my name is patrick from the athletic association. we very much support this project for the very many positive aspects of the project. we feel that the positives far outweigh the perceived or real negatives to have project. but what we really like about this project is the fact that out of the 400-acre development, 300 acres are open space and out of that 300 acres of open space, 40 acres have been set aside specifically for sports fields. i represent an organization that represents thousands of children in san francisco and indirectly thousands more to the boys and girls club, ymca, etc.. what the kids in san francisco are literally crying out for is more quantity and quality playing fields. to help fill that void. it will also be a base for the local organizations, sporting organizations already existing on the island. the local and regional sports facilities which will draw kids from all around the bay area. when the kids come to sport on treasure island when this facility is developed, they will bring with them their parents and

university of minnesota, duluth men's ice hockey team on winning their first national collegiate athletic association division one men's hockey national championship. the presiding officer: without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. merkley: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate and any statement relating to the matter be placed in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. merkley: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of senate resolution 164 which was introduced earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 164, recognizing the teachers of the united states for their contributions to the development and progress of our nation. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. merkley: mr. president, i further ask that the resolution be agreed to, the preambl

. >>> williams will remain with maryland as an associate athletic director and help in the school's fundraising efforts. the next half hour we'll have the latest on the terps' search for a new head coach. >>> in baseball this morning, the orioles are back home to face tampa bay this weekend. rookie pitcher zach britain was on the mound. rays' rookie brandon guyer takes his first major league at bat, giving tampa the three to nothing lead. the orioles could not get the bats going. they start with a six to two loss. >>> and the orioles are back at home again this weekend and today at the stadium you can see the game today on wjz and tomorrow's game again the rays live at 1:30 on wjz. today's game -- tomorrow's game you can see on wjz at 1:30. today we have a forecast for the game. it will be a decent day if you go down, it will be breezy. not too bad, no chance of showers. the forecast is going to be pretty nice. we'll show you that in a second. >>> all right. well -- there it is. >> all right. we'll elaborate on that in a second. >> basically if people don't have an excuse to not get out

. >> williams will remain as an associate athletic director and help in the game's fundraising. >>> dozens of letters containing a white, powdery substance, sent to d.c. area schools. today, they have even put maryland on high alert. denise is in the newsroom to explain. >> these letters were found at six schools today. and that brings the total to 35 schools. the white powder is not hazardous. and there have been no injuries or illnesses reported. according to the fbi, the letters were mailed from the dallas area. the envelopes had notes that said, all al qaeda fbi. mary? >> thank you, denise. >>> maryland officials have now issued an alert, urging anyone who receives a suspicious letter to leave it alone and call 911. >>> a special thank you. the men who took bin laden down will meet with president obama today. but as danielle nottingham reports for wjz, while the president visits the heroes, al qaeda issues a warning to the united states. >> president obama came to welcome home members of the 101st air division. they've just returned home from afghanistan. fort campbell is home to the s

or auditorium space and has to hold all of its athletic practices, competitions, and similar events of sight. the construction of the center and associated reconfiguration of the existing school space will result in a net increase of one classroom from 17, 18 total. in order for the project to proceed, the commission must grant conditional use authorization for allow for a pud enrollment cap increase and the conversion of the two single-family homes from residential to school administration used in the rh-1 zoning district. the project requires an exception for the rear yard and height measurement requirements of the planning code. additionally, the planning code provides five criteria for the planning commission to consider in the case of a dwelling unit conversion. while the department is concerned with the loss of the two dwelling units, we feel this means the majority of the closed -- the majority of the criteria. the schools have been in use as school use for some time. and because the residential buildings have not been altered. additionally, a condition of approval was added to prohibit any physical changes to the houses in the fu

narrator: joey walters is the deputy director of the arkansas activities association, the small agency that oversees all high school athletics in the state. >> we have recommendations in terms of when it would be dangerous to have practice, what to have out there at the practice field-- ice, water for... to cool the bodies down-- times for water breaks, times for them to have practices. those are the things that we provide for our schools. >> interviewer: but nothing happens to them if they don't meet those guidelines? >> at this time, no, ma'am. >> narrator: like most other states, arkansas doesn't mandate that high schools have any athletic trainers on the football field. only 15% of their schools do. >> you know, you look at the places you need it and, right now, that's a place that, you know, we can say, well, we... we can get by with having coaches. and so that's what... you know, that's what we do. >> we used to have the aid of a trainer, but we don't do that anymore. we... i mean, the... there's really not money there. it's not state-mandated, and a lot of schools just can't afford it. it's just another position that'

associated with "the rite." >> i love it, brutal honesty. thanks so much. movie.com. >>> who doesn't fantasize about being a great athlete.e-to-face with venus williams, reveals what she believes are the keys to achieving greatness. if there were three things i could ask all my face-to-face interviews, if there were three things that were the key ingredients to greatness, what would they be? >> oh, my gosh, first, you can never undermine hard work. it has to be first. and because you're willing to work hard, you're going to get the confidence that you need to achieve things. and that would be the second one, confidence and self-belief. and what would be the third? the third one, i would say definitely the third, i would describe it as heart. that could be the first, too. or it could be the third because you might not have a heart, but it's something you can learn. and in terms of heart, i mean, just being able to give that extra, pull it out of yourself, whatever that is, to get the job done. whether it's that heart, and you can learn -- i think heart is something you can learn. >> and you know she's got heart. she showed

athletic achievements that were recently announced in my home state of delaware. in march, the st. marks high school fool team was named team of the year by the delaware sports writers and broadcasters association. this fall st. marks finished with an undefeated 12-0 record and captured their first football title since 1978. also last month, university of delaware sophomore alana was named player of the year in delaware after earning first team all-c.a.a. honors in basketball for the second straight year. as the st. marks alumnist and former high school and college athlete and coach, i know the hard work and commitment that goes into achieving success at such a high level. i also know that high school and college athletes learn lessons about teamwork, competition and leadership that will serve them well for the rest of their lives. and so i'd like to once again congratulate alana, st. marks high school football coach, jim wilson and his staff, and each member of the team. we in delaware wish you well and hope for your continued success. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlema