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Peter has become a leader for the American conservation movement by creating a life in conservation as photographer, writer, and storyteller about the relationship between people and place. For the last fifteen years, Peter has focused his energies on bringing together and strengthening the worlds of environmentalism and social justice and offering those professions his experience with story, facilitation, contemplative practice, and relationship to nature. Peter is always learning and innovating across the boundaries of profession, culture, and home, and this has made his work influential to the different fields of leadership development, sustainability, philanthropy, and conservation. You might find him teaching spoon-carving on a city street, or giving a keynote address on courage at a national conference, or helping to heal a fracture within a community, or photographing a lost art. What he cares most about is strengthening people's connections to one another and the land that sustains them, the most visible and important example being his family's farm and tapestry in the Mad River Valley of Vermont. He is the co-editor of Our Land, Ourselves, author of The Great Remembering and What Is a Whole Community, and co-author of Coming to Land in a Troubled World, and collaborated with William Coperthwaite as the photographer for A Handmade Life. You can learn more about him at Peterforbes.org.
On June 30th, Peter Forbes will present on his newest book, "A Man Apart," at Porter Square Books in Cambridge at 7:00 PM. "A Man Apart" will also be available for purchase and signing after Peter's presentation.
Peter Forbes will discuss his newest book, "A Man Apart," at the Point Reyes Presbyterian Church on Sunday, October 11th at 3:00 PM. This event is sponsored by Point Reyes Books. Copies of "A Man Apart" will be available for sale and signing at this event.
A Man Apart is the storypart family memoir and part biographyof Peter Forbes and Helen Whybrows longtime friendship with Bill Coperthwaite (A Handmade Life), whose unusual life and fierce ideals helped them examine and understand their own.
In this intimate and honest accountframed by Coperthwaites sudden death and brought alive through the month-long adventure of building with him what would turn out to be his last yurtForbes and Whybrow explore the timeless lessons of Coperthwaites experiment in intentional living and self-reliance. They also reveal an important story about the power and complexities of mentorship: the opening of ones life to someone else to learn together, and carrying on in that persons physical absence.
William Coperthwaite is a teacher, builder, designer, and writer, who is exploring true simplicity on a homestead on the north coast of Maine. He examines themes of beauty, work, education, and design while giving instruction on hand-crafting of the necessities of life.
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Giant Lava Flow on Io, in Color
September 26, 2003
This mosaic combines images collected in February 2000 and the summer of1999 by NASA's Galileo spacecraft to highlight new details of the longest active lava flow known in the solar system. The area, called Amirani, has been known to be the home of a number of volcanichot spots ever since NASA's two Voyager spacecraft flew by Jupiter in 1979. Images collected by Galileo in 1999 showed that these hot areas were part of a single immense lava flow field. The newest images confirm that the Amirani flow field is indeed a quilt work of dark lava flows. The most recent lavas are darkest because they are too hot to be covered by sulfur-dioxide plumes. Fresh lava is leaking out of at least five areas at the northern end of the Amirani flow field and at least three places in the middle. However, it is likely that the lava first comes to the surface near the southern end of the flow field.
Topics: Environment, Amirani, Igneous rocks, Io, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Volcanism on Io, Lava, Prometheus, Volcano, Galileo

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will discuss the legality of his administration's secret drone program and other counterterrorism practices during a speech Thursday, a White House official said.
Obama's speech will be an attempt to fulfill his State of the Union pledge to be more "transparent" with the public about the controversial drone program that has become the centerpiece of the White House's efforts to combat terrorism.
The official said Obama would also use Thursday's address at the National Defense University to discuss efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center. The president had vowed to renew those efforts despite being thwarted in his attempts to close the prison during his first term.
Obama had been ready to deliver the speech earlier this month, the official said, but it was delayed amid a series of distracting events. Among them: hunger strikes at Guantanamo and the Justice Department's subpoena of phone records from journalists at The Associated Press.
Civil liberties groups and an unusual coalition of Democratic and Republican lawmakers have criticized the White House for keeping most details of the drone program secret. Particularly concerning for these critics has been the administration's rare use of drones to kill American citizens overseas.
The administration is expected to increase its use of drones and other counterterrorism techniques as the war in Afghanistan winds to a close at the end of 2014 and the vast majority of U.S. troops return home.
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Okay, maybe it's the hormones released by holding my tiny niece or maybe it's that I'm about to start my monthly girl time. Then again it could also be that I've been weaning Olivia and enjoying a newfound cuddly connection not merely based on meeting physical needs. Whatever it is, I totally want another baby.
Now is not the time. I'm still in graduate school and have about a year left. Olivia is still so small and life with her is only now starting to get even microscopically easier. We don't have the money. I don't have the patience. We haven't yet finished filling in the cracks in our relational foundation. I'm not in shape enough to support another pregnancy. We don't live in a big enough place….
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Vice reporter Simon Ostrovsky has been released after being held for two days by pro-Russian separatists in the eastern Ukraine town of Slovyansk. CBC News reports that the journalist is en route to Donetsk.
"The CBC's Nahlah Ayed, reporting from Donetsk, said Bélanger was driving in a CBC car when he spotted Ostrovsky walking along on a street "with his belongings in a plastic bag."
Bélanger stopped, got Ostrovsky into the car, and headed toward Donetsk."
Ostrovsky confirmed via Twitter that he had been safely released.
I'm out and safe. Thank you all for your support. Had no idea I had so many good friends.
— Simon Ostrovsky (@SimonOstrovsky) April 24, 2014
In his last video dispatch before his arrest, Ostrovsky can be seen questioning the man who would become his captor, the city's self-appointed "people's mayor," Vyacheslav Ponomarev:
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Children are the main target of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, being sold by their own families to pay for debts. Raising awareness within the community is crucial for future prevention. The use of comic books to illiterate parent produces the best results when combined with community workshops. A picture is worth a thousand words!
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Traffickers modus operandi is to target impoverished families with promises of good city employment for their children. Children are trafficked for sexual exploitation and forced labor in organized begging rings and soliciting. As many as 1/3 of trafficking victims in prostitution are children, some as young as 4 years old. After the initial payment many families never see their children again.
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By educating the population using comic books and workshops, we are able to stem the supply of trafficked children. We have taken simple stories to show that good wins over evil every time. The deeper into the rural Cambodia we spread the word and educate the parents, the better chance we have of keeping children safe.
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There are 10,000 families with an average of 5 per family, we plan on reaching 50,000 people. By emphasizing in the workshops that education is a means to an end and provides a better life for their children and the whole family.Eradication of the child sex slave trade and giving the children hope to break the poverty cycle. We feed them hope and education so they can succeed in life and help others.
