City/Orlando City winner
2) D.C. United/Philadelphia Union winner hosts New England Revolution/New York Red Bulls winner
3) FC Dallas/Houston Dynamo winner hosts Portland Timbers/Tampa Bay Rowdies winner
4) Real Salt Lake/Charleston Battery winner hosts Carolina RailHawks/Chivas USA winner
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I'll have a full play-by-play of the draw later today on Chicago-Fire but until then, see below all fourth round U.S. Open Cup matchups:
#1 – New England Revolution/Rochester Rhinos hosts Reading United AC/New York Red Bulls winner
#2 – D.C. United/Richmond Kickers winner hosts Ocean City Nor'easters/Philadelphia Union winner
#3 – Chicago Fire hosts Dayton Dutch Lions/Columbus Crew winner
-or- Columbus Crew host Charlotte Eagles
-or- Dayton Dutch Lions host Charlotte Eagles
#4 – Sporting KC host Colorado Rapids/Orlando City winner
-or- Colorado Rapids/Orlando City hosts Des Moines Menace
#5 – FC Dallas hosts FC Tucson/Houston Dynamo winner
-or- Houston Dynamo hosts Ft. Lauderdale Strikers
-or- Ft. Lauderdale Strikers vs. FC Tucson (Host TBD)
#6 – LA Galaxy/Carolina Railhawks winner hosts Chivas USA/LA Blues winner
#7 – Atlanta Silverbacks/Real Salt Lake winner hosts San Jose Earthquakes/Charleston Battery winner
#8 – Seattle Sounders will host Wilmington Hammerheads/Portland Timbers winner
-or- Portland Timbers will host Tampa Bay Rowdies
-or- Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Wilmington Hammerheads (Host TBD)
In case you missed it, I had the opportunity to serve as a witness for today's Third Round U.S. Open Cup draw at Soccer House in Chicago.
I detailed the interesting tidbits of how the draw is done but in case you don't want to nerd out, just check out the potential third round matchups below...
#1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL-Pro) vs. Philadelphia Union -or- Philadelphia Union vs. Ocean City Nor'easters
#2 Richmond Kickers (USL-Pro) vs. D.C. United -or- D.C. United vs. Icon FC (USASA)
#3 Rochester Rhinos (USL-Pro) vs. New England Revolution -or- New England Revolution vs. GPS Portland Phoenix (USL PDL)
#4 Charlotte Eagles (USL-Pro) vs. Chicago Fire -or- Chicago Fire vs. Seattle Sounders U-23 (USL PDL)
#5 Orlando City Lions (USL-Pro) vs. Colorado Rapids -or- Colorado Rapids vs. Ocala Stampede (USL PDL)
#6 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers (NASL) / Laredo Heat (USL PDL) vs. FC Dallas
#7 Charleston Battery (USL-Pro) / Portland Timbers U-23 vs. San Jose Earthquakes
#8 Sporting KC vs. Minnesota United FC (NASL) - Des Moines Menace (USL PDL) / Madison 56ers (NPSL)
#9 Real Salt Lake vs. Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL) / Georgia Revolution (USASA)
#10 LA Blues (USL-Pro) / Ventura County Fusion (USL PDL) vs. Chivas USA
#11 Carolina Rail Hawks (NASL) / Carolina Dynamo (USL PDL) vs. LA Galaxy
#12 Columbus Crew vs. Dayton Dutch Lions (USL-Pro) / Dearborn SC (USASA) winner
#13 New York Red Bulls vs. Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-Pro) / Reading United (USL PDL) winner
#14 San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) / FC Tucson (USL PDL vs. Houston Dynamo
#15 Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) vs. Seattle Sounders FC -or- Seattle Sounders vs. VSI Tampa Bay (USL-Pro)
#16 Portland Timbers vs. Wilmington Hammerheads (USL-Pro) / Austin Aztex (USL PDL)


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After a Texas Applebee's asked a family to leave because of its allegedly rowdy children this week, the incident prompted a fast moving chain of events: calls to the police, outcry from the family, explanation from the eatery chain, and an online debate about what constitutes inappropriate restaurant behavior.
"I feel disrespected," Lillian Maliti, mother of 3-year-old Ryan and 1-year-old Ethan, told KHOU News in Houston on Wednesday. "This has never happened in my life."
