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- Barrel Racing
- - Making the not so fun choice :/
Making the not so fun choice :/ So for the past couple months I have spent countless hours asking all about barrel racing, starting a horse on barrels and reading as much as possible. I had been working with my boy and was thinking this summer I would finally get to run barrels after YEARS of wanting to. After the past couple weeks it is sinking in that I am rushing my young boy. We have become sloppy, I'm making stupid mistakes and I feel I'm frustrating him. I was so stoked to run a few times this summer, but now I feel he needs more work on technique and I'm just focusing to much personally on barrels when I should just be focussing on him and making him a great ridable horse instead of a stressed out mess. :( I hope I can haul him at least one time to a local equestrian center that does barrel racing once a month but for no prizes or anything it's just to go and have fun. Has anyone else had to bite the bullet like this? I feel it's more fair to trigger to give him a solid year of barrel training instead of the so so training we have been doing. Posted via Mobile Device |
Yes right now I am, I have a 4 yr old who I have had multiple set backs on and haven't gotten training wise where I want to be. Good on you for slowing down though :) |
Nothing wrong with taking time to do it right. Our dead broke, smoking fast, gelding was supposed to go to fair and shows this year. I rode him at his first show. He needs work before he's gonna be running barrels for our daughter. Doesn't bother me at all. He'll work all summer, go to shows, just to acclimate, and next year it's game on. Well probly run some exhibition barrels, but won't enter the classes. Which is something to consider yourself. And if a holy crap moment happens, maybe he will run. But no expectations. Posted via Mobile Device |
Yeah trigger is 6 and has only been officially under a bit for a year. He is an amazingly fast little horse and I know he is going to rock at barrels, but we just have some things working against us and I feel it would just be better to run him at a local fun no pressure type of deal instead of trying to compete this year. At least for the summer. We have an off season barrel club that runs for decent prizes in the winter so I think I'm going to try and prepare him for that instead of pushing for the summer. Posted via Mobile Device |
Definitely a good choice. My trainer has a 4 and 6 yr old, the 4 yr old she started to push and actually race this yr however the 6 yr old is just being restarted on the pattern because she is pretty over at the knee due to a growth spurt when she got her as a 4 yr old and was given extra time to close up and grow up in her mind. The 6 yr old is allll race bred dash for perks, dash for cash etc and while very smart and willing, is a total hot head. The 4 yr old is a Frenchman feature baby and much more level headed, she is very quick but not so hot. |
Did you get his TEETH checked yet by a dentist? I know you've been having bit problems since March (according to your old posts) and I sure hope you'll get his teeth checked because I'll bet he has an issue. You horse was just broke to ride last year. There's no way you should be RUNNING him this year. I am very glad you have come to realize that. Pushing a horse too fast will blow them up. It usually takes about 2 years to train a barrel horse from start to finish, so keep that in mind; especially when he's only been riding for a year and does seem to have "other issues" going on. I'll use my horse Red as an example. I bought him one year ago when he was 6 years old. Horrible bad habits and holes in his training left and right. I worked on getting THOSE issues fixed first. Even took him to a reining trainer last month. Now he's soft in the body and face, and he's ready to be seasoned by easy loping the pattern at races this year. Maybe .... maybe I'll ask for some speed this fall. Maybe. Depends how he progresses. These things just cannot be rushed. Now I know we have been asking for videos on your barrel runs on him, for issues you have asked about .... have you gotten any videos yet? |
Hey! Ok first his mouth, I rode him on Wednesday and he was perfectly fine! >:/ I think the head tossing was a way to get under my skin but we will see how he does on sunday. I know it generally takes over a year in barrel training at LEAST to get anywhere near winning, but this year I didn't want to run to win, I wanted to run for experience for both of us. The videos I have not been able to get which is frustrating. My trainer won't record for us, and the other girls are always so busy at the barn I hate asking and last week there was just to many people riding in the arena to set up barrels. :/ anyhow when my excuses run put I will have videos! :) Posted via Mobile Device |
Ugh. Story of my life. Too eager to run barrels, fudged up, retrained, and still I am not getting anywhere. You are not alone,OP. I have thought about making tons of threads to complain and rant and whine, buuut its not gonna get me anywhere. At this point, I havr been stuck in the same spot all spring. Horse is a saint one day, shows progress, and the next ride, crushes my hopes. Lol. I just recently thought that if I can get this horse to work for me in the end, I can get any horse to work for me. Alright. Rant of the day over. |
Amen!!! If I can get trigger to someday run barrels I can get any horse to run barrels! Posted via Mobile Device |
I am doing the same thing! My little mare is 6 and I've been training her 2 summers on barrel patterns. Only this summer have we gone to shows but we just trot/canter the patters. Take time to work on the patterns, there's no rush! :) Our first show she spooked at the white chalk and we DQ'd the pattern. When ever we had a set back ( like being spooky of the chalk) we would practice it-only I turned it into a game and made it fun to go over the chalk and now she's gotten to the point where she will play with the chalk when I'm trying to set up a pattern!! Just be patient and things will work out :) |
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Thursday, January 3, 2008
Tracking down a fountain
So she has had to email the big online petstore here, and the makers all the way in America to see if she can find any stockists here. She looked on ebay, but the postage was as much as the fountain cost!! We have found a shop that sells them online from Australia, so if we have no luck here, we might buy from there.
