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Grad Student Spotlight: Carol Bogezi
Field work for graduate wildlife students often involves a great deal of patience. You might spend days tracking wolves or grizzlies before you catch a glimpse, or even have to wait months trying to spy your first lynx.
Not so for Carol Bogezi, a first-year Ph.D. student at the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (SEFS). She struck pay dirt on her first time out, capturing a full-grown, 150-pound male cougar in the North Fork Creek drainage of the Marckworth State Forest, east of Duvall, Wash. She had set out to the study site with Dr. Brian Kertson, a SEFS alumnus and cougar expert who now works with the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, when they came across the treed cat.
"When you see one in a tree, you think it's just a big kitty," she says. "But when you have it down and are measuring it in your hands, it's really big!"
Bogezi grew up outside of Kampala, Uganda, and moved to Seattle this past September to begin graduate work with Professor John Marzluff. Back home, she had most recently been studying the habitat and distribution of crocodiles in Kidepo Valley National Park, and she had done similar work with elephants and lions. What drew her to the University of Washington was the chance to study in a totally new environment, and also to focus on the human dimensions of wildlife interactions and management. Studying cougars in western Washington was a perfect fit.
She's still fine-tuning her research question, but Bogezi is especially interested in investigating how wildlife responds to human activities, such as logging or hiking, in natural areas. Also, as in the case with cougars, how do you mitigate conflicts—especially within her study area, which extends up to the Seattle suburbs and the Interstate 90 corridor? Or, in cases where perception can be more damaging than reality, can you change human attitudes toward wildlife and facilitate greater community understanding and tolerance of local species?
Beginning later this spring, she'll get another opportunity to explore some of those questions in a separate joint research project with Marzluff and Professors Stanley Asah and Aaron Wirsing. The study, recently awarded funding by the Institute of Forest Resources at SEFS, will approach the management of wolves in eastern Washington—specifically, whether it's possible, via rancher compensation or other economic incentive programs, to support a healthy and sustainable wolf presence in the state.
Bogezi says the challenge with wolves is similar to situations she experienced in Uganda involving elephants damaging crops, or lions taking livestock. She recalls showing up to heated meetings with farmers who had lost animals, or who had their fields trampled, and sometimes they'd even come waving spears. "If it's touching their livelihoods, that's where there's conflict," she says.
But the issue with wolves could be more emotional than practical—in part, Bogezi believes, because we're raised on stories like "Little Red Riding Hood" that teach kids to fear and even hate wolves. Whatever the root causes or potential solutions, though, Bogezi is excited to get out and learn firsthand what's driving perceptions. "I want to find out what people really think about the wolves," she says, "and get ideas from the ranchers themselves about how to manage this conflict."
When she completes her graduate work, Bogezi hopes to return to Uganda and, if possible, continue working there with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). She would love to replicate her research here back home, and to help mitigate wildlife conflicts in other geographical areas around Uganda and Africa.
By then, she'll be thoroughly field-tested, having handled crocodiles, held a full-grown cougar in her lap, and stared down spears in the line of research. Certainly makes you wonder what kind of challenge she'll take on next!
Photos courtesy of Carol Bogezi.

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Questions to Ask before Trading Futures and Options
Before becoming a futures and options trader, you need to know what you're getting into — and what you may get out of the risk-taking experience. Look to this checklist for key questions that can help direct your research as you consider trading futures and options.
Are you trading a U.S. or a foreign option? And is it an exchange-traded or dealer-traded option? U.S. options are easily followed, and they're regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and so are all the parties involved in issuing the contract. Exchange-traded options are standardized contracts that are more liquid and can be hedged better against risk. That isn't always the case with other, dealer-traded options.
Who is guaranteeing the transaction? U.S. exchanges and firms are constantly monitored for liquidity and solvency. Foreign institutions are not necessarily as well monitored, so their futures and options contracts need to be checked individually, especially in the case of foreign options or options that are not exchange-traded.
How much of the premium that you pay is actually the value of the option? In some cases, the fees involved when you deal with independent options dealers can be very high and can hurt your transaction. Also keep the following in mind: commission versus cost of the option versus its theoretical value versus intrinsic value, all of which can be vastly different. You pay the option premium plus a commission charge; the commission is not imbedded in the option premium.
What is the break-even price for your option? In other words, how much price appreciation will be needed before you make money?
How much in commissions are you paying, and what kind of service are you getting for what you're paying? Part of the answer here is to consider where you are with regard to your trade. Prior to expiration if long or short an option, your breakeven is the cost of your option. At expiration it gets a little more complicated. For calls, your breakeven is the strike price plus the premium paid or received by the writer. For puts, your breakeven is the strike price minus the premium paid or received by the writer.
Will your advisor/broker check several independent sources to find out what expectations are with respect to the future price of the underlying asset? If there is a widespread expectation that price will change very little in the future, the premium that you pay should be low.
How will you and your advisor/broker exercise your option, and what will you receive when you do? Always know how you and your broker will communicate. That means that you have to read and understand the terms of the management contract carefully before you put any money down.
How will your broker let you know when your options contract has been executed and what the status of your account is? Online brokers usually let you know this information automatically after your trade is executed. Some traditional brokers call you sometime after the order is executed. You have to do what is most comfortable for you.


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The annual Ocean State Automotive Contest, hosted by New England Tech automotive school faculty in cooperation with the RI Automobile Dealers Association, provides an opportunity for high school seniors to demonstrate their automotive technical abilities.
Students must work at various stations to complete assigned tasks or to troubleshoot technical "bugs" that have been planted in the vehicles. The workstations include braking systems, steering and suspension systems, electrical and electronics systems, heating and air conditioning, engine repair, parts identification and engine performance.
Teams of two high school seniors from various Rhode Island high schools and career and technical centers had ten minutes to complete each station.
The winning teams received prizes ranging from Snap-on tools to NEIT scholarships.
The first place winners were awarded a one year tuition scholarship, second place winners received a $1,500 tuition scholarship, and the third place winners earned a $1,000 tuition scholarship. The winning teams will represent Rhode Island at the National Automotive Dealers Competition in New York on April 22-23, 2014. Congratulations to these outstanding students.


