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Happy spring, folks. Well, I guess it depends on which day. Of course the weekend of the 6th and 7th was lovely. Sunny and beautiful. The next few days ... errr not so much.
In last week’s column I mentioned Dover's 400th Anniversary Committee on the 15th. Big ooops! There is a meeting tonight at Dover Public Library, but it is for the Historical Society. Check them out at 7 p.m.
Speaking of the 400th, there really is a public forum coming up on the May 2 at 7 p.m. in the new Dover High School auditorium. Committee Chair Kevin McEneaney advises, “We want to hear from the public about the events and programs they’d like to see shape our celebration.” Feedback from the forum will be brought back to the committee and incorporated into event planning documents for 2023.
The 400th is a big deal and Portsmouth is celebrating its 400th in 2023 as well. Dover needs to be prepared and organized.
I was just a part of what good organization looks like. Last week, on the 6th, my son-in-law John participated in a "Dancing With the Stars" fundraiser in Needham, Mass. Needham has a population of 28,000 similar to Dover’s 30,000 or so. They were really well organized (there’s that word again) and charged $60 per person and nobody squawked since it was for several good causes. How many people attended? Try 650!! They cleared about $50,000 for the organizations designated using approximately 40 hard-working volunteers.
I’m using this as an example of what can be done when a community gets together with a focus. So, some of you folks, put on your thinking caps so that when you attend the forum on May 2nd you’ll have some bright and shiny ideas like the one I just mentioned. Rock out!!!
Coming up on the 21st is Easter. It is a religious holiday, of course, but when I was growing up, it was also fashion day for families. For several weeks before, moms would drag us kids downtown for brand new dress clothes. It seemed as though everyone in Gloucester got gussied up, went to Mass or whatever religions affiliation they had and by 2 p.m. everyone in town was down at the boulevard showing off.
We kids always complained, but there was a sense of family pride, and it really was cool seeing everybody duded up. My dad, who couldn’t carry a tune in a 10-pound bucket always sang to mom on the way down there, “In your Easter bonnet with all the frills upon you’ll be the grandest lady in the Easter Parade.” Yes, there actually was an Easter Parade with prizes for the best of this and that.
Since I am not a native of Dover, I don’t know of any Easter traditions here. Can any of you out there in Doin’s Land help up with some memories? Send me an email.
Last week I asked a question about Roy Rogers and his horse. Many of you folks remember Trigger well.
You know how we at Doin’s feel about kindness, and Matt Mayberry shines when it comes to that.
Prom is a huge event in the life of most high schoolers. It is a party but also for many, a rite of passage as they begin to act more like adults. Kids shell out lots of money for gowns, tuxes, limos, tickets, etc. There are, however, some kids who can’t afford to go - for financial reasons. Every year, Matt is made aware of needs of children to be able to feel good about the prom. This year he advises there are several low income or homeless kids that cannot afford the $50 for a ticket to the prom. Several young men are in need of a tux (at $150). There will most likely be more needs showing up. Please contact Matt at mattmayberrynh@gmail.com and offer to help. Thank you.
If you missed it, the Dover Middle School Drama Club hit another home run with "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr." Watching these kids nail it once again makes me appreciate the skills of Jeff Leaf and staff (you try putting a show together with 100-plus middle schoolers and make it come out right).
Jeff is amazing. One of the ways he does it begins in the summertime. He runs a summer music camp for a variety of ages. One is Fun On Stage for ages 7-11 the other is Youth Music Theatre for ages 11-14. Fun runs June 24-28; Youth Music is July 8-19. I have seen these camps in action. The kids learn while enjoying themselves steeped in hard work. Contact the Dover Recreation Department for more info.
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The dust has settled a bit and Zuck has sounded the call of retreat regarding Beacon. Over the past five years or so, a line has been drawn regarding user privacy and how user data can be used for purposes of advertising and monetization. The ubiquitous “community” of social Web adopters are generally OK with their data being used in the aggregate for the purpose of targeting advertisements, as long as their individual data is not sold or shared with anyone. Beacon crossed this line, and Facebook learned how quickly “lead” users will kick up dust when this “Social Web Contract” has been breached.
For decades, advertisers have dreamed of the ability to ensure that their advertisements could be targeted in the ways now available with online platforms like AdSense. While they’d love to have direct access to these “targets,” they’ll settle for a system that allows them to, say, target men, ages 18-24, who are single, like video games, and live east of the Mississippi. They never know who these individuals are, but trust that the publishers and the technology will deliver their messages appropriately.
Users “win” because, while still advertising, at least the signal to noise ratio of marketing messages is improved and the stuff they see is more relevant to them. And they rest easy with the notion that their privacy is protected and their data isn’t shared or sold. It’s a stretch to assume that our privacy is anything but an illusion, but Beacon demolished the illusion and, if anything, sharpened and helped further define what the line in the sand is and what it means.
I continue to use Facebook and find it useful and enjoyable. I’d wager that something like only 1% of Facebook users are even aware of the Beacon situation, and the 99% probably don’t care…they’re busy throwing sheep at each other. Likely the real reason for the retreat is the inevitable legal challenges from states like California or New York, where Spitzer’s always itching for a fight on behalf of the common consumer. In such states, you can’t use your customers in marketing efforts without written permission from the customer. And as each state has different commerce statues, the processes of compliance would be like death by a thousand paper cuts.
It would also be a mistake to assume that the legions of Facebook users would transform themselves into a virtual grassroots army on their behalf on this issue, primarily because Facebook would have to tell all of them what the issue is in order to get them engaged. My guess is that they’d agree with Eliot. Attempts to regulate or tax something like Facebook, and the legions will be standing ready with pitchforks in hand. But if you ask them to help you do a better job of opening up not only their private data, but their behavior and purchase activity, and the pitchforks would be facing the other direction.
I think the lesson has been learned not just by Facebook, but all social Web ventures. The line sharpened and the do-not-cross sign more visible than ever. They acted quickly, and the damage is probably minimal. I don’t see any evidence that the 1% of Facebook users – the “early adopter” types – are becoming the “early exit” types on Facebook…yet.

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industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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Snap-Grip lens allows quick bulb and lens replacement.
O-ring lens gasket seals out dirt and moisture.
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industry_corpus2: Manufacturing


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The testing, includes evaluation of the F-111A weapon system and development of tactics and techniques by the Tactical Air Command (TAC). These tests are combined with initial combat crew training program and related activities now under-way at Nellis. Facilities of the fighter Weapons Center, along with experienced personnel and necessary range instrumentation, support the training activities.

industry_corpus2: Aerospace


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I’ve seen a lot of these lists – and for the most part they are the same 5-10 “popular” blogs that have been around forever, and been featured in the Globe & Mail or Money Sense. The majority of these are from “professional bloggers”. I may be in the minority here – but I prefer the smaller, independent blogs – the personal blogs – and more specifically the ones that aren’t constantly pushing referral codes, credit card reviews, or trying to get you to sign up for something. Don’t get me wrong – if you want to – and are able to make money from your blog -by all means do it and good for you.
My list however, is for the blogs I prefer- where you feel like you know the reader, and you can follow them on their journey. These blogs are also all written by Canadians and focus on investing/personal finance.
Without further ado – my top Canadian Investing Blogs to check out this year.
Passive Canadian Income – Rob is the same age as me, has 2 kids, and lives one province over. He has multiple streams of passive income (dividend stocks, private investment solar panels & more)!
GenYMoney Although she posts “anonymously” she is very open with her portfolio, net worth, expenses, etc. We own a few of the same stocks, and have a very similar dividend income. GenY lives in BC.
Smile & Conquer Sarah is from Edmonton & a big time hockey fan. This is probably the only blog I regularly read that doesn’t focus primarily on stocks & investing. Sarah still writes about personal finance – but her posts cover a bit of everything as well.
Roadmap 2 Retire I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – this is the first investing blog I ever followed. Sabeel does a great job of analysing stocks, discussing economic trends, and also has an interest in precious metals & crypto-assets.
All About The Dividends Matt is also from Ontario, and posts about his stock purchases, monthly updates, and plans to quit the rat race as soon as possible. Matt owns a few of the same stocks as me – and has recently started investing more in US stocks.
Dividend Income Stocks German is from Quebec, and has 2 kids. His portfolio is a bit newer than most on this list, but it is amazing how fast he has been growing it, and his yield is remarkable. He does a great job analysing Canadian stocks, and his portfolio just hit a new milestone!
FI Garage This is a new blog I recently started following. It is written by 3 different people (an economist, a mechanic & an accountant)- so you get 3 unique perspectives. Even better, they enjoy beer, and even have a podcast where they try new beers and discuss personal finance)!
Thanks for the shoutout & including me, Jordan. Good to be in the company of some great blogs/bloggers here.
Hey Jordan! Great list of bloggers. Some of them are new to me so I will check them out. It appears to be that i’m only the one from Quebec. Oh well, c’est la vie. I enjoy researching and analyzing stocks. The best part – I don’t get paid for it! I’m glad that you like my blog. Hope to be on your list in 2020 as well 🙂 Take care!
Great list, Jordan. I prefer the smaller, independent bloggers as well. I like how there’s a good representation from across the country on this list. Financial Uproar is one of my faves, mostly for the humour. 🙂 Have you heard of Garth Tuner’s blog? He’s knowledgeable about the real estate market.
Thanks for stopping by….FYI -your site is also one of my favs!
I haven’t seen Garth Tuner’s – do you have a link?
He’s got a unique, somewhat sarcastic writing style.
Thanks for the mention Jordan!
nice list. I heard that Rob guy is pretty cool.
Fi garage is new to me but otherwise check them all out.
thanks for including me man.

