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This colt starting ride took a major turn for the worse, but the guys talking in the video sound like they knew it was coming! What are your thoughts on this ride? I'm interested to know what our fans think. Is this funny to you, do you have a problem with it or do you simply not care either way? Please Share this on Facebook and support The Horseaholic!
Watch The Colt Starting Ride Gone Bad! Talk About A Bronc!
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Not a fan
Talk about setting a young horse up for failure. It's a future tragedy in the making, she obviously hasn't graduated from the basics that she would need to make her a successful riding horse, and each time she ditches her rider to applause, she gets one step closer to a final catastrophic trailer ride. SAD
bill frohlick
ground work ground work ground work its absolute
Yup , when she walks forward dig her with spurs! Good way to turn a horse into a bucking horse . Some stupid fun at the horse's expense. 🙁
Yeah, the horse wasn't ready from the get go!!! Geez! And if I was the guy that got bucked off, I would get some new friends!!!
CJ Rawls
There are so many things done wrong here I cannot even list them all. The person riding needs to learn how to ride as the horse really does not even know how to buck. They are teaching this poor horse so many bad habits and I feel so sorry for it. They need to find a professional trainer to undo what they have done and teach the horse right and also teach the humans about horsemanship. God help them all but youo cannot fix stupid.
I agree wholeheartedly. Not only that, but there was no explanations or connection from the get go. The rider was too heavy, unexperienced and nearly was hurt badly. Cannot fix stupid.
Corin Linch
As Ray Hunt said `People don't have horse problems, horses have people problems.` Why is this fella wearing spurs on a green horse when he can't keep them out of the horses guts ………… this horse was moving okay until he stuck the spurs in and then could not keep them out of the horses guts. Plus I would not consider this fella a horseman you can see that from the get go.
My semtiments exactly about the spurs. The horse was figuring it out when he jab the spurs into him. That was one of the many mistakes but the one that changed the horses experience to what might have been good.
Cathleen Trope
The FIRST thing I saw were the big honking spurs.
OMG. Like someone else said, too many things wrong to list. Where is this horse so that one of us who isn't a moron can rescue her?
Keyser Horsemanship
The definition of a true Horseman, is the person who can help each horse to maintain their dignity. This fella is clearly a rank amateuer and did everything wrong, the biggest mistake of course was wearing his ego on his sleeve. I feel bad for the horse
Relax everyone !! Friggin hilarious .and the little mare really didn't seem to mind that Her rider was a little bigger than her
hmm, didn't mind.. maybe you didn't have sound on?
My dear anonymous, you're as much of a jerk as the guy on this doomed horse. Ignorance and absolute stupidity has sent many a wonderful sweet horse to slaughter.
yep…he needs to get his fat ass off that small horse. He'll learn from it hopefully!
Horse Trainer
WOW! This is a great example of "bad". Starting a colt without the simple technique of 'stepping up from both sides' is exactly why this guy busted his ***. He skipped so many life changing steps, which is simply laziness. Honestly after seeing this, itll be a wonder if this horse ever see's broke. The lesson here is to let people who are certified start colts. Especially if you want a horse worth owning.
I am not train to train horses for me its like talking. I have trained all my horses and helped with some of my friends. No I haven't trained out side horses and I won't but there are good trainers out there who aren't certified.
im 15 I broke my first horse a 14 and even at 14 I know this guy did everything wrong that's horrible that horse will probably never be broke after this :/
That's the cowboy way so shut the hell up
Umm, no, it's not. Look at the best cowboys working today (Buck Brannaman, Clint Anderson, etc) and they would disagree with that statement to hell and back. Worked with a bunch of pen riders who would also disagree. That's an ignorant statement.
Eugene Smirnoff
If you think Clinton is a cowboy then you've never met him. He's an entertainer, plain and simple. The guys in the video are idiots, but that doesn't make Clinton a cowboy any more than it makes me a professional shuffleboard player.
Amen! Clinton Anderson is not a cowboy and is certainly not a natural horseman either. It's like he took tom and ray videos and just repeated each step without regards for the whole concept. The result was not ok.
These guys were complete idiots that know nothing about horse sense
Not at all. They want something that can be ridden and trusted. Good groundwork and some respect would have prevented that mess.
If you mean the dumb ass way.
That is the asshole way. The 20th century just called and wants their "method" back.
These guys are idiots! …why would any horse person use spurs on a youngster?
felt sorry for that horse as it was set up to fail.
Not a Fan, he deserved what he got, spurs on a colt? Ground work? Round Pen? SO many things went wrong there.
This is the way to hurt rider horse and ruin a young horse. There's more to horseman ship than just brute force. The romantic days of bronc bustin went out with advent of the car. Imprinting is the way to go and lots and lots of time on the ground.
Hello! More ground work and in a round pen idiots! You can have one almost broke before you back them if you do it right!
I'm with you, what a jackass. No need to stick those damned spurs into the horses side either.
Christine Beck
This horse was NOT ready to ride … needs a lot more ground work and self confidence … a bad start for this young horse.
agree, super sad.
Barb B
I agree, this poor young horse has had a bad experience due to the rider's ignorance or ineptitude that it will never forget. It will take a good trainer taking it slow with a lot of ground work to overcome this disaster.
I completely agree with the comments made by whomever said this poor horse was set up to fail. Damn shame idiots find humor in it.
Why is that guy wearing spurrs?SMH..this is another reason so many end up at slaughter 🙁
Why would the idiot wearing spurs and using them? This is a nasty way to back a youngster
Disgusting! Poor horse! The squealing was especially hard to take! I agree with those posting before me; a horrible first backing experience and obviously no prior training! I had hope the Wild West was over and done!
Just about as stupid as it gets. I agree, set up to fail. He didn't give her time to know what the hell was happening. What a shame. Glad his fat ass hit the ground
Cowboys have been starting colts like this for hundreds of years…..load and go thats the cowboy way. Now Im all about getting them confident and respectful of you before you climb on, but sometimes they blow its just horses…. Ive come off colts like this before, and sometimes all you can do is laugh….. This isnt clicker training people sometimes horses have to just be climbed on and rode off, what happens next is up to the rider…..
I don't think that's the point of what most folks are writing. And clicker training is just one of many ways that people teach animals. This guy had no idea what he was doing. No helmet, spurs, way to fat for the horse's size. I could go on.
And, just because something has been done one way for years doesn't mean it's a good thing. Hmmm, blood-letting, locking mentally ill people in chains, and on and on and on.
helmet ? come on man
Helmet wasn't necessary….obviously there wasn't a need to protect ANYTHING in that nogging….
Agree, this is not how it HAS to be. I understand that folks have been "starting colts like this" for centuries AND there are other things that can set the horse and rider up for success, like, lets not wear our big boy spurs, lets sack this poor scared horse out a bit first, lets do some round pen work, build trust (which clearly this horse does not have any yet) and then ride in a smaller space for a bit while the horse gets used to EVERYTHING you are subjecting him to all at once! Or how about we take things a little slower, one step at a time. Can YOU imagine being thrown into this situation? (and I say this with the assumption that this is true based on the horses behavior and response to things that he just wasn't ready for this step yet). Let's be smart about how we start our horses. Let's be smart about the correct way to do this and it doesn't have to be 100% rodeo. It is a relationship issue. It is a trust issue. It is about meeting the horse where he is at. And yes, I have started many colts and NONE of them have gone like this for a reason. end rant.
So sad that they set a horse up for failure for pure entertainment:(
In the Ol' west the "bronc rider" was just that. He was rarely bucked down and if you watch you will see she didn't start to buck until he started kicking her to go forward. He obviously didn't know what he was doing and it shows. A real bronc rider would have just stayed in the middle of her and let her go.
