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2014 Current Survey Rankings: Best Mountain Bike ParksMonday, 08 December 2014 18:12
For the second year we're distilling a mountain of answers towards the simple pursuit of finding the best lift-accessed mountain biking in North America. From juggernauts to the mom & pops, we're obsessed with finding legendary shredding. We've got our own ideas of who's delivering the goods, but it would be trivial without input from riders like you. 2014 isn't over so results aren't final yet.
2014 Current Survey Rankings: Best New or Most Improved Mountain Bike ParksFriday, 05 December 2014 13:37
Watch a video of any early DH race and prepare to witness some mad shredding on truly terrifying bikes. Mercifully, changes to suspensions, materials and geometry transformed those early bikes into the veritable fighter jets of today. Trails, too, have undergone changes along the way. More flow, better sustainability, and new features have made modern trails worthy adversaries for this recent breed of shredding machine. Change often creates challenges, like the adoption of 27.5 inch wheels and the rise of Enduro. But it also encourages evolution and growth. Two things we hope mountain biking continues to see a lot of.
2014 Current Survey Rankings: Mountain Bike Parks with the Best Variety of TrailsThursday, 04 December 2014 19:44
Riding the same trail over and over can get a little stale. Sometimes the best days of riding come down to options. A killer lap of tech riding is all the sweeter when paired with the flow lap that follows. And it's always nice to give your hands a break and explore some buff singletrack, or maybe catch some air on a jump trail. Having a plethora of great trails at your finger tips kind of does feel like being a kid in a candy store.
2014 Current Survey Rankings: Mountain Bike Parks with the Best Technical TrailsWednesday, 03 December 2014 14:14
We're not sure why sticks and stones would harbor resentment against our bones, but anyone whose braved an old school technical trail didn't have time to ponder these things — there's just too many sticks and stones to dodge. Yesterday we examined the status of flow trails in North America and today we're flipping the coin to look at technical trails.
2014 Current Survey Rankings: Mountain Bike Parks with the Best Flow TrailsTuesday, 02 December 2014 15:33
Mountain biking has long been defined by the pursuit of flow — the magic rhythm of trail, body, and bike that transform two-wheeled propulsion into something remarkable. It should come as no surprise that this quest gave rise to the development of flow trails.
MTBparks Launches 2014 Best Bike Parks Rider Survey, VOTE NOW!Thursday, 23 October 2014 18:25
This year's summer of shred is a wrap and that means it's time to cast your vote for your favorite lift-served mountain bike parks of 2014. MTBparks.com is on the hunt once again to uncover all of North America's best bike parks, according to you, the riders. From the best flow trails to the best technical trails to the best base area amenities and more, this is your chance to recognize the resorts that you love to ride.
The Countdown to Summer Ends as Whistler Bike Park's 2014 Season BeginsFriday, 16 May 2014 10:26
Whistler, BC – Today is the day! Whistler Bike Park officially opens for the 2104 season. Over the last month, Whistler Mountain Bike Park Manager, Brian Finestone has had his army working hard in preparation for opening day. As it goes this time of the year in many corners of the continent, troops of trail builders were rallied and reported for duty.
MTBparks | decline magazine's April Bike Park Feature Hits NewsstandWednesday, 05 March 2014 13:50
Jackson Hole, WY – The April 2014 issue of decline magazine hit the newstands and offers a look at the best bets for early season lift-access shredding. Some of the picks include MTBparks Best Bike Parks Riders' Choice Award winners.
MTBparks Reveals the Best Mountain Bike Parks in North AmericaFriday, 28 February 2014 20:31
Jackson Hole, WY – Last summer, there was a surge of "Best Bike Park" articles circulating around the Internet. And as it normally goes with all things found online, each article seemed to draw a spark of controversy amongst the vocal riders who would comment about how each article had completely missed the mark, excluded an obvious choice and so on.
MtbParks | decline magazine's March Bike Park Feature Hits NewsstandThursday, 30 January 2014 12:59
The March 2014 issue of decline magazine hit the newstands this week and offers a peek at the winners of the MTBparks Best Bike Parks Riders' Choice Awards. In this issue, MTBparks founder Michelle Good gives decline readers the first peek top picks from the three-month rider-voted survey.


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The California Assembly on Wednesday passed legislation prohibiting pharmacies and grocery, liquor and convenience stores from giving out plastic bags. The bill also calls for customers to be charged for using store-issued paper bags.
The goal is to get rid of unsightly disposable plastic bags that often wind up in urban rivers and the ocean, as well as to reduce the number of bags heading for landfills.
"The biggest way to eliminate this kind of pollution is to ban it," said Assemblywoman Julia Brownley, D-Santa Monica, who authored the bill.
Discouraging plastic bag use through fees or bans first gained traction outside of the U.S. in nations such as South Africa, Ireland, China and Bangladesh.
In 2007, San Francisco became the first U.S. city to require supermarkets and large drug stores to offer customers bags made only of recyclable paper, plastic that can be turned into compost, or sturdy cloth or plastic that can be reused.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. got rid of plastic bags at three of its Northern California stores this January as part of a pilot program to gauge customer response.
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The bill, AB 1998, still needs state Senate approval. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger praised the Assembly for passing the plastic bag ban, which he called "a great victory for our environment."
Ashley Smith, 29, of Sacramento said she favors banning plastic bags, even though she reuses her plastic bags to pick up after her dog.
