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Sunday, December 19, 2010

TOPMARK PJ: Top 3 pick of the week! Week 8 (18/12 to 25/12)

TOPMARK PJ: Top 3 pick of the week! Week 8 (18/12 to 25/12)

This is the 8th week I visited Topmark PJ and picked 3 of the BEST USED CARS instead of 5 cars.  Reason being:

1) Ran out of good cars...  Most of the existing stock I already covered over the past 7 weeks.

2) VERY GOOD CARS = High turnover.  Ie. News spread fast, sold fast.  Eg. My last visit was 10 December 2010.  New Stocks came in on 12 December and SOLD on 15 December.  On my next visit on 18 December, I can only see "CAR SOLD by xxx (salesperson name)" OR "BOOKED".  ONE OF THE EXAMPLE, Honda Civic FD2 2.0IVTEC sold within 3 days on display.

3) Some of the cars were categorised as "WHOLESALE" (Mileage too high, condition not so good...), or "BALLOT" (Don't know what this mean) or "WORKSHOP" (Not ready for sale).

Topmark is a good place to buy used cars because their cars were Certified FREE FROM CUTS and JOINTS by Puspakom + Original Mileage as it is against their policy to adjust the mileage.  So buy with peace of mind.

Also, selected Toyota Cars came with either 12 months (R1) or 6 months warranty (R2) for peace of mind.  For December Promotion, with every purchase, FREE GARMIN 1350 GPS OR CASH REBATE RM750.  Hurry!!!

Without further ado, let's proceed to the top 5 3 cars of the week:

CAR 1:

TOYOTA ALTIS 1.6(A), 2005, BHV 7761, 1 owner, 85,000km, R1 (1 year warranty).

CAR 2: HONDA CITY IDSI, Met Red, 2003, WLA 7823, 1 owner, 163,000km, R3 (No warranty).

CAR 3: TOYOTA VIOS 1.5G(A), 2005, 1 owner, NEW Interchange No: WUN 7692, 158,000km.  R1 (1 year warranty).

NOTE: TOP 3 cars of the week is FOR THIS WEEK ONLY.  Here's hoping I can select TOP 5 cars of the week again NEXT WEEK.

That's all folks, thanks for having the time and patience to read this blog entry. See you on the 9th week.  Ie. 26 December to 2 January 2011.  In a meantime, do drop by TOPMARK Petaling Jaya to check out their FULL LISTS of stocks.  Mention you saw the car through Jeff Lim's OTOREVIEW Blog for better deal.  Their address:

No. 52,
Jalan Penchala,
Petaling Jaya
Selangor, 46050

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That's all folks, Thanks for having the time and patience to read this blog entry...

  1. I think you will not face any difficulty in selling your Honda City model. My favorite model is Honda City. But I like to drive the white color Honda City.
    Thank you so much for your informative post.


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Loved at last - An Italian who gave Russia Red Square

View of Red Square looking northwest from St. Basil's Cathedral
View of Red Square looking northwest from St. Basil's Cathedral

Right at the spiritual centre of Russia, in the heart of Moscow, home for the clash of old and new, an Italian architect with a Russian name will build a theatre to define and set the tone for the whole city. It will be the Bolshoi Theatre, recognized worldwide for its excellence as a keeper of some of ballet traditions. The Bolshoi, a product of Italo-Russian love, which now reigns over a country, over the world.

Performance in the Bolshoi Theatre (1856)

Russians will remember him as Osip Ivanovich Bove, but the world remmebers architect Giuseppe Bove for performing the unthinkable, for rebuilding the centre of Moscow after the tragice fire of the 1812 war with Napoleon.

Bove, born in Saint-Petersburg, where according to the existing tradition his father was invited to work (at the Hermitage Museum), didn't remain there for long. Soon after his birth, the family resettled in Moscow, the historic capital of Russia. The soon to be architect was educated at the Moscow Architectural Institute, the oldest of the existing architectural schools in the country. It was there that he studied under other famous Italians masters in Russia, Carlo Rossi and Francesco Camporesi. However impactful this trainting with those famous architects may have been though, it would be inaccurate to say Bove enjoyed much success at first. But his apparent talents do open to him the doors of the Imperial Academy of Arts, where he was granted an honourable rank of the Academy architect.

Le Jardin Anime. Photo by Damir Yusupov/Bolshoi Theatre.

Following this, Bove reaches professional recognition, when he marries a widowed princess, Avdotya Trubetskaya. The misalliance produces a tumultuous reaction in what was considered the crème de la crème of Russian society. For most Western readers the name Trubetskaya will ring a bell. An aristocrat himself, writer Leo Tolstoy will include the Trubetskoy family in his “War and Peace”, along with other existing families such as Rostovy and Bolkonskie. In keeping with his new position, and being familiar with Orthodox traditions, Giuseppe Bove is compelled to be baptized as an Orthodox and to accept the Russian name Osip. But the public furor and gossip continues, and he is still not welcomed anywhere.

Bove's life is a tumult, an aggravated sore, but the real tragedy surrounding he and his contemporaries comes in the form of war, and Moscow burns. Afterward, it is Bove who is commissioned to reconstruct what every Russian considers a spiritual Mecca – the Red (“Beautiful”) Square. Commemorating Russia’s victory over Napoleon, Bove designs the Triumphal Arch in Moscow. One of the most significant of Bove’s creations, the Arch is demolished in 1935 under the Soviet regime, but brought back to life in 1965, following Yuri Gagarin’s famous speech. “The Triumphal Arch of the 1812 was demolished in Moscow. I could go on with the list of other victims of our barbarian attitude to the monuments of the past. Sadly, there are many of such examples”. Noone, including Brezhnev, can ignore what Gagarin has to say. And the Triumphal Arch is finally brought back to life on the Kutuzovsky Prospect.

As for Bove's other momentous creations, the architect's style is best signified in his designing the Kremlin gardens, Theatre Square, and most importantly the Bolshoi Theatre. And his Italian nostalgia expressed in stone will translate as “romantic”.

Bove's House in Moscow - Russian AIFBove's final project of the Theatre Square is approved in Saint-Petersburg in 1821. It also includes the reconstruction of the drama theatre, Malyi Theatre. Four years later, the Bolshoi celebrates its rebirth with an opera, but no one pays attention to what’s happening on stage. As soon as Bove appears in his box, people jump up from their seats impatiently, applauding to him. The architect whose name has been previously neglected by the aristocratic society, finally receives his imutable respect. As the Moscow “Vedomosti” write on the 6th of January, 1825:

“At the solemn opening the public didn’t call for actors, but for the architect. There was much noise before the overture. Everyone was calling for the architect: “Bove, Bove!” Then he appeared in the main box and was deafened by applauses”.

Today, in rememberance of Giuseppe Bove, let us have a stroll in the historic centre of Moscow and glance at the place where he was happy. Here in Petrovsky Lane, 6, after having rebuilt the house to his taste, he lives together with his beloved wife, Avdotya Trubetskaya, and their four children. One of the oldest buildings in Moscow, dating back to 1690, the house still remembers the horrors of the 1812 war and the death of its former owner, Prince Trubetskoy, who lost his life near Leipzig in 1813.

For me, as I wonder whether countless tourists coming to Moscow from the most distant parts of the Earth, know its secret. I wonder too, if they know that what they are insatiably trying to encapsulate in photographs, is Italian. Just like the architect who designed it: Italian in its elegant expression, and Russian in its essence.

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Saturday, June 28, 2014

The Homeschool Conference was WONDERFUL!!!

I had been anticipating attending my first homeschool conference for MONTHS.  The first day finally arrived this past Thursday and I have to say it was even more amazing than I had dreamed. The exhibit hall had all the books I wanted to see, the sessions were presented by "famous" homeschool veterans whose writings I have long admired.  I was able to get all my nagging questions about our upcoming school year answered and to top it off, Hubby was able to get time off from work to attend with me.

There were so many great sessions that we had to play divide and conquer several times.  The Outdoor Adventure Tent ended up being our favorite.  We learned about self defense skills, survival skills, Revolutionary War Re-enactment, Project Appleseed and even aquaponics.  I definitely see greenhouse gardening in our near future.  I have a better idea of what our PE class will contain this year and I'm excited to start planning a once a month survival practice day for our family.

