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Oracle invests more than $4.5 billion in research and development annually. Our technology is built on open and public industry standards, and Oracle engineers drive innovation by participating in 119 standards-setting organizations. Open interfaces, documented specifications, and standards-based development tools lower IT costs, while providing increased choice, interoperability, and flexibility. In addition to open standards, Oracle also contributes to, tests, and supports open source technologies. Java, MySQL, Linux, and VirtualBox are just a few examples of products offered by Oracle in the context of our total, complete, and open technology portfolio.
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The All Wales Convention's objectives are defined by the Terms of Reference, set by the First Minister and Deputy First Minister and based on the recommendations of the Establishing Committee
The Executive Committee's job is to guide the Convention's work, in line with the Terms of Reference, with the aim of generating a widespread and well-informed debate on devolution and the issue of the Assembly's powers. Ultimately, the Executive Committee will need to analyse the views of the Welsh public, expressed through the debate, assess the level of public support for primary law making powers for the Assembly, and report to the Welsh Assembly Government by the end of 2009.
The full Terms of Reference are as follows:
- Raise awareness and improve understanding of the current arrangements for devolved government in Wales and of the provisions of Part 4 of the Government of Wales Act 2006, and their future implications for the governance of Wales.
- Facilitate and stimulate a widespread, thorough and participative consultation on all levels of Welsh society on the issue of primary law making powers.
- Prepare an analysis of the views expressed and the evidence presented through this process.
- Assess the level of public support for giving the National Assembly for Wales primary law making powers.
- Report to the One Wales Government on its findings, with recommendations relevant to the holding of a referendum.
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The options are either to retain the current powers or to move towards full law making powers, which would require a referendum.

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A: Although it may not make a lot of sense to you, the law requires that you publish your request to change your name and the date of your court hearing to help prevent fraud by letting people know you are changing your name, and giving them a chance to object.
Normally, no one objects, but it is still a legal requirement, and you cannot get a court order to change your name without publishing the notice.
If you are only changing your gender, you do NOT have to publish that request in the newspaper.
A: Your doctor has to write an affidavit or declaration telling the court that you have undergone clinically appropriate treatment for gender change. Your doctor can use a Declaration of Physician — Attachment to Petition (Form NC-210/NC-310).
It is very important that your doctor does this right. It cannot be done by a nurse or someone who is not a licensed physician.
A: The Gender Change section on this Online Self-Help Center has a how-to guide to help you ask the court for a change of gender. Also, the Transgender Law Center offers you many resources, like more instructions on changing your gender, information about the form your doctor has to complete, and instructions to change your DMV license.
A: In most cases, you will have to pay a filing fee when you ask the court to change your name and/or gender. Find out how much the filing fee is for a first petition (sometimes called a "first appearance" or "first papers"). If you cannot afford the fee, you can ask for a fee waiver.
On top of the court fee, you may have to pay to publish your Order to Show Cause for Change of Name and Gender (if you are changing your name as well as your gender) in a newspaper. You do not have to publish anything in the newspaper if you are changing your gender only.
A: This behavior can get in the way of your child's learning and individualized education program (IEP) goals. The local educational agency (LEA) will make a "behavior intervention plan" to help children who hurt themselves or other people, break things, or act out in class.
The plan is supposed to help the student change the behavior. It must be added to your child's IEP. After your child has a behavior intervention plan, problem behavior will be considered part of the disability and must be addressed by the behavior intervention plan. If that does not work, a new IEP meeting should be called to write new goals, obtain new assessments, or discuss alternative placement.
A:. The principal of your child's school will follow the California Education Code to decide if a student should be suspended. (A teacher is able to send a student out of the class, but only the principal can send the student home.)
Special education students can be suspended just like regular students. But they cannot be suspended for more than 10 days, no matter what the reason for the suspension is, without holding an IEP meeting or being referred for expulsion. The 10 days can be 10 days in a row (consecutive) or a few days at a time adding up to 10 days during the school year. After 10 days, FAPE must be provided to the student.
A: California Education Code section 48915 says what things your child can be expelled for doing, such as bringing a weapon or drugs to school. Your child can be expelled or suspended for some of the same things.
A school principal may refer a student for expulsion, but does not have the authority to expel, only to suspend the student. Only a school board may expel a student.
A special education student cannot be recommended for expulsion until the student has a pre-expulsion assessment, which is called a "manifestation determination" IEP.
A: The IEP team has an IEP meeting. The team decides if the student should be expelled. Parents are also part of the pre-expulsion assessment meeting.
A: The IEP team reviews the goals, services, and placement to decide if the child has had the right services such as a behavior plan, and whether the placement was right when the student misbehaved. They will also look at how the child's actions are connected to his or her disability. The team has to decide if the behavior was caused by the disability. This is called a "manifestation determination."
A: If you disagree with the team's decision about placement, the manifestation determination, or with certain information that the team based its decision on, you can ask for an "administrative due process hearing." If your child is being referred for expulsion for behavior that you believe is related to the disability, then you may also request an expedited due process hearing. Write or fax your due process request to the Office of Administrative Hearings at:
Office of Administrative Hearings
Special Education Unit
2349 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 200
Sacramento, California 95833-4231
Tel. 1-916-263-0880
Fax: 1-916-376-6319
Read the user guide Understanding Special Education Due Process Hearings provided by the Office of Administrative Hearings.
A: If the team decides that the disability did not cause the bad behavior, and that your child had the right educational placement, your child will be disciplined like any other student, including suspension. Your child can be referred for expulsion and can even be expelled if the local school board decides to expel him or her.
A: Your child cannot be expelled if his or her disability caused the bad behavior or if he or she did not have the right educational placement when the misbehavior occurred. The IEP team should meet to change the IEP and may have new assessments, provide different services, and change placement.
A: You may still be able to get special protection if your child misbehaves.
If the local educational agency (LEA) knew about your child's disability before he or she misbehaved, you can get protection for your child from them.
The LEA knew about the disability if:
A: Write or visit the website for:
1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20009
You can also call them at: 1-800-695-0285.
Or email them at: firstname.lastname@example.com
Ask them where you can go for help.
You can also read more on this Online Self-Help Center's section on Special Education Rights of Children and Families. And find more links and resources.
A: The information in this section is based on the laws in effect in September 2010. The laws can change at any time. You may want to look at more recent legal references for changes.
Federal Laws and Regulations
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (Title 20 United States Code section 1400 and those that follow).
Federal regulations relating to the IDEA, Title 34 Code of Federal Regulations section 300.1 and those that follow.
State Laws
California Education Code sections 56000 and those that follow (on special education) and sections 48900 and those that follow (on school discipline). Click to find these sections.
California Government Code section 7579.5 (on surrogate parents).


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Mrs. Hadley joined JBU in 2004 as the Organizational Management Program Director, after serving as an adjunct instructor for eight years in the adult degree completion program. Since that time, she has also served as a faculty member in the Division of Business, Director of Professional Studies Faculty Development and Learning Assessment, and Chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee. Prior to joining JBU, she had a career in public accounting and internal audit.
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The day the Madness died
Off-Base May 20th, 2011
Yeah, Braun got hurt last night and that'd be real bad, the Brewers are "not clutch", can't hit on the road and they are left out of interleague play like the wheelchair kid in kickball. I don't care. This is what I want to write about because it's the saddest news of the day.
When people discuss the difference between professional wrestlers, the opening match comedy acts or the middle of the card technical wrestlers or the main eventers, the difference between them is always referred to as the "it" factor. That something about someone that makes you want to watch them. The ability of the performer to keep your eyes on them and draw your attention to whatever it is they are doing at the moment. It's something that is extremely hard to define, but when someone has it you just know. Hulk Hogan, despite being one of the worst in-ring performers of all time, had it. Steve Austin had it. The Rock had it. Even John Cena, despite the chorus of boos he receives from the diehard fans, has it. That special "IT" is what sets apart the wrestlers from the stars and the stars from the legends.
