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Legislative Updates 2018
The 2021 Legislative Session will convene on January 13, 2021. Legislative issues have been reviewed and prepared so that the School Board and administration can communicate the critical needs of the School Division. Priorities for the 2021 Legislative Session will be brought to the attention of the entire Prince William County delegation.
View Legislative Priorities Brochure (PDF)
View Profile of Excellence (PDF)
1. Provide Additional In-Classroom Supports for Teachers
Virginia needs to increase funding for in-classroom instructional support positions and provide teachers with additional resources to meet the needs of students with challenging behavior needs. Virginia should look at removing support positions from underneath the cap that provide direct services to students. These positions should include school psychologists and other positions that support the behavioral health needs of students, and technology instruction and support positions.
2. SOQ and Accreditation Flexibility
In order for schools to become accredited, they must meet certain standards and benchmarks. However, schools are also required to meet specific staffing ratios through the SOQs. These requirements do not always translate into better test scores, or college and career readiness. Virginia should set the standards allowing flexibility for school divisions to meet those standards based upon individual students' needs. The General Assembly should not hamstring student achievement by controlling the inputs as well as the outputs.
3. College and Career Readiness
Schools that are meeting and/or exceeding state standards should be provided with even greater flexibility on various standards to allow students to further begin exploring career fields. Schools will still be required to meet certain accreditation requirements, but the focus should be on student achievement.
4. Full Funding for the Standards of Quality (SOQ)
Prince William County Public Schools urges the Virginia legislature to consider and provide for the actual cost of meeting SOQ requirements, not just the minimum assumed to be necessary by the state.
Therefore, the Prince William County School Board supports legislation that would provide full funding for implementing the SOQ, including the cost of support personnel, and not divert public resources away from public education.
5. Remove Attendance Requirements for Accreditation
The Prince William County School Board supports legislation that removes attendance under 8VAC20-131-380 as a measurement of School Quality for Accreditation.
Establishing absent students as a measure of accreditation as defined as "those who are enrolled in a given school who miss 10% or more of the school year, regardless of reason" unfairly discriminates against schools with high transient minority populations, at-risk students, and working students. This places an unfunded mandate on schools who must utilize resources for attendance compliance tracking.
6. Teacher Salary Increases and Cost-Of-Competing Allocation (COCA)
Recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers is essential to meeting federal, state, and local academic benchmarks, and to serving student needs. To compete for the best and brightest educators, PWCS and other area school divisions need the Commonwealth of Virginia to increase funding for the state's share of teacher salaries and benefits, as well as those for other support staff.
Therefore, the Prince William County School Board supports legislation that would provide funding for annual teacher salary increases and reinstate full funding for COCA for Region IV school divisions for both teachers and support staff.
7. Restore Education Funding to Pre-Economic Recession Levels
Funding of public education is a shared responsibility. While state and local authorities work in partnership to ensure a quality education for students in the Commonwealth, past changes to Virginia's funding for public education widened the gap between the true local-level cost of providing programs and services and the amount reimbursed by the state.
8. Repeal or Modify Proffer Limitations
Legislation passed in 2016 severely limited the ability of local governments to require cash proffers in exchange for approval of development applications that necessitate new infrastructure investments, including school construction and expansion. The restrictions put significant new tax burdens on existing residents, potentially leading to overcrowded classrooms by forcing hard-pressed school divisions to cut back on needed capital projects.
Therefore, the Prince William County School Board supports legislation that would suspend or repeal current limitations or amend existing code to exempt localities in fast growing areas from the limitations on proffers essential to providing new schools and other development-driven needs.
9. Modify Advanced Studies Diploma Requirements to Encourage More Rigorous Coursework
Under current Virginia requirements, students seeking an Advanced Studies Diploma must earn credits from courses in "at least three different science disciplines from among: earth sciences, biology, chemistry, or physics, or completion of the sequence of science courses required for the International Baccalaureate Diploma. Forcing students to devote time to three separate disciplines penalizes those who seek to pursue the most advanced sequence of courses available (e.g. Pre-AP biology, Pre-AP chemistry, AP chemistry, and AP biology). Offering a second option will enable highly motivated students to take their study of science to the highest possible level by focusing on fewer areas.
Therefore, the Prince William County School Board supports legislation that would permit either: Completion of courses in three scientific disciplines from among: earth sciences, biology, chemistry, or physics; or the completion of advanced sequences of courses in two of the disciplines.
10. Computer Coding to Satisfy World Language Graduation Requirement
Coding makes computers and technology work. It is becoming the second language of the 21st Century, and the key to the technological understanding students need for success in future careers. Studies suggest that by 2020 American companies will have 1.4 million job openings that require computer-science expertise, yet they will find only 400,000 U.S. college graduates to fill them. This industry problem presents an opportunity for Virginia students, if they get the freedom to learn coding as part of their preparation for higher education.
Therefore, the Prince William County School Board supports legislation that would allow the successful completion of computer coding courses to satisfy standard units of credit in foreign/world language requirements to graduate with an advanced studies diploma.
School Board Statements of Support/Opposition
Organized by State Legislative K-12 Subject Areas
Conduct and Dicipline
Oppose all bills that would mandate additional statewide disciplinary procedures that would inhibit school administrators in circumstances where immediate disciplinary intervention is required, or otherwise limit the discretion of administrators in disciplinary matters.
Support and advocate for all bills that support school divisions when conducting required criminal fingerprint checks, requiring the state police to not only provide the location, arrest date, and municipality of the offense, but also additional information on the offense and any adjudication.
Finance/Purchasing/Food Service
Support and advocate for all bills that increase funding for part-day Governor's Schools (The Governor's School @ Innovation Park) in proportion to the funding provided to full-day Governor's Schools and oppose any cuts to funding for part-day programs.
Support and advocate for all bills that would prohibit the use of lottery funds to supplant general funding for Virginia school divisions and restore the application of all lottery funds to K-12 education.
Oppose all bills that usurp the authority of local school boards to properly allocate funding between instructional and support expenditures.
