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T. Anne Cleary International Dissertation Research Fellowships
The Graduate College is pleased to offer the 2016-2017 T. Anne Cleary International Dissertation Research Fellowships.
The fellowship is named in honor of Professor T. Anne Cleary, former Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor in the College of Education, Division of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations. Dr. Cleary was strongly committed to the ideals of international education in its many forms.
The purpose of this fellowship is to provide funds for UI doctoral candidates to conduct dissertation research outside of North America, and is available to all disciplinary areas.
The deadline for applications is March 25, 2016. Applications must be submitted electronically via this form.
Doctoral candidates who will have completed all pre-dissertation requirements, including the comprehensive examination and approval of a dissertation topic by the application deadline. Past recipients of this award are not eligible. DMA students taking the essay option are not eligible.
Students who will not have met pre-dissertation requirements by the application deadline should consider applying for the Stanley Graduate Award for Pre-Dissertation International Research, which is coordinated through International Programs.
The fellowship is intended to support travel, subsistence, and/or research expenses. Tuition and fees are not covered by this award.
Awards generally range from $1,500 to $5,000. Proposed budgets should be as specific as possible, with as much supporting information as possible.
The T. Anne Cleary Fellowship is intended primarily to supplement other research/travel funding received. Indications of applications for other funds to supplement the fellowship will increase the chances for receiving a Cleary Award; additional funding received will be considered in determining the amount of a Cleary Fellowship.
Students may not apply for both the T. Anne Cleary Fellowship and the Stanley Award (administered by International Programs) for the same research period, since each award is intended for a different purpose.
Fellowship money may not be used for:
- Tuition and fees
- Language study
- In-country expenses for advisor(s)
- Salaries (except for honoraria for in-country data collectors, research assistants, or interviewers)
- Publication costs
- Transportation or maintenance for dependents
- Purchase of equipment
Evaluation Criteria
Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria:
- Quality of the proposal, including the clarity of the explanation of the significance of the proposed research.
- Evidence of the candidate's need to perform the research in another country.
- Candidate's demonstrated knowledge of the nature of research conditions in the geographical area chosen for study
- Feasibility and appropriateness of the proposed methodology
- Practicality of plans for carrying out the research in the destination country, and likelihood of completing the project in the proposed time
- Competence in the language(s) required for working with primary research materials
Time Period for Use of Funds
Fellowship funds will available beginning on August 1, 2016 and must be requested no later than June 1, 2017.
Recipients of the Cleary Fellowship will be required to share their research experiences with other graduate students across campus through a short series of blog posts. Information will be provided along with award notification.
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You probably believed in magic when you were little, who would not? With stories about castles, fairies, super heroes, and other magical things that our parents told us a hundred times, it is not impossible to believe. But naturally, we outgrew those beliefs as we age.
But do you know that there are people who create magic? Card manipulators were known to be card magician years ago and even up to now. It may seem like magic when they create magical illusions and effects with the use of cards and it made people gasp in awe and amazement. No wonder most card magicians were often seen in magical shows, circus, and even on the streets performing their craft!
Aside from the famous Harry Houdini, who was also known as the King of Cards, there are other best card magicians in the world and they are:
Rene Lavand
What makes him different than other magicians is that he only has one hand. He lost his hand at a car crash when he was nine years old but that unfortunate event did not stop him from entering the world of magic. He studied the craft of magic on his own while living in his homeland Argentina.
He used to worked as a cashier in a bank and at the age of 32 he made an appearance in Buenos Aires' Tabaris Theater. From there he made his own history and became popular worldwide as a card magician who specialized in close-up performance.
His famous phrase "It cannot be done any slower" was often heard whenever he discloses several of his tricks. He then adopted a train wagon and built his own magic saloon out of it. Aside from teaching card illusions, he also came up with a book entitled "Mysteries of My life". It was his own autobiography and an instructional book as well.
Henry Evans
Another famous magician from Argentina is Henry Evans. He created his own set of cards in 1994 and that made him "The King of Cards" when he bagged the 3rd prize in the World Magic Show. He also became the champion in a class of poker. From his initial invention, his other crafts also became popular and influential.
That includes his magical teachings recorded in DVDs and were deemed best-seller in special magic shops. At a young age of 15, he already made tours in South America and before reaching the age of 20, his name became popular in the whole Latin America.
Still holding the title as Argentina's famous magician, he continues to learn the art of magic like deformation technique in different forms other than using cards and coins.
Dai Vernon
He was born under the name of David Frederick Wingfield Verner in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on June 11, 1894. His passion for magic started when he was brought by his father to a magical show when he was seven years old. At 13 he already memorized the contents of the most famous card book entitled "The Expert at the Card Table".
In his adult years, he associated himself with different people who shared the same passion for magic as he is. Years passed and he became popular like his favorite magicians. He made a huge buzz when he challenged the famous Harry Houdini who boasts about not being fooled if he saw a trick done three times in a row.
Dai Vernon did "The Ambitious Card" and played seven times, Houdini was stumped. This is why in the late 20′s and 30′s he advertised himself as "The Man Who Fooled Houdini" and was also called "The Professor"
Lennart Green
Before he became one of the world's best magician, Lennart Green was a medical practitioner for 15 years but he quit from the medical field in 1992 when he won 1st place in the 1991 FISM competition in Switzerland.
He was known to have an amazing skill of memorizing cards in impossible locations and the ability to bring back shuffled decks in numerical order. He made several books about his craft and performed in different shows worldwide. His most remarkable card effect is his amazing "Laser Deal" or "Snap Deal".
Guy Hollingworth
Hollingworth's signature card magic effect is the "Reformation". It is when a signed playing cards is torn into four pieces and then visibly restored one piece at a time. Magic indeed! He began his interests in magic at a young age of 13 while he was studying.
He started to join a magic club in his school and the rest as they say was history when it comes to his career as one of the world's best magician. He finally wrote a book about card conjuring after several appearances on television shows, performances, and lectures. Drawing Room Deceptions came up in 1999 and instantly became a bestseller.
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Steven Gerrard is relishing the white-hot atmosphere that will await England in Montenegro tonight as they look to bolster their prospects of World Cup 2014 qualification.
Victory for the Three Lions will see them overhaul the Group H leaders, though defeat would leave them five points off first place with four games remaining.
Gerrard said: "These are the big games you look forward to as a player and we know it's going to be a tough and decisive game. So we're looking forward to it.
"I watched the [Moldova] game on the TV and I'm well aware of what's in store.
"It's a hostile atmosphere and I know Montenegro are littered with good players, so I know it's going to be a tough task."
England head into the contest high on confidence having followed up a 2-1 friendly victory over Brazil with an emphatic 8-0 success in San Marino on Friday night.
"I believe if we can play to our level we're more than capable of getting three points and that's what we've come here for," added Gerrard.
"We know that we've got to play close to our maximum if we're to beat this good Montenegro side.
"[There is confidence] not just from Friday but from the win against Brazil as well. The team are playing well and with confidence.
"The manager did a great thing the other night in using the squad to give everyone a game and everyone's in good spirits so we're looking forward to the game."
Meanwhile, Gerrard insists he's paying no interest to the pre-match headlines that have surrounded the game.
"Talking doesn't win you football matches," he said. "I'm not really too interested in what they've got to say in their press conference. Or in ours, to be honest.
"I'm more interested in how the lads play in training and tomorrow when the first whistle goes.
"It just shows we've got them exactly where we want them."
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We had a great snowmobile ride on Newfoundland's West Coast last weekend – but it didn't start out that way. We stayed at Strawberry Hill Resort where the beds were more than comfortable, the grub was plentiful and satisfying, the company superb and the snow conditions were decent. We rode right from the camp door so we had no trailering issues and with the nearby gas station in Pasadena we were able to fill our sleds and our packs with an endless supply of energy..... Continue Reading this Post


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Erdington Action Plan
Erdington is a large suburban shopping centre providing a wide range of shops and other services at the heart of the Erdington community. The Erdington Action Plan was adopted as Supplementary Planning Guidance in November 1998 and seeks to:
- Maintain and improve the attractiveness of Erdington as a local centre and a focus for the local community.
- Improve the local environment to make Erdington a safer and more attractive area for those people who shop, work or live there.
- Guide and stimulate future investment and new development.
- Review car parking and traffic management in the centre and adjoining residential roads, and help to improve public transport to the centre.
