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The Houston Dynamo have re-signed defender Bobby Boswell, the club announced today. Boswell had been listed among players eligible for the MLS Re-Entry Process, but he agreed to a new contract with the Dynamo on Thursday. Per team and league policy, terms of the deal were not released.
The 28-year-old Boswell joined the Dynamo via trade in December 2007 and has been a mainstay on the team's back line ever since, starting 120 of the team's 133 MLS and playoff games and moving into fifth place in club history with 142 starts in all competitions. After netting a career-high five goals in 2011 to tie for the team lead, Boswell is also tied for 10th in club history with 11 goals in all competitions. He ranks fourth in club history in games started as team captain.
"I'm glad Bobby re-signed," Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear said. "He's an important part of the team, and I'm very happy that he's going to be with us next season."
Named the team's Defender of the Year in 2008 and 2010, Boswell was a key player in memorable playoff shutout streaks in both 2009 and 2011. The veteran has also been a leader in the Houston community, regularly visiting area hospitals and leading the Bobby Boots Breast Cancer campaign as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in each of the last two seasons.
The Houston Dynamo are a Major League Soccer club that has won two MLS Cup championships and three conference championships in its first six seasons and qualified to represent the United States in international competition five times, including in the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League. For more information, log on to www.HoustonDynamo.com or call (713) 276-7500.
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LOBELVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A 15-year-old was charged Thursday with one count of criminal homicide in the fatal shooting of a longtime member of the National Guard at a Tennessee armory, according to the state's Bureau of Investigation.
The suspect somehow gained access to the Guard armory in Lobelville, which is usually locked, and fired several shots Wednesday evening, authorities said. One struck 45-year-old Sgt. 1st Class Michael W. Braden, who had been with the guard for 20 years. He died later at a hospital.
The teenager was being held without bond at a juvenile detention facility. The teenager was arrested without incident at his family's home in Lobelville, about 75 miles southwest of Nashville.
It was unclear whether the suspect and victim knew each other.
The building doesn't have surveillance cameras, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesman Josh DeVine said, but at least one other person in addition to the shooter and the victim was at the armory at the time of the shooting. But it was unclear whether there were any eyewitnesses, Devine said.


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AMD is announcing their upcoming Hybrid CrossFire technology today in New York during their financial analyst day, which is aimed at improving gaming graphics at lower price points. What makes this announcement even more exciting is the fact that they are showing off upcoming chipsets and graphics cards in the process. Legit Reviews was able to get a sneak peak at one of these systems just hours before they were shown to the public, so read on and take a look at what we got to see.
AMD had a demo system setup that was running their latest and greatest chipset, the 780G. The AMD 780G chipset (codenamed RS780D) is one of three new chipsets that is going to be replacing the now year old AMD 690G chipset and by doing so will add support for new features like hybrid CrossFire. The logic behind doing hybrid CrossFire is simple. The majority of desktop computers sold today feature integrated graphics, which have a history of having a hard time playing the latest game titles. What if a consumer was able to install an entry level graphics card and be able to link the integrated and discrete GPU's together for improved performance? Since AMD makes chipsets and video cards this wasn't too hard and with the 780G chipset and the Radeon 3400 series of graphics cards they were able to pull it off. To make things even easier, when a Radeon HD 3450 or Radeon HD 3470 is installed into a 780G motherboard ATI CrossFire technology is automatically enabled. This makes for a simple user expierence and a breeze for system builders that are looking to save time and money.
Inside the test system AMD was running the ATI Radeon HD 3450 graphics card, which will be released early next year for right around $49. The clock speeds for this card are not set in stone yet, but we were told to expect a core clock of 600MHz and a memory clock of 500MHz for the GDDR2 ICs. Those looking for a little more muscle will be happy to know that AMD will also release an ATI Radeon HD 3470 graphics card for $59. When running one of these discrete cards on a 780G motherboard you will be able to run two monitors off the discrete video card and two off the integrated graphics. This is great for those that want to run Surround View, but keep in mind that when running Surround View Hybrid Crossfire has to be disabled.
When it comes to performance the Radeon HD 3450 isn't going to dominate any games, but it does score a respectable ~1650 points in 3DMark 2006 on the test system powered by a 2.2GHz AMD Phenom processor. If you enable Hybrid CrossFire the score in 3DMark 2006 jumps up to ~2660 points, which is a boost of over 60%. We didn't get a chance to see the ATI Radeon HD 3470 graphics card in action, but AMD said it should score over 3000 points when run in Hybrid CrossFire on 3DMark 2006. AMD let us try out Call of Duty 4 at 1024×768 with decent quality settings on the system pictured here and we were seeing 20-50 frames per second Hybrid CrossFire enabled. The game was playable for sure. Another game we played on the test system was Unreal Tournament 3 at 1280×1024. The Radeon HD 3450 averaged 33.67 FPS with 65% of the frames being over 30FPS. When Hybrid CrossFire was enabled the average jumped up to 43.68 FPS, but this time 83% of the frames being rendered were over 30 frames per second. To sum Hybrid CrossFire up, we saw a 30% gain in Unreal Tournament 3 and 60% in 3DMark 2006. Not bad for adding a $49 graphics card to a board with integrated graphics. Crysis, Call of Duty 4 and Unreal Tournament were all playable at resolutions of 1024×768 to 1280×1024, which is important as they are some of the hottest game titles out right now. It should be noted that the test system we used had sideport. What is sideport you ask?
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A baby is seen at a broken window after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza hit a house in the southern Israeli town of Netivot on November 12, 2012, causing damage but no injuries.
The Gaza strip – Israeli border -- a border rarely at peace, is moving closer to war. Mortar fire from Syria hit an Israeli army base in the Golan Heights over the weekend. Israel retaliated by targeting Syrian artillery. NBC's John Ray reports.
Reuters reports — A Palestinian rocket fired from the Gaza Strip struck a house in southern Israel on Monday, causing damage but no injuries, and Israeli officials quickly warned of a tough response to the latest surge in violence.
The rocket hit the town of Netivot, ending a brief overnight lull to three days of fighting, which has left six Palestinians dead, including four civilians, and 40 wounded. Eight Israelis have also been wounded in the cross-border attacks.
"We have a full box of tools ... that we have not yet used," Israeli Vice Prime Minister Moshe Yaalon told Army Radio. "We will need to toughen our response until Hamas says 'enough' and ends the fire." Read the full story.
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Tami Shadadi surveys the damage to her house in the southern Israeli town of Sderot on November 12, 2012, after it was hit by a rocket fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza the previous day.
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Relatives of Palestinian Matter Abu al-Atta, who was killed in Israeli shelling on Saturday, mourn during his funeral in Gaza City on November 11, 2012. Israel said it was poised to escalate attacks on the Gaza Strip on Sunday following a surge of rocket and mortar salvoes by Hamas and other factions in the Palestinian enclave.
Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
A Palestinian walks near a factory after it was hit by an Israeli tank shell in the northern Gaza Strip on November 11, 2012.
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DICE has revealed that four fan-favorite maps from Battlefield 3 will be remade with the Frostbite 3 engine for Battlefield 4. These maps will be part of the Second Assault DLC, which will be coming first to Xbox One as a timed exclusive sometime after the new console launches.
So far, Caspian Border and Operation Metro are "runaway favorites" for the pack, gameplay designer Alan Kertz said in a Reddit thread (via GameSpot). No hint was offered at what the leading candidates were for the final two maps. DICE did the same for Battlefield 3 when it recreated four popular BF2 maps in Frostbite 2.0 as the Back to Karkand DLC.
Of course, if this poll (via MP1st) is any indication, Grand Bazaar and Strike at Karkand have an edge for the final two slots, with the latter already having been part of the Karkand DLC. Seine Crossing would be the alternate for Karkand if DICE wants to stick purely with BF3 maps. Whatever maps get the treatment, expect them to be a lot more destructible in a big way.
Battlefield 4 is scheduled to launch on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on October 29. It will come to Xbox One and PS4 later. China Rising DLC is available to those that pre-order the game.
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Summit Entertainment announced today that Native American/First Nation actors Chaske Spencer, Bronson Pelletier, Alex Meraz, Kiowa Gordon and Tyson Houseman have signed on to star as the members of the wolf pack in The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
In the film, the wolf pack defends humans against vampires although they have a tribal history intricately entwined with Edward Cullen and his family. The wolf pack members will join Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and fellow wolf pack member Taylor Lautner in the film directed by Chris Weitz which will be released domestically November 20, 2009.
