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Boyd Martin and Contestor Clinch $50,000 Devon Arena Eventing Competition
May 27, 2019 Associate Editor	Leave a comment
Boyd Martin and Contestor. Photo: The Book LLC.
Devon, Pa. – May 26, 2019 – For the third year in a row, the popular $50,000 Devon Arena Eventing competition, sponsored by Douglas and Cynthia Howe and Salt Works, showcased top-level eventing in a unique class that incorporates two of the three elements of three-day eventing: cross-country and show jumping. A packed crowd looked on as a record 33 entries turned out to challenge famed course designer Captain Mark Philips' tracks, where ultimately Boyd Martin (USA) and Denise Lahey's Contestor took home the top prize after dominating two rounds of competition, while defending champions Chris Talley and Sandro's Star finished with reserve honors and Buck Davidson and Carlevo rounded out the top three.
Claudette Yarbrough and Lyla Claim Children's Jumper Championship
The Children's Jumpers stole the show earlier in the day on Sunday at the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair with the awarding of the Children's Jumper championship, sponsored by Westover Companies/Guntram Weissenberger, Jr. A competitive 20 horses and riders strived to produce the fastest round in Sunday's $2,500 NAL Children's Jumper class to accumulate final points towards the overall title, but it was Claudette Yarbrough and her own Lyla who walked away with the www.HorseinOil.com Challenge Trophy and the Leonard Tose Memorial Challenge Trophy to claim top honors with a total of 21 points.
John White Drives Off with 2019 Carriage Pleasure Drive Championship
The fourth day of the 2019 Devon Horse Show and Country Fair welcomed the tradition of the Carriage Pleasure Drive division to the prestigious Dixon Oval. The popular and time-honored discipline of driving has been part of Devon's history since 1896, while the Carriage Pleasure Drive has been an established flagship event for over 50 years, entertaining exhibitors and spectators alike on the Sunday before Memorial Day each year.
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Martin and Tsetserleg Earn Land Rover/USEF CCI5* Eventing National Championship
April 29, 2019 Associate Editor	Leave a comment
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Oliver Townend and Cooley Master Class defend their Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event
Lexington, Ky. – In the culminating phase of the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS EQUESTRIAN (LRK3DE), Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg jumped a nail-biting clear round around Richard Jeffrey's course to finish on their dressage score of 27.9. Finishing second overall behind defending LRK3DE champions Oliver Townend and Cooley Master Class from Great Britain, Martin (Cochranville, Pa.) and the 12-year-old Trakehner gelding owned by Christine Turner put in a masterful performance from start to finish in their second LRK3DE together to win the Land Rover/USEF CCI5* Eventing National Championship presented by MARS EQUESTRIAN.
"I was thrilled with my bloke today. [Tsetserleg] doesn't give you the most confidence in the warm-up, he was jumping all over the place and twisting and I heard these two [Townend and Tim Price] giggling at me in the warm-up," joked Martin. "But [Tsetserleg] is a great little horse. He gets in the ring and a bit like Tim [Price's] horse, just spooks that little bit; I do have to say, I think he loves a bit of atmosphere and the crowd. He tapped the first fence a bit and I thought, 'Aw crap, this is going to be a long round,' but at the second fence he really tried, and then I thought, 'Oh, I've got a shot here.'
"He's been a bit difficult in the combinations. He usually jumps really, really big over the first part and gets too close to the second part, so I felt like I had to really come in slow and short to the fence 4ab," continued Martin. "Once he cleared [4ab], I knew I was in for a chance at a clear round. But all in all, I couldn't be happier or more satisfied. … This year he has come out blazing. He exceeded my expectations and I think he is only going to grow and get better from this event."
Watch Martin and Tsetserleg's jumping round here.
In front of a crowd of approximately 23,000 on Sunday, and nearly 100,000 over the course of the four days of LRK3DE competition, the five top-placed combinations jumped clear rounds in the final phase. Going head-to-head for the top spot, Townend, Martin, and New Zealand's Tim Price made it an exciting competition to the very finish.
As the highest-placed Americans, Martin and his FEI World Equestrian Games ™ (WEG) Tryon 2018 mount earned the Roger Haller Trophy for the national championship after their clear jumping round, a double-clear cross-country effort, and their second-best dressage score. Doug Payne (Aiken, S.C.) and Vandiver, a 15-year-old Trakehner gelding owned by the rider, Jessica Payne, and Debi Crowley also jumped a clear round, earning them the reserve national championship title.
In their third LRK3DE together, and Payne's fifth, Payne and Vandiver's fifth-place standing overall is the highest that Payne has achieved at the LRK3DE, with a score of 35.9 and a cross-country ride with just a single second over the optimum time.
"[Vandiver] is one exceptional creature," said Payne. "He is pretty much a seeing-eye dog. You get him in the rough proximity [to the jump] and he is there to help you out. You wouldn't ask for a better horse to head out on."
Phillip Dutton (West Grove Pa.) and Z, an 11-year-old Zangersheide gelding owned by Thomas Tierney, Simon Roosevelt, Suzanne Lacy, Ann Jones, and Caroline Moran, finished third in the national championship and seventh overall at the LRK3DE on a score 39.7.
Defending his 2018 title, Townend and Cooley Master Class became only the fourth combination in the history of the LRK3DE to win back-to-back years, finishing on a score of 25.3 after jumping a clear-round of stadium jumping. Price and Xavier Faer held onto their number-three position, jumping a clear round as well to finish on their dressage score of 30.9.
Five American combinations would finish in the top-ten of the LRK3DE. In addition to Martin, Payne, and Dutton, Lauren Kieffer (The Plains, Va.) finished eighth and ninth with Jacqueline Mars's Paramount Importance, a 12-year-old Holsteiner gelding, and Vermiculus, a 12-year-old Anglo-Arabian gelding, on scores of 46.0 and 46.6, respectively.
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Martin and Tsetserleg Hold On to Lead in Land Rover/USEF CCI5* Eventing National Championship
Oliver Townend and Cooley Master Class maintain lead at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event
Lexington, Ky. – In the second phase of the "best weekend all year," Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg held on to their lead in the Land Rover/USEF CCI5* Eventing National Championship presented by MARS EQUESTRIAN on Saturday. Jumping a highly technical course designed by 2020 Tokyo Olympics course designer Derek di Grazia, Martin (Cochranville, Pa.) and the 12-year-old Trakehner gelding owned by Christine Turner finished within the 11 minute and 20 second time allowed to stay on their dressage score of 27.9. The double-clear cross-country run moved the combination into second place overall in the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5* presented by MARS EQUESTRIAN (LRK3DE).
"My little guy felt a lot more seasoned this year," said Martin. "I feel like we are a bit more of a partnership. [Tsetserleg] is a real trier. For a half-bred horse, he has a wonderful gallop, plenty of speed, and he is very, very fit. Throughout the course, he just kept trying, and trying, and trying; he never looked for a way out. … He is a good little horse. He is a gutsy little trier and he had plenty left at the end. I couldn't be happier with him."
Watch Martin and Tsetserleg's cross-country run here.
Fellow American combination Phillip Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) and Z, an 11-year-old Zangersheide gelding owned by Thomas Tierney, Simon Roosevelt, Suzanne Lacy, Ann Jones, and Caroline Moran, also finished on their dressage score of 31.7 with a double-clear ride to firmly place them in second in the Land Rover/USEF CCI5* Eventing National Championship and moving them from seventh to fourth overall in the LRK3DE. Doug Payne (Aiken, S.C.) and Vandiver, a 15-year-old Trakehner gelding owned by the rider, Jessica Payne, and Debi Crowley, were just over the time allowed to finish cross-country on 35.9, sitting third in the national championship and moving from 19th to seventh overall.
Holding onto the lead in the LRK3DE, Great Britain's Oliver Townend and Cooley Master Class finished their cross-country run with 1.2 time penalties, adding to their dressage score to finish the second phase on 25.3. New Zealand's Tim Price and Xavier Faer improved upon their fifth-place tie after dressage to move to third with a double-clear cross-country ride and a score of 30.9.
With a crowd of 34,889 watching closely, the 6,452 meter course saw just three combinations successfully complete the tougher option at the famed obstacle 20, the Normandy Bank: Martin, Dutton, and Townend. Martin, Dutton, Price, and American Will Coleman were the only four combinations to complete the course within the time allowed. Living up to the five-star expectations, the cross-country course required long gallops and strategic maneuvers by athletic horse and riders, resulting in 31 combinations completing the phase.
"My guy looks like he has come through [cross-country] alright; [Tsetserleg] is a good, tough horse," said Martin when asked about his preparation for the jumping in the final phase on Sunday. "[Tsetserleg] is a bit tricky in the show jumping, so I will probably ride him for a bit after the trot-up [Sunday morning] and get him a bit more balanced. … I will do my very best, try to ride him well, and it will be what it will be."
Tsetserleg served as Martin's FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018 mount, and this is his second LRK3DE. The combination finished just outside of the top ten at the 2018 LRK3DE.
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Martin and Tsetserleg Lead Land Rover/USEF CCI5* Eventing National Championship after Dressage
Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg (Photo by Alex Banks for US Equestrian)
Defending champions Oliver Townend and Cooley Master Class first at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event
Lexington, Ky. – In front of a home crowd of over 11,600 spectators, Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg earned a 27.9 after their dressage test to launch them into first place in the Land Rover/USEF CCI5* Eventing National Championship presented by MARS EQUESTRIAN as the leading U.S. combination at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS EQUESTRIAN (LRK3DE). Sitting third overall, Martin sits behind a duo of riders from Great Britain, Piggy French and Quarrycrest Echo in second on a score of 27.1 and LRK3DE defending champions Oliver Townend and Cooley Master Class in first on a score of 24.1.
