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Det finska kallblodet, även kallad finnhäst eller finsk häst (finska: suomenhevonen) är den enda hästras som härstammar helt från Finland. Dess kända historia är cirka tusen år gammal. Den har använts inom de flesta områden, bland annat som militärridhäst, körhäst, arbetshäst och på senare tid även som travhäst. 2007 blev finnhästen officiellt vald till Finlands nationalhästras.

Den finska hästen används i dag främst inom travsporten men dess popularitet har hela tiden ökat, även som ridhäst och hobbyhäst. Förutom att den finska hästen är en av världens mest mångsidiga hästraser är den också en av de snabbaste kallblodshästarna i världen inom travsporten. I förhållande till sin storlek kan den dra tyngre lass än många av de större arbetshästarna. Det finns idag fyra grundtyper av finnhästen, vilket också gör att det är lätt att hitta en finnhäst som passar för olika sorters ändamål. Den vanligaste färgen är en gyllene fuxfärg med flax dvs. ljusare man och svans, men även brunt och svart förekommer.

Historia

Den finska kallblodshästen är liksom den norska dölehästen och svenska nordsvensken en ras med gamla anor, mer än 1 000 år tillbaka i tiden. Det finska kallblodets hemtrakter sägs vara Savolaks i mellersta Finland, ett område som är rikt på skog, och de första dokumentationerna om finnhästen som distinkt ras är från slutet av 1300-talet. På grund av det isolerade området har finnhästen hållits relativt ren från blod utifrån.

Det finns idag många teorier om hur de första hästarna kom till Finland. Oavsett var hästarna kom ifrån har arkeologiska fynd av bland annat bett i gamla gravar visat att hästarna fanns i Finland så tidigt som på mellersta järnåldern. Det finns inga bevis för att det har funnits vildhästar i Finland, utan hästarna var importerade. De hästar som fördes till Finland var troligen ättlingar till de primitiva, numera utdöda skogshästarna från norra Europa då finnhästen har mycket gemensamt genetiskt med andra hästraser från norra Europa och Norden med samma härkomst. Framförallt anses det av forskare att finnhästen är nära besläktad med den estniska hästen, nordsvensken och dölehästen, som alla tre har sitt ursprung i skogshästen.

Dösfynd i Finland har innehållit hästtillbehör från mellersta järnåldern. Hästskor från folkvandringstiden har hittats på många olika ställen. Man tror att den finska hästen har samma anfäder som den estniska hästen, den norska nordlandshästen, det svenska gotlandsrusset, den ryska mezenhästen från Archangelsk och den litauiska zemaituka-ponnyn.

En annan teori utgår från att några av de första hästarna fördes västerifrån till Finland med vikingar mellan 800 och 1050. Dessa hästar skulle då vara små, av lanttyp och härstamma från den tatariska ponnyn som levde i Norden för flera tusen år sedan.

En tredje teori, som har stöd även i dag, säger att hästarna fördes med migrerande folkslag från Ryssland. Denna teori lades fram redan under 1700-talet av naturalisten Pehr Adrian Gadd, och under 1800-talet av en professor i arkeologi, Johannes Reinhold Aspelin, som publicerade sitt verk om finnhästens ursprung 1886–1887. I verket skrev han att de finska hästarna mest sannolikt härstammade från hästar som förts från området runt floden Volga i Ryssland, samt mellersta Ryssland till Finland av finsk-ugriska vandringsfolk.

Bevis som stärker alla teorierna är att de dokumenterade hästtyperna i Finland var väldigt olika varandra, till och med under en ganska lång tidsperiod. Hästarna i östra Finland, i Karelen, var mycket mer kompakta och robusta med kort nacke och stort huvud, medan de hästar som kom från västra och centrala Finland var noblare med längre kroppstyp, lättare hals och mer finmejslat huvud.

Den svenska professorn Eric Åkerblom publicerade en teori på 1930-talet att de finska hästarna spreds ända till Norge där den ingick i utvecklingen av den norska nordlandshästen. Finnhästen av ponnytyp användes så sent som 1980 i aveln av nordlandshästar, men Åkerblom använde denna teori i ett försök att motbevisa möjligheten att den östra och den västra typen härstammade från samma hästar. Men den genetiska likheten mellan de nordiska raserna pekar tydligt på samma ursprung, och nutida forskare är överens om att finnhästen har ett brett inflytande. De tidigaste dokumentationerna om importerade hästar till Finland härstammar dock från 1229 då man importerade riddarhästar, så kallade palfreyhästar, från norra Europa.

Svenskt inflytande

De första dokumentationerna av importerade hästar till Finland är dock från 1299 då påven Gregorius IX skickade ett brev med en reprimand till Gotland i ett försök att få gotlänningarna att bryta all handel av hästar med Finland då finnarna ännu inte blivit kristna. Men då finnarna trots detta lyckades få upp sin hästavel, ändrades finnarnas handel från import till export. En rysk krönika från 1338 nämner "Tamma-Karjala" som grovt översatt betyder "Stonas Karelen", där krönikören berömmer finnarna för sin goda hästavel, vilket betydde att de finska uppfödarna bedrev handel med ryska hästuppfödare istället för de svenska. År 1347 satte den svenska kungen Magnus Eriksson därför upp gränser för hur många hästar som fick exporteras till Ryssland från Karelen. Mycket senare, under 1500-talet, skrev ärkebiskopen Olaus Magnus om den höga kvaliteten på de hästarna som användes i Finland vilket gjorde de finska hästarna ännu mer eftertraktade.

När Finland var under svenskt styre togs många hästar till det finska kavalleriet och där utgjorde de troligtvis det mest markanta inflytandet i aveln av finskt hästen. Selektiv avel av hästar förekom i Finland under 1500-talet när den svenska kungen Gustav Vasa, som var mycket intresserad av hästavel, upprättade avelsstationer med avelsston på sina marker i västra Finland. Han beordrade import av större och tyngre hästar från centrala Europa, framförallt från Friesland i Nederländerna till Sverige. Dessa hästar var troligen föregångarna till frieserhästen. En del av dessa hästar fördes sannolikt in i Finland också.

Enligt dokumentation från 1556 fanns det under den här tiden 231 avelsston i Gustav Vasas stationer. Man vet inte om dessa ston var rasrena frieser eller friesierkorsningar men frieserhästar användes för att öka storleken på de finska hästarna ända fram till slutet av 1500-talet. I kungsgården användes de fram till år 1650.

Gustav Vasa fann dock att de finska uppfödarna exporterade hundratals hästar via båt till Lübeck i norra Tyskland och satte därför ett totalförbud på export av hästar under sju år. Gustav Vasa genomförde även stora reformationer i sitt kavalleri. Under senare medeltiden bytte man från de stora och tunga hästarna till lättare kavalleri och med det ändrades även hästaveln. 1550 gav Vasa order om att speciella avelsstationer skulle hållas på kungsgårdarna i hela  Sverige, också i alla finska landskap. Varje station skulle hålla 20 ston och några hingstar. Avkommorna skulle sedan användas i kavalleriet. Man använde sig både av de finska hästarna och hästar som importerats från Sverige i aveln. Vasas mål med denna avel var att öka storleken på de finska hästarna. Gustav Vasas efterträdare, kung Erik XIV förbjöd även exporten av de finska hästarna vilket visade hur viktiga de var för de kavallerierna som upprättades i Finland. Användandet av dessa stationer pågick i ungefär 100 år innan Gustav Vasas efterträdare avvecklade programmen. Den sista av dessa avelsstationer fanns i Björneborg (fi: Pori) och stängdes 1651. De statsägda hästarna som stått där skeppades istället över till Gotland.

Utavel med andra raser
Under början av 1600-talet utsattes finnhästen för mycket utavel bland annat med fler frieserhästar och oldenburgare. Under 1700-talet utvecklades även många av dagens europeiska varmblodshästar som importerades till Finland och korsades med de tyngre finnhästarna för att göra lättare kavallerihästar. Även ädlare och lättare raser som arabiska fullblod och spanska andalusier importerades och korsades sannolikt in i en del av kavallerihästarna.

Under första halvan av 1800-talet korsade man finnhästarna med ryska hästar som donhäst och orlovtravare som ökade hästens storlek och gjorde dem mer ridbara och ädlare. En hästtyp som blev känd som "fürstenbergisk ras" avlades fram i området Norra Savolax var korsningar mellan finnhästar och orlovtravare, framavlade av ingenjören Fürstenberg under början av 1800-talet. Utavel med Donhästar pågick så sent som på 1920- och 1930-talet men då främst på de svarta och bruna finnhästarna som användes av kavalleriet. Dragonförbundet i Nyland vid Finska viken hade bland annat många exemplar av bruna och svarta finnhästar. På stuterierna Hali och Sarrkila i norra Karelen hade man även utavel med tunga ryska arméhästar, men även lättare och ädlare raser. "Halihästarna" hade influens på en hel del av våra nutida framgångsrika travhästar.

Utavel användes även för att förbättra de privata arbetshästarna då bättre väger och modernisering av jordbruken gjorde att oxar ersattes med hästar. Man utavlade nu finnhästarna med större och tyngre raser för att få bättre och starkare arbetshästar. Importerade percheronhästar från Frankrike och tunga lanthästar från Norge användes i aveln. I södra Finland, då främst Södra Österbotten och Södra Finlands län, använde man sig mycket av riktigt tunga ardennerhästar. I Södra Savolax använde man sig av många olika raser och typer av hästar. Då aveln av de finska hästarna nu skiljde sig så mycket fanns ingen enhetlig rasstandard för de finska hästarna förrän man startade stamboken under 1900-talet. Några av de första hingstarna som registrerades fick till och med kritik för att de hade ett alldeles för "norskt" intryck.

