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Cut the round cake in half crosswise to make two semicircles. Cut a 1-inch-thick slice from one edge of the square cake. With the cut edge facing you, trim a 1 1/2-inch wedge, from top to bottom, on either side of the square cake.
Arrange the round cake, cut edge facing you, on a large serving platter. Place the wide edge of the square cake against the cut edge of round cake. Save the 1-inch strip of cake to be added later.
Spoon 3/4 cup of the vanilla frosting into a plastic resealable bag. Tint 1/2 cup of the vanilla frosting neon blue with the food coloring and spoon into a plastic resealable bag. Tint 1/2 cup vanilla frosting bright yellow with the food coloring. Spoon the yellow frosting into a pastry bag fitted with a large plain round tip. Tint the remaining vanilla frosting bright green.
Stack the cookies on top of each other, securing with a dot of green frosting. Spread some of the green frosting on top of the top cookie. Spread the remaining green frosting on top of the cake. Use a toothpick to make a tapered square on top of the square cake, about 1 1/2 inches from the edge.
Snip a small 1/4-inch corner from the bag with the vanilla frosting. Pipe along the lines in the frosting. Heat the remaining plastic bag (cut corner up) of vanilla frosting in the microwave for 3 seconds. Massage the bag and continue heating for a few seconds at a time until slightly thinned. Squeeze the blue frosting into the white piped outline and make smooth.
Insert a pretzel stick into the flat side and another side of the orange spice drop. Insert the pretzel on the rounded side of the spice drop into the cake edge to the right side as his antennae. Add the stack of frosted cookies next to the pretzel stick. Snip a small corner from the bag with the blue frosting and pipe a line on top of the pretzel stick and the blue decorations on top of the cookie. Add the yellow candy. Spread the remaining blue frosting on top of the cake strip and transfer to the top of the green frosted cake below the round cake. Pipe Bot's mouth with the black frosting on top of the blue cake. Add the black jelly beans as Bot's eyes.
Pipe the yellow frosting outline around the white frosting square. Add the blue candies to the four yellow-frosted corners.
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A cupcake and a simple ice cream cone turn into an edible microphone!
Bake up Boots with your little kitchen helper!
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A 48-year-old Geneva woman is facing drug charges following a traffic stop.
Theresa Yeckley is charged with criminal sale and criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Police say they stopped Yeckley on East Castle Street in Geneva following an investigation into the sale of cocaine in Geneva. Investigators say they found cash and cocaine in her vehicle.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. — The lights went out this week on hopes the gap in funding for a proposed 14,000 square-foot performing arts center might be funded entirely by charitable contributions.Recently released findings from a three-month study by Lester Consulting Group, Inc., and commissioned by the Truckee-Donner Recreation andamp; Park District identified $324,149 to $389,999 in potential gifts available for the project. The gifts represent only 2.2 percent to 2.6 percent of the $15 million goal.The findings don't negate the possibility the district's board could raise enough funds to finance a performing arts center, said Shana Fain McDonald, Lester's senior vice president. It just means the board will have to figure out how to get where it wants to be, she said.In a written report, McDonald reminded the board of its prior studies — the 2006 strategic plan; the 2008 needs assessment plan and the 2011 economic impact report — which all showed the community would benefit from a performing arts center in terms of jobs, income and economic output."Why wouldn't you try, and how can we make it happen?" she asked the board at its meeting Thursday evening.The board already plans to allocate $4 million to the project, officials have said. Estimated cost for the Tahoe-Truckee Performing Arts Center is between $7.8 million to $12 million, depending on design features.The $15 million goal includes a $3 million endowment fund to cover ongoing costs to maintain the center.The identified gifts reflect a more realistic future fundraising goal, McDonald said, of $1.5 to $2 million.McDonald recommended the board consider beginning a fundraising campaign to cultivate large donors through personal contacts; start building a separate fundraising team to manage the campaign; and pursue a November ballot bond measure asking for financial support not only for a performing arts center, but also for a proposed aquatic center.A bond measure would tax parcel owners within the district's boundaries an annual rate over a set time frame to round out the funding.The aquatics center would cost $6.5 million, $3 million of which has already been allocated. The center's design has been scaled down from its original 37,000-square-foot model to 26,500 square feet.Dan Kates of the Truckee Aquatic Coalition helped amend the design to bring its price tag down from an estimated $11 million. The decision between what to cut and what to leave in the design was "gut-wrenching," he told the board Thursday, but he is happy with what is now proposed.The $3 million and the $4 million allocation for the performing arts center come from a $7 million surplus left by the construction of the Community Recreation Center in 2009.
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The Storehouse would like to thank the following restaurants for participating in our first Dine'N'Donate fundraising event — Kelsey's, Three Chopt, AlyKat, Chili's, Ruby Tuesdays, Applebee's, South Rock Grill, Golden Corral, Pizza Inn, Firehouse Subs and Hot Dog World.
The event was a wonderful success! Thank you to all who went to out to eat at one of these restaurants and to all of the volunteers who made this possible. The Storehouse is a Christ-centered food and hygiene pantry serving Henderson County residents.
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We do not usually have pet food to give to our clients, so it was wonderful to be able to help them with a "hand up" in this extra special way.
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McCONNELLSBURG — Pennsylvania State Police charged Timothy Wayne Spoonhour, 26, of Chambersburg with making terroristic threats after he allegedly pushed a 25-year-old woman to the ground and kicked her at 10:45 p.m. Jan. 25 at a Tritle Drive home in Ayr Township.
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In Their Own Words – What Would You Give Your Life For?
The single most important part of my life is my family. They mean everything to me. They are my best friends, devil's advocates, shoulders to cry on, counselors, advice columnists, competitors and my strongest motivators. One of my most influential family members is my cousin, Luke.
Luke has forever changed my life, and he is only five years old. In 2006, at the age of two, Luke was diagnosed with autism. This hit my family hard. We have never had a family member with a learning disability. My entire family made adjustments to help Luke.
Soon after the diagnosis I decided to take things into my own hands and help Luke in the best way I knew how: learning. I learned what he goes through on a daily basis. I learned what schools, therapies and other educational needs he must have. I learned what it takes to babysit him. I learned what my aunt, uncle and Luke's older sister have to go through to take care of him properly. I learned all I could about autism, about its symptoms, treatments and theories. I used all this knowledge to start educating others.
