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The end of the Cold War was a "big bang" reminiscent of earlier moments after major wars, such as the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 and the end of the World Wars in 1919 and 1945. Here John Ikenberry asks the question, what do states that win wars do with their newfound power and how do they use it to build order? In examining the postwar settlements in modern history, he argues that powerful countries do seek to build stable and cooperative relations, but the type of order that emerges hinges on their ability to make commitments and restrain power.
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"A picture is a flat surface with paint on it - nothing more."
Post-painterly abstraction is a broad term that encompasses a variety of styles that evolved in reaction to the painterly, gestural approaches of some Abstract Expressionists. Coined by Clement Greenberg in 1964, it originally served as the title of an exhibition that included a large number of artists who were associated with various tendencies, including color field painting, hard-edge abstraction, and the Washington Color School.
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The work of Sam Francis contains many visual indicators reminiscent of the "action painting" or art informel schools of Abstract Expressionism. What made Francis a unique painter was his technique of tachisme, in which heavy blotches of free-flowing oil paints were allowed to drip down and, in the process, create an accidental design. In Blue Balls VII, which was included in the 1964 Post-Painterly Abstraction exhibit, Francis used far less paint than he was accustomed to. The end result showcases razor-thin lines of blue paint that cascade down from the more prominent blotches applied throughout the canvas.
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Post-Painterly Abstraction Beginnings
In 1964, critic Clement Greenberg was recruited by the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art (LACMA) to curate an exhibition devoted to young abstractionists. He was a natural choice to curate such a show, as by the late 1950s he had a prominent reputation as a defender of contemporary abstract art. Greenberg called the exhibition Post-Painterly Abstraction, although in the essay he wrote for the exhibition catalog he never actually referred to the style by name. Instead, he defined it by what it was not - "painterly abstraction," or the style of the Abstract Expressionists.
Greenberg selected several East coast-based artists whose work he was already familiar with, such as Morris Louis and Helen Frankenthaler. As for the Bay Area artists, such as John Ferren and Sam Francis, debate continues as to who exactly selected them for the exhibition. While some credit James Elliott, a curator at the L.A. County Museum, the original exhibition catalog indicated that Greenberg was taken to see several works in California by Fred Martin of the San Francisco Art Association.
There was a total of 31 artists selected for Post-Painterly Abstraction, and each of them was represented by three paintings apiece, most of which were made between 1960 and 1964. All of the artists were either natives of the USA or Canada.
Concepts and Styles
Greenberg borrowed from the Swiss art historian Heinrich Wölfflin in devising the term post-painterly abstraction. Wolfflin had popularized the term "painterly" to describe characteristics of the Baroque, which separated it from classical, or Renaissance art. Greenberg believed that abstract painting had evolved amidst a trend towards "painterly" painting, but had swung back towards cleaner composition and sharper forms in the 1920s and 1930s, under the influence of Mondrian, Synthetic Cubism, and the Bauhaus. Abstract Expressionism marked another swing towards the painterly, and the inevitable reaction against it was away from it once again - though Greenberg emphasized that post-painterly abstraction was not a return to the past.
Although many artists associated with the tendency worked with clean lines and clearly defined forms (such as Frank Stella, Ellsworth Kelly, and Al Held), others explored softer forms. Helen Frankenthaler, for example, became well known for soaking paint into untreated canvas, which created a visual effect of color opening up the canvas. Rather than working up the paint into a rich texture on the surface of the canvas, as many artists of the previous generation had done, she allowed paint to seep into the canvas itself, creating a vibrant and utterly flat visual plane. Other post-painterly artists, such as Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland, and Jules Olitski, picked up on Frankenthaler's soaking technique to create a variety of color field paintings of their own unique design.
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In June 1965, an exhibition took place at the Washington Gallery of Modern Art in Washington, D.C., called Washington Color Painters. Included in the show were many of the artists who had participated in Post-Painterly Abstraction in Los Angeles the previous year. They included Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland, Howard Mehring, Gene Davis, and Thomas Downing. This exhibit marked the official beginning of what became known as the Washington Color School, which was in many respects a sub-movement of color field painting. The Washington painters created minimalist canvases composed of stripes, thin bands of alternating colors, and geometric shapes.