Does any of yoose has one of these? Are they great?
I wonder also if there are forty paws in your house, don't you need a whole lot of these?
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I have that exact fountain! I used to have the old model Drinkwell, but my Mommie kept putting it in the dishwasher and it finally got a little bit melted. The new one is supposed to be dishwasher safe, but I am making my Mommie wash it by hand, just to be safe. It holds a lot of water. I like to drink from the stream, and Pixie drinks from the bowl part. I hope you can find one!
ReplyDeletePoppy - we just ordered one two days ago from Sydney. It was on sale for A$99.95 plus $9 postage.
We just left a message for them to call us and give us details for info on posting to NZ for you. It's afterhours and they will call us back tomorrow.
Here is the website:
And we are dealing with a nice guy called Steve. He got it shipped down from their warehouse in Brisbane for us.
We are supposed to get it by middle of next week. :)We had a fountain similar to that and we liked it a lot. But then the motor started making funny noises and Mom was afraid it might catch fire or something, so she disconnected it.
(sigh) Now we're forced to drink water from a regular bowl until she gets a chance to go out and find another fountain.
GeorgeWe've used Drinkwell fountains for several years. My first one lasted at least 5 years before the motor died (would have lasted longer 'cept someone kept letting it go too long without adding water) and now we are on our second fountain. We have the one that has the extra water bottle dispenser and with 5 cats it still lasts a while. Definitely recommended - 10 paws up here!

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Antonino De Leo, UNODC Representative in Bolivia, whose office has been jointly producing the annual coca monitoring survey with the Government since 2003, hailed this continuing positive trend.
Speaking at a press conference, Mr. De Leo encouraged national and local authorities to continue reducing coca crop surplus by further enhancing alternative livelihood and counter-narcotics enforcement programmes.
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According to a news release issued by the Vienna-based UNODC, satellite images and ground surveys recorded declines in the three largest coca-producing regions. Yungas de La Paz, responsible for just over two thirds of Bolivia's coca cultivation, experienced a 7 per cent decrease to 16,900 hectares.
Meanwhile, Cochabamba Tropics, which accounts for a nearly a third of coca cultivation, registered a 6 per cent reduction to 8,100 hectares, and the northern provinces of La Paz, taking a 1 per cent share of cultivation, witnessed a 14 per cent drop to 320 hectares.
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The Horse Forum
- Horse Breeding
- - Stallion Breeding Tips??
Stallion Breeding Tips?? I am breeding my five year old stallion to our mare this spring/summer. This is the first time that I have actually done this. The mare has had two foals, and my stallion was bred (successfully) at age two right before I bought him. When our mare went into heat in late April, we covered her successfully one time a day for about five days in a row. I was actually a bit disappointedly surprised when she appeared to be in heat again here in May. We began covering her each day as before, but by the third day she was making things very difficult for him by not standing still at all with her hind end. He has been so gentle, that we decided to put them in together. That also seemed to work pretty well. What I am wondering about is: does anyone know some good techniques for successfull coverings? how to keep a mare still? is is possible she took the first time around and is just a hussy? Any advice in this area would be welcomed.... I would like to start offerring my stallion to stud next year, but I want to know what I am doing :) |
You might consider having the mare preg checked just to be sure. Did you also have a culture and a coggins test done on her before you tried to breed her? What about the stallion - any pre-breeding tests done by your vet? As for techniques for successful breedings, I'd suggest finding someone in your are that is experienced that can help you. Alot can go wrong and horses can get hurt. It's good that your stallion is being gentle, but one bad experience with a mare can change all that. And he might get really frustrated with the mare for not standing still which might make him less cooperative too. |
one of my old broodies stayed in season for 5 1/2 weeks, she was served everyday, just in case, when she finally switched off the stud master told me not to keep my hopes up. She was scanned at approx 21 days from last service and we were told not only that she was in foal but she was over 45 days! She'd taken in the first 3 days and then kept on gettin' a little somethin' from the boy. It would absolutely be worth getting her tested just in case, cause you just can't tell for sure sometimes! |
Before offering him out, I would suggest that you get a lot more experience. Is there a breeding farm/ranch near you that would let you watch, volunteer? There are many techniques, and many things that can go wrong. A stallion can seriously hurt an mare, and a well placed kick can injure or even kill the stallion. (not to mention the handlers.) Do you have a breeding contract ready? Are you offering LFG? What if the mare has a foal by its side? What are your plans for that? What tests (if any) are you going to require on the mares before breeding? What preperations are you going to do for the stallion prior to breeding? I am not trying to dissuade you from breeding. There are just a lot of things to think about, and plan for, if you are offering your stallion out to stud. It is not just throwing a mare and stallion together. |