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APPOINTMENTS APPOINTMENTS � NOVEMBER 2011 Volume 5 Issue 11 December 2011 national stage 4-H wins on Rocky Mountains to the Foothills Photo by Erik Olsen Around the barrels Youth finds place in rodeos by Barbara Childs APPOINTMENTS � 2 Know the REAL story behind e Dark Corner's history? If these hills could talk. PROGRESS Find out the REAL story in our 2012 PROGRESS edition. Coming in February 2012. Tryon Daily Bulletin 16 N. Trade St. Tryon, N.C. � 828-859-9151 www.tryondailybulletin.com IN THE STABLES Table of Contents APPOINTMENTS � NOVEMBER 2011 4 At a Canter 7 Calendar 8 Around the Barrels 11 The Red Horse Inn 13 In the Saddle 15 4-H win 16 River Valley Pony Club 18 Mounted Patrol Event Results Reed McNutt's barn above is one of four on the FENCE barn tour Nov. 26. See pg. 7 for more local events. 21 ACTHA 23 Rockey Mtn. horses 26 Equine health 28 Country Living 30 Dudley AT A CANTER Green Creek Hounds Hunt Ball APPOINTMENTS � 4 Robin Brackett and Randy Mitchell. Green Creek Masters Kem Ketcham, Christi Fowler, Deborah Bundy and Tot Goodwin. Not in attendance was Master Pat Hale. (photos by Samantha Hurst) Cynthia Scott & Aubrey and Charlotte Springer. Marion Connor, Angie Frazier, Katie Jones and Tori Fowler. Angel and Randy Mitchell & Dolores and Charles Erthal. Centerpieces created by hunt members. AT A CANTER Halloween Hunter Pace & Trail Ride APPOINTMENTS � NOVEMBER 2011 April Zerienzis. Baiba Bourbeau and Beatrice Lamb as nuns. (photos by Lou Smith) The Lone Ranger and Tonto (aka Amy Gantt and Lisa Taylor). Lady bugs Amy Cook and Kristen Pearce took second place in the trail rider division. APPOINTMENTS � 6 AT A CANTER Robert and Claudette Robinson, representing Country Carriages USA, of Columbus were in Hilton Head last weekend as part of the huge Motoring Festival. Robinsons displayed their antique vehicles for the benefit of Heroes on Horseback in the "Whoa Lane" midway. This was the first time antique horse drawn vehicles were invited for the Concours d' Elegance. (photo by Karen Van Vliet) Tally Ho wagons filled with excited spectators head to the Blessing of the Hounds. (photo by Don West) APPOINTMENTS � NOVEMBER 2011 Out & About 11/26: Holiday Barn Tour. Contact: FENCE admin@ fence.org. 11/26-27: Harmon Classics at Harmon Field. Contact: Lewis Pack, 828-894-2721. 12/3: TROT's annual horse show is scheduled for Dec. 3 at the FENCE's covered arena. This is an opportunity for TROT riders to show off their skills in equitation and trail riding classes. Volunteers are always needed to help staff the show. Riders must provide release forms by Nov. 19. 12/3: Mounted GFPC December Meeting at Riverbend. Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com 12/9-11: Holiday Classic/ Harmon Classics at Harmon Field. Contact: Lewis Pack 828-894-2721. 12/10-11: Paul Belasic Clinic at Blue Moon. Contact: email@example.com 12/10-11: Western Carolinas Hunter Pace event to benefit the HALTER Handicap riding program on Dec. 11. Contact: Jan Smith at 828-894-8760. 12/13 - 16: Skills workshop with Ed Dabney at Suncatcher Farms. Contact: Paula Mierop 828-863-2770 12/13: Clemson Intercollegiate Eventing Team Hunter Pace event with Western Carolina Hunter Pace & Trail Ride Series on Saturday, Dec. 3. Contact: Jan Smith at 828894-8760. 12/13-16: Robert Zandvoort Clinic. Contact: Joy Baker 828-817-0315. 12/17: Body/Energy work clinic with Sandy Siegristat Long Shadows Farm, Campobello. APPOINTMENTS � 8 Around the barrels Natalie Holliday directs her horse around the barrels during a recent rodeo. (photo submitted) APPOINTMENTS � NOVEMBER 2011 Holliday finds her place in rodeos by Barbara Childs Natalie Holliday became a member of the Foothills Youth Rodeo Association (FYRA) in 2010. This association is full of the most supportive people you ever want to meet, Holliday said. Rodeos are where people stand and pledge allegiance to the flag before each event and where a prayer is offered for wisdom, safety and thankfulness. Holliday said the people one meets and competes against at rodeos become your instant friends and family because they share your passion. In 2010, Holliday headed for her first rodeo. Yes, sir, her first little quarter horse was turning barrels and bending poles. Life was thrilling for Holliday and Douglass, her first horse and forever love, as they began a partnership that has endured. "He was the little quarter horse that brought smiles to faces at the heat of a jump-off, and he was predicted to win. He always made me proud and the blue ribbons started piling up," said Holliday. Douglass and Holliday started out with working over crossrails and then went to the hopeful jumpers and then on to pre-children's levels. Their performance at each show brought many year-end awards. Douglass became a challenge to beat because his speed was phenomenal. "When split seconds count in the arena you must have the confidence, knowledge and ability to ride your horse through any course or event. The bends, the turns, the gallop home, are all prime factors in the winning race," said Holliday. During the spring and summer of 2011, Holliday and Douglass were a familiar duo at Latigo Farm, where barrels, poles and cattle sorting were held on a regular basis. "Imagine Douglass sorting cattle! He pulled it off with a remarkable know-how and added one more credit to his name sorting cattle," said Holliday. Holliday and Douglass also won the barrel championship sponsored by Latigo Farm Run and Sort in 2011. In October of 2011, Holliday qualified for the FYRA Finals held at Circle M Arena in Pelzer, S.C. Also qualifying for the finals was her life long friend, Kiowa Waters, another familiar name in the western horse show world. Holliday was eligible to participate in the senior barrels, poles, breakaway roping and team roping. Holliday was given the privilege to ride DJ, an icon of a horse in the roping arena. He was much loved at the High and Lonesome F a r m s . On Sunday at the finals, Holliday and Douglass rode their way to a victory the barrel race competition with a winning ride of 15.492 seconds. Once again Douglass gave his all, Holliday said. Holliday's mother said she is proud of Natalie for her determination to overcome any sign of defeat. Holliday plans to continue to travel to more rodeos in the area to compete. "You never forget the people on your life who have guided you, spoke of encouragement, praised your efforts, shared your passion and dreams and offered their time and facilities for you," Holliday said. "I am blessed with wonderful trainers who have helped mold me and my gifted horse.My heartfelt thanks goes out to the High and Lonesome Farm arena and the Weaver's arena for the countless hours of practice time for me and Douglass where we spent hours of riding and roping." By Connie Brown L.M.T./ E.S.M.T 17+ yrs. experience 828-980-4403 Harmony Massage Offering Theraputic Massage for you and your Equine Partner Deep Tissue, Relaxation Electronic Accupuncture Free Demonstration of Electronic Accupuncture on your first visit 915 W. Mills st. Columbus, N.C. N.C. lic # 7743 HAPPY HOLIDAYS! from The Tryon Daily Bulletin Staff APPOINTMENTS � 10 APPOINTMENTS � NOVEMBER 2011 The Red Horse Inn by Barbara Childs When Roger and Mary Wolters were first married they dreamed of building an artist's retreat. They wanted to build a place where people could get in touch "with their muses." Of course they were young and later realized that artists rarely had money. That idea changed to having a horse retreat here in the foothills. "We thought having your own cottage was romantic, and we still wanted it to be beautiful and artistically done. Our original goal was to have a horse turn-out and shed at each cottage," said Mary. Well, the blizzard of 1993 pummeled all of Gowensville, and all the trees on the property that later became the Wolters' were blown over. The land was owned by Bowater Paper Co., and they had to cut the loblollies down quickly to get some pulpwood before the beetles got to it. Meanwhile, a rumor circulated that a developer was going to buy this parcel of land and build 200 houses. If that happened, the neighborhood trail system would be cut off, as this property was in the