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Jockey Brandon Meier glances at a race program and doesn't blink at the prospect of riding the beast that had recently buried its hooves into his chest.
The last time Meier rode Bedroom Eyes was two weeks ago, when the racehorse clipped heels with Beauty of Scarlet during a race. The collision launched him out of the saddle and into the dirt at Hawthorne Race Course. The half-ton thoroughbred ran over the reed-thin, 112-pound jockey, dislocating his shoulder and puncturing both his lungs. He spent a single night at Loyola hospital and returned to the job a few days later.
"Shit happens. You gotta keep moving on," said Meier, 24, of Wheeling.
It's race time, and Meier now hovers over the top of Bedroom Eyes' back but does not sit in the saddle exactly. Instead, he stands in the stirrups—the rest of his form crouched precariously over the horse with back arched. As the race starts and the horse bolts out of the gate, only the insides of Meier's feet and ankles are in contact with the animal as everything else is balanced in midair. It's a task best described in Laura Hillenbrand's book "Seabiscuit" as "much like perching on the grill of a car while it speeds down a twisting, potholed freeway in traffic."
Bedroom Eyes is a little slow to hit the gas in this race—she's dead last out of nine horses by several lengths. Thirty seconds later, however, Meier's mount takes the outside part of the track and stages a comeback. Meier wears four pairs of goggles, which are necessary because the dirt kicked up from the horses ahead keeps flying into his face and obscuring his vision—forcing him to switch pairs one at a time. With one hand gripping the reins, he whips the horse steadily to direct it forward while also concentrating on the position of his horse and those nearby.
One misstep could become the difference between victory and disaster.
"Lots of things are happening at the same time," said Meier. "The races are like a minute and a half, but you're trying to steer, use your whip and trying to make split second decisions. You react before you think. If you see a hole, you gotta go or not. The more you think, the more you get in trouble."
"Bedroom Eyes closing ground between horses," intones the public address announcer as Meier's horse zips past several competitors. Suddenly, he's a few yards out of first. But the race is over in just 80 seconds and Bedroom Eyes earns a third place finish behind winner Beauty of Scarlet—the same horse involved in the accident earlier in the month.
"It's a tough game and a tough life," Meier later says.
Tough is an understatement. To summarize a jockey's job as "riding a horse" is like saying that all a football player does is play catch.
"That's what a lot of people think, 'Well, you're just sitting in a saddle and riding,' " said jockey Timmy Thornton, 25, of Bridgeview. "But most people couldn't do what we do—go 40 miles an hour on a 1,200-pound animal trying to run off with you with 10 other horses all around you doing the same thing. There's a lot more to it than what most people think."
Among the uninitiated, horse racing is often saddled with the reputation as a boring old pastime for mint julep-sipping gentlemen or cigar-chomping gamblers and likewise, jockeys aren't often taken seriously as real athletes. But the young, 20-something riders at Hawthorne Race Course in Cicero describe it as America's oldest extreme sport.
"It's like X-Games Horses," said apprentice rider Stephanie Slinger, 26, of Arlington Heights. "I'm an adrenaline junkie and I love intense sports, and that's exactly what this is."
Believe it or not, riding a horse in a race is considered more dangerous than any X Games event. A Medical Journal of Australia study from 2009 found that being a jockey is the second-riskiest career in the U.S. after offshore fisherman. They're more likely to be killed than skydivers, motorbike racers, boxers, loggers and pilots.
"I don't envy them. One fall could be a career-ending injury for them," said Chris Dorris, a horse owner and trainer at Hawthorne. "I know if I'd had the kind of accidents these kids have had, I'd be a little timid to be out there."
But the minute you start getting scared of what can happen is when you should retire, Thornton said.
"If you've got fear, you should get out of the game and get off the track. If you're worried and too cautious, that's when you make more mistakes and you're more dangerous to yourself and everyone around you."
With his long, shaggy dark hair, bright orange shirt with the word "California" scrawled across it, and laid-back attitude, Thornton looks like horse racing's answer to San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum.
"It's true, most people don't think I'm a jockey by looking at me," said Thornton. "They're like 'Yeah, sure you are, guy.' "
Originally from rural Louisiana, Thornton's family life always revolved around horses. His father was a quarterhorse and thoroughbred trainer, a blacksmith who made horseshoes and an equine dentist. As a teen, Thornton even rode bulls at rodeos.
"Horses and animals have been my whole family's life. So it's in my blood," he said.
Don't mistake Thornton's cool-dude looks and casual demeanor for complacency, however. The 24-year-old has earned lead rider status at Hawthorne since 2008 and has won over 1,000 races and made more than $22 million for horse owners during a nine-year career, despite a spate of injuries.
His most recent major accident came in October, when his horse fell during a race and one of his competitors accidentally ran him over. The result: a broken cheekbone, eye socket, collarbone and ribs, causing him to miss five weeks. Thornton's biggest regret? That he wasn't on Peyote Patty's back when his favorite racehorse won the final event of her career.
"I'd got on her as a baby and we had five years together and we'd had so much success," said Thornton. "The fact that for her farewell race she had another jockey on her? I can't lie, I might have cried a little about that."
Slinger tries not to think about her injuries, although sometimes she can't help it. There are times when she wakes up in the morning and feels the aches and pains of previous accidents and ailments.
"Sometimes I feel like an old person around the house, holding my hip or whatever," she said.
In 2009, she broke her face—meaning she fell in a race and suffered an orbital fracture that had to be reset. Most recently, Slinger cartwheeled and hit her head, causing a mild concussion after being catapulted off her steed.
"Some of us, for some reason, are less lucky," Slinger said with a shrug. "Brandon is on the same trajectory; we break everything."
