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VOICE endorsement: Edge goes to Caserta in Assembly race
Original post made on May 30, 2008
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, May 29, 2008, 3:43 PM
a resident of another community
on May 30, 2008 at 6:06 pm
If dedication, integrity and experience are important in your choice for State Assembly, choose Paul Fong. There is a reason why Paul has been endorsed by outgoing Assembly member Sally Lieber, the CA Democratic Party, the Sierra Club, California Federation of Teachers, SEIU, Congress members Honda, Lofgren, and Eshoo and our State Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi, the Mayors of Mountain View, Cupertino, Saratoga, Sunnyvale and Palo Alto. This is only the beginning of a very long list of public and private endorsements. Choose Paul Fong, a lifelong Democrat for District 22 State Assembly.
a resident of North Whisman
on May 31, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Actions, not words. That is, you should go by the past actions of the candidates, not what they say. Remember all the good things that *Republican* George W. Bush said before he was elected in 2000 and how much BS it all turned out to be? Don't elect a former Bush supporter to represent Mountain View.
a resident of another community
on Jun 1, 2008 at 8:23 am
The Voice decided not to interview any of the candidates, but Anna Song posts a lot of policy specifics on her website www.annasong.org.
As for the editorial, I'm very disappointed the Voice provides no insight into the top priorities of either Song or Wang. I presume they both submitted questionnaires as well as Caserta and Fong. How about posting all candidates' actual answers to your questionnaire for the public to read? It's distressing that you provide no substantive comments about the female candidates, both of whom are elected (are re-elected) public officials? C'mon Voice! If Anna Song and Kris Wang submitted questionnaire responses that were substantive, then share that. If their questionnaires provided nothing of interest, then step up and say that too
To say nothing about two of the candidates insults them and your readers and casts a nasty shadow on the Voice's integrity.
Mountain View Voice Editor
on Jun 1, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Don Frances is a registered user.
The answers to our questionnaire by all four candidates, including Song and Wang, ran in our print edition. To read them online, click on the pdf version and scroll down to page 18:
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a resident of another community
on Jun 1, 2008 at 8:29 pm
As a resident of Santa Clara, where Caserta sits on the City Council, I watched Caserta proclaim for his election to the City Council that he would protect the last large parcel of open space in Santa Clara as park land. He also maintained this as his position right until the vote by the Council. Caserta then voted in favor of developing the land.
Where do you think his campaign money for TV ads is coming from? Mostly donated by Summerhill Homes. It is very disturbing that this man is a school teacher, and now running for State office. Please don't vote for him.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Jun 2, 2008 at 8:14 am
The Voice has it right on, I have attended 2 of Dominic Caserta's coffee chats in our city, he is cleary the candidate with a progressive record and vision for our district. I am enthusiastically following the Voice'e advise, I am voting for Democrat Dominic Caserta for State Assembly...
a resident of Cuernavaca
on Jun 2, 2008 at 8:18 am
I agree with the Voice! As somoeone that attended the debate in our city a few weeks ago, Dominic Caserta is the only candidate that has a clear, progressive vision for our state. Dominic will be a Democrat for Silicon Valley, soemthing will all deserve.
a resident of another community
on Jun 2, 2008 at 7:18 pm
Caserta is a LIAR. He will promise you anything you want to hear so he can get elected...then he will ignore you. He owes his allegiance to the developers and corporations that fund him. Follow the $600K+ he has spent for the this election. His vote is bought and sold to the highest bidder.
Find more reasons to NOT vote for Caserta: www.NotCaserta.org
a resident of North Whisman
on Jun 2, 2008 at 10:30 pm
Caserta sure must have a lot of money because he is PELTING me with his flyers and mailings. How many times does he think I want to read the same damn things AGAIN and AGAIN?! This proves to me that big moneyed interests are behind him. If I tell him that I'm 100% SURE I will not vote for him, I wonder if he will turn off the bubble machine...
a resident of Castro City
on Jun 4, 2008 at 8:14 am
Congrats to Paul Fong!
a resident of another community
on Aug 8, 2008 at 4:50 pm
It's good that Paul Fong won the 22nd Assembly Democratic Primary. Dominic Caserta was a Republican in democrat clothing and was funded by Republicans. He would speak out of both sides of his mouth. If in a meeting with health care advocates he would support SB840, Sen. Kuehl's Single Payer bill;if the business community was the audience he would say the opposite. As a SC City Council member he did not support SB840.
He was heard to say "this isn't really a Sally Lieber" district, inferring that her progressive stand on many issues wasn't supported by her constituents.
I met Dominic twice and found him to be a little too glib. There are some candidates who embrace a conservative Republican agenda who switch to the Dem. party in order to win. He was endorsed by the San Jose/Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce before the Calif. Nurses Assn. endorsed him. That tells a lot. As some of the emails have suggested he will lie on a questionnaire to win. CNA is a sponsor of SB840 and if they knew that he really doesn't support it they would not have endorsed him. He's obviously a slick con artist.

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Everyone has given good advice and I totally agree. But being a Certified Athletic Trainer I see a variety of injuries among distance runners. We studied a bunch of weird injuries in school as well. I would definately see a doc ASAP. This is because the kind of pain you are describe could lead to DVT (deep vein thrombosis). This can be a very serious condition. Hope everything goes well!!!
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Metro - I hate calling you out, but I distinctly remember you having Tim Duncan in your lineup and Chris Johnson on your bench. How is it that the two are switched. I know you don't like me and you're going to bitch all about how you have no idea and that Duncan was always on your bench, so please do us all a favor and just admit that you cheated. This really questions whether this ever happened before.
This kind of **** is just ridiculous. I know it's just a fantasy game, but with a commissioner that has no integrity, the league is pointless.
For the sake of fair and fun competition, I really think commissioner rights should be given to Smokes and only Smokes. If not, then I'm going to hang my hat up because I can't be involved in a league that has a corrupt commish.
Metro follows the bball news, so he knows who's playing and who's not last minute. i have to support Metro on this one.
I didn't cheat.
Tim Duncan game started at 10:30 I believe or around that time. Yahoo still gave me the option to move my lineup, so I inserted CJ in. Thanks for be so observational and also thanks for basically kicking yourself out the league for nothing ...especially since I've been as fair and as fun of a commish you can ask for.
Is it even possible to cheat? Once your lineups are set, you can't hack the Yahoo system.
Anyway, dude just lost his team over being a little ho about a nothing situation.
This is the problem with people: They're so full of their own ****, also filled with hate and self hate, they have to project it on me and make me look like the bad guy.
It's not needed and I'm always going to resist around that bull****. If you can't see it from my side, then you're an ******* too.
Did I really have to be accused like that?
DCinNY, you showed what no integrity, way to not have fun in what's been an awesome league. Demanding who's commish? Get out.