A number of public realm improvements, including the Village Green, have been completed following the adoption of the Action Plan. However there is still considerable scope for enhancements to the vitality and attractiveness of the centre. A Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) will be produced to guide the future development of the area, and this page will be updated shortly to provide more information on this.
A pdf version of the Erdington Action Plan is below along with a map showing the area covered by the proposals. Please note that the primary retail policy and local centre boundary have both been superseded by the Shopping and Local Centres SPD, adopted in March 2012.
Document Status : Statutory Policy Document - Adopted November 1998
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The annual filmmaker welcome lunch, held on March 7th, welcomes SXSW accepted Filmmakers in true Austin style with some traditional Texas BBQ and first-hand advice from industry veterans. The lunch serves as both a warm, useful introduction to the SXSW Film experience and an intimate networking environment.
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On November 9, Presiding Judge Ronald Jacobson, Circuit Clerk Denise McCaffrey and Lynn Roe, Director of the Dixon Public Library announced the opening of a new internet-based legal self-help center at a news conference. The new center is the result of a collaboration among the circuit court, the library, YWCA of Sauk Valley and other community groups. Technical assistance and support was provided by Illinois Legal Aid Online and the Coalition for Equal Justice, two Illinois nonprofit organizations. The legal self-help center has two locations. A computer and printer are located at Circuit Clerk's Office in the Judicial Court Services Building, 309 S. Galena in Dixon as well as at the Dixon Public Library, 221 S. Hennepin Avenue. The center can also be accessed over the internet, 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week, at http://lee.illinoislegalaid.org.
"Over the past few years, more and more people are coming to court without an attorney," said Judge Jacobson. "It has been a very frustrating situation for everyone. The court system is complex and can be confusing for a person who does not have an attorney," he said. "Because we are a nation governed by law, we in the court system have a special obligation to do what we can to ensure that people have meaningful access to the courts," he continued. "At the same time, we need to ensure that we preserve the court's role as a neutral decision maker. While there is no adequate substitute for being represented by an attorney, the legal self-help center provides useful information to unrepresented litigants that they can use to learn about their legal problem and prepare carefully for court," he said.
The circuit clerk's office often sees people first when they come to court without an attorney. "Almost every day someone comes into our office asking us to help them with their legal matter. We are not attorneys, we cannot give legal advice and we cannot even appear to take sides in a case. Sometimes people leave our office frustrated," said Circuit Clerk Denise McCaffrey. "Now we can refer people without a lawyer to the public access computer in our office during regular business hours or they can go to the public library to use the legal self-help center computer. They can get information about their legal problem and learn about how court systems operate," she said. The Circuit Clerk's staff will also hand out a sheet that advises people about different options for finding an attorney as well as informing them about the new legal self-help center. "Preparing for a court hearing takes time. Court papers will still need to be filed at our office in the Court Services Building," the circuit clerk said.
"From the library's perspective, we are happy to be working with the court system to provide this new resource for our patrons," said Lynn Roe, Director of the Dixon Public Library. "With an internet-based site, people can access the legal self-help center from home or from public access computers at the library or in the circuit clerk's office," she said. "For those who do not have a home computer, the library provides a place where they can connect to the internet and use the legal self-help center materials," the library director said.
"It would be ideal if every litigant who comes to court could have an attorney to represent him or her," said Judge Jacobson. "The reality is that there are many more low income clients who need representation than Prairie State Legal Services attorneys or pro bono attorneys can help," he said. "The legal self-help center should be particularly helpful to these people who previously had nowhere to turn for help," he said. "It is not the perfect solution nor will it work for everyone. It is, however, an important component in making equal access to justice more of a reality," concluded Judge Jacobson.
"The legal self-help center provides legal information on the simpler legal problems of lower income individuals," said Teri Ross, Outreach Coordinator of Illinois Legal Aid Online. "The site has instructional videos on civil legal topics as well as such things as going to court on your own. Court pleadings and other legal documents can also be found on the site along with lots of legal information written for people who are not familiar with legal terms," she said. "The information on the website is reviewed regularly by Illinois Legal Aid Online staff lawyers to ensure that the information on the website is current," she said.
The Lee County Legal Self-Help Center is the thirty-fourth new legal self-help center opened since 2007 in Illinois. The start up funding for the Lee Center comes from a grant from the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation through Prairie State Legal Services. The Illinois Equal Justice Foundation receives its funding from the Illinois General Assembly. The Illinois Coalition for Equal Justice is funded by the Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois. Illinois Legal Aid Online receives funding from a variety of sources including the Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois and the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation.
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Watch Don Henley Take Colbert's 'Late Show' with a Message for Donald Trump, "Too Much Pride""You don't have to be right, Donald, all the time," Henley sang.
Stephen Colbert Announces Week 2 Musical Guests: The Dead Weather, TV On The RadioOf particular interest is what appears to be a collaborative performance by Run The Jewels and TV On The Radio.
Stephen Colbert Wrote the Perfect 'Late Show' Theme Song: WatchConfidence is key for any late-night television host, and Colbert's new song shows he's got plenty. Listen and see if you agree.
Jon Batiste Named Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' BandleaderA jazz man is running the band.
Stephen Colbert Launches 'Late Show' Website, Shaves His Colbeard: WatchEven though they have to wait three months for the actual show to hit the air, fans can listen to episode one of The Late Show Podcast and watch a magical video about his facial hair.
10 Artists We'd Love to See Lead the 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert' BandFrom Mark Ronson to Weird Al, here's who we think should take the reins.
'Late Show with Stephen Colbert' Will Premiere Tuesday, Sept. 8CBS announced today that 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert' will debut Tuesday, Sept. 8 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City.
2014 In Review: Weddings, Deaths & Final ActsAs we look back at the year, lets remember some of the biggest events from private weddings to notable deaths and series finales.
Watch Stephen Colbert Attempt to Sell Michael Stipe at a Yard SaleStipe played a cameo as "elf on the shelf" or, as Colbert introduced him, Stipe on a shelf.
Neil Young Performs Hilarious Version of 'Who's Gonna Stand Up?' Featuring Stephen Colbert on 'The Colbert Report'Young's comedic duet with 'Crazy Host' was paired with a wide-ranging interview that touched on the rock legend's environmental concerns and PONO digital music platform.
Watch the Black Keys Perform 'Turn Blue' & 'Fever' on 'The Colbert Report'The band, whose latest album, Turn Blue, dropped yesterday (May 13), made another stop at The Colbert Report–their fourth–to talk about their new album and touching host Stephen Colbert's prostate.
Stephen Colbert Taking Over as 'Late Show' Host in 2015Wow, that was quick -- David Letterman already has a replacement for his spot on The Late Show, and he already has plenty of experience behind a desk of some sort, just maybe not in this fashion.


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It's been rumored that a corporation will be taking over East Gresham Elementary School, but we had no idea it was right around the corner.
This is the email sent to East Gresham parents today:
May 9, 2014
Dear families,
I have exciting news to share with you! The Oregon Department of Education has awarded the Gresham-Barlow School District a School Improvement Grant (SIG) for East Gresham Elementary School. The grant is for $1.8 million over three years. It will be used to put into place strategies aimed at increasing student achievement. The goal will be to improve classroom instruction and eliminate barriers that keep students from being successful.
The Oregon Department of Education has approved what is called the Turnaround Model. This will result in a change in leadership as well as some staff members.
A new principal has been selected for East Gresham Elementary School. The school district has selected Kimberly Miles, who currently serves as a school principal in Medford, Oregon.
There are many other exciting changes planned. This is a great opportunity for East Gresham Elementary School and I am sure that you have many questions. We will be scheduling a parent meeting in the near future to answer your questions and share more information about the grant. Watch for an announcement soon!
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Living within environmental limits is essential for any economic activity. Between 2002 and 2011, the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF) made a significant contribution to knowledge and practice in how to produce aggregates in a sustainable way.
This web site is an information gateway, which aims to promote sustainable production and consumption of aggregates (sand, gravel and crushed rock) through better access to research and information. It has been developed to bring together through a single portal research and development funded by the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund in England and other relevant research and information.
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Planning Practice Guidance
For the first time, DCLG has made the planning practice guidance easily accessible and available online.
The guidance website can be found HERE.
See also www.planningportal.gov.uk
The planning portal is the UK Governments online planning and building regulations resource for England and Wales.
