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Zimbabwe's justice ministry says the head of the nation's election commission has resigned for health reasons weeks away from a referendum on a new constitution followed by elections later in the year.
The ministry said Wednesday that Judge Simpson Mutambanengwe will leave his post on Feb. 20. It says a successor will be appointed from nominees listed by an all-party panel of lawmakers.
The elderly jurist, who began his legal career in Britain in 1963, became head of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission in 2010 after it was reformed to include members not chosen solely by President Robert Mugabe's former ruling party. In the past year, the independent Mutambanengwe had largely withdrawn from the daily running of the commission through poor health.

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The struggling retail giant, whose headquarters (pictured) are in suburban Hoffman Estates, said last month that it was in early talks with officials from several states to relocate. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn responded to the news by saying the state's Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity would work to keep the company in the state. Sears has called the Chicago area home since 1887.
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The Raiders bid farewell to middle linebacker Rolando McClain on Friday while at the same time eliminating the last of the problematic contracts from the previous management regime.
McClain, a disappointment as the No. 8 overall pick out of Alabama in 2010, was due $4.05 million this season and more than $5 million in 2014. He was placed on waivers and, presuming his contract is not picked up by another team, will be an unrestricted free agent.
The Raiders have signed three linebackers since free agency began this offseason, including probable starting middle linebacker Nick Roach.
McClain was suspended for conduct detrimental to the team last season after a clash with coach Dennis Allen when informed he was losing his starting job. McClain was too often invisible on the field while creating distractions off it while in his hometown of Decatur, Ala.
In contrast to critical Facebook comments made and quickly taken down after his suspension, McClain issued a statement thanking the Raiders for allowing him a chance to start anew.
McClain's original contract included $23 million in guaranteed money.
Misdemeanor charges of third-degree assault, reckless endangerment, menacing and illegal discharge of a firearm within the city limits of Decatur in 2011 were dropped when the victim declined to assist in prosecution.
The arrest occurred when McClain was at home for the funeral of a relative and included an embarrassing photo of him smiling while being put in a police cruiser.
Most recently, McClain was arrested in January for failing to sign a citation after being pulled over for illegal window tint.
The Raiders have more than $45 million of "dead money" applied to the salary cap through accelerated bonuses from released or traded players, limiting general manager Reggie McKenzie's ability to sign players this season. However, the Raiders might be more than $50 million under the cap in 2014.
Among those purged from the roster with substantial acceleration still on the books this season are defensive tackles Richard Seymour ($13.714 million) and Tommy Kelly ($6.324 million), quarterback Carson Palmer ($9.34 million) and wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey ($5.260 million).


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Mumbai, Feb 25: Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha will be seen dancing in a retro peppy number, Thank God Its Friday in film Himmatwala and filmmaker Sajid Khan says that the actress was his first and last choice for the song.
"Sonakshi was my first and last choice for the song. I had decided that if she doesn't say yes, I'll drop the song," he said at the launch of the song held here Friday evening.
Sonakshi has donned two looks in the song. The first one has been inspired from Parveen Babi's look in Shaan and the second one is similar to Sridevi from Chaalbaaz.
"The first outfit has been taken from what Parveen Babi wore in Shaan, but we have changed it a bit. The next one is from Sridevi's look in her film Chaalbaaz," Sonakshi said.
Sonakshi was recently also seen in the song Go Go Govinda from the film, Oh My God. Asked if the actress was planning to become a queen of item songs, she said that the song had to be special for her to be a part of it.
"I like dancing but the song has to be special for me to be a part of it. Even Go Go Govinda had something special and so does Thank God Its Friday," she said.
The actress also added that she didn't have to put in much preparation for the song. "I just reached the sets. I did not do any kind of preparation.
I have seen these songs before. People say I have the old world charm and I used that," she said. Directed by Sajid Khan, Himmatwala stars Ajay Devgn and Tamannaah and is all set to release on March 29.


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On sunny days, from the right spot in its terraced courtyard, future residents of Glennwood House of Laguna Beach will see two Catalinas.
One, of course, will be the island itself, the familiar brown sliver visible on the distant horizon.
The other sits atop the aquamarine waters of a seascape mural that artist Robert Wyland helped prospective residents of Glennwood paint.
Glennwood Housing Foundation Inc. is converting a senior assisted living facility off South Coast Highway into a house that will provide services to about 50 young adults with developmental disabilities. Glennwood House is expected to open in early June, said Executive Director Shauna Bogert.
Wyland, known for his murals and the popular tail-of-the-whale art piece that was featured on California license plates, recently directed a crew of about 12 prospective residents and their families in turning a blank wall into a lively seascape.


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Journaling my genealogy research online seems to be the right thing to do for the future of my research rather than hiding it away in some box or drawer in my home. This blog is more of a diary of my research which expands as I go. Know that a post from last year may have more updated research in a different post. I love the discovery process which has resulted in such wonderful success in finding my roots. If you comment and are looking for a response, please leave me an email address.
Saturday, October 5, 2013
The Ross' of Mercer County, Pennsylvania
All family legends aside, the fact that my husband is Scottish is true. If you look up the Ross name online, you find that Clan Ross is a Highland Scottish clan. Their castle is called Balnagown Castle located beside the village of Kildary in Easter Ross. So, is this the line that my husband is related too?
My husband's original research on Ancestry.com took him about four hours to complete. In no time, he had "borrowed" information from a few other family trees and gotten his tree all the way back to Hugh Rarichies 1st Laird of Ross, his apparent 19th great grandfather. He lived from 1300-1371 in Cromaty, Ross and Cromaty, Scotland. It was his son William Ross 2nd Laird of Balngowan who apparently first lived in the castle. He lived from 1340 to 1398.
When my husband first told me of his findings, I was a bit envious and somewhat doubtful. In my own research, I have only made it back to 1690 Ireland with the potential of some Flanagan's who probably descend from Kings of Connaught in County Roscommon, Ireland. I have little proof except family lore which has documentation back to around 1700. Prior to that, we are stuck in 1707 Termonfeckin, County Louth, Ireland. By the way, it's a pretty nice place to be stuck.
My doubt in this whole Ross Family tree creation was in that he borrowed the information from others who may or may not have actually proven that family line. I reviewed his Ross tree that had proof and documentation back to about 1849 Pennsylvania. That's when I stopped and advised my husband that he'd need to really dig up some proof of his line starting with the Ross' of Sandy Creek, Mercer County, PA. He set aside his research for a while.
Recently, I forgot and left Ancestry.com open on the computer and went to bed. My husband seized the opportunity and decided to give it another go to prove his Ross line. Well, he found a book that has been scanned into Ancestry.com for Mercer County, Pennsylvania. It proves his Ross line back to his original immigrant ancestor, George Ross, born 1629. In 1658, George married Constance Little in Connecticut.
So, my husband is currently working to "prove" his 8th great grandfather and his immigration from Great Britain to the new world. He has some cleaning up to on his Ross Family tree. I've encouraged him to complete that clean up before he tries to move further back in time.
At this point, it is looking very much like Clan Ross of Balnagown Castle are his ancestors. I am green with envy as I try to even work back 1 more decade on any of my family lines and feel successful if I can get back to around 1700.