Two years ago my cousin Liz and I decided we wanted to impact Luke's life in a positive way. We knew how much it costs for our aunt and uncle to put Luke into programs that would greatly improve his abilities. We put our minds together and came up with a way to raise money for his education.
We knew a few boutique owners in our area and went to them with a proposal. We asked them if they would designate a day when they would donate a portion of their profits to the Luke Holmes Autism Education Fund. We also sold puzzle piece pins at each of the locations to raise money. And we took donations. We told all of our friends and invited parents from Luke's schools. The $2,000 we raised went directly to pay for Luke's education.
The following year we decided to host another fundraiser. We took a different approach. Members of our family are big scrapbookers, and we asked them to gather all the materials and supplies they no longer needed and pool it together to hold a giant scrapbook yard sale. We worked for a week organizing and setting up all of the product we received from family members and friends. Again, we invited all of our friends and parents from Luke's schools, but we also advertised on Craigslist. This allowed us to expand our customer base to more than just the people we know. Last year we raised $3,000 dollars for Luke.
This year I have taken the challenge on by myself. At my high school, each senior must complete a senior project to graduate. I chose to raise money for Luke for my senior project. Even though I am just starting to plan, I feel I can reach my goal of raising $5,000.
While reading "Hamlet" in AP Composition and Literature, the class discussed what a person would be willing to give his or her life for.
I thought about it long and hard and came up with an answer I truly believe in.
I would give my life for Luke and others with autism.
I feel so strongly about Luke and every other person who has autism, that I would give my life for them to not have to deal with it every day. I am so privileged to be able to live my life without struggling every day. I take for granted that my life is so easy. People with autism struggle with changing their clothes, recognizing their name, reacting to changes in their routine and completing tasks most people find simple.
Because I see what he goes through every day and I know there are so many more people out there like him, I think my life isn't as important as having millions of people have a better life.
I would do it in a heartbeat.
I love Luke with all my heart and would do anything for him. I will continue to help him in any way I can.
This "In Their Own Words" essay is written by Kate Linman, a high school senior at Piper High School in Kansas City, Kan. This was originally written as a college admissions essay. This April, she hosted a successful walk-a-thon called "Lace Up 4 Luke."
If you have a story you wish to share about your personal experience with autism, please send it to firstname.lastname@example.com. Autism Speaks reserves the right to edit contributions for space, style and content. Because of the volume of submissions, not all can be published on the site.
June 11, 2010 at 10:56 am
I hope Kate Linman got into the college of her choice. Her essay brought tears to my eyes. What a powerful statement, to say that yuo would give your life for another. Luke is blessed to have such an amazing champion!
June 11, 2010 at 7:44 pm
What an amazing young lady, with a huge heart for others. This was the most moving essay I have read in a long long time. Luke is a very lucky young man, and I am sure that Kate, you feel very lucky to have Luke in your life. Altho these kids face enormous challenges, I know that their Heavenly Father has endowed them with all that they need to accomplish what is their mission while here ( and i believe for most it is to impact the lives of those around them as they do so well, bringing out the best in those of us who love them so much.)Thank you for sharing your thoughts in such an elloquent way.
June 12, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Kate, I love your article. It brought tears to my eyes. I wish there were more out there that had such an amazing heart to learn and understand what it's like for those affected with autism and their families. I was especially touched by your comment about how those without autism can take for granted things like changing their clothes, etc (even having a conversation is a challenge for my son – we are teaching him about all that).
Thank you, God bless you in your endeavors to raise awareness and money for Luke.
June 14, 2010 at 10:58 am
Autism in the workplace is becoming a reality. We need to create awareness beyond what we do now. Our kids do grow up. In fact those diagnosed in the early 90's are coming of age (+18) and into the workforce as well as in the community in a more visible manner. I realize that awareness is easier raise when you put children faces on the cover page, but we need to do more for those that are no small no more. We need to include Autism as a disability on its own merit in the workforce so reasonable accommodation has a better meaning under ADA. That people with Asperger's Syndrome and other High Functioning ADS persons are part of the Disability Target Programs government agencies have. We cannot have ADS individuals be lump up together with the more common disable individuals. ADS is beyond physical disabilities and is not your typical mental disability. We need to continue our fight beyond the school years. Kate, your article is a great example of what can be done.


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In 2011, the city of Chillicothe made major improvements to its emergency siren system.
The improvements added voice capabilities to the sirens at Danner, Shaffer and Simpson Parks. Changes were also made to when and why the sirens will sound. Due to a mild storm season last year, the sirens went unused. Fire Chief Darrell Wright said some residents may not know how the sirens work, or may have forgotten.
The sirens were approved in 2011 and installed early 2012.
"Last year, we didn't use them at all. It was just hot, dry and no storms. A year happened, we didn't use them, and people kind of forgot how they worked. We wanted to take this opportunity to re-educate them."
Prior to the installation of the new systems, the sirens were sounded only when there was a tornado warning in Livingston County. Wright said changes have been made to warn residents of additional inclement weather issues, in addition to tornados, that may be on its way to the area.
"What we do now is if there is a severe thunderstorm approaching, we put a voice alert out to seek shelter," Wright explained. "If you're out at the end of the golf course or you're at the ball field, it gives you probably ten minutes to gather up your kids and get in your car. Most of those storms pass very quickly."
The new sirens will also provide information of more serious thunderstorm warnings.
"If that's issued, we'll put it out in the parks, which we didn't used to do," Wright said. "We also have the ability, if we're just getting severe lightning, to put it out. That's mostly for the pool and those people at the ballparks on aluminum bleachers."
Wright said the new sirens are tested at 11 a.m. on the first Wednesday of each month during the storm season. The sirens will notify residents of the test using the voice function. Wright said he plans to test the sirens annually in the alert mode to test that function, as well.
"Once a year, and that's probably going to be in March, I want it set off in the alert mode," Wright said. "As we know, we can test the system and that all the test buttons might work, and all the sudden this button doesn't work. Once a year, I want to know that part of the system works."
In addition to the monthly test and the proposed yearly test, Wright said the sirens conduct a daily self-test.
"Each day at 8 a.m., these sirens talk to each other," Wright said. "We really do a daily test. If we miss that monthly test for weather or whatever, we'll wait because the next morning it will test. It sends a signal to each one of them. If there's a problem, it'll have a color and it takes care of that."
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Definition of retrograde in English:
1Directed or moving backward: a retrograde flow
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- They argue that the style is retrograde and that they reflect neither recent Malian contemporary art nor a Malian aesthetic.
