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What game involves speed, daring, teamwork and eagle-eye vision? It's an old classic: the scavenger hunt! Technology has created new versions of the game, including the worldwide treasure hunt geocaching. But for low-cost, kid-friendly fun, nothing compares to the original.
Get organized Start by dividing your gang into two teams. Each team receives a clue collection bag containing hunt instructions, a challenge sheet and various supplies. Teams also need a camera—digital, Polaroid or phone—to document their finds. Each team manages its own hunt, deciding in what order to complete the challenges and how to logistically handle the game. The goal is to complete as many challenges as possible in whatever time you've allotted for the hunt.
Choose your challenges The success of the game will depend largely on the challenges you devise ... so plan wisely! The difficulty of your challenges should depend on the age of your players and the environment of the hunt. For example, challenges in town can range from taking a photograph of one of your teammates posing with a police officer to collecting five custom matchbooks from local restaurants. If you're planning a hunt in a more rural setting, consider nature challenges, like taking a photograph of a particular kind of tree, digging up a mushroom and bringing it back in your bag, or building a miniature teepee out of twigs in the woods and taking a picture of your whole team posing next to it.
Tally up When time is up, everyone convenes at a designated place to tally up the results. Make sure you're on time. Photos serve as evidence of what you've done. Teams should be penalized for tardiness, awarded points for tasks completed and given a bonus for an inspired or funny account of their adventure. Remember, not every challenge needs to earn its team the same number of points. Some can be weighted for difficulty, courage or creativity.
Plan a rematch with a different theme Scavenger hunts don't have to involve nature … and they don't have to be held outdoors. Here are some alternative ideas:
Wherever and however you do it, a scavenger hunt can provide hours of fun and real collaboration between teammates, young and old. And don't forget, it's the thrill of the hunt, not who's won and lost that counts the most. After the game, make a date for a rematch and go out for pizza to celebrate.
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text: Gen Con will be taking place at the end of July, and this year I'll be attending Trade Day, the day before the activities most gamers are interested in. That day includes a large number of sessions aimed at educators. I was quite astounded by the sheer number of them, so many overlapping sessions that one has to choose [Read More…]


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Following up from a previous related raw file latitude question. Why do RAW files record in 14 bit but only show 8 bit of data? The remaining data is hidden away to the right or left of the histogram. Therefore some details are lost without manual manipulation. Why not just show all 14bit to start with?
The issue has nothing to do with bit-depth but with how much dynamic-range is shown.
RAW files record a certain number of bits per photosite. This is usually 12 or 14 bits. JPEG images offer a fixed bit-depth of 8-bits per color-component. What nearly all cameras do is create a JPEG preview for the RAW file and compute the histogram based on that preview. This shows the correct histogram for JPEG images. If you shoot RAW+JPEG, it is also correct for the JPEG one. For those who shoot exclusively RAW, then obviously the histogram ends up being incorrect.
The discrepancy has to do with how the JPEG preview is rendered which is affected by image parameters. The lower the contrast, the more dynamic-range gets preserved in the 8-bits of space. In theory, one could show the entire range in a histogram but most cameras do not support contrast that low since compressing a high bit-depth image into 8-bit of space with no clipping would make it look extremely dull.
There is no camera screen that can show even 12 bits, since the horizontal resolution is too low. The histogram is always made of buckets each represent more than one luminance or color value, in the case of RGB histograms. If one were simply to drop the lower bits from RAW data, we could have a perfectly representive 8-bit histogram for a RAW file but only one camera AFAIK does this. The issue is that most cameras drop values at the extremes of the RAW values and map the rest to an 8-bit space which is what happens when producing a JPEG image out of RAW data.
Well, you could open the raw file in a hex editor and read the 14bit values as 0x0000h-0x3FFFh if you like to have the "raw show you the 14bit data".
Alternatively you can map the entire range linearly to be viewed on your 8bit display, so there is no cuts in either end:
Now, that looks really boring. How abuot we apply 2.2 gamma curve to make use of how the monitor and eyes work together:
A bit better, but still not pleasing. Let's do some basic "photo developing" such as auto clipping and colour space conversion (sRGB):
Virtually all computer, tablet, smart phone, etc. displays are limited to 24 bit color (8 bits per each of the Red, Green, and Blue channels). When an application displays an image file on such a screen, it has to either:
Since your original question deals with histograms, we'll assume you also are referring to them here. The histogram on the back of the camera is based on the image rendered on screen, not the original RAW file. I suppose it would be possible for the camera to display a histogram based on the full dynamic range of an image file, but it would reduce the overall speed of the camera, since the camera would in effect now have to produce two different preview images for each file: one to display and another to base the histogram on. It would also require a higher resolution LCD on the back of the camera. There are probably dozens if not hundreds or thousands of potential buyers more concerned with frames per second (fps) and buffer depth compared to the number of potential buyers more concerned with the on-camera histogram displaying the entire dynamic range of a RAW image file. Which way do you think the designers are going to go with their products?
The LCD display on the back of your camera is designed to make every picture you take look as good as it possibly can. In other words, it lies like a politician! If you are viewing a 25 MP image on a 1MP screen it means that each pixel on the screen is displaying a combined 5X5 pixel area of the original image. Your focus could be blurred by as much as the width of four pixels and you wouldn't be able to tell a difference from a perfectly sharp image! Likewise, the color and contrast are rendered in a way that the manufacturer thinks is most pleasing to the most potential buyers. If the preview picture on the LCD screen reduced contrast enough to display the entire dynamic range of the RAW file, no one who buys a camera based on how the picture they just took in the crappy light of the store looks on the back of the screen would ever leave the store with one.
Mostly because such a preview would be meaningless. When you go to do final output, you are virtually always outputting in 8 bit color and the display itself is 8 bit. Having a display that approximates final output is generally more useful that one that captures the whole amount of information stored. I suppose you can't tell immediately if highlights will be recoverable or not, but you get a far better idea of what a final output will look like and it doesn't require a much more expensive display to show it on.
Lots of technically correct information/ answers here, but I think you are misunderstanding histograms. Two issues:
So in short. 256 is sometimes just used as a nominal scale even though there might be more bits. If referring to the 5 stops shown in histogram: higher bit images will have more detail at these light levels, but for 99% of exposures you will just have (close to) zero readings on histogram for these.


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Every Thursday, GoStanford.com will present an interview with a Stanford women's gymnastics alumna. This week, sophomore Maggie Teets features Lise Leveille ('04), who competed in the all around and earned a major in biomechanical engineering and human biology
Maggie: Can you describe what you have been doing since graduating from Stanford?