With both the LRK3DE and CCI5* national championship titles on the line, U.S. combination Liz Halliday-Sharp and Deniro Z, The Deniro Syndicate and Ocala Horse Properties' 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, head into cross-country sitting tied for fifth overall and second in the national championship after their Thursday dressage score of 30.9. Phillip Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) and Z, an 11-year-old Zangersheide gelding owned by Thomas Tierney, Simon Roosevelt, Suzanne Lacy, Ann Jones, and Caroline Moran, sit seventh overall and third in the national championship after finishing on a score of 31.7 after dressage.
Boyd Martin (Cochranville, Pa.) and his FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018 mount, Tsetserleg, a 12-year-old Trakehner gelding owned by Christine Turner, put in a stellar test as the third-to-last combination to finish out the dressage phase at the Kentucky Horse Park.
"I was happy with my bloke," said Martin. "[Tsetserleg] put in a good test. Dressage is a frustrating sport because you can always look back on it and wish you did this a little bit better, or wish you did that a little bit better, but he is getting better and better. Last year, he was very green here and sort of scraped through all three phases. This year, he is a bit more seasoned and confirmed at this level. He has been working really, really well. He is a very quiet horse and relaxed. … I am really looking forward to tomorrow. It should be really fun.
"I think this is our third year together," continued Martin. "It takes about two years to form a partnership. Last year, it was probably a little bit of a rush, getting through [LRK3DE] and then to the [WEG Tryon 2018]. It sort of felt like we were doing everything on a wish and a prayer, but it has been good just taking a bit of a moment to get to know each other well. He is a little bit of a quirky horse and we have had a bit of time now to figure each other out. … It is wonderful having a horse that tries his guts out."
Watch Martin and Tsetserleg's dressage test here.
Martin and Tsetserleg will be nearly the last combination to leave the start box on Saturday. However, Liz Halliday-Sharp and Deniro Z will start third on cross-country, following fellow American combinations Caroline Martin and Islandwood Captain Jack and Buck Davidson and Park Trader.
"I am very, very early on. I am third to go, so it is going be an occasion [where] I don't get to watch any," said Halliday-Sharp. "I've just got to make my own plan and stick to it, which actually suits me and [Deniro Z] anyway. I know him well and I think it is a strong track. I think Derek [di Grazia] builds a cross-country course that encourages bold riding. It is a good galloping course, which I hope will suit Deniro [Z]. There is a lot to do in the later part of the course. I think that is one of the biggest challenges – [the course] is sort of busy in that last minute and a half. … It will take a fit horse. I think the challenge is there and we just have to work hard and battle through it."
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Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg Sail to Redemption with CCI 4*-S Win at The Fork
April 8, 2019 Associate Editor	Leave a comment
Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg. ©Shannon Brinkman Photography.
Clark Montgomery and Caribbean Soul Swoop to Advanced Division Win
Tryon, NC – April 7, 2019 – Boyd Martin (USA) and Tsetserleg sailed clear through the Cross-Country course to take top honors and conclude CCI 4*-S competition at The Fork at TIEC presented by Lucky Clays Farm at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC). Martin stopped the timers in 6:47 to finish on a total score of 35.00, improving from a third place rank throughout the week. Felix Vogg (SUI) and Colero earned second place after their clear, 6:54 Cross-Country effort to garner a score of 39.80, while Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp (USA) and Fernhill By Night completed the podium on a score of 40.00. Halliday-Sharp also collected fourth place awards aboard Deniro Z, with a final score of 41.70.
Twenty-six pairs tested the track set by Captain Mark Phillips (IRL), hosted on the White Oak Course at TIEC and mimicking the same course used for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 (WEG). Martin was happy for some redemption over a particular sailboat obstacle that he admitted was less distracting than in September: "At WEG I got the wrong ride in, plus there was a lot of other stuff around it to distract the horse and that wasn't there today, so it was a little bit easier to get him over it today," he explained.
"But still, it was a good feeling getting over it and I got a big, big cheer from the crowd. I could distinctively hear the owner shrieking, Christine Turner, who has been a great supporter and I could hear her cheering on her horse," said Martin. "It was good to get that behind [me] and come here, and to be honest the horse, Thomas, is a little bit more seasoned now and a little further on. He's probably learned a little bit more in the last 12 months, so he feels a lot more seasoned now, so he's a lot easier to ride.
"He's not so distracted and I've learned how to ride him a bit differently and a bit better, too," Martin continued of the 2007 Trakehner gelding (Windfall x Buddenbrock) owned by Christine Turner. "It was good to have a win because I had a bit of an awkward start to the year – just sort of bouncing around, a bit injured here and there, and missing a few shows, and it was good to win one, but [it's] also good to always remember that some of the best horses here chose to run a bit slow to prepare for Kentucky, so we still got a little bit of work ahead of us. But he was good and strong in all three phases."
Martin allowed that he did plan to go a bit quick due to missing some prior events in the year, but didn't go "flat out." He continued, "I thought [he needed] a good run and a bit of a fitness run, but not to go so fast that you risk an injury or anything like that. He felt very, very strong around the whole track and was quite fit. He jumped really well and I think we're in good shape."
The White Oak Course, which hosted CCI 4*-S, CCI 3*-S, CCI 2*-S, Advanced, Intermediate, and Preliminary Divisions for Cross-Country, is one that Martin knows very well. "I like it down there. It's a really, really good track," he elaborated. "It's not as easy to ride as you think just because it's an old golf course, so there's all these little humps and lumps and the ground is not quite flat. So sometimes it's a bit deceiving, especially on the galloping jumps, you think you see a good line and then it changes just a little bit just because the undulation of the ground.
Martin concluded, "It was good coming here just with a handful of horses and here for a few days just to concentrate and zero in on them. I think it's a great show and a great preparation for Kentucky and a really good show for the young horses to get them ready. Obviously, I love this place. On top of that, I think Captain Mark Phillips is such a great course designer and he really knows how to build a good track. I think he's building better tracks now than ever."
Vogg was also aiming for another crack at the White Oak Course after WEG and analyzed that Colero "did a good job, but just needs more preparation for the jumps [on the way to them]. I tried to ride him a little bit differently than I did at WEG and I think the mistake at the water [at WEG] didn't happen at the water, but I think it happened in the jumps before and I couldn't prepare him that well. I saw it a bit different and rode him differently today and it worked out pretty well," he recapped.
Having cruised through a competitive track at TIEC, Vogg is feeling well-prepared for his trip to Kentucky. "There's always something to fix and some little stuff to do that I'll try to get done in the next two weeks. It's never perfect, but I'm pretty sure he's more ready for Kentucky this year than last year, or maybe than he was for WEG," Vogg conceded of the self-owned 2008 Westphalian gelding (Captain Fire x Bormio XX). "I think the course [at TIEC] is pretty difficult because it's so quick between fences and so many things after each other, so I think Kentucky will be easier for Colero."
Halliday-Sharp held on to her podium position in the aboard Fernhill By Night, the 2003 Irish Sport Horse gelding (Radolin x Argentinus) owned by Deborah Halliday, and finished just behind with Deniro Z in what she was hoping to use as a Kentucky schooling round. "Blackie [Fernhill By Night] was really, really good. He got a little bit sort of tired towards the end, but it would be quite an intense course for him. He hasn't probably done a course that intense for a while, but I was really pleased. He got a little bit bogged down near where the squirrels were, but he fought for me there, and then he was just feeling like I was running out of push as I got near the end, so I chose the easier route through the water because I thought that was the right decision," Halliday-Sharp recalled. "He really tried and he's not a racing snake, so he did the best he could, so I'm pleased with where we ended up.
"Deniro [Z] had a really great round and I was really, really happy," Halliday-Sharp described of her trip aboard the2008 Dutch Warmblood gelding (Zapatero VDL x French Buffet XX) owned by the Deniro Syndicate & Ocala Horse Properties. "He was just so fast at Carolina, and a little bit wild, and the plan today was to really put the pieces in place 100% with Kentucky in mind."
Halliday-Sharp was able to hear Martin's time announced and knew she wasn't going to be going "quite that fast," she said. "I sort of went out with a plan and I think executed the plan exactly how I had planned, and I had a super round."
Though the plan was to go quick with Fernhill By Night and pay more attention to rideability than speed with Deniro Z, their times were within a second of each other in light of Deniro Z's fitness, Halliday-Sharp revealed. "He was really ridable, and he made it feel easy. I was really thrilled and he finished fresh and never really got out of fourth gear, so it was great! I think I've got Deniro [Z] where I want him if I'm really honest."
Of the course, Halliday-Sharp commented, "I really enjoyed that. It was a good course; it was a good, strong course, intense and basically what we needed before a 5*, so I thought it was perfect. It was a lot stronger than in previous years and I thought that was necessary, so it was good."
CCI 3*-S competition saw Doug Payne (USA) and Starr Witness claim first-place honors on the week after their Cross-Country ride for a total score of 33.20, while second went to Will Faudree (USA) and Caeleste for their final score of 38.00, and third was awarded to Katie Lichten (USA) and RF Luminati with a weeklong total of 41.10 points.
In the CCI 2*-S Division, Ryan Wood (AUS) and Ruby placed first with a score of 37.00, followed by Will Faudree (USA) and Mama's Magic Way in second with 37.70. Ryan Wood (AUS) also took third place with Chusinmyconfession with a score of 39.00.
Clark Montgomery (USA) and Caribbean Soul flew to a win in the Advanced Division after their fast and clear Cross-Country performance in 6:39 to finish on a score of 38.20, while Boyd Martin (USA) and Long Island T collected second-place honors on a score of 45.70. Third went to Felix Vogg (SUI) and Archie Rocks following their Cross-Country round, returning to their Dressage rank on the week to finish on a score of 48.70.
