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Skier Andrew Drummond takes in a view of Katahdin's Hamlin Ridge. Photographed by Chris Shane.
Skiers and photographers Chris Bennett, Andrew Drummond, Chris Shane, and Jamie Walter planned their winter trip to Baxter State Park in a matter of weeks, after a friend offered up a reservation he couldn't use. Park roads are closed in winter. It's a 13-mile ski to the bunkhouse where the team spent their first night, then another 3 miles to a cabin at Chimney Pond Campground, beneath Katahdin's summit. "Part of the challenge," Shane says, "is figuring out how to bring all your gear in. What's your sled setup? How do you rig it so you can carry it efficiently? All of our sleds broke down in one way or another, to where we had to jury-rig them."
Photographed by Chris Shane.
Photographed by: Chris Shane (skier and sled); Jamie Walter (portrait, planning table, cabin); Chris Bennett (booting up).
Backcountry skiing on any peak requires substantial skill and experience. All members of the team are trained in avalanche safety, and all carried beacons in case of disaster. Payoff for their efforts included skiing lines rarely — if ever — skied (like the steep and narrow Chimney Couloir, pictured below) and unparalleled solitude. At Chimney Pond, the team ran into two other skiers (and acquaintances), Jordan Cargill and Koby Yudkin; a pair of rangers were the only other humans for miles. "There was a moment when the ranger came by our cabin," Bennett says, "and he told us, 'You know, in the summer, there can be 3,000 people here, but right now, you guys have 200,000 acres of Baxter State Park all to yourselves. You're the only people here.'"
Photographed by Chris Bennett.
Photographed by: Chris Bennett (climber); Chris Shane (couloir, ski traverse, portrait); Andrew Drummond (steep descent)
"My favorite moment was getting up to the top of Hamlin Ridge at 3 o'clock in the morning," Walter says. "We turned our headlamps off and saw the Milky Way perfectly. It was maybe 15 degrees, no wind, and the most surreal experience to be on top of the mountain with perfectly clear skies and literally all the stars aligned. We slept in our bivvy sacks for a couple of hours, then caught this spectacular orange-and-pink sunrise. It was probably the coolest moment I've had on any mountain in the world — I may never be able to top that experience."
Cargill gets first turns at dawn. Photographed by Jamie Walter.
Photographed by: Jamie Walter (descent, summit, bivvy sack); Chris Bennett (camera portrait)
"Jamie and I had a moment at the top of Chimney Couloir where we just looked at each other and fist-pounded," Shane remembers. "We've been friends awhile, and it was a special moment for us to be in the middle of this cool adventure together. But some of us had never met before we hit the trail, and it was this classic thing where you go spend a few days together in the Maine wilderness — then we all left Baxter just amazing friends for life."


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Block explorers
Block explorers are tools that maintain an index of transactions and their relationships to each other, allowing fast look up of information useful to wallets, users, and developers.
Although many users find block explorers to be a convenient way to look up information about their own transactions, their searches may be logged and used to associate their transactions with their IP address, browser cookies, and other identifying information. The large indexes block explorers keep also aren't expected to scale well as the size and complexity of the block chain grows.
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All charts on Momentum Monday are powered by MarketSmith
The major U.S. stock indexes pulled back from areas of major resistance. $280 for SPY, 175 for QQQ, and 160 for IWM (Russell 2000). Is this the beginning of a significant leg lower or just another garden-variety shallow correction. Judging by the price action in many momentum stocks, it looks more like the latter.
Momentum stocks are often leading the market, higher and lower. If the market declines and most momentum names go sideways or even try to break out, the correction is most likely a buying opportunity. This is exactly what are seeing in the current market.
Keep in mind that no indicator has a 100% success rate. If some unexpected news comes out of nowhere and surprises the market, those same momentum stocks will get hit hard and will fall with the rest of the market. This is why I am using the expression "most likely" – it's a probability, not a certainty.
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Beijing encouraging companies to boost investment, imports
China will encourage its companies to increase their investment in the Philippines, while raising imports from the Southeast Asian country, said the Ministry of Commerce on Thursday.
Ministry spokesman Sun Jiwen said at a news conference that the two sides were negotiating a five-year economic and technological cooperation plan starting from 2017, which will identify key bilateral cooperation fields.
More bilateral cooperation methods are in the pipeline, according to Sun. Both countries will discuss establishing an economic and trade cooperation zone in the Philippines.
The 28th China-the Philippines Joint Commission on Economic and Trade Cooperation will be held at the beginning of 2017, co-chaired by Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng and Ramon M Lopez, secretary of the Philippines Department of Trade and Industry.
"China will continue to expand imports from the Philippines, especially agricultural products, and encourage Chinese companies to invest in the Philippines," said Sun.
In addition, China will consider offering financial support to the Philippines' infrastructure construction, and hopes the country will confirm a list of priorities as soon as possible, Sun added.
Earlier this week, Wu Zhengping, director-general of the Ministry of Commerce's department of Asian affairs, said China will encourage its companies to set up a large industrial zone in the Southeast Asian country.
While the total trade volume between China and the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations increased 0.1 percent year-on-year to 2.38 trillion yuan ($346 billion) between January and October, trade between China and the Philippines grew 10.7 percent to 252.8 billion yuan during the same period, data from the General Administration of Customs showed.
Trade between China and the Philippines amounted to $45.65 billion in 2015, up 2.7 percent on a year-on-year basis.
The two countries' economic and trade relations will heat up after the recent visit of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to Beijing, experts said.
Prior to that, Philippine direct investment in China was $38.67 million in 2015, down 60.16 percent from the year before, according to financial data provider Wind Information.
"Even though both countries have disagreements on some issues, it doesn't mean they are incapable of building better business ties, especially in the fields of trade and investment," said Feng Yaoxiang, spokesman for the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.
He Jingtong, a professor of trade policy at Nankai University in Tianjin, said that China and the Philippines also reached a consensus in August to speed up the negotiation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
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Did Bill Cosby's 'Pound Cake' Speech Help Lead To His Downfall?
Did Bill Cosby's posturing as the moral compass for Black people contribute to his downfall? It seems it probably did, suggests writer Adam Serwer in Atlantic Magazine.
Cosby's own words came back to bite him 14 years later. Back in 2004, Cosby delivered what came to be known as the "pound cake" speech at an NAACP event. The speech blasted Black people for not taking responsibility for their actions. Many thought it was condescending. The speech painted Black people as stupid, so stupid they get shot, said Cosby, over trying to steal a piece of pound cake.
"People getting shot in the back of the head over a piece of pound cake! Then we all run out and are outraged, 'The cops shouldn't have shot him.' What the hell was he doing with the pound cake in his hand?" Cosby said in his NAACP speech. "Ladies and gentlemen, in our cities and public schools we have 50 percent drop out. In our own neighborhood, we have men in prison. No longer is a person embarrassed because they're pregnant without a husband. No longer is a boy considered an embarrassment if he tries to run away from being the father of the unmarried child."
According to Cosby, Black people were "fighting hard to be ignorant." He also unleashed a verbal assault on unwed Black women, who he claimed were "having children by five, six different men."
Ironically, out of public view Cosby was committing the crimes he is now convicted of. Andrea Constand, who first met Cosby in 2002 when she was the director of operations for Temple University's women's basketball, said that same year Cosby "drugged and assaulted her at his home in Pennsylvania. Her allegations attracted some media attention but were largely ignored, as were the allegations of other women who had shared stories of incidents with Cosby," Vox reported.