Lise: Right after graduating, I moved to Vancouver, Canada where I attended medical school for four years. I am now in the midst of my fifth year as a resident for orthopedic surgery. I am very excited about all of the opportunities available. With my career, I will be able to help others, but I will also be doing something rewarding, fulfilling, and something I am passionate about.
Maggie: What lessons have you carried with you from your experience on the Stanford gymnastics team?
Lise: Tons! I think the biggest one is how to be a good teammate and what it means to be a part of a team. With whatever you do in life, you will be working with people. Being able to work hard for yourself and support your teammates in what they need to do is a big asset. Another lesson is work ethic. Being focused on gymnastics, having goals with academics, and being able to be social and have fun all at the same time was definitely something that carried over to medical school and my life now.
Maggie: What are your favorite memories from being on the team at Stanford?
Lise: Time spent with teammates. Baking cookies in with teammates in Mirilees, fun parties and nights out are memories that I cherish. Also, times that seemed hardest in the gym, I now reflect on and laugh. At the times it seems like the biggest deal but it always seems to work itself out in the end. Another one is how my class ended. We had six girls in my class during senior year, and we placed third at Super Six – the best Stanford had ever placed. But what made it such a great experience is how everyone put it together in the end. It was a magical team experience. Just amazing.
Maggie: What are your favorite Stanford memories outside of gymnastics?
Lise: I got very involved in the bio-motion lab. The exposure I received there and the people I met were amazing. Being involved with that side of campus life is something I cherish. One of most fulfilling experiences. That and working on design projects for engineering classes. It was great to design some of the solutions to the problems presented in class.
Maggie: Do you have any advice for the girls on the SWG team now?
Lise: Although it's difficult, try to take advantage of all the opportunities at Stanford. Work your hardest in the gym, but also enjoy your teammates and love doing something that you're good at. I really miss it a lot. Also, take advantage of the extracurriculars. Get to know the people in your classes and your professors. Those are the things that you'll take away with you - your experiences and your friends.
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When borrowers default under the terms of their loans, lenders often, in accordance with the loan documents, can assess late fees against the borrower. When lenders assess late fees around the time of or after a loan matures or is accelerated, however, the imposition of late fees has the potential to become usurious under Florida law. Because the penalties for violation of the Florida usury statutes are severe, lenders should tread carefully when dealing with transactions that have the potential to become usurious, and should take proactive steps to become informed as to which lending practices will or will not run afoul of Florida's usury laws.
For example, under the terms of most loans, lenders are entitled to assess late charges on payments that are not made when due. Florida law expressly allows a lender to charge a late fee "on each installment which is in default for a period of not less than 10 days in an amount not in excess of 5 percent of such installment" and provides that such fee "shall not be deemed interest or a finance charge made incident to or as a condition to the grant of the loan or other extension of credit and shall not be included in determining the limit on charges, as provided in this section." Lenders should note, however, that only one late fee may be assessed and collected in connection with any installment, regardless of the period during which it remains in default. Additionally, if a lender chooses to accelerate a loan, late fees may not continue to accrue after the date of acceleration.
If a lender charges late fees that do not comply with the statutory provision (for example, a late fee exceeding 5 percent of the installment amount, or assessed multiple times in connection with a single delinquent payment), or if a lender assesses late fees after the loan maturity or acceleration, then those amounts would likely be included in the usury calculation, and could subject the lender to penalties. Accordingly, lenders must exercise caution when charging late fees, and should consult counsel if unsure of whether charging a late fee in a particular instance may violate Florida's usury statutes.


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Everyone loves a parade!
Join the City of Wilmington for the 11th Annual Holiday Parade on Sunday, Dec. 8 in historic downtown Wilmington!
The parade will begin at N. Front and Walnut streets at 5:40 p.m. and travel south on Front Street to Orange Street, then back north on Water Street. The reviewing stand will be in Riverfront Park in the 00 block of N. Water Street.
It will cost just $2 to park in one of the city's two parking decks located at 115 Market Street and 114 N. 2nd Street beginning at 4:30 pm.
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Traffic information
Street closures will go into effect along Front and Water streets between Walnut and Orange streets beginning at 4:30 p.m. They will be reopened immediately following the parade at approximately 7 p.m.
Hilton Wilmington Riverside and Cotton Exchange traffic should enter and exit via Grace Street.
Coastline Convention Center and Wilmington Convention Center traffic should enter and exit via 3rd and Front streets to Brunswick Street to Nutt Street.
The Wilmington Holiday Parade is sponsored by the City of Wilmington, WECT, Encore Magazine, StarNews Media and Cumulus Broadcasting.
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On the Doctor Who website, which many have kindly uploaded onto YouTube. Don't worry, I am not embedding it.
and for awesome's sake:
By the way, you American fans, Part One is on TODAY on your tellyboxes, so there is no need to watch it online :) Also, it's hard to post links to videos like that because they'll, of course, be removed from YouTube etc. by the BBC.


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Two Vancouver men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with the theft of 26 firearms a year ago.
Nicholas Southard and Daniel McNett were indicted in the Nov. 30, 2010, burglary of Discount Guns on Highway 99 in Vancouver.
They are charged with theft of firearms from a federal firearms licensee, as well as possession and sale of stolen firearms.
Southard, 21, currently is in state custody on unrelated charges, according to Thursday's news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
McNett, 22, was arrested Monday. McNett also is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, due to a 2009 conviction for theft in Clark County.
According to the indictment, the men broke into Discount Guns and stole 26 firearms, including one rifle and 25 pistols of various makes and calibers.
So far, eight of the guns have been recovered; officials are asking anyone with information about the crime to contact the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives at 1-800-ATF-GUNS (1-800-283-4867).
The ATF is continuing to investigate the burglary. Prosecutors could bring additional charges against people who possess the stolen guns or have been part of transactions involving the firearms, according to a Department of Justice spokeswoman.
Trial is scheduled for Jan. 24 in U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington.
If convicted, the men face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
ATF investigators are being assisted by the Clark County Sheriff's Office and the Vancouver Police Department.


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Favourite genre of music: Rock
Favourite style of art: Anime
Operating System: Windows 7
Favourite cartoon character: Gokudera!
