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Softball Treks to Indiana State this Weekend
This Weekend: The Creighton softball team returns to the road at Indiana State after almost a month at home where the Bluejays posted a 5-2 record including a 5-1 mark in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). The teams will play a doubleheader Saturday beginning at 11 a.m. CT and conclude the series with a single game at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Sycamores' Price Field.
The Bluejays are perched atop the Valley standings at 7-2 after taking two out of three games from Bradley at home last weekend. Creighton (21-11, 7-2 MVC) boasts a 5-2 record through seven games at home during the nine-day stretch.
Indiana State (14-24, 3-9 MVC) split a pair of midweek games against IUPUI at home on Tuesday. ISU won the opener 7-0 before the Jaguars claimed the second game 17-6 in six innings. Last weekend the Sycamores took one out of three on the road from second-place Drake.
The teams share three common opponents this year. Both squads defeated North Dakota. Creighton edged a ranked Tulsa team while ISU fell to the Golden Hurricane. The Jays finished their series at 2-1 versus Bradley while Indiana State lost all three games at BU.
After claiming the MVC career home run record outright last weekend, Creighton senior Amy Baker is chasing the Valley RBI record. With 156 career RBI, Baker can match the record with her next run batted in.
Following the Jays: Live stats links for the game can be found on the softball schedule page of GoCreighton.com. Fans can also keep in touch with Creighton softball on Twitter - @BluejaySoftball and Facebook - www.facebook.com/CreightonSoftball.
Last Time Out: Creighton took two out of three games from Bradley last weekend. As a result, Creighton maintained its lead atop the Valley standing by one-half game over Drake as Bradley dropped to third.
Each game of the series was decided by just one run. Bradley won the opener 3-2 before the Bluejays came from behind to take game two of a doubleheader 6-5 in eight innings on April 6. CU jumped out to a 3-0 lead April 7 before BU scored two in its final at-bat for a 3-2 Jays' win.
Creighton's series win against Bradley marked the third straight series victory for the Bluejays to begin the 2013 MVC season. As a result, CU leads the Valley standings at 7-2. The last time CU claimed three straight series to begin the season was in 2011 when the Jays started at 6-3.
Senior Amy Baker's pair of home runs against Bradley last weekend increased her career total to 54 homers to claim the MVC career home run record outright. With 156 career runs batted in, Baker needs just one RBI this week to tie the Valley career RBI record of 157.
Day one of the series ended in dramatic fashion. Junior Ellen Homan connected on a three-run home run just over the right field wall to tie game two at 5-5 in the bottom of the sixth inning. It marked Homan's first home run of the season and third of her career.
In her first at-bat of the season, junior right-handed pitcher Becca Changstrom capped the come-from-behind victory with a walk-off double to right center in the bottom of the eighth inning of game two to give the Jays a 6-5 victory over BU.
Scouting Creighton (21-11, 7-2 MVC): After taking two out of three from Bradley last weekend, Creighton has won eight of its last 11 games dating back to March 12. The Bluejays are 5-2 at home this year, after nine-day home stand.
CU has won each of its first three MVC series resulting in a 7-2 record for first place in the MVC and a 21-11 record overall.
Senior Amy Baker led the Creighton offense last week by hitting .444 in four starts while claiming the MVC career home run record outright with a pair of solo homers against Bradley. With the two RBI, she moved to within one of tying the MVC career runs batted in record. Baker boasts 156 career RBI, one shy of the conference record of 157. She finished the weekend with a 1.111 slugging percentage and a .667 on-base percentage.
With four hits, including two home runs, and six walks Baker extended her reached base streak to 30 consecutive contests last week. The senior has reached base in every game since facing San Diego State on opening day Feb. 7. Baker has posted a hit in 24 games this year. In each of the seven contests since Feb. 7 when she has gone without a hit, Baker has drawn a walk for the Bluejays.
Sophomore Liz Dike boasts seven hits over the last five contests including a 4-for-4 effort in the finale against UNI March 30.
Four Bluejays have reached base in all seven home games this season. Besides Baker's 30-contest streak, junior Blair Lowe has reached safely in the last eight contests. Sophomore Bri Lingl and junior Alexis Cantu have reached base in consecutive streaks of seven and six games, respectively.
Three Creighton players have started all 32 games and are hitting .299 or better in 2013 including Baker (.411), Dike (.303) and Lowe (.299). Creighton ranks sixth in the Valley with a .255 batting average. The Jays' 32 home runs lead the MVC.
In the circle, CU junior pitchers Becca Changstrom and Alexis Cantu rank 1-2 atop the Valley ERA standings. Changstrom leads the MVC with a 1.52 ERA while Cantu boasts a 1.94 ERA. As a staff, the Jays lead the conference with a 2.06 ERA and 221 strikeouts.
Changstrom leads the Valley in ERA (1.52), strikeouts (166), opposing batting average (.196) and wins (15).
Scouting Indiana State (14-24, 3-9 MVC): Indiana State split a home doubleheader with IUPUI on Tuesday. ISU blanked the Jaguars 7-0 in game one before the visitors claimed game two 17-6 in six innings.
The Sycamores are currently in last place in the conference with a 3-9 record. The Sycamores have won one game in three of their four MVC series this season.
Last weekend at Drake, the Sycamores won the opener 4-3 before dropping the nightcap 7-1. In the Sunday finale DU knocked off ISU 13-1.
Indiana State is 2-3 at home this year after the 1-1 effort versus IUPUI this week and a 1-2 weekend against Missouri State on March 22-23.
ISU leads the league with 48 sacrifice bunts and 79 stolen bases this season.
At the plate ISU is hitting .258 as a team. Three of the Sycamores' starters are hitting .350 or better at the plate in 2013 including Megan Stone (.363), Shelby Wilson (.353), and Morgan Allee (.352).
In the circle, Ashli Scott leads ISU with 15 starts. She carries a 4.16 ERA with a 5-7 record in 32 appearances. Through 99.1 innings of work she has registered 61 strikeouts and 67 walks. Steph Fougerousse and Halle Humphrey with 23 and 22 appearances, respectively, rotate in the circle with Scott. Both pitchers have ERAs north of 5.1 this season.
Head Coach: The winningest coach in Creighton athletics history, Brent Vigness is in his 20th season at the helm of one of the most successful programs in the Midwest and Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). He carries a 627-439-3 record in 19-plus seasons at Creighton and boasts a 775-510-4 overall record that includes five years at Assumption College prior to beginning at CU.
A three-time MVC Coach of the Year, he has led the Bluejays to six MVC regular-season titles (1998-2000, 2007-09), six Valley tournament titles (1999, 2003-05, 2007, 2010) and seven NCAA regional appearances (1999, 2003-05, 2007-08, 2010). He claimed MVC Coach of the Year honors in 1998 and guided the MVC Coaching Staffs of the Year in 2007 and 2008.
Vigness coached his 1,000th game at Creighton and recorded his 600th win at CU in 2012.
Creighton-Indiana State Series: The Bluejays lead the all-time series with the Sycamores 44-8. Creighton has won eight of the last nine in the series including a three-game sweep last season in Omaha.
The Sycamores have taken a single game in each of the last three series between the teams in Terre Haute (2011, 2009 & 2007). The last CU road sweep in the series occurred in 2005.
The teams first met in 1993 when Creighton joined the MVC for softball. CU won that initial doubleheader at ISU 11-2 and 12-0.
Creighton won 11 of the first 13 games in the series before rattling off 18 straight wins from 2000 through 2005. Since 2006 CU leads 15-6.
Creighton against Current NFCA Top 25 Poll Squads: The Bluejays are 2-2 this season against teams currently receiving votes in the latest USA Today/NFCA Top 25 poll released April 9.
This week's No. 3 Florida squad defeated Creighton 13-3 on February 8 at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz. Later that same day the Bluejays toppled Oregon State, receiving votes this week, 5-3.
Creighton also owns a 4-3 win in eight innings over this week's No. 21 team, Tulsa, at the UTA Maverick Invitational on March 2.
On April 3, No. 22 Nebraska escaped with a 4-3 victory over the Bluejays at the CU Sports Complex.
Bluejays' NCAA Rankings this Week: Creighton ranks No. 38 in the country at 1.00 home runs per game in the latest NCAA weekly statistical rankings released April 7.
The Bluejays stand at No. 36 nationally with an earned run average of 2.06. With 1.34 doubles per game, the team stands at No. 62 in the country. The Jays' slugging percentage of .426 ranks No. 83 in the NCAA.
Individually, senior Amy Baker ranks No. 8 nationally in both home runs per game (0.41) and slugging percentage (.922). Baker's home run total of 13 is tied for No. 15 in the country this week.
