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"Karry" and "Dempsey" with driver, Scott Harmon
A matching team of Belgian horses delivered the official White House Christmas tree to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on Monday, Nov. 26, to kick off the holiday season in the nation's capitol.
The 20-foot-high Fraser Fir was delivered on a four-wheeled wagon driven by Scott Harmon of Meadow Acres Farm in Brandy Station, North Carolina.
Midge Harmon's team of Belgian draft horses, "Karry" and "Dempsey", and her son Scott personally carted the 20-foot Frazier fir tree from a drop-point downtown to the White House.
This is the first time Harmon's horses have been invited to deliver the official White House Christmas Tree.
"What an honor this was," Midge Harmon said. "This is probably the biggest thing for a team of horses to be invited to do. I'm really proud and it was always a dream of my (late) husband".
Harmon's horses were selected by the White House to deliver the tree earlier this year after they provided hayrides for a congressional picnic on the White House grounds.
In the past, Oxen Hill Farm has traditionally handled the White House Christmas tree procession. However, this year they were not available.
Since the Harmons have trained Oxen Hill drivers and horses for the past 25 years, it turned to the Harmons to pull its wagon this year.
In preparing "Karry" and "Dempsey" for delivery of the White House Christmas tree, the horses were washed and braided and turned out in full formal harness.
The manes were braided with green and red "flags" that rise above a French braid along the crest of the neck, and the tails were done up in a "Scotch knot."
Midge Harmon adorns Belgian draft "Kerry"
after braiding the mane.
The harness were outfitted with sleigh bells, and the black harness itself was polished and every brass buckle shined.
The Fraser Fir tree, so huge that it spilled off the wagon front and back, was bedecked with a big red, white and blue bow. The tree was a gift from Mistletoe Meadows Christmas Tree Farm in Laurel Springs, North Carolina.
As Laura Bush stepped onto the Portico to accept the special delivery she said, "We're thrilled that this beautiful tree…is going to be here in the Blue Room.
As Bush admired the 19-year-old evergreen, Karry and Dempsey waited patiently behind her, nonplussed by photographers' flashbulbs and television lighting.
"They're used to all the excitement," Midge Harmon said of Karry and Dempsey.
The business provides wedding carriages, festive hayrides and town festival entertainment, and all the farm's horses are quite serene, even in the excitement of a city street. "They know their job," she added.
As soon as Bush and Mistletoe Farm owners Linda Jones and Joe Freeman stepped away from the wagon, Midge Harmon stepped in with teamster David Yauch and daughter-in-law Susan Harmon to unhitch Karry and Dempsey from the wagon.
Shafts unhooked, Scott Harmon urged the pair forward, leaving the wagon and tree for White House staff to unload, and returned to the Harmon horse trailer parked a few blocks away from the White House.
The tree had been shipped from North Carolina via flatbed trailer.
Harmon and his horses met the truck to make the "old-fashioned" delivery, far more romantic, Harmon said, than having a tractor-trailer pull up to the presidential residence.
Midge Harmon, with her family, grandchildren
and Scott Harmon attending the Belgian Team.
Harmon's Hayrides has been in operation for 37 years, first in Centreville, and for the past four years in Brandy Station. Harmon owns five teams of Belgian horses, providing hayrides for up to 120 guests at a time and formal carriages for weddings and other events.
Midge Harmon said that all five of the teams will be hard at work to kick off the Christmas season.
The tradition of placing a decorated tree in the White House began in 1889 during the presidency of Benjamin Harrison.
Link: Harmon's Belgians
Photographic Credits: Chris Greenberg, Joyce N. Boghosian, Katie Dolac, Scott Harmon

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Southend must settle for play-offs
Peter Gilbert and Neil Harris' goals handed Southend a 2-0 victory over relegated Macclesfield, but it was ultimately not enough to secure automatic promotion.
Left-back Gilbert shot low into the bottom corner of Jose Veiga's goal from Ryan Hall's corner in the 24th minute to put the Shrimpers in the driving seat.
With promotion rivals Torquay losing 3-0 at Hereford and Crawley goalless at Accrington at the time, Southend moved into the third and final automatic promotion spot.
But Crawley midfielder Scott Neilson fired a 67th-minute winner at the Frazer Eagle Stadium to ensure his side reclaimed the third place they had held before kick-off.
Harris snatched a second for the Blues in the 90th minute when Veiga parried substitute Elliot Benyon's header and the veteran striker put the rebound away, while Macclesfield put in a spirited performance but rarely threatened Southend's goal.
The scoreline meant Southend finished fourth and face seventh-placed Crewe in the play-off semi-finals.
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If a policy is ?renewable,? that means it continues in force for an additional term or terms, up to a specified age, even if the health of the insured (or other factors) would cause him or her to be rejected if he or she applied for a new life insurance policy.
Generally, the premium for the policy is based on the insured person?s age and health at the policy?s start, and the premium remains the same (level) for the length of the term. So, premiums for 5-year renewable term can be level for 5 years, then to a new rate reflecting the new age of the insured, and so on every five years. Some longer term policies will guarantee that the premium will not increase during the term; others don?t make that guarantee, enabling the insurance company to raise the rate during the policy?s term.
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America, get ready for Badoo. Haven't heard of it? Until recently, I hadn't heard of this social network either. But apparently, lots of users and investors in Europe have.
Essentially, as its Russian founder has explained before, Badoo is a "nightclub on your phone," where people, "as adults, are looking to do adult things." The site first was launched in Spain, where it soon expanded to neighboring Portugal and France, and then hopped the pond to Brazil and Mexico. Now, it claims users in 180 countries.
Last fall, The Economist proclaimed it as having "a shot at becoming one of Europe's leading Internet firms." But now, says GigaOm, the site appears poised to grow rapidly in the United States, particularly after its official American launch just last month.
That's because the site already has a toehold here—"a disproportionate amount of its [US-based] users are Spanish-speaking," or just under 25 percent of the site's 8 million registered users in the United States. (The 2010 United States Census reports that about 11 percent of American residents are native Spanish speakers, or about 37 million people.) By comparison, over half of people in the US are also Facebook members.
Badoo was founded six years ago by Andrey Andreev, a Russian entrepreneur living in Spain, as a way to distinguish his floundering social network from Facebook. As Andrey Andreev told the Wall Street Journal earlier this year, the site's current incarnation drew its inspiration from a St. Petersburg, Russia bar that he visited in 2008.
"I was in a nightclub called Telephone Bar," Andreev said. "There were about 100 tables in the club and there were phones on each table and a number. Everyone was ringing from table to table, so we started to do the same, chatting to girls, having fun."


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MINNEAPOLIS -- Derek Jeter kept trying to tell everyone he didn't want this All-Star Game to be all about him.
He insisted on no ceremonies. No tributes. No honors.
Sorry, but folks had other ideas.
Every storyline of the All-Star Game, every magical moment, all circled back to Jeter.
Mike Trout was voted MVP of the All-Star Game after the American League's 5-3 victory, but he's questioned on how it feels to be the next face of baseball, replacing Jeter, his boyhood idol.
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright gives up three first inning runs, including a double to Jeter, and he's torched in social media, for saying he grooved a fastball to Jeter, later backpedaling from the comments.
Jeter, in the meantime, plays just three innings, goes 2-for-2 with a run, and steals the show.
"He has a flare for the dramatic as we know,'' AL manager John Farrell said. "It worked out pretty well.''
Jeter, who addressed the team before the game, tried to keep it simple. There was no drama. He merely told the players to have fun, remember that your career will fly by quickly, and always respect the game.
"This All-Star Game is about everybody that's here,'' Jeter says. "It's not about one particular person. You know, I've always been uncomfortable, so to speak, when the course is on me. And I felt as though the focus should be on everyone that's in this game.
"When you play this game, you try to have respect for the game. You have respect for your players, both your teammates and your opponents.
"For them to do that, that would be much better than if there was something that was scripted.
USA TODAY Sports caught up with some MLB All-Stars, who paid tribute to the Captain, Derek Jeter.
There was no pageantry or special ceremonies for Jeter, but still, Jeter's teammates, the National League team, and the sellout crowd at Target Field couldn't quite help themselves.
The fans gave Jeter a thunderous ovation during the starting lineup introductions. They cheered when he ran onto the field. And they loved it when he made a diving stab on the first play of the game, nearly throwing out Andrew McCutchen on his ground ball up the middle.
