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Guilford County Amends Stay At Home Order
Governor's Executive Order Affects Some Modifications
Guilford County is announcing additional modifications to the current amended Countywide (SAH) order which will go into effect Friday, April 10 at 5p.m. and impact all Guilford County residents. These modifications address the specific areas of "Drive-In" Religious Services and Automobile Dealers providing clarification for some areas of specified retail business and service provisions related to automotive industry and relaxes some restrictions surrounding religious gatherings.
Guilford County Officials along with elected leaders from Greensboro and High Point recently had discussions to determine how Executive Order (EO) 131 issued by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper Thursday, April, 9 in addition to the current statewide Stay-At-Home (SAH) order compared with ongoing updates being considered to the Amended Countywide Stay-At-Home (SAH) Order. This order was issued by the county and went into effect Monday, March 30 at 7p.m.
These discussions led to the decision to modify the current amended (SAH) order, easing some restrictions to be more in line with the Governor's statewide order. Notable modifications to the amended Countywide (SAH) order address "Drive-In" Religious Services increases the number of persons allowed to congregate while stipulating requirements to stay inside their vehicles.
Additional requirements of this modification include:
"Drive-In" Religious Services
- Drive-in services permitted only once per week.
- All members not actively engaged in presenting the service must remain in their vehicles.
- There must be at least six (6) feet of separation between the sides of vehicles, i.e., cars must have a parking space of separation. Designate six-foot distances with signage, tape, or by other means. Leaving an empty, marked parking space at least six (6) foot wide between each vehicle is compliant.
- There must be at least six (6) feet of separation between presenters and between presenters and vehicle occupants.
- Only family members within each vehicle.
- No buses or vans except for minivans.
- Vehicle occupancy is limited to the number of seating spaces equipped with seatbelts.
- No seating in truck beds or on vehicle exteriors is permitted.
- No more than fifty (50) vehicles.
View Drive-In Religious Services Guidelines.
Automobile Dealers
- All dealership operations shall be fully compliant with all the requirements set out in Executive Order 131.
- Motor vehicle sales conducted by appointment.
- Posting online whether a facility is open and how best to reach the facility and continue services by phone or remotely.
- Designate six-foot distances with signage, tape, or by other means, six-foot spacing for employees and customers to maintain appropriate distance and maintaining at least six-foot social distancing from other individuals.
- No more than ten (10) people, including customers and employees, in the showroom at any one time.
- All customer lounges closed.
- Tables available outside the showroom for customers who wish to conduct transaction outside of showroom.
- Hand sanitizer and sanitizing products readily available for employees and customers.
- No test drives permitted unless expressly requested by the purchaser and only conducted in adherence to the following requirements:
• Vehicle are completely sanitized with COVID-19 approved products after every test drive with a card stating time it was driven and when it was sanitized.
• No sales representative riding in vehicle with a customer.
• Customer to wear gloves that are provided by dealership while test driving vehicle.
• Disposable seat mats to be used for the test drive.
• Vehicles test driven will not be driven by another potential customer for 72 hours.
- To the extent legally possible, conduct off-site / home delivery of vehicles.
- Adhere to any CDC recommendations in addition to Executive Order 131 for maintaining a safe workplace, including the measures referenced above as well as:
- Identify customers and employees who have viral symptoms and prohibit them from entering the dealership.
- Require what the CDC calls "respiratory etiquette," including covering coughs and sneezes
- Provide customers and employees with tissues and trash receptacles.
- Prohibit employees from using other employees' phones, desks, offices, work tools and equipment.
- Prohibit hand shaking and other physical contact between individuals.
- Post handwashing signs around the dealership.
Chairman of the Board Jeff Phillips stated, "It is our hope that all of our residents will continue to take the Amended Stay-At-Home order very seriously, and will voluntarily comply. The County and our city partners are continuing to assess the spread of the disease in our community. We understand the importance of this time of year within our religious community and the need for individuals to be able to exercise their religious beliefs with like-minded believers while being cognizant of public health concerns." He added, "We have heard and are listening to our business community. We understand that these are trying times economically and we are all working together to weather these difficult times.
Phillips stated, "As we continue to face the challenging phases of these rapidly changing situation, we need every member of our community to follow the CDC recommendations, to cover their sneeze and cough, to stay home when sick, to wash their hands frequently and adhere to social distancing recommendations."
Residents are urged to review the website for the most recent modifications of the countywide (SAH) order and to review the full plans of action for "Drive-In" Religious Services and Automobile Dealers.
For more information, please visit the CDC's website at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus and NCDHHS' website at www.ncdhhs.gov/coronavirus, which will also include future positive COVID-19 test results in North Carolina.
For questions, please email the Guilford County about the COVID-19 Stay-At-Home Order at email@example.com.


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Richardson Objects To Proposal For Vigil Leave Of Absence
Gov. Bill Richardson is repeating his call for indicted state Treasurer Robert Vigil to resign or face impeachment.
His comment Monday was in response to a proposal by Republican state Sen. Joseph Carraro, of Albuquerque, for Vigil to take a leave of absence without pay.
Carraro's plan calls for Vigil to appoint someone to run the office who is recommended by a panel of legislators.
A spokesman for the governor -- Pahl Shipley -- said that proposal only muddies the water.
Shipley said Richardson believes a resignation is the best solution.
Political pressure is building on Vigil because of looming impeachment proceedings.
Vigil and former Treasurer Michael Montoya have pleaded not guilty to extortion charges.
The Legislature will meet Friday to discuss the impeachment proceedings against Vigil.

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- Letter sent to Frans Timmermans, First Vice-President of the European Commission.
- Letter sent to Jyrki Katainen, European Commission's Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investments and Competetiveness.
- Letter sent to Neven Mimica, European Commissioner in charge of International Cooperation and Development.
- Letter sent to João Pedro Vale de Almeida, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenypotentiary Head of the European Union Delegation to the United Nations.
SDG 8 action - letters to the EU
Below, the letters sent to European Union's representative in the frame of our advocacy work ahead of the SDGs SDGs The Sustainable Development Goals were one of the outcomes of the Rio+20 Conference. The members States launched a new set of future international development goals, which will build upon the Millennium Development Goals and converge with the post-2015 development agenda. Political Declaration 2019.


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Wallwork Heat Treatment CEO discusses composites
Khai Trung Le talks to Peter Carpenter, CEO of Wallwork Group, on how the growth of composites impacts the UK heat treatment sector.
Tell us about your background prior to joining Wallwork.
I completed a condensed sandwich HND Metallurgy course at Sheffield City Polytechnic – now Sheffield Hallam University, UK – with the industrial part spent as a Special Apprentice at Mather and Platt Ltd in Newton Heath, Manchester. The apprenticeship there was very structured and I gained good experience in various departments.
From there, I moved to the Metallurgy department of the Scientific Services Division of the Central Electricity Generation Board (CEGB), where I had the opportunity to gain further experience in failure analysis as well as investigating the properties of the then-new titanium/nickel shape-memory alloy the CEGB used to plug boiler tubes.
It was from here that I answered an advert in 1982 for a 'young enthusiastic metallurgist' to work at Wallwork Heat Treatment in Bury – at the time a single-site company employing just 30 people.
Wallwork has worked extensively with Rolls-Royce, Airbus and Bombardier. How does their move towards using composites impact the heat treatment work conducted by Wallwork?
Obviously, composites will replace metal parts in some cases. Currently, this is happening extensively in the bodies and wings of aircraft where the fatigue resistance and strength-to-weight ratio of carbon fibre is superior to aluminium. In most cases, these parts are not heat-treated, or are so large that they need to be treated by the manufacturer.
As a contract heat treatment and coating company, most of the aerospace parts we see for processing are engineering components that require high strength and uniformity, such as engine components, undercarriage parts, hydraulics and actuators. Many of these parts also require wear and strength resistance, so are unlikely to be replaced by composites in the near future.
What challenges do you expect the UK heat treatment industry to face in the coming years?
Heat treatment is becoming increasingly specialised, particularly in the aerospace and motorsport sectors. The equipment required to carry out these processes is of high value, and we are frequently seeing that older equipment cannot be upgraded to meet the more stringent specifications required to produce a uniform product. Only the largest of manufacturers will be
able to justify investment in such specialised equipment. The sub-contract sector will need to invest heavily to provide these services to British manufactures.
The more enlightened manufacturers value their supply chain and make an effort to communicate well with them so that they can plan capacity for the future. But, unfortunately, there are still many companies who let very little information flow down, making it difficult for heat treaters and other sub-contractors to make long-term investment decisions. In a static market, this is not too much of a problem. But as the market hopefully starts to grow, it may well cause restrictions in the supply chain as new equipment is often on long lead times.
Have there been any recent technological developments within heat treatment that have caught your eye?
The big development starting to make an impact in many aspects of engineering is additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing. This is well established in plastics manufacture and is now moving into metal components. The good news for us is that virtually all AM metal components require some form of heat treatment. The highly stressed nature of the parts inevitably requires stress relieving, which is straightforward. But, when it comes to heat-treating to increase strength, toughness, and fatigue resistance, among others, the AM components respond quite differently.
Many designers assume that because a metal has the same chemical composition as a wrought component, the properties will be similar. This is not the case. The microstructure of AM materials is completely different and very little information is available regarding suitable heat treatments. At Wallwork, we started a research project over 18 months ago to test the properties of common grades of metal used in AM with different heat treatments. The results have been interesting and will enable us to specify heat treatment of such components in the future with confidence.