industry_corpus2: Finance & Economics


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Digital Alchemy | Digital Alchemy wins Bronze for Best Regional Recruitment Programme!
Digital Alchemy wins Bronze for Best Regional Recruitment Programme!
Digital Alchemy is proud to have won the bronze award for ‘Best Regional Recruitment Programme’ at the recent prestigious Human Resources Asia Recruitment Awards held on 7 April in Singapore.
Ryan McHutchon, Head of Talent & Team Development said, “Our most important asset is our team and this award is a testament to our passion and hard work to attract the right talent as we continue to innovate and deliver cutting-edge marketing solutions to our clients”.
Judged by a panel of eminent and senior HR practitioners, the Human Resources Asia Recruitment Awards is a regional recruitment awards show that recognises and celebrates the best in recruitment and talent acquisition in Asia.
This award is not the first award Digital Alchemy won; in July last year, DA won Silver for ‘Best Loyalty Programme (Retailer)’ & Bronze winner for ‘Best Innovative Loyalty Programme’ at the Loyalty & Engagement Awards in Singapore.


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text: While it may seem like velvet, Velour Fabric’s knit gives it elasticity. Velour Fabric is traditionally made from cotton, but polyester and nylon can also be used in its construction. It can be made in different colors, patterns and types, such as steam velour, panne velour and others. It can be used in apparel and in furniture upholstery.


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The Toum Tiou derives its name from a traditional Khmer tale of star-crossed lovers, the Cambodian equivalent of Romeo and Juliet, Toum being the boy and Tiou, the girl.
This beautiful love story turned tragedy features Tiou’s mother, an ambitious woman who wants to marry her daughter off to the king and Toum as the awkward lover. The king, good-hearted and understanding, eventually gives up on the marriage to make Tiou happy. It ends tragically when a frame-up involving the mother and the governor leads to the death of one of the two lovers, the other committing suice to follow suit.
This story is taught from primary to high school. Many songs and pieces of traditional music allude to the pair of ill-fated lovers.
This traditional locally built boat started out as a freighter with a metal hull and a capacity of 150 tons, with two large but low-ceiling decks in order to maximize storage space. Like all boats of this type, it went up and down the Tonle Sap and Mekong, stopping at Siem Reap, Kompong Cham, Kratie and Stung Treng.
We stayed as close as we could to the original line of the boat, because we wanted to retain its slightly curved and elegant lines.
The Toum Tiou is 38 meters long and 6.5 meters we in the mdle. It has 10 rooms in all (3.3 m x 2.5 m), 4 on the first deck and 6 on the second, each air-conditioned and with a bathroom (2.5 m x 1.4 m) including toilet, shower and sink. The water on board is taken from the river, passed through a powerful filtration system and chlorinated in the final step of the treatment.
In order to make the best possible use of the common areas from the standpoint of both size and variety we have installed a library-reading room on the lower deck. There is also a covered space at the front of the mdle deck, a restaurant to the rear anda half-covered sundeck on top.
Siem Reap, Phnom Penh and Saigon are the key destinations that we use to offer you trips into lands of disconcerting beauty, with an incomparable historical heritage and legendary traditions.
Cambodia’s waterways are more than a convenient way of getting around; they are the country’s lifeblood. Take a trip on them and you get an unparalleled in-depth look at the real country, becoming totally immersed in something both gentle and spectacular that cannot be experienced by any other mode of transportation. The shallow draught of the Toum Tiou makes it possible to reach the very heart of the remotest of villages where the sense of discovery is often reciprocal. Is it the travelers or the Khmers who are most surprised by the encounter ?


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Zoetis and The Right Horse Initiative announce partnership to help horses in career or ownership transition.
Zoetis and The Right Horse Initiative announced their partnership today to help horses in transition. Each year, hundreds of thousands of horses change careers or owners; a growing number of these horses end up at risk of inhumane treatment.
Led by the WaterShed Animal Fund, a division of the Arnall Family Foundation, The Right Horse Initiative works to unify equine industry professionals, welfare advocates and the public to improve the lives of horses in transition and promote adoption as a preferred method of finding a horse.
“Industry-wide collaboration has been the missing element in solving equine welfare problems in the United States. The Right Horse’s success will be achieved through our partners’ collaboration. We are thrilled the list of Right Horse partners is growing and positioning the initiative for real impact,” The Right Horse Initiative president Christy Counts said.
As the leading global animal health company, Zoetis said it is proud to support this effort to help safeguard equine wellness for all horses.
Zoetis joins existing industry partners, adoption organizations and equine advocates, including the Certified Horsemanship Assn., Equine Sciences-Colorado State University, Equus Foundation, Institute for Human-Animal Connection, Interscholastic Equestrian Assn., Retired Racehorse Project, Time to Ride and Unwanted Horse Coalition.
Right Horse partners offer their voice, support and expertise to grow the conversation and create a unified effort to promote adoption as a preferred method of finding a horse. By working together, partner organizations serve as champions for education, proper training and public awareness on a national level.
Together, Zoetis and The Right Horse Initiative will support a national movement to reframe the equine adoption conversation.
The Right Horse Initiative is a collective of equine industry and welfare professionals and advocates working together to improve the lives of horses in transition and increase horse adoption in the U.S.
Building on more than 60 years of experience in animal health, Zoetis discovers, develops, manufactures and markets veterinary vaccines and medicines, complemented by diagnostic products, genetic tests, biodevices and a range of services. Zoetis serves veterinarians, livestock producers and people who raise and care for farm and companion animals with sales of its products in more than 100 countries. In 2016, the company generated annual revenue of $4.9 billion and has approximately 9,000 employees.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


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The body of Jesus is placed in the tomb on the evening of Good Friday.
His soul descends into the realm of the dead to announce to the Just the tidings of their redemption.
Fearing the body of Jesus will be taken, the chief priests place guards at the tomb.
On the third day Jesus rises from the dead, glorious and immortal.
The earth quakes as the angel rolls back the stone, the guards flee in terror.
The holy women coming to anoint the body of Jesus are amazed and frightened to find the tomb open.
An angel calms their fears: "He is not here. He has risen as He said."
Jesus appears to Mary Magdalen and Peter and two disciples on the way to Emmaus.
That evening He appears to the apostles behind locked doors: "Peace be unto you ... do not be afraid."
Jesus breathes on them and gives them the power to forgive sin.
Jesus remains on earth forty days after His Resurrection to prove He has truly risen from the dead.
He commissions the apostles to preach the gospel to every creature, and promises to be with them forever.
He will not leave them orphans, but will send the Holy Spirit to enlighten and strengthen them.
Jesus proceeds to Mt. Olivet accompanied by His Mother and the apostles and disciples.
Extending His pierced hands over all in a last blessing, He ascends into heaven.
As He ascends a cloud takes Him from their sight.
Jesus ascends to take His place at the right hand of the Father.
What jubilation there must be amid the angels of heaven at the triumphant entry of Jesus.
The disciples leave Mt. Olivet and "return to Jerusalem with great joy."
The apostles are gathered in the upper room where Jesus had held the Last Supper.
A sound comes from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and it fills the whole house.
The Holy Spirit descends on each of them in the form of tongues of fire.
Filled with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, they are enlightened and strengthened to spread the gospel.
Having lost all fear of the Jewish leaders, the apostles boldly preach Christ crucified.
The multitudes are confounded because every man hears them speak in his own tongue.
The Holy Spirit comes upon the Infant Church never to leave it.
That first day Peter goes forth to preach and baptizes three thousand.
The feast of Pentecost is the birthday of the Church, for on that day it begins to grow.
After the apostles have dispersed, the Blessed Mother goes to live with John, the beloved disciple.
Mary lives many years on earth after the death of Christ.
She is a source of comfort, consolation and strength to the apostles.
As she had nourished the infant Jesus, so she nourishes spiritually the infant Church.
Mary dies, not of bodily infirmity, but is wholly overcome in a rapture of divine love.
Her body as well as her soul is taken up into heaven.
After her burial the apostles go to the tomb and find only fragrant lilies.
Jesus does not permit the sinless body of His Mother to decay in the grave.
Corruption of the body is an effect of original sin from which Mary is totally exempted.
The bodies of all mankind, at the last judgment, will be brought back and united again to the soul.
As Mary enters heaven, the entire court of heaven greets with joy this masterpiece of God's creation.
More than we can ever know the Hearts of Jesus and Mary overflow with joy at this reunion.
Only in heaven will we know the great majesty of that coronation, and the joy it gave to the angels and saints.
Even the angels, who by nature are greater than humans, hail Mary as their Queen.
Mary shares so fully in the glory of Christ because she shared so fully in His suffering.
Only in heaven will we see how central is the role of Mary in the divine plan of redemption.
The angels and saints longed for the coming of her whose heel crushes the head of the serpent.
Mary pleads our cause as a most powerful Queen and a most merciful and loving Mother.
A great sign appeared in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray. O GOD, whose only begotten Son, by His life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech Thee, that meditating upon these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.

