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Living on the fringePosted Monday, November 8, 2010, at 9:26 AM
Here you see a portion of the technological marvels which occupy a spot of favor in the DeJournett household: satellite, VCR, DVD, and (wonder of all wonders!) a 42-inch television! Now maybe I can read subtitles and the menu!
My life has taken a pleasant turn this year, so I admit to being a little distracted. After 13 years as a widow, I have met a wonderful man, who is laboring to jettison me into 21st Century technology.
Those of you who have been reading my blogs and columns will be disappointed to learn the secret of my pathetic existence out here in the isolated hills of Tillman. My techno skills are about as primitive as my life at the edge of civilization.
At the risk of losing all sense of self-respect, I am going to post a partial list of things I can and cannot do:
1. Program my VCR! The machine is almost extinct, and I still don't know how to program it or keep the time from blinking! We just discovered that the clock was last programmed on Sept. 12, 2000. That's probably when I bought the contraption! And, yes, I still watch VCR tapes! All my Jane Austin movies are on VCR. By the time I switch to DVD, something new will come along, and those little round disk thingies will be obsolete!
2. Deal with numbers! I hate them with a purple passion! This, of course, means that I have never, in all my life, balanced my checkbook. If I get within $100 of the bank's figures, I count myself quite efficient. For this reason, I LOVE the on-line bank account, which I can check as many times as I please. No more bounced checks!
3. I finally gave up on Word Perfect and had my computer guru in Advance (Todd Mayberry at Blue Chalk Software - a little plug there for my boy!) install MicroSoft Word. Now I can send documents to the techno-savvy members of my library board. (Believe it or not, we still have about two members who can't check email.)
4. I love email! So HANDY to get messages from around the world - and in written form, so there's no misunderstanding.
5. I love the cell phone! I keep it in my pocket, so I can get a charge when it plays my song - "I'm so Excited!" by the Pointer Sisters.
6. I cannot do metric conversion. Wasn't everyone in the United States supposed to be converted to the metric system by a certain year? What was that year anyway? I think it came and went - and then someone in high places admitted that it was never gonna happen.
7. My new Best Friend Forever points out that I cannot count to 500 forwards and backwards. (Why would I want to??)
8. I can no longer keep track of all the Jeep models! I have a 2001 Jeep Cherokee Classic - and I refuse to buy a later model, because they changed the body styles. Now there's the old Liberty, the new Liberty, the Grand Cherokees, the Compass, the Commander, the Wrangler, the Rubicon.... In reality, it would do no good for me to be able to keep them straight, as I can't afford to buy one, anyway!
I could probably come up with a bunch more examples, but you get the idea!
From the golden backwoods of Tillman, Missouri, this is your down home country reporter Madeline, living on the edge of the 21st Century.
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I have been following your blogs for a couple years and I wish you all the happiness in the world. Your new friend and you must be nearing those darned twilight years (which expression I personally detest), enjoy everyday, claim every new experience and live and love forever.
-- Posted by Dexterite1 on Mon, Nov 8, 2010, at 7:52 AM
Let's hope that Madeline's new friend can help her maintain her sanity a bit longer than she would do without his help! We all need a little help from our friends!
-- Posted by goat lady on Mon, Nov 8, 2010, at 9:22 AM
Closed captioning is the electronic miricle for me.
-- Posted by mythought on Mon, Nov 8, 2010, at 11:00 AM
I admire your housekeeping skills. I saw NO dust on any of the equipment.
-- Posted by geezerette on Mon, Nov 8, 2010, at 12:05 PM
I don't see dust, period. I do see a warm future filled with happiness for a couple of dear friends. You don't need to learn technology--that's one thing "he" can take care of. There is also a reason we have children--to program our stuff when we don't want to bother to learn how. Why should we labor over manuals when our children can bleep, bleep, bleep and it is done?
-- Posted by GONENOW on Tue, Nov 9, 2010, at 3:38 PM
Congratulations MD on finding a male friend you can bond with! But you'd better not sit too close to that big screen TV or your eyes will start bugging out like people in those cheesy 1950s Sci-Fi movies!
-- Posted by FJGuy on Thu, Nov 11, 2010, at 4:59 PM
If this were Facebook, I could hit "like" on these comments! You're so right, GN: I know so many of the older generation who say, "I have to get my ten-year-old grandson to program my ..t.v...vcr..dvd..cell phone...etc.... It's so easy for kids who grow up in this era!
On another note, maybe Madeline will be able to keep up on her blogging duties, now that she's more happy and contented!
-- Posted by Dexterite1 on Fri, Nov 12, 2010, at 7:24 AM
I had an old rotary dial phone. I had to show my eight year old grand neice how to use it.
-- Posted by mythought on Fri, Nov 12, 2010, at 11:42 AM
Best wishes, Madeline!
Take spring when it comes and rejoice. Take happiness when it comes and rejoice. Take love when it comes and rejoice. --Carl Ewald
-- Posted by lovebooks on Fri, Nov 12, 2010, at 12:37 PM
Oh, yeah, mythought, have you heard that the phone companies are going to discontinue the residential phone books, because no one uses them?? My daughter (28) once said, "Mom, no one uses the phone book anymore." I use them all the time! However, I read that the New York white pages weigh over 3 pounds! The one for my town is small and handy.
-- Posted by goat lady on Fri, Nov 12, 2010, at 1:04 PM
Goat lady: What will happen if internet services are down? I don't think Lillie Tomlin takes calls anymore. ("Operator... May I help you? One ringy, dingy...") Sometimes computers fry, so I've heard.
Maybe phone books could be issued every two years, or by request. You know our rates won't go DOWN because we aren't issued a directory.
-- Posted by GONENOW on Sun, Nov 14, 2010, at 4:58 PM
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Madeline (Giles) DeJournett is the Advance writer for the North Stoddard Countian. A retired high school English/history teacher, she spent 32 years teaching in 5 schools in Missouri and Alaska. These days, she lives quietly with a menagerie of wild and domestic animals on 52 secluded acres in the remote Tillman hills south of Advance. She graduated from Dexter High School in 1960 and Southeast Missouri State in 1964. She can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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I have a beautiful pair of brown leghorn bantams that I would like to part with. Show quality birds that have been raised from chicks. These birds are about 7 months old. Rooster has great feathers and coloring with great comb and nice set of spurs. The hen is laying a beautiful, perfect little egg everyday. She hasn't missed a day since starting. I bought them under the belief they were standard sized chickens, but they are not. This is the only reason for selling/ trading. Would take $20 for the pair or would trade for a couple of laying hens/pullets (wanting Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rocks, or Production Reds).
