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Atherstone Adders Hockey Club was established in 1953 and played all of its home matches at Atherstone Cricket Club in North Warwickshire, UK.
In the 60's the grass pitches became unsuitable and the Adders played all of their home games at Woodhouse School in Tamworth until the 70's. From then on the Club became nomadic as it played it's home games in Nuneaton, Chelmsley Wood and more recently at Earl Shilton.
Then, quite dramatically, nearly 60 years after it was formed the Club finally gained access to its very own astro pitch in the heart of Atherstone at QE School on Witherley Road.
The Adders run a Men's 1sts, Men's 2nds and Men's 3rds teams who play their hockey in the East Midlands Divisions of the Midland Regional Hockey Association League.
There are also three Ladies teams who play in Divisions 1, 4 and 5 of the Warwckshire Women's Hockey League.
The Club also runs two successful Badgers teams who play League hockey on Saturdays.
Summer hockey is also very popular within the Club and there are Mens and Ladies Summer league teams, plus a Sunday Mixed Team along with regular Friday night social hockey - followed by a re-hydrating drink (or two) at a local hostelry!
The Junior section of the Adders is rapidly expanding and the lifeblood of the Club as they provide the Club with the first team players of the future. Junior coaching is on Wednesday evenings at QE school. The Club has Junior sides in many age ranges including U8's, U10's U12's and U14's.
The Club also has a very active social side. Regular tours take place to festivals such as Blackpool and Weymouth and also overseas tours to the Caribbean. The Club has twice been to Barbados and once to Trinidad & Tobago.


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It's been a week of challenges…I suppose the most obvious would be the challenge of the week before vacation, when one is a teacher in a middle school, and all of those little bundles of energy are starting to come just slightly unwound as a couple of weeks of freedom draw near.
Then there's the challenge I threw down at a friend, as a way to get my health back on track: I challenged him to a friendly little weight-loss and cycling competition. We're competing for most weight lost/most miles ridden over the next few months. It's already gotten a little heated up, as we're monitoring each other's riding progress on our smartphones, and if one of us rides, sure enough, the other gets out soon to catch up/one up. At least it's getting us up and out and moving!
Last challenge, also laid down by yours truly, was to my friend Sue, who wanted to start blogging. She was getting hung up on minor details, such as the name of the blog, whether or not to have separate personal and professional blogs, and so on. So I said "write a post this weekend…I will if you will!" Within the hour, she had chosen her blog name, written a post and published it…yikes! So here I am, blowing the dust off of this old blog that has lain dormant for far too long.
I'm going to write, at least once a week, maybe more. About what? Who knows. Whatever moves me, I guess. Who will read it? Maybe one friend, maybe more. Maybe it will just be me. That doesn't really matter. What matters is that I write, that Sue writes, and that we push each other to keep it up. Challenge issued…and accepted.
Seven months later…
Life has a habit of getting in the way of things we'd like to do…spending more time with friends, learning a new language or a new musical instrument, keeping up with our blogs. What was it John Lennon said? "Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans." Well, life has cruised by over the last seven months since my last post. Whew. Has life happened…
It's been seven months since I moved into my little trailer on the hill, and it's been a great seven months! I was just talking to friends last night about gratitude, and how we all have so much to be thankful for: a roof over our heads, a warm bed to sleep in, food, a job, great friends, family – too many things to list, really. I had kept a gratitude journal for a while, listing five things every day that I was grateful for, and I think I need to resume that habit. It struck me hard a couple of months back (one of many times) what a freakin' awesome life I have. I'm not focusing on things like losing my home and having had to move, or struggling financially for a couple of years. There are too many good things to focus on to spend time wallowing in what could have, should have been.
As for those things that have gotten in the way of life? They really are, as Lennon said, life. I have been spending more time with friends, reconnecting with some, solidifying relationships with others. I haven't learned a new language (other than my students' teaching me the occasional Spanish cuss word!), but I have been playing a lot of music, alone and with a friend, and teaching another friend how to play guitar…and teaching myself to play two new instruments – piano and drums. My life is full up here in my little trailer on the hill. I really couldn't ask for anything more 🙂
By the way, thanks for the kick in the ass, Martha – next drink's on me!
Becoming Trailer Trash
Over the next few months, I'll be moving into my new home, a single-wide trailer on the Coleman's property…or "the Coleman Compound" as we're calling it. Emmy lives in her new studio there, and the crazy landlords are in the big house between us, then me…oh, and the chickens. Can't forget the chickens. And the rooster. And Petunia, the peahen. What an awesome new life I have in front of me ☺
The view from my yard – looking south toward Mt. Ashland. I need to trim a few trees to give myself a better view.
Same direction…from the deck.
My bedroom has lots of light, which makes up for the ugly carpet and old-school wood paneling.
Added a little color with diversity flags.
Trees in bud – yes, it's spring!
Looking from the deck to my yard…not really "my" yard, more like "our" yard. "Ours" meaning the compound's ☺
Birding on the Lower Klamath Lake
Lower Klamath Lake #3
Originally uploaded by heavdog.
What a beautiful day to be outside…I went birdwatching with a group of friends on this lovely, almost warm winter day. We saw dozens and dozens of wonderful birds: hawks, eagles, swans, cranes…what a day!
This was a rare shot of a very calm lake, and not a bird is in sight. Not the way the rest of the day unfolded…
Emigrant Lake
Emigrant Lake
Originally uploaded by heavdog.
Just one of the reasons I love this valley so…it really doesn't matter which season we're in, it's always lovely. I took this photo just after the new year began, on a blustery hike around the lake. Make that MUDDY hike around the lake. We were lucky and managed to not get ourselves too bogged down – on foot – but there were a couple of four-wheelers who got stuck in the mud.
It really did feel like being in Scotland 🙂
May I be excused? My brain is full!
