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He has been talking about it for months and months. On April 13, Gov. Chris Christie finally proposed specific changes to the way New Jersey's teachers are evaluated, retained or dismissed, assigned, and paid.
If passed by the legislature, the series of bills would establish a statewide evaluation system for teachers and principals, significantly alter the state's tenure system, provide merit pay to some teachers, and eliminate seniority. In his address, the governor called for the legislature to take immediate action on the package of bills.
Specifically, the group of seven bills calls for:
In addition to these legislative proposals, the Christie education reform agenda also calls for the creation of new credentials and career ladders that will feature the designations of "Master Teacher" and "Master Principal." His plan would increase the number of alternate route programs for principals and mandate that K-5 and PreK-3 grade teacher preparation programs administer tests in the science of reading and math knowledge, in addition to a general competency test, as a requirement for teacher certification.


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England will look to secure a first Test series victory in Argentina since 1981 when they take on the Pumas on Saturday in Buenos Aires.
England will look to secure a first Test series victory in Argentina since 1981 when they take on the Pumas on Saturday in Buenos Aires.
Rather than the stern challenge many expected Stuart Lancaster's side to face in Salta, Argentina's aged but inexperienced pack lacked the necessary bite.
England instead cruised for the first 40 minutes, leading 25-3 at the break, before coming out and stuttering in the second half as their execution and precision evaded them.
A complete performance is something England have not come close to since the win against the All Blacks in December. Yet even despite them failing to find their rhythm in the second half, they still held firm in defence and scored the only try through the nightmarish Billy Vunipola.
Losing stars either to the British and Irish Lions tour or being rested has paid dividends. No partnership was more promising than the link between Freddie Burns and Billy Twelvetrees in midfield – in fact it was so effective that Twelvetrees found himself on a play to join the Lions on Wednesday.
There was also a reminder of just how much England missed Ben Morgan in the Six Nations. For all the industry of Tom Wood, Chris Robshaw and James Haskell, few are as destructive and make as much ground as the Gloucester number eight.
The tour has been all about blooding youngsters and Henry Thomas, Christian Wade, Matt Kvesic, Billy Vunipola and Kyle Eastmond looked comfortable against an admittedly weaker opposition than expected.
Of those five, Eastmond is arguably the most exciting talent on display this weekend alongside London Irish debutant Marland Yarde. Stepping into Twelvetrees shoes in Buenos Aires will give the Bath star a chance to underline his potential at Test level as not just a finisher, but a playmaker.
"It is great to reward young players who have pushed through this season. They have worked hard to earn their opportunities on this tour," said Lancaster.
"This is a young England side which made a very positive start to the series in Salta. But we expect Argentina to come back very strongly in front of a big home crowd. It's a great challenge and one we are all looking forward to."
Argentina on the other hand have made five changes to their side that were comprehensively outclassed in Salta.
Guillermo Roan, Julio FarÃas, Rodrigo Báez, Belisario Agulla and Gabriel Ascárate all come into the starting XV, whilst veteran captain Felipe Contepomi moves infield to form a half-back partnership with Nicolás Vergallo.
The 21 leading absentees from Argentina's squad, all rested for The Rugby Championship, have illustrated that whilst the Pumas depth has certainly grown, it is perhaps not quite as strong as many believe.
Last week's loss in Salta felt like a distinctive backward step, even remembering the resilience shown by Argentina in the second half.
For those players wishing to participate against South Africa, New Zealand and Australia later in the year, this is one of their few final chances to impress head coach Santiago Phelan and his team. The set-piece in particular has to improve.
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For Argentina: A bright spark for the Puma in last year's Rugby Championship was the emergence of winger Manuel Montero. Pacy, strong and full of running, the 21-year old is full of talent and can excel on the international stage with time and patience. He just needs to find his feet.
For England: Given that Christian Wade featured last week, his opposite man in Buenos Aires deserves similar recognition. Marland Yarde will wear an 11 shirt that has become somewhat of a crutch for England in recent years after the end of Mark Cueto's time. David Strettle has struggled to nail down his spot whilst Mike Brown has been used as a stop-gap. Yarde has the talent on both sides of the ball to become a Test regular.
Head-to-Head: Two tens at the opposite ends of the Test arena. Felipe Contepomi has seen and done it all, making his Test debut when Freddie Burns was just eight years of age. Both however are not short of flair – Contepomi simply didn't have enough clean ball in the first Test to showcase it. Burns this week has a new man outside him, as he continues to gather experience.
Prediction: Based on last week's dominance and the promise of Eastmond, Yarde and the rest of England's young stars, the tourists should seal a first series win in the country since 1981. England by 20.
The teams:
Argentina: 15 Martin Bustos Moyano, 14 Belisario Agulla, 13 Gonzalo Tiesi, 12 Gabriel Ascárate, 11 Manuel Montero, 10 Felipe Contepomi (captain), 9 Martin Landajo, 8 Tomas Leonardi, 7 Rodrigo Báez, 6 Julio Farias Cabello, 5 Julio FarÃas, 4 Mariano Galarza, 3 Maximiliano Bustos, 2 Martin Garcia Veiga, 1 Guillermo Roan.
Replacements: 16 Francisco Gómez Kodela, 17 Pablo Henn, 18 Esteban Lozada, 19 Tomás De La Vega, 20 Tomás Cubelli, 21 BenjamÃn Madero, 22 MatÃas Orlando.
England: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Christian Wade, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Kyle Eastmond, 11 Marland Yarde, 10 Freddie Burns, 9 Lee Dickson, 8 Ben Morgan, 7 Matt Kvesic, 6 Tom Wood (c), 5 Dave Attwood, 4 Joe Launchbury, 3 David Wilson, 2 Rob Webber, 1 Joe Marler.
Replacements: 16 David Paice, 17 Paul Doran Jones, 18 Henry Thomas, 19 Courtney Lawes, 20 Billy Vunipola, 21 Richard Wigglesworth, 22 Stephen Myler, 23 Ben Foden.
Date: Saturday, June 15
Venue: Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires
Kickoff: 16:10 local (20:10 BST)
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Marius Jonker (South Africa), Christie du Preez (South Africa)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Assessor: Carlos Molinari (Argentina)
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Skip to comments.Moderate Democrats Want to Drop Cap-And-Trade
Posted on 12/29/2009 6:48:55 PM PST by Def Conservative
Moderate Senate Democrats have begun urging the White House to give up on a cap-and-trade climate change bill in 2010, according to Politico.
Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La.) is one of at least a half-dozen who do not want to take up the divisive issue in an election year after the battle over health care legislation has split voters.
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I think they really just don't want any scrutiny of it or of themselves.
I hope they do pass it. We need a clean sweep of these slimey dims.
I hope they do pass it. We need a clean sweep of these slimey dims.
Maybe Landrieu is just working her payoff early.
I hope the left pushes them to pass it...a defeated left is just what we need going into the 2010 and 2012 elections
They can be bribed, which Zero has already proved.
But, if we don't totally communize the US economy this year, the planet will overheat and we'll all die, right?
Harry, Nancy, and Obama could care less about the moderates. This is all about their agenda and the moderates should have realized this before cutting their own throats.
I have come to believe there are no pro-life nor moderate Democrats.For the person who asked me,I know of 2 who have been denied Communion and 1 who was denied a Catholic Marriage.
It is because they see their own annihilation before them.
"They are smart...that will make us strong"
Shoot, Mary "I got paid" Landrieu is merely holding out her grubby paw for another payoff that she will most certainly not be ashamed of taking.
"Well...Mr President I could never vote for"
"How's 200 million sound?"
"Er, Mr President I got 400 million for Healthcare Socialization, I'm no cheap tramp you know"
"No, but we both know you are a tramp Mary, we are just dickering over price"
Moderate Democrat, Blue dog Democrat in the end they are all Democrats and will vote as such as is evidenced by the latest Obamacare vote.
When you use the word "slimey" I think of slugs and snakes. I guess it is a fit description for the Democrat slimeballs.
The Health care Bill has already raised the crap tide until they are up over their hip boots in it.
What Mary Landrieu drops, Nancy Graham picks up
Yeah, right. Just like the "moderate democrats" who were not in favor of the Health bill.
I'm reminded of that saying from the US Civil War, "Whoever saw a dead cavalryman?" The unspoken answer was "Nobody."
We could update that saying to, "Whoever listens to a moderate-Democrat?" The answer would remain the same.
They'll roll over on that just like they did for health care. This is just PR.
Any Congressman who voted for Cap & Trade is either a Traitor or Simply Too Stupid to Hold Public Office.
The list is here>
Updated Congressional Score Card!
Everyone should know by now, from the actions of the so-called "blue dogs" on this bill, that there is just no such creature as a "moderate" Democrat. There are only crafty ones and scared ones. They'd sell their souls to the Devil himself for a vote.
Oh, but they are. Note that most of them are simply saying back off until *after* the elections. Then they will come back with it. They are like cancer.
Too late. We know what they are up to. I will not fight this fight or worry about it every year. They need to be conclusively gone from government. If there was ever a time to clean out the sewer, this is it.
I want Obama to have the longest "lame duck" period ever in a presidency - two years.
You'll be able to keep your truck; you just won't be able to afford the fuel to drive it! The plan for transport; the plan for firearms!
Actually quite insulting to the slugs and snakes of the world!
there's no such thing as a moderate or blue dog.
all it would take is the appropriate pay off.
in this case however, they might forgo cap and trade and make it some sacrificial lamb so the bigger and far further reaching health care passes.
Whatever, In the end, they will still vote for it
You are correct. I hereby apologize to all slugs and snakes...
Even liberals who are all-in on "climate change" are against Cap and Trade
The Story of Cap and Trade
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PRO BONO PROJECT AT THE U.S. IMMIGRATION COURT– UDM is the only law school in the country to take the lead on such a project
The U.S. Department of Justice recently approved a project sponsored by UDM's Immigration Law Clinic to provide rights presentations and relief screenings to Central American women and their minor children who entered the U.S. during the recent "surge" in such persons fleeing their home countries. UDM's partners in the project are the Michigan Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC), and the American Bar Association (ABA). UDM is the only law school in the country to take the lead on such a project.
In addition to helping women and children navigate the complexities of the Immigration Court process, the project will help participants in UDM's Solo and Small Firm Incubator Program and UDM's clinic students hone their interviewing and advising skills. Specifically, they will advise, counsel, refer, and, in certain cases, represent women and their children. UDM will also conduct a series of regular trainings for AILA members regarding forms of relief, best practices for representation, and issues unique to women and children respondents.
UDM recently received a grant from the ABA to establish an incubator program for recent law school graduates who intend to enter solo and small firm practice. Two of UDM's incubator participants work exclusively on immigration matters under the direct supervision of the director of UDM's Immigration Law Clinic. The incubator program is designed to provide recent law school graduates with the additional legal and practice management skills they need to enter solo and small firm practice.


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New site for the 2012 Senior Beach Volleyball National Championships Confirmed
Ottawa – June 19th, 2012
Since the unfortunate cancellation of the 2012 Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour Québec Open Jeep in April, Volleyball Canada has been working hard to find another venue for the Senior Division 1 and Division 2 Beach Volleyball National Championships. Both events had planned to use the same facilities, with the National Championships being held the week before the Québec Open Jeep.
The organization was trying to keep the event in the province of Quebec, but after valiant attempts in other cities in the province, Volleyball Canada had to look across the country. It then turned to the host of the 2012 Youth Beach Volleyball National Championships that are taking place in Vancouver, BC and it found a competition site.
An additional 20 courts will be added to Spanish Banks Beaches in Vancouver, BC to host the 2012 Youth and Senior Beach Volleyball National Championship from August 17th to 19th, 2012. Volleyball Canada will co-host the championships with Volleyball BC.
More information on both the Youth and Senior Beach Volleyball Championships will be posted within the next week on the Volleyball Canada website.


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Snow at Last! Vermont Inn Winter Activities
We've not had very much snow in Vermont this year. Until today, that is. I would guess that we have at least 12 inches as of 10 a.m. today (Wednesday) at Vermont Inn. I took this photo of the terrace just a few minutes ago. The forecast is for the snow to continue until about 1 a.m. on Thursday morning, with accumulations up to 20 inches.
For those of you that are joining us this weekend and early next week that asked me to work on the snow situation, here it is. Vermont winter activities await you – snowshoeing, cross country and downhill skiing, should be just terrific. Looking forward to seeing you soon at our Vermont bed and breakfast!


