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Haunted Decatur Ghost Tour
Travel throughout the city of Decatur in search of history, hauntings, crime scenes, scandals and spirits! Join us for a journey back into the history of one of America's most haunted towns and discover not only our favorite haunted places, but new locations of crime, infamy and spirits that have never been featured on the tours before. Re-invented in 2009, experience Haunted Decatur in a way that you've never done before! Popular with ghost buffs and history enthusiasts alike and includes new and favorite haunted locations! Lasts approximately 3 hours. $30 per person.
CITY: Decatur
Touchstone Energy Balloon Fest
Come and enjoy watching as these balloons are filled and then take off for various areas. Friday night is a launch from Forest Park, Saturday morning, they will launch from various locations and try to hit their targets as they float through the air. There will be a Balloon glow and basket burn at the Dam Spillway area Saturday night with food and entertainment. You can meet the pilots on Friday evening. Sunday morning will be another opportunity to watch. These colorful balloons will be launched daily (weather permitting) and you can watch as they fly and do tasks around the Lake Shelbyville area.
CITY: Shelbyville
Findlay Walleye Festival
This yearly festival has plenty of entertainment, food and fun. The Walleye is a feature for the festival with the fish being served daily. There will be plenty of entertainment (bands), an ice cream social, fireworks on Friday (which will be moved to Saturday if there is rain), kids games, a farmer's market, tractor pull, car, truck, & motorcycle show, a 5K event and plenty more. A large parade starts at 10am on Saturday and there will be plenty of kids activities and games both days.
CITY: Findlay
Windsor Harvest Picnic
Come and enjoy this family-friendly festival which is in its 118th year. Entertainment comes to you in gospel, country and rock, with entertainers from as far away as Australia.. Fountain City Amusements provides a carnival atmosphere with plenty of food as well as the Ice Cream Social. There is also a 5K run/walk, a pedal tractor pull, parade, and a raffle drawing. This year for one show only is Country Legend Marty Stuart.
CITY: Windsor
Scarecrow Daze Festival
During the 18th Annual Scarecrow Daze Festival, the entire city of Shelbyville is decorated with scarecrows. With a different theme every year, entrants decorate their homes and businesses to the theme. There is also a large parade on Saturday, kids' games, a beer tent, music, a quilt show, and plenty of food and crafts, in downtown Shelbyville. Held in conjunction with Touchstone Energy Balloon Fest.
CITY: Shelbyville
Tower Hill Fall Festival
Held in the Village Park. This is the 28th year for the festival which has unique activites such as the Produce "500" which features vehicles made from produce from as small as a grape to as large as a watermelon. It also has a car and motorcycle show, garden tractor pulls, a tractor show, plenty of kids games a parade Saturday at 4:00 pm and entertainment along with the annual demo derby on Sunday.
CITY: Tower Hill
Shelbyville Festival of Lights
Come to Shelbyville and take a drive through Forest Park as it is lit up for the Holiday season. These lights are put in place each year by volunteers and new lights and themed areas are added yearly. Candy Cane lane is to honor loved ones. Come enjoy the Victorian Village, Santa's Shop, the North Pole, Bethlehem, and others.
CITY: Shelbyville
Moweaqua Pow Wow Days
Come and enjoy this family-friendly festival with plenty of food, entertainment, and vendors everyday with a parade on Saturday. All of the events at the festival are located in the downtown park.
CITY: Moweaqua
Arthur Amish Country Cheese Festival
This 3-day outdoor family street festival features 75-80 craft and food vendors, live entertainment all three days, a ceremonial cutting of a 300 pound wheel of cheese, 700 pounds of cheese given away, a 60 foot sub sandwich given away, antique tractor show, kiddie tractor pull, camel rides, stagecoach rides, buggy rides. Also a parade on Monday, and a kid-zone with games, inflatables, pony rides, rock climbing wall, 5K/10K run, car show and much more.
CITY: Arthur
Central Illinois Braggin' Rights KCBS BBQ Competition
Some of the top KCBS and backyard BBQ teams in the Midwest compete for $14,000 in cash prizes. Featuring BBQ equipment and BBQ food vendors, kids activities, and close up looks at some of the big time BBQ teams you have seen on the Food Channel.
CITY: Arthur
Arthur Amish Country Christmas Kickoff
The Christmas lighted parade steps off at 5:30pm and will showcase Santa & Mrs. Claus through downtown Arthur. Immediately following the parade, Santa will visit with children and parents in Knights Court downtown to start collecting those early Christmas requests. Complimentary hot chocolate and cookies will be served during his visit. Throughout the day, businesses in the downtown area as well as the countryside will feature early Christmas bargains and host Open Houses.
CITY: Arthur
Shelby County 4H & Jr. Fair
One of only a few fairs that still highlight their 4H and Juniors. The fair includes dog care and obedience, judging in livestock, poultry, rabbits, lambs, produce, flowers, plants, and many other subjects. The Food Shack serves plenty of great food each day of the fair manned by the various 4H Clubs in Shelby County. The fair wraps up with the popular livestock auction and team penning.
CITY: Shelbyville
Harvest Frolic Fall Celebration
Celebrate the arrival of autumn with Lincoln Log Cabin's annual Harvest Frolic on Saturday and Sunday, September 27-28 from 10am to 4pm daily. Activities will take place at both the Lincoln and Sargent farms including children's games, doll making and hearth cooking. There will also be a three-legged race, a cast iron skillet toss, two-man saw contest and a "dipping cup race" and a special scavenger hunt will be open to children 12 years of age or younger. Visitors are encouraged to take part in these period games and activities. Demonstrations, food, period music and entertainment along with our featured visiting artisans will round out the weekend programing.
CITY: Lerna
Mattoon Bagelfest 2014
Bagelfest is a 28 year old festival in Mattoon that began on the idea of hospitality. When the Lender's Bagel Factory moved to Mattoon, not everyone in town knew about bagels. So Murray Lender introduced his product to the community with a free bagel breakfast held in downtown Mattoon. And then a festival was born. Through many changes and additions now the festival is more than three days of activities including three nights of nationally known musicians, carnival, food and craft vendors, dog show and baby contest and of course there is still a free bagel breakfast to celebrate the hospitality and generosity of Murray Lender.
CITY: Mattoon
Coles County Fair
Visit the oldest continuous fair in Illinois. Enjoy the carnival, animal shows, Little Miss and Queen pageants, harness racing, truck/tractor pull, demo derby, live music, Gospel show and more!
CITY: Charleston
Civil War Saturday: A Question of Loyalty
View a performance of "A Question of Loyalty," an original play about the 1864 Charleston Riot. It remains outside of the draft riots, the bloodiest confrontation on union soil between soldiers and citizens during the Civil War. The original play by Earl Halbe play focuses on a personal story between of the actual participants in the riot. Saturday performances held at Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site Visitor Center Auditorium, 3:00 pm on 6/14 & 7/26.