Introducing an Ecosystem Approach to Quarry Restoration
The guidance on the Managed Aggregate Supply System, to support the new approach to planning for aggregate mineral extraction under the National Planning Policy Framework, was published today. Paragraph 145 of the Framework introduces a more localist approach to minerals extraction based on the preparation of a "Local Aggregate Assessment", where each Mineral Planning Authority is expected to prepare an assessment of the demand for and supply of aggregates. The guidance can be found HERE.
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How old were you when you first got into heavy metal?
I was 7 years old, very influenced by my mother, who always listened to Sabbath, Zeppelin, Queen, among others.
What drew you to heavy metal?
I always liked the way the electric guitar sounds, the distortion, and metal just took everything to the next level. It's the best way to experience a good guitar-bass-drums combo. It means so much more to me than Punk Rock, which sounds too flat.
How old are you now?
28 years old
What is your gender?
Do you think there is an inherent value system in the metal community?
I guess that, to be metal, it has to belong to a certain attitude and ethos. Power Metal is way different than Djent or Thrash Metal, for example, but whenever a person listens to it, it's easily identifiable as metal. Because of certain characteristics of the way it sounds.
Why is metal important to you?
It means everything to me. I can't explain, it's like therapy for my ears and my brain. The way metal sounds, it helps me to get things off my chest, to give me courage, strenght, it makes me happy... I don't know how to explain, but it's kind of like a drug addiction to me, and one I never want to quit. I just feel like I need to listen to it every single day... if I'm sad, it makes me happy, if I'm happy, it makes me even more happy. It's just joy in form of music, to me. Also, it made a better person, in terms of learning new cultures. English is not my first language, but nowadays I work as a translator (English, Spanish, Portuguese) and metal was key for me to learn this language, which I love even more than my mother tongue (Portuguese). I love the way English sounds, and a large part of it is because of metal.
Do you ever feel like you are looked down on by people who are not part of the metal community?
Yes, absolutely, almost always. People are quick to judge, and even more so because I don't really look like a metal fan in the eyes of people who stereotype it. They always come off as surprised when I say what I'm into... and it used to bug me, but now I think it's funny (looks are deceptive, people should just deal with it).
Has your personal taste in metal ever been attacked by other metal heads?
Yeah, several times. That's the part I don't like about the metal community. Too many purists who are not open minded. I would say that a good 95% of what I listen to is rock/metal oriented, but I was attacked for liking stuff that is outside of the metal realm, as well for liking more "commercial" rock and metal acts and I honestly think it's bull...., because I don't like to attack anyone. Outside of that, it's all good.
How do you deem someone an authentic metalhead?
A person who does not care about what people think and who follows metal, who really likes the style, and everything that is associated with it. I mean... I'm not a metalhead in terms of the way I look, but the attitude is inside of me, so I think that a real metal fan doesn't really care if he/she has the looks, a real metal fan is about the music, about the feeling, about going to concerts and experiencing it to the fullest.
How do you deem a band an authentic metal band?
A band that is heavy, of course, and who isn't afraid to take risks, even if it means pissing off their fans and the metal community. Metal is attitude, metal is not just style, I guess being metal is not conforming to what is common, it's not conforming to guidelines, is always trying to achieve something different, that's it.
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Giving Teens an Allowance – Money Management Tips for Parents
These tips for giving teens an allowance are from a money expert whose job revolves around giving money management tips to parents and kids! A parent asked me about giving her 13 year old teenager $50 a week for an allowance. Since I'm no expert on teens and money management, I asked the creator of KidsSave for her input. Here, Karyn Hodgens offers some practical tips on giving teens an allowance…
This was my reader's question:
"I give my 13 year old $50 a week for allowance, and she wastes it on hair glitter, iPhone apps, and Uggs. We argue constantly about how she spends her money, and I'm sick of it! How can I stop her from blowing her money? How can I teach her about achieving money goals?" ~ Sherry, from California.
Below are Karyn's money tips for parents, beginning with a suggestion that Sherry re-evaluate how much allowance she gives her teen. For more money tips for parents, read Allowance Magic: Turn Your Kids Into Money Wizards — it's a step-by-step program for teaching money management to kids. Now, for Karyn's advice…
Karyn, how much should a teen get for allowance? Is $50 a week too much?
Sherry might want to re-evaluate the amount of allowance given. Fifty dollars a week is a lot of money for a 13-year old, who's probably giddy over having that much to spend! I think $13 a week is more reasonable ($1 for every year of age). It sounds like she's already responsible for her discretionary spending even though her mom may take issue with some of the items. With a reduced allowance, her child will learn to prioritize – which is part of learning money management for teens.
She's not going to be thrilled with the idea of a reduced allowance (!), so sit down and come up with a list of Above-and-Beyond jobs that she can do around the house to earn extra money. These can be things like washing the car, yard work, folding laundry, etc. Kids who earn their money tend to value it more, which means they are more careful with how they spend it.
The reduced allowance also makes teaching her how to set and acheive financial goals much easier. It's hard to buy a pair of Uggs with an allowance of $13 a week. By the way, she should also be paying for part of that cell phone she buys all those apps for!
4 Tips for Giving Teens an Allowance – Money Management Tips for Parents
1. Remember that an allowance is a tool to help teen learn how to manage their money. A good time to start is around age 5 or 6. Start with a base allowance, not tied to chores, of half their age per week and increase that to their age per week by the time they are teens. Provide Above-and-Beyond jobs so teens can earn extra money.
2. Allow your teen to spend his money as he wishes – within reason. He'll make financial mistakes along the way which become the perfect opportunities to teach him how to do it differently the next time. Eventually he'll learn the benefits of being a wise consumer and the value of saving some of his money.
3. Do not give advances on allowance. When the money is gone, it's gone. To manage their money successfully as adults, kids need to learn how to budget and live within their means. This may be the time to help them set up a personal financial goal. There will be time later to teach about loans and interest; kids need lots of hands-on experiences with money first.
4. An allowance stops when your teen has a regular paying job, usually around age 16 or 17. Teens this age like the independence a paycheck gives them. And if you follow the above steps, they'll have the skills to be wise about what they do with that extra money.
If you have any thoughts or questions on giving your teen an allowance, please comment below…
Karyn Hodgens has a degree in child development and a multiple subjects teaching credential. Her passion is educating parents on the importance of financial literacy for kids. She also contributed Money Saving Tips for Kids Going Back to School, here on Quips & Tips for Achieving Your Goals.
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I agree, Janice, that life has a knack for throwing a lot of stuff at us. And, for the most part, I think we do a pretty good job of managing it all. Case in point, by giving your kids the responsibility of managing their own allowance, you're teaching them the skills they will need to manage money effectively on their own one day.
As far as the bath and beauty products, I would absolutely have those included as a part of their allowance…for several reasons.
First, they're old enough to be taking on more responsibility. Adding these items to their budgets is getting ever so close to the real thing…and they need the experience.
Second, it'll help them develop savvy shopper skills as they look for coupons, sales, etc.
And, third, it's one less thing YOU need to take care of! You've been there for 18 years, time to start adding in a little more "me" time. 🙂
I have been giving my kids allowance now they are both 18 going to school and working part time.
In addition I am paying for a bus monthly bus pass, 50 cell phone minutes, and hair cuts. Wondering about the bath and beauty products that they seem to go through so quickly. Would it be wise to tell them to take those items out of the allowance or would that be something that comes under the food and drug store category for me? Have trouble with the allowance and categories this should include.
Silly really that I cannot seem to figure this out after all that life has thrown at me in the last 18 years!
Starting is young is certainly one of the best things I have done with my three children. I do believe that if we were given the same advice my financial career would have been a lot healthier than it was when I first started out. Teaching your children to respect and care for money is very important.
You're absolutely right, Laurie. Just like our "regular" personalities, we all have "money" personalities. Partly a packaged deal when we're born and partly influenced by our environment, some need to work a little harder at at things like saving and making wise investments.
But, unlike our regular personalities, as a society we don't give much thought to our money personalities (savers, spenders, givers, penny pinchers, avoiders, worriers), which, if not recognized and "tamed" in time, could lead to problems.
The interesting thing is, if you're paying attention, it's easy to see these personalities start to come out in kids. The good news is, there are strategies that can be used to help steer kids in the direction of making good money choices. And, like most things, the earlier you start, the easier it is.
Thanks, Susan and NetSpend!
Yes, laying that financial foundation early is important. We want our kids to be prepared to handle the adult financial decisions they will be faced with on a daily basis.
Thanks for chiming in!
Really great post – when it comes to teaching kids personal finance, the sooner the better. Another great way to do it is with prepaid cards. You can load the allowance on them and they can spend it freely, but will have to start understanding that when the money is gone, it's gone. Also, online statements can be really helpful for your kid to see how to better manage funds.
