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Institutional changes lead to U.S. gymanstics success

Posted: June 4, 2012 at 8:20 am

Much more is expected of the men and women competing at the Visa Championships this week at Chaifetz Arena than their counterparts who competed here in the same event a dozen years ago. The best of the best here and at the Olympic Trials later this month are expected not only to represent the U.S in London but to bring home the mother lode of medals.

The U.S. gymnasts are the only ones to bring home team medals in both men's and women's gymnastics from the past two Olympiads. But they want more than a three-peat. Once an also-ran, the U.S. women have become the dominant force in the sport over the last decade. The men are an ascending program expected to bring home multiple medals.

"The magic of what's emerged through our program is that we've cultivated a team environment," said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. "The team has gone from being a collection of individuals to a true team effort."

Through the 1980s and 1990s, the U.S. women's team had its moments, starting with Mary Lou Retton's gold in the all-around in 1984 and peaking with the 1996 team, whose gold medal performance in the team competition and three individual medals earned them the name The Magnificent Seven. Many of the U.S. medalists in that span trained full-time with Bela and Martha Karolyi, uprooting their lives and families to train at the Karolyis' facility near Houston. The rest of the top U.S. gymnasts, though, felt they were at a disadvantage in national team selection.

Then in 1999, the U.S. finished sixth at the world championships.

"That was like the stock market plummeting more than 1,000 points," Penny said. "There was no coaching figure who had accountability. There was no one person who was keeping the bar raised. We had to fix it."

Karolyi seemed the likely figure, and the beginnings of a national team program were launched in the leadup to the Sydney Olympics. The results the following year at the Olympics in Sydney showed little improvement, though. The team earned a bronze but was shut out of individual medals. Romania, China and Russia divvied up the bulk of them.

"All the top nations have permanent training centers, which we felt represented a huge advantage," Martha said. "But we knew it was not possible to take a 6-year-old away from their parents here."

Despite the dominance at the time of Karolyi's athletes, the plethora of other gyms scattered throughout the country meant there was no centralized system. So, USA Gymnastics, with the help of the Karolyis, reached a compromise, a semi-centralized system in which the top athletes and their coaches gathered periodically, typically four days a month, at the Karolyis' facility.

Bela initially was named team coordinator but after nearly two decades of stepping on the toes of many a gym director and coach, he was viewed as a polarizing, rather than unifying, force. Thus, USA Gymnastics chose Martha to replace him as team coordinator.

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June 4th, 2012 at 8:20 am

Posted in Personal Success

YPN offers learning, networking opportunities

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Young Professionals Network (YPN) is a program of The Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana dedicated to serving young professionals in Southwest Indiana by providing opportunities for professional development, civic and community involvement and networking. YPN is committed to broadening young professionals' scope of influence, developing their personal and professional skills, and engaging them in communities in Southwest Indiana through monthly membership meetings, social events and philanthropic projects.

YPN meets the third Thursday of each month at The Chamber's office in Downtown Evansville. Meetings begin promptly at 5:30 p.m. with a short time for networking, followed by a structured business meeting at 6 p.m. Insightful business leaders are regularly invited to speak to the group about career and professional development, work/life balance, community involvement and networking.

Recent meetings have featured Leadership Evansville Executive Director Lynn Miller-Pease; Harding, Shymanski & Co. President & CEO Trudy Stock; The Women's Hospital CEO Christina Ryan; and Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke.

Membership in YPN is open to any young professionals employed by Chamber member businesses. There is no cost to join the group. For more information or to inquire about membership, contact Ben Wills at bwills@ccswin.com or 812-425-8147.

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June 4th, 2012 at 8:20 am

Posted in Personal Development

Charter Oak graduates, faculty praise online education

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Sunday, June 3, 2012 9:30 PM EDT

By Erica Schmitt Staff Writer

At their commencement ceremony Sunday, Charter Oak State College Class of 2012 graduates celebrated their non-traditional completion of degrees.

The schools online course degree programming is designed for students who at one time began college careers but were interrupted by some life event that made classroom learning impossible.

We live in an age where such quiet quests are not celebrated, said Charter Oak President Ed Klonoski. What we are here to celebrate today is a group of people who made a commitment to their education and stuck to that goal through family emergencies, computer problems, financial setbacks, and bad weather, he continued, before addressing the class, You are heroic because you refused to give up, refused to quit, refused to quietly abandon your dream. Like Odysseus, you may have taken a long time, but today you have made it home.

Of the 424 graduates, 65 percent are from Connecticut, while the rest hail from 39 different states and five countries, including Switzerland, Australia and Norway.

Some locals included Bristol residents Lori Wyrebeck and Krista Kozikowski, New Britain resident Marsha Michaud and Steve Minton, from Plantsville. The average student is age 39 the oldest is 68 and youngest is 19.

We have some military personnel graduates in Afghanistan that are tuned into the webcast of the ceremony right now, the schools Director of Academic Services Linda Larkin commented at Sundays event, held on the CCSU campus where Charter Oaks home base happens to be located.

Every graduate, wherever they happened to take online courses from, had a different story to share at the reception following the ceremony.

