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Preserving Maryland's Conservation Agency History
Maryland Celebrates the 90th Anniversary of the First Statewide Big Tree Contest
The roots of the Big Tree Contest are planted in Maryland, for it all started in "the Old Line State" in 1925. Fred W. Besley is the founding father of the National Big Tree Champion Contest. Click here to read more.
The Maryland's Forest Fire Lookout Towers Poster
This poster was created by the University of Maryland to showcase the history of the forest fire tower system that began in 1915 and stretched across the state. These towers served as a communication network to protect against woodland forest fires that damaged property and endangered lives. Click here to read more.
Maryland's Tree Nursery
Mike Kay, member of the Frederick County Forestry Board contributed this article on the history behind Maryland's present day State Tree Nursery. Click here to read more.
Significant Garrett County State Forest and State Parks Monuments
The following are nine of an occasional series about Significant Garrett County State Forest and State Park Monuments and Landmarks In Maryland.
The First Garrett County Court House in Oakland, Maryland
On or about January 30, 1907, Fred W. Besley walked up these stairs to the first Garrett County Court House in Oakland to file a deed for 1,917 acres of land which became Maryland's first State Forest Reserve.
This valuable acreage was a handsome gift to the people of Maryland, and had been generously donated by brothers John and Robert Garrett. In 1906 the land was offered by the Garrett's as the first State Forest providing Maryland would start a forestry and state parks program. In 1906 the State Forests and Parks program was enacted and the acreage passed from the Garrett Brothers to the State with the signing of the deed that State Forester Besley was about to file in the Court House. Click here to read more.
"Washington Elm" Tree or "Cambridge Elm" at Garrett County Memorial Hospital in Oakland, Maryland
This tree was a sapling when planted in Oakland as part of the celebration of the 200th birthday of George Washington (1732-1932) but there is much "more to this tree's story as you will see below. Click here to read more.
The Fechner Memorial Monument at Herrington Manor State Park
This stone monument beside the day use area entrance road was dedicated in memory of Robert Fechner, first Director of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) (1933-1939). Click here to read more.
Thomas Edison Thinking/Sitting Stone at Swallow Falls State Park
Thomas Edison and his wife, Mina Miller Edison, shared a few contemplative moments along Muddy Creek upstream from the falls. Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and Henry Ford, who called themselves the Vagabonds, camped near the falls with their families for almost a week in late July, 1921. Click here to read more.
Herrington Manor House at Herrington Manor State Park
The Herrington Manor House served in the 1930s as the headquarters for Swallow Falls, now Garrett – Potomac State Forest. State Forester Fred W. Besley held annual meetings at the Herrington Manor House. Some of the earliest pioneering Maryland forest conservation initiatives were formulated and launched at meetings in this building. Click here to read more.
The State Forester's Monument at New Germany State Park
Officials dedicated the State Forester's Monument at New Germany State Park around 1981 to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Maryland Forest Service. At this time, State Forester Tunis Lyon had recently taken over leadership of the forest service after the retirement of Pete Bond, the fourth state forester since 1906 when the position of state forester was established. Click here to read more.
Early Reforestation Efforts at Rock Lodge in Garrett County
At Rock Lodge in Garrett County occurred some of the earliest efforts by the State Board of Forestry to restore devastated forest landscapes by applying newly developed scientific reforestation practices. Reforestation sought to correct abusive land practices that occurred in the late 1800s and early 1900s. By 1906, only thirty percent of Maryland's original ninety-five percent forested land-base survived. Click here to read more.
The Sines Family of Garrett County: Maryland's First Family of Forest Conservation
In the early 1930s, five noteworthy people were involved in making possible the planting of the eastern larch tree at a particular site in Garrett County, Maryland. These individuals involved included a future U.S. President; a U.S. Forest Service Chief; a Maryland State Forester; a Maryland State Tree Nursery Superintendant, and perhaps most important of all, a mother. Click here to read more.
Book of Civil War Drawings and Letters by CSA Soldier Published by Friends of the Maryland State Archives
DNR's retired State Park Historian, Ross M. Kimmel, co-authors I Am Busy Drawing Pictures: The Civil War Art and Letters of Private John Jacob Omenhausser, CSA
A new book of drawings and letters by a former Baltimore resident who joined the Confederate Army and was imprisoned at Point Lookout prisoner-of-war camp in St. Mary's County, MD, has been released by the Friends of the Maryland State Archives. I Am Busy Drawing Pictures: The Civil War Art and Letters of Private John Jacob Omenhausser, CSA, by Ross M. Kimmel and Michael P. Musick, provides a rare glimpse into the everyday life of a Civil War soldier, especially while imprisoned at Point Lookout. Among the artist's more poignant renderings are many depicting the strained and sometimes violent relations between the prisoners and the African American Union troops sent to guard them.
I Am Busy Drawing Pictures: The Civil War Art and Letters of Private John Jacob Omenhausser is available for $45 plus $3 handling and shipping from the Maryland State Archives through the website: msa.maryland.gov/msa/homepage/html/bookstore.html or send a check for $45 per copy, plus $3 to: Maryland State Archives, 350 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis MD 21401. Read more...
Cannon, Relic of the 19th century Oyster War on Display in Garrett County through October 2014
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is exhibiting its historic cannon at the Deep Creek Lake Discovery Center in Swanton now through October 2014.