In November of 1966, in the pages of Artforum, critic Michael Fried published the essay, "Shape as Form: Frank Stella's New Paintings." In it he referred to the recent works of Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland, and Jules Olitski - all in addition to Stella's work - as a "new illusionism." The importance of this, according to Fried, was the difference between literal and depicted shape. The old standard of abstract painting, or the "old illusionism," was for the artist to take a basic square or rectangular canvas support and use that template to depict whatever they pleased. What artists like Stella and Noland had achieved, according to Fried, was the complete transformation of paintings' literal form. By using oddly-shaped, oblong, and asymmetrical canvases, they had made the form of the painting and the shape of the canvas synonymous things. Therefore this "new illusionism" marked the advent of the shaped canvas, as a singularly modern invention.
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"The form of my painting is the content."
- Ellsworth Kelly
"A picture is a flat surface with paint on it - nothing more."
- Frank Stella
"A really good picture looks as if it's happened at once. It's an immediate image."
- Helen Frankenthaler
"The representation I'm interested in is of those things only the eye can touch."
- Kenneth Noland
"Well, in the climate of 1957, '58, Abstract Expressionism and painterly abstraction were dominating everything. All the art departments - college art departments - were grinding out little de Koonings and Pollocks and Klines and so on. So, in that climate, it seemed like Abstract Expressionism was academic, and there was no place to go. It had already been used up. And you had to go somewhere. So the very opposite place to go, obviously, was to get away from painterliness and be neat. And I like to say that. There's no more profound reason than that, but that's the way I was thinking then. 'Let's see if I can't do something that goes in the opposite direction from painterly abstraction.' So I just set out on - more a lark, I think. I just decided to do a stripe painting, just to be outrageous. Of course, three years later, Clement Greenberg curated this very famous historic show called Post-Painterly Abstraction, which I fitted into like a glove and he included three of my works in it. I was just one of a number of people that were beginning to feel that this was used up, this painterly abstraction was used up and we had to move somewhere else."
- Gene Davis
"It certainly has nothing to do with doctrine, with geometrical form for its own sake. These artists prefer trued and faired edges simply because these call less attention to themselves as drawing - and by doing that they also get out of the way of color."
- Clement Greenberg
"Another thing the artists in this show, with two or three exceptions, have in common is the high keying, as well as lucidity, of their color. They have a tendency, many of them, to stress contrasts of pure hue rather than contrasts of light and dark. For the sake of these, as well as in the interests of optical clarity, they shun thick paint and tactile effects. Some of them dilute their paint to an extreme and soak it into unsized and unprimed canvas (following Pollock's lead in his black and white paintings of 1951). In their reaction against the "handwriting" and "gestures" of Painterly Abstraction, these artists also favor a relatively anonymous execution."
- Clement Greenberg
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Modernism's Masculine Subjects: Matisse, the New York School, and Post-Painterly Abstraction
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Colourfield Painting: Minimal, Cool, Hard Edge, Serial and Post-Painterly Abstract Art of the Sixties to the Present
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Color as Field: American Painting, 1950-1975
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The Shape of Color: Excursions in Color Field Art, 1950-2005
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Are Americans losing their faith?
I have evidences, but they cannot lead to 100% proof or else all could be forced to believe. But, if there is enough evidence, I do believe. You asked if I am agnostic...No... because I make choices. Though it is possible for my faith to be proven wrong, I still rest on the evidences and draw logical conclusions.
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The Squawk of the Day - Oct. 5, 2012
Any predictions for the 2nd round? I expect a better prepared Obama next time but still can't say it will make it any better because you can't hide the facts, the numbers. All of the things that are not from the mouths of either one but from the facts we all have when we look at the last four years. Also, what's up with Obama refusing to actually DO something about the planned murder of U.S. Consulate in Benghazi Libya, Ambassador Stevens and three other embassy staff??? He mentioned it and then....nothing. Something is very strange to me about that.
Clyde 2 years, 8 months ago on Squawk of the day - Sept. 25, 2012
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I've got to know... it's killing me. Which one of you is the "real" Coach? I see you post accusing each other but seriously, is someone on here Coach and you had to change your screen name for some reason? It's ok, I just want to know. :)
Clyde 2 years, 8 months ago on Seahawks stun Packers on final, controversial play, 14-12
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Why aren't there any comments on here? I find it hard to believe that the average "squawker" isn't a football fan. This was the craziest call I've ever seen!


