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I think if he was an ex pacer nooo. I know someone with an ex pacer standy is very moody and easily spooked because of it.

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I would say yes.

Other than on the infrequent race day, pacers are worked slowly and calmly in their jog carts, not even the racing bikes. During off season many go back to their farms and when being brought back after a lay off, they are often walked and jogged on farm roads around corn or what ever is grown.

I knew some people in Michigan who used to take retired STBs and get them going for pleasure driving. They initially worked them at a fairgrounds on the small dirt track there. They kept it slow and relaxed and didn't have a problem. They introduced four wheeled carts as they went.

There are few naturally gaited pacers, so many of the pacers they took, simply jogged/trotted along without having hopples on.

Good luck. I love STBs as a breed.
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I would be cautious, depending on the horse he may think he is sposed to be off at the races.
The Pacers are run here in Cali, along with trotters, (not in the same race) . I rode one years ago, and it would still on occasion pace, and that was hard to stay on ! lol
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Yes, Id be taking it nice and slow. He can be a spooky horse already, he saw a pig yesterday and had a major meltdown (obviously a horse-eating pig!)

I'm guessing that he's a natural pacer ?? He will trot under saddle but pacing is his preferred gait in the paddock.
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horse wont do turns to the right

i have an 11 yr old standarbred who doesnt seem to like turning anything smaller thatn a 5 metre circle right. he will do anything bigger n he will do tight turns to the left.he has been trained for stock work and barrel racing etc. he will start the turn get half way round n then turn to the inside.he is an ex trotter. do you have any ideas what his problem mayb be. any help is much appreciated
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Do you mean he is an ex-racer? Track horses turn to their left. Its common for ex-racers to be difficult on their right side.

Have you also check for pain?
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mmm as Kristy said it could be pain, but because it was a ex racer its use to going left. I believe flatwork could fix that. When you are trying to turn- how do you ask? Ovibisally he needs help going right-so do as much as you can ie leg, open the inside rein ect.
If he is a ex barrel racer they should not have any problem turning either way! Thats if he was successful....... (not saying that he wasn't)
But first of all check for pain first, but theres not much that good hard work can't fix.

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Is he properly worked on both sides?

If not work him more on his bad side, to improfe bending and flexibility. go back to the basics, and slowly prepare him for the tight turns.
You might want to rthink about some additional massages, and lots of warm up so the muscles are soft before you try tight turns.

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My plans to have a small breeding operation are starting to get on track :-)

I have been offered an embryo out of this mare:

I have a better photo but it is not loading at the moment - Will try again later!

She is a cremello ASH - 3yo this year and is bred to the nines. She is broken in and has been to a couple shows and has done well, and will be going to the nationals in a couple months. I have been following her since a foal and was planning on purchasing her but owner has decided not to sell - Hence the embryo. In owners opinion she is in the top 1-2% of horses she has sat on and she has broken 100's of them.

I am hoping to breed a foal that will be the cornerstone of my future breeding plans. I want to breed horses that are talented in cattle work (Campdrafting and team penning mainly) but are pretty enough to show and really good natured. Colour will be a huge bonus - there isn't a great deal of colour in the breed. I have been looking out for a double dilute I liked enough to use to introduce some colour but so far there has been nothing, until her. As far as I know she is the ONLY working bred double dilute ASH in existence. (Well except for a colt born a few days ago but he is part QH as well). I would prefer a colt to keep and use over a select few mares of my own and perhaps stand to outside stud. If I kept a colt I would send him to a professional to be broken in and campaigned. I would still be happy with a mare though.

So, I have been looking at stallions and have a few that I am tossing up. I really want to choose the right one be cause if the foal is a colt I REALLY want it to be quality enough to keep a colt - It will be a 'wasted' breeding as such if I end up with a gelding because it isn't the quality I want. I bred a colt this year who will be gelded and kept as a riding horse for me so I have no use for another gelding as my goals lie in breeding.

So here are the boys! All are registered ASH and well bred. The links go to pages with info and videos.

1. Horses | Australia | Campdraft | Cutting | Challenge - Select Sires - Stallion-Soda Justice-Soda Justice

At the moment this guy is my top choice. I have seen him in person working cattle and he is a very impressive boy with a lot of presence. He is a big powerful horse who moves well. He is well known in the working world as one of the top stallions (Though not the absolute top) but doesn't have the market saturated with his progeny. There are no coloured sire sons registered. There are a lot of his progeny I like, but there are also a few I don't like (Obviously mares come into the equation!). He carries chestnut so 50/50 Palomino/Buckskin baby. I particularly love his build, he is very uphill with a great neck set which isn't let down by his hind.

2. Horses | Australia | Campdraft | Cutting | Challenge - Select Sires - Stallion-Wallabah Excel-Wallabah Excel

This guy is near me at home and I have seen him at drafts I have attended. He is ridden by the whole family. He is a little lower set in the neck than the above boy, but he comes together well under saddle. He is a buckskin so a chance of a double dilute - which would be awesome, except if it isn't colt quality because I have zero use for a DD gelding and it would be harder to sell as most ASH people dislike them. For breeding though would be great. So I can't decide with him wether it is worth the risk. He has some recent progeny that I really like. He is a bit younger and not as well promoted so no sire sons on the market yet.

3. Horses | Australia | Campdraft | Cutting | Challenge - Select Sires - Stallion-Hazelwood Conman-Hazelwood Conman

This guy is one of the 2 absolute best drafting sires going at the moment. They are both leagues ahead of anyone else in regards to winnings and prizemoney. A daughter of his just won the biggest draft in the country, the gold cup. So the ability and the prepotency is there. However because they are so well known there is a LOT of them on the market. Stud fee is a lot higher. There are already a handful of sire sons out there. He is a really well bodied horse but he is a bit coarse in the head. His progeny have the ability but in regards to looks for showing they can be hit and miss.

4. Horses | Australia | Campdraft | Cutting | Challenge - Select Sires - Stallion-Bonlac Gigolo-Bonlac Gigolo

This guy is also close to me and is owned by a friend of a friend. I have ridden two fillies by him and liked them both, one is amazing and everything I would want in a horse, the other is lovely as well just not my type (A bit more QH in build). Both have great temperaments. He is doing REALLY well at the moment competing, just won the champion of champions draft at Warwick as well as a bunch of other stuff. Heaps of natural ability. There have been a couple of progeny that aren't so nice as well. The friend who I trust has said he is one to watch. He runs really well on his cattle, really settled and calm which I love.

So these are my top choices at the moment! All are quality animals who are winning in the draft arena and have successful progeny.

I would love any opinions on which ones catch your eye or would suit the mare better.

rookie 02-01-2014 09:21 PM

If the foal does not fit your criteria to be a stud what will you do with it? Will it be sold and will there be a market for the foal? I ask because you have a very clear and very specific ideal. That is awesome, but horses are murphy's law in action so what is your plan if all falls to poop.

You have an embryo and I am wondering how that works. Would it be using a surrogate like an embryo transfer situation? What if the embryo aborts and is not viable? Do you have a live foal guarantee from the mare owner? These are things I am curious about because most of the embryo transfer stuff I have seen done was by one single owner.

That said, conformation shots over video. I am not familiar with the breed so assessing the best stud for the mare is hard particularly with the angle of the photos of the mare. Which stud is older? I ask because I put a lot of value in a horse that can stand the test of time. I don't see much merit in over breeding horses that are amazing as 2 or 3 year olds and then don't produce or end up with serious soundness issues as 9-10 year olds. That is a personal thing and not something others necessarily agree with.

wild_spot 02-01-2014 09:41 PM

Thanks for your reply :)

If it isn't breeding quality then I will keep it and break it in and most likely then sell it. Even if not breeding quality it should be quiet and trainable (From these bloodlines) and will be coloured, as well as bred to the nines for working ability - So yes, I do believe there would be a good market for it regardless. There really is a lack of quality working bred coloured pure ASH. I also don't really believe in selling young horses unbroken if you aren't sure of the home. I would rather see them broken in, so you have a real idea of their personality and talents, and they have a much better chance at landing on their feet in the future.

I'm sorry about the photo of the mare - I have a good side on shot of her but my computer keeps freezing when I try to upload it. I'll keep trying today and see if I can get it up. I'll have a look for some conformation shots of the boys too.

In regards to the embryo - Yes will be going into a recip mare. We haven't talked details yet but I am not expecting a live foal guarantee - I will insure the recip mare and unborn foal to cover some situations but if it doesn't come off that will be my loss. I will be expecting some kind of contract to be drawn up when it gets closer.

1. Will be 13 this year.
2. Will be 11 this year.
3. Will be 15 this year.
4. Will be 12 this year.

So all a similar age - All are competing heavily so soundness should be pretty good. None have had injuries that I know off.

Off to find some better confo shots!

wild_spot 02-01-2014 09:52 PM

Conformation shot of him in this add. Couldn't find a bigger version of it sorry!

Best I could find of him.

4. Not really any confo shots out there of this guy. This is the best I could find.

wild_spot 02-01-2014 10:01 PM

Finally! Sorry about the crappy quality but here is a better shot of the mare.

smrobs 02-01-2014 11:11 PM

Just going on the pictures myself since I know nothing about ASH bloodlines. I'll defer to your better judgement there :wink:.

BTW, great to see you back!! Missed seeing you around here :D.

Anyway, looking at the mare, I'd probably knock 2 and 3 out right now.

2 because he's awfully long through the body and appears very front-heavy. His coloring is nice, but with the downhill build, long body, and heavy front end, I can imagine that any progeny that looked like him would take a lot of work to keep them working correctly.

3 because he's slightly sickle hocked...and so is the mare. Plus, like you said, his head is very coarse. Not such a bad thing on a working horse, but for can do better.

4, I'm not really sure about him. It always bothers me when stallion owners don't have at least 1 decent conformational picture of their studs. Makes me wonder if they aren't trying to hide something. Probably they aren't, but it always sends up red flags in my head. Just based on the pictures that I have seen of him, like that one and the ones of him on cattle, there's something about him I don't really like. Only problem is I can't really put my finger on it.

As it stands right now, I agree with you that 1 is likely your best bet. He's got a nice short back and his shoulder has better angle than the mare so it's unlikely you'll end up with something straighter than she is.

I'd be really interested to see a foal out of that pairing, I think they match up well.

wild_spot 02-01-2014 11:22 PM

I think it is just a case of his owner isn't really into the promotion side of things. Hence he has hardly been advertised and the shots they use aren't great. Seeing him in real life he is a real nice horse, a real workhorse. One of his fillies I have ridden is 100% what I am after - A real refined typey filly who is feminine, good movement with great extension, and should be real handy on cattle. But again that is half the mare too. But If I could end up with something like her I would be very happy. The other I have ridden is a bit heavier and shorter. But still nice. Should be a good cow horse her owner reckons. The downside to him is I don't think he has ever done any showing, whereas the first one has done a heap and been successful.

The big drawcard for the first one is that he has just done so much, and been successful at all of it. Showing, challenges, cutting, drafting. The others are more just drafting.

Smrobs i'll PM you with some more thoughts :)

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I agree with smrobs. #1 IMO is the best cross conformation wise.

#2 Is a pretty color, but nothing about him to me sticks out in a good way. I think he is very long. Long back. Neck is long and ties in too low. I'm just not impressed. Yet I know nothing of maybe this is desireable?

also, what is "camp-drafting"? Sounds intriging...
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smrobs 02-02-2014 12:06 AM

CLa, campdrafting is (at least it appears to me) very similar to working cow horse. I love watching videos of it. Such precision and athletic ability.

It's like running barrels with cows LOL.

rookie 02-02-2014 01:26 PM

I would get a contract together with a life foal clause. Embryo transfer can take a few tries to "stick" and it can be expensive. If you are going to spend what you are probably going to spend on stud fees, recip. mare, mare care, ultrasound etc. than you want to make sure your investment is viable. It would stink to have an embryo not take and than be out of luck completely.

That said, I like the first stud as I think he is a "whole package" but if you really like number fours offspring that is a huge selling point.

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I was wondering if someone could point out some of the conformation flaws (feel free to post good stuff too!) on my horse. He is a 8-10 (I don't know the age exactly) QH gelding. I love him to death, but he looks a little funny, but I cant quite pinpoint what it is... (besides his HUGE stomach, I just got him and am working to build up muscle and make him lose weight)
So besides his fat, what are some of the good, bad and ugly things about my boy?
And the last picture is just to prove how CUTE his is!! (and yes, his halter is pink, got a problem with that :lol:)

bubba13 09-28-2011 11:08 PM

The first thing wrong with him is that he's definitely not a Quarter Horse!