Sleeping FaceGokudera is sleepingSleeping Face by Yashirin
This bus driver really drives slowly or should I say carefully? Anyways, this is a good chance to lengthen my time with Gokudera! By the way, Gokudera and I went to the amusement park. It was just the two of us but it was fun! We really burned ourselves out, that's why Gokudera is sleeping on my shoulder. I forgot to mention! Today is me and Gokudera's Anniversary. Yup~! We've been together, as in dating, for a year now. Haha~ looking back at it, being with Gokudera is the best! Our first date, first kiss and first H everything that has got to do with Gokudera is the best! Even if there are times we fight, it's alright, we still make up and it sorta brings us closer together~!
Gokudera is huggable
After hundreds of times sleeping with him, I somehow memorized Gokudera's sleeping patterns. Most of the time, when we're on the same bed, he sleeps with his body facing sideways and he doesn't face me, it's as if he doesn't want to see me my face
The unexpected guest~Ding*Dong*Dong*Ding~The unexpected guest by NiaNomster
Vooiii!! Answer the door, freaking scum!
I don't take orders from anyone but the boss, but since you asked nicely, I'll do it for you Squ. *opens door*.. . Huh? Kaawaaaiiii!! She's so adorable! Hello my sweet little angel, what can I do for you? Actually, I should be asking how you managed to get to the front door in one piece? There were traps, and laser alarms, crocodiles, and--
umm, excuse me.. miss.. or mister?
Oh dear, call me whatever you'd like sweetie.
um.. is there someone here who looks like this? *holds up picture*
why yes there is, that scary looking man is our boss, Xanxus-Sama. But he can be quite the handful if you get my drift--
Really?! Will you take me to Xanxus-Sama? Pretty please--
Ushishishi, strategy captain squalo said you took too long useless scum. And sent me to see who was at the door. Eh? Whose the kid?
Squ can be so cold to me sometimes ya' know? And hm, I'm not sure.. but she says she has business with the boss, so I'll take her to hi
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Favourite style of art: Anime
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It was a good day for Ned McWherter stories Friday in Dresden.
McWherter, governor of Tennessee from 1987-95, was honored with the unveiling of a statue on his 80th birthday in his hometown. Friends and former colleagues from near and far gathered on the square in Dresden for the event. It seemed like a good time to ask a few of McWherter's acquaintances in the crowd to tell their favorite Ned McWherter stories.
One of those was former U.S. Sen. Harlan Mathews, who had been deputy governor to McWherter before McWherter chose him to fill out the Senate term of Al Gore after Gore was elected vice president in 1992.
"I guess my favorite story about Ned is when he first decided to run for governor," Mathews said. "I was asked to help in the fund-raising. We went to the Memphis area, and doing some preliminary talking to the guy who is now head of AutoZone, his aide had called me aside and said, 'Look, he's prepared to give Ned $5,000, but he wants him to ask for it. He wants him to say. He's gonna ask him how much he wants, and he wants Ned to say $5,000.' Why the rigamarole, I don't know.
"Anyway, we sat down and began small talk. Finally, he said, 'Well, you're here for a purpose, I assume. What is that purpose?' Ned said, 'Well, we need a little money to run this campaign, and we're hoping you might help.' He said, 'I'd be glad to. How much do you want?' Ned started coughin'. Finally, the guy said, 'I assume you'd like to have $5,000.' Ned said, 'Thank you, yes I would.'
"He couldn't bring himself to ask people for money. He would ask for the vote. But it was difficult for him to say, 'Look, I need some money.'"
David Manning, former finance commissioner for McWherter, recalled a meeting at the Executive Residence.
U.S. Rep. Jimmy Quillen, a Republican from upper East Tennessee, had a famously good relationship with McWherter, a Democrat. They were able to work together to bring a medical school to East Tennessee. McWherter is popular in East Tennessee to this day for such work.
McWherter, Manning said, used to like to have meetings around the table in the big dining room at the Executive Residence.
"We were in there in a rather intense meeting one day," Manning said. "I don't remember what it was even about. But it was a bunch of legislators, myself and some others around that table, and he was really focused on what was going on.
"And the staff kept coming in and out, serving coffee and stuff, and it was beginning to get on his nerves. He gets up, and he walks over to that door and he opens that door. I don't know who was on the other side of that door, but he says, 'I don't want to be disturbed again, unless a member of my family dies.' And he started to close the door, and he opened it back up again and said, 'Or if Jimmy Quillen calls.' It made a clear impression on me as to how important Jimmy Quillen was to Ned McWherter.
"He was just a great governor and a great man to work for. Tennessee never had better and never will."
State Rep. Mark Maddox, D-Dresden, a longtime educator, recalled extending an invitation to McWherter.
"After Governor McWherter served our state so very well, we invited him to a groundbreaking one day," Maddox said. "He always had such a great sense of humor, and we expected him to give us some great words of wisdom, having served the state so long as a representative, as speaker and as governor.
"He stood up and he said, 'When I retired from being governor, I told them I would take $25,000 for making a speech, and I haven't made any speeches since.' And he sat down. It was a great story, and it was a great way to open that groundbreaking."
McWherter used a version of the same line in his remarks to the crowd on Friday, but he spoke extensively this time.
McWherter does have a way with words, as Tennesseee Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester learned many years ago, when Forrester worked with the mayor of Chicago.
"In early 1985, I was invited down from Chicago -- I was the assistant commissioner of the department of economic development with Harold Washington -- to meet Ned McWherter because some people knew I had some experience in using technology in modern campaigns," Forrester said.
"And Ned McWherter took me to breakfast at the Loveless Cafe along with Jim Kennedy. And over breaksfast, he said, 'Boy, they tell me you know something about puters, and if I'm gonna run for governor, I've got to have me puters. I know how to get around the courthouse, and I know how to shake hands, but I don't know much about puters.'
"I said, 'Speaker, I'm not quite sure I understand what you mean. What do you mean puters? I'm not certain I know that.' He said, 'You know, it's like a keyboard and the box.' I said, 'Oh, computers.' He said, 'Yeah, puters.'"
State Sen. Roy Herron, D-Dresden, who's running for Congress to replace retiring Rep. John Tanner, who was also on the program Friday, told a campaign story of McWherter's.
"Ned tells the story," Herron said. "Right before he got elected governor, one Saturday he went by the country store. He went to get some chewing tobacco.
"There was a fellow on the porch on a bench out front. He said, 'Ned, that you? I've been reading about you.' He said, 'Yeah, I guess you have.' The man said, 'I've been seeing you on TV.' He said, 'I've just spent $3 million on TV, so I sure hope you've seen me, so yes I guess you have.' The man said, 'Ned Ray, let me tell you one thing. No matter how much fame and fortune you acquire, the crowd at your funeral still depends a heck of a lot on the weather.'"