If I were asked to give an example of everything that ever epitomized what "IT" was I wouldn't be able to tell you what qualities that person might have, how they might sound or what they might look like. I would only give you one specific example that would sum up all you needed to know about the "IT" factor and that example would be the Macho Man Randy Savage. He had IT more than any wrestler of his or any generation. When he wrestled, you watched. When he talked on the microphone, you listened. It did not matter where his place on the card was or whether he was currently aligning himself with the babyfaces or the heels, whatever Randy Savage was doing was important. In a way Randy Savage just didn't have "it", he was "IT". Read the rest of this entry »


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(UPDATED COVERAGE, 12:05 p.m.) After inspectors found listeria on a honeydew melon grown and packed by Burch Farms, the company expanded its existing cantaloupe recall to include all of this season's cantaloupes and honeydew melons.
A notice on the Food and Drug Administration's website, posted late Aug. 10, states that the honeydew melons do not have any identifying stickers. They were packed in cartons labeled "melons," according to the company's notice.
No illnesses have been reported related to the honeydews or cantaloupes. Burch first recalled 5,200 cantaloupes on July 28 after listeria was found on one cantaloupe at a retailer in New York during a random test by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Microbiological Data Program.
The recall was expanded Aug. 2 to 188,900 cantaloupes distributed in 10 states after the FDA found "unsanitary conditions" at the Burch packing facility, according to the recall notice.
Jimmy Burch Sr., said Aug. 13 that FDA officials declined to tell him where the honeydew melon was when it was tested. He said inspectors have apparently completed their work at his farm and packing facility, but have not provided him with results of samples taken there in recent days.
Burch said he planted only about 10 acres of honeydews for this season. The entire crop went to wholesalers. He reiterated that his farm has not had food safety issues in the past.
"We shipped 3,000 loads of produce last year with no problems," Burch said.
In its latest recall notice the company reminds consumers that the listeria incubation period "can be one to three weeks, but may be in the range of three to 70 days."
Complete distribution details on the melons are not available, according to the notice.
"The cantaloupes and honeydew melons involved in this expanded recall were sold to distributors between June 23 and July 27, in the following states: Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Massaschuttes, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia, Vermont and West Virginia," the Aug. 10 recall states.
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You need to understand also that the Lakers territory extends into San Diego and Las Vegas. Half of San Diego and all of Las Vegas are cox cable. Part of Orange County is cox cable. I think there are pockets of cablevision somewhere in there too.
Point is, there are many homes in the Lakers territory that have no access to the channel. Time Warner needs DirecTV more than DirecTV needs Time Warner.
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Recipe from Michael Romano, former executive chef of New York's Union Square Cafe (and the Shake Shack!)
For Romano, it's all about the bun. His choice: a soft, compliant brioche. "I've never been a fan of putting burgers on English muffins...too stiff upper lip. To me, that's like putting starch in your sheets." If you don't want the bun to get soggy, he says, don't leave the meat on it too long before eating. Romano also includes yellow Cheddar for "bite and the iconic look it gets when it melts."
Brioche or other soft hamburger bun, brushed with butter and toasted
Raw red onion
Fresh tomato
Sharp yellow Cheddar
Fresh (never frozen) ground chuck (80 percent lean)
Recipe from Jane Butel, owner of the Jane Butel Cooking School in Corrales, New Mexico "A thick, juicy burger is as good as it gets," says Butel. "Just make sure it has hot green chiles on it!" Her doneness test for a perfect "medium" every time? "Press gently with a thumb; the burger should yield slightly, but not ooze juice."
Lightly buttered, toasted sesame bun, seasoned with dried tarragon and basil
Chunky guacamole (avocado, lime juice, chopped red onion, jalapeños, salt, cilantro)
Monterey Jack
Dijon mustard
Ground sirloin (90 percent lean)
Roasted Green Chiles with Garlic
Recipe from Ming Tsai, chef-owner of Blue Ginger in Wellesley, Massachusetts
"The thing I love about a burger is that you get all the flavors together in one bite," says Tsai. His secret? A tangy hoisin-lime glaze applied while the beef is cooking "It's a great contrast to the saltiness of the meat."
Soft sesame bun, toasted on the grill for extra texture
Sharp Vermont Cheddar (such as Cabot)
Grass-fed ground chuck (80 percent lean)
Shredded iceberg lettuce
A mix of Dijon mustard and red chili paste (like sambal)
Hoisin-Lime Sauce
Recipe from Judy Rodgers, chef-owner of Zuni Café in San Francisco
When it comes to hamburgers, Rodgers believes in salting her beef early: "It helps the proteins stay juicier while cooking." She adds three-quarters teaspoon salt per pound of meat, forms patties, then refrigerates them for up to six hours, if possible. "If they're cooled to the core, they'll cook more evenly," she says.
Grilled rosemary-sprinkled focaccia
Baby lettuce
Grilled thick red onions
Gruyère (such as Roth Käse from Wisconsin)
Grass-fed ground chuck (80 percent lean)
Aïoli (mayonnaise mixed with lots of garlic) and whole-grain hot French mustard
Recipe from Susan Spicer, chef-owner of Bayona in New Orleans
"A cheeseburger is something I get a craving for about once a month," Spicer admits. "After tasting fancy restaurant food all day, there's just nothing better!" For a six-ounce "medium but not dry" burger, she grills patties five minutes on the first side, two on the second. Spicer pops a fried egg on top for her husband, Chip. "It's my version of steak and eggs and he'll eat one anytime I make it, day or night," she says.
Sesame bun, warmed to soften
Fried egg, sunny-side up
Fresh jalapeño slices
Kosher dill pickle slices
White Cheddar and pepper jack
Ground chuck (85 percent lean)
Boston lettuce
Mayonnaise and ketchup
Ground turkey, chili seasoning, and cream cheese make for a tasty alternative to a standard burger.
For hamburgers, consider adding crumbled bacon to the ground meat, a dash of Worcestershire sauce, or breadcrumbs and beaten egg yolk.
Recipe: Glazed Bacon-and-Cheese Burgers
This recipe for Southwestern-style grilled burgers with onions and avocado is courtesy of Country Living reader, Ellisa Bryden of Mounds View, Minnesota.
Recipe: Southwestern Burgers
You save 56 percent fat and 346 calories per serving by combining lean beef with turkey, using low-fat cheese, and baking the fries.
With this easy recipe, you can have a delicious Greek-inspired grilled chicken dinner.
Tart, tangy, and sweet, pickled red onions and Chinese hoisin sauce make a surprisingly flavorful but simple topping for lean chicken burgers.
The fried chicken from chef Suvir Saran owes its spice to a buttermilk brine with garam masala, coriander, ginger, and cayenne.
Compared with a typical cheeseburger slathered in mayo, this miso-glazed chicken version topped with flavorful slaw saves you 109 calories, 24 grams of fat, and 34 milligrams of cholesterol per serving.
This dish combines easy preparation with a mix of earthy, sweet, and smoky flavors.
Marinate quail for tender juicy meat. Use boneless skin-on chicken thighs if you can't find quail. Serve over spicy baby arugula.
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Basic Marinade [omit lime juice and vanilla]
Red-Wine Vinegar
Use cuts such as rib eye, skirt, or flank for this marinade that is both hot and a little sweet. Naturally lean bison steaks also work well with these flavors. Whisk the Basic Marinade (note the omissions) with 1/2 sliced medium yellow onion, 1/4 cup red-wine vinegar, and 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon. Pour over three 6-ounce steaks, cover, and chill to allow the flavors to infuse for 3 hours. Grill to desired doneness. Let rest 15 minutes. Serves 4.
Grilled to medium-rare, skirt steak cooks up in about eight minutes.
Rib-eye steaks primary attribute is their juicy flavor, making them great for grilling and leftovers make great lunchtime sandwiches the next day. The marinade takes just minutes to prepare but adds a lot of flavor.