A year later, in 2005, Constand's accusations became public and led to the current charges against him. In all, 14 women accused Cosby of assault, but due to his wholesome public image, many say, these accusations were not believed–even though in a deposition Cosby admitted to police that he did drug women before having sex with them. After all, this was beloved sitcom dad Cliff Huxtable, the funny host of "Kids Say The Darndest Things," and the pudding pops TV pitchman.
That was before the #MeToo movement.
The allegations resurfaced about a decade later when in February 2014, Gawker's Tom Scocca wrote: "Basically nobody wanted to live in a world where Bill Cosby was a sexual predator." Next came a public skewering of Cosby by comedian Hannibal Buress.
"Bill Cosby has the fuckin' smuggest old Black man persona that I hate," Buress said during an October 2014 stand-up session in Philadelphia. "He gets on TV, 'Pull your pants up Black people, I was on TV in the '80s! I can talk down to you because I had a successful sitcom!' Yeah, but you rape women, Bill Cosby, so turn the crazy down a couple notches."
By July 2015 the world was talking about the allegations and by then at least 50 women had stepped forward. The Cosby's "pound cake" words came back to haunt him. When a judge ruled on "a request filed by the Associated Press decided to unseal 2005 depositions of Cosby from a lawsuit filed by Constand in which he acknowledged obtaining sedatives to use on women he wanted to 'have sex' with. The judge, Eduardo C. Robreno, wrote that Cosby's decision to present himself as a moral paragon had affected his decision about whether the documents were of public interest," The Atlantic reported. The judge threw back the image Cosby portrayed versus the "real" man.
"The stark contrast between Bill Cosby, the public moralist, and Bill Cosby, the subject of serious allegations concerning improper (and perhaps criminal) conduct, is a matter as to which the AP—and by extension the public —has a significant interest," Robreno wrote in his decision.
Having "donned the mantle of public moralist and mounted the proverbial electronic or print soap box to volunteer his views on, among other things, childrearing, family life, education, and crime," he wrote, Cosby had "voluntarily narrowed the zone of privacy that he is entitled to claim."
The formal indictment of Cosby came in December. Now, after being found guilty Cosby could face up to 30 years in prison. And his legacy has been forever tarnished.
Camille Cosby might want to hold off on the "Black Power" statement and re-read the words of her husband from his infamous "pound cake speech."
"We cannot blame white people…Looking at the incarcerated, these are not political criminals." – Bill Cosby's 2004 speech to NAACP pic.twitter.com/dA8TYl3ClG
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Monthly Archives: December 2015
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Luke 2:8-12 "And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about … Continue reading
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Luke 15:19-20 "And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw … Continue reading
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Make-Up Artist magazine and the Academy of Make Up Arts is hosting a Pro-Card event in Nashville, Tenn. on June 25, 2016 at 5 p.m. This networking event will include a discussion about Richard Corson's book Stage Makeup, with the authors of the latest edition—Beverly Gore Norcross and Jim Glavan.
Bring your portfolios for review by Make-Up Artist magazine publisher Michael Key and for a chance to be featured in the magazine. Enjoy some wine and connect with the Nashville community of make-up artists.
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NFL owners reportedly want Commissioner Roger Goodell to hold Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott accountable for his actions, according to Dan Patrick.
"What is happening is, other owners are saying to the Commissioner, 'Hey, you punished us, make sure you punish the Cowboys here," Patrick said. "That's sort of what is going on behind the scenes. And I said, 'If you're the Players' Association, will the Players' Association asking this person, does he know if the Players' Association would stand up on Ezekiel Elliott's behalf?' That's the key. If Ezekiel Elliott's agent is going to say to the Commissioner, 'Hey, one game and then we're done with this,' then that's probably what happens. The Players' Association wants to argue to say, 'Hey, he shouldn't be suspended at all. He wasn't even an employee of the league and you're suspending him.'"
Elliott faces a potential suspension nearly one year after prosecutors announced that he would not face charges over allegations of domestic violence that occurred during his time at Ohio State.
However, the NFL continues to investigate the situation and ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that the NFL is going to suspend the second-year running back to start the season.
"Ezekiel Elliott at this point in time is bracing for a short suspension," Schefter said. "Maybe one game, maybe two games, but as one person told me, in quotes, 'It looks like the NFL is trying to pin something on him.'"


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Councilmember Hampton was elected to his first four-year Council term in 2017. He was an active member of the 2025 Goodyear General Plan committee and graduated from the Goodyear Citizens Academy in 2016. His service in these two capacities inspired his priorities as a Councilmember, to include: managing the city's growth effectively and efficiently, increasing economic development, and maintaining a conservative balanced budget without compromising our quality of life.
Brannon is a financial planner with Edward Jones and works with clients to achieve their financial goals, plan for retirement and live in retirement. Prior to joining Edward Jones, he was employed at the Palo Verde Generating Station for over 17 years in various roles focusing on performance improvement, quality assurance and project management. Brannon has served as a Board Member for the Arizona Small Business Association and volunteers his time at several non-profits organizations.
Continuing his education, Brannon received his Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) with an emphasis in leadership from Grand Canyon University. Before achieving his MBA, he received his Bachelors of Science in Business Administration, Associates of Mechanical Maintenance Engineering, a Masters Certification in Business Improvement, and the Project Management Professional Certification (PMP).
Currently, he represents Goodyear on the Maricopa County Community Development Advisory Committee, the City Council Audit Subcommittee, and the National League of Cities' Community and Economic Development Federal Advocacy Committee.
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In this book, you will find more than a dozen fully-developed organizations to enhance your campaign, from the terrifying and secretive Cult of the Ancients - murderous servants of an evil goddess - to the noble Paladins of Corean, valorous defenders of faith. Secrets and Societies includes the history and background of each organization, statistics for typical members and leaders, as well as new spells, magic items, feats, and prestige classes unique to each organization. Learn about the foul knights who become Black Dragoons, about the alluring Courtesans of Idra whose network of spies plagues the bedrooms of kings, and learn about the strange and fearful allies of the necromantic mercenaries called the Legion of Ash. All this and more can be found within the pages of Secrets and Societies, a sourcebook that will enhance any campaign, in both the Scarred Lands and elsewhere.


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Beauty Test-Drive: Acid Exfoliators
The ins and outs of six of the best at-home chemical peels.
As you may have noticed, we're the investigative types. As in, when something piques our interest, it doesn't take long to get down and dirty (or clean, as it were) with the trend in question. So when we started to notice that our collective complexions were, well, a little duller and drier with the change in season, we figured it was time to jump to action the only way we know how: call in a host of skincare products. This time around, the term "brightening" really captured our attention, and it wasn't long before Cov HQ was knee-deep in acid exfoliators. The hope? Saying goodbye to roughed up and winter-worn skin. The reality? Well, no one had their face fall off, so there's that. Here's everything you need to know next time you get sold on the whole brightening thing.
I have super sensitive skin; if I leave my Origins Clay Mask on just a bit too long, I go red as a beet. So I was putting off trying this two part peel until after my cousin's wedding, because I was scared it would literally peel off my epidermis.
No need. I'm pretty much obsessed with this peel. It's gentle, but still effective. The first step consists of pads that you wipe on your "face, neck, and décolletage" and then leave on for 3 minutes. It stung ever so slightly, but only enough to let you know it was doing something. Then you apply the second part: a firming milk. I'm a big fan of anything milk related (namely, strawberry milk. Guys, it's literally the best thing you have ever tasted—go buy some now). So call me a little biased, but this was the dealmaker. It immediately cut out the (ever so small) burn and left my skin dewy and moisturized, but not greasy.
