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Integration security guide
Ensure PCI compliance and secure communications between your customer and your server.
Anyone involved with the processing, transmission, or storage of card data must comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS). Stripe has been audited by an independent PCI Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) and is certified as a PCI Level 1 Service Provider. This is the most stringent level of certification available in the payments industry.
PCI compliance is a shared responsibility and applies to both Stripe and your business. When accepting payments, you must do so in a PCI compliant manner. The simplest way for you to be PCI compliant is to never see (or have access to) card data at all. Stripe makes this easy for you as we can do the heavy lifting to protect your customers' card information. You can simplify your PCI compliance as long as you:
- Use one of our recommended payments integrations to collect payment information, which is securely transmitted directly to Stripe without it passing through your servers
- Serve your payment pages securely using Transport Layer Security (TLS) so that they make use of HTTPS
- Review and validate your account's PCI compliance annually
Validating your PCI compliance
All Stripe users must validate their PCI compliance annually. Most users can do this with a Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) provided by the PCI Security Standards Council. The type of SAQ depends on how you integrated Stripe and which of the methods below you use to collect card data. Certain methods may require you to upload additional PCI documentation to us. If this is necessary, we'll notify you in the Dashboard. If you're using more than one of the methods below, there's no need to upload multiple SAQs. We can determine which SAQ covers all the ways you've integrated with Stripe.
If you're not sure how to prove that your business is PCI compliant (e.g., your integration was built by a third-party), Stripe determines what documentation might be required based on how you're processing payments and provides this information in your account's compliance settings.
For users that have developed their own integration and are using either Checkout or Stripe.js and Elements to collect card details from customers, you are eligible for the simplest method of PCI validation: SAQ A. Stripe automatically creates a combined SAQ A and Attestation of Compliance (AoC) for you, available for you to download in your account's compliance settings, and no action is required on your part to submit further proof of your PCI compliance.
This is possible because Checkout and Elements host all form inputs containing card data within an iframe served from Stripe's domain—not yours—so your customers' card information never touches your servers.
For users that collect card data through Stripe Terminal, Stripe automatically provides a combined SAQ C and Attestation of Compliance (AoC) for you, available for you to download in your account's compliance settings. If you exclusively use Stripe Terminal, no further action is required on your part to submit proof of your PCI compliance.
If you integrate with Stripe using additional methods, you must illustrate compliance for them separately. Depending on your integration, you may qualify for our pre-completed SAQ A (if you use Elements, Checkout, or our mobile SDKs). Learn more about these compliance requirements by identifying your integration method in the tabs above.
Stripe's mobile SDK development and change control is done in accordance with PCI DSS (requirements 6.3 - 6.5) and is delivered via our PCI validated systems. As such, we advise our users to rely on UI components from our official SDKs for iOS or Android, or to build a payment form with Elements in a WebView, to be eligible for the simplest form of PCI validation: SAQ A. If you only use our mobile SDKs or an Elements-based WebView, you can inform your PCI auditor that card numbers pass directly from your customers to Stripe.
Should you do otherwise, such as writing your own code to handle card information, you may be responsible for additional PCI DSS requirements (6.3 - 6.5) and not be eligible for an SAQ A. In this case, we'd suggest you reach out to a PCI Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) to determine how best to validate your compliance according to the current guidance from the PCI Council.
If your application is intended for your customers to enter their information on their own devices, then you qualify for SAQ A. If your application is used to accept card information for multiple customers on your device (e.g., a point of sale app), consult a PCI Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) to learn how best to validate your PCI compliance.
The PCI Security Standards Council has published a series of changes to eligibility requirements for SAQ A. These require that businesses use input fields hosted by a payments provider in order to be eligible for the simplest PCI validation method. We've designed both Checkout and Elements with these changes in mind so that you can continue to validate using SAQ A without losing much of the flexibility and customizability of a form hosted on your website.
You can refer to our Elements migration guide to learn how to migrate your checkout flow to Elements. If you continue to use Stripe.js v2, you'll be required to upload your SAQ A-EP annually to prove your business is PCI compliant. As this is more complex, we recommend you work with SecurityMetrics if you require additional assistance in completing your SAQ A-EP.
Manually creating card payments through the Dashboard is meant only for exceptional circumstances. This method should not be how you routinely process payments—your customers should be entering their card information into a suitable payment form or mobile application.
When card information is manually entered into the Dashboard, we cannot verify that it's being kept secure outside of Stripe. You are then responsible for ensuring the protection of card data in accordance with the PCI compliance requirements. You'll be required to upload your SAQ C-VT annually to prove your business is PCI compliant.
To be eligible for the simplest form of PCI validation, SAQ A, only collect card information using Checkout, Stripe.js and Elements, or our mobile SDKs. You can also make use of a third-party integration, such as an invoicing service or online marketplace, to ensure that you're processing charges in a secure manner.
We strongly discourage passing card information directly to Stripe's API as it means your integration is directly handling card information. Even if you do not store any payment information, we can only help simplify PCI compliance if you've integrated with Checkout, Elements, or our mobile SDKs.
If you continue to send card details directly to our API, you'll be required to upload your SAQ D annually to prove your business is PCI compliant. SAQ D is the most onerous of all the SAQs, with over 40 pages of requirements you must implement to remain PCI compliant. We highly recommend you migrate to client-side tokenization of card information to substantially reduce the scope of your PCI compliance.
In addition to the significant PCI burden that this method places on you, it is not supported by Radar, our fraud prevention toolset. Radar's functionality (e.g., risk evaluation, rules, etc.) is only available when using any of our methods of client-side tokenization.
For users that exclusively collect card data through a Connect platform (e.g., Squarespace), we can determine that the platform has provided the necessary PCI documentation. Stripe automatically creates a combined SAQ A and Attestation of Compliance (AoC) for you, available for you to download in your account's compliance settings, and no action is required on your part to submit further proof of your PCI compliance.
Using TLS and HTTPS
TLS refers to the process of securely transmitting data between the client—the app or browser that your customer is using—and your server. This was originally performed using the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protocol. However, this is outdated and no longer secure, and has been replaced by TLS. The term "SSL" continues to be used colloquially when referring to TLS and its function to protect transmitted data.
Payment pages must make use of a modern version of TLS (e.g., TLS 1.2) as it significantly reduces the risk of you or your customers being exposed to a man-in-the-middle attack. TLS attempts to accomplish the following:
- Encrypt and verify the integrity of traffic between the client and your server
- Verify that the client is communicating with the correct server. In practice, this usually means verifying that the owner of the domain and the owner of the server are the same entity. This helps prevent man-in-the-middle attacks. Without it, there's no guarantee that you're encrypting traffic to the right recipient.
Additionally, your customers are more comfortable sharing sensitive information on pages visibly served over HTTPS, which can help increase your customer conversion rate.
If need be, you can test your integration without using HTTPS, and enable it once you're ready to accept live charges. However, all interactions between your server and Stripe must use TLS 1.2 (i.e, when using our libraries).
Setting up TLS
A digital certificate—a file issued by a certification authority (CA)—is needed in order to use TLS. When installed, this certificate assures the client that it's really communicating with the server it expects to be talking to, not an impostor. You should get a digital certificate from a reputable certificate provider, such as:
Certificates can vary in cost, depending on the type of certificate and provider. Let's Encrypt is a certificate authority that provides certificates for free.
Conceptually, setting up TLS is very straightforward: a certificate is purchased from a suitable provider, and then your server is configured to use it. The actual process does tend to be somewhat complex, and we recommend you follow the installation guide of the provider you use.
As TLS is a complex suite of cryptographic tools, it's easy to miss a few details. We recommend using the SSL Server Test by Qualys SSL Labs to make sure you have everything set up in a secure way.
