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Friday, 13 July 2012
Skinny Jeans - tutorial
Labels: quick and easy crafts, refashion, sewing, tutorial
I had this pair of jeans forever but I hardly ever wore them as they were flared. I prefer skinny jeans so I can wear my boots over them if it is chilly out. I decided to take this pair in on the inside seam so I could wear them more often.
To do so, I just turned them inside out and put them on. I pinned where I wanted my new seam to be (whilst wearing them), then took them off very carefully and drew a line down my new seam line. I did one long line from hem to hem, through the crotch. I stitched along the line with a straight stitch then cut off my excess fabric and ran a zigzag stitch in the allowance. I cut some of the crotch off to make a smoother sewing line but you will want to be careful not to cut too much off or your jeans may be too short in the rise. Luckily, mine are just perfect now.
The jeans also had this little hole just under the knee. I'm not sure how I managed to get a hole there. It seems like a strange place to me hehe. Anyway, I figured that while I was taking them in, I may aswell put a cute reverse applique patch on them to cover the hole.
I very carefully drew and cut out a heart shape around the hole then cut a square of denim to easily fit behind. I pinned it well, made sure the denim was centred as much as possible on the back, then stitched around the heart shape with a zigzag. I used thread the same colour as the stitching on the rest of the jeans so it looks like it was meant to be there. I cut off the excess material at the back and my patch was done :)
Next, I took the hem on the legs up just a little bit. I didn't quite manage to line up my second leg perfectly so the stitching was a bit off. Plus, they were just a tiny bit too long anyways so no biggie. I cut off the original hem, then folded and folded again to make a nice double hem. I stitched it down using my new twin needle originally but didn't like the look so I unpicked it and ran a single line of straight stitch. The twin needle was awesome though! Much easier than I expected!
I love my new jeans :D
2 comments:
- Kay said...
I have tried doing skinny jeans so many time's and they go so wrong.
What is the knack to it?
Kay x
- 14 July 2012 at 01:34
- Pam said...
Using reverse applique over the hole is a great idea. I think this looks better than regular applique. Under the knees is where my jeans wear the most... bending down for kids???
- 14 July 2012 at 02:30
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Jeter, who spent much of last season on the disabled list and turns 40 in June, announced in February that he would retire after this season, his 20th with the Yankees. With Jeter scheduled to take the field for his final home opener as a player Monday afternoon, fans were widely supportive of his decision to retire. More than three-quarters of Yankees fans agreed that this year should be his last.
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There was significantly less optimism about New York's other baseball team, the Mets, who finished last season with a 74-88 record. Just one-fifth of all baseball fans, and 3 in 10 Mets fans, said they expected the team to make the playoffs this year. Still, 4 in 10 of the team's fans said that although the Mets would not reach the postseason, they would be competitive this year.
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Cambridgeshire "giant killers" at national team champs
CAA caused upset at the National County Team Championships over the weekend by unseating the favourites Worcestershire and narrowly missing out on the top spot to Warwickshire in the Recurve Women's event.
Pictured above (left to right) are Silver medallists (Jess Sagoo: Peacock Archers, Paula Langton: Peacock Archers and Eleanor Brugg: Cambridge University Bowmen).
Recurve Men and Compound Men battled it out and finished 18th and 11th respectively. A fabulous showing for the county as we've not taken part in this event for nearly ten years!
Full match report to follow.
SCAS Inter-Counties Winter Postal (final results)
Archers from across Cambridgeshire took part in Southern Counties first postal competition this winter season.
Based on the popular Portsmouth round (which most clubs shoot regularly during the winter) Cambridgeshire's archers performed brilliantly across all bow-styles and against much larger counties, many of whom have several GB international archers!
Congratulations particularly to Kimberley Callerghan (Cambridge University Bowmen) who finished 7th overall in the barebow category and Max Harris 4th and Daniel Dace 8th (Netherhall Archers) and Flo Levitt 10th (Peacock Archers) who finished in the top ten for the juniors.
On the back of this trial we expect participation to grow this winter and we'll be looking to clubs across the county to get shooting and submit scores for what will no doubt be another great postal competition.
Full results in the spreadsheets below.
SCAS Winter Postal 2018/19 (County Results)
Cambridgeshire victorious against Norfolk (match report)
Cambridgeshire verses Norfolk County Match, 27/3/2019 Hellesdon High School , Norwich.
Cambs has had it first County Match of the 2019 season against a team from Norfolk County.
The match was hosted by the City of Norwich Archers and I am please to say it was a convincing victory for the Cambs team, helped by the fact the Norfolk fielded a number of long bow archers that had to compete with our recurve archers.
However a victory is a victory and we look forward to a return match sometime later in the year.
The round shot was a WA25, a round that most of us do not shot much, so it was interesting .
The Cambridgeshire Team consisted of 5 compound, 6 recurve, and 1 barebow as follows - Steve Haynes, Jack Atkinson, Adam Kentrop, Karl Swepson, Laura Wright, Max Harris, Martin Sullivan, Howard Daly, Anke Hannemann, Sophie Roberts, Florence Levitt and Kimberley Callaghan.
Everybody shot well and enjoyed the match. There were some notable performances and 8 individual medal winners from the 12 team members.
Individual Gold medalists were Laura Wright, Martin Sullivan, Kimberly Callaghan, Florence Levitt and Max Harris.
Individual Silver medallists were Steve Haynes and Anke Hannemann.
Individual Bronze medallist was Sophie Roberts.
As team captain my thanks go out to all who shot ( and the mums and dads who have to be the taxi service :-) to Norwich county for hosting us and to Stephen Dace for arranging the match.
Steve Haynes ( Team Capt )
Griffin Archers is the new name for Invictus Bowmen
From 1st April 2019 there is a new name in Archery, Griffin Archers of Peterborough. Formerly known as Invictus Bowmen the club have changed their name, whilst retaining their overall club ethos, community base, inclusive membership and overall family feeling.
The name has changed to Griffin Archers predominantly to avoid any confusion with either The Invictus Trust or The Invictus Foundation, both of whom the club support wholeheartedly but have never actually been a part of. In fact we have members who have competed in the Invictus Games and remain part of Help for Heroes, so we retain a good relationship with disabled sports.
Griffin Archers will remain a firm fixture at The Focus Centre, Peterborough and welcomes enquiries and visits from any prospective, interested or existing archers alike. Our coaches are happy to help with anything from performance archery skills to basic shooting competence and have experience with juniors, disabilities and those elusive teens!
As an inclusive club, Griffin Archers are totally accessible and able to accommodate any specific needs. We have found that Archery is a very welcoming sport that allows the individual archer to attain personal success at whatever level they wish to pursue. Its formality and routine give comfort to those who struggle with mental health and physical issues and every Griffin Archer quickly becomes part of our proud and supportive Griffin family.
As Griffins are mythical creatures with the head of an eagle and the lower body of a lion. This makes them masters of the air, and kings of the land. They have been considered as courageous and as military leaders which maintains the military connection established by Invictus Bowmen due to the military service of its founder and many of its members. Griffins also connect us to our community in Peterborough, as the towns Coat of Arms is a duo of Griffins guarding the crossed keys to the gates of heaven given to the town's cathedral by St Peter at its dedication!
So, with our strong new name and our archers getting out and about to compete more and more we are evolving from a club built of Novices to Team Griffin! Watch out for the purple, black and silver, competing near you soon.
Jolly Archers announce results from their UKRS York/Hereford/Bristols tournament
Jolly Archers Announce Results for Jollys/CAA Indoor Portsmouth
The full results for the Jolly Archers Portsmouth can be found in the following listings:
County Team/Match's update
Sorry there has been no update until now in regards to the county team and potential matches this has mainly been due to the relevant people over the surrounding counties being on holiday. Although I did not think taking on the role would be an easy role to fill I do have to say "hats off to my predecessors", it is not easy getting matches arranged with our surrounding counties.
So here is where we are so far, I have been in talks with Herts, Beds and Lincs and with the help of Herts County we have devised a plan to try and arrange an indoor league including the above counties. There are a lot of items still to discuss, venues, clubs willing to hold the shoot and the rules of the league. Herts have offered to get to gather a draft set of rules and I am hoping to have a copy of these soon, venues are to be arranged by each of the counties involved so they will host at least one shoot. I have been very keen to set this up as an annual event and so far this is also something the other counties are also interested in doing. The indoor season however is soon to be upon us and there is a lot to sort, I will keep in contact with the other counties and am hopeful we will be on target for the league this indoor season. If for whatever reason this is not possible I will try and get it all agreed for next indoor season as we should have all the rules in place and counties all on board for the shoot. I do however have a match pencilled in with Herts so we should as a county get at least one shoot in this winter.
