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It's the day before the Thanksgiving holiday in the US. It's my favorite holiday (and to a certain extent, my favorite time) of the year. Up until recently, anyway, it's been the one holiday that is about gathering with family and friends around a table, sharing a great meal, stories, and perhaps a few bottles of wine. I've been blessed with a wonderful family, and Thanksgiving dinners are some of my fondest family memories. This year, my wife and I have inherited the tradition of hosting dinner from my Aunt (Auntie!).
We follow a very traditional meal plan; we're cooking a turkey, and we'll have many traditional accompaniments. We love to serve and share wine, and feel the wine should be as good and as special as the food.
Many people get hung up on the diversity of the meal. What goes with turkey? Does it also go with the stuffing and the greens? What about the sweet potatoes? There's no reason to worry; I think the diversity of the meal actually makes it easier to pick wine. The secret: serve something great! A good wine (with a good story), will "go" with everything. I also think that serving wine from the US is fitting given the origin of the holiday, but we're breaking that guideline a bit this year
Here's what we're serving::
All good parties start with Champagne. This is going to be a good party.
Chilean Sauvignon Blanc
I happen to have a few bottles (courtesy of my friends at The Thomas Collective and Wines of Chile). It's a great pairing with oysters, and some of them have a little richness that will go with an oyster stuffing. They are also fantastic aperitif, of course, and crowd pleasers. Bonus: They tend to be inexpensive.
Most people recommend Riesling, as it's very food friendly and can have a little sweetness. We're going with Vouvray this year, as Chenin Blanc has the same qualities, but I think tends to have a bit more richness along with the versatility. Plus, we happen to love it, and it's often eye opening for folks who haven't had it before.
California Chardonnay
I think this is one of the wines you really must have on the table at Thanksgiving. I steer clear of over oaked (typical) California Chardonnay in favor of some more subtle and austere varieties. However, one of the nice things about serving Vouvray is that it can hold it's own in place of Chardonnay, if you're trying to lower your SKUs, so to speak.
American Pinot Noir
I struggle to find affordable Pinot from the US that's good. It is often over extracted, too fruity, and mass produced because everyone saw or heard about 'Sideways' and decided Pinot was what the cool kids drink. However, there are some more austere varieties out there. They tend to remain on the fruity side, which is a crowd pleaser, and really are the great versatile food match for the traditional Thanksgiving meal.
California Cabernet
In my opinion, this is the ultimate American wine, and should be on the table for the ultimate American holiday. We tend to serve something really special here; something from a vineyard we've visited in Napa, something from a vintage we remember. While perhaps not exactly the best food match, there is a lot of richness on the table, and if it's a wine you love, it's fun to share.
The most important thing to remember: drink what you love. Drink something that evokes some emotion. Drink something you want to share with people you love.


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A new administrator at Indian Rock Golf Club is looking to breath new life into the 300-plus acre course located on Route O in Laurie.
A new administrator at Indian Rock Golf Club is looking to breath new life into the 300-plus acre course located on Route O in Laurie.
Adam Stewart moved to the lake area from Pacific, Mo. in the St. Louis area and took over heading the daily operations of Indian Rock at the end of March.
With the recent financial history of the course - first foreclosed on by Community Bank of the Ozarks then taken over by the Bank of Sullivan when Community Bank was closed by the Missouri Division of Finance and placed in receivership under the FDIC - Stewart says he wasn't sure about taking this job when it was first offered.
But once he visited and met the people and saw the course, Stewart knew he wanted the job.
"The staff is extremely friendly. It's a beautiful course," he says. "Chris (Jackson, the groundskeeper) keeps the course in fantastic shape."
Since starting at Indian Rock, that good first impression has continued. Stewart has found it to be a great place with an extremely loyal membership, many of whom live on the course.
"The membership has been through a lot in the last couple of years, but they're open to change and have a lot of great suggestions also," he says.
Stewart is looking to modernize the club. A computer system coming in May will allow the course to offer specials.
A new pricing system is planned that will feature lower rates during some week days.
Starting May 8, on Wednesdays during the summer two players can golf for the price of one. The cost of the toll will also be deducted during the summer for those crossing the Lake of the Ozarks Community Bridge to play at Indian Rock if you bring a receipt.
A biweekly senior scramble with lunch and prizes will start June 10. Stewart is working with local organizations and businesses to have more tournaments and group outings. He is trying to organize a kids clinic sometime this summer as well.
The new pricing structure will soon be available on the club's website, http://indianrockgolfclub.com, which had been dormant for some time. Additional specials will also be announced on the new Indian Rock Golf Course Facebook page.
The pro shop will also be stocked up to offer more items, and The Olive Branch Restaurant continues to offer lunch and dining.
There are also plans for improvements to the course. One of the first projects in line will be redoing the bunkers, according to Stewart. Some issues with the cart path will also be addressed.
The Bank of Sullivan has been very supportive, Stewart says.
"They're extremely enthusiastic about the golf course. It's still for sale, but they want to make it productive," he says.
Settling into the new job and hampered by the many days of rainy weather this spring, Stewart has only managed to play the course a few times, but it looking forward to the summer. He usually manages to play about two to three times a week.
Getting a job in high school as a dishwasher at The Country Club of St. Alban's near St. Louis, Stewart caught the golf bug, though no one else in his family plays. He worked there for seven years, doing different jobs and learning a little bit of everything.
"I like the environment - you get to come to a beautiful place every day where people come to enjoy themselves. It rubs off on you," he says.
With the goal in mind of running a golf course, Stewart got a Bachelors Degree in Human & Health Services with an Emphasis in Outdoor Recreation and a minor in Youth Non-Profit Leadership from Murray State University in Kentucky. There he worked at the college's golf course before coming to The Lodge of Four Seasons in Lake Ozark.
Most recently, he worked as the assistant pro at a course in St. Clair, Mo. where he oversaw much of the daily operations.
Stewart is TYP (Titleist Performance Institute) Pro certified so he can help golfers adjust their swing for a bad back or other health issues as well as develop golf fitness programs. Coming up more on the business side of golf, Stewart says he is still working on his game and is trying to get accepted into the PGA certification program.
Stewart and wife Jessica - a physical therapist in Dixon, Mo. - are currently living in Osage Beach with their daughters Jordyn, 4, and Riley, five months.
After having lived in the lake area previously when Stewart worked at The Lodge, he says they are glad to be back.
"I think this is a place that you don't appreciate until you leave. There really are a lot of activities. It's family oriented with good schools," he says.
About Indian Rock Golf Course
18 hole 72 par course
300-plus acres interspersed with 200 home sites
Four tee boxes provide a choice of yardages.
The course's signature 17th hole is a favorite, guarded at the back by a large outcropping of rocks with a deep clear water feature at the front.
Olive Branch Restaurant adjacent to pro shop