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Requiring stores to charge customers for paper bags is a cost Republican lawmakers argued some Californians can't afford.
"This is not the time to be putting a financial burden on families in a very tough economy," said Assemblyman Ted Gaines, R-Granite Bay, who estimated his family would spend $50 a year on paper bags.
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|Claude Julien hopes his team is 'heading in the direction' of the Red Wings
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For all the talk of a Stanley Cup "hangover" following a 3-7-0 start, the Bruins are in the midst of one of the best early-season runs any defending champ has had in recent memory.
The numbers are remarkable.
A 10-game winning streak, points in 14 straight games, and a 13-0-1 mark in those 14 contests.
They dispatched of their division rival Maple Leafs, 4-1, on Saturday at the Garden, sweeping the home-and-home series. They have manhandled the Leafs, 24-6, in winning all four games this season.
What's next for this powerhouse?
How about doing it year-after-year? That's what Claude Julien is thinking, just like the Red Wings, the only team to beat the Bruins in this remarkable stretch, the day after Thanksgiving.
"As a coach you are always afraid you're going to peak to early and then when things start going bad, it will take a while to get yourself back on track But I feel differently about this because of the, I guess the sentiment in the room and the feeling is we're not taking anything for granted," Julien said. "We're staying poised, we're not getting cocky, we're not getting complacent, we're still focused and that's the part I like. And again, that's probably from experience and we've seen other teams in the past and we talk about the Red Wings and every year they come back strong and maybe we are a team heading in that direction."
But the Bruins don't have to wait until possible rematch with the Red Wings in the Cup finals for their next big test. That'll be Monday night in Pittsburgh against the East-leading Penguins with a now-healthy Sidney Crosby back and powering his team.
|David Krejci, Bruins know they 'didn't deserve to win'
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He may have tricked Curtis Sanford on the decisive goal of the shootout that gave the Bruins a 2-1 win over the lowly Blue Jackets Thursday night at TD Garden, but David Krejci wasn't fooling anyone after the team's seventh straight win.
This was a game in which the Bruins were outworked and outmuscled. But in the end, they found a way to get the two points.
They'll take it.
"Yeah, I don't know if we deserve this win tonight but we'll take it," Krejci said. "I think games like that happens sometimes and I think we battled through it and we got our two points, so we'll take that."
The Bruins led the Jackets 6-5 in shots after 20 minutes but then hit the wall of walls in the second, getting outshot 14-8 on their home ice and looking like a tired team that was finishing up a five-game homestand against a team that had won just three times in 17 previous tries.
"Yeah, well, I guess we kind of thought it was going to be an easy game but it wasn't," Krejci said. "They came here to play and they were really hard on their sticks and they were winning lots of battles, so I don't think we were ready for that. So, it was a very tough game and, you know, like I said, I don't think we deserved to win tonight but we'll take the two points."
Was it fatigue?
"Yeah, it could be," the game's hero said. "Maybe it — last week — especially the last few games, they were really hard and took lots of energy out of us so maybe it looked like it, but like I said, we still — the effort was still there, we still battled through it and at the end of the night we had our two points so we're happy about that."
As for his game-winner through the legs of Sanford, Krejci said he was just glad he wasn't facing Tuukka Rask.
"I knew what I'm going to do," Krejci said. "Obviously, we practiced some things. With Tuukks, we do shootouts at the end of the practice but Tuukks knows me pretty well in the last few years so it's kind of hard to score. But these other goalies, they don't know what I do, so I knew exactly what I'm going to do and it worked this time."
And the lesson learned Thursday for the defending Stanley Cup champs?
"Well, don't take anybody lightly," Krejci said. "You know, to end a streak — you can lose against the last-place team, you can beat badly the first-place team. Just don't take anybody lightly and just play your game. I think that's what we have to do from now on."
|Milan Lucic: 'That was the toughest battle we've had'
|11.16.11 at 8:47 am ET
The Bruins knew defending their Stanley Cup perch would be difficult.
But eventually, they also knew they would be up to the challenge.
And the challenge that came Tuesday night from a hard-working, big, strong and physical Devils squad was the toughest yet this season. At least, according to Milan Lucic.
"Yeah, definitely I have to say out of all the games so far through the season that was definitely the toughest battle that we've had," Lucic said. "And we needed to dig real deep to get a win in this one and we definitely had to fight to the end. And we showed a lot of character, sticking to the game plan and finding a way. Obviously they came at us real hard and they're a hard team to play against and we were able to find a way and get a good one here."
The Bruins took the quick 2-1 lead six seconds into the third period, only to have the Devils come back two minutes later for the equalizer.
"This is definitely one that we had to earn and it was one that, when we get the lead they come back and score, it's easy to get down and get discouraged," Lucic said. "But we were able to find a way and keep pushing and keep finding a way to push for more and in that third period I think we had eighteen shots which goes to show that we really wanted to win this one."
The Bruins have scored 34 goals in their six-game winning streak but Tuesday was the first one of the six they really had to sweat out in the end.
"I know this is one of the toughest wins that we've had," Bruins goalie Tim Thomas said. "Probably the toughest win out of the six games that we've had. They really tested us, they really worked hard, they really played a good game. We just stayed with it, and we were the ones that had the ability to turn it on the last ten minutes, and were able to pull out the win because of that.
