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Every LLWS year I hear a TV announcer say about a given team--[Majors level]--."These kids have been playing together since they were five years old"------in making a point about about how well they play together and know each other. Heard it in past years, and twice this year, including today.
Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't believe the above can happen-[at least not legally]- because of the LL rule that restricts (same) age players cannot exceed eight(8) per roster.
Frank, just a bunch of uninformed announcers trying, yet failing, to fill air time. TM
Agreed TM! I suppose we have to cut them some slack.
They're talking about the Travel Team they have all played together on since they were 8 or 9 !!!
In two instances, this year, I heard the anouncer say: "these kids have played together since FIVE years old"------[travel team not mentioned!]
In another instance, this year, I heard the announcer say: " since SEVEN/EIGHT years old"----------[travel team not mentioned]
Another time the announcer said-----"since FOUR/ FIVE years old."
In no instances, either in past years, or this year to date, do I recall, these kids played together as a travel team, being mentioned by the announcer.
I believe a UNIT travel team is not allowed to be entered as a UNIT team in LL T-Play.
The first time I remember hearing this kind of stuff was several years ago when Warner Robins won.
A number of their players had played together for several years on the same Travel Team.
A "Whole Team" cannot enter LL as a team.
In fact, a Tournament Team was disqualified this year for that reason (Tulsa National, Oklahoma State Champs).
Bottom line: evidently, the subject TV announcers have no concept as to how a final "unit/whole" LLWS All-Star team got there----definitely not having played together as a Little League team for their entire LL career as they are inferring with their comments.
Not painting all the Regional TV announcers with that brush.
However----more experienced Williamsport announcers, in past years, have mistakenly inferred the same thing.
But, as I stated in a prior post here, got to cut the "offenders" some slack in that regard.
I'm pretty sure they're just referencing the fact that the kids have all played in the same league together since Tball. I've known three teams thave have made it to the series, none were travel teams masquerading as a little league, although some of the kids did play on outside travel teams. And, yes, in all the cases the kids had all grown up together and played ball together on various teams through Tball, Minors, and Majors over the years. Doesn't mean they were somehow determined at age 5 to be future WS players and were put on some special team and trained in secret. Just means they've all played together within the league, school, neighborhood that they grew up together in.
Appreciate and respect your input mackman.
BUT---if the (subject) announcers had said.... "played in the SAME LEAGUE TOGETHER since T-ball"-----I would not have initiated my OP. CAPS MINE!
What was said and/or inferred, multiple times, was:...... "played on the SAME Little League TEAM TOGETHER"---for s length of years not possible by the LL rules.
"Semantics" and "intent" perhaps clashing-----on the announcer's part!
The only problem, if one can call it a problem, is a listening/viewing audience not knowing otherwise..... believes it to be true!
Any real harm done? No!!
Well, my kids have all played in leagues that have managed to send teams to regionals or even the series. While none of my boys were ever on any of those teams that made it, they would all say that they played ball with those kids since they were little. I don't think they'd make the distinction that not all may have been on the exact same team every year. They'd just say "Yeah, I grew up playing ball with those guys".
I have no problem whatsoever with what the kids say.
I'm talking what adults say, infer, convey, etc., wrongly, to the masses!!
Nobody is kidding nobody!!
The subject of this thread Is directed at TV LLWS announcers, when "infering" that a LLWS team has PLAYED TOGETHER----as a TEAM since age 4,5.6, or 7-------as heard by my ears----they mean as a LL unit team--->that's not true!! Unless LL rules are flagrantly violated and "blind eyes" are turned!!
All the other Non-LL activities, pre-June 15th, mentioned by you, re involved players is another story altogether!!
Particularly in the warmer weather states and countries.
Frank, I understand what your saying. It's pretty easy, I read your post LOL. TM
Wouldn't the fact that the same LL All-Star team has played together for the past 5 years qualify the statements made?
No, the same group of kids do not play together as a team during the regular LL season. But once district games begin, the same group of players for each age group are likely to be chosen.
Thus...."these kids have been playing together for the past 5 years".
I wouldn't doubt that there are towns and/or districts that manage to skirt the rules in one form or another. But I don't believe that that is necessary in order for the announcers comments to be true.
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Tippmann just released the US Army Alpha Black Tactical in a Digital Camo edition. Street price will be $149 on these bad boys.
The Tactical version of the US Army Alpha Black's come with the M-16 mods installed including a front sight and shroud, shoulder stock, and sight rail. A hopper is not included with these guns so don't forget to pick one up if you need it. The digital camo is a nice alternative to all the generic black mil-sim guns that have been coming out recently.
The Alpha Blacks come in several different versions: Basic, EGrip, M16, M16 with EGrip, and Tactical. We also have some great packages setup that include your tank, goggles,and hopper. A few paintballs and you're ready to play.
The word I heard (that rhymes) is that these are a limited run so make sure to get yours before they're gone. The guns are shipping from Tippmann now so we should have ours in a few days.


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Published: Monday, August 26, 2013 at 3:29 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, August 26, 2013 at 3:29 p.m.
Dear Editor: The United States makes up only 5 percent of the world population but puts the largest number of people in the prison per capita. According to recent Wall Street Journal issue, for every 10,000 people in the USA, 600 people are in jail.
The majority of the inmates in USA have committed only nonviolent crime. Examples include writing a bad check or smoking a few twigs of marijuana. Most of inmates have been given very long sentences despite their nonviolent types of crime.
The U.S. is spending billions of dollars for their food, entertainment and medical care. As prisons are already overcrowded, corporations have built private jails and they have an army of people (lobbyists) to influence senators and congressmen because more prisoners mean more business.
Recently many European countries have decided to either release nonviolent inmates or decrease their sentences. California has already started that. Other states are also considering doing the same. I think the time has come that Alabama state legislators also consider this important issue. According to news reports, Alabama prisons are at 190 percent capacity and they cannot take any more prisoners.
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Heating & Cooling
The biggest users of energy in most businesses are the heating and cooling systems. Exceptions to this rule include full service restaurants where cooking is the primary energy user and grocery stores where refrigeration consumes the most energy. Here are a few no-cost and low-cost ideas to cut electricity use in your heating and cooling systems.
- Change the thermostat settings. Most people can be comfortable at temperatures below 70°F in the winter and above 75°F in the summer. A change of a few degrees can make a big difference in operating cost. Make changes gradually in one-degree increments.
- Protect thermostat settings by installing tamper-proof covers.
- Be sure your thermostat reading is accurate by using a thermometer to check the temperature.
- Ensure thermostats are installed in areas unaffected by drafts and direct sunlight.
- Reduce your HVAC run time by eliminating unnecessary operation during unoccupied hours.
- Use programmable thermostats to operate your HVAC system.
- Reduce or eliminate the heating and cooling of unused areas.
- Maintain proper humidity control.
- Clean or replace filters and clean the coil of your HVAC unit.
- Install ceiling fans to reduce the need for air conditioning.
- Be sure any attic areas are ventilated.
Lighting is typically the second largest consumer of energy. Try these low-cost and no-cost options to reduce your lighting expenses.
- Remove unnecessary lamps. Lighting levels are often higher than needed for the task being performed.
- When removing unnecessary fluorescent lamps, disconnect the associated ballast.
- Turn off indoor lights when an area is unoccupied.
- Install more efficient lamps and lower wattage lamps.
- Clean dust and dirt from lamps and fixtures to ensure you are getting all of the light output.
- Reduce background lighting and install task lighting.