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|Dec 18, 2012, 06:51 AM
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|Dec 18, 2012, 07:14 AM
I buy items outright and have no need to worry about their resale value. Once im finished with them i just pass them on to a family member, charity or bin it.
I earn a lot of money and spend it as i please.
|Dec 18, 2012, 07:30 AM
The cost of ownership is the price tag + anything you buy for the machine over the time you own it. You can offset the cost of ownership if you resell the item at the end of it's useful life. Useful life is subjective to the user. Regardless, your cost of ownership should only be calculated using the price of the machine + what you buy for the machine over time. Additionally, you would look at possible maintenance, extended warranties, and even electricity if you want to get nit-picky.
To be able to answer what the value of a used machine will be in 3 years would be hard because there is no historic data for the retina MBP. If you were to buy a 15" base MBP then we could probably tell you that historically speaking a 15" MBP would sell for a certain amount of money after three years. Examples could easily be shown based on past eBay sales. You're looking to buy a flagship machine (the "leading member" of the group) and since three years have not passed since the retina-MBP has been out, no one can really say one way or the other.
One way you can look at it is check the prices of the retina iPads. Not the price to us, the consumer, but to Apple. How much did they pay per unit with the first retina iPad model? How much for the second? The retina screen throws it off but you can bet that the cost of a 15" retina display today is going to be at least 25-40% less in the next couple of years. SSDs are a great example of this.
If you're dying for a number, I say $800 tops. It will be out of warranty (and out of any possible extended warranty) and I venture to guess (hope) the price of a retina MBP will go down as manufacturing costs decrease.
|Dec 18, 2012, 08:15 AM
It's been my experience that those who are able to build and keep wealth ALWAYS calculate the costs of ownership, consider resale value, and make rational decisions based on their calculations. It's called being smart with your money, no matter how much you earn and have managed to save. That's all this fellow is doing and he should be commended for it.
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|Dec 18, 2012, 08:48 AM
When you earn a certain amount of money, spending a few thousand on a laptop doesnt require any calculations at all. It has no marginal impact on my financial position.
I bought an ipad mini recently, didnt like the screen so i gave it to my house keeper who gave it to her son. Didnt effect me at all... In fact all it did was put a smile on that boys face.
Your rudeness to other forum users is disgusting.
|Dec 18, 2012, 09:38 AM
And spending a few thousand here or there certainly does require SOME degree of calculation for anyone. There are plenty of alternate things that you might otherwise do with that same few thousand or others of your earnings, including possibly help your housekeeper's son get a better education. Not saying that that you are under any obligation to do that just because you seem to think that you earn a lot of money (and what is a lot of money anyway - I'm pretty sure that we'll have different perceptions as to how that's defined), just saying that ALL spending requires some thought about potential alternative uses, calculation as to what the preferred use may be, and some estimation of the value of the purchased object both now and in the future. Why criticize someone else for doing that, particularly if it's rooted in a need for you to either imply or directly tell people that you "earn a lot of money," whatever that means to you?
That's just sad.
And don't think this is a diatribe against wealth or people with it. I value the contributions of the wealthy in our society enormously (and by contributions I don't mean their charity, I mean the productivity which earned them their wealth in the first place). I just grew up believing that flaunting your wealth either implicitly or explicitly is in poor taste, mostly because it's stupid.
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|Dec 18, 2012, 09:50 AM
|Dec 18, 2012, 09:50 AM
I think you'll see about 1000-1200 for the rMBP 15" in three years.
Models hold their value pretty well, and there won't be a TON of OS or even hardware features that would make a product from today, a poor candidate for an OS of 2015..
There WILL be some form of higher inflation here over the next couple of years, not like the 2% we've had over the past four years annually (I'm not making any political points here, just saying that as world economies recover - and they ARE recovering, more rapid asset inflation is bound to happen) so, we'll probably see somewhat higher pricing for the 2015/16 models regardless, making the opportunity for an older model to hold a solid USED value higher.
If you look at 2008 model MBP 15" today, the early 2008 models are 600-700 nicely configured and the original unibody sells for 800-1000. I think these current models will do better than that for the reasons listed above.
