Ap english 3 practice essays for 4th

A variation of the argument essay, the synthesis essay, debuted in The basic writing format of presenting an introduction, body, and conclusion is helpful, but to achieve a high score, you must demonstrate depth of thought.

Use the test booklet to plan your essay. Be organized and logical in your presentation.

AP English Language and Composition

In the second argument essay you have only one source to analyze. Therefore, these two essays are classified as "argument" essays. Basic Skills Necessary The basic skill you need for the essay section is the ability to articulate and prove a thesis through concrete examples.

You must be able to write on any assigned subject. Your paragraphs should be well developed, your overall essay organization should make sense, and your writing should demonstrate college-level thinking and style.

In other words, you get 15 additional minutes to do the estra reading that the synthesis essay presents, then, when you open your test book, you still have 2 hours to read the other essay prompts and write all three essays.

Although each essay topic has its own specific requirements, use these general suggestions for all of your essays: Ability Tested This section tests your ability to demonstrate an understanding of how language works while simultaneously demonstrating your ability to communicate intelligent ideas in essay form.

Use sophisticated diction and sentences with syntactic variety.

Organize your ideas logically, and be careful to stay on the topic. Remember the following as you practice writing the essay: This includes an extra 15 minutes exclusively for reading the passages for the synthesis essay.

This topic is similar to the synthesis essay in that it asks you to present an argument, but it differs by having only one source to read, instead of the multiple passages in the synthesis essay.

AP English Language and Composition: Essays

Because of the increased amount of reading, the test development committee has added 15 minutes to the essay section. You must write an essay on each of the three essay topics; you have no alternative choices. You must complete all three essays within the 2-hour writing time limit.

Use the standard format with an introduction, body, and conclusion, but do not force a formulaic and overly predictable five-paragraph essay.

Become familiar with the types of topics and comfortable with writing in a variety of modes. Your discussion of such literary aspects as tone, attitude, and persuasion is essential to earning a good score.

Overall, you must show that you can read the question and any subsequent passages carefully, plan an intelligent thesis, organize and present valid and sufficient evidence while connecting such evidence to the thesis, and demonstrate college-level skill with your own language.

Each passage is approximately to words in length; however, one of the passages is likely to be a visual document, such as a picture, an editorial cartoon, a graph or chart, and so on. A poorly planned or an unplanned essay frequently reveals problems in organization and development.

You will be instructed to read the passages for this essay first, and then open your test booklet to read the essay questions. Stay on topic; avoid irrelevant comments or ideas. Be sure to address all of the tasks the essay question requires. Write as legibly as possible; the readers want to be able to read your essay.

Clearly divide ideas into separate paragraphs; clearly indent the paragraphs. The suggested time for writing each essay is 40 minutes.

You should read the prose passages very carefully and then quickly articulate ideas, because each essay should be written in approximately 40 minutes.Explore timing and format for the AP English Language and Composition Exam, and review sample questions, scoring guidelines, and sample student responses.

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Multiple choice section makes the easy way to understand readings. Be sure to take a look at the exam practice content for AP English Language and Composition Course. The essay section of the AP English Language and Composition exam, also called the free-response section, requires you to write three essays.

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7 ways to lose weight AND still eat your favorite foods (even pizza!)

Everyone wants to be healthier and look their best. But what if it was possible to lose weight and keep eating the foods you love?

Getting healthy and losing weight are goals that everyone has; but those goals can be pretty difficult at times.

You start a new diet and add in the gym, but then that one donut you ate at work seemed to throw weeks of hard work down the drain.

But does it have to?

The answer is NO!

Here are seven ways to get healthier and stay on track with your goals, while still eating the foods you love and crave.

1. It’s all about portions

Portion control isn’t a new subject when it comes to talking about being healthier and losing weight; but it truly is the key if you want to keep eating the things you love while still maintaining or losing weight.

Have a thing for chocolate? Make sure to have a portioned amount set aside to indulge in and then make sure the rest of your meals are packed with lots of fruits, vegetables and proteins — and you should be good to go!

Withholding or denying yourself these little treats will most likely hurt you in the end, so portion control will keep you going on the right track.

2. Moderate exercise needs to become your new best friend

It is not necessary to run 10 miles every day to achieve a healthy lifestyle (although if you can do that, great!)

Dr. Arlene Hankinson of Northwestern University conducted a heart study analyzing the relationship between physical activity and weight loss, and the results concluded that moderately intense exercise on a consistent basis is effective in keeping off unhealthy weight gain.

So stick to a daily exercise routine, whether it’s taking a light jog in the morning or going to the gym for a half hour. You will find that this will help you to stay on track with your goals and give you energy to get through your day.

3. Analyze what foods you can and cannot live without

This one ties back to number one, because diets where you deprive yourself of anything, even seemingly bad-for-you foods, are probably going to fail in the end.

Do yourself and your body some good by sitting down and making a list of some foods you can live without, and others that you would rather keep around.

For example, if you are not a big mayo or mustard fan, take those foods out of your diet. However if you just can’t live without pizza, create a healthy and yummy version for yourself.

4. Prep your meals

All this means is creating meals with foods that are healthy for you, but that you enjoy eating.

This takes most of the guesswork out of preparing your daily meals and helps you to stick to the goals you have for yourself. All those Pinterest and Instagram posts about preparing your meals for the week have something to them, and are actually a great idea if you can make the time to do it.

Habits, especially good ones, take time to form; but by doing this you can create those good habits with the foods you eat.

5. Snack away

Yes, it’s actually good to snack!

Snacking helps to keep you full in between meals, and can help prevent you from being tempted to over-eat or eat something that is not so healthy.

Just like your new standard daily meals, it is best to have pre-prepared healthy snacks that you can turn to in times of hunger.

6. When visiting the grocery store, stick to the list

Many people have every intention of sticking to their grocery list while at the store. But then they see that cereal on sale, and that it’s two for one of their favorite candy — and the list goes right out the door.

Getting healthy does take discipline; and that includes trips to the grocery store.

Have a list of the foods you need for your daily meals, your healthy snacks and any other fruits and veggies you need, and stick to it. If you don’t have the foods around that are on your can-live-without list, then you won’t be tempted to have them.

7. Veggies are the key

Adding veggies to every meal is a great way to cut calories and stay full and satisfied.

Veggies are so great because they are usually very low in calories, but have lots of fiber and nutrients that are great for your body.

Any meal becomes better when you add a heaping amount of veggies, so find your favorite ones for each meal or prepare a large salad, and you will be good to go!

Your overall health and well-being should be a top priority for your life, and by applying these easy steps you will be on your way to being the best you can — no deprivation necessary.

Tamsyn Valentine


Thursday, 13 October 2016

What you must do this winter season for your child.

Help boost their immune system.