A relic of the Oyster Police of the 1800s, the cannon was used to protect the Chesapeake Bay's bounty during the "oyster wars" of the 19th century. The Maryland Natural Resources Police, which observed its 146th anniversary last March, is a descendant of both the State Oyster Police and the Office of the State Game Warden, created in 1896. Learn more...
Offutt Johnson's Vision Board
By Francis Champ Zumbrun
It was a hot, humid summer day in LaVale, Maryland that mid July 2013 when I picked up the phone ringing in my kitchen. "Hello," I answered. From the other end of the line a jolly greeting came my way: "What a joy it is to hear your voice!" It was my old friend, Offutt Johnson.
Offutt was calling from Oakland, Maryland to share with me some of his thoughts about the Casselman River Bridge bicentennial celebration coming up on the weekend of September 20-22, 2013 at Grantsville, Maryland. At the time, Offutt was serving as a volunteer on the bicentennial planning committee, a group of which I also was a member.
Offutt asked me, "Hey, can you meet me at Wendy's Restaurant in Oakland? I have something I want to show you." Click here to read more.
Cannon, Relic of the 19th century Oyster Wars, on Display in Annapolis at the Casper R. Taylor Jr. House Office Building in Annapolis now through spring 2014.
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is exhibiting its historic cannon at the Casper R. Taylor Jr. House Office Building in Annapolis now through spring 2014.
A relic of the Oyster Police of the 1800s, the cannon was used to protect the Chesapeake Bay's bounty during the "oyster wars" of the 19th century. The Maryland Natural Resources Police, which observed its 145th anniversary last March, is a descendant of both the State Oyster Police and the Office of the State Game Warden, created in 1896. Click here to read more...
Casselman River Bicentennial Celebration
September 20-22, 2013
The 200-year bicentennial celebration of the Casselman River Bridge occurred on the weekend of September 20-22, 2013. Department of Natural Resource (DNR) officials placed an information kiosk at entrance of the Casselman River Bridge State Park in time for the weekend event. The exhibit explains in a few words the colorful history of the bridge:
"Spanning the Casselman River and supporting 200 years of hooves, boots, sleigh runners, and wheels of every type and description, the Casselman River Bridge begins its third century on the National Road east of Grantsville, Maryland. It is one of the oldest surviving bridges in the nation."
By Francis Champ Zumbrun
South Mountain Museum Dedication
On May 11, 2013 Washington Monument State Park unveiled its newly renovated museum at a grand opening celebration, featuring fun, family-friendly tours, activities and presentations.
"It has been more than exciting to see these old historic structures renovated and transformed into a beautiful museum," said Park Manager Dan Spedden. "Its exhibits will tell stories of the region's rich history, illustrating events that shaped not only our State but our entire nation."
The museum consists of three historic buildings ─ the main building is at Washington Monument State Park and the others are at nearby Gathland State Park.
The museum interprets events of the nation's first monument to honor George Washington, the Civil War Battle of South Mountain and the literary career of noted author and war correspondent George Alfred Townsend.
Civil War Cannon and Crew
Exhibited at South Mountain Museum Dedication
Click here for photos of the event.
New Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Exhibit at Gambrill State Park
A new exhibit, "The CCC at Gambrill State Park: Their Legacy Lives On." is now on display at Gambrill State Park in the vicinity of the CCC Statue, which was dedicated on November 5, 2011.
Click on images below for larger versions of the Exhibits.
Now on Display at Gambrill State Park
Two additional exhibits (see below) are planned,
with each telling the story of one aspect of the CCC in Maryland.
The foundation that supports the Maryland Conservation History Committee, made up of volunteers and DNR employees, was recently designated as a 501 3c non-profit. The foundation will fund projects that preserve and promote DNR's history and heritage.
DNR Dedicates Fred W. Besley Demonstration Forest in Dorchester County, April 20, 2012
Fred Eskew Recreation Area Dedication: Rosaryville State Park, April 22, 2012
Conserving Memory: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Western Maryland,
By Colleen Esther Walter
Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts 2011
Maryland Names Forest In Honor Of Fred W. Besley
Besley was Maryland's first State Forester.
Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources Press Release. February 22, 2012
The Committee for Maryland Conservation History was originally formed in 2004 to prepare for the Maryland Forestry & Parks Centennial. Following the success of the Centennial activities, the Committee was expanded to include additional DNR units in its membership.
To preserve, promote and interpret the legacy of natural resource conservation in Maryland for the public's benefit.
Strategies for achieving the mission include the following:


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Suspects at-large after shooting in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. -- Lane County Sheriff's Office said two men forced their way into a residence through a window early Sunday morning, fought with the two people inside, and shot one of them. LCSO said the suspects fled the scene on bicycles, and deputies are searching for them.
"At this point we don't know if it was a random act, if they knew each other or if there's some bad blood there," said Deputy Sgt. Spence Slater.
It happened at 1673 Harbor Drive in Springfield, and Sgt. Slater said LCSO is focusing the search in that area and deputies have already canvassed the area.
"They could be anywhere at this point," he said, "we don't know."
Slater said the suspects could be young, as they left the scene on bicycles, but not necessarily.
LCSO said the intruders fought physically with the people inside, including 30-year-old Jesse Blackstone. Deputies said it appeared Blackstone had been struck with some type of weapon, then Blackstone was shot one time.