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Nutritional deficiencies can lead to a number of health problems in children. Proper nutrition begins with the food you buy and continues at home in the way they are prepared and served. A child that gets a healthy start with good eating habits and nutritious foods can look forward to lifelong health. Young children need a variety of foods to build strong bodies and stay healthy. Food also supplies the energy that children need to grow and develop normally.
Eating right is also very important for children with acute and chronic illnesses.

industry_corpus2: Health & Medicine


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He told his kids if they cleaned up their rooms, he would take them to a movie.
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First violin lesson after my teacher's two week vacation. Practised the Allegro from Franck's violin sonata faithfully during the last weeks, especially the bars where every other note is an incidental. Also, heeded advise from a book and practised from back to front, so as to get a tailwind while performing.
Since it was hot and very humid, I pawed all over the finger board during the introduction, even missing some of the easy shifts. Still have to work a lot on my bowing - not close enough to the bridge, too timid.
Anyway, he pointed out the improvements in many areas and then we tackled the tough parts note for note and bar by bar again.
After a long day at work, I met with chamber music friends from ACMP. We worked on Mozart's KV 499. Our interpretation was not yet ready for a performance, but we've improved a lot since our last get-together. I especially loved the Adagio.
Afterwards, I received the music for Beethoven's op. 18 as a gift. We plan to play op. 18/2 at our next meeting.
Spent the weekend stacking firewood in the shed and around the house. Managed to get some practice hours in, too. Played viola with my chamber group on Monday evening (Missa brevissima in C Major by Eberlin and a short piece by Vivaldi. The presto was more like allegro molto moderato, but still a nice piece). Alto clef is getting more and more familiar.
Crappy day at work - most hectic and stressful.
Finally got out and drove to my violin teacher - with a traffic jam making me even more late; and then the amazing power of relaxation music has - even if it is demanding and requires effort and concentration.
Worked on "Zebulon Dance" by Didier Lockwood and the Franck violin sonata.
Short break at an Italian restaurant for a salad and a glass of red wine.
Orchestra rehearsal with works of Richard Trunk (serenade) and Kammerlohr.
Our American professional (flute, oboe) was there, too and so the whole day at least had a happy ending.


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As a real symbol of all Polynesia, this little white flower (Gardenia Tahistensis) with an incomparable fragrance is traditionally offered in welcome. In everyday life, it is bring behind the ear as a true vegetable and fragrant jewel.
- For Cosmetics : it is a basic ingredient for the manufacture of Monoi (a perfumed oil). From this oil with recognized nutritional properties, a range of care products is developed, such as Bar Soap or scented Bath salts.
- For Perfumery : Tiare flower reveal all its fragrances in an Eau de Toilette presented in a pretty bottle, or through a Room spray to perfume the house and textiles.
- For Delicatessen: Tiare flower petals are used to flavor the Tiare Jam.
Composition of the Box : 7 differents products.


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Why SQL Bind Variables are Important for Performance – Java, SQL and jOOQ.
A common problem with dynamic SQL is parsing performance in production. What makes matters worse is that many developers do not have access to production environments, so they are unaware of the problem (even if there’s nothing new about this topic). What exactly is the problem?
Most database vendors these days ship with an execution plan cache (Oracle calls it cursor cache), where previously parsed SQL statements are stored and their execution plan(s) is cached for reuse. This is the main reason why bind variables are so important (the other reason being SQL injection prevention). By using bind variables, we can make sure that the database will easily recognise an identical SQL statement from a previous execution and be able to re-execute the previously found execution plan. This is in fact one of my favourite topics from my SQL training.
-- First, run them with "inline values" or "constant literals"
Note, it doesn’t matter if the queries are run from JDBC, jOOQ, Hibernate, or the procedural language in the database, e.g. PL/SQL, T-SQL, pgplsql. The result is always the same.
I’ll run the following examples using Oracle, only. Other databases behave in a similar fashion.
The plans are always the same and since we’re accessing primary key values, we’ll always get the same cardinalities, so there doesn’t seem to be anything wrong on each individual execution. But notice how the predicate information is slightly different. When querying for a constant value, then the predicate will include that value right there, whereas with the bind variable, we don’t know what the predicate value is, from the plan. This is perfectly expected, because we want to reuse that plan for both executions of the query.
This is where it gets more interesting. In the second case where we used a bind variable (which was generated by PL/SQL, automatically), we could reuse the statement, cache its plan, and run it twice.
It seems very obvious that when being able to cache something, there’s a slight overhead to the cache maintenance compared to the gain in not having to do the work whose result is cached. The work in question here is parsing the SQL statement and creating an execution plan for it. Even if the plan is trivial, as in the above examples, there is overhead involved with calculating this plan.
We can see that consistently, the SQL version using a bind variable is 2.5x as fast as the one not using the bind variable. This overhead is very significant for trivial queries – it might be a bit less so for more complex queries, where the execution itself takes more time, compared to the parsing. But it should be obvious that the overhead is a price we do not want to pay. We want the query and its plan to be cached!
Notice also how the very first execution of the benchmark has a very significant overhead, because all of the 2000 queries will have been encountered for the first time before they’re cached for the second run. That’s a price we’re only paying during the first run, though.
There are now, currently, 2000 queries in my cache. The one that has been executed 10000 times (benchmark was repeated 5x and 2000 executions of the query per run), and 2000 queries that have been executed 5x (benchmark was repeated 5x).
If instead we run the query 20000 times (and remember, the query run corresponds to the filtered ACTOR_ID), then the result will be vastly different!
This is a vastly different result. We don’t have all of our 20000 queries in the cursor cache, only some of them. This means that some statements have been purged from the cache to make room for new ones (which is reasonable behaviour for any cache).
But purging them is problematic too, because the way the benchmark was designed, they will re-appear again in the second, third, fourth, and fifth run, so we should have kept them in the cache. And since we’re executing every query the same number of times, there really wasn’t any way of identifying a “more reasonable” (i.e. rare) query to purge.
Resources in a system are always limited, and so is the cursor cache size. The more distinct queries we’re running in a system, the less they can profit from the cursor cache.
This is not a problem for rarely run queries, including reports, analytics, or some special queries run only by some very few users. But the queries that are being run all the time should always be cached.
In the above case, what should have been a single query in the cursor cache exploded into 20000 queries, shoving a lot of much more useful queries out of the cache. Not only does this slow down the execution of this particular query, it will purge tons of completely unrelated queries from the cache, thus slowing down the entire system by similar factors. If everyone is slowed down drastically, everyone will start to queue up to have their SQL queries parsed, and you can bring down your entire server with this problem (in the worst case)!
Some databases support enforcing parsing the constant literals to bind variables. In Oracle, you can specify CURSOR_SHARING = FORCE as a “quick fix”. In SQL Server, it’s called forced parametrization.
But this approach has its own limitations and overhead, as this means that additional parsing work needs to be performed every time to recognise constant literals and replace them by bind variables. This overhead will then apply to all queries!
Bind variables are very important for SQL performance. After tons of training people to use them for SQL injection reasons (which is already a good thing), we have now seen how important they are also for performance reasons.
Not using a bind variable for values like IDs, timestamps, names, or anything that is uniformly distributed and has many values in your column will produce the above problem. The exception are bind variables for columns with only very few distinct values (like true/false flags, codes that encode a given state, etc.), in case of which a constant literal can be a reasonable option (follow-up blog post coming, soon).
But bind variables should always be your default choice. If you’re using a client-side tool like jOOQ or Hibernate, bind variables tend to be the default, and you’re fine. If you’re using a stored procedural language like PL/SQL or T-SQL, bind variables are generated automatically and you’re fine as well. But if you’re using JDBC or any JDBC wrapper like Spring’s JdbcTemplates, or any other string based API, like JPA’s native query API, then you are on your own again, and you must explicitly take care of using bind variables every time you have variable input.
And in our next article, we’ll see how bind variables are actually not enough, when using dynamic IN lists, another topic that I borrowed from my SQL training.
Did you try your queries in parallel as well? One thing Oracle guru Tom Kyte always drilled into the reader’s head was that the library cache (which stores the compiled queries, not sure of the difference between this and the cursor cache you mention) has a latch must be acquired every time this cache is accessed. Therefore, if you hard parse every query not only is it slower but it is less scalable as concurrent connections wait in a queue to acquire the latch.
The cursor cache is where the stored execution plans reside (in Oracle) Once the plan has been stored, a soft parse should be able to retrieve it again without too much hassle, even in parallel. I mean, that’s the whole point of the cursor cache – to provide execution plans very quickly in highly parallel situations.
The library cache, to my knowledge, is where the statements are stored. Contention on the library cache does happen during hard parses, which is one of the main reasons why hard parses should be avoided.
So, indeed, if the queries in this blog post had been run in parallel, the effect of not using bind variables would have been even more devastating.
I’m looking at MERGE to implement an upsert in Oracle, it seems that the same values have to be bound twice, once for the INSERT case and again for the UPDATE case. This seems not efficient, let’s say I need to either insert or update a clob, that clob will be marshalled and sent twice.
Is there no neat solution with Oracle to avoid this?
Postgres has the magic ‘excluded’ table but I cannot find anything similar for Oracle.
Thanks, this looks like a great solution to avoid binding all parameters twice.
Unfortunately the example seems to not work.