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Blog ...> 2015
> Summer has arrived
> Shyron sets his sights on the 45,000 race at Lingfield Park
> 2014
> Winter is well and truly upon us
> Winter is well and truly upon us.
> Winter is well and truly upon us.
> A fantastic Friday after an Excellent win!
> It could be a Jammy weekend at Ascot's October meeting
> A busy week ahead of the Newmarket Open Day 2014
> The sun may have gone away buts its still summer time here at the Margarson's.
> A seaside filled week ahead.
> It's certainly a Glorious week for Goodwood.
> Aiming for a win at Ascot during the King George meeting.
> A quiet weekend to prepare for the coming week.
> A big week for a number of our 2 year olds making their debuts.
> The Elusive wins come in their plenty with Raymouti, Uprise & Elusive Guest heading team Margarson this week.
> Looks to be an Epic week after a weekend Battle.
> Royal Ascot 2014 set to be a busy one!
> June gets off to a loaded start.
> Tamayuz Star set to shine for Newmarket.
> Sword Of The Lord makes the trip up North & Haffa Sovereign heads to Leicester.
> The rest of the week.
> Artful Lady.
> Exciting week ahead!
> This weekend: Noguchi & Jay Gee Speedfit head to Doncaster.
> Team Margarson head to Newmarket and Doncaster
> Lady Kyllar to be first 2 year old runner of the year at Windsor.
> Excellent Guest looking for back to back win in the Victoria Cup for the second year.
> Team Margarson head to Brighton, Nottingham and Ascot
> The week ahead.
> Success for Shyron at Yarmouth.
> Team Margarson head to Yarmouth's First meeting of the year.
> Rebellious Guest heads for the Rosebery Handicap.
> A good day at Southwell for team Margarson.
> Team Margarson head for Southwell on Tuesday.
> Rebellious Guest heads for Winter Derby.
> Woolfall Sovereign set for big run at Lingfield
> Rebellious Guest follows up at Lingfield
> Rebellious Guest follows up at Lingfield
> Rebellious Guest gets the team off the mark
> Lucky Kristale
> Lucky Kristale pleased in her racecourse gallop.
> Lucky Kristale to have a course gallop at Newmarket Racecourse.
> Lucky Kristale shines for media day at Graham Lodge.
> Lucky Kristale has to miss the Cheveley Park at Newmarket
> Lucky Kristale in good form and heads for the Cheveley Park at Newmarket
> Lucky Kristale has come out of her win in the Lowther in good form
> Lucky Kristale in good form after her Group Two win
> 2013
> Two runners at Lingfield on Saturday
> Two runners at Lingfield on Tuesday
> Excellent Guest leads the team at Ascot
> Chance of a double at Brighton on Friday
> Four runners at the July festival
> Team In good form ahead of Royal Ascot
> Excellent Guest stays just long enough in Cup
> Excellent Guest gave the team a great thrill winning the Victoria Cup on Saturday
> Team starting to come to themselves with Magical Speedfit leading the way
> Woolfall Sovereign starts the week off for the team at Windsor
> Three runners at Yarmouth on Monday
> Three runners at Lingfield this week
> Woolfall Sovereign steps up to Listed Class at Lingfield on Saturday
> Young Jackie runs at Lingfield on Wednesday
> We are back with two Runners at Lingfield on Saturday
> Team ready to start running again next week
> Woolfall Sovereign entered at Lingfield on Saturday
> Storm Runner heads back to Lingfield and Young Jackie returns to Wolverhampton Thursday
> Artful Lady runs at Wolverhampton on Monday
> Two winners for the team this week
> Woolfall Sovereign hoping Lingfield is on on Tuesday
> 2012
> Two runners at Kempton weather permitting
> Imperial Guest a sad loss in such a tragic way at kempton
> We are hoping to see out the old year with a winner
> Merry Christmas from all the team .
> We have two Runners at Lingfield on Tuesday
> Woolfall Sovereign in good form for his first run back on the all weather
> Artful Lady runs at Wolverhampton Friday
> Storm Runner heads for Lingfield on Wednesday
> Betfred Saturday for Imperial and Excellent Guest
> Excellent Guest runs in the Cambridshire on Saturday
> Busy week ahead for the team
> Imperial Guest and Excellent Guest entered at Ascot on Saturday
> Excellent Guest runs at York on Thursday
> Excellent Guest is entered to run at York on Thursday
> Excellent Guest and Imperial Guest run at Goodwood this weekend
> Excellent Guest is in good form ahead of the International at Ascot
> Three runners at the July Festival
> We have six runners at Yarmouth
> Excellent Guest ran a big race for the yard at Royal Ascot
> Excellent Guest runs in the Hunt Cup on Wednesday
> Magical Speedfit runs at Brighton on Tuesday
> Three runners over the weekend
> Two Runners at Yarmouth on Tuesday
> Imaginary Diva runs at Brighton Tuesday
> Imperial Guest and Excellent Guest run in the Victoria Cup at Ascot on Saturday
> Weather playing havoc with plans
> Rebellious Guest set to run in the Greenham
> Imaginary Diva runs at Southwell on Tuesday
> Team steadily building up for the turf season
> Wollfall Sovereign set to run a big race at Wolverhampton
> Three runners with chances this week
> We have now started to step up the work
> Storm Runner stepping up in trip at Kempton
> We are now starting to step the team up for the start of the turf season
> Young Simon heads for Wolverhampton on Monday
> Storm Runner should get back to winning ways at Kempton
> Woolfall Sovereign takes the sprint title at Southwell
> Woolfall Sovereign steps up in class at Southwell
> Young Simon runs at Lingfield
> 2011
> Two runners at Kempton on Sunday
> Woolfall Sovereign get the team off the mark for the year
> Woolfall Sovereign returns to Wolverhampton on Friday
> Rebellious Guest back to work this week
> Woolfall Sovereign starts the New Year of at Wolverhampton on Friday
> Dubai
> Young Mick
> Young Mick set for happy retirement
> Young Mick misses his intended run at Lingfield
> Young Mick heads for Lingfield
> Young Mick back on track
> Young Mick Resting
> Big Ascot Win
> Young Mick wins 2 awards
> Margarson aiming Young Mick at Ebor
Working for Dad enables me to stretch my knowledge of racing further than I ever assumed.
Katie Margarson


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MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. officials say a Texas truck driver who says he made a wrong turn into Mexico with a trailer full of ammunition has been released from prison but remains in the custody of immigration authorities.
The U.S. Embassy in Mexico said Friday that 27-year-old Jabin Bogan was freed from a maximum security prison in the state of Veracruz. It did not say why immigration authorities were holding him, or when he is expected to return to the U.S., but Bogan likely is accused of violating immigration rules when he entered Mexico.
Bogan's family and lawyers declined to comment. He had faced up to 30 years in prison on an ammunition trafficking charge, but the charge was reduced possession of ammunition after testimony contradicted prosecutors' claim that Bogan deliberately concealed bullets.


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Boonville shelter ready for increase of occupants during winter season
As colder air arrives in Boonville individuals who have no place to call home may seek to stay in a shelter. Boonville has one shelter and it is the Harvest House, which is located near the river at the end of Rural Street. The shelter has opened its doors to multiple people throughout the year since 1990. With a capacity of 17 occupants, the shelter has seen a rise in the number of people needing shelter since the economic collapse of 2008. Harvest House Resident Manager Heidi Burnett said this year she has seen the largest number of occupants. She also said the people who stay at the shelter are a combination of local and non-local individuals. For those seeking shelter a simple process is undertaken. "Often, they will come off the streets or give us a call. During this time we will talk to them about our program," Burnett said. "They often just need food and a roof over their head. I hear people say they have not eaten in days." Once background checks are completed by the shelter and the Boonville Police Department, the individuals are then accepted into the shelter. Burnett said these checks are vital for finding out if these individuals are safe or if they have a warrant of some kind. "Once they come in, they fill out paper work," Burnett said. During the first 30 days the individuals are required to search for work and obtain a job. Once this occurs the individual is evaluated and may become eligible for a 120 day stay. Also, once the 30 days is up, a savings program is implemented which takes 65 percent of all earnings and places it into a savings account. Burnett said it was not until the shelter implemented this program did the success rate of individuals finding a place to live after their time at the shelter increase. The success rate stands at 90 percent. During the stay, the individuals also help out around the shelter with doing chores. "We provide the shelter and educate these people for success," Burnett said. "We are open to anyone needing shelter, even large families." "I would say that the Harvest House does great work in our community. The Harvest House provides shelter for those in need and without those services I don't know what the people who need help would do. The Police Department works very closely with the staff and board members of the Harvest House to assure those in need get assistance. I believe we need to continue to support the efforts of the Harvest House," Boonville Police Chief Bobby Welliver said.


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Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Le144 Petrossian
18 comments:
- Foodwalker1:23 PM
Looks absolutely gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Are you still leaving the delicious crusts now whilst living in Paris?
Hmmm...ce dependsDelete
C'est trés dificile beaucoup foie(sp),
Paté sablée in Paris has become a Danger zone...hard to resist French beurre.ReplyDelete
My favorite crust-ReplyDelete
How I love your shadows:-)
The cork is so perfect..How enjoyable to meet bloggers too..going to peek:-)
Thank you Carol for mentioning me :)ReplyDelete
Try Synie's cupcakes and tell me what you think about their sweet cakes !Replies
That's a tough since I never ever liked cupcakes or even birthday cake...same thing but mini version non?Delete
Wonderful photos....Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
What a wonderful event! I agree…love the behind-the-scenes shots of bloggers taking photos. Looks like a network of lovely fellow food-lovers.ReplyDelete
Happy Turkey day, Carol! xx Katie
sigh :)ReplyDelete
i just realise that i haven't had lunch yet - boy, am I HUNGRY now
lovely, lovely post - made me happy just to read
.... and I would have - exceptionally - even tried the tartare, it looks SO good!
bisous, je vais me faire manger quelque chose!Replies
Oh I wish you were along to encourage me to try and taste Kiki.Delete
I've gotten much better but still could use a push now and then to try something out of my comfort zone.
Bonsoir ma chère amie,ReplyDelete
Comment ne pas fondre devant vos dessins, les merveilleux amuse-bouches ?... et les douceurs des pâtisseries ? A cause de vous mon tour de hanche en a pris un coup ! Tant pis ! Le plaisir des yeux me fait saliver...
Une superbe publication et bravo pour oeuvres somptueuses.
Gros bisous à vous.
That was a really beautiful post, those sketches are wonderful.ReplyDelete
- Patsy4:37 AM
You know, I've been subscribed to your emails for a very long time and it never occurred to me until now that I could reply! I just wanted to thank you (and what better day than today) for these lovely vignettes...so enjoyable for those of us who, so far, only dream of going to Paris!ReplyDelete
Lucky bloggers! Always wanted to go there. One day...ReplyDelete