It might be wishful thinking but I'm pretty sure the peel has made my skin a little clearer in some of my problem areas. It's definitely made it softer though. Two words: baby's bottom.
Would I use this again? Yes
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The whole acid exfoliator/peel thing is totally new to me. And just a little bit scary. Masks, which is really what this Ole Henriksen product actually is, what with it's clear, goopy contents and application brush, always freak me out a little. They tend to bring everything out rather than getting rid of it, if you know what I mean. Then again, winter does its fair share of damage to my face: it's a little rougher, redder and much dryer. And I'm minorly obsessed with grainy exfoliators and regularly scrub my poor skin within an inch of its life, so if this is as close to professional skin-sloughing as I can get, bring it. Brushing the peel onto my skin instead of using a pad only made the experience more akin to getting an actual clinical peel (minus the whole being in my own bathroom and bathrobe thing). As directed, I left a (very) thin layer of the stuff on my skin for 10 minutes, before rinsing it off with lukewarm water and moisturizing.
The result? It's honestly hard to know. I quite liked the feeling of the mask. It was tingly while it was on and my skin felt softer when I washed it off. Immediately following my skin also appeared brighter—but that also could just as well have been the effect of my atrociously bright bathroom vanity lights. After one use, my pores didn't appear smaller, but my skin definitely isn't as dry. One thing, (I think) is for sure: there's no doubt the potent lactic, glycolic and multifruit acid cocktail gets rid of dry skin. That, and the whole delicate experience of actually using the stuff, is more than worth a weekly ritual as far as I'm concerned.
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"When news hits the office that another beauty test is about to go down, I am always intrigued. I'll be honest: never in my life did I think I would be given the opportunity to try some amazing (and some not so) beauty products and then rant about them. This month's test-drive is all about acid exfoliators, something that I have zero experience using. I am fortunate to have clear skin and often get questioned if I'm a teenager (I got it from my mama and I know 10 years from now I'll be flattered as opposed to annoyed).
I tried the Philosophy Micro Exfoliating triple-acid brightening peel. Right on the box it says, "Reclaim the glory of youthful skin". Is my skin actually going to peel off? Do I actually want to do this? As directed, I'm to use it once a week (it comes with 12 pads). The box also states that dull skin is dissolved, discoloration is brightened, clarity is improved and the appearance of fine lines is buffered.
The process is pretty simple: remove pad from sealed baggie; wipe pad all over face; moisturize if needed. The burning sensation was the most satisfying burn I have ever experienced. And my skin didn't peel off—so that, to me, is a win. I do have a tendency to suffer from dry face and luckily with this product I didn't have to deal with that! I did feel that my skin was much smoother and clearer in general—something I doubted would be noticeable. I'm definitely going to continue using this: my new goal is to have the skin of a healthy toddler. Because that can totally happen, right?"
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"I honestly think that my skin is fully addicted to Clinique's three-step regimen and (without jinxing myself) it really seems to do the trick: I have clear skin, my pores stay the size they should and I don't get intensely embarrassing oily breakouts. Trying Kate Somerville's Clinic-to-Go Resurfacing Peel Pads I was hesitant: the box was small and barely had a paragraph to spare on how to apply the serum. This threw me off completely; I felt that if I was going to be taking a chance on this product and change up my routine I wanted to know the nitty gritty details of exactly how-to. But there wasn't much to instruct, using the pad provided you spread the serum in circular motions around your face, wait 2 minutes, rinse and voila! Two minutes?! If I decide to apply a facemask or treatment, I take pleasure in the fact that you can put it on, set a timer and multitask while beautifying. Two minutes did not leave any time to do much more than color coordinate a row of nail polishes. Timing issues aside after using this mask the recommended two times a week, my skin is slightly softer, but no life altering results have been achieved."
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"Whenever I see acid exfoliator pads, I can't help but to have a That's So Raven moment. But instead of gazing into the future, I gaze into the past at my adolescent self standing in front of the mirror with a container of Oxy Pads. Ah, the days of psyching myself up for the burning sensation on my teenage skin and the glorious feeling of seeing all that yucky dirt on the pad after you were done with it. So gross, yet so rewarding.
Flash forward to my current big girl acid exfoliator pads. Origins' Instant Brightening Pads are no way on the same scale as Oxy Pads. They're subtle and proved to be a delight. No burning sensation, which I was a little bit disappointed by (is that weird?) and made me wonder if it was even working. It felt nice but I couldn't really see an outcome. Nearly 10 minutes later however, I felt the affects of the brightening pads. My skin felt tight (in a good way) and I noticed my face had a bit of a glow. I'll definitely continue to use the pads, but I'm not sure how much of a difference I'll see in the coming weeks, TBH."
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Generally, my skin is in pretty good shape. I mean, it's a little dry, but I have no acne. For that reason, I hardly spend any time or money on skincare products (other than my ever-faithful nightly smear of Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion for hand, face and body), so you can imagine my hesitation when asked to acid peel my face off (with a product that retails at around $250 a pop). Don't get me wrong, I've always secretly wanted to be one of those I-care-about-my-face-enough-to-La-Mer-it-every-night kind of girls, but, by nature, I'm just not.
I unwrap La Prairie's Cellular 3-Minute Peel from it's glamorous chrome packaging to find a similarly aesthetically pleasing product with a miniature paintbrush for applying the peel. Five minutes later, I'm in front of my bathroom mirror literally painting my face with the cold cream. Immediately, my entire face starts tingling. And not in a ha-ha funny tickle kind of tingling either, but a WTF, my face is being bitten by tiny red ants kind of tingling. It only lasted about 10 seconds, then my face was back to normal just with, uh, goo on it. The instructions said to leave the peel on for 3 minutes, so I waited the allotted time and removed the peel with a damp, warm washcloth.
You guys, I'm not even exaggerating, my face was as soft as cashmere. C-A-S-H-M-E-R-E. I didn't stop feeling my face for an hour straight. I felt so fresh and so clean that the suspect tingling situation became irrelevant. I would completely recommend this product (to someone with an extremely disposable income) and I'm totally going to keep using it (or at least what I have left of it).
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I'm going to start this out by my declaring my love for all things glycolic acid. Acid peels in general, really—it's my preferred method of exfoliating (is that actually something people say? Is this Goop?). The whole thing started with Philosophy's Micro-Exfoliating Peel, and after speeding through my first box I decided the time to switch things up was there and then.
Cue one Malin + Goetz impulse purchase later (another skincare obsession of mine that goes way, way back—it admittedly initially stemmed from their on-point graphic design but quickly evolved into something, well, deeper) and I found myself making the switch from Philosophy's mandelic, phytic and azelaic acids to glycolic ones. Opening the container, which doesn't not resemble the Clearisil toner of my pre-teen past, I was greeted by 50 acid-soaked pads. Prior to purchasing, I'd been forewarned of two things: to leave the seal on, and to keep an eye (er, feel) out for stinging. Apparently you're supposed to build up a tolerance over time, at first splashing water on over your application, gradually working your way up. Fancying myself a veteran of the whole acid peel thing, I of course blindly assumed that I'd be perfectly fine, and was thus a little taken aback by the stinging I did feel. That said, I soldiered on and ignored the instructions (oops!), leaving it on instead of rinsing post-application. Following up with a little face oil, I've been using the pads for a few weeks now and have started relying on them as my go-to the night before a day where I need to look, well, glowier (as copywriting-cliché as it sounds). I can honestly say the continued use of glycolic peels has significantly faded my dark spots and made my skin clearer and more even. And what else could I really ever want?