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Iran and France sign deals to boost research and training cooperation in the agriculture sector.
The agriculture ministers of Iran and France met [in Paris in late May 2014] and inked a handful of cooperation agreements on research, education and exchange of experiences.
On the sidelines of the meeting, French Minister of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry Stéphane Le Foll said his country has decided to lift the sanctions slapped on Iran’s agriculture sector.
Iran’s Mahmoud Hojjati, for his part, said during his visit the two sides decided to form a working group to pursue the ongoing talks and take necessary measures to implement the agreed-on deals.
Over centuries, France has been a key agricultural hub in Europe. With 730,000 farms and an almost 7 percent of its manpower involved in the agriculture sector or similar sectors like fisheries or horticulture, France is among the leading European countries in the area of agriculture.
According to France’s Ministry of Agriculture, the economically active population engaged in agriculture is on the decline, although new marketing methods and agritourism have brought young talents to this sector. Sugar beets, milk, beef, veal, grains, and oilseeds are the staples which have placed France on the list of the world’s top producers.
The Iranian agriculture minister also expressed Tehran’s willingness to tap into France’s knowledge in the field of animal husbandry. France has a good record in producing healthy and quality cattle. When the mad cow disease ravaged Britain’s cattle industry, France stopped imports of British beef and this took a heavy toll on Europe’s agriculture.
Iran, for its part, is a producer of quality saffron, pistachios, and organic garden products on a large scale and has a great record in beekeeping.
The missing link of Iran’s agriculture sector, i.e. marketing and marketability of products, is the only obstacle standing in the way of proper introduction of these products to world markets. This comes as tendency to use new marketing methods is on the rise in France.
More importantly, European countries cannot grow some agricultural products mainly due to the shortages of arable land and lack of climate variations – which are taken for granted in Iran. Interactions between the two countries in the field of agriculture can bring France’s modern scientific methods and Iran’s various products together.
So Stéphane Le Foll has entered talks with the country’s foreign minister to exclude the agriculture sector from the sanctions [imposed on Iran]. The French negotiating team has placed on its agenda a trip by Le Foll to Iran where he is to pay a visit to agricultural, historical and cultural sites.
It is worth mentioning that the positive results these agreements could produce highly hinge on mutual respect by the two sides for each other.


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I have a friend in Florida and I need to get him a 99/4A cartridge today or early tomorrow if possible. Any cartridge will do, it does not matter, as long as it is a TI brand (nothing 3rd party.) My friend lives somewhere between Orlando and Tampa, and driving 50 or 60 miles is not a problem.
Can anyone help me out? If not, I'll just mail him one, but if it can happen by tomorrow, it would make for good timing and coincidence.


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Classic-X Design Features: The Classic-X Fuzz is a modern evolution from the commercial germanium transistor fuzz pedals I modified for Jimi. The Classic-X maintains the guitars original tone characteristics with the open sound and sonic heritage that is the trademark of Jimi's recordings. The new feature and advantages of the front-end buffer will appeal to those players who strive for a modern sound with strong roots in the past. The use of front end buffering was pioneered by me and used in Jimi's recordings. You can select this feature by moving the jumpers on the pc card.
Make no mistake this is not a clone of an old design that duplicates the original faults and shortcomings. I have used the same basic transistor configuration but with several new innovations applied to the very basic circuit that was used then. We employ a careful selection procedure for the two PNP germanium transistors and the pc card also has a pre-set to optimise the circuit for varying operational temperatures. The new Classic-X is a very Low Noise high gain design, stable, free from radio and other electronic interference that cause so much trouble.

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From Kurussa the Niger is navigable at high water all the way to Bamako in Upper Senegal, whence there is communication by rail and river with St Louis and Timbuktu.
Lower down, at Bamako - the first considerable town on its banks - has a depth of 6 ft.
Seven or eight miles below Bamako the Sotuba rocks mark the end of what may be considered the upper river.
From 1904 onwards the French undertook works on the Niger between Bamako - whence there is railway communication with the Senegal - and Ansongo with a view to deepening the channel and removing obstructions to navigation.

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At Brody, Hardoon, Perkins & Kesten, LLP, we are well known for our history of favorable verdicts and settlements, and we have received a great deal of publicity for high-profile cases and precedent-setting appellate decisions — cases that have truly changed the lives of our clients.
Our reputation speaks for itself. We have unparalleled respect in the legal community and many BHPK attorneys have been listed as Massachusetts Super Lawyers, a determination based on peer recognition and professional achievement. We are also recognized as community leaders who provide pro bono work throughout the community.
At BHPK, we look at the big picture for our clients. This means providing practical legal counsel that prevents litigation. It means taking steps to minimize the costs of legal action once litigation has begun. It also means thinking about the true impact of our actions by making sure that the legal arguments we structure will not only benefit you now, but in the future as well.
Lawyers at BHPK have litigated thousands of employment law and personal injury cases over the course of their careers. We have an excellent reputation for trying cases, which helps us achieve success both in the courtroom and in negotiation. While aggressive litigation is often necessary, other methods — like mediation, arbitration or negotiation — may sometimes be more appropriate.
As experienced litigators, we know that there is more to winning a court case than just the legal argument. We combine our extensive legal experience with our real-world knowledge to explore a practical approach to our clients' cases. Whether we are handling an employment law matter or a personal injury case, an investigation in the first few days after an incident may reveal critical evidence. A brief initial consultation with an expert may help us structure the winning legal argument once the case is in suit. A visit to the scene of an accident may give us the perspective necessary to take on even the toughest of defendants.
We understand that there are often steps that can be taken "up front" to save our clients' time and energy in the future. Regardless of the situation, we work tirelessly to create individual solutions to address each client's unique circumstances.
BHPK Associate Michael Stefanilo, Jr. was sworn into the Supreme Court of the United States.