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Bautista joins the Blue Birds
TORONTO — The Blue Jays have acquired infielder Jose Bautista from the Pirrsburgh Pirates in exchange for the well-traveled player to be named. No word yet on what sort of role Bautista will be filling with Toronto.
My guess is that this is simply a move to add some insurance at third base. Toronto is without Scott Rolen (left shoulder) and it's not clear when he'll be back, and utilityman Marco Scutaro has been the regular at the hot corner.
At Triple-A, Toronto's depth at third base isn't exactly strong. There's Hector Luna, Sergio Santos and a handful of others. Adding Bautista seems to add a little more depth — not a bad idea if Rolen will be out for much longer.
More later…
UPDATE: 6:26 p.m. — So manager Cito Gaston was no-committal about saying Bautista would step in as Toronto's regular third baseman, but it wounds like he'll be getting regular playing time, especially against left-handed pitching.
Bautista is under contract for $1.8 million this year and is contractually controllable for the next three years. He wasn't in Toronto yet, but was expected to be with the club in time for the weekend set against the Red Sox. No corresponding move has been made to clear room on the roster, but it would appear that Kevin Mench is the odd-man out, though David Eckstein could potentially be a candidate.
Toronto put in a claim on Bautista and then worked out a deal for the third baseman. The Jays now have six months to complete the trade, according to GM J.P. Ricciardi. Toronto's GM added that he's still monitoring the waiver wire daily to see if there's any other options, considering that the Jays are still on the outer edges of the playoff race.
Today's lineups:
at 7:07 p.m. ET at the Rogers Centre
Johnny Damon, CF
Derek Jeter, SS
Bobby Abreu, RF
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Jason Giambi, 1B
Xavier Nady, LF
Hideki Matsui, DH
Robinson Cano, 2B
Ivan Rodriguez, C
PITCHING: RHP Sidney Ponson (3-2, 4.50)
Joe Inglett, 2B
Marco Scutaro, 3B
Alex Rios, RF
Vernon Wells, CF
Adam Lind, LF
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Matt Stairs, DH
Rod Barajas, C
John McDonald, SS
PITCHING: RHP Roy Halladay (14-9, 2.64)
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Bautista? Depth?
Bautista? Depth?
Interesting that the deal is for a player to be named later. We sure had better not given up much for a career .240 hitter who hits like a wimp with risp. I wonder why we even did this deal unless we can send him back at the end of the year.
I'd rather have Scutaro at 3rd. Scutaro is hitting for higher average and hits .281 with risp, Bautista is .220 career with risp. Bautista has a bit more pop, but that matters little with a risp stat as low as it is.
What in Gods name is with this Bautista move this guy is no good,Scutaro is twice the player he is.JP is grasping at straws again,When will he learn not to waste money on junk unless it's for his nose.
Why is nobody posting ???tHE TEAM IS WINNING what more can you ask for ,is anyone happy.
Do you remember this line from JP: "It's just a guy we've liked for a long time," Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi said. Remember when he said that about Mench, Wilkerson, Stewart, Benitez, Royce, etc. etc. etc.. You'd think he could at least come up with a new line to sell these guys, wouldn't you. Lol
How much do you want to bet, we traded one of our pitching prospects to get this guy?
Good night for the Jays , it's not often you wack the Yanks that badly. It will be interesting to see if we manage the Sox again, but we also need friends to take care of Minnesota who are only .5 games back of the Sox in the wild card.
Always the same line snort lol.
Let's hope he gave up nothing for less than nothing.
I hope you're right, but I just don't think you are. I just hope it isn't one of our key pitching prospects. JP is getting into a nasty habit of bringing all these guys in here who don't hit squat with risp and then we wonder why we don't consistently score runs.
It's not just that he can't hit his defence is suspect.why not bring someone up to sit on the bench and keep playing Marco, why spend 1,8 mil for nothing there is no reason for it.
The problem is, this guy isn't what we need at 3rd base long term. He appears to have some power, but doesn't hit for average, and hits only .220 with risp which is close to useless.
Wilner's guessing that the Jays are likely giving up Russ Adams for Bautista.
I personally don't see this as either a good move or a bad move. If it is indeed Russ Adams who's shipped out, I'm okay with that — the guy's waiver fodder waiting to happen. Bautista apparently hits lefties decently, too, so that's not too shabby — the Jays are brutal against lefties this year. Also, it does give the Jays some depth at a position that's pretty barebones in the high minors. I mean, come on…. Hector Luna? Sergio Santos? If something happened to Scutaro, things would be pretty desperate.
Bautista's not much of an upgrade, but I think he's at least a little bit better at third and with the bat than Luna or Santos.
Will this move change the Jays' fortunes over night? Definitely not, but it can't really hurt either….
Just a note re: depth… we don't even have Santos in AAA anymore – he's in the Twins' organisation now.
Hey, if Wilner's right and we gave up Adams, I have no problem with the deal. I agree with Hem, Adams should be waivered anyway.
Gsumner any way you can find out what J.Mac's stats are since Cito took over,If they give them Adams for Bautista I'm all for the trade,but remember Wilners an Idiot who knows it all and no one else knows anything.
If the Jays can finish 10 or 12 games over 500 this year than we will have something to look forward to next year.
Replacing Scutaro after he hit a 3 run homer the night before? Stupid J.P, we all know you are just trying to save your job.
I think the reason for all of Jmacs playing time is that Cito has him planned as everyday shortstop for next year. I honestly don't have a problem with that. I would love to see someone at short with more power then Jmac, but if he keeps hitting the way he is and keep up his defence, he will sure make up for that power.
Actually, Macdonald has really picked it up when Cito changed him to a pull hitter. Ove the last 10 games he's hitting .297 with 5 rbi's. While I don't expect he'll keep up that pace, it certainly is starting to look like he could become a consistent .250-.260 hitter which would be great.
Garry-I agree with your analysis of WIlner.
I'd like to see what Rolen can do with a fully healed shoulder. It is obvious that he came to the Jays in April feeling but aggrevated the shoulder mid-season. We could definately use an upgrade on production at third base. Look at basically every other team in the league, with the exception of a few, are getting solid production from 3rd base. Especially in our division (Mora, Longoria, A-Rod, Lowell).


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==ACRL Instruction Section Soiree==
==ACRL Instruction Section Soiree==
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See also: Parties/Receptions
- 1 New Attendees Conference (Midwinter) Orientation Session
- 2 New Members Meet and Greet
- 3 ACRL New Member Discussion Group
- 4 ACRL Instruction Section Soiree
- 5 ALCTS Member Reception
- 6 ALCTS Volunteer Forum
- 7 Join us for BITES with LIRT
- 8 70th anniversary celebration of the ALA Code of Ethics
- 9 GLBTRT SOCIAL - Gay Lesbian Bysexual and Transgendered Round Table
- 10 GODORT Happy Hour - Government Documents Round Table
- 11 RUSA Social - the Reference and User Services Association
- 12 Joint Youth Division Member Reception
- 13 Facebook Librarians After Hours Social
- 14 Membership Town Hall Meeting
- 15 YALSA Discussion & Interest Group Open House
New Attendees Conference (Midwinter) Orientation Session
Sponsored by the ALA New Members Round Table, this Conference Orientation program will provide first time attendees to Midwinter with valuable information about navigating the program, the exhibits and the structure of ALA and its divisions and round tables. Meet member leaders and other attendees to make the best start to your Midwinter Meeting.
Hyatt Regency Centennial H
Saturday 1/24/09 from 8am - 10am
New Members Meet and Greet
Gather informally at the beginning of conference, say hello to colleagues and friends, and make new friends. Everyone is welcome! Sponsored by the New Members Round Table (NMRT)
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Time and Place Date: Friday, January 23, 2009 -> 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: Colorado Convention Center 503
ACRL New Member Discussion Group
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) New Member Discussion, Saturday, January 24, 2009
from 10:30 am - noon in the Colorado Convention Center - Room 112
Why do some academic institutions grant their librarians tenure or continuing appointments? We'll discuss the intricacies of tenure and why you may or may not want to pursue the tenure track. The ACRL New Member Discussion group is for new (and aspiring) academic librarians. We meet twice a year--at both ALA conferences--to chat about whatever is on our minds. It's an opportunity for networking and a friendly place to ask any questions you have about succeeding in ACRL.
ACRL Instruction Section Soiree
Join us on Friday night for the ACRL Instruction Section! We'll be meeting at the Alto Denver to visit with other instruction librarians while enjoying drinks and appetizers. The Alto features New American cuisine, organic wines and food, and live music (jazz) starting at 6 p.m. If you would like to stay for dinner, Entrees range in price from $19-$29. Charge cards will be accepted for entrees though cash will be required if you order only drinks and/or appetizers.
Friday, January 23, 2009 Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm Location: Alto Denver, 1320 15th Street
ALCTS Member Reception
Saturday 1/24/09 from 6pm - 8pm in Room 503/504 of the Convention Center
ALCTS Volunteer Forum
ALCTS Volunteer Forum
Saturday, 1/24/09, 10:30-noon
CCC Korbel Ballroom 3A
Find out about the benefits of and possibilities for committee involvement in ALCTS, the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services, sponsored by the ALCTS Leadership Committee.
Join us for BITES with LIRT
Join LIRT for lunch in Denver!
Saturday January 24 and Sunday 25, 2009
LIRT (Library Instruction Round Table) is organizing "Bites with LIRT" groups for lunch during the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver. This is your opportunity to meet other librarians interested in library instruction while enjoying lunch in a local restaurant. LIRT welcomes anyone who has an interest in instruction from all types of libraries. Deadline to reserve a spot is January 20, 2009.
Lunch on Saturday, January 24, 2009 12:30 PM
Mici Handcrafted Italian – 1532 Stout Street
Lunch on Sunday, January 25, 2009 12:30 PM
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. – 1437 California Street
Go to http://www3.baylor.edu/LIRT/bitesmw.html to reserve your spot. You'll receive a confirmation via e-mail. Space is limited so be sure to reserve quickly! Questions? Contact: Kawanna Bright | Instructional Services Librarian | NCSU Libraries | IM: kawannalibrarian | email@example.com
70th anniversary celebration of the ALA Code of Ethics
The Committee on Professional Ethics is pleased to invite you to the 70th anniversary celebration of the ALA Code of Ethics!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Colorado Convention Center, Room 207
Please join us for this very special event — featuring cake, punch, and a toast by ALA President Jim Rettig!For more information, please go to http://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=138
GLBTRT SOCIAL - Gay Lesbian Bysexual and Transgendered Round Table
Even if you can't make it to the meetings (and we know everyone's Mid-Winter schedule is full--or at least everything you need/want to go to is at exactly the same time), stop by the social for some conversation, snacks, and fun. You'll be glad you did! Event on FaceBook http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=logo#/event.php?eid=44272246033
Time and Place Date: Sunday, January 25, 2009 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: St. Francis Center, UOC Auraria Campus
Street: 1030 St. Francis Way
GODORT Happy Hour - Government Documents Round Table
Government Documents Round Table Happy Hour
Friday, January 23, 2009
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Pint's Pub, Mezzanine Level, 221 West 13th Avenue
The Government Documents Round Table invites you to join us for the GODORT Happy Hour in Denver! It's a wonderful opportunity to catch up with friends and network with colleagues in a relaxed setting. It doesn't matter if you're a GODORT member, interested in joining, or just looking for a little fun, everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend! For more about Pint's Pub see: http://www.pintspub.com/. Google Maps walking directions from the Convention Center to Pint's Pub: http://preview.tinyurl.com/99wych
RUSA Social - the Reference and User Services Association
- RUSA Membership Social Friday Jan. 23rd from 5 to 7 PM at Baur's Ristorante, 1512 Curtis Street. RSVPs are not required. This event has been generously sponsored by Thomson Reuters Endnote. (1)
Joint Youth Division Member Reception
Joint Youth Division Member Reception on Monday Jan. 26th from 6:00 to 7:30. Finish your day here, mingle with peers and enjoy light hors d'oevres as well as wine and beer, compliments of the sponsor Hyperion Books for Children.
Facebook Librarians After Hours Social
Continuing what is now a tradition, we'll meet at the Corner Office Denver for drinks on the Saturday of the conference. After a long day of meetings, programs and combing the exhibits, come relax with friends and colleagues have a beer, martini or other drink of your choice.
Visit the Corner Office website at http://www.thecornerofficedenver.com/
Membership Town Hall Meeting
What library issues are most important to ALA members to share with the incoming administration? How can libraries serve as catalysts in communities to help the administration put its agenda into motion? ALA's Executive Board and Membership Meeting Committee are sponsoring a Special Membership Town Hall Meeting on Saturday, Jan. 24th, from 3 PM to 4:30 PM in the Four Seasons Ballroom at the Colorado Convention Center. ALA wants to hear from you!
YALSA Discussion & Interest Group Open House
All of YALSA's Discussion and Interest Groups will be at this event. Come learn a little about each and decide which one(s) you'd like to opt into, or learn how to start a new one. Sunday, Jan. 25th 4:00 - 5:30 Room: Colorado Convention Center Room 203