Or maybe I should say it's empty – whatever…I just spent the evening with a group of middle-school kids, making a guest appearance as a songwriter. In real life, I teach many of these kids, but not anything remotely connected to music. Oh, I bill my 8th grade health class as "sex, drugs and rock and roll", but we don't get to do as much of the "rock and roll" as I'd like 🙂
So anyway, this group of budding authors/poets/songwriters was participating in a young writers' retreat up in the nearby mountains. They had written some poetry/lyrics, and my job was to help them put their words to music. Over the course of a few hours, I managed to help create five pretty solid songs, from rap to folk to a pseudo-B52's piece. One song, the last one we worked on, was a sweet ballad, and ended up being a collaborative effort between a former student who was volunteering at the retreat, and myself. By the time we finished that one, we were both done. I forgot how exhausting creativity can be.
Exhausting or not, it was just what the doctor ordered. I've been trying to get back into writing music, something I've dabbled in over the years, and this gave me a kick in the butt in the right direction 🙂
Heatwave – but at least the smoke has cleared!
Forecast for today: 106 degrees…actual high temp? Over a hundred, but not sure how much over. But really, once it gets that hot, who cares about a degree or two? Let's just say it was hot…
The good thing is, the smoke has cleared. We'd been getting a valley full of smoke from the fires in northern California. For close to a week, you could barely see any of the mountains surrounding us. They just disappeared from view.
But on the morning of the 4th, once the cloud cover lifted, there was this odd sight in the sky: blue. It was an awesome way to celebrate Independence Day, on a morning walk under cloudy skies yielding to blue.
The next few days were wonderful, temps in the 80's, no crap in the air. And now- over 100 – but clear. As long as I can breathe, I guess I can handle the heat. And if not? There's always a quick trip to the mountains…a river…a lake…the coast…that's what I love about this place, not only is it beautiful in its own right, but we're not more than an hour of two away from any sort of outdoor environment or activity a girl could wish for 😉
Geek parade…or, I can do ANYTHING with my iPhone!
Yes, anything! Including blogging, easily, with the help of the BlogIt web app for the iPhone. This entry is really just a testdrive of BlogIt..so far it looks really promising – I'll let you know how it goes!
Living in the city, you don't expect to see certain animals just wandering, or flying, about. I thought I'd start a log of sorts of the ones that I've had the privilege of sighting lately…
Bats! In the evening, just after sundown and when the sky is still dusky, the bats are out, zooming about erratically as they cleanse the skies of skeeters 🙂 One flew about four or five feet from my head, and I was proud of myself for not ducking it. Bats are pretty darned cool.
Woodpecker – flew across the road and landed on top of a telephone pole. At first I thought it might have been a flicker – we see lots of these around, especially at school under the builiding's eaves. But when I got a good look at this one, with its black and white and red markings, and crest on its head, I knew his true identity.
Raccoons…damned raccoons! They make their occasional appearance on my porch, wreaking havoc at the kitty food dish. They're sooooo cute, but also soooo huge and mean and scary! I toyed with the idea of shooting them with a pellet gun (to scare, not to kill), but all I could think of was that I would hit one in the eye, and I'd have a blind raccoon living out the rest of his days on my porch, feeding with the kitties…
My absolute favorite, and most frequent, sightings: barn owls. Yep, a mating pair and baby are currently inhabiting some trees at the end of my block. There has been a pair living there for years, not sure if these are the same or their offspring, but either way, it's probably the coolest thing I've experienced as a city dweller. In the evenings, I'll take Emma for a walk, and we'll stop across the street from their trees and watch…tonight, I was treated to all three…first, the baby, perched atop the dead tree where they nest; then I heard the screech of a parent as he flew in to stand guard over the little one; parent number two then came in for a landing, sending parent number one scattering to another branch, after which the three just perched there and stared at me, probably sizing me up to decide if I was small enough to eat (not!)
More to follow, I'm sure…
I'm now a published photographer
Not that it's a really big deal, no coffee table book or the Post or the Times or anything like that…but what I did get was one of my photos included on a travel mapping website called Schmap. It was this photo that I shot at the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. I tried to include their widget in my sidebar, but I can't figure out how to do it without a bunch of code manipulation…
Kind of validates all the photos I shoot 🙂

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Saturday, July 28, 2018
It's election time - August 7, 2018!
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Labels: 2018, August 7, County elections, Forsythkid, opinion
Monday, July 23, 2018
Photo of sky taken at the time of the Duck boat accident.
Google map showing this line.
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Labels: 17 dead, 2018, accident, Forsythkid, July 19, micro burst, opinion, Ride the ducks
Bull Shoals Bridge video cam ...gone!
Update: July 23, 2018 - Apparently MODOT removed the camera as they felt that the project was 'completed'. This in the face of the asphalt not yet being laid, nor the roundabout being completed....
Following is a statement from a MODOT spokesperson:
'The camera at the Bull Shoals bridge project has been removed. The camera was in the way of the new roundabout being built at Route 160/76 at the north end of the new bridge. It will not be reinstalled on the project.'
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Labels: broken video cam, Bull Shoals Bridge project, Forsythkid, MODOT, opinion, OxBlue
Friday, July 20, 2018
On Country Mart and slippage!
Forsyth MO. - On a promised to be hot July day in 2018, I wandered into a local grocery store known as Country Mart and as I stepped into the Produce Department, a line from Stephan King's book. 'Dark House' came to mind. It concerned the term 'slippage'; 'It's a feeling of a kind of inevitable, sometimes hard to detect degradation into darkness. Everything is in a state of entropy. So, you're either working to improve or letting things degrade and break up.' Half empty bins, containing limp produce greeted my eye in a department that heretofore had always been a shining example of veggies done right! I was going to purchase some Romaine, but after looking at the ragged offerings, I passed.