CJ McCormick
What a bunch if inconsiderate indiots!!! This is how good horses are ruined.
Hilarious and great attempt. That's me and my friends too. But one of them would have been right there to swing on and get her rode.
how about "ridden"? forget the get.
She has buck in her she would of done it anyway no matter the rider!! I think the guys knew it was coming, as a horse trainer and hearing them say it, the guy was pretty big for the young horse so they probably were hoping that she wouldn't actually get him off! When she did buck!! Boy though she's got a good bronc future if she doesn't make s good riding horse
My God people! It's funny!!! Yes the horse needs more groundwork, or just to go down the road, that's obvious. But wow, unwad yourselves.
Barb B
It isn't funny unless you are a moron, it is sad and disgraceful
Atleast take your Spurs off! Haha wow
I thought it was hilarious. I would have laughed too. Actually I did laugh, and than my husband laughed. I am sure the horse will recover. I don't think it is going to have any lasting ill affects on it. And if it does, well likely none of you will ever have to deal with said horse anyway so don't worry about it.
Ok I see mistakes from the start on this, but I wasn't there nor was anybody else commenting. The horse has long way to go so unless somebody commenting here is a professional trainer that's done more than watched a few DVD's, and has wore a few saddles out. Your judgment is pretty meaningless.
"has worn". I'm not a grammer judge, but these are egregious. And yes, we were there via the video, so we did see what happened. So please, dont assume that because many comments are negative about these people, we don't know how to start a horse.
Spurs will get you in more trouble than help you on a colt
that poor horse you never start a horse with spurs like that. That poor horse was so scared, she almost fell. The people there should have known better and never put a green rider on an unbroke green horse. Both the horse and rider were lucky that they wernt seriously hurt
WOW….. I have never seen so many Equine experts in one place at the same time….. You guys should get together and show the world how it's done so video's like this cease to exist…. Because I am sure nobody here has EVER had a bad go at a first ride like this…. Not you experts…. no way….
If it's done corectly earning the horses trust with a foundation of ground work that would never have happened look in to the Clinton Anderson method it works
Certainly anyone, no matter how experienced, can have a ride like this…horses are horses and no matter how well you prepare them sometimes things don't go as planned. I think what most people are trying to point out though, is that a good trainer will do everything in their power to set the horse and themselves up for success and that was obviously not done in this video. The guy had no idea what he was doing as far as starting a young horse. I am a professional trainer and specialize in starting young horses and re-training "problem" horses, many of whom have had their problems caused by people trying to train or start them who had no business doing so. Some of the horses I work with have seriously injured people or themselves…and that is no laughing matter. This guy could have been seriously injured or killed VERY EASILY. And now the horse could go on to hurt someone else. There is a reason for all the concerned comments and it is not because the people on here are egotistical or trying to put the people in the video down…it is because they have a legitimate concern because they have seen things like this go wrong in the past and have seen people and horses get hurt as I have.
Well said!
Well, I am an expert and have plenty of happy, successful horses to prove it. This is a horse site and it's reasonable to say there could be many experts posting here. The rider in the video isn't just stupid, he's ignorant, and so are his laughing buddies. If this is the horses first ride, he is setting her up for a tough future. This isn't funny or entertaining. This is how horses get ruined, how people get injured, and how, without a knowledgeable trainer to fix it, horses end up at the slaughterhouse. I guess the saying "you can't fix stupid" really is true. Too bad the horse has to pay for it.
Barb B
I agree, I have been riding for 50 years and am still riding and working with young horses. Even with all my experience I have the brains to hire a good trainer to give my horses their first experience at being ridden
I get to See great riders start great horses.solid 30 days of groundwork and you still get some that want to buck a little
Horseaholic, you thought this was funny..?.. Sad and Sick to say nothing of the foul language which you did not alert to in the header. So long Horseaholic, you can keep your site.
Well… BYE.
I have started plenty of horses. And yes, accidents do happen. But anyone who knows about training should have picked up on the hints that horse gave before the bucking started. Way more good, proper preparation should have been given.
I'm only 13 &' I know that this horse needs a lot of groundwork.
&'The guy on the horse needs to learn what he's doing.
Can we see you ride her please actually all of the people that commented
Poor mouth..poor back…poor legs. I don't understand why huge men like this think they can ride poor, small horses. It's even worse when they don't know how to ride. And this horse looks like it has had not nearly enough ground training. Speaking of the ground, why must this heavy man try to mount from the ground? The poor horse's back! No wonder it was so angry! And him falling behind her center of gravity and tearing on her mouth made me cringe. Some people are simply not qualified to do this. Cannot feel sorry enough for the poor filly :(.
how else are you supposed to get on? rappel from a helicopter?? and if i had to guess i bet a lot of things makes you cringe…. you'd probably cry if you got cowshit on your pants! pansies like you are what is wrong with the world today!
great video they new she was gonna blow and that's why they made the video I guess all u people with with your negative comments haven't started very many colts. Ya we all hope to avoid this. But sometimes shit happens
I have just one question WHY!!!. Learn it them the right way and you have a life time of happiness with your horse!.
Helen Kaye Watts
There is nothing wrong with this horse. There is everything wrong with what this idiot is doing. Breaks my heart to see a young horse have this kind of experience. Totally unnecessary and a prime example of ignorance driven by ego. This person should be ashamed of themselves.
Was tut dieser Idiot? Armes Pferd! Und witzig ist das ganz bestimmt nicht!
Schade um das Mäuschen, hat bereits von Anfang an das Falsche gelernt!
Idiots, shame!!
There's a lot of right comments. That poor guys should by an old truck and run to the next wall instead trying to get on a poor horse. absolutely idiots before and behind the camera!
I've known older horses that have started bucking, and got real good at it because they got away with it with peoe that hold tight to the ideal that gentle is the ONLY way. You can do all the ground work you want. but if a colt feels the need to stretch their legs and arch it's back, NO OUNT of ground work is going to prevent it. It's what they do. And sometimes it takes a person willing to weather that storm to make that colt a solid citizen. And that fact that you have NO clue about this particular colts breeding and precious handling give you NO right to judge. And since I don't know any of you personally, your level of horsemanship, age, physical capabilities, etc. it wouldn't be proper of me to judge you. But I get the feeling that you would sell a "bad actor" as opposed to letting him buck you off over and over because you're afraid to spaml his bottom (that's how a herd deals with rude behavior). And before you pass judgement on my comment, I've started warmbloods, Trekeners, Hanovarians, Connemara ponies, roping, cutting, and barrel horses over 40 years. And some no matter how much ground work and desensitizing you do, are GOING TO BUCK. This colt just might be one. And you may now or I. The future buy a broke horse that was like this at one time. So be thankful for guys who arent afraid to go through those storms so you don't have to.
Excuse the spelling and punctuation of the above post. I was using my cellphone and my buddy hit every pothole we ran across.
There is a wonderful video in u-Tube that demonstrates that horses can buck like crazy. The gal in it is in Sweden. Before and after 4 years of her training. She stuck on him, and the 4 year later post shows a horse and rider in beautiful connection. Big, beautiful jumper. Horses and people part ways lots of times. it's just what this guy was doing that results in the comments.
I disagree. Ground work helps establish your leadership with the horse. Get their respect on the ground and you'll have respect from their back. This horse clearly was not ready to get on. This horse might have been okay, but then he kicked him!
Clearly not desensitized to his legs.