Montgomery attributed his hectic week to a slightly higher Dressage score to kick off the week, saying, "She [Caribbean Soul] was really good all weekend. To be fair to her, I was packing to go home to Kentucky like crazy just a couple days before we got here, and didn't get to do my normal preparation for the Dressage, so that was probably my fault. She wasn't misbehaved at all, she just didn't have a very clean test, with a couple little mistakes, so we didn't score as low as we've been scoring, but I was still really happy with her."
Much like his rankings throughout the week, the performance of the 2007 Thoroughbred mare (Cimarron Secret x Ogygian), owned by the Caribbean Soul Syndicate, only got better as competition went on, Montgomery detailed. "For the jumping she was great – she was really, really good. And then in Cross-Country she was absolutely phenomenal. I couldn't ask for her to be better. I mean, her gallop is just the coolest thing I've ever felt, for sure. It's just so easy," he emphasized. "And honestly, I wasn't going to go quick on her today and she just loves it. It's just the speed she operates out of, so I just let her kind of cruise around and she came in that fast. It was wonderful.
"I thought the course was super," Montgomery said of the White Oak Course. "I thought it was definitely tough enough and big enough and I thought it was the biggest track she had jumped to date, so I was excited to see how she handled it and I like Mark's courses a lot. They remind me a lot of the tracks you jump in England, with the bolder, forward distances and bigger fences. The setting down there on the old golf course is just absolutely beautiful around the lake, so I thought it was great!"
Martin was pleased with the Cross-Country ride put in by Long Island T, the 2006 Oldenburg/Thoroughbred gelding (Ludwig Von Bayern x Heraldik XX) owned by The Long Island T Syndicate, but noted that "he's definitely a little bit too keen and is a strong, feisty wild man" on course. "He still jumped really well, and gave me a good ride. I think he'll be better suited for Kentucky because it's a longer and more flowing course, where you can get him to fall asleep a little bit more between fences.
"He's very strong in the Dressage and Jumping and he's very game on Cross-Country, but he just gets really strong and a little bit out of control. He's a hard horse to ride fast," Martin admitted. "You get baited into wrestling with him and have to steady him up. It could go either way come Kentucky, but you got to be in it to win it."
Vogg and his own Archie Rocks, a 2008 Thoroughbred gelding (Le Monde x Unbridled Jet), are still getting to know one another but put in a sub-seven-minute Cross-Country ride to regain the podium. Compared to Vogg's CCI 4*-S mount, Colero, "Archie is really slow," admitted Vogg, but also "more used to Cross-Country, I think, from racing in his career before.
"There is still a lot of work to do because we don't know each other that well and it was our second Cross-Country run, but for that he did it pretty well," Vogg concluded, "and [despite] yesterday's [downed rails and time faults]. Both my horses did well today."
Clark Montgomery and Theodoor landed at the top of the Open Intermediate Division with a score of 32.20, with Lynn Symansky and RF Cool Play in second with a score of 36.30, then Annie Goodwin and Fedarman B in third with a score of 42.80.
Dylan Phillips aboard Fernhill Fierce placed first in the Junior Young Riders Open Preliminary with a score of 34.80. Second place was awarded to Jessica Ebzery and Share Option with a score of 37.60.
In the Open Preliminary Division, Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp landed the blue ribbon with 30.10 points aboard Gorsehill Cooley followed by Kathy Cain, who took second place with Legal Limit on a score of 33.30. Allison Springer and Crystal Crescent Moon took third place with 33.60 points.
The Preliminary Rider Division saw Allison Smith and Gude Affair place first with a score of 35.20. Isabelle Bosley and Night Quality took second place with 36.80 points, and third place went to Campbell Jourdian and Marquet Rise with a score of 45.80.
In the Modified Division, Cornelia Dorr and Prinz S.W. took top honors after finishing on their Dressage score of 25.70, while Ashley Adams and Coronio improved their rank to second to end on a score of 28.40. Sinead Halpin and Stakkato Bronx finished on a score of 28.70 to take home third.
Dominic Schramm and Quadrocana scored first place in the Open Training Division with a score of 20.50. Ema Klugman and Kangaroo Court took second place with 26.20 points, and Ashley Adams took third place aboard Charly with 28.10 points.
In the Training Rider Division, first place went to Payne Murray and Baron with a score of 31.90. Second place went to Emily Shilling and Enchanting Class with 33.00 points, and third place went to Anna Billings and Wexford Cruise with a score of 35.80.
Lena Bruno and Brighid Charity RSH claimed first place in the Novice Rider Division with a score of 28.30. Nell Nicastro and Abecca GS took second place with a score of 30.50. Third place went to Jessica Copland and Silly Wabbit with a score of 31.70.
Dominic Schramm landed another victory for the week, this time in the Open Novice Division aboard Casalto with a score of 24.10. Ashley Adams also added another second place win to her list aboard Princely Perfect with a score of 26.00. Morgan Batton and Sommersby took third place with a score of 26.40.
In the Open Beginner Novice Division, Erin Buckner with Picassi and Aaron Hill with Denali were tied for first place following Dressage, along with Macie Sykes with Delilah's Boy. Buckner and Hill went on to also tie for first place in the Jumping phase. Ultimately, Buckner and Picassi took first place with 26.40 points. Hill and Denali also scored 26.40, but received second by Cross-Country tie-breaking policies. Sykes and Delilah's Boy finished in third place with a score of 28.00.
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Boyd Martin and Long Island T Lead The Fork after Advanced Dressage
Boyd Martin and Long Island T. ©Shannon Brinkman Photography.
Tryon, NC – April 4, 2019 – Boyd Martin (USA) and Long Island T impressed the judges and put in a top score of 24.50 in Advanced Dressage, commencing The Fork at TIEC presented by Lucky Clays Farm at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC). Lynn Symansky (USA) and Under Suspection rode into second with a score of 27.70, and Felix Vogg (SUI) moved into third aboard Archie Rocks with a score of 29.50.
Martin and Long Island T, a 2006 Oldenburg/Thoroughbred gelding (Ludwig Von Bayern x Heraldik XX) owned by Peter Barry, executed a solid test, advancing to the top in the Tryon Stadium.
On his strategy for the remaining phases, Martin stated, "My strategy is to jump really well and then ride really well in the Cross-Country. I think it's a brilliant track and I couldn't imagine a better place to prepare for a 5* event than this [TIEC]. It's got magnificent stadiums, beautiful rings and then obviously a world championship Cross-Country course. The horses should be well-prepared come Kentucky."
Martin mentioned a particular obstacle he's keeping in mind for Cross-Country, too: "There's a boat – I'm going to be riding hard to that one, and I'm going to be clucking and flapping my elbows about five strides out of that one – you watch! To me, it's just one of those brilliant events to come to with the restaurants and shops here and staying in the cabins on-site. Obviously, it's just a world-class facility and great exposure for the horses. I think it's going to help produce top performances in the future as well," he concluded.
Currently sitting in second, Symansky and Under Suspection, a 2004 Holsteiner mare (Contender x Exorbitant XX) owned by Mary Ann Ghadban is also preparing for Kentucky later this month.
"Our test was alright. She [Under Suspection] left a lot of points on the board, but I'm preparing for Kentucky, so I used the test to play around with a few things. I've ridden the horse for a year now, so I know her a bit better. She was my backup horse for WEG last year."
She continued, "She's such a lovely horse – to get that score when it wasn't the best you've ever done is great. I'm excited to go out on Saturday and ride her around the track I got to ride in September. She knows her job and she's such a lovely mare. So I'll use this as a final prep for Kentucky.
I think she's just a reliable horse all around. She can get a little hot in the ring – she's a relaxed competitor, but she's a fighter. She is such a beast Cross-Country. She really would love to just go Cross-Country and gallop forever."
Vogg, presently in third with Archie Rocks, a 2008 Thoroughbred gelding (Le Monde x Unbridled Jet), admitted to being on a learning curve in the new partnership, but is progressing well. "The test was pretty okay. I think he [Archie Rocks] is not the most talented one in Dressage, but he wants to do the test correctly and tries. Today, he was much more calm and focused," he said.
"He like Cross-Country and Jumping. Cross-Country is nothing for him – he's an old racehorse, so he's used to it, but Dressage is a new thing for him. I've only had him since January."
Commenting on his plan for Cross-Country, Vogg stated, "I make a plan when I get out of the start box and jump the first few jumps based on how he feels. I like that the course will have parts of the WEG course, and it is interesting to ride it once more, and maybe try to do it better than last time!"
For the CCI 3* division, Doug Payne and Starr Witness advanced to first with a Dressage score of 27.60, while Will Faudree and Caeleste sit in second with a score of 29.60. At present, Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp and Flash Cooley are in third with a score of 30.80.
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Jung Rides to Early Lead at Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event
Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg (Photo by: Taylor Pence/US Equestrian)
Martin and Tsetserleg lead Land Rover/USEF CCI4* Eventing National Championship after First Day of Dressage
Lexington, Ky. – Michael Jung of Germany has won the top prize at the Land Rover Kentucky Three Day-Event the last three years aboard fischerRocana FST, so it comes as no surprise that after the first day of competition he is sitting in the top spot on a score of 27.1 penalty points. Chasing him are two Americans: Boyd Martin in second riding Tsetserleg (31.2), who leads the Land Rover/USEF CCI4* Eventing National Championship as the top American combination, and Tamra Smith in third aboard Wembley (32.1).
Tsetserleg, a gleaming, black 11-year-old Trakehner gelding owned by Christine Turner, is contesting his first four-star, but he has history in his blood as a son of the Olympic and Kentucky Three-Day competitor, Windfall. "Thomas" put in a clean test punctuated with his flashy gaits.
"I was very pleased," said Martin (Cochranville, Pa.). "It's his first four-star, and our first through the new (dressage) test. When you finish you always wish one part here or there was a little better, but Thomas did as well as he could do for where we are at the moment. I'm very pleased with him."