I made smokes co-commish because I wanted to show you guys I didn't care about this commish power, I wanted to play and compete and I wanted competitive players.
I booted my best friend from the league (CrossFacers) for and he got mad at me for me doing, I told him he wasn't competitive enough and I had to drop his squad.
But I wake up and come read this crap? Way to go Gayman Style. You've been peaced as you wished.
Wow really? Come on...
The dude made a mistake, is it really that big of a deal? metro you've done some weird ass stuff this year like changing waiver dates and picking up/dropping players from other people's teams, I'm not surprised the dude got a bit suspicious.
Giving away the dudes team at the drop of a hat seems pretty damn extreme
And to be clear I'm not saying there's anything suspicious about this, I'm 99% sure there's no way to cheat and insert players after they are locked out.
Plus metro got burned on this exact thing last week when he played me so it makes sense he'd be extra vigilant about his lineup in a close matchup like this one.
I just don't think giving away Gangnams team like that is on, dude worked extremely hard to build that team.
bsz seems to have given up, give away his team by all means if you got a dude that wants to join but giving away Gangnam's team just feels horribly harsh, even if he did somewhat ask for it. People make mistakes.
I didn't even want to give away his team, I have no problem with no critique even if he came off like an uninformed guy claiming that I'm a "cheater" for setting my lineups. But dude clearly stated he's departing if I don't back down as commish. That CAME out of no where, especially since I was just trying to set my lineup(what's so illegal about this?) I find it highly disrespect to be called that because I rather LOSE than cheat. I hate cheating, and I enjoy a hard earned victory.
It seriously sprung out of no where, all I was focused on was all the tight match ups this week and this dude spazzed and basically quit on himself.
Smokes, the waiver date thing wasn't me cheating. I didn't even try to pick anyone up. I didn't know too much about the waiver policy or waive days 2-4? I was messing around with the settings and assumed you can change it back to default. It was a mistake. I wasn't trying to cheat the system.
and picking up players from other teams that dropped and gave up on their players...what's illegal about that? CoolClyde has rocked out with a lot of my waived players who have served him well.
Andre Drummond has been of my most famous waivers and look at how he produced.
You can't say I tried to cheat the system, it's just a really desperate and weak attempt.
I'm not saying you were cheating at all, but all that behaviour is kinda suspicious and strange stuff.
Obviously you didn't pick up the dudes you changed the waiver on, so it's not a big deal. Nor did you grab any of the dudes you dropped from other people's teams, so that's fine (although I still think the teams should just be left intact for their new owner but whatever that's unimportant).
You also did all those schedule changes which again, I'm sure was not cheating or trying to screw anyone over, but it totally imbalanced the league and I had to spend like an hour fixing it
So then when something like this happens, dudes can be like WTF is going on now?
I get your position, I understand. I just think it's a bit harsh and if Gangnam wants to rejoin the league I think he should be allowed. Like I said, that's just my 2c.
I notice the schedule in fact have been changed, but I can't say it was me who made the changes. That's weird.
smokes, if you can rework these schedules again, it would be greatly appreciated. I don't know how it happen.
^ no not since then, I'm referring to that occasion.
Like I said, it's just unusual for commish to mess with this kinda thing on a frequent basis. Usually commish only gets involved when necessary. Thus when weird stuff like this happens people get suspicious.
I'm not gonna name names, but DCinNY was not the only person who was like WTF when this happened. I got some PM's about it (again, no names).
Also to clear up the situation, I believe there is a glitch in yahoo! where the rosters don't get updated immediately in the stat tracker, so perhaps Gangnam just saw this and assumed that Duncan was locked on the roster when in fact you'd already moved him but the display hadn't updated yet.


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Barry Diller - The wily old ringleader. A consummate dealmaker who got the better of his evil master John "Darth Vader" Malone in a court fight over IAC. VSL was once his favorite toy; he once told a reporter, ""Without Very Short List, I would be much diminished." But he's moved on. He's putting $18 million into the Daily Beast, his new favorite toy.
Michael Jackson, the legman. A highflying television executive in Britain, Jackson has been vexed by the failure of VSL.A sale would help Jackson save face. After all, he co-founded VSL and has overseen it at IAC.
Yes, VSL has 200,000 email addresses. But one source tells us only 40,000 of readers open a typical mailing. And Jackson would appear to have fallen out with Diller, losing his title as IAC's president of programming right around the time Tine Brown came on board for the Beast. We hear his remaining portfolio at IAC consists entirely of VSL.
Kurt Andersen, the pretty girl (a.k.a. the bait). Like Diller and Jackson, Andersen was also a founder and also wants to save face. But he has a unique asset: His experience as a founder and writer at places like Spy, New York, the New Yorker and Inside.com help make VSL — or at least a meeting with VSL — attractive to prospective
rubesinvestors or buyers.
Jared Kushner, The Mark. The 28-year-old media mogul came into possession of the New York Observer just as the newspaper industry entered its death throes. He's rumored to be in talks with Diller about a joint venture.
While Kushner is likely impressed with VSL's 200,000 subscribers, he should ask IAC for specifics about the list's "open rate" — the number of subscribers who actually read it. Then, if he still wants to buy after learning only a fifth of readers do so, he should ask about those frequent ads from the blog Design Observer. Run, we hear, by Andersen's friends, the site is unlikely paying much, if anything, for the spots.
It might just be too late: Observer scuttlebutt has it that the "joint partnership" would amount to the newspapers' remaining staff writing the VSL. In that case, chalk another one up for Diller, an operator no more ruthless than his New York peers would expect him to be.
(Michael R. Jackson pic via Cityfile; top Diller pick by Esther Dyson on Flickr.)


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With most of our premier players in attendance the new spots will definitely capture the essence of FJ.
We gathered plenty of fun content and exciting during our down times of the shoot. While we continue to compile our video content, here is a slideshow to hold you guys over in the mean time.
Tour players often celebrate on the course, be it for a great par save, holing out for eagle, or winning a tournament.
There are certain keys to celebrating properly out on the course and a few of our FJ players have given us insight into celebrating like a pro.
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I was messing around last nite getting farmiliar with xubuntu 7.10 when I did something I guess that cause my four workstations (if thats what they are called) in the lower right hand corner of the screen to dissapear. In fact I now have nothing on the bottom. I think the trash can was over there too.
I've gone to applications/settings/settings manager and too workspaces but four are selected but I still have a no go.
Any ideas?
Thanks, Neal
I'm afraid I can't help, because I have a similar problem.
I was just going about my normal business, when the panel disappeared. No problem, just restart it manually and it came back... only Pager was missing. Tried "Add New Item" and selected Pager and got the Error "Cannot open Pager module".
checking .xsession-errors comes up with the following:
** (xfce4-panel:11907): CRITICAL **: Could not open "Pager": pager: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Since it was there before, and I didn't tweak anything, I don't know why it might suddenly not exist.