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I found your blog and this post specifically by searching Ross Family of Mercer County. My G-Grandmother's maiden name was Ross and was from Mercer County. Could you possibly point me in the direction of the Ross Family information you have on Ancestry.com? Sure would make my life easier :) Thanks so much!
My husband is the Ross. Our user name is zelsersk on ancestry and the family tree for the Ross line is a public family tree. It goes way, way back in time to Scotland.ReplyDelete


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Relentless defense, teamwork and contributions from role players boosted the Hood River Valley High School varsity girls hoops team to a 56-50 win over Sprague on Jan. 10 at Vannet Court.
The Eagles went up 4-0 on the first of 18 points by Kelsey Wells, and never trailed, holding a lead of between 6-12 points for the entire game. Kainalu Bailey contributed 12 points while making repeated defensive stops, and Kassidy Davidson added 10 points before leaving the game with a concussion — the product of her defensive fearlessness that came after three second-half steals, and a couple of down-court strikes to streaking teammates for scores.
Breanna Weekly's eight points and four by sophomore Anyisa Ybarra, in her longest varsity stint yet, helped the balanced scoring attack.
"We played great team ball in the second quarter, outscoring them by 12 points," coach Scott Walker said. "The defense was key for us, because we had 28 turnovers. We did shoot the ball a lot better, so when we got shots our conversion rate was higher. I just think the ball pressure was the key for us. Kassidy Davidson and our guards really put the pressure on them."
Weekly had three steals, and Ybarra two, and Mattson added two blocked shots. Meanwhile, Sprague's full-court press yielded three steals in the first three minutes, and the tightly contested first quarter ended up 16-16.
The Eagles had been impatient on offense, frequently getting open but forcing shots. They were sharing the ball but layups were not falling. In the second, they got several scores via quick long passes finding open players at the hoop or heading to it. Long baseball-style passes, including one on the run from Wells to fleet Jestena Mattson, fueled much of the Eagle offense and provided several thrilling attempts throughout the game.
Wells scored twice to start the second, and the tally was 24-18 after a textbook feed from Bailey to Weekly.
Later, Bailey angled to the hoop on a cut and took the assist from Veatch to make it 30-23, and after two more steals it was 35-23, then 40-25 on a Weekly put-back, giving the Eagles their biggest lead of the night.
Ybarra made an immediate impact coming off the bench in the second half. The sophomore guard took a long pass and niftily bounced the ball to Wells for a score; it was the first of two quick assist-the-assist passes in the quarter by Ybarra. On one play, she broke the Oly press and flipped a long pass to Wells who immediately dished to Bailey for layup. Then Mattson rolled over going for a loose ball near the Eagle hoop, and Sprague came up with the loose ball, breaking fast for the other end. Ybarra chased the larger Oly down and put the hammer on her to prevent the basket, for the second of her four fouls.
A few minutes later, Ybarra faked to go low, and popped back to the perimeter as players fell in another scrum in the lane. Coming up with the ball was Wells, who kicked out to Ybarra. She nailed the jumper.
It was a low-scoring fourth, with key free throws by Bailey and Veatch, and late scores by Bloomster and Bailey helping keep a scrapping Sprague at bay. Every touch got tied up or poked, every possession narrowly contested, and it was poor shooting and defensive rebounding by Wells and Bloomster that denied Sprague many second chances. Wells' two free throws put it out of touch, 56-48 with a minute left.
The win puts the HRV girls at 4-8 in the preseason with one more game (Jan. 17 vs. Aloha) remaining before the start of conference action the following week. The team's first home conference game is Jan. 31, 7 p.m. vs. Hermiston. The Dalles Wahtonka currently holds the best conference record at 10-1.
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OAKLAND — As good as the A's have been, gaining ground on the Los Angeles Angels has proved to be quite problematic for them for nearly two weeks now.
Oakland hasn't picked up a full game on the Angels since July 8, when they upped their American League West lead to 4 ½ games after a win over the Giants. Since then, L.A. has been hovering at 1 ½ games behind before a loss on the A's off day Monday made it a two-game deficit.
The A's had a great opportunity to make it three Tuesday night after the Angels suffered a 4-2 home loss to Baltimore, but Houston's L.J. Hoes spoiled the chance to widen the gap. Hoes' 12th inning first-pitch solo homer off Fernando Abad gave the Astros a rare 3-2 win at the Coliseum before 22,908.
It was a missed chance for Oakland, but the A's will have more opportunities coming on the horizon. The opening game against the Astros marked a stretch where Oakland plays 20 straight games against teams with sub-.500 records while the Angels must contend with the Orioles, the Detroit Tigers, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the rejuvenated Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox over the same stretch.
That said, the Astros clearly aren't a team that's just going to roll over anymore for the A's, who were 25-7 against Houston all-time before this defeat.
"Very improved, especially in games like this," said A's starter Scott Kazmir, a Houston native. "It shows signs of a good team to be able to pull out close games."
Kazmir certainly did his part for the A's once again, allowing just two runs and only one earned over seven innings while walking one and striking out six. He wound up with a no-decision, however, as the Astros team — who won for just the fourth time ever in 17 games at the Coliseum — simply wouldn't got away.
A's relievers Luke Gregerson, Sean Doolittle, Dan Otero and Abad kept it at 2-2 through the 11th, but Hoes — who came into the game hitting just .176 — launched his third homer over the left field wall against Abad (2-4) with one out in the 12th.
"It was a fastball away that cut over the middle of the plate," said catcher John Jaso. "He did what he was supposed to do with a pitch like that. But there were some balls that were hit hard that didn't carry as well as that one did. I thought it was just going to hit it off the wall. I don't know if the wind changed or what."
The Hoes blast ended a rather dull affair in which the A's had plenty of opportunities to break it open against Astros starter Brett Oberholtzer but couldn't come up with the big hit. Oberholtzer matched Kazmir by allowing just two runs over seven innings even though he didn't strike a batter, and then it became a battle of the bullpens.
A's manager Bob Melvin maintained Houston got a crucial break early in the game when the Astros struck for two runs in the third inning. After No. 9 hitter Marwin Gonzalez opened the inning with a single to right, major league hits leader Jose Altuve hit a one-hop shot off of Kazmir, and the runners moved up to second and third on a Josh Donaldson throwing error. Both scored on a subsequent Chris Carter single.
But the A's thought Altuve ran inside the baseline as he tried to beat Donaldson's throw, which was wide of the bag.
"No question for me he was on the grass," Melvin said. "(The umpires) said they didn't think it affected from where J.D. threw it, but it did. The ball was up the line and (first baseman Nate) Freiman had to go get it. It looked like he was inside the line, and in my opinion should have been called out."
"I don't think there's any softening to it," Melvin said. "I think he just wants to pitch in the big leagues. He'd much rather do it (with Oakland), but when you've had the type of success he's had and you're pitching in the minor leagues, that's not somewhere he wants to be."
Reddick said he will wear a brace on his right knee for the rest of the season.
"It's very uncomfortable, but as the game goes on, you get used to it," he said. "But it doesn't restrict me in any way possible. It's definitely not going to slow me down."
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I have had difficulty trying to sort out the various Newsletter entries by Verlen, Valerie, Valerie's brother Jon who constituted the land team, and the Editor in order to follow their route after Marquette. Valerie's is the most helpful.