We increasingly find manufacturers turning to us for advice – as metallurgists in industry appear to be a dying breed – so we need to be in a position to be able to offer informed advice to them on the latest treatments and coatings available. As such, Wallwork technical staff will be available on stand G121 in Hall 4 at the 2016 Farnborough International Air Show, held on 11-15 July.
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Distortion problems in the furnace can be related to flow patterns and temperature variations, among others. However, monitoring component temperature through a data logger outside of the furnace has not proven possible. The Oil Quench System is capable of traveling through the entire process with the products.
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WILKES-BARRE, PA - The 2020 harness racing stakes season kicks into high gear starting Monday afternoon at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, with three nine-horse divisions of two-year-old trotting colts getting their first taste of fast-class action in $30,000 sections of the group's Pennsylvania All-Stars racing. The barn of Marcus Melander, voted the 2019 Trainer of the Year after sending out Greenshoe, Gimpanzee, and a seemingly-endless line of quality stakes trotters, will be harnessing the favorites in two of the divisions. In race seven, Melander actually has the two favorites in the morning line, with the Father Patrick - Tanya's Dance colt Incentive given a slight edge off a 1:57.2 Meadowlands victory as he starts from post three for driver Brian Sears; In Range, the Bar Hopping - Ilia colt who finished second to Incentive in his first lifetime start, will try to turn the tables on his barnmate from post one for driver Tim Tetrick. The race ten favorite will be another horse for Marcus Melander and sire Father Patrick, Bidensky (dam Southern Senorita), who will start from post six with Marcus's younger brother Mattias slated for sulky duty. Bidensky was second after setting the pace in a very fast 1:55.2 Meadowlands mile in his last start, two lengths behind Southwind Tyrion; his primary competition may come from another son of Father Patrick, Glacier Hanover (dam Global Desire), a $470,000 yearling who showed improvement between his first and second start. In race nine, Father Patrick's sensational sire success early in his career gets reaffirmed by the appointing of another one of his sons, Ethics, as the morning line favorite. Out of the dam Speak To Me, Ethics was just outsprinted at the end of a 1:57 qualifier at The Meadowlands last time out. Tim Tetrick will be driving for trainer Per Engblom; the youngster will face the difficulty of starting from post eight in his purse bow. Monday will give the local bettors their first chance to see these two-year-old trotting colts; many of them will be back here August 23 for a leg of their Sire Stakes event, and then the best of the group will gather on Saturday afternoon, September 5 for their Sire Stakes Championship on a $1.2 million Championship day for the various divisions of two-year-olds at The Downs. From the PHHA / Pocono Downs
Delray Beach, FL - A great unofficial opening day was had by all who attended the Saturday morning On The Deck viewing of two and three-year-old trotters and pacers in training at Sunshine Meadows Equestrian Village. More than 50 people came out to On The Deck with some bringing their own lawn chairs to sit under the big tree at the finish wire and watch the training sessions. It was a sunny morning with a warm breeze at around 84 degrees. For those with an appetite, there were bagels and flagels and cream cheese, butter, coffee and fruit salad, all compliments of Myron and Stephanie Bell. And for those with a eye for horseflesh marveled as they saw Maverick out on the track. The $1.1 million Father Patrick yearling, now a magnificent looking two-year-old, continues to impress everyone that sees him. He is being trained by Tony Alagna. There was also talk about how Maverick's full brother, Greenshoe, who was voted Three-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year by the U.S. Harness Writers Association that was announced last night and has a great chance to be named Trotter of the Year. Hall of Famer Jimmy Takter was out on the racetrack jogging some of the two-year-old's. Prominent local horseman Tom Merriman, talked about how he has just retired from training horse after 60 plus years. Tom is one of the few remaining horsemen who was at Pompano Park when it first opened in 1964. Missing from the lineup of regulars was Murray Brown. Jeffrey Bell said that the 2020 Roster Book will be back from the printers this week, so they will be available come Saturday. Also there was Mike Saunders, who was a New York Knicks trainer for 25 years. Other that were at On The Deck included Ted Smith, Robert Goldstein, Bob Marks, Jerry Glance, Ron Gurfein, Christina Takter, Eric and Lisa Cherry, Vicki Howard, Nick Salvi, Steve Oldford, Joe Pennacchio, and many others. by Steve Wolf, for On The Deck
Freehold, NJ --- Ever since coming to Freehold Raceway, Lucius Vorenus has excelled over the half-mile oval. He continued his winning ways on Friday (November 15), as he took the harness racing $50,000 final of the Standardbred Breeders' and Owner's Association of New Jersey trotting series. Sent off as the even-money favorite, he was put right on the lead by driver Jason Bartlett. French Cafe, the clear-cut second choice, drafted in the pocket, but Lucius Vorenus was still able to set steady fractions of 28.4 for a quarter and 59.0 for a half. Nearing three-quarters, Lucius Vorenus began to pull away, as he set the fraction in a slow 1:28.2. French Cafe had to settle for second, as Lucius Vorenus cruised under the wire in 1:56.3. This is the third win in the last four starts for the Crawford Farms-owned gelding, who is sired by Father Patrick and trained by Nick Surick. He won the Garden State trot for colts & geldings in his Freehold debut on October 26, then added a win and a runner-up in the first two legs of the series. He's now earned $109,655 in his career; $74,375 of that total has come in his last four races. Live racing continues at Freehold on Saturday, with a scheduled first post time of 12:30 PM EST. From Freehold Raceway
Harrisburg, PA — The Standardbred Horse Sale got off to a record start Monday (Nov. 4) at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show Complex as the opening session set a record for average price and saw its gross increase by more than $3 million compared to 2018. Trotting filly Gangsta Rat (#45) was the day's top seller, as the Muscle Hill daughter went for $550,000 to Ake Svanstedt on behalf of S R F Stable, and a total of 12 yearlings reached at least $300,000. The sale grossed $19.2 million for 169 horses, an increase of 20.7 percent from last year's $15.9 million for 170 horses, and averaged $113,976, an increase of 21.8 percent compared to last year's $93,541. Other top sellers Monday were trotting colt Take This Society for $475,000 to Diamond Creek Farm, trotting colt Glacier Hanover for $470,000 to Jeffrey Snyder, and trotting colt Spy Booth for $460,000 to agent Bryan Montgomery on behalf of a group of owners and trainer Per Engblom. Filly pacer Panda Hanover, purchased by Dana Parham, and filly trotter The Ice Countess, purchased by Tony Alagna, both sold for $400,000. The big numbers in Harrisburg follow a record-breaking Lexington Selected Sale in October, which included the sport's first million-dollar yearlings. "It's a fantastic sale so far," Standardbred Horse Sale President and CEO Pete Spears said. "I'm sure this (average) is an all-time record for us. "Lexington was fantastic, the economy hasn't changed, people are feeling good. There's a lot of good news in harness racing. There's money in New Jersey, the Ohio program is coming up, there are new developments in Illinois and even in Nevada. Everything is good right now. "I had hoped we would do equally well, and we have." Trotting fillies, trotting colts, and pacing colts all posted six-figure averages Monday. Trotting fillies led the way with a $154,848 average for 33 followed by trotting colts at $124,851 for 47 and pacing colts at $100,939 for 49. "People were here doing their homework on Saturday," Spears said. "All the big-money people were looking very closely at horses. It wasn't just a lot of last-minute lookers today. I got a lot of feedback all day about how much underbidders regretted not getting the horse of their choice in many cases today. "The trotters (were strong). If it was a nice trotter, it sold wonderfully. It's been such a good thing here in America that the Swedes have become so interested in breeding over here, selling over here, buying and racing over here. "I think (Tuesday) will be very strong. There are a lot more horses on Tuesday that would have been Monday horses last year, so there are going to be some really nice yearlings available." Gangsta Rat, by Muscle Hill out of Order By Wish, is a full sister to this season's Earl Beal Jr. Memorial winner Marseille, also trained by Svanstedt. Gangsta Rat was consigned by Concord Stud Farm and bred by Stefan Balazsi's Order By Stable. "He is a very nice horse," said Svanstedt, who noted it was the highest-priced yearling he ever purchased. "His pedigree is very good, a good family on the mother's side, and Muscle Hill. He had good conformation; everything was good. He had everything I like with a horse." Take This Society, by Muscle Hill out of Thatsnotmyname, is a half-brother to stakes-winner Basquiat from the family of 2010 Hambletonian winner Muscle Massive. Like Gangsta Rat, he was consigned by Concord Stud Farm and bred by Order By Stable. "I love the fact the breeder was a big fan of the horse," Diamond Creek's Adam Bowden said. "I think when the breeder is behind a horse like this, it makes buying a horse that much easier. Stefan is a great guy; he's had great success and his families are hot. It's hard not to think that this is the next big thing. "We want to take more prominent pieces in some of these horses before they become multi-million-dollar horses." Glacier Hanover, by Father Patrick out of Global Desire, was the day's penultimate horse to pass through the auction ring. The colt is from the family of 2006 U.S. Horse of the Year Glidemaster. He