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Scotia-Glenville 89, Massena 46: In the Class A matchup, the Raiders fell behind 23-11 by the end of the first quarter before the Tartans (22-0) put the game out of reach with an even more impressive 23-8 second-quarter run.
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Was the 2012 Chicago Fire Goal of the Year tournament just not enough for you? Did you think someone got short-changed?
Check out all 48 Fire goals scored in MLS play this season, put together by our video man, Leo Flores...
Atletico de Madrid
Though Lionel Messi set a very impressive career mark on Sunday, it would be hard to argue anyone on the planet had as good of a weekend as Atletico Madrid's Radamel Falcao who scored five goals in Atleti's 6-0 home win over Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday.
Teammate Diego Costa put Atletico ahead 1-0 in the 23rd minute before Flacao unleashed a fury of goals in the 28th, 42nd, 64th, 68th and 71st minutes as the club eased to victory over the La Liga bottom dwellers.
The goal fest moved Falcao past Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and into second on the La Liga goal charts with 16, sitting behind only Barcelona's Messi who has 23 goals in the current campaign.
Atletico will shift focus to Copa del Rey play when they welcome Getafe to the Calderon for the first leg of their series on Wednesday.
Sitting six points behind Barcelona at second place in the La Liga table, the club will hope to cut into the lead when they travel to the Nou Camp for a top of the table clash on Sunday.
See all the goals from Sunday below...
Besiktas Istanbul
In Turkish Super League play on Friday, Besiktas ran out to a 2-0 lead over Eskisehirspor through Slovakian striker Filip Holosko (sixth minute) and Portuguese forward Hugo Almeida (66th minute).
They often say that in soccer 2-0 is the most dangerous lead though and that proved true as Eskisehirspor pulled two late goals back through a Necate Antes penalty in the 82nd minute before Austrian substitute Atdhe Nuhiu equalized in the 90th.
With the 2-2 draw, Besiktas sit third on 26 points in the Super League heading into Wednesday's Turkish Cup match at Antalyaspor. They return to league play Saturday when they visit ninth place Genclebirligi.
Raja Casablanca
Raja Casablanca remained first in the Moroccan Botola Pro League, earning four points in two matches last week.
The Green Eagles downed Moghreb Tetouan 3-1 at home last Wednesday before playing to a 0-0 draw at Maghreb Fez on Sunday.
With 23 points, the side sits one point above second place Wydad Casablanca with a game in hand, heading into their top of the table clash this Friday.
Despite going into its third-year of existence, the MLS Re-Entry process still leaves plenty of folks scratching their heads every December. I'll try to explain the ins and outs ahead of today's Stage One Draft...
What is it?
The Re-Entry Process is confusing because its also unique in terms of North American sport. The idea came as a compromise to help settle the latest Collect Bargaining Agreement in early 2010.
In essence, the Re-Entry Process is Major League Soccer's form of free agency, allowing players that meet certain requirements the opportunity to test the waters of moving to another team. Prior to the signing of the current CBA, teams still held league rights to players that were out of contract, meaning that in order for a player to move, a team would need to waive his rights or a trade would have to occur.
Under the new terms, players that have played a minimum of three years in MLS and are at least 23 years of age are eligible for the annual Re-Entry process should their current team decline their option or if they're out of contract. Full eligibility requirements for players can be found in Section II.G here.
There are two stages to the Re-Entry Process, each with different caveats...
Explaining Stage One
Thursday night MLS released the final list of players eligible for Stage One of the 2012 Re-Entry Process set for Friday at 2 p.m. CT. Prior to the release, players had up until 4 p.m. CT Thursday to opt out of the draft.
This was the case for Gonzalo Segares, who re-signed with the club on Thursday. With that transaction, two Fire players, midfielder Corben Bone and goalkeeper Jay Nolly, remained on the list of 52 players eligible for selection.
UPDATE: As of 1:30 p.m. CT, Fire defender Dan Gargan was added to the Stage One Re-Entry list by the league.
Teams that pick players at Stage One on Friday must exercise the option (pick up the player's salary), or in the case of out of contract players, extend a Bona Fide Offer to, the player. If the player rejects the offer, the drafting club will hold the right of first refusal for that player in MLS (the player's league rights). Teams may not select their own players in Stage One of the Re-Entry Draft.
Held via conference call, generally Stage One of the Re-Entry Process is a quick affair, with only five players having been selected in the previous two stages combined. This is generally because of the first caveat above, by which a team must pick up the salary of a player's whose option hae been declined (the majority of players available fall under this category).
Players that are not selected in Stage One are then able to come back to the table with their club and negotiate up until a second blackout period begins on Thursday, December 13 at 4 p.m. CT.
After passing through the first stage of Re-Entry in 2010, Jovan Kirovski re-negotiated his contract to stay with the LA Galaxy another season, prior to Stage Two.
Expaining Stage Two
This is where the magic happens as Stage Two of the Re-Entry Process is one of the biggest days of player movement within the league every year.
In 2010, 11 players were chosen in Stage Two while 10 were take in 2011.
Set for next Friday, December 14 at 2 p.m. CT, players that are selected in Stage Two can negotiate a new salary with the team that has chosen them. As long as that salary is deemed as a genuine offer by MLS, the team retains the player's league rights.
A genuine offer must be placed within seven days of selection, though a signing doesn't necessarily need to happen in that time as negotiations can continue.
A team is eliminated from Stage Two once they pass on their turn. A team can only select it's own player once all other clubs have passed on that player.
Players that pass through both stages of the Re-Entry process are deemed free agents and available on a first-come, first-served basis to all MLS teams.
Fire History in the Re-Entry Process
The Fire have selected two players through the Re-Entry Process and both had different cases.
In 2011, the Fire picked forward Kheli Dube, also from New England but the Zimbabwean forward didn't sign a contract with the club until late January as the two parties negotiated terms of the deal.
The team has also had two players selected from it in the Re-Entry Process.
In 2011, the Fire saw midfielder Baggio Husidic and goalkeeper Jon Conway chosen in Stage Two by the Colorado Rapids and LA Galaxy respectively. Neither player signed with those clubs as Husidic elected to sign for Swedish side Hammarby while Conway announced his retirement.
We here at Always on the Inside like seeing nice goals. We like it even more when nice goals are scored by product's of the club's player development system.
Back in October, original Fire homegrown Victor Pineda hit a stunning strike in Reserve League play vs. Houston which led to him making his travel roster for a league game.
Today, we take a trip in the way back machine to two days ago when Fire U-16 Academy striker Luca Giovine hit an absolute blinder in the 66th minute to give the side a 2-0 lead over Portland Timbers at the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Showcase in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. Giovine would also assist on the third goal from Alex Underwood to give the Fire a 3-0 win over Portland.
Certainly the team highlight at the showcase was going 3-0-0 and defeating two MLS Academies, Giovine's second second strike of the three-game set takes individual honors.
Watch below (at the 44 second mark)....
The club announced today that starting goalkeeper Sean Johnson started a three week training stint in England earlier today, beginning with Premier League club Stoke City (Dec. 5-9) before joining U.S. Men's National Team goalkeeper Tim Howard and coach Chris Woods at Everton FC (December 10-23) for the second straight offseason.
I caught up with Sean Wednesday morning to talk how his first session went with Stoke, his third offseason abroad and what matches he'll be taking in over the next few weeks.
