Mudgee Endurance Riders Club will dedicate its 40th anniversary ride on May 25 and 26 to its veterinarian of 36 years, the late Ray Gooley.
Planning is well underway for the 40th ride which will start from the Cooyal Progress Association Hall on Wollar Road.
The main event of 83 kilometres will head out at 6am on Sunday, May 26, and a 40-kilometre training ride will begin at 7am.
There will also be a 20-kilometre social ride on Saturday afternoon starting at 1pm. Vetting pre-ride takes place from 11am on Saturday.
Swiss Protest "Negative Evolution of the FEI discipline Endurance"
In a March 26, 2013, letter from the Swiss Federation, sent to the FEI and distributed to the National Equestrian Federations and European Equestrian Federation, the "negative evolution of the FEI discipline Endurance in the last few years" and the well being of the equestrian sport of endurance and its horses has been addressed.
The letter was written "on behalf of many worried riders, trainers and officials, but also observers in the public, media and animal protection circles." The letter stated, the "actual situation of FEI Endurance is taking forms that the Swiss Equestrian Federation cannot accept any longer."
The letter addresses the "multitude of witnessed and documented cruelties to horses… tremendous fracture frequencies… dangerous treatment protocols… as well as cheating actions before and during the Endurance races… in parallel with the non-taking of responsibility and function of certain officials…"
A "dramatic incidence of positive medication and doping cases" has been observed, along with inequity in competition.
The Swiss have petitioned the FEI to take immediate and efficient measures against the doping of endurance horses and the documented non-equity of competition.
The Swiss letter precedes letters of concern from the French Equestrian Federation, and the Belgian Equestrian Federation to the FEI in October of 2012.
The Belgian letter dated October 2, 2012, addressed (google translate) "the number of dead from exhaustion or horses euthanized due to spontaneous fractures has reached unimaginable proportions…" and requests the FEI take the (google translate) "necessary measures to ensure that perpetrators are actually banned from equestrian sport and that such actions quit permanently."
The French letter, dated October 12, 2012, addressed "a welfare issue concerning endurance discipline," pointing to 3 horse deaths during international endurance competition: "Concerned Horses dead after having passed vet gate inspections either during the track either after the end of the track… These cases are preoccupant for all endurance stakeholders. Here is a risk to tarnish the public perception of endurance discipline…"
No public comment so far from the FEI.
Abu Dhabi: Khaled Abdullah Ahmad Al Harmoudi riding 12-year-old Ashraf Sparkling Polaris won the 120-km Al Wathba Night Ride at the Emirates International Endurance Village in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi on Friday night.
Al Harmoudi was followed home by Dana Mohammad Sharif Al Mutawa on Syferpan Cosmo with Rashed Hamoud Humaid Al Junaibi on Sarah Jones Te finishing third.
The Night Ride began at 5.15 pm and winner crossed the finish line at midnight with a time of 4 hours 10 minutes and 37 seconds.
A total of 166 riders took part in the 120-km event that was run in four stages of 40km, 40km, 24km and 16kms.
The winner drove away a 4WD car for his effort while all those who completed the event shared a total prize fund of Dh 450,000.
Sheik Mohammed, founder of the shamed Godolphin operation, has been tainted previously by three equine doping infringements involving himself, his family and his horses.
Thoroughbred racing's biggest scandal continues to unfold following an eight-year ban for trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni after anabolic steroid stanozolol was found in some of Godolphin's horses.
But the Sheik has been in trouble with the same substance before. Both he and his son, Hamdan, the Crown Prince of Dubai, have been banned after traces were found in the horses they were riding.
And in a third case, a ban was handed out to a British rider using a horse borrowed from Sheik Mohammed that tested positive for another banned steroid.
The Sheik was suspended for six months in 2009 and fined £2,500 by the International Equestrian Federation after his mount Tahhan tested positive for banned substances, including stanozolol, in two competitions.
In addition, Tahhan's trainer, Abdullah bin Huzaim, was banned for 12 months.
In a statement at the time, the Sheik said he had a stake in 700 endurance horses but could not be expected to be aware of each one's medication protocol.
They step through the early morning drizzle with a catwalk grace. A dozen gorgeous horses in a line, worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, if not more. The traffic stops at the sight of them, because Newmarket is a racing town that respects these dawn patrols.
As the thoroughbreds cross the road, their hooves clatter and their riders mutter gossip to each other in many different languages. There is a lot to talk about. Their sport is reeling this weekend from one of the greatest scandals it has ever known.
The discovery of illegal performance-enhancing drugs in 11 horses at the Moulton Paddocks, which sits behind locked gates on a hill two miles out of Newmarket, was such a huge shock because of the man who owns it. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is one of the most influential figures in racing across the world, with a massive training operation called Godolphin that is based both in Dubai and in this Suffolk town.
As Simon Crisford, Godolphin's spokesman, fielded questions about Mahmood al-Zarooni on Thursday, he found himself answering queries about another trainer banned for the use of anabolic steroids with whom Zarooni had a strong association. Before being hired as Godolphin's second trainer in Newmarket, Zarooni served as assistant in Dubai to Mubarak bin Shafya, who was banned from the separate sport of endurance racing in 2011 over the use of stanozolol, one of the steroids that Zarooni has admitted using.
Crisford played down the significance of Shafya in Zarooni's racing education, saying that the latter had served 10 years under another trainer, Ali al-Raihe, compared with just one under Shafya. He pointed out that Shafya's case came after Zarooni had been hired, adding of Shafya: "He didn't get banned from thoroughbred racing. I wouldn't have been aware of that."
Pressed as to whether Shafya's case raised any concerns for Godolphin over Zarooni, Crisford said: "What are you trying to imply? We didn't take it into consideration."
RIDERS, horses and strapping crews will travel from across Australia and overseas to compete in the Tom Quilty Cup in Kilkivan in June - the ultimate test of endurance where participants aim to complete a 160km course within 24 hours.
The first heavyweight or middleweight division competitor across the finish line wins the 2013 Tom Quilty Gold Cup award. The original perpetual cup is a permanent exhibit at the Stockman's Hall of Fame in Longreach, Queensland.
For most competitors, the overall aim is to complete the five-leg course and receive an esteemed Quilty Buckle Award. In the spirit of the ride's motto - To Complete is to Win - a specially crafted belt buckle goes to every successful competitor in recognition of the high standard of horsemanship required to complete the rigorous course. This means many long hours in the saddle and the careful tending of tiring horses.
At the end of the race, each mount is vetted and must be deemed in sound condition and fit to continue.
DUBAI, April 24 — Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum ordered Wednesday the closing of his Godolphin horse stables in Newamarket, England, after one of the stables trainer was charged with doping.
Samples from 11 of his horses at his Moulton Paddocks stables run by trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni revealed to contain anabolic steroids, a forbidden substance that can increase a horse's endurance.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the driving force behind Godolphin Racing, served a six-month "athlete suspension" in 2009, after a horse he rode tested positive for prohibited substances in endurances races – in which a tough indigenous Arabian breed are usually preferred to the thoroughbreds used in flat racing – in Bahrain and Dubai.
The discipline, which involves long-distance treks of 100 miles, is the Fédération Equestre Internationale's fastest-growing sport. However, the increase in popularity has been accompanied by a disproportionate incidence of doping in the Middle East. Endurance has also provided embarrassment for the sheikh's junior wife, HRH Princess Haya of Jordan. She was elected president of the FEI in 2006 on a 'clean sport' mandate, and hired former Metropoliran Police Commissioner Lord Stevens to beef up integrity.
The FEI administers eight disciplines, including the Olympic sports of show jumping, eventing, and dressage, yet endurance accounts for eight of 11 doping cases currently under investigation, seven of which involve Arabic riders, three from the United Arab Emirates. Further, seven UAE riders were disciplined in medication control cases in 2012, six in 2011.
One repeat offender was Mubarak Khalifa Al Shafya, stripped of his FEI Open endurance title in 2008 while manager and trainer at Sheikh Mohammed's Al Asaafa stable. Mubarak then trained thoroughbred racehorses for the sheikh in Newmarket and Dubai. In 2011, the FEI were concerned that five endurance horses managed by Mubarak had tested positive in the previous two years.
Abu Dhabi: The Emirates International Endurance Village in Al Wathba will sign off its 2012-13 endurance season with a 120km Al Wathba Night Ride on Friday, with a car and Dh450,000 on offer as prizes.
Entrants will get off to a mass start at 5.15pm and the ride will involve four stages of 40km, 40km, 24km and 16km.
"This is the last ride of the 2012-13 season here at Al Wathba and is being held under the instruction and directives of Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, and Shaikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al Nahyan," said Adnan Sultan Al Nuaimi, Director General of Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club.
Manama, April 22 (BNA)--The Media Office and Information Centre of Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa will issue a book on the history of equestrian sports in the Kingdom of Bahrain, starting from horse racing to showjumping and endurance races.
The decision was in compliance to the directives of Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports Chairman, Bahrain Olympic Committee President and Honorary President of the Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation.
The book will include the support and backing of Bahrain's leadership to equestrian sports since its birth, down to the prosperous era of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
It also highlights the history of horses in the Kingdom, its most prominent strains and competitions that were held during horse racing, showjumping and endurance events, in addition to the most important figures that supported these races as well as horses owners, who had the finest horses, besides leading Arabian breeds in Bahrain.
The Media Office and Information Centre, headed by Director Tawfiq Al Salhi, will work on putting all Shaikh Nasser's directives into writings and document it in this first-of-its-kind release.
Shaikh Nasser said that issuing this book comes under the guidance of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the first supporter to horses in Bahrain, and aims to document the equestrian sport in the Kingdom, which has a long honorable history thanks to the continued backing of the nation's leadership.
For many in "the west", the very mention of Iraq can conjure up mostly negative connotations of war and strife.
But for horse lovers – arabian horse lovers, particularly – the country and the immediate region should be celebrated and appreciated far more that it currently is as the origin of the world's oldest and most influential breed.
This new book by Iraqi arabian breeder and racing enthusiast Dr Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Nujaifi sheds much light on Iraq and its neighbors and their horse-loving traditions.
The author needs no introduction in arabian racing circles in Iraq and in Europe, being the top owner for all races in all countries in 2012 according to the statistics of the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities (IFAHR) – the third consecutive season he has held the title.
Despite having just returned from her most recent competition, the 2013 Endurance Horse Ride in Fontainebleau, France, neither jetlag nor a pre-Songkran workload could fizzle Wipawan Pawitayalarp's exuberant enthusiasm in relaying her experience.