In The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) but her spirit is rekindled by her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner). Suddenly she finds herself drawn into the world of the werewolves, ancestral enemies of the vampires, and finds her loyalties tested.
Each member of the wolf pack is of Native decent. Spencer is Lakota (Sioux), Pelletier is Cree-Metis, Meraz is Purepecha (Tarasco), Gordon is Hualapai, and Houseman, who was discovered at an open casting call, is Cree. Casting of the wolf pack was overseen by award-winning casting director Rene Haynes who is well-known for her work on Native projects ranging from Dances With Wolves to Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.


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Is The FBI Lying To Congress About Its Abuses Of The Patriot Act?
from the certainly-sounds-like-it dept
"I recall during the debate in 2005 that proponents of Section 215 argued that these authorities had never been misused. They cannot make that statement now. They have been misused. I cannot elaborate here. But I recommend that my colleagues seek more information in a classified setting."On top of that, they point to a 2007 report (pdf) from the Office of the Inspector General at the Justice Dept, which notes two cases of the FBI abusing those 215 orders.
This raises some pretty serious questions. Is Director Mueller simply uninformed about his agency abusing these provisions? Or was he lying to Congress about those abuses? Neither case looks good, and neither suggests that we should renew those provisions.


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AG seeks to unseal evidence in Lizzie Marriott murder caseBy GRETYL MACALASTER
Special to the Union Leader
March 02. 2014 6:39PM
DOVER — The state Attorney General's Office recently filed a 128-page memorandum of law with the Strafford County Superior Court to support their objection to the suppression of evidence and interviews in the homicide case against Seth Mazzaglia, 30, of Dover.
Mazzaglia is facing multiple counts of first-degree murder positing alternate theories of the crime in addition to a second-degree murder charge, conspiracy and criminal solicitation. Mazzaglia is charged with strangling and/or suffocating Elizabeth "Lizzie" Marriott, 19, in his Mill Street apartment on the night of Oct. 9, 2012, before, during or after committing aggravated felonious sexual assault.
The filing follows a two-day suppression hearing held in front of Judge Kenneth Brown on Feb. 11 and Feb. 12 at the Strafford County Superior Courthouse. The state called nine witnesses, including State Police Sgt. Joseph Ebert who was the primary interviewer during the nearly 12 hours Mazzaglia spent with investigators between Oct. 12 and Oct. 13, 2012.
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Mazzaglia cited numerous reasons why statements he made during those interviews, as well as physical evidence garnered through those interviews, should be suppressed, and the state presented as many arguments in support of retaining the statements and evidence.
The state argued Mazzaglia's Miranda rights were not violated when he gave statements to police indicating he was involved in Marriott's death, or when he led them to Peirce Island in Portsmouth and described where her body had been put into the water, because he was not in police custody in the time, but was instead someone who might have had information relating to a missing persons case.
Marriott was reported missing by her family on Oct. 10, 2012, and family and friends scoured the roads from Durham to Dover, putting up signs and asking everyone to look out for her. Mazzaglia's arrest for her murder was announced on Saturday, Oct. 13.
Mazzaglia and his live-in girlfriend, Kathryn "Kat" McDonough, 19, initially told police Marriott never made it to their apartment as planned to meet McDonough on the night of Oct. 9, according to the memorandum.
Throughout the hours of Oct. 12 and into the morning of Oct. 13, Mazzaglia's story changed multiple times, police said. At first he stuck with the story that Marriott had never arrived and denied any sexual activity had taken place. About 90 minutes into the interview, he asked Ebert if something accidental to Marriott had occurred, what would happen to those involved.
As the night went on, the story evolved. At one point, he implicated friend Roberta Gerkin and her boyfriend, Paul Hicock of Rochester, whom police later spoke with.
The two said McDonough had called them in a panic from Mazzaglia's phone and asked them to come over. When they arrived at the Mill Street apartment, they saw a naked girl on the floor wearing only underwear with a plastic bag around her face and head and visual contusions on her neck. Mazzaglia allegedly told them he had "gone too far," according to the filing.
At one point, Mazzaglia told police he had blacked out and did not recall what happened, but believed it to be something bad.
McDonough ended her interview around 7 p.m. by asking for a lawyer. According to the recently filed memorandum of law, she was visibly shaken after police asked her about Gerkin and Hicock.
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About four hours in, Mazzaglia drew a map to Marriott and then drove with police to Peirce Island, where the next morning police found strands of human hair on the ground between the sitting area and the cliff at the top of the main footpath, according to the filing.
About 1:30 a.m., after Mazzaglia had led police to Pierce Island and told them that is where he had put her in the water, and after giving various stories about what may have happened to Marriott, Mazzaglia was read his Miranda rights and placed under arrest, the filing indicates. Around 3:21 a.m., he asked for an attorney. In a dumpster outside of the Mill Street apartment, police found women's clothing, red-stained tissues, a used condom, a pair of men's underwear, rubber gloves and work gloves.
According to the state, even if the court were to find a Miranda violation, it should not grant the motion to suppress because there existed a patent urgency to find a missing person.
So far the audio recordings of the interviews have remained under seal.
It is unclear when Brown will rule on the motion to suppress.
A final pretrial hearing is scheduled for late April, and the trial against Mazzaglia is scheduled to begin in May.


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Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 8, Twins 2 – June 10, 2012
Ryan Dempster was absolutely dominant once again, and the Cubs won for just the fifth time in their last 25 games. Alfonso Soriano continues to hit the ball hard from the DH spot, and Starlin Castro had a big day at the plate.
Castro also had an interesting day in the field. On one play, he showed us everything we already think about his defensive game: taking a grounder in the hole, Castro took his eye off the ball, and booted it into the outfield. Scrambling to the ball, he grabbed it and threw a strike to the plate from shallow left in one smooth motion, nailing a runner who was trying to score from second. He makes mistakes, but he's crazy talented. That's Castro.


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Miami Marlins Corner the Market on 2012 Uniform and Logo Jokes
Commensurate with their move to a new ballpark, the now Miami Marlins have redesigned their uniforms and logo. Although there have been rumored images and whispers for a number of weeks, I've been waiting to post about it until there was something more solid. Well, with the official unveiling tonight, solid pictures are floating around, and it's time to reveal…
…what might be the worst uniforms and logo in baseball history (which have leaked from multiple source):
Who's going to start the "worst uniforms in MLB history" thread on the Message Board?
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Sandy's treedome is Sandy Cheeks' place of residence. It is notable for being the only place in the entire Pacific Ocean in which Sandy can live. It first appears in the episode "Tea at the Treedome."
Its most notable feature is the powerful, nearly impenetrable airtight 35-foot tall polyurethane dome that surrounds it, letting no water seep in, allowing Sandy to survive without her special pressurized suit. On the inside of the dome, there is a picnic table, hamster wheel, and a bird bath.
Despite this home being on the same street (and one home next to SpongeBob's, similar to Squidward's home), it is never seen directly next to the Pineapple home, or even anywhere near a street, for that matter. Inside the dome, there is grass and sometimes flowers. There is a large oak tree in the center that provides Sandy with oxygen and acorns. The tree also serves as Sandy's house.
The treedome also has a mechanism that covers the dome with a layer of riveted sheet metal when Sandy wants her privacy. Other notable features are a boxing ring, weight lifting equipment and the "Arm Cruncher"—as seen in "MuscleBob BuffPants," an exercise hamster wheel, clothesline for hanging Sandy's suit and clothing to dry - as seen in "Prehibernation Week," a garage for Sandy's jeep-like boatmobile—as seen in "To Save a Squirrel," an escape pod to Texas, a picnic bench, and Table, a miniature submarine for emergencies—as seen in "Hide and Then What Happens?," and a rocket to the Moon - as seen in "Sandy's Rocket."
In the winter, there is snow which covers the whole ground and sometimes there are no leaves on the tree. It is also very cold. This is seen in the episodes "Bubble Buddy" and "Survival of the Idiots."