Clubs, we need your support in being able to make any county matches possible by providing the venue, labour, equipment and scoring. If any clubs would be interested in supporting us with this please let me know and we can discuss this further. The SCAS champs will also be looking for a summer venue as was not held this summer season as no offers were made to run it so again if interested please contact me.
Archers, I am now looking for archers that would be interested in shooting for the county to get in contact with me. If you wish to be considered for the Cambridgeshire squad you need to:
- Hold a 1st class (or above) classification
- Submit scores from competitions to: email@example.com
- Ensure you are available for the county competitions: dates will be published on the CAA website as soon as they have been confirmed.
Look forward to hopefully giving you good news soon on the league and looking forward to receiving all your emails wishing to shoot for the county.
Stephen Dace
County Team Manager
Results for Jollies 7th Annual Open York, Hereford and Bristol's Tournament
Congratulations to our Junior Master Bowmen
Great news - we have 3 JMB'S in the county, well done to Florence Levitt (Flo) who has achieved her first JMB (first of many I am sure), Harry Tapp and Daniel Dace (well done son) who have both achieved a second JMB. It goes to show that all the hard work and effort can reap great results. I know how much time and effort they have put into their archery with coaching and practice on the range rain and shine. It would also be worth mentioning their sponsors who have a vital role in helping their archers achieve the results they have, so thank you parents for all your hard work and commitment. I would also like to congratulate Harry on two other great achievements, bronze medal at the Youth festival at Lilleshall and for his acceptance onto National Academy for his age group. This is a great achievement and involves a lot of hard work and commitment both for archer and parents, well done Harry and wishing you all the best on this exciting journey.
Sorry I don't have any photo of them to post but difficult to get them all together in one place.
Well done guys and keep up the good work.
Stephen Dace
County Team Manager
Cheyanne's Story
Cheyanne is 10 years old, a disabled archer, and shoots at Invictus Bowman and Vivacity Archery. Read about her archery dreams here.
BA Postal League News
Jolly Archers compound team have won the BA Frostbite winter postal league Division 1. The team which consisted of Steve Haynes, Lynn Gray, Richard Bowles and John Gorman won 4 matches and drew one, but that was enough to win the top league and the trophy- the Greatwood Plate.
Congratulations to all who made the team and lets do the same again next year.
Results for the Jolly Archers' 55th Open Western
The results for Jolly Archers' 55th Anniversary Open Western held on the 30th July can be found at this link.
SCAS/Bedfordshire Double WA1440
Six Cambridgeshire archers attended the SCAS/Bedfordshire Double WA1440 record status shoot on the weekend of 15/16 July. The weather on the Saturday was overcast with rain for a couple hours through the day and the wind was on the tricky side between 10-15 mph. The weather on Sunday was a little better with lighter winds and the rain stayed away till prize giving.
Considering we only had six archers attending, as a county and personally for the archers we had quite a bit of success.
- Eleanor Brug of Cambridge City Bowmen won the Ladies Double recurve and also won all the 4 best distance score awards.
- Steve Haynes of Jolly Archers came third in the Mens Double compound, won the 50m distance best score award and also got his second GMB score.
- Lynn Gray of Jolly Archers came first in the Ladies Single WA1440 compound.
- Anke Hannemann of Cambridge City Bowmen came third in the Ladies Single WA1440 recurve.
- Daniel Dace of Netherhall Archers came first in the single Metric 1 recurve.
Well done to all the above archers.
Also on the same weekend Fakenham Archery club held its FITA weekend and we had quite a number of archers from the county attending this shoot, lets hope they also had a successful weekend (and someone also sends in a report, hint hint).
Hopefully the results from these and other shoots will help in selecting a Cambridgeshire County team for future inter county matches, but we still need more Cambridgeshire archers venturing out of club shooting and gaining experience in competition, its not scary and is a great way to test the skills you have been practising at your clubs.
Hope to see some more of you on the "circuit" soon.
Steve Haynes
BA Postal League Winners
Netherhall Archers (Juniors A team) win their league for second year running, well done guys! They were from the start dominating in their league putting in some very impressive scores. Isabel Lee shot the highest JG score in all the league matches and Max Harris shot highest score in one of the league matches. The second team Netherhall had in the postal unfortunately had one archer who was unable to shoot this meant is would have been a near miracle for them to win the league. However they shot well under the circumstances and came 5th this would have been a different mater however with a full team, one of the B team archers shot top scores on two occasions, so well done to those involved in both the A and B team. Below are months and scores Netherhall juniors topped the league excluding the B team.
Isabel Lee Max Harris
Nov 542 Dec 542
Dec 561
Jan 552
Feb 560
Mar 552
Anyone interested in entering this competition through this winter season please do as it is easy to run and the admin is minimal, it would be great to see more of our county clubs entering the league. The only thing to be aware of it is a large undertaking for the organiser and league scores results do take a while to be release. Please see link below if interested.
Message from our County Team Manager
Hello County,
Following the county AGM on the 26th July I was appointed the post of County Team Manager, a role I am honoured and excited to be holding. I am hoping that with the support of county archers and clubs we will be able to build a strong competitive team able to hold their own when shooting against other counties. I aim to have county team selection criteria agreed and published by the end of July and am already looking forward to hearing from prospective archers. I am not hopeful we will be able to arrange any matches for the outdoor season as the other counties I have spoken to have fixtures already arranged, so this is a work in progress for next year this. I am hoping however to arrange an indoor county match that I am already discussing with prospective counties.
Clubs, the county also need your support as to make matches possible we may need to host them in county, this to my knowledge has not happened for several years and we have always travelled out of county. I do appreciate that running a competition is hard work and maybe as it is for the county more than one club could run a shoot to share the workload. The matches are likely to be for county teams only so the hard work will be for county. Without clubs supporting the team and offering to run shoots it is likely to be difficult to get the matches needed to help develop our county as a force to be reckoned with. If any clubs are interested in helping the county please contact me and we can discuss further.
Looking forward to hearing from you, archers and clubs
Stephen Dace
County Team Manager
Junior Outdoor Nationals 2017
Cambridgeshire had probably a record turnout this year at this prestigious event and it was great to see them there on the day. Day one started dull with a chill in the wind however the sun did come out and brightened the day up making for a great days shooting. At the end of the Metric rounds three juniors had fantastic scores gaining them their second JMB scores, first score gained at I believe the Netherhall World Archery weekend. Day two was imperial rounds and started sunny with a slight breeze that changed direction throughout the day making shooting interesting but not difficult. Three of our archers were potentially up for their third JMB score so no doubt this was on their minds. As the day progressed the temperature started to rise and plenty of fluids were needed to keep the archers hydrated and sun screen to stop burning. All archers from the county put in some really good shooting and held their own against some of the country's top juniors, the big news is that once forms have been sent and scores have been verified by AGB we will probably have another record in the county. Three JMB's yes that's three so a very big well done to all our archers.
Once verified and I have permission from them I will update on who the archers are who have gained a JMB.
Well the Junior Outdoor Nationals 2017 are now all a distant memory and planning is underway for next years that are to be held on the 6-7 July 2018, we hope to see more of the counties juniors at this shoot next year.
New coaches at Invictus
Philip and David have just completed their Level 1 Coach qualifications - congratulations to both of them!
Lots of changes have happened at this Local Community Peterborough Archery Club. Our all-inclusive, community ethos, gives us a unique appeal to everyone.
We run regular free taster sessions and beginners courses at a nominal charge. Our coaching team is now able to offer regular advice and help during our club meetings and we are just about to offer "Beyond Beginners" BOOST archery sessions for all our members who wish to improve techniques or discover some useful hints and tips from our dedicated coaching team. All run by Robyn Searle a competent Level 1 coach who has just returned from 3 years and university and despite her youth has been coaching in excess of 5 years, and shooting since she was 6 years old. Alongside her Dad, mentor, Level 2 coach and proud father she is hoping to get some of our archers out and about in the county at competitions and shoots! Look out for our purple shirts!!!
Contact Di Searle – firstname.lastname@example.com for more details.
Invictus Bowmen went to battle in Peterborough
Friday 30th June saw our end of month shoot take on a playful twist. Our Level One coaches, Philip and David, designed and developed a game of Battleships. This involved the bosses being divided into quarters and then the archers were given their battleship targets to pin on wherever they thought they would be most tricky for their opponent to hit and sink! There was then a single mine placed in the centre, if all boats are sunk the first archer to shoot and hit the mine gets an explosive win. Then the shooting begun and the various tactics were put on trial, although one archer did try to place all their opponents targets on top of each other so he could destroy them all at once!