Travsportens influenser

År 1863 var den svenska veterinären G. W. Sjöstedt på besök i Finland för att lansera sina idéer om hur aveln på finnhäst skulle främjas genom travsport. Travsporten hade existerat sedan 1817 då de absolut första travtävlingarna hölls på isen på Aura å utanför Åbo. Men Sjöstedts idé var att få fram en lättare typ som inte funnits förr som skulle kunna tävlas internationellt. Hästavelsföreningar bildades i landet och anordnade travtävlingar och snart började även finska staten att delta i arrangemangen. Det första statsfinansierade travloppet gick i Tavastehus redan år 1865. Då var det dock inte bara renrasiga finnhästar som startades. De enda kriterierna som fanns var att hästarna skulle vara födda i Finland och minst 141 cm i mankhöjd.

Det växande intresset för travsporten ledde till att många finnhästar avlades ut med bland annat ryska hästar som orlovtravaren som skulle ge en lättare och snabbare travtyp. Detta satte föreningarna stopp för då man 1907 startade en stambok för finnhästen och stängde den helt och hållet för inblandning med andra raser. De första reglerna för registrering i stamboken utgick från en bedömning av hästarnas exteriör och enbart renrasiga hingstar. Först 1917 öppnades stamboken för ston under kravet att hon hade minst två generationer med renrasiga finska hästar i sin stamtavla. År 1922 ändrade man detta till tre generationer. En del lokala föreningar hade fört stambok över den lokala aveln vilket gav ett bra underlag för att registrera ston. 1919 startades den första föreningen för finska kallblodiga travare, "Suomen Ravirengas ry", som även blev centralförbund för andra finska privata travföreningar.

Under 1950-talet var det förbjudet att importera varmblodshästar till Finland, medan övriga världen mest satsade på travsport med just varmblodshästar, till exempel den amerikanska travaren. År 1959 upphävdes förbudet och flera travhästar av rysk härkomst importerades vilket även gav intresset för travsporten ett uppsving i Finland. Detta blev eventuellt räddningen för rasen då finsk travsport utvecklades som mest under 1960-talet. Idag är Finland störst i världen inom kallblodstravet och finnhästen används mycket som travhäst, men även till ridning och körning. I juli 2001 fick Finland vara värd för Travsportens Världskonferens. Världsmästerskapstävlingen för kuskar arrangeras på samma vecka i samarbete mellan Sverige och Finland.

Återskapande av finnhästen
Efter många års utavel dokumenterades hela fyra typer av finsk häst. Under tiden för det ryska imperietdokumenterade den ryska, officiella avelsinspektören, general Mayendorff, dessa fyra typer. "Haapaniemi-typen", "Fürstenberg-typen", "Orlov-typen" och den "karelska typen". Den finska akademikern A. Elving påstod då att de karelska hästarna var de mest renrasiga med enbart ryskt inflytande, medan de sydvästra hästarna var påverkade av både svenska, tyska och engelska hästar. Men under den här tiden hade Finland en mycket stor hästpopulation, över 200 000 hästar, och det ökande intresset för en mer selektiv avel ledde till att all utavel med andra raser inte hade något större inflytande på dagens finska hästar.

Den svenska kungen Karl XII bedrev en stark kampanj under det stora nordiska kriget (1700–1721) och under den här tiden var det finska kavalleriet större än vad det någonsin hade varit förut och nästan varenda häst som var duglig fördes in i kriget. Hästarna utnyttjades inte bara av kavalleriet, utan även infanteriet och för att transportera gods. De hästar som användes av den svenska militären återfördes aldrig till Finland. De sista hästarna att användas i kriget togs till Sverige 1714 och till Norge 1718. De finska hästarna minskade drastiskt i population och kvaliteten försämrades markant. Den ryska ockupationen av Finland ledde till ytterligare försämring av den finska häststammen. Under Peter den Stores order exporterades ett stort antal hästar från Finland till Ryssland, då främst till Vyatka där de tillsammans med estniska hästar ingick i utvecklingen av Viatkaponnyn. Då ryssarna hade tagit det bästa avelsmaterialet, och även på grund av gamla seder där betesmarker delades mellan folken i större områden så skulle återskapandet av finnhästen ta århundraden.

För att återgå till att avla de finska hästarna mer renrasiga och öka kvalitén vände sig de finska uppfödarna till Toristuteriet i Estland dit man hade exporterat finska hästar av den gamla typen när stuteriet skulle utveckla sina Torihästar. De estniska uppfödarna hade fört noggrann dokumentation över de hästar man köpt och de finska uppfödarna använde denna beskrivning som en riktlinje att gå efter när de skulle återskapa den gamla finnhästen.

Kronhingstarna

1869 beordrade den finska staten att man skulle samla ihop de bästa hingstarna i regionerna runt Vasa, Tavastland och Kuopio. Dessa hingstar skulle ägas av allmänheten och vara tillgängliga för privata uppfödare. Den finska regeringen gick in med pengar och instruktioner om att åtta provinser skulle få 4 hingstar var att utnyttja till avel. På bara några år utökades avelsområdena till hela hundra avelsdistrikt som på finska kallades "Ruununoripiiri". Varje distrikt skulle så småningom få tillgång till varsin stats-hingst, men bristen på avelsmaterial gjorde att det dröjde flera år innan en del av distrikten fick tillgång till dessa hingstar. Dessa hingstar kallades "kronhingstar", eller på finska "ruununori". Varje kronhingst döptes med ett namn som avslutades med -ro, förkortningen på det finska namnet.

Officiella instruktioner gavs aldrig ut om storlek, styrka eller ens stamtavla på dessa kronhingstar och det enda gemensamma målet var att öka hästarnas mankhöjd och vikt. Under sekelskiftet 1800- till 1900-tal fanns fortfarande inget mål för vad man ville få ut av att avla de finska hästarna. Det enda man var överens om var att det behövdes arbetshästar. På grund av detta varierade utseendet mycket bland de finska hästarna. Från början hade kronhingstarna valts ut av en kommitté som bestod både av privata uppfödare, statsanställda agronomer, veterinärer och militära officerare. 1893 bytte man så att hingstarna istället valdes av direktören för en nystartad civil service för hästavel. Den första som fick detta jobb var agronomen och gårdsägaren Ernst Fabritius.

Kronhingstarna lånades ut till privata uppfödare som då fick ha dem helt i sin ägo en tid. Vem som fick ta hand om hästen avgjordes ofta genom auktioner där den som gick med på få minst pengar för mödan, fick ta hand om hingsten. Att ta hand om kronhingstarna ansågs nämligen vara hårt jobb, eftersom man fick ett stort ansvar i att ta hand om statens egendom. Den som tog hand om hästen var även tvungen att ha en person tillgänglig som alltid tog hand om hingsten och hingsten var tvungen att vara tillgänglig för betäckningen under avelssäsongen, vilket alltid inföll under våren då det var mycket annat jobb som behövdes göra på gårdarna. Trots detta var hingstarna eftertraktade då den som tog hand om hästen även fick behålla de pengar som betalades i betäckningsavgift och efter att hingsten fått 60 avkommor kunde uppfödaren bli ensam ägare av hingsten. Mindre populära hingstar som fick färre avkommor kunde uppfödare få behålla redan efter sex år. Detta system visade sig dock ha stora brister då man inte kunde bedöma hingstens värde som avelshingst förrän hästen redan bytt ägare. Men för de privata uppfödarna fick detta en positiv effekt då de kunde vara med och påverka riktningen och målet med aveln.

Selektiv avel av finnhästen

Under början av 1900-talet började den finska nationalismen få fäste och ökade starkt. I och med detta blev man även mer inställd på att avla de finska hästarna så rasrena som möjligt och utavel med andra raser slutade nästan helt. Finnhästen räknades nu som en nationell symbol och man ville ha dem så renrasiga som möjligt. Den 20 november 1894 startades den första rasföreningen för finnhästen, "Hevoskasvatusyhdistys Hippos", som senare bytte namn till "Suomen Hippos". Föreningen arbetade aktivt med att avla och förbättra finnhästen genom selektiv avel utan inblandning från andra raser. 1905 utfärdade den finska regeringen ett dekret om att avelsföreningar och förbund skulle startas över hela landet för att ytterligare skydda finnhästen.

Under de första åren var man mycket angelägen om att avla bort gamla "utländska" karaktärsdrag. Färgen blev bland annat mycket viktig bland uppfödare och man satsade nästan uteslutet på finnhästarna som var fuxfärgade med ljus man och svans. Det var först under 1920-talet som detta ändrades, när man började hålla styrkeprov och uthållighetsprov för hästarna. Nu utgick man istället från hästens kapacitet, rörelse, byggnad och allmänna karaktär, snarare än färg.