Now, thick neck and throatlatch, but good shoulder angle, solid front legs, looks like he may be built slightly downhill, hard to tell from the photos but it looks like he had three flat-soled feet and possibly a left hind club (might be misleading, with the grass and all), he is very fat, steep croup, not the greatest hind, camped out / sickle hocked, but overall a decent horse.

EthanQ 09-28-2011 11:11 PM

yeah i agree with bubba13, one thing that everyone doesn't seem to understand is Qhs usually don't have pinto markings. He would most likely be a paint horse :)

tinyliny 09-28-2011 11:15 PM

I think your horse is better conformed than you think. He does have a very nice shoulder and neck, nice short canons in front and pastern angle looks good. The left rear does look a little "different", as Bubba said.

I think when he muscles up he will look very nice indeed. And I love the pink halter!

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Originally Posted by EthanQ (Post 1186719)
yeah i agree with bubba13, one thing that everyone doesn't seem to understand is Qhs usually don't have pinto markings. He would most likely be a paint horse :)

It's not the pinto markings that are the problem, since they do occur within the QH breed. It's the tobiano pinto markings, which don't occur:-)

Elana 09-29-2011 08:55 AM

Agree with what is said but he is also rough coupled (see the peak at the top of the rump?). I like his bone but his left hind looks almost like the foot is sort of clubby. I had a horse like this with bone spavins in both hind legs which is a common draft horse affliction due to the conformation of a lot of draft horse hind legs. He has that conformation.

He seems a slight bit back at the knee, but with that bone he may be OK.

With the bone he has, the hind leg conformation and the color I would expect you go back a long way in his pedigree (if it is available) you will find a draft horse in there.

Looks to be a useful sort of horse in other respects.

Sunny 09-29-2011 09:06 AM

I had a QH/Paint cross pony who looked so much like your boy!

The main thing I see is the steep croup.

He's a cutie!
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He's very attractive for a paint! So many times people look at the color instead
of conformation when breeding, this guy has a nice sturdy look to him. Especially for a pony type, nice head, nothing wrong there!
My gelding has the same steep croup. He also has a pretty rough ride compared
to my super nice QH mare. How does he go? If he rides well then there shouldn't
be a problem with his confo, if he's rougher then you may want to look into
corrective shoeing. I know mine needs corrective shoes (unfortunately),
especially on his R hind, he wears it down funny. Something I missed
when I bought him, distracted by the pretty tail!

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Most paints are at least half quarter horse and there are registered aqha/apha paints in the world.

that one is probably at least half qh. I'm not the best conformational critique-er because I don't have the verbage down so I'll go with he's Super cute...

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Nov. 2, 2008) — Model cruised to the lead on the outside turning for home and held on for a 1¾-length victory under jockey Michael Baze in the first running of the $75,250 It’s In The Air Stakes on Sunday at Hollywood Park.

The 4-year-old daughter of Giant’s Causeway earned her first stakes victory while covering 1 1/16 miles on Cushion Track in 1:41.01, paying $3.40, $2.40 and $2.10 as the 3-5 betting choice. Spenditallbaby, who closed for second under Victor Espinoza, paid $7.20 and $3.80, while the show payoff on Bai and Bai with Aaron Gryder up was $3.

"She was getting a little bit tired,” Baze said. “It's been a while since she had a race under her. She got a little bit late that last part because she didn't have any company. She was doing it all so easy the first half-mile. In the middle of the turn I was looking back to make sure no one was coming. I waited as long as I could before turning her loose. She's kind of a steady horse so I wanted to get the jump on whoever was coming."

Model, second in the Grade I Spinster at Keeneland while making her most recent start on Oct. 5, won for the fourth time in 13 starts. The winner’s share of $41,050 boosted her earnings to $383,536.

“She ran a good race and it set up pretty much as we expected,” said John O’Donoghue, assistant to trainer Neil Drysdale. “She has a high cruising speed and that’s how she likes to run. Michael knows her well — he’s ridden her in the mornings and the afternoons. Neil is at the Kentucky sales today but he is pointing for her to go into the Bayakoa Handicap.”

Espinoza was encouraged by the effort of 13-1 shot Spenditallbaby.

"She ran very nice,” he said. “She tries very hard and was coming strong at the end. I liked the way she ran today. She'll be good the next time she runs."

Eissoai, the second choice, pressed pacesetter and eventual fourth-place finisher Gambler’s Justice, but faded and finished last in the field of six fillies and mares. Her stablemate, Double Trouble, was scratched by trainer Bobby Frankel on Saturday.


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Saying thanks, but no thanks to much hoped for races either in America of France, It was announced this morning that the “best horse in the world” would be staying in England for his next and likely final race. Frankel will will be pointed for the 1 ¼ mile Champion Stakes on October 20 according to a press release from the stable’s racing manager Lord Teddy Grimthorpe. The Group 1 race at Ascot was always on the connections radar, but race fans were hoping for something a little more outside the box after the son of Galileo’s electrifying victory in the 1 5/16-mile Juddmonte International earlier this month. Grimthorpe said the choice was made “following discussions with [trainer] Sir Henry Cecil.”

Owned by Juddmonte Farms, Frankel has thrilled the racing world with 13 consecutive victories to begin his career. Most of them have come in Group 1 company, and have been won with devastating ease. Never has Frankel’s stock been higher than since his last win, in which he not only beat world-class horses by seven lengths, but he did it in a race much farther than his previous distance barrier of one mile. It seemed now may be the time to send Frankel to America for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, or perhaps more likely, a trip across the English Channel for the 12 furlong Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, still considered the world’s most prestigious turf race. We now know the answer to be no.

While certainly understandable that his connections wish to keep Frankel at home, and at a distance and on a surface they know he can handle, the sporting side of most of the racing world was looking for something more for the horse that many have on their short list of greatest racehorses to ever live.

Frankel will undoubtedly be a prohibitive favorite to win the Champion and likely will win once again for fun to keep his record unblemished in 14 career starts, but I have to wonder if his team have not shortchanged his greatness just a little by not giving him an ultimate challenge while he is still clearly in the peak of his wonderful career.

Frankel in the Breeders’ Cup Classic or Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe … Now that would have been fun to see!