center, like the hub of a wheel. Roger called the director of forestry and asked if they were going to sell to a developer. The man said they rarely sold any parcels so the Wolters looked elsewhere. Roger and Mary purchased 160 acres in Green Creek and Mary put up pastures, fencing, a barn, a riding arena and driveways. In the early spring of 1995 Mary received a call from a friend who said her husband fell in love with the property and asked if they would sell it. Roger and Mary said they would "throw it up to God." Well, the next morning at 7:30 a.m. the phone rang. It was the director of forestry from Bowater Paper. He said his company was in financial trouble, and he was told to sell the land in small parcels. (Continued on page 12) APPOINTMENTS � 12 Above: A man enjoying the FENCE Wine & Arts Festival salutes the camera. The event was held earlier this year against the picturesque landscape of The Red Horse Inn. Top right: the view from the inn's porch at sunset. Bottom right: A view in spring from the property. (photos submitted) �Red Horse Inn( Continued from page 11) He asked Roger if he wanted to buy the property they had called about earlier. Obviously he said "yes" and today Roger and Mary Wolters own the property at 310 North Campbell Rd. in Landrum, S.C. The Red Horse Inn is known as one of the top B&B and mountain retreats in the Southeast. The Wolter's goal is to keep working daily on the maintenance of the property, both inside and out. "It's just part of the package to keep the inn and property in tip top shape," said Mary. Paramount to maintaining the present status of the inn is treating every guest as the most important guest in the world. "That's not very difficult because the majority of our guests are so wonderful," said Mary. "And we need to keep pressing forward with our PR, marketing and advertising so everyone knows that we exist and what a wonderful piece of heaven we have here." "We love seeing the expression on people's faces as they come up the drive to the inn and look at the view, or the gasp as we open the door to show them their room. It's such an honor to share this beautiful piece of heaven with others," said Mary. Roger and Mary said they do not plan any changes to the inn at the present. Their goal is to maintain a superior level of hospitality. Perhaps later, they said, they would like to add a solar hot water and photovoltaic, if the price of these innovations comes down. The Wolters maintain their staff with much fun and laughter. The key to the smooth running of the inn is being organized, Mary said. The Wolters mow the inn's trails during spring and summer, and the Tryon Hounds come to do trail clearing and maintenance in September. The Red Horse Inn is a AAA Four Diamond Award Winner, one of the top 25 Best Undiscovered Incredibly Romantic Inns award, Best of B&Bs in South Carolina, Member of the Diamond Collection of B&B's, and Best Honeymoon and Anniversary Getaway, also Best For Decor Inns Extraordinaire. APPOINTMENTS � NOVEMBER 2011 In the Saddle Western Carolina Hunter Pace and Trail Ride Series by Boots Plyler The Western Carolina Hunter Pace Series has been blessed with an abundance of good fall weather and the Green Creek Halloween Hunter Pace was no exception. The witches, goblins and frightening beasties that greeted the riders emerged from a backdrop of beautiful autumn foliage, which let all the participants know that the scary holiday had arrived. The course began through the woods and, like Little Red Riding Hood discovered, the woods held many unforeseen surprises. The first was a graveyard off to the right as you turned onto a path strewn with spiders, bats and other nightmare creatures. By the end of the ride, the horses were taking the decorations in their stride and the riders were the Event results only ones jumping at the sudden appearances of the macabre. The course was very well marked and had several splits where the Field Hunter Division veered off on their own path and joined back up with the Trail Rider Division later. This allowed the hunters to have a longer ride of 10 and a half miles to the trail riders' 6 and a half. The longer route also contained more jumps, though the short route had some nice smaller jumps for the less experienced or those on younger mounts. The trail had two water crossings that were well maintained with gentle approaches and good footing. The final descent was through a field where Lou Smith was busily snapping pictures and back to the trailers where mounts were untacked quickly, their riders lured by the aroma of grilling hotdogs. riders on 34 teams and was won by Lori Araki from Marshall, and Judi DeBeuf and Leslie Lattazio from Rutherfordton with a time of 1 hour, 37 minutes and 48 seconds. That was only seconds off the optimum time of 1 hour and 37 minutes. Coming in second were Steve Bardos and Angela Caimes from Central and Edneyville respectively in one hour, 35 minutes and 50 seconds. The third ribbon went to the Anderson duo of Brian and Carolyn MacCormack, and Marie Solomon from Newry with a time of 1 hour, 35 minutes and 43 seconds. The fourth place finishers were the team of Amy Gantt and Lisa Tyler of Seneca, who rode the course in 1 hour, 35 minutes and 39 seconds. Kimberly Olsen and Valerie Wrobel, who hail from Rutherfordton, came in fifth in 1 hour, 34 minutes and 30 seconds and the team from Shelby of Carol and Caroline Bridges were the sixth place winners with a time of one hour, 33 minutes and 49 seconds. TRAIL RIDERS The Trail Rider Division consisted of 95 riders on a total of 46 teams with an optimum time of 1 hour and 41 minutes. The winners were the team of Deanna Baldwin from Mills River, Lacey Hein of Hendersonville and Jason Tharp of Landrum, who had a ride time of 1 hour, 40 minutes and 45 seconds. In second place was the team of Amy Cooke of Bostic and Kristen Pearce from Rutherfordton with a time of 1 hour, 40 minutes and 39 seconds. Third place went to Campobello's Lissa Spriggs and Skyler Warren, who came in at 1 hour, 39 minutes and 47 seconds. Victoria Bailey from Woodruff, Chris and Kelly Cannon from Moore, Tristyn Vincelette from Spartanburg, and Carly White of Moore were the fourth place team with a time of 1 hour, 42 minutes and 43 seconds. FIELD HUNTERS The Field Hunter Division had a total of 72 � Secluded Setting near Lake � 30 min. to Clemson Univ. � 45 min. to Tryon COUNTRY ESTATE A 70 ac. working horse farm nestled in the foothills of SC features a 5,400 sq. ft. custom home, stocked 4 ac. pond, detached artist's studio and caretaker's apartment, 6 stall barn, etc., etc. $1.7M www.KingLandCo.com 864.678.0799 www.Call-Jim.com Specializing in farms, acreage and lifestyle properties located in the heart of the SC lake and mountain country near Clemson University. APPOINTMENTS � 14 Hunter Pace & Trail Ride Cummulative Placings After four of the 17 scheduled events of the 2011-12 Western Carolina Hunter Pace & Trail Ride Series, the standings are as follows: Total No. riders: 434 Field Hunters: 152 � Carolyn & Brian MacCormack have jumped up into the lead with a current count of 15 Series points each. � Doug McMillan and Maris Solomon are currently tied in Second place with 14 points apiece. � Vickie Smith has dropped to Third with 13 Series points at this time. � Baiba Bourbeau, Jan Ellis and Beatrice Lamb are close behind with 12 points each for Fourth Place at this writing. � Beth Goldizen has earned 11 points for Fifth Place at this time. Trail Riders: � Amy Cooke, Kristen Pearce, Lisa Spriggs and Skyler Warren have jumped into a tie for Frist Place with 12 points apiece. � Sally Rock has dropped into Second with 11 Series points at this writing. � Deanna Baldwin, Tamara Crosby, Kathlyn Edwards, Lacey Hein, Misha Marshall and Rachel O'Brien are currently in Third Place with a count of ten points. � Ivey Sumrell and Jason Tharp have nine points apiece to put them in Fourth at this time. � Victoria Bailey, Alex Banks, Kelly Cannon, Susie Justus Hill, Melinda Holland, Amber & Beverly Huntley and Debbie McGrath are in Fifth place with eight Series points each. � Brittany Anderson, Ella Davis, Chesney Gardner, Holly Lewis and Caitlyn Ridgeway are sharing Sixrth Place honors at this time with seven