CITY: Lerna
The Little Theatre on the Square presents "Showcase 2014"
In 2005, USA Today named The Little Theatre as one of the "Top 10 Places to See the Lights Way Off Broadway." This year The Little Theatre celebrates its 56th year of bringing live performances to the prairie. "Showcase 2014" features performances by the equity actors who will be starring in the 2014 summer season.
CITY: Sullivan
Sheep to Clothing at Lincoln Log Cabin
Follow the process of creating fabric in the 19th century, beginning with raw wool, our volunteers will take you through the entire spectrum of home based manufacturing process; quite literally from sheep to clothing. The Lincoln-Sargent Farm Foundation will kick off their fundraising campaign for the restoration of the Moore Home, scene of Abraham Lincoln's family farewell before leaving for Washington DC in 1861, with a unique pledge drive. The site manager will be weaving Venetian Carpet throughout the day with pledges for the number of yards woven. Also enjoy the Victory Garden Plant Sale: the Lincoln-Sargent Farm Foundation will again be selling heirloom flowers, plants and herbs to raise funds to support the educational and interpretive programming at Lincoln Log Cabin. All events will run from 10am-4pm.
CITY: Lerna
Bement Old Glory Festival
Located in the beautiful City Park and lawns of the Bryant Cottage State Historic Site and Historic Bryant Home, the Old Glory Festival celebrates Bement's patriotic and agricultural heritage by hosting 50+ events the second Saturday of every June. Events include patriotic themed events, live music, food, cricket spittin' contest, stagecoach rides, camel rides, petting zoo, antique tractor show, classic car show, plus much more. Many events are free throughout the day. Bement's Old Glory Festival is one small town festival you don't want to miss. The event is from 7 a.m. – 9 p.m.
CITY: Bement
Piatt County Fair
This fair features livestock and agricultural exhibits, kids activities, a tractor pull, the fair pageant (fair queen and Jr. Miss) and for the adults, a beer garden with live music.
CITY: Cerro Gordo
Strawberry Jam
A festival of strawberry-related activities and events. This includes special sales promotions throughout the Arthur area. A strawberry social is held in conjunction at the Otto Center south of town. Strawberries are available for purchase and there will be limited giveaways during the festival. Lots of entertainment and activities, including the bands Battle Creek, Gunny Sack Revue and Deep Water.
CITY: Arthur
Arthur Area Freedom Celebration
The event kicks off with a parade followed by a gigantic fireworks display with an exceptional array of shells at Jurgens Park. The 500 ft. long Niagara Falls and the Wall of Fire are some of the crowd favorites. The finale and top crowd favorite is the Rural Patriot on his horse of freedom carrying the American Flag. Activities begin at 4pm and include powered parachute helicopters, WW2 aircraft and skydivers from the Mid-America Parachute Club. Food and drink vendors and handicap parking available.
CITY: Arthur
Decatur Celebration
Come join the hundreds of thousands that blanket the streets of Downtown Decatur during this family street festival. Everyone is certain to find something that will excite them at one of the Midwest's largest street festivals. Families will enjoy a carnival, wine garden, the Razzle Dazzle Goodtime Parade, food and art vendors, and 10 stages of live music, some with national headlining bands! There's even an entire block dedicated just to kids! At Kid's Block, children will enjoy games, shows, and prizes. Don't miss out!
CITY: Decatur
Enjoy the classic tale set to music about a young girl living a life as the servant to a cruel stepmother and stepsisters. Then her wishes come true as her Fairy Godmother appears and sends her off to meet a Royal Prince. She falls in love and lives happily ever-after.
CITY: Sullivan
National Poetry Month Celebration: Featuring Dan Guillory
Join us in the Visitor Center at Lincoln Log Cabin for an afternoon of poetry with Dan Guillory, poet and author of a number of Lincoln-related books including; Living With Lincoln, The Lincoln Poems and House Poems which features poetry about our own Lincoln Log Cabin. Event begins at 2 pm.
CITY: Lerna
Big River
Mark Twain's timeless classics sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River. Their adventures are hilarious, suspenseful, and heart-warming. Don't forget about Huck's partner in crime, Tom Sawyer, and their rowdy gang of pals. Propelled by an award-winning score from Roger Miller, the king of country music, this jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana.
CITY: Sullivan
Legally Blonde: The Musical
Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside-down, however, when her boyfriend dumps her so he can start getting serious about his life and attending Harvard Law School. Determined to get him back, Elle, uses her charm to get into Harvard Law. At school, she struggles with peers, professors and Warner Huntington. With the help of Paulette and Emmett, though, Elle quickly realizes her potential and sets out to prove herself to the world.
CITY: Sullivan
6th Annual Civil War Santa's Visit
Celebrate Christmas, 1860s style, at Lincoln Log Cabin. While Christmas would not become an official holiday until 1870, during the Civil War, soldiers both north and south found ways to celebrate. Join us as we welcome our Civil War era Santa Claus, whose image once graced the front page of Harper's Weekly as he distributed gifts to Union soldiers. Let's hope they won't be any hardtack under your tree this year! 10am-4pm
CITY: Lerna
The Jungle Book
The jungle is jumpin' with jazz in Disney's The Jungle Book. A boy named Mowgli is banished from the jungle by the tiger, Shere Khan. His friends, Baloo and Baghesra help him run for his life from funny and ferocious foes. This delightful musical includes the Disney tunes "Bare Necessities" and "I Wanna Be Like You".
CITY: Sullivan
Little Shop of Horrors
A down-and-out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon "Audrey II" grows into an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed R&B-singing carnivore who offers him fame and fortune in exchange for feeding its growing appetite, finally revealing itself to be an alien creature poised for global domination! Featuring great songs like "Suddenly Seymour", "Feed Me", and "Somewhere That's Green", this show will make you think twice about taking care of those house plants.
CITY: Sullivan
101 Dalmatians
Disney's 101 Dalmatians adapts the familiar tale of kidnapping villains and courageous puppies! Cruella De Vil, Pongo, Perditha and the puppies sing and dance through this fun musical for children!
CITY: Sullivan
Annual Arthur Quilt Show & Quilt Auction
View the quilts, including the vendor area, and take in demonstrations as well. Lunch available. A double wedding ring quilt will be raffled. Quilt auction held April 26th at noon. Presented by Arthur Area Association of Commerce at the Otto Center.
CITY: Arthur
Annual Bluegrass Jam
It's bluegrass time again at the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site, with both fans and performers gathering on Sunday, Aug. 10, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Musicians from Illinois and Indiana will converge at the site for a day of jamming with informal groups playing along the creek throughout the day. The site's volunteers will be serving hamburgers, hotdogs and more with proceeds benefit the historical and interpretive programs at the site. Anyone with a love of this unique style of music is welcome to join one of the many the groups playing in the park.
