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Once Elected, Palin Hired Friends and Lashed Foes

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:09:43 GMT

clipped by: BobbyRutan
clipper's remarks: Real Estate Agent as top of the State Division of Agriculture? Sounds a heckuva lot like "Your doin a fine job brownie". Of course that was when another rebubbacan, George Bush, appointed Michael Brown head of FEMA, our governments emergency response division to natural disasters and other emergencies.

What was Michael Brown's qualifications? Before joining the DHS/FEMA, Brown was the Judges and Stewards Commissioner for the International Arabian Horse Association, (IAHA), from 1989-2001. After numerous lawsuits were filed against the organization over disciplinary actions[5], Brown was forced to resign

Interviews show that Ms. Palin runs an administration that puts a premium on loyalty and secrecy. The governor and her top officials sometimes use personal e-mail accounts for state business; dozens of e-mail messages obtained by The New York Times show that her staff members studied whether that could allow them to circumvent subpoenas seeking public records.

Dick Cheney anyo

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

Gov. Sarah Palin lives by the maxim that all politics is local, not to mention personal

So when there was a vacancy at the top of the State Division of Agriculture, she appointed a high school classmate, Franci Havemeister, to the $95,000-a-year directorship. A former real estate agent, Ms. Havemeister cited her childhood love of cows as a qualification for running the roughly $2 million agency

Ms. Havemeister was one of at least five schoolmates Ms. Palin hired, often at salaries far exceeding their private sector wages

When Ms. Palin had to cut her first state budget, she avoided the legion of frustrated legislators and mayors. Instead, she huddled with her budget director and her husband, Todd, an oil field worker who is not a state employee, and vetoed millions of dollars of legislative projects

Throughout her political career, she has pursued vendettas, fired officials who crossed her and sometimes blurred the line between government and personal grievance

Clip Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

Tags: rebubbacans, republiarcans, cheney proteges

Walking Horse Exhibitors Withdraw from Show

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:14:05 GMT

clipped by: MorganLvr
clipper's remarks: I tried and tried to come up with an appropriate comment for this, but words fail me...

Clip Source: www.thehorse.com

Hundreds of trainers withdrew their horses from competition at a major Tennessee Walking Horse show last weekend after USDA inspectors arrived on the scene to examine horses for violations of the Horse Protection Act.

According to Earl Rogers Jr., president of the Kentucky Walking Horse Association, the four-day Owingsville Lions Club Horse Show drew more than 500 Tennessee Walking Horses, many of them contenders for the breed's championship title at the upcoming National Celebration in August. But the prospect of failing USDA testing brought the competition down to just 40 horses in the show's final two days.

"If they had been found in violation, they would not be able to show at the Celebration," said Rogers, who also manages the Owingsville show.

Tags: walking horses, exhibitors, usda, soring

Dr. Stover, Expoert on the Bones of Equine Limbs

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:50:39 GMT

clipped by: dmccluredvm
clipper's remarks: Dr. Stover has been studying the horse leg bones for decades. She should be a very knowledgeable and interesting witness at this hearing.

Clip Source: news.bloodhorse.com

Congress Calls June 19 Hearing on Racing

According to a June 11 release from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, the hearing will look at “commercial breeding practices that emphasize speed and precocity over durability, the prevalence of performance-enhancing drugs and other medications, track surfaces, and maintenance of the tracks.”

The following is a “witness list” for the June 19 hearing, more details of which will be available soon.

Panel II: Sue Stover, veterinarian at the University of California-Davis; Larry Soma, veterinarian at the University of Pennsylvania; Dr. Mary Scollay, recently hired as Kentucky’s equine medical director; Dr. Wayne McIlwraith, veterinarian at Colorado State University; and Alex Waldrop, president and CEO of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association.

Tags: horse racing, veterinarian

O'Connor Horse Tigger Too Dies at Jersey Event

Mon, 12 May 2008 01:16:05 GMT

clipped by: MorganLvr
clipper's remarks: Yet another good horse dies in competition.