Martin's most famous mounts have been Thoroughbreds, so a Trakehner like Thomas is a new experience for him. "He's the first I've had into the top of the sport. Ten years ago when I first came to America, I saw Windfall, and I'll never forget watching his dressage. Who would have thought 10 years later I'd be riding a Windfall baby? Thomas' personality is wonderful, like a big pony, very cuddly in the barn. At home he doesn't try that much, and you wouldn't think he could do a four-star, but then you get to a big competition and he grows into an 18-hand horse. The atmosphere perks him up."
Tamie Smith's (Murrieta, Calif.) horse, Wembley, is 15-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Kevin Baumgardner, an upper-level rider and a former president of the U.S. Eventing Association. Baumgardner purchased Wembley in England, originally as a competition mount for himself. Baumgardner trains with Smith, and last fall he handed over the reins to her.
"It's been great," Smith said. "I'll never forget when we tried him – we took him cross-country schooling and he said, 'You get on him first,' and I said, 'No, because if I ride him I'll just tell you to buy him.' They are huge supporters of me, and that's what it's all about, really. They've become family to me, so to be here is really great."
The big, gray Dutch Warmblood is a powerful mover and a flashy presence, but Smith seemed a little surprised to find herself in the top standings. "I wasn't really sure what to expect, because he can go in and be quite tense in the ring, but he was quite relaxed, and very workmanlike," she said. "I couldn't have asked him to go better. I think I did a little too much warm up, so he got a little tired, but I was thrilled. He was very good."
All three riders expressed some trepidation about Derek di Grazia's cross-country course.
"I think it's really tough," admitted Martin. "The first half is forward and gallopy and looks nice, but the second half gets much more difficult, and we know horses tire a bit in that second half. It'll be hard to make up time on course. (di Grazia) usually gives us a nice, long gallop somewhere in the second half, but not this year. It's as tough as I've ever seen."
"It's pretty technical," agreed Smith. "The Head of the Lake will be quite influential, and the brush combination towards the end might catch out some tired horses."
For more information about the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event, visit kentuckythreedayevent.com.
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US Eventing Team Wins FEI Nations Cup Eventing Competition at Great Meadow International
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Jennie Brannigan Captures Second Individual Title
The Plains, Va. – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team won the FEI Nations Cup™ CICO3* at the Great Meadow International, presented by Adequan, for the second consecutive year. Now that betting is legal in the US as of April 2018, you can get a free Twinspires promo-code and learn the tricks of the trade.
The team of Jennie Brannigan, Lynn Symansky, Phillip Dutton, and Boyd Martin defeated teams from Canada and Great Britain in the only FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing competition outside Europe. Brannigan also captured her second individual title at Great Meadow, having won previously in 2015.
Cross country course designer Mike Etherington-Smith reversed the direction and order of the fences from last year with the intention of generating interest for both the competitors and spectators. The change proved to be challenging for some, though not for the U.S. team. All four riders completed the course without any jumping penalties.
Brannigan had an unforgettable day. The Reddick, Fla. resident went third in the team order and secured the victory for the U.S. incurring only 1.6 time faults on Nina Gardner's Cambalda. Brannigan came into the final day in fourth place and catapulted to the top spot with a final score of 49.8 penalties.
"The first time I came it was so exciting because it earned me a spot as a traveling alternate for the Pan Am Games, which was quite special to me," said Brannigan. "It's such an honor to get to ride for your country and 'Ping' has been an incredible horse in a lot of ways and is wonderful to me. I really appreciate him stepping up to the plate."
By the time second U.S. team rider Lynn Symansky took to the course, two riders were eliminated from the British team and the Canadians had already secured a team score. The Middleburg, Va. resident jumped clear, finishing just above the optimum time on Donner, owned by The Donner Syndicate, LLC. They incurred 1.2 time faults for a three-phase score of 50.1 penalties, which was good enough for second place individually. Symansky was originally the alternate, but was named to the team after Buck Davidson, Jr. withdrew Carl Segal and Sherrie Martin's Copper Beach.
"It's such a great cohesive group. Everybody just works together and supports each other. We're all out here to win and do the best that we can," said Symansky. "It was awesome. The whole way around I heard people cheering me on, saying, 'Come on Lynn, you can do it!' It's cool to ride at your hometown event. It was an honor."
U.S. pathfinder Boyd Martin of Cochranville, Pa. was the first rider to complete the course within the optimum time of 6 minutes and 33 seconds, finishing within two seconds at 6:31. Riding Steady Eddie, owned by Denise Lahey, Pierrie Colin, George and Gretchen Wintersteen, the Olympic veteran finished on his dressage score of 58.3 penalties.
"He came through for me; he was the only horse that finished on his dressage score," said Martin of the New Zealand Thoroughbred. "It was a bit hard to gauge the course because the first rider Justine Dutton (GBR) fell and second rider Jessica Phoenix (CAN) was held on the course, but I zipped around and everything rode really well."
Dutton, of West Grove, Pa., already knew that the U.S. had won the Nations Cup prior to going out, but an individual win was on the line. Riding Kristine and John Norton's I'm Sew Ready, the six-time Olympic veteran finished outside the optimum time adding 5.6 time faults to his cumulative score of 51.6 penalties and putting him in third place.
"My teammates did it all for me. Jennie came home and I had a minute to go before I went in the box and they said she only had a couple of time faults," said Dutton. "I thought it was a good run for the horse. He's not the fastest, but I think I could have done a little better job at the galloping fences. Overall, though, I think it was a good run for him and pleased that he went so well."
The winning score for the U.S. was 151.5 penalties. Team Canada finished on 168.6 penalties for second place. Because Great Britain failed to have the required three qualifying scores, they were awarded a drop score penalty of 1000 points, and finished third.
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Copyright News Film: Boyd Martin at Wellington Eventing Showcase
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(WELLINGTON, FLORIDA) – February 5 2017 – Land Rover North America returned to Week Four of the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida, which included the Land Rover Wellington Eventing Showcase. The Winter Equestrian Festival is held over 12 weeks, from January to April.
Re-live the excitement of the unique competition held in the glamorous setting close to West Palm Beach and look back at the historic win for defending champion, Boyd Martin riding Welcome Shadow, clinching his third consecutive Eventing Showcase title.
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Boyd Martin Creates History with Third Consecutive Win at Wellington Eventing Showcase
(WELLINGTON, FLORIDA) – February 4, 2017 – Defending champion Boyd Martin, riding Welcome Shadow, clinched a superb victory to secure a historic third consecutive title with a score of 27.9 in the Land Rover Wellington Eventing Showcase held in Week Four of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Fellow U.S. rider Buck Davidson took second place riding his bay mare, Petite Flower, on a score of 30.9, with Doug Payne (USA) climbing four places in the cross-country to finish third riding Vandiver on a score of 34.2.
The glamorous setting of Wellington, Florida (Palm Beach County) attracted equestrian's most talented eventers who competed under clear blue skies and the Florida sunshine for two days of intense competition all vying for the $100,000 prize money on offer. Sir Mark Todd (NZL) and Great Britain's William Fox-Pitt were included in the strong line-up but it was USA's Marilyn Little and RF Scandalous who rose to the top of the leader board at the end of day one following the dressage phase, with an impressive score of 24.9. The overnight standings were incredibly tight with just four penalties separating the top six riders.
Marilyn Little continued her good form in the show jumping phase steering RF Scandalous around the course, set by Richard Jefferies, to a stunning clear round and within the time. But defending champion Boyd Martin made sure to keep the pressure on, producing a flawless round on his grey mare, Welcome Shadow, sitting just 1.4 penalties behind the leader as they entered the final cross-country phase.
The cross-country course, built by world renowned designer Captain Mark Phillips, proved to be challenging, with only two riders going under the optimum time of 3 minutes and 59 seconds. The technical course also included a unique phase with the final jump being placed inside the VIP hospitality tent, much to the delight of the packed spectators.
An unfortunate run-out and fall for Marilyn Little riding her first horse, RF Demeter, resulted in her withdrawal from the competition paving the way for defending champion, Boyd Martin, to move into first place ahead of his final round. The pressure was building as Buck rode under the optimum time keeping his score of 30.9 and closing the gap on the leaders. A small mistake from Alison Springer resulted in a run-out at fence 17 for Arthur and took them out of contention.
This left the door open for Boyd and Welcome Shadow. However, the unforgiving nature of the cross-country phase meant one mistake could see the world-class combination slip down the rankings. In a nail biting finish Boyd held his nerve through the Land Rover Offset obstacle and galloped passed the packed crowds to victory. Finishing just two seconds over the optimum time, the pair received 0.8 of a time penalty and Boyd claimed his unprecedented third consecutive Land Rover Wellington Eventing Showcase title and the $33,000 winner's prize money.
Boyd commented on his hat-trick of titles: "It was really great to win the Land Rover Eventing Showcase here in Wellington. It is such a privilege to be here and be part of this great event. I have a wonderful horse in Welcome Shadow; we had some of the best riders in the world here and was the toughest competition yet so I am really pleased."
Helen McDonald, Events and Partnerships Manager, Jaguar Land Rover North America LLC, spoke of this year's event: "It's been a great weekend of competition and the riders who came from far and wide did not disappoint! Land Rover is proud to once again support such a wonderful event and we congratulate Boyd Martin and Welcome Shadow on his third straight win at the Land Rover Wellington Eventing Showcase."
Eight-time Olympian Sir Mark Todd spoke of his first experience at the Land Rover Wellington Eventing Showcase: "It's great to be here; the facilities are incredible and the location is so unique. It's an amazing platform for us to showcase the sport of eventing to a new audience and events like this will only help us to grow the sport."
To learn more about the Winter Equestrian Festival and the Wellington Eventing Showcase, please visit: www.pbiec.com.