Jeff Crandall: Sean, over the past three years you've spent parts of your offseason in Spain, Germany and England, do you feel tired at all or is the experience too good to pass up?
It's about soaking in the experience but also getting the rest and recover enough to be ready to go 100 percent for the season.
JC: What is Stoke like so far?
SJ: I think it's been a great experience working with guys like Thomas Sorensen, Asmir Begovic and Carlo Nash.
Training with their goalkeeper coach and getting the chance to play and train with the guys at the top level. Just seeing how another team operates gives you perspective.
JC: Have you hung out with your U.S. Men's National teammates Maurice Edu and Geoff Cameron yet?
SJ: I've hung out with both of them. I'm actually staying with Maurice at the moment. They're great guys to be around and it's just good to see familiar faces and make most of the time you have with your friends while you're over here.
JC: Next week you head to Everton for the second consecutive offseason. How important is it for you to have guys like Tim Howard and Chris Woods working with you there?
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SJ: Having been in with the national team a lot more this past year, training with Chris and Tim again here is a fantastic opportunity to keep some continuity and show how I'm growing.
To be in that environment day-in and day-out and make yourself a better goalkeeper will do wonders for me as a player.
JC: What games are you taking in the next few weeks?
SJ: I'm going to try and take in as many games as I can. This weekend's lineup has Stoke going to Aston Villa on Saturday and then Everton hosts Tottenham on Sunday at Goodison Park so it works out well. Manchester United also player Man City in a derby match on Sunday so there's a lot of excitement for that as well.
Depending on how things work out, I'll hopefully go to a few more games while I'm here. It's great to go to those stadiums and see everything that goes into a match.
JC: You end your time with Everton just before Christmas. What are you doing with the rest of your time before preseason begins on January 18?
SJ: I'm going to be back in Atlanta through Christmas and maybe New Years. I caught up with the family for a week over Thanksgiving and planned to be there longer.
Because I was coming over here I decided to go down to Florida for a week by myself to get away and be able to get ready for this experience.
JC: Great to hear from you Sean. We'll talk soon.
SJ: Have a good one!
Atletico Madrid
With both Jalil Anibaba and Austin Berry in attendance, Atletico fell 2-0 to Real Madrid in a derby match at the Santiago Bernabeu in a derby match Saturday night. The defeat snapped Atletico's five match winning streak across all competitions.
With the result, Atleti stays in second place though third place Real pulls within five points, while Barcelona's 5-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao opens their league-lead to six points.
Already through to the next round of the Europa League, Atletico continue their quest to defend their European crown when they return to the field Thursday to close out Group B play away to Czech side Viktoria Pizen.
The team returns to league action on Sunday when they welcome 19th place Deportivo La Coruna to the Calderon.
Sport Club Internacioncal
Internacional closed out the 2012 Campeanto Brasileiro campaign with a 0-0 draw away to Gremio Sunday.
With the result, Inter finished 10th in the 20-team Serie A with 52 points and will look to regroup ahead of the Gaucho state campaign, which kicks off January 19th against EC Passo Fundo.
Besiktas Istanbul
After league-leading Galatasaray drew 1-1 with Gaziantepspor on Friday night, Besiktas would come within one point of the league leaders using goals from Ibrahim Toraman and Oguzhan Ozyakup to earn a 2-1 come from behind victory away to Orduspor Saturday.
With the win, Besiktas move to 7-3-4 in the Turkish Super League, one point behind joint leaders Galatasaray and Antalyaspor. Samet Aybaba's side will hope to go first when they welcome sixth place Eskiserhispor to the Inonu Stadium on Friday.
Al Ain
Al Ain continued their impressive run at the start of the Emirates Pro-League season, using goals from Asamoah Gyan (13th minute) and Ali Al Wehaibi (61st minute) to down bottom of the table Al Shaab 2-1 on Friday.
The result pushes Al Ain to an 8-1-1 record and top of the table Emirates Pro-League table with 25 points. The club will look to turn their three point advantage to six when they visit second place Baniyas Wednesday.
Raja Casablanca
Much like Al Ain, Raja Casablanca took steps to remain atop the Moroccan Botola Pro League with a 2-1 home win over Khouribga this past Saturday in Marrakech.
With two games in hand, Raja currently sit tied for first on 19 points with cross-town rivals Wydad Casablanca and will hope to take sole possession on Wednesday when the host fifth place Moughreb Tetoun.
The MLS Regular Season Schedule may not yet be out, but the Fire already have three opponents scheduled for next eyar after the Charleston Battery released the match schedule for the 2013 Carolina Challenge Cup.
Participating for the third straight season in one of North America's top preseason tournaments, the Fire will open up the tournament with an MLS Cup playoff re-match with the Houston Dynamo on Saturday, February 16 at 5:00pm ET (4:00pm CT).
See below the full tournament schedule:
Saturday, February 16
Chicago Fire vs. Houston Dynamo, 5 PM/4 PM CT
Charleston Battery vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 7:15 PM/6:15 PM CT
Wednesday, February 20
Houston Dynamo vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 5 PM/4 PM CT
Charleston Battery vs. Chicago Fire, 7:15 PM/6:15 PM CT
Saturday, Feb 23
Chicago Fire vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 5 PM/4 PM CT
Charleston Battery vs. Houston Dynamo, 7:15 PM/6:15 PM CT
If you've never been to the Charleston Battery's home at Blackbaud Stadium, I highly recommend heading south to catch a Fire match and take in the amazing Three Lions Pub. Tickets for the tournament go on sale next Monday, December 3 at 9am CT via www.charlestonbattery.com or by calling (843) 971-GOAL (4625)
Jalil Anibaba and Austin Berry aren't the only Fire representatives at Atletico Madrid.
Earlier today Fire head coach Frank Klopas, assistant Mike Matkovich as well as President of Soccer Operations Javier Leon and Vice President Guillermo Petrei all checked in on how the Fire's young defenders are doing in their training stint.
The group was able to see Anibaba and Berry train with the Atletico first team and even see the pair mark Colombian superstar Falcao during the proceedings.
Afterwards the Fire technical delegation held meetings Atletico CEO Miguel Angel Gil, Academy Director Carlos Aguilera, Marketing and International Development lead, Emilio Gutiérrez as well as Slanisa Jokanovic, the coach of Thai giants Muanghtong United, another member of the Atletico alliance.
When we unveiled the #Fire15 players list in conjunction with the club's 15th anniversary earlier this year, I spoke about how spectacular most of the goals Marco Pappa scored in a Fire uniform were. Off the top of my head, I can think of only three that the Guatemalan scored from inside of the box in his five seasons in Chicago.
Since the Fire Goal of the Year tournament began in 2010, Pappa has always had at least one entry make the final four with the current Heerenveen midfielder getting there with high margin defeats of his early-round opponents.
Ironically enough though, that support seems to wane in later rounds.
In 2010, Pappa's bending strike against San Jose (which went on to win MLS Goal of the Year) was narrowly defeated in the final by Logan Pause's equally stunning long-distance bomb at Toronto.
Last year, Pappa's hat trick clincher at Real Salt Lake (one of his four entries in the tournament that year) fell at the semi-final stage to the now legendary long-distance blast "through the guise of smoke" from Jalil Anibaba in an early round U.S. Open Cup qualifier vs. Colorado.
At the very least, it's an interesting phenomenon.
