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Oswestry is an ancient market town located in the North of Shropshire close by the English - Welsh Border. Its strategic position as a 'frontier town' has given it a turbulent history. Today the town still retains its vital function as a market and shopping centre serving North West Shropshire and Mid Wales. The narrow passageways link streets whose names conjure up images of the past: English Walls, Welsh Walls, The Bailey and the Horsemarket. It is a locally important shopping and agricultural centre and still retains the intimacy of a rural town serving local people and home to a number of specialist and independent shops.
The origins of the town are uncertain although the towns market dates back to 1190. The name Oswestry is thought to be a corruption of 'Oswald's Tree' and the legend that Oswald the Christian King of Northumbria fought a great battle against the pagan King of Mercia - Penda. Oswald was defeated and killed in the battle. Penda - as a warning to others who might challenge his rule - dismembered Oswald's body and hung his limbs on the branches of a tree - hence the name 'Oswalds Tree'.
Oswestry's first school founded in 1407 is now a Heritage centre and holds regular exhibitions of local arts and crafts. The town Tourist Information Centre can be found in the same building.
Most of the town centre has been designated a Conservation Area conveying a mixture of architectural styles. There are many old timber framed houses, for example Llywd Mansion on Cross Street, the Heritage Centre, the Blackgate, the Fox Inn and the shops along Beatrice Street. Georgian architecture is also represented particularly around St Oswald's Church where there are a number of imposing town houses complete with grand entrance staircases and front doors.
It has a significant Victorian legacy. Many of the Shop fronts and facades, the many terraced houses and churches and railway buildings reflect this period.
Oswestry, has a troubled past and was once encircled by town walls which is shown on the medieval street plan of a walled town. The Oswestry Town Trail leaflet is available from the Heritage Centre and the Tourist Information Centre at Mile End and can be used to tour the town's many sites of historical interest for example: St Oswald's Church. Cae Glas Park, the town's old gates and Castle Bank are just a few of the places of interest.
History and Town Records
Few records survive from before 1674, the year of the charter granted to the Town by King Charles II, some deeds, charters, accounts and memoranda of the Bailiffs do exist but little else.
From 1674 to 1835 records are plentiful, consisting of minutes of the Council, accounts of the Mayor, proceedings of the Quarter Sessions and Court of Record, and correspondence and papers relating to the business of the Guildhall, the gaol, markets and fairs, and other matters of Local Interest.
Post 1835 Oswestry saw was a period of great development. In the late 1840's new Markets were built in the late 1840's and the construction of reservoirs followed from the late 1860's to the late 1880's. The events were well recorded in the minutes of the Council and its committees and numerous bundles of deeds and documents on all and sometimes trivial aspects of the administration of Town affairs.
The Castle
Dating to around 1086, the castle L'oeuvre was recorded in William I's Domesday Book as being built by Rainald, Sheriff of Shropshire in the Hundred of Meresberie, it was once a frontier outpost that saw both Welsh and Anglo Saxon mix together prior to the Norman conquest.
The earliest reference to the town was recorded 1272 and the settlement of Blancminster, which derives from its white stone church. The Welsh refer to a 'Creos Oswallt' in 1254, and an obvious link with St. Oswald, the Northumbrian King who was killed at the nearby Battle of Maeserfelth in 641 AD. Regardless, it is generally accepted that Oswestry was once a strong Welsh settlement and the Castle had a role of domination to subdue Welsh resistance.
Following the conquest, the region was granted to Roger de Montgomerie by William I. This passed to Rainald who is attributed as having built the first castle. Then came Alan Fitzlaad, descendant to the mighty Fitzalans and later to become the Lords of Arundel and Clun.
The Civil War between Stephen and Matilda saw William Fitzalan I join forces with Matilda and he was forced to give up the castle and its area. The Welsh appear to have taken this chance to reclaim what they once lost and the occupation of the castle by Madoc ap Maerdudd the Prince of Powys, between 1149 and 1157, along with the Lordship of the area followed.
The accession of Henry II saw the Fitzalan's recover their estate, but they failed to establish a peaceful reign and troubled times followed. There was significant conflict between the Welsh and the English, which saw the area and its castle sacked numerous times. In 1165, Henry II adopted it as a base for his campaign against Owain Gwynned and in 1211, it was used by King John in his war against Llewlyn Fawr.
By 1270 the castle's walls embraced the town. In the 14th Century one Owain Glyndwr attempted to establish himself as the rightful Prince of Wales and throughout this period the town became recognised as a strategic trading point. For example, the Short Charter granted by William III at the end of the 12th Century awarded the area similar customs and liberties as the larger and already prosperous Shrewsbury.
A second charter in 1263 followed and in 1399 it received a Royal Charter. Despite this, it remained a fully fortified military base and this function continued for many years.
The outbreak of the Civil War in 1642 revived its status as a military stronghold and it was once more strengthened to some degree, following the town's declaration of support for Charles I, and prepared for hostility. In June 1644 the castle was under the control of Colonel Edward Lloyd of Llanforda. It was laid to siege by Thomas Mytton of Halston Hall (near Whittington) who was soon joined by the earl of Denbigh. The town gates were battered into submission by cannon and infiltrated by troops who rapidly descended upon the castle, surrounding. The following day, 'Buttars,' a kind of early grenade, were used to storm the gates and the royalist troops surrendered.
Following the Civil War, Oswestry Castle were rendered uninhabitable as part of a campaign to quash further resistance and it was reduced to a simple collection of stones.
Other Places of Interest
The Old Grammer School
A 15th Century, Grade II listed timber-framed property. Originally the Oswestry Grammar School, founded by David Holbache in 1407, the building occupies a prominent position on the boundary of the churchyard of St. Oswald. Now the property of Oswestry Town Council and opened in 1992, the Centre contains civic and local items of interest reflecting the long established and magnificent Heritage of Oswestry.
Iron Age Fort
There is a large Iron Age fort just to the North of the town. It was started over 2500 years ago. Nowadays, only the Earthworks remain, but it's worth a visit. It can be seen from the A5 going North out of the town. It is maintained by English Heritage
Racecourse Common
This is at the top of a hill and is the site of an old racecourse. It is possible to walk around the old circuit and there are a number of walks is this area including some through the adjacent Candy Woods. The Offa's dyke path passes through the common and the woods.
Offa's Dyke footpath (goes right through the area)
This long distance footpath , which goes from Prestatyn to Chepstow along the Welsh border, passes about 3 miles to the west of Oswestry. It is a well maintained footpath (some other paths in the area are not so good) and can be picked up at many points in the area. The path follows an ancient earthwork which is thought to have been a defensive dyke built by the Saxon King Offa .
Whittington Castle 2 Miles East
There are quite a few remains of the castle which can be found in the Centre of Whittington village. There are plenty of ducks to be found in the old castle moat.
Visit Shropshire's largest Mere at Ellesmere and the magnificent Chirk Castle is 7 miles away.
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ATLANTA — Alabama got a hand on the ball, which wobbled into the arms of a Georgia receiver who wasn't supposed to catch it.
Before the Bulldogs could get off another play, the clock ran out.
The Crimson Tide is heading back to the national championship game.
By a mere 5 yards.
AJ McCarron threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to Amari Cooper with 3:15 remaining and No. 2 Alabama barely held on at the end, beating No. 3 Georgia 32-28 in a Southeastern Conference title game for the ages Saturday.
"I'm ready to have a heart attack here," Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said.
As confetti fell from the Georgia Dome roof, the Bulldogs collapsed on the field, stunned they had come so close to knocking off the team that has won two of the last three national titles.
"We just ran out of time," Georgia coach Mark Richt moaned.