Additional security considerations
It can be a security risk to include JavaScript from other sites as your security becomes dependent on theirs. If they're ever compromised, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on your page. In practice, many sites make use of JavaScript for services like Google Analytics, even on secure pages. Nonetheless, it's something to be aware of, and ideally minimize.
If you're making use of webhooks, we recommend using TLS for the endpoint to avoid traffic being intercepted and the notifications altered (sensitive information is never included in a webhook event).
While complying with the Data Security Standards is important, it shouldn't be where you stop thinking about security. Some good resources to learn about web security are:
Out-of-scope card data that you can safely store
Stripe returns non-sensitive card information in the response to a charge request. This includes the card type, the last four digits of the card, and the expiration date. This information is not subject to PCI compliance, so you are able to store any of these properties in your database. Additionally, you can store anything returned by our API.
Content Security Policy
If you have deployed a CSP, the full set of directives that Stripe.js and Checkout require are:
connect-src, https://api.stripe.com
frame-src, https://js.stripe.com, https://hooks.stripe.com
script-src, https://js.stripe.com
If you are using a CSS file to load web fonts for use with Elements, its URL must be allowed by your connect-src CSP directive.
If you are using a payment method with redirect functions (e.g., 3D Secure, Sofort, etc.), include https://hooks.stripe.com as a
frame-src directive.
connect-src, https://checkout.stripe.com
frame-src, https://checkout.stripe.com
script-src, https://checkout.stripe.com
img-src, https://*.stripe.com
Further reading
Congrats! You can now accept card payments with Stripe. You may want to learn more about receiving funds from Stripe and managing your account, handling failed or disputed payments, or making use of recurring billing:


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Exploring imagination through games
- Game Education PDX launches inaugural Rockwood camp
Sixteen students gathered around laptops and prepared for the days adventure: creating video games with SNAP, a visual programming software.
Gresham area students brought games to life during the inaugural Rockwood Library Game Camp held Dec. 30-Jan 4.
The camp was a part of Game Education PDX, an initiative led by Pixel Arts Game Education that strives to connect Portland youths from underprivileged areas with hands-on game education.
This was a good entry point for learning about the gaming environment, said Megan Pixley, a senior at Reynolds High School who loves video games and aspires to become a video arts story writer.
Pixley and friend Rachael Knudson, a Reynolds senior, also were impressed with the number of girls about 20 percent of the group participating in an often male-dominated subject.
I dont think you should ever let your gender hold you back from what you really want to do, Pixley said. And game camp only further inspired her dreams.
During game camp, students built their own game worlds using cards, paper, tiles, dice and tokens; wrote and illustrated a choose-your-own-adventure game with Twine, a storytelling software tool; brought their games to life with SNAP; and had a free day to continue working on their projects.
Sibling duo Alejandra and Zander Ortega, a sixth-grader at H.B. Lee Middle School and fourth-grader at Glenfair Elementary School respectively, had no previous game experience but loved their time at camp. They plan to attend more game-related events.
We had a goal to make sure kids could stay for a full five-day experience or pop in each day, said Will Lewis, one of the camp organizers and co-founder of Pixel Arts Game Education. We wanted to show the experience of prototyping and designing ... and also a little more advanced computer logic.
Lewis and Jeffrey Sens, co-organizer and co-founder of Pixel Arts, hope to offer game camps like Rockwoods in libraries throughout Multnomah County as Games Education PDX expands.
Their goal is to eventually lead workshops at multiple libraries at a time, with lead mentors broadcasting lessons through a video network such as Google Hangouts. Several volunteer mentors would assist students at each library with their projects.
We want to make sure students are able to take something home with them, Lewis said. Each kid gets a USB drive with their projects, software and starting points to get them launched.
Lewis and Sens say they try to create a space of exploration and discovery, so if a student doesnt want to do a particular project, there are other options.
Why games?
Lewis noted the burgeoning independent game development scene and widespread publishing technology that has revolutionized the video game realm. Both Lewis and Sens belong to the Portland Indie Game Squad and met through this group.
Older generations or people unfamiliar with the gaming world may hold their stereotypes about it, but Lewis describes gaming as collaborative, creative world making.
Ive experienced this personally when Im able to play in a game, customize it, have my own experience and offer input into someone elses creation, Lewis said. My experience in playing games had me interested in making my own world. From these experiences, Ive been able to start game developer and educational communities that have been really positive experiences.
When (students) are able to take inspiration (from games) and influence their own world, we find it to be a positive and powerful experience.
In their workshops, Lewis and Sens try to mix subject matters such as games and reading or art and design.
Some people say games are things only young boys play, but our community shows thats not true, Sens said. There are games with guns and violence, but there are also many more varieties of games out there rich and interesting and dynamic games.
At OMSIs Mini Maker Faire, Sens described seeing young children, older children, parents and grandparents playing games with each other how suddenly gaming became this big community experience.
This is the type of community that Lewis and Sens want to introduce, where students learn not only technical skills, but emotional intelligence and resilience.
The camp works under a philosophy, You cant say you cant play, the title of a book, with the extra line, Work together, learn together.
We want them to have the ability to fail and not be discouraged by failure, Sens said. We want them to learn how to ask for help and express what they need so they can go further. We want them to meet friends and people outside of their communities.
Global Game Jam
At the Global Game Jam, friends and community members come together to make their own games in a span of 48 hours.
Join the Portland Indie Game Squad from 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, in Room 263 of the Art Institute of Portland to see the final steps of a 48-hour game-making challenge.
As games become completed, play them side-by-side with their developers. The event is free and open to all ages, with snacks provided.
For more information about the Global Game Jam, including registration, visit the official event posting: pigsquad.com/.
For more information, visit www.gameeducationpdx.com.

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Sapphire SAP and Microsoft executives have embraced warmly and expressed respect for each other's applications while neatly side-stepping looming competition.
Jeff Raikes, president of Microsoft's business division heading up Microsoft's Office Server System, joined SAP deputy CEO Leo Apotheker on stage at SAP's annual customer and partner conference Tuesday to detail the company's Duet roadmap. Earlier during the day Microsoft and SAP committed to two successive versions of Duet going beyond 2008, that will draw heavily on virtual working and collaboration capabilities from Microsoft's popular SharePoint Server. Their commitment comes barely a year after Duet first launched.
However, not only does Microsoft provide its own Dynamics of ERP and CRM suite, which it throws over the enterprise wall into SAP's backyard while Dynamics plays nicely in the SMB market that SAP claims provides 65 per cent of its business, but Microsoft has also devised a Duet-like set of integrations between Office and Dynamics called Snap that launched in 2006.
Asked about the potential clash on Tuesday, Raikes conceded Microsoft is cooking up more but was unwilling to discuss further.
"The Dynamics group is also looking at how the Officer user experience can enhance access to Dynamics," he said clinically. However: "The most important point today, is the leadership the companies [SAP and Microsoft] are taking to together to open up the value to SAP customers."
Microsoft's Dynamics business unit was folded into Raikes' business division last year, with a view to driving close ties between the two. Microsoft claims 500 million PCs running Office, presenting a sizeable opportunity to expose information held in ERP or CRM from both Microsoft and SAP to a large pool of users through a front end that's familiar and they are comfortable using.
Asked about getting squeezed by Microsoft, Apotheker responded: "We will meet them in the market and ace a fair, honest competition, and that will have not any impact on Duet."
Back on the Duet roadmap, Raikes said version 2.0, due next year, would see an expended number of scenarios - integrations between Office and SAP. These will include sales management support for leads and opportunity management, supply chain product management, and broader capabilities in global risk and competition, and global risk and resource management.