CITY: Lerna
Civil War Saturday: Underground Railroad/The Free Black Experience in Illinois
Learn about the Abolitionist movement, the Underground Railroad and the experience of free African-Americans in Illinois during our early history. Event begins at 2 pm.
CITY: Lerna
42nd Street
This is the story of hard work, being in the right place at the right time, talent and love. 42nd Street is a celebration of Broadway and the people involved in shows. It focuses on aspiring chorus girl Peggy Sawyer, and takes us along her journey. Musical hits include "You're Getting to be a Habit with Me", "Dames", "I Know Now", "We're in the Money", "Lullaby of Broadway", Shuffle Off to Buffalo", and "42nd Street". Every audience enjoys watching the underdog succeed.
CITY: Sullivan
The Sound of Music
When a postulant Nun proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she is dispatched to serve as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval Captain. Her growing rapport with the youngsters gradually captures the heart of the stern Captain. The family's narrow escape over the mountains to Switzerland on the eve of World War II provides one of the most thrilling and inspirational finales ever presented in the theatre. Featuring the classic songs "Do Re Mi", "Climb Every Mountain" and "My Favorite Things".
CITY: Sullivan
Sullivan Area Arts "Cruisin' The Cornfields" Bike Ride
Bike ride fundraiser for the Sullivan Area Arts. The route departs from Sullivan's beautiful Wyman Park with a rest stop at Okaw Valley Orchard. Great ride through the lush cornfields.
CITY: Sullivan
The Great Gourd Gathering and Homestead Bakery Open House
Join us for this annual event held in conjunction with the Illinois Gourd Society. Gourd artists sell their beautiful wares and workshops are available for all age levels. Make sure to head over to The Homestead Bakery for their Open House with samples of our delicious made-from-scratch baked goods and view our gardens in their springtime glory!
CITY: Arthur
A Touch of Arthur
A day-long display of products and services produced and provided by many of the 400 businesses within the Arthur area. Many country businesses have special promotions during this event. You will have opportunities to interact with the business owners who actually make and sell these products and services. There plenty of activities for children such as camel rides, inflatable games and pony rides. Located in Downtown Arthur and throughout the Arthur area from 9am-4pm.
CITY: Arthur
Victory Garden Program: Perennial Gardening
Learn the ins and outs of using perennial plants in your gardens with Larry Shobe, of Eastern Illinois University, a frequent panelist on Mid- American Gardner produced by WILL TV. Event begins at 2pm.
CITY: Lerna
Torchlight Halloween Hike and Weenie Roast
Join us for a torchlight hike around the historic site then return to the Visitor Center for a Barn Dance and weenie roast. Lincoln Log Cabin is the last home of Thomas and Sarah Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's parents. It shares the site with the Sargent farm, an 1840's living history farm.
CITY: Lerna
Antique Farm Equipment Demo
One day festival to see demonstrations of antique farm equipment at The Great Pumpkin Patch, nestled in beautiful Amish country in Arthur, Illinois. You'll be amazed at how old-style farm equipment works.
CITY: Arthur
Macon County Fair
Enjoy harness racing, tractor pulls, pageants, a carnival, livestock shows, commercial vendors, musical performances, fair food, and much,much more at the Macon County Fair!
CITY: Decatur
Progress City Cluster of Dog Shows
The Progress City Cluster is a combination of dog shows hosted by the Champaign Illinois Kennel Club, the Mattoon Kennel Club, and the Sandemac Kennel Club. The shows begin at 8:30 on all four days and run until mid afternoon. Spectators are welcome to watch all shows at a price of $5 per car load. Please note, though, that un-entered dogs are NOT permitted at any of the shows. Also, please do not pet any dog without the owner/handlers permission.
CITY: Decatur
Moultrie-Douglas County Fair
This annual dual county fair includes the Little, Miss, Jr Miss and Miss Pageants, demo derby, ITPA Tractor Pull and grandstand shows. Also take in the hog and sheep shows, rides, concerts, and fair food.
CITY: Arthur
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Nearly everyone involved in mergers and acquisitions that I talk to these days is grousing about how hard it is to close transactions.
The main culprit is the uncertainty fueled by sequestration. Will it come? If it doesn't, there will still be cuts, so what will they look like and where will they be?
In the meantime, the impact, particularly for small and midsize companies looking for a buyer, is delays in contract awards and the possibility of contracts not continuing or ending early when options aren't picked up.
With these conditions, it is difficult to set a price for the company because no one, particularly the buyer, has confidence in projected revenues.
Traditionally, there is always a conflict between buyers and sellers over value. As a speaker at the recent Morrison & Foerster M&A conference said – my notes are a mess now, so I can't quote directly – sellers know their business and know their customer. They have more certainty on what the customer is going to buy and how much. Meanwhile, the buyer looks at the macro conditions in the market.
It's the macro conditions, particularly sequestration, that is filling buyers with doubt about individual company prospects. So, there is a widening gap between what sellers want, and what buyers are willing to pay.
The result is deals aren't getting done.
So my question is, when sequestration is off the table--and it will move off eventually--will we see a significant uptick in deals getting closed?
I'm not sure. It'll depend on how quickly seller and buyer expectations reset and move closer together. And how soon that reset occurs likely will depend on which segment of the market we are talking about.
Cyber, health, energy, business transformation, cloud, companies in those segments will likely continue to reap a premium because they are seen as growth areas even with an austere budget.
But if you are in a more commodity-driven part of the market such as basic IT services or the much maligned IT body shop, it might be more of a challenge to realign expectations or even find a buyer.
There also are fewer buyers in the market, according to speakers at the MoFo conference. So, sellers face more competition.
My guess, and it really is a guess, is that it'll take the first half of 2013 before we see a big change in the pace of acquisitions.
First, we'll have some sort of transition period to get through, either to a Romney administration or to a second-term Obama administration, so that will delay things across the board.
And second, is the long-term budget trend, which over the next decade will have growth rates closer to the historic levels of the pre-Sept. 11 market than the decade that followed.
So with more sellers and fewer buyers, the onus is on sellers to lower their expectations, rather than buyers to pay more.
Of course, that's the macro trend. Even in this market, there will always be those outliers, where people say, "Wow, can you believe that they paid that much for so-and-so?"
So for now, it is hats off to those who are closing deals, and good luck and patience to those who can't.
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How many sporting events have you actually attended in the last 12 months?
Because we are not in the same room (at least I hope not because I'm not properly dressed for company,) I cannot be sure of your answer. But I am guessing that the majority would fall into the "three to none" category. And if you answered "10 or more," you are either a game announcer, a referee or a hot-dog vendor.
The lure of watching sports on TV becomes, well, more alluring every year. And recently Rich Luker, the man who founded the ESPN Sports Poll in 1994, reported 52 percent of us say we would rather watch sports on TV than being at the event.
I have no problem with that — unless that trend eventually begins to reduce the number of sporting events to watch.
That could happen.