was consigned and bred by Hanover Shoe Farms. Jim Campbell will train the trotter for Snyder. "I had him for 400, we got carried away, but let's hope for the best," Snyder said. "He's a beautiful horse. The mare is a full sister to Glidemaster. Hopefully we'll have luck. We got one other trotter (No Ball Games Rat for $300,000). This one and the other were our two favorite ones." Spy Booth, the third of the top-four sellers consigned by Concord Stud Farm and bred by Order By Stable, is by Muscle Hill out of Amour Heiress. He is a full brother to stakes-winner King Alphonso out of the family of 2014 Hambletonian winner Trixton. "He was big and strong, well built," Engblom said. "We trained the mom with Jimmy (Takter) and the pedigree is great. His full brother is one of the best 2-year-olds out there. What's not to like. "It was a little bit more than we wanted to pay but sometimes you've got to stretch a little bit to get the ones (you want). We did good in Lexington. This is the first one we're getting today. We've been bidding on a couple other ones. You've got to get the ones you like; get quality horses, not just a lot of horses. We've been keeping our eye on him. He's a nice colt." Panda Hanover, by Somebeachsomewhere out of Panera Hanover, is a full sister to stakes-winner Papi Rob Hanover. She was consigned and bred by Hanover Shoe Farms. Parham will turn over the training duties to Alagna. Alagna also will train The Ice Countess, by Muscle Hill out of The Ice Queen for a group of owners. The filly is a full sister to stakes-winners Ice Attraction and The Ice Dutchess and her family includes Southwind Serena, the dam of Dan Patch Award-winner Mission Brief and stakes-winner Tactical Landing. The Ice Countess was consigned by Preferred Equine and bred by Stephen Dey III and David Reid. "Dana is trying to buy top-end pacing fillies," Alagna said. "He bought Panda Hanover and he bought the sister to Tall Drink Hanover (Takeway Hanover for $225,000), so that's kind of what he's doing. "(The Ice Countess) is a beautiful filly. She's got so much residual (value) as a broodmare based on the fact she's got Mission Brief on the second dam plus the two fillies that have already hit. There is so much upside for this filly either way. If she just does a little bit of something on the track her value is going to stay where it's at. "I've been blessed every year. I've got great support; we buy great horses. But we work hard at it to try to find them too. We spend a lot of time looking, going to the farms. I'm very lucky to have people that support what we want to do." The yearling portion of the sale resumes Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show Complex. The final day for yearlings is Wednesday, also beginning at 10. To view the full results of the Monday session or the upcoming catalogue, please click here. For a video recap of the opening session, click here. by Ken Weingartner, for the USTA
Diamond Creek Farm is proud to announce that after another successful harness racing year, Father Patrick's stud fee has increased to $30,000 for 2020. Father Patrick is currently the leading sire of average earnings for 2-year-olds and is 2nd in 3-year-old average earnings. He is the sire of racing's newest millionaire, Greenshoe, whose full brother sold for a record $1.1 million in Lexington, and Breeder's Crown champion, Amigo Volo. His Lexington yearling average is $111,667 and 84% of his 2-year-olds are already starters, Bookings for Father Patrick will be very limited. Please contact the office at firstname.lastname@example.com if interested in being on the application list. From Diamond Creek Farm
FREEHOLD, NJ - October 28, 2019 - On Saturday (Oct 26.) Lucius Vorenus was victorious in the $80,000 SBOANJ sponsored New Jersey Garden State Trot for 3-year-old harness racing colt and gelding trotters at Freehold Raceway. Andy Miller and Nick Surick teamed up for the win in the 3rd race at Freehold on Saturday afternoon. Andy Miller sent the 3-year-old to the front from post position four when the gate folded. Without looking back Lucius Vorenus lead every step of the way stopping the clock in 1:58.2. The son of Father Patrick is owned by Crawford Farms Racing and notched the third win of his career. Lucius Vorenus now has lifetime earnings of $75,280 for his winning connections. No Drama Please finished a very close second with Sovereign Deo coming in third. Live racing resumes on Friday, November 1, 2019, at Freehold, with a first post time of 12:30 PM EDT. By Courtney Stafford, for the SBOANJ
MILTON, ONTARIO, October 25, 2019 - Harness racing trotter Amigo Volo (Dexter Dunn) was never challenged in a wire-to-wire mile of 1:54.3, taking the the $600,000 (USD) Breeders Crown Two-Year-Old Colt Trot Final on Friday at Woodbine Mohawk Park. A quartet of trotting colts left alertly but Amigo Volo soared to the top around the first turn and led commandingly by 2 lengths to cut the first quarter in :26.4. Leading the rest of the field from second was Third Shift, with Capricornus third. The huge favorite, Real Cool Sam, was rolling in seventh through a record-breaking half of :55.3 by Amigo Volo. Third Shift struggled following as Amigo Volo raided three-quarters in 1:24, drawing away into the stretch. As Amigo Hall put 5 lengths in front of the field, Real Cool Sam's attempt to make up ground was defied by sharp-closing longshot Rome Pays Off, who nipped Chestnut Hill for second. Amigo Volo (Father Patrick--Margarita Momma) crossed the wire 4 lengths the best in 1:54.3 for trainer Richard Norman. It was Dexter Dunn's first Breeders Crown-winning drive. Bred by Kentuckiana Farms, the $42,000 yearling is owned by Pinske Stables and David Miller. Amigo Volo paid $7.10 to win. To watch the race replay, click here. From Woodbine Communications/Hambletonian Society
In discussing his horse, Sister Sledge, trainer Ron Burke gave a simple but accurate assessment of Friday's $600,000 Breeders Crown 2-year-old filly harness racing trot final at Woodbine Mohawk Park. "Moving forward, I think she's as good as any filly out there, but there are a couple real good ones," Burke said. "The 2-year-old trotting fillies are very solid - a bunch of them actually." This past Friday, Yannick Gingras showed just how deep the field is by driving horses to victory over undefeated opponents in both elimination races. Gingras guided Sister Sledge past previously perfect Hypnotic AM, a 1-5 favorite, in the first elim. He followed by driving Ms Savannah Belle to victory and keeping Ramona Hill out of the winner's circle for the first time. Hypnotic AM was second while Ramona Hill finished third. Gingras will drive Sister Sledge, a daughter of Father Patrick-Behindclosedoors, in the final. The horse, who drew the two-post, has eight wins and has hit the board in all 10 starts this year, winning C$308,852. She will go off right next to Hypnotic AM, who drew post one. A repeat of their exciting elimination battle would be interesting, as Gingras went outside in the homestretch to pass the favorite and win by 1-1/4 lengths. "When I got alongside of her I could tell I had more trot," Gingras said. "It was just a matter of getting to the wire. But I was definitely confident, throughout really. She's a nice filly. The other one is nice too, but I had all the confidence in the world in my filly. With the trip, I thought she would give her a really good run anyway." It was the first setback in eight starts for Hypnotic AM, who has won C$394,582 this season with Brian Sears in the sulky. "She raced good (in the elim)," trainer Marcus Melander said. "She got a little fresh on the lead and Brian had to hold her a little too much. Maybe we need to do some changes for this week, but I think she raced good. You always want to win so you know you're going to draw (post) one to five. She just got a little too fresh on the lead. It was just too much." Hypnotic AM had last raced Sept. 14 in winning the New York Sire Stakes championship. The Chapter Seven-Daydream AM S miss qualified in 1:54.2 in advance of her Crown elimination. "She was very good in her qualifier and I thought she was going to be ready," Melander said. "Maybe this will put her a little bit forward. I still think we have a great filly even if she got beat, and (Sister Sledge) is a good horse. I really like my horse and think she will have a big chance in the final. She gets over the ground so easy. She can do anything; race on any sized track, she's got speed, she's got stamina. She's got everything that a good horse has got to have." In the second elim, not winning proved costly for Ramona Hill, who drew post 10 in the final. Driven by Andy McCarthy, the Muscle Hill-Lock Down Lindy freshman lost for the first time in six starts. "I didn't think she was tracking as good as she has been, so we're going to make a couple of adjustments for the final, but she went a monster trip after Andy got her settled," said trainer Tony Alagna, whose filly has earned C$106,300 this year. "He tried to press out of there a little bit with her, but she wasn't as comfortable, so he just waited on her. She was parked the entire mile first over, so she went a huge mile just to be third. "We'll regroup, but we're very pleased with her. She's a filly we were very high on, but she was very immature and we didn't even know if we'd make it to the Breeders Crown with her at one stage. To be here, and to be in the final, speaks volumes to her quality. She just needed some time. As the year's gotten longer, she's gotten better. We gave her a nice break after the Kindergarten (leg on July 19) and that really seemed to help her. All those things helped her for sure." Winning for the fourth time in eight starts allowed Ms Savannah Belle to earn a post five Friday, setting up what could be a fierce final. As he did with Sister Sledge, Gingras rallied his horse down the homestretch. The filly has hit the board in seven races and won C$216,658 this year. "She was super down in Lexington; we only raced her the first week there, we skipped the second week just to aim her for this and I think she'll be even sharper (in the final)," trainer Per Engblom said of the daughter of Muscle Hill-Stubborn Belle. "I think my filly will do good. She hadn't raced in three weeks; she'll be a little sharper next week. "She's a darling. She's good every time. She had a