Two brown leghorn bantam roosters. Same age as above chickens. Both roosters have great coloring, good combs, and nice spurs. I have separated them out of the runway pen because they started riding the hen and I didn't want her tore up. These two can go to a good home for free or they can accompany the pair above. Just want to find them a new home.
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Ok guys I keep reading about how what Tressel did was not "moral" and I need some assistance in trying to understand the basis of this claim as it relates to what he did and modern day society.
I'm trying to envision a real world situation where one would cry "immoral" for what Tressel did outside of say Salt Lake City? I understand the digs, I just think the "moral" rationale is absurd.
What is the basis for these claims?
It's a conceptual issue that is driving me crazy and I've heard it enough that I'd like to craft a proper response for it. Not to be combative, but rather to point out the absurdity of using language like that to describe what happened in this situation.


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An Adult Education Model of Resident Participation: Building Community Capacity and Strengthening Neighborhood-Based Activities in a Comprehensive Community Initiative (CCI).
Comprehensive Community Initiatives (CCIs) are of growing interest to social work and the social services field as they are an effort to move away from remediation of individual problems within neighborhoods to a comprehensive change effort that builds resident and institutional capacity for long term sustainability of healthy communities. Built on ongoing lessons learned from the community development field, CCIs are largely foundation supported projects that engage low-income neighborhood residents in a holistic change effort. However, based on what is known about community organizing, CCIs will likely face challenges as long as they involve a top-down approach with an outside funder entering a community to make change. This manuscript frames an adult education model of resident participation that can be used in CCIs and provides a case example illustrating the model in action. A discussion of how the model can be an effective means for communities to take advantage of outside resources while maintaining their power and voice for change is offered in conclusion.
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Interview with tour guide Štěpán
1.Hi! Tell us a bit about yourself. What are you studying & what are your hobbies?
I have a degree in Political Science and I am currently finishing another degree – in Theology. I love going fly-fishing, playing my guitar and sports in general – volleyball, jogging, soccer, floorball… and the list goes on! And I love BIKING of course :) I'm a really passionate cyclist.
2.Which languages do you speak?
My mother tongue is Czech :) but I also speak English, Swedish (I studied abroad in Sweden) and a bit of German and Russian. Oh and I'm learning Old Greek at the moment!
3.Which tours do you take care of at Green Lemon? Which are your favourite?
You can see me on Segway as well as Gocycle tours! Can I pick two favourite tours? :) My favourite tours are "Over the Hills of Prague" and "Bike for Beer". I love nature (hence the first tour) so it's fun to show visitors that Prague is not only full of cobblestones and historical buildings. I also love longer tours where you can get out of the city for a while and savour the beauty of the countryside – hence the second tour!
4. What are your favourite sights that you frequently come across on a Green Lemon tour?
The Memorial to the Victims of Communism is haunting and, for me personally, a must-see Prague sight. I also love the Strahov Monastery and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
5.What do foreigners find surprising about Prague or the Czech Republic in general?
People are often surprised that Czech universities (in general) don't have any tuition fees, that beer is so cheap (yes, the 'cheaper than water' myth can actually be true!) and that Czech people generally speak many languages.
6.Which Czech dish would you recommend to a first-time visitor?
You have to try "svíčková" as well as "vepřo, knedlo, zelo" when you visit the Czech Republic – it's a must! Most Czech people have a soft spot for svíčková particularly.
7.What are visitors interested in the most? Any interesting/crazy preferences?
I would say that people are mainly interested in 20th century history, which is understandable. Also, this isn't really a preference but it's something that many people always seem to mention: when I mention something that's "gothic", people immediately think of the plague, wars and witchcraft. :)
8.What has been the strangest question that someone has asked you on a tour? :)
Hmmm… that's a bit hard. I guess no one has asked me anything "super strange" so far. :) But people have asked me why it's not possible to ride a Segway on Charles Bridge.
9.How are your tours different? How are they 'you'?
I always like to make my tours contextual. And I'm also a big fan of history, so I like to tell visitors all the interesting stories that are tied to the places we visit.
10.What's different about riding a Segway? Did something about Segways surprise you?
Well, I really didn't expect that after 6 hours (or more) of riding a Segway, I would need some exercise. :)
11.Tell us about riding a Gocycle. How did you – an experienced cyclist – feel riding this e-bike for the first time?
I was mostly surprised that the bike felt really small – the wheels as well as the bike pedals felt really small in particular. And then when I tested all the different speeds or gears, I was surprised that already on Mode 1 I went as fast as a rocket. :) Pretty cool!
12.Which tour would you recommend to someone who's not necessarily a sports freak?
I would say a Segway tour, definitely! I think the "Dark Knights" one would be my pick. Where else do you get to experience the city at nightfall from the comfort of a Segway?
13.What's the coolest part of being a Prague guide? And what about being a Prague local?
The coolest part of being a Prague guide is the ability to meet interesting people from all over the world. I also love the fact that I don't have an office job - I love being outside every single day! And the best part of being a Prague local? Knowing the streets well :)
14.Tell us an essential Czech word/phrase.
Láska – that's Czech for love. :)


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Electing junior officers such as lieutenants and captains to higher ranks was common among state troops of both the North and South. This report from Confederate 1st Lt. W. L. Harris of the 15th Texas Dismounted Cavalry certified the results of an election held on March 9, 1864, to fill two vacancies in Company F. The men elected Sgt. William A, Brady and Pvt. Joseph B. Lyas to be lieutenants.
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To the Editor:
With the recent front page article about the water problem for the schools, what about solving the water problem for the school, all residents and businesses of Fairmont? Switch the city from polluted, insufficient lake water to clean well water from the Prairie Du Chien-Jordan aquifer, which is some 200 to 300 feet below Fairmont.
I have researched the cities in southern Minnesota that use well water. Here is the list: Luverne, Worthington, Jackson, New Ulm, Lake Crystal, Mankato, North Mankato, Waseca, Albert Lea, Austin, Rochester, Janesville, Winnebago, Sherburn, Lewisville, Truman, Welcome, Ceylon, Blue Earth, Trimont, Northrop and the Red Rock Rural Water system.