points apiece. � There is an 10-way tie currently in Seventh Place between Rebecca Barnes, Chris Cannon, Ruth Ann DeHollander, Keri Goodson, Nancy Hasselbring, Courtney & Miriam Intres, Kris Johnson, Lori Lowe and Maxine Winesett with six Series points apiece. � Bill and Catherine Hutchins, Kristey Lamb, Tristyn Vincelette and Carly White have each earned five Series points to date to put them into eighth place. �Results (Continued from page 15) In fifth with a time of 1 hour, 42 minutes and 44 seconds were the team of Madelaine Clas from Tryon, Rachel O'Brien from Landrum and Ginny Sullivan of Tryon. The sixth and final ribbon went to Kathlyn Edwards and Misha Marshall from Inman and Chesnee, who had a time of 1 hour, 43 minutes and 28 seconds. Join us when the Clemson Intercollegiate Eventing Team will host their annual Hunter Pace on Saturday, Dec. 3. Prepare for the holidays and finish the calendar year's paces at the Hunter Pace to benefit the HALTER Handicap riding program on Dec. 11. Always remember to check the website WCHPace.org for all upcoming events, news, ar ticles, photos, placements and contact information. For information on the Western Carolina Hunter Pace & Trail Ride Series email Series Coordinator, Jan Smith at email@example.com or call Jan at 828-8948760. MOBILE EQUINE HEALTH CARE Equine Primary Care Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Therapy Reproductive Management Thann R. Boyum, D.V.M. Tha 828-863-4242 APPOINTMENTS � NOVEMBER 2011 4-H members win at national stage After a year of hard work, preparation and practice, national success wrapped it all up for two Polk County 4-H members. Bradley and Carson Kay, members of the Bridle Bunch 4-H Horse Club, earned spots on the NC National Horse Bowl and Hippology teams, respectively. They were required to attend regular practices in Raleigh, complete homework assignments and attend online meetings. All of this led up to an exemplary showing at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress in Columbus, Ohio and the Eastern National 4-H Horse Round-up in Louisville, Ky. At Congress, the Horse-Bowl team won all of their rounds, becoming the 2011 Congress Champions. Individually, Bradley Kay was the 10th High Individual. In the hippology contest, the NC team earned the title of Reserve Congress Champions, with Carson Kay placing fourth overall. Only weeks later, both teams placed first at the Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup. Carson Kay was fifth high individual in hippology. Bradley Kay ranked 11th from a three-way tie for 10th. For the HorseBowl team, this marked an undefeated year. They will compete once more at the American Quarter Horse Youth Association World competition in Oklahoma. APPOINTMENTS � 16 RVPC members pass a baton during a drill. (photo submitted) River Valley Pony Club A successful year Local pony clubbers have had a busy year both developing and showing off their new skills at both regional rallies and ratings. Pony Clubbers increase their rating levels by passing horse management and/or riding examinations. Ratings are scaled as D1, D2, D3, C1, C2, at a local level, C3, HB, B, HA and A at a national level. Congratulations to the following members: RVPC MEMBER RATINGS 1- Kate Price, Lorelei Richardson, Anna K. Zimmerman, Anna Stratman and Grace Blanton. D2- Maren Daneils (riding flat) D3- Allie Cockman (HM and flat), Emma Hay, Maren Daniels (HM) and Hunter Metcalf C1- Katie Hay, Sammie Haase, Chloe Bosshar and Olivia Gould C2- Amana Morfinos HB- Emily Dingwell In March, RVPC hosted and organized the Regional Dressage Rally at FENCE. Two local teams competed consisting of Samantha Firby, Anna Stratman, Abby Billiu, Krista Just, Emma Hay, Benjamin Firby, Hunter Metcalf, Chloe Bosshard, Katie Hay, Sammie Haase and Amanda Morfinos. All were successful in their area of competition. The Regional Show Jumping Rally was held in April in Aiken, S.C. RVPC sent three stable managers (Dakota DePalma, Abby Billiu and Maren Daniels) and one rider (Emily Dingwell - who qualified for National Championships in Kentucky). The most popular rally, Eventing, was held in May at Carolina Horse Park. Two teams were sent (Dakota DePalma, Sammie Haase, Rebecca Price, Chloe Bosshard, Hunter Metcalf, Abby Billiu and Maren Daniels) and Samantha Firby qualified for championships in Kentucky. National championships were held in July in Lexington, Ky. Dingwell rode in the Horse 2 Carolina Region Show Jumping. Her team placed first in horse management and second overall. Samantha Firby represented the Carolina Region in the Novice Eventing Team, placing sixth in her division. The week after championships, the National APPOINTMENTS � NOVEMBER 2011 USPC held `Festival,' where professionals come to teach pony clubbers in both mounted and horse theory sessions. Dakota DePalma and Olivia Gould joined Emily and Samantha in Kentucky and all said they had wonderful, unforgettable learning opportunities. River Valley Pony Club would like to extend their sincere appreciation to the local horse community for their support in helping develop these young riders into responsible, future leaders. They would especially like to note the following who volunteered their services this past year: Marilyn Yike, Cathy Berlin, Angel Martin, Eric Dierks, Vicki DePalma, Tryon Equine, Redgate Farm, Longshadows Farm, Fox Meadow Farm and Renavatio Farm. The following professionals also shared their knowledge this year: Trayce Doubek, Annie Maunder, Jana Ritacco, Justine Tibbles, Jeannie Smith and Kathi Hines. For more information about River Valley Pony Club, please check out the club's website rivervalley.ponyclub.org or contact Helen Firby at firstname.lastname@example.com. - article submitted by Helen Firby EQUINE EVENT LODGING THE BRICK HOUSE BOOKING FOR LATE OCTOBER! 1504 EAST RUTHERFORD ST. LANDRUM, SOUTH CAROLINA 29356 MAKE THE BRICK HOUSE YOUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME! Looking for a fun, clean and casual place to stay for the next horse show or hunt? 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Sheriff Hill plans to utilize the PCSMP as the only volunteer equine source in Polk County to assist deputies in security with crowd control and the monitoring of events, in search and rescue endeavors and in furthering the goodwill in the community on behalf of the sheriff, which is basically where the sheriff sees a need. Lt. Michael Capps is the MP leader within the sheriff's department. Donald Lyons has served for 20 years in the Philadelphia Police Dept. and when Sheriff Hill learned of his previous law enforcement experience, he was asked to be involved in the PCSMP Lyons also has been . involved with horses for the last 30 years. Lyon's horse experience includes being a member of the Shriner's mounted team as well as a member of the 3rd Continental Light Dragoons, a Revolutionary War enactment unit, which has ridden at Williamsburg, Va. in the historical area. Sue Truitt was contacted for training in the process. Truitt is a certified John Lyons and Richard Shrake trainer. Her current facility is Mane Gate in Landrum. Truitt has also served as the coach for a local drill team and trainer of volunteers for TROT; she has experience in other horse training responsibilities. With the association of Henderson County MP and their organization, the reality of the MP dream became true. The interest in the local community has been overwhelming, organizers said. Public informational meetings have been held to in(Continued on page 19) APPOINTMENTS � NOVEMBER 2011 �Patrol (Continued from page 18) troduce the MP concept to riders in this area. In order to qualify for the PCSMP each applicant , must pass an extensive background check as well as a horse and rider inspection. Successful candidates then complete an intensive 50-hour week-long training session at FENCE during the last week in October. This is conducted by the Mounted Police Training Academy, the only accredited mounted police training academy in the nation. The training includes class(Continued on page 20) Above: Potential volunteer members of the new Polk County Mounted Patrol Unit work through training exercises to get themselves and horses used to riding and walking around