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Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology
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Indo-Pac. j. phenomenol. (Online) vol.11 no.1 Grahamstown Mai. 2011
(Mis)Appropriations of Gadamer in qualitative research: A Husserlian critique (Part 1)
Marc H. Applebaum
Within the Husserlian phenomenological philosophical tradition, description and interpretation co-exist. However, teaching the practice of phenomenological psychological research requires careful articulation of the differences between a descriptive and an interpretive relationship to what is provided by qualitative data. If as researchers we neglect the epistemological foundations of our work or avoid working through difficult methodological issues, then our work invites dismissal as inadequate science, undermining the effort to strongly establish psychology along qualitative lines. The first article in this two-part discussion provides a Husserlian investigation of the meaning of 'method' for psychology as a human science. This investigation is undertaken in the light of some researchers' appropriations of Gadamer's philosophical hermeneutics in the service of non-methodical praxes. The second article will address some implications of the attempt to structure qualitative psychological research along 'Gadamerian' lines, taking seriously the references to Gadamer's work made by researchers such as Van Manen and Smith.
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It was the US Navy's biggest jolt in years. On October 26, 2006, a Chinese Song-class attack submarine quietly surfaced within nine miles of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk as the 80,000-ton-diplacement vessel sailed on a training exercise in the East China Sea between Japan and Taiwan.
The Song-class vessel, displacing 2,200 tons, was close enough to hit the Kitty Hawk with one of its 18 homing torpedoes. None of the carrier's roughly dozen escorting warships detected the Song until it breached the surface.
The Song's provocative appearance was, for the Americans, 'as big a shock as the Russians launching Sputnik,' one NATO official told Britain's Daily Mail newspaper, referring to the Soviet Union's launch of the first-ever space satellite in 1957. 'This could well have escalated into something that was very unforeseen,' said Adm. Bill Fallon, then commander of US Pacific forces.Enjoying this article? Click here to subscribe for full access. Just $5 a month.
The incident underscored the then explosive growth of the People's Liberation Army Navy's undersea force, as well as Beijing's apparent intention to wrestle the Western Pacific away from the once-dominant US Navy. 'The Chinese are building a credible submarine force which will make it very difficult for the US Navy to maintain sea control dominance in or near coastal waters off of China,' warned Rear Adm. Hank McKinney, former commander of the US Pacific Fleet's submarine force.
Of particular concern to American defence officials was the projected introduction, over the coming decade, of up to 20 new nuclear-powered attack submarines, known as 'SSNs,' that are an order of magnitude more capable than the Song class. 'The acquisition of increasing numbers of SSNs would give it (the PLAN) the ability to contest US naval forces farther from China's shores,' Thomas Mahnken wrote in China's Future Nuclear Submarine Force, edited by Naval War College professor Andrew Erickson and published in 2007.
Yet nearly five years later, McKinney's and Mahnken's alarm has been proved false. The PLAN still possesses a tiny number of nuclear-powered submarines. The Songs and other short-range diesel boats remain the backbone of China's undersea force. Beijing's production of new submarines has declined andthe PLAN's overall undersea fleet is likely to contract in coming years. 'I don't think they know whether they want to make the full-up commitment it would take to do this (submarine) thing right,' Owen Cote, Jr., an analyst at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, says of the Chinese.
Meanwhile, the US Navy and its Pacific allies have crafted plans to stabilize or even grow their own submarine fleets. In 2006, Western observers feared the undersea balance of power in the Pacific would tilt. In a sense, they were right. It has tilted – back towards the United States and its allies.
How that happened speaks volumes about China's evolution as a regional power.
Crunching the Numbers
In early 2011, the PLAN possessed 'more than 60 submarines,' according to the Pentagon's Congressionally-mandated annual report on Chinese military capabilities.
That force included five nuclear-powered attack submarines: three of the 1980s-vintage Type 091 Han-class SSNs that are rapidly reaching the ends of their service lives, plus two Type 093 Shang-class boats. The next-generation Type 095 SSN is due to enter service around 2015, according to Pentagon estimates.


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Everyone kept telling me that my time in consulting would be a temporary phase, like joining a gym to get in shape for my "real" life-long career. And they were right, but only partly.
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Qatar 2022 will undoubtedly see at least 15 times more pissing and moaning than we had to endure during the South African World Cup last year, but if even half the technology proposed for the games comes to light, it'll remain a fantastic spectacle.
A local engineering teacher has revealed designs for an "artificial cloud" that will hover over the pitch and coat everyone in a cooling shade.
Saud Adbul Ghani says the system would cost half a million dollars, but could also be used over car parks and, erm, beaches:
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In March, the Steelers cut outside linebacker James Harrison. In April, the Steelers spent their first-round draft pick on outside linebacker Jarvis Jones. Jones understands that makes people view him as Harrison's heir apparent.
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"I don't compare myself in no way to James Harrison," Jones said at the Steelers' rookie minicamp today, via the Associated Press. "He's a great player. Respect him. Never met him. But I love his game. I wouldn't mind being an impact player like James Harrison."
For Jones, loving Harrison's game has included studying the way the Steelers play defense with Harrison on the roster over the last decade. And Jones thinks he knows the role he's going to play in Pittsburgh.
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At his best, Harrison played hard-nosed defense like few other linebackers in the NFL. The Steelers would love to see Jones emulate that. But if Jones is planning on playing like Harrison, he'd better start setting aside some fine money.


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Terrible Claw!/
I haven't been posting much lately, so I thought I'd at least put up this skeletal I finished over the weekend...
It's Deinonychus antirrhopus, the quintessential "bird-like" dinosaur that John Ostrom discovered in the 1960s. More than any other discovery. it is responsible for sparking the Dinosaur Renaissance of the 1960s and '70s. Bob Bakker's illustration of Deinonychus for Ostrom's monograph is probably the single most famous piece of paleo art ever produced (although it looks awfully cold in its featherless nudity!).
Deinonychus was my favorite dinosaur for a lengthy portion of my childhood, so it was a lot of fun working on this skeletal - the closest thing that technical illustration has to a stroll down memory lane (for me at least).
There are a couple of unpublished specimens floating around, but this skeletal is based almost entirely on the Yale Peabody Museum and AMNH specimens that compromised Ostrom's original papers. Happily there is enough overlap that I don't anticipate any large changes.
The two biggest questions I see are how retroverted the pubis is - I did not restore the pelvis with the more extreme Velociraptor-like backsweep seen in some reconstructions, but until an articulated pelvis is published we won't know the exact angle. Also, I'm not entirely sure whether the curve on the ventral margin of the jugal of YPM 5210 is natural, or due to being a bit squished.
Hopefully new specimens will clear those points up soon. The good news is those are fairly minor changes to make if necessary. In the mean time, I'm off to work on more skeletals, as well as preparing for my upcoming course on advanced creature design, which is now officially open to registration.