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But it is kinda crappy that they wont take on the ARC.. How can it not? Is he better than Danedream? Orfevre? SnowFairy? We will never know..BOOOOOO
Count me out of we. I don't laugh at Frankel, and I don't call all of his competition "tomato cans".
Once again Frankel will faces the same tomato cans he always faces, stop calling him the greatest horse in the world..Go ahead and retire him cause we just laugh at him in America
I get ya, footy. There's a situation to a different degree right here in the States. I se which comment you were referring to now; just didn't think it was as cold, just about being competition minded..
They don't have to do anything to prove Frankel is a top notch horse, best running today, no doubt, but to say he is the greatest of all time and act as though he is the second coming of Christ**** Well, that takes alot more proving in my book.
Sometimes, Mary Z., you have to have enough compassion for someone suffering that what you want and what you think a horse NEEDS, as was emphasized, is transcended by the situation at hand. I thought the comment that only cares about what somebody else wants without any compassion for what the trainer is going through was crass and cold. Maybe I'm the only one, but there are some lines in my opinion you don't cross. This horse is obviously very special to Sir Henry and if he wants to be where the horse runs, then that's fine with me. If others, who have no connection whatsoever with the horse, feel differently that is their prerogative. I just rubbed me the wrong way.
I don't understand why they need to fly him all over the world to prove to some people that he is the best, just leave him where he is and let him run where he is accustomed to
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So nice to see that you have such a big heart timgsmith10. Let's hope you never know what he is going through. A very crass, cold comment.
P.S., MM, You'd have to come up with some new combination of profane words before I'd even notice you might be ticked off.
Where were you thinking Frankel would face Orfevre and Danedream at 12f, MarcelloM?
So because his trainer ALLWAYS travels with his horse and cant make the flight to France we should as fans not care to see Orfevre,Frankel,Danedream,SnowFairy etc?? Send him with your brother sister aunt or mother I could care less he NEEDS to be in the Arc..
I love assholes like Joseph who don't realize Sir Henry always travels withFrankel, and considering he has stomach cancer, and has been battling it you would show some F**KING RESPECT. Nobody give two Sh!ts what your opinion is and trust me if Frankel went in the ARC the other would run and hide.....
Everyone knew this was coming... dissapointing but at least he will race 1 more time,,, AAAAH what could have been.
whatever Sir Henry Cecil decides is fine with me. My prayers are with him in his battle with cancer.
I agree with everyone and anyone who wishes to see Frankel The Freak in the ARC or Breeders Cup (Turf Race at least) but it is funny how the only people who want Frankel to race in those races is all of us who have watched him dominate everything he does. Do you really think any trainers for horses in the ARC or BC want Frankel there? I think Baffert, Pletcher, and the Likes would pull out horses in the race Frankel entered. I wish I wish I wish he would run here in the states once, but my only hope is he isn't ready to retire after the year and the race him at Dubai or something. I am selfish, and just want to see him race more anywhere to tell the truth!
Like most, I feel like the 10 to 10-1/2f question got answered at York. It would've awesome to see Frankel put that greatness on display at 12f at Longchamp in the Arc De Triomphe. Nathaniel, Cirrus Des Aigles, or any other horse that runs against Frankel at 10f at Ascot in the Champion Stakes will play second fiddle that day, IMO. You can bet the farm the Champion Stakes will also be Frankel's final race of his career. He will not come to Santa Anita in November for the Breeders Cup. IMO, he'll win the G1 Champion Stakes in October and be retired unbeaten within a few days after the race.
Also think for now I'll just stick to the races on my side of the pond ;-)
Thanks Candice, I read it incorrectly in the Wiki...anyways lets hope C wins the ST Ledger it!
It takes great aability and LUCK to win both the Arc and the K Derby...They know that as much as we do. Trainers, the good ones, are aking to boxing amnagers: they find the situations that make their horse look good.

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Learning About Lactart

The Urban Dictionary definition of "lactart" paints a very different picture of what this chemical actually is: "A hot chick who is lactose intollerant [sic]." Ah, Internet.

But a few days ago, I wouldn't have known that Lactart existed (or that it wasn't a lactose intolerant woman) if it weren't for Cafe Luz. Because it's looking as if August will see 100 degree temperatures every day of the month, it's not the coffee that's attractive at Cafe Luz right now. It's the handmade sodas from the sunny soda fountain, where Frank Freeman made me a vanilla cream Lactart this past Saturday afternoon.

Those who enjoy the pleasantly sour taste of certain Lambics or -- if you're my grandparents -- of buttermilk will have already tasted what Lactart can do. The solution itself was created in the 1880s when the Avery Chemical Company was looking to duplicate lactic acid, the compound that gives Lambics, buttermilk, cottage cheese, kefir and other sour milk products their signature sour tastes.

Modern research suggests that it's lactate -- not glucose -- that our brains use as energy and that "lactic acid buildup" causing muscle soreness is nothing more than an old wives' tale. In fact, lactic acid is a crucial source of energy for athletes.

So it should come as no surprise that Lactart was marketed as a health tonic -- to be mixed with nothing more than water and sugar -- when it was first introduced, with Avery making claims that Lactart was "Indorsed [sic] by the Highest Medical Authority." Lactart was said to relieve "Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Nervous Depression, Wakefulness, Headache and ills arising from a disordered Stomach."

I'm not sure about Biliousness, but lactate itself is used in intravenous fluids such as Lactated Ringer's solution that help assist with fluid resuscitation after major blood loss. So maybe Avery wasn't too far off with its old Lactart ads.

Either way, Lactart went the way of the dodo along with other, slightly more well-known additives like acid phosphate when soda fountains were killed off in the 1950s by Walgreens and Dairy Queens. (It's true.) And even Freeman, who's been happily unearthing old soda fountain ingredients since starting up Cafe Luz with co-owners Lucrece Borrego and Jesus Acosta, had never heard of the stuff until his acid phosphate distributor threw in a small bottle of Lactart with his last shipment.

A vanilla cream Lactart at Cafe Luz.
A vanilla cream Lactart at Cafe Luz.

"The first taste is free," Freeman cracked on Saturday. He's already hooked on the stuff, and only had enough left for one drink when I happened to come in. He jerked a vanilla cream soda, sputtering from the fountain, and added the Lactart.

As promised, the drink was both creamy and sweet, with black flecks of vanilla dotting the surface of the soda. But the Lactart added a different layer to it entirely, providing a softly sour edge that was tart and refreshing, especially on a 100 degree day.