Brandon's father, Randy Meier, tried to stop his son from following in his footsteps. Randy reigns as the all-time leading jockey at Hawthorne and the now-defunct Sportsman's Park (demolished in 2009), but nearly three decades immersed in horse racing took a major toll on both his body and his relationships.
"My parents were together 27 years, but he kept saying he was going to retire and never did, so my mom left him," Brandon said.
Despite his son's interest in the sport, Randy asked him to attend at least one year of college before taking up the reins as a rider.
"I want you to use your brain, not your back," Randy told Brandon.
The younger Meier kept up his end of the bargain by attending two semesters of school, but no more.
"I went and partied my ass off and slept with as many girls as I could, but then the spring came and I wanted to ride," said Brandon.
Father and son spent two years as a popular tandem on the track before Randy was forced to retire after suffering a fractured neck (the second of his career) and brain damage in a shocking accident at Hawthorne that nearly killed him.
Over the next several months, Brandon would help take his father to a rehab hospital in Wheaton for physical rehab and speech therapy. But despite seeing the horrific extent of his father's injuries—which included 55 broken bones and 13 concussions—Brandon refuses to give up his career, even now that he's amassing his own laundry list of ailments.
In his five years as a professional jockey, he's torn his right shoulder, suffered a collapsed lung, broken his wrist several times and lacerated his liver. He points to a 6-inch scar down his clavicle. Underneath the skin is a surgically installed plate with eight screws holding it in place. Meier seems less concerned about the injury itself and more upset at the possibility that the metal in his body might be weighing him down a few ounces before he stands on the scale.
"Every little bit matters," he said.
This is the enemy, said jockey Seth Martinez, pointing to a scale sitting in the center of the jockeys' equipment room.
"Yeah, it's the dreadful part of the day when you step on this," said Meier.
Every track sets weight requirements for each race and the amount horses are allowed to carry usually ranges from 112 to 126 pounds—an absurdly low figure that includes the jockey plus about 7 pounds of gear. Staying just above the minimum weight requirement often involves skipping meals, lots of time in the track's sauna or sometimes making yourself vomit.
A survey of jockeys conducted by the Chicago Rehabilitation Institute in 1995 found that 69 percent missed meals, 67 percent used "hot box" saunas, 30 percent intentionally vomited, and 14 percent used laxatives.
Hours before a recent race at Hawthorne, Meier weighs himself at 114, a pound over his target of 113, even though all he'd had to eat the entire day was half a Red Bull and a granola bar. He then spent the next hour on a treadmill and stationary bike while dressed in four layers of clothing (including a raincoat) so he could sweat off the weight as quickly as possible.
"I don't lift weights because I don't want muscle, because it weighs more than fat," Meier said, looking down at his thin frame. "I don't think I have any body fat percentage."
Meier recalls scary days when he first started his extreme diet where his hands would cramp up and he couldn't move them out of a claw-like grip for a brief time.
Thornton considers himself lucky for his amazing metabolism.
"I've never been one to struggle; those guys that run in the sweatsuits and everything, I don't know how they do it. I don't do any of that," said Thornton. "Diet-wise, I pretty much eat what I want and I drink a lot of Red Bull."
The 5-foot-5 Slinger has trouble staying at her optimal weight of 109 pounds. She still is considered a "bug rider"—an apprentice until she wins five races at Hawthorne—and this status means she qualifies for a slight weight advantage over other jockeys. But since she's naturally about 115 pounds, Slinger regularly has to battle her own body to slim down.
The day before a recent race at Hawthorne, she drove back from St. Louis wearing a plastic sweatsuit with long johns and thermal wear underneath so some of the weight could be burned off on the trip back to Chicago. Once she arrived, Slinger runs on a treadmill and spends time in the sauna. Finally, she'll lay down and take a nap in the jockey's quarters while still in the sweatsuit.
"Some of the others can lose 8 pounds in a day, which I can't do," said Slinger, who admits she's not had anything to eat all day and won't until after her late afternoon races. "It's not fun, but it's part of it, so ... I'm in this for as long as my body holds up."
It's important for jockeys to stay healthy, because they're considered independent contractors, meaning they have to buy their own health insurance policies. It isn't easy; jockeys tend to be walking medical bills.
"The insurance rates are so insane," said Thornton, who said he's built a large nest egg of money in case he's unable to race. "Sometimes it's hard to find someone who will actually cover you in the first place."
Their freelancer status also means jockeys aren't eligible for injury or sick pay.
"Yeah, they have to come back quick because they don't get paid while hurt," Dorris said. "I give those guys a lot of credit because they come back early sometimes, and ride through it and it doesn't seem to faze them."
Even healthy riders, however, aren't guaranteed a significant salary at the track. A horses' owner gets 60 percent of a "purse," or prize in the race, if it wins first place. The jockey gets only 10 percent of the winnings. The commission drops significantly for second- and third-place finishers.
There's no prize money for those who finish lower than that, but jockeys also earn a small fee of about $80, called a jock mount, from owners or trainers. Twenty-five percent of the jockey's share goes to his or her agent, if he or she has one. Another 5 percent is paid to their "valet"—basically horse racing's version of a golf caddy—who must help groom the horse, prepare the rider's garments and equipment for each race.
The purse for a majority of the races at Hawthorne is $10,000 to $15,000, meaning they may only take home $750 to $1,000 for winning a race. A successful jockey often participates in several hundred races a year, riding dozens of horses.
"You gotta be winning to make money. If you run last, you're paying for your own gas to get to the track," said Thornton, who has been on a hot streak of late—winning approximately 25 percent of the races he's entered. "That's hard to do. If you're winning at 15 percent, you're doing pretty good."