"You kind of just knew it would be his day,'' Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester said, "good things could go for him.''
He stepped to the plate in the first inning, and was greeted by a deafening ovation. NL catcher Jonathan Lucroy took off his glove and shook his hand. Jeter jokingly asked him what pitches Wainwright would throw.
Lucroy never responded, but stood behind home plate with his mitt off, letting the ovation grow. Jeter dug into the box, but when he looked to the mound, there was Wainwright's glove. He was standing behind the mound, cheering himself.
"I tried to tell him to pick it up, let's go,'' Jeter said. "But he took a moment and let the fans give me an ovation, which I will always remember.
"I have never faced Adam before. I haven't really talked to him. And for him to do that says a lot about him, and how much of a class act he is.''
So how does Jeter pay him back?
He lines a double to right field on his first swing, and then singles in his second at-bat.
"I was going to give a couple of pipe shots,'' Wainwright said to reporters when he came out of the game. "He deserved it. I didn't know he was going to hit a double though, or I might have changed my mind.''
Wainwright was immediately blasted on Twitter, and afterwards said he simply was joking.
"If he grooved it, thank you,'' Jeter said. "You still have to hit it. I appreciate it if that's what he did.
"Thank you.''
Controversy, over and out.
Jeter came out to his shortstop position in the fourth, but was then dramatically removed from the game. The ovation was deafening. The entire National League team stood on its feet and joined the crowd cheering, with Jeter hugged by everyone in the dugout.
The game came to a complete standstill. It was if no one wanted to play any longer, until Jeter came out of the dugout one last time, with Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York,'' blaring over the loudspeakers, when the game finally resumed.
"I thought it was great,'' Jeter said. "It was a wonderful moment that I am always going to remember. I appreciate John (Farrell) doing that for me.''
It will live forever in magical All-Star memories.
"To get a standing ovation, have the players come out on the field and everyone recognize a career like that,'' Minnesota Twins closer Glenn Perkins said, "is pretty special. Down in the pen, we all stood up and cheered. I was thinking he was running off the field, I thought, "Stop. You need to stop and tip your hat. This is the last time all of these people are going to see you.'
"A pretty special moment.''
Considering the Yankees' struggles these days, and the possibly they will be home in October and miss the playoffs, it just may be Jeter's last time in the national spotlight.
"I don't think it's really sunk in for a lot of people,'' Lester said, "that this is it for him.''
It's the rest of us that aren't ready to say good-bye.
"I'm not retiring at the end of the year because I don't think I can play,'' Jeter said. "It's just the time is right. I enjoy playing these All-Star Games and completing against the best, and today, I was fortunate to get a couple of hits.
"But I still feel as though I can play.''
Now, of course, the torch will be passed, but the light will be dimmed.
"I don't think you'll ever see another Derek Jeter,'' says Boston Red Sox coach Brian Butterfield, who has known Jeter since 1993 as his infield instructor in the Yankees' minor league system. "The one thing they should watch is how hard he plays the game, and for how long he's played, he's played that hard. He has never let up on a routine ground ball running from home to first. The way a guy runs the bases speaks to me a lot about his character.
"I think some of the young kids should watch that part of his game.''
The one player who grew watching intently, of course, is Trout. He's 22 years old. He finished runner-up in the last two American League MVP seasons. If anyone has a chance to be the next Jeter, it's him.
"Growing up, watching the way he plays, I was setting goals to myself that if I ever get the chance to get to the big leagues,'' Trout said, "that's how I want to play.
"The way he carries himself on and off the field. How he respects the game. Always hustling. It doesn't matter what the score is. If they are down 10 runs, he is always running the ball out. That's how I want to play.''
It will be a night he'll forever cherish, teammates, for the final time.
"It's special for me,'' he said. "Chills. Goosebumps. You name it. Everything was running through my body.''
It was the same feeling for everyone. Who cared about their own individual performance? Does it really matter who won? They just know they were able to witness firsthand one of the most poignant celebrations in All-Star history.
This is a man who will be immortalized, a first-ballot lock for the Hall of Fame, who will forever be remembered for his pristine image as well as his talents.
This is the biggest sports star in New York. He has dated some of the hottest super models and actresses around. And yet, at a time when everyone looks for gossip, not one bit of trouble, let alone a nasty word.
"I don't think we'll ever find anyone again that private,'' Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones said. "In today's era of social media, nothing is private. It kind of [stinks]. You have nothing to yourself any more. Everything is out there. People want to know everybody about our lives.
"It's the end of an era.
"A great era.''


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From the soccer field to the red carpet, Sydney Leroux's life is an open book. Robin Roberts sat down with the U.S. women's national team star to talk about her social media following, the controversy surrounding the upcoming Women's World Cup and her pitch to be the next "Bachelorette." Watch: In The Game


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First person: Inaugural Parade march with my service dog
Former USA TODAY staffer reflects on march with his service dog in the Inaugural Parade
I hope that anyone who has the good fortune to march in the Inaugural Parade, like I did on Monday, has patience rivaling that of Job. It's totally worth it, but it's a lot of waiting.
Claren, my 11-year-old service dog, and I met up with the contingent from Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) at 8:30 a.m. at Clemyjontri Park in McLean, Va.
CCI provides elite service dogs to people with disabilities for free. It is astonishing how much of a difference Claren has made in my life — picking up remotes or phones I drop, getting me things I need, carrying my lunch and just being a near-constant companion.
I would say about 20 service dogs were at the parade with their partners. The rest of the 50 dogs and 135 marchers were friends, family and volunteer puppy raisers.
We boarded buses at Clemyjontri that took us to the Pentagon for security checks. While still on the bus, we passed a sign to the Pentagon 911 Memorial, and I unexpectedly felt a little guilty, because I almost didn't sign up for the parade.
My dog turned 11 Friday, and I wasn't sure she'd be up for the walk. I wasn't sure I'd be up for what was certain to be a long day. I wasn't. But seeing that memorial sign, I know that I wanted to be there for everyone who has sacrificed so that our country could be the best it can.
We got to security, circumnavigated a few curbs, and got our parade IDs that say "Do NOT ... post on any social network." Then we waited some more.
Finally, we got back on the buses to head to the parade staging area. More waiting. We got a little box lunch and got out of the buses as the sun came out and turned the day beautiful.
Unfortunately, more waiting ensued. We were supposed to march at about 4 p.m., but it was after 5:00 p.m. when we started.
My wheelchair is about 4 months old, and I am not real used to it. I also have trouble driving my chair at a constantly changing speed over bumpy streets. This is my excuse for anyone who happened to see the CCI float and saw some crazy wheelchair driver off on his own.
But then, just when you are ready to fall apart from the waiting, you see them: the president, the first lady, the vice president. I purposely don't use their names. It's not the men and women that humble you, it's the office. It all becomes worth it.
The bus ride home was quick — just enough time to think: "Holy cow, I just took part in an event almost no one else has."
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WASHINGTON, June 26 (UPI) -- White House and congressional staffers Tuesday were unable to work out a compromise on the Republicans' "Fast and Furious" investigation, Roll Call reported.
Congressional and administration sources told the Washington publication White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler, Legislative Affairs Director Rob Nabors and other administration officials restated Attorney General Eric Holder's offer to provide a sample of key documents GOP members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee want to review. They also allowed Republican staff members, including representatives of a quick look at a limited number of the documents at issue, Roll Call said.
In return, they want committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., to agree to drop two congressional subpoenas issued months ago.
"This was a good-faith effort to try to reach an accommodation while still protecting the institutional prerogatives of the executive branch, often championed by these same Republicans criticizing us right now," White House spokesman Eric Schultz said. "Unfortunately, Republicans have opted for political theater rather than conduct legitimate congressional oversight."
Roll Call said the Republicans found the offer unacceptable and said they can't agree to terms without first getting to review the documents.
Republicans want to see internal communications regarding the botched "Fast and Furious" gun-tracking operation that allowed weapons to fall into the hands of criminal elements, including drug cartels in Mexico. At least two homicides have been linked to weapons whose trail federal authorities were unable to follow.
Issa Tuesday sent a seven-page letter to President Obama in which he claimed the president's use of executive privilege to block release of the documents is either an obstruction of justice or an indication of his involvement in the ill-fated gun-tracking operation, The Hill reported.