Surface water may be used for various industries in northern Minnesota. One might think the city of Lakeville uses surface water, but no, it uses well water.
I did notice that Mankato supplements its well water with recycled water from the sewage treatment plant. We certainly don't want to do this! Did I see this as an option for our water shortage?
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Printing the schedule
Once you go to any team page, just above team's schedule is the link: "Click here to download this schedule" this will allow you to view / print team schedule. [Go Green and just check the site each week ]
But when do I bring Snacks?
Your coach can put the entire snack list on the schedule for each game. Check with your coach if this has not been completed yet.
Make sure to see the new "Healthy Snacks" Guidelines.
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Field Location
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- L = Last game of day: each coach needs help from parents to take down goals and clean up any trash.
- S = Sunday Game
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On the first column of the schedule (Week#), a letter (H or A) will show whether you are the Home or the Away team. This affects where your team camps out.
HOME teams set up on the north or west side of the field.
AWAY teams set up on the south or east side of the field.
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Just above your team schedule you can see links to search all the games:
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Once games begin, scores and standings will be kept for the Under-10 through Under-19 divisions. There are no scores or standings for Under-5, Under-6 or Under-8 divisions.
The Standings Explained
Questions always arise about how the teams standing are kept, as well as questions about scores. Here are some answers. [3 points for a Win, 1 point for a Tie, and 0 points for Loss]
How teams ranked if they have the same amount of points?
On the web site standings, the tie-breaking criteria for ranking teams with equal points are as follows:
1) Most Wins
2) Least Goals Against
3) Least Losses
4) Coin Toss
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1) Most Wins
2) Head-to-Head
3) Least Goals Against
4) Least Losses
5) Coin Toss
Why the difference between the online standings and the playoff seedings?
Due to the fact that sometimes all teams do not play each other, it is difficult to computer program head-to-head competition as a tie-breaker in the standings. However at the end of the season, when the playoff rankings are made, if two teams are tied and HAVE played each other, head-to-head competition will be the 2nd tie-breaker.
If team have NOT played each other, it will fall under the original web criteria above.
Why isn't Goals Scored used as a tie-breaker?
Because some teams are much stronger than others, if goals scored was an incentive in the rankings, these strong teams could possibly run up the scores to improve their rank in the standings. As much as we want to promote offensive soccer, we do not want some teams humiliating other teams. So we are not going to use goals scored as a tie-breaker and we urge coaches to do what they can to make the games fun for the kids playing on BOTH teams.
If you have any questions about the rankings, don't bother asking. Each team will have at least one post-season game, and isn't worth arguing over if you were 4th or 5th place. AYSO makes an extra-super-human effort notto favor any one team over another. What is important is that the kids get to play and have fun.


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The USA Roller Sports Hall of Fame and Honors Committee will meet May 3, 2012. At that time they will review candidates for the USARS Hall of Fame and for other honors that are bestowed upon roller sports athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers.
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- 12.75" wide x 10.5" high
- Turns out individual Captain America™, Thor™, Iron Man™, Spider-Man™, Wolverine™ and The Incredible Hulk™ cakelets.
- Durable cast aluminum distributes heat evenly and will not corrode or rust.
- Premium nonstick finish releases cakes in a flash, so each character emerges with precise detail intact.
- After baking, use colorful icings and sprinkles to give your heroes their superpowers—and let the action begin!
- Made in the USA by Nordic Ware, a family-owned company famous for its fine bakeware since 1946.
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- For best results, brush pan with an unsalted solid vegetable shortening and dust with flour. You can also use vegetable oil or a nonstick baking spray. If using a spray, check to make sure that it does not contain lecithin, which can cause a gummy residue. Turn pan upside down and tap to remove excess flour. These steps will help ensure easy release and excellent pattern definition.
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ATI, graphics business unit of Advanced Micro Devices, demonstrated the world's first graphics processing units (GPUs) code-named Evergreen that support the next-generation DirectX 11 application programming interface (API). ATI hopes that it will be able to deliver the new graphics architecture ahead of its arch-rival Nvidia Corp.
"Today, we're previewing AMD's DirectX 11 graphics processor to build enthusiasm for this key technology so developers will have games available at launch and shortly thereafter. With the benefits it delivers to gaming, applications and Windows 7, developers are lining up to get their hands on our hardware, and we are confident that consumers will too," said Rick Bergman, senior vice president of AMD products group.
The key new innovations of DirectX 11 are Compute Shaders, Tessellation, Multi-Threaded Rendering, HDR Compression, Dynamic Shader Linkage and numerous others. The new capabilities will enable richer graphics experience as well as standardized approach for using GPUs for general-purpose computing (GPGPU), which will allow game developers to use graphics chips for computing of artificial intelligence, physics effects and so on.
"AMD has a long track record of delivering pioneering features that have gone on to become mainstays in the DirectX experience, and we are doing it again with two mature, AMD-developed technologies in DirectX 11 – tessellation and the compute shader – both of which enable a better DirectX 11 experience for consumers," added Mr. Bergman.
While AMD's graphics business unit did not reveal any technical details regarding the graphics chip that was demonstrated, it did say that the novelty is made using 40nm process technology at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Besides, it demonstrated an actual wafer with DirectX 11 chips. The size of the showcased dies implies that the firm revealed the successor of its high-end RV770/RV790 GPUs.
According to the graphics chip developer, the first DirectX 11-supporting titles will emerge on the market "sooner than you think" with Codemasters, Phenomic/Electronics Arts, Emergent and Rebellion developing titles already.


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Scotland's number one music festival T in the Park triumphed once again over the weekend with incredible sets from Biffy Clyro, Paolo Nutini, Calvin Harris and many more.
Unlike many of the soggy quagmires of previous years, the sun shone gloriously on Balado for most of the weekend (we won't mention Saturday night) and the crazy revellers had the time of their lives!
We were there to capture TITP in all its glory! Check out our brilliant photo galleries below:
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Virtually all students enrolled in a certificate or degree program at Wenatchee Valley College take at least one math course, since mathematical problem-solving skills are valuable in most areas of life. As part of the registration process, new WVC students seeking a degree or certificate take the ASSET placement exam to determine if they are ready for 100-level and above college classes in math and English. If their scores indicate a need for developmental courses to strengthen their skills, they may enroll in basic math and algebra courses (MATH 090, 095, 096, 097).