John Joslyn, one of the co-founders of the Titanic Museums gave a stunning presentation about the time he spent recovering artifacts in the North Atlantic Ocean.  Marissa and Melanie were as fascinated with the presentation as Hubby and I.

On top of everything else, we came home with tons of information about additional resources and of course lots and lots of secondhand books from the consignment sale.

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Planning my days at the Home School Conference

The Appalachian Home Educators Conference begins in FIVE days!!! Today, I dropped off my consignment items.  I couldn't believe how easy it was to create an account, list the books online and then print and attach labels.  The drop off process was super easy too.  I've never sold anything in a consignment sale, mainly because I thought it would be difficult.  Now I have room on my shelves for new curriculum for the upcoming school year.

The next thing I need to do is figure out which sessions I most want to attend. Hubby is very excited about the Outdoor Adventure Tent, he will probably spend most of his time there with the kids.  I need to clone myself, there are so many things that I want to see and do.  I am going to TRY to plan out a schedule that allows me to hit the highlights.

We will have two high schoolers this year, so sessions on High School will be my top priority. I am also very interested in the sessions about starting a microbusiness and Encouraging Entrepreneurs. Of course, the organizational sessions need to fit in someplace too.

We are all excited to see John Joslyn and hear his Titanic Dive Presentation. We went to the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge last Fall, it is awesome! It is going to be an extremely busy 3 days and I can't wait.

If you haven't registered yet, you can still use my discount code: FULLNEST to save $5 on either an individual or a family registration. Click HERE to go to the registration page.

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Home School Conference Facebook Party

Thursday night will be the 3rd Facebook party for the Appalachian Home Educators Conference. They always have GREAT door prizes and even a chance to win a Family admission to the conference. This conference will be held in beautiful and FUN Pigeon Forge Tennessee, June 26th thru 28th.

Use code: FULLNEST to save $5 off on an individual or family registration.

Home School Curriculum Choices

We are considering an eclectic mix, here is what I've decided on so far:

Reading Eggs
Reading Express
Spelling City
Story of the World
Excellence in Writing
5 in a Row
Saxon Math
Apologia Science

I purchased the subscription to Reading Eggs/Express and we are very happy with it so far.  I am not sure if we will purchase a subscription to Spelling City, the free version seems to meet our needs at this point.  The little girls really like Story of the World and have requested that I buy the Kindle version so they don't have to keep track of the book.  We will be using Excellence in Writing, Apologia Science and Saxon Math through the co-op.

I will probably add more things as we get closer to the start of the new school year.  I also have a ton of supplemental workbooks for the younger girls.  I am tentatively planning to start August 20th.  Co-op starts on August 26th.

Melanie will be doing mostly 2nd grade
Marissa will be doing a mix of 3rd and 4th grade
Maggie is a high school Freshman
Morgan is a high school Junior

Monday, June 9, 2014

Knoxville Zoo

One day last week Hubby and I took the four youngest kids and my mom to the zoo for the afternoon.  It has been a couple years since our last visit.
The red panda is one of my favorite animals at the Knoxville Zoo. They look nothing like the giant black and white panda bear we usually think of when we hear the name panda. A red panda looks a lot like a raccoon.

The turtle statue is a favorite with Marissa and Melanie.  Maggie didn't want to be in the picture.

The elephant was distinctly ORANGE from rolling around in the red clay mud.

Although you can't see them in this picture, there were two female lions in the enclosure too.

The kids and I and my mom all piled into the jeep for a group photo.  Marissa and Melanie had just finished playing on the splash pad.

Much of the zoo is currently under renovation and the parts that aren't are broken up into small dead end sections.  We were a bit disappointed by our visit, but we will give it another try in the Fall. The Knoxville Zoo has a lot of potential, hopefully when the construction is completed it will be much more enjoyable.

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Homeschool Planning

This will be our 4th year schooling at home.  It will be our FIRST full year doing everything on our own.  There is sooooo much planning and organizing that I want to get done. We will be using an umbrella school this year mainly because we will have two high school homeschoolers. I want to be sure they have awesome transcripts. It will be our first year using a co-op.  The older kids (9th and 11th grade) will have math and science classes in co-op.  The younger kids (2nd and 3rd grade) will have language arts, speech and social science.  I am also hoping they will all have PE, but we don't have the details yet for that. If the co-op doesn't offer PE, we will meet that requirement through the teen social group for our local homeschool group.

An acquaintance through the local homeschool group (not the co-op) is starting a French playgroup and I'm hoping to fit it into our schedule.  I took 4 years of French in high school and a semester of conversational French in college, but have never really used it. We will also be attending the arts and crafts days run by the homeschool group and some of their field trips.

The high school kids are members of our county choral society and will be moving to adult choir at church.  The little girls may both be in the kids choir at church this year.  This means at least 2 days of practices to fit in each week, plus performances and special events.

Morgan will be in 11th grade and will be taking dual-enrollment courses at the local community college. I was advised by the mom of a homeschool graduate that the junior year of high school is THE best time to pack them full of math and science courses to maximize ACT scores.  Morgan did very well on his trial run of the ACT and we plan to test again next Spring. Maggie will probably take the ACT for the first time next Spring as her trial run.

I will be attending a homeschool conference for the very first time later this month. I can't wait. I.will have a chance to look at a variety of curriculum in the exhibit hall, talk with the umbrella school representative IN PERSON and attend workshops given by experts. There will also be tons of fun activities for the whole family.  Luckily for us, this conference is happening right here in the Smoky Mountains!!!  We love living here and everyone we know who has ever visited this area has thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Mostly Wordless Wednesday.....First Baseball Game!

Many THANKS to the Tennessee Smokies Baseball team for their Summer Reading Incentive Program.  Melanie and Marissa attended their first ever baseball game and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

In just a few weeks....

I will be attending this amazing conference!!! Use coupon code: FULLNEST when you register and receive $5 off on either an individual or a family registration!

My kids are getting so grown up!

This was taken at Thanksgiving.  Next time I manage to get them all in one room, I'd like to get a picture of them standing together.


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Sunday, January 27, 2013

Frosty Fun

Since it has been exactly a month since my last post
I guess its about time I share something from our lives.
Lately the days are filled with the normal routine.

Even though there is nothing really out of the ordinary going on
our days seem to fly by and the "to do" list continues to grow.

At this particular moment in time everyone is happy and healthy.

Though with a family of five that can change at any moment...

I hope I did not just jinx myself.  :)

Yesterday the temperatures rose above deadly to just frigid.

So off to the nature center's Frosty Fun Festival we went!

First event-  the dogsled races

Look how eager these dogs are!

 Ok it wasn't really a race...
but more like a thrilling ride!

 Next up-  ice golf

 The level of difficulty dramatically increases
when you can't even stand very well on the course.

Break time in the snow hut.

 Third event-  ice bowling with a frozen chicken

 As you can see Sam is a natural.

For your entertainment-  kicksledding

 It is sad when your daughter laps you.

 Some events require speed, others strength...
this one is all skill-  ice towers!

 And for the victory lap to top off the festival-  a sleigh ride
pulled by...

Santa's Reindeer!

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Monday, August 06, 2012

The 2012 Great New England Air Show

This C-47 transport plane was used in the invasion of Normandy on D-Day.

In the collection of the American Airpower Museum, it was given the nickname "Second Chance."

The spartan interior meant room for more troops and more supplies.

There's little room in the cockpit.

My dad's last plane, a B-52 bomber.

The vertical take-off Osprey drew crowds.

This modified Hercules cargo plane is iced for trips to the North and South Poles. Note the skis for landing.

Once my dad received special permission to show us a B-52 up close. For years, it was almost classified. I remember standing looking up at the bomb bay and thinking it was huge. It's become a bit smaller with age.

I love nose art, this one on a WWII vintage Avenger fighter.

This is General Hap Arnold's personal B-25.

Is there anything cooler than the standard nose art of the Warhawk?