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European Commission
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José Manuel Durão Barroso
President of the European Commission
Closing remarks of President Barroso following the second day of the European Council
Final press conference
Brussels, 21 March 2014
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen,
It was a very successful summit, a working summit with many inputs, very strong conclusions and also, I believe, very rich discussions.
Before the summit, we signed, this morning, the political provisions of the Association Agreement with Ukraine. We gave a clear and concrete sign of our commitment to Ukraine and the values that we share. The political partnership delivers on the democratic choice Ukraine has made. And it is our firm intention to sign the remaining parts of the agreement in due course. We will help Ukraine to reform and be the stable, sovereign, democratic, and prosperous country its people long for.
I've asked Commissioner Füle to go to Kiev next week, precisely to work with the Ukrainian authorities on some of the specific elements that we are now developing with them, some of them regarding the implementation of this Association Agreement.
Europe stands by all countries willing to engage on the path of democracy and reform. And we also demonstrated that last night, when we decided to bring forward the signature of the Association Agreements, including the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements (DCFTAs), with Georgia and Moldova. In fact, we have decided to sign them no later than June. This is hugely important and sends a clear signal of our commitment to democracy and reform and to the European nature of those countries.
The discussions on Ukraine also reflect the importance of a stronger and truly European energy policy, a policy that strengthens our energy security and competitiveness, and lowers our reliance on imported fossil fuels.
We have discussed this in a comprehensive framework, linking energy and climate policies, exactly as we did in 2007 when we came forward with the most ambitious package in the world in terms of climate policy. So, not separating, but putting them together: an ambitious climate policy but also a truly European energy policy, including the very important aspect of energy security.
I was invited by the President of the European Council to present our policies for climate and energy, which are based on three goals: security of supply, competitiveness and sustainability. We should not see these as contradictory. It's important for our competitiveness, it is important for sustainability, for the respect of our environment, for the future of our planet, and, also, it is important in terms of security of supply.
And I have shown during this presentation that, in fact, we are on target. We will basically achieve our goals in 2020. We will reduce greenhouse gases by 2020. We will have, most likely, minus 24% (and our goal was 20%). The increased share of renewables will be 21%, so we are over-achieving the objective. In energy consumption or efficiency, we have not yet reached the target, we are around 17%.
But today, what we discussed was what we are going to do up until 2030. And I was happy that the European Council, after very comprehensive discussions, has agreed that - already for the UN climate summit in September - we will be sure that the specific European Union target for 2030 for greenhouse gas emission reductions will be fully in line with the agreed ambitious European Union objective for 2050.
And so, as Herman Van Rompuy said, it is not and it could not be today. Today was the first discussion. It is not yet an agreement on all the elements of the proposals the Commission made. But, it is clearly an endorsement of the European Commission's proposal as the basis for our policy in the future, and I feel encouraged after the good discussions we had.
I believe part of this comes because of the interests that some Member States have in security of supply. And so, I think that, once again, it is the wise, smart way to discuss these issues. It is not to have climate policy only from the green constituency, and the security of supply from some countries, but linking all the objectives.
In fact, we have already been diversifying our supplies and suppliers over the last years, for instance, with the adoption of this southern corridor. And we have been doing it not just because it is beneficial for the European economy, but also for reasons of a geopolitical nature. We have come a long way in implementing our current 2020 goals and in developing our internal energy market, which is the core instrument of energy solidarity between Member States. Also, some of these goals are very much in line with energy security because if you have more renewables, you are less dependent on imports of fossil fuels, for instance.
But we definitely need to go much further. Today, there was a clear determination to further diversify our supplies, to fully apply the rules of the internal energy market to ensure a level playing field, but also to improve interconnections. And that, I think, was one of the new facts in today's discussions. Several delegations pushed hard for more precise commitments in interconnections. For instance, as President Van Rompuy just mentioned, there will be special attention paid to the Iberian peninsula, because Spain and Portugal, while having already between themselves an integrated energy market, are still cut off from the rest of Europe. Attention will go especially, also, to the Mediterranean area.
I think from that point of view, this logic of interconnection – that the European Commission fought for when we launched this Connecting Europe Facility in the MFF (budget) - is now fully recognized. And I think there is sufficient political will to make it happen.
As the President of the European Council already mentioned, the European Commission received the task of providing a study analysing all the elements of the European Union's energy security before the June European Council – so, very soon. We have, already, a lot of studies in that area, and we are more than happy to share them with our Member States, and, if they are ready, even to go further in our common endeavour.
So, these were very successful discussions. A lot of work that shows that the European Union is able to take decisions in challenging times, not only regarding the most important issues of Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, but also on economic terms, as we did yesterday.
And, finally, keeping our external vocation: We are going to have, in some days, a very important European Union-Africa summit. I think we have to apologize in advance to the people of Brussels because I think in terms of traffic, with all these heads of state, it is not going to be easy. And I don't know if it will be better when we receive President Obama on the 26th. And also the week afterwards when we'll receive, for an historic visit, the first visit ever of the Chinese President to the European institutions. So I want to make a friendly warning regarding the traffic in Brussels, the city I have lived in for 10 years.
It will be complicated, but it shows a good thing: that the European Union keeps up its ambition. In fact, it reinforces its ambition in terms of global issues, in terms of opening up. And we are also leading the way in the field of climate with an ambitious common position.
I thank you for your attention.
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Thomasville, NC- The Belmont Abbey College men's golf team has been honored by being selected the 2008 Conference Carolina's preseason coaches poll favorite. The Abbey returns with two Division II All Americans in sophomores Connor Tomlinson and Joe Campbell along with veteran experience in senior Matt Chidester. The Abbey will also look to newcomers Peter Jones and Ken Villanger for added punch in the lineup.
The Abbey is ranked 21st in the latest GCAA/Bridgestone Division II Coaches poll after putting together a solid fall season that featured a third and fifth place finish in two Division I tournaments, posting a team one round record of 12 under par at Elon's Sea Trail Invitational. Matt Chidester was the leader in the fall, posting a team-best 73.22 stroke average in nine rounds, including a low round of 68. Six different Abbey players have posted scores of par or better. Coach Jim Haughey and the Crusaders look to continue the success from last year's 6th place finish at the National Finals as they move into 2008.
Barton College was picked second by Conference Carolinas coaches. The Bulldogs of 11th-year head coach John Hackney return six players from a team that won the Conference Championship and was ranked No. 1 in the region last season, including reigning conference champ Jonathan Burke, 2007 Freshman of the Year Stephen Harrison and All-Conference performer/senior co-captain Neal Jones. Freshman Daniel Castleberry has also added some clout to the starting lineup for Barton, which won its last tournament of the fall.
"Our league has some fine teams this season," Hackney said. "We have a core group of excellent players here, and I like our depth. How we fare in the postseason will depend primarily on how the guys in the Nos. 4 and 5 spots play. They are working hard, so I believe we can do some great things."
The Coker College golf team will begin the 2008 spring season under the leadership of first year head coach Tommy Baker. Coach Baker joins the Cobras for his first ever head coaching job, after spending a year at UNC-Pembroke. Under Coach Baker's guidance the Cobras are looking to return to the top of the Conference Carolinas standings. Coker returns All-Conference Honorable Mention selection Chris Marsh and senior Stephen Thomson. Newcomers to the Cobras looking to make an impact are freshmen Ben Lasso, AJ Sanders, and John LaDow.
Coker placed sixth in the conference last season, but had a much improved fall season, placing sixth at the Kiawah Island Invitational, 13th at the Coker Invitational at Orange County National and second at the Coker Intercollegiate.
Rounding out the golf preseason poll 4-10 was: Pfeiffer, Anderson, Mount Olive, Queens, Limestone, St. Andrews, and Lees-McRae respectively.
Conference Carolinas Pre-Season Coaches' Poll
(First place votes in parenthesis)
1. Belmont Abbey (7) 79
2. Barton College (2) 67
3. Coker College (1) 60
4. Pfeiffer University 56
5. Anderson University 50
6. Mount Olive College 47
7. Queens University 40
8. Limestone College 23
9. St. Andrews 17
10. Lees-McRae 11


