USA Track & Field (USATF) is the United States national governing body for the sports of track and field, cross country running, road running and racewalking (known as the sport of athletics outside the US). The USATF was known for a number of years as The Athletics Congress (TAC) after its spin off from the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), which governed the sport in the US through most of the 20th century until the Amateur Sports Act of 1978 dissolved its responsibility.
Based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USATF is a non-profit organization with a membership of nearly 100,000. The organization is led by an elected President Stephanie Hightower and a full time Executive Director/CEO. On April 23, 2012, USATF announced the CEO position, that had been vacant since July 2010 with the termination of the contract with Doug Logan, would be filled by former NASCAR executive Max Siegel.
USA Track & Field is involved in many aspects of the sport at the local, national, and international level – providing the rules, officials, coaching education, sports science and athlete development, youth programs, masters (age 40+) competition, the National Track & Field Hall of Fame, and an annual meeting. It also organises the annual USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Through its sanctioning program, the national body provides the insurance coverage necessary for members to rent facilities, thus allowing for competitive opportunities for all athletes to happen.
Mary D. Cain (born August 17, 1904 - May 6, 1984) was a Mississippi newspaper editor and Democratic politician. A fiery and outspoken supporter of segregation and other conservative causes, she earned herself the nickname "Hacksaw Mary" . Besides editing the Summit Sun, a weekly newspaper of Pike County, Mississippi, she was the first woman to run for governor in the state, though she never won the office. Cain first came to national attention in 1952 when she refused to pay $42.87 in social security taxes, calling the program "unconstitutional, immoral and un-American" . She considered the federal government in general a "bloated abomination" . Cain died on May 6, 1984 at the age of 79.
Somebody tells you to go away, some people think that the world is not my place Unwittingly they bored me again, like a commercial break before the movie ends Somebody stops me from being me. Somebody says my career is over Of course it is, said somebody else, but it ain’t over till it’s over, I say Cause I will get to you, to you too, I will get to you, to you too. Somebody tells you to be yourself, somebody can’t recognize my voice, They say, they know me better than I’ll ever will and of course they bore me Someone experiments with my nerves, the other thinks my career is over Of course it is, says somebody else If I ever Get to you, to you too, I’ll not forget you. And what I want to say to you is, don’t be so blue, Be so very you, not only Jesus loves you, I guess I can love you, too What’s bringing me down, these million voices, before I get to you / What’s bringing me down, familiar voices
I don’t think this song will move you,
‘cause I don’t know if you’ll understand me
Believe me, I am not a fool.
Sometimes appearances are deceptive.
Are our instincts stronger than common sense?
Sometimes the only thing I want to say is: Please, don’t disturb me
Then I see you, the morning brings me back
to you, the morning won’t be sad again
I don’t need anyone to love me
more than you do.
But tomorrow means everything to you
It’s more than I’ll ever be, baby
Today is a history, but don’t forget
tomorrow is not forever
The horoscope says I will be happy
if I spend my days with somebody like you
So very beautiful and blue.
But can I trust a charlatan or a computer?
Are instincts stronger than common sense?
It’s what disturbs me lately And I don’t forget
that things are not so simple and the only thing I want to say is:
Can I be in your schedule tomorrow or things are too complicated to say or explain?
How are you? My thoughts bring me back
to you, the morning can’t be sad again
I don’t think anyone can love me,
more than you do
But tomorrow means everything to you
It’s more than I’ll ever be, baby
Tomorrow a space-man can take you away
and show you the future for me
How are you? My thoughts bring me back
to you, the morning can’t be sad again
I don’t think anyone can love me,
more than you do
But tomorrow means everything to you
It’s more than I’ll ever be, baby
Tomorrow a space-man can take you away
and show you the future for me.
Computers will never know that humans
make mistakes, this is what we are good at
And why I feel incomplete and blue,
Somehow life gets me together with you Somehow troubles come and I wonder what to do I’ll take my chance and today will give all the flowers to you What if you say this music is unde ground, What if you never liked this stereo sound We all make mistakes but today, I’ll give all the flowers to you Should I see what I’ve wanted? Will I be guilty when the judge says ‘All Rise!’ Will the solar system be big enough for me, Or you will say ‘what a wonderful surprise’? Should I see what I’ve wanted? A crash before your very eyes It would be sweet if you would ever listen to me, Despite the critical claims I am never right Sometimes we speak like we are partners in crime And wrong words come at the right time We makemistakes every day, but I’ll give all the flowers to you Should I see what I’ve wanted? Will I be guilty when the judge says ‘All Rise!’ Will the solar system be big enough for me, Or you will say ‘what a wonderful surprise’? Should I see what I’ve wanted? A crash before your very eyes It would be sweet if you would ever listen to me, Despite the critical claims I am never right I know one day you will feel so high, One day I will feel so high One day you will be so very fine, but this very day, Can be too late (for you and for me)
i woke up in the morning
it was six in the morning
i had sex in the morning
then such a pretty day off
i woke up in the morning
someone telephoned me
i said: it's not the right moment
can i call you later? Please.