Becca Changstrom's five shutout victories this season ties for No. 24 nationally. Her strikeout total of 166 ranks No. 28 in the country. With a 1.52 ERA, Changstrom rates No. 29 in the country. The junior's average of 8.7 strikeouts per seven innings stands at No. 30 in the NCAA rankings this week.
Baker Writes Recipe for Record-Setting Success in 2013: Senior Amy Baker's pair of homers last weekend helped the Omaha native claim the Missouri Valley Conference home run record outright with a total of 54.
Last month Baker belted career home run No. 52 to spark a come-from-behind victory at Evansville and tie the MVC career home run record held by Abby Olson of Illinois State since 2011.
MVC Career Home Runs
T1. 54 Amy Baker, CU (2010-pres.)
T1. 52 Abby Olson, ILS (2008-2011)
3. 50 Renae Sinkler, CU (2007-10)
4. 47 Amber Smith, ILS (2006-09)
Baker's total of 13 homers this year already equals the sixth-best mark in program history for a single season.
Her career RBI total is now just one shy of the all-time MVC record of 157 held by Illinois State's Heather Stella that has stood for over 13 seasons. Another Redbird is also trying to secure the record; Illinois State senior Elizabeth Kay trails Baker by one at 155.
MVC Career RBI
1. 157 Heather Stella, ILS (1996-99)
2. 156 Amy Baker, CU (2010-pres.)
3. 155 Elizabeth Kay, ILS (2010-pres.)
4. 150 Amber Smith, ILS (2006-09)
5. 146 Renae Sinkler, CU (2007-10)
6. 145 Jessica Huff, UE (1998-01)
7. 144 Abby Johnson, CU (2002-05)
In 2013, Baker has already set Creighton career marks in home runs (54) and runs batted in (156).
Give the Bluejays a Lead and You May Not Get it Back: Creighton is undefeated this season when leading after the third (10-0), fourth (13-0), and sixth (12-0) innings.
The Bluejays also have impressive records with an advantage at the beginning of the game. CU is 8-1 when leading after the first frame and 10-1 when up after two innings. The Jays are 11-1 when leading after five innings.
Creighton's Magic Numbers:
· Creighton is undefeated at 16-0 this season when allowing opponents fewer than three runs.
· The Bluejays are also 16-0 when scoring four or more runs on offense in 2013.
· CU is 17-3 when scoring first this season.
· Creighton is 17-1 when posting more hits than its foes this year.
Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Just five weeks into the season, junior Alexis Cantu set the Creighton single-season mark for being hit by a pitch at 11. Michelle Graner held the previous CU record of 10 set in 2008.
Cantu's hit-by-pitch per game average of 0.34 stands No. 24 in the nation.
Cantu was hit multiple times on two occasions this year. Against Arkansas-Pine Bluff she was hit three times in four plate appearances. Cantu was hit by a pitch in each game of the Jays' series at Evansville. The Aces registered two HBP's against Cantu in game two sandwiched between one hit-by-pitch in the games one and three.
The junior is currently on a season-long streak of seven games without being hit by a pitch.
Baker Climbs to the Top of CU Career Record Books: Last month senior Amy Baker claimed the top spot in the all-time Creighton record books for home runs and runs batted in.
The senior's career total of 54 homers surpassed the previous top mark of 50, set by current assistant coach Renae Sinkler in 2010. Baker has also set the Missouri Valley Conference mark.
With 156 career runs batted in, Baker recently moved past both of her assistant coaches in the rankings Abby Johnson (144) and Sinkler (146) to claim the top spot.
Baker is also among the Creighton career top 10 for batting average, total bases and walks. The Omaha native's .411 batting average this season would currently rank fifth all-time for a single-season mark in program history.
Baker leads the Valley in home runs (13), total bases (83) and slugging percentage (.922).
Walk It Off in Grand Style: Amy Baker's walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning against Youngstown State on March 12 secured a 6-2 win and marked the 16th time a CU player hit a walk-off blast since 2001.
The slam also marked the third straight season with a walk-off home run. In 2012
Alexis Cantu's three-run, walk-off homer in the bottom of the eighth inning vs. Missouri State on May 6 beat the Bears, 5-4.
Cantu's first career walk-off homer was the first by any Bluejay since Sammy Snygg posted one against Bradley on April 2, 2011.
Stacey Rybar is the last Bluejay with two walk-off homers in the same season (2002), and also the last Bluejay with a walk-off homer in the MVC Tournament (May 10, 2002 vs. UNI).
Here's a list of Creighton's walk-off home runs since 1999:
Inn. Player vs. Opponent Date
8 Amy Baker vs. Youngstown State 3/12/13
8 Alexis Cantu vs. Missouri State 5/6/12
8 Sammy Snygg vs. Bradley 4/2/11
10 Michelle Graner vs. Wichita State 5/3/09
7 Laura Kratochvil vs. Illinois State 3/21/09
6* Sara Loeffelholz vs. Saint Joseph's 3/6/09
10 TJ Eadus vs. Northern Iowa 3/29/08
7 Bailey Dawson vs. Texas State 2/9/08
6* Michelle Graner vs. South Dakota State 3/22/07
9 Jessica Merkel vs. Nebraska 4/14/05
6* Lauren Flores vs. Bradley 4/9/05
7# Abby Johnson at Missouri State 3/15/03
7 Stacey Rybar vs. Northern Iowa 5/10/02
8# Stacey Rybar at Bradley 5/4/02
5* Nicole Garber vs. Drake 4/23/02
10 Kari Shank vs. Northern Iowa 4/8/01
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Homer Cooking: After not hitting a home run in the first two games of 2013, Creighton jacked at least one ball over the fence in 10 consecutive contests before the streak was halted at UT Arlington for three games.
Creighton has drilled a home run in 14 of its last 17 contests, including four multi-homer games. Amy Baker blasted two solo homers against Bradley last weekend while junior Ellen Homan rocketed a three-run shot over the right field wall for her first round tripper of the season.
Freshman Kelsey Allender's first career grand slam highlighted the series versus UNI on March 29. The slam was the Jays' second of the year following Amy Baker's walk-off grand slam against Youngstown State on March 12.
As a result, CU leads the Valley with 32 homers this season. The Bluejays rank No. 35 nationally with 1.08 home runs per game in the latest NCAA statistical rankings released March 31.
Six Bluejays have hit multiple home runs this season led by Amy Baker's league-leading total of 13. Joining Baker with more than one homer in 2013 is sophomore Bri Lingl (6), freshman Blake Ringle (4), Cantu (3) sophomore Liz Dike (2) and Allender (2).
Allender hit her first career home run of an inside-the-park variety against Grambling State Feb. 24. Allender's inside-the-park home run is the first since Dike scored two of them last season, the last against Wichita State on April 7, 2012.
Senior Sammy Snygg also rifled a shot over the wall versus then-No. 14 Florida in Creighton's opening weekend.
Marching into Spring: Creighton finished the month of March with a 14-5 record this year. The Jays closed out the month on a four-game win streak and opened its home season with a three-game sweep of Northern Iowa to take over first place in the Valley.
Last season the Bluejays were finished 9-10 in the third month of 2012.
Changstrom Named MVC-Scholar Athlete: For the third time this season, Creighton softball junior Becca Changstrom claimed Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Scholar-Athlete of the Week honors after registering two complete-game wins against Northern Iowa two weeks ago.
This week's award marks Changstrom's third career MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week accolade. She previously claimed the honor on March 6 after the UTA Maverick Invitational and on March 20 after the Rebel Spring Games and MVC opening weekend.
The right-handed hurler is also a three-time recipient of MVC Pitcher of the Week honors this season.
Last weekend Changstrom remained undefeated in MVC starts at 4-0 and improved to 13 victories overall this season following two complete-game wins against UNI at the CU Sports Complex.
The Lincoln, Neb., native gave up just three earned runs on nine hits through 14 innings in the circle against the Panthers resulting in a 1.50 ERA. In addition, Changstrom notched her seventh double-digit strikeout performance this season in Friday's opener with 11 K's. She added five more strikeouts in the finale to total 16 on the weekend.
A chemistry major, Changstrom currently carries a 3.846 GPA.
Nebraska Rivalry Part One: Down 4-3 with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Creighton softball team rallied to load the bases and put pressure on visiting No. 22 Nebraska but the Cornhuskers got out of the jam to escape with the one-run victory at the CU Sports Complex Wednesday evening.
The loss snapped a four-game win streak for Creighton (19-10) as Nebraska (26-7) dealt the Bluejays their first defeat at home this year.
Creighton jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Senior Amy Baker drew a two-out walk before junior Alexis Cantu drilled a two-run homer over the left field wall to put the Bluejays up two after one inning.