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But storms' worst tricks give us reason for hope
Sandy was forecast to bring the kind of days Noah knew, with wind, rain and water overwhelming land and livers. Coastal New Jersey and New York sampled a day of floods of biblical proportion. Thank God it wasn't 40 days.
Chesapeake Country got off easy. Winemaker John Autrey of Huntingtown called Sandy "a wimpy storm."
Scientific sampling is reaching the same conclusion.
"Less flooding and flow of nutrients than from last year's storms: That's what the monitoring is showing now," reports Chesapeake Bay Program's Margaret Enlow.
Both the U.S. Geological Survey and Maryland Department of Natural Resources had two-person teams out throughout the storm until November 2, collecting "storm event samples" to measure the amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus coming into our rivers and Bay.
Last year on August 31, over 80 U.S. Geological Survey stream gages measured record peaks on rivers and streams in 10 states, as a result of Hurricane Irene's rainfall.
Two weeks later, Tropical Storm Lee hit. The two storms dumped more than two feet of rain in the Chesapeake watershed.
That was big water.
Water from the upper watershed flowed through the Conowingo Dam into the Bay from the Susquehanna, its mother river, at 775,000 cubic feet per second.
At crest November 1 this year, the Susquehanna's anticipated flow was 174,000 cubic feet per second.
In Chesapeake Country, Sandy isn't setting any records.
This year won't see the scouring of sediment that's gathered below the big dam over its 90-some years in existence.
Flows over 400,000 cubic feet per second stir up that dirt and debris and hurl it over the dam. Irene and Lee's after-waters trashed the Bay in ways our 2012 Halloween storm couldn't rise to.
The Susquehanna's basin is twice as big as any other Bay river's, so its effect is largest.
The second largest river, the Potomac, was more affected by this storm than by Irene and Lee. At Washington, D.C., the Potomac peaked at 137,000 cubic feet per second.
The much smaller Patuxent peaked October 30 at almost 7,000 cubic feet per second
Heavy rains on the Eastern Shore drove the Choptank to almost 5,000 cubic feet per second at peak, about half of last year's high after Irene and Lee.
That's a lot less water, hence a lot less pollution from sediment and the nutrients that flow from fertilized farm fields and lawns and all our impervious surfaces.
Tricks, Nonetheless
That's good news, but it's not the whole story.
For over 24 hours, rain surrounded us as if it were a new atmosphere. We saw it pour from our roofs, overwhelming our downspouts and rain barrels. We saw it puddle in fields, fill up every hole it could find, overflow drainage ditches, run down hills, sidewalks and driveways into our roads and storm sewers.
More than ever before, Sandy opened my eyes to the flow of stormwater all around us.
It was, of course, my namesake storm. But that wasn't the only reason for my increased awareness. I've also been visiting stormwater management systems throughout Chesapeake Country, at homes and businesses in town and in the country. I've seen little rain gardens like one at St. Martin's Lutheran School that eases the flow of water behind Bay Weekly's Spa Road office; and big ones like the ravine water stopper at Homestead Gardens. I've seen urban rain gardens and sidewalk redesign of the sort Spa Creek Conservancy built at Annapolis Hyundai and is designing for Pinkie's Liquor.
Sandy topped them all.
"Stormwater management systems stop runoff very well if the flow is less than an inch," says Bruce Michael of Maryland Department of Natural Resources. "Five, seven, 10 or 12 inches of rain overwhelms anything we can do to hold water out."
Should we then give up? Should we bow out, allowing that nature's too big for us to manage? Should we overthrow government programs to restore the Bay, from our own flush tax to federal Bay diets that trickle restrictions down to states, counties and cities.
No! say the scientists who see how it all comes together.
"We need to continue to do everything we can for the more normal routine events we have," says Michael.
The best means management strategies like Best Management Practices and cover crops on farms, urban storm water management projects; silt fence; wastewater treatment plants brought up to the highest possible technology; restricting new septic systems and upgrading existing ones. It means doing our part and pushing our local governments to do more.
Hope from the Storms
When we do our work, sometimes nature works with us.
This was a very dry year, Michael notes, meaning very little pollution was coming in.
Despite the enormous effects of Irene and Lee late last summer, the Bay bounced back. This summer, the Bay had the second-best dissolved oxygen numbers in its mainstem since 1985.
From data like that, we can take hope.
"Chesapeake Bay doesn't have a long-term memory," Michael concludes. "It will not take years. If we get our nitrogen and phosphorus down, the Bay will respond quickly."
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"Tunica, an under-garment. Greek. The chiton was the only kind of under-garment, worn by the Greeks. Of this there were two kinds, the Dorian and Ionian. The Dorian chiton, as worn by males, was a short woollen shirt, without sleeves; the Ionian was a long linen garment, with sleeves. The former seems to have been originally worn throughout the whole Greece; the latter was brought over to Greece by the Ionians of Asia. The Ionic chiton was commonly worn at Athens by men during the Persian wars, but it appears to have entirely gone out of fashion for the male sex about the time of Pericles, from which time the Dorian chiton was the under-garment universally adopted by men through the whole of Greece." — Smith; 1873
William Smith, A School Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1873) 344


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asp-auditor – Backtrack – Exploitation Tools – Web Exploitation Tools – asp-auditor
The asp-auditor application located in Backtrack 5 R3 is fairly outdated but it still does a good job of finger printing ASP servers but the vulnerabilities that it may locate link to articles that no longer exist on the developers personal web site. Below we show two examples where asp-auditor, which is written in Perl, is run against a older Microsoft IIS web server running an ASP web site and a newer Microsoft IIS web server running an ASP web site. If your only goal is determining the IIS version and other basic ASP information then the tool could be useful.


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Today is Tuesday, March 25, the 84th day of 2014. There are 281 days left in the year.
Today is Tuesday, March 25, the 84th day of 2014. There are 281 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History: On March 25, 1634, English colonists sent by Lord Baltimore arrived in present-day Maryland.
On this date: In 1306, Robert the Bruce was crowned the King of Scots.
In 1776, Gen. George Washington, commander of the Continental Army, was awarded the first Congressional Gold Medal by the Continental Congress.
In 1865, during the Civil War, Confederate forces attacked Fort Stedman in Virginia but were forced to withdraw because of counterattacking Union troops.
In 1894, Jacob S. Coxey began leading an �army� of unemployed from Massillon (MA�-sih-luhn), Ohio, to Washington D.C., to demand help from the federal government.
In 1911, 146 people, mostly young female immigrants, were killed when fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. in New York.
In 1924, the Second Hellenic Republic was proclaimed in Greece.
In 1947, a coal mine explosion in Centralia, Ill., claimed 111 lives.
In 1954, RCA announced it had begun producing color television sets at its plant in Bloomington, Ind. (The sets, with 12�-inch picture tubes, cost $1,000 each � roughly $8,700 in today's dollars.)