Efter starten av stamboken år 1907 kunde man nu även registrera sina hästar och avla ännu mer selektivt och nu födde man upp två officiella men ganska olika typer av finnhäst; en lätt finsk universalhäst som är mycket lik dagens finnhäst, och en tyngre draghäst, som användes till mer krävande arbeten. Men sedan kom den förstnämnda att dominera och överta som rastyp då de var mer användbara än de tyngre typerna. Idag finns det återigen fyra typer av den finska hästen, men dessa är mycket mer renrasiga än de föregående typerna. Efter stambokens uppförande satsade uppfödarna på att få hästarna något större och man avlade selektivt med stor hänsyn till hästarnas exteriör. Man nådde ett lyckat resultat och lade därefter energi på att även avla fram hästarnas egenskaper som arbetshäst och som ridhäst, inte bara travhäst.

Finnhästen idag
Sedan starten av stamboken 1907 har man avlat finnhästen helt renrasig. Även om inkorsning av andra raser kan vara omedveten har man idag DNA-tester och om dessa visar inflytande från andra raser godkänns inte hästen för registrering. 1924 delades stamboken in i två grenar, en för den tunga drag- och arbetshästen och en för den lättare universalhästen.

Under andra världskriget hade den duktiga draghästen stor betydelse. Hästen var helt oersättlig eftersom motoriseringen bara delvis hade kommit igång i landet. Före kriget fanns det omkring 380 000 hästar i Finland. År 1950 fanns det över 409 000. Betäckningsantalet sjönk kraftigt i början på 1950-talet. I Finland liksom i andra länder tog mekaniseringen över i jordbruket och hästen efterfrågades allt mindre, då de ersattes av traktorer och maskiner. Istället exploderade intresset för ridning som sport och fritidssyssla och den lättare universaltypen ökade i popularitet. 1971 delades stamboken in på nytt i fyra olika förgreningar för fyra olika typer av finnhäst som avlas för olika ändamål. De fyra typerna är J (travartypen), R (ridtypen), T (arbetstypen) och P (ponnytypen).

1993 drabbades Finland av en ekonomisk kris som ledde till att antalet hästar som föddes upp nästan halverades i jämförelse med föregående år. Men tack vare EU:s jordbruksstöd och den ekonomiska tillväxten har antalet igen börjat stiga. Idag finns det ca 19 000 registrerade finnhästar i Finland, varav 2 000–3 000 används som ridhäst. Det föds ca 1 000 föl varje år som tillåts registrering i stamboken. Majoriteten av hästarna används inom travet och en väldigt liten del används inom jordbruk eller skogsbruk. Finnhäst avlas mest i Finland men även i större antal i Sverige och Tyskland. Stamboken förs av föreningen Finska Hippos rf Suomenratsut. 2007 blev den finska hästen officiellt utsedd till Finlands nationalras.

De fyra grundtyperna

Idag avlas fyra typer av finsk häst, travare (J), arbetshäst (T), ridhäst (R) och liten finnhäst eller ponnytyp (P).

Travartypen (J)
Travartypen är den vanligast förekommande typen idag då finnhästen är mycket populär inom travsporten. Det är även den lättaste typen av finnhäst. För att registreras som travartyp i stamboken måste hästen genomgå ett körtest där den ska klara en travbana på standardtid som satts av det finska hästregistret "Suomen Hippos". Travartypen har en lågrektangulär kroppsform med lång kropp och långa ben. Det första officiella finska rekordet inom trav sattes 1865 av finnhästen Brita. De finska travhästarna innehöll rekordet tack vare bland annat Viesker ända fram till 2005 då det slogs av den svenska travaren Järvsöfaks.

Ridtypen (R)
Ridtypen är något kraftigare än travartypen men är fortfarande ganska lätt och en utmärkt allroundhäst för all slags ridsport. Ridtypen är inte i nivå med varmbloden och når därför oftast inte elitnivå men på lättare nivåer har finnhästarna nått framgångar på tävlingsbanorna i både banhoppning, dressyr och fälttävlan. Vid sekelskiftet och början på 1900-talet var ridning utöver kavalleriet bara en fritidssysselsättning för ytterst få. Under 1960-talet när intresset för ridsport ökade i Finland började man importera lättare hästar och ponnyer. Fram till 1970-talet användes finnhästarna enbart till arbete och travsport medan ridtypen var mer en kavallerihäst, innan ridningen blev en spridd hobby. Sektionen för ridhästtypen i stamboken fick bara ett dussintal registreringar de första tio åren. Föreningen "Suomenratsut ry" (Finska ridhästar) startades därför 1974 för att göra reklam för ridhästtypen. Under slutet av 1970-talet fanns dock fortfarande enbart ca 300 registrerade ridhästtyper, men intresset ökade stadigt och idag finns ca 5 000 registrerade ridtyper. Ridhästen har precis som travaren långa ben. De hoppar hinder mycket bra och balanserat, och lär sig snabbt. Men de kan inte hoppa särskilt högt och galoppera tillräckligt snabbt för att klara sig på hinderbanor över 130 cm. Trots det ofta tunga huvudet och korta halsen har ridhästtypen visat sig kunna skolas till svår dressyr.

Arbetstypen (T)
Arbetstypen är den ursprungliga, gamla typen men är trots det också den mest ovanliga av de fyra typerna med enbart ett tusental registrerade hästar år 2004. Arbetstypen är större än de andra typerna med en lång kropp och kraftigare exteriör men är ändå mindre i jämförelse med många andra kallblodshästar som exempelvis ardenner eller clydesdale. Arbetstypen har en otrolig dragkraft. En normal häst sägs kunna dra ungefär 80 % av sin egen vikt under en längre tid utan problem, medan man uppskattar finnhästens till ca 110 % av sin egen vikt under samma förhållanden. Under speciella dragtävlingar har även högre värden uppmätts, ända upp till 200 % av den egna kroppsvikten. För att registreras måste hästarna bedömas gällande standarden på utseende och beteende, men måste utöver detta även genomgå ett arbetstest. Hingstar får bland annat dra 500 kg 500 meter som de måste klara på under 5 minuter. Hingstar får även trava en bana på 1000 meter som de måste klara inom standardtiden 2 minuter och 30 sekunder. Fler poäng ges för snabbare tider. Man ger även intervalltest där hästarna får dra en släpa på tufft underlag där man lägger på mer och mer vikt. Viktökningen mäts i procent av hästens kroppsvikt. Istället för dragtestet kan hästarna genomgå ett körtest där man ger poäng för fyra olika delar bland annat hästens lugn, utseende framför vagnen och hur hästen beter sig när den selas av och på, när den körs, samt när vagnen lastas och urlastas. Hästarna körs även på en bana där de visar upp stopp, går genom en hinderbana, ökar och sänker farten och backar med last runt ett hörn.

Ponnytypen (P)
Den lilla finnhästen, eller ponnytypen, är till utseende lik den fullstora hästen, men mankhöjden skiljer dessa två typer åt då ponnytypen är under 148 cm i mankhöjd. Småhästen ska ha öron av ponnytyp och den har vanligen kraftig hals. Den är lämplig som rid- och körhäst för ungdomar eller mindre vuxna ryttare. Stambokens sektion för ponnytypen öppnades 1971 och tekniskt sett är det den nyaste sektionen i stamboken även om ponnytyper kunde registreras som universaltyp i stamboken redan år 1924 tillsammans med travartypen och ridtypen. Då finnhästen har avlats fram för sin storlek i århundraden så finns det än idag bara ytterst få blodslinjer inom ponnyaveln. Upp till 2010 har det bara registrerats 500 ponnytyper, varav 420 ston och enbart 80 hingstar. Ponnytyperna får inte överstiga 148 cm i mankhöjd men utöver det måste hästarna även genomgå ett kör- eller ridtest för att kunna registreras. Man går även igenom hästens stamtavla och man lägger stor vikt vid temperament och lydnad. Den ursprungliga finska hästen var liten, men redan Gustav Vasa påbjöd att finnarna skulle försöka avla sina hästar större. Det tog dock flera hundra år, men ledde till att småhäst-varianten blev mer sällsynt. Den mindre hästen har ofta utmärkt ridbarhet. Trots att mankhöjden överstiger 148 med en cm kan man nämna Jaime och Ruskan Reipas. Två små med Karakteristiska huvud och öron vars framgångar på tävlingsbanan är i klass för sig. Den finska småhästen är inte en annan ras, men genom avel framträder ponnydragen. En liten finsk häst kan se ut som ett gotlandsruss, vilket beror på att tiotals finnhästar skickades till Gotland på 1600-talet. Men russ och finnhästar hade korsats redan tidigare. Genom århundraden korsades fisk häst med friesisk häst, och även om det inte är en ponny, förekommer det små svarta finska hästar Med lockig man där den friesiska härstamningen tydligt kan ses. Den finska småhästen kan ha lykta och mjölmule, vilket ytterligare bidrar till dess varierande utseende, det finns heller ingen lägre storleksgräns.

Egenskaper och utseende

Finnhästen är en utmärkt allroundhäst, lämplig som både rid-, kör- och travhäst samt som arbetshäst inom jordbruk eller skogsbruk. De bästa ridhästarna har tävlat upp till medelsvår nivå i dressyr, hoppning och fälttävlan. Förutom i Finland avlas finnhästar också i Tyskland och Sverige. Finnhästarna prisas bland annat för sitt lätthanterliga temperament och sin styrka. Den finska brukshästen är relativt liten men är så pass stark att den kan dra mer än de större kallblodshästarna i förhållande till sin storlek. Huvudet är medelstort men ganska tungt med vänliga, kloka ögon.