Clip Source: www.thehorse.com

O'Connor Horse Tigger Too Dies at Jersey Event

by: Kimberly S. Brown, Editor
May 11 2008, Article # 11850

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The U.S. Eventing Association released the following official statement regarding Lauren Kieffer and her mount Tigger Too following the death of the David O'Connor horse on May 10 during the Jersey Fresh CCI3* at the New Jersey Horse Park in Allentown, N.J.

"The organizing committee of the Jersey Fresh CCI3* regrets to announce the death of David O'Connor's horse, Tigger Too, ridden by Lauren Kieffer, at Fence 28 on the cross-country course today. Lauren was uninjured in the fall.

"The FEI investigative panel has been convened to review the facts surrounding the incident, and more information will be released once the investigation is through.

"Our thoughts and prayers remain with the O'Connor and the Kieffer families after the loss of this wonderful horse."

Tags: horses, catastrophic injury, eventing

Hiring the WRONG People for the job!

Mon, 05 May 2008 18:31:23 GMT

clipped by: ratilfar
clipper's remarks: Are the Republicans trying to obliterate their own country?

Clip Source: www.crooksandliars.com

Good lord, my irony meter is redlining again. After openly admitting that he doesn’t understand economics as well as he might, who should Republican Presidential nominee John McCain turn to for advice than the unlamented former head of Hewlett Packard Carly Fiorina, who was forced out of HP for her mismanagement and disruptive style? There’s some serious Bush-level street cred. Someone who has failed in her most prominent business position? Hire her!

And FOXNews Sunday can’t help but note in their glossy yet remarkably detail-free profile that Fiorina is even possibly being considered for the VP spot. But…but…what about Condi?

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Tags: mccain, mcbush, mcsame, horse association, mistake

U.S. horses face export, pain, suffering and execution

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:31:31 GMT

clipped by: mickfinn
clipper's remarks: The road to hell is lined with good intentions

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

Shipshewana horse auction

No. 274, a handsome chestnut-colored draft horse, looked at the surrounding men while being led into a small ring

There is no pretense about what happens to the horses sold in this area of the auction, known as the kill pen

Now almost all will be shipped to Canada and killed there

Amid pressure from animal rights groups, horse slaughter virtually ended in the United States last year

But there have been unintended consequences

for tens of thousands of horses now being sent to slaughter in Canada and Mexico, where

they sometimes face more gruesome deaths

The American slaughterhouses killed horses quickly by driving steel pins into their brains, a method the American Veterinary Medical Association considers humane

Workers in some Mexican plants, by contrast, disable them by stabbing them with knives to sever their spinal cords

Dr. Grandin said. “This is an example of well-intentioned but very bad unintended consequences.”

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technique

illegal in Mexico

Tags: compassion, slaughter

Thinking the way animals do

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 01:33:18 GMT

clipped by: pokkets
clipper's remarks: Temple Grandin Ph.D. is an assistant professor of animal behaviour at Colorado State Uni. She suffers from a form of autism, and describes the way she thinks as thinking in pictures. This has helped her understand the way Animals think, with direct association, rather than a logical process.
A significant statement which can apply to most people, is the fact that originally as far as she was aware everybody thought the same way. Until she asked people and found this was not the case. She describes a radio station person who said she had no pictures, in her mind, but thought in terms of emotions or words.
I'm sure I can understand my dogs. They seem to think in a manner that is simple, and straightforward, it can just be a matter of associating cues with behavior, and remembering Pavlov.
I think in Pictures and sounds. There is music I can 'hear' in my mind that not only has the same 'quality' as the original, but there is a remarkable capacity to edit.
Perhaps something like Auti

Clip Source: www.grandin.com

Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
Department of Animal Science
Colorado State University

Temple Grandin is an assistant professor of animal science at Colorado State University. She is the author of the book Thinking in Pictures

Dr. Grandin has autism, and her experiences have helped her to understand animal behavior.