these are all very good points to reconsider breeding, is your stallion also papperd? |
Yes, my stallion is papered, his DNA is on file with APHA. He has one registered foal from when he was bred at age two (before I bought him),and we have now bred him to our registered AQHA mare this year. I have been doing research since he was two (he is now five) about what exactly I want to include in his breeding contract. I am in the process this summer of writing his contract so that I will have it ready for next year. I am very comfortable with handling my stallion for the safety of him, the mare, and the humans involved; I spent the last three years training him in hand and in general for exactly this purpose. He is very respectful to me and what I am asking of him even when he is ready to mount a mare feet in front of him. With our own mare, I have been careful to tease her adequately to make sure that she will in fact be receptive to him before I put him in harms way of a kick. The area where I do not have as much experience is with the handling of the actual mare. The tips I was seeking were more along the lines of: how many people is the best number to handle the mare? Are breeding hobbles helpful? has anyone found success in the use of a breeding chute or stall? pature breed or hand breed (although I have heard that many mare owners want hand breeding)? I do intend to do live cover, not AI at this point. I will offer a LFG contingent upon certain requirements being met by the mare owner. I also plan on outlining what needs to be done by the vet before breeding in my contract. I will explain board situations/accomodations, fees, etc. My stallion will be six years old next year, and I feel that his riding and handling training is at the point where he can begin breeding. I was worried about a change in excitement after breeding him this spring, but he has actually become more calm and focused during training. Unfortunately, we do not have "breeing farms" in the official sense of the word up here. We actually probably have less than a handful of reputable stallion owners/breeders in the entire state. The experiences that I could gain volunteering would be very limited. I can definitely seek out some experience in this way though. Thank you very much for the feedback and concern. The last thing that I want to do is get anyone (horse or human) hurt :) |
I forgot to say. I have also been communicating with our vet about our whole breeding process this year, which has been helpful. :) |
Well, it sounds like you have been doing your homework, (Good for you!) I have personally never used breeding hobbles, although I have considered it. For an unexperienced stallion (and I consider yours to be unexperienced, one baby does not make experience) I like to use 3 people to hand breed. You need an area small enough for confinement, yet large enough so that the handlers can get out of the way if necessary. I use one person to hold the mare, another to hold the stallion and a third to, well to put it delicately, be the "helping hand" if necessary. Some inexperienced stallions have difficulty finding the right "spot" and need some help. Obviously, the stallion must be very calm to do this and be very used to having his "equiptment" handled. If he has a problem with getting his sheath cleaned, ie kicks at you etc, DON'T help him. After his first breeding season, I would have 3 people "on hand" but you will probably only need two. We both pasture breed and hand breed. (pasture breed our own mares, only hand breed outside mares) We have looked into AI and our vet will collect if necessary, but we haven't had the need yet. I hope I answered some of your questions. |
Is that your stallion in your avatar? He's beautiful. We have a black/white tobiano stallion (APHA,PtHA) |
Yes, and thank you (I think he is pretty too :) ); his personality puts him over the top though. I don't know if it is the stallion confidence or what, but he is so, so people friendly, very gentle, and smart. I would love to see pictures of your Black and White stallion. I love that coloring too. Just curious - how many stallions do you have? how many broodmares? Do you mainly breed QHs & Paints? Also, thanks for the breeding tips. We have been using three people this spring, and he has no problem with his area being handled, so that might really help for someone to help him get where he needs to go. :) |
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Lincoln's missed opportunity
The 2013 Ford Fusion was the most talked-about car at the Detroit auto show this week. And for good reason.
The exterior styling is terrific -- there's not a bad line to be found. Ford's design team deserves all the applause it's been getting.
And then there's Lincoln …
The Detroit show was supposed to mark the "reinvention" of the floundering brand, highlighted by the unveiling of the MKZ concept sedan.
But instead of seeing the shape of Lincoln's comeback, I saw two glaring weaknesses in the MKZ's exterior styling -- and a ray of hope beyond that.
Proportions: As in front clip, rear clip, wheelbase. Allow me to turn the focus to General Motors for a second. The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu, 2012 Buick LaCrosse and even the upcoming 2013 Cadillac XTS have something in common: They share GM's front-wheel-drive Epsilon vehicle platform. But dimensionally there is a difference among the models. The overall length varies among these sedans, as does the wheelbase. The front and rear overhangs have different lengths -- long hood vs. short, long rear deck lid vs. short. As a result, each car has a unique silhouette.
Now, back to Ford: The MKZ and Fusion share Ford's new mid-sized, front-wheel drive, global platform. The cars are fraternal twins -- the front and rear overhangs appear to be identical, as does the wheelbase. Where's the distinction between the mainstream and luxury brands?