Hundreds gathered to celebrate McWherter's 80th birthday Friday with the unveiling of a statue. It was a bright, sunny day. But you got the sense they would have been there in the cold and rain if necessary.


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England squad announced for QBE Internationals
The QBE European headquarters this morning played host to the England Rugby coaches as the squad for the upcoming QBE Internationals was announced.
Talk was largely around previously uncapped Mako Vunipola and Tom Youngs making the squad, as well as the return of Ugo Monye and James Haskell.
The 32-strong squad will meet at the Football Association's brand new sports training and development centre St George's Park in Burton on Sunday, ahead of the first game against Fiji at Twickenham on 10 November.
England head coach Stuart Lancaster said: "As a coaching team we can't wait to go into camp and get the guys focused on what will be a massive challenge in the QBE Internationals - Fiji and then the three major Southern Hemisphere teams in successive weeks.
"It's great to be able to give Mako a chance in the squad. He has come through our age grade sides and made a real impact at Saracens. Likewise Tom Youngs, who was with us on tour in South Africa, and we know what James Haskell and Ugo Monye are capable of if they get their opportunity."
The England captain is set to be announced by Lancaster at St George's Park next Tuesday.
As a nod to the upcoming clashes between the England team and the best of the Southern Hemisphere, the England players and coaching staff were greeted by five giant rugby balls in Fenchurch Street, outside the HQ of the leading business insurer - one for England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Fiji.
The full squad for the QBE Internationals:
Forwards (17):
Mouritz Botha (Saracens), Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), James Haskell (London Wasps), Phil Dowson (Northampton Saints), Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints), Tom Johnson (Exeter Chiefs), Courtney Lawes. (Northampton Saints), Joe Marler (Harlequins), Ben Morgan (Gloucester Rugby), Tom Palmer (London Wasps), Geoff Parling (Leicester Tigers), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins), Mako Vunipola (Saracens), Thomas Waldrom (Leicester Tigers), David Wilson (Bath Rugby), Tom Wood (Northampton Saints), Tom Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
Backs (15):
Anthony Allen (Leicester Tigers), Chris Ashton (Saracens), Brad Barritt (Saracens), Mike Brown (Harlequins), Danny Care (Harlequins), Lee Dickson (Northampton Saints), Owen Farrell (Saracens), Toby Flood (Leicester Tigers), Alex Goode (Saracens), Jonathan Joseph (London Irish), Ugo Monye (Harlequins), Charlie Sharples (Gloucester Rugby), Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers), Jordan Turner-Hall (Harlequins), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)


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The family of a former hostage tells Sky News of their relief after receiving a phone call from Algeria.
22:27, UK, Thursday 17 January 2013
The family of the Irishman caught up in the Algerian hostage crisis have been talking of their joy at his release.
Stephen McFaul, 36, from west Belfast, made contact with his wife Angela at around 3pm to confirm he was no longer being held captive, his sister Donna McBride said.
Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs had earlier announced he was free.
Ms McBride said: "We are absolutely delighted that he is free and is unharmed.
"I feel so sorry for the rest of the families who have lost loved ones and others who are missing."
She said her brother was currently with officials in Algeria being debriefed.
Mr McFaul's father, Christopher McFaul, said he was "delighted" his son had been freed and described the last 48 hours as "hell".
His 13-year-old son Dylan said: "I can't even explain the excitement. I can't wait until he gets home again."
He added he would tell him "he's never going back there and I'm not letting him".
Ireland's prime minister Enda Kenny said he is greatly relieved to hear Mr McFaul was safe and well.
"I believe he has already spoken to his family in Belfast and I wish him a safe return home to his loved ones," he said.
Mr McFaul, a father-of-two, worked as a supervising electrician at the In Amenas gas plant, where he other foreign nationals were taken captive by Islamist rebels.
Algeria is one of a number of African countries he has worked in during his career in the industry.
He lives in Antrim and was last home on Boxing Day.
Ms McBride added: "He is a very kind person. He would do a lot for anybody, he would do anything for anyone.
"I can imagine out there he has probably done everything in his power to make sure everybody is safe."
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College Hockey:Elmira, RIT Favorites in ECAC West Preseason Poll
Defending co-Regular-season Champions top coaches' Selections
CENTERVILLE, Mass. — The battle for the 2000-01 ECAC West regular-season title will once again be an Elmira-RIT affair, at least according to league coaches. Elmira and RIT share the role as regular-season league favorite in the 2000-01 preseason coaches' poll.
Elmira and RIT both received eight points, including two first-place votes. The Soaring Eagles and Tigers shared the 1999-2000 regular-season crown with 5-1 records. RIT, which posted a 21-7-1 overall record a year ago, claimed the tournament title by defeating Elmira in the championship game. Elmira finished the season at 21-6.
Hobart (6-19-1 overall) and Manhattanville (8-17-1) shared the third slot in the poll with each team garnering four points. Both teams posted conference marks of 1-5 in 1999-00.
The poll was based on a three-point system (i.e., three for first, two for second and one for third). Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own team.
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1. Elmira (2) 8
3. Hobart 4
Manhattanville 4
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I admit it -- I'm an old guy, and it takes a little more each year to pry me out of my orthopedic chair. Which is one of the reasons I appreciate the San Jose Jazz Festival. Along with the headliners on the lawn, the recently concluded shindig has numerous smaller stages featuring mostly Bay Area talent. With a little planning and walking, you can cram in the equivalent of a month or two of club dates in one long afternoon.
Some gleanings from Saturday's action at the festival:
Michael Bellar and the AS-IS Ensemble: Who says you need a Hammond B-3 to be an organ trio? Veteran keyboardist Bellar mostly stuck to the Fender Rhodes as he and his trio churned out a set of swirling, hard-rocking originals that had that organ trio energy but with an even hipper edge. Even when Bellar tackled "Bridge Over Troubled Water" as a curious look back to his former employer, Art Garfunkle.
Michael O'Neill Quintet with Kenny Washington: Vocalist Kenny Washington is one smooooth cat. Which makes him the perfect augmentation for veteran sax man O'Neill's hard-bopping group. Put 'em together, and you have a perfectly balanced machine to both celebrate and explore standards like "Dinah" and "Caravan."