Valerie: "When we arrived in Au Train, to paddle south through the Upper peninsula, we found the river frozen. The basin was a sheet of ice and the Whitefish was frozen into Little Bay de Noc...With the assistance of Jack McHugh, we portaged the iced-in portion of our route and put our canoes into Little Bay de Noc". I take that to mean they put their canoes on McHugh's truck at the Lake Superior shore at Au Train and rode across the UP to somewhere above Gladstone where they found open water.
Valerie continues: "As we paddled into Lake Michigan on November 15 I wondered if we had made a mistake even considering to continue our expedition. Little Bay de Noc was frozen several hundred feet from shore, making landing impossible...One of the turning points of our journey came when we landed near Stonington. We were paddling into Big Bay de Noc, and, as we had hoped, there was no ice formed on th exposed shore." Next morning the snow stopped and they were able to paddle on to Manistique Harbor. The harbor froze over that night so they had to use Verlen's Sea Wind as an ice-breaker to get out to to Lake Michigan in the morning.
Valerie again: "We did continue - across the Straits of Mackinac, into Lake Huron, down the eastern shore of Lower Michigan, past Rogers City, Alpena, Harrisville and Oscoda before we were stopped again, waiting on weather to make the crossing of Saginaw Bay." Because they had schedule commitments they couldn't wait so they portaged around Saginaw Bay to Harbor Beach. She didn't say how. There they resumed paddling. "At Port Sanilac, we came ashore just at dark. We had paddled 30 miles since dawn and had to break ice from our spray covers to climb onto the public dock..."
They continued south, paddling each day and making presentations each night at towns along the shore including Port Huron and Detroit, where they stayed several days before continuing on to Lake Erie, the Maumee and the portage to the Wabash and points south that I have already covered.
I am now going to go back to Marquette and mount my virtual helicopter and follow their path to Detroit where I started out following them in the first message in this series. This will be the last as I don't intend to follow them to Florida, the Caribbean or South America. If someone else would take on that chore I would be most pleased.
This has been an effort in memory of Verlen and in support of Valerie in her fight for life.


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This book is interesting because it has lots of interesting characters like Cinderella and the prince. They are interesting because they are smart and generous. My favorite part is when the hippo gave Cinderella some golden slippers. I like that part because the hippo is so generous. This book reminds me of the original book Cinderella because it is very similar.
I recommend this book to everyone that likes Cinderella. The main idea is very similar but with different characters. So if you like Fairy Tales read The Egyptian Cinderella.


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'Rock, Paper, Scissors': Beyond Sgt. Pepper
Waddington Custot Galleries is presenting a retrospective of Peter Blake's work from Nov. 21 to Dec. 15 to commemorate his 80th birthday. The "Sgt. Pepper's" designer will be showing older works as well as 10 new collages based on vintage postcards of London. Mary Lane has details on Lunch Break.
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Daniel Denton
Daniel Denton, the author of
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published in 1670, the first account in English of the city and colony that were to become the metropolis of a hemisphere, little is known save that he settled in Jamaica, Long Island, in 1656, being one of the founders of that town, and a resident there for many years. He was obviously a close and shrewd observer, but with little grace of style, and somewhat devoid of a sense either of humor or of irony as is shown by his remark about the Divine Hand making a way for the English by removing the Indians wherever they came to settle. Yet his very matter of tact statements are hardly less interesting for their inartistic uncouthness.
A Terrestrial Canaan.
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is built most of brick and stone, and covered with red and black tile, and the land being high, it gives at a distance a pleasing aspect to the spectators. The inhabitants consist most of English and Dutch, and have a considerable trade with the Indians, for beavers, otters, raccoon skins, with other furs; as also for bear, deer, and elk skins; and are supplied with venison and fowl in the winter and fish in the summer by the Indians, which they buy at an easy rate; and having the country round about them, they are continually furnished with all such provisions as is needful for the life of man, not only by the English and Dutch within their own, but likewise by the adjacent Colonies.
The commodities vented from thence is furs and skins before-mentioned; as likewise tobacco made within the Colony, as good as is usually made in Mary-land; also horses, beef, pork, oil, pease, wheat, and the like.
Long Island, the west end of which lies southward of New York, runs eastward above one hundred miles, and is in some places eight, in some twelve, in some fourteen miles broad. It is inhabited from one end to the other. On the west end is four or five Dutch towns, the rest being all English, to the number of twelve, besides villages and farm-houses. The Island is most of it of a very good soil, and very natural for all sorts of English grain, which they sow and have very good increase of, besides all other fruits and herbs common in England; as also tobacco, hemp, flax, pumpkins, melons, etc.
For wild beasts, there is deer, bear, wolves, foxes, raccoons, otters, musquashes, and skunks. Wild fowl there is great store of, as turkeys, heath-hens, quails, partridges, pigeons, cranes, geese of several sorts, brants, ducks, widgeon, teal, and divers others. There is also the red-bird, with divers sorts of singing-birds, whose chirping notes salute the ears of travellers with an harmonious discord; and in every pond and brook green silken frogs, who, warbling forth their untuned tunes, strive to bear a part in this music.
Towards the middle of Long Island lieth a plain sixteen miles long and four broad, upon which plain grows very fine grass, that makes exceeding good hay, and is very good pasture for sheep or other cattle; where you shall find neither stick nor stone to hinder the horse heels, or endanger them in their races; and once a year the best horses in the Island are brought hither to try their swiftness, and the swiftest rewarded with a silver cup, two being annually procured for that purpose. There are two or three other small plains of about a mile square, which are no small benefit to those towns which enjoy them.
Upon the south side of Long Island in the winter lie store of whales and crampasses, which the inhabitants begin with small boats to make a trade, catching to their no small benefit. Also an innumerable multitude of seals, which make an excellent oil. They lie all the winter upon some broken marshes and beaches, or bars of sand before-mentioned, and might be easily got were there some skilful men would undertake it .
Within two leagues of New York lieth Staten Island. It bears from New York west something southerly. It is about twenty miles long, and four or five broad. It is most of it very good land, full of timber, and produceth all such commodities as Long Island doth, besides tin and store of iron ore; and the calamine stone is said likewise to be found there. There is but one town upon it, consisting of English and French, but is capable of entertaining more inhabitants; betwixt this and Long Island is a large bay, and is the coming in for all ships and vessels out of the sea. On the north side of this Island Afterskull River puts into the main-land on the west side, whereof is two or three towns, but on the east side but one. There is very great marshes or meadows on both sides of it, excellent good land, and good convenience for the settling of several towns; there grows black walnut and locust, as there doth in Virginia, with mighty tall, straight timber, as good as any in the North of America. It produceth any commodity Long Island doth .