This poor horse. Nothing wrong with it and everything wrong with the way these idiots are going about it. Especially that overweight dope on her back with the spurs. Totally wrong…
How about take off the bloody spurs, he deserved to get bucked off. That horse was not prepped well for that and when he got into it, he got a belly full of spur. Moron.
Hahaha you're all a bunch of suckers go Denver, let er buck! Maybe the rest of you pansies should go to a real ranch and see how its done 🙂 love it. And for all y'all calling people fat you don't know, ten bucks says you're fatter and don't know shit.
Why is it ok for big FAT men to get on such little horses but if a woman were to do that, they get crucified? Everything about this is wrong, starting with his fat ass.
while i agree with everything that has been posted, i noticed that they were not in an enclosed area, so when the guy finally was bucked off, the horse was free to go anywhere.
It's sad these guys think its funny to frighten an animal. It's obvious by their comments that this is something usual to them… Too bad. I real horse person can derive a kinder way to go about that without scaring the crap out of the poor thing.
Got a bunch of top jockeys around here i see….. keyboard jockeys that is!
Obviously not ready to be backed. But, boys will be boys.
Although I don't agree with his method and he's lucky he didn't get killed because he rushed her I think people tend to forget some of the best broke, honest and long lasting horses were broke out this way before we turned everything into natural horsemanship in the last decade or so. Just because those of us who prefer a safer more sane approach now doesn't mean this is wrong or abusive to the horse. Many trainers use spurs from day 1 too so that's not really anything worth crying about. I do natural horsemanship and have plenty of negative opinions on the lack of preparation for this horse but I'm open minded enough to know that doesn't mean failure for the horse when most ranch broke horses can't even be tied up and are roped just to be haltered yet are way more broke than most horses I know and know their job once a rider is on their back and didn't get that way with tons of groundwork and prepping first. Let us not forget what works for some may not work for others and doesn't make it wrong or right just because its different. A good trainer once told me he would rather have a horse resist riding early on in some way then be perfect and never resist because that means they aren't suppressing emotions and stress and those who never buck or react when started regardless of how much groundwork and prepping is done are suppressing emotions and often the ones who blow up when they hit 10 after years of competing.
Ur all horse experts
It's so funny to listen to all the horse experts.. most of u probably never been on a started horse etc.. coming from a breaking n pre training place it's not all smooth rides… u can do so much ground work it's not funny, u can ride in a round yard with no problem but once ya get em out in a space where they know they can get away with it they will they have a mind of their own n if they want to buck they will… had colts n fillies be so well behaved in the round yard then take em out on their first ride out of the round yard with a few other horses they put on a show.. yeh the guy was to big but hey not all of us can be all so slim like everyone commenting.. if u have never been on a started horse don't comment.. =)
The horse didn't have the basics done with it. Then he kicked it!
helmets + horse = what wrong w/ American
This is just some country kids having a little fun and you moronic city folk turn it into major tragedy!
This should have taken place in a round pen. The rider should have been up & on in 1 movement. He was asking for trouble pausing on the stirrup like that. And why the spurs? It's like these jokesters were looking for a bronc ride.
lisa ponke
He got exactly what he deserved. He just taught that horse how to buck by not rewarding the try and not giving her any relief while teaching her to stand and be mounted.
First thing done wrong.Didn't even pat the horse to reward him for even letting the guy get on. Who would even get on a horse that clearly doesn't seem ready to be ridden in the first place? It's all laughs until someone gets hurt, and the animal gets blamed. Training doesn't happen over night, and this horse clearly doesn't seem ready.
old west
Clint Anderson everyone must watch RFD at the same time he is a Australian ain't even American there mates came to america and got rich over the same shit that true american ranchers has done for decades but yet you see a bunch of younger guys trying to figure horses out they will learn but hey gotta start somewhereand all the spur comments I wear spurs on every horse I ride as a attention getter and I own 6 great horses and this horse will be a good horse if they ride her out a horse is a wild creature by instincts y cut there pride there spirit is twice as good in my eye broke this way but sounds like most on here prolly don't even own a farm they prolly lease a horse to ride get a life folks and leave people alone if she makes it to killers at least it fat
you dont use SPURS on NEW UNBROKE horses.
If you ride like you use punctuation, I feel sorry for your horse,
shoot every stupid self rightous natural horsemen that post on here. you are the ruin of the west. hats off to the dumby that mounted. good try.
Total dumBassery right there. The horse is obviously the brain of the group.
who cares
Bunch of bleeding hearts Probably think the horse should sit in your lap too. What the hell. That was some funny shit! Give it a rest
If this is your idea of humor, then it's a great reason NOT to subscribe to your newsletter/news feed. Very irresponsible of you but let's us know what thehorseaholic is all about.
How anyone thinks this is funny is beyond me. You have some fat bloke accompanied by a peanut gallery of idiots. 1. Fat bloke has no idea what his doing. 2. Horse is actually being incredibly generous in giving fat bloke any time at all. But like any reasonable horse, Fat blokes 'flapping legs' and overweight body have at some point got to be dislodged.
What a complete waste of time.
Obviously those involved have no understanding of horses.
Shame, Fat bloke lucky he didn't get kicked in the gut, or maybe he should have done. He and his cohorts certainly deserved a good kicking.
Neanderthals comes to mind!!!
Don't you think that the spurs didnt help AT ALL? its as soon as he jabbed those things she freaked.
Hey BOB, There's probably a million people who could ride this horse without spurs, without bucking and without being made a fool of. They of course would be professional riders and trainers who know how to bring on a youngster correctly before getting on it. Sadly you guys haven't yet learnt to respect or understand horses yet. Cowboy!
Lol, you have lots to say about the people commenting. Obviously you've never had to re-train, re-school or re-educate f&^%ked up horses such as the horse we're all commenting on.
Believe it or not, some of us have worked with horses all our lives and have successfully gone back to the basics of 'breaking in a youngster' to repair the damage done by people portrayed in the video. Believe it or not, some of us have have taken on youngsters, done the ground work, long reined them, backed them and correctly and ridden them away without any reluctance from the horse. OH maybe that's because we're professionals!!!!!
You could see the horse didn't like the spurs at 49 seconds, then at 1:02 he really showed he didn't like them. I think the rider did this on purpose to get a cool bucking video to show his buddies.
exactly right!!!
John Lions had it right. "Wear spurs if you want on a young horse, and they will teach you why you shouldn't". I feel sorry for this poor horse. Ray Hunt would turn over in his grave if he saw this pathetic example of "Horsemanship". These guys should be banned for life from ever again getting on a horse.
The problem here is all the know I alls and idiots tht watch Clinton Anderson and such . We never do ground work , I don't ride on the ground and there for my horse doesn't learn from the ground . We have some the best horses around , best behaved and trained and in 35 years have never started one from ground work and never will . What work they do get before being saddled is from the back of another horse.
Every since all these TV trainers wanna be idiots got so big is when the problem horses got so bad .
Cowboys, y'all. They know horses enough to know what they can do and can't and they know horses. If they pulled this the mare is probably such a bronc that this isn't going to make that much difference anyway. Spurs can be used on a beginning colt if you know how to use them. Don't get judgemental unless you know the deal- and unless you know cowboys.
My blog Musings From The Leadrope says what I think about breaking colts.
While I am in favor for good ground work & getting one completely broke before you step up – mainly because I don't like to get bucked off- I do know there are good hands out there that will step up on one without all that. The difference is that they can ride it through.
Bottom line, if you're not going to put the time in you'd better ride as well as you think you do and be able to ride it through. If not, its not fair to the horse & their future. I don't really care about the rider in that case– egos don't belong on horses.