Marta Lledo Quartet: Lledo is a classically trained composer from Argentina who relocated to the Bay Area a few years ago. And her thing is combining motifs from Beethoven, Chopin and the like with driving Latin jazz rhythms. And it works! Credit the pianist's dramatic style or the driving power of percussionist Juan Escovedo, but it was impossible not to get carried along as the combo did its thing. Even when Lledo had the audacity/brilliance to combine Rachmaninoff (I think) with "Tico Tico."
Wally Schnalle's Idiot Fish: Idiot Fish is the latest vehicle for veteran drummer/educator Wally Schnalle, and it's a perfect buggy to combine his fascination with electronic effects and sampling with the hard-driving style of fusion he does best. Add in, as far as we know, the festival's only trip-out video accompaniment, and you get a massive pile of groovaliciousness.


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Nail Al-Jubeir, Director of the Information Office at the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington DC, was interviewed by telephone on April 22, 2004, by Bill Colley in Syracuse, for the radio talk show of AM Central, New York, on the topic of Saudi-U.S. relations.
Bill Colley: I was a schoolboy back in the 1970s and I remember reading newspaper accounts of the unique relationship that existed between the United States and Saudi Arabia – and that is still in existence until this day: although at times very strained, and probably a lot of that strain has come just in the past couple of weeks. Joining us this morning is Nail Al-Jubeir. He is the information director for the Saudi Embassy in Washington. Good morning.
Nail Al-Jubeir: Good morning
Colley: Do you ever recall a time that the relationship between our two countries seemed to be so strained – or at least the media coverage of it?
Al-Jubeir: I think it's the media coverage. It seems that most of it is media-driven more than the relationship itself. And there are those that take advantage of that for whatever reason. But I don't think I've seen it this bad before.
Colley: The Saudi position has been that your government is really acting as a bailiwick in certain parts of the Middle East, against extremism. And I know that has been one of the arguments for continuing this relationship between the two countries - understanding that if the royal family were suddenly gone that the alternative would be very, very bad.
Al-Jubeir: Well, the alternative is not for us alone but for the whole region. We have been close allies with the United States not just in the region, but around the globe. We were partners in the war against communism in Central America back in the 70s – the same thing in Southern Africa as well as the Horn of Africa. So we were very heavily involved in supporting the U.S. and providing the support it needed in the Muslim and Arab world. And that still continues today. Most of it back then was not as public as it is today. But I think we are becoming much more public today in terms of what we are doing simply because we are living in a world now where technology has brought information instantaneously to people. You can sit in Saudi Arabia and see the American president talk or walk out of the White House to make a statement. And the same thing in Saudi Arabia – things happen and you see it live on television. So, you have to provide the people with the information. So we figure that we should go public with what we are doing so we do not provide those that would undermine the relationship the chance to put their own spin on things.
Colley: Is Saudi Arabia paying the price for its relationship with the U.S., citing something like the bombing that occurred yesterday?
Al-Jubeir: I think it could be, but I doubt that it was because of the relationship. I think that the people that are behind the bombing are simply using excuses. The bombings in Riyadh that happened back in May and November, especially the one that was in May, was after Saudi Arabia and the United States agreed that U.S. Forces would no longer be needed in Saudi Arabia to enforce the no-fly zone in southern Iraq. Yet the bombing happened after that. So that flies in the face of the idea that they want to get rid of American forces in Saudi Arabia. Their intent is to get rid of the Saudi state and replace it with a Taleban type government, but they are not going to succeed. The people of Saudi Arabia have come a long way to want to go back to that lifestyle that my grandfather actually lived.
Colley: You know that there is this book out by Bob Woodward that was released this week that suggested that the Saudi government had promised to lower gas prices before the U.S. election to ensure the President's re-election. And I guess now, even Mr. Woodward is saying now, "no, no, no that isn't quite what I was writing there." Explain that?
Al-Jubeir: I saw his comments and our position has always been to maintain stable oil prices. The issue of oil has always come up with every American president. Kissinger came to Saudi Arabia in '74 to discuss oil and since then we have had every American president bring up the issue of energy – and understandably. At that time America was very dependent on Saudi oil and it needed a stable oil supply. Not to bring it up would be neglect on the part of the president. So it was brought up and they discussed the oil issue. The ironic thing is they push the president to lessen U.S. dependence on Saudi oil and in the same sentence they tell the president to pressure the Saudis to sell more oil. You can't have it both ways. You can't tell us to stop using Saudi oil and at the same time let them increase production. We want a stable world market. We know that there is enough oil on the market. We know that problems with gas prices in the U.S. deal more with the infrastructure here – the refining capabilities, the different formulated gasoline being used here. Putting more oil on the market at this moment is not going to solve the problem. The refineries in this country are basically working at full capacity. Remember, this country has not built a new refinery since Nixon was in the White House and I believe that they shut down a few of those in the meantime. But, the oil issue is something that is important to us. OPEC is going to be meeting, I believe, in September to decide their next move for the winter and I can see the extremists and those that are opposing saying: "Ah, now you are cutting production to help the President of the United States." And if we don't do it then others will come out and say: "Oh now you're doing to make the President lose." We are in a position now -we are in a tough position now. If we start to do something now we will get criticized one way. It is just too politicized right now.
Colley: Thank you so much for taking a few minutes for us for today's program.
Al-Jubeir: Thank you for having me.
Colley: Sure, and best of luck to you.
Al-Jubeir: Thank you
Colley: That is Nail Al-Jubeir. He is the Director of Information at the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Washington taking a few minutes to share, I guess, his nation's concerns about these issues that have come up in the past few weeks, as well as the past couple of years about this long-standing, unique relationship that has existed between the Saudi royal family and the United States.


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The Division of External Relations and Intra/Inter-Institutional Collaboration (ERIIC) was formerly the Tertiary Level Institutions Unit (TLIU).
The office is responsible for the development and implementation of the University's policies in relation to managing and strengthening the University's relations with its sister institutions across the region.
ERIIC also manages the processes related to institutional accreditation, programme articulation, course equivalencies and student transfer arrangements with regard to Associate Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates.
It is also responsible for increasing student access to tertiary education in the Caribbean region, through planning, development and expansion of tertiary institution infrastructure (physical and human), encouraging inter-institutional collaboration among public and private institutions, including affiliation arrangements, franchising and joint programme delivery.
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The New Orleans Saints routed the Carolina Panthers 45-17 in the regular-season finale Sunday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Here's a look back at how the game unfolded.
It would be difficult to overstate how much better the Saints are today approaching the playoffs than they were one year ago, and the main difference is the running game.
