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Recently there was a new state law (HB218) that was passed, part of which stated that Club sports would be allowed to use the school’s facilities (such as the Football fields, etc)

This was GREAT to hear as Lacrosse in Utah is still only a club sport, and has never been given any love by the different School Districts in Utah. I hated this as a High School player. We weren’t allowed to use the school’s fields, and we had no support from the schools. Basically we were just able to use the School’s name and that was it.

Unfortunately the Utah School Districts have found a loophole in the new law to ‘keep us away’.
The schools are saying we can use the field, but that we have to pay an exorbitant amount of money to step foot on the fields.

Davis School District is charging $1,000 PER USE!
That would be $1,000 for each practice and game.

Alpine School District wants $300 PER USE!

Obviously this is not possible for club sports.

I say SHAME on all of Utah’s School Districts!

Not all kids want to play Football, Basketball, Baseball, or Soccer.
To take the ability for the kids who decide to play other sports the right of at least playing AT THIER school, is just SAD!
These kids get no support from their schools, no recognition of their wins, and can’t even play at their schools.

The fact that the school districts are using a loophole in the new law to keep the kids away, is even more disgusting.

It makes me MAD at the school districts, and sad for the boys and girls.

If you feel the same way, I strongly suggest that you let your school district know.

Jordan School District: Patrice Johnson (Superintendent of Schools) – 801-567-8323 – superintendent@jordan.k12.ut.us
Alpine School District: Vern Henshaw (Superintendent of Schools) – (801) 610-8420 – vhenshaw@alpinedistrict.org
Davis School District: Dr. W. Bryan Bowles (Superintendent of Schools) – (801) 402-5258 – bbowles@dsdmail.net
Granite School District: Martin W. Bates (Superintendent of Schools) – (385) 646-4523 – mwbates@graniteschools.org
Salt Lake City School District: Dr. McKell Withers (Superintendent of Schools) – (801) 578-8351 – mckell.withers@slcschools.org

Your district not listed above? Find your district at: http://www.onlineutah.com/schooldistricts.shtml

View House Bill 218 at: http://le.utah.gov/~2011/htmdoc/hbillhtm/hb0218.htm

Join me in my efforts to support Hydrocephalus Association Salt Lake City, UT WALK!

You can help by donating and/or signing up as a team member and ask those around you to donate. Go Team: “Ty”

Why WALK?
I WALK because I want to make a difference. By spreading the word and fundraising, I show people living with the challenges of hydrocephalus that they are not alone. I am more than hopeful to find a cure; I am determined. Please help me reach my goal! To donate by credit card, click here. Remember, all donations are Tax Deductible!

Hydrocephalus and You
Contrary to popular belief anyone can get hydrocephalus at any age. Hydrocephalus does not discriminate and there is no cure. 1 to 2 of every 1,000 babies are born with hydrocephalus. It is the most common reason for brain surgery among children. An estimated 5% of Alzheimer’s patients have misdiagnosed hydrocephalus. 1 shunt surgery takes place every 15 minutes. 50% of shunts fail within 2 years.

Hydrocephalus Association
HA’s mission is to eliminate the challenges of hydrocephalus by stimulating innovative research and providing support and education for individuals, families and professionals dealing with the condition.
Thank you for supporting Hydrocephalus Association Salt Lake City, UT WALK. Your contribution is greatly appreciated.

http://bit.ly/HydroWalkSLC

Date: September 3, 2011
Location: Sugarhouse Park
Address: 2100 South 1500 East Salt Lake City, UT 84106

I will be Live Blogging tonights Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) Men’s Lacrosse game between BYU (#7) and Chapman (#4) tonight for CollegeLAX.

The game starts at 7pm MDT and will be played at Brigham Young University’s North Field.
Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the North gate.

If you can not make the game you can follow my live blogging at:
http://www.collegelax.us/news/2011/03/26/chapman-at-byu-live-blog/

Updated with Photos from the game.

I have placed my decked out Mac Pro up for bid on eBay.

Don’t miss the chance to get a SCREAMING Mac at a fraction of the price!

Apple Mac Pro Dual Quad-Core Xeon 2.8G, 10G RAM, 2TB HD

After over 2 years of trying, and going through fertility treatment and tons of fertility meds, we are finally expecting a new addition to our family!

This last week we were able to see the first “pictures” of the baby and hear the heart beat for the first time.

It’s still a bit early to know if it’s a boy or girl, but we are hoping to be able to find out in the next few weeks.
We are going to try and get back in right before my birthday (Jan 25) to try and find out.

The due date is August 1st, however since we have to do a C-Section we will probably end up around the end of July.
That said, our main goal is to make it past 25 weeks this time.
Past that everything is gravy

We are working on getting back in to see a Perinatologist, who along with our normal baby doctor will determine the best course of action to help insure we get past 25 weeks this time.

Inspired by a similar post I saw today, I thought I would take a snap of my computer setup at work and share it with all of you.

I have uploaded it to Flickr with notes on what everything is, but I will attach the basics to this post.

This is my setup at work – Moki Networks – mokinetworks.com
All Displays powered by the iMac.

27″ iMac – 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7. 8GB RAM – Running Xcode
Samsung 27″ Monitor – Running my Mac app ‘iDeskCal’ www.HashBangInd.com/iDeskCal and Safari viewing www.philhendrieshow.com
Dell 24″ Monitor – Powered via EVGA UV Plus+ 16 (USB Display Adapter) Running iPhone 4 Simulator and Xcode Console
iPad running as a monitor using the app Air Display. Using for Mac OS Dock, Twitter (Echofon), and IM (Adium)
iPhone 4 running Safari, viewing personal Mac and iOS company HashBang Industries. HashBangInd.com
iPhone 3GS
iPhone 3G (broken screen but working)
iPod Touch – 2nd Generation
iPhone – 1st Generation
Bose QuietComfort 15 Noise Canceling Headphones
Dr Pepper!

November is Prematurity Awareness Month.

In connection with prematurity awareness month I thought I would give a little dose of current with a little dose of the past.

So to start (the present) (2010):
U.S. earns ‘D’ for premature births
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/17/premature.births/?hpt=Sbin

and now for the past (2005):
Tyler in the Salt Lake Tribune (2005)
Campaign targets premature births (PDF)

An interesting little tidbit is that this article (and Tyler’s birth) (2005) marked the third (3rd) Annual Prematurity Awareness Month, while this year (2010) is the eighth (8th) Annual Prematurity Awareness Month.

You might need to turn up your sound as his sweet little voice can be hard to hear.

Newsprint version 1.1 has been Approved and should start showing up in the App Store shortly!

As an extra treat we are offering Newsprint for 50% off for the next week!

So don’t delay and pick up a copy today.

For more information on Newsprint, please visit: NewsprintApp.com

To access Newsprint in the iTunes App Store, please visit: App Store

*On sale from April 21, 2010 until April 28, 2010.
*50% off is $2.99, based on the normal price of $4.99

Newsprint 1.1 has been submitted to the App Store!

Now to get to work on the iPad version….