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'Stress-free' Posada enjoying life as retiree
By Adam Berry / MLB.com
TAMPA, Fla. -- Jorge Posada walked around George M. Steinbrenner Field on Friday morning wearing a Yankees uniform and catcher's mitt. He was on the field among a few of his former teammates for Mariano Rivera's batting practice session -- behind the mound, not the plate -- and batting practice itself.
Seeing Posada here is reminiscent of last Spring Training, when Andy Pettitte showed up for a few days of camp, an appearance that turned into a full-scale comeback. Manager Joe Girardi made the same connection, and said, "I don't rule anything out anymore."
But as strange as Posada felt heading into the coaches' locker room, he has neither the desire nor the intention to make a comeback of his own.
"I don't think I could. I don't think I can," Posada said. "It's the everyday thing. It's the grind of a long season, and I don't think I could do that. ... I'm happy with where I'm at. I'm not second-guessing myself. I know I can't play the game. In my mind I think I made the right decision.
"I'm stress-free. It's fun. I'm having fun."
Posada, who came to camp as a guest instructor after an invitation from Hal Steinbrenner, will be with the Yankees for a few more days, and he'll be back again at some point this spring. He likes the idea of being a part-time instructor and enjoys the process of teaching young catchers, but he doesn't have any interest in getting back into baseball in any full-time capacity right now.
"You retire to be home, and you don't want to be here for a month and a half," he said. "We're talking still [about a role with the Yankees], trying to figure out what we're going to do. So we've got time to do it now that I'm here, so we're going to sit down and talk."
Shortstop Derek Jeter, a close friend of Posada's, said it didn't feel too odd to see Posada as a guest instructor. The two have kept in contact and seen each other since Posada retired before the 2012 season, and Jeter has already dealt with the "awkward" situation of seeing several former teammates -- Bernie Williams, Tino Martinez and so on -- appear in camp as guest instructors.
But Jeter and Rivera said it was good see their former teammate back among the Yankees, whether he's playing or not.
"Any time that we have a guy that does what Jorge's doing, people are going to speculate," Girardi said. "And I think it's fair to do. Jorge's a guy that loved to play the game."
Adam Berry is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @adamdberry. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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GC: Christmas in Cuero is a light show to remember
Nov. 16, 2011 at 5:16 a.m.
By Jessica firstname.lastname@example.com
Nothing marks the start of the holiday season more than strings of lights strewn about wire forms in the shapes of Santa Claus or presents topped with bows.
In October, Cuero Municipal Park transforms into a decorated landscape filled with wire forms and wooden cutouts that mark the holiday season beginning the week of Thanksgiving.
Through a collaboration between the Cuero Development Corp. and the city of Cuero, Crossroads residents have had the opportunity to experience a magnificent light show for more than a decade.
Kay Lewis, one of the founders and president of Christmas in Cuero, an ad-hoc group of CDC, said the holiday event evolved 11 years ago when she and other members of the community and the city electrical department took holiday lights and decorated a handful of trees and a gazebo in the park. They waited to see what kind of response they would get and were surprised by the outcome.
"My husband kept going out there and looking and there were about 35 or 40 cars that drove through there that Thanksgiving night," she recalled. From there, she said they knew "it was a go."
After meeting with city officials and the CDC, the group was granted $2,500 in start up money, and the rest is history.
The setup
The graphic light installations are chosen from a special catalog, Crystal Valley Decorating,Inc., which builds the designs and ships them to Cuero.
The committee's artistic director, Tony Allen, said some of the designs are chosen by people in the community, while others are repeat scenes including the riverboat, which has been up almost every year since the event's inception.
"Most of what we put up is from donations. This year, we are going to have 30 new scenes and they're all from people who called and wanted to buy something for the park," Lewis said.
This year, the group will erect the nearly 40-foot tall American flag. It was down a few years ago when a group of juveniles vandalized the lights.
"They pushed the lights into the lake and pretty much destroyed the whole system," Allen said. "There is so much salt in the lake that the wiring and the bulb sockets were so corroded."
After the lights were retrieved from the lake, the only thing that was salvageable was the flag that rests on the riverboat scene. He said it took a lot of hours to get it back up and running for the show.
From start to finish
The flag is one of the larger scenes of Christmas in Cuero. It spans nearly 40 feet high by 48 feet wide and requires the use of a cherry picker to put it together.
The scenes are made of iron frames that fit together like puzzle pieces that hold each string of lights securely in place. Once stacked up, the frames are held in place by cables tethered to stakes.
"This is strictly volunteer work, but the city does come out and help with the larger scenes," Allen said. "They help with the taller scenes since we can't get up there."
Equipped with a cherry picker or a basket crane, employees of the city of Cuero Electric Department help move along the process.
Construction of the scenes begins in October and carries on until opening day, Nov. 21, with the bigger installations - the riverboat, flag and the sea serpent - behind the lake.
"We put up the flag for Turkeyfest and light it up for all the Wounded Warriors who come out," Allen said. "It's my favorite scene. I'm a red, white-and-blue person."
The crew of volunteers and city workers work five days a week after Turkeyfest to get the more than 125 scenes up and secured before opening day. But the work doesn't end there.
"I try out the lights and check the bulbs and changed about 20,000 plus this summer," said the retired police chief. He added that it's a long process that goes on after the show is over.
"We start taking it down in January, and a group of volunteers works on replacing the bulbs again."
Christmases in Cuero
Lewis said last year was the biggest year for Christmas in Cuero. The park, open from the Monday before Thanksgiving to News Year's Day, had more than 35,000 cars come through.
She added that the event in the park includes special days, like hot chocolate Thursdays, where the group will serve free hot chocolate to guests as they come through the park.
"This brought back memories of living in Friendswood," said the founder. She moved to Cuero about 12 years ago, and the event has been around ever since.


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Docked boat at Down the hatch thursday night for her three day stay. Out of the inlet at 7 with a net full all three days. Calm seas Friday and Saturday and a little heavy on Sunday. Most fish caught in 100-120 and 140. Warmer water in 80 feet then cooled down a bit further out. Lots of bait and activity on the water all weekend. The guests on Friday and Saturday limited on Red Snapper within about an hour. 8-14lbs. Several big came off so changed the tackle for Saturday and the overall size increased. Went deeper on Sunday with another tackle change and walla...2 red grouper, 1 gag which was 23 and 5/8 , 1 snapper all within about 25 minutes of lines in the water. Then, of course, when your on fire the seas turn a bit and some of the ladies acquired green faces and I was asked to head in. A little island time and then back to the ramp. Damn I'm tired. Checked in at Down the hatch Snapper tournament to see what had happened. I think they said 25 lb was the biggest of the weekend.