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Search for Flight 370 Enters Daunting New Phase
Search Moves to Two Huge New Areas Spanning Bay of Bengal
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 expanded by thousands of miles in an operation of unprecedented scale, marked by a series of twists that have made the least likely scenarios the most credible.
The number of countries searching for the flight, which fell off radar March 8 en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur, doubled to roughly two dozen over the weekend. Searchers are now looking for debris more than 3,200 miles away from the point at which they believe the plane's transponders and another...


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Ecuadorian biz frets Snowden arrival
QUITO, ECUADOR — Ecuador's government may extend Edward Snowden a warm welcome in his quest for asylum, but he can expect a frosty reception from the nation's business community.
Communications Minister Fernando Alvarez announced Thursday that Ecuador is renouncing trade benefits with the United States — worth millions — over American pressure not to offer the professed NSA leaker asylum.
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The decision is sure to set off Ecuadorian business leaders, who already feared Snowden would jeopardize trade agreements or weaken the prospects for future U.S. investments.
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The stakes are high for the Latin American country: The United States is Ecuador's biggest trading partner, and any weakening of their relationship could deal a blow to its economy.
With the United States as "our principal commercial partner, [Ecuadorian President Rafael] Correa is playing with fire," said Blasco Peñaherrera, a businessman and president of Ecuador's Federation of Chambers of Commerce.
Ecuador now sends about 40 percent of its exports to the United States, including crude oil, seafood, fruit and nuts, cocoa and cut flowers. The nation's total exports to the United States tallied up to $9.6 billion in 2011, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
But that could all change if some programs that favor the South American nation are terminated — an outcome experts say is much more likely if Ecuador harbors Snowden — and it's looking almost certain given the government's new position.
The White House trade office didn't respond to a request for comment on the matter, but at least one government official has already cautioned Correa to consider Ecuador's pocketbook before he makes a decision about whether to harbor Snowden.
"Our government will not reward countries for bad behavior," Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) said Wednesday in a statement. He pledged to lead the charge to halt the two major trade programs if Snowden is granted asylum.
"Trade preferences are a privilege granted to nations, not a right," he added. "I urge President Correa to do the right thing by the United States and Ecuador and deny Snowden's request for asylum."
The termination of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act would be "the most obvious consequence if Snowden ends up in Ecuador," said Dan Restrepo, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and former senior adviser to President Barack Obama on Latin America. "I think it would be very hard to imagine the administration seeking an extension."
That agreement, launched in 1991, eases taxes on Ecuadorian imports like cut roses, broccoli and shrimp. It's set to expire at the end of July, and the Ecuadorian government has launched a lobbying offensive to keep the duty-free treatment in place, including a website urging those living in the United States to contact their representatives in Congress to support the extension.


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Pacheco seals Liverpool exit with Alcorcon move
Dani Pacheco has ended his six-year stay at Liverpool in order to join Spanish second-tier outfit Alcorcon on a one-year deal.
The Spaniard began his spell in the Premier League in 2007, leaving Barcelona's famed La Masia academy in order to continue his development under then Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez.
However, having failed to secure regular first-team action during his time at Anfield, the 22-year-old has now elected to return to his homeland.
"I'm proud to announce that I'm joining Alcorcon permanently. I want to say massive thanks to LFC for all they gave me in six years," the attacker wrote on Twitter.
"I will always be a red. It's been my home and I will never forget it. Thanks to all you fans for the support and I hope we celebrate the Premier League this season."
Pacheco made just five appearances in the English top flight for Liverpool, despite impressing regularly for the Merseyside club's reserve outfit.
He will now hope to help Alcorcon seal promotion to La Liga after they suffered defeat in the promotion play-offs last term following a fifth-place finish in the Segunda Division.
Pacheco has been capped by Spain at every level up to Under-21s, but has yet to earn a place in Vicente del Bosque's senior squad.


