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Fenton has named Jean-Louis Robadey West Coast Managing Director. Robadey, a veteran business strategist and communicator, will oversee client and staff services and drive new business.
Prior to joining Fenton, Robadey was Senior Vice President and practice lead with Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, where he successfully launched and grew a newly formed Social Innovation practice. As a result, Waggener Edstrom is now a recognized leader in the sector. Clients won by Waggener Edstrom during Robadey's tenure include UNICEF, the United Nations Foundation, the Global Philanthropy Forum, and The International Trade Center, among others.
Before joining Waggener Edstrom, Robadey served as CEO of the Pact Institute, an organization focused on incubating and bringing to market innovative social programs. Previously, he served as VP of Strategic Management for Pact Inc., Pact Institute's parent organization, where he focused on strategic planning, marketing communications and new business development.
"Jean-Louis' tremendous knack for business strategy and development, paired with his passion for solving global challenges, make him a perfect fit for our leadership team," said Fenton's CEO David Fenton.
Robadey is succeeding Parker Blackman, who has served Fenton for twelve years in a number of key roles, most recently as Chief Operating Officer and West Coast Managing Director. Blackman will continue to work with Fenton during the transition and will stay on as a senior advisor.
"Throughout my twelve years at Fenton, I've worked with many world-changing people, clients and campaigns," said Blackman. "Leading our talented team has been tremendously gratifying, and I am fully confident that Jean-Louis is the right person to take the helm."
"Parker is an outstanding leader who has impressed me every day with his commitment to the public interest and the Fenton team. I look forward to working with him in his new advisory role," said Fenton.


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What do the swim technique mavens think of this animated model swimmer?
they gotta stop mimicing my swim stork for a profit. First Micheal Phelps mimics my swim stroke, and now this. When will it end?
Before you know it, we're gonna see Usain Bolt breaking WRs with a shiny, blue wig on!
He's not allowed to rock the wig like me, but I see he has stolen my stride style. These pros, what can I do.
Thanks for the tip - that animation is very helpful. I downloaded the console program as well and it has more views.

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wonderful shot!!!amazing moment to catch..:D saluti,Lyana..:)
Dear Lyana,
It is a nice surprise to meet you through the fountain! (I think a little robin may have brought you here.)
I am pleased that you appreciated the image. I have just browsed your folio and I have enjoyed looking at your pictures of Lebanon, especially. You have taken some great landscapes. But I then browsed your 192 collection of favourites and you certainly have a wonderful eye for beauty as well as for excellence in photography.
I hope we get to know each other's photography and interests better, so I have added you into my connections. Yellow star for your folio.
Kind regards from Australia.
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a courtain of water.very well done Ian Congratulations from Portugal.Muito Obrigado
Dear Cristiano,
I am pleased that this image caught your eye. Sometimes it is a challenge to present a scene in a refreshing way, especially when it is so well known and photographed, as Parliament House is.
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Guest Author - Lisa Linnell-Olsen
This quick to knit dishcloth features a diagonal eyelet lace design. The pattern is created by making a yarn over, and then knitting two stitches together. Staggering the yarn overs and decreases makes the diagonal pattern. The eyelet pattern gives the washcloth a great texture that lends to cleaning . The 100% cotton yarn will keep from damaging your non-stick cookware, and will not be too rough on your skin.
This is a very simple lace pattern. If you are new to knitting lace, this is a good starter project. More experienced knitters may find this to be a simple project to work on that doesn't require too much concentration.
The garter stitch border is knit right along with the main pattern. The diagonal lace could have a bit of bias, but the border will counteract that and make a flat fabric. This pattern is reversible, and looks nice from both sides.
Worsted weight cotton yarn is available at most large craft retailers and also at many smaller local yarn stores. Several colors and prints are available to help you coordinate to décor or personal taste.
Size: 10 inches square,
Materials: 2 ozs or more of 100% cotton worsted weight yarn . a 2 ozs ball of Sugar-n-Cream yarn was used for the example.
Recommended Needles: Size 5, or the size you need for the proper gauge.
Recommended Gauge: 4 stitches and 6 rows per inch
Abbreviations: CO the number of stitches to cast on and begin with.
K Knit
K2tog knit 2 stitches together
YO yarn over
BO bind off
If you need to learn or refresh on any of these, please check the related links below.
Pattern Instructions
CO 40 stitches.
Rows 1- 4 K all stitches. This makes 4 rows of garter stitch
Row 5 K5, *YO, K2tog* repeat * until last 5 stitches of row, K5 last stitches, turn
Row 6 Knit
Row 7 K6 *YO, K2tog* repeat * until last 6 stitches of row, K6 last stitches, turn
Row 8 Knit
Repeat Rows 5-8 until piece measures 9 ¾ inches long.
Knit 4 rows of garter stitch
BO, weave in ends.
You can block the washcloth if you wish.


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With all the comparisons to the Exxon Valdez spill of 1989, there's at least one arena where BP appears to be head and shoulders above its oil-spill predecessor — suffering public mockery.
With all the comparisons to the Exxon Valdez spill of 1989, there's at least one arena where BP appears to be head and shoulders above its oil-spill predecessor — suffering public mockery.
A handful of oily sand grabbed from a Louisiana wetland brought back some strong memories for Earl Kingik. As a traditional hunter and whaler in Alaska's Arctic, it reminded him of the Exxon Valdez spill. As he and other tribal leaders toured the U.S. Gulf Coast for signs of the BP oil spill, they worried that what's happening now in Louisiana could happen if offshore drilling proceeds off the Alaskan coast.
–Dan Howells is deputy campaigns director for Greenpeace USA. Any views expressed here are his own.–
— Dennis Takahashi-Kelso is executive vice president of Ocean Conservancy and was Alaska Commissioner of Environmental Conservation at the time of the Exxon Valdez spill. Jim Ayers is vice president and senior adviser at Oceana and was executive director of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council. Any views expressed here are their own. —
With BP's spilled oil shimmering off the U.S. Gulf Coast, and a re-tooled bill to curb climate change expected to be unveiled this week in the U.S. Senate, what could be more appropriate than a bouquet of new environmental polls? Conducted on behalf of groups that want less fossil fuel use, the polls show hefty majorities favoring legislation to limit emissions of climate-warming carbon dioxide.
–Riki Ott, PhD, has written two books on the Exxon Valdez oil spill impacts on people, communities, and wildlife, including the recently released Not One Drop: Betrayal and Courage in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Any views expressed here are her own.–
Perhaps you've heard about the Russian submarines patrolling international waters off the U.S. East Coast (if you haven't, take a look at a Reuters story about it) in what feels like an echo of the old Cold War. The Pentagon's not worried about this particular venture, but there are concerns from the U.S. energy industry about another Russian foray — this one in concert with Cuba. In rhetoric that may ring a bell with anyone who saw the 1964 satirical nuclear-fear movie "Dr. Strangelove,"
the Washington-based Institute for Energy Research is sounding the alarm about a Russian-Cuban deal to drill for offshore oil near Florida.
There is no doubt that Californians made themselves clear on Thursday when they gathered to tell U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar that they had had enough of offshore oil drilling and were ready to turn their attention to solar, wind and other renewables.


text: ...in several threads, stating that "FS is NOW one of our needs", and that "Conte needs to be BENCHED ASAP because he is KILLING US out there." Does this mean that the board's opinion of Conte has drastically changed over the course of the past 3 weeks? I only ask because when I (along with Henry) called out Conte a few weeks ago, a lot of people rushed to his defense, blaming the DL for most of his troubles. Is this no longer the case? I posted that scathing anonymous scouting report on him, and a lot of people here seemed to discount it out of hand. Is it safe to assume that they have changed their tune? I tried to tell you guys that he is almost ALWAYS out of position, barely making it onto my television screen as our defense surrenders yet another 30+ yard reception.


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Join The Conversation
Oct 10 Posted 5 years ago
Another 20-40 something talking about how to "reach" other 20-40 somethings. The reality is that the spending capability is in the 60-80 something demographic. They ain't visiting no Facebook!
Jan 22 Posted 5 years ago
I'll admit to being old-fashioned, but this Facebook craze (and let's be honest, that's what it is: a craze) is frightening and depressing for those of us who aren't that old but still grew up with and work in "traditional media." The pack mentality that seems to surround Facebook is off-putting to me. The very notion that corporate Web sites are "sooo 2008" illustrates just how crazy it really is.
Also, let's not forget that not all companies are heavily client-focused, and not all are heavily product-focused (which seems to be the best applicaitons for Facebook). Many less visible companies offer services or fulfill roles in the marketplace that don't necessarily translate to the popularity focus of Facebook and other social media. True, mass-appeal brands may find social networking to be very beneficial, but I think specialty operations or niche, luxury brands are probably less likely to find a following there.
Finally, I think it's worth noting that the ridiculously fast rise to prominence of Facebook means it could potentially fall from favor just as quickly. I'll admit that seems unlikely at the moment, but it's entirely possible.
Oct 15 Posted 6 years ago
Great article! I think it's important to have both a website and Facebook page. For a lot of people, they want to "interact" or feel they have a voice when it comes to their favorite company or product. They can comment on what they like or don't like and at the same time be informed on what's coming up.
Oct 10 Posted 6 years ago
Coca Cola page on Facebook has around 13.5 million fans and if you see the wall there is massive spam all over the place. Me personally i would never press "Like" because it is a soft drink and i don't need to know anything else or let them spam my news feed with pointless official announcements.
Facebook is mainstream at the moment but it has a lot of problems:
1) When there is downtime, people who have invested heavily on pages lose a lot of money
2) Facebook changes rules often and they can suspend your page
3) There are many limitations on what you can do
Microsites or corporate sites are far better and you can simply include facebook/twitter connect and built a community in your site.
See for example http://thefeed.orange.co.uk/ you cannot run a campaign like that on Facebook.
Content is King and the content you create should belong to you, if you give it to Facebook you may run into problems.
Oct 10 Posted 6 years ago
Great article, touches on what I've been saying for the last 6 months - I feel websites are dead.
Another great read I came across http://is.gd/fUJPw makes an argument for social media over traditional advertising as well as websites.
I guess I'm just a social media fan boy, but I'm will to give up the SEO and those without Facebook accounts, especially for younger brands.
Oct 7 Posted 6 years ago
Great article ,Infact our company product is based on the exactly the same reason .
we at kamyoo ,wants to make our customers worry on thier business side and we take care managing the apps on the social networks.
Kamyoo is the off the shelf application plaform for facebook and with a platform for social media marketing.
we have launched the facebook apps for our customers in less than 2 days succesfully.
See our customer show case www.facebook.com/kamyoo.socialcrm
Oct 7 Posted 6 years ago
Your points are important for any company to remember. I can't imagine any company would have only a Facebook Page with out having a company website. As you note, the two platforms have different values.
There are many community oriented actions you can take on Facebook that you cannot pull off through a website. And there are aspects of the brand personality that don't belong on a Facebook Page, but are essential for customers and prospects to find, so they must be on a website. Mixed into the ecosystem of the social web is also the fact that Facebook is a daily or weekly destination for most people whereas few company websites will ever generate reasons for people to visit them that much.