Winters are knocking and we better get prepared. While its festival and holiday time both in India and United States, let's also give some thought to living healthy and living natural this winter season and many more to come. Let’s look at some small, everyday healthy practices which can go a long way in making them stronger and their immune system better.

For age 3 and above
The immune system is everything. In layman’s terms- It’s our defense system to protect us against all kinds of diseases. It detects and distinguishes between pathogens, virus and parasitic worms (all that make us ill) and our own healthy tissues. It goes without saying that a healthy functioning immune system can go a long way in keeping ourselves and our children safe.

A newborn’s immune system is not nearly as effective as an adult’s or even an older child’s. Many a times we see babies and toddlers falling sick more often than older kids and adults. That’s because their immune system isn’t fully developed. It takes good eating habits and healthy lifestyle to give a boost to our immune system.

Lemon/Lime water early in the Morning-Lemon /Lime are powerhouses of nutrition and flavor. Introduce this in your daily life. A glass of water with half a lemon/lime squeezed first thing is the morning is a very healthy habit for life. Give it to your children. Of the many benefits, it’s the Vitamin C antioxidant, which helps boost the immune system. Also, during 7-8 hours of sleep, our body would have been without water. When we wake up, giving the body a glass of water with lemon is a great way to kick start your day.

Crushed Garlic-Garlic has always been there in my family. My parents use to regularly have it with water. It has various medicinal qualities. Its antifungal, antiviral, antibacterial and antioxidant. Phewww J. Give a raw clove of garlic to everyone along with water. When it is crushed under our teeth, it produces a compound allicin which is a very powerful antioxidant. My little one has been having half a clove of a small garlic ever since he was two. Me and my husband share a big clove and drink it with water. One clove of garlic in United States is equal to 10 cloves in India. I suggest keeping the Indian garlic clove portion in mind while taking this.

Adding garlic to food enhances flavor, but what raw garlic does to body, cooked one wouldn’t. J

Probiotics-Buy supplements from the shop or the better for daily intake ois to have homemade yoghurt. If you are buying yoghurt, look for plain yogurt with live and active cultures. This pretty much means the presence of Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus, which help in converting milk to yoghurt during the process of fermentation. Try to avoid artificially flavored yoghurt.

Get sleep- a well-rested body helps the immune system to become stronger. Children need more sleep than adults.

Two-year-old needs -12-14 hours of sleep with daytime naps.

3-5-year-old need-10-12 hours of sleep with or without naps. Though a short nap is always a very good practice for the body to rest and refuel.

5-8 years old need at least 9 hours of sleep. They can escape their daytime nap.

Fruits and Vegetables-Kale, Broccoli, Red Bell pepper, Green Bell pepper, Cauliflower are all having a high content of vitamin C in them along with their usual other benefits. Cooking them right is important as vitamin C in them is sensitive to heat and storage over time. Kiwi, pineapple and oranges are fruits high in Vitamin C. All kinds of berries are rich in antioxidants. Go ahead and eat.
Recipes coming along for a healthy winter – Do check the recipe section. Coming Soon.

·       Tomato soup

·       Steamed cauliflower with quinoa stir fry

·       Kale stuffed pancakes

·       Broccoli burger Barley soup

Avoid too much sugar- What happens is that food high in sugar content has shown to suppress the functioning of the immune system. Excess sugar, which children crave for and parents give in too is never a healthy habit. Make sugar treats more as rewards. Chocolates, ice creams, candies artificially flavored are a big NO.

Physical activity-Unless it really cold or freezing (which can be very risky considering kids can get frost bite or hypothermia), running around, playing and jumping is good for children. Dress them up well in their woolens and let them get their dose of exercise. Keep the temperature in mind. To me it gets uncomfortable playing when it 15-16 C outside. Children can also try their hands at indoor basketball or volleyball. Remember cold and flu are caused by virus and not by being outside.

Fresh air and Sunlight- Let fresh air and sunlight stream in every day in your house. (not possible, though in places which have freezing winters). Sunlight is a natural disinfectant. You may have seen the practice in India to put quilts and blankets out in the sun. Though I guess with pollution, I wonder how effective that method is now. Fresh air is uplifting both for the mood and the body.

Wash hands regularly- Barney says it, Sid the Science kid says it and so does everyone. Washing hands regularly help keep germs at bay. Separate towels for each family member. Don’t spread the germs form one to another. Maintain hygiene. Using the same towel for the entire family is no sign of love. J

Coconut oil post bath for children’s skin-because after a hot water bath the body pores behave like a sponge. If possible, make coconut oil a part of your daily regime. Just apply it after a bath and hydrate your skin. Damp body absorbs the oil better. I know it can get greasy but we are talking about few drops only. For children, this is one of the best practice to keep their skin ‘childlike’. Adults can choose a moisturizer or a cream. I normally pour the coconut oil in a wide container so that I can have easy access to it.

Milk Malai for dry skin around the mouth at -This is an old Indian way to keep your skin feeling soft and smooth. For children who are prone to severe drying around mouth area, lip or hands and feet’s, take the malai out of the milk, make a paste and apply on the mouth area, rub gently in circular motion. Clean the dry crumbs. Leave it for the night.
Turmeric milk anyways for a good night sleep and recovery. Both are antioxidants and antioxidant basically helps in preventing or saving us from damage to our body.
The wonderful Concoction-Typically Indian but whenever your little one starts sneezing or having a runny nose, try this- Lemon, ginger, cinnamon powder, honey and black pepper. A tablespoon every 3-4 hours to take care of the symptoms. This helps suppress the symptoms and while the virus may take its own course of 3-5 days, this helps the body in fighting the virus.

·       Dust and clean the blankets to get rid of allergens.

·       Wipe and clean the germ abundance Surfaces-Door knobs, phones, kitchen counters and common surface areas.

·       We also see kids play a lot indoors with their friends. Children sneeze on toys and pretty much on each other. When kids come to play after playing outside, hand them a sanitizer or ask them to wash hands before they start playing.

·       Ask them to cough or sneeze into the crook of their arms or reach for a tissue.

·       Make it a practice to clean the toys or at least wipe them with a Clorox wipe once every two or three days.

·       Take a flu shot …remember you can still get a flu because of a different strain of virus.
Disclaimer-The aim of this article is not to provide/suggest any medical advice, diagnosis or any kind or treatment.

  1. Nice... informative 👍

    1. Jemini- Thank you for dropping by. I practice these hence was easy to put it all down. My neighbor was very worried about her son considering the cold weather. She came to ask me what should be given etc. That's when I thought I could actually do a write up and put together certain tips-found easily in the kitchen and household in general.

  3. Thank you Ranjan...for reading and dropping by.

  4. Thank you Ranjan...for reading and dropping by.

  5. Hi Namrata - Do you have the recipe for preparing the concoction ? I wanted to know the ratios of the ingredients,so that I can start preparing this for my daughter.