"We've had a couple of games where everything went our way, kind of easier wins, and this was a good wake up call without having to pay the price because we were able to get out of it with the win. You know, this is the way it's going to be the majority of the time, it's not always going to be the way it has been the last three or four games. And so it's a good experience for our team, I think."
|Brad Marchand knows he did wrong and makes up for it
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No one had to tell Brad Marchand why he was benched in the second period of the Bruins' 4-3 win over the Devils Tuesday night at TD Garden.
He knew that coach Claude Julien wasn't pleased with him taking a roughing penalty midway through the period, throwing a punch at New Jersey's Adam Henrique when the two squared tussled in the Devils zone.
The penalty was the first of two straight called on Boston, which led to a 5-on-3 power play and a New Jersey goal, after the Devils had gone scoreless in 22 straight power plays.
"I didn't have to say anything. I think we're kind of at the stage where we've been together long enough, he knows what I wasn't happy with and why he sat," Julien said. "But at the same time, he's a good player for us, and he certainly deserves a chance to get back into it, and it was nice to see him respond quickly. He was a much smarter player in the third period."
Marchand's response?
He took a pass from Zdeno Chara on the opening faceoff of the third period – as Julien put him back on the top line – and raced down the ice and beat Johan Hedberg six seconds into the period to give the Bruins a 2-1 lead.
"I took a bad penalty there and they scored on it and it's a learning process when things like that happen," Marchand admitted. "You're going to pay for it sometimes. And I had to pay by sitting on the bench tonight.
"You just want to bounce back. I didn't want to hang my head I wanted to go and show I can be better. And I think he was kind of giving me a pat on the butt. I had to be better in the game. I didn't have a good first couple periods I want to come in the third and play stronger and help the team win."
He was given encouragement on the bench from teammates like Patrice Bergeron.
"Bergy a couple of times before the third and right before when we're on the ice and just said, 'keep your head up and let's go for it, bounce back,' that kind of thing and kind of get me motivated. It just shows his leadership and just another little thing.
"You don't ever want that to be the scenario when you miss a couple of opportunities at the end of the game when your down a bit. But a couple penalties were'¦I have to avoid. It's kind of a wake up call. It is needed sometimes and tonight was one of those times."
|Tyler Seguin shows Taylor Hall and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins why it's great to be a Bruin
|11.11.11 at 8:25 am ET
There's no doubt that Taylor Hall and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins have All-Star careers ahead of them. By all accounts from NHL scouts, the pair are can't miss talents that will help lead the Edmonton Oilers back to prominence.
Throw in Ryan Smyth, who had two goals Thursday, and you can see why their forward skill is envied by others around the league.
All three certainly showed their talent Thursday night.
But in the end, it was Tyler Seguin's Bruins who had the deeper roster and better defensemen as the B's prevailed, 6-3.
Seguin already has a Stanley Cup ring.
Seguin was a second overall pick in the 2010 NHL draft while Hall and Nugent-Hopkins were the last two No. 1 overall picks. Seguin said it was fun taking it all in.
"Yeah, I mean it was fun," the 19-year-old Seguin said, before referencing Nugent-Hopkins, who is a whopping one year younger than Seguin. "And then there were some ' you know, that new first overall kid ' I don't know why I said kid; I'm a kid ' that was the first time I'd actually seen him play as well, and it's cool seeing new talent coming into the league. They're going to be a great team in a few years to come; they've got a lot of talent." Read the rest of this entry »
|Tyler Seguin is tearing it up, even if he feels he should've had another hat trick
|11.08.11 at 12:53 am ET
The numbers speak for themselves.
A team-leading eight goals; points in 10 of 13 games played. Three goals in his first career hat trick on Saturday night in Toronto. Still only 19 years of age.
Any way you break them down, all of them indicate that Tyler Seguin is on the cusp of reaching his true potential as an NHL superstar.
Seguin scored his eighth goal Monday in the first period of a 6-2 win over the Islanders. Truth be told, he could've had two more in the second period alone but ironically, he couldn't find the finishing touch that had been on display for the last week.
"Yeah, there were definitely some plays where I got to grip my stick a bit harder and finish those off," Seguin said with a smile. "But I'm glad a lot of guys stepped up tonight and scored some big goals.
"I think were starting to string a couple games here together now and staying consistent with the full sixty. And that's definitely great to see. But the one thing we don't want to do is fall right back into that basement with a loss in our own barn. We want to have a nice homestand here at home."
Another habit the Bruins are developing is scoring in rapid-fire succession. Twice Monday they scored two goals inside of a minute span, including goals by Nathan Horton and Seguin in a 29-second span in the first period that put Boston up, 3-1.
"That's a big thing for us, is definitely that shift after a goal," Seguin said. "It's huge and I think Krech's [David Krejci] line did it tonight back-to-back. That's one of the biggest shifts in hockey. So right now we're doing a good job at capitalizing on it.
"I don't know if we really look for it. Again, consistency is a huge thing for us right now. Especially this early in the year, we can't have bad habits creeping up on us. So it's nice to play a full sixty again."
|Bruins don't hang their heads and get rewarded
|11.02.11 at 10:35 am ET
Tim Thomas is usually the center of attention whenever he plays and the Bruins win a game.
But this has hardly been a usual season so far and Tuesday was hardly a typical game.