Much hilarity and shouts of "You sunk my battleship" ensued as the archers chose who to shoot against in the first round. Juniors against seniors and recurve against compound, the battleships, aircraft carriers and assorted vessels had small enough targets that it was tricky to work out if you'd hit your opponent's ship before scoring even for the most skilled archers at 20metres.
By the end of the first round we had one boss that had to have a shoot off, closest to the mine wins. Our two archers Tom and Roy had an excited audience and as Tom missed Roy managed to hit the centre first go. Much cheering and excitement as then we had a winner's boss and the losers all paired up to have another try.
The four winners who squared off for the final battle were Richie, Hannah, David and Roy. Hannah gave a good fight for the females and the juniors, but ultimately our compound archer Richie took the title of overall winner. Oliver was our juniors at 10metres overall winner, but Rayon put up a great battle. At the end, certificates and sweets were handed out to the winners and the most spectacular miss was awarded to Tom who took his certificate and sweets in great humour.
Invictus Bowmen have regular monthly shoots where we try and challenge our members with new rounds and new possibilities. Everyone had a great time at Battleships and a few who couldn't make it have already requested a rematch.
Invictus Bowmen run regular free taster sessions at The Focus Community Centre, Peterborough, and provide all the equipment for everyone to have a go. If you think you may be interested contact Di Searle, club secretary, to book your taster: firstname.lastname@example.com / 01354 659063
Results for SCAS Intercounties Championship 2016
The results for the SCAS Intercounties Championship 2016 tournament, consisting of the WA1440 and Metrics 1-5, can be found here.
Congratulations to the members of the Cambridgeshire team:
Senior Compound
- Stephen Haynes (Captain)
- Lynn Gray
- Ruth Watson
- Adam Kentrop
Senior Recurve
- Andrew Nightingale
- Paula Langton
- Rachel Jacobs
- Anke Hannemann
Junior Recurve
- Isabel Lee
- Daniel Dace
- Max Harris
- Tasmin Parnell
CAA Team Announced for SCAS Inter County Team Tournament
We have 3 teams representing County at the SCAS Inter County Team Tournament in Oxford on the 10th September.
They are:
Senior Compound
- Stephen Haynes (Captain)
- Lynn Gray
- Ruth Watson
- Adam Kentrop
Senior Recurve
- Andrew Nightingale
- Paula Langton
- Rachel Jacobs
- Anke Hannemann
Junior Recurve
- Isabel Lee
- Daniel Dace
- Max Harris
- Tasmin Parnell
Best of luck to them!
Cambridgeshire County Team retain Trophy against Bedfordshire
Sunday 7th August 2016 & the Cambridgeshire County Archery team made their way to the Inter County Trophy shoot hosted by Bedfordshire. The team was made up of 11 archers shooting a mix of Recurve and Longbow with 9 archers making their County debut. The match consisted of age appropriate rounds of the York/Hereford/Bristol variety so it was going to be a long day. The sky was looking quite dull and grey on the journey down but this soon gave way to some splendid sunshine and the match was shot in some really warm conditions. Unfortunately, this was accompanied by a strong tail wind with stronger gusts at times which made shooting conditions very tough for all.
The team was made welcome by our hosts and the efforts of the host Team Manager and his support team were very much appreciated – a friendly and pleasant match. The shoot got under way at 9:30am with all the archers finding it difficult dealing with the windy conditions. Some managed to handle this better than others, but by the end of the first 6 dozen the scores seemed pretty well matched although Cambridgeshire were probably slightly ahead.
The match resumed after lunch with all archers continuing to battle with the wind despite the shorter distances.
The match finished around 5pm and it had been a long hot hard days' shooting. Despite the challenging conditions Isabel Lee (Recurve), Harry Tapp (Recurve) and Stuart Gemmell (Longbow) all managed a Bowman score – well done indeed!
The Team Managers then looked at matching up the teams on a 'like for like' basis and, having agreed the teams, started to work out the match result. The Longbows came out on top 779 versus 746 & Recurves also won 4490 versus 3897.
So the Team result was a 5269 to 4643 win to Cambridgeshire and they retained the Silver Salver last won in 2014 (match not held in 2015).
Fantastic effort by the Team and a remarkable effort for those making their debut.
You have all done the County proud.
Spaces on CAA Outdoor Championship and Netherhall WRS WA Weekend
It's almost time for the Cambridgeshire Archery Association (CAA) Outdoor Championship and Netherhall Archers WRS WA Weekend, with just under four weeks to go.
We currently have 25 county archers competing on Saturday and 44 county archers participating in the CAA Outdoor Championship. We only have a few spaces left, so if you'd like to compete, please get in touch.
Saturday 18th June
- WA60 plus head-to-head; 3 spaces for ladies (either juniors <18yrs, or masters >50yrs)
- WA50 plus head-to-head; 2 spaces for gents
Sunday 19th June - incorporating the CAA Championship
- Metric 5; 1 space
- WA1440(L) / Metric 1; 2 spaces for recurve/longbow/barebow and 1 space for compound
- WA1440; 2 spaces for compound.
Enquires: firstname.lastname@example.com
Cambridgeshire vs Essex Indoor Longbow Match 2016
On the 28th March Cambridgeshire's Longbow team took part in the annual Inter County Double Portsmouth Match against Essex. The match was hosted by Rayleigh Archery Club & the venue was the sports hall at Deanes school, Thundersley, Essex.
Despite it being Easter Sunday, team members had a very early start to the day to get to the venue for assembly at 9am.
The team arrived in good time and spirits, and we were warmly welcomed by our hosts with a mug of tea & biscuits. The team appeared very relaxed and this included the three making their County debut. Essex also had three debutants. The format for the match was slightly different to previous years in that the best six scores from eight from each of the two rounds counted towards the team total.
The first round was shot in just over 1½ hours with Essex ahead by the small margin of 144 points. Not a massive lead and, with digging a little deeper, surely a shortfall Cambs could make up.
Following a short break for hot cross buns, cakes & more tea the second round was soon underway.
After another 1½ hours the second round was over. Our hosts provided a very nice buffet lunch whilst the scores were checked and validated.
Both teams put in some impressive end totals that would not look out of place on a recurve scoresheet. There was even a 10,10,10 end although that was on an Essex scoresheet. There were a number of 10,10,9's, 10,10, 8's & 10,9,9's from Cambs.
Howeer this was not to be enough. Cambs could not quite dig deep enough to overcome the round 1 deficit & also lost round 2 by a further 176 points. The team result was a win for Essex by a total of 320 points.
Final combined scores: Cambridgeshire 4897 - Essex 5217
The result was closer than in previous years, even allowing for the revised format, & I believe Essex were surprised at how low the margin of victory was.
Congratulations to the team for putting in such a valiant effort and in particular to the debutants for their contribution.
Maybe next year will be our year!
Reminder: Netherhall Archers WA Weekend
On the 18th and 19th June, Netherhall Archers will be holding our annual WA competition which incorporates the Cambridgeshire Archery Association (CAA) Championship on the Sunday.
On the Saturday we will have a WA50 (for compounds), WA60 (for juniors) and WA70 (for recurves) plus a head-to-head competition in the afternoon. The morning round is 6 dozen arrows at the distance in the title i.e. juniors will be shooting 60m. Your score will give you a ranking for the afternoon, which is a knock-out round.
On the Sunday we will be running WA1440 plus all metric rounds 1 to 5. For each round, you will shoot 3 dozen arrows at 4 distances, starting with the furthest distance and working closer throughout the day.
The round you will shoot depends upon your age and sex. Each round within archery, is grouped A to G. The tables attached show what group an archer needs to be shooting at, for their age and gender. I've also indicated which rounds we'll be hosting at the summer competition (19th June), for each group and what they entail.
For example, a junior gent aged 13 would need to shoot a group E round, which is the Metric III. This is 3 dozen arrows at each distance 50m (122cm face), 40m (122cm face), 30m (80cm face) & 20m (80cm face).
Please note that if you are over 50, you can opt to shoot the Masters category which means for gents shooting a Metric 1 and for ladies shooting a Metric 2. You do not have to enter as a Master, but it is available to you.
You can also claim badges. The badges on offer can be found at the following address: http://www.archerygb.org/support/services/awards/index.php
Following on from last year, we have more bosses on offer and there will be bosses available for each round. It is a great competition and if you've not entered a competition before, it is a wonderful way to experience your first competition.
Full Results for the Jolly Archers Indoor Tournament
This event was held on the 14th Feb, 2016, at the St Ivo Recreation Centre.
The CAA Indoor Championship results can be found here.
The full results for the Jolly Archers 22nd Open Indoor tournament can be found here.