In 1964, an acre of Runnymede in Surrey, England, was set aside by the British government as the site of a memorial to honor the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
In 1975, King Faisal (FY�-suhl) of Saudi Arabia was shot to death by a nephew with a history of mental illness. (The nephew was beheaded in June 1975.)
In 1988, in New York City's so-called �Preppie Killer� case, Robert Chambers Jr. pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the death of 18-year-old Jennifer Levin. (Chambers received a sentence of 5 to 15 years in prison; he was released in 2003.)
In 1990, 87 people, most of them Honduran and Dominican immigrants, were killed when fire raced through an illegal social club in New York City.
Ten years ago: The Senate joined the House in passing the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, making it a separate offense to harm a fetus during a violent federal crime. The United States vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israel's assassination of Hamas leader Ahmed Yassin (AKH�-mehd yah-SEEN�). Russian Evgeni Plushenko won his third world figure skating title, defeating French rival Brian Joubert in Dortmund, Germany.
Five years ago: Pirates seized the Panama-registered, Greek-owned Nipayia with 18 Filipino crew members and a Russian captain off the Somali coastline. (The ship and crew were released in May 2009.) John Hope Franklin, a towering scholar of African-American studies, died in Durham, N.C. at age 94. Dan Seals, half of the pop duo England Dan and John Ford Coley, later a top country singer (�You Still Move Me�), died in Nashville at age 61.
One year ago: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Afghan President Hamid Karzai made a show of unusual unity between their two nations as the U.S. military ceded control of its last detention facility in Afghanistan, ending a long-standing irritant in relations. Anthony Lewis, 85, a prize-winning columnist for The New York Times who'd championed liberal causes for three decades, died in Cambridge, Mass.
Today's Birthdays: Modeling agency founder Eileen Ford is 92. Movie reviewer Gene Shalit is 88. Former astronaut James Lovell is 86. Feminist activist and author Gloria Steinem is 80. Singer Anita Bryant is 74. Singer Aretha Franklin is 72. Actor Paul Michael Glaser is 71. Singer Elton John is 67. Actress Bonnie Bedelia is 66. Actress-comedian Mary Gross is 61. Actor James McDaniel is 56. Former Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., is 56. Rock musician Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet) is 54. Actress Brenda Strong is 54. Actor Fred Goss is 53. Actor-writer-director John Stockwell is 53. Actress Marcia Cross is 52. Author Kate DiCamillo is 50. Actress Lisa Gay Hamilton is 50. Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is 49. Former MLB All-Star pitcher Tom Glavine is 48. Olympic bronze medal figure skater Debi Thomas, M.D., is 47. Singer Melanie Blatt (All Saints) is 39. Actor Lee Pace is 35. Actor Sean Faris is 32. Auto racer Danica Patrick is 32. Actress-singer Katharine McPhee is 30. Singer Jason Castro (�American Idol�) is 27. Rap DJ/producer Ryan Lewis is 26. Actress-singer Aly (AKA Alyson) Michalka (mish-AL�-kah) is 25. Actor Kiowa Gordon is 24. Actress Seychelle Gabriel is 23.
Thought for Today: �It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.� � Andre Gide (zheed), French author and critic (1869-1951).


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Here's the new episode of Geeks Speak all about fan theories about the movies.
Exactly what you've been waiting for, another episode of my show has finally been released.
So, some of you may have noticed that I haven't posted much in a while. There are a few reasons why, but I'm not going to get into that right now. As for the show, we've been busy and unable to get new episodes out. That is about to change. We are about to get the help of a production manager with experience in the...
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I know its been a long time since the last one, but the latest episode of Geek Speak is finally here.
Hope you enjoy, and sorry for all the cursing.
I'm definitely on a low in my life right now. The only job I have been able to find since being fucked by the last job is so part time that I only have 3 shifts all month. I have to move into my girlfriend's tiny apartment rather than finding a bigger place together so I can save money in case I don't find anything...
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Yup, the newest Geekly Review has just gone live. Hope you enjoy.
It took longer than usual but it still turned out great.
Well, I haven't been very active on here for a while now, but that's because of my own shit. In the meantime I have been busy though. Of course the last time I did an actual update I had been jumping through the hoops in an attempt to go back to school and filming my show. I've been lax in my duties as there have...
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Report: Microsoft looking to bring 'Heroes' to Xbox as original content
Microsoft has been pushing to get the next Xbox into the TV space. It has been increasing the amount of TV apps it adds to the console, and recently sold Mediaroom to focus its entertainment efforts on the Xbox. But a new report out of Hollywood suggests the company is looking at bringing back an old TV show as original programming.
TVLine (via Polygon) cites sources that say Microsoft is in talks with NBC Universal to bring the defunct superhero show Heroes to the Xbox as an original show "with new stories and heroes, while mixing in cameos from the original series' cast (schedules and interest permitting)." It characterizes the talks as being "in the preliminary stages."
This comes on the heels of Microsoft's creation in February of Xbox Entertainment Studios in Los Angeles, headed by former CBS Entertainment boss Nancy Tellem. She recently said that the studio plans to invest in premium content, hoping to bring some of it to users before the end of 2013.
More content providers are entering original programing. Both Netflix and Hulu have recently crossed into producing original shows. Microsoft's Xbox TV has been among the consoles helping push those services onto television screens, so Microsoft pushing its own original content would put it in competition with some of its strategic partners.


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Back with a quick update on the nursery… it's nearly finished (as Olivia rounds her 3 month mark!) but I've learned that sometimes these projects just take a while (sigh). Most of what I'm waiting on has to do with little DIY projects that I need to find time to sit down and knock out.
Speaking of DIY projects, remember when I shared the changing table basket makeover? Well Kevin's Aunt has done it again with these adorable basket liners from extra nursery fabric (pearl trellis and baltic stripe by Thibaut):
The original plain brown fabric boxes looked fine, they blended in well with the Ikea Expedit bookcase and held all of Liv's fun toys and stuffies. But there's just something special about these colorful liners that add a little 'pop' to the bookcase! And I love that it ties into the rest of the room in such a subtle way that it doesn't appear matchy-matchy.
As far as storage goes, we keep her bath time toys in that water-friendly green pail, her snuggies and stuffies tucked away in one of the baskets while rattlers and other noise makers go in the other – that green lidded box on the lowest shelf holds all of her keepsake pieces such as her birth announcement, cards from family and her footprints from the hospital (having it easily accessible means I don't forget to store away important items). Her library really grew when books were substituted for cards at one of my baby showers. Instead of signing a card with their gift, guests were asked to bring a book with a special message written inside!
To create a really simple basket liner pattern, check out this post. Thanks, Aunt Laurie!
As for that bookcase, it's a piece that I spruced up by adding a fabric backing for this design show last year, where I presented a few fabric remnant ideas for quick decor updates.
The step-by-step for adding the backing to the backless Expedit bookshelf is posted here.