Slinger averages about $800 to $1,200 a week, which doesn't sound bad for a typical 25-year-old in Chicago until you break it down hourly. She works seven days a week, and often 10- to 12-hour days.
"I'm not poor, but I'm definitely not high-income. One time I got a day's check for $3,000 and I was like 'Yes! Michigan Avenue time!' " said Slinger. "Good days like that make it worth it."
In more ways than one, Slinger isn't a typical jockey.
Unlike many of her peers, she didn't grow up around horses. Instead, the 26-year-old spent her formative years in a city known more for racing on four wheels rather than four hooves—Detroit.
"I remember being 8 years old and seeing it on TV when I was a kid and telling my mom, 'I want to do that!' " said Slinger, who didn't begin to work on a farm until her teen years. At 18, Slinger fled to Kentucky with no money, car or place to live with the hope of landing at a track.
"Kentucky, you think, hey Kentucky Derby! Hell, that sounds like a good place to start," Slinger said, laughing.
She eventually found her way into a bit of riding and jockey training, but she moved to Chicago in 2011 after she found a lack of good opportunities.
"When it came down to it, they wouldn't let me on some of the top horses in the world," she said.
Part of the problem: being female in a male-dominated sport.
"As a girl, you don't really get as many opportunities," said Slinger, who is one of two female jockeys out of about 25 at Hawthorne. "I'm constantly overcoming stereotypes, especially since I have no problem being a girl. I like clothes, I like shoes. So I hear things like 'You should be someone's wife!' and I'm like 'No, I want to ride fast horses!' "
Slinger says she still runs into trainers who refuse to use her because of her sex.
"A couple days ago I went to a trainer and was like 'Hey, if you ever need any help … I'd love an opportunity.' He goes, 'Actually, I don't use girls. I don't think you're tough enough and you're too easily intimidated.' And I was like 'Really?' And then he wanted to keep me there and talk like it was socially acceptable. You get that and then some people who are like, 'Yeah, I don't mind girls, I can use you,' but then they don't really. But [Hawthorne] is one of the better places I've ever seen."
Sometimes it's not sexism nor skill that holds a rider back. It's bad luck.
Part of the jockey's job is to constantly lobby trainers and owners (or hiring an agent to do the bargaining for them) so they're able to ride their best horses. Because Meier doesn't have an agent, he often comes to Hawthorne when it opens at 6:30 a.m. and spends much of the morning talking to trainers.
There's some mornings you can get 10 races, some you won't get any, but you need to show your face every day, because it can be out of sight, out of mind," Meier said. "You gotta show up and you're selling yourself constantly."
Dorris, who trains 35 horses at Hawthorne and owns half of them, acts as a matchmaker with jockey and horse.
"You let them get a feel for the horse and establish a relationship before you go into the race," he said. "Each rider's different. Some riders are speed riders, some are closers, some are better on routes and some on sprints. It's just the same as each horse is different so you pair them up the best you can."
Competition can be fierce for the top horses.
"If you get a good horse, there's going to be 10 jocks there and five different agents trying to get on him," Meier said. "You're fighting for it every time. So don't screw up and stay on the trainer's good side, because it's an excuse to lose your spot and get someone else on it."
Many of the jockeys at Hawthorne are under 40, but their spectators are not. It's a Wednesday afternoon and the grandstand is quiet. Only a few hundred people are around to see the day's races—many of them sitting in front of TVs so they can bet on races held elsewhere. And many of them appear to be in their 50s or 60s.
A study conducted by research company McKinsey & Co. found that few 18- to 34-year-olds watch thoroughbred racing except for the 1.8 million people in the demographic who view the Kentucky Derby on TV once a year. In response, the Jockey Club, the sport's governing body, recently commissioned a publicity tour to try to attract a younger audience. It started an ad campaign, a website and a bus tour that hit South by Southwest last month in Austin, Texas.
Meanwhile, Hawthorne has more problems than gray hair.
Horses have been sprinting around the country's fifth oldest track since May 20, 1891, when 6,000 fans came to see a five-race card at a place that was then in a rural area outside Chicago. Since then Cicero has become one of the biggest industrial centers in the country and hasn't exactly retained its pastoral charm.
Al Capone started Sportsman's Park in Cicero as a dog track and a shady way to make money by fixing races, but it eventually hosted many horse races. In 1973, 40,000 people came to Arlington Park in Chicago's northwest suburbs to see Secretariat race a few weeks after winning the Triple Crown. Over the next two decades, the sport drew in lots of interest and money, setting a wagering record of $1.29 billion in 1992, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
But over the last two decades, casinos have drawn bettors away and wagering has fallen off a cliff. The Illinois Gaming Board rejected Hawthorne's $500 million proposal to put a casino on its grounds and renovate the racing facility in 2008, and it took another hit last year when the Illinois Derby, its biggest race of the year, was excluded from the list of Kentucky Derby qualifying races.
To add to the course's misery, an outbreak of an equine herpes virus hit its fall meet in 2012 and killed six horses and infected many more. It's created a cycle where purse money has shrunk and there are fewer quality animals to ride.
"It's bad right now," Meier said. "Some of these horses are being made to race every week or 10 days and they can't handle it—they're tired or hurt. Ideally, they should only be out there every three or four weeks."
On May 1, Meier is moving to Canturbury Park in Minnesota—a track thriving because it doubles as a casino-resort. The purses are bigger there, he said.
It also represents a fresh start for Meier, who feels like his bad injury history is causing trainers to use him less. He was in saddle only once during Saturday's slate of nine races—finishing third in a $10,000-purse race.
"I hear 'I don't want to get you hurt again,' and it's discouraging," he said. "It might be nice to go to a new place where people don't know me or my dad and I can kind of start over from scratch."