Greenhouse: Did the Fusion adopt the MKZ's sloping roofline or did the MKZ adopt the Fusion's. Both have a three-window side treatment, too. Yes, it's an attractive roofline. But by the time the MKX comes out, Lincoln's will hardly be distinctive.
There's also the revised split-wing grille. Some people liked it; I expected it to be abandoned for a new approach. Why keep any trace of a design feature that runs across a lineup of disappointments?
Ford can't afford to be timid as it races to rebuild its only remaining luxury brand. BMW and Mercedes outsell Lincoln by 3-to-1 on Lincoln's own turf. Cadillac outguns its domestic rival by a 2-to-1 margin.
Given Lincoln's desperate straits, I expected a really fresh start. I didn't see it on Lincoln's glitzy new stand in Detroit.
But, as I said earlier, that can change.
Lincoln's design chief Max Wolff was hired a year ago. But the MKZ isn't really his car, although he did alter the front-end styling after joining the company. Lincoln is scheduled to introduce six more models over the next two years or so. That should give Wolff some time to put his signature on things -- and give Lincoln the unique look it deserves.


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So yeah.. This game was completed in about 48 hours, all of the coding was done in only 24 though because Monkokio was AWAY saturday! I hope you enjoy playing this as much as we enjoyed getting carpal tunnel trying to finish it in time!
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info on angels i was thinking about putting angelfish in my 45g, any suggestions? like what to look for what to feed them, anything like that. |
What else would be in the tank? Agressive fin-nippers would harass the poor angels to death. Anything too small would become a snack. As far as what to look for goes, it's really a matter of personal preference. They come in all colours with various fin lengths. Whatever you decide to get, make sure they are active and don't have crooked or bent fins. They will eat just about anything. Angels are carnivorus. I feed mine a mix of flakes, freeze-dried blood worms, freeze-dried brine shrimp, and live food (guppy fry or tasty-looking bugs I catch in the yard). |
I agree soco, angels tend to be very timid fish--even some 'non-agressive' fish can harass them to death! |
hi I agree with our friends angels eat every thing. but they prefer floating food not the food which goes down a lot. and remember to keep as much as you can. you can easily keep 6 angels and that's a the minimum deal for breeding fish. and try to keep some small fishs. and as one of my friend told me make rooms for them ( I mean rocks, plastic and natural plants. and this makes a good deal. and at last remember : it's recommended to cycle your tank. |
yes i have my tank cycling now. im really thinking amazon. plants wood, but leaving free space for them to swim in. i dont necessarily intend on breeding them but if they do then thats fine. tho i read the captive bred ones dont are or heir fry like the wild do. also ive been getting mixd signals in the info ive found. some say if u put them in with smaller fish while they're small then as they grown they prob wont eat them but some say they will. any experience in that? |
I don't know about that. Mine has been in with tetras since day 1 but will still pounce on a decent-sized feeder guppy if given the chance. Sometimes no amount of conditioning will make up for wild natural instincts. I think if they see an opportunity, they will take it. Of course I know a cat that will cuddle up with and groom a pet bunny that lives in the house, but that same cat will go out into the woods and catch and kill wild rabbits.... so who knows? |
It depends on how hungry they are as to whether they bother other fish. Another thing to consider when getting tanks is that angelfish prefer a higher temperature than most tropical fish. They need a temp of 80 -82 degrees and some exerts keep it higher. They will adjust to lower temps but it isn't the best for them. Plecos (except the bristlenose) and clown loaches should never be kept with angels because they will nibble on them at night. Angelfish are the Queens of the aquarium in my opinion and breeding them is the most interesting and rewarding thing I have done. |
thats interesting. im glad i read that because ive got a tank cycling just now with a plec waiting to go in it and i was thinking about getting angels for the tank, now i know not to. when you say nibble, do you mean suck the slime off them? ive heard they do that with goldfish. |
What kind of pleco? Some species, like the common plec, do tend to attach to flat-bodied fish like angels or discus and suck the slime right off of them. The only sucker fish I know for sure will not bother them are otos and bristlenose. |
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We've had a very fraught couple of days, as Jasper the male model cat didn't come back on Thursday evening; he's stayed out all night once or twice, but never longer than that. Cue several days of wandering the locality calling, leafleting neighbours, ringing the local vets and imagining ever more ghastly possibilities (stolen? poisoned? eaten by badgers made desperate by recent dry spell?). It all cast a bit of a pall over our first ever festival experience… Was all set to appeal to the collective prayer power of the 'Spill – well, it worked for Mnemonic – when he turned up in a neighbour's garage, which had been searched once already but he was too shy to come out…
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I'm so pleased for you. The 'Spill Rules!
So glad you found him. I feed our local badger, Sparky and I sit behind the trellis in the twilight and watch him eating. I think Sparky is more likely to eat the badger than vice versa – or squash him, anyway. Not so much Pirelli model as Michelin Man.
Excellent news, 'Hach.
By the way, I think I'm wearing DsMam down in my crusade to reintroduce a feline prescence to the DsD household.