These days businesses must have both a dynamic company website and a Facebook Page. If not, they look like they are behind the times and they aren't connecting with people where people are hanging out and looking for them.
Oct 7 Posted 6 years ago
The biggest reason is that it could pull a myspace, or livejournal or even an ebay...
Facebook isn't anyone's property except Facebooks. Everyone is a guest there.
Oct 7 Posted 6 years ago
I've come to the conclusion that eventually, all website activity will occur through sites like Facebook.
Why would traditional websites become extinct? One reason: Facebook pages offer the best features of the Internet in one concise package that requires minimal effort to set up. On one Facebook page, you have blogging capabilities, image and video options, personalized landing page options, and additional information display options; you also have direct message capabilities along with instant messaging capabilities. And if you want, Facebook provides custom tabs for travel, outside blog integration, and Twitter integration. All of this is possible without knowing any measurable amount of HTML and without paying a web designer/developer a significant amount of money. Of course, if you choose to use Facebook as your primary web presence, you sacrafice custom design options. Website attributes such as layout and color palette are set in stone with Facebook and you relinquish your right to use a custom domain.
However, something tells me in the next 10 years, those limitations will be addressed and Facebook users will be able to tailor their Facebook presence through free or possibly paid upgrades. In fact, at this time an organization can theoretically point their domain to their Facebook page or set up a one-page website that directs visitors to not only their Facebook page but their other social media pages. The implication here is that a traditional website is reduced to a landing/launch page instead of a more involved, multi-page experience.
The bottom line: a Facebook presence can do more for a business or organization than a traditional website can do, in less time, in terms of both short- and long-term maintenance and development.
Oct 6 Posted 6 years ago
Another thing that has to be considered is that it is not an unrealistic expectation that third party social sites will replace capital investment in specialized infrastructure such as load balanced servers and internal development costs.
Corporate infrastructure can be more focused internally allowing LinkedIn, Plaxo, CareerBuilder, etc to handle the public communication of personnel requirements and recruiting; Facebook, MySpace, and Blogger to provide branding and customer facing acitivies with no infrastructure costs and very little development/design investment.
Oct 6 Posted 6 years ago
Great article. I was just talking to my supervisor about how we should post more material on our Facebook page, but having a reliable website is key.
Oct 6 Posted 6 years ago
Thanks for the article Keredy.
Great content and very timely for me. I am having more and more conversations with my clients about Facebook Business Pages becoming a mini web site for their business. Of course, at this time, it won't and shouldn't replace their web site but I feel it's so important to be present and offer as much content and features that assist their customers in making decisions about their services.
Many thanks again - Robyn ☺
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First, scrounge through drawers, closets and attics for funky costume jewelry, hair ornaments, gloves, scarves, hats, shoes and other clothing.
Second, fill a box with colorful makeup, fingernail polish and face-painting crayons, as well as hair spray, adhesive tape, gauze, cotton balls and other safe-for-the-skin items.
Construction paper, cardboard, scissors, crayons, paint, glitter, feathers and string should inspire the family artist to design a mask or two.
Third, have fun working together to create one-of-a-kind costumes for each other.
Then cruise over to one or more of the following free or low-cost holiday events:
Harvest Festival: Barnyard animals,
hay rides and slides, pony wagon rides, games, inflatables, and other activities.
Apples, cider, doughnuts and other holiday treats available for purchase. 10
a.m.-5 p.m. every Sat-Sun, through Oct. 31. Fir Point Farms, 14601 Arndt Road;
free admission; activity tickets are $1 each or 25 for $20; www.firpointfarms.com or 503-678-2455
Harvest Festival: Take a ride down a hay slide and take a hay ride to the pumpkin patch, get lost in a hay maze, visit with barnyard
animals, play games, make a dirt baby and participate in other activities. 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Tuesday to Sunday through Oct. 31. Bushue's Family Farm, Market and Nursery, 9880 S.E.
Revenue Road; free admission, activities are $2-$3; www.bushuefarming.com
or 503-663-6709
Halloween Happenings: Senior citizens can compete in a costume contest and watch the classic movie, "Dracula" with Bela Lugosi, 11 a.m. Wed, Oct. 31. Canby Adult Center, 1250 S. Ivy St., Canby; lunch available for $2.50-$4; www.canbyadultcenter.org or 503-266-2970
Halloween Fun House and Haunted House: Take a tour through
Alice in Wonderland and interact with live characters on a winding path that
glows. Then check out the Scare If You Dare tour for surprises and startling
encounters (nothing gory). Characters played by Canby High drama department and
middle school students; with money and materials for props, costumes and other
items donated by more than 20 local merchants. Proceeds benefit the Canby
Kiwanis Community Food and Toy Drive. 3-7 p.m. Wed, Oct. 31. Holly Mall, 122 N.
Holly St. in downtown Canby; $2 or two cans of food; Yvonne Scott, 503-266-3216
or firstname.lastname@example.com
Halloween Fun: Kids will be treated to candy and arts and crafts projects. 4-6 p.m. Wed, Oct. 31. Canby Public Library, 292 N. Holly, Canby; http://www.ci.canby.or.us/Canbylibrary/library.htm or 503-266-3394
Children's Halloween Costume Parade: Canby Superintendent John Steach -- dressed as Jack the Pumpkin King -- will serve as grand marshall. The marchers will take off at 4:30 p.m. today from the Cutsforth Thriftway, 225 N.E. Second Ave.
Youth Halloween Party: The Canby Alliance Church will host the free event for middle and high school students from 6-9:30 p.m. today at Wait Park, 350 N. Grant St.
Costume Contest: Children and adults can compete for first, second and third prizes in the annual contest happening from 2-5 p.m. today at the Parsons Pharmacy, 294 N.W. Second Ave.
Damascus Square Trick or Treat: Participating
merchants will give away candy and other treats. 3-6 p.m. Wed, Oct. 31. Bi-Mart
Shopping Center, Southeast 212 in downtown Damascus; free; www.damascusoregon.gov or Damascus City
Hall, 503-658-8545
Harvest Festival: Indoor celebration features 20 games with a carnival theme, bounce house, prizes and candy. Costumes are encouraged. 5-8 p.m. Wed, Oct. 31. Damascus Community Church, 14251 S.E. Rust Way, Damascus; free admission, 50 cents to $1 for food and drinks; www.damascuscc.org or 503-658-3179
Estacada Creepy Crawl: Trick-or-treaters can collect candy at downtown Estacada businesses displaying orange pumpkin signs from 4-6:30 p.m. Wed, Oct. 31.
Halloween Spooktacular Lunch: Senior citizens compete in a costume contest, enjoy entertainment by Art Goodman, and dine on a spooky-theme lunch. Registration recommended. 11:30 a.m. Wed, Oct. 31. Gladstone Senior Center, 1050 Portland Ave., Gladstone; free admission, $2.50 donation welcome for lunch for ages 60 and older, or $4 to others; www.gladstoneseniors.org or 503-655-7701
Halloween Harvest Carnival: Ages 2-sixth grade can wear
costumes, play games, make crafts, play on blow-up structures and eat treats.
6-8 p.m. Wed, Oct. 31. McCormick Family Center in the Tri-City Baptist Temple,
18025 Webster Road, Gladstone; admission is two cans of food for holiday gift
baskets.; www.tcbt.org or 503-575-0629
Hallelujah Carnival: Children can dress up in (non-scary) costumes, eat treats and play games. Parents can join in the games or purchase Italian sodas, nachos or baked potatoes with fixings. 4:30-8 p.m. Wed, Oct. 31. Gladstone Christian Church, 305 E. Dartmouth St.; tickets are 25 cents apiece or five for $1; www.gladstonecc.org or 503-656-3394
Trick or Treat for Books: A candy give-away will happen from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and the Gladstone Library Foundation will give away free books to kids in costumes from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Wed, Oct. 31. Gladstone Public Library, 135 E. Dartmouth St.; free; www.ci.gladstone.or.us or 503-656-2411
Halloween Trick-or-Treat: Costumed children can collect goody bags and candy from participating merchants. 3-5 p.m. Wed, Oct. 31. Clackamas Promenade, just off I-205 on Sunnyside Road, Happy Valley; free; www.clackamaspromenade.com
Trunk-R-Treating: Come view classic cars along with hay rides, fun carnival games for the kids, costume contests, a large bonfire and candy, coffee, cider, hot chocolate and other snacks. 6-8 p.m. Wed, Oct. 31. Scholls Community Church, 24050 S.W. Scholls Ferry Road, Hillsboro; www.schollschurch.com or 503-628-1772
Harvest Fest: Old-fashioned costume party features games, crafts, a performance by Dragon Theater Puppets, and a Trick or Treat Street. 3:30-5:30 p.m. Wed, Oct. 31. Millennium Plaza Park, 200 First St., Lake Oswego; free; www.lakeoswegoparks.org or Lake Oswego Parks and Recreation, 503-675-2549
Halloween Lunch: Senior citizens invited for a Halloween-theme meal. 11:30 a.m. Wed, Oct. 31. Lake Oswego Adult Community Center, 505 G Ave., Lake Oswego; $4 suggested donation ages 60 and older, $5 others; www.ci.oswego.or.us/acc or 503-635-3758
Fear Asylum: Award-winning haunted house includes a
multilevel route featuring 18 rooms and live music for ages 12 and older
and an annex featuring face-painting, a fortune teller, midway-style
games and a child-friendly haunt. 7-10
p.m. Wed, Oct. 31. Milwaukie Elks Lodge,
13121 S.E. McLoughlin Blvd., Milwaukie; $10; www.elks.org/lodges/home.cfm?lodge=2032 or 503-654-9588
Davis Graveyard: Humorous headstones, haunted buildings, massive mechanical spider, ghostly apparitions, and other high-tech attractions. Open daily through Fri, Nov. 2, at the home of Jeff and Chris Davis, 8793 S.E. 43rd Ave. Lights only version of display open from dusk-10 p.m. Mon-Thu. Light, sound, video, animation and fog effects (weather permitting) open from dusk-11 p.m. Fri-Sat; and dusk-10 p.m. Sun and Wed, Oct. 31 (Halloween). The Milwaukie High School Dance Team will put on a special performance tonight. Details: www.davisgraveyard.com
Trick or Treat: Participating merchants will give away candy and other treats. 4-7 p.m. Wed, Oct. 31. Downtown Molalla.
Trick or Treat on Main Street: Free
treats and activities provided for costumed kids at participating merchants in
downtown Oregon City. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Wed, Oct. 31. Hosted by the Oregon City
Parking Division and downtown businesses.