Oppose all bills that would establish uniform minimum standards for the erection of new, or renovation of existing, school buildings.
Oppose all bills that would require funding to "follow the student" in situations in which the home school division offers a complete virtual school program but the student elects to enroll in one offered by another school division.
Support all bills that eliminate the local school division budgetary match currently required to receive Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) funding, allowing school divisions to expand preschool opportunities without negatively impacting funding for other programs and services.
Support and advocate for all bills that provide increased and targeted funding for educational technology infrastructure and increased bandwidth.
Oppose all bills that are unfunded mandates.
Instruction and Standards of Learning
Support and advocate for all bills directing the state to define comparable verified units for graduation purposes for students transferring to Virginia school divisions from other states.
Support and advocate for all bills that provide increased and targeted funding for the necessary resources and expertise to provide professional development and support collaboration so that all school division employees (teachers, support staff, and administrators) are better able to support classroom instruction and student learning.
Support and advocate for all bills to establish a dedicated funding stream sufficient to provide continued, annual funding to Prince William County Public Schools to coordinate the statewide implementation of VA STAR. Since its inception in Prince William County's Forest Park High School, this highly successful program has been expanded through the leadership of Prince William County Public Schools and our SPARK Education Foundation to a state initiative benefitting divisions across the Commonwealth. VA STAR trains students in vital technology skills (allowing many to earn valuable industry certifications), as they repair and refurbish donated computers and equipment to provide free-of-charge to students, families, schools, and other organizations in need of technology.
Support legislation that would require the Commonwealth to provide funding for every household in the Commonwealth to have access to fixed broadband or wireless broadband connection service with unlimited data allowances and speeds of at least 10 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload.
School Board Governance
Oppose all bills that would divest (limit) local school boards of their authority over the formation and operation of charter schools within their school divisions.
Oppose any legislation that would place authority over collective bargaining issues relating to school board employees with any governing body other than the local school board.
Support all bills that contribute to the School Division's efforts to conserve energy and natural resources through the expansion of renewable energy, and energy efficiency incentives and opportunities.
Support all bills that provide relief to statutorily required in-person learning requirements (such as parent/student driver education component) through 2021 and funding relief for school divisions for increased costs incurred as a result of COVID-19 operational changes and impacts.
Cumulative Summaries of 2021 Education Bills
Updates Coming Soon
November 23, 2020 Legislative Breakfast
Agenda (PDF)
Sample Bills (PDF)
Presentation (PDF)
September 16, 2020 School Board Meeting
The 2021 legislative priorities were approved at the September 16 School Board meeting. The 2021 Legislative Session will convene on January 13, 2021.
September 2, 2020 School Board Meeting
Prince William County Public Schools administrative leadership presented its 2021 legislative priorities recommendations to the School Board during the September 2 meeting.
Links & Information
Washington Area Boards of Education (WABE) Guide
Virginia Government Web Sites:
Virginia Department of Education Superintendent's Memos
Virginia General Assembly Legislative Information System
Virginia General Assembly Information
Virginia Budget website


The Town of Dodgeville is located in Iowa County.
From the Census Estimates for 2017, the Town of Dodgeville has a population of 1,594 people<2> (see below for details).
Dodgeville is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.
At the time of the 2010 Census, the Town of Dodgeville had a population of 1,708 people (which is 7.21% of the total population of Iowa County). This makes Dodgeville the county's 3rd most populous community.
The population of Dodgeville represents 0.03% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 513rd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 1,708 people, the population of Dodgeville increased 21.39% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,407 people).
Taken from the 2017 Census Estimates, Dodgeville had an population of 1,594 people. This is a decrease of 6.67% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.29% since the 2000 Census).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Dodgeville.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Dodgeville and not the distance if you are going to drive.<4>.
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Dodgeville.
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Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dodgeville. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dodgeville.
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While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dodgeville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dodgeville.
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<4> Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dodgeville) to Point B.
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dodgeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0117, Longitude: -90.1235 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Dodgeville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).


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2021-01-29 thru 2021-01-31
ESPN X Games announced today that X Games Aspen 2021 will return to Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen Snowmass for the 20th-consecutive year January 29-31. Nearly 100 of the world's-best winter athletes will descend upon the biggest stage in action sports, competing in 14 disciplines live on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC, and presented across the globe through international syndication partners. Fans can also follow @XGames across digital and social media platforms for behind-the-scenes, athlete-curated, and complementary content that enhances the X Games Aspen telecasts.
X Games Aspen 2021 will feature Men's and Women's Ski and Snowboard competitions in the disciplines of SuperPipe, Slopestyle, Big Air, and Men's Knuckle Huck. The Aspen event will also mark the first world-class North American snowboard and freeski event of the season.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, X Games Aspen 2021 will be closed to the public and produced with comprehensive COVID-19 risk mitigation protocols in place for participants and staff.
New to the event will be a virtual experience, bringing the excitement of X Games Aspen to fans at home. The immersive and interactive environment will allow fans to build custom avatars, where they can explore and discover X Games content, interact with sponsors, play games, and enter for a chance to win prizes.
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Its in Southeast, Enugu precisely you'd see young boys spending on belaire and Ice week to week and yet, they don't own an asset of their own.
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'Hallo!' cried a loud, hoarse voice, as soon as they set foot in the passage.
The speaker appeared to throw a boot-jack, or some such article, at the person he addressed, to rouse him from his slumbers: for the noise of a wooden body, falling violently, was heard; and then an indistinct muttering, as of a man between sleep and awake.
A pair of slipshod feet shuffled, hastily, across the bare floor of the room, as this interrogatory was put; and there issued, from a door on the right hand; first, a feeble candle: and next, the form of the same individual who has been heretofore described as labouring under the infirmity of speaking through his nose, and officiating as waiter at the public-house on Saffron Hill.