So, look at spending about 40$ a month on the machine over the next 36 months. Try to get at least that much pleasure, knowledge or increased work product out of it over that period and you'll be fine.
|Dec 18, 2012, 09:53 AM
|Dec 18, 2012, 10:14 AM
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|Dec 18, 2012, 11:00 AM
How long do you guys usually keep a laptop before selling it/stop using it?
|Dec 18, 2012, 11:10 AM
If you feel the need for a macbook pro, you got to get it. If retina is that important go for it.
Calculating a value is what you want than get a refurbished one will be cheaper to own. The way things are going Apple will introduce a new macbook every year, just like automaker will produce yearly model, you cannot buy a car every car, unless you are super rich.
|Dec 18, 2012, 11:12 AM
It won't be worth nearly as much as you think. Maybe a few hundred and that's it. This is v1 technology. In 3 years, the entire MacBook line could have retina displays. So in a few years, one would be able to get a new 'retina' MBP for a lot less than one can today.
That's the price you pay for being an early adopter.
|Dec 18, 2012, 11:37 AM
long time life
My 2006 17" MBP is still working and producing a lot of new works for me. If you take good care and baby your machine it isn't about the value it will sustain but the length of time it will last and the money it will save / generate to you.
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|Dec 18, 2012, 11:37 AM
The thing about Macs is that they tend to work great for a long time, or at least they used to. We still use everything in my sig pretty regularly (though the iBooks are basically fancy toys for the kids).
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|Dec 18, 2012, 11:56 AM
I live in Canada, by next year 1 CDN will likely to be able to buy 1.50$ USD anyway... With the pace of economic downturn and currency debasement that you Americans experiencing
|Dec 18, 2012, 12:07 PM
A Mac is not about having the latest, biggest numbers, a Mac is about enjoying the experience, the efficiency. i have Mac`s from 2012, 2011, & 2008 and they all perform great, the Early 2008 15" 2.4 Penryn MBP is starting to show it`s age, equally it`s still more than capable of fulfilling the basics smoothly without any fuss with over 35K operating hours on the clock, stock barring RAM expansion. The value, well it`s more than paid for itself, when the time comes i will simply gift it.
As for resale any Mac will retain a greater percentage of value, versus a PC, after 3 years i would estimate 40% - 50%, equally you can buy smart, an Apple refurb of an "open box" from best buy, save on the top end and your resale in 3 years wont suffer
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|Dec 18, 2012, 12:27 PM
Regardless of what (low) value the machine will have in three years, calculating the "cost of ownership" for a technology product including resale is a bad idea.
In virtually all cases, purchases of technology products are sunk costs. If you manage to recover useful value out of a tech product after you use it, that is great, but do not plan on it.
In the next three years, it is completely possible to have such significant hardware changes that a 2012 computer will be considered more or less useless by anyone willing to pay more than the bare minimum for a laptop (think $250 chromebook or $350 laptop).
|Dec 18, 2012, 01:54 PM
Make no mistake though, Mark "the" Carney and the BOC/BDC have it in for you guys just as much as the Bernank & Crew have it in for us! It won't be too long before you enter the race to the bottom because "it just wouldn't be good for the export businesses to let the CAD appreciate too much."
Though I suspect the that the fellow to whom you replied in that last post may be British, given the post timing and his phrasing.
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|Dec 18, 2012, 02:28 PM
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|Dec 18, 2012, 03:00 PM
I think the OP makes a good point, I too like to figure out what these things really cost me, anyway he will still be better off than buying a pc.
BUT like a few have said, you want the new technology, you pay for it.
Look at the 1st Air wasn't it 1800 clams, now 1199.00
Buying any retina machine is going to cost you more, it is going to come down, how much, don't know BUT if in 3yrs the same machine is 1500 new, the ones bought now are going to take a hit. I just bought a 2007 macbook pro for 350.00 works fine, some one said 08s are going for 6-800...no they are not.
try 450-500 ish, I saw a 2010 go for 650, that was a good buy.
My gues is if you bought a NON retina machine it will cost you less, but no retina..and there is quibble...only you can decide if it is worth the extra.
I have been following certain models on ebay for awhile, it seems the entry level stuff retains more of its value as a percentage, because it is cheapest to buy new...fer instance, I saw a few base mac minis 3 yrs old sell in the 325-350 range, that is fantastic resale. I bought mine new for 549 2011 model.