- Replace incandescent exit sign lamps with compact fluorescent lamps.
- Utilize light colored walls and ceilings as appropriate for a 15% to 50% increase in light levels.
Building Insulation
Repairs that improve insulation quickly pay for themselves.
- Fix doors and windows that don't close.
- Repair or replace broken windows.
- Adjust automatic door closers to ensure that doors close properly.
- Caulk around windows and weather strip doors.
- Check for roof and wall insulation. Discuss this with an architect or engineer.
Water Heating
Try these no-cost and low-cost options for cutting costs on water heating.
- Reduce water heating settings to 105ºF for hand washing and showers. Check code requirements to ensure compliance.
- Repair leaky hot water faucets and any other hot water leaks.
- Insulate older hot water storage tanks and insulate hot water pipes.
- Install self-closing hot water faucets in public restrooms.
- Turn off air handling during unoccupied hours.
- Shut off conditioning to corridors, dead spaces, lobbies, storage areas, garages, etc.
Compressed Air
- Reduce operating pressure.
- Maintain air dryers to limit pressure drops.
- Vent waste heat outside in summer.
- Run all or part of process on another shift.
- Start a single shift facility several hours early so the shift is completed earlier in the day.
- Shut down and do maintenance work.
- Reduce processes to nominal levels.
- If there are operations that run only in the afternoon, reschedule them for the morning or late evening hours.
- For processes that generate waste that is batch processed, store the waste and process it during off-peak hours.
- Exhaust fans for paint booths and operations with odors or toxic fumes increase air conditioning loads and should be rescheduled to non-peak hours.
- Schedule deliveries and shipments for morning or late evening hours to keep dock doors closed during peak hours.
- Fill water tanks during the night so the Water Works can shift load to off-peak hours.
- Recharge batteries during off-peak hours.
- Recycle scrap products (plastics) during off-peak hours.
- Be sure equipment not in use is actually off -- not just running idle.
- Reduce the equipment speed for pumps, conveyors and blowers. This could cut loads in half.
- When secondary loads on a transformer are turned off, also turn off the high side disconnect to the transformer.
- Use adjustable speed drives (ASD).
- Make sure computers enter a low-power "sleep" mode after 15 minutes of inactivity.
- Make sure copiers go into a low-power "sleep" mode after 30 minutes of inactivity.
- Ask tenants for help conserving energy.
- Reduce the thermostat on electric water heaters to a temperature of 100 degrees.


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New Manic Street Preachers video
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they already have a singles record. Oh well. Song was boring.
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Central Michigan Univ er s ity
Janu a ry 18,1 967
Recommend approval of the foUowt~ resolution granting the City of Mt.
Pleasant a right-or-way easement for a city trwlldlne:
RIGHt Of WAY OR EASEMENT
KNOW ALL MEN BY THfSE PRESENTS, ""', CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, being the consHtulionc>l Qnd .totutory Boord of Control of Cenl,,,1
MichilJOn Univ."il'y, of Mount Pleosont, Michigon, Grantor I for and in consideralion
of One (S 1.00) 0<>110', "nd "ther good "nd voluoble c"""'de,,,l1on, re ceipt'" which i.
hereby ackn""",ledged, hereby grants, convey. and w<r .. a nt~ to t h~ CITY OF MOUNT
PLEASANT, " Municipa l Corporat ion of 120 South College Stree t , Moont Plea.anl ,
Michigan, Grantee, " right of way t" <"",.t",el, te.l, mainlain, in,peel, opera " ,
replace, chan il" or remove a sewer for sa id Gf<ln lee, afld such va lve., f itting' and
"ther tquip.,.n l and appu rt . ""nce. 01 may be nece .. ary or convenient for "",c h operation
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end waiving all right. "fide, on<! by virtue of the Home.t .... d h e mplion Low. of the
Slole cf Michigan .
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of CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSiTY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, boifng I~ . con, t;tuli"",,1
and . taMory Boord of Cont.oI of Ctntrol Mich,,,,," Uni¥,,,i ly, ClreI thaI the MIll off1~ed
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Recommend approval of the establishment of the Clara Getman Dreher
Student Loan Fund am the following copy for the University catalog:
Student Loan Fund
"The Clara Getman Dreher Student Loan Fund was established
In keeping With a family tradition of helping others as a lasting
memorial to Clara Getman Dreher, Class of 1917 , an:! her
influenceand skill as an Art Teacher. The fund was established
in 1966."
Recommend approval of the Hst of Prospective Graduates for degrees
and certificates for the January 28 , 1967 Commencement, as submitted.
(Copy on file in the Secretary's Office.)
Grant in the amount of $44,940 from the National Science
Foundation for support of a " &.!mmer Institute in Biology
for Sec ondary School Teachers . "
Gifts to the Development Fund. (List on ftle in tbe
Secretary' s Office.)
Gifts to the Chemistry Department. (List on file in the
Secretary' s Offic e.)
On motion, the meeting adjourned at 2:45 P . PtL
Darla L. Crippo (Mrs. )
Central Michigan University Board of Trustees
Meeting of January 18, 1967
Mt . Pleasant, Michigan
Members present: Jl.Irs. Jean Backus; Lloyd M. Cofer, Chairman; Jl.'Irs.
Katharine C. Hafstad; E. Allan :Morrow; James M. Umphrey; Walter W.
Wightman; Judson W. Foust, President.
Also: Norvall C. Bovee, Treasurer; Mrs. Doris L. Crippo, Secretary;
Byron P. Gallagher, Legal Counsel; Wilbur E. Moore, Vice President of
Academic Affairs; John H. De Carlo, Vice President of Public Services.
Members absent: Lawrence D. Rahilly.
The meeting was called to order at 2:00 P. M.. by the Chairman.
The Minutes of the meeting of December 14, 1966, stand approved as
printed .
The Chairman appointed Mr. Morrow as Chairman of the Finance Committee
for the 1967 year . OLher members of this committee are Mr. Walter W.
Wightman and Mr. Lawrence D. Rahilly .
Dr. Cofer asked ?tIrs. Hafstad to serve on the Academic Affairs Committee,
and appointed Mr. Umphrey as Chairman. The other member of the
committee is Mrs. Backus.
The Chairman called for reports from the Standing Committees:
Finance Committee - Mr. Morrow
The audited financial statements made by Ernst & Ernst on three
different furils - - Central l>.fichigan Educational Resources
Council, Ford Foundation Industrial Technical Proj ect Fund,
Central lVU.chigan University Development Fund - - were reviewed
and all are in order .
Reviewed the proposed reallotment of unencumbered funds, a proce
dure that is followed by the administration at midyear. DJdget
allotments are made July 1. As the year progresses, the allotments
ure reviewed and reallotments made. A list of the reallotments
made was submitted ulong with the recommendations by
the administration as to how these funds will be handled. Suggested
that the Board review the recommendations and if there are questions
these can be taken up at the next meeting . Mter an opportunity was
given to ask questions, it was recommended that the Board accept
the committee's report at this time.
Academic Affairs Committee - Mr. Umphrey
No report.
Dr. Cofer stated that he had received a communication from Dr. Moore,
Chairman of the 75th ATUliversary Committee, asking that the Board designate
a person to serve on the 75th Anniversary Awards Screening
Committee . Mr. Morrow was appointed to serve in this capacity.
Dr. Moore gave a brief report on the activities and plans to date of the
75th Anniversary Committee.