College-level mathematics courses at WVC include college algebra, mathematical reasoning, pre-calculus (algebra and trigonometry), calculus and analytical geometry, elements of calculus, finite mathematics, statistical analysis, and linear algebra. Special topics and independent study courses are also available for varying credits. Computer science and computer applications courses are also available, currently administered by the business division at WVC.
The associate of arts and sciences (transfer) degree requires at least 5 credits of quantitative skills classes, taken from either mathematics or computer science, and up to 10 credits of non-lab math or science classes--plus additional electives. Students earning an associate of technical sciences degree need at least intermediate algebra, unless exempted by their ASSET scores. Most workforce education (professional/technical programs) at WVC have other math requirements as well.
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A registered sex-offender was booked into Saline County Jail at 5:15 p.m. Feb. 9 on charges that he invaded the home of his ex-girlfriend and sexually assaulted her.
Michael Irvin, 23, was charged with home invasion, aggravated criminal sexual assault and aggravated battery. He is held on a $50,000 cash bond.
Police believe he broke a window at about 3 a.m. Feb. 9 to enter his ex-girlfriend's home, beat her and sexually assaulted her, according to Harrisburg Police Chief Bob Smith.
He was apprehended at approximately 5 p.m. Feb. 9.
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September 7, 2010 WIC Update
SUBJECT 1: Shipping of Breast Pumps
SUBJECT 2: Single User Personal Double Electric Breast Pump
- Shipping of Breast Pumps: Medela will begin shipping the Lactina Select electric, single user personal double electric and Harmony manual breast pumps and double pumping kits on September 23, 2010. Please remember that the following procedure must be followed in order to verify receipt of shipment for payment and to send the required WIC tags.
- Immediately upon receipt of shipment, please locate the packing slip and verify that your agency received the products and quantities stated.
- Sign the packing slip to verify the order is correct.
- Fax the signed packing slip to Laura Weiler at the state WIC office at 573-526-1470. WIC tags will be mailed upon receipt of your packing slip.
- If your agency did not receive what was stated on the packing slip, please contact the state WIC office immediately.
If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Mertzlufft at email@example.com or by telephone at 573-526-4792.
- Single User Personal Double Electric Breast Pump: If your agency is providing the single user personal double electric breast pump, please remember that this pump will be given to participants that meet the following criteria:
- Mother must be separated from her infant at least 32 hours per week.
- Mother must be planning to offer breast milk exclusively to her infant and committed to continued long-term, exclusive breastfeeding.
- Infant must be receiving no formula from WIC or any other source.
- Pump cannot be provided to the mother before 4 weeks post partum. If a mother needs a pump before then, she may be loaned a multi-user electric breast pump.
- This pump is intended for mothers whose breastfeeding experience is going well and should not be provided to mothers who are having breastfeeding problems, such as latching difficulties and low milk supply.
For each participant that is provided this pump, the Single User Personal Electric Breast Pump Agreement/Questionnaire (attached) must be completed and scanned into MOWINS. Also, attached is the revised Breast Pump Policy ER# 6.05100, with the breast pump decision tree, sample agency loan guidelines and sample loan agreement for additional guidance.
If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Mertzlufft at email@example.com or by telephone at 573-526-4792.
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The Emery County libraries along with the Emery County Travel Bureau presented a Super Host workshop. You might wonder what a Super Host is. You can be a Super Host. Everyone in the county can be a Super Host. When visitors come into the county and s...
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Residents of Castle Dale approached the Emery County Commission about flooding they experienced this fall. James Huggard showed pictures to the commission of the damages. There has been flooding there the past two of three years. The waters come out ...
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2008-09 CCAA Coach of the Year
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Charity Elliott enters her fifth season as head coach at UC San Diego, having guided the Tritons to NCAA Division II West Regional appearances three out of her first four seasons at the helm. The fifth coach in program history, Elliott begins the 2011-12 campaign with a career coaching mark of 152-122 (.555) and an impressive record of 97-31 (.758) at UCSD.
Elliott has been one of the most successful coaches in program history, leading the Tritons to four consecutive 20 win seasons and two California Collegiate Athletic Association Championships. 2008-09 was arguably Elliott's most successful campaign in La Jolla, as the Tritons tied the program's all-time mark for victories, posted a near-flawless record in conference play and advanced to the NCAA West Regional Semifinals.
Ranked as high as No. 7 nationally, UCSD finished with an overall record of 27-5 that year, tying the 2006-07 squad's record for victories in a season. The Tritons were absolutely dominant in CCAA play, going 19-1 to capture the regular season championship and earn a No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. That mark was UCSD's best since joining the CCAA in 2000-01 and was the top finish by any team in the league since the 2002-03 season. The Tritons won 15 games in a row at one point -- one shy of the program's longest streak -- and Elliott was named the CCAA Coach of the Year at the end of the season.
The Tritons earned a No. 3 seed in the NCAA D-II West Regional in Seattle, where they knocked off league rival Cal State Dominguez Hills, 66-65, in the first round. UCSD's season came to an end the following day with a narrow 52-49 defeat to eventual national semfinalist Alaska Anchorage.
Under Elliott's guidance, senior forward Michelle Osier was named the CCAA Most Valuable Player in 2008-09 and went on to earn Daktronics West Region Player of the Year accolades, as well. Osier also set both the UCSD career rebounding (1,185) and steals (318) marks during that season.
2009-10 was another banner year for the Tritons, as Elliott led the team
to a 25-5 overall record and a second consecutive CCAA regular season crown with a league mark of 19-3.
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decision to the Lumberjacks in Seattle.
Prior to her arrival on the La Jolla campus, Elliott spent three seasons as the head coach at Division I Portland State, where she led the Vikings to a remarkable turnaround during her tenure.
After PSU finished with an overall record of 3-23 during her first year in 2004-05, the Vikings improved to 12-16 and 6-8 in the Big Sky Conference during her second season. The nine-win improvement ranked amongst the nation's top 20 and Portland State qualified for the Big Sky Tournament for the first time in three years.