Well, maybe a half-naked woman on a B-25 is cooler!

There are some assignments I truly enjoy and covering the Great New England Airshow at Westover Air Reserve Base is one of them. My dad, Gordon L. Dobbs, was a career Air Force officer, who entered the Army Air Corps as an enlisted man, applied to flight school on a bet and commanded a B-17 in Europe. He flew B-29s in Korea and was a B-52 nuclear pilot when he had an accident that left one side of his body paralyzed in 1961.

He recovered and continued in his career on the maintenance side. His last assignment was commanding a unit Bien Hoa outside of Saigon keeping helicopters in the air.

Three wars in one life. He retired after Vietnam.

For me growing up on and near air bases was all a great adventure. One of my earliest memories is visiting my father through a chain link fence when he was on nuclear duty. The bomber crews that were on alert had to stay in an underground barracks called "The Mole Hole" at Westover. My mom would come a pre-arranged time and Dad would come out to see us.

One of the biggest treats in the world to me was when he would bring home a spare flight meal. I thought this was the most exotic food possible.

I have very few regrets in my life, but one is not going into the Air Force myself. After his Vietnam experience, my dad had every mixed feelings about how the military treated its men and women.

I have been privileged to have flown in two different B-17s – my father's favorite plane – and both times I was practically moved to tears. Both flights took place after my dad's death in 1996 and they seemed to offer a link to him that I hadn't had before.

To this day, if I hear a plane overhead I will stop and look at it. The roar of a jet engine is actually a reassuring sound to me.

The following is what I wrote for the newspapers I edit.

WESTOVER ARB – As we cruised over Western Massachusetts and toward the Quabbin Reservoir, it occurred to me that the sound of the engines of the C-47 was what the paratroopers heard as it carried them to the D-Day invasion – that is until the plane crossed the English Channel and into the Nazi fortified coast of France.

I was one of the lucky members of the media to be invited to fly in literally a piece of history on Aug. 2.

It was all part of the publicity for the Great New England Air Show at Westover Air Reserve Base. The first air show in four years, the event drew hundreds of thousand of people last weekend.

This year’s edition was different as it emphasized two themes: a salute to the veterans of World War II and the display of planes that had been stationed at the base, including the B-52 bomber.

The C-47 was among those aircraft that flew from base from the late 1940s and into the 1950s.

The crowds walked a good part of the long length of the tarmac seeing a wide variety of aircraft, from a FedEx cargo jet to a LC 130 “Snow Bird,” a modified cargo plane with skis used by the New York Air National Guard for operations in the Arctic and Antarctica.

Many of the planes were open for visitors to go through them and to view the cockpits.

The C-47 was officially known as “The Skytrain” for its versatility in hauling people and cargo where it was needed, however it had another name, said affectionately during World War II, “The Gooney Bird.”

This particular C-47 brought British paratroopers to D-Day. It also played a role in the Israeli War of 1956 as part of the Israeli Air Force. It’s civilian counterpart, known as the DC-3, can still be seen in use, according to Ron Barris, a volunteer crew member from the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale, N.Y., where this plane is part of the collection.

The C-47 also was known for its role in the ”Berlin Airlift,” which dropped food and supplies in 1948 and 1949 to the Allied occupied part of Berlin, Germany, to counter a blockade by the Soviet Union.

Barris said the first flight for this particular plane was in 1943.

John Purdy, the plane’s co-pilot, called the aircraft, “a grand old airplane.”

It’s “sweet” to fly, he added.

The plane had just come out of its annual inspection and is in a Federal Aviation Administration approved maintenance program.

As we were taxiing for takeoff, Barris explained, how the paratroopers connected their ripcords to a static line so their parachutes would automatically deploy as they jumped out over their target.

He added the Germans dug eight-foot-deep trenches filled with water, so if a paratrooper landed in it, the weight of his 85-pound backpack would drown him.

The plane has been restored with the kind of seats used by the paratroopers. Barris added the soldiers would sit with their packs on to add some protection from flack and shells fired at the plane.

The plane carried no armaments and relied on protection from other aircraft.

Once aloft, we were allowed to move around. The only convention to modern air travel is there were signs instructing passengers not to smoke and to fasten their seatbelts.

A blistering hot day, Barris noted with a smile that there would be some cool air once the plane reached its cruising attitude and the pilot opened up his window.
The cockpit was just big enough for pilot John Vocell and Purdy. The only other crewmember sat in a tight area with the radio gear.

For Capt. Matthew Bates, who is stationed at Westover, the C-47 had a special significance. Looking at the plane, he said his grandfather, Andrew Bates, was the pilot of a glider filled with supplies and troops that was being pulled by a C-47. His grandfather, who is still alive, unavoidably crashed the glider into a hedgerow during the D-Day invasion and was seriously injured.

The take-off was delayed a bit as Vocell was bringing in another plane from the museum, General Henry “Hap” Arnold’s personal B-25. The B-25 bomber was best known for Gen. James Doolittle raid on Tokyo.

The museum also flew in other World War II vintage aircraft, including a P-51 Mustang, a P-47 Thunderbolt, A FG-1D Corsair, a TMB Avenger and a P-40 Warhawk.

Four of the fighter planes and the B-25 put on a show for the people lining the edge of the runway that included a simulated bombing run with coordinated explosions on the ground.

As thrilling as that seemed, it was the maneuver to open the flying show that silenced the crowd. To honor those World War II veterans who have passed on, three of the fighters flew low over the runway and then one broke way from the formation heading nearly straight up into the clouds.

© 2012 by Gordon Michael Dobbs

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Delhi Government proposes incentives of upto Rs 1.5 lakh for selling 10-year old cars

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Around April this year, the National Green Tribunal had proposed a ban on diesel vehicles which are more than 10-year old in New Delhi. While there has been a stay on the order so far, the Government is taking preventive measures before the dictum is implemented. The Delhi Government is considering offering financial incentives to those selling their 10-year old cars or commercial vehicles. This proposal was put forward on Monday by Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari.

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Gadkari further added that persons selling their old cars will be eligible for certificates from the government which will allow them to avail discounts on new cars at showrooms. These discounts will depend on the condition and size of the old car sold and can be worth up to Rs 50,000. Gadkari did clarify that the discounts for smaller cars would be to the tune of Rs 30,000.

The plan is still in the proposal stage and hasn't been implemented by the Delhi Government as of now.

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Owen had his eye test yesterday. Last night we got the news that he has ROP (retinopathy of prematurity). They let us know that this is a common condition in preemies, but they don't usually see it in the first eye test that they routinely do at ~6 wks. They're concerned about the condition and are going to monitor it closely. A different doctor is going to do another test on thursday or friday. If the condition has worsened, then he will most likely be transferred to kosair children's to see the "world recognized" eye doctor for preemies. This doctor will then assess the condition and determine the possible need for him to have eye surgery. They explained that on one extreme things could stay where they are and not lead to any problems, but at the other end, the current state could lead to blindness. Of course, in between those extremes, he could lose peripheral vision among various other possibilities. On a much better note, he is doing well with his breathing. He hasn't pulled his tube out today. They put it in a little farther, which appears to bother him some, but works well as a detterent for him extubating himself. The tube is also a little smaller to cause less irritation to his trachea. He seems to be working a little harder to breath, but he is successful with decreased desats. They're going to keep moving the ventilator down and testing his gases. If he keeps doing well, they're going to give him the steroid course and then they will take the ventilator out. He looks well and is resting well. They share that the blood transfusion was successful. He now weighs just over three pounds!!! Please keep him in your prayers!!


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Friday, June 8, 2012

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Owen is Home!!! Finally!!

Today we had the last few visits by the doctors, speech therapists, occupational therapists, nurses, nurse practitioners, and home health personnel at Kosair. There are a lot of people involved in caring for these little babies. We were cleared to leave at about 1:00 PM today and got Owen home just in time for us to give him his first feeding on our own. It's funny after almost 4 months since Owen was born to come home with him and feel like we just got thrown into parenting. Luckily we were so well-prepared for dealing with his feeding tube at Kosair. We only had a couple milk spills while we fumbled around with his feeding gear.