patrol cars. Left page: Patrol volunteers practice simple drills such as walking in line (photos submitted). BEAUTIFUL NEW ART & CRAFT COTTAGE WELL-APPOINTED RENTAL LEEP 6 ARDWOOD LOORS RANITE COUNTERTOPS Da Br CEILIN WI I S LANDLINE CALL FOR SPECIAL HOLIDAY RATES NI TLY WEEKENDS OR LON ER TRAILER PARKING AVAILABLE FOR HORSE LOVERS WW.VRBO.COM 231788) RANDOLPH AVE DOWNTOWN LANDRUM APPOINTMENTS � 20 This is an all-volunteer unit so members need to commit the time and money needed to participate. Any type of horse can be used, except for stallions. Horses must have the temperament and be able to pass the training. Practice is two times a month at FENCE. FENCE has permitted the use of the covered arena for support in this community activity. Movements include group riding in formation, confronting obstacles, such as crossing simulated water, walking over mattresses, pushing obstacles to simulate crowd control. Training also includes "extraction," which means the MP being able to surround a sheriff patrol car to help it safely leave during a disruptive crowd situation. "When you have several horses pushing a crowd back, it can prevent injury to those on the ground, and people respond immediately to a 1,000-pound animal pushing them out of an area," Lyons said. "We are fortunate that some of our members have participated in the MP units in other parts of the country, so their experience in actual crowd situations is invaluable to our unit." Lyons said 12 riders and horses successfully completed the week-long training, and as with any other discipline, the training continues. "Our main goal is safety, both for horse and rider. We are available to assist the sheriff, but it must be a safe environment for everyone," Truitt said. "We anticipate being a good resource for future search and rescue efforts in the future. This is the reason for the twice-a-month training for additional desensitization of these horses, exposing them to all types of situations. We will also simulate some search and rescue training." Sheriff Don Hill says he is impressed with the commitment from these volunteers in their capacity with time and energy to serving Polk County. A fundraiser was held in October to raise needed funds for the purchase of equipment for riders and their horses. Anyone interested in helping can contact Sue Truitt. Anyone interested in becoming a member can contact her. The PCSMP has received two grants, one from the Rotary Club of Tryon and one from the NC Horse Council. These funds along with fundraising monies are being used to purchase equipment for the horses. All donations to the PCSMP are tax deductible. PCSSMP members will do a demonstration at the FENCE Barn Tour, Nov. 26. PCSMP who successfully completed the October training: Donald Lyons, Sue Truitt, Lt. Michael Capps, Amy Farrell, Jennifer Israel, Linda King, Deidre Lightsey, Frank Lightsey, Nancy Patterson, Virginia Sullivan, Michael Veatch and Judy Davis. Sheriff officers with a mounted patrol volunteer. (photo submitted) �Patrol (Continued from page 19) room and mounted exercises. The standardization of the mounted police training means that mutual aid be- tween departments can be more efficient in the time of crisis, and that law enforcement agencies nationwide will recognize the mounted units as viable components of modern policing. B3200 $0 Down & O% Financing for 5 Years* A.P.R. It's time to save with special financing on proven Kubota quality, including versatile B Series compact tractors. Offer ends 12/31/11. McAbee Tractor & Turf 3284 E. Gap Creek Rd. 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The obstacles included the gaits of walk and trot backing your horse through an L, 4 cavaletti poles, and a small jump. The arena was decorated for Halloween, simulating unfamiliar objects you might see on the trails. "Once we saw that ACTHA was looking for host farms for their free clinics, Vange LaMore and I both wanted to have one here in the Tryon area," said Veatch. "We knew this would be a perfect fit for our friends who enjoy trail riding and helping our horses become braver, more calm, and better able to handle obstacles that we encounter. We felt there would be great interest in our community and we were right! Clinic spots filled quickly and auditors were welcome to watch either sessions." by Barbara Childs ACTHA is the American Competitive Trail Horse Association, founded by Karen Van Getson and Carrie Scrima, who were tired of long drives to multi-day and timed competitions with their horses. They wanted a venue where they could enjoy their horses and the wonderful scenery around them. They also wanted a challenge and a chance to learn, too and show off their horse's talents. Most of all they wanted beauty, camaraderie and fun. Today ACTHA is a foundation for competitive trail riders and it is on a national level with rides across the country. Sponsors and participants flock to ACTHA sanctioned rides and enable the higher cause for full equine employment to help ease the suffering of horses in need. ACTHA enables competitions to be held through affiliate programs. An affiliate can be a club or organization wanting to raise funds. ACTHA provides assistance and a consulting member who manages the team that joins ACTHA. There are rescues doing all they can to help this cause for horses. For more info look up Host a Ride. Sheila Veatch of Green Creek hosted a free ACTHA clinic at Hickory Hollow Farm, owned by Vange and Terry LaMore. A potluck dinner was served for the Scrimas and riders who participated (their spouses also helped greatly). This was a time to relax and learnmore about the Scrimas and their plans for the future of ACTHA. The Scrimas are touring the U.S. to promote ACTHA (continued on page 22) APPOINTMENTS � 22 �ACTHA(continued from page 21) ACTHA also sponsors a television series on RFD-TV that is currently in its fifth of 12 episodes. "America's Favorite Trail Horse" is along the lines of "American Idol." There are 10 contestants per week, and the one with the most votes that week moves on in the competition. The top 10 will compete for America's Favorite Trail Horse. ACTHA competitive trail rides are 6 miles and there are some 70-plus different obstacles that are included in the ACTHA Challenge ride organized by the Host Affiliate. The ride itself is 6 miles with six obstacles presented to the horse and rider on the 6 miles of trails. ACTHA has standards the judges look for such as a bridge the horse must walk over. The horse must not be asked to trot over the bridge or any slick surface. Horses are to proceed forward at the rider's cue. Any form of refusal is a penalty of disobedience. All rules for balanced and proper equitation apply. Lori James rides her horse Abbey over a jump using a crest release. (photo submitted) APPOINTMENTS � NOVEMBER 2011 Edens move to area with Rocky Mountain horses Golden Retrievers of the horse world Jane Eden with her horses. (photo by Erik Olsen) by Barbara Childs Though Jane Eden grew up around horses � she rode hunters and jumpers � she never had the experience of riding a gaited horse until 12 years ago. Eden and her husband, Mark, were on vacation in Palm Springs when they went on a guided trail ride together. Eden's mount was a gaited horse, and she said he was so smooth to ride. "I had never ridden a gaited horse before and I loved it," she said. "A few years later we (continued on page 24) APPOINTMENTS � 24 Photo by Erik Olsen �Rocky Mtn.(continued from page 23) "I knew I would try to find a Rocky Mountain horse of my own." - Jane Eden month and did a lot of trail riding. One day I crossed paths with a woman on a beautiful chocolate horse with a white mane and tail. She told me this was a Rocky Mountain horse, and from that meeting I knew I would try to find a Rocky Mountain horse of my own." After deciding to look into the breed, Eden ended up buying a Rocky Mountain horse that year. She boarded in Atlanta until she moved here to the Tryon area. Eden and her husband moved the horses here about five years ago. "We fell so fortunate to have found this beautiful area, and we love living here," said Eden. The Rocky Mountain horse is a special breed. They are called the golden retrievers of the horse world because of their gentle nature. Rocky Mountain horses come in a lot of colors, but their signature color is chocolate with a flaxen mane and tail. The next most common color is black. In order to be registered as (continued on page 25) �Rocky Mtn.