Inside the tree
Inside the oak tree, there is a bedroom with a wooden bed, a rocking chair and nightstands (and possibly a closet and drawers) made out of sticks from the tree. In "A Flea in Her Dome," it is shown that there is an automated trapdoor in her room which is stationed over a metal slide that leads outside the tree. It is unknown how all this stuff can fit inside a tree. There is a large living room with rugs, a television, and wicker sofas and chairs. While not shown, Stephen Hillenburg says that, like SpongeBob's pineapple, the treedome has a massive library, probably filled with books on science, the ocean, technology, etc. There is a bathroom with a shower stall. It also has a tree stump for Sandy's spacesuit, and a hook to hang her fur pelt when she's not wearing it. There is also a sink and medicine cabinet. Strangely, its lock is on the outside. Some of this can be seen in the episodes "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy," "Survival of the Idiots," "Pranks a Lot," "A Flea in Her Dome," and "MuscleBob BuffPants."
Known inhabitants/visitors
The treedome has seen many visitors and inhabitants. Only some of them are below, which are separated into two groups; land creatures and sea creatures. Due to there being no water and only air in the treedome, land creatures can live in there, while sea creatures must wear large helmets with water in them on their heads so they don't dry out or get dehydrated. This is a parody of Sandy's required air dome when out in the ocean. Occasionally the domes are designed like fishbowls, other times they're sealed. Sandy Cheeks: The primary resident of the treedome. She uses it as a home to survive underwater with. She also uses it to create inventions for her chimp bosses. She also practices karate with SpongeBob here, takes care of her pets, and more. Wormy and Sandy's other pets: In the episode Wormy, Sandy has many fellow land animals as pets to keep her company, with the most notable being Wormy.
In his premiere episode, "Wormy," Sandy left on a trip and made SpongeBob and Patrick take care of her pets. SpongeBob, Patrick, and Wormy immediately became best friends, and they left to go to sleep, promising to play the next day. However, SpongeBob and Patrick didn't know almost anything about land creatures and didn't know that Wormy was, in fact, a Monarch caterpillar, and overnight, he went through metamorphosis (which would actually take several weeks) and became a Monarch Butterfly.
When SpongeBob and Patrick came the next day, they thought it was a monster that had eaten Wormy, became terrified, accidentally let it loose into Bikini Bottom (it got trapped in one of SpongeBob's bubbles, giving it air to survive in), and SpongeBob and Patrick "warned" the city, resulting in mass hysteria, which stopped when Sandy came back and "trapped" Wormy in a jar, much to the relief of the Bikini Bottomites. Professor Percy: One of Sandy's chimp bosses. Like his fellow chimps, he premiered in the episode, Chimps Ahoy; when he came to inspect Sandy's inventions to judge if she could stay longer. Like the other chimps, he has a British accent.
Due to Sandy running away since she thought she wasn't any good, so SpongeBob and Patrick invented a combo-back-scratcher/ukulele-tuner/nose-picker to impress him and the other chimps. This failed miserably after Lord Reginald was severely wounded by the machine. However, Sandy's treedome was saved when Sandy automated-nutcracker (which wouldn't even try) was shown to excel at peeling bananas. In gratitude, they gave Sandy a pay raise and a 20-year contract. Professor Percy mentioned that he hopes she can invent an automated poop-throwing machine. Dr. Marmalade: One of Sandy's chimp bosses. Like his fellow chimps, he premiered in the episode, Chimps Ahoy, to inspect Sandy's inventions to judge if she should stay longer. Lord Reginald: One of Sandy's chimp bosses. Like his fellow chimps, he premiered in the episode "Chimps Ahoy"; when he came to inspect Sandy's inventions to judge if she could stay longer. Like the other chimps, he had a British accent.
Sea creatures
- SpongeBob SquarePants: A good friend of Sandy and Patrick. Likes to come to play with Sandy, practice karate with her, or sometimes even help Sandy with her inventions. He usually
causes much less chaos than Patrick in comparison.
- Patrick Star: A good friend of both SpongeBob and Sandy. He usually comes with SpongeBob to play with Sandy. He usually causes havoc to the treedome and Sandy's inventions.
- Squidward Tentacles: A partial friend of Sandy, who doesn't spend a lot of time with her. He got help from Sandy, SpongeBob, and Patrick in the episode "Squidtastic Voyage;" to get the reed of his clarinet removed from his throat.
- Eugene H. Krabs: He once went inside Sandy's treedome in the episode "Overbooked"," since SpongeBob was there, and he needed his help with a telescope.
- 'Sheldon J. Plankton: In the episode "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy," he accidentally was brought in with Sandy's suit. He stole Sandy's fur pelt and helmet while she was in the shower.
Bikini Bottomites
All of the other inhabitants of Bikini Bottom: At the end of the episode, "A Flea in Her Dome," they were sucked into the treedome when Sandy opened the treedome to flood it with water to drown the invading fleas inside.
- "Dying for Pie" - Probably got destroyed after an incident of a pie explosion.
- "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm" - It could've been squished after the worm falls off the cliff and destroys Bikini Bottom.
- "The Krusty Plate" - Same as "Dying for Pie," it probably got destroyed after an incident of a maximum power.
- "Hide and Then What Happens?" - SpongeBob flew out in a submarine causing it to make a hole and fill up.
- "Whelk Attack" - The Whelks destroyed her home.
- "House Sittin' for Sandy" - SpongeBob causes the robots to destroy her treedome by accident.
- "The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom" - Sandy was growing a large soybean, and it grew so large, she had to destroy the treedome, in order to get it out.
- "Feral Friends" - The treedome's glass shattered after Squidward was transformed into a giant octopus.
- "No Pictures Please" - Patrick punctured a hole on the roof of Sandy's treedome while giving a tourist a tour, causing it to flood.
- Despite Sandy stating that her treedome is made of polyurethane, every time it is destroyed, it sounds like breaking glass.
- The bark on the tree appears to be very thin, as shown in "Survival of the Idiots," when SpongeBob tried to peel it off to burn it.
- In the episode "A Flea in Her Dome," Sandy's dome contained all of the water in the ocean, but it doesn't break up.
- Sandy's treedome is shown to be an Oak as shown in "Tea at the Treedome," but in "A Flea in Her Dome," it is an apple tree.
- Sandy's treedome only appears once in seasons 3 and 10, unlike all the other seasons.
- SpongeBob was the first sea creature to enter her treedome.
- Sandy's treedome is a stage in Super Brawl 2.
- Gary the Snail is the only main character who hasn't visited Sandy's treedome in the series.


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Melissa Dixon has found herself in a shooter's paradise of late. On Thursday, the Iowa junior guard and Johnsburg alum scored 27 points – all in the second half – sparking Iowa's win over No. 22 Syracuse. Dixon, who was the Big Ten's Sixth Player of the Year recipient last year, hit a school record seven 3-point field goals for the second time in a year when she has already been named the Most Valuable Player of the Cancun Challenge after a 32-point performance against North Carolina-Wilmington. Dixon now leads the Hawkeyes in scoring, averaging 15.2 points per game.
I think you kind of go unconscious a little bit (when you're in a rhythm as a shooter). You just know that the next (shot) is going to go in. It's just a really good feeling. (Against Syracuse) my teammates did a really good job and we just moved the ball around – either inside or out – and was able to get me the ball when I was open on the wing for a shot. It's just a huge adrenaline rush. I'm pretty confident wherever I am (on the floor) if I'm open that I will be able to hit a shot. Our team does such a great job rotating the ball around, so my shots can come from wherever. You just have to be ready wherever you happen to be.
My family and my friends from home have always been very supportive. When we play on TV like we did (against Syracuse), people from home in Johnsburg can watch me play and so it's really fun. I'm really blessed to come from a place like that. It's incredible. That's one of the best things about coming from a small town is that everyone supports one another and ever since I've been (at Iowa), the support has just continued.
I think I've tried to go into it with the same mentality (as a starter). I'm just trying to do whatever I can to help the team win. I think I just needed to be ready right when the game started. Last year, I was on the bench first and so I could kind of see how the game was going. This year, you have to go in ready right away. But you go in with the same mentality – being competitive out there and being willing to do whatever you can to help the team win. (Being a starter) has made me a little more aggressive. I play the best when I just let the game come to me and we play the best as a team when we just let our offense work and we look for the best shot. So we just stick to what we know best.