To give some satisfaction to people that shall be desirous to transport themselves thither (the country being capable of entertaining many thousands), how and after what manner people live, and how land may be procured, etc.,I shall answer, that the usual way is for a company of people to join together, either enough to make a town, or a lesser number; these go with the consent of the governor, and view a tract of land, there being choice enough, and finding a place convenient for a town, they return to the governor, who upon their desire admits them into the Colony, and gives them a grant or patent for the said land, for themselves and associates. These persons being thus qualified, settle the place, and take in what inhabitants to themselves they shall see cause to admit of, till their town be full; these associates thus taken in have equal privileges with themselves, and they make a division of the land suitable to every mans occasions, no man being debarred of such quantities as he hath occasion for; the rest they let lie in common till they have occasion for a new division, never dividing their pasture-land at all, which lies in common to the whole town. The best commodities for any to carry with them is clothing, the country being full of all sorts of cattle, which they may furnish themselves withal at an easy rate, for any sorts of English goods, as likewise instruments for husbandry and building, with nails, hinges, glass, and the like. For the manner how they get a livelihood, it is principally by corn and cattle, which will there fetch them any commodities; likewise they sow store of flax, which they make every one cloth of for their own wearing, as also woolen cloth and linsey-woolsey, and had they more tradesmen amongst them, they would in a little time live without the help of any other country for their clothing. For tradesmen, there is none but live happily there, as carpenters, blacksmiths, masons, tailors, weavers, shoemakers, tanners, brickmakers, and so any other trade; them that have no trade betake themselves to husbandry, get land of their own, and live exceeding well.
Thus have I briefly given you a relation of New York, with the places thereunto adjoyning; in which, if I have erred, it is principally in not giving it its due commendation; for besides those earthly blessings where it is stored, heaven hath not been wanting to open his treasure, in sending down seasonable showers upon the earth, blessing it with a sweet and pleasant air, and a continuation of such influences as tend to the health both of man and beast: and the climate hath such an affinity with that of England that it breeds ordinarily no alteration to those which remove thither; that the name of seasoning, which is common to some other countries, hath never there been known; that I may say, and say truly, that if there be any terrestrial happiness to be had by people of all ranks, especially of an inferior rank, it must certainly be here. Here any one may furnish himself with land, and live rent-freeyea, with such a quantity of land that he may weary himself with walking over his fields of corn and all sorts of grain. And let his stock of cattle amount to some hundreds, he needs not fear their want of pasture in the summer or fodder in the winter, the woods affording sufficient supply. For the summer season, where you have grass as high as a mans knees,nay, as high as his waist,interlaced with pea-vines and other weeds that cattle much delight in, as much as a man can press through; and these woods also every mile or half mile are furnished with fresh ponds, brooks or rivers, where all sorts of cattle, during the heat of the day, do quench their thirst and cool themselves; these brooks and rivers being environed of each side with several sorts of trees and grape-vines, the vines, arbor-like, interchanging places and crossing these rivers, does shade and shelter them from the scorching beams of Sols fiery influence. Here those which Fortune hath frowned upon in England, to deny them an inheritance amongst their brethren, or such as by their utmost labors can scarcely procure a livingI say such may procure here inheritances of lands and possessions, stock themselves with all sorts of cattle, enjoy the benefit of them whilst they live, and leave them to the benefit of their children when they die. Here you need not trouble the shambles for meat, nor bakers and brewers for beer and bread, nor run to a linen-draper for a supply, every one making their own linen and a great part of their woolen cloth for their ordinary wearing. And how prodigal, if I may so say, hath Nature been to furnish the country with all sorts of wild beasts and fowl! which every one hath an interest in, and may hunt at his pleasure; where, besides the pleasure in hunting, he may furnish his house with excellent fat venison, turkeys, geese, heath-hens, cranes, swans, ducks, pigeons, and the like,and wearied with that, he may go a-fishing; where the rivers are so furnished, that he may supply himself with fish before he can leave off the recreation:where you may travel by land upon the same continent hundreds of miles, and pass through towns and villages, and never hear the least complaint for want, nor hear any ask you for a farthing; where you may lodge in the fields and woods, travel from one end of the country to another, with as much security as if you were locked within your own chamber; and if you chance to meet with an Indian town, they shall give you the best entertainment they have, and, upon your desire, direct you on your way. But that which adds happiness to all the rest, is the healthfulness of the place; where many people in twenty years time never know what sickness is; where they look upon it as a great mortality if two or three die out of a town in a years time; where, besides the sweetness of the air, the country itself sends forth such a fragrant smell that it may be perceived at sea before they can make the land; where no evil fog or vapor doth no sooner appear but a north-west or westerly wind doth immediately dissolve it and drive it away. What shall I say more? You shall scarce see a house but the south side is begirt with hives of bees, which increase after an incredible manner:That I must needs say, that if there be any terrestrial Canaan, t is surely here, where the land floweth with milk and honey. The inhabitants are blest with peace and plenty, blessed in their country, blessed in their fields, blessed in the fruit of their bodies, in the fruit of their grounds, in the increase of their cattle, horses, and sheep, blessed in their basket, and in their store. In a word, blessed in whatsoever they take in hand or go about, the earth yielding plentiful increase to all their painful labors.
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Rutgers Day, Rutgers University's annual welcome and show-and-tell for New Jersey residents of all ages, will take place Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The annual event offers more than 600 free performances, demonstrations and interactive activities. Last year, a record crowd of more than 100,000 visitors learned firsthand about the university's research, teaching and service.
This year's celebration includes programming at all three of the university's locations – Camden, New Brunswick and Newark.
Rutgers Day coincides with Alumni Weekend. Alumni may connect with old friends and classmates and enjoy refreshments in alumni tents at all three locations. In addition, the New Jersey Folk Festival, which is on Cook/Douglass campus in New Brunswick, celebrates the theme "Turkish Traditions."
Program highlights include:
Rutgers Day and All Alumni Parade: At 10:30 a.m., alumni join the Rutgers Marching Scarlet Knights, Rutgers cheerleaders and, of course, the Scarlet Knight mascot to march down College Avenue. Rutgers history comes to life with the appearance of characters from our revolutionary past.
Tent of Big Ideas: The School of Arts and Sciences tents on College Avenue and Busch campuses will be destinations for lovers of the arts and humanities. Distinguished faculty will present short, thought-provoking talks on a wide range of topics, including astronomy, politics, energy and more.
The CIRC Challenge: Find puzzle cards at booths throughout the campus, then use the CyberLearning Innovation and Research Center's augmented reality app to "trigger" actions on the cards, solve the puzzle, receive a prize upon completion and be entered into a grand prize drawing at the end of the day.
Ask the State Climatologist: Visit with New Jersey climate experts and find out why we have seen such extremes of late.
Phenomenal Faraday Physics: This popular show features an exploding hydrogen balloon, a fire extinguisher rocket and a man on a bed of nails.
School of Health Professions Big Tent: The School of Health Professions is celebrating its 40th anniversary with games, giveaways, and great advice for a healthier, happier you.
Marathon Reading of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Visitors are encouraged to listen or join in to this continuous reading of Roald Dahl's iconic work.
Performances: Rutgers Day features many performances, including choral concerts, bands, belly dancing, hip-hop dance and martial arts demonstrations, as well as shows by the Cabaret Theater and Livingston Theatre Company.
Animals: Learn more about animals and insects though events such as the Farm Animal Showcase, cockroach races and visits with the Mounted Patrol and a horse on a treadmill.
Gardening: Take greenhouse tours and explore the offerings of vegetables, herbs and flowers, including the Rutgers 250 Tomato plants, Rutgers Scarlet Strawberry and the new Pumpkin Habanero Pepper, all developed by the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.