I say that because having managed the Fire Facebook and Twitter accounts for nearly three years, there is no player that evoked as much consistent response in terms of Likes, Retweets and web traffic then Marco. An update on his play in a friendly with Guatemala, a photo of him from training or even a post about another player would even bring a comment or six about "El Chapin del Fuego".
With Pappa no longer a member of the Fire, this has all died down a bit but how ironic when you consider that his latest defeat came against a player that could take on the mantel of sentimental popularity in 2012 MLS Rookie of the Year Austin Berry.
Berry has barnstormed to today's final, where he's facing down another fan favorite in the team's 2012 MVP Chris Rolfe and his stunning quick kick in little space (9/22 vs. Columbus).
While Rolfe's goal could have been a number one seed (his strike vs. San Jose was), neither of today's finalists were top seeds in their respective brackets. As we learn every November, anyone can win.
As we have when deciding the top 15 players, goals and matches in Fire history or just putting fans on season tickets, we at Chicago-Fire.com feel it most important to utilize fan input and engagement in determining valuable pieces of our club.
Happy voting everyone!
While the Chicago Fire are out of action for a bit, we thought it appropriate to check in to see how the club's worldwide Alliance Partners are doing in their current campaigns. Here's a quick update on their recent results…
Atletico Madrid
With Fire defenders Austin Berry and Jalil Anibaba in attendance, Atletico defeated Sevilla 4-0 on Sunday, with Colombian superstar Falcao scoring his 11th goal in 12 matches. They currently sit second in La Liga with 34 points, three behind league leaders Barcelona.
Atletico take the field again Wednesday in a Copa Del Rey match against Real Jaen and return to league action this weekend for a derby match against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional fell 2-0 to Portuguesa in Campeanto Brasileiro action Sunday. Currently ninth in the Serie A table, Internacional head into their final match of the season with a chance to finish as high as seventh as they visit Gremio on Sunday.
As Internacional look to build for next season, it seems they could do so with Dunga at the helm as the former Brazilian national team captain and head coach reportedly held a meeting with club President Giovanni Luigi Tuesday morning.
Club America
After falling 2-0 in the first leg of the Liga MX Apertura semifinals against Toluca last Wednesday, goals from Miguel Layun and Daniel Montenegro brought Club America level on aggregate at halftime of Sunday's second leg at the Estado Nemesio Diez.
With all to play for in the second half though, Toluca's Edgar Benitez tallied the lone goal in the 59th minute to regain the aggregate lead and eventually send the home side on to the Liga MX final with Club Tijuana.
Al Ain
Nine matches into the Emirates Pro-League season, powerhouse Al Ain sit top of the table with 22 points from nine matches. Last Frieday the side received braces from Ghanaian international Asamoah Gyan and Omar Abdulrahman to earn a 5-2 decision away to Dubai Cultural Sports Club.
Currently sitting with a +26 goal differential, Al Ain welcome 12th places Al Shaab to the Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium on Friday afternoon.
Raja Casablanca
After seeing Saturday's encounter at FAR Rabat postponed, fourth place Raja Casablanca will hope to move further up the Moroccan Botola Pro league table as they welcome 13th place Khourigba to the Stade Mohamed V on Saturday.


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By JOHN BAZADirector, DOGM
While Mr. Bob Murray, president and chief executive officer of Murray Energy Corporation, would like to portray the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining as the "bad guy" in recent layoffs of personnel at the Tower, West Ridge and Crandall Canyon mines, his recent statement to the Sun Advocate (Dec. 19, 2006) could not be further from the truth.
UtahAmerican Energy Inc.'s (UEI) press release blames the layoffs on increasing levels of methane gas at the Tower Mine. Yet, Murray claims, "We would not have to lay these people off if we could have gotten our permits from the Department (sic) of Oil, Gas and Mining for the Lila Canyon." Murray is referring to a permit request currently with the Division of Oil, Gas and Mining to open new facilities at that location.
The operating conditions at Tower Mine and the decision by UEI to layoff employees are independent of this division's processing of a coal mining application for Lila Canyon. Until the recent purchase of Andalex holdings by Mr. Murray, there was no previous business-related tie between the Tower Mine and the Lila Canyon coal mine application.
It is the mission of the division to facilitate development of Utah's natural resources in an environmentally responsible manner. The fact of the matter is UtahAmerican Energy has been slow to provide this division with information related to the Lila Canyon permit application, and only recently (Dec. 1) submitted documents in an attempt to address all of the technical deficiencies raised by the division in its review of that application.
To add insult to injury, at the request of UEI, staff members at the division did set aside work earlier this fall on the Lila Canyon permit to rush approval for projects to help alleviate the methane gas problem at the Tower Mine, and those approvals were issued several weeks ago.
We regret the recently announced layoffs, and we have great sympathy for the welfare of the laid off miners and their families, but sole responsibility for this business decision lies squarely at the feet of UEI.


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California State University Opens Priority Application Today
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Budget cuts result in enrollment reductions at many campuses students advised to apply early
California State University Opens Priority Application Today
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(October 1, 2009)—Today marks the beginning of the priority application period for students looking to attend a California State University campus in fall 2010. High school seniors, as well as community college transfer students, are strongly encouraged to apply early and no later than Nov. 30, 2009 to secure an admissions spot to a CSU campus.
As a result of the state's economic crisis and a $564 million cut to the CSU's budget for this year, the system is forced to reduce enrollment by 40,000 students over the next two years. As a result, students may need to apply earlier than usual to maximize the chances of being accepted at the CSU campus of their choice. CSU advises students to apply early, have a back up plan that includes applying to multiple CSU campuses as well as local community colleges and other university systems, and to apply to the campus in their local service area. High school seniors meeting the CSU eligibility criteria receive priority admission at the CSU campus in their local service area (with some exceptions including San Diego and the coastal region) and students are encouraged to apply to their local campus to ensure admission to a CSU for fall.
At least 12 of the university's 23 campuses are impacted for 2010 - twice as many as last year – and that means these campuses will not accept freshmen applications after midnight on Nov. 30, 2009 and may require higher admissions criteria for out-of-area students. Impacted campuses for fall 2010 include Fullerton, Long Beach, Pomona, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, and Sonoma, San Francisco, Chico, Northridge, Fresno, San Marcos and San Josè.
Other campuses including Humboldt, Sacramento, East Bay, Maritime Academy, Monterey Bay, Stanislaus, Bakersfield, Channel Islands, Dominguez Hills, Los Angeles and San Bernardino are not impacted and will continue to accept applications until they reach their enrollment targets. However, certain majors or programs on these campuses may close by Nov. 30.
Application closing dates for community college transfers students or those seeking teacher credentials or entry into graduate programs may vary. Students intending to apply to the CSU as first-time freshmen next fall should visit the website www.csumentor.edu to complete the online application. CSU Mentor is the best source for updated information on the specific deadlines for each campus and program.
About the California State University
The California State University is the largest system of senior higher education in the country, with 23 campuses, approximately 427,000 students and 44,000 faculty and staff. The CSU awards about 99,000 degrees annually and since its creation in 1961 has conferred nearly 2.6 million. The CSU is renowned for the quality of its teaching and for the job-ready graduates it produces. The mission of the CSU is to provide high-quality, affordable education to meet the ever changing needs of the people of California. With its commitment to excellence, diversity and innovation, the CSU is the university system that is working for California.
