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A message from President Robert L. Head, Ph.D.
New opportunities for higher ed may be on the horizon
Dear students, faculty and staff,
The landscape of higher education, generally believed to change at a glacial pace, is shifting more rapidly than ever before. While the economic crisis provides impetus for additional change, the evolution of our environment escalated long before. In 2007, Gov. Ted Strickland (Ohio) announced the strategic plan for the state, which prominently incorporated his vision for higher education. There were two components that seemed to declare war on private higher education:
· The elimination of the Ohio Choice Grant, which was the equivalent of the Illinois Monetary Award Program Grant (MAP). Gov. Strickland is against the use of public funds for the benefit of private institutions.
· The creation of the University System of Ohio, linking the two-year and four-year public institutions. Two major initiatives of the system included: 1) a "Seniors to Sophomores" program, creating the opportunity for any public high school student to attain college credit through dual enrollment at the public institution of their choice (and in the process, have the opportunity to eliminate the time and cost of a traditional freshman year in college); and 2) the creation of the "30-Mile Promise," which allows four-year publics to offer baccalaureate degrees on the campuses of two-year colleges. The net result is that public institutions, two-year or four-year, exist no further than 30 miles from any citizen and are capable of providing a baccalaureate degree.
There are two bills of a similar nature pending in Illinois. The first is House Bill 656/Senate Bill 244 that would grant Harper Community College the right to offer two baccalaureate degrees. Harper's argument is that 12 other states have granted community colleges this power in recent years. Both public and private four-year institutions are opposed to this expansion of mission and, likely, duplication of services.
The second bill is SB 1883, referred to as the Collaborative Baccalaureate Degree Development Program. This bill seeks to create partnerships between community colleges and four-year institutions (public and private) to offer baccalaureate degrees on or near the campuses of the community colleges. This bill is fully supported by the majority of four-year colleges.
What is clear to me is that the work we are doing this semester in preparation for the second phase of our strategic planning process is critically important to our future. It's important to understand how Rockford College fits into today's landscape, but even more important to know how we will fit into the landscape of the future. I applaud the work of the Committee on Environmental Scanning and the Mission and Vision Committee. Please participate in the upcoming discussions on mission and vision and let your voices be heard.
Have a great week!
Your patience is appreciated as this work may cause some amount of noise and clutter during business hours.
The changes will result in the following:
· Additional office space for admission counselors while creating a more private space for the backroom functions of the Admission office to take place
· Heather Snider, coordinator of institutional research, and her staff will relocate to offices within the SAS suite. This will require some minor changes to the dock area of Burpee to accommodate the additional people locating within the SAS suite.
During this transition, Maintenance will do everything possible to minimize the disruption to our students, faculty and staff.
Puri came to the Rockford area as a student at RC in 1979. Since forming First Rockford Group in 1984, he has become one of the top developers in the region with projects not only in Rockford, but also California, Arizona, and Florida. He also sits on a number of boards, including the Rockford College Board of Trustees, and is considered one of the area's top philanthropists.
Young took over the family business, Forest City Gear, in 1968 and has helped grow the company into one that services a number of Fortune 500 companies and whose parts can even be found on the Mars rovers.
The college is holding this event in collaboration with Rockford Sexual Assault Counseling to mark Sexual Assault Awareness Month. All activities are open to the public and both women and men are encouraged to attend.
Baked goods are essential to a bake sale, so the RHC is asking for donations! Cookies, cupcakes, brownies, lemon bars, or something special we haven't thought of, they'd love to sell it!
So bring a batch of something made from scratch, a special recipe you're renowned for, or even just your favorite baked goods from your local bakery or grocery store!
The group will be taking donations for two days preceding the bake sale, as well as on the morning of the event, so drop your baked goods by Nick Kaplewski's Office in Nelson on April 6, 7, or the morning of April 8. If that doesn't work for you, e-mail email@example.com and they'll set up a time to send someone over and pick up your donation!
If you're willing to donate baked goods, please contact the RHC so they have an idea of how many donations they might be receiving.
· Amber Champion – Rockford
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· Anastashia Glazier – Caledonia
· Brian Miller – Rockford
· Danielle Townsend – Machesney Park
· Jenna Warren – Ashland, Wis.
· Randi Woodward – Machesney Park
Note you do not have to run the 5k, as participants are also encouraged to come out and walk. Anyone and everyone is welcome to take part in this race: students, faculty, staff, family, friends, and even local Rockford runners. Prizes will be awarded to the first five women and first five men, as well as five random drawings for participants. If you would like to volunteer or make a donation without participating, you are more than welcome.
If you have any questions about the 5k or RAGE, contact Tony Hardin (email@example.com) or Coach Balon (email@example.com).
For more information or to register for the class, call 815-226-4087 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. Starr Science room 402 is the location.
There is a $50 fee for Rockford College students. Class size is limited.
The Last Lecture is based on a concept developed by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch who delivered the talk "The Last Lecture: A Celebration of Life" on facing terminal pancreatic cancer. Schiek was nominated based on nominations from students, followed by narrowing down the finalists, and then another vote by students. The event is sponsored by the Jane Addams Center for Civic Engagement (JAACE).
BSU Talent Show auditions setAuditions for a talent show hosted by the Black Student Union at Rockford College will be held April 24 and May 1 from 8 p.m. – 10 p.m. and April 25 and May 2 from noon – 2 p.m. in the Lion's Den. Auditions are open to the public and all are invited to audition. The BSU Talent Show will be held at the college May 7 at 7 p.m. For more information, call Kenneth McNeal, BSU president, 773-860-5641; firstname.lastname@example.com, or Danyelle Perry, BSU vice president, 779-770-2923, firstname.lastname@example.com.
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11/20/2014Senior Development Officer and former mayor John McNamara honored with Hero of Homeless Award
11/20/2014'PULLED: Art & Design of the Screen Printed Image' art exhibit opens Nov. 21
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|Cartier, "finally quit the soap [Coronation Street] it's claimed when asked to extinguish her trademark Cartier cigarette", Daily Mirror (UK), Jun. 26, '02
|Silk Cut, "puffing on her third Silk Cut in quick succession", The Sun (UK), Nov. 24, '03
|video, "Coronation Street" (1960), youtube, when?
|video, "Coronation Street" (1960), youtube, when?
|video, "Coronation Street" (1960), youtube, when?
|video, "Coronation Street" (1960), youtube, when?