Obviously one reason it could happen is that empty stadiums or arenas are not money-making stadiums or arenas. But there is a more subtle reason. Whatever your age, if your biggest sports love is football or basketball, collegiate or pro, there is an excellent chance you first saw it as a child. Dad or someone else took you to your first game at an age when everything seemed magical. You fell in love.
But if dad watches everything on TV, you are just as likely to fall in love with "NCIS" as you are the Magic.
Not sure what teams can do about this. Right now they seem to be trying to sell themselves in two opposite ways simultaneously. "Come experience the thrills from a live event that you can never get at home or at a sports bar!" they cry but then immediately add, "We've got the big screens and the info that you find at home or at a sports bar, too!"
Uh, which is it, guys? Something different or more of the same?
My suggestions to draw fans back to the game sites:
1. Prizes. Everybody loves prizes and you're not likely to win anything at somebody's house (especially my house).
2. More dancing girls. A lot more dancing girls — in the lobby and in the stands. Again, you won't find them in many homes. (If you do, would you please invite me?)
3. Traveling sports bars. I really like this one. The Magic sports-bar bus picks you up, you party while getting to the arena, you get off at the entrance with no parking to worry about, you get back on the bus after the game and party some more. The only problem might be that everybody would want to stay on the bus during the game.
If you have a better idea, let us know. And saying that the Magic should win more is a low blow.
How heroic was Ty Cobb?
Hopefully you recognize the name of one of baseball's greatest performers, but just how great a guy was he? In 13 seasons, he won the batting title 11 times. The man could hit — and punch and kick. On May 15, 1912, Cobb and the other Detroit Tigers were playing the New York Highlanders when Cobb was being constantly heckled by one man in the stands.
According the New York Times, Cobb "suddenly vaulted into the stands toward [Claude] Lucker ... knocking Lucker down, Cobb began kicking and stamping him.
" 'Cobb,' someone cried, 'that man has no hands!'"
" 'I don't care if he has no feet!' he yelled, continuing the attack."
Lucker did have two fingers, having lost the others in a disagreement with a printing press. And it gets better. Other Tigers jumped into the stands with bats in hands. To stop Cobb? No, to protect him from interfering fans.


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Kids on school vacation and their families are invited to a free family "open house" on Tuesday, December 28, Wednesday, December 29, and Thursday, December 30. Hands-on art-making activities will be available from 1 to 4 p.m. on each of the three days. At 2:30 p.m., the Clark will show the film, "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler," in which kids solve a mystery in a museum. The exhibition Medieval Mystery: Who Is the Master of the Embroidered Foliage is currently on view. Admission is free.
Other activities include snowshoe trekking on Stone Hill, with snowshoes provided free of charge (in the absence of snow, guides from the Mountain Goat will lead family hikes at 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 p.m.).
Each afternoon kids will be able to make snow globes and embossed magnetic bookmarks. "Looking Carefully" activity cards are also available, to help children and adults enjoy works of art together through self-guided activities.
The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Regular gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5p.m. The Clark will be closed on December 25 and January 1. Gallery admission is free through May. For more information call 413-458-2303 or visit www.clarkart.edu.


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Seven-month-old Ejijah Flack floats back to the surface of the pool after being pushed underwater by his mother and swim instructor Melissa Flack Saturday, February 2, 2013 at the Mermaid Cove Swim School. Starting out in the bathtub, Elijah has been learning to love the water almost since birth. He can now float by himself and handle being underwater in the pool. Michael Ciaglo/The Gazette Photo by MICHAEL CIAGLO/THE GAZETTE


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As early as his college days at Wayne State in his native Detroit, Bears general manager Phil Emery got paid to help determine who stays and who goes.
Emery worked as a bouncer at Coral Gables, a bustling nightclub where crowds up to 1,000 gathered to hear live music. Emery's best friend, Bob Belknap, checked IDs while the starting guard for the Wayne State football team and backup door guy supplied the muscle in case things got messy.
"It wasn't like 'Road House' with Patrick Swayze because Phil tried to be as diplomatic as possible, but there were fights,'' said Belknap, a retired 33-year veteran of the Houston Police Department. "If there were, I didn't have to turn around and look because I always knew Phil would be there. He was as solid then as now, the same guy.''
Sunday at Ford Field, that guy brings back to Michigan his unbeaten Bears team led by his hand-picked coach only a few miles from where Emery excelled as a Division II player from 1978-80. The Bears won the first time Emery returned to Detroit as an NFL general manager on Dec. 30, but he was too busy evaluating Lovie Smith's job status to savor the experience. This time, Emery can take a measure of satisfaction from his boldest decisions making such a big impact on the Bears' quick start.
He hired coach Marc Trestman, who connects with Jay Cutler. He drafted guard Kyle Long, who looks like he started more than five college games. He nudged Brian Urlacher into retirement, and the defense keeps creating turnovers. He rebuilt an offensive line that transformed from one of the league's worst in 2012 to a unit that has protected the quarterback better than 30 NFL teams.
Through every meticulous step, Emery let his head rule his heart and separated emotion from the equation — a difficult task this weekend if he pauses to reflect on how football has brought his life full circle.
His first exposure to pro sports as a kid came at old Tiger Stadium at a Lions-Rams game. He attended the first game at the Pontiac Silverdome in 1975, cheering on the home team. He introduced his wife, Beth, to pro football one Thanksgiving Day at a Packers-Lions game.
This will be no ordinary business trip for a man known for being all business.
"This trip is extremely important because ... a victory would put us in the lead of our division," Emery said. "From a personal standpoint, it always is special to me for us to play in the city I was born."
That happened Jan. 16, 1959, after Emery's family moved to Motown from the South like so many people seeking employment. The son of a coal miner's daughter and a General Motors factory worker, Emery grew up in a blue-collar home with parents committed to improving their children's lot in life. His first job was as a 12-year-old paperboy and his appreciation for education grew after toiling two summers at the GM plant.
When then-Wayne State coach Dick Lowry recruited Emery out of Garden City East High School, he recalled signing a disciplined student of the game who loved lifting weights in his garage no matter how cold the weather.
"Phil had size, speed, strength and intelligence and could have played at a higher level like the Mid-American Conference,'' Lowry said of the all-conference guard. "He was a super recruit.''
It was at Wayne State that Emery befriended Belknap, a classmate and co-worker for the oddest of jobs. Once, Emery worked security at Cobo Arena outside singer Bob Seger's dressing room five straight concerts. He patrolled ringside for a Tommy Hearns championship fight and a Randall "Tex" Cobb-Earnie Shavers bout.
A trusting bond developed with Belknap, the first person Emery called after his wife upon getting the Bears job — even if it was 12:15 a.m. During a WBEZ-FM 91.5 interview shortly after arriving at Halas Hall, Emery called his friend, a career officer who spent nine years as an undercover narcotics cop, his "role model.''
"It's just the opposite,'' Belknap said. "Phil's a hero to me and others because of all the stuff he's dealt with.''