"Yeah, I was waiting around my locker when you guys came in but no one came over," he told reporters with a good-natured smile after Boston's 5-3 win over Ottawa. "But I wasn't the story tonight."
Thomas – as is usually the case – was right on the money. The story Tuesday was the rediscovered tenacity of a Bruins team that rode its determined style to a Stanley Cup title four months earlier.
That tenacity was tested when the team fell behind 2-1 after one period to the Senators and blew a 3-2 lead early in the third period. That was hardly what the Bruins – losers of three straight and seven of 10 to start the season – needed for confidence.
But instead of hanging their heads, they found success in the form of two goals 37 seconds apart from Johnny Boychuk and Daniel Paille.
"I think we were trying to maintain that 60-minute focus in our game," head coach Claude Julien said. "I thought maybe in the beginning of the third, after that power play, we seemed to get a little bit sloppy, and of course, they tied the game up. But I think everybody was on the same page tonight as far as, don't hang your heads, let's go out there, let's get the next goal, and let's find a way to win this game. Determination was a lot better tonight and positive, I guess, thoughts, more than hanging our head and saying, 'Here we go again.'"
"I thought we had the momentum all night and it was one of those games where we felt confident we could do it and come back," added Patrice Bergeron. "And playing like that, that's how we come back in games and show character and stay consistent and keep going at them. And I thought tonight was the perfect example that when we put the puck in deep and work at it, we're a tough team to beat."
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Tapizar, winner of the 2012 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I), sired his first two reported foals when both a colt and filly were born on Jan. 6.
Tapizar, winner of the 2012 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I), sired his first two reported foals when both a colt and filly were born on Jan. 6.
The American Horse Council reported more than 60 tax provisions expired; some applied to all businesses, including the horse industry, and one was specifically applicable to owners of racehorses.
Veterinarian Tom Bowman has joined his son, Brooke Bowman, D.V.M., and veteran Maryland horseman Louis Merryman as a partner in the newly formed Heritage Stallions.
Jersey Town, a grade I-winning miler by leading sire Speightstown, sired his first reported foal when a filly was born Jan. 10 at Pennland Farm in Paris, Ky.
The first reported foal for multiple grade I winner To Honor and Serve is a bay filly born Jan. 9 at Gainesway Farm near Lexington.
Iowa breeders are seeking legislation to end a requirement that a registered stallion in the state must be owned by an Iowa resident. Currently, at least 51% of an Iowa-registered sire must be owned by an Iowa resident.
The first-year Darley Flying Start trainees arrived in Lexington January 6, having completed the English phase of the course in Newmarket December 19.
The Thoroughbred Breeders' Association of New Jersey will conduct its annual Stallion Season Auction beginning at noon Jan. 17 and ending at noon on Jan. 20.
Wildcat Heir is pretty one-dimensional as a sire, but what he does, he does well, getting solid sprinters that can handle a variety of surfaces.
The median rose 33% as Keeneland's January sale ended four days of lively trade. Graded winner Scatman topped the final session at $135,000, and plans are to keep him in training.
Carrie Vaught has been named director of membership and marketing at the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.
Dual grade I winner Stay Thirsty sired his first reported foal, a colt born Jan. 8 at Coolmore's Creekview Farm near Paris, Ky. The colt is out of the Giant's Causeway mare Opulence.
The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association has reached an agreement to serve as an official partner of the 43rd annual Eclipse Awards, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association announced Jan. 9.
Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner Shackleford sired his first reported foal, a filly born Jan. 4 at Alastar Thoroughbreds near Nicholasville, Ky.
Below is a list of upcoming farm open houses and stallion shows. Listings are in alphabetical order by state. Times are Eastern Standard Time unless otherwise indicated.
Albert Coppola Sr. won the 1982 Travers Stakes (gr. I) and two jewels of the Canadian Triple Crown with Runaway Groom.
Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey topped the individual breeders list in North America in 2013 with $12,175,837 in earnings, according to statistics released Jan. 9 by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.
Led by $310,000 broodmare prospect Lady Kierkegaard, Keeneland's January sale continued its solid performance and posted gains across the board on day three.
Brent and Crystal Fernung's Journeyman Stud will host its annual Stallion Show Jan. 18 at 11 a.m. at the Ocala-based farm.
Ray Paul and Anne Paul's Gulf Coast Equine will host a stallion show/open house Saturday, Jan. 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (CT) at its barn on Muscadine Road near Opelousas, La.
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Led by Horse of the Year candidates Mucho Macho Man, Will Take Charge, and 2012 Horse of the Year Wise Dan, the finalists for the 2013 Eclipse Awards were announced Jan. 8.
Dual grade I-winning millionaire Laughing, a finalist for the 2013 Eclipse Award as the nation's outstanding female turf performer, died from colic Jan. 7 at Mid Atlantic Equine Clinic in Ringoes, N.J.
The second of four sessions saw declines across the board when compared with an equivalent session last year that featured two million-dollar horses.
Clever Cry, a 7-year-old son of Street Cry, was represented by his first winner Dec. 27 when Artist Cry posted a victory in her second start at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.
Keeneland's January horses of all ages sale kicked off with solid trade and a gain in median but few fireworks during the opening session Jan. 6 in Lexington.
Darby Dan Farm has hired Carl McEntee as director of sales and bloodstock at the Lexington-based facility.