Oh, probably 40 plus sea bass for fun and a six foot nurse shark put on a good 30 minute fight for one of the guys.
No matter where I went there was FWC wanting the ear stones. I said, "hell yes", take them and realize that you need different regs and for god sakes please go have lunch with the SAFMC so you guys can be on the same page and publish the same frigging regs!!!! Also worth noting that I don't think I have ever seen so many fish floating on the water as I did this weekend. Vent your fish properly people. Overall successful fun weekend and paid my debts to some of the "hey when can I go fishing with you" people
So my untrained, illogical, ridiculous, stupid conclusion...Breeding Red Snapper are alive and kicking. Please do your research!
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No license shall be issued to any person not legally eligible to enter into a contract binding on all parties, or to any copartnership of which a member is so ineligible, or to any corporation, officer, director which is not eligible, or to any other type of business organization of which an ineligible person is designated as a responsible managing member.History: Contractors Lic. Bd. Reg. 2.05, eff 12 Feb 73.


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D-backs escape eighth on Gibson's challenge win
By Steve Gilbert / MLB.com
PHOENIX -- D-backs skipper Kirk Gibson won his manager's challenge in the eighth inning of Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Brewers.
With two outs and a runner on second, Milwaukee's Carlos Gomez blooped a single to right field and outfielder Gerardo Parra came up throwing to try and get Scooter Gennett at the plate.
Gennett was easily safe at the plate while Gomez tried to take second on the throw to the plate.
Catcher Tuffy Gosewisch fired the ball to Aaron Hill at second and Gomez was initially ruled safe by second base umpire Ted Barrett.
Gibson challenged the call and, after a review of 28 seconds, the call was overturned. While Gomez was the final out of the inning, Gennett had crossed home plate prior to the tag on Gomez, so his run counted.
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Discussion in 'Tennis Tips/Instruction' started by SuperHead, Jul 23, 2013.
Are you a modern baseline basher, or do you do the classical serve and volley?
Vary game depending on the quality of the opposition.....But like to get to net.
It's hard to teach an old dog new tricks. I've always played s&v and I always will.
Dependent on the situation. If I see that my opponent can not return my serve deep enough consistently then its a go on S&V. Otherwise it is baseline until I can get something where I can hit an approach shot.
I'm of the generation that is supposed to stand back and bash, but I like to come to the net based on the above. The wide kicker to the ad court and follow up volley is a go-to pattern if I find out a guy can't hit high backhands. Same thing with the wide slice to the deuce court or the high kicker up the middle.
If a guy can't get depth on any of his returns, I'll go to exclusive S&V. Saves me time and energy, and minimizes the chance I'll make an error from the backcourt.
I'll like bashing during hitting sessions, but I like winning during matches.
Even though I play at a high collegiate lvl where players grind it out on the baseline or simply end the point with a serve, I come to net very often. I have a one handed backhand which does not last on the baseline and if I slice it I only put myself on the defense which forces me to make an amazing shot to win the pt. I probably try to come into net 1/3 of the time which is a lot more than 99% of players. You need a little of both.
I try to serve volley as much as i can. Except when playing my regular hitting partner who is an exceptional returner. Still, I try to attack the net when hitting to his backhand at every opportunity.
Serve volley is boss.
I mosty hit from the baseline, but I like enterring the court to increase the pressure on my oppponent. With my average volleys and good groundies, the usual play is not s&v, though... I mostly hit groundies on shorter balls to win pts.
I did play a full set as a s&v against a pusher years ago and it was fun too. Many ways to win matches, but I'd like to meet a genuine s&v in a match.
Play dubs, nuff said
About 50% in singles, closer to 60% in doubles.
The reason I don't come in more in doubles is because my partner get's lobbed a lot, no matter who he is, since he's going to be an imobile target in net position.
I can't vote because it depends on whether it's singles or doubles. If it's doubles I s&v first and second serve and it's relatively weak. In singles I've maybe done it 10 times in 10 years.lol Serve is just too short most of the time. Hands are pretty good so I can do it in doubles with no problem. It actually helps to hold to s&V as opposed to being pinned on the fence hitting ground strokes.
Would it be outrageous to suggest pure baseliners who rate as a 4.0 or below are unlikley to have the power and abiity to place the ball to frequently and consistently hit winners, therefore predominately earn nearly all their points from unforced errors by their opponents? How often do you see lower skilled players smashing the ball past you?
What I might be suggesting is that it is easier to hit winners at the net than at the baseline when youre at a lower level because power doesnt come into the equation as much, and the technique is less complex. Plus you can work with greater angles. Why does no one play the net anymore then? Is it too uncool? Wouldn't developing an abilty to volley as opposed to trying to smash the skin off the ball from the baseline a more effective and educated way of winning more games when youre still in the early development stages of learning the game?
Exactly why S&V is still effective on rec level. I don't get passed that much. Lobbed every once in a while, but not passed.
I NEVER see anyone young come to the net. Its all baseline power bashing.
Amongst older players it common because they were brought up on it. And I see them tear youngsters to shreads simply by coming to the net.
1st rule at our club: No lobbing
2nd rule at our club: No lobbing
3rd rule at our club: You lob, you sit
Theres rules for lobbing????? Youre joking right
I'm one of those older players!
Max respect! I love playing against the older players who just know where to go on a court and can volley well, and have learnt to play within their own physical limitations as they get older. I learn so much about the game, compared to playing people younger who just want to bash it with no thought involved.
Ground rulz for doubles: Guy gets hit, goes limp, match is over.
Unless he is hit by a woman, then plays on.
Seriously, LeeD, on your court is each player responsible to cover lobs over their head? One of the first rules I heard nearly 30 yrs ago.
Let's be clear, I'm only 37!! I hope that's not too old! But I play old school. Conti-ish grips, flat, slice, constantly moving forward.
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Brock's Steelix
Brock's Steelix
Brock's Steelix (Japanese: タケシのハガネール Takeshi's Haganeil) was the first Pokémon acquired by Brock in the anime, and is his main battling Pokémon in both the anime and games.
- 1 In the anime
- 2 In the games
- 3 In the manga
- 4 In the TCG
- 5 Trivia
- 6 Related articles
In the anime
Original series
Brock received Steelix as an Onix from his father, Flint, on his tenth birthday, as seen in a flashback in Having a Wailord of a Time. Onix was Brock's first Pokémon and has consistently been his strongest.
Onix was first seen during Brock's match with Ash at the Pewter Gym where it was used against Pikachu. Onix wasn't fazed by Pikachu's ThunderShocks because of its secondary Ground type, and was easily able to subdue Pikachu with a Bind. Ash decided to forfeit the match because he couldn't stand to see Pikachu in pain. Onix was also used in Brock's rematch with Ash where it battled Pikachu once again. This time Pikachu's newly learned Thunderbolt attack was actually able to cause damage to Onix, though it was still not enough to defeat it. Onix once again had Pikachu in a Bind until Brock told it to stop because Brock didn't want to hurt Pikachu. Eventually Pikachu's Thunderbolt set off the sprinklers, severely damaging Onix because of its severe weakness to water. Pikachu took Onix down with one final Thunderbolt, but Ash chose to forfeit. Brock decided to give Ash the Boulder Badge anyway, and then joined him on his journey, bringing Onix with him.
