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Committee on Committees - Committees of the Administration
Committees of the Administration
Athletic Advisory Board
The purpose of the Board is to serve in an advisory capacity to the President and the Athletic Director in matters pertaining to athletics at the University, to recommend policy on such matters to the President, and to recommend policy implementation to the Director of Athletics.
Ex officio and non-voting: The Director of Athletics, the Senior Woman Administrator in the Athletic Department, the Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance. Ex officio and voting: The Campus Title IX Coordinator, the Director of Campus Recreation or a designee, the Director of Academic Support Services for Student Athletes, an administrative representative from the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, and the NCAA Faculty Representative, and the Director of Alcohol and Drug Education or designee. Voting Members: one coach of a women's varsity team and one coach of a men's varsity team, elected by their peers for such terms as they determine; and the chief diversity officer of the Athletic Department as designated by the Director of Athletics. One administrative member representing the President for a 3-year renewable term without hiatus; five faculty members nominated by the Faculty Senate for three-year terms (no more than two consecutive terms may be served without hiatus); four employees of the University (from the Professional and Classified rank nominated by their constituencies with at least one from each group) for three-year terms (no more than two consecutive terms may be served without hiatus); four students, two of whom will be nominated by Student Government for a one-year term; two other students nominated by the Student Athlete Advisory Board, will represent the male and female varsity teams for one year terms; four community members (three of whom must be alumni; one must be a Board member of the MClub) selected by the President and Athletic Director in consultation with the Alumni Association for three year terms. Two members will be selected from the Alumni nominees, one from the Athletic Director nominees and one from the Presidential nominees (no more than two consecutive terms may be served without hiatus of one year). The Chair is elected by the Board at the first meeting of the spring semester from among its voting members. The Chair serves a one-year, renewable term.
Blake James, Director of Athletics, 581-1052
Academic Policy Planning and Implementation Committee
- To bring to the attention of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate
Education, the Provost's Council, the Provost, and/or the Faculty
Senate recommended changes in academic policy.
- To recommend procedures to implement academic policies.
- To coordinate and exchange information among major academic
units of the University.
Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education as chair; Associate Dean of each College and/or student academic services coordinator; Dean of the Honors College; Directors of the Schools of Nursing and Engineering Technology; Associate Dean of the Graduate School; Directors of Explorations, the College Success Programs and Academic Services for Student Athletes; Director of the Hutchinson Center and/or Associate Director; Dean, Division of Lifelong Learning/CED/Summer Session, or designee; Director of Admissions; Director of Student Financial Aid; Director and/or Associate Director of the Office of Student Records or designee; University of Maine Bursar; Director of the Career Center; Director of Recruitment Communications; Director, New Student Programs; Chair, Undergraduate Program Development and Curriculum Committee (UPCC) or designee; Director of Information Technologies; Director or designee of Institutional Studies; Director, Office of International Programs; Director of Center for Teaching Excellence and/or Program Coordinator; Chair, Academic Affairs Committee of the Faculty Senate or designee; Director of Student Auxiliary Services or designee; and Associate Director of Residence Life and Programs or designee. All members are appointed ex officio by the President and serve without term.
Chris Hockensmith, Administrative Assistant II, 581-1547
Academic Standing Committee
- To determine at the end of each semester which University of
Maine students are not making satisfactory progress. Those students
who are not making satisfactory progress are placed on probation,
suspended, or dismissed.
- To advise and assist the Associate Provost for Undergraduate
Education on various matters related to undergraduate academic
Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education as chair; Associate Dean of each College and/or student academic services coordinator; Dean of Honors College and/or Student Academic Services Coordinator; Directors of the Schools of Nursing and Engineering Technology; Dean, Division of Lifelong Learning/CED/Summer Session, or designee; Directors of Explorations, the College Success Programs and Academic Services for Student Athletes; Director of Admissions; Director and/or Associate Director of the Office of Student Records or designee; Director of Information Technologies; Director of Office of International Programs; and Dean of Students or designee. All members are appointed ex officio by the President and serve without term.
Chris Hockensmith, Administrative Assistant II, 581-1547
President's Council on Women
The President's Council on Women reports to the President. Responsibilities include: establishing a study agenda each year to define and focus on change and evolving issues affecting women; reviewing data and reports produced regularly by offices such as Equal Opportunity and Human Resources; recommending additional strategies to enhance the representation, participation and recognition of women at the University; and, providing information to the University community and the public.
Broad representation of 22 members consisting of one representative of the Management Group, nominated by the Executive Vice President/Provost; three members of the faculty; one representative of Human Resources; three professional employees; three classified employees; two graduate students; and two undergraduate students. All are appointed by the President, normally for three-year terms; students are appointed for two-year terms. The president also appoints the Chair, normally from the existing membership, for a two-year term. The Director of Equal Opportunity, the Director of the Women's Resource Center, and the Director of the Women in the Curriculum Program all serve as resources to the Council and meet with the Council at least once each semester.
Evelyn Silver, Senior Advisor to the President, 581-1512
Commencement Committee
The responsibility for planning and coordinating the graduation ceremony is charged to the Commencement Committee. Coordination and direction must be flawless so that the final product — the commencement ceremony — is always perceived by the graduates and their families as a success.
Provost or designee, Chair; Senior Assistant to the Provost; Associate Director of Student Records; Director of Graduate School, Dean of Students or designee; President of Alumni Association or designee, Director of Disabilities Services; all ex officio; two faculty representatives nominated by the Office of Student Records and approved by the Faculty Senate shall serve as marshals; two faculty members from different colleges than marshals nominated by the Faculty Senate. All faculty will be appointed by the President for three-year terms. Five Students (3 seniors — 1 year term, 2 juniors — 2 year terms) nominated by Student Government and appointed by the President; and one graduate student nominated by the Association of Graduate Students for 1 year term.
Chris Hockensmith, Administrative Assistant I, 581-1547
Honorary Degree Committee
The Honorary Degree Committee reviews nominations for honorary degrees submitted by the University community on a schedule set by the President's Office in relation to Board of Trustees' deadlines. The Department of University Relations will distribute a request for nominations and nomination form to all employees in the Fall of each year. Following review and discussion of all nominations, the Committee will make recommendations to the President. Nominations received in the fall are for degrees to be awarded at the Commencement ceremonies of the following academic year.