- Maybe it's old-fashioned, retrograde, romantic, but I would tend to draw a distinction between an author's decision to create a novel and a studio's decision to option it for adaptation.
- Then turn the nuts on the suspending rods, so as to compress the springs just enough to give the platen a quick retrograde motion; observing, at the same time, to get the surface of the platen parallel with the surface of the bed.
backward, backwards, reverse, rearward
1.1Reverting to an earlier and inferior condition: to go back on the progress that has been made would be a retrograde step
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- You don't need to be a usability expert to see that this is a retrograde step.
- In fact, throughout the strike the union refused to discuss what it believed to be the company's retrograde plan.
- Ned and Stacey asks the question of whether such a preposterously retrograde idea could be the basis of a comedy in the 1990s.
for the worse, regressive, negative, downhill, unwelcome
1.2(Of the order of something) reversed; inverse: the retrograde form of these inscriptions
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- These last two devices may be combined to form a mirror canon or canon in retrograde inversion, where the second voice has the melody backwards and with the intervals inverted.
- She called out for individuals to do the movement in retrograde, change direction, or otherwise alter the phrase, to create a choreographic pattern she was visualizing on the spot.
- The names of Athena and Herakles are spelled the same way in each case, but both in the main field are retrograde inscriptions in contrast to the orthograde writing on the shoulder.
1.3(Of amnesia) involving the period immediately preceding the causal event.
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- 'That's called retrograde amnesia, which is common,' Umberto said.
- Keep in mind that I crashed my car and got retrograde amnesia or something.
- Reports by patients of memory loss are of the erasing of autobiographical memories or retrograde amnesia.
1.4 Geology (Of a metamorphic change) resulting from a decrease in temperature or pressure.
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- The stretching lineation is commonly defined by biotite and by recrystallized plagioclase in tails surrounding rotated, moderately retrograded, garnet porphyroclasts.
- A large pebble with a gneissose appearance is a retrograded orthogneiss, consisting of quartz, plagioclase, feldspar and muscovite, with relics of biotite, mostly chloritized, and a weakly folded tectonic foliation.
- The sample was collected from a 0.5 - Im wide pegmatite pocket in a partly retrograded, undeformed part of an equigranular, medium - to coarse-grained gabbro at Lavikdal.
1.5 Astronomy & Astrology (Of the apparent motion of a planet) in a reverse direction from normal (from east to west), resulting from the relative orbital progress of the earth and the planet. The opposite of prograde.
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- There are dozens of less retrograde travelers in whose hoofprints we will also be journeying, for whom the pleasures of Eastern travel were not so strictly identical with the sublime egotism of Western identity formation.
- Through a careful examination of the retrograde motion of Mercury through Cassiopeia, and the conjunction of Jupiter with Neptune, I've discovered that today is Doug's thirteen hundred and fiftieth birthday.
- The Sun's conjunction with retrograde Mercury in Cancer shows her dislike of public speaking.
1.6 Astronomy (Of the orbit or rotation of a planet or planetary satellite) in a reverse direction from that normal in the solar system.
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- Just 220 km in diameter, Phoebe is in a very peculiar, retrograde orbit, and is very dark.
- It has an odd, retrograde rotation so slow that one Venus day is around 250 Earth days long.
- Before Copernicus formulated his theory, retrograde planetary motions were just 'facts'.
A degenerate person.
Example sentences
- As a consequence, for several decades now, the only students being taught this old style are the retrogrades, the people who are holding out in some way.
verb[no object]
1 archaic Go back in position or time: our history must retrograde for the space of a few pages
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- The business of anti-slavery was, and is, to purify the fountain, whence all these streams flow; if it turns aside to take charge of any one of the streams, however important, it is obvious enough that the whole work must retrograde; for, if the fountain be not kept pure, no one of the streams will flow with clear water.
- All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance.
1.1Revert to an earlier and usually inferior condition: people cannot habitually trample on law and justice without retrograding toward barbarism
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- One observer was heard to say that rather than depicting the progress of the past one hundred years, 'it seemed to show we have retrograded in that time.'
2 Astronomy Show retrogradation: all the planets will at some time appear to retrograde
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- Mars retrogrades among the stars of Ophiuchus all month.
- Each planet retrogrades, except the Sun and Moon (not really planets).
- For forty days at a time, Venus reverses direction as seen against the stars, so that it retrogrades over the same part of the zodiac every eight years.
retrogradely adverb
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- HSV - 1 also retrogradely infects neurons in both the peripheral and the central nervous system through the nerve terminals innervating the peripheral tissues.
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Three Reasons For Toyota's Surging Profits: Yen, Yen, Yen
Toyota Motor unveiled the best set of quarterly numbers among Japan's Big Three auto makers, logging a 70% surge in net profit and boosting its full fiscal-year earnings outlook for the second time this year, to ¥1.67 trillion.
The results extend the sharpest turnaround in profitability among the top Japanese car companies — Toyota, Nissan Motor and Honda Motor Co. — with Toyota logging a profit margin of 9.4% during the quarter, compared to minus 2.2% and 0.8% in the two fiscal years following the 2008 global recession.
But the results also suggested some areas of vulnerability for the world's biggest car maker. A snapshot of interesting points:
Yen, yen, yen
More than any other big Japanese car company, Toyota has been helped by a weak yen. That's largely because a weak currency can boost the profit margin on exports, since the cost of making cars in Japan declines compared to the selling price overseas. And Toyota makes more cars inside the country than either Nissan or Honda – 39% of global production versus 22% for each of its two rivals, respectively.
Digging into Toyota's operating profit underscores just how much the company owes to currency depreciation, which started about a year ago when now-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe began talking up a set of economic policies that would weaken the yen. Currency factors accounted for 73% of Toyota's year-on-year increase in July-September operating profit, and around 70% of its expected increase in full-year operating profit.
Price increases and an improved model mix, as well as a streamlining of costs accounted for the rest of the increase, the company said.
North America? Asia?
Toyota's North American sales revenue rose 35% in the July-September quarter versus the previous year, which is good news, considering that's the company's second-largest market, after Japan. But operating profit rose only 23%, pushing down Toyota's profit margin there slightly, to 4.1% from 4.5%. Nissan results showed a similar decline in profitability in North America, despite a welcome sales recovery, as the competitive environment heats up – along with pricing battles.