You can only take care of what you can control. I just went in everyday (before this season) working as hard as I can and just letting things happen and letting things fall into place. I''ve just been trying to develop my overall game. I've always been known as a shooter, but I've just tried to get back to taking it off the dribble and getting to the rim a little better and finishing a little better.
I think I get denied (defensively) a little more now. But the great thing about our team is that we have so many threats that if I'm taken out a little bit, Sam (Logic) can go off or Bethany (Doolittle) can have a great game. There's so many threats on our team that you can't just guard one. If (defenses) want to stay up close on me and focus on me, that can open someone else up and so that's going to work well for our team either way.
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1 Addiction Counselor Distance Education OpportunitiesLink: http://www.attcnetwork.org/userfiles/file/distanceed_bk_cFL_3_shlink_all.pdf
Description: Distance education offers flexibility for people who have work or family responsibilities outside of school. Students enrolled in online education programs are able to work at their own pace, accelerating their studies if desired. Distance education also helps meeth the needs of people who live in rural or remote areas. This guide is intended to help guide a potential distance learner in the NFATTC region (WA, AK, HI, OR, Pacific jurisdictions) determine the types of opportunities available and the kind of technology needed. It offers tips for success, how to select a program, a list current courses available and other resources.
Subjects: Counselors
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Training and Education
2 Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS)Link: http://www.alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov/
Description: The Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS) is an online resource that provides detailed information on a wide variety of alcohol-related policies in the United States at both State and Federal levels. It features compilations and analyses of alcohol-related statutes and regulations. Designed primarily as a tool for researchers, APIS simplifies the process of ascertaining the state of the law for studies on the effects and effectiveness of alcohol-related policies. Topics include alcoholic beverage control; taxation and pricing; transportation, crime and public safety; health care services and financing; alcohol and pregnancy; underage drinking.
Subjects: Privatization of alcohol sales
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Statistical Resource | Databases and Catalogs
3 Alcohol-Related Disease Impact (ARDI) ApplicationLink: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/DACH_ARDI/Default/Default.aspx
Description: ARDI is an online application sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), that provides national and state estimates of alcohol-related health impacts, including deaths and years of potential life lost (YPLL). These estimates are calculated for 54 acute and chronic causes using alcohol-attributable fractions, and are reported by age and sex.
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Statistical Resource
4 The Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) Program.Link: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/topics/drugs/markets/adam/welcome.htm
Description: The National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) program collected data about drug using, drug and alcohol dependency and treatment, and drug market participation among recently booked arrestees (within 48 hours) in 40 communities around the United States (ADAM -I, 1998-2003). In 2007, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) initiated ADAM II (2007 - present). Ten of the original ADAM sites were selected for geographic diversity to address questions regarding methamphetamine trends beyond the southwest, and instrumentation was modified to add items specific to methamphetamine.
Subjects: Offenders
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
5 Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Guide to Grants / FY10 EditionLink: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/resource/GrantWritingManual.pdf
Description: This 78p. grant-writing manual provides information on where to find, how to write and submit BJA grant applications. The first edition of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Grants Manual is a resource for state, local, and tribal government agencies and private, non-profit, and faith-based and community organizations interested in applying for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 grant funds.
Subjects: Grants | Offenders
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
6 Bureau of Justice Assistance. Drug Court Discretionary Grant ProgramLink: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/drugcourts.html
Description: Formerly the Drug Courts Program Office. Provides financial and technical assistance to states, state courts, local courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments to develop and implement treatment drug courts that effectively integrate substance abuse treatment, mandatory drug testing, sanctions and incentives, and transitional services in a judicially supervised court setting with jurisdiction over nonviolent, substance-abusing offenders.
Subjects: Offenders
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
7 Bureau of Justice Assistance. Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse ProgramLink: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/indian.html
Description: The purpose of the Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program is to reduce crimes associated with the distribution and use of alcohol and controlled substances in tribal communities.
Subjects: Native Americans
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
8 Bureau of Justice Assistance. Prescription Drug Monitoring ProgramLink: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/prescripdrugs.html
Description: Prescription monitoring programs (PMP) in States help prevent and detect the diversion and abuse of pharmaceutical controlled substances, particularly at the retail level where no other automated information collection system exists.
Subjects: Prescription drugs
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
9 Bureau of Justice Statistics. Statistics on Drugs and CrimeLink: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/dcf/contents.cfm
Description: A summary of the latest statistics about drug-related crimes, law enforcement, courts, and corrections in the United States.
Subjects: Offenders
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Statistical Resource
10 Caucus on International Narcotics Control of the U.S. SenateLink: http://drugcaucus.senate.gov/index.html
Description: The Caucus was created to monitor and encourage the U.S. government and private programs seeking to expand international cooperation against drug abuse and narcotics trafficking, and promote international compliance with narcotics control treaties, including eradication. Charles E. Grassley (R-IA), Chairman; Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-DE), Co-Chairman.
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
11 CDC Vital SignsLink: http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/index.html
Description: CDC Vital Signs offers recent data and calls to action for important public health issues. This program is a call to action each month concerning a single, important public health topic. The program consists of several parts, including (1) an MMWR Early Release the first Tuesday of every month; (2) A professionally designed Fact Sheet for consumer audiences, a dedicated website that mirrors the Fact Sheet on the topic; (3) a media release; and (4) a series of announcements via social media tools (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) CDC believes that by focusing on a single topic using multiple media devices, the states might better identify these health problems in their area and work towards their improvement. Vital Signs will be released the first Tuesday of every month. Topics will include colorectal and breast cancer screening, obesity, alcohol and tobacco use, access to health care, HIV testing, seat belt use, cardiovascular disease, teen pregnancy and healthcare-associated infections, asthma, and foodborne disease.
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Information Resources | Statistical Resource
12 Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (BHSQ)Link: http://www.samhsa.gov/dataOutcomes/
Description: Formerly known as the SAMHSA Office of Applied Studies (OAS), the CBHSQ is designed to realize an integrated data strategy that informs policy and measures program impact leading to improved quality of services and outcomes for individuals, families, and communities.
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Statistical Resource
13 Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)Link: http://www.samhsa.gov/about/csap.aspx
Description: The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention is the U.S. federal agency responsible for improving accessibility and quality of substance abuse prevention services. CSAP provides leadership in the development of policies, programs, and services to prevent underage alcohol and tobacco use, the onset of illegal drug use, and to reduce the negative consequences of using substances.
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
14 Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)Link: http://www.samhsa.gov/about/csat.aspx
Description: The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment is a component of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). CSAT was created to expand the availability of effective treatment and recovery services for alcohol and drug problems. CSAT's initiatives and programs are based on research findings and the general consensus of experts in the addiction field that, for most individuals, treatment and recovery work best in a community-based, coordinated system of comprehensive services.
Subjects: Drug abuse treatment
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
15 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Link: http://www.cdc.gov/
Description: CDC is the leading public health agency of the US federal govermnent. CDC priorities are: health promotion and prevention of disease, injury, and disability; and, preparedness in protecting communities from infectious, occupational, environmental, and terrorist threats.
Subjects: Public health | Tobacco control
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
16 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender HealthLink: http://www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/
Description: The perspectives and needs of LGBT people should be routinely considered in public health efforts to improve overall health of every person and eliminate health disparities. These pages provide information and resources on some of the health issues and inequities affecting LGBT communities. Links to other information sources and resources are also provided. Some of this information is designed for members of the general public. Other information has been developed for health care providers, public health professionals, and public health students.
Subjects: LGBT
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
17 Chemical Dependency Professional Certification in Washington StateLink: http://www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/Professions/ChemicalDep/default.htm
Description: Information and links from the Washington State Department of Health on Chemical Dependency Professional and Chemical Dependency Professional Trainee certification requirements, continuing education, laws and fees.
Subjects: Counselors
Categories: Training and Education | Government Agencies - U.S. | Washington State
18 Child Welfare Information Gateway: Assessing Parental Substance AbuseLink: http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/assessment/family_assess/parentalneeds/substance.cfm
Description: This site, part of the US Department of Health & Human Services' Administration for Children & Families, features a list of resources that can be used to learn more about the screening and assessment of substance use disorders.