  6. Hello ,

    How old is your daughter? If she is 2 + then you can safely give her 1 tsp honey, half a lemon juice, a pinch of cinnamon powder, a pinch of turmeric powder, a pinch of black pepper powder and of course 7-8 drops of fresh ginger juice. I have been giving it to my son once he turned 2. Honey you can anyways give after the baby has completed 1 year but this concoction I wasn't sure. I safely give him a tsp of this concoction every 3-4 hours and trust me,it helps. The home- remedy seems slow but very beneficial and no side effects.I do not prefer to give him when he is all fine.The moment I see that he has started sniffing or a little feverish or coughing...I start off. :).
    Let me know if we need to talk more on this.

    1. Thanks !! My daughter is 2.5yrs .I started this off because she started sneezing. I didn't put turmeric but will start putting it. Separately I am curious as to how you managed to give Garlic to your LO.

    2. Me and my husband have it regularly. Observational learning helped. He just thought he also wanted it. I checked the medicinal properties of garlic and started giving him small bit with warm water.:)

  7. Loved the home treatment that can be used for winter Namrata! I use many of these. I use ginger regularly for my children to get rid of cold. I add a little ginger juice with honey and give one spoonful to each child. I also use the golden milk regularly

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Uses Of Painkillers

There are three types of painkillers, and they are opioids, paracetamol, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. In some medications, it is necessary to combine the three types of painkillers into one tablet. Some of the painkillers one can buy in a pharmacy, but some are prescribed by a doctor. A doctor will have to consider the kind of pain that a patient has and the severity of that pain before prescribing a painkiller. The doctor may have to take into consideration existing health conditions of a patient.

If one is not experiencing too much pain, they can get paracetamol which is suitable for less severe pain. There are weak opioids and strong opioids. Strong opioids are suitable for patients who have been in an accident and have severe injuries, cancer patients, and those who have undergone an operation. One may need to take painkillers on a regular basis depending on their condition. Patients may not need to use painkillers on a regular basis but only when they need a painkiller.

One of the side effects of painkillers is that it can irritate the stomach lining and this is why it should be taken for a short period. Painkillers should be taken after food and not on an empty stomach. If one is allergic to a particular kind of painkiller, they should inform the doctor about this so that they can be given a different painkiller when they need one. There are online stores that sell painkillers for patients who urgently need painkillers. These painkillers can be delivered to one’s doorstep overnight, and this makes it a convenient way to purchase painkillers. One can learn more about the different kinds of painkiller when they visit a website which has this information and more about painkillers.


Friday, March 20, 2015

Renal anatomy

Posted by Radiology Madeeasy

A 56 year old man is undergoing a radical nephrectomy via a posterior approach. Which of the following structures is most likely to be encountered during the operative approach?

8th rib

10th rib

6th rib

12th rib

9th rib

The 11th and 12th ribs lie posterior to the kidneys and may be encountered during a posterior approach. A pneumothorax is a recognised complication of this type of surgery.

Renal anatomy

Each kidney is about 11cm long, 5cm wide and 3cm thick. They are located in a deep gutter alongside the projecting verterbral bodies, on the anterior surface of psoas major. In most cases the left kidney lies approximately 1.5cm higher than the right. The upper pole of both kidneys approximates with the 11th rib (beware pneumothorax during nephrectomy). On the left hand side the hilum is located at the L1 vertebral level and the right kidney at level L1-2. The lower border of the kidneys is usually alongside L3.
The table below shows the anatomical relations of the kidneys:

Right Kidney

Left Kidney

Quadratus lumborum, diaphragm, psoas major, transversus abdominis

Quadratus lumborum, diaphragm, psoas major, transversus abdominis

Hepatic flexure of colon

Stomach, Pancreatic tail

Liver, adrenal gland

Spleen, adrenal gland

Fascial covering

Each kidney and suprarenal gland is enclosed within a common and layer of investing fascia that is derived from the transversalis fascia into anterior and posterior layers (Gerotas fascia).

Renal structure

Kidneys are surrounded by an outer cortex and an inner medulla which usually contains between 6 and 10 pyramidal structures. The papilla marks the innermost apex of these. They terminate at the renal pelvis, into the ureter.
Lying in a hollow within the kidney is the renal sinus. This contains:
1. Branches of the renal artery
2. Tributaries of the renal vein
3. Major and minor calyces's
4. Fat

Structures at the renal hilum

The renal vein lies most anteriorly, then renal artery (it is an end artery) and the ureter lies most posterior.


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Shanghai DisneylandShanghai is a top destination in China for it is not only a typical representative of China's rapid economic growth, but also a charming city with rich and diverse culture. Now it becomes more attractive after the opening of Shanghai Disneyland. As the first Disneyland in mainland China, Shanghai Disneyland provides more funs and options for those who come to visit this metropolis, especially for visitors taking family tours.

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Home may be the warm harbor for every one, no matter how far one can reach it is always the starting point and destination in one’s life. People living in the same house make a fire and cook—they are bound together by love and foods. Simple pots and pans reflect the Chinese lifestyles, whilst daily domestics are just as different tastes of lives. As teaching mother tongues, older generations embed tastes in younger ones’ memories, and these familiar tastes always remind them the directions of homes.

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Every year in March and April, it is the season to enjoy cherry blossoms. The transiently splendid sakura always impress visitors with its beauty, sometimes like snow hanging on the tree, sometimes like raindrops dancing in the air. While sakura in Japan is known to the world, cherry blossom in China is also worth your appreciation. And here are some best places for your reference.

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Paranormal investigator makes stop at haunted Prattville spot

Paranormal investigator makes stop at haunted Prattville spot
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PRATTVILLE, AL (WSFA) - Some things just can't be explained by science, says Alex Bobulinski, and it's been a driving force for most of his life.

"I've been into the paranormal as long as I can remember," Bobulinski admitted. "As a kid, I had some experiences."

Now he's more passionate than ever to find answers. He thinks he found something on a trip to Bear Swamp Creek in Prattville in 2016.

"I'm looking for evidence that the paranormal, spirits, Bigfoot, aliens, anything that people don't think are real or science hasn't explained yet," he told us during a recent stop. He says the Autauga County swamp has a lot of history.

"There are theories that it's haunted by a woman whose baby died in the swamp. Others say it's haunted by Native Americans or Civil War soldiers," he went on.

So last November he got out all of his equipment and started setting up. Then something happened.

"I was getting my camera set up. It was on the back of my car. All of the sudden in the rearview mirror I see this light shows up and it got bigger and bigger. Then all of the sudden it gets smaller and smaller and fades out. I caught what I believe is a phantom car light. People claim to see strange lights out here all the time."