i woke up in the morning
the alarm was annoying
a rainy day was dawning
and only my head was bright
it was monday morning
i turned the tv on in
it was so very boring
and something came into my mind
sex in the morning
will never be boring
and sex in the morning
can make a rainy day bright
sex in the morning
will never be as boring
as modern people moaning
about their monotonous lives
I woke up in the morning
was it sex in the morning
was it so disappointing
oh everything was all right
i woke up in the morning
it was tuesday morning
....................on me
I had to share it somehow
sex in the morning
will never be boring
and sex in the morning
can make a rainy day bright
sex in the morning
will never be as boring
as people moaning
about their monotonous lives
woke up in the morning
excuse me what is your name?
I got a new cell phone
so can I call you later, please?
I woke up in the morning
after all this moaning
S.E.X. in the morning
It's been a long time since I’ve said that and now I’m walking alone
But is this the world that we want to live in? Or is it just some kind of serial comedy? I don’t plan to be lonely again, but it seems to me it’s hard to live a rock and roll life,
She thinks I am wrong, I think I am right
What if I get into your Ipod and into your mind? Will I be a rock&roll; song designer or everything will be worse than that? I want to know if I enter your room and into your bed. Will you say P.I Double S, O. Double F, or everything will be OK?
Lalalalala, what do you think about this song?
Lalalalala, what do you think, think at all?
They don’t know what I am singing along
It would be kind if we go out tonight and enjoy it for real.
But is this the place that we have to be? Are these the bottles we have to drink away?
It will be nice, if you open your eyes on the next day and be fine. I don’t believe that’s the way it will be and maybe youth’s joking around with me?
A friend of mine is playing the bass line and his abilities rise
I say give me a rock&roll; beat and I’ll bring you back a massive hit
Will I be stressed if I see you undressed?
I believe I will not, but let’s not change the subject again and play the song
Lalalalala, what do you think about this song?
Lalalalala, what do you think, think at all?
Lalalalala, do you want to feel like a rock&roll; song?
Lalalalala, do you ever feel lonely at all?
Do you miss anything at all?
They don’t know why I am singing along. They don’t know nothing about me, But they don’t see nothing in me.
I want a trip to Mexico, with a pretty girl, who feels so alone
but before that, I'll tell you about a western girl and and Bulgarian guy
He drives his blue old Citroen, he is the next international superman
She never likes the countryside, she loves big cities - they are so full of life
She said: What is the point of being shy when you are not the modern kind of guy
Why don't we try to celebrate? He looked at her and could not concentrate
He will go fishing with the lads again, she goes to fancy parties with rich men
She feels like submarine, my favourite vegetable is aubergine
Will their lives meet again, nobody knows, we are just human beings
He still drives his blue Citroen, he wants to be like Kurt Cobain
I wanted trip to Mexico, instead of this I went to Istanbul
Recorded songs with friends of mine, we drank a lot, it was really really fun
What is going through your head? I don't understand what you really want,
can you comprehend the fact I am not sure what you say any more
What is into your mind, you don't have to experiment with my life
it sounds obscene I know, but why don't you undress yourself and tell me what the fuck is going on
Tell me baby where I went wrong, tell me something stupid I'll never want to know
Tell me what I want to be, tell me everything you think about me
What is into your mind, I'm not going to spend my entire life thinking of what
you want to tell me with your philosophical gibberish
Funny girls, will you ever like me? I think, I’m funny but you never look at me, anyway Go go girls, will you entertain me? I’ve spent a lifetime waiting for someone who Wants to surprise me in any way And what I know is Funny girls like funny jokes, sunny girls like sunny days Clever boys play chess, don’t you look at me Chilly girls, can you understand me? I ain’t cool as you want me to be, but at least you Dance as bad as me, definitely Excuses moi, Posh girls, you look so arty, You love contemporary art but why don’t you listen To my songs, anyway Funny girls mate funny mates, French girls speak good French, Ugly boys like something else, don’t look at me I know, you are so critical, I look so trivial It looks as though I am not as interesting as you want me to be / At the end of the day I don’t know where I am going baby, but this song Is going straight to you I know, you are so critical, I look so trivial It looks as though I am not as interesting as you want me to be At the end of the day
Welcome back to the world today,
do you want to know,what the Sunday paper says?