Muttering a curse upon his tardiness, Sikes pushed Oliver before him; and they entered a low dark room with a smoky fire, two or three broken chairs, a table, and a very old couch: on which, with his legs much higher than his head, a man was reposing at full length, smoking a long clay pipe. He was dressed in a smartly-cut snuff-coloured coat, with large brass buttons; an orange neckerchief; a coarse, staring, shawl-pattern waistcoat; and drab breeches. Mr. Crackit (for he it was) had no very great quantity of hair, either upon his head or face; but what he had, was of a reddish dye, and tortured into long corkscrew curls, through which he occasionally thrust some very dirty fingers, ornamented with large common rings. He was a trifle above the middle size, and apparently rather weak in the legs; but this circumstance by no means detracted from his own admiration of his top-boots, which he contemplated, in their elevated situation, with lively satisfaction.
Uttering this exclamation in a tone of great surprise, as his eyes rested on Oliver, Mr. Toby Crackit brought himself into a sitting posture, and demanded who that was.
'The boy. Only the boy!' replied Sikes, drawing a chair towards the fire.
'Wud of Bister Fagid's lads,' exclaimed Barney, with a grin.
'There--there's enough of that,' interposed Sikes, impatiently; and stooping over his recumbant friend, he whispered a few words in his ear: at which Mr. Crackit laughed immensely, and honoured Oliver with a long stare of astonishment.
Oliver looked at Sikes, in mute and timid wonder; and drawing a stool to the fire, sat with his aching head upon his hands, scarecely knowing where he was, or what was passing around him.
'Here,' said Toby, as the young Jew placed some fragments of food, and a bottle upon the table, 'Success to the crack!' He rose to honour the toast; and, carefully depositing his empty pipe in a corner, advanced to the table, filled a glass with spirits, and drank off its contents. Mr. Sikes did the same.
Frightened by the menacing gestures of the two men, Oliver hastily swallowed the contents of the glass, and immediately fell into a violent fit of coughing: which delighted Toby Crackit and Barney, and even drew a smile from the surly Mr. Sikes.
This done, and Sikes having satisfied his appetite (Oliver could eat nothing but a small crust of bread which they made him swallow), the two men laid themselves down on chairs for a short nap. Oliver retained his stool by the fire; Barney wrapped in a blanket, stretched himself on the floor: close outside the fender.
They slept, or appeared to sleep, for some time; nobody stirring but Barney, who rose once or twice to throw coals on the fire. Oliver fell into a heavy doze: imagining himself straying along the gloomy lanes, or wandering about the dark churchyard, or retracing some one or other of the scenes of the past day: when he was roused by Toby Crackit jumping up and declaring it was half-past one.
In an instant, the other two were on their legs, and all were actively engaged in busy preparation. Sikes and his companion enveloped their necks and chins in large dark shawls, and drew on their great-coats; Barney, opening a cupboard, brought forth several articles, which he hastily crammed into the pockets.
'Barkers for me, Barney,' said Toby Crackit.
'I've got 'em,' replied Sikes.
'Crape, keys, centre-bits, darkies--nothing forgotten?' inquired Toby: fastening a small crowbar to a loop inside the skirt of his coat.
With these words, he took a thick stick from Barney's hands, who, having delivered another to Toby, busied himself in fastening on Oliver's cape.
'Now then!' said Sikes, holding out his hand.
Oliver: who was completely stupified by the unwonted exercise, and the air, and the drink which had been forced upon him: put his hand mechanically into that which Sikes extended for the purpose.
The man went to the door, and returned to announce that all was quiet. The two robbers issued forth with Oliver between them. Barney, having made all fast, rolled himself up as before, and was soon asleep again.
It was now intensely dark. The fog was much heavier than it had been in the early part of the night; and the atmosphere was so damp, that, although no rain fell, Oliver's hair and eyebrows, within a few minutes after leaving the house, had become stiff with the half-frozen moisture that was floating about. They crossed the bridge, and kept on towards the lights which he had seen before. They were at no great distance off; and, as they walked pretty briskly, they soon arrived at Chertsey.
Toby acquiesced; and they hurried through the main street of the little town, which at that late hour was wholly deserted. A dim light shone at intervals from some bed-room window; and the hoarse barking of dogs occasionally broke the silence of the night. But there was nobody abroad. They had cleared the town, as the church-bell struck two.
Quickening their pace, they turned up a road upon the left hand. After walking about a quarter of a mile, they stopped before a detached house surrounded by a wall: to the top of which, Toby Crackit, scarcely pausing to take breath, climbed in a twinkling.
Before Oliver had time to look round, Sikes had caught him under the arms; and in three or four seconds he and Toby were lying on the grass on the other side. Sikes followed directly. And they stole cautiously towards the house.
And now, for the first time, Oliver, well-nigh mad with grief and terror, saw that housebreaking and robbery, if not murder, were the objects of the expedition. He clasped his hands together, and involuntarily uttered a subdued exclamation of horror. A mist came before his eyes; the cold sweat stood upon his ashy face; his limbs failed him; and he sank upon his knees.
The man to whom this appeal was made, swore a dreadful oath, and had cocked the pistol, when Toby, striking it from his grasp, placed his hand upon the boy's mouth, and dragged him to the house.
Sikes, invoking terrific imprecations upon Fagin's head for sending Oliver on such an errand, plied the crowbar vigorously, but with little noise. After some delay, and some assistance from Toby, the shutter to which he had referred, swung open on its hinges.
It was a little lattice window, about five feet and a half above the ground, at the back of the house: which belonged to a scullery, or small brewing-place, at the end of the passage. The aperture was so small, that the inmates had probably not thought it worth while to defend it more securely; but it was large enough to admit a boy of Oliver's size, nevertheless. A very brief exercise of Mr. Sike's art, sufficed to overcome the fastening of the lattice; and it soon stood wide open also.
Although Mr. Crackit spoke in a scarcely audible whisper, and laughed without noise, Sikes imperiously commanded him to be silent, and to get to work. Toby complied, by first producing his lantern, and placing it on the ground; then by planting himself firmly with his head against the wall beneath the window, and his hands upon his knees, so as to make a step of his back. This was no sooner done, than Sikes, mounting upon him, put Oiver gently through the window with his feet first; and, without leaving hold of his collar, planted him safely on the floor inside.