Before taking the Portland State job, Elliott served as an assistant coach for Arkansas for one season, helping the Razorbacks to a record of 16-12. Prior to that, she served as head coach at Cal Baptist for two seasons, where she guided the Lancers to a 16-16 record in 2002-03, snapping the program's run of 10 consecutive losing seasons.
She has also served in an assistant capacity with Southwest Baptist, Southwest Missouri State (her alma mater) and San Diego State (under head coach Beth Burns in 1993-94).
Elliott began her collegiate basketball career at Rice University, where she played for two seasons. She averaged 16 points per game as a sophomore before transferring to Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State). While at SMS, Elliott guided the Bears to a 31-3 record and the program's first-ever Final Four appearance as a senior in 1992. An integral part of one of the most successful teams in program history, she ranked in the top 10 nationally in free throw percentage and was named SMS' Woman of the Year at the end of the 1991-92 season. The Bears posted a 57-8 record during her two-year career with the program.
After graduating from Southwest Missouri State with a degree in psychology, Elliott began her coaching career as an assistant at San Diego State, where she helped coach the Aztecs to a 26-5 record and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 1993-94. Elliott then returned to Springfield, Mo. to join Cheryl Burnett's staff at her alma mater. She spent two seasons as an assistant at Missouri State, helping the Bears post a combined record of 46-17 with two Big Dance appearances.
Elliott, who also earned her masters in education while at Southwest Baptist, resides in San Diego with her husband Chris, who is also is a member of the Triton coaching staff.


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Typical August EveningPosted Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at 4:12 PM
We had picked these horses up a few days ago, and so on this particular evening, we were just out messing around, as we usually do on an evening. Sometimes, though we are tired at the end of the day, what is really relaxing is to go out and play with the kids and or horses. Much better than sitting and watching the "Boob Tube" This is the little yearling filly of Evan and Jess's, that was at our house for awhile. So, on this evening, she learns to be haltered and handled
Charlene had flown in from Georgia the day before, (and its a few days before we leave for Wyoming) so we of course, just do our normal stuff, and show her life with the Lehtos and Millers! She is loving every minute of it, and taking photos to share with her family at home, and to remember later. What is she taking photos of? Well, Wayne and a mini 'haltering clinic" and …...
Of course there are kids being loved on, and tormented….
Bigger little kids helping littler little kids. This is a great way to learn, by helping and teaching.
Sharon stops by to meet Charlene for a bit. They have met once (in Vegas during my wedding) These two are 2 of the best things in my life….EVER. They stand beside me and I can feel them all the time, though one is far away, they are both sisters to my heart.
What's is better than spending time in an evening at the end of the day…..than with people you love, and support you, while being able to raise loving and supportive children together? Nothing, that's what
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Funny Story. Kenny Troutman was kinda short and wide in his grade school years. He wanted to ride Smokey our pony. His older brother was helping him on and he simply rolled over the other side. This happened two or three times.
I can't remember if he ever got to ride, but we tried.
My sister Bev following after my brothers jumping on Smokey approaching from the back end. They all made it, but Bev received a double kick from Smokey. He was tired of being jumped on by then.
Thank you Jessie for the beauty.
Maybe you can come out to see me at mom's when I get there. We could have our blog party there this year. think about it.
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Myosotis (/ˌmaɪ.əˈsoʊtɪs/;[2] from the Greek: "mouse's ear", after the leaf) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae (or Cynoglossum family) that are commonly called forget-me-nots.[3] Its common name was calqued from the French, ne m'oubliez pas and first used in English in c. 1532. Similar names and variations are found in many languages.
There are approximately 200 species in the genus,[3] with much variation. Most have small, (1 cm diameter or less) flat, 5-lobed blue, pink or white flowers with yellow centers, growing on scorpioid cymes. They bloom in spring. Leaves are alternate. Popular in gardens, forget-me-nots prefer moist habitats and where they are not native, they have escaped to wetlands and riverbanks. They can tolerate partial sun and shade.
Forget-me-nots may be annual or perennial plants. Their root systems are generally diffuse. Their seeds are found in small, tulip-shaped pods along the stem to the flower. The pods attach to clothing when brushed against and eventually fall off, leaving the small seed within the pod to germinate elsewhere. Seeds can be collected by putting a piece of paper under the stems and shaking them. The seed pods and some seeds will fall out.
They are widely distributed. Many Myosotis species are endemic to New Zealand, although it is likely that the genus originated in the Northern Hemisphere.[3] One or two European species, especially the wood forget-me-not, Myosotis sylvatica have been introduced into most of the temperate regions of Europe, Asia and the Americas. Myosotis scorpioides is also known as scorpion grass due to the spiraling curve of its inflorescence. Myosotis alpestris is the state flower of Alaska.
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Forget-me-nots are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the setaceous Hebrew character.
Other plants called forget-me-not[edit]
The Chatham Islands forget-me-not belongs to a related genus, Myosotidium.
Folklore and legend[edit]
In a German legend, God named all the plants when a tiny unnamed one cried out, "Forget-me-not, O Lord!" God replied, "That shall be your name."[4] Another legend tells when the Creator thought he had finished giving the flowers their colours, he heard one whisper "Forget me not!" There was nothing left but a very small amount of blue, but the forget-me-not was delighted to wear such a light blue shade.
Henry IV adopted the flower as his symbol during his exile in 1398, and retained the symbol upon his return to England the following year.[4]
In 15th-century Germany, it was supposed that the wearers of the flower would not be forgotten by their lovers. Legend has it that in medieval times, a knight and his lady were walking along the side of a river. He picked a posy of flowers, but because of the weight of his armour he fell into the river. As he was drowning he threw the posy to his loved one and shouted "forget me not". It was often worn by ladies as a sign of faithfulness and enduring love.
Prior to becoming the tenth province of Canada in 1949, Newfoundland (then a separate British Dominion) used the forget-me-not as a symbol of remembrance of that nation's war dead. This practice is still in limited use today, though Newfoundlanders have adopted the Flanders Poppy as well.