Slowly slowly, mind. I can't see her completely giving in this side of the September return to school.
There's always the webcore approach. Just borrow one for a few days while you "try to find a him new home". Works a treat. Probably how we obtained most of our cats.
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text: It feels pretty groundbreaking for me and I feel a sense of pride. I had a general meeting with the heads of casting before I even knew about "Jane The Virgin" months before my audition. I remember sitting in the waiting room and watching on the monitors the trailers of the CW shows airing at that time and thinking to myself "where are the people of color?" "What am I doing here?" "I don't fit this CW mold."


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Game 1,440 was not unlike the others.
The Lakers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night. Counting the playoffs, it was Kobe Bryant's 1,440th NBA game.
And Bryant was great again.
Not just pretty good. Not just flashes of greatness.
Still great.
Artfully, inspirationally, intensely, winningly great.
So great ... and yet not particularly greater than he was in Dallas a few days back, or the game before that with 29 after halftime to beat Portland, or when he twice had 14 assists in back-to-back victories over Utah and Oklahoma City in late January, or the time his fanatical prep work and relentless chasing left Brandon Jennings certain no one in the history of the game had ever defended a point guard that well (and also had 31 on 12-of-19 shooting and six assists), or all of December with Bryant's 33.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists across the board higher than he has averaged in any month in any year of his career.
The Lakers' day-to-day struggles have obscured the work of art that Bryant has erected over the past four months with those bent and battered fingers and his usual common-man tools of hard work, fundamentals, dedication and desire.
For someone with a particular interest in advertising, Bryant ought to understand that what he has built is actually more like a billboard – with a sign he cannot, must not, miss.
And it says:
Retirement should not even be on Kobe Bryant's radar.
The legend exists because Bryant has refused to leave bullets in his chamber. And ending his career with so much more gift to be given would be flat-out wrong for a man whose inner underdog spirit has carried him much further than his obvious genetic gifts.
If Bryant is true to himself, he won't retire in a year or two.
"What do you want to be remembered for some day?" Bryant was asked in August via USA Basketball's Facebook page.
"I'd like to be remembered as a person who overachieved," Bryant answered. "I have natural abilities and talent. I would love to be remembered as a person who maximized that potential and did everything he possibly could to see his talent through."
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Preparing Your House for Winter & Saving Money (29 Tips)
October 27th, 2011 | by Kate Follot
Winter is coming quick and, unfortunately, it's time to prepare for cold, wet, and more cold. But don't overthink it, [&hellip
October 27th, 2011 | by Kate Follot
Winter is coming quick and, unfortunately, it's time to prepare for cold, wet, and more cold. But don't overthink it, [&hellip
October 26th, 2011 | by Kate Follot
The Obama campaign recently hired Broderick Johnson, a former lobbyist for the Keystone XL pipeline, as a new senior advisor [&hellip
October 26th, 2011 | by Kate Follot
Most people don't have much money at this point in time but that's ok, by spending a small amount more or even the same amount, we can all benefit by saving energy and in turn reducing our electric bills. Solar panels are expensive, the majority of people won't be able to afford them, but that doesn't mean we can't reduce their electric bill by helping them implement energy saving habits like turning off lights!
October 23rd, 2011 | by Kate Follot
Not only have we settled in disaster prone areas, but when things get bad because of Climate Change, we move to even worse areas. Last year, according to the United Nations, 210 million people - about three per cent of the global population - migrated between countries, and in 2009 about 740 million people moved within countries
October 13th, 2011 | by Kate Follot
We are all a movement for change for the better, whether that be towards a sustainable future, or whether it's towards ending corporate rule over our economy. We must stand together for change, change that happens, change that makes sense, change that is in our hands, not in the hands of the 1% and not in the hands of people who put religion and their personal morals over our freedom
October 5th, 2011 | by Kate Follot
Movements have broken out all across the US (and even across the world) with their subjects ranging from war to corporate greed. Kicking off the start of protests was (in my opinion) the Tar Sands action in DC, where 1,252 people got arrested. Then it was Occupy Wall Street. Now it's Occupy
September 26th, 2011 | by Kate Follot
In September 2010 Cape Farewell began its 9th Art & Science expedition to the Arctic. For 22 days the crew of 20 voyagers sailed around Svalbard and Spitsbergen on the Noorderlicht(an 100 year old ship), sailing north of the 80th parallel to the ice edge from Spitsbergen and east towards Russia
September 21st, 2011 | by Kate Follot
Heavy monsoon rains over the course of August 2011 have caused widespread flood damage in Pakistan. The southern province of Sindh was hit especially hard. The horrendous flooding has effected close to 5 million people, destroyed millions of homes, killed at least 361 people and displaced 600,000 who are currently living in refugee camps because of the continually rising waters
September 20th, 2011 | by Kate Follot
A few weeks ago we were sorely reminded of the extremism of the majority of the current Republican candidates. Among many other alarming things said, Republicans suggested eliminating or privatizing: FEMA, NASA, the EPA, the Federal Labor Relations Board, Medicaid and food stamps. Herman Cain promised not to appoint any Muslims who want to kill Americans to his cabinet. Michele Bachmann supports states' rights on gay marriage, but also supports a constitutional amendment outlawing it. Rick Santorum wants to "a system of discipline" to "punish" gay soldiers, which suggests that his problem with pornographic Google results is not likely to abate. Tim Pawlenty views Iraq as "one of the shiniest examples of success in the Middle East."