A year ago, the Saints lost Chris Ivory in their last regular-season game and traveled to Seattle for a first-round playoff game without him or Pierre Thomas. Both are healthy now, and Sunday Ivory gained 127 yards on 19 carries, including a 35-yard touchdown run that opened the game's scoring. Indeed, so powerful and effective was Ivory the Saints were able to essentially rest Thomas, giving him just five carries.
Drew Brees, a superb play-action quarterback, clearly knows what an advantage he has with such a powerful arrow in his quiver.
"That's obviously a huge difference from last year to this year - having a healthy Chris Ivory and (Darren) Sproles and Pierre Thomas," he said. "You've got all these guys that have pretty special skill sets and the ability to mix it up with those guys. The emphasis that we've put on the run game, especially in the last half of the season here - you've got to credit the guys up front. They're doing a phenomenal job of balancing; the run, the pass, shots, dropback, all those things."Ivory's health and production could prove even more significant if rookie Mark Ingram is done for the season because of his toe injury. Ivory finishes the regular season averaging 4.7 yards per carry.
"I feel real good, it feels great," Ivory said. "I had my ups and downs last year, and for me to be pretty consistent this year health-wise and as far as my yards-per carry. I feel like that's a job well done, and with that I put a lot of hard work into what I do every week. It's my heart and my mentality and I'm just determined to do it. So when you have those things you're going to continue to strive forward."
In an ideal world, Ivory said, the Saints would have four running backs suited up Saturday for the Detroit Lions (10-6).
"His injury hurts because if one of us were to go down now we'd have nobody else to come up, except for maybe (practice squad running back) Chris Taylor," Ivory said. "Overall, we've just got to keep pushing forward and Mark's going to come back stronger than ever. I've always felt responsible for what I do, in terms of contributing to this team. It's always been in me, it's really just about the opportunities you get and right now I'm in a position where I'm getting the opportunity."
Mike Triplett: Saints take different approach, pound Panthers 45-17
Peter Finney: These Saints are no Cinderella
Jeff Duncan video report: Saints firing on all cylinders
Panthers notebook: Cam Newton ends spectacular rookie season with so-so showing
Saints notebook: Mark Ingram out for season
Record books: Drew Brees | his teammates
Video interviews: Pierre Thomas | Drew Brees | Jermon Bushrod | Sean Payton | Zach Strief | Jimmy Graham
With safety Malcolm Jenkins and linebacker Jonathan Vilma nicked and inactive - moves Coach Sean Payton said were of the, "safety first philosophy" - the Saints' defense seemed adrift early. It allowed Carolina to go 80 yards in 11 plays for a touchdown on the Panthers' opening drive, and Carolina was marching again on its second possession when New Orleans cornerback Patrick Robinson turned things around with a nifty interception in the back of the end zone.
From there on it often seemed some of the youngest faces in the defense were making the key plays. Defensive end Cam Jordan harassed his first-round pick counterpart, Carolina quarterback Cam Newton, throughout the afternoon and nearly lost credit for his debut NFL sack as a horse-collar tackle penalty was called on him.
"It hurt me," Jordan said. "I'm in there, going over hell for the past 15 games, no sacks, no sacks. I thought I had didn't even have a sack at the end of the game, and come in here and then I see it on the stat sheet. That was one long play. I'm in there celebrating because I thought I had my first one and then the next thing you know it's like, flag. I was like, 'whoa, five minutes later, you're going to do this right now?'"
Earlier, Jordan had a clear shot at Newton but failed to wrap him up and Newton escaped to throw the ball away.
"Right, the first time, I mean we've just seen so much film of Cam rolling out and Cam giving shoulder up I was looking for a roll-out or something but he just stayed! And I hit him and tried to wrap him up up-top but he pushed away."
In addition, rookie linebacker Martez Wilson record his first professional sack, a 16-yard loss that ended Carolina's first possession of the third quarter, and rookie safety Isa Abdul-Quddus started in Jenkins place and played well, making four tackles.
The game was actually won before it was played, in the Saints' preparation and early decision to play all-out and to win. A year ago New Orleans took a more tentative approach, and played indifferently against Tampa Bay in a loss.
"You obviously saw the result last year," Brees said. "You learn from experience. What we experienced last year was the way we (played) last year didn't work for us. It may work for others, but it didn't work for us. We took a much different approach this year. It showed out there today."
New Orleans aggressive attitude was evident on its opening drive, as the Saints whisked 80 yards in four plays, the middle two a pair of Brees passes to Marques Colston and Thomas that gained 40 yards. Then, with 1:15 remaining before halftime, Brees took the Saints 81 yards for a touchdown, pump-and-head faking to his left before firing a 42 yard strike down the right sideline that Colston gathered in for a score to put New Orleans up 24-17, a lead it would never relinquish.
"Drew audibled at the line of scrimmage and I had a feeling it was going to come to me," Colston said. "It's just a connection that we have. He put it in a place where only I could get it and I went after it and got it."
"We talked about, going into the week, finding a way to get to 13 wins. That is significant when you consider how hard that is. I thought we handled the schedule well this week and the challenges coming in. There, obviously, at the end of the season like this, are some distractions. I thought our approach was the right one. I was pleased with how we played and how we finished." - Payton.


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I am fifty-four years old – and live in a first ring suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I was born on August 29th, which makes me a Virgo… and I fit the astrological profile so well that I am often mistaken for the virgin herself: Hard-working, modest, critical, pragmatic, meticulous, conservative. Virgos are the ultimate perfectionists. I have a love/hate relationship with myelf… and I am often the loser.
I am a single gal, as they say. There is a perfectly good explanation for my marital status: I am a Virgo, and a loser. Hey, come on, I'm not intending this to be a poor me pity party. I'm just trying to colorfully express in words who I am, and why.
I am 5 feet tall, weigh 22 pounds — give or take 100. My hair is a grayish brown (taupe?), and my eyes are my best feature, which isn't saying much since my left eye lid is beginning to droop. I describe my figure as curvey, mostly because the cellulite has landed nicely in two places: on my butt and my boobs. And, nicely might not be the right descriptive.
I have a high emotional intelligence, but am an idiot with high emotion when it comes to men. If the goal is to find the worst ones, then I'm a genius. I tend to wear my emotions on my sleeve and men mistake that for being too dramatic. If I was really dramatic, I would select better leading men. Nonetheless, drama drives insecure, self-centered, egotistical men back into their man caves, and after I attempt to follow them into that cave an obsessive number of times, I give up — it's certainly not for lack of trying that I am single.