Swamp Swim: Halloween event features candy, games and prizes for all ages. Costumes encouraged. Ages 8 and younger must be with an adult in the water. Dry-land games 6-8 p.m. Wed, Oct. 31; swimming 7:30-9 p.m. Oregon City Pool, 1211 Jackson St., Oregon City; free; www.ocpool.org or 503-657-8273
Halloween Events at Bridgeport Village: Children are invited to wander the streets and stores of the village in search for yummy treats and goodies. 4-6 p.m. Wed, Oct. 31. Bridgeport Village, 7445 S.W. Bridgeport Road, Tigard; free admission; www.bridgeport-village.com/center_events.html
Old Town Haunt: Treats, costumes, games, surprises for kids at participating merchants. 3:30-6:30 p.m. Mon, Oct. 31. Willamette Drive between 12th and 14th streets in downtown West Linn; free; West Linn Parks and Recreation, 503-557-4700
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With the price of stamps going up constantly you would think you would get better service. Every day I watch a postal carrier stop across the street from me and deliver this person's mail between 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., then get back in her vehicle and go on with her route. My mail shows up usually after dark. ... I order a lot from eBay and I have items listed as delivered, but still have not seen them. Try to call the post office in Fort Dodge. You will not get an answer, just a recording.
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- Gameplay Tips
- Jockeys
- Horses
- Training
- Races
- Skills
- Research
- Items
- Visitors & Evaluators
- Environment & Build Menus
Pocket Stables iOS App Store Link:
Pocket Stables Android Google Play Store Link: Download
General Gameplay Tips
- Not all of the shops and training facilities are necessarily useful by the time you get to the mid and late stages of the game. Try to focus on a select group of buildings to maximise your item usage.
- Genetics are the key factor to improving your horses. Try to selectively breed horses to get the best genetics for the final colt you have in mind. The horses that you get in the middle may be garbage, but the end result is well worth it.
- The longest race in the game is 6,600 m. To give you an idea of how much Stamina you will need to finish the race; 700+ minimum on the horse, with a jockey that has 240 Handle (Riding) was able to just finish the race.
- Medals are relatively plentiful in the early to mid stages of the game, but become more scarce towards the end of the game. Plan your shop placements accordingly so that you don't run our of Medals when they are most necessary.
- When you complete a race, a tour bus will arrive at your ranch at 9:30 am, and drop off a bus full of the visitors that were watching the race. Use this to your advantage by driving bus loads of visitors that you need to improve Value with to your ranch every few months
- Only apply skills to horses once they reach their maximum stat caps. Skills are useful for pushing stats past their maximum, and are wasted if they are used only to reach the maximum. On the same note, training facilities can also push stats past their maximum, so even if your horse has reached it's stat cap, continue to train them using facilities to improve beyond them.
End Game
At the end of Y16 M3, your score will be calculated as follows:
- Final Money: / 0.5
- Final Medals: x 40
- Races Won: x 2,000
- Triple Crowns Won: x 20,000
- Total Guests: x 20
- Total Evaluation: x 10
- Pedigrees Unlocked: x 4,000
- Skills Unlocked: x 1,500
- Total Skill Improved: x 900
Upon starting a subsequent playthrough, you carry over the following:
- Any 2 Items from the following list: Speed Feed, Quality Seed, Value Seed, First-Aid Kit & any skills that were unlocked prior to Y16 M4
- All jockey stats prior to Y16 M4
- All Pedigree Paper opportunities unlocked
- 1 x Kairodome Shop
- 1 of each environmental decoration unlocked prior to Y16 M4
General Information
Jockeys are a pivotal component to racing, as their stats offer a boost to the base stats of your horse prior to racing. As such, it becomes very important to train jockeys as well as horses. Jockeys have 4 stats, which are outlined below:
- Handle: Boosts the Stamina of the horse
- Drive: Boosts the Speed of the horse
- Corner: Boosts the Dexterity of the horse
- Training: Boosts the Intensity of the horse
You have two options when it comes to selecting a jockey for a race. You can either commission a jockey on a per race basis, or invite them to live at your ranch and for a one-time contract fee and pay them a monthly salary. It is much better to invite a jockey to live at your ranch than to hire them for an individual race, unless your live-in jockeys have significantly worse stats than the hireable jockeys.
The main benefit of having a jockey on your ranch is that you are able to train them to boost their skills. However, you can also allocate a jockey to train with a horse on your ranch, which will offer a smaller boost to the rate of training and the training benefits of the horse in question.
Note that when training jockeys, they will reach a stat cap based on the training method that is being used. The maximum stats listed in the table below reflect the highest that you can train a jockey, when using the best training methods available.
Name Commission Fee Contract Fee Salary Base Handle Stat Base Drive Stat Base Corner Stat Base Training Stat Max Handle Stat Max Drive Stat Max Corner Stat Max Training Stat Unlock Condition Mac Chestnut
$84 $42
$7 40 23 20 7 60 50 50 15 Initially Available Peachy Keen
$54 $27 $5 56 13 40 11 80 30 70 20 Initially Available Hal Norton
$168 $84 $9 32 10 10 24 40 20 20 60 Initially Available Lester Wu
$153 $76 $10 25 34 10 3 50 70 20 10 Initially Available Peregrine Lee
$312 $156 $12 48 10 11 23 70 20 20 60 Initially Available Buck Norris
$324 $162 $15 45 29 16 5 100 70 40 10 Win Maiden Race
Michael Equus V
$396 $198 $18 34 41 21 12 40 85 50 30 Initially Available Ewan Hillsbrook
$528 $264 $22 53 22 14 36 110 40 40 80 Win 5 Mil. Qualifier Leon Rivers
$462 $231 $20 23 21 41 4 60 40 90 10 Win 5 Mil. Qualifier Holly Waverly
$468 $234 $22 47 27 56 11 130 60 120 20 Win 5 Mil. Qualifier Boris Beefy
$690 $345 $28 54 40 56 56 110 90 100 100 Win 5 Mil. Qualifier Ponytail Dogswood
$720 $360 $29 65 45 45 52 140 100 80 120 Win Maiden Race
Lenny Ling
$498 $249 $21 67 41 49 21 120 115 110 50 Win 10 Mil. Qualifier
Dyna Mike
$578 $288 $24 53 49 13 7 120 140 30 20 Win 10 Mil. Qualifier
Summer Bright
$834 $417 $32 39 50 75 32 70 90 130 60 Win 16 Mil. Qualifier
Willy Hays
$900 $450 $35 81 49 49 91 170 90 130 60 Win 16 Mil. Qualifier
Cory Detter
$924 $462 $35 24 84 12 9 70 150 30 20 Win 16 Mil. Qualifier
Geronimo Jones
$996 $498 $38 58 88 32 60 160 160 60 140 Win Plum Stakes Race Mimi Meers
$1100 $555 $42 58 44 72 64 120 90 140 180 Win Plum Stakes Race William Stein
$978 $489 $37 77 55 45 16 150 130 100 30 Win Plum Stakes Race Ken Koga
$1,062 $531 $40 43 79 56 16 80 200 100 30 Win Bamboo Cup Race Serena Sun
$1098 $549 $41 69 99 85 8 140 180 160 20 Win Bamboo Cup Race Rabi Bunn $1,140 $570 $43 30 99 40 5 50 210 80 10 Win Triomphe Stakes Race King Ackbar
$1,290 $645 $48 80 62 57 85 240 150 140 190 Win Ackbar Cup Race
Horse Stats
Horses are the main focus of the game, and you will spend a large period of the game training them to compete in races. Horses have a wide variety of stats, which are outlined below:
- Stamina: Affects the distance the horse can run before tiring out. Horses with high stamina can run in longer races.
- Speed: Affects the top speed of the horse. Horses with high speed can run faster.
- Dexterity: Affects the turning speed of the horse. Horses with high skill do not slow down as much before turns.
- Intensity: Affects the acceleration of the horse. Horses with high sprint reach their top speed faster.
- Temper [G]: Affects the surplus energy of the horse. Horses with high guts can have longer speed boosts during the race.
- Gate [SG]: Affects how quickly the horse leaves the starting gate. Horses with high starting gate take off faster at the start of races.
- Smarts [I]: Affects the success rate when teaching the horse new skills. Horses with high intelligence have more success learning new skills.
- Strength [V]: Affects the rate of Fatigue loss when the horse is sleeping. Horses with high vitality will recover faster when sleeping.
- Fatigue: Fatigue builds up for horses when they race or undergo training. If the fatigue bar is filled, then the horse becomes injured, and has a chance of dying. If a horse is continually pushed, even when injured, then the rate of death increases significantly.
- Condition: Mood affects the performance of the horse when racing. Horses with better moods will receive high stat gains at the start of each race.
Stake Class Ranks
As your horses win races, they will unlock specific ranks that will allow them to compete in more races. Most races have a minimum rank that the horses entering must satisfy. The available ranks for all horses are outlined below:
- Newcomer: This rank is automatically given to any new horses that enter your ranch, and is lost as soon as they compete for the first time.
- Maiden: This rank is given to a horse that has not won a race.
- 5 mil:
This rank is given to a horse that has won the Maiden
Race or the Novice Race (if it was not won the first
time around).
- 10 mil: This rank is given to a horse that has won either the 5 Mil. Qualifier or the Sp. Novice Race.
- 16 mil: This rank is given to a horse that has won either the 10 Mil. Qualifier or the Cornmeal Anniv.
- GIII: This rank is given to a horse that has won either the 16 Mil. Qualifier or the 10 Mil. Special race.
- GII: This rank is given to a horse that has won the Plum Stakes race.
- GI: This rank is given to a horse that has won the Bamboo Cup race.
Each horse comes with 2 inherent genetic traits that boost its stats. These genetic traits are fixed for pure bred horses. The full list of genetic traits is outlined below:
- Stamina: Stamina stat limit +50
- Stamina+: Stamina stat limit +100
- Speed: Speed stat limit +50
- Speed+: Speed stat limit +100
- Dexterity: Skill limit +50
- Dexterity+: Skill stat limit +100
- Intensity: Sprint limit +50
- Intensity+: Sprint stat limit +100
- Temper [G]: Guts +20
- Temper+ [G]: Guts +40
- Gate [SG]: Starting Gate +20
- Gate+ [SG]: Starting Gate +40
- Smarts [I]: Intelligence +20
- Smarts+ [I]: Intelligence +40
- Strength [V]: Vitality +20
- Strength+ [V]: Vitality +40
When breeding horses, the genetics are the key factor to consider. The genetic traits of the horses are combined for the colt, with the mother's traits added first. Each horse can only have a maximum of 5 genetic traits, and when this limit is exceeded, the first trait is removed and replaced with the final trait of the father. If the horse that you choose to breed has a final genetic trait that matches the first genetic trait of the breeding horse, then the two traits will combine to make a strong genetic trait. As such, selective breeding of horses to achieve the best genetics will result in the best possible stats for the colt.
Horse Breeds
Horse breeds are gradually unlocked throughout the course of the game when visitors reach 300 Value or when specific races are won. There are a total of 22 breeds of horse available in the game. When you research new breeds, you are presented with a selection of 3 different horses. The new horses that are available for each research attempt is as follows:
- 1st Research: Seeker, Charger, and Lapine
- 2nd Research: Hefty and Python
- 3rd Research: DeGrasse
- 4th Research: None (Only previous breeds available)
- 5th Research: Sneaker
- 6th Research: Tuft
- 7th Research: Pinetree
- 8th Research: Noblesse
- 9th Research: Toadstool
- 10th Research: Bouffant
- 11th Research: Regency
- 12th Research: Caribou
- 13th Research: Sunflower
- 14th Research: Carrotop
- 15th Research: Gazelle
- 16th Research: Monocero
- 17th Research: Tomahawk
- 18th Research: Leon
- 19th Research: None (Only previous breeds available)
- 20th Research: None (Only previous breeds available)
The table below outlines the stats for all the available breeds of horses in the game.