With an 80% chance of showers in the Lexington, Ky., area for the afternoon of Jan. 5, Adena Springs announced it has canceled its scheduled stallion show that day due to safety concerns.
Freud, New York's leading sire of stakes winners, had his first Southern Hemisphere-bred winner Jan. 3 when his 2-year-old Tiffany Blue captured the Premio Especial Palmarola at the Hipodromo Argentino De Palermo.
Spendthrift Farm and Gainesway are both holding an open house for visitors to inspect their stallions in conjunction with the Keeneland January sale.
An open house will be held from Jan. 4-9 between 8 a.m. and noon at the Taylor Made stallion complex on Union Mill Road in Nicholasville, Ky.
Grade I winner will stand at Keane Stud, in Armenia, N.Y., as property of Spendthrift Farm.
Ashford Stud will have an open house daily from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. during the Keeneland January mixed sale Jan. 4-9.
Sire Silver Tree was represented by his first winner Jan. 3 when newly-turned 3-year-old Windtalker captured a $25,000 maiden claiming event on the turf at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Castleton Lyons is welcoming visitors without appointment to inspect the Lexington farm's stallions Jan. 4-9 from noon to 3 p.m. each day, including the newest addition to its roster, Justin Phillip.
If Mr Speaker is to follow in Orb's footsteps, he will have to make the switch from turf to dirt at some point, and according to his trainer that switch may come as soon as his next start.
Kitten's Joy, the Ken and Sarah Ramsey-raced stallion who stands at their Ramsey Farm in Nicholasville, Ky., overcame the odds to emerge on top as North America's leading sire for 2013.
Pope McLean's Crestwood Farm will host its annual stallion open house Sunday, Jan. 5, from noon to 5 p.m. EST at its stallion barn on Spurr Road near Lexington.
New Year's Day, winner of the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I), will stand the 2014 breeding season for a fee of $12,500 live foal stands and nurses, Hill 'n' Dale Farm announced Jan. 1.
Former Spendthrift Farm president Leslie Brownell Combs II died Dec. 29, 2013, in Lexington at age 80.
The New York Thoroughbred Breeders Inc.'s annual Stallion Season Auction will begin at noon Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, and conclude at noon, Jan. 13.
As a companion to the feature in the January 4, 2014 issue of The Blood-Horse, we look at some of the offspring of War Front. View Slideshow
Rockridge Stud in Hudson, N.Y., will host its stallion show on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (EST).
Silver Train, a two-time grade I winner including the 2005 Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), died from colic Dec. 29 while shuttling to the United States from Brazil, Northview Stallion Station reported Dec. 30.
Three Chimneys Farm has secured a 50% interest in multiple grade I-winning 3-year-old Will Take Charge, this year's favorite for the Eclipse Award as 3-year-old male champion and also a Horse of the Year candidate.
Shared Belief ran away with the CashCall Futurity and put in his bid to become the first juvenile champion to skip the Breeders' Cup since Declan's Moon.
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The Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association has confirmed that 2009 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Summer Bird died Dec. 23 in Japan due to colic.
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Elmer is a bright colourful patchwork elephant and my daughter absolutely loves him. Elmer looks fantastic, he is a typical cartoon elephant that babies and young children will instantly warm to but it's the patchwork which really catches my daughters eye because the colours are so bright and they all clash wonderfully!
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It's a lovely simple picture book which I think is absolutely charming in these days of over complicated childrens books, my daughter loves the fact that it is so simple because I'm sure she feels overloaded when a book has too many imagine squashed onto one page. Elmer's Colours is easy for her to look at and the blocks of colour are large and bright enough for her to focus on easily and this makes the book a real winner for holding her interest.
Elmer's Colours is a great book for cuddling with too, my daughter will happily sit on my lap while I read each of the 16 pages in turn and then we usually go back to the beginning and start again! It's a sturdy glossy board book which means it's ideal for wiping with a baby wipe for a quick clean up, it seems to be standing up quite well against a teething baby too and also has been thrown in temper with no damage to the pages so that's robust enough for me!
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Posted: 06/17/2010 - During a jailhouse interview, 77-year-old Edward Edwards, who's originally from Louisville, said he killed his foster son because he was angry at him.
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(December 29, 2011: Pomona, CA 91767) The Laguna Hills Hawks (Laguna Hills, CA) basketball overwhelmed the host Pomona Red Devils (Pomona, CA), 62-37 in Thursday's non-league outing.
The Hawks (8-8) will now prepare for their outing against Chino (Chino, CA). The Cowboys go into the non-league outing with a 5-5 record. In their last outing, Chino smashed Duarte (Duarte, CA), 61-39, in a non-league outing.
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April 4, 2011
NSPE Executive Director Larry Jacobson and Senior Manager of Government Relations Sarah Ogden met with senior counsel from the majority side of the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss the Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Reform Act (S. 132). NSPE sent a letter to Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in March expressing concern about the bill's requirement that personnel at federally funded facilities who perform forensic testing, analysis, identification, or comparisons in a criminal context be certified. NSPE believes that professional engineers (and other licensed professionals) do not require further certification in order to perform forensic work in their area of expertise and should be exempt from the certification requirement.
April 1, 2011
NSPE has completed its member survey regarding Department of Transportation regulations that impede the engineering profession. DOT is undergoing a regulatory review in cooperation with President Obama's January Executive Order, "Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review," which mandates all agencies to review their existing regulations to determine whether regulations are effectively promoting economic growth, job creation, and competitiveness without being unduly burdensome.