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BETHESDA, Md. (WUSA) -- We met long-time Tae Kwan Do Master Michael Coles near his Bethesda martial arts studio to get some tips to keep people safe while walking around, doing holiday shopping and errands.
His first tip? "I think we need to be a little bit more aware of our surroundings," he said.
If you think it won't happen to you, or you think you're safe because you're only a block from home, that false sense of security might help you become a target. Keep your eyes open and be alert.
Coles says the best ways to keep aware is to put your phone away. The phone always makes you an easier target to the bad guys.
Tip three: If you're a woman and you carry a pocketbook, always keep it in front of you, not on the side, and definitely not in back of you. "When it's in front, no one can pick-pocket your bag or try to take it," he said.
We saw several people out Monday night with their bags at their sides, and one woman with it swinging behind her.
But, what if, despite your best efforts, someone does try to mug you? When is it right to fight back? Coles says it's always better to give up the phone or bag. But if someone grabs you, here are four quick ways to stun and run.
1 - Use the soft part of the bottom of your palm and quickly jab your attacker in the nose.
2 - You can also use your palm to strike your attacker right underneath his or her jaw in an upward motion.
3 - Spread your fingers and with a poking motion, aim for the eyes. Coles says odds are one of your fingers will poke them.
4 - Use either the space between your thumb and forefinger or the far side of your hand to jab your opponent in the throat. Coles says, "If you can strike the throat, you stand a very good chance of disabling your opponent."
Coles warns, "The majority of times, you're not going to be capable of really hurting an opponent, but you can stun them long enough to get out of there."


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This is a scene that many who worked to save the first Scofield Dam in 1928 wanted to avoid. The photo shows some of the damage the flood from the Mammoth Dam collapse in 1917 wrought on the town of Castle Gate.
(Editor's note: This is the first of two articles about the near collapse of the first Scofield Dam that took place in 1928).
While many people know that the Scofield Dam that exists today was built during World War II, few realize that there was another Scofield Dam built in 1925-26 that existed just a little west of the present dam.
And the second year it was to entirely fill with water, a problem appeared. The dam began to leak, and leak badly.
For years the people of the county wanted a place to store water in the mountains so it could be released as it was needed for the valley below. They also wanted some storage so that in drought years they could have a more regular supply of water for agriculture. The first attempt at such a structure was in 1915-16 when the Mammoth Dam was built in Sanpete County just below where the little Gooseberry Reservoir stands today. In the spring of 1917, that concrete dam collapsed, flooding everything downstream in a disaster it took years to recover from. One woman even lost her life when she fell into the rushing torrent as it passed under a bridge in south Price.
So after World War I, the Price River Water Conservation District began planning for another dam. This one would be built in Carbon county, in Pleasant Valley. In the mid-1920s they sold bonds to fund the dam to the tune of $750,000 (in 2013 dollars that would amount to almost $10 million).
In the first year of operation the dam stored about 10,000 acre feet of water. The second year (1927) it stored about 43,000 acre feet and by the end of that irrigation season, between 23,000 and 30,000 acre feet of water remained in the reservoir to be carried over to the next year.
For that time the dam was large. It measured 435 feet from one bank to the other and was 180 feet thick at its base. It rose about 50 feet above the Lower Fish Creek stream bed. The spillway could accommodate 4,800 second feet of water. At the time of the design this was thought to be more than enough because the largest flood measured up to that time (without counting in the flood from the Mammoth Dam collapse) was 900 second feet.
The winter of 1928 was a heavy snow event and the spring brought some rain. But the increased water coming from the surrounding mountains was not the cause alarm that was sounded on May 21, 1928. It came from a breach that appeared and was found by the dam's caretaker.
"Monday morning was the time of the first announcement that the lives and property of over 12,000 residents of Carbon county were imperiled by the waters impounded in the great reservoir," stated the News-Advocate on the front page, which was covered with stories about attempts to save the dam. "They came when the dam's caretaker, Jack Booth, on his morning inspection discovered that there were an alarming group of leaks at various parts of the rear of the dam."
As he watched the leaks parts of the dam started to give away. He immediately called officials through the Scofield operator in Price, and with that a huge effort to save the dam began. The Denver Rio Grande railroad dispatcher was also informed, because after the Mammoth Dam break, the railroad incurred huge losses as the water washed down Price Canyon and through Castle Gate.
The mines in the area were also notified and they immediately sent workers to help fill in the breech in the dam. Residents of Scofield were also some of the first on the scene.
"(Those workers) started carrying sacks (of fill) to reinforce the dike as much as possible," reported the paper. "The initial efforts at reinforcing the dam were rather frenzied and disorganized."
Over the next few hours about three fifths of the front of the dam collapsed, making more water rush out through the back of the dam. A lot of fill that had been used to reinforce the dam was lost. A road engineer from the Carbon County Road Department arrived and got the workers organized in to companies and he began to have them the fill in the areas where the most water was running into. By 10 a.m. that morning a special train with fill materials and bags was dispatched from Price. However the trains crew discovered a wash out of the tracks near Colton that needed to be fixed before the train could proceed. When the train arrived the crew found a small group of workers tired, discouraged and out of materials. They resumed their work as soon as the supplies got there, but within a short time reports from those on the spot later reported that another collapse on the front of the dam made the whole structure "quiver."
"(To the workers) The labor expended appeared lost," stated the Wednesday paper. "And the fight to save the lives and the homes of the inhabitants below the dam was apparently wasted."
As night approached the resolution of the workers trying to save the dam "began to wane" said the paper. The darkness of the mood of the people matched the night that was falling around them. Some reinforcements had arrived but the water was taking its toll on both the dam itself and on the men and women working to reinforce the structure.
By 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning the fight appeared lost. The dam was leaking badly and there just weren't enough people to fill in the gaps.
It was a challenge that the entire county would need to take on.
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POTSDAM - SUNY Potsdam womens hockey players Jen Conophy (Glenmont, N.Y.) and Sarah Nelson (Highlands Ranch, CO) have been recognized for their play during the week ending Feb. 17, by the Eastern College Athletic Conference West.
Conophy is the conferences Goalie of the Week and Nelson is the Rookie of the Week.
With the Bears needing two victories to reach the ECAC West Playoffs for the second year in a row, Conophy gave Potsdam 80 shutout minutes this weekend. On Saturday against Buffalo State, the senior came off the bench in the third period to slam the door on the Bengals with seven saves in a 4-3 victory. On Sunday, Conophy got the start and stopped all 22 shots she faced in the postseason-clinching 1-0 shutout of Buffalo State. The shutout was the second of the goaltenders career.
This season, Conophy is 3-8-2 with a .891 save percentage and a 3.55 goals-against-average. She is Potsdams all-time wins leader with 20 victories.
Nelson notched two critical points in Potsdams sweep of Buffalo State last weekend. In Saturdays contest, the forward assisted on the Bears
game-winning goal. On Sunday, the freshman scored the games lone goal to put Potsdam back in the postseason for the second year in a row.
During her rookie campaign, Nelson has three goals and four assists for seven points, while playing in 24 of the Bears 25 contests.