Alabama (12-1) will get a chance to make it three out of four when they face top-ranked Notre Dame for the BCS crown on Jan. 7 in Miami.
This time, Alabama will head to the big game with a championship already in its pocket — unlike last year's squad, which didn't even make it to Atlanta, but got a do-over against SEC champion LSU in the national title game.
Even though the Tide left little doubt it was truly the best team in the country, routing the Tigers 21-0, there were plenty who thought Saban's team didn't deserve a rematch.
There will be no complaints when Alabama heads to South Florida for a dream matchup between two of college football's most storied programs. The Tide and Notre Dame have each won eight Associated Press national titles, more than any other school.
"This group has been fantastic," Saban said. "They were able to accomplish something of significance, and something that last year's team didn't accomplish, which is win the SEC championship."
What a game it was.
After an apparent game-clinching interception by Alabama was overturned on a video review, Georgia's Aaron Murray completed a 15-yard pass to Arthur Lynch, a 23-yarder to Tavarres King and a 26-yarder to Lynch, who was hauled down at the Alabama 8 as the clock continued to run.
The Bulldogs (11-2) were out of timeouts.
Instead of spiking the ball and gathering themselves, the Bulldog snapped the ball with 9 seconds to go. Murray attempted a pass into the corner but it was deflected at the line and ended in the arms of Chris Conley out in the right flats.
Surprised to get the ball, he slipped down at the 5.
Georgia couldn't get off another play.
Richt said the offense had the play it wanted at the end, but Alabama ruined it by tipping the pass. If it had fallen incomplete instead of going to Conley, who instinctively caught it, the Bulldogs likely would've had at least one more play, maybe two.
Instead, they were done.
"I told the guys I was disappointed, but I'm not disappointed in them," Richt said. "They're warriors. We had a chance at the end."
The consolation prize will likely be a spot in the Capital One Bowl, though the Bulldogs certainly looked like a team deserving of something better.
"Do I think we're worthy of a BCS bowl?" Richt said. "Yes I do."
The Bulldogs even got props from Saban.
"It would be a crying shame if Georgia doesn't get to go to a BCS bowl game," the Alabama coach said. "They played a tremendous game out there. That was a great football game, by both teams. It came right down to the last play."
In a back-and-forth second half that looked nothing like a game in the defensive-minded SEC, the Crimson Tide trailed 21-10 after Alec Ogletree returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown in the third quarter.
Alabama rallied behind a punishing run game, finishing with 350 yards on the ground, an SEC championship game record. Eddie Lacy — the game's MVP — rumbled for 181 yards on 20 carries, including two TDs. Freshman T.J. Yeldon added 153 yards on 25 carries, also scoring a TD.
After the game, Lacy hooked up with the guy he replaced in the Alabama backfield — Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram, now with the NFL's New Orleans Saints.
"He just told me congratulations and that I did a great job running and it was it was the best he's ever seen me run." Lacy said.
But the Tide won it through the air.
With Georgia stacking the line, McCarron fooled the Bulldogs with play action and delivered a perfectly thrown pass to Cooper, who beat Damian Swann in single coverage down the left side.
Georgia played like a champion until the clock ran out, though.
Using up their timeouts and forcing a punt, the Bulldogs got the ball back at their 15 with 1:08 remaining. Alabama broke into a celebration when a pass down the middle for Conley was deflected and Dee Milliner appeared to make a diving interception. But the replay showed the ball hit the ground, so Murray and the Georgia offense trotted back on the field for their last gasp.
And what a gasp it was.
Just not quite enough.
Todd Gurley led Georgia with 122 yards rushing, including a couple of TDs. Murray was 18 of 33 for 265 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
McCarron was 12 of 21 for 162 yards with an interception, just his third of the season.
After a defensive struggle in the first half, with Alabama kicking a field goal on the final play for a 10-7 lead, the last two quarters were nothing but run-and-gun.
The Bulldogs took the second-half kickoff and marched right down the field for the go-ahead touchdown. Gurley ran it seven times, capped by leg-churning, 3-yard drive up the middle to make it 14-10.
Alabama looked like it was about to answer, holding the ball for more than 5 1-2 minutes, before the drive stalled. Cade Foster came on for a 50-yard field-goal attempt, but his low kick was swatted down by Cornelius Washington. Ogletree scooped up the bouncing ball in stride and returned it 55 yards for a touchdown.
Suddenly, the Bulldogs led 21-10.
But the Tide wasn't about to go away that easy. Yeldon broke off a 31-yard run, Swann was called interference on a throw down the middle, and Yeldon powered in from the 10. He ran it again for the 2-point conversion, pulling Alabama to 21-18.
Georgia went three-and-out, and the ground assault resumed. Lacy barreled over right guard for 32 yards. Yeldon got it down to the 1. Lacy returned for the first snap of the fourth period, bulling over to put Alabama ahead 25-21.
The Tide's momentum lasted about 2 minutes.
Murray found King down the middle for a 45-yard completion and Gurley finished off the lightning-quick possession with a 10-yard touchdown run up the middle, putting Georgia back on top, 28-25.
But Alabama knows a thing or two about comebacks, having rebounded the last two years from regular-season losses.
Just three weeks ago, the Tide was upset at home by Johnny Manziel and Texas A&M.
Now, Bama is off to play for another title.
"It's just the never-give-up attitude," McCarron said. "You've got to keep fighting through it."


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[quote][i]Originally posted by Sahir[/i] [br]A truly fabulous speech !!!!!!!!! Let us hope that it does cause change in the Arab Showing world. I heard Princess Alia had a standing ovation !! Very Well deserved. Elaine xx [/quote]
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Thought some of you might be interested in HRH Princess Alia al Hussein's presentation at the WAHO conference in Doha, Qatar recently...
Although the title of this talk is "equine Human relations in today's world," I hope you will forgive me if i begin with some reflections upon the wider relations between humans and animals in Yesterday's world, by way of "setting the scene", and trying to see not only where we are now but how (how on EARTH!) we got to this�
The relationship between animals and humans in the times of our ancestors was much clearer I think. Hunting was for most a necessity yet performed with appreciation of and respect for the hunted creatures-it was not purely massacre, and it was set within a real framework as was most interaction between our predecessors and the natural world. There were cultural and religious procedures that were STRICTLY OBSERVED, unlike today, where most guidelines are often purely mechanical, performed (if at all correctly) in a perfunctory manner and with no real empathy.
Buddhism not only respects- but avoids in any way jeopardizing the lives of -even the tiniest insects. In Shamanism, creatures are often regarded by individuals as their spiritual guides, or "totems". Nearer at hand, and more familiar to most of us, the three monotheistic religions all have strong guidelines for interacting with the natural world: guidelines based upon mercy and respect. We are told that King Solomon altered the course of his entire army to avoid trampling a colony of ants: Islam and Islamic history, from the Prophet to his Companions and on, has directives and requirements for the treatment of animals and even plants which are stricter than many welfare organizations would dream of, surprising though this may seem. One of the most telling examples is the event where the prophet Muhammad, also at the head of a huge army, posted a soldier to stand guard over a dog with new born puppies by the path. The sentry was to stay with her until all the troops had passed by, in order to ensure that nobody would bother them. Islam also, while fully acknowledging Christ's ability to heal the sick and raise the dead, cites an earlier of his miracles : his modeling of a dove from clay and then breathing life into it�his ability of ,with God's Guidance, giving life- the "greatest gift of all!" - was not restricted to human beings�
The fact is that our predecessors-and not so long ago either- only a generation or two in some parts of the world- were ALL aware of the sacredness of life whatever the species and - especially in the near and far east-they were also fully aware of animals as sentient beings. Yet In spite of St Francis of Assisi and many others who famously interacted with all creatures and had firsthand knowledge not only of the sentiency but sophisticated thought processes of all creatures , it took until 1999 for the modern European Community to officially recognized the sentiency of animals!