"It was in the left chest area, possibly striking him in the arm and it crossed into his chest," said Slater. "There is some concern that it's near his spine."
Blackstone was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. As of early Sunday evening, Blackstone is in critical condition.
The other woman in the residence was OK, said Slater. Slater said Blackstone did not live at the residence where the fight happened, and that the woman and Blackstone were related, but he didn't think romantically.
Neighbors in the area said it's a fairly quiet street, so they were shocked to find out something like this happened.
"It concerns me," said neighbor Kevin Wright. "We'll be watching and be careful."
"I know there's probably some shady characters, but I've never witnessed anything crazy around here," said another.
LCSO said one of the suspects is a white male, but no further descriptions are available. Slater said Blackstone was preparing to go into surgery at the hospital the last time deputies spoke with him. According to a press release, it is unclear if the suspects and victim knew each other or what the motive of the intrusion and attack could be.
LCSO is investigating, and asks anyone with information to call (541) 682 4112 or (541) 682 4311.
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By MELANIE STEELESun Advocate reporter
With only two games remaining in her soccer career, Carbon senior Mikaleen Loveless was able to capture her first goal in four years of play.
The goal was enough to give Carbon a 1-1 tie on the road against Grand High School.
"It was a pretty shot," Carbon coach Tanya Henrie commented. "She was way outside the box but she took the chance."
Some elements of the game were not so exciting for the Carbon crowd, however. Because Moab is located in such a far away location from most officials, it is difficult for the team to get referees for the game.
As a result, it is often parents or people with ties to the team that officiate Grand's home games.
Henrie said she felt that the game was allowed to get a little too physical and Grand took advantage of it.
"Our girls got pretty beat up but we played our game and we played fair," she pointed out.
Both teams scored their goal in overtime. According to Henrie, the format was different than games in the past. After 10 minutes of overtime, the teams switched sides and played a second 10 minute period.
Carbon nearly had the game won with Loveless' goal, but Grand was able to sneak one past Carbon in the final two minutes of the second overtime.
"We just got a little more tired than they did," Henrie indicated.
Carbon will conclude the 2004 season on Oct. 5 against Lehi.
Lehi has dominated the Region 8 teams so far this season but will be reclassified as a 4A school for the 2005-2006 school year, leaving room at the top for a blossoming Carbon program.


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NEWS: Tampa Bay Signs Matt Gilroy
Tom Gulitti tweets that the Tampa Bay Lightning have signed Matt Gilroy to a one-year deal.
The Rangers did not qualify Gilroy as an RFA last week and he became a UFA.
Update: 12:31PM: Nick Kypreos tweets that the deal is one year for $1 million.


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I got a premium account, I was interested by the possibility to spawn a server located in France, not in germany or anywhere else where my ping is 2X or 3X the one I got in France (yes, I'm lucky enough to ping @ 12ms in France). No need to say I won't renew it in theses conditions.
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Karen Templeton and Lisa Chamberlain view the memorial for the victims of the Crandall Canyon Mine disaster.
Editor's Note: This is one of a series of articles about the history of the Sun Advocate and the county it covers as a newspaper. The article is being written from front page stories that appeared during each year in commemoration of the 120th anniversary of the newspaper's birth in 1891.
The period of years between 2006 and 2011 were full of news and events that happened in and around Carbon County.
Probably the biggest story in 2006 was something that happened outside the county, but showed just how reliant the area is on Highway 6. On Aug. 10 traffic along U.S. Highway 6 came to an abrupt stop at 1:54 p.m. when a truck carrying 35,000 pounds of explosives overturned and detonated in the Red Narrows area of Spanish Fork Canyon.
Despite the fact that this event did not take place in Carbon County the implications of the accident were immediate. Since the explosion left a crater in the road 35 feet deep and 75 feet wide, truck stops in Carbon County began to back up with vehicles almost immediately. Alternative routes through Scofield, Huntington Canyon and Indian Canyon became congested. The blast destroyed the road and both lanes of traffic of the highway near milepost 191, located approximately four miles east of the junction with U.S. Highway 89. In addition, the explosion caused rail lines parallel to the highway to shift.
The truck that exploded apparently left Ensign-Bickford Company at the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon and was on its way to Oklahoma. The driver was transported to University of Utah Hospital. Other injuries were reported and victims were transported to various hospitals in the area. Amazingly no one was killed in the blast despite the fact the canyon was backed up with summer vacation traffic after the truck turned over. Six victims with minor injuries were taken to Castleview Hospital and later released. The explosion left a 30 foot deep crater that needed to be filled before traffic could resume. Repairing the road took about 350 loads in dump trucks carrying 4,500 tons of material. It took about 36 hours to get traffic moving again, which was a miracle, considering it had been estimated that it would take at least four days to repair at the beginning of the project.
Dino Mine Park
In a huge community effort people from all walks of life from eastern Utah helped in the financing and construction of the Dino-Mine Adventure Park located in northeast Price. The event had been planned for months, and in the space of one week in September 2006, the park went from a diagram laid out on the ground to a fully functional super playground because over 3,300 volunteers put time in at the project for 16 hour days to get it done.
Only a dream of a few people less than a year before, the committee that was formed to build the park raised near $250,000 to buy the materials, do the engineering and then were able to muster the help to build it.