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If there is one thing I will take from the last year in gaming, it's that the industry hates wildlife – absolutely despises it. If you happen to live anywhere near a major developer, all I can say is this; keep your dog indoors…..especially if you live anywhere near any of those lunatics over at Ubisoft.
Counter Question: Why does the media hate everything a gamer does?
I like Eggs! Oh, I must hate chickens!
lol, mankind hasn't been hunting animals for the past millions of years.
Not just video games, comics hate animals too!
Batman recently punched a horse! For shame.
@buddymagoo WATCH OUT! If PETA found out that image existed, they would scream abuse! ABUSE! Repeatedly until our ears bleed!
....what about the billions of virtual people that we kill annually in video games?
OH but the animals!!!
I miss the days when we used to play as animals. Everything these days is a man with a gun trying to kill another man with a gun. Where's the Croc's, Gex's, Okami's, Super Frogs and Zool's gone?
Anyone remember the PS1 game Spider? I've only just realised how one dimentional gaming has become since typing this :/
Ha really why does society hate animals? I don't even believe that to be true,but the game is made from people from society so to abstract it and blame games makes no sense. I am a real life vegetarian,but will kill animals in games especially dogs in stealth games and yell at their death. That is what makes games fun they are simulations not reality.
Why though? Why do you need that simulation? What about it intices you so much? Maybe it's fun, but that's a twisted illusion. Violence and animal cruelty shouldn't be represented as something fun. Representation is how mass culture and belief are formed, and it's always illusory and exploitative.
Everyone here has this naive view that they're games are free from politics and society. They desperately want to be relieved of responsibility because they're lazy, not because they have any moral fibre. You can't escape how intimately all things (including games) are connected to culture, politics, and society. Stop running from it, stop being so damn lazy. Everything I'm reading here are like views from the nineteenth century- completely clueless.
@-Gespenst-, for the same reason we love to brutally murder other human beings in video games. For the same reason we go out of our way to download mods for Skyrim that let us bathe in the blood of children...
It's because it's not real. We can do whatever the hell we want in a video game, and still retain our sanity.
Sure, there is a limit to this... but for the most part, it's all in good fun. Nobody here would actually kill someone, or hell, even physically harm someone intentionally just for the fun of it. Don't act like any of us are psychopaths.
Ha nothing is necessary nothing is permitted. I will be a game designer. I cherish every life experience because it is something I can deliver to a player. If I were to say yo let me make all my games vegetarian focus because I am a vegetarian that would be dumb as fuck. I used to eat meat with the rest of them. Make simulations of things people cant experience to abstract them from the reality they are trapped in. As I think of it when people say why game design. When this world crumbles and you want some place to escape to or explore because our world itself seems like a matrix of bullshit I am there was the key to another dimension you just have to turn your key and form the head
While you debate this I'll be gutting my cow for dinner in DayZ. No Animals were harmed in the making of the game, so why complain.
counter question why is peta not going after games like this and stop going after games like pokemon and halo
it is funny though. The last game I can think of that actually treated animals in a somewhat decent manner would be Fable 2.
Why does the gaming industry hate men? We always have to kill men in action games.
IF games reflect life, when aren't men killing each other?
We know who would be first to starve to death now. Some people clearly have no idea what it would be like to survive without out modern industry.
I love all animals, but beef is my favourite.
Such a hypocrite. The only reason you eat meat is because you're isolated from the meat production process. Meat profits by hiding this information from us- it makes it easier for us to detach the meat from it's source when it's packaged like any other product and sold in parts. You're wilfully turning a blind eye for the sake of gratification.
No, I'm pretty sure the reason the reason he, and most other people including me, eat meat is because it's delicious and good for you. There's nothing hypocritical about liking animals and also liking meat. I don't have a raging hate-boner for animals just because I enjoy steak or eggs.
Besides, he was making a joke.
Seriously.. I completely understand and respect your views, but you can't call someone a hypocrite for loving meat and animals at the same time. It's simply human nature to hunt and eat, like ANY other animal.
And as a hunter myself, I've skinned, gutted, and bloodied my hands on plenty of deer, and I still LOVE venison. The process of making food out of an animal that, in my view, God supplied us with for that purpose, does not make it any less appetizing to eat.
Also, I have a pet cat, a pet dog, and a pet fox. I love all three of them. They are my family. Tell me how that makes me a hypocrite.
Of course "we're animals too", but the fact of the matter is that we have brains, and we can conceive of many different ways of doing things. Our "nature" is malleable. We're not hardwired like animals.
If you own a pet and eat meat, it's still fundamentally hypocritical. All that's going on there is a selective blindness- an arbitrary delineation between what you keep as a pet and what you eat. When you eat an animal, you deliberately turn off the part of you that cares about animals- this is helped by the fodd industry, who frame animals as products and commodities. This all works to build up a huge self-deception all for the sake of gratification. Then, when you've finished your meal, you turn your affection back on.
I'm sorry to say it, but if you eat meat just because it "tastes good", you're being wilfully blind for the sake of your own gratification and greed. A beautiful animal with a beating heart who was previously free had to be processed and grinded up coldy and callously by a heartless machine. It's not much less sinister that we surreptitiously inject an animal with a death serum to kill it nowadays. You're still stealing it's life to consume it, albeit in a way that "appears" to be "humane".
You don't need meat to survive. With eggs, nuts, leafy vegetables and so on, you can get everything meat gives you without the high saturated fat, and high salt content. Not to mention that you continually grow to preserve the habitats of insects and other fauna while subsisting yourself. You're slaves to an inherited imperial, exploitative, capitalist ethos. You think you're making decisions, but the market and advertisement makes all your choices for you. Try to see beyond these ambient cultural things, because they're totally toxic.
Please stop you are sounding more and more like a bad late night infomercial. Are you saying that it is not in human nature to hunt and eat meat?
If you are saying that please stop leave and go home you're drunk. I also recommend you watch the video that was recommend to you below it is eye opening and every meat hater should watch it.
Must be nice to live in this glass kingdom huh? where you put down everyone and pretend to be the pillar of logic and virtue. Vegetarians like other groups of people love to point at themselves and proclaim themselves to be correct. When in reality a little research will show you that your way is not the right way its just another way. + there is alot of health issues with 100% meatless diet fyi maybe do some more selective book reading.
Actually, it's convenience. I don't have room for cows in my backyard.
"If you own a pet and eat meat, it's still fundamentally hypocritical"
Not true. I wouldn't eat a dog because they are intelligent and intimate. I WOULD eat a cow because they are not.
"this is helped by the fodd industry, who frame animals as products and commodities"
That has been the case for thousands of years. The "fodd" industry didn't invent the idea.
What is it about being a vegitarian that gives you the right to tell others how to live thier lives, we are animals, we are omnivores, we eat meat and plants, if you chose to eat only plants fine but dont preach at others because they choose to eat meat.
Besides the fact you claim to eat eggs in you comment, so its ok to eat the unborn embryo of an animal but not the animal itself, and yur calling these guys hypocrites?
Do you object to leather clothing or shoes, perhaps jello(real gelatin is ground up animal bones) or are your nikes ok when its in the name of fashion?
thats why your probably another typical fat American who dies before he turns 60. We weren't suppose to eat meat, we weren't designed to eat it and we certainty havnt evolved enough to eat it and thats why we still have a appendix even though its not used as much in the western world as our food usually consists of meat and junk food instead of vegetables and healthy foods. Being vegetation is better for the environment and it has a lot health benefits as well. In fact studies show vegetarians and vegans out live meat eaters and dont get as many health disabilies/diseases. Seriously turning vege will change your life just try it and your body will love it, try eating lentils, kidney beans an salads for your protein as they have more protein and way more beneficial vitamins and minerals for your body than meat.
LOL, is this comment serious? I mean it cant be. We didnt evolve to eat meat? This chuckle head HAS to be joking. For the sake of humanity, PLEASE tell me you are joking!? I really wish i could drop some of you morons back at the start of humanity. I would LOVE to watch you argue with early humans how eating that mammoth or buffalo is bad for you. Jeezus some of you are fucking stupid.
Ha. You vegetarians seem really uptight. I wonder if thats a side effect from health problems stemming from your iron deficiency.
For starters I dont only eat meat because I'm separated from the process. In fact I think anyone not willing to prepare their own meat for food doesnt really deserve the privileged of eating it.
Second, just because youre fortunate enough to live in a society that has evolved enough where you have the luxury to choose whether you eat meat or not, and the convenience of just buying vegetables if you wish and not growing them yourselves, does not give you the right to make other peoples choices for them.
Yes you can live on nuts and lettuce and vitamin supplements if you want, you have that choice and that luxury as I said. But if it was Lord of the Flies here and a pig walked past, if there was no cabbage growing nearby, no supermarket and you didnt know where your next meal was coming from, youd be eating pork. Guaranteed.
And we ARE supposed to eat meat. We have sharp teeth to do this. We have eyes in the front of our heads like other predators. We are just animals ourselves and other animals eat animals as well. Dont blame me, blame nature. Just because humans have developed a conscience and have the ability to feel sorry for things they find cute, that doesnt suppress instinct, and eating meat is an instinct. Not eating meat is a decision.
I'm not a hypocrite. I know who I am and I dont pretend. If your a vegetarian however and you do it for animal rights, but youre not a strict vegan, well youre just a poser and youre the hypocrite. How many eggs have you eaten exactly?
Bottomline is, I dont care what you do, as long as youre not trying to make me do it also. Some animals eat meat, and some dont, its called a food-chain. Youre lucky you have the ability afforded to you to make your own choice.
Now if you'll excuse me I've been typing for a while and my Prime Rib needs to be turned.
I guess the article prefers that we beat up a random city trashcan to magically reveal a nice delicious baked whole chicken to regenerate our health.
I eat hamburger mixed with my scrambled eggs. That's because i'm a man and choose what i eat and will never fear anything to become a vegan loving anorexic schizophrenic.
Why worry about dumb animal brutality when we got people on experimental medication eating each other.
I love animals they taste delicious!
beef...chicken...dawgs...hot dawgs! yummy! =P
Counter Question: Why does this article present such an unintelligent question?
You honestly feel that the game industry enjoys killing animals for the hell of it? In some of the games you mentioned, your character has to use their pelts (Obtained from animals) for survival, whether for clothes or for food. This article is written from the keyboard of a PETA crybaby who thinks the gaming industry conspired against animals last year. Get real.
Hear hear, this article is stupid on an almost unheard of level.
If gaming hates animals because we've been trained to massacre large amounts of them, then gaming must REALLY hate people since most of the real life creature I kill in video games are human.
Right now, zombies are getting it the most. Where's the love for the undead?
PETZ, People for the Ethical Treatment of Zombies. Let's hear the outrage for all the zombies getting finished off around the gaming world...I'll organise a protest, dig up a corpse and join me in the Dead Pride Parade!!!
red meat isnt all that great for you but americans gorge themselves on it to a ridiculous degree. killing animals in games and thinking its cool is bloody lame and says alot about the intellect of the person doing it, humans on the other hand are portrayed as bad guys in games so we feel ok about shooting them, as soon as i have to kill an "innocent" i kinda feel a bit repulsed.