.-= NetSpend´s last blog post blog ..Set a Budget by using a NetSpend Prepaid Credit Card =-.
Sounds like I'm too old to get an allowance.
Seriously, great tips. Like the the idea of starting them at age 5 or 6, and making it half their age. And, good to know about the teen getting the job and making their own money. This good parenting will definitely prepare a future adult to properly manage their money.
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College Hockey:Four More College Vets Added To U.S. Men's Olympic Roster
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Four former collegians playing in the NHL, including two from St. Cloud State, found their names added to the U.S. men's Olympic roster Monday.
Former Husky standouts and current Carolina Hurricanes Bret Hedican and Matt Cullen were named — Hedican as an injury replacement for Aaron Miller, and Cullen as a member of the Americans' three-man "taxi squad" — players available for duty should active members of the team be injured.
Their involvement brings the number of St. Cloud veterans with ties to the U.S. Olympic team to three, tying Boston University and Lake Superior State for the most of any school.
Cullen joins former Minnesota defenseman Paul Martin of the New Jersey Devils and netminder Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres, a Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner with Michigan State, on the taxi squad for the games in Torino, Italy.
"We feel bad for Aaron [Miller] that he's unable to be part of the team," said Don Waddell, general manager of Team USA. "At the same time we're extremely fortunate to be able to replace Aaron with someone the caliber of Bret Hedican."
Hedican has logged 18 points (5-13) in 51 games with Carolina this season while averaging more than 20 minutes per game. He last put on a USA jersey at the 2001 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship, where he scored two goals and had two assists in nine games for the U.S.
Cullen, Martin and Ryan Miller, meanwhile, will be available as potential replacements for Team USA members injured during the course of the Olympic Games.
Cullen has scored 20 goals and added 14 assists while posting a +7 rating for the Hurricanes. He was named to last year's 2005 U.S. men's national team, but was injured prior to the 2005 IIHF World Championship.
Martin is second among New Jersey defensemen in points (2-21–23) and time on ice (23:34). He skated in all seven games for the U.S. at the 2005 IIHF World Championship last April. If he is called upon to play, he would be the youngest skater (24) on Team USA and the second-youngest player on the team. Rick DiPietro, also 24, was born six months after Martin.
Despite suffering an injury that kept him sidelined for over a month, Ryan Miller has compiled 18 wins in 25 games for Buffalo. He owns a 2.18 goals against average and a .925 save percentage. He last represented the United States at the 2003 IIHF World Championship where he posted a 2-1-0 record and 2.49 GAA in four games.
Waddell said that Martin and Cullen will practice with the team in Italy, while Ryan Miller will be on call from the United States.
"It's not practical to have four goaltenders dressed for practice, so we felt it best to have Ryan remain at home and be available to come over should one of our goaltenders get hurt," said Waddell.
Team USA will begin its quest for a gold medal Feb. 15 when it faces Latvia at 3 p.m. EST.
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Oct. 22, 2010
TUCSON, Ariz. – University of Arizona Wildcat men's golf heads to Windermere, Fla. for the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational, a 15-team tournament that includes five of Golfweek/Saragin's Top-10 teams.
The Wildcats did not compete in last year's event but finished 14th in the 2008 tournament and were led by then-sophomore Tarquin MacManus, who finished tied for 23rd.
The 15-team field (and their Golfweek/Saragin rankings) includes: No. 2 Oklahoma State, No. 3 Florida, No. 5 Alabama, No. 6 Texas, No. 9 LSU, No. 11 Georgia, No. 18 Texas Tech, Arizona, Central Florida, Ohio State, SMU, Stanford, Tennessee, TCU and Vanderbilt.
The event, hosted by Texas Tech, will be contested at the Isleworth Golf & Country Club in Windermere, Fla. Oct. 24-26, a par-72, 7,544-yard layout. Tee times begin at 11:00 a.m. MST each morning. For live results of the tournament, visit www.golfstat.com. For complete results from the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational and continued coverage of Arizona Wildcat men's golf, visit ArizonaWildcats.com.


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The US Conference of Catholic Bishops Office of Film and Broadcasting (evaluating "according to artistic merit and moral suitability") has finally released their review of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. From the review:
Though Bella is anxious to consummate her love for Edward, their brief, fully clothed bedroom encounter terminates in his refusal to do more than kiss and caress her. But while his restraint was previously motivated by the fear that passion might drive him to put his fangs into Bella, Edward now takes a stand on principle, resolving to uphold Bella's virtue until the two are married.
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Following the conclusion of its 2011 season, the East Carolina baseball team continues to be ranked in the national polls when it garnered a No. 29 ranking by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Tuesday afternoon.
The Pirates (41-21), who made their third regional final in four NCAA appearances under Head Coach Billy Godwin, ended the season with a 13-1 loss to overall No. 1 seed Virginia in the Charlottesville Regional on June 5.
ECU also received votes in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' poll for the 12th-straight week when the publication revealed its final poll back on May 30. This week's ranking also marks the fifth time they have appeared in the polls in 2011.
NCBWA will release its final poll at the conclusion of the 65th annual College World Series (CWS) which gets underway this Saturday, June 18 when Vanderbilt faces North Carolina at 1 p.m.
Pirates In The Polls In 2011
Baseball America: No. 25 (May 23); No. 23 (May 30).
USA Today/Coaches': Received Votes (March 14 to May 30).
NCBWA: Received Votes (Preseason to April 18; May 2-9); No. 29 (April 25); No. 30 (May 16); No. 25 (May 23); No. 27 (May 30); No. 27 (June 6); No. 29 (June 14).


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1a.Objectives (from AD-416)
The main objective is to devise root maggot control strategies by genetically engineering sugar beet for production of recombinant proteinase inhibitor proteins that target the digestive proteases of the sugar beet root maggot, a major pest of sugar beet.
1b.Approach (from AD-416)
Several proteinase inhibitor genes cloned from sugar beet or from tobacco will be introduced into sugar beet hairy root cultures and used in insect bioassays to characterize the functional role of these genes in pest resistance.
3.Progress Report
Molecular functional studies were initiated to characterize newly discovered sugar beet genes and several other inscet resistance genes. Transgenes were reconstructed for over-production in a model sugar beet root system and model plants. Insect bioassays were developed for evaluating the effect of resistance genes on the sugar beet root maggot, beet armyworm, fall armyworm and black cutworms using genetically modified roots of sugar beet (hairy root cultures) and model plants. Results from the insect bioassays support a function of these genes for increasing insect resistance in plants.


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Top 10 Highest Grossing Indian Movies
Indian Cinemas are Huge and Largest in the World, thousands of films releasing each year in different languages under particular places. There are dozens of Indian film industries making films on the subjects which interesting for the present generation, the main languages are Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Marathi. Tamil, Telugu and Hindi Film industries are widely named and huge fans to watch the films in India and abroad. Nowadays the budget of the films higher and the box office of the films too, the movies which released many decades ago like Sholay which is released in 1975 and grossed 15 Crore that holds record for long time, and the comparison for the new and old films depends on value of the currency. following are the 10 highest grossed movies from all Indian films industries.