What she thought would be just a warm-up for her horse, Mulawa Angelus, turned into a victory of a kind.
"I had not hoped to win at all because it was such a large-scale competition, with professional riders from all over the world competing. It was also cold, and my horse was not used to that kind of weather," said Wipawan, an award-winning Thai endurance rider.
In the first phase of the ride, she and her horse were off to a good start, being in the top five. They continued to speed through the snowy course at such a rate that she could hear the air whizzing past. On the last 3km of the track, holding third place, another horse overtook them, bumping them down to fourth.
"At the time, I wasn't completely deflated or disappointed, because my intention in this competition was really to just test the water and gain experience. For me, to complete [the race] is to win," she explained.
However, at the last corner, things took a turn when the rider who had passed her took a fall.
The Golden Horseshoe ride on Exmoor is to become a 'festival of endurance' this year (May 12-14) as organisers add three new tests and an invitation-only para class, with a number of high-profile para riders set to take part.
New competitive classes for 2013 include the Exmoor Extra (120km split into three rides of 40km each day for advanced combinations), the Exmoor 40 (a 40km ride for those competing at Open level or above) and the Exmoor Novice (a 40km ride for novices, with slower completion speeds).
The programme, which includes the 48th running of the famous Golden Horseshoe – in its early days 75 miles and now a daunting 100 miles – is completed by the two-day Exmoor Stag class over 80km and 40km routes, the 80km one-day Exmoor 80 and the popular Exmoor Experience class, where the two 40km-a-day rides are designed to give riders and horses a taste of competition over the very testing Exmoor terrain.
The 120km route of the inaugural Royal Windsor Endurance CEI 2* ride being held in association with and presented by Royal Windsor Horse Show (8 – 12 May 2013) is set to take in a circuit of Ascot Racecourse, it has been announced.
Not only will the 60 riders participating in the newly introduced event on Friday 10th May get the opportunity to tackle a route around Windsor Great Park, they will have the thrill of completing a single circuit around the National Hunt section of the racecourse. The Ascot stage of the event will take place early in the race as later in the day it will be business as usual at the racecourse which hosts its meeting of the Flat season that evening.
Achieving speeds of between14-22km per hour, the endurance riders will complete the 120km route in four separate sections with riders returning to a single vetgate on the Review Ground for inspection by the team of international vets and judges. More than 90% of the course will be off-road. Several historic rides in the Great Park have been opened for the event including the Long Walk which it will cross. Endurance competitors will also be given the unique opportunity to ride up to and circuit the equestrian statue of HM Queen Elizabeth II, situated on the highest point of Queen Anne's Ride. The sculpture, a Golden Jubilee gift from the Crown Estate, stands 12ft 6in tall on a 10 foot plinth and will be one of the focal points on the final loop of the event.
Continuing a tradition of association with international endurance competition, this event is generously supported by The Kingdom of Bahrain, who recently sponsored the FEI 2011 European Open Endurance Championship in Florac, France.
Visitors may watch the endurance event free of charge, access to the event is available in the 'Review Ground' which is where the vetgate and start finish is located. The Review Ground and public parking is off the permanent car park on the South side of the A332. Signs will indicate the way.
Royal Windsor Horse Show box office is now open and tickets can be purchased online at www.rwhs.co.uk or by telephone from 0844 581 4960.
Record entries have been received by Royal Windsor Horse Show organisers for this year's 70th anniversary show early next month.
Some 4095 entries have been made for the 174 classes for the show, from May 8 to 12. Over three years, entries have increased by 40%.
Rui Lanternas and Safira de Ala won the Portugal National Endurance Championships at Fronteira, Portugal on April 12-14 in a close race over Margarida Oliveira Soares and Xelio. Filipe Fialho and Aziza were third.
Average speed for the winner was 16.193 km/h.
Lexington, KY- United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will host an Outing for the 2013 FEI World Endurance Championship for Juniors and Young Rider Team April 18-20, 2013 at McCulley Farm near Jasper, Florida. Pending approval from the USEF High Performance Working Group and USEF Executive Committee, this Outing will serve as a Selection Trial for candidates interested in applying for the U.S. Team.
The Outing will consist of a preliminary examination of horses by at least 2 members of the Veterinary Panel on Thursday, April 18, followed by an 80 Kilometer competition on Friday, April 19. There will be an examination of horses at designated stages throughout the competition and a post -competition evaluation of all horses on Saturday, April 20.
Further details regarding the Outing and Selection Procedures will be published shortly here.
The 2013 FEI World Endurance Championship for Juniors and Young Riders will take place July 27, 2013 in Tarbes, France. More information about the Championships can be found here.
Follow the 2013 U.S. Endurance Team here.
From the Catalan Federation of Equestrian and on their official website, give us news about the work of the organizing committee said new championships in Spain, as well as the speed with which they take their actions.
The decision last week by the FEI, with the support of the FCH, to grant the organization Sant Feliu Sasserra Championship of Spain, is forcing drivers to work around the clock to carry out this competition.
Anna Yebra, head of the organizing committee is aware of the difficulty of organizing a tournament of this magnitude in just seventeen days before the start of the test but as she explains, "this situation is a challenge for all of us but we are convinced that everything will be fine. " On the tour they intend to present the riders involved, Yebra Anna believes that will be a very technical course and where you can find some steps that are part of the official tour of Sant Feliu Raid that takes place this coming weekend and is sure to be a test of contact for many pairs.
On participation, organizers hope to have the presence of between 40 and 60 pairs for each category (Absolute and Young Riders). Regarding the choice of Sant Feliu Sasserra to host the Championship of Spain, Anna Yebra greatly appreciates this fact since "will be positive for everyone, especially for all the riders participating Catalans, and to remember that almost 70% of the inscriptions of this championship are Catalans and the fact it at home will not only competitors, but also be positive also for the Catalan Federation ".
Finally, we must remember that both the President of the FEI, Javier Revuelta, as the President of the Catalan Federation of Equestrian, Emili Zegrí, have been appointed members of the Honorary Committee of the Championship of Spain of RAID. "
JAFFER Mirza of Victory Stable won the 120km Crown Prince Cup Endurance Horse Ride Championship early yesterday morning.
More than 100 riders from all over Bahrain, in addition to entries from Saudi Arabia and Qatar, fought it out for cup glory in this challenging night ride, which marked the culmination of the 2012/13 endurance season in Bahrain.
Held at the Bahrain International Endurance Village in Sakhir, the race lived up to expectations with participants showing high level of competitiveness and riding skills, as the championship was decided in the very last metres.
Riding Perspolia, Mirza completed the event with a total ride time of four hours, 51 minutes and 36 seconds with an average speed of 24-km per hour.
He was followed by Al Asayel Stable's Ahmed Hazeem (5:25:25), who came second, while Shaikh Mohammerd bin Mubarak Al Khalifa (2:26:38) of Al Zaeem Stable rounded off the podium on Adios.
Famous in the equestrian world as the toughest and oldest Endurance event in the UK's competitive long-distance riding calendar, Exmoor's Golden Horseshoe Ride has raised eyebrows by introducing a new Para Invitation class this year.
Inspired by the London 2012 Paralympics, Endurance GB, the governing body for the sport of Endurance Riding in Great Britain, launched Para Endurance last year with a class open to riders who were already endurance members. The Golden Horseshoe has gone one step further by inviting Para-riders with no experience of Endurance to compete in the new 15 mile class.
Chairman of the Organising Committee Barbara Wigley admits some were surprised by this inclusion "The Golden Horseshoe is well-known as one of the toughest endurance events, so to introduce a novice Para-invitation class to this particular event is a challenge, but we are determined to cater to all abilities. We really want to encourage people who may not otherwise think that they could compete in this discipline..."
One more title for Mary, our great bichampion World and Europe.
From Equestrian Online, news of the award reflected our great rider.
Maria Alvarez, twice champion of the World and European Raid, is today one of eight ambassadors FEI Solidarity, the development program of the International Equestrian Federation.
Inspired by the Olympic Solidarity model and founded in 2011, FEI Solidarity focuses on providing opportunities for future generations of athletes, as well as those working in equestrian communities, so they can establish their own national structures to help them develop their sports.
The aim is to encourage and develop the equestrian disciplines recognized by the FEI. Ambassadors help raise awareness of this work in response to the media and visiting equestrian development initiatives around the world.
So far, the program has supported eighteen projects, both funded and with technical and consulting services. These projects include horse assisted therapy for disabled children in South Africa or sports class for people with MS in Sardinia. Fifteen other initiatives will be supported by FEI Solidarity in 2013.
"FEI Solidarity is an exciting initiative to create a more egalitarian equestrian community and pushes us to jointly develop new and exciting projects that will evolve the sport we love to be truly universal," said the president of the FEI, HRH Princess Haya . "FEI Solidarity is changing lives," he added.
Charlotte Dujardin, double Olympic gold medalist dressage. Britain.
Laurentia Tan, Paralympic medalist. Singapore.
Ingrid Klimke, Olympic gold medalist CCE. Germany.
Jessica Springsteen, Jumping rider 22 years. USA.
Maria Alvarez Ponton, first rider capable of combining the titles of the World Championships and European Raid (2010). Spain.
Tomas Eriksson, triple winner of the FEI Top Driver (Hooks). Sweden.
Lior Raz, rider competing at age 14 in Reining. Israel.
Bongani Mvumvu, turner and winner of the World Dressage Challenge Final for riders under (2003). Germany.
The ponies that carried Genghis Khan's warriors are small, tough, and skittish as hell, making the prospect of riding them for 1,000 kilometers seem downright insane. American cowboy Will Grant couldn't resist, so he entered the Mongol Derby—the longest, hardest horse race in the world—determined not just to finish but to win.
THE TOILET PAPER startled the horse. I was relieving myself, and a gust of wind had unfurled the tissue in my left hand. The red and white spotted pony lifted his head when he saw the flutter, and the rope to his bridle slipped through my fingers. He looked at me with eyes full of white and his front feet spread wide, ready to bolt. We both froze. He knew he was loose. I lunged forward in a full Pete Rose slide, bloodying both my knees and scraping my exposed parts on the rocks and the short prickly grass. Just as I grabbed the rope, he jerked it out of my hand and wheeled away, kicking a hind leg at me as he sprang off.
I collected myself and concluded my business while he quietly grazed about 20 yards from me. I spent the next half-hour trying to walk him down, cursing his name, or rather, because he didn't have a name, his number, which was painted on his shoulder. Finally, he quit me and, with almost all my gear aboard, trotted off over the pale green horizon.
It was 6:30 p.m., and I was now on foot on the broad and treeless steppe of Outer Mongolia's Tamir River Valley. Below me, about a mile away, I could see the white yurts of a herder camp. Within a quarter-mile of that, I could see a man watching me. Guard dogs milled around the camp, a stark reminder that, in spite of my meticulous preparation, I had failed to renew my rabies vaccination. I decided to stop and wave. It was easy to see that I was a horseman without a horse, and the man watching me hopped on his and galloped off in the direction mine had gone.