Thank you for all the support along the way. We wouldn't have made it without all the thoughts and prayers, the gifts and food, and all the other things our friends anf family have done for us. We feel so thrilled to finally be able to start bonding with our little guy and watch him grow every day.

This is Owen right after his first photo session this morning with Bella photography. He was really good for the pictures. His outfit was very cute, but even the newborn size was a little big for him.

Owen getting his first meal at home. I think this rocker swing will be a big hit. He falls right to sleep.


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Ever wondered why it’s so hard to shift big institutions (and the economics profession in general) on economic policy, even when events so graphically show the need for change? I’ve just come across a fascinating 2006 paper by Robin Broad, ‘Research, knowledge and the art of ‘paradigm maintenance’: the World Bank’s Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC)’, summary here. Full paper here. It must be about …

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‘Working for the Few': top new report on the links between politics and inequality

Duncan Green - January 20, 2014

As the world’s self-appointed steering committee gathers in Davos, 2014 is already shaping up as a big year for inequality. The World Economic Forum’s ‘Outlook on the Global Agenda 2014’ ranks widening income disparities as the second greatest worldwide risk in the coming 12 to 18 months (Middle East and North Africa came top, since you ask). So it’s great to see ‘Working for the …

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How does Europe’s crisis look through the eyes of an international aid agency?

admin - September 12, 2013

Back in 1942, during World War Two, Oxfam came into existence to lobby the British Government to ease the allied blockade of Nazi-occupied Greece. 70 years and a European miracle later, might we be once again about to send aid teams to Athens? I’m sitting in Australia as I write this, and it feels like I can almost see Europe shrinking and sliding backwards. An …

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G-8? G-20? G-2? G-0? Who’s in charge in a world in motion? And what does it mean for INGOs?

admin - June 25, 2013

I’ve got my head down doing some reading n writing, but luckily I am besieged by offers of guest posts, a lot of them v good. Here’s one from Oxfam International’s Advocacy and Campaigns Associate Martin Hall “Ain’t never gonna be what it was” – Little Big Roy, The Wire What with the G8 summit just past, the G20 summit approaching and the G-Zero debate …

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The BRICS Bank gathers momentum: another sign of the world’s shifting power balance

admin - June 7, 2013

The momentum behind the creation of a new international bank by the BRICS countries seems to be building steadily. Its leaders will review progress on the BRICS Bank at a special BRICS summit in the sidelines of the St Petersburg G20 Summit in early September. They expect to finalise plans for the Bank at the Sixth official BRICS Summit in Brazil in early 2014. And …

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Is it time for a rethink on the definition of aid?

admin - May 2, 2013

Crushed by my humiliation at the hands of Claire Melamed, it would just make matters worse to come back for another round of post-2015 jousting, so let’s move on. I actually quite like blogging about meetings held under Chatham House rules, as they allow me to write about the discussion without worrying about who said what. And to take the credit for anything clever, of …

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What is Social and Solidarity Economy and why does it matter?

admin - April 29, 2013

UNRISD Deputy Director Peter Utting introduces the theme of his organization’s big conference in May Having had my professional and political interests shaped during the somewhat heady days of the 1980s in Sandinista Nicaragua, I’ve long been interested in the potential and limits of collective action—of people organizing and mobilizing through associations, unions, cooperatives, community organizations, fairtrade networks and so on. The Sandinista “revolution” soon …

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The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World. Synthesis > novelty in a big new UN report.

admin - March 22, 2013

Of the big reports that spew forth from the multilateral system, some break new ground in terms of research or narratives, while others usefully recap the latest thinking on a given issue. Last week’s 2013 Human Development Report, The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World, falls into the latter category, pulling together the evidence for a tectonic North-South shift in global …

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From pinstripes to poverty: a refugee banker’s first 100 days at Oxfam

admin - January 25, 2013

Oxfam is always keen to employ unusual suspects, none more so than Will Martindale, a banker turned “do gooder” (right, and no, that isn’t his Oxfam desk). Here he reflects on his first 100 days working among the (supposed) angels. Banking. Most hate it. Few understand it. And I miss it. I miss the pace, the energy, and the super smart people fluent in numerous languages. …

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Development optimism from Justin Lin: review of ‘The Quest for Prosperity’

admin - January 9, 2013

‘Every developing country has the opportunity to grow at over 8% a year for 20-40 years, and to get rid of poverty within a generation.’ There’s something very refreshing about listening to East Asian development economists, in this case the prolific Justin Lin, a former World Bank chief economist, launching his new book The Quest for Prosperity, at ODI just before Christmas. The contrast between …

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The Problem of Knowledge and the Greco-Islamic Context of the Unification Argument

Ibrahim Kalin

in Knowledge in Later Islamic Philosophy

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This chapter traces the history of the unification argument from the Greeks to Mullā Ṣadrā. It begins with earliest statements of the problem in Plato and Aristotle. Aristotle provides the first clear statement of the problem. However, he lends himself to multiple readings, and Ṣadrā does not miss the opportunity to read Aristotle as supporting the unification argument. Ṣadrā takes a similar approach in reading Alexander of Aphrodisias and Plotinus. The Muslim Peripatetics rejected the unification argument as a remnant of Plotinian mysticism for a number of ontological and epistemological reasons. They, however, accepted the idea when it applied to God only. Suhrawardī follows suit and denies the unification argument any epistemic legitimacy. It is against this long and complicated tradition that Ṣadrā tries to make his case for unification. While the debate over unification has many defenders and detractors in Islamic philosophy, in tracing its history, the chapter focuses on those whom Ṣadrā mentions explicitly in the Asfār and his other writings.

Keywords: Mullā Ṣadrā; Plato; Aristotle; Islamic philosophy; Suhrawardī; unification; Asfār

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The Year of Tet: Victory, Defeat, or Stalemate?

Gregory A. Daddis

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The Year of Tet: Victory, Defeat, or Stalemate?

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Chapter 6 identifies the problems of defining success at different levels of war in counterinsurgency operations during the crucial year of 1968. The army believed Tet to be both a tactical and operational success yet the American public saw it as a strategic failure. Why did this disconnect occur? The chapter also analyzes the frustration experienced by lower level officers who questioned why their tactical successes were not leading to strategic goals. In mid-1968, Creighton Abrams assumed command of MACV after replacing William Westmoreland. Chapter 6 concludes by assessing how Abrams’s “one war” philosophy affected the command’s framework for determining progress and effectiveness.

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The U.S. Dollar's Facilitating Role as International Money Today

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Banks find a great economy of markets if just one currency, the Nth, intermediates virtually all foreign exchange transacting. Data from the Bank for International Settlements shows that the dollar is now the world's means of payment, store of value, and unit of account despite great financial traumas emanating from the United States and the decline in the euro. Emerging markets with saving (trade) surpluses are more or less confined to lending in dollars; and, outside of Europe, developing countries with trade deficits usually cover them by borrowing in dollars. Interest rates on U.S. Treasuries are considered the “risk free” benchmark in international bond markets.

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No. PF-2/2016                                                                             Dated: 20th June, 2016
All General Secretaries / NFPE Office Bearers,
All Circle Secretaries /Divisional and Branch Secretaries

1.         Xth Federal Council
            Xth Federal Council of NFPE will be held from 7th to 09th September, 2016 at Guwahati.Venue - District Library Auditorium , Pan Bazar Guwahati (Assam). All affiliated unions have been intimated about the number of Federal Councilors. All General Secretaries are requested to finalize the names of Federal Councilors and ask them to book their journey tickets to avoid inconvenience. TA/DA to the Federal Councilors will be paid by respective unions. No delegate fee for Federal Councilors will be paid to Reception Committee. However for visitors delegate fee Rs 1500/- will have to be paid.

2.         Confederation National Conference and Women Convention.

            Diamond Jubilee National Conference of Confederation will be held from 16th to 18thAugust -2016 at Chennai. All General Secretaries are requested to finalize the names of delegates to participate as per number allotted by Confederation and they should be asked to book their journey tickets immediately.Other than delegates visitors can also  be asked to participate.