As I quickly exited the area, the damage had been done and now my mind was queued in to spot other areas and shelves with products that had gaps in between one item and the next. An image that was not at all like the one pictured above... Like I said, slippage was apparent most everywhere on this date and in this store....
Update: The very next day, the Produce area looked a lot better (see picture at right)! Just perhaps, I did show up on an off sort of day.... I was also informed that the long term employee, Randy, who did such an outstanding job maintaining that area had moved on...
Update: The very next day, the Produce area looked a lot better (see picture at right)! Just perhaps, I did show up on an off sort of day.... I was also informed that the long term employee, Randy, who did such an outstanding job maintaining that area had moved on...
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Labels: Country Mart, Forsythkid, opinion, slippage
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Shanna Tilley needs your vote!
Shanna Tilley is currently running for the position of County Clerk for Taney County Missouri in 2018. Now according to one internet source, (for anyone who is not sure of the duties involved); The county clerk is responsible for filing vital records, or important documents related to a specific county's population, including birth, death and marriage certificates. And, depending on the size of the county's population, the duties of the job can go a lot further than that!
I knew Shanna some years ago when we both worked for the same company. Back then, she was a real go-getter whose energy and focus was apparent in everything she did. And today, she's looks to be even more energetic and focused than ever before!
I feel that citizens like Shanna Tilley are exactly the type of people we need to fill critical positions in local government, during otherwise trying and difficult political times. I would hope that all my friends, who reside in the Country, see fit to get out and vote their choices on August 7, 2018!
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Labels: County Clerk, Forsythkid, opinion, Shanna Tilley, Vote 2018
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Bull Shoals bridge roaundabout set to start!
Left unanswered was what traffic problems were anticipated and I was told that these would be addressed in an upcoming press release from MODOT in a few days.
Following was the most recent press release from MODOT:
Southwest District Office 417.895.7600
July 03, 2018 02:45 PM
Construction Starts on New RoundaboutAt Route 160/76 Intersection near Forsyth
Forsyth area, Taney County – Work to build a roundabout at the intersection of Route 160 and Route 76 east of Forsyth is underway, as the same contractor continues work on the new Route 76 bridge over Bull Shoals Lake, which is adjacent to the roundabout project, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.
During the roundabout project, drivers can expect one-lane traffic, traffic shifts and increased construction at the intersection. Contractor crews will avoid disruptions during morning and afternoon rush hour as much as possible.
The construction on the roundabout will take place within the same work zone as the new Route 76 bridge over Bull Shoals Lake. Contractor crews are making good progress on the bridge and are now focusing on building the road approaching the new structure.
Drivers are urged to use caution in the area and expect delays at times.
The prime contractor on the roundabout project is Lehman Construction of California, Mo.
The total project cost for the roundabout project is $1.4 million.
The project is a partnership between MoDOT and Taney County.
The project is scheduled for completion by November 1, 2018.
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Monday, July 9, 2018
Creek Devils to appear at local bar!
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Labels: Creek Devils, Forsythkid, Frosted Mug, July 13
Monday, July 2, 2018
Around and about Forsyth MO in July 2018!
Forsyth MO. – It was July 2 and we'd just survived a mini-heat wave that had lasted almost week. And this day was proving to be no slouch either as it was 85°F even before 10AM in the morning!
|Pat and Leo B. with an unnamed person!
I had gone to the Long Horn Family Dining restaurant on Hwy 160 for breakfast where I enjoyed Eggs and hash browns with toast and sausages. While I was there, I ran into Pat and Leo Bennett who had just arrived from Arizona. Both maintain homes here in Kissee Mills and Parker AZ. They told me they were planning to be here until about October before heading back to their winter quarters. And, no that isn't Trump in the pic, just weird uncle Ernie.
After taking my leave of the restaurant, I headed over to a local grocery store for some more grub. As I walked in from the parking lot, I couldn't help but to notice that many of the cars had out of state plates. That was good news for local businesses as vacationers do like to spend money!
|Tomatoes from last year's Market!
On a sadder note, when I stopped to visit the Farmer's Market that was most always around this time of year, I discovered that they had been moved out of town over t the Fair Grounds. What? That location is a fer piece of distance from town and I elected not to travel that far for home grown veggies. Seriously, I really liked it when the market was located in the parking lot next to the Historical Society. I'd even go as far as Shadowrock Park, but the powers that be must have decided that the Fair Grounds would be a better location. Good luck with that!
Well, the Fourth of July is upon us and I'd heard that Rockaway Beach was going to put on a number of events starting on Tuesday, July 3rd. I hoped to stop down that way and get a few pictures. I thought I might even grab a hamburger and chips if they had a vendor that offered such. Do stop by, if you can as it is generally a fun time.
Lastly, a friendly reminder that the Fourth is one of those holidays that seem to get more than their fair share of impaired drivers. Twenty six people died last year with 16 seeing someone in the vehicle that was impaired. Because of stats like that, the police will be out in force starting June 20 thru July 4th watching for anyone who is driving in an erratic manner. Those who are caught will be arrested and charged, so don't you be one of them! www.taneyweather.com
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WILLIAM HEBERDEN, M.D.—This distinguished ornament of the medical profession was born in London in 1710, and educated at the grammar school in Saint Saviour's churchyard, Southwark; whence he was transferred in December, 1724, at an unusually early age, to St. John's college, Cambridge. Of that house he was elected a fellow in 1730. He proceeded A.B. 1728; A.M. 1732; M.D. 1739. Dr. Heberden practised his profession for several years at Cambridge, where for about ten years he delivered an annual course of lectures on the Materia Medica. Among his pupils were some who afterwards greatly distinguished themselves, as Sir George Baker, Dr. Gisborne, and Dr. Glynn, of Cambridge. The specimens he had collected for the illustration of his lectures he presented to St. John's college when he quitted Cambridge. Of his method of lecturing a specimen is preserved in his Essay on Mithridatium and Theriaca, published in 1745, three years before he quitted the university. Treating of this famous medicine, Dr. Heberden proves that the only poisons known to the ancients were hemlock, monk's-hood, and those of venomous beasts; and that to these few they knew of no antidotes. That the farrago called after the celebrated king of Pontus, which in the time of Celsus consisted of thirty-eight simples, had changed its composition every hundred years, and that therefore what had been for so many ages called Mithridatium, was quite different from the true medicine found in the cabinet of that prince. This, he states, was a very trivial one, composed of twenty leaves of rue, one grain of salt, two nuts, and two dried figs; and he infers that, even supposing Mithridates had ever used the compound (which is doubtful), his not being able to despatch himself was less owing to the strength of his antidote than to the weakness of his poison. The first accounts of subtle poisons that might be concealed under the stone of a seal or ring, as well as the stories of poisons by vapours arising from perfumed gloves and letters, he pronounces to be evidently the idle inventions of ignorance and superstition. The learning and good sense which characterise the whole of this little essay will enable the reader to form a judgment of the manner in which he conveyed instruction to his class, and of the loss which the university must have suffered by his removal.