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Hindle, Brooke. Engines of Change. The American Industrial Revolution. 1790-1860. Washington. Smithsonian. 1986. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Fine copy.
Hindley, Geoffrey. Discover Gold. The Intriguing Story of the World's Most Valued Resource. London. Orbis. 1983. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated in color and black & white. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Hindley, Geoffrey. England in the Age of Caxton. New York. St. Martin's Press. 1979. 266 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Hinshaw, Randall (ed). Monetary Reform and The Price of Gold. Baltimore. Johns Hopkins Press. 1967. 180 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Fine copy in near fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Hinton, Brian. Celtic Crossroads. The Art of Van Morrison. London. Sanctuary. 1997. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Fine copy.
Hinton, William. Iron Oxen. A Documentary of Revolution in Chinese Farming. New York. Vintage. 1970. 222 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Fine copy.
Hiro, Dilip. Sharing the Promised Land. A Tale of Israelis and Palestinians. New York. Olive Branch. 1999. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Fine copy.
Hirshaut, Julien. Jewish Martyrs of Pawiak. New York. Holocaust Library. 1982. 251 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. Fine copy.
Hitchcock, William I. The Bitter Road to Freedom. A New History of the Liberation of Europe. New York. Free Press. 2008. 464 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Fine copy in fine dust jacket.
Hitching, Francis. The Mysterious World. An Atlas of the Unexplained. New York. Holt, Rinehart & Winston. 1978. 4to. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Fine copy.
Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945). Hitler's Secret Book. Introduction by Telford Taylor. Translated by Salvator Attansio. New York. Grove. 1962. 230 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. Second edition. Ex-libris. Usual marks. Very good copy in dust jacket, minor penciling.
Hixon, Lex. Mother of the Buddhas. Meditation on the Prajnaparamita Sutra. Wheaton. Quest. 1993. Octavo. Soft cover. Reprint. Near fine copy (very light shelf wear).
Hobbs, Richard S. Catastrophe to Triumph. Bridges of the Tacoma Narrows. Photo available. Pullman Washington State University Press. 2006. 188 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Fine copy.
Hobhouse, Penelope. Flower Gardens. Boston. Little, Brown and Company. 1991. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated in color and black & white. Fine copy (owner name) in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Hobman, J. B. Palestine's Economic Future. A Review of Progress and Prospects with a message from Field Marshal Smuts. London. Percy Lund Humphries. 1946. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Very good copy. Light shelf wear, ex. library, hinges split.
Hobson, Barbara Meil. Uneasy Virtue. The Politics of Prostitution and The American Reform Tradition. New York. Basic. 1987. 275 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Hobson, Burton. Illustrated Encyclopedia of World Coins. Photo available. Garden City. Doubleday. 1983. Octavo. Hardcover. Revised edition. Illustrated. Fine copy.
Hobson, Burton. Pictorial Guide to Coin Conditions. Garden City. Doubleday. 1968. Octavo. Hard cover. Revised edition. Illustrated. Fine copy in near fine (light shelf wear) dust jacket (in mylar).
Hobson, Charles. The Great Chief Justice. John Marshall and the Rule of Law. Photo available. Lawrence. University of Kansas Press. 1996. Octavo. Hard cover. First edition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).

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Big news in the manipulation of climate data at NOAA. One of their leading scientist has blow the whistle. This will have a ripple affect throughout the science community. The link below is a very good read.
Doh! Hate it when that happens.
A very reliable rule is that peeps will only absorb information that suits their preconceived small thinking, or more like no thinking fantasy like notions and child like ideas and pursuits.
Many more polar bears than 50 years ago.
Co2 and all the other climate gasses constitute a very small portion of the atmosphere.
Watervapour constitutes over 95% of greenhouse gases but is almost never mentioned.
Many more bits of info easy to access.
You don't need to read all these reports.
You can figure it out for yourselves.
Ice is going through a cycle of melting as seen from space.
We've weren't able to see that when they melted before, in recent times.
You want evidence that human activities are causing the planet to get warmer?
^^^ Science has proven the world is getting warmer, probably caused by man. Only the truly ignorant and members of the cult will buy into the Republican spin.
We got about 12 years to implement the draconian critical changes , If the changes take place We can stave off, protect a little bit of what we have, Though it will be no near place of maintaining current status, But we may be able to create some kind of sustainable habitat here on earth But don't worry about it you know nobody cares .

industry_corpus2: Technology & Research


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Thank you for contributing to Gun Owners Foundation. GOF exists to support law-abiding individuals involved in firearms-related cases. It does so by providing legal and expert and assistance -- or by bringing lawsuits to challenge unconstitutional gun restrictions.
Currently, GOF has filed a lawsuit against the ATF and DOJ to stop their ban on bump stocks. A successful challenge in this case will prevent a future anti-gun president from using these regs to ban AR-15s and other semi-automatic firearms.
Additionally, GOF is challenging an anti-gun New York City law before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Donations to GOF are 100% deductible for income tax purposes.


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Collects Avengers (2012) 38-39, New Avengers (2013) 26-28.
For Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the Illuminati, it has all been building to this. After two years of carefully crafting his cataclysmic saga, writer Jonathan Hickman jumps ahead eight months to the grand finale, the honest-to-goodness immediate future of the Marvel Universe -- and the day of the Final Incursion! After the revelation of the Illuminati's desperate, world-destroying actions, the Avengers are fragmented! While one group seeks out the Illuminati for a confrontation, another takes the fight to the new Cabal! Discover what has become of Tony Stark -- to say nothing of Dr. Strange! And have all the battles they've endured, and the sacrifices they've made, prepared either group for the inevitable moment where time runs out for everybody? The second act of the astonishing climax to Jonathan Hickman's legendary run is here!


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E-Rider bikes are covered by a comprehensive two year warranty which applies to all components including the battery.
Our warranty applies to new bikes purchased or leased directly from this website and is not transferable.
Electric bikes are very reliable, therefore we do not need a network of dealers or repair shops.
We stock all the parts for our bikes and, in the event of a problem, we will normally send out replacement components with instructions to fit.
In the rare cases where it is not possible to solve an issue remotely, we may send out a technician or customers may be required to return their bike to our workshop for repair.
This warranty does not apply to “consumable” items like tyres, tubes, brakes and chargers or to components which fail as a result of abuse or accident.

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EPD ranks 18th in the Top 50 Fastest Growing Private Companies – 3rd Year in a Row on List – 3rd Time's the Charm | European Paving Designs, Inc.
Don’t misunderstand – we feel very lucky to be on the list of the Top 50 Fastest Growing Private Companies, but it isn’t by luck that we are growing. We believe growth accelerates with integrity and innovation. This year has been a culmination of goals for EPD both internally and externally.
We have been consistently aggressive in our approach to adopting technology – as marked by more than a decade using cloud-based business solutions, paperless business operations and an early adoption of mobile technology – which allows us to focus on our core competency – our craftsmanship.
Speaking of our craftsmanship, the sheer volume of construction has certainly contributed to our growth. However we focus on the entire life of projects – their ‘sustainable performance’. By being focused on sustainable performance (idea conception through ongoing use), we focus on the life of the project and increasing the ROI for our customers. All that to say we appreciate our current growth, but we value the legacy our craftsmanship.
Thank you to our talented Crew and Collaborators we get the privilege to work with every day. We are honored to be one of the Silicon Valley’s Top Fastest Growing Private Companies.

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From the very beginning, when we launched theEword with the mantra 'Growth Is Good', we have been a company that is dedicated to growing. Indeed, we are an agency that specialises in helping our clients to grow business, nurture their web presence and realise their full potential.
This commitment to growth doesn't end with our clients, though. Over the past 12 months, we've grown too, at a tremendous rate. Pivotal contract wins and staff expansion mean we're a burgeoning force in the SEO Manchester scene, something which hasn't gone unnoticed by the local press.
Our growth shows no sign of stopping, either, as we continue to pick up new contracts from around the region. The latest of these is a brief to develop a microsite and handle PPC marketing for Bolton-based property firm Miller Metcalfe.
We'll be working closely with the company - which is recognised as one of the most respected independent property companies in the North West - to digitally market their services, which include residential sales, lettings, conveyancing, mortgages, surveys and valuations.
"We are delighted to have added yet another client to our ever-expanding list. theEword is a growing company and contracts such as this one prove that we are as dedicated to our own growth as we are to our clients'."
To learn more about the full range of SEO and online marketing services offered by theEword, please get in touch.

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We are an independent family run business established for 30 years. Drawing on our experience we offer you a range of products carefully selected for quality and value for money.
If you require additional information, please get in touch via email, phone or post.


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You may be eligible to take part in a Science 37 trial. Learn more about how to participate.
Learn how to accelerate your clinical trial.
Science 37 offers end-to-end clinical trial services from protocol design and regulatory strategy to recruitment strategies and remote execution. Experience a truly connected clinical trial research process, from digitally enabled data collection, transfer, analysis and storage to trials by design that connect and recruit patients no matter where they live. Work with us to accelerate discovery and improve patient health.
You can help your patients learn more about clinical research opportunities. You can stay connected to your patients while they participate in a trial. Find out how.

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I finally did it! I'm down 10% of my weight and have 24lbs gone. It's been about 9 weeks since I started and eventhough it has lately been a lot slower I feel so psyched about it. I'm trying to have some obtainable goals so by valentines day I would just like 5 more lbs off. Dh talked to me today aobut going on a cruise in september so I now have plenty of things to keep me motivated to lose even more.
That's fabulous! You have beautiful horse people, too!
Congratulations !!! You are doing great!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GREAT JOB!!!! Keep up the good work, you will soon be at your goals...I am proud of you. YOU CAN AND ARE DOING THIS!!!!
You are doing just fabulous! And a cruise to look forward to besides? Wow! What great incentive!
That's an AWESOME accomplishment. I did have my goal to lose like 80 pounds on my weight ticker, but that seemed so daunting to me. I changed that to a 10% loss and once I reach that I'll lower my goal weight.
I can't wait for that to happen....I bet it feels WONDERFUL!
Way to go, Melody, on your 10%!!! Woohoo!! Checked out your Sparkpage, too, and love your horses. Have a great week!