|"staff complained about the state and smell of room at hotel. after one evening and a night. Staff at the hotel had to clean up over 60 cigarette-ends and ash left behind by chain-smoking Julie, in the overflowing ashtrays", Sunday Mirror (UK), Apr. '98
|"Her meal finished, Julie starts chain-smoking. She's been known to cancel a flight if the aircraft was 'No Smoking', and today she asks the waiter to keep changing the tiny ashtray.", Sunday Express (magazine supplement), Oct. 31, '99
|smoked long cigarette in black and gold holder, This Morning (UK), Dec. 6, '00
|smoked with holder during interview, This Is Your Life (UK), '00
|"with cigarette holder and in a crushed velvet evening gown looking like Bet Gilroy at a Rochdale steak-house", Daily Mirror (UK), Apr. 30, '02
|"40-a-day Miss Goodyear was astonished to be told to put out one of her trademark Cartier cigarettes in the now non-smoking rest area", Daily Mail (UK), Jun. 22, '02
|"finally quit the soap [Coronation Street] it's claimed when asked to extinguish her trademark Cartier cigarette. How times have changed. In the old days she'd have had a minion to smoke it for her", Daily Mirror (UK), Jun. 26, '02
|"emerging only to reassure her public and buy medicinal beer and fags", Sunday People (UK), Aug. '02
|"as the star relaxed with a beer and a fag, one onlooker said: 'She still looked in character as Bet Lynch because she used the same long-tip cigarette holder'", Sunday People (UK), Oct. 6, '02
|"tipping the ash from a fag in her trademark cigarette holder...puffing on her third Silk Cut in quick succession", The Sun (UK), Nov. 24, '03
|smoked during the UK reality TV show "I'm Famous and Frightened", The Times (UK), Mar. 19, '04
|"Corrie's Bet fumes on jet. Heavy smoker Julie Goodyear threatened to quit a plane just before take-off unless its pilot lifted a cigs ban. TV producers booked the 40-a-day ex-Corrie favourite on fag-friendly Pakistani Airways for a trip to India. But she was left fuming when the pilot suddenly announced it was a non-smoking flight. Julie, Corries Bet Lynch, stomped into the cockpit and got him to reverse his decision", The Sun (UK), May 19, '04
|"reportedly threatened to leave a plane before take-off because she wasn't allowed to smoke. TV producers had booked her on cigarette-friendly Pakistani Airways for a trip to India. But she wasn't pleased when the pilot announced before take-off that the flight would be a non-smoking one. The Sun says she even tried to persuade the captain to change his mind. Goodyear is said to smoke 40 cigarettes-a-day", Ananova, May 19, '04
|"Julie Goodyear wants to kill someone. To be more exact, she wants to 'fucking kill someone' - and she doesn't care who. Perched 13-feet-high on the back of an elephant that's disco-dancing in the middle of one of India's busiest cities, the Coronation Street legend isn't even allowed a cigarette to relieve her tension", Sunday Mirror (UK), Aug. 29, '04
|"looked distressed after having injections of anti-ageing facial filler Restylane to plump out the lines near her lips, caused by years of smoking", Manchester Evening News (UK), Sep. 10, '04
|"admitted years of smoking 60 cigarettes a day had damaged her mouth", Scottish Daily Record, Sep. 10, '04
|"her 60-a-day cigarette habit", Hillingdon Times (UK), Dec. 9, '04
|"Life's a drag for Celebrity Fit Club's newest recruits Lizzie Bardsley and Julie Goodyear as they start a tough exercise regime. Hours after signing up for ITV's diet and fitness show, the puffed-out pair sneaked off for a ciggie . ... and they keep going off for more", Daily Star (UK), Dec. 21, '04
|"sneaking off for fag breaks", Manchester Evening News, Jan. 5, '05
|"I've also had to cut down drastically on alcohol and cigarettes [for Celebrity Fit Club]", Manchester Evening News (UK), Jan. 14, '05
|"Julie Goodyear and Lizzie Bardsley's cigarette smoking has been causing tension on ITV1's Celebrity Fit Club. The former Coronation Street pub landlady and the Wife Swap 'star' have been forced to sneak the odd nicotine fix in the dining room after being banned from puffing in the makeup room", Daily Mail (UK), Jan. 27, '05
|"chain-smoking", Manchester Evening News (UK), Mar. 31, '05
|"the famously chain smoking Coronation Street diva", Financial Times (UK), Jun. 18, '05
|"'But that's Julie - always smoking through her cigarette holder and drinking champagne. She has that old-school glamour that Coronation Street is all about'... she loves smoking", Daily Record (UK), Mar. 21, '06
|"Cigs make Julie snub TV jungle... has turned down her fourth offer to be on I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! - because she smokes. The 64-year-old actress, who puffs 60 a day, says she could not survive a 24-hour non-smoking air flight to Australia - where the jungle show is made - without a ciggie...She explained: 'I'm not spending 24 hours without a cigarette for anybody'", Sunday People (UK), Oct. 15, '06
|"has turned down a chance to appear on 'I'm A Celebrity. Get Me Out Of Here!' - because of her smoking habit. The 64-year-old actress - who used to play Rovers Return landlady Bet Lynch in the hit soap - is petrified by the idea of not being able to smoke on the 24-hour flight to Australia, where the show is recorded. She said: 'I'm not spending that long without a cigarette for anybody. I'm not afraid of creepy-crawlies, I'm just afraid of not smoking for a full day'", Life Style Extra (UK), Oct. 16, '06
|"Julie has turned down every approach from programme bosses on the grounds that her 60 a day smoking habit would make the long-haul no smoking flight Down Under too much of a drag", Manchester Evening News (UK), Oct. 17, '06
|"Julie chain-smokes through our interview and has even turned down work to enjoy the habit she took up at the age of 18. 'I've just said no for the fourth time to doing I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' she says. 'If they could find me a smoking flight to Australia, I'd have done it.'", "SHE says she has never tried to quit the habit, despite warnings and a battle against cervical cancer when she was 36. 'Smoking is my only vice. When I was in hospital recovering from cancer, the first thing I did when I came off the morphine was have a cigarette!'", Daily Mirror (UK), Oct. 28, '06
|"takes out a cigarette, inserting it into a black holder before placing it between her ruby red lips and lighting it with a bejewelled, leopard-print lighter... As her status on Coronation Street grew, so did allegations of diva-like behaviour. She's quick to brush the claims aside today. 'I remember reading, 'Her PA is always expected to light her cigarette' and 'She demands pink champagne'. What utter rubbish! I light my own cigarettes,' she grins, taking another one out of the packet with her long plum-coloured nails... refuses to go on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! because they don't have smoking flights to Australia", Sunday Life (UK), Nov. 19, '06
|same, Wales on Sunday (UK), Nov. 19, '06
|"is to star in Celebrity Big Brother... the chain-smoking soap queen finally agreed after bosses vowed to give her all the fags she needs - and as much pink champagne as she wants... a BB insider said: 'She's been promised endless supplies of cigarettes to keep her happy, along with her daily amount of pink champagne. Julie loves pink bubbly and has been reassured that there will be no rations for her when it comes to her two favourite things.' Last month she snubbed I'm A Celebrity because she couldn't face the non-smoking flight to the set in Australia", Sunday People (UK), Dec. 31, '06
|quit - "As TV's Bet she always had a ciggie on the go.. now star hates dirty habit. The star - rarely seen without a fag on the go in 26 years as the Street's Bet Lynch - has packed in smoking after puffing an astonishing MILLION cigarettes. Julie, 65, got through 60 a day from the age of 19 - spending a staggering QUARTER OF A MILLION pounds on her habit. But three weeks before the Government's smoking ban came into force a fortnight ago, the actress finally decided to give up - and has never felt better", w/extended article, The People (UK), Jul. 15, '07
|quit - "quits after 46 years. Britain's most famous smoker Coronation Street legend Julie Goodyear has stubbed out the habit after lighting up more than a million cigarettes in 46 years. Julie, 65, played Rovers Return landlady Bet Lynch for 26 years during which time she smoked an incredible 569,400 ciggies and was forever seen on screen through the 70s, 80s and 90s with a fag in hand. But three weeks ahead of the Government's smoking ban that was introduced last Sunday Julie decided to kick her habit that saw her light up a lung-busting 1,007,000 cigarettes and save herself more than £115-a-week by cutting out the 420 ciggies she would puff on in just one week", Manchester Evening News (UK), Jul. 16, '07
|quit - "recently quit smoking, apparently but she still misses it", Corriebog, May 1, '08
|quit - "reckons she must have smoked more than a million cigarettes in her lifetime... managed to quit smoking last year, although she is not sure how much the loss of her trademark bad habit has added to her happiness. She said: 'It hasn't been easy, especially at the beginning and I can't say that I feel better for it... I've given up for a year now and I'm still on the nicotine gum - but I've got to have one vice... I was on 60 a day and would have a cigarette at every opportunity. But you can't climb too many mountains at one time, so I'll make sure I've dealt with the cigarettes properly first then I'll turn to the weight. I haven't even had one slip-up, but I sidle up to people who are smoking just to get the smell of it. Still, at least I haven't become one of those annoying former smokers who hates it. I do believe in freedom of choice for everyone'", Scottish Daily Record (UK), Sep. 2, '08
|"puffed on a ciggy in a silver holder", w/pic, Sunday Express (UK), Apr. 3, '11
|"chain-smoking actress", Daily Mirror (UK), Apr. 10, '09
|"has been known to smoke 40 cigarettes a day", Daily Mail (UK), Apr. 10, '09
|"yes, she does smoke using a cigarette holder!", website
|holding in black and gold holder, Sun (UK), Dec. 15, '92
|candid, dangling in mouth using holder, The Sun, Jul. 1, '98
|small, posed, holding, The Daily Telegraph (Television & Radio supplement), Nov. 13, '99
|posed, puffing using holder, Daily Mail (UK), Dec. 12, '00
|smoking through holder on Russell Harty chat show, '77, "All of Me" by Barbara Windsor, '00
|with holder, Daily Express (UK), Apr. 25, '02
|posed, w/holder, Daily Mail (UK), May 3, '02
|posed with long-ashed filter tip in holder, Daily Express (UK), Mar. 22, '03
|small, candid, holder, Daily Express (UK), Oct. 3, '03
|holder, Daily Mail (UK), Jul. 2, '04

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The Union County Prosecutor's Office
Contact: John Holl
Dunellen Man Found Guilty of Eluding
A Dunellen man was found guilty yesterday afternoon in Union County Superior Court on a charge of 2nd Degree Eluding, said Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow.