But for now, Meier, and the rest of the young jockeys will focus on Saturday's annual Illinois Derby, still a high stakes race with a hefty $750,000 prize.
"My next race could be my last one. I hope not, but you never know," Thornton said. "Things can go wrong. You just hope for the best and have fun while you're doing it and maybe win some money."
Ryan Smith is a RedEye special contributor.


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Home > News & Events > Wayland Press Release Archives > 2013 News Releases > February 2013 > Wayland mission team combining evangelism and medicine in trip to Honduras
Wayland mission team combining evangelism and medicine in trip to Honduras
February 22, 2013
PLAINVIEW — A group of Wayland Baptist University students, faculty members and alumni will have an opportunity in March to gain valuable experience in missions while demonstrating God's love through evangelism and medicine.
According to Wayland Professor of Biological Sciences and Chemistry Dr. Adam Reinhart, who also serves as the university's pre-health director, he will take a team of 12 people, including seven students to an area approximately 30-45 miles northeast of the Honduran capitol of Tegucigalpa from March 11-18. Over that one-week period, the team will conduct several medical clinics, do some construction work at an orphanage and visit an international school. Team members also will do Gospel presentations and teach children's Bible stories to those who are seeking help through the clinics.
Reinhart said the trip is being done in cooperation with his friend, Joe Denton, who is a missionary in the area and the clinics will be operated by local doctors.
"They're more established and know what to look for and are better equipped to treat people there," Reinhart explained.
The group will be bringing in some general medical supplies, although it is limited in what it can bring in because of customs concerns. Reinhart also explained that the American dollar will buy more medicine in Honduras than it will in the United States.
Given that fact, he said what the team really needs is for people to make monetary donations that will enable them to buy the necessary prescription medication once they get in country.
In general, he said, one of his focuses is helping supply prenatal vitamins.
"There's a huge need for prenatal vitamins, especially prenatal vitamins that have a lot of folic acid," he said. "The amount of medicine we can buy once we're there, in terms of vitamin supplies, and stuff like that, we can make a big impact on lowering the potential rates of birth defects in that one little area we're going to."
He added that anyone interested in donating to help with the purchase of medicine should contact team member Amy Rendon at 806-291-3602 or by email at email@example.com.
As far as the team members' actual roles in the medical clinics, Reinhart said they will help with general triage-type work, prescreening patients and getting vital signs that will be passed along to the doctors.
Many of the students who are participating in the trip are preparing for careers in the health industry, Reinhart said, adding that the best time for them to get a taste of medical mission work is as undergrads.
"Once people are in medical school or dental school it makes it very difficult for them to leave that to even do a short-term mission trip," he said.
Two of those students are Jarrett Ross and Jessica Kenneson. Ross, a senior from Tulia, is studying molecular biology and chemistry and Kenneson is a sophomore from Wiggins, Colo who is studying the same fields. Both have an interest in the medical field and Ross has been accepted into the medical school at Texas Tech, although he doesn't know what his specialty will be.
He is excited about the trip and agreed that now is the time to go on a medical mission trip.
"I feel that meeting someone's physical needs is a gateway to helping meet their spiritual needs. I feel that is my calling," he said as he talked about the upcoming trip.
Kenneson is interested in medical research and she was a late-comer to the team, approaching Dr. Reinhart on the last day of sign-ups. She had seen posters about the trip but didn't commit to participating until she attended a presentation by Wayland alumni Dr. John Blevins in which he talked about his own medical mission trip to Africa.
"I love mission trips," she said with a smile. "I've always wanted to go and apply my passion for science to missions and medical mission trips make that possible . . . and it's fun."
In both cases, that is the kind of enthusiasm that gets Reinhart excited.
"The side of the trip that impacts our students the most," he said, "is just giving (them) a more global perspective of what God's doing around the world. Everything doesn't look like it does here and people around the world face different kinds of challenges that we don't experience in this part of the world.
"It's really a good way for God to get ahold of somebody and really increase the amount of ministry they're doing here. If you want to take the surest, shortest way to take somebody from a pew-sitter to really being involved in ministry, send them on a short-term mission trip," he said.


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The next day I got up to go to work at 10:00am, Selmo was laying at the foot of my bed as usual and I left for work. I came home around 3:30pm and he was still in the same spot and didn't seem like he had moved. 7:30pm rolled around, he was still in the same spot, acting strange and very lethargic. I told myself that if he wasn't better by the morning, he was going to see the vet.
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CHIPLEY � A big congratulations goes out to the Chipley FFA Show Team for their accomplishment at the Florida State Fair held in Tampa February 7-12.
CHIPLEY � A big congratulations goes out to the Chipley FFA Show Team for their accomplishment at the Florida State Fair held in Tampa February 7-12.
The Show Team consisted of Senior Emily Clark, Senior Taylor Birge, Junior Matt Fisher, Sophomore Carol Boswell, and Sophomore Alena Blevins. The Show Team went up against other FFA Chapters within the State of Florida. Some the Team went up against 15 heifers in their class.
Emily Clark took her hog, Watson, who weighed 255 lbs and was awarded 2nd place in her class.
Taylor Birge took her heifers Binks and Kubota. Taylor was awarded 3rd overall in Senior Showmanship. Taylor also won 2nd place in her Class with Kubota, and took home 7th in her Division.
Matt Fisher took 5 Limousins heifers to the State Fair. He was awarded 5th in Senior Showmanship in his Class. Matt also was award 1st place in his class and 3rd place in his class in different divisions. Matt was also awarded various places ranging from 6th to 4th in other classes with his heifers.