Crandall Canyon
If there was a single story that dominated 2007, and actually the entire five year period, it was the Crandall Canyon Disaster. The whole thing started in the early morning hours of Aug. 6, 2007 when a huge bounce occurred at the Crandall Canyon mine near Huntington. The management of Crandall Canyon claimed the bump was an earthquake, while scientists at the University of Utah indicated that the disturbance was caused by the mine collapsing. Trapped inside the mine were six local miners; Don Erickson of Helper, Manuel Sanchez of Price, Kerry Allred of Cleveland, Jose Luis Hernandez, of Huntington, Juan Carlos Payan of Huntington and Brandon Phillips of Orangeville.
At first, there was hope that the miners would be rescued from the mine as crews moved in to drill holes into the areas where officials thought the men might be. Rescue teams scrambled to clear the debris from the portal in an attempt to reach the trapped miners through the existing tunnel system.
Rescuers perish
But on Aug. 16, three rescue workers were killed when a tunnel crews were clearing exploded from the sides. The collapse was caused by the pressure from rock above the shaft. The incident halted the rescue efforts within the mine as the area mourned the loss of MSHA roof control specialist Gary Jensen and Castle Country coal miners Brandon Kimber and Dale Black.
After that, all hopes were pinned on the holes being bored from the surface into the mine. But with each drill completion, hope went downhill as rescuers found mine tunnels via a portable camera filled with debris and no sign of life. Drilling continued up through the first part of September and a search robot was sent down one of the holes to look for the miners, but failed to find anything. The original six miners' bodies were never recovered and the ramifications concerning the situation have gone on up through the present time. The next year two memorials were dedicated to the lost miners; one at the site of the mine, the other in Huntington at a park just off the road on the way to the Huntington Canyon where the now closed Crandall Mine is located.
That same summer a severe thunderstorm produced numerous lightning strikes, with one hitting an area in Mathis Canyon near Willow Creek. This created a blaze that turned into the number one priority wildfire in the nation, in a year when wildfires around the west popped up like popcorn in a hot buttery pan.
The wildfire threatened coal mining operations in the Bookcliffs and numerous federal resources were committed to fight the blaze. At one point, 600 firefighters and support personnel were on the scene and the blaze was extinguished within a few days.
USU-CEU merger talk
While it had been talked about in many ways before 2008 brought more discussion of the serious kind, of the College of Eastern Utah merging with Utah State University.
A meeting in the fall of 2007 with some college personnel and some Utah State officials began a series of events that would eventually lead to some initial legislation that was defeated, but set the ball rolling in 2008.
In February of that year an impromptu meeting with college officials and others began with some animosity since not everyone was privy to the first meeting. However as the year progressed the rumors started to have real substance.
The Utah State Board of Regents did a study in 2009 and with the cooperation of both schools soon the realization came that a merger was the only way the state had to save the campus in Price and Blanding. In July of 2010 the long running rumor became reality.
The College of Eastern Utah was gone, replaced by USU Eastern, although it took some time for that name to finally be arrived at and to catch on.
Fire destroys bridge
One of the most unique railroad bridges in the United States burned beyond use on the morning of Aug. 1, 2008. The bridge, which still stands as a skeleton of itself today, crosses Gordon Creek and carries tracks to the now shut down mines near Hiawatha. It was built sometime between 1913 and 1917 and stood a monument to engineering.
Reports about the fire came into Carbon County dispatch around 1:30 a.m. By the time officials arrived it lit the area up and was largely engulfed by flames. A state fire marshal investigator said there was no other possible ignition source except arson. He said that the fire started in the middle tower and that it was obvious an accelerant was used to get the fire going. That morning a BLM helicopter began dumping water on the bridge in an effort to put the fire out. As officials watched the blaze large chunks of ties fell into the gorge starting small fires below that were quickly handled fire crews below.
CEU wins SWAC
In 2010 more sports accolades came to the area as the College of Eastern Utah men's basketball team first won the Scenic West Athletic Conference regular and tournament basketball championship. Then the team came in third at the National Junior College Athletic Association national championships in Hutchison, Kan. in March.
It was the first time the college had gone that far in the national tournament since 1966 when the school also finished third. It was a heady time for the schools basketball program, but within the next two years things would become first, tragic and then sad.
In the fall of 2011, USU Eastern coach Brad Barton was found dead in his apartment, apparently from complications revolving around a diabetic condition. Then only a short time later, the college was stripped of most of the wins it had in the 2010-2011 season because of a foreign player that was deemed ineligible after an investigation into his playing history in Russia. The loss of the wins did not affect the championship season, because that took place before the player came to the college.
'No Graves Unadorned"
The year of 2011 could also be noted for the strong showing by local volunteers from both Carbon and Emery counties who spent a week before Memorial Day by placing flowers on every grave in the area. The project had been started in 2010 by the Sun Advocate and was successful in Carbon alone, but in its second year it grew in strength. The "No Graves Unadorned" project brought new life to the spirit of a holiday that in recent years had been relegated to a three day getaway for campers and travelers. The project is considered to be a one-of-a-kind in the United States, and numerous communities are presently trying to emulate its success.
This article ends a series that have been written over the last year and half about the 120 years of the Sun Advocate's history. All in all, the project has produced over 140 articles starting with the events surrounding the founding of the Eastern Utah Telegraph in 1891 and now ending with 2011.
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A West Leyden man was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court, Syracuse, to two years federal probation and was ordered to pay nearly $60,000 in restitution for collecting Social Security benefits intended for his dead wife.