Director of University Relations, ex officio; Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education or designee, ex officio; six faculty members (two selected annually from those serving on the Commencement Committee and four nominated for three-year terms by the Provost); one undergraduate student selected annually from those serving on the Commencement Committee; the graduate student serving on the Commencement committee.
Carrie Bulduc, Administrative Associate 581-3743
Undergraduate Program Curriculum Committee
To advise the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education (APUE) and the Provost on all matters relating to the development and/or review of academic programs, the general education curriculum, and initiation of new courses. The committee will not be limited to reacting to program and/or course initiatives submitted by existing units, but will advise the APUE and the Provost on possible new programs, on interdisciplinary programs, on joint programs with other campuses of the UMS, and on other programs that the APUE or Provost may propose.
The Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education, ex officio; Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence, ex officio; Division Head of the Collections Department of Fogler Library, ex officio; Associate Director of Student Records, ex officio; Faculty Senate representative, ex officio. Also, one ex officio representative is chosen from the Division of Lifelong Learning for a three-year term. One representative from each of the five colleges, nominated by the Dean of the College and appointed by the Provost for two-three year staggered terms fills out the committee. To the extent possible, regular members of the UPCC should be selected from among the membership of the curriculum committees or equivalent bodies of their respective colleges. The Committee Chair is either selected from the current membership for a one — three year term or can be an additional member of the faculty. The Senior Assistant to the Provost or designee assists the Committee. The voting membership of this Committee will not include more than two representatives from any one college. Only the faculty members of the Committee have voting authority. For the sole purpose of reviewing proposals for new academic programs, the UPCC may, at its discretion, expand its membership temporarily by two seats to add special expertise not represented among its regular members.
Chris Hockensmith, Administrative Assistant I, 581-1547
Student Employment Advisory Committee
To make recommendations to the President regarding student wages and other matters related to student employment.
Director of Student Employment, Chair (ex officio); representatives from Athletics, Business and Finance, Student Auxiliary Services, Facilities Management, Library, Human Resources; two faculty members nominated by Faculty Senate; one classified employee nominated by the Classified Employees Advisory Council; two students (one nominated by Student Government and one nominated by Association of Grad. Students). All appointments are three-year terms and except students who are appointed for one- or two- year terms. All appointments are made by the President of the University of Maine.
Andrea Gifford, Assistant to the Dean of Student Affairs,
Student Conduct Code Committee
The purpose of this committee is to interpret and administer the University's conduct code and provide a student the opportunity to appeal to the Committee any finding or action of the Conduct Officer in determining responsibility for an alleged student conduct code violation.
The Committee shall consist of at least three, but no more than seven, members at least one of whom shall be a student and one a Presidential designee. Members are nominated by representative boards: Student Government, Association of Graduate Students, Professional Employees Advisory Council, Classified Employees Advisory Council, and Faculty Senate. Individual review committees are selected based on availability from the membership for each case brought before the Student Conduct Code Committee. All members are required to attend training on due process and hearing procedures prior to serving on the SCCC
Andrea Gifford, Assistant to the Dean of Student Affairs, 581-4031
Student Administrative Appeal Board
The function of this Board is to provide an avenue for UMaine students to appeal an action or decision made by a University administrator. The intent is to assure a fair and equal adjudication of student grievances.
NOTE:#math51##tex2html_wrap_inline356# The Administrative Appeal Policy cannot be used for appeals which are covered under other policies and procedures, such as appeals of parking tickets, student conduct cases, or faculty actions/decisions, i.e., grading policy or attendance policy.#math52##tex2html_wrap_inline358# Also, student employees in Residence Life and Programs should follow the appeal process outlined in the Residence Life and Programs' Staff Guide.
The Board shall consist of seven members; five members shall constitute a quorum: two students appointed by the Student Government for a one-year term; one student appointed by the Association of Graduate Students for a one-year term; two student services professionals appointed by Professional Employees Advisory Council (PEAC) for a three-year term; one non-student services professional appointed by PEAC for a three-year term; one classified employee appointed by the Classified Employees Advisory Council (CEAC); one teaching faculty member appointed by the Faculty Senate for a three-year term.
Andrea Gifford, Assistant to the Dean of Student Affairs, 581-4031
ROTC Committee
Advise the Provost; oversee the curriculum and other academic aspects of the ROTC program; make recommendations regarding the Military Science faculty; and participate in ROTC scholarship selections.
Senior Professors of Military Science, ex officio; the Associate Dean of the College of Engineering, ex officio; the student brigade commanders, ex officio; and seven faculty members nominated by the Faculty Senate representing at least four different colleges. Members are appointed for three-year terms by the President upon recommendation of the Provost.
Paulette Ferland, Administrative Assistant I, 581-1121
Radiation Safety Committee
Serve the campus community as follows:
- Advising the Administration on all radiological and regulatory issues.
- Evaluating and approving or disapproving all applications for "Authorized User" of radioisotopes or radiation producing equipment.
- Evaluating the Radiation Safety Program on an annual basis, and forwarding findings to the VPAF.
- Investigating all instances of unsafe condition or practices.
- Reviewing Laboratory inspection results, and producing corrective recommendations when appropriate.
- Investigating all instances of regulatory non-compliance, producing corrective or remedial recommendations when appropriate.
- Reviewing the Radiation Safety Officer's bi-monthly reports and forwarding reports (with any corrections, revisions, or recommendations) to the VPAF.
- Evaluating significant radiological issues and developing recommendations for the administration.
- Present an annual summary to SEM Committee.
Five faculty members with professional expertise in radiological issues, nominated by Faculty Senate. At least one member should have experience with radiation producing equipment.
Janet Waldron, Vice President for Administration and Finance, 581-1541
President's Council on Disabilities
To advise the President and the Director of Equal Opportunity on concerns and priorities related to the establishment of a University environment free of physical, programmatic and attitudinal barriers for persons with disabilities. To promote communication across programs and individuals with responsibilities directly affecting or concerned with disability access and/or with students and employees with disabilities. To encourage, through greater communication, a more coordinated effort in meeting the needs of students and employees with disabilities.