That beautiful fabric is Flower Field Sand Dollar, I noticed that Calico Corners carries it in pink now too.
Working on Liv's mobile now! I'm working on a felted project that will tie in perfectly with the theme… but that's all I can share for now ;).
More Project Nursery posts: basket liners part 1, the great glider makeover, sewing the curtains part 1, part 2, part 3, nursery fabric board, curtain fabric selection, rocking horse find, new pendant light, vintage wall art addition, changing table makeover, nursery wall striping tutorial, painted animal project, the initial inspiration board and the before picture posts.


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Comme des Garcons Spring 2013 | Runway
Comme des Garcons Spring 2013
Comme des Garcons Spring 2013
"Crush," said Rei Kawakubo of her Spring 2013 collection for Comme des Garcons. "Energy explosion."
The show — and the clothes themselves — seemed like a reaction to Kawakubo's last collection, which flattened its pieces to two dimensions. This season compressed different bits of clothing together to create a multilayered effect. The first looks that came down the runway were made of white muslin, at times resembling different design-room patterns for jackets stacked one on top of the other. The models — all of whom wore sculptural headpieces that appeared to be made from found objects and crushed bits of metal — in this first section of the show came down the runway at a snail's pace.
Kawakubo's energy shifted (or exploded, to use her terminology) when models wearing black dresses came down the runway at a quick trot. These pieces subscribed to the same everything-but-the-kitchen-sink mentality as the preceding garb, but here there were shots of red or purple velvet throughout the looks. The show ended in white-clad models walking slowly once more, but these looks had a more striking energy: the bodice of one dress seemed to be a historical survey of women's sleeves.


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Too Sweet! A Sneak Peek at Yigit Pura's New Shop, Tout Sweet
Too Sweet! A Sneak Peek at Yigit Pura's New Shop, Tout Sweet
Rejoice, Top Chef: Just Desserts fans! Season one winner Yigit Pura has a new San Francisco patisserie, Tout Sweet, opening this Saturday, Sept. 8. Billed as a French patisserie inspired by Northern California produce, this très chic pastry shop is sure to tempt all but the most stalwart sweets-averse. For those of you living outside the SF Bay Area, don't fret: chef Pura is currently penning a cookbook titled Sweet Alchemy, due out next Fall, and has plans for eventual nationwide expansion.


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What's Your Take: Purebred Dog Mistaken For a Coyote?!
I've yet to wrap my head around this bizarre story. It all started when the pictured pooch disappeared from a Kentucky backyard on July 3. Copper, a female Shiba Inu, was found by a policeman and brought to the local animal shelter. The unsuspecting cop later received a phone call that he needed to come retrieve the animal as coyotes weren't allowed there.After consulting with a wildlife expert, the only options were return the animal to the wild . . . or to kill it. (This is definitely where Copper lucked out.) To hear what happened next, read more.
It wasn't until after the officer photographed the animal and the department turned her loose that he recognized the dog from posters that her owner put up. Lori Goodlett explained about her beloved pet of over 11 years:
People would say when Copper was young, she looked like a fox with her pointy ears and red coloring, but no one has ever mistaken her for a coyote.
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State: Reject wind testing in Windham
WINDHAM -- The state Department of Public Service is urging rejection of a proposal to build wind-testing towers here, saying such construction would be "wholly contrary" to the Town of Windham's regulations.
The department's strongly worded letter does not end the process: It still will fall to the state's Public Service Board -- a separate entity -- to rule for or against Atlantic Wind LLC's proposal.
But it could deal a big blow to the project. And the state's letter also was a victory of sorts for Windham officials who have fought Atlantic Wind for months.
"We presume the (Public Service Board) will be very thoughtful of the issues raised with this application, and we are hopeful they will decide in our favor," said Mary Boyer, Windham Selectboard chairwoman.
"For today, we are proud of Windham and proud to live in Vermont, where a tiny little town can be heard at the highest levels of state government."
Atlantic Wind is a subsidiary of Iberdrola Renewables, a giant in the wind-power industry. The company has requested a certificate of public good from the state to erect three meteorological testing (MET) towers -- two in Windham and one in Grafton.
Those towers, depending on the data they produce, could be the precursor to Windham County's first commercial wind turbine site.
Grafton officials have not taken a position the matter. But Windham officials have argued that their town plan, completed four years ago, prohibits commercial wind development.
Atlantic Wind, in a letter to the Public Service Board last month, said town plans are "advisory rather than controlling" and cannot be the sole basis for the board's decision.
The Department of Public Service, though, has reached a different conclusion.
"The Windham town plan contains two provisions that, when read together, clearly prohibit development of commercial wind facilities within the town," the department's Oct. 9 letter says.
Officials add that Windham's plan "bans all commercial development inside the town Forest Resource Districts, except for clearly listed allowable activities. The construction of MET towers is not a listed and allowable activity."
As a result, the Public Service Board "should defer to the clear mandate of the town plan and not grant a CPG for the temporary siting of any MET towers in Windham," a department attorney wrote.
Jenny Briot, a senior business developer with Iberdrola, said the company would be filing a response with the state shortly.
"We respectfully disagree and believe that their position is inconsistent with the board's prior precedent regarding temporary MET towers," Briot said.
The department's letter says Atlantic Wind, in arguing that town plans are not controlling, cited examples involving power projects that were fulfilling a statewide energy need.
That's not the case in Windham, officials say.
"Here, the town plan is due the utmost consideration because the proposed MET towers do not address an identified urgent statewide concern," the department's letter says.
And while Atlantic Wind has pointed out that Windham's plan does not specifically ban testing towers, the state Department of Public Service said Windham's intent was clear regardless.
"A ban on MET tower construction is consistent with the overall intent to prohibit commercial wind development in the town," the letter says.
Atlantic Wind representatives repeatedly have pointed out that they're not proposing a turbine site at this time. And Elizabeth Miller, Department of Public Service commissioner, said state officials "recognized the complexity presented in a situation where a developer wants to explore a potential project."
"However, the project proposed here is expressly intended to lead to a commercial development clearly prohibited by the town plan," Miller told the Reformer.
While the Public Service Board has approved meteorological towers in the past, town plans in those areas were not as clear as Windham's, Miller said.
"This is a town that had gone through the process in 2007 and 2008 in adopting a plan at a time when commercial wind development was a matter of significant discussion," Miller said. "They did not take that portion of the plan lightly."
Boyer said the department's opinion "speaks to the strength of our town plan and its clarity."
The opinion also could carry some significance beyond the Atlantic Wind application, said Chris Campany, Windham Regional Commission executive director.
"It seems to be a reaffirmation of the value of the town planning process," Campany said.
Campany had not taken a position for or against Atlantic Wind. But he had written an August letter requesting that the Public Service Board "defer to the guidance offered by the municipal plans approved by our member towns" in such matters.