According to Assistant Prosecutor Jessica Kahn, who prosecuted the case, on August 24, 2009 PAPD Brett Porigow observed Anthony Clay DOB: 5/19/1971 driving erratically on Routes 1&9 South. When the officer attempted to pull the man over, he gave chase, leading the officer onto the Turnpike and eventually into Elizabeth where he drove through many residential streets, said Kahn.
At one point, Clay pulled into a dead end street and then reversed his car and drove directly into Officer Porigow's marked police vehicle. At that point Clay exited his car and gave a brief foot chase before he was arrested by Porigow, said Kahn.
A Union County Jury took less than 30 minutes to convict Clay following a two day trial before Superior Court Judge Scott J. Moynihan.
Clay faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced on August 20.


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Warehouse explosion injures 1 in Hanover County
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The huge, six-alarm fire that burned down an Alexandria warehouse on Sept. 2 was no accident.
Wednesday - 09/11/2013, 06:29am EDT
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Mysterious drone over Alexandria fire wasn't fire department's
A drone flew over the scene of a major fire this week in Alexandria, but no one seems to know to whom it belongs.
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Fire destroys warehouse in Northeast
Streets surrounding W&W Wholesale on Morse Street in Northeast are expected to remain closed for much of Thursday after an early morning fire.
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Belfast – Ride with us!
Belfast City Bike Hire and Tours offer fun, eco-friendly bike hire and tours of Belfast City with local guides to show you the sites, some of which are only reachable by bike. Our easy paced tours take in over 20 points of interest with plenty of photo opportunities. The tours are very safe, our bikes are cool, fun, extremely comfy and easy to pedal and our guides know the area inside out!
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Groundhog Day Forecast
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6 more weeks of winter or not?? I guess groundhogs don't have texting because the consistency was certainly not there. Phil has not seen his shadow, which means that winter is over and Spring will come soon. Chuckles the groundhog has not seen his shadow, which means we have 6 more weeks of winter!
Check out the broken down forecast for today, and see the accuracy rate of this critter in the video above!
Here's the forecast for the big game tomorrow.
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Craftsman 14-Piece Inch and Metric Combination Wrench SetItem# 00939236000 | Model# 41614
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Craftsman Ratcheting Combo Wrenches Create Easy To Use Power
It's a given that work goes faster when you have the right tool, but with the Craftsman 14-pc reverse ratcheting combination wrench set you get not only a range of right tools, but smartly designed tools as well. The box ends are built with 12 contact points for better grip, while the 72-tooth ratcheting mechanism needs only five degrees of swing, making it fantastic when you're in a tight spot. The 12 degrees offset on the box end lets you work without banging up your hands.
The Craftsman ratcheting combo wrenches are made of alloyed steel tough enough to give you the torque you need for years to come. The balanced, ergonomic design keeps the wrenches comfortable in your hand for as long as you're working.
- With a range of wrenches in popular metric and inch sizes, the Craftsman 14-pc reverse ratcheting combination wrench set gives you the variety to handle the most common jobs around the house or the garage
- Ratcheting box end speeds up work with 12 points for better contact and improved torque
- One-hand reversing level
- Box end is offset 12 degrees
- 72-tooth ratcheting mechanism rotates fast with only 5 degrees of swing
- Made of rugged alloyed steel
- The set includes seven inch sizes: 5/16, 3/8, 7/16, 1/2, 9/16, 5/8, 11/16
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Like that they are reversible.
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Sugar Land, TX
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It seems these sets are made in China and individual wrenches in USA. Set wrench quality is a little less with the shallow letters, but the chrome finish otherwise seems OK. The ratchet action seems to be like the USA wrenches. I was concerned because the sockets on my China made Craftsman socket sets fit loose on the extensions or ratchet. I believe this is still a good value for the price.
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Great set for the money but doesn't include the a 3/4 or 19mm wrench. Chinese made so the ratcheting is a little bit sloppier and the open end is bigger than the older USA made ones
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We recently got to see some of these wrenches in action when a mechanic was working on our son's car along an interstate. My husband and I were so impressed with the ease of the task he had at hand all because of his wrench like these, that we bought this new set of wrenches. They are even reversible!
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For 50 bucks on a deep sale, I guess I cant complain, but comparing these to an original set of reversible ratcheting wrenches I got when they first came out, the difference between the Chinese and USA made are pretty significant. Specifically, the head and claws are much thicker on the Chinese made wrenches than they are on the older USA made tools. Time will tell as to how well they hold up. My original inch set has been through a lot and still works like a beast.
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14 piece that covers standard and metric........it has just about every size covered. The angled head gives extra access in some tight spaces. A flip of the lever reverses direction without having to lift tool off. Nice shiny chrome finish!
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I ordered these thinking this was the usual Craftsman quality, but was disappointed when I received them. The ratcheting head is so fat you can't get it on a nut if anything is remotely close to it. The open end is also large. One side the ratcheting head is thicker than the other on many and there are spots on the body of the wrench that have indentations. I can live with them being built in China, just not built poorly in China. Returned these and will get a set from Gear Wrench.
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smooth and eases hard to reach nuts
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The Rev. John Thomas, General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ wrote a thoughtful, pastoral letter to Palestinian friends and partners:
A Pastoral Letter to Palestinian Friends and Partners from the Rev. John H. Thomas General Minister and President United Church of Christ (USA)
July, 2006
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ:
As I write this letter, dear friends, the military and humanitarian crisis intensifies around you. We watch with horror and outrage as Israel punishes an entire population for the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier in Gaza, and as belligerence escalates with Hizb Allah?s attack on military personnel near Lebanon. While we pray for the Israeli soldiers? release and safe return to family, we also know that these incidents have become an occasion for the further oppression of the Palestinian community, for the massive destruction of economic infrastructure and for the tragic loss of much innocent life. Meanwhile, the separation barrier continues to restrict travel, even for the purpose of meeting desperate human need, and sanctions against the Palestinian Authority have caused a financial strangulation of vital political, educational and humanitarian institutions. The complicity of our own government in these sanctions is cause for particular grief.
Making this situation even more burdensome is the recognition that there are many in the United States, including many Christians, who see only Israel?s need for security, who focus only on a few terrorist acts which you yourselves condemn. In doing so, they largely ignore the systemic oppression of an entire people in what increasingly amounts to a virtual prison in which almost every aspect of Palestinian life is controlled by Israel. Many in our own churches are subject to intense lobbying by Jewish groups demonizing the Palestinian community in general, and many of you in particular. Even some of our denominational gatherings of ecumenical partners here in the United States sound what may seem to you to be an uncertain voice.