Name Purchase Cost Breeding Cost Genetics Stam (Stamina) Sped (Speed) Dex (Dexterity) Inten (Intensity) Temper
Smarts [I] Strength
Grass Affinity Dirt Affinity Skill Slots
$400 $200 Strength [V] & Temper [G] B+ D C+ D D E E A O ʘ 2 Seeker $500 $250 Dexterity & Smarts [I] C D+ C C+ E E E C ∆ ʘ 2 Hefty $600 $300 Stamina & Gate [SG] A C B C D D D B O O 3 Python $700 $350 Strength [V] & Stamina C C B C+ D E+ D B X ʘ 3 Sneaker $800 $400 Gate [SG] & Speed
C D+ B+ A D C+ D C O ∆ 3 Noblesse $1,000 $500 Smarts [I] & Dexterity C C B B C E+ C D ʘ X 5 Bouffant $1,200 $600
Intensity & Dexterity A B B+ S C D C D O X 4 Caribou $1,400 $700 Stamina+ & Gate [SG] C+ A A+ A C E+ C E O ʘ 4 Sunflower $1,600 $800 Dexterity+ & Temper [G] A B+ B+ A B D C E O O 4 Gazelle $1,800 $900 Speed+ & Dexterity A+ B+ A+ B+ C D C E ʘ ∆ 4 Monocero $2,000 $1,000 Smarts+ [I] & Speed B+ B S+ S+ C D C+ E O X 5 Chateau
$400 $200 Speed & Intensity D+ C D D+ E E E B+ ʘ O 2 Charger $500 $250 Temper [G] & Stamina C B D B E+ E E B ∆ O 2 Lapine $600 $300 Gate [SG] & Dexterity C B D B+ D C D C ʘ O 3 DeGrasse $700 $350 Intensity & Temper [G] C B+ C B C E+ D D O ʘ 3 Tuft $800 $400
Speed & Gate [SG] C B C A D E D D ʘ X 3 Pinetree $1,000 $500 Smarts [I] & Strength [V] C+ A C A C E+ C E ʘ ∆ 4 Toadstool $1,200 $600 Stamina & Strength [V] S A+ C S+ C D C E ∆ O 3 Regency $1,400 $700
Temper+ [G] & Speed B+ S+ D+ S+ C D C E ∆ O 3 Carrotop $1,600 $800 Gate+ [SG] & Temper+ [G]
S S+ C+ S+ B E E E ∆ ʘ 4 Tomahawk $1,800 $900 Strength+ [V] & Stamina A+ S+ S+ S+ C D C E ∆ ʘ 4 Leon $2,000 $1,000 Intensity+ & Speed B+ S+ A S+ C D B E ʘ X 4
Jockey Training
Training options are broken down into three tiers, relating to how far you can push their stats using those options. New training options for jockeys are unlocked by having certain visitors reach specific Value levels. All jockeys have an Energy value of 20, which effects how much they can be trained before they need to rest. Energy refills very quickly though, so it is more a matter of having enough money to maximise a jockeys stats rather than waiting for energy to refill.
Name Cost Tier Energy Handle Boost Drive Boost Corner Boost Training Boost Unlock Condition Endurance $75 -6 Tier 1 +
Initially Available Jump Rope
$75 -5 Tier 1 +
Initially Available Whip Use
$110 -5 Tier 1
+ Initially Available Train Up
$100 -5 Tier 1
+ Initially Available Shape-Up $115 -6 Tier 2 ++ +
Farmer = 180 Value Blnc. Ball
$125 -5 Tier 2 +
Musician = 180 Value Discipline $160 -5 Tier 2
+ Businessman = 180 Value Empathy $150
-5 Tier 2
++ Bookie = 180 Value Monkey Crouch
$180 -6 Tier 3 ++
Fashionista = 180 Value Hang On
$185 -5 Tier 3 +
Investor = 180 Value Windmill Whip
$225 -5 Tier 3 + ++
Street Fighter = 300 Value Horse-ese $210 -5 Tier 3
++ Horse Owner = 300 Value
Horse Training
Training operates the same way for horses as it does for jockeys. New training options for horses are unlocked by purchasing the Bearington Contract from Sir Pumpkin All pure bred horses have an Energy value of 20, which effects how much they can be trained before they need to rest. As you bred horses, their Energy increases by 10 for the 2nd generation, with a increase of 2 for each successive generation. Energy refills much slower for horses, which is not a bad thing, since training also increases their Fatigue, which brings them closer to injury. Be careful when training a horse while competing with it, since Fatigue builds up quite quickly in races.
Name Cost Energy Stam Sped Dex Inten Fatigue Unlock Condition Stride Pr. $45 -6
+ Initially Available Pitch Pr.
$30 -5
+ + Initially Available Pull Cart
$33 -9 +
++ Initially Available Jump Drill
$55 -7
+ + + Initially Available Massage $75 -7
- Initially Available Speedster 12 Medals -6
++ Purchase Bearington Contract Ninja $375 -5
+ + ++ ++ Purchase Bearington Contract Toughness $330 -9 ++
++ Purchase Bearington Contract Origami 10 Medals -7
++ + ++ Purchase Bearington Contract
General Information
When selecting a horse for any race, pay attention to the layout, terrain and distance of the course. Horses with a good terrain affinity will gain a slight stat boost, which can sometimes be more beneficial than having slightly higher stats. If the race has long straightways, then a horse with high Speed is a good pick, since you will spend the majority of the time at top speed, whereas a course with a lot of sharp turns will benefit more from a horse with high Dexterity and Intensity to maintain speed.
When at the pre-start screen for the race, hitting the button in the bottom left will allow you to choose a racing strategy. Each racing strategy is tailored for specific racing conditions, and can play a big part in whether you win or lose a race. There are four options to choose from, which are outlined below:
- Clo: Maintains a lower speed for the first half of the race and gradually builds up to top speed by the end of the race. Temper is consumed only at the end of the race. This strategy is useful for the longer races in the game, as it conserves Stamina and Temper until the end of the race, where it is usually the most useful.
- Stlk: Maintains a lower speed when not in a group, but speeds up to pull away from group as they catch up. Temper is consumed when surrounding horses begin to catch up. This strategy is not particularly useful as it burns through Temper pretty quickly, as horses tend to clump together for the majority of the longer races. The Clos strategy is much more viable for long races.
- Erly: Maintains a higher speed for the first half of the race and uses Temper to pull ahead of the group early in the race. Temper are consumed early in the race to pull away from the group. This strategy is useful for the mid-range distance races, as it becomes more important to pull ahead and stay ahead of the group in these races, as you have very little time to catch up if you fall behind.
- Frnt: Maintains maximum speed for the majority of the race and uses Temper whenever you are not in the lead. Temper are consumed early in the race to gain the lead, and will continue to be consumed whenever you fall from the lead. This strategy is only useful for sprint races, as you need to pull away hard and fast. Once you unlock the Starter and Starter II skills, this strategy becomes less useful, and is replaced by Erly.
Single Races
The single races form the majority of the challenge in this game. You can register up to 2 horses and jockeys for any single race, provided that the horses qualify for the race. Single races are unlocked in two ways; by completing previously available races or by satisfying the evaluators that watch certain races. Single races are well worth completing as you will unlock the majority of the content in the game by winning these races.
Name Class Terrain Distance First Place Prize Money First Place Prizes Spectators Unlock Condition Novice Race
Newcomer Grass: Soft
600 m $700 30 Medals (& Pedigree Paper?)
Student & Sir Pumpkin Reach Y1 M5 Sp. Novice Race Newcomer Grass: Normal 1,600 m $1,000 60 Medals & Plans: Slalom Musician, Skylark & Assoc. Pres. Win 16 Mil. Qualifier
Maiden Race
Maiden Dirt: Soft
600 m $600 30 Medals Student & Sir Pumpkin
Lose the Novice Race
Pumpkin Match
Grass: Soft
400 m $1,200 30 Medals & Item Store
Satisfy Sir Pumpkin Evaluator Cornmeal Anniv.
Local Dirt: Soft 400 m $320 25 Medals & Plans: Rest Area Student & Part-Timer Reach Y1 M10 Mn. Racehorse Local Dirt: Soft 2,400 m $420 25 Medals & AB: Drag Racer
Office Clerk & Part-Timer Satsify Monthly Evaluator Diamond Stakes Local Grass: Soft 1,000 m $520 25 Medals, D. Car Cafe & AB: Form Assist Farmer & Shepherd Satisfy Diamond Evaluator Pumpkin Match
Local Dirt: Normal 800 m $1,700 30 Medals & Land Deed
Win 16 Mil. Qualifier
MegaComm Ultra Local Dirt: Soft 2,400 m $620 25 Medals, Plans: Spa & Rearrange Businessman & Gardener Satisfy Mega-Comm Evaluator Skylark Zoo Cup Local Dirt: Soft 3,000 m $720
30 Medals & Plans: Memorial Hall Poet & Musician Satisfy Skylark Evaluator Colt Records Cup
Local Dirt: Soft 3,800 m $820 35 Medals & Plans: Sportsbook
Stylist & Bookie Satisfy Colt Evaluator Princess Cup Local Dirt: Soft 2,800 m $920 40 Medals & AB: Dexterity II
Broker & Street Fighter Satisfy Pony Comm. Evaluator Cheerful Cup
Local Grass: Normal 1,400 m $1,200 50 Medals & Stable Fashionista & Horse Owner Satisfy Cheerful Evaluator Chimpan Cup Local Grass: Hard 6,400 m $2,400
190 Medals, Statue & Send-Off Bag Oil Magnate & Kairobot Win Ackbar Cup race Kairo Memorial Cup
Local Dirt: Hard 6,600 m $2,600 200 Medals, Statue & Kairodome
Satisfy Kairobot Evaluator 5 Mil. Qualifier
5 mil
Dirt: Normal
800 m $800 30 Medals & Stable Part-Timer, Sir Pumpkin, Monthly & Assoc. Pres. Win Maiden Race
10 Mil. Qualifier 10 mil
Grass: Soft
800 m $900 30 Medals & Plans: Dirt
Shepherd, Diamond & Assoc. Pres. Win 5 Mil. Qualifier
10 Mil. Special 10 mil
Dirt: Normal 2,400 m $1,200 50 Medals & Plans: Grass Musician, Skylark & Assoc. Pres. Win Sp. Novice Race 16 Mil. Qualifier 16 mil
Grass: Normal 1,200 m $1,100 40 Medals, Stable & Plans: Sloping Gardener, Mega-Comm & Assoc. Pres. Win 10 Mil. Qualifier race Plum Stakes GIII Grass: Normal 1,400 m $1,500 80 Medals, Plans: Restaurant & AB: Strength
Bookie & Colt
Have a horse reach the GIII class Bamboo Cup GII Grass: Normal 600 m $1,600
100 Medals, Stable & Plans: Museum
Broker & Pony Comm. Win Plum Stakes race Pines Memorial GI Dirt: Normal 1,200 m $1,700 120 Medals, Plans: Overlook & AB: Gate II
Horse Owner & Cheerful
Win Bamboo Cup race Grand Cup GI Grass: Normal 4,000 m $1,800 140 Medals, Statue & Pedigree Paper Investor & Gentleman Win Pines Memorial race Triomphe Stakes GI Grass: Hard 4,200 m $1,900 160 Medals, Statue & Pedigree Paper Gentleman & Oil Magnate Win Grand Cup race Ackbar Cup GI Dirt: Hard 4,800 m $2,100
180 Medals, Statue & Pedigree Paper Oil Magnate Win Triomphe Stakes race
Triple Crown Challenges
The triple crown challenges become available every year in M3, as long as you have a horse that has reached the GI class and is either 3 or 4 years old. Note that this horse must be in your ranch in M3 at 10:00 am, or else the organiser will not grant you entry to participate.