Carol Boswell took her Simmental heifer Rosie. Carol was awarded 6th Place in Senior Showmanship and was award 4th in her class.
Alena Blevins took her heifers Paige, Michele, and Lindsey. Alena was awarded 4th place in Showmanship in her class with Paige and was awarded 1st place in Class. In addition, Alena and Carol showed Michele and Lindsey in the Cow/Calf Pair Class where they were awarded Grand Champion in the Division of Cow/Calf Pair.
�I�m very excited and pleased with our accomplishments,� said Michele Curts, Chipley FFA advisor and teacher. �The students work very hard and care for these animals on a daily basis. Our FFA chapter is continually pushing to better ourselves and be a top competitive chapter within the State of Florida.�
The parents of the FFA Show Team want to congratulate the team on such an amazing accomplishment and want them to know how proud they are of the team.


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Want to take your pet out for a walk and show off your crochet skills at the same time? This free crochet harness pattern, designed for cats or small dogs, is just the thing. The acrylic yarn is washable and durable enough to stand up to the pull of a small animal.
What you needWorsted weight acrylic yarn in main color (A)
Worsted weight acrylic yarn in secondary color (B)
H crochet hook (or size needed to obtain gauge)
Key ring
Measuring tape
Gauge: 5 hdc = 2"
Before you begin:
Size and gauge are important in this pattern. Take your pet's measurement by passing a measuring tape around its forelimb, settling into the "pit" area and bringing the ends up to the center of its shoulder blades. The number of stitches you need for the two forelimb loops is determined as follows:
# of inches in the measurement taken above (our kitty model here came out to 16")
Multiply by 2.5 (# of stitches per inch) (that's 16 x 2.5 = 40.0 in our example)
Add five stitches (that's two extra for the base chain, and another three for comfort) (40 + 5 = 45 stitches)
This final number of stitches will be referred to as X in the pattern below.
Forearm Loops (make 2):
Using A, ch X
Skip 2 ch, hdc in 3rd ch from hook. Hdc in each ch to end, sl st twice across ends to join evenly, making sure loop is not twisted. Finish off.
To join the two loops, hold them together (one on top of the other) with the tops of the stitches on the outside edge, not inside. Working on outside edge, insert hook through both pieces, ch 2. 5 hdc in next 5 st (again through both pieces), turn.
Ch 1, skip first hdc, 3 hdc. Turn, leaving last st unworked.
Ch 1, 3 hdc, turn.
Ch 4, sl st in last hdc to make loop for key ring. Finish off.
Ch 200.
Skip 9 ch, hdc in 10th ch from hook, hdc in next 181 ch, sl st in last 10 ch.
Sl st to last hdc, making a loop. Finish off.
A tight edging will make the harness a bit smaller, so if yours came out a touch too large, it may be a good idea to stitch tightly. Otherwise, be sure to keep your stitches nice and loose–or you will make it too tight. It's a good idea to try it on your pet a couple of times as you go, to be sure.
With B, join to any stitch on the harness.
Sl st all around outer edge of harness. Finish off.
With B, join to any bottom base chain loop (inner edge)
Sl st all around inner foreleg hole. Repeat on the other one. Finish off.
With B, join to any stitch on the lead. Sl st all around, skipping the two end loops (you can cross from one side to the other by making one sl st in the middle of the end hdc, see picture.) Finish off.
Attach the 4 ch loop of harness to the heavier loop of the lead with a keyring or lead hook.
Before taking your pet outside in its new harness, slip it on indoors and let your little friend get used to it. When your pet accepts the feel of being harnessed, it's time to enjoy a walk outdoors together!
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(by Thomas Prior via Chicks and Bikes ) I've been thinking about getting a bike. Maybe it will be incentive to actually exercise. I'...
PS. I received a camera from The Disposable Memory project as thanks for blogging about them. I've passed it on to my bestfriend who has taken it to the country to take some pictures. Then I'll get her to post it back to me so I can finish the film. I'll let you all know how the photos turn out !
PSS. I'm off to the secondhand bookstore today to find some classics, fun!!
hope your all having a nice weekend!
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Get a Bike. I bought one and travel with it everywhere (I even bring it with me from country to country)! Right now it's locked up in my old apartments garage because it couldn't fit in the van when i moved. Gonna have to go and get it soon...ReplyDelete
i cant wait to get a bike too! so fun :o!ReplyDelete
hehe =]
So lovely . . . the lighting in the second image is stunning.ReplyDelete
I haven't been book thrifting in so long! Good times.ReplyDelete
Lovely blog ;)ReplyDelete
love the picures!ReplyDelete
gorgeous photos, have fun with the camera!ReplyDelete
You should definitely get a bicycle, the sights you can see are beautiful...I regret all the days I ever spent holed up in the metro! The photography project sounds like a dream, what joy it would be to find a camera full of film and ready to use...have fun!ReplyDelete
Bikes are wonderful! I had one when I lived in the States and rode it everywhere. Until I lost the lock and was too lazy to buy a new one, but still, it was great in the meantime!ReplyDelete
No way! My sister and I have been looking at bikes online. Gosh, how appealing it is, especially with a basket! Unfortunately, I'll have to find a way to afford such a thing for my lack of funds...or a job...ah.ReplyDelete
Its funny because my husband and I are in the process of looking for bikes:)! Such a fun thing to doReplyDelete
I love those pictures!! they're so beautiful !ReplyDelete
ps: thank you about Bicycle pirate ! I loved her picture so much when I saw it!but I thought it needed some editing to "enlight" it ,so here it is... <3
Wow that's awesome about the camera! Love it!ReplyDelete
How have you been lately? We must catch up via email soon!
Hope the book search went well and that you managed to get your hands on a copy of To Kill a Mockingbird (my all time fav classic).