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This video blog post is a follow-up to the article, A Real-Life War Horse: *Witez II's Journey Through History.
In the clip, I provide more information about the author of the book And Miles To Go and reveal the truth about *Witez II's "liberation" after the war. I also highlight the video Path To Glory: The Rise and Rise of the Polish Arabian Horse, which is probably the most comprehensive film ever made of Arabian horse history.
Bonus points if you can name the model horse behind me. 🙂
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What are Picky Bars?
For those of you who haven't heard of Picky Bars, they are: gluten and dairy free energy bars, made with real food balanced for sport. Created and owned by three professional athletes—Lauren Fleshman, Jesse Thomas, and Stephanie Bruce—these bars have the ideal 4:1 carb to protein recovery ratio, and a 15/25/60 macronutrient profile for sustained energy before exercise. They basically win all categories: taste, versatility, performance, and real food ingredients you will actually recognize. It's freaking science, dude.
Picky Bars Backstory
It all started with Jesse's—Lauren's husband's—gluten and dairy intolerance. He started training for triathlon and needed healthy, balanced, real food snacks he could eat. Lauren and her running bud Steph got in the kitchen to tackle a challenge that at times seemed nearly impossible: making a gluten and dairy free bar of only real food ingredients, in ratios perfectly balanced for sport, that actually tasted good. With the help of athlete taste testers, they nailed it! Now the word is spreading and we are growing like gangbusters, trying to keep them in stock!
Read more about our awesome founding athletes at pickybars.com/pages/about-meet-the-stars.
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While people love our bars, we have no outside investment so we're still small and growing at a natural pace. This is great because we control quality and keep our business personal, but it limits our ability to expand and introduce new flavors. We need your help, because each new flavor is a HUGE INVESTMENT in new packaging, tooling, upfront ingredient cost, and multiple production test runs to perfect the recipe on a larger scale. It's one thing when Lauren perfects a small test batch in her home kitchen, and a whole different obstacle to maintain that taste and quality when we go into production runs. If you help us reach our goal, we get to bring our new flavor to market right away, and you get to eat them before everyone else. Plus, we have sweet rewards, like special edition Runner's High shirts. Check em out!
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After the presentation of tavolo zero, Alias continues to collaborate with Israeli designer Ron Gilad, that explores the geometrical concept of the corner. The designer's capacity for conceptual synthesis and his ironic spirit find full expression in mobile zero, a collection of "container" pieces of furniture characterised by their essential, abstract geometry. Their profiles are magically emptied out, dematerialised almost, making room for an enigmatic form, a void that is highlighted by colour.


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Yield: 4 Servings
Categories: Poultry, Stews
See first part of recipe for Ingredients. Skim off and discard fat. Pour liquid back into a 3 quart pot. Add turkey meat, rice, parsley, salt, and pepper. Cover and let simmer for 5 minutes. Serve about 1-1/2 cups hot Gumbo per person. Makes 4 servings, yields 6 cups. Variation: Instead of rice, use 4 ounces vermicelli. From Loren Martin, Cyberealm BBS Watertown NY 315-786-1120


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Australia's non-major lenders have a firm eye on the third-party channel
In this year's Broker's Guide to Non-Major Lenders, we've provided you with an overview of the current position of the non-majors in terms of broker market share, highlighted the niche areas that these smaller players are targeting, and included an overview of the mutual lenders, who are increasingly becoming a valuable alternative for brokers and their customers.
The non-majors are a critical segment of the Australian lending industry and provide much-needed competition to a market that remains dominated by the big four banks.
The reality is that the broker channel is where the war for market share is now being fought.
Challenger banks appreciate the value brokers provide to their business. Many non-major lenders are starting to direct more energy into the third-party channel as they foresee a future where brokers will continue to be the preferred choice for Australian borrowers.
Here's a quick look at what some of the non-majors have been doing for the third-party channel in the last few months…
National reach
When Bank of Queensland (BOQ) announced its full-year results in October, the group said that its presence in the broker channel is already increasing, with BDMs supporting more than 2,500 accredited brokers in Australia.
While broker volumes generated the bulk of the growth in BOQ's retail bank and represented 15 per cent of housing settlements in 2015, growth momentum in the third-party channel was lower than the first half. However, brokers originated 23 per cent of the bank's total mortgage settlements in August this year.
BOQ is looking to increase its third- party presence to an anticipated 4,000 brokers by the end of the 2016 financial year – a 60 per cent growth target.
Its broker channel expansion accelerated in 2015, with the total accredited more than doubling to 2,506. The majority of these are based outside of Queensland (83 per cent), which goes to show how important brokers are for regional lenders looking to grow their national footprint. BOQ also broadened its reach through new aggregator partnerships with the inclusion of Finsure, Loan Market and Beagle Finance over the 2015 financial year.
Meanwhile, Tasmanian lender MyState Bank is consciously building its business around the third-party channel, which now accounts for 70 per cent of the group's total settlements.
Speaking at MyState's annual general meeting in Hobart in October, MyState chairman Miles Hampton outlined the significance of the third- party channel to the group's mortgage distribution strategy.
Driving convergence
ING Direct was the top ranked non-major bank in The Adviser's 2015 Third-Party Banking Report – Non-Major Banks. The bank has a reputation for delivering competitive products and quality service, and is seen as a leader in the Australian lending sector for delivering innovative solutions.
In an effort to address the growing convergence of the mortgage and advice industries, ING Direct recently announced the appointment of Tim Hewson as national partnership manager, residential lending and wealth.
Mark Woolnough, head of third- party distribution at ING Direct, says Mr Hewson's appointment was a logical step for the bank as "the line between these two increasingly aligned industries continues to blur".
ING Direct is a forward-thinking non-major lender that sees big things for the broker channel. In addition to driving the convergence of mortgage broking and financial planning, the bank has recently recognised the value brokers can deliver in the commercial lending space.
Beyond home loans
Mr Woolnough believes the growing investor appetite for commercial property is a great opportunity for brokers looking to build a sustainable and diversified business.
"With investors increasingly turning to commercial property, there will likely be a complementary surge in demand for professional support to help navigate the market and negotiate on commercial loans," Mr Woolnough says.
"There is huge scope for brokers to meet this demand – they have relationships with lenders, access to market insights and are knowledgeable about the nuances of commercial loans."
To support brokers to capitalise on this growing opportunity, the non-major lender has established a specialist commercial property team.
Leading the team as national partnership manager is John Kolyvas, who has more than 25 years' experience in the lending space with Bank of Queensland and as a broker with Aussie Home Loans.
"In the past 12 months, our commercial business has grown strongly through supporting residential brokers who have been actively looking for opportunities to diversify," Mr Woolnough says.
"By building a specialist team, we are confident that we will be able to support not only residential brokers looking to diversify, but also those brokers who focus more of their business on commercial deals, accelerating the growth of the commercial aspect of our business.
"The experience of John and the team will be invaluable in providing tailored and specialist support to brokers and their clients, helping them to capitalise on the growing opportunities presented by commercial," he adds.
Driving diversification
While the bigger players like ING Direct are getting in on the action, other lenders are also educating brokers about new areas of lending.