A broadly representative council of up to 19 administrators, faculty, staff, and students. The chair is elected by the committee to a three-year term. Ex officio members will include: Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities, Director of Equal Opportunity, Director of Employee Assistance Program, representative from Human Resources, representative of the Dean of Students, Associate Provost or designee. Other members include three faculty members nominated by the Faculty Senate; one Associate Dean nominated by the Provost; two undergraduate students nominated by Student Government; one graduate student nominated by the Association of Graduate Students. Administrative representatives include four from: The Center for Community Inclusion, Facilities Management, Student Auxiliary Services, and Information Technology. Faculty and staff members are appointed by the President for three-year terms; students are appointed for two-year terms. The choice of members should include persons with disabilities to assure a direct voice for disability needs.
Ann Smith, Director of Disability Support Services, 581-2319
Students, employees, and agents of the University who conduct research involving human subjects must comply with the University Policy and Procedures for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research. These procedures exist for the rights and welfare of the people who participate in UMaine research. No systematic investigation of information obtained by observing or interacting with people, or by collecting and examining any form of identifiable private information about people, may be conducted until: 1) A unit review committee has reviewed the research protocol and determined that the project is exempt from further review, or, 2) the Protection of Human Subjects Review Board has approved the research protocol.
The President appoints one member to serve as Chair for a term of two years. At the beginning of the Chair's second year of service, the President appoints a Chair-elect to succeed the current Chair. The chair is normally a member of the University's tenured faculty who engages in research with human subjects and who has substantial experience in the review of research with human subjects. The Board shall have no more than nine and no fewer than five members, with varying backgrounds to promote complete and adequate review of activities commonly conducted by the University. In addition to possessing the professional competence necessary to review specific research activities, the Board shall be able to ascertain the acceptability of proposed research in terms of institutional commitments and regulation, applicable law and standards of professional conduct and practice. The Board shall therefore include persons knowledgeable in these areas, or have access to the counsel of such persons. The Board shall include one or more members who are primarily concerned with the welfare of children and youth. The Board may NOT consist entirely of members of one gender or of one profession. The Board shall always include at least one member whose primary concerns are in nonscientific areas, such as lawyer, ethicist, or member of the clergy. The Board shall always include at least one community member who is not otherwise affiliated with the University and who is not part of the immediate family of a person affiliated with the University.
Gayle Anderson, Special Assistant for Research Administration, 581-1498
Institutional Biosafety Committee
To insure that facilities, procedures, practices and training of research personnel are in compliance with the requirements of the National Institute of Health Guidelines and to oversee recombinant DNA research.
No fewer than five faculty and community members that have experience and expertise in recombinant DNA technology and the capability to assess the safety of recombinant DNA research. At least two members shall not be affiliated with the University of Maine. Appointments are made by the President. The chairperson is also appointed by the President. Committee membership is subject to approval by NIH prior to the initiation of recombinant DNA research.
Gayle Anderson, Special Assistant for Research Administration, 581-1498
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Vertebrate animals are sentient beings and may share in varying degree many sensory, emotional, and cognitive responses with humankind. It is essential that we assume responsibility for their welfare and that animal use for research or teaching purposes be conducted in a humane compassionate manner. To justify the ethical costs of using live animals in research, teaching, or testing, there must be reasonable expectation that such usage will contribute to the advancement of knowledge, which may eventually benefit humankind and/or animals. No research, teaching, or testing activities using live vertebrate animals shall be initiated until the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) has approved a protocol for such use.
The Director for Research Sponsored Programs forwards the names of individuals to be appointed by the President for a three-year term. The chairperson is appointed annually by the President. The IACUC shall include at least: one Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, with training or experience in laboratory animal science and medicine, who has direct or delegated program responsibility for activities involving animals at the University; one practicing scientist experienced in research involving animals; one member whose primary concerns are in a nonscientific area, such as an ethicist, a lawyer, or a member of the clergy; one individual who is not affiliated with the University in any way other than as a member of the IACUC, and is not a member of the immediate family of a person who is affiliated with the University.
An individual who meets the requirements of more than one of these categories may fulfill more than one requirement. However, the IACUC may not consist of fewer than seven members.
Gayle Anderson, Special Assistant for Research Administration, 581-1498
Honors Council
The Honors Council is the policy advisory body of the Honors College. The Council meets twice per semester to review the current activities of the college (recruitment, retention, enrollment, etc.), consider curricular matters, review requirements and policies, and advise the Dean on issues of policy and guidelines.
Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education, ex officio; Dean of the Honors College, Chair, ex officio; Honors Program Coordinator of Student Academic Services and Budget, ex officio; the college Honors secretaries appointed by the college deans, ex officio; the Fogler Library liaison to the Honors College appointed by the Dean of Libraries for a three year term; three faculty members nominated by the Faculty Senate and appointed by the President for three-year terms; and four students recommended by the Student Advisory Board and the Dean and appointed by the President for one or two-year terms.
Deborah Small, Administrative Assistant, 581-3263
Environmental Heath and Safety Committee
To provide two-way communications between the Department of Environmental Health and Safety and the rest of the Campus in creating an atmosphere of safety consciousness, safe conditions and practices throughout the University of Maine campus. This will be an umbrella committee with responsibilities in ergonomically designed workstations and Water Safety; and Asbestos Control and Maintenance of Safe Air Quality Standards. This Committee, therefore, will supervise the following subcommittees: 1)Chemical Safety, 2) Emergency Response, 3) Industrial Hygiene, 4) Machine Shop Safety, 5) OFM Safety, and 6) Remote Site Safety. In addition, the Committee will monitor the activities of the Radiation Safety Committee and will work closely with Campus Living and Facilities Management Labor/Management Committees and other Labor/Management Committees that may be established.