Mrs. Katharine C. Hafstad's term of office as Chairman of the Board ended
on January 1 and the Board asked that a formal resolution be drawn express ing
our thanks for Mrs . Hafstad's service. The following resolution was
approved by the Board:
Whereas, Katharine C. Halstad has rendered distinguished service to
the people of Michigan as II. member of the first Boord of T rustees
(or Central Michigan University and Chairman of this hody for the
year 1966, and
Whereas, she has glvnn unsparingly of her time and talents to furthering
the progress of the University, and
Whereas. she has been a most wise and gracious Chairman of the Bcard
of Trustees, and
Whereas, Central Michigan University is most greteful for the wlsdcm
and ccunsel of Katharine C. Halstad,
Now, therefore, he It resolved that Central Michigan University and
Its Board of Trustees express their gratitude for the service she
has rendered as a member and Chairman cf the Board cf Trustees.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be spread upon the
minutes of the BOliid of Trustees and a cq>y thereof he forwarded
to Katharine C. Hafstad.
Dr. Foust reported that the Dean of the School of Education Is retiring In
June, and preliminary steps for filling the position had been initiated.
Dr. Cofer repor ted that he and Mrs . Hafstad had attended a meeting of the
Citizen's Advisory Committee composed of representatives of State Colleges
and Univers ities, with Dr. Harold Smith In Lansing. This committee is
charged by the State Board of Education to plan a program for higher
education In Michigan. Dr. Cofer asked Mrs . Hafstad to repr esent our
Board on this committee . The Secretary was asked to inform Dr. Smith
of Mrs . Halstad's appointment to the committee.
Mr. De Carlo reported that he and Mrs . Backus attended a meeting of
the Cultural Arts Committee . The committee encourages the community
to provide funds to bring activities to the communities. J( the money Is
not available in the community, then the committee will try to obtain
some money to help. An e ffort Is being made to get something going.
There will be various activities that will be available. We are in the
process now of seeing what we have available and will try to utilize the
cultural res ources we have here on campus .
Dr. Foust reported that there has been some discuss ion of the definition
of facu lty. He hopes to have a recommendation on this for the next
It was reported that the Chairman of the University Senate has agreed to
report through the regular channels action of the Univers'ity Senate which
need Board action rathe r than expect the Board to pick these up from the
Minutes of the University Senate meetings .
It was moved, seconded and carried that the formal recommendations as
presented by P res ident Foust be approved:
Dr. Herbert 1. Curry, P rofessor Emeritus, Speech and Drama
Department. effective as of June 10, 1967.
Mrs. Ullian Curry, Secretary C- 6, Registrar 's Office, effective
January 31, 1967.
Mrs. Vera Kelly . Secretary C-6, Public Services , effective
January 16, H167.
Dr. Helen M. Lohr, from the position of Chairman , Home Economics
Department, effective July 1, 1967 .
Resignations continued -
Mrs. Leela Alex, Instructor, Library, effective December 13,
1966 .
Mrs. Mar garet C. Huffman, Stenographer C- 2, Business Div is ion,
effective December 24, 1966 .
Mrs. Cammie Weigel , Stenographer C-2, Business Division,
effective January 21, 1967 .
Miss SUsan Fox, Clerk C- l, Information Services, effective
December 30, 1966.
Mrs. Sylvia Pape, Clerk C-I , Tel evision, effective December
15 , 1966 .
Mrs . Vi rginia Dldt, Cashier C-l, Business Division, e ffective
March 4, 1967.
Mrs . Judith AM Curtiss, Clerk C- O, :Maintenance, effective
Decentler 23, 1966.
Mr. James Bitler, Custodian M-1, Woldt Food Commons ,
effective November 21, 1966 .
Mr. J ames Switzer, Custodian M-l , Woldt Food Commons,
effective December 17, 1966 .
Mrs . Margaret J ennings, Housekeeper M-O , effective Novembe r
22 ,1966.
Five Temporary Groundsmen resigned s ince the last Board of
Trustees Meeting on December 14, 1966 .
Mr. Donald R. Quinn, Director of Data Processing A-VI, Busincss
Division , effective January 16, 1967.
l\1r. Roger C. Allen , Ass istant Superintend ent for Mechanical
Services, A-V. Maintennnce , effective January 4, 1967.
Mrs. Leslie Hess, Assistant in Reserve Bod<; Room, A-I , Library,
effective February 6, 1967.
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AppoIntments continued -
Mrs. Ardith Westie, Administrative Assistant II , AcademIc
Affairs, balf- tlme, for !he period December 5, 1966 - December
5, 1967.
Miss Judy D. Benzinger, Stenographer C-2, Business Division,
effective December 5, 1966.
Mrs. Rosalle F. Crcpper, Stenographer C- 2, D.isiness Division,
effective January 4, 1967 .
Mrs. Iva D. Gerger, Stenographer C- 2, Business Department,
effective for the period December 8, 1966 - June 9, 1967.
Mrs. Beatrice Dell, Typist C-l , NDEA Educational Media
Institute, for the period December 28 , 1966 - August 26, 1967.
Mrs, Judie Sponseller, Clerk C-1 , Televis ion , effective December
9, 1966 .
Mrs. Janet Meyer, Clerk C- 1, Infor mation Services, effective
JSJIlary 4, 1967 .
Mrs . Dorothy Kowallio, Housekeeper M-O, Housir~, effective
December 12, 1966, on a half-time basis .
Mrs. Lenore C. Pickens, Housekeeper M-O, Housing, effective
December 19, 1966.
Seventeen Temporary GroWldsmen were hir ed since the last
Board of Trustees Meeting o n December 14 , 1966.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE: (without compensation)
Hans F. Fetting, Instructor
English Department
Lawrence Leith, Instructor
English Department
Arthur L. Kcntio, Instructor
Biology Department
Adrian L. Headley, Instruotor
Journnlism Department
Full year, 1967-68
Full year, 1967-68
Full year, 1967-68
Fall Semester 1967
Leaves of Absence continued -
Marjorie E. MasUc, Asst. Professor
Home Economics Department
Wakelin McNeel, Professor
Biology Department
Hazel T . Emry, Asst . P rofessor
English Department
Paul L. Evett, Asst. ProCessor
English Department
Keith L. Maxwell, Professor
Speech and Drama Department
Charles Westie, Assoc . Professor
Sociology Department
Mary M. Wtlls, Professor
English Department
Woodrow J. Eber, Assoc. ProCessor
Business Department
Ims M. Cbambers, Assoc. Professor
Business Education Department
Carl H. Baumgardner , Professor
Education Department
Gerald L. Poor, Professor
Education Department
Full year, 1967-68
February 19GB-February 1969
With half salary
Fall Semester, 1967
With full salary
Spring Semester, 196B
With full salary
Spring Semester , 1968
With full s alary
Spring Semest er , 1968
With full s alary
Spring Semester, 196B
With full salary
Fall Semester, 1967
With full salary
Spring Semester , 196B
WUh full salary
Fall Semester , 1967
With full salary
Spring Semester, 1968
With full salary
Mr , Lawreree H. Bishop, Instructor , Geography Depa rtment ,
from tp.at of Ass istant Instructor, effective December 2 , 1966.
Mrs , Jeanne Coilins, Administrative Assistant II , P resident's
Office, from that of Secretary C- 6, Student Personnel Services,
effective January 8, 1967 ,
Transfers and Reclassifications continued -
Mrs. Louise I. Cova, Secretary C-6 , Public Services, from
that of Secretary C-5, President's Office, effective J anuary
8,1967 .