Twenty minutes later, he rode up with my pony beside him. I thanked him as best I could, with smiles and hand gestures, and he in turn made it clear that I now owed him something. I offered him my hat—a baseball cap from my hometown of Alma, Colorado—and cash, some Mongolian tugriks worth about $20. He shook his head no and pointed at my wrist.
Manama, April 11 (BNA) -- Al Khalidya Stable captain Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa affirmed that the Crown Prince Cup Endurance Horse Ride Championship, the concluding race of the 2012/13 scheduled to take place tomorrow, will be a great success either in terms of competiveness and organization.
The prestigious event, set to tip off at 5pm at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, is under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister.It features two races, with the main event to be over 120km, in addition to an 80km qualifying ride that is aimed to help riders qualify for major international endurance championships.
And Shaikh Khalid is confident that tomorrow's action will be a well-contested battle between various stables from Bahrain that are keen to impose their authority while seeking the prestigious trophy.
Shaikh Khalid believes that the main race of the day will be different from the previous years as it will be held in the evening for the first time.
He noted the developed level of the Bahrain riders in recent years, which came as a result of their extensive participations in regional and international endurance competitions, and for the continued support and directives of His Majesty King Hamad to all riders and stables officials.
The Al Khalidiya Stable leader also expressed gratitude and appreciation to Prince Salman to this race, which is one of the most awaiting endurance championships in Bahrain.
As for his team preparations, Shaikh Khalid showed confidence in the abilities of Al Khalidiya Stable representatives to achieve remarkable results tomorrow, emphasizing the noticeable development of this sporting discipline in Bahrain in general.
Meanwhile, the organisers announced five stages for the 120km, with the first and second stages to be over 30 kms each. The third will be over 25km, followed by 20km for the fourth, while the fifth is over 15km.
The veterinary inspection will be taking place tomorrow between 3pm and 4.30pm, just before the start of the ride. After the race, the top three riders will be honoured at the prize-distribution ceremony, set to take place at the village.
Tomorrow's ride will be telecasted live on Bahrain TV Sports Channel. This was announced after the coordinating meting between Breef Media Committee chairman Tawfeeq Al Salehi and representatives of the channel.
Al Salehi said that race update will also be available on the federation website www.endurancebh.com. The website is being run by Hassan Al Doy and Mohammed Jassim Sharida.
France: The Organising Committee seeks to recruit 3000 volunteers for the Games!
The Normandie 2014 Organising Committee's recruitment portal will be going live as of today (April 10th 2013) to mobilise 3,000 volunteers from all walks of life ! These volunteers will be on hand as the 1,000 competitors and horses wow the expected 500,000 visitors during the 15 days of competition from 23 August to 7 September 2014.
Whether they're from down the road or from the other side of the world, together with the region of Normandy, they will bring the biggest equestrian event there is to life ! Hospitality, communication, transport, technology, health & safety, all different types of ancillary services… Our volunteers will have lots to do and each and every one of them will be pivotal in making the event a real success.
This volunteer campaign is one big group project with a place for everyone, and what's more, it will be a shining example of human endeavour !
Our future volunteers symbolise the very essence of the Games, and they will be crucial to the success of the event. They will, after all, be the first in direct contact with the public and will welcome everyone to the Games and Normandy with their distinctive welcoming faces.
The Organising Committee will need the help of 3,000 volunteers: 500 volunteers during the test events in August 2013 and a further 2,500 during the Games in 2014.
These volunteers should be available during the two-week long competition from 23 August to 7 September and be able to follow the pre-event training comprised of a one-day induction course and two further days of training.
The event's recruitment portal goes live from Wednesday, 10 April 2013 (in French only) and will remain active so that volunteers can get updates throughout the recruitment process.
Only the first 5 000 applicants will get a chance to be be recruited so do not wait and join now !
On Monday 8 April, the Normandy 2014 Organising Committee invited journalists and the event's partners to a landmark press conference to celebrate the symbolic 500-day countdown to the start of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy.
This countdown was the occasion to launch the volunteer programme and the business club, to inaugurate Alltech's new offices in Caen, and to reveal Norman - the Games' official mascot !
The March/April of the Arabian Horse Int'l is out. It features the 22nd Edition of Qatar International Equestrian Festival, the HH Shaikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival, Colic Researhes: Tight Junctions Crucial in Gut Function, Determination of the anaerobic threshold and maximal lactate steady state, and speed in equines using the lactate minimum speed protocol.
More from East Devon Endurance rider Dace Sainsbury.
Upon arrival back in the UK after our fantastic trip to Abu Dhabi with Ballota I had to take a moment to breathe, get back to reality and plan the year ahead for the other horses I am fortunate to ride in Endurance. Alongside my youngster who this year I am qualifying (hopefully) to an international level, I also have the fantastic opportunity to take the ride of French Lieutenant, a truly out standing Arabian gelding owned by Carol Legg of Hillside Arabians.
French Lieutenant is a seasoned horse who came out of a successful career flat racing to excel in Endurance. In his years competing in endurance he has won 120km FEI 2*, 80km FEI 1* and national rides and last year, achieved the ultimate, at a very respectful speed completed a 160km FEI*** at Euston Park with senior rider Lorna Kidson.
OFFICIALS from Bahrain visited London where they followed up the preparations to host the 2013 Royal Windsor Horse Show, to be held in the UK from May 8 to 12.
The Kingdom of Bahrain is organising an international endurance horse ride on May 12 in the UK on the sidelines of the five-day show.
Bahrain's delegation includes Royal Endurance Team manager Dr Khalid Ahmed Hassan, Shaikh Nasser Media Office and Information Centre director Tawfeeq Al Salehi, Ceremonies head Mohammed Naji, Royal Endurance Team administrator Tareq Al Amin and equipment official.
It was yet another grey and very cold day for the Wadebridge Endurance Ride. Despite this there were cheerful faces from both competitors and helpers for this, the first Competitive Ride in the South West this season.
This year, ride organiser Jo Chisholm, was planning to reduce the amount of roadwork by taking the riders along the river between Hay and Trevorder Farms for the first time. Unfortunately, the wet weather put paid to that idea but permission is there for another year, when conditions are better.
For everyone competing, from those riding in the 64km class to the pleasure riders doing the 18km route, the Wadebridge Ride provides a chance to assess horse and rider fitness and to introduce novice horses to endurance. Since the route is mainly along lanes and forestry tracks, for those just starting endurance it is less daunting than some of the moorland rides.
Among the 70 horses and riders competing was a large team from the Newquay Riding Club. They are aiming to qualify for the Kibis Riding Club Endurance Championship, which takes place at the Red Dragon Festival of Endurance in October, and this was their very first endurance ride.
IT may seem that endurance riding is a crazy group of riders who spend all day out in the bush on their horse's back but in fact this is not the case at all.
We are a family friendly group of riders who like to camp, ride and use the opportunities provided to ride some of the best countryside WA has to offer.
We can even share the camp with our other four-footed friends as in most cases dogs are welcome at rides so long as they are on leads. Believe it or not you don't need to have a lot of experience in the sport, or a certain type of horse to enter into a ride.
In fact, endurance is a sport that encourages people of any age and horses of any type to join - we have even had a mule.
The only pre-requisite is that you and your horse are fit enough to pass the vet check before you commence.
Dace Sainsbury who hails from Lyme Regis travelled recently to the Middle East with her horse Lottie for the United Arab Emirates Cup – this is her story.
In November 2012 myself and my horse Ballota were invited to ride in the most prestigious endurance ride in the world, HH The President of the United Arab Emirates Cup that was held in Abu Dhabi. This invite included all costs to and from Abu Dhabi and all accommodation for both horse rider and crew. The invite came off the back of doing so well in Belgium in the European Championships. It was a moment to remember opening the letter with the invite! My beautiful little mare is always surprising me with what her and I could do and now we were going to both go on an aeroplane and fly to the desert!
The travelling to Abu Dhabi went very smoothly, an unexpected surprise I must say. We were taken to a handsome hotel near Maastricht where we stayed for one night before travelling to Dusseldorf for our own flight. The transport stables were okay, could have done with bigger boxes but the grooms and the transporters were very friendly and were very obliging when I repeated instructions for the care of Lottie both before the flight and in travel. I think by the end of my lecture on 'How and when to feed a horse a carrot' they referred to me in Dutch as the crazy English girl. Nevertheless they must have done a good job as Lottie arrived in Abu Dhabi very settled, stabled next to a Swedish horse.
So, we arrived at 6.30am on the morning of the 12th and were picked up and taken to the Eastern Mangroves hotel. First word that springs to mind. Wow! The hotel looked like an Arabic postcard, not only was it huge but it had a real traditional Arabic feel, Frankincense burning, Arabic coffee freely available and the most enormous dish of dates piled so precariously that I was pretty dubious about taking one at risk of sending the whole lot flying. That was just the lobby. The hotel rooms were absolutely gargantuan, with beds that could fit about ten of James in!
SEVENTY-four horses entered the Wilga endurance ride at the weekend.
With grey skies and cool wind, it was perfect weather for the first ride of the season.
Entrants came from GinGin, Albany, Denmark, Margaret River and everywhere in between.
The friendly, laid-back atmosphere at Wilga is always enjoyable and the beautiful wooden trophies created by Collie wood turners were well received by the riders.
One man, two horses, 3,000 km.
On November 1, 2012 Pete Langford embarked on a 3,000 km (1,800 mile) trek across the length of New Zealand. What inspired Pete to undertake such a challenging journey? His love of horses and nature were the main catalysts, along with a desire to raise money for Air Rescue Services in New Zealand. EasyCare and our New Zealand distributor, the Institute for Barefoot Equine Management (IBEM), are proud to sponsor Pete on this journey. Pete's horses, Two-Shoes and Cloud, are barefoot off the track standardbreds and they are traveling over the varied New Zealand terrain wearing Easyboot Gloves. The trip started at the bottom of the South Island in Bluff and will end at Cape Reinga on the North Island (you can follow their progress on this SPOT Adventure page). Pete and his horses are just finishing their route on the South Island and are currently near Picton.
How are the Easyboot Gloves holding up to such a demanding journey?
Brechin author John Tytler Thomson took to the limelight on Saturday when he gave a presentation to around 40 people who attended an event, hosted by the Edzell Library Action Group (ELAG), at Inglis Memorial Hall.
The presentation focused on his book "Drinking the Wind - At The Limits of Endurance" with audience members coming from Edzell, Brechin, Fettercairn and Menmuir.
Following his illustrated talk Mr Thomson signed copies of his book.
Drinking the Wind- At the Limits of Endurance is an inspirational true story of John's miraculous journey from paralysis to recovery thanks to the powerful spiritual bond between man and horse.