So there has clearly been a degeneration in the attitude of humans towards the rest of Creation� and this has accelerated along with every other aspect of worldly life, during the past century. Huge numbers of humans with their associated needs- magnified into DEMANDS thanks to both public and social media- call for equally huge resources to be put at their disposal. Logistics do not necessarily encourage humane attitudes-pressures prevent us from thinking about the essentials, often, and the one thing that most of us are encouraged to do is to "Get ahead", -make more money- bigger names for ourselves- provide for our loved ones-often by giving them more and more intrinsically superficial values and gadgets which take away from our interaction with the natural world; from what is REAL, GROUNDING-and terrifyingly- ENDANGERED!
Horses. We are all here at this WAHO conference because of some form of interest, love-commitment, not only to horses but particularly to the Arabian horse-the "versatile", horse- the Improver-whose genes have contributed to all warmblood breeds and several others as well.
We felt, I believe, fairly safe and cocooned in our "Arabian horse world", as recently as twenty years ago. Yes, there were muffled outcries at the surfacing abusive trends in the training of show horses across the ocean, but while we abhorred it we also felt slightly complacent that THIS would never catch on anywhere else. I, for one, WAS alarmed at how soon that complacency was cracked when the European and Australasian show scene began to follow suit, but I was still naive and SURE that "Once ALL the Arab countries get really involved in the Arabian Show scene this will change-they will NEVER accept these excesses. We will be horrified and vocal and help to wake everyone up, and put our resources behind stopping the abuse. I believed it fully- but sadly, whether through our blind belief in the word of trainers and dealers, or through willfully blinding ourselves to the reality behind reactions of horses in the ring, or ANYWHERE when "Stood up", by most handlers, -WHATEVER the reason, we have not done and are not DOING right by our horses. I -regretfully but openly-include Jordan in this, because while do truly try our best to ensure that our SHOWS do not feature abuse, and make our owners aware of the issues, there are still many owners who do not "GET IT", and while loving their horses still either do not recognize OR turn a blind eye to bad handling and scared horses.
The show scene has become actually a TRIAL for many spectators to attend. Those that do not have horses entered don't come because it is not a pleasure to see a vast majority of frightened animals. Those that care too much to subject their horses TO abuse often feel that they can�t compete with the "professional" scene- and so give up-many are giving up their whole LIVES with horses when not being able to compete against the wind. Yet attempts at strict rule enforcement are often countered by pleas for leniency towards the "professionals, "with comments like "they are only doing their JOB- it�s their livelihood." In truth, it is ACTUALLY those relative few who are ruining the livelihoods of many, along with the sanity and wellbeing of their possibly beautiful but internally damaged charges. Exaggerating? When you walk through a barn full of fabulous deep straw bedding and big looseboxes, wonderful ventilation and (no doubt) the BEST food and medical care-ALL the "pluses", cited commonly by the professional trainers and handlers- you may be impressed� until you see a large strong beautiful mare pr
ick her ears at the sound of one famous handler WAY down the corridor and collapse on the ground in a heap, scrabbling in the lovely deep bedding to get OUT-to go ANYWHERE away from that voice, even out through the back wall of her cement loosebox. Then you are not only unimpressed- if you are like me, you are feeling physically nauseous. Especially when the overseer entrusted by the owner with this huge project shrugs sheepishly and says, " Russian bloodlines", or some equally ridiculous excuse.
So the Show scene is not in great shape-and from the little I have seen, this is true of several other Breed shows to greater or lesser degrees. Much stress, much travel, little consideration for the horses. The more dangerous aspect for the future-aside from the breeders and owners leaving the scene (and who are the ones who ensure continuation of any breed) -is the negative transformation of the Versatile improver, the tough prepotent intelligent BRAVE (and yes, beautiful) Arabian into a cowering or aggressive neurotic flimsy travesty; not only off-putting to non-Arabian horse people, but with questionable potential for any life outside the show ring and a very poor prospect for the long-term viability of the breed.
Some of us decide to give other Horse sports a try-because we love horses and everything about them-the smell of their breath, their feed, their leather tack- just being in some way a part of their world. So we try endurance- polo- dressage- racing. Endurance and polo, though much derided and often cited as abusive by "show people", wanting to accuse other equine sports of abuse (as if two wrongs ever made one right)...both of these sports-and i do mean when performed PROPERLY -are often loved by the horses. Endurance involves exercise, and when training and feeding are performed realistically and there is not the typical modern stress of ego to WIN AT ALL costs (too often the horse's cost) then it can be a great sport. A real partnership and mutual understanding between equine and human; reciprocal respect and affection; sustained physical effort culminating in a wonderful bond- and often deeply fulfilling performances resulting from really knowing each other . Sometimes spectacular unexpected wins, but in their absence STILL enormous satisfaction and contentment after a long days' effort spent in amicable competition with other like- minded friends both human and equine, concluded safely. In such cases, it is a Great sport.
Polo also, for the horses with an aptitude for the game and trained and ridden by good sensitive riders, can be highly enjoyable. Many polo ponies appear to truly LOVE the game. I know of several "old hands", well trained ponies who actually do a little shift of weight or skip to correct the seat of an inexperienced rider, and are themselves great teachers. As with any other horse sport, if the human part of the equation has too little consideration or too much ego, then of course it can be disastrous. Too little SKILL on the rider's part is often less of an issue, because horses, like other speechless creatures, understand our hearts and are willing to put up with much physical discomfort quite contentedly as long as there is love and consideration. As long as the rules are clear. As long as things make sense. It is when things become bizarre- when punishments given for standing in a natural way- or REWARDS are given for achieving a required pose which is UNCOMFORTABLE- praise for something painful- punishment for not doing ANYTHING WRONG. That is when horses can start to lose their minds.
Racing, show jumping, dressage-again, in the modern world, these have problems. We all know about the huge number of non-starters, young horses not up to the promise of their pedigrees or who broke down too early- sent to meat factories. Horses who may need a few months of rest to be great competitors NEXT year, but are put down because it is quicker to claim insurance on them and buy a new one to compete on- and if successful sell on-FAST before it fails and the price goes down. On and on selling and ridiculously huge prices until the creature fails. Then, unless it is a great breeding prospect -off to the meat factory.
For dressage, the old time consuming basic training, of the Classical schools such as the Spanish riding School of Vienna and the Cadre Noir of France, are largely ignored in modern dressage. These techniques and training plans took into consideration the essentials such as the maturity (both physical and MENTAL) of the horses for each stage: the necessity for protecting developing joints and tendons and for preserving sensitive mouths. Riders were not allowed to TOUCH the reins of a horse until they had completed I believe it was two years of training and would not compromise the horses by heavy handedness. No bleeding mouths, no over-flexion, no "blue tongues", to sicken spectators. Those classically trained horses last, they perform their exercises for many years before retiring. The average age of competition horses in Europe a couple of years ago- i am not aware of the more recent statistics-was EIGHT years old. Disposable beings.