Oliver, more dead than alive, gasped out, 'Yes.' Sikes, pointing to the street-door with the pistol-barrel, briefly advised him to take notice that he was within shot all the way; and that if he faltered, he would fall dead that instant.
'What's that?' whispered the other man.
In the short time he had had to collect his senses, the boy had firmly resolved that, whether he died in the attempt or not, he would make one effort to dart upstairs from the hall, and alarm the family. Filled with this idea, he advanced at once, but stealthily.
Scared by the sudden breaking of the dead stillness of the place, and by a loud cry which followed it, Oliver let his lantern fall, and knew not whether to advance or fly.
The cry was repeated--a light appeared--a vision of two terrified half-dressed men at the top of the stairs swam before his eyes--a flash--a loud noise--a smoke--a crash somewhere, but where he knew not,--and he staggered back.
Sikes had disappeared for an instant; but he was up again, and had him by the collar before the smoke had cleared away. He fired his own pistol after the men, who were already retreating; and dragged the boy up.
Then came the loud ringing of a bell, mingled with the noise of fire-arms, and the shouts of men, and the sensation of being carried over uneven ground at a rapid pace. And then, the noises grew confused in the distance; and a cold deadly feeling crept over the boy's heart; and he saw or heard no more.


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Software Developer Intern Undergraduate Level
Development Operations (DevOps)
PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides
Python, Java, C/C++, C#, Angular, HTML
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DevOps, DevSecOps, Salesforce, infrastructure & mainframe, multi-database, multi-language, or multi-business application preferred
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Ability to work 40 hours per week for the duration of the Summer 2023 internship
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Graduation date between August 2023 to May 2024 at an accredited university
Students must be authorized to work in the U.S. without future visa sponsorship requirements
Familiarity with Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
Excellent Problem-solving, Analytical, and Organizational skills
Strong Development Skills in Java, JSP, Python, Lambda Functions, Good understanding of Database Technologies, AWS/Cloud knowledgeable
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Comfortable in a fast-paced environment and a quick learner as Training and Licensing will be provided
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Software Developer Intern Undergraduate Level – Summer 2023
Title: Software Developer Intern Undergraduate Level – Summer 2023
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Be part of an extraordinary team
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Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:
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Eagle Trophy Awards
Eagles are not only patriotic, but eagles also represent soaring to new heights. These Eagle trophy awards are a perfect presentation for many different occasions.
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Ten Star Medal -2nd Place
This stunning medal design for 2nd Place is encircled by a frame of 10 shooting stars. The ring at the top allows it to be easily attached to the ribbon of your choice, and it can be personalized on the back for your event. This is a budget friendly award for your silver medal winner that will surely be cherished.
JTS421S
Ten Star Medal -3rd Place
This stunning medal design for 3rd Place is encircled by a frame of 10 shooting stars. The ring at the top allows it to be easily attached to the ribbon of your choice, and it can be personalized on the back for your event. This is a budget friendly award for your bronze medal winner that will surely be cherished.
JTS422B
Ten Star Medal -Participant
This stunning medal design features a torch and the word "participant" encircled by a frame of 10 shooting stars. The ring at the top allows it to be easily attached to the ribbon of your choice, and it can be personalized on the back for your event. This is a budget friendly award to recognize participation that will surely be cherished by the recipient. The medals are available in antique gold, antique silver and antique bronze.
JTS510G
Acrylic & Resin Eagle
Spectacular and majestic are two words that cannot begin to describe this unique eagle award that is a stylish mix of acrylic and resin. The Eagle is highly detailed with it proudly showing its head while its wings are spread upward forming a stunning frame for the acrylic. The stunning look of a highly polished bronze finish and a black wood base complete the look. These awards are available in your choice of three different sizes. These are truly special awards that can be used for just about any recognition purpose.
10 1/4" X 8 1/2"
Spectacular and majestic are two words that cannot begin to describe this unique eagle award that is a stylish mix of acrylic and resin. The Eagle is highly detailed with it proudly showing its head to the side while the feather form a beautiful backdrop as if to cradle the acrylic. The stunning look of a bronze finish and wood base complete the look. These awards are available in your choice of three different sizes. These are truly special awards that can be used for just about any recognition purpose.
Color Strike Award -Eagle
Spectacular and majestic are two words that cannot begin to describe this Color Strike Eagle Resin Award. The Eagle is proudly show with its wings spread wide showing highly detailed white head and tail feathers while the talons are spread wide and looking to get its intended prey. The full color eagle is set well against a large black base. This award is 10" tall. The base has plenty of room for whatever your personalization and engraving needs might be. This is a truly special award that can be used for just about any recognition purpose.
Color Strike Eagle
Eagle Chenille Pin
Chenille Pins are the perfect item when multiple awards are to be presented to multiple participants. All of the chenille pins measure approximately 1" and are die cast to make the detail of each stand out. A clutch back ensures that these pins will be securely held to what ever they are attached to.
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Approximately 1"
Eagle Head Award
Spectacular and majestic are two words that cannot begin to describe these Eagle Head Resin Awards. The Eagles are proudly show with its head to the side with the details of feathers all around. The stunning look of a metallic bronze finish and large black base complete the look. These awards are available in your choice of 6", 7",8" or 9" heights. The base has plenty of room for whatever your personalization and engraving needs might be. These are truly special awards that can be used for just about any recognition purpose.
Eagle Head - 6"
Eagle In Flight Award
Spectacular and majestic are two words that cannot begin to describe these Eagle In Flight Resin Awards. The Eagles are proudly show with its wings spread wide showing highly detailed feathers while the talons are spread wide and looking to get its intended prey. The stunning look of a metallic bronze finish and large base that has its own design elements that complete the look. These awards are available in your choice of 8", 9", 10" or 11" heights. The base has plenty of room for whatever your personalization and engraving needs might be. These are truly special awards that can be used for just about any recognition purpose.
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Bronzed Eagle 8"
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Bronzed Eagle 10"
Eagle Resin
Resin Eagles are a prestigious award, perfect for corporate, school or sporting events. Those presented with eagle awards are instilled with a sense of high honor.