Nebraska quickly answered in the top of the second inning with back-to-back solo home runs then took the lead for good in the fifth before adding an insurance run in the seventh.
Following a leadoff walk, a double from CU sophomore Bri Lingl down the right field line put runners in scoring position with no outs. A one-out RBI single from junior Blair Lowe scored a run to cut the Husker lead to 4-3 with runners on the corners. Freshman Kelsey Allender drew a four-pitch walk to load the bases with one out on the scoreboard.
But the Huskers handled the pressure to strike out the final two Bluejay batters and escape with a 4-3 victory.
Northern Iowa Series Recap: Creighton swept a three-game series from Northern Iowa March 29-30 at the CU Sports Complex. The Bluejays swept a Friday doubleheader by scores of 4-1 and 11-1, with the second game shortened to five innings. CU clinched the Saturday finale 4-2.
Sophomore Liz Dike led the Bluejay offense last weekend with five hits versus Northern Iowa. Including a 4-for-4 effort in the finale. She recorded a triple, double and pair of singles. Freshman Kelsey Allender hit the first home run at the CU Sports Complex of 2013, and her second career homer with a grand slam in game two.
Junior Becca Changstrom remained undefeated in MVC starts at 4-0 and improved to 13-4 overall this season after registering two complete-game wins. She gave up just three earned runs on nine hits through 14 innings in the circle resulting in a 1.50 ERA. Changstrom notched her seventh double-digit strikeout performance in the opener with 11 K's.
Evansville Series Recap: Creighton senior Amy Baker capped off a record-setting week by blasting career home run No. 52 to spark a come-from-behind victory at Evansville March 16 and tie the MVC career home run record.
CU junior Becca Changstrom matched her career high of 13 K's on Friday night in a conference-opening win at Evansville. She struck out 10 Purple Aces in the series finale a day later.
The Bluejays opened the MVC season at 2-1 on the road for the third consecutive season. Creighton also went 2-1 at Evansville to begin the 2011 conference slate before the Jays earned a 2-1 split at Bradley last season.
Rebel Spring Games Recap: The Bluejays went 6-2 at the 2013 Rebel Spring Games March 9-13. The wins increased Creighton's all-time record at the tourney to 49-9 (.845) in six appearances at the Florida tourney all under current head coach Brent Vigness.
The Bluejays shut out five opponents (Saint Francis (PA), North Dakota, Butler, Fairleigh Dickinson and Army) over the four-day span. The exception was a 6-2 victory over Youngstown State in eight innings after a walk-off grand slam from senior Amy Baker.
One CU loss was a no-hit 5-0 defeat at the hands of Eastern Illinois on March 10. Three days later Creighton dropped a 3-1 decision to Robert Morris.
UTA Maverick Invitational Recap: The Bluejays went 3-2 at the UTA Maverick Invitational in Arlington, Texas, to improve to 8-6 this season. After a pair of wins over host UTA and Lamar on March 1, CU upset then No. 21 Tulsa 4-3 in extra innings on March 2 for its first win over a ranked team since February 2010.
The Bluejays' bats struggled in the final two games of the tourney resulting in losses to Lamar and the host Mavericks. The losses snapped a five-game win streak for the Jays.
Fantastic February Finishes: Creighton finished the month of February with a 5-4 record. It marks the seventh straight season that head coach Brent Vigness has directed the Bluejays to a winning record in the first month of the season.
The Bluejays are 46-24 in February spanning those seven seasons to the beginning of 2007. CU's 5-4 mark this season is the same record the Jays had in 2010 – the year of the program's last NCAA Tournament appearance.
Central Arkansas Tournament Recap: The Bluejays went 3-1 at the Central Arkansas Tournament in Conway, Ark., to improve to 5-4 this season. CU's only loss was to host UCA in its first true road game this season. Creighton outscored opponents 35-16 last weekend. The Bluejays hit .353 as a team over the four games while holding opponents to a .271 average.
The Bluejays are 8-1 all-time at tournaments hosted by Central Arkansas. Creighton went undefeated in five games at the UCA Spring Clash to open the 2007 campaign. The Jays are now 2-1 all-time against UCA with two wins in the 2007 tourney.
Kajikawa Classic Recap: Creighton opened 2013 at the Kajikawa Classic Feb. 7-9 with wins over New Mexico and Oregon State, leading to a 2-3 record. The Bluejays are 5-6 all-time at the Kajikawa Classic following a 3-3 ledger at Tempe in 2010.
Déjà Vu vs. OSU: Creighton's win over Oregon State on Feb. 8, marked the Jays' second-straight victory over the Beavers by the same score (5-3) in the same tournament (Kajikawa Classic) at the same location (Tempe, Ariz.), three years apart. CU is now 2-2 against the Pac-12 foe and head coach Brent Vigness is 2-1 versus OSU.
Telecky on Top against Oregon State: Brittany Telecky won her first start of the season in a 5-3 victory over Oregon State. The junior pitched 6 innings against OSU allowing just three runs on eight hits. She also came in as a relief pitcher against San Diego State for two innings, allowing no hits or runs and just one walk.
Season-Opening Salvo: The Bluejays' season-opening win over New Mexico was Creighton's third-straight victory to begin a season following opening-day wins in 2011 and 2012.
CU's first-game win streak matches the longest in program history when the Jays previously won three consecutive openers from 2006-08 and 1998-2000. All three streaks were under the direction of current head coach Brent Vigness.
Creighton is 19-18 overall in season-opening contests including an 11-9 record under head coach Brent Vigness.
Preseason Predictions: The Creighton softball team placed four players on the 2013 preseason all-conference team as the league's coaches picked the Bluejays to finish fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), the league office announced Jan. 23.
The fourth-place prediction is the highest preseason ranking for the Bluejays since 2010 when they were picked to win the Valley. Creighton has finished lower than fourth in the MVC regular season standings just three times in the past 16 seasons.
Senior catcher Amy Baker earned the second All-MVC preseason selection of her career to go with a nod from 2011 during her sophomore campaign. Additionally, three juniors claimed their first preseason honors in designated player and pitcher Alexis Cantu, pitcher Becca Changstrom and outfielder Ellen Homan. All four of the CU honorees earned All-MVC accolades after last season.
The four CU player selections match Southern Illinois for the most on the 2013 preseason squad. Additionally, the four players on the preseason all-conference team are the most for any Creighton squad dating back to 2004 when three Jays earned All-MVC preseason honors and current assistant Abby Johnson collected honorable mention recognition.
Recapping 2012: The Bluejays return 11 players from last season's team that compiled a 28-25-1 overall record and finished fifth in the MVC at 15-11. Creighton finished last season with a school-record 294 runs. CU led the MVC with a .292 batting average, 56 homers, 275 RBI and a .464 slugging percentage. The Jays ranked in the NCAA top-30 in scoring (No. 20), home runs per game (No. 22) and slugging percentage (No. 27) in 2012.


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The children of Kenneth "Red" and Louise Dimick announce the 60th wedding anniversary of their parents.
The couple were married Aug. 10, 1948. They are lifelong residents of Helper.
Red and Louise have four children, Renee Saccomano, Debbie Small, Kenneth Dimick Jr. and Robert Dimick. In addition, they have nine grandchildren and 11 and one half great-grandchildren.
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PHILADELPHIA Indian River Central School District has settled a four-year-old federal lawsuit brought by former students who claimed they were subjected to anti-gay discrimination while attending school.
Former students Charles P. Pratt and his sister, Ashley E. Petranchuk, filed suit in U.S. District Court, Syracuse, in April 2009 alleging he was harassed, called names, physically assaulted and threatened for being gay before he dropped out of high school when he was 15 years old. He claimed district officials were aware of the problems but refused to help him. He and his sister also claimed administrators shot down his attempts to form a Gay-Straight Alliance at the high school.
In a ruling Friday, Judge Glenn T. Suddaby approved dismissal of the case by reason of a settlement. Terms of the settlement were not included in court documents. Superintendent James Kettrick referred questions about the agreement to the districts attorney, Charles C. Spagnoli, East Syracuse, who similarly declined comment.
The suit was filed on Mr. Pratts and Miss Petranchuks behalf by Lambda Legal, New York City, a national organization that defends the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. In August 2010, the U.S. Justice Department petitioned the court and received permission to participate in the case as an amicus curiae, or friend of the court, to help decide the validity of the claims against the district.
Within two weeks of the lawsuit being filed in 2009, the district agreed to allow Miss Petranchuk to form a Gay-Straight Alliance, insisting that it never denied her request to form a club but said she would need a faculty adviser .The hurdle was cleared when the district recruited a faculty member to serve as adviser.