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SALIDA - Neither player can recall who was the first to say they would sign with Pacific, but the Modesto Christian teammates agreed on this much.
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"When we started talking to one another about college, we thought it was a great idea for both of us to sign with Pacific," 6-foot-5 Raymond Bowles said. "We play different positions, so we're not competing for the same job. It's always good to have a friend there."
So Bowles and T.J. Wallace signed national letters of intent to play basketball for the Tigers - in the final year for coach Bob Thomason. Pacific declined comment until today.
"It's going to be fun for me, going back home," said Wallace, a 6-4 jack-of-all-trades who led McNair High to the NorCal Division II playoffs last year. "When Ray and I began talking, we both listed Pacific as one of our schools. We kept talking, and it made sense."
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"One thing that convinced us to both sign with Pacific was academics," Wallace said. "If you get a degree at a school like Pacific, it's going to help set up your future."


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45 Million over two years. Is this guy serious?
45 Million over two years. Is this guy serious?
I have faith in Donnie Walsh
looks like he wont be playing ball this summer, dude is retarded they paying him 25 mil this year and you have an 20 mil option for next year, its his choice if he wants to exercise it. n ths economy and your getting 25 mil and he declines.......smh.
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lol. yup. Feel the same way...
I have faith in Donnie Walsh
Whats it going to take to satisfy this guy?
I have faith in Donnie Walsh
Any news on if SF is offering him something? I'm pretty sure it's just LA.
Nothing yet, I'm sure sooner or later he'll end up signing with someone. Is he playing in the world baseball classic?
I have faith in Donnie Walsh
he's screaming the words "yo quiero estar un met"
Damn player-centric usernames straight to hell.
If i represent the Dodgers i tell Boras to go fvck his sister, or something in those lines that is more official. Seriously Manny is 37 and is being offered a great deal of money for a 2 year deal. He will be 39 by the time that deal expires. if he believes he will be still on top for a couple of more years that there sign a year to year basis after that.
Does anybody remember????
When Scott Boras was in charge of negotiating with the Yankees for AROD's new contract and Boras was causing problems because he wanted more money and more years and AROD just told him to stay home while AROD just negotiated by himself with Cashman and a deal got done and everyone was happy.
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Introducing Togo
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Wedged between Benin and Ghana, and bordered by Burkina Faso in the north, the skinny West African country of Togo is an intriguing and largely undiscovered destination. Though small in size, the country's length allows it to straddle an incredibly diverse range of environments. Savannahs and rolling hills contrast with sandy beaches, and lush rainforests compete with lakes and swamp plains. Add to this the interesting and diverse local peoples, a rocky political climate and a varied colonial history, Togo is indeed a fascinating and complex destination.
Togo's history is characterised by political unrest and instability, caused by the 38-year long dictatorship of President Étienne Gnassingbe Eyadema, whose autocratic reign ended only with his death in early 2005. In an undemocratic and nepotistic move, Faure Gnassingbe, son of the former president, was instated as Togo's leader, despite a major outcry both locally and internationally. Amidst the political turmoil, thousands fled to neighbouring Ghana and Benin and remain there as refugees.
The political climate notwithstanding, there is much of interest to explore. The country's capital, Lomé, is in the south, situated on the country's sliver of coast on the Gulf of Guinea. Remnants of its German, Portuguese and British heritage are evident, with several colonial buildings, including the German Cathedral, nestling side-by-side with bustling traditional markets.
It is worth moving further inland, however, to explore the Togo that lies beyond its main city. Cascading waterfalls, lush tropical rainforest, traditional villages, game viewing and more can be found outside the capital. Boating and fishing on Lake Togo is very popular; as are hikes up Agou peak, Togo's highest point at 3,000 feet (914m); and visits to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Tamberma mud tower-houses in Koutammakou and various art and craft centres countrywide.
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Gail Fascione, 54, was one of two people whose bodies were in a burned tent in the woods on the city's East Side. The man who was with her has not yet been identified.
BROCKTON – Authorities have identified one of the two people found dead in a wooded area off Mulberry Street as 54-year-old Gail Fascione.
Fascione's body was among two found Monday night inside the burned remains of a tent in the woods on the city's East Side, Assistant District Attorney Bridget Norton Middleton said Thursday.
Foul play is not suspected, she said.
Officials are still working to identify the second victim, and are also still investigating the cause and manner of death, Middleton said.
"An overturned charcoal grill was found in the area of the burned tent," Middleton said.
The remains were reported shortly before 6 p.m. Monday in the industrial area behind Eco Recycling System Inc., 185 Mulberry St., police said.
Brockton and state police responded to the scene, as did the BCI unit of the Plymouth County Sheriff's Department to photograph evidence. Brockton firefighters, who cut the lock to the chainlink fence separating the facility from the woods beyond, were also on hand to assist police.
Middleton said that the incident remains under investigation by Brockton police, state police detectives assigned to the Plymouth County district attorney's office, and the state Fire Marshal's office.