Dr. Heberden was admitted a Candidate of the College of Physicians 25th June, 1745, and a Fellow 25th June, 1746. He settled in London at the close of 1748; and was elected a fellow of the Royal Society 1st February, 1749. It was, however, long before his worth was discovered and appreciated, so long, indeed, that he was on the point of returning to end his days at Cambridge. But happily for the world and for his own fame he steadily persevered, and ultimately rose to a height in professional and general esteem, of which there have been but few instances. He was nominated Gulstonian lecturer in 1749; Harveian orator in 1750; and Croonian lecturer in 1760. He was Censor in 1749, 1755, 1760; Consiliarius, 1762; and was constituted an Elect 11th August, 1762, an office which he resigned 28th June, 1781. About this time, becoming sensible that his age required indulgence, he passed the summer at a house which he had purchased at Windsor, but he continued his practice in town during the winter for some years longer. Dr. Heberden died at his house in Pall-mall, honoured, esteemed, and venerated by all ranks in and out of the profession, on the 17th May, 1801, in the ninety-first year of his age.(1) He was buried at Windsor, and on the south side of the parish church is a monument to his memory, with the following inscription:—
Near this place are deposited the remains of
William Heberden, M.D.,
who died the 17th May, 1801,
in the 91st year of his age.
He practised physic,
first at Cambridge, afterwards in London,
with great and unsullied reputation above 50 years.
His distinguished learning,
his sweetness of manners, and active benevolence
raised him to an uncommon height in public esteem:
above all, his deep sense of religion,
which he cultivated with unremitting attention,
regulated his conduct through a long and busy life,
and supported him to the last
with unabated cheerfulness and resignation.
His widow and three surviving children erected this tablet to his memory.
By his wife Mary, the eldest daughter of William Wollaston, esquire, to whom he was married 19th January, 1760, he had five sons and three daughters. His second son, who was bred a physician, practised with great success in London, and fully maintained the reputation of his distinguished name. He will have to be mentioned in a subsequent page.
Dr. Heberden's character has been so admirably drawn by Dr. Macmichael, that I have no hesitation in transferring his sketch to my own pages:—" Dr. Heberden was always exceedingly liberal and charitable; therefore, as soon as he found he could support himself in London, he voluntarily relinquished a fellowship which he held in St. John's college, for the benefit of some poorer scholar to whom it might be of use. He was forward in encouraging all objects of science and literature, and promoting all useful institutions. There was scarcely a public charity to which he did not subscribe, or any work of merit to which he did not give his support. He recommended to the College of Physicians the first design of their 'Medical Transactions,' was the author of several papers in them, also of some in the ' Philosophical Transactions,' as well as of ' Commentaries on the History and Cure of Diseases.'
"He was much esteemed by his majesty king George the Third, and upon the queen's first coming to England in 1761 had been named as physician to her majesty— an honour which he thought fit to decline; the real reason of which was that he was apprehensive it might interfere with those connections of life that he had now formed. In 1796 he met with an accident which disabled him for the last few years of his life; till then he had always been in the habit of walking, if he could, some part of every day. It deserves to be mentioned that when he was fast approaching to the age of ninety, he observed that, though his occupations and pleasures were certainly changed from what they had used to be, yet he knew not if he had ever passed a year more comfortably than the last. He lived to his ninety-first year, and there can hardly be a more striking memorial of the perfect condition of his mind to the very last, than that within forty-eight hours of his decease he repeated a sentence from an ancient Roman author, signifying that ' death is kinder to none than those to whom it comes uninvoked.'
" His address was pleasing and unaffected, his observations cautious and profound, and he had a happy manner of getting able men to exhibit their several talents, which he directed and moderated with singular attention and good humour. But though rendered eminent by his skill as a physician, he conferred a more valuable and permanent lustre on his profession by the worth and excellence of his private character. From his early youth Dr. William Heberden had entertained a deep sense of religion, a consummate love of virtue, an ardent thirst for knowledge, and an earnest desire to promote the welfare and happiness of all mankind. By these qualities, accompanied with great sweetness of manners, he acquired the love and esteem of all good men, in a degree which perhaps very few have experienced; and after passing an active life with the uniform testimony of a good conscience, he became a distinguished example of its influence in the cheerfulness and serenity of his latest age. In proof of these assertions, I will mention an anecdote of him, which though now perhaps almost forgotten, somehow or other transpired at the time, and was duly appreciated by his contemporaries. After the death of Dr. Conyers Middleton, his widow called upon Dr. Heberden with a MS. Treatise of her late husband, about the publication of which she was desirous of consulting him. The religion of Dr. Middleton had always been justly suspected, and it was quite certain that his philosophy had never taught him candour. Dr. Heberden having perused the MS., which was on the inefficacy of prayer, told the lady that though the work might be deemed worthy of the learning of her departed husband, its tendency was by no means creditable to his principles, and would be injurious to his memory; but as the matter pressed, he would ascertain what a publisher might be disposed to give for the copyright. This he accordingly did; and having found that 150l. Might be procured, he himself paid the widow 200l, and consigned the MS. To the flames."(2)
Dr. Heberden's " Commentarii de Morborum Historiâ et Curatione," a posthumous work, which will transmit his name to the latest posterity, appeared both in Latin and English in 1802. They were received with equal, if not greater, applause on the continent than in England. Soemmering considered them of such value that he reprinted them in Germany with a preface, in which he styles their author the "Medicus veré Hippocraticus." Professor Friedlander, of Halle, published in 1831 a neat edition at Leipsic, as a portion of the "Scriptorum Classicorum de Praxi Medicâ nonnullorum Opera Col-lecta."