Love love xx
Yes bikes are soo so useful for nipping around everywhere when you can't be bothered to walk.ReplyDelete
And you can get really pretty ones too.
I did a post all about pretty bikes here:
Have a look... I found some really nice ones :)
I love these photos! You should defently get a bike. I got one for my birthday, it's a big, old one with a lovely wicker basket on the front and a white leather seat. I love, love, love it!!! xxxReplyDelete
oh i want a bike!ReplyDelete
these images are gorgeous
Uh, I want a bike too. A pretty one. One that makes me want to take it out for a ride. Sadly, the ones that I like are the ones that I cannot afford. Damn, I have to find a compromise.ReplyDelete
What classics are you picking up?ReplyDelete
Those iamges are stunning! You have to get a bike, with sunshine and a good playlist, they're perfect xoxoReplyDelete
- AnonymousMonday, June 22, 2009
Ooo great pics ....kinda haunting!ReplyDelete
And do get a bike ...I'm currently looking out for a lovely old-fashioned one with a low seat and a wicker basket *sigh*
love the girl on the bike photos..so dreamy and reminds me of when i used to ride my bike around the neighborhood. hahah..i don't exercise much anymore!ReplyDelete
darling blog ♥ReplyDelete
i love these shots!!!ReplyDelete
Get a bike! You wont regret it.ReplyDelete
I had the same thought-get a bike and it will help you exercise! and maybe it will even be really fun!ReplyDelete
Even though I pretty much never use my bike-it was a great idea and the one time I have used it so far was worth it-I have been thinking about pulling out that puppy again and taking it for a ride!
Get a bike-It would be really fun!!! :)
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I adore the light on that picture, is it posed or unposed?ReplyDelete
An old school friend now a Doctor in coastal Melbourne swears by riding everywhere - she also happens to be one of the fittest people I know...
beautiful picsReplyDelete
What a pretty neighborhood... It would be a pleasure to ride around those streets.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousWednesday, June 24, 2009
such lovely photographs.ReplyDelete
so glad to have found your blog!
The light is absolutely stunning and magical, and oh so summery.ReplyDelete
I just picked myself a very cute bike about a month ago! Apparently in Nepal 'old skool' is 'current skool'...it has a basket, mud guards and a very loud bell! I'm just trying to figure out how to cart it back to Australia...ReplyDelete
see my bike here: http://berylabroad.blogspot.com/2009/05/my-new-wheels.html
Me too! I need a bike because I loathe running. I'm looking for a little beach cruiser-ish one.ReplyDelete
wow, quite lovely.ReplyDelete
It make me want a cruiser!


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Furmanite Announces Agreement to Acquire ENGlobal Midstream Inspection Division
Furmanite Announces Agreement to Acquire ENGlobal Midstream Inspection Division
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Furmanite Corporation (NYS: FRM) , reported today that it is acquiring certain assets of the Inspection Services Division of ENGlobal Corporation's Field Solutions group, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This division provides inspection and project management services to contractors and operators participating primarily in the midstream oil and gas market. A wide range of inspection services are offered, including Non-Destructive Examination (NDE), Quality Assurance, and Regulatory Compliance services for pipelines and other capital, turnaround, maintenance, and mechanical integrity projects.
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Usually I don't have luck growing basil - it regularly goes to seed before I can harvest much. But this year I have a really good crop and all I can think is - Pesto! Far from innovative, pesto is still such a classic and a crowd pleaser. I make mine in a blender and the whole thing is done in minutes.
Put about 2 cups loose basil leaves in blender. Add 2 cloves pressed garlic, 3/4 cup pine nuts, 3/4 cup grated Parmesan, 1 cup olive oil, and salt to taste. Blend all ingredients and it is ready to go.
I keep a jar of pesto in the fridge for a quick pasta dinner, but the sauce is also great on a sandwich, or grilled halibut.
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Hey, I love the recipe...one way I keep pesto from darkening (add some lemon juice) or going bad in the fridge is to just blend the basil, salt, garlic and oil. Keep that mixture in the fridge until you use it--add the parm and pine nuts and more oil (for the right thickness) when you serve it.ReplyDelete
--great blog and photos!
ohooo, I love the ease of this recipe, I want to try it on pizza as a sauce.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 03, 2013
Another way to keep pesto from darkening or going bad in the fridge is to cover with a nice layer of olive oil. Mine keeps for over a year in the fridge. Just spoon out what you need, smooth the top and pour on a little more olive oil to cover: refrigerate!ReplyDelete
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I know it's evil to post stuff like this 'cause somewhere in the world, someone is already hungry, and this isn't helping. And with any luck, now all of you are drooling :) This was one of those "nothing special" cafés in Italy, where you're on the side of the road and the restaurant is unexciting and the waiter is uninteresting and the service is unremarkable but then the Prosciutto and Mozzarella comes and oh oh oh this is just perfect now isn't it.
This post reminds me of one I wrote years ago about a deli in Amsterdam, back when I used to take the time to write restaurant reviews on this site. The prized line in that post reads:
Their mozzarella waltzes across your tongue in bedroom slippers, the picante salami tangos in stiletto heels
That was seriously good food. This was lovely too. Not quite as euphoric, but I had a better camera this time.


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AirPods with Wireless Charging Case
More magical than ever.
The new AirPods — complete with Wireless Charging Case — deliver the wireless headphone experience, reimagined. Just pull them out of the case and they're ready to use with your iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, or Mac.
After a simple one-tap setup, AirPods work like magic. They're automatically on and always connected. AirPods can even sense when they're in your ears and pause when you take them out.
