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I'm getting ready to start the enlisment process but am having trouble choosing between 31B, 68W, and 35F.They all follow my interests and also my college major. Any one in any of those MOS's have any thoughts/tips/want to tell me what its like to serve in those jobs and the AIT?
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are you a medic in civilian? Im also in this predicament , I am a medic for the state of FL and am in the process everything done but to choose a job.....been a tough decision. I have a wife n kid at home whos 6 mos old so I would like to get deployed earlier than later. Let me give you the run down of the research i have done so far....
31B MP awesome job, but is kind of the luck of the draw could be doing cool stuff or be at a gate collecting ID's so thats that.
68W Combat Medic. Awesome job as well but i feel im already a medic and a good one at that, valevictorian of the school a matter a fact (no ego boost, most humbling) but what are they going to teach me that i already know.
11B the cream of the crop! jack of all trades as they put it. from here you will be able to do anything even in the civilian life, police, fire, paramedic whatever,,...Special forces if your good enough, go to sniper school, dive, airborne, ranger if you got it...see my point. Only bad thing is you will be walking and humpin ruck as they say. so scores wil ldetermine where yo ucan go...but its up to you to figure out, what ultimatley you want to be. BCT and AIT wont change once you pick your MOS so , choose wisely then maybe if you dont like it you can change it but after AIT, although it might be hard to do,. GOOD LUCK.
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@squash, i can't choose 11b because i'm a girl.
@armymedic im not a civilian medic.i never thought choosing an MOS would be so hard!31b is closest to my college major but i'm pulled toward all 3.i know that they will all help me in the civilian world after college so its just a matter of choosing the one i would enjoy the most i suppose.ive heard a lot of good things about 31b and 68w, although i do worry a little about the hold gate guarding aspect of 31b.i know some people try to choose an MOS different from their other job so they have some variety and some choose the same/similar MOS to their other job.i think having medic experience would help you acclimate/advance in the guard faster and i know that if you have your certifications you can do an advanced version of AIT and get finished faster.i guess it would depend on if you are the sort of person who would get bored and needs variety or the kind of person who would rather have some continuity.good luck to you too!
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Like u i myself am having trouble picking mos as well. So YES!! It is hard I bear u loud n clear 100% . now ur college major from pure assumption I take it to be criminal justice ? Right or wrong ? I understand eBay ur saying about variety and I myself again would love to do work I don't know yet bug then again I would fly through fast track AIT! So it's hard again .. I want to be a police officer and be apart of swat too so being medic in army u can be a swat medic in civ life n it would help... But I'm a ff/pm now so it'd like dropping ff status a dream I still have so enough about me.... Blowing stuff up as 35x series is awesome a family member of mine did it for 6 years n came out e-7 and loved it . 68 w is awesome but need asvab scores to back it up so keep that in mind . I'd say take the risk n go MP. What's the worst that can happen ur at a gate collecting I'd's ?? Or be on combat patrol hodgie hunting lol so good Luck!!
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ok here's a good look at 31B. Since that is my mos I give you some details. Other 31b's please feel free to chime in. First off the whole gate guard duty isn't all what you think. MP's are not the only ones pulling guard duty. Any soldier can be assigned to do this work. Typically on stateside posts you will have mostly DoD or DA police (civilians) doing this job. It's not that bad either. Now overseas posts usuallly have MP's doing this. Gate duty is much much more than just checking IDs. There are many things that happen such as random vehicle and personnel searches. This of course will be based on the security status of the location. MP's do many different things from law enforcement patrols on posts to combat patrols and operations to internment and resettlement operations. Through my career I have heard MP's referred to as "multi-purpose". MP's are also considered the "Force of Choice" for low intensity conflicts. Like every MOS it has its ups and downs. You will train in a variety of things. Everything from the high speed "run and gun" kicking in doors and shooting things up to working in a police station. This past summer during AT we got to train with Army Rangers in advanced MOUT tactics and combat operations. I have not yet deployed so I can't tell you much about that aspect, but I have been told we do a wide range of things in a combat zone. Anything from doing guard duty to convoy security to even being tasked with light infantry missions and even working in a detainment facility. Hope this clears things up. Just because someone is a MP doesn't mean they are always going to do Gate duty. I even know mechanics, infantry and even cooks assigned to do this task.
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I can tell you as a 68w you can do airborne all all that other fun stuff as a medic you can go anywhere and being in national guard you can double class say you go 68w and you are put with a mp unit you can request to goto mp AIT and you will be a mp and a medic for that unit which is a plus just think about it 68w is 2nd largest mos in army 2nd only to infantry reason why every unit needs medics we serve as infantryman,mp and everything in between im in 68w ait now and we have around 5 females getting airborne and 7 males alredy going ranger and sf if u want quick advancement and infantry oppertunities go 68w smartest choice i ever made.