Duet 3.0, expected once SAP has updated is business suite, will stretch into structured and unstructured work through the addition of wikis, blogs and collaborative, virtual workgroups through the full inclusion of Microsoft's SharePoint Server, and will also let customers build their own integration scenarios through Microsoft Office tools - likely to mean Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO). "We are working on the list of exciting scenarios," Raikes said.®


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The sport of cockfighting has existed for hundreds of years, but like most sciences, more progress has been made in the past fifty than all those preceding years. The average cocks of today could defeat those cocks bred and fed in the 1920's. Why? For the same reasons human beings today are stronger, bigger and faster than their grandparents: breeding and feeding. Great strides have been made in genetics and nutrition in the past fifty, and particularly, the last twenty years. Consequently, average life expectancy, general health, and size have increased by leaps and bounds. In the animal world horses run faster, cows produce more milk and beef, hens lay more eggs, and so on.
Cockers of today are more knowledgeable and generally better educated, with more available information, than ever before. But, while most cockers are great students of experience, as a rule, they do little to actually study genetics and nutrition with an eye toward improving the ability and performance of their fowl. This conditioning method is an attempt to enable many cockers to "catch up" with the latest scientific developments in nutrition and training. The research, the studying, and the experimentation have been done for you. This keep can work for you.
I have read dozens of keeps, and while I have not seen one written in the last ten years that would actually be detrimental to your fowl, most have been fairly similar as to feed and work. You will find that this keep is different in its approach, than any you have ever used. To be successful, you must follow this keep closely, in quantity of feed and work, and in type of feed and timing.
This conditioning method is based on the latest studies concerning athletic competition, and what are cocks except athletes? The principle behind it is known as "carbohydrate loading". To understand fully how this keep works, you should know a little about nutrition and its effects. So you can understand the ideas involved, I will try to simplify them.
The amount of energy that a muscle will be able to produce depends on the amount of "glycogen" stored in that muscle. Glycogen is a chemical that serves as fuel for the muscle. The more glycogen present in the muscle, the longer that muscle will be able to act effectively. Studies have shown that if glycogen stores are depleted by exercise and a low carbohydrate diet, then replaced by rest and a high carbohydrate diet, the muscle can store twice as much glycogen, or energy, as it had originally. No one needs to tell you what this means in practical terms: your cock will hit harder, and more importantly, will be able to do it much longer than he would have otherwise. He will maintain that deadly punch for a greater period of time. I will explain about carbohydrates, proteins and fats in more detail when we get to the subject of feed.
Finally, let me say that this is the closest thing to a workingman's keep that you can find. It does not require 12 hours a day to be effective. The maximum time needed would be I to 2 hours in the morning and the same in the evening. The quantity of the time spent with your show of cocks is not as important as the quality of the time. Make sure that your time is well organized and efficient. This keep does require good cocks in good health cocks that are well bred and have been fed and cared for properly all their lives. There is no keep, and especially, no substance, that will make up for lack of care. So if you bought this keep because you have been lazy your cocks are in poor health from lack of care then you cannot expect this conditioning method, or any other, to do them any good.
Pre-Keep? What's That?
My feeling on this subject is that our cocks should be in a pre-keep all their lives well fed, but at approximate fighting weights, worm free and deloused. I hope you don't have cocks that are any other way. I have fought cocks off strings, out of fly pens and out of holding pens with no appreciable difference in performance when this keep is used for the last fourteen days. The important thing to remember is that fowl are like people, in that they become bored with the same surroundings. Whenever possible, rotate cocks on a regular basis from fly pens to holding pens to string walks. This will keep the cocks active and alert and prevent them from becoming coop-stale. Handle your cocks often, except in moulting season, to tame them and to determine their weights so that their feed rations can be adjusted accordingly.
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I cannot overemphasize the fact that you should put up only those cocks that are gentle and well mannered. Life is too short to fool with manfighters besides, it is my belief that most manfighters are not truly game. However, don't confuse manfighters with nervous, high-strung fowl. Also, many otherwise gentle cocks will hit back if mishandled or when they are becoming sharp during the keep. Like boxers, cocks in training love to snap a few punches at an available target. In summary, just let me say that if a cock doesn't gentle down, doesn't stop hitting or pecking when picked up, after a week's gentle handling, don't consider him for a keep. Kill him, breed him (if you are a fool), but don't put him up to fight.
Since I am on the subject, I'll attempt to give you a good all around feed routine, as well as a worming and delousing schedule. Your daily feed for fowl on your yard should consist of approximately 55% carbohydrates, 15% protein, and 30% fat. Since most laying mash is 12% to 15% protein, you will need to supplement the protein, unless you use the 20 to 30% protein lay pellets offered by some feed stores. A good all-around feed, and one that is as cheap as possible without sacrificing quality, is one part scratch (which consists of cracked corn and wheat), one part 20% laying pellets and one part soaked oats. For those cockers in the less temperate areas, substitute whole corn for scratch in the winter. Sure, you can buy more expensive feeds, but for a good sound all-purpose feed, this mixture can't be beaten. As for supplementing protein, in moderation, you can use "trout chow", fish meal, or even some high protein dog food such as Gaines. But always remember use these in moderation. Because, after all, you are feeding chickens, and the closer you stay to a natural diet, the better off you will be. A lot of fancy feeds will just upset a fowl's digestion. The opinions on amounts and times of feeds would fill a book much larger than this. Adjust your feed in accordance with the weight of the cock. Whether you feed once or twice daily depends on so many variables, I wouldn't even begin to try to dictate to you climate, types of pens, breeds of fowl. Go with what works best for you. One hint though, if you have rather severe winters, make sure your cocks are fed as close to dark as possible, the more corn the better, if this is a second feed. It has been my experience that a cock with a full crop can stand those cold nights much better than one that is empty.
As for worming and delousing get on a regular schedule. If you have string walks, change the leg bands every Saturday or Sunday or whatever, just do it regularly. The same goes for worming and delousing. Fowl should be wormed and deloused every month. In fact, I often delouse and worm any time I have an occasion to catch one of my fowl running loose on the yard. Any number of good products are available for getting rid of lice. Several are advertised in your gamefowl journals and I have heard good comments about most all of them. Most farm and feed stores carry a brand of lice powder. I know some cockers who use Black Leaf 40 to delouse, often with a chemical dip, but I don't advise this. I know of one prominent cocker who completely submerged all his battle cocks in a delousing solution way over 100 of them. By the time he had finished the last one, he looked back, and the first ones were beginning to fall over. He lost every single treated cock that day, and although he is beginning to win again this year, it took him three years to regain his previous position. So I don't recommend dips, nor do I recommend Black Leaf 40 for the amateur.
The only worm medicine I can recommend is the Wormal product from Salsbury Laboratories. If you follow directions on the bottle, Piperzine liquid wormer is okay too, especially for young fowl. But remember, Piperzine only kills one type of worm, the roundworm, while Wormal will kill three types of worms, including the roundworm. Don't be misled by sensational claims in the gamefowl journals advertising a revolutionary new worm medicine. If a more effective worm medicine had been discovered, believe me, the commercial poultry men would be using it. They're using Wormal, and so am I. Some worms hatch on 10-day cycles, so to be safe, worm on Saturday, and then 10 days later. After that, follow your monthly schedule to control worms. Just remember that worms, like lice, can never be completely eliminated, just controlled.
Vitamins: Myth or Magic?