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McAdoo sets expectations as Giants break minicamp
Coach Ben McAdoo spoke with the media as the Giants broke minicamp Thursday:
Reset the timer for six weeks. That's the next time you will see the Giants.
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The team concluded its offseason workout program today at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center. Players reported in mid-April for conditioning and built up to this week's three-day minicamp, which sets the table for training camp at the end of next month. Then it's all systems go for Dallas on Sept. 10.
"Six weeks goes by pretty quick," coach Ben McAdoo said. "You just don't want any phone calls late at night, that is all. But I trust the players in the locker room. I trust the staff. We are going to put ourselves in good situations, and we understand that that 'NYG' never comes off. It is always with us, always a part of us, the name on the back of the jersey and the letters on the front always stick with us."
Throughout the day, McAdoo had a handful of people speak to the team, including strength and conditioning coach Aaron Wellman as well as Col. Greg Gadson, a vital member of the Giants family since 2007. The colonel led the final team huddle.
"We talked about being a pro," McAdoo said. "We have a lot of integrity in the locker room. We talked about it and we have to trust each other, but it is about being a pro and how we handle our business mentally, physically and spiritually."
While some members of the team are already wheels up for some rest and relaxation, McAdoo's car will be the last one to leave the parking lot at 1925 Giants Drive.
"I don't shut it down very easily," the second-year head coach said. "I am going to stay engaged and get a little bit done each and every day, whether it is on the offensive side of the ball reflecting on the pieces that we added or taking a look at the defensive side of the ball and what we can do to help the defense there. Looking at players and personnel and taking a look at the schedule and looking at how we can tweak things and make them a little bit better. You never really shut it off; you just work from a different place."
When McAdoo sits down to review the spring, he'll have film from 10 OTAs and three minicamp practices to evaluate his team. He'll also be setting the course for training camp.
"The spring is about teaching and learning and jockeying for reps really in training camp and in the preseason games," McAdoo said. "Just putting yourself in a better position so that you can go out and compete for a job in training camp."
Photos: Best of minicamp practice (6/15)
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While touring in the north of this land, I read Salisbury, Victorian Titan, by Andrew Roberts. At 850 pages, not all of which I have read, it is at least twice as long as it should be. That is a shame, because if you stay with it, and use an editorial discretion about what might interest you, you might get an insight into the problems of being a conservative or Tory politician today. Their people hold themselves up as the maintainers of standards and decency. They are fond of saying that the safest way to proceed is by adhering to precedent. Conventions for them really count. But common sense suggests, and history confirms, that that when pushed they will get down and dirty as quickly as the rest, and possibly more viciously, because they are traditionally more capable of pulling levers of power and covering up when they do so, or just bluffing their way through in the manner in the manner exclusively owned by those who see themselves as born to rule.
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil was born in 1830 the second son of a Marquess. The Cecils had been prominent in serving Queen Elizabeth. The boy went to Eton, which he hated, and Oxford. When he married for love, to the daughter of Baron Alderson, his father cut him off because he thought his son should have got a better match – at least financially. . To get by, young Cecil became a journalist. He was prolific, even after he got into politics, but he mostly wrote incognito. He eventually became Lord Salisbury, and after serving under Disraeli, he became Prime Minister on three separate occasions, being in large part opposed by Gladstone, whose Liberal Party split over Home Rule for Ireland. Salisbury was a very large man, of studied common sense, who became a very effective party political man and leader of a cabinet. He was not troubled in making decisions, and although he is not nearly as well-known as Gladstone or Disraeli, he is frequently held out as the model Tory PM or leader. He looks to have been a model family man as well as party man.
Salisbury has been criticised for not having referred the Queen sternly to her new Prime Minister, but to expect such a course is to misunderstand the man for whom the ends of defeating Home Rule easily justified the unconstitutional means involved.
If that is put in extenuation, it is also available to Adolf Hitler and others. If a member pulled a similar stunt at a golf club, he would the thrown out.
Was it legitimate political calculation, or outrageous cynicism, or, as Winston Churchill believed, naïve foolishness that led Salisbury to act?…..With three carefully appointed judges reporting to Parliament, this was neither a Parliamentary Select Committee nor a court of law. In effect it was a state conspiracy trial without a jury…..To tar the Parnellite party with the suspicion of criminality, even at one step removed would be well worth the embarrassment…..It was crucial, therefore that the Commission's inquiries should range freely over the whole question of Irish crime, and not be restricted to the specific issue….The only other person who stuck by Salisbury throughout his persecution of Parnell, besides Chamberlain, was the Queen herself….
The Irish had the same effect on the English ruling class as trade unions do on the Australian ruling class. It sends them off their heads and allows them to play dirty.
Salisbury consulted an eminent lawyer to help defeat the next Home Rule attempt. He even looked carefully at something the English know nothing of – a referendum! The great lawyer A V Dicey, truly a name to conjure with, referred him to a learned article that had the convenient truth that a referendum was 'at once distinctively and undeniably democratic, and in practice Conservative.' Salisbury was in warm agreement that this was the only way to end the differences in the Parliament.
And so it goes. As the author of Ecclesiastes says 'All is vanity….there is nothing new under the sun.' And Salisbury was bright – he did not have the excuse of our King of Hungary, who is dead-set stupid.