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After spending more than two decades in Congress vigorously standing up for liberty, peace, sound money, free markets, and the U.S. Constitution, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), a hero to constitutionalists and libertarians all over the world, offered a stark warning about the dark future facing the United States and the American people without dramatic changes. However, the message was not all gloom and doom. In fact, there was also a sense of hope evident in his historic farewell speech. (Video available at link below.)
Still, the immediate future will be turbulent and filled with peril, Rep. Paul warned, saying we live in a "dangerous period." Economic implosion and widespread poverty resulting from central monetary planning, never-ending wars and widespread government intervention in the market will lead to a tragedy of epic proportions, he explained. Tyranny may reign as the final vestiges of individual liberty are stripped away.
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Rep. Paul also outlined his philosophy, explaining that neither the government nor individuals have the moral right to initiate violence or force against others, but that America is moving toward a time when both will claim the authority to do so. "If this cycle is not reversed, society will break down," he warned, citing a transformation in people's values and morality as the key to achieving peace, liberty, prosperity, and a better world.
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POTSDAM Plans to construct a childrens museum are moving full steam ahead as exhibit curricula are finalized and fundraising efforts continue.
The North Country Childrens Museum plans to open the doors of a physical location in fall 2015.
A site has not yet been determined, but board members are eyeing Old Snell Hall, a building between Elm and Main streets that once was occupied by Clarkson University.
The board already rents office space in Old Snell Hall, and organizers are determined the museum should be in a historic building in downtown Potsdam.
Meanwhile, the Museum Without Walls program continues to expand.
The traveling exhibit appears at area festivals and will begin weekly activities at the Clarkson University Bookstore in the fall. Soon, it will start visiting area schools.
The mobile exhibits are a testing ground for the full-fledged versions that one day will occupy the permanent museum.
Its a chance for us to test our curriculum, to test out the programming we are developing, said Sharon V. Williams, museum co-founder and president.
The museum will have 10 permanent exhibits, three of which have been fully funded.
It will take $750,000 to develop all the exhibits; $192,000 has been raised so far.
The level of support has been extraordinary, said Melissa Wagner Telford, who oversees the museums fund development and is its only paid employee.
Exhibits include the Akwesasne Mohawk Longhouse, an interactive look at Native American culture, and Kid Power, a fitness-based series of games and activities.
Robot Zone, an art studio and an invention center also are in the works, as is a two-story maple tree climbing sculpture that will link all of the exhibits.
Area schoolteachers and professors have been tapped to help design exhibit curricula in their areas of expertise.
The current focus is finding high-level donors those looking to join the founders circle by chipping in $1,000 or more to make the plan happen on schedule.
Board members did not reveal the estimated cost of renovating a building to suit the museums needs.
Ms. Williams said the museum aims to fill an educational-entertainment niche in St. Lawrence County.
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Let's cut to the chase: Spartan blue and white looks awfully strange on Jared Pedro, Teddy Reall, and Kris Wallace.
And it should, because after all, the three Tolman High senior forwards were mainstays on their school's hockey team for the past three seasons, helping the Tigers total 31 regular-season wins during that time and reach the Division III finals last March.
But when eight of the 13 members from that team graduated, and for the third straight year, no underclassmen came out for the team, the program quietly folded.
That left five soon-to-be-seniors on the outside looking in, and when two decided that the Tigers' final run was going to be their last skate as well, only Pedro, Reall, and Wallace remained.
In late January, they appeared before the RIIL's Principals' Committee on Athletics and expressed their desire to play hockey in their final year of high school.
But it wasn't until the PCOA's meeting in mid-June that, yes, they were going to unanimously get the green light to join a one-year co-op team.
But who would they join? Was it going to be East Providence, Tolman's longtime Division III rival, which was a little over five miles away? Or how about Lincoln, the next closest school, which may have been in Division II, but also called Lynch Arena its home and was losing seven seniors to graduation?
The answer was -- neither.
It was Scituate.
Yes, that's right, Scituate. A school 17 1/2 miles (and a half-hour drive) away on "the other side" of the state.
Scituate. A team that was 2-14 last year and hadn't had a winning season since the 2007-08 season. A team that dressed only 11 players on a good night. A team that Pedro, Reall, and Wallace helped Tolman beat eight times during their three years as Tigers, with six of those wins coming by four or more goals.
But all that didn't matter. Pedro, Reall, and Wallace were going to be allowed to finish their high school careers as Spartans.
And that was perfectly fine with them.
"I was happy that we were going to be able to play and skate our senior year," said Pedro. "We got the privilege to play, so we were excited."
"We were just happy to be playing somewhere," added Reall. "Anywhere was good."
After five games, everything has indeed been good for the three seniors and their aptly-named Scituate/Tolman co-op team. The squad is 2-3, with two of the losses coming to "the teams to beat" in the division, Narragansett and the defending champion West Warwick/Exeter-West Greenwich co-op team.
And the team, which scored just 31 goals last season, has more than half that total already with 17, eight of them coming from its Pawtucket connection.
"They're three good players," said veteran Scituate coach Bill Bryant. "They're certainly a kick in the talent department and a kick in our depth, and it's allowed us to be competitive."
While the Spartans have been competitive, sitting in fourth place in the seven-team league -- a half game behind third-place East Providence (2-2), they've also had one of their deepest teams in a number of seasons and are currently carrying 19 bodies on their roster.
When Bryant got word last spring that there was a chance that Pedro, Reall, and Wallace were going to join his team, adding some much-needed depth to a team that was returning just nine players was the first thing that came to his mind.
"My principal (Michael Sollitto) sits on the Principals' Committee, and when he left the meeting, he called me on his cell phone and said, 'We're probably the only school these kids can come to, because of the parameters that are set for doing co-ops," recalled Bryant. "He asked me if I was interested and I said, 'Yes. No. 1, I'm interested because I want the kids to be able to finish their high school careers, and No. 2, I'm interested because I needed more hockey players!'"
While Pedro (No. 19), Reall (11), and Wallace (22) are sporting the same uniform numbers that they wore as Tigers, that's been the only similarity between their last three seasons and this winter with the Spartans.
Instead of taking a short stroll up Exchange Street for afternoon practices and home games at Lynch Arena, they have had to carpool to Smithfield's arena for practices and Scituate High for Wednesday afternoon off-ice workouts and to hop on the bus with their teammates for weekend games.
And of course, settling in with a group of new teammates was another adjustment, but Bryant noted that it was a very smooth one.
"It's hockey," said Bryant. "The adjustment was easy, because they're young kids and they're hockey players, and they automatically had something in common. There was really no adjustment time. They just fit right in and we moved forward from there."
'We did a summer program with them," added Pedro. "I was only able to come to one practice, but Teddy and Wallace did a few. We got to know the other players well and we're starting to bond a lot better with them."
Another adjustment for Pedro and Reall was their positions on the ice. While Wallace is back as a wing, Pedro and Reall, who were forwards throughout their high school careers, are back on defense.
To some, their moves to the blueline came as a shock, especially since Pedro was coming off his second straight year with 30-plus goals (and entered this season with 79 goals in his fabulous career) and Reall was the Tigers' third leading point-scorer last season, but Bryant saw a better way to use two of his top players.
"In the system of hockey that I like to play, my best skaters are my defensemen," said Bryant. "We're generally skating three defensemen this year, [junior assistant captain] Lucas Mancinelli, Teddy, and Jared. They're my best three skaters, and I want to put them in the best place that's going to benefit the team."
But the switch hasn't stopped them from getting their names on the stat sheet. Pedro currently has five goals and two assists, putting him second on the team in scoring behind freshman standout Matthew Besser (7 goals, 4 assists). Reall has two goals and two assists, and Mancinelli has a goal and five helpers.
"I told my defensemen, 'If you have open ice, I expect you to take that puck and go to the net,' " admitted Bryant. "I'm not very conservative with my defensemen. Defense is always No. 1, but I want them to be creative, and I want them to be explosive and offensive-minded. If you have the opportunity to score a goal, then absolutely go do it, but you have to be smart with it."
While Pedro, Reall, and Wallace had to deal with some adjustments, they've also received a pleasant surprise -- despite hailing from Pawtucket, Pedro and Reall are the team's captains. There was a little bit of mumbling among some of the Spartans' fans when the news of their captaincy was announced, but that's been ancient history.
"Scituate instituted a rule a few years ago where the school wanted players to write a letter to their head coach explaining why they felt they deserved to be a captain," added Bryant. "I put it out there for everyone, and Jared and Teddy, who are both seniors from Tolman, are both wearing 'C's for me. It didn't matter where they were from. This is a team of players, and it was the right thing to do. "
The Spartans are back in action on Saturday with a 7:30 p.m. game at the Mageria Ice Rink against Warwick Vets. A win would push them back to the .500 mark and keep them among the top four teams in the standings, which down the road, would translate into home ice advantage in the opening round of the playoffs, something that was the furthest thought from the team's mind a season ago.