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The Career Opportunities section is your link to finding available positions for Hillsborough County and the Clerk's office.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court provides a variety of job responsibilities for a wide range of interesting work serving the citizens of Hillsborough County. As a sample, jobs include: processing and maintaining court records for civil, felony, misdemeanor, traffic, probate, and jury services; financial accounting and auditing; recording and indexing of public records; operation of a computer data center; clerical support for County meetings and records. The office is public service oriented and many positions involve direct contact with the public either in person or by telephone. The Clerk's Office is an equal opportunity employer. Most positions within the Clerk's Office are clerical in nature, involving typing, data entry and filing. Normal working hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; however, some positions require non standard office hours. The Clerk's Office also offers professional opportunities in both accounting and computer technology. The Clerk of Circuit Court offers an exceptional benefits package to all employees that includes tuition reimbursement, retirement and deferred compensation plans, health, life and disability insurance, and paid vacation and sick leave.
The Clerk of the Circuit court is a member of the Hillsborough County Civil Service System. As such, Civil Service handles the employment application and qualification process for classified positions. A classified employee is one whose position is subject to regulation by the Civil Service Board and who accrues appeal rights upon obtaining tenure. For more information, please refer to [CSL Section 5(9)]. http://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/cs/csb/ . Click on the link below for job opportunities available through the Hillsborough County Employment Opportunities page, and for information on the qualification and the application process.
Classified Positions - Current Openings
The Clerk of the Circuit Court also hires for unclassified positions. An unclassified (exempt) employee is one whose position is in a class enumerated in Section 6(2) of the Civil Service Law as exempt from the classified service, and having such rights as are provided by the Appointing Authority. Please note the terms exempt and unclassified are interchangeable. for more information, please refer to [CSL Section 5(17)/Section 6(2)]. http://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/cs/csb/.
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Green River has seven more CERT trained individuals to add to their CERT program making a total of 21 including CERT Instructor Tamara Ekker. The last class was focused toward the remaining city employees that needed training. They are Mayor Dale Johnson, City Councilman Tom Burr, Larry Hankinson, Bryan Meadows and Chett Hunt. Christine Monroe and Terry Coppin joined this group to make seven. CERT classes were held every Tuesday from 1-4 p.m. for seven weeks and one Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. for fire suppression, cribbing and mock disaster exercise. Mayor Johnson and all city employees are now trained. Now it's up to the rest of the community members who haven't received CERT training to step up. It's free and a very easy way to prepare yourself for and help your community in a disaster. Green River appreciates each and every one of you who have come forward for CERT training. The CERT program provides you with basic personal safety equipment.The Green River Citizen Corps Council/Local Emergency Preparedness Committee sponsors CERT.
With the ever present threat of terrorism and natural disasters, more and more communities are discovering the advantages to having an active Community Emergency Response Team in place.
According to an article in the Millard County Chronicle Progress, March 16, Janet Lindquist, an EMT and CERT Commander for Millard County, was instrumental in organizing the highly successful CERT program there. After completing the training course nearly five years ago, she saw the potential CERT had for Millard County and soon became involved in building a program. In eight years, that program has grown to 450 members who are all trained in disaster preparedness and response.
"Community support is the key to a successful CERT program," Lindquist said. While most CERT programs are funded through federal grants, Millard County commissioners have pledged moral and fiscal support. Because of this support, CERT training is offered on a regular basis in Millard County.
Lindquist and her colleges take their program further than just their community. For example, CERT members from Millard County offered assistance in Florida following the devastating 2004 hurricane season.
Sevier County's CERT program is much newer than neighboring Millard County's but CERT coordinator Shara Bastian said citizens there have already recognized the program's significance.
"(CERT) is a good program because of what you learn." she said. "It's a good way for communities to be prepared in times of disaster and for citizens to take care of themselves when first responders aren't available."
Rita Bice, a CERT instructor in LaVerkin said she loves the program's universal appeal. Teen graduates have chosen Eagle Scout projects that benefit CERT and other emergency programs in the area. Retirees also find in CERT a sense of self-sufficiency they couldn't get anywhere else.
"The underlying principle is that the more individuals are prepared for a disaster-mentally and physically- the more confidence they gain in themselves," she said. "In the past they wouldn't even consider that they could help themselves during trying times, but they are now committed to not being a burden on others by obtaining preparedness knowledge."
The Southern Utah Citizen Corps Council is gearing up for a CERT training event April 7-9 that will help current CERT members renew their training. For more information about Red Rock CERT or CERT in general visit www.sucert.org.
Community Emergency Response Teams are a lot like a good muffler� nobody hears much about them until something goes wrong. Such was the case with the recent butane tanker explosion in Fruit Heights.
According to a Feb. 11 story in the Deseret Morning News, CERT members were instrumental in the evacuation of Fruit Heights and Kaysville. At makeshift shelters like Burton Elementary, some 50 volunteers kept track of those who were evacuated and helped them find a place to stay for the night. It was a textbook example of how CERT training can help during emergencies.
Volunteers from Southern Utah Citizen Corps Council were encouraged by the success of the real-life CERT exercise in Davis County. SUCCC comprises individual county and city citizen corps councils throughout central, southwestern and southeastern Utah. Homeland Security, State and Federal Emergency Management Agency authorities, emergency personnel, law enforcement officials and other local agencies come together under the SUCCC umbrella.
CERT training and disaster preparedness are a fundamental part of what these agencies do.
Like similar groups across the country, some of SUCCC's goals include: strengthening the region's ability to prevent crime and terrorism, helping communities feel more prepared and secure, encouraging volunteer opportunities, and building stronger collaboration between community organizations. In a word where acts of terrorism and natural disasters make headlines on an almost-daily basis, it is imperative for communities to come together and have a plan in place.
SUCCC has created training/mock disaster event as a way to incorporate disaster preparedness and response activities and training.
The Red Rock CERT Exercise (Weapons of Mass Destruction) will take place April 7-9 in Moab. The White Sands Missile Range (near Green River) was the other site that was considered for this exercise.
The objective of this exercise is to create hands-on learning opportunities and facilitate CERT training. Fourteen counties and one city are involved in planning for the event: Beaver, Carbon, Garfield, Grand, Emery, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Washington, Wayne, and Green River City.