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Installation
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Get the code
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Installation is easy using ``pip`` and the only requirement is a recent version of Django.

.. code-block:: bash

    $ pip install django-activity-stream

or get it from source

.. code-block:: bash

    $ pip install git+https://github.com/justquick/django-activity-stream.git#egg=actstream

Basic app configuration
-----------------------

Then to add the Django Activity Stream to your project add the app ``actstream`` to your ``INSTALLED_APPS`` and urlconf.

.. code-block:: python

    INSTALLED_APPS = (
        'django.contrib.auth',
        ...
        'actstream'
    )

.. warning:: In Django versions older than 1.7, the app must be placed somewhere after all the apps that are going to be generating activities (eg ``django.contrib.auth``). The safest thing to do is to have it as the last app in ``INSTALLED_APPS``.

Add the activity urls to your urlconf

.. code-block:: python

    urlpatterns = patterns('',
        ...
        ('^activity/', include('actstream.urls')),
        ...
    )

The activity urls are not required for basic usage but provide activity :ref:`feeds` and handle following, unfollowing and querying of followers.

Migrations
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As of Django 1.7 and later, the core ships with an integrated migrations framework based on `South <http://south.aeracode.org/>`_ migrations.

.. note:: In django-activity-streams 0.6.0 and later the migrations have been re-initialized with the newer migrations framework and the south migrations have been deprecated.

If you still wish to use the south migrations there is a way.
Install it as you would normally and then modify your settings to use the deprecated south migration modules in actstream.

.. code-block:: python

    SOUTH_MIGRATION_MODULES = {
        'actstream': 'actstream.south_migrations',
    }

Add extra data to actions
-------------------------

If you want to use custom data on your actions, then make sure you have `django-jsonfield <https://bitbucket.org/schinckel/django-jsonfield/>`_ installed

.. code-block:: bash

    $ pip install django-jsonfield

You can learn more at :ref:`custom-data`

Supported Environments
----------------------

The following Python/Django versions and database configurations are supported by django-activity-stream.
Make sure to pick the version of Django and django-activity-stream that supports the environment you are using.

.. note::

    For Django compatibility details, `read the Django docs <https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/faq/install/#what-python-version-can-i-use-with-django>`_.
    For django-activity-stream compatibility details, see the :ref:`changelog`.

Python
******

* **Python 2**: 2.6 and 2.7
* **Python 3**: 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5
* **PyPy**: 2 and 3

Django
******

* **Django**: 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 and 1.9

Databases
*********

django-activity-stream has been tested to work with the following databases but may work on other platforms (YMMV)

* **Sqlite**: 3
* **PostgreSQL**: 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3
    * Python: `psycopg2 <http://initd.org/psycopg/docs/>`_
    * PyPy: `psycopg2cffi <https://github.com/chtd/psycopg2cffi>`_
* **MySQL**: 5.5 and 5.6
    * Python/PyPy: `MySQL-python <https://github.com/farcepest/MySQLdb1>`_
    * Python 3: `PyMySQL <https://github.com/PyMySQL/PyMySQL/>`_