Mrs. Constance L. Heintz, Sec retary C-4, President's Office ,
from that of Stenographer C-3, effective January 8, 1967.
Mrs. Ruth C. stork, Bookkeeper C-4, Busi ness Division, from
that of Stenographer C-2, Business Division, effective December
25, 1966.
Mr. WilHam S. Wood, Custodian M-l, Woldt Food Commons,
from that of Temporary Groundsman, effective December 12,
Mr. Larry Morgenstern, General .Maintenance M-l, from that
of Temporary Groondsman, effective December 26, 1966.
Freddie W. Grady, General !lIa intenance M- 1, from that of
Temporary Groondsman, effective December 26, 1966.
William BoUman, General Maintenance M-1 , from that of
Temporary Groundsman, effective December 26, 1966.
Norman BI'ewer , Gener al Maintenance M-l , from that of
Temporary Groundsman, effective December 26, 1966.
Richard Hammond, General Maintenance /1.1-1 , from that of
Temporary Groundsman, effective December 26, 1966.
Larrie McDonald, Groundsman M-l , from that of Temporary
Grourrlsmnn, effective December 26, 1966.
Herschel Hendershot, Groundsman M-l, from that of
Temporary Groundsman, effective December 26, 1966.
SALARY AnJUSTMENTS:
Dr . Bircndrn K. Sinha, Asslstnnt Professor, Psychology
Department, effective January 22, 1967 .
Payroll ruljustments, as submitted. (Copy of list on file in the
Secretary' s Office.)
Recommend that fu ll-time graduate students may be permitted to carry
a maximum load of fifteen semester hours of credit during each semester,
effective in the Fall Semester of 1967 .
Recommend that the new program, Master of Science in PhYSiCS, be
approved as submitted . (Copy on fUe in the Secretary' s Office.)
Recommend approval of a separate orr Campus Education Fee Refund
Policy, as submitted. (Copy on file in the Sec retary's Office . )
Reconunend approval of the foll owi ~ revision In the policy gove r ning
Leaves of Absence with compensation:
Delete the present statement of item 7 which reads:
"Leaves With compensation may not be granted for the purpose
of completing the work for the doctorate."
and substitute for it the following:
"Leaves with half-pay may be granted for the purpose of completing
the requirements for the doctorate, subject to the
follOWing provisions:
a . The candidate may apply not later than November 1 after
he has completed two full, consecutive academic yea rs
on the faculty of Central ~llchlgan University.
b. The applicant shall have passed the qUalifying examinations
or preliminary review of doctoral candidates and
shal l be offiCially cons idered a doctoral candidate by a
recognized graduate school.
c. The applicant shall have completed one year of gr aduate
work beyond the masters, and this year shall be applicable
to the doctoral program of the applicant .
d. The applicant shall sign an agreement to return to Central
Michigan University for a period of two academic years ."
Recommend that M.r s. Elise Paull, Resident Hall Advisor, be allowed to
co ntinue as a residence hall advisor during the fiscal year 1967-68.
Recommend that a penalty of $5 . 00 be charged to the host or hostess for
failure to register a guest in a residence hall.
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Published: Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 10:08 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 10:08 a.m.
WEEKI WACHEE | No injuries were reported following a three-vehicle crash involving two Tampa Bay area school buses.
The Florida Highway Patrol reports that 67-year-old Steven Peter Seybold was stopped at a red light on U.S. 19 in a pickup truck Friday afternoon. When the light turned green, authorities say he began driving forward and swerved into one Hernando County school bus. When that bus began to slow down, Seybold continued on and hit another school bus heading the same direction.
None of the drivers or the 103 teenage passengers on the buses were injured.
Seybold was cited for careless driving.
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IRS apologizes for targeting conservative groups
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Internal Revenue Service is apologizing for inappropriately flagging conservative political groups for additional reviews during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status.
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Extreme weather a testament to Bow plant's relevance?
Two o'clock, Wednesday afternoon, Merrimack Station in Bow. Bill Smagula, vice president of power generation at Public Service of New Hampshire, is wearing a hard hat and earplugs, and standing next to a turbine the size of a railcar.
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LOCKPORT, N.Y., Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Patrick Bailey, owner of The Storage Mall Lockport, located at 6680 Lincoln Ave., recently added U-Haul truck and trailer rentals to the storage business he has been operating since 2000.
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Families needing the finest in moving services now will have increased convenience and a shorter distance to travel when moving, which not only will make their move easier but also will have the positive effect of reducing the amount of carbon emissions released into the atmosphere. U-Haul partnering with business owners across North America to increase convenience for customers while helping our environment is just one of the programs that support U-Haul Company's Corporate Sustainability initiatives.
The Storage Mall Lockport can now offer its customers a variety of moving equipment and supplies designed specifically for moving household furnishings, including moving vans, open trailers, closed trailers, furniture pads, appliance dollies, furniture dollies, tow dollies and auto transports.
"Whatever we can do to help make our customers' lives a little easier is what we are all about. The right storage for the right price, and now the right moving equipment at the right price too," Bailey said.
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by Adam Proteau - December 20, 2010 1:45 PM UTC
The Canucks hot streak bumps them into the top four, while a new team takes over top spot.
The Vancouver Canucks were The Hockey News' pick to win the Stanley Cup this season. After a slow start, we're seeing why. Led by the Sedin Bros.
by Adam Proteau - December 13, 2010 1:26 PM UTC
Atlanta continues its climb up our weekly rankings, but it's the Red Wings still hanging on to No. 1
Steered by the guidance of new coach Craig Ramsay, the Atlanta Thrashers continue to turn heads – and climb up the THN.com Power Rankings.
by Adam Proteau - December 6, 2010 1:55 PM UTC
Backed by MVP candidate Tim Thomas, the Boston Bruins are full of potential and move up four spots, while Detroit hangs on to No. 1.
The Boston Bruins are benefiting from employing the NHL's hottest goalie right now, but there is more to the Black & Gold than Tim Thomas alone.
by Adam Proteau - November 29, 2010 3:00 PM UTC
In our weekly ranking of the 30 NHL teams, the Red Wings remain on top, but the Penguins make a significant jump.
The Pittsburgh Penguins don't have all their players clicking on all cylinders – or, for that matter, even healthy – but their recent turnaround in fortunes isn't based on a fully healthy lineup or the return to form of star center Evgeni Malkin.
by Adam Proteau - November 22, 2010 1:20 PM UTC
While the Phoenix Coyotes move up into the top 10, the Kings fall and the Red Wings regain their No. 1 status.
If the Phoenix Coyotes could win more games that extend beyond three periods, they might be at or near the top of THN's new Power Rankings.
by Adam Proteau - November 15, 2010 3:55 PM UTC
The Philadelphia Flyers are on a hot streak, earning themselves a fine slot in our list, but the Kings are the new leaders.
With an 8-1-1 record in their past 10 games, the Philadelphia Flyers are one of the NHL's hottest teams - and that's reflected in the latest THN.
by Adam Proteau - November 8, 2010 3:55 PM UTC
The Blues remain the team to beat, but the defending Presidents' Cup winners have hit their stride and are on a roll.
After a so-so start to the 2010-11 season, the Washington Capitals are beginning to show why they ran away with the Presidents' Trophy last year.
by Adam Proteau - November 3, 2010 3:10 PM UTC
A major off-season makeover is paying off for this franchise on the mend as everything seems to be coming together early for Tampa Bay.