Maliti's husband Eli Gau told the news station that his young kids are "active," and that they "act like children." He added, "I feel heartbroken. I feel very sad."
According to a spokesperson for the Harris County Sheriff, the station first received a call at 10 p.m. from an Applebee's employee who reported "arguing" among the family in question. Six minutes later, Gau called the police to report that he and his family had been kicked out of the restaurant and that they felt "threatened." An officer met the family out in the parking lot, but did not file any charges, citations, or warnings.
Applebee's issued a statement about the situation in Katy, Texas, to Yahoo Shine. "Our franchise owner-operator has apologized to the guest and invited the party back into their restaurant to demonstrate the standard of service each of our guests deserve to receive during every visit," it read.
But it went on: "As a brand, our focus is and must always be providing the best possible experience for all of our guests at all times. When a disruption in our restaurants affects any of our guests, it is the manager's responsibility to step in to resolve the situation. It is exceedingly rare that a situation requires the assistance of law enforcement, and our franchisee is using this instance as a teaching moment to better manage future disruptions in their restaurants."
Local Applebee's patrons, at least one of whom claimed to have been present that night, defended the restaurant through comments posted to KHOU's online story.
"This child was not wandering around.... he was running around the restaurant screaming at guests as they tried to enjoy their meals. The whole time they were in the building," wrote Randal Smith. "Then the parents raised hell in front of the whole restaurant. This is funny to me since I witnessed the whole thing. Haha crazy people will do anything for attention/money."
Another local resident, Shahira Mandy, wrote, "I go to this establishment all the time and for these people to say they're racist is far from the truth. Their children were out of hand, the mom was probably embarrassed, and why do you have your kids out that late at night? I have only seen Applebee's call the police [in] extreme situations. I believe management did the right thing [in] asking that woman and her ill-mannered children to leave. Race has nothing to do with bad parenting."
The debate on what is and is not acceptable restaurant behavior among children raged on through KHOU's Facebook page, with a great many of the nearly 400 commenters siding with Applebee's. One mom wrote, "I have 3 kids and I cannot stand it when people let their kids act like heathens! My kids know to eat, not be loud, and keep that butt in the seat!"
Another echoed her sentiment. "I have no sympathy here," she wrote. "I have raised 3 boys and I tell ya, I never hesitated to take care of business if either one of them acted up in ANY public place!!! I CANNOT STAND parents who allow their kids to act like animals!!"


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|We teach our selves linux
|Tom, Jeffrey, Jobj, Wim, Koert, User:Ivom; Firemonkey
|Den Bunker
The goal here is, to study the in- and outs of the GNU/Linux system, discuss your findings and ultimately vent your personal musings at the planned saturday evenings.
To guide yourself, please delve into the LPI certification project. Get ready with Junior Level Linux Professional (LPIC-1). Find your docs here: SerNet-LATM-LPI-101-0.swx. The most recent version of the manual can be found here on [1] Initially you might not feel like a junior, but get the documentation and find the right level that suits you :) Keep on reading...
We meet on saturday on a bi-weekly schedule (yes, you are hard-pressed to keep up to speed). The schedule is as follows:
First class
From 2011/03/19 20:00:00 PM to 2011/03/19 22:00:00 PM
(I (Tom) edited the hour. From 20.00 to 22.00h)
- Introduction
- Installation
- Hardware Configuration
- Managing Devices
- The Linux Filesystem
- The Command Line
- File Management
Second class
- Process Management
- Text Processing
- Software Installation
- Advanced Text Manipulation
- Using VI (the roman numeral)
- The X Environment
That means reading through a 150 page book and like it. After that the LPI-2 is the next set of books to be studies. Debating whether that is a good idea is open to discussion. Please vent in advance :)
Z participants
Knowledge Jeffrey
I've been messing around with Linux for years, and usually I get the things done with some research.
Everything I know I've learned by myself (by experience). Hence I wouldn't call myself an expert.
I think I'm still missing some global background, so some extra education is welcome.