Karen Smith Green River CCC/LEPC Chair and CERT Coordinator is a member of the Southern Utah Citizen Corps Council and attends SUCCC monthly meetings at the Sevier County Courthouse in Richfield.
Karen is on the Red Rock CERT Design Team and has been involved with planning this WMD disaster exercise from the beginning.
All past and present CERT-trained members are encouraged to attend Red Rock CERT. For more information, visit www.sucert.org or call Karen Smith 564-3448.


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The boys start the show with an obligatory mention of Winnipeg's first snowfall, and then get to figuring out how to solve overtime without a shootout. Travis still doesn't understand why we didn't pick up Mikhail Grabovski. And the Jets still have (had) the Belt!
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I want Hootie, Paris and Brown, plus Simmons, for 2014. And Willis for 2013 to go with the commits we already have. What a completely unreal secondary that would be.
Willis, who is the No. 4 safety in the nation, wouldn't allow the celebration to focus on him. Instead, the 6-foot-2, 199-pound defensive dynamo made sure credit for this accomplishment was heaped upon everybody who helped him get to this point: trainers, coaches, teammates, family and friends.
He put his teammates front and center and gave them credit for his accomplishments.
The motivation comes from within for Willis, though there is a point of origin. During a celebration following a youth football season, Willis' coach spoke about each player on the team. He focused on how much he was looking forward to watching each player go on to the next level and continue his athletic career. When it came time to discuss Willis, who has always been something of a class clown, the spoken sentiment was very brief, with no mention of future football exploits.
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Nominees and winners in key categories at the 48th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday night (winners' names in bold).
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Easy, Rascal Flatts featuring Natasha Bedingfield
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This spring Colin will walk the stage to end his college career with a handshake and diploma, and thus beginning the next phase of his life. In many ways, Colin represents the very best of a college education at a university where students are more than ID numbers and test scores.
Colin came to McMurry a number of years ago and found mixed academic success. Frustrated, he left and joined the Marines, serving his nation admirably. Upon completion of his active service, Colin returned and rededicated himself to success in preparing for medical education.
Something is different this time around, and I believe I know what it is. Colin has involved himself in research-rich experiences. He began working several years ago with Dr. Carol McClelland, an adjunct faculty member (PhD from Colorado State and former student in my microbiology course at Texas A&M) who wanted a place to hang her hat and continue in her NIH fellowship research. Carol is an Abilenian originally and wanted to be close to home while her husband was deployed with the Air Force. She got Colin involved in hands-on research and suddenly things started to click. Later, when Carol's family moved to California, Colin jumped into research-rich courses to work with other BIMS faculty. The result has been something to pin his knowledge on, something to translate theoretical into concrete. Now he "gets it" and he's prepared for life after McMurry.
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Ryan Guillen, a Democratic representative from House District 31 and a Texas A&M alum, announced the proposed bill on Twitter.
The longstanding Texas-Texas A&M rivalry, which dates back to 1894, was brought to an abrupt halt in 2012 when the Aggies moved to the SEC. Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds has said the Longhorns simply don't have room to accommodate a game with A&M on their football schedule, which has a full non-conference slate through 2020.
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NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion University women's soccer team defeated fellow Conference USA foe, East Carolina on Friday night 2-0 at the ODU Soccer Complex. The Lady Monarchs made their first ever C-USA home game a memorable one on Homecoming weekend in front over 600 fans.
ODU wasted little time getting on the offensive attack, when Jordan Jones found Jessie Klamut, who nailed a shot off the right post and into ECU's net, giving Old Dominion a 1-0 lead, 10 minutes into the game. Klamut's goal was her second on the season.
Old Dominion's freshman keeper, Meredith Lenox played brilliantly all game for Joe Pereira's Lady Monarchs. In the 15th minute of play, ECU's Jenna Geist had a one on one with Lenox, but it was Lenox who came up with a glove save to stop the Pirates attack. Old Dominion took the one goal advantage into halftime.
At the half, ODU led the shot count (9-6), as well as the corner kick count (4-2).
In the 87th minute, Jackie Stroud tapped an indirect free kick to teammate, Taylor Smith, who ripped her shot past ECU's diving keeper, Saundra Baron. Thus giving the Lady Monarchs a 2-0 lead and victory over the Pirates of East Carolina University.
Old Dominion and East Carolina are now both 1-2 in conference play, as the CUSA East Division race remains tight.
The Lady Monarchs have a quick turnaround, as they play again on Sunday at home against UTSA at 1 p.m.
Be sure to keep up with all the latest news regarding ODU Women's Soccer on Facebook and follow @ODUWomensSoccer on Twitter!
SAVES – ODU - Lenox (4); ECU – Baron (1)


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January 24 2014 11:07PM
List of things you want in a hockey game:
- Intrigue
- Drama
- Offense
- Back and Forth Action
- 4 goals from Eric Nystrom (2007 fans only)
- Flames Win
- #TheScorpion
We got it all and more tonight, Citizens. I don't even know how to begin talking about this one, it was just a crazy night.
But I'm going to try anyway. I'm going to try and breakdown a game where the Flames won 5-4 in a shootout on a night where ERIC NYSTROM scored 4 goals.
Good luck to me.
The Rundown
You are going to see the name Nystrom a lot in this recap. You know, THIS Nystrom:
Yeah, how many of those four goals was he offside for oops, wrong Nystrom
— Anthrax Jones (@AnthraxJones) January 25, 2014
He (Eric, not Bob), took advantage of a loose puck near every Flame ever and scored on the #Perds first shot of the game foreshadowing what would end up being a short night for Flames starter Karri Ramo. It was a sign of things to come. Thankfully for the Flames, Nashville took a few penalties on the night (an uncommon phenomenon for the Flames - they didn't even get ONE power play opportunity against the Sharks - so it was nice to see) and Mark Giordano tied the game on their first opportunity off of some nice passing from Mikael Backlund and Kris Russell.
That Russel kid has pretty good. HAVE THE FLAMES RE-SIGNED HIM YET? (I'm going to mention this endlessly until Brian Burke gets this done. You've been warned)
Sign Rusty.
Anyway, shots were 8-6 after 1, which makes sense, because the Flames seem to always get outshot in the first on games I recap.