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The USGA and R&A announced a proposed rule change Wednesday that would outlaw anchoring putters to the body while making a stroke. The rule change, if approved after a period of review, will take effect on Jan. 1, 2016.
This method of putting, in which belly or long putters are secured against the body, is used by many top pros, including Adam Scott, Keegan Bradley, Webb Simpson and Ernie Els.
R&A Chief Executive Peter Dawson and USGA Executive Director Mike Davis made the announcement at a joint teleconference. In a sign of how closely the issue has been followed in the golfing world, the Golf Channel broadcast the teleconference live on Wednesday morning.
(VAN SICKLE: Rule does more harm than good)
The proposed new rule — Rule 14-1b — will prohibit "strokes made with the club or a hand gripping the club held directly against the player's body, or with a forearm held against the body to establish an anchor point that indirectly anchors the club."
That means the putting methods currently used by Scott, Bradley, Simpson and Els, among many others, will be illegal after the rule takes effect in 2016. Players who use a long putter but swing it without anchoring it against their body will not be affected by the rule.
In the golf version of the justice of the peace's admonition at a wedding to "speak now or forever hold your peace," the R&A and the USGA will "consider any further comments and suggestions from throughout the golf community" before making a final decision on the rule change."
"We believe we have considered this issue from every angle but given the wide ranging interest in this subject we would like to give stakeholders in the game the opportunity to put forward any new matters for consideration," said Peter Dawson, chief executive of The R&A, in a news release.
The PGA Tour, which follows the rules of golf as defined by the USGA, said in a statement that it had been kept up to date on the change but had not yet had a chance to review the specific language.
"As with any rule change, we will go through our normal process of evaluating the potential impact this will have to all our constituents. It will be discussed at our next annual player meeting on January 22 in San Diego, and it is anticipated that it will be reviewed by our Policy Board during its March meeting."
Ted Bishop, the president of PGA of America, which represents teaching pros, was critical of the ruling.
"As our mission is to grow the game, on behalf of our 27,000 men and women PGA Professionals, we are asking them to seriously consider the impact this proposed ban may have on people's enjoyment of the game and the overall growth of the game," Bishop said in a statement.
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For years, the golfing establishment and traditionalists have argued that anchoring the putter in the abdomen, chest or sternum decreased the skill required to putt by taking shaky hands and nerves out of the equation, especially on short putts. That, they argued, amounted to an unfair advantage for golfers using belly putters and other long putters.
The debate over anchored putting heated up after Bradley won the 2011 PGA championship at Atlanta Athletic Club; he was the first player to win one of golf's four major championships using a belly putter.
Comments made by Tiger Woods at this year's AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in February also fanned the flames.
"I've never been a fan of it," Woods said when asked if he would ever use a belly putter. "I believe it's the art of controlling the body and club and swinging the pendulum motion. I believe that's how it should be played. I'm a traditionalist when it comes to that."
Phil Mickelson shot 64 when paired with Woods on Sunday to win that week at Pebble Beach, but Tiger's comments remained in the headlines. The outcry only grew louder in June when Simpson used a belly putter to win the U.S. Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco.
Els then used a belly putter to win the 2012 British Open at Royal Lytham and St. Annes. He's been critical of the putters for years, even after he started using one, an ironic stance in a debate that has divided the game and, evidently, Els himself.
(RELATED PHOTOS: The Long Putter's Rise to Controversy)
In 2004, before he had adopted the long wand, Els said: "Nerves and the skill of putting are part of the game. Take a tablet if you can't handle it."
Despite his philosophical opposition, Els took a pragmatic approach by adopting a belly putter. In October of 2011, he said: "As long as it's legal, I'll keep cheating like the rest of them."
Scott, who holds his long putter against his sternum and finished second to Els at this year's British Open, has been one of the most outspoken critics of the movement to ban anchored putting.
"Driver heads weren't 460-cc's when the game started, just like people didn't putt with a belly putter when the game started," Scott said at the 2012 Northern Trust Open at Riviera in February.
That same week, Phil Mickelson, who briefly used a belly putter during the 2011 FedEx Cup Playoffs, also voiced his opposition to a ban. "It's been legal for however many decades, and to change that I think is really unfair to those that have been using it."
While the ban will be a setback for players like Scott, he's not ready to quit the game quite yet.
"It's not going to ruin me," he said at the Northern Trust, "because I putted good some weeks with the short putter. I won a lot of tournaments. I'll just have to work a bit harder with it."
For a complete illustrated explanation of the proposed anchoring ban, vist RandA.org or USGA.org.


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VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — John Smoltz is going from the pitching mound to the first tee.
Smoltz has accepted a sponsor's exemption to play the South Georgia Classic next month on the Nationwide Tour. The former Atlanta Braves pitcher tried U.S. Open qualifying last year, and has played several casual rounds in Florida with Tiger Woods.
The South Georgia Classic starts April 28 at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club.
Smoltz is the only player in Major League history with 200 wins and 150 saves. He says he knows professional golf isn't easy, and he wants to experience it for himself.
Smoltz turned pro last year and finished second in a celebrity event in Lake Tahoe, Nev.