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'Mom and Pop' roadside market offers fresh produce and good company
By Jan Swoope • May 20, 2009
Except for the look of the vehicles steadily pulling in and out of the roadside lot, the scene at Don and Linda Beard"s open-air produce and curb market at 5731 Military Road, where Wolf Road intersects, could almost have been plucked from the fictional community of Mayberry.
Among a colorful assortment of fresh vegetables and fruits on homemade stands under a small canopy, Linda cheerfully assists a consistent stream of Friday afternoon customers. Two of them, Jerry Woods and Anne Young, have stopped to sit a spell, sharing a neighborly chat in a pair of lawn chairs. Jerry stops by every day for something tasty and a sociable visit.
Jars of "Amish Wedding" brand jellies, jams, sorghum, banana pepper rings and Southern mild chow-chow line a long shelf over the makeshift center bins. A cooler at the rear of the compact space holds eggs from free range chickens, real cheeses tasting "like the old hoop cheese," and homemade butter. Hand-lettered cardboard and wooden signs hailing $1 homemade mini-pies, boiled peanuts and a friendly welcome dot the displays.
Here, against a rural backdrop, without a computer or Blackberry in sight, the pace is slower. The stress meter on hold. Surrounded by bright, yellow squash, plump, red tomatoes, cucumbers, peaches, potatoes, oranges, onions, watermelon and more, the Beard"s, together for 41 years, have managed to preserve a little bit of yesteryear.
"If you"d go south, you"d see a lot more of these "mom and pop" places, but not so much here any more," says Linda, who married her sweetheart in 1968, after his high school graduation — literally. "His mama wouldn"t let him get married unless he graduated, so he graduated from Lee High, and we got married on the same day," she smiles. "I was a city girl — I grew up in Burns Bottom — but he turned me into a country girl quick."
As the couple interact with customers and banter with each other, it"s soon apparent Don"s wit and Linda"s friendly air are part of the quaint market"s appeal.
"We make folks feel at home," Don explains, adding, "We have been known to stand around and talk," with a tongue-in-cheek grin.
Bringing it in
While heavy rains in Mississippi have kept many farmers out of their fields for much of May, Don has been striking out before daylight two and three times a week for Birmingham, Ala., coming back with "The Beast" — his trusty "97 Dodge Ram three-quarter ton truck — loaded with fresh produce grown in states including Florida, Georgia and Texas.
If you ask the retired city police officer, he"d tell you it"s in his genes.
"I was chopping cotton in the first grade," says this son of a Sunflower County sharecropper. "Me and my brothers grew up working in an old-timey store my parents had across from Lee High, Jimmy"s Fruit Stand."
The 20-year veteran of the force grew used to the road as a child. "We"d go all the way to Florida for produce and daddy would pull over at night to sleep." The younger Beards would sometimes catch a few winks under the truck.
"Until a police officer told them they didn"t need to do that," laughs Linda, "cause there were a lot of gators around there."
His parents are now gone, but Don has continued the family"s tradition of staying connected to the earth. He usually grows his own corn, peas, squash and cucumbers, but rains have already forced him to plant twice, like many others in Lowndes County.
Passing it on
Four-year-old Hunter Beard is learning his way around the produce from his Ma-maw and Pa-paw. Grandmother Linda demonstrates how to seek out a good cantaloupe.
"If you can"t smell a cantaloupe, you know it"s not ripe," she instructs, holding a fragrant melon close to her face.
"I help sometimes. Like this!" proclaims Hunter proudly, carrying a cantaloupe and lifting it almost over his head onto the scale. One of these days, he"ll be learning how to make change, a skill Linda feels is sorely missing in young people these days. "I learned when I was a teenager, working at the Princess and Varsity Theaters; we didn"t have any machine telling us how much to give back!"
Good for the heart
After retiring from the police force in 1989, Don, who was one of two hostage negotiators in the ranks, and his wife operated a country store on the site of the current market until health scares intervened.
A series of heart attacks in the early 1990s and five bypass procedures in 2003 led to an implanted defibrillator and a caution to slow down.
"This is something I can do at my own pace," Don explains. "You"ve got to have a purpose. … We just had a good check-up, and the doc told us what we"re doing is probably the key to why we"re doing so well. "
Linda added, "We don"t just sit around." The couple keep the produce stand open Monday through Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ("Sunday is the Lord"s Day," Linda affirms.)
"American-loyal"
The Beard"s are big on buying American-grown produce and goods made in the U.S.A.
"If you want to know what"s wrong with America, just look out in your driveways, look at your TV"s. … Where was all that made? We all need to be more American-loyal; it"s not our duty to keep the world rich."
That"s one of the reasons it"s important to the couple to hunt for the best farm-grown produce they can, from Southern suppliers they know. "If you sell good produce, people will come back," states Linda.
And dispensing smiles doesn"t hurt either.
Jan Swoope is the Lifestyles Editor for The Commercial Dispatch.

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Pace: Students share experience with Great American Cleanup
I recently participated in a community clean-up event followed by a "get-to-know-your-neighbor" potluck on the Newton County property of Masjid At-Taqwa, a Muslim community from Doraville. Next month I'll write more about my experience, but for now I want to share the following article written by three Oxford College students about their experience and also as part of their "social issue" project for a course with Dr. Florian Pohl, associate professor of religion. The three students are Nahire Abdalla, Emma Freeborn, and Kanwal Momin.
We had the privilege to participate in a community service event, The Great American Cleanup, with our Muslim neighbors, whom we were very curious to get to know. Some of the individuals in our course are Muslims ourselves, and we found it important to therefore draw on the common humanity between our Muslim neighbors and our Oxford College community. Additionally, we had previously heard of the resistance our new neighbors had faced in their plans to expand their community on rural Newton County property. The negative backlash and our desire to learn more about their experiences are what motivated us to chat with members from Masjid At-Taqwa, particularly those who are women.
The members have occupations ranging from students and teachers to engineers and surgeons. There is a great diversity in backgrounds within the community. Therefore, we felt it was crucial to ask how Doraville and the United States in general had shaped their identities as American Muslims. All of the people we talked to agreed that living in America had bolstered their religious identities. A member of the community born and raised in the U.S., currently attending Georgia State University, praised the diversity of the U.S.: "Being in a diverse community at college has taught me how to interact with people of different backgrounds, strengthening my own American Muslim identity." Another woman we talked to who had moved from Bangladesh nine months ago expressed her enchantment towards the United States. One of the examples she gave was how frequently women participated in mosque activities. She continued, "Here we can all show our devotion equally. It's heart-touching to engage in prayers here." Another individual who has been in the U.S. for about ten years said about moving to the U.S. that it "was like jumping from a pond into a sea because the culture, religion, and socialization are very different. It's more free."
They also shared stories about hatred they've endured while living in this country. We were amazed that they didn't recall these moments with anger but believe people need to be better informed. All the moments they recalled related to their choice of wearing a head scarf. We found this is a common problem Muslim women in the U.S. face, seen through the disproportionately large spike in hate crimes and harassment targeting them. One woman recalled visiting her son's school and being asked to remove her scarf. Another had her head scarf pulled off forcibly. The women wished individuals wouldn't judge them based on their attire or false assumptions. Regardless of these unpleasant interactions, we found they focused the blame not on others but on general ignorance. A particularly poignant moment for us was when one woman emphasized following the example of Prophet Muhammad as a way to react to the discrimination, by responding to mistreatment with patience. She continued by recalling a saying from the Prophet to use words, not violence in response to ignorance. Echoing that sentiment, another of our conversation partners encouraged reaching out to different communities: "We aren't different; we're humans sharing similar goals."
We see through the comments these women shared with us that religion provides them solace. The U.S. reinforces this through the freedom to practice religion. This helped us to further understand that more efforts must be taken to facilitate, not hinder, expressions of faith. Creating a much-needed cemetery is an example of such freedom and facilitation. We learned Muslim funeral practices involve green burial, similar to Jewish practices and those of our neighbors in Conyers at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit. In sum, the clean-up and meet-and-greet event we participated in is one example of the educating, enlightening power that simple neighborly interactions hold.
The Rev. Dr. Lyn Pace is the college chaplain at Oxford College of Emory University. Emma
Freeborn and Kanwal Momin recently graduated from Oxford College. Nahire Abdalla will be a sophomore when she returns to campus in August.
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Rawalpindi (Staff Report): Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor said on Monday that Pakistan's desire for peace should not be mistaken for weakness.
Addressing a press conference at the General Head Quarters (GHQ), Ghafoor highlighted that a safe Afghanistan was in the interest of Pakistan. "Nobody wishes for peace in Afghanistan more than Pakistan," he added.
The army spokesperson shared that the [recent] meeting between Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and the Afghan delegation was positive, and it was agreed upon that both Pakistan and Afghanistan are indispensable to each other.
The DG ISPR reiterated that there was no presence of organised terrorist groups in Pakistan, and there was no presence of organised Haqqani network in the country as well.
Regarding the border clashes with India, the military's spokesperson said that India targets civilian population in ceasefire violations.
" India has carried out 1,077 ceasefire violations since the start of 2018 to date. From 2013 till now, 48 people have been martyred due to unprovoked firing by India," disclosed the official.
The DG ISPR said India mostly targets innocent civilians. "If India fires the first bullet and no harm is incurred, we will not respond. If India fires the second bullet, then we will give a befitting response," he warned.
The Pak Army spokesperson hailed the smooth transition from a democratically elected government to its successor.
"Pak Army is the happiest entity over the successful completion of democratic government," he shared.
He expressed that it was the duty of Election Commission of Pakistan to conduct elections, however, added that the armed forces can provide services for providing security.
Ghafoor hailed the merger of the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, calling it a "great success".
He said Pakistan wants respectable repatriation of Afghan refugees.


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Week 14 Matchups - Fantasy Football Game Breakdowns (Part 1)
1 year ago by Chris Mangano
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Welcome to our Week 14 matchups analysis and starts/sits column for fantasy football. We'll be covering every matchup from every Sunday game to help you make the best decisions for your fantasy lineups. We'll also be updating this as injury reports come in so check back often.