Like most of Brock's Pokémon, Onix received very little screentime in comparison to the Pokémon of the other main characters. This may have been due to its massive size, although this came in handy when the trio were trapped in the upside down, sunken St. Anne in Pokémon Shipwreck. Onix was used as a bridge and ladder to allow the group to reach lower levels of the ship.
Onix was sent out in an attempt to prevent Team Rocket escaping with a Moon Stone in Clefairy and the Moon Stone. It tunneled through ground and burst up to disrupt the escaping Team Rocket, and although it fought to a stalemate with Koffing, it held them up long enough for Ash and the others to arrive and save the day.
Onix was used as Brock's steed in The Flame Pokémon-athon!, during the big race. It managed to maintain second behind Dario and just ahead of a farmhand on a Rhyhorn. However, the race involved crossing a body of water, which the two Rock-type Pokémon were unable to cross, and Onix had to withdraw. Onix was noticeably upset by this, the only time it has been shown to weep.
In Who Gets To Keep Togepi?, Brock used Onix in the four way tournament, where it went up against Meowth. It seemed to outclass the tiny Normal-type Pokémon with Rock Throw, but Meowth was extremely determined after seeing Togepi, and managed to defeat Onix by splashing it with a watering can and then using Fury Swipes.
In Volcanic Panic, it helped stop the erupting volcano by helping Geodude, Blaine's Magmar, and Ash's Charizard and Pikachu clog the lava flow with boulders. Misty's Staryu and Ash's Squirtle bathed Onix in water to help keep it from overheating.
Brock used it in To Master the Onixpected! in an attempt to restrain a giant Onix, and in The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis, in an attempt to restrain a giant Gengar. It was absorbed into the ancient Pokémon just like Team Rocket, the scientists and Pidgeotto but reappeared at the end of the episode.
Orange Islands
In Poké Ball Peril, Brock decided to remain at Professor Ivy's lab in the Orange Islands, and kept Onix with him. However, when Brock returned to the group in A Tent Situation, he brought Onix with him, as revealed in Roll On, Pokémon!, where it lost a battle with a powerful Donphan.
In Sick Daze, it was revealed that Brock usually polished his Geodude and Onix as part of his Breeder duties. The dubious task of polishing Brock's Onix fell to Ash, who attempted to shorten his chore through use of his Totodile's Water Gun, which caused Onix to panic and earned Ash a reprimand from Misty. It was captured by Team Rocket, but was rescued by the arrival of Brock, Golbat and Pineco. It then used Rock Throw to send Team Rocket blasting off.
In Control Freak!, Jessie, in possession of an ancient Queen's mask and scepter, took control of Onix, along with Geodude and Pikachu. Team Rocket then beat a hasty retreat by ordering Onix to carry them out of the underground chambers. When Team Rocket fled, Onix was freed from the influence of the scepter. In Entei At Your Own Risk, Onix comically buried Psyduck in hot sand as it collapsed in the bed to relax. It later used its large, dense body to shield the group from Team Rocket's suction.
It had an impressive battle against Iron-Masked Marauder's Tyranitar in Celebi: Voice of the Forest, where it was battered but finally managed to defeat Tyranitar when Suicune intervened.
In the Christmas special, Onix was seen having a snowball fight with the rest of the Pokémon. It was later seen being used as a sled.
Advanced Generation series
Brock ended up lending Onix and two of his other Pokémon to his eldest sibling, Forrest, who took on the role of Gym Leader at Pewter City while Brock went to Hoenn.
Kanto Battle Frontier
When Brock returned to the Gym in Grating Spaces, Onix had evolved into a Steelix under Forrest's care. Steelix was shown to have learned Iron Tail and a powerful DragonBreath attack during its time at the Gym.
Diamond and Pearl series
Steelix made an appearance in SS025, in which it was called out by Forrest to have a Gym battle against Nurse Joy. However, at the time Nurse Joy refused to battle anyone but Brock or Flint.
Personality and characteristics
Like all of Brock's Pokémon, Onix received very little personality development whilst it was on-screen, which was quite low due to its enormous size. However, it is very loyal to Brock as his starter Pokémon and reflects his personality quite closely. Like Brock, Onix was very intimidating and serious in its debut appearance, mercilessly crushing Pikachu in obedience to its commands. Like Brock, its tough exterior hides a sensitive interior. Just as Brock gets emotional over women, Onix has been shown to be morbidly afraid of water. In the big race in The Flame Pokémon-athon!, Onix kept up a top three position until they hit a body of water and were forced to retire, causing it to cry in disappointment. When necessity forced it to expose itself to water when damming the Cinnabar volcano, it only permitted the tip of its tail to be soaked.
As a Steelix, its personality remains much the same. It was very happy to see Brock again and battled loyally alongside him.
Moves used
|A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.
In the games
Steelix, in either of its forms, has appeared in every game that Brock has appeared in, and is Brock's main Pokémon in each of those games.
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|Pokémon Yellow
|Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon World Tournament
|Gym battle
|Fighting Dojo rematch
|Kanto Leaders Tournament
|Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament
|Pokémon Stadium
|Pokémon Stadium 2
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|Round 1
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Red challenges Brock's Onix during Onix is On! in a Gym battle to gain the Boulder Badge. Red uses Pika to battle (his other two party Pokémon too tired from repeated use), but it is still angry with Red for capturing it, and ignored his commands. Onix first uses Rock Throw at Pika, which caused it to become even more annoyed, and it started shocking Red instead. Brock is infuriated that the one challenger he'd hoped to go all-out on seemed to have won his way through "dumb luck." He then revealed Onix's strongest move: using its body like a torpedo to gain momentum and hit Pika with Skull Bash. Red narrowly pushes Pika out of the way, and having decided to fight for him, the Pikachu uses a powerful electric attack on Onix, breaking apart the rocks that its body is composed of. In the end, Red seemed to have gotten Pika's trust, before using the handshake he offered to electrocute him in the outskirts of Pewter City.
Brock returns near the end of the Red, Green, & Blue chapter when Onix's Tackle helps corner the Team Rocket Grunts who tried to flee from the Silph Co. building.
Brock would later use Onix to serve as a replacement bridge in the Tohjo Falls and in an exhibition match against Jasmine, where it was soundly defeated by her Steelix's higher defense.