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Originally posted by klong707 View PostI can tell you as a 68w you can do airborne all all that other fun stuff as a medic you can go anywhere and being in national guard you can double class say you go 68w and you are put with a mp unit you can request to goto mp AIT and you will be a mp and a medic for that unit which is a plus just think about it 68w is 2nd largest mos in army 2nd only to infantry reason why every unit needs medics we serve as infantryman,mp and everything in between im in 68w ait now and we have around 5 females getting airborne and 7 males alredy going ranger and sf if u want quick advancement and infantry oppertunities go 68w smartest choice i ever made.
Unless things are going very badly a medic cannot serve as an infantryman. Infantry must be able to operate weapons that medics are not allowed. such as automatic weapons. Medics are protected by Geneva convention and lose their protection if the use one. The only weapons every medic i know say they are allowed to use are M4 and M9 pistol. I'm sure if you go SF that doesn't apply.
As for advancements, that depends on many factors. It's different in every unit due to slot vacancies. generally in my state, medics, MP, cav scout, engineers seem to be the fastest advancements.
To the OP, research all your options and find the best option for you.


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Gooseberry Reservoir - Fishing has been fair with orange sparkle PowerBait or Zeke's orange garlic cheese. The best fishing has been along the west shore. Fly fishing from tubes and pontoons has been fair on the north end near the dam. Use sinking line, and slow-troll brown leech patterns.
Huntington Creek - Munford indicates that fly fishing has been picking up in the mid-sections of the creek with brown leech patterns drifted and stripped slowly through the deeper riffles and pools. Fish have been spooky and hard-to-catch in the fly-only zone. The best patterns have been the elk hair caddis and royal wulff. Fishing below the forks has been good with nightcrawlers, drifted into the deeper pools or along riffle tail-ends.
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The reservoir is closed to the possession of cutthroat trout and trout with cutthroat markings.
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Joes Valley Reservoir - Smaller water craft can still be launched.
The trout limit is two; only one over 22 inches; all trout from 15-22 inches must be immediately released.
Lasal Mountains - Conservation Officer Joe Nicholson reports that Taylor's Creek has been good for brook trout up to 10 inches with worms. Nicholson spoke with some anglers who had been fishing the pond at the Miner's Basin trailhead. They said fishing had been excellent.
Fishing has been fair at Dark Canyon, and has been slow at Ken's Lake. Oowah has provided good fishing with PowerBait, worms, Mepps or spoons. Fish average eight to 12 inches with an occasional fish weighing up to two pounds.
Miller Flat Reservoir - Some nice 14-inch rainbow trout continue to be taken with red salmon eggs or chartreuse PowerBait. Fly fishermen should try slow-stripping black leech patterns.
Potter's Ponds - Best fishing has been with a fly and bubble. Try a renegade or mosquito pattern. Rainbow PowerBait has been the most effective bait.
Scofield Reservoir - The lake level is very low. The south and north ends are not fishable. The best shore fishing has been on the east side, south of the dam cove. Cast out as far as possible for best results. The best baits have been rainbow or orange PowerBait or nightcrawlers in combination with a chartreuse marshmallow.
Trolling has been fair to good north of the island with two colors of leaded line and pop gear with a nightcrawler. Using this technique, Munford caught a 9 lb. 12 oz. 25-inch rainbow trout earlier this month. Fly fishermen have been using dark leech patterns, slow-trolled off the bottom. Boats cannot be launched from the Madsen Bay unit. The Mountain View unit remains open.


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A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906 (P.S.)by Simon Winchester
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"If you liked Krakatoa, The Professor and the Madman, or any of Winchester's other works, you'll like this one. He explains geological ideas well, and is well on his way to being the new ambassador of geology's influence on human history. He places events into geographical and historical context, allowing them to ripple forward through time. A Crack in the Edge of the World continues Winchester's tradition of writing accessible and entertaining geology."
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The international bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa vividly brings to life the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake that leveled a city symbolic of America's relentless western expansion. Simon Winchester has also fashioned an enthralling and informative informative look at the tumultuous subterranean world that produces earthquakes, the planet's most sudden and destructive force.
In the early morning hours of April 18, 1906, San Francisco and a string of towns to its north-northwest and the south-southeast were overcome by an enormous shaking that was compounded by the violent shocks of an earthquake, registering 8.25 on the Richter scale. The quake resulted from a rupture in a part of the San Andreas fault, which lies underneath the earth's surface along the northern coast of California. Lasting little more than a minute, the earthquake wrecked 490 blocks, toppled a total of 25,000 buildings, broke open gas mains, cut off electric power lines throughout the Bay area, and effectively destroyed the gold rush capital that had stood there for a half century.