Subjects: ADAI Instruments Database | Children | Parenting by substance abusers
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Information Resources
19 A Closer Look At State Prescription Monitoring Programs - Drug Enforcement AdministrationLink: http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/faq/rx_monitor.htm
Subjects: Prescription drugs
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
20 CMHS National GAINS Center; Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSALink: http://gainscenter.samhsa.gov/html/
Description: The CMHS National GAINS Center has operated since 1995 as a national locus for the collection and dissemination of information about effective mental health and substance abuse services for people with co-occurring disorders in contact with the justice system. The GAINS Center's primary focus is on expanding access to community based services for adults diagnosed with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders at all points of contact with the justice system. The Center emphasizes the provision of consultation and technical assistance to help communities achieve integrated systems of mental health and substance abuse services for individuals in contact with the justice system.
Subjects: Dual diagnosis | Offenders
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Information Resources
21 Crime Solutions.gov : Drugs and Substance AbuseLink: http://www.crimesolutions.gov/TopicDetails.aspx?ID=53 http://www.crimesolutions.gov/TopicDetails.aspx?ID=4
Description: The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) launched CrimeSolutions. gov, a central resource to inform practitioners and policymakers about what works in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime-victim services, and to help them integrate these findings into programmatic and policy decisions. The Web site offers a searchable database of 150 evidence-based programs covering a range of justice-related topics, including corrections, courts, crime prevention, substance abuse, juveniles, law enforcement, technology and forensics, and victims. The section on Drugs and Substance Abuse contains three links : Drug and Alcohol Crime and Offenses, Prevention and Education, and Treatment, with lists of programs that are Effective, Promising or Show No Effects.
Subjects: Drug abuse treatment | Evidence-based practice | Prevention evaluation | School-based prevention
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
22 DAWN (Drug Abuse Warning Network)Link: http://dawninfo.samhsa.gov/
Description: Surveillance system that monitors drug-related emergency department visits and deaths in the U.S. (unit of SAMHSA).
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Statistical Resource
23 Department of Education (DOE)Link: http://www.ed.gov/news/landing.jhtml
Description: Ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
24 Department of Education. Office of Safe and Drug-Free SchoolsLink: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osdfs/index.html
Description: The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) administers, coordinates, and recommends policy for improving quality and excellence of programs and activities that are designed to reduce drug, alcohol and tobacco use, and violence in schools.
Subjects: School-based prevention | Children | Adolescents
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
25 Department of Labor. Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace.Link: http://www.dol.gov/workingpartners/
Description: A U.S. Department of Labor initiative that raises awareness about the impact drugs and alcohol have on the workplace and provides information on how to establish drug-free workplace programs that protect worker safety and health.
Subjects: Employee drug testing
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
26 Drug Courts in the SpotlightLink: http://www.ncjrs.gov/spotlight/drug_courts/Summary.html
Description: National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) website on Drug Courts. Includes information and links to facts, legislation, grants, publications and programs, and training.
Subjects: Drug courts
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Information Resources
27 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA): Drug Information Fact SheetsLink: http://www.dea.gov/concern/concern.htm
Description: Quick facts and news about illegal drugs and drugs that are abused in the U.S., such as OxyContin, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, LSD, steroids, methamphetamine, ecstasy (MDMA), ketamine, and club drugs.
Categories: Information Resources | Government Agencies - U.S.
28 Drugs and Gangs: Fast FactsLink: http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs11/13157/
Description: A fact-sheet from the National Drug Intelligence Center, published in Jan. 2005, which answers questions such as: - What is the relation between drugs and gangs? - What is the extent of gang operation and crime in the United States? - What are the dangers associated with gang activity? - What are some signs that young people may be involved in gang activity?
Subjects: Gangs
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
29 FDA: Opioid Drugs - Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS)Link: http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/InformationbyDrugClass/ucm163647.htm
Description: Opioids are at the center of a major public health crisis of addiction, misuse, abuse, overdose and death. FDA is taking action to protect patients from serious harm due to these drugs. This action represents a careful balance between continued access to these necessary medications and stronger measures to reduce their risks.
Subjects: Prescription-type opiates
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Training and Education | Treatment
30 Federal Confidentiality Law and Regulations (42 CFR, Part 2.)Link: http://kap.samhsa.gov/products/manuals/taps/24f.htm
Description: The Federal Confidentiality Law and Regulations: Confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient records.
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
31 Gangs Toolkit (U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services [COPS])Link: http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/default.asp?Item=1309
Description: The COPS Gangs Toolkit consists of resources for law enforcement officials, educators, and parents to address specific types of crimes committed by gangs, including illicit drugs.
Subjects: Gangs
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
32 The Guide to Community Preventive ServicesLink: http://www.thecommunityguide.org/index.html
Description: The Guide to Community Preventive Services is a free resource to help you choose programs and policies to improve health and prevent disease in your community. Systematic reviews are used to answer these questions: * Which program and policy interventions have been proven effective? * Are there effective interventions that are right for my community? * What might effective interventions cost; what is the likely return on investment? Topics include adolescent health, alcohol, mental health, motor vehicle, HIV/AIDS, tobacco, violence, worksite, and many others. The Guide is useful for funding, policies, research, programs, and education. It is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Subjects: Prevention
Categories: Information Resources | Government Agencies - U.S.
33 Health Indicators WarehouseLink: http://www.healthindicators.gov/
Description: "…a public resource designed to bring together high-value datasets, tools, and applications using data about health and health care to support your need for better knowledge and to help you to solve problems. These datasets and tools have been gathered from agencies across the Federal government with the goal of improving health for all Americans. Check back frequently because the site will be updated as more datasets and tools become available." Mental health and substance abuse are among the topics covered.
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Statistical Resource
34 Healthy People 2020Link: http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/
Description: Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. Healthy People 2020 strives to: Identify nationwide health improvement priorities; Increase public awareness and understanding of the determinants of health, disease, and disability and the opportunities for progress; Provide measurable objectives and goals that are applicable at the national, State, and local levels; Engage multiple sectors to take actions to strengthen policies and improve practices that are driven by the best available evidence and knowledge; and, Identify critical research, evaluation, and data collection needs. Topic areas include Substance abuse, Tobacco use, LGBT health, HIV, Adolescent health, Injury and violence prevention, Nutrition, and many others.
Subjects: Prevention
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
35 Healthy People 2020: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender HealthLink: http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=25
Description: Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. The Healthy People 2020 objectives include a number of new topic areas, one of which is lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender health. Eliminating LGBT health disparities and enhancing efforts to improve LGBT health are necessary to ensure that LGBT individuals can lead long, healthy lives.
Subjects: LGBT
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
36 History of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)Link: http://www.justice.gov/dea/about/history.shtml
Subjects: Drug use - History
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
37 Marijuana and Medicine - Institute of MedicineLink: http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=6376
Description: This report, prepared by request from the ONDCP in the wake of a number of state medical marijuana initiatives in 1996, summarizes and analyzes what is known about the medical use of marijuana; it emphasizes evidence-based medicine (derived from knowledge and experience informed by rigorous scientific analysis), as opposed to belief-based medicine (derived from judgment, intuition, and beliefs untested by rigorous science). The paper recommends continuing research into the physiological effects of cannabinoids and more clinical trials with patients suffering from conditions for which there is reasonable expectation of efficacy.
Subjects: Medical marijuana
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
38 Marijuana Resource CenterLink: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/marijuanainfo
Description: This Web-based resource center from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) provides the general public, community leaders, and other interested people with the facts, knowledge, and tools to better understand and address marijuana in their communities. This resource center will be regularly updated and expanded to address emerging issues, research, and prevention tools, and highlight successful local efforts to reduce marijuana use.
Subjects: Marijuana
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Information Resources
39 Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Substance Use DisordersLink: http://www.dpt.samhsa.gov/index.aspx
Description: MAT is the use of medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a whole-patient approach to the treatment of substance use disorders. Research shows that when treating substance-use disorders, a combination of medication and behavioral therapies is most successful. Produced by SAMHSA's Division of Pharmacologic Therapies, the website includes information about regulations and certification, pharmacotherapies, treatment and provider resources, patient and family resources, and co-morbidities.
Subjects: Pharmacotherapy | Buprenorphine | Methadone maintenance
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Treatment
40 MedlinePlus: Gay, Lesbian and Transgender HealthLink: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/gaylesbianandtransgenderhealth.html
Description: Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals have special health concerns besides the usual ones that affect most men and women. On this page you'll find information about these specific health issues. MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free. This page includes links to the latest news, information on specific conditions relevant to the LGBT community, patient handouts, and links to research and organizations.
