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We lost our dear SWCD Shuffle friends end of 2010/11 Mary Jane Good (Bradenton) Georgia Bauer (Bradenton) Esther Purvis (Palmetto) Virginia Warren (Jet Park) Tom Bassett (Imperial Lakes) Bill Benkler (Leisure Lakes) Russ DeHart (Fairlane Acres) Don DeHart (Fairlane Acres) Leo Dohrman (Ellenton Garden) Earl Dunn (Bradenton) (Kitchen) Ken Hartlage (Bradenton) Lee Jordan Jan. 27-2012 (Golf Lakes)   RULE CHANGE AS OF 2010-2011 fsa-shuffleboard.org The following is a synopsis of accepted 10 Day Notices. Refer to minutes for more detail.  Permanent rule updates will be made before October. TD_12  ART 8(f)  - notify KOR of any change of club affiliation TD_18  ART. 9  -  add awarding of points option in district tournaments TD_23  ART. 2 (f2)  -  deletes requirements for 24 courts TD_27  C(10)  -  penalty for shooter in NW Sngls moving a live disc TD_28   G       -   ‘subsitutes’ rule 'G' moved to playing rule 1(e) TD_31  ART. 12  -  no Smoking ‘request’ changed to a definite ‘NO’ smoking TD_35  C(24)  -  forfeiture rule now requires that courts be available TD_36  C(26)  -  added penalty of 5 pts to electronic equipment on courts TD_37  ART. 5  -  removes meaningless reference words from rule TD_38  ART. 7(b)2  -  rearranges presentation of rule – no rule change TD_39  ART. 4(d)  -  schedules are on the web, they don’t need other distribution TD_40  ART. 13  -  allows 10 day notices to be used for a standing rule change               C(3e)    -    change non-walking singles back to 12 frames Today, at the FSA Fall Meeting, Rule C26 was amended as follows:   "Unauthorized use of cells phones is prohibited on courts. PENALTY: 5-Off. Explanation: While it is not a violation to possess a cell phone on the courts, use of a cell phone, including ringing, audible sounds, conversations or text messages, etc., is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the tournament director.  Such authorization should be for a legitimate, urgent need and is valid for only that tournament.  Persons so authorized must place their phone on vibrate or silent mode and the phone shall not be answered until the player has removed him/herself from the area of the courts.  Further, I would recommend that authorized players notify their opponents prior to the start of play to avoid misunderstandings. glenn Monroe   State Tournament Director Florida Shuffleboard Association