Art of Drink claims that in its heyday, Lactart was such a popular ingredient that Lactarts became their own class of drinks at the soda fountain. After trying one at Cafe Luz, it's easy to see why. And yes, they plan to order more.

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Street Basketball Tutorial Part 3

This is a final part of “Developing a street basketball game” trilogy. If you haven’t checked Part I: Getting workflow ready and Part ll: Throw a ball into a basket. — do it first.

Today I will tell you about making new levels, creating a level selecting menu and showing player stats (How good is he as street basketball player).

Filling init()

First, note that we added 2 new files to app.js: levelData.js and utils/textures.js.

levelData will return an array that contains level objects, that are javascript objects filled with config that differs from defaults.

utils/textures returns functions for generating textures from inputed data. It will be used to print stats and level items in level menu.

Second thing is that we add a raycaster variable. This thing is used to check if 3D vector generated from 2D mouse position intersects with other scene objects.

And in last 21 lines of init() function we added checking for app loading status. I won’t describe this part cause it is not related to main application and you will probably skip or rewrite this part in your app. Just keep in mind that we use event listeners here to do various things that will make impact on app preloader.

Three sections. What will be

By the way, let’s define three game sections:

  • Main game. Player throws the ball until he score a goal.
  • Goal details. Player scored a goal and now he see it’s time, attempts and accuracy.
  • Level selecting menu. Player wants to choose another level or get back to current one.

Game Screens

Let’s make a nice transition for camera, goal stats and game headline.

At first, we need to define a variable (ratio in code below) that will store relation between window width and window height. THREE.PerspectiveCamera already has two methods that will give us width and height values ->.getFilmWidth() and .getFilmHeight()

Note that is a whitestorm.js wrapper for camera, to get it’s Three.js camera use

Headline text

Let’s add a headline of this game. For that we use WHS.Text. We need to generate a .js font file, I used typeface.js generator to do this. I named my file 1.js, you can name it as you want. Note that in font parameter we type font url, not a font name like in three.js

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This time we will talk about creating of basketball net (with physics), the way we will keep the ball, and throw it in different directions depending on mouse position. If you haven’t read a Part 1: Getting workflow ready, read it first, please. I describe there what to start with, how to create basic scene elements (ball, basket, wall and ground).

In this post I will try to describe in-game mechanics as much as possible and how all this things interact in Three.js and Ammo.js wrapped by Whitestorm.js framework. Without this framework there will be much more unnecessary code used. One more thing is softbody physics… in javascript… I have told you that we are going to create a net that will be shaked when it collides with the ball, not a scripted animation that happens when we score a goal, but a complete physics for net and ball collisions.

Two more files.

We compile this project using rollup.js, it means we can use es6 moduleswithout any restrictions. Let’s add two files that will handle: 1) Events, 2)Loops.

App JS Foler Structure

We’ll back to them soon, but let’s create a backboard and a basketball net first.

Backboard & basketball net

Backboard is just a WHS.Box with applied map, normalMap (defines how light will be casted on texture) and displacementMap. Backboard will be 41 x 28 and with depth of 1. We don’t want backboard to fall down, so it’s mass will be 0 as with wall and ground.  Read More…

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Street Basketball Game Tutorial - Part 1

Some days ago I released a new version of WhitestormJS framework named r10 and decided to develop a game using almost all it’s functionality. (Just was curious how easy it would be). The task was to make a 3D game that requires complex 3D physics parts like concave objects and softbodies.

Setting up workflow

Before starting developing the game I added a couple of directories that I will use later: js, css, textures and img. Difference between textures and img folders is that textures folder will be used for images that will be used in 3D part of app and img is for images that are used in html, css and stuff like that.

Useful thing when you need to work with es6 models in front-end, especially when you use most of es6 features and want them even on old browser versions. I used it with two plugins: babel for rollup and uglify for rollup to develop a cross-browser 3D app.

Some libraries are getting updates regularly (yep, like whitestorm.js). For them I need front-end package manager like bower (You can use npm too, but bower will be enough). For tweening I used GSAP library, because of it’s performance and also we need basket.js to keep such a large library as WhitestormJS in localStorage.

…And also i wrote a small bower plugin that will help me make preloading. Check it out there.

bower install whitestormjs gsap progress-loader basket.js

Okay, now seems to be ready…

My index.html file will be simple and will contain just loaded scripts and style.css for featured usage. Note that we don’t load whitestorm.js yet. We will add it then using basket.js.

As you already noticed, we have app.js included. So, let’s create an empty 3D world with enabled softbody physics(will be used later for a net), autoresize, filled background, camera position and aspect, + gravity:

Now we have a basic world that has 0xcccccc (grey) as it’s background color, gravity set as {x: 0, y: -200, z: 0} and camera that will be at same height as our basket. Also we start the app only after we have whitestorm.js loaded. Read More…


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Flash is Extinct

I have good news and some bad news. The good news is that Flash is dead on mobile devices.

Adobe is stopping development on Flash Player for browsers on mobile.

This is the summary from an e-mail sent to Adobe partners on Tuesday evening that was obtained and first reported on by ZDNet. The other good news to come from this is that Adobe will be putting more money into their HTML5 aspirations. I have really enjoyed working with the free previews of Adobe Edge, their HTML5 animation software. Adobe should be releasing the commercial version of Edge in 2012. I am hoping more resources will be devoted to its development.

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30/11/2012 12:18 | Updated 21 December 2012

A posthumous Stevie Wonder cover, recorded by young teacher who tragically lost his battle with cancer last year, has been released on iTunes and has already climbed into the Top 10 chart.

Jimmy Higham was working as a postgraduate sports teacher at Wellington College in Berkshire when he was diagnosed with cancer in 2010, aged just 26.

For several months, the Lancashire-born rugby enthusiast had dismissed pains as just a "bad back", which were later revealed to be a 9cm cell tumour which had developed between his kidneys. Doctors also discovered secondary tumours in his lungs and liver.

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Mr Higham was diagnosed with cancer in 2010 but "soldiered on" regardless

Despite chemotherapy, by summer 2011, Mr Higham, a Durham University graduate, knew the cancer was terminal and he died a week before Christmas.

Now, a trust in his memory has been set up to provide bursaries for 16-year-olds from the North-west of England to attend the prestigious boarding school and play sport.

