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While the New York Knicks have climbed back to .500 thanks to their recent success on the road, that hasnt translated at home despite a favorable schedule.
The Knicks will try for their third home win when they face the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday night.
New York (9-9) has won six of seven, including a 125-116 double-overtime victory at Detroit on Sunday. All six of those wins have come against teams with losing records and five have come on the road.
We are just showing the sort of composure that we have and that we are growing since day one, said Raymond Felton(notes), who overcame a stomach illness to finish with 23 points and 11 assists. If we continue to play that way and get better at home, I think that we will be okay this season.
It was another big game for Amare Stoudemire, who scored 37 points to go along with 15 rebounds and seven assists. Stoudemire is averaging 27.1 points and 9.7 boards in the last seven games.
Hes great, coach Mike DAntoni said. Just his persona and his aura is really good. Its not about making mistakes or missing last shots, youre always going to do that, but just being there with the guys every second is huge.
Stoudemire and the Knicks will try to carry over that success to Madison Square Garden, where they are 2-5 this season, including a 99-90 loss to Atlanta on Saturday that snapped a five-game winning streak.
The Hawks are the only team which New York has hosted that currently has a winning record, but the Knicks are averaging more than seven points per game more on the road than at home.
Felton is averaging a career-high 18.1 points but only 15.0 at home. Danilo Gallinari(notes) is averaging 11.9 points at MSG while making 23.3 percent from 3-point range, compared to 18.1 points and 43.1 percent on the road.
The Knicks will have a good chance to better their home record against the Nets (6-11), who have lost five straight on the road.
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New Jersey is looking to win back-to-back games for the first time since opening the season 2-0. The Nets are coming off a 98-96 win over Portland on Sunday after losing their previous two games.
After being held below 90 points in those two defeats, the Nets overcome a slow first half and finished the game shooting 52.5 percent. Devin Harris(notes) scored 25 points, including a late 3-pointer to give New Jersey a 92-89 lead.
Devin was the one who really had the chance to spark us, said forward Kris Humphries(notes), who had 10 points, eight rebounds and four blocks. I think the way we came back shows some growth. Weve had some tough losses this year and we didnt want another one.
Harris is averaging 22.8 points in his last four games after a four-game stretch in which he averaged 12.3. He shot 7 of 12 on Sunday and had eight assists.
Harris scored 31 points the last time New Jersey faced the Knicks - a 113-93 win at MSG on March 6. The victory earned the Nets a split of the season series.


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Sinead Delahunty Evans was named interim head coach of men's and women's cross country and track and field in December 2013, and in May of 2014, the interim tag was removed. Now in her third full season as head cross country coach and fourth as track and field coach, Delahunty Evans previously spent two years as a full-time assistant working with the Judges' distance and middle-distance runners.
Since joining the program, she has helped eight Brandeis runners qualify for the NCAA track and field championships in those events, including Grayce Selig '11 and Chris Brown '12, who each established school records in the 1,500-meter run and earned All-America honors. Amelia Lundkvist '14 was named the Max I. Silber Outstanding Female Athlete as a senior, while Kelsey Whitaker '16 has qualified for five NCAA Championships in her sophomore and junior seasons.
Evans is a 1993 graduate of Providence College, where she was a six-time All-American. She established a PC record in the indoor 1,000 meters and helped set the indoor and outdoor 4 x 800 meter relay mark and the outdoor distance medley relay record. She was the Providence Female Athlete of the Year in 1993 and was inducted into the Friars' Hall of Fame in 2009. Evans went on to compete for Ireland in four World Championships and in the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympics in the 1,500.
She has also served as head coach at Regis College in 2002 and is currently also an assistant with the Waltham Track Club.

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Mustachioed Price makes good on no-no bet
By Mark Sheldon, Adam McCalvy and Mark Clements / MLB.com
Well, Homer Bailey threw a no-hitter on Sept. 28 at Pittsburgh and expected Price to make good.
"It's funny because as soon as Homer threw that no-hitter in Pittsburgh he reminded me of the mustache deal. I don't remember it," a newly clean-shaven Price said on Wednesday. "I'm sure I said something in Spring Training that, 'If any of you incompetents can potentially somehow throw a no-hitter, I would grow a mustache,' or something like that -- obviously all in jest."
Apparently, Bailey never forgets declarations. During the regular season, when broadcaster Marty Brennaman declared he would shave his head if the Reds won 10 games in a row, it was Bailey who remembered when the 10th win came. Brennaman shaved his hair and, for a while, Price didn't shave his lip.
"So after he was mobbed by his teammates, that's the first thing he said to me on the field in Pittsburgh," Price said of Bailey. "So I think I honored it. Almost two week's worth of mustache, looking at yourself for a ridiculous mustache, for me, didn't look too sharp. So I honored it, by going on national television with a mustache in a game that Homer pitched, and then once he got done with it, I couldn't get it off fast enough."
Frazier, Navarro in for Rolen, Hanigan in Game 4
CINCINNATI -- For the first time in the National League Division Series, there were changes in manager Dusty Baker's lineup vs. the Giants in Game 4 on Wednesday.
Third baseman Scott Rolen was out and rookie Todd Frazier was in. At catcher, Dioner Navarro replaced regular catcher Ryan Hanigan and was starter Mike Leake's batterymate.
Although Hanigan's passed ball and Rolen's fielding error led to the Giants' go-ahead run scoring in the 10th inning of the Reds' 2-1 loss in Game 3, these were not benchings by any stretch. Baker usually has lineups in mind ahead of time.
"This is the same thing I have been doing all year long," Baker said. "I usually don't play Scott after day games. Even though this is an afternoon game and yesterday was an evening game, it's a situation where I'm going to get asked no matter who plays."
Frazier, who had an at-bat each in Games 2 and 3, batted .275 with 19 home runs and 67 RBIs in 128 regular-season games that made him an NL Rookie of the Year candidate.
He did not find out about his first postseason start until Wednesday morning.
"I'm very excited," Frazier said. "I've got a couple of people here in town, and I couldn't ask for anything better. It's a good matchup for me, and I know I don't need to do too much. I just need to get on base, get guys in. I just need to have fun."
His group of supporters in the stands included his parents and his fiancée, Jackie, and her parents, all of whom traveled in from New Jersey.
Navarro, who was called up in late August from Triple-A Louisville, batted .290 in 24 games. He was also Leake's catcher over the right-hander's final six starts of the season.
Latos, Reds downplay concern about illness
CINCINNATI -- The Twitterverse suggested Tuesday that Reds right-hander Mat Latos was sick with the flu. Latos disagreed, to put it lightly.
"I never had the flu," he said. "Whoever tweeted that is an idiot."
So what exactly was Latos dealing with?
"He's OK. Everybody said he was sick, but it's a matter of him having allergies, just like I have and a lot of people in the Ohio Valley have here," manager Dusty Baker said. "Mat is Mat, you know what I mean? He's OK."
The Reds passed on a chance to start Latos in Game 4 of the National League Division Series on Wednesday on three days' rest. He would instead start Game 5 on Thursday, if necessary, or would be a candidate to start Game 1 of the NL Championship Series on Sunday.
Baker explains decision to pitch to Arias in 10th
CINCINNATI -- Reds manager Dusty Baker is all about playing the matchups. But with Game 3 of the National League Division Series in jeopardy Tuesday night, it was the move Baker didn't make that brought up questions Wednesday.
Giants runners advanced to second and third after a passed ball squeaked by Ryan Hanigan in the top of the 10th inning, leaving first base unoccupied. With two outs and Jonathan Broxton on the mound, Baker opted to pitch to the No. 8 hitter Joaquin Arias instead of walking him to get to the pitcher's spot and load the bases.
The move would have forced San Francisco to use its last position player -- Hector Sanchez -- and remove Sergio Romo from the game.
"In that situation, we knew that Arias was good against left-handers, and not that good of a hitter against right-handers," Baker said Wednesday. "Plus you had a chance to get Romo out of the game, but you had a dangerous pinch-hitter in Sanchez up next, he gets a hit or home run or whatever it is, Sanchez is a very good hitter. I don't want to put my pitcher in that situation."
Arias is hitting .270 on the year and .240 against right-handers, while Sanchez, a switch-hitter, is batting .280 with a .266 average against righties.
As the story goes, Arias bounced a grounder toward third baseman Scott Rolen, who fumbled the ball, committed an error and allowed the game-winning run to cross the plate in the Reds' 2-1 loss.