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This month in a nod to Washington's non-existent spring, we take a look at five Chardonnay under fifteen dollars (Note: Summer is scheduled to begin July 5th).
Chardonnay was, somewhat surprisingly, Washington's most produced grape in 2009, edging out Riesling. I say surprising because I generally find a lot Washington Chardonnay to be somewhat non-descript. Not bad but not particularly interesting or unique. Surely, there are some excellent bottles out there from wineries such as Forgeron Cellars, Woodward Canyon, Abeja, and Buty to name a few. However, there are many wines that neither seem particularly distinct or distinctly Washington.
Five Under Fifteen - May
Oregon winery focuses on Washington Zinfandel
How does an Oregon-based winery end up making four Washington Zinfandels including three vineyard-designated wines? This is how.
Ed and Laureen Fus moved their family to Oregon in 1997 to pursue their dream of establishing a small vineyard. In 2001 they began planting Three Angels Vineyard in Oregon's Eola-Amity Hills. The vineyard was named after a term of endearment used by Ed's father to refer to Laureen and the couple's two daughters. Ed says, "When (my father) would call on the phone, he'd always ask how his Three Angels were doing."
At Three Angels Vineyard, the Fuses planted Pinot Noir, selling fruit to Dobbes Family Estate and Domaine Coteau. After several years of assisting wineries that purchased his fruit, Fus became interested in making his own wine. He decided to focus on Zinfandel, his wife's favorite wine. The couple had originally hoped to plant Zinfandel at Three Angels Vineyard. After deciding it wasn't practical to grow in the Willamette Valley, the Fuses turned their attention to Washington.
Final Update! May Virtual Tasting - Kiona 2006 Lemberger
Our May Virtual Tasting is tonight! The wine is the 2006 Kiona Lemberger. This wine retails for $12 and is widely available. The tasting will take place from 7-8pm Pacific Time.
What you need to do to participate is:
1. Buy this month's wine from a local retailer or from the winery. For those in the Seattle area, 6th Avenue Wine Seller is offering a 10% discount on a bottle of the Lemberger for the event. Stop in and ask for the discount.
2. Post your comments/tweets on the wine that night between 7 and 8pm. For those on Twitter, follow me @wawinereport. I will be using the hashtag #kiona during the event.
Product Review: PlatyPreserve Wine Preservation System
Reminder that May's Virtual Tasting takes place on Thursday May 27th. The wine is the 2006 Kiona Lemberger. Read more about it here.
On a recent climbing trip, I tried out the PlatyPreserve Wine Preservation System which a reader recently inquired about. Platypus is the brand name for a series of hydration systems made by Cascade Designs, a Seattle-based, outdoor gear company. With the PlatyPreserve, Cascade Designs makes a variation on its popular hydration system by making the soft plastic bag semi-opaque and adding milliliter markings along the side. The bag has a small spout on the top for filling, pouring, and cleaning.
The intent of the device, as the name would suggest, is to assist with the preservation of wine. This is done by adding wine to the bag and removing oxygen. An alternate and obvious use is to carry wine in to the backcountry or other places where having a glass bottle is not practical.
Washington Wine Round-up May 15th to 21st
Reminder that May's Virtual Tasting takes place on Thursday May 27th. The wine is the 2006 Kiona Lemberger. Read more about it here.
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from May 15th to 21st.
From around the country…
The Anchorage Daily News makes Hedges 2008 CMS White their wine of the week.
The Wall Street Journal (blog) writes about Kyle MacLachlan.
The Boise Weekly writes about Washington red blends.
Wine Spectator writes about Washington looking for more visitors.
An interesting story...lost to the sands of time?
Reminder that May's Virtual Tasting takes place on Thursday May 27th. The wine is the 2006 Kiona Lemberger. Read more about it here.
At my monthly tasting group, someone recently brought an interesting bottle. We taste the wines blind and talk through them before revealing what they are. This wine clearly had a good amount of age on it, throwing lots of sediment and brickish in color. The nose had lots of aged fruit aromas along with some Old World styling. The taste on the other hand was decidedly New World with abundant, albeit fading, fruit. Overall the wine was drinking beautifully. What was it?
The bottle turned out to be a 1997 Merlot from St. Clement. St. Clement is a Napa Valley producer with a long winemaking history. The winery focuses on Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc. All of the current offerings are designated Napa Valley. This bottle however was designated
Screw it! Part III: The Closing Argument on Alternative Closures
Recently I wrote about my conversion to believing in alternative closures for wine bottles as well as the experiences of six Washington wineries that are using them. Today I give my closing argument on this topic.
Following my last post, I wrote on Facebook that I was considering starting a memorial on-line for people to list the names of the corked bottles they had and the occasion, such as "2001 Wine Name. My Brother's birthday." While I was being facetious, I liked the idea of people having a space where they could commiserate about the loss of a corked bottle.
Calling all wine bloggers
The 2010 Wine Blogger's Conference is a little more than a month away. The third annual conference, which takes place in Walla Walla June 25th to 27th, brings three hundred wine bloggers and industry professionals together. The conference focuses on academic information related to blogging as well as a series of wine tasting events (see the agenda here).
For those attending the conference, there are a couple of items I want to point out. The first is a lecture by Dr. Kevin Pogue titled "The Terroirs of the Walla Walla Valley." Pogue is chair of the Department of Geology at Walla Walla's Whitman College. The talk is scheduled at an unfriendly 8am Saturday morning and is listed as 'optional.' However, for those with any interest in Washington wine or the forces that have shaped the state's terroir, this lecture is mandatory.
Northstar Winery: The Tale of Two Merlots
This is the tale of two Merlots. Both come from Northstar Winery. Northstar is a Ste. Michelle Wines Estates holding. The winery was founded in the nineties with the sole focus of producing the world's best Merlot from Washington State fruit. While this goal remains, the winery now also offers a number of winery-only, non-Merlot based wines, such as Syrah and Cabernet Franc. David 'Merf' Merfeld serves as Northstar's winemaker. Merfeld joined Northstar in 2001, working as enologist and assistant winemaker before becoming head winemaker in 2005.
Both wines sampled here are classic examples of Washington Merlot. Additionally, both are quite distinct from each other, displaying the varying styles of Merlot being made in the state. The Columbia Valley offering is an appealing, exceptionally well balanced, polished wine. Northstar makes
Washington Wine Round-up May 8th to 14th
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from May 8th to 14th.
From around the country…
CBS News writes about HR 5034 - an abomination of a bill drafted for Congress by the National Beer Wholesalers Association that is an attack on direct sales from wineries and an affront to consumers everywhere - with quotes from L'Ecole No. 41's Marty Clubb.
The Boston Globe writes about Drew Bledsoe's Doubleback as does the Boston Herald and NESN.
May Virtual Tasting - 2006 Kiona Lemberger
Our May Virtual Tasting wine will be the 2006 Kiona Lemberger. This wine retails for $12 and is widely available. The tasting will take place on Thursday, May 27th from 7-8pm Pacific Time.
What you need to do to participate is:
1. Buy this month's wine from a local retailer or from the winery
2. Post your comments/tweets on the wine that night between 7 and 8pm. For those on Twitter, follow me @wawinereport. I will be using the hashtag #kiona during the event.
Accolades Continue for Washington Wine
2009 was a year of extraordinary recognition for Washington wine. Wine Spectator named a Washington wine its 'Wine of the Year'; Wine Enthusiast gave a Washington wine a 100 point score; and Wine & Spirits Magazine named a Washington winemaker its 'Winemaker of the Year.' 2009 was such a critically acclaimed year that it seemed hard to imagine what 2010 could do for an encore.
Less than half way through the year however, the beat goes on. Earlier in the year Wine Spectator gave the 2006 Charles Smith Royal City Syrah a 97 point rating. This is the highest score the publication has ever given a red wine from Washington State. This wine received a 100-point rating from Wine Enthusiast last year.
More observations on the Virginia wine industry
Last week I wrote some thoughts about a recent trip to Virginia wine country, focusing on various factors affecting Virginia's quest to become a recognized wine region. Today I discuss some other observations from the trip.
The Virginia wine industry is doing well
One of the things that surprised me the most on my trip to Virginia is that, despite the poor economy, Virginia wineries are doing extremely well. All of the wineries I spoke with reported a significant increase in sales over the previous year. None of the people I spoke to were feeling any ill effects of the economic downturn.
WAWine - A National On-line Washington Wine Tasting
Thursday June 3rd you are invited to join a national on-line Washington wine tasting. On that night, thousands of people across the country will be discussing Washington wine live and on-line. The goal of this event - WAWine - is to leverage Social Media to connect the virtual wine tasting community and wineries across Washington State.
WAWine is the second in a series of Washington wine-focused Social Media events. The first, WAMerlot, had over 500 participants on Twitter and 1,000 people at various events across Washington State. The event received local as well as national media coverage and was a trending topic on Twitter.
Washington Wine Round-up May 1st to 7th
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from May 1st to 7th.
From around the world…
The Calgary Herald writes about Charles Smith.
From around the country…
Access Atlanta makes Kiona's 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon its wine pick.
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from May 1st to 7th.
Thinking of visiting a winery? Think again. It just might kill you.
Recently I had the opportunity to visit Virginia wine country as part of the 2010 DrinkLocalWine.com conference. I had never been to Virginia before or visited a winery there, so I was quite excited as to what I would find. What I found was this sign greeting me at each winery I visited:
"Warning: Under Virginia law there is no liability for an injury to or death of a participant in an agritourism activity conducted at this agritourism location if such injury or death results from the inherent risks of the agritourism activity. Inherent risks of agritourism activities include, among others, risks of injury inherent to land, equipment, and animals, as well as the potential for you to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to your injury or death. You are assuming the risk of participating in this agritourism activity."
Welcome to the winery!
Screw It! Part II: The experience of six Washington wineries using alternative closures
Recently I wrote about why I have come to believe in alternative wine closures. Today I write about six Washington wineries that have made the switch, focusing on what made them decide to use alternative closures, what type of research they conducted prior to making the change, and what consumer response has been. The wineries listed here range from small to large. It is not a comprehensive list but rather is intended as a hopefully representative sample (others feel free to chime in with your experiences).
Syncline Wine Cellars, located in the Columbia Gorge, uses both screw caps and glass stoppers. Winemaker James Mantone says, "We have been proudly cork-free for four years. Sold our corker two years ago, never looked back." In terms of making the decision to switch from cork, Mantone says, "We were encountering too many purchased wines that were either tainted or had cork failure and were concerned what the consumer reaction might be to a similar problem in our wines."
Washington Wine Round-up April 22nd to 30th
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from April 22nd to 31st.
From around the country…
Madison.com writes about Pacific Northwest wine.
From the blogosphere…
Fermentation writes about Gramercy Cellars video on HR5034 (a must see).
Through the Walla Walla Grapevine writes about Substance Wines. Catie also writes about Sleight of Hand and HR5043.
Don't know Virginia makes wine? Chances are, some day you will. (Off-topic)
Recently I had the opportunity to travel to Virginia to participate in a Social Media for Wineries workshop and to attend a DrinkLocalWine.com conference. I came to the area knowing relatively little about Virginia as a wine region and having never tried a Virginian wine. I came away impressed.
Winemaking in Virginia dates back at least four hundred years to the early days of colonization. Famously, Thomas Jefferson devoted a great deal of time trying to grow wine grapes in the area. His attempts were ultimately unsuccessful. Later attempts to grow grapes and make wine from Native American varieties, as opposed to French, had greater success.
Blown away by/from Walla Walla Valley
Fresh back from a trip to Walla Walla Valley for Spring Release weekend. As always, the trip was a mixture of visits to wineries I had been to before and wineries that were new/new to me. Also as always, despite visiting numerous wineries over the course of the weekend, there were many more that I hoped to visit but was unable to. The valley is currently home to more than one hundred wineries. This is part of what makes the area so exciting to visit.
A few quick impressions from the weekend. The Walla Walla Valley continues to be branded in various ways as a tourist destination. While I noted in my Fall Release report the Charles Smith billboard in downtown Walla Walla, two additional Smith billboards now line the highways on the drive out from Seattle - one 45 miles away from Walla Walla and one 15 miles away. I had brief visions of Wall Drug as I drove along.