September 18th, 2011 | by Kate Follot
I have spent hours researching how to turn my community green. I suppose I'm a little too anxious to create change. I went directly for who I should contact locally for changing laws and such. Again, I was reminded that all things take time. One of the first things pretty much every site said about community change was that you should form a group. And it's true, there is great strength in numbers, so here's how to go about it
September 11th, 2011 | by Kate Follot
First and foremost, I would like to mention September 24, 2011 and Moving Planet! It's time to get away from dirty energy. Join in on an already organized event or start one of your own! More info can be found including the events nearest you, at the Moving Planet website
September 10th, 2011 | by Kate Follot
September 11, 2001 is a day that will always live in Americans minds. 2, 996 people died in the attacks on that horrific day, including an estimated 500 foreign nationals from 91 Nations
September 9th, 2011 | by Kate Follot
Still recovering from Hurricane Irene, the East Coast is being hit again by remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. Rain comes on and off for the East Coast, sometimes only drizzling, but the rivers and streams continue to rise. Among many of the areas flooded are the many towns along the Susquehanna River. Rural towns are nestled along 444 miles of water that lead down into the Chesapeake Bay. As water surged over flood walls built decades ago to protect residences from potential flooding from the Susquehanna River, 20,000 people were ordered to head for higher ground. This is said to be the worst flooding in the history of Binghamton, at least since the flood walls were built in the 1930s and '40s. Besides the town of Binghamton, nearly 100,000 people from New York to Maryland were ordered to flee the rising Susquehanna River on Thursday
September 4th, 2011 | by Kate Follot
On September 3rd, hundreds of people gathered in Lafayette Park for the final day of the rally against the Tar Sands at the end of the two week sit down protest at the White House. An estimated 1252 people were arrested during this two week continuous peaceful protest, making it the largest collective act of Civil Disobedience in the U.S. in decades
August 26th, 2011 | by Kate Follot
First things first -- stay calm. People tend to panic and think unclearly when faced with stressful situations.. take a deep breath and relax
August 24th, 2011 | by Kate Follot
Ending only September the 3rd, a group is planned to protest every day for two weeks, and more than 2100 people have signed up. Already, an estimated 222 people have been arrested, 65 on Saturday, 45 on Sunday, 52 on Monday and 60 on Tuesday, including Canadian actors Margot Kidder (best known as Lois Lane in four of the original Superman movies) and Tantoo Cardinal (indigenous actor best known for her roles in Legends of the Fall, Dances with Wolves, and Smoke Signals)
August 23rd, 2011 | by Kate Follot
A 6.0 earthquake shook far beyond its epi-center in Mineral, Virginia; shaking was felt from as far north as Rhode Island, New York and as far south as Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Starting at approximately 1:51 PM at the epi-center 3.7 miles beneath the surface, reports are varying as to how long the quake lasted; best estimates are only a few seconds


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Stephanie Garcia
Birth Date: | 06/29/1987 |
Height: | 5-6 |
Year: | Senior |
Hometown: | Sunland, Calif. |
High School: | Verdugo Hills |
Position: | Distance |
2007 Season -- Finished 7th in the 3000m at the Northridge Invitational, clocking in at 10:55.95...Ran the steeplechase at the Cal Poly dual meet and crossed the line in 12:05.77...Again ran the steeple at the Triton Invitational for a seasonal-best 12:00.61.
High School -- Competed for Verdugo Hills in the L.A. City Section... A middle distance standout for the Dons, she won the Sunset Six League 800m title, as well as finishing fifth in the Los Angeles City Section finals. In cross country, Garcia also finished fifth at the L.A. City sectional final in 2004, as Verdugo's only finisher.
Personal Bests 800m - 2:26 3000m - 10:55.95 Steeple - 12:00.61


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They say never judge a book by its cover. Yet how does the picture gracing the front of a book construe its characters to the reader, and what impression do certain images convey about the subjects they discuss?
Many a book on the Middle East, its women, its extremists and some of its fiction has been increasingly appearing on western bookshelves in the last decade or so. But even a fleeting glance at these book covers displays a remarkable lack of understanding of the region and a continual stubborn tendency to portray the Arab East through orientalist spectacles.
Look at this collage of recent books about Muslim women. Almost of all them are biographical (memoirs) or deal with issues facing women in the wider Middle East.
Notice immediately that the two books below the top right-hand corner have the same cover picture, as do the two in the bottom left-hand corner. No women are presented as unveiled, and some of the images evoke an semi-erotic harem-like depiction, especially the three on the right hand side from the bottom up.