CAA 2015 End-of-Outdoor-Season Target List
The target list for the EOS Handicap Open on the 27th September has been announced, and it can be found here.
Results for the Netherhall Archers World Archery Weekend
The results for the Netherhall Archers World Archery Weekend, held on the 13th and 14th June 2015, which includes the Cambridgeshire Archery Association's Outdoor Championship, can be found below:
Netherhall Archers WRS WA Weekend and CAA Summer Competition
We have had a cancellation for the 14th June, for a Metric 3. Although anyone can enter, it is suitable for ladies <16 and gents <14. If you would like to enter, please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com
Cambridgeshire vs Essex Portsmouth 2015 Report
On the 14th February Cambridgeshire's Longbow team took part in the annual double Portsmouth competition against Essex. Ramsey Ravens, a new Cambridgeshire club, hosted the competition this year. The venue was the sports hall at Abbey school, Ramsey.
The morning was chilly and damp, however bacon rolls, tea and coffee soon cheered every one up. The judge for the morning was Richard Custance. Unfortunately, after the first session we were 224 points down to Essex. We had a combined score of 2640 to Essex's 2864. However, James Bridges had an excellent first session shooting a 514; his personal best.
After a 15-minute break the second round started. Cambridgeshire shot well during the second round, but unfortunately this was not enough. Essex finished the second round scoring 2968, to our 2690. James Bridges had another excellent round shooting another personal best of 516.
The team comprised of:
- Shaun Jacobs
- Drew Clarke
- Phil Masters
- Jason Curtis
- James Bridges
- Nick Rayns
- James Fletcher
Final combined scores: Cambridgeshire 5330 - Essex 5832
Sean Fox – Cambridgeshire team manager
Only a few places left
There are only a few places left in Netherhall Archers' World Archery Weekend competition:
On the Saturday 13th June there are:
2 * WA70 plus head to head
On the Sunday 14th June, there are:
3 * WA1440 (gents) recurve / longbow / barebow
To apply, send an application form to email@example.com.
Results for CAA Portsmouth Indoor Championships, 2015
Here are the results for the CAA indoor Championship for 2015, Portsmouth round, held in conjunction with the Jolly Archers 21st Open Indoor Tournament on the 8th Feb, 2015.
Results for Jolly Archers 21st Open Indoor Tournament
Here are the results of Jolly Archer's 21st Indoor Tournament (incorporating the CAA Indoor Championships), held on the 8th Feb, 2015.
CAA Committee Vacancies
The vacant roles, and their responsibilities, within the CAA Committee are outlined below. Please consider helping out the committee by volunteering for one of these positions.
Vice Chairman
This person's role is to oversee the CAA affairs in the absence of the Chairman.
PR Officer
The role requires monitoring of Twitter and Facebook and relaying of messages/posts to the committee for discussion. Generating copy for announcements on the website is also part of the responsibilities.
Team Manager
The primary role for this officer is to select and manage the County Team for County Team matches and to liaise with the CCO over the team selection.
CCO - County Coaching Officer
The person for this role is usually a qualified County Coach, and will head the Coaches' Committee and help plan the direction of Archery within the County.
Netherhall Archers FITA 18 WRS Tournament
Get your applications into this event now - just over a week to go.
CAA Committee Post Vacancies
After the CAA AGM held on the 23rd Oct 2014, there are still a number of vacant posts on the committee. If you are interested in helping out in any of these capacities, please get in touch with the committee.
- Vice Chairman
- Treasurer
- Team Manager
- Public Relations Officer
CAA AGM Minutes
The Minutes of the CAA AGM held on the 23rd Oct 2014, held at The Legion, 31 Downing Close, Bottisham, Cambs, can be found here.
Full CAA EOS Tournament Results
See this page for a report on the CAA End-of-Season Shoot on the 5th October. The full results have been collated and are now available here.
Tournament Results
On Sunday 5th October 2014, Parkfield Archers hosted the annual Cambridgeshire Archery Association End Of Season Open Westerns with a Short Metric V for our very young/novice junior archers. A total of 54 archers entered from as far afield as Wymondham and Burton Latimer, with ages ranging from 8 to..... modesty forbids me to reveal.
Photographs of the day can be found in this album:
The weather was super, a very light breeze, sunshine all day and about 16 degrees. It was a special day for Annie Fowler of Parkfield Archers, who was 12 on the day and was presented with a club Fleece and Beanie as well as a Grey Goose Archery T Shirt. Everyone seemed to be very relaxed and totally enjoyed the day, and for 25 of the archers it was their very first competition. Wisbech Grammar school took the prize for the most laughter and definitely the most sweets eaten, one of the students bought a suitcase full of Rocky Road squares!! and, as a side, took the Team Event Gold Medal. They were also treated to a chat with Paralympian Archer Kenny Allen of Wymondham and were absolutely made up.
I would just like to thank the following for their assistance with this competition without whom it would never have gotten off the ground:
- Parkfield Sports Centre for the venue
- Our groovy sponsors 'Clickers Archery' of Norwich
- Lady Paramount, Sarah Fox
- Parkfield Archers and Hotshots for setting up the field, and taking it down again!!
- Alex Fletcher for stepping in at short notice and calculating the final scores
- Geoff Barham and Richard Custance, our excellent Judges, who were superb Grey Goose Archery for their support and help to me throughout the setting up of the competition and keeping me sane
- My mum, for keeping the tea and coffee flowing all morning and feeding the judges and Lady Paramount
- And most importantly ALL OF YOU WHO ENTERED!!! it was a great day and I hope you will return again to see us for a tea, chat and some archery thrown in.
Frank Moore
Secretary & Events Organiser
Parkfield Archers and Hotshots Secretary
Still places open in CAA end-of-season tournament
There are still 12 places open for the up-coming CAA End of Season Handicap Open Tournament.
Jolly Archers 4th Annual Open York, Hereford and Bristol's Tournament Results
The official results for this tournament, held on Sunday, September 21st can be found here.
Cambridgeshire County Team in Ding Dong match with Lincolnshire
Sunday 24th August 2014. A team of 10 Cambridgeshire Archers went off to contest the Cambs vs Lincs County match which was being held at Sir John Gleed School,Spalding, Lincolnshire.
The Team were shooting a selection of York, Hereford and Bristol III rounds, 12 dozen arrows, so it was going to be a long day. There was an air of 'nervous anticipation' since the Team had a fantastic win in their last match against Bedfordshire – could back to back wins be on the cards?
The weather was bright and warm/comfortable and little wind during the first 6 dozen arrows. The wind made an appearance during the following 4 dozen and gusting quite strong at various times. The weather was generally very good through to the end of the match and once again all Team members continued to score well.
Our hosts team manager, Kay, had set up a running score system so team scores where available at various points throughout the match. What a match it was, with very little between the Teams. The maximum difference at one point was 66 points. The lead changed a number of times towards the end of the match and by around 9 dozen was 9 points in favour of Lincs and by around the following dozen was 9 points in favour of Cambs. At the conclusion of the round it was too close to call with both teams eager to hear the result.
The team results by category were a narrow win for Lincs Senior Gent recurve with Cambs taking the Ladies Recurve category by a larger margin. A win for Lincs Senior Gents Compound and Longbow. Junior Boy/Girl Recurve category was a narrow win for Cambs. The announced result was a 36 point win for Lincs (Lincs 8938 Cambs 8902).
A subsequent appeal by Cambs was upheld and the official result was in fact a win for Cambs by the narrow margin of 32 points (Lincs 8938 Cambs 8970). Yee Haaa !! Back to Back wins - way to go!
There were category wins for Isabel Lee, Maryia Karpiyevich and Stephen Haynes with Jenny Allcock, Kevin Jacobs and Tak Ho also picking up medals. Personal bests also for Jenny Allcock, Kevins Jacobs, Tak Ho and Shaun Jacobs.
Another great all-round team effort. Congratulations to all for a great match, sticking with it to the bitter end and producing a successive victory for the County.
Team members: Kevin Jacobs, Daniel Dace, Jenny Allcock, Isabel Lee, Sean Fox (Team Manager), Tak Ho, John Gorman, Maryia Karpiyevic, Alex Fletcher, Stephen Haynes & Shaun Jacobs (Captain).
Cambridgeshire County Team Triumph in Bedfordshire, 2014
Sunday 3rd August 2014 & a team of 12 Cambridgeshire Archers went off to contest the Cambs Vs Beds County match which was being held at Redbourne College, Ampthill, Bedfordshire.