Belknap referenced the grit Emery showed every time he changed jobs over 35 years and the grace he and Beth displayed raising their daughter, April, whose epilepsy requires the care of her parents. Belknap regularly texts Emery, who visited on Memorial Day, and can think of only one occasion his old buddy would consider more special than Sunday's homecoming.
"The only thing better would be Phil standing on the field at the Super Bowl,'' Belknap said.
If that happens, rest assured Chicago will be even prouder of Emery than Detroit is.
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"On The Road To Remember" Missing Persons National Tour 2013
The 10th Annual National Missing Persons Tour Dates: October 3rd thru 12th
This year's honoree is Michael "Austin Davis", Missing from Jacksonville, Florida
2013 On The Road To Remember Tour Press Release HERE
Tour: North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
It's that time again when the CUE Center for Missing Persons begins their annual awareness campaign concerning missing person cases across the country. The route each year is designed from the request that come in and once the addresses are complete dates, times of arrival for rally stops will be announced. Route submissions are close at this time unless a request is literally along the tour travel. Anyone interested volunteering, sponsorship or hosting a stop should contact firstname.lastname@example.com or call (910) 232-1687 (910) 343-1131
A rally stop is a place that is pre set by anyone who wishes to host one "see below" for suggested person(s). Once a location is secured CUE will inform the host of time and date of arrival. Each stop is one hour and a half long for whatever program the host wishes to have and feature; this is your time to bring an awareness to your community of missing persons.
Candle light or prayer vigils, clothes line display project, lantern launch
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Invite the families of unsolved homicide, missing, public, family, friends and media (our team will aid in media coverage)
The most important thing is to be creative in your rally stop
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Home of the families of the missing
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National Tour Purpose and Inspiration
The annual tour was created to generate new interest in cold cases of missing people across our nation. The inspiration came in 2004 from the case of North Carolina college student Leah Roberts, who had gone on a cross-country trip of self-exploration. Her wrecked and abandoned vehicle was found, but Leah is still missing. Leah's case went cold and interest faded until CUE volunteers set out on a grueling 14-day trip to retrace her route and inform the media of all those who were missing in the path of the tour. In the years to follow, it only seemed right to keep hope alive after families across the country voiced the need for more help and supported the tour idea.
National Tour Objective
The national road tour, called "On the Road to Remember," is an awareness campaign that focuses on missing persons cases that have gone cold or have not received appropriate media coverage on the local level – much less the national level.. The tour, which travels through many states annually, provides that attention.
In all cases of missing people, it is vital to inform the public of the missing person's circumstances quickly and to disseminate that information to the media and the public. In most cases where details are released immediately to the public through an organized campaign, the public brings forth information that aids in the investigation and or the location of the victim. The media plays a significant role in getting the word out on the behalf of the missing person and should be recognized as a vital resource to any investigation.
Interest in many of the cases we have featured in previous tours has been renewed. The media has learned about local cases they were unaware of; case investigations have been renewed, and searches conducted. Information has resulted in new leads in some cases, and has even helped identify an unknown decedent and in 2008 solved a cold case of twenty eight years. And finally, each tour some of the missing featured have been found from various efforts, which is the main reason we conduct the tour despite the toll it takes on our all-volunteer staff.
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Date & time of Stop/Hosted By Address City
Stop address's listed below
Delwin Locklear
10/03/13 at 10:30 AM Hosted by Harlan Chavis- Laurinburg Sheriff Dept- 212 Biggs Street- Laurinburg, NC 28353
Phyllis Powell
10/03/13 at 3:30 PM Hosted by Buddy Powell- Phyllis Memorial Garden-310 Ash St -Woodland, NC 27897
Shonda Stansbury
10/03/13 at 7:00 PM Hosted by Jackie Stansbury Family Home 1015 Charlotte Street Intersection: Charlotte and 10th Street Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870
Anita Price
10/04/13 at 11:00 AM Hosted by Madonna Layne Farmers Insurance 13813 Village Mill Drive Midlothian, VA 23114
Morgan Harrngton | Alexis Murphy | Missing/Unsolved
10/04/13 at 2:00 PM Hosted by Save The Next Girl 1147 Keys Chruch Rd Shipman, VA 22971
Donna Barnhill
10/04/13 at 7:00 PM Hosted by Beverly Barnhill – Century Automotive 808 North Main St Lexington, NC 27292
Crystal Morrison
10/05/2013 at 10:00 AM Hosted by Rick Morrison Corner of Corporate and International 4601 Corporate Drive Concord, NC 28027
Evelyn Shelton
10/05/13 at 2:00 PM Hosted by Tim Shelton Spartanburg City Hall 145 West Broad St Spartanburg, SC 29306
Stephen Lankester Cox and Deborah Crawford
10/05/13 at 7:00 PM Hosted by Sherron Lankester New Hope Baptist Church 3814 New Hope Church Road Acworth , GA 30102
George James
10/06/13 at 1:30 PM Hosted by Riverfront Park 213 Commerce St. (Go through the tunnel ( under the big sign"Riverfront Park and then to the left to the Gazebo) Montgomery,AL 36104
Floyd Price
10/07/13 at 3:30 PM Hosted by John Luther Hancock County Sheriff Office 8450 Hwy 90 Bay Saint Louis ,MS
James Aaron Toole
10/08/13 at 10:00 AM Hosted by Ashley Morrow Clarion Hotel 2195 Ross Clark Circle Dothan, AL 36307
Jerry Michael Williams
10/08/13 at 3:00 PM Hosted by Stephanie White Hurricane Grill and Wings 6800 Thomasville Rd Tallahassee, Fl 32312
Kamrie Mitchell
10/08/13 at 7:00 PM Hosted by Stefani Mitchell at Home Depot 215 SW Home Depot Dr -Lake City FL 32055
Kelly Rothwell
10/09/13 at 10:00 AM Hosted by Donna Scharrett Anderson Park 39699 USHwy 19 North Shelter #1 Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
Terrance Williams
10/09/13 at 2:30 PM Hosted by Marcia Williams Corner of 111th and Vandabilt Naples, FL
Nick Halliday
10/09/13 at 7:00 PM Hosted by Teresa Halliday Duffy's Super Play 1600 NW Courtyard Circle Port St Lucie, FL 34986
Michael Austin Davis
10/10/13 at 2:30 PM Hosted by Christy Davis Memorial Park 1620 Riverside Avenue Jacksonville, FL 32204
Clartha McLeod
10/11/13 at 10:30 AM Hosted by Cypress Faulk Church 5152 N Brewington Rd Manning, SC 29102
Crystal Soles
10/11/13 at 3:00 PM Hosted by Gail Soles Blount's Furniture Store 201 W Main Street Andrews , SC 29510
Brittanee Drexel
10/11/13 at 7:00 PM Hosted by Dawn Drexel Blue Water Hotel (Beachside) 2001 S Ocean City Blvd Myrtle Beach, SC 29578
Zachary Milanowski
10/12/13 at 10:00 AM Hosted by Aynor Park North Main St Aynor, SC 29511
Escort into Wilmington for Grand Finale
10/12/13 at 1:30 PM- Billy Goats II – 8951 Ocean Highway East Leland, NC 28457
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10/12/13 at 2:00 PM- Billy Goats II – 6324 Market Street Wilmington, NC 28403
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U.S. Soccer Wire: Feb. 14, 2011
U.S. U-17 MNT DEFEATS CUBA 3-1 IN JAMAICA TO BEGIN WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION: Andrew Oliver delivered a goal and an assist as the U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team earned a 3-1 win against Cuba in their opening group match of the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. Alfred Koroma opened the scoring and Esteban Rodriguez added a third as the U.S. improved their unbeaten record against Cuba in U-17 qualifying to 4-0-2 lifetime. The U-17s round out play in the three-team group on Friday, Feb. 18, against Panama with a 4:30 p.m. ET kickoff at Jarrett Park. The top two teams in each group will advance to the quarterfinals with Group B set to crossover against Group A which is made up of Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Haiti. The winner of Group B will face the second-place finisher in Group A, and vice versa. The quarterfinal winners will move on to the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico.