Next, fifth-seeded Potsdam will travel to fourth-seeded Utica College on Friday, Feb. 22, for the first round of the ECAC West Playoffs. Faceoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Waters named Player of the Week
John Coleman an Academic All-American
POTSDAM - Sophomore John Coleman (Potsdam, NY) joined an elite group of student-athletes at Clarkson University on Tuesday when he was chosen as a CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-American, reaching the rarefied status as National Second-Team member for Mens Basketball.
Coleman, who has a flawless 4.0 grade-point average, becomes only the 17th student-athlete in the past 30-plus years to be named as a National Academic All-American, and the first basketball player since Ashton Fritz in 2001-02.The ECAC Upstate and Liberty League Rookie of the Year as a freshman, Coleman did nothing to alter the initial high praise as a sophomore. Despite playing more of a guards role in his second-year, Coleman still ranked among the top 30 in the country in field goal percentage, shooting nearly 60 percent from the floor. He averaged 15.0 points per game, which ranked fifth in the Liberty League, and 6.5 rebounds per contest, the eighth-highest figure in the conference. He also led the league in steals (2.3 spg) and was 15th in assists (2.0 apg).
Coleman was the sixth member of the mens basketball team to gain CoSIDA All-District honors a few weeks ago and joined Fritz, a two-time National honoree, as the only student-athletes to gain selection to the National All-American team. Coleman was one of only two National members to have a perfect 4.0 GPA and was also the only sophomore on any of the three teams.
CUs Abongo, Loggins Net Rookie Honors
POTSDAM - Freshmen Felix Abongo (Beacon, NY) and Ashley Loggins (Albany, NY) ended their first seasons in style as each was named Liberty League Rookie of the Week for the Clarkson University mens and womens basketball team.
Abongo gained the notice for the first time in 2012-13, averaging 15.0 points per game in a 2-1 week. In a win over Skidmore, Abongo had 14 points and three rebounds and then added 15 points and four rebounds in a loss to first-place Hobart. He finished off the campaign with 16 points, five rebounds, and six assists in a win over RIT.
For the season, Abongo averaged 9.8 points per game and 5.2 rebounds per game, both ranking in the top 25 in the conference. He also placed 14th in field goal percentage (46.1%) and was eighth in both assists (2.6 apg) and blocks (0.6 bpg).
Winning Rookie of the Week is nothing new for Loggins, who has been chosen for the award on four separate occasions in 2012-13. In three games, she averaged 18.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 4.3 assists while shooting 47.7% from the floor. She had 20 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Skidmore, her 15th double-double of the year, and then added 13 points and six rebounds against William Smith before compiling 23 points and seven boards against RIT.
Overall, Loggins averaged 17.4 points per game (third in the Liberty League) and 10.3 rebounds (second in the conference). In league games only, she posted 18.2 points and 10.4 rebounds per game.
Sophomore John Coleman (Potsdam, NY) also was chosen to the Liberty League Honor Roll for the mens team, averaging 19.7 points per game while shooting 62.5% from the field over the course of three games.
Clarkson Skiers Garner All-League Status
POTSDAM - Six members of the Clarkson University Alpine Ski team earned all-star status from the ECSC MacConnell Division, including junior Christian Perryman (West Lebanon, NH) who placed in the second spot in the overall standings for the Golden Knights.
Additionally, fourth-year head coach Skip Fox was chosen as the ECSC MacConnell Division Coach of the Year, his first such honor since coming to Clarkson.
Perryman led four mens skiers in MacConnell Division honors, which go to the top 15 skiers for the season according to points gathered in the 10 regular-season races. Perryman placed second with 436 points, which included a pair of first-place showings and one runner-up spot. Freshman Sean Donohue (Bolton Landing, NY) came in third with 389 points thanks to three runners-up spots. In sixth place was sophomore Alex Slemp (Clifton Park, NY) and in ninth was freshman Austin Florian (Southington, CT).
The women had a pair of MacConnell Division All-Stars in newcomers Kelly Rowland (West Windsor, NJ) and Ashley Yoviene (Boston, NY). Rowland placed 14th overall in the season-long standings while Yoviene made it to 15th place.
Clarkson will head to the USCSA Eastern Regionals this weekend at Sugarloaf Mountain in Carabassett Valley, Maine.
Potsdams Waters Player of the Week
POTSDAM - SUNY Potsdam mens hockey player Brett Waters (Uxbridge, Ontari) has been name the State University of New York Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the week ending Feb. 17.
On Saturday night, the Bears senior captain scored the game-winning goal in Potsdams playoff clinching 2-1 victory over SUNY Cortland. Waters broke a 1-1 tie with a shot from the right point at 3:14 of the third period.
This season, the defenseman has two goals and eight assists for a career-high 10 points, having played in all 25 of the Bears contests. He has six goals and 19 assists for 25 points in 96 career games.
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SANDY, Utah - Real Salt Lake's Jeff Cassar was formally introduced as the Claret-and-Cobalt's third head coach on Thursday at a press conference at Rio Tinto Stadium. The Utah side's goalkeeper coach since May 2007, Cassar, RSL Owner Dell Loy Hansen, President Bill Manning and General Manager Garth Lagerwey all spoke on Thursday.
RSL announced Cassar's hiring as head coach on Wednesday. The 39-year-old Michigan native gave a heartfelt, emotional speech at his press conference, thanking the many involved in helping him reaching this point while expressing his excitement for the future of RSL.


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MASSENA - One of the most talked-about aspects of the effort to revitalize downtown may be the restoration and reopening of the former Schines Theater.
Michael Almasian, executive director of the Business Development Corporation for a Greater Massena, called the restoration of the theater a point of gravity in discussions to utilize $250,000 in state grant funds to make renovations to buildings in Massenas downtown. A number of residents have commented on the restoration of the theater as a way to improve and increase economic activity downtown.
Theres a nostalgic hometown pride in that theater doesnt exist in downtown, Mr. Alamasian said. I believe theres a lot of support for revitalizing the theater to be a community center. It will be a huge asset and a center of gravity downtown.
Mr. Almasian said other communities, such as Geneva and Schenectady, have based their downtown revitalization efforts around an old downtown theater.
Mr. Almasian feels the first step toward the theaters restoration is to develop what purpose it will hold, after which they can better develop a plan for renovation.
What are the needs of the building? We need a clear starting point so the theater effort can apply to those funding sources and do what needs to be done first, Mr. Almasian said.
Discussions on the possible use of the theater include building a stage inside so that it can be used to both show movies and stage live dramatic performances. However, Mr. Almasian said this type of use would require significant renovations, including a reduction in seating, because the building currently does not support a stage.
Other residents have expressed a wish to see the theater as a kind of arts center, showing the low-budget and limited-release films that often do not get played at other cinemas.
But economic development officials acknowledge theres a lot of work yet to be done, with renovation work estimated at $500,000 to $750,000 required before the theater could reopen for business.
The northeast corner of the building needs masonary work. That masonary work is expensive, and its needed because the roof is leaking, Mr. Almasian said. A not-for-profit is important because those things cost money.
Closed in 1992 due to a boiler malfunction, the theater was purchased in 1995 by businessman Thomas Gramuglia, who installed a new roof and new fire escapes. He said he originally wanted to reopen the theater, but eventually realized its necessary repairs, which include a new heating system, stage, floor and a fresh coat of paint, were too cost-prohibitive as a business venture.
For me to put $400,000 or $500,000 in a movie theater, it would take a very long time to get the money back, he said. The only way to do it is to put it in a not-for-profit business. It could be the beginning of a restart for Massena.