The Team were shooting a selection of York, Hereford & Bristol III rounds, 12 dozen arrows, so it was going to be a long day. The weather was bright & hot but there was also a wicked wind that seemed to change direction as you went down the range making it difficult for everyone. The hosts had setup a running score system so scores at the halfway stage were available on the leaderboard. Whilst the team scores were not directly available, it was looking close at this point.
The weather kept up for the afternoon although there was the occasional respite from the sun courtesy of a few clouds. Team members stuck to the cause & steady scoring continued throughout the session.
The team results were read out by discipline with Cambs winning the Senior Gents & Ladies Recurve category by a decent margin. Cambs Senior Gents & Lady Compound category was very close with Beds winning by a very narrow margin. Senior Gents Longbow was comfortably won by Cambs whilst the Junior Boy/Girl Recurve category was also won by Cambs. The overall team result was Cambs 9374 with Beds 8906. So a win for Cambs by 468.
The last time the Cambs Team name appears on the Silver Salver was the inaugural year of 2004!
A fantastic team effort made even more amazing given that a number of members were representing County for the first time. Congratulations to you all.
Team members: Richard Whiter, Jenny Allcock, Isabel Lee, James Bridges, Kevin Jacobs, Daniel Dace, Stephen Haynes, John Gorman, Maryia Karpiyevic, Tak Ho, Shaun Jacobs (Captain) & Helen Darby-Smythe.
Farewell to Richard and Harry Silvester
Richard and Harry Silvester are retiring from Archery as personal commitments are too much to allow them to shoot on a regular basis.
The CAA Committee wish them well for the future.
The CAA are pleased to announce an excellent patnership with Clickers Archery of Norwich
- 6 Polaris/Optimo wooden recurve bow (left or right hand), 68" long, can have up to 18lb draw weight
- 6 Easton Neos Arrows (fletched)
- 6 Cartel Ground Quivers
- 6 A and F platform tabs (any hand)
- 6 Opechee Arm bracer - medium
- 6 Opechee basic bow bags
- 1 Arrow tube
- 2 Opechee webbing bow stringers
Total Price £640. This represents a substantial saving on the list price and is only available to CAA
affiliated clubs/members.
Should this interest you/your club then your first port of call should be the CAA Secretary. The Secretary then will take payment from yourselves and arrange order and delivery of your equipment. This deal is only available through the CAA Secretary but should you wish to collect a kit yourselves then all you have to do is to contact the CAA Secretary and they will contact Clickers to ensure the kit is in stock and authorise the deal.
Please note, the kit can be tailored to a degree and should you wish this then please contact the
CAA Secretary and they will see what can be done for you.
These kits will be ideal for beginners/novices and for clubs who need kit to bolster their stock.
CAA Championships and Netherhall Archers WA 1440
On Sunday June 22nd, the 2014 outdoor CAA Championships took place at The Hills Road Sixth Form College field in Cambridge. It was attached to the World Record Status Netherhall WA 1440. Our thanks go out to Netherhall Archers for kindly hosting this years competition and for the superb way in which the Tournament was organised and run (they even managed to book the excellent weather!) There were approx 80 archers shooting, of which nearly half were representatives from CAA clubs.
Many thanks to everyone attending who also helped the tournament to go superbly and hope they all will return and support this event in 2015.
Qualifying criteria for the upcoming youth commonwealth games
Here is a document describing the qualifying criteria for the upcoming youth commonwealth games. If you have any juniors that meet the criteria, please feel free to contact the necessary people to advance the process. It would be a real boost for your club and the CAA if there was a junior archer in the games from our area.
Call for Archers
I am currently looking for archers to join the CAA squad so that I can put together a team for two competitions during the 2014 outdoor season and beyond. The dates for these two competitions are the 3rd August (team match against Bedfordshire) and the 23rd August (team match against Lincolnshire).
If you are interested in being a member of the CAA squad please send me the results of any competitions you have taken part in over the past year; sooner rather than later please. These scores will be used in order to select the team that will represent Cambridgeshire in the competitions mentioned above. A large number of Cambridgeshire archers have retired from archery this year so we have a real need to build up our squad again. If you know of any other archers that are shooting 1st class or above please direct them towards me.
If you have any further questions please don't hesitate to contact me.
CAA Team manager
01366 381279 – 07780 666266Lincolnshire).
The committee of the CAA expresses its heartfelt condolences to the family of Stan Chandler from Greenwood Osterley Archery in Middlesex, who passed away on Easter Monday.
Open Roles in CAA Coaching Group (CAACG)
Following the close of nominations for posts on the CAACG on the 24th of March two people came forward, one for the post of CCO (Education) and one for CCO (Administration) so they are appointed unopposed.
The following two roles remain vacant:
Maureen Edgar has kindly agreed to take on the CCO (Administration) role. She will be responsible for coach license renewals, disciplinary & complaints procedures and the secretarial functions of the CAACG.
Sean Fox has kindly agreed to take on the role of CCO (Education). He will be responsible for organising and delivering coach education opportunities including but not limited to Level-1 and Level-2 coaching courses as required.
Thanks to both Maureen and Sean for volunteering, and the CAA wish them the very best in these roles.
Fenland Archers results for 8th Annual Portsmouth Tournament
The results for the Fenland Archers 8th Annual Portsmouth Tournament, held on the 22nd March 2014 are here.
Essex v Cambridgeshire match report 2014
On Sunday 16th February 2014, 10 of Cambridgeshire's longbow archers travelled to Essex to compete in the annual double Portsmouth inter-counties competition. The venue for the competition was Shenfield High school, Brentwood which is the indoor venue for Burnwood Archers.
The Judge in charge was Alan Harding; brought in to stop the traditional banter from escalating into a war!
The first dozen arrows looked very promising for Cambridgeshire, with Essex unable to find the centre, but once the archers settled down scores evened out. By the end of the first Portsmouth round Essex had the lead.
After a short break the second Portsmouth started and we all knew that we needed to score an extra 2 points per arrow to catch up. At the end of the second session we didn't manage to close the gap.
The final combined scores were: Essex 8268 Cambridgeshire 7794
Congratulations to James Bridges (Cambridgeshire) who, on his team début, shot an excellent score of 490 and 483. This was done using a longbow that he had made the week before! Congratulations also to Shaun Jacobs who scored a personal best of 444.
Thank you to all the archers who took part and to Essex for hosting the match and for providing the after match refreshments. Congratulations to Essex and we look forward to hosting the match early next year.
Results for CAA Portsmouth Indoor Championships
The Jolly Archers 20th Open Indoor Tournament
CAA Treasurer Post Vacant
The post of CAA Treasurer needs to be filled as the current Treasurer wishes to step down. Could any interested CAA member please contact either The Chairman or Secretary to register their interest in filling this position.
See this page for contact emails.
Longbow Coaching Clinic
The CAA team manager has arranged for senior coach Paul Whiteman (Longbow specialist) to come and work with the Cambridgeshire team. The session will be free to all team members and will be held on the 5th January at the Littleport village hall.
The coaching sessions will be in preparation for the upcoming competition with Essex on the 16th February 2014
If you wish to be considered for the Cambridgeshire squad you need:
- Hold a 1st class ( or above ) classification
- Submit scores from competitions to: email@example.com
- Ensure you are available for the county competitions: dates will be published on the CAA website as soon as they have been confirmed.
Team selection will be made 4 weeks prior to a competition and applicants will be informed as to the selection outcome by email. The prime source of information for the selection committee will be competition results that have been submitted and any CAA records. However, commitment and potential will also be taken into account.
Jolly Archers News
Congratulations to Paul Anthony for achieving the Grand Master Bowman classification. This is the highest classification that can be achieved. A tremendous effort.
Congratulations also to Steve Haynes of Jolly Archers in the Open York competition held at Jubilee Park in September for not only shooting to Master Bowmen standard but also achieving a "Gold Rose" award.
Affiliation fees for CAA and SCAS announced
Please see this page for the details of the fees for the SCAS and CAA affiliations.
Results for the 2013 County & Open Championships
Obituary for Den Smith
It is with great sadness that we announce that Den Smith, Honorary Life President of Jolly Archers of Houghton & Wyton, has passed away. He was 92.
Den was one of the founder members of Jolly Archers back in 1962 and remained a mainstay of the club throughout his life. As well as the many roles he undertook within Jollies, he was also President of the Cambridgeshire Archery Association. He began his participation in archery shooting steel bows and later shot recurve, longbow and compound for the county. He always enjoyed competitions, shooting them well into his 90's although in his later years he concentrated on compound and longbow. His last formal shoot was in the 2012 Jolly Archers Open Portsmouth/Cambridgeshire County Indoor Championships where he finished with a very creditable score of 529, shooting compound.