Examples of things I've done before:
- I've been using Linux (Ubuntu) as my desktop for a couple of years, I know how to use Ubuntu (visually)
- Installing stuff like Java Webservers, databases, apache, subversion, ... (usually with guidelines on the www)
- common commands like cd, ls, cp, pwd, chmod, chown, cat, more, less, su, sudo, ps, ssh, scp, ... (I don't know al the details, but those are in the man pages)
- very basic knowledge of vi to edit some files (I can: open a file, deleting lines or chars, append or insert, append line, save and exit, discard and exit. I don't know any fancy stuff like search, replace, ...)
Things I want to learn more about:
- More global background of linux
- How is the unix/linux system structured? What can I find in which folders??
- Security tips (of course)
- Gain more experience with several commands
- Networking
- ifconfig
- port scanning
- dns lookup
- several commands concerning networking
- Grep
- common used commands I don't know
- Networking
- tips n tricks of vi
- Scripting in linux
- best practices/experiences of other linux users
- Bootloaders
- Kernel (compiling)
Knowledge Tom
I've been using Linux for 2 years now. I've got Linux installed on 2 laptops and one netbook, and it's on my desktop in a vm. (reason for that is that i need Win7 for school). The goal would be to make the switch, after finnishing school.
I would describe myself as a novice.
I received some teachings @ CVO (module netwerkbeheer 2), about linux, but they covered mostly basic stuff.
As there was;
- Installing
- The file system
- Very little scripting (Bash)
- Installing software (such as apache, joomla, etc...)
- User management
- .....
I'm reading and learning about Linux on my own for now. (the progress i make, depends on how much work i have to do for school) I have some knowledge about vim (i know how to use it, but that's it, didn't want to go for emacs..Looks a bit scary..)
The things i would like to learn more about are mostly the same as Jeffrey's.
Knowledge Jobj
- I'm using Linux as primary OS on all my boxes for 2 years now(some OSX as dual boot, have not touched MS Win in 2 years)
- What I need to know I look up
- I'm not an expert, but a strong believer in "google is your friend"
- due to the ease of use of ubuntu (GUI and apt-get and howto's on the net) I'm not realy stimulated to go dig deeper, and I'd like to change that.
- Atm I'm using Ubuntu, before that I used slackware, because it doesn't have fancy let-me-do-all-that-for-you-automagically-gui's and scripts and stuff, and so forced me to learn how to do stuff myself more
- the biggest issue is that once you have configured someting in Linux you don't have to bother for it anymore so when you do need it again you forgot how to do it (Configure grub in a correct way for dual boot after a new install)
- therefore I think it might be handy to build a knowledgebase of what we discover ..
Knowledge Wouter(antwerp)
- I've used most of the common distributions at least once(ubuntu,fedora,redhat,mint,lfs,...)
- Configured services samba,nscd,...
- done some wireless password breaking :) (wep,wpa2)
- I develop a distro for an appliance at work.
- Allmost always use linux at home.
- knowledge in several scripting languages (python,lua,perl,bash,ruby,tcl,...)
- c/assembly stuff
- vi(m) the only texteditor you'll ever need
- internal workings of the kernel(well not all of them)
- when something goes wrong I usually know how to fix it.
- a lot of other stuff :)
Knowledge Ivom
- Been using Linux since about the year 2000 (linuxppc, gentoo for a while, currently stuck with ubuntu). Using, means working with the basic tools that are in the GUI domain to read and communicate
- Programming knowledge: java, python, shell-scripting, C (rather rusty, as I don't need it much)
- The basic sysadmin jobs under Linux I know how the get done, usually by means of trawling the web and see how other do things
- Choose to virtualise some services at home for stability reasons.
- For what I understand the workshop goes further than the kernel alone. I propose to look at how the kernel works and how the low level stuff is attached to the rest (I am thinking of udev, kernel modules, filesystems and the like). In that domain is stuff I definetly haven't delved too much.
Knowledge Quentin
- Been playing with linux for years using various distributions
- Using Ubuntu as my main OS for 5 years
- Thinking about moving away from Ubuntu, preferably to a rolling release distro (Debian Testing, Arch)
- Am interested in the inner workings of the Linux/GNU system in general and in manual configuration and troubleshooting of desktop systems specifically
- Seems my current approach (googling when I encounter problems) is too ad-hoc since I often have to search for the same things time and time again. A comprehensive introduction might help, as would documenting solutions on my side
Knowledge Firemonkey
- I have been using linux/unix for servers around 10 years. And linux desktop environment for about 2 years.