Subjects: LGBT
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Information Resources
41 Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington: Liquor Initiatives I-1100 and I-1105Link: http://www.mrsc.org/subjects/finance/I-1100and-1105.aspx
Description: This web site provides a variety of information resources about the 2010 WA state liquor privatization initiatives, I-1100 and I-1105, including the actual text of both initiatives, government documents, a recap of the final vote tally, and news articles and opinion pieces.
Subjects: Privatization of alcohol sales
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Information Resources
42 National Center for Health Statistics (CDC)Link: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
Description: Collects U.S. data from birth and death records, medical records, interview surveys, and through direct physical exams and laboratory testing to document the health status of the population, providing important surveillance information that helps identify and address critical health problems.
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
43 National Center for Health Statistics. Fast Stats - Alcohol UseLink: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/alcohol.htm
Description: Brief statistics and links to other statistical sources.
Categories: Statistical Resource | Government Agencies - U.S.
44 National Center for Health Statistics. Fast Stats - Illegal Drug UseLink: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/druguse.htm
Description: Statistics and links.
Categories: Statistical Resource | Government Agencies - U.S.
45 National Center for Health Statistics. Fast Stats - SmokingLink: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/smoking.htm
Description: Statistics and links on smoking
Subjects: Smoking cessation
Categories: Statistical Resource | Government Agencies - U.S.
46 National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and PreventionLink: http://www.cdc.gov/injury/
Description: the mission of the NCIPC is to prevent injuries and violence, and reduce their consequences. Topics include Home and recreational safety, Injury response, Motor vehicle safety, Traumatic brain injury, and Violence prevention. Data and statistics, research and funding, resource links and state programs are included.
Subjects: Traumatic injury
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
47 National Center for PTSD, Department of Veterans AffairsLink: http://www.ptsd.va.gov/
Description: The Center aims to help U.S. Veterans and others through research, education, and training on trauma and PTSD. Includes PILOTS (Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress) database.
Subjects: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | Military and veterans
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
48 National Comorbidity Survey Replication Study (NCSR)Link: http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/ncs/
Description: The study intends to uncover trends in mental health prevalence, impairment, and service use; it also evaluated mental health treatment.
Subjects: Dual diagnosis
Categories: Statistical Resource | Government Agencies - U.S.
49 National Criminal Justice Reference Service. Drugs and CrimeLink: http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Topics/Topic.aspx?TopicID=93
Description: Administered by the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide. Includes fact sheets, statistics, publications, programs, funding on drugs and crime.
Subjects: Offenders
Categories: Information Resources | Government Agencies - U.S.
50 National Drug Court Resource CenterLink: http://www.ndcrc.org/
Description: The National Drug Court Resource Center (NDCRC) is a centralized, one-stop source for all things Drug Court. Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, within the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), NDCRC is a collective repository of all vital Drug Court information: latest research findings, funding opportunities, trainings, breaking news, and announcements. NDCRC provides up-to-date information, networking, and support to all Drug Court practitioners, training providers, national partners, Drug Court clients, and citizens nationwide. It includes a calendar, sample forms, mentor courts, and a drug court map. National Drug Court Institute resources are included on the website.
Subjects: Drug courts
Categories: Information Resources | Government Agencies - U.S.
51 National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC)Link: http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/
Description: A component of the U.S. Dept. of Justice. Publishes National and State Drug Threat Assessment reports. It is the principal center for strategic domestic counterdrug intelligence.
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
52 National Health ObservancesLink: http://healthfinder.gov/NHO/
Description: Located on the Healthfinder.gov website, this website provides national health observance toolkits for such topics as Alcohol Awareness month (April).
Subjects: Prevention | Advertising / Media
Categories: Organizations and Advocacy | Government Agencies - U.S.
53 National Hepatitis C Program. U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsLink: http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/vahep?page=prtop03-gd-01
Description: Includes links to hepatitis C Clinical management, VA Policies and notification, Guidelines, Clinical summaries, In-depth, Provider education and training, Clinician tools, Q & A forum, Case studies, Journal articles, Patient education and Related resources.
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Treatment
54 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Impaired Driving Division.Link: http://www.nhtsa.gov/Impaired
Description: The Impaired Driving Division of the NHTSA develops partnerships to cooperatively save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce traffic-related health care and economic costs resulting from impaired driving (alcohol and other drugs).
Subjects: Traumatic injury
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
55 National Institute of Justice (NIJ)Link: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/
Description: NIJ is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and is dedicated to researching crime control and justice issues.
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
56 National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).Link: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
57 National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)Link: http://www.nida.nih.gov/
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
58 National Institutes of Health (NIH)Link: http://www.nih.gov
Description: Federal focal point for medical research in the U.S.; comprised of 27 Institutes and Centers; one of eight health agencies of the Public Health Service which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Includes NIAAA and NIDA.
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
59 National Reentry Resource CenterLink: http://www.nationalreentryresourcecenter.org/
Description: The National Reentry Resource Center, established by the Second Chance Act (Public Law 110-199) and administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, provides education, training, and technical assistance to states, tribes, territories, local governments, service providers, non-profit organizations, and corrections institutions working on prisoner reentry. Resources for substance-abusing offenders is included.
Subjects: Offenders
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Training and Education
60 NIDA InfoFacts: Science-Based Facts on Drug Abuse and AddictionLink: http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/term/160/InfoFacts
Description: The InfoFacts series presents scientific facts about drug abuse and addiction.
Subjects: Prescription drugs | Prescription-type opiates | Cocaine | Marijuana | Dual diagnosis | Hallucinogens | Inhalants | Prescription stimulants | Anabolic steroids | Ecstasy | Adolescents
Categories: Information Resources | Government Agencies - U.S.
61 NIDA Intramural Research Program (NIDA IRP)Link: http://irp.drugabuse.gov/
Description: The NIDA Intramural Research Program (IRP) is dedicated to innovative research on basic mechanisms that underlie drug abuse and dependence, and to develop new methods for the treatment of drug abuse and dependence.
Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S. | Government Agencies - U.S.
62 NIH RePORTER (NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool)Link: http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm
Description: RePORTER provides reports, data and analyses of NIH research activities. This database is useful for the public to find information on NIH research programs, returning extensive results on scientific topics. RePORTER provides a description of the research award (abstract) and NIH funding for each project, publications and patents that have resulted from NIH-funded research, and links to PubMed Central, PubMed, and the US Patent & Trademark Office Patent Full Text and Image Database for more detailed information on research results. The database also includes FAQs, categorical spending reports, and a glossary.
Subjects: Grants
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
63 Non-Medical Use and Abuse: Prescription-Type and Over-the-Counter (SAMHSA)Link: http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/prescription.htm
Description: SAMHSA's page with reports and statistics about prescription and OTC drug abuse.
Subjects: Prescription-type opiates | Prescription stimulants | Over-the-counter drugs | Prescription drugs
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Information Resources | Statistical Resource
64 Office of Justice Programs (OJP). Substance abuse and crime.Link: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/programs/substance.htm
Description: Through the programs developed and funded by its bureaus and offices, OJP works to form partnerships among federal, state, and local government officials to control drug abuse and trafficking, and reduce and prevent crime and violence.
Subjects: Offenders
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
65 Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)Link: http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/
Description: A component of the Executive Office of the President which establishes policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program in an effort to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking, drug-related crime and violence, and drug-related health consequences. Produces the National Drug Control Strategy report annually; establishes a budget and guidelines for cooperation among Federal, State and local entities.
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
66 Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) State Profile - Washington StateLink: http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/statelocal/wa/index.html
Description: Provides a profile of information and data regarding substance abuse in Washington.
Categories: Washington State | Government Agencies - U.S. | Statistical Resource
67 Preventing Excess Alcohol Use: Regulation of Alcohol Outlet DensityLink: http://www.thecommunityguide.org/alcohol/outletdensity.html
Description: This page from the CDC reports the Recommendations of the Force on Community Preventive Services on the use of regulatory authority (e.g. through licensing and zoning) to limit alcohol outlet density on the basis of sufficient evidence of a positive association between outlet density and excessive alcohol consumption and related harms. on task force recommendations on the use of regulatory authority to limit alcohol outlet density (on the basis of sufficient evidence of a positive association between availability and consumption/harm).