In the face of such suffering and the temptation for despair, I write to assure you of the prayers and solidarity of the United Church of Christ. I am grateful that this is being signified personally by Peter Makari?s presence in the region this summer, accompanied by several of my colleagues. Know that we continue to be guided by our commitment to peace with justice, to negotiations leading toward a future in which Israel and Palestine mutually co-exist within secure and internationally recognized borders, to a shared Jerusalem, and to full protection and access to holy sites. In addition, we remain steadfast in our denunciation of Israel?s separation barrier, articulated in last summer?s General Synod resolution, and in our readiness to use our church?s economic resources, including the possibility of divestment, to press for an end to the Occupation and to support peacemaking and the Palestinian community. Finally, we will not remain silent in the face of our own government?s policies which continue to reward Israel while failing to press in significant ways for the "road map? it has proposed.
Centuries ago, in the midst of equally urgent times, our Reformed forebears asked, "What is your only comfort in life and in death?? They answered, "that we belong, body and soul, in life and in death, not to ourselves but to our faithful savior Jesus Christ.? May this comfort sustain you, and may the knowledge that we belong together in bonds of mutual affection and shared commitment be encouraging in these desperately challenging days.
In Christ,
John H. ThomasGeneral Minister and PresidentUnited Church of Christ (USA)
As the United States and France make plans to evacuate their citizens from the tense and escalating situation, the United Church of Christ stands ready to assist partners in the region should it become needed.
On Sunday, July 16, warplanes again bombed Beirut?s southern suburbs with the heaviest airstrikes yet in the 4-day old conflict.
Visit the Church World Service website to find out other ways to help. How you can help1. Please pray for the people of Lebanon, Israel and Palestine and all those impacted by this conflict.
2. To help those affected by this disaster you may send gifts payable to your congregation marked "Middle East Crisis", with the request they are sent through your Conference office on to Wider Church Ministries.
3. Send gifts payable to Wider Church Ministries and marked in the memo portion "Middle East Crisis", to Wider Church Ministries; 700 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115.
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This was a week that exemplified the historic moment in which we live. We will look back at these times and see the seeds of a national revolt against concentrated wealth that puts profits ahead of people and the planet. Not only were there a wide array of resistance actions, but activists against the Guantanamo prison and drone strikes scored partial victories on which we much continue to build challenges to US empire and militarism.
Mike Lux, who authored a history of the movements of the 1960s, wrote this week that when he researched his book he "was struck by the fact that so many big things happened so close together." Comparing that moment to today he writes, "We are living in such a moment in history right now, that organizers and activists are sparking off each other and inspiring each other, that there is something building out there that will bring bigger change down the road."
That is how we felt as we watched and participated in this week's unfolding. We began the week prepared to focus our attention on the amazing teacher, student and community actions that were occurring in defense of schools. In Philadelphia, there was a giant walk-out of schools last Friday as students demanded their schools remain open and be adequately funded. The photos of young people fighting for the basic necessity of education were an inspiration.
That was followed by three days of protests in Chicago that were equally inspiring, students organized and communities came together to fight for education. Though corporate-mayor Rahm Emanuel's carefully selected board voted to close 50 elementary schools and one high school (while the city funds the building of a new basketball stadium), the Chicago activists say they are not done. They are just getting started. It is that kind of persistence that wins transformation. These school battles are part of a national plan to replace community schools with corporatized charter schools. The battles of Chicago, Philadelphia and other cities are all of our battles.
Sparking Off Each Other is Building Mass Resistance
By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers
Nation of Change, May 26, 2013
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Does your department have a thick blue wall between brass and officer?(iStock Photo)
On March 8, 2011, Carlos Boles fired on officers who went to serve him with a felony warrant at his home in St. Louis. Boles shot Deputy U.S. Marshal John Perry, another U.S. Marshal and a St. Louis police officer. Boles was killed when officers returned fire. John Perry later died from his wounds.
A photo of Boles' dead body began circulating the city. The St. Louis Police Department launched an internal affairs investigation into who took the photo and how it was disseminated. Ultimately, the Department sought a court order for identified officers' cell phone photo records, claiming the officers were not cooperating with the investigation and providing the relevant information voluntarily.
Last month, in Cops Lose Personal Cell Phone Privacy, we examined the officers' Fourth Amendment privacy rights to their personal cell phone records
But something else in the media blitz drew my attention -- how quickly department brass and the officers became strident adversaries.
A Break Between Ranks
In an early public statement announcing an immediate investigation, the St. Louis PD declared, "This photo is incredibly distasteful. …Actions like this threaten the professionalism and integrity of ALL law enforcement. There is an ongoing Internal Affairs investigation to determine if a St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department employee took the photo and if so, the offending employee will absolutely be disciplined by this Department." [Click here for reported story.]
The local Police Officers Association (POA) was quick to respond to the subsequent request for cell phone records. A spokesman told the media, "We have a witch hunt. It's awful for morale. To come into work and to know that your administrator doesn't have your back, doesn't think that you have the same [Fourth Amendment] rights as every criminal out there has." [Click here for reported story.]
When a judge ruled the identified officers had to turn over a limited set of their cell phone records, the POA spokesman said the association would immediately recommend that officers stop using personal cell phones on official business, a practice on which the department had come to depend. [Click here for reported story.]
The reports of the investigation at the time of this writing indicate:
- An officer took a picture of Boles' body at the scene
- The photo was circulated amongst an undetermined number of officers
- Its leak outside the department was inadvertent.
Could This Have Been Handled Differently by Both Sides?
John Perry died in the line of duty and two other officers were wounded. What disturbed me was how their sacrifices were being overshadowed by the public sniping within the ranks.
I consulted my friend and colleague, Patricia Robinson. Pat has two master degrees and a Ph.D. At 43, she decided there was more to life than academia and she became a cop. She took her street experience into the academy as a training officer and then director of the Wisconsin Training and Standards Bureau. She's now a college dean of criminal justice. Add to this background, her intelligence and sense of irony, and I often seek Pat's perspective.
I asked Pat, "What if, instead of immediately going to the press and denouncing the officers' conduct as threatening to the integrity and professionalism of all law enforcement, the brass had gone to the officers first and said, 'Look, we're all hurting. Emotions are understandably intense. Intense emotions can cloud judgment and I think that's what happened here. But even in times of pain and sorrow, we are held to a higher standard.
We've got to face the community on this and work together to make sure it doesn't happen again -- so we can get back to the work that John Perry gave his life to. I want us to continue to help each other through our grief and I want us to resolve this photo issue together. I'll do my best to help you through both. I'm not saying there won't be consequences -- there will, there must. I respect you enough to know you understand that. But I'll be there for you through the grief and the consequences and I'm confident we can meet on the other side of both and continue to build John's legacy.'"
And maybe the brass and the officers could have stood together at a press conference where they all said:
- What happened was an error in judgment based on intense emotions at the loss of a fellow officer;
- We are not offering excuses or justification;
- The entire department accepts they should be held to the highest standards;
- The offending officers have come forward and fully cooperated;
- They never intended the photo to go outside the department but understand even that circulation was wrong;
- They are ready to be disciplined; and
- We intend to strive to deserve all the public support shown Marshal Perry and the two wounded officers.
That's when Pat gave me the perspective I so treasure her for. She said, "Your scenario would only work if the officers trusted the brass."
I don't presume to know this department -- its brass or its officers -- or the full story. I'm limited to news accounts. But neither group's public statements communicate trust in the other. As reported, both sides took an adversarial stance from the beginning. The brass laid down the gauntlet with no indication they tried or even considered a trusting, cooperative approach with the officers first.
Nor did the POA take the high road and state that the officers wanted to help determine how this happened and help the department develop policies for the use of personal cell phones on duty -- a practice that benefits the department and community. Instead, the POA amped up the rhetoric and lowered the level of public discussion with inflammatory and misleading comments. Just how was the administration supposed to have the officers' backs -- by not investigating public dissemination of crime scene evidence?