Utseendet på finnhästarna varierar ganska kraftigt beroende på vilken typ hästen tillhör. Travartypen är lättast, med varmblodsliknande karaktärsdrag medan arbetstypen är grövre och mer kompakt med mer behåring på ben, i man och svans. Ponnytypen är alltid under 148 cm i mankhöjd och har en ponnyliknande karaktär med större huvud och kortare ben. Ridtypen ger intrycket av en atletisk, men robust ridhäst. Gemensamt för alla typerna är dock att de ofta har mer eller mindre hovskägg på benen och kraftigt tagel i man och svans. Hovarna är starka och tåliga. Finnhästarna ska ha elastiska och goda rörelser och stadig aktion. Finnhästarna är härdiga, sunda, lugna och fogliga och lever oftast ganska länge. Det mest utmärkande för finnhästen är den vanligaste färgen, fux med ljusare man och svans. På dessa fuxfärgade hästar är benen ofta ljusare än resten av kroppen.

Finnhästens färg

Den vanligaste färgen hos finnhästen är den typiska fuxfärgen med rödbrun kropp. Linfuxar med ljus man och svans, och tecken är vanliga. År 2007 var 90 % om finska kallblodshästarna fuxar medan resterande var brun (6 %) och rapp (1,2 %). Övriga procentandelar utgjordes av mycket ovanligare färger som bland annat konstantskimmel, isabell och gulbrun.

Under 1700-talet var det mycket annorlunda. Enbart cirka 40 % av hästarna var fuxar. 50 % var bruna eller rappa. Till skillnad från numera var breda bläsar och höga strumpor relativt ovanliga. Anledningen till att fuxen är så dominerande numera är den selektiva avel man bedrev under 1900-talet för att få fram just den färgen. Vid sekelskiftet mellan 1800- och 1900-talet valdes finnhästen som nationssymbol för Finland och fuxen blev den officiella färgen eftersom man trodde fuxen var rasens originalfärg. Fuxen döptes till "Hipposfärgen" efter den nystartade föreningen "Hevoskasvatusyhditys Hippos" som numera heter Suomen Hippos. Vid den här tidpunkten räknades till och med hästar med andra färger som bevis på utavel med annat blod och godkändes knappt för avel. Enbart få privata uppfödare höll sig med dessa hästar. Målet var att göra finnhästen till en helt fuxfärgad ras, i stil med Haflingern. Avelsbestämmelserna från 1909 sade till och med att hästar som hade "vit, grå, isabell eller skäck päls" aldrig kunde godkännas i aveln. De bruna och svarta hästarna försvann också och man avregistrerade till och med ett visst sto enbart för att hon var brun. Dessa färger var istället populärare utomlands, bland annat i Sverige där man importerade bruna finnhästar snarare än fuxfärgade. Vid ett tillfälle utgjorde fuxarna hela 96 % av de registrerade finnhästarna.

Dock ökar antalet hästar som inte är fuxar igen då vissa uppfödare börjat satsa på avel av finnhästar med andra färger. Sedan 2009 har ett dussintals skimmelfärgade och svarta hästar registrerats. Silverfärgen överlevde på grund av två anledningar. Främst för att den enbart kommer fram hos svarta pigment, vilket gör att den ligger maskerad hos fuxar, och sen för att den ger en flaxfuxliknande päls när den framträder hos bruna och svarta hästar. Silverbruna hästar registrerades sent som "kanelfuxar" och silversvarta hästar som "mörka linfuxar".

Teorier finns om att utavel någon gång skett med andra hästraser men genetiska tester och historiska skrifter visar att fuxfärgen inte är den enda existerande färgen hos renrasiga finnhästar.

Ovanliga färger bland finnhästarna

Trots att det under många år pågått selektiv avel med fuxfärgade finnhästar så föds det fortfarande föl med ovanliga färger som varit förbjudna i aveln.
Utöver grundfärgerna fux, brun och rapp finns i finnhästens genpool anlag för skimmel, gult, konstantskimmel, rabicano och silver. En tydlig form av sabino finns också (dock inte SB-1 formen). Ett enda fall av vit häst är också dokumenterat bland finnhästarna. Hästen registrerades som fuxskäck och troddes vara "sabinovit". Skäck och tigrerad förekommer inte. Eftersom så många olika raser avlats på i Finland före 1900-talet kunde en finsk häst i princip ha vilken färg som helst. Finnhästar är ofta apelkastade, men detta är ingen färg utan ett mönster i hårremmen vanlig särskilt hos skimlar och gula. Den finska hästen har vanligen tjock och tät man och svans, även lockig.

Rödskimlar förekommer bland finnhästarna men verkar bara framträda hos de hästar som ingår i blodslinjen för stoet Sonja, ett rödskimmelfärgat sto som föddes 1936. Fram till 2010 har enbart 6 konstantskimlar registrerats i de finska hästregistren. Även anlag för gult finns hos finnhästen och kan ge hästar som till färgen är gulbruna, isabellfärgade och gulsvarta. Detta förekommer enbart hos hästar som tillhör blodslinjen från Voikko (namnet betyder isabell), ett sto som användes i aveln under 1920-talet. Under hela 1980-talet registrerades totalt bara tio skimmel- och isabellfärgade hästar och idag har förekomsten minskat ytterligare.

Skimmelfärgade finnhästar finns i två blodslinjer: en för stoet Iiris som föddes 1988 men som inte har några skimmelavkomlingar; och en för stoet Pelelaikka och i synnerhet hennes avkomling, E. V. Johtotähti, som är en stamboksregistrerad avelshingst.

Gulgenen finns endast i blodslinjen för stoet Lilli som föddes 1957. Några få finnhästar med färgen gulsvart, gulgenen på svart, har förekommit under rasens hela historia. Det första bekräftade fallet (med DNA-test 2010) var stoet Hennylän Kulta, fött 2009, där testet bekräftade att stoet var gulsvart. 2010 föddes ytterligare ett föl med en ovanlig färg, nämligen en häst med dubbel gulgensuppsättning vilket gav en gulvitfärgad häst med blå ögon, rosa hud och mycket ljust gulvit päls. Fölets föräldrar var en gulbrun hingst och ett isabellfärgat sto.

Referenser

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Tryckta källor

Webbkällor
 Aftonbladets artikel om finsk häst
 Kort om finsk häst
 Suomen Ratsut , ,
 Hennylän Kulta, första gulsvart finnhästen
 Suomen Hippos Ry

Externa länkar
 Officiell sida för föreningen SuomenRatsut , , ,
 Officiell sida för föreningen Suomen Hippos , , ,

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Hästraser från Finland

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[Idea] Muv-Luv 4: Nemesis - General Muv-Luv Discussion - The Muv-Luv Community Forum!
-A return to the origins, but without forgetting the elements of past games.
As I can tell, Nemesis is focused on the original world of Shirogane Takeru with all the new characters from the Unlimited timeline but don't let the appeareances fool you, because the mechs also will make a return with a new total way.
-An international tournament about mechs?!
Since in the whole world there is the passion for Gunpla, I thought it would be nice to add it on a Muv-Luv story. The story of Nemesis take place precisely after the events of Muv-Luv Alternative, where all the characters from the Unlimited suddenly appear on the school of Takeru, turning his life upside down, but few days later across the entire globe is launched the Valger-On 2.0, an upgrade version of its predecessor that allows players to use their own customized GR minifigure. To celebrate its huge success, an international tournament has been made, sponsored by two of the biggest corporations of the world, the Mitsurugi Zaibatsu and the New-Gen Corporation, and the Hakuryou High School has been chosen to represent Asia due to the high presence of skilled Valgern-On players. Once again, Takeru and his company of friends must face another challenge, but they will soon learn that this tournament is not what it seems and a dangerous battle awaits.
-A cast of new characters awaits, as well a tough group of villains.
On the International Valger-On Tournament, a lot of opponents will stand in the way of Takeru; some of them might be arrogant, some friendly, but one thing they have in common: every one of them want a piece of him and the group of girls who stand at his side.
Valder (The Rival): if Takeru is the Yin, Valder is definetely the Yang; Selfish, cruel and strong, Valder is the opposite of our main protagonist, although his face remains hidden on his red mask. Trained since childhood to be the best fighter of Valger-On and answering directly the orders of the Chairman of the New-Gen, Valder is a force to reckoned with. Since he took command of the V.O.R.T.E.X. Unit, he never lost in his life, claiming the title of the ''Unbeatable Emperor'', until the day he will come face to face with Takeru.
Oberon (The Brain): Chief tactician of the team and a cunning mind, Oberon is smart as he is unstable, dreaming every possible torture to inflict and laugh maniacally behind his gas mask.
Rose (The Beauty) As much as she is known for her beauty, Rose is a manipulative young woman and the only femal member of the team; she loves to play with her opponents with her sniper skills and no one liked to been caught in her crosshairs. She has developed a bitter rivalry with Sumika.
Tank (The Shield): The enforcer of the team due to his incredible size and strength, Tank is the less talkative of the team, limiting to answer with growls and obeying every command of the other members; it seems he has developed an antipathy towards Miki.
Ether (The Ninja): Fast as lightning, Ether is the eyes and the ears of the V.O.R.T.E.X. Unit; he prefer to attack his opponents with fast attack and then finish them off with one finishing blow; his skills with the sword are second only to his leader and at the same level of Meiya.
Xenon (The Alchemist): A sneaky Valger-On player who loves to use underhanded tactics in order to achieve victory and also the weapon tester of the team.
The Chairman: The mysterious man who controls the New-Gen Corporation; a cunning man who it seems have old grudges with the Mitsurugi Zaibatsu and who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals, including putting Takeru's love (the girl who he will choose) almost at the final battle; he consider the V.O.R.T.E.X. Unit his personal instrument and see Takeru and his group of girls (especially due to his connection with Meiya) as an obstacle to be removed.
As the story progress, Takeru notice that the New-Gen is up to something not good and involves the whole tournament, but only two words are found: Project Genesis. But what is Project Genesis? What the New-Gen is planning? Discover it on a epic story of love, friendship, tragedy and hatred; this is Muv-Luv Nemesis.
Thank you for your support and I hope one day this idea will reach the father of Muv-Luv Franchise, Koki Yoshimune, and the rest of the âge company so that a new chapter of the main storyline can blossom!