Perhaps more significant than the tremors and rumbling, which affected a swatch of California more than 200 miles long, were the fires that took over the city for three days, leaving chaos and horror in its wake. The human tragedy included the deaths of upwards of 700 people, with more than 250,000 left homeless. It was perhaps the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States.
Simon Winchester brings his inimitable storytelling abilities (as well as his unique understanding of geology) to this extraordinary event, exploring not only what happened in northern California in 1906 butwhat we have learned since about the geological underpinnings that caused the earthquake in the first place. But his achievement is even greater: he positions the quake's significance along the earth's geological timeline and shows the effect it had on the rest of twentieth-century California and American history.
A Crack in the Edge of the World is the definitive account of the San Francisco earthquake. It is also a fascinating exploration of a legendary event that changed the way we look at the planet on which we live.
"In this brawny page-turner, bestselling writer Winchester (Krakatoa, The Professor and the Madman) has crafted a magnificent testament to the power of planet Earth and the efforts of humankind to understand her. A master storyteller and Oxford trained geologist, Winchester effortlessly weaves together countless threads of interest, making a powerfully compelling narrative out of what he calls 'the most lyrical and romantic of the sciences.'Using the theory of plate tectonics introduced in 1968 by an obscure geologist, J. Tuzo Wilson, Winchester describes a planet in flux. Across the surface of the earth, huge land masses known as plates push and pull at each other. At 5:12 a.m. in 1906, the North American and Pacific plates did precisely that. Along a 300-mile fault east of the Gold Rush city of San Francisco, the earth, in Winchester's word, 'shrugged.' While the initial shock devastated large parts of the city, it was the firestorm that raged in the days following that nearly wiped San Francisco off the map. The repercussions of the disaster radiated out from the epicenter for years to come. Locally, Winchester finds in the records at City Hall that the destruction led to a huge rise in Chinese immigration. Winchester also cites the tragedy in the rise of the nascent Pentecostal movement, whose ranks swelled in the months and years after in the belief that the catastrophe had been a sign from God.With fabulous style, wit and grace, Winchester casts doubt on the very notion of solid ground and invites the reader to ponder the planet they live on, from both inside and out. B&w illus. and maps." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"Winchester is an engaging tour guide, and his tale a humbling one. Humankind exists, he concludes, by 'the planet's consent.'" Kirkus Reviews
"What Winchester did for...Krakatoa, he now does for the 1906 San Francisco earthquake — that is, making a significant geological incident understandable and even exciting to the lay reader not only in its scientific terms but also within a broad historical, political, and social context." Booklist
"The author does describe the 1906 event in considerable detail but goes further to place it in context with the earth's geologic history and discusses the effect it had on a century of American history. An outstanding work..." Library Journal
"Crack disappoints with its relative lack of human drama....[Winchester] obviously considers the earth to be as deserving of character development as any single person, but the people here barely register on his Richter scale. (Grade: C+)" Entertainment Weekly
"Unfortunately, Mr. Winchester explores the events of 1906 only after he has taken the reader for a long road trip of geologically significant American towns and 200 rambling and tedious pages on the history of 'earlier American geology' and geologists." Wall Street Journal
The international bestselling author of "The Professor and the Madman" and "Krakatoa" takes an adventurous and informative look at earthquakes, focusing on the devastating San Francisco quake of 1906. Illustrations & maps throughout.
Unleashed by ancient geologic forces, a magnitude 8.25 earthquake rocked San Francisco in the early hours of April 18, 1906. Less than a minute later, the city lay in ruins. Bestselling author Simon Winchester brings his inimitable storytelling abilities to this extraordinary event, exploring the legendary earthquake and fires that spread horror across San Francisco and northern California in 1906 as well as its startling impact on American history and, just as important, what science has recently revealed about the fascinating subterranean processes that produced it—and almost certainly will cause it to strike again.