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Chef Elizabeth Karmel of Hill Country Barbecue in New York City uses summer raspberries in a savory preparation as a sauce for grilled steak.
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A simple corn relish spiked with lime, jalapenos, and red onion adds citrusy heat to tender slices of marinated flank steak, one of the most flavorful and economical cuts of beef.
Recipe: Grilled Flank Steak
This reader recipe by Carrie Hanna in Jupiter, Florida, is a versatile family favorite. Onion and bell peppers accompany perfectly seasoned steak on these tasty kebabs. Carrie writes, "My family never tires of this recipe, because I can swap the beef out for chicken, lamb, or shrimp."
Recipe: Carrie's Marinated Steak Kebabs
Country-style pork ribs come from the loin and are thicker, shorter, and meatier than longer, thin spareribs. Slow braising in a savory tomato-based barbecue sauce tenderizes and flavors the meat.
Brushed with red-currant glaze, these tender country-style pork ribs are infused with a crispy sweetness.
Recipe: Glazed Country Ribs
To make the marinade: puree 3 cups cilantro, 1½ cups mint, 1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt, 3 cloves garlic, zest of 1 lemon, 1 tablespoon toasted and ground cumin seeds, 1 teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper. Pour over a 3-pound butterflied, boneless leg of lamb set in a baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight. Let the meat sit at room temperature while the grill heats to high, about 30 minutes. Lightly oil the grates and reduce heat to medium (if using a kettle grill, build a medium fire). Wipe off the excess marinade and grill meat until medium-rare, about 7 minutes per side. Slice and sprinkle with chopped mint and cilantro.
Our grilled lamb burgers are flavored with mint, pepperoncini, and a hint of cinnamon. Lemon-Feta Dressing adds kick to this delightful sandwich.
Recipe: Minted Lamb Patties
This tangy and simple recipe livens up pork chops and is perfect for summer dinners.
Try this award-winning recipe adapted from the Iowa State Fair Cookbook.
Recipe: Grilled Pork Chop Pops
Heat grill to high. Soak five 10-inch bamboo skewers in water for 10 minutes. Season 2 pounds of large sea scallops with salt and pepper and thread on skewers. Grease grill grates, brush the scallops with Maya Kaimal's Mango Chili Glaze, and cook until grill marks form, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove from heat, brush again with glaze, and serve.
Recipe: Grilled Scallops
Jewel-toned and tart, grapefruit beautifully offsets cool, creamy avocado and char-grilled shrimp.
An Asian-inspired dish derives flavor from a blanket of banana leaves.
Thyme and red onion lend delicate flavors to fresh trout cooked over an open fire.
Recipe: Herb-Stuffed Grilled Trout
Perfectly grilled lobster with a sweet, spicy, citrusy sauce makes a complexly flavored and delicious main dish.
This easy-to-prepare grilled shrimp dish has all the flavor of a traditional curry, but is lower in fat and calories.
This quick and exotic salmon dish has the interesting touch of peach preserves. With only five ingredients, this dish can be on your table in no time.
Recipe: Spicy Glazed Salmon
Grilled mini portobello burgers offer vegetarians a savory option for the main course. But you might want to make extra they look so good that meat lovers might snag one, too!
Recipe: Mini Portobello Burgers
Evocatively named, heirloom plants brim with history and flavor.
"Sweet potatoes add welcome texture to pizza and they're delicious with tomato sauce!" say Cristeta Comerford and Sam Kass, executive chef and assistant chef of the White House, who developed this recipe.
Recipe: Grilled White House Pizza
To best bring out the natural flavor of fresh summer vegetables, keep it simple. Aside from summer squash, this recipe calls for only oregano, ricotta, a little olive oil, salt, pepper, and a grill.
This superb meatless burger is chockfull of vegetables, including mushrooms, edamame, carrots, and onion.
Recipe: Veggie Burgers
For all our grilled corn recipes, brush 12 husked ears with olive oil. Grill on medium-high until tender, about 20 minutes. Eat like that or, better yet, pick from one of our delectable topping combinations, below.
Recipe: Maple-Mustard Grilled Corn with Bacon
Recipe: Mexican-Style with Cotija Cheese and Lime Zest
Recipe: Classic Herbed Butter Grilled Corn
Recipe: Barbecue-Glazed Grilled Corn
Basic Marinade [omit rosemary, vanilla, lime juice] + Sherry Vinegar
This no-cook soup is a summer classic. Seed and chop: 5 medium tomatoes, 1/2 cucumber, and 1/2 bell pepper. Soak 2 cups cubed hearty bread in water for 5 minutes. Drain, squeeze the water from the bread, and puree in a food processor, along with the vegetables, 2 tablespoons chopped red onion, and 2 cloves garlic. Stir in the Basic Marinade (note omissions) with 3 tablespoons sherry vinegar. Season with salt. Chill for 2 hours. Serves 4.
This satisfying grilled summer side takes advantage of fresh seasonal produce like corn, tomatoes, basil, and lima beans.
Recipe: Grilled Succotash
Basic Marinade [omit lime juice, vanilla, rosemary]
Fresh Mint, Raspberry Vinegar, Dry Mustard
Serve a chopped summer salad and dress it with this marinade. Chop 2 large beefsteak tomatoes, 2 pounds seedless watermelon, and 1 large cucumber. Toss with 1/4 cup sliced red onion. Whisk the Basic Marinade (note the omissions) with 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, 1/4 cup raspberry vinegar, and 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard. Pour over the salad, cover, and chill for 2 hours. Serve with a baguette to soak up the juices. Makes 6 side-dish servings.
Like a classic bean salad, this dish features beans and haricots verts, but also has an array of other summer veggies and a little jalapeno for an extra kick of flavor.
Heirloom tomatoes are dressed simply with vinegar, onions, green chili, and salt.
Recipe: Tomato Salad
Just-picked tomatoes, fresh basil, and a biscuit crust come together in this taste-of-summer pie.
Recipe: Summer Tomato Pie
Use red potatoes, which are lower in starch and hold their firmness. Sage, rosemary, thyme, and herbes de Provence contribute verdant flavor. For crispy potatoes with a creamy, soufflé-like center, parboil spuds, then oven-poach them in a bath of olive oil and herbed butter.
Recipe: Farmhouse Crispy-Creamy Potatoes
Grilling the celery for this salad adds an unexpectedly smoky depth of flavor to this fresh summer dish.
This simple topping is ready in just 35 minutes and perfect with toasted bread or chips.
"These grilled sweet-potato wedges offer a healthy alternative to fried russets!" says Country Living reader Dorene Matthews from Brentwood, Tennessee.
Recipe: Garlicky Sweet-Potato Fries
Add some pep to your grilled corn on the cob with ground chipotle, lime, and manchego cheese.
Recipe: Spicy Corn on the Cob
A salad of summer crops: feta cheese, beefsteak tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers. Combine champagne vinegar, honey, and herbs for the light dressing.
Recipe: Tomato-Cucumber Salad with Feta
A classic coleslaw is a must at any big summer party or occasion, and this easy version dressed with buttermilk is just the ticket.
Recipe: Classic Coleslaw with Buttermilk
Light and fresh, this healthy slaw is packed full of colorful summer veggies. Sliced almonds add toasty, protein-rich crunch.
Recipe: Carrot-Zucchini Slaw
This simple, vinegary slaw of cabbage and sliced onion is a great complement to grilled steak and burgers.
Recipe: Tangy-Hot Cabbage Slaw
Simple shredded cabbage and carrot is dressed up with a flavorful, Asian-inspired dressing.
Recipe: Sesame-Ginger Slaw
Dense and hearty, this creative slaw calls for broccoli as the main ingredient instead of traditional cabbage and is garnished with roasted cashews and sweet-tart dried cranberries.
Recipe: Broccoli Slaw
John Currence, chef at City Grocery in Oxford, Mississippi, shares his must-try recipe for coleslaw, which includes sweet-hot pickled rhubarb.