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Club Notes: Week Ending 17.03.13
13th March 2013 By Munster Rugby
Club notes courtesy of Clonakilty RFC, Ennis RFC, Old Crescent RFC and Young Munster RFC.
Club notes courtesy of Clonakilty RFC, Ennis RFC, Old Crescent RFC and Young Munster RFC.
Clonakilty RFC Notes – Read Here
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Young Munster RFC Notes – Read Here
Clonakilty RFC – Courtesy of Roy Maguire, PRO
Cup Final Fever Grips Clonakilty
There's always a silver lining – and sometimes you don't have far to look for it. While Clonakilty are currently having a tough time at senior level the underage section continues to thrive and give great confidence for the future. In particular the Under 15s and 17s are underlining the belief, that if all things are cyclical, great times again await Clonakilty Rugby as the wheel nears the full circle. The Under 15s will contest a South Munster Final this Saturday and that will be followed by the 17s contesting a Munster Final – see fixtures below.
Bruff 3, Clonakilty 5
Last Sunday Clonakilty's U17s were on the road yet again. This time they travelled to Ballyowen Park, one of the most intimidating venues in Irish Rugby at any level. Hosts, Bruff, had competed in the All- Ireland final of this competition last year and were fancied to repeat that again this year. There is never an easy game in a semi-final and this was no exception. The score line tells its own story – only one score apiece with Clonakilty's fortunately being the higher in quality and value. Conditions were very cold and blustery in Limerick but conditions under foot were excellent considering the inclement weather. Clonakilty fielded a team without their regular full back and second row, both out through injury, however, this did not weaken a side that showed great determination from the off.
Bruff drew first blood with a penalty after ten minutes after sustained pressure forced Clon to try and run out of defence and in so doing conceded the penalty. Clon attacked Bruff through the pack bringing a heightened physicality to their game and setting the platform for some great ball which was distributed excellently by impressive scrum half, Rob Howick. Phase after phase was taken on by the pack with Phillip Poillot punching big holes in the opposition but great credit to Bruff's defence they weathered the storm.
Bruff themselves were not sitting around and the game developed into a dog fight in the centre of the park with the odd breakout up and down the field. It was anyone's game and the only indication that Clon were beginning to get the upper hand was in the set piece. Constant pressure by Olan Deane, Paul O Regan and Mark Lynch on Bruff's ball in the line out was presenting Clon with extra possession and there was some excellent maul ball off their own throw. Clon may well have shaded the possession and territorial stats but they were still three points behind at half time.
The second half was more of the same but Clon were now more direct in their intent with Joe White outstanding at first centre and perhaps a little more support on his shoulder might have produced a score. Clon went to Bruff's line four times in a row only to be denied by some excellent defence and handling errors. Halfway into the second half Clon were clearly dominant but they were still three nil down. Little mistakes were denying them the elusive score and keeping Bruff in the game with every chance of it finishing with just that score. Doubt may have begun to creep into the large band of travelling supporters but not the Clon players. A few fresh legs and a second wind for a pack that had to work so hard up front started applying new pressure and with Eoghan Deasy using an abundance of possession to get the backs moving constantly Clon remained on the offensive for the remainder of the game.
Pressure always pays off and one such backline move brought play from deep within the Clon half. The breakdown was well supported and the ball recycled and moved to the wing where forward Olan Deane was there in support. As he looked for a back to take an offload his awareness in spotting that it was a prop who was challenging him changed his mind. Backing himself he rounded his man, beat the cover defence and sprinted over in the right hand corner to send the Clon fans into ecstasy. The difficult kick to convert was missed and the last eight minutes were nail-biting as Bruff threw everything into it but Clon closed out the game by holding on to the ball and attacking through their pack.
The final whistle was a welcome sound and prompted a rendition of "Clon Boys", which brought back some great memories for the elder lemons and indeed this game will stick in the memories of these young players and indeed in the memories of those who were privileged to witness such a marvellous game of rugby.
The squad was Bobby Smith, Ogie Scannell, Shane Scannell, Aran Hayes, Andrew Cullinane, Joe White, Eoghan Deasy, Rob Douglas, David Walsh, Darragh McCullagh, David Jennings, Robert Kingston, Ross O'Connor, Tadgh Dignan, Frazer Pock, Conor Madden, Paul O'Regan, Olan Deane, Phil Poillot, Mark Lynch and Denis O'Driscoll. Great credit is also due to their coaching/management team of Paudie & Mark O'Connor and Rob Walsh. The final has been fixed for 12.30pm in the Mardyke this Saturday 16th where Waterpark will provide stern opposition. The East Munster club are the only team to beat Clon all year when the West Cork lads travelled to Waterford on that occasion. There was only a score between them then so it makes for a fascinating final. Please support these young men from West Cork in their quest for Munster and All-Ireland glory – and indeed make a day of it by supporting the Under 15s beforehand at 11.00 in their league final against Skibb nearby in PBC Wilton.
The senior seconds went down to Kanturk in the George O'Connell Cup Final in Musgrave Park. They had their moments and were not outclassed but once they had conceded the initiative to the North Cork side they were unable to catch up. However they will be better for the experience going into the first round of the J2 Cup this weekend. They will meet neighbours Skibbereen in The Vale on this Sunday at 12 noon.
Laura Guest
Congratulations to Laura Guest, a member of the Irish Ladies squad that beat France recently to seal the Six Nations Championship. With that and the Triple Crown already in the bag their sights will be firmly set on Italy this weekend and a win would give the Ireland Ladies and Laura an historic Grand Slam for the first time. Laura, who featured in the great Clonakilty ladies team that dominated Irish rugby some years ago has been lining out for Highfield since the break-up of that team and the club wishes her the very best of luck to cap a wonderful career with the ultimate reward.
Golf Classic
Watch this space for news next week of a very important club fundraiser scheduled for May. Support for this essential and worthwhile event will be greatly appreciated.
South Munster Under 15 League Final, Clonakilty V Skibbereen, PBC grounds Wilton, 11.00am.
Munster Under 17 League Final, Clonakilty V Waterpark, The Mardyke, 12.30pm
J2 Cup South, Clonakilty v Skibbereen, The Vale, 12.00pm
Ennis RFC – Courtesy of Alan Harvey, Hon. Sec.
U13 North Munster Cup: Ennis Black v Shannon Black, Ennis RFC 10th March 2013
Score Ennis Black 19 Shannon Black 8
Two evenly matched and committed teams took to the pitch in a wet and sticky Showgrounds on Sunday last.
Having chosen to play with the aid of a strong breeze in the first half Shannon immediately took the game to Ennis. In fact Ennis were slow to get up to the required pace for this highly anticipated encounter between two well drilled sides. The early pressure showed as Ennis struggled to clear their lines on a number of occasions and were penalised for infringing at the ruck to allow Shannon take an early 3 – 0 lead. The pressure continued after this as Shannon used big forwards to drive down the field and were awarded with a fine score in the corner and an 8 point advantage.