"Either you or your most senior advisers were involved in managing Operation Fast and Furious and the fallout from it, including the false Feb. 4, 2011, letter provided by the attorney general to the committee," Issa wrote to the president. "Or, you are asserting presidential power that you know to be unjustified solely for the purpose of further obstructing a congressional investigation."
The Department of Justice sent a letter to U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Feb. 4, 2011, saying the department did everything possible to prevent guns from traveling to Mexico. The Justice Department subsequently withdrew the letter.
Issa said in an interview Sunday with Fox News he has no evidence implicating the White House in a cover-up.
"Our position is consistent with executive-branch legal precedent for the past three decades spanning administrations of both parties, and dating back to President Reagan's Department of Justice," Schultz said in an earlier statement. "The courts have routinely considered deliberative process privilege claims and affirmed the right of the executive branch to invoke the privilege even when White House documents are not involved."
"If Republicans decide not to have this be a purely political issue, we think that this could very easily be resolved," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Atlanta. "But it has not been resolved yet. I think that points to the obvious political nature of this effort by House Republicans."
The House has scheduled a vote for Thursday on holding Holder in contempt of Congress.


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X Dubai Flyboard World cup Qualification Day 1, Flyboard ® picture Zapata-Racing 202. by: EMILIJAM, EMILIJA M., Flyboard ®, Rider(s): ADRIAN BOUCHER, Tricks: SPIN TO BACK FLIP Spot: X DUBAI SKYDIVE Date: 2015-01-10 05:16:34. For the third consecutive year, Zapata Racing gathers the best riders from all over the world for a Flyboard® Freestyle competition. The X DUBAI FLYBOARD® WORLD CUP will take place in Dubai from December 4th to December 6th 2014. The competition is open to any Flyboarder demonstrating a sufficient level of practice to perform different figures.
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Old School Oven Barbecued ChickenThis oven barbecue chicken is a great way to get indoor barbecue flavor when the grill is covered under snow, it's just too darned cold or you're too tired to fool with grilling. And yes, I realize that pouring commercially bottled barbecue sauce over chicken and baking it is absolutely deliciously easy, this recipe is the old school way of baking up a barbecued chicken dish.
The chicken cooks low and slow with a few interruptions for basting - y'all pretty much know how much I adore that method of cooking by now don't you? It's a simple and delicious supper anytime, and the result is a tender, juicy and very flavorful barbecue chicken.
You start by searing some chicken in a combo of butter and olive oil - I used a whole chicken I cut up myself this time but you can do this with your favorite pieces if you prefer. Just adjust your cooking times accordingly. Transfer the chicken to a baking dish.
Saute about half of a sliced, medium sized onion in the same pan you cooked the chicken in, just until the onion is softened. Deglaze the pan with a splash of water, scrape up the browned bits in the pan, and transfer the contents over the chicken.
Whisk together the chili sauce, water, brown sugar, paprika, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, Kitchen Bouquet, liquid smoke, hot sauce, and red pepper flakes. I decided to add in some mustard to mine this time, making a sort of Carolina style I suppose, but you can omit the mustard if you prefer. Pour that mixture all over the top of the chicken. Bake at 325 degrees F, uncovered, for about 1-1/2 hours, or until chicken is cooked through, basting several times.
Kitchen Bouquet and Colgin brand Liquid Smoke are both pantry staples here in my kitchen, and really, in this part of The Deep South for those folks who still do a lot of scratch cooking. I use one or both of them regularly in many of my sauces. Kitchen Bouquet is a browning and seasoning sauce made from caramelized vegetables and it's used to enhance sauces and gravies. Liquid Smoke, which is like a liquid form of condensed smoke, adds a smokey flavor to the sauce. Each add their own elements of flavor, so use them if you have them, but if they aren't something you keep on hand or can't find, simply omit the two.
By the way, anybody else still have one of these baking dishes hanging around? I've had this Cornflower Blue baker since 1977, and believe it or not, I have used it regularly ever since. Guess it's pretty much a vintage piece now, sorta like me.
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Recipe: Old School Oven Barbecued Chicken©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 10 min |Cook time: 1 hour 30 min | Yield: About 4 to 6 servings
- 1 (3-4 pound) whole chicken, cut up
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- 1/2 medium onion, sliced thin
- 1 cup of chili sauce or ketchup
- 1 cup of water
- 2 tablespoons of brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon of paprika
- 1/8 cup of apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon of Kitchen Bouquet, optional
- Splash of liquid smoke, optional
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- Couple dashes of dried, red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon of yellow mustard, optional
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Heat the olive oil and butter in a large skillet in slightly over medium heat. Season one side of the chicken with salt and pepper, placing the seasoned side down in the skillet. Once in the pan, season the top and when browned, turn to brown the other side. Remove to a roasting or baking pan. Add the sliced onion to the pan drippings and cook until tender and lightly browned. Deglaze the pan with a splash of water, scraping up the browned bits in the pan. Pour over the chicken.
Meanwhile whisk together all of the remaining ingredients. Pour over chicken and bake, uncovered, at 325 degrees F, basting several times, for about 1-1/2 hours or until juices run clear.
Crockpot: Follow all directions and add chicken, then onions and then sauce to the crockpot. Cover and cook on low for about 6 to 8 hours for a whole cut up chicken. Remove the skin from larger pieces for best results.
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Jeffrey, Conneely Also Notch Goals
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – The Yale women's soccer team was very efficient Monday night at Marist. The Bulldogs managed only eight shots, but four of them found the back of the net. The result was an impressive 4-0 victory over the Red Foxes on a chilly night at Gartland Athletic Field.
Yale (6-5) also was playing shorthanded. Head coach Rudy Meredith allowed a couple of players to stay back in New Haven due to exams.
"We were a little bit of a thin squad tonight," Meredith said. "Under the circumstances, I'm very proud of the way we played."
Melissa Gavin scored twice to lead the offense. The Bulldogs also got goals from Juliann Jeffrey and Shannon Conneely.
Goalkeeper Elise Wilcox made 10 saves to earn the shutout.
Marist, which had scored 10 goals in winning its last three games, had a 14-8 edge in shots.
Jeffrey got the Bulldogs off to a strong start when settled a cross from Paula Hagopian and fired a shot into the lower left corner at 11:04.
It looked like it would stay 1-0 at halftime, but Yale struck again in the closing moments. Gavin sent a free kick that went off Shannon McSweeney's head to Conneely, who headed it in with just seven seconds remaining.
"One of our goals coming in was to win the first half," Meredith said. "We've played well in the second half but have struggled in the first half of games."
Despite the two first-half goals Monday, Yale has still been outscored 12-5 in the opening 45 minutes this season.
Gavin put to rest any thoughts of a Marist comeback by scoring 12 minutes into the second half. It was Hagopian who again set up the goal. She sent a cross from the left side line that Gavin one-touched into the upper corner.
Gavin capped the scoring with 8:50 left when she scored on a penalty kick.
The shutout was Yale's third of the season.
"Elise played very well and we cleaned some things up on the defensive end," Meredith said.
The Bulldogs get back to Ivy League play on Saturday when they host Cornell at 6:30 p.m. at Reese Stadium.
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Monarchs Defeat Mason, 73-71 In Front of A Sellout Crowd
By ODU Athletics
Jan. 31, 2009
NORFOLK, VA-- Junior forward Gerald Lee scored 23 points and sophomore forward Ben Finney added 18 points with five rebounds to lead Old Dominion (13-8/6-5) to a 73-71 victory over George Mason (15-6/8-3) in front of a sold out crowd of 8,424 at the Constant Center.
The Patriots took a 69-68 lead with 3:48 left on a Cam Long jumper. Gerald Lee then put ODu up for good with two free throws with 2:30 left, 70-69. After a Patriot miss, Frank Hassell hit a jumper with 1:35 remaining to give ODU a 72-69 lead.
Ryan Pearson cut the lead to one after a Marsharee Neely missed free throw, 72-71. The Monarchs missed another free throw, but John Vaughan missed a trey. With 4.7 seconds left Marsharee Neely, who scored 12 tonight hit one of two free throws to make it, 73-71. Cam Long's jumper at the buzzer missed to end the game.
