Planning your weekend outfits tends to start days in advance. Come Friday lunchtime, however, everyone starts to get the weekend itch as we all want to jump out of our seats and start the weekend partying early.
While some like to keep it casual – date nights, movie nights or cocktails with the girls – others like to glam it up for the weekend whether at work functions or private functions.
With the endless array of pretty-little-party frocks, finding the perfect one for every occasion can cause even the savviest of shoppers some minor freak outs.
So to ensure you have your weekend outfits sorted (from top to toe) we've chosen three party perfect frocks for all sorts of occasions.
Yes, you've probably seen this little number doing the rounds on social media a hundred times or more. And while wearing what everyone else is wearing may not seem appealing, there's definitely a reason behind the Realisation Par's Diane Dress sartorial greatness.
It's the perfect weekend outfit for a Friday night boogie, and will have you feeling fun and flirty all night look. The lightweight materials mean it can easily be (neatly) rolled up in your bag and taken to work for an easy-to-wear option for post work drinks.
Pair it back with some chunky black boots – or black block heels – and a biker style leather jacket for extra warmth. If you love to accessorise, then throw on some harder style jewellery to really toughen the look. Alternatively, opt for dainty fine necklaces and rings for a softer overall look.
Work functions are some of the toughest to find an appropriate dress for. Add this to your list of weekend outfits needed and some might say panic levels are reaching an all time high. The key to sorting out a work-approved top-to-toe outfit is to plan around the type of function you may be attending.
Day or night time functions will change the overall vibe. Formal functions tend to be during the night time, while day events tend to err on the more casual side. With this in mind, planning your weekend outfit for a formal Saturday night work function just got a whole lot easier.
Look for a dress style that doesn't scream "LOOK AT ME" but rather reflects your fashion forward style in a respectful, classy way. Lace may not seem like the best option, however when lined and styled correctly, a lace midi dress can work wonders at a formal work function.
Ensure the lace is high quality and hemlines fall just above the knee. Pair it with a plain pump and minimal accessories for an easily styled look. Finish the outfit with a plain black clutch or handbag. Formal work function weekend outfit sorted.
It's Sunday, which means work is tomorrow and no one wants the weekend to end. What better way to ignore reality than head on out for some Sunday afternoon cocktail drinks! Be it with the girls, or with your significant other on a cute little date-night, Sunday afternoon is the perfect time for a quick catch up over a few delicious beverages with your nearest and dearest (or potentials!).
Here's where your options are endless. Cocktails mean you can wear whatever you want, as long as you're comfortable and ready just incase you decide for one more night out on the town. Our top tip is to look for something that can be styled up, or down, depending on where it is that you're heading.
Self Portrait have a large collection of appropriate dresses for weekend outfits, and they're slowly becoming our go-to for a quick and easy option. Style a modern lace dress with simple boots or sandal heels and not much else really, because when it comes to wearing Self Portrait, that's basically all you need.
Throw on a denim jacket for a more casual approach, or pair it with a black suede jacket for a slightly more classy – yet still fun – overall look.


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Ross Palmer is the host, DJ, and creator behind the EDM.com Exclusive Mix series, which has featured some of the top talent in the world of dance music so far. With millions of total plays on the series, the exposure has been tremendous!
Palmer also works for Armada Music in Amsterdam, where he has done thousands of radio edits, several promotional DJ mixes, and DJ mix compilations, like Armada Sunset 2. Ross's radio edits have been played around the world, and he's done them for artists like:
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He also created the official DJ mix for the Amsterdam Music Festival in 2014.
As a writer, his songs have been featured on MTV China, Dutch Radio (he even appeared on Radio 538 as a singer, but he'll never admit that), and he's even written a hit single for Japanese pop star Ayumi Hamasaki.
He's DJed for festivals stages in front of several thousand people, and he began his career as the campus DJ of Colorado College, where his weekly underground raves became one of the most popular events on campus.