The Tampa Bay Lightning were picked by many pundits to make the playoffs this season - and so far, they look like more than just a playoff team.
by Adam Proteau - October 27, 2010 4:15 PM UTC
For the second time in this young season Detroit leads the way, while three Central teams crack the top 10.
It's Week 3 of this season's Power Rankings – and for the second time, the Detroit Red Wings are atop our list. In seven games this season, the Wings have lost just once in regulation and just twice overall.
by Adam Proteau - October 20, 2010 3:50 PM UTC
In our second entry this season, some teams are still struggling, while others continue to defy logic.
As is natural at the start of the NHL's regular season, we're seeing some significant fluctuation in THN.com's early Power Rankings.
by Adam Proteau - October 13, 2010 3:50 PM UTC
In our first team rankings of the young season, a familiar face tops the charts, while an old contender hits rock bottom.
It's the first week of THN.com's Power Rankings – and with most teams only playing a handful of games so far, there isn't much that separates the league's middle 20 franchises from one another.
by Ryan Dixon - April 12, 2010 1:50 PM UTC
With the regular season over, the league's best team naturally assumes top spot in our final list.
One Capital achievement down, one to go. Washington was the best team in the regular season, which won't amount to a Capitol Hill of beans if Alex Ovechkin and Co.


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The Gaza Spring
At the time I had Islamist tendencies. I was still a schoolboy when the inqilab happened in 2007. (Thus spoke Amin, which is not his name: 22, author, activist, affiliate of Fateh, lifetime resident of Palestinian Rafah. We spoke on the roof of a mid-range hotel in Gaza City late last week. By inqilab, the accepted term—literally: "overthrow"—Amin was referring to the post-democratic, forcible overtake of power in the Gaza Strip by Hamas. Now I notice that, every time he said "they" in the abstract, "Hamas", especially its security apparatus in Gaza, was what he meant.) At first they blew up all the security agencies; it's unclear why, the buildings were empty. But they did. And they arrested everyone who said 'I am Fateh': all the militias, of course, but also civil servants, citizens, students…
We thought it was an overthrow of the Palestinian Authority but it was really an overthrow against Fateh; and it was driven by power hunger… I happened to have relations in Fateh so I could see how they dealt with people. They would give you something called "the acquittal": 'Hand over your weapons and you can go, but don't engage in any activity of any kind whatsoever.' Sometimes they kept you under house arrest. That was the earliest period. Later President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decision that everyone should stay at home: all the Authority employees. He never called it that but it was a form of civil disobedience—a general strike. Everyone did stay at home, more or less. And so we discovered that they already had a full team of professionals in every field imaginable: security, health, education, everything; it was predictable that they should have security forces since they were a force of the resistance but they turned out to be ready to replace the Authority in every aspect of life.
The next day people just accepted the situation, with unexpected equanimity. We were thinking there would be explosions or attacks, that life would be disrupted as a result of the sudden substitution—nothing happened. Maybe that was the result of people's discontent with the Authority, because the Authority was somewhat corrupt even though we had lived well under it and you can tell it wasn't very repressive by the fact that Hamas, its greatest opposition, was allowed to grow, and grow.
In time I slipped out of the crucible of the Islamists. I had no political interests per se but I decided to question what I had believed about Palestine, and I watched from outside. Eventually I became an organised member of Fateh through friends from university. They told me what was Fateh, who were Fateh. I was convinced; maybe because I'd seen the injustice against Fateh, I liked it. But then I also began to understand what was Oslo which at the mosque, within the crucible, they had taught us was wrong, the way they taught us that Fateh were all Zionized: traitors and apostates.
I began to understand the meaning of peace, the different forms the struggle could take, things we used to consider haram (or prohibited by God) without thinking. It may be true that many members of Fateh really did collaborate with the Zionist occupation but the way the security-coordination terms of the Oslo agreement were misrepresented and the way you were supposed to dismiss all of Fateh as godless traitors—that was hugely exaggerated and manipulative, a lie. My first ever political activity was to join a gathering commemorating Arafat on the anniversary of his death. On campus. And I was beaten up: Islamist students from a number of universities attacked and cut it short.
That day I ran away and got on a bus. They stopped it and searched the passengers for the black-and-white kufiya, which they associate with Fateh even though it's a symbol of Palestine; but I wrapped my kufiya around my torso, underneath my shirt, and I got away. Before that I was neutral—I am not with you, guys, but I'm not against you. Now I am against you. Because something is seriously wrong. We commemorated Abu Ammar (i.e., Arafat) again, and we commemorated Abu Jihad (i.e., Arafat's comrade in arms, the fidayeen leader and cofounder of Fateh Khalil Al Wazir, who was assassinated in Tunis in 1988); and every time we were subjected to verbal abuse as well as physical attack, and then arrests and summons as well. For a while I even stopped going to university because I was under pressure from my family who didn't want me involved in any political activity, realising what could happen. So I started reading and finding out about things—what is Hamas, why Hamas, what is Fateh, whatever—and gradually developing an opinion and orientation of my own.
As I fell on the wrong side of them, in the end, the main question was, Eish fih (or, "What's wrong?") We wanted to know where they thought they were taking things, what the purpose of the division was (between the Fateh-dominated Authority and Hamas): what is your issue with peace if you are not waging any resistance? Why do you even have a problem with Fateh if you're adopting the exact same policy? Eish fih…
First we staged a protest against the closing down of Sharik, which is an NGO for young people and creativity and such; it was closed down on the pretext that prostitution went on in there, and that the activists and artists and civil society developers who worked there were in the employ of Israel. The second time I was arrested was on 29 January 2011, the day after the outbreak of the Egyptian revolution (i.e., Angry Friday, as opposed to the 25 January demonstrations that led to it) when we staged a march in solidarity. I was abused. Not beaten up, just insulted, questioned, told, "You are supporting people who are American agents. And what do we have to do with it anyway?" I was held for four hours.
The way it happened was they would send you a summons and you would turn up the next day. You were a prisoner of course but you were treated with relative respect. There were no beatings though the questions were extremely personal and probing… They would shoot us with their cameras, and during the questioning they would review the images and if you were sitting next to a girl you would be asked who that girl was and why she was dressed provocatively and, whatever your response, called all sorts of names. Even when you went to Egypt for a holiday—everyone in Gaza spends part of the summer in Egypt—you could be filmed there and questioned about what you were doing on your return. But no matter how hard you try to cooperate with them they never believe what you tell them. That's what I discovered the first time I was under clear-cut political arrest, on 27 February, 2011, when I was held for two days.
Already at this point something called the Dignity Revolution has attempted a Fateh overthrow of Hamas. It was a disastrous failure and the suppression was truly stupid, heavy-handed and humiliating; I was among those arrested but I had been interrogated before and they quickly realised I had nothing to do with it… I was arrested again on 11 March and they wanted to keep me till 15 March to prevent me from joining the protests planned for that date, because they believed I could be an influential party. In the end they released me and told me to come back on 14 March before anything happened; I did not, I went to the demonstrations, which on purpose we staged a day earlier than planned.
Anyway, people who were arrested on those occasions formed the core of the group who staged the 15 March protests last year (i.e., Gaza's mini-revolution and principal contribution to the Arab Spring, which went almost entirely unreported here as elsewhere); the demonstrations were staged simultaneously in coordination with protests in the West Bank. Our purpose was to end the division; we didn't care who was to blame, we wanted national unity. It's clear to me now that a party who stops me from pursuing this aim is a party that's against national unity, maybe even a party who has a vested interest in Gaza's isolation considering that goods are smuggled in from Israel despite the siege.