IMB Bank actively targets brokers looking to add new revenue streams and has a dedicated team of BDMs who specialise in assisting brokers with commercial property lending.
"Our focus is on assisting those residential focused brokers who wish to diversify and enter the commercial lending space," IMB Bank CEO Robert Ryan says.
The mutual lender works with selected broker groups and educates brokers on how they can add commercial to their offering, suggesting ways they can use their referral networks to get commercial business opportunities.
"As part of our accreditation process, we spend time going through the process, risk appetite and highlight the things we do well on a consistent basis," says Mr Ryan.
"We also understand that we can't be everything to everyone. We focus on the smaller size deals and do them well.
"Our business development managers have strong credit skills and can quickly tell the brokers if it fits within our risk appetite. We understand that a quick 'no' is also important to busy brokers."
Working together
Frank Ganis, Macquarie Bank's head of personal banking – intermediaries, is a firm believer that strong businesses are built around mutual respect, integrity and trust, and strategic arrangements with trusted and well-respected brands.
This, Mr Ganis says, will help mortgage brokers across Australia compete in the current marketplace, as well as support continued growth.
"But it's important to pick your partners well," he explains.
"Brokers need to identify and choose industry participants that are focused on supporting their business needs and add to each brokers' value proposition with new ideas, resources and expertise."
As regulatory changes create growing uncertainty for the mortgage industry, the non-major lenders appear to be making all the right moves to ensure they provide competitive offerings and innovative solutions for the third-party channel.
Within these pages, we hope to provide you with a holistic guide to the non-major lenders and outline how they can become your business partners now and into the future.
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James Mitchell has over eight years' experience as a financial reporter and is the editor of Wealth and Wellness at Momentum Media.
He has a sound pedigree to cover the business of mortgages and the converging financial services sector having reported for leading finance titles InvestorDaily, InvestorWeekly, Accountants Daily, ifa, Mortgage Business, Residential Property Manager, Real Estate Business, SMSF Adviser, Smart Property Investment, and The Adviser.
He has also been published in The Daily Telegraph and contributed online to FST Media and Mergermarket, part of the Financial Times Group.
James holds a BA (Hons) in English Literature and an MA in Journalism.
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- Cut garlic bulb in half and drizzle with olive oil. Cover loosely with foil to prevent burning, bake for 15 minutes before placing fish in oven.
- Wipe fish with damp cloth, inside and out, to clear scales or blood and pat dry.
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Tyson Fury confirms he and Deontay Wilder are 'deep' into contract negotiations for a fight at the end of the year
Brit predicts a December world title shot at the unbeaten Yank and warns him: 'I'm going to knock you spark out'
TYSON FURY has confirmed he is "very close" to agreeing a world title shot at unbeaten Deontay Wilder this December - as they are "deep" into contract talks.
The Gypsy King said a deal is "almost done" but before that faces Francesco Pianeta in his second comeback fight, at Windsor Park in Northern Ireland on August 18.
Ex-world champ Fury added: "I can confirm that me and Deontay Wilder are in negotiations - very close to being done.
"Frank [Warren] told you all on TalkSport this morning - it is out there now and I can reveal the negotiations are very strong for December we're almost done with this deal."
Taking on Pianeta will hardly get British boxing fans excited but meeting Yank Wilder most certainly would.
The WBC king saw a potential unification scrap against current WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO champion Anthony Joshua hit the buffers.
And Fury said: "I won't be looking over Francesco Pianeta - he's going to give me the right fight and the right work to prepare me for Deontay Wilder.
"I've got to flatten him [Pianeta] first then Wilder let's dance."
Fury then sent a direct warning to Wilder.
He said: "Prepare well, train hard, let's get the deal done - I'll knock Francesco Pianeta into next week then I'm going to knock you spark out too. "
The Manchester fighter also had a an extraordinary dig at Eddie Hearn and AJ after they failed to set up a showdown.
He said: "You've been dealing with s*** houses in the past - Eddie Hearn and [Anthony] Joshua, but I am a man of my word and if I say I'll fight I'll fight ya - end of."
Fury's promoter Warren earlier revealed he had been trying to set up a bout with either Brit rival Dillian Whyte or Wilder.
He told talkSPORT: "Well, actually they're two competitive and very good fighters.
"But, with due respect to them, we're actually trying to make the fight with Wilder.
"First of all we want to see what he looks like on the August 18. Hopefully he will come through it well, but reports from the gym are that he's looking well.
"Tyson, as he's said himself, has been talking about Wilder in the last few weeks and it's a fight I think the British fans would like to see.
"It wouldn't happen in the autumn, if it happens it will be sometime in November or December.
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"That's where I would like to see him, providing he comes through okay and that's no disrespect to anybody.
"He's the lineal champion. He's the guy who hasn't been beaten. He lost his belt outside the ring."
Warren added: "I'm pretty confident we can make it happen. It takes two to make a deal and if you really want to make a deal you will make it happen."
Meanhile, Whyte and Dereck Chisora secured impressive victories on Saturday at The O2 in London to put themselves firmly into world title contention.
After a bruising battle, Whyte secured a unanimous points win against former WBA champ Joseph Parker.
Meanwhile Chisora was involved in one of the fights of the year when he stopped teak-tough Carlos Takam in the eighth-round.


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Limiting Magic Item Proliferation
In my post on d20 Magic and Setting Design, I mentioned that magic items do not decay. That is true unless the DM calls otherwise. But decay of magic items and other methods used to prevent a tidal wave of magic items can be much more fun that just "the potion has turned sour" or "the sword loses its glow". There are four sources for this fun, two old and a couple a bit newer:
Dragon 163 has an article "Magic Gone Haywire" that is on magic items that have decayed or were made with shortcuts. It is a collection of charts, one for each major kind of magic items (at least in 1e). What makes it different from the third source is that some of the results are positive (though not in potions for some reason). It should be easy to come up with your own charts if you want to do it this way.
Dragon 229 has "Magic Miscibility", an article that is at complete odds with 3e style magic but still has some potential for limiting magic items. Boiled down, using many magic items at the same time has a negative impact on the user. Of course 3e expects that characters will be decked out with every item they can afford but it can be used for those who want to try to use two or more items in the same slot ( http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/magicItemBasics.htm#magicItemsOnThe... ). The items should function, but they will have some rather unpleasant side effect(s). At some point (say 10 rings on the fingers, 3 in each ear and two in the nose plus armor, a helm, etc.), the character will turn into a chaos beast because of the overwhelming amount of curses they are subjected to. And of course the idea of bad things due to too many magical effects works well in OSR games.
The 3.X SRDs have a solution in the cursed item section ( http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/cursedItems.htm ). Curses in 3e represent decay as well as spellcasters who make cuts in the crafting process. If magic items can "leak" and affect their surroundings, a dragon's hoard or a vault that hasn't been opened in a thousand years will have "cursed" items as their magics interact and affect each other. Monster spellcasters can make cheap items by giving them dependancies or requirements on purpose. These aren't really curses but the result is the same- orcs with +2 human bane maces that only work for orcs or awakened tree druids with drums of move earth that only function after a sacrifice. To make them cursed to represent the cutting measures the monsters used, I would allow the dependance or requirement and apply unreliable or uncontrolled as well. They can not have their cake and eat it too.
And then there is the strange brew rules in Bastion's Spells & Magic. You can find all the text and rules here: http://grandwiki.wikidot.com/s-m13 One thing I like a lot about them is the line about how creature powers can be used as well as spells for designing these nasty concoctions.