            All India Women Convention will also be held on 19th August-2016 in midst of National Conference. All General Secretaries are requested to depute maximum number of lady Comrades to participate in Women Convention. The TA/DA of Women Comrades should be borne by the respective Circle Unions.
            Delegate Fee for National Conference has  been fixed as Rs.1000/- Only.For Women Convention Delegate fee has been fixed as Rs.500/-..

3.         NJCA Dharna and demonstration on 24th June-2016 at New Delhi.
            NJCA (Railway, Defence, and Confederation & Postal) has decided to organize Massive Dharna & demonstration at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on 24th June-2016 to protest the delay in implementation of 7th CPC Report after modification sought by NJCA.

            All the affiliates of NFPE  from neighboring  Circles  are requested to make  maximum efforts to mobilize  the  members  to participate  in Dharna and  demonstration as [per  quota allotted to them as mentioned below:

             Delhi                         :           500
            UP                              :           500
            Haryana                    :           300
            Punjab                       :           300
            Uttarakhand             :           100
            Rajasthan                 :           200
            HP                              :           100

4.         Indefinite Strike from 11th July-2016:

            On the call of NJCA, the Notice for Indefinite Strike from 11th July, 2016 has been served at all level on 9th June-2016. The Government of India does not seem to be serious about implementation of Pay Commission recommendations after makng modifications as sought by NJCA. Therefore all affiliated unions of NFPE are requested to make all efforts to mobilize all employees to participate in the strike and make it historic success.

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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Dog Portrait, Daily Painting, "Ruby's Nap". 16x20x1.5 Oil on Canvas, SOLD

Well, here I am posting another dog portrait.  There is good reason for that.  I have been working on several commissions for the same gentleman.  He loves his dogs and wanted oils of them.

This is Ruby, enjoying a little shut eye on the porch.  We all love to do that, right?

I loved this image and had a great time painting it.

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Wednesday, 1 November 2017

Wordless Wednesday

Saturday strolling - love the autumn leaves

Shameless selfie after
 our first spin back in Ireland on 22 Oct

New stable - same yard.
Fresh start post-Kika
Quick video of Kika "making friends" with my cousins gelding (grey) while hanging out with Nancy's mama (chestnut)

Then 2 short videos of my first spin on Nancy in an arena since April or May. Part-Leasee had been riding and asked me to hop up to see how she felt cantering as she found her a little energetic.

I really hope those work 🤞🤞🤞
As always apologies for the state of my "riding", how good is Nancy to put up with the shambles that I am bouncing about on her back!

Monday, 9 October 2017

Safe and Sound

Despite my attempts to be in Ireland to settle her back into life at "home"; it wasn't to be and Kika & I were like ships passing in the night. Sadly i had to leave the yard at 10am this morning to make my Flight back to Lux and she arrived about 3pm.

Thankfully despite her delays en route, they really were in her best interest and despite a little sweating on arrival and a bit of a rub behind where she obviously sat back while on the truck she arrived in fine form.

Now to try to organise to get myself back again asap so I can see her for myself and have a spin or two before coming back to "real life".

Friday, 6 October 2017

En Route

I have had word from the transporters that Kika is travelling well and they are taking their time with her as they noticed she isn't keen on urinating while in transit. So her journey is taking a little longer than initially estimated, as she handles slightly shorter trips better than spending too much time on the road.

She spent Tuesday night in the Netherlands, then crossed to the UK on Wednesday where she has been since. She will cross to Ireland tomorrow morning and then come down to her final stop on Sunday. A little unfortunate from my perspective as I have to fly back on Monday to return to work on Tuesday. However if she arrives in good nick I will be so happy and not care about the slight delay.

I have been distracting myself with the cuties shared in this post. My aunt has 8 foals in for sales prep, so I've been helping walk them, groom them and clean the stables arc. So no time to be worried, all the fresh air is keeping me out of mischief as I wait for Lady Trouble 🤗

Tuesday, 3 October 2017

On the road again

Oops I now have Donkey from Shrek singing that song in my head now as I write this post

My dear Miss Kika headed off on her adventure this morning. Collection was pushed back from 8am to 9am due to bad weather en route - but it was actually closer to 9h30 when the mahoosive truck pulled up.
When they informed me last night that they were coming in an 18-horse truck i started to low-key freak out as to how on earth they were going to turn or even find a loading area for such a large truck around our yard.

I was nervous about how she would load as not only had she only left the yard twice in the 7 years she had been here. With her last off property adventure being back in 2013!
The only other time she had been on such a large vehicle, she had not initially gone on all that willingly. Apparently when she left my aunts yard in 2010, she didn't do so without making an impression. Just as she was being lead towards or on to the ramp (I'm not 100% as I wasn't there, have only been told the story), Miss decided she wasn't going. She got away and hightailed it back up the drive before jumping a closed gate and knocking a bit off it 😅
Needless to say she was caught and got on the truck at the second attempt - but this may have been playing on my mind as I prepared to load up.

They very cleverly to my mind reversed into the entrance and parked on a slight slope which thanks to having air suspension in the truck they could stabilise and level it off so that the ramp up was considerably less steep than it might otherwise have been.
Clever and all as the truck itself is and the amazing driving capabilities of the drivers to get the beast of a machine into such a position. My unease around loading was further impacted by the fact that not only did I have to lead Kika past the flapping leftover tents that hadn't yet been put away after Sunday's competition at the yard; but the field across the road is where she had spent her spring & summer and wouldn't you know that we had an audience of very interested parties the form of Nancy, O & F - the three amigos.

Taken after I gave them each an
 "I'm sorry for sending your friend
& fearless leader away"
Once again Kika completely bowled me over with her handling of the situation. She got a little antsy as we approached the flapping tents. But as we stood waiting for the truck to get into position (how I got the pic) she settled right down when I chatted to her and patted her neck. She alternated between keenly watching the truck, looking across the street at her buddies and when she relaxed mouthing the top of the whip (i had it in case a bit of coaxing would be required).
I was pleasantly surprised when she resisted the urge to scream in my ear, thankfully she mustn't be in season as when she is there is definite screeching.

My mama came to say cheerio
and wish her ladyship safe travels
Kika floored me with her trust. The driver and handler offered to load her if I wanted. I said I'd try first as she knows me but if it got hairy I would gladly hand her over to the professionals. I needn't have worried, she walked to about a stride away from the ramp and stopped to gawk. I gave her a pat and told her to take her time to suss it out. She took a step forward on her own, curiosity winning out and raised a foot to test the ramp. She put her foot back down but didn't back up. When I praised her and asked her to come forward with me she meekly walked up the ramp with me 😍🦄😍

Having her first and last gawk
out the window this morning

I could not be happier with her or the transporter who not only remembered me from having delivered Nancy 4 years ago. But he also recalled (unprompted) the conversation we'd had about my other horse (Kika) who hadn't travelled well with another company - he brought it up and made the connection himself so knew to keep a close eye on her water consumption. I also gave them the bottle of electrolytes in case she needs coaxing to drink.

On her way
Any outstanding nerves I may have had about her travels had been lessened by my experiences and I cannot wait to see her when she arrives in Ireland. Now to figure out what clothes I can bring based around fitting a saddle pad & my helmet into my carry on luggage 😊
I may also be bringing my Ogilvy pad and will attempt to convince anyone who may ask that it is a new fangled neck rest and all the rage dahlin'
I have washed the cover - fear not 👍

So far thankfully Nancy hasn't seemed particularly upset, but perhaps she thinks Kika is being kept in a couple days like she was earlier in the summer when she was injured.

She is such a cutie pie

I will keep you posted via insta (@lyssatra) and here when i know more. The tranporters this morning said it would be Friday or Saturday at the latest when Kika will arrive back to her Co. Cork home.

Monday, 2 October 2017

Ready for Road

Apologies all for the radio silence, it has been  a very quiet summer for me horsewise. I had a couple hacks in the woods with Nancy, PL still comes three times a week so no fear of Nancy chunking out.