Community Poem Presented by Writers House: Add a line to a sprawling group poem that celebrates Rutgers and the Camden community and see the completed poem posted online.
Cooper Street Quick Tours: Step back in time with a short stroll to the Cooper Street Historic District.
From the Pine Barrens to the City Centers of South Jersey: Ecology Where People Live and Work: The Department of Biology discusses topics ranging from why cities are hotter than the surrounding areas to how junk food affects ant development.
Build Your Own Interactive Object: Students and faculty from the Digital Studies Center guide visitors through the basics of creating their own interactive, mobile computing device.
Experience Virtual Reality: Play simple puzzle games in a three-dimensional virtual environment.
Make Your Own Rutgers Shield: Personalize your own shields with markers, stickers, stamps and more.
RU Curious about 3-D Printing?: See a 3-D printer in action and take home a 3-D printed Rutgers key chain.
Science, Sleuthing and Sherlock –The Fascinating World of Forensics: Learn how science can solve mysteries and catch bad guys. Be a detective for a day and try out several forensic techniques with the Departments of Biology and Chemistry.
West Indian–Indian Connection Presents "Bollywood Through the Years!": The students of the West Indian–Indian Connection will highlight their cultural dance with varied music, dress and style.
Records at Play: The Institute of Jazz@50: Did you know that Rutgers University-Newark is home to the largest archive of jazz memorabilia in the world? See Miles Davis's trumpet, along with many other treasures.
Geologic Hazards: Earthquakes and Tsunami: Create mini earthquakes and generate tsunami waves to learn about the forces unleashed by these geologic phenomena.
You Be the Judge! You Are Out of Order!: Bang the gavel, pose for a picture in a judge's robe and learn more about Rutgers Law School.
It's a Bird! It's a Plane! No! It's Your Rutgers Super Heroes in Safety Patrol: Meet safety patrol personnel, participate in interactive activities and learn safety information.
Is This Real? Use virtual reality headsets with the latest technology to deliver a total immersion virtual reality experience. Strap on the headsets and be immediately transported to an alternate world.
It's a Family Affair: Blaze a scarlet trail to the alumni tent with your future Rutgers grad! Show your little ones that they too can be scarlet forever as they pose for fun photos in a Rutgers graduation cap and gown that's just their size.
Your Baby's Brain! Calling all baby scientists! Bring your little ones to build sand castles, play with bubbles and make balloon animals while you learn about your baby's development from the Infancy Studies Laboratory−Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience.
Parking is free in Rutgers lots in Camden, New Brunswick and Piscataway. In Newark, guests can park for free in University Deck I (200 University Avenue), Washington Deck II (166 Washington Street) or Washington Deck III (180 Washington Street). New Brunswick will also offer shuttle buses connecting the College Avenue, Busch and Cook/Douglass campuses.
Rutgers Day is sponsored in part by Saint Peter's Healthcare System, RWJBarnabas Health and supported by media partners, including New Jersey Advance Media – The Star-Ledger and NJ.com, 1450 WCTC and Magic 98.3. For more information, visit rutgersday.rutgers.edu


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Woof Woof! Garden Design for the Dogs
Successfully pairing a pet with a beautiful garden can be a trick. Having a pretty garden that you share with a canine, boils down to two things. Get the Good Stuff Out of the Way and Give the Dog What He Wants. You cannot expect to beat them, so you might as well work with them.
Here are a few clever ideas and helpful links to help you create something lovely that isn't dug up, peed on, chewed, or other wise destroyed and that might actually make you and you dog happier.
Get the Plants out of the way!!
Using a relatively inexpensive bunk-bed frame, this garden was designed for a small concrete space with a dog. Maria Finn shares this project in her book, A Little Piece of Earth: How to Grow Your Own Food in Small Spaces. The planters which were painted the same pretty purple as the bed frame are on top, out of the way of dogs, and they also provide for a nice small, space covered garden, seating area.
Vertical gardens are very popular and would also be a good option for getting the plants out of the way. But have you tried string gardens? Steve Asbell of The Rainforest Garden shares a great how-to for making pretty rainforest balls (or you can buy one). Imagine a whole balcony full of luxuriant green beauty that Dogs can't touch.
On the design side, forget putting planting beds against the fence. If you want to keep the greenery, Move. Away. From. The. Fence. In fact, take it one step further, and put a solid walkway along the fence. This will give dogs a place to run, it will keep little paws from getting muddy and by moving the plants away from the fence, you not only will have a better chance of keeping them alive, but when they thrive, they will likely obscure the fence and the dog path. Solid paths also can actually train a dog where to run, so get on the dog's level and watch where he goes naturally and design the garden around that.
Give them what they want!
Sunset magazine is always full of great ideas. If you have the space, why not consider a water feature that can also make for a dog splashing area? Also, they have the most comprehensive list I have seen for what NOT to plant in your garden as they are poisonous to pets.
You are trying to live more sustainably, why shouldn't the dog? These dog houses by Sustainable Pets are not only great modern designs, but each are built custom for your pet, come with a green roof, and are constructed from non toxic and recycled materials.
And if all else fails, I recommend Foo Dogs. Sprout Home has a couple great ones, and Amazon has a huge selection too. They are also known as the 'happiness dogs' who bring tranquility and serenity to the garden.
Images: Maria Finn, Rainforest Garden, Sunset magazine, sustainable pet and studio 'g'


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Author Notes: There was a time when I was a bells and whistles kind of guy. Whatever was center of the plate was no good unless it was dressed up like Prince in the early 1980's. I could spend hours in the kitchen making reductions, creating foams and looking to the hottest new chefs for trends and replicating them. There is nothing wrong with this. In fact it is sort of how you go about learning, or creating, and getting yourself to a point where you have your own style. You copy, replicate and look to piers until at some point you become an amalgamation of these experiences and then you all the sudden have, somehow miraculously, your own style.
The thing is, is this doesn't stop just because you start to create things that are your own. You still look to others to find new ideas and search out techniques that you can put into your arsenal for use at some point in time. If you stop you stagnate. That doesn't mean you have to cook something different every night, I used to do this because there were so many things to try and not enough time to try them all but then I realized for my kids there was no sense of familiarity, they couldn't name a favorite which bothered me. Not only that but I was spending to much time in the kitchen and not enough time with them. Sure I wanted them in the kitchen helping but they don't want to be in the kitchen all the time and, honestly, neither do I.
I am not sure when it happened, or exactly who the inspiration was, I think I can point to Jacques Pepin for sure, but at some point I realized if you had great product at hand it became about technique and not so much sauces, stocks and so many ingredients. I think also being on the farm and tasting veggies straight out of the garden, or roasting a chicken that was butchered two days before and allowed to air chill and how adding lots of things to these great food stuffs was almost a crime.
Then just the other day I was reading a conversation between Anthony Bourdain and Wylie Dufresne in the Lucky Peach about sushi rice. The argument was that the mere fact you found the best rice wasn't enough but you also had to know how to properly handle the rice in the kitchen in order to bring out all its best qualities, and they weren't talking about adding lots of ingredients to do so.
Now somehow, and I am not sure how, Fergus Henderson has come late to my party of chefs that I strongly admire. When I admire a chef I will cook every recipe of theirs I can find just so I can get a full picture of what they do and I will beg borrow and steal every morsel of technique I can stuff into my pockets. Besides when a chef says in one of his books this is a recipe that will never come off the menu at the restaurant it is probably a good idea to take note of said recipe and in this case it is Henderson's Roast Marrow Bones with Parsley Salad.