"Our coach says this is a marathon," said Wallace, who has a goal and six assists this season. "We're already a few games into it and we have a long way to go."
"We definitely want to get into the playoffs," added Reall. "Hopefully, we'll get hot at the right time and go far, but we're going to have to work hard and get better all year."
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There are some very interesting numbers coming in from Canalys that shows us some info about the sales of touch screen smart phones. This reports shows that over 50% of the smartphones sold around the world have touchscreen features. It is no real surprise that Apple iPhone 3GS unlocked remains the leader, even though they really only have two mobile units. But what is interesting is that Nokia is not that far behind them. This is most certainly putting some pressure on Apple to keep on top of their game. The other companies such as HTC and Samsung still have quite a ways to go to catch up. This should indicate that we will see more touchscreen updates and releases this year. We should also see Samsung increase its market share since they did much better in 2009. The big news is looking at Nokia N900 cell phone and their percentage of increase over their shipments of 2008. We can expect Nokia to make a major presence in the market in the coming months. Does this mean that they will over take Apple? It is hard to say, but 2010 should be a very interesting year for all of the companies.
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It will be interesting to take a look at some of these numbers at the end of this year. We may see some upsets and some very surprising statistics. At the very least, the number of touchscreen phones should go well over 60% of the number of mobile devices sold. This will surely be a great year for the mobile phone industry.


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Even as the weather warms, it is still hard to believe that here in Carbon County it is already baseball season.
But the Golden Eagles have already put 14 games under their belt. They will now begin Scenic West Athletic Conference play with a 7-7 record on the right foot.
But it didn't go as planned two weekends ago as the Eagles were swept by number 24 in the nation, Western Nevada College.
On Feb. 27th the Eastern Utah Team fell 17-5 in the first game of the double header to WNC and 28-5 in the second game.
The next day the Golden Eagle team went into the games hoping to pull out with a two game split or even take just one game from WNC, but the Wildcats had other plans. The Golden Eagles fell 9-0 in the first game and lost 3-2 in 10 innings in the last game played.
In the final game the Golden Eagles had a 2-0 lead over WNC going into the final inning. CEU's two runs had been scored in the bottom of the 4th inning.
Coach Scott Madsen feels like overall the CEU baseball team has struggled in some areas, but show promise in that they will be able to turn it around.
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Frye says embezzlement is suspected.
Recent estimates believe the money mishandled was less than $8,000.
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A quick round up of how Fire first teamers Marco Pappa, Orr Barouch, Sean Johnson and U18 Youth Academy product Reid Strain fared for their countries in Wednesday's FIFA international date...
Guatemala 3, Paraguay 3 - RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.
Guatemalan midfielder Marco Pappa received the call up for los Chapines' friendly against Paraguay. Pappa played for 77 minutes in the 3-3 draw, scoring a penalty that Carlos Ruiz drew. Pappa later set up Manuel Leon for Guatemala's second goal on the night. Guatemala gave up the two goal lead, conceding three goals to Paraguay before former MLS star Carlos Ruiz tied the match from the penalty spot.
Israel U-21 2, Russia U-21 2 at Arena Khimki in Khimki, Russia
Making his fifth appearance for the Israeli U-21's, Orr Barouch logged 84 minutes and would tally his second international goal for the visitors in the 36th minute. Barouch's shot, struck with his left foot from outside the box, hit the left post before going in the back of the net. Russia struck back, tying the game in the 56th. Israel took the lead again in the 71st when Mohamed Kalebat scored. Russia would not be outdone, and tied the match six minutes later in the 77th. See highlights of the match below...
USA 1, Mexico 0 - Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico
Goalkeeper Sean Johnson was called up by head coach Jurgen Klinsmann for the United States Men's National Team's friendly match against Mexico Wednesday night. Johnson didn't see any time in the match, but was able to be a part of the history that was made when the US defeated Mexico at the Azteca for the first time in the 75 year history between the two sides.
Spain 2, Puerto Rico 1 - Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Chicago Fire U18 Youth Academy product Reid Strain was an unused substitute in Puerto Rico's 2-1 loss to Spain. The result was considered positive for the Puerto Rican side and was a valuable experience for Strain.
WATCH: Barouch Scores in Israel U-21's 2-2 Draw at Russia
#3 - Chicago Fire 3, LA Galaxy 1 - September 27, 2006 - Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final - Toyota Park, Bridgeview, IL
Vying for an MLS-record fourth U.S. Open Cup trophy, the Fire put their best foot forward against the LA Galaxy when Nate Jaqua scored in the opening minutes of the game (10'). Jaqua scored off of a diving header to knock in the ball which had been pinging around the box after a free kick. Six minutes later, Andy Herron would head in a crossed ball from Justin Mapp, pushing the Fire up 2-0. To make the match more interesting, LA's Alan Gordon pulled one back in the 51st minute. Still, the Men in Red did not back down as the game wore on. Fire winger Tony Sanneh burned down the left side and passed across the box to Thiago, who chipped the ball into the goal in front of a celebratory Section 8 at Toyota Park.
#2 - Chicago Fire 2, Columbus Crew 1 (asdet) - October 30, 1998 - U.S. Open Cup Final - Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
One week prior to the Fire's first appearance in the US Open Cup final, they had won the MLS Cup in California. With an excited 18,615 fans greeting them at Soldier Field, the Fire had reached the final game of their inaugural season. Only a minute before the end of the first half, the Columbus Crew goalkeeper Juergen Sommer gave up a penalty. Fire striker Jerzy Podbrozny calmly buried the penalty kick. The Crew, however, leveled the match in the 53rd minute with a goal from Stern John. Tied at the end of regulation, the match headed into extra time. Finally, in the 99th minute, the Fire got their chance from a corner kick. The short kick dropped to Ante Razov, who headed it downward in front of goal. Frank Klopas was there to receive the pass and lifted the ball into the upper netting to give the Fire the "double" in their first season in Major League Soccer.
#1 - Chicago Fire 2, D.C. United 1 - October 25, 1998 - MLS Cup Final - Rose Bowl, California
After going 20-12 in their inaugural season (draws led to shootouts at the time), the Fire made their way to the MLS Cup Final against D.C. United, who had reigned as champions since 1996, the first two years of MLS' existence. Goalkeeper Zach Thornton stepped up on the day, making 8 saves to keep the clean sheet. The first goal from the Fire was assisted by Peter Nowak, who drew out the goalkeeper before laying the ball to Jerzy Podbrozny to score. The second goal was also assisted by Nowak, who made a run along the edge of the box before shooting. Nowak's shot deflected off of Diego Gutierrez, who was credited with the goal.
Stay tuned next week as we begin our #Fire15 Goals Countdown... Check out our previous Memorable Matches videos below:
Memorable Matches 4-6
Memorable Matches 7-9
Memorable Matches 10-12
Memorable Matches 13-15
#6 - Chicago Fire 2, Tampa Bay Mutiny 0 - April 4, 1998 - MLS Regular Season Match - Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
In their first home match in Major League Soccer history, the Fire were taking on the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny at Soldier Field. With a hearty crowd of 36,444, the Fire would deliver results on this spring night. Frank Klopas got the first goal of the match in the 43rd minute, with an assist from Zak Ibsen. Klopas would score again in the 88th to secure a brace and lead the Fire to their first home victory. The total combination of the inaugural home game, a 2-0 win, and two goals from the Fire's future coach would make this a match to be remembered.
#5 - Chicago Fire 1, New England Revolution 0 - November 14, 2003 - Eastern Conference Final - Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
The Fire outshot rivals New England Revolution 20 to 7 in this physical Eastern Conference Final. With neither side scoring in regular time, the match went into extra time. It took until the 101st minute for the Fire to score, off the back of a run from substitute Justin Mapp toward the goal line. Mapp cut the ball back, passing to the center of the six-yard box. Damani Ralph then attempted a weak shot, but it surely would have been saved without captain Chris Armas there to finish it off. At the time, the golden goal rule applied, meaning that the game was complete and the Fire were Eastern Conference champions.
#4 - Chicago Fire 2, Miami Fusion 1 - October 21, 2000 - Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final - Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
In the 44th minute, Fire legend Ante Razov broke past the Miami Fusion defense on a breakaway. After drawing out the goalkeeper and dribbling past him to the side of the six-yard box, Razov centered the ball to Hristo Stoitchkov. Soitchkov easily slid the ball past one defender to score the first goal of the match. Later, Fire favorite DaMarcus Beasley streamed down the left wing, beating his defender. Beasley put a low cross into the dangerous area in front of goal and Fusion defender Tyrone Marshall mistakenly knocked the ball into the net for an own goal. While the Fusion would grab a goal through Welton once before the match was finished, the Fire had put in enough effort to win the match, counting them as US Open Cup champions for the second time.