Recipe: Rhubarb Slaw
Peanuts, sugar, and lime make this coleslaw salty, sweet, and tart all at once.
Chef Suvir Saran's megawatt version of deviled eggs includes caramelized onions, cilantro, and Indian spices such as sambar powder and curry leaves. "Farm-fresh eggs taste divine," says Saran, who adds mayonnaise and crème fraîche to their yolks, yielding a silkier deviled filling.
Reminiscent of the classic brunch drink, these creatively flavored deviled eggs (pictured, top) are sure to be a crowd pleaser.
Recipe: Bloody Mary Deviled Eggs
Infuse your deviled eggs with the flavors of India. Hot curry, chutney, and fresh green onion add exotic flavor to this picnic staple (pictured, bottom).
Recipe: Curried Deviled Eggs
Sour Cream and Bacon Deviled Eggs, Crème Fraîche and Pea Deviled Eggs & Deviled Eggs with Malt Vinegar
Sour cream and bacon make everything better. Try this recipe for deviled eggs for your next picnic or summer party, which incorporates both into the eggs' fluffy filling (pictured, left).
Recipe: Sour Cream and Bacon Deviled Eggs
A spring pea puree and light and creamy crème fraîche add a fresh burst of flavor to this old picnic food favorite (pictured, center).
Recipe: Crème Fraîche and Pea Deviled Eggs
There's no picnic fare more traditional than the deviled egg. This easy version (pictured, right) is sweet and tangy thanks to sweet pickles and malt vinegar in the filling.
A twist on a brunch favorite, this recipe turns the beloved bagel topping of lox, capers, and red onion into a delectable deviled egg filling (pictured, bottom).
Recipe: Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs
Sweet roasted garlic and crispy, butter-toasted breadcrumbs give these deviled eggs distinctive flavor (pictured, right).
Recipe: Roasted Garlic Deviled Eggs
A new take on a Southern party food favorite, these deviled eggs (pictured, left) are flavored with a creamy pimento cheese mixture.
Recipe: Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs
If you love the taste of fresh New England seafood, these deviled eggs (pictured, center), loaded with lump crabmeat, are just the thing to bring to your next picnic, potluck, or barbecue.
Recipe: Crabmeat Deviled Eggs
Sweet, slow-caramelized onion and crispy, salty prosciutto add rich flavor and unexpected texture to these deviled eggs (pictured, right).
This potato salad, tossed with a creamy, smoky dressing will be the star of your summer party buffet.
Recipe: Fingerling Potato Salad with Bacon and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
A classic potato salad that's creamy, crunchy, and tangy all at once, this summery side dish will be a favorite at your next barbecue or picnic.
Give traditional potato salad a twist with Mediterranean flavors like salty green olives, fresh basil, and tangy red wine vinegar.
Roasting the potatoes for this rosemary-scented potato salad gives the classic summer dish a surprising new texture.
Recipe: Crispy Roast-Potato Salad
The fresh green flavors of summer, including parsley, marjoram, and sugar snap peas, star in this easy and healthier version of a classic potato salad.
Chock-full of 'Gigante di Napoli' parsley, anchovy fillets, and capers, this version has a sweet taste to it.
Recipe: Parsley-Potato Salad
No kidding! (And no peeling!) It's all about the red potatoes; their waxy texture keeps the spuds intact as you mix everything together in this recipe.
Recipe: Best Potato Salad Ever
Barbara Kafka, author of The Intolerant Gourmet, updates the basic potato salad by adding fresh green herbs, salty, smoky bacon, and briny capers, creating unexpected bursts of flavor in this usually bland side.
"All most people want is honest, flavorful food," says Ted Allen, "not some fancy, show-off meal that takes days to prepare."
Recipe: Mixed-Berry Crumble
Recipe: Homemade Honey Vanilla Ice Cream
It takes less than 15 minutes to prepare these balsamic-roasted strawberries poured over an out-of-this-world ice cream, flavored with fromage blanc and chèvre.
Basic Marinade [omit honey, black pepper, rosemary]
Thyme, Chambord
Marinades are great applied to grilled stone fruits, such as plums, peaches, apricots, and nectarines. Choose firm fruit and cut and pit so the flesh can soak up the flavors. For 6 medium stone fruits: Cut the Basic Marinade in half and mix in 1/4 cup Chambord. Marinate for 3 hours. Grill fruit until warmed through. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream. The fruit will also complement grilled meats such as duck breast, chicken, and lamb chops.
Nigel Slater, food writer and author of Ripe, uses fresh summer raspberries in his easy tart recipe.
Recipe: Quick and Easy Raspberry Tart
Grilled fruit desserts are epitome of festive summer eating. Serve this rich pound cake with a sour cherry topping to cap off an outdoor dinner party or celebratory barbecue.
Like a rustic pie or tart, a galette is a dessert that usually features fresh, seasonal fruits (like juicy peaches) baked inside a free-form crust.
Recipe: Peach-Almond Galette
Grilled peach halves and a low-fat biscuit make this take on cobbler a healthy, delicious alternative.
Recipe: Guilt-Free Peach Cobbler
Bryan Dayton, beverage director at Oak at Fourteenth in Boulder, Colorado, spruces up the classic Gin Rickey by adding fresh summer raspberries.
Recipe: Raspberry Gin Rickey
Just in time for the Kentucky Derby, chef Edward Lee rouses the state's classic cocktail with a homemade jalapeño simple syrup.
Recipe: Jalapeño-Spiked Bourbon Julep
Pucker up and indulge in this simple but flavorful cocktail. Gin adds a subtle herbal flavor that showcases the tartness of sour cherries.
Recipe: Sour-Cherry Gin Smash
Add a splash of rum to reveal this sunny refresher's after-dark potential.
Recipe: Ginger-Peach Soda
Michael Schlow, chef at Radius in Boston, shares his pretty pink version of this quenching citrus drink.
Recipe: Rhubarb Lemonade
"A splash of ginger ale makes this fruity wine punch even more refreshing," says Country Living reader Meg Spaeth of Madison, Wisconsin.
Recipe: Plum Sangria


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Chip Kelly
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Chip Kelly chose the NFL in the end, giving the Philadelphia Eagles their guy.
The Eagles hired Kelly on Wednesday, just 10 days after he apparently had decided to remain the coach at Oregon. Kelly, known as an offensive innovator, will be the 21st coach in team history and will replace Andy Reid, who was fired Dec. 31 after 14 seasons. He will be introduced at a news conference Thursday.
Kelly, who was 46-7 in four seasons at Oregon,
interviewed with the Eagles, Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills in a two-day span after leading the Ducks to a victory against Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 3.
The Eagles are known to have interviewed 11 candidates, but Kelly was thought to be their first choice in a long, exhaustive process.
"It's a very difficult deci-
sion for me,'' Kelly told KEZI-TV in Eugene, Ore. ''It took me so long to make it just because the people here are special. The challenge [with the Eagles] obviously is
exciting for me, but it's an
exciting time and it's a sad time — saying goodbye to people you love and respect — and I wanted to make sure I talked to my players and did it in the right fashion and talked to our staff. I feel I did."
Bevell talks with Cards
The Arizona Cardinals
interviewed Seattle Sea-
hawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell about their coaching vacancy and plan to talk with Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians, too.
Bevell was the fifth known candidate to interview for the job vacated when the Cardinals fired Ken Whisenhunt on Dec. 31. It wasn't
immediately known when the Arians interview would be held, but that news indicates the Cardinals' search will go on for at least a few more days.
Falcons' Abraham ailing
Atlanta Falcons defensive end John Abraham missed practice with a sprained left ankle, but coach Mike Smith said he expects him to play in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers.
Eli headed to Pro Bowl
The New York Giants' Eli Manning will replace the Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers as a quarterback on the NFC Pro Bowl roster. Rodgers dropped out Tuesday because of knee and
ankle injuries.