Richard E. Cihocki, 73, pleaded guilty Oct. 18 to theft of government monies. According to a plea agreement filed with the court, Mr. Cihockis wife, Patricia, was receiving benefits from the Social Security Administration deposited directly into a checking account she shared with her husband. Following her death in May 2003, Mr. Cihocki failed to notify the administration of her death and the administration continued to deposit the money.
Mr. Cihocki admitted he withdrew $58,995 from the joint account for his own purposes, knowing he was not entitled to the money, according to the plea agreement. According to court documents, restitution payments will be deducted from Mr. Cihockis own Social Security benefits.
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NEWPORT CITY – A New York film crew and a Los Angeles director spent two days at Newport Furniture Parts last week making a promotional film.
The film will be part of an online promotion for Room and Board, one of Newport Furniture Parts' customers. Room and Board will also use the film as a teaching tool in its stores.
The film entails the steps of how products come into existence. The film may also be posted on You Tube.
Michael Brotman, merchandise manager from Room and Board, said the video would feature the company's creative process.Â
Room and Board has worked with Newport Furniture Parts for four years. Newport Furniture Parts makes the company's wooden dining room chairs, cocktail tables and end tables. Prior to working with Newport Furniture Parts, Room and Board imported many of their products from Italy.
"We always wanted to make wood chairs domestically, but it was cost prohibitive for the most part," said Brotman. That was until his company found Newport Furniture Parts. "They are able to do things better, faster, at higher quality and at a lower cost than anything we can do overseas."Â
Investing in technology is how Newport Furniture does it. Newport Furniture Parts also has some older technology because some products fit better on older machinery.
Continued investments have always been a vision of the company, said Paul Gariepy, sales and marketing manager for Newport Furniture Parts.
The film means a lot to many different people.Â
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This is the first time Room and Board made such a video. Room and Board is 25 percent of Newport Furniture Parts' business. Room and Board has 10 stores in all. They are located in metropolitan areas. The company is looking at opening a store in Boston.Â
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The partnership means at least 15 employees at Newport Furniture Parts and there is room for additional growth.
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A 13-year-old boy was pulled from a swimming pool after being found unconscious at a Walt Disney World resort.
The boy remains in critical condition after being found in the water around 9:30 p.m. Sunday at Disney's Pop Century Resort in the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Lake Buena Vista.
Orange County sheriff's officials the boy was playing and jumping in the large pool with family members, who are visiting Central Florida from Missouri, and was not seen for several minutes. He was then spotted underwater by his cousin, who pulled him out, deputies said.
The boy's father performed CPR and was assisted by a bystander. several guests called 911, deputies said.
Numerous guests were in the swimming pool at the time, deputies said.
The boy was breathing when he was taken to a hospital in Celebration, but sheriff's officials said he's still in critical condition.
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The Seventh Framework programme for Research (FP7) has been criticized for having overly complex procedures for the financial administration.
Thus DG Enterprise and Industry commissioned a benchmarking and impact assessment study to respond to the call of stakeholders to substantially simplify the framework programme for participants in the future.
The benchmarking study of grant schemes shows that output-based, high trust funding schemes are successfully operated by several research agencies, including NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency.
The impact analysis shows that an output-based approach for EU Framework programme research grants would considerably reduce the financial-administrative efforts. Savings up to 80% for both beneficiaries and the Agency managing the grant scheme could be achieved. This would keep the focus of EU funded projects firmly on research and innovation rather than on financial administration.
The results of this study may be used by certain Commission services and/or the Research Executive Agency to devise a funding scheme in Horizon 2020 which will no longer rely on time-sheets and costs, but on lump-sums for whole projects.
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BUFFALO, NY - Following a breakdown in negotiations for a new CBA agreement last week, the NHL is cancelling more games.
The NHL announced Monday they are canceling regular season games through December 30th.
Negotiations broke down Thursday night after three straight days of talks at a New York hotel between the players and owners. The league and the union have been in touch with each other since then in an attempt to restart conversations that could save the remainder of the hockey season.
The Sabres are offering the following options to their season ticket holders and mini-pack holders who have purchased tickets for the 2012-13 season:
Option 1: At the end of each month, the Sabres will refund any games that are cancelled by the NHL. For example, on Jan. 1, the Sabres will refund all regular-season games that were cancelled by the NHL in the month of December. The refund process will be communicated to our season-ticket holders and mini-pack ticket holders (via email and/or mail) if and when games have been cancelled by the NHL.
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National Grid customers across the north country will see their monthly gas and electric bills drop in April.
But theres a catch to the companys three-year plan approved by the state Public Service Commission on Thursday: after taking a dip the first year, customers will see their bills increase in years two and three.
Over the three years, National Grids statewide delivery revenues will increase $123 million from where they are now; gas revenues will jump by $8.8 million over that span.
Customers will see total electric delivery charges drop by 8.7 percent the first year, but then increase by 2.8 percent in each of years two and three.
Natural gas customers will see delivery charges drop 6.7 percent the first year, then increase 4.8 and 4.9 percent in the second and third years, respectively.
The average household will reap benefits for the first year of the plan beginning in April. For electricity charges, that decrease was made possible by the expiration of a $190 million surcharge and return of deferred customer credits; previously, that surcharge was established for National Grid to recoup operational costs. Because that surcharge is gone, increasing utility rates by $123 million over three years will still leave customer bills lower than they are today.