Unique insights from a person with a singular understanding

As a person with autism, it is easy for me to understand how animals think because my thinking processes are like an animal's

Scientists who study autism believe that the disorder is cause d by immature development of certain brain circuits, and over development of other brain circuits

My thoughts are in pictures, like videotapes

Associative Thinking

A horse trainer once said to me, "Animals don't think, they just make associations." I responded to that by saying, "If making associations is not thinking, then I would have to conclude that I do not think." People with autism and animals both think by making visual associations

Tags: animal, autism, thinking, words, pictures, sounds

NYC to Consider Horse-Drawn Carriage Ban

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:56:19 GMT

clipped by: wjbuntz
clipper's remarks: Idiots!

Clip Source: apnews.myway.com

NEW YORK (AP) - The horse-drawn carriages that clip clop around Central Park could be banned under City Council legislation to be introduced at the urging of animal advocates who say the horses are treated inhumanely.

Councilman Tony Avella, who plans to introduce the bill next Wednesday, said the horses that have entertained tourists and New Yorkers for decades are exposed to cruel conditions and are at risk of injury or death as they weave through city traffic.

In September, a horse died after it was spooked by street musicians with drums and bolted down Central Park South. It was the second such incident in less than two years.

The Horse & Carriage Association of New York issued a scathing statement in response to the proposal, stating that the city's carriage horses are in excellent health and Avella "is the one who should be put out to pasture."

Tags: horse-drawn carriages, nyc, ban, city council, animal advocates

Not for Human Consumption - Sickening

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:57:48 GMT

clipped by: docdoober
clipper's remarks: This is really disgusting. Another reason we need stricter mandates. Thanks NAFTA. That's just about all I can say before I go barf.

Clip Source: www.vetsforequinewelfare.org

America's Leading Vets call on AVMA to Stand Down on Horse Slaughter

Washington, DC (October 9, 2007) - Veterinarians for Equine Welfare, a group opposed to the slaughter of horses for human consumption, today called on the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) to end its opposition to the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, a bill that will prohibit the domestic slaughter of horses for human consumption as well as their export for slaughter elsewhere.

Reports of horses being repeatedly stabbed in the spinal cord with a "puntilla" knife by Mexican slaughterhouses workers until they are paralyzed and then hung, drawn and quartered have outraged Dodman and his colleagues, as well as Members of Congress and the general public.

the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (S. 311/H.R. 503),

Tags: mexico, horses, equine, veterinarian, slaughter, cruelty

Quoting Mark Twain

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:09:22 GMT

clipped by: carrioncrowsong

Clip Source: www.easylit.com

"We are always too busy for our children; we never give them the time or interest they deserve. We lavish gifts upon them; but the most precious gift, our personal association, which means so much to them, we give grudgingly."

"The man who does not read books has no advantage over the man that can not read them."

"It is not best that we should all think alike; it is differences of opinion that make horse races."

"Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it."

"Don't let school interfere with your education."

"If God had meant for us to be naked, we'd have been born that way."

Tags: quotes, mark twain, wit, humor

Miniature Horses World Championships

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:40:59 GMT

clipped by: CrazyRedHead

Clip Source: www.star-telegram.com

They look like they belong on those small merry-go-rounds that children ride in front of shopping centers.

But when it comes to training and competing, the hearts of miniature horses rival those of their full-sized counterparts

More than 1,000 miniature horses that are 34 inches at the withers or shorter have come from around the world to compete this week in the association's 2007 World Championship Show at Will Rogers Memorial Center.

Events include pulling miniature wagons and leaping miniature hurdles. Those placing first and second in preliminaries will compete in the finals, which begin at 7 p.m. Saturday.

A miniature stallion has the same attitude as a full-size stallion. It costs less to feed them. There is less waste. It doesn’t hurt as bad when they step on your foot. And they live longer.

Q: How much does one of these horses cost?

A: I’ve seen some sell for $150,000. Most go for between $2,500 and $15,000. The average price is about $6,500.

Video: Miniature Horse championships

Tags: horses, animals, entertainment

Top 13 Worst Slogan Translations Ever

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:39:18 GMT

clipped by: rocker
clipper's remarks: Hilarious Translations!

Clip Source: moronland.net

Top 13 Worst Slogan Translations Ever

1) The Coca-Cola name in China was first read as "Kekoukela", meaning "Bite the Wax Tadpole" or "Female Horse Stuffed with Wax", depending on the dialect. Coke then researched 40,000 characters to find a phonetic equivalent "kokoukole", translating into "Happiness in the Mouth."