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New York Knicks: Is Fred VanVleet worth $22M per year?
Alder Almo
A big market bereft of a star point guard, the New York Knicks have everything except winning to lure one, whether in the free-agent market or via trade.
With a proven coach in Tom Thibodeau and a huge cap space, the Knicks are ready to make a big splash. The 22-million dollar question now is will Fred VanVleet be worth it?
One day after Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star point guard Chris Paul was linked to New York, a new rumor has emerged: the Knicks are expected to offer VanVleet a huge payday worth $22 million in annual salary.
VanVleet is coming off a career season as he continued his stellar rise since popping into NBA consciousness during the Toronto Raptors' title run last year. As a full-time starter this season, the undrafted guard from Wichita State has averaged 17.6 points, 6.6 assists, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.9 steals, all career-highs. He shot just a shade under 40 percent from the deep. He's also led the league in deflections with 4.2 per game, making him a coveted two-way player at the backcourt.
While the 26-year old guard has limitations, as shown in the Boston Celtics series, his basketball peak is still ahead of him. He could come in right away as the no.1 option in a reconstructed Knicks offense or could go no.2 behind RJ Barrett.
ESPN's Brian Windhorst reported earlier that league executives believe that Malcolm Brogdon's four-year, 85-million deal he got last summer will set the market for VanVleet. And that's within the range of the Knicks' rumored offer.
But in an event that other top-tier free agents like Los Angeles Lakers' Anthony Davis, Boston Celtics' Gordon Hayward, Utah Jazz's Mike Conley opting in, and New Orleans Pelicans' Brandon Ingram re-signing, VanVleet could emerge as the top free agent in the market thereby setting up a bidding war for his services.
Back in December, when the NBA market was still healthy, ESPN's Bobby Marks said that VanVleet was valued by one team between $25-$30 million per season.
"One team told me last week that they think he's going to get between $25 million and $30 million per season," said Marks on The Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective Podcast.
Should it become a full-blown bidding war, the Knicks have the most money to spend. But they are going to face competition against the Detroit Pistons, who, like them, have the cap space and coach Dwane Casey, VanVleet's former coach in Toronto. The Phoenix Suns, who have emerged as one of the rising powers in the West, will also be in the mix while the Raptors can offer him not only the nostalgia of their historic title run but also the winning stability under Masai Ujiri's leadership.
Online sportsbooks have the Raptors as the favorite to retain VanVleet's services with -250 odds. Any other team has +170 odds of landing him in the offseason.
One NBA agent who I spoke with believes VanVleet would stay in Toronto.
"I'd say no (on VanVleet coming to New York). I think Toronto keeps him," the NBA agent told Empire Sports Media.
According to The Athletic's Blake Murphy, there's a scenario wherein the Raptors can sign VanVleet to a staggered four-year, $70-million deal while maintaining their cap flexibility for 2021. It remains to be seen if VanVleet is willing to run it back with the Raptors on a discount, or he'll bet on himself and go where the money is regardless of the situation.
"I'm a free agent, so I think about it every day. Basketball is pretty easy for me, so I can separate that when I'm on the court. It doesn't affect the way I play, or the way I approach my professionalism every day. But, sure, Coronavirus gave me a new perspective on life and I'd like to think I already had a good perspective, but definitely put things in perspective," said VanVleet after losing the series to the Celtics.
"So I'll wait and see how free agency plays out, but at the end of the day, I'm not writing a cheque to myself, so I've just gotta wait and see what happens, and I'll feel better about the year that I had. I wish it would have ended with a championship, but that didn't happen for us," he added.Â
VanVleet waited for so long for this big moment to arrive. It took him long years to rise from being undrafted to a marquee free agent, but he's also one bad decision away from falling hard.
The Knicks can aggressively go after him, but sometimes making a splash on a marquee free agent without a solid team in place could make unwarranted expectations and make such a contract an albatross.
VanVleet and the Knicks have big decisions to make.
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Uniloy transaction completed / Sale of "Cimcool" division?
CEO Brian Marston (centre) at a production facility inauguration in Ahmedabad, Gujarat / India – he was previously responsible for Milacron's blow moulding division and now heads Uniloy as an independent company (Photo: Milacron)
US machinery supplier Milacron (Cincinnati, Ohio; www.milacron.com) has announced the completion of the sale of its "Uniloy" blow moulding machine business – see Plasteurope.com of 16.05.2019. Osgood Capital Group (Houston, Texas / USA) and Cyprium Investment Partners (Cleveland, Ohio; www.cyprium.com) take over the European and US activities with immediate effect, while the sale transactions in Mexico and India are underway to follow in the third quarter of 2019.
Changes in the US include blow moulding machine manufacturing being relocated from the Milacron plant in Afton, Ohio, to Uniloy's headquarters in Tecumseh, Michigan. In Europe, there are services and support based in the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy and the UK, with the European technical centre in Magenta / Italy. The Latin American market is served as before, with a technical centre in Querétaro / Mexico.
President and CEO Brian Marston will be supported with the appointments of vice presidents Chris Peters (Finance) and Tom McDonald (Operations).
There are also rumours that Milacron is considering the sale of its Cimcool division. The fluids business generates sales of around USD 129m (EUR 115m) and is the smallest of its three divisions, according to Bloomberg. Cimcool produces coolants and other speciality fluids and is estimated to be worth around USD 300m.


An excellent workshop of the RIAB Center on Palace/Clan Relations in the ANE was held at the University of Leipzig on Nov. 12-13, 2018 (for details, see here). The workshop, organized by Dr. Omer Sergi of Tel Aviv University (a RIAB center member), dealt with palace/clan relations in ancient Israel, Judah and the ancient Near East, with lectures dealing with archaeology, history, Biblical studies and ancient near eastern texts, by scholars from various universities and research institutions in Israel and Germany. In addition to the presenters themselves, a nice group of researchers and students from various German institutions participated in the two day event, which, in addition to the lectures included some fascinating and enlightening discussions.


With No Reply activities on hold while Tune is doing his military service, the duo's other member Kwon Soon Gwan has been making some music for himself under the moniker moment. Digital single 건너편 will be released on April 3rd, with his first solo album A door following suit on April 11th. The album slogan is '11 songs, the story about a beginning and an end'.
Not one to keep his songs just to himself, Kwon Soon Gwan, who co-wrote title track "나무가 되는 꿈 (Tree of Life)" for Park Jiyoon's 8th album last year, also wrote the song "위로" for 2AM's second album One Spring Day, released at the beginning of this month.


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Reporter's Notebook: Does ya'll include all?
Steven Allen Adams
sadams@newsandsentinel.com
Last week I attended a rollout for the Fairness Act, which even before it truly gets out of the gate is already a political football.
The Fairness Act is a new name for something old that has largely been introduced every year since 1993 (or as far back as the West Virginia Legislature's online database of bills will let you search). Simply put, it adds "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" to the state's Human Rights Act and the Fair Housing Act.
Put even more simply: if passed, you wouldn't be able to deny housing or hire and fire people based on whom they love or how they identify.
As I've said, there have been efforts for at least 27 years to at least add sexual orientation to state law. Here is what the declaration of policy currently says in the Human Rights Act.
"It is the public policy of the State of West Virginia to provide all of its citizens equal opportunity for employment, equal access to places of public accommodations, and equal opportunity in the sale, purchase, lease, rental and financing of housing accommodations or real property."
For some people, the sentence should be enough. "We already prohibit discrimination," some would say. But let's continue on to the next two sentences:
"Equal opportunity in the areas of employment and public accommodations is hereby declared to be a human right or civil right of all persons without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, blindness or disability. Equal opportunity in housing accommodations or real property is hereby declared to be a human right or civil right of all persons without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, blindness, disability or familial status."
Yes, the first sentence says "all," but yet somewhere down the line we felt the need to single out "race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, blindness or disability." Some might say adding sexual orientation and gender identity to that list creates another class of citizen. That's in essence, what Delegate Jim Butler, R-Mason, argued in a press release last week.
"These newly proposed laws are not about equality, they set up a circumstance where certain people have special protections rather than equality," Butler said. More about him in a second.
I could possibly be persuaded by this argument if there hadn't been multiple examples of racial discrimination in our past, or times when someone with a disability was told there was no apartments left in the complex when that was a lie. The reason the Human Rights Act has those various categories is because at one time or another those people have been harassed at work, fired, or had their application chucked into the trash.
Yes, it would be nice if we could just get by on the first sentence of the Human Rights Act and not need the rest of it. But there are examples of a gay person being fired from their job not because of their job performance but because the boss saw Joe holding hands with Bob at the local pizzeria.
No one is asking people to give up their religious believes and Biblical interpretations of what is and isn't sinful. But my King James Bible doesn't appear to say anything about denying housing and employment to sinners. In fact, my Bible says we're all sinners, so under that logic we should all be unemployed and homeless.
One of the people at the Fairness Act announcement was Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson. He said he supports the concept of the Fairness Act, but it would all depend on what the language of the bill would be.
Carmichael also said he wouldn't be a sponsor, saying that as Senate President he only co-sponsors bills on behalf of the governor. This is demonstratively false. He was the lead sponsor of Senate Bill 1 in January, creating the West Virginia Invests community and technical college grant program. Past senate presidents have introduced all kinds of bills on their own.
Versions of the Fairness Act have never once gotten out of the committee. As I said earlier, versions have been introduced since 1993, which is amazing. But no matter which party controls the Legislature (Republicans have controlled the Legislature since 2015), the bill gets no traction.
Is this the year? Based on some of Carmichael's answers at the Fairness Act announcement, I'm unsure. Del. Butler, who I talked about earlier in this column, is challenging Carmichael for his Senate seat which encompasses Jackson and Mason counties, and parts of Roane and Putnam counties. It's a mostly rural district and, safe to say, socially conservative.
Carmichael has fought off union-funded Democratic candidates before. But this time he is being challenged in the Republican primary from his right flank. Polling from over two years ago shows that the state is becoming more accepting of adding non-discrimination protections for the LGBTQ and transgender communities. But if Carmichael wants to win the primary, he might be more concerned where his district stands on the issue.
One thing is for sure: The Fairness Act hinges on what Carmichael decides to do next month during the 2020 legislative session.
Steven Allen Adams can be reached at sadams@newsandsentinel.com
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A sustainable income: fiscal policies for a green economy
Governments have always used fiscal policy to reshape and develop their economies. And as they seek to improve their nations' environmental sustainability – mitigating climate change, while developing new growth industries – tax and subsidy regimes provide some of their most powerful tools.
Over recent years, for example, many countries have fostered radical changes in citizens' and businesses' behaviour by taxing harmful activities such as hydrocarbon fuel consumption, landfill waste disposal and city centre motoring, while cutting taxes on helpful investments such as electric cars. Meanwhile, subsidy regimes have dramatically boosted spending on emissions-reduction projects such as home insulation and renewable power generation.
As governments' ambitions grow, civil service leaders and expert professionals are considering how to apply fiscal levers to a wider range of activities: carbon capture and storage, agriculture and conservation, for example. Equally importantly, some are thinking through how to withdraw the existing subsidies and tax reliefs supporting carbon-intensive activities while maintaining economic growth, helping workforces to adapt, and providing communities with new income streams.
As civil servants look to realise the goals agreed at COP26, this GGF panel discussion will explore how governments can use fiscal tools to reduce environmental harms and support research, investment and business growth in a new generation of sustainable industries.
Public servants can register here for free to attend this webinar
USA/Canada Eastern Time (EST): 09:30 – 11:00
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): 14:30 – 16:00
Central European Time (CET): 15:30 – 17:00
Eastern European Time (EET): 16:30 – 18:00
Singapore Time (SGT): 22:30 – 12:00am
Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST): 01:30 – 03:00
Dr Nicoletta Batini, Senior Economist, Independent Evaluation Office, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Biography to follow
Peter Lim, Director, Fiscal Policy Directorate, Ministry of Finance, Singapore
Mr Peter Lim is currently the Director of Fiscal Policy at the Ministry of Finance. Prior to that, he served as Special Assistant to the Deputy Prime Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies. He was also a Deputy Director at the National Population and Talent Division and a Manager in the Singapore YOG Organising Committee.
Mr Peter Lim has a Double degree in Economics and Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, followed by a Masters in Biomedical Engineering from John Hopkins University and a Masters of Laws from the University of London. He is a Sloan Fellow from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, a Lien Fellow, and is a CFA Charterholder.
Miguel Gil Tertre, Head Of Unit Economic Analysis and Foresight, Recovery, Directorate General for Energy, European Commission
Joy Aeree Kim, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Economy Division, UN Environment Programme
Valentina Ion, Director Strategy Public Finance Industry, Microsoft
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She has a diverse background in industry sales strategy and execution, partnerships management, marketing and product management as well a business operation and she holds a Master in Finances and Accounting. With more than 21 years' experience in ICT and Business transformation Valentina is passionate about business re-engineering and digital transformation for better economy and society.
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Q: Excluding specific URL from HTTPS redirect on NGINX vhost I am trying to exclude specific URL from HTTPS redirect (all traffic is redirected from HTTP to HTTPS so i want to have one URL accessible thru HTTP).
URL to exclude:
http://www.domain.com/index.php?route=extension/something/something
My VHOST domain.com.conf:
server{
listen      80;
listen      443 ssl;
server_name domain.com www.domain.com;
ssl         on;