The college hopes to raise £400,000 for the Jimmy Higham Bursary Fund and parents, staff and pupils have already reached £120,000.

Robin Dyer, second master at Wellington, told the Huffington Post UK students had been holding charity events to raise funds.

"They been doing 24-hour football, 24-hour everything. We had the idea to set up the fund shortly after Jimmy's death last year and we have been at it ever since. We think he, in his disarming way, would have loved the idea."

Last year, student prefects held a "Blue Day" and designed blue t-shirts to be worn by pupils and staff, raising £1500. Other students took part in a 30 hour non-stop cycle ride and raised nearly £2,000.

"A dinner we held last Friday raised £50,000 alone," he added.

A few months ago, friends of Mr Higham unearthed a song which he had recorded in Wellington's studio in March 2009 with colleague Jon Walmsley.

Walmsley had persuaded Mr Higham to record Stevie Wonder's famous "Isn't She Lovely" for fun, after hearing his "special" voice. The song was released to iTunes last week, with the aim of raising further funds for the bursary. Now, the duo's cover has climbed to number three in iTunes' Top 10 soul songs chart.

A statement released by the school payed tribute to the teacher, described Jimmy as living his final months with "unbelievable courage".

"His leadership prevented the College from becoming maudlin and enabled all those around him to celebrate his life when the end came.

"Jimmy was an instant hit at Wellington with students and staff, hard-working, dedicated, wise, funny, kind, helpful, a gifted teacher with amazing promise. The students loved his dry humour and willingness to listen."

The song can be downloaded for 79p on iTunes here and donations to the bursary can be made through Wellington's Just Giving page here.

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1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
1/4 cup vodka
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
A few dashes of fresh black pepper
1/2 cup sliced or slivered almonds
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil, plus extra for garnish
1/2 pound penne pasta

Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain and set aside.

Preheat a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the oil, garlic, and crushed red pepper to the saucepan and sauté for about one minute, until fragrant, being careful not to burn the garlic.

Add the vodka, thyme, oregano, crushed red tomatoes, salt, and pepper. Cover the saucepan and turn the heat up enough to bring the mixture to a simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Once the sauce has simmered for 20 minutes, add the almonds. Use an immersion blender to blend the almonds into the sauce until creamy and only slightly grainy.

Add the basil to the sauce, and mix the sauce and pasta together in the pot. Garnish with a little extra chopped basil and serve.

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Carbs: 54 g
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Protein: 11 g
Sodium: 548 mg

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Everybody Hates You"Everybody Hates You" is a children's book for grown-ups. The newly released print edition is chocked full of new jokes, puzzles and games. Written and illustrated by New York cartoonist John Champlin, the book pokes fun at the difficulties of growing up... But not in a light hearted, warm and fuzzy way. Razor sharp wit and sometimes shocking sarcasm deliver a must read for anyone who survived childhood.

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Air Liquide broke ground Wednesday on a new nitrogen liquefier at its air separation plant in Cleburne, Texas.

The plant expansion will support market growth and fuel job creation in the region, the company said.

The additional liquefier, scheduled to begin commercial production in the third quarter of 2012, will enable Air Liquide to nearly double its supply of industrial gases from the facility in Cleburne to the Texas and Oklahoma merchant markets.

To support the increased production capacity, Air Liquide plans to increase its workforce in Cleburne by at least one-third by hiring as many as 21 permanent employees, including production technicians and truck drivers, in addition to approximately 50 workers needed to construct the expansion.

Mark Lostak, president of Air Liquide’s US operations, said: “The additional capacity further establishes our market presence as we grow to meet the increasing demands of merchant customers in Texas and Oklahoma."

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With all this traveling, I'm excited every chance that I'm at home but I have a very fun trip coming up to shoot a wedding in Aruba!  I'm even more excited as Erin, the bride, has been a long time reader of mine and after so many emails back and forth I can not wait to finally meet her and her fiance in person!

I'm also anxious to have some time in the sun and thought that I'd treat myself to a new bathing suit.  Around the same time that I was looking, I got an email from Swimspot.com about buying designer swimwear and they offered to have me test out their Bikini Builder to find a swimsuit and send me the one I chose.

I had fun putting some swimsuits together, I settled on the 3 above to choose from.  I ended up getting the 3rd one, which is this top + this bottom.  I got it in the mail and was very happy with the suit and it even came in a cute little drawstring bag that you can pack it with.

I admit, I am a bit wary of buying swimsuits online as it's so much easier to try things on in store but swimspot has great selection and I like that you can mix and match any top and bottom.  I am different sizes on both top and bottom so I have to be able to buy them in separates.  Often times it's hard for me to find bottoms that fit me because I do not have a booty to fill out any bottoms and usually I get extra fabric in that area (which is so unattractive) but the XS in the bottom I got fit perfectly so I was very happy.  Check out their website and join their VIP club (the form is in the top right corner of The Spot), find them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.

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  1. i totally would've picked number 3 as well! can't wait!!!! the count down is driving me crazy!!! good thing i have some fun things planned coming up to keep me a little sane.

  2. I really want that lace tunic...so beautiful!

  3. I wish I were on an island right now! Far away from fashion week.

  4. While the third bikini is amazing I am totally in love with the first. The pattern is just too darn cute.
    Sigh, if only the weather was warmer here.

  5. Cute bikini! Loove the ruffled shirt dress! So cute.

  6. Very chic bikini! Love the crochet tunic too!

    Check out some Hong Kong streetstyle from my blog for inspiration!

    Jin :)

  7. Hope you get to enjoy yourself!

  8. I just adore Milly! That lace tunic is SO sweet. A wedding in Aruba...that's my kinda job!

  9. Ooooo Aruba! How exciting! I want a vacay so bad.. but since I live on an island, I want to visit a city.. like NYC! I'm just waiting (patiently) for that day!! Hope you're doing well Tiffany.. safe travels.

    xx Love & Aloha

  10. bikini builder!! Uh oh...this is trouble for me!!! Too bad the fall is coming on, and bikinis are a limited time only in my neck of the woods...but let's be honest here, that never stopped me!!!

  11. I'm definitely craving sun & sandy beaches...

    But this Friday I'm in your town, Seattle, and that's exciting enough for me. :) Can't wait!

  12. I tried the bikini builder and I think its great too! Especially since its hard to tell how the surf/skate bikinis fit.