Obviously you people have been watching touch parnelli! This horse was a counterfeit piece of shit. The horse is a 6 year old that went through numerous trainers an nobody ever had any luck keeping her from bucking. Their was more ground work done on this made than any of you people even know how to do! So before you all keep running your mouths maybe you should think that not every horse in this world is trainable or even ridable! This was a big money filly an bred to be the best so don't think they didn't give her every try in the world!
Obviously YOU didnt see that he had spurs on and it was when he jabbed them in her that she bucked. and that is WHY she bucked. you dont start off a new horse in spurs.
In answer to the original question. No, I do not find this funny. I'm not a horseman – haven't ridden in over 45 years. I do, however, like things to BE funny…if they are purported to be. Good riding with a trick or two, maybe?
dumbass shouldnt had he's Spurs on to began a horse
EXACTLY!!!! thats when she started bucking! I was rooting for the horse!hah!
to the people that say you dont need to do groundwork…well look at it this way, ok?
Think about a herd and the Alpha. the Alpha obviously isnt ON another horse when it is demanding respect right? no the Al[pha controls the other horse and moves his feet on the GROUND.. so isnt it logical for us to do the same? move his feet forward backwards left and right? It is Perfectly logical when you think about a herd.
Very nice little mare. As scared as she was, she was trying to figure it out. Right as he used those spurs one of the guys says "Just cluck to her" a second too late. Horses are incredibly trusting. If this little mare has a more experienced rider take just a little extra time with her she should be fine.
A guy
I have made a living training horses for 15 years and that colt had been ridden before. A colt would have kept bucking and run off not stopped at the fence and walked off. The horse has a problem and maybe a big one. Is that the way i would have done it? Don't know. Don't know the history. It looked like a bar bet. I laughed. Good effort. Evidently the guy wasn't big enough.
This horse was set up for failure… obviously no ground work… and why do people feel they must wear big ass spurs to break a horse.. he stabbed the heck of of horse's sides.. I would dump his ass to… wrong way to break a horse..
Rode and broke a bunch of horses in my day. And I don't care who you are or how much you know. This is a case of setting your typical arena cowboy up for failure and it worked. And I for one thought it was funny as shit. Nobody got hurt. Those boys knew she would buck. And the way she acted it definitely wasn't her first ride. Ole fat boy learned his lesson and that's that.
What people like those really should do is riding on an electric bull . So no one get´s hurt but themselves.
This is not for me. I try to celebrate working relationships between horse/human that show impressive communications and achievements. I find this to be just another example of an ordinary underachieving bully that lacks even the most minimal amount of skill. Too bad for the mare.
Not funny, that poor horse is getting a bad start. That asshole deserved to be bucked off especially after digging in with the spurs. Twat


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Sometimes you look at your life and wonder what in the world is happening. Instead of being able to see a picture, you just see a pile of scattered jigsaw puzzle pieces that don't seem to fit together or have any real pattern at all.
The last year or so my life has felt like that – a pile of puzzle pieces that all came out of the same box but every time I attempt to fit two of them together, there is no pattern and they don't mesh.
Can you relate?
I know God is working. I firmly believe that He has a plan for my life – for our family.
Lately, as we've been seeking what our next step of faith might be, I've begun to put some of the pieces together in my mind. If the desire of my heart is in alignment with His desires for me, for us, I have a very blurry idea of what the big picture might look like in time. I've started to catch a glimpse of what I think might be next. But the pieces are still scattered and the big picture view is out of focus.
Once again, I have to caution myself not to run ahead and force the pieces into the image that I want.
Proverbs 3:5-6 says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths." [ESV]
Though God has laid dreams on my heart, I can only wait and see how He guides and directs. If I try to run ahead and plan my own path, there's a really good chance (ask me how I know) that I'll end up off course and/or disappointed because I missed out on a blessing He had for me along the way.
Patience has never been my strong suit. And I've never been all that good at putting puzzles together.
But this is one puzzle I'm going to patiently wait to see how it turns out… I know it's going to be one amazing view at the end!
Talk to me
How have you seen God put together the seemingly random pieces of your life for His greater plan? Are you living in a state of "piles of pieces," or are you in season of "seeing the big picture?"
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Bicarbonate is an essential component of the physiological pH buffering system in the human body. Up to ¾ of the carbon dioxide in the human body is converted to carbonic acid which is quickly turned to bicarbonate. Bicarbonate is an alkali so helps to keep the acid-base balance of the body stable.
Bicarbonate alongside water, hydrogen, haemoglobin, phosphate and carbon dioxide makes up the buffering system which is required to act quickly if pH changes are detected. If bicarbonate levels are too high or too low, then this can suggest that the body is struggling to maintain its acid-base buffering system. This could be caused by an electrolyte imbalance or the inability to remove carbon dioxide – a waste product – from the body.[2]
How Does Bicarbonate Affect My Wellbeing?
A low bicarbonate result is common in people who have chronic kidney disease. Metabolic acidosis, an underlying cause of low serum bicarbonate, can cause inflammation, bone disease and protein-energy wasting.[3] Other causes such as chronic diarrhoea can make you feel unwell and can disrupt your electrolyte balance. Therefore, it is essential that you remain hydrated as dehydration can also affect your mental status as well as having harmful physical side effects.
Equally increased bicarbonate – due to a gain or loss of acid – can make you feel unwell. Ongoing vomiting - loss of acid - can be a cause of increased bicarbonate and can lead to dehydration.
Because of the overall cause of an increase or decrease in your bicarbonate levels you may also have a lack of energy, feel tired or experience a change in your mood.
How Can I Improve My Result?
Our body needs electrolytes to keep our fluids balanced and they are needed so our cells can communicate with one another.
It is common to drain your electrolyte stores if you sweat a lot maybe during intense exercise or during periods of diarrhoea and vomiting or drinking huge amounts of water which contains no electrolytes. If you have recently been ill with diarrhoea and vomiting, there are rehydration therapy products available to buy from your local pharmacy. These contain the important electrolytes you may have lost as well as restoring your fluid loss too.
Your diet should consist of plenty of whole foods and less junk or fast food. Eating fresh produce such as fruit and vegetables alongside lean cuts of meat can ensure a good nutrient intake.
Try eating more complex carbohydrates such as wholegrains, beans, legumes and vegetables. In the body, these complex carbs are turned into glucose (sugar) for energy and help to keep the body hydrated.
Exercise is fundamental to living a healthy lifestyle. You should aim to complete 150 minutes of aerobic exercise per week. But in doing so you must always remember to keep yourself sufficiently hydrated. Every time we sweat, urinate, exercise even cry we are losing important fluid, so we need to make sure we replace it to keep our fluid levels balanced.
[1] Vaughan-Jones, R, D and Spitzer, K, W. (2002). Role of Bicarbonate in the Regulation of Intracellular pH in the Mammalian Ventricular Monocyte. Biochem Cell Biol: 80(5), pp 579-96.
[2] Seifter, J, L. (2014). Integration of Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders. The New England Journal of Medicine: 4(37), pp 1821-1831.
[3] Chang, T, I, Oh, H, J and Han, S, H. (2013). A Low Serum Bicarbonate Concentration as a Risk Factor for Mortality in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. PLoS ONE: 8(12).


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the only difference between you and them, is that you're full of contempt and angst.
It will be interesting when the towers are built and few residents are standing next to you at the fools foundation - or maybe at sampinos or the farmers markets or the queen of sheeba.
what then will you do? dig deeper or get over yourself?
- beckler said...