Bobulinski produced a 30 minute documentary on the Swamp and his experience and uploaded it to YouTube. [Warning: Strong language used.]

Now he realizes that not everyone believes in the paranormal, but he wants folks to keep an open mind.

"When you get something and you think you have good evidence you don't want to say 100 percent it's a spirit or a Bigfoot. I like to ask others what they think and get their opinions," he states.

Is there something out there? Maybe. I can tell you this, Alex is braver than I am. I would not be out there alone at night. His paranormal group is called Spectral Wolfpack.

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David Turner fatally shot in altercation

David Lee ”Deacon” Turner, 56, played with the Bengals from 1978 to 1980 and had long arrest history after his playing career was finished.

Deputies who were investigating reports of teenagers asking adults to buy alcohol and cigarettes approached Turner on Sunday as he left the convenience store with his 19-year-old son and a 16-year-old juvenile.

Friends and family told the The Bakersfield Californian they have trouble believing authorities’ account of the story. Nephew Kevin Turner called his uncle ”the backbone of our family.”

”He was a marvelous kid,” Bakersfield College coach Gerry Collins told the newspaper.

Sheriff Donny Youngblood said department investigators were getting tapes from video cameras at the store to see if the incident Sunday was recorded. He said he has purposely not researched Turner’s criminal background.

”I want to look at it with an open and objective mind,” Youngblood said. ”Having a record is a tiny piece of the puzzle, but not a significant piece.”

Kraft is on administrative leave while sheriff’s detectives investigate the shooting.


Why We Need Early Detection of Psychosis

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On, October 3rd, 2017, I had the opportunity to view the documentary film Before Stage Four: Confronting Early Psychosis, at a screening in Washington, D.C. The film taught me so much about the importance of confronting early psychosis. Catching the symptoms at their onset helps those struggling with them, as well as their loved ones. Detecting the problem early and providing the right treatment would have a significant impact on society as a whole. It is an issue that every person should understand.

The danger of untreated psychosis

History has shown us that people suffering from psychosis who don’t receive proper treatment are likely to end up either homeless or incarcerated. As I watched Before Stage Four, I learned the story of Paul Gionfriddo’s son. Paul is the President and CEO of Mental Health America (MHA). But, more than that, he is the father of a grown son who has struggled with psychosis from an early age.

Before entering the field of mental health, Gionfriddo was a congressman from Connecticut. Nowadays he regrets playing a part in closing down state hospitals and community centers. These places were providing people struggling with mental illness with the help they needed. He also acknowledges that while the government takes these actions to save money, society ends up paying for it in the long run. Many of the people who are left with no options for treatment end up in jail. Unfortunately, it is oftentimes the only treatment for those with stage 4 schizophrenia due to minor offenses. Stage 4, also called the active phase, is characterized by psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions and disorganized behavior.

When he was as young as 5 years old, Gionfriddo’s son, Tim, showed early signs of psychosis. At that time, diagnosis was not common in children at such a young age. Tim’s struggle with psychotic symptoms grew along with him. As he got older he struggled to stay out of trouble. He had a hard time following rules and ended up suspended, expelled, and in and out of jail. Tim is now 32 years old and lives on the streets of San Francisco. Gionfriddo believes that Tim’s experience could have been different if there had been early detection of psychosis. He wants to help others have a different experience than Tim has had.

Why early detection matters

The University of Pittsburg is conducting testing on young people’s brains to learn who is at risk of developing psychosis. Their research is part of the initiative of Before Stage Four. The film states that, “half of mental illness in this country emerges by the age of 14.” But many people don’t receive treatment until they are well into their 20s. Early symptoms of diseases such as schizophrenia go untreated and people are left to suffer until they have reached stage 4 of the disease. When they struggle from psychosis for this long, finding the proper treatment can be more difficult.

That’s why Paul Gionfriddo and MHA are working to help predict who is at risk of developing the symptoms. If each young person gets screenings for the likelihood of mental illness along with their hearing and vision screenings, the early signs would be easier to detect, allowing for earlier treatment.

While they continue to work towards that goal, MHA has developed free online screening tools. Over two million people have completed the screening. Sixty-seven percent of young people between the ages of 11 and 24 showed positive scores for mental illness. Anyone can take the online tests, and it only takes a few minutes. You are not required to provide a name or contact information to receive your results.

Get the treatment you need

Society as a whole is just beginning to understand mental illness. The resources are still lacking in many places, leaving many people unable to get the help they need. There are many poor schools with no resources at all. They are unsure of how to deal with youth who struggle with mental health issues. Many end up escorted out of the school in handcuffs. We need to catch the symptoms earlier to stop this from happening. Early diagnosis could help people treat mental health challenges as an obstacle to the best life possible, and not an illness.

As an adolescent, being hospitalized in a mental hospital becomes part of your identity. I can totally relate to that from my own experience. Today’s youth can live a full life if they are provided with the treatment they need before it reaches the point of being hospitalized or imprisoned. They can stay in school or at their job, or learn the skills they need in order to return to either. The progress that is being made by organizations like MHA can be the difference we need to improve individuals’ lives, and society as a whole.

Early detection of psychosis could lower the number of people in prison, in psychiatric hospitals, and those living on the streets. If you believe that you or someone you love is struggling with a mental illness, click here to take the assessments at MHA. Don’t delay. Get started on the path to finding the treatment that you need.

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The 150th Anniversary of his Birth: Taikan Yokoyama

生誕150年 横山大観展

This retrospective celebrates Taikan Yokoyama, a pioneer of modern Nihonga who was born 150 years ago. Nihonga is the use of traditional Japanese painting techniques combined with Western painting methods. It was established under Tenshin Okakura, a.k.a. Kakuzo Okakura, who was employed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. At the Yokohama Museum of Art, besides Yokoyama's masterpieces ‘Night Sakura’ and ‘Autumn Leaves', you'll be able to discover a diversity of new artworks and studies never shown before. One of the most impressive pieces is the 40-metre long scroll-painting ‘Metempsychosis', which is considered one of Japan's important cultural properties.

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Thursday, October 18, 2018

Key UNDP donors discontent with weak human rights focus

Nordic funding of UNDP is on a downward trend due to donors’ shift in priorities and concern about the agency’s human rights mandate. Yet as the Nordics flash the money weapon, a weakened US dollar might soften the message. In US dollars, contributions will likely increase.


Deliberation of Local Entrepreneurs

April 4,2017

“Successful entrepreneurs aren’t those who are making money! They are those who provide a new board on the street and those who looked at innovative ways to solve problems that nobody thought about!