After some twenty minutes of play Ennis had yet to threaten the Shannon rear-guard. However after about 20 minutes of the half there was a significant turning point when Ennis heaped the pressure on the Shannon scrum and won two against the head. This lead to some lovely back play with Shane Brennan and Ronan Lanigan giving Frank Roche a chance to score in the corner. This was held up and repelled temporarily. However increased pressure and strong carries from Elias Kunz and Stephan Dolan led to superb back play through the hands of Oisin Mangan to Shane Brenna to draw two players and give a fine pass for Joseph Connaughton to touch down to give a half time score of 8 – 5 to the visitors.
This gave Ennis a real impetus for the second half which they dominated from the kick off. The front five of Aaron Hennessey, Martin McCormack, Eldon Nolan, Harry Talty and pack leader Eoin Clancy began to square up to the Shannon pack and gain hard yards. Tom O Brien and Oisin Mangan continued to offer a slick half back partnership and using the wind to his advantage Mangan continued to pin the Shannon team back in their 22.
Superb and relentless pressure from both Roche and Zach Whelehan on the wings put paid to any return from Shannon who both showed superb skill and anticipation to follow kicks and pressure the Shannon back 3. After further pressure from the pack and in particular David McNamara who was outstanding a penalty was awarded about 5 meters from the Shannon line. Oisin Mangan took the opportunity to burst through the would be disorganised defence to score beside the points. Tom O Brien duly converted. The pressure was constant at this point and a final foray into the Shannon 22 allowed Harry Talty to burst over the line after big carries from Stephan Dolan, Aaron Hennessey and Elias Kunz. O Brien added the points.
The reward for this hard fought but well deserved victory is a meeting for the first time in the clubs history of the two Ennis U13 sides after the Ennis Red side defeated Shannon Blue in the same round of the competition last week thus ensuring one Ennis side in the semi final of this seasons cup.
Ennis: Aaron Hennessey, Martin McCormack, Eldon Nolan, Harry Talty, Eoin Clancy, Stephen Dolan, David McNamara, Elias Kunz, Tom O Brien, OIsin Mangan, Shane Brenna, Ronan Lanigan, Frank Roche, Zack Whelehan, Joseph Connaughton. No subs used.
Old Crescent RFC – Courtesy of Frank Larkin, PRO
With our Junior Plate fixture against Castlisland being postponed, the only Old Crescent senior team in action last weekend was our Thirds who took on Shannon in a friendly under light in Rosbrien last Friday evening.
Shannon got on the mark early with a converted try and went into a 0-10 lead soon after from a penalty, but our Thirds kept going and were eventually rewarded with a try by winger James Gaffney. The conversion was missed unfortunately. We dominated possession and after some good hard lines of running making ground, a beautiful switch from Niall Liston to Rob Gloster saw the latter cross the line under the posts to score a well worked try. Dave O'Carroll added the conversion this time and Crescent led at half time 12-10.
Shannon weren't beaten yet and in the second half our Thirds found it difficult to get the ball for any length of time. Eventually this pressure told and Shannon scored a try and converted it to lead 12-17. There was plenty of time left though, and we eventually got our hands on the ball and started building phases of play only to be stopped short a number of times. As the game wore on, it looked like we were going to have another hard luck story, but our players kept working hard and after numerous phases of play Jack Cahill ran a beautiful line and crossed the whitewash to level the scores 17 all. Dave O'Carroll slotted the conversion to take the lead. That proved to be the final score in the game.
So a good win for our Thirds and some good performances as well. Dave O'Carroll again playing well at outhalf, outside his buddy Hugh Mulcahy who directed the forward pack very well. Jack Cahill stepped in to play centre for the injured Brian Clancy and looked back to his best after a few niggling injuries. Rob Gloster showed up very well for the pack, not only in his try scoring but his all round work around the park. It was great to see Maghnus Collins back playing for Old Crescent and to see that his foreign adventures haven't quelled his appetite for the game. Man of the match would go to Dave O'Carroll for running the game at out half and he's really coming into his own at that position as he gets more games there. Next up for our Thirds is the Webb Cup first round away to Bruff on the 23rd March.
Last weekend was a very busy one for our younger members, and pride of place must go to our Under 15s who won the North Munster League last Sunday, beating Shannon 8:0 in a final replay in very difficult conditions and in a very hard fought battle. This win goes to all 32 members of our U17 panel who played in one or more games since September. The fact that we won this league without losing a game was a great achievement, but to do it without a number of players lost to Schools Junior Cup commitments shows we have a strong squad and players are prepared to step up a level when asked.
The victorious U15s Squad
The final was played in Greenfields and from the start the tempo of this game was up a level or two compared with the first final. The Shannon forwards were relentless in their attack and edging up to within smelling distance of our line, but the Old Crescent forwards were fantastic in defence, driving off the line to steal possession and clear our lines time after time. The discipline shown was fantastic.
The game was nil all at half time. In the second half we got more ball to our backline and with a number of very good line breaks gained a lot of territory but no score. Until the 12th minute, after a fantastic combination of forward play and backline passing, we gained 45mtrs for Daniel Hurley to score in the corner, but didn't convert. Within 8 minutes we converted a penalty, kicked by Brian Ryan, to bring the score 8:0, the minutes ticked by very slowly with very strong Shannon attack but again fantastic defence, it was nail-biting stuff and difficult to watch. At 3 minutes to go the players could smell victory, and when the ball was finally kicked out of play from a scrum and the whistle blown, the celebrations started.
It is a pity that there has to be a looser in a game like this as the Shannon players were really committed and gave everything, and were gutted at the loss, but Crescent were the better side on the day. It was great to see our full squad at the game and many parents as well. There were quite a few Old Crescent faces at the game and hopefully this is the start of more to come.
Our Under 17s odyssey came to an end last Sunday in Rosbrien when they lost to Waterpark in their Pan Munster semi-final. We started the game well with an excellent foothold in Waterpark territory but our sets piece was under pressure very early on with Waterpark contesting our scrums and line outs to good effect, which forced us to scrap for possession. Thankfully a number of their early clearances were direct to touch and we were able to maintain territory, coupled with very good kicking, from the hand, by Shane Eades, Michael O'Neill and Jack Harrington.
Our pack continued to work extremely hard and we won a penalty mid way between the 10 meter line and their 22, which, despite the ball 'wobbling' on the tee, was calmly converted by Michael O'Neill to give us an early lead. This was doubled shortly afterwards with a further penalty from slightly further out, which Michael also slotted to give us a 6-0 lead. Try as we might, we really only laid siege to their line for one short period of pressure, with Ian Clein going closest to going over. And for all the amount of possession Waterpark were having, our Under 17s were able to contain them and held their lead to half time.