The POA spokesman's suggestion that criminals get more rights than the officers is as inane as it's incendiary. All parties agree this is an internal affairs investigation, which officers are required to cooperate with. If the officers want the same rights as criminals, let them ask for a criminal investigation of their misconduct.
Moreover, if the officers want to maintain the privacy of their cell phone records, let them provide the Boles photo and who they sent it to and received it from. They have no privacy right to a crime scene photo. Such sound bites may play well in the press but they maddeningly perpetuate ignorance in the public.
The Thick Blue Wall
We all know about the thin blue line of silence behind which police purportedly hunker in a protective us-vs.-them mentality of cops v. everybody else. But what about the thick blue wall of us vs. them between the brass and officers? The Boles case isn't unique in this regard.
A couple of years ago I was doing an ethics training for a police department and, as a homework assignment, I gave the attending officers an Ethics Needs Survey to complete. Some of the questions bore on inter-departmental workings. Example: "Have you faced any particular ethical issues in dealing with any of the groups described below? If so, what kinds? Give specific examples."
I listed prosecutors, judges, defense attorneys or investigators, suspects, citizens and CIs. I also listed supervisors, fellow officers and support staff.
Another question asked, "Which is the stronger message from your agency?"
a. Do the right thing.
b. Don't embarrass the agency.
Give examples.
Stupid me. After class several officers told me they wouldn't be completing the survey. They didn't trust the information wouldn't be used against them by the department. When I reminded them they could complete the survey anonymously, they expressed concerns the department might somehow get a copy and do handwriting analyses.
That's when it began to hit me. How can a department address the extremely challenging ethical dilemmas of police work or any issues between management and the front line when basic trust is lacking? It can't.
Stay Tuned
Next month, in Part 2 of this article, we'll look at how to tear down the thick blue wall between a department's brass and its officers and replace it with trust.


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What Is Laminitis?
Laminitis is a disease that affects the laminae of the horses hoof. It is believed to be a metabolic disease in which overweight, cresty necked horses are most susceptible. Laminitis can also be associated with various forms of stress. The disease can be acute or chronic. "Laminitis" simply means inflammation of the laminae.(1)
In the past it was thought to be a circulatory problem with inflammation, swelling and a lack of circulation within the sensitive laminae, and the bypass of the laminae by arterial blood, being the primary problems. The resulting reduced blood flow was thought to starve the laminae and cause their destruction, and although this has been proven to happen, along with pain caused by inflammation and swelling of soft tissue trapped between the coffin bone and hoof wall, it appears that this happens in response to the damage of the laminae rather than being the cause(2). Research has shown that "normal" circulation is necessary to deliver laminitis triggers to the hoof. Experimental restriction of blood flow to one hoof will keep it from developing laminitis while the other 3 hooves are affected (after carbohydrate overload)(3).
When the horse is subjected to the laminitic trigger, such as poor diet, the laminae rip apart at the coronary band causing the hoof wall to lose its attachment to the coffin bone. This allows the wall to spring away from the coffin bone, not the coffin bone to rotate as previously thought. Sudden "rotation" of the coffin bone is rare; usually it has occurred over a period of time before it is recognised. When a lamella wedge is seen it has probably been about 4-5 months of laminitis. The laminae are producing new wall cells at a constant rate but when separation occurs between the sensitive and insensitive laminae the rate of production increases dramatically and a lamella wedge is formed in the gap, this also increase the pressure on the hoof wall which in turn widens the gap(4).
What Causes Laminitis?
Laminitis is commonly caused by a poor diet; feeding large amounts of rich feed to inactive horses is one of the leading causes. Spring grass affects some horses adversely after they have been on hay all winter. Other causes of laminitis can be abnormal concussion or weight bearing for the condition of the horse, high fever for an extended period of time and post-parturient mares with a retained placenta. In this paper I will be looking at the most common cause which is through toxins produced because of the diet(1).
Horses evolved to eat 20 hours a day, to forage rather than graze. In nature they eat little things of what they need. They have a small stomach and long intestinal tract. They are designed to eat a high fiber, low sugar diet(2).
Digestion starts in the stomach where there is a pool of acid that breaks down the feed which very quickly is passed into the hind gut where digestive bacteria are responsible for helping the horse break down the feed further. These digestive bacteria, of which there are many types to break down different feeds, sit in the gut in low levels waiting for their particular food and when it enters the hind gut then they start to increase up to a level and digest the feed, when the food source runs out they die back down to a lower, waiting level. When these bacteria die off they put off exo-toxins(their outer shells) and endo-toxins(their insides) which are toxic to a horse but when at a low, steady, normal level the horse is able to cope with it. However we like to feed horses "meals" which means he has a large food intake then starves for a few hours before another large meal, or we have him on a lush green pasture, constant overload.
When we feed meals the digestive bacteria build into too high levels and then when the food source is gone and they die off the toxins are in much greater numbers and are toxic to the horse. When on lush grass the digestive bacteria build and build to huge levels, especially one particular bacterium which likes the high sugar levels of the grass. This bacterium is called streptococcus bovis. When this dies off it produces so much toxic waste it kills off the good bacteria in the hind gut which means the horse is unable to digest the fiber in the diet and this means that whatever it is fed it would starve(3).
"Research by Pollitt has shown that the laminae will not separate under mechanical force; the hoof wall will more likely tear before that happens. He has found that the laminae rely heavily on glucose for their attachment and when deprived of glucose they readily come apart.
The body will deplete glucose from non-vital organs such as the skin or hooves (basically the same thing as they are made from the same material) when in dietary shortage. This can occur when the horse is starving or having dietary abundance as both cause high acid levels. The high level dead digestive bacteria comes across as a poison to the body so the horses body will again remove glucose from the extremities allowing the laminae to readily come apart.
Pollitt has also found that there is a system within the hoof between the laminae that anchors it together but at the same time allows the hoof wall to grow past the static coffin bone. This is achieved by a chemical 'nip and tuck' of proteins called matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) which on a normal horse is at a steady constant rate but when a carbohydrate overload occurs there is a massive overload of streptococcus bovis causing a toxic poisoning. If this toxin gets to the hooves it causes the MMPs to increase their rate thereby allowing the laminae to come apart very easily resulting in the symptoms we know of to be laminitis"(4).
How To Prevent Laminitis
As discussed in the previous section the diet of the horse is the primary contributing factor to it getting laminitis. It therefore stands to reason that we should look at our horse's diet to prevent them from getting it.
Wild horses have to travel great distances to get enough food to keep them alive as most wild grasses are low in nutrients. In comparison our domestic horses are given huge amounts of high nutrient value grasses and large amounts of grain in one feeding then left for many hours with nothing in their stomachs. They also do not have to move very much and consume more sugar than the body can handle.
First look at your horse's lifestyle and assess their body condition to make sure they are not carrying excess weight in the "danger" zones, crests along the neck and apple bottoms are the worst. Then try and decide what might be the trigger, if it is grass then try and limit the amount your horse eats and also what time of day the horse eats the grass.
"Sugars in the grass rise from 0% to 22% during daylight hours when the grass is using the energy of the sun to store energy and then overnight uses up the sugar for its growth. It is therefore better for your horse to be on the grass at night when the sugar levels are falling rather than rising. Long grass (over 3-4 inches in length) is also better as it has used up most of its growing sugars and is 'past its best', whereas very short grass, a typical starvation paddock, can actually be worse as the grass is stressed and producing high amounts of sugar to try and repair itself"(1). It would be better to have a dry lot with no grass and feed hay (that has had its sugar levels tested!)instead. Grazing muzzles allow a horse to be out all day with the rest of the herd, so it is better for its emotional well being, but only allowing it to get a small amount of grass. Another good idea is to create a narrow track around the perimeter of your field which will force your horse to move to find its food and thereby causing it to have more exercise.