couple (1:52 miles) in a row. I worried she might be a little short, but Yannick worked out the perfect trip for her, so it was no problem." Engblom has two horses in the final, as Shishito (Father Patrick-Yoga) will go off from the eight hole. "She was third in the first elimination and I think she'll step up and be a little better this week too," the trainer said. "She was very good. She was leaning in the turn a little bit so (driver Dexter Dunn) lost a little ground in the last turn, but then she finished really good in the stretch. We'll try to change her bridle up a little bit to keep her a little straighter. She's such an honest little filly, I just love her. She's nice." Rounding out the final are May Baby (post three), Dip Me Hanover (four), Wine Rack Hanover (six), Madame Sherry (seven) and Violet Stride (nine). Trainer Nifty Norman feels Wine Rack Hanover may be calming down at just the right time. "She's got a big motor, she's just had trouble with her manners all year," Norman said of the Kadabra-Winbak Maya miss. "But she's getting better and better all the time. She was really tough to hang on to; she was really hot. She's starting to work it out. She's got a great attitude. She never gives in. I'm pretty happy with her." Trainer Jim Campbell felt Madame Sherry, a daughter of Father Patrick-Celebrity Angel, "raced OK" in her elimination but echoed most everyone's thoughts about the final. "It's a tough group," Campbell said. "It's a real tough group. She's going to have to step her game up to be better for next week to get money in there, but she's got a chance to go for it, which is better than not being in it." Below is the field for the Breeders Crown 2-year-old filly trot final. PP-Horse-Driver-Trainer 1-Hypnotic AM-Brian Sears-Marcus Melander 2-Sister Sledge-Yannick Gingras-Ron Burke 3-May Baby-James Yoder-James Yoder 4-Dip Me Hanover-David Miller-Linda Toscano 5-Ms Savannah Belle-TBA-Per Engblom 6-Wine Rack Hanover-Sylvain Filion-R. Nifty Norman 7-Madame Sherry-Tim Tetrick-Jim Campbell 8-Shishito-Dexter Dunn-Per Engblom 9-Violet Stride-Tyler Buter-Mark Harder 10-Ramona Hill-Andy McCarthy-Tony Alagna By Rich Fisher, for the Breeders Crown
MILTON, ONT, October 18, 2019 - Harness racing driver Yannick Gingras set up shop in the winner's circle to launch the Breeders Crown elimination weekend festivities on Friday evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park. A pair of eliminations for the 2-Year-Old Filly Trot and a single elimination for the 2-Year-Old Colt Trot were contested. Gingras drove Synergy to a 1:55 win in the $32,500 Breeders Crown Two-Year-Old Colt Trot elimination. The field left evenly except for Chestnut Hill, who galloped off the gate while mid-pack Beads went to the front as the rest of the field found early spots. Back Of The Neck sat behind the leader into a :27.2 first quarter while Synergy sat in fourth. Synergy was in a good spot going into the half as favorite Amigo Volo and outsider Horse Trader jumped, leaving a big lead for Beads and a clear path for Synergy on the inside through a half in :57. By the 1:25.4 three-quarters, Beads was being chased strongly by Third Shift, who went four wide into the stretch, along with Rome Pays Off charging up the middle and Synergy riding the rail. Those three left Beads behind and as Third Shift dueled with Rome Pays Off, Gingras glided by them to win by a length in 1:55. Synergy (Father Patrick--Southwind Sauna), is trained by Per Engblom. The colt was bred by Southwind Farms and is owned by Brittany Farms, John Fielding, Herb Liverman and David Anderson. Third Shift nosed Rome Pays Off for the place. Chestnut Hill recovered from the early break and finished fourth. The top-seven finishers from the elimination advanced to the final to join the trio of Capricornus, Port Perry and Real Cool Sam, who all took byes to the final. Moon Bridge, Beads and Amigo Volo finished fifth through seventh to qualify for the next Friday's (October 25) $600,000 final. Synergy paid $36.90 to win. To watch the replay, click here. Sister Sledge regained her winning form and in the process ended the undefeated reign of Hypnotic AM in capturing the first of two $32,500 eliminations of the Breeders Crown for juvenile trotting fillies. Gingras guided Sister Sledge to the lead in the early stages and released 1-5 favorite Hypnotic AM and driver Brian Sears well before the :27 2/5 opening quarter marker. Those two continued in that order through middle fractions of :56 1/5 and 1:24 4/5 as only Violet Stride attempted to rally on the outside without cover but couldn't get reasonably close to the top pair. In the homestretch Gingras tipped the daughter of Father Patrick to the outside and Sister Sledge rolled right by the favorite to score by a length. Hypnotic AM entered the Crown elimination unbeaten in seven prior starts but had to settle for second here. Shishito saved ground most of the way and finished third with Violet Stride and Madame Sherry earning final berths. Burke Racing Stable, Jason Merillo, J & T Silva, Purnell & Libby and Weaver-Bruscemi LLC share partnership in Sister Sledge now an eight time winner in 10 starts as a freshman. "I rushed her a bit out of the two hole at The Red Mile," said Gingras, "And she got rough. Here I waited a bit and she was strong." Trainer Burke was frustrated with a second and third place finish in Grand Circuit action at The Red Mile but found the answers he was looking for. "We decided to change her bridle after the Pennsylvania Championship," Burke said of the mistake. "She's as good a filly as there is out there." Sister Sledge returned $13.80 to win. To watch the replay click here. It was Gingras once again putting the end to another unbeaten streak in the second $32,500 Breeders Crown elimination for juvenile trotting fillies when he guided Ms Savannah Belle to victory with previously flawless Ramona Hill had to settle for third. Ms Savannah Belle started from post eight but Gingras was quick to energize her at the outset grabbing the early lead then yielding to Indiana-based filly May Baby before the :27 3/5 opening quarter was clocked. Ms Savannah Belle stayed close up in the pocket as May Baby carved out lively fractions of :56, 1:24 4/5 for James Yoder. Gingras wasted little time and angled Ms Savannah Belle to challenge into the homestretch and the daughter of Muscle Hill took off quickly rolling past the leader and drawing clear from other rivals to post a 1:53 2/5 clocking. Wine Rack Hanover rallied along the inside after a pylon-sitting trip for second just ahead of Ramona Hill who went a long way on the outside without cover in a difficult grinding effort. May Baby settled for fourth after doing the early leg work and Peaceful Way champion Dip Me Hanover rallied late for the final berth. Sent off as a 4-1 offering Ms Savannah Belle returned $10.60 winning for the fourth time in 8 career starts for owner-breeder Al Libfeld and trainer Per Engblom. "We decided to race her just the first week at The Red Mile and get her ready for this," said Engblom following the victory. "I think she'll be even better next week. "She had some bad luck early she drew outside (post 10) in the Doherty and raced well there." Ms Savannah Belle paid $10.60 to win. To see the replay, click here. Post positions for the 2-Year-Old Colt Trot and 2-Year-Old Filly Trot finals were drawn following the eliminations. Elimination winners drew for inside post positions one through five. $600,000 2-Year-Old Colt Trot 1 Beads 2 Synergy 3 Moon Bridge 4 Amigo Volo 5 Chestnut Hill 6 Rome Pays Off 7 Third Shift 8 Capricornus 9 Real Cool Sam 10 Port Perry $600,000 2-Year-Old Filly Trot 1 Hypnotic Am 2 Sister Sledge 3 May Baby 4 Dip Me Hanover 5 Ms Savannah Belle 6 Wine Rack Hanover 7 Madame Sherry 8 Shishito 9 Violet Stride 10 Ramona Hill From Woodbine Communications/Hambletonian Society
CHESTER, PA - On Wednesday afternoon Harrah's Philadelphia started its serving of Liberty Bell Series stakes action with $180,800 on the line in three harness racing divisions of freshman male action for each of the both gaits. Despite a rainy day during which the track was rerated from "good" to "sloppy," four of the six winners took lifetime marks, and the other two winners, both pacers, came home in 55.1. Form held up in the first two of the trotting contests. The Father Patrick - Muscle Amour gelding Saxon rallied out of the pocket to catch pacesetting DD's Redemption in his division, stopping the timer in 1:56.3 (good) in posting a half-length victory. A double winner in PA Stallion Series action, Saxon was handled by David Miller for trainer Jim Campbell for the Runthetable Stables. Loyal Fox Hanover looked like he might be facing difficulty after PA Fair Championship winner Stickler Hanover got to the half in 1:00 in their section, but the altered son of Andover Hall - Lady Luck Hanover grinded into 57.1 - 28.1 back fractions to get by the stubborn pacesetter by 1¼ lengths in 1:57.1 (sloppy). Loyal Fox Hanover, a Stallion Series winner who was second in his Championship, was driven by Dexter Dunn for trainer Chuck Sylvester, who is a co-owner along with Steve Jones, Mary Kinsey Arnold, and Paul Bordogna. The one trotting cut that saw the chalk defeated was also the fastest division on that gait, and it was won by the Muscle Massive - My Winning Way K colt Moveoutofmyway K in 1:56 (sloppy). Yannick Gingras tipped his colt out of the pocket midbackstretch and immediately got the lead as the pacesetter broke, and then the pair were able to ward off the late burst of favored Patriarch Hanover by a half-length. Norm Parker conditions the first-time stakes winner for owner Robert Key. Contrasting with the trotting events, the contests for baby pacers saw no favorite emerge victorious. The fastest winner was the Well Said - Bodacious Hanover colt Lake Charles, who was sent to the top by Tim Tetrick, then came home in :55.1 - :27.2 for a 1:51.4 victory (good). Tell Them Lou was three-quarters of a length back in second and favored Manticore third behind the PA Stallion Series Championship winner, who is trained by Ray Schnittker and is co-owned by him with Dr. John Egloff, Max Hempt, and Steven Arnold. Brian Sears sent Father Nuno, the Somebeachsomewhere - Worldly Treasure colt who is a full brother to Captaintreacherous, to the top in his division, and like Lake Charles, Father Nuno posted back splits of :55.1 - 27.2 to complete the mile in 1:53.1 (sloppy), 2¼ lengths ahead of favored Mac's Big Boy. The brother team of trainer Tom and owner John Cancelliere are the sponsorship behind the impeccably-bred baby. The one pacing winner who did post a new mark was also the longest shot of the six stakeswinners at $30.60: the Sweet Lou - Keystone Dawn mare Keystone Dash, who rallied from the pocket for driver Andrew McCarthy to overhaul pacesetting favorite Starship by a nose in 1:53.1 (good). The youngster, a PA Stallion Series winner who is owned by Ãke Svanstedt Inc., had not raced in 33 days, but despite any layoff Svanstedt horses usually come out ready for a big mile, as did Keystone Dash today. From the PHHA / Harrah's Philadelphia