With the elements now favouring Waterpark, they began to turn their possession into more territory in the second half. Our defence was excellent but it was hard to sustain that level continuously and eventually they barged over from a series of rucks and mauls near the posts, which they converted to take a 7-6 lead. Back they came as we found it increasingly difficult to get out of our own half and they scored again a little wider out this time and converted to lead 14-6 with 20 minutes to go and us needing to chase the game now as they had a 2 score advantage.
Old Crescent Under 17s dug deep and got some possession and territory, and when we were awarded a penalty just inside their meter line, we were awarded a further 10 for dissent, which make the kick a little bit easier. Shane Eades converted to make it 14-9 with 5 minutes remaining Try as we might and Michael O'Neill made on terrific break up the far side, it was not to be and Waterpark held out to go through. All credit to this Old Crescent team who had a great run in this event and who gave their all yesterday, with Andrew Harrison and Sean Fitzgerald, in particular, leading by example. We have many stars of the future in this side.
Our Under 11 team played in the prestigious Willow Park Tournament in Dublin last weekend. They were entered in the A grade and were pooled with St. Michaels School, Tullamore RFC and DLSP. This was a tough draw against strong opposition but our players held firm losing only to St. Michaels. Having been placed 2nd in the morning pool, in the afternoon we were graded with other clubs who had also come 2nd in their grades, Wanderers, Gorey and Clontarf RFC. We achieved two draws and a win which placed us top of that pool. It shows how close the standard is between Under 11 club sides. In what is as close to an All-Ireland as you'll get at this age group, 55 teams from all over the country took part, our coaches and travelling parents were immensely proud of our Under 11 players.
Finally, Old Crescent congratulates the Crescent Comprehensive Senior Cup team on their last minute victory over CBC in their MSC semi final replay in Cork last Tuesday. Deep in injury time, Greg O'Shea scored a vital try and Gearoid Lyons converted to give the Limerick side the narrowest of victories by 7 points to 6. We send them our best wishes for the final against Rockwell at 2.00pm next Monday in Thomond Park.
Next Friday evening our Under 13s play Presentation in Rosbrien at 7.00pm under lights and on Saturday our Under 15s play Newcastlewest in Rosbrien at 11.30am.
Young Munster RFC – Courtesy of Olivia O'Sullivan, PRO
Young Munster win U21 AIL South West Conference
Young Munster captured the Under 21 AIL South West Conference title after beating UCC 17-5 in Greenfields last Saturday. Going into the game Young Munster were five points ahead of Cork Constitution in the league and needed at least a losing bonus point to win the title.
The Young Munster senior team were playing Dolphin in the Ulster Bank League on the same day and, as a result, the Under 21 team were missing four players from the squad: Jake Considine (Capt.), Shane O'Leary, Harry Mc Nulty and Daniel Montgomery.
Young Munster U21s had won their previous 10 matches in the AIL SW Conference competition and succeeded in winning all 11 matches this season. This win has followed on from them winning the Under 21 North Munster League in what has been an outstanding season for this squad.
UCC provided a very stern test for the side with many players re-acquainting themselves from last year's Senior Cup Schools campaigns. UCC started the brighter and were difficult to contain as they had a very physical set of forwards and a lively backline. Young Munster were first to strike though in the 15th minute when, after a series of rucks on the UCC line, Brendan McSweeney burrowed over the line to go 5-0 ahead. UCC responded quickly and after stretching the Young Munster defence they scored and converted a try after 25 minutes. Both sides were playing an expansive game and some excellent defending from Evan Mulcahy, Eamonn Carr and Darren Shannon stopped a certain UCC try.
It remained 7-5 to UCC at half-time and upon the resumption, Young Munster, with a slight breeze at our backs, started to dominate the forward exchanges. This was helped by Darren Ryan, Cillian Mc Donagh and Evan fitzgerald.
After 58 minutes Young Munster went ahead when Pat Ryan noticed an opening in the UCC midfield, he used his quick feet to evade the UCC centre and raced in under the posts. This was converted by Greg Barry who was having a fine game at outhalf.
The rain started to come down for the rest of the proceedings and both sides were still willing to move the ball. UCC were running the ball from deep in their own half at times and were making large inroads in the Young Munster defence. A series of lineouts and scrums were halted by Young Munster with ten minutes to go and this was due to the tremendous work of Gavin Ryan, Eoghan Bedford and Gary Hoban.
In the 74th minute Young Munster worked their way back into UCC territory and excellent work from Eamonn Carr set up Greg Barry to cross for another try. The final few minutes were played out in the UCC half and on the final whistle the Young Munster players celebrated undefeated, after winning all eleven matches in the competition. John Noonan from the Munster Branch presented the trophy to the Vice Captains Brian Danagher and Evan Mulcahy.
Young Munster will now play Old Belvedere in the All Ireland Quarter-Final on Saturday March 23 at 2.30pm and will also try and go one step further than last year in the U21 North Munster Cup (they were beaten by UL Bohs in the final last year.)
Final score: Young Munster 17 – UCC 5
Under 21 Squad: Gavin Ryan, Paddy Marks, Evan Ryan, James Reeves, Daniel Montgomery, Eoghan Bedford, Evan Fitzgerald, Brendan McSweeney, Ritchie McNamara, Gary Hoban, Cillian McDonagh, Brian Danagher, Cian Ryan, Jake Considine, Darren Ryan, Evan Mulcahy, Gavin Heuston, Shane O'Leary, Greg Barry, Eamonn Carr, Harry Mc Nulty, Pat Ryan , Cormac Murphy, Darren Shannon, Sean Markham, Glenn Browne, Evan Bennett, John Madigan, Owen Tarrant
Management: John Keehan (Coach), Damian Gavin (Forwards Coach), Joe Arthur (Medical-First aid), Paul O'Byrne (Manager)
Ulster Bank League Round-Up by Killian McCarthy
When your squad is depleted by injuries, your title hopes are all but gone, and the weather takes a distinct turn toward the Arctic, then you'd be forgiven for griping at a third away fixture in the space of 14 days.
Such was the lot of our senior team as they made the trip to Musgrave Park to take on Dolphin last Saturday.
After heavy back-to-back defeats to Clontarf and Lansdowne, the effort to rouse the players for another effort must have been considerable, but twenty minutes into the Dolphin clash you'd have been forgiven for thinking otherwise.
Despite the bitter cold, the Cookies had more than broken even with the hosts and had it not been for an unluckily wayward Shane O'Leary penalty, Munsters could well have had their noses in front.
As it was, a fourth minute Shane O'Leary penalty, cancelled out eight minutes later by Barry Keeshan left the scoreboard reading 3-3 at the end of the first quarter.
Disciplined Munsters' defence was dictating the game, and frustrating the Cork side until the game was sapped of its momentum by a nasty-looking clash of heads between Dom Lespierre and Dolphin centre Chris Bannon. Thankfully both players were fit to continue though the prolonged stoppage seemed to deaden the pace of the game.