Thanks to the feedback NSPE received, NSPE was able to submit comments in time to speak at DOT's March 14 public meeting. A second request for member input validated NSPE's initial comments. NSPE appreciates those who took the time to provide feedback on this important issue.
March 30, 2011
NSPE Senior Manager of Government Relations Sarah Ogden attended The Atlantic Technologies in Education Forum. The forum focused on the role of video games in K–12 education. Panelists discussed how games in classrooms could help students synthesize abstract concepts such as math and science, better preparing students to study technological subjects like engineering in college. Speakers included U.S.
March 28, 2011
The Small Business Administration has proposed increasing the size standard for engineering firms from $4.5 million to $19 million in average revenues over three years. The current size standard has been in place since 2005. Firms that fall below the standard may compete for federal contracts as a small business. NSPE supports increasing the size standard to allow more engineering firms to compete as small businesses.
March 21, 2011
Congressmen Dave Reichert (R-WA-8) and Jim Matheson (D-UT-2) introduced the Good Samaritan Protection for Construction, Architectural, and Engineering Volunteers Act (H.R. 1145), which would provide qualified immunity to engineering, architectural, and construction entities volunteering in a declared emergency. The bill was proposed in response to lawsuits against architectural, engineering, and construction firms that volunteered after 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. It would protect both individuals and companies. The legislation was first introduced in 2007.
March 14, 2011
NSPE member L. Daniel Tanksley, P.E., F.NSPE, presented remarks on behalf of NSPE at a Department of Transportation regulatory review meeting. NSPE President-Elect Christopher M. Stone, P.E., F.NSPE, LEED AP, Executive Director Larry Jacobson, and Senior Manager of Government Relations Sarah Ogden also attended the meeting. NSPE's remarks focused on two issues: the Federal Highway Administration's and Federal Transit Administration's limiting qualifications-based selection procurement procedures to construction-related projects and the convoluted environmental clearance process.
March 11, 2011
NSPE sends its profound sympathies to those affected by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. NSPE has offered its services to the Center for International Disaster Information and the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the wake of the disaster. NSPE would like to remind engineers not to self-deploy to the region. While professional engineers will be needed, their expertise and skills must be part of coordinated relief efforts to be of the greatest help. Professional engineers interested in assisting with relief efforts should register with the Center for International Disaster Information, or send their name and specialty area to NSPE Executive Director Larry Jacobson.
NSPE sent a letter to Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) expressing concern about his introduction of the Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Reform Act (S. 132). The intent of the bill is to strengthen and reform forensic science in the criminal justice system and ensure that forensic evidence and testimony is accurate, credible, and scientifically grounded. The bill's certification requirement for personnel performing forensic work for federally funded facilities, however, is problematic because it does not exclude professionals who are licensed by the state.
March 5, 2011
NSPE Past President Samuel W. Grossman, P.E., F.NSPE, and Executive Director Larry Jacobson attended the annual Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Seabee, and Civil Engineer Corps Anniversary Ball in Arlington, VA. The ball honors the inception of NAVFAC, the Seabees, and CEC and is attended by Navy and Marine Corps officers and civilian employees. This year, NAVFAC is celebrating its 169th anniversary; the Seabees are celebrating their 69th anniversary; and CEC is celebrating its 144th anniversary.
March 3, 2011
NSPE commented on regulations that impede the engineering profession as part of the Department of Transportation's periodic regulatory review. Under Executive Order 13563, all agencies must periodically review their existing regulations to determine whether regulations should be modified, streamlined, expanded, or repealed to make regulatory programs more effective and less burdensome in achieving regulatory objectives. NSPE's comments focused on the lengthy environmental clearance process, inconsistent application of qualifications-based selection, the Federal Highway Administration's conflict of interest policy, inconsistent models of quality assurance, and outdated pipeline safety standards. NSPE will present these comments before DOT on March 14.


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Who would ever think that something as simple as bananas could provide opportunities to break the cycle of poverty? In the village of Chongwe in Zambia, a banana plantation has become a symbol of hope.
The teens and young adults in Chongwe are among a booming sector of the population known as the "youth bulge," which is concentrated especially in the developing world. Outnumbering adults disproportionately, these youth (ages 15 to 25) face an extraordinarily tight job market.
With support from ChildFund, the village of Chongwe is defying the odds. By bringing the community together and offering resources and education, ChildFund has helped the youth of Chongwe transform a growing problem into lasting change. Through its Youth Empowerment Program, ChildFund challenged these young people to envision a collaborative effort that would mobilize their skills and create a long-term opportunity for employment.
The program applied ChildFund's Youth Employment Model, which is designed specifically to prepare young people to enter the workforce. The model takes participants through a five-part process: a market survey (to ensure job training is demand-driven), technical skills training and production support, basic business skills training, life skills training and ongoing mentoring.
Through these activities, the youth in Chongwe realized that their community offered a perfect environment for agriculture, and they suggested trying to establish a banana plantation. Soon, the idea moved toward becoming a reality.
A ChildFund grant paid for seeds and a state-of-the-art, solar-powered irrigation system. A local chief donated land, and the Ministry of Agriculture taught the young participants how to grow bananas and maintain their equipment. A fertilizer company provided the training to farm the plantation.