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Along with the main London Fashion Week event, the open to all London Fashion Weekend is returning this September. This fashion focused weekend is an opportunity for everyone to get access to the latest designer trends - even if they don't have a stylist's little black book. The frenzied London Fashion Week is all about work for models, buyers and fashion editors who run around at breakneck speed. This consumer show, which takes place the weekend after the main event, offers savvy shoppers the opportunity to check out the latest fashions at a far more leisurely pace. But it's not just about the latest clothes, you can also get makeovers and styling tips while sipping on a champagne
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An overweight, underemployed chef from Ramala discovers the fine art of Sumo wrestling after landing a job as a dishwasher at a Japanese restaurant. Herzl (Itzik Cohen) still lives at home with his mother. Unable to find any job other than washing dishes, Herzl goes to work at a Japanese restaurant. There, he notices the employees gathered around the television watching sumo wrestling. Frustrated with his weight-loss group, Herzl sees sumo wrestling as a revelation; it's the one sport on the planet where his weight is actually an advantage. But sumo wrestling isn't as easy as it looks on television, and in order to become the first Jewish sumo wrestler Herzl will enlist the aid of three hefty friends who aren't afraid to throw their weight around.~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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As the top mammal predator, bottlenose dolphins herald the overall health of the Indian River Lagoon — and our well being as well.
Those dolphins — which eat some of the same seafood we do — are dying at triple the usual rate, washing up gaunt and with other signs of long-term suffering, possibly from something they are eating, Local 6 News partner Florid Today reported.
"We've seen more dolphin deaths this year than we ever have in years past," Wendy Noke Durden, a researcher at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute told about a dozen Hubbs supporters and county officials Wednesday. "We're almost three times what we'd expect."
Since Jan. 1, at least 73 lagoon dolphins have died mysteriously, most within Brevard County.Biologists worry something might be awry with our local dolphins' seafood diet, much of which we have in common.
But few answers have surfaced since July when scientists opened a formal federal investigation into the lagoon's unusual dolphin deaths. More than half of similar marine mammal investigations yield no definitive cause. With more tissue tests pending, however, biologists hold out hope that answers will be forthcoming.
"We don't have a smoking gun so far," Noke Durden said.
One common thread: shrimp. Researchers have been finding the crustaceans in the guts of dead dolphins.
"I can tell you that's not normal for a lot of our dolphins to have shrimp in their stomach," said Megan Stolen, a research scientist at Hubbs.
Bottlenose dolphins in the lagoon prefer seatrout, black drum and other fish that make grunting sounds they can hear. But algae blooms that resulted in about a 60 percent loss of seagrass since 2009 have made those and other fish that rely on the grass beds harder to find.
No tests have found anything unusual in the lagoon shrimp, however, or other items in the dolphins' guts, the researchers said.
Hubbs researchers say 662 bottlenose dolphins spend their lives almost exclusively in the lagoon. On average, 26 dolphins wash up dead or strand in the lagoon region annually, they said.
In July, NOAA Fisheries declared an Unusual Mortality Event due to the increased bottlenose dolphin deaths in the lagoon system.
The declaration frees up federal resources for a more in-depth investigation.
A separate bottlenose dolphin die-off this year in the mid-Atlantic prompted NOAA Fisheries to declare another "Unusual Mortality Event." More than 800 dolphins have died or stranded this year in the Atlantic from New York to Virginia. More than nine times the historical average of bottlenose dolphins died or stranded in the mid-Atlantic region in July and August, alone.
The lagoon and mid-Atlantic unusual die-offs aren't thought to be related, but scientists aren't sure.
NOAA officials said in August that they suspect a measles-like virus, called morbillivirus, had killed or stranded the mid-Atlantic dolphins.
Federal scientists hope when mid-Atlantic dolphins migrate to the Indian River Lagoon region that lagoon dolphins will be immune.
But some biologists worry morbillivirus, the same pathogen that hammered the bottlenose dolphin population from New Jersey to Central Florida in the late 1980s, might follow a similar pattern, spreading to the lagoon region. The virus' re-emergence here could inflict yet another blow to lagoon dolphins already under assault.
Studies show some lagoon dolphin have antibodies to morbillivirus, but it's unknown whether that's enough to make them immune.
The telltale symptoms for morbillivirus — skin and oral lesions — have not been seen in the dead dolphins from the lagoon, Hubbs researchers said.
Dolphins aren't alone in their deadly plight in the lagoon.
In April, NOAA formally declared the higher frequencies of manatees dying an unusual die-off. More than 115 manatees have perished in the lagoon from an unknown cause since July 2012. Federal and state biologists also are investigating the death of 250 to 300 brown pelicans this year.
The lagoon has had two other big dolphin die-offs in recent years: 41 dolphins in 2001 and 47 in 2008. What killed them remains a mystery.
About a decade ago, researchers first began discovering more viruses, fungal and bacterial lesions on lagoon bottlenose dolphins, and more conditions that dolphins and humans share, such as hepatitis, meningitis and cancer. Heart murmurs and cancer also began showing up for the first time in the species. Biologists suspect pollution is driving the higher incidence of those conditions.