LEXINGTON, KY--Division leader Greenshoe kept his crown intact as he patiently pushed for the front and faced little challenge when cruising to a 1:51.1 mile in the 127th Kentucky Futurity--going as a $450,000 single heat sponsored by Hunterton Farms, Stoner Manor Inc. and Menhammer Stuteri Ab--over a "good" track at The Red Mile on Sunday, Oct. 6. Stablemate Green Manalishi S swept to the top from post 8 while Gimpanzee raced first over to a :27.3 first quarter and supplied cover to fellow Marcus Melander trainee Greenshoe. Gimpanzee slid to the lead up the backstretch while Greenshoe, the 1-9 favorite, crept closer to the top through a :55.1 half with Pilot Discretion on cover second over. Greenshoe hit his best strides heading to the final turn, rushing past Gimpanzee to lead the field past three-quarters in 1:24. Through the stretch the millionaire son of Father Patrick veered wide but kept to task while pursued down the center of the course by Don't Let'em, who took second. Gimpanzee held third from Soul Strong closing from the back of the pack for fourth. "I was really happy with the way things were working out; I wasn't getting any road trouble," said winning driver Brian Sears after the race. "I was able to be patient with him and ease him up to the front. Then when I thought it was time to use him up a little bit he was there for me and was pretty much in hand. I was really happy with the way he scored down so I was getting a good feeling going behind the gate. He's got speed that really no other horse I can think of can go with." Earning $1,241,273 for owners Courant Inc., Hans Backe, Lars Granqvist and Morten Langli, Greenshoe--bred by Al Libfeld and Marvin Katz--won his 12th race from 16 starts. "I was here for the first time in 2007," said owner Anders Strom, who co-owns Greenshoe through Courant Inc. "I started my business as a horse owner for real in 2005 and set myself a target to have the world's best horse in 15 years and we are up by a photo finish now. Not to say the least to do it with this team of trainer, groom, driver, my co-owners which also will include Hanover Shoe Farms where he will find his new home next season." Greenshoe paid $2.20 to win. by Ray Cotolo, for The Red Mile
Lexington, KY — A night after establishing the record for gross, the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale concluded Saturday (Oct. 5) with the record for average, closing the book on a sale that saw the first million-dollar yearlings in history as well as the top-selling pacer and filly trotter pass through the auction ring. This year's event at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion ended with a gross of $46.48 million for 762 horses and average of $60,997. The previous best average was in 2017, at $58,537 for 622 horses. Last year's sale established the previous record for gross, with $39.77 million for 702 horses.The average this year was up 4.20 percent compared to 2017 and 7.66 percent compared to last year's $56,652. The gross was up 16.87 percent. Saturday's fifth session saw 129 yearlings sell for $2.96 million, an average of $23,016. The gross compared to last year's fifth session, when 116 horses sold for $2.76 million, was ahead 7.37 percent. The average was down 3.44 percent from last year's $23,836. The session's top seller was pacing colt Tabooma, by Always A Virgin out of Walstan's Lady, for $97,000. His half-sister PJ's Legacy was an Ohio Breeders Championship winner this season at age 2. Tabooma was purchased by Kathy Smith, consigned by Anvil And Lace Farm, and bred by Walter Fister. Creedom, a trotting filly by Swan For All out of Cree, was second at $95,000. She purchased by Preferred Equine as agent for Lindy Farm. She was consigned by Peninsula Farm and bred by Michael Andrew. A total of 121 horses sold for at least $100,000 this year, three shy of last year's record of 124. Muscle Hill and Father Patrick led trotting sires in gross, with 55 Muscle Hill yearlings totaling $7.15 million ($130,073 average) and 48 Father Patrick yearlings totaling $5.36 million ($111,667). The two also led in average among trotting sires with more than one horse sold. Somebeachsomewhere and first-crop sire Always B Miki topped the pacing sires in gross, with 38 Somebeachsomewhere yearlings totaling $4.28 million ($112,763 average) and 56 Always B Miki yearlings totaling $3.99 million ($71,321). Somebeachsomewhere led in average followed by Captaintreacherous at $73,776 for 49 yearlings sold. For complete results, click here. by Ken Weingartner, for the USTA
LEXINGTON, KY--Real Cool Sam remains undefeated from nine starts but hit the finish line inseparably with 32-1 Big Oil in the third of three harness racing divisions of the $276,300 Trixton International Stallion Stakes on Thursday, Oct. 3 at The Red Mile. Big Oil sat third to a :27.2 first quarter set by second-choice Gangster Hanover with Capricornus sitting the pocket. Real Cool Sam, sent the 1-2 favorite, raced fourth up the backstretch before driver David Miller slowly edged from the pylons through a :55.3. Real Cool Sam ranged closer to Gangster Hanover circling the final turn but Capricornus had room to pull from the pocket passing three-quarters in 1:24. Capricornus took a narrow lead through the stretch while Big Oil circumvented Gangster Hanover towards the inside and sprinted towards the front as Real Cool Sam rallied three wide. Real Cool Sam ground past Capricornus in the final strides to hit the finish in tandem with Big Oil, stopping the clock in 1:52.1. A gelding by Muscle Hill, Real Cool Sam lowered the world record for a two-year-old trotting gelding of 1:52.3 set by Amigo Volo last week at The Red Mile. "When [the photo] was taking so long, I was hopeful for a dead-heat but I didn't think we got it," trainer Jim Campbell said after the race. "Today was his ninth start and I didn't want to come out of here with 10 starts and then--the plan is, if everything's okay, to go to the Breeders Crown. I didn't want him getting used hard; [it's] been over three weeks since he raced last at Chester. When they hadn't raced like that and you go abuse them too much too soon [then] they don't race the way you want them to. This way it worked out perfectly--Dave gave him a good drive; the way you'd want the colt driven" Real Cool Sam, a homebred for Fashion Farms, has earned $443,063. He paid $2.20 to win. Big Oil, a colt by Father Patrick, won his second race from eight starts, earning $91,605 for owner-breeder Jason and Douglas Allen and co-owner Ron Allen. The 1:52.1 mile lowers the Julie Miller trainee's lifetime mark. "Last week we kind of used as a confidence booster for him," Julie Miller said after the race. "I thought Andy raced him real well and we thought today to give him a chance. I'm leaning towards [not sending him to the Breeders Crown]. We may put him away and have a great three-year-old." Andy Miller piloted the $16.60 winner. King Alphonso wired his competition with a 1:52 mile in the opening division of the Trixton. Trainer-driver Ake Svanstedt swept King Alphonso past pylon-starter Beyond Kronos to take the lead into the Tattersalls turn. Even-money favorite Rome Pays Off, rough-gaited at the start, raced last of the seven through a :27.1 opening quarter before angling first over into the backside. Rome Pays Off marched into a :55.2 half to race at King Alphonso's wheel circling the final turn but began to retreat past three-quarters in 1:24.1. King Alphonso strolled through the stretch with wide strides pursued by pocket-sitter Beyond Kronos in second. It's Academic rolled down the center of the course for third. A colt by Muscle Hill bred by Order By Stable, King Alphonso won his second race from seven starts, earning $128,395 for owners Ake Svanstedt, Bender Sweden, Little E LLC and Douglas Sipple. He paid $6.80 to win. Taken to the center of the course after trotting a bad step, Amigo Volo quickly regained his footing and surged past his competition to equal his then-1:52.3 world record when winning the second division of the Trixton. Driver Dexter Dunn floated Amigo Volo from post 7 into fourth rounding the first turn while EL Ideal led the field through the first quarter in :26.4. EL Ideal decelerated up the backstretch as Amigo Volo nearly broke into a gallop but kept his stride as Dunn veered the Father Patrick gelding to the center of the track. Past a :55.3 half, Amigo Volo progressed uncovered towards the leader. "It wasn't his gait--he was sort of running out a touch there," Dunn said after the race. "He was playing around with his head a little bit. It was more like he lost a little bit of concentration there and threw himself off stride. [So I] sort of moved him out of the way and he just hit his gait straight away." EL Ideal clung to command as Amigo Volo matched strides passing three-quarters in 1:24. Amigo Volo then lunged to the lead straightening for the finish and strode clear of EL Ideal with Synergy taking third. "He did it really nicely," Dunn also said. "Those plugs are still in." Winning his fourth race from eight starts, Amigo Volo has won $214,696 for owners Pinske Stables and David J. Miller. Carter Pinske conditions the gelding bred by Kentuckiana Farms LLC and Jorgen Jahre Jr. He paid $3.40 to win. Each division of the Trixton International Stallion Stakes was sponsored by Deo Volente Farms, where 2014 Hambletonian Winner Trixton stands stud. "This is truly a special place. It's an honor and a pleasure to be here," said Mike Gulotta, CEO of Deo Volente Farms in the winner's circle after Race 3. "I love the crowd; I love the racing. Together with the sale, it's a perfect venue. It's a place to showcase some great, great horses." Grand Circuit action resumes at The Red Mile Friday, Oct. 4 with four divisions of the $290,200 Muscle Hill International Stallion Stakes for two-year-old trotting fillies--sponsored by Southwind Farms--and two divisions of the $239,000 Arlene Siegel Memorial International Stallion Stakes for two-year-old pacing fillies--sponsored by Jules Siegel and Fashion Farms. Racing gets underway with first-race post at 1:00 p.m. (EDT). By Ray Cotolo, for The Red Mile