(continued from page 24) a Rocky Mountain Horse, a horse must be viewed under saddle by two qualified and registered judges who certify that the horse has the gaits, disposition and breeding of the Rocky Mountain Horse. "My husband Mark and I mostly trail ride. We have participated in hunter paces, too," Eden said. "We love to enjoy the beautiful scenery on our trail rides that this area has to offer. There are so many miles of gorgeous trails and views. This area is truly a trail rider's paradise." In addition to their wonderful disposition, the Rocky Mountain horse has a natural four beat gait that is super smooth. Their gait is called a stepping pace, and some of the horses are smoother than others. Some are more on the "trotty" side and some are more on the "pacey" side, but all move laterally. These horses can travel at a lot of different speeds in their gait. And they also canter of course. In the show ring they must be flat shod with a keg shoe. Any lift they do must be natural and they are not allowed to do anything artificial to enhance it. Some naturally lift higher than others. There are different classes that accommodate ways of going. APPOINTMENTS � NOVEMBER 2011 It's About LIVING! APPOINTMENTS � 26 EQUINE HEALTH Injuries of tendons and ligaments have always been difficult to manage in our performance horses and have often resulted in decreased athletic ability. These structures are under very high stress and strain placing them at high risk of injury and they have a poor blood supply, which limits their healing when injured. This often resulted in less than ideal healing with re injury an all too common occurrence. Recent advances in diagnosis and treatment of tendon and ligament injuries can give your horses a much better chance of returning to their job. The first goal in treatment is early recognition of the injury before severe fiber damage occurs. The availability of digital ultrasound imaging allows early detection of fiber damage and fluid in ligaments, often before the classic hot and swollen area is seen. MRI is also available to image soft tissue. Once an injury is diagnosed the old standards of treatment are still important: � Ice the area to control swelling � Judicious use of nonsteroidal medication to decrease inflammation � Support wrap � Rest to prevent additional injury � Corrective shoeing to decrease stress on the injured area. Tryon Equine Hospital Newer additions to tendon processed to concentrate and ligament therapy include: their own platelets in their plasma. This technique in essence, multiplies the Focused Extra horse's own triggers for Corporeal Shock healing in an area of injury Wave Therapy that has a poor blood supply. This therapy focuses a vibration wave (not electricity) Stem Cell Therapy on the injured area after it is One of the greatest mapped out by ultrasound. advances in healing research Shock wave increases blood has been the identification flow and decreases edema and now clinical availability in the injured area, which is of mesenchymal (adult) very important in getting the stem cells. These stem cells healing process started. It should be distinguished also decreases pain in the from embryonic stem cells. area of injury, which makes Mesenchymal stem cells can rest and controlled exercise be isolated from bone marrow even more important after aspirate or from adipose shock wave therapy. tissue, and then injected Shock wave therapy is directly into the injured area beneficial in any injured under ultrasound guidance. soft tissue, but is especially Stem cell therapy in essence helpful in the suspensory places millions of your horses ligament origin area. The own mesenchymal stem cells suspensory origin is very directly into the injured area. deep and surrounded on Clinically, stem cell therapy three sides by bone. Focused has led to rapid filling in of shock wave is one of the only tendon and ligament injuries. modalities that can reach this area safely. Focused extracorporeal shock wave Up and coming PRP and stem cell should be distinguished from therapies require that cells radial shock wave therapy. from a horse be harvested and then injected back into Platelet Rich Plasma the same horse to avoid reactions to the cells. Growth (PRP) Platelet rich plasma can be factors for use in human injected directly into the area surgery have been developed of injury under ultrasound that are available off the guidance. PRP helps tendon shelf as needed. Hopefully and ligament injuries by these products will be shown supplying growth factors that to be safe for use in horses or act as signals to start the horse specific products will healing process and trigger be available in the near future advances in knowledge and tools for horse "physical therapy." Rehabilitation programs based on frequent clinical and digital ultrasound evaluation of the healing tissue have allowed us to slowly increase strain on the healing tendon or ligament to increase quality of healing while decreasing the risk of reinjury of the healing area. Tools like the Aquatread system at Still Creek Farm greatly improve the options for controlled early conditioning of soft tissue injury and have also increased the safety of rehabilitation for both horse and owner, resulting in a reduced reinjury rate during healing. Aquatread exercise also results in increased fitness through the rehabilitation program, and fit horses have a better chance of returning to work without injury. The combination of early recognition or soft tissue injury, use of new treatments options and aggressive rehabilitation programs have led to dramatic improvements in outcome. The most dramatic example is injury of the suspensory ligament origin. The prognosis has improved from 20 to 30 percent return to previous use 10 years ago to as high as 80 percent today with early recognition, aggressive treatment and rehabilitation. One case example is a 10-year-old warmblood gelding, used for three-Day the migration of healing cells Eventing. His rider noted that into the area of injury. Blood Rehabilitation he was light on his left fore is taken from your horse and There have been great but had no heat or swelling. APPOINTMENTS � NOVEMBER 2011 On clinical evaluation he was off on his left fore and the lameness was more obvious in soft footing on a circle to the right. Diagnostic blocks localized the lameness to the high suspensory area and digital ultrasound revealed a large area of fiber loss and edema in the suspensory ligament origin. He was treated with three sessions of extracorporeal shock wave therapy at 10-day intervals and the injured area was injected with adipose derived stem cell under ultrasound guidance. He was placed on stall rest with hand walking and walk riding and began working on the Aquatread at Still Creek Farm two weeks later. By 30 days post stem cell injection the injured area was filling in well, he was sound at the straight-line trot in hand and two-minute trot sets were added to his rehabilitation program along with increased time and speed on the Aquatread. Over the next four months he progressed through gradual increases in trot sets under saddle and walk - trot exercise on the Aquatread with frequent ultrasound evaluation of healing. Canter work was then added and at six months post injury he returned to full flat work in the ring, followed by return to jumping work 30 days later. Thanks to the trot set program and Aquatread work his fitness level was excellent and he returned to Eventing competition 10 months after his injury. � Prompt Pick-Up � Dignified Transport � Individual Cremation � Custom Services Proudly serving the entire southeast over 35 years. Personal, compassionate service during your tough time. Because we know your horse is a member of the family. Pre-planning is important to help you understand your choices & make less stressful decisions. Contact us for a free information kit. APPOINTMENTS � 28 Above: A handpainted tabletop by Joan MacIntyre. Top right: Another handpainted