If grain is the trigger for your horse either stop feeding it altogether or, if you really feel your horse can"t do without it, feed it in smaller quantities more often.
If the trigger is mechanical make sure your horse's feet are trimmed regularly to help maintain tight wall growth to the coffin bone.
Exercise is essential for horses. Wild horses do up to 30 miles a day in search of food and water. Movement not only aids in blood circulation which in turn flushes out the harmful toxins but also helps improve the horses hoof.
Horses were designed to eat high fiber low sugar diets that trickled almost constantly through its digestive tract. They have a very small stomach in comparison to their size with a large hind gut specifically designed to break down the high fiber low nutrient value feeds they would find as they foraged on their travels.
It would be very hard for most domestic horses to be fed in this way as it is hard to produce hay and grass paddocks that would stand up to the way we keep our horses. We therefore have to adapt our methods of feeding. Almost all domestic horses do not require any extra grain for their energy output. If they were fed ad lib low sugar hay and forage they would achieve better energy levels and healthier bodies.
Horses do not require added sugar to their diet so should not be fed any extra molasses at all. Grain, such as oats etc., release fast acting carbohydrates which the horses hind gut bacteria respond aggressively to, producing the high levels of toxins talked about previously.
"Depending on what grass your hay is made from, what time of day it was cut and the quality of everything else that influences it i.e. soil, then the sugar levels in the hay can vary from 0% to 30%. This means that your horse could eat the difference equivalent to a bag of sugar in a day in different batches of hay"(1). This shows that it is worth getting your grass and your hay analysed.
Get your soil analysed to see what minerals it is deficient in and add that mineral to your horses feed rather than give a broad spectrum supplement as that means your horse gets what it needs, not an overload of things it doesn't need which cancels out any deficiencies.
In summary as to what to feed your horse it should be as simple as possible with no added sugars at all and only the minerals required by each horse depending on its individual needs.
How To Treat Laminitis
Once you have realised your horse is having a laminitic episode the first thing to do is get the horse off the laminitic trigger and provide pain relief. As the most probable cause of laminitis is the diet or a carbohydrate overload then a dietary lifestyle change is required.
It is essential to relieve the mechanical forces on the now weakened laminae, because once weakened the laminae will continue to tear apart easily even after the trigger has been removed. This means that regular trimming will be needed to keep the hoof walls tight to prevent further damage to the laminae.
The horse's diet needs looking at as per the previous chapter and possible its weight needs reducing to a more health range.
Once it is able to move without too much pain a horse will recover quicker and better if encouraged to walk, provided a good heel-toe landing is achieved. The use of hoof boots or casts can help tremendously in these situations. The walking on the heels will stimulate circulation, thereby removing toxins from the hoof, and encourage tight wall growth and thick soles.
"A good suggestion to encourage walking is to make a 'paddock paradise' as described by Jamie Jackson. This is basically making a narrow track around the edge of your field with food, water and shelter all in different spots so that the horse has to walk to fulfill its needs"(1).
Teamwork between yourself, your vet and your trimmer is what is required to get your horse on the road to recovery form laminitis. You have to be vigilant at keeping the horse away from its trigger, checking its hooves regularly for abscesses(which are common with laminitis), flaring or cracking and getting x-rays and pain relief as needed from the vet so that the trimmer is in a good position for setting up the feet for recovery and future healthy hooves.
How To Recognise Laminitis
"The signs you will see for laminitis will depend on the severity of the attack. The following is a list of usual recognised signs that point to a laminitic attack.
The horse may exhibit a reluctance to turn; laminitis usually attacks the front feet worse.
The horse will show less activity than normal if outside and there will be a reluctance to move or to be led.
The horse may lie down more than is normally observed.
The horse may seem depressed and 'not themselves'; laminitis is a very painful condition for the horse to cope with.
The horse will have tight muscles, probably in its shoulders and haunches where it is trying to take the pressure off its feet.
The hooves will feel warmer than usual or one foot, the affected one, warmer than the others.
The horse will have a bounding pulse in the fetlock joint region.
There will be a pain response to pressure on the sole.
Blood may be seen in the white line.
The white line will be stretched.
There may be a "lamella wedge" seen on the affected feet.
Fever rings will be visible on the outside hoof wall.
The laminitic stance; the horse stands with its forelegs stretched out in front and sat back on its haunches to relive the pressure in its feet."(1)
"Founders can be classed as the final stage of laminitis. Also known as the chronic stage or phase this usually involves rotation of P3 and also dropped sole due to penetration of the sole by the distal phalanx (P3).
Even a single episode of excessive grain consumption, either by accidental access by the horse or a misjudged intentional diet by the owner, can induce founders. Some horses suffer founders over a long period of time which causes anatomical changes within the hoof structure. The most commonly known is when P3 rotates or sinks.
When P3 sinks it takes the coronary band with it. This can be felt by a sharp edge of the proximal hoof wall at the coronary band. Initially this may only be dorsally felt, but the prognosis is poor if it extends around the coronet as it indicates that most of the lamellar attachment is destroyed.
Within a few days a convex bulge in the sole may appear beneath the sinking P3. In severe cases the resultant pressure causes the corium beneath P3 to prolapse completely through the horny sole.
Changes can also be seen in the hoof wall structure. The growth at the toe appears to slow down whilst continuing at the "normal" rate at the heel. This causes the growth rings to no longer be parallel, they converge at the toe. In severe cases the different growth rates between the toe and heels produces a dramatic upturning of the toe and the hooves take on the appearance of "Aladdin's slippers".
Ultimately the prognosis is directly proportional to the severity and extent of lamellar and tubular (hoof wall) displacement and pathology. The more severe the "rotation" the longer the road to recovery, but with regular correct trimming and the use of casts and hoof boots and with pain killers at the start, then most horses can be saved.
Some horses however do have remodeling of the tip of P3 due to its constant pressure with the ground. These horses lose some of the lamellar attachments and sensitive structures in this area and so would therefore be unable to grow a good new well attached hoof and, unfortunately, would probably be better off being euthanized."(1)
Trimming And Aftercare Of A Laminitic Horse
As a trimmer trying to help a laminitic or foundered horse you need as much information as possible to aid you in the rehabilitation of the hoof.
X-rays of the feet, although not essential, are an invaluable tool for you to be able to see the degree, if any, of rotation or sinking of P3. As previously discussed the most important thing is to remove the laminitic trigger, or the horse from the trigger, and provide pain relief then the hoof trimming can be looked at.
Every effort should be made to keep the horse as comfortable as possible. Removal of excess flaring of hoof wall will ease the pain of the tearing laminae. This needs to be done as slowly and sympathetically as possible. If the horse is in too much pain to be able to pick a foot up, which puts too much weight and therefore more pain on the supporting leg, then the nippers can be used to reduce the excess wall whilst the foot remains on the ground.
Take the walls right back to the white line and if there is lamellar wedge then this can be cut into, leave this slightly thicker than you would normally as it is a softer, weaker substance than normal laminae. There should be no wall support at all. The heels should be as low as possible to try and lower P3 into a more normal position in relation to the ground.
Once the horse is as pain free as possible then trimming can be done along more normal parameters, with the heel length being dictated by the sole depth. Flaring should still continue to be removed with minimal wall support and a good roll all round to help grow a good tight connected hoof. A laminitic horse needs to be trimmed every 2-3 weeks to minimize flare stress.
"A new method of hoof support which provides frog and sole support is hoofcasts which can be packed with Equithane CS Sole pack or closed cell foam pads."(1) This system comes as a resin filled bandage that is wrapped around the pad or sole pack and totally covers the hoof wall, sole and heels but not the coronary band. The bandage sets rock hard when exposed to the air and can be left on for up to 4 weeks as the horse improves.
Another system that can be used is hoof boots, again with foam pads and frog supports. "Easicare"(2) do a wide range of boots including a specifically designed laminitic boot.