"In that situation, we had him out," Baker said. "It's not like he got a hit."
Romo has made two appearances against the Reds this postseason, pitching three perfect innings. Had Romo been removed, the Giants may have turned to Tim Lincecum, who was warming up in the bullpen the inning before.
"If Arias would have walked, I had to hit for him, so Timmy would have come in," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "I knew Romo could give us two, that's why he went the ninth. Normally in a tie game you try to save your closer, but I knew with him going two innings I was going to start the ninth with him and have him pitch the ninth and 10th, and it worked out -- and I had a safety valve in Timmy, who was our long guy, and if that game is tied, then he comes in the game."
Lincecum came on in relief for just the second time in his career in the Reds' 9-0 win in Game 2, allowing one hit and striking out two in two innings.
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon. Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. Mark Clements is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Clarkson University Doctoral Student Attends Nanoparticle Conference
Rifat Emrah Ozel recently presented his nanoparticle research on an international stage.
Ozel, a Clarkson chemistry Ph.D. student, attended the Sustainable Nanotechnology conference in Santa Barbara, Calif., in November. The conference attracted experts in sustainable technology from around the United States and the world. Ozel received a $500 graduate student award at the event.
"It was really interesting to see what scientists were doing in the area of sustainable nanotechnology, to exchange ideas and to build new scientific collaborations for the future," Ozel said.
Ozel presented the research that he is in the process of completing with Clarkson professors Silvana Andreescu and Kenneth Wallace thanks to a three-year, $305,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The research team is studying the long-term effects nanoparticles have on human health and the environment.
"Our technology is unique in that no one else is using microelectrodes to study physiological effects of nanoparticles at organ level in living organisms," Ozel said. "It was a great opportunity to meet with leading experts in the field and let them know that Clarkson is doing this type of work."
The team will develop methodology to determine the concentration of free radicals within an organism resulting from nanoparticle exposure. Free radicals can damage cell membranes, proteins and DNA of affected cells resulting in inflammation and long-term health problems.
The Clarkson researchers are using zebrafish to assess toxic reactions that would occur with human nanoparticle exposure. Zebrafish are an excellent model system because they have a digestive tract that is similar in structure and function to the human system, but have a rapid development time and develop externally for easier viewing.
Zebrafish embryos will be exposed to a variety of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles with varying levels of toxicity. Concentrations of free radicals within the digestive system will be determined with microelectrochemical probes developed during the study.
The project will create a new framework to assess nanotoxicity and provide a clearer picture of the relationship between nanoparticle exposure and human health. It may also help develop guidelines to modify nanoparticles and their use in the future.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
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Photo caption: Rifat Emrah Ozel, a Clarkson chemistry Ph.D. student, attended the Sustainable Nanotechnology conference in Santa Barbara, Calif., in November.


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She was born Feb. 19, 1945, in Yell County to the late John Baskin and Nora Barrett. She attended the Ola Freewill Baptist Church. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandkids.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, McClellan Baskin and Bill Baskin; two sisters, Mary Sue McAnally and Helen Bowers.
Survivors include her four children, Brenda Ellison and husband, Bradly, of Birta, Linda Renfroe and husband, David, of Centerville, Carla Keeling and husband, John David, of Centerville and Jerred Brewer of Casa; two brothers, her twin, Donald Baskin and wife, Wanda, of Longview, Texas, and Vernon Baskin and wife, Bonnie, of Ola; grandchildren, Shane Davis of Centerville, Cassie Ellison of Birta, Brandon Adams of Centerville, Brian Ellison of Birta, Caleb Keeling and Connor Keeling, both of Centerville, and Heather Brewer of Casa; and four great-grandchildren, Cameron Ellison of Birta, Devon Broughton of Birta, Landon Davis of Pottsville and Cayden Davis of Morrilton.
Funeral services were conducted Friday, July 26, 2013, at the Ola Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. John David Keeling officiating. Burial will be in Birta Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Shane Davis, Brandon Adams, Caleb Keeling and Brian Ellison.
Honorary pallbearers were Connor Keeling, Cameron Ellison, Devon Broughton, Landon Davis and Cayden Davis.
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Darrell Dennis was charged with aggravated robbery, kidnapping and capital murder in the May 10 death of 18-year-old Forrest Abrams. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/11MnAhZ ) that Dennis had been arrested 14 times since being released on parole in 2008 following an aggravated robbery conviction - and that he skipped parole revocation hearings.
Gov. Mike Beebe said a review is needed to determine whether Dennis' case is an isolated one or one indicating a widespread problem.
Sen. David Sanders of Little Rock welcomed the review. He sponsored a bill that would require revocation hearings for any parolee arrested for violent or sex crimes. Sanders said legislators should also review the Dennis case.


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White Mountains (NH/ME) > West Bond > Climber's Log
West Bond Climber's Log
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|Might as well
Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2008
|Sign the log since I am the page owner.
|Posted Aug 26, 2017 10:41 am
|Second of four
Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2016
|Four and a half hours from the Zealand Road trailhead. The summit had a fantastic view of Bond and Bondcliff so I could see what I was doing the rest of the trip.
|Posted Aug 13, 2016 10:25 am
|Partial Pemi
Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2015
|Lovely! Great views.
|Posted Oct 6, 2015 8:38 pm
|Loved the Solitude and Beauty!
Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2014
|I bagged this peak as part of a 1.5 day Pemi Loop trip where I bagged 10 4K summits in all (plus a few that didn't count). The weather was incredible, but the ridge line was bone dry and had I been smart I would have refilled my water at Liberty Spring because I was desperate by the time I was coming off Garfield. My favorites of them all were West Bond and Bondcliff where solitude abounded and the stark beauty of the ledges around the summits made for great places to quietly sit and appreciate what God has made for us to experience if we just step out of our comfort zone a bit.
|Posted Nov 9, 2014 8:19 am
|Great Views
Date Climbed: Jun 11, 2014
|Climbed this from the Guyot campsite. Pretty high winds at the top but terrific views. Some of the best in the Whites. I did head over to the 2nd peak of West Bond, which was a good little bushwhack to get to it.
|Posted Jun 14, 2014 9:15 am
|Route Climbed: Pemi Loop
Date Climbed: May 15, 2013
|Did as part of a 2 day pemi loop. The views were incredible on an otherwise cloudy day.
|Posted May 16, 2013 12:37 pm
|Pemi loop backpack
Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2011
|Did a Pemi Loop over 2.5 days with a couple of friends. Going counter clockwise, camped at Guyot and Garfield tent sites. Saw an awesome lightning over a town to the north storm from Garfield; got hailed on in a lightning storm on the way out on the last day. Had a bottle of Bowmore with us.
|Posted Jun 21, 2012 4:41 pm
|AWESOME cliffs and views, best part of the whole range
Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2011
|Posted Apr 3, 2012 3:02 pm
|Just great!
|Second to Bond, this is amazing! The guyot campsite was crowded and did not live up to my expectations tho.
|Posted Nov 24, 2011 11:54 am
|memorial day weekend peak bag fun
Date Climbed: May 29, 2011
|Stayed at Guyot campsite, very foggy with no views
|Posted May 31, 2011 11:17 am
|my dad's 48th
|My dad, brother, sisters and I did a Pemi traverse starting from Lincoln Woods. We stayed overnight at Guyot. My dad woke up early the next morning to do West Bond, and we met him at the top.
|Posted Oct 7, 2010 11:29 am
|Backpack to Peak Bag
Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2002
|It was a long day, but definitely worth it! Great Views. I must come back.
|Posted Nov 9, 2009 5:52 pm
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|Traversed the ridge via Zealand and out Lincoln Woods.
|Posted Jun 15, 2009 8:37 am
|nice, nice views
Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2008
|I went up West Bond first, and then went up Mt. Bond, on a hike which began on the Zealand trail. I didn't see Flamders or Brian Jenkins, they were there on the same day as me, go Summitpost!
|Posted Jan 17, 2009 4:53 pm
|West Bond
Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2007
|Climbed with South Twin, Guyot, Bond and North Twin via the Twinway Trail from Galehead. Summited in rain clouds but somehow managed to stay dry. A nice hike with a very remote mountain feeling to it.
|Posted Dec 14, 2008 8:56 pm
|The day after
Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2001
|Eerily quiet up there with no planes anywhere in sight. A sad day, however I can't think of anywhere else I'd rather be when the world as we knew has just changed forever.
|Posted Oct 24, 2008 10:02 pm
|only once
Date Climbed: May 20, 2005
|Pretty remote peak - hiked it in 2005 as part of a Pemi Loop backpack; been over Bond at least three more times since then but not made the detour again.
|Posted Oct 24, 2008 9:51 am
|Brian Jenkins
|Cool one
Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2008
|With Flanders after hiking up from Bondcliff and hitting that one and Mt. Bond. Great views, fun scramble. Wished to have stayed for a while but we had to get to the campground before dark. Great first day of a two day hike.
|Posted Oct 23, 2008 3:29 pm
|Best views in the Whites
Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2008
|I've done this climb several times and think the views all along the ridge are the best in the Whites. I do it from the Wilderness trail (formerly Lincoln Woods trail)and camp in the woods before hitting the steep section below Bondcliff. Some people suggest riding in on a mountain bike and stashing it in the woods since the first 6-7 miles is really flat and wide open. The bike speeds up the trip time.