Nystrom took over in the second, taking advantage on an ugly rebound Ramo let out trying to handle a bouncer from center ice, notching his second goal of the game. Once again, that's Eric Nystrom. Nyzerman (remember that) would get his gigantic oaf foot in the way of a Paul Gaustad side of the net effort four minutes later to put America's Favourite Team up by 2 goals, chasing Ramo from the game in favour of Reto Berra, and at that point I had pretty much given up:
I'm double fisting wine and beer so I'm okay with this game right now
— Ol' Flooby (@bookofloob) January 25, 2014
But fret not, BoL from the past! The third period would prove to be a gem!
David Jones (!!) would put the Flames within a goal a minute and a half into the frame, upping his trade value in my poor delusional dream filled head. WE HAD A GAME ON OUR HANDS.
And then Eric Nystrom scored. No kidding. Once again, that's Eric Nystrom. Scoring 4 goals. 4 goals in a game is the same amount of goals that Day 1 Nashville Predator David Legwand has scored in his entire career (for the purposes of this analogy).
One more goal and he probably would have done another strip tease. Joe Thornton looks on in awed envy of four goal scorer Eric Nystrom.
But that would be it for the Predators, as the Flames dominated the rest of the game, and yes you read that right.
Mikael "God of Things" Backlund would put a puck THROUGH Devan Dubnyk (you remember him, don't you?) on a power play, keeping it close. REAL close. Would the comeback be complete?
You all watched the game, admit it. You know they did. TJ Brodie, my absolute favourite, would rip a clapper from just past the point, and even though they gave it to David Jones, it was all TJ. TJ's the best. TJ tied the game.
Eric Nystrom had a partial breakaway towards the end of the stanza and I almost lost my damn mind. Can you imagine if Eric Nystrom scored 5 goals in a game. I just sort of assumed he'd score the winner if the game went into overtime.
Which it did. But he didn't. No one did.
The Flames outshot Nashville 15-7 in the third and only 1-0 somehow in overtime, and DAMN did they look good (see title of this article)
shootouts came, shootouts went. Sean Monahan tucked a backhander through Dubnyk's five hole in the 4th round of the shootout before Berra made a bananas Scorpion style one legged save with his gargantuan leg to seal the victory.
Why The Flames Won
Well hey, goal scoring was a big part of it, and it's been a while since we've been able to say that. The defense was not particularly stunning and Ramo had a tough night, so the fact that the offense didn't let the team down was nothing short of miraculous. Berra played pretty well in relief as well, and you all know my thoughts on what it truly an awful goaltender, so for me to say that must mean he played pretty well.
And not just offense, but offense from the back end. Mark Giordano was great as always, and TJ Brodie jumped up into the rush maybe ten times tonight, and looked good doing it. Gio and Russell shared a brain tonight.
Seriously, sign Rusty.
The defense were in on 3 of the 4 regulation goals and were just spectacular.
You hate to see guys miss time because of injury, but not having to waste minutes on Brian McGrattan tonight certainly helped. The Flames held their worst players to under 6 minutes tonight, and by that I mean Westgarth and O'Brien, and it's a good thing, because even from the outset of this game those two looked bad. The 4th line also featured Paul Byron and Blair Jones, and they both played significantly more time than Westgarth. It looked good. This team is learning.
Red Warrior
Oh golly, I don't know, a lot of options today. I'm going to go with Brodie (THE TEEJ), as he was just dynamic tonight.
Gio played over 30 minutes and Rusty was RIGHT there, but in 2 minutes tonight, Brodie was the man. 3 shots on goal, 1 assist on the pivotal tying goal, and just left the game better than he found it today. Simply put, he was the most noticeable guy on the ice on a night where there were a lot of noticeable guys on the ice.
The boys in red have a modest two game winning streak on their plate right now, and hey, embrace the positives. They've played some really good hockey since that awful stretch where they weren't scoring any goals. Let's not remember that tire fire here tonight, especially when we consider how fun this game was.
And this game really was that fun. I was captivated throughout most of it, what with the back and forthness and the late game heroics and Eric Nystrom scoring 4 goals in a game his team lost. This is why we love hockey. Anything can happen.
Calgary's got the weekend off, and hey, they earned it. They'll go for their first 3 game winning streak of the year as the Blackhawks roll into town (gulp). Quite the test, but I'll remind you they're 1-1 against Chicago this year, so stranger things have happened.
Enjoy your weekend, Flames fans! Go do something productive. Like drink or something, I don't know.
January 24 2014, 11:31PM
Nice write up Loober!
If we could just find/draft a Seabrook (Ekblad?) to partner up with Brodie he might turn out to be our Duncan Keith.
Nystrom is a goalscorer. It is known.
Lastly, I want to coin a new word; 'Schadenfroiler'; the pleasure one takes in the failure of yet another Edmonton rebuild gone off the rails.
Eric Nystrom, you're gonna score four goals in an NHL game!
But your team is gonna blow the lead and lose anyway!
Wait, what?
January 24 2014, 11:42PM
YES! Brodes gets his first Red Warrior of the season!
That was a great game to watch. Congrats Nystrom. Monahan and Brodie are going to be great.
And so in other news,the Heat lose 1-0. Jankowski scores a goal and has an assist as Providence wins, Gilles with the win and Gilomour also scores.
I'll add to that a four point night for Klimchuk. Also, someone that seems to get no recognition, Kenny Agostino, piled up another 9 shots and a goal last night. I don't think leaders are listed anywhere, but he appears to average more shots per game than anyone in college hockey.
It looked like Berra was channeling his inner Kiprusoff (scorpion save) on Ellis. Ellis was left shaking his head.
January 25 2014, 06:57AM
And so in other news,the Heat lose 1-0. Jankowski scores a goal and has an assist as Providence wins, Gilles with the win and Gilomour also scores.
Can't believe Nystrom scored four in a game, he's never scored more than 2 in his whole career. That was probably the best game the Flames played in a month when they came back to beat the St. Louis Blues in overtime.
This team has sure looked good since the opening shift last Saturday night.
Yay. TJ the Tireless gets his first Red Warrior of the season!!
Check that... looks like SOV beat me...
Amazing. Maybe we can trade David Jones for... something!!
January 25 2014, 07:43AM
I'll add to that a four point night for Klimchuk. Also, someone that seems to get no recognition, Kenny Agostino, piled up another 9 shots and a goal last night. I don't think leaders are listed anywhere, but he appears to average more shots per game than anyone in college hockey.