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PDRE-801
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This blogpost is inspired by two things NYFW and Haarkon's recent post on Renature! While I don't have a fashion line I wanted to create my own take on a Spring/Summer lookbook and share photos I've taken or have collected from other creatives/designers that inspire me. These are interiors that have been taken over by nature, incorporate nature, or imitate (the colors, patterns, textures, lighting of) nature. Nature creates a layer of beauty over these interiors and I'm calling it Re-interior. ENJOY!
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STAND FIRM YE BOYS FROM MAINE: THE 20TH MAINE AND THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN by Thomas A. Desjardin
Reached out to the author afterward for help in my own research, and he came through for me.
Fought amid rocks and trees, in thick blinding smoke, and under exceedingly stressful conditions, the battle for the southern slope of Little Round Top on July 2, 1863 stands among the most famous and crucial military actions in American history, one of the key engagements that led to the North's victory at Gettysburg.
In this powerfully narrated history, Maine historian Tom Desjardin tells the story of the 20th Maine Regiment, the soldiers who fought and won the battle of Little Round Top. This engaging work is the culmination of years of detailed research on the experiences of the soldiers in that regiment, telling the complete story of the unit in the Gettysburg Campaign, from June 21 through July 10, 1863. Desjardin uses more than seventy first-hand accounts to tell the story of this campaign in critical detail. He brings the personal experiences of the soldiers to life, relating the story from both sides and revealing the actions and feelings of the men from Alabama who tried, in vain, to seize Little Round Top. Indeed, ranging from the lowest ranking private to the highest officers, this book explores the terrible experiences of war and their tragic effect. Following the regiment through the campaign enables readers to understand fully the soldiers' feelings towards the enemy, towards citizens of both North and South, and towards the commanders of the two armies. In addition, this book traces the development of the legend of Gettysburg, as veterans of the fight struggle to remember, grasp, and memorialize their part in the largest battle ever fought on the continent.
With a new preface and updated maps and illustrations, Stand Firm Ye Boys of Maine offers a compelling account of one of the most crucial small engagements of the Civil War.
Label: Oxford University Press
Edition: Fifteenth Anniversary


Between 1946 and 1962, the U.S. military conducted 105 atmospheric nuclear tests over the "Pacific Proving Grounds," a euphemism for the Marshall Islands and several other nearby South Pacific atolls.
In the late 1970s, in an effort to clean up the radioactive debris left by those explosions, the government dug up 111,000 cubic yards of soil from the Bikini and Rongelap atolls and deposited it on Runit Island. Its resting place would be in a 350-foot wide crater that had been created two decades earlier by an 18-kiloton nuclear test code-named Cactus.
Covering up that giant radioactive pit cost the government nearly a quarter of a billion dollars and took three years to complete. The result: an enormous, foot-and-a-half-thick, 100,000-square-foot dome consisting of 358 gigantic concrete panels. Despite signs warning off visitors, it is still possible to make landfall on Runit and stomp across the Cactus Dome. Bring a Geiger counter.


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Saving Lives by Making Malaria Drugs More Affordable
April 6, 2015 | by Haas News
Study determines offering drug retailers a per-unit purchase subsidy benefits patients
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY'S HAAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS –Forty percent of all malaria-caused deaths in sub-Saharan Africa occur in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria, according to the World Health Organization. The private sector "supply chain" manages 74% of the drug volume in Congo and 98% in Nigeria where malaria-stricken patients rely on "drug shops" and other for-profit retail outlets to get life-saving medicine.
New research forthcoming in Management Science determines that the "shelf life" of malaria-fighting drugs plays a significant role in how donors should subsidize the medicine in order to ensure better affordability for patients.
New concerns over the emergence of drug resistant parasites are yet one more reason that private donors who fund malaria drug programs remain intent on making medicine available and affordable to patients. Artemisinin-based combination therapies, known as ACTs, are considered the best anti-malarial drugs but the lack of affordable ACT supplies for the poor motivates private donors to intervene and improve access.
In "Subsidizing the Distribution Channel: Donor Funding to Improve the Availability of Malaria Drugs," Terry Taylor, associate professor, UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, and co-author Wenqiang Xiao, New York University's Stern School of Business, analyzed purchase subsidies vs. sales subsidies.
Donors structure their purchase and sales subsidies per each product unit. A purchase subsidy is a discount or rebate offered to the retailer at the point of sale or when he places his order. In contrast, the retailer only benefits from a sales subsidy when he sells the product to the consumer.
By analyzing the product characteristics (short vs. long life), customer population (degree of heterogeneity or diverse makeup), and the size of the donor's budget, Taylor and Xiao found that for long shelf life products, such as ACTs (with a 24 to 36-month life from the factory to expiration), donors should only offer a purchase subsidy. In contrast, if a product has a short shelf life, a sufficiently large donor budget and a diverse customer population, it is optimal to offer a sales subsidy in addition to a purchase subsidy. Why?
"The sales subsidy becomes more attractive for perishable products because you don't have to subsidize a purchased product that doesn't sell," says Taylor.
Unlike previous research, the study's micro-level approach focuses on distribution channel details such as demand uncertainty, supply-demand mismatch, and the impact of subsidies on stocking and pricing decisions.
"In principle, it would seem that you would want to use both levers to influence stocking and pricing decisions," says Taylor. "However when we took both into account, our model shows that the purchase subsidy is more effective in increasing consumption of the medicine and ultimately, saving lives."
Taylor hopes these findings will help guide donors in improving the private-sector distribution channel for malaria drugs. He hopes that in the future, the study's results could also help inform subsidy decisions for other global health products such as oral rehydration salts, the first-line of treatment for childhood acute diarrhea in developing countries.