Moves used
|A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
Since The Electric Tale of Pikachu is based on the anime, Onix appears in this manga in Ash and Brock's Gym battle in Play Misty For Me. It loses the battle. It later fought a losing battle with the Black Fog.
Moves used
|A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.
In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure manga
Brock's Onix only appeared in a flashback in Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure along with its Trainer and the other Gym Leaders of Kanto.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Brock's Onix appears in Bring Down the Powerful Opponent Onix!!, in Red's battle with Brock. After witnessing Green and his Charmander being tossed out of the Gym, Clefairy was initially too afraid to face Onix in battle and had attempted to flee, but later gained courage to fight after learning that his cousin Pikachu was part of Brock's collection, which infuriated Clefairy. During the battle, Clefairy tried to use an assortment of tricks to win the battle, which only prolonged the fight. Eventually Clefairy leads Onix around a ceiling column, trapping Onix as it becomes entangled around it. Onix manages to free itself and attempts to crush Clefairy using Constrict, but stops after Clefairy cunningly draws his picture onto Onix's tail, which confuses Onix and causes it to chase after its own tail. This makes Onix dizzy, and Clefairy knocks it out by smashing the fallen pillar onto its head, thus winning the battle.
Moves used
|An × shows that the move cannot be legitimately learned by this Pokémon in the games.
|A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.
In the Pokémon Zensho manga
Satoshi battles Brock's Onix in Nibi City. Satoshi uses his Charmander in the battle, and tells it to chop the horn-like part of Onix's head off. Onix is then defeated, and Satoshi wins the battle.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Brock's Onix in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
| Related cards
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
| English
| Japanese
|Brock's Onix
|Gym Heroes
|Nivi City Gym
|Brock's Onix
|Gym Heroes
|Leaders' Stadium
- Steelix is the first Pokémon of Ash's friends to evolve off-screen.
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For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Onix and Steelix.
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Neki Mohan
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 12:46 p.m. Friday
The sun has come up on Independence Day and everyone is decked out in the national colors and headed to line the streets and the Queens Park Savannah.
Military men and women are wearing uniforms. The military steel orchestra and full band provides the beat as they march through the streets.
As you can see in my slideshow, the creativity used in the wearing of red, white and black was certainly part of the show.
It is a beautiful morning and a beautiful show.
Military pageantry is something the we pride ourselves in, and my photographer Bob Palumbo loves a parade. He was dancing in the streets -- he is that talented! He can shoot and dance.
Since people can see Local 10 in Trinidad and Tobago, they recognize us and personally thank us for coming to visit and celebrate with us.
Here are some of things we are hearing on the streets today:
"I am proud of my country, we have so many role models, and so many different races," said Lisa, 10.
"We have come a long way, we have to have faith that we can overcome the problems with crime," said Davina, 30.
John brought his two sons to the parade.
"It's important that they be here, this is history for them for all of us," said John, 35.
"Like our anthem says, every creed and race find an equal place, that's what I am most proud of," said Nastasha, 40.
Neki Mohan
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 2:56 a.m. Friday
Hundreds of people gathered in downtown, along with the prime minister, president and dignitaries to usher in Independence Day in Trinidad and Tobago.
The celebrations started at sundown with steel-band music and calypso and full military honors in Woodford Square. At midnight, a symbolic flag was raised, re-enacting the day Trinidad and Tobago ceased being a British colony and became its own nation.
"I was here this day in 1962 and I wouldn't have missed this for the world," Randy Alford told me.
Alford, a resident of Palmetto Bay, Florida, is a retiree after working for the Miami Dade Public Schools for 20 years.
"I love my life in South Florida, but I make a yearly pilgrimage because this country made me who I am," said Alford.
Newly crowned Olympic Javelin Champion Keshorn Walcott was honored as Trinidadians celebrate the unique characteristics of the culture.
"We do well everywhere in the world, I can always tell a Trinbagonian where ever they are because of the way they carry themselves," Colin Lucas told Local 10's Neki Mohan.
The party went well into the wee hours of the morning -- we edited the story for the morning news. Headed to get some sleep, more to come tomorrow!
Neki Mohan
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 5:37 p.m. Thursday
It's surreal to be on the ground in the capital of my youth on assignment. Photographer Bob Palumbo and I are in a busy Port of Spain, which is draped in red, white and black -- the national colors.
We are in the Port of Spain to cover Trinidad and Tobago's 50th anniversary of independence. A big deal in the twin island republic which so many South Floridians claim as their native homeland.
Ten of thousands of Trinidadians and Tobagonians live in the State of Florida. Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll is a native of the country. Chances are you have a neighbor, a friend or a co-worker that hails from the twin island republic.
Trinidad and Tobago is very unique as Caribbean islands go because of its natural resources. It's vibrant industry of petroleum and petroleum products, making it a vital supplier to the region, including the United States. Lt. Gov Carroll just led a trade delegation to T&T this summer to build a stronger economic link between the two places.
Signs of the culture here in South Florida are everywhere. The steel band, which was created in Trinidad, is part of the soundtrack for our Caribbean lifestyle and tourism industry. Every year, Miami Gardens plays host to the hundreds of thousands who come in to town for the annual Carnival in October. In almost every city in South Florida, there are Caribbean markets and restaurants. Even groceries stores are stocking their shelves with more imports to keep up with demand to satisfy their Caribbean clientele.
I was born in New York to two Trinidadian-born parents who were struggling to find opportunity in their new not so tropical homeland that had many job opportunities. Caring for a child was not easy without family support, so at 3-years-old, I went to live with my grandparents in Port of Spain until it was time to go to college.
My story is one of thousands of similar experiences shared by Caribbean Immigrants in South Florida. We have embraced American culture and lifestyle but there will always be a feeling inside that makes T&T our home, too.
This is a big day for T&T, and I am honored to cover it for Local 10.
At midnight Friday, they will reenact the lowering of the British Flag and hoisting on Trinidad and Tobago's red, white and black flag for the first time 50 years ago. We are here on the ground to bring this special time to you.
For more on the island and the celebrations, go to www.tnt50.gov.tt.
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Processed-Centered Teaching and Its Implications in English Teaching in China
Process-centered teaching, as a contrary to product-centered teaching, is a paradigm which emphasizes the way in which a language, syllabus, or curriculum is taught and learnt from the point of view of the learner, and how the language becomes directly relevant to the lives of the learners. This paper, based on an analysis of process-centeredness, proposes some implications in English teaching in China. It desires to enable English teachers more awaken to the process of teaching instead of just simply paying heeds to learners' performances in examinations.
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HAMPTON, Va.- The travel circuit kicked into gear Friday night with impressive showings from three elite prospects in the 2010 class, including a 34-point performance by Josh Smith.
Josh Smith- Athlete's First doesn't have the imposing frontline it has enjoyed the past few years, and Smith took advantage. Dominating at the rim for countless dunks, Smith also spent a lot of time at the free throw line. He had bursts of explosiveness, but his conditioning isn't where we were hoping it would be. In fact, it appeared on Friday that he might have regressed in that area compared to where he was at last July.