The good news: this year's dolphin deaths in the lagoon have tapered off in the past few months, Hubbs researchers said.
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(a) Designation.— The Secretary of Defense shall designate in regulations those positions in the Department of Defense that are acquisition positions for purposes of this chapter.
(b) Required Positions.— In designating the positions under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include, at a minimum, all acquisition-related positions in the following areas:
(c) Management Headquarters Activities.— The Secretary also shall designate as acquisition positions under subsection (a) those acquisition-related positions which are in management headquarters activities and in management headquarters support activities. For purposes of this subsection, the terms "management headquarters activities" and "management headquarters support activities" have the meanings given those terms in Department of Defense Directive 5100.73, entitled "Department of Defense Management Headquarters and Headquarters Support Activities", dated November 12, 1996.
Source(Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XII, § 1202(a),Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1640; amended Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 701(j)(1),Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 116; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title IX, § 912(f),Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1862.)
1997—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–85substituted "November 12, 1996" for "November 25, 1988".
1991—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–25substituted "Activities', dated" for "Activities,' dated" in last sentence.
Twenty Percent Reduction in Defense Acquisition Workforce
Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title IX, § 905,Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1621, required Secretary of Defense to reduce number of employees in Department of Defense acquisition workforce on last day of each of fiscal years 1991 through 1995 below number of employees in such workforce on last day of preceding fiscal year by not less than number equal to 4 percent of number of employees in such workforce on Sept. 30, 1990, and which defined "Department of Defense acquisition workforce", prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title IX, § 904,Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1451.
Deadline for Designation of Acquisition Positions
Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XII, § 1209(b),Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1666, as amended by Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 704(b)(3)(B),Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 119; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title IX, § 904(f),Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1729, provided that the designation of acquisition positions required by this section was to be made by the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, not later than Oct. 1, 1991.
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Trent Peery of Santaquin came into the Springville office of the Division of Wildlife Resources on Thursday, Feb.16 and demonstrated extreme excitement about his day of fishing at Scofield Reservoir.
He then showed the fisheries staff a gigantic tiger trout to measure, hoping it would break the existing state record. The current record has been held by Michael David Moon with a tiger trout that measured 29 1/2 inches, a girth of 17 1/8 inches and weighed 10 lbs. 12 oz. Michael caught the tiger in Palisades Reservoir just south of Manti.
Fisheries Biologist, Mike Slater measured Trent's tiger trout at 32 1/4 inches with a girth of 20 inches and with an official weight receipt of 15.16 pounds.
The paperwork to make this catch official has been completed and is in the DWR office in Salt Lake City to be finalized. Its worth noting that Trent also caught another tiger trout the same day that measured approximately 25 inches, so there appears to be more large fish under the ice right now
Conservation Officer Devin Christensen describes fishing success as ranging from fair to good. Ice thickness is 25-30 inches. Christensen said that those anglers who are catching the biggest fish are using spoons or lures such as Kastmasters, tipped with chunks of chub meat.
Assistant Fisheries Manager in Price Justin Hart reported that a 27 inch tiger trout was caught and released at Scofield Reservoir on February 17.
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Mid-Vermont 7, UCA 2
NEWPORT–After being tied at a goal apiece early on, the Mid-Vermont Eagles picked up their pace and came away with the win against the UCA Crusaders.
Justin Limoges had both goals for UCA, with Ji Hoon Park assisting on one and Caleb DeLaBruere getting the helper on the other.
UCA now stands at 0-3, and will host Trinity Baptist next time out on September 20th.
NCU 3, Lyndon 1
LYNDON CENTER– Coming off of a rainy battle with Peoples, the North Country girls got back in the win column with a victory over Lyndon Institute.
Crystal Moss and Hollie Smith staked the girls to the 2-0 lead, and the Falcons were cruising until the last ten minutes of the second half when Lyndon got on the board to make it a one goal game.
But Crystal would score again to give the Falcons some insurance, and the eventual win.
Myra Degre, Lindsey Gaboriault and Shelby Maniatty all had assists in the contest.
Now 2-3, North Country will shoot for the .500 marker when they host BFA St. Albans on Friday at 4:30.
Peoples 4, Lake Region 0
MORRISVILLE-The Lake Region girls tasted defeat for the first time this season when they fell to the unbeaten soccer powerhouse that is Peoples Academy.
The Lady Rangers were without the services of Tyrah Urie in the second half, as she was out with a lower-body injury.
Jordyn Cowles had 15 saves in the loss.
Now 3-1, the girls travel to Bradford to take on Oxbow this Friday.