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New Blog Section: The Old English Cemetery of Livorno in Images Thursday, Aug 23 2012
Cemeteries and Medias and Old English and Places arts, British, Burials, Cemetery, Huguenots, Images, Merchants, Non-Catholic, Old English Cemetery, portraits, Protestants, symbolism	Matteo Giunti 5:40 pm
A whole new section has just been added to the blog's page about the Old English Cemetery of Livorno:
♦ The Old English Cemetery in Images ♦
The new page consists, for now, of a few sub-sections rich of images related to the cemetery:
65 Suggestions… (it was originally a blog post, now also transferred to this section)
The symbolism of death
I plan to add more pictures and themed-sections in the next future. Enjoy!
On Tobias Smollett's grave(s)… Reality or poetic licence? Thursday, Mar 29 2012
Articles and Biography and Cemeteries and Old English Cemetery, Leghorn, literary gazette, Livorno, Merchants, Montgomery Carmichael, Old English Cemetery, Scotland, scottish writer, short accounts, Tobias Smollett, travel	Matteo Giunti 4:29 am
Tobias Smollett's grave in the Old English Cemetery of Livorno has always sparked people's interest: numerous visitors were attracted to the English Cemetery just to see the tomb of the great Scottish writer and historian. Some of them even took pieces of marble off as souvenirs, or left messages inscribed on the monument. Many travellers left short accounts on their visit to the cemetery and to Smollett's tomb. Later on, the apparent mystery of its wrong inscription led to a written confrontation between Consul Montgomery Carmichael and Col. Buchan Telfer on the pages of The Times. More recently, after WWII, some concerned readers wrote to the Editor of The Times to denounce the state of neglect of the cemetery and of Smollett's grave. The newspaper even published two pictures of the burial ground, of which one portrayed the writer's monument at that time (1953).
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The Old English Cemetery in Quotes: a new page. Friday, Feb 24 2012
Articles and Books and Cemeteries and Lists and Old English and Places and Sources and Update List, Merchants, Montgomery Carmichael, Non-Catholic, Old English Cemetery, Protestants, Sources	Matteo Giunti 3:06 am
For a long time I have been collecting brief excerpts or longer citations regarding the Old English Cemetery of Livorno. Many of these have the power of giving us a glance of what it was like in the past by describing in colourful detail its vegetation, or the railings and low wall enclosing it, or the magic and melancholy atmosphere that could be felt while wandering there, or some of the white marble monuments of all shapes, with their inscriptions in many different languages… These passages were written by people visiting it during a day off at Livorno's harbour waiting to sail to some other places. Others came just to see the famous tombs of Smollett and Horner, or to look for the grave of an acquaintance or of some other person they particularly respected… Some of them fell in love with it and would even dream of dying in the surroundings so they could be buried in such a wonderful garden, while some others compared it to other cemeteries, or noted its uniqueness in Italy or its age. Certain writers depicted Livorno as the Italian 'Babel'; it was populated with merchants of all tongues, mariners and pirates, noblemen and their courts passing through on their way back to Florence, and consumptive gentlemen hoping the sea breeze would make their health better.
Here's one of these excerpts:
Piero Sraffa, M. H. Dobb, The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, 10, 1955, 321-322.
Letter, Thursday 24 Oct.r Pisa [1822]
(…) We also saw the English Burying Ground in which we were very much (more…)
History of the Old English Cemetery: a new page of the blog. Wednesday, Feb 22 2012
Analysis and Articles and Books and Cemeteries and Churches and General History and New English and Old English and Places and Saint George (Anglican) and Sources and Update British Factory, Burials, Cemetery, Consuls, Diplomats, English Consul, History, Merchants, Montgomery Carmichael, New English Cemetery, Non-Catholic, Old English Cemetery, Protestant Church, Protestants, Sources	Matteo Giunti 12:28 am
The survey of the Old English Cemetery of Livorno which I began in 2009 and my subsequent analysis of the data has revealed an elevated amount of discrepancies. Some examples are: the position of the existing tombstones not matching the complete survey made in 1906 (see below), the great number of missing slabs and tombstones, the astonishing collages of inscription fragments mounted together with no apparent logic, some artistically/historically incoherent monuments, the total loss of the iron railings that were enclosing a number of graves, the mysteriously empty areas, the enormous quantities of debris, dumping material and objects found everywhere, etc…
The very limited local bibliography on the subject lacks any detail on the history of the cemetery, and gives only opinions and hypotheses. It relays unreliable information from previous books and articles and transmits oral statements of unknown origins. Everything about this place has always been uncertain, from the year of its foundation (historians have dated it anywhere from 1594 to 1737), to the events of World War II. On the other hand, Prof. Stefano Villani has provided some very interesting evidence about the enclosure of the cemetery and other documents related to the first hundred years of the burial ground's existence. I recently discovered the testament of a Leghorn merchant which finally establishes, for the first time, the year of the foundation of this cemetery (see related article on this blog).
Read the new page: History of the Old English Cemetery of Livorno: an outline.


British comedy has lost one of its finest female practitioners, with the death (at 93) of June Whitfield.
From the 40s onwards, she was a fixture on the radio and tv, and years ago had achieved the status of beloved institution, introduced to generation after generation of comedy fans.
Her film appearances were less frequent, but she was memorable in a few of the Carry Ons (including the early Nurse, and the last, Columbus) and most recently, in the cinema outing for Absolutely Fabulous.


Rafael Montero (Quezada)…originally signed by Mets as a non-drafted free agent on 1/20/11…played baseball at Escuela Francisco Sergio Castillo en Iguerito de Banica…signed by Mets scouts Rafael Perez, Ismael Cruz, and Gerardo Cabrera…enjoys fishing and playing dominoes.
Made 7 appearances for the Mets in spring training, but exited outing on 3/20 at STL after facing just 3 batters after suffering a complete tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow…had 'Tommy John' ligament replacement surgery on the elbow on 3/27 performed by Dr. David Altchek in New York.