And yet, though there are so very many horses that don't make the grade and are sent off to slaughter or are just neglected- do we stop breeding so many? Do we attempt to only produce realistic numbers for which we can do our best to guarantee a reasonable future? Oh no, instead we breed by ever more artificial means- extracting the last possible penny from the parents with no consideration for THEIR part in the lives they beget: stallions are harvested often much too young , totally ignoring the truths behind the Chinese philosophy which equates male energy with the "Life force", itself�. MARES are also often harvested mercilessly for embryo transfer- not just in rare cases where a rare strain or bloodline is attempting to be preserved-which COULD perhaps justify embryo transfer on a small scale- but for other reasons-selfish reasons. How often have we heard, "This is NOT a brood mare-she is a SHOW MARE that produces babies ". She needs to keep her figure to attend shows- or alternatively, it may be pure greed in wanting to have as MANY eggs as possible to sell from a famous expensive mare. So she is pumped with hormones again and again. I think not only the ladies among you, but any gentleman who has a wife daughter or sister will understand how such things affect our well-being� and these poor mares rarely if ever are allowed the fulfilling conclusion of it all- a warm live foal to love, teach, and nurture.
I frankly find equally offensive the fact that the carrier mares-often large gentle souls but not esteemed enough to be bred themselves-are regarded with amusement and derision when they produce the "Jewel", they have been carrying on behalf of the more aristocratic genetic dam. I have seen them laughed at and called ugly while they are still serving their required purpose, nurturing or even still carrying the other's foal- no respect at all. And it is worth remembering that surrogate dams DO contribute to the physical as well as temperamental make-up of the creature they carry. Humans cannot attempt to "Play God", without serious repercussions ... I apologize for depressing you, but if we just close our eyes and ears to the truth, then we really cannot help to make the future brighter for anyone. There IS however good news. There is at last a large, loud, and I think serious outcry about show abuse. (I know because having the questionable benefit of being on the ECAHO Show Commission I am quite regularly being upbraided for being ineffectual and useless) - and I don't blame those who say that -any committee is often a good way of delaying action, and with the best will in the world, action is often HORRIBLY slow. But i DO believe that the present outcry, if sustained, may help us to bring about change-by waking up the owners to reality- to the suffering of their horses- by empowering officials, from judges to DC s to ring stewards to being far more effective-and helping push us into far more practical action and decisions.
As for the trainers, I also believe that many are as desensitized to what they are doing, as are children playing violent video games to real war footage. I know from myself that the more I think about and really become acquainted with the feelings and senses of others, the more I become aware of HOW desensitized I WAS, often not perceiving things which are in fact truly distressing. So instead of just criticizing the trainers I DO think that we need to actually TRY (at least) to get them to understand what the effects are of what they do.
One example- A horse who was having serious episodes of bizarre stress-sudden, hysterical behaviour- apparently flashbacks. With the help of a horse whisperer a story unfolded-and I do realize that many of you will dismiss this as fantasy, but bear with me- I ghoulishly -and in view of the almost self-damaging violence of the episodes expected a tale of beatings, the infamous cattle-prods, etc etc. But instead there was a show arena- identifiable from the description - then some "shaking", (flapping of a bag or plastic thing to just wake up the young creature in the ring-nothing violent nor mean- but disturbing to the youngster. Then a lovely box, security- a solid box not a temporary show one (this fitted with the identification of the Show arena and fitted with the horse's history, as did the whole story, but the "whisperer"-or "listener" if you like- knew none of this). Wonderful sense of peace and security in this box, but then the door opened and someone came in and began shaking and jazzing the horse up-AGAIN-and though it was not cruelly meant nor threatening, there was a sickening sense of "EVEN here there is no PEACE",.. the security shattered� Now how many of us would think that this would be THAT upsetting? A young horse at a show, people interested to see him after classes- visit his box, ' come on, wake up now, look good"� but to HIM it affected his whole sense of order and there was no security anywhere- for years. Now this story may be sheer imagination on the part of the Whisperer, merely coinciding with the known facts horse's real history It may be that this horse WAS horribly abused, but the apparently banal and understated events described made it so much more plausible to me...it is NOT, as the trainers may think-just serious beatings and real pain that does the damage-it can be FAR FAR smaller seemingly harmless patterns. AND IT IS UNNECESSARY. THAT is what we ALL need to underline.
We know that horses are great strong creatures-even a foal can be hugely difficult to manage if it decides to be obstreperous- but this merely underlines the obvious fact: If horses did NOT have a basic willingness to work with humans, if they were INTRINSICALLY vicious uncooperative creatures just waiting for a chance to "Be the boss", "Take control", or harm us, they would not throughout history have been such wonderful companions, so patient and tolerant of our mistakes and harshness (whether intended or otherwise) or so willing to be our workmates and our friends. Horses have individual characters which in a herd will form parts of an intricate whole, each with a role according to his or her natural abilities and each complementing the roles of the others. There are outstandingly sensitive ones- perceived as "flighty"; their natural ability to sense danger, find food and water, and to take fast decisions allows the herd to rely on them as Scouts. These will probably not be best suited to certain pursuits in which loud noise and total obedience-lack of individual initiative-are main components. There are the natural "defenders", often strong males who are commonly perceived as DRIVING the herd, but in fact are "guarding the rear", protecting the rear or any vulnerable spot while THE SCOUT -often a strong minded and quick-witted MARE- leads them out of danger. Such a defender would not be idea for a job where he has to be mindlessly obeying orders however alien to his understanding.
The key is not to assume that horses are lying in wait waiting to "take over"�it is in making things as clear as possible, gaining their trust and in return respecting and trusting THEM. Thus, when we require something which does NOT make sense or is alarming to them, like crossing a busy street. They will accept that we know THIS urban and man-made environment, and trust us not to put them in danger- especially if we in return trust THEM in THEIR natural environment, don't force them to walk past a grove of trees where they may have sensed a predator hiding, or to take a path which they sense is unsafe footing� In any partnership, trusting each other to do what is best for both and to take the lead in their own field of "expertise� is the best way. By the same logic, forcing an unsuitable job on a creature whose individual talents and NATURE are in opposition to it, is a recipe for problems. We should understand that and not set ourselves AND the horse up for failure by insisting what a specific creature must do if it is intrinsically unsuited to it. Otherwise yes there MAY be huge battles, and because we have more technical and physical ways of controlling the horses we may force them into our mould- but at great loss to both sides-including physical danger and worse-loss of HUMANITY.
We need to comprehend that when horses refuse a request or directive it is usually because they physically cannot do it- or find it hard-like obeying a particular order while on the wrong LEG. Or because it is painful-they may have a physical issue of which we are not yet aware- or again they may be just asking us to confirm what it is we want. If they have performed a new task well several times and suddenly seem reluctant to keep doing so, it is probably not stubbornness or stupidity- it is most likely, " Are you SURE you want this AGAIN? We already DID that over and over"� Sometimes they are "testing", us, asking us who WE really are-horses are amazing teachers and- when permitted- healers�.
Back to the good news- there is a HUGE trend towards people wanting to use non damaging and kinder methods in their interaction with horses. However - and I do feel this is important to understand- some of the "Natural Horsemanship" methods- most notably those involving chasing away the horse in a round pen-can be quite as damaging as physical abuse-perhaps more-as they strip the creature of its will - FAST and what is left is an apathetic shell. True there was no outward cruelty and CERTAINLY the intention is good, but it is based upon incomplete or partial truths. True, wild horses keep newcomers outside the group until they have assessed how (if at all) they will fit into the complex herd system. If accepted-both newcomer and herd having had up to three days sometimes, in which to observe and figure things out-then there is usually a smooth blending- no fighting and injury-risking, nor damage to the valuable grass around by churning it up in the process. If NOT accepted, the newcomer has the option of finding other company-it is not hemmed in, being chased away but with nowhere to GO, and only total submission and loss of identity as the alternative. That way is a form of domination- and we all know that broken minds and wills can be far harder to heal than broken bodies. So if you want to try natural methods, do read up on them from several angles, and use your own sense and observation as well. You are probably more in tune and have HEARD more from your own horse than any expert can teach you�trust your hearts.