Taken Sunday before we went hacking in the woods

Kika however is a different story *sigh*
She got injured after a kick in the field in early June, just before I had to go to Ireland for a wedding. Which resulted in the largest (knock-on-wood) vet bill to date as where she got kicked on her back leg was at an awkward angle and required her wound cleaned and bandage changed every 2 days. The positioning of the cut meant it was a two people job as cow kicks were possible if too ouchy, so the vet came every two days and Kika's adoptive mama, L (the girl who valiantly helped me through Kika's rearing tantrums back in the day), very kindly looked after Miss Kika while I was in Ireland for 10 days.

Taken this evening
Finally got my autumn leaves snapshots that I've been meaning to take since she arrived in 2010
Needless to say after that she took a bit of time to come right, and indeed possibly longer as weather and or owner laziness kept hampering her getting back to fitness progress. There was one memorable evening where she hopped around on her hind legs like a kangaroo and squealed for no apparent reason at the time, however later that evening a massive thunderstorm rolled in so as always she was ahead of the curve.

Cheeky Chiquita
Other than a couple spins after the clinic (Eurgh I still haven't posted about lessons 3 & 4 yet #bloggerfail) at the end of May and one bareback spin of a few strides back to the field post lunging one evening. K did sweet FA for the summer only get chunky as you'll see from the photos in this post. She has been practising as tomorrow she will make the return trip back to Ireland and next spring she will hopefully be visiting this boy for a baby-Kika in 2019 🤞

West Coast Cavalier

I've been toying with the idea of breeding from Kika for years as she has a nice mix of continental and good Irish lines, alright confirmation imo & a great maternal instinct if the way she obsesseses over foals/yearlings/animals that are smaller than her, is anything to go by. When she was younger, in the early days of our partnership, pre-blogging days and we both still lived in Ireland. I'd often catch her standing on the bank that divided her field with all her buddies and the neighbouring field which on these occasions had foals, weanlings or yearlings in them and she used to spend hours on the bank engrossed in what they were up to. Never dared tackle the electric fence keeping them apart, which says something in and of itself for any long time follower of this blog knows only too well her Houdini qualities...late night trip to Pizza Hut anyone?

Such a chunky monkey - but tbh I'm glad she's travelling a little heavy as hopefully she won't arrive skeletal
PS - cleaned up her mane & tail after these were taken

She will officially be 14 in January and not getting any younger. This combined with our loss of the winter turnout and my inability to get consistent saddle time helped me to decide to bite the bullet and look into sending her home. I didn't want to mention it on here till all the plans were in place in case I jinxed things. But boy have they snowballed.

A few months back I floated the idea of breeding her to my aunt (who bred Nancy and runs a foaling unit on the family farm) asking if she could recommend/keep her ears out for recommendations of stallions producing animals with great brains that could add little height to Kika's 165cms. Initially she suggested going down an Irish Draught route, which will be my back-up plan for foal #2. But then she mentioned the above boy who she had come across after a TB mare she bought with a foal of his at foot turned out to be a cracker and sold as a 2year old from the field for €3,600 (a return on a €500 stud fee).

So glad to capture her soft eye
vs mischevious glint

So my plan at the moment, all going well with Kika's journey home will be to breed Kika, hopefully to WCC in spring 2018 pending my actually seeing him in person and meeting some of his youngsters. I have been shamelessly stalking the studs facebook page for updates and drooling over all the pics they share.
All going well with her taking and foaling in 2019, i'd like to cross her with a draught or friesian next as a back up in case the first foal ends up a little hotter than what I'd be hoping to bring back to Lux as my next riding horse in 4 or 5 years time!
The hope would then be to sell whichever one doesn't suit my needs when the time comes - but those are all hypotheticals considering she hasn't even left Lux yet which brings me back to the snowball effect.

I knew that Kika should be back in Ireland before spring next year to give her the best chance of recovering from the journey and adjusting back to life in Ireland before visiting a potential bf. However, it didn't make much sense to pay the increased winter livery here, not truly knowing how she would adjust to no longer being able to go out for the afternoons and then having her travel during the riskier months of Jan-April when the weather would be worse and sea crossings choppier. To get from here to Ireland, she has to make 2 sea crossings. 1) to get from mainland to UK and 2) to get from UK to Ireland.
So I made the tough decision to send her back before November 1st, when the summer 24/7 turnout ends at my yard. As per the livery contract I signed with the yard owners I have to give 2 months notice which I did at the start of September and hoped to move Kika at the end of October so Nancy would go straight into her new stable (she's moving boxes to a brighter area of the yard near her current field buddies) and hopefully not suffer Kika's sudden disappearance (in horsey terms) as she'd be distracted by new surroundings and window box out which she can watch the world go by.

Eagle Eyed
However when travelling by shared load, beggars can't be choosers on the travel dates and when the wonderful transporter who brought Nancy to me a number of years back said they'd be passing through Lux from Switzerland and could collect her en route i lept at the chance to send her with someone I have worked with before and took great care of Nancy.
I got confirmation Sunday night at 10pm that Kika could be collected first thing Tuesday morning. Cue excitement and panic at having nothing truly ready to go, not really the horse nor her belongings. After a fitful night of attempting to sleep, but getting up to gather the things I'd need by the front door and making a list of all the things I had to do today. I managed to miraculously tick everything off my list from booking my own flights & car rental to be back in Ireland to meet her and hopefully ease any disorientation; to buying electrolytes on my lunch break in the hopes of staving off a repeat of the dehydration scare she gave me after her trip over; cleaning Kika herself up, pulling her mane, trimming her tail; cleaning 2 saddles and her bridle and bagging her turnout rug and liner, plus tagging everything with the key rings with my name and her destination address that I put together at 3am last night/this morning lest i forget/not get time today and actually lunging and riding her for the last time in Lux despite not having properly ridden her since May! She was an absolute legend this evening, I now cannot wait to climb back aboard when she gets to Ireland and re-acclimatise her to her old home.

Not to be forgotten or outdone
Nancys look of Eagles...
or as close as her gentle soul gets

It has been a busy 24hours and I will have a nervy start to my day tomorrow hoping and praying she loads without issue despite not having left the property since we went to the beach (plus next two posts chronicle ourtime @beach) in 2013 - no time for practice run. Also means there is no time for panic to set in to derail me. I'll have a nervy wait while she spends tomorrow evening in the Netherlands, before staying in the UK on Wednesday night then hopefully heading back to Ireland on Thursday.
I fly out Wednesday and have been blessed to be able to take until Monday to stay and help out around the yard (they are up to their eyes with TB sales prep so hopefully I can snag some pics of the babas) and settle her back into life in Ireland.

Last photo of them together that I love as it sums them up perfectly and my inability to hold their focus or get far enough away to snap the cute pic they made just before this :-)

I hope to get back at least once a month to visit her (and my family obvs) and ride from time to time. I am not 100% ruling out someone there riding her in my absence, but will be vetting and checking up on those who wish to very carefully. It has been a long road with my special little snowflake - we are in a good place now where I can leave her almost feral for the summer and hop up without issue after a couple spaced out lunging sessions which bar tonight in her tack were all done in a headcollar! No lunging aids to get her brain back in...i am so glad that she will be on full turnout during the day when she gets back to Ireland.

Last photo perfectly captured by
 her adoptive mama L as she said goodbye for now
The only doenside to Kika's sudden impending departure is I am going to wind up paying the livery for her here and in Ireland simultaneously. I'm pretty sure the above picture sums up her thoughts on that matter.
Oh wells, the peace of mind knowing she is travelling with a company I have used before and got great en route updates from while Nancy was making the trip. Paying two field liveries for a month really is a small price to pay.

Thursday, 20 April 2017

RWYM - 2nd Lesson Saturday Evening

I honestly do not know where the time keeps slipping away, by the time I actually finish recapping these lessons it'll have been weeks since the clinic!
Hopefully there are still a few peeps out there that are interested in watching these videos and more importantly I hope the info therein will help others as much as doing the clinic has helped me.