The truth about the effects of vitamins actually lies somewhere in between. I have had to rethink my position on vitamins recently. Three years ago, I, along with most scientists, doctors and nutritionists, felt that all the vitamins a person needed were contained in a well-balanced diet. 'Using vitamin and mineral supplements was just paying for expensive urine, the body's way of discarding unneeded vitamins. However, today most experts agree that extra vitamins can play an important role in any serious training program, as long as massive doses are not used. It is quite possible to die from overdoses of vitamins vitamin D, for example. Certain vitamins such as C and B-12 are water soluble, which means that the body does not absorb what it doesn't need, and one cannot receive an overdose from these vitamins. So, in conclusion, let me say that although vitamins and their effects are still not completely understood, it is clear that cocks under the physical strain of intensive conditioning can benefit from an extra vitamin and mineral supplement, such as we advise in this program.
Water, Water, Everywhere ...
Every keep I have ever read mentions drying cocks out before they fight by limiting their water intake. Some of the directions are moderate and some are radical. Cockers thirty or forty years ago often gave their cocks no water for the last two days! In to-, day's fast-paced competition, I know of no surer way to get them killed. Cocks need moisture in their bodies to convert glycogen to energy. Exactly how much water a cock needs is determined by so many factors it is impossible to predict with any certainty but I will say this, give your cocks all the water they will drink during the keep. Believe me, the cocks are better judges of what they need than we are. In fact, in extremely cold weather, you may want to encourage cocks to drink by giving them warm water or warm water mixed with powdered milk. Always keep water by your cocks during the keep, up until 24 hours or so before the fight, when you want to regulate every bit of their feed and water intake. Consider this fact: when a cock loses 2% of his body weight in water, his ability to perform begins to deteriorate. In other words, he is riot fighting up to his potential. Two percent of a 5 pound cock's weight is 1.6 ounces, a little over one and a half ounces. SO, if you bring a cock into a fight with all the moisture he needs in his tissues, he has a much better chance. And that, my friend, is the name of the game.
When pressed, most cockers will describe a cock on point" as a bundle of nerves, bobbing, clucking, moving a cocked gun. I define a cock on point as being a cock that is ready and at the peak of his health, strength and well-being. For years, I have corresponded with a prominent cocker who has continually pressed this idea on me: "Fight your cocks when they are ready, not when you are." This means taking cocks to the pit when they are at the peak of their mental and physical well-being.
"Pointing" is a natural thing. It is the end result of several contributing factors: the cock is empty, he has been rested force rested, and he is sexually and physically frustrated from inactivity. As a result of all these factors, his blood sugar level is way up, his energy is at its peak and he is not only ready, he's anxious for an outlet, he wants to fight. Often a cock "on point" is described as "corky" to describe a cock that is light and bobs like a cork on water. There is really no way to describe a cock on point but I guarantee you'll know it when you feel him. This is not something to be taught, it must be experienced.
Sparring can be a valuable tool for the cocker if done properly. First, it is a tool for selection it allows the cocker to get some idea of how a cock will fight. Secondly, a cock can learn some things during the course of a session, good habits as well as bad. Thirdly, sparring can be a valuable outlet for a cock's pent-up energy, allowing him to vent his rage and delay his coming on point too early.
Some cockers use a catch cock and attempt to "teach" a cock to hit at a cock's tail even if he can't see his head. Also, some cockers tie a catch cock's legs to see if he will score on a down cock. I am doubtful if either of these practices does the slightest bit of good, because I think the aggressiveness of the cock is determined in the brood pen.
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However, cocks, to a certain degree, can be taught to score quickly. This is the way. First, bill your cocks really well, flush them and set them down close together, close enough so they'll get at one another very fast. Let them have a good pitting, enough to make them really mad, but don't let them wallow and break feathers. After a 15 second rest, flush them and set them down about three feet apart. Now, here is the important part: when the cocks break, catch them immediately. Then without rest, set them down 5 feet apart, let them break and catch them. This time set them down 8 feet apart, let them break and catch them. Set them down again 8 feet apart and this time let them mix it up good. The purpose of this type of sparring is simple: the cocks will begin to score more quickly and break higher. Also, you are not giving them enough time to get tired and start ducking. If you let cocks spar until they are very tired, they will learn to duck really quickly, and this habit must be avoided.
To attain maximum condition, a cock must be worked, and worked hard. Not all this work should be forced work, or hand-work-most of it should, in fact, be natural work, the kind a cock will do in a good fly pen with litter. He will scratch and fly up and down many times a day, complementing the handwork you give him. I feel that it is impossible to get a cock "muscle-bound" as some keeps would allow you to believe. It is quite possible to make a cock sore and stiff by overwork. That is why this method allows a cock to "rest up" from his conditioning program two full days before his fight. This "rest" period serves several purposes. First, if the cock has sore or stiff muscles, this time allows those muscles to regain their original elasticity, yet retain the strength that has been developed. Secondly, blood sugar begins to rise with the decrease in work, beginning the pointing process. Thirdly, it allows for the glycogen content in the muscles to increase.
Some cocks will not be able to take the work of this conditioning program. That in itself should give you some idea as to whether your cocks are really quality fowl. It has been my experience that truly well bred cocks won't fold under the pressure of the work. Rather, they will rebound and thrive on such activity, eager to work.
While realizing that volumes could be written on this subject alone, I think that it is sufficiently important to touch on at least the major points. In fact, I believe that the majority of 3-1 and 4-1 derby scores that you see can be attributed to the lack of attention that most cockers pay to this chore. After all, your derby show is only as good as your worst cock. If you approach the selection of your derby show with the attitude that "Well, this cock isn't so good, but maybe I'll get lucky and meet another weak cock," then you might as well stay at home. Always select the best cocks you have to condition. Your first step in selecting is to examine the overall health of the cock. Eyes should be bright, feathers slick and oily, and he should just give off an impression of active vitality. Examine feet and legs for sores or bumbles, the breastbone for sores, and the mouth and head for blisters. Check to make sure the cock is lice-free. He should, in your judgment, be within two ounces of fighting weight. It would be difficult to take more than that off in two weeks without weakening the cock, or put more than two ounces on with a rigorous training schedule. Check for broken wing or tail feathers. Do not fight cocks with badly broken feathers. For a bent feather, where the shaft is bent but not broken, carefully straighten the shaft, and apply a small piece of tape to the feather. Usually, this will prevent further damage, at least temporarily.
If, in your opinion, the cock is in good health and near his actual fighting weight, then set him aside as a definite possibility. After you have narrowed down your selections to a workable number, weigh them, match according to weights, and spar. This is where the real selection process takes place. The good selector will be able to separate the duds from the aces, or at least the good cocks from the poor ones.
If possible, have two other people actually pit the cocks, so you can be free to observe. Watch how the cocks move, where they are aiming their licks, how accurate they are. Are they well balanced, do they land-.in position to hit again, do they have to have a bill-hold to hit, do they duck, are their licks delivered with snap? During the rest periods, how hard are they breathing? Is either rattling? The answers to these questions should determine your choices.
How many cocks to actually put up is a decision you must make, although this may be determined by the number of your available cocks. I would personally hesitate to enter a conditioning program without at least two cocks more than were needed. For example, for a 5-cock derby, I would put up seven or eight. If you put in two hard weeks of work on a show of cocks, it is heartbreaking to have one of your cocks come down with a cold the day before the derby and have to miss it. Remember Murphy's Law: if anything can go wrong, it will, and at the worst possible moment! So, be prepared. I can't tell you how many times this has happened to me. About three years ago I had up six stags for a 5 stag derby. The morning before the derby I went to load my stags, and lo and behold, one stag was beat up, slip-bill and bloody, and one other was missing! After much head scratching, I finally-figured it out. What happened was this: the evening before the derby, one stag had gotten out of his holding stall probably I hadn't latched it securely and immediately began to fight with the closest stag through the door. When darkness fell, the stag that was loose had stopped fighting and wandered outside (the door of the cockhouse was open for ventilation), into the woods-where he either died or was eaten by varmints. To make a long story short, determined to fight in the derby, I picked a stag off a string walk, loaded up and left. Know what happened? You guessed it. I won four and lost one the substitute! I still tied for the derby, but that one fight cost me about ,000 in prize money. So don't let it happen to you put up enough cocks to make up for these emergencies.