We all know that horses are not just enchanting, a healthy pastime for teenagers, ego-boosters, work companions or facilitators, entertainers - but as I mentioned earlier, they are ALSO healers. Arab tradition tells us that they bear good fortune, that they ensure Divine assistance to their owners in caring for them, that they are comets combatting negative forces. I believe that they really do filter away negative energies, but they do more than that. I would like to end this talk with a few happy stories-stories of our horses at the Growing Together project run in Jordan for children on the autistic spectrum and others with emotional disorders and some physical special needs.
This project was started only a year ago, using mainly retired horses, some are rescue cases-none had any specific training. The children meet the horses, and within minutes each child has been "chosen", by one of the horses -the bond between them acknowledged by some physical indication on the part of the horse. The program develops at the individual speed required by each child- some are extremely anxious by just being outdoors- some want to sit on the horse from day one-others take weeks to get CLOSE enough to touch one. But there have been some seeming miracles and almost if not all have shown truly amazing progress. From non-speaking at ALL, to calling out to the horse-from agoraphobia to roaming around the hillside confidently-from lack of coordination to playing football with friends, from lack of self-expression to joining in discussions and making choices.
One little boy of seven had poor physical coordination, and had never spoken at all. He was walking down the hill with "his" horse, past an enclosure of wildlife rescued from local zoos. Suddenly Suyen, who runs the program, heard what sounded like, "WOLF". She turned to the child's carer in surprise at hearing the English word. Again they heard, "WOLF", and now the child was pointing at the wolves watching through the fence. The carer was almost in tears; yes the little boy heard English spoken at home, but never had he spoken in ANY language before. Several months later, his physical development continues to grow along with his verbal vocabulary- but he is probably the first child ever to be PRAISED for "Crying "Wolf"!
Another small boy who did speak occasional words (but never linked two to make a phrase) attends with his mother, their school not being able to afford extra carers to accompany the children on these visits. (The sessions are all a free service, but carers attend with the children.) This mother was thrilled when, on days that she would tell her child, "No school today", he would respond with, "Husan (horse)". The fact that he was clearly drawing conclusions-linking lack of school with a reason- a visit to the stables-was a huge step in what she saw as his development. After a few weeks of walking near a mare, he progressed to leading her himself and then came the best moment of all for his mother: he had never expressed emotions before, but suddenly he said in Arabic, "I love horse", and went up the mare and kissed her. He has continued progressing so fast from then that he not only chats away to his family-he is about to join mainstream school this year, God Willing.
On that note, I will conclude this talk with a short film of how the relationship between horses and humans CAN be�.. I hope the talk has not been too exhausting or boring, and thank you for your patience.
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Posted - 19 Nov 2011 : 6:53:08 PM
That say's it all, really. Thank-you Princess Alia. For all those generations of horses to come and those 'PRIVALGIGED HORSES' who are suffering now, all for a trophy and Rosette..........and human pride, envy and, of course, financial gain. Shame on us, as humans and guardians, of these amazing animals, that it has come to a point when an article like this has to be written.
Posted - 18 Nov 2011 : 5:14:18 PM
I'm so glad this has been made a sticky, thanks to Paula and Rui.
People can re-read this at any time and hopefully give all a 'feel good' feeling knowing there is someone out there who cares so very much.
Posted - 16 Nov 2011 : 5:42:43 PM
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Originally posted by Pashon2001
I do love the comment on 'Natural Horsemanship', I have long said 'why would I want to chase my horse away?', thats a punishment isnt it!! Making them beg to come back to you is cruel, well thats my opinion.
Well said - I've never understood "sending away" a horse; I wouldn't do it either!
When I said I didn't agree with chasing horses away in round pens in a recent Monty Roberts thread some people got rather annoyed with me---glad to see I am in such good company
I agree with every word of this speech, and am very glad Princess Alia got a well deserved standing ovation. That gives me hope.
Posted - 16 Nov 2011 : 1:29:36 PM
This speech was spot on, very true and very moving! Thank you Princess Alia!
I am going to share it on some other forums if I may x
Posted - 15 Nov 2011 : 8:45:44 PM
A truly fabulous speech !!!!!!!!! Let us hope that it does cause change in the Arab Showing world.
I heard Princess Alia had a standing ovation !! Very Well deserved.
Elaine xx
Posted - 15 Nov 2011 : 7:54:48 PM
Originally posted by Pashon2001
I do love the comment on 'Natural Horsemanship', I have long said 'why would I want to chase my horse away?', thats a punishment isnt it!! Making them beg to come back to you is cruel, well thats my opinion.
Well said - I've never understood "sending away" a horse; I wouldn't do it either!
Posted - 15 Nov 2011 : 1:02:09 PM
I do love the comment on 'Natural Horsemanship', I have long said 'why would I want to chase my horse away?', thats a punishment isnt it!! Making them beg to come back to you is cruel, well thats my opinion.
Posted - 15 Nov 2011 : 10:00:44 AM
HRH says YES, of course you may share her speech on the NZ sites. :)
and Thank You.
Posted - 15 Nov 2011 : 08:39:21 AM
I read this on FB and have copied into my favourites , because its something I will want to read again and again. Sue you are so right about Arabs with children, they are amazingly understanding that this is a little human and they must be gentle with them
the PAF is a very worthy cause and helps animals ( and educate children) from all over the world.
Alyth Long
Posted - 15 Nov 2011 : 07:20:08 AM
DOH!! I am so slow!! Of course Princess Alia Foundation!!! I'll have another go!!
Alyth Long
Posted - 15 Nov 2011 : 07:15:13 AM
Thanks Suyents. I just tried PAF on fb and got a page for the Pakistan Air Force!! So what does PAF stand for in our language??!! Many thanks.
Posted - 14 Nov 2011 : 9:26:14 PM
A REAL hug back-to all of you-thank you so much for your incredibly kind comments,and for caring. God Bless!
Posted - 14 Nov 2011 : 9:17:00 PM
A wonderful speech and a wonderful film. If only those who most need to understand the message could be capable of doing so.
Posted - 14 Nov 2011 : 8:21:53 PM
Sorry didn't know about that
Ok then a virtual hug for her
Posted - 14 Nov 2011 : 8:09:23 PM
Originally posted by Pasch
Wow!I am so impressed.First thing is I would like to give Princess Alia a big hug,she's a real Princess at heart,too!Looks like she reads AL,too.She put in words all my thoughts and I started to shed tears when she told the stories of the kids and the horses.
I hope this speech circulates around and is read by many
Princess Alia has been an AL member since 2003.
Posted - 14 Nov 2011 : 8:07:42 PM
Princess Alia is one of the greatest ambassadors for the Arabian horse and is not afraid to speak out, or stand up to be counted. I have the greatest respect and admiration for her as she is able to articulate the thoughts and feelings of the majority of us, but can reach the ears and minds of those with influence. The Growing Together programme shows the wonderful bond between horse and human that ought to be an inspiration to all of us to ensure change happens.
Posted - 14 Nov 2011 : 7:56:02 PM
Absolutely spot on! Arabian horses have a wonderful champion with Pricess Alia on their side.
Posted - 14 Nov 2011 : 7:50:19 PM
Thank you all for your very kind comments....PAF has a FB page, so you can always put comments on there too, or on the PAF blog which has this speech up there as well...
Alyth: i have asked for you...
Posted - 14 Nov 2011 : 7:25:10 PM
Wow!I am so impressed.First thing is I would like to give Princess Alia a big hug,she's a real Princess at heart,too!Looks like she reads AL,too.She put in words all my thoughts and I started to shed tears when she told the stories of the kids and the horses.