if ( $scheme = "http" ) {
rewrite ^/(.*)$ https://$host/$1 permanent;
}
index index.php index.html;

root /var/www/domain.com;

    keepalive_timeout   60;
    ssl_certificate      /etc/nginx/ssl/domain.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key  /etc/nginx/ssl/domain.com.key;

location ~ \.php$ {
try_files $uri = 404;
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php5-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_param HTTPS on;
}

location /image/data {
        autoindex on;
    }

location /upload {
        autoindex on;
        allow all;
        log_not_found off;
    }

location /admin {
        index index.php;
    }

location / {
        try_files $uri @opencart;
    }

location @opencart {
        rewrite ^/(.+)$ /index.php?_route_=$1 last;
    }

location = /favicon.ico {
        log_not_found off;
        access_log off;
    }

location = /robots.txt {
        allow all;
        log_not_found off;
        access_log off;
    }
location ~* \.(xml|csv|xls)$ {
    allow all;
    log_not_found off;
}

location ~* \.(engine|inc|info|install|make|module|profile|test|po|sh|.*sql|theme|tpl(\.php)?|xtmpl)$|^(\..*|Entries.*|Repository|Root|Tag|Template)$|\.php_ {
        deny all;
    }

location ~ /\. {
        deny all;
        access_log off;
        log_not_found off;
    }

location ~*  \.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif|css|js|ico)$ {
        expires max;
        log_not_found off;
    }
}

I googled everything and tried all tips from here without success.

A: Please, try below code,
server {
   ...
   set $is_redirect "0";
   if ( $scheme = "http" ) {
      set $is_redirect "1";
   }
   if ($arg_route ~* "extension/something/something") {
      set $is_redirect "0";
   }
   if ($is_redirect) {
      rewrite ^/(.*)$ https://$host/$1 permanent;
   }
   ...
}

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Once you complete the first two baby steps, you will have built serious momentum. But don't start throwing all your "extra" money into investments quite yet. It's time to build your full emergency fund. Ask yourself, "What would it take for me to live for three to six months if I lost my income?" Your answer to that question is how much you should save.
Use this money for emergencies only: incidents that would have a major impact on you and your family. Keep these savings in a money market account. Remember, this stash of money is not an investment; it is insurance you're paying to yourself, a buffer between you and life.


The 4th is just around the corner and many people are planning to spend the holiday enjoying their UNIQUE backyard with family and friends. The weather will be very warm and the sun will be intense so splashing in the pool will be the perfect activity for the kids while parents enjoy the refreshing cool water from a distance clear of the uproar. As you enjoy the holiday and your outdoor living space it is important to remember a few tips to ensure that everyone has a safe and fantastic holiday.
With the temperature soaring above the 100 degree mark, it is important that everyone remain hydrated. Sugar laden soda is not going to keep kids hydrated in the heat of the afternoon. Better choices include sports drinks, unsweetened tea or water. Parents can make the idea of water more appealing to children by offering pieces of melon, strawberries, blueberries or citrus fruit added to water bottles for a custom flavored fruit infused water. Adults also need to drink plenty of water and remember that as refreshing as some adult beverages can taste on a hot summer day, the alcohol can increase dehydration. So share some fruit infused water with the kids to make sure everyone remains hydrated to enjoy the holiday to its fullest.
The sun will be very intense over the holiday so be sure to stock up on plenty of sun screen. And remind both kids and adults to reapply sun screen often as it washes off in the pool and due to the extreme sweating that occurs in Phoenix. It is also a good idea to have plenty of shaded areas to relax and take a break from the heat and the damaging rays of the sun. For a fast way to cool down, moisten a few dozen wash cloths or hand towels in cold water. Wring out excess water, roll the towels and place them on ice in a small cooler. Cool towels are a great way to refresh your body and wipe off sticky hands and faces before they return to the summer fun.
Your grill is certain to be the center of attention come meal time this 4th of July. So be sure that it is clean and in good working order prior to your holiday cookout. Cooked on old oil and grease build up can easily cause flames to flare up and create a fire hazard as well as ruining anything on the grilling surface. Also, be sure that guests remain several feet away from the grill as it will continue to hold extreme heat well after you are finished cooking. Serving food on a table or bar area away from the grill is always a good idea as it minimizes the chance of children or adults accidentally getting burned by the hot grill.
Kids always look forward to the 4th of July for an evening of fireworks. But adult supervision is always a must. If you are allowing children to have sparklers or other fireworks, fill a bucket with water so that any hot remnants can be immediately immersed in water. This will help to reduce the chance of anyone getting burned and also will reduce the chance of a stray sparkler starting a fire in dry grass or other flammable materials such as towels or rugs.
Older children can safely enjoy fireworks with adult supervision, but it can be more difficult for smaller children to enjoy the color and the pretty light in a safe manner. But some great options for the little ones include glow necklaces, light sticks, glow stick toys and even glow stick beach balls. Adding colored light to even the simplest of toys will add excitement for small children in a safe manner and give parents peace of mind.
The 4th of July is a great time to enjoy your outdoor living space with family and friends. So take just a few minutes to follow these tips to be certain that everyone has a fun and safe holiday.


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Q: Is `\strip@pt` removing the hundreds as well as the `pt`? I was getting some strange results trying to position things in beamer, and I realised that \strip@pt was removing not only the pt, but also the hundreds from the number.
Here's my MWE:
\documentclass[]{beamer}

\makeatletter
\newcommand{\testOne}{\dimexpr100pt\relax}
\newcommand{\testTwo}{\strip@pt\dimexpr100pt\relax}
\makeatother

\begin{document}
    \begin{frame}
        \the\testOne

        \the\testTwo
    \end{frame}
\end{document}

and the result:

This is a bug, right? Or is there something I'm doing wrong?
For the record, I need to remove the dimensions to avoid a warning from \putat. In case this is an XY problem, I'm open for suggestions on better ways to position things on the slide.

A: After an error message you should not even look at the generated PDF.  the posted document produces
! You can't use `the character 1' after \the.
<argument> 1
            00
l.13     \end{frame}

?