I was just going to post the Agostino stat. It is sure nice to be excited about some of our prospects for a change, Johny G two points a game average, Poirier @1.5 points a game, Klimchuk @ 1.5 points a game; then throw in Arnold, Agostino, plus some of the other CHL kids and all of a sudden or depth up front is more hopeful than for the last decade. Add all the AHL guys who are playing pretty well including; Granlund, Knight, Hankowski and even Rhino(sorry WW). I'm not saying that they all be elite or even make the NHL but it is sure nice to see that there is some potential to improve the skill level of this team. I left Ferland out because of his injury, boy I hope he heals as well as Bouma did. Hopefully Sven gets his game together and things will look hopeful. I also left Janko out of the mix because he will need to play all 4 years at Providence before we get to excited about him one way or the other.
I'm a little more skeptical about the prospects on D,but even there it is still better than in previous years. I'm not a big Breen or Smith fan and we should not look at them as prospects anyway. Billins is the most ready of that group but his lack of size will keep him from being brought up( although he is the same size as Russell)after that it is Ramage and Wotherspoon both of whom will need more development time. Sieloff because of two years of health and injury issues is a couple of years away.The others palying in either the CHL or NCAA are at least 2/3 years away. Kanzig his size and improved skating are interesting and he is exactly the type of defender this team could use, Roy's size and skating is also interesting (I wonder if he could be a Jaybo type defender. I don't know enough about any of the others to comment but maybe others do or have different insights.
January 25 2014, 10:10AM
Probably Russel?
I was not sure if he was talking Russell or DJones who just scored twice after being out. Either way both bring different things to the table. Russell generates so much O from the back end and on the PP that his injury hurt this team significantly. Which is why I still think we should have seen Billins up from the Heat for at least a few of those games instead of O'B or Smith, but that's my opinion.
The much maligned DJones(and I can be one of those who is frustrated with him and critical of him) also adds a needed element to this team when he plays like he did last night. He is big and strong and has a good goal scorers touch and when he plays like this he allows the Flames to roll 3 effective lines. Unfortunately he does not always bring his A game.
It's a strange coincidence that the ex-flame Nystrom act of 4 goals and a loss was just done a bit ago by ex-flame Marty St. Louis.
January 25 2014, 03:04PM
Just looked at the standings. The gap between the Oilers and Sabres is closing faster than the gap between the Oilers and Flames is widening.
The Oilers have 36 points in 53 games.
The Sabres have 33 points in 49 games.
Is it just me, or were the Sabres MUCH further back like one week ago?
sabres rid themselves of high school coach ron rolston, nolan has them playing a much sounded overall game. of the sabres 12 losses under nolan 3 are shootout, 3 ot, and nine i believe are by one goal. the dallas eakins watch i think has begun.
January 25 2014, 07:58AM
wow berra sure had the horseshoe last night in the shootout, were is eyes open?
He who?
Probably Russel?
wow berra sure had the horseshoe last night in the shootout, were is eyes open?
He wasn't even looking at the puck!
Janko's line had 13 shots last night. 2 for him, 4 for Mingoia and 7 for Saracino. Highlights are up on the Friar's website. Great goal by Janko to tie the game in the third. Gilmour definitely looks high-event. He was featured on pretty much every goal for and against.
January 25 2014, 06:41AM
Nice comeback boys ! WE NEED EKBLAD !!!
Just looked at the standings. The gap between the Oilers and Sabres is closing faster than the gap between the Oilers and Flames is widening.
The Oilers have 36 points in 53 games.
The Sabres have 33 points in 49 games.
Is it just me, or were the Sabres MUCH further back like one week ago?
Anyone else notice that the team started to really suck as soon as he went down, and stopped really sucking as soon as he got back? Not prepared to nominate him for the Hart or anything, but he seems to have a big impact on this team.
January 25 2014, 08:48AM
Anyone else notice that the team started to really suck as soon as he went down, and stopped really sucking as soon as he got back? Not prepared to nominate him for the Hart or anything, but he seems to have a big impact on this team.
He who?
@Ryan Pike
Eric must have made a deal with the devil.
Probably Russel?
I'm thinking it's Russell because I noticed the same myself. He moves the puck out of the D-zone well and is an effective QB on the PP. The team plays much better when he's in the line-up.


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Nirvana is described as a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self. One would associate none of these attributes with meaningful enterprise solutions. Indeed, many of us have experienced "solutions hell" most of our careers: cobbled together, evolving like a pride of feral cats in your neighborhood, to the point where at best the solution's long-term maintenance is viewed as "job security" by the sys admins – and "the money pit" by the CFO.
"Solutions nirvana" would probably involve the total absence of hardware and software. Even better, how about problems that solve themselves: that's what we really want! Time to wake up from this lovely daydream... Fortunately, there is a way to bring peace to your enterprise: build your IT solutions from carefully designed architectures with pre-tested components and configurations. Like Oracle Optimized Solutions.
I remember a decade ago Sun tried creating specialized solutions packages built around "VOS," the Veritas/Oracle/Sun combination. Lots of engineering went into these, but the results weren't what we hoped: they were both too rigid and didn't complete enough of the stack. They were fundamentally too general. The Oracle Optimized Solutions go a lot farther because each is optimized to a different stack.
I mentioned last week that we had just published a new optimized solution. I'd also like to mention that we updated a passel of previously published Oracle Optimized Solutions. These are all larger technical white papers. Just in case you missed them, these are:
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All of these papers will help you understand how we fit the pieces together. We now know there is no one-size-fits-all, but one of these integrated stacks may provide a rational starting point for your move toward solutions nirvana.
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March 15, 2011
Tournament Preview
Kansas in the Southwest
by Kevin Pelton
Welcome to perhaps the most egalitarian of the regions, at least at the top. Per the Pomeroy ratings, just four teams have a legitimate chance of advancing from the Southwest region to the Final Four. However, that foursome--which squares with the region's top four seeds, though not perfectly within that group--is all good enough to even win the whole NCAA Tournament should they reach Houston. Top seed Kansas is rightly the favorite, but the Jayhawks' road to the Final Four figures to be anything but easy, starting with a difficult game just to get to the Sweet Sixteen.