ussoccer.com's U-17 MNT Coverage
- USA 3, Cuba 1: Report | Preview
- Video: Feb. 14 Studio 90 Update
- News: U.S. Roster Finalized
- 2011 U-17 CONCACAF Championship: Home | Groups and Schedule
- More Coverage: YNT Blog | YNT on Twitter
SUNDHAGE NAMES 24-PLAYER ROSTER FOR 2011 ALGARVE CUP IN PORTUGAL: Following a seven-day training camp in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., U.S. Women's National Team head coach Pia Sundhage has named a 24-player preliminary roster for the 2011 Algarve Cup in Portugal. This year's tournament is being staged from March 2-9 and the U.S. team will depart for Europe on Feb. 18. The venues and kickoff times have yet to be confirmed. Sundhage will name 20 players to the tournament roster prior to the start of the matches.
U.S. Women's National Team Roster by Position Detailed Roster
GOALKEEPERS (4):Â Nicole Barnhart (out of contract), Ashlyn Harris (Western New York Flash), Alyssa Naeher (Boston Breakers), Hope Solo (out of contract)Â
DEFENDERS (7):Â Rachel Buehler (Boston Breakers), Stephanie Cox (Boston Breakers), Whitney Engen (Western New York Flash), Ali Krieger (FFC Frankfurt), Amy LePeilbet (Boston Breakers), Christie Rampone (Washington Freedom), Becky Sauerbrunn (Washington Freedom),Â
MIDFIELDERS (9): Yael Averbuch (Western New York Flash), Shannon Boxx (Washington Freedom), Tobin Heath (Sky Blue FC), Lori Lindsey (Philadelphia Independence), Carli Lloyd (Atlanta Beat), Kelley O'Hara (Boston Breakers), Heather O'Reilly (Sky Blue FC), Megan Rapinoe (Philadelphia Independence), Lindsay Tarpley (Washington Freedom)Â
FORWARDS (4):Â Lauren Cheney (Boston Breakers), Alex Morgan (Western New York Flash), Amy Rodriguez (Philadelphia Independence), Abby Wambach (Washington Freedom)Â
ussoccer.com's WNT Coverage
- Features: Talking Tactics with Sundhage | Cap 'em America
- 2011 Algarve Cup Home
- Video: Inside the Lines | Feb. 10 Studio 90 Update
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup: Home | Groups
- WNT Blog | WNT on Twitter
TICKETS FOR U.S. MEN VS. ARGENTINA AND PARAGUAY ON SALE NOW:  The U.S. will take on two-time FIFA World Cup champion Argentina on March 26 in East Rutherford, N.J. More than 34,000 tickets have been sold and are available on ussoccer.com. Kickoff at the New Meadowlands Stadium is set for 7 p.m. ET, and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN2 and Univision. Three days later, the U.S. hosts Paraguay at LP Field in Nashville with tickets already surpassing 9,500 sold. The match will be televised live on an ESPN network and TeleFutura beginning at 7 p.m. CT. Fans can follow both matches live on ussoccer.com's MatchTracker and on Twitter @ussoccer. Tickets for both matches are available now at ussoccer.com: MNT vs. Argentina Tickets | MNT vs. Paraguay Tickets
U.S. Men's National Team 2011 Schedule
ussoccer.com's MNT Coverage
- Tickets: MNT vs. Argentina | MNT vs. Paraguay
- Feature: Jonathan Bornstein Q&A from Monterrey, Mexico
- MNT Blog | U.S. Soccer on Twitter | Studio 90 on Twitter
U.S. DRAWN INTO GROUP B AT 2011 U-20 CONCACAF CHAMPIONSHIP IN GUATEMALA: The U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team has been drawn into Group B of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship along with Panama and Suriname. The tournament, which serves as CONCACAF qualifying for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, will be held from March 28-April 10 in Guatemala. Details on the match schedule will be released at a later date. The event will be divided between the Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, a 30,000-capacity venue used for Guatemala national team matches, and the 16,000-seat Estadio Cementos Progreso, which serves as home to Guatemalan club Comunicaciones.
KEVIN PAYNE HONORED WITH 2011 WERNER FRICKER AWARD:  Kevin Payne, a leading soccer executive and pioneer in the sport, was honored at U.S. Soccer's Annual General Meeting in Las Vegas as the recipient of the prestigious Werner Fricker Builder Award. The honor is bestowed annually to an individual who has worked tirelessly in furthering the interest of the sport of soccer, without regard to personal recognition or advancement. The Werner Fricker Award is designed to honor those who have created or fostered programs that will outlast their own active involvement in the sport and that establish a lasting legacy in the history and structure of soccer in the United States.Â
NASL PROVISIONALLY SANCTIONED AS DIVISION 2 OUTDOOR PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE IN 2011: The U.S. Soccer Board of Directors provisionally sanctioned the North American Soccer League (NASL) to operate a Division 2 men's outdoor professional soccer league in the United States. The sanctioning was approved this weekend at U.S. Soccer's Annual General Meeting in Las Vegas. The provisional sanctioning allows the NASL to operate a Division 2 league during the 2011 season. The NASL will need to meet certain requirements defined by the Board of Directors to be granted full sanctioning beyond the 2011 season.
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U.S. U-23 WNT HEADS TO LA MANGA, SPAIN FOR FOUR NATIONS TOURNAMENT: The U.S. U-23 Women's National Team will play its first international matches of the year when it travels to La Manga, Spain from Feb. 21-March 2 for a tournament featuring the U-23 teams of Sweden, Norway and England. U.S. head coach Bill Irwin will bring a roster of 18 players, 10 of whom are professionals in WPS. It will be one of the most professional-laden women's youth teams the USA has ever sent to an international competition.