I have done a couple of things in this recipe that I really like. First I took a trip to my local meat processor to process what was left of my flock and while I was there I bought some local beef. I was a afraid after this business burned down last year I wouldn't be able to get local meat anymore but they got it rebuilt, thankfully, and I bought a couple of flank steaks and a few small roasts. So I have great product.
I am not a big fan of marinating meat, because as Thomas Keller would say, the acids in the marinade cook the meat. That said there are times to break the rules and in this case because of how the marinade is made and because it is a reasonably short marinade time I can feel comfortable with it.
The marinade is emulsified in a blender so it becomes and is used more like softened butter. What I like about it is instead of burning while cooking on the grill it melts away while leaving a nice residue of taste but does not overpower the beef to the point of not being able to taste its beefiness but is there nonetheless. I also like the fact that once smeared on it stays on and there is no flipping, or suck the air out of a Ziploc to keep it coated while in the marinade.
Now Henderson says for his Parsley salad chop the parsley just enough to discipline it but for this you want to spank it, you need its full attention, you want it to be fine enough that Marco Pierre White could snort it because you are going to make more of a jam, or butter out of it than you are a salad. What I like about the St. John's twist is adding the bay leaves gives the marinade and quenelle an intensity that is as refreshing as a good Gin and Tonic. —thirschfeld
Serves: 4
12 to 14 ounce flank steaks
4 to 6
bay leaves, amount depends on their size
3 to 4
garlic cloves
tablespoons juice from a fresh squeezed lemon
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tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
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sprigs of fresh thyme
teaspoon black pepper
kosher salt
baked potatoes, baked and cooled in the fridge, skins left on then cut each potato into 6 lengthwise wedges
peanut oil
cup fine cornmeal
cup season flour, or all purpose flour
cup parsley, finely minced
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tablespoons shallots, minced
teaspoons capers, finely minced
2 to 3
tablespoons of the marinade
accumulated juices from the resting steak
- Season the flank steaks with salt. Place the bay leaves, garlic, lemon juice, thyme, pepper, a hefty pinch of salt, and the olive oil into a blender (not a food processor) and blend until the marinade is creamy.
- Remove three tablespoons of the marinade to a small bowl and reserve. Place the steaks into a small casserole. Spread the marinade over the steaks evenly. Cover and let marinate for 4 to 8 hours but not longer then 8.
- Fire your grill up for direct heat cooking. Combine the parsley, shallots and capers into the small bowl with the reserved marinade and mix. Season with a pinch of salt and a grind of pepper. Stir, taste and adjust the seasoning as necessary. Set aside.
- If you are making the cottage fries place enough oil into a 3 1/2 quart high sided cast iron pot to come no further then 1/3 up the side of the pot. Place it over medium low heat and place a deep fry thermometer into the pot. You will want to check the heat of the oil while you are doing other things and if it gets to 350?F turn the heat to low. In the end you want the temp to be 350 and no higher. Combine the seasoned flour and the cornmeal in a large paper or plastic bag.
- Scape all the marinade off the steaks. Don't wash them and it doesn't have to be spotless. If the grill is as hot as you can get it then you are ready to sear the steaks. Sear them making a nice cross pattern with the grill marks. When the steaks are rare remove them to a pan and let them rest for at least fifteen minutes. Add the pan juices from the rested steaks to the parsley mix and combine.
- At the end of the rest time for the steaks place them back on the grill to warm them or cook them to your desired temp. I like them medium rare to just short of medium because I find they have less chew and are more tender at this temp while still retaining a good amount of juiciness but cook it how you like it.
- Immediately after you put the steaks on to warm them, have your oil at 350? F and crank the heat up under the oil to high and carefully add the potatoes a few at a time to the pot. Cook them until browned nicely and then remove them to a paper bag line pan to drain. Season them immediately with salt and pepper. If you want or need to you can always keep the fried and seasoned cottage fries in a 225?F oven and then you can finish the steaks. This will keep them crispy and hot until you have finished everything.
- Remove you steaks and slice them thinly. Plate, top with parsley quinelle and put 6 wedges of cottage fries on each plate. Serve immediately and make sure you smear a little of the parsley quenelle onto a fry or two as well as the steak.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Flank Steak
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Winter is here and the natives are restless.
Recent weather trends have failed to provide the local ski and snowboard community with what it desires most: A dose of fresh powder.
Even some ice and slush would do at this point.
After last year's record-breaking snowfall, local ski resorts such as Mt. Hood Meadows, Cooper Spur, Timberline and Ski Bowl were all hoping to get this season started on a positive note.
But, despite some light snowfall in the higher elevations and some heavy praying, the big snow has yet to fall.
"We don't have enough snow to open before Sunday," the Meadows website (www.skihood.com) said on Friday morning. "Meanwhile, keep thinking snow."
The radical shift from last season has become a major topic of discussion around the Northwest, and avid mountain goers may want to consider doing a snow dance instead of merely wishing for the white stuff.
Mt. Hood Meadows, which had reached 155 percent of its average snowfall by this date in 2001, is currently at 5 percent of average. No lifts are open and the base stands at a paltry 12 inches.
Timberline isn't much better off, and has opened two of its six chairlifts (Bruno's and Magic Mile) despite a miniscule 14-inch base. However, the Timberline ski area sits on a glacier, which allows the Palmer Snowfield to stay open year-round.
"We have a bit of an advantage having the snowfield," Timberline spokesman Jon Tullis said. "But we're very anxious to pick up some snow for our lower mountain as well."
Tullis said the weather reports for this weekend are favorable and that skiers and snowboarders can look forward to improved conditions in the days to come.
For the most updated forecasts and snow conditions, visit www.timberlinelodge.com
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Mourning in America
Death was the real victor of the Civil War. Most families, especially in the South, lost a father, brother, son, or knew relatives and neighbors who lost a loved one. By the summer of 1862, the death toll was so overwhelming that whole communities were constantly draped in black. The Tallahassee Florida Sentinel was concerned that continual public mourning was weakening the Confederate economy:
"When so many households throughout the South are called upon to mourn the loss of Dear ones, the custom of wearing mourning clothes adds greatly to our expenditure and detracts to that extent from our ability to maintain this unequal struggle. It is unnecessary to remark that such goods are now very scarce, and costly, and many are compelled, in obedience to custom, to make sacrifices which they cannot well afford."
Although the pervasiveness of death made all Americans citizens of what historian Drew Gilpin Faust has called "the Republic of Suffering," shared grief could not relieve the pain of surviving family members, especially parents who lost a son.
Martha Pittman of Marianna, Florida, lost her only surviving son, John D. Pittman, on August 31, 1862, when he died of wounds received in the previous day's fighting during the Battle of Second Manassas (Second Bull Run). John, a student at the University of Virginia when the war began, remained in school until March 1862, when he wrote to his mother that he had decided to leave the university and join the army "now that the South is in her greatest danger." (The Confederacy had recently lost the battles of Forts Henry and Donelson in Tennessee.)