Economic development officials originally proposed the formation of a theater committee as one of half a dozen volunteer-based committees formed to identify how to use the New York State Main Street Grant program funds to best revitalize downtown. However, BDC officials said Thursday that theyd determined not to form a theater committee, finding it unnecessary with a not-for-profit LLC being formed to manage the theater.
Mr. Almasian said the formation of a board of directors for the theater not-for-profit LLC is the first step in seeking grant funds from outside sources to renovate the theater. Any privately owned business has much fewer opportunities for grants. Becoming a not-for-profit frees it up for many grants and awards, Mr. Almasian said.
BDC board member Ron Bacon suggested the search for members to join the LLC has delayed efforts to restore and repair the theater. Here we are, weve done research, and no one has decided how we will go forward, he said. For me, the not-for-profit is just a delay.
BDC President Daniel S. Pease pointed out its not the BDCs responsibility to be involved in the renovations plans of the theater. I dont think its incumbent of us to control their development plan. Our members may choose to get involved, but the BDC itself steps back, he said.
Mr. Bacon replied that the BDC should work to jumpstart efforts to form the LL, and should seek out community members who might be interested in the restoration of the theater.
As part of the downtown revitalization effort, Mr. Gramuglia has applied for funding through the New York Main Street Grant program, according to Mr. Almasian. How far these funds will go toward restoring the theater remains to be seen - with 35 applications for $250,000 in grant fundin, and an estimated cost of approximately $500,000 to restore the theater, its likely the grant will only cover a small portion of the renovation work.
However, one positive sign BDC officials see for the theater is the possible restoration of the marquee.
Mr. Almasian said Mr. Gramuglia has pledged to restore the marquee, which he thinks will help return the spirit of the former downtown Massena. It will lighten up downtown, make people feel good, Mr. Almasian said.
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This week we will be starting a new topic every Friday we are going to have a posting related to cell phones and their everyday use. At Puremobile.com we feel that we bombard you with so many cell phone reviews that maybe our customers would like to read something more interesting.
This week being the introductory entry we thought we'd write about celebrities and their cell phones. In the past the celebs tended to gravitate toward phones that were both functional and made a statement. At one point many celebrities were using the Sidekick by T-Mobile. This was a favorite for quiet sometime and actually was a phone that gave many people the option of a full keyboard. Many of these phones have gone to the wayside but you can still see their influences in phones like the i-Mate Ultimate 9502. These days many celebs can be seen using more than one phone, but among all the choices there are two favorites and they seem to be the iPhone and Blackberry Curve.
Among the celebrities Miley Cyrus uses the iPhone, which seems to be more popular among the younger celebrities. Being the kind of phone it is likely drives the younger generation towards the style and more importantly younger people tend be adopt new technology faster.
Paris Hilton in the past has been seen using the sidekick and even had the phone hacked at one point where all the internet had private phone numbers of various celebrities. These days she's been seen using the Blackberry Curve with it's full QWERTY keyboard. Other celebs that use the curve are Lindsay Lohan and Katherine McPhee among a whole slew of others. Even Barack Obama uses a Blackberry but may have to give it up on January 20th when he takes office.
Eva Longoria uses the BlackJack II from Samsung. It's similar to the curve but slightly larger. Other notable names that use the BlackJack II are Jon Voight and Kevin Connolly.
Now the real question is what motivates the phone choices. We guess it's something that no one other then the real inner circle of each celeb can answer. Among the reasons are sponsorship/endorsments, usefulness and simply a need to fit in. The last one being something that both celebrities and us everyday people share. One celebrity might by a specific phone because all her friends have it then in turn we will get that phone because so and so has it.
In the end why they do what they do no one can really know, but we do all find it fun to delve into someone elses life for a little to see what others are doing. There is a world of information out their about which cell phones people use and we suggest going out and seeing others use and think. It gives you an idea of what can be good. If nothing else you can learn a little something about that celebrity you love to watch.


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In chronological order, these are some of my most popular posts that will give you a good look at the evolution of Baby Rabies.
First pregnancy:
Thrown into the world of newborns and motherhood:
Kendall's Birth Story (long and honest)
Post partum recovery… not so easy
State of my body address after 9 months with an outside baby
Life with a toddler:
So You're Going To Be A Boy Mom
On Keeping Our Son's Carseat Rearfacing As Long As Possible
How I'm Failing At Parenting My Toddler
Pregnancy the Second Time Around:
Life as a mother of two:
The F-ing Unfair State of My Body
Letters From The Future I Wish I Sent
On Motherhood:
Sitting On The Breastfeeding Fence
My Take An Mother Madness & 10 Things That Might Help It
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Health Services Administration -
Undergraduate Program
The undergraduate programs in health sciences at Xavier University, started in fall 2011, are multidisciplinary majors that prepare students for entry-level professional positions in a variety of health care areas, such as information systems, finance, marketing and planning. The positions are found in organizations such as hospitals, insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies and government agencies. Many of the fastest-growing health care jobs are concentrated in the health services field, representing 19 percent of all health care job growth from 2004 - 2014.
All students in Xavier's health services administration program will have a minor in business and be able to choose a concentration in information systems or long-term care.
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Health Services Administration with a concentration in long-term care and a minor in business
- B.S. in Health Services Administration with a concentration in information management and a minor in business
Xavier's programs have been developed to meet the requirements for Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) certification.
Traditional four-year B.S. degrees
These programs seek to enhance students' ethics and values orientation, and to provide them with liberal arts and technical knowledge, as well as critical-thinking and communication skills to perform proficiently in entry-level positions in health care organizations. The students will experience:
- An interdisciplinary Core Curriculum based in the liberal arts tradition.
- Courses in health care management, finance, ethics, economics and statistics.
- Required field experiences through internships.
- Community service.
- Undergraduate research and scholarship.
During the required internships, students will have the opportunity to:
- Apply knowledge and skills learned in the classroom.
- Work with others and develop relationships beyond the classroom.
- Confirm their individual interests.
- Experience growth and development in a practical setting.
- Explore options for employment.
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Yearly productions give Ars Nova students performance opportunities as part of their training, although some productions have open casting auditions. The degree of musical talent in the productions is impressive, especially for local theater.
Our preparatory program for children and adults currently includes piano and voice. The National Music Certificate Program is designed those looking for for a total program that includes high-quality musical instruction as well as opportunities for personal development
Ars Nova typically presents four to five productions a year. Each season usually includes a classical adult opera, opportunities for younger students to participate in opera roles, operettas, and musical theater, including Disney productions for younger students and audiences.
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The box office will open 90 minutes before curtain time. You can purchase tickets at the door on the day of the show you wish to see.
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Read: The Rangers Like The Direction That JT Miller Is Going
Gordie Clark said in a video on the Rangers website, "He came to development camp and showed that he's still headed in the right direction which is important
Miller has said that he has modeled his style of play after the John Tortorella has the Rangers play, "every shift he always gave everything he had in the draft year and that's the way he has to play and that's the way he is playing. He's a big strong kid. He's got the hockey sense to make a pass and he was just drilling the puck out here and I think he had a good year goal-scoring. I think it's gonna be even better next year because he's got the shot to do it. He just has to take it more. That's the biggest thing for him but he was actually one of the most consistent players out there."
Miller had 25 goals and 37 assists last season for Plymouth. He had two goals and eight assists in 13 playoff games.