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MINNEAPOLIS – UMBC freshman Emily Escobedo (New Rochelle, N.Y./Maria Regina) wrapped up her first career NCAA Championships by competing in the 200-yd. breaststroke, Saturday afternoon on the final day of competition of the 2014 Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at the University of Minnesota's University Aquatic Center.
Escobedo placed 32nd overall in the prelims of the event with a time of 2:11.15, just over a second behind her school record pace of 2:10.05 which she set on March 2 at the ECAC Championships. The freshman's time today is the second-fastest in program history, trailing only her school record.
Texas A&M's Breeja Larson paced the prelims field with a time of 2:05.03.
Escobedo is the third Retriever female swimmer, and fourth overall in program history, to compete at the NCAA Championships. The freshman follows in the footsteps of Jacque Wisnauskus and Lindsey Prather who competed at the 1990 and 2002 national meets, respectively. Escobedo broke Prather's school record (2:15.84) in the 200 breaststroke (2:12.11) while capturing the gold medal in the event at the 2014 America East Championships.
Overall this season, Escobedo broke three individual school records while also helping the Retrievers snap two relay records. On the first day of the NCAA Championships, she broke her own mark in the 200 IM, lowering the top time down to 2:00.25.
At the America East meet back in February, Escobedo swept the gold medals in the breaststroke discipline while earning a bronze in the 200 IM. She set a program record in each event and was named both the conference's Most Outstanding Swimmer and the Most Outstanding Rookie.
Senior Mohamed Hussein (Cairo, Egypt/Victory College), who last year became just the third swimmer in UMBC history to reach the NCAA stage, will compete at the 2014 Men's Swimming and Diving Championships in Austin, Texas next weekend (March 27-29).


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Robert Roland McDonell/McDonald, a son of Duncan and Elizabeth (Betsie) McDonell married Celina Catherine Gray on the 4th of April 1910 in the St. Alphonsus Church in Chapeau, Pontiac County, Quebec. The sources will be listed at the bottom of this post. Remember to click on the picture to make it bigger and then the back button to return to this post.
Robert was born 14 January 1872 in the Chapeau/Chichester area and baptized the 26th of March 1872. The baptism is under the name of "Donald," while the marriage was under the name of "Ronald." So there was some confusion about his name.
Celina or as she preferred to be called Catherine was born 12 October 1887, baptized 23 October 1887 and died the 15th of September 1941 in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota. Her parents were Alexander Francis Gray and Catherine [Alphonsine] Maloney.
Robert had already migrated to Minnesota and so after their marriage they made the move complete. Robert had established himself in the Park Rapids area of Minnesota and owned a pool hall. The story is his new wife made him sell it. They moved to the Bovey area of Minnesota for a while. After Catherine's death in 1941, Robert migrated to Oregon but eventually moved onto California were he died in 1965.
Robert and Catherine had 3 children.
(1) Living born 1919 in Minnesota and currently living in the US with her husband and has 3 grown children. The compiler has had the honor of knowing them and two of their three grown children. The compiler of this blog had visited them this past June. They are a amazing family:
(2) Vincent Lawrence McDonald born 1922 in Bovey, Itasca Co., Minnesota and died suddenly in 2002 in Maryland. Vincent was married and had several children and grandchildren.
(3) Dorothy Mae's birth is not known at this time but apparently she died about 1925. I don't believe she lived very long.
A great deal of what I, the compiler of this blog, know about this family has been shared by the living descendants. So any further information about this family can be obtained by contacting me through the comments or through the Compiler information page at the top of this blog.
Marriage: Baptisms, Marriages and Burial Records, St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Chapeau, Pontiac County, Quebec, FHL#2030662, 1899-1920, M5 Ronald McDonald & Celina Catherine Gray, April 4, 1910.
Marriage: Marriages Du Comte De Pontiac 1836-1973, Pub. No. 26, pg. 357 #6921 McDonald, Ronald (Duncan & Eliza Sauve) 4/4/1910 to Celina Catherine Gray (Alex Gray & Alphon. Maloney.
Baptism, Marriage & Burial Records, St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Chapeau, Pontiac County, Quebec, FHL#1029798, 1859-1876 including index, Donald McDonald born to Duncan and Elizabeth Sauve McDonald. 14 Jan, 1872 and baptized 26 March 1872.
Baptism, Marriage & Burial Records, St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Chapeau, Pontiac County, Quebec, birth of Celina Catherine Gray 12 Oct. 1887 and baptised 23 Oct. 1887, Ancestry.com.
Death Certificate #21943, Sept. 15, 1941 for Catherine McDonald, Minnesota State Dept. of Health, Division of Birth & Death and Vital Records. Can be obtained from the Minnesota Historical Society or on FHL#2243140 Death Certificates #12719-23458. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota on Sept. 15, 1941. Usual place of residence was Bovey, Itasca Co., Minnesota. No SS#, Female, white, married to Robert McDonald, age 70, date of birth Dec 12, 1889, age 51, 11, 3 months. Occupation is housewife. Born in Canada. Father is Alexander Gray, born in Canada and mother is Catherine Maloney, also born in Canada. The informant is Ray Strick, Clerk, transcribed from hospital records. Burial at Bovey, Minn on 9/15/1941. Alfred L. Oahu, [Nelandson] Funeral Home. Died of a carcinoma of the esophagus and other conditions. She died at the University of Minnesota Hospital attended by a Howard Hall. (Note the difference of 2 years in her birth date from the records of the church.)
Descendants of Duncan McDonald, by Sister Teresita, 16 Sep. 2001 and various personal emails.