John returned to Florida and enlisted in Marianna, joining the newly formed Eighth Florida Infantry Regiment in May 1862. His unit joined the Florida Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia, which in August moved against the Army of the Potomac occupying positions near the old Bull Run battlefield. The only casualties suffered by the Florida Brigade, which was part of the Confederate reserve, came as a result of Union artillery fire on August 30. Unfortunately, Pittman, who had not even reached his 20th birthday, was among those few Florida wounded. He died in a field hospital the next day.
Upon John's enlistment, Martha already mourned losing her son to war. She composed a poem "To Her Son," writing it on a blank page in the student autograph book that John had brought with him from Virginia:
"Mother sorrowing over her son
But give him up to defend his Country
Whose dear heart is made sad,
By the Dear Son bravely gone
Mother praying for her Son
Who was all her pride and story?
Sister mourns a dear one gone
A Brother called to take up arms
Mother weeping? Over thy Son
Dearer than thyself to thee;
Will (all) by death left desolated
Tell me is it well with you
Yes tis well with the loved and lost
And not lost to us forever;
They have but before us crossed
Over the deep and shadowy river"
May 27 1862 M P
The editorial from the Florida Sentinel was first quoted in Florida A Hundred Years Ago (Samuel Procter, ed. 1963). The Pittman letter and poem are part of the Blackshear, Pittman, White, and Drew Families Papers.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - MIT continued its impressive play at home with a pair of wins in the Zesiger Pool on Saturday afternoon, downing Connecticut College, 19-5, before edging out Washington and Jefferson College, 11-8. The Engineers also defeated Yale University's club team, 12-4, in an exhibition match.
The trio of contests were played as a part of the MIT Invitational, which opened with a bang on Friday night, as the Cardinal and Gray took down defending Division III National Champion, UC Santa Cruz. Play will conclude in the event on Sunday.
MIT's offense continued to be red-hot on the second day of the competition, scoring in double-digits in each of the three matches.
In the opener against Connecticut College (0-3), freshman leading-scorer John Preis once again led Tech (4-1) on the offensive end, bagging four goals for the first time in his young career. Sophomores Rob Kalwarowsky and Devin Lewis and rookies Brian Gardiner and Spencer Williams notched a pair of tallies each, while Mark Artz, Mike Smith-Bronstein, Palmer Rosemond, Grant Tomassi, Morgan Laidlaw and Nick Souza each contributed a goal apiece.
Sophomore goalkeeper Hiroshi Mendoza made six saves to earn the first victory of his intercollegiate career.
The afternoon tilt with Washington and Jefferson (0-2) was a much more hotly contested battle, as the Engineers were pushed to the very end by the Presidents. However, hat tricks from both Artz and Preis and a pair of strikes from Rosemond helped propel the Cardinal and Gray to victory. Laidlaw, Tomassi and Gardiner each pitched in with one goal to round out the scoring.
Souza manned the net for MIT, stopping four shots and contributing two steals.
The afternoon's final match against Yale's club team served as an exhibition, as the youthful Engineers look to continue to hone their skills. Rosemond (3), Artz (2), Preis (2), Kalwarowsky, Tomassi, Lewis, Gardiner and Alex Mattfolk all found the back of the net for Tech. Preis' pair of goals pushed his season-total to a team-best 21.
Mendoza returned to take over goalkeeping duties in the final contest, making four saves to earn his second win of the day.
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Why isn't there a UK rugby team?
John Griffiths
March 27, 2013
England's Richard Hill, Neil Back and Lawrence Dallaglio celebrate with the Six Nations Championship trophy following their crushing victory over Ireland in Dublin © Getty Images
Welcome to the latest edition of Ask John where renowned rugby historian John Griffiths will answer any rugby-related query you have!
So, if there's something you've always wanted to know about the game we love but didn't know who to ask, or you think you can stump our expert - then get involved by sending us a question.
In this edition, John answers queries about Grand Slam deciders, the Hong Kong Sevens, International Rugby Board members and the Premiership salary cap.
When did a team recover from such a disastrous start to the season [as Wales's this year] to claim the Championship title? Mike Scott, England
From 30-3 down just after half-time in the opening match against Ireland to a 30-3 title-securing victory over challengers England was a remarkable turnaround by the Welsh.
But the outcome of the Championship primarily depends on tournament points, of course, and Wales quickly recovered from the Irish setback to beat France before adding wins over Italy, Scotland and England.
Even so, only one team in Championship history made a worse start to a season before coming back to claim the title. That was Willie-John McBride's Ireland side in 1974.
The 1973 (Five Nations) Championship had uniquely ended in a quintuple tie, every side winning its home games, and home advantage continued when the next season started.
Wales beat Scotland at Cardiff and France defeated Ireland 9-6 with a late penalty goal in Paris before the sequence was broken when the Irish dropped a home point in their next match. They drew 9-9 with Wales at Lansdowne Road in the second round of the tournament's double-headers. (Italy were not involved in those days).
So, after the first two rounds of matches, Ireland were near the bottom of the Championship table with only one tournament point from a possible four.
They put their season back on track with a resounding 26-21 win against England at Twickenham where they had led 26-9 midway through the second half. It was the first Championship match won by a visiting team for more than two years.
Then in early March, Ireland completed their Championship commitments with a 9-6 win in tricky conditions against Scotland, and it was expected that either Wales (who were due to meet England at Twickenham) or France (away to Scotland at Murrayfield) would pick up the title on the last weekend of the season.
The final round of results went with home advantage, however, leaving Ireland top of the table with five tournament points - and champions without playing. It was their first outright title since 1951.
Has any side lost a match for the Grand Slam by a bigger margin than England did against Wales? Gwyn Sutton, Wales
England's 27-point defeat was not the worst of its kind by a team tilting at the Grand Slam.
In 2003, England and Ireland met in Dublin in the last match of the season in a winner-takes-all showdown. Ireland were beaten 42-6 - a margin nine points bigger than Wales managed earlier this month in Cardiff.
England went on to win the Rugby World Cup later that year, but it was their last Grand Slam to date.
I recall seeing the Barbarians win the Hong Kong Sevens in the early 1980s, but the stadium hosting the tournament was different from the grand one that staged last weekend's annual festival. Where did the Sevens originally take place and when was the change? John Stevens, Wales
The original venue for the Hong Kong Sevens (inaugurated 1976) was the Hong Kong Football Club Stadium situated in Sports Road, Happy Valley.
Owned by the Hong Kong Football Club, the stadium held 2,500 and was the venue for the annual Rugby Sevens until the tournament outgrew it and moved (in 1982) to the (then Government-owned) Hong Kong Stadium.
The Barbarians won the last Sevens event staged at the Football Club stadium (in late March 1981), winning 12-10 against Australia. The crowd was estimated at 14,000 - hugely beyond capacity which presumably was why they moved the venue the next year.
The Baa-Baas' squad for the tournament was Brynmor Williams, Gareth Williams, Gary Pearce, Andy Ripley, Peter Wheeler, Clive Woodward, Nick Preston, Les Cusworth and Nigel Pomphrey, who had to withdraw with a hamstring injury sustained in training. Pearce, therefore, was their sole replacement.
The Baa-Baas defeated USA (20-10), W Samoa (28-6), S Korea (28-8) and Sri Lanka (36-4) to head their pool. They beat Argentina 8-6 in the quarters, a desperate tackle by Ripley on Hugo Porta saving them in the late stages of the game.