I hope this speech circulates around and is read by many
Alyth Long
Posted - 14 Nov 2011 : 6:27:12 PM
Would it be ok to paste the speech on one of our New Zealand chat sites? Or on FB? Such a beautifully written speech needs to be heard all over the world. Thank you Princess Alia.
Posted - 14 Nov 2011 : 1:19:25 PM
An amazing speech that has touched the hearts of many.
I know so well as many of us do how horses and I think Arabians especially can be so gentle with children. We have a holiday cottage next door to us and not long ago a couple with a young child of around 6 or 7 years old asked to come in my stable barn and pet the horses, I was busy in the house said yes go ahead, forgetting my stallion was in his stable.
I came outside to find the child in the stable with Montoya right by his front legs arm outstretched to stroke him, my heart pounded as I tried not to react so to scare the child or parent, but need I worry? no, the stallion bent down and seemed to nudge the little boy closer.
Getting the child out of the stable very quickly I looked at our stallion who looked back at me with an expression of...'what's all the fuss about it's only a little person'
I've never felt so worried and angry with myself that this happened. We learnt a lesson of giving more trust to our horse but I'm still aware and wary and will be keeping a closer eye on who goes near my horses just in case! phew.
This small film had a special impact on me, yes tears too.
Thank you for posting.
Posted - 14 Nov 2011 : 11:52:18 AM
A wonderful speach and the film moved me to tears
Posted - 14 Nov 2011 : 11:49:13 AM
Wonderful and truly inspirational.
Posted - 14 Nov 2011 : 11:40:05 AM
A wonderful speech. Beautifully written.
Posted - 14 Nov 2011 : 11:39:47 AM
A fantastic speech, very moving and hopefully people will read it and actually start rethinking their approach. We are very lucky to have such an inspirational ambassador.
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Sleeping Pills Increase the Risk of Death
By Michael A. Smith, MD
The lead researcher, Dr. Daniel F. Kripke, told WebMD, "We are not certain. But it looks like sleeping pills could be as risky as smoking cigarettes. It looks much more dangerous to take these pills than to treat insomnia another way."
Hypnotic Sleeping Pills are DeadlyThere are two broad categories of sleeping pills. The first are called hypnotic sleeping pills. They work by actually causing a person to fall asleep. The second category of pills promotes sleep through relaxation.
The sleeping pills in question are the hypnotic ones, including Lunesta®, Sonata, Halcion, Dalmane, barbiturates and older antihistamines such as diphenhydramine. Dr. Kripke concluded that hypnotic sleeping pills "…are very dangerous. We think they cause death. We think they cause cancers. It is possible but not proven that reducing the use of these pills would lower the U.S. death rate."
Adverse Effects from Sleeping PillsThe following list of adverse effects comes straight from the National Institutes of Health on a popular hypnotic sleeping pill.2
- Headache
- Daytime drowsiness & lightheadedness
- Dizziness & loss of coordination
- Nausea & vomiting
- Heartburn & unpleasant taste
- Unusual dreams
- Decreased sexual desire
- Painful menstrual periods
- Breast enlargement in males
We need safer alternatives to help us sleep. So, here's one of our suggestions.
Milk Peptides Are Safer than Sleeping PillsFirst are bioactive milk peptides. These are a cutting-edge nutrient complex consisting of patented bioactive peptides found naturally in milk. Used widely in Europe to promote sustained and restful sleep patterns, published studies reveal that these bioactive milk peptides also promote relaxation, help with stress, and support daytime cognition.
A group of 60 women reporting a variety of sleep-related difficulties experienced as much as 65.6% improvement in their symptoms with just 150 mg per day of these bioactive milk peptides.3 In another study, the same 150 mg dose induced substantial improvements across 27 markers of sleep quality and stress response in 165 healthy adults.4
Be Careful with Any Use of Sleeping PillsThe bottom line is that hypnotic sleeping pills simply can't be considered safe. As such, it's best to avoid them as much as you can.
Here are some of our suggestions for promoting safe, healthy sleep:
- Be consistent. This means going to bed and waking at the same time, even on weekends.
- Move your bedroom clock out of eye view. Looking at the time only creates anxiety and can make sleep nearly impossible.
- Wrap up with a comfy comforter. This almost simulates being back in your mother's womb, and it's a great way to relax.
- Avoid TV, e-mail or any electronics for two hours before bedtime. These are all stimulants and should be avoided.
- Some people claim that aromatherapy works too. Try a candle with a lavender scent!
- Finally, consider giving milk peptides a try.
- BMJ Open. 2012 Feb 27;2(1):e000850. Print 2012. PMID:22371848 [PubMed - in process]
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000292/
- Eur J Clin Nutr. 2007 Apr;61(4):536-41.
- So Ken Study: Effect of Lactium® on sleep disorders. October, 2006.


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And not in a good way, either.
Well, yesterday was a true food adventure, and not anything like I was expecting.
The girls and I did the grocery shopping to make the dinner I had planned and were back mid-morning.
I started on the corn ice cream and the cheesecake right away, and got those things done. By the way, the corn ice cream was very unusual but good. It made a LOT!
Then I thought I would finish the dinner prep before I did my vacuuming and such. So I chopped veggies for the tacos and cleaned out 24 jalapeno peppers to make the poppers. I have never bought or eaten jalapeno peppers, but I didn't think they were that hot. I was so wrong.
As I was cleaning up, I made the mistake of touching my mouth and HOLY COW! It burned so bad all of a sudden I saw stars. I remembered that drinking milk was supposed to help and it did after a bit. Thankfully I was wearing my glasses and didn't touch my eyes. My nose was burning too, and it did for a good couple of hours.
You would think that was the end of it, but you would be wrong. My hands started burning- intensely- about an hour after I finished cleaning the peppers, around 1:30 or so. I looked up help on the internet. I tried milk, I tried peanut butter, I tried soap meant for removing grease, and all of it only gave me temporary relief. I took some Advil and that did take the edge off.
But when it came time to cook the meat for the tacos, I couldn't stand the heat of the pan, it made my hands burn so badly I couldn't hold on to the wooden spoon. Zach finished cooking it for me. By dinnertime, the pain was making me so antsy I couldn't sit still.
I obviously don't know much about peppers, but I am wondering if they weren't mixed up in the grocery store with something else, because some of them were edible and very tasty, and some were so hot that not even Rich or Zach could eat them. And that is saying something!
The pain continued right into the evening. I took more Advil and it did help a bit. Believe it or not, my hands still hurt this morning, though nothing like yesterday thank goodness. They still burn when I am near heat (like the toaster, coffee maker or hot water) and when I bend my fingers. That capsaicin is powerful stuff, I would say my skin actually was burned by it.
IF and that is a big IF, I ever work with any kind of peppers again, I will make sure to use gloves. I would have done that yesterday had I known that those peppers were that hot! Well, live and learn as they always say... lol
On a good note, the cheesecake was yummy and as I mentioned, the corn ice cream was interesting. I really like the ice cream maker we have and will be making use of it again soon.
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2011 seemed like a year of relentless newsmaking, and, as it turns out, Canadians played a large part in it. Here's a look at how this country influenced world events.
Adbusters magazine
If the anti-corporate protests that have swept the world this fall can be traced to a single trigger, it would be a July 13 blog post by the Vancouver-based magazine Adbusters. The headline was a simple, Twitter-savvy directive: #OccupyWallStreet.
Inspired by the pro-democracy demonstrations in the Middle East and anti-austerity actions in Spain, Adbusters directed readers to flock to lower Manhattan on Sept. 17 to protest "the greatest corrupter of our democracy: Wall Street, the financial Gomorrah of America."
The prime target was the so-called 1 per cent, the wealthy minority perceived to be responsible for the global financial crisis. Representing the "99 per cent," the movement that began in New York's Zuccotti Park quickly went viral and spread to more than 90 cities worldwide, from Kamloops to Kuala Lumpur.