Drugs and Supplements
Most knowledgeable cockers will admit that there are many drugs and additives that can increase the performance level of your fowl IF, and this is the big if you know how to select the correct drug, administer the proper dosage, and give it at the proper time. A "drug", whether you realize it or not, can be simply defined as any substance that can alter any one of the thousands of chemical actions that take place in the body. Alcohol is a drug. So is aspirin. Since the use of drugs during the conditioning process requires so much knowledge and experience in dosage, timing and the effects of the drugs themselves I can only recommend the use of two drugs for the average cocker. These two drugs are testosterone (male hormone) and vitamin B-12. All the successful cockers I know use one or both of these, whether they will admit it or not.
Testosterone, used in moderate and sensible doses, will help activate the pointing process by stimulating certain functions of the body that relate to physical and mental development of the male sex drive. Given in prolonged, massive doses (which you should never use), it will promote the growth process, causing accelerated muscle and bone growth.
Vitamin B-12 is a good, all-around the therapeutic drug. It promotes good appetite and soothes the nervous system. You cannot overdose on B-12 because it is "water-soluble", meaning the body passes off what it cannot use. In fact, some people swear by B-12 as a sure cure for a hangover! B-12 is especially helpful in traveling cocks because it seems to calm them without any tranquilizing effect.
The use of these two drugs with this conditioning method is completely optional. If you are unsure about administering them, then by all means, don't do it. Chances are, your cocks will do just as well without them, especially if you have doubts about their usage. As you become better acquainted with this method, you may want to try them later.
If you decide to use these drugs, you must follow my directions on dosage and timing. This is very important. I believe you should never give more than the recommended dosage of any drug to a cock in keep. Remember, a cock has a small body mass compared to humans, so dosages must be adjusted accordingly. Always use a small gauge needle to avoid bruising or otherwise harming the tissue of the cock. Give all injections in the breast muscle, not near a bone. The ideal needle seems to be the disposable type used by diabetics. Most drug stores carry it and you won't need a prescription to buy it. Just ask for insulin syringes. Never use one needle for two different drugs, and dispose of the syringe after three or four injections.
One cautionary note on the use of testosterone (male hormone) prolonged or often use of this drug may cause the cock to be sterile later on. You see, by injecting the male hormone, the body's natural production of testosterone may be discouraged. In other words, if you use this drug on a cock in keep more than, say, four times a year, he won't lay eggs next year, but he might not be fertile when bred to hens. So, don't use it more than a couple of times a year on any cock you intend to breed. I don't usually breed battle cocks, so I don't have that problem.
Since I don't want to promote anyone's products I won't recommend any particular supplier of testosterone or B-12. You can obtain either drug from advertisers in the gamefowl magazines or from a vet.
As I said before, there are drugs that will produce incredibly sharp cocks, if given at the proper times with the proper dosage, but if you make one error in using drugs, you will have incredibly dull cocks at fight time. So, I think if you are a beginner and/or do not have a lot of experience and knowledge, you are better off without the drugs. Remember, consistency is the key to an 80% win average, and I guarantee consistency will be easier without the use of a number of drugs. At a later date, if the demand for such a book is sufficient, I will offer a complete guide to the use of drugs on gamefowl.
Traveling Cocks Next Stop, Sunset?
There are as many theories about transporting cocks from Point A (your cockhouse) to Point B (the pit), as there are Polish jokes. Common sense and a basic knowledge of fowl should be your guides. Gamefowl sleep from dark until dawn, (The exception being, of course, when your mother-in-law visits. Then they crow all night.) So, when you travel from Point A to Point B you want your fowl to obtain the maximum rest; in other words, to sleep through the trip if possible. The logical method, then, is to travel your cocks at night, allowing just enough traveling time to arrive at the pit when your cocks would normally be waking up at dawn. If you live within a four to six hour drive of the pit, and if that pit conducts its fights during the daytime, that's exactly what you want to do.
If you insist on traveling your cocks to a pit more than 8 hours away, you must realize that you are facing a number of problems and you are placing yourself at a distinct disadvantage with the other, closer entries. If you really want to fight at Sunset and it's 1000 miles away, my advice is:
1. Condition at the pit.
2. Fly your cocks down on a chartered plane.
3. Move to Louisiana.
If you plan to haul your cocks more than 8 hours at a stretch forget it. You are not going to compete on an equal basis with any local cocker at the pit, even if your cocks are better than his. Ever wonder why it's so tough to whip a guy on his own turf? Think about it. With the number of fine local pits in the country, it shouldn't be necessary for anyone to travel that far to enter a derby.
If you fight at night, take heart. All the other entries do, too. Personally, I don't think you gain anything by moving your cocks to the pit a day early. The fact that the cocks are in strange surroundings will nullify any advantage you achieve by hauling them at night. The best you can do is hauling them as empty as possible and hope for the best. Let me add a piece of advice here. Whenever possible, haul cocks empty or at least when their crops have been emptied. If they are traveled with feed in their crops, they will not digest this feed and it will often sour.
The Keep Feed
As was mentioned previously, the principle behind this conditioning method is "carbohydrate loading". To accomplish this, we must feed a low carbohydrate-high protein feed up until the last two days of the keep when the "loading" process begins. To "load" a cock, work will be dropped off and the cocks will be fed a high carbohydrate diet to increase the amount of glycogen in their muscles. Although this all sounds complicated, it really isn't as you'll see when we' get into the feed and work.
The whole point of a keep is to put as much feed through a cock as possible without increasing his weight. We want to avoid upsetting the fowl's digestion at all cost, so we will only feed natural feed during the keep feed that is a regular part of a chicken's diet or feed specifically formulated for a chicken. To insure proper digestion, a fowl must have good, hard grit to help grind his feed'. Granite grit, not oyster shell, must be available to your cocks at all times. The best way to provide the grit is to keep o cup of it in your fly pens. You may even want to mix a handful in your cocks' feed during the first week of the keep. Make sure all your feed is both fresh and clean. Musty and dusty feed will throw your cocks off completely, if necessary, wash the feed before mixing it.
Your regular keep feed should include the following:
- Oat groats (not whole oats, they will often constipate cocks).
- Corn (hard flint corn is best).
- Racing pigeon feed (the mixed feed, not Pigeon chow).
- Laying pellets (at least 20% protein, but 30% is better).
- Chopped boiled eggs (about one-third per cock).
- Buttermilk (unsalted is the best).
- Cottage cheese (unsalted if you can get it).
After the feed is measured into the cups, I sprinkle a little vitamin supplement over the feed mixture. You can use any number of products for this Vitapol and Headstart are two products I have used with good success. Both are available from the gamefowl journals or most good feed stores. This supplement should be used up until the last two days.
The Work
As I have stated before, there is no substitute for good, hard work in a training program. Handwork for the cocks will consist of "flys" to the board. Your work board should be approximately waist-high, lightly padded and out of view of the other cocks to keep them from being excited. To train a cock to the board, stand a couple of feet from the bench and lightly toss him to it. Rub him and repeat the process. Soon he will get the idea and will willingly fly to the board, even straining against your hands, from as far away as 8 feet. About six feet is the ideal distance to have the cock fly to the board. Just hold him under the wings, back up, and let him go. This is the work I refer to as "flys".