Two tries by Ripley, one converted by Cusworth, brought them a 10-6 semi-final win over Fiji before they faced Australia, the favourites, in the Final.
The Baa-Baas started at breakneck speed and Woodward opened the scoring with a try at the posts converted by Cusworth. Glen Ella replied for Australia before Cusworth, who was outstanding, ripped through for the second Barbarian try which he also converted.
Australia were well-beaten despite a late score by Brendan Moon which Roger Gould goaled, leaving them two points short at 12-10.
Barbarians: Woodward, Preston, Cusworth, B Williams; G Williams, Wheeler, Ripley (capt)
Australia: Moon, O'Connor, M Ella, G Ella; Gould, Maxwell, Pearse (capt) (Chris Roche replaced Pearse near the end)
Referee: M Hamlyn (Hong Kong)
I've recently been asked a rugby question which I couldn't answer. Please could you help? International rugby is played by countries like Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, France, Argentina, Italy, etc. Yet, when it comes to the UK, three UK regions (Scotland, Wales and England) get to play international rugby as if they were independent countries - which they're clearly not. How did this come about? And, if it's a throwback to a bygone era, why does the IRB allow it to continue? E Brune, England
The answer lies in the game's history, as you suspected.
Rugby (like soccer) evolved from games played at England's public schools in the early nineteenth century. From there it spread to Scotland, Wales and Ireland as a result of pupils taking their game to the Universities and teachers moving schools.
By 1871, Rugby had become sufficiently established for the Scots to issue a challenge to the English to play a match, and the first international was staged in Edinburgh in March of that year. Ireland (represented by clubs from both the north and south of the island) entered the lists in 1875 and Wales followed six years later.
The International Board (IRB) was founded in 1886 to settle a dispute arising from the England-Scotland match two years earlier. England at first declined to participate in the Board, an argument arising over its representation on the body.
The Celtic fringe did not accept their argument and so the original members of the IRB were Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England finally softened their stance over representation and joined in 1890, bringing the number of Unions in membership to four.
For many years the IRB was the four Home Unions.
The Board is responsible for all matters related to International rugby. New Zealand, South Africa and Australia were subsequently admitted to full membership and France, the last of the senior nations embraced, became full members in 1978. Membership has grown apace since the first Rugby World Cup tournament in 1987 and there are now more than 100 nations fully affiliated to the Board.
There has never been any suggestion that Board membership should be restricted to sovereign state members of the United Nations, nor by any political filter. Founder members Ireland, for example, remain full members of the IRB despite representing Northern Ireland (a region of the United Kingdom) and the entire Republic of Ireland.
To the best of knowledge the Board has no plans - nor indeed reason - for change.
How does the Premiership salary cap work? TC, Brazil
Each of the 12 clubs has a basic salary cap at just over £4m but one leading player can be nominated for omission from the annual sum.
Clubs, however, can offset part of the salary calculation against credit given for nurturing players with England potential through the Academy system.
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from the interesting-theories dept
To support his position, he found an equally uninformed journalism (not economics) professor named Tim Luckhurst, who used to be an editor at a newspaper:
"It was an entirely irrational decision. We were wrong," says Tim Luckhurst, now professor of journalism at the University of Kent and former editor of the Scotsman. He is referring to the struggle to replace subscription revenue with that created by advertising. "It was a huge mistake. But we were all guilty of believing in the myth," he says.Except, of course, as has been pointed out time and time again, subscription revenue has never paid for content. It's hasn't even covered the cost of materials and delivery in your average newspaper. The content has always been paid for by advertising, and you increase your advertising by increasing your viewership. The real mistake by newspapers wasn't that they didn't put up a paywall at the beginning, but that they didn't do much to actually engage their community. They just took their static newspapers and moved them online. But they didn't realize that they had always been in the business of selling the attention of their local community to advertisers. The problem was that in the online world, that local community had other options, and newspapers failed to do much to keep them.
This is one aspect that I expect we'll explore at the Techdirt Saves* Journalism event -- not just business models and what works, but actually engaging your community (and that means more than just putting up a comment form).


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Is it just me or has Chandler Burr been MIA this year? I've only seen 3 or 4 quickie posts by him in the NYT blogs.
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A good short piece. Interesting to think part of the origin of the "blue" term is men's favorite color. Best of all, I thought there was a great description of the beginning of the aquatic family, which I haven't seen so well and convincingly made before.
That girl, that bottle, that mattress and me.
I always think of Blue scents being big in the 90s and early 00s. I don't see them as being that much more prominent or numerous than the "black" ones.
I can't wait till "blue's" are out of style. Yes they do serve their purpose quite effectively, but I personally find them extremely boring and uninspired
Very interesting - thanks for the link!
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I can't wear any blue frags. Something about my skin chemistry has them turn sour on me.
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The writer forgot to mention the part about how God is punishing us by allowing perfumery at large to be taken over by this odious trend. Spare us, Lord.
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At the risk of censure, as "he" was not really a perfumer, I want to mention Etiquette Bleue... LOL! It's all marketing hype about the "English" mistress, who was actually an Irish countess...or not even his mistress at all.
Good article, StylinLA. I just got my DH into wearing Tommy Bahama and it's...bright blue.
"That lover which is like fragrance
Whose voice is as beautiful as Urdu.
She who hides in the flowers
you can only find her from her fragrance."
"Chaiyya Chaiyya," from the film, "Dil Se."
There is no beauty / That cannot be more abused / To beauty's effect.
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Interesting article.
I went through the basenotes directory and for fragrances that had color as part of their name, I determined the quantity each for masculine, feminine and unisex. I could present all the data here (does anyone want that?), but I will point out a few things, some obvious, some not:
(1) Fragrances with Blue or Black in their names are more frequently masculine than unisex or feminine. But feminines are well-represented for both.
(2) Pink, Red, Purple, White and Yellow are most frequently feminines.
(3) Green is most frequently unisex (though nearly evenly distributed).
(4) Compare Blue and Black (sorry I can't get this to line up properly):
Masculine Feminine Shared
Blue 70 56 9
Black 62 45 36
A few observations:
(a) the ratio of masculines to feminines for blues and blacks are not far apart (1.25:1 and 1.38:1)
(b) the lack of unisex representation for blue is surprising.
I realize that the directory is not infallible, but it is a starting place to work from.
Good job, scentsitivity!
Even D&G Light Blue crosses the aisle in the men's direction rather easily - and the name helps.
It really seems like marketing is getting more and more "by the book" on fragrance names.
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I've tried some of these blue scents and they go nowhere fast on me.
Of all of them, the Acqua di Parma series has the most interesting ideas. I'd be OK with the blue thing if there were more like that out there.
Still curious about the new Chanel, too. . .
Where's the New West pic?
For me the most interesting piece of information was the point about how molecules that had been used for things like laundry detergent came to be used for "fine" fragrances. Of course, I heard this from LT first, though I'm not sure if he stated it so explicitly.
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Just as mentioned before on this thread, I think that fragrance industry is actually marked by the rise of "non-blue", namely a return to stronger, less ozonic-watery notes, in male frags
i thought we're all about black now. bulgari black, polo double black, black orchid...
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