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By Mark D. Benigni and Bruce A. Miller
After a decade of dispensing out-of-school suspensions to the same angry, disenfranchised, or ambivalent students and their disappointed, tired, or bewildered parents, we realized that there had to be a better way to handle discipline problems. Obviously, schools can't teach students if they're not in school.
Recent studies document that students who feel connected to school are likely to improve on critical accountability measures. So, to achieve, students need to have a sense of belonging and attachment. Unfortunately, suspensions disconnect students who already are experiencing difficulties by further alienating them.
Yet administrators have used out-of-school suspensions for students with chronic tardiness, truancy, and minor behavior infractions for years. Recent legislation passed by the Connecticut General Assembly and signed into law requires in-school suspensions except when students pose a danger to persons or property or when they are a serious disruption to the educational process.
The new law has districts searching for creative alternatives to unproductive out-of-school suspensions. Cromwell High's "In-School Suspension Program" is one alternative that is meeting the academic and behavioral needs of its students, staff, and families. The purpose of our program is to provide a safe, supervised suspension program that is separate from the regular school environment but still focused on academics.
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Adam Lambert stole the show on last night's (Nov. 7) Katy Perry vs. Lady Gaga episode of Glee. For his debut appearance as Elliot "Starchild," Lambert enters Kurt's band audition dressed in a black tux, top hat and glitter, and proceeds to swing from a chandelier while Demi Lovato backs him up on guitar. It was full-on Glambert, and it was fabulous.
When asked of his song selection (Lady Gaga's "Marry the Night"), Lambert's Starchild simply states, "It's by one of my favorite artists, someone who always inspires me to be myself, no matter what other people think."
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Hood, 54, passed away on May 23 when his three-wheeled bicycle collided with a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Weir Road and East Parkway Drive. Hood's family and his many friends gathered at First Free Will Baptist Church in Russellville for a memorial service provided by Shinn Funeral Service. Officiated by Pastors Blaine Rogers and Noel Hubler, the service focused on Hood's impact on those around him.
Noel Hubler, pastor at Russellville's Church of the Nazarene, said Hood leaves a legacy of love and caring.
"Wherever Jimmy went, he livened up the place," Hubler said. "What a nice wave he had, and such a nice big smile. He showed that no matter what is wrong, you can always push through and never let go of the positivity."
Worship leader Dick Martin said Hood set an example that all people should strive to mimic.
"You couldn't offend the guy. Nothing you did would make him angry," said Martin. "No matter what happened, when it was time to part ways, he'd leave the same way every single time. He'd wave with is big wave and say, "Have a good day." He was just a natural encourager."
Blaine Rogers, pastor at First Free Will Baptist, said Hood had a unique ability to connect with people who he came in contact with.
"There's a whole town out there. Russellville has 30,000 people," Rogers said. "I may have never seen you, but Jimmy saw you. It didn't matter who you were, Jimmy would still smile and wave like he was your best friend."
During the service, Rogers read a brief message given to him by Billy Reynolds, who like Hood grew up with Cerebral Palsy. "I appreciate you being there for my brother," Reynolds told Rogers. "He meant everything to me. He would carry me on his shoulders when I started to crawl. He'd help dress me and put me to bed. Thank you for all you've done."
Hood, whose parents are unknown, was born in Nashville, Tenn., in 1959. He was raised in a foster home, and later moved to Russellville where he worked as a sign carrier at Little Caesars Pizza on North Arkansas Avenue for seven years. While there, Hood touched the lives of his fellow employees, such as former employee Katrina Gunter.
"I was dealing with depression for a while and somehow Jimmy got hold of my number and he wouldn't stop calling me to check on me," Gunter said. "He called every day. I would be there and he would just come up and pat me on the back and and say, "You're such a good girl; your parent's must be proud of you.""
Little Caesars manager Randy Lamar said Hood was "a good Christian man with high values and a strong work ethic."
"Jimmy really affected people around him," said Lamar said. "It's hard to come up with words to describe him and his effect on others. He always rode his three-wheeled bike around, rain or shine, and there would be days when you'd just have to tell him to go home."
Hood is survived by his fiancée, Patricia Sims of Russellville.
A fundraiser will be conducted Friday and Saturday by Little Caesars. For each crazy bread sold, Little Caesars will donate $1 to a fund for Hood's fiancée.


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LEAGUE at AT&T, the Dallas-based phone giant's employee resource group, has given Youth First Texas a grant to fund a summer GED and SAT program. The grant allows YFT to hire a professional teacher to conduct the two one-week intensive series.
"One of our missions is to ensure youth get their high school education and go on to college," Dallas' League President John Cramer said.
He said the group raised half of the $5,800 donated to YFT at a brunch. The money was matched by the League Foundation.
AT&T's Josh Hamilton, who was on hand to present the check to the youth group, runs a job shadow program that brings high school students to the company's offices to show them the type of work AT&T offers to people with high school diplomas and college degrees. Cramer said the program is designed to encourage students to stay in school and especially show LGBT youth that "it gets better." Although the program mostly works with schools, Cramer said he wanted to make sure YFT had the same access to the company's resources.
YFT board chair Chris Cognetta said the money will be used to hire a teacher. Both the GED and SAT camps will run for a week each, eight hours a day. At the end of the GED camp, students will take their high school equivalency tests. Cognetta said YFT will rebate the testing fee for students who pass the tests.
The test costs $95. He said students taking the SAT will also receive a rebate if they score higher than a minimum score. For students who need more intensive instruction, one-on-one tutoring is available throughout the year.
Cognetta said only a few spaces remain for the summer camps, but this is just a pilot program and he plans to continue partnering with League at AT&T to offer the classes throughout the year.


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Chapter 02 - Definitions
4.0201 Applicability of Definitions.
The definitions set out in this chapter apply throughout this title, except 4.13, unless the context clearly indicates another meaning.
4.0202 Abandonment of position.
"Abandonment of position" means failure of an employee to report for duty or to return from leave for 5 or more consecutive work days.
4.0203 Accrued leave.
"Accrued leave" means leave earned by an employee during the current calendar year that is unused at any given time during that calendar year.
4.0204 Accumulated leave.
"Accumulated leave" means unused leave remaining to the credit of an employee at the beginning of a new calendar year.
4.0205 Acting appointment.
"Acting appointment" means a temporary appointment made to a supervisory or managerial position.
4.0206 Administration.
"Administration" means that activity of management which fulfills or carries out the objectives, or goals, for which the organization or project is established. It includes that phase of management that lays down and directs policies and procedures by which resources, human and otherwise, can best be used to attain established goals, for which it demands that there be continuous unification of data, facts, and opinions collected from varied sources, and through which there must be channeled a free flow of information, suggestions, ideas, and plans to and from all levels -up and down, as well as across.
4.0207 Administrative authority.
Administrative authority, applicable only to the judiciary means the official or officials with primary administrative responsibility, as delegated by the Chief Justice.
4.0209 Agency.
"Agency" means an office, department, or other separate unit or division, however designated, of ASG. It includes any unit of government established by law or the Chief Executive, upon which the statutes confer powers and impose duties in connection with operations of either a governmental or proprietary nature.
4.0210 Annual leave.
"Annual leave" means authorized absence from duty with pay to allow employees a vacation, period for rest and relaxation and to provide time off for personal and emergency purposes The use of annual leave must be officially authorized prior to being taken.
4.02100 Permanent employee.
"Appeal" means response by an individual to action t2.ken against him. The right of appeal extends to such actions as classification decisions, disciplinary actions, actions of alleged discrimination, and such other actions as provided for in this title.