This article will cover the early slate of games, beginning at 1 PM ET on Sunday. Also, check out our late game matchups analysis and our MNF matchups analysis.
Check back here each week to get advice for your toughest start/sit decisions and take a look at our consensus rankings each week. Find me on Twitter @ChrisMangano for more insight and help to your start/sit questions.
Matchups Analysis - 1:00 PM ET Games
It's fantasy playoff time (for most of you) and there is a full slate of eight 1:00 PM games. Set those lineups in time by analyzing each matchup below to gain the best advantage and advance to the next round!
Jets at Bills
Matchups We Love:
LeSean McCoy (RB, BUF)
McCoy has 58 carries over the last three games and now gets a Jets defense giving up 4.5 yards per carry and over 100 yards per game. When the teams played in New York Week 10, McCoy racked up 118 total yards and two scores. Despite Josh Allen's increased running, McCoy remains a solid RB2 start with upside this week.
Zay Jones (WR, BUF)
Don't look now but Jones has emerged as the Bills number one receiver. He leads the team in targets over the last two weeks though he only has three catches, 52 yards, and one score over that span. He gets a great matchup this week, however, facing a Jets secondary allowing the third most receptions and 190 yards per game. The release of Kelvin Benjamin frees up even more targets for him. He is an upside WR3 play.
Matchups We Hate:
Sam Darnold (QB, NYJ)
Darnold is set to return from the foot injury that sidelined him for three weeks, and he'll be welcomed back by a Bills defense giving up the fewest yards to opposing passers. Darnold has only topped 200 yards four times all season and has thrown for more than one touchdown just three times. He is a risky start in any format.
Quincy Enunwa (WR, NYJ) / Robby Anderson (WR, NYJ)
In Week 13 Enunwa and Anderson led the Jets with six targets each but combined for just five catches and 41 yards. Now they face a Bills secondary allowing the seventh-fewest receptions per game and just 120 yards. Neither can be trusted in fantasy lineups.
Chris Herndon IV (TE, NYJ)
Over the last three games, Herndon leads the Jets in targets, receptions, and yards but has not scored over that stretch. He faces a tough test against a Bills defense giving up the second fewest receptions to tight ends and just 35 yards per game. He'll get the looks, but in this matchup, he is a risky start.
Other Matchups:
Isaiah Crowell (RB, NYJ) / Elijah McGuire (RB, NYJ)
Crowell out-touched McGuire 25 to seven and even had four catches to McGuire's one. While you can't count on that kind of usage every week, it appears Crowell has taken control of this backfield. The Bills are allowing 4.1 yards per carry and over 80 yards on the ground, so opportunity should be there. Still, he can't be considered more than a touchdown-dependent RB3. McGuire should not be started.
Josh Allen (QB, BUF)
Since returning from his elbow injury, Allen has thrown for just 160 and 231 yards but has 99 and 135 yards on the ground. He also has four total touchdowns over that span. Offering a safe floor, Allen has a huge ceiling facing a Jets defense that is middle of the pack against quarterbacks but over 10 yards per rush to Marcus Mariota. If you need a home run at quarterback Allen should deliver.
Giants at Redskins
Sterling Shepard (WR, NYG) / Odell Beckham Jr. (WR, NYG)
UPDATE: It was announced on Saturday that Odell Beckham Jr. will not play this week, and is dealing with a quad injury.
Beckham leads the Giants with 12 catches, 194 yards, and two touchdowns over the last three games on 22 targets (24% share). Shepard is third with 14 targets (15% share) but has only 87 yards over that span. Beckham has a chance to put up a huge game against a Redskins secondary allowing the seventh most receptions and just under 200 yards per game. He remains a weekly must-start. Shepard should have chances as well and is a PPR flex play.
Adrian Peterson (RB, WAS)
Peterson showed that he still has plenty of speed last week as he outran the Eagles defense on a 90-yard handoff. Unfortunately, he only totaled eight yards outside of that one run. He should have much less trouble this week against a Giants defense that has been terrible against the run since trading Damon Harrison. Peterson is a safe RB2 play with some upside.
Jordan Reed (TE, WAS)
It remains to be seen how Mark Sanchez affects this Redskins offense, but Reed leads the team with 24 targets (24% share), 17 receptions, and 167 yards over the last three contests. He gets a Giants defense allowing the ninth most receptions and over 60 yards per game to the position. In the current tight end landscape, we are dealing with he is a solid TE1 start.
Mark Sanchez (QB, WAS)
It's 2018 and I'm writing about Mark Sanchez. What a wild year it's been. With Alex Smith and Colt McCoy both suffering broken legs, Sanchez has been thrust into the starting role. He relieved McCoy in Week 13 and completed 13 of 21 passes for 100 yards and an interception. Having a full week to practice should help, but the Giants are only allowing 260 yards and one touchdown to quarterbacks. Start him at your own peril.
Eli Manning (QB, NYG)
After throwing for 297 yards in Week 12, Manning could muster just 170 yards and one touchdown against a tough Bears defense in Week 13. He gets an easier matchup this week as the Redskins give up 280 yards through the air and just under two touchdowns. Manning is a low-end QB2 play.
Saquon Barkley (RB, NYG)
Barkley has three straight games with over 100 rushing yards and has caught 10 passes over the last two games. He should have little trouble against a Redskins defense allowing 4.3 yards per carry and just under 90 yards per game. They also give up over six receptions per game to backs. Barkley caught nine passes for 73 yards the last time these teams faced each other, and the Redskins run defense has fallen off a cliff since then. He is an easy RB1 start.
Evan Engram (TE, NYG)
Engram appears set to play this week for whatever that is worth. Engram has only seen more than five targets twice all year and is averaging just three receptions and 36 yards per game. The matchup is not overly tough, but his usage makes him little more than a TE2 this week.
Josh Doctson (WR, WAS) / Jamison Crowder (WR, WAS)
Crowder returned in Week 13, but Doctson still led the team with five targets. Crowder was second with four. It remains to be seen how the target share will shake out with Mark Sanchez under center, and the Giants are middle-of-the-pack against receivers. Neither can be considered more than flex starts.
Saints at Buccaneers
Drew Brees (QB, NO)
Brees is coming off his worst game of the season, throwing for just 127 yards with one touchdown and one interception against Dallas on Thursday night. He gets a dream matchup this week, however, as the Buccaneers allow almost 300 yards and over two touchdowns per game to passers. When these teams met in Week 1, he lit them up for 439 yards and three touchdowns.
Michael Thomas (WR, NO)
Thomas has seen his target share drop over the last three games (21%) but is still catching at an incredibly high rate as he's caught 12 of 17 targets for 161 yards with one score. He should be heavily involved this week, however, as the Buccaneers secondary cannot hang with him. In Week 1 he torched them for 16 catches, 180 yards, and one score. While there's always a risk Drew Brees will spread the ball, this is a smash spot for Thomas, and he could finish as the overall WR1.
Dan Arnold (TE, NO)
Arnold has overtaken Ben Watson as the Saints pass-catching tight end, out-targeting him 10 to two over the last three games. While Darnold is not playing a ton of snaps, he is getting an opportunity when on the field. He gets a great matchup against a Buccaneers defense that allows the sixth most receptions to tight ends and just under 75 yards per game. If you're desperate at tight end, he makes for a viable streaming option.
Jameis Winston (QB, TB)
In the two games since reclaiming starter duties, Winston has thrown for 561 yards and four touchdowns. He has also added 72 rushing yards and has yet to throw an interception. He remains a top-10 option with tons of upside against a Saints defense allowing 300 yards per game and just under two touchdowns.
Mike Evans / Chris Godwin / Adam Humphries (WR, TB)
In Week 13 with DeSean Jackson out of the lineup, the Bucs target breakdown was Humphries eight, Evans and Godwin six. Godwin had a monster day catching five of his targets for 101 yards and a score. Humphries caught six for 48 yards but also added a score while Evans caught just four for 48 yards. The Saints give up the most catches, yards, and second most touchdowns to receivers, so all are in play this week. Evans remains a low-end WR1 while Godwin and Humphries are upside WR2/3 plays.
Peyton Barber (RB, TB)
Barber has 34 carries over the last two games, but has just a combined 92 yards, though he has scored in three straight. He faces a tough Saints run defense that is holding backs to the lowest yards per carry (3.2) and fewest yards per game (52). Barber is nothing more than a touchdown-dependent desperation play.
Cameron Brate (TE, TB)
Brate has 10 targets in the two games that O.J. Howard has missed, but he has yet to total more than 36 yards in either. He has scored once and dropped a sure touchdown last week, but will be facing a Saints defense holding tight ends to the third fewest receptions and just 35 yards per game. Brate will need a touchdown to pay off this week.
Mark Ingram / Alvin Kamara (RB, NO)
Ingram has 18 carries and four receptions over the last two games, while Kamara has 25 and nine. Neither has topped 100 total yards in either game. Both should have chances this week against a Buccaneers defense giving up 4.6 yards per carry and 92 yards on the ground, while also allowing just under six receptions per game. Kamara remains every week must-start RB1 while Ingram is a high-end RB2.
Patriots at Dolphins
Sony Michel / James White (RB, NE)
Despite facing a tough Vikings run defense, and the return of Rex Burkhead, Michel still lead the Patriots with 17 carries. Burkhead had seven and White had six, but White also caught seven passes. Michel gets a much easier matchup this week against a Dolphins run defense allowing 4.7 yards per carry and 117 yards on the ground. White, meanwhile, should remain heavily involved in the passing game. Burkhead is nothing more than a desperation start.