An admirable portrait of Dr. Heberden, in his eighty-sixth year, by Sir William Beechey, is in the College. It was presented by his son, Dr. William Heberden, at the opening of the present College in June, 1825, and has been well engraved by W. Ward.
William Munk
[(1) The second Dr. William Heberden's eulogy of his father in the Harveian oration for 1820 is so delicately conceived and expressed, that I here insert it:—" Et tu quoque quem sicut vivum amplecti et audire semper fuit mihi jucundissimum, ita mortuum honorare nunquam desinam. Taceam, O Socii, an loquar? Immo vero a me petere unumquemque vestrum puto ut de optimo Parente pauca saltem dicam. Nisi enim me fallat gratissima memoria et amoris magnitudo, non alium cognoveritis aut integritate vitæ excellentiorem, aut optimarum artium studiosiorem, aut exercitatione medicinæ humaniorem extitisse. Quo quidem animo medicinam excoluerit testantur Acta hujus Collegii Medica; cujus operis cum ipse suasor et autor fuisset, tum illud multis et utilissimis tractationibus amplificavit: testatur Commentariorum volumen quod post mortem editum est, in quo non magis eruditionem judiciumque admiramur, quam industriam ac laborem. Nihil ex opinione admisit, nihil ex conjectura, nihil ex probabilitate: quicquid autem vel novum addiderit, vel receptum confirmaverit, ex usu et diuturna observatione, qua maxime fide potuit, duxit: Quid mirum, si immensum sui desiderium nobis reliquit ? Non enim ille in luce modo, atque in oculis civium magnus; sed intus, domîque præstantior. Qui sermo? Quæ praecepta? Quam multæ literæ? Magno enim studio cum omni literarum generi, turn philosophiæ deditus fuit; nec vero ineunte ætate solum, sed et in omni vitae spatio; in quo ita magna fuit medendi occupatio, ut non multum, sub ipso tecto, otii relinqueretur. Quid ego divinarum rerum contemplationem memorem? Qua delectatione satiari nulla aetas potest. Pater dilectissime? quid non virtutes istae, tuusque in me animus mereantur? Sed admiratione te potius, quam temporalibus laudibus; utinam quoque similitudine possemus decorare." p. 19.
(2) The Gold-headed Cane. 2nd edition. Lond. 1828, p. 176]
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China-focused portal China.com is being blocked in China by the Beijing authorities, according to industry sources.
Officials of China.com deny it, but tests by internetnews.com found the site was unreachable inside China while accessible from abroad.
With the approaching tenth anniversary of the Beijing Massacre (June 4) and the fiftieth anniversary of the People's Republic (October 1), the Chinese government has blocked access to the portal in China because of its links to socially and politically 'contaminated' sites, it is believed by some observers.
The blocking is surprising because the official Chinese news agency, Xinhua, has a significant stake in the parent company of China.com Corp., China Internet Corp, according to an insider.
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Pundits surmise that foreign influence on the portal may have been a significant factor to their demise. China.com has Western management and backing from US tech giants like Sun Microsystems and Bay Networks.
Moreover, Beijing's curtailment of access to the portal in China may have something to do with their portal versions for Taiwan. Beijing considers Taiwan a renegade province.
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Addressing anti-hunting sentiment
Hunting comes to the forefront each fall. Articles about the sport and photos of hunters with their trophies find their way into the pages of many Pennsylvania newspapers, including the Centre Daily Times. Sometimes, the stories even make the front page. This is natural, because hunting is big business in our state, with many license-buying participants.
Unfortunately, the prominence of hunting in the fall and early winter also helps to spawn negative letters to the editor. Hunting offends some people. A case in point: In mid-November, outdoor writer Tom Venesky penned an article for the Times-Leader, in Wilkes-Barre. The article was about Devon Woolfolk harvesting a 502-pound bear with a bow and arrow in Luzerne County. Venesky's article was reprinted in the Centre Daily Times. Locally, the article spawned at least two negative letters to the editor.
These letters express important feelings, of which all hunters should take note, and to which they should be able to respond politely and intelligently. We hunt at the pleasure of the vast majority of people who do not hunt. One should always remember this — that is, if you want to continue to hunt. It is our job to help others understand what hunting is all about.
I am a hunter, but when I write about hunting or make hunting-related posts on social media, I take care to be sensitive to the feelings of non-hunters. In writing and sharing photos, I always communicate respect for the game animal. I never show blood. If you care about hunting, this should be a priority for you, too.
Perhaps your attitude is, "I don't care what other people think," or you convey through your photos or words posted on social media the image that you "just like to kill stuff." This is a problem — it turns people off, and it helps to fashion non-hunters into anti-hunters.
I hunt because I like to hunt, not because I like to kill animals. There is a difference. Yes, I kill game animals during the legal seasons — hunting was part of the family culture in which I was raised, and my family had many dinners from the game that we brought home. However, killing is not my reason for being in the woods. I love being in the outdoors, to experience all of the wonders that nature has to offer.