We went out on 14 March. We gave a press conference and announced we would start a sit-in then and there; we wanted to stage a carbon copy of the Egyptian revolution. We had the support of all the political factions including some Hamas figures—Ghazi Hamad and Ahmad Youssef, for example—though at this point we were all in the 18-25 age bracket; no one was older than 25. So we stayed the night of 14 March; we had said that no flags would be raised apart from the Palestinian flag.
On 15 March the biggest march we had ever seen arrived in buses and they raised flags that were the Palestinian flag on one side, the Hamas flag on the other. When we argued with them they said the shahadah on the Hamas flag could not be dropped, it was the statement of our faith—"There is no God but God, Muhammad is the Messenger of God"—the usual religious discourse, that is.
In the West Bank it was a slightly different story: after very slight encroachments on the protest, President Abbas ordered the distribution of shawerma sandwiches and drinks to the protesters—I'm sure he was trying to contain the situation but it made him look good.
So on the spot we invented the slogan: 'Al katiba ya shabab, khalli ej jundi lal ahzab: "To Katiba, young men. Leave the [Unknown] Soldier to the [political] parties." Katiba is a spot near the university campuses, which are very close together, while the Unknown Soldier you could say is Gaza's answer to Tahrir Square. What we didn't have time to think about was that Katiba was a very bad choice from a security standpoint: it's very easy to be surrounded and controlled there. Anyway, we headed over to Katiba where we put up posters and slogans to make it clear that we had withdrawn from the protest that was misappropriated by the government. They sent people who told us we had to leave by five pm; we said we were not leaving. People went off to bring over tents and supervisions and transported the stuff we had installed in Unknown Soldier the previous day. All was set for spending the night.
At seven pm I was standing with a young man with a beard who was raising the Palestinian flag and I was handing him a glass of tea. I was saying, "You want some tea?" and he was saying "Yes"—and the next thing you know is this surge of bearded civilians with sticks. I won't even pretended they were just ordinary people because we knew some of them and they were Hamas. (Those are virtually identical to the pro-Mubarak and pro-SCAF "honourable citizens" who attacked demonstrators in Cairo.) Anyway, the first person to hit me, across the chest, was the young man I was handing the tea. Afterwards we found out there were many such infiltrators.
It was like an charge of the Mongols, the most brutish attack you can imagine: beating, insults, abuse of women, even some of our mothers who were there. Some of my friends were so badly hurt they could not move. An activist friend of mine and I escaped and spent the night at a friend's in Gaza City, and apart from brief appearances on campus we never went home; we stayed hidden for a week because, as we heard, they had distributed our pictures to security so that we could be arrested at checkpoints.
The next day there was a demonstration on campus and it was brutishly suppressed. On 17-19 March we tried again but the numbers had dwindled and many were arrested. Until 30 March, Land Day, when we were arrested on the charge of raising the Palestinian flag to spread sedition.
This is my experience with political suppression. Intellectual suppression is another story. In the briefest possible way: whoever is not with them is against them; and this is hardly unusual for Islamists. I am not the only the example. A female blogger was arrested because of what she wrote on her blog—nothing to do with politics. The first time I was arrested because I had written about my arrest in the Egyptian revolution solidarity protest. Another time, also because of something I had written, on the charge of "spreading secularism and falsifying (not simply misquoting) the Quran".
After the second arrest we were released to find we had turned into atheists on the street. I even had trouble with my own family. It was a systematic defamation of character. What happened was—I stopped writing poems and articles; and when I started writing again I did it in a different way, not just to protect myself but to protect my family. Later, after a long bout of depression—for weeks I didn't even step out of the house, I would ask my brother to buy me cigarettes—I decided I wanted to leave Gaza altogether. That was perhaps the strongest effect all this had on my life.
It happened after a visit to Cairo, I was arrested a while after my return on the charge of collaborating with foreign intelligence and being an agent and things like that. This created problems with my friends and even with myself… I stopped undertaking any activity: neither political nor civil nor literary nor intellectual. Once again on my brother returning from Egypt while I was still there, they wanted to arrest him because of me. I couldn't sort out residency in Egypt and I had to cut short my stay and come back to deal with it.
On all these occasions I was insulted, maybe even pushed around a little, but there was no beating as such. It was nothing compared to people we heard about: someone detained for 180 days; someone forced to stay standing for 40 days; someone suspended from their hands or feeds for extended periods. But the last time I was arrested was after talk of unrest because of the lack of electricity—you know electricity is only available for a few hours a day in Gaza, but if you object you are spreading rumours and perpetrating sedition. There was talk of another attempted overthrow and I had nothing to do with that either but I was arrested again. And this was my worst experience of humiliation and beating. It was only one day, but I went home passed out.
But it was being accused of working for foreign powers that affected me the most. Family relations intervened and negotiated on my behalf until my release was finally secured, but I fell into a long depression. You try to serve your homeland and this is what happens to you? I won't deny it, it was then that I started thinking, and I continue to wonder about it now: "The homeland is the thing raises you up, that is why you hold it sacred. It is not the thing that humiliates you."


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It is seeking nominations for its 2013 Salute to Senior Service award program, which will honor one senior from each state who is 65 or older and volunteers 15 or more hours a month. Each state winner will receive $500 for the cause of his or her choice, and $5,000 will be awarded to the cause of the national winner.
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A four-alarm fire at a UNC-Greensboro housing construction site closed a busy street and caused some students to be evacuated Thursday night.
The fire started around 9 p.m. at the Spartan Village residence hall site on West Lee Street. No injuries were reported.
West Lee Street was completely closed between South Aycock Street and South Tate Street just a few blocks from the Greensboro Coliseum. It isn't expected to reopen until late Friday evening.
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As a cancer survivor who lost a leg to the disease, Mary Witt is passionate about helping people heal and overcome physical challenges.
She recently started Competitive Edge Physical Therapy and Fitness from her home in Eagle. The business is new but Witt isn't. She's been doing physical therapy since 1987.
"I worked from Home Health in Vail until it closed about three years ago," she said.
She still works for Bristlecone Home Health in addition to her new business.
"With my level of experience, I want to do more," Witt said. "I want to help people get better faster with less cost to them."
She said some insurance plans limit the number of PT visits a person can have in a year.
"You don't want to use up all your visits on one injury," she said.
Witt currently accepts Medicare, Rocky Mountain Health Plans, Optum/United Health Care, Cover Colorado and Cigna. A contract with BlueCross/BlueShield is pending.
She works from the basement of her home at 247 Ring Neck in Eagle and also travels to a patient's home when appropriate.
"Sometimes people don't want to come to a clinic and I can come to them if they have the equipment they need," Witt said. "There is a travel charge, though."
Witt never intended to base her services out of her basement and then she and her patients discovered they liked it well enough.
"It was going to be temporary while I looked for a commercial space," she said. "Rent prices are high, though, and I have everything I need here. So far, everyone seems to be really happy with it."
The clinic room reflects Witt's love of the Packers football team. Even if you're not a Packers fan, the life-size cutouts on the orange walls add vibrance and intensity to the large room.
Witt works with just about any person or injury. She handles pediatrics, treats all orthopedic injuries, lymphedema, scars - you name it. She said cancer patients often have trouble with lymphedema and scars cause more trouble than most people realize.
"I treated a man who could barely talk because of his neck scars and he was able to eat after I worked with him," she said. "I would love to do more of that."
Witt said half her job is physical and half is mental.