The two triple crown challenges consist of three races each, taking place in M5, M8 and M11. Whilst each race has an individual first prize, the real prize comes from winning all three races in the same year, with the same horse. Upon winning all three races, you are awarded a very large cash prize and large number of Medals. In addition to this, the horse that wins the triple crown experiences a significant rise in value, so that if it is ever sold, you will make a lot more money.
The challenge for the triple crown races is that the Fatigue experienced at the end of each race is 1.5 times larger than a typical single race. Combining this with the fact that you must use the same horse for all three races means that it becomes very important to manage Fatigue. Keeping Nutrient Drinks handy for the triple crowns is almost a necessity to avoid serious injury to your horses.
Classic Triple Crown
The Classic Triple Crown is available to horses that are 3 years old and have reached the G1 class. The prize for winning all three races is $10,000 and 50 Medals.
Name Class Terrain Distance First Place Prize Money Primavera Prize
GI Grass: Hard 3,000 m $1,500
Grande Derby
GI Grass: Hard 3,000 m $1,700 Foliage Classic
GI Grass: Hard 4,000 m $1,900
Dirt Triple Crown
The Dirt Triple Crown is available to horses that are 4 years old and have reached the G1 rank. The prize for winning all three races is $8,000 and 100 Medals.
Name Class Terrain Distance First Place Prize Money Rainbow Stakes GI Dirt: Hard 1,600 m $1,500 Summer Cup
GI Dirt: Hard 4,000 m $1,700 Cassiopeia Cup
GI Dirt: Hard 3,000 m $1,900
Skills play an integral role in the success of your horses, as they can be used to give them new abilities or to push their stats past their maximum capabilities. When teaching a new skill to a horse, the main stat that affects the success rate is the Smarts of the horse. However, this can be circumvented by using Medals to increase the success rate. In the event that the horse does not learn the skill, they will be awarded with a small stat increase, provided that you tried to teach them the skill and used Medals in the process.
Name Teaching Cost Rank Upgrade Cost Level 1 Boost Level 2 Boost Level 3 Boost Unlock Condition Stamina $200 E 10 Medals +53 Stamina +66 Stamina +80 Stamina Buy Ability Set from Sir Pumpkin Speed $300 D 20 Medals +26 Speed +33 Speed +40 Speed Student reaches 90 Value Dexterity $200 E 15 Medals +26 Dexterity +33 Dexterity +40 Dexterity Buy Ability Set from Sir Pumpkin Intensity $300 D 20 Medals +26 Intensity +33 Intensity +40 Intensity Buy Ability Set from Sir Pumpkin Strength $200 E 10 Medals +36 Strength +43 Strength +50 Strength Win Plum Stakes race Temper $200 E 10 Medals +26 Temper +33 Temper +40 Temper Part-Timer reaches 180 Value Grass $300 D 15 Medals +5 Grass +6 Grass +8 Grass Office Clerk reaches 180 Value Dirt $300 D 15 Medals +5 Dirt +6 Dirt +8 Dirt Office Clerk reaches 90 Value Stamina II $400 D 20 Medals +133 Stamina +166 Stamina +200 Stamina Broker reaches 90 Value Speed II
B 30 Medals +66 Speed +83 Speed +100 Speed Mane Stylist reaches 180 Value Dexterity II $600 C 25 Medals +66 Dexterity +83 Dexterity +100 Dexterity Win Princess Cup race Intensity II
$700 B 30 Medals +66 Intensity +83 Intensity +100 Intensity Poet reaches 90 Value Strength II $400 D 20 Medals +66 Strength +83 Strength +100 Strength Gentleman reaches 90 Value Temper II $400 D 20 Medals +60 Temper +70 Temper +80 Temper Oil Magnate reaches 180 Value Gate II $400 D 20 Medals +66 Gate
+83 Gate
+100 Gate
Win Pines Memorial race Grass II
$500 C 25 Medals +13 Grass +16 Grass +20 Grass Fashionista reaches 90 Value Dirt II
$500 C 25 Medals +13 Dirt +16 Dirt +20 Dirt Street Fighter reaches 180 Value Form Assist
$500 C 25 Medals +13 Speed & +13 Intensity +21 Speed & +21 Intensity +30 Speed & +30 Intensity Win Diamond Stakes race Drag Racer
$400 D 20 Medals -40 Speed, +40 Stamina & +36 Temper -40 Speed, +50 Stamina & +43 Temper -40 Speed, +60 Stamina & +50 Temper Win Mn. Racehorse race Behind $500
C 25 Medals Behind 1 Behind 2 Behind 3 Poet reaches 180 Value Behind II $900 A 35 Medals Behind 4 Behind 5 Behind 6 Gentleman reaches 180 Value Starter $400 D 20 Medals Starter 1 Starter 2 Starter 3 Shepherd reaches 90 Value Starter II
$800 B 30 Medals Starter 4 Starter 5 Starter 6 Horse Owner reaches 90 Value
General Information
Whenever a new facility, shop or skill is unlocked, it appears as a research option. From there, you must pay a certain number of Medals to make the corresponding item available to you. In addition to this, certain unique research opportunities become available at certain points in the game. Be aware that only 3 research opportunities can be undertaken at once, so plan accordingly so that you can have the items that you want available as early as possible.
Note that the Pedigree Paper option becomes available numerous times throughout the game, and the price to research it increases each time. The formula listed is 30 +X0 Medals, where X is the number of times it has been previously researched.
Name Cost Effect Unlock Condition Pedigree Paper
30 +X0 Medals Unlocks new horse breeds Any visitor, except for Street Fighter or Horse Owner, reaches 300 Value and win Novice Race?, Grand Cup, Triomphe Stakes and Ackbar Cup races Plans: Rest Area 20 Medals Unlocks Rest Area Win Cornmeal Anniv. race
Plans: Grass 60 Medals Unlocks Grass Course
Win 10 Mil. Special race
Plans: Sloping
30 Medals Unlocks Sloping Course Win 16 Mil. Qualifier race
Plans: Slalom
60 Medals Unlocks Slalom Win Sp. Novice Race Plans: Spa
60 Medals Unlocks Spa
Win MegaComm Ultra race Plans: Overlook 80 Medals Unlocks Obsrvtn Dck Win Pines Memorial race Plans: Memorial Hall 50 Medals Unlocks Memorial Hall Win Skylark Zoo Cup race Plans: Museum 80 Medals Unlocks Museum Win Bamboo Cup race Plans: Dining Car Cafe
40 Medals Unlocks D. Car Cafe Win Diamond Stakes race Plans: Restaurant 80 Medals Unlocks Restaurant Win Plum Stakes race Plans: Sportsbook 80 Medals Unlocks Sportsbook Win Colt Records Cup race
Plans: Dirt 60 Medals Unlocks Dirt Course Win 10 Mil. Qualifier race
AB: Speed 20 Medals Unlocks Speed Skill Student reaches 90 Value AB: Strength
10 Medals Unlocks Strength Skill Win Plum Stakes race AB: Temper 10 Medals Unlocks Temper Skill Part-Timer reaches 180 Value AB: Grass 30 Medals Unlocks Grass Skill
Office Clerk reaches 180 Value AB: Dirt 30 Medals Unlocks Dirt Skill Office Clerk reaches 90 Value AB: Stamina II 60 Medals Unlocks Stamina II Skill Broker reaches 90 Value AB: Speed II
60 Medals Unlocks Speed II Skill Mane Stylist reaches 180 Value AB: Dexterity II 60 Medals Unlocks Dexterity II Skill Win Princess Cup race AB: Intns. II 60 Medals Unlocks Intensity II Skill Poet reaches 90 Value AB: Strength II 60 Medals Unlocks Strength II Skill Gentleman reaches 90 Value AB: Temper II 60 Medals Unlocks Temper II Skill Oil Magnate reaches 180 Value AB: Gate II
60 Medals Unlocks Gate II
Win Pines Memorial race
AB: Grass II
80 Medals Unlocks Grass II Skill Fashionista reaches 90 Value AB: Dirt II
80 Medals Unlocks Dirt II Skill Street Fighter reaches 180 Value AB: Form Assist 40 Medals Unlocks Form Assist Skill
Win Diamond Stakes race AB: Drag Racer
30 Medals Unlocks Drag Racer Skill Win Mn. Racehorse race AB: Behind 40 Medals Unlocks Behind Skill Poet reaches 180 Value AB: Behind II 100 Medals Unlocks Behind II Skill Gentleman reaches 180 Value AB: Starter 30 Medals Unlocks Starter Skill
Shepherd reaches 90 Value AB: Starter II
80 Medals Unlocks Starter II Skill
Horse Owner reaches 180 Value Drill:Shape-Up 50 Medals Unlocks Shape-Up Training Farmer reaches 180 Value Drill: Balance Ball
50 Medals Unlocks Blnc. Ball Training Musician reaches 180 Value Drill:Whip 50 Medals Unlocks Discipline Training Businessman reaches 180 Value Drill:Empathy 50 Medals Unlocks Empathy Training
Bookie reaches 180 Value Drill:Mk. Crouch
80 Medals Unlocks Monkey Crouch Training Fashionista reaches 180 Value Drill:Hang On
80 Medals Unlocks Hang On Training Investor reaches 180 Value Drill: W.M. Whip
80 Medals Unlocks Windmill Whip Training Street Fighter reaches 300 Value Drill:Horse-ese 80 Medals Unlocks Horse-ese Training Horse Owner reaches 300 Value Add Stock
40 Medals Expands Store Inventory Buy 50 Items from Sir Pumpkin Add Stock
80 Medals Expands Store Inventory Further Buy 150 Items from Sir Pumpkin Rearrange 80 Medals Unlocks Rearrange Option Win MegaComm Ultra race
General Information
Items play a pivotal role in the development of your ranch as they form the primary method in which to increase the stats of your buildings. For example, the stat Quality will affect the Value received from visitors. It is important to utilise items effectively to ensure that your gain access to the research opportunities that satisfying visitors unlocks.