BMA 2, Craftsbury 1
CRAFTSBURY-The Charges jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first half on a goal by Meghan Pennock, but Burke Mountain came back to net a pair and earn the win on Tuesday afternoon.
Emma Spiese sparkled in goal for Craftsbury, making 23 saving, but it was not enough and now the Chargers stand at 2-1 in 2013.
They will head to Sharon this afternoon, and will hit the pitch at 4:30.
EAST MONTPELIER- Despite overall team wins by host U-32, North Country had to be impressed with their efforts on Tuesday as they came away with two individual first place finishes.
Sam Brunnette and Avery Ellis picked up the two wins for the Falcons, with the boys finishing second overall and the girls fourth.
Brunnette came in at 17:21, while Ellis finished in 21:10.
Four other boys, Andrew Franklin, Ross DeLaBruere, Alex Cotnoir and Patrick DeLaBruere finished in the top 16.
For Lake Region, Emily Close came in 7th place with a time of 22:48 on the girls side, while Hunter Duquette finished with a time of 24:42, a new personal best.
Both teams will be in action on September 24th, with NCU in Stowe and LRU at Oxbow in Bradford.


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From the Serengeti plains to the lush Congo Basin, Africa is home to many of the world's most spectacular animals and ecosystems. Gorillas, chimpanzees, African elephants and white and black rhinos are just some of the iconic species found only on the continent. African wildlife and their habitats, however, face many threats. Human population growth, illegal hunting and the conversion of forests and drylands are increasing. Mining, logging and petroleum exploration are opening more and more roads into vulnerable wildlife refuges. And in some countries, political instability continues to hurt the ability of governments to protect and manage wildlife.
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African Small Grants and Cooperative Agreements: Efforts to reduce threats to wildlife, support protected area management and training, strengthen regional wildlife colleges and universities, and engage decision makers.
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Priscilla Cyr (left) of American Legion Auxiliary Post 189, and Donna Goff (right) of Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10210, carry a wreath before placing it in the Indian River during the Pearl Harbor Day Memorial Ceremony on Friday afternoon. Dave Newhart, of a member of American Legion Post 189, follows at center.
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(a) The Secretary shall designate an identifiable administrative unit with expertise in maternal and child health within the Department of Health and Human Services, which unit shall be responsible for—
(2) promoting coordination at the Federal level of the activities authorized under this subchapter and under subchapter XIX of this chapter, especially early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment, related activities funded by the Departments of Agriculture and Education, and under health block grants and categorical health programs, such as immunizations, administered by the Secretary;
(3) disseminating information to the States in such areas as preventive health services and advances in the care and treatment of mothers and children;
(4) providing technical assistance, upon request, to the States in such areas as program planning, establishment of goals and objectives, standards of care, and evaluation and in developing consistent and accurate data collection mechanisms in order to report the information required under section 706 (a)(2) of this title;
(5) in cooperation with the National Center for Health Statistics and in a manner that avoids duplication of data collection, collection, maintenance, and dissemination of information relating to the health status and health service needs of mothers and children in the United States;
(6) assisting in the preparation of reports to the Congress on the activities funded and accomplishments achieved under this subchapter from the information required to be reported by the States under sections 705 (a) and 706 of this title; and [1]
(7) assisting States in the development of care coordination services (as defined in section 701 (b)(3) of this title); and
(b) The State health agency of each State shall be responsible for the administration (or supervision of the administration) of programs carried out with allotments made to the State under this subchapter, except that, in the case of a State which on July 1, 1967, provided for administration (or supervision thereof) of the State plan under this subchapter (as in effect on such date) by a State agency other than the State health agency, that State shall be considered to comply [2] the requirement of this subsection if it would otherwise comply but for the fact that such other State agency administers (or supervises the administration of) any such program providing services for children with special health care needs.
[1] So in original. The word "and" probably should not appear.
[2] So in original. Probably should be "comply with".
Source(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title V, § 509, as added Pub. L. 97–35, title XXI, § 2192(a),Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 825; amended Pub. L. 99–272, title IX, § 9527(e),Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 219; Pub. L. 101–239, title VI, §§ 6503(c)(4), 6505,Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2278, 2281.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 709, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title V, § 509, as added Jan. 2, 1968, Pub. L. 90–248, title III, § 301, 81 Stat. 926; amended July 10, 1972, Pub. L. 92–345, § 2(e), 86 Stat. 457; Oct. 30, 1972, Pub. L. 92–603, title II, §§ 221(c)(3), 233 (e), 86 Stat. 1389, 1412; July 1, 1973, Pub. L. 93–53, § 4(a)(7), 87 Stat. 135, related to special project grants for health of school and preschool children, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by section 2192(a) ofPub. L. 97–35. For effective date, savings, and transitional provisions, see section 2194 ofPub. L. 97–35, set out as a note under section 701 of this title.