After cocks are hand-worked and fed each morning, place in fly pens with clean litter. Make sure fresh water is always available to the cocks while they are in the flypens. In the evenings, bring the cocks into the cockhouse, work them, and then place them in their keep stalls. It is a good idea to always allow the cocks ten minutes or so to cool off before feeding. Allow cocks ample time to drink after feeding-up until the last day.
Work and Feed Schedule
Day Actions
Day 1 - (Sunday) Morning: Spar cocks when empty, put in keep stalls. Evening: Worm and delouse. No feed today.
Day 2 - (Monday) Morning: 10 Flys Evening: 10 Flys
Day 3 - (Tuesday) Morning: 20 Flys Evening: 20 Flys
Day 4 - (Wednesday) Morning: 30 Flys Evening: 30 Flys
Day 5 - (Thursday) Morning: 40 Flys Evening: 40 Flys
Day 6 - (Friday) Morning: 50 Flys Evening: 50 Flys
Day 7 - (Saturday) Morning: 60 Flys Evening: 60 Flys
Day 8 - (Sunday) No work today. No morning feed. Spar about 10:00 a.m., then place in fly pens. No work in the evening. Regular feed. If you are using the drugs, give ¼ cc of testosterone and ¼ cc of B-12.
Day 9 - (Monday) Morning: 50 Flys Evening: 50 Flys
Day 10 - (Tuesday) Morning: 60 Flys Evening: 60 Flys
Day 11 - (Wednesday) Morning: 50 Flys Evening: 50 Flys
Day 12 - (Thursday) Thursday Morning: No work. Feed scratch grain, moistened with water for next two days. Place in fly pens. Evening: No work. Same feed as morning.
Day 13 - (Friday) Morning: No work. Take cocks out of keep stalls, handle and rub, then return and feed. Darken stalls. Evening: If cocks are to be fought Saturday feed three-quarters of the regular amount. If fight is Saturday night, feed a full feed. Give ¼ cc of B-12 and ½ cc of testosterone.
Day 14 - (Fight Day) Morning: If fight is during the day, no feed. If the fight is at night, feed three-quarters of the regular amount.
During the last two days of the keep, you must begin to regulate moisture intake to insure the proper pointing process. Watch the droppings carefully they should be moist but firm, not dry.
D-Day at the Pit
Your first chore upon arriving at the pit is to secure a cockhouse, preferably one that can be darkened completely. Clean out all stalls you intend to use and replace the old litter with fresh. After this is done, one by one put your cocks out in small (approximately 21 x 21) wire pens to stretch and empty out after their trip. Make sure the ground is swept clean under the pens. If the pit weighs in derby entries, take each cock and weigh him in before putting him in the cockhouse. To avoid searching, it is a good idea to write down the leg band number and/or weight on the door of each stall as the cock is placed in it. Completely darken the cockhouse, and avoid disturbing the cocks until it is time to heel.
If the pit allows you to weigh and record your own weights, you can gamble some. Obviously, you want your cocks to meet the smallest (lightest) cocks possible so you can "under-weigh" your cocks as much as you dare. I have known cockers that would weigh their cocks in two ounces light, hoping they would lose that much between then and fight time. (I have also seen cockers have to cut every feather except wings and tail off the cock to meet weights, too). So, to be safe, record your cocks at least one-half ounce light on your sheet because the cocks will lose at least that much.
The End
The most important thing you can learn when you are conditioning cocks is that each show represents a new set of difficulties, a different series of problems. Be flexible, use your common and "chicken" sense. But remember, above all, you must have good cocks to win. There is no substitute for quality fowl or for quality care. To be in the winner's circle, you must have both. If problems arise, you can email me and I will do my best to answer your questions.
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Daisy Geyser
Feature Type: Geyser
Geyser/Spring Type: Cone geyser
Upper Geyser Basin
Daisy Group
Daisy is a cone-type geyser. Its interval has become relatively erratic in the last few years and can range from about 120 to over 200 minutes, its height is 60-75 feet and its duration is 3-4 minutes. Though its interval can be erratic, over short periods of times (as long as a few days) it can still be quite predictable. For most of the 1990's though it was very predictable. The exception to this rule was when nearby Splendid Geyser was active. When Splendid is active there is a complex interplay between Splendid and Daisy. Sometimes Daisy will erupt alone, sometimes Splendid will erupt alone and sometimes both will erupt together. These concerted eruptions are spectacular. During some concerted eruptions, Splendid and Daisy seem to feed off of each other. In these eruptions, Splendid can reach over 150 feet (218 feet was measured once) and Daisy can reach over 100 feet. It is truly amazing to see such large eruptions within 200 feet of each other. Unfortunately, concerted eruptions are rare. 1985-1987 saw a number of concerted eruptions but then Splendid went nearly dormant until 1996. For the first time in a decade, 1997 saw concerted eruptions. Unfortunately, this activity stopped in early 1998.
What to look for:
When Daisy Geyser is regular you can usually predict the eruptions very accurately using the current average interval and the time of the last eruption. This is how the Rangers predict its eruptions.
But, what happens if you don't know when Daisy last erupted or what its current interval is? Well, there are a couple of things you can look for.
First, don't confuse the locations of Daisy and Comet Geysers. Comet is a nearly constantly active small geyser with a large half cone located in the center of the Daisy Group. Daisy is located closer towards the hill you walked up to get to the Daisy Group. It too is surrounded about halfway by a sinter rim but this rim is shorter than Comet's. On Daisy's rim are located two small cones. Each of these is a small geyser. The smaller of the two cones starts erupting about 20-40 minutes before Daisy. The larger of the two cones starts erupting about 15-20 minutes before Daisy.
Electronic Monitor Files
Daisy eruptions for 1998.txt
Daisy eruptions for 1999.txt
Daisy eruptions for 2000.txt
Daisy eruptions for 2001.txt
Daisy eruptions for 2002.txt
Daisy eruptions for 2003.txt
Daisy eruptions for 2004.txt
Daisy eruptions for 2005.txt
Daisy eruptions for 2006.txt
Daisy eruptions for 2007.txt
Daisy eruptions for 2008.txt
Daisy eruptions for 2009.txt
Daisy eruptions for 2010.txt
Daisy eruptions for 2011.txt
Some of the temperature data used to derive the eruption times and durations used in this section were collected by Ralph Taylor under a National Park Service research permit, and the remainder was collected by personnel working for the Geology Department of the Yellowstone Center for Resources (including Ralph Taylor). The loggers are a combination of loggers owned by the NPS and Ralph Taylor. Analysis of the raw temperature data to extract the eruption data was performed by Ralph Taylor. The eruption time files on this website may be used provided that Yellowstone National Park is credited for the temperature data and Ralph Taylor is credited for the eruption times.
Activity Recorded by Data Logger - by Ralph Taylor
Daisy Geyser has been monitored electronically since 1998. Data from 1998 and 1999 is sparse, but since the spring of 2000 the record is nearly complete.
Activity in 2011
The overall statistics for 2011 are shown at
Daisy Geyser 2011 Statistical Summary
The interval graph shows all of the intervals for 2011. The graphs for the current year are updated about every six weeks from October to June and weekly from June to the end of September.
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The next graph shows the intervals for the past few months at an expanded time scale.
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The third graph shows the activity for the month preceding the last download.
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The interval distribution graph at the right shows that the range of intervals from 2h35m to 3h00m contains more intervals than any other category and that the "long mode" of intervals over 3 hours is very small, representing only occasional long intervals. Note that in this and the other histograms displayed here the labels shown on the X-axis represent the upper boundary of the class, not the midpoint. Geyser times are traditionally truncated. The graph at the right has class widths of 10 minutes. The bar appearing above the label "2:50," for example, contains intervals from 2h41m through 2h50m.
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The year to date statistics are summarized in the graph at the right.