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Jayson Stark's new trade deadline piece focuses on Roy and how the Astros have handled his negotiations.
An official of one team estimated Monday that, based on how the Astros' trade talks have been progressing (or not), he thinks there's no better than a 30-percent chance that Oswalt gets dealt this week.
An executive of another club said: "I've thought it was about a 50-50 shot the whole time. I might go a little more than 50-50 now, but not much more..."
...McLane, the source said, "has a tightrope to walk." He's a man consumed by what his public thinks of him. So he can't come out of this looking like he's "cheap." And he's determined not to come out of this with his fans accusing him of not caring about winning.
So "the key," the source said, "is for Drayton to be able to brag about what he got in return."
Excuse me while I go attach a garden hose to the tailpipe...
Monday, July 26, 2010
Stark: The Astros have negotiated themselves into a 30% chance of trading Roy
Labels: Drayton McLane, Jayson Stark, Rumors, Trade Talks
3 comments:
- Andrew said...
Hey Drayton, if you want people to like you, get out of the way and let Wade do what he needs to to get this club back on track. Once the team starts winning again, you'll feel the love--trust me.
- July 26, 2010 at 11:53 AM
Well, there's one simple way for him to not look cheap and be able to brag about what he got in return:
Include lots of money in the deal to get a couple of blue chip prospects.
If those two things are really his concern--well, I'm waiting, Drayton.
- July 26, 2010 at 12:12 PM
- John Royal said...
Dear Drayton:
If you want us to love you, you would fire Ed Wade and bring in someone competent to run the ballclub.
- July 26, 2010 at 1:37 PM
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General information for everyone
Transits of Venus
The most recent Transit of Venus occured on 5-6 June 2012. No further transits will be visible until 2117.
In astronomy, a 'transit' occurs when a smaller body passes in front of a larger one. A 'Transit of Venus' happens when Venus is seen in silhouette against the bright face of the Sun.
Although Venus, the Earth and the Sun roughly line up every 584 days, the alignment is not usually precise. Venus' orbital motion usually takes it 'above' or 'below' the Sun as seen from Earth (for the same reason, the Moon does not block out sunlight – causing a solar eclipse – every month). On some rare occasions, the alignment is close enough that Venus blocks out some of the light from the Sun, causing a Transit of Venus. There have only been seven transits of Venus since the telescope was invented in 1610.
On average, Transits of Venus happens every 80 years or so. However, this average figure is very misleading, because transits occur in a 'pair of pairs' pattern that repeats every 243 years. First, two transits take place in December (around Dec 8th), 8 years apart. There follows a wait of 121 years 6 months, after which two June transits occur (around June 7th), again 8 years apart. After 105 years 6 months, the pattern repeats.
Prior to the last transit on 8 June 2004, no living person had seen a Transit of Venus (the previous transit was on 6 December 1882). The next Transit will take place on 5-6 June 2012, but only the final stages will be visible from the UK. The entire event will be seen from eastern Asia and Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and the north-western parts of North America. The next transit of Venus after that will not take place until 2117, so 2012 will be the last chance in most people's lifetimes to see this celestial event.
Observing the 2012 transit: when, where, and how
The 2012 Transit of Venus occurs on 5-6 June, with the whole event lasting slightly under seven hours. The transit starts at 23:04 British Summer Time (22:04 UTC) on 5 June, after the sun has set in the UK. It will take about 20 minutes from the point when Venus first encroaches onto the disk of the Sun ('first contact') until the planet is fully silhouetted ('second contact'). The planet will then take a curved path across the northern part of the Sun. Mid-transit is at about 02:30 BST (01:30 UTC) on 6 June. Venus begins to leave the Sun ('third contact') at about 05:37 BST (04:37 UTC), and the transit will be over ('fourth contact') at 05:55 BST (04:55 UTC). Timings differ by a few seconds for different latitudes, but the transit will be visible from any place where the Sun is up (clouds permitting).
Unfortunately, this means that only the final stages of the transit will be visible from the UK. As a guide, on 6 June the Sun rises at 04:30 in Edinburgh, 04:46 in London, 04:51 in Belfast and 04:58 in Cardiff (all BST), so observers in the UK will be able to see the final hour or so of the event.
Venus is large enough for its silhouette to be just visible to someone with normal eyesight, without the help of binoculars or a telescope. Its diameter will appear about 1/32 of the diameter of the Sun. For safe viewing of the transit, the same rules apply as those for observing an eclipse of the Sun. Eclipse viewing glasses can be used, as long as they are undamaged and observing is limited to a few minutes at a time. Note that they must NOT be used with binoculars or a telescope. For an enlarged view, an image of the Sun can be projected onto a screen by a small telescope. Pinhole projection, however, will not produce a sharp enough image to show Venus clearly.
Observers should only use eclipse glasses that are marked CE under the EU Directive on the safety of Personal Protective Equipment. These are certified to conform to an agreed and effective safety standard. Under that specification the glasses or their packaging must be marked with any applicable obsolescence deadline (colloquially, the 'best-before' date). The capacity of eclipse glasses to block harmful radiations from the sun reduces with time. For example, glasses bought for the total solar eclipse in Britain in 1999 are now nearly thirteen years old and should not be used. In any case observers should inspect pre-used glasses for damage (scratches, holes, weakened mounting for the lenses...) and consider replacing them if there is a risk that their effectiveness in protecting the eyes is reduced.
The scientific significance of transits
In the 18th and 19th centuries, transits of Venus presented valuable opportunities to tackle a fundamental problem of the time – finding an accurate value for the distance between Earth and the Sun, called the 'Astronomical Unit' (AU). Modern determinations of the AU fix it at 149,597,870.691 km (and involve a complex technical definition, as the Earth–Sun distance varies slightly with time).
In the 21st century, the main interest in the transits of Venus of 2004 and 2012 is their rarity as astronomical phenomena, the educational opportunities they present, and the sense of a link with important events in scientific and world history.
Astronomers are now particularly interested in the general principle of planet transits as a way of hunting for extrasolar planetary systems. When a planet crosses in front of its parent star, there is a minute dip in the star's apparent brightness. Identifying such dips is a useful method of finding planets orbiting other stars, and studying their properties. Some astronomers intend to use the transit of Venus as a test to help design studies of extrasolar planets. The transit will be observed by the Hinode spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope (details) and a number of observatories on the ground (see e.g. the Venus Twilight Experiment).
Previous transits of Venus
The first person to predict a transit of Venus was Johannes Kepler, who calculated that one would take place on 6 December 1631. Kepler died in 1630, and there is no record of anyone seeing the 1631 event.
Jeremiah Horrocks (sometimes spelled 'Horrox'), a young English astronomer, studied Kepler's planetary tables and discovered that a Transit of Venus should occur on 1639 November 24, just a month after he made the calculation. Horrocks observed part of the transit from his home at Much Hoole, near Preston, Lancashire. His friend William Crabtree also saw it from Manchester, having been alerted by Horrocks. As far as is known, they were the only people to witness the transit. Tragically, Horrocks's promising scientific career was cut short when he died in 1641, aged about 22.
The English astronomer Edmund Halley later realised that observations of Transits of Venus could be used to determine the distance between the Earth and the Sun. The method involves observing and timing a transit from widely spaced latitudes, which show small differences in Venus's track across the Sun (resulting from parallax). Halley died in 1742, but the transits of 1761 and 1769 were observed from many places around the world. James Cook's expedition to Tahiti in 1769 is one of the most famous, and it went on to become a world voyage of discovery. However, results on the Sun–Earth distance were disappointingly inaccurate, as the observations were plagued by many technical difficulties.
Nevertheless, optimistic astronomers tried again with the 1874 transit a century later; some of their efforts are illustrated in the RAS Archives. Unfortunately, as far as determining the value of the AU was concerned, the results were again disappointing. Astronomers began to realise that the practical problems with Halley's simple idea were just too great to overcome. Even so, there was enormous public interest in the 1882 transit, and it was mentioned on the front pages of most newspapers. Thousands of ordinary people saw it, and Professor Sir Robert Stawell Ball described his own feelings on watching the transit in his 1885 book, The Story of Astronomy:
"To have seen even a part of a transit of Venus is an event to remember for a lifetime, and we felt more delight than can be easily expressed... Before the phenomenon had ceased, I spared a few minutes from the somewhat mechanical work at the micrometer to take a view of the transit in the more picturesque form which the large field of the finder presents. The sun was already beginning to put on the ruddy hues of sunset, and there, far in on its face, was the sharp, round, black disk of Venus. It was then easy to sympathize with the supreme joy of Horrocks, when, in 1639, he for the first time witnessed this spectacle. The intrinsic interest of the phenomenon, its rarity, the fulfilment of the prediction, the noble problem which the transit of Venus helps us to solve, are all present to our thoughts when we look at this pleasing picture, a repetition of which will not occur again until the flowers are blooming in the June of A.D. 2004."
The 'black drop effect'
One of the chief problems observers of transits faced was pinpointing the exact times of second and third contact. In practice, as Venus crossed onto the Sun, its black disc seemed to remain linked to the edge of the Sun for a short time by a dark 'neck', making it appear almost pear-shaped. The same happened in reverse when Venus began to leave the Sun. This so-called 'black drop effect' was the main reasons why timing the transits failed to produce consistent accurate results for the Sun-Earth distance. Halley expected that second contact could be timed to within about a second; the black drop reduced the accuracy of timing to more like a minute.
The black drop effect is often mistakenly attributed to Venus' atmosphere. In fact, it is due to a combination of two effects: the image blurring that naturally takes place when a telescope is used (described technically as 'the point spread function'), and the drop in brightness of the Sun close to its edge (known as 'limb darkening').
Venus: fast facts
Exploration of Venus: significant dates
Web links – 2012 transit
Maps showing Venus's track across the Sun and locations where the transit is visible:
Historical summary:
General transit sites:
Planned Public Observations and Events
Please click on the markers shown below to get the event details.
Use the slider on the top left hand side of the map to zoom into the map for the precise location of the event.
Pictures from events around the United Kingdom
The Observatory Science Centre, Herstmonceux
Report from Sandra Voss
Despite the weather 114 people came along. We had live streams of the event from Hawaii and the amateur radio group of Sussex were listening to the Sun. We had a brief (VERY brief) time when the Sun tantalisingly tried to break out of the clouds so we were ready with the sunspotters and solar filters but alas we didn't get to see anything. William Joyce gave a lecture following the end of the transit and breakfast was served in the cafe.
From verbal feedback everyone appeared to be very happy
Shropshire Astronomical Society
Report from Mandy Bailey
Attached are three images. IMG_7567.jpg is of the first people up the Wrekin in Shropshire setting up some scopes. Notice we are right up by the trig point! IMG_7559.jpg is the group photo with the Shropshire AS banner. Notice the moon in the sky and the clear patches which were unfortunately in the West :-(
The last image Venus_Transit_2012_Fovant3.jpg was NOT taken from the top of the Wrekin but was taken by our outpost SAS member Grant Privett from Fovant in Wiltshire. Typical that Grant got the image without needing to do the climb!! That man has more jam than Hartleys!!
There was a great atmosphere up on the top of the Wrekin, there were nearly 30 of us there in the end, ages ranging from 10 to 72. Keeping in touch via twitter and getting updates and encouragement from other Transit spotters (including the lot in Svalbad) meant a lot to the group. All were glad they had made the climb and all felt they were part of something - history in the making.
Way past my lunch time now. It was a totally insane idea but it worked! More is on the Shropshire Astronomical Society website http://www.shropshire-astro.com/main/
Report from Chris Holt
Images from 05:40 - 05:42 BST during the Abingdon AS observing event for the Venus transit. By this time about 30 cars had arrived with, perhaps, 40 people. These included members of Abingdon AS, Newbury AS and many members of the public. The cloud had been breaking up since before 04:00 but tantalisingly persisted in the line of view to the Sun throughout the transit. We were granted a single brief view of the Sun's disk, and those with solar telescopes already correctly oriented were able to see Venus in transit and show it to some of the members of the public. Many others were at least able to see the Sun through 'eclipse glasses'. Despite the frustrations, everyone seemed to enjoy the event. Post transit, as the event broke up, the clouds parted to yield full views of the Sun to those still present with telescopes and solar projection devices.
Report from Gerard Gilligan
Sadly, like many locations in the UK, that our site at Holt Field, In Liverpool was clouded out for to-day's Transit. However about 30 members of the public did turn up at the location. We also had about 25 turn up at a transit lecture on May 31st.
Report from Callum Potter
Here is one of the frames of the Transit this morning from Rik McRae, one of our Cotswold AS members.
Have also put up a little story on our website, http://cotswoldas.org.uk/cas/ with a couple of other general pictures.
Report from Jacco van Loon
Here are two images of the Venus transit event at Keele Observatory.
Unfortunately we didn't get to see the Sun until later in the morning, but we did have a good time anyway and for some it was their first visit to an observatory. We had at least twenty people visiting. A brief report is posted on http://www.astro.keele.ac.uk/Observatory