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Meteor – Brick Breaker by Mobile Stream
February 25, 2009 by Dorothy
Filed under Daily App Reviews, Games
Meteor is a game that draws upon elements of many other games that we have all played before. The combination of them yields an amusing result. The setting is space and you are in your space ship. Like most other brick-breaking games, the object is to destroy all of the bricks on the screen to move on to the next level. To destroy the bricks, you launch a ball at them and keep it in play by hitting it off your ship's rounded deflector. The contour of the deflector actually helps you to have more control over the ball than in some other brick-breaking games. That is just the beginning of the game, though.
Just in case breaking the bricks is not enough of a challenge, some levels add space ships that try to get in your way. Some of which actually shoot at you, which can make hitting the ball impossible. In playing the game, I have often found myself choosing between missing the ball and losing a life or trying to hit the ball and getting hit by the ship's missile in the process and losing a life. To aid you in your progress, there are several bonuses that fall out of some of the bricks. These bonuses can change the speed of the ball, the power of the ball, the number of balls, and the size of your ships deflectors. You can also get guns/missiles from one of these bonuses, which allow you to speed up your progress by shooting bricks and enemy ships. Be careful not to miss the ball while you are shooting, though. You will lose your missiles when you do. Also, you cannot carry them to the next level when the one you are on is complete.
To add to this challenge, there are several different types of bricks. Some are harder to destroy than others and some cannot be destroyed at all. They just get in the way of you hitting the others. The controls are simple enough. There is a slider bar at the bottom of the screen with which you can move your ship from side to side and if you touch the screen above the slider bar it fires the ball or the guns on your ship. The difficulty comes in paying attention to and controlling so many things at the same time. There are plenty of levels to keep you busy playing for some time, and you can pause a game and come back to it later. This game is good entertainment for all ages.
Meteor is $2.99 in the iTunes App Store. There is also a free version.


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The UMBC (0-1) men's lacrosse team takes to the road, leaving the state of Maryland for the only time until April 7, when they face the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-1) at the RU Turf Field in Piscataway, N.J. on Sunday, Feb. 26. The opening face-off is set for noon.
UMBC dropped its season opener, falling 10-8 to Robert Morris, at UMBC Stadium on Feb. 18. The Retrievers never led, tying the game at 2-2 early in the second quarter, and 8-8 with a three-goal rally early in the fourth quarter. But the Colonials took a 9-8 lead just 31 seconds after the Retrievers drew even and added an insurance goal to improve to 2-0 on the season.
Junior attackmen Scott Jones and Joe Lustgarten and sophomore midfielder Zach Linkous (Jarrettsville, Md./St. Paul's) scored two goals each for UMBC. The Retrievers dominated statistically, outshooting RMU, 47-32, winning 15 of 21 face-offs and capturing 38 ground balls to 27 for the Colonials. UMBC sophomore Phil Poe attempted all 21 draws for UMBC and led all players with six ground balls.
Rutgers is 2-1 and has won two straight after opening with a 16-8 loss at Duke. The Knights have edged Air Force, 11-10, at Syracuse and, most recently, defeated Wagner, 9-5, on Staten Island on Feb. 21. Senior midfielder Will Mangan leads RU with 8 goals and 3 assists. He has hat-tricks in back-to-back games and added two assists for a five-point effort at Wagner.
Rutgers is 7-of-12 on the man-up to date and has cleared successfully 45 of 47 opportunities.
Brian Brecht, who has 16 seasons of collegiate coaching experience and most recently served a highly successful seven-year tenure as head coach at Siena College, enter his first season as the head men's lacrosse coach at Rutgers University.
TOP DAWG: In 2009, Head Coach Don Zimmerman earned his third America East Coach of the Year honors in the four years. Zimmerman enters the 2012 season 9th in victories (208) and 14th in winning percentage (61.5%) amongst active Division I coaches. The win over Binghamton on April 10, 2010 was the 200th in the career of UMBC head coach Don Zimmerman. He is now 208-130 in his 26th year as a collegiate mentor. Zimmerman is the 10th active coach to record 200 victories. He coached his 250th game at UMBC vs. Hartford on May 4, 2012.
The series is tied at 7-7 and each team has won twice since the series resumed in 2008. Two years ago at Rutgers, then-freshman goalkeeper Adam Cohen recorded his first career victory as UMBC carved out a 6-5 victory. He recorded six saves in the game.
Last season, visiting Rutgers outscored five consecutive first half goals and the Scarlet Knights improved to 3-0 by defeating UMBC (1-1), 12-5, in the home opener for the Retrievers.
Junior attackman Kevin Hover led the RU attack with three goals, while Will Mangan added two goals and one assist.
Five different players scored for the Retrievers, but UMBC managed to put only nine of 26 shots on goal. Brian McCullough took the loss, allowing six goals and making two saves in the first half. Cohen allowed six second half goals and made four stops.
Zimmerman's Records
Career Record: 208-131 (.614) (26th season)
at UMBC: 135-116 (.538) (19th season)
TEAM CAPTAINS: The UMBC men's lacrosse team has selected senior attackman Rob Grimm (Black River, N.Y./Carthage), junior attackman Scott Jones (Port Coquitlam, B.C./Terry Fox) and junior long-stick midfielder Ethan Murphy (West Seneca, N.Y./West Seneca East) as its captains for the 2011-12 season.
"We are pleased with the selection of Rob, Scott and Ethan as this year's captains," head coach Don Zimmerman said. "They are outstanding individuals in their own right, and this trio will now have the opportunity to work together as leaders, representing the 2012 Retrievers on and off the playing field."
CONGRATS: Four returning players received their first conference accolades. Junior attackmanScott Jones and junior defender Sam McKelvey earned Second Team All-Conference honors. Sophomore Zach LInkous was named to the league's All-Rookie Team and sophomore Neill Lewnes earned a spot on the conference's All-Academic squad.
Sixty Retrievers have been honored by the America East Conference on all-league teams since 2004.
BEASTS OF AMERICA EAST: UMBC is now 33-9 in eight years of America East competition and 18-3 at UMBC Stadium.
In 2011, The Retrievers (6-7, 3-2 AEC) had a winning league record and earned a spot in the four-team America East Conference Championships for the eighth consecutive year.
WINNING THE TIGHT ONES: UMBC is now 23-13 in games decided by three goals or less since the beginning of the 2007 season. UMBC had won eight straight overtime decisions from 2007-09 until dropping a Feb. 20, 2010 triple overtime decision to Delaware. UMBC's previous overtime loss was an 11-10 setback at Penn early in the 2006 season. In one-goal decisions, UMBC has now won four in a row (dating back to a 6-5 loss to Princeton in 2009) and 15 of its last 19.
UMBC is now 15-5 in Don Zimmerman's 17 seasons in overtime and in his career, Coach Zimmerman is 17-7 in extra time.
HOME, SWEET HOME: After 14 consecutive winning seasons at UMBC Stadium, the Retrievers were 1-6 at home in 2010. However, UMBC bounced back to go 4-1 last year and is 34-12 (.739) at home since 2006.
THE HITS JUST KEEP COMING: UMBC's 45 wins over a four-year period (2006-09) is the most in the school's history, surpassing the 42 wins recorded from 1974-1977. For the first time in school history, UMBC won 10 or more games in four consecutive seasons.
Programs With Most Victories, 2006-09
1. Virginia 58
2. Duke 56
3. Cornell 50
4. Syracuse 47
DON'T LOOK BACK: UMBC is now in its 45th season of varsity men's lacrosse with a record of 333-276 (.547). The Retrievers played their 600th intercollegiate match on March 18, 2012 at Maryland. They are 217-211 (.507) in their 31st year at the Division I level, achieving win No. 200 vs. Ohio State on March 21, 2009. Before the win over Towson on April 1, 2008, the last time the program was last over the .500 mark at the Division I level was when at the end of its third season (1983) when the record was 19-18.
POWERFUL POWER PLAY: UMBC has been nationally ranked in man-up percentage in four of the past six years. In 2009, the Retrievers led the country in man-up situations and set a school record by converting on 51.7% (30 of 57) of its opportunities.
Year Man-Up Pct. Year-End National Rank
2009 .517 1st
2007 .464 5th
2006 .417 7th
2005 .444 2nd
2004 .379 10th
Junior attackman Rob Grimm is UMBC's active scoring leader with 91 points (44-47-91). He needs 9 points to become the 29th player in school history to hit the 100-point plateau. Grimm has points in 37 of 44 games played in his career.
Grimm's Five-Point Games
March 31, 2009 2g, 3a vs. Towson
Feb. 19, 2011 1g, 4a at Presbyterian
March 5, 2011 3g, 2a at North Carolina
April 6, 2011 3g, 2a vs. Towson
May 3, 2012 4g, 1a at Hartford
HAT TRICKS: Sophomore Scott Jones posted his second career three-goal game by tallying UMBC's first three of the contest at Maryland. He recorded four goals in the opener at Presbyterian, added five at Albany on April 16 and recorded his fourth of the campaign vs. Vermont. UMBC's had 11 hat tricks in 2011 - others have come from Dave Brown (4g at Presbyterian, 3g vs. Binghamton) Rob Grimm (UNC, Hartford), Scott Hopmann (Presbyterian),Joe Lustgarten (Hartford) and Jamie Kimbles (Albany).
WHAT BROWN CAN DO FOR YOU: Dave Brown posted a six-point game (1 goal, 5 assists) at Albany on April 16. The five assists in a game was tied for sixth in the nation last season and was UMBC's top-assist game since Drew Westervelt had six vs. Vermont on April 21, 2007. Brown opened the 2012 season with a pair of assists vs. Robert Morris.
CROW ABOUT POE: Sophomore face-off specialist Phil Poe won 15 draws (15-6) vs. RMU in the opener. The last Retriever to capture 15 face-offs in a game was Taylor Marino, who garnered 19 in America East Championship victory over Albany on May 3, 2008.
UP NEXT: UMBC returns home on Sat., March 3 when they host Fairfield at 3:00 p.m.