Release Year: 19 December 2014
Language: Hindi
Director: Rajkumar Hirani
Producers: Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Siddharth Roy Kapur
Worldwide Gross: Rs. 735 Crore (US$110 million)
2. Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Release Year: 17 July 2015
Language: Hindi, Urdu
Director: Kabir Khan
Producers: Salman Khan, Rockline Venkatesh
Worldwide Gross: 626 Crore (US$95 million) (still running in theaters)
3. Baahubali: The Beginning
Release Year: 10 July 2015
Language: Telugu, Tamil
Director: S. S. Rajamouli
Producers: Prasad Devineni, Shobu Yarlagadda
Worldwide Gross: 600 Crore (US$91 million) (still running in theaters)
4. Dhoom 3
Release Year: 20 December 2013
Language: Hindi
Director: Vijay Krishna Acharya
Producers: Aditya Chopra
Worldwide Gross: Rs. 536 Crore (US$81 million)
5. Chennai Express
Release Year: 8 August 2013
Language: Hindi
Director: Rohit Shetty
Producers: Gauri Khan, Ronnie Screwvala, Siddharth Roy Kapur
Worldwide Gross: Rs. 422 Crore (US$66 million)
6. 3 Idiots
Release Year: 25 December 2009
Language: Hindi
Director: Rajkumar Hirani
Producers: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Worldwide Gross: Rs. 395 Crore (US$62 million)
7. Kick
Release Year: 25 July 2014
Language: Hindi
Director: Sajid Nadiadwala
Producers: Sajid Nadiadwala
Worldwide Gross: Rs. 390 Crore (US$61 million)
8. Krrish 3
Release Year: 1 November 2013
Language: Hindi
Director: Rakesh Roshan
Producers: Rakesh Roshan
Worldwide Gross: Rs. 374 Crore (US$59 million)
9. Happy New Year
Release Year: 23 October 2014
Language: Hindi
Director: Farah Khan
Producers: Gauri Khan
Worldwide Gross: Rs. 356 Crore (US$56 million)
10. Bang Bang!
Release Year: 2 October 2014
Language: Hindi
Director: Farah Khan
Producers: Fox Star Studios
Worldwide Gross: Rs. 340 Crore (US$53 million)
11. Ek Tha Tiger
Release Year: 15 August 2012
Language: Hindi
Director: Kabir Khan
Producers: Aditya Chopra
Worldwide Gross: Rs. 320 Crore (US$50 million)
12. Enthiran
Release Year: 1 October 2010
Language: Tamil
Director: Shankar
Producers: Kalanithi Maran
Worldwide Gross: Rs. 256 Crore (US$40 million)
Note: The List above Shows the highest grossed movies update of the year 2014-2015, and upcoming movies may gross more than the movie listed above, and they will be listed soon.


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Following the success of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, we can expect a remastered version of Sleeping Dogs for next-gen consoles and PC in October. Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition includes all of the DLC released so far, as well as improved gameplay, graphics and more.
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition will be running at 1080p on both the Xbox One and PS4, "tuned gameplay", upgrades to the audio and visuals of the original game, 24 DLC packs and more. The included DLC is worth $85, and pre-order customers will receive a limited edition art book, as well as a boxed retail copy of the game.
Square Enix will be releasing Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition on October 10 for the Xbox One, PS4 and PC.


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Swedish retailer H&M turns Beckham into a 10ft statue for the launch of his second underwear collection for the brand.
07:17, UK, Saturday 18 August 2012
David Beckham has been made into a man of steel as Manhattan unveiled a 10ft tall statue of an underwear-clad Becks.
The statue has been erected in New York as part of the promotion for the 37-year-old's newest underwear collection for Swedish retailer H&M.
The English footballer's first body wear range for the fashion label was released earlier this year, in February, and the dad of four insists he is in the underwear game for the long-haul.
Beckham said: "I'm very happy that so far people seem to like it, and the first season was incredibly successful.
"The challenge is to keep it going and establish a brand that will last many years. That is my ambition."
The retailer plans to erect the larger than life Beckhams in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco as part of a "statue stunt".
Beckham said he did not have any help getting in shape for poster ads, where he was stripped to just his boxers for the camera.
He said: "I did nothing different. I'm naturally fit, of course, as an athlete, so there is nothing out of the ordinary I do."
Beckham featured in the campaign to bring the Olympic Games to London - also driving the torch to the Olympic Stadium in a speedboat along the Thames, as part of the opening ceremony.
"I was incredibly honoured to be part of the team that helped bring the Olympics to my home borough, city and country," he said.
"I always knew we would put on a fantastic event, but it has exceeded even my most optimistic expectations."
Beckham had hoped to play for Britain's soccer team, but he was not included in the squad.
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Lakewood fire crews respond to a motor vehicle accident of a Jeep into a pool
Driver arrested, charged with OVI
LAKEWOOD, Ohio - A party was literally crashed when a woman drove her Jeep through a fence at an apartment complex and plunged into a pool at a Lakewood home where a pool party was taking place.
PHOTO GALLERY: SUV plunges into pool
There were two men in the pool at the time of the crash. They were uninjured. One of the men in the pool swam to the Jeep to help rescue the driver.
The 46-year-old female driver was pulled from the vehicle without injuries.
Police say it is unknown at this time why the woman crashed and plunged her Jeep into the pool.
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McDonald's in Monroe, Louisiana was the site of a plane crash this week right before lunchtime at a normally busy restaurant. A pilot was testing out a a plane after it had just been in for repairs, but something went very wrong. The plane crashed at McDonald's with only a pilot on board and he was seriously injured.
Michael Ray Martin, 41, of Calhoun, Louisiana, was piloting the Beechcraft Bonanza airplane, he had it out for a test run after the repairs. He was doing some special maneuvers to test the craft when he first clipped the top of some trees before plummeting into the neighborhood McDonald's, according to NewsMax on June 3.
Manager of the Monroe Municipal Airport, Ron Phillips, said that the pilot "was flying patterns and ran into difficulty" when it "clipped several trees" and went into a spin before crashing at the fast-food restaurant. No one knows what happened, said Phillips, the plane was "a long way from the runway."
The pilot is a veteran pilot, who spends most of his time crop dusting over the fields of Illinois, but he flies back to Monroe occasionally for visits. The plane that Martin was piloting had been in for repairs since November in northeastern Louisiana.
According to and update from Web Pro News, the pilot was hospitalized for "moderate injuries," which included a broken leg from the crash. He was airlifted from the crash to a nearby hospital.
Witnesses report that the plane was flying along Balboa Street going east when the plane clipped a tree top. The plane crashed into the parking lot of McDonald's upside down after coming out of a spin. Thankfully no one on the ground was injured.
The Beechcraft Bonanza crashed at McDonald's a little before 11a.m., it is registered to WFO Flying Service out of Carmi, Illinois.
The National Transportation Safety Board is sending investigators out to the McDonald's crash site, but they didn't say whether it would be Tuesday or Wednesday that they'd arrive. The nearest NTSB office is in Dallas, so it will take some time for the investigators to get there.


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Nokia's Symbian Anna devices get a new bug fixing software update
Nokia has apparently started the rollout of a software update for its smartphones running Symbian Anna. The phones in question are the Nokia N8, E7, C7, C6-01, X7, and the E6. However, if you were hoping to get the Symbian Belle update, you'll be disappointed – this isn't it. We had previously heard that the Belle update would start rolling out toward the end of this month, but we're not there yet, and that rumor has been shot down by Nokia in the meantime. So it's still unclear when the owners of Anna devices will get Belle.
Until then, though, here's a neat bug fixing release that will take your phone to software version 025.007. It comes in at 1 MB, so it's easy to download and apply. Nothing new is in this update, yet that doesn't mean you shouldn't install it as soon as possible. It may fix some nagging bugs, as well as enhance stability and performance.
The update comes over-the-air and is already available for some product codes. As usual, your phone may not get the update right now, but later. And if you have a carrier-"customized" version of a device, you may never get this update – that's all up to your carrier.


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Feb. 5, 2010
Pole vaulter Tori Pena had a big day in New York at the New Balance Collegiate Invite as the senior jumped a lifetime-best and NCAA provisional qualifier in the pole vault to highlight the Bruin women on day one of the meet.
Pena finished second in the championship section of the vault, as she cleared a personal-best 13-9.25. That mark bettered her previous indoor best of 13-5.25, moved her sixth all-time at UCLA and qualified her provisionally for the NCAA Indoor Championships. Her mark also is just five centimeters shy of the automatic standard (13-11.25).
Pena wasn't the only NCAA qualifier in the vault as teammate Tori Anthony cleared 13-1.50 to finish ninth overall, also in the championship section.
Two other Bruins picked up provisional marks on day one of the meet - junior Lindsay Rowe and senior Danielle Watson. Rowe was 11th in the prelim round of the champion section of the 60m hurdles (8.51) and then finished second in the console final with an NCAA mark of 8.40. She also ran an indoor-best in the 60m, finishing 18th with a time of 7.88. Watson was sixth in the championship long jump with an NCAA mark of 20-2.25. She also competed in the college section of the 200m, finishing eighth with a lifetime-best run of 25.06.
Sophomore Ke'Nyia Richardson competed in her first 60m hurdles race as a Bruin, finishing second in the college section with a time of 8.71. Sophomore Ryann Krais, competing in the same section as Richardson, finished 12th with a time of 9.09. Krais also finished in a tie for 17th in the long jump with an indoor lifetime-best of 18-3.
In the prelims of the championship 400m section, junior Ashlea McLaughlin ran a lifetime-best 54.89 to advance to Saturday's final. Fellow classmate Joy Eaton finished 12th with a time of 54.97.