Toyota's vehicle sales in Asia were weak, as was the case for Nissan and Honda as well. Toyota lowered its sales volume forecast for Asia by 3.5%. The company lagged in rolling out new models in the small fuel-economy car segment in Thailand, while monetary tightening dented industry-wide demand in India. The company warned competition is also intensifying in Indonesia, though it aims for a bigger market share this year than the 36% last year with a new low-cost fuel-economy model, Agya.
Japan's No. 1 car maker certainly wasn't top-ranking in terms of the clarity and substance of its answers to questions at its earnings press conference. (That distinction would go to Carlos Ghosn, the CEO of embattled Nissan, who cancelled a previously planned appearance at an event in South Korea in order to explain personally the company's poor results to analysts and press last week.)
Here's what Toyota Executive Vice President Nobuyori Kodaira had to say in response to reporter questions:
On the impact of intensifying competition in North America: "We'll take prompt action if we see any impact on our U.S. auto sales."
On Toyota's Camry being dropped from the recommended list of Consumer Reports because of a poor score on a new crash test: "We have been working on dealing with the newly introduced test….Based on the result, we will make efforts so we can offer even safer and higher-quality vehicles."


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- Market observation and benchmarking, including research on market figures for smartphones and tablets
- Participation in the composition of pitches
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- At least 2 years in a similar position with intense customer contact in an international agency
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- A 40-hour work week, overtime compensation, rare crunch periods (thanks to excellent project management), a minimum of 24 days of paid vacation plus several bank holidays, high-quality medical insurance, and strict worker-friendly labor laws
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The man accused of a triple murder in Stoutland will face the second murder trial of his life.
Morris McCabe, 51, had been out of prison for just more than eight months at the time he was arrested as the suspect in the deaths of three Stoutland residents.
McCabe faces three counts of first degree murder and three counts of armed criminal action in the deaths of Donald E. Young, 45, Donald Q. Myers, 53, and Sally A. Amos, 46. McCabe completed a 30-year prison sentence for a murder in 1979 and had been out of prison since Feb. 24, 2010. Young, Myers and Amos were found dead on Dec. 3.
In 1980, McCabe was found guilty of a murder in Lebanon. On June 8, 1979, McCabe was convicted of shooting and killing 34-year-old Larry Baker at the home of Nancy Row on Yates Ave. in Lebanon. McCabe was 19 at the time of Baker's murder.
According to a story in the Feb. 21, 1980, edition of the Lake Sun written by David Millsap, "Baker's bullet-riddled body was found in the home of Nancy Row, 523 Yates, at about 3:30 on a Friday when police officers were called to the scene after receiving a report of shots being fired."
Defense Attorney Darrell Deputy Jr. put in a change of venue request and McCabe's trial moved from Lebanon to Camden County. He stood trial before Judge John Parrish. Jack Miller was the prosecuting attorney.
In the 1979 case, a woman told investigators that she believed McCabe's motive was that he was paid "$500 to kill someone." Investigators have not discussed any motives for the Stoutland deaths.
A jury of six men and six women found McCabe guilty of second degree murder and stealing. He received a 30-year prison sentence, which he served in full.
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Results of Res. Water Survey State High Court To Hear Pierre Helena (Char-Koosta): The Montana Supreme Court will begin hearing appeal testimony on the Poison District Court repossession decision against Tribal Member Isaac Richard Pierre on Dec. II. District Court Judge E. Gardener Brownlee found last June that the state did have the authority to process a rather complicated repossession case against Pierre. Judge Brown lee's written decision was based on what tribal attorneys feel were numerous errors in the assessment of the case---- including disregarding the U.S. Supreme Court's judgement in the case of Kennerly vs. the Ninth District Court of Montana. In the Kennerly case, the nation's highest court found that state courts did not have the authority to process civil debt matters. Kennerly, whose case was very similar to Pierre's was being sued by a grocery store chain for not paying a food tab. The Pierre case involves the possession of a 1965 Ford pickup truck by the Security State Bank in lieu of a $250 furniture loan. Elsewhere in the courtroom, The U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearing testimony on the "Tonasket" untaxed cigarette case and state tax case between McLanahan and the State of Arizona. The decision in both cases will have a bearing on Tribal Members. $2.4 Million Job Corps Contract Dixon (Char-Koosta): The tribe will be in the vocational training business for another two years. Earlier this month. Tribal Council Chairman Harold Mitchell Jr. signed the $2.4 million contract for a two year renewal of the Regional Residential Manpower Training Cen (cont. on page 2) Dixon (Char-Koosta): A special Tribal Council meeting will be called sometime in Dec. to discuss the preliminary icauus ot a Tour-year water survey with the tribe's Washington attorneys. Attorney Richard Baenan will present the detailed water study by the engineering firm St.lgnatius (Char-Koosta): The Indian Public Health Service would like to flouridate the water supplies of all new housing projects on the reservation serving ten housholds or more. PHS says flouridation------- which is believed to strengthen the teeth of children—is essen- Dixon (Char-Koosta): The some times volcanic groundwork for tribal contracting of the BIA offices of Education Specialist and Employment Assistance Officer—complete with federal budgets-has finally been laid. During the November 17 meeting, the Tribal Council decided by a five to two margin to resume negotiations with the Bureau of a contract to take over the two offices. The controversial contract offer was dropped the previous meeting (Nov.3) by a vote of four to three. Clyde, Criddle and Woodard. The survey, begun in 1968, was completed earlier this fall but has been under review by the tribal attorneys. The study reportedly covers all water rising from and flowing through the Flathead Reservation. Preliminary reports indicate this will include tion because the Flathead Reservation is among the worst areas in the United States for dental problems. But a lot of people are wondering whether there is more to flouride than "21 percent fewer cavities". The controversy over the salt-like substnace has raged in (Continued on Page tf) The measure to resume neg^. otiations for the current BIA posts passed November 17 with the votes of Vic Stinqer, Pablo, (who voted to break ott the talks the previous meeting)— Tom "Bearhead" Swaney (who was absent during the November 3 meeting)—Tom Pablo, Hot Springs, John Malatare, Arlee.. and Council Chairman Harold Mitchell Jr. (all voting to continue the negotiations at the November 3 meeting). Opposed to the measure to submit a contract offer were Council-men Jim Ely, Ronan and E'W' (cont. on page 2) aquafirs and groundwater as well as standing and flowing surface water. The special meeting might be extended another day to permit Baenan to present a report on current court cases involving jurisdiction and other legal matters. Dentists Dixon (Char-Koosta): The tribe will take the bit into its own teeth to get more money for Public Health Service dentistry programs on the Reservation. Dr. Merlyn Johnson, Area Dental Chief for PHS, and Reservation Dentistry Officer Dr. Robert Bartlett told the Council November 17 the reservation needs more dental personnel. Dr. Johnson explained the administration had not increased the federal fudget for IHS for the coming year and said only only about 14 new dental pos: " itions were available. Dr. Bartlett said reservation PHS dental facilities-which will include a new four-chair clinic in St. Ignatius and a two chair facility in Poison-will need need at least one additional dental officer and three dental assistants. The Council moved to ask Senators Lee Metcalf and Mike Mansfield and Congressman Richard Shoup to assist in getting the necessary appropriations and approved the ap-(cont. on page 2) Salish, Kootenai, Pend 'd Orielles Tribes VOLUME 2 - NUMBER 15 New Moon of Continuous Snow (Dec. 1,1972) i PRICE 10c Bad Teeth: A Bite On The Problem Will Fluoridation Help Tribe To Biggest Toothache ? Lobby For Tribe Submits Jobs-Education Proposal
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Last weekend, the San Jose McEnery Convention Center was packed with cars, cars, cars for the Silicon Valley Auto Show. This weekend's going to be much different.