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Zimmerman, Alvin - Press Release
Nov. 16, 2007
Department of Agriculture
Commonwealth News Bureau
Room 308, Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
CONTACT: Nicole L. Cullison
(717) 787-5085
State Dog Wardens, Humane Officers Remove 29 Dogs from Lewisburg Kennel
HARRISBURG - State dog wardens helped humane officers to recover 29 dogs from an unlicensed Union County facility as part of Governor Edward G. Rendell's effort to crack down on unsatisfactory kennels, the Department of Agriculture said today.
On Nov. 13, state dog wardens visited Fairview kennel in Lewisburg to investigate a complaint about the facility operating without a license. The wardens found 29 of the 40 dogs were dirty, matted and living in unsanitary conditions, including excess fecal matter.
The owner, Alvin Zimmerman, is being charged by the wardens for operating a kennel without a license and failing to maintain sanitary conditions.
Jessie Smith, the state's special deputy for dog law, said any kennel with more than 26 dogs per year must obtain a license and be inspected annually.
"The conditions of the kennel were unsatisfactory and without a license it could not continue to operate," said Smith. "Upon finding evidence of poor sanitation, the wardens immediately contacted humane officers who removed the dogs."
Zimmerman previously held a kennel license, which was surrendered in 2006 due to problems with the kennel, including sanitation and cleaning deficiencies. Following the surrender of his license, Zimmerman voluntarily reduced the number of dogs housed. Smith said sometime between the kennel license revocation in 2006 and the inspection this month, Zimmerman increased the number of dogs at the kennel to more than is allowed by law.
In October 2006, Governor Rendell announced sweeping changes to the state's dog law and regulations. The Governor also took actions to increase the enforcement of current laws by naming Smith as a special deputy, hiring a special prosecutor, and increasing the number of dog wardens.
For more information on Pennsylvania's dog law, and to access kennel inspection records, visit www.agriculture.state.pa.us/padoglaw .
Kauffman, Dan and Omar
There were 22 dogs and 8 puppies at the kennel at the time of investigation.
Kennel descriptionThe kennel was divided into three main sections, a woman who identified herself as a daughter of the kennel owner (Caucasian female, about 25 years old, 120 lbs, long blonde hair, glasses, appeared to be dressed as a Mennonite), said that the kennel was used for breeding and boarding. The horse stable was used to hold horses and dogs in one kennel area; another section was a series of outdoor pens on the opposite side of the stable as the house; and the third area was a row of outdoor pens and elevated cages behind a row of buildings near the house and hidden from view from the house and stables.
The stable building had three German Shepherds in one horse stall and two Shepherd puppies in another stall. Both stalls had no food in them and dirty, brown water in their water dishes. Fecal matter was smashed into straw and wood shavings on the floor, though it appeared that weeks of feces was piled on top of the straw of the puppy pen, much of it mashed into the corners of the pens and smeared onto the walls (PA Dog Law 21.29(a) and(c)(1)-Sanitation) (21.28(d)-Bedding). The Shepherd puppies were each about five months old, and their pen was in almost total darkness (21.27(2)-Lighting). A metal gate was inside the puppies' stall, with thick cobwebs built up on its top surface (21.29(c)-Sanitation). In addition, the surfaces of a plastic doghouse and a large metal feeder on the ground of the stall were covered in fecal stains (21.29(c)(1)-Sanitation) (21.28(c)-Food). The food dish was clearly not placed so as to minimize contamination by excreta (21.28(c)-Food).
Poodle puppies
There was an elevated wire cage with an attached wooden hutch used to house six Standard Poodle puppies in the horse barn next to a stall. The puppies had no food, and one of their water dishes had a brown residue covering its surfaces (21.28(a)-Food) (21.28(c)-Water). Several days of feces was piled up on top of wood shavings under the cage (21.29(a)-Sanitation).
Shepherd pens
On the side of the barn opposite the puppy cage was a chain link pen set on the barn flooring which held a single adult Shepherd. The dog had food in a dish set on its flooring and a water dish containing brown water next to it (21.28(a)-Water). Over 24 hours of feces was in the pen, mixed with straw and wood shavings (21.29(a) and (c)(1)-Sanitation) (21.28(d)-Bedding).
A row of chain link pens was near the stable on its side opposite the house on the property. There were five pens, four on concrete slabs and the fifth on dirt. Three pens each held a single German Shepherd, while the other two each held two Shepherds, including the one with the dirt flooring.
Each pen contained a plastic or wooden dog pen, all without windbreaks (21.24(b)(6)(iii)-Shelter). The dirt pen had a plastic doghouse in it about 3.5 feet long and 2.5 feet wide and tall. The doghouse was not large enough for both dogs to stand in at once or lay in without being on top of each other (21.24(b)(1)- Shelter).
None of the pens had any food in them, and plastic water buckets in each were filled with dingy brown and green water (21.28(a) Food) (21.28(a)-Water). Chain link wiring was broken into sharp points next to the water bucket of one pen containing two dogs, and the hole was repaired with rusting chain (21.21(a)-Dog quarters). Over 24 hours of feces was in each pen (21.29(a)-Sanitation).
Bernese pen
Several cages stood by themselves near the horse stable. One was a chain link pen with concrete flooring containing a single Bernese Mountain Dog. The pen contained a wooden doghouse lacking a windbreak and over 24 hours of feces, most of it accumulated in the back of the pen (21.24(b)(6)(iii)-Shelter (21.29(a)-Sanitation). The concrete slab the pen extended about four feet beyond the front of the pen where it was partially covered in standing brown water discolored from excrement (21.24(b)(10) -Shelter).
Outdoor cages
Several other cages were near the Bernese pen. Two were abandoned, elevated cages with mounds of feces piled under them (21.24(b)(10- Shelter). Next to it was another elevated cage containing a German Shepherd puppy about six months old. The cage was attached to a wooden box at its rear and had two water dishes but no food inside (21.28(a)-Food). Feces were smashed into the pen flooring and over a week of feces were piled underneath the cage (21.29(a)-Sanitation). A chain link wire pen with dirt flooring that held two German Shepherds was close to the puppy cage. There was no food in the pen, but I did see two plastic buckets filled with dirty water set next to a chain link wall (21.28(a)-Food) (21.28(a)-Water).
Additional cages
The largest kennel area was not visible from the house or driveway on the property. It was a series of several outdoor enclosures containing dogs of various breeds. One was a chain link pen on dirt ground that held two German Shepherds and a wooden doghouse. There was no food in the pen but there were several water buckets containing brown and green, murky water (PA Dog Law: 21.28(a)-Water).
An elevated outdoor cage holding a Pomeranian and a Miniature Pinscher were near the Shepherd pen with dirt flooring. About a dozen outdoor pens with chain link walls and concrete floorings were next to the elevated cage. Near them was a row of chain link pens with concrete floorings and wooden doghouses, each holding two Standard Poodles. Several days of feces were smashed onto the pen floorings, and all of the dogs' water buckets contained brown and green water (21.29(a)-Sanitation (21.28(a)-Water).
Several elevated wire cages attached to wooden doghouses were near the ground pens. One held a single Standard Poodle with over 24 hours of feces mashed into the wire flooring of its cage (21.29(a)- Sanitation). Two other cages each held two Standard Poodles.
Immediately after viewing Kauffman Kennels in Chester County, I contacted Denise Dougherty with the PA Dog Law Bureau, telling her that I witnessed what I believed to be a case of animal neglect at Kauffman Kennels. I also said that it was apparent that the kennel is still operating despite the fact that they are listed by the PA Department of Agriculture as being voluntarily closed.
Denise immediately gave me contact information for Maurine Siddons, a Dog Warden in Chester County – 610-909-5666. I left a message for Maurine on 10/24/07 explaining what I had viewed at Kauffman Kennels. On the night of 10/24/07, I e-mailed a short report to her, which is not edited to the current report noting all PA Dog Law violations evident at the time I was at the kennel. In the report to Siddons, I did not cite violations but merely described the conditions I saw, most notably the two German Shepherd puppies on weeks of feces and in a dark horse stall, dogs without food, dirty water buckets, and Poodle cages with feces piled on their floorings.