"I have to convince them to cause themselves pain," she said.
At least one patient expressed how Witt - who was pregnant and navigating on crutches at the time - inspired toughness.
"Patients tend not to complain to me as much, but if they do that's OK," Witt said. "My pain was before, not now, and I do understand how it feels."
"Between me being me," she said, lifting her artificial leg, "and knowing how to motivate, my results are good."
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E-Business Suite 12.1.3 Data Masking Certified with Enterprise Manager 12c
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Following up on our prior announcement for EM 11g, we're pleased to announce the certification of the E-Business Suite
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You can use the Oracle Data Masking Pack with Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control 12c to scramble sensitive data in cloned E-Business Suite environments. Due to data dependencies, scrambling E-Business Suite data is not a trivial task. The data needs to be scrubbed in such a way that allows the application to continue to function.You may scramble data in E-Business Suite cloned environments with EM12c using the following template:
What does data masking do in E-Business Suite environments?
Application data masking does the following:
- De-identify the data: Scramble identifiers of individuals, also known as personally identifiable information or PII. Examples include information such as name, account, address, location, and driver's license number.
- Mask sensitive data: Mask data that, if associated with personally identifiable information (PII), would cause privacy concerns. Examples include compensation, health and employment information.
- Maintain data validity: Provide a fully functional application.
How can EBS customers use data masking?
The template works with the Oracle Data Masking Pack and Oracle Enterprise Manager to obscure sensitive E-Business Suite information that is copied from production to non-production environments.
The Oracle E-Business Suite Template for Data Masking Pack is applied to
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Data Masking Pack. When applied, the Oracle E-Business Suite Template
for Data Masking Pack will create an irreversibly scrambled version of
your production database for development and testing.
What's new with EM 12c?
- Command line integration: Some of the execution steps may also be performed with EM Command Line Interface (EM CLI). Support of EM CLI is a new feature with the E-Business Suite Release 12.1.3 template for EM 12c.
- Integration with Sensitive Data Discovery and Application Data Model: After an EBS environment has been discovery using the Application Data Model and the EBS drivers, the EBS data masking template will automatically update the Application Data Model to identify the sensitive data in EBS that is being masked.
Is there a charge for this?Yes. You must purchase licenses for the Oracle Data Masking Pack to use the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.3 template. The Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.3 Template for the Data Masking Pack is included with the Oracle Data Masking Pack license. You can contact your Oracle account manager for more details about licensing.
Additional details and requirements are provided in the following My Oracle Support Note:
- Using Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1.3 Template for the Data Masking Pack with Oracle Enterprise Manager 184.108.40.206 Data Masking Tool (Note 1481916.1)
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An ordinary day busking in downtown Lawrence, Kansas became anything but for local musician Tyler Gregory when he was unexpectedly approached by an 8-year-old blind-autistic boy named Jacob.
On his blog, Gregory writes:
I felt so much energy coming off of him I was completely overwhelmed. His hand on my leg was very powerful and about brought me to tears while playing. Not because he is blind or autistic.. but because of a connection I have never felt and one that is impossible to explain. A feeling that came from my toes all the way up my body and surrounded me. I can't begin to explain it.
He says the experience left him with a "very big smile," and he hopes to someday "share and play more music together with Jacob."


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SAN JOSE -- The Earthquakes are removing the interim label from coach Mark Watson's title.
The team has agreed to a deal to retain Watson, who took over in June for Frank Yallop and led the Quakes just short of the MLS playoffs. A team spokesman said Monday the deal hasn't been completed but an announcement is expected this week.
General manager John Doyle told supporters and players Sunday night at the Earthquakes Awards Gala that the club has agreed to terms on a long-term contract, according to CenterLineSoccer.com's Robert Jonas, who attended the event.
Doyle had indicated to two reporters recently that he was happy with Watson's performance but he wanted to wait until the end of the season to make it official.
"Mark has had a real emphasis on small details and doing things right," Doyle said two weeks ago.
Yallop brought Watson, 43, to San Jose four years ago as the team's chief assistant. When Yallop departed in June while the Quakes were 3-6-6, Watson was promoted on an interim basis. At the time, team president Dave Kaval said he and Doyle would conduct an international search for a new coach.
But Watson, a former Canadian defender, kept the Earthquakes together during the transition and went 11-5-3 over the final 19 games. That made San Jose (14-11-9) one of the best MLS teams in the second half of the season. They tied the Colorado Rapids with 51 points for fifth in the Western Conference. But the Rapids advanced to the playoffs after winning a tiebreaker involving goals scored.
The Quakes' transformation under Watson led to strong support in the locker room.
"You look at what he's done, and there's a huge case for him to stay," goalkeeper Jon Busch said last week. "The record speaks for itself."
Team star Chris Wondolowski, added, "He's done a great job. He definitely has my backing."
The PDL has more than 60 teams from the United States and Canada split into four conferences. The rosters are composed of amateur players under 23 years old. The Earthquakes' team will feature players from their academy. The new team's home and coaching staff will be announced later.
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Student Activities Council brings you another great movie for free! Plus tons of free snacks so grab your friends and come out for our Treat Night.
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This collection of creative-play picnic tips is brought to you by Melissa & Doug, written by our Blog Ambassador Zina Harrington.
Enjoy the grass between your toes! -Zina
There is something enchanting about picnics. They offer us a chance to "pause" our lives and enjoy the laziness of summer. This is one of my favorite shots of my grandparents. I love that my stern grandfather has taken off his boots to relax. We live in a chaotic world. Now more than ever we need to slow down and get our bare feet in the grass. Picnics are an inexpensive and easy way to connect with your family.
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1. Nom, nom, nom.
Put your child in charge of choosing and packing the snacks. A hodgepodge of odds and ends always makes for an exciting adventure. Did your little ones pack marshmallows in their snack containers? Don't worry about it! You can ensure they have veggies with dinner.
2. You're "where it's at!"
If you have time to head to a local park, a nearby river or a neighborhood playground . . . wonderful. If not, don't underestimate the value of having a picnic in the backyard. If you give your child your undivided attention, they'll be content at any location. You're "where it's at," Mom & Dad!
3. Invite the bookworms.
Pack the books, baby! Grab titles from the house or stop at the library. You can increase the anticipation by telling your child they are not allowed to read their books until the picnic has begun. Go in a circle taking turns reading out loud as the group snacks. Be sure to allow everyone a turn, including early readers. Toddlers can take turns making up stories about their picture books.
4. Tick, tock?
Give yourself time to slow down. Schedule a nice long slot of time, turn off your phone and enjoy your child's company without the clock interrupting.
5. Rain, rain, go away.
Don't let the weather get in the way! The most memorable picnics at our house occur on rainy and snowy days. If you want to be the coolest mom on the block, prep a simple meal. Put down a blanket in the living room and when the kids come to the kitchen for lunch yell (yes, YELL) "Picnic!!!" I guarantee there will be jumping, excitement and smiles. Earn extra brownie points by setting the blanket with the adorable Scootin' Turtle Mealtime Tableware Set for Kids!
Do you have any additional picnic tips? Perhaps a favorite snack or location?
Let's chat in the comments.
Zina Harrington is the author of Let's Lasso the Moon, where she inspires parents and children to interact creatively and enjoy the beauty of everyday moments. Visit Zina at LetsLassoTheMoon.com, say "Hi" on Facebook or check her out on Pinterest!


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DANVILLE -- Chris Wondolowski has become such the fairytale story of this run-up to the World Cup that even his own father remains in disbelief.