LEXINGTON, KY-- A total of six divisions of International Stallion Stakes (ISS) compose part of the harness racing card at The Red Mile Friday, Oct. 4. Freshman trotting fillies compete in four divisions of the $290,200 ISS while the freshman pacing fillies race in two divisions of the $239,000 ISS. Love A Good Story, off a victory in an $83,000 division of Bluegrass, starts from the pylons in the first division of the filly trot. The Chapter Seven filly--owned by Pinske Stables, Kentuckiana Racing Stable and Daniel Plouffe--collected her seventh victory from nine starts when hitting the finish in 1:52.2 to pull a 7-1 upset last week. The winner of $216,187 will have Andy Miller in the bike for trainer Julie Miller. Crucial, a three-quarter sister to Ineffable (who sold for $600,000 at night one of the Lexington Selected Sale), will compete against Love A Good Story from post 3. The Ron Burke-trained daughter of Father Patrick enters off consecutive third-place finishes in the $250,000 Kentucky Sires Stakes Final and the $215,000 Kentuckiana at Hoosier Park. Chris Page steers the winner of $127,023 for owners Burke Racing Stable, William Donovan, J&T Silve-Prunel & Libby and Weaver Bruscemi. Ramona Hill races widest of her seven foes in the second ISS split as she puts her unbeaten record on the line against Sister Sledge, who starts from post 1 after losing for the first time in eight starts last week. Trained by Tony Alagna for owners Brad Grant, Crawford Farms Racing, Robert Leblanc and In The Gym Partners, Ramona Hill blasted off a pocket trip under a hand drive to a 1:52.4 win in an $82,000 division of Bluegrass. The winner of $66,000 will try to stay undefeated in her fifth pari-mutuel bow and will have Andrew McCarthy in the sulky. Sister Sledge added Lasix when racing as the 1-2 favorite in an $82,000 division of Bluegrass but flattened through the lane and settled for third in a 1:54.1 mile. The Ron Burke-trained daughter of Father Patrick--who has banked $274,402 for owners Burke Racing Stable, Jason Melillo, J&T Silva-Purnel & Libby and Weaver Bruscemi--neighbors on the gate the Per Engblom trainee Shishito, who won an $83,000 division of Bluegrass in 1:52 to up her bankroll to $222,776 for owners Black Horse Racing and John Fielding. Yannick Gingras drives Sister Sledge while Dexter Dunn drives Shishito. Trainer-driver Ake Svanstedt sends Common Sense S from post 8 in the third ISS division off a 1:53.3 win in an $82,000 division of Bluegrass where she bested Sister Sledge. Co-owned by Svanstedt Inc. with the S R F Stable, the Trixton filly has five wins to her credit from nine starts and $122,600 earned. Erv Miller upgrades Heaven to Grand Circuit company in the same division after the Father Patrick filly won a late-closing event last week at Lexington going wire to wire in 1:55.1 to break her maiden in her 11th start. Owned by Ervin Miller Stable, Louis Willinger, George Golemes and Happy Hour Racing, Heaven has earned $34,942 and will start from post 5 in rein to Marcus Miller. Doherty Memorial runner-up Sherry Lyns Lady leads the final ISS filly trot off a 1:54.2 victory in the Kentuckiana at Hoosier Park. Hitting the board in eight of nine starts but winning only twice, the Jim Campbell-trained Father Patrick filly has accrued $264,154 in earnings for owners Coyote Wynd Farms and will start from post 3 with Tim Tetrick driving. In the earlier division of ISS for two-year-old pacing fillies, Reflect With Me looks to reenter the winner's circle off two check-earning finishes in the She's A Great Lady. The Tony Alagna-trained Captaintreacherous filly--with $156,225 earned for owners Brittany Farms LLC and Brad Grant--will start from post 2 with Andrew McCarthy in the bike. Flanking the likely favorite, Looksgoodinaromper makes her first Grand Circuit foray. The Pet Rock filly thrived on the Ohio Sires Stakes circuit, hitting the board in all seven starts while collecting five victories and amassing $273,650 in earnings for owners Burke Racing Stable LLC and Weaver Bruscemi LLC. Chris Page drives the Ohio Sires Stakes champ from post 3 for trainer Ron Burke. Kentucky Sires Stakes champ Gai Waterhouse will attempt to rebound in the later ISS frosh-filly pace dash. The Domenico Cecere trainee--entering from a 1:50.3 pocket-popping score in the $250,000 Kentucky Sires Stakes championship--stalked the pacesetter again but gave chase to finish third as the 8-5 favorite in a $140,750 division of Bluegrass. The daughter of Western Ideal--earning $171,890 for owner Lindy Farms of Connecticut--will have Yannick Gingras in the sulky. The nine-race program also features two late-closing events for two-year-old trotting colts and a single late-closing dash for pacing fillies and mares. Racing gets underway Friday with first-race post at 1:00 p.m. (EDT). by Ray Cotolo, for the Red Mile
The world record price for a Standardbred yearling racehorse was set Tuesday evening at $1,1,00,000 for the full brother to harness racing trotting star Greenshoe, Hip No. 44 Maverick, shattered the record book Lexington Selected Yearling Sale. Maverick is sired by Father Patrick from the mare Designed To Be. The winning bidder was Bradly Grant. The colt was consigned by Kentuckiana Farms. The prior record price for a yearling was $825,000, purchased by the Cancelliere brothers for Detour Hanover, a full-brother to Donato Hanover who sold at the 2011 Harrisburg Yearling Sale. Later that evening, Damien, by Muscle Hill out of Danae, a full brother to international $3 million-earner Propulsion as well as stakes-winner Dream Together brought $1 million. He is a half-brother to stakes-winner D'Orsay. He was purchased by Bengt Agerup's Brixton Medical AB and will be trained by Daniel Reden, who also trains Propulsion for Brixton subsidiary Stall Zet. The colt was consigned by Cane Run Farm and bred by Fredericka Caldwell and Bluestone Farms. The record yearling price for a pacer was also rewritten as Brixton Medical also was behind the purchase of Some Terror, a son of Somebeachsomewhere out of Economy Terror for $800,000. The colt was signed for by Nancy Johansson, who will train the horse. He was consigned by Vieux Carre Farms and bred by Chuck Pompey, Howard Taylor, and Ed Gold. Ineffable, hip No. 7, got the party started with a record price of $600,000 for a yearling filly trotter. The previous record of $500,000 was shared by Courtney Hall (2003), Future Secured (2015), and Fifty Cent Piece (2018). Purchased by Lina Alm as agent for Lennart Agren's S R F Stable, Ineffable is a daughter of Cantab Hall out of stakes-winner Jolene Jolene. She is a three-quarter sister to stakes-winner 2-year-old filly Crucial. She was consigned by Hunterton Sales Agency for breeders Maumee River Stables, Black Creek Farm, Martin Schmucker, and Steve Stewart. by Steve Wolf, for Harnesslink
LEXINGTON, KY-- A seven-race harness racing card starts the second week of the Grand Circuit fortnight at The Red Mile with three divisions of the $276,300 International Stallion Stakes for two-year-old trotting colts highlighting the Thursday, Oct. 3 card. Rome Pays Off leads the opening division after finishing third in a $105,500 division of Bluegrass. The Marcus Melander-trained Muscle Hill colt closed from last with a :27.1 final quarter to finish eight lengths behind the winner. Brother Mattias Melander stays in the sulky as he pilots the winner of $177,494 for owner S R F Stable. Amigo Volo, who gave trainer Carter Pinske his first Grand Circuit victory, starts from the outermost post in the field of seven composing the second Stallion Stake split. Dexter Dunn piloted the Father Patrick gelding to a seven-length victory in a division of the Bluegrass and stopped the clock in 1:52.3, lowering the world record for a freshman trotting gelding. Dunn will again drive the winner of $168,646 for owners Pinske Stables and David J. Miller. Dunn also drove E L Ideal, racing from post 3 in the second division, to a maiden-breaking 1:52.2 victory in the Bluegrass last week. The Ake Svanstedt-trained Muscle Hill colt, racing for Emp Invest Oy, will have Andy Miller in the bike. Real Cool Sam fronts the final division as he tries to stay unbeaten in nine starts. With victories including a 1:53.1 victory in the $324,550 Peter Haughton Memorial and--more recently--a 1:53.4 win in the $252,000 Pennsylvania Sires Stakes Championship, the Fashion Farms homebred has accrued $420,038 in earnings. David Miller will maintain the reins as he steers the Jim Campbell trainee from post 5. Gangster Hanover, romping by nine-and-a-quarter lengths in his Bluegrass split, will start from post 7 in the final division. Trainer-driver Ake Svanstedt launched the Father Patrick colt after the pacesetter circling the final turn and sprinted to the finish in :26.2 to win in a lifetime-best 1:52.3 last week. Svanstedt, who co-owns the colt, stays in the bike behind the winner of $114,522 for co-owners S R F Stable and Brittany Farms. Kentucky Sires Stakes champion Ready For Moni will try to rebound as he faces Real Cool Sam from post 3. The Per Engblom-trained colt by Ready Cash led most of the mile in his $105,500 division of Bluegrass last week before jumping and veering into the safety lane through the stretch. He has earned $161,500 from six starts for owners John Fielding, Lindy Farms of Connecticut, Herb Liverman and Bud Hatfield, and will have Jimmy Takter in the bike. The Thursday, Oct. 3 program also features three late-closing events for two-year-old trotting fillies and a single late-closing race for two-year-old pacing fillies. Racing gets underway with first-race post at 1:00 p.m. (EDT). By Ray Cotolo, for The Red Mile


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Today in London squatting history, 1978: mass eviction in Huntley Street, Bloomsbury.