So, what do you say to the person who demonstrates through their letters or spoken words that they do not understand hunting? Let me pull a few quotes from those letters.
"The truth is that an animal has no chance in front of a hunter armed with a compound bow or a gun," wrote J. Dunlap of Bellefonte.
On the surface, this is true, but the letter-writer does not understand that it was a successful "hunt" that put the bowhunter in front of the bear, and then skill that results in a successful shot. In Pennsylvania, only about one out of 50 hunters — or 2 percent — gets a bear each year. The chances with a bow are much lower. Hunting is about the hunt, and shooting an animal is only a small part of a hunt.
Paula Williams-Hutton, of Philipsburg, wrote, "Bears are beautiful creatures. They are usually not destructive toward property."
Bears are beautiful creatures, but apparently this letter-writer has no idea how destructive that they can be. On the website of Venesky's own paper, one reader thanked the hunter.
"Thank you Devon. I have a feeling this is the bruin that has been targeting our trash cans the past five years. He destroyed two trash cans ... lots of other times he just had fun strewing trash over our yard. [It happened] more times than I can count." The damage stopped after the hunter shot the bear.
Any farmer I have asked about bears usually dislikes them because of the damage that they do to corn fields, oats and orchards. I talked with one non-hunting gentleman at the Huntingdon bear check station in November. He was there because he was hoping that a hunter would shoot the bear that had been raiding his chicken coop and killing his chickens.
I live in the middle of the woods by choice and I tolerate a lot of animal damage. Just on my property alone, bears have destroyed over $300 worth of bird feeders and a plastic barrel filled with duck food. One fall, a bear picked my pumpkins and then just rolled them around, apparently playing with them. The claw marks on the pumpkins made for a great conversation piece, but their value as Halloween jack-o'-lanterns was zero. Another time, a bear flattened the fence surrounding my garden. On still a different occasion, a bear destroyed my small peach tree to eat the fruit.
The length of bear hunting seasons is based in part on the number of bear complaints that the Pennsylvania Game Commission receives — and it receives many.
This brings us to the most important question raised by Dunlap and how it could be answered — "I have but one question to ask about this killing: Why?"
It may seem counterintuitive, but if you have ever enjoyed watching a bear in the wild, or a deer or elk, you should thank a hunter. These animals thrive in Pennsylvania because of hunters. Hunters have purchased well over 1 million acres of wildlife habitat in Pennsylvania. How many acres have the Friends of Animals, the Humane Society or other anti-hunting groups purchased? Zero.
Hunters also fund the Game Commission — the agency that has officers to enforce wildlife laws and protect animals. The Game Commission receives no general tax dollars.
It was not too long ago that bears were considered vermin in most states, and they could be trapped or shot any time of the year by anyone. Hunters lobbied to have them protected and managed.
Pennsylvania's bear population was estimated at 2,000 to 3,000 in 1915. Now, just a little over 100 years later, we have 20,000 bears. Without hunting, the bear population would double in two or three years. Without laws to protect bears, their population would diminish.
Considering all of the damage that bears can do, just how many bears might Pennsylvania safely support? How much crop damage can be written off? Do you want a bear killing farm animals, raiding your garden or destroying your bird feeders?
Hunting is part of nature. It provides healthy "organic" food for hundreds of thousands of people in Pennsylvania alone, and it is the best way to control the bear and deer populations.
Whether they know it or not, the letter-to-the-editor writers need people like you and me to hunt. If you care about the future of hunting, I hope that you, like me, will respectfully and politely take time to help them understand. Our sport depends on it.
Mark Nale, who lives in the Bald Eagle Valley, is a member of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association and can be reached at email@example.com


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Stumptown has partnered with husband and wife team, Marysabel Caballero and Moises Herrera of El Puente since 2004. Marysabel and Moises stand out as top producers with a genuine focus on putting resources back into the local community. We've cherished our friendship with them since we discovered their delicious coffee; we're proud to offer El Puente for the 14th year in a row.
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As a fourth generation coffee farmer, Marysabel's bond with coffee is intimately connected to her family's history. Coffee cultivation in her family dates back around 1907, when her great-grandfather began growing coffee in Honduras. Moises Herrera came into coffee as an employee of a Guatemalan coffee exporter. On a visit to Honduras in 1992 he saw an area in the municipality of Chinacla which had ideal altitude and conditions to produce high quality coffee. The pair were married in 1996 and together they began planting and cultivating coffee on their first farm, La Maltide.
Chinacla looks very different from most places we visit. The interesting blend of coniferous and broad-leaved trees creates a unique landscape that can remind one of the Pacific Northwest.
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Marketing Emerging Companies
Decision makers are considering more than product quality, they are evaluating your company.
Marketing is a difficult skill to master, something many engineers are not willing to concede. Marketing entails more than just sales support. Good marketing looks at the Total Available Market (TAM), studies how the competition places its products in the market, identifies a sales strategy based on the most appropriate market segment for the company, develops the appropriate information content and chooses specific communication channels to promote the message(s). Engaging a public relations or communications specialist might look like a luxury to a cash flow conscious executive when in fact it is a necessary investment. Allow this professional to offer a guide. These are not suggestions, they are guidelines.
An emerging company must sell itself first, product sales will follow.
This article will focus on the last two items that can be grouped under the label of marketing communications.
What Often Happens
A significant majority of EDA and IP companies are formed because the founders developed an algorithm that is the foundation of a new tool or a new intellectual property component that offers superior functionality to what is already available.
Marketing is exclusively focused on the product the company offers, mostly because corporate resources are almost all dedicated to development and support. The idea is that competition is based exclusively on the product, and its characteristics are all that counts.