To adjust the volume, change the song, make a call, or even get directions, simply say "Hey Siri" and make your request. You have the freedom to wear one or both AirPods, and you can play or skip forward with a double-tap when listening to music or podcasts.
Charge your AirPods quickly and easily with the Wireless Charging Case. Just set the case down on a Qi-compatible charging mat and let it charge. The LED indicator on the front of the case lets you know that your AirPods are charging. And when you're away from a charging mat, you can use the Lightning port to charge.
AirPods deliver 5 hours of listening time1 and 3 hours of talk time on a single charge.2 And they're made to keep up with you, thanks to a Wireless Charging Case that holds multiple charges for more than 24 hours of listening time.3 Need a quick charge? Just 15 minutes in the case gives you 3 hours of listening time4 or 2 hours of talk time.5
Powered by the all-new Apple H1 headphone chip, AirPods use optical sensors and motion accelerometers to detect when they're in your ears. Whether you're using both AirPods or just one, the H1 chip automatically routes the audio and engages the microphone. And when you're on a call or talking to Siri, an additional speech-detecting accelerometer works with beamforming microphones to filter out external noise and focus on the sound of your voice.
Designed by Apple
Automatically on, automatically connected
Easy setup for all your Apple devices6
Quick access to Siri by saying "Hey Siri" or setting up double-tap
Double-tap to play or skip forward
Charges quickly in the case
Case can be charged either wirelessly using a Qi-compatible charging mat or with the Lightning connector
Rich, high-quality audio and voice
Seamless switching between devices
What's in the Box
Wireless Charging Case
Lightning to USB Cable
Tech Specs
AirPods (each): 0.14 ounce (4 g)
Wireless Charging Case: 1.41 ounces (40 g)
AirPods (each): 0.65 by 0.71 by 1.59 inches (16.5 by 18.0 by 40.5 mm)
Wireless Charging Case: 1.74 by 0.84 by 2.11 inches (44.3 by 21.3 by 53.5 mm)
AirPods: Bluetooth
Wireless Charging Case: Charges via wireless (Qi-compatible) charging mat or Lightning connector
Live Listen audio7
AirPods Sensors (each):
Dual beamforming microphones
Dual optical sensors
Motion-detecting accelerometer
Speech-detecting accelerometer
AirPods with Wireless Charging Case: More than 24 hours listening time,3 up to 18 hours talk time8
AirPods (single charge): Up to 5 hours listening time,1 up to 3 hours talk time2
15 minutes in the case equals up to 3 hours listening time4 or up to 2 hours talk time5
System Requirements
iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models with iOS 12.2 or later
Apple Watch models with watchOS 5.2 or later
Mac models with macOS 10.14.4 or later
Apple TV models with tvOS 12.2 or later
iPhone Models
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone XR
- iPhone X
- iPhone 8
- iPhone 8 Plus
- iPhone 7
- iPhone 7 Plus
- iPhone 6s
- iPhone 6s Plus
- iPhone 6
- iPhone 6 Plus
- iPhone SE
- iPhone 5s
iPad Models
- iPad Air (3rd Generation)
- iPad mini (5th Generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd Generation)
- iPad Pro 10.5-inch
- iPad (6th Generation)
- iPad (5th Generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd Generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st Generation)
- iPad Pro 9.7-inch
- iPad mini 4
- iPad mini 3
- iPad mini 2
- iPad Air 2
- iPad Air (1st Generation)
Mac Models
- MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015 - 2017)
- MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018 and later)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015 - 2017)
- MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016 and later)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012 - 2015)
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016 and later)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2012 - 2015)
- iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2019)
- iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017)
- iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Late 2015)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014 - 2015)
- iMac Pro (2017 and later)
- Mac Pro (Late 2013)
- Mac mini (2018)
- Mac mini (Late 2014)
Apple TV Models
iPod Models
- iPod touch (7th generation)
- iPod touch (6th Generation)
Answers from the community
What is the difference between the 159 AirPods and the 199 AirPods
- Asked by Paul U from Carmel
- on 20-Mar-2019
Best Answer:
The new (2nd Generation) AirPods have some minor and major improvements. The 2nd gen. AirPods come w The new (2nd Generation) AirPods have some minor and major improvements. The 2nd gen. AirPods come with the "Hey Siri feature, thanks to the new Apple H1 chip. This lets you ask Siri to do all the work, for instance, you can ask Siri to change the volume, play, pause, and answer calls. When checking out you also have the option to buy the new airpods with the wireless charging case. The wireless charging case basically lets you charge your AirPods on a charging mat without the inconvenience of wires (chargers). I hope you found this to be helpful with your shopping expierence. A little advise, wait until AFTER the Apple events to buy AirPods. It is still rumored that there will be colors for AirPods in the future. Thank you!
- Answered by Jack R
- on 21-Mar-2019
Can you use Apple Airpods 2 with a iPhone 5s or a iPhone 6?
- Asked by Charlie D from Rockhampton
- on 01-Apr-2019
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From Apple's Technical Specifications website:
iPhone X
iPhone 8
iPhone 8 Plus From Apple's Technical Specifications website:
iPhone X
iPhone 8
iPhone 8 Plus
iPhone 7
iPhone 7 Plus
iPhone 6s
iPhone 6s Plus
iPhone 6
iPhone 6 Plus
iPhone SE
iPhone 5s
iPhone 5c
iPhone 5
- Answered by Cooper H from Ruckersville
- on 04-Apr-2019
Can you get your airpods engraved in store
- Asked by Dillon F from Leicester
- on 28-Mar-2019
Best Answer:
No. Engraving is only exclusive online, since at an Apple Store they would only give you AirPods tha No. Engraving is only exclusive online, since at an Apple Store they would only give you AirPods that they already have in store.