Appeared in a career-high 34 games and made a career-high 18 starts...Also set career-highs in wins, innings pitched and strikeouts...Earned the win on June 25 at San Francisco, his first win since September 10, 2014...Went 4-1 with a 3.22 ERA (13 earned runs/36.1 innings) over a seven-game (six-start) stretch from August 14-September 9.... The Mets were 5-2 in those seven games...Over his last nine starts, he went 4-3 with a 3.91 ERA (22 earned runs/50.2 innings pitched)...Struck out five or more batters in nine of his last 12 starts...Tossed 5.0 or more innings in seven of his last nine starts...Turned in a career-best 12.1 inning scoreless streak from August 30-September 4...That streak included a career-high 8.1-inning outing on August 30 at Cincinnati...Averaged 8.62 strikeouts per nine innings and had 11 games with 10 or more swing and misses.
Was recalled from Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League on August 28...Also with the Mets from April 13-23...Went 0-1 with a 7.36 ERA (nine earned runs/11.0 innings) in three starts and 0-0 with a 9.00 ERA (eight earned runs/8.0 innings) in six relief outings...Started and fired 5.0 shutout innings and allowed two hits in a no-decision on August 29 vs. Miami...Also started on September 6 at Cincinnati and September 12 at Washington...Stranded all seven inherited runners...Went 4-6 with a 7.20 ERA (64 earned runs/80.0 innings) in 16 starts with Las Vegas and 4-3 with a 2.20 ERA (12 earned runs/49.0 innings) in nine starts with Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League...Named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for the week of May 9-15...Went 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA after not allowing a run in two starts (11.2 innings)...Was named the Eastern League's Pitcher of the Week for the week of July 25-31...Went 1-1 with a 1.35 ERA (two earned runs/13.1 innings) in two starts during the week...Struck out 15 and walked three.
Made his first Opening Day roster...Optioned to Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League on April 17...Recalled from Vegas on April 28... Optioned once again on April 29...His option was rescinded and he was placed on the 15-Day Disabled List on April 30 with right rotator cuff inflammation...Did not pitch in the majors the rest of the season...Made his only start of the year on April 28 at Miami...Struck out six batters in 5.2 innings while allowing three earned runs in a no-decision...Posted a 1.64 ERA (two earned runs/11.0 innings) in five rehabilitation appearances between the GCL Mets (R) and St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League...Struck out seven batters.
Began his season with Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League, making eight starts, going 4-1 with a 3.67 ERA (17 earned runs/41.2 innings)...Made his major league debut on May 14 against the Yankees at Citi Field, taking the loss in the Mets' 4-0 defeat...Pitched 6.0 innings, allowing five hits and three earned runs...The only other Mets to make their major league debut in the Subway Series were Jaime Cerda (June 28, 2002) and Jacob deGrom (May 15, 2014)...Was placed on the minor league Disabled List after straining his left oblique following his start at Oklahoma City on June 14, when he pitched 0.1 innings and threw five pitches...Was recalled from Las Vegas on August 12, making three appearances, two starts with the Mets, going 0-1 with a 4.97 ERA (seven earned runs/12.2 innings)...Was optioned to Las Vegas on August 23...Was recalled from Las Vegas on September 7...Made three appearances, two starts to conclude his season with the Mets, going 1-0 and posting a 0.77 ERA (one earned run/11.2 innings)...Over his first five starts, posted a 6.12 ERA (17 earned runs/25.0 innings) while striking out 21, walking 13 and allowing eight home runs...Over his final three major league starts, posted a 1.00 ERA (two earned runs/18.0 innings), striking out 19 and walking eight, while allowing no home runs...Posted an 11.1 scoreless inning streak from September 10-September 27...Pitched a career-high 7.1 innings while allowing one earned run on August 17 against the Cubs at Citi Field...Fanned a season-best 10 in his third career start on May 25 against Arizona at Citi Field...Became the fourth Mets pitcher to strike out 10 or more in one of his first three games. Earned his first major league win in his seventh career start on September 10 against Colorado at Citi Field...Pitched 5.1 scoreless innings, allowing three hits with seven strikeouts...Made two relief appearances, allowing one hit and one earned run over 1.1 innings of work, while striking out two and walking two...Allowed one earned run or fewer in four of his eight starts...As a starter, posted a 3.98 ERA (19 earned runs/43.0 innings)...As a reliever, posted a 6.75 ERA (one earned run/1.1 innings)...Righties hit .215 (17-79) against, while lefthanded batters had a .293 (27-92) average...Five of his eight home runs came against lefthanded batters...Allowed 23 walks over 44.1 innings with the Mets for a BB/9 rate of 4.67...In his eight starts, had a 4.40 BB/9 rate, highest among major league rookie starters (minimum 40.0 innings)...Walked 34 batters in 16 starts with Las Vegas this season (80.0 innings) for a BB/9 rate of 3.83...Entered the year with a career BB/9 rate of 1.73...Was named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for the week of August 4-10 after tossing two consecutive scoreless outings for Las Vegas.
Named to Baseball America's First Team Minor League All-Star team... Went 12-7 with a 2.78 ERA ( 48 earned runs/155.1 innings) in 27 combined starts between Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League and Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League... Was voted the Sterling Award winner symbolic of the top player on his Las Vegas team…It was his third year in the organization and his third Sterling Award…Was the Organizational Pitcher of the Year in 2012 and the Most Valuable Pitcher on his Gulf Coast League team in 2011... Led all Mets' minor leaguers with 150 strikeouts, while allowing just six home runs with 35 walks... Started the Futures Game for the World Team on July 13 at Citi Field…Pitched a scoreless inning... Became the first pitcher from any organization to make a start in the Dominican Summer League and then make a start in Triple-A two years later... Made a spot start for Las Vegas at Iowa on May 21... At Binghamton he had 72 strikeouts in 66.2 innings, an average of 9.72 per nine innings... At Double A, righthanded batters hit .188 (26-138) against him, while lefthanded batters compiled a .223 (25-112) average against him... Was 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in two June starts (14 innings)... With Binghamton he went at least six innings in eight of his 11 starts... In Las Vegas he was 3-1 with a 1.40 ERA in six starts in August...In 38.2 innings, he gave up 27 hits, with six runs, earned, six walks and 37 strikeouts... Went 8.0 innings to turn back Memphis on four hits on August 4.