The 23 points by Lee was his second straight this week. ODU finished the night shooting .569 (29-51) from the floor, while George Mason hit .582 (32-55). Mason outrebounded ODU, 25-24. The Monarchs committed only eight turnovers, while Mason had just nine.
Lee hit nine- of-11 shots from the floor, while Finney was seven-of-nine from the floor. For Mason, Darryl Monroe was five-of-seven, Ryan Pearson was eight-of-10, and Cam Long was six-for-10 from the floor.
Sophomore Darius James led with eight assists on the night along with two steals and only one turnover. Darryl Monroe led mason with seven assists. John Vaughan scored six points and led the Patriots with seven rebounds.
The sellout crowd was the first of the season and the 11th since the building opened in 2002-03. It was the third home crowd over 7,000 this seaso. ODU is averaging 6,577 in 12 home games thus far this season.
ODU hosts Towson Tuesday night at 7 p.m. In other CAA games today, VCU beat Hofstra, 66-62; Northeastern beat Delaware, 73-59; Drexel beat Towson, 60-53, Georgia State beat W&M, 58-51 and James Madison defeated UNCW, 79-73.


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MediaSmarts' research has shown that kids with household rules about Internet use are less likely to do things like post their contact information, visit gambling sites, seek out online pornography and talk to strangers online. Having a family agreement or set of rules for using the Internet is also a great way for parents and kids to work together on how to be safe, wise and responsible online.
Video and computer games have become a basic part of kids' lives: nearly all youth play electronic games at least occasionally. Many parents, though, feel they don't know enough about the games their children are playing, and worry about the role gaming plays in their children's lives. Fortunately, there are steps parents can take to make sure that video games are a healthy part of their kids' lives, and a fun part of family life as well.
Most Web surfing is done through browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome and Safari. While these browsers are updated regularly, our use of the Web has evolved to the point where we now do many things online, such as shopping and banking. For that reason, there are a number of potential risks that come with using the Web.
It's important to know what the ratings mean on the video games your children play. The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is an industry organization that has developed a rating system for computer, Internet and video games. Most games sold in North America are rated using this system.
The best way to manage games in the home is to get involved in what your kids are playing. Your kids will be much more likely to follow your advice if you show them you are genuinely interested in their games.
The Internet provides marketers with many opportunities to elicit personal information from children. Kids love playing on the Web, and commercial sites for children are continually ranked as top online destinations.
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Golden retriever pup with stomach problems
Hello all,
I've been doing some research on this issue for a few days and I see a lot of conflicting stuff. Here's the rundown:
I have a 15 week old golden retriever pup who is having a lot of loose stools during the night/early morning. During the day, his stools seem to be fine. This has been happening for almost a week now. I haven't changed his food or given him anything out of the ordinary. Two days ago, I didn't give him any treats and just fed him his regular meals and he was fine. Yesterday, I gave him a few treats throughout the day and he had problems again at night. Tonight, I just fed him his regular meals with no treats and it happened again. I thought maybe the treats were the problem, but I guess not.
He's not vomiting and he doesn't seem to be fatigued or acting any differently. I took him to the vet just a few weeks ago and the vet said he was healthy and growing just fine. I'm going to drop off a stool sample to the vet later today for testing. My question is this; why would it be happening only at night and not every day? Could his food be the problem or how many times a day he is fed? He's been having the same food since he was 7 weeks old (Iams puppy, which I'd like to change and give him better quality food), but could this just happen after a while even if he is used to the food?
He is crated at night and has been since I got him. He has adapted very well to his crate, but could this be some sort of developing anxiety? I would imagine that if he were sick, this would be happening all of the time and not just at night, but I don't know. I'm really, really stumped on this and any kind of information or tips would be greatly appreciated.
Also, I don't know if it's worth mentioning, but when my pup eats his meals, he eats really fast. I know personally, when I eat fast, I don't feel so great afterward, but I see dogs eat fast all of the time so I didn't think anything of it...
Last edited by Raivotar; April 2nd, 2010 at 03:27 AM.
Hi Raivotar,
Welcome to the forum! I'm sorry to hear that your little pup is having some poop issues. Good call on taking a stool sample into the vet - that would be my first thought too. Pups can pick up all sorts of parasites and whatnot, so hopefully you'll get the results to that soon.
Switching to a better food would definitely be a good idea. When my pups were young, they also had problems with loose stools intermittenly. I tried about 3 or 4 different foods before I found one that worked. Eventually I learned that a completely grain free diet works best for my dogs. That includes food and treats (which I make myself - cheaper, and no preservatives). THe brand I ended up with was Orijen, which several people on this board recommend as well.
If switching food is your next step, be sure to do it very slowly - like over the course of 3-4 weeks. Therefore, it'll end up taking probably 6 weeks at least before he's fully used to it and you know if it's going to help.
For days when the stool seems really loose, I would suggest keeping a can of pure pumpkin (not the pie filling) on hand, that you can mix in with his food for some extra fibre.
If he seems to have adjusted well to his crate, than I doubt that's the problem.
If he's gulping up his food to fast, he may be inhalling extra air, which is bound to give him some gas, and maybe an upset stomach.
For an immediate way to slow him down, many people have found it successful to put a kong (or tennis ball or somthing) in the middle of his bowl. That way he has to eat around it and it slows him down.
But if he's a bit of bugger like my two were (are ) then I would just have to watch them closely as they ate. 3 or 4 times throughout their meal, I would make them stop and sit for a moment, and then they could continue. It was a long process, but eventually I had to do it less and less, and now, they don't eat too fast at all.
Best of luck with your little one. I hope you find a solution for him soon.
P.S. Any pics that you'd like to share
We loooooove puppy pics!
Another thing worth mentioning is the amount of food that you're feeding. The guidelines on the bag tend to be overstated.
You certainly don't want a skinny little pup, but overfeeding can definitely be a cause of loose stool.
I know it's hard when they're so young, because they often don't know enough to stop eating when they're full, so you usually can't rely on them to monitor their own intake levels.
A change in food certainly wouldn't hurt but look at the treats you are feeding and how frequently you are feeding them. If you feed quality kibble but really bad treats you could have a problem.
Three meals a day at this point. Ideally breakfast should be fed about an hour before you go to work or, if you don't work, half an hour or an hour after you are up and moving in the morning. (My pup gets breakfast around 9:00, 9:30.) Lunch should be around lunchtime - between 12 and 1 or so. Dinner usually around 5:00 or 6:00. Don't get yourself stuck in a routine where you feed at exactly the same time every day. And don't worry if something comes up and you miss a meal. I know it sounds bad - but life happens and will continue to happen for the next 10 to 15 years. You do not want to be that person who has to leave Christmas dinner with family because your dog will get sick or tear up the house if his food bowl doesn't hit the floor at 5:10.
Are you adding anything to his kibble like omega oils?
It could well be his diet (kibble or treats). His digestive system may not be processing everything within 8 ~12 hours. So, the food he ate yesterday morning may in fact be the cause of cannonbutt the following evening. Going grain-free may be well worth a look.
Also, parasites are bedevilling little creatures. My oul' boy () had a wicked case of liver flukes which were not only difficult to diagnose but like, your guy, one day he'd be sicker than all get-out and the next he'd have normal BM's and no
What is the pup's activity level after her meals? Do you give the pup time to crash/digest after a meal, or is he getting activity after the meal?
Well, I took a stool sample in to the vet today. They did the tests and they all came back fine. He doesn't have any parasites. The vet echoed the pumpkin suggestion, so I put pumpkin in his dinner tonight. About an hour after he ate, he had to go to the bathroom (as usual) and his stool was still somewhat loose. I kept on an eye him to see if it had any effect. It was firm at first and then towards the end it was loose. Then he went out about 15 minutes after that and went to the bathroom again and it was loose. And I let him out a few minutes ago and it was the same. But, I imagine that could be from what he ate earlier in the day, which didn't have pumpkin in it. I assume that it'll take more than just one meal with pumpkin to see improvement?
His activity level after eating is very minimal as I feed him in his crate and keep him in for a little bit afterward to digest. I was told that this is a good way to handle it as it will help him digest better and also further his liking for the crate if he associates it with good things like eating.
I talked to one of the vet's assistants and she suggested the pumpkin as well and said that if it doesn't help to then try a bland diet of chicken and rice. Later on, I got another call from a different assistant who was just calling to make sure I got the message about the testing and she said that the pumpkin is a good idea to try, but that the bland diet isn't a good idea at his age and that it would be a better idea to try a supplement that can be put in his food to help him digest better.