U.S. U-23 WNT Roster By Position:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Adrianna Franch (Oklahoma State; Salina, Kan.), Bianca Henninger (Santa Clara; Los Gatos, Calif.)
DEFENDERS (6): Amber Brooks (North Carolina; New Hope, Pa.), Becky Edwards (Western NY Flash; Downingtown, Pa.), Lauren Fowlkes (Philadelphia Independence; Lee's Summit, Mo.), Nikki Marshall (Washington Freedom; Mead, Colo.), Elli Reed (Western NY Flash; Park City, Utah), Keelin Winters (Boston Breakers; Englewood, Colo.)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Katie Bethke (Atlanta Beat; Eau Claire, Wis.), Sinead Farrelly (Philadelphia Independence; Havertown, Pa.), Meghan Klingenberg (Washington Freedom; Gibsonia, Pa.), Casey Nogueira (Sky Blue FC; Raleigh, N.C.), Ingrid Wells (Georgetown; Montclair, N.J.), Kylie Wright (Atlanta Beat; Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
FORWARDS (4): Sarah Hagen (UW-Milwaukee; Appleton, Wis.), Melissa Henderson (Norte Dame; Garland, Texas), Stephanie Ochs (San Diego; San Diego, Calif.), Katie Schoepfer (out of contract; Waterford, Conn.)
U.S. U-20 WNT CONVENES FOR SECOND CAMP OF 2011 AT OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER IN CHULA VISTA: The U.S. U-20 Women's National Team, under the direction of Dave Chesler, will come together at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., for a training camp running from Feb. 13-20. Chesler has called in 24 players, 16 born in 1992 and eight born in 1993, for a week-long event south of San Diego that will culminate with a match against the University of San Diego on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 3 p.m. PT. The roster features 11 players who are in college with the rest in high school.
U.S. U-20 WNT Roster By Position:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Emily Oliver (Stanford; Flossmoor, Ill.), Abby Smith (Dallas Texans; Dallas, Texas), Caroline Stanley (KFCF Alliance; Lee's Summit North HS)
DEFENDERS (6): Abby Dahlkemper (MVLA Avalanche; Sacred Heart Prep), Megan Fuller (Ohio State; Bondurant, Iowa), Bri Hovington (Penn State; Lothian, Md.), Jaelene Hinkle (Real Colorado; Denver, Colo.), Kassy Kallman (Florida State; Woodbury, Minn.), Mollie Pathman (Duke; Durham, N.C.)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Morgan Brian (Ponte Verde Storm; Frederica Academy); Kaysie Clark (KC Select Scream; Liberty, Mo.), Alex Doll (Bethesda SC; Bethesda Md.), Julie Johnston (Santa Clara; Mesa, Ariz.), Sara Killion (Fort Wayne Fever, Fort Wayne, Ind.), Samantha Mewis (Scorpions SC; Hanson, Mass.)
FORWARDS (9): Kelly Cobb (Cook Inlet Velocity; Chugiak, Alaska), Michelle Cruz (Portland; Thousand Oaks, Calif.), Lindsay Elston (Washington; Sammamish, Wash.), Arin Gilliland (Lexington Football Club; Wilmore, Ky.), Maya Hayes (Penn State; West Orange, N.J.), Ariana Martinez (Real So Cal; Moorpark, Calif.), Tawni Martino (Loyola Marymount; Irvine, Calif.), Taylor Smith (Solar Red; Fort Worth, Texas), Katie Stengel (Wake Forest; Melbourne, Fla.)
U.S. U-18 MNT ROSTER SET FOR TRAINING CAMP IN PHOENIX: The U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team roster has been set for a training camp to be held from Feb. 12-20, in Phoenix, Ariz. Head coach Mike Matkovich has called in 36 players, including 26 current Development Academy players and four Development Academy alumni. The U.S. will play friendlies against teams from Major League Soccer that are in the midst of preseason training in Phoenix. Matkovich's squad has scrimmages set up against Sporting Kansas City and Colorado Rapids on Feb. 15 and Vancouver Whitecaps and Portland Timbers four days later.
U.S. U-18 MNT Roster by Position:Â
GOALKEEPERS (3):Â Jeff Gal (Sockers FC; Bartlett, Ill.), Jesus Guzman (San Jose Earthquakes Academy; San Jose, Calif.), Andrew Wolverton (Concorde Fire; Snellville, Ga.)Â
DEFENDERS (11):Â Michael Ambrose (FC Dallas Juniors; Frisco, Texas), Alec Cochran (St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri; Ballwin, Mo.), Jack Coleman (FC Dallas Juniors; Norman, Okla.), Dakota Edwards (Albertson SC; Sayville, N.Y.), Nat Eggleston (D.C. United Academy; Chevy Chase, Md.), Jordan McCrary (North Carolina; Marietta, Ga.), Pablo Ocegueda (UANL Tigres; Riverside Calif.), Boyd Okwuonu (FC Dallas Juniors; Edmund, Okla.), Timothy Parker (Albertson SC; Hicksville, N.Y.), James Petruccelli (Seacoast United; Brentwood, N.H.), Walker Zimmerman (GSA; Lawrenceville, Ga.)Â
MIDFIELDERS (17): Stefano Bonomo (De Anza Force; Hillsborough, Calif.), Robert Botchway (Concorde Fire; Dacula, Ga.), Seth Casiple (CDA; Sacramento, Calif.), Darvin Ebanks (GSA; Macon, Ga.), Luis Gil (Real Salt Lake; Garden Grove, Calif.), Tomas Granitto (Weston FC; Weston, Fla.), Aaron Kovar (Seattle Sounders Academy; Seattle, Wash.), Miguel Lopez Jr. (Classics Elite; Alton, Texas), Daniel Metzger (N.Y. Red Bulls Academy; Holmdel, N.J.), Eric Miller (Creighton University; Woodbury, Minn.), Steve Palacios (United Football Club; Santa Ana, Calif.), Victor Pineda (Chicago Fire; Bollingbrook, Ill.), Marcus Salandy-Defour (DC United Academy; Kensington, Md.), Khiry Shelton (Lonestar SC; Leander, Texas), Christopher Somerville (Baltimore Bays Chelsea; West Chester, Pa.), Will Trapp (Crew Soccer Academy; Gahanna, Ohio), Cooper Vandermaas-Peeler (CASL Chelsea FC; Cary, N.C.)Â
FORWARDS (5):Â Villyan Bijev (California Odyssey; Fresno, Calif.), Vince Cicciarelli (St. Louis Scott Gallagher Metro; Peoria, Ill.), Robert Kristo (St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri; Maryland Heights, Mo.), Luis Rendon (FC Richmond Magic; Chesterfield, Va.), Jonathan Top (FC Dallas; Fort Worth, Texas)Â
CONCORDE FIRE U-15/16 CLINCHES DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY PLAYOFF BERTH: With a record of 11-0-2 in the Southeast Division, Concorde Fire U-15/16 has become the first team to clinch an automatic place in the 2010-11 Development Academy Playoffs as they are guaranteed to finish in either first or second place in the division. Concorde Fire's Director of Coaching Gregg Blasingame talked about his club's record of having a participant in two of the Academy's three Finals Weeks and what that means for player development at the Atlanta-based club.