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For sale: Dew Drop Inn
How'd you like to have a piece of history to call your very own? Ever wanted to own a restaurant? If you answered yes to both questions, Dish has the answer for you: Grab your wallet and head down Route 20 South to Scottsville.
The Dew Drop Inn, a Scottsville fixture for the past 60-odd years, and a regular set on the 1970s television show The Waltons (Jason had his first job playing piano at The Dew Drop), is up for sale.
Owner Jackie Lohr cites her health as the reason. "Because of my diabetes," she explains, "my doctor's advising me to sell."
But she's not eager to hand it over to just anyone: "I'd like to see it stay the same," she says. "It's very important to the town that it stay The Dew Drop Inn."
The menu features steaks, Gulf shrimp, hamburgers, "mounds" of French fries and a variety of slaws and salads. Most importantly, Lohr says, it's all made in-house.
"We don't have any buckets of stuff," she says.
Now that Jimmy's on the James has shut down, Lohr says it's also the only joint in town with a full bar. In the distant past, Lohr laughs, parents made their children cross to the other side of the street so they wouldn't see the regulars sitting around drinking and cussing.
Now, she says, it's a different story.
"Young kids come in here and think it's really great," she says. So do tourists, who come from as far away as Europe, where Lohr say The Waltons still airs, to see the spot where John-Boy and family broke bread.
If all that hasn't sold you, the music scene is also humming. "I have musicians beating at my door," Lohr says. And when no live band is on stage, a blues jukebox keeps the tunes rolling.
Though Lohr won't name her price, she suggests that low-ball offers won't fly. When the right money comes in, though, she's got the rest of her life all planned out.
"Running a restaurant is in my blood stream," she explains. And while she doesn't want to do the full-service thing anymore, a traveling hot dog stand sounds right up her alley.
"I'll call it Dirty River Dogs," she says.
We'll keep you posted.
*In other Scottsville sales news: Laurel's Kitchen is also on the block. Stay tuned to The Dish for details.
Seminole Square is alive with the sounds of sipping. Sipping at The Grounds Café, of course, which opened July 14 in the former Caldo & Freddo's spot. One of two new additions to the shopping center (CiCi's Pizza is the other), The Grounds is the brainchild of Chris Moriarty and Patrick Finley, who, with the help of a coffee consultant named Kricket Clark, hope to take the coffee scene to a new level.
Making coffee is "an art form," Clark says, as well as "a precise science." That means there is a difference between a latte and a cappuccino
Aside from the expert coffee available at The Grounds,
morning commuters and daytime shoppers will be able to grab more than a good cup of Joe (roasted by local favorite, Shenandoah Joe) here. Breakfast pastries, muffins, homemade granola, trail bars and cold cereal will fuel patrons fatigued by their morning commute.
Lunch will feature sandwiches on homemade focaccia, soups, and insalata mista (artichoke hearts, grated parmesan, chianti vinaigrette), among other things.
Bye-bye burgers
If you live west of town and you've a hankering for a hunk of meat, you're gonna have to drive a little farther. On July 31, the Hardee's on Ivy Road got the plywood treatment, and according to a manager at the sister store on 29, it was simple arithmetic: "The price went up," reports Hardee's night manager Jennifer Riner, adding that it was the only Hardee's property not actually owned by the franchise.
The 3,321-square-foot building, owned by Esther Coopersmith of Washington, D.C.-based Gerry Franklin-Holladay Corp., is now empty. Dish will keep you posted on what'll take its place.