There's going to be about 3,000 participants at Further Confusion -- the annual "furry" gathering -- and maybe 15,000 more at the medicinal marijuana powwow HempCon, which are taking place at the same time. If that wasn't enough, there's a girls volleyball tournament going on, too. Now, that's a show I would pay to see on Netflix.
Just a hint, but conservative-minded folks might want to shield their eyes around the convention center with all this alternative lifestyling going on. I wouldn't worry too much about all these crowds mixing, though. The pot folks tend to be a generally mellow, if sometimes stinky, crowd. And the furries -- people who enjoy making and wearing animal costumes that are sometimes pretty elaborate -- can be a fun group to hang around with, too.
However, I'm a tad worried about fighting for parking with the competitive sports parents. Some of them can get downright scary.
NEW POET LAUREATE: Nils Peterson and Sally Ashton are hard acts to follow but finding a different voice doesn't seem to be a problem for David Perez, who was selected Tuesday to succeed those great local poets as Santa Clara County's third Poet Laureate.
With the help of Silicon Valley Creates, the county board of supervisors appoints the poet laureate to a two-year term with the job of elevating poetry in Santa Clara County and engaging the county's residents. I'm looking forward to seeing how Perez, who graduated from UC-Santa Cruz in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in fiction writing and published a collection, "Love in the Time of the Robot Apocalypse" in 2011, meets that challenge over the next two years.
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Economists and others weigh in on the 3.2% growth in gross domestic product at a seasonally adjusted annual rate.
When we take into account the near three-week Federal government shutdown at the start of the quarter, the 3.2% annualized gain in fourth-quarter GDP growth is pretty impressive, particularly since it followed a 4.1% gain in the third quarter. The broader picture is that, as the massive fiscal drag diminishes, US economic growth is accelerating. --Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist, Capital Economics
In short, fairly healthy growth, despite the government shutdown at the start of the quarter, following a 4.1% pace in Q3. The details were slightly disappointing, with inventories accelerating a bit more. Overall, though, the data look consistent with with these words from the Fed statement yesterday: "economic activity picked up in recent quarters." We expect growth to remain over 3% in coming quarters, but of course that remains to be seen. We forecast a 3.3% pace for Q1. –Jim O'Sullivan, chief U.S. economist, High Frequency Economics
Remember all that discussion that the government shutdown would lead to a recession? Not even close. –-John Silvia, chief economist, Wells Fargo
After some weakness in the first half of 2013, the U.S. economy appears to be hitting its stride. Consumers are slowly but steadily increasing their spending thanks to moderate job and income growth and gains in stock and home prices. After years of putting off purchases consumers are releasing some of their pent-up demand, buying big ticket items such as cars. Businesses are boosting their investment thanks to very good profitability, low interest rates, and less uncertainty over the economic outlook and government policy. An improving global economy, including recovery in Europe, is boosting exports, while increased domestic energy production is weighing on import growth. Government was once again a drag because of Federal budget cuts, but that should fade in 2014 with the new budget agreement. –Gus Faucher, senior economist, The PNC Financial Services Group
Overall, while the slowdown in domestic investment in Q4 was disappointing, stronger consumer expenditure contributed positively toward the end of 2013, helping US growth finish the year on a stronger footing and suggesting a positive handoff into 2014. We look for the 1.9% growth in 2013 to accelerate in the coming years as the US recovery continues to march forward and fiscal drag dissipates, and look for 2014 growth to improve to a stronger 2.9%. –Gennadiy Goldberg, U.S. strategist, TD Securities
No headline shock but some of the details are startling. Residential construction plunged at a 9.8% annualized rate, after five straight double-digit gains. This suggests the [Bureau of Economic Affairs] has assumed a hefty drop in December, presumably due to the severe weather. By contrast, inventories rose even faster than in Q3, contributing 0.4% to GDP growth. This is unsustainable, as is the 1.3% contribution from foreign trade; both will be much weaker in Q1. Elsewhere, consumption (3.3%) was a bit softer than we expected, while business capex (6.9%) was in line; gov't down 4.9%, all federal. Overall, H2 13 growth was a hefty 3.6%, but H1 will be slower. –Ian Shepherdson, chief economist, Pantheon Macroeconomics
Although the headline growth rate of 3.2% was in line with the median forecast, the underlying mix of activity in Q4 was significantly different than most analysts had anticipated, with several of the results seemingly at odds with the monthly data flow. Moreover, given that this is the "advance" estimate of activity in the quarter, and is calculated using assumptions for a considerable amount of input data, it is subject to substantial revision (recall that Q3 growth is now tallied as 4.1% versus an initial estimate of 2.8%). –Joshua Shapiro. chief U.S. economist, MFR, Inc.
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Teacher Appreciation Day is May 8, and we know parents are always looking for special ways to recognize their children's teachers. So we went to the experts and asked them what would make their day extra special!