– AROUND THE SOCCER NATION –
U.S. SOCCER NATIONAL COACHING SCHOOLS TO TAKE PLACE IN APRIL, JUNE AND JULY: U.S. Soccer's Coaching Department will conduct National Coaching Schools in April and June for "A†Audit, "Aâ€, "B†and "C†Courses in California, Georgia, Illinois and Massachusetts. Registration for each course will open on Monday, Jan. 31, after a pre-registration period for active members of CoachesNet, U.S. Soccer's official coaches club. Current CoachesNet members will have the first opportunity to register for a winter course beginning today. Registers for CoachesNet Now | View Course Schedule
U.S. SOCCER COACHESNET TRIPS TO BRAZIL AND GERMANY/NETHERLANDS QUICKLY APPROACHING : In an effort to continue providing unique coaching opportunities to its membership, U.S. Soccer's CoachesNet announces plans to offer educational trips to Brazil and to Germany and the Netherlands. Entering its third year, the aim of U.S. Soccer's international coaching education program is to expose U.S. coaches to other federations and clubs to learn the steps they take to develop their coaches and players. Attendees interact directly with top-level coaches, administrators and players from some of the best clubs and countries in the world. Scheduled to take place March 17-25, 2011, coaches will visit five-time FIFA World Cup Champion Brazil, host of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The coaching education workshop in Germany and the Netherlands will take place from April 28 – May 6, 2011 and will mark the 40th anniversary of U.S. Soccer's Coaching Education Program which began under the direction of Dettmar Cramer.
PEAK PERFORMER: U.S. U-20 Women's National Team midfielder Samantha Mewis has been named the 2010-11 Gatorade Massachusetts Girls Soccer Player of the Year. Along with traveling with the team to Germany for the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Mewis concluded her illustrious high school playing career with a 3.89 weighted GPA in the classroom.
MARQUEE MATCHUPS: The U.S. U-17 Men's National Team will continue its 2011 CONCACAF Championship campaign against Panama on Feb. 18 at 4:30 p.m. ET from Jarett Park in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The match will conclude group play for the U.S., who will be looking to qualify for the all-important quarterfinal round. Coverage will be provided by ussoccer.com's MatchTracker and on Twitter @ussoccer_ynt.
QUOTABLE: "We have to go one game at a time and that's the mentality that we want to approach this tournament with. Knowing that with three games we can get the most important reward, which is qualifying for the World Cup, Right now that's our mentality, our goal for the players and how we're going to be working through this tournament.†– U.S. U-17 Men's National Team coach Wilmer Cabrera on his team's approach to the current U-17 CONCACAF Championship


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Cost-per-acquisition (CPA) bidding is a bidding method that lets you tell AdWords the amount you're willing to pay for a conversion. It's part of the AdWords Conversion Optimizer feature, which predicts which clicks are likely to lead to a conversion and automatically sets your bid to try to get you as many conversions as possible, at the cost-per-acquisition bid you specified. CPA bidding is great because it can bid differently from auction to auction to get you more customers who are likely to take action on your website.
Oftentimes, your goal is to get a customer to click your ad and take an action on your website, whether it's to make a purchase or sign up for a newsletter. These actions are called conversions (sometimes also referred to as acquisitions). Unlike cost-per-click bidding, CPA bidding focuses on maximizing conversions, rather than clicks. You still pay per click, but AdWords will automatically set your bids to help you get more conversions, saving you effort and time.
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We recommend using target CPA since it's easier to track your average conversion costs. Also, people using this option tend to see more conversions.
Save time and effort on managing your bids by trying Target CPA bidding as a flexible bid strategy. You'll be able to apply Target CPA bid optimization more strategically to entire campaigns or specific ad groups of your choice. How to use flexible bid strategies.
When you set up Conversion Optimizer, we provide a recommended bid, which is calculated to help ensure a smooth transition to your new bidding mode. The recommended bid is based on your historical performance, so it's best to start with the recommended bid, then observe your performance and adjust as necessary. If you set your max. or target CPA bid to the recommended amount, you should see more conversions without much change to your existing average CPA. If you set your bid below the recommended amount, you're likely to pay less for each acquisition, but you'll likely also get less traffic on your ad and fewer conversions.
After you've used Conversion Optimizer for awhile, if your average cost is within an acceptable range, you can raise your max. CPA bid to get more conversions. If your cost is higher than you'd like, you can lower your bid, which is likely to lower your average CPA and the number of conversions.
The final amount you're charged
Your actual CPA depends on factors outside Google's control such as changes to your website and ads, or external factors such as increased competition. So it's possible that your actual CPA may exceed the max. CPA or target CPA bid you specify. Conversion Optimizer uses historical conversion data to predict the likelihood your ads will convert. If your actual conversion rate turns out to be lower than the predicted conversion rate, your actual CPA may exceed your max. CPA or target CPA bid. But because the system is designed to adjust over the long term, the likelihood of your actual CPA exceeding your bid decreases the longer you use CPA bidding.
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Google Code-in Contest Kicks Off
Google Code-in (GCI) contest encourages pre-university students between the ages of 13 and 18 to begin participating in Open Source Development.
Recently Google announced its Code-In contest and provided links to the tasks and mentoring organizations. According to the published timeline, GCI started November 22, 2010 and will end on January 10, 2011.
Tasks are based on the following areas: Code, Documentation, Outreach, Testing, Research, Training, Translation, User Interface.
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KDE Announces Software Compilation 4.13
New release comes with better semantic search and improvements to Kontact.
Coverity: Open Source Code has Fewer Defects
Annual code quality report shows FOSS is more secure at all project size levels.
An Even Smaller Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced an even smaller version of the tiny computer that will fit into a DIMM slot.
Freaky Privilege Escalation Attack
A new class of problems lets a malicious app pre-configure an invisible privilege update.
Facebook Rolls Out New PHP-like Programming Language
New Hack language adds static typing and other conveniences.
Fedora Announces Innovative Crytography Policy System
New crypto policy system will offer easier configuration and more uniform security.
Shuttleworth Calls for Declarative Firmware
Ubuntu founder denounces insecurity in proprietary, close-source software blobs.
New TLS Attack Takes the S out of HTTPS
Vulnerability affects many Linux web servers
Munich Adopts Kolab
The Bavarian capital shuns Microsoft, Google, and other alternatives to implement an open source groupware solution.
Canonical Announces Ubuntu Smartphones
Phone vendor partnerships bring Mark Shuttleworth's dream of Ubuntu on a phone a step closer to reality.


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