On 10/26/07 I called Siddons again, who told me that she had already been to Kauffman Kennels and had instructed the kennel owners to give away their dogs. She did not specify where the dogs went. I spoke to Siddons in person at about 8:30 am on 11/1/07 in Harrisburg, PA, where she again commented that Kauffman Kennels had given away their dogs to get them off of the property.
On 11/3/07 I drove by Kauffman Kennels and took several photographs. The kennel area at the rear of the property that used to hold two German Shepherds, several Standard Poodles, and a Miniature Pinscher and Pomeranian appeared to be empty. However, a row of outdoor German Shepherd chain link runs, a Bernese Mountain dog run, and an elevated cage behind the horse stable all appeared to still hold dogs.
State of Pennsylania Revokes Kennel License of Joyce Stoltzfus
State of Pennsylania Revokes Kennel License of Joyce Stoltzfus
URL: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/pets/State_revokes_kennel_license_of_troubled_puppy_broker.htmlPublication date: 2009-10-07
Publication name: Philly.com
Headline: State of Pennsylania Revokes Kennel License of Joyce Stoltzfus
Summary: CAPS has been gathering consumer complaints for the puppy mill of Joyce Stoltzfus in Peach Bottom, PA (Lancaster County) for many years. We have investigated the facility. Puppy Love Kennel (renamed CC Pets) was the focus of stories CAPS generated with "20/20," and The Philadelphia Inquirer. CAPS gathered over a hundred consumer complaints, which resulted in the first settlement with the Office of the Attorney General. Stoltzfus was fined $35,000. She continued to violate the laws and CAPS continued to receive complaints. The Attorney General reached another settlement, this time with a fine of $75,000.
For more information visit: CC Pets / Puppy Love Kennels and the CAPS Investigation Report.
Alvin Zimmerman - Press Release - 2007
Alvin Zimmerman
Nov. 16, 2007
Department of Agriculture
Commonwealth News Bureau
Room 308, Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
CONTACT: Nicole L. Cullison
(717) 787-5085
State Dog Wardens, Humane Officers Remove 29 Dogs from Lewisburg Kennel
HARRISBURG - State dog wardens helped humane officers to recover 29 dogs from an unlicensed Union County facility as part of Governor Edward G. Rendell's effort to crack down on unsatisfactory kennels, the Department of Agriculture said today.
On Nov. 13, state dog wardens visited Fairview kennel in Lewisburg to investigate a complaint about the facility operating without a license. The wardens found 29 of the 40 dogs were dirty, matted and living in unsanitary conditions, including excess fecal matter.
The owner, Alvin Zimmerman, is being charged by the wardens for operating a kennel without a license and failing to maintain sanitary conditions.
Jessie Smith, the state's special deputy for dog law, said any kennel with more than 26 dogs per year must obtain a license and be inspected annually.
"The conditions of the kennel were unsatisfactory and without a license it could not continue to operate," said Smith. "Upon finding evidence of poor sanitation, the wardens immediately contacted humane officers who removed the dogs."
Zimmerman previously held a kennel license, which was surrendered in 2006 due to problems with the kennel, including sanitation and cleaning deficiencies. Following the surrender of his license, Zimmerman voluntarily reduced the number of dogs housed. Smith said sometime between the kennel license revocation in 2006 and the inspection this month, Zimmerman increased the number of dogs at the kennel to more than is allowed by law.
In October 2006, Governor Rendell announced sweeping changes to the state's dog law and regulations. The Governor also took actions to increase the enforcement of current laws by naming Smith as a special deputy, hiring a special prosecutor, and increasing the number of dog wardens.
For more information on Pennsylvania's dog law, and to access kennel inspection records, visit www.agriculture.state.pa.us/padoglaw .
Zimmerman, Ezra
There were about 12 dogs and an unknown number of puppies in the kennel at the time of investigation.
Location and description
"Zimmerman's Kennel" is noted as being located at 11965 State Route 304 in Mifflinburg, PA, though I found the kennel on the opposite side of the highway at 11900 State Route 304. I spoke to a Mennonite woman at 11965 who told me to go to 11900 to get dogs, where I met a man who identified himself as Ezra Zimmerman.
Ezra Zimmerman's kennel was inside a building, with rows of elevated cages inside. Each cage contained two to three dogs of various small breeds. I was able to observe only about half of the dogs closely, though low light and dogs huddling in the backs of their cages or jumping frantically made it difficult to clearly view many of the dogs I did see.
Four rows of cages were arranged into two sets of rows, with each set containing having two rows back-to-back with each other. There were two to three dogs per cage in each of the cages in these rows, with about 10 cages per row. The cages were constructed with wooden beams to act as frames and plastic-coated wire on all sides. All of the cages in the kennel had plastic self-feeders and automatic water spigots.
Shih Tzu with infected eye
In one cage in the row closest to office space of the kennel were two shaved Shih Tzu breeders. One had a green and clear discharge from its left eye. The eyelids never completely opened and the dog constantly blinked the eye, indicating an eye infection (PA Dog Law 21.30-Condition of dog).
Bichon Frises
Another cage in the same row held three Bichon Frise breeders. All of them had hair loss on their paws, where bare pink skin was evident (21.30-Condition of dog).
Another row of about a dozen cages was used to hold whelping dogs and puppies, arranged against a wall in the kennel room that met the office area from where the kennel was accessed. Four more whelping cages were also in the office area; they were set against its wall opposite the doorway accessing the kennel from the outdoors. Each whelping cage had a fully enclosed whelping on its rear accessible via a doggie-door. One whelping cage held a single adult Bichon Frise covered in matted fur. A large clump of dried feces was stuck to the dog's hindquarters (21.30-Condition of dog).
Zimmerman, Alvin
There were an unknown number of dogs in the kennel at the time of investigation.
Kennel still operating
Fairview kennels is listed as being voluntarily closed. I spoke to kennel owner Alvin Zimmerman who said he is still breeding Cocker Spaniels to Poodles to sell Cock-a-Poo puppies to a place he called Jack's Dog Farm.
I could hear several dogs barking from his kennel building, though Alvin would not let me inside of it. When I asked to see puppies from it, he ran quickly to get them before coming out with them, presumably so I couldn't walk behind him and stand at the kennel doorway. I was able to see from a window at a wall to the kennel that dried feces were mounded up below two unoccupied cages from which fur and feces were hanging. The building was too dark for me to see anything beyond the two cages directly next to the window.
On 10/31/07 I gave a copy of video footage obtained at Zimmerman's property to Special Deputy Secretary Jessie Smith. We discussed my findings. I became aware on 11/16/07 that on 11/13/07 PA Dog Law had raided Zimmerman's property through a press release:
Wenger, Eugene L.
First row of cages
The kennel structure closest to the driveway consisted of three cages in a row; the cage doors faced from the driveway. Each cage was about 2.5 feet long, two feet wide, and two feet high. They had a wooden box about the same size at the rear, which was accessible by a doggy door with plastic flaps. There were heating lamps. The cage closest to the road had three Shiba Inus, which appeared to be about six months old.
These cages were constructed with wooden beams at their corners and had untreated, thin-gauge, rusting wire for their walls and roofs (3.1(c)(1)(i)-Surfaces) (3.6(a)(2)(xii)-Primary enclosures) treated wire for their floorings. The cages were about 2.5 feet above the ground on wooden stilts. The wooden beams of the cages were painted white; the paint was peeling over much of their surfaces (3.1(c)(2)-Surfaces). The outside of the wooden boxes were painted white as well. Each cage was also accessible by a door on its outside wall. All of the cages were covered by a sloped metal roof.