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Mets have shown interest in Coco Crisp, Oakland might keep him
The Mets showed interest in A's OF Coco Crisp, according to Ken Davidoff of the New York Post, but, "the sense is that the Athletics will keep him."
Crisp, 33, hit .259 with a .325 OBP, 11 home runs and 46 RBI and 39 stolen bases in 455 at-bats for Oakland in 2012 – he hit .265 against right-handed pitching, .244 against left-handed pitching.
Crisp is entering the final year of a two-year, $14 million contract he signed with the A's before the 2012 season. The A's hold a $7.5 million option on Crisp for 2014 with a $1 million buyout.
Michael Baron, ContributorThe Mets need two things in the outfield: power and speed. The Mets were too station-to-station up and down their lineup (i.e.: singles hitters), and acquiring both of those assets will go a long way towards fixing those problems. However, it's going to be hard to find that combination in one player. But acquiring a player like (but not necessarily) Crisp, who gets on base, steals, and is a good first-to-third threat should be qualities the Mets are interested in adding to the outfield this winter.


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Submission Firefox Gets Faster Builds - To Be Fast As Windows->
dkd903 writes: Mozilla's Mike Hommey has announced on his blog that his team at Mozilla has finally managed to get the Linux builds of Firefox to use GCC 4.5 with aggressive optimization and profile guided optimization enabled. All this simply means that we can now expect a faster and less sluggish Firefox browser on Linux (both 32 bit and 64 bit systems).
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Read: The Salary Cap Needs To Be $65 Million In 2013-14
In the NY Post, Larry Brooks writes that big market teams who have invested in trying to build winning teams are being punished by the proposed CBA and a cap being reduced to $60 million.
Brooks says that the focus of this weeks talks needs to be on next season and the impact it will have on teams.
He adds that the Rangers will be presented with a lose/lose situation if the cap is pushed down to $60 million.
Players like Derek Stepan, Ryan McDonagh and Carl Hagelin, who are RFA's after this year, would be forced into taking one-year deals until they can go to arbitration and "with eventual deals perhaps costing the Blueshirts more in the long run against the cap, and this with a potential 2014-15 offseason disaster looming."
Henrik Lundqvist, Marian Gaborik, Ryan Callahan, Dan Girardi, Brian Boyle, Martin Biron, Taylor Pyatt, Mike Rupp, Arron Asham and Anton Stralman are all free agents following the 2013-14 season.
Chris Kreider is an RFA in the summer of 2014.
Marc Staal, Brad Richards and Rick Nash are the only players under contract for the 2014-15 season.
Michael Grange writes more about this, the need for a higher salary cap, at Sportsnet.


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Naval Academy Enhances Sexual Assault Prevention, Response Program
Posted on: July 02, 2013 08:00 EDT by MC2 Alexia Riveracorrea
The Naval Academy Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program recently welcomed a new program manager.
Cmdr. Lynn Hammer (USNA '92) reported aboard in June and takes the lead for the overall management of the academy's efforts to combat sexual assault.
Her title – sexual assault prevention and response program manager – represents a slight shift in focus within the academy's SAPR Office. Previously the leader of the program was a sexual assault response coordinator or SARC, whose focus was primarily on responding to reports of sexual assault.
With some reorganization, the program will now include two civilian SARCs devoted to response while Hammer will oversee the entire program and implement prevention and awareness campaigns while also being available in a response coordination role.
"This is a really unique role and a great opportunity for me and for the Naval Academy," said Hammer. "I get to focus on what we do to bring light to this issue; how we train the midshipmen, faculty, and staff; how we keep that constant drumbeat and keep this topic alive; how we empower people to make a difference."
In her third week, Hammer said she can already tell the midshipmen are engaged in eliminating sexual assault at the academy.
"You can tell they're very passionate about this. They want people to be safe here and to grow and have this wonderful image of the academy without sexual assault," said Hammer, who hopes to harness the energy she sees among the brigade's SAPR volunteers and lead it in the right direction.
Hammer's number one goal is to continue to create an environment where victims of sexual assault feel safe coming forward and getting help.
"I want to strengthen our message that help is here and that you are not alone in dealing with your experience and the multitude of emotions you are feeling," said Hammer. "Each one of us deserves the chance to be at our best and not left to struggle with real problems alone.
"We require so much sacrifice from those working in the military, and it is vital that we create an environment that safeguards and protects them," she said.
Hammer said she and her staff are in the process of fine-tuning training and building on relationships within the Navy family and the local community.
"I have benefited greatly already from Vice Adm. Miller's strong guidance to the Naval Academy family regarding SAPR," she said. "Everywhere I turn, faculty, staff, and midshipmen want to talk to me about SAPR; they want to share ideas and offer to help. This is incredibly encouraging and motivating to me to continue to work hard and make a positive difference."
Hammer encourages anyone who wants to discuss SAPR issues to reach out to her or anyone within the SAPR Office. Faculty, staff and midshipmen can visit the internal website at http://intranet.usna.edu/SAPRO/.
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- Duty Victim Advocate: 443-336-2637
- Ms. Nancy Mandile , Senior Victim Advocate: 410-293-7738
- Safe Helpline (a confidential and anonymous sexual assault hotline for the Navy and DoD communities): www.SafeHelpline.org or call 877-995-5247 or text 55-247 (CONUS only)


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In general, each standing committee shall have jurisdiction over the legislative area described above; proposals falling in each area shall be assigned to the appropriate committee by Steering Committee, which shall have authority to make alternative assignments if necessary to make the workload of the committees reasonably equal and equitable.
When a proposal does not clearly fall within the jurisdiction of any standing committee, the Steering Committee shall decide to which committee to assign the proposal.
The Steering Committee shall assign to each standing committee responsibility for overseeing the work of a group of university committees appropriate to the jurisdiction of each standing committee.
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20 U.S. Code § 1463 - Technical assistance, demonstration projects, dissemination of information, and implementation of scientifically based research
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The Secretary shall make competitive grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible entities to provide technical assistance, support model demonstration projects, disseminate useful information, and implement activities that are supported by scientifically based research.