In February 1977 5 blocks of 54 empty police flats, in Huntley Street, behind University College Hospital, which had lain empty for 4 years, were squatted; as an initiative of the Squatters Action Council. Getting in to the blocks (all amusingly named after the first five commissioners of the Metropolitan Police!), wasn't hard, the front doors were unlocked… Soon 160 people were living here, including recent evictees from squats at Cleveland Street, Trentishoe Mansions & Cornwall Terrace. One block was allocated to women and children from a hostel for battered women; a ground floor flat became the office of the Squatters Action Council and later the London Squatters Union. 3 days after the flats were squatted, the Health Authority, who owned them, announced that they were to be used to house nurses and doctors from neighbouring University College Hospital.
In 1977 the many activists living in the flats were regularly woken early in the morning by motivated people going round knocking on doors to gather people to head up to the mass pickets at the Grunwicks strike in West London…
After the Health Authority obtained a Possession Order in July 1978, the flats were barricaded, a watch was set up around the clock on the roof. But the squats were infiltrated by two undercover cops, "Nigel and Mary", posing as homeless… Now many of the squatters sussed to these two early on, but others went all liberal, saying there was no proof, they could be ok etc… "Nigel and Mary" managed to get themselves on the roof rota one morning, up turn the cops… well you can guess the rest.
On 16th August 1978, in London's biggest mass eviction, the houses were evicted by the Special Patrol Group; in all 650 coppers led by ex-bomb squad supremo, & nemesis of the Angry Brigade, Roy Habershon. They sealed off the street & send in bulldozers. All 5 houses were cleared despite some resistance from the barricaded buildings. It turned out they had been tapping the phones, taking aerial surveillance pictures, and so on… 14 people were nicked, charged with 'resisting the sheriff' contrary to Section 10 of the Criminal Law Act 1977. 12 later got off, but Piers Corbyn and Jim Paton were found guilty… (Although Jim wasn't even present at the eviction!) In solidarity with the evictions 150 Dutch squatters besieged the British Embassy in the Hague, & the British embassy in Stockholm was also picketed.
In fact the eviction was totally unnecessary – an agreement had been won the day before that all the squatters would be rehoused. Many were given flats on the nearby Hillview Estate, in Kings Cross, which was handed over to Shortlife Community Housing to manage…|
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NB: Nothing can't be sold… The poster reproduced at the top of this post, printed in support of the Untley Street squatters, is being sold on the internet by a 'rare books' dealer in the US for $750… Betting the money will go to housing campaigns today…?


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Posted by Chris Swart on April 14, 2002 at 16:46:43:
In Reply to: Re: Poisonous Lizards of Central Africa? posted by Scott on February 26, 2001 at 14:37:38:
: : : I always thought that the only poisonous lizards were the Gila Monster and Mexican Beaded Lizard both in the new world. The Komodo Dragon is also nasty but not poisonous. Im interested in learning more.
: : These lizards that you mention are not poisonous. They are venomous. There is a difference. A venomous creature can inject venom into its prey or an attacker. A poisonous lizard is dangerous if ingested.
: Regardless of venom or toxicity, they don't live in Africa. By the way, are there "poisonous" lizards? Thanks for your correction.
The lizard to which you may be referring to is the blueskop. It is fearsome in appearance with a very blue head as the name suggests. I doubt whether it is poisonous or venomous as my dog has a habit of killing those that come to ground


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Prenatal Pilates
Miraculous changes happen to your body in each trimester of your pregnancy, but each phase presents new challenges and concerns for expecting mothers. For all you soon to be mamas, we have put together a list of some of the most frequently asked questions our Pilates trainers get asked.
Pilates is not just one more fitness trend. This method has been changing bodies and lives for almost a century. Nothing can help you understand it better than personal trainings. This experience will stay with you forever.
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Our studio's highly certified Prenatal Pilates trainer explains the benefits and effectiveness of these classes to help you rest assured.
What are the benefits of prenatal Pilates?
The female body undergoes many changes during pregnancy and in preparation for childbirth. Pilates helps in a number of ways. Pilates strengthens the deep core muscles, back and legs in a gentle low impact manner. Pregnancy has an effect on posture, balance and the pelvic floor. As the baby grows, this extra weight can cause a woman's center of balance to shift and to put a strain on the abdominals, back and gluteal muscles. strengthening these muscles, women are less likely to develop pain in the pelvis, lower back and the sacroiliac joint during pregnancy. They are also more likely to experience a speedy postnatal recovery.
Are there any special requirements during pregnancy?
Women should not start a new exercise routine during pregnancy without first consulting with their doctor.
Can group classes be effective for pregnancy?
At Anassa, classes are specifically designed to be safe and welcoming during pregnancy and postnatal recovery.
Is it safe to do abdominal exercises while pregnant?
Pilates anatomy views the rectus abdominis (six-pack muscles) as one part of our overall core muscles.
This also includes our internal/external obliques, transverse abdominis and even our erector spinae (back muscles), and pelvic floor muscles. While there are some specific abdominal exercises that should be avoided during the second and third trimester, Pilates offers numerous safe exercises to strengthen the core.
It would also be a good idea to encourage the parents to get involved and contribute to the newsletter. If they discovered some useful parenting tips and articles, they can use your newsletter to share it to the rest. Another great addition would be a rundown of your school's menu to let the parents know what their kid is eating. Just get creative and make your newsletter an open and informative space for both kids and guardians!
Are there any exercises that need to be avoided?
Generally, exercises that require you to lie flat on your back for extended periods or that compress your abdominal cavity should be avoided after the first trimester. As you enter your last trimester, movements that involve deep flexion or extension of joints, can increase your risk of injury due to elevated levels of relaxin hormone.
Because Pilates work engages your deepest core muscles, pelvic floor, hips and spine, you'll develop muscle strength and memory that will help your body recover faster post-pregnancy. Although Pilates is one of the safest workouts you can do when you're expecting, be sure to check with your doctor before you begin this or any workout program.


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For young professionals who are not happy going to work on their entry level jobs, learn five ways to create a culture change at your company in the following post.
If you feel like it's been a long week and it's only Tuesday, your company might have a culture problem. If your company says it values teamwork, but runs a grown-up version of The Hunger Games, you might have a culture problem. If your coworkers spend more time trolling LinkedIn for better job opportunities than doing actual
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You can view the session via the video below but I almost didn't have a fish to show the camera. After unhooking the chub, I put it back in the net to rest while I set my phone up to take a photo.
I heard a splash and looked round to see the fish swimming away. I just managed to scoop it before it did a disappearing act. Very close indeed.


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WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) commemorates the 40th year of the Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) program. As the federal government's flagship leadership and development program, OPM established PMF to attract outstanding candidates from a variety of academic disciplines and career paths to leadership and management positions and programs in the federal government.
Through an Executive Order under the Carter Administration in 1977, OPM originally established the PMF program as the Presidential Management Intern program. The program brought in its first class of Fellows in 1978. The PMF program has had continued success over the past 40 years. Federal agencies' leadership uses the program as a valuable recruitment tool to make a positive impact on the accomplishments of their agencies' missions and goals.
"The PMF Program is an excellent leadership training ground for women and men who desire to be challenged with federal opportunities to transform them into problem-solving, strategic-thinking future leaders," said Dr. Jeff T.H. Pon, Director of OPM. "This year we honor the past and present PMF civil servants for their commitment to excellence in their service to the nation, and we look forward to working with the next 40 years of PMF leaders and managers."
Each year, candidates apply to the program in efforts to be selected as Finalists. Finalists are then eligible for appointment as Presidential Management Fellows. The 2019 PMF Application period starts on October 9, 2018 and ends October 22, 2018. Learn more by visiting Become a PMF.
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The PMF Program is a leadership development program at the entry level for advanced degree candidates into the federal government. The Program attracts and selects the best candidates possible, but is really designed with a narrower focus - developing a cadre of potential government leaders. The PMF Program inculcates a lasting bond as well as a spirit of public service, ultimately encouraging and leading to a career in the government.
OPM leads and serves the Federal Government in enterprise human resources management by delivering policies and services to achieve a trusted, effective civilian workforce. By Empowering Excellence in Government through Great People, we provide leadership and support to U.S. agencies on issues including human resources policy and oversight, background investigations, federal employee benefits, retirement services, guidance on labor-management relations, and programs to improve workforce performance. For more information, visit OPM.gov or follow OPM on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.


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Tom Hanks sat in Ellen's hot seat to answer some of her "Burning Questions." Find out how he's connected to Cher, his best celebrity impression, and the one thing he'll never do again.