Subjects: Privatization of alcohol sales
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Information Resources
68 Public Health Seattle and King County, Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug PreventionLink: http://www.metrokc.gov/health/portal/atodp.htm
Description: Includes links to the Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention (AODP) program, drug abuse trends in King Co., harm reduction, meth lab clean-up, and tobacco prevention program.
Subjects: Drug abuse treatment | Harm reduction | HIV/AIDS
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Washington State
69 Recommendations for Reporting on SuicideLink: http://reportingonsuicide.org/
Description: The Recommendations for Media Reporting on Suicide was developed by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE), among others. The recommendations were developed by a group of suicide prevention experts, researchers and journalists and are based on more than 50 research studies. Included in the updated recommendations is advice for online journalists including bloggers, message board forums and moderators and "citizen journalists." Suicide is a public health issue. Media and online coverage of suicide should be informed by using best practices. Some suicide deaths may be newsworthy. However, the way media covers suicide can influence behavior negatively by contributing to contagion or positively by encouraging help-seeking. Suicide Contagion or "Copycat Suicide" occurs when one or more suicides are reported in a way that contributes to another suicide.
Subjects: Suicide | Mass media
Categories: Organizations and Advocacy | Government Agencies - U.S.
70 Reports on Underage Drinking, Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSALink: http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/underage.cfm
Description: Links to statistical reports and highlights of underage drinking from the NSDUH Reports, DAWN Reports, and DASIS Reports.
Subjects: Underage drinking
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Statistical Resource
71 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) Program.Link: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/bja/206269.pdf
Description: The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program, or RSAT, was created to help states and units of local governments develop, implement, and improve residential substance abuse treatment programs in state and local correctional and detention facilities. It also helps them create and maintain community-based aftercare services for probationers and parolees. RSAT grants are awarded to all 50 states.
Subjects: Offenders
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
72 Rx Database; Psychotherapeutic Medications 2011: What Every Counselor Should KnowLink: http://www.findrxinformation.org/
Description: Developed by the Mid-America ATTC, the Rx Database www.findrxinformation.org is designed as a "desk-top reference" of medications commonly prescribed in the treatment of persons with alcohol, drug and mental health conditions. This searchable database offers up-to-date information on generic and brand name medications. It is intended to provide a basic understanding of medication dose, frequency, side effects, emergency conditions, abuse potential, cautions and considerations for pregnant women.
Subjects: Pharmacotherapy | Drug abuse treatment
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Treatment
73 SAMHSA Financing Center of ExcellenceLink: http://www.samhsa.gov/financing/
Description: The Financing COE website features information about health care financing with a special focus on mental health and substance abuse (M/SU). Using blog-style posts, the SAMHSA Financing COE website offers original COE content as well as news, reports, briefs, scholarly article citations, legislation, and data sets regarding the financing of M/SU treatment and prevention. Visitors to this website will also be able to access SAMHSA's Weekly Financing News Pulse, a new product containing information about national, state, and local behavioral health financing news, including upcoming hearings on Capital Hill.
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
74 SAMHSA Substance Abuse Treatment Facility LocatorLink: http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/
Description: Find treatment using this searchable directory of more than 12,000 drug and alcohol treatment programs which shows location of facilities in US.
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Treatment
75 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)Link: http://www.samhsa.gov
Description: An agency of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS), separate and distinct from the National Institutes of Health, whose activities include discretionary grant programs and communications initiatives that cover co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, criminal justice, children and families, aging, substance abuse treatment capacity, strategic prevention framework for substance abuse, mental health system transformation, homelessness, disaster readiness and response, seclusion and restraint, and HIV/AIDS. Pamela Hyde, Administrator (2009-)
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
76 Tobacco Products - Food and Drug Administration (FDA)Link: http://www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/default.htm
Description: Includes information on News and events; Guidance, compliance and regulatory information; Labeling; Protecting kids from tobacco; and Consumer resources.
Subjects: Tobacco habit | Nicotine
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Information Resources
77 U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) MuseumLink: http://www.deamuseum.org/
Subjects: Drug use - History
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S.
78 University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse PolicyLink: http://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/APS/13.07.html
Description: Univ. of Washington Administrative Policy Statement 13.7, including health risks and sanctions, information and available services. Approved May 1, 2002.
Subjects: College students | Underage drinking
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Washington State
79 Warrior Check-UpLink: http://depts.washington.edu/wcheckup/
Description: A University of Washington Innovative Programs Research Group (IPRG), The Warrior Check-Up is a telephone intervention for active duty soldiers who have questions or are concerned about their alcohol, substance, or prescription drug use. The Warrior Check-Up study provides free, confidential counseling that lets soldiers think about their experiences with substance use and, with the help of a counselor, think through what to do next. For soldiers who decide they want to decrease their substance use, counselors can help them find substance abuse services, including treatment programs, community mental health services, support groups and self-help resources.
Subjects: Military and veterans | Telephone counseling and hotlines | UW author
Categories: Washington State | Recovery Resources | ATOD Research Centers - U.S. | Government Agencies - U.S.
80 Washington State, Chapter 388-805 WAC : Certification requirements for chemical dependency service providersLink: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=388-805
Description: Last updated 12/01/08. These rules describe the standards and processes necessary to be a certified chemical dependency treatment program, including application, fees, standards, etc.
Subjects: Drug abuse treatment
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Training and Education | Treatment | Washington State
81 Washington State Department of Health: Medical Marijuana (Cannabis)Link: http://www.doh.wa.gov/PublicHealthandHealthcareProviders/HealthcareProfessionsandFacilities/MedicalMarijuanaCannabis.aspx
Description: Information for public health and health care providers on medical and recreational marijuana in Washington state. Includes an FAQ for providers with information about legal requirements for recommending marijuana to patients.
Subjects: Medical marijuana | Marijuana
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Washington State
82 Washington State Department of Health Pain Management RulesLink: http://www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/Professions/PainManagement/Default.htm
Description: The goal of the new pain management rules is to keep patients safe and give practitioners who prescribe opioids the best practices in pain management. A key component of the rules is to encourage practitioners to become better educated in the safe and effective uses of these powerful drugs. The rules contain specific mandatory elements required by the law, as well as guidance for practitioners who care for patients with chronic noncancer pain. Includes links to the law, ESHB 2876 as well as to the rules for each licensing board.
Subjects: Pain management | Prescription-type opiates
Categories: Treatment | Government Agencies - U.S. | Washington State
83 Washington State Liquor Control Board: I-502 ImplementationLink: http://liq.wa.gov/marijuana/I-502
Description: Information about the implementation of I-502, legalizing recreational use of marijuana. Includes timeline, proposed and finalized rules, information on retail store locations, and fact sheets.
Subjects: Marijuana
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Washington State
84 Women, Girls and Substance AbuseLink: http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/females/index.html
Description: The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) sponsors the Women, Girls and Substance Abuse Web page. This resource includes statistics about substance use among women and girls, a description of ONDCP initiatives and a recent outreach effort, statistics, links to articles, treatment, international efforts, and frequently asked questions in various subject areas.
Subjects: Women | Children
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Information Resources
85 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance SystemLink: http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/yrbs/
Description: The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors priority health-risk behaviors and the prevalence of obesity and asthma among youth and young adults. The YRBSS includes a national school-based survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state, territorial, tribal, and district surveys conducted by state, territorial, and local education and health agencies and tribal governments. Topics covered include HIV, alcohol and drug use, tobacco use, obesity and asthma.
Subjects: Adolescents | College students | Young adults
Categories: Government Agencies - U.S. | Statistical Resource


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David Hall: The 1935 and 1936 Texas commemoratives are all readily available in all grades up to MS67 and the 1936 Philadelphia is no exception. The typical specimen is frosty and has good eye appeal. There were 8911 coins originally distributed at the issue price of $1.50 and obviously most of the coins were saved and well preserved.
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Ingrid here with some super-exciting news!
You may or may not know that I won the Card Designer 2014 with the Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine! I won over £1000 worth of craft goodies and I am now very fortunate to be a part of the design team for the magazine! And now the exciting news... :)
You know I like to share and to celebrate my win I'd like one lucky person to try out some of the crafty goodies I won. I decided to handpick a few of the gorgeous papers and other lovely bits and bobs. I was going through it all and the bundle got heavier and heavier.. I've taken a few pics for you. I might add a few other little things to play with, I want you to have fun!