Tom Brady (QB, NE)
Brady has 594 yards and three touchdowns over the last two games and faces a Dolphins defense that is average at stopping quarterbacks. When these teams met in Week 4, Brady threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns but also had two interceptions. With Xavier Howard unlikely to play Brady's outlook looks even better, and he is a solid QB1 option.
Josh Gordon / Julian Edelman (WR, NE)
Normally this would be a tough matchup, especially for Gordon, but Dolphins stud corner Xavien Howard looks more than doubtful to suit up this Sunday. That will leave rookie Mikah Fitzpatrick as the Dolphins best corner, and both Gordon and Edelman get a big upgrade. Both are upside WR2 starts in this one.
Rob Gronkowski (TE, NE)
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Gronkowski has only topped 60 yards three times all season and hasn't gone over 100 yards since Week 1. He's also only scored two touchdowns. The Dolphins are middle-of-the-pack against tight ends, but they did hold him to four catches for 44 yards in Week 4. Still, it's unlikely you have better options, you just have to hope he rekindles the magic.
Ryan Tannehill (QB, MIA)
Tannehill has only thrown for 341 yards over the last two games but has five touchdowns in that span. The Patriots are allowing 273 yards and just under two touchdowns per game, so there is some hope for him. Still, he remains nothing more than a low-end QB2.
Kenyan Drake / Frank Gore (RB, MIA)
Gore continues to get the bulk of the carries, but Drake is heavily used in the passing game. The Patriots are giving up 4.4 yards per carry and 88 yards on the ground, but also allow over six receptions to running backs. This is good for Drake who makes for a low-end RB2 in PPR formats. Gore should not be started if possible and will need a touchdown to pay off.
Devante Parker / Kenny Stills (WR, MIA)
In Week 13 Parker led the Dolphins with seven targets while Stills had six. Both had four catches and a score but neither topped 45 yards. The Patriots secondary is average at defending receivers, but both Parker and Stills are tough to trust. Neither can be considered more than flex starts in this low volume passing attack.
Ravens at Chiefs
Lamar Jackson (QB, BAL)
In Jackson's three starts he has yet to throw for more than 178 yards and has just one touchdown versus three interceptions. He's been doing damage on the ground, however, with 70 or more yards in all three and two rushing touchdowns. The Chiefs allow over 300 yards and just under two touchdowns to quarterbacks, but it's unlikely the Ravens will even give Jackson a chance to take advantage of that. His rushing gives him a relatively safe floor, however, and in such a good matchup he could finally surpass 200 passing yards.
Gus Edwards (RB, BAL)
Edwards has 71 carries, 315 yards, and one score in the three games with Lamar Jackson at quarterback, and gets a great matchup against a Chiefs run defense that gives up 5.1 yards per carry (most in the league) and 110 yards per game. Edwards is a solid RB2 start with upside in this one.
Mark Andrews (TE, BAL)
In Week 13 Andrews led the Ravens tight ends with three targets, catching all three for 47 yards. The Chiefs give up the third most receptions and the most yards per game to tight ends, so Andrews should have chances. He's worth a stream in deeper formats.
Patrick Mahomes (QB, KC)
Look, you aren't benching Mahomes. He's been fantastic regardless of opponent. Just know the matchup is less than ideal. The Ravens are holding opposing quarterbacks to 213 yards and one touchdown per game, and have only allowed four top-10 finishes at the position. That being said Mahomes has the highest weekly ceiling of any quarterback while offering a safe floor. Despite the matchup, he remains a must-start.
Spencer Ware (RB, KC)
In the first game without Kareem Hunt, Ware handled 14 of 19 running back carries and saw one of the team's three running back targets. While he disappointed from a yardage standpoint, he got both goal-line carries scoring once. With a full week to integrate into the offense, he should be better, but the matchup is brutal. The Ravens run defense holds opposing backs to just 3.4 yards per carry and 65 yards on the ground. Being the starter in an elite offense keeps Ware in the low-end RB2 discussion, but he has limited upside this week.
Tyreek Hill (WR, KC)
Hill has topped 90 or more yards four times this year but hasn't had more than 70 in any other game. The definition of boom/bust, Hill could bust this week facing a Ravens secondary allowing the third fewest receptions and just 125 yards per game. Hill is always one play away from booming, but you may want to temper expectations this week.
Michael Crabtree / Willie Snead / John Brown (WR, BAL)
The good for the Ravens receivers this week? The Chiefs give up the fourth most receptions and over 170 yards per game. The bad? Lamar Jackson has not completed more than 14 passes in three starts thus far. Perhaps the Ravens will fall behind and be forced to air it out, but that is a big gamble. While the matchup is great, no Ravens receiver can be trusted in such an important week.
Travis Kelce (TE, KC)
Kelce is coming off a monstrous 12 catch, 168 yards, two touchdown game against the Raiders. He now has 22 catches, 295 yards, and three scores over his last two games. With the Ravens secondary doing such a good job on receivers Mahomes could once again lean on him. He remains a weekly must-start and a top-two option at tight end.
Colts at Texans
Eric Ebron (TE, IND)
Ebron had 10 catches for 81 yards on 16 targets against Jacksonville in Week 13, and if not for some bad drops would have had an even bigger game. Now he gets a Texans defense giving up the eighth most receptions to tight ends and over 60 yards per game. He is a solid top-5 option and a must-start.
Jordan Thomas (TE, HOU)
Need to stream a tight end? Thomas has a sneaky appeal against a Colts defense that allows the second most receptions to the position and over 66 yards per game. Thomas only has four catches for 38 yards over the last two games but has scored a touchdown. He comes with risk, but the matchup is right.
Marlon Mack (RB, IND)
Outside of playing the Jaguars, Mack has 80 or more yards in four of six games and has four touchdowns on the season. He missed the game the last time these two teams met, but he may struggle as the Texans hold opposing running backs to just 3.4 yards per carry and 70 yards per game. There is lots of opportunity in the Colts offense, so it is hard to bench Mack, but you should temper expectations.
Lamar Miller (RB, HOU)
Miller has over 100 yards in four of his last six games but will be tested against a Colts defense that holds running backs to 3.8 yards per carry and 87 yards per game. Miller is a solid RB2 start at this point, but you may want to temper expectations this week.
DeAndre Hopkins / Demaryius Thomas (WR, HOU)
Hopkins leads the Texans with 24 targets over the last three games (30% share), but the team has relied more on the run of late. Thomas is tied with Keke Coutee over that stretch with 11 targets. The matchup this week is tough as the Colts secondary is holding receivers to the sixth fewest receptions and just 132 yards per game. Despite the tough matchup, Hopkins remains a weekly WR1, while Thomas is a touchdown-dependent flex. If Coutee suits up he would be the preferred option over Thomas.
Andrew Luck (QB, IND)
Luck's streak of three or more touchdowns came to an end in Week 13 as he was shutout for the first time this season against a Jaguars defense that looked like the 2017 versions of themselves. On paper, this looks like a tough matchup, but the Texans have faced some of the weakest passing offenses this season. When these teams met in Week 4 Luck lit them up for 464 yards and four touchdowns. He remains a top-5 option at the position.
T.Y. Hilton (WR, IND)
Hilton leads the Colts with 32 targets over the last three (27% share) and has 24 catches, 357 yards, and two scores over that stretch. The Texans secondary is average against receivers and Hilton should have plenty of chances in this one. He is a fringe WR1 start.
Deshaun Watson (QB, HOU)
Watson hasn't been asked to do as much with the Texans run game performing so well of late, but chances are he'll need to air it out more against a Colts defense that allows 250 yards and 1.5 touchdowns per game. While he may not have a ton of upside in this one, he is a solid QB1 start.
Falcons at Packers
Aaron Rodgers (QB, GB)
Over the last two games, Rodgers has just 198 and 233 yards with one touchdown in each game. Perhaps the firing of head coach Mike McCarthy will help, but will also help is a matchup with a Falcons defense allowing 273 yards and two touchdowns per game. Rodgers is a must-start this week.
Aaron Jones (RB, GB)
Jones had his worst game of the season with just 36 yards on 11 carries but saved his day with a touchdown. What was also troubling was the Packers got Jamaal Williams more touches once again. Still, with Mike McCarthy gone, you have to think cooler heads will prevail and Jones will be back to a workhorse role. He gets a fantastic matchup against a Falcons defense allowing 4.8 yards per carry and over 100 yards per game. He is a fringe top-10 option this week with plenty of upside.
Austin Hooper (TE, ATL)
Hooper ranks third on the Falcons with 18 targets over the last three games (17% share) and has caught 14 for 102 yards and a score. The Packers are a tough matchup for tight ends, however, allowing the fourth fewest receptions and just 43 yards per game. Hooper is involved enough to remain a TE1, but his upside is limited this week.
Matt Ryan (QB, ATL)
Ryan threw for a season-low 131 yards in a tough Week 13 matchup against the Ravens but is in a bounce-back spot against a Packers defense that gives up 240 yards and 1.5 touchdowns. While he may not have a massive ceiling in this one, he is still a solid QB1 start.
Tevin Coleman (RB, ATL)
Coleman has 14 carries for 14 yards over the last two games but does get a good matchup against a Packers defense giving up 4.5 yards per carry and 100 yards per game. He should be better in this one, but still can't be trusted as more than a low-end RB2.
Julio Jones / Calvin Ridley / Mohamed Sanu (WR, ATL)
Over the last three games, Jones leads the Falcons with 31 targets (29% share) while Ridley has 22 (20% share) and Sanu just 14 (13% share). The Packers are middle-of-the-pack against receivers so all three should have chances. Julio remains an every week must-start, while Ridley is an upside WR3 and Sanu a low-end flex.
Davante Adams (WR, GB)
Adams may be having the quietest top-3 wide receiver season ever, but he has been one of the most consistent fantasy producers week after week. He should continue to produce against a Falcons secondary that is just average against receivers. He is a top player at the position this week.