3) The Dairy Association's huge success with the campaign "Got Milk?" prompted them to expand advertising to Mexico. It was soon brought to their attention the Spanish translation read "Are You Lactating?"

8) When Gerber started selling baby food in Africa, they used the same packaging as in the US, with the smiling baby on the label. Later they learned that in Africa, companies routinely put pictures on the labels of what's inside, since many people can't read.

9) Pepsi's "Come Alive With the Pepsi Generation" translated into "Pepsi Brings Your Ancestors Back From the Grave" in Chinese.

Tags: slogans, translations, coca cola, baby food, humour, funny, idiotic

Strange and Bizarre Odors That Some People Love

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:37:10 GMT

clipped by: CarnivalBorn

Clip Source: www.socyberty.com

There's no accounting for taste, or smell, in this case. Here are six intriguing, strange odors that some people love.

The Odor of Horse Manure

Here's an interesting quote, “I love it. The rich smell of horse poop, there's nothing like it anywhere." This quote is from the book Kentucky Rich by Fern Michaels

Gasoline Smell

Most likely this positive smell association stems from a pleasant car trip taken in the past

Skunk Odor

This one is so common that there's even a website devoted to the love of skunk odors

Mildew Odor

another strange odor preference, although not as common as the love of skunk or gasoline smells

Pipe Smoke

Pipe smoke might be a comfort idea, somewhat similar to a comfort food

Body Odor

persons who have a strong body odor are likely sweat profusely because they are hard workers and good bread winners. This may make this scent attractive to the opposite sex

Tags: odors, odd

Thou Shalt Not Speed, Thus Sayeth the Lord

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:24:13 GMT

clipped by: Newfman

Clip Source: www.foxnews.com

Even priests have the need for speed.

Portugal's Association of Motorist Citizens has asked the Vatican to clamp down on a certain lead-footed father so that he might "resist the temptations of speed," Reuters reports.

Father Antonio Rodrigues, who has publicly "thanked God" for never being fined for speeding, owns the country's only 150-horse-power Ford Fiesta 2000 ST.

The association wrote the letter to Pope Benedict XVI asking "to help this unfortunate priest to ponder the gravity of his acts and the immodesty of his words and to resist the temptations of speed and boasting."

The priest, known for joyriding with his flock's youngsters, denies he's addicted to speed.

"I am no speed freak," the newspaper Correio de Manha quoted Rodrigues as saying Monday. "I have a car that I like but I drive with prudence."

Tags: odd

Make horse racing accountable

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:01:58 GMT

clipped by: tmblwd
clipper's remarks: This editorial is so true. I'm so jaded that it's impossible not to pass that incredulousness on to those I am introducing to the sport.

Clip Source: www.bloodhorse.com

Not On the Level

By Barry Irwin

Racing has lost some of its biggest gamblers because of a perception the game is not on the level. Hardcore gamblers are not interested in speculating on games of chance when the odds are rigged against them.

Furthermore, the remaining diehard gamblers have had to adjust their handicapping to include the likelihood that certain trainers take an edge.

Racing right now is barely viable. In many places it cannot stand up on its own without help from slots. There is a real question about whether racing can or even should be allowed to survive.

So before we go out and try to promote the game, let's make it more viable and attractive.

Our sport is not ready for prime-time exposure because it is corrupt at its very core. The essence of racing is handicapping a race and betting on it. If one cannot present a level playing field, what is there to promote?

If you don't believe me, take a newcomer to the races, start teaching him how to read the Form, and listen to yourself when you start talking about having to cast aside everything you have ever been taught about handicapping because the four horse is making his first start for a new trainer that might have an edge.

Allow no vets or horsemen to possess any medication, legal or not. If vets want to prescribe drugs, they must buy them directly from the racing association and inform the state vet which horses will receive them and for what exact purpose. Anything found in a horse's system that did not come from the medicine chest of the track would result in harsh penalties for both the vet and the trainer.

Tags: horse, racing, horse racing, integrity