4.02101 Personnel management.
"Appointing authority" means the person lawfully authorized to make appointments. The appointing authority for the Executive Branch of the ASG is the director of manpower resources. The appointing authority for the High Court is the Chief Justice.
4.02102 Position.
"Apprenticeship" means a comprehensive program, for training the learner toward a specialized trade or craft under the full responsibility of the employer and on a long-term basis. It includes thorough instruction in the principles and practices of the particular trade or craft as well as in academic and related subjects.
4.02103 Position description.
"Areas of training" is a term used to include the training activities for certain classes of positions, such as clerical, skilled trades, and professional, and for programs of training such as orientation, supervision, and safety.
4.02105 Preassignment training.
"Assembled examination" means an examination for which applicants are required to assemble or be physically present at an appointed time and place.
4.02106 Preemployment training.
"Basic salary rate" means the dollar amount of the step of the salary range to which the employee is entitled, before any deduction, and exclusive'"of additional compensation of any kind.
4.02107 Preference eligible.
"Basic training", as part of induction, means the fundamental or essential training required for a position.
4.02108 Premium payment.
"Board" means the pennel advisory board, which hears and investigates all appeals resulting from employee actions.
4.02109 Probationary period.
"Bumping" means the replacement of an incumbent subject to reduction-in-force by another employee who has greater seniority.
4.0211 Appeal.
"Career service" means that system of personnel administration based on merit principles which provides for the attraction, selection, and retention of the best-qualified of our citizens for pen11anent employment in the state government service. Entry is normally through competitive examination, and formalized channels of advancement and training are provided. Career service covers all employees of the government not in excepted status.
4.02110 Program.
"Certificate of eligibles" means the official document through which eligibles are referred for employment consideration.
4.02111 Promotion.
"Certification" means the process by which the names of qualified eligibles are referred.
4.02112 Public administration.
"Class" means the identification of a position or a group of positions sufficiently similar in duties so that the same requirements of training, experience, or skill and the same title, examination, and salary range may be applied.
4.02114 Reassignment.
"Competitive personnel action" means a type of personnel action which can be effected only if applicable competitive procedures; i.e., those governing advertising and examining, have taken place.
4.02115 Reduction-in-force.
"Conference leadership" means the art of planning, leading, guiding, and directing a conference.
4.02116 Reduction in salary.
"Conflict of interest" means a situation in which an employee's private interests, usually of an economic nature, conflict or raise a reasonable question of conflict with his public duties and responsibilities. The potential conflict is of concern whether it is real or apparent.
4.02117 Refresher training.
"Contagious disease" means a disease requiring isolation of the patient, quarantine, or restriction of movement, as prescribed by health authorities.
4.02118 Register.
"Contract specialist" means a person who has entered into an agreement with the government or High Court to perform specified duties and responsibilities for a specific period of time, who is not in the ASG civil service.
4.02119 Reinstatement.
"Cooperative education plan" means training in which trainees alternate between periods of formal instruction in educational institutions and guided learning on the job through work experience related to the formal instruction.
4.0212 Appointing authority.
"Course of study" means a training plan having a series of instructional units which have been developed to accomplish a specific training objective.
4.02120 Related training.
"Demotion" means change of an employee from a position in I class to a position in another class having a lower salary range.
4.02121 Remedial training.
"Department" means an entity of the Executive Branch headed by a director nominated by the Governor and confirmed by the Fono. This term includes departments, offices, and agencies.
4.02122 Resignation.
"Desirable qualifications" means the levels of education and/or experience deemed desirable or preferable for admission to the examination in lieu of or above and beyond fixed minimum qualifications.
4.02123 Resources.
"Detail" means the temporary assignment of an employee to a different position for a specified period with the employee returning to his regular duties at the end of the detail. Technically, a position is not "filled" by a detail, as the employee continues to hold the position from which he is detailed.
4.02125 Reversion.
"Disabled veteran" means an individual who has served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, and has established the present existence of a service-connected disability or is receiving compensation, disability retirement benefits, or pension because of a public statute administered by the Veterans' Administration or a military department of the United States.
4.02126 Salary range.
"Dismissal" means the termination of employment of a permanent employee for cause or of a probationary employee as specified in this title.
4.02127 Screening committee.
"Education" means the formal impartation or acquisition of knowledge, skill, or discipline of mind.
4.02128 Selecting authority.
"Educational counseling" means the act of conferring with a person for the purpose, of aiding him in making choices and adjustments relating to schools, course, curriculum, and study.
4.02129 Selective certification.
"Elevation" means restoration of an employee to the higher classification, with permanent status, which he had prior to having been granted a voluntary demotion.
4.0213 Apprenticeship.
"Eligible" means an applicant whose name is on a register of persons who have qualified for a particular class of positions.
4.02130 Seminar.
"Emergency appointment" means an appointment to a position pending the establishment of a register for that class or for emergency reasons, not to exceed 30 calendar days unless extended as provided by this title.
4.02131 Sick leave.
"Employee" means any individual employed in the service of the government under the appointing authority of the director.
4.02132 Skill training.
"Employee development" means all planned, supervised experience, training, and/or education that enhances the individual's usefulness as an employee, and promotes their worklife growth.
4.02133 Standard workday.
"Employee relations" means the contacts and relationships between management and the employees in an organization.
4.02134 Standard workweek.
"Excepted service" means elective positions; district, county, and village officials; department heads, officers, and members of any. territorial board, commission, or other territorial agency whose appointments are made by the Governor or are required by law to be confirmed by one or both houses of the Fono; Justices and judges of the Judicial Branch; staff members of the two chambers of the Fono with the exception of the legislative reference bureau; and employees serving under contracts.
4.02135 Supervisor.
"Executive development" means a plan for the creation of career executives through the systematic development of outstanding employees.
4.02136 Suspension.
"Executive ungraded positions" means those positions of cabinet rank within the Executive Branch and special or executive advisors to the Governor.
4.02137 Temporary employment.
"First-Line supervision" means that level of supervision directly over the rank-and-file or nonsupervisory employees and forming the starting point upward for the direct line of authority and communications to top management.
4.02138 Termination.
"Followup training" means attention given to employees after initial training to ensure and facilitate their application of new skills and information.
4.02139 Training aids.
"Full biweekly pay period" means as follows: An employee shall be considered, for leave purposes, to have been employed for a full biweekly pay period if he has been in a pay status, or a combination of pay status and non- pay status, during all of the days within such period, exclusive of holidays and all nonwork days established by the Governor.
4.0214 Areas of training.
"Full-time employment" means regularly scheduled employment requiring an average of 40 hours of work per week. However, for certification from a register, work between 32 and 40 hours per week shall be considered full time.
4.02140 Training committee.
"Grievance" means an employee's expressed feeling of dissatisfaction with aspects of his working conditions and working relationships which are outside of his control. A grievance is not an appeal.
4.02141 Training plan.
"Holidays" means days set aside to celebrate a religious, state, or other event for which government employees receive time off with pay. Holidays are established by law or are designated by the Governor.
4.02142 Training policy.
"Human relations" means the integration of manpower into an effective operational system. Effective conduct of human relations is based upon good communications, which is transmitting an idea so as to make it understood and motivating the recipient to take the right action. The will to do things is generated by people and without this no productive operation is possible.
4.02143 Training timetable.
"Human relations training" means the development of those techniques, habits, skills, and attitudes that will enable individuals to supervise and work effectively with others.
4.02144 Transfer.
"Incentive awards" means recognition for employees who demonstrate exceptional resourcefulness of skills or perform exceptional acts.
4.02145 Trial service period.
"Induction training" means in-service training to familiarize an employee with a new assignment, including policies, procedures, and other matters affecting conditions of work and safety precautions, performance standards, and other details.
4.02146 Tuition.
"In-service training" means training provided by an agency or organization for its employees in order to increase their effectiveness in their present assignments, or to prepare for future assignments using the resources and facilities within the agency and/or within the jurisdiction of the territorial government. The term "staff development" is also used.
4.02147 Unassembled examination.
"Institute" is sometimes applied to full-time training programs ranging in duration from a few days to several weeks, utilizing various training methods, and dealing with a limited or specific subject.
4.02148 Veteran.
"Internship" means a position or assignment that gives an employee planned work experience as a part of a training program, which emphasizes the application of theories, principles, and techniques to operating situations.
4.02149 Work simplification.
"Intervening salary steps" means all increment steps in a salary range except the lowest and highest.
