Horses in Need Find a Champion in Author Sara Gruen
(ContentDesk) September 10, 2005 -- Once again, novelist and horse activist Sara Gruen is rising to the defense of our most vulnerable equine friends.
Gruen, a lifelong horse lover, took on the PMU industry in her debut novel, Riding Lessons. Gruen says she learned of the production of pregnant mares' urine for use in hormone replacement therapy while researching the book."I was horrified to discover that the foals that are quite literally byproducts of this industry go to auction, and from there, almost always to slaughter. Now that the health risks associated with hormone replacement therapy are known, the problem has gotten worse. Hundreds of farms are closing completely.
It's no longer just the foals that are at risk--the mares and stallions are also being auctioned off. It's heartbreaking. I had to do something."Gruen donates a portion of her royalties to horse rescues and uses her media appearances to raise awareness of the ongoing slaughter of thousands of horses in North America. One of her supported charities--Live & Let Live Farm in Chichester, NH--rescued and adopted out 104 PMU horses, half of them pregnant, this past winter. They are currently seeking homes for thirty more horses scheduled to arrive in early October.With her second novel, Flying Changes, Gruen continues the tradition.
In addition to the PMU horses, Gruen is taking on a new cause: working to get the Burns Amendment overturned.The Burns Amendment (named for Senator Conrad Burns of Montana, who slipped the unrelated rider into a 3000-page Appropriations Bill) removed almost thirty-four years of protection from wild horse and burro populations, allowing them to be auctioned off for slaughter. The American Farm Bureau Federation supported the Burns Amendment and strongly opposed any legislation that would ban horse slaughter. "Basically, they want the land for cattle grazing," Gruen says. "It's disgusting, nothing short of a death warrant for America's wild horses. We have a chance to stop this, but we need to act.
Two bills have been introduced--S. 576 and H.R. 297--that would repeal the Burns Amendment. I encourage--no, I beg--you to contact your congressman and senators and urge them to reinstate protection of our wild horses and burros before it's too late."
Riding Lessons is available at bookstores everywhere with a suggested retail price of $6.99. Flying Changes will be released on November 1, 2005 also at a suggested retail price of $6.99, and is available for pre-order on Amazon..
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Women are chasing down ultra botanicals facial cleanser in droves. Women are pretty darn savvy when it comes to their skin and cosmetics, so they immediately recognized ultra botanicals as the healthiest facial cleanser on the market, with the papaya facial cleanser being their all time favorite.A facial cleanser cleans the top layer of skin removing makeup, pore debris, and air pollutants that have attached themselves to the skin. It also removes dead skin cells and oil, leaving the skin with a healthy glow. A well balanced, gentle cleanser that maintains the skins natural PH, is very important to women. Women insist on skin cleansers that not only clean their skin, but make their skin look healthier and younger.
That's why the botanical facial cleansers have gained so much popularity. They are mild, they do not destroy the skins natural PH, and they replace important nutrients to the skin. After only a few weeks of use woman are seeing their skin look younger. Just as their...
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Vacation Packages from the Belize Jungle Dome
Following up from our new schedule of Adventure Day Trips in Belize the Belize Jungle Dome is pleased to announce its Schedule of Belize Vacation Packages for 2005Designed for Families, Groups and Individuals our Vacation Packages offer you the best in Belize Adventure Vacations taking in the Jungle and the Tropical Islands. This years pre-packaged All Inclusive Deals include :3 Day: Jungle Express Belize Zoo, Mayan Temple Exploration and Jungle Horse Back Riding 4 Day: Explorer Belize Zoo, River Cave Tubing, Jungle Horse Back Riding, Explore the Sacred Mayan Temples and a Belize River Trip 5 Day: Mayan Adventure Belize Zoo, Disocver the Ancient Mayan Temples, Jungle Horse Back Riding Adventure, Swimming Holes, Tikal and Belize River Boat Trip 6 Day: Surf & Turf Belize Zoo, Explore the Ancient Mayan Temples, Jungle Horse Back Riding Adventure, Snorkeling in the Tropical Seas, Beach BBQ, Manatee Watching and Swimming with Sharks and Rays at Hol Chan Reserve 7 Day: Ultimate Adventure Abseiling...
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The Apocalypse
The Apocalypse Revelation 6:2-6:8 The Apocalypse ; I will bring thee down, saith the LORD. Something disclosed, especially something not previously known or realized: disclosure, expos?, exposure, and revelation. Apocalyptic eschatology is marked by the conviction that God will intervene decisively in the present evil age and vindicate his suffering elect over their oppressors, raising the dead, consigning the wicked to eternal destruction, and establishing a new creation. In the Bible, apocalyptic elements are present in the books of Ezekiel, Isaiah, Joel, Zechariah, and Daniel. The collection known as the Pseudepigrapha [1.