Stay tuned later this week for the final three matches in our #Fire15 Countdown... Check out our previous countdown videos below:
Memorable Matches 7-9
Memorable Matches 10-12
Memorable Matches 13-15
In our third installment of the #Fire15 Memorable Matches countdown, we look back to the 2009 Eastern Conference semifinal vs. New England, the 2003 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final at the MetroStars and the 2001 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinal at LA Galaxy.
#9 - Chicago Fire 2, New England Revolution 0 - November 7, 2009 - Eastern Conference Semifinals, Second Leg - Toyota Park, Bridgeview, IL
In the first leg of the 2009 Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Revolution defeated the Fire 2-1 at Gillette Stadium. In the 35th minute, Marco Pappa received the ball in the box, feinted past one defender, then laid the ball off to John Thorrington, who shot it low into the New England goal. The superb crowd of 21,528 roared in response to the aggregate equalizer. In the 82nd minute, Patrick Nyarko beat his marker near the corner flag and rushed parallel to the goal line toward the box. After drawing out the keeper, Nyarko nutmegged another defender and passed short to Cuauhtemoc Blanco. Blanco took a short step forward and lifted the ball up to the top right corner to push the Fire to the Eastern Conference Final.
#8 - Chicago Fire 1, MetroStars 0 - October 15, 2003 - US Open Cup Final - Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
The 2003 US Open Cup Final took place at Giants Stadium, where the field was lined with football markings. In the 68th minute, Evan Whitfield broke in from the right sideline through the end zone, centering the ball to Damani Ralph. The Jamaican forward needed only one touch to slide the ball around MetroStars goalkeeper Jonny Walker. The Fire would only need one goal to be rewarded with the US Open Cup for the third time.
#7 - Chicago Fire 2, LA Galaxy 1 (aet) - August 23, 2000 - US Open Cup Semifinal - Titan Stadium, Fullerton, California
This physical match resulted in a total of 12 yellow cards between both sides. Fire defender Carlos Bocanegra earned a red card in the 51st minute, putting the Fire down a man. LA Galaxy icon Cobi Jones would score the opening goal in the 79th minute. Down to ten men and trailing by a goal, it surely seemed that the Fire's run in this US Open Cup was extinguished. However, the Men in Red rallied through Fire legend Ante Razov, scoring in the 85th minute. With the score level, the match went into added time and in the extra frame the Fire would lose captain Peter Nowak after Luis Hernandez purposely stepped on his face but referee Sergio Vega only produced a yellow card. Still without Nowak the Fire strung together 10 passes before Josh Wolff buried a rebound to send the side to its second U.S. Open Cup final in three seasons.
Last week we began our #Fire15 countdown with Memorable Matches 13-15. This week we continue with Games 10-12 as we work our way towards the club's 15th Anniversary match to be held Wednesday, October 3 against the Philadelphia Union at Toyota Park.
#12 - "CHI-TOWN BEATDOWN" - Chicago Fire 3, New England Revolution - November 6, 2008 - MLS Eastern Conference Semifinals, Second Leg - Toyota Park, Bridgeview, IL
Prior to this match, the Fire had tied New England 0-0 at Gillette Stadium in the first leg of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Playing at home for the second leg, the Fire found their way to driver's seat just before the half when, Cuauhtemoc Blanco's shot from the edge of the box forced New England goalkeeper Matt Reis cough up a rebound. Chris Rolfe put himself in the right place and casually knocked the ball into goal to give the Fire the lead.
Four minutes later, Justin Mapp's perfectly placed free kick toward goal found the head of Wilman Conde who pounced on the chance with the header to take things to 2-0.
The Fire would put the match out of reach when Chris Rolfe's cutting low cross was calmly finished by Gonzalo Segares, giving the Toyota Park crowd 16 minutes to sing about going to the team's seventh Conference Final appearance in 11 seasons.
#11 - "THE FOURTH OF JULY MASSACRE" - Chicago Fire 7, Kansas City Wizards 0 - July 4, 2001 - MLS Regular Season - Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO
On Tuesday we began encouraging Fire fans to use the hashtag #VoteFIRE in tweets to spread awareness for the Twitter MLS All-Star vote that begins Thursday as well as have a little friendly competition with our rival and Saturday's opponent Columbus.
As of our last tally, there have been over 1,100 tweets mentioning #VoteFIRE in the past 24 hours. Before kickoff Saturday, we will calculate the results between the two teams to determine a winner.
We certainly wish to thank the fans for their support, but the election season has just begun. Tomorrow will mark a shift in our campaign focus as we push you to the Twitter polls to vote Pappa, Pardo, Oduro, Johnson, Segares and Grazzini.
To make it easier, we wanted to make sure everyone knew how a Twitter vote was counted.
1) Your Twitter account must be unlocked
2) You must follow @MLS
3a) You must mention the player's full name, "Marco Pappa", "Pavel Pardo", "Dominic Oduro", "Sean Johnson", "Gonzalo Segares", "Sebastian Grazzini"
3b) or you must mention the players Twitter handle. In this case, @MarcoPappas16, @FreakyFast8 or @SJohn25
4) You must include the #MLSAllStar hashtag
5) You don't need to use #VoteFire but you should as we continue our Twitter battle with Columbus!
To push your drive to the polls on Thursday, here are some of our favorite #VoteFire tweets from the past 24 hours, via Storify.
Poland 1-1 Greece • June 8, 2012
The first match of the 2012 Euros featured Greece taking on hosts Poland in Warsaw. Polish Borussia Dortmund star Robert Lewandowski wasted no time getting the first goal of the tournament hammering down a cross from Jakub Błaszczykowski with his head. Although it would be difficult to top the bizarre opening ceremony, the referee did his best to become the focal point in the match due to several controversial calls, which were later described by some Greek supporters as "ridiculopoulous."
Greek Sokratis Papastathopoulos received a debatable red card for a push and the Greeks headed into halftime down a man and down a goal. At this point, I like to imagine that Greek captain Gorgios Karagounis gave a rousing locker-room speech reminding his men of Spartan King Leonidas from the film 300; "No retreat, no surrender!"
With this call to arms, his men responded though a goal from Dimitris Salpingidis to even the battle. Later, the match reached its apex following Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny's foul to give a penalty to Greece. Replacement goalkeeper Przemysław Tytoń made a diving save to keep the score tied at 1-1 with ten men on each side.
Ultimately, the result of this exciting inaugural match felt fair as both sides headed home with a point.
Russia 4-1 Czech Republic • June 8, 2012
Russia got on the board quickly with a goal from Alan Dzagoev in the 14th minute. Soon after, play was stopped due to a flare thrown on the field, used as a sort of makeshift firework celebration. On Sunday, the Russian Football Federation warned its fans to "Respect yourself, your home, and your team." Despite the interruption, Russia would continue to score fairly consistently throughout the match with later goals from Roman Shirokov, Dzagoev, and Roman Pavlyuchenko.
The Czech Republic was not silent though, with a lone goal from Vaclav Pilar. The high-scoring affair ended a superb first day of action in a group that was predicted to be lackluster.
As analyst Alexi Lalas has pointed out, the fascination of Group A comes from the idea that each team in the group truly has the belief that they can advance.
Netherlands 0-1 Denmark • June 9, 2012
Group B's first goal came from Denmark with a nutmeg from Michael Krohn-Dehli in the 24th minute. Krohn-Dehli has been marked in the media as a possible star of the tournament and could have transfer offers to leave his current side, Brøndby IF.
In the 88th minute, Denmark's Lars Jacobsen contacted the ball twice with his arm in the box, but the referee controversially let play continue. The Netherlands would end the match with 28 shots to Denmark's eight. Ultimately, the Oranje suffered the first upset of the tournament due to failure to finish chances.
Germany 1-0 Portugal • June 9, 2012
The second match on Friday featured the first meeting of giants, with Die Mannschaft facing off against Os Navegadores. Portugal set themselves up to absorb pressure for the majority of the match, in a Chelsea-esque manner.
In the 72nd minute, German Mario Gómez leapt into the air, heading down a cross from Khedira into goal. It should be noted that the cross actually deflected off of the back of a Portuguese player before making its way into the box.
Nonetheless, Germany capitalized on a created chance. In the end, it was all that they would need to assert early dominance in the tournament.