Last edited by Raivotar; April 3rd, 2010 at 01:55 AM.
Just a follow-up...
I've been up all night because he's having the same problem. I'm really starting to think that it's his food. I noticed tonight especially that before it started he had really bad gas. Would that point towards the food or would that just come along with any other digestive problem he could be having?
It might take the pumpkin a little time to do its work. How much did you give him?
He may be developing an intolerance for one of the ingredients in the food--maybe a grain or even one of the protein sources. And yes, those intolerances can develop even after a dog has been on a food for a long time.
You might want to talk to your vet about a probiotic appropriate for puppies, too--we noticed a vase improvement in our dogs' stools when we started regularly adding a probiotic.
Poor little guy! I hope you and your pup get some sleep soon!
"We are--each of us--dying; it's how we live in the meantime that makes the difference."
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As Hazel suggested you can try a tsp/ tbsp(depending on his size) of plain organic yoghurt 2x a day to balance all that flora and fauna in his gut. You can also buy digestive supplements at a health food / drug store. The one I used was a pineapple based chewable tablet. I found more joy (and still do) with yoghurt.
We always use a probiotic ahead of anything else for diarrhoea, namely Protexin, safe to use in day old chicks, neonatal calves, pigs, foals, lambs and kids, puppies and kittens. Never known it to fail yet. It's better than yoghurt we've found. Also give it to animals that are stressed in any way. Been worth its weight in gold where orphaned lambs are concerned.
I like to know what's in things. Can't find that on their website. Any idea what their version of "beneficial microorganisms" is Goldfields?
Also, I should have noted in my post that Lactobacillus Acidopholuus is great as well. You can pick it up in the dairy section of your grocery store or a health food store.
As already suggested, I would change his food to a grain free brand like Orijen or Acana Provincial (www.championpetfoods.com) as grains are hard for a dog to digest. And, plain yogurt which only contain milk ingredients and bacterial cultures is great to add to help digestion.
Also, make sure you are not overfeeding him ....you have to take into consideration the number of treats he gets per day too. As SibHuskyMom mentioned, the guidelines on the bags tend to be overstated.
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Chesapeake Shakespeare's TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA to Play The Other Barn, 2/22-3/17
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company presents The Two Gentlemen of Verona at The Other Barn in Columbia, MD. Running February 22 through March 17, William Shakespeare's offbeat comedy receives a modern twist as Director Patrick Kilpatrick transports the setting to the bodacious early 1990's.
This contemporary treatment of Two Gents likens the young, arrogant, and rich characters Proteus and Valentine to many other notorious headline-makers of the early Nineties such as the Menendez Brothers and William Kennedy Smith. Audiences will be entertained as these two characters move through their privileged lives with raucous and reckless abandon.
"Proteus and Valentine come from families of extreme wealth and power," says director Patrick Kilpatrick. "They have a sense of entitlement that most of us will never be able to understand. These two guys believe they can do whatever they want and get away with it -- and they may just be right."
Valentine sets off for Milan to expand his horizons, while Proteus remains in Verona to be with Julia, the love of his life. The young men's friendship is put to the ultimate test when Proteus forsakes his beloved to vie for the affections of Valentine's newfound love, the strong-willed Sylvia. Teeming with high comic scenes and rich, romantic language, Two Gents explores the complexities of young love and the dynamics of male friendship.This production's title roles feature CSC Resident Artists Vince Eisensen (Proteus), James Jager (Valentine), Ty Hallmark (Sylvia), and newcomer Megan Dominy (Julia). This production also includes CSC Company members Greg Burgess, Jose Guzman, Jonas David Grey, Jenny Leopold, Frank Moorman, and Michael P. Sullivan.
Every Friday night during the run of The Two Gentlemen of Verona, CSC presents complimentary Extended Versions. These gatherings start one hour before the show and give the audience and artists an opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions on Shakespeare's work and the artistry of the theater. Visit www.chesapeakeshakespeare.com/tickets for detailed information on Extended Versions.
The Other Barn is located at 5851 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia, Md. The production runs February 22 - March 17, 2013, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 6:00 pm. Tickets can be purchased online through the website www.chesapeakeshakespeare.com or by calling 410.313.8661. Prices: $15-$36. Media night is set for Friday, February 22, 2013.
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company is resourceful in its use of unique performance spaces, ranging from the ruins of the Patapsco Female Institute, to old carriage houses and even maximum security prisons. This upcoming production proves no different - The Other Barn is on the grounds of a repurposed dairy farm in Columbia, MD. Chesapeake Shakespeare Company is making a name for itself in downtown Baltimore as well - they have recently purchased the historic Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company building and have plans to create a new 250-seat Modern Globe performance space for classic theater.
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, the Baltimore area's third largest theater company, was founded in 2002 with a mission to create innovative performance and education programs that bring the works of William Shakespeare and other classics to life. It is a member of the Theatre Communications Group, the organization for professional theaters in the United States and the Shakespeare Theatre Association, the international organization for professional Shakespeare theaters. Chesapeake Shakespeare Company is committed to making the arts more accessible to the community by intensifying the connection between audiences and artists and some of the greatest works of theater ever written.
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THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2011 (HealthDay News) -- A new study by Japanese researchers gives hope that one day people with pituitary gland failure may be able to receive transplants of stem-cell generated tissue to help restore normal function of the gland.
Without the pea-size pituitary gland, which sits at the base of the brain, the body wouldn't survive. It controls the production and function of many hormones, including ones linked to growth, fertility, stress and temperature regulation.
In the new study, published online Nov. 9 in Nature, scientists from the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, in Kobe, Japan, cultured embryonic stem cells from mice that then differentiated into various types of hormone-producing endocrine cells in the lab. Next, they transplanted some of the hormone-producing cell tissues (normally made by a healthy pituitary gland in animals) into mice without pituitary glands and were able to restore hormone secretion in the animals.
"We successfully induced their differentiation into mature hormone-producing cells," said study author Dr. Yoshiki Sasai, director of the Neurogenesis and Organogenesis Group at RIKEN, of the embryonic cells they used.
"In particular, adrenocorticotropin (ACTH)-producing cells were most efficiently induced. Therefore, we tested their functionality by transplanting them into mice whose pituitary glands were surgically removed. The transplantation not only recovered the hormone secretion in the mice, but also improved their activity and survival," said Sasai.
While none of the mice without pituitary glands lived longer than eight weeks, most of the grafted mice did survive past eight weeks, he said.
"It is the first study to show a realistic way of making pituitary cells in culture that could ultimately lead to transplant treatment for humans. It is pioneering and landmark research," said pituitary surgeon Dr. Edward Vates, neurosurgeon co-director of the Multidisciplinary Neuroendocrine Program at the University of Rochester Medical Center, in New York.
"It was a very elegant, very sophisticated study," said Dr. Shlomo Melmed, dean of the Medical Faculty and director of the Research Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in Los Angeles.
"A lot of scientists are trying to do this. This is a very hot topic in endocrinology. They've taken a leap forward -- this has leapfrogged groups working on pituitary development," said Melmed, a long-standing endocrine researcher.
Melmed agreed that the research suggests that now, theoretically, pituitary patients can one day be treated with stem cells.
"This is very important clinically, but there are likely years of animal research to be translated into humans. If it's done successfully, it could be a wonderful breakthrough, especially for children with genetic pituitary dysfunction (dwarfism)," Melmed said. Adults who suffer from pituitary failure due to head trauma, tumors, and head and neck radiation, could be helped, too.
Sasai said the researchers do plan to apply the new findings to human embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells, often referred to as iPS cells. "We hope to develop an efficient method for human pituitary production over the next few years," he said.
There are many questions to be answered before human studies are embarked upon, though, said Vates, including how many and where to transplant the hormone-making cells.
Sasai said in this study, the amount of tissue to transplant was examined only empirically, in other words, by trial-and-error.
This type of stem cell research might even eventually help sort out answers to other endocrine mysteries, said Vates. "Everyone thinks of stem cells and transplantation and helping people with pituitary loss, but the other thing this type of science can help us start to figure out is why do some people get pituitary tumors, how can we come up with better treatments for controlling pituitary tumors, and how does the pituitary gland become affected by other diseases."