"With ages I teach, I'd just be happy with a card, sign or verbal thank you. But a treat or gift card to coffee shop is awesome!!! It's nice to be thanked or to be reminded that I've made a difference or had some impact in the child's day/year/life/etc. I like coffee and at the HS level, we hardly ever get thank you's of any kinds or treats, so that would be something fun (and relatively cheap/simple from families end)." – Laura Hensley, grades 8-12, Art, Mound Westonka High School, Mound, MN
"I'd like my parents & students to show me they appreciate me by giving me handmade pictures put together in a book." – Michelle Thiele, Kindergarten, Hamilton Bicentennial Elementary School, Cuddlebackville, NY
"I would love for my students and parents to thank me for all I do with a simple hug and thank you. A Build- a-Bear with a heart warmed and kissed by them would be great to have, as it would remind me from day to day that I am appreciated. My students brighten my day when I'm down and the parents that are active in their students' lives gives me the encouragement to keep going even when I feel like I can't go any further." – Teralyn Butler, Career & Technical teacher, Dillard High School, Fort Lauderdale, FL
"As a teacher I find the gifts that I like the most are gifts that my kids made for me or gifts that I can use in my classroom. For me its not about the gift but about knowing that your parents and their children understand the sacrfice you give and that they show their appreciation even just a card that says Thank You is enough." – Brittani Hickey, teacher at ALCCC in Oconomowoc, WI
"For Teacher Appreciation Day, I would love to receive cards or letters from my students and their parents describing something they have learned, some way they have grown or improved in my classroom, or a special memory of something that made a difference in their lives. It would mean a lot to me to know that I have done something positive with my students that will contribute to their success as they grow up. I also love Build a Bear. Some of my furry friends and their clothes are in my classroom. My students enjoy playing with them from time to time, and my favorite sits on my desk. A gift card to our local BABW would be a really thoughtful, personal way for students and their parents to say "thank you". It would demonstrate a thoughtfulness for my personal interests, and it would give me a chance to have fun making a special friend in memory of this class." – Tracy Robert, Intermediate Special Education Teacher, Grades 3-5, May Ann Binford Elementary, Albuquerque, NM
"I would LOVE for parents and students to appreciate me with a cute bear holding some packages of plain and peanut M & M's and maybe gift cards to Carrabbas or Olive Garden or for a massage or to Ross or JC Penneys for Teacher Appreciation Week. I pour my heart and soul into my students doing my best to make learning about music as fun as possible. I try to make them laugh and explore sides of music they've never heard of before because my goal is to instill a love for the Arts in them at the earliest age possible. I've been teaching 23 years and this would be a GREAT gift to receive during Teacher Appreciate Week! I LOVE what I do and can't wait to get to school each day to see my students – they are AWESOME!" – Cherylann Bellavia, Lutz Preparatory School, Lutz, FL
"My students come from difficult life situations…so what I ask for them is simply to continue their education with success to make a better life for themselves, to realize that there are many opportunities available to them." – Tama Price, 2nd grade, Sue Cleveland Elementary School
"I would love to have my students/parents show appreciation by making or giving me something that is really personal to me. I often share personal stories with my first graders in order to show them how to make personal connections. For example one of my favorite cookies to make are the peanut butter with chocolate kisses in the center, I would love for someone to bring me some they made and say "we made these because we know they are your favorite". That would show me that they really have taken the time to get to know me as a person. A simple thank you for helping my child is enough to brighten the most dim day, I would love to hear that from my parents and students I would also get a kick out of seeing what BAB a student would make and how they would dress it to represent Mrs. Robinson!" – LaTisha Robinson, 1st grade, New Carrollton, MD
"The way I would like to be appreciated is by a simple "thank you for all you do!" My job is wonderful and rewarding in many ways. I have really come to appreciate every teacher I've had in my educational life. They are amazing people who go far and beyond the expectations of the public. Thank you!" – Ms. Salazar, 2nd grade, Los Ranchitos Elementary, Tucson, AZ
"Seeing my students' achievements is enough for me. A thank you goes a long way too." – Andrea, 6th grade special education, Cranbury School, Cranbury, NJ
"I just feel appreciated when students are respectful and responsible and work as hard as I do in preparing the classes. I love to see them using what they learned in class in their daily life and just be grateful for the opportunity to learn and grow. I feel appreciated when parents volunteer at our school and take time to participate in school activities and the PTA." – Carina Coria, Spanish teacher, Hillcrest Jr. High, Murray, UT
"My teacher Miss Young is one of the nicest teachers I have ever had. She never yelled even the tiniest bit. She corrects us in a nice way. I never want to leave 4th grade because of her. She acts like a kid sometimes. Anyways she should be appreciated by everyone pitching in some money for her to go to a nice place. Or people giving her flowers. Maybe something even more. She deserves the best. In my opinion, as a student, she is the most styling, nicest teacher that I have EVER had. I hope she knows how much I appreciate her!" – Natasha, Arrowhead Elementary in Collegeville, PA
"[The school where I teach] is a very rural town with many second language learners. I appreciate the thank yous and hugs the most. I also enjoy when they write to me and let me know something that I have done that helped them or inspired them. Gifts are never necessary, [I get] more joy out of hearing I have had an impact on their life in some way." – Carrie Rocha, 5th grade, Riverdale Elementary School
"I don't teach at a school. I run a Sylvan Learning in San Marino, CA. I love when my students show me a good report card, but I do appreciate it when my students show their appreciation with flowers or Starbucks. But my students also know I have a thing for stuffed animals." – Michelle Holbrook, Sylvan Learning Center, San Marino, CA
"Some of the best things are the notes I have received from students and parents throughout the years thanking me with thoughtful words. I keep a lot of those so on the rough days I can read them and remember why I love what I do! I also love gift certificates to book stores because I can buy books for my classroom that I do not have! Also, a new one I received this year was a book with a picture of the student and the author inside the front cover!" – Michele
"I love my job and would happily do it every day without formal 'appreciation.' I feel appreciated when my students really learn something I've taught them and when they show up at my classroom door every morning with smiles on their faces, ready to learn something new.
That being said, I think the best way to show appreciation to a teacher is to ask what that teacher needs for his / her classroom. I don't know if many people realize it, but teachers spend quite a bit of their own money buying instructional materials and supplies for their students. Many, like me, also buy snacks for their students to eat if they come to school with an empty belly. I probably average at least $100 per month on classroom materials. In place of 'teacher gifts', I would love to see more 'classroom gifts' – gift certificates to teaching supply stores, manipulatives for the class to use, books, CDs, etc.