I do have a wonderful "man-panion" (copyright pending). He is 26 years old, wears dorky glasses and owns a very predictable collection of sweaters. Let's just call him sweaterjon. Sweaterjon is an artist, and I'm a writer… yes, we'll describe it as that for now. Oh, and his father and I are friends.
Anyway, sweaterjon and I love to go to Wednesday matinees at the Landmark theater. Sweaterjon is too young to remember the movie "Harold and Maude," but I must confess I feel a bit like Maude when we're on our little outings. For those readers also too young to know, the cult favorite from 1972 was a very dark comedy about the unlikely romance between a 19 year old and a 79 year old widow named Maude. I first saw the movie when a senior in high school. Several friends and I didn't have dates to the prom (some things never change), and a younger classman (see?) named Ron Shelton escorted us to the only theater in nearby Waconia to see what four innocent teens found quite racy. (I rented it on Netflix a year or so ago, to see if it was really how I remembered from 36 years earlier. It was.)
After a loving, romantic relationship in my early 30's, I've pretty much been solo. At 38, I had a brief encounter with a man 8 years my junior… and it was very sexual — and destined to fail, considering he was Jewish and his parents had a life plan for him. He isn't all that cute anymore, and his wife has a huge ass. They have three kids.
Following that, I waited 15 years before I met and loved username AS1. I don't want to say it was a huge mistake, because it did get me back in the "game," but AS1 is 38 to my 54, and he is exactly as I was at his age. AS1 has a very special man cave to hide in. His is in cyberspace so he doesn't have to deal with real women. He can play with a assumed username, and that suits him just fine. Show any emotion, and AS1 is gone. But wait, then he comes back to play a little bit more, and then BAM - gone again — in retrospect, his life is a video game.
AS1 and I met about 5 years ago, and at some point it became clear that one day we would be lovers. He was the lone wolf that chased me into my cave — one suitable to serve as a nuclear bomb shelter — with the intensity of his prowess. I managed to avoid his sex appeal for 4 years before this year, when I finally gave in. That's when I first learned I was too dramatic to be with a man the caliber of AS1. The truth, we shared extraordinary intimacy, and I miss him with an unexplainable force whenever he is gone. Our story is for another time.
Perhaps the hardest part of dating in the 21st centure is that cyberspace sex has become so commonplace and somewhat of an addiction. There is no drama, no emotion… no stained sheets. When you want your date to go home, you just turn off the computer. If you aren't having any fun halfway through the "date," you can click to another eager-to-please match. Seriously, women – click on www.fling.com [3] and tell me why any man would want to deal with the complications of a real relationship when he can click, pay his twenty bucks a month, and find just about anything his heart – and penis – desires.
I don't know if these are real women, paid models, or, well, whores… but they will expose themselves to anyone at any time with absolutely no concerns of morality. I had to stare at a couple of the pictures because I just didn't know what I was looking at! The men who are engaged with these cyberspace beauties actually think they are living the perfect life, one to envy … but I can't help wonder, when they are sick, who will kiss their feverish forehead or clean up their vomit? Sure, maybe these women can bend over backwards and lick themselves, but can they make a decent bowl of chicken noodle soup? When they're done oiling up and tweaking their perky nipples for the web cam, are they prepared to change dirty diapers or care for an ailing mother-in-law? On the other hand, do they have to?
I have a rather eclectic group of friends and acquaintances. They are wonderful people who love and support me, and for whom I would do anything. They range in age from 25 – 65, and come from all walks of life. I have learned many of life's lessons from them. It's wonderful to know that I can turn in any direction and someone will be there to catch me if I fall, and love me unconditionally. Many of these friends are men, so I have to ask the question: if I can have loving relationships with my male friends, why can't I have a mutually respectful, romantic relationship with a seemingly fine single man? Is it really me, my quirkiness and emotion and drama that turn the single man away — or is it that today's single man doesn't know how to accept and love a woman for who she truly is?
I am getting acquainted with a couple of men on an on-line dating service. I tried it about 7 years ago, and the good looking guy I assumed I was chatting with was really a frighteningly freakish fiend from whom I couldn't wait to escape. Nonetheless, I thought I'd try it again. I have been having an interesting time chatting with men who mostly find my photos "sexy." Great! I might as well oil up, tweak my nipples and join www.fling.com [3]!
But then along come a few seemingly sincere chaps who are looking for true companionship, friendship and love. Every now and then a guy with the tag name "knightrider" pops into my space to give me kind words of encouragement. I look at this guy and I think, now there's a loyal man who deserves to be in love and enjoy all the amenities that follow suit. But even I am hung up on physical attraction, and I right here and now duly apologize to all the knightriders of the world.
I've met one guy who, as it turned out, actually lived on the same side of the small suburban community as I. We met for a drink and some conversation — and I thought, now here's a guy who is exactly like his profile reads. We were not a match.
Now I'm chatting with Jim. His profile attracted my attention because he claims to be looking for a woman who has all the traits that to other men have made me unattractive as a life mate. How can this be? It must be a trick — I'm intrigued.
My 60+ year old friends have both found beaus within the past year or so. Di is a lovely woman who deserves to be in love, and she has found Mike. They are a wonderfully special couple. Bee, on the other hand, is a self-sufficient woman who was perfectly content living life as a single woman, until she met Lyndon. Having two of my best friends be in loving relationships makes me feel happiness… and loneliness.
Sometimes we have to say goodbye in order to move forward. I once again said goodbye to AS1. It was a tender moment where I again confessed that I became somewhat of a lunatic in love — although I didn't say love. AS1 and I sat next to one another, and I placed my head on his chest as he once again let me take it like a true trooper. He told me that it was going to take more than a few days or weeks this time, but months before we would know where we were to land. And I felt like a fool because I just wanted everything to be OK, but it was never okay and that's what brought me there in the first place. The only way I could regain my sanity was to say goodbye. Is there really such a thing as goodbye? It felt terribly bad to me, and he hugged me one (more) final time and I left. And then I cried. I'm glad I waited to cry.
I wonder: if a woman cries in cyberspace and no one is there to hear her, does she make a sound?
One of the best lines in Harold and Maude is when Maude says to Harold: "Harold, everyone has the right to make an ass out of themselves. You just can't let the world judge you too much."
So, is the moral of this story, for lack of a better ending — it's okay to make an ass out of yourself as long as you can bend over backwards and lick your own wounds?