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Club Monaco Fall 2012 Collection Pictures
Club Monaco Brings on the Fall Frenzy
Club Monaco Brings on the Fall Frenzy
Sure enough, the cool evening breeze is reminding us that it's time to start swapping out our tanks for light sweaters, sandals for ankle boots, and shorts for trousers. Club Monaco has all of that — and more. The latest lookbook is filled with dressing inspiration for the seasonal shift, and more importantly, pieces we can't wait to nab once they hit stores. Tailored wool coats, textural feathered vests, plaid trousers, and knit skirts — inspired by Scottish luxury, William Morris prints, and art nouveau — are just what we need to get into the cool weather mood. One major Fall styling lesson we culled from Club Monaco? Whatever you decide to wear, just put a beanie on it. Sift through the lookbook and see our top three looks below.
- We're enamored with this tailored navy coat, thanks to the cool digital printed inset.
- Fall isn't just about dark colors. Neutrals can also shine with the right amount of texture, like this gorgeous accordion-pleated skirt, cozy sweater, and fluffy scarf combo.
- We can't wait to try out this new metallic spin on the sporty sweatshirt.


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Former employees of a Target warehouse in Woodland, California are suing the retailer over alleged racial racism and retaliation, citing a document that they claim was distributed to managers reminding them that not all Hispanics eat tacos and burritos or dance to salsa.
In the suit, three former male employees who are Hispanic claim "Caucasian Target managers regularly used racial slurs" while addressing them and other Hispanic employees, including: "What the hell, I'm already sweating like a Mexican" and "Only a 'wet-back' can work this hard."
The three workers, Robert Gonzalez, Bulmaro Fabian and Pedro Garcia-Ayala, claimed they got fired after they notified the human resources department, according to the court papers.
"It can be very traumatic, especially for women who are targeted in some cases. In some cases, it's ignorance, but in light of that, it's a violation of law that may be proven in court," said Al Rojas, an immigrant and labor rights activist who is not connected to this case.
"It is never Target's intent to offend our team members or guests and we apologize. The content of the document referenced is not representative of who Target is," said company spokesperson Molly Snyder.
"We strive at all times to be a place where our team and guests feel welcome, valued and respected. This document, which was used during conversations at one distribution center, was never part of any formal or company-wide training," she continued. "We take accountability for its contents and are truly sorry."
The employees' attorneys say they are not yet ready to speak publicly about the case.


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New Zealand's Fishing Seasons
NZ's diverse sportfishing options include big-game marlin to kingfish and light tackle snapper. Here's your guide to the best time of year to chase them!
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Whether you're a marlin nut, love flicking plastics for snapper or chasing kingfish on salt water fly, New Zealand is a mecca when it comes to salt water sportfishing. Thousands of anglers flock to NZ's shores each year to chase New Zealand's striped marlin, which grow to some of the biggest sizes seen in the world, broadbill swordfish and of course the staple fish of the people in NZ - snapper and kingfish!! Surrounded by an abundant coastline New Zealand has so many sportfishing options it's no wonder fishing is such a huge part of New Zealand's culture, and no wonder the famous American actor and writer Zane Grey waxed lyrical about NZ's trophy fish!
With the next stop south being Antarctica, but still very close to the tropical waters of the South Pacific, New Zealand has a diverse range of salt water fishing options and likewise a very diverse climate through the year. So it goes without saying you want to do your research into where and what you fish for, the best guides for the job, and of course to make sure you are coming at the right time of the year. Here is a guide of what each season holds to help you.
SUMMER (January, February, March)
If marlin is what rings your bells, then this is the time to plan being in New Zealand. As a general rule New Zealand's game fishing season kicks of in the first week of January, with the first official marlin of the season often being caught then. This is due to the warm waters of the East Auckland current sweeping down from the South Pacific islands and bringing with it large numbers of hungry striped and blue marlin to the northern half of the North Island. Marlin can be caught anywhere on the east and west coasts over this time, with some of the hot spots being Tutukaka, Bay of Islands, Hokianga, Whitianga, Tairua, Tauranga, Waihau Bay and New Plymouth.
Water temperatures over this time are anywhere from 19 to 24 degrees. Gamefishing charters aren't limited to huge launches that cost a fortune, you will find plenty of trailer boats well set up with quality gear to chase these sportfish at reasonable prices, and while you are on the water you will see that this is how most Kiwi's do it themselves!!
This is also a time when kingfish, one of New Zealand's hardest fighting sportfish are found inshore. Casting surface lures and even salt water fly is a great way to catch these fish at this time of year as they come inshore round the rocky ledges, beaches and harbours to chase inshore baitfish.
AUTUMN (April, May, June)
For those that have something BIG on their minds, it doesn't come much bigger than the goliath of the ocean - the Broadbill Swordfish. Autumn is THE time to catch this apex predator of the deep. Once many thought the only time to target these fish was during the night when they come from 500m down to the surface to feed on squid, but now many New Zealand boats have developed a technique to catch these fish during the daytime, deploying large breakaway weights to get baits down to a depth of 500m. Some of the best places to target these fish include the Far North and the trenches surrounding the "Garden Patch", the back of Great Barrier, or the more accessible Mayor Island from Tairua, Whangamata or Tauranga.
If jigging for kingfish is your thing, then autumn is a great time to chase kingfish on the deep offshore pinnacles using jigs. This is the time of year where the fish are feeding agressively to put on condition for winter as the warm water leaves New Zealand and the temperatures cooling down. The usual hotspots of the North Island are the place to be.
WINTER (July, August, September)
The great thing about New Zealand is that it is a year round fishery, especially anywhere from the Bay of Plenty north. While the water cools down at times to around 12 degrees, it is still a great time to target a trophy snapper and kingfish.
The land based fishing this time of year can be off the chart with big 20 pound snapper swimming in burley trails at your feet off the rocks! Offshore giant kingfish can be targetted with these big fish holding close to the bottom this time of year and livebaiting the best way to target them.
The winds this time of year are predominanly from the west, so the east coast can be an absolute haven with flat calm seas and the ocean to yourself! The most important thing this time of year is to allow some latitude with the weather. Dont think you can come over to NZ for a day of two and nail it as you really want to base yourself here for a week and work around the best weather windows.
SPRING (October, November, December)
When it comes to chasing kingfish, especially on lures, this is my favourite time of year - HANDS DOWN! All of a sudden the water starts to warm up, there is life everywhere, the fish are agrressive coming into spawning time and its all on!! The kingfish which have been down deep over winter suddenly come up high in the water column and jigs, poppers and stickbaits are the best ways to catch them. Talk about a fun time of year. This is the best time to chase a 30-40kg kingfish and they are there for the taking, keep in mind most charter boats these days will encourage you to release a fish of this size as they are the breeders which keep the fishery healthy.
The Hauraki Gulf also comes to life this time of year and we certainly are blessed to have some of the worlds best snapper fishing so close to our most populous city! Huge workups of anchovy, pilchards, whales, dolphins and hungry snapper underneath are what spring is all about!
So there you have it, New Zealand's fishing season in a nutshell. I'm pretty lucky to be on the water guiding clients 12 months of the year and you can check out pics week by week for the last eight years on our blog at Epic Adventures to get a pictorial view of what usually happens catch-wise by month.


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A day after a young South Boston woman was kidnapped and stabbed to death, some local parents advise their children to be vigilant.
A day after a young South Boston woman was kidnapped and stabbed to death, some local parents are taking extra care to advise their children to be vigilant.
John Sullivan of Brockton said he always tells his 22-year-old son, who lives in Washington, D.C., to watch his surroundings.
"I just tell him, 'Don't pick up strangers and always look behind you,'" said Sullivan, 60, a father of two and grandfather of one.
Police said the body of 24-year-old Amy Lord, who lived in the city's South Boston neighborhood, was found Tuesday afternoon by a bicyclist at the Stony Brook Reservation in Hyde Park.
She was abducted and taken to several banks to withdraw money before she was killed, Boston police said.
Even in the suburbs, news of the horrific murder put some parents on edge.
"This feels scary and worrisome," said Hope Foster, who was sitting Thursday in a Dunkin' Donuts in Hanover. Foster is the mother of a 22-year-old daughter and a Halifax resident.