Provisions similar to those comprising former section 709, were contained in section 532 of act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title V, as added July 30, 1965, Pub. L. 89–97, title II, § 205(3), 79 Stat. 354 (formerly classified to section 729–1 of this title), prior to the general amendment and renumbering of title V of act Aug. 14, 1935, by Pub. L. 90–248, § 301.
1989—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 101–239, § 6505(1), inserted before semicolon at end "and in developing consistent and accurate data collection mechanisms in order to report the information required under section 706 (a)(2) of this title".
Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 101–239, § 6503(c)(4), substituted "705(a)" for "705".
Subsec. (a)(7), (8). Pub. L. 101–239, § 6505(2)–(4), added pars. (7) and (8).
1986—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–272substituted "children with special health care needs" for "crippled children".
Effective Date of 1989 Amendment
Amendment by section 6503(c)(4) ofPub. L. 101–239applicable to payments for allotments for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1991, and amendment by section 6505 ofPub. L. 101–239applicable to appropriations for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1990, see section 6510(a), (b)(1) ofPub. L. 101–239, set out as a note under section 701 of this title.
Report to Congress; Evaluation of Program
Pub. L. 89–97, title II, § 206,July 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 354, authorized Secretary to submit to President for transmission to Congress before July 1, 1969, a full report of administration of provisions of section 729–1 of this title, which was covered by former sections 701, 702 (1)(B), and 709 of this title, together with an evaluation of program established thereby and his recommendations as to continuation of and modifications in that program.
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Note: Steve Eminger Isn't Worried About His Return
It was revealed yesterday that Steve Eminger has been out of the lineup since March 15th with a badly sprained ankle.
Eminger, according to Andrew Gross, has no timetable to return but told the Rangers twitter that he feels like he has some time:
we plan on a long playoff run so there is plenty of time
Eminger has played 42 games this season
He suffered a separated shoulder and missed close to two months.
When Emmy comes back he will provide more depth on defense besides Jeff Woywitka and whoever is scratched between Tim Erixon and Anton Stralman. The Rangers are going to need as many healthy and capable bodies as they can to get through the playoffs so Eminger will be a welcome addition back.


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We usually don't have this much mud, snow, and cold to contend with on the week before Easter. For me, global warming can't get here soon enough. But then, Easter is just a little early this year. We celebrate Easter on the first Sunday, after the first full moon, after the Vernal, or spring equinox. It can be any Sunday between March 21 and April 18. This year the equinox happens on March 20, the first full moon on March 21, and Easter Sunday falls on March 23. It doesn't happen that early very often.
Easter is one of our most important religious holidays, and I strongly urge everyone to attend the church of your choice. Heaven knows we need to be in the good graces of the Almighty. Bending a knee and offering thanks once in a while might go a long ways toward keeping us all fat, happy, and safe. But here in rural Utah, something else happens on Easter weekend, too. We all go to the desert for a picnic. It's an old Utah tradition.
Easter weekend is usually a great time to head for the desert. The sand is warming up after a long and cold winter, the rocks and ledges have been washed clean by winter storms, new grass is sprouting and leaves are beginning to blossom on the desert foliage. The air is crisp and clean, and the happy sounds of bikes, jeeps, ATVs, laughing kids, and barking dogs echo in the canyons. School is out for spring vacation and everything is perfect for a romp in the sand.
The tradition of an Easter picnic goes back a long ways in Castle Valley. My first grade teacher, Wanda Petersen, had some pictures of her family at an Easter picnic near Ferron in the 1920s. And I remember going to Dugout Canyon in the early 1950s with my Sunday school class for an Easter picnic. We rode there and back in someone's old woody station wagon. Even then, a car with varnished wooden doors was considered pretty cool. Out in Dugout Canyon, we had softball games, Easter egg hunts, homemade root beer, and hot dogs with mustard at those annual church events. It was a lot of fun. But then we all went home in the evening so we could be at church the next morning.
One of the best Easter outings I ever had was when I was a senior in high school. One of my friends and I each had 1957 Fords, and we took some pretty girls and two other couples to Arches National Monument on the Saturday before Easter. Arches wasn't a park then, only a monument. The girls packed picnic lunches and we raced the Fords all the way to Moab and back along Highway 6. There wasn't much traffic there in the mid-1960s, or highway patrol troopers either, thank goodness. And we almost had Arches to ourselves. There were very few people there on that holiday weekend. Things have sure changed. I married the girl I took to Arches that weekend, too. I think she was impressed with my driving (wink).