Households monthly electric bills are estimated to drop about $5.40 on average in April; and at the end of three years, bills are expected to be approximately $1.25 lower than today. But that could change based on the natural flux of supply prices.
National Grid will drop its revenues from natural gas by $3.29 million the first year. Revenues then would increase by $5.85 million the second year and $6.26 million the third year. Starting in April, the average household will see its monthly bill decrease by about $3.40 for natural gas. But when the plan ends in 2016, it likely will pay about $2.30 more than it is now.
The PSC is responsible for negotiating with National Grid to set its rates, while supply charges are determined by market prices. Under the deal, average households using 600 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year are expected to see annual delivery charges decrease in April from $52.61 to $47.21. That charge would rise to $49.61 in 2014, then to $51.22 in 2015.
Effective in April, households that use an average of 1,000 therms of gas will pay $440 in annual delivery charges, compared with $479 the previous year. Annual delivery charges are projected to increase to $471 in 2014, and to $490 in 2015.
The multiyear plan approved Thursday is a result of about a year of negotiations and public hearings conducted by PSC.
We have worked hard on this plan with multiple parties over the past year and believe it is in our customers best interest, Ken Daly, president of National Grid, said in a prepared statement. This plan expands on recent rate reductions and holds energy costs steady for our customers while enabling us to continue to increase infrastructure investment.
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After 3 years of working out and training at Kingdom Racquet & Fitness Club in Newport, VT, 23 year old Andrew Prue was convinced by owner Dave Gauvin to see how his hard work in the gym compares to others in the sport of bodybuilding.
After finding a competition with a debut class, Prue submitted the fees to the Organization of Competitive Bodybuilders and decided to compete in Amherst, Massachusetts at the OCB Bay State Never Surrender, a natural bodybuilding competition.
ORLEANS- Bottom of the last inning. Two outs. Bases loaded. Tie game. And the batter comes through with a game winning hit, much to the delight of the hometown crowd and teammates on the bench.
Virtually every kid has dreamed of this scenario playing whiffle ball in their backyard at some point or another, and on Monday night at Lake Region the Ranger's Haley Kennedy was livin' the dream. Kennedy's high chop infield hit scored Chelsea Poginy from third base, giving the Rangers a thrilling 7-6 come from behind victory over the Lyndon A's.
ST. JOHNSBURY- Down by five runs entering the final inning, and weary from over four hours of play, the Lake Region Rangers Babe Ruth softball team rallied for seven runs to take a 17-15 decision over the St. Johnsbury Dodgers at Leonard's Field in St. J. Saturday afternoon.
The Rangers-Dodgers match-up was the second of a two-team doubleheader for the Rangers, who squeaked by the St. Johnsbury Red Sox 9-8 earlier in the day.
If you have driven by the NCUHS Varsity soccer field recently, you may have seen the new soccer dug-outs! The previous shelters had served their purpose well, and after almost 20 years the time had come to replace them. Rather than spend money on dug-outs of the same collapsible design, the decision was made to put the same money into permanent sheds. Gone are the days are setting up and breaking down the old structures, while the safety component of not having to move the solid but very heavy roof, will be well appreciated.
BARRE–The Lake Region Rangers girls Babe Ruth softball squad improved their summer record to 3-0 Wednesday, with a drizzly 12-6 victory over Barre.
Played in a constant mild rain, the Rangers jumped out to an early 8-3 lead. They would maintain that lead before the game was eventually called due to field conditions after five innings of play.
Hannah Leroux, Michelle Thibeault, and Whitney Poginy had two hits apiece for LR, while Alyssa Royer swiped a pair of bases and scored three times.
Thibeault picked up the win on the bump, allowing just three hits while striking out five.
The Lake Region Softball team was honored with three selections to the Mountain League's first team, two selections to the second team, and one for the honorable mention team.
Junior Callie-Rae Cashin and seniors Paige Wells, and Danika Gallup were selected to the first team. Cashin in the outfield, Wells as a 2nd baseman, and Gallup at the designated hitter position.
Freshman catcher Corrina Cota and sophomore outfielder Whitney Poginy made it on the second team, while junior short-stop Emily Comins received an honorable mention.
MONTREAL–After two complete innings of play it looked like Orleans Red Sox from Ontario was going to run away with the championship game as they had amounted a 14-3 lead over the North Country Heat from Vermont. However, displaying an excellent example of a "never say die" spirit, the North Country Heat began there comeback. In the third inning the Heat would score ten runs and then in the fourth inning they would go onto score another seven more runs to take a 20 - 14 lead that they would never relinquish.
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The gallery worked in tandem with Bivouac Recording to create a way for people to interact with the gallery's booth at the show by designing a set of six cards with custom Tags. When users scanned the Tags not only did they get more information about the artists, but they also could listen to the sounds of Shanghai such as the Chang Feng Park Singers or the Sheng Jian Bao Shop. The recordings instantly transported listeners to a whole other realm outside of the fair.
In addition, scanners also received a secret link to a private track recorded especially for the fair. The implementation went even further to engage viewers: The six Tagged cards were designed so that when they were put together in sequence, they showed an image of the stageBACK gallery space back in China. They also included a clear call to action on the flip side of the card.