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Two longtime Tuscaloosa residents will serve as grand marshals of the Dec. 9 West Alabama Christmas Parade. Davis "Buddy" Burton and Fitzgerald Washington will lead the 38th annual parade, sponsored by the Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Authority.
Two longtime Tuscaloosa residents will serve as grand marshals of the Dec. 9 West Alabama Christmas Parade.
Davis "Buddy" Burton and Fitzgerald Washington will lead the 38th annual parade, sponsored by the Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Authority.
"We are fortunate to have numerous qualified nominations each year," Becky Booker, parade chairwoman, said in a news release. "The selection committee had a tough decision with lots of strong nominations and thought both Burton and Washington were a good fit for this year."
As grand marshals, Burton and Washington will flip the switch that turns on the lights of the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse Christmas tree.
Burton, a University of Alabama graduate, is retired after 45 years at the JamisonMoneyFarmer accounting firm. He is also a founding member of the Community Foundation of West Alabama, a nonprofit charitable organization.
Washington, a graduate of Shelton State Community College, is the general sales manager with Buffalo Rock Pepsi. He is also the 2013 chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama.
The nominating criteria for Christmas parade grand marshals include significant community contributions, lifetime achievements with a lasting community impact and career accomplishments, according to a news release from PARA.
Burton was an accountant, shareholder and managing shareholder at JamisonMoneyFarmer.
He has coached girls softball for 35 years. He has also served in leadership positions with the Tuscaloosa Tennis Association, West Alabama Softball Hall of Fame, the Salvation Army, United Way of West Alabama, Tuscaloosa Industrial Development Authority and Tuscaloosa Civitan Club.
He is also an active member of the Forest Lake Neighborhood Association and Forest Lake United Methodist Church.
Washington helped launch the Minority Business Council. He has also been a member of the Alabama Beverage Association, Black Warrior Council of the Boy Scouts, BB&T Bank Advisory Board, DCH Health Systems Foundation board of directors, Stillman College UNCF chairman and Shelton State Community College board of directors.
The parade is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 9. The Christmas tree lighting on the steps of the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse will begin at 5:15 p.m. The parade route travels downtown Tuscaloosa from Greensboro Avenue to University Boulevard.
The parade is free and open to the public. An entry fee is required for parade entries payable by Nov. 8.
Parade sponsorships and costume sponsorships are available by contacting Booker at firstname.lastname@example.com or 205-562-3220.


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The fourth annual Shawn Stoneham Memorial Fishing Tourney will be held Sunday, June 9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Oppenheim Park, Niagara Falls Boulevard in the Town of Wheatfield.
The event is organized each year by Samantha Stoneham, 20, of Niagara Falls, as a tribute to her brother, Shawn, who died of leukemia eight years ago in June at the age of 8.
"The biggest project I am a part of is one I have created myself in memory of Shawn," Samantha writes. "It is called the Shawn Stoneham Memorial and every June I hold a fishing tourney at Oppenheim Park in Wheatfield to raise money for all the organizations who had helped my family through our darkest time. This will be my fourth year holding the derby, and I am really trying to expand and reach out to more people in order to make this year our best year yet."
In past years, proceeds from the derby have gone to Carly's Club, Make-A-Wish and the children's floor at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo. Samantha notes that past years have raised in the neighborhood of $3,000 - a figure she hopes to increase this year.
"This year I will be donating all of our proceeds to Essential Care. They are in-home nurses who greatly reduced the amount of hospital visits that my brother had to endure. As well as being in-home nurses, they also double as Hospice, which helped tremendously, especially in my brother's last days. Because of Essential Care, my brother was able to pass in our home, in our arms, comfortable. This is something that meant so much to us, and still does to this day."
The derby is open to children ages 13 and under and teens. Tickets are $5 presale and $7 the day of the event at Pavilion No. 1 at Oppenheim Park. Derby prizes include amusement park tickets, tickets to local events such as tours and sporting games, parks and gift cards.
A basket raffle, bake sale and cookout will also be featured, along with a number of family fun activities. For more information, email Samantha at [email protected] or call 716-201-8108.


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North central Florida's two water management districts are studying ways to restore and maintain groundwater levels, with the use of reclaimed water or surface water from rivers under consideration.
North Central Florida's two water management districts are studying ways to restore and maintain groundwater levels, with the use of reclaimed water or surface water from rivers under consideration.
The ongoing North Florida Aquifer Replenishment Initiative is part of the joint effort on future water resource planning that the St. Johns River and Suwannee River water management districts officially launched in late 2011 under the supervision of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
The study area covers the northeastern area of the Suwannee district and the northern area of the St. Johns district and includes all or part of Alachua, Union, Bradford, Hamilton, Columbia, Putnam, Duval, Clay and Nassau counties.
Much of the area lies in a water resource caution area, meaning supplies are not projected to meet future needs.
The districts' joint planning effort comes in the midst of long-standing concerns that groundwater pumping within the St. Johns district, particularly in metropolitan northeast Florida, is causing lower lake and aquifer levels and the reduced flow of rivers and springs in the Suwannee district.
Studies to gather more data on the causes of depleted aquifer levels and springs flow are ongoing at the same time that districts are investigating ways to replenish the aquifer.
Carlos Herd, the water supply director for the Suwannee district, said groundwater pumping and drought contribute to the lower water levels, and the studies are intended to quantify their effects. While that's continuing, the investigation into aquifer replenishment methods is a "pre-emptive strike," he said.
"We're trying to go in and look for ways to put water back in the aquifer," Herd said.
So far, Consulting firm ATKINS North America has completed the first phase of a four phase approximately $265,000 study.
It included identifying the following potential sources for further study:
- Treated wastewater or reclaimed water from northeast Florida.
- Surface water from the Upper Suwannee River.
- Flood waters from the Upper Suwannee's floodplain.
-Surface waters from the St. Johns district, including the Ocklawaha River/Rodman Reservoir, the St Johns River south of Palatka, Black Creek, and the St. Marys River along the Florida-Georgia border.
Herd said for surface waters, wells could be drilled to directly recharge the aquifer. The regulatory process would be more stringent for reclaimed or treated wastewater, he noted, with the likelihood that wetlands, storage ponds and rapid infiltration basins would be required to treat the water before it flows into the Upper Floridan Aquifer.
There is precedent locally.
Gainesville Regional Utilities' Main Street wastewater treatment plant has for several decades discharged into Sweetwater Branch, which then flows into the Alachua Sink and, eventually, the aquifer.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has required GRU to clean up the water flowing into the sink because of high nitrogen levels. An ongoing project includes filling in a manmade ditch that runs to the sink and building wetlands to restore the natural "sheetflow" of the water.
The St. Johns district is also mulling the potential use of reclaimed water to restore levels in parched Keystone Heights-area lakes.
The consideration of surface water bodies also comes at a time when recent years have brought historic lows to many of the region's rivers, including the Suwannee.
For reasons such as that, Herd said tapping the Suwannee would not be a year-round operation.
"Most likely what we would do with that is take it at high flows," he said. "We wouldn't take it all the time."
Annette Long, with the environmental group Save Our Suwannee, said concerns over groundwater levels should lead water districts to reject permits to pump more water, not to investigate expensive aquifer recharge projects.
"What our water managers should do before they spend one more dime on recharge is to mandate water conservation year round, whether it is raining or not, to conserve what we do have in the aquifer," Long wrote in an email.
"We should treat our aquifer like a bank account," she wrote. "Don't take out more than we put into it. That conservation should include not just cities and homes, but also industry and agriculture. They should learn how to say 'no' to new consumptive use permits until they have a grip on how much water we have left and how much is actually being used."


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