In my stable now are 2007 macbook Pro, 350.00 2011 Mac mini 549.00
2011 Macbook Air, just bought new at the closeout 699.00
My guess is if i Needed to sell all three, I would be not far from what I have in them. And maybe make a little on the Pro.
PS it is getting a little ugly in here..just saying.
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The violence in Punjab following an attack on the chief of the Dera Sach Khand and the killing of Sant Rama Nand in Vienna shows the low level of tolerance among the people. I feel sorry for those who were stranded in airports and railway stations due to the violence although they were not even remotely connected with the Vienna incident.
The top Sikh leaders should condemn the violence and instruct their followers to desist forthwith.
Shadab Husain,
One fails to understand what the Dera protesters achieved by indulging in violence. While it is unlikely to have any impact on the Khalistan Zindabad Force, which has owned responsibility for the attack in Vienna, it inflicted tremendous losses on our country.
Gaurav Goel,
There is a rising tendency for violence among Indians. Even small incidents spark violence killing innocent people and damaging property. Destruction is done in no time but it takes years to rebuild the lost infrastructure.
G. Parashuram Rao,
The 'upper' caste Sikhs think that Dalits, by considering Dera chiefs their religious gurus, show disrespect to the sacred Guru Granth Sahib. But Dalits, who have been suppressed for ages — they are not even allowed into the gurdwaras and crematoriums of the 'upper' castes — turn towards the Deras which give them space for asserting themselves. Every big and small political group has now started eyeing the Deras for vested interests.
More than anything else, it is the political system that refuses to let casteism die. Following the Vienna attack, Dalits were provoked to the extent of venting their rage in public. They might have been wrong in destroying public property but their acts were the result of their long years of suppression.
Neha Paul,
Sikhism treats everyone, poor or rich, irrespective of the caste to which he or she belongs, equally. I am not quite convinced that the Punjab violence was the result of a clash between 'upper' caste and 'lower' caste Sikhs.
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In recent years, there's been a growing awareness among both regular people and health care professionals – including veterinarians – about the benefits of non-Western medicine. In many cases, it used to be called "alternative" but is now called "complementary," illustrating a widening perspective about what treatments are effective. Chinese traditional medicine, having been practiced for thousands of years, naturally captures attention for its longevity and effectiveness. And many forward-thinking pet owners have found that it can be as useful for animals as it is for humans.
Getting to know Chinese medicine can feel a bit intimidating for the uninitiated – after all, a practice that's been in use and developing over centuries clearly necessitates an enormous amount of knowledge. But for those who are curious about how it can help to support their pets' health, there are a few things to keep in mind.
First, Chinese traditional medicine is an all-encompassing, holistic practice – it's designed to treat the body as an interconnected whole, rather than separate, unrelated elements.
Central to Chinese medicine is the concept of "qi" (pronounced "chi") – energy that flows throughout the body. When pain or illnesses occur, it's an indication that the qi has been disrupted and isn't flowing freely. Disruptions might be caused by a variety of factors, such as trauma, toxins or even a sub-par diet.
Both acupuncture and herbal remedies are essential to Chinese medicine; they can be used separately or in tandem, depending on how the practitioner assesses your dog's individual needs. In acupuncture, small needles are placed along energy pathways (or "meridians") to help unblock qi. Herbal medicines can be prescribed in a few forms – powders, capsules or even as treats.
If your holistic vet is trained in Chinese medicine, it will be beneficial to discuss your pet's diet. A healthy raw dog food can be an integral part of maintaining your dog's wellness, and integrates easily with a Chinese medicine regimen. Your practitioner might recommend certain proteins for your dog – a pre-mix raw dog food like Sojos Grain-Free makes it easy to add whatever is deemed the best choice.
While there's a lot to know about Chinese medicine, making an appointment with a licensed practitioner is one of the best ways to learn. They'll be able to help introduce you, as well as give your dog treatments that can help him feel his best.


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While chile peppers and tortillas can be found in abundance in New Mexico, seafood is a different story. If your mouth is watering for a crustacean, don't plan a trip to a coastal destination, just head down to the Rotary Club of Los Alamos's crab fest.
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Prominent mandals and those participating in the Dahi Handi celebrations on Thursday have welcomed the Supreme Court ruling on the festival. The apex court on Thursday stayed a Bombay High Court order, banning under-18 Govindas and putting a cap on the height of human pyramids.