Spain 1-1 Italy • June 10, 2012
Saturday's matches in the "Group of Debt" began with Spain and Italy, the last two World Cup champions. The feared Chelsea goal scorer Fernando Torres began this match starting in his natural position, on the bench. Meanwhile, much of the commentator's attention throughout the game was directed at the holy terror Mario Balotelli. The Manchester City villain highlighted his performance on a breakaway where he choked by simply failing to kick the ball. Personally, I believe that he was trying to think of a fancy way to get by the goalkeeper and was unable to choose which trick on FIFA 12 he was going to try.
Luckily for the Italians, Balotelli's ineptitude was negated by Andrea Pirlo's class performance. His searing passes and assist on Antonio Di Natale's 61st minute goal were truly enjoyable to take in. Spain would not be outdone, however, responding three minutes later with a typical passing display that led to a slotted goal by Cesc Fábregas.
After the match, Spanish players complained to the media that the conditions of the playing surface made their usual, quick passing impossible.
According to Xavi, "It was super dry and that makes passing the ball difficult." Talk about first-world problems.
Republic of Ireland 1-3 Croatia • June 10, 2012
Saturday's battles between failing economies continued as the Boys in Green tried to hold their own against the Vatreni (that's "The Blazers," for any non-Croats out there). I'll forego the generic witty headline about the "bad luck of the Irish" and instead remember the tried and true virtue...you create your own luck in life.
The Irish failed to defend well, allowing goals that were softer than my new kitten. At some points it was difficult to differentiate whether Ireland was bad or if Croatia was good. Croatia's goals came courtesy of Mario Mandzukic (3', 48') and Nikica Jelavic (43').
Ireland did get a goal from Sean St. Ledger in the 19th minute, but certainly fell to a stronger side. That being said, some of my Irish friends insist that their side was just using this match to lull Italy and Spain into a false sense of security.
The Chicago Fire hold an impressive 10-6-6- record at Columbus Crew stadium in 22 competitive matches since the soccer-specific venue opened in 1999. The Crew may be tagged as "America's Hardest Working Team," but the Fire have ruined many of their days working from home. As we once again make Crew Stadium FireHouse East (#FHEAST) this weekend, here are five memorable matches between the two sides in the Ohio capital...
October 10, 1999 • Chicago Fire 2-1 Win
Hosting the Fire at their brand new soccer specific stadium almost a year after the Bob Bradley's side upended the Crew 2-1 in U.S. Open Cup final, the home side was happy to run out to a 2-0 lead, using goals from Brian McBride (5') and Jeff Cunningham (65'). The second goal was enough to get the Fire to respond as Ante Razov tallied a penalty a minute later before Chicagoan Tommy Soehn grabbed the equalizer 10 minutes later to take the match to the vaunted hockey-style shootout. The Fire were able to keep the Crew from feeling any redemption, winning the pseudo-penalty decider 2-1 thanks to three saves from goalkeeper Zach Thornton and two goals from Razov and Dema Kovalenko.
April 1, 2000 • Chicago Fire 2-0 Win
This match is notable for featuring four future MLS head coaches in their playing days - Peter Nowak, Jesse Marsch, Tom Soehn, and Robert Warzycha. With all that future managing talent in one match, you've got to wonder who on the Fire's current roster could be a manager in coming years… That's not to mention future Ring of Fire inductees Lubos Kubik, and CJ Brown as well as Brian McBride (playing at that time for the Crew). Ultimately, the Fire would take this match with a 5th minute goal from Ante Razov and another from Nowak in the 36th.
July 20, 2004 • Chicago Fire 2-1 Win (U.S. Open Cup 4th Round)
Seeing as the team is about to once again begin play in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and the current penchant for coming from behind, this one seemed appropriate. Back in 2004, the Fire entered the tournament with a fourth round match at that year's Supporters Shield winners. The Crew took a 1-0 lead into halftime via Frankie Hejduk's 27th minute strike but Damani Ralph responded for the Fire in the 65th minute to eventually send it to extra time. Nearing the end of the first overtime period, Chris Armas set up Ralph for the Golden Goal winner in the 105th minute and beginning the team's run to the 2004 final.
September 8, 2007 • Chicago Fire 1-0 Win
Costa Rican World Cup veteran and former Manchester City striker Paulo Wanchope only played for the Fire for one year, scoring just 2 goals in 12 appearances. Fortunately, one of those came in the 65th minute of this match (anyone noticing a pattern here?) and combining with Matt Pickens' five saves was enough to collect all three points at Columbus. The result would go a long way towards helping the Fire recover from an early-season slump to eventually make the MLS Cup playoffs and the Eastern Conference championship match.
June 12, 2011 • Chicago Fire 1-0 Win
The 2011 season marked this first year of the club-sponsored fan bus trip to Crew Stadium, with over 500 supporters cheering on the Men in Red behind enemy lines. Both teams fought hard, but as seen in the history between these sides, the excitement was saved until the very end. In the 90th minute, Cristian Nazarit put himself in the right place at the right time to slot home Orr Barouch's rebound, to take a 1-0 lead. Clearly, the presence of the traveling supporters had been felt by the team and resulted in a truly massive goal.
The victory was also the team's first in five tries across all competitions at Crew Stadium since the last win on September 8, 2007.
WATCH: Frank Klopas talks 2011 #FHEAST Invasion of Columbus


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There's an argument to be made that of all the awesome vehicles and weapons in the Star Wars Universe, the AT-AT Walker may be the coolest. So in its honor, we've put together this gallery of 45 fan-made tributes. After all, while the All Terrai Armored Transport might be highly impracticable and extremely vulnerable to all but a frontal assault, the important thing is that it looks totally bad ass. In our book, that's more than enough, which is probably why we won't be ruling the galaxy anytime soon. Enjoy.
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Screening Protocol for Genetic Diseases of Mast Cell Homeostasis and Activation
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- Mast cells are responsible for most symptoms of allergic reactions. In some allergic diseases, it is unusually easy to cause mast cells to release their contents and cause allergic reactions. In other cases, mast cells grow abnormally and, in rare cases, can result in tumors. Mast cells also control other parts of the immune system.
- Understanding why mast cells behave abnormally in allergic diseases is important to finding better ways for diagnosing and treating these potentially life-threatening disorders.
- To screen mast cells at the genetic and functional levels to characterize abnormalities, identify mutations, detect carrier states, and/or develop therapies for such disorders.
- To create a library of information about inherited diseases of mast cell homeostasis and activation, including piebaldism (problems with skin and hair pigmentation), anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction), allergies, asthma, atopic dermatitis (eczema), allergic rhinitis ( hay fever ), food allergies, urticaria/angioedema (hives/swelling), immunodeficiency diseases, and autoimmune diseases.
- Patients between the ages of 1 and 80 years who have been referred by a physician and are known to have or be suspected of having an inherited disorder of mast cells, in particular patients (and their relatives) with piebaldism, allergies, or anaphylaxis that is not caused by allergies.
- Study population will consist of up to 500 participants in a 5-year period. One third of the study population will consist of patients; the other two thirds will consist of biological relatives.
- Evaluation is limited to testing on blood specimens; no treatment will be provided.
- Clinical and research laboratory evaluations of patients will include the following:
- Clinical evaluation and previous laboratory tests as documented in outside medical records by health care providers. A standard questionnaire will also be administered at the time of subject enrollment.
- Blood collection for clinical laboratory testing, tailored to each subject s clinical evaluation where appropriate (5 ml).
- Blood collection for research laboratory testing, tailored to each subject s clinical evaluation including genetic screening and assessment of mast cell growth and functioning and storage of additional frozen blood specimens for future studies (up to an additional 30 ml).
- Evaluations of blood relatives will include the following:
- Clinical evaluation as documented from outside medical records by health care providers and administration of a standard questionnaire.
- Blood collection where indicated for diagnostic or research purposes.
- After 12 consecutive months on the study, results from initial evaluation will be reviewed. Subjects with findings deemed to be of continued interest will be contacted and invited to remain as active participants to this protocol for another year, provided that they renew their consent to participate.
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|Screening Protocol for Genetic Diseases of Allergic Inflammation and Mast Cell Homeostasis and Activation
- Designed to screen subjects with suspected or identified genetic diseases of mast cell homeostasis and activation. Blood specimens will be obtained for research studies related to understanding the genetic and biochemical bases of these diseases...