Late on in the half, Munsters managed to gain a foothold in Dolphin territory only for another O'Leary penalty to clatter off the left hand upright.
Moments later however, possession was handed back to the Cookies and a penalty from a similar position to O'Leary's last effort was dispatched to touch.
At that point Dolphin hooker Niall Scannell had been sin-binned for straying offside and, minus a man in the pack, the lads in black and amber pressed home the advantage. Mark Rowley seized the ball at the tail of the lineout and the ensuing pushover try was eventually credited to second row Darren Gallagher.
O'Leary's conversion was comfortably on target but there was to be a sting in the tail before anyone could retreat to the comfort of the dressing rooms; Keeshan punishing Munsters for not releasing after Mark Rowley had athletically fielded the restart.
A four point lead at half-time was more than satisfactory for those who had made the journey from Limerick, although sadly, the lead was to be short-lived.
Successive Keeshan penalties in the 47th and 53rd minutes edged Dolphin ahead, and then came a telling intervention from referee Mark Patton. Both teams were reduced to 14 men as Seán Duggan and Dolphin openside Miah Cronin had been sin-binned, and it was the hosts who responded better to the numerical loss.
A sweeping move in the 54th minute saw tighthead Christy Condon sell a dummy and give the scoring pass to winger James Kiernan. Keeshan's conversion attempt from wide on the right was off the upright but in what had been a tight game, a seven point lead looked significant.
Indeed, that significant lead became insurmountable as Keeshan tacked on further penalties in the 58th and 73rd minutes. Munsters' efforts to claw their way back into contention were repeatedly thwarted by indiscretions that were ruthlessly penalised by referee Patton. Indeed, many of those indiscretions were exacerbated by dissent, such was the frustration felt by the team.
The final score of 23-10 is perhaps a little harsh on Young Munster who kept plugging away right to the end.
The schedule from here doesn't get any easier with Cork opposition again pencilled in for this coming Saturday. After a last-gasp conversion handed Cork Constitution a win in the return fixture in Temple Hill, our lads will undoubtedly be looking for revenge so come on out and support the team as we face into the final few games of the season.
Final score: Dolphin 23 – 10 Young Munster
Dolphin: John Leahy, Niall Scannell (Capt), Christy Condon, Dave O'Mahony, Darren O'Shea, Rob O'Herlihy, Miah Cronin, Brian O'Callaghan, Brian Slater, Barry Keeshan, Garrett O'Suilleabhain, Chris Bannon, John Gleeson, James Kiernan, Eamon Mills. Subs: Will Foley, James Cronin, Chris Rowe, Paul Hurley, Cian Bohane,
Young Munster: Ger Flaherty, Ger Slattery (Capt), Alan Cotter, Sean Duggan, Darren Gallagher, Colin Liston, Mark Rowley, Neville Melbourne, Mike Prendergast, Shane O'Leary, Darragh O'Neill, Lukas Kuntz, Mark Doyle, Dom Lespierre, Craig O'Hanlon. Subs: Daniel Montgomery, Hugh McGrath, Jake Considine, Tom Goggin, Harry McNulty.
Fixtures: Saturday March 16th 2013
Ulster Bank League: Young Munster v Cork Constitution, Tom Clifford Park 2.30pm
Peter "Nobby" Clarke R.I.P. by Johnny Brennan
The recent death of Peter Clarke was felt with great sadness in Young Munster RFC. He was a lifelong supporter and attended most games down the years. Born in Thomondgate, he spent most of his life in the southside of city. In 1984 he was involved with Junior XV which won All-Ireland glory. He will be missed by all at Tom Clifford Park. To his wife and family deepest condolences. RI P
Ladies Night
On Friday 22nd March, a Ladies Night will take place in the Young Munster Pavilion, for a ladies-only night of fun and frolics! Music with DJ John Crofton, raffle with lots of spot prizes. Doors 8.30pm, limited tickets €10 available from Anne Marie 086-1599018.
Clubhouse open Sundays and available for functions
The clubhouse at Tom Clifford Park is open every Sunday with all pints just €3.50. To enquire about having functions in the clubhouse contact Frank Corr 087-2901015.
Underage News
Young Munster U11's went to Willow Park (Blackrock College primary school) last weekend and returned home with the best club trophy. This well-drilled team were placed in group A at the event and through some smashing rugby they overcame all and won their group. Next stage saw them come up against the some formidable school teams and try as they did, this became a very hard task. To all coaches, players, parents and the U10s who travelled also, well done on representing the club and once again to the team you did all of us proud.
Underage Results Sunday 10th March
Under 17s Friendly: Young Munster 28 Clanwilliam 12
Under 12s Blitz: Kilfeacle Tournament Played 4, Won 4
Underage Fixtures Bank Holiday Monday 18th March
Quarter Final U17s Cup: Young Munster v Garryowen, Tom Clifford Park 11.30am


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My most popular post of all time is "The Best Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup." I get serious traffic from it all year long. But I've noticed a big upswing in traffic going to that post this past week... it must be soup season! I decided to revisit my Best Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup recipes and (as the Barefoot Contessa would say) "turn up the volume."
To the soup, I started with spicy chorizo and added carrots, onions and spinach along with canned whole peeled tomatoes to give it a little more nutritional value. Did I mention the chorizo?
For the sandwich, I stuck with simple and fresh flavors - a fresh tomato, fresh mozzarella and fresh basil. All grilled together then, just as I do with toasted bread for bruschetta, I rubbed the toasted sandwich with a clove of garlic. It does all the right things for a really simple and classic sandwich. When you dip the grilled cheese in the hot soup, the mozzarella melts just a little more, making it gooey and delicious.
Chorizo & Vegetable Cream Soup | Fresh Mozzarella, Tomato & Basil Grilled Cheese
1 pound of chorizo sausage
3 carrots, diced
1 cup of mushrooms, sliced
1/2 small white onion, diced
4 cloves of garlic, diced
1 large can of whole peeled tomatoes, hand crushed with juice
4 cups of chicken broth
1/2 cup of cream
4 cups of fresh spinach
fresh mozzarella
tomato, sliced
fresh basil
baguette, sliced
olive oil
1 clove of garlic, whole
Remove the sausage from its casing and break it up into small/medium pieces. Cook it in a saute pan on a medium/high heat, rendering some of the fat. Add the carrot, mushrooms and onion and cook until soft, approx 5-7 minutes. Add garlic. Cook for 1-2 minutes. Add the tomatoes by squeezing them in one at a time. Continue to break them into bite size pieces with the spoon. Add the juice from the can of tomatoes.
Add the chicken broth and cream. Add spinach. Simmer for 10-15 minutes.
Slice the baguette, pile with mozzarella, tomato and basil and top with a second piece of bread. In a skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Cook sandwiches for 3-4 minutes just until they start to brown. Flip and repeat. Rub a raw clove of garlic on the crusty sides of bread.