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Tom Hanks revealed to Ellen that his onscreen partner in crime, Tim Allen, warned him about the final goodbye between their characters Woody and Buzz Lightyear in "Toy Story 4."
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Havaş launched "Accessible Messaging" service aimed at providing the fastest solutions and answers to the problems that may possibly be encountered by the passengers with hearing and speech handicaps during their travels.
Havaş, Turkey's well-established ground handling services company, started "Accessible Messaging" project for answering the requests of passengers with hearing and speech handicaps to access remote and direct information. The passengers to travel with the "Accessible Messaging" service can ask everything they want to learn about Havaş ground handling service via a SMS message and they get their replies following the assortment of their questions in processing centers.
Speaking on the service, Havaş General Manager Nurzat Erkal said, "Disabled people make up 12.29 percent of the population in Turkey, according to the latest research done by the Administration for Disabled People. A significant proportion of this figure consists of people with orthopedic, visual, hearing and speech handicaps. The research puts it out that 68% of the disabled people live in an environment which has no specific arrangement for their handicaps. Motivated by this fact, we are trying to make the journeys of our passengers the most comfortable. We will be sending feedback to our disabled passengers who will send us an SMS via the "Accessible Messaging" service in accordance with the ISO 10002:2004 standard. We will continue to act along with our motto of "Our Priority, Your Satisfaction".
With the "Accessible Messaging" service, Havaş is aiming to contribute to the travel standards of the disabled passengers. Driven by the fact that mobile phones are the most important tools in easing the lives of the individuals with hearing and speech handicaps, the "Free Messaging" project provides the disabled passengers with the chance of sharing their complaints and suggestions via a message and even organizing their travels. To benefit from this service, disabled citizens are required to use the "Accessible Messaging" platform tariff of "Türk Telekom".


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2016 Japanese Grand Prix – free practice
"We need to find something extra tonight"
Suzuka Circuit, Friday October 7
Today was a largely problem-free day for McLaren-Honda as free practice began at Suzuka, the venerated home of Honda and the Japanese Grand Prix.
The team evaluated new components throughout the day. While Fernando Alonso suffered a minor spin during FP1, and Jenson locked up on his Option-tyre flyer, both drivers gathered useful data, which will be duly crunched this evening ahead of tomorrow's important qualifying session.
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"It's been a tough day, generally.
"Our most important objective for this afternoon was to understand the compounds across the length of a long-run, and we did that. Nonetheless, we're not yet happy with the set-up and we need to do some more work this evening.
"We're still investigating the cause of this morning's spin – it looks like there were some aerodynamic issues with the rear wing. Luckily, we didn't damage the car and could continue running until the end of FP1.
"We need to find something extra tonight – let's just hope it doesn't rain in FP3 tomorrow as we need to understand the changes we make tonight ahead of qualifying and the race.
"Getting into Q3 could be quite difficult now."
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"On single-lap pace, the car doesn't actually look too bad – I just didn't get a great lap this afternoon. But if we can get a good lap together – which we'll hopefully do tomorrow – we may be able to get into the top 10.
"However, our long-run pace is more of an issue – and that's something we need to solve as it's usually a forte of mine, and it wasn't today. The degradation is significant, we're some way off, and we're looking into the reasons why. I think there's something not quite right, as opposed to there being a set-up issue; but hopefully we can fix it by tomorrow.
"I'd love it to rain – that would help us have a chance of a good result here."
ERIC BOULLIER - Racing director, McLaren-Honda
"It's always fantastic to arrive at Suzuka: the colour, the fans, the banners, the gifts, they all add up to making the experience special every single time. This year is no different, and it's been extremely encouraging to see the rising number of people wearing McLaren-Honda caps and T-shirts in the grandstands today.
"Turning our attention to the racetrack itself, Fernando suffered a small 'off' during the morning's session – an unexpected lack of grip between the two Spoon corners caused him to lose the rear end and skim the barriers. Fortunately, the damage was minimal – just a broken rear-wing end-plate – and caused minimal delay.
"In the afternoon, both drivers worked hard to improve balance and driveability. While not completely successful, the changes enabled us to make progress, and we go into the evening looking to improve our cars' set-up further ahead of tomorrow's qualifying session."
YUSUKE HASEGAWA - Honda R&D head of F1 project & executive chief engineer
"The fans here at Suzuka have given us such a warm welcome, and I am very happy to be back at our home race in Japan.
"As usual, it's tricky to know where we stand after Friday running because the changeable track conditions during the weekend, and the testing of various setups on both cars. Fernando was happier with his balance and we were able to run stable lap times, so we can say that he had a fairly decent Friday's running. Jenson was less satisfied, especially with the tyre conditions, but his time gap to Fernando was not so off, so we are expecting him to improve during tomorrow's running."


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As new developments in technology and the way we consume media occur, social media continues to become more and more ingrained in our society. Social media has become a critical component of the way we both communicate and process information, and it's likely not going anywhere.
The thought of a world without social media is a strange one, and likely a reality we'll never see come to fruition. But as with any technological development, the increased use of social media comes with inherent risks, benefits, and disadvantages. As society weighs the threats posed by social media, it's an interesting thought experiment to consider what life would be like if all social media was banned.
Short of that unlikely occurrence happening, it's also fair to ask if legislation surrounding the use of social media is needed to regulate the activity that occurs on it.
Should Social Media Be Banned?
When it comes to the idea of banning social media, at least one New Zealand man seems to think it's a good idea. 46 year old Benjamin Seeley submitted a petition to the House of Representatives asked to ban social media – and in particular, Facebook – from New Zealand.
Seeley had this to say on the petition:
"I believe that there are too many instances of cyberbullying and threats of violence on Facebook and other social media…Nobody should put up with bullying by a complete stranger."
Psychotherapists have argued one can get addicted to social media, which would lend some weight to the argument against it. However, the petition to ban it is quite a bold solution to a complex problem. It's also not likely to ever come to pass. The popularity of the various social networks is too great at this point, and it's almost unfeasible that the government would ever take the step of banning it outright. The consequences of such a damning and final activity would be too unpredictable.
While there are certainly downsides to social media, its ills must be considered alongside its positive uses: it brings family and friends closer together, helps encourage learning and has allowed a degree of information sharing never before seen in human history. Banning it would likely be seen by most as a case of drastic government overreach, interfering in the lives of its citizens in a way that seems unjust.
That doesn't mean the idea isn't without merit, however. It also raises the question of what threats the overuse and abuse of social media can lead to.
What Are the Risks of Social Media Use?
While Seeley's remedy seems to represent the equivalent of cutting off your arm to cure a sore wrist, he brings up some valid points about the risks posed by social media. As more and more people use these platforms, more dangerous after-effects are being discovered.
Only a few years ago, one study found that three out of five women in their late teens had been cyberbullied. In the 30-59 year old demographic, one in ten people had been cyberbullied. The number was doubled for those in their mid-to-late 20's.
Those numbers are staggering. They also show that social media and the threat of online abuse represent more than just a nuisance to be waved off. If society plans to treat the mental health of its citizens with the appropriate amount of concern, then these repeated examples of cyberbullying and online abuse represent a troublesome public health threat.
While banning social media may seem a little far-fetched, the idea of legislating is not. In fact, with the disturbing numbers surrounding cyberbullying, it almost seems like some form of legislation is necessary at this point.
How Should Social Media Be Legislated?
On April the 4th 2019, legislation was passed by the Australian Government, which promises to punish social media companies for not policing violent content posted on their platforms. It is now up to social media companies to regulate any content that promotes hate and violence, otherwise they face large fines and their executives may be punished with jail time.
Although many people of the Australian public have been waiting many years for such a bill to pass, there are those who oppose the bill. Some believe the government have rushed into the legislation and that it won't achieve its intended purpose. Others believe that no such legislation should have ever passed in a democracy like Australia.
This brings up a relatively good point – does the bill bring disproportionate restrictions on freedom of speech and freedom to express oneself, thus instead of protecting could the bill end up undermining the public?
Ireland is also looking to pass legislation around online safety. Irish Minister for Communications Richard Bruton has proposed the Online Safety Act. The Act would give a regulator – known as an "Online Safety Commissioner" – the ability to force social media firms to remove content that violates an established code of conduct. This would include:
- Cyberbullying
- Online activity that encourages self-harm or suicide
- Other types of online harassment
It would also be up to online operators to draft a plan they would implement to keep their own users safe from these types of unwanted attention.
Irish laws currently on the books compel online operators to remove material that represents criminal activity or promotes violence, hatred, terrorism or child sexual abuse. The main issue is with the enforcement of these laws. Appointing an online safety commissioner may go a long way towards giving the current laws the ability to be enforced effectively.
Is Further Social Media Legislation Needed?
Regulating social media is a nuanced issue, and government legislation is probably needed on some level in order to have any demonstrable effect on the public's behaviour. On one hand, it is the role of a government to respect the freedom of its citizens. On the other hand, the government should also strive to protect these citizens as well.
For all the good it has brought to the world, social media has also brought in some bad. It has shined a light on behaviour that would be better left in the dark.
That's why a balance between outright banning and no action is needed. In theory, legislation put in place to protect – rather than restrict speech or any other type of legal activity – should help shield innocent people from online abuse.
This won't be an easy fix, and in the end, this will take a balanced, partisan common-sense approach to truly enable effective social media regulation. The most critical measure to consider as the debate on this issue rages on is to continue taking the threat of online bullying and harassment seriously.