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Railroaders acquire veteran RHP Carlos Pimentel
The former PCL All-Star went 7-4 with a 4.68 ERA for the Lincoln Saltdogs in 2017.
CLEBURNE, Texas -- The Cleburne Railroaders have acquired veteran RHP Carlos Pimentel from the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks in exchange for future considerations, the American Association and Cleburne Railroaders jointly announced on Thursday.
Pimentel, 28, is a native of the Dominican Republic and finished 7-4 with a 4.68 ERA over 14 starts with the Lincoln Saltdogs in 2017.
The right-hander broke into affiliated minor league baseball with the Texas Rangers in 2007, and spent the next seven seasons in the Texas farm system, reaching AA Frisco in 2010 and 2011.
"Carlos is an experienced pitcher and we're excited to add him to our pitching staff," pitching coach Ed Pruitt said. "We had a good staff last year and Carlos is a piece who can help us make a run."
Pimentel then spent two seasons in the Chicago Cubs system, pitching for AAA Iowa in 2014 and 2015. While with the Iowa Cubs, Pimentel started the 2015 Triple-A All-Star Game and also earned 2015 all-Pacific Coast League honors as the Triple-A Pitcher of the Year after going 12-6 with a 2.95 ERA over 26 starts.
Pimentel's most recent stint in affiliated baseball came in 2016, when he finished 12-8 with a 5.65 ERA in 28 starts for AAA El Paso in the San Diego Padres system.
Pimentel will join a Railroaders pitching staff that finished fourth in the American Association with a 3.96 team ERA in 2017. Along with INF Jordan Dean, Pimentel is the second acquisition the team has made this offseason.
The 2018 season begins May 18 when the Railroaders host the two-time defending champion Winnipeg Goldeyes. Both season and half-season tickets are now on sale, along with 10-game flex packs. Single-game tickets will go on sale in April.
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Fundamentally, whether directing in the theatre or a film, you have to be a good storyteller, regardless of the form. The thing I had to work hardest at was thinking in shots.
But I'm very happy to work within tight parameters, and when you know you have an actor for two days, and you have to get that work done in two days, that focuses the mind wonderfully.
I had very clever producers, who scheduled it brilliantly, but scheduling it was a nightmare.
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USATT Adds National Team Tracksuits to Prize List for Senior Events at 2019 Seamaster US Open
By Matt Hetherington | Oct. 14, 2019, 4:19 p.m. (ET)
The 2019 Seamaster US Open Table Tennis Championships are nearing as the city of Fort Worth, Texas prepares for the major event on USATT's annual calendar. With over 85 events, and the prospect of two more senior singles events in the wings for addition, USATT CEO Virginia Sung announced the addition of a US National Team tracksuit to be awarded to the winner of each of the senior singles events.
With over 85 events at the annual event, commonly attracting over 600 players from different destinations across the country and the globe, the US Open is a popular event for the many senior table tennis players who love to attend.
"Senior table tennis players are the backbone of table tennis in the USA and represent the largest demographic in our sport on a social and competitive level. We have decided to give away our US National Team tracksuits to the winners of the senior singles events at this year's US Open in Fort Worth to show them that they are part of our team and so they may wear our team uniform with pride at any veteran tour or championship events they may choose to attend in the future," says Ms Sung.
Ms Sung further went on to express her gratitude for the ongoing support of senior players across the country in the many roles they hold in support of nurturing and promoting the sport of table tennis in the USA.
"We have had some feedback from senior players with regard to the current US Open registration and we want to assure them that we are doing our best to listen and accommodate their concerns, including trying to schedule two more senior singles age categories into the tournament, we hope to have an update on that shortly."
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1/All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, passion, and desire.
2/It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our heart, then to put on the clock of nonviolence to cover impotence.
And seen a saint, when most play the devil.
4/I have Always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.
5/Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way…you become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave actions.
6/Always forgive your enemies ; nothing annoys them so much.
7/An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.
8/Men are born with two eyes but only one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say.
9/I must be cruel only to be kind, thus bad begins and worse remains behind.
10/The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind.


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CLO Media recently explained that the speed with which baby boomers are retiring is not quite as quick as many expected, which has led many companies to overlook succession planning. This can cause several major issues, especially as a business that is not prepared for a transition of leadership will run the risk of operational disruptions caused by unprepared individuals stepping into managerial roles.
Studies indicate that the most successful leadership development programs will start before the employee ever begins managing others, and will include long-term components to sustain improvements over time. According to the news provider, the first step is to create frameworks that will work to identify employees who would be more likely to excel in a leadership position, then formulate assessments that accurately predict what these staff members will need in terms of development.
The source noted that the 70:20:10 principle is important to remember when building the entirety of a training program, regardless of the objectives. CLO Media noted that this is used to show how adult employees will learn, with 70 percent coming from experience, 20 percent generated through communication with peers and 10 percent generally propagated in traditional classroom courses.
Enterprises that hit all of these types of learning components will be more likely to enjoy greater success in their leadership initiatives, as combining coaching, experiential learning and traditional training can have a profoundly positive impact on new and old managers.