This week, the Bowery Capital team hosted Scott Rotermund, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Welltok, to discuss "How Early Customers Shape GTM Strategy." Welltok provides a range of data-driven consumer health solutions. Their award-winning health optimization platform empowers population health managers to connect consumers with personalized health improvement resources and make it easy and rewarding for consumers to complete actions that optimize their health.
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The next bands you are going to see?
By lauren, July 5, 2010 in Music, TV and Films
yorkleyblue 6,671
Plastic Professor of Knowitall at the Sky University of Soccer
6 minutes ago, Boyne said:
I'm very jealous of people who play a number of instruments.
I'll not blow my own trumpet, then
On 13/04/2018 at 13:04, RIP Mourinho said:
I don't mind too much the price of tickets going up as artists have to make money. Its giving money to the touting sites that really annoys me. Refuse to buy tickets from such places.
I saw that a couple of artists coming to the Colston Hall soon have specific terms on their ticket sales. The person who bought the ticket(s) HAS to have photo ID and the credit card they used and their entire party must all arrive at once. Any tickets that are sold on are automatically invalid. I think there might have been a couple of other restrictions as well.
Sounds Ok to me.
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RIP Mourinho 5,333
Misunderstood Genius
5 minutes ago, yorkleyblue said:
I saw that Ed Sheeran had been doing that at his gigs as have Catfish and the Bottlemen for their upcoming gig in Cardiff. Apparently if you bought the ticket from the ticket touting website and it gets invalidated you're entitled to a refund too so it sounds like a good move.
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moi 11,756
Welcome back, twin! XXX
Oh fret not, one way or another I will get there. I could get a bus, I could drive myself or I could get what is known as a "blabla car". This is a service which involves people who advertise their own car journey in order to get passengers willing to share the petrol. I hate the thought of being driven by a total stranger, so for me that is not an option. Driving myself is a viable option but incredibly expensive. My Scottish thrift and my dislike of bus journeys are currently doing battle!
Edited May 29, 2018 by moi
Previous was @Boyne Yorkley interrupted while I was typing!
goose 1,980
@Boyne sounds great. No I was unable to get tickets and next year won't suit either. Will be in London for a wedding the week before too, pity it didn't work in.
The Stones as well, brilliant. There was a tv programme on recently about Richards, very very talented man.
ForeverCarefree 24,355
If she said it's Chelsea or me. Would you miss her?
Seeing Thrice at the Electric Ballroom on June 9th.
The Gaslight Anthem at Hammersmith Apollo on July 21st
Editors at Brixton Academy October 10th
Seeing Twisted Wheel on Thursday. Gonna be good to see what they're like now they're reformed.
Boyne 10,979
We Are The People
On 29/05/2018 at 10:14, moi said:
Could you ask Roman to lend you his private plane so you can arrive in style? Like you, I don't like the thought of being driven by a stranger.
17 hours ago, goose said:
A shame that you won't be able to see Joan next year. Hopefully she'll add a few more concerts to a tour.
Agree, Keith is a very talented man. I read his auto-biography a few years ago. A very interesting life and life-style. Given what he's taken over the years it is amazing he is still around. He went to the art college in my home town. It was there that he met Dick Taylor who went on to be part of the Pretty Things. It was on the train to college one day that he met Mick and as they say the rest is history.
Going to see Sari Schorr and her band at the Borderline in London this Friday. A fine blues singer. She has a new album coming out soon.
Editors at Brixton next up for me in Brixton, followed by We Were Promised Jetpacks in November at Bush Hall, Shepherd's Bush, never been to that venue before.
Then Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem in February playing the Union Chapel and 21 Pilots at Wembley Arena in March.
just 5,615
Have a few coming up, ELO at the O2 in October, Catfish and the Bottlemen at Wembley, Christine and the Queens in Bournemouth and Shawn Mendes at the O2 next April.
eclectic musical tastes.
Munkworth 4,767
Special little soldier
20 hours ago, just said:
My old mans off to that too, he was in Oslo this weekend where he also saw ELO after going on holiday to California last month which was arranged around seeing ELO. Guess who his favourite band are...
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1 hour ago, Munkworth said:
70s pop icons never die, they mature like a classic wine! My daughter is 20 and loves ELO. Saw them at Wembley stadium last year and they had the place rocking.
Seeing The Magic Gang next Friday in Notts.
Reverend and The Makers a couple weeks after in Notts.
Courteeners in Leeds on 17/11 then again in Notts on 19/11.
The Twang in Birmingham on 15/12.
Then off to Amsterdam to see Gerry Cinnamon at The Paradiso on 18/01/2019. Who is it that from Holland on this forum? Do any of you know what the Paradiso is like as a venue and if its easy to get to?
A few concerts lined up in November.
13 November: The Danny Bryant Band
20 November: Carvin Jones
30 November: John Otway.
The first two are at at Beaverwood Club in Chislehurst. Going to see the legendary John Otway at the Borderline club in the Borderline just off Charing Cross Road in London.
Backbiter 4,136
Going to see Counting Crows in Dublin in two weeks. Saw them while on holiday in Nashville the other year and they were fantastic.
What is outrageous is the cost of the tickets. The cheapest seats were 90 euros, whereas in 2015 we paid 25 dollars a ticket (which was phenomenal value in this day and age, and there were two support bands as well)
And no, I didn't get the tickets from viagogo or any such rip-off sites - the concert isn't sold out and is unlikely to be.
Next month going to see Glenn Tilbrook here in South Wales. Seen him loads of times (solo and with Squeeze) and he's always brilliant. His guitar playing is stunning:
Saw Reverend and the Makers on Friday. Cracking band, really know how to get a crowd going.
Got audience tickets for Later with Jools Holland this Tuesday. Then ELO at the O2 on Wednesday.
On 14/10/2018 at 18:39, just said:
Hope you had a good time at ELO. My old man went to that and again after the match on Saturday. He's seen them 4 times in 3 months in 3 different countries now
Saw Editors last night in Brixton.
Really enjoyed it, was the first time I've seen them live despite having listened to them for a number of years.
JJP 253
4 minutes ago, ForeverCarefree said:
They're sh*t
46 minutes ago, JJP said:
Just booked tickets for Craig Charles' Funk and Soul Roadshow. Saw him on New Years Eve in Bristol and it was a bit re-mixy, but excellent for all that.
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32 minutes ago, yorkleyblue said:
I'm certain I haven't mentioned this dozens of times before, but I've had two 'spinages à trois' on his Radio 6 show... I even asked for one song he hadn't heard before!

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Aside from strategy 6 which deals with the selectivity mechanisms of herbicides used in wheat production, all of the tactics recommended for the Canadian Great Plains are appropriate for Iowa's production system. One could argue over the ranking of the different strategies, but the critical point is to incorporate as many of the techniques as feasible.
The ISU Crops Team has emphasized the need for diversifying weed management, with a focus on using multiple, effective herbicide groups. If used alone, multiple herbicide groups will not prevent further evolution of resistance. However, this tactic is easily implemented on all acres. We have focused on this tactic since many/most commonly used herbicide programs fail to use herbicides in a way that places significant selection pressure on weeds of concern. Programs often use reduced rates due to economic concerns, thus eliminating much of the benefit of multiple herbicide groups in reducing selection of resistant weeds.
Beckie and Harker's number one tactic, crop diversity, is the most effective tool for slowing herbicide resistance. As in the U.S. Cornbelt, the majority of farmers in the Canada prairies utilize a rotation (canola – spring wheat) that provides marginal benefits in terms of managing weeds and herbicide resistance. The authors recognized the economic factors that lead to adoption of crop rotations that contribute to weed resistance. Since most growers are unable/unwilling to adopt the most effective strategy for managing herbicide resistance, it is imperative that the other tactics are utilized.
An important point is that most of the strategies on the list can be implemented with very little change to a farmer's current production system. Accurate recordkeeping of weed problems and historic weed management strategies, and scouting fields prior to and following herbicide applications are all tactics that any farmer can and should do for each field. Incorporation of any of these strategies into an existing weed management program will improve weed control and slow the evolution of resistance.
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Q: Stored procedure return conversion error when there should be no conversion I have a stored procedure that just returns a varchar(1000), but when I run using the following block:
declare @P1 VARCHAR(1000)
SET @P1=''
PRINT 'P1='+@P1
exec Test @PhoneNumber='1234567890',@AgentID=N'Test AgentID',@SP_RETURN=@P1 output
PRINT 'P1='+@P1

I get

Msg 50000, Level 16, State 1, Procedure Test, Line 50
  Conversion failed when converting the varchar value 'Complete' to data type int..
Msg 245, Level 16, State 1, Procedure Test, Line 60
  Conversion failed when converting the varchar value 'Exception raised' to data type int.