It is likely that the company has performed benchmarks against the competition that show favorable results. Unfortunately, buyers know that benchmarks can be designed to show optimal results and thus have little value. The company might even have proven that the product integrates well with existing design flows. By itself, this is not a sufficient reason to replace an existing tool with the one being offered.
Now consider that in spite of a great product, sales are lagging, and senior management is frustrated by the lack of results. While investors become impatient, sales opportunities are fading. The company's efforts are totally dedicated to improving the product and showing weaknesses in the competing products. Almost always this tactic is ineffective.
In most cases, what is wrong is not the product, it is how the company markets itself. A company must first of all promote itself, then product credibility will increase. It is rare that a purchase decision is based solely on the quality of the product. The people involved in the decision are looking at more than the engineering quality: they are looking at the company. It makes no sense to purchase a product from an organization that does not seem to be able to grow and remain in business for a significant amount of time. An emerging company must sell itself first, product sales will follow.
Suggested Content
The most important function of Marketing is to establish the credibility of the company. A prospective customer needs to believe that the company will exist and have the resources to support and improve the product for a longer period than the one covered by the license the company is offering. In purchasing or licensing the product, the buyer's company commits more than the cost paid. It commits the engineering resources needed to use the product, and it bets on hitting the market window with the derivative product. What is at stake is much more than the product features and price, thus a high level of trust is essential. All buyers are looking for a tradeoff between perceived gain and risk. Credibility goes a long way toward lowering the perceived risk.
There are three characteristics that contribute to corporate credibility: Experience, Capability, and Stability.
Engineering-driven organizations usually have a lesser problem dealing with technical credibility, but neglect or are at a loss in dealing with business credibility.
If the company has received third-party funding, executives understand the importance of convincing prospects of the credibility of the company. If not, then making a prospect comfortable about corporate credibility is like asking for an investment by someone outside the company.
Technical experience and business experience count equally. A short biography of all executives in the company is required, including any positions of leadership outside the business world. Leadership qualities are important when measuring the managerial capabilities of corporate personnel.
The composition of the board of directors is also important. Are there outside directors? If so, how do they contribute to the company management? These topics must be covered with enough detail to show openness and willingness to be a partner.
Capability is not the same as experience. Just because one was successful previously does not guarantee success in a new environment. Capability means working long hours, making financial sacrifices, and being able to face failure without surrendering in front of an obstacle.
Stability is a derivative of capability. How stable is the corporate staff? Turnovers and defections must have a logical explanation and must be few. If a key employee leaves, the departure must be explained in logical terms.
From a technical point of view, integration is a well-understood concept. It means that the product works well with products from other companies. This is important, especially when considering market-leading companies.
Business integration is, on the other hand, often overlooked by marketing. The emerging company must show that it integrates in the chosen target market, assuming it is not the only player in that segment. If the latter is the case, or if the behavior and profile of the company is significantly different from its competitors, a strong explanation of the situation is a requirement. Remember: "Pioneers are those with arrows in their backs."
There is a class of individuals who need special attention: industry influencers.
Opinions of specific investors, a few CEOs, and some editors and analysts are respected in the industry and can build instant credibility for a company. People tend to believe what they say or write more than what others do. If they think that the company has the proper characteristics to become successful, they can be of significant help, and it will cost nothing, or close to it. Cultivate relationships, not by telling people how good the company and product are, but by showing its positive characteristics. These relationships can lead to opportunities to sit on a panel at a conference, garner positive press coverage or obtain insights on industry trends.
Joining an industry consortium is a good strategy to participate in an environment where one can learn what other companies are doing to address similar problems. It's also a way to have a clearer picture of the target market and help deal with issues that are tangentially important to the marketing effort but can't be addressed due to limited resources.
An industry consortium can give entre to meeting other executives at larger companies and startups who can be unofficial advisors or partners. Some larger companies can become investors or eventually acquirers.
Most consortia are organized as non-profits. The activities and services provided are typically funded by collecting dues from member companies. Joining a consortium costs money, but it is an investment that can repay well. It is up to the corporate representative to the consortium to use the resources offered to the benefit of the company.
The Website
The internet is the most used form of communication, and an emerging company must have a significant presence on the internet. It all starts from a professional looking home page that clearly shows the corporate mission. The home page should not be cluttered with details. Instead, it should have pulldowns that allow the reader to access relevant information.
There should be a Product pulldown where one can find not only a marketing overview of the product, but also technical details including how the product integrates in existing design flows.
A Corporate pulldown should have sections describing the executive management team and the Board of Directors composition. Some companies have an advisory committee that should be included as well. In each case, members should have a brief biography detailing past experiences and achievements. It may be advisable to include the News section under this pulldown if entries are few. Eventually, Corporate News may have its own pulldown. The Public Relations or Media Relations contact should be listed here.
It is very important to pay attention to the feedback from visitors to the website. Criticism, whether positive or negative, allows marketeers to judge how the company is perceived. Engineering-driven small companies are often overly confident about their product and have difficulty seeing it from a different point of view. Remember that the authors of the comments are potential customers. Even discovering that a negative input is coming from a competitor, it should not be dismissed. Instead learn from it. It may point to an issue that requires prompt attention either by engineering or marketing.
The Community pulldown should offer white papers, blogs, and if possible, a users' forum. Calling the pulldown "community" instead of "users" gives the impression that the company is fully connected with both its customers and its prospects. Words are important.
A blog is a useful tool to incorporate into the home page. It should be written regularly to increase readership, but not so often that it becomes burdensome. Monthly postings would be a good goal, as consistency is more important than length. Write about corporate events, industry happenings, technology opportunities. Adding photos or graphics makes it more interesting. A good blog improves credibility, experience, and industry integration.
There are communication vehicles the company must use: Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Facebook. They have different purposes, and individual messages should be coherent and consistent. It is important to remember that these are public channels, open to anyone, including competitors and people with dubious intent. Therefore, they must be monitored frequently by a professional skilled in public communication to avoid confrontations that develop into negative corporate positions.