Archery became a major part of Den's life and he was never happier than when going to archery with his wife, sons and grandchildren. Den was interested in all aspects of archery and amassed a huge store of knowledge and experience which he was always happy to share. In his earlier years he particularly enjoyed taking archery to the general public with Have-a-go's and displays which he ran with his wife Joan, also a county archer. He developed a particular interest in longbow archery which led him to qualify as a bowyer within The Craft Guild of Bowyers and Fletchers. He was also a member of the Society of Archer-Antiquaries.
Den took great pleasure in maintaining the club's first ground behind the Jolly Butchers public house and was a meticulous Records Officer for many years. In more recent years Den took a back seat in the running of the club but remained an enthusiastic supporter, whether by his attendance at our shoots, his generous donations to the club or his continuing passion for archery and for Jolly Archers. One of the highlights of the club year has been the "Den Smith Birthday Shoot" where the number of arrows shot corresponds to Den's age. This will now become the "Den Smith Memorial Shoot".
Den will be remembered with affection by club members and by his many friends and acquaintances in the wider archery world.
Fenland Archery 7th Annual Porstmouth Tournament Results
The results for the Fenland Archery Club's 7th Annual Portsmouth Tournament, held on Saturday the 23rd March 2013 at the Sir Harry Smith Community College can be found here.


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What goes into the making of a ...Good Dog!
How's your dog? Whether your family's first pet, or a recent new addition, most dogs — like their human counterparts — come with a few quirks.
Depending on the nature of said "quirk," behaviors run the gamut from amusing to stressful. And of course some can be really expensive. Behaviors like separation anxiety, chewing, and barking can make the otherwise wonderful experience of life with dog a challenge, and sometimes even untenable. Following is a how-to guide every dog parent needs but doesn't always know where to find. Spot spoke with three experts in training and socialization who shared their best tips on the making of a good dog.
Puppyhood problems
Dr. Ian Dunbar is a veterinarian, animal behaviorist and writer. To him, puppyhood is the most important time in a dog's life, when the foundation for good behavior — and bad — is being set. Habits like aggression, fearfulness, indiscriminate soiling, chewing, barking and hyperactivity are the kinds of habits that lead to dogs being surrendered to shelters or banished to the backyard with heartbreaking frequency. Dunbar's techniques encourage an "errorless management system," so you don't have to change a bad habit before encouraging a good one.
Set up the environment
"It's really important that people learn how a puppy should be set up when they're not at home," says Dunbar. It may seem counterintuitive, but the more confinement you give a puppy in her first few weeks at home, the more freedom she will enjoy later. A puppy needs a long-term confinement area, one-third as wide as it is long, with a place to sleep at one end and a place to pee and poo at the other — with only a water bowl and chew toy stuffed with her regular kibble in between. "The puppy will play with the chew toy because it's the only thing to play with," Dunbar explains, "and that's how he eats his breakfast. And when he needs to pee and poo he will go to the toilet area because it's the farthest from his bedroom."
When you are home, keep the puppy in a crate with only the chew toy inside. Even though you may be home, you can't pay close enough attention to a puppy to prevent mistakes. "During the first few weeks at home, it's really important that the puppy makes no mistakes," says Dunbar. "If he pees in the wrong place one time it's creating a precedent, and he's going to pee there 10 more times." Every hour on the hour take the puppy to his potty, praise him, and give him treats. "When you know he's empty, he can have longer and longer play times with you," says Dunbar. "And every time he chews on the carpet or the curtains redirect him to the chew toy."
With success in the small confinement area, gradually increase the size of the puppy's living area. "If the puppy goes one week without a mistake in the kitchen then he can be left in the kitchen and the downstairs hallway; then gradually expand his space until he has the whole run," Dunbar says. "If he makes one mistake he goes back to the original confinement area." This method helps puppies develop good chewing and potty habits, and you can be confident in leaving them alone after they have demonstrated success in small increments.
Dunbar's single-most important piece of advice is to not feed your puppy from a bowl, and to give a piece of kibble whenever the puppy is being good. "Keep kibble in a container for people who come over to give him a treat," he says. "Put it in the chew toy and every piece of food that comes out rewards him for not barking or chewing, and lying down calmly."
"Socialization before 8 weeks of age is absolutely critical," says Dunbar. Puppies need to see a lot of people and be handled by them, especially men. "If puppy owners haven't done this by four or five months this puppy will just never be the same because shyness sets in," says Dunbar. "It's a massive quality of life issue, because if the dog is shy of people you put the dog away when people come over, and he's never going to be walked and certainly not off leash. He gets de-socialized, and that leads to shyness and then aggression." When people visit, allow them to give treats for any good behavior. "Lots of classical conditioning and socialization is the key," says Dunbar. "So walk the dogs a lot, and every time a person walks by give the dog kibble."
Manners training
Dr. Dunbar strongly advises off-leash training programs when the time comes to teach your dog manners, which is whenever you're ready for your puppy or dog to listen to you. "They need to learn off-leash control, which of course is what they need at home," says Dunbar. "As soon as someone leaves the front door open you have to rely on having off-leash verbal control over the dog."
Be prepared from the start
Nancy Yamin is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, owner of Mutts Better in Eugene, and a Certified Tellington TTouch Practitioner. . In her work as an in-home trainer, Yamin uses gentle touch and bodywork along with positive rewards to change behaviors. She too believes in setting a dog up for success and then rewarding correct behaviors.
When bringing your dog home for the first time, spend a couple of weeks focused on bonding. It takes a little time for a pooch to understand that this is her new "forever home," especially if she's been moved around shelters or foster homes a time or two. "People want to show their dog off to friends that first day, and it's overwhelming," says Yamin. "The dog has a new home, new person, new bed, new everything — and she needs to get used to that."
Stop using stop words
One of the first things Yamin advises is to stop using words geared to stop bad behavior. "I don't use the words 'no,' 'down' or 'off,' which are words that stop bad behavior," she says. "I only use praise when they're good. Start rewarding dogs for the great things they do because behavior that is rewarded will increase in frequency."
For instance, when dogs bark for attention and get "No!" yelled at them, the barking is actually being rewarded, which increases the likelihood of . . . yep: more barking. "You walk in the door and your dog jumps on you and you say 'No, no, down, off,' but the minute you give that attention you reward that behavior. Yamin uses a "rewind" in cases like this. Go out and enter again, and reward your dog for sitting before he jumps. This pre-emptive reward method can be useful in encouraging other desired behaviors as well.
"People wait until their dog is in trouble with their behavior and then try to fix it," says Yamin. "You want to catch them doing things right and reward them instead of catching them doing something wrong and giving them attention for that. Even if you are saying 'no' that's still attention, which rewards and strengthens negative behavior." When our dogs are being good, we tend to ignore them until they start barking, chewing, biting or whining. THEN we reprimand them. "That's the opposite of what we should be doing," says Yamin.
"Catch the dog being good and let them know what a genius they are!"
Meet basic needs first
Casey Newton with Portland's Wonder Puppy teaches socialization techniques appropriate for dogs of all ages. "There are certain basic needs which we consider the 'ingredients' to making a good dog," she says. First and foremost says Newton, give the dog a healthy diet and mental and physical exercise. "Eighty percent of behavior problems are due to lack of energy outlets," she says. "Training can't supplement for not meeting those first two basic needs."
Follow that up with clear communication and reward-based training — your best behavior management tools to prevent unwanted habits. For example, Newton says, for immediate success, make sure the dog doesn't get into the trashcan by putting a lid on it. Prevent them from jumping on guests by standing on their leash. "When we prevent what we don't want success is immediate," she says, "and we're encouraging and rewarding the right behavior."
The two top problems Newton observes with young dogs are insufficient training early on, and inconsistency. It's ideal if everyone in the household can go to the same training class. Remember: you are the keeper of resources. The dog earns attention, food and playtime with good behavior.
Newton also suggests balancing the time you spend with your dog and the time you spend away. You may be frequently away from home working and the dog isn't exercised enough and is alone a lot, and therefore isn't getting the socialization it needs On the other hand, someone in the family may be home all the time and the dog is rarely left alone, which can lead to separation anxiety when he is. "Counteract this by having times when you are around and the dog is in his crate and ignored by you," she advises.
Dog parks, playgroups & day care
Newton advises against taking a dog younger than six months to a dog park, and in general not going to one at all until you have completed a training course and established a strong relationship with your dog. She recommends first going to a trainer-led playgroup. Groups offered in the Portland area include Schroeder's Den, and Sniff Dog and Stay Pet Hotels. Groups in the Willamette Valley include Willamette Humane in Salem. If you're having trouble locating one, check with your local rescue, trainer, or humane society.