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The prediction results histogram shows the recent results. Note that more than 95% of the eruptions are inside of the window despite the occasional long interval.
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Activity since 1997
Daisy's activity gradually slowed (i.e., intervals have grown longer) from 2000 to late 2007, when the trend reversed and intervals declined and became less varied in 2008 and 2009.
Note that the short intervals have increased until 2001, then remained near 2h00m until mid-2003, at which time the minimum intervals have varied seasonally from 2h00m to 2h30m with the longer intervals occurring in winter and shorter intervals occurring in the summertime.
Note also that the long intervals, which were rare and generally less than six hours from 2000 to 2004, were both more frequent and longer in 2005-7, and then disappeared until early 2009. There have been several intervals longer than 12 hours since December of 2004.
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One noteworthy occurrence was the sharp drop in intervals on 2 November 2002 (notable on the interval graph but even more clear on the moving median graph). The short intervals began exactly at the time of the Denali earthquake--the earthquake occurred during the first short interval. It is believed that the sudden drop in intervals was caused by either the Denali quake directly or indirectly by local quakes induced by the Denali quake.
Note that the intervals gradually returned to the long-term trend following the quake. In the later months of every year since 2002 intervals have increased markedly from those of the summer months. The intervals have typically dropped in the first half of each year.
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The graph at the right shows the minimum, mean, median, and maximum intervals for each month for which we have data. Note the gradual increase in the monthly maximum intervals, especially in the winter months. The low minimum value for November 2002 is the result of the 2 November Denali earthquake. The mean interval for Daisy is slowly increased from 1998 to January 2007, and since then dropped a full hour to mid 2008, then rose as the winter lengthening of intervals once again occurred.
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Activity in 2010
Activity in 2009
Activity in 2008
Activity in 2007
Activity in 2006
Activity in 2005
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This is an audio clip of the start of an eruption of Daisy Geyser. First you hear the bubbling and gurgling of the the main vent and the big and little cones which sit on either side of the main vent. Then slowly the eruption starts. At first there is just the soothing sound of falling water. As the eruption increases, the sound gets louder. Eventually, a deep throbbing can be heard. This throbbing increases as the eruption builds to full strength.
Audio recorded by Steve Gryc
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A Haynes photograph taken prior to 1940. Brilliant Pool is visible in the foreground. The location that this photograph was taken is no longer accessible.
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A strong eruption of Daisy that occurred during a concerted, dual, eruption with Splendid Geyser.
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Philadelphia Union 3, New York Red Bulls 1 | MLS Match Recap
CHESTER, Pa. – In front of a national television audience, Bradley Wright-Phillips continued his impressive scoring surge.
Unfortunately for the New York Red Bulls, so did his opponent.
In an Eastern Conference showdown Wednesday night at PPL Park, Wright-Phillips' league-leading 16th goal of the season wasn't enough against the Philadelphia Union, who snapped a seven-game home winless streak with a critical 3-1 victory over one of their chief rivals.
Conor Casey, Sebastien Le Toux and Fred all chipped in with goals for the Union (5-8-7), who scored three times for the fifth time in their last eight league games to snap the Red Bulls' five-game unbeaten streak.
Fred, who had only logged 99 minutes this season before coming into the game when Cristian Maidana was forced out of action with a first-half injury, was the unlikeliest of Wednesday's goalscorers.
With the Union clinging to a 1-0 lead, Casey got a nice little touch on the ball to redirect a Sheanon Williams cross and Fred pounced on it to put the Union ahead 2-0 in the 51st minute.
It was Fred's first MLS goal since 2010 … when he also scored against the Red Bulls at PPL Park.
The Red Bulls (5-5-9) put a scare into the Union nine minutes later when Wright-Phillips scored on Thierry Henry's league-leading 10th assist. Henry made a simple pass across the edge of the box and Wright-Phillips, given too much space, calmly finished past Union goalkeeper Zac MacMath for his 15th goal in the last 12 games and fifth goal in the last four games.
But the Union gave themselves some more breathing room after Maurice Edu was dragged down in the box by Eric Alexander, who was whistled for the 68th-minute penalty on a Union corner kick. Le Toux then converted the spot kick, improving to 11-for-11 in his Union career from the spot.
The Union, who blew a 3-1 lead just four days ago at home against the Rapids, held on thanks in large part to MacMath, who made two huge saves in a wild 70th-minute sequence and then stopped a header from Ambroise Oyongo from close range in the 76th minute.
The Red Bulls also had a Tim Cahill goal called back in the 66th minute when Wright-Phillips was called offside.
For the second straight game, Casey opened the scoring early in the first half for the Union. The 32-year-old forward first controlled a goal kick and sprayed a pass out wide to Andrew Wenger, who played a perfect cross back to Casey.
Casey then undressed New York defender Matt Miazga in the box before beating goalkeeper Luis Robles to his left for his sixth goal in the last six league games. The goal was also Casey's ninth in 11 career games against the Red Bulls.
Just one minute later, MacMath preserved the Union lead when he stoned Lloyd Sam from point-blank range.
MacMath finished with five saves, while Robles had one.
Both teams return to action Saturday, with the Red Bulls hosting the San Jose Earthquakes and the Union hitting the road to face the Chicago Fire.
Dave Zeitlin covers the Union for MLSsoccer.com. Email him at email@example.com.
MLSsoccer.com Men of the Match
|What We Saw
|Conor Casey
|Continued his scoring tear with a nasty move past Matt Miazga and was his usual effective self in terms of passing and hold-up play.
|Zac MacMath
|Made several important saves, especially in the second half, that made this victory look more a bit more emphatic than it really was.
|Thierry Henry
If his teammates had been as sharp and motivated as their captain, RBNY would have traveled home with a point in their pockets.


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Dancing with the Stars drew Monday's biggest audience, but tied its lowest-rated premiere ever.
The Season 18 opener averaged 15 million viewers and a 2.5 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, down seven tenths from last spring's premiere and six tenths from the fall premiere to match the all-time low posted by Season 15's All-Stars debut. Neither last spring's nor the fall's premieres went up against The Voice. Castle (9.9 million, 1.8) followed, up two tenths from its last new episode.
NBC topped the night with The Voice (13.3 million, 4.0), which grew 8 percent, and The Blacklist (11.1 million, 2.8), which inched up a tenth.
Spring TV: Must-watch new showsCBS' lineup all hit series lows, except for How I Met Your Mother (7.9 million, 2.9), which rose two tenths.On Fox, Bones (5.6 million, 1.4) dropped three tenths and The Following (4 million, 1.4) slipped a tenth to hit a series low.The CW's Star-Crossed (1.05 million, 0.3) was flat, as was The Tomorrow People (1.2 million, 0.4) in its new timeslot.8 p.m.
CBS: How I Met Your Mother 7.9 million viewers (2.9 demo rating); 2 Broke Girls 7.1 million (2.1) ABC: Dancing with the Stars 15 million (2.5) [8-10 p.m.] Fox: Bones 5.6 million (1.4) NBC: The Voice 13.3 million (4.0) [8-10 p.m.] CW: Star-Crossed 1.05 million (0.3) 9 p.m.
CBS: Mike & Molly 7.6 million (1.8); Mom 7.8 million (1.8)Fox: The Following 4 million (1.4) CW: The Tomorrow People 1.2 million (0.4)10 p.m.
CBS: Intelligence 5.3 million (1.1)ABC: Castle 9.9 million (1.8)NBC: The Blacklist 11.1 million (2.8)


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MLB, Mets donate mobile fun system to hospital
New Starlight entertainment unit includes television, Wii, DVD player
NEW YORK -- As the Mets and Major League Baseball looked around New York for the best places and ways to contribute to the city during this All-Star season, one location was an absolute natural: Coney Island.