You can not use \the on 100
\documentclass[]{beamer}

\makeatletter
\newcommand{\testOne}{\dimexpr100pt\relax}
\newcommand{\testTwo}{\strip@pt\dimexpr100pt\relax}
\makeatother

\begin{document}
    \begin{frame}
        \the\testOne

        \testTwo
    \end{frame}
\end{document}


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Daly wins two matches for Sacred Heart at Cliff Keen Invitational
North Carolina State freshman Jakob Camacho, right, at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas in his second round match with Michigan's Jack Mendley. (Photo courtesy North Carolina State sports information)
Sacred Heart University wrestler Gerard Daly won two matches for the Pioneers at the 2019 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Saturday.
Nebraska's Isaiah White (165) won his second straight individual championship to help the Huskies win their third Cliff Keen Invitational championship at the Las Vegas Convention Center. White was one of nine Nebraska wrestlers who placed as the Huskers won their first Cliff Keen title since 2008.
Sacred Heart finished tied for 29th in the field of 32 teams with six points. Daly had a pair of victories in the consolation round with wins over Harvard's Lukus Stricker, 7-3 and North Dakota State's Sawyer Degen, 11-4.
Kyle Randall (125), Anthony Petrillo (133), Brandon Levesque (165) and Kyle Davis (184) each picked up individual wins for the Pioneers.
SHU will return to action on Friday, Dec. 20, when the Pioneers travel to face Binghamton in a dual match beginning at 1 p.m.
North Carolina state freshman Jakob Camacho (125) was 1-2 in the tournament. Camacho, the fourth seed at 125, lost his opening round match to Michigan's Jack Mendley, 6-5 before earning a 12-3 victory over Cornell's Dominic LaJoie. Camacho was eliminated when he was pinned by Northern Iowa's Jacob Schwarm in 34 seconds.
Against Mendley, Camacho, the Danbury High graduate, had a 5-4 lead thanks to a takedown with 33 seconds remaining but Mendley's reversal with 21 seconds to go gave him the lead for good. Camacho is now 8-3 on the season.
The No. 9 Wolfpack finished eighth in the field of 32 teams.
2019 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
At Las Vegas
Team results – 1. Nebraska 118, 2. Ohio State 109½, 3. Arizona State 103, 4. Northern Iowa 94, 5. Purdue 92½, 6. Iowa State 82½, 7. Minnesota 79½, 8. North Carolina State 77½, 9. Northwestern 77, 10. Oklahoma 66½, 11. Cornell 58, 12. Virginia Tech 54, 13. Wyoming 49½, 14. Virginia 46½, 15. Northern Colorado 40, 16. Michigan 37½, 17. Clarion 27½, 18. Utah Valley 27, 19. Cal Poly 26, 20. Fresno State 24½, 21. North Dakota State 22, 22. Kent State 17½, 23. Binghamton 15½, 24. Edinboro 14½, 25. Cal State Bakersfield 12½, 26. South Dakota State 10, 27. Harvard 9½, 28. Hofstra 9, 29. Nebraska-Kearney, Sacred Heart 6; 31. The Citadel 3, 32. Grand Canyon 0
125: Jack Mueller (Virginia) dec. Devin Schroder (Purdue), 6-2
133: Charles Tucker (Cornell) dec. Montorie Bridges (Wyoming), 4-1
141: Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) dec. Mitchell McKee (Minnesota), 10-6
149: Brayton Lee (Minnesota) dec. Sam Sasso (Ohio State), 6-4
157: Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) dec. Hayden Hidlay (NC State), 6-2
165: Isaiah White (Nebraska) dec. Joshua Shields (Arizona State), 3-1 OT
174: Dylan Lydy (Purdue) dec. Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa), 3-1 OT
184: Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) dec. Trent Hidlay (NC State), 12-4
197: Kollin Moore (Ohio State) dec. Christian (Purdue), 16-6
285: Mason Parris (Michigan) dec. Tanner Hall (Arizona State), 6-3
Consolation final
125: Michael Deaugustino (Northwestern) dec. Joey Prata (Virginia Tech), 5-2
133: Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) dec. Todd Small (Iowa State), 7-1
141: Dom Demas (Oklahoma) tech fall Ian Parker (Iowa State), 19-4 5:05
149: Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) dec. Griffin Parriott (Purdue), 10-3
157: David Carr (Iowa State) dec. Kendall Coleman (Purdue), 4-0
165: Thomas Bullard (NC State) pin Ethan Smith (Ohio State), 6:23
174: Michael Labriola (Nebraska) dec. Devin Skatzka (Minnesota), 7-5 OT
184: Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) dec. Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa), 9-7
197: Thomas Lane (Cal Poly) dec. Jake Woodley (Oklahoma), 4-2
285: Tate Orndorff (Utah Valley) dec. Gannon Gremmel (Iowa State), 3-2
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Yemenis to Confront Saudi-Led Oppression: Ansarullah Leader
Friday 25 January 2019
Yemen's Ansarullah Emerges Stronger from Talks: Expert
Saudi-Led Coalition Defeated in Yemen's Hudaydah Port: Ansarullah Leader
Saudi, UAE Regimes Following Israel, US in Anti-Islam Agenda: Ansarullah Leader
Alwaght- The leader of Yemen's Ansarullah movement said his country is determined to stand up to oppressive measures of Saudi Arabia and its regional allies, which are involved in an atrocious military campaign against the impoverished Arab country.
Addressing his supporters via a televised speech broadcast live from the Yemeni capital Sana'a on Thursday evening, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said, "The honorable people of Yemen have decided to stand against oppression," calling upon Yemenis from all social strata to remain resilient in the face of existing challenges.
"We will continue our steadfastness until the aggression against us ceases. The enemy is doing its utmost because it is extremely frustrated after failure to occupy our country. Our armed forces have built great military capabilities at all levels -- land, sea and air," he said.
"The enemy launched an economic war against us in a bid to exert the maxim level of pressure. It, however, could not break the will of our people," Houthi said, adding, "The enemy seeks to use all methods to weaken the will of our nation in the face of its aggression."
He highlighted that those who chose to pledge loyalty to the Saudi-led military alliance stood with oppressors against the oppressed Yemeni nation.
"Such people are standing on the wrong side and against righteousness. They must give an account on the Day of Judgment for their deeds," Houthi concluded.
He added that "hypocrites and those who committed profoundly evil deeds" followed the schemes drawn up by arrogant powers.
Houthi then warned that "wicked forces" in the Muslim world were hell-bent on distancing people from their moral values.
"Takfiris will pay the price for their wrong choices both in this world and the hereafter. Believers in God have always been drawn against forces of the evil throughout history," the Ansarullah chief pointed out.
Over 15,000 Yemeni's mostly civilians, including women and children have been killed since Saudi Arabia launched is aggression against Yemen in March 2015. The Saudi-led war has also taken a heavy toll on Yemenis infrastructure, destroying hospitals, schools, and factories. The UN has already said that a record 22.2 million Yemenis are in dire need of food, including 8.4 million threatened by severe hunger.
Yemen Ansarullah Al Houthi Saudi Arabia


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Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: Websites
May has been designated Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. This guide provides resources that highlight the history and contributions of Asian and Pacific Islanders.
Articles, Films & More
White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
"The Initiative works to improve the quality of life for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across the nation through increased access to and participation in federal programs."
Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies
National Association of Asian American Professionals
Making the Invisible VISIBLE for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Working at the Intersections
Asian Pacific American Heritage Organization
7 Labor Activists You Should Know About for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
National Asian Pacific Center on Aging: Celebrating Older Americans Month and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Poems, essays, and more from and about Asian American and Pacific American poets.
Census Data and Asian/Pacific Islander Identities
Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
Our Heritage: Asian and Pacific Islander American History
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2018 #TogetherWeSpeak (video)
Highlighting Bullying Prevention Efforts for the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce
10 Leaders Fighting For Change This Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Asian Pacific American Heritage Stories
"Throughout much of American history, Asians and Pacific Islanders have left an indelible mark on the events and places that make up our common experience. Read on to discover more about Asian-American heritage throughout the United States."
Economic Status, Healthcare, and Civil Rights
The Economic Status of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (U.S. Department of Labor)
Health and Human Services Plan for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health)
Moving Forward: Addressing the Health of Asian American and Pacific Islander Women (American Public Health Association)
Asian-American and Pacific Islander Special Emphasis Program (U.S. Department of the Interior)
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The Song Thrush is probably our most common Thrush and has a pleasing melodic song that it sings from a high perch. It's slightly smaller than the similar looking Mistle Thrush but is most easily distinguised by its browner head and back and of course, its song.
A Song Thrush singing from high in a tree.