"Job analysis" means:
(1) the process of breaking down a position, duty, or task into component parts including what is done, how it is done, and skills and knowledge needed. The technique is used in many phases of management, such as training, placement, classification, and work simplification;
(2) the resulting statement of information;
(3) in personnel administration, a complete analysis of all of the job positions in an establishment for the purpose of learning their requirements in terms of ability, and their relationships to each other and to the establishment. It may be, for example, the basis for a program of job evaluation.
4.0216 Assembled examination.
"Job code" means an eight-digit code designating a class in terms of its excepted or nonexcepted status, salary structure to which assigned, grade level, and job family.
4.0217 Basic salary rate.
"Job cost" means the cost arrived at by method of cost accounting which collects charges for material, labor, and allocated overhead in the production of a specific order or a finished unit or units.
4.0218 Basic training.
"Job evaluation" means a comprehensive determination of the relative worth and importance of all the jobs and positions in an establishment. A typical procedure involves the assignment of values to various job skills and characteristics, and a totaling of these values for each job on the basis of a job analysis. A job-evaluation program may be for the purpose of setting wage scales, for determining promotion requirements, for establishing incentives, etc.
4.0219 Board.
"Job family" means a group of related series of classes of positions such as clerical, personnel, engineering, or education, etc.
4.0220 Bumping.
"Job rotation" means the procedure of moving workers systematically from their jobs to related jobs as a means of broadening their experience and developing versatility, sometimes called "cross-training".
4.0221 Career Service.
"Job standard" means the level of performance of a given job taken as a basis of comparison.
4.0222 Certificate of eligibles.
"Journeyman" means an individual who has served a formal apprenticeship or has gained substantially equivalent experience over a period of years, during which time he has acquired a
comprehensive knowledge and high degree of skill in one or more of the recognized trades.
4.0223 Certification.
"Leave without pay" means authorized absence from duty without compensation, exclusive of suspension or absence without leave (AWOL).
4.0225 Compensatory time.
"Leave year" means the period beginning with the first day of the first complete pay period in any calendar year and ending with the day immediately before the first day of the first complete pay period in the following calendar year.
4.0226 Competitive personnel action.
"Lecture" means a method of teaching in which the instructor gives an oral presentation of subject matter, with little or no partcipation by trainees.
4.0227 Conference leadership.
"Line", in a private or public business organization, means the chain of direct command and operational responsibility, as destinguished from "staff'.
4.0228 Conflict of interest.
"Line responsibility" means the ultimate responsibility for effective and efficient performance. This responsibility includes the following functions: making executive decisions, planning, supervising, and testing operations, conducting inspections, maintaining discipline,
and training of employees.
4.0229 Contagious disease.
"Management" refers to the processes of planning, direction, and control. One managerial function is that of planning, of establishing group or team policies, objectives and programs for the future. A second is organizing the assignment of specialized responsibilities to various departments and levels throughout the entire work team, thus facilitating cooperation and the effective utilization of human and other resources. A third function is usually described as control. Guides and indicators are created to facilitate a continuing check on operations. Through these controls, managers see that what is being done corresponds to objectives and assignments.
4.0230 Contract specialist.
"Manpower" means the number of men and women available for productive employment.
4.0231 Cooperative education plan.
"Maternity leave" means approved absence because of incapacitation related to pregnancy and confinement. It is chargeable to sick leave or any combination of sick leave, annual leave, and leave without pay, in the order given.
4.0232 Course of study.
"Medical certificate" means a written statement, signed by a registered practicing physician or other practitioner, certifying to the incapacitation, examination, treatment, or the period of disability of an employee while he was undergoing professional treatment.
4.0233 Demotion.
"Minimum qualifications" means the training, experience, and other qualifications established for a given class and required of an applicant for admission to the examination for that class.
4.0234 Department.
"Mockup" means a working model, usually natural size, which illustrates the assembly and operation of a mechanical device and assists in understanding the physical principles involved in its operation.
4.0235 Desirable qualifications.
"Morale" is not a single concept; rather, it is a shorthand expression covering a number of factors such as recognition, credit, security, sense of belonging, opportunity, etc., that may together produce a particular atmosphere among the employees in an organization. Is closely interrelated with a number of incentives which management uses for the employees.
4.0236 Detail.
"Motion study" means the study of body motions used in performing an operation, with thought toward improving the operation by eliminating unnecessary motions and simplifying the necessary motions, so that maximum efficiency is realized.
4.0237 Director.
"Motivation" is applied to an inner urge that moves a person to action, and also to a contemplated result, the desire for which moves the person.
4.0238 Disabled veteran.
"Noncompetitive personnel action" means a type of personnel action which does not require a qualified employee to formally compete with others in order for the personnel action to be effected.
4.0239 Dismissal.
"Nonstandard workweek" means irregular or indeterminate hours worked by employees, the nature of whose duties commonly or frequently preclude successful job completion in standard workweeks over a prolonged period.
4.0240 Education.
"Off-site training" means in-service training given to an employee outside their actual work area; for example, classroom training.
4.0241 Educational counseling.
"On-the-job training" means in-service training given to an employee within the work area while doing productive work.
4.0242 Elevation.
"Orientation training", as part of induction, means in-service training designed to assist workers to adapt themselves as quickly as possible to their job environment, to acquire satisfactory attitudes, and to become familiar with the organization in which they work.
4.0243 Eligible.
"Out-service training" means training provided by an agency for its employees in order to increase their effectiveness in their present assignments, or to prepare for future assignments, using resources and facilities outside of the jurisdiction of the ASG.
4.0244 Emergency appointment.
"Overtime" means work performed in excess of 40 hours per week for employees with a regular workweek. Exceptions: For fire-fighters, it is work in excess of an average of 60 hours per week or 240 hours in 28 days; for hospital employees, it is work performed in excess of 8 hours per day.
4.0245 Employee.
"Part-time employment" means work of regularly less than 40 hours per week. However, for certification from registers, work of less than 32 hours per week shall be considered as part time.
4.0246 Employee development.
"Pay adjustment" means a change in the rate of compensation due to revision of the salary schedules of ASG or for reasons not covered elsewhere.
4.0247 Employee relations.
"Performance rating" means the formal process of evaluating some or all of the individuals who make up the work team and perform the work, in respect to the quality and quantity of the work performed by them. In some cases, it is often called employee merit, service, or efficiency rating.
4.0248 Excepted service.
"Performance standard" means the measure of the performance necessary to meet the needs of the operational system.
4.0249 Executive development.
"Periodic increment date" means the date established in accordance with the merit system rule on which an employee is entitled to the next salary step increment within his range as stated in the compensation plan.
4.0250 Executive ungraded positions.
"Permanent employee" means an employee appointed in a career service position who has successfully completed a probationary period.
4.0251 First-Line supervision.
"Personnel management" means:
(A) the utilization of human resources by management for the accomplishment of the objective of the organization;
(B) the branch of business management concerned with the administration and direction of all of the relations between an organization and its employees including the recruiting of new employees, training, testing, promoting, and supervising employees, etc., as well as the administration of all personnel relations.
4.0252 Followup training.
"Position" means a group of duties and responsibilities. A position may be filled or vacant, full time or part time, temporary or permanent. Positions are in the career service or are excepted.
4.0253 Full biweekly pay period.
"Position description" means a written description of each group of duties and responsibilities constituting a position.
4.0254 Full-time employment.
"Post-training" means training given after entering a governmental job. The training given before the entering is called preemployment training.
4.0255 Grievance.
"Preassignment training" means in-service training given before an employee is assigned to a specific job.
4.0256 Holidays.
"Preemployment training" means the training given to employees prior to coming into service.
4.0257 Human relations.
"Preference eligible" means a U.S. citizen or a U.S. national of American Samoa ancestry who is a veteran as defined in this chapter; a disabled veteran as defined in this chapter; or the unremarried widow of a veteran.
4.0258 Human relations training.
"Premium payment" means wage payment over and above the basic salary rate for extraordinary conditions of employment, such as overtime and special tours of duty.
4.0259 Incentive awards.
"Probationary period" means the trial period of employment following certification and appointment to, or reemployment in, any position in the career service, including promotional positions.
4.0260 Induction training.
"Program" means:
(1) a plan or scheme of administrative action designed for the accomplishment of a definite objective which is specific as to time-phasing of the work to be done and the means allocated for its accomplishment;
(2) for budget and accounting purposes, a complete plan of work or effort to accomplish a stated objective:.
4.0261 In-service training.
"Promotion" means a change of an employee from a position in one class to a position in a class having a higher salary range.
4.0262 Institute.
"Public administration" means the activities of government to accomplish public goals.