And so, I look forward to going out in the sand dunes again this year with the grandkids, weather permitting. It's my duty to pass along these quaint, rural traditions. Maybe with a little luck we can get sunburned and fill our shoes with sand. Perhaps we can find a lizard to chase or a coyote track to follow off into the canyon somewhere. And I'm not a big fan of hot dogs, but I can usually choke one down in the interests of keeping up with family traditions.
I do hope we can all have a fun and safe Easter weekend this year in spite of the weather. We are blessed to live in an area where we can access millions of acres of public lands. Let's use those public lands and not let them revert back to wilderness and be wasted. Our pioneer ancestors worked hard to tame the Utah wilderness and make it available for our enjoyment. Let's not let them down.
And be careful about which pretty girl you ask to fix that picnic lunch. Sometimes the consequences can be long lasting. Even after all these years, I'll still eat sand in her potato salad, any day.


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CANTON By scoring four goals in the past three games for St. Lawrence University, Kyle Essery has elevated his offensive production.
While Essery has provided a much-needed spark, the junior center has once proven to be one of the teams most versatile players this season.
Kyle, in the two years Ive been here, night to night has been our most consistent player, St. Lawrence coach Greg Carvel said. Consistent in that you get the same game out of him every night.
The talented two-way forward helped lead St. Lawrence to its first victory in six games in last Saturdays 4-3 triumph over Rochester Institute of Technology. Essery scored the game-winner in the third period to help complete a comeback as the Saints earned the 1,000th victory in the programs history.
Both Essery and his teammates look to carry over this success into ECAC Hockey play against No. 14 Yale and Brown at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at Appleton Arena.
That was big getting that 1,000th win, Essery said. We had lost five in a row trying to get that, so it was good to get over that hump. I think that will help us getting back into league play.
Mainly a second- and third-line center, Essery has been skating with sophomore Tommy Thompson on left wing and freshman Sean McGovern on the right.
It doesnt matter where hes playing or who hes playing with, you get the same effort from him every night, Carvel said of Essery, who has six goals in all 19 games this season. Hes got nothing but positive energy and hes a real leader on this team.
I feel pretty good, Essery said. Ive kind of had a slow start the last two years, but getting those three goals this weekend and getting that one before the break, I think Ive turned my game around.
The group was the most productive line last weekend, generating nine points, on four goals and five assists. McGovern, selected as the leagues rookie of the week, had four assists.
I think were playing well, Essery said. We havent played together much, so it was nice to get some chemistry going and its working out pretty well now.
Moments before Essery scored the deciding goal against RIT at 6 minutes, 5 seconds of the third period, he heard a big crash as he stepped onto the ice.
On the game-winning goal, Thompson went in and made a big hit on a defenseman and got the puck in the slot to Kyle, who did a good job of finishing, Carvel said.
That was a nice win, Essery said. But we still have some things to work on, like continuing to be more aggressive by getting more shots on goal and crashing the net.
One of the teams top penalty-killers, Essery is tied for the team lead in short-handed goals (2) with sophomore Patrick Doherty. Essery scored his first career short-handed tally in a 4-2 loss at Yale on Nov. 10.
Hes a tremendous penalty-killer because he has good instincts and good sense, Carvel said. But he also has the intangible in that hes got character. Hes a kid that will throw his body in front of shots and being just 5-foot-8 hes strong out there. He wins battles against opponents that probably arent expecting him to.
Essery, who scored a goal in a 5-2 setback against Vermont on Dec. 15, scored twice, including a short-handed goal in last Fridays 4-3 loss to RIT. Its always good to get those, he said.
With only four points, the Saints are tied for last place in the ECAC Hockey standings with Rensselaer and Brown.
I think mentally were in a good spot, Carvel said. We have to be desperate ... so I think were a group that wont take any game lightly. I think well have that desperation and I think now that were healthy, well find out what our identity is.
St. Lawrence enters tonight only five points out of third place in the league.
I think in lot of our losses, we had the lead, but going into the third period we let up on the gas, Essery said. I think weve got that out of our game and hopefully well be able to strive to go forward in ECAC play.
Kyle Flanagan is fifth in the nation in points per game (1.44), sixth in assists per game (0.94) and tied for eight in assists (17).
Junior linemate Greg Carey is tied for second in the country in goals scored (12), seventh in goals per game (0.63), is tied for ninth in points per game (1.37) and is tied for sixth in power-play goals (6).
The Saints spent part of Thursday serving meals to seniors at Canton United Methodist Church. It just shows that its not just about playing hockey at St. Lawrence, Essery said. We like to give back to community as much as we can.
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