SOUTHWEST Rd3 Sweet16 Elite8 Final4 Final Champ
1 Kansas 96.9 72.6 52.4 35.0 23.6 12.4
3 Purdue 91.8 68.0 41.8 20.9 12.0 5.1
2 Notre Dame 91.3 66.6 36.2 16.8 9.1 3.5
4 Louisville 87.6 60.8 25.2 13.0 6.8 2.5
9 Illinois 51.7 14.4 7.0 2.9 1.3 0.4
6 Georgetown 60.9 20.0 8.0 2.4 0.8 0.2
5 Vanderbilt 55.7 21.3 5.6 2.0 0.7 0.2
10 Florida St. 50.8 16.2 5.2 1.4 0.4 0.09
7 Texas A&M 49.2 15.4 4.9 1.2 0.4 0.07
12 Richmond 44.3 14.9 3.4 1.0 0.3 0.06
13 Morehead St. 12.4 3.0 0.3 0.04 0.006 0.0005
14 St. Peter's 8.2 1.7 0.2 0.02 0.003 0.0002
15 Akron 8.7 1.8 0.2 0.02 0.002 0.0001
16 Boston U. 3.1 0.3 0.02 0.002 0.0001 0.000004
This is a log5 table, courtesy of Ken Pomeroy. It's explained here.
(16) Boston University vs. (1) Kansas (Friday in Tulsa, 6:50 p.m. on TBS)
Any first-round opponent that starts with a B is frightening to fans of Kansas, wary of past Bill Self upsets at the hands of Bradley and Bucknell. The Terriers, in the tournament for the first time since 2002, figure to be less threatening. Boston starts just one player taller than 6'6", which makes the prospect of dealing with one of the nation's best frontcourts unlikely. (Everyone knows the Morris twins, Marcus and Markieff, but don't forget about energetic reserve Thomas Robinson, a future first-round pick who would be a star most anywhere else in the country.) The Terriers are excellent at defending the first shot, but struggle on the defensive glass, so the Jayhawks figure to pile up second-chance points all day. Boston's best wins of the season came in a sweep over No. 132 Vermont, the America East's top regular-season team. Matched against top-six competition in Villanova and Kentucky, the Terriers lost by an average of 30 points.
(15) Akron vs. (2) Notre Dame (Friday in Chicago, 1:40 p.m. on TBS)
The Zips entered the MAC Tournament as the sixth seed after going 9-7 in conference play, but a handful of lopsided wins and a decent non-conference slate revealed Akron's true strength; log-5 analysis gave the team the second-best chance of winning in Cleveland, which the Zips did in overtime against Kent State, forcing two misses before the buzzer. Led by sure-handed senior Steve McNees, Akron excels at taking care of the basketball and Notre Dame rarely forces turnovers, so the Zips should get up plenty of shots. Where they will have a tough time is keeping the Irish's crisp offense from executing at the other end of the floor. Notre Dame's deadeye shooters have been held under a point per trip just once since the start of February.
(14) St. Peter's vs. (3) Purdue (Friday in Chicago, 7:20 p.m. on TBS)
The Boilermakers shook off the loss of go-to senior forward Robbie Hummel to an ACL tear before the season on the strength of a typically stout defense (ranked eighth in the country in adjusted defensive efficiency). The Peacocks are no strangers to tight defense themselves, having ranked 20th--the fourth-best rating among teams from single-bid conferences. Expect points to be at a premium in this matchup, especially for St. Peter's, whose nonexistent offense was responsible for an 11-7 finish in the MAAC regular season. Amazingly, just one Peacock regular (senior post Ryan Bacon) made at least 50 percent of his two-point attempts. At the other end, St. Peter's may be able to deal with the quickness of E'Twaun Moore, but it's tough to see how its undersized frontcourt can handle JaJuan Johnson.
(13) Morehead State vs. (4) Louisville (Thursday in Denver, 1:40 p.m. on TBS)
This is the second NCAA Tournament matchup in three years for the Cardinals and the Eagles, who squared off two years ago after Morehead State won the play-in game for the right to face then top-seeded Louisville. The Eagles hung around for a half before ultimately getting blown out and bring a stronger team into the rematch. In that game, sophomore forward Kenneth Faried made a name for himself. Inarguably the nation's best rebounder--Faried led the country in both offensive and defensive rebound percentage--Faried is also a big-time shot blocker who can finish in the paint despite being undersized. Around him are good athletes who force turnovers and never turn the ball over, an ideal trait against the Cardinals' pressure. Morehead State lost by six at Florida earlier this season, so the notion of playing with an elite team is hardly foreign. This figures to be one of the most exciting opening-round games involving a top-four seed.
(12) Richmond vs. (5) Vanderbilt (Thursday in Denver, approximately 4:10 p.m. on TBS)
Sometimes, bad seeding gives a more interesting matchup than we have a right to expect. Such is the case here. In theory, Richmond ought to be upset about getting seeded behind teams that made it in as at-larges, especially one (Virginia Commonwealth) they beat comfortably at home. The Spiders went 13-3 in their conference, knocked off the A-10's best team (Temple) en route to the tournament title and beat four top-six teams out of conference. This looks more like an 8 or 9 to me. Meanwhile, Vanderbilt probably deserved a 6 or 7 seed after going 9-7 in the SEC. The Commodores have few bad losses but only one especially notable SEC win (home over Kentucky). This game may hinge on the matchup in the middle. Dan Theriot, who operates from the high post, can pull Festus Ezeli out of the paint and help neutralize his shot blocking. If Richmond can contain Ezeli at the other end of the floor, the Spiders have a good shot at pulling off a traditional 5-12 upset.
(11) Winner of USC/VCU vs. (6) Georgetown (Friday in Chicago, approximately 9:50 p.m. on TBS)
Wednesday's play-in game should be fascinating. The Rams have the motivation of everyone in the world save Joe Sheehan thinking they deserved to be in the NIT. The Trojans, meanwhile, get their coach back after a one-game suspension for a drunken altercation with Arizona fans that led to rumors Kevin O'Neill would be fired. Distractions aside, USC is the favorite to reach Chicago thanks to a stingy defense and a strong 6-2 finish to the season that included wins over Arizona and Washington in Seattle. A matchup between the Trojans and the Hoyas would be fascinating because of USC's unorthodox lineup. Much of the game, O'Neill deploys a pair of big men 6'9" or taller (Alex Stepheson and Nikola Vucevic) with three guards 6'0" or smaller (Jio Fontan, Maurice Jones and Donte Smith). That would give Georgetown size advantages on the perimeter but a mismatch at the four spot, where the Hoyas use 6'7" Hollis Thompson. The return of Chris Wright tilts the scales toward Georgetown, which had not lost to any team ranked worse than 38 by Pomeroy (at Temple) while at full strength. Comparing Pomeroy predictions to actual results, it appears Wright's absence hurt the Hoyas by something on the order of 15.2 points per game, believe it or not. When healthy, this is a championship contender.