Spurious writings, especially writings falsely attributed to biblical characters or times. 2. A body of texts written between 200 b.c. and a.d. 200 and spuriously ascribed to various prophets and kings of Hebrew Scriptures.
ETYMOLOGY: Greek, from neuter pl. of pseudepigraphos, falsely ascribed: pseud s, false; see pseudo?+ epigraphein, to inscribe...
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Held captive by Comanches: A Real-Life Account that Shaped a Family’s Destiny
Denver, CO (ContentDesk) January 28, 2006 -- One morning a fierce band of Comanches attack Mapimi, setting the town ablaze, murdering the men, and kidnapping the women and children. We follow Lidia and her friends on their brutal journey to the Comanche village and the ensuing months of suffering at the hands of the Indian tribe. Lidia is given to an Indian named Tokono to be his wife, but after he is killed in a raid, she and her friends are taken to Colorado. Just outside of Fort Bent, they are discovered by the American frontiersman William Bent, who buys the women from the Comanches for a horse and a mule. By the time Lidia meets John Hawken at Fort Bent, she is nearly 1,500 miles from her birthplace, has lost all of her family, and does not know if her first husband is alive or dead.
It is at Fort Bent that Lidia and John fall in love, and Lidia agrees to live with him as his wife. As John and Lidia Hawken settle in Fort Pueblo, Southern Colorado, they soon find themselves...
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Gambling
Gambling is an addiction for some, but many others generally gamble for fun. It can both be fun and profitable, depending on the bettors' attitude.
Gambling
is a game of chances with skills and risks involved. Gambling typically refers to wagering money or something of material value on something whose outcome is uncertain in the hope of winning more money or other material things. Its primary intention is to place a bet to win more money or material goods.
Situations wherein the possibility of winning more money or material goods is only secondary and incidental (such as in buying a raffle ticket as support to a charitable cause) can also be considered gambling, although in an indirect form.
Starting a business, in some light, is also a form of gambling, since time and effort are placed on line while the outcome cannot be determined within a short period of time.
Gambling has four dimensions. The first is the wager or...
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CRM Report Shows Benefits for Small Business
BOSTON, MA (ContentDesk) November 3, 2004 -- Small companies receive important benefits from their CRM systems according to a recent survey conducted by Beagle Research Group.
According to the study, CRM applications used in a marketing context provide benefits that are equal to or greater than traditional work-horse CRM applications for sales and service.
Most companies did not formally measure their return on investment but could easily point to the benefits they received.
Marketing applications led all others in the benefits they provided."We were somewhat surprised that marketing applications were viewed so positively by our survey population," said Denis Pombriant, managing principal of Beagle Research.
"But when we asked about things like customer retention and satisfaction, marketing automation was clearly held in high esteem by its users."The research for this report was conducted
during the late summer with the cooperation of CRMBuyer.com...
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How To Install An Emergency Brake On Your Horse
Imagine being on a horse and he bolts. You pull those reins to slow him down but it's no use. He resists and the fence posts go whizzing by you as you panic and pray he doesn't shift his bodyweight and you fly off his back into a post. It's scary to be on a horse that runs on his own volition and can't be slowed down. Many people will sell their horse because they're so scared of that happening again.
How do you keep a horse from bolting like that?There is a way to temper your horse even if he spots something that scares him and he wants to run in fear. I call it, "Installing an emergency brake."This is done on the ground while you're doing ground training. Every time you work with your horse you should spend a few minutes doing this ? even if you know your horse "gets it." It simply cannot be done enough.What does it look like when you use the emergency brake on your horse? While you're riding, you reach down to either rein. You tightly grab the rein, slide it up your legs along...
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Disaster Recovery More Than Meets the Eye
As the Vice President of Operations for an online retailer of contact lenses, I am used to the potential problems related to doing business on the World Wide Web. Like any other online retailer, we have a responsibility to our customers to maintain their personal and payment information with the strictest of confidence and within regulatory guidelines mandated by our government. Security is a top priority, as it should be for any business who, by the very nature of the marketplace, exposes itself...
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Cosmetic Surgery
Cosmetic surgery is done by qualified surgeons to visually improve any part of the body. Usually, many people undergo cosmetic surgery to better their appearance. It is also referred to as elective surgery, since the patient chooses to undertake surgery although it is not mandatory.
Cosmetic surgery can be broadly classified into body contouring, facial cosmetic surgery, non-invasive treatments, and facial rejuvenation. According to recent figures published by the British Association...
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