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UMass opens the tournament against #8 Quinnipiac on Sunday at 4 p.m. in Hartford, Conn.
Dec. 27, 2013
Quick Hits: Denver Game- In its final game before the holiday break, UMass fell to #17 Denver, 5-3 at the Mullins Center on Dec.17.- Redshirt junior Troy Power scored two of the three for UMass on the evening, his second career multi-goal game and second of the season to extend his point scoring streak to four straight with three goals and two assists over that span. - Power now has 13 points (7g, 6a) in 20 games this season after entering the year with 17 points in his previous 60 career contests.- Power's first of the night was his fourth power-play goal of the year and fifth of his career.- Fellow captain senior Conor Sheary provided the other tally for the Minutemen, his 90th point of his career and team-best 14th of the season.- Seniors Joel Hanley, Branden Gracel, Michael Pereira and Adam Phillips all provided helpers in the contest, as did freshmen Steven Iacobellis and Ray Pigozzi. Gracel's assist marked his 80th career point, while Hanley's was his squad-leading 11th of the year to match his 2012-13 season total (11 in 33 games).-Pereira's helper was his 48th of his career and 95th career point to extend his point scoring streak to three straight games. - Since Nov. 30 at Quinnipiac, the Pereira-Gracel-Sheary line has combined for 14 points in six games (Pereira: 2g, 2a; Gracel: 2g, 3a; Sheary: 2g, 3a).- Both Phillips and Iacobellis have logged their names on the scoresheet over the past two games, the first time that Iacobellis has done so in back-to-back games in his career.- Pigozzi has now has five assists in five games in the month of December. - The Minutemen scored their 22nd power-play goal of the season in the setback.- UMass saw its string of 20 straight successful penatly kills come to an end against Denver.-The Minutemen limited the Pioneers to 18 shots on goal, the lowest total for any UMass opponent this season. Yevenko Helps Belarus Win 2013 Arosa Challenge- Junior defenseman Oleg Yevenko was invited to participate in a training camp and international tournament for his native Belarus over the holiday break and traveled to Switzerland where he helped the Belorussian national squad win the 2013 Arosa Challenge.- In the opening game of the four-team tournament, Belarus defeated Slovakia, 2-1 on Dec. 20, and then downed Switzerland, 3-2 in a shootout in the championship game on Dec. 21.Pereria Nears Pair Of Milestones- Senior Michael Pereira is five points away from his 100th of his career and three away from becoming the sixth 50-goal scorer in program history. - Only four players in UMass history have previously reached both the 100-point and 50-goal milestones in their career.- Pereira currently ranks in the top-15 in UMass history in the following career categories: power-play goals (17, t-4th), goals (47, t-7th), game-winning goals (5, t-11th) and points (95, t-13th).Mastalerz, Minutemen, Honored Following Colgate Sweep-After picking up a pair of victories, junior goaltender Steve Mastalerz was named the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week and UMass Athlete of the Week, on Dec.16. The Minutemen were also recognized as the Hockey East Team of the Week after sweeping their road series at Colgate, 2-0 and 3-2.- Mastalerz collected his third Hockey East accolade of the season and fourth Defensive Player of the Week nod from the league in his career. His UMass honor was his second of the season. - In net for both wins over the weekend, including his third career shutout, Mastalerz stopped 58 of the 60 shots he faced in the two games for a .967 save percentage and posted a goals-against average of 1.00. - He made 25 saves in the Saturday 2-0 victory and followed up with 33 on Sunday.Pigozzi Tabbed Rookie Of The Week- Freshman forward Ray Pigozzi was selected as the Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week, the league office announced on Dec. 9. Pigozzi earned his first conference honor of his career, the fourth collected by a member of the Minutemen this season.- Pigozzi helped UMass to a weekend split on the road at #13/11 Notre Dame, assisting on four of six goals by the Minutemen against the Fighting Irish. - With a pair of helpers in each contest, the Evanston, Ill., native logged the second and third multi-point games of his rookie campaign.- On Saturday night, Pigozzi set up the game-winning goal on the power play with 2:47 remaining in regulation to help UMass to its first road victory and first win over a ranked opponent this season. Power Added As Captain- UMass hockey redshirt junior forward Troy Power was named a team captain, head coach John Micheletto announced on Nov. 24. Power wore the "C" for the first time in the Minutemen's game at Vermont and joins senior Conor Sheary, who was named a captain prior to the Minutemen's home opener against Michigan State.- "Troy has been a valuable contributor to this team, due in large part to his respect for and love of the game," said Micheletto. "His contributions on the ice and in the locker room have been significant and impactful. This is a well-deserved honor for Troy. He and Conor Sheary give us an outstanding leadership duo that we will lean on as we look to make strides in Hockey East." Hanley Among Top Scoring Defensemen In UMass History- With 72 points in his career, senior defenseman Joel Hanley ranks fourth all-time in UMass history for a UMass blueliner. Two of the three individuals ahead of him on the list, Thomas Pöck and Justin Braun, were both All-Americans for the Minutemen and went on to play in the NHL.- Overall, Hanley is tied for 31st in career scoring with 17 goals and 55 assists. This season currently he is tied for second on the team in points with 13 (2g, 11a) and ranks third in Hockey East in defenseman scoring while also sitting 10th in assists.- Hanley is the Hockey East leader in power play points, as well, with 10.Block Party- UMass currently has three players inside the top-five in Hockey East in blocked shots, paced by senior Colin Shea's 49 blocks (2nd). Fellow Minutemen blueliners junior Oleg Yevenko and senior Joel Hanley rank tied for third and fifth with 43 and 42, respectively.- Shea blocked a game-high seven shots in UMass' 3-2 win at #13/11 Notre Dame. He surpassed his season total from 2012-13 (46 in 34 games) in just 19 games this year.Haight Superb In Starting Debut- Freshman goaltender Mac Haight was named the Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week and Co-UMass Athlete of the Week on Nov. 18 after two solid starts against #7 Boston College.- Filling in for the injured Steve Mastalerz, Haight made the first two starts of his career and posted a 1.92 goals-against average and a .934 save percentage against the Eagles, who came into the matchups with the No. 1-ranked offense in the nation at 5.00 goals per-game. Haight stopped 51 of the 61 shots he faced over the two contests, including 31 saves in his starting debut.- The following night, he made 26 saves to help lead the Minutemen to a 2-2 tie against the Eagles, including stopping the final 21 shots he faced in the contest with 15 saves in the second period alone. Newcomers Make Immediate Impact- Head coach John Micheletto's first recruiting class has made an immediate impact for the Minutemen as the group of eight newcomers who have seen action thus far this season have accounted for 34 of UMass' 115 points on the year, nearly 30 percent of the squad's scoring. Six of eight UMass newcomers that have seen the ice have at least one point on the year.- Newcomers had nine points (2g 7a) in the two-game sweep of Michigan State, including first career points for freshmen Ray Pigozzi and Brandon Wahlin and sophomore transfer Ben Gallacher's first points as a Minuteman. As a freshman at Ohio State in 2011-12, Gallacher had 11 helpers.- Freshman Steven Iacobellis' play was a bright spot for the Minutemen in the squad's opening weekend of the season. Centering UMass' second line in both contests, Iacobellis scored his first collegiate goal in the season opener at #19 Boston University on Oct. 11. - Three of UMass' six game-winning goals to date have been scored by freshmen (Iacobellis and Pigozzi).-The Minutemen's freshman class is in the top-25 nationally (t-22nd) in scoring with 29 points.Introducing Iacobellis- One of UMass' biggest offensive contributors to date this season has been freshman forward Steven Iacobellis, who currently leads the squad with eight goals and as scored at team-best five on the power play.- Nationally Iacobellis is tied for third among freshmen in goals scored, trailing only Sam Anas of Quinnipiac (13) and Matt Carey of St. Lawrence (13). He is tied for seventh in power-play goals overall.- In Hockey East, Iacobellis ranks tied for eighth in goal scoring, tied for third in power play points (8), tied for first in power-play goals, tied for sixth in freshman scoring (13 pts) and is 10th in faceoff percentage (56.1%).