One man spoke of being diagnosed with cancer as a young CCSU student, but surviving and completing his degree online with Charter Oak.

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June 4th, 2012 at 8:19 am

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DC native recognized nationally for coaching

Posted: June 3, 2012 at 7:13 pm

By Jennifer Kotila Staff Writer

DASSEL, COKATO, ADRIAN, MN As a young kid with a speech impediment, Jason Olson took part in activities in which he had to get up in front of people and talk, which made him feel more comfortable.

Those activities led to a passion for speech and one-act play, activities which he has coached at Adrian High School in southwestern Minnesota for 10 years since joining the staff as a social studies teacher.

Olson recently won recognition nationally for his coaching skills, receiving the National Federation of State High School Associations Speech, Debate, and Theatre Educator of the Year Award.

Recipients are nominated by their peers, and the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) chooses the winner from Minnesota.

I think what has given me the passion for speech and one-act is the confidence I got as a child from taking part in these activities, Olson said.

He credits the teachers and instructors he had while in high school and college for igniting his passion.

It started at Dassel-Cokato, when I had amazing teachers like Dave and Linda Metcalf in theatre, and Mike Worcester and Mari Pokornowski in speech, Olson said. I still consider them my mentors.

After his passion was ignited, students continued to fan the flames.

[Students] are the ones dealing with six classes a day, homework, jobs, and sometimes other school activities, Olson said. But they still find time to want to be good (at speech and one-act), and that is really half the battle. They are passionate, so, I am.

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June 3rd, 2012 at 7:13 pm

Posted in Life Coaching

Argonauts field boss Scott Milanovich has ‘coaching in my blood’

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Video: Argonauts training camp

Head coach Scott Milanovich looks ahead with main camp opening Sunday.

Bob Mitchell Sports Reporter

Using a 16-mm projector, Scott Milanovichs father Gary would hang a sheet in the attic above the garage of their home in Butler, Pa., and show him game film of the high school football team he coached.

Even at age 7, Milanovich was fascinated and developing a passion for the game he would one day play as a star quarterback for the University of Maryland Terrapins.

I didnt understand it all, but he would teach me. It was in black and white. You could rewind the plays back and forth, Milanovich recalled. I was the ball boy. I was at every practice.

He would later pass for 2,800 yards and 32 touchdowns in three seasons for the Butler high school team.

There were 7,000 people at our games. To me it was 100,000 fans, he said. It was an event you wanted to be part of.

On Sunday, Milanovich will step on the field at the University of Torontos Mississauga campus as the 42nd head coach in the 139-year history of the Argonauts. Its the first day of the main training camp. On June 13, theyll battle the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in a pre-season game at Ivor Wynne Stadium.

Milanovich, 39, spent five seasons in Montreal, four as offensive coordinator. He helped develop one of the CFLs most potent offences, with the Alouettes and QB Anthony Calvillo winning Grey Cups in 2009 and 2010. Now, the rookie head coach must turn a last-place team into a contender with former Edmonton star passer Ricky Raydirecting an offence he designed.

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June 3rd, 2012 at 7:13 pm

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Health and Fitness Summit for Muslims – Video

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Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bq2HHqJaIU

02-06-2012 22:49 What is the Fit Muslimah Summit: Health and Fitness Conference and Retreats for Muslim women and their families.

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June 3rd, 2012 at 7:13 pm

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June-Marie Raw Food and Fitness Health playing with my cat and dog Beau 002 – Video

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Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GyZToTxRp4

03-06-2012 07:08 Hello how are you I am on here to try to help everyone eat better and exercise If you need any help with that email me please do not forget to eat raw organic fruit focusing on the fruit vegetable especially dark leafy greens nuts and seeds and exercise two hours or two miles a day everyday huge hugs remember you are loved huge hugs dedicating all my videos to my mom who passed on to Heaven April 24, 2012 of COPD and Hardening of the Arteries. She will be enormously missed

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June 3rd, 2012 at 7:13 pm

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June-Marie Raw Food and Fitness Health an amazingly sunny day wow 002 – Video

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Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQJJOaiztu4

03-06-2012 07:43 Hello how are you I am on here to try to help everyone eat better and exercise If you need any help with that email me please do not forget to eat raw organic fruit focusing on the fruit vegetable especially dark leafy greens nuts and seeds and exercise two hours or two miles a day everyday huge hugs remember you are loved huge hugs dedicating all my videos to my mom who passed on to Heaven April 24, 2012 of COPD and Hardening of the Arteries. She will be enormously missed

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June 3rd, 2012 at 7:13 pm

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June-Marie Raw Food and Fitness Health an amazingly sunny day wow 009 – Video

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03-06-2012 09:00 Hello how are you I am on here to try to help everyone eat better and exercise If you need any help with that email me please do not forget to eat raw organic fruit focusing on the fruit vegetable especially dark leafy greens nuts and seeds and exercise two hours or two miles a day everyday huge hugs remember you are loved huge hugs dedicating all my videos to my mom who passed on to Heaven April 24, 2012 of COPD and Hardening of the Arteries. She will be enormously missed

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