Another good idea, especially if you're unable to locate a trainer-led group in your area, is to arm yourself with education. Newton recommends reading the book On Talking Terms With Dogs: Calming Signals by Turid Rugaas, which explains the body language of dogs.
Newton says in playgroup situations, people sometimes think dogs are playing when they're not. There should be a balance in the dog's behavior: I chase you, you chase me; I'm on top, I'm on bottom. "But when it's a one-way game, if there is no switching of positions," she says, "that's when problems arise. If there's no balance then separate them." You may have to step in and advocate for your dog, even when other dog owners say, "It's OK, that's just how they play," or "let them work it out."
Newton says the key to knowing if a playgroup is a positive experience for a dog is this: "Shy or timid dogs should be coming out of their shells. Dogs who are over-exuberant should be learning boundaries." If not, something's wrong.
Newton is equally selective about doggy daycare. Young dogs need a lot of down time because their bones are still developing, and too much mental stimulation can be disastrous. "If something bad happens it's going to have a lasting effect," she says. "Look for positive reinforcement and a lot of down time, and a trainer-approved facility."
Dogs in the house
When your dog is meeting friends' dogs for the first time, Newton recommends doing it outside the house and then bringing them inside on leash, with both dogs focused on mannerly behavior. Grab the leash if you need to. Separate them at meal times so there's no competition. When the other dog comes in, give that dog some attention, and then give your dog equal attention. "So instead of the dog thinking, 'they're taking my attention away,' they perceive your attention to the other dog as a precursor to giving some to them," says Newton, "so they start to like that dog and it becomes a positive experience."
Think from their end of the leash
If things go wrong, don't worry. Give time outs and neutral redirects. "Give them time for their heart rate to drop and calm down," says Newton. "Next time, introduce them at an easier level, not as long, not as intense. If you get upset it's going to call negative attention to that dog. We have to think from their end of the leash. Just set them up for success and try again."
Dr. Ian Dunbar
Dr. Dunbar presents Science-Based Dog Training (With Feeling) in Portland March 25-27 at the Doubletree Hotel. For tickets/info, call 800 784-5531 or visit jamesandkenneth.com/store/show/EPO-011.
Casey Newton
Proprietor, Wonder Puppy, a full-service puppy school with certified dog trainers and supply store. Newton is currently establishing a program for trainer-led and certified doggy playgroups and daycare. 503-697-PUPS (7877) • wonder-puppy.com
Nancy Yamin
Certified dog trainer and Tellington Ttouch Practitioner • 541-485-8001 • muttsbetter.com
Vanessa Salvia lives with her two kids, one very sweet, fluffy cat (named Fluffy), and a husband (also very sweet), in Eugene, Oregon. When not clickety-clacking on a computer, you can find her browsing the farmers markets or feeding ducks from her patio. A freelance writer for more than 10 years, Vanessa has written extensively about music and entertainment in the Northwest. As mom, wife and companion to countless animals over the years, she has vacuumed more than her share of pet fur.


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Täsch is the final stop for automobile drivers. They may not go further. Because Zermatt is auto-free. The Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB) shuttle trains take guests and their luggage to the Matterhorn village quickly and comfortably. The trip along the 5 km route takes 12 minutes. For personal luggage, there is a baggage cart, which can be pushed directly to the platform level with the Zermatt shuttle train cars. There is also the possibility to use one of the many taxi services in Täsch.
- The Matterhorn Terminal in Täsch has 2,100 covered parking spaces, plus there are over 1,000 parking spaces (open and covered) offered by private parties (taxi companies, hotels, etc.).
- Individual luggage can travel conveniently in a baggage cart in the same shuttle train
- Baggage cart for individual travellers (deposit: CHF 5 coin)
- Taxi service
- Shuttles every 20 minutes
- Connection directly to the Zermatt village centre
- Free baggage service for bus travellers (reserve the day before by 4 pm)
- Tickets can be bought at the kiosk, at ticket machines or in the Matterhorn app


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CLEVELAND, Ohio– Southwest Flight 957 from Chicago to Newark, New Jersey, made an emergency landing Wednesday after a window cracked, passengers said.
The flight was diverted to Cleveland, Ohio, after a report of an issue with a window aboard the aircraft, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Elizabeth Cory said. It landed safely at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Cory said.
Passenger Linda Holley texted her son Ryan with a picture of the damaged window.
"Window on plane cracked during flight. Landing in Cleveland to be safe. Everything ok but scary," one of her texts read.
In another, she said: "Yes Southwest. Just heard loud noise. Very large crack with piece of window missing at bottom. Just landed. Everything ok. Don't know plan yet"
Southwest issued the following statement:
"The Crew of Southwest Flight 957, with scheduled service from Chicago Midway International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, made the decision to divert the plane to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport for maintenance review of one of the multiple layers of a window pane. The flight landed uneventfully in Cleveland. The aircraft has been taken out of service for maintenance review, and our local Cleveland Employees are working diligently to accommodate the 76 Customers on a new aircraft to Newark.
"As a note, the aircraft maintained pressurization as there are multiple layers of panes in each window. No emergency landing was requested and the flight landed uneventfully with no reported injuries."
This incident comes a few weeks after the engine of a different Southwest failed and a woman was killed. On April 17th about 20 minutes into a flight from New York to Dallas debris from the engine broke open a window, causing the woman to almost be sucked out of the plane. She was pulled back into the plane but died at a hospital in Philadelphia.
It was Southwest's first passenger death and the first death on a U.S. airline in more than nine years.


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Faculty opportunity available with Carilion Clinic - Virginia Tech Carilion Family Medicine Residency, a well-established, dually accredited AOA/ACGME 10/10/10 family medicine residency program with plans to transition to ACGME with Osteopathic Recognition. Excellent opportunities to teach osteopathic/allopathic residents and medical students in one residency practice with two designated sites. Faculty member will see patients in Roanoke Salem practice and precept in both sites. Faculty appointments are available with both Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, part of the Osteopathic Medical Network of Excellence in Education (OMNEE) OPTI. Inpatient required. Will provide retraining if necessary. Inpatient Obstetrical work optional.
- Graduate of AOA or AMA
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Carilion Clinic is the largest not-for-profit integrated health system serving nearly one million people in Western Virginia, with seven hospitals, 220+ physician practice locations, and 24 GME programs. This network of 680+ multi-specialty physicians in over 70 specialties offers Carilion physicians faster access to patient information and history with a sophisticated, fully integrated electronic medical record system (EPIC) and excellent access to subspecialty consultation. Our medical home approach to primary care lets you focus your energy on the highest risk patients while the electronic medical record enables seamless coordination with Carilion's specialist
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The Mischief of John McCain
The Republican knock on John McCain is that he is a Republican beloved only by Democrats and reporters.
The Democratic knock on McCain is that he is the Republican they would least like to face in the fall.
Those aren't hard knocks for McCain to take right now.
Republican primary voters seem to be finding ways to vote for him. As they come to believe he is the candidate Democrats fear most, they'll probably find it even easier to vote for him in the coming primaries. And John McCain will be the nominee of the party he invited himself to so rudely.
The perennial McCain-haters in the party's pseudo-establishment and right wings might cry in their milk if McCain is the nominee. But they'll be joined by Democrats of all wings.
A McCain nomination would provide many amusing ironies. The one that would be most vexing for the disorganized assemblage known as the Democratic Party is this: the 2008 Republican primaries have been uniquely un-Republican - lacking an early front-runner, unpredictable and divisive - yet they produced the party's strongest possible general election candidate.
The irony for Republicans is that the mischievous, anti-authoritarian party gadfly they thought they had offed in the summer of '07 might save their elephant hide in the fall of '08.
Intra-party popularity can be overrated. Many Democrats were downright embarrassed by Jimmy Carter in 1976. Many Republicans - especially those endangered creatures once called "moderate Republicans" - were mortified by Ronald Reagan in 1980. And Democrats were freshly disenchanted with Gennifer Flowers' lover boy in 1992. You get the idea.
Democrats would prefer not to run against McCain because of his well-known appeal to independents. You wouldn't know it from listening to cable news, but roughly a third of the American electorate is independent (32 percent in the latest CBS poll). America isn't red and blue. And these independent voters, oddly enough, are the ones who tend to be open-minded. Attracting them in a general election is a good thing if you're interested in victory. (Traditionally, Republicans are rather more interested in victory than Democrats).
In New Hampshire, for example, a jumbo 44 percent of the voters in the Democratic primary called themselves independents. In the Republican primary, 37 percent were independents and 40 percent of that crowd went for John McCain.
Four national surveys this month have polled to see how John McCain and Hillary Clinton would run against each other. McCain won in three of the four polls. In polls pitting her against Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani (three polls each), Clinton won every time. (McCain batted only .500 in the four match-ups with Barack Obama, who also appeals to independents.)