"I can't get my head around it," John Wondolowski said. "I don't want to get my head around it."
He's not alone in struggling to explain how an out-of-nowhere player from the East Bay, who was barely drafted into Major League Soccer, is heading to the world's biggest sporting event next month in Brazil.
Coach Jurgen Klinsmann named Wondolowski, aka "Wondo," as one of his four forwards last week near the end of a training camp at Stanford.
What seemed improbable just a year ago became real because the San Jose Earthquakes' star already had proved to himself and others that he belongs among this country's soccer elite. He's not the fastest forward or the most dazzling ballhandler. Yet, no matter how hard opponents try to stop him, Wondolowski has a knack for being in just the right spot to bury a shot with his head or either foot.
"It doesn't matter what people say," Wondolowski said after learning he made the team. "Some people develop later. The message is, don't give up."
Overlooked by major colleges and professional scouts, he has emerged from the shadows to become the United States' most prolific goal scorer the past four years.
"It is a hunger he has in him and it won't go away," former Earthquakes coach Frank Yallop said of Wondolowski's goal-scoring prowess.
Family time
Pete's Brass Rail and Car Wash is an institution in the leafy village center of Danville. It's also a local watering hole for the Bay Area's least likely sports celebrity.
Wondolowski, 31, likes to meet his brothers and parents at Pete's in the town where he was born and raised.
Family members congregated at the pub this month just before Wondolowski joined the U.S. training camp at Stanford in his final World Cup audition.
Wondo -- as fans and teammates affectionately call him -- arrived with wife Lindsey and their 4-month-old daughter, Emersyn. The couple was married in 2009 by a pastor who doubles as the soccer coach at San Ramon Valley High, two blocks from Pete's.
Everyone gathered around the family's first grandchild, who seemed to enjoy the attention as much as her WubbaNub pacifier.
"We say she has my temper with Lindsey's stubbornness," Wondolowski said. "That's not really a good combo."
John Wondolowski: "It really isn't."
Lindsey Wondolowski: "When she gets mad, she can't breathe."
John: "I start looking around for a referee. Who's she yelling at?"
The soccer star has a big grin. Here he is relaxed in a homespun setting. Here he can be Wondo the Beneficent, the same guy who will stay for almost an hour after games to sign autographs, the guy who doesn't have a sports agent.
Not the animated player screaming at referees and teammates that Bay Area soccer fans have become so familiar with. Not the guy who boils over even when playing with his brothers and dad in their annual tackle football games during Thanksgiving weekends. Stephen Wondolowski recalled how the neighborhood kids always picked his brother first.
"Not because he was the fastest or the best but you knew he was going to win," said Stephen, who briefly played in MLS. "He can't ever lose that."
His wife, a former Chico State volleyball star, has tried to modify the behavior, though.
"It's from whistle to whistle when he is, um, very different," said Lindsey, a San Ramon middle school counselor.
A year ago, Wondolowski profusely apologized to a young teammate after berating him on the field for taking an ill-timed shot that missed instead of passing it. The obscenities spilled out because Wondo was open for what would have been an easy game-winning goal.
As Wondolowski pursues this improbable opportunity to play in the World Cup, he is learning to corral his emotions. He no longer stews over bad games for a week. Having a baby changed him beyond the specks of gray on his facial hair.
"I get to see her face and it makes it that much better," Wondolowski said of the little girl they call Emi. "I've put my whole mind, soul and body into playing and when I am done I put that into being a father, as well."
Wondo has discovered balance.
An unlikely path
Wondolowski's place in the U.S. national team discussion could not have been predicted even a year ago.
No major college recruited him for soccer in 2001. Cal and UCLA wanted the Concord-De la Salle High graduate as a middle-distance runner.
He played for the only school interested in his soccer skills -- Division II Chico State.
After a successful collegiate career, Wondolowski tried out at a Major League Soccer combine held in the East Bay. After a poor first day, he wasn't asked to return.
But his dad, a former Cal soccer player and longtime youth coach, encouraged him to try again. What the heck?
This time he did so well that the Earthquakes made him one of the final selections of a draft that was expanded that year in order to develop more players.
Wondolowski played one season in San Jose, then moved with the franchise when it became the Houston Dynamo. He scored four goals in four seasons, spending most of his time with the reserve team.
The Quakes, who re-entered MLS in 2008, brought him back in 2009 when they sent struggling forward Cam Weaver to Houston.
"We're thinking, 'Wondo's a nice player,' " general manager John Doyle said of the trade. "Here's a kid from the Bay Area, he's a fighter. Let's bring him in."
The Quakes were happy with the move but they didn't have many opportunities for Wondolowski. "He was our fifth forward," Doyle said.
By early 2010, the players ahead of Wondo had suffered assorted injuries. He struck at his opportunity, scoring 18 goals in 28 games to win the Golden Boot as the league's top goal scorer.
Many soccer pundits called it a "one-off."
Wondolowski proved it was more than a fluke. He again won the prize in 2011 by scoring 16 more goals, then he tied a single-season MLS record with 27 goals in 2012, the year he also was the league's most valuable player.
But Wondolowski had an inauspicious start with the U.S. team in his first call-up at any level in 2011. After failing to score in his first nine appearances, Wondolowski again was relegated to the bottom of the depth chart until another chance presented itself.
Last summer, Wondo joined a "B" team for the Gold Cup tournament against regional rivals from the Americas.
"He was missing those goals with us, then the Gold Cup came, and Wondo came," Klinsmann said.
The goals haven't stopping coming.
Wondolowski has scored nine times in his last 10 international appearances heading into an exhibition Tuesday at Candlestick Park against Azerbaijan.
Doyle, a former defender for the U.S. Olympic and World Cup teams, said detractors complain Wondo scored against mediocre opponents last summer. But one of those goals came against Mexico in April. "That's a pretty good team," he said.
Wondo's GM watches his magic more than anyone. So how does he do it? What makes him such a good scorer?
"He has an innate ability to make a run to the right spot," Doyle said. "He just makes the right decision."
On a diverse national team that features players from Germany, Iceland and Norway, Wondolowski is the only Native American. His mother, Janis Hoyt, is from the Kiowa tribe of Oklahoma.
Wondo's tribal name is Bau Daigh, which means "warrior coming over the hill."
Wondolowski and three siblings embraced their Native American heritage with the guidance of their mother, a Cal graduate who lives in Danville.
They equally were immersed in local sports, following the A's, Raiders, Warriors and all iterations of professional soccer, including the indoor Grizzlies.
"I've changed their diapers in every stadium in the Bay Area," John Wondolowski said.
The boys also remember watching a show called "Soccer Made in Germany" on local public television. Klinsmann was one of their favorite players.
Twenty years ago, the Wondolowskis peered through a fence to watch Brazil practice at Santa Clara University before its World Cup game against the United States. It planted a seed, but the World Cup still seemed foreign.
"It was way easier to picture ourselves playing in the World Series or the Super Bowl," said Stephen Wondolowski, who coaches at the Earthquakes Youth Academy.
Now Wondo has marshaled everything he has into reaching the World Cup.
"There is a sense I want to have no regrets," he said. "When I first started playing MLS I was playing not to make a mistake, playing just to get by, playing just to fit in."
Now he will be playing on the ultimate stage, one he didn't know enough about to even dream of as a child. But Wondo has proved that when he gets onto the pitch with a soccer ball at his feet, no stage is too big.
"It doesn't matter where it is, what it is," he said. "It's still the same game."
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