The murder of Lord, who grew up in Wilbraham, also throws into sharp relief the transition from suburban childhood to city life as a young adult, said Barbara Green, a psychologist in Hingham and medical director of South Shore Hospital's Youth Health Connection.
"South Boston has in the last number of years drawn this young adult population more than Back Bay or Beacon Hill," Green said Thursday night. "But it's still the city."
Green said many young adults are used to high school and college campuses equipped with security such as swipe cards in buildings and dormitories.
"Parents have a responsibility to give their young adult children instruction and guidelines: You run at night with a buddy, and you can't be naive," she said.
Heeding such advice is Brockton mother Nadia Gay, who constantly reminds her daughter and son, now 28 and 20, to fear the worst in order to stay safe.
"I always tell my kids to be aware of your surroundings and don't go alone," Gay said Thursday. "If you have to work, park somewhere that's lit, near the front door, or even ask the security guard to go with you."
Gay said she tells her children to ward off any attackers by creating a scene.
"If something happens to you, Gay said, "create a scene. You're more likely to have a passer-by save you ... When walking alone, don't be listening and scrolling on your iPhone."
And Sullivan in Brockton urges his children to drive to the nearest police station if someone is following them.
"You don't trust anybody basically," Sullivan said. "It's sad you have to do that, but that's just the way it is."
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Faith in Vermont: Weather or Not...
So hot, even the dog needed a popsicle....
I have tried to avoid writing about the weather this summer. Growing up, my mother watched the weather forecast the way other people watch the stock market or sports box scores: She hung on every detail, and if the actual weather failed to conform to the forecast, it was met with amazement bordering on disbelief. Despite this exciting first exposure to weather, the climate has always struck me as a dull topic. Most people talk about the weather when they've run out of anything else to discuss – with the possible exceptions of religion and politics.
But I'm sorry, I've held off long enough and I'm just going to have to do it, because what the HECK has been up with the weather this summer?!?
It was extremely hot, and when it wasn't hot, it was raining. To say that Vermont's summer of 2013 was marked by record rainfall and record heat seems like an understatement if you've actually lived through it. When people ask how our family's summer is going, I say something like, "Well, it's been a little crazy. Our fourth daughter was born in June, and my husband was in Kenya for most of July. We had grandparents staying with us for nearly seven weeks. And THEN there's been this weather!"
In other words, a newborn baby, an absent husband, and long-term visiting family were nothing compared to what the skies threw at us this year.
Here are a few vignettes from our family's experience of the hot, wet summer of 2013:
When we purchased our house, we noted that the previous owners had installed a wall air-conditioning unit on the first floor. We then promptly forgot about this unit. It seemed totally unnecessary, because our first two Vermont summers were so manageable, with only a week or two of uncomfortable temperatures. This summer, halfway through a stifling week in late June during which siblings bickered, parents grumbled, and the dog never moved from a "cool" spot on the kitchen tiles, my husband said, "You know, we have that air-conditioner…." We ran the unit for the next three weeks and, having discovered the difference a little air conditioning can make, ended up purchasing a second unit for our daughters' bedroom.
Discussion of air-conditioning units has prominently featured in almost every conversation I've had this summer. During my July book club meeting, more time was devoted to comparing the group members' various home cooling systems than to actual discussion of the book.
Then there's the rain. It's been so wet this summer that our garage's cement floor had a permanent coating of moisture for two months. The fabric seats of our two strollers, which we keep in the garage, became covered in mold. A weed wacker, placed in the garage overnight, was beaded with water droplets the following morning. All this moisture brought record numbers of mosquitoes. Our daughters are now afraid to venture out in the yard, where they'll be attacked by swarms of the vicious stingers. "Wading pool!" I exclaim in an attempt to get them outside, "Sprinkler!" They silently stare at me and shake their heads, scratching at the melon-sized red welts dotting their appendages.
Our first summer in Vermont, a friend described the sense of frenzied fun that pervades the season. After months of snow and mud, Vermonters feel a certain panic: "Hurry up! Hurry up! Seize every minute of the sunshine and warmth!" I always start the summer with a list of activities that are best enjoyed in this three-month window: berry picking, feeding the fish at the Salisbury Fish Hatchery, swimming in Lake Dunmore at Branbury State Park, visiting the animals at Shelburne Farms. This year, we've barely made a dent in that list – aside from Lake Dunmore, which, on the hottest days, is the most comfortable place to be.
There's a feeling that the weather has cheated us out of summer. And in my usual calm, non-dramatic way, I fear that this soggy, scorching summer and the past two mild winters are proof that Vermont weather has permanently changed for the warmer. Gone will be snowy winters and mild summers that we dreamed of when we moved here; in another decade. Addison County will feel like Panama.
But there's hope, because if I've learned anything this summer, it's that babies will eventually be born, even if they're ten days late, and weather systems will eventually change. The past week has brought the promise of cooler, drier weather. There's a crispness in the air that presages autumn, the air-conditioning units are dormant, we're sleeping under the quilt at night, and – best of all – there's less than a month until school starts!
So I can't spend any more time talking about the weather; I have to take the girls to the berry farm, Fish Hatchery, and Shelburne Farms. Hurry, hurry!
Faith Gong has worked as an elementary school teacher, a freelance photographer, and a nonprofit manager. Since moving to Addison County in 2011, her work has involved caring for a house in the woods, four young daughters, one anxiety-prone puppy — and writing for her blog, The Pickle Patch.


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Hundreds of millions of pounds are understood to have been wasted on the government's Universal Credit programme - a huge IT project to cut and shut six benefits schemes into one payment system - but Whitehall insisted today that the tech was working.
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Most people are claiming it [Universal Credit] online, the IT is working and comprehensive support is in place. We will build on these successes as Universal Credit continues to roll out.
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Fraud prevention is a key design principle for the universal credit pathfinder and a number of steps have been built into the business process to deliver this. All new universal credit claims are subject to identity verification at face to face interviews at the outset and claimants are required to produce documentation to verify their circumstances. There is then a further scrutiny of claims using a rule-based data matching service that directs the requirement for any additional documentary evidence or specialist attention where indicated.
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Sunday, April 3, 2011
Sharing and Scholarship
It is true that there is no sharp line between genealogy/family history/local history (G/FH/LH) and the traditional form and subjects of research of the established academic community. However, while acknowledging the broad zone of overlap, we also have to recognize that G/FH/LH is still woefully underrepresented in the halls of academe.
Yet I have come to regard the G/FH/LH community as an "Alternate-Universe Academia," and it is a world that I prefer by far to live in compared to the traditional academic one.
I had a chance to live in the traditional World of the Ivory Tower. My subjects of study were Slavic Studies and Linguistics. If you want to make a living off of degrees in those subjects, your main and possibly only alternative is that Ivory Tower. Yet I ended up putting the knowledge I gained to practical use; I am a translator in real life. (If you don't think that profession requires or does justice to those degrees, I have a nice little lecture that I would be prepared to deliver.)
There were many reasons I ultimately opted for the "ABD" instead of PhD, including financial ones, but at the top of the list was the realization that I did not really want to earn my living in that academic world.
Yet, much later in life, I found in the genealogy community, in particular among the genealogy blogging community and my "research cousins," the elements that were missing in academia. And I don't think I'm alone. It may be that many of the people who are considering second careers in genealogy see the attractive options of a stimulating and enjoyable, if not terribly lucrative, profession.
What does the G/FH/LH world offer that is in short supply in academia? I don't want to be too harsh in my criticisms of the academic world - after all, it has been many years since it was my home - but first and foremost among the attractions of my "new home" is the free and generous exchange of information. I'm not saying all is perfect here; plagiarism on one end and "jealous hoarding" of information on the other exist in both worlds. But generosity in this area seems to be far more prevalent in G/FH/LH. And this may be due to the presence of a far larger proportion of dedicated amateurs compared to professionals. After all, a professional in both worlds has to build a reputation through original research, which means that sharing tends to occur mostly through publication of completed research.
Of course, plagiarism in one form or another is rife in both communities and inhibits sharing in both communities. Amateur participation can have a negative effect, most often in the form of proliferation of bad information (which has its own parallel in shoddy scholarship in the academic community).
Professionals in G/FH/LH - at least the ones I've had experience with - associate more freely with amateurs and appear to extend a greater degree of professional respect to them. There is a bit more of the "democracy" I referred to in "Toward a Genealogical Democracy." And there is no denying that a tremendous contribution to the common fund of knowledge has been made by engaged amateurs.