The deliberation of Sikkim’s local entrepreneurs which was moderated by Mr. NIrmal Mangar spanned an interesting panel of Sikkim’s best. Mr. Sonam Wangchuk who undoubtedly was the highlight of the deliberation specified the importance of a stronger political and financial ecosystem and breaking out from the colonial hangover. He stated quite staunchly that “failure should be admired” and effort in itself is a virtue to possess. Mr. Yogen Tamang reiterating with his predecessor also had the opinion of breaking the stereotype and not to follow the path laid down in front of you. He was in fact a prime example of someone who had a plan neatly drawn out for him and yet his passion ultimately took the ticket when he started “Sikkim Chronicles”. Mr. Jerry Basi introduced to us the notion of what government service is about or should be about which is definitely not money but more importantly it’s the “service”. “The spirit of entrepreneurship is adventure” and rightfully so! If two months into a startup and you don’t love what you do enough to take it further, you must probably be lacking in that “spirit” just mentioned! And talking about spirit, for many, they find it in their humble abode itself. Miss Devika, Founder of Fridgity Fingers, owes her spectacular managerial skills to her mother and to quote her own words, ”you can be a woman who can manage her home and her money quite well”.

Then there were those who could readily do with a service in their youth, but having felt a pinch, decided to eradicate the lack thereof! Accelerator Magazine, which was founded by couple Bhupendra and Pragya have provided a praiseworthy method of guidance for students who could always do with a little extra bit of help. And really who wouldn’t want to help put a crown on top of a woman’s head with an attractive dose of “positive attitude”. And that’s why Gurima Bhutia with an old friend founded “POSITUDE” and introduced Sikkim to the world of Glamour! Taste Buds, founded by Choden Bhutia, cater to our taste buds with her sumptuous home-made chocolates. Polishing up her skills and putting them into play has now turned her into a successful entrepreneur. And isn’t that what a startup is all about? Providing good quality service by taking risks, taking a chance, being bigger than failure and making it work in this extremely competitive and status-oriented society! To quote Sonam Wangchuk, “Even making to a comfortable position and stopping is admirable as more then is just greed.”

In the deliberation today, not only were we introduced to some of Sikkim’s budding entrepreneurs but also there were invitations extended by investors and ideas shared by major venture artists to all of Sikkim’s new and old entrepreneurs to shake hands and join the ecosystem.

“No company is too big or too small and no idea too innovative or too mainstream! The driving force behind any is always passion. If passion is where you start, then only passion is where you should end!“

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The chain of events proceeded as follows: However, these efforts were only partly successful in changing the behavior of housewives. Otherwise it seems to be just opinion in isolation.

Talk:Great Depression in the United States

By the late s, the Federal Reserve had almost hit the limit of allowable credit that could be backed by the gold in its possession.

Or should I remove it? The consensus among demand-driven theories is that a large-scale loss of confidence led to a sudden reduction in consumption and investment spending.

Bank failures led to the loss of billions of dollars in assets. While foreign trade was a small part of overall economic activity in the U.

Eggertsson and Christina Romerthe key to recovery and to ending the Great Depression was brought about by a successful management of public expectations. That is, it must redistribute purchasing power, maintaining the industrial base, and re-inflating prices and wages to force as much of the inflationary increase in purchasing power into consumer spending.

With future profits looking poor, capital investment and construction slowed or completely ceased. Germany received emergency funding from private banks in New York as well as the Bank of International Settlements and the Bank of England.

This angered Paris, which depended on a steady flow of German payments, but it slowed the crisis down and the moratorium, was agreed to in July In all, 9, banks failed during the s. They purchased the cheapest cuts of meat—sometimes even horse meat—and recycled the Sunday roast into sandwiches and soups.

There is no evidence whatever--and no expert has claimed--that it in any way distorts scholarly opinion. There is consensus that the Federal Reserve System should have cut short the process of monetary deflation and banking collapse.

Now the article has two major alterations who deserve be corrected. Investment in housing and increased consumer spending and in the US, UK and Southern Europe spending socked up the trade surplus and balancing world monetary flows.

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This is still in the article and is a better reference: This survey is being used to support a possibly non-neutral POV and projects it to all economists which is improper. When the market fell, brokers called in these loanswhich could not be paid back.

I think we need to remove the percentages completely to get to NPOV. However, the self-contradictions remain, without any compensating explanation in the article. Women entered the workforce as men were drafted into the armed forces The common view among economic historians is that the Great Depression ended with the advent of World War II.

If you want to do an edit that puts it back in please recognize the following areas of concern: The current reference tries to be neutral with what the survey states. The survey was designed to show that there was no consensus on the New Deal and other issues and it does this.

There are also various heterodox theories that downplay or reject the explanations of the Keynesians and monetarists. Ah well, such is the price of education: Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. In the face of bad loans and worsening future prospects, the surviving banks became even more conservative in their lending.

Holding money became profitable as prices dropped lower and a given amount of money bought ever more goods, exacerbating the drop in demand. The Whaples survey is excellent peer-reviewed research which unfortunately gives a view of what happened during the Great Depression that is only understandable to historians and economists.

Therefore, by the time the Federal Reserve tightened in it was far too late to prevent an economic contraction. Not for historical research. It should be removed because it gives an improper impression about the elements of the New Deal. Thus the unequal distribution of wealth throughout the s caused the Great Depression.

It is hoped that those who returned the survey are also representative. Anyone feel expert enough to weed out the chaffe here, or should we just cross the Rubicon and axe the section, hoping that the more deserving works will appear as real citations? After the panic ofand during the first 10 months ofU.

Sisal producers established centralized controls for the export of their fibre.The Great Depression of was a year global economic crisis. Here are causes, impact, and chances of recurrence.

The Great Depression of was a year global economic crisis. Here are causes, impact, and chances of recurrence. The Balance The Great Depression, What Happened, What Caused It, How It Ended.

His/ Appendix Associate Program Material Appendix B The Great Depression Part 1 Complete the chart by filling in each president’s views on the Great Depression. Oct 10,  · In which John Green teaches you about the Great Depression.

So, everybody knows that the Great Depression started with the stock market crash inright? Not exactly. The Great Depression Though most Americans are aware of the Great Depression ofwhich may well be "the most serious problem facing our free enterprise economic system,"() few know of the many Americans who lost their homes, life savings and jobs.

Great Depression, including ideas about social security and his fireside chats. -Students will gain a better understanding of topics and objects from. his collection of documents on the Depression and New Deal is the second volume in an extended series of document collections from the Ashbrook Center that will cover major periods, themes, and.

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Nonstandard Techniques: Socializing

As a leader, you should expect your staff to do their jobs and work in harmony. If you had to stop and read that sentence again, you probably have leadership or managerial experience. Getting a staff to work in harmony, or gung ho, is easier said than done.

Plain English : Gung ho is a Chinese term meaning "work together." The term was first adopted by U.S. Marines in the 1940s.

Using humor is one way to keep an organization in good spirits. Another way is to recognize people as individuals and to acknowledge that they have a life outside the organization.