They can sell us off for a blink of an eye,
but this is not what is bringing me down and why I am so blue,
do you think we can o-o-o-o?
The global warming will kill us off, so will my thoughts
If I don’t stop thinking about what’s bringing me down
All day through,
do you think we can o-o-o-o?
But what’s bringing me down,
I’m turning to you,
is it our computerized lives-shift-delete-you’re no good
Is the frustration too much? I think to myself and I know, the answer is slipping away
What’s bringing me down,
I’m turning to you?
What is important in life when you are 32?
Where is the prize I deserve, I think to myself,
will it be never or next year
I am wasting the plan
When I was a boy I never wanted to be
surrounded by extreme stupidity.
Now my rotten body needs a break, but this is not what is bringing me down
and why I am so stressed,
do you think we can o-o-o-o?
But what’s bringing me down,
I’m turning to you,
is it our computerized lives-shift-delete-you’re no good
Is the frustration too much? I think to myself and I know, the answer is slipping away.
What’s bringing me down,
I’m turning to you?
What is important in life when you are 32?
Where is the prize I deserve, I think to myself,
will it be never or next year?
I am wasting the plan
away
What is bringing us down?
I am so very tired of thinking to myself
And all I know is I am wasting the plan
What is bringing me down?
I am so very tired of thinking to myself
I want you baby
And things are simple as that
Sometimes I want baby
To live like common people live their lives
I'll understand if you push me away
After all I'm not the president
I'll never blame you for being so fine
Can you explain to me just one more time
Why do they look to in so very ...
And I look ............
Why don't you baby
Why don't you make me feel right
Don't turn me off babe-yey-ye
I want to show you off to evryone tonight
I wouldn't mind if you want me to stay
Thank you you're a really great company
I'll never blame you for being so fine
Well the pleasure will be all mine
Want to know I'm so very shy
Okay, then we're turning off the lights
I want to o-o-oo-o-oo-o-o--o-oo-o-o-oo-o-oo with you babe
I want to say o-oo-o-oo-o-o--o-oo-o-o-oo-o-oo to you maybe
I want you badly
But nothing else is all right
Sometimes it's not so funny honey
So would you come along and help-help me out
I'm not yet an international star
But I'm not just a fool with a guitar
I'll never blame you for bitter sunshine
To my gloom you're a rediculous lie
I don't know what you wanted to hear
I hope I'm not the next souvenier
I'm not ... I just don't know what to say
And maybe I am trying to be sane
I want to o-o-oo-o-oo-o-o--o-oo-o-o-oo-o-oo with you babe
I want to say o-oo-o-oo-o-o--o-oo-o-o-oo-o-oo to you maybe
Once again, yeye
I want to o-o-oo-o-oo-o-o--o-oo-o-o-oo-o-oo with you babe
For the last time
I want to say o-oo-o-oo-o-o--o-oo-o-o-oo-o-oo to you maybe to you maybe-yeey
I want you baby
I want you badly
I want to spend sunny days
Talking to you maybe
Talking to you baby
I want to leave, I want to get away, I want to have good time With no vanity and alcohol. I want to meet interesting people, I want to laugh like you, it is something like a-a-a You are so nice, you’ve got intelligent eyes, You’ve got exclusive rights to my mind. I’m not a drug addict, politician either, but this doesn’t mean I am not just a bastard like them I want to tell you, my dearest friend, that we’re living in the wrong country with no name Why don’t you reconsider your plans and sail away with me? I want to play the accordion, I want to write a love song, it will be easy if it’s for you. I want to be sixteen again, but it’s quite impossible at this very moment I want to tell you, my beautiful friend, that we’re living in the wrong country with no name Why don’t you rearrange your plans and sail away with me? It’s not important but can I ask you to pay attention for a moment or two Will you get scared if I say to you today, marry me? Nobody knows if you’ll stumble across my world I don’t know if you’ll remember my name But would you care if I say to you today – Let’s sail away Do you want to live, do you want to get away Do you want to live, do you want to get away I want to tell you, my beautiful friend, that we’re living in the wrong country with no name Why don’t you rearrange your plans and sail away with me? It’s not important but can I ask you to pay attention for a moment or two Will you get scared if I say to you today, marry me? Nobody knows if you’ll stumble across my world I don’t know if you’ll remember the plan But would you laugh at me if I ask you to marry me?