It's true, I am full of contempt and angst...AND bear salami that I picked up at the Russian Market right next to Pattaya Thai on Watt in North Highlands. You really should try this stuff, future imaginary building-dweller. I also got the gypsy salami (made of real gypsies!) and smoked pork tenderloin. All for 7.50, quite a deal.
As for the twin towers, looks like this could be part of a nationwide trend
- Smitty said...
It's kind of weird, almost Bush-like, in the thought that Sacramento is a Giant City with Hordes of The Great Unwashed, who want to live here. I think it's just cheaper than the Bay Area for many.
The City Council makes it difficult for the Creative Class to flourish, and you need freaks to make a city livable. Portland is a huge example.
As far as I know, Tower is doing fine. It still sells popcorn. The hours are cut back and the Crest got Pan's Labyrinth. Wait and see where Volver goes, I reckon.
- beckler said...
A thought just occurred to me, doesn't that first comment smack of Voisin's writing style? I'm flattered that she reads.
What is it that Portland does to encourage the creative class that Sacramento doesn't do?
I'm full of angst and contempt too. I'm just hoping that Saca gets broke enough where he has to ditch a couple projects, like the one that would call for demolition of the Bel-Vue Apartments building and its associated quarter block at 8th and L Street.
well you can't go broke spending other people's money now can you Burg? so don't count on it happening on its own.
- Smitty said...
Places for live bands is a major one. The City shuts down places instead of working with places to keep them playing.
Cities need musicians, artists, actors, engineers and programmers to thrive.
I'm sure I've left out some of The Creative Class in that, but I just wanted to remind people that engineers and programmers are creative.
In the 1990s, Sacramento had so many places to play that there'd often be 2, sometimes 3, shows in a night you'd want to go to. I remember talking with Smiller once where we both knew it wasn't going to last.
People chose to move here for the independent arts. For a while, a lot of it was run-off from the Bay, and that wave is ebbing.
Maybe it's just my conversations with Mike R Mike about how we'd like to find a new place to live, but we're both lazy. Sooner or later, we'll get out-priced to live in The Grid. Bleh.
1. Smitty is indeed correct
2. Speculators and Hype Artists have driven real estate in Midtown out of sight, the these greedy bastards were ably helped by the State and City and their quasi private organizations...therefore where are the kids and people who make Sacramento interesting going to live?
3, Saca was as his name implies, Saca shit...not only was the "Calpers Loan" not a done deal, they pulled the rugout from the guy...so there he is, out there with his fancy cars and BS, and he doesn't even pay the help...
People chose to move here for the independent arts. For a while, a lot of it was run-off from the Bay, and that wave is ebbing.
Hey, there's always Yuba City/Marysville, burgs untouched by the kind of "hipsters" Saca was banking on here. Of course, when every other conversation begins: "Well, when I was doing joint time ...," You know your artsy options are kinda limited.
But guess what! We've got C.W. Little's House of Chicken & Waffles!
i'm chuckling at the thought that the tower dwellers would hang at the fool's foundation. i mean not to pigeon hole people but i've spent some time in the past few years waiting on and interacting with tower dweller types and i just can't picture them hanging at fool's. i also find it funny that whoever made that post is a frequent reader as is evidenced by the reference to sampino's. ah well, atleast folks are paying attention. maybe one of these days one of the powers that be will read this and say, hey, we really should be making allowances for mixed used communities and theses so-called creative types....
it could happen...
mrs. troublemaker, thank you for putting my point into such simple words. though it's really not all that difficult to picture - there's all sorts of people outside your bubble.
also, you really shouldn't be using that "creative" word as a crutch. it reflects poorly on the people who work tirelessly at their trades and retain an open and interested perspective.
smitty said the city needs creatives to thrive - and while i find that plenty flattering, i certainly don't need an "allowance" from the city to validate it.
I don't need to make a snobby effort to segregate myself, my economic state does that for me.
Downtown is increasingly expensive in terms of rents and property values. Folks who prioritze making music, writing, making films, etc. don't tend to have a-lot of money, so now a-lot of these folks are leaving midtown for Oak Park, Del Paso or even leaving Sac entirely, heading for places like Portland (I miss Bob Moricz.) As Oak Park and Del Paso become gentrified more people will leave for other cities.
I watched it happen in SF. The artistic people that make that city vibrant migrated toward The Mission when everyplace else got too expensive. This made The Mission hip and the result is that it's becoming too expensive. In the last couple of years a big migration of artsy fartsy types toward Oakland has taken place. The city of Oakland seeing the value of this has made efforts to be hospitable toward events, films shows, etc.
If you want to keep creative people around, create an environment where they can afford to put on shows, and make a living, and pay their rent. Just keep in mind that there is a value to these residents who have something other than fat wallets to offer a city.
Nobody I know could afford to live in the Towers. Does this make me a snob? Thats okay. It is true, I tend not to like rich people. I can live with that. I give each rich person I meet the benefit of the doubt. How can I not. I'd very much like them to give me some of their money.
it appears as tho' i got anonymous' dander up.
tho' i probably didn't articulate it as well as i could have last night, what i'm essentially saying is that i think the folks who have the money to build a tower, or live in tower don't so much need their right to affordable housing represented to the powers that be. now on the other hand said folks who are working tirelessly at their trades who are squeezed out of the rental and housing markets in a community that they called their own for many long years maybe do. there is something fairly frustrating about pioneering a crappy neighbor and then have it gentrify and force you out. when i left midtown for oakpark my rent was about to double had i chosen to stay where i was. i don't care who you are that's a big difference to dump on somebody.
as for said creative class, i think the folks who know me on this list know that i have been working tirelessy in my "trade" for many years now. in fact i was one of the people who ended up in oakpark due to rent increases and stayed there until, well i wont finish this sentence. i'm also a big sac booster and i think that a love for sac and the community that many of us enjoy down here is part of the reason folks get so defensive about this topic.
in some respects, i'm not totally sure what anonymous' point is. that rich people are people too? or that some of us maybe surprised to find out that there are rich folks among us who are just like everyone else? it's silly to break it down in to those terms. i don't care who you are or what you make, overall i get along with everybody, i just don't want to see the really great creative community that exists downtown shrivel up and die.
okay, i'm getting dizzy on this soapbox...
smitty: I'm plenty aware of who the creative class is. I like to consider myself one, as someone who has played in a band, released my own records, and booked live shows and club nights. The fact that my band is awful, my records are shitty and nobody comes to my shows or club nights is a side issue. I won't even mention how few people are buying my book. Somehow I find myself on both sides of the fence, because while I'm a homeowner and thus not likely to be forced out of midtown due to price pressure, my income is low enough that I would technically qualify for low-income housing in Sacramento.
While I agree that the Sacramento entertainment taskforce is the new Witchfinder General, and that shutting down live music venues is bad, my question is WHAT IS THE CITY OF PORTLAND *DOING* to promote their creative class?
The point is this: If Portland is actively running some sort of program to promote the arts and live music, I WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT. The city government and staff is as enamored of Portland as the indie scene is, and if Portland is doing it there is a chance that Sacramento's city government can be talked into doing it too.
Portland is pretty big on the gentrification tip as well. Has anyone been down to the pearl recently? Sparkly white faces with vintage furniture in the back of the Volkswagen goodness! I think the real advantage the Northwest has over Sac is the weather and the pre-existing coolness of the scenes in those cities.
Anyway, Sac is alright, it is just bloated with bay area housing money right now, it will go away or absorb itself in repossessed hummers and bankruptcies.