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Monday, 4 August 2008
Religious long runs
We ran with the babyjogger and I explained the situation in my previous relationship: I never would have been allowed to run over 2 hours at a time. But with SR there is no clock. And yesterday our only plan was to run as long as we could.
I do know it is not the Lorax's idea of a great day to be stuck in a baby jogger. About half way through the run, he got SO MAD that his tears elicited "I'm going to call the police" looks from mother bystanders. I took him out to play with him and he had the usual telangiectatic marks all over his face from despondent crying. I waited for SR to meet us. SR had run 21 miles at this point, so he let me take off.
I was about 16 miles into my run then. And this seems to be the usual distance where running becomes a religious experience. I ran up and down a steep, rocky hill with gorgeous lake overlooks. There were plenty of hikers staring and pointing at the crazy running woman, but I was alone in my head. I couldn't remember anything in life that bothered me. Somehow during long, long runs, I shed all that. It's like my body is so consumed, that it can't deal with frivolous, worrisome thoughts. Every fiber of my body becomes focused on running and existence. And the rocks and trees, sky and landscape start to come alive, breathing and seemingly reflecting my memories and breaths and pounding heart.
I recently read about the 24 year-old ultramarathoner, Jenn Shelton, that during a 100 mile race she saw a little girl and started screaming. Apparently the person crewing her had to explain she was imagining it. What long distance running does to our minds and bodies is fascinating.
Honestly, I wanted badly to keep running at the end, but my boys were ready to go, especially this one...
I was surprised how easily 24 miles came out of me. I am a new person since the pregnancy. And part of it is doing 15-16 miles every other day during the week and really resting up on the in-between days. I'm more optimistic about the 50 miler coming up in Michigan.
For now, it's back to usual life, but I'm unburdened. It's incredible how you can shed pointless, negative thoughts on long runs. Or at least recognize them as being just that.
Running Song of The Day: Fading Like a Flower by Roxette
9 comments:
- Danni said...
Devil's Head = Devil's Lake? Or where were you? I love that area. I love Madison! Running long is good for the soul indeed. Hallucinations though I can do without.
I agree that it's important to have a partner who supports your running habit. Although my husband doesn't run, I couldn't ask for a more supportive buddy. I think he enjoys the time alone as well ;)
- 5 August 2008 at 05:05
- Christy said...
Endorphins are the best drug ever!
You are very lucky to have a husband who supports your "habit"- mine tends to get concerned with the length of my workouts. I think he just gets scared with how sweaty I get.
- 5 August 2008 at 17:01
- SteveQ said...
Stuff people "see" in ultras is always interesting to me. My friend Al saw albino deer after 40 hours. One top runner (I forget who) recently saw an entire power station bathed in a red glow come and go. The closest I come is I keep hearing my heart rate monitor alarm, even though I'm not wearing one - then again, I did have 6 hours of continuous de ja vu at altitude once.
- 5 August 2008 at 17:39
- elizabeth said...
he may be the cutest baby of all time.
- 5 August 2008 at 23:04
- sea legs girl said...
Yeah, it was Devil's Lake. And you know, I have to set the record straight. My ex-husband was definitely supportive of my running, but it is a different world when you have someone who shares a desire to run for hours and hours. Then there's no guilt over it.
- 6 August 2008 at 05:58
- olga said...
Oh, girlie, I got scared I won't see you!!! I agree the long runs are just something. I believe it's the reason I don't quit running in general - because I need my long runs so much, so I need to keep in some kind of shape:) If I don't "solve the world's
hunger" during 5 hrs on trails, I surely look at everything with different perspective.
Boise is just a picture=perfect baby, so cute!
- 7 August 2008 at 15:47
- Bec said...
Glad to see you're back! I enjoy your adventures :)
- 7 August 2008 at 19:32
- Danni said...
I was getting the DTs there ;) :p
Maybe I'm a bad wife but I don't feel guilt.
- 7 August 2008 at 19:40
- The Chapples said...
I don't feel guilt over running either, but then again, my husband spends many hours a week on his bike. It is good to share of love for exercise with your spouse!
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The astrological chart configuration termed a Mystic Rectangle has, ostensibly, a rare and special case configuration called Lucifer's Rectangle. Like a Mystic Rectangle, Lucifer's Rectangle is formed either by two trines or two opposition aspects that are conjoined with two sextile aspects. Unlike a Mystic Rectangle, Lucifer's Rectangle must have the entities composing it (planets, asteroids or points) located only in the following four signs: Pisces, Taurus, Virgo and Scorpio. Additionally, a Lucifer's Rectangle must be only in earth and water elements.[1]
Ptolemy's Harmonics
The Harmonics [12] is probably earlier than the Tetrabiblos.[13] Although Ptolemy is well known for his astronomy and astrology, he was also one of the ancient sources for theories of harmony.
The work studies this universal field of knowledge for which music and geometry are considered subsets. Much of the material in Harmonics is exclusively concerned with music, including setting up exact number ratios for the different modes.
The Harmonics Book III applies his previous exposition of intervals, scales, and ratios to ethics and psychology, and to astronomy and astrology. Unfortunately, some of Book III has been lost to us. In Chapter 9 of Book III, Ptolemy presents the astrological aspects and their ratios to one another. Curiously, in this presentation Ptolemy does not use degree numbers for the aspects. Instead, he considers the twelve zoidia as discrete units and the whole number relationships between them that yield moriai and epimoriai. This discussion might have fit better into the Tetrabiblos Book I, within his treatment of the qualities and relationships between whole zoidia.
Ptolemy's Digression: Astrology's Aspects and Musical Intervals
Statement of the Problem
This essay addresses a problem in the development and continuity of astrology: how do astrologers, past and present, account for the astrological aspects? Aspects are the means by which a planet or position (Ascendant, Lot of Fortune) has contact from another planet or other planets. Once an astrologer has designated planet or a position to answer a question posed to the astrological chart, aspects to the designated position provide information to answer a question and determine an outcome.
What do have Bill Gates and Kepler, Mahatma Gandhi and Pablo Picasso, Maria Shriver and Descartes, Nelson Mandela and Jim Jones have in common? No, I'm not joking! They all have the same aspect in their birth chart: Jupiter conjunct Pluto. In non-astrological language this says that seen from the earth Jupiter and Pluto are seen in the very same direction in heaven. It is as if they can shake hands. Of course there is, astronomically spoken, still a big distance between the two, but when two planets are seen very close to each other in heaven; astrologers call this 'conjunct'. A conjunction means power and the astrological meaning of these planets will be strongly interwoven.
Pluto is a (dwarf) planet and has many faces: dark, intense, and confronts us with shadows and problems. Pluto wants power, whether in secret or in the open. But the same Pluto also has the power to bring to the surface what was hidden, has real psychological knowledge and an incredible willpower and persistence.


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Dicko double not enough for Wolves
Wolves missed out on a place in the Sky Bet Championship play-offs despite Nouha Dicko's double helping fire them to a 4-2 win over relegated Millwall at Molineux.
Kenny Jackett's side were agonisingly pipped to a top-six finish on goal difference after finishing level on points with Ipswich and Brentford.
Dicko had put them in control after 20 minutes and then struck again 11 minutes into the second period to take his goal tally for the season to 15.
Millwall had to soak up a lot of pressure in the first half, but they were a different proposition after a half-time pep talk from manager Neil Harris and gained a foothold in the game through Aiden O'Brien in the 58th minute.
But their hopes of taking something on their departure from the Championship were ultimately dashed when Ethan Ebanks-Landell pounced 20 minutes from time.
Millwall reduced the arrears again in the 82nd minute through teenage substitute Jamie Philpot, who scored with his first touch on his debut before Bakary Sako notched in the final minute to ensure that Jackett marked his 100th game in charge with a win - albeit a frustrating one.
Wolves had started the game positively and Benik Afobe should have given the lead when he was released in the opening minute by Sako.
Afobe only had goalkeeper David Forde to beat but he shot weakly at the Republic of Ireland international.
Millwall did threaten briefly when Lee Gregory headed a cross from Sid Nelson over the bar, but it was Wolves - and Afobe in particular - who dominated the opening exchanges.
Afobe looked certain to score from six yards in the eighth minute only to be denied by a perfectly timed last-ditch challenge from Mark Beevers.
Forde then blocked Afobe on the edge of the area before the long-serving goalkeeper produced an excellent save to deny Rajiv van La Parra.
Wolves' pressure was constant and it seemed only a matter of time before it brought its reward, and Dicko finally made it pay.
His goal owed everything to a surging run into the area by Sako, who then fed the ball into the path of Dicko to roll home his shot from eight yards.
Having dominated affairs before the goal, Dicko's strike looked certain to open the floodgates.
But Wolves went strangely off the boil despite still controlling the game for long spells and were almost caught out at the start of the second half when O'Brien saw his header cleared off the line by Dave Edwards.
That lucky escape sparked Wolves back into life and Dicko doubled their advantage with a superb piece of finishing, holding off the challenge of Nelson and firing a rising drive past Forde.
It would have been easy for Harris' side to wilt after that second setback, but they were back on level terms just two minutes later.
Wolves goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak could only parry a long-range free-kick from Jack Powell and the ball fell kindly to Gregory, whose centre was stabbed from home from close range by O'Brien.
The hosts knew that to have any chance of making the top six they needed more goals, and they proceeded to lay siege to the Millwall goal with Sako being denied by Forde and Afobe seeing his shot deflected for a corner off Nelson.
It was centre-half Ebanks-Landell who showed them the way to goal when he pounced after Sako's free-kick was deflected into his path.
Wolves were then caught napping from their own corner and Millwall surged clear through Ed Upson, whose left-wing cross was steered past Kuszczak by Philpot.
In a pulsating second half, Sako had the final word when his powerful low drive flashed through a crowded goalmouth and past Forde.
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In this week's episode of Hagerty Classic Car TV, host Matt Richmond teases us with a 1967 Mustang GT500 before jumping into an American-made 1954 Kaiser-Darrin for a test drive of the 90-hp antique with Hagerty's Jonathan Klinger.
The news covers Lamborghini happenings, Triumph motorcycles, the Pink Panther car that's up for grabs, and a bit about Stanford University and its autonomous racing program. Enjoy the drive.