- Most experience with Ubuntu, Redhat, BSD and CentOS
- Scripting knowledge: Bash, Perl, PHP, Yaml, ...
- Programming knowledge: c, c++, Dynamic c.
- Good knowledge about LAMP, MAIL, DNS and PKI configurations.
- I know most apps/commands like vi, tail, grep, piping, cat, ... (Sysadmin stuff)
- Created public terminals with costum linux distro (Touch screen interfaces @ technopolis).


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Any help here? My COED doesn't seem to help with that...
No announcement yet.
Translating the Olde English?
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gentle ...
Originally posted by fearful_syzygy
a search for 'Old' and 'English' did not give me the thread that Nash cites.
and a search for 'extion' and 'me' didn't give me any of the threads you found elsewhere
I suck at teh internet.
Thanks for your help, though.
Originally posted by Dr. Perfecta search for 'Old' and 'English' did not give me the thread that Nash cites.
and a search for 'extion' and 'me' didn't give me any of the threads you found elsewhere.
The same goes for "extion me". If you search for those two words, even with the precautions above, you get nothing of consequence. However, a search of "zampano tom" yields far greater dividends.
Obviously you can't be expected to be a master searcher the moment you turn up here. Even lifers like me and Nash are sometimes unable to find things even if we know exactly what we're looking for. But again as zakalwe said, at least you tried, which is more than can be said for a lot of newbies.
Welcome aboard.
According to my English teacher's Olde English Glossary the craziness on page 601 translates as follows: Mind be of use bcause the hear is resolute, therefor you spirit is obligated, because more therefor our strenght is small. I didn't say it makes sense, but that's what we think it says.
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Hige sceal þē heardra,__________heorte þē cēnre,Correct me if I'm wrong here (since I'm only basing this on that translation and my knowledge of Icelandic), but 'Hige' means 'minds', 'heardra' means 'harden', 'heorte' means 'hearts', 'mōd' means 'courage', and 'lȳtlað' means 'decreased'. So you can see how it fits together, more or less.
mōd sceal þē māre,__________þē ūre mægen lȳtlað.447
The Battle of Maldon
447"By as much as our might may diminish, we will harden our minds, fill our hearts, and increase our courage." — Ed.Last edited by fearful_syzygy; 02-15-2009, 07:10 PM.
I was wondering if the International Phoenetic Alphabet is a way of translating the "Olde English"? I went and bought the COED and in the front there are all the pronunciation symbols that look like the so-called old-english characters in the book. Also, some of the aids in understanding the pronunciations actually use the word "daisy" to demonstrate how to pronounce the phonemes. It's not a coincidence that the name Daisy is a character, do you think? I know I saw a discussion about this before, just can't find it now.
I assume you're thinking of this old post.
As for using the IPA to 'translate' Old English, I don't think you're on the right track. It can certainly help you pronounce it, but it won't help you understand it, any more than looking up the phonetic spellings of the German or French passages will help you understand them, unless you speak German or French.
fearful synergy, you are very perceptive in ways you have yet to grasp....
Have you ever watched a child learning to read, how they sound out the parts of the words before they actually end up putting it all together and pronouncing the word correctly? You can see THAT moment where they recognize the word and they have conquered it...when they realize how simple the word really was...I wonder if pronounced out loud, would we then recognize the words tehy are supposed to be in olde english? Could it then be translated? Factor in that spelling wasn't standardized until more recently.
But still...why is Daisy in the intro of the COED?
Originally posted by poco locofearful synergy, you are very perceptive in ways you have yet to grasp....
As for Daisy, who knows why they picked that word for the COED. It's certainly curious, but I would be slightly cautious about setting up a direct correlation between that and the character's name until I'd seen an earlier edition of the COED which MZD might have seen at the time of writing.
It hadn't occured to me that the edition of the COED the MZD used was probably different that the one I recently purchased. Now I wonder if his version did have Daisy in it? Do we know which version of COED MZD used?
And actually on page 595 Pelafina wrote to Johnny that he would need more than the COED to translate, he actually needs some olde english "under his belt."
Isn't Olde English a kind of beer they sell in 40 ouncers? Just wondering if maybe it's a pun?


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