Freemasons began using the flower in 1926 as a symbol well known in Germany as message not to forget the poor and desperate. Many other German charities were also using it at this time. In later years, by a handful of Masons, it was a means of recognition in place of the square and compass design. This was done across Nazi occupied Europe to avoid any danger of being singled out and persecuted. The symbol of the forget-me-not in modern Masonry has become more prevalent and exaggerated claims about the use of the symbol are often made in order to promote sales of bumper stickers of the symbol.[5] Today it is an interchangeable symbol with Freemasonry and some also use the forget-me-not to remember those masons who were victimized by the Nazi regime.[6] In English Freemasonry it is more commonly now worn to remember those that have died as a symbol that you may be gone but not forgotten.
Henry David Thoreau wrote, "The mouse-ear forget-me-not, Myosotis laxa, has now extended its racemes very much, and hangs over the edge of the brook. It is one of the most interesting minute flowers. It is the more beautiful for being small and unpretending; even flowers must be modest."[7]
In his 1947 long poem "Notes Toward a Supreme Fiction," Wallace Stevens mentions the forget-me-not, using its scientific Greek-derived name:
- It observes the effortless weather turning blue
- And sees the myosotis on its bush.
Keith Douglas, 1920–1944, wrote his poem "Vergissmeinnicht" (forget-me-not) about a dead German soldier in World War II whose body is found by the poet with a photograph of his girl with her words written "Steffi. Vergissmeinnicht".[citation needed]
The following species are listed at The Plant List:[8]
- Myosotis albiflora Banks & Sol. ex Hook. f.
- Myosotis alpestris F.W. Schmidt
- Myosotis antarctica Hook. f.
- Myosotis arvensis (L.) Hill
- Myosotis asiatica (Vestergr. ex Hultén) Schischk. & Serg.
- Myosotis azorica H.C. Watson
- Myosotis baltica Sam. ex Lindm.
- Myosotis bothriospermoides Kitag.
- Myosotis caespitosa Schultz
- Myosotis decumbens Host
- Myosotis densiflora C. Koch
- Myosotis incrassata Guss.
- Myosotis krylovii Serg.
- Myosotis lamottiana (Braun-Blanq. ex Chass.) Grau
- Myosotis latifolia Poir.
- Myosotis laxa Lehm.
- Myosotis lithospermifolia Hornem.
- Myosotis nemorosa Besser
- Myosotis popovii Dobrocz.
- Myosotis ramosissima Rochel
- Myosotis rivularis (Vestergr.) A.P. Khokhr.
- Myosotis sachalinensis Popov
- Myosotis scorpioides L.
- Myosotis sicula Guss.
- Myosotis sparsiflora J.C.Mikan ex Pohl
- Myosotis speluncicola Schott ex Boiss.
- Myosotis stenophylla Knaf
- Myosotis stricta Link ex Roem. & Schult.
- Myosotis strigulosa Rchb.
- Myosotis sylvatica Ehrh. ex Hoffm.
- Myosotis verna Nutt.
- ^ Carlos Lehnebach (2012). "Lectotypification of three species of forget-me-nots (Myosotis: Boraginaceae) from Australasia". Tuhinga 23: 17–28.
- ^ "Myosotis". Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. September 2005.
- ^ a b c Richard C. Winkworth, Jürke Grau, Alastair W. Robertson & Peter J. Lockhart (2002). "The origins and evolution of the genus Myosotis" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 24 (2): 180–193. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00210-5. PMID 12144755.
- ^ a b Sanders, Jack. The Secrets of Wildflowers: A Delightful Feast of Little-Known Facts, Folklore, and History. Globe Pequot, 2003. ISBN 1-58574-668-1. ISBN 978-1-58574-668-2.
- ^ Jeff Stokes (May 31, 2010). "Das Vergissmeinnicht". Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ Virtual-loi.co.uk[dead link]
- ^ Thoreau, Henry David; Blake, Harrison Gray Otis; Emerson, Ralph Waldo; Sanborn, Franklin Benjamin (1884). The Writings of Henry David Thoreau 6. p. 109.
- ^ "Species in Myosotis". The Plant List. Retrieved October 22, 2013.


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BEIJING, China - "It's been a long time coming," was the comment heard over and over in Team USA's locker room after upsetting the Netherlands in five hard fought sets (19-25, 25-23, 28-26, 25-27, 15-10). But after the first set, even the most devoted USA Women's Sitting Volleyball fans were wondering if the team could pull it off.
"Our game plan wasn't working," commented Lora Webster (Cave Creek, Ariz./Edmond, Okla.) referring to the sluggish start. "We had to make changes in the middle and regroup."
Coach Mike Hulett (Chicago, Ill.) agreed. "We were all over the place, hitting it out of bounds and tipping it out of bounds. So we changed the game plan to hit in the middle of the court."
In the first set, the young U.S. team came out strong but then went on to post 11 errors, with eight of those hitting the ball out of bounce. Nichole Millage (Champaign, Ill./Edmond, Okla.) substituted in for Kendra Lancaster (Sheridan, Ind.) in the first set and then seemed to spark the team, playing the remainder of the match.
The second set started very similar to the first. The two teams exchanged points back and forth and the U.S. led at the first technical time-out 8-6. The Netherlands came storming back after the time-out and scored five unanswered points to move them into the lead. With great play from Webster, Millage and Katie Holloway (Lake Stevens, Wash./Edmond, Okla.), the team remained in the game, but unable to take the lead and with a score of 21-23 it began to look like the U.S. would drop the second set as well. Team Captain Brenda Maymon (Sellersberg, Ind.) scored a pivotal kill which placed the U.S. in serving position. With nerves of steel, 15-year old Erickson served the remainder of the set and the U.S. finished in the win column 25-23, which also marked the first time the U.S. had ever won a set against the Netherlands in actual competition.
"It was our rotation," commented an ecstatic Erickson. "I can get the ball over high and then we have time to adjust and make the plays."
With a win under their belt the team started the third set primed and ready and went on an early seven point run with Holloway serving and several key plays from Webster. The U.S. dominated through the first two technical time-outs and was up 16-10 after the break. The Netherlands would not go down quietly however, and began to creep back into the set and finally tied the game with a score of 20. Team USA called a time-out, but it didn't seem to help and the Netherlands scored two more unanswered points. The U.S. quickly stormed back and then the two teams began to exchange points back and forth. With the Netherlands leading 26-25, Karin van der Haar-Kramp served the ball out. The U.S. capitalized on its break and scored two points to finish the set 28-26.