It's particularly disappointing that Nawal El Saadawi has surrendered her books to these stereotypes seeing that she herself champions womens' emancipation and abhors the veil in any of its manifestations (two of her books appear at the bottom of the above picture).
The images of veiled women, especially the close ups of the eyes, act to extricate these women from their identities or their realities. Instead they become a popular image for consumption, as demonstrated by the fact that most of these images are available from stock-image websites or image libraries such as Getty. One of the authors seen in the image above is Jean Sasson, an American who has made a career by penning the lives of Saudi princesses and their escapades. Her later book Mayada (in the picture above) tells the story of a well-heeled Iraqi woman of Ottoman descent and distinction. She was arbitrarily arrested under Saddam's Bath party and shared a jail cell with other Iraqi women.
The book describes the harrowing torture these women suffered in Iraqi detention on spurious charges. Sasson's books are an incredible read mind you, but have a look at the cover of another of her books (right). Another stock image of a veiled woman in heavy mascara and eye-liner.
We saw Sasson's Mayada in the collage above, but take note of these two German translations of the very same book:
They portray veiled women with no background images- these memoirs are simply telling the bookshop browser 'here's another oppressed woman who will unveil if only you would read me'. Nothing of the scenes and incidents in the book are captured (I've read the book three times). What remains is the submissive delicate woman with eyes either averted or staring the reader directly in the eye.
The irony of these books is that the stories they tell often refute popular assumptions about Arabo-Islamic Muslims- these are stories of women overcoming torture, facing draconian traditions, discussing the illicit details of Lolita in a clandestine book group in Tehran, and finding their voices. Yet the covers portray the exact opposite. The casual bookshop browser of course would not be aware of this.
To that extent, the trivialized images on the covers of these books can be described as orientalist- they do nothing to expel the tired stereotypical images of the Middle East that we are fed from an early age. The cover on the above left displays an sexually enticing woman robed in a romantic-red veil. For a book recounting torture in Iraqi prisons, it's a very suggestive cover. What it does evoke, however, is the nineteenth century European fascination with the Hareem women. The woman in the picture does not even look Arab, let alone Iraqi.
It is not the writers of the books that are to blame, it is the publishing houses that design the covers to a certain specification- what they feel the public readership wants. And according to these publishers, it seems the readers still want these clichéd images of lone, veiled women with heavy mascara. It sells. Books on these sort of issues published and sold in the Middle East itself are not sold with these banal images (although it may be fair to say they have their own stock designs).
Much of our (by 'our' I mean western) actions in the Arab and wider Muslim world are unfortunate catastrophes of presumption and intervention justified on the sort of orientalist stereotypes perpetuated in material like the book covers above (I'm not commentating on the value of the books' content by the way).
Publishers must become more aware of how their cover designs speak to their audiences.


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Always outspoken Bill O'Reilly took to his conservative soapbox last night to call for the head of anyone leaking classified government documents to the website WikiLeaks.com
"(They) should be executed or put in prison for life," he declared on his nightly Fox News Channel show.
"Classified information is now floating around the internet courtesy of these traitors and this despicable website, which is based in Sweden.
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"The guy who runs the website is a sleazeball named Julian Assange, who is bent on damaging America. Since he's not a U.S. citizen, it's hard for American authorities to move against him. But we can prosecute those who leak the documents."
The 'O'Reilly Factor' host also blasted Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning, who is already under military arrest following the first WikiLeaks scandal earlier this year.
"If guilty, Manning is a traitor and should be given life and hard labor in a military prison," he said.
Whoopi's Rematch With O'Reilly Results In Uneasy Truce
The website – which was knocked off line Tuesday by a massive cyber attack – recently posted more than 250,000 top secret diplomatic files, many revealing details about the inner-workings of the U.S. State Department.
"The fact that the USA cannot keep its secrets secret anymore, badly damages our intelligence gathering going forward," O'Reilly insisted. "We live in a dangerous world. We must have secure plans to protect ourselves. And right now we don't. The whole thing is embarrassing and ultra, ultra disturbing."


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Federal undercover agents James T. West (Robert Conrad) and his partner, Artemus Gordon (Ross Martin) battled those who threatened America's security during the post Civil War days of President Grant's administration.
James is the good looks and the muscle [he's a pugilist extraordinaire] while Arty has the brains and the disguises to infiltrate the bad guys. Artie's disguises varied, including seafarers, old prospectors, European nobles and outlandish outlaws.
West and Gordon's lived in lushly decorated gadget-laden railroad car called the "Nimrod" that traveled across the Old West on special assignments [pulled by an 1860 2-4-0 steam engine].
Jim and Artemus also used their own arsenal of gadgets that assisted them in fighting master criminals and traitors. The items included:
As for standard firearms, both Jim and Artemus used Colt .45 pistols. (West's hand gun had silver snakes on the grips while Artemus' guns sported his initials)
To communicate with Washington, DC, Artemus used the telegraph or his four homing pigeons [Annabella, Arabella, Henry and Henrietta] that lived in the railroad car.