- Iacobellis' power-play goal from the Oct. 19, 5-2 win over Michigan State was selected as the No. 5 play in the NCAA's Top-5 Plays of the Week.A Balanced Attack- The Minutemen have been extremely balanced in their scoring thus far this as 10 players have combined for the squad's 41 goals with no player having registered more than eight.- Sixteen of the 26 players who have seen the ice over UMass' first 19 games have contributed at least one point. Senior Conor Sheary (4g, 10a) leads the squad with 14 points, while freshman Steven Iacobellis (8g, 5a), redshirt junior Troy Power (7g, 6a) and senior Joel Hanley (2g 11a) follow with 13 points apiece. Four more individuals have at least eight points on the year, including senior Branden Gracel (7g, 5a), freshman Ray Pigozzi (3g, 9a) and senior Michael Pereira (5g, 5a).- Thirteen different players have registered points on the power play, with eight individuals tallying five or more points with the man advantage. Hanley paces the group as 10 of his 13 points on the year have come on the power play.Mastalerz Honored Again- After backstopping the Minutemen to a 1-0-1 weekend of Hockey East action vs. Maine, junior goaltender Steve Mastalerz was named Co-Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week and Co-UMass Athlete of the Week on Nov 4. Mastalerz earned his second honor of the season from Hockey East.- Mastalerz helped UMass earn its first three Hockey East points of the season, turning aside 64 of 66 shots faced for a .970 save percentage against the Black Bears as the Minutemen recorded a 1-1 tie and a 2-1 win at the Mullins Center on the weekend. - He logged a 0.96 GAA over the two contests and did not allow an even strength goal as both Maine tallies came on the power play, one during a 5-on-3. Mastalerz's 38 saves on Nov. 2 marked a season best and were two shy of his career high. Sensational Night For Second Line- The Minutemen's second line of freshman Ray Pigozzi, freshman Steven Iacobellis and redshirt-junior Troy Power contributed nine of UMass' 13 points in the 5-2 victory over Michigan State on Oct. 19.- Pigozzi (3a), Iacobellis (2g, 1a) and Power (1g, 2a) each totaled three points apiece. - Pigozzi's helpers marked the first three points of his career, while Power's three-point night set a new career single-game high. Iacobellis' tallies were his second and third of the season and included the game-winning goal. Power Play Prowess- UMass is currently fourth in the nation in power-play goals with 22 in 20 games and ranks tied for 12th in power play percentage at 22% (22 for 100).- The Minutemen have scored at least one power-play goal in 13 of 20 contests thus far, registering multiple goals with the man advantage on six occasions, most recently going 2-for-5 (40%) in the second of two games of a weekend sweep on the road at Colgate.- The Minutemen logged their first two wins of the season on the back of a stellar effort from the squad's power play unit, converting five of their 13 opportunities (38.5%) with the man advantage over two games against Michigan State, including a 4-for-8 effort on Oct. 19 vs. the Spartans, which marked the first time since Oct. 8, 2009 vs. RPI that a Minuteman squad had scored four or more power-play goals in a game. - The Minutemen scored all three of their goals in the opening weekend of the season at #19 Boston University and at #1 UMass Lowell on the power play for a 25% (3-for-12) conversion rate.- With at least one power-play goal in 22 of its 34 contests in 2012-13, the Minutemen owned the No. 3-ranked power play in Hockey East last season with a conversion rate of 18.5% (31 for 168), 25th nationally.- UMass finished last season tied for 17th in the nation in power-play goals with 31, ninth in power-play goals per-game (.91).- Last season the Minutemen compiled a streak of nine straight games with at least one power play goal, the longest such streak in the program's Modern Era. Previously UMass had power-play tallies in seven straight contests from Nov.-Dec. 2003. Minutemen Earn Weekly Awards Following Michigan State Sweep- Coming off the squad's weekend sweep of Michigan State, the UMass hockey program collected several weekly awards on Oct 21. Junior goaltender Steve Mastalerz was tabbed the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week and freshman Steven Iacobellis was selected as Co-UMass Athlete of the Week, while the Minutemen were named the Hockey East Team of the Week.- Mastalerz earned his second career Defensive Player of the Week accolade after he posted a pair of victories over Michigan State Oct. 18-19 as UMass swept the Spartans, 3-1 and 5-2. He stopped 31 shots in each contest for a total of 62 saves on the weekend and a .954 save percentage to go along with a 1.50 goals-against average.- Iacobellis saw action in both games of UMass' home opening weekend, posting a three-point night on Saturday in the Minutemen's come-from-behind victory over Michigan State with two goals and one assist, including his second career power-play tally and first career game winner. The freshman saw 17 minutes, 26 seconds of ice time on Saturday and played 16:49 in Friday's contest. Iacobellis won 56.7% of his faceoffs on the weekend, going 17-for-30 in the circle.Sheary Named Captain- Head coach John Micheletto announced on Oct. 18 that Conor Sheary will serve as the team's captain for the 2013-14 campaign. The senior forward has been a fixture in the Minutemen's lineup for the past three-plus seasons, missing just one of a possible 125 games of his career thus far.-Sheary wore the "C" for the first time on Oct. 18 in the squad's home opener vs. Michigan State.Happy Returns- Both redshirt-junior forward Troy Power and sophomore Evan Stack returned to the lineup in the season opener at Boston University on Oct. 11 after both seeing their 2012-13 campaigns cut short due to injury. Power was granted a medical hardship waiver and will have one additional season of eligibility remaining following the 2013-14 campaign.- Seeing his first action since Nov. 30, 2012 vs. Northeastern, Power scored his first of the season on Oct. 12 at #1 UMass Lowell.- Stack was back in the lineup for the first time since Nov. 9, 2012 vs. Providence. The pair of forwards missed a combined 49 games lost to injury in 2012-13. Who's Back- UMass returns 18 total letterwinners from a year ago, 12 forwards, five defensemen and one goaltender. The Minutemen bring back their three leading scorers from 2013-14 in seniors Branden Gracel (34 pts), Conor Sheary (27 pts) and Michael Pereira (26 pts). Among the 18 returnees are 16 juniors and seniors. Three of UMass' five returning defensemen played in 30+ games last season.- In net, Steve Mastalerz played a then-career high 15 games in 2012-13, a total of 850:56 minutes. Upon returning from injury, Mastalerz posted a 2.45 goals-against average and a .915 save percentage in the second half of the season and finished the year on a high note, with a 3-0 shutout of Merrimack.What's New - UMass added nine new faces to the roster for 2013-14, four forwards (Steven Iacobellis, Ray Pigozzi, Frank Vatrano, Brandon Wahlin), three defensemen (Brennan Baxandall, Ben Gallacher, Marc Hetnik) and two goaltenders (Mac Haight, Alex Wakaluk).- The group is an experienced bunch and has combined for 1,244 career games in junior hockey. - Three players in the group have won a combined four medals in international competition. Vatrano captured a gold medal with the U.S. National Development Team at the 2011 IIHF World U-18 Championship and took silver at the U-17 championships in 2010. Gallacher was a silver medal winner in the World Junior A Championships for Canada West in 2010 and Pigozzi captured a bronze medal at the World Junior A Challenge in 2011 as a member of Team USA.- Two more players wore letters for their respective junior clubs as Baxandall served as Drumheller's captain in 2012-13 and was an assistant captain in 2011-12 and Hetnik served as captain for the Vernon Vipers in 2012-13.- As a member of the Melville Millionaires of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Wakaluk was MVP of the SJHL and was a finalist for the RBC Canadian Junior Hockey League Player of the Year in 2012-13.- Wahlin finished his junior career as the all-time leading scorer for the Austin Bruins of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) with 109 career points (33 goals, 76 assists) in 115 career regular season games.Career Years In 2012-13- Seven returning Minutemen are coming off years in which they set or matched career highs in either goals, assists or points. - Career highs in goals in 2012-13: Zack LaRue (2), Troy Power (2), Branden Gracel (14), Colin Shea (3)- Career highs in assists in 2012-13: Mike Busillo (2), LaRue (3), Gracel (20), Adam Phillips (7), Shea (10), Anthony Raiola (1)- Career highs in points in 2012-13: LaRue (5), Gracel (24), Shea (13). A Fine Line- The line of Michael Pereira, Branden Gracel and Conor Sheary skated together in 17 games in 2012-13 and combined for 52 points during that span on 24 goals and 28 assists. One of the top point producing line combinations in all of Hockey East last year, all three returned for the 2013-14 season and have skated together in 14 of 20 contests thus far this year.