Second group of cages
Within 15 feet of the first row of cages and closer to the road was another kennel structure with two rows of six cages. One row faced the Shiba Inu cage in the first row of cages previously described, and the other row faced the road. These cages were the same size and construction as the first row of cages described except that there was no windbreaks on the doggy door entrances (3.4(b)(3)-Shelter from the elements). One row of cages in this group housed one adult dog per cage, including five Shiba Inus and one Cocker Spaniel, each of which had a collar and tag around its neck. All of the Shiba Inus had less than six inches of space between their heads and the tops of their cages (3.6(c)(1)(iii)-Primary enclosures). The second row of cages in this group house two Shiba Inus, a Pomeranian, a Jack Russell Terrier, and a Pug. There was one dog per cage, and each dog had a collar and metal tag around its neck.
All of the wood of these structures was painted red; however, the paint was worn away and peeling off (3.1(c)(2)-Surfaces). There was a door in the wire wall of each cage, and a sloped metal roof supported by wooden trusses covered both rows of cages. Underneath each row of cages was a plastic sheet for catching debris, which was covered in brown fecal stains (3.1(c)(2)-Surfaces).
Third group of cages
Within five feet of the second group of cages and closer to the road was a third structure with three cages. Each cage was about three feet long, wide, and high and was constructed with wooden beams at the corners, treated and untreated thick and thin-gauge wiring, and chain link for walls and roofs (3.6(a)(2)(xii)-Primary enclosures). One cage contained an adult Pug and two adult Pomeranians, another contained two adult Shiba Inu, and the third contained an adult Shiba Inu and an adult Beagle. One of the Pomeranians, which was a golden-brown color and appeared to weigh about four pounds, had thick mats covering its fur (2.40-Vet Care). Each dog had a collar with a metal tag around its neck.
These cages were raised about two feet above the ground on wooden stilts. Plastic boxes were at the back of each cage and lacked windbreaks on their entrances (3.4(b)(3)-Shelter from the elements). Plastic boards three feet long and 1.5 feet high were between each cage. These boards, as well as the outside walls of the dog houses, were covered in dirt build-up (3.1(c)(3)-Cleaning). Each cage had an access door facing the direction of the road, and the metal hinges on the doors were rusting (3.1(c)(1)(i)-Surfaces). Underneath the cages, a layer of metal boards placed within half an inch of each other ran the length and width of the cages to catch debris. Below those boards was a sheet of wooden boards set within inches of the ground. The boards were covered in fecal stains, clumps of fur, and feces and debris build up (3.11(a)-Cleaning of primary enclosures). A metal roof covered the entire structure, sloping downward towards the back of the dog houses.
Fourth group of cages
Within five feet of the third group of cages and closer to the road was a structure containing three outdoor cages and connecting dog houses. Each cage was about three feet long, two feet wide, and three feet high. They had wooden boards on their corners, untreated, thin-gauge wire for their walls and roofs (3.6(a)(2)(xii)-Primary enclosures) and treated wire for their floorings. The plywood dog houses at the back of each cage appeared to be of the same dimensions as the cages. A plastic wall with metal doggy door separated each dog house and cage. There were two adult Beagles in each of two cages, and each dog had a collar and metal tag around its neck. No dogs were in the third cage.
Wooden stilts raised these cages about a foot above the ground. The wooden beams on the cages were painted white, though most of the paint was worn away and peeling (3.1(c)(2)-Surfaces). Algae build-up was on the wooden boards (3.1(c)(2)-Surfaces).
Each cage had an access door in the cage wall facing the road, and the hinges to the doors were rusting (3.1(c)(1)(i)-Surfaces).
Plastic sheets about a foot high and three feet long separated each cage. These sheets, as well as the plastic outside walls of the dog houses, were covered with fecal stains and dirt build-up (3.1(c)(3)-Cleaning). Six inches underneath the cages was a sheet of plastic that ran their combined length and width. This sheet was covered with feces and algae stains (3.1(c)(2)- Surfaces) (3.11(a)-Cleaning of primary enclosures).
Weaver, Ammon
There were about 25 dogs and 10 puppies in the kennel at the time of investigation.
Outdoor cages
The kennel's structure was identical as noted in CAPS investigation report for 2/23/05. Ammon Weaver was putting wood stain on the outdoor cages when I met him, and it was obvious that the wooden frames of the cages were wet with stain. The dogs' paws were also covered with the stain from jumping against the wood and pressing their paws against the door frames. The toenails of all the dogs extended underneath their wire floorings as they walked (USDA: 2.40-Vet care; PA Dog Law: 21.30- Condition).
Each cage had either two dogs or a single nursing dog and a litter of puppies. The cage furthest from the entrance contained two Labs and a Jack Russell. The outdoor cages were each about four feet tall and wide and about five feet long, while the indoor enclosures, accessible via dog doors, were only about 3.5 feet tall and long, and four feet wide. I saw one of the Labs standing in its indoor enclosure when Ammon opened up the wooden door accessing it; the Lab had less than six inches of space from the top of its head to the top of the enclosure (USDA: 3.6(c)(1)(i)- Space; PA Dog Law: 21.23(d)- Space).
It did not seem as though both Labs, each about four feet long from the tips of their noses to the bases of their tails, could stand or lie in the indoor cage with the Jack Russell at once. It was unlikely that the dogs were able to move about freely or avoid constant contact with each other (USDA: 3.6(c)(1)(iii)-Space; PA Dog Law: 21.23(a) and (b)-Space). As I observed the outdoor cage containing the Labs and Jack Russell, I said to Ammon, "There's a bunch in there." He replied, "Yeah, my inspector don't care about that."
Indoor cages
The indoor cages had plastic self feeders attached to their doors and automatic water spigots ran into them from the ceiling. Ammon explained to me that he puts enough food per feeder to last the dogs three to four days (USDA: 3.9(a)- Feeding; PA Dog Law: 21.28(a)-Food).
The kennel contained two rooms, both which contained the indoor enclosures. The first room, which the single kennel doorway accessed, also held kennel supplies and food. Supplies such as canned food, tools, and medicine were stored on top of the indoor wooden boxes throughout the room.
Dachshund cages
The second room had two elevated cages on the wall opposite the indoor enclosures. Each cage was about six feet wide and two feet long and tall, with wooden frames, wire walls, and treated wire floorings. There were three Dachshunds per cage, each with a plastic self-feeder and metal water dish. Plastic sheeting ran along the back wall underneath the cages and curved forwards to catch debris. The wall and flooring sides of the sheeting were coated in fecal stains (USDA: 3.1(c)(2)-Surfaces; PA Dog Law: 21.29(c)- Sanitation).
The stack of three wire cages with untreated wire floorings noted in CAPS USDA report 2/23/05 were all empty. I asked Ammon if the cages were useful for weaning, and he said his inspector made him stop using them because of their untreated floorings.
Weaver, Ammon
Ammon Weaver's kennel building, about 40 feet long and 15 feet wide, had an interior constructed entirely of plywood, a concrete floor, and artificial lighting throughout. The kennel was accessible by a doorway on one 40 foot wall that faced away from the house.
Whelping pen
Two rooms were visible during the inspection. One room was a 40-foot-long, five-foot-wide hallway with a row of cages that had doggie-doors accessing outside cages. It was not possible to see inside these cages except for one wooden whelping pen in the row of cages.
This pen was about four feet wide, four feet long, and three feet high. The door accessing the pen was a foot wide and three feet high. Inside the pen were five Cairn Terriers about four-weeks-old
There was a space underneath this pen about four feet wide, four feet long, and a foot high. In this space was a heating lamp facing up towards the wooden flooring of the pen. A light bulb at the roof of the pen was connected to a dimmer switch near the pen door.
A metal food dish was on the saw dust-covered floor (3.9-Feeding). On top of the whelping box were more than a dozen medicine and cleaning bottles, as well as several plastic bags (3.1(b)-Condition and site).