4.0263 Internship.
"Rating" means the act of classifying according to grade, class, rank, or other unit of measuring or evaluation.
4.0264 Intervening salary steps.
"Reassignment" means movement of an employee from one position to another position in the same class or grade or from one position to another position in a different class at the same grade.
4.0265 Job analysis.
"Reduction-in-force" means a separation from service because of a lack of funds and/or work and/or reorganization and without cause on the part of the employee.
4.0266 Job code.
"Reduction in salary" means placement of an employee's salary at a lower step at the same or lower grade as a result of a disciplinary action.
4.0267 Job cost.
"Refresher training" means training for employees who lack up-to-date information, habits, or skills in an occupation in which they have been previously trained.
4.0268 Job evaluation.
"Register" means a list of eligible names established for employment or reemployment in a class.
4.0269 Job family.
"Reinstatement" means appointment of an employee who has previously successfully completed his probationary period.
4.0270 Job rotation.
"Related training" means instruction which is related to the job and provides knowledge and information concerning theoretical and technical aspects of the job, such as properties of materials used, applied science, mathematics, drawing.
4.0271 Job standard.
"Remedial training" means training given to employees for the purpose of correcting specific weaknesses in work performance.
4.0273 Leave without pay.
"Resources" is a term often used by management to describe these productive factors: labor, capital, and machinery. It includes personnel who do the work, and funds, equipment, and materials with which to work. The apportionment of available resources is a responsibility of the head of the organization.
4.0274 Leave with pay.
"Retraining" means training given an employee to bring him up to date on new developments, techniques, or procedures in his present job.
4.0275 Leave year.
"Reversion" means voluntary or involuntary movement of an employee during a six-month trial service period to the lower class which he held prior to his last promotion.
4.0276 Lecture.
"Salary range" means a sequence of minimum, intervening, and maximum dollar amounts assigned to a specific class.
4.0277 Line.
"Screening committee" consists of three ASG or judiciary employees or any combination thereof, who have been appointed by the director to objectively review applications for classes of positions classified at grade 9 and above for which no comprehensive written, oral, or performance examination exists. Members evaluate the experience and training recorded on an application against the minimum qualifications officially established for the class and rank the applicants in the order of best qualified.
4.0278 Line responsibility.
"Selecting authority" means the authority to select individuals for positions. Selecting authority differs from appointing authority in that the former can select individuals for employment but not offer them a position. The offer must come from the appointing authority in order to be official.
4.0279 Management.
"Selective certification" means the certification of eligibles possessing the special qualifications required for a specific position.
4.0280 Manpower.
"Seminar" means an advanced study group with selected members, each of whom investigates some aspects of a subject and reports thereon to the group, the members of which then discuss and" evaluate the findings.
4.0281 Maternity leave.
"Sick leave" means absence from duty because of illness or other disability or exposure to contagious disease.
4.0282 Medical certificate.
"Skill training" means development of a facile and well-integrated performance, usually associated with mechanical and motor responses, such as. those used in typing, glassblowing, and swimming.
4.0284 Mockup.
"Standard workweek" means 40 hours divided into five regular assigned eight-hour days within a seven-day period.
4.0285 Morale.
"Supervisor" means any individual having substantial responsibility requiring the exercise of independent judgment who, on behalf of management, regularly participates in the performance of all or most of the following functions over at least three employees: promote, transfer, suspend, discharge, or adjudicate grievances of other employees.
4.0287 Motivation.
"Temporary employment" means employment during the absence of a permanent employee on leave or for work done at a work- load peak and normally lasting for less than six months but not exceeding one year.
4.0288 Noncompetitive personnel action.
"Termination" means separation from employment for reasons beyond the control of
the employee.
4.0289 Nonstandard workweek.
"Training aids" means any material or device which facilitates learning, such as movies, slides, posters, booklets, view graphs, audio-visual aids, etc.
4.0290 Off-site training.
"Training committee" means a committee authorized to consider training problems and devise solutions, develop training policies, promote their acceptance, and advise management in the execution of those policies.
4.0291 On-the-job training.
"Training plan" means a method or scheme for obtaining a certain specific training objective, and containing the following information:
(1) Objective of the training;
(2) Who will be trained;
(3) Name of instructor;
(4) Schedule of meetings, etc.;
(5) Outline of material to be presented;
(6) A plan for evaluating the effectiveness of the training.
4.0292 Orientation training.
"Training policy" means a statement defining the objectives and the responsibilities for training, the relation between training staff and other staff and operating officials, and the general procedures for organizing, operating, and evaluating a training program.
4.0293 Out-service training.
"Training timetable" means a form which lists the various tasks in a given organization or unit, and shows for each employee the tasks:
(1) which he can perform adequately;
(2) in which he is not to be trained during the period under consideration; and
(3) in which he is to be trained and the time by which this training is to be completed.
4.0294 Overtime.
"Transfer" means movement of a permanent employee from a position in one agency to a similar position in another agency and shall be subject to whichever provision applies; e.g., promotion, reassignment, or demotion.
4.0295 Part-time employment.
"Trial service period" means a six-month trial period of employment of a permanent employee beginning with the effective date of a promotion or demotion.
4.0296 Pay adjustment.
"Tuition" means payment of appropriated funds to outside agents or agencies for instructional services; the fee charged by an instructor or school for instruction. "Tuition" does not include fees collected for defrayment of other or incidental expenses, such as registration fees, laboratory fees, costs of books, or charge for space or utilities.
4.0297 Performance rating.
"Unassembled examination" means an examination in which the education, training, and experience of applicants is rated as set forth in their applications.
4.0298 Performance standard.
"Veteran" means an individual who has served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for a period of not less than 180 consecutive days, other than for training, and who has been separated from the Armed Forces under honorable conditions.
4.0299 Periodic increment date.
"Work simplification" means a management technique for simplifying methods and procedures and eliminating waste of manpower, materials, equipment, and facilities. Process study, operation study, and layout study are phases of this subject.


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Located on a hill near the town of Bolbaite, the Hermitage of Santa Barbara enjoys a natural environment of Aleppo pines and a wide variety of vegetation typical Mediterranean. It offers a splendid view over the valley of the Canal de Navarra, Pic Caroig, Sumacarcer plains, and more far away on the mountains of La Ribera. On clear days you can even see the coast of Valencia. It also has a recreational area equipped with barbecues, tables and wooden benches, fountains and showers, making it a place visited by many people on weekends, especially during the summer and Easter. It has a camping area with capacity for 150 tents.


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Brad Kent, the vice principal at Russellville Middle School who will lead the audit effort, said that the audits will analyze three sections of criteria: crisis planning, school layout and organization, and building policies, to determine if any of Russellville's schools are in need of safety enhancements.
While the audits themselves aren't new, Kent will head an effort consisting of a diversified team that includes teachers, administrators, parents and police departments on the state, county and city levels.
"We have several area agencies that are more than willing to help that are going to make these walkthroughs with our team," he said. "We feel like as administrators and a school district as a whole, we have safe policies in place that make the buildings safe, so we aren't expected to be shocked by our findings."
Kent is a logical choice to lead the group conducting the audits, as he brings the best of both worlds to the school district as a part-time cop and a school administrator.
"In talking with Mr. Williams and with the resources we have, as well as my background as a principal and a law enforcement officer, we thought that would be the best fit for putting this team together," Kent said.
Kent estimated the first building audits will begin next week and will take place during school hours.
"We're going to limit disruption, but we need to see what it's like when students are there," he said. "It's not going to do any good to go in there after hours."
While Kent doesn't expect to be surprised by the audits' findings, he does anticipate an increased effort to educate school employees in crisis management.
"I think we will see additional training in all areas of crisis management, from the top down," he said. "I think we're going to take a proactive approach on additional training to try to make the comfort level of people who are carrying out the tasks in these situations higher."
Kent said school district administrators began seriously discussing safety audits in mid-December, days after the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., that left 20 children dead.
But the discussions had been ongoing for some time before the shooting occurred.
"We actually started talking about the audit on a per-building level, before [the shooting] happened," he said. "I know my building was looked at for training for different crisis drills.
"But yeah, absolutely, when something happens like the tragedy at Sandy Hook, every community nationwide goes through the recovery phase when you grieve for those people, and then the next stage is looking at what you do and preparing accordingly."
Since Kent was appointed to lead the audit in December, he has been drafting an audit form, which lists the aforementioned criteria the group will use to review the schools.