All of these can be used in combination if the DM wishes. In any case, the lust for magic items should be seriously curtailed in settings where even the most innocuous item that detects as magic may have an unpleasant side effect.


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Wiivv Wearables Inc., a bionics company that creates custom, 3D printed gear has announced the closing of USD 3.5M in seed round funding. Wiivv has developed a scalable, enterprise level Adaptive Manufacturing System featuring the world's fastest product customization engine designed to produce custom body gear. The company is preparing to enter the market with a Kickstarter campaign in early 2016 designed to build a community of early adopters for Wiivv's first product to hit the mass market: BASE – a 3D printed comfort-fit insole with foot digitization done via smart phone.
The seed financing was led by Eclipse VC, Real Ventures, and is the first investment made by Asimov Ventures – a seed and early stage VC focused on 3D printing and robotics. Evonik Industries – a global presence in specialty chemicals – and MAS Holdings – a design-to-delivery manufacturing company with 38 world-class apparel facilities – also joined the round as major strategic investors.
The team has developed a suite of technologies with a newly conceptualized 'Adaptive Manufacturing System' that can be applied to any part of the human body. The core innovation at Wiivv is a proprietary product customization engine that begins with digital capture and ends with manufacturing of a biomechanically enhanced 3D print-ready file in seconds.
Funds raised by the Kickstarter campaign will be funnelled towards the manufacturing and fulfilment of BASE custom insoles, which deliver comfort to painful foot.


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We have an art-deco complex, which can seat 150 guests in an ambience which complements fine wine and cuisine. An underground cellar with vaulted ceilings can be used as a wet weather alternative for the wedding ceremonies.
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Barry Town 0-3 Bangor City
YOU don't need to read the "How to save our club" page in Barry Town's match programme to know these are dark days at Jenner Park.
After a decade of League of Wales dominance, the Dragons are the palest of shadows of their former selves.
After a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Bangor yesterday, Town remain rooted to the foot of the Welsh Premiership table with just a solitary point from eight fixtures.
In one sense, that's the least of their troubles.
If Barry's supporters and benefactors can't dig deep enough to raise the #100,000 they hope will keep their creditors at bay, then Barry Town FC will simply bow out of existence some time in the middle of this month.
That's enormous pressure for the club's staff and players to be working under, but Barry's management team of David Hughes and Jason Murphy are having to cope with that and players whom they described last night as hopelessly inadequate.
Barry, renowned for their flowing football, barely strung three passes together against a distinctly average Bangor side who, but for the brilliance of Barry's debutant keeper Quinn McCarthy, would have had six.
"Quinn was superb and the two lads in the centre of our defence never gave up, but it was men against boys out there," lamented Hughes.
"We could barely string a couple of passes together. We were truly appalling.
"We desperately need three points. Having performed better in losing 3-2 against TNS in our last game, we've taken three steps backwards again.
"All our hard work, looking to progress, is just wasted.
"When Jason and I were brought in to the club, we had to work with the players who were available.
"Now we have to move on to the next stage. We desperately need new players and I'll be looking to sit down with the people who are looking to control the club, if and when we come out of administration.
"The financial position makes it so hard but we need to get some players in.
"It's time we stopped wallowing in pity about the mess we're in."
Despite the depressing end result yesterday, Barry actually started the brighter of the two sides.
Mattie Davies, just about the only familiar name on the Barry team sheet, tested Bangor keeper Phil Priestly with a curling right-foot effort on 11 minutes before Dave Sherman hit the net, only for his 20th-minute effort to be ruled out for offside.
Eleven minutes later Bangor broke the deadlock; Paul Gedman grabbed an 11th goal for the season from a Rae Ingram free-kick.
How Barry could do with his goals.
The visitors upped the tempo after the break and, after being denied twice, Lee Hunt made it two on 62 minutes, guiding home Owain Tudor Jones's right-wing cross.
Three minutes later Gedman was sent tumbling for a spot-kick, which Ricky Evans duly dispatched.
McCarthy saved splendidly from Hunt and Tudor Jones thereafter, but his teammates offered no response as their heads dropped and passing became ragged.


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FreakNight 2014 (and Paradiso 2013) headliner Kaskade is putting his well-known touch on a tune from fellow FreakNight 2014 performer Galantis. Following up their massively successful self-titled Galantis EP, which was released in April of this year, the Swedish duo dropped their newest single Runaway (U &I) earlier this month. Runaway (U & I) sticks with the script we've come to know and love from Galantis, who made quite the move into the EDM spotlight with their stunning performance at Coachella 2014. Galantis, consisting of Christian Karlsson and Linus Eklöw, continue to showcase their distinct style of progressive house and why they are one of the breakout acts of 2014.
Even though he's fully established in progressive house as well, Kaskade is more than able to put a fresh spin on the relatively new track. The timing couldn't be better, as both Kaskade and Galantis will be performing at FreakNight this weekend, giving those in attendance a couple of chances to hear both the original, and the remix, live from the producers themselves. If that's not enough Kaskade for you, you can check out his YouTube channel where he's uploaded his entire music catalogue.
Let us know what you think of Kaskade's take on Runaway (U & I) and how excited you are to catch him and Galantis at FreakNight this weekend! Comment below, on Facebook, or reply on Twitter!
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RAMALLAH – The Palestinian foreign ministry has slammed as "shameful" Guatemala's decision to transfer its embassy to Jerusalem after the United States recognized the city as the capital of Israel.
"It's a shameful and illegal act that goes totally against the wishes of church leaders in Jerusalem" and violates a non-binding U.N. General Assembly resolution condemning the U.S. move, the ministry said in a statement on Monday.
"The state of Palestine considers this as a flagrant act of hostility against the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and international law," it said.
"The state of Palestine will act with regional and international partners to oppose this illegal decision."
Guatemala's announcement on Sunday came after two-thirds of U.N. member states approved a motion rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of their future independent state, whereas Israel has declared the whole city to be its "united and eternal" capital.


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This course is instructor-led-online. It is not like video lecture and automatic tasks results checks. You will communicate with the trainer and he will answer your questions and will correct your mistakes.
Please be sure that you have at least B2 level of English to participate this course
SQL (stands for Structured Query Language), is a computer language, which is used to communicate with and manipulate databases. To get the most from the huge amounts of data they collect, many businesses must become versed in SQL. SQL is used by businesses as a way to access and manipulate the information and data that is stored in their databases, as well as for creating and altering new data that stored database tables. A database is a tool for collecting and organizing information. Databases can store information about products, orders, payments or anything else. Many databases often start as a plain text file or spreadsheet, but as they grow larger one will find it helpful to transfer them to a database created by a database management system. This course will familiarize you with SQL and will help you use databases proficiently and with high output.
Course outline
Introduction. Basic concepts and definitions
- What is SQL and why do you need it
- SQL standards
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- What is a database? Database management system MySQL.