I suppose I'm also taking issue with Smitty's comparison of the early nineties to today in terms of shows. I was around then too, and there was lots to do, and we did go through a late nineties/early oughts dry spell, but last Friday I had to sit and stump myself about which of four shows I wanted to attend (a noise show at Luna's, a rock show at the Distillery, a touring psychobilly band in Old Sac or a my favorite local gothclub at Country Club Lanes) not counting the shows I didn't want to attend or the movie at Fools Foundation, before I decided it was too cold and I was tired so I stayed home playing videogames instead. This happens more often than not these days (both lots of things to do and me being too tired to go), Sacramento Witchfinder General or no.
Weather is relative. Personally I lived through four years of rainy-ass Northcoast weather in Arcata and that was pretty much enough for me. Some folks like the sun and can deal with the heat, some folks don't.
As to real estate prices, prices are deflating like a lead balloon...seen real estate listings lately?
The early 90's weren't all that great, remember "The Wonder Stuff"? Or how about Neds Atomic Dustbin? Crash Test Dummys? gaaaaahgg! haha... I do miss me some proper shoegaze though. I think the Sacramento music scene is fine really, but I probably spend 10X more time on Xbox Live than I do listening to new music so I guess I can't complain when we play to the John Courage Advertisement at Fox and Goose because people are home getting their "Gears of War" on.
Liv or whoever would know-
What is the deal with the Sac Metro Arts Commission? Have you worked with them before? This article mentions that they want to help artists financially so they could keep living in Sac.
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>As to real estate prices, prices are deflating like a lead balloon...seen real estate listings lately?
i've seen the listings lately. still no chance whatsoever of me being able to afford to buy a house. and i don't know of anyone who has had their rent lowered, either. maybe eventually rents will go down, but it's just as un-affordable to live in midtown now as it has been for the last few years.
- Smitty said...
Hey Burgo,
I know that you do art, but I don't know if PDX promotes the creative class. I just haven't heard about them making it hard for them.
Even when I was a little kid, when Phoenix Field got shut down in Orangevale, I remember asking, "How can people move next to something noisy then get it shut down by complaining". Makes no sense, but that's what's going on with the Distillery (and race tracks around the country).
And Sacramento let Charles Twilling and Troy Agid sink in tons of money, time, and effort for Junta before shutting them down. The City Council had doomed it from the start but the CC wasn't going to pull them aside to say, "you know we're not going to let this happen."
They make it hard for the Old Sac clubs to exist, it's not just indie music.
Once again, I'm not kidding when I say we should vote in Soriano to CC whether he wants to or not. He can box ears to make people play fair.
hey anna,
those SMAC grants mentioned on cpr are pretty cool but they're really small, $600 or less. they were offering larger fellowships but that program got suspended until 2007. their websites has a lot of great links to other grant organizations tho' like the Rockefeller grants and some of the other biggies. a lot of the outside grants focus on the performing arts tho' as opposed to visual stuff so i don't know much about 'em. there's also art in public places stuff although i have a couple of friends who do those and they often exceed their budgets which i've heard is not uncommon for public works. overall i think it will be interesting to see what happens with the new director.
C-had: You weren't chillin with the Loft crew and rocking out with the Yahmos and Pounded Clown. I never heard either of those bands, because I was bumpin' the Popesmashers and Sea Pigs on my boombox.
SMAC has other grants too--the Noisefest has gotten several Artscapes grants to the tune of a couple grand apiece. Now if I can just figure out a way to have more than the regular few dozen nerds actually attend...
smitty: Is the Distillery thing still an issue? Last I heard there were complaints, but they aren't still in danger of being shut down, are they? As far as Charles and Troy go, they knew that there was a redevelopment plan for the block (I talked with Charles about it) but they went ahead on the off chance that the whole deal would fall apart and ownership wouldn't be transferred. It is fairly dickish that the city didn't bother to say "hey, this is going to happen" but it's not like the writing wasn't on the wall.
There is plenty of great stuff going on in Sacramento, but barely anyone shows up. There is no lack of creativity just a lack of audience members.


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Environmental disasters catch our attention. Our ears perk up when something dramatic happens, like the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico or the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster. It's the same with natural disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, and ice storms. And we seem to respond even more strongly to disasters when they can be seen (and when good photo opportunities are available). It's just the way our brains tend to work.
Fortunately, these kinds of fast-paced, environmental disasters don't happen that often.
Instead, environmental changes tend to occur slowly and act over longer periods of time. Today, we're in the middle of a lot of really big environmental changes: loss of biodiversity, changing climate, air and water pollution, deforestation, and so on. Many of them have been going on for decades or longer, and their impact on our lives is much larger than one oil spill.
But we aren't as likely to pay such close attention to these kinds of slowly-evolving events. That's where the story about boiling frogs comes in …
Briefly, the story goes like this: If a frog jumps into a pot of boiling water, it will quickly jump back out (damaged, perhaps, but let's not think about that). Because the frog immediately recognizes that it was in a dire situation, it does something to get out of it. Now, suppose a frog jumps into a pot of cool water, which is then slowly heated up until the water boils. The frog will sit there, not noticing that the water is slowly heating up, and it will die when the water gets too hot.
This is a well-known metaphor … enough so that it has its own Wikipedia entry. Al Gore used the boiling frog story in "An Inconvenient Truth" to make the case that we are acting like frogs in water that is slowly heating up. Paul Krugman used the story to discuss both environmental and economic issues that are slowly creeping forward. Actually, economists use the same boiling frog story to make the point that people tend to ignore changes that happen slowly. (So, if you want to make a change in the recipe of your famous secret sauce, do it slowly and people might not notice.)
One problem with the story is that it's not true. Frogs will jump out of the pot when its temperature rises high enough (hopefully we are as smart). Apparently there were some 19th century studies that were inconclusive on the topic, but they were cited and then the story turned into an urban myth. But it's a good story … used to grab your attention (and the reason I decided to use it in this post).
The overall point is still very important … we are not likely to pay attention to environmental events that are slow-moving or develop over long periods of time. And this is the reality of how most environmental changes play out — very slowly, over decades or longer, like climate change, deforestation, or the extinction of species.
Of course, "slow-moving" depends on your perspective. These environmental events are happening incredibly fast if you look over hundreds or thousands of years. If you compare conditions today with the past you would notice a huge difference, but someone living though it might barely notice.
We're starting to understand just how extensive this phenomenon is. For example, in the 1990s a group of fisheries biologists were grappling with the fact that certain populations of fish, cod in particular, had declined to such low levels that fishing needed to be stopped for a while to allow them to recover. So they start investigating historical population sizes of fish, before fishing pressures had increased. What they found was surprising. Their estimates of fish populations just a few decades ago (and the ones they were thinking of using) were already considerably depleted when you compared them with even earlier estimates. Daniel Pauly first described the phenomenon this way:
"… each generation of fisheries scientist accepts as a baseline the stock size and species composition that occurred at the beginning of their careers, and uses this to evaluate changes. When the next generation [of fisheries scientist] starts its career, the stocks have further declined, but it is the stocks at that time that serve as a new baseline. The result obviously is a gradual shift of the baseline" (Pauly 1995)
Pauly defined a new concept to describe what was happening: "shifting baseline syndrome". Essentially, we had "forgotten" how many fish there used to be as we adjusted our idea of normal fish population sizes. This is now a well-established concept in marine science and a recent book details some more recent developments (Jackson 2011).