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|February 2009
This protocol is designed to screen subjects (and some family members) with suspected or identified genetic diseases of allergic inflammation or mast cell homeostasis and activation. Patients determined by clinical history and initial outside evaluation by their referring physician to be of interest will be consented and enrolled into this study. Blood specimens stored blood products and derivatives, saliva, hair, finger nail clippings and/or buccal swabs from such patients and/or their family members will be obtained for research studies related to understanding the genetic and biochemical bases of these diseases. Outside medical records may be obtained for chart review to correlate clinical history to research laboratory testing results. Results will be relayed to the referring physicians and, where applicable, patients will be referred to other appropriate National Institutes of Health protocols for additional clinical evaluation and treatment. The study will enroll up to 500 subjects and family members.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|1 Year to 80 Years
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- Subjects, ages birth to 999 years old, known to have or suspected of having an inherited disorder of allergic inflammation or mast cell homeostasis or activation, will be eligible for enrollment. Because of the intensive time and labor required for research laboratory testing, subjects will be enrolled only if in the opinion of the investigator (based on discussions with the patient s private physician) there is a high index of suspicion of a genetic disease of allergic inflammation. Blood relatives of enrolled subjects will be eligible for enrollment. There will be no discrimination as to age, gender, race, or disability.
- Subjects must have a health care provider outside of the NIH.
- Subjects/guardians must be willing and able to give informed consent.
- Subjects must agree to have their blood stored for future studies of the immune system and/or other medical conditions.
- Women will be included in the study, including those who are lactating or may be pregnant.
- Children will be included in the study.
- The presence of an acquired abnormality of the immune system, such as cytotoxic chemotherapy or malignancy, may be grounds for possible exclusion if, in the opinion of the investigator, the presence of such a disease process would interfere with evaluation.
- Subjects with a history of HIV or evidence of chronic Hepatitis B and/or C infection will be excluded.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00852943
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|Kelly D Stone, M.D.
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
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|NCT00852943 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|February 26, 2009
|Last Updated:
|October 6, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Federal Government
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Mast Cells
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Cardiovascular Diseases
Eye Diseases, Hereditary
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Immune System Diseases
Metabolic Diseases
Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Pigmentation Disorders
Skin Diseases
Skin Diseases, Genetic
Skin Diseases, Vascular
Vascular Diseases
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I usually just go to Free League and play some games there to get coins. Each league gives me something like 100-200k.
I usually just go to Free League and play some games there to get coins. Each league gives me something like 100-200k.
i usually dont bet in Arena, since its a big risk doing so. And lately, match dividends are quite low recently.
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@jokerjester Your welcome! im glad i can help...
@donpurol: thanks again
@magnuscarlsen: i always lose when betting... but im still happy i still get something even if i dont win
i used to do these tricks when my level is lower than 50. but after leveling-up to 60+ you wont be bothering much about making gold, since common questing have good gold drop rate.
thanks for the tips. i'll try all of these so i can have lots of money. im kinda short right now need more gold. 5 more levels then i need to buy new armor set hehehe.
Yeah right, joining free league may help us earn gold and of course the never ending box... eheheheh items you can be sell in the market
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now i get it.we know that everyone of us are need that gold to buy a proper armor and weapon for our quets.. especially in my part im still a nebie one there and have no golds.
i think donpurol was referring to artisan boxes where you get random items which is priced pretty good in the market when sold. i used to do this and it really helped a lot in earning some gold in game but it is really time consuming just to open these boxes. i think you would prefer going on with the quest line where you can also acquire some gold along with some bonus items depending on the quests that you are completing.


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In December, alumnus Matt Wells, '96, Marketing, was named the Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year in his first year as head coach in the Aggies' inaugural season in the MWC. After losing quarterback Chuckie Keeton, MIS, '15, early in the season, Wells was determined to qualify for a bowl game. With eight regular-season victories, Wells tied the school record for most wins by a first-year head coach and the Aggies won the 2013 Poinsettia Bowl. Wells, who previously served as offensive coordinator under Gary Andersen, is the fifth Aggie coach to win conference honors, and the first MWC coach to win a conference award in his first season since Air Force's Troy Calhoun did in 2007.
"Matt's integrity, leadership, and work ethic serve as a lasting example to his fellow Aggies. We are so proud to claim him one of our own, and I hope, as do all Aggies, that Coach Wells leads the Aggie football program for years to come," Dean Douglas Anderson said.
Wells was the quarterback for the Aggies from 1994-96, and is just the second USU graduate to be appointed its head football coach.


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Clean Cities Unveils Hall of Fame to Recognize Clean Transportation Achievements
June 29, 2011
Clean Cities unveiled its new Hall of Fame and honored its first inductees, Utah Clean Cities� Robin Erickson and Twin Cities Clean Cities Coalition�s Lisa Thurstin. The Clean Cities Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding contributions to the Clean Cities mission of reducing petroleum use in U.S. transportation.
Under Thurstin�s leadership, the Twin Cities Clean Cities Coalition (TC4) saved more than 11 million gallons of diesel fuel and gasoline in 2010 through use of alternative fuels, advanced vehicles and fuel efficiency measures. Those same efforts averted more than 29,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Thurstin is widely known for devising clever and imaginative ways to introduce drivers to renewable fuels like ethanol and biodiesel. She collaborated with the Minnesota Vikings to promote E85 to thousands of football fans through free stadium parking for flexible fuel vehicles and an E85 road trip to Chicago�s Soldier Field.
In 2010, Erickson led Utah Clean Cities to save more than 5 million gallons of petroleum and to avert more than 14,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Erickson has established a program through which more than 3,000 Utah school bus drivers have received training in idle reduction, and she has also played a vital role in expanding the state�s natural gas fueling infrastructure and substantially increasing the number of natural gas vehicles on the road.
To read more about Thurstin�s and Erickson�s accomplishments, visit the Clean Cities Hall of Fame.


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Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Grand Rounds take place on Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the O'Keeffe Auditorium of the Blake Building.
Cardiology Grand RoundsDate: 11/27/2013 - 11/27/2013
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With tryouts over, now the real games begin for CHS Basketball teams
After a few weeks of tryouts and practices, both the Carbon High boys and girls basketball teams will be looking to start their seasons off on a high note this week as they kickoff the start of their 2012-13 seasons....
Bon Appetit! No limit on burbot at Flaming Gorge
If you see nets and other sampling gear in the water at Flaming Gorge Reservoir this fall and winter, don't be alarmed.
DWR to hold Bighorn Sheep watch on Dec. 1
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The Washburn University School of Business MBA Program
Juggling work and family life but committed to earning an MBA? The Washburn Masters of Business Administration program is for you.
All courses in our AACSB-International accredited MBA program are taught in the evening. Classes are small and taught by faculty who are both skilled educators and experienced business professionals. They will share valuable tools that will give you an edge in the business world. In this classroom setting you will have an opportunity to network and share information with fellow students employed by local and regional companies.
Program structure
Our MBA program has three parts: an orientation , the curriculum, and a closure experience
No matter your degree, you are welcome
Whether your undergraduate degree is in the arts, business, economics, nursing, science, or social work, the Washburn MBA program will work for you. Most students have work experience and are working full-time while earning their degree, but neither is required for admission. . Your peers typically range in age from their 20s to their 50s, with an average age of about 30. International students constitute about 20 percent of the MBA student body.
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Mets and K-Rod settle Contract 2010 Dispute
In his report on today's news for ESPN New York, Adam Rubin points out:
"Francisco Rodriguez still has misdemeanor criminal charges pending that could result in a maximum of two years in jail. However, criminal attorney Christopher Booth recently said he expected that matter to be settled before the next scheduled hearing in Queens Criminal Court on Nov. 10."
Original Post at 2:29 pm:
Francisco Rodriguez has told MLBPA not to challenge the Mets decision to withhold his salary for the remainder of the 2010 season.
In return, the Mets have told Rodriguez they will not seek to convert his contract to a non-guaranteed contract, and he will be removed from the Disqualified List.
As such, the Mets do not have to pay Rodriguez $3.1 million of his 2010 salary.
In a team press release, Jeff Wilpon said:
"We are pleased that Frankie Rodriguez has accepted responsibility for his actions and their consequences. We have been assured that he is taking steps to address the issues that led to the incident, and that those efforts will continue. We have also been assured that he will work hard both on and off the field to regain the trust of the organization, Mets fans and the community."
OK. So, basically, nothing has changed, except that the Mets do need to pay Rodriguez the last $3.1 million from his 2010 salary. Otherwise, he's still under contract, he's active and still on the roster. Though, he still has pending legal issues to deal with, which, technically, have nothing to do with the Mets, aside from the fact that it occurred on their property.
In a separate statement from the MLBPA, Rodriguez basically said:
- He regrets the incident.
- He apologizes to Fred and Jeff Wilpon, Saul Katz, Mets fans, his teammates and the rest of the organization.
- He has been participating in anger management classes.
- He dropped the claim against the Mets because he is responsible for the August 11 incident.
Lastly, saying, "I look forward to being a part of the 2011 Mets and hopefully beyond."