Item Statistics
Every time you purchase an item from Sir Pumpkin, the price of the successive item goes up. The price increase is dependent on how many total items you have purchased of that type. For every 5 items that you purchase after the initial one, the price increase will be fixed in an allocated 'Tier', as outlined below:
- Tier 1: Items 2 - 6
- Tier 2: Items 7 - 10
- Tier 3: Items 11 - 15
- Tier 4: Items 16 - 20
- Tier 5: Items 21 - 25
- Tier 6: Items 26 - 30
Name Base Cost Effect Tier 1 Price Increase Tier 2 Price Increase Tier 3 Price Increase Tier 4 Price Increase Tier 5 Price Increase Tier 6 Price Increase Unlock Condition Speed Feed
Greatly boosts the Speed of a horse
Win Maiden Race
Quality Seed $300 Greatly boosts the Quality of a building $50
Reach Y2 M6 Value Seed $400 Greatly boosts the Price of a building $60
Reach Y2 M12 Nutrient Drink $200 Greatly reduces the Fatigue of a horse $18
Student reaches 180 Value First-Aid Kit
Heals an injured horse
Garden Expert reaches 90 Value Natural Spring
$48 Effective on courses and rest areas $8
$7 $6 $5 $4
$3 Win Pumpkin Match (400 m)
Ranch Poster
$55 Effective on visitor facilities $5 $4 $3 $3 $2 $1 Win Pumpkin Match (400 m)
Newspaper $71 Effective on rest areas and Gift Shop $7 $6 $5 $4 $3 $2 Part-Timer reaches 90 Value Mare's Milk $82 Effective on Ice Cream and Restaurant $11 $10 $8 $7 $5 $4 Shepherd reachs 180 Value Horse Photo $96 An ideal souvenir for a horse photo $10 $9 $8 $6 $5
Horse Owner reaches 90 Value Music Box $98 Effective on Memorial Hall and D. Car Cafe $12 $11 $9 $8 $6
Musician reaches 90 Value Brush Set $105 Effective on horses and courses $12 $11
Mane Stylist reaches 90 Value Stopwatch $120 Effective on courses $15 $13 $11 $9 $7 $5 Reach Y2 M2 Trumpet $126 Effective on courses and Gift Shop
$17 $15 $13
Street Fighter reaches 90 Value Camera $140 Effective on courses and Memorial Hall $19 $17 $14 $12 $9
Businessman reaches 90 Value AC Unit $165 Effective on indoor facilities
Investor reaches 90 Value Land Deed $1,000 Expands ranch area by 2 rows or 2 columns $1,000 $1,500 $1,500 $2,500
Win Pumpkin Match (800 m)
Memorial Panel $750 Unlocks Mem. Panel
Win Pumpkin Match (800 m) Gift Shop $1,000 Unlocks Gift Shop
Reach Y2 M6 Ability Set
$750 Unlocks ability to learn and upgrade Stamina, Dexterity and Intensity Skills
Win Pumpkin Match (400 m)
Bearington Contract $1,200 Unlocks Speedster. Ninja, Toughness, and Origami Training
Breed your first colt Tulips $140 Unlocks Tulips $16
Reach Y1 M12 Lavender $180 Unlocks Lavender $22
Farmer reaches 90 Value Marguerite $220 Unlocks Marguerite $25
Bookie reaches 90 Value Cosmos $240 Unlocks Cosmos $28
Garden Expert reaches 180 Value Coconut Tree $210 Unlocks Coconut Tree $22
Reach Y2 M3 White Birch $300 Unlocks White Birch $37
Broker reaches 180 Value Send-Off Bag
Carry over 4 items to a new game
Win Chimpan Cup Race
Item Compatibility - Training Facilities
Note that as you continue to use the same item on a facility, its overall effectiveness will drop until it does nothing.
Item Name Grass Course Dirt Course Sloping Course Pool Slalom Walking Course
Pasture Spa Speed Feed
ʘ O O O O O O O Quality Seed ʘ ʘ ʘ ʘ ʘ ʘ ʘ ʘ Value Seed O O O O O O O O Nutrient Drink O O O O O O O O First-Aid Kit O O O O O O O O Natural Spring O O O O O O O O Ranch Poster O O O O O O O O Newspaper O O O O O O O O Mare's Milk X X X O X X O O Horse Photo O O O O O O O O Music Box O O O O O O O O Brush Set O O O O O O O O Stopwatch ʘ O O O O O X X Trumpet O O O O O O O O Camera
O O O O O O O O AC Unit O O O O O O O O
In addition to the above compatibilities, the following items will offer a bonus to the Appeal of the Training Facility:
Item Name Facility Name Appeal Bonus Speed Feed
Grass Course +10 Nutrient Drink Pasture +5 Nutrient Drink Spa +2 First-Aid Kit Pasture +2 Natural Spring Grass Course +5 Natural Spring Dirt Course +2 Natural Spring Pool +5 Natural Spring Walking Course +2 Natural Spring Pasture +4 Natural Spring Spa +5 Ranch Poster Pool +2 Ranch Poster Spa +4 Mare's Milk Pool +1 Music Box Walking Course +3 Music Box Pasture +2 Brush Set Dirt Course +5 Brush Set Sloping Course +5 Brush Set Slalom +5 Brush Set Walking Course +4 Stopwatch Grass Course +8 Stopwatch Dirt Course +3 Stopwatch Pool +3 Trumpet Grass Course +3 Trumpet Sloping Course +3 Camera Grass Course +5 Camera Sloping Course +2 Camera Walking Course +3 Camera Pasture +2 AC Unit Spa +3
Item Compatibility - Shops
Note that as you continue to use the same item on a shop, its overall effectiveness will drop until it does nothing.
Item Name Mem. Panel
Rest Area
Memorial Hall Obsrvtn Dck Museum Ice Cream D. Car Cafe Restaurant Gift Shop Sportsbook Kairodome Speed Feed
O O ʘ O ʘ O O O ʘ ʘ O Quality Seed ʘ O ʘ ʘ ʘ O ʘ ʘ O O ʘ Value Seed O O ʘ ʘ ʘ O O ʘ ʘ ʘ ʘ Nutrient Drink O O O O O O O O O O O First-Aid Kit O O O O O O O O O O O Natural Spring O ʘ O O ʘ ʘ ʘ ʘ ʘ ʘ ʘ Ranch Poster O ʘ O O ʘ ʘ ʘ ʘ ʘ ʘ ʘ Newspaper ʘ O O O ʘ ʘ ʘ ʘ ʘ ʘ O Mare's Milk O O O O O ʘ O O O ʘ ʘ Horse Photo O O ʘ O ʘ O O O O O ʘ Music Box O O O O O O O O O ʘ O Brush Set O O O O O O O O O O ʘ Stopwatch O O O O ʘ ʘ ʘ ʘ ʘ ʘ O Trumpet O O O ʘ O O O O O O O Camera ʘ O O ʘ O O O O O O ʘ AC Unit O O O O O O O O O ʘ ʘ
In addition to the above compatibilities, the following items will offer a bonus to the Appeal of the Shop:
Item Name Shop Name Appeal Bonus Speed Feed
Memorial Hall +2 Speed Feed Museum +3 Natural Spring Rest Area
+5 Natural Spring D. Car Cafe +5 Ranch Poster Memorial Hall +3 Ranch Poster Museum +3 Ranch Poster Restaurant +3 Ranch Poster Gift Shop +2 Newspaper Rest Area
+2 Newspaper D. Car Cafe +5 Newspaper Gift Shop +5 Newspaper Sportsbook +10 Mare's Milk Ice Cream +10 Mare's Milk Restaurant +5 Mare's Milk Sportsbook +5 Mare's Milk Kairodome +5 Horse Photo Mem. Panel
+5 Horse Photo Memorial Hall +5 Horse Photo Museum +5 Horse Photo Gift Shop +5 Music Box Rest Area +3 Music Box Memorial Hall +3 Music Box Museum +3 Music Box D. Car Cafe +6 Brush Set Kairodome +5 Trumpet Obsrvtn Dck +10 Trumpet Gift Shop +5 Camera Mem. Panel +5 Camera Obsrvtn Dck +5 Camera Gift Shop +2 AC Unit Rest Area +3 AC Unit Memorial Hall +2 AC Unit Museum +2 AC Unit Ice Cream +3 AC Unit Kairodome +3
Item Compatibility - Horses
Note that as you continue to use the same item on a horse, its overall effectiveness will drop until it does nothing.
Item Name Stamina Speed Dexterity Intensity Temper [G] Gate [SG] Smarts [I] Strength [V] Grass Affinity Dirt Affinity Fatigue
Condition Speed Feed
Quality Seed
+50 Value Seed
+50 Nutrient Drink
First-Aid Kit
Natural Spring
Ranch Poster
+3 Newspaper
Mare's Milk
+15 Horse Photo
+3 Music Box
+10 Brush Set
+10 Stopwatch
+5 AC Unit
Visitors are represented by red Fame bars. When you perform well in races, they will gain Fame, which will influence them to visit your ranch. The better you rank in a race, the more Fame they will gain. It normally takes between 5 - 6 1st place finishes for a visitor that is watching the race to gain 100% Fame. It is well worth raising the Fame of all your visitor to 100%, as this will influence more of them to visit your ranch, which makes it a lot easier to unlock their Value rewards.
Note: The Value bar only increases as visitors use facilities which will boost their ratings such as a Gift Shop or D. Car Cafe.
Name Difficulty 90 Value Reward 180 Value Reward 300 Value Reward Races Watched Student ★ AB: Speed
Nutrient Drink
Pedigree Paper Novice Race & Maiden Race
Part-Timer ★ Newspaper
AB: Temper
Pedigree Paper 5 Mil. Qualifier & Mn. Racehorse Office Clerk ★ AB: Dirt
AB: Grass
Pedigree Paper Mn. Racehorse Shepherd ★★ AB: Starter Mare's Milk
Pedigree Paper 10 Mil. Qualifier & Diamond Stakes Farmer ★★ Lavender
Drill: Shape-Up Pedigree Paper Diamond Stakes Garden Expert ★★ First-Aid Kit
Pedigree Paper 16 Mil. Qualifier & MegaComm Ultra Businessman ★★★ Camera
Drill: Whip
Pedigree Paper MegaComm Ultra Musician ★★★ Music Box
Drill: Balance Ball
Pedigree Paper Sp. Novice Race & 10 Mil. Special Poet ★★★ AB: Intns. II
AB: Behind
Pedigree Paper Skylark Zoo Cup Bookie ★★★ Marguerite
Drill: Empathy Pedigree Paper Plum Stakes & Colt Records Cup Mane Stylist ★★★★ Brush Set
AB: Speed II
Pedigree Paper Colt Records Cup Broker ★★★★ Stamina II Skill White Birch
Pedigree Paper Bamboo Cup & Princess Cup Street Fighter ★★★★ Trumpet
AB: Dirt II
Drill: W.M. Whip
Princess Cup Horse Owner ★★★★ Horse Photo AB: Starter II
Drill: Horse-ese
Pines Memorial & Cheerful Cup
Fashionista ★★★★★ AB: Grass II
Drill: Mk. Crouch
Pedigree Paper Cheerful Cup
Investor ★★★★★ AC Unit
Drill: Hang On
Pedigree Paper Grand Cup Gentleman ★★★★★ AB: Strength II
AB: Behind II
Pedigree Paper Triomphe Stakes & Grand Cup Oil Magnate ★★★★★ 100 Medals AB: Temper II
Pedigree Paper Ackbar Cup & Triomphe Stakes
Evaluators are represented by orange Fame bars. They act in a similar fashion to visitors, in that they will gain satisfaction from watching you perform well in races. However, they will not visit your ranch under any circumstances. Instead, evaluators will unlock new races when you fill their Fame gauges. Normally it will take 2 - 3 1st place finishes to completely satisfy an evaluator, however the races that are unlocked are well worth the effort to satisfy them.