Relational theory
- Basic Concepts
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- Database client application Squirrel
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Table definition tools and data manipulation
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- Comparisons predicates, LIKE, BETWEEN, IN, IS NULL, MATCH
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Practice tasks set №1 Fetching data from the table - subqueries
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Here is a video evaluation I did for my friend Mallory, a graduate of New Mexico State University's equestrian program. Mallory is an awesome rider with a lot of experience & time in the saddle, but even she has a few things she can really finesse! Have no fear if I evaluate your riding, just as we would do in riding lessons, we may start with simpler exercises, before graduating on to the more advanced lateral work! Enjoy & I'd love to hear what you think! e-mail at email@example.com
Thanks so much for such a fun video to evaluate! Seeing you on different horses & different saddles really showed me what a dynamic & confident rider you are, but it also showed me how much your saddle can affect your seat & position. I hope that my notes lead you to see the same. You've really demonstrated some beautiful riding here, but you hold quite a bit of tension in your muscles as you ride. I call it the not-pleasurable western pleasure ride. Here are my notes, feel free to ask me any questions you have at all & we can set up a time to Skype too if that helps! I've also included a few exercises to help you with a few of the issues I've spotted, hope these help!
.25-.30 good breathing! Less movement = actually more movement up & down your spine, between your shoulders & hips. Each vertebra is moving one on top of another in alignment (think slinky) to really take the impact of the horse's hooves hitting the ground.
.35 your hands come forward, you unconsciously felt that you were falling behind the motion here, so pushing your hands forward was your way to try to save your posture
.36 here you are behind the motion of the horse, so your center of gravity is behind his (we want yours above his at all times!) See the change in the movement of your ponytail? Compare this moment to the 10 seconds prior, what differences do you see?
1.20 here you are behind the motion again, the first stride of the lope your horse needs to pull you into it. See how much your hips shift forward when he takes that first stride? You need to be initiating that movement with a push from your seat & a lift of your center of gravity (deep breath in) so that you are as light as possible to make it as easy for our horse to stride out underneath you.
1.54 behind the motion again. The whoa should be a drop in your shoulders, a drop in your center of gravity & a deep exhale. When I say a drop in your shoulders I want you to bring those shoulders straight down, keeping the alignment of your shoulders over your hips & allowing each of your vertebrae to 'shrink' closer to one another with the impact then expand again when you breathe in when your whoa is complete.
1.12 Here I REALLY like how your inside knee is more open for the smaller circle. This allows your hips to be more open & relaxed, when your hips are open & relaxed it's easier to move your legs independently. See how your inside calf is just barely touching the horse? Reminding him you're asking for this bend around the small circle, so out his ribs go, as he traces the circle with his spine, very nice!
1.14-1.16 this equitation could win you in a ton of classes, but to a trained eye I see future knee pain. You are young & healthy so you may not yet feel the tenseness in your knees (or maybe you do already after a 3 hour + ride?) I want you to work on loosening those legs, allowing your heels to drop as your leg extends (don't push your heels down!) feel the rotation of the horse's walk almost like you're riding a bike. When you relax into this motion you will feel a right left right left drop in your heels & I will be able to see a change in the wrinkles of your jeans behind your knee. Once you get the feeling in your ankles, bring that slight movement up to your knees & then up to your hips to keep them loose & relaxed.
This horse/saddle combination is pretty bad. See how far back your hips are tipped? You are constantly struggling throughout this ride to hold your hips straight.
2.06-2.11 here are those stiff knees I was talking about earlier. I'm surprised you're not pushing in your stirrups more to help you keep your seat, you're really gripping with your thighs! Strong rider! Many riders couldn't pull this off at all! But the fact of the matter is no matter how strong you are you'll never be able to hold yourself on your horse by pure strength, it's like a clothespin, you know those old ones that are made from one piece of wood without the spring? The harder you push them down the further they fly when they pop off! Don't be that clothespin! Let your seat, balance & weight keep you on.
2.11-2.14 looser knees here! Good! And a smoother back, see how your lower back/lumbar spine is better aligned? That's great! Notice how much less movement there is in your elbows too! If you are able to ride like this more often you'll be able to ride more comfortably for longer periods of time AND win some blue ribbons too!
OK here you are having a few steering issues, then you shortened your reins instead of using your seat more. Most instructors classify your hands as a natural aid. I disagree, unless your pullin' some mane! Typically your hands are holding reins, which yes makes them an aid, but an unnatural one! So here's the deal, use your natural aids FIRST! This horse is actually more sensitive than you're giving him credit for, if you get a chance to ride him again please try this simple exercise, I think you will be shocked how easily this horse will go where you want him to go!
In a small arena, corral or round pen (after warming up both you & your horse) knot your reins so they don't fall & loop them on your saddle horn (if they're not pulling) or lay them on your horse's neck. Pick a place on the rail to ride to & guide your horse there with your seat & legs only. Feel free to point with your hands or hold pretend reins so you key into the muscle memory you have from riding. Pick your point, look at it (feel the shift in your weight when you turn your head? Yes, it's slight but remember your horse can feel a fly land on his back, he can feel this too!) Did your shoulders turn slightly when you turned your head in the direction your headed? If it's a dramatic turn they will! Are you breathing deeply? Now you've done your upper-body check, do your lower body… Are your toes pointed one on either side of your destination. Use your toe that is closer to your destination, when you point it out, let your knee roll open, feel your hip joint opening. Check in with your seat bones your weight should still be even & check in with your upper body that your shoulders are over your hips & not leaning! Don't look down at your horse, take a big breath in & imagine yourself at your destination. Did you make it there?
2.27 here your knee came open & your horse turned in! but then you pulled out on the reins @2.30 he flicks his tail (he's telling you that he's annoyed with your mixed signals) but here besides your head looking down instead of out where you're headed, your body is in really nice alignment
3.00 less rein more seat! You would be surprised if you dropped your reins right now & kept on riding!
3.20 much better departure!
3.28 behind again see air behind your butt & the back of the saddle's seat?
3.33-3.36 smoother with the motion, see the change in your hips?
3.38 you loose it again, catch another good stride or 2 before your shoulders fall behind
You're holding your breath!! You're behind the motion for your stop
4.09 you're pulling on his head before you stopped your seat (and therefore his backend!)
HORSE #3 Harley
This is a much better saddle for you! Although I still wouldn't say it's awesome!
4.42 nice straight lower back!
5.20 your horse's timing is off here which throws your timing off too, collect that guy up!
5.45 hips tipped forward, lower back concave (compared to 4.42), shoulders behind
5.50-53 better movement in your knees
6.10 struggling to correct your body position
Schro! Bareback! AWESOME!
Here you are with no saddle to influence your seat! BEAUTIFUL! A good saddle that fits you & your mount correctly would give you the same alignment in your pelvis (albeit with a bit less work on your part!)
7.00 Beautiful! Looking where you're headed! Check out that alignment! Ear, shoulder, hip & heel!! Good constant give in your knees (see the wrinkles in your jeans change behind your knee at 7.10) Straight back & a straight hip! Beautiful!
7.14-7.17 What happened??
You stopped looking where you wanted him to go, you're leaning & pulling instead of encouraging & enabling. Compare this to 6.57 when your outside leg is on, your head is up & your inside knee is open. Even at 7.17 you can see that your hips are too far to the inside so your shoulders are compensating by being too far to the outside, your leg is working hard to hold you on!