A Build-A-Bear gift certificate would also be happily accepted. I buy two identical bears at the beginning of each school year to be the 'class pet' (one is a backup, just in case). A different child takes the bear home each Friday and writes about what he/she did with it!" – Rachel Montgomery, 1st grade, Donna Wernecke Elementary School, Sharyland, ISD
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(WOMENSENEWS)--Twitter has been full of tweets by women fasting in Washington, D.C., for the past two days.
On the mall, fasting with #womentogether We Belong Together's Women's Fast for Families, 4 fair immigration reform, pic.twitter.com/fHTst9Uc2f
— Ai-jen Poo (@aijenpoo) April 7, 2014
These protesters join more than 1,500 women who have fasted for at least 24 hours in 70 events spread over 35 states and Mexico in a month of demonstrations.
Their aim is to shine a light on the toll that deportations of undocumented immigrants and the failure by U.S. lawmakers is taking on women.
"Much of (our work) is about putting a face on the issue," said Pramila Jayapal, chairperson of We Belong Together, in a phone interview late last week. "We're talking about women and children that are disproportionately burdened by a broken immigration system."
We Belong Together, a Seattle-based campaign that works to mobilize women in support of "common-sense" immigration reform, co-sponsored the fasts and offers this list of reform proposals that would help women in particular.
One example of reform being sought is to expand protections for women here legally on dependent visas from the threat of domestic violence. Currently, only a quarter of all employment visas are given to women as principal holders, the rest are dependent on their spouse's visa, which means that they themselves cannot work.
"Because most women cannot get employment visas, 70 percent of all women here legally have come through the family immigration system," said Jayapal.
As immigrants in a foreign land, Jayapal said they are isolated and fully dependent on their spouse and more vulnerable to domestic violence. "You have no ability to work if you come here on your husband's visa," she said. "There have been increasing numbers of suicide . . . very high instances of domestic violence because (the woman) is financially and psychologically dependent on her spouse."
The month-long demonstrations--called Act.Fast, where organizations signed up for a day of fasting during the past month--culminated on April 5, the National Day of Action Against Deportations, and were followed by a 48-hour fast by 100 women that began April 7 in the capital and ended today, April 9.
Sacrificing Food
"The main message of the fast is that women across the country are sacrificing their food in order to feed the courage of the House and to urge the executive branch to stop deportation," said Jayapal.
Messages from fasters and supporters were collected in a "courage basket" that was delivered to the Capitol building on April 9, according to We Belong Together's website, where supporters can also send their own messages.
Women also split into three groups and tried to reach Congressman John Boehner, Eric Cantor and Kevin McCarthy. A group of 15 slipped a sign that read "Courage: Missing" underneath Boehner's door after finding it locked. They were also addressed by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, both Republicans from Florida who have expressed their dedication to supporting immigration reform.
The fasters also spent an hour with Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to President Barack Obama, and Cecilia Munoz, domestic policy director, during which time they shared their stories about deportation.
We Belong Together organized the fasts along with the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, a Washington-based coalition of immigrant rights organizations, and Service Employees International Union, a labor union also in Washington, D.C.
Women currently comprise 51 percent of all immigrants coming into the United States, according to We Belong Together.
Many struggle to keep their families together, said Shivana Jorawar,
reproductive justice program director for the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, an organization based in Washington, D.C., that also took part in the fasts, in a phone interview.
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Jorawar knows about the hardships immigration imposes on families, and on women in particular, through her mother. As a child, her mother was left behind in Guyana in 1971 when Jorawar's grandmother immigrated to the United States. She had to wait for two years to rejoin her mother and during that time she took care of seven younger siblings. When she finally got through the immigration process and was allowed to enter the United States, she had to entrust her siblings to her grandfather, where they faced abuse and neglect before they were able to join their mother and sister a full year later.
Jorawar's mother had to wait two years before joining her mother, but she said the current immigration situation is often even harder on families. "Now people are separated for up to 20 years. There are 4.3 million people that are waiting in their home countries to be reunited with their families and to me it's very much about allowing other women to have the same opportunities that my mother did."
Deportations--many for minor crimes and offenses--are also tearing families apart.
"In the middle of the night . . . immigration services will go to someone's home and in front of their children, take them away, lock them up, and it's really just not a way to live," said Jorawar. "It's a violation of human rights and we can do better than that as a country."
In an independent analysis, The New York Times on April 6 reported that "since President Barack Obama took office, two-thirds of the nearly 2 million deportation cases involve people who had committed minor infractions, including traffic violations, or had no criminal record at all."
More than half of undocumented immigrants are women, and 60 percent of them are in the labor force, working in professions where they can be exploited through informal or unverifiable employment. The remaining 40 percent are in caretaking roles in informal arrangements that leave them no pay stubs to verify their employment, said Jayapal. That can cut them off the path to citizenship and raise their risks of deportation.
Reem Zubaidi is an intern for Women's eNews. She is a third year student studying journalism at Northwestern University in Qatar.
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Little League 60'. The answer might be different from Minors to Majors or at tournament time. But I was pondering a play I had several years ago, and I wondered what you would if.......
Sitch: R2. B3 singles to LF. Coach waves R2 home. It's a great throw home! The ball comes in on a rope just before the sliding runner. There's a cloud of dust, and this is what you see: R2 has knocked the feet out from under F2 who has fallen on top of R2's body. The ball is not in the mitt--it's 3" away on the ground. R2's foot is 6" short of the plate.
I'll let you fill in the rest of the "what ifs", because a lot more could (and did) happen; but given any of the possibilities, what would might you call?
Mike CVUA
I'm not calling anything yet, there is no tag and the runner hasn't reached home.
Sounds like there wasn't any obstruction and assuming the slide wasn't head first contact with the catcher is allowed.
So to me, the ball is still live and the call depends on whether or not the runner is tagged before reaching home plate (unless something crazy happens like the runner intentionally kicks or slaps the ball or the catcher holds on to the runner while the pitcher runs over and picks up the ball and tags the runner).
So, what happened?
Talk about "forever"!
The catcher got up and didn't know he didn't have the ball. The runner just lay there clueless! The whole place was waiting for a call. The whole thing seemed to take forever!
The catcher finally found the ball, and fell on his duff as his feet flew out from under him. (He slipped on home plate.)
Finally he picked up the ball.....and waited! Somebody said "Tag him!" which he did! For which I ruled out.
3B coach (manger) went high PRF! As did his vast fan base. For the reasons you pointed out, Lou, I did NOT have OBS, I DID have a legal slide, albeit the proximate cause of the pileup. I had a runner who had not yet touched home, and I had a clueless klutz for a catcher.