I'll keep you posted…


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The electric fence didnt prove a deterrent. Neither did shooting a couple of the interlopers.
So when Brunswick County farmer Pearly Vereen was looking for a better way to protect his livestock from coyotes, which were targeting his goats and calves, he turned to an animal known more for its stubbornness than its ability as a strange-looking guard dog.
I just stumbled onto donkeys accidentally, said the 71-year-old farmer as his five donkeys wandered over to inspect the new arrivals in their pasture and get a little affection from Vereen.
With over-sized ears, an ungainly gait and a goofy-looking face, donkeys dont look very intimidating or ferocious.
But farmers across the state are finding a donkeys natural instincts, particularly their curiosity, provide a useful and largely hassle-free way of dealing with a growing menace.
Coyotes have been migrating east for decades to fill the top predator niche vacated by wolves and cougars exterminated by man. Theyre now found in every county in North Carolina.
And, as out west, theyve become the scourge of farmers as they seek out the easiest prey.
Bryan Blinson, executive director of the N.C. Cattlemans Association, said he knows of quite a few farmers who are keeping donkeys with cattle to help protect against coyotes.
One of those is Steve Grady in Duplin County, who has a handful of donkeys in his cattle herd.
Theyre not really protecting the herd, he said. Theyre mainly protecting themselves because a donkey wont allow a coyote in their pasture. They just wont allow one to hang around in there.
Back in the Green Swamp on his 300-acre farm, Vereen said he knew he had a problem when coyotes all but wiped out his goat herd. Then they started going after his calves.
Shooting a couple coyotes did little to stem his losses, since new animals simply moved in to the vacated territory. So he decided to give donkeys a try after they were recommended by a neighboring farmer.
Vereen said the donkey-as-guard dog system works because the animal is inherently curious and has a highly developed sense of self-preservation.
Theyll go investigate anything and everything because theyre very nosey animals, he said as one of his donkeys sniffed this reporter from head to toe. And if they dont like what they find, like coyotes or anything else they view as a threat, theyll aggravate them to death.
They just annoy them until they leave, Vereen said laughing. If they see something they dont like in the same field with them, theyve just got to go.
Since he added the strange-looking livestock to his 350-head herd about two years ago, Vereen hasnt lost an animal to predators.
He also said donkeys are low-maintenance animals that, aside from de-worming and occasionally having their hooves trimmed, can be left out in the pasture with the cows.
And theyll eat just about anything, including something a cow wont, Vereen added.
With a chuckle, the veteran farmer said he never thought a donkeys pain-in-the-ass attitude would end up being an asset to him.
They do a good job, he said as his jacks and jennies the names for male and female donkeys, respectively, sauntered back over to join the cows. I was a little skeptical when I heard about it. But theyve proven me wrong.
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Apr 10
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Bobandben says:
Hi guys
Just a question how many of you do or have used calmers for your horses!!! Which did you use and what results did you get?? Or if you not agree with them why not? I'm seriously considering trying something with my boy after some really nasty falls..... Opinions would be great thanks
Mar 11
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Oxanaaa says:
I use So-Kalm plus by Equine America, Han has been on it for years and is unmanagable without it, to the point she freaks out over nothing and makes herself incredibly ill and injures herself and everything in sight haha! They also do a squirty paste for shows and things which is handy. It just helps to take the edge off her slightly and make her more open to thinking rather than freaking out. They also do a pure magnesium supplement called Magnitude which i sometimes use in conjuction with the So kalm, which works well for a limited time. Have to be careful as han is on double the dose of so kalm and with the added magnesium can have an adverse reaction! (doses agreed by my vet by the way so its all safe!)
i have tried every calmer under the sun and this is the only one i have had any luck with other than full on sedating her hahahaha!
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greyandbay says:
I use the 'heavy' magnesium oxide which is probably cheaper than buying a branded calmer, but only for use as a hoof supplement, not as a calmer, so can't really comment on if it works or not - both horses I use it for are pretty laid back anyway !!
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Nov 08
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cindars says:
Have used Special calmer on an arab (Hilton Herbs) and also Global Herbs do one as well. Both worked on my mares. If you compete under rules you have to use the one without valerian.
Hi, thanks for that.... well i've started him Feedmarks steady up, as recommended by a friend. I'm hoping this will help and stop him getting so stressed about things. He's really not a nasty boy, but he was at the point of being dangerous so i have to do something. So any tips would be greatly appreciated. thanks
You could always try a homeopathic route with things, give him essential oils to lick and sniff from your hands and things. I'd get a proper person out to give their opinion on that though haha, i know a few people that have good results from it. :)
Feb 12
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toochi says:
hi temperment by hilton herbs is fab stuff , there is also a calmer that is supposed to have fantastic results its called prokalm by science supplements , it is expensive nearly £60 a tub but you can order a 4-5 day sample pack for around £9 .there is a video on youtube . apparently it contains no magnesium etc which is what traditional calmers contain and works in 15-30 mins .
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kevinhiatt says:
Aconite 200c to calm and also for mares problem feedmark hormomese which works, besides sedolin. The Aconite 200c taken 2 x night before 2x morning then 2x 1/2 hr before required.
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I am putting my horse on some but not yet :D
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There is a lot of misinformation out there about what this bill would do, and I appreciate the opportunity to set the record straight. This bill does not provide amnesty to illegal aliens, which is automatic citizenship for people who are in our country illegally. This bill is far from a free pass. To begin with, potential immigrants must pass a background check, pay any back taxes, and pay penalty fees. The bill also contains specific triggers which ensure that illegal immigrants cannot receive green cards until at least 10 years after the enactment of the bill and clear measures on border security are in place, making the total pathway to citizenship at least 13 years.
S.744 takes unprecedented steps to secure our border and make sure illegal immigrants can't get jobs. This bill contains funding for more fencing and security equipment, along with an additional 20,000 Border Patrol agents. This surge more than doubles the current force and allows the Border Patrol access to the tools they need to do their jobs more effectively. In addition, S.744 will keep illegal immigrants from getting jobs in the first place by requiring employers to use an employment verification system known as E-Verify.
Finally, this legislation cracks down on those who overstay their welcome in our country. With 40 percent of illegal immigrants resulting from visa overstays, the bill requires the federal government to begin the removal process for 90 percent of visa overstays and will hold the Department of Homeland Security accountable for failing to enforce the law.
Thank you again for contacting me on immigration reform. Please feel free to contact me again on this or any other subject.
Mark Begich
U.S. Senator"