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That strategic point on many battlefields these fully coloured cross roads are compatible with our dirt tracks to link together and create a stand out piece for your game.
15 cm across from top to bottom and left to right and on a standard 7cm width these are suitable for miniatures games from 30mm down to 20mm.
Printed onto robust MDF using state of the art techniques transform the look of your game quickly and effectively.

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John’s Automotive Care is the leading choice for Subaru service and repair in San Diego. When we say we put our “heart and soul” into our work, we mean it. Upon arrival at our auto repair shop, you will be greeted with a warm smile and kind words. Your Subaru will receive efficient and effective service performed by a capable team of ASE-and Master-Certified auto mechanics.
John’s Automotive Care has been servicing and repairing Subaru cars for nearly two decades, and we are proud to say that we see generations of families pass through our doors. Our concern for the safety of you, your family, and your Subaru has earned several long-term relationships, and we are proud to service your son’s, sister’s and grandfather’s cars.
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What is TAKT (Together Advancing Common Trust)?
We are an NGO that promotes women’s empowerment through sport and advocates for gender equity in sports. We founded TAKT three years ago and are located in Skopje, Macedonia. We are dynamic, passionate and devoted to see positive social change in the communities through sports and reach out to many girls and women to fulfil their potential through sports.
Silvija Mitevska, president of TAKT: I am paragliding pilot and passionate advocate for women’s empowerment through sports. I have vast sport experience, since I was competing on many international paragliding competitions. I am an emerging leader for the Global Sports Mentoring Program, and currently I am enrolled at Leadership Program for Women supported by Vital Voices, USA. Throughout these experiences I’ve met and worked with extraordinary and courageous female leaders who I look up to.
Why do you think playing/doing sports is important?
I believe that sport has a huge potential to empower women and girls and it offers many opportunities in life. Sport improves girls’ and women’s self-esteem and contributes to the development of the leadership skills. Research shows that 82 % of women in managerial jobs used to play sports while growing up. Another research shows that there is a positive correlation between participation in sports and academic achievement.
Sport teaches you resilience, endurance and time management. It teaches you that energy and enthusiasm equals success and that hard work pays. It is a great life lesson.
In general terms, female athletes face discrimination and inequalities in all sports. Often, there is a lack of support on local and national level. So far, there are no current strategies or action plans for advancing gender equality in sports and addressing this is part of our mission.
We are engaged on different activities that address the current gaps. We are providing more visibility to prominent female athletes and offer their experiences to youth, encouraging young girls to follow those role-models and play sports.
We run workshops that target adolescents to advocate for the messages of equality and non-discrimination. These workshops also engage boys and girls to challenge negative gender stereotypes.
We strongly advocate on policy level, to introduce gender sensitive policies in sports institutions and promote more women on leadership positions.
We cover all our activities through our official website and social media, offering also a space to communicate and discuss these issues. We are building a network of people who share their ideas and speak freely about topics that were often neglected of still considered a taboo.
Sport is very important for girls because it teaches them how to set and achieve a goal.
As one of my good friends would say, girls with dreams become women with vision. Gender equality in sports is a great tool for sustainable future for people and our planet 50-50 by 2030 latest.

industry_corpus2: Sports


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Anywhere But Here and The Lost Father have established Mona Simpson as one of our most accomplished writers. In her new novel--the portrait of a legendary, quintessentially American entrepreneur trapped by the age he helped to define--she brilliantly extends her achievement. More powerfully than ever before, Simpson uncovers the nature of longing and belonging, of blood relations and the human heart.
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Auberge de Contrevoz, auberge et restaurant à Contrevoz dans l’Ain (01).
Our cuisine is elaborated with fresh products of season in the kitchen of our restaurant « L'Auberge de Contrevoz ».
Florence, Franck and their team welcome you ! L'Auberge de Contrevoz is situated inside the little village Bugiste, this old farm of the region in a contemporary style with a stone fireplace, a terrace shades in a park raised and decorated with flowers as well as a parking lot adjacent to the garden.
Our wine list is changeable according to the menus of the « chef ».
New owner since may 2008, we were a manager of a small restaurant to Sallanches in Haute Savoie during 4 years and noted already well by guides.
We propose a cooking updated at the rythme of seasons (meal of birthday, marriage, etc...) or simply to please you.

industry_corpus2: Hospitality & Catering


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I dont really know what is Essential if you want to have all the Team EPIC stuff, but I hope you kind people would tell me whats needed (eg. Stickers) and Ill put it in here and how to get it.
Anything in HB88's team epic sticker level.
I suppose. You may want to dig through TSFRJ's TE warehouse, however they are not required or anything.
Right then, so if this isnt needed, then I would like it deleted.
flf4sgam3r wrote: Right then, so if this isnt needed, then I would like it deleted.
Before you or I delete this, maybe we could make this a good list of tutorial videos/levels?
I can just delete the posts afterwards if needed.
Well, we have some people who are fairly new at creating, so why not make a list of links to video tutorials (Pref. with voice instead of text) and good tutorial levels.
Well I will make that my job for this thread, finding and linking helpful tutorials....Tutorials like how to use water for effect or tutorials like how to make a >Insert creation here< ?
EDIT: Or you could direct me to a program so I could make my own.
flf4sgam3r wrote: Right then, so if this isn't needed, then I would like it deleted.
I can just delete the posts afterward if needed.
Thread will be locked deleted as I have said in the past, we are working on some type of tutorial type thing so please refrain from any of that type of business for now.
I'm sorry, but I see no reason for this to be locked! They were discussing what things they should have for Team EPIC. If they want to make video tutorials, let them. I never heard any plans for Team EPIC video tutorials, unless you were doing them (which is fine, I just didn't know that).
Heckboy88 wrote: I'm sorry, but I see no reason for this to be locked! They were discussing what things they should have for Team EPIC. If they want to make video tutorials, let them. I never heard any plans for Team EPIC video tutorials, unless you were doing them (which is fine, I just didn't know that).
Okay, there is no reasont= to be locked but no more mentioning of the tutorials.
BTW, more info on the 'essentials' can be found in our FAQ, which is in the 'Help!' board.


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Yes of course there are innumerable briefing documents, opinion pieces, white papers and deep-dive analysis offerings available to try and provide us with the advice we need on cloud migration.
… i.e. we know that this is a prudent deployment option so that mission critical data can remain “on premise” and that we can utilise (we avoid the term “leverage”) the breadth and depth of public cloud efficiencies where security and governance concerns allow it.
But this is not the only consideration when it comes to cloud migration and EMC insists that it needs a company with a storage pedigree (like itself, obviously) to bring another layer of data management to bear in the move to cloud.
The firm this week uses its EMC World 2014 conference and exhibition to launch EMC InfoArchive, an application-agnostic archive product suite.
The software is based upon open standards and aims to handle large volumes of structured data, unstructured content, print streams, and xml – from a multitude of applications – at scale.
EMC’s sales line here is that with InfoArchive, users can “rationalise their application environment” and, crucially, they can move to “decommission legacy applications” and save money.
The information within these legacy applications can be archived and available for retrieval as necessary for compliance reasons.
We can also use this management tool to help identify those applications that either should not be moved to cloud in the first place or those that will need what we might call “re-platforming” for cloud’.
This then, in theory, helps provide the ROI rationale for making the investment move to cloud in the first place.
Forrester’s Alan Weintraub has said that EMC’s EIM [Enterprise Information Management] strategy focuses on this InfoArchive product.
“EMC InfoArchive provides a single information archive for big data, structured data, hybrid data objects, and content. InfoArchive is able to ingest and store information from multiple production applications and repositories, creating a consolidated static information resource for organizations to mine for value. InfoArchive leverages xDB and XML to create the integrated archive. InfoArchive can store and manage information as part of live archiving or at the end of the information life cycle, providing a static repository for information reference and access,” said the analyst.


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Thousands of people marched peacefully through downtown Baltimore on Saturday to protest the unexplained death of the 25-year-old black man in police custody but pockets of violence erupted when a small group smashed windows and threw bottles at officers.
1 Demonstrators protest in the streets as they march for Freddie Gray to Baltimore's City Hall, in Baltimore, April 25, 2015.
2 Police attempt to block marchers as they block Pratt Street after a march to City Hall for Freddie Gray, in Baltimore, April 25, 2015.
3 Police detain a man after a march to City Hall for Freddie Gray, in Baltimore, April 25, 2015.
4 Demonstrators confront law enforcement officers near Baltimore Police Department Western District to protest against the death of Freddie Gray in police custody, in Baltimore, April 25, 2015.

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text: Utm Co.,Limited was established in 2013. We are specialized in development, manufactures and sale of infant and baby products. Our factory was located in Shantou. Our main markets are South America, Arabic, Europe and America.