You can do this by organizing semiregular social gatherings for your group. Even something as casual as declaring each Friday morning bagel day can produce the desired effect. Giving your team the green light to communicate outside the context of their jobs will help to build camaraderie and relax the atmosphere.

How to Encourage Socialization

Large corporations often host holiday parties to reward employees for a job well done. However, there's no need to wait until December. Here are some ideas for encouraging organized socialization in your group:

  • Breakfast on the boss.
    Once a week, or once a month, spring for bagels or doughnuts and/or coffee for your staff.

  • Timeout for birthdays.
    Each month, have one small afternoon gathering for everyone in the organization who celebrates a birthday that month.

  • Make friends with newcomers.
    Encourage older employees to take a new employee out to lunch. New employees can often feel like outsiders. Jump-start their inclusion in the workforce by giving them the opportunity to cultivate friendships with other employees.

  • BBQ on the boss.
    If you have a small enough staff and feel comfortable with it, invite your staff to your house for a barbecue. However, both you and your staff will feel better if you set up rules. For instance, instead of merely saying that the barbecue begins at 7 P.M., say the barbecue will last from 7 P.M. to 9 P.M. That way, they won't feel guilty for leaving and you won't have anyone in your house until 2 A.M.

How Not to Encourage Socialization

Although some social outlets are a good thing, make sure they remain the exception rather than the rule. Your group needs to continue to identify the workplace as just that: a place where work is done.


Leg Length Difference/Discrepancy

Ever had hips adjusted only for them to go out of alignment again? If so, then you likely have a structural leg length discrepancy (SLLD). While this may not seem like a big deal as SLLD is USUALLY negligible up to a point and doesn’t cause short-term problems by itself, it has a bottom-up effect on the body that can worsen over time, especially when coupled with other factors (e.g., stiffness, external trauma, stress from physical activities). When someone’s problems are chronic and unilateral (one-sided), they can often be traced back to a leg length discrepancy.

Due to the oblique angle of the pelvis, when one leg is longer than the other, it pushes the pelvis on that side up and back, which causes the opposite hip to “drop” and rotate forwards—in order to stand facing straight, the torso will rotate in the opposite direction.

Since most SLLD’s involve a longer left leg, for explanation purposes, we’ll assume the left is always the longer side. When the left hip is higher than the right, the body tends to weight shift to the right—notice how the midline is much closer to the right leg in the image. In order to keep the center of gravity over the base of support, the lower back will curve to the left (this is a bit subtle in the image).  The upper back will then side-bend to the right, raising the left shoulder higher than the right. Finally, in order to keep the eye-line horizontal and remain upright, the head will tilt back to the left.

In general, this altered curvature of the spine causes the IT band, QL, obliques, scalenes, and levator scapulae to become tighter on the left than the right. On the right the hip flexors, piriformis, adductors, pectoralis and serratus anterior become tighter than the left, while the obliques, middle trap, and serratus posterior become weaker (reverse everything for someone with a longer right leg). Occasionally, this compensation pattern can also be altered by prior injuries or structural scoliosis.

Final point:

The only way to truly determine whether someone has SLLD is to measure the leg itself, from the greater trochanter of the femur to the fibular malleolus, and correlate it with the expected compensation pattern.


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 Networked Urbanism

Networked Urbanism

design thinking initiatives for a better urban life

Understanding waste as an inseparable part of the lifecycle of materials and the ‘metabolism’ of cities, and approach it consequently. How is waste understood and managed? Can we make this process more ‘visible’ for the general public? Can waste be understood as a resource?

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Each American throws away 1 million pounds of trash each year. Some of these items thrown away are still in good condition and can be used by someone else. Homeless adults, children, and families rely on nonprofit organizations, such as Red Cross and Cradles to Crayons, to collect and redistribute goods to them, the people who need it most. Some goods are shipped overseas to developing countries who rely on second-hand clothes for livelihoods and inexpensive clothing.

Currently, it is difficult to locate donation bins and centers. There is not one comprehensive source available to search for organizations with goods drop-off locations. People surveyed state they will often take the easy route. When they cannot quickly locate a place to donate their goods, they will throw them away.

When someone has located a donation bin, they might donate all of their goods to the single site, regardless of the type of goods the site will accept. This leads to unsolicited donations. Nonprofit organizations estimate 20% of goods donated are items they cannot use. It uses valuable resources, mainly volunteered hours, to sort the unsolicited goods and either find a new site to donate the goods to, or, in cases when resources cannot be spared, the goods are thrown away.

People surveyed state they would like to donate their goods rather than throw them away. Realizing the problem that it is difficult to find convenient donation bins and centers, Boston Gives, a web platform, was created to map collection sites and connect the community to local nonprofit organizations. It makes it easier for the general public to locate collection sites accepting donated goods.

The map is populated by the public and nonprofit organizations. Anyone can simply fill out a form from the website and a marker will be placed on the map. When a bin is no longer available, another form is available, and when completed, an “X” will appear on the marker, noting the collection bin or center is no longer there. Each marker provides information about the location, the hours collections can be made, and most importantly, the items that are accepted. By informing the donor which goods are accepted, fewer unsolicited donations will be made.

Boston Gives website also provides additional information about donating goods. For people who need to have their goods picked-up due to lack of access to transportation or the size of the good, such as furniture or vehicles, a list of organizations (with contact information) who will pick-up items is available. Organizations can also post drive events so the community is aware of goods that are needed most at the time. To reduce the amount of unsolicited goods, a list of “dos” and “don’ts” educate donors on the accepted condition of items.

Boston Gives can only be beneficial if the public is aware of its existence. To encourage people to spread the word of Boston Gives, the collection map can be shared on Facebook and Twitter by the click of a button. A link is also provided for other websites, such as government or organizations, to embed the map into their site.

Donating used goods conserves natural resources, lessens environmental impacts by reducing waste, and helps those less fortunate. It gives back to community and the planet.

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Redesigned Visitor Experience aims to enhance visitor-to-object connections and create visitor-to-visitor experiences within an art museum. The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, which welcomes nearly 1.5M visitors annually, was the museum of interest throughout this process.

Initially, the focus was on the waste of physical resources of the museum: the paper used to produce thousands of maps and millions of tickets annually, and the funds required to print this collateral. An app to support logistical improvements, including a digital map, access to the museum’s web catalog, and the opportunity to buy tickets from a smartphone, was the first stage of solutions. Many lower-level members of the museum staff were incredibly helpful in providing initial feedback about the current visitor and wayfinding experience. After several dead-ends and false starts, it was necessary to explore another approach to the museum and its relationship with waste. Though helpful, this type of app was not particularly innovative, and led to a consideration of a waste of opportunity in the form of visitor experience. How can museums encourage connection, education, and interaction, beyond design of the exhibitions themselves? How can data analysis play a role in creating new networks that continue to develop outside of a museum?