This is one of the toughest 'feelings' to grasp when riding, the lateral. FIRST, do this exercise unmounted. Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, hands on your hips. Now shift your weight onto your left foot and step across in-front with your right foot. Do it across a room & get to feeling like you're really balanced when you do it (yes I know the first few steps can make you wonder what was in your sweet tea at lunch!) Look where you're going it helps! OK now go the other way too! Feeling confident with it yet? Now while you do this exercise key into your hips, are they staying parallel to the ground?? They should be! (Remember your feet are only shoulder-width apart). Do you feel that very slight twist with your right hip just a shade forward of your left when you are stepping across with your right foot? (Note: this should not be a dramatic twist, very subtle & natural) Is your tailbone still pointing down? Don't tip! Now, take a step out a little bit wider, feel how your toes start to point the direction you're headed (instead of straight ahead)? Awesome take note of that lengthening feeling in your thigh, as your leg extends into that open stride. See how your hip is open to allow this to happen? This is your neutral pelvic position! OK now keeping the palms of your hands on your hips point your fingers down your thigh, do the exercise a few more times (back to normal shoulder-width strides). Do you feel the 'swing' of your outside leg as it crosses in front? Does it feel like you're gliding across the floor?
This is how it SHOULD feel when you are doing laterals with your horse! Think of your entire outside leg coming across as your horse's leg comes across, your inside leg extends & lengthens. You have put as much pressure on the outside thigh as you have released off the inside thigh, and this pressure & release comes & goes with each step. All the while you are keeping your hips balanced & centered and your shoulders balanced & centered over your hips. Please Please keep in mind these are very subtle cues we're talking about! Everything you're 'feeling' in your body is quite minute! Some people seem to be able to feel it better at the walk, others during a true sidepass. Try both & see which one speaks to you! Now, do you feel like you & your horse are gliding as one across the arena?? If so I'm sure it's as beautiful to watch as it is to feel!
7.40's some good trotting, I still feel like you're holding your breath more than you should be &/or breathing really shallow L Open your lungs & let your body relax into the movement, depend less on your strength & more on your balance & timing. See at 7.47 you finally breathe out!! Your legs relax & come back underneath you but Schro also feels it & breaks to a walk! If you breathe more often he won't use it as an excuse to not work.
SUNNY last horse!
Here you start out in that not pleasurable equitation hold, but this could be the best saddle you've shown me yet! Maybe that's why Sunny is one of your favorites 'cause his saddle is easier to sit in!!?!? If you just release some of the weight from your stirrups…imagine holding a cherry tomato under your big toe, you don't want it to roll around, but you don't want to squish it & have tomato juice in your cowgirl boots either! That's about how much weight should be under the balls of your feet on your tirrups. Relax that little bit & your legs will actually feel like they're getting longer, without pushing.
8.23-8.25 Here is your first stop on Sunny, not bad, but you can make it SO much prettier!! Breath out! Drop your shoulders to your hips (not behind like you did!) & try this…tuck your hips under. Yup, make a hip thrusting motion….you know like little boys innately know how to do! Push the front of your pubic bone forward, feel your tailbone tuck under? & your seat bones will come up just a hair, but your seat will actually be deeper in the saddle & you'll be able feel that for sure!! This will also help to align your lower back, you do want a natural curve there, not pin straight, but not concave either.
8.34 this turn on the haunches looked great until here, then he steps out in the hind….see the difference in your shoulders as he steps out? There is a slight rotation in your shoulders as you're asking his shoulder to move around. That lateral exercise will help here too!
Beautiful departure here, all I can say is BREATHE!!
9.18 here you finally breath out, see him slow down, if you breath more consistently it won't shock him into thinking it's a cue to slow down. I want you to work a bit more on using your back to it's full advantage. See how much front to back motion both your seat & shoulders are taking at the lope & how your shoulders are often behind your hips? Work those hips, do the hip thrust we were talking about, let the motion roll up your spine & let those vertebrae work independently, like you're doing here from 9.28-33
Much better breath on this stop, your shoulder still got behind instead of grounding though
Beautiful back-up. I like how your lift your tailbone & lift your chest
9.42 Now here where you transition from a back-up to your turn on the haunches, you need to drop that tailbone to close the door behind you, so the energy changes back to forward motion (see how he's stepping behind instead of in front). Your hips are really straight in this turn, that lateral exercise will help you find the comfort zone for your body in this exercise as well. I like how your holding your upper inside leg open, but just the thigh needs to be out, not the whole foot & lower leg. This last 180 here ending at 10.02 is much better, it's hard to see when you cut off screen there, but when you come around can you see the slight twist in your hips. See how your right hip is just a shade back & how your inside leg hangs, but is still open at the knee? NICE and your horse is really locked & loaded, he's on his haunches & they're spring loaded, see how easy this departure to the trot is for him? His body was set up & made it easy for him! Super cool Mallory! THANKS!


text: 1/20: Happy to see a kind review of my book by Hannah Wohl appearing in Contemporary Sociology this month! It's a great overview of the argument chapter by chapter for those of you who might not want to read the whole thing ;). She calls the book "methodologically rigorous, theoretically insightful, and engagingly written" and says that I make a "strong contribution to the sociology of valuation." Aw, shucks! They couldn't have picked a better reviewer – Hannah's own work on creativity is awesome, and I'm grateful for her close reading of my work. Check it out.


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Myrtle Beach, SC–Marketing Strategies, Inc. a Myrtle Beach PR and marketing firm is now accepting applications for SparkStart, a $2,500 public relations and marketing grant designed for Horry County non-profits and offered annually.
To be eligible, the organization must be a 501(c)(3) located in Horry County and must conduct 80% of its business within the County.
"SparkStart was developed from an agency-wide push to give something back to those in our area who give so much of their time and energy to others. By offering public relations consultation and marketing assistance, we are providing the fundamentals that help non-profit organizations thrive for years to come," said Denise Blackburn-Gay, President of Marketing Strategies, Inc.
"Good marketing materials can make a world of difference, adding credibility and
professionalism to an organization. This is essential to all businesses, especially if you are in the business of asking others to invest in your mission," she continued.
SparkStart recipients are chosen based on the needs and goals of the organization. "We work with each group to transform their complex needs and issues into simple and powerful messages that will move others into action. Our goal is to educate and inspire great things for not only the organization but for those who stand to benefit from the hard work of so many," Blackburn-Gay said.
2018's recipient was Neighbor-to-Neighbor. Previous recipients have included the North Myrtle Beach Humane Society, Waccamaw Youth Center, the Horry County Historical Society, and Katie's Project.
Applicants will be notified of their status on or before January 15 of 2019. For more information contact Denise Blackburn-Gay, APR, Fellow PRSA at email@example.com or call (843) 692-9662.


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Heading To The West Coast: Susanne Sundfør's 13 Favourite LPs
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The Norwegian pop star made one of 2015's best albums in Ten Love Songs, but her Baker's Dozen reflects that synthpop was never where her heart lay
Carly Simon - No Secrets
It's a favourite from my teens, another one from my dad's collection, and another brilliant songwriter. She does this thing in her songs where she starts very soulful, then goes on a harmonic journey before landing safely again. I've stolen so much from her. She taught me how to write music, basically. And she wrote the best James Bond theme. I also think we share the same shyness. I feel very close to her, and her music. I like that some of her lyrics are quite childish. That's refreshing, and I appreciate that; I've always appreciated music and lyrics that are very direct, and she's very good at that. With the titles of my two last albums - 10 Love Songs and Music For People in Trouble - I wanted them to be a bit stupid. I'm drawn to that kind of art where you're told: "This is what it is." And then you have to figure out yourself the depth of it, instead of having a very extravagant and deep title and trying to work out what it's about. Music is a different language, and whenever I talk about it, I think afterwards that I wasn't able to say what I mean. That's why music is so mysterious. It's not language. It's not talking. It's singing, and it hits a chord in us that we can't explain, but it's very strong.
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