Vice President for Administration, ex officio, initial Chair; Director of Environmental Health and Safety, ex officio; Designee of Vice President for Research, ex officio; Director or Assistant Director of Campus Living, ex officio; Director or Associate Director of Public Safety, ex officio, In addition, chairs of the Health and Safety subcommittees, if not already members, will be ex officio of this committee. Representatives from the offices of Public Affairs, Human Resources, Graduate School, and Facilities Management; Dean of a college engaged in laboratory research as nominated by the Deans' Council; two faculty nominated by Faculty Senate; a total of two faculty or professional employees from UMCE, MAFE, and/or Organized Research Units nominated by Vice President for Research; one Department Chair from the College of Liberal ArtsSciences nominated by the Dean; one undergraduate student and one graduate student as nominated by the Student Gov. and AGS; one classified representative from the trades area nominated by Facilities Management, one classified representative nominated by Student Auxiliary Services; one non professional supervisor with safety responsibilities as nominated by CEAC; one clerical representative and one scientific technician representative from science or research unit nominated by the Dean of the College of Liberal ArtsSciences. All appointments are by the President and are for three-year terms.
Janet Waldron, Vice President for AdministrationFinance, 581-1541
Campus Planning Committee
The primary functions of the Campus Planning Committee (CPC) are as follows: to develop and maintain a master plan for the campus; to develop and recommend policies regarding campus planning, site selection and design for new facilities, maintenance and preservation of historic and natural resources of the campus, and assignment of space; to incorporate environmental protection issues into overall campus planning; to recommend priorities for capital construction and renovation; to develop and maintain an inventory of space needs; to maintain a plan for the use of university space and facilities; and to establish appropriate subcommittees to carry out functions. Meetings, which are open to the public, will be held once a month during the academic year and as needed during the summer months. Additional meetings may be called by the Chair as needed. The Committee shall hold pubblic forums at least once a semester to inform the campus community about current and future projects.
Ex Officio: Vice President for AdministrationFinance (or Associate VPAF), Provost or respective designee, Director of Facilities Management or respective designee, Assistant Vice President of Auxiliary Services or respective designee, Dean of Students or respective designee, Director of SafetyEnvironmental Management or respective designee, Equal OpportunityDiversity Office representative, Campus ArboretumBeautification Committee Chair, Parking and Transportation Committee Chair, and Faculty Senate University Environment Committee Chair. Appointed by President: Five faculty members nominated by Faculty Senate with professional expertise in one of the following areas: Historic preservation, Art and architectural history, Historical geography, Horticulture, Landscape architecture, Ecological sciences, Civil engineering, Environmental engineering; one employee experienced in cartography/design; one undergraduate student, nominated by Student Government; one graduate student, nominated by the Association of Graduate Students; one classified employee, nominated by the CEAC, one professional employee, nominated by the PEAC; one representative from the Athletics Department; and one representative from the Alumni Association. Each appointed student member will serve a one-year renewable term; other appointed members will serve a three-year renewable term. The committee chair shall be the Vice President for AdministrationFinance (or Associate); the committee secretary will be appointed by the committee chair and will provide meeting records to the University President, the Faculty Senate President, the CPC website, and CPC committee members following each meeting.
Janet Waldron, Vice President for Administration and Finance, 581-1541


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Advocates for ill and disabled in Vt fear being cut outBy PETER HIRSCHFELD
Vermont Press Bureau | January 16,2013MONTPELIER Advocates for mentally ill and disabled Vermonters are cheering the Shumlin administration for seeking a $3 million budget supplement to cover unanticipated demand for government services.
But proposed revisions to the process by which the executive branch adjusts to mid-year budget pressures has drawn fire from advocates, some of whom think it could result in undue cuts to services.
At a public hearing Tuesday hosted by the House Appropriations Committee, advocates offered both praise and criticism for an adjustment to the current fiscal year budget that aims to address unforeseen financial pressure at the Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living.
Of particular concern, advocates said, is proposed language that would change how the department can amend the system of care in response to financial pressure.
The departments commissioner, Susan Wehry, said that in a state with a very rich advocacy community, the external response to mid-year budget shortfalls is often well, just go ask for more money.
But there also is an expectation from the Legislature that we live within our budget, and there is often pushback and tension about whether thats what the Legislature really intends, she said.
Wehry said the proposed changes seek to clarify legislative intent and to affirm in statute that the intent of the Legislature really is for us to live within our budget.
To do that, she said, the administration is also seeking to alter the mechanism by which budget changes can be made. Wehry said its part of an effort to be transparent.
Its saying to the Legislature that in order to live within our budget, we may need to make modifications to our system of care plan that allow us to do that, Wehry said.
Barbara Prine, a staff attorney at Vermont Legal Aid, said the changes arent necessary. She told lawmakers that the proposed language is unclear and appears to authorize the department to bypass the small amount of public process that changes to the developmental services must go through.
Under current law, Prine said, the department must vet proposed changes to the system of care with a committee composed of advocates, providers and recipients of care.
The language in the budget adjustment act appears to circumvent this process, Prine said in written testimony. It is unwise, undemocratic and is also against the existing statutory requirements of 60-day notice and opportunity for comment by affected individuals, advocates and professionals.
Wehry said Prine and other advocates seem to be concerned that the department aims to use the language as an end-run around outside scrutiny of its decisions. She said they need not worry.
If the worry is were trying to get a new process, thats not what were trying to get, Wehry said. What we want is to be transparent about our intent to work with (advocates, providers and clients) to modify the system of care plan as needed to stay within our budget target.
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Editor's Note: Any reference to TheStreet Ratings and its underlying recommendation does not reflect the opinion of TheStreet, Inc. or any of its contributors including Jim Cramer or Stephanie Link.NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- TheStreet Ratings team reiterated 3 stocks with a buy rating on Monday based on 32 different data factors including general market action, fundamental analysis and technical indicators. The in-depth analysis of these ratings decisions goes as follows:EMC Corporation:EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) has been reiterated by TheStreet Ratings as a buy with a ratings score of A-. According to TheStreet Ratings team: The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income, good cash flow from operations and increase in stock price during the past year. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results.EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Jim Cramer's Protégé, Dave Peltier, only buys Stocks Under $10 that he thinks could potentially double. See what he's trading today with a 14-day FREE pass.Highlights from the ratings report include:
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- EMC CORP/MA has improved earnings per share by 23.1% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has demonstrated a pattern of positive earnings per share growth over the past two years. We feel that this trend should continue. During the past fiscal year, EMC CORP/MA increased its bottom line by earning $1.33 versus $1.23 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($1.95 versus $1.33).