- In those 17 games, the Pereira-Gracel-Sheary line provided 52.2% of the team's goals and 40.9% of the squad's points. Gracel (7g, 11a) and Pereira (10g, 8a) had a team-high 18 points in that stretch, followed by Sheary (7g, 9a).- Gracel is coming off a breakout junior campaign that saw him log a team-best 34 points (14 goals, 20 assists) while also garnering Hockey East Honorable Mention All-Star recognition.- The three have missed just 10 games combined in their three-plus seasons of college hockey.Three Years And Counting- It has been over three calendar years since senior Conor Sheary has missed a game for the Minutemen, currently having played in 119 straight contests, including all 36 as a sophomore, all 34 last season and all 20 to date this season.- Not dressing for just one of a possible 125 games of his career thus far, the only contest Sheary missed came on Oct. 30, 2010 at Providence. - Sheary played in his 100th career game on Feb. 23, 2013 vs. Maine.Senior Citizens - UMass' nine-man senior class has appeared in over 850 career games combined with three members of the class (Branden Gracel, Conor Sheary and Colin Shea) having played in all 34 games last season. - As a group, they have logged 164 goals and 274 assists, led by Michael Pereira's 95 career points. Conor Sheary and Branden Gracel follow with 90 and 80 respectively. Pereira is UMass' active career goals (47) and points leader.- Three seniors combined on UMass' final goal of the night for the Minutemen at Maine on Oct. 26 as Pereira scored with assists going to Hanley and Sheary to bring the class' total to 400 career points among the group.- Six seniors have hit the century mark in games played: Sheary (124), Pereira (121), Gracel (120), Joel Hanley (117), Shea (116) and Adam Phillips (110).Vs. Ranked Teams- UMass is 1-6-1 against ranked teams thus far this year, most recently falling to #17 Denver, 5-3, on Dec. 17.- The Minutemen opened up last season with five games against ranked foes over its first six contests and went 4-9-2 against ranked teams in 2012-13, including wins over #9 New Hampshire (11/2), #8 Dartmouth (12/31), #2 Boston College (1/18) and #11/9 Boston University (2/1).- UMass was 7-9-1 against ranked teams in 2011-12 with wins over #1 Boston College (11/15), #17 Yale (12/7), #13 Cornell (12/29), #4 Boston College (1/13), #1 Boston University (2/10, at #11 Maine (2/18) and vs. #12 Merrimack (3/2). In 2010-11, the Minutemen posted an 0-16-3 record against ranked teams.- UMass record of 9-8-0 in 2009-10 was the program's best all-time record against ranked foes. UMass had wins over #2 Boston University (10/18), #9 Yale (11/19), #18/17 Vermont (11/24, 1/23), vs. #18 Union (12/29), a pair over #15 UMass Lowell (1/15-16), and a pair of wins at #17 Maine (3/5-6). - All-time, UMass is 65-197-25 against ranked opponents including a 6-4-0 record at neutral sites and a 10-29-4 record against non-conference teams.- UMass posted its fourth-ever win over a #1-ranked team, its first-ever on the road, on Feb. 10, 2012, 3-2 at Boston University. It was the squad's second over a #1 on the season. On Nov. 5, 2011, the Minutemen earned a 4-2 victory over Boston College in the Mullins Center. Previously, UMass had defeated then #1-ranked Boston University, 5-1, on Nov. 14, 2008 - also at the Mullins Center. The first came in 1994-95 with a 4-2 win over #1 Maine on Jan. 28. In the modern era, UMass is 4-14-1 against teams ranked #1.Three Attend Rookie Camps- Three current members of the UMass hockey team attended NHL prospect camps this past summer. Senior forward Branden Gracel participated in New York Islanders' mini camp and senior forward Conor Sheary and junior defenseman Oleg Yevenko attended New Jersey Devils' rookie camp.- Gracel was among 26 camp invitees on Long Island and took part in a five-day mini camp loaded with off and on-ice workout sessions. In the Orange vs. Blue Rookie Scrimmage at Nassau Coliseum on July 11, Gracel centered the fourth line for the Orange team.- Sheary and Yevenko opened up Devils rookie camp at AmeriHealth Pavilion on Monday, July 15.- With 7.7 seconds to go in the team's July 18 scrimmage, Yevenko fought 6-5, 215-pound Seth Helgeson.- In the final scrimmage of the week, Sheary scored for the white team at the 8:02 mark of the opening period during a power play portion of the scrimmage.Minutemen In The NHL- Four UMass hockey alumni earned spots on opening night National Hockey League rosters for the start of the 2013-14 season. Former Minutemen Justin Braun (2006-10) and Matt Irwin (2008-10) are in their fourth and second seasons, respectively, with the San Jose Sharks, Jonathan Quick (2005-07) is back with the Los Angeles Kings and Mike Kostka (2004-08) is in his first year with the Chicago Blackhawks. The four, all active in the NHL last season, are among UMass' total of nine NHL alumni all time.- During Matt Anderson's stint with the Devils last season in 2012-13, there were five Minutemen active in the NHL at once, the highest number in history. The program has had four on two occasions, first in 2010-11 and then again to start this season. In addition, Brad Norton, Greg Mauldin, Thomas Pöck and Casey Wellman round out the list of UMass hockey alumni who have seen time in the NHL, all within the past decade.- Irwin was named the 2012-13 San Jose Sharks' Rookie of the Year after registering 12 points on six goals and six assists over 38 games last season. He also appeared in 11 playoff games for the Sharks and had one assist in postseason competition.UMass Pros Dot The Globe- UMass currently has 23 alumni currently playing professional hockey around the globe in nine different countries: Austria, Denmark, England, Finland, Germany, Italy, Russia, Switzerland and the United States.- In addition to the four former Minutemen currently playing in the NHL, two more are active in the AHL (Conor Allen and Casey Wellman) and five are currently on ECHL rosters (Rocco Carzo, Marvin Degon, Danny Hobbs, Michael Marcou and T.J. Syner). - Ten alums are currently competing in Europe: Alex Berry (Denmark), Chris Capraro (England), Paul Dainton (Italy), P.J. Fenton (Germany), Mark Matheson (Austria), Greg Mauldin (Switzerland), Thomas Pöck (Austria), Corey Quirk (Denmark), Toni Soderholm (Finland) and Stephen Werner (Germany).- Matt Anderson is in his first year in the KHL, playing with Moscow Spartak. He currently has 20 points (11g, 9a) in 38 games.UMass Inks Six To NLIs- Head coach John Micheletto announced on Nov. 19 that UMass hockey added its first six members of the Class of 2018 during the November early signing period. Defenseman Brandon Egli, forward Dennis Kravchenko, forward Patrick Lee, defenseman Brandon Montour, defenseman Maddison Smiley and forward Dominic Trento have all signed National Letters of Intent to play for the Minutemen next season.- Egli is in his second season with the Victoria Grizzlies of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League (BCHL) and has been one of the top scoring defensemen for the squad.- As the squad's captain, Kravchenko recently led Team USA to the Gold medal at the World Junior A Championships and had four points (1g, 3a) over four games in the tournament. - Lee and Smiley won a second consecutive AJHL Championship with the Bandits in 2012-13. Lee and Smiley also won the Royal Bank Cup last year, Canada's National Junior A Championship. - Smiley was named the 2012-13 AJHL Playoff MVP and earned the AJHL's Sportsmanship Award, the "Stewy Stewart Trophy". This fall he played for Canada West in the World Junior A Challenge that took home a Bronze medal.- Montour earned First Team GOJHL Midwestern Conference recognition and the Cory Stoyko Memorial Trophy as best defenseman in 2012-13.- Trento was named EJHL Playoffs Most Valuable Player in 2012-13 after leading the Hitmen to the league championship.


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Freedom Celebration 2016
Saturday 7/2/2016 4:00 pm
10:00 pm
Where: Isotopes Park
Join us for an evening of free music, fireworks, and soft toys for the kids. Come early and grab some dinner from a variety of food concession stands, including Funnel Cakes of New Mexico, Hatch Chile Shack, Dion's Pizza, and Donut Mart. Let the kids go wild on the inflatable bounce houses, Topes Tower, and a carousel! Then get the celebration started with Calvary's own Battledrums, followed by a high-energy show from Canadian rock band Hawk Nelson. Then sit back and hear a special message from Pastor Skip Heitzig about how to seize real freedom. The evening will culminate with a rocking performance by alternative rock duo for KING & COUNTRY and a dynamic fireworks display.
This will be an event for the entire family you won't want to miss! For more information, visit freedomabq.org. Invite everyone; bring someone!
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Please note that services at 6:30 pm on Saturday, July 2, and 8 am on Sunday, July 3, at Calvary Albuquerque are canceled.