Both of these systems protect the hoof and provide pain relief to allow the horse to start moving again. This is essential in the rehabilitation of laminitic horses as the movement causes more circulation in the feet which removes the toxins and the continual impact when landing correctly, heel first, begins the long process of building a better healthier foot.
It is the responsibility of all horse owners to make themselves aware of the dangers of laminitis and of how easy it is to prevent. Just by being aware of their horse"s ideal weight and then monitoring that weight is a step in the right direction. Be aware of their actual nutritional requirements and try to provide as much of a natural living environment as possible. This will help minimize stress as well as reduce the risk of laminitis. Encourage your horse to move in the paddock and provide exercise to increase both mental and physical stimulation, and of course have your horses" feet trimmed regularly by a barefoot trimmer who understands the principles of allowing the hoof to build its own sole depth and concavity.
What Is Laminitis
1.Doug Butler -The principles of Horseshoeing(P3)
2.Induction of laminitis by prolonged Hyperinsulineamia -Aspin K.E
3.Equine Laminitis current concepts- Chris Pollitt
4.Laminitis Update 03-20-05- Pete Ramey
What Causes Laminitis
1.Doug Butler- The Principles of Horseshoeing(P3)
2.Jamie Jackson -The Founder Horse
3.Equine Laminitis current concepts- Chris Pollitt
4.Equine laminitis Glucose Depravation and MMP Activation -French,Pollitt
How To Prevent Laminitis
How To Treat Laminitis
1.Jamie Jackson- Paddock Paradise A Guide to Natural Horse Boarding
How To Recognise Laminitis
1.Doug Butler-The Principles of Horseshoeing(P3)
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Maynard Flying In for Jets Night at SheaPosted by on April 21, 2008 – 1:16 pm
One far-out fortnight is ahead for us here at newyorkjets.com and for you Jets fans who have been with us on the Radar for the last year.
We'll have a lot of draft stuff for you this week, augmented by Real Football Services' reports (next one, on trade rumors at the top of the draft, due on the site Tuesday morning) and Real's last mock draft. Then comes the draft on Saturday and Sunday and the rookie minicamp, this year coming one week after the draft.
But there are a few non-draft items that are coming up on the calendar as well, and one of them comes up the day after the draft in Jets Night at Shea a week from today.
And in regard to the celebration of the Green & White's 20 years at that big apple orchard in Queens, I have this bit of late-breaking news:
Don Maynard will be on hand for the festivities.
Yes, Maynard, No. 13, Jets Hall of Famer, one of Joe Namath's two favorite receivers, is coming in from his idyllic Southwestern stomping grounds to be a part of the night of reminiscing along with the Mets, who are playing their last year at Shea Stadium before moving over to next-door Citi Field in 2009.
Maynard makes it a touchdown (minus the PAT) of former Jets who used to ply their trades on the floor of Shea from 1964-83 and will be on hand for this special event — Joe Klecko, Wesley Walker, Greg Buttle, Randy Beverly and John Schmitt.
I can also report that according to my sources, Mr. Met is getting into the spirit of the night and may have a sartorial surprise for the Mets and Jets fans in the stands for the Amazins' game against the Pittsburgh Steelers — I mean Pirates — that night.
There are a few other wrinkles for the occasion. The 12-by-10-foot Jets flag that has been displayed at Jets Welcome Home luncheons will fly from one of the center field flagpoles that night.
And the Shea Countdown counter will be flipped to the number "69." That's the number of games remaining, including that night's game, in the Mets' Shea tenancy. It also happens to be the last two digits of the calendar year in which the two teams, once joined at the hip pads, won celebrated championships — the Jets for their historic Super Bowl III conquest and the Mets for their 1969 World Series triumph.
For information on Jets Night at Shea, you can click on the news release here.
Brian's Song for a Wider Market
Congratulations are in order for Brian Bassett, a friend, supporter of newyorkjets.com and follower of the Green & White who has been one of those dastardly bloggers at TheJetsBlog.com. Bassett was recently added as a partner to SportsNet New York's Web site. And this week he's begun in his new temporary role as a guest blogger for The New York Times' Fifth Down. Hopefully, Brian, working for the print media won't destroy your new street cred.
Tags: Don Maynard, Greg Buttle, Jets Night at Shea, Joe Klecko, John Schmitt, Randy Beverly, Wesley Walker
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to "Maynard Flying In for Jets Night at Shea"
By Ira on Apr 21, 2008 | Reply
Randy, Sounds like a fun night at Shea and with the upcoming draft and Jets Night there is a feel of football in the air. Who am i kidding fotball has turned into a 12 month deal. GO JETS!!!!
By Denny on Apr 21, 2008 | Reply
"Jets Night" without Namath and Gastineau? Two of the greatest Jets too wear a uniform aren't even going to be there. But it is pretty cool that Don Maynard is making an appearance, he's one of the most underrated WR's ever to play the game!
By Tom Spicer on Apr 21, 2008 | Reply
The Jets need a explosive player O that could put points on the board & change our boring O a guy that other teams have to game plan for I will tell you right now other teams are not going into a game saying we have to stop T Jones McFadden is the guy next year when he throws a TD runs for 2 50 + yard TDS & changes the face of our O & him & Jones are the perfect 1 2 punch ALL OF YOU WILL EAT CROW
By Frank on Apr 21, 2008 | Reply
You know I've been thinking about this for awhile. With this story I think it is time for me to unveil a new Frank original idea. Since we have Mr. Met I think we should have a Mr. Jet. After great pontification and with fanfare I hereby nominate Ira to be our official team mascot and please everyone let's refer to him as Mr. Jet! Do I have a second?
By Frank on Apr 21, 2008 | Reply
Spicer can I barbeque my Crow? or does it have to be fried?
By Tom Spicer on Apr 21, 2008 | Reply
Frank BBQ all the way tailgate style 3 biggest Jet needs 1 pass rusher 2 playmaker on O 3 corner back they can get a good corner in the 2nd round take C Long (he is gone by 4 the latest) Gholston or McFadden if not try to trade down do not take a corner with the 6th pick get into the teens pick up some more picks than take Harvey or Groves or Merling.
By MikeMc on Apr 21, 2008 | Reply
Mcfadden isn't even on our board not at 6 or at 60 sorry Tom, don't you see a pattern with Tangini .When you have a 1-2 punch like Jones and Washington you don't draft skinny legged fumbling character issued RB's. I hope McFadden has a wonderful career cleans up his act, his associates but does it somewhere else too much of a risk at #6.
By MikeMc on Apr 21, 2008 | Reply
I do agree we need a real threat on offense, somebody that can really stretch the field, a homerun threat to take some D out of the box so we can run , run and run some more . The play action pass will become the weapon it should be, opposing defenses will be worn down in the 4th Q. I do feel we need pass rush first, CB 2nd though.
By Drew on Apr 21, 2008 | Reply
As a rareYankee/Jet fan I think Mr Met is the most ridiculous mascot in the history of sports but I do like Frank's idea of Ira becoming Mr.Jet. This might be the only "original" idea that makes any sense……Spicer has there been a story that you have not posted that we should draft Mcfadden? We get it you really think he is explosive. Would you take C Long/Gholsten over Mcfadden?
By Ira on Apr 21, 2008 | Reply
Frank, You're too funny. GO JETS!!!!
By Fran'scan on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Randy, I have heard some serious draft day trade rumors with D Rob. A) D Rob + draft picks for L. Sheppard at PHL or for R. Williams at Det. Both are quite interesting although I have to say RW would be my personal choice. Am not sure if we have the space to pick up these contracts but the thought of a big WR is something we are sorely missing. Finally, Ira has my vote as Mr. Jet, go buy a cape !
By Ira on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
If C.Long happens to drop to the Jets you take him and don't look back. Question today is are McKelvin, Cromartie,and Talib going to be as good as Revis, Ross and Hall?
By Chad Fan on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Drew, I'm a Yankee fan also.