The result is a flourishing farm of more than 1,500 banana trees and residual employment opportunities for the youth.
Since the program began in 2010, many youth in Chongwe have become prospering entrepreneurs. They have learned to run a business and follow how bananas fit into the larger world economy, daily checking commodity prices. Some of the boys and girls who care for the banana plantation are laying foundations for other businesses, like one young man who started a vegetable garden and parlayed it into a grocery business.
What began as a challenge has become an opportunity. The Chongwe youth are a testament to the kind of change that can happen when potential is tapped and resources allow it to flourish.
This is the time of year when we often take stock of our past, present and future, and it's a great opportunity to consider making a donation to help a child: a gift that truly has legs. Whether you begin sponsoring a child today or purchase a gift that will help a family or community, your gift will mean hope to a child in need.
Also, by giving before the end of the year, you can make a deduction on your tax forms for 2013. We encourage you to take a look at our planned giving options, which help make a difference to communities for years, allowing children to become independent, self-sustaining adults who have more opportunities than before. Thank you for your past, present and future generosity, and we wish you a happy and meaningful 2014!
Many of us are in a big rush to finish our Christmas shopping, decorating or holiday meal-planning. Let's all slow down and take a moment to think about our blessings — and the millions of children who go without nutritious food, education and clean water. Instead of driving to the mall one more time, consider purchasing an item from our Gifts of Love & Hope catalog in the name of a friend or family member.
For $150, you can feed 25 orphans in Kenya for a week. In several countries, families have requested chickens; for $29, you can provide a family with three chickens. In the Philippines, children lost their homes and all their belongings in Typhoon Haiyan last month. We're still collecting funds to help families rebuild in these communities, and your assistance is greatly needed.
All of the gifts in the catalog are items requested by the families we serve, and they fit different budgets and priorities. Best of all, you can print out a personalized card to your loved one so he or she will know how this gift is helping a child in need. Thank you for considering these children during the holiday season.
Many of our national offices have thrown celebrations recently for ChildFund's 75th anniversary. Here are some photos from these events (featuring lots of ChildFund's special shade of green), taken by staff members from our offices in Kenya, Liberia, Mexico and Mozambique. Enjoy!
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Mexico City, Mexico
Monrovia, Liberia
By Meg Carter, ChildFund Sponsorship Communication Specialist
When you think of human rights, what comes to mind? For many, the phrase means the rights of freedom, equality and security; protection from slavery, torture or arbitrary arrest.
I think of hunger. So do the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Both recognize the fundamental human right to be free from hunger.
In June 2007, when I first arrived in Busia, Uganda, a district bordering Kenya and Lake Victoria, I marveled at its fertility. The corn, or maize as it's called overseas, was higher than an elephant's eye. Leafy mounds of soil lining the dirt paths that connect each household hid new tubers — potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams and cassava.
Matooke, a plantain every Ugandan woman steams in banana leaf wrappers with crushed peanuts and chunks of smoked fish, was piled high in marketplaces. If a tomato spoiled before I could eat if, I tossed it outdoors; within a few weeks, a sturdy plant sprouted, its seeds warmed by the equatorial sun. Uganda had problems, but hunger was not one of them.
Yet when I left Busia six months later, we spoke nervously of food security. The rains had come, but not at the right times, duration, location or intensity. For centuries, rain fell reliably in certain parts of Uganda, so farmers traditionally settled and cultivated there. Then, suddenly, the rain swerved around Uganda's arable land to spaces uninhabitable for water — forests, infested with deadly tsetse flies, and deserts, the preserve of nomadic herders. Uganda's second harvest was not plentiful in 2007.
Global climate change infringes on the human right to adequate food.
Hunger kills more children every year than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. Poor nutrition causes half of all deaths in children under age five. One of every six children in developing countries is underweight; one in three is stunted.
South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa form hunger's center of gravity. In Africa alone, 23 million children attend school hungry.
Small farmers make up fully half of the world's food-insecure population. Sadly, despite producing some food, they still lack the resources to meet their families' nutritional needs. Another 30 percent of the chronically hungry are fishers, herders and people who live in rural regions but do not own land. Poor urban dwellers round out the hunger rolls. The U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization identifies four dimensions of food security: availability, access, utilization and stability. Failure of any one of these means hunger.
Worse, even when consuming sufficient calories, children can still suffer from micronutrient malnutrition. So-called hidden hunger — harder to diagnose, since it doesn't present as a wasted body — is caused by an inadequate supply of vitamins, minerals or trace elements. And it impairs physical, emotional, behavioral and cognitive development.
Of the 20 countries most affected by hunger, ChildFund works in eight: Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Kenya, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Uganda and Vietnam.
According to UNICEF, Ethiopia, India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam are among the nations most successful in scaling up children's nutrition and improving government policies. During the past decade, Ethiopia reduced stunting from 57 percent to 44 percent through a national nutrition program, provision of safety nets in the poorest areas and nutrition assistance at the community level.
We still have far to go. Please help us recognize Human Rights Day by giving a gift from the Nutrition and Agriculture section of our catalog.
By Tenagne Mekonnen, Africa Regional Communications Manager
ChildFund's Zambian office recently celebrated two important anniversaries — the national office's 30th and ChildFund's 75th — with an event for children, community members and local and national leaders.