Second kennel room
The second room was about seven feet wide and ten feet long with a vertical bank of three cages, each about 1.5 feet wide in all dimensions. The cages had metal water dishes and self-feeders. The walls, roofs, and floorings of these cages were made of untreated, thin-gauge metal (3.6(a)(2)(xii)-Primary enclosures). The top and bottom cages housed an adult Jack Russell Terrier about 15 pounds in weight (3.6(c)(1)(i) Primary enclosures).
Metal sheets were positioned a few inches under each one of these cages. There was several days' accumulation of feces under each occupied cage (3.11(a)-Cleaning of primary enclosures).
Outside cages
There were ten outside cages in a row along a 40 foot wall of the kennel next to the kennel doorway. Each cage was about 3.5 feet wide, four feet long, and 3.5 feet high and made with wooden beams at the corners, untreated, thin-gauge wire for walls and roof, and treated wire for the floor. A door about two feet wide and three feet high accessed each cage from the outside. There was an adult Cairn Terrier in the outside cage. This cage was connected to the whelping pen housing the five Cairn Terrier puppies.
Several cages housing one to two adult Jack Russell Terriers or Cairn Terriers were too small for the dogs inside of them. One cage housed an adult Cairn Terrier and an adult Yellow Labrador weighing about 65 pounds (3.6(c)(1)(i)-Primary enclosures). Another housed an adult Jack Russell Terrier and two adult Chocolate Labradors, each weighing about 70 pounds (3.6(c)(1)(i)-Primary enclosures). The pen furthest from the doorway housed an adult Jack Russell Terrier and two adult Yellow Labradors, one weighing about 80 pounds and the other about 65 pounds (3.6(c)(1)(i)-Primary enclosures.) The ground under these cages sloped downhill from the kennel doorway. Thus the cage closest to the door was raised about two feet off above the ground on wooden stilts while the cage furthest from the doorway was raised about four feet above the ground.
Feces stains covered the metal siding of the kennel building under each cage, and a concrete slab four feet wide and 35 feet long under the cages was covered with clumps of fur (3.1(c)(3)-Cleaning). The concrete also exhibited more than a week's accumulation of feces (3.11(a)-Cleaning of primary enclosures). The slab sloped away from the kennel building toward a wooden beam that contained debris from the grass beyond the cages.
A watering system of PVC pipes fed a spigot inside each cage. It was not evident if metal bowls in the outdoor cages were used for feeding or watering.
Stoltzfus, Joyce
Puppy Love Kennel had two separate facilities, one of indoor pens housing puppies only, and another of outdoor pens housing adult dogs and puppies.
Indoor puppy pens
These pens were inside a wooden barn about 25 feet wide and 40 feet long. The barn had a peaked roof, a doorway accessing it on one side, and five puppy pens on each of its longer sides. There was artificial lighting and concrete flooring in the barn.
Each pen measured about eight feet long and eight feet wide, with four-foot-tall wooden walls between pens and on the hallway-side of each pen. There were about a dozen puppies in each pen, each about eight to twelve weeks old and of varying breeds, including Pit Bull Terriers, Puggles, German Shepherds, Beagles, and various mixed breeds.
Each of the hallway walls had a sliding wooden doorway with a metal latch on the outside. Metal bars ran from the top of each wall to the ceiling. One side of the hallway had several bags of wood shavings piled up against it in three different places. The pens themselves had a layer of wooden shavings several inches thick thrown over their floors. More than 24 hours' accumulation of feces was evident, as dried feces were visible in the shavings that had been thrown over old feces and urine not removed.
Each pen contained two plastic food dishes, a foot in diameter and four inches deep. They were filled to their tops with about three days' worth of food for each pen and covered with a tan powder. Plastic water dishes in each pen were filled with murky brown water.
One black German Shepherd puppy, less than two pounds in weight, appeared emaciated. The stomach appeared sucked in and its ribs, spine, and hips clearly visible under its taught skin. One pen contained a white Pit Bull puppy, which appeared to weigh two pounds. The puppy appeared lethargic, convulsed slightly as though it was coughing, and had thick green mucous draining from its eyes and nostrils. The puppy's eyes were nearly swollen shut, and it did not move at all while observed for several minutes, other than turning its head from side to side.
Outdoor pens
The other part of this kennel, within a hundred feet of the puppy barn, consisted of several rows of outdoor pens surrounded by a six-foot-high chain link fence about 60 feet long and 40 feet wide. The chain link sections surrounding the outdoor rows had green plastic strips set in them which blocked view into the compound from the outside.
Each row had ten adjacent pens, each measuring about seven feet long, three feet wide, and four feet high. Each cage was made of chain link wiring with the back two feet of each cage enclosed in wood with a doggy door framed in metal allowing access between these sections. Each cage contained five to eight dogs of various breeds and ages. Pekingese, Boxers, Golden Retrievers, Lhasa Apsos, Beagles, Basset Hounds, German Shepherds, Australian Cattle Dogs, Maltese, Jack Russell Terriers, American Eskimos, and various mixed breeds were present. All of the dogs with white fur had yellow stains in their fur, and many dogs had wet fur.
The first row of pens against a 40-foot section of the privacy fence had the sides with chain-link doors facing to the inside of the compound. The second row of pens faced the first, the third row backed to the second row, and the fourth row faced the third row. Two rows of cages that faced each other had another row of four cages in a perpendicular row between them.
All were raised above the ground by two-foot-high wooden stilts and had treated wire flooring. Wooden beams framed the bottoms of the pens. All of the wood was painted red, with paint peeling in many areas and revealing a white coating underneath. The metal bars at the bottom of the chain link walls were all rusting. One pen, containing two Boxers and a Lhasa Apso mix, had its front chain link wall separated from the metal bar at its base. Metal sheets were used as roofs over the pens. There were several lights placed on the roofs of the kennel rows, with wiring running along the roofs of the pens. The walls with the doggy doors were covered with while plastic sheeting that had brown stains.
Each cage had a black plastic water bucket attached to its front chain-link door. A water spigot was in inside the kennel, with a water hose strewn across the ground. About three inches of snow and ice were on the ground of this kennel at the time of investigation.
The pens themselves were over concrete flooring, and there were several days' accumulation of feces under them. There was bright and dark blood as well as mucous in the feces under several cages. One row of cages facing into the compound had the flooring below it raised up about 45 degrees so that urine and runny feces would wash down away from it, though large piles of feces were resting on the grade itself.
Sick, wet, dirty dogs
Several of the dogs and puppies in the outside pens were sick. One was a black German Shepherd mix weighing about 35 pounds with hair loss around its eyes. Another was an Australian Cattle dog puppy, about two months old and weighing about 25 pounds, that had thick green mucous build-up around its right eye and draining from its nostrils.
Two Maltese mixes, each weighing about ten pounds, had dirt and feces covering their soaked and yellow-stained fur. Another pen, containing about five dogs that each weighed about ten pounds, housed a black Poodle mix with large fur mats covering the dog's face and body.
A black Cock-a-poo puppy weighing about five pounds had thick green mucous discharge from its nostrils. There were four other puppies in the pen with the sick Cock-a-poo, including three mixed-breed puppies each weighing about five to eight pound and a Boxer puppy weighing about 15 pounds.
In one pen was a Boxer weighing about 50 pounds, whose right eye was nearly swollen shut and draining a clear discharge. A Lhasa Apso mix weighing about 15 pounds had long curved toenails and severely matted fur around its face so that its eyes could not be seen and its nose was barely distinguishable.
Several other pens contained dogs and puppies of significantly different weights, such as one pen which housed a 40-pound Corgi mix, a 45-pound short-haired mixed breed, and a Jack Russell mix weighing about 25 pounds.
In several pens, the number and/or size of the dogs precluded all of the dogs occupying the boxes at the backs of their cages at one time and lying in a normal manner or turning about freely. For example, pens housed five dogs that each weighed 25 to 35 pounds, and other pens housed six to eight dogs that were five to 15 pounds in weight.


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haywood dog bandana
by BILLY WOLF
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