"We expect to have every building audited along with our findings and recommendations in a full report within a month's time," he said.
And with new safety technology constantly being developed, the district could begin conducting these audits annually rather than intermittently.
"I think these audits are something that will be done on an annual basis from now on," he said. "Because you always feel with the technology coming out on a regular basis, you have to keep looking at these policies because everything is getting better."
Kent stressed that the safety audits are not an acknowledgment that their current safety standards are lacking.
"This is probably the first time that people are going to hear that we're doing this, so I want our parents and community members to know that we feel like we have really, really good things in place," he said.
"We're confident with what we have in place, but we're going to be very proactive in improving areas we need to."


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A grieving woman has made an emotional appeal to find the killer of her schoolgirl sister, 50 years to the day after her brutal murder.
Anne Dunwell, aged 13, was on her way home when she was sexually assaulted and strangled with her own stockings.
Her naked body was left at the foot of a manure heap near Maltby in Rotherham.
Today her older sister, Irene Hall, has spoken of how she is still unable to get closure until South Yorkshire's oldest murder case is solved.
Irene, aged 68, who now lives in Worcestershire, said: "My father always wanted to know who could do such a thing before he passed away, but he never got to know.
"I'd like to see the killer brought to justice too, but I'm not getting any younger. If I don't the burden will fall to my children."
"My family and I have been robbed of watching Anne grow up, get married and have children.
"We are only left with the memories of a happy young girl who did not deserve to be taken from us at such a young age, and the question why. Why did this have to happen to Anne?
"People often speak about time being a healer. But I can honestly say, after 50 years have passed, time does not heal."
Irene is calling upon anyone with information about Anne's death to speak up.
Anne had visited her aunt in Bramley on the evening of Wednesday, May 6, 1964, and was due to have spent the night there. But she decided to return home to Whiston to be with her grandmother, who would otherwise have been alone.
She set off at about 9.15pm to catch the bus - but never made it home. Her body was found the next day, off Carr Lane, in between the villages of Carr and Slade Hooton.
Hundreds of officers have worked on the murder case, including in more recent years following developments in forensic technology.
The case has featured regularly on the BBC's Crimewatch, which has resulted in a large number of men being eliminated from the inquiry.
Det Supt Richard Fewkes, who is leading the case, said: "The tragic murder of Anne Dunwell, albeit 50 years ago, should never be forgotten. We will investigate any new information that comes to light as a result of this appeal by Anne's family."
Call police on 101 or Crimestoppers - 0800 555 111.


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Marlins hitters putting in work, but results not there
By David Villavicencio / Special to MLB.com
Miami has mustered just three runs in the first three games since the All-Star break, and outfielder Justin Ruggiano feels frustration is starting to spread in the clubhouse.
"It eats at you a little bit, but I don't think we can sit here and dwell on it," Ruggiano said. "We just need to go out there and play and stay positive."
Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen believes his team has the ability to perform better offensively, but he knows that it is up to the players to execute.
"What can we do? Nothing," Guillen said. "We do everything we can on our end, but we don't play. At the end of the day, it's about them. We hit early every day, we work on it and we have a great video room. We have everything they ask us to have, but when you're up at the plate, the video room is not going to help you, the coach can't help and your manager can't help. You are on your own, and you have to resolve you own problems."
Hitting coach Eduardo Perez can be seen working with his players well before every game. But Guillen knows that a coach can only do his part and the players are the ones who can make that coach look like good or bad.
"I think they can help with the mental part," Guillen said. "The hitting coach can give them something to work with and believe in. They help you prepare on what a guy might throw you, but in the end, it's all about them. They have to do it."
Beyond working with Perez, Marlins players are also routinely analyzing their swings on video. The Marlins have a state-of-the-art video room at Marlins Park, but Guillen does not put as much emphasis on technology as his players do.
"I don't watch video much," Guillen said. "I don't believe in that, because that's from like 10 years ago. There was a lot of much better hitters before 10 years ago. They believe in video and they watch, but I think approach is mental."
Guillen is not seeing the results he would like from his players' work, but he knows they are trying to snap out of their struggles. When that changes, he guarantees that it will not last as long as their slump has.
"The day I don't see them fighting, you guys will be the second to know it," Guillen said. "They will be the first. They fight, but we're just not getting it done."
Sprained UCL makes Oviedo's status uncertain
MIAMI -- Juan Carlos Oviedo's suspension is almost over, but his return to the big leagues will be delayed a little longer.
The Marlins reliever had an MRI exam in Miami by team physicians, who determined the right-hander has a sprained right ulnar collateral ligament. There is no timetable for his return.
The injury occurred while Oviedo was pitching on a rehab assignment with Triple-A New Orleans. The right-hander left Saturday's game in the seventh inning after feeling some discomfort in his right elbow.
The 30-year-old is serving an eight-week suspension for playing under a false identity. Formerly known as Leo Nuñez, Oviedo has been preparing to return to the big leagues. He began his rehab assignment on July 9 with Class A Jupiter. His first appearance with New Orleans was cut short by the elbow discomfort.
Prior to learning the results of Oviedo's MRI, Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen hoped the 30-year-old was just experiencing "Spring Training fatigue." But now Guillen knows that Oviedo will have another obstacle to overcome before he can pitch again this season.
"I hope it's nothing bad," Guillen said. "This kid went through [a lot] for the last year, and if something happens to his arm, that's very sad. I think about him first and the team later. This kid has gone through a lot of bad stuff in order to come back."
Oviedo, who saved a career-high 36 games in 2011, is eligible to return to the Majors on July 23, but his UCL sprain will likely delay his arrival. Once he rejoins the big league club, he will join Heath Bell and Steve Cishek as late-inning options.
Ruggiano sits again against Nationals righty
MIAMI -- Justin Ruggiano was not in the lineup for the second consecutive game Monday, but the 30-year-old is not missing time due to injury.
Even though Ruggiano is one of the Marlins' hottest hitters, manager Ozzie Guillen decided to give the left-handed-hitting Greg Dobbs the start against Nationals right-hander Edwin Jackson.
"Tomorrow we're going to face a lefty," Guillen said, referring to Cubs southpaw Travis Wood. "I'm just giving some at-bats to a lefty against Jackson. He'll be ready to play tomorrow."
Ruggiano assured that he is perfectly healthy and looking forward to whenever Guillen calls on him to enter the game.
"I'm fine," Ruggiano said. "I think putting Dobbs in right field is good. Dobbs is handling right-handers really well, and I think Ozzie is just going with what he feels gives us the best opportunity. I'm just trying to stay ready for a big situation."
Acquired by the Marlins in late May, Ruggiano went on a tear almost immediately and earned more playing time with every successful at-bat.
"I think that's the difference between a Major Leaguer and a Minor Leaguer," Ruggiano said. "It's someone who has been given a chance and it's not just a two- or three-day chance. Sometimes when you first get called up, you have to get acclimated and get that heart rate down. It's your dream, and then when you get here, you've got all kind of emotions flowing. It takes a while to settle down. I still get butterflies every game. I hope they never leave."
Ruggiano has hit .378 with six homers and 17 RBIs since joining the Marlins. While he acknowledges his success so far, the outfielder is still appreciative of the opportunity Guillen and the Marlins have given him this year.
"Ozzie's given me a chance and I'm just very grateful for it," Ruggiano said.
Worth noting
Giancarlo Stanton had stitches removed from his surgically repaired knee on Monday, but manager Ozzie Guillen did not have much to add on his injured All-Star. "Stanton, I'm not thinking about Stanton for the next month," Guillen said. Stanton underwent surgery to remove loose bodies from his right knee over the All-Star break. He is expected to return sometime in August.
David Villavicencio is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Just curious to see who switches thier ball when the weather turns colder. It is not something that I do, but would like to hear the thoughts on pros/cons.
Just curious to see who switches thier ball when the weather turns colder. It is not something that I do, but would like to hear the thoughts on pros/cons.
I don't switch balls - it just appears that I have when the weather gets colder. I hate the cold weather. Luckily, we don't get very cold temps in my area.
I don't change balls. My balls are my balls, they aren't going anywhere... (pun intended) :)
I have found that I tend to lose a significant amount of distance in the cold. Of course wet fairways, howling wind, along with the pint of Jack (just kidding!) will contribute to the loss of distance. However I have found going to a lower compression ball (sometimes marketed as a ball for women) I am able to get better distance.