(b) Required activities
Funds received under this section shall be used to support activities to improve services provided under this chapter, including the practices of professionals and others involved in providing such services to children with disabilities, that promote academic achievement and improve results for children with disabilities through—
(1) implementing effective strategies for addressing inappropriate behavior of students with disabilities in schools, including strategies to prevent children with emotional and behavioral problems from developing emotional disturbances that require the provision of special education and related services;
(2) improving the alignment, compatibility, and development of valid and reliable assessments and alternate assessments for assessing adequate yearly progress, as described under section 6311 (b)(2)(B) of this title;
(3) providing training for both regular education teachers and special education teachers to address the needs of students with different learning styles;
(4) disseminating information about innovative, effective, and efficient curricula designs, instructional approaches, and strategies, and identifying positive academic and social learning opportunities, that—
(A) provide effective transitions between educational settings or from school to post school settings; and
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Activities that may be carried out under this section include activities to improve services provided under this chapter, including the practices of professionals and others involved in providing such services to children with disabilities, that promote academic achievement and improve results for children with disabilities through—
(1) applying and testing research findings in typical settings where children with disabilities receive services to determine the usefulness, effectiveness, and general applicability of such research findings in such areas as improving instructional methods, curricula, and tools, such as textbooks and media;
(2) supporting and promoting the coordination of early intervention and educational services for children with disabilities with services provided by health, rehabilitation, and social service agencies;
(3) promoting improved alignment and compatibility of general and special education reforms concerned with curricular and instructional reform, and evaluation of such reforms;
(4) enabling professionals, parents of children with disabilities, and other persons to learn about, and implement, the findings of scientifically based research, and successful practices developed in model demonstration projects, relating to the provision of services to children with disabilities;
(5) conducting outreach, and disseminating information, relating to successful approaches to overcoming systemic barriers to the effective and efficient delivery of early intervention, educational, and transitional services to personnel who provide services to children with disabilities;
(6) assisting States and local educational agencies with the process of planning systemic changes that will promote improved early intervention, educational, and transitional results for children with disabilities;
(7) promoting change through a multistate or regional framework that benefits States, local educational agencies, and other participants in partnerships that are in the process of achieving systemic-change outcomes;
(8) focusing on the needs and issues that are specific to a population of children with disabilities, such as providing single-State and multi-State technical assistance and in-service training—
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(9) demonstrating models of personnel preparation to ensure appropriate placements and services for all students and to reduce disproportionality in eligibility, placement, and disciplinary actions for minority and limited English proficient children; and
(10) disseminating information on how to reduce inappropriate racial and ethnic disproportionalities identified under section 1418 of this title.
(d) Balance among activities and age ranges
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that there is an appropriate balance across all age ranges of children with disabilities.
(e) Linking States to information sources
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall support projects that link States to technical assistance resources, including special education and general education resources, and shall make research and related products available through libraries, electronic networks, parent training projects, and other information sources, including through the activities of the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance established under part D of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 [20 U.S.C. 9561 et seq.].
(f) Applications
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An eligible entity that wishes to receive a grant, or enter into a contract or cooperative agreement, under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
(2) Standards
To the maximum extent feasible, each eligible entity shall demonstrate that the project described in the eligible entity's application is supported by scientifically valid research that has been carried out in accordance with the standards for the conduct and evaluation of all relevant research and development established by the National Center for Education Research.
Source(Pub. L. 91–230, title VI, § 663, as added Pub. L. 108–446, title I, § 101,Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2781.)
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Scarpa Boots and Shoes
Scarpa boots and climbing shoes (not to mention the recently-added trail running shoes) are some of the best climbing and hiking footwear that money can buy. Whenever you purchase the Scarpa brand of footwear, you get access to the Italian company's legendary quality and obsession with technology. These company features pay off with amazing fit and high levels of performance in any situation.
For basic hiking and milder terrain, you want Scarpa boots like the Terra GTX or Kailash GTX. Waterproof, flexible, comfortable, and durable, these boots combine the features you need to enjoy the outdoors at your own pace. Tensioned lacing and sole support add to the overall package, meaning you can keep these boots going for hours.
Climbers tend to favor Scarpa shoes like Vapor V and Force X, which provide the perfect balance of performance capabilities and elegance of design. So much more than a climbing shoe, these products can take you around edges, in cracks, and over slabs with better balance.
And because the company prides itself on staying on the cutting edge of the climbing industry, you'll also find approach shoes and trail running shoes that make the most of the terrain without slowing you down.
Scarpa Boots: When Quality Matters
Scarpa began as a basic shoe company in Italy in 1938. The original mission was to create quality performance footwear that made sense for the rugged mountain terrain and for local farmers who needed comfortable, long-lasting boots they could count on. These first Scarpa shoes were all handcrafted and made with painstaking attention to detail.
Although the company now specializes in ski, mountain, trail, and climbing shoes, the basic ideology remains in place. No matter what kind of Scarpa adventure you're planning on undertaking, you'll always find quality footwear that can stand up to the elements.
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POTSDAM A Clarkson University program that uses competition and curiosity to bring math, science and technology into area high schools has received a boost from the Alcoa Foundation.
The foundation gave a $120,000 grant to Clarkson for its Mytholympic Games outreach program.
Alcoa has a strong interest in STEM-related careers and professionals within these areas for their manufacturing facilities, said Shane W. Rogers, an assistant professor in Clarksons civil and environmental engineering program. There is a shortage in the north country, like there is in most of the U.S. Weve heard about importing STEM-related majors from elsewhere in the United States. They have a strong interest in driving students into these types of careers so they have a work force in the future.
STEM fields, or science, technology, engineering and math, have been targeted by recent education initiatives on the state and federal level.
The Mytholympic Games will involve groups at eight area high schools, giving them a myth to study, test and prove or disprove.
The idea for the Mytholympics program is to engage academically strong students in STEM-related activities and encourage their development into college and pursue their STEM-related careers, Mr. Rogers said.
The five-student teams will work on their myths throughout the year, said Mr. Rogers, and eventually come to Clarksons campus for competition.
During the course of the school year, students will address the myth and put together a video presentation to demonstrate the methods that they used and what the result of their study was whether the myth was confirmed or busted and then present that at Clarkson at the end of the academic school year, he said. Were working on organizing a small camp or at least some time on campus where students will come in and present their myth results.
The winners will get a boost toward their education $4,000 annual scholarships to Clarkson.
The students that participate in this Mytholympics program will be given a $1,000 scholarship to come to Clarkson, Mr. Rogers said. The student group that wins the competition will receive $4,000 a year to attend Clarkson.
Students that are academically strong oftentimes are overlooked within public school programs because teachers need to focus their very limited resources on making sure students can pass the Regents exams, he said. This program is actually made to re-engage these students in activities that encourage their development and interest in STEM programming and interest in professional careers.
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We're smack in the middle of the Consumer Electronics Show, which is a pretty big deal for us at Pure Mobile. That's because the annual CES event is basically the biggest event around for anyone interested in the newest and best in mobile technologies, like the latest in phones and accessories.
It's where most of the major names in mobile, like Samsung, Nokia and HTC choose to reveal new smartphones and other gadgets, and where it's we get the scoop on the best new accessories.
This year's CES is still going on in in Las Vegas, and already we've seen some cool stuff for from one of our favorite accessories makers, Griffin. The company's already well known for its iPhone, iPad and iPod accessories, like tough cases and the like. And CES 2013 has seen the launch of even more Apple accessories from the company.
Among Griffin's newest offerings is the PowerDock 5, a USB docking station for iPhone, iPad and iPod that works on what Engadget calls a "toast-rack" design and can charge multiple devices at once with a capacity of up to 5 iPads at once. Pretty cool for households with more than a couple of people, or for really geared up techies.
But Griffin has as just as big of a reputation for audio, and they're living up to it this year with the launch of new audio accessories like an updated Lightning version of their iPad StudioConnect, as well as a new Mic Stand Mount "that works like a traditional microphone performance stand," says 9to5Mac, but for iPad. Oh yeah, and they've also introduced a new studio-quality XLR to 3.5mm recording mic for iPhone and iPad, but it won't be available til June


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These delicious muffins are miniature versions of the famous Moosewood Cookbook's Cardamom Coffee Cake#24075
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Members of the American Legion Post No. 3 of Price and Post No. 21 of Helper and the Marine Corps League conducted services at cemeteries in Price, Helper and Wellington on Memorial Day.
They were joined by hundreds of other residents of the county who visited the graves of loved ones on the special day. More photos of Memorial Day are on Page 7A.