In the fourth set, once again Team USA performed strong at the beginning and led 8-2 at the first technical time-out. However, the lead shrunk to only 9-8 in a matter of minutes when the Netherlands went on a run, scoring five unanswered points. After that, the teams went back and forth, lobbying for the lead position. With the score tied 18-18, Holloway scored an ace and Millage delivered on two key kills. The U.S. then went up 24-22, but couldn't take care of the match point. The Netherlands then scored three points to lead 25-24 before the U.S. tied the game up at 25. When the Netherlands pushed ahead by one, Millage spiked the ball out of bounce, causing the Netherlands to close the set with a win 27-25.
"It was the worst time for a miss-hit, but it happened and we moved on," said Millage. "I still knew we were going to beat them."
"After the fourth set it was a little emotional because we all thought we were going to win it," said Assistant Head Coach Denise Van deWalle (Bowling Green, Ohio). "But when we went into the fifth set it was all about that set. The Netherlands played the best they have the entire tournament. It was just about not being out-worked in the end."
The U.S. never looked back and dominated the fifth and final set, setting the tone early with a 7-1 lead. The Netherlands could never regain their footing and the U.S. closed the set and the match with a score of 15-10, sending them to the gold medal game.
"I have been playing for five years and we have never beat them (Netherlands) in an official competition," said an emotional Maymon. "We could never get the job done, but we finally did it! This is the exact set-up that we faced in Athens when the Netherlands beat us to go to the gold medal match. So this time, it feels great to beat them and to get to go to the gold medal match instead."
Holloway led the team in scoring with an amazing 23 points earned on 14 kills, six blocks and three aces. After Holloway's amazing numbers, the team contributed very evenly with Aldrich scoring 15 points, Millage 13, Maymon 11 and Webster and Erickson each contributing 10.
Team USA (3-1) will now face host country China (4-0) in the gold medal match on Sunday, September 14 at 18:00, at the China Agriculture University. China has yet to lose a set during the tournament and defeated the U.S. earlier in the week 25-14, 25-21, 25-19. In the 2004 Paralympic Games, the U.S. finished with a bronze medal finish and China finished with the gold.


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'Dispatch' names new Editorial cartoonist
The Columbus Dispatch - March 08, 2012 06:47 PM
The Dispatch has named Bexley native Nate Beeler as its new Editorial cartoonist.
Some of his political cartoons can be viewed here.
At the Washington Examiner, Beeler earned the reputation of being a witty cartoonist and first-rate journalist. He doesn't play favorites, showing a willingness to hit to all political fields. Beeler won the 2009 Thomas Nast Award from the Overseas Press Club and the 2008 Berryman Award from the National Press Foundation.
The judges for the 2009 Nast award said, "Nate Beeler's entries stood out for their powerful and vivid composition that brings the message home regardless of whether the cartoon centers on a conversation or a visual punch line. Notable for his use of color and for meticulous art work that, in the words of one of his editors, 'treats each cartoon like a painting.' "
The 31-year-old graduate of American University will begin his work at The Dispatch within the next month.
"We were fortunate to have a strong pool of applicants for this position. Nate's artistic and journalistic talents made him our top choice," Editor Ben Marrison said.


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Amaretto Sour and Ferrari Cocktail: Italian Drink Recipes
Two well-known Italian alcoholic drinks are the Amaretto Sour and Ferrari Cocktail. But you don't have to be from Italy to enjoy them! They're easy to make and you can even try them at home. In this WatchMojo.com video, Brahm Mauer and Justin Sabini of Brahm Mauer Bar Services head to Baxo Cuisine and Bar show you how to make the perfect Italian cocktail with a twist.


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LONG BEACH, CA (Catholic Online) At the end of today's Gospel, Jesus tells us: "Whatever you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it."Â Â
In another very well-known Gospel passage about prayer, Jesus is even more emphatic. In Matthew 7:7 he employs the imperative mood and commands us: "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you." There are many other places in sacred scripture where Jesus similarly obliges us to pray in this way.
Clearly, Jesus wants us to ask Him for our needs. And while asking is not the sum and summit of prayer it is indeed an indispensable aspect of prayer and one which is spiritually beneficial to the Christian.
This asking dimension of prayer can be summed up in the word supplication. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: "The vocabulary of supplication in the New Testament is rich in shades of meaning: ask, beseech, plead, invoke, entreat, cry out, even "struggle in prayer." (2629)
I once knew a very pious woman who told me: "Father, I pray for everyone else, but I never pray for myself." I told her, "That's wonderful that you pray for others (intercession) but don't be so high-minded that you fail to pray for yourself and your own needs as well."
Jesus commands it! So don't be afraid to ask!
I suspect that the woman mentioned above felt that there was something inherently selfish about asking the Lord for herself. But nothing could be further from the truth. This almost natural desire to plead on one's behalf before the Divine Majesty is born of two realities: (1) our absolute neediness as creatures and fallen creatures at that and (2) our filial trust in God the Father Almighty.
The Catechism tells us: "By prayer of petition we express awareness of our relationship with God. We are creatures who are not our own beginning, not the masters of adversity, not our own last end. We are sinners who as Christians know that we have turned away from our Father. Our petition is already a turning back to him." (2629)
Inevitably, someone will raise the objection: "If God knows everything, why do we need to ask Him for anything?" The simple answer to this question is that when we make prayers of petition we are not informing God of something He does not already know. The Lord Himself has told us: "Your Father knows what you need before you ask Him" (Matthew 6:8). Rather, as St. Thomas explains, we pray so that we "may be reminded of the necessity of having recourse to God's help in these matters" (Summa Theologica, II-II, q. 83, a. 2).
What is more, our motive in making prayers of supplication is not to alter God's will (as if that were possible) but rather to dispose ourselves to receive that which God wishes to give us. We do not subscribe to a "Burger King" mentality when it comes to prayer: "Have it Your Way!" The goal of our prayer should not be to have it our way but to rather to have it God's way! This is what Jesus means when He tells us: "Whatever you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son."
In saying this, therefore, Jesus is not giving us carte blanche to ask whimsically for whatever we desire at any given moment: a giant screen TV, an expensive new car, or the winning ticket in a multi-million dollar lottery. Unfortunately, there is an element of Protestant evangelicalism which preaches this very thing. They are sometimes labeled the Name it and Claim it crowd. Some of these people take this distorted approach to such an extreme that they will even say: if you didn't get what you were asking for it's because you don't have enough faith. These phony Christians cause much more harm than good by enticing people to ask capriciously for things and when they don't get what they asked for they become angry at God.