Here are some pics for you...


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STOCKTON - The governing board of the San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District voted at its most recent meeting Tuesday that its members should continue to receive health care benefits.
STOCKTON - The governing board of the San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District voted at its most recent meeting Tuesday that its members should continue to receive health care benefits.
The vote reaffirmed the 2009 resolution the Board of Trustees to receive the same health plan as the district's employees. It was a decision that drew criticism from the San Joaquin Taxpayer's Association, which questioned whether the trustees should receive the benefit at all.
The board meets once a month, and members receive $100 in compensation. Trustees have said they must spend time outside meetings on their responsibilities.
After the taxpayer group raised its concerns, the trustees revisited the issue at their November meeting. They did not vote, but the directed staff to draw up the costs of the benefit.
The policy allows for the trustees and employees to have the district to pay up to 100 percent of the premium for the Kaiser health care plan and up to 92 percent for those with family coverage. If the trustees or employees opt for a more expensive plan, they must pay the difference themselves.
The projected cost for the six members of the 11-member board who receive the benefits is about $66,000 in 2013, or about $5,500 a month, according to a staff report. That total includes dental and vision coverage. It works out to about $11,000 per trustee for the year.
That's compared to the projected $659,000 cost to the district to provide health care to all its employees, retirees and trustees for the year.
The Board of Trustees is filled by appointment by local governments. Four members are appointed by the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors, and each of the county's seven cities has one appointee.
The vote to maintain the benefit for the trustees was unanimous, according to the district.
Contact Zachary K. Johnson at (209) 546-8258 or email@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/johnsonblog.


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A shutdown of the U.S. government would reduce fourth-quarter economic growth by as much as 1.4 percentage points depending on its length, economists say, as government workers from park rangers to telephone receptionists are furloughed.
Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics Inc. estimates a three-to-four week shutdown would cut growth by 1.4 points. Zandi projects a 2.5% annualized pace of fourth-quarter growth without a shutdown. A two-week shutdown starting Oct. 1 could cut growth by 0.3 percentage point to a 2.3% rate, according to St. Louis-based Macroeconomic Advisers LLC.
A shutdown would slow the expansion because output lost when workers are furloughed subtracts from gross domestic product. The combined prospect of a budget standoff between the White House and Congress and haggling over the debt ceiling could have a bigger impact on the economy as businesses hold off on investment and households delay spending.
"What we have is a political and not economic maelstrom," said Bernard Baumohl, chief global economist at Economic Outlook Group LLC in Princeton, New Jersey. "What everyone is watching right now is if the uncertainty is affecting consumer and business psychology, that they are postponing spending until they get more clarity about what's going to happen in Washington."
Stopgap Spending
The Republican-controlled House has passed a measure that would deny funding for President Barack Obama's health-care law as part of a bill to pay for government operations after the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year. The Democratic-controlled Senate will vote today on a stopgap spending bill, which party leaders said will exclude the Republican language ending funds for the law.
A shutdown wouldn't be unprecedented: 17 funding gaps happened between 1977 and 1996, based on a Congressional Research Service analysis. In 1995 and 1996, interruptions lasted from Nov. 14 to Nov. 19 and from Dec. 16 to Jan. 6, as Republicans led by then-House speaker Newt Gingrich clashed with President Bill Clinton's administration.
Those back-to-back shutdowns cut GDP by 0.25 percentage point in the fourth quarter of 1995, almost entirely because federal employees were furloughed, according to an analysis by Joel Prakken, senior managing director at Macroeconomic Advisers.
Prakken, in his estimate of the impact on GDP this time, assumes that 36% of the federal government's 2.1 million civilian employees would be furloughed. Non-essential employees may include park rangers and most workers at the Internal Revenue Service. Zandi, on the other hand, assumes that about half of government employees would be furloughed.
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If the blip and dip rally pattern ended already… then does Friday's blip and dip rally signal that the rally is really just a retest of prior highs? Or is there a bigger refueling process underway?
Pattern points… (Setups and technicals)
We spent a lot of time during the past 3-4 sessions discussing a pattern that was emerging, repeating, and then seemingly ended. That pattern was the post-open retracement of overnight/opening gains. Its purpose was to expend selling pressure from levels where its downlegs would not damage the chart.
If the pattern ended Thursday or earlier, then how to justify Friday's 15-point reaction down to 1451.25 from Friday's overnight/opening rally up to 1466.00? The session ultimately ended unchanged from Thursday's 1456.00 close. So, was another early gain for trapping more shorts, so that squeezing them Monday could refuel the rally higher?
The easy answer is, we'll see Monday. But if the rally is not extending higher immediately, then it probably isn't extending higher, at all. And if it extends higher immediately, then it had better not look back when 1468.00 is retested — otherwise Friday's sellers were not weak hands.
What's Next… (Outlook and opportunities)
Join us this weekend for the Saturday Strategy Session at 9:30am ET. We'll discuss the bigger picture, specific setups from the week past, and expectations for the week ahead. We'll also do an instant analysis of any stock requests.
Look for at least one update overnight or ahead of the Morning Market Tour… My thoughts on the day's econ calendar are linked here.


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Sauer Appointed Assistant Professor of Consumer and Organizational Studies at Clarkson University
[A photo is available for media use at http://www.clarkson.edu/news/photos/sauer.jpg.]
Stephen Sauer has been appointed assistant professor of consumer and organizational studies at Clarkson University. He will begin teaching later this fall.
Sauer received his bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and his master of business administration, master of science in management and his Ph.D. in management and organizations from Cornell University.
His research interests include leadership and influence in teams, interdisciplinary team processes, status in groups, and social decision making.
Before coming to Clarkson, Sauer taught negotiations and managing and leading organizations and was a research assistant at Cornell University. He was also a management consultant for IBM's strategy and change internal practice and an armored cavalry officer for the U.S. Army.
In 2006, Sauer co-authored "Advances in Group Processes: Social Psychology of the Workplace." He is affiliated with the Academy of Management, the International Association for Conflict Management, the American Psychological Association, and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
Clarkson University crosses the boundaries of disciplines, nations and cultures in order for discovery, engineering innovation and enterprise to come together. As a result, faculty and graduates grasp the full impact of their calling, direct their research to the world's pressing issues and lead with confidence and distinction. One in seven alumni is already a CEO or other senior executive. Located in Potsdam, N.Y., just outside the six-million-acre Adirondack Park, Clarkson is home to 3,000 students preparing for rewarding careers through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, science, and health sciences, as well as unparalleled outdoor recreation and life experiences beyond the classroom.


text: As the effort to pass the DREAM Act hits its 10th anniversary, churches, synagogues and mosques around the country will devote a September weekend to teaching their congregations about the faith-based reasons to work for its passage. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., flanked by priests, bishops, rabbis, ministers and an imam, announced July 12 in a news conference at the Capitol that Sept. 23-25 will be DREAM Act Sabbath. Faith leaders said they and their fellows would devote time during or after worship services to explaining the legislation and offering testimony from young people who would be affected by it, all geared toward mustering legislative support. The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act has been a perennial effort sponsored by Durbin. The version currently before the Senate, S. 952, has 34 co-sponsors. It would apply to people who were brought to the United States before age 15, who have earned a high school diploma or the equivalent and are admitted to college or who enlist in the military. The bill includes a lengthy list of requirements, such as background checks and registering for Selective Service, before providing a six-year window during which the applicant is protected from deportation and may apply for permanent residency as long as they continue to meet the criteria. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, said at the press conference that "these are Americans, for all practical purposes," and that many DREAM Act supporters, who call themselves "Dreamers" risk deportation in order to advocate for the chance to become U.S. citizens through its provisions. "Why would we not want to embrace their dedication, energy, talents, and courage -- characteristics that have made our nation great? It would be to our detriment to forsake them." He said that speaking on behalf of fellow bishops, "we plan to promote the DREAM Act Sabbath." Imam Mohamed Magid, president of the Islamic Society of North America, said as an immigrant himself he especially treasures the American value of welcoming the stranger. "We will stand together in solidarity ... imams and clergy."