Dorothy Kazunga, Zambia's deputy minister of Community Development, Mother and Child Health, was among the honored guests and shared the government's progress in improving the well-being of children in Zambia. She listened to the testimony of children, youth and community members and spoke about the good work ChildFund is doing. Kazunga also handed out awards to children for their artwork and other creative endeavors.
Victor Koyi, ChildFund's East and South Africa regional director, also attended the celebrations. "ChildFund is a proud organization because of its successful impact on children," he said. "Today we have government officials, doctors, lawyers, teachers and confident children here in Zambia and all over the world." He added that the organization is looking forward to the coming years, with the best yet to come for children.
Board members, local partner representatives, children and community leaders shared their thoughts, showing what it was like before ChildFund came to the communities and since. Schools have improved, health facilities are better equipped, income is higher, and children have higher levels of confidence and self-reliance, they said.
"In the beginning, I was just an IT guy, but I learned what ChildFund does for the African children. It's noble. It's very powerful."— El Hadji "Sidy" Ndiaye, information technology manager at ChildFund's national office in Senegal
By Kate Andrews, ChildFund Staff Writer
As part of our 75th anniversary blog series, we are talking with staff members about how they've seen ChildFund make a difference for children and what they hope to see our organization achieve in the future. Today, John Ngugi, a grants coordinator from our Kenya office, shares his perspectives.
John has been with ChildFund for eight years, formerly working in field operations and now as a grants coordinator. One of his top concerns for Kenyan children is access to a quality education. "They don't have good schools," John says. "The teachers are not well-trained," and better schools are too expensive for children living in poverty to attend.
He added that Early Childhood Development programs, a hallmark of ChildFund's current work, are making a difference in Kenya by emphasizing good nutrition and helping parents attain greater knowledge and skills, which consequently help children develop into healthy adults. In John's current role, he also emphasizes ChildFund's commitment to being a good steward of donors' funds and carrying out their wishes.
In five years, John adds, "we'll have stronger ECD programs, and we'll have more donor participation in programs."
When John and I talked, it was just a short time after the deadly terrorist attack at the WestGate mall in Nairobi, which is not far from ChildFund's national office in Kenya. Although the attack caused the closing of our office temporarily, John emphasized that he and the other staff members there are committed to ChildFund's work.
"Our resolve is to continue," he says. "You have to be courageous in development."
Interview by Sierra Winston, ChildFund Communications Intern
In our 75-post series in honor of ChildFund's 75th anniversary, we'll hear from several of our national directors who oversee operations in the countries we serve in Africa, the Americas and Asia. Today, we hear from Chege Ngugi of Mozambique.
How long have you been at ChildFund?
Two years.
What is your favorite thing about working at ChildFund?
Working with local community-based organizations to address the development challenges faced by children and their communities.
What is the most difficult situation you have encountered in your job?
Helping staff see things through a different lens.
What successes have you had in your national office?
Building a cohesive team and an interactive working environment, networking and alliance creation and growing the grants portfolio.
What motivates you in life?
Seeing the results of our work in the lives of the target group, especially children and women.
What do you like to do in your free time?
Reading, discussing and listening on geopolitical issues.
What is a quote, saying or belief that you live by?
"You must be the change you want to see in the world." –Mahatma Gandhi
Interview by Sierra Winston, ChildFund Communications Intern
In our 75-post series in honor of ChildFund's 75th anniversary, we'll hear from several of our national directors who oversee operations in the countries we serve in Africa, the Americas and Asia. Here, Billy Abimbilla shares some stories from his work in Sierra Leone.
How long have you worked at ChildFund?
I have been with ChildFund for the past five years. I joined ChildFund on Dec. 1, 2008, as the program director for Liberia; then I moved on to Sierra Leone as the national director in May 2011. I also acted as the regional director for West Africa for a few months recently.
What is your favorite thing about working here?
My favorite thing about ChildFund is the space that the organization offers for innovation and creativity in our support of children and their families. This has been facilitated by an enabling and inspiring leadership that recognizes and rewards efforts of the organization's staff. Also fascinating to me are the results that our work has achieved for children and their families in making life more meaningful for them in very trying and fragile environments.
What successes have you had in your national office?
Together as a team, the Sierra Leone national office has made strides for children in the last two years, greatly increasing our program offerings and services. Our profile within the country has also increased, especially within the government and within the donor community. At all levels of government, we are known for our commitment to quality outcomes for children and having a child-centered focus. We have also helped our local partners diversify their sources of funding, rather than solely rely on ChildFund. This also has improved outcomes for children and their families.
What motivates you in life?
What motivates me in life is to see the results of the contributions you make in improving the lives of others who are less fortunate in life by no fault of their own. It is always satisfying to return to a place where you have helped people and to receive a hug — especially from children — and be most welcome. It is also my belief that no one on this earth is worthless; they may be born into circumstances that they did not help to create and when supported in the right way, they can correct their own situation and make things better for themselves.
Where did you work before ChildFund?
I have worked for ActionAid in Ghana, Tanzania and Ethiopia; DFID in Ghana; Concern Worldwide in Liberia; Oxfam in Uganda and now for ChildFund in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Senegal.
What do you like to do in your free time?
I like to watch National Geographic, National Geographic Wild and Discovery channels on TV. I also explore a lot on the Internet.
What is a quote, saying or belief that you live by?
Tony Robbins: "Identify your problems, but give your power and energy to solutions."


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