Randy, what happened to Chad's Tundra pop-up ad?
By Ira on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Randy, About that Real Football article and the Jets wanting Gholston thats fine but to trade up and give up a 2nd and 4th rd pick would be out of the question. They can't afford to give up picks this year to take Gholston who is not a lock like Mario Williams was. And even Williams didn't get it going until year 2.
By Frank on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Drew you are like an annoying little Chihuahua constantly yapping and nipping at my heels. Talk about negativity geeezzzz! You can't stand that I overshadow you and that I make so much sense now your jealous I'm making friends go away please. Hey Spicer your on with the tailgate party if Tangini draft's McFumble I'll bring the Crow what barbeque sauce do you like? Tell Ira he's invited too!
By Tom Spicer on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
MikeMC we have T Jones what does that mean he is the description of the word BUST he was a top 10 pick had 2 good years in 8 years. he did nothing for the Cards for 3 years than did nothing for the Bucs for a year then went to the Bears & did nothing for them the 1st year than the draft Benson & he say hey this is my 3rd team & they just took this guy with a top 5 pick so he plays hard for 2 years
By drew on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Frank, as McFadden's stock has fallen, so have I for you. Lets bring a whole new meaning to tailgating. Love Drew.
By Tom Spicer on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
knowing his career is on the line than he comes to the Jets & stinks last year again I know the O line stunk but he did not run hard last year he is an AVG NFL back when he got the ball & there was no hole did he put his head down & run NO he did not I would take McFadden in a heart beat 1 T Jones would have to run hard cause his job is on the line 2 worst case McFaaden is as good as him but 10
By Tom Spicer on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
years younger with breakaway speed now lets say he is not a bust then we will have 1 of the best RB'S in the game We do not have a QB that can go out & win games for us with his arm we need to win by running the ball & playing good D with McFadden & Jones & this new O line we would pound teams into the ground I think it gives us our best chance to win games
By Tom Spicer on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Drew I would take McFadden over Long or Gholston but do not get me wrong I would be VERY VERY happy if the Jets got either Long or Gholston I just do not want them to take a DB with the 6th pick if they can not get 1 of the above 3 than try to trade down you can get a good DB in the 2nd round I do not want that pick unless the guy is the next Deon Sanders go pass rusher or STUD RB or trade down
By Tom Spicer on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
I would rather have C Long over Gholston Long may not have the upside that Gholston has but he does not have the downside to be a total bust like Gholston does Long will be a good to great player to me no chance of being a bust like Gholston also being Howie Longs son you know he is not a bad guy & will do the right thing off the field he does not take plays off like Gholston & he played in a 3 -4
By Drew on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
By the way Frank I am not sure who posted the tailgating and love drew post ? It was actually pretty funny but not sure how that made it on…… I love the fake Drew angle to this site…LOL…. Did you say I was jealous you started to make friends and overshadow me? Take your head out the sand son and be careful that Chihuahua does bite!
By Drew on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Spicer… I would be pretty upset if we take a CB also. If Gholsten/Long/Mcfadden are gone will can hopefully work Cinn and or NO to get out of 6 and get them to come up for Sedrick Ellis. They both want that guy. I just hope KC dosent pull out some tricks at 5. If they deal J Allen and get an additional 1st they will have a lot of firepower in this draft.
By Ira on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Check out the front page of the site. Interesting that they are showing pictures of Chatman. Read into it this way with Jones and Leon and now the addition of Chatman they are set at RB's and will not draft McFadden. They need to draft the best available defensive player they can get. Hopefully a CB.GO JETS!!!!
By ken on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Randy, what do you think about the jets trading Pennington (Herm liked him) & their first round pick and a late 3rd or 4th pick for the chiefs Jared Allen defensive end and the chiefs 5th pick to get matt ryan the qb? Thanks Ken
By MikeMc on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
WOW, do you feel better Tom, you really vented, got alot off your chest . My only point was Jones was the best player on a super bowl team, hes got great character,is in tremendous shape,doesn't fumble, and got 1400 behind one of the wost lines in football.Leon has the speed and durability as a change of pace back. We just sunk a ton of money in Jones last yr. and the #6 pick will cost a fortune.
By MikeMc on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Mcfadden may be 10 times better than jones and I still wouldn't draft him. I don't think Gholston will be a bust, maybe not as productive on the next level. C.Long will fit in somewhere, 3-4 OLB, or hybrid, just a true athlete. a CB or WR will be a reach at #6 but I think they will dry up quick 15-30. I am reserved into being happy with anything Tangini decides ,except inviting Tom into the Waroom
By Dunnie on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Spicer … TJones played harder than just about anyone we had on offense last year. That dude did run hard. Plus it was his first year behind our horrible O line.
Mcfadden would be a luxury pick … something we don't have right now. That being said … I would not be heartbroken if we landed him. BTW : Randy … we need to have a topic based discussion board … these multiple posts stink …
By Dunnie on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
My heart drops when I come here and see that Tom Spicer has written six posts in a row. LOL. Seriously … maybe extend the length of the posts … or … have an moderated official JETS forum. Just an Idea .. you guys are doing a great job as is. =). Let hope we fall short of McFadden but Long on C. Long. =) Ouch that was a bad pun.
By Dunnie on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Its official … the Dolphins signed J Long.
By CEDRIC on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
My brain is gona explode with this draft talk…we shouldnt even worry anymore…Marino aint on the Board…I dont care who we get, they did agoodenough job in the offseason to have flexibilty in the Draft, we should be proud of them…best available player. Chatman is good, he runs Hard.
By Frank on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Ira I agree with you on the CB pick. If Long or Gohlston are not an option at 6 and Tangini doesn't trade up or down I say Cromartie is the pick. We need someone to cover Moss for the next 3 years especially if we don't land a pass rusher. I like Cromartie for his speed and more importantly his height 6'2″ he had a great senior bowl and combine. He is the best matchup for Moss and I would pick him
By Randy Lange on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Dunnie, we're giving thought to that.
By frank on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Drew I also loved the post and feel the same way… about…. the draft. We now park by the arena close to the overpass, come by on opening day and I'll show you how some real italians smoke sausage. GO JETS.
By Randy Lange on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Radarheads, be advised that we have lower-case frank, drew and ira posting along with Upper-Case Frank, Drew and Ira.
By Drew on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Damn imposters!! LOL
By Frank on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Randy I'm honored I am designated upper case Frank…thank you!


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Mayor Mike McGinn today announced the Seattle Channel received three Emmy awards from the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Arts & Sciences (NATAS) on Saturday, June 2.
The city-operated cable TV station was honored for excellence in interview-format, arts and documentary programming.
"Seattle Channel's outstanding public affairs and community programming helps connect people to their city and a diversity of viewpoints," said McGinn. "Seattle should be proud of the station's commitment to inform, inspire and encourage participation in community, government and cultural affairs."
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Art Zone with Nancy Guppy produced and hosted by Nancy Guppy, produced by Sheila Mullen and shot and edited by Peggy Lycett, won in the arts/entertainment program special category. The weekly show covers Seattle's creative scene, with fresh highlights from local arts, entertainment and cultural happenings. Watch a recent episode of Art Zone.
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"This is an incredible recognition of the creative and outstanding staff at Seattle Channel who work hard every day to serve the residents of Seattle and provide the depth of inclusive programming that reflects the diversity of our neighborhoods," said City Councilmember Bruce Harrell, chair of the Public Safety, Civil Rights and Technology Committee.
In the 49th annual Northwest Emmy's, the channel competed against Seattle's largest commercial stations, KING, KOMO and KIRO; as well as two of Portland's commercial stations, KATU and KGW; and public television stations in the Northwest NATAS five-state region which includes Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.
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The latest from Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred
Try as we might, we can't be everywhere so check this national news feed for more on Thoroughbred racing.
We run across some interesting stories while surfing the web which we are happy to share with our readers.