Name Fame Requirement Fame Reward Races Watched Sir Pumpkin
10 Pumpkin Match (400 m)
Novice, Maiden Race & 5 mil Qualifier
Monthly 30 Mn. Racehorse
5 Mil. Qualifier Assoc. Pres. 100 Race 2 Horses Simultaneously 5 Mil. Qualifier, 10 Mil. Qualifier & 16 Mil. Qualifier Diamond 30 Diamond Stakes race 10 Mil. Qualifier Mega-Comm 30 MegaComm Ultra race 16 Mil. Qualifier Skylark 30 Skylark Zoo Cup race Sp. Novice Race Colt 30 Colt Records Cup race Plum Stakes Pony Comm. 30 Princess Cup race Bamboo Cup Cheerful
30 Cheerful Cup race Pines Memorial Kairobot 5 Kairo Memorial race Chimpan Cup
The Environmental menu holds a few key buildings that are essential to the success of your ranch, but largely holds deocrations that can be placed to improve the Appeal of your other buildings. Placing decorations wisely can significantly boost the Quality of your buildings, so do not overlook this menu.
Name Building Cost Maintenance Cost Size Effect Unlock Condition Dirt Path
Allows people and horses to move around your ranch Initially Available Lodging $50
1 x 1 Allows jockeys to live on your ranch Initially Available Rearrange $50
Allows you to re-arrange buildings on your ranch Win MegaComm Ultra race Stable $100 $15 2 x 2 Allows 2 horses to sleep in your ranch One is initially available. Additional Stables are unlocked by winning the 5 Mil. Qualifier, 16 Mil. Qualifier, Bamboo Cup & Cheerful Cup races Field Mustard
1 x 1 Boosts Appeal of surrounding buildings by 1 Initially Available Tulips $75
1 x 1 Boosts Appeal of surrounding buildings by 2 Buy from Sir Pumpkin in Y2 M12
Lavender $105
1 x 1 Boosts Appeal of surrounding buildings by 3 Farmer reaches 90 Value Marguerite $140
1 x 1 Boosts Appeal of surrounding buildings by 4 Bookie reaches 90 Value Cosmos $170
1 x 1 Boosts Appeal of surrounding buildings by 5 Garden Expert reaches 180 Value Zelkova Tree
1 x 1 Boosts Appeal of surrounding buildings by 2 Initially Available Coconut Tree $215
1 x 1 Boosts Appeal of surrounding buildings by 4 Buy from Sir Pumpkin in Y2 M3 White Birch $300
1 x 1 Boosts Appeal of surrounding buildings by 6 Broker reaches 180 Value Statue $500
1 x 1 Boosts Appeal of surrounding buildings by 10 Win the Grand Cup, Triomphe Stakes, Ackbar Cup, Chimpan Cup & Kairo Memorial races
Training Facilities
The Facilities menu holds all of the buildings that your horses will use to build their stats. The training facilities take up the most space in your ranch, but are essential to raising your horses.
Note that the Quality stat seems to have no effect on the stat gains that a horse will get from using the building. Instead, the Appeal and Quality stats seem to effect how often visitors will take photos of the hoses that are training, and the amount of money that you will earn from the photos.
Name Building Cost Maintenance Cost Size Stamina Speed Dexterity Intensity Fatigue Condition Injury Base Appeal Base Quality Unlock Condition Grass Course $750 $25 4 x 2
5 15 Win 10 Mil. Special race Dirt Course $750 $17 2 x 4 +++
4 12 Win 10 Mil. Qualifier
Sloping Course $750 $15 3 x 1
3 8 Win 16 Mil. Qualifier
Pool $500 $15 1 x 3 ++
10 15 Initially Available Slalom $500 $10 3 x 1
15 20 Win Sp. Novice Race Walking Course
$400 $5 2 x 2
++ +
15 20 Initially Available Pasture
$500 $7 2 x 2
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9 15 Initially Available Spa $750 $15 2 x 2
--- 12 20 Win MegaComm Ultra race
Shops provide a small boost to income every month, but the amount of money made pales in comparison to the prize money made from races. Shops are primarily used to increase the Value of your visitors and to generate Medals. Each shop will either boost the valuation of visitors that come to the ranch, or generate Medals; no shop will do both. Take this into account when planning your ranch, as you strike a good balance between the two types of shops to ensure that you are satisfying enough visitors whilst still generating Medals at a steady rate.
Name Building Cost Maintenance Cost Size Effect Base Price Base Appeal Quality Unlock Condition Mem. Panel
$750 $3
1 x 1 Generates Medals $4
9 14 Buy from Sir Pumpkin after winning the Pumpkin Match (400 m) race
Rest Area $300 $5 1 x 1 Generates Medals $5 4 7 Win Cornmeal Anniv.
Memorial Hall $300
1 x 1 Generates Medals $10 8 16 Win Skylark Zoo Cup race Obsrvtn Dck $300
1 x 1 Generates Medals $8 20 19 Win Pines Memorial race Museum $300 $15 2 x 1 Generates Medals $15 18 28 Win Bamboo Cup race Ice Cream $300
$5 1 x 1 Raises visitor Value $7 14 12 Initially Available D. Car Cafe $300 $7 1 x 1 Raises visitor Value $9 2 16 Win Diamond Stakes race Restaurant $300 $9 1 x 1 Raises visitor Value $12 10 20 Win Plum Stakes race Gift Shop $300
$5 1 x 1 Raises visitor Value $20 10 12 Buy from Sir Pumpkin in Y2 M6 Sportsbook $300
$7 1 x 1 Raises visitor Value $26 9 3 Win Colt Records Cup race Kairodome $500 $20 2 x 2 Raises visitor Value $18 24 28 Win Kairo Memorial Cup


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Re: "College programs tied to Avondale," B1, July 18.
College programs are not the only ones tied to Avondale. At Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School in Kenner, the welding academy was begun with the help of Avondale and welding equipment manufacturers to train our students for welding jobs at the shipyard.
The local plumbers union is also involved. Now with the planned closing of the Avondale shipyard, the future of Bonnabel's welding program may also be in jeopardy.
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I married my husband just before Christmas. I'm 43, he is 46 and and his youngest daughter is 15. She and I have a terrific relationship. She calls me Kathy, we talk like girlfriends, I know she trusts me and she knows I love her. We agreed that she has two parents who love her and are here to "raise her" and I am going to be like a close friend, or a cool Aunt. I am not her Mother and I'm not trying to be. My husband seems to think that I should be trying to convert to "Step-Mother Status" and I just don't think that's going to work for us. His daughter and I are perfectly happy with our relationship just the way it is.
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By Eric Antuna on October 8, 2009
Just a quick note to let you know that October 8, 2009 is Read for the Record day. The book that's been chosen is Eric Carle's A Very Hungry Caterpillar. So if you can, grab it and read it! I think kids will be inspired to read and become involved if they see that more than 1,000,000 people are involved!
I also found this GREAT idea to use with the story. It's a simple quick activity to make any student become excited about reading! Take a look here. Thanks for reading!


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As the above map indicates, there's a pretty impressive storm making itself felt right now in the mid-section of the country. All that stuff will be working its way into our neighborhood tonight, focusing its energy on a low pressure center that's expected to form off the coast south of Long Island.
Look for the rain to start in earnest around 9 p.m. tonight, and then finish up by noon Thursday. This will be a fast mover, but while it's here the storm will dump at least an inch of rain on us. We're not in a dry spell or anything, but as the weekend's brush fires on Staten Island made clear, we could use some precipitation.
Temperatures will remain on the cool side today and tomorrow, only approaching 50 or so once again. The good news is that a warm-up --- nothing drastic, but a warm-up --- looks to get under way by Friday.
Hurricane forecaster extraordinaire Dr. William Gray has come out firing at former Vice President Al Gore, calling him a gross alarmist for making a movie about global warming ("An Inconvenient Truth") and telling us that the sky is falling, in essence.
Gray is an accomplished and respected atmospheric scientist, although we think he's wrong on this count. He makes one vital point, however. In his documentary, Gore tied the recent increase in Atlantic basin hurricanes, particularly Katrina, to global warming, a connection that's convenient at best. Hurricanes operate on decadal cycles, and we're currently on the upside of that cycle ... as we would be even if global warming didn't exist. Read more about Gray's gripe here.
Holiday Watch --- Today is Barbershop Quartet Day, celebrating the founding of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America in Tulsa, Okla., on April 11, 1938. Barbershop quartet music always struck us as something more fun to sing than to listen to, although we have to admit that our favorite musical of all time, "The Music Man," is full of it.


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It looks like paddles attract some extra attention of the security people... Last April my Bencher paddle really created such a headache for me... It was a long transcontinental flight, actually, 3 of them in succession, and in each of the airports I was firmly stopped by the famous X-Ray machines. The last stop was Toronto where I had to spend good 40 minutes or even more for a nice chat and was almost late to my (very last that day) flight to Ottawa... Gonna take another trip like that in September. For sure the paddle will go to the luggage this time. And no lap-top this time, just in case. And no radio, for sure. 73, Vladimir VE3IAE --- Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Radio as Carry-On Luggage? >I had a similar experience less than two weeks ago on August 6th while > returning from VP5. Granted, this was a few days before the latest > "scare". > > > To fit in with some business meetings etc I had to travel by air from > Glasgow to Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland for the recent IOTA > contest and had my Bencher paddles, electronic keyer and a 13.8V > switch-mode > supply in my carry-on bag. Predictably this little lot attracted attention > at the X-Ray screen and I had my bag inspected. I explained what it all > was > and the usual 'swabs' were taken to 'sniff' for explosives. Imagine my > surprise and concern when the swab from the Bencher paddles lit all the > lights, set off alarms and generally had people looking at me in a rather > suspicious manner. I was taken aside, asked by new security staff the who, > why, what and so on of my journey and belongings including 'Had I been > handling explosives?'! > _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list firstname.lastname@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
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There are a sizable number of people who have a gripe about today's kids. Not much has changed about that for generations. But there seem to be fewer people who have answers on how today's adults can help mold children into the leaders of tomorrow. Now, a dedicated team at Slidell's Brock Elementary School seemingly is offering some of those answers.
The new initiative, known as the Brock Leadership Academy, first met Oct. 23 to gather together interested school community members and to find out how they could make the small school in Olde Towne Slidell a better place. According to Brock Principal Rose Smith, the students had a book study that night and set goals along the lines of "If I have a C in science, I want to make it a B."