Many of the efforts and initiatives have centered on Hurricane Sandy relief, and Coney Island was one of the harder-hit areas from the October storm. Besides, the Mets have a short-season Class A team there. It simply made too much sense.
And so on Thursday, MLB and the Mets, along with the Starlight Children's Foundation, presented a Starlight Fun Center to the Coney Island Hospital. A Starlight Fun Center is a mobile entertainment unit -- including a television, a Nintendo Wii game system and a DVD player -- that can be brought to kids' hospital rooms.
The play serves as a distraction for the youngsters, taking their minds off the pain and fear of illness or treatment. And because the Starlight Fun Center is mobile, many kids in one hospital can benefit.
The Mets have a longstanding relationship with Starlight, making the combination of location and contribution even more automatic.
"It seemed like the right place," said Jill Knee, the Mets' director of community outreach.
Added Jill Radwin, program coordinator with Starlight: "There is not a hospital that is more deserving right now. It's been a tough year."
Knee and Mets great Ed Kranepool represented the club, with vice president of community affairs Tom Brasuell representing the league and Radwin from Starlight. Also attending were MLB goodwill ambassador Vera Clemente, widow of Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente, and representatives from the hospital.
Mascots Mr. Met and Sluggerrr (of the Kansas City Royals) also dropped in to visit with kids at the hospital -- and join them playing with the Wii for a little while.
The presentation was one of a slew of events around the metropolitan area, part of MLB's annual efforts to leave a lasting legacy in the cities that host the All-Star Game.
"It's always a a priority to give back to the community," Brasuell said, "from the clubs, from the league. It's one of the Commissioner's highest priorities. [This is] a very busy hospital doing lots of great work, fantastic work, for a community that speaks over 130 languages."
He noted that as he gave interviews, some youngsters had already taken to the game system.
"They're already not thinking about their illnesses, what they're in the hospital for," Brasuell said. "That's really what it's all about, bringing a smile to their faces and making sure that they heal and get well a little faster."


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So you like actually "owning" your digital music? You could make a legit playlist out of the 29 albums on sale at Google Music right now.
The sale features a nice mix of old and new hit records in every possible genre for only $2.99. Happy Leap Year! This is also a very good time to remind you that Amazon has 100 records for only $5 every single day. Maybe streaming music is the future, but seriously people, everyone should own Exile On Main Street. [Google Music]


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A new study has found that saturated fat consumption in football fans goes up 16 percent after a defeat and actually goes down nine perfect after a win. Although it is shocking to learn there is saturated fat in Maker's Mark, mostly the study confirms what we already know: football fans are big, dumb animals unable to cope with feelings.
Two scientists in France studied the eating habits of football fans in cities across the U.S., paying particular attention to the differences in behavior after wins and losses.
It wasn't just about eating saturated fats, either. Overall calorie consumption went up by 10 percent after losses, and down by 5 percent after wins.
Chandon says the connection between eating and sports outcomes was off the charts in the cities where following the local football team was tantamount to a religion.
"When we look at the behavior of people living in cities where football is really important — places like Green Bay, Philadelphia or Pittsburgh, then the performance of the team has an even greater impact on what they eat," Chandon says.
They also found that sports defeats, especially football defeats, increased the person's risk for a heart attack. Although it sounds like an unknowable conundrum like the chicken or the egg—does the depression of losing fandom make us fat, or do we seek out losing fandom because we are fat and depressed?—what this study suggests is that it's both.
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The Nautica Charity Poker Festivals recently completed an eight-year run in Cleveland, Ohio. Since 2005, the Festivals have have drawn thousands of visitors to downtown Cleveland and raised over $10 million in contributions for Northeast Ohio charities. The Festivals and Nautica Entertainment Complex have been featured in television shows and local as well as national media.
Created to generate revenue for local charities as well as increase public awareness of the Nautica Entertainment Complex as a potential gaming site, the Nautica Charity Poker Festivals opened in June, 2005 in a temporary Festival Center located at Nautica. In their first year of operation, the Nautica Charity Poker Festivals raised over $400,000 in contributions for 12 charities, including Special Olympics, Up Side of Downs, and Northeast Ohio Breast Cancer Coalition.
The formula for the Nautica Charity Poker Festivals was simple – charities supply the volunteers required to run each Festival, including Texas Hold 'Em dealers, to comply with state law. 100% of net proceeds from raking pots (originally seat fees) were retained by the Participating Charities who realized other forms of income from such things as sponsorship and concessions.
Poker players played Texas Hold "Em by conventional rules and the poker action was often brisk. Filling 20 tables every night with both cash games and tournaments was customary. The Festivals did not feature tricked up games with rules designed to benefit the charities. This was real poker. As a result, the Festival Center attracted a wide variety of people who wanted to play poker. The benefit to the Participating Charities was this format allowed them to generate donations from a new source and to the players it represented the only place of its kind in Ohio where they could play poker.
In 2008, the Nautica Charity Poker Festivals moved indoors while expanding to 46 weeks. Automatic shufflers were added and $1,500,000 in donations were raised for local charities the first year indoors.
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From small beginnings, the Nautica Charity Poker Festivals grew into a substantial fundraising opportunity for Northeast Ohio charities. Over 100 local charities with thousands of volunteers amassed nearly 1,000,000 volunteer hours. Their efforts, combined with help from the staff of Jacobs Entertainment and the Nautica Entertainment Complex, raised over $10 million in donations for local charities from 2005 to 2012. Those funds have been used to improve the lives of countless men, women and children throughout Northeast Ohio.


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Last weekend chance to observe SMART-1 impact site in sunlight
With the Moon now in its last crescent phase visible after midnight and before sunset, the next nights offer the last chance to take ground-based pictures of the SMART-1 impact site in the sunlight.
In the nights of 18 and 19 August 2006, observations can be used for reconnaissance maps of the surface features, possibly in various colours. On 20 August the terminator (the line separating the Moon's dayside from the night-side) will be near the Lake of Excellence. This is a perfect opportunity to map the long shadows over the still uncertain topography of the area. Amateur and professional astronomers are encouraged to image the areas at these dates for a detailed analysis of the area's relieves.
On 21 August the Lake of Excellence will be in the dark from the Sun, but it will be well illuminated by the Earthshine, with Earth presenting a gibbous face. Ground observations on this date can be a good rehearsal to recognise in the potential sites of impact in Earthshine light, in preparation for observations on the night of impact itself.
"From 4 September, the SMART-1 impact site will come back into sunlight", says SMART-1 Project Scientist Bernard Foing, "So it will be possible to search for SMART-1 ejecta blanket, by comparison with previous images. "
Follow this link to find more information about SMART-1 impact site observations.
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Reality Television star Kourtney Kardashian was seen with her adorable children Mason, 3, and daughter Penelope, 8 months, going to Church in Los Angeles, CA on Sunday (March 31). Kourtney's mom Kris and stepfather Bruce and sisters Kendall, 17, and Kylie, 15, were also seen with the trio.
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Rains in the central and northern parts of the state should go a long way in relieving drought conditions, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service crops specialist.
"The rains we received in central and north Texas were significant in many areas," said Dr. Travis Miller, AgriLife Extension agronomist and Texas A&M University soil and crop sciences associate department head. "I think in those areas we're going to see greatly improved conditions in winter pastures, and hopefully put a little water in stock ponds and reservoirs."
Most summer crops were already harvested in those parts of the state, so the rain won't have an effect on those, Miller said. But raising soil-moisture reserves will certainly brighten the picture for winter grains and other fall-planted crops.
In the Texas High Plains, the cotton harvest was proceeding well, but any rain at this time would slow the harvest down and could reduce the quality of the crop, he noted.
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