- Answered by Marineta S from London
- on 29-Mar-2019
can i use airpod generation 2 wireless charging with my iPhone 6s?
- Asked by Ideh E from Warri
- on 12-Aug-2019
Yes, the new AirPods are compatible with an iPhone 6s. If you go to the AirPod's product page, and s Yes, the new AirPods are compatible with an iPhone 6s. If you go to the AirPod's product page, and scroll down, there's a section titled "Compatibility" that lists every Apple device that Airpods are compatible with. Pretty handy!
- Answered by Jake L
- on 14-Aug-2019
Does the government regulations in the prohibition of sending lithium batteries by plane applies to these new airpods?
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- on 03-Apr-2019


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Related Media: What to Eat When You Want to Lose Weight
One week you are focusing on protein. The next week, a new diet urges you to dump the protein and load up with carbohydrates. Talk about redefining yo-yo dieting.
So do you continue with your current diet? Or will friends who have lost dozens of pounds on this new diet convince you to switch? All you know is that you are desperate to lose weight. If that new diet works, then it is worth a try.
Before you dig into another diet, step back and evaluate it. Just as you would not buy a car without knowing anything about it, you should not jump into a diet without scrutinizing its claims. And before you continue your string of yo-yo dieting, you should learn what successful weight loss is all about.
Weight loss does not happen overnight. Nor should it happen to the tune of 10 pounds a week. Instead, successful weight loss means losing 1-2 pounds per week. If you lose more than that, you may be harming yourself by not be providing your body with all of the nutrients it needs.
It is helpful to think of weight loss as a way to also achieve good health. Losing 5%-10% of your starting weight may lead to improved health if you are overweight. If you choose to lose weight, no matter how much, it is a good idea to work with your doctor and/or a registered nutritionist.
There are 3,500 calories in a pound, so to lose 1 pound a week you need a 500 calorie deficit per day, which is ideally achieved both by cutting back on calories and through exercise. Regular exercise is an important component of weight loss success.
You may also need to change some of your eating patterns. For example, are you always eating in front of the television without realizing how much you have eaten? Do you eat when you are depressed, sad, or angry? Ideally, you should pinpoint what triggers you to eat. If it is not hunger, then develop new, more healthful responses to these triggers.
Inevitably, diets do—and most likely will—fail. Consider, after all, how many times you have been in this situation. You committ to1 diet only to fizzle out after a few weeks. Then slowly but surely, the weight you have lost creeps back onto your body. What went wrong?
One reason as to why diets often do not work is that they are temporary interventions and do not address the issues really at hand: what is causing a person to eat a certain way and why? Most diets, for instance, prescribe certain eating habits that you follow for a specific period. Yet once that period ends, you are left to battle with your old eating patterns. Although you may have lost weight, you did not learn anything about nutrition, nor were you taught how to modify your old eating habits to maintain the weight you have achieved.
Some diets may also be too restrictive or unrealistic. Or the diet may require giving up going out to eat with friends or even eating certain food groups.
So how can you choose a diet that will help you lose weight sensibly and keep it off? You do this by taking the time to evaluate diets and not believing every claim you read or hear. Before you start a diet, talk with your doctor or a nutritionist about your intentions. Then ask these questions when analyzing a diet:
There is no quick fix and no magic pill or supplement that will make you lose weight. To lose weight, you will need to eat well and exercise.
American Council on Exercise
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Health Canada
Healthy Canadians
Estimated calorie needs per day by age, gender, and physical activity level. Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion website. Available at: http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/sites/default/files/usda_food_patterns/EstimatedCalorieNeedsPerDayTable.pdf. Accessed July 1, 2015.
Guide to behavior change: your weight is important. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Institutes of Health website. Available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/behavior.htm. Accessed July 1, 2015.
Losing weight. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/losing_weight. Updated May 15, 2015. Accessed July 1, 2015.
Weight loss and nutrition myths. Weight-control Information Network website. Available at: http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/myths.htm. Updated October 2014. Accessed July 1, 2015.
4/14/2009 DynaMed's Systematic Literature Surveillance
http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed: Sacks FM, Bray GA, Carey VJ, et al. Comparison of weight-loss diets with different compositions of fat, protein, and carbohydrates.
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Last reviewed June 2015 by Michael Woods, MD
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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Call us crazy, but we're pretty sure that there is nary a marriage-minded, straight dude out there trolling the editorial content of TheKnot.com in his spare time. Hence our confusion regarding the massive amount of space (not to mention time — we pity the poor intern who had to compile this list) given to the feature "100 Ways To Pop The Question." After the jump, some of TheKnot's not-so-modest proposals.
They say: Want to really surprise your sweetheart? Cut out the bottom of a big box, wrap it with pretty paper and ribbon, and attach a card that says, "What's inside the box is a gift to last a lifetime." "Deliver" yourself to his or her office or front door.
We say: Didn't Timberlake already do this on SNL?
They say: Freeze the ring in a homemade Popsicle, and give your sweet two treats in one!
We say: Hope you know the Heimlich!
They say: Write your proposal in sunscreen on your tummy, so that your tan will "stencil in" the words. She will be so touched you've taken such an, um, interesting approach, she will accept immediately.
We say: Loser.
They say: Draw a hopscotch board on the sidewalk and invite your honey out for a game. Once he or she has succumbed to a little childhood play, replace the pebble you're using with the real rock!
We say: Don't fucking throw jewelry at us.
They say: Steal from that famous Say Anything scene — park yourself outside her house with a stereo blaring your favorite tune and propose on the front lawn
We say: Restraining order.
They say: Play Hangman and have the phrase be "Marry Me."
We say: Noose... marriage. We get it already.
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