This is the stored procedure:
Create PROCEDURE [dbo].[Test]
    @PhoneNumber as CHAR(10),
    @AgentID as VARCHAR(100),
    @SP_RETURN as VARCHAR(1000) OUTPUT,
    @UTCDateTimeOverride as Datetime = NULL
AS
BEGIN
 BEGIN TRY
  SET @SP_RETURN = N'Complete'
  RETURN @SP_RETURN
 END TRY

 BEGIN CATCH
  SET @SP_RETURN = N'Exception raised'
  RETURN @SP_RETURN
 END CATCH
END
go

Any suggestions?

A: stored procedure always return integer, which is used to return the error code
you are returning a varchar field causing the exception
The error is caused by this
RETURN @SP_RETURN

do this instead
  BEGIN TRY
  SET @SP_RETURN = N'Complete'
  RETURN 0  -- success
  END TRY

  BEGIN CATCH
  SET @SP_RETURN = N'Exception raised'
  RETURN  ERROR_NUMBER()  -- error code

A: A stored Procedure can only return an Int value. Varchar values are "returned" via OUTPUT variables.
Create PROCEDURE [dbo].[Test]
 @PhoneNumber as CHAR(10),
 @AgentID as VARCHAR(100),
 @SP_RETURN as VARCHAR(1000) OUTPUT,
 @UTCDateTimeOverride as Datetime = NULL
AS
BEGIN
 BEGIN TRY
  SET @SP_RETURN = N'Complete'
  --RETURN @SP_RETURN  not needed
 END TRY

 BEGIN CATCH
  SET @SP_RETURN = N'Exception raised'
  -- no need for return statement here
 END CATCH
END
go

Now when executing the proc you will do something like ...
DECLARE @RETURN_Value VARCHAR(1000);

Exec [dbo].[Test]   @PhoneNumber = 'Some Value'
                   ,@AgentID     = 'Some Value'
                   ,@SP_RETURN   = @RETURN_Value OUTPUT

Now the @RETURN_Value variable will have the values

A: You're already specifying @SP_RETURN as OUTPUT.  You don't need it in your RETURN statements as well.  Just "RETURN"

A: It is good practice to use return in stored procedures just to give feedback is procedure executed successfully or not. To return values it is better it is better to use output parameters.
Using output parameters you are able to:
1.return more then 1 one value (using return you are able to return just one value);
2.return any data type (with return keyword you can return only int).

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Bulldogs beat Burns in Lander for first win of season
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Playing their second straight tournament on the road, the Lovell Bulldogs won their first game of the season at the Lander Classic Friday, then dropped a pair on Saturday.
Coach Craig Lundberg said his young squad showed signs of improvement during the weekend and looked strong when they were clicking.
"We're starting to be a little more consistent for longer periods of time," Lundberg said. "They're going in the direction we want them to move to, but there are still lapses when they revert to earlier habits. We need to keep working to get to a higher level."
Lovell beat Burns 56-43 Friday at the Lander Fieldhouse and fell to Torrington 60-45 and to Wheatland 56-33 Saturday at the Lander middle school gym.
The Bulldogs came out like gangbusters and outscored Burns 41-17 in the first half Friday, playing their best half of basketball in the young season.
Lovell senior Jacob Grant battles a Buffalo Bison player for a rebound during a game at the East-West Classic Dec. 7-8 in Buffalo.
photo Jonny Clinton, Buffalo Bulletin
"Against Burns we moved the ball much better, and our shots were uncontested for the most part," Lundberg said. "We were able to get the ball inside to Aden (Mayes) and Jacob (Grant), which helped us quite a bit.
"Defensively, our intensity in the first half was pretty amazing. The kids communicated well and rotated well."
Noting that Burns only scored 6 points in the first half against Lovell's first unit, Lundberg added, "We're starting to definitely see some rotations that will work defensively much better for us. And our offense was clicking."
Lovell outscored Burns 20-4 in the first quarter and 21-13 in the second, though Burns came back to outscore the Bulldogs 16-8 in the third quarter and 10-7 in the fourth.
"We came out kind of flat (in the second half)," Lundberg said, "and they came out with much more energy. They were able to erase half of our lead. That was disappointing, but it was good to get the first win of the season."
Sophomore guard Zeke Newman led the Bulldogs with 16 points, hitting five of 11 shots from the field including three of seven three-point attempts. He also grabbed nine rebounds and had four assists and five steals.
"Zeke played exceptionally well," Lundberg said.
Grant added 10 points on five-of-seven shooting and blocked four shots. Brenden Lundberg and Mat Savage scored 8 points each, and Mayes snared eight rebounds, Lundberg five. Lundberg also swiped the ball five times.
Loss to Torrington
It was another tale of two halves in the Torrington game Saturday morning, but this time it was the Bulldogs who dug the first half hole, trailing the fifth-ranked Trailblazers 20-6 after the first quarter and 33-12 at halftime. Lovell came back to outscore Torrington 33-27 in the second half.
Lundberg said the shots simply wouldn't fall as the Bulldogs shot 36 percent from the field – 18 of 50.
"We had lots of open looks, great looks at the basket, but we just couldn't finish," he said. "Even little drops inside and wide open looks outside (wouldn't fall). They all looked like they were going in."
Torrington had a guard – Malm – who "just ate us up," Lundberg said, adding, "He was able to get into the paint and made every mid-range jump shot he took. Next time, maybe we should put someone longer and taller on him."
Savage was the only player in double figures against Torrington, finishing with 10 points. CJ Pickett added 9 points, Brenden Lundberg 7, Newman and Mayes 6 each. Savage and Mayes led the squad with six rebounds each, and Newman had four assists.
Bulldogs and Bulldogs
Game three saw the Bulldogs struggle against the Wheatland Bulldogs in a 56-33 loss. Lovell was competitive in the first half, outscored 10-4 in the first quarter and 12-9 in the second to trail 22-13 at halftime, but instead of turning things around in the second half as they did earlier in the day, they were outscored 34-20 to fall by 23 points.
"It was not a good game all the way around," Lundberg said. "Our energy was low. The intensity was not there. It was the most frustrating game of the weekend, because we felt we could compete and get a win. As coach, I wanted to see us go 2-1 instead of just the one win.
"We kind of went through the motions and everything was dead (in the first half). They had a nine-point lead while we were playing absolutely terrible, but (instead of fighting back) our third quarters haven't been great for us."
The Lovell squad shot just 28 percent from the field and didn't have a single player score in double figures. CJ Pickett led the team with 6 points, and Savage added 5, Tyler Nichols, Newman and Grant 4 each. Grant led the team with 10 rebounds, and Brenden Lundberg snared eight.
The Bulldogs are off for the holidays and will resume play Saturday, Jan. 5, against the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies in Cowley. Game times are 4 p.m. (junior varsity), 5:30 (girls varsity) and 7 p.m.
Lovell will then participate in the Big Horn Basin Classic Jan. 11-12 in Worland and Thermopolis. Lovell plays in Thermop Friday.
The first home game of the season is Tuesday, Jan. 15, against Lander.
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Press release 21/10/2022 | Climate change policy; Green Deal
The European Parliament and the European Committee of the Regions join forces ahead of COP27 calling on Member States to raise climate targets and reinforce multilevel cooperation
The members of the delegation of the European Committee of the Regions to COP27 warmly welcome the support of the European Parliament on the urgency to foster multilevel cooperation in global climate action and the need to fully involve local and regional authorities in the implementation of the Paris agreement. The European Parliament voted its COP27 resolution at the plenary session in Strasbourg.
The president of the European Committee of the Regions, Vasco Alves Cordeiro , said: " With this vote, the European Parliament shares the European Committee of the Regions' call to further recognise the important role sub-national governments play in effective climate action. We count on the Czech Presidency and all Member States to get this recognition confirmed by the Environment Council next week. We need to move from commitments to achievements, learning also from what local and regional authorities are already doing, and listening to what they need to be able to do more. Cities and regions need to be empowered to shape climate policies at all levels, as they are the ones having to implement and achieve climate action."
The Mayor of Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski (PL/EPP), chair of the ENVE commission and of the Green Deal Going Local working group, said: "In the context of the current energy crisis and climate emergency, w e support the European Parliament call to better channel financial resources to local and regional authorities to face these challenges. Ahead of COP27 , we reaffirm our climate ambition and commitment to deliver on the objectives of the Paris agreement and we reiterate our call for direct access to EU funds for cities and regions to implement Green Deal projects."
Dublin city councillor and Alison Gilliland (IE/PES), said : "As defined by the Glasgow Climate Pact and just echoed by European Parliament resolution, we need inclusive global climate governance! As CoR rapporteur on COP27, I call on Irish Minister Eamon Ryan and all other EU governments at the Environment Council Conclusions next week to explicitly recognise the key role that subnational authorities play in delivering climate action and to support the need for their inclusion in climate dialogues." Alison Gilliland is the CoR's rapporteur for the opinion 'Towards a structural inclusion of Cities and Regions in UNFCCC COP27' .
Olgierd Geblewicz (PL/EPP), president of West Pomerania Region, said: "We congratulate our colleagues from the European Parliament for adopting a COP27 resolution that recognises the key role that cities and regions play in delivering climate action and achieve the EU's climate objectives. The EU delegation will have the support of its cities and regions as new climate diplomats." Olgierd Geblewicz is rapporteur of the opinion 'The CoR's role in boosting subnational climate diplomacy ahead of COP27 and COP28' .
Vincent Chauvet (FR/Renew Europe), Mayor of Autun, said: " We thank the European Parliament for supporting our pledge to formally include cities and regions in global climate negotiations. It is now time for the Council and Members States to show their support for multilevel cooperation and back up their cities and regions."
Andries Gryffroy (BE/EA), member of the Flemish Parliament, said: "I welcome the European Parliament vote recognising the essential role of sub-national governments in the fight against climate change. Regions and cities are on the frontline of climate hazards, but also of solutions. Building on the achievements of COP26 and the recognition of the importance of multilevel collaboration, we call on Member States to uphold the multilevel governance principle and to support a bottom-up approach to tackle climate change."
Jakub Chelstowski (PL/ECR), president of the Silesia region said: " In the region of Silesia, we are the leaders of important innovative and sustainable changes. But we must increase the speed of the transition. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the energy crisis, high inflation and the war in Ukraine, we are reminded of the vulnerable world we live in and the need to build resilience in an increasingly unpredictable world."
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Ohio Utility Bailouts
Ohio Utility Bailouts (HB6)
FirstEnergy made its legislative priority for 2019 clear: bailouts for the Davis-Besse and Perry nuclear plants, which are owned by subsidiary FirstEnergy Solutions (FES), and were scheduled to close in 2020 and 2021, respectively. The version of FirstEnergy's bailout bill that was signed into law by Governor Mike DeWine, House Bill 6 (HB 6), extends the bailouts to two old and dirty coal plants—Kyger Creek in southern Ohio and Clifty Creek in Indiana.
This push for a government-mandated bailout arrived as FirstEnergy finally began to formally separate itself from FES. FES is currently going through bankruptcy, in part thanks to its aging coal and nuclear plants. The plants are no longer able to compete with cheap natural gas and the increasingly competitive price of renewable energy. This bailout request also comes just as Gov. DeWine takes office. FirstEnergy ranks as the top campaign contributor in each of Gov. DeWine's last three elections (for governor and attorney general).
FirstEnergy has already received $11 billion from consumer bailouts
This isn't the first time FirstEnergy has asked consumers to bail them out, and it certainly won't be the last. In the past 20 years, FirstEnergy has received $11 billion from bailouts. And this time, it's not only FirstEnergy customers whose rates are increasing. HB 6 will cost consumers across Ohio over $200 million in new fees alone.
HB 6 also effectively eliminates our state's renewable energy and energy efficiency standards, a principal source of funding for the clean energy industry in Ohio, a sector that employs over 10,000 people in our state. The bill lowers Ohio's renewable energy standards from 12.5% by 2027 to 8.5% by 2026. Unlike our previous standards, HB 6 does not require that utilities maintain that their use of renewable energy beyond 2026.
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The CEO of the PJM Interconnection, which operates the power grid in Ohio, told Bloomberg Television that 18,000 MW of coal and nuclear plants are slated to close this year, but the grid could handle 30,000 MW of closures without inconveniencing customers. A 2018 analysis from PJM ruled that all of FirstEnergy Solutions nuclear plants that were scheduled for closure could be shuttered without affecting our grid reliability.
Ohio consumers can't afford increased electricity rates to pay for nuclear and coal plants that aren't needed.
This fight isn't over. HB 6 was sent to Gov. DeWine's desk after passing the Ohio House of Representatives by one vote, and a statewide referendum to overturn HB 6 is on its way to the ballot next year.
Until then, let your legislators know how you feel about their vote on HB 6. You can see how your state legislators voted on HB 6 here. Thank legislators who voted NO on HB 6 and encourage them to continue doing what is best for Ohio, and remind legislators who voted YES on HB 6 that you'll remember their decision the next time you cast your vote.
To read the bill in its final version, visit the Ohio Legislature's website's page about the bill here.