I don't know if I mentioned that this clinic ran over 2 days with 5 participants, one person couldn't follow the same set up as the rest of us as she has a young family and couldn't spare the majority of each day, unlike the rest of us lucky duckies. So she got a private hour and a half lesson & theory combined both evenings. Those of us that were lucky enough to take full advantage; each had a 45minute solo lesson in the morning, followed by lunch and group theory where the morning lessons videos were watched and dissected (see previous post for first lesson videos). The four of us were then split into two groups for an hour long combined lesson, which was basically mini-solo lessons where we each got 5-10 minutes of individual attention and then we went away to work on things alone while the second participant got some individual attention.

I really liked this set up, although admit to having had a bit of information overload by the end and my brain legit stopped working as you'll see in the videos. This second lesson was recorded for us to expand upon the info from the earlier lesson, add in the theory and practice under expert supervision. However these second lessons were not dissected in the theory sessions the following day.

 Link (36 seconds)
Quick refresher, the above video starts off with Kika & my worst side (I am bad at both, but this is worse trust me). EB had helped me by providing a visual of a screw/linchpin at the top of my right leg (where the limb joins my body) to remind me to support Kika with right thigh and lift my knee to stop her falling in so much - all the while placing more weight on my left seat bone to help both of us straighten up.

Link (34 seconds)
The above video runs through my provisional checklist - more gets added to this during the day 2 lessons.
Checklist at the stage of these videos:
  • 60-70% weight on left side of the saddle
  • lift right knee to allow weight down left seatbone
  • left ear towards left shoulder
Link (30 seconds)

Left handed is slightly better for us vs right rein, in the above video I am trying to learn the feel to encourage Kika to spend more time putting weight down her left legs. She is right-side dominant and tries to get back to putting more weight down her favoured side faster. I found this exercise quite challenging (even more so when we did it in trot) as I hold my hand up and admit I don't have the most natural ability to feel what the horse is doing. It will be a work in progress as we both learn to rebalance and shift everything slightly more to the left. I shall have to sing that one line from the Beyoncé song to myself as I ride.

In fact I am secretly delighted to have thought of that little gem, here's hoping I can now ingrain it in my brain and sing to myself as I try to ride.

Link (55 seconds)
On to some trot work, boy does my inside heel make me cringe in the video above. While Kika looks alright, if not 100% stepping under herself I look like a hot mess and we unearth my biggest bugbear in trot work. I have somehow managed to master putting my legs on as I rise rather than squeezing as I sit. AKA - I am asking her to speed up while rising but then slowing her immediately back down when I sit in the saddle. Another friend who gave me pointers before couldn't figure out how I had managed to teach myself that nasty trick, but hopefully with EBs help I can start to undo the ingrained bad habit. This will be where the snow plow will come in, whereby I hope to over exaggerate (to my mind which means by the time the message actually gets down my limbs it won't be too loud) the skiing movement required to stop. Namely lower legs off as I rise, almost thinking toes in & heels out to stop me from using them.
Trotting checklist includes:
  • hips forward to reach balance point
  • hands have to be out of the way (aka forward)
  • lower leg off for rise
You'd think by now these things would be

but what can I say - I'm a slow learner and this is compacted by the fact that I have remembered wrong. I don't doubt I was taught correctly however too many years riding alone have given me mucho bad habitos.

Link (17 seconds)

The above is a very quick clip for comparisons sake so that I can see what straighter looks like. This video actually also reminded me that I forgot to mention at the start of the post that for this lesson I lowered my left stirrup by one to help me lengthen my leg and sit more left in the saddle. Something I am still riding with as I attempt to retrain my body.

For comparison, picture from earlier lesson - considerable right overhang visible
Actually acute video watchers may have noticed an adorable guest in the corner (aka my marvelous mama) who came along to watch the lesson and was blown away by (a) the difference in my riding and (b) the great ways Elaine was able to explain what she wanted and why. My mother rode horses when she was younger, and it is actually her sister who bred Nancy and now runs the farm where both Kika & Nancy lived before joining me in Lux. When she drops in to watch me ride from time to time, she had been mentioning that I was over to one side but didn't know what to suggest fixing to fix me - we are both super glad for EB.

Link (32 seconds)
Checklist check in
Link (29 seconds)

Some more trot work in above video on our bad right rein, despite my floating outside leg I am very impressed with the strides we have made in this video. It is great to see the improvements EB has had on me and wish I could ride more like that every time I climb aboard.

The above screenshot with my awesome paint skills is hoping to illustrate some of the points I shared in the General Takeaway post I shared first - LINK.
  • Horse is down on the forehand when their chest is lower than the mid point on their belly
  • Horse frame/legs in trot should form an M shape. Outstretched foreleg should be under horse's nose and other foreleg should meet hind under the rider's seat bones and the space between both legs should be equal triangles.
Her nose is a little BTV and she isn't quite stepping under herself and we won't even comment on wtf my hands are doing (or the fact that a bus could be comfortable driven between them) but as the red line shows her chest is not lower than the mid point of her belly and while she could still step into her tracks a bit better; the triangles that form the M of her legs are pretty close in size.
The green arrow I indelicately added is to highlight what looks like a shadow - this is a clue to how the horse is using themselves.
I cannot remember exactly what it means, but I think it shows the use of a muscle that means they are lifting their ribcage and working over their backs comfortably.

Two other RWYM theory stalwarts that I have thus far forgotten to mention can be explained with the help of the above screenshot.
* The rider is in a good position if it looks like they would land on their feet/upright if the horse was magicked away
*The horse is working well if they land on their belly when their legs are magicked away. A horse down on its forehand would tip forward (arse-over-tit) without legs if it's chest is lower than the midpoint of its belly.

Link (47 seconds)

You can probably see she is beginning to tire, and let me tell you she wasn't the only one! Neither one of us have ridden twice in the one day for a long time - I'm actually not sure she ever has been ridden twice in one day & definitely not in a clinic setting where the concentration levels are considerably higher than on any other given day.
However in saying this can we take a moment to remember that the previous two videos are of us trotting on our BAD side - compare these to the ones in the previous post which were taken earlier the same day and I have to say I am super impressed with the changes - now to maintain them without the excellent coaching.
The end of this video makes me lol as you can see how we lose concentration just as I reward her, I know this is more my fault that hers - but this is Kika's character to a T and makes me smile every time.

Link (41 seconds)
This video shows us both tiring more, she gets heavy and a little sticky like she's pulling her feet out of muddy ground - but considering the concentration this all requires neither one of us can be blamed.
EB rightly calls me out at the start of the video for getting too "busy" in the saddle out of desperation and goes on to run through the laundry list of things I am supposed to be thinking of as I ride. I shall type them up here so that I can refer back to them myself at a glance, however my sheepish "yep" in answer to her query as to whether I have all that was a testament to my tired mind and in actual fact I was concentrating on keeping her from stalling more than my laundry list. #shame

  • heels away as I rise
  • leg off as I leave the saddle
  • leg on as I land on the saddle
  • thighs wrapped in and on the horse (so that I (a) support her and (b) can't use my lower leg #doublewhammy)
  • careful not to grip with thigh or tighten the back of thigh/buttock area as if I did I would land too heavily when thigh constricted
  • Right seat bone close to her spine (aka middle of saddle)
  • right hip light (translated to right hip forward in next day videos)
  • left hip down on saddle and left seat bone clearly felt
I feel like the above "simples" image should be reused here - but I think this post is going to be long enough without repeating imagery.

Link (30 seconds)
In the above video my brain was really lagging, it takes me ages to answer as I honestly couldn't even tell what my legs were doing #mortified
Kika is a trooper to put up with me, she truly outdid herself - I honestly thought the toys would be pitched out of the pram but at no stage the entire weekend did she threaten any untoward behaviour. Amen says I, and long may it continue - she has been so good that Nancy's leasee doesn't believe the stories of our past disagreements and tbh i hope she never witnesses them as I most def do not wish to retread that terrain!