God is not a giant candy machine dispensing goodies to His children. God is our all-powerful and all-loving Father who already knows our needs and will grant us those goods (not goodies) which are conducive to our salvation.
Dominican Fathers Antonio Royo and Jordan Aumann break it down this way:
"It is an error to believe that if we persevere in prayer, come what may, we shall always obtain that which we seek. Some things will be granted to us absolutely; some things will never be granted to us no matter how earnestly and how long we pray for them; still others will be granted to us only [my emphasis] if we pray, because God has decreed that they will be given only on the condition that we ask for them [my emphasis]" (The Theology of Christian Perfection, p. 501).
How much more earnestly, then, should we beg our Lord for all our needs, having always in the first place that which will redound to our eternal salvation. This, in fact, is what we ask for through the mediation of the priest in the Collect of today's Eucharistic Sacrifice:
"O God, who in the celebration of Easter graciously give to the world the healing of heavenly remedies, show benevolence to your Church, that our present observance may benefit us for eternal life."
There is so much to pray for. And not only each one's personal needs, but for our relatives and friends, for the Church and our nation. We are living in times of great uncertainty. The fabric of a society woven together with the golden thread of Christian culture is being ripped asunder. The dignity of the human person is trampled upon. The sanctity of marriage is being desecrated. Religious freedom is being eroded away.
In such times the temptation to throw up our arms in despair and to simply brace ourselves for the worst grows stronger every day. But this is a temptation which we must forcefully resist with the powerful weapon of prayer.
"So strengthen your drooping hands and your weak knees" (Hebrews 12:12)
The Month of Our Lady is about to begin. Let us call upon Holy Mary, Virgin Most Powerful, and ask her to intercede for us before the Throne of her Divine Son as we pray:
REMEMBER, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly to thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to thee do I come; before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.
Fr. G. Peter Irving III is a priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and Pastor of Holy Innocents Church, Long Beach, California. Visit our Holy Innocents facebook page.
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Ping-Pong Diplomacy Rematch: The formal media and press release for this event will be issued on or about April 23 but for the purposes of this communication; I am comfortable enough to release as much information as I can to the USATT membership as of this date. The Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace Foundation, in partnership with USATT, will host the P-P-D Rematch in Yorba Linda, California, from June 10-12, 2008. This event is being coordinated through the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC). The event will feature some involvement with area schools in a clinic setting, followed by a day of exhibition matches that is scheduled to include possible matches between local universities and clubs and will culminate in the Rematch series between age group representatives between the Chinese and the USA. Tim Boggan has agreed to be one of the participants to compete and our own Olympian from the Los Angeles area, Tawny Banh, will also be competing for the USA. Tawny has agreed to serve as the USA Team Manager and logistical coordinator for the event. All area clubs will receive special notification once details are confirmed. We have already received significant inquiries from press and media regarding coverage of this event. It promises to be a very special occasion for table tennis in the USA.
North American Trials - Vancouver, Canada: By now everyone is aware that at the NAT, held in Vancouver, Canada, April 4 -6, Crystal Huang became the third USA woman to qualify for the Beijing Olympic Games. On the men's side, David Zhuang, also secured a berth on the USA Olympic Team. Congratulations to Crystal and David for their accomplishments. We also can be very proud of the other members of the USA athlete delegation. Han Xiao, Eric Owens, Ying Hua Cheng, Nan Li, Jacqueline Lee and Whitney Ping each represented the USA so wonderfully at the North American Trials.
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USATT Website Ad Renewals: USATT staff have recently concluded a renewal effort with our website advertisers. I am pleased with the level of interest that has been expressed through this process. It is also clear to me that it is important to listen to the concerns of our sponsors and advertisers and I want to formalize a survey that will go to each entity with a presence on our USATT website to see how we might better serve their needs to maximize their ROI. I am also pleased with the progress and energy I am seeing from the USOC in the area of website integration with the USOC website. Soon we will share a connection to one another's websites and this will lead to a sharing of content that will provide additional features for USATT members.
Iranian - USA Goodwill Tour: We have confirmation that through a program supported by the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Olympic Committee's International Relations Division, a delegation of Junior Iranian National Team Table Tennis athletes will participate in a training and competition tour in the USA in late June and early July. Exact details of this tour are still being finalized but it is envisioned that the tour will culminate with the Iranian delegation's participation in the U.S. Open in Las Vegas, July 2- 5, 2008.
PLAYS Conference: PLAYS = Pipeline Leadership for America's Youth Sport and a conference was held in Colorado Springs, hosted by the USOC. USATT was represented at PLAYS by Ross Brown and Teodor (Doru) Gheorghe. While every NGB is unique, this conference will focus on ways that have proven to be effective in other NGBs to solidify their athlete pipelines from intake to existing elite athletes. I've asked Ross and Doru to collaborate on a report of what they were able to assimilate from this conference in terms of ideas that are applicable for USATT's pipeline.
Red Cross Certification: I hope to soon formally announce a program geared for our members (especially our coaches and club operators) that will feature an on-line course through the American Red Cross entitled Coaches First Aid. There will be an opportunity to take additional courses but Coaches First Aid should be seen as essential to all of our coaches and club operators.
Personal Input: It continues to be a source of pride for me to represent USATT at monthly NGB meetings with top USOC staff. I am also pleased that Table Tennis is one of 30 + NGBs to be a dues paying member with ACES (Association of Chief Executives of Sports). ACES is a wonderful tool for any NGB who seeks immediate answers for best practices solutions for a wide range of common issues facing NGBs. I am also on the monthly calls with the leadership of the Chicago 2016 Applicant City leadership for their updates. I was honored when I was asked if they could use the report I offered to you in a previous CEO Corner as a template for other NGBs to use as an information piece for their respective memberships. I am pleasantly surprised at how many of you are so moved on an issue that you will pick up the phone and call me to express yourselves. Now I'm not asking that all 8000+ of you approach me on a regular fashion in this manner but I do promise to try and take each call and to provide some quality time for each of you and perhaps together we can work towards solutions to issues whenever possible and appropriate.
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