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In contrast to a science museum or a children’s museum, art museums tend to be more conservative and traditional. Artifacts and precious objects are stored behind glass for safety, with only small plaques of information available. Additional Information is relayed primarily visually and unilaterally: directly between the visitor and object. There is little interaction between visitors, unless they arrived in groups together. Visitors can view the same objects without acknowledgement of a relationship between objects and visitors. Arguably, the quiet of museums allows for enjoyment of the arts, and while this is true there is still a sense that another layer of understanding and connection could exist.

Imagine a digital platform that could promote and support these additional connections, while collecting valuable data for the MFA. For example, a visitor sees a painting that she likes. She simply clicks on its image in the RVEx mobile application, and it will pull up some basic information about the work, including artist, title, and date. The images and the details about all of the museum’s works will be populated by the museum’s own directories of its collections.

She can then tap to access the section for visitor participation. She can view other visitor’s comments and suggestions for the painting, and how many people “liked” and people have seen the painting so far. She has the option to leave a comment, or scroll through previous time-stamped comments. This page operates similarly as if the work had a Facebook profile. The app provides visitors with related objects that they can see in the MFA, if they particularly liked this painting.

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A visitor profile allows you to save works that you like to a personal gallery, as well as your recent activity. The visitor can remember the name of a work she loved, share it with others, or just keep it on hand for a return trip to the museum. This app can function as digital pocket gallery, and your favorite art can quite literally be at your fingertips. A visitor can also access groups, settings, and recommendations for international museums, local events, and other pieces of art. This app can be used daily by an art lover, or as a digital way to collect a souvenir when on vacation.
What takes the platform beyond a Yelp or Foursquare review-based platform, this app includes groups. The groups are created based on an analysis of data of a visitor’s activities: what they’ve liked and seen. The museum and the art serves as the starting point for creating these kinds of connections that can eventually flourish beyond the physical space. Perhaps most interestingly, the app intends to provide “group based recommendations.” Again on an analysis of data, suggestions are generated for art found in the MFA that may interest members. Next are recommendations for local events, which pushes the network outside of the confines of museum. Finally, the platform suggests international museums that may be of interest. Eventually, these could have their own similar platforms and catalogs, so you can view and save art, and connect with other members from around the world.

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Note about the copyright for images of paintings, sculptures, etc. used in frames from the above  presentations: I do not own the images and they are the property of the MFA, from www.mfa.org.

MYPS is personalized cloud to ground cartography that reshapes both how we compose our farewells and how we receive the farewells of others.

A P.S. is an afterthought – an easily appended message that crosses our mind after we think we have said all we mean to say. Yet the postscript also contains our final words, which are actually quite powerful. When combined with the power of place in the development of memories, these afterthoughts can create meaningful journeys for our loved ones to revisit after we are gone.

MYPS uses the GPS capabilities of mobile devices in combination with familiar media sharing formats to facilitate the process of recording our shared memories so our loved ones may literally revisit them after our passing.

The following video is a preview of my final review “experience”. It shows how MYPS could tie together three generations of memories.  When my Mom came to see me in Boston, we visited the places my grandpa remembered from his own time living here during World War II.  After her passing, I will be able to revisit our route to see the memories she left behind.

I was invited to participate in a networking event by Ruth Faas, my main contact in Boston’s death-care industry, on December 8th in Arlington, MA.  Attendees included board members of both the Eastern and Western Massachusetts Funeral Consumer’s Alliances, Grief Therapists, Artists, Funeral Celebrants and Funeral Directors. Here’s what they had to say about MYPS…

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Aeon project: brief for iLab

In the middle of November, we were asked to create a proposal for the final review “performance” for former Loeb Fellow Jim Lasko.

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The Benefits of Alternate Reality Games for Your Business

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There’s an emerging trend that is taking the gaming world by storm. What is it? – It’s alternate reality games; and they aren’t just for gamers who want to enjoy some entertainment. Many business owners are actually taking notice of the benefits that alternate reality games (often simply called ARG) can offer for their organizations.

If you are an entrepreneur who is looking to enhance the experience of your employees and wants to boost the success of your organization, read on to find out more about alternate reality games and how they can benefit your organization.

What are Alternate Reality Games?

Before we discuss why alternate reality games can be an asset for your business, let’s first explain what these games are.

Alternate reality games (ARG) are distributed narrative that involves utilizing the real world as its platform. Via digital technology, this type of game uses various formats and platforms to share an experience or a story, and that story can be changed by the actions or thoughts of those who play the game. In other words, alternate reality games rely on the involvement of those who play them to tell and the story.

Those who play these games make direct interactions with the characters, resolve problems, and work together as a whole to assess the story that is being told and find solutions. Typically, players utilize several types of technologies to interact with alternate reality games; for example, email or phones, and the Internet serves as the element that connects everything together.

How Alternate Reality Games Can Benefit Your Business

Business owners are taking note of the benefits that alternate reality games can offer for their organizations and are implementing them in a number of ways. From corporate training to immersing employees into programs, there are several advantages that this type of gaming can provide for your company.

Corporate Training
ARGs can be used as a powerful tool for corporate training. For example, instead of using handbooks and seminars to teach your employees about your business’ policies, you could use an alternate reality as a hands-on tool to guide your staff. A game that involves different scenarios that encourage them to make decisions based on best business practices would help them develop a better understanding of how to handle certain situations. For instance, your staff could work together to solve a mystery, providing them with an in-depth opportunity for learning and growth that will foster a better understanding of business operations.

Encourage Employee Engagement
Employee engagement is crucial for the success of your business. When your staff is engaged, they will feel as if they are a valued member of a team, which will encourage them to put their best foot forward, meaning that engagement is not only important for your staff, but it’s important for the success of your company, too.

It can be difficult to promote employee engagement, but alternate reality games can serve as a powerful tool to boost engagement, which can thus improve the employee retention and your business’ success. Alternate reality games can be a highly effective way to successfully – and better – improve the engagement of your employees. For instance, an ARG that encourages your staff to work together as a team or to promote and sell products, and their involvement in the game would allow them to gain a sense of purpose, fostering an improved sense of purpose, thereby promoting greater happiness in the workplace.

Skills Teaching
Lastly, an ARG can be a highly effective way to teach your staff new skills. For example, in order to solve the problem in a game, your employees would have to utilize new skills that they have been presented with. By using these skills in an ARG, your staff would have the opportunity to gain a more in-depth understanding of the skills that they have been taught, thereby developing a deeper understanding of said skills.

Summing It Up

Alternate reality games can provide numerous opportunities for your staff and your business, and improve the overall success of your establishment. These games are becoming more common in the workplace, and it’s easy to see why! If you’re looking to enhance your organization, you should seriously consider implementing ARGs.