Remember that what is posted on Twitter is permanent, so it is better to avoid controversy or extreme positions. Use Twitter to announce special corporate events, press releases, or to express a corporate position on industry happenings, always with the aim to increase corporate credibility and visibility.
Of the three channels, Twitter is the one to find gossip. Follow a well-established company and see how they manage this tool. Copying their style is not plagiarizing, it is a learning experience.
LinkedIn is a network of professionals and so, at a minimum, corporate executives should join, if they have not already done so in their previous professional activities. On LinkedIn, one can express opinions, publish short pieces, and even articles that are meant to elicit discussions from peers. LinkedIn activity clearly contributes to show industry integration and experience, and the audience can include technologists, investors, and prospects. In addition, as the network grows, so will the company's credibility.
LinkedIn is an effective tool to connect with industry influencers.
YouTube is a communication tool that a company can use to host a demo of its product, a seminar, or an introduction to the company. Of course, these pieces need to be of professional quality, but do not use actors. A member of the company must tell the story because the audience must connect to the company. The company is not advertising, it is presenting.
Emerging companies should have a corporate account on Facebook. It starts with a description of the company and an invitation to dialog. This is a vehicle that should be used to expand Twitter messages, carry corporate press releases, and provide technical commentary that directs readers to whitepapers on the corporate home page. While Facebook is not as popular in our industry as the other three, it is important for a company to have a presence.
Trade Shows
Attending a trade show is a significant investment, so the decision must be made carefully. The first issue to take into consideration is the goal the company wants to achieve by attending. For example, attending an exhibit just to show a product may not be the best use of resources. The goal is to establish or reinforce credibility. Marketing the company is like marketing a product. Develop a calendar of meetings to take advantage of people who will be there or are local. If the company is located in a different geographical area, study prospects in the area near where the conference is located. In the era of electronic communications, face-to-face meetings still generate greater results.
Use the opportunity to reinforce corporate identity. What makes the company unique, and how can attendees remember it when the show is over? Do not just promote the product, promote the company. Rely on a professional for booth layout.
Many companies believe that having unique or cute promotional items increases booth traffic. It does, but the attendees coming to the booth are item collectors, not real prospects. Real prospects pay little heed to promotional items.
Show the product, but be ready to answer questions not directly related to the example design. The question can also be significant input to the marketing plan and, at times, to engineering the product's next version. Be honest. If a specific feature is not in the product, do not hedge the answer. If the suggestion is outside the scope of the product, say so and explain the reason. If it is within the scope, then take it into consideration for a future version.
Marketing is difficult. Do not do it part time or solely as a sales support activity. Marketing communications deals with human behavior: What attracts and keeps attention; how do people come to trust the company and its executives; how do people decide to be a partner by using the product? These are the questions any company needs to answer in a positive manner.
Do not expect instant results from this type of marketing. Changing human opinions takes time, but it does not take forever. The investment will pay off, but, like any investment, it needs to be managed. Establish measurable but realistic goals and be ready to change approaches based on feedback. It is not an art, but the study of how people react and interact with each other: Behavioral science is taught in universities.
Mr. Moretti's engineering career started in July 1968 at TRW Microelectronics laboratory where he developed one of the first logic simulators for the semiconductors industry. His career spans work at Intel, Signetics (part of Philips NV), Chancellor Computers, and VeriBest (Intergraph), purchased by Mentor Graphics in December 1999. From 1985 to 1992 he also managed his own company, EIS Modeling, developing libraries of models for logic simulators, an activity that was the precursor of the IP industry. At VeriBest he was Executive Vice President of engineering managing three sites, Sunnyvale, California, Boulder, Colorado, and Huntsville, Alabama.
In March 2000, Gabe joined EDN as a senior technical writer and five years later left to start his own consulting business, GabeonEDA. Customers have included Cadence, Mentor, Synopsys, and other EDA companies, as well as Chip Design Magazine.


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These are our awards to recognize some top players from the past season. We weighted these awards mostly for quizbowl, but we considered results from all formats. Best Player -- Gareth Thorlakson (UTS) Gareth led all his quizbowl tournaments in powers this year, without picking up too many negs. His UTS teams finished X-1… Continue reading ONQBA Awards for 2017-18
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More Highlights from 2018 Provincials
(Write-ups of three rounds I covered, highlights from staff chat, and an interview with a team from Hamilton.) White Oaks vs Richmond Hill B White Oaks enter the room frustrated because they lost a close game to Lisgar. It turns out they lost by 30 points -- they could have tied it by 30ing the… Continue reading More Highlights from 2018 Provincials
Provincials 2018 — Congratulations to UTS
The UTS players above, they went 9-1 and won Provincials last Saturday. The field was pretty well balanced this year, but UTS was the clear best team. Full stats from the tournament. Twitter coverage of the last five rounds. Canada questions used in the tournament. We should have some more coverage to post soon. Peter… Continue reading Provincials 2018 — Congratulations to UTS
Comparing Stats for 2017-18
I looked at the stats from Toronto Novice Tournament and Carleton Supermoon Tournament. Here is my attempt to measure the strongest teams in Canada. (The stats might have errors in them, and lots of teams can always make the claim that they didn't play their full "A" lineup. So this isn't a perfect measurement of strongest… Continue reading Comparing Stats for 2017-18
Check-in for Spring 2017
News and notes for spring 2017.1. There won't be an Ontario Quizbowl Provincials for 2016-17. We were unable to properly schedule and book this a championship this year -- we apologize for the screw-up. For the teams disappointed, we hope you are making do with other HS quiz activities, and we promise to have some… Continue reading Check-in for Spring 2017


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These are the folks for whom the line between music and life is so blurred as to be nonexistent. You know who they are — you might even be one of them.
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