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The situation in Lantzville that has polarized four council members and one neighbour against a local small-plot vegetable farm run by Dirk Becker and Nicole Shaw has taken a turn after one year. Despite water testing by the Vancouver Island Health Authority and an investigation by the Ministry of Environment, Lantzville's Mayor Colin Haime has continued to fear-monger by insisting that the small-plot farm is a danger to the Lantzville water supply and its residents.
Conrad Berube, Environmental Protection Officer for the Ministry of Environment, wrote in an email to Becker and Shaw, "All indications I have thus far indicate that there is little evidence of environmental impact at the farm or neighbouring properties and that the property-use dispute should best be handled through local zoning bylaws."
He also wrote that he had spoken to Lynne Magee, the Regional Drinking Water Co-ordinator for the VI Health Authority, who took water samples from the property, and shared that their analysis did not indicate that there were "any excursions from Canadian guidelines for drinking water quality."
"It was one year ago that we received our first letter from Bylaw Enforcement", says Nicole Shaw. "Over the last year the mayor has moved the goal posts several times. First, he insisted that the problem was a zoning infraction stemming from the selling of our produce at the farmers' market which was grown on our residentially-zoned property. After he and council received hundreds of letters in support of what we are doing, he changed his position to 'concerns' over how we affect our neighbours. After neighbours wrote letters in our support and spoke at council meetings, the mayor changed his stance to 'concerns' about traffic, pests and odour–none of which council had ever communicated to us; we found out by reading it in a mailout from the Mayor to all residents of Lantzville. Ten months after the first letter, the mayor moved the goal posts again, this time citing 'concerns' about contamination of the water supply. Which, again, wasn't communicated to us–we found out through the media."
"Mayor Haime's campaign is fundamentally libelous and slanderous and has definitely impacted our sales at the farmers' market." says Becker. "We no longer have people lined up at our booth. We have seen them move to other vendors' booths."
The mayor, who teaches accounting at VIU, accepted a lengthy presentation to Council from Robert Wager, a VIU technician who often writes in support of GMOs (genetically modified organisms). Together, they have added to the fear-mongering by lumping the Becker/Shaw small-plot vegetable farm, which utilizes compost to nourish the soil, with large-scale, industrial operations which use heavy equipment to spray anaerobic, liquid cow manure slurry over hundreds of acres. This slurry method mixes manure with water, creating an anaerobic environment which supports dangerous bacteria and pathogens.
Connie Kuramoto, who has been teaching Horticulture for over 30 years explains, "The two methods could not be further apart. Dirk and Nicole's compost is aerobic, full of oxygen and the good micro organisms. When your compost is full of healthy aerobic microbes they consume the worrisome microbes like E. coli and C. difficile which have difficulty living in the presence of air anyway. When you use plant material and wood shavings like they do in making their compost, it provides the perfect aeration. This is a situation where worms and healthy microbes thrive.
"Compost and manure have been used by farmers for thousands of years." says Becker. "As petrochemical-based fertilizers become more scarce and expensive, we will continue to see a greater return to traditional methods which has served the human race perfectly well for aeons."
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Police in India are searching for more suspects in connection with the murder of a woman and her four children who were accused of being "witches".
The bodies of Mangri Munda and her children were found in a well near their home on 26 January.
"Witch hunts" targeting women are fairly common in parts of India.
Senior police officer Kavita Jalan told the BBC that the main accused, who has been arrested, claimed to be a "witch doctor".
He had accused Ms Munda and her children, who lived in a tribal settlement in Sundergarh district, of "casting spells" on another family in the village.
On 25 January, a group of men broke into Ms Munda's home late at night when she and her two sons and two daughters - aged one, four, seven and 12 respectively - were asleep. They attacked them with wooden sticks and an axe before dumping their bodies inside a well.