A similar concept is "landscape amnesia", which I particularly like. Jared Diamond describes "landscape amnesia" in his book Collapse to explain why the people on Easter Island might not have thought twice about cutting down the last tree on their island … even though the island was originally densely forested. Through ecological and archaeological studies we know that deforestation of the island was dramatic, but this is our perspective looking back. The deforestation actually took place over several hundred years, so people living on the island when the last tree was cut had no collective memory of the original dense forest. They had accepted the idea that their island was essentially treeless, so it wasn't important to preserve the last one.
These examples, and others, come from our emerging understanding of the more realistic (and fascinating) way that most environmental changes tend to unfold … slowly and tied in with our human perceptions.
Are these kinds of stories as compelling as environmental disasters? Or boiling frogs? Are they interesting enough to catch your attention? I'm not sure, but they're the kinds of examples I'd rather be looking into.
Diamond, J. 2005. Collapse: How societies choose to fail or succeed. Penguin Books.
Jackson et al. 2011. Shifting Baselines. Island Press.
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The growing problem as green spaces shrink
As urban sprawl and city development increases, the countryside is taken over. Now the RSPB says more needs to be done by each of us to help those species under threat. It's asking us all to create habitats to nurture our wildlife.
A call to arms over our struggling wildlife
Conservationists are calling for help to save the struggling wildlife habitats in London.
It comes following a report by a coalition of wildlife organisations which found that 60% of species that had been studied had suffered declines in the past few decades.
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The RSPB has launched a campaign to encourage all of us to provide a place for wildlife to flourish in our gardens and outside space.
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Case studies from users of the Health and Social Care Network (HSCN), the data network for health and care organisations.
HSCN highlights
You can find links to stories of how some organisations are migrating to HSCN and taking advantage of the opportunities this has created on our News and Events page.
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University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust leads successful Southwestern migration to HSCN
West Midlands NHS trusts to start HSCN migration in coming weeks
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by James Brown
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Strolling around Downtown Salt Lake, it's hard to miss the presence of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS Church). From Temple Square to the Conference Center to one of our city's tallest buildings, the LDS Church is one of the more easily recognizable organizations around town. However, what may be less recognizable is the LDS Church's partnership with United Way of Salt Lake.
Collective Impact brings together businesses, non-profits, government agencies, foundations, and religious organizations in a coordinated and collaborative effort to change the odds for kids and families in our community.
While speaking at the LDS Church's campaign kickoff event last Thursday, United Way of Salt Lake President and CEO, Bill Crim, established the need for religious organizations to be involved in Collective Impact by relaying the story of the starfish. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this story, I present you with the CliffsNotes version:
There once was an elderly man, who, from his balcony, looked out to see an entire beach covered in thousands of starfish. The tide had gone out and the sun was on the rise, which would ultimately result in the starfish's death. Upon further inspection, the elderly man noticed a boy walking along the beach, bending over frequently, picking up a lone starfish, and throwing it back to sea. Leaving his balcony, the elderly man approached the boy to inquire about his efforts. "There are simply too many!" the man exclaimed. "Even if you worked all day, it would make no difference." Unphased, the boy kneeled down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the ocean. He turned to the elderly man and stated, "It mattered to that one."
The genius behind Collective Impact is that everyone can take part, and when we work together in a coordinated effort, we are able to multiply the impact of that single boy on the beach throwing back starfish. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gets involved in a big way.
In addition to generous in-kind contributions to United Way of Salt Lake such as print jobs, the LDS Church hosts an employee charitable giving campaign among their workforce on a gigantic scale. From 32 different departments, the LDS Church provides the opportunity for nearly 10,000 employees nationwide to donate through the United Way of Salt Lake charitable giving campaign. These contributions are in addition to any other offerings LDS Church employees may already pay through their local congregations.
Furthermore, the LDS Church provides a wonderful opportunity for their employees to get involved in the community through volunteering by participating in United Way of Salt Lake's annual Day of Caring. Last year, the LDS Church sent out a volunteer force of over 500 individuals to tackle various projects at 8 different locations. This year, the only difference is that employees who have never before participated in the Day of Caring will be given priority. All volunteering spots were filled!
The LDS Church kicked-off their employee charitable giving campaign on September 3rd, and it will run through November 30th. When asked why the LDS Church partners with United Way of Salt Lake, a member of the LDS Church's leadership responded by simply stating, "This Church does not have a corner on doing good."
Thank you, employees of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for helping to show our community what it means to LIVE UNITED!


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KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): Although the FBM KLCI has remained relatively flattish in the third quarter of the year, MIDF Research believes year 2017 will still be a good year.
To recap, the index peaked at 1,796.75 points during the second quarter, before settling at 1786.33 points as at Sept 15, with technology, finance, construction and consumer sectors leading the gains.
The research house said in its report today Malaysia topped ASEAN in net inflow of foreign funds, with RM11 billion worth inflow so far in 2017.
The research house reiterated its year end 2017 FBM KLCI baseline target of 1,830 points.
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" Yes," replied the Commodore, " but I think you had better take one of our destroyers, say the Greyhound, back with you. – The World Peril of 1910 by George Griffith
I take no force, said the knight, whether I live or I die; but so for dread of death he swore to go unto King Arthur, and he made him to bear one greyhound before him on his horse, and another behind him. – Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume I (of II) King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table by Thomas Malory
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Meet Will Poulter, the Bristol dropout starring in the latest episode of Black Mirror
I hope you're hungry because he's a bit of a snack
You might recognise ex-Bristol student, Will Poulter, as Colin Ritman from Black Mirror's Bandersnatch. Or maybe you remember him from the million other productions he's been in.
But regardless of how you know him, it's undeniable he's made a bit of a name for himself in the past few years. And yeah, people are completely obsessing over him:
will poulter in black mirror breathe if you agree pic.twitter.com/1zIu64hO47
— chloe ? (@pyschvtickids) December 28, 2018
But who is the 25-year-old actor? And what do we know about him?
He studied Drama at the University of Bristol
Will tweeted about him going to Bristol to study Drama back in 2012. Apparently he was in Badock halls, but he withdrew from him studies in 2013.
I'm going to Bristol to study Drama, whilst persuing my career in exactly the same way. Means SO much to have your support. THANK YOU all.
— Will Poulter (@PoulterWill) September 9, 2012
He won a BAFTA four years ago
Will received his BAFTA Rising Star Award for his supporting role in the comedy We're the Millers.
You might recognise him from other major films such as The Maze Runner, Detroit or Narnia
Will's filmography is extensive and he's already been involved in 23 different productions.
He dressed up as Sid from Toy Story because people kept making the same joke about them looking alike
For Halloween two years ago, Will dressed up as Sid from Toy Story and wrote on Instagram: "It was time… This Halloween I thought I should respond to the comparisons with Disney Pixar's biggest bully next door and go as Sid from Toy Story!
"In addition to having a laugh at my expense I wanted to try and raise some attention for a cause I am an ambassador for! @antibullyingpro."
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It was time… This Halloween I thought I should respond to the comparisons with Disney Pixars biggest bully next door and go as Sid from Toy Story! In addition to having a laugh at my expense I wanted to try and raise some attention for a cause I am an ambassador for! @antibullyingpro As this month is Bullying Prevention Month in the USA and Antibullying Week in the U.K. is just around the corner, I would really appreciate it if you could please give them a follow before you like or share and help support the cause to make school a safer and happier place for young people Thank you! ? @antibullyingpro #Happyhalloween #Antibullying
He's woke af
Will always acknowledges the opportunities he's had as an actor. For example, he opened up about what his role in Detroit taught him about his own white privilege in this interview:
Actor Will Poulter opens up about how his role in DETROIT Movie taught him about his own white privilege.