Horserace polls so far ahead of the election mean very little but they do illuminate why Democrats aren't as happy as they might otherwise be.
After all, Democrats, the polls say, like their candidates very much. Their top two candidates are well-funded. They have had a consistent front-runner and she dramatically fought off a challenger in New Hampshire and appears strong going in to Super Tuesday. The economic news keeps getting worse, which is ordinarily disastrous for the incumbent party. And the war in Iraq, which McCain has consistently and adamantly backed, keeps going and Americans keep dying there.
Democrats should be happy but they aren't.
Democrats aren't happy because of John McCain.
Republicans aren't happy because of John McCain.
I expect Republicans will change their minds long before the Democrats.
E-mail questions, comments, complaints, arguments and ideas to Against the Grain. We will publish some of the interesting (and civil) ones, sometimes in edited form.


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Renovator's delight
It's a good time to be a home-owner in the Northern Territory! With house prices back on the rise and Darwin's CBD re-development going full steam ahead the future of the market is looking good. The story gets even better for those home owners looking to renovate in the near future! The Northern Territory government is trying to stimulate the jobs industry and increase growth in the Darwin region by encouraging first home buyers and renovators.
The NT government are spear-heading these initiatives with a number of grants and renovation schemes available to local Darwinites. The problem with these schemes are they appear to be overwhelming and too difficult to bother pursuing. Thankfully Australia's best services app is offering to help solve these issues; for free!
CanYa, Darwin's most exciting new tradesperson marketplace is currently going all out to help Territorians bring more life, and more value to their homes. For a limited time CanYa will be organising all the steps necessary to access the NT government's grants and renovation schemes. This includes the NT Home Improvement Scheme and the First Home Renovation Scheme. The short version:
For the NT Home Improvement Scheme, the NT government will pay for half the cost of any renovation up to $20,000 for eligible home-owners.
For the First Home Renovation Scheme, the NT government will grant up to $10 000 for First Home owners to renovate their house.
CanYa will not only organise the steps necessary to access the scheme they will also provide renovators with a great choice of the NT's best and most trusted tradespeople. The best part is that the team at CanYa are doing this for you completely free of charge!
Why CanYa?
CanYa launched in the NT earlier this year and the team is very confident that it is the best way to book any service providers, no matter how big or small the job. So much so that they are willing to organise your entire renovation to prove it!
What's in it for CanYa?
CanYa is Australia's best way to hire local service providers and they want the opportunity to prove it to you! Their Fees and Charges are the best in the industry; they only take a 5% transaction fee from the Provider for the entire job. You can look at all the other apps and services in this space and you will not find anything even close. That means that the home renovator (you) will be able to Find, Book, Pay and Review local service providers in CanYa for FREE.
What do I need to do?
If you are a home owner in the NT then get in touch with the CanYa team ASAP. You can do this at www.canya.com.au, emailing firstname.lastname@example.com or just simply send them a message on their Facebook page!
Once you have contacted the CanYa team they will perform all of the necessary work to get the grant application rolling and then provide you with a comprehensive selection of tradespeople perfect for whatever your renovation might require.
Then it's just a matter of sitting back and watching your house get transformed in the knowledge that you're only paying for half of it!
If you're interested in making the most of this (and who wouldn't be!) reach out to the CanYa team ASAP as this offer is only valid for a short time for a limited number of home-owners!


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On April 17, a cozy group of young alumnae met at the lovely library of an apartment building in Downtown for an inspiring career session with Candice Brokenshire. Highlights include creating a satisfaction wheel, finding your value set with two word concepts, envisioning and analyzing yourself 20 years in the future and learning how to handle all the voices in your head.
For further resources, Candice recommended Ruth Chang's How to Make Hard Choices TED Talk, Marcus Buckingham's Go Put Your Strength's to Work, The Arbinger Institute's Leadership And Self-Deception and the Kolbe Assessment. The whole group plans on getting together again in two months to see how they've have succeeded in their goals. Thank you to everyone who attended and donated to The Smith Fund and HUGE thanks to Heidi Novaes '88 for putting together such an informative and helpful event.
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Use it for your guest book! The puzzle consists of large universal blank puzzle pieces that fit together in any order. The puzzle pieces have a semi-gloss surface. They are perfect for decorating with rubber stamps, ink pens, paint, crayons, colored pencils and other artistic mediums. The puzzles are thick like regular commercially printed jigsaw puzzles, only white. You will NOT be able to run them through your desktop printer (way too thick)!
The puzzle has 200 center pieces and 64 border pieces with 264 pieces total. Center pieces measure 4" x 4" (5" x 5" if you count the nibs). Border pieces are 2" x 4". Finished Size: A 200 guest puzzle measures 10 pieces (44") by 20 pieces (88") (approx.). Ideas! Guest Book: Give a piece to each person/couple/family and have them sign in and write well wishes. Place Holder: Pictures or names of guests and what table they are sitting at. Save the Date: Send as your invitation to the wedding. If someone can't attend the wedding they can send their piece back with their thoughts, advice, memories, or happy wishes and be part of your day. If they can attend have them bring it to the wedding and place their piece in the puzzle.
These puzzles take an extra few days to ship due to hand assembly time. If you are in a hurry you might consider buying the normal sets and save time and money!
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The acid burnt, not that he knew, as he was long gone, his dead, empty eyes just stare forward, as the corrosive liquid began to slowly eat its way through his flesh and bone.
Day 204 – Solvent – Where I Start
Published by Matthew Tonks
People are surprised when reading Matthew's stories that he's a sane forty something year old, happily married, father of one, employed full time, who dreams of dark disturbing things that any sane person would never even contemplate thinking of. But it's true, he's toyed with writing for most of his adult life, but has always found the peg a writer must fit into is not the shape he wished to be. His writing can be described as lamenting, long, concussive (yes it smashes you in the head), compulsive, and stuffed with rhythmic communication and violence, let's not forget the violence. His own opinion on his writing is this, "You see, I don't just want the words to seep into your mind, but into your soul, showing you images of blood and beauty through, volatile language, violence, sex, love and sin. My muse takes different shapes, and every now and then you can see her shining her wicked smile in some of my stories, tempting you with her promises, but ripping your heart out instead." So have a look, and take a seat in my wayward ride, as you join me while I purge through, this twisted road of madness. View all posts by Matthew Tonks


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How would you describe your style? Are there any artists / designers that you particularly look up to?
My style would be eclectically natural with a touch of modern industrial. Inspirations and artists / designers I look up to ranges ... from Gorjana Jewelry to Nicole Curtis HGTV. As for Interior designer styles that inspire, I have a few: Kelly Wearstler, Brooke Wagner, Raili Clasen
What do you feel makes your work unique and truly your own?
It's a true evolution from creative finds and natural reclaim earth. I create what I feel I'd love to see in my home, space, and common area I frequent. I feel my designs never stop growing. When I creating a new piece or an ordered one, I'm already thinking of the changes, or options I could do it it. That's what make me a true artist 👨🎤 As a jewelry designer by trade the designing of
What sort of things inspire you? Where do you look for inspiration?
I find inspiration through all things around me, from the mountains to the beaches
When do you feel the most creative?
I feel most creative when I'm in the moment creating in studio or workshop surrounded by all the rocks, stones and wood. I also get inspiration when I'm walking vintage markets or thrifting through weekend drive arounds. Honestly I can get creative anywhere. My favorite thing to do is create custom designs for clients, drawing inspiration from their existing style. Oh and I also dream about new designs (-:
What is your creative process like?
I usually create a design board but on a table, spreading everything out by colors, mediums, and styles. It's all about trial and error because a lot of my work can only work if the functionality is there so visually we have to build it to suite or test but then make sure it's do able for the final installation.
What's the coolest artistic tip you've ever received?
ot sure 🤔 besides I've been told a lot lately, "keep doing what your doing because your stuff is great!"
I always love to go with "if you don't love it don't create it!"
What is your biggest motivation?
My biggest inspiration and motivation is having my little man say, "wow, mom, you are creative!" As a single Mom, it gives me great pride to show my son what it truly is to work (hard) and do what you love! He is learning more at his young age about how to think of something, sketch it out, and go through the creative process of seeing is come to life than I could ever dream, just by seeing Mom do it. When he has a choice on doing homework or helping Mommy cut some copper pipe, he will choose the cutting. Obviously it's all about balance but I am very happy to be able to teach him that we can do anything we set our minds to.
Where can we learn more about you?
My website has a bit more about my and my team or Instagram is the best way to keep up to date with what IRD is up to.