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Carl Lewis Blue, 49, died Sunday, September 2, 2007 at Wake Medical Hospital in Raleigh, NC. He was born August 13, 1958 in Newport News, VA, son of Hattie Mae Blue and James Marion BLue. He was a 1976 graduate of Warwick High School and was a veteran of the US Army and the Army Reserves. He attended Thomas Nelson Community COllege. He was preceded in death by his father, James Marion Blue and a brother, Marion "Junior" Blue. Survivors include his wife, Catina Blue of Raleigh, NC; his mother of Newport News; 2 brothers, Theodore Henry (Jacqueline) Blue Sr of Richmond, VA and James Cornelius Blue Jr of Newport News. 3 sisters, Ida Christopher) Boyd of Newport News, Linda (Charles D) Brown of Hampton, VA and Geneva Hardy of Brooklyn, NY; brother in law, Samuel Griggs of Raleigh; 3 aunts, Lillie Russell, Mabie Hasty McLaughlin, Mable Johnson McLaughlin, all of Raleigh, NC; an uncle, Elmore McCrawe of Baltimore, MD; a son, Carl Carney; special niece, Teresa Hggins and special nephew, Myreo Brown. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, September 8, 2007 in the chapel of O H Smith & Son Funeral Home. Burial will be in Hampton Memorial Gardens.
Mrs ruby Black Aldridge, 81, of 249 King Road, Ellaville, GA, died Thursday, April 26, 2007 at Palmyra Medical Center in Albany, GA. Funeral sercies will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, May 3, 2007 at Union Hill A.M.E. Church in Ellaville, GA. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Reverend Jeff Davis III will officiate. She was born July 5, 1925 in Schley County, GA, daughter of Clyde Clayton Black and Ina Lee Martin Black. She was preceded in death by 6 siblings, Minnie Martin, walter Black, Echo Bladk, Boisey Black, Doc Black and Calvin Black and a grandson, Reggie Bernard Monford. She and Robert Hayward Aldridge were married in December of 1947. Survivors include daughters, Carolyn (Booker TImothy) Edge of Ellaville and Minnie (Daniel) Monford of Lithonia, GA; step daughter, Neppie Slaughter of Moultrie, GA; granddaughters, Faye Mechelle (Bertram) Moore of Ellendwood, Walene (Wayne) Hart of ellaville, tennise Monford and Candazta Montford, both of Decatur; 5 step grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; a sister, Emma Martin of Atlanta; sisters in law/brothers in law, Marth Black of Ellaville, Mary Black of Newark, NJ and Marshall (Nancy) Aldridge of Lake City, FL. nieces and nephews including Jimmie (Sandra) Fulks, Orbie Fulks, Michael Fulks and Lettie Fulks.
Erma Diane Gaines Brown, 66, of South Hampton Street, Americus, GA, died Monday, January 29, 2007 at Sumter Regional Hospital in Americus, GA. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, February 3, 2007 at New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Cobb, GA. She was born November 1, 1940 in Sumter County, GA, daughter of the late O C Gaines and Ozzie Mae Girven Gaines. Two sisters preceded her in death, Mary B Seawright and Adele Paul. She was a member of New Zion Baptist Church. She retired from MHMR Breezeway as an instructor with 23 years service. Survivors include her husband, Frank Brown Jr; 9 children, Patricia Ann Brown, Calvin Leon Brown, Bernadette (Henry) Bell, Glenn Eli Brown, Anthony Wayne Brown, Chris Allen (Charlotta) Brown, Ray Anthony Brown, Miranda Ann (Cedric) Thomas and Jeffery Milan Brown; 9 grandchildren; 3 siblings: Margie C Brown, Ozzie Dean (William) Carter and Mamie Chealey; sister in law/sister in law, Mary Alice (Donald) Ware.
Mrs Julia Lee Major Jackson of 3430 GA Hwy 49, Oglethorpe, GA, was born March 27, 1922 in Hope Hull, Montgomery County, GA, daughter of Harrison Major and Sarah Jefferson Major. Siblings: Arthur Jefferson, Catherine Major, Ethel Major, John Major, Millie Major, Samuel Major and Thomas Major. She was the widow of Arthur Jackson Sr who died in 1974. Her 2nd husband was Abner English. Survivors include children: Arthur, Gregory, Sarah Bernice, Louise, Monica, Mildred, Leon, Millie, Gwem. Beatrice, Frank, Anthony, J E, and Julia Jackson.
Funeral services for Pastor Jessie Dean Floyd-Martin will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, January 27, 2007 at Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Leslie, GA. Burial will be in Staley Memorial Cemetery in Americus, GA. Elder A L Robinson will officiate.
Mrs Mary Lou Rosavelt Cameron Mott was born May 4, 1900 in Americus, GA, daughter of Wilson Cameron and Lou Mann Cameron. She was the wife of Zack Mott and mother of Reverend Alfred (Nettie Mills) Mott and Oneida Mott Christmas and grandmother of Krishna A Christmas. She died April 6, 2002 in Sumter Regional Hospital in Americus. Funeral services were held April 13, 2002 at Americus Pentecostal Church of Apostolic Faith Church. Burial was in Eastview Cemetery.
Thomas Howard Tucker, Jr, of 124 Peppermint Alley, Americus, GA, died Monday, February 28, 2005 at Phoebe Putney Hospital in Albany, GA. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 5, in the chapel of Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel. Burial was in Eastview cemetery. He was born October 30, 1946 in Americus, GA, son of Thomas Howard Tucker and Dorothy Lee Raines Tucker. Gary Tucker, his brother, preceded him in death. He was a retired logger. Survivors include his mother of Atlanta; his companion, Alice Frederick of Americus; siblings: Hattie T (Eddie) Payne and Clinton (Jerri) Tucker of St Louis, MO, Jannie Tucker (Ross Dallas) Atlanta, Carl Tucker, Willie J ((Prescilla) Tucker, Dennis (Wendy) Tucker, Ronnie Tucker and Clifford Tucker, all of Atlanta, Jerome Tucker of Americus and Tony Tucker of Colorado; aunts, Odessa Wilson and Mary Raines of Americus and Jessie Mae Raines of Ideal.
Allen Watts Sr of 250 DeSoto Seed Farm Road, DeSoto, GA, was born August 19, 1919 in Lee County, GA, son of Reverend Buck Watts and Mary Barnes Watts. Siblings: Eddie Lee Watts (Jack) Morgan, Douglas Watts, Reverend Arthur W (Clara Mae) Watts Sr, Isaac Watts, L C Watts, Georgia Lee Watts, Viola Watts, Ethel Mae Watts Howard and Clara Belle Watts Thomas. Survivors include his wife, Lizzie Green Watts: children: Johnnie Mae Watts (Frank Marshall Jr) Presbury, Allen (Patricia) Watts Jr, Vernetta Watts, Bernice Watts, Nathaniel Watts Sr (Sep 23, 1942 - Nov 19 1997), Juanze (Jennifer) Watts, James Melvin Watts (died Feb 6,1992), Lizzie Watts Davis, Annetta Watts (O C) Williams, Emanuel (Jeanette Bell) Watts, Fred (Alisia)Watts, Ricky (Regina) Watts, Willie (Rugenia) Watts, Vanessa Watts, Lillie Bell Watts Scott, Willa Watts (Eddie) Covin and Doris Louise Watts (died April 13, 1962. He died March 31, 2003 in DeSoto, GA; Funeral services were held April 5, 2003 at Shady Grove Baptist Church in Leesburg, GA. Burial was in St John Baptist CHurch Cemetery in Lee County. He retired with 31 years with Marine Corp Logistics as a material handler. He was a member of St John Baptist Church in Lee County. 76 Grandchildren: 92 great grandchildren, 4 great, great grandchildren.
Reverend Arthur W Watts Sr of DeSoto, GA, was born January 18, 1914 in Sumter County, GA, son of Reverend Buck W Watts and Mary Barnes Watts. Siblings: Eddie Lee Watts (Jack) Morgan, Douglas Watts, Isaac Watts, L C Watts, Allen (Lizzie Green) Watts Sr, Georgia Lee Watts Smith, Viola Watts Stevens, Ethel Mae Watts Howard and Clara Belle Watts Thomas. Survivors include his wife Clara Mae Watts; Children: Arthur W Watts Jr, Arthur Mae Watts Williams, Mary Alice Watts (Ward) Wilson, Cleveland Watts, James (Sophia) Oliver Watts, David Lee (Rena M Mathis)Watts, Georgia Watts (Floyd) Deriso, Reverend Jesse (Louise) Watts Sr. He died September 15, 2001 in DeSoto. Funeral services were held September 22, 2001 at St John Baptist Church in Lee County, GA and burial was in the church cemetery.
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William H. Danforth Tribute
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Remembering Danforth
Message from Chancellor Martin
Reflections from university leaders
Memories from the WashU community
Contributions in memory of Chancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth, MD, can be made to the Danforth Scholars Program.
Established in 1998 to honor the exemplary leadership and service of Dr. Danforth and his wife, Elizabeth Gray Danforth, this important program has helped make a Washington University education possible for more than 650 students from across the country and around the world. Educating young people who would become stewards of the future was at the core of Dr. Danforth's life's work. He was deeply involved in the Danforth Scholars program, which represents his legacy of fostering in students an exceptional intellectual and creative acuity—and a commitment to community, diversity, and kindness.


A much better edit of Victy's Sandy portrait.
Credit to Victy for the original image and ConcernedApe for the base ponytail.
Back in 2016, Androxilogin uploaded an edit of Victy's Sandy portraits. I really liked the concept, but the portraits were really blurry, the ponytail was inconsistently positioned, and its color did not match the rest of Sandy's hair. So, using the magic of Photoshop, I redid them so everything matches up and looks nice. Yay!
Victy's original portraits can be found here.
Androxilogin's original edits can be found here.
Go to the Portraits folder within your Stardew Valley folder (default Windows location is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Stardew Valley\Content\Portraits) and replace the Sandy.xnb file with this one. I'd recommend backing up the original file in case something goes wrong.
Note that sometimes, if the game updates, your portraits can be reverted to normal. If that happens, you'll just have to reinstall them.


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MEGAN THEE STALLION AND FUTURE APPLY PRESSURE WITH A FIERCE NEW TRACK "PRESSURELICIOUS"
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Megan Thee Stallion has been applying pressure before her XXL Cypher in 2019, but our Houston-born Hot Girl takes it to the next level when teaming up with Future on a new single, Pressurelicious.
Pressurelicious was set to release on July 22nd but after a snippet was leaked, it was released hours earlier on July 21st. Nevertheless, Megan Thee Stallion and Future absolutely delivered their verses alongside the piano-filled bass. Their verses and style without a doubt complement each other and it's quite surprising that this is the first time the two have collaborated together with how much chemistry this track has!
This is just the beginning though! Megan has not only announced an upcoming studio album but also mentioned that it's complete. "So happy abt my album, it's finished, it's for the hotties, it's honest, it's me, it's real." She stated via her Instagram story on July 26th. So far, Megan has released multiple singles since her latest 2021 compilation album, Something For Thee Hotties, which consisted of twenty-one fast-paced tracks, five freestyle, one interlude, and two skits.
Some of her most recent singles include Sweetest Pie with Dua Lipa and Plan B. Fans speculate that the upcoming album's tracklist will include either one or both of these alongside Pressurelicious.
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