Brandon Knight- On the other hand, Knight's body looks like it ready to take the football field as a strong safety. He is up to 185-pounds at 6-foot-3, and it is all muscle. With his Team STAT squad trailing the Georgia Stars, Knight took over the game in the second half scoring 20 of his game high 30 points. Impressive executing off the high ball screen, Knight scored from both deep and in the paint.
Harrison Barnes- Like Knight, Barnes appears to be in tip top shape and his game is just as sharp. Playing for an undermanned Howard Pulley team, Barnes had to do everything against the Houston Hoops. He defended the post, held down the boards, dropped three-pointers and slashed to the basket. It is evident that Barnes has been working on his game as his ball handling has improved significantly. Instead of projecting as a combo forward, Barnes looks like a small forward/shooting guard now.
Doron Lamb- This New York Gaucho broke into the national consciousness exactly a year ago when he had a monster first night game at Boo Williams, and Lamb wasn't too shabby this year either. Although not a pure shooter, Lamb is certainly a pure scorer. He knocked down three-pointers against the Oakland Soldiers and worked his way into interior buckets as well. Lamb is getting stronger and looks to be a solid 6-foot-5. His physical development and knack for using his body to create space helps him make up for what he might lack in terms of athleticism.
Jalen Courtney- It still isn't clear if the LSU commitment projects as a small forward or power forward offensively, but defensively Courtney can guard either position. Along with his defensive effort, his work on the glass on both ends of the court was impressive.
Andre Stringer- The diminutive point guard gets lift on his jumper and has a knack for scoring the ball when going to his right. He had a game high 24 points in the Jackson Tigers win over Meanstreets. Would like, however, to see him attack pressure in the backcourt with more confidence on the dribble, and defend at a higher level.
John McArthur- The Oakland Soldier's big man might be a low to mid level athlete, but everything else about his game is high major. He has a great mind for the game, is highly skilled, and knows how to gain leverage with his physical strength.
Isiah Epps- This Pittsburgh commitment has a shifty left handed game that is intriguing. Although he is a little on the small side, his feel for the game is intriguing. He led the Playaz over Team Florida with 16 points.
Keylon Harrell- The strong 6-foot-3 shooting guard for the Alabama Challenge has a feel for making plays. Always around the ball when it is loose, Harrell finished in traffic and drained some threes.
Rodney Hood- It didn't take long for this smooth lefty to make an instant impact for the Alabama Challenge. Within minutes after coming into the game, Hood had eight points (with a couple three-pointers) and a couple assists. He is a point forward with the potential to be a Jalen Rose type player.
Johnny O'Bryant- This energetic, high level athlete is another one of the outstanding underclassmen in the state of Mississippi. The big man is working his way into being a "go-to" player rather than a rebounder/defender. The talent is there to be that guy, it will just take some time to adjust the mindset.
Tyler Adams- A beast of a post player, Adams is the defensive tackle who compliments the defensive end rush of O'Bryant. Adams is simply an immovable force in the paint.
Mychal Ammons- And for our fourth Mississippi underclassmen, Ammons is a talented glue type guy on the wing who will knockdown jumpers and make the plays that need to be made.
Trevor Lacey- He doesn't have typical point guard foot speed, but Lacy is both crafty and strong with the basketball and a solid decision maker.
Quincy Miller- The long, bouncy post player is oozing with upside. The question is just how much stronger he can get and how much he can refine is skill game. Nonetheless, he is a high level prospect who coaches would love to have the opportunity to develop.
Kyle Wiltjer- Looking every bit of 6-foot-8, Wiltjer has a smooth shooting stroke and a Ryan Kelly type feel for scoring the ball. Right now lack of strength is an issue, but he has the frame that can put on some mass, and he knows how to utilize his strength. The Pac-10 will be all over this prospect.
Nick Johnson- A good athlete with a high level shooting stroke, Johnson was impressive scoring the ball against the New York Gauchos. Projects as a high level shooting guard, Johnson ran the point for the Oakland Soldiers.
School Lists
Josh Smith- The big fellow said he is truly wide open and that he doesn't have a leader or even a top three. The reported school list of Washington, UCLA and Louisville is the list of the schools who were recruiting him the hardest at the moment. Smith rattled off Duke, North Carolina, Gonzaga, Texas and Ohio State as other schools of interest. He also said he is willing to play anywhere and is not a lean to stay on the west coast.
Anthony Wroten Jr.- Smith's teammate, however, admitted that Washington is the school to beat in his recruitment. He said on Thursday his family fielded calls from Indiana, Marquette, Kentucky and Ohio State. He also listed Syracuse, St. John's, Miami, Louisville and Georgia Tech as his top schools at the moment along with Washington. But then he quickly added that his top schools change daily.
Mychal Ammons- He has an offer from Florida, but Wake Forest is his top school. Ole Miss, Arkansas, UConn and North Carolina are also on his list.
Tyler Adams- The 6-foot-8, 246-pound sophomore has offers from Arkansas, Wake Forest, Florida and the new staff at Kentucky.
Quincy Miller- Wake Forest is at the top of his list, and he has an offer from Auburn. He also listed Memphis, Duke, North Carolina, Indiana, Purdue, Baylor and UConn.


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Danville, CA (August 17, 2011) - On Sept. 25, Community Presbyterian Preschool (CPP) will commemorate 50 years of providing high quality early childhood education. Plans are underway for an ice cream social complete with games, timeline, photo corner, and sing along for current and former students and their families. The planning committee consists of former and current staff members.
"CPP is a special place. In a time when there is so much discussion about the importance of quality early childhood education, a milestone of this nature must be recognized," said planning committee member Mary Lou Alexander, who was a CPP staff member when the doors first opened and retired just 14 years ago.
Local businesses, including Dreyer's, Home Depot, Lunardi's, Yogurt Shack, and Danville Bakery, are donating supplies and food to make the event a success.
"My son worked for Dreyer's and donated the ice cream 25 years ago for our celebration. It seems only fitting that he has arranged for Dreyer's to donate it again," said former CPP director Dorothy Chase.
The committee has been chanting its theme of "2, 4, 6, 8…50 years we celebrate" this summer during its planning sessions.
"I am hoping that this 50th anniversary party will be a joyful gathering of folks who have attended, loved, and supported the preschool. We want to celebrate our school and remember and honor the traditions that have made the school a wonderful place to be for five decades," said current director Kaaren Slocum.
Former student and current San Jose Earthquakes striker Chris Wondolowski is set to attend the event. Also in attendance will be former San Francisco Giant Randy Winn. His mother, Bev Winn, was the Spanish teacher for CPP for over 25 years.