That initial gathering also was when the seeds were planted to begin a mentoring program for the Brock students.
The thought was the youths might benefit from regular meetings with exemplary "community stakeholders," as Smith called them.
So on December 18, 20 professional men from throughout the community met with 20 young students and shared their interests, their desires and their skills. Twenty one-on-one teams were paired and the same men made a pledge to visit with their young charges at least once a month. They play and socialize at recess together. They eat lunch together. If the adults visit during class, they work together on the subject being learned.
The success of Brock's new mentoring program is easy to see, Smith said.
"These are professional men who made a commitment to us," she said. "We have engineers, ministers, educators…It's been a great success, just a win/win situation."
Smith said a lack of male teachers at Brock made the idea of the mentoring program practical, if not obvious. She said there is only one male teacher at Brock regularly – a physical education teacher who works at the school four times a week. The band director also is a man, but if a student isn't entered in that program, they won't see him. The only other man on campus regularly before the mentoring program was the school custodian.
Smith wouldn't say there is a lack of male influence on young boys' lives, in general, and said students receive male companionship from coaches, their church officials and from their families. But she did note that the consistency of having men on campus to work with the boys, some as old as fifth-graders, is imperative.
And even though the program only now is in its infancy, the benefits are showing.
"This has been wonderful," she said. "The (mentors) are committed and they come at different times. It gives the boys a sense of purpose. It gives them attention. It gives them a role model. They're all very excited….The grades are coming up. The attitudes are better. They're much better….And we've been getting a lot of positive feedback from the parents."
Don Thanars is one of Brock's 20 mentors. He is a retired U.S. Marine and is the Director of Business Development and Strategy at Textron's Slidell facility. His wife is a teacher at Brock, so he learned of the mentoring initiative through her and Smith, both who knew of his willingness to reach out to the community.
Thanars, 52, is working one-on-one with a fifth-grader who has similar interests. Thanars went to Texas Southern University on a music scholarship. The boy he mentors plays the trombone. Both are athletic and like physical activity. The pairing was an easy match.
"For a relationship like this to work, you have to find common ground," Thanars said. "Kids come from all different backgrounds and interests. But if you establish a relationship and a common approach, that is where trust and respect come in. Then, you can influence how they behave, how they dress, the decisions they make. They don't want to fail."
Byron Williams, who has spent 33 years in the local education system, knows Thanars speaks the truth when he talks about kids wanting to succeed. Williams works in the St. Tammany Parish School System's Central Office where he deals with teenagers who are about to be suspended or expelled from school. He said the goal is to redirect students before they reach that point, when a good portion of students he sees already have given up on education as a solution.
Williams also said it's equally important to make sure the youngsters have exposure to a number of people doing a wide number of things. That's precisely what the mentors bring to Brock.
"If you ask the boys at Brock what they want to be when they grow up, most of them are going to say a rapper or a football player," Williams said. "There's nothing wrong with that, but those things are difficult to obtain. We present them with alternatives."
Williams knows the lesson well. He was a standout basketball player in high school and college, but he soon learned he wasn't good enough to make it to the pros, no matter how badly he wanted it.
"So I did the next best thing. I wanted to coach," he said. "So how do you do that? You get your teaching certificate. You get your Bachelor's. You go to school. I'm just as happy as any pro athlete. Most pros are in for three of four years and then they're out (of the league.) I tell people I've made more money in 33 years of consistent work than pros who are in the league only for a couple years. There's only one Drew Brees, only one Peyton Manning, only one Tom Brady."
Those are the ideas that the mentors bring to the education game – ones for which Brock's principal is extremely grateful.
"It takes a team," Smith said.


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DETROIT, MI -- Jeremiah Hergott returns home to the state of Michigan as the newly appointed Sports Information Director at the University of Detroit Mercy. Hergott joins UDM after spending the last four years at Colgate University where he served as the Director of Athletic Communications.
"We are excited to have Jeremiah join our external affairs team," said Jason Horn, UDM Associate Athletics Director. "He brings great enthusiasm and creativity to Calihan Hall and will prove to be one of the top SIDs in the region."
Hergott will begin his new assignment at the University on July 23.
A native of Ann Arbor, Hergott was responsible for all of the public and media relations matters for Colgate's 25 Division I athletic programs along with the day-to-day operation of the sports information office and the athletic website. Hergott served as the primary contact for several sports including the Raiders football, men's and women's basketball, and softball programs.
Over the last two years, Hergott headed a campaign in digital marketing and social media, developing and expanding Colgate Athletics on Facebook and Twitter and through the use of text messaging. He also served as the lead contact for the athletic department's new website design along with overseeing and editing all of the multimedia content for the Raiders.
During his time at Colgate, Hergott designed and launched two new websites, integrated three new social media techniques and received five College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Publication awards.
Prior to joining Colgate, Hergott served one year as an athletic media relations assistant at the University of Michigan. During his tenure with U-M, he promoted five teams -- men's and women's track & field and cross-country along with men's swimming and diving.
Hergott developed media strategies for 14-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps along with two-time gold medalist Peter Vanderkaay and U.S. National Team assistant swimming coach Bob Bowman.
Hergott was also recognized for his work nationally earning Swimming World Sports Information Director of the Year /(Honorable mention)/ along with two CoSIDA Publications awards for the 2007 women's cross-country media guide. The guide earned the honor of the nation's best cover and was the second best media guide overall.
Hergott is a graduate of Ferris State University, where he earned a bachelor of science in business and public relations. He also holds a degree in residential design and is a member of CoSIDA, Public Relations Society of American (PRSA), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).


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The Sant Ocean Hall is the National Museum of Natural History's largest exhibit. With 23,000 square feet of exhibit space, it provides visitors with a unique and breathtaking introduction to the majesty of the ocean. To create this experience, the hall took over five years of planning, coordination, and construction. Want to learn how it all came together? Welcome to Building the Exhibit!
Renovation and restoration
In the face of growing concerns about the health of the world's oceans and the public's lack of thorough understanding of how we depend on the ocean, Congress decided in 2003 to set aside money for a major ocean literacy initiative. Congressional staffers talked to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) about designing this initiative. NOAA staff then talked to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History about creating a large exhibit hall as part of the initiative. Since the museum is a historic building (built between 1907 and 1913), and a central halls restoration project was already underway, Smithsonian personnel were provided with an opportunity to restore historic aspects of the building as part of the creative exhibit design.
Museum staff worked with the Smithsonian's Office of Facilities and Engineering to coordinate the renovation and restoration of the space with the design of the Ocean exhibit. This involved planning for heating and air conditioning systems, bringing in sprinklers, and including wiring for the many audio visual aspects of the exhibit. The concept was to restore the space back to its early 20th century appearance (with 54.5-foot ceilings and skylights), while simultaneously bringing it up to date for 21st century exhibit and safety standards. This process involved architects, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, structural engineers, plumbers, fire protection experts, and security personnel, among others!
Who built it?
To get this process going, the museum developed separate Scope of Work statements for renovation, architectural design, demolition, moving objects, and exhibit design and fabrication. Each of these statements was a description of the job required, benchmarks that need to be met, and timelines for the work. Each statement went through several layers of approval before going out for bidding and review, a process that took about eight months.
What do visitors see in the ocean hall?
While the bidding process was going on, a Statement of Purpose team developed a grand vision for the ocean hall. According to museum guidelines for creating exhibits, Statements of Purpose are created to provide a broad overview of the Hall's vision and goals, describe who the target audience is (generally families), and depict a bird's eye view of the exhibit's areas and general topics. The Statement of Purpose team answered questions such as, "What are the Hall's objectives? What information should visitors leave with? What kinds of objects and displays will be featured in the Hall?"
To create a Statement of Purpose for a Hall this big (23,000 square feet), the museum sponsored several large workshops. Experts from all areas of ocean science attended, brainstorming and weighing in on important topics that should be covered. Taking all this information into consideration, the team crafted a Statement of Purpose of about 20 pages.
A team at the core
After the Statement of Purpose was approved in August of 2003, the museum assembled what it calls its "exhibit core team." At the National Museum of Natural History, core teams are important because they shape the entire exhibit. The core team's job is to begin pulling together the exhibit's content, to assess the museum's collections, and to identify any particular challenges the exhibit might face.
The ocean hall core team consisted of several scientific curators, an exhibit developer, and an educator. Its members were selected by the museum's associate director of public programs and by members of the exhibit department. It was important to choose curators to represent the various disciplines in the exhibit and to find people who could devote the time needed for the project's duration.
For the ocean hall, the museum needed a modern oceanographer, an invertebrate zoologist, a paleontologist, and an educator. The ocean hall's core team consisted of Brian Huber, Jill Johnson, Sharon Cooper, Carole Baldwin, Elizabeth Musteen, and Michael Vecchione, and they assembled in October of 2003. To learn more about its members, read "Meet the Core Team."
During this time, the Museum decided to use a unique contracting method called "design-build," where the people who build the exhibit work with exhibit designers to solve problems during the design process. The contract was awarded to Design & Production, an exhibit fabrication firm based in Lorton, Va. They partnered with the exhibit design firm, Gallagher & Associates. At that point, this larger team began working together to figure out how to translate important ideas from the Statement of Purpose into exhibits visitors would like and understand.
The percentage phase
A core team's first task is called the 10% phase. This consists of a bubble plan, which locates ideas on the exhibit floor, and the goals of each area. For example, the ocean hall team knew that it wanted an area to focus on the history of the ocean – the paleontology story internally called Journey Through Time. This was one bubble. This phase also included the general direction the exhibit would take.
Each phase included increasing detail, as the team zeroed in on what will become the final exhibit plan. The next phase is called the 35% phase. This included a more developed floor plan, which predicted how people will circulate around the floor and provided more details about the content. Since the ocean hall is a major collaboration with NOAA, every step of the way included meetings with NOAA experts for their comments and suggestions.
The 65% phase included detailed lists of specimens, drawings, and other graphics, and the location where each one belongs. It also included drafts of text to be included with each part of the exhibit.
After the 65% phase was accepted by the senior staff at the museum and NOAA, the planning moved into the 95% phase. This phase included all specimen labels, specifications for all exhibit cases, and the exact text to be placed on the wall.
Once all the planning was complete, exhibit fabrication and construction began in the renovated space. Read about restoring this space.
Here come the visitors
When the exhibit opened in September 2008, it had spanned a planning period of about five years. It is a permanent hall, which in museum terms means that it is intended to last at least 30 years. But don't wait that long to come and see it – the ocean hall, like its subject, is a dynamic place, constantly changing and cutting-edge. Come explore!


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Kathryn Wesserling 2/21/2013 7:34:07 PMNow, there's a marketing plan, eh? Good Catch, Pat. #1515907
Joannie Bertucci 2/21/2013 7:56:26 PMCould this be a dental office? :-) Great composition Pat! #10578467
Pat Harry 2/22/2013 4:11:10 AMHa ha, Joannie! What a great idea! :) #10578749
Irene Colling 2/22/2013 8:59:49 AMAh, here is a better look at the skull/teeth I spotted in the background of your other picture.
That looks like a nice historic building marred by a new-age sculpture. #10579109
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