- The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the Computers & Peripherals industry average. The net income increased by 17.5% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, going from $869.92 million to $1,022.00 million.
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Asset-backed investors won't skip a beat over the next two weeks, even if spreads continue to tighten.
With the exception of bonds backed by home-equity loans, the values of newly issued securitized products are expected to keep inching upward until Thanksgiving, when buyers will step away from the market over the long weekend. But investors will resume trading in full force after that - making bargains scarce until next year.
In fact, buysiders are so eager to vacuum up new top-rated issues that they're willing to accept little or no spread above the benchmarks on new bonds. Of course, they'd prefer larger returns if any were to be found, but the appetite of buyers who typically target other products has simply been too strong.
The fierce demand is good news for issuers who are planning deals for this month, when they're likely to enjoy the lowest funding costs of the year. But their savings aren't as huge as the higher bond values might indicate, due to the fact that rising interest rates have caused benchmark rates to increase as well - leaving absolute yields stable even as spreads contract.
The spread-tightening trend is particularly pronounced among fixed-rate bonds, which haven't been as abundant as floating-rate products this year. That was certainly the case for J.P. Morgan Chase, which sold a triple-A-rated batch of its three-year credit-card bonds at a staggering 1 bp under swaps on Nov. 4. That marked the first time since issuers started using swaps as a benchmark four years ago that such securities have priced below that "psychological barrier," according to J.P. Morgan researchers. "At this new low, fixed-rate spreads in on-the-run sectors could be hard-pressed to tighten any further," they wrote last week.
But USAA Federal Savings Bank has already come close to repeating J.P. Morgan's feat. On Tuesday, the San Antonio lender priced its third auto-loan securitization of the year, offering returns equal to swaps on $385 million of two-year bonds carrying triple-A ratings. A $220 million tranche of similar, three-year securities sold for 1 bp over swaps. Deutsche Bank and Wachovia ran the books on USAA's $1.1 billion transaction, which was backed by loans that it writes to prime-quality borrowers in the U.S. military.
Even issuers of deals backed by less-popular assets are enjoying the current sellers' market. For example, timeshare lender Marriott Ownership Resorts sold $147.5 million of senior four-year notes on Tuesday at 45 bp over swaps. That was 5 bp tighter than initial price talk. Citigroup ran the books on the $181 million offering, which was Orlando-based Marriot's second securitization of the year.
Meanwhile, spreads on top-tier floaters backed by student loans and credit cards tightened by 1 bp over the last week or so, averaging 2 bp over Libor for issues with three-year maturities. It's possible they could narrow by 1-2 bp before Thanksgiving, traders said.
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The Great Antonio. Painting © Marie-Josée Hudon. Courtesy: Musée des Grands Québecois.
Antonio Barichievich was a Québec strongman, professional wrestler and actor known as "the Great Antonio."
In 1952, he was mentioned in the Guinness Book of Records for having pulled a 433-tonne train along a Montréal railway over a distance of 19.8 m. In 1956, he dragged an automobile attached to his own hair. In 1960, he set a new record by pulling four city buses and their passengers along rue Sainte-Catherine in Montréal.
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Yes the one child policy is restrictive. Sure you only get one kid. But it also brought social benefits, and it was also fair. I limit my reproduction, but in return I get to live in a country with 1.3 billion neighbors instead of 2.3 billion. And I get the satisfaction of knowing that all my countrymen are offering me the same sacrifice that I offer them.
Exercise of individual choice ceases to be beneficial when the sum of individual choices creates greater aggregate costs. The one child policy was tough. It was simplistic. It created hardship. But it arguably IMPROVED the overall quality of life for the citizens it affected (not to mention the other 6 billion humans out here).
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The Lady Bulldogs, ranked No. 2 in Class 1A, earned a pair of wins at Walker's Songer Gym Thursday night, beating McAdory and Walker in straight sets.
Addison's losses this season have come against Hartselle (No. 1 in 5A) and Madison Academy (No. 3 in 3A). The Lady Bulldogs also avenged the loss against Hartselle in the Muscle Shoals Tournament recently.
On Thursday, the Lady Bulldogs opened with a 25-9, 25-10 victory over McAdory before defeating Walker 25-18, 27-25.
For Addison, Holly Posey contributed across the board with 20 assists, 12 digs, 10 kills and nine aces on the day. Jessy Taylor had nine blocks and seven kills, Chelsea Posey added 12 digs, six kills and six blocks, Kayla Robinson had eight kills, Jessica Robinson had seven aces, Stora Gilliland had 16 digs and Ragen Yarborough had nine digs and six assists.
Addison (17-2) will host Winston County and Danville in a tri-match Tuesday.
Walker split its matches, beating McAdory in straight sets, 25-14, 25-11 before losing to the Lady Bulldogs.
For the Lady Vikings, JoLee Dobbs had 23 assists, 12 digs and three kills in the match. Miranda Bruce had eight kills and eight blocks, Erin Kennedy had nine digs and six kills, Jessica Woodley added nine digs, four kills and four assists and Sidney Cooper had 12 digs, six kills and five blocks.
Against Addison, Dobbs had 17 assists, Bruce had nine kills and four blocks, Cooper had eight digs, six blocks and five kills, Woodley added eight digs and four kills and Kennedy had six digs and three kills.
Walker (10-5) plays in a tournament at Thompson on Saturday.
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Cordova's volleyball team pushed its record to 14-5 with a pair of home wins on Thursday.
The Lady Blue Devils opened with a straight-set victory over Winfield (25-11, 25-14, 25-19). The match was the area opener for both teams. In the match, Faith Sims had 18 kills, Sydnie Hitchcock had 15 kills, Emily Watson added 18 assists and nine digs and Tiffany Colburn had 15 assists.
Cordova (1-0 in area play) followed with a 25-11, 25-9 win over Shades Mountain Christian. Hitchcock had 10 kills, Sims added eight kills and Colburn had 19 assists.