tray from MacIntyre. Bottom right: A painted floor cloth made by Peggy Armstrong (photos submitted). Starting a new holiday tradition "As the holidays approach, the giant Asian factories are kicking into high gear to provide Americans with monstrous piles of cheaply produced goods. Merchandise that has been produced at the expense of American labor" � thus started an email I received last week. It went on to suggest that we think outside the box and give American-made products and local services, such as a haircut, a membership in a local gym, a gift certificate to a local restaurant or perhaps an oil change for your car or truck - a great idea. Well, this got me thinking outside the box. What are the best things about living in the Tryon area? It's a great equestrian and a great arts community. Put these together and give equestrian- and animalinspired decorative arts done by local artists as Christmas gifts. These artists not only paint portraits and landscapes, but also create paper mache sculpture and beautifully hand painted antique furniture, decorative screens and floor cloths. Even though it is late in the year to commission a piece now, I can think of no better gift than a gift certificate to commission a personal piece of art � a portrait of your horse or dog on a small table or a tray with a painting of a hunt scene, a floor cloth or a whimsical statue of your horse. The following artists can fulfill your Christmas list for (Continued on page 29) APPOINTMENTS � NOVEMBER 2011 �Local art � your first pony or your favorite dog. Since pictures speak louder than words I those horse and dog lovers will let you see for yourself. that need a very special gift. Holmberg also does wonderLocal, well-known and be- ful oil paintings of horses, loved artist Joan MacIntyre dogs and landscapes. Her not only does wonderful paper mache sculptures start portraits and landscapes at $100 and go up to about but also paints beautifully $900. You can contact her at executed furniture with dogs, 828-894-3780. Peggy Armstrong came to horses or hunt scenes on them. She prefers to paint one of my decorating classes on antique furniture, which at ICC and I was thrilled to she said has some character meet an accomplished decoand enhances her paintings. rative artist. Armstrong's A table, tray or bench specialty, which I find so would also be wonderful useful in many places, is hand-painted with a scene floor cloths. In of your house or barn on it. Country Living a mudroom or front hall they Art on furniby Gillian Drummond are wonderture is a great way to incorporate art into fully decorative but easy to your daily life. She also does clean. For anyone suffering three or four panel decorative from allergies they take the screens (one of my favorite place of rugs with no allergy decorative accessories in a problems. Armstrong paints on linoleum and then covers room). MacIntyre's paintings the painting with polyurerange in price from $750 to thane so they wash well with $5,000, her furniture starts vinegar and water. Paint one in a geometric with a simple tray at $275 and goes up according to size pattern or get as whimsical and complexity. Her decora- as you like, see the carousel tive screens are between horse on a floor cloth pic$3,000 and $5,000 depend- tured. Floor cloths run about ing on the size and number $25 a square foot depending of panels. Contact McIntyre on the complexity. 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Thank you for your continued support! phone www.rutherfordlargeanimal.com B O N N I E L I N G E R F E LT Country Homes & Fine Equestrian Properties APPOINTMENTS � 30 Even donkeys are thankful Editor's note: Writer Barbara Childs tells of local events throughout our horse country through the eyes, and very long ears, of Dudley the miniature donkey. I have been seriously thinking about the feast of Thanksgiving that is coming to our hearts and homes and barns this month. As with my human mother and her family, I am grateful for my home here (two stalls at the barn and pastures to graze), for food, warmth, shelter and for all the good things that make me happy. My human barn mother adopted four felines from the humane shelter, and she likes to sit on the office sofa with one or two of them and pet their furry heads and ears. 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Three-time MVP Larry Bird, noting that Bryant has been the NBA's premier player for years, told Sports Illustrated's Dan Patrick before this week's announcement, "When someone told me the other day that Kobe hadn't won an MVP trophy, it sort of made me feel like I wanted to throw mine away."
And how about the GM's okaying replay on home runs only, whether or not a ball bounced off the top of the wall after clearing a line, or whether a ball is fair or foul. Now it's up to the players and umpires' unions, the owners and Interim Commissioner for Life "The Bud's For You" Selig to okay this.
I guess replay in baseball is okay only for Home Runs. As long as it doesn't get rediculous.
There have been plenty of reports that the Yanks are interested in trading for Miguel Cabrera. They've also said that they are not willing to trade young pitching prospects to land Cabrera. Should be interesting how that turns out.
Also, the Brad Lidge era is over in Houston. The Astros trade Brad Lidge and Eric Bruntlett to Philly for outfielder Michael Bourn, right-handed reliever Geoff Geary and Minor League third baseman Michael Costanzo
Miguel Cabrera is a tremendously talented baseball player. That being said he has had conditioning problems every year reported by Buster Olney last night on ESPN. That being said can you really trust his condition in a city like New York? With all there is to do, eat and drink. Not to mention they Marlins will demand Joba Chamberlin in virtually any deal. The Yankees want him as a replacement, the Marlins will get a better offer from a team who will over pay for him in what they give up, and that team will not be good in the end. Watch for the Angels to make a push for him if they cant land A Rod. They have plenty of young prospects to offer up and the Marlins would be glad to ship him to the other side of the country. The Angels would have finally have some Vlad protection as well.
Angels make perfect sense. You could offer Figgins or Izturis, Ervin Santana and a top prospect for him. You'd be giving 2 major league ready players and a good prospect. That's a deal the Yankees can't offer.
I think they could offer Izturis and Santana to keep Figgins at the top of the order as long as they offered a prospect with some power. This would allow you to keep Figgins at the lead off spot and hit Howie Kendrick two with Guerrero and Cabrera 3-4 which would be nasty!
I wonder if Dallas McPhereson still has trade value.
Not like he did about 3 years ago, that is for certain!
Congratulations to Boston's Dustin Pedroia and Milwaukee's Ryan Braum on winning the AL and NL Rookies of the Year respectively, and to Cleveland's C.C. Sabathia on winning the Junior Circut's Cy Young Award.
A few moves in the AL Central.
The Tigers trade IF Omar Infante to the Cubs for Jacque Jones.
The Twins trade a player to be named later for OF Craig Monroe from the Cubs.
Probably the biggest OF free agent, Torii Hunter, recently met with the Royals. Now don't laugh, but I do believe that we have a slim chance of "whooing" him to Kansas City.
I say slim because he is asking for J.D. Drew type money (5 yrs. for $70), which KC can't contend with.
Whether it's Hunter, or not, we desperatly need a big bat to help out our pathetic offense.
Three-time MVP Larry Bird, noting that Bryant has been the NBA's premier player for years, told Sports Illustrated's Dan Patrick before this week's announcement, "When someone told me the other day that Kobe hadn't won an MVP trophy, it sort of made me feel like I wanted to throw mine away."


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Last week a man attacked our synagogue. He broke seven windows and wrote, "Death" and "Jews go to Hell" on our front door. The Lombard police arrested him in the midst of his attack. Our attacker did more than break windows; he shattered our sense of security. Once again we felt targeted for being Jews.