(10) Florida State vs. (7) Texas A&M (Friday in Chicago, approximately 4:10 p.m. on TBS)
A&M sports a gaudy 24-8 record against tough competition, but the advanced statistics are wary in large part because the Aggies went 8-3 in games decided in overtime or by five points or fewer. A couple of bounces the other direction could have left Texas A&M on the opposite seed line. That makes this more like a matchup of equals that could go either way. With junior Bernard James stepping in for NBA-bound Solomon Alabi alongside the athletic Chris Singleton, Florida State made life very frustrating for opposing teams, ranking second in the country in adjusted defensive efficiency. If only the Seminoles had more efficient shooters, they'd be poised for a big run. As it is, they must figure out a way to deal with Aggies forward Khris Middleton, who excels at getting to the paint off the bounce. Can Singleton handle him on the perimeter? If not, Florida State lacks the wing size to deal with Middleton.
(9) Illinois vs. (8) UNLV (Friday in Tulsa, approximately 9:20 p.m. on TBS)
Strictly by the numbers, Illinois is dramatically underseeded as an 9, but don't tell that to Illini fans, who are likely to shake their heads in reply. A season that appeared headed to the Sweet Sixteen abruptly derailed starting with an inexplicable loss to Illinois-Chicago. Really, aside from that loss, Illinois has been predictable. It's lost to top foes (other than Wisconsin on January 2) or on the road and has beaten middle-tier teams (Penn State, Michigan State, Michigan) at home. So it's bad news that the Illini drew far and away the best No. 8 seed in the field, an underappreciated UNLV team that was overshadowed all year by having BYU and San Diego State in its conference. A full five of the Runnin' Rebels eight losses came to those two opponents, and UNLV has some excellent non-conference wins to its credit (home against Wisconsin, neutral vs. Virginia Tech, over Kansas State in Kansas City). Athletic and undersized, the Runnin' Rebels get after it defensively and force plenty of turnovers while turning to Tre'von Willis and Chace Stanback for scoring. Illinois' best chance for winning is hoping Mike Davis and Mike Tisdale dominate UNLV in the paint.
Second Round and Beyond
If Louisville can get past Morehead State, this appears to be a region where it's relatively safe to walk the top four seeds to the Sweet Sixteen--with one notable exception, that being a healthy Georgetown team against Purdue. The Hoyas have a win at Syracuse to their credit, so knocking off the Boilermakers in Chicago is hardly unthinkable. Purdue's advantage is that its weaker unit (offense) is superior to the Hoyas' weakness (defense). Though UNLV is superior to Illinois, the Illini's size means they probably have the better chance of hanging with Kansas' frontcourt in a Sunday matchup. Despite the similar seeds, Louisville would be heavily favored over either Vanderbilt or Richmond.
If the favorites do advance, the regional final could produce some classic matchups. The in-state battle between Notre Dame and Purdue would match strength against strength as the Boilermakers' defense would seek to contain the Irish's potent offense. Historically, the tournament setting has tended to favor offense over defense, but Purdue is good enough to make that game a tossup. On the other side, the Cardinals have enough marquee victories (Notre Dame at MSG, Syracuse and Pitt at home, at Connecticut) that Kansas cannot feel entirely comfortable. By speeding up the game, Louisville can help cover for its glaring lack of size beyond junior Terrence Jennings. Expect the Jayhawks to have a field day on the offensive glass should that matchup come to pass, however.
Kansas is the obvious pick to reach the Final Four from the Southwest, but there are enough interesting teams in the top part of the bracket that there are multiple realistic alternatives should you feel a bit more adventurous in your pool.
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Illinois, of course, is a 8 seed.
Illinois is a 9 seed.


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2004: Earned All-CAA 2nd team honors for the second consecutive season...Played in all 21 games, and started 8...Tied for the team lead in assists (5)...Finished third on the team in points (15)...Had an assist in 3 of 4 postseason matches...Took a season-high 7 shots against W&M...Scored 3 goals and 7 points overall coming off the bench 2003: Saw action in all 20 games for ODU, starting 17. Tied for team lead in goals (10)...Second on the team in points (21)...First career assist came in ODU's 4-1 victory over Drexel...Ranked second on the team in shots (44)...Scored three game-winning goals during the season...Named CAA Player of the Week for October 20...Named to All-CAA Second Team...2002: Led all freshmen with two goals ... Played in 17 games with five starts ... Scored the golden goal in double overtime against Drexel ... Fired off 12 shots ... Notched his first career-goal against UNCW in the CAA opener.
Prep: Played three seasons of soccer at Highlands Ranch High School ... Named to the first team All-State and All-League ... Member of the Colorado ODP State Program ... Scored 19 goals during both his junior and senior seasons ... Selected to the All-State Coaches second team and the All-County team.
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Record-setting levels at Watauga Lake
CARTER COUNTY. Tenn. - Watauga Lake is breaking water level records that were just set a few months ago.
Rain, fog, and humidity are not the ideal conditions for a day on the lake, and Chester Stephens couldn't agree more. "Well it sure has put a damper on camping, fishing, and any outdoor activities," he said.
This year we are all too familiar with this weather. In fact, we are 13 inches above normal for rainfall in our area.
John Allen, excavator and owner of Bee Cliff Cabins in Carter County, says the levels are quickly rising in the river. "I've lived here in the community since I was born 66 years ago, and the river is the highest I've ever seen it," he tells us.
Back in May, Watauga Lake reached record levels at 1,966.2 feet. "It raised 36 inches in 24 hours," Allen explains.
On July 7, that record was broken.
Allen says while most people are over this wet weather, one business is benefiting from it. "The whitewater rafters, they're wearing this river out. Last week, Fourth of July week, I've never seen so many rafters," he told us.
He says he's thankful for the people protecting his property. "We're fortunate enough to have the TVA that can control the water and we're not really flooded that much."
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