Link (22 seconds)
Back to basics - for lack of brain

In the next and final video (phew I hear you sigh) my brain had legit checked out. I may be talking, but I can honestly say that my brain had no idea what my legs were doing. I was in such a brain fog by that point that I couldn't even tell you where my feet were and that is probably why EB rightfully giggles at me and my utter lack of coordination #deserved

Link (29 seconds)

And that was Day 1 one of the clinic done and dusted.
These videos just go to prove that if you can get the basics right things just improve exponentially - the differences between the videos in the previous post and these blow my mind. I am under no illusions that the crux of the problem is me and I am miles from having this stuff down, but seeing what a difference a day can make has given me the boost to plug away at the basics and remedy my terrible habits. If I can make this kind of improvement in one day - what might we be able to achieve if we can get permission for EB to come back for another clinic?!
I will try to not take so long in sharing the videos and info from Day 2!

Wednesday, 12 April 2017

RWYM - 1st Lesson Saturday Morning

(Videos have been uploaded to youtube - hopefully they can be viewed)

I hope you guys are ready for a media tsunami unlike anything I've shared on the blog before. I actually feel a little uneasy about dissecting all this info and still don't really know where to begin. Not to mention the fact that this is really laying it all out there, these videos really highlight the tip of the iceberg in my weaknesses as a rider, admittedly i am an absolute amateur and only hope others might benefit from seeing where I am going wrong and hopefully the tips being given to me might help others.

Apologies to those who don't like watching videos, if it's any consolation the longest clip is 2 minutes and most are under 30second snapshots of the lesson.
EB was awesome at explaining the ideas and concepts to the rider and then recording before, during and after instructions to give the rider something to look back on and check in with to help with the information overload. I will try to nab some screenshots to share, but honestly the videos are so short and packed with info & tidbits. That despite the relative shortness in run time, they are infinitely better at divulging information than anything I could ever hope to write.

I feel a disclaimer should precede the videos ... I had meant to make myself and Kika more presentable (aka pull her mane) but time got away from me as I played hostess. I did manage to braid it for the Sunday sessions, so at least in the later videos she looks slightly more presentable.
I also deliberately left the reins a little long for this first lesson as I knew I would be concentrating a lot on me and my seat in the saddle so didn't take much contact with her - perhaps unfair, but considering the bombardment of info my brain took on in this fist lesson, I honestly wouldn't have been able to concentrate on more.

Youtube Link in case above doesn't work
(16 seconds)

Screenshot of chair seat as mentioned in video above
I'm not quite sure what is the best way to share the mountain of info for this post, as not only is there the information being shared in the videos but there is also the theory I gleaned from watching these videos of this lesson as part of the group theory. I think I'll let those who want to watch the videos and then share the general notes I made during theory at the end of the post and hope it all makes some sort of sense to those reading. Even a week later I am still digesting all the information and as you can tell from this post, I am no closer to being able to share it coherently. This is really a gathering of intel for myself so i can check back in on it all in one place over a couple of posts.

Link (32 seconds)

Link (22 seconds)

The two videos immediately above and the screengrab below, illustrate the bones of what we worked on over the weekend. Between Kika and myself (chicken vs egg we cannot know what came first) when the right hand is the inside rein, Kika bulges out and my core collapses in, making her a right banana (pink chalk drawing below). I lose my right seat bone into the hollow she has created by bulging her ribcage out making my right leg longer on that side despite the stirrups being the same length.

One of the main things we work on in these videos is getting me to sit more on my left seat bone, so much so that I end up feeling like I might fall off the saddle on that side!
However as you can see from the screengrab above (left) more of the detail on my breeches design can be seen to the right of the saddle, so there is still plenty room for me to sit in the tack once I straighten myself out in the videos to come.
EB is an advocate for each rider creating their own personal checklist for what they have to get right at the start of the ride (and indeed periodically check in with during the ride) to best help their horse and get the best out of the spin. My checklist is created during this lesson and I will address it better in the later post that will deal with the Saturday's second lesson & videos.
Link (10 seconds)

The video immediately above and those that follow start to delve into helping me correct myself in the tack. It is amazing to me, how much EB can (a) see from the ground and (b) know how to correct with what seem like tiny suggestions, but that have immediate effects. It truly has been a mind blowing experience for me and I am so glad to have these videos to watch over and over again and hope to train myself out of my nasty habits - here's hoping i don't over compensate and go to far the other way!

Link (15 seconds)

Link (2mins 15seconds)
I feel I should probably also address at this stage that I know my hands/shoulders & upper back are atrocious however EB rightly opted to concentrate on my seat area first and work up/down from there as appropriate. She did also recommend I go to a chiropractor to straighten myself out just to be sure I am not throwing us both out of balance and I have every intention of doing so. However after having received all these instructions while I'm "out of whack" I am going to work on them for a few weeks/months to straighten us both out as per these instructions and if/when EB can come back in the autumn I will go to a chiro before her return and hopefully the work we do between now and then will help re-balance my right banana and muscle the right side of her back.

Link (17 seconds)

EB had me use the mirrors to establish my checklist and check our straightness, seems obvious, but I am always terrible for using the mirrors to look at what the horse is doing rather than what I am doing on top of the horse - I hope to correct this going forward and to pay closer attention to what my body is doing and how it might affect the horse! Above shows me still crooked and below shows a slight improvement - small changes for immediate effect #mindblown

Link (23 seconds)

Link (14 seconds)

Above was our first trot of the day in all its hideousness as my reins are atrociously long and heels nudge and annoy her - honestly these videos highlight to me what saintly creatures I have! I cannot believe how they put up with me.

Link (51 seconds)

Trotting on our slightly better rein above, and below a close up tutorial for what I should be doing in rising trot and where the balance point is. As seen in previous post, it is considerably more forward that I had previously thought. Also eurgh, is that an unflatering rider angle - but very useful video footage for me going forward.

Link (32 seconds)

Below is an interesting video to me, well they are all interesting, but this one really captures a moment of satisfaction/relief from Kika when I get myself into a better rising trot position and rhythm around about the 0:45second mark.

Link (1min 32 seconds)

Watching these videos in particular I think my back is still quite hollow, but hopefully I can correct that now that I can see myself doing it.

Link (1min 6 seconds)

Link (27 seconds)

Screengrab for those anti-videolites. I'm still far from perfect, I almost seem to be grabbing
with my knee and deff still have a hollow back but she looks good even if not quite stepping under herself.

Link (39 seconds)

Above and below is our worst side for some trotting video, I know you must be thinking how could it get worse?! 🤗
The video below also introduces me to leg yielding, I haven never learned/been taught how to do lateral work so I typically tend to stay away from it. Although I have always wanted to learn to do it and am hopeful that with EB's continued help I may finally straighten myself out enough to learn correctly so as to not confuse the horses by asking when I am utterly out of balance.

Link (1min 45 seconds)

Link (48 seconds)

The last two videos are EB valiantly trying to help me straighten my head upon my shoulders - simple you'd think, but not with yours truly's brick like noggin.

Link (9 seconds)

Link (46 seconds)

Now for the notes I was given during the theory portion as we viewed the videos; I will try to list them in bullet points as hopefully they will make sense after viewing the videos - not to mention the fact that this post is verging on novel length already.

  • Nose, chin in line with zip of top & mane of horse = central axis
  • Left leg my toe turns out
  • Ski/Snow plow position to wrap my thighs around horse // don't pinch knees
  • Core collapses right - right hip is lower than left - put more weight down left seat bone to balance saddle. Seat bone does not mean down stirrup/leg
  • Drive left seat bone down and lift right hip
  • 70% weight down left seat bone and have right seat bone closer to her spine
  • Left ear down
  • Kika stays longer/lingers on right front leg - I have to work slightly against her and place more emphasis on left fore leg lingering
  • Sleep lying in my left side = 8 hours of practice 🙃
  • Also sit on chairs with left seat bone hanging off the side
  • Suggested ball excercise - sit on ball as if on horse, use thigh to pull leg up & forward and ease back down while keeping shoulders slightly forward for balance

Following this theory lesson, there was another riding lesson where I attempted to put all this info into practice. However I'll deal with that in another post - hopefully next Tuesday!
Massive thanks to those who viewed and read this far, apologies for my poor post construction. Hopefully you can still get a feel for the teaching method and can take something away from it. There is plenty more to follow, I just need to find the time to get it all from my phone (notes) & memory stick (videos) into something resembling a post format, even if only for myself to have a collected place to check back in and refresh my memory of what to do when riding by myself.

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