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AUSTIN – The Railroad Commission of Texas assessed $284,532 in fines involving 133 enforcement dockets against operators and businesses at the Commissioners’ conference this week. The Commission has primary oversight and enforcement of the state’s oil and gas industry and intrastate pipeline safety.
Operators were assessed $63,360 after failing to appear at Commission enforcement proceedings. Details on these Master Default Orders can be found on the RRC website here.
Operators were ordered to come into compliance with Commission rules and assessed $71,547 for oil and gas, LP-Gas and pipeline safety rule violations. Pipeline operators and excavators were assessed $149,625 for violations of the Commission’s Pipeline Damage Prevention rules. Details on all these Master Agreed Orders can be found on the RRC website here.

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This National Park is one of the most beautiful places of interest in East Java. The beauties of mountain covered, give a special and characteristic green plants, arousing great interest. Tenggerese traditional farming also makes this famous place being more interesting and attractive. In addition, cool and breezy wind always blows freshly giving ever visitor special deep impression a unforgettable memories. The accessibility has no problem and very reachable (via Malang, Pasuruan, Probolinggo or Lumajang). Surely, different access give different characteristics scenery landscape. The elevation reaches about 2.392 meter sea level above and the temperature varies from 3 up to 20 degrees centigrade. The people who live in this area are supposed to be descended from Majapahit Kingdom about six hundred years ago.
The belonged to Tenggerese Hinduism with old traditional. That tradition still survives up to now.
Every year, they always carry out the traditional and religious ceremonies, and the most popular ones is Yadnya Kasada, an offering ceremony held at the edge of the crater on the top of mount Bromo.

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New backpack? Check. New shoes? Check. Pencil cases, notebooks, erasers. Check. Check. Check.
Back-to-School Digital Plan for Success? Huh? Gotcha on that one.
Okay, Digital Parent Extraordinaire, have you given any thought to how your child can enjoy school and achieve academic success by using technology? That’s right, I said technology and school in the same sentence.
Just because I am a child’s rights advocate and firm supporter of digital parenting in today’s tech world, doesn’t stop me from being an advocate of technology in education. I believe that every child has the right - and even obligation in today’s digital world - to become a responsible digital citizen. Our children need to know how to use the Internet and technology safely, wisely and in furtherance of their learning and leisure activities.
The ability to use information well—to find it, consume it, analyze it, and leverage it to solve a problem.
The ability to use media and digital technologies to communicate and collaborate effectively.
The development of digital citizenship.
Enter the digital parent and your Back-to-School Plan for Digital Success.
STEP ONE: Help your child use information well.
Not only should you help your child access technology, whether at school, a public library, a community center or in your home, but you should also participate as much as you can in their online activities. An involved parent is an informed parent and The Parent Zone advises you to ask: Who are they talking to? What are they doing online? Where are they going online?
Based on the responses, you can guide your child on sources of appropriate information and resources. Worried that you don’t have a tech background? The majority of the parents that I speak to wouldn’t know a piece of code if it reached out and bit them BUT they do understand how to use their offline parenting skills online. Think about it. Do you change your parenting style just because you’re in another country? Ditto for the digital world. Same parenting responsibilities, same goals: responsible children.
STEP TWO: Understand how your child can use media and digital technologies to communicate and collaborate.
If there is something that all parents have to come terms with it is this fact: Internet, media and digital technologies are here to stay. Translation: more apps, more watches, more digital toys that we don’t need, but all secretly want.
Don’t panic. Parent. If you understand that the benefits of digital technologies outweigh the harm (always with appropriate limits), you will be able to positively parent and support your child as they navigate the digital highway.
Pew Research study just published findings that parents rely on social media to communicate and collaborate with family and friends and to find support on parenting issues. For parents, social media is widely viewed as a source of information – all the more so for our children. In my opinion, this is one more reason to understand how your children are using digital technologies and support them in the proper usage.
STEP THREE: Guide your child in responsible digital citizenship.
Just as we teach our children to be responsible, contributing members of society, we must make sure that they are responsible members of the digital society as well.
Check out FOSI’s Digital Citizenship Flashcards to guide your child in being safe and responsible online.
And as always, even though Internet, social media, apps and games can all be used in furtherance of your child’s education, don’t forget to be firm with screen limits and be a good digital role model yourself.
Let me know how your Back to School Digital Plan worked for you. I would love to hear from you.
Use our Tech for Success guide to start a conversation with your child about using technology responsibly.

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A historic venue, beautiful surroundings, incredible dining and a talented team of event planners… We’ll help you throw the party of the year here at Calcot. From first birthdays to golden wedding anniversaries, we’ve got it covered.
Unapologetically country with exposed stone walls and soaring ceilings, our lovingly-restored 14th-century barn is a magical space for hosting everything from intimate gatherings of 16 to full-scale feasts for 120. And with a talented team of party planners, floral designers and top chefs, we'll help bring your vision to life, leaving you free to enjoy yourself.
We have 220 acres of idyllic grounds to get lost in (and find each other again), promising that any gathering will be one to remember. Our outdoor terrace with sink-into-sofas and flame-flickering firepit is the perfect place to grab a blanket and chat into the early hours. Get in touch with our events team using the form below to start planning your private dinner party.


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Enhance your skin's natural radiance with Aveeno Positively Radiant MaxGlow Micellar Gel Cleanser. From a dermatologist-recommended brand, this gel facial cleanser works like a magnet to draw out and wash away makeup, oil, and other skin-dulling impurities. With moisture-rich soy and kiwi complex, its unique formula is designed to attract and lock in moisture, leaving skin feeling hydrated, soft, and dewy. The hydrating gel cleanser is hypoallergenic, paraben-free, phthalate-free and non-comedogenic, which means it won't clog pores. The Aveeno Positively Radiant Collection is designed to enhance your natural radiance and give you a lit-from-within glow. Each soy enriched product targets tone and texture. Try other Positively Radiant products for a skin solution that's positively you.
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These are the only animations of Robins however, there maybe some used on other pages and more animal aninations can be accessed from the table at the bottom of the page.
Robin (Erithacus rubecula) is all over Europe, except for parts of the Mediterranean coast and northern Scandinavia. Also found in the Azores, Canary Islands and parts of North Africa; eastwards into central Russia, Turkey and Iran.
They are usually orange-red face and breast with pale grey border. The upper parts and tail brown; with white underparts.
A Robin Length is approximately 14cm (5½ins). They have a wingspan of approximately 26cm (10ins) and weigh approximately 19.5gms (¾oz).
Their main food is insects, worms, seeds and berries. Baby Robins eat 4.26m (14ft) of earthworms every day.
The oldest known robin was 13 years but they usually live only for 7-9 years only.
The robin is a popular visitor to gardens and is well-known for its tameness - with patience it can even be encouraged to eat from the hand. Robins living elsewhere in Europe are much more wary of man because there they are shot in their thousands for food or “sport”.
Robins are very possessive of their territories; even the female has a territory of her own in winter. The male marks out the boundaries of his territory by singing loudly, especially in the spring. Males will fight fiercely with one another to defend their territories, sometimes to the death.
Robins spend quite a lot of their day hopping on the ground, searching for food, often flicking their wings as they do so. If you start digging in the garden you are almost certain to attract a robin, which will perch on a nearby fence or branch, waiting to inspect the newly-turned soil for grubs and worms. In the winter they will regularly visit a bird-table to eat kitchen scraps. In cold spells a robin will puff up its feathers to help keep warm. Robins are usually more secretive in the late summer when they are moulting and they sing less frequently at this time.
The male robin sings loudly in the early spring, hoping to attract a mate into his territory. When a partner has been found, the male brings his mate tasty bits of food which she begs from him with quivering wings - this strengthens the pair bond.
The female builds the nest, usually amongst bushes or in ivy on trees or in holes in walls, making a domed structure from leaves and grass and lining it with roots, feathers and hair. However, robins often nest in unusual places such as old teapots, kettles, pans and inside sheds and garages.
Mating occurs mainly from late March to June - robins sometimes even nest as early as January. The female lays 5-7 eggs which are whitish, lightly mottled with red-brown patches and spots. She incubates them for 12-15 days, whilst her mate brings her food at frequent intervals.
When the eggs have hatched, both parents share the task of feeding the young, taking care of them for about three weeks, by which time they can fly and are independent. The baby robins are brown with spotted chests.
If the first brood has been an early one, then the parents are likely to raise a second or third brood. Quite often the male takes over the feeding of the first fledglings while the female sits on a second clutch of eggs.
Within the first two months after fledging, the young robins undergo their first moult and the adult plumage replaces the body feathers. The wing and tail feathers are moulted the following year.
Nearly three-quarters of young robins die before they are one year old, most of them being caught by predators. The ones lucky enough to survive will establish their own territories before winter.
The overall robin population does not seem to have declined over the years despite loss of woodland, as robins have adapted well to other habitats such as parks and gardens.
The Robin, like many thrushes, has a beautiful and complex song but in contrast to thrushes, its song is almost continuous and is commonly described as a joyful song. It is made of discrete units that are often repeated and merged together into a string with brief pauses in between. Songs varies regionally and styles varies by time of day. They are often the last songbirds singing as the evening comes.
A robin’s egg is blue but if you put it in vinegar for thirty days it turns yellow.