Critics charged that the protesters' message was too unfocused to matter, but the resulting media coverage and political hand-wringing made it clear that Occupy became a force to be reckoned with.
Mark Carney
Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney has been a golden boy in banking circles since March 2008, when he made the bold move of drastically lowering interest rates. Why? He saw the financial crisis coming and did what he felt was necessary to shield Canadians from a global recession.
Since then, he's been universally lauded for his stewardship of the Canadian economy. In November, Carney was named chairman of the Financial Stability Board, the Swiss-based international regulatory body. The position is only a part-time job, but all the same, it prompted Maclean's magazine to call Carney "The Canadian Hired to Save the World."
Canada's role in Libya
When pro-democracy protests emerged in Libya in February, Col. Moammar Gadhafi responded with a campaign of brutal suppression. Under the auspices of NATO, countries such as the U.S., France, Britain and Canada intervened, first to establish an arms embargo and a no-fly zone to deter the Libyan government from bombing its own citizens, and later to execute air strikes on positions held by Gadhafi loyalists.
Commanded by Canadian Lt.-Gen. Charles Bouchard, Operation Unified Protector is seen as having prevented the slaughter of anti-Gadhafi forces and the partitioning of the country, as well as having been crucial to the overthrow of Gadhafi.
While it was not without casualties, the mission has been lauded for meeting its aims in a limited timeframe (March to October). It also reflected Canada's heightened presence in world conflicts — not only was a Canadian at the helm, but Canadian planes flew more than 1,000 sorties.
The Vancouver riots photo
One of the most mortifying moments for Canada as a nation also inspired one of the most poignant. After the Vancouver Canucks lost game seven of the Stanley Cup finals on June 15, discontented fans rioted in the streets. Amid images of burning cars, looting and other assorted mischief was a picture by photographer Rich Lam of a couple lying in the street in a romantic embrace.
The backstory is that Scott Jones was trying to calm his girlfriend, Alex Thomas, after she was knocked over by riot police.
A glimpse of humanity on an otherwise savage night, Esquire magazine named it the Photo of the Year.
Research in Motion's annus horribilus
There's no sugarcoating it: Research in Motion, Canada's one-time tech darling, had a spectacularly bad year.
Hoping to take a bite out of Apple's dominance in the smartphone and tablet markets, the Waterloo, Ont. company faced a seemingly never-ending stream of setbacks.
Here are the biggies:
1. The launch of the PlayBook, RIM's first tablet, in April was met with jeers. Citing its disappointing apps store and the fact that the PlayBook lacked email access without a link to a BlackBerry, critics wondered why the tablet hadn't spent more time in R&D. (Due to soft consumer demand, RIM ended up chopping the retail price from $500 to $200.)
2. Disappointing overall sales of its phones and tablets forced the company to cut 2,000 jobs in July.
3. In October, a three-day service outage cut off access to email and texting for millions of "CrackBerry"-addicted users in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
4. In November, two RIM executives on an Air Canada flight from Toronto to Beijing got so drunk and rowdy they forced the pilot to make an unscheduled stop in Vancouver. They were subsequently fired.
5. Even an ostensibly good-news story — namely, the BlackBerry's success in Indonesia — turned into another debacle, when the December launch of the Bold 9790 smartphone in Jakarta caused a stampede that injured dozens of people.
Canada dominates the pop charts
We all know that Canada's musicians are world-class, and that an increasing number of them are international stars. But it is nonetheless striking that Canadians held four of the top five albums on the Billboard 200 chart for the week of December 17.
Crooner Michael Bublé took the No. 1 spot with the holiday album Christmas; teen sensation Justin Bieber nabbed No. 3 with his own yuletide offering, Under the Mistletoe; rapper Drake grabbed the fourth spot with Take Care; and rockers Nickelback rounded out the top five with Here and Now. This eclectic group not only proves the global appeal of Canadian music, but the diversity of our talent.


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Model Reduction Techniques for Frequency Averaging in Radiative Heat Transfer
- We study model reduction techniques for frequency averaging in radiative heat transfer. Especially, we employ proper orthogonal decomposition in combination with the method of snapshots to devise an automated a posteriori algorithm, which helps to reduce significantly the dimensionality for further simulations. The reliability of the surrogate models is tested and we compare the results with two other reduced models, which are given by the approximation using the weighted sum of gray gases and by an frequency averaged version of the so-called \(\mathrm{SP}_n\) model. We present several numerical results underlining the feasibility of our approach.


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Jean-Luc Godard
French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic
Jean-Luc Godard (born 3 December 1930 in Paris, France) is a French film director, whose works include the films Alphaville, À bout de souffle, Une Femme est une femme, Vivre sa vie, Bande à part, Tout va bien and many more.
- Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.
- Source: "What Is Cinema?" Les Amis du Cinéma (Paris, October 1, 1952).
- Cited in: Paul Bowden, Telling It Like It Is, 2011, p. 182
- The truth is that there is no terror untempered by some great moral idea.
- Source: "Strangers on a Train," Cahiers du Cinéma (Paris, March 10, 1952).
- Cited in: Fayek S. Hourani, Daily Bread for Your Mind and Soul: A Handbook of Transcultural Proverb and Sayings, 2012, p. 169
- Beauty is composed of an eternal, invariable element whose quantity is extremely difficult to determine, and a relative element which might be, either by turns or all at once, period, fashion, moral, passion.
- Source:"Defence and Illustration of Classical Construction," Cahiers du Cinéma (Paris, Sept. 15, 1952).
- Cited in: Fayek S. Hourani, Daily Bread for Your Mind and Soul: A Handbook of Transcultural Proverb and Sayings, 2012, p. 169
- All you need for a movie is a gun and a girl.
- Source: Journal entry, May 16, 1991.
- Cited in: Jerry White, Two Bicycles: The Work of Jean-Luc Godard and Anne-Marie Miéville, 2013
- To me style is just the outside of content, and content the inside of style, like the outside and the inside of the human body—both go together, they can't be separated.
- Quoted in: Richard Roud, Godard, introduction (1967, repr. 1970).
- The cinema is not an art which films life: the cinema is something between art and life. Unlike painting and literature, the cinema both gives to life and takes from it, and I try to render this concept in my films. Literature and painting both exist as art from the very start; the cinema doesn't.
- Quoted in: Richard Roud, Godard, introduction (1970).
- 'Photography is truth. The cinema is truth twenty-four times per second'.
- Le Petit Soldat (film) (direction and screenplay, 1960).
- [variation] Cinema is truth at twenty-four frames a second.
- I would never see a good movie for the first time on television.
- Source: Los Angeles Free Press, March 15, 1968. Gene Youngblood
- Cited in: Tim Concannon, Praising Arizona, March 2013
- [I think] the movie is not a thing which is taken by the camera; the movie is the reality of the movie moving from reality to the camera.
- from Los Angeles Free Press, March 22, 1968. Gene Youngblood
- In films, we are trained by the American way of moviemaking to think we must understand and 'get' everything right away. But this is not possible. When you eat a potato, you don't understand each atom of the potato!
- from The Christian Science Monitor - August 3, 1994. David Sterritt
- To be only spectacular should be 5 or 10 percent of cinema.
- ibid.
- Cited in: David Brancaleone, The Interventions of Jean-Luc Godard and Chris Marker into Contemporary Visual Art, 2012, closeupfilmcentre.com
- American pictures usually have no subject, only a story. A pretty woman is not a subject. Julia Roberts doing this and that is not a subject.
- ibid.
- Cited in: passionriver.com, 12-3-2013
- Movies in Hollywood now, for the past 20 or 30 years, are made mainly by lawyers or agents.