Teachers and local bakeries will provide cakes for the cake walk game which will be held in the courtyard. A former parent and photographer, Nicole Gee, will manage the photo corner for attendees. Current and former staff, with community volunteers, will manage children's games and tours of the current classrooms.
"We are asking for RSVPs for the September 25 event so we know how much ice cream to have on hand," said event organizer and CPP teacher Isabel Lau.
The event will take place from 2:00 – 5:00pm at 222 W. El Pintado Road in Danville, CA. Attendees may call the school at 925-837-3316 or email firstname.lastname@example.com to RSVP. Details of the event can be found on Community Presbyterian Preschool's Facebook page.


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Iglesias still working toward return to action
By Jason Beck / MLB.com
JUPITER, Fla. -- Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias continues to work out back at the Tigertown complex in Lakeland as he tries to work past the soreness in his shins that has cost him a week and a half of action.
Iglesias took ground balls and threw on Sunday, manager Brad Ausmus said, but he did not run. Ausmus was waiting for an update from Monday's workout.
The goal at this point is to get Iglesias back on the field with enough time to be ready for Opening Day, a goal Ausmus noted on Sunday is approaching.
Scherzer used to dealing with Tigers' hot bats
JUPITER, Fla. -- Max Scherzer led the Majors in run support among starting pitchers last year. It figures, then, that the biggest offensive outburst the Tigers have enjoyed all spring came with Scherzer on the mound.
Like so many times in 2013, Scherzer waited through a long inning on the bench as his offense piled up runs in a seven-run third and five-run fourth in Monday's 17-5 win over the Cardinals, then came back out to the mound like he had only been sitting for a couple minutes.
"I had to do that a lot last year," Scherzer said. "I got so much run support, there's times that they were scoring five, seven runs in an inning. There were times last year, I wasn't efficient at that, at the long layoffs and doing a good job of coming back out.
"It's easier to do it in warm weather. It's a lot more difficult to do it in cold weather. That's one thing I found. But the other thing, you really have to take your warmup pitches seriously. You really have to loosen your arm back up. You have to get the tempo going in your delivery. There's a lot of things going on in those warmup pitches."
Scherzer pulled that off with a mix of pitches, including a nasty curveball he unleashed on left-handed hitters. His breaking ball registered at 74 mph on the Roger Dean Stadium radar gun to send down Jon Jay swinging to strand two runners in the fourth, and he threw another at 72 to retire Matt Holliday leading off the fifth.
Four of Scherzer's five strikeouts came against left-handed hitters.
"There's only a few times I'm actually pitching for a strikeout," Scherzer said, "but it was nice to be able to get a couple times through the lineup. I was able to sequence them differently, and I felt my curveball was very good today. That's probably why I was able to get some of those swing-and-misses when I needed to.
"I have a fastball. I've got a great changeup. When I have a good curveball, it makes me an even better pitcher."
Ausmus continues to size up bullpen options
JUPITER, Fla. -- The Tigers received another solid inning of relief from Ian Krol on Sunday. The club sent a procession of lefty relievers to the mound on Monday against the Cardinals with solid results, from Blaine Hardy to Casey Crosby and then Kyle Lobstein. They'll have Phil Coke on schedule to pitch back in Lakeland on Tuesday against the Blue Jays.
However, manager Brad Ausmus cautioned on Monday that he's not married to the idea of a two-lefty bullpen.
"I do think it helps. I think it's a benefit," Ausmus said. "But you have to put your best team and your best bullpen in the stadium when the season starts."
Crosby, who missed the early Spring Training action with tendinitis in his forearm, made his spring debut with two-thirds of an inning on Monday, walking one and striking out one. His fastball ranged from 89 to 91 mph on the ballpark radar gun, while he mixed his curveball with a changeup that has improved from last year.
"I felt comfortable," Crosby said. "It was good to get back out there finally. Obviously, I kind of joined the party late, but it feels good out there."
The fact that Crosby is competing as a reliever now, rather than a starter like he was in past springs, gives him a better chance of catching up to his counterparts. It's not a major adjustment for him.
"I feel a lot more comfortable doing the short-inning stuff," Crosby said, "not really thinking, more just going. Just go pitch and let it go. That's what I'm most comfortable doing, I feel like."
Tigers reviewing setup for first replay game
JUPITER, Fla. -- The Tigers are scheduled for their first trial run at baseball's new replay review system on Wednesday against the Yankees in an MLB Network broadcast. The crew in charge of replay challenges for the Tigers, however, isn't going to be there.
While that game is going on, defensive coordinator Matt Martin -- who will be in charge of looking at replays and deciding whether to challenge calls -- will be in Kissimmee with members of the video crew to meet with Major League Baseball officials for instructions on how the system will work.
"I'd like to [try the system], so we'll try to work it out," Ausmus said on Monday morning.
It wasn't exactly good timing, but Detroit is going to have at least a handful more games this spring to test out the system. Moreover, the club been preparing for it on its own since the Spring Training schedule began.
The Tigers set up a video camera pointed towards first base to get a look at potential close plays they encounter. They've also had the video crew save footage of replay challenges from other teams to look at how the process is working and calculate what percentage of calls so far are being overturned.
Detroit has not instructed players to play any different on the field in anticipation of replay, other than to make sure they make contact on tag plays. Though Rays manager Joe Maddon made headlines last week when he talked about instructing players to play past the third out in case of an out call being reversed, manager Brad Ausmus said they're not going that far yet.
"We've discussed it internally," Ausmus said. "We're actually in the process of waiting to hear an answer on a couple of those things from instant replay officials. A couple of those points that Joe brings up are valid points, but ... I don't know how you can expect the player to get the fourth out. It's not baseball nature to get the fourth out.
"We want to get answers to some of those questions. We haven't gotten them yet. But when we get them, then we're going to have a discussion with the players about it. Because there are cases I think where you have to make the players aware of replay so that play doesn't stop. I just think that's a very tricky area, to punish the defense for an umpire's mistake."
Quick hits
• Andy Dirks underwent successfully microdiscectomy surgery on his back Monday in St. Petersburg, Fla. Dirks, who was diagnosed with a back problem a week ago following continued back pain, will be sidelined for 12 weeks, including three weeks in which he can't do any physical activity beyond walking.
• Tigers owner Mike Ilitch and his wife Marian issued a statement on Sunday night on the passing of Detroit Lions owner William Clay Ford: "We are saddened by the passing of William Clay Ford, Sr. and extend our condolences to the entire Ford family, the Ford Motor Company, the Lions organization and all of his employees. He led with a memorable blend of class, dignity and unwavering commitment to our community and his legacy will always be a source of pride for our city, state and nation."
• The Tigers' three home runs on Monday doubled their total for the Grapefruit League season. They hit four homers on their two-day trip to Jupiter after previously ranking last in the Majors in homers.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.