Cordova plays an area match at Winfield beginning at 4:30 p.m. Monday with the junior varsity match. The Lady Devils return home Tuesday against Hamilton.
The Cordova volleyball team took second in the Corner Invitational Tournament over the weekend. The Lady Blue Devils won their first three matches before falling to Arab in the championship.
In the final match, Arab earned a 20-25, 25-17, 17-15 win.
For Cordova, Sydnie Hitchcock had 11 kills, Tiffany Colburn added nine assists, StevieLyn Drummond had eight kills, Faith Sims had five kills and Emily Watson contributed 11 assists and 10 digs.
Cordova opened with a 25-19, 25-13 win over Hueytown. Faith Sims had 11 kills and Sydnie Hitchcock added eight kills in the match.
The Lady Blue Devils followed with a 25-4, 25-20 win over Dora. Drummond and Sims each had eight kills. Cordova advanced to the championship match with a 25-13, 25-13 win over Corner.
In the match, Colburn had 12 assists, Sims had eight kills and Watson had nine digs and eight assists.
Dora splits tri-match
Dora played a pair of four-set area matches at Carbon Hill on Thursday, losing to the host team and knocking off Corner.
Carbon Hill defeated Dora in the opener (25-17, 19-25, 25-20, 25-20).
For Dora, Alexia Smith had 13 kills and five blocks, Jordan Reese had five kills, Lydia Sanders added 21 digs, Lindsey Johnson had 13 digs and Hannah Wilson had 23 assists.
Dora earned a win over Corner in the second match (25-20, 20-25, 25-15, 29-27). Smith led the way with 20 kills, Reese had eight kills, Shelicia Meadows had 20 digs, Sanders contributed 15 digs, Hannah Wilson added 25 assists and Jill Thurman had two blocks.
Dora (6-9, 1-1) plays at a tournament in Oak Grove on Saturday.
Walker JV splits
Walker's JV team won its opener over McAdory and lost to Addison at Songer gym on Thursday.
The Lady Vikings won the first match, 25-20, 25-15. For Walker, Riley Speegle had 14 assists and nine aces, Bonnie Sanders had six kills, two digs and two aces, Marlee Kimbrell had three aces, Justice Page had three kills and three aces, Sarah McMillan added four kills and Azha Allen had three aces.
Addison knocked off Walker 25-10, 25-14. Lauren Stewart had six digs, McMillan had two blocks and two kills, Allen had four digs and an ace, Mary Kate Harrell had five kills and a block while Sanders added four digs and two aces.
Walker's JV team plays at the Wildcat Invitational at Guntersville on Saturday.


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Letter to the Editor:To Sen. Tom Tiffany and Rep. Rob Swearingen:Recently, the Joint Finance Committee passed Motion 375, which would add to the biannual budget wording that impacts the right of Wisconsin citizens to challenge high-capacity well permits, whether the challenges currently exist or are future challenges. Not only is this a taking of the right of Wisconsin citizens, but also does not recognize that over-pumping of any aquifer will impact both private and public drinking water wells and diminish or stem waters that recharge Wisconsin's lakes.
This action does not support the Public Trust Doctrine, that sacred Wisconsin policy that states all waters, ground or surface, are public and shall remain so in perpetuity. The budget is also an odd place to bury the taking of a right of citizens. Please take action to eliminate this "taking." It is ill conceived and shows no regard or long-term vision for waters of Wisconsin that quench our citizens' thirst and support that vast sector of our economy that is dependent upon our surface waters. Best regards,Sandy GillumEagle River
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Ttylinux now for ARM and PowerPC
The minimalist ttylinux distro is now available in ARM and PowerPC versions.
Version 9.3 of ttylinux is for the ARM architecture (more specifically, ttylinux-armv5tej) and version 11.1 is for PowerPC processors in Mac G3s and G4s. The new platforms are compatible with Intel architectures that ttylinux supports from 486SX processors up to the newest 64-bit CPUs.
Ttylinux uses only 8 MBytes for its filesystem. Hard drive installations require 16 MB RAM and a RAM disk requires 24 MB. The minimal Linux uses current versions of the Linux kernel and the GNU C Library. It is Internet-capable and can be used as an embedded system or in older desktop hardware.
Further details and downloads of bootable IOS images and source code are available on the project homepage.
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Tool Predicts Which Websites Will be Compromised
Carnegie Mellon researchers say 3 million pages could fall down the phishing hole in the next year.
SSH Key Management Guidelines
The US government rolls new best-practice rules for protecting SSH.
Knoppix 7.4 Released
Klaus Knopper announces the latest version of his iconic Live Linux system.
PHP Attack Puts WordPress and Drupal at Risk
All websites that use these popular CMS tools could be vulnerable to denial of service attacks if users don't install the updates.
Heartbleed Bleeds On
According to a report, many potential victims of the Heartbleed attack have patched their systems, but few have cleaned up the crime scene to protect themselves from the effects of a previous intrusion.
Drone Brain Goes Open Source
DARPA and NICTA release the code for the ultra-secure microkernel system used in aerial drones.
Password Management Services Vulnerable to Attack
Should you trust an online service to store your online passwords?
New Raspberry Pi Adds Two USB Ports
New B+ board lets you build cool things without the complication of a powered USB hub.
Microsoft Grabs No-IP.com Domains
Redmond rushes in to root out alleged malware haven.
Firefox Steps into 3D
New initiative will bring futuristic virtual reality effects to the web surfing experience.


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China Probes Automakers, Tech FirmsAugust 6, 2014 10:08 am | by Joe McDonald, AP Business Writer | News | Comments
Chinese regulators have launched a series of anti-monopoly investigations of foreign automakers and technology providers, stepping up pressure on foreign companies that feel increasingly unwelcome in China.
A Toe Above The Competition: KEEN's StoryAugust 5, 2014 11:12 am | by Tia Nowack, Associate Editor - @TalesFromTia | Articles | Comments
In a Portland, Oregon headquarters that feels more like a tech startup than a shoe manufacturer, you'll find one of the most innovative outdoor and utility footwear companies in the country.