Manager became a pedestrian. A fan yelled out, "I have been umpiring for 30 years, and...." So I said, "Man! You must be tired! Take a break! Get a cup of coffee!" :-)
Assitant coach--who became acting manager after the ejection--argued another call. "Ump! You're wong!" Bango! That team refused to take the field, so I obligingly arranged a forfeit for them. The report took 6 pages and was provided at the manager's hearing. (Suspended 2 games).
Such fun!
Mike CVUA
Sounds like only one team was paying attention, and however klutzy the catcher might have been, he at least responded. I can't imagine being the running and not reaching to touch the plate when I hear someone yell "TAG HIM!" That runner owes the manager a snowcone, and the manager owes his players and fans an apology for not MANAGING!
Mike - If I saw the play today as you describe it, I would probably make a call of obstruction unless I had evidence that the catcher had the ball in his possession before contact was made with R2. Otherwise I have evidence that the catcher was not in possession of the ball (3" away) and I would have to give serious consideration that the force of knocking the catchers feet from under him was enough to make his slide stop short. I know you said the original play took place several years ago so the LL rule in place at that time regarding obstruction may have been correct as you called it so I am not arguing how you called it. I am just looking at the rule as it is today in LL, the catcher cannot block the path without possession of the ball. If the catcher got knocked over and he didn't have possession of the ball, then he obstructed the runner and I would award the runner home (score).
Mike, per the original post, "The ball comes in on a rope just before the sliding runner." What is LL's written rule today? I know in the past it had included "in the act of receiving" the throw. Based on your assessment, if the throw beats him, but he muffs it, the runner is automatically awarded home if he is impeded, per OBS. But based on what I read in the OP, I would assume the catcher caught the ball, but lost posession during the collision, so I see a legal slide, legal positioning by the catcher, and a runner that should have been more aware and touched home at some point.
Brad----to your question:
Back for the 2003 season, and going forward currently, LL Inc. changed the wording in Rule 7.06(b) Note 2--- to: "If the defensive player blocks the base (plate) or base line clearly without possession of the ball, obstruction shall be called. The runner is safe and a delayed dead ball shall be called."
[Not saying it applies to the case at hand because it's not known to us (for sure) if the catcher actually caught the ball and lost it via the collision.]
Anywhere in LL print where ....."in the act of receiving the throw/ball " appeared, was no longer the case. In effect, negated.
Wow, LL really screwed this rule up... So they took a play that would actually be type A and made it type B, while at the same time handicapping the defense by making it obstruction to be in proper position but not receiving the throw cleanly... very nice.
Define "clearly without possession of the ball." If I'm wearing a blue suit and the ball beats the runner, I can't imagine calling OBS unless the catcher continues to block the runner after he muffed the throw... and in that case it'd be pretty obvious.
"Wow, LL really screwed this rule up... So they took a play that would actually be type A and made it type B, while at the same time handicapping the defense by making it obstruction to be in proper position but not receiving the throw cleanly... very nice."
What LL did was change the rule in an attempt to put a stop to "collisions" at the bases.
If you're the defensive player and you don't have the ball, stay out of the way, don't block the base.
Once you have the ball you can block the base while attempting to make the tag and the runner must slide or attempt to avoid hitting you.
Of course, if the throw takes the fielder into the path of the runner then all bets are off - trainwrecks happen.
In this case, sounds like the catcher caught the ball before the runner got there and the runner slid in to him.
Nothing against the rules there, play on!
"Of course, if the throw takes the fielder into the path of the runner then all bets are off - trainwrecks happen."
But the wording they've included seems to trump the trainwreck concept - If the fielder doesn't clearly have possession, he's obstructing. Especially since they removed the part that about "in the act of receiving" as that's what allowed trainwrecks without either side being penalized.
The OP said "The ball comes in on a rope just before the sliding runner."
So, the cathcer "had the ball" before the runner got there, so how can there be obstruction?
Prior to the rule change, the catcher could set up in the baseling to catch an incoming throw and not be guilty of obstruction (judgement call on "in the act of receiving the throw" - eg: how close does the throw have to be?).
Now, the catcher has to have the ball "before" the runner gets there, which is what happened in this case (sounds like a bang bang play with the first bang being the catcher catching the throw).
I guess we'll just agree to disagree on this one.
Define "possession" in the case of receiving a throw. As I understand it, possession would indicate having caught the ball and having control. So with the current wording, if the throw takes him into the baseline, but he muffs it, it's obstruction. Am I missing something here?
"So with the current wording, if the throw takes him into the baseline, but he muffs it, it's obstruction. Am I missing something here?"
Forget about a play at the plate let's talk about one at first.
Batter hits grounder to deep short.
Short stop fields the ball but the throw is to the left "down the line" of first.
First baseman moves off the bag to field the throw.
The ball glances off the first baseman's glove a split second before the batter/runner collides with the first baseman.
Are you telling me you are going to call Obstruction because the first baseman didn't catch the throw?
In MY opinion, this is a "trainwreck", play on.
True, using a play at the plate takes so many other considerations out of the equation. Let's say you have 2 out, bases loaded in the bottom of the last inning in a tie game, and the pitcher throws to first in an attempted pick-off. The throw takes 1B into the baseline preventing the runner from getting back to the bag, but he muffs the throw. And like the OP, eventually the fielder figures out where the ball is and tags the running. If you're going to call that OBS, it sure fits the definition of type A - ballgame over. But in LL rules, play relaxes, time is called, and the runner is safe at first. Fan of the visiting team are screaming, as is any home team fan that knows OBR, once you mention that OBS was called.
I can see scenarios where I'm guessing this is supposed to teach players that there are penalties for not executing properly. The main problem I have with that line of thinking is that by the time that becomes effective, those players will NOT be playing by LL rules. I can also see issues with the judgement aspect of determining when you become "in the act of receiving." However, I can't see addressing that problem by creating a rule that bastardizes every other ruleset out there, and applying it to a group of players that are more likely to find themselves in this situation than most other groups(age and ability wise). And then you have to deal with parents/fans that don't even understand real OBS, much less something like this.
I can't count the number of times I've seen type B in my daughter's softball games, and nobody else even sees the obstruction besides me and the umps, and the other parents certainly never notice the ump holding his fist out. So they're going to be really confused if what I described above were to happen.
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