  13. I love the pattern of the suit you picked - I'd love that in a halter top like the first one! So cute. I'm going to have to check out this site. Also - that lace tunic. Gorgeous.

    Can I come with you to Aruba? I can hide in a suitcase?

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Football: Arkansas coach invokes Ted Agu’s death as reason to pass new 10-second rule

Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema stooped to using the recent death of Cal player Ted Agu to advance his agenda of passing a controversial rule proposal to slow down college offenses.

Challenged to provide data that shows the rule should be implemented for health and safety reasons, Bielema, according to the Associated Press, said, “Death certificates. There’s no more anything I need than that.”

Speaking to reporters Thursday before a booster club meeting in Searcy, Ark., Bielema offered Agu’s death on Feb. 7 following a team training run as an argument to implement the rule proposal, which would prohibit snapping the ball until at least 10 seconds run off the 40-second play clock.

He made reference to a CBSSports.com report that said Agu had tested positive for the sickle cell trait. An autopsy is being performed to determine cause of death.

Bielema said the inability to substitute an injured player between plays could lead to injury or death.

Here’s a transcription, courtesy of the AP reporter, of Bielema’s remarks on the topic:

“There was a situation in college football two, almost three weeks ago. A player from California died after a workout, and the player had sickle cell trait. I have a half a dozen players on my team currently that have that trait.”

“Lots of talk about training medical people … How players don’t even know what’s beginning to happen, difficulty breathing … Look for signs.

“We’re very wired into it, because it’s something that’s been pretty prevalent over the last couple of years.

“If a player begins to do that, you’re obviously supposed to cease immediately; you don’t do anything. So, if you’ve got them in a workout, you pull them aside. The player at California, they were actually talking to him, he walked off the field, began to communicate with him and several minutes later, he was dead.

“We have players in that same situation. If we have players on the field for me, I have no timeouts, I have no way to stop the game. And he raises his hand to come out of the game? And I can’t do it? What am I supposed to do? That’s what we have. What are we supposed to do when we have a player that tells us he’s injured?

“If we want to get to the point where we’re flopping on the ground, like somebody did against us this year, then that’s what you’re going to force people to do.

“But if a kid wants to come out of the game because he can’t go any further, they’ve given us no other choice. That’s the whole agenda item.”

Cal coach Sonny Dykes could not immediately be reached for comment.

An NCAA playing rules oversight panel will vote March 6 on the proposal.

Agu, 21, will be buried Friday in his hometown of Bakersfield.

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  • Wehofx

    F bielema. Despicable Opportunist. Self serving MF!

  • Rollonubears

    He probably felt he was doing Agu honor in some twisted way. I think this isn’t the greatest argument, and it’s unfortunate that he brought one of our guys into it, to support his argument, but I think Cal folks are getting way too emotional about this. It didn’t happen in a game, but the death was a football-related over exertion. It’s relevant, if only to a small degree.

  • HeteroscedasticBear

    Boy, our list of hated coaches is growing.

    Mack Brown
    Steve Sarkisian
    Tosh Lupoi

    Bret Bielema is trying to get on that list. Anyone missing?

  • BlakeStreetBear

    Relax guys. This guy said nothing wrong. Everything he said was true and I’m on his side. Maybe some good can come from Agu’s unfortunate and untimely death. Maybe player safety will become an actual concern of the NCAA and not just lip service. Maybe the obvious (and embarrassing) fake penalties will cease. That seems to be Bielema’s concern here, he’s not running for office or anything, he’s trying to protect his players and the integrity of the game. I think the rule change is a no-brainer and should be implemented for 2014.

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Girlfriends in God is a non-denominational ministry that crosses generational and racial boundaries to bring the Body of Christ together as believers. Just as God sent Ruth to Naomi and Mary to Elizabeth, God continues to use women to encourage and equip other women in their spiritual journey. We are doing life together! The Girlfriends in God Daily Devotional is our popular daily Bible devotion for women. GIG Devotionals for Women offer wisdom and insight for applying Biblical truths to the ups and downs of everyday life. Reading daily devotions provides strength and encouragement in your daily walk with Jesus Christ.

From a Storm to a Whisper - Girlfriends in God - August 3, 2015

August 3, 2015
From a Storm to a Whisper
Mary Southerland

Today’s Truth

He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed (Psalm 107:29, NIV).

Friend to Friend

We live in Kansas City where summers normally include some pretty fierce thunder storms. Our young grandson Justus is not a fan. The driving rain, loud thunder and often violent lightning frighten him. We have tried to reassure Justus with such logical explanations as the thunder is nothing more than God rearranging the furniture in heaven and lightning is the angels setting off fireworks. I know. He didn’t buy our explanations either.

We normally keep Justus one night a week to give his mom and dad a little break and to get our “Justus” fix. He is a little hunk of joy that lights up the world and makes you feel like you are the most important part of that world. After picking him up for our weekly date, we headed home but got caught in a torrential downpour. As the thunder boomed and the lightning cracked, Justus put both hands over his ears, hoping to shut out the frightening sound of the summer storm. Dan and I kept reassuring Justus that the storm would pass. Dan said, “Mimi and Papa are right here with you, Buddy. It’s okay!” It was not okay with Justus. In total frustration, he turned to his Papa and exclaimed, “Papa. Do something! Can’t you pwease turn down the stowm?”

I have often prayed that same prayer. “God, can You please turn down the storm in my life? Can’t You make the thunderous chaos go away? And the flashing pain is so hard to handle, Lord. I am scared!”

I have a friend who loves to sail. When I asked him if he had ever been caught in a bad storm, he responded, “Many times!” I shook my head in disbelief concluding that my friend was obviously a glutton for punishment. Of course, I had to ask, “Then why on earth do you keep sailing?” His answer was profound. “Mary, every sailor knows that there will be storms. You just learn what to do when the storm hits. In a severe storm, there is only one thing to do and only one way to survive. You have to put the ship in a certain position and keep her there.”

The same is true in our lives. When the fierce storms of life overwhelm us, there is only one thing to do if we want to survive those storms. We must position ourselves in the right place – in the hands of God – and He will keep us there until the storm has passed.

The words of the psalmist are filled with confidence and hope when he writes, “He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed” (Psalm 107:29). We really can trust God to bring peace and to reduce the fiercest storm to a mere whisper.

The faithful provision and sustaining comfort of God at work in our life depends on the character and heart of God and our willingness to trust Him.