Jimmy Graham (TE, GB)
Graham looked all the way recovered from his thumb injury in Week 13, racking up eight catches for 50 yards on 11 targets. Now he gets a Falcons defense that that is average at defending tight ends. He is a low-end TE1 start.
Panthers at Browns
Christian McCaffrey (RB, CAR)
McCaffrey has 402 scrimmage yards and three touchdowns over the last two games. In short, he has been a monster. That should continue this week against a Browns defense allowing 4.7 yards per carry, 113 yards on the ground, and over five receptions. He has a chance to be the overall RB1 this week.
D.J. Moore / Devin Funchess / Curtis Samuel (WR, CAR)
With Funchess back in the lineup in Week 13, the Panthers targets were Samuel 11, Moore eight and Funchess just three. Funchess should get more involved after a tough matchup last week, and all three are in a great spot against a Browns secondary that allows the fifth most receptions and 180 yards per game. Funchess and Moore are upside WR3 plays while Samuel is a solid flex start.
Ian Thomas (TE, CAR)
With Greg Olsen lost for the season with another foot injury, Ian Thomas will step back into the starter role. Thomas did next to nothing in previous games Olsen missed, so there is a risk here, but he gets a fantastic matchup against a Browns defense giving up the most receptions to tight ends and over 65 yards per game. If you're desperate, you could do worse.
Baker Mayfield (QB, CLE)
Mayfield was awful in the first half against the Texans in Week 13 throwing three interceptions but rebounded in the second half eventually ending with 397 yards and one touchdown. He's in a great spot this week against a Panthers unit giving up over 270 yards and more than two touchdowns per game. Mayfield is a fine streaming option and a fringe QB1.
Jarvis Landry / Antonio Callaway (WR, CLE)
Welcome back, Jarvis Landry! Landry had his first game with more than 50 receiving yards in the last five games, catching six passes for 103 yards. Callaway, meanwhile, has just three fewer targets than Landry over the last three games and has caught seven passes for 146 yards and one score over that stretch. Both get a great matchup against a Panthers secondary allowing the seventh most receptions and over 180 yards per game. Landry is an upside WR2 while Callaway is a nice flex play.
David Njoku (TE, CLE)
Njoku only has 11 targets over the last three games, but that still ranks second on the team over that span. He's caught eight of them for 71 yards and a score and has a great matchup against a Panthers defense giving up the third most receptions and over 60 yards per game. He is a solid TE1 start.
Nick Chubb (RB, CLE)
Since the Browns traded Carlos Hyde, Chubb has been one of the best running backs in the entire league. With the Browns in catchup mode in Week 13 he had only nine carries, his first start with less than 18, but caught three passes more than Duke Johnson (2). He should get back to 18 plus carries this week but faces a tough Panthers defense giving up just 4 yards per carry and 76 yards per game. Despite the tough matchup, Chubb is an every week must-start at this point though you should temper expectations.
Cam Newton (QB, CAR)
Newton is dealing with a shoulder injury but is expected to play on Sunday. He has 300 or more passing yards in two of the last three games and has thrown for two or more touchdowns in every game since Week 1. He gets a good matchup against a Browns defense allowing 290 yards and just over one touchdown per game. He is a top-five option and a must-start.
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A: These instructions assume you are running the latest Ubuntu version and kernel 3.13.0-x; check:
uname -r

If it does not return 3.13.0-something, stop and tell us what it is. I'll amend the method accordingly.
Be certain the build tools are installed:
sudo apt-get install --reinstall build-essential linux-headers-generic

Download this file to your desktop: https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8192du/archive/kernel-version.zip Right-click it and select 'Extract Here.' Now back to the terminal; you may safely copy and paste these commands:
cd ~/Desktop/rtl8192du-kernel-version
make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe 8192du

Your wireless should be working. You will have compiled the driver for your current kernel only. When Update Manager installs a later kernel, also known as linux-image, after the requested reboot, recompile:
cd ~/Desktop/rtl8192du-kernel-version
make clean
make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe 8192du

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ATLANTA - The name on the back of the jersey has changed but the results have largely been the same.
Mark Redman, Anthony Lerew and now Buddy Carlyle have each struggled in that spot.
In his first major-league start in nearly eight years, Carlyle lasted just four-plus innings and gave up five runs in a 6-4 loss to the Phillies at Turner Field. He could have used some help on offense, but got little of it from players not named Edgar Renteria.
The shortstop drove in all four of Atlanta's runs to raise his average to .332, a rare bright spot in a game that extended the team's recent skid another day. The Braves (28-21) have lost eight of their past 12 games and will look to avoid being swept by Philadelphia in the series finale today.
It was a good thing for manager Bobby Cox that he didn't have to sit through much of it. Cox got ejected for the second game in a row and fifth time this season. With 130 career ejections, Cox is now one away from tying all-time leader John McGraw.
Atlanta called up Carlyle from Triple-A Richmond to start in place of the injured Lerew, who was starting in place of the injured Redman, who only remained in the rotation so long because Lance Cormier is injured.
Carlyle's previous major-league start was in October 1999 with the San Diego Padres. So the Braves provided him with an early, albeit small, cushion.
"Edgar did all he could, that's for sure," Cox said.


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Yankeetown, Florida
Towns & Places - Levy County - Bronson
The Yankeetown Post Office
Yankeetown was founded in 1923 by Armanis F. Knotts, a lawyer and politician from Indiana. Knotts was a major player in the founding of Gary, Indiana and the establishment of the US Steel mill in that city. When he retired, he came to the Yankeetown area because of the great hunting opportunities. In 1975, Knotts' nephew, Eugene Knotts, opened the AF Knotts Library in Yankeetown in honor of his uncle.
In 1961, Elvis Presley came to the Yankeetown area to film "Follow That Dream." He spent most of July and August that year between Yankeetown and Inglis.
Yankeetown is stretched out along the northern banks of the Withlacoochee River and offers excellent access to the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf Hammock Wildlife Management Area is just north of town.
Between 2000 and 2010, the population of Yankeetown fell more than 20%.
The rest of "downtown" Yankeetown
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Fast Facts about Yankeetown, Florida
Yankeetown, Levy County, FL 34498
Latitude: 29.0312°N
Longitude: 82.7201°W
2013 Cost of Living Index for Yankeetown: 85.4
Estimated Median Household Income: $37,960
Estimated Median Home Value: $207,950
Population Density: 64 People per Square Mile
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Quotidian's 'A Walk in the Woods' strengthens as it progresses, and may get stronger still
By Jane Horwitz
The guy you want to have a beer with in Lee Blessing's "A Walk in the Woods" — or more appropriately, a vodka — is the Russian arms negotiator. His American counterpart is, well, kind of a pill. Blessing's smart, funny and intermittently profound Cold War-era script sets things up that way. The contrast between the men rings especially true in Quotidian Theatre Company's largely engaging take on the 1988 play.
Actor Steve LaRocque gives a wily, winning performance as veteran Soviet diplomat Andrey Botvinnik. He shambles about the stage and jokes relentlessly with uptight American John Honeyman. It is Botvinnik who insists they take a break from their high-level meeting in Geneva to stroll in the woods. Cynicism and disillusion have dulled Botvinnik's ardor after years of getting nowhere on arms control, so he prefers to change the subject and admire the leaves. As Honeyman, Brit Herring provides an impatient, fastidious, buttoned-down foil for LaRocque. Young, idealistic and missing a funny bone, Honeyman lusts for success. He doesn't know what to make of this Russian, who seems more interested in friendly chitchat than missile throw-weights. The pairing of LaRocque and Herring grows more felicitous as the play goes on under Gillian Drake's clear and gentle direction, but it has a bumpy start. While Blessing seems to have given the Russian a more amiable stage persona, Herring, who has stage presence to burn, gives us too little about Honeyman to like, at least early on. His character is almost cartoonishly stiff-backed, humorless and prim, wiping off a log bench with his handkerchief before he sits down and acting as though this expanse of idyllic woods — designed by Samina Vieth as an inviting grove of slender cedars and crunchy leaves — is instead a teeming swamp.
The second scene opens after two months have passed, with the fallen leaves removed to reflect seasonal changes. Now, as the two men begin to forge a bond, Herring eases up on Honeyman's more annoying traits. Yet he never fully allows the character to relax in his own skin, and that makes the rapport between the two men slightly less credible.
A real incident inspired "A Walk in the Woods." Two arms negotiators working in Geneva in 1982 took a break to stroll in the woods. They were American Paul Nitze and Russian Yuli Kvitsinsky. Afterward, they were able to hammer out an arms-control proposal. The play imagines the rest, launching the Cold Warriors into a candid and sharp conversation that stretches over the better part of a year of meetings. They talk about the moral hazards of nuclear weapons and the mistrust between their governments, as well as the mistrust between hawks and doves within their governments. "Walk" gives the Russian, who seems to speak for playwright Blessing, a chance to remind the American of unflattering similarities between our national characters. He suggests that if Russians had landed in North America a few hundred years ago, they, too, would have killed the Indians and taken their land. Honeyman, for his part, confesses that he had to learn how not to be seduced by the technological beauty of nuclear weaponry.
"A Walk in the Woods" does really well in intimate venues. It ran on Broadway in the smaller Booth Theatre in 1988 and was done at Arena Stage in 1989 in the Kreeger. The small local troupe American Ensemble Theater did it at the Goethe Institute in 2010. It worked in those spaces, and it's working now for Quotidian at the Writer's Center in Bethesda. Herring's uptight American may well achieve a more relaxed detente with LaRocque's raffish Russian as the run goes on.
Horwitz is a freelance writer.
by Lee Blessing. Directed by Gillian Drake. Lighting design, Don Slater. About 1 hour 45 minutes, including one intermission. Presented through April 14 by Quotidian Theatre Company at the Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda. www.quotidiantheatre.org.


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