West's nemesis, among other evil-doers, was the villainous Dr. Miguelito Loveless (Michael Dunn), a dwarfish criminal genius who lusts for wealth and power and who always seems to get away in the end and returns later to plague West and Gordon.
TRIVIA NOTE: Each episode title used the phrase "Night of the..." such as "The Night of the Inferno", "The Night of the Skulls", The Night of the Simian Terror", and "The Night of Miguelito's Revenge."
On the reunion special The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979) West and Gordon come out of retirement in 1885 to battle Michelito Loveless (Paul Williams), the son of their now deceased nemesis who has replaced the crowned heads of England, Spain and Russia with exact duplicates under his control. His next target: President Cleveland. Michelito's father, Miguelito had died from a bad case of ulcers caused by constantly being defeated by West and Gordon.
More Wild Wild West (1980) followed West and Gordon as they attempted to thwart the plans of Albert Paladine II (Jonathan Winters), a mad scientist who uses the power of invisibility to take over the world.
The theatrical remake Wild Wild West (1999) starred Will Smith as Captain James West, a former Buffalo soldiers turned government secret agent and Kevin Kline as US Marshal Artemus Gordon.
Movie Theme Song Lyrics (sung by Will Smith)
Wild Wild West Jim West, desperado, rough rider No you don't want nada None of this, six gun in this, brotha runnin' this, Buffalo soldier, look it's like I told ya Any damsel that's in distress Be out of that dress when she meet Jim West Rough neck so go check the law and abide Watch your step with flex and get a hold in your side Swallow your pride, don't let your lip react, You don't wanna see my hand where my hip be at, With Artemus, from the start of this, runnin' the game James West tamin' the west so remember the name.
Got mad weapons too, ain't tryin' to hear that Tryin' to bring down me, this champion When y'all clowns gon' see that it can't be done Understand me son, I'm the slickest they is, I'm the quickest as they is, Did I say I'm the slickest they is So if you barking up the wrong tree we comin', Don't be startin' nothin' Me and my partner gonna test your chest, Loveless Can't stand the heat then get out The Wild Wild West
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Iraq: Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called for closure of bars & liquor shops
Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on Friday for the closure of bars and liquor shops in Iraq following a renewed campaign by authorities in Baghdad to shut down nightclubs and shops selling alcohol.
Hundreds of Sadr's followers rallied in the Husseiniya district of northern Baghdad, heeding his call to take to the streets after Friday prayers in support of a ban. Many carried Sadr's photograph and held up banners which read "We call for the immediate closure of all nightclubs and bars". "Walk out after the sacred Friday prayers to demonstrate support for the closure of the bars and liquor shops," Sadr said in a statement. "Stand against those who want to disseminate corruption, intoxication, and addiction (to alcohol), to make Iraq drift towards ignorance, corruption, lewdness, to make our society rot like the West." Authorities last year ordered the closure of all Baghdad nightclubs and shops selling alcohol because of concern that the venues were undermining morals. The provincial council has renewed its efforts to close clubs and liquor shops. Mainly Muslim Iraq is a conservative society, where many women cover their hair and bodies and most men and women eschew alcohol, which is proscribed under Islamic law. However, Iraq's stance on alcohol is still relatively liberal compared to its neighbours Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, where the possession of alcohol is banned. Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein, who was toppled by the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, legally allowed shops to sell alcohol, although bars and nightclubs were banned towards the end of his rule. The call by Sadr to shut down clubs and liquor stores throughout the country has angered some who say it is a move to turn Iraq into a more hardline Islamic state. "What is going on are attempts to turn Iraq into an Islamic republic similar to the one in Iran," an Iraqi writer and a member of the Iraqi union for writers said, declining to give his name. "They (authorities) said that they will close the stores and the clubs that do not have a valid licence. At the same time the relevant government departments are not issuing new licences," the writer said. Sadr's political movement flexed its newfound muscle in talks to form a government when it emerged as a kingmaker after winning 39 seats in the March parliamentary election. Sadr's decision to back Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was a turning point in an eight-month political impasse and put Maliki in the driver's seat for a second term.


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text: UJ3RK5 - 'The Locator'Raphael Orlove6/20/13 8:30amFiled to: Traffic JamsUJ3RK5New Wave'80s6EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkTraffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we'll provide the jams.AdvertisementDid you think literate Canadians with thick-rimmed glasses are a recent development? Ha! UJ3RK5 (that's "you jerks") put out this record back in 1980, not exactly sounding boppy enough to be New Wave, but not sounding tortured enough to be No Wave. They just kind of made artsy fartsy music that sounded cool.I think I'm missing most of the Cold War context of this song, but it's still great. The rest of their EP was solid, too. I'm a big fan of 'The Anglican.'Reply6 repliesLeave a reply