BMW, Clemson Develop New Vehicle And Manufacturing ModelAugust 5, 2014 10:35 am | by Clemson University | Videos | Comments
BMW Manufacturing Co and Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research have a long history of collaboration. Together they have created Deep Orange 4 — a truly transformative vehicle and a unique manufacturing model.
Manager Of Gunmaker Sentenced For Failing To Report Missing FirearmsAugust 5, 2014 10:25 am | by The Associated Press | News | Comments
Prosecutors say Brinkerhoff initially failed to report 23 missing firearms to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
GM Says It's Making Progress To Fix Recall WebsiteAugust 5, 2014 10:21 am | by The Associated Press | News | Comments
The government said that GM's vehicle identification number look-up system has been incorrectly telling some owners that their cars aren't being recalled.
Manufacturer Limits Employee Bathroom BreaksAugust 5, 2014 10:11 am | by CNNMoney | Videos | Comments
Union employees for a Chicago faucet company file a complaint about 6 minute bathroom breaks.
Apple This Close to New All-Time HighAugust 5, 2014 10:04 am | by CNNMoney | Videos | Comments
Remember when everyone hated Tim Cook and Apple's stock was in the iDoldrums? Apple's shares have come roaring back and a new record of above $100 is in reach.
U.S. Gov't Had Role in Ebola Drug Given to Aid WorkersAugust 5, 2014 9:54 am | by Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer | News | Comments
Two American aid workers infected with Ebola are getting an experimental drug so novel it has never been tested for safety in humans and was only identified as a potential treatment earlier this year.
Autos And Construction Fuel U.S. Job GrowthAugust 5, 2014 9:51 am | by The Associated Press | News | Comments
In a month when auto plants usually shut down to retool for next year's models, the sector added a solid 14,600 jobs, according to the government's employment report released Friday.
Ind. Man Laid Off Twice Finds New Purpose at 52August 5, 2014 9:49 am | by Tim Vandenack, The Elkhart Truth | News | Comments
The Great Recession battered Elkhart County and, in some ways, many are still feeling the aftershocks of the downturn, five years after it ended. But it's made others leaner, forcing them to improvise and forge a new trail lest they wither on the vine.
GM Canada Agrees To Restore Retirement BenefitsAugust 5, 2014 9:39 am | by The Associated Press | News | Comments
General Motors of Canada Ltd. has agreed to pay $9 million to nearly 3,300 salaried and executive retirees and restore most of their post-retirement benefits to pre-financial crisis levels, the Toronto Star reports.
Official Says Mechanical Failure Caused Food Lab BlastAugust 5, 2014 9:35 am | by The Associated Press | News | Comments
A fire official says a mechanical failure apparently caused two explosions at a food laboratory in northern New Jersey, leaving two workers with cuts and bruises.
Toyota Profit Up Nearly 5 Pct.August 5, 2014 9:16 am | by Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writer | News | Comments
Toyota Motor Corp. reported a 5 percent jump in quarterly profit Tuesday, outpacing expectations as vehicle sales grew in North America and Europe, offsetting a drop in Japan.
China To Ban All Coal Use in BeijingAugust 5, 2014 9:13 am | by The Associated Press | News | Comments
China's smog-plagued capital has announced plans to ban the use of coal by the end of 2020 as the country fights deadly levels of pollution, especially in major cities.
McDonald's Says China Meat Scandal Hurting SalesAugust 4, 2014 4:44 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments
McDonald's said Monday that a scandal over a meat supplier in China is hurting sales in the region and its global sales forecast for 2014 is "at risk."
Geopolitics Creep Into This Month's ISM ReportAugust 4, 2014 4:41 pm | by Tia Nowack, Associate Editor - @TalesFromTia | Articles | Comments
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in July for the 14th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 62nd consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
HP To Pay $32.5M To Settle Postal Service DisputeAugust 4, 2014 4:09 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments
Hewlett-Packard Co. has agreed to pay $32.5 million to settle allegations it overcharged the U.S. Postal Service for products over more than eight years.
Energy Efficiency May Be Your Factory's Golden TicketAugust 4, 2014 4:05 pm | by Thulasi Narayan, LEED® AP and Grey Fowles, CDT, LEED® AP | News | Comments
By diligently estimating projected energy use for the project, substantial cost reduction can be achieved while maintaining the quantity and quality of the product produced.
Oscar Mayer Gives Consumers Another Reason To Love BaconAugust 4, 2014 4:00 pm | by Kraft Foods Group, Inc. | News | Comments
Just when you thought bacon couldn't get any better, Oscar Mayer introduces the newest innovation from the Oscar Mayer Institute for the Advancement of Bacon (OMIFAB): Bacon Jerky.
Adopting Additive Manufacturing in the Production ProcessAugust 4, 2014 2:38 pm | by Stratasys | Videos | Comments
Smart manufacturers are adopting additive manufacturing to produce custom jigs and fixtures in a fraction of the time and cost required by conventional tooling methods.


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INDIANAPOLIS – If you want to irritate the chairman of the Howard County Republican Party, just call the proposed amendment to ban gay marriage a Republican measure.
GOP leaders may be jumping through political hoops to carry the amendment through the Legislature. But, said Craig Dunn, "I don't see this as a Republican-driven thing but a legislative-driven thing in a Legislature that happens to be controlled by Republicans."
It's a distinction that would be easy to miss. Past support for the amendment from conservative Democrats has fallen away. With strong backing from GOP Gov. Mike Pence and his social conservative allies, House Joint Resolution 3 may be the defining issue of the 2014 session in the Republican-controlled General Assembly.
The measure would lock Indiana's ban on gay marriage into the state constitution. As written, it would expand that ban to civil unions, though the House voted Monday to strike that provision, raising questions about the timing of a public vote on the measure.
But the debate is capturing the attention of national media – who describe it as a Republican-backed measure – at a time when other states are headed in the opposite direction.
Dunn and some other local Republican leaders – including mayors and county party chairmen – have spent months distancing themselves from the measure. They argue that it alienates young voters whom the party needs to stay in power in Indiana and reclaim the White House.