Named the Sterling Pitcher of the Year...Finished fourth in the organization with a 2.36 ERA and third with 11wins...Walked 19 batters the entire season, or four percent of the batters he faced...Began the season with Savannah (A) of the South Atlantic League, promoted to St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State Leagueon June 21...Named the Florida State League Pitcher of the Week on August 13 after taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning onAugust 7 at Palm Beach...Placed on the Disabled List from August 10th until the end of the year with a right ankle contusion...His combined record with Savannah and St. Lucie was 11-5 with a 2.36 ERA in 20 games, all starts...In 122.0 innings, hegave up 96 hits, 37 runs, 32 earned, with 19 walks and 110 strikeouts...At Savannah, opponents hit .223 against him (61-274), while at St. Lucie, teams batted .196 against him (35-179)...In seven starts in May and June at Savannah, he was 4-2 with a 1.85 ERA (nine earned runs in 43.2 innings)...Went a season-high eight innings to turn back Greensboro on June 1...Allowed no runs on four hits with no walks andsix strikeouts...Also went seven innings once and six innings five times...Won his last three starts for St. Lucie from July 24-August 7...Went 19.1 innings over that stretch he gave up 13 hits,five runs, and four earned with an ERA of 1.86...Struck out 14 in 6.0 innings in a victory at Clearwater on July 31st...Fanned 10 in 6.0 innings at Brevard County on July 17th...Pitched at least 6.0 innings in seven of his 12 starts for Savannah.
Won the Sterling Award emblematic of Most Valuable Player on his Gulf Coast (R) team...Also combined to go 3-1 in six games (four starts) at Kingsport (R) of the Appalachian (R) and Brooklyn (A) of the NewYork-Penn League.
Mets' last roster question: Who completes 'pen?
January 4, 2019 Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Rafael Montero to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
January 4, 2019 RHP Rafael Montero assigned to Nashville Sounds.
November 2, 2018 RHP Rafael Montero elected free agency.
November 2, 2018 New York Mets sent RHP Rafael Montero outright to Syracuse Chiefs.
December 12, 2017 RHP Rafael Montero assigned to Toros del Este.
June 14, 2017 New York Mets recalled RHP Rafael Montero from Las Vegas 51s.
May 26, 2017 New York Mets optioned RHP Rafael Montero to Las Vegas 51s.
May 5, 2017 New York Mets recalled Rafael Montero from Las Vegas 51s.
April 20, 2017 New York Mets optioned RHP Rafael Montero to Las Vegas 51s.
October 6, 2016 Rafael Montero roster status changed by New York Mets.
October 5, 2016 New York Mets reassigned RHP Rafael Montero to the minor leagues.
September 6, 2016 New York Mets recalled RHP Rafael Montero from Binghamton Mets.
August 30, 2016 New York Mets optioned RHP Rafael Montero to Binghamton Mets.
August 29, 2016 New York Mets recalled Rafael Montero from Binghamton Mets.
July 14, 2016 RHP Rafael Montero assigned to Binghamton Mets from Las Vegas 51s.
April 23, 2016 New York Mets optioned RHP Rafael Montero to Las Vegas 51s.
April 13, 2016 New York Mets recalled Rafael Montero from Las Vegas 51s.
March 11, 2016 New York Mets optioned RHP Rafael Montero to Las Vegas 51s.
November 3, 2015 Rafael Montero roster status changed by New York Mets.
August 11, 2015 New York Mets sent RHP Rafael Montero on a rehab assignment to St. Lucie Mets.
July 14, 2015 New York Mets sent RHP Rafael Montero on a rehab assignment to GCL Mets.
April 28, 2015 New York Mets recalled RHP Rafael Montero from Las Vegas 51s.
April 17, 2015 New York Mets optioned RHP Rafael Montero to Las Vegas 51s.
October 17, 2014 RHP Rafael Montero assigned to Leones del Escogido.
September 6, 2014 New York Mets recalled Rafael Montero from Las Vegas 51s.
August 23, 2014 New York Mets optioned RHP Rafael Montero to Las Vegas 51s.
August 12, 2014 New York Mets recalled Rafael Montero from Las Vegas 51s.
July 17, 2014 RHP Rafael Montero assigned to Las Vegas 51s from St. Lucie Mets.
July 14, 2014 RHP Rafael Montero assigned to St. Lucie Mets from Las Vegas 51s.
July 9, 2014 Las Vegas 51s sent RHP Rafael Montero on a rehab assignment to GCL Mets.
June 16, 2014 Las Vegas 51s placed RHP Rafael Montero on the 7-day disabled list retroactive to June 15, 2014.
May 31, 2014 New York Mets optioned RHP Rafael Montero to Las Vegas 51s.
May 14, 2014 New York Mets selected the contract of Rafael Montero from Las Vegas 51s.
February 11, 2014 New York Mets invited non-roster RHP Rafael Montero to spring training.
June 15, 2013 RHP Rafael Montero assigned to Las Vegas 51s from Binghamton Mets.
May 22, 2013 Rafael Montero assigned to Binghamton Mets from Las Vegas 51s.
May 20, 2013 Rafael Montero assigned to Las Vegas 51s from Binghamton Mets.
April 4, 2013 Rafael Montero assigned to Binghamton Mets from St. Lucie Mets.
January 14, 2013 New York Mets invited non-roster RHP Rafael Montero to spring training.
September 13, 2012 Rafael Montero roster status changed by St. Lucie Mets.
August 10, 2012 St. Lucie Mets placed RHP Rafael Montero on the 7-day disabled list.
June 21, 2012 RHP Rafael Montero assigned to St. Lucie Mets from Savannah Sand Gnats.
April 4, 2012 Rafael Montero assigned to Savannah Sand Gnats from Brooklyn Cyclones.
August 31, 2011 Rafael Montero assigned to Brooklyn Cyclones from Kingsport Mets.
August 6, 2011 Rafael Montero assigned to Kingsport Mets from GCL Mets.
June 20, 2011 Rafael Montero assigned to GCL Mets from DSL Mets1.
May 28, 2011 Rafael Montero assigned to DSL Mets1.


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