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Following Alabama's lead, lawmakers in the Oklahoma House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to approve popular legislation protecting private-property rights and banning a controversial United Nations "sustainable development" scheme known as Agenda 21, which critics say represents a serious threat to American values and liberty. If approved by the Senate as expected, the law would also prohibit state and local governments from working with the UN or its affiliates to implement any sort of "international law" that violates the U.S. or Oklahoma constitutions.
The bill, H.B. 1412, was passed in the state House last week on a bipartisan vote, with a Republican-led coalition of 67 supporting the legislation against 17 Democrats who opposed the measure. It originally passed out of the States' Rights Committee in late February and is now in the state Senate, where a broad coalition of activists — supporters of national sovereignty, private property, the Constitution, individual liberty, Tea Party groups, and more — is working to ensure its passage.
Of course, Oklahoma is just the latest state to take action against the highly controversial UN plan, which calls for a transformation of human civilization under the guise of promoting so-called "sustainability." In May of last year, Alabama became the first state to officially ban UN Agenda 21 after a law to protect private property and due process rights was signed by Gov. Robert Bentley. The wildly popular bi-partisan legislation was approved unanimously in both houses of the state legislature.
Before that, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in Tennessee adopted a resolution blasting the dubious UN agenda as a radical "socialist" plot at odds with individual liberty, private-property rights, and the U.S. Constitution. Lawmakers in Kansas followed suit. Numerous other state governments, under heavy pressure from activists across the political spectrum, are also working to ban the "sustainable development" scheme in their jurisdictions. City and county governments, meanwhile, are taking action to protect residents, too.
In Oklahoma, lawmakers said legislation was needed to defend citizens and their rights from the UN scheme as well. Despite having never been ratified by the U.S. Senate as required by the Constitution, supporters of the bill explained, officials at all levels — especially the federal executive branch, mostly using unconstitutional "grants" and decrees — have been quietly working to implement the controversial 1992 international agreement across America.
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While most of us go back to work this week after the holidays, the stars are still making us very, very jealous -- by hitting the beach!
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Scott Miller of CBS Sports says, "Jose Reyes and the Marlins do not have a deal. Any other report is untrue. I've talked to people who know. Go back to football."
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For instance, Adam Rubin of ESPN New York put it best, in a tweet from earlier tonight, saying, "Reyes WILL sign with the Miami Marlins contingent upon them offering the most money."
I do think it's that simple. But, the only way to know if it's the 'most money' would be to know what other teams are offering, right? The way I understand it, Reyes refused to negotiate in season and was set on testing the open market. At the same time, the Mets had no interest in setting the market, despite wanting very much to re-sign him. And so, it made sense for all sides to let Reyes talk to other teams and then check back in after offers from other teams had been made.
To me, unless the Marlins have abolsutly blown Reyes out of the water with a crazy offer, I can't see how he wouldn't at least give the Mets (and the Tigers and Phillies) the opportunity to counter… and since the Mets and Jose's people have not been in contact of late, it doesn't seem realistic that Jose would sign a deal this soon. And if he does, if he signs some ludicrous, $140 million contract or something, I'm not sure it would have mattered, because I don't think most teams (and most Mets fans for that matter) would have matched it. The thing is, like I had been saying, and like John Harper of the Daily News said last week, all signs suggest the Marlins planned to offer Reyes a three-year deal; and so, if that is actually what happened, he'd be crazy not to shop that deal around.
Nevertheless, last Friday I said how people familiar with this situation told me Jose and the Marlins hit it off and were seeing eye-to-eye on the overall dollar value of a deal.
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"Marlins source tells me Jose Reyes is NOT a Miami Marlin," team beat writer Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post has said on Twitter.
Original Post at 4:29 pm:
According to Dino Costa of SiriusXM Radio, Jose Reyes has agreed to sign with the Marlins.
However, Costa says if Hanley Ramirez agrees to move to third base, "this deal is done."
Late last week, Jorge Sedano said a team source told him Reyes-to-the-Marlins is 'almost a done deal.' Sedano is a sports radio talk show host in Miami, contributor to the Miami Herald and reporter for the local CBS affiliate.
In addition, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com said on Friday that Reyes "loved" his visit with the Marlins, and that he's comfortable with the market and wants to play in Miami.
Last week, Ramirez said he would welcome the chance to play on the same infield as Reyes.


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The proposed study addresses a significant public health threat of Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among drug involved women on probation, parole or other community supervision. This randomized controlled trial aims to test the efficacy of a multimedia version of a 4-session, gender-specific, integrated drug use and HIV/STI prevention intervention (Multimedia Women On the Road To Health (WORTH)) in increasing condom use and decreasing the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among 420 drug-involved, female offenders in a large community court setting in New York City, compared to a non-media version of the same intervention (Traditional WORTH) and to a 4-session Wellness Promotion condition.
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Behavioral: Multimedia WORTH
Behavioral: Traditional WORTH
Behavioral: Wellness Promotion
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Multimedia HIV/STI Prevention for Drug-Involved Female Offenders
- The proportion of condom protected acts of vaginal and anal intercourse [ Time Frame: Up to 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Cumulative incidence of biologically confirmed STIs (Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Trichomoniasis) [ Time Frame: Up to 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Study Start Date:
|November 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|March 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|March 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Multimedia HIV/STI prevention
Multimedia WORTH is a 4-session group based gender specific HIV and drug abuse prevention intervention.