"We are missing out on a tremendous growth opportunity for our party if we say to a group of people, 'You're not wanted, you're not welcome,'" Dunn said.
In an opinion piece published in the Indianapolis Business Journal last week, former Indiana Republican Party Chairman Murray Clark – a self-described conservative Catholic – bemoaned the fact that HJR3 is dominating the session.


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A warrant has been issued for the man shot by a Longview police officer on Monday night.
According to Longview police, a warrant was filed for Shaun Antonio Thompson, 26, of Longview, for aggravated assault on a peace officer.
Thompson was shot at Penwood Apartments in Longview around 9 p.m. on Monday night after officers responded to calls about an armed person at the complex. Investigators say Thompson would not follow requests to lower his gun and was shot by an officer.
"The suspect actually made some furtive moves towards the officer, which was why the officer shot," said Longview Police Public Information Officer Kristie Brian.
Witnesses said the man got into a confrontation with other residents outside of an apartment when he pulled out a gun on those residents, pointing it at them.
Thompson remains in the intensive care unit at a Longview hospital.
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W. Averell Harriman, the U.S. Ambassador to Moscow, found himself standing next to Joseph Stalin. The Potsdam Conference of 1945. WWII enters the cleanup phase.
"Marshal," said Harriman, "this must be a great satisfaction to you, after all the trials and tragedy you've been through, to finally be here in Berlin."
Stalin did not smile. The great stone face, the cold dissatisfaction, the victor in the Great Patriotic War.
"Czar Alexander," Stalin replied, "got all the way to Paris."
Bill Belichick, the great stone face of New England, has a remotely similar appreciation. He was once 3-0 as a head coach on league championship days. In the summer of 2005 he stood one win away from Chuck Noll and two from Vince Lombardi. The all-time mountaintop.
Then things stalled. Ever since, the trek toward Olympus has taken some very strange turns for this nervy and unusual coach.
The beginning was 2001, the surprise year, Tom Brady's and Belichick's grand opening. Very few believers. Things strangely broke their way. The Tuck Rule. Adam Viniateri making kicks at gunpoint. Heavy playoff underdogs to the Steelers then to the Rams, and Belichick slipping past 'em both.
Then, Super Bowl XXXVIII … Belichick goes 16-2 to get there, the best of his trophy teams. A dull game suddenly goes off like a match on a fireworks barge. Thirty-seven combined points in the fourth quarter, a SB record. Vinatieri swings his leg and bails Belichick out again.
The next year it was Donovan McNabb getting the ball with 5:40 to play and trailing by 10 and running out his own clock. The Eagles scored on a la-di-da drive, and McNabb said something about his receivers having to get back to the huddle after their 20- and 30-yard patterns as being the reason. Tackle Jon Runyan said if they hurried they might make mistakes. Take all day if you want, grins Belichick, and the Patriots took Super Bowl XXXIX, 24-21.
Since then, it has been a weird stretch for New England. In 2006, the Patriots blew the AFC title, losing their legs and a wide lead at Indy. Peyton Manning delivered his finest half of football ever. Brady's last throw was intercepted and the best Belichick could come up with during postgame is, "The Colts just did a little more than we did today."
It was an Indy-Chicago Super Bowl that year, and the Colts flew in the face of Rex Grossman and beat the Bears without a whole lot of inspiration. Belichick watched and suffered. He wanted a crack at those lovely Grossman turnovers.
Next, the Spygate hysteria, Eric Mangini ratting out his former boss regarding some un-kosher shenanigans. Dirty pool. Jets, lies and videotape.
"If there is a decision I could take back it's easily that decision," Mangini confessed to the world last spring. "Never in a million years would I have wanted it to go this way … there was no intent to get the league involved. There was no intent to have it become the landslide it's become."
But the Belichick luster took some scuffs, and a humbler Mangini stepped up and addressed that part of it, too.
"I know what it took to win those [Patriot] Super Bowls and I have so much respect for the people involved there," was his backpedal.
In 2007, Belichick unleashed his greatest creation, an 18-0 behemoth with some very serious history at stake. Brady to Welker and Brady to Moss. Oh, my. They were winning games by 38-7 and 52-7 and 56-10. The Giants ruined it all in Super Bowl XLII, Brady & Co. scratching out just 14 points as the New York pass rushers were taking big divots with the quarterback's head and back and shoulders.
Which brings us to last year. Belichick's oddest team, for sure. They were 13-3 in the win-loss column but were a freak show by historical standards … his sudden collection of tight ends … his 31st-ranked defense and a roster dotted with little guys from the FCS. Sword eaters and contortionists and dancing fleas. Oh, good lord.
But there they were, back on Super Sunday, in the lead with 64 seconds to go … then Belichick gave New York a walk-in touchdown in a time-sparing maneuver. Brady couldn't bail them out. Afterward, someone asked LB Brandon Spikes what he thought of the strategy.
"It killed me," he said. "When the call came in to let them score, I was like, 'What? I'm here to do my job and it's my job to play defense and let them score?' It was tough."
This season, Belichick's team is shaping up much the same. They still have no prime running threat and they're still sketchy at wide receiver, and Belichick's relying on three defensive rookies to finally crank up the stopping power.
But their 2012 schedule is light, and in a rapidly eroding AFC that formula is still good enough to make them the conference favorite.
Trivia: What's the longest stretch of years between Super Bowl wins for a head coach?
Answer: Six years. Tom Landry's Cowboys did it in '71, then he and the 'Boys did it again in '77.
Bill Belichick hasn't been king for seven seasons, since 2004, and his trophy case is stuck on three Lombardi Trophies. One more than Tom Coughlin. One ahead of Tom Flores and Mike Shanahan.
Last month, the NFL Network's Michael Irvin said something about hyphenating the league's keepsake hardware. "I'd call it the Lombardi-Belichick Trophy," he said. But Belichick's seasons keep getting stranger. His formula keeps changing, and he still can't catch Noll nor Lombardi.
His trip to Canton is no problem. But Paris now seems a little bit farther away.
Tom Danyluk is an award-winning freelance writer based in Chicago. His book on pro football, "The Super '70s," is available at Amazon.com. You can contact Tom at email@example.com.