Many members of the larger community reached out to us immediately to express their support. We have been deeply moved by the outpouring of support from our neighbors, and from religious and civic leaders. Our friends from a broad range of religious and community organizations have asked, "What can we do to help?" Our friends and neighbors have suggested that we hold an event and create a fund.
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Commenting on VIIRS' unique day-night band, which enables the capture of highly detailed imagery in extremely low-light conditions, Steve Miller, an atmospheric scientist at Colorado State University's Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, said: "VIIRS allows us to use the moon as a surrogate for the sun, providing visibility into nighttime weather and atmospheric conditions with incredible detail never before possible. This makes it a very powerful asset for operational forecasting."
In addition to Miller, the panel -- which was moderated by Shaima Nasiri, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University -- included:
- Mitchell Goldberg, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Joint Polar Satellite System
- Kathleen Strabala, University of Wisconsin, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
- Gary Jedlovec, Short-term Prediction Research and Transition (SPoRT) Project, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
- Thomas Lee, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
- Lawrence Friedl, NASA Headquarters, Applied Sciences Program
VIIRS was launched into orbit aboard the Suomi NPP satellite in October 2011. Suomi NPP, a NASA-NOAA joint mission, is the precursor to a series of spacecraft that will make up the NOAA Joint Polar Satellite System, which is intended to provide critical weather and climate data for the next two decades.Strabala of the University of Wisconsin enumerated the technological improvements encompassed in VIIRS over legacy systems, including increased scan distance and greater consistency in resolution across each image scan. As the scientific community continues to learn how to optimize its use of the VIIRS data, Strabala indicated one drawback to the system: "We only have one such instrument on orbit." Jedlovec, SPoRT project lead at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., cited the critical role the VIIRS day-night band played in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. "The VIIRS nighttime imagery was provided to disaster relief agencies and allowed emergency teams to expedite their response to hurricane-ravaged areas," he said. "This unprecedented nighttime perspective was a huge help to relief organizations trying to measure the scope of impact." NASA's Friedl noted that VIIRS is extending capabilities of current, aging satellites, and showed assessments of how VIIRS data on the atmosphere and oceans can support ongoing research and applications. "Data from VIIRS will support a wide range of uses built up over the past decade benefitting numerous economic sectors," he said.


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Lindell's 47-yard FG wins it for Bills in OT
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Rian Lindell made good on his second chance at giving the Buffalo Bills a stunning victory.
Lindell kicked a 47-yard field goal with 2:44 left in overtime, making up for a miss at the end of regulation in the Bills' 16-13 win over the New York Jets on Sunday.
"I told them, 'Let's get inside the 30 and hammer away,'" Lindell said. "I've got to make that."
The Bills (2-4) took advantage of rookie Mark Sanchez's fifth interception of the day to snap a three-game losing streak, and send the sputtering Jets (3-3) to their third straight loss.
"That sure was a great win for our football team," coach Dick Jauron said. "We certainly needed it. I can't say enough about that group of guys. They won't quit, no matter what happens."
Lindell was wide right on a 46-yard attempt into the wind as regulation time expired, sending it to overtime.
"We had to pick each other up," Lindell said. "We made more mistakes than we'd like to. It's nice to overcome that and battle back."
Ryan Fitzpatrick stepped in ably for an injured Trent Edwards, who left early in the second quarter with a concussion, helping the Bills overcome Thomas Jones' Jets franchise-record 210 yards rushing on 22 carries. The Jets finished with 318 yards rushing, including 99 by Leon Washington, but it went for naught.
"We lost," said Jones, who broke Curtis Martin's team mark. "I could've had 2 yards. We lost the game."
And perhaps much more.
Nose tackle Kris Jenkins left late in the second quarter with what coach Rex Ryan called a "probably severe" left knee injury.
Ryan didn't want to speculate further on the future of Jenkins, one of the team's defensive stars, until he had an MRI exam. Jenkins' leg was heavily wrapped after the game, and he left the stadium on crutches.
"We'll know much more about it (Monday)," Ryan said. "Unfortunately, I think it's probably severe. I'm not sure, though."
That would be a devastating loss for a defense that has struggled to dominate as it did to start the season.
"It's a huge blow," defensive end Shaun Ellis said. "Guys are going to have to step up across the board and fill in his shoes, and those are big shoes to fill."
Jay Feely had a shot at a winning 50-yard attempt early in overtime, but holder Steve Weatherford couldn't handle the snap. Weatherford, the punter, ran to his left and lofted the ball, but it was picked off by John Wendling and gave the Bills possession.
Fitzpatrick went 10 of 25 for 116 yards and a touchdown to Lee Evans and one interception for the Bills after Edwards left. On third-and-2 from the Bills 43 early in the second quarter, Edwards was taken down by David Harris and Calvin Pace and remained on the turf for a few moments before being taken to the sideline, and then into the locker room.
"If Trent ends up being out, I'll get some more time with those guys," Fitzpatrick said. "I love playing the game. It was a lot of fun being out there."


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A visit to the harbour city, walk along the long sandy beaches and an encounter with schools and universities in Germany. Two groups of school students from the city are going to have an unforgettable summer vacation at Germany, courtesy the Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan.
The first group comprising 16 girls and two teachers from Sacred Heart Matriculation Higher Secondary School will leave mid-May on a student exchange programme with Maria Ward Gymnasium, a school in Germany, for two weeks.
The second group has 12 students representing four city schools leaving to St. Peter Ording, in the northern part of Germany, as part of the PASCH Partner School Initiative by the Federal Foreign Office. On Friday, both groups with parents of the students attended an interactive session organised by the Goethe Institut, where Karl Pechatscheck, Director, Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, Chennai clarified queries. Though a bit apprehensive about whether they will like the cuisines as they had heard Germans prefer semi-cooked food, the thought of going surfing and visiting other locations has made a group of boys quite thrilled.
The all-girls group, on the other hand, are excited inspite of the restrictions imposed on them. "Each of us would be staying with a family and there is a lot we are hoping to learn and see," said C. Namrata and N. Zehra. The girl students are taking up a project 'Women in India and Germany' and going to visit schools and universities too.
According to Mr. Pechatscheck, it is spring and the loveliest time to be in Germany. He said the exchange programme between a city school and one in Germany would be an ongoing process. "While in the PASCH programme students get to make friends from across the world, the exchange programme would give a cultural experience with many new things to learn and take back," he said.
Prabhakar Narayanan, head of the language department, said other schools are also showing interest in the exchange programme. However, it was Sacred Heart which was first to grab the opportunity and do all the ground work, he said.
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Worst remake?
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12-10-2012, 08:38
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The Halloween remake was awful XP Just poor all around. Then again it wasnt exactly building up from anything (Looking at you Halloween Resurrection).
The Nightmare on Elm Street remake I didnt mind but it felt at times a bit... Pointless?
Friday the 13th... uh. I liked it. It wasnt really a remake to be fair and felt more like 'Hey its another Jason film' so... *shrug*
Anything else... hm... Ah yes. The Hitcher - Like Sean Bean, shame the film is totally pointless and naff.
Same goes for Black Christmas though looking back it sort of improves some areas where the original dragged but ruins it in others. Wish they hadnt mucked with the ending and trailers as much as they did though (serious, filming scenes JUST for the trailer. People who do that need a firing)
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