I love my children with all of my heart. Naturally, there are times when they make me very angry. They make wrong choices and sometimes even disappoint me, but if they are hurt, sick or in trouble, the anger, disappointment and even disobedience is overruled by my love for them and a driving need to comfort them. If my imperfect heart responds to my imperfect children that way, think about how the perfect heart of our heavenly Father responds to us.

Richard Fuller writes: “This, Christian, is what you must do. Sometimes, like Paul, you can see neither sun nor stars, and no small tempest lies on you. Reason cannot help you. Past experiences give you no light. Only a single course is left. You must stay upon the Lord; and come what may -- winds, waves, cross seas, thunder, lightning, frowning rocks, roaring breakers -- no matter what, you must lash yourself to the helm and hold fast your confidence in God's faithfulness and his everlasting love in Christ Jesus.”

We can face every storm with confidence, knowing that God will redeem it for good. We can trust few things in this life, but God’s faithfulness is one of them. When the hard times come, and the storms roll in, trust God and hold on. He is with you.

Let’s Pray

Father, I want to thank You for Your faithfulness in my life. Forgive me when I let fear and doubt take over my heart and mind instead of choosing to trust You. Give me eyes to see the treasure buried at the heart of every storm and help me to choose joy -- even when I don’t understand what You are doing in my life. Teach me, Lord. Let my life be an illustration of Your strength perfected in my weakness.

In Jesus’ name,

Now It’s Your Turn

Read Hebrews 12:12 (The Message) “So take a new grip with your tired hands and stand firm on your shaky legs.” What does it mean in your life to “take a new grip” and “stand firm” even on shaky legs?

Do you really believe we can experience joy – even in the midst of the fiercest storm? Explain.

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Emmis vote could deal blow to preferred shareholders

March 14, 2012

Emmis Communications Corp. is calling a special meeting where investors will vote on whether to strip preferred shareholders of their right to collect millions of dollars in dividends.

The get-tough tactic, if successful, might cause Emmis’ long-slumping common stock to spring higher. Common shares fetch a mere 73 cents each, weighed down by massive liabilities stemming from the company’s issuance of $140 million in preferred stock 13 years ago.

In addition to being asked to weaken the rights of preferred shareholders, investors at the meeting will consider authorizing a reverse stock split that would push the price of the company’s shares above $1. NASDAQ has been threatening to delist the shares because they have closed below that threshold since July 2011.

The Indianapolis company, which owns radio stations and magazines, filed a preliminary prospectus for the meeting late Tuesday. It has not determined when the meeting will occur.

The move is the latest step in Emmis’ quest to free itself from the burdensome requirements of the preferred stock. The shares are supposed to pay 6.25 percent, but the financially strapped company has been exercising its right to suspend payments since October 2008. From then through early December 2011, $26.7 million in unpaid dividends piled up as liabilities on Emmis’ balance sheet.

Emmis has made tremendous inroads in recent months eliminating the albatross. Last fall, it borrowed $35 million from Chicago financier Sam Zell to begin buying up the shares at a huge discount, and it now has voting control over 61 percent of the preferred stock.

The changes to be voted on at the special meeting require two-thirds approval of the preferred shareholders. The company said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing in late January that it may be able to get over that two-thirds hump by selling preferred shares to a friendly investor.

In the preliminary proxy, Emmis’ board—except for Dave Gale, the sole director appointed by holders of the preferred stock—recommend support of the changes, saying they “will have a positive effect on the overall capital structure of Emmis, which will have a beneficial impact on the holders of common stock.”

The proxy said Gale argued “there is no economic reason [for the changes], other than to transfer wealth from the holders of preferred stock to the holders of common stock.” He said “the proposed amendments use corporate resources to subvert the rights of holders of preferred stock and are not in the best interests of Emmis.”

In an interview with IBJ in January, Emmis Chief Operating Officer Patrick Walsh called the preferred stock “a significant part of the structure that would need to be addressed for the common shareholders to ever see significant appreciation in value.”

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Rains in India
Women take shelter under an umbrella during monsoon showers in New Delhi July 12, 2007.Reuters

Some say that the monsoons make them feel gloomy, while others find the season to be romantic. But nobody can deny the fact that the rains have inspired creativity through the ages.

Since Hindi film music is the primary source of music consumption in India, it is quite natural that Bollywood has a number of songs about rain, some classic and some contemporary. But its not only Bollywood, some of the best non-Bollywood songs seen in recent times have taken inspiration from the monsoons while telling their own story. Here are some of them.

"Indian Rain" by Colonial Cousins

The 1990s were a time when Bollywood singer Hariharan was creating waves in film music with AR Rahman and Leslie Lewis was producing one hit indipop track after another. But when they came together to make music as Colonial Cousins, they created magic. "Indian Rain" is a blissful track from their self-titled debut album.

"Boondan Boondan" by Maati Baani

Mumbai-based Nirali Karthik and Kartik Shah of Maati Baani are known for their experimental take on folk music. "Boondan Boondan," featuring Ankita Joshi and Noor Mohammed, is a song inspired by the festival of Teej that is celebrated by women in North India during monsoon.

 "Miyan Ki Malhaar" by Ayesha Omer, Fariha Pervez and Zara Madani

For the uninitiated, "Miyan Ki Malhaar" is a Hindustani Classical raga believed to be composed by Tansen, the legendary musician at Mughal Emperor Akbar's court. It is a song about the joy you experience when the first drops of rain touch you. This version of the song from "Coke Studio Pakistan" Season 6 holds its original essence while giving it a contemporary outlook.

 "Baarish Ki Boondein" by Papon

"Baarish Ki Boondein" is from Papon's debut hindi album "Papon â€“ The Story So Far." It is a ghazal inspired track that sees Papon at his expressive best.

 "Baran" by Parvaaz

When you blend Hindi/Urdu poetry with blues-oriented progressive rock, you get the sound of the Bangalore-based rock band Parvaaz. The title track of their debut album, "Baran," is dark and gloomy but hard-hitting just like a hailstorm.

 "Garaj Baras" by Ali Azmat

This song is best known as one of the highlights of the soundtrack of Pooja Bhatt's 2003 film "Paap." But it is not originally a track composed for the movie. "Garaj Baras" was written by Ali Azmat and Sabir Zafar for Pakistani Sufi rock band Junoon's seventh studio album "Deewar."