Behavioral: Multimedia WORTH
The Multimedia WORTH intervention features the same core elements as the original version, but these core elements are translated into interactive tools and culturally tailored video vignettes designed to enhance group learning and individualized feedback. Participants will interact with Multimedia WORTH at two levels: (1) group materials will be delivered via computer projection onto a screen and (2) participants will complete individual activities and create journal logs tracking their progress on personalized goals on their personal user accounts using laptop computers. The computer multimedia support tool includes text, imagery, animations, audio and video in a format that guide the facilitator's delivery of the intervention. ***To view pilot features of the Multimedia WORTH intervention in development, please visit the following web address:
Active Comparator: Traditional HIV/STI prevention
Traditional WORTH is a 4-session group-based HIV/STI and drug abuse prevention intervention that covers the same content as Multimedia WORTH without the use of interactive videos, computerized assessments, and other audiovisual tools.
Behavioral: Traditional WORTH
The basic format of each WORTH session remains consistent following a sequence of 5 steps: (1) an opening (quote, song, poem) which will provide a brief culturally relevant point of inspiration to engage participants (2) Check-in to review material from the previous session, and to discuss any incidents where participants engaged in risk behaviors and to acknowledge positive ways in which women used new skills to avoid HIV risk; (3) a discussion to raise awareness of links between IPV, drug-related activities, and HIV risks; (4) a skills-building component relevant to the discussion; and (5) review and update participant needs, homework assigned for skills-building at home, and a closing ritual. The WORTH intervention consists of four 2-hour group sessions that are led by a female facilitator.
Placebo Comparator: Wellness Promotion
Wellness Promotion is a 4-session group based intervention that aims to improve diet, physical fitness and well-being which is designed as an attentional control condition.
|Behavioral: Wellness Promotion
Detailed Description:
While it is clear that women inmates in jails and prisons bear a high burden of Human immunodeficiency virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), the effective development of prevention interventions for this high-risk group require an understanding of HIV risk context, sexual behaviors and attitudes for women while they are still in the community and before they become heavily involved in the criminal justice system. HIV prevention interventions must focus on women at early points of entry into the criminal justice system, when they are still in the community and at higher risk of engaging in unsafe sex and drug behaviors. This study focuses on a population of drug-involved women who have been arrested and given a court sanction, but are still living in the community.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- She is 18 or older.
- She is currently supervised by a criminal justice entity, such as a community court or probation.
- She reports engaging in unprotected vaginal or anal sex with a male partner in the past 90 days
- She reports any illicit drug use or binge drinking in the past 6 months.
Exclusion Criteria:In addition, potential participants will be ineligible if any of the following criteria are met:
- Ability to speak and understand English is not sufficient to participate in assessments or intervention sessions.
The woman's sexual activity is limited to a monogamous relationship lasting more than 12 months, and she has not engaged in any of the additional HIV risk behaviors in the past 90 days:
- Having sex with more than one partner
- Having sex with a partner known or suspected to be HIV positive or an injection drug user (IDU)
- Sharing injection drug use needles or equipment
- The woman is actively trying to get pregnant/have a baby.
- Inability to complete informed consent process due to a psychiatric or cognitive impairment.
- The participant was born male.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01784809
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|Columbia University School of Social Work
|New York, New York, United States, 10027
|Principal Investigator:
|Nabila El-Bassel, Ph.D.
|Columbia University
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|Responsible Party:
|Nabila El-Bassel, PhD, Willma and Albert Musher Professor of Social Work, Columbia University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01784809 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|February 4, 2013
|Last Updated:
|February 25, 2014
|Health Authority:
|United States: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Keywords provided by Columbia University:
Condom Use
Criminal Justice
Drug Use
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Genital Diseases, Female
Genital Diseases, Male
Virus Diseases
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Jefferson Community College is making a long-term commitment to the environment: becoming carbon neutral within 86 years.
Director of Facilities Bruce Alexander has measured five years worth of JCCs carbon emissions to try to comply with the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, which was signed several years ago.
The goal is to be carbon neutral, Mr. Alexander told the Board of Trustees on Wednesday. Thats a big bite to chew, but were going to attempt it.
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So far, 665 colleges have signed the climate commitment, according to a website tally at http://presidents climatecommitment.org/.
His presentation stated that in 2012 alone, 71 percent of greenhouse emissions, 3,060 metric tons, were due to gasoline consumed and carbon emissions released commuting to and from campus. Electricity accounted for 15 percent, or 655 metric tons of emissions, and natural gas made up 14 percent, or 621 metric tons. He said he used a carbon calculator to measure the emissions.
Im comfortable with this because we dont have residence halls, said Mr. Alexander. Everyone commutes.
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After the meeting, President Carole A. McCoy said the college began reducing its carbon footprint before she signed the climate commitment.
During a recent energy management project, the college replaced its boilers and lights to be more energy efficient. The college also plants trees on campus and uses recyclable containers in the cafeteria rather than Styrofoam.
The tricky part is to document it, she said.
Although college officials are still in the process of creating the plan to further reduce their carbon footprint, Mr. Alexander suggested commuting be tackled because it is a low-hanging fruit by giving students and staff incentives for carpooling or taking the bus to school.
To decrease energy emissions and bills the college could also lower heat settings, raise cooling settings and add solar panels.
Submitting the official climate action plan within the next six months is the next step, said Mr. Alexander, and would include a timeline and date.
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Most of it will require policy writing and purchasing decisions, she said. These are very long-term plans.
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