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Will does so much charity work, you'd think it's his main job
He regularly works with anti-bullying charities and youth charities dealing with challenging behaviour.
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Had such an fun and inspiring time with the @antibullyingpro family yesterday. Thank you to all anti-bullying ambassadors for the work that you do. You're presence and your efforts in schools and every environment where bullying occurs can have a life changing effect. We can all be anti-bullying ambassadors! ?
AND he gives blood too
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Thanks to my Mum and medical student Nicole for volunteering to help in today's public blood pressure screening at Hammersmith Hospital, London! Screenings like this continue throughout the month in 93 countries. Follow the link in my bio and get in contact with the @maymeasure team to find out more! #checkyourpressure #maymeasurementmonth
Is there anything this perfect human can't do?
He recently announced he's doing a social media detox for his mental health
With love… pic.twitter.com/JSm7oNLTsV
— Will Poulter (@PoulterWill) January 2, 2019
He wrote: "Twitter. Before I do, I'd like to say a heartfelt thank you to everybody who has watched 'Bandersnatch' and for their responses (whatever they may be) to the material we created. I accept all criticisms and it's been a delight to learn that so many of you enjoyed what many people worked very hard to produce!
"As we all know there is a balance to be struck in our engagements with social media. There are positives to enjoys and inevitable negatives that are best avoided. It's a balance I have struggled with for a while now and in the interest of my mental health I feel the time has come to change my relationship with social media.
"I don't want to appear unappreciative of all the amazing support I have received online for which I am genuinely so grateful, nor do I want my disengagement with social media to be at the expense of any of the organisations I am lucky to work with. So I will still be posting occasionally for and with @AntiBullyingPro @leap_cc @MayMeasure and @bptcompany among others.
"I am privileged to have this platform. I hope that this shift to reduce my personal expression and increase the focus on issues that matter will result in a better outcome for everyone.
"This is not the end. Consider it an alternative path.
"With love, Will."
He's literally so wholesome, I can't.
Related stories recommended by this writer:
• Meet Fionn Whitehead: The 21-year-old Surrey boy in Black Mirror's Bandersnatch
• Black Mirror's first episode is all of us right now, and that's what makes it so terrifying
• Take this bleak quiz and we'll tell you which Black Mirror episode reflects your soul
• Wait, Ron Weasley and Georgia Nicholson are secretly dating IRL?!


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Farewell Camp Allen
I've been sharing so many fun, crazy highlights of our time here at the Camp Allen Family Retreat, but woven in and through every event has been the solid teaching of the Word of God. Phil Count has served as our camp pastor this week, giving the families much-needed nourishment from the Bible. One of the insights? Ephesians 1:18 says, "I pray that... you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe...
Shaving Cream Surprise
There we were last night, Ken and me enjoying a leisurely, candle-lit dinner with the moms and dads when, all of a sudden, we heard screams from outside. We ran to the windows and -- lo and behold -- it was a super-sized shaving cream battle happening on the lawn. We knew that the volunteers were 'taking care' of the special-needs kids and their siblings (while their folks enjoyed an evening to themselves), but we had no idea they'd be pulling out shaving cream cans (scores of them)! Ken and I just had to slip outside and snap a photo for you. THANK YOU for praying. Only heaven will reveal how your prayers have drawn siblings closer to their disabled sibling, mended marriages, lifted depression, and spread the joy of Jesus throughout this entire Family Retreat campus!
Superhero Night!
Yes, that's me as Wonder Woman (Cat Woman stole my black wig) and Ken as the all-time favorite, Spider Man! That other photo is all four Superheroes ready to make our grand entrance at the disco (our Joni and Friends President, Doug Mazza on the far left striking the fearsome Batman pose, and Marc Stein, Vice President of Field Services as Superman). I cannot begin to describe the sheer FUN of dancing with kids with Down syndrome, in wheelchairs and on crutches, each dressed as their favorite hero...
Lots of New Families!
Meet the Woodward family, first-timers to Camp Allen Family Retreat and VERY familiar with the daily challenges of autism. Ken and I spent Wednesday greeting over 20 new families as well as more than 40 alumni-families -- and each mom and dad, each kid with a disability and his siblings, EVERYONE is looking forward to an awesome week! Last night was the big ice cream social with lots on the agenda for Thursday (including spa-time for moms, swimming, arts and crafts, Bible times, fishing, and much more). The...
Press On into Fun and Fellowship
Morning worship was awesome, and our camp speaker gave a stirring message. Then, after Ken and I finished our workshop speaking to the moms and dads, we headed outside for some fun (we spoke on Phil. 3:14 and how a disability in the family forces a couple to press into Jesus every minute of every day). We checked out the slip-n-slide, fishing at the lake, hay rides, (also the fresh, hot cookies served on the patio), the pool, the spa for the women, and landed up at the climbing wall. It is so HEARTWARMING...
First Morning At Family Retreat
We've arrived at camp, enjoyed a good night's rest, and now we are off to greet the volunteers-in-training. The special-needs families arrive this afternoon and we are all prayed up! Oh, and thank you so much for praying that my chair would arrive in one piece – the airlines took good care of it and it's in fine working order :-). What a glorious day this is going to be celebrating the goodness of God! We're off!
Family Retreat: Every Life Counts
It's the stories that really get to me when Ken and I are at Family Retreat – the pains, the hopes, the shattered dreams, all of it weaving a beautiful story of the preciousness of life and the need to depend on God every day. Moment by moment. I thought about this when I happened to be online this afternoon and pulled up this video. It, too, is a powerful story – have a tissue handy, friend!
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See this tiny little chair with the hard, plastic seat? This morning, it's what the airlines are using to wheel me down the aisle to my seat on the airplane. My 'sitting' bones are pretty fragile, so Ken always lifts me gingerly onto that hard seat. Inconvenient? A little. But, hey, I'm grateful for whatever it takes to get me to one of our Family Retreats! When you're a quadriplegic, there are a ton of little obstacles to hurdle to get you from one place to another, but thankfully, "The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged" (Deuteronomy 31:8). We arrive late tonight into camp, so pray we rest well and awake on Wednesday refreshed to serve all the special-needs families! And, oh yes – pray that my wheelchair arrives in one piece :-)!
A Special Family Retreat Report...
As Ken and I head out to one of our Family Retreats in Texas, the International Family Retreat is just winding up in Romania. The theme for all our retreats this summer is "Press On" – in Romania, the special needs families got visas each day to help them travel to the next adventure; the final day they pressed onto the Land of Joy, leaving behind the Land of Loneliness and Despair. These Romanian disabled people and their families came to the retreat as unbelievers: when the Gospel was shared, one man...
Pray As We Travel
Bright and early on Tuesday morning June 25, Ken and I will head to LAX to fly to another Joni and Friends Family Retreat – this one is at Camp Allen near Navasota, Texas (this summer we'll hold 25 Family Retreats across the US and 15 in developing nations). All the camps are fun and Spirit-blessed, but this one especially. Thursday it's the Disco Dance and everyone has to come dressed as a Superhero (I'm going as Wonder Woman; I've even got a long black wig :-). Is it silly and crazy? You bet. But as Proverbs says, "a merry heart makes for good medicine." For when families (despite the pain of a disability) let down their guard and realize that they can have fun, the Holy Spirit can do His most profound work. Ken and I enthusiastically support the outreach of Family Retreats – so join us in prayer and in giving; it's a great way to promote the gospel of Christ where His love is needed most.


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Chairman Bob Chamberlain wished to place on record the club's gratitude for both their dedication and commitment to the club during their time as joint managers.
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