Part of the attraction for me is also the real sense of community I get in G/FH/LH. The enthusiasm for our subject and the charge we get out of sharing it with others really infuses so much of our community interaction. This is an element I can definitely say I found lacking in academia. I realize that counterexamples to the democratic and community aspects are not rare among genealogists and that pretense, snobbery, and credentialism are not unknown in our community, but I do not believe that they define it.
The "sharing" element of G/FH/LH figures prominently in the high level of volunteer efforts. Look at Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness, Findagrave, GenWeb, and indexing volunteers, just for starters. And another kind of volunteer efforts - those made by many of our bloggers in posting information and hosting events that bring the genealogy community together - enable close connections to genealogical societies and institutions and bind the genealogy blogging community together in a way that I have never really seen in the academic world. Learning is equated with fun in shared events such as "Saturday Night Genealogy Fun" and the free-for-all chat of GeneaBloggers Blog Talk Radio.
There is just a different feeling here and sharing - in spite of plagiarism and in spite of Name Collectors - is a big part of it. The joy of collaboration is what I enjoy the most: the thrill of being hot on the trail together with others who share your passion: pooling information, skills, and resources to get to the truth and make our research as effective as possible. And this - something I believe is closer to the academic ideal of learning for learning's sake, learning for the joy of it - is the quality that I believe the academic community really needs to relearn from the Genealogy/Family History/Local History community.
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I got to hear Leslie Albrecht Huber at the Ohio Genealogical Conference in Columbus this past weekend. She was inspiring! I could listen to her all day long.ReplyDelete
Greta, when I read your posts, I always feel like I have come home --- and the welcome mat was set out just for me. I guess that means a kinship of spirit.ReplyDelete
Thank you for the mention...and I LOVE the post. I don't think I would be a fit for an Ivory Tower (I already did my time in the corporate version), but this neighborhood here suits me just fine.ReplyDelete
Hi Greta,ReplyDelete
I find your musings on subjects near and dear to all our genealogical hearts right on the mark, heartening, and expressing what I believe most feel. In the academic (or corporate world that Kerry refers to) people are in competition with each other: who will get tenure, move up from associate professor to professor? Who publishes more? Who's climbing the corporate ladder more quickly and getting the plum positions, bigger budgets and so on. We bloggers are mostly doing this for fun (of course the professional genealogists have to make a living -- and we saw the hullabaloo about citations a while back--so a sense of elitism exist for some). Still overall, we are a sharing community and the interest we take in each others' work is nourishing. So thanks again for a thoughtful post -- and for your comment on my blogpost too!
Kathy - Wasn't it fun? I could just see her there in the lands of her ancestors.ReplyDelete
Joan - Thank you so much for this - it's an honor to have a kinship of spirit with you!
Kerry - Just getting a mental image of us in the Ivory Tower. Nope, they're not ready for us.
Linda - Thank you for such a thoughtful comment - it's exactly that professional competition that gets in the way. I'll take fun any time!
Well said, well done (well agreed!.) Thanks, Greta.ReplyDelete
- Brenda
Bravo, Greta! You captured the essence of this community quite precisely!ReplyDelete
One thing I wish genealogy had that academia does have are working papers. I'd love to write a scholarly article, post it, have comments made on it for improvement and whether I made my point or not. Genealogy doesn't have that. Whereas academia has NBER and other sites to do just that for social sciences.ReplyDelete
I have also found than in genealogy, sharing is a bit like doing a class project in college. You want an A, but your partners are happy with a B or C. So you do the lion's share and the others reap the reward of your hard work. So there's sharing and sharing.
Brenda and Craig - Thank you so much for your kind comments!ReplyDelete
Martin - Good points and I agree with them; I was one of those kids who hated doing group projects in school, except for a couple of times when my partners and I were really on the same page and had a blast. Among all of the RootsTech-induced frenzy and hoopla, I have wanted to address the temptation to let the pendulum swing too far away from scholarship - sources, proofs, and all the rest. While I believe that people who have unique information to contribute should be welcomed into the genealogy community, somebody, somewhere, at some time has to take that information and subject it to rigorous analysis and review.
Another excellent post and comments on our roles in this wonderful G/FH/LH world (Love the acronym, by the way!). Also appreciate the description 'dedicated amateurs' - related to our discussion over on Leslies' post and discussions (http://thejourneytakers.blogspot.com/2011/04/hobbyists-in-our-midst.html).ReplyDelete
I guess I'm an ABD [D=Certification]in G/FH/LH along with my Ph.D in academe... While the comparison is interesting, the 'subject matter' is so different (we each have a TOTALLY different family tree, in most cases) it is difficult to draw similarities, it seems to me.
As I suggested before, I hope this conversation continues... ;-)


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A new University of Georgia strategic plan calls for big investment in research - hiring star researchers, new and renovated buildings, increasing graduate enrollment and paying more of them scholarship and assistantship money.
To move into the ranks of the world's elite research universities, UGA must improve its research and graduate programs to match previous advances in undergraduate education, according to the new update of the UGA Strategic Plan.
"In addition, the output of UGA's research enterprise heavily influences our status in world rankings of research universities, and is likely to determine whether UGA is invited to join the prestigious Association of American Universities," according to a written introduction.
But a chart that's part of the report may spell trouble for the future outlined in the document, up for adoption at UGA's next University Council meeting on Wednesday.
After years of state budget cuts, UGA will get about $389 million this year, down from $442 million in 2002, according to a chart summarizing UGA's funding sources.
UGA's budget has gone up nearly 50 percent anyway, up from $951 million in 2002 to $1.4 billion this year, mainly because student fees and tuition costs tripled between 2000 and now.
In 2000, state appropriations made up about 43.4 percent of UGA's budget; now state money accounts for about 30 percent. The share paid by tuition and fees increased from about 13 percent to about 28 percent in that time.
UGA income from gifts, grants and research contracts has stayed about the same - $279 million in 2000, $272 million in the 2011 fiscal year, according to the plan.
No one's expecting much more money from the state in the near future, and federal funding for research grants could be down next year as well if Congress and the Obama administration try to curb the mounting federal budget deficit.
But the purpose of the strategic plan is to define where UGA wants to go, said Jerome Legge, UGA's associate provost for academic planning.
"We're putting the goals out there and trying to be optimistic," said Legge, who coordinated a group of 26 faculty and administrators in putting together the 41-page plan.
When strategic planning committee members began drafting the update in 2009, they generally agreed that more research dollars should be a top priority, along with increasing graduate school enrollment, said William Vencill, the chair of the committee and a professor in UGA's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
"We aren't producing as many Ph.D. students as some of our aspirational institutions,' Vencill said.
The plan also calls for the university to increase the number of courses students can enroll in online, including new online graduate programs. It also outlines goals for improvement in other areas, such as graduation rates, enrolling under-represented minorities and boosting the number of students who study in foreign countries.
Here are some specific benchmarks listed in the plan, meant to guide the university's development between now and 2020:
• Increase compensation for UGA teaching assistants by 50 percent;
• Increase by 25 percent the rolls of graduate and professional students, about 8,250 now;
• Enlarge UGA's research faculty by 15 percent;
• Move UGA from 97 now to 85 on a ranking of colleges and universities based on federal payouts for research and development;
• Develop a plan for a research park in the Riverbend Road part of campus;
• Increase the number of undergraduate students from other countries by 15 percent a year - from about 185 now to 740 by 2020;
• Increase the number of students who take service-learning courses from 21 percent in 2011 to 30 percent;
• Get UGA faculty salaries up to "average" among the university's so-called peer institutions, those considered similar to UGA;
• Completion of the new Veterinary Medicine Learning Center, with the potential of a 50 percent increase in enrollment at the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine.
The plan even sets forth specific sustainability goals to reach by 2020, including reducing carbon emissions by 20 percent, cutting energy consumption by 25 percent, water use by 40 percent, and increasing the amount of energy UGA purchases from renewable sources by 10 percent.
UGA should also increase its use of Georgia-grown or sustainably grown food from about 20 percent now to 35 percent, the planners said.
A draft of the plan is on the University Council's agenda for the meeting and can be viewed online at https://apps.reg.uga.edu/UniversityCouncil/publicCommitteeMeeting/showAgenda/107.
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