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If you are one of the millions of people who ponder a college education but worry about where the money will come from, never fear. There are several forms of financial aid available. So many forms of it, in fact, that there's some form of financial assistance available for just about everyone.
One form of help is known as scholarship financial aid. Scholarships are monies awarded to a student that don't need to be paid back the way loans do. It is, however, a good idea to invest these monies wisely.
To get scholarship financial aid, consult first with the financial aid office at the school of your choice. The financial aid officers are very well versed on the types and sources of student aid money available and will be glad to assist every student who seeks advice.
Colleges and universities themselves are often the source for scholarship financial aid, especially if a student is exceptionally gifted or talented in some way the school values. Many athletes, musicians, and other performing artists, as well as students who have demonstrated a high degree of academic achievement often get scholarship money from schools who consider their enrollment an asset to the school.
Churches and civic organizations are also excellent sources for scholarship financial aid. They frequently award college assistance money to the children of congregation or club members.
Charitable organizations are other sources of scholarship financial aid money. Students active in these organizations are sometimes eligible for scholarship assistance and, in many cases, so are the recipients, or their children, receiving assistance from these organizations.
Sometimes a parent's employer has a scholarship financial aid program as part of the employee benefits package offered. It never hurts to check with an employer's human resources department to see if this option is available.
Scholarship financial aid is a great way to help fund a college education. There are other options as well, however, so remember to ask your financial advisor for every source of assistance available to you.


text: The Wax Procession Torches Pack of 3 from Dynamic Fireworks. Is designed for handheld torch-lit processions or to add great atmospherics at your display. They are also equally ideal for use in gardens for summer BBQ’s and to add illumination to walkways and paths. With an excellent duration of 60 minutes.

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Russell Kennedy, M.D. earned his medical degree from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada in 1991, graduating as president of his medical class. After graduation he moved back to his hometown of Victoria, BC for internship and practiced emergency medicine and obstetrics until settling into full service family practice in 1993. He maintained his practice in Victoria until moving to the mainland of British Columbia in 2004.
Dr. Kennedy has been a corporate speaker since 2001, and since that time has given presentations to medical conventions and events across North America. He speaks to pharmaceutical companies and allied health groups, providing insights into the mind of the practicing physician. He is especially proud of his work with physician support groups, addressing the ever-increasing problem of burnout among doctors. His sense of humor and knowledge of medicine have given him a unique ability to connect with his audience and show them how to take the difficult parts of life a little less seriously. He particularly enjoys speaking to groups that involve the physician and their partner. He also enjoys sharing insights about how doctors interact with patients, allied health workers and pharmaceutical companies.
"Dr. Russ" has been a stand up comedian since 2003 and he has appeared on CBC and CTV Television. You can also hear him across Canada and the United States on Satellite XM radio, Laugh Attack, Channel 153. He performs 3-5 times per week at a number of venues in Vancouver, and has toured Canada with the Yuk Yuks comedy chain. He has been a performer in the CanWest Vancouver Comedy Festival in 2004, 2005, and 2006.
Dr. Kennedy continues to balance stand up comedy, corporate speaking, and the practice of medicine in Vancouver, BC.

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In support of their highly-anticipated album, Sonic Highways, and accompanying HBO mini-series of the same name, Foo Fighters will serve as the musical guest every night this week on the Late Show with David Letterman.
Dave Grohl & co. kicked off their five-night residency with a fiery performance of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs”, which featured a cameo from country rocker Zac Brown. (If you’re wondering the connection, the Foos recorded part of Sonic Highways in Zac Brown Band’s Southern Ground Studios in Nashville and Grohl recently produced their EP, The Grohl Sessions, Vol. 1.) Replay the performance below.
Grohl also sat down with Letterman to discuss the creation of Sonic Highways (turns out Letterman had quite a bit of involvement in the project). Grohl also talked about his kids and their listening habits.
Sonic Highways officially hits stores on November 10th via Roswell Records. Meanwhile, the first episode of the HBO series premieres October 17th.

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I love food, lots of different food.
Mouthfull of Stew is an online cooking show presented by Stew Simpson and produced by Neil Widowson.
Stew has a passion for cooking food from all over the world but has a personal love of Italian Food with yearly visits to the Italian Region of Abruzzo to gather inspiration for his passion. The show is presented with tongue in cheek humour from Stew's home in the beautiful village of Castle Carrock, in Cumbria in the North West of England.


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Vintage GOLD BURWOOD RAMPANT LION ARMOR. A truly great and rare set of Burwood here.
You get 5 shields from a matched set. They are Medieval in style, done in gold with dragons, crowns, knights armor helmets, fleur de lis, wheat shocks, and some type of swan or goose on the shields. All in good shape too.
Similar to a family crest. The largest centerpiece measures a whopping 18 inches! The smaller pieces are 8 inches tall.
These are well made probably from the 60s or 70s. Would make great decoration in a restaurant or museum type location too.
You don't find this set very often, if ever. The item "Vtg GOLD BURWOOD RAMPANT LION ARMOR CROWN SHIELDS WALL PLAQUES Matching Set of 5" is in sale since Sunday, December 31, 2017. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Wall Hangings, Mirrors".
The seller is "piney" and is located in Reedsburg, Wisconsin. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Russian federation, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica.


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It has been such a pleasant summer and beautiful fall; it is hard to believe that winter is just around the corner. But today, the wind shifted, and tonight, the temperature is going to dip down below freezing so it looks like winter is upon us.
The good news is that horses are inherently well equipped to handle practically anything that winter can dish out as long as they have a way to get out of the wind. Their long winter hair coat traps air next to the skin, which helps insulate them against cold weather. In fact, horses in good body condition can withstand temperatures down to -40 degrees Fahrenheit without difficulty.
However, problems can occur when strong winds ruffle the horse’s hair and disturb the insulating layer of warm air trapped beneath it. Wet weather, especially cold driving rain or sleet, can also flatten the hair coat, chilling the horse. To prevent this, make sure your horses have access to a simple shelter such as a three-sided, southerly facing shed or a heavy tree line that can serve as a windbreak.
Many horse owners prefer to blanket their horses in cold weather, but placing a blanket on a horse with a heavy winter coat can compress the horse’s hair and reduce its natural insulating ability. The result is that the blanket might actually decrease the horse’s ability to ward off the cold.
Horses that are body clipped or worked hard enough to sweat will benefit from a blanket. Blankets are also beneficial short term in extremely cold, wet weather.
When the temperature plunges, the horse has to work harder to maintain its core body temperature. This is especially true in thin horses that lack an insulating layer of fat. To avoid losing weight, horses must increase their caloric intake roughly 15-20 percent for every 10-degree drop in temperature below 30 degrees Fahrenheit.
Contrary to popular belief, it’s hay, not grain, that is the best choice for helping a horse generate body heat. Forages are digested in the large intestine by bacterial fermentation, a process that generates heat and raises the horse’s core body temperature. Grain, which is digested in the stomach and small intestine, creates much less heat. So the key is to provide plenty of good-quality hay during very cold weather, free choice, if possible.
Another crucial consideration during the winter months is the horse’s water intake. The incidence of impaction (constipation) colic significantly increases during the coldest months and is often due to inadequate water intake and lack of exercise.
A horse cannot meet its daily water requirements by eating snow. Not only does snow not provide enough water, it requires more energy to consume, and can chill old or debilitating horses. Although a horse’s water consumption varies depending on temperature, diet and exercise, an average 1000-pound horse requires at least 10 gallons of water each day for maintenance.
Unfortunately, during cold weather, many horses fail to drink enough because the water is too cold and it chills them. Recent research has demonstrated that horses will drink more water during cold weather is the water is warmed to between 45 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit. There are a number of mechanical and electrical devices on the market that will keep tanks or buckets ice-free. However, if an electrical device is used, ensure that the horse does not have access to the electrical cords because curious horses can chew through the cords and electrocute themselves.
Unless your horse must be shod, he will benefit from having his shoes pulled and going barefoot throughout the winter for two reasons. This first is that removing the shoes allows the foot to expand, especially in the heels, which in turn, increases circulation and improves the overall health of the foot. The second is that a horse’s bare hoof provides better traction on ice and snow than an iron shoe.
Winter is a wonderful time to ride and enjoy our horses. However, it is imperative that we follow a few common sense strategies to meet the special demands of cold weather. Bundle up and enjoy the unique beauty of the season.