Although I have not tried any other women's products (not even any of my wife's undergarments) but if it can be scientifically shown to cut 3 strokes off my score she had better get a lock for her drawers (pun
I don't change balls either. I may "experiment" with other types of balls during the colder months as the golf really doesn't mean anything to me except to be out hitting it around.
I always return to my Pro V1x's
No, ProV1x for me year-round.
Yes, I would suggest a lower compresion ball for use in "cold" weather.
In cold weather I usually use the lower compression "laddie" ball. It's probably the same as the "lady", but you don't have to hear the remarks from your playing partners.
You're scaring me bholley...but I do agree with you, there is a loss of distance in the colder temperatures but I just can't seem to get away from consistently playing my Pro V's
I work between a ProV1 & ProV1x. In the colder weather I use the ProV1x and keep at least one in my pocket to stay warm, using it basically off the tee. The warmer ball seems to go farther. I have tried using other balls without much success. Even lower compression balls do not go as far for me even if they are kept warm. Love those Titleists.
I don't but you have me thinking maybe I should consider it.
Pro V when its warm Pro V1x when its cold
I don't switch personally, but have a buddy who goes to the Nike Karma (low compression) when it's colder, and I think there's a small difference, but nothing major.
I use Pro-V1X in summer. Come September I change to NXT Tour.
that's interesting cwaybright, why would you switch to a harder ball when the problem is that in the first place?


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Nov. 6, 1947: Newspaper reporter Marjory Stoneman Douglas publishes her book "River of Grass." Douglas devotes the rest of her remarkable life to preserving the Florida Everglades, and in active in the cause until shortly before her death at age 108 in 1997.
Nov. 6, 1977: A small hydroelectric dam fails on Toccoa Creek in northern Georgia, killing 39 people downstream. The Kelly Barnes Dam is never rebuilt, and Toccoa Falls is a major local tourist attraction today.
Nov. 6, 1991: The last of the intentionally-set fires in Kuwait's oil fields is extinguished after 10 months. Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein had ordered Kuwait's oilfields set ablaze (at right) as Iraqi troops retreated from their invasion of Kuwait. Iraq also intentionally released an estimated 400 millions of gallons of oil into the Persian Gulf from tankers and oil platforms.
Nov. 6, 2012: A California measure that would have required consumer labeling for genetically modified foods is defeated on Election Day.
Nov. 6, 2012: In his re-election acceptance speech, President Barack Obama breaks his silence on climate change: "We want our kids to grow up in an America… that isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet."
Nov. 6, 2012: Bestselling novelist Barbara Kingsolver releases a novel with a climate change-based plot. "Flight Behavior" is one of the few works of fiction with a climate theme.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
This feature is compiled by Peter Dykstra, an MNN contributor and publisher of Environmental Health News and The Daily Climate.


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Ziegler takes time out to chat with fans
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Brad Ziegler went sky high with the Blue Angels on Thursday, and hosted a live chat on Friday. Lots of fans logged on to ask Ziggy about his experience and the upcoming 2009 season. brad_ziegler: Hey fans! Thanks for taking some time out of your busy Friday schedule. ... Well, let's get going! yvonne57: What are your hopes for this upcoming season? brad_ziegler: I'm looking to do my part to get us to the postseason. ... The front office has been making moves to improving our offense, so its up to us pitchers to hold up our end of the bargain to show that last year wasn't a fluke. wader20: It sounds like you've had your fair share of setbacks with the head injuries. Is there something or someone that helped motivate you through the recovery process? brad_ziegler: My friends and family have been a great supporting cast in urging me never to give up, but I've always just trusted God to lead me down a path that allows me to glorify Him and however that needed to happen was fine with me. rivercat09: How has your offseason been? Is everything going well and as planned? brad_ziegler: My offseason has been great. I have had a lot of relaxing time with my family back in Missouri, and I've been able to accomplish a lot of things I wanted to do. Lately, I've just been focused on preparing mentally and physically for the upcoming season.. Right now, I feel as good as I've ever felt in January. wader20: I remember seeing you catch the first pitch when you had first come to Oakland. What was it like being the new guy that had to do the stuff like that? brad_ziegler: I expected a lot of stuff like that to be given to me. I was just so excited to be pitching in the big leagues that I didn't care. I enjoyed meeting fans and getting to know sponsors, so I don't see it as a burden. Skeeeeeeeee: If you could strike out anyone in the league, who would it be and why? brad_ziegler: Vladimir Guerrero for a variety of reasons: 1) because he's one of the best hitters in baseball, 2) because he's had good success against me and 3) because he plays for the Angels. wader20: I read that you used to throw overhand earlier in your career as a starter. Is there any advice on how to make the change to sidearm? brad_ziegler: The first thing I would say is don't expect immediate results. I'm still learning even as the next season is approaching. But I continue to work hard at it, watch video and feel what is comfortable to me. rivercat09: So, how was the flight in the Blue Angels' jets? brad_ziegler: One word: incredible. It was so much more than I had even pictured in my head, and I can't imagine anything being more exhilarating. naiwrai: How did you get such an exciting ride with the Blue Angels? brad_ziegler: My brother-in-law is training to be a pilot in the Marines. He got me some contact information and my agent did the rest of the work. The Blue Angels were gracious enough to make me one of their 20 VIP flights for this year. katrina14: Is there a current or former pitcher that you really look up to? brad_ziegler: I've always admired Tim Hudson, even dating back to his days with the A's. He such a competitor on the mound, and I love watching him pitch. go_a_s: Who was your favorite team growing up? brad_ziegler: Shocking since I'm from Missouri, but it was the Kansas City Royals. One of my earliest memories of Major League Baseball growing up was of the Royals winning the 1985 World Series. katrina14: What was your favorite moment from last year? brad_ziegler: Getting my first win on a walk-off grand slam from Mark Ellis. It was neat to get my first win on such a extraordinary moment, and we turned two double-plays in my two innings pitched during that game. greenstmpd: Hey, Brad, how do you feel about the 2009 Oakland A's with these great acquisitions? brad_ziegler: I'm really excited about the upcoming season. Not only have we acquired a couple of big time baseball players, but also guys who have a great reputation for being leaders in the clubhouse. I'm excited for the season to get going. Skeeeeeeeee: If you had to face someone on the current roster, who would be the hardest to get out? brad_ziegler: I'd probably have to say it would be Jason Giambi. For one, he's left-handed, so the submarine doesn't affect him as much, but he's also a very patient hitter so he's not going to swing at anything he doesn't like. Glad he's on my team now. minorsrule: How was it making the transition from the Minors to the Majors? How did the guys treat you? brad_ziegler: The transition was harder off the field just with living arrangements and travel differences as well as greater demands on our time at the field. My teammates were great at making the adjustments, and I felt from the day I was called up I was an accepted member of the team. wader20: How was the Indy car ride through Oakland? brad_ziegler: It was a lot of fun. At 6-foot-4, I had to remove my shoes to fit in the backseat, and the 880 bumps are pretty intense without shocks and sitting six inches off the road. Ha ha. But it was still a fun experience. flashfire: What's been your favorite MLB city to visit on the road so far, and why? brad_ziegler: Arlington, Texas. I have a lot of friends and family there, and it's where I made my debut, so it will always have a special meaning to me. eastbaykev: What's your daily routine in the offseason to stay in shape/fresh, without overworking yourself?
brad_ziegler: My day starts when my daughter wakes up. I'll play with her for an hour or two, and then wake my wife up so I can go start my workouts. I lift weights for an hour and half, four days per week, and play catch six days per week. Then I go back home and try to spend as much time with my family as possible, because I know the season is coming up.greenstmpd: Beside pitcher. In your college/high school days, did you ever play another position? brad_ziegler: Yes, in high school I was a third baseman and I was actually more highly recruited for college as a third baseman, than as a pitcher. wader20: What was it like to go to the Hall of Fame and see something of yours on display?
brad_ziegler: That was very surreal. They took us on a behind-the-scenes tour to help us understand exactly what the Hall of Fame means to baseball and to have my memorabilia on display was really special.katrina14: Do you talk/hang out with any A's teammates during the offseason? brad_ziegler: I've kept in touch with quite a few of them through our fantasy football league, which I won by the way. Jerry Blevins is probably my best friend on the team, and we've kept in steady contact during the offseason, but several guys have checked in to see how I was doing and I try to do the same for them. brad_ziegler: Well, I guess time has run out. Thanks for all the great questions. I'm sorry I couldn't get to all of them. Don't forget, less than two months until Spring Training. Hope to see you all in Phoenix ... and Oakland!
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