For mandals, this is a big victory as the Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights had banned children under 12 from participating in Dahi Handis.
"We were a little upset with the HC order and it is good that the Supreme Court has heard us," said Bala Padelkar, president of the Dahi Handi Utsav Samanvay Samiti (DUSS), the umbrella organisation of the Dahi Handi mandals.
Padelkar said while their issues are not resolved completely, they will accept the SC decision and comply with it. "Those below 12 will not play in this Govinda and we are trying to send out to mandals the message that they should not have anyone below 12 years of age."
The organisation plans to meet the state government to chalk out a strategy on the issue later. Participants too welcomed the ruling. Swapnil Sheramkar, secretary Tadwadi Sridutta Krida Mandal and Tadwadi Ashtavinayak Govinda Pathak said that they would perform the pyramids without having any one below 12 years old.
"We welcome the order and we will form same number of tiers as we used to. We will try and find a replacement for the under-12 children that works out well," said Sheramkar.
Organisers, on the other hand, who had already pulled out or were in two minds, have decided to go ahead with the celebrations. Krishna Hegde, who organises one such events in Vile Parle, said they will not allow anyone under 12 to be a part of human pyramids and will have a tier restriction of six. Sachin Ahir, whose Shri Sankalp Pratishthan used to have the festival at the Jambori Maidan, Worli will be having it with usual fanfare.


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Erin Nichols talks to her pony Velvet during her daily brushing. The 10-year-old giggles when the horse tickles her hand with her furry upper lip.
"Sometimes I sing to her," Erin said. "I don't know why. I just get in the mood."
Erin is one of 25 children with a passion for horses who are trained by the Royal Riders Pony Club through riding classes and book work to ensure another generation will sustain Yorba Linda's equestrian community.
Sharon Kaak, a co-district commissioner for the club, said the group was founded about six years ago to provide horse-crazy children with a cost-effective opportunity to learn how to ride.
"It's about the friendships that it builds and the opportunities it provides them," Kaak said.
The Royal Riders are a chapter of the United States Pony Clubs, which has a standardized curriculum in horsemanship.
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Kaak doesn't want the costs of owning a horse to prevent a child from riding, so club members don't have to be horse owners.
Volunteers with more than one horse will lease them to multiple children whose parents cannot afford an animal or might be nervous about taking on the responsibility of four hooves, she said.
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We're 9 weeks and 1day. Due on November 17th. Our last ultrasound was on April 10th and I seen my little one's heart beating! It was 166bpm! So what do you think? Girl? That's what the chinese calendar says too! Anyways I figured I'd make a discussion just for us so we have someone to turn to that's as far along as we are and not too much further along so we can rant and rave together. LOL I wish you all the healthiest pregnancies and congrats new mommies!!!View Thread
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I tested 13 DPO and got a positive pregnancy test (a couple actually ! My estimated due date is Dec. 15th. This will be my 2nd child, I have a 7 year old daughter that has been begging for a sibling. I'm dying to tell her but will wait until it's safer. When do you all plan to make your first doctor's appt.?
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On day 22 of my cycle, I had a weird experience where I became super nauseated and had a severe case heartburn/acid reflux. I was double over with pain and it lasted on and off for several hours. I was fine the next day.
I got my period day 26 in the afternoon but it was super light, so light that 4 hours later when I went to change my tampon there was barely anything on it. 3 hours after that, before bed there was NOTHING on the 2nd tampon. I did not bleed throughout the night and didn't start bleeding again until late the next afternoon. Then I bled Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon and it was gone by late Friday afternoon. All week I had been tired which typically happens with PMS, not so much during for me. On Saturday, the day after my period ended I was exhausted and quite hungry even after I was done eating. Sunday morning I woke up with slight cramps and bloating and spotting and I'm still feeling the same today and I'm still spotting a very light brown.
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I took a test on Thursday and Saturday and it was negative (cheapo tests off Ebay)
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Joy \joy\ as a girl's name is pronounced joy. It is of Old French and Latin origin, and the meaning of Joy is "joy". Used in the Middle Ages, and made popular in the 17th century under the influence of the Puritans, to whom being "joyful in the Lord" was an important duty. In modern times, it generally signifies the parents' joy in their new-born child, or with the intention of wishing her happiness. Joya and Joie (zhoh-EE, z'wah) are French.
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