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Power in Interruption

In the following photo, Roxy demonstrates what I call the power of interruption. This describes the benefit of momentarily altering the horse’s movement patterns for the sake of improving them. Not unlike their human pals, horses generate movement through patterns held in the neuromuscular system. These patterns serve them well, allowing them to move and perform various tasks with utmost efficiency and limited active brain recruitment to move limbs. While indeed efficient, these patterns are not always optimal. For instance, Roxy has a pattern of trailing her hind legs out behind her when she trots rather than swinging them well forward underneath her body as I would prefer.

My task is to help Roxy create new patterns than the ones she knows as comfy and familiar. I would prefer her to adopt a pattern that involves a body posture that is more beneficial to her long-term wellness, or in other words one that sees her carrying more weight on her hind limbs and easing weight OFF her forelimbs. There are number of ways to go about this task, and one of my favorite ones is to interrupt a horse’s existing gait patterns.

As you can see from this photo, the exercise I’m using in this example is fairly simple. It is just a polygon shape formed with poles on the ground. With the horse on a longe line, the handler can move herself all around the polygon, directing the horse across, through, and over the poles in constantly changing ways. The horse never knows where it will be asked to enter/exit the shape. In this way, it delivers all the benefits of schooling over ground poles but eliminates the repetitive and predictable nature of sequential poles set up in single line.

Exercises like this that encourage the horse to adjust her balance, or change her speed and height of stride, briefly interrupts motor patterns. What immediately follows is a chance to develop new patterns. This might mean more awareness of stride trajectory, more flexion in hind limb joints, more precise foot placement. These kinds of exercises open the door to further improvement. They work because the horse is guided to alter his stride with minimal anxiety or tension, given that he is not receiving a lot of input or cues from a rider. The exercises are offering him the input in a very natural, easy way.

Admittedly, there is plenty of time during a horse’s schooling when we want our work to be predictable for him so he gains confidence and clarity in our expectations.  When changing his physical body and gaits, though, it can be helpful to introduce a little well-timed interruption. The key is to use just a little (not so much to frustrate the horse), and that any chosen exercise has relevance to an existing pattern you hope to change. In other words, we’re not seeking to interrupt his patterns just for the sake of adding randomness or variety to his routines. The exercises need to support your specific goal in each session.

What if my Horse Gets Anxious About Ground Poles?

Occasionally while giving clinics, I encounter a horse that becomes anxious or revved up about working over ground poles or cavalletti, which are a large part of my lessons. Often frustrated or embarrassed, the rider will ask what she can do. She understands that ground pole exercises are beneficial and yet she can’t ride the horse over poles without him getting charged up.

First of all, there is no reason to become embarrassed or frustrated. Plenty of horses find their own ‘creative’ ways of negotiating pole work, including leaping sideways, bounding spastically across the poles, or standing in place snorting at them. Sometimes this is due to stress arising from past negative or forceful experiences, but other times it can be from the horse getting evasive about the task in front of him.

Fortunately, helping an anxious horse settle to a calmer approach of ground poles is usually very doable and straightforward. And it actually involves NOT crossing poles. Instead, it can be fruitful to school the horse around, between, and through poles for a while without asking him to travel over them. Once he has relaxed in to a steady rhythm and body posture during these tasks, then he transitions seamlessly to riding across the poles.

Exercises that ask him to organize his body while bending or turning around, but not over, poles help him approach the objects as just another part of his steady work routine rather than something different, exciting, or scary. Often it takes just a day or two to accomplish this, but give yourself as much time as you need. Rushing the horse in this process generally only causes his leaping or evasion of poles to persist.

If you are at a loss for patterns that are useful in this situation, try starting with the following two exercises from my new book, 55 Corrective Exercises for Horses.

Exercise #15, Snake Over Poles, Variation 2
Exercise #37, The Labyrinth

When you’re able to practice these two exercises without fanfare, you will be riding across cavalletti routines in no time. And then you will be reaping all the goodness they have to offer.

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How to Place Ground Poles for Gaited Horses

Simple Ground Pole Set-up for Gaited Breeds

  3. Ride straight across the poles.
  6. Repeat the pattern at least 12 times.

Riders are the Best Training Aids

The more we learn about horses’ anatomy and body mechanics, the more it becomes clear how riding and training can alter their bodies and not always in positive ways. As we observe just how fragile and delicate these animals are beneath the surface it can be tempting to question whether we should be riding them in the first place. I have watched a couple of my colleagues step away from riding and training for just this reason, causing me to question my own participation.

I continue to believe that nearly every horse can be made better by a rider. To be clear, that rider needs to be skilled and patient, mindful and committed, and a keen observer. But having witnessed the value of dressage applied to all kinds of horses over the years, I believe a horse can have a better life through riding than without it. The physically transformative influence of the rider’s educated seat upon the horse guides him to a better version of himself– balanced and symmetrical, strong and noble, elegant, and confident through his partnership with a patient leader. I have witnessed dozens of horses ‘fixed’, or given more comfortable lives, because of the therapeutic training through dressage.

Last week, I was sorting through some videos and articles about vertebral crowding (aka “Kissing Spine syndrome”) among performance horses and several of the x-ray images showed such evidence of discomfort that I thought briefly maybe we have no business riding these poor animals. If we are pinching their vertebrae and bruising their mouths and causing imbalanced muscular development, then maybe we should just leave them alone. Probably this is a quandary many trainers wrestle with, but might feel ridiculous voicing.

When I went to the barn the following day, the x-ray images were still lingering in my mind especially as I saddled up my first horse of the morning. I paused and looked around my training facility. I noted the once anxious mare that has blossomed through training in to a serene and confident animal. I noted the big gelding that used to get stuck in place out in the middle of the field because his stifles locked up from lack of fitness. I watched the two senior Icelandics (one is 24 years old, the other 26) that remain healthy, sturdy, and energetic because of the consistent exercise program they’re in. All of these horses would currently lead lives quite a bit less comfy and content were it not for regular riding.

A rider’s seat can accomplish magical things. It can guide a horse to use his own body in ways that are far more functional and therapeutic. In this way, it is one of our most valuable training assets. Sure, many folks can accomplish– and enjoy– playing with horses from the ground only without riding. I don’t mean to infer that this has no value; it clearly does. I just wish to sing the praises of riding because I have seen it deliver such wellness to so many horses. And, yes, probably just as equally poor riding delivers deleterious effects, which we could rant on and on about here. In the spirit of remaining positive for the best interest of our noble steeds, though, I prefer to focus on the good we can achieve. For me, this means riding them.

The more we learn about horses’ anatomy and body mechanics, the more clear it becomes just how good we need to become as riders.

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