- ibid.
- Cited in: Ideas, not plots, inspire Jean-Luc Godard, csmonitor.com, August 3, 1994
- Film begins with DW Griffith and ends with Abbas Kiarostami.
See alsoEdit
- Quotes about Television
- Quotes about the Movies
- Films
External linksEdit
- Jean-Luc Godard on IMDb
- A "score" of Histoire(s) du cinéma by Céline Scemama : 1a Toutes les histoires, 1b Une histoire seule, 2a Seul le cinéma, 2b Fatale beauté, 3a La monnaie de l'absolu, 3b Une vague nouvelle, 4a Le contrôle de l'univers, 4b Les signes parmi nous
- Jean-luc Godard Timeline
- The Role of Godard
- Senses of Cinema: Great Directors Critical Database
- A Girl And A Gun: Sans Pareil, a personal run through of Godard's 60s output.
- Godard and Epistemology in Alphaville
- Telegraph Interview (05/2001)
- Guardian Interview (04/2005)
- Essay about "Hail, Mary" that's also an overview of Godard's films
- Three rare filmed interviews - two with Godard and one with Godard and Anna Karina
- Collection of 8 trailers for Jean-Luc Godard films viewable online
- Joshua Clover on Band of Outsiders


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Re: Drop Dead Jimmy Carter?
I agree with Mr. Graulich's sentiments, his rebuke of Jimmy Carter, and his rejection of a basically worthless apology, but repeating the lie that Jimmy Carter is a Christian is inexcusable. Only non-Christian Christians could accept him as one, and others who do are woefully ignorant of biblical Christianity. The Christian faith also doesn't demand "all Jews should and actually will forgive him." The Christian faith demands we overcome daily, that we express heartfelt repentance, in attitude and in actions, in words and in works, and whether or not folks choose to accept apologies from truly repentant folk is irrelevant. In God's eyes, they are forgiven.
As for the United States and Israel being the two "most moral nations in modernity," being merciful to a fault (must be in our blood - 1 Kings 20:31), often showing the "mercy of fools," I'm reminded of Meir Kahane's scathing condemnation of such a self-righteous "purity of arms" that we would do well to remember (Malachi 4:4).
I remember The Plain Truth magazine's frequent references to Carter and his unclean ilk as symptomatic of the national curse and malaise that was foretold, the breaking of the pride of our power - evident in both Israel and Judah today.
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
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Wainwright allows six runs in loss to Cubs
Right-hander's 25-inning scoreless streak snapped in first inning
CHICAGO -- Turns out Adam Wainwright is, in fact, mortal. The Cardinals' ace looked like the God of Pitching in April, going 5-1 with a 1.20 ERA with a National League-best 25-inning scoreless streak heading into his first start of May. But the dominant right-hander from April looked like anything but on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
The Cubs scored all six of their runs against Wainwright, including five in the first three innings of their 6-5 win. His ERA rose from a minuscule 1.20 to 2.16 and would still be below 2.00 if not for his two starts against the Cubs this season. Wainwright has allowed 10 earned runs in 12 innings against Chicago (a 7.50 ERA) compared to just two earned runs in 38 innings (0.48 ERA) against everybody else.
This against a team that ranked 12th in the NL in runs scored entering the game.
"I left a lot of balls in the middle of the plate," Wainwright said. "I did that last time I pitched against them, too, so I don't think there's a coincidence -- or I don't think there's a meaning behind it, it's just a weird coincidence.
"I looked at my tape and there's some things that were off a little bit today with my delivery and we'll just make adjustments, because you're not going to be perfect every time and today, it was just a bad day, and I didn't give my team much of a chance."
Wainwright was one of only three pitchers to own a perfect career mark at Wrigley (6-0), now tarnished by his first and only bad outing of the year. It was his first career loss in 17 games (12 starts) on Chicago's north side. He struggled with his command, causing him to fall behind and consequently leave pitches over the plate.
"Well, there were certain pitches that I just didn't have a great command of," Wainwright said. "My curveball was kind of sporadic, in the zone and out of the zone, which is pretty rare for me. Today was not my day and I accept that and take responsibility for today and just move on."
St. Louis nearly let Wainwright off the hook with a late rally. Jhonny Peralta cut the Cubs' lead to 6-5 in the eighth with his team-leading seventh home run, a two-run drive into the basket in center field off reliever Justin Grimm. Matt Holliday followed with a single off the glove of second baseman Emilio Bonifacio, but he was left at first as the potential tying run.
Peralta is 10-for-28 (.357) with four doubles and three homers in his last seven games.
"He's going to hit his extra-base hits, there's no question," manager Mike Matheny said of Peralta. "We need to get him going and keep going, but right now he's got a good swing going. He's laying off a lot of the borderline pitches and the ones way out of the zone. He's got a nice approach, nice and short."
The Cubs led off the game with three consecutive hits and took a 2-0 lead on Anthony Rizzo's two-run single. In the previous at-bat, Luis Valbuena doubled just fair down the right-field line on a ball that could have been called either way. From Matheny's point of view, the ball was foul. He came out to talk with the umpiring crew, who huddled and ultimately decided the call stood.
The fair-or-foul call was not reviewable because the ball hit the ground in front of the umpire. Only balls that are hit right at the umpire or beyond them are reviewable. Matheny acknowledged that it was a difficult call, and that the replays he saw made it look less definitive than what he saw in real time.
"He saw where it hit, which was right on the line, which makes it real difficult for me to understand how it could stay fair coming from a left-hander's bat, you know 10 feet up the line," Matheny said. "But I'm glad they got together at least to try and see if there's any discrepancy, but that's his call and that's what he saw and we had a feeling that was going to hurt, putting guys at second and third with nobody out, that's a big swing."
"You'd have to have some pretty good camera angles to see if the ball crosses over the top of the bag."
Chicago again threatened quickly in the second with a single and double, but Wainwright retired the next three via a groundout and a pair of strikeouts.
Wainwright made it three straight strikeouts by getting Valbuena to open the third, before running into more trouble. A pair of walks -- which Wainwright called "the difference in the game" -- sandwiched around a single loaded the bases for Ryan Sweeney, who brought home a run with a groundout to second. Welington Castillo made it 5-0 with a two-run double to right.
The Cardinals answered back with a pair of runs with two outs in the third on Matt Carpenter's RBI single and Peralta's double.
"Early two runs and then that's it, a double play ball and I'm thinking in my brain, 'That's all their getting,' Wainwright said. "Next inning, second and third, no outs, get out of that, we score two runs, I'm thinking, 'Back in the game.' To go out and give out three runs is very unlike me, and to just hand the game back over is something I normally don't do a whole lot of."
St. Louis cut the Cubs' lead to 5-3 in the fourth on Starlin Castro's two-out throwing error that scored Yadier Molina, who doubled with one out. Wainwright finally picked up his first 1-2-3 inning in the bottom half, But Rizzo homered to lead off the fifth for a 6-3 Cubs lead.
"I was down 0-2, battling off of him, and he could throw any pitch there, and luckily, I got good wood on it," Rizzo said.
Rizzo's homer was the final tally that helped drop the Cardinals back to .500. Offensive consistency has been lacking in the early part of the season, though Matheny was encouraged by the Cardinals' near comeback. And few could have predicted the Cubs' offense would be the one to give Wainwright his first shelling of 2014.
"To have that kind of day and still work out of the trouble that he did just once again talks about the kind of pitcher that Adam Wainwright is, but it's a frustrating day when he knows our guys are putting some offense up for him, we just can't stop them," Matheny said. "But he limited the damage and figured out ways to keep us in it, and we had some chances."