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Spin Evolution and Cometary Interpretation of the Interstellar Minor Object 1I/2017 'Oumuamua
Rafikov, Roman
Astrophysical Journal Letters
Rafikov, R. (2018). Spin Evolution and Cometary Interpretation of the Interstellar Minor Object 1I/2017 'Oumuamua. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 867 (1) https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aae977
© 2018. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. Observations of the first interstellar minor object 1I/2017 'Oumuamua did not reveal direct signs of outgassing that would have been natural if it had a volatile-rich composition. However, a recent measurement by Micheli et al. of a substantial non-gravitational acceleration affecting the orbit of this object has been interpreted as resulting from its cometary activity, which must be rather vigorous. Here we critically reassess this interpretation by exploring the implications of measured non-gravitational acceleration for 'Oumuamua's rotational state. We show that outgassing torques should drive the rapid evolution of 'Oumuamua's spin (on a timescale of a few days), assuming torque asymmetry that is typical for solar system comets. However, given the highly elongated shape of the object, its torque asymmetry is likely higher, implying an even faster evolution. This would have resulted in rapid rotational fission of 'Oumuamua during its journey through the solar system, and is clearly incompatible with the relative stability of its rotational state inferred from photometric variability. Based on these arguments, as well as the lack of direct signs of outgassing, we conclude that the classification of 'Oumuamua as a comet (invoked to explain its claimed anomalous acceleration) is questionable.
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aae977


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Police investigate two violent incidents at Madison H.S.
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Public School officials say there was more violence at Milwaukee's Madison High School as school ended Monday -- in the form of two separate incidents, one injuring a Milwaukee police officer. This comes after 11 were arrested after a fight outside the school on Friday, and 12 were arrested outside Washington High School Thursday after several fights broke out.
FOX6's camera captured exclusive video at Madison High School Monday afternoon, showing a man trying to restrain a young girl, and then, minutes later, another girl was dragged away -- carried by her hands and feet. It apparently took four people to carry away the girl - one on each arm and leg, and she was carried back into Madison High School. Another was carried away by an adult.
A Milwaukee Police Department spokeswoman says after school, there was an altercation between an adult female who does not attend the school and a 15-year-old female student, over an allegation that the 15-year-old took a phone belonging to another student.
Police say a female student who owned the phone, called the adult to the school. The adult allegedly battered the 15-year-old student.
Police say they're currently looking for the adult.
Additionally, about 45 minutes after the first incident, police say two male students who attend night school at Madison High School began fighting. Officers took them into custody along with a third male student who pushed the arresting officer to the ground, causing pain to his back. Police say the first two males are 17 and will be cited for disorderly conduct, and the third male will be cited for battery, and is also 17.
MPS Superintendent Gregory Thornton said Monday night: "This trouble will not be tolerated. As with the incidents that disrupted our schools last week, we are seeking disciplinary actions, so that a handful of unruly students do not continue to disrupt the education of thousands of other children."
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Ignore the media's scare stories and keep taking your statin prescription
Dr Miriam says that the BMJ's opinion was wrongly taken as fact and that the side effects of statins are as minor as ever
The BMJ initially asked whether middle-aged people without heart disease should be given statins
Hang on a minute. There's no need to stop taking statins. If you're one of the 200,000 people who did stop in the past 18 months, I urge you to see your GP as soon as possible to discuss going back on them.
If not, you could be one of the additional 2,000 people who have heart attacks and strokes in the next 10 years – and a third of those could be fatal.
Statins are preventive medicine . Prevention is always better than cure and I want to give you an objective picture of the scare that arose in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and then was spread in some parts of the media.
In October 2013 the BMJ printed an opinion piece questioning if people at low risk of heart disease should take a statin. I want to emphasise this was opinion, not research.
At-risk heart patients stopped taking statins over controversy, study found
What was being questioned was the NICE recommendation that millions of middle-aged people without heart disease should be given statins to reduce their risk of a heart attack in later life. And most cardiologists agree they should.
I remember reading the article at the time and thought it biased, misleading, exaggerated and dangerous. It gave a falsely high figure for side effects.
Statins are a preventative medicine (Image: Getty)
And even the BMJ thought better of it and published a correction downgrading the rate of side effects by a factor of 50%. Plus, they revealed the side effects quoted were similar in people who took placebos. In other words, they couldn't be firmly assigned to taking a statin.
Many doctors and almost all patients knew nothing of this correction. All that was remembered was the scaremongering about side effects. What are they?
Well, firstly most people who take statins have no or very few side effects. Others have troublesome but usually minor side effects, such as headaches or stomach upsets. The much touted muscle pains are much rarer. And very, very rare are kidney problems.
But we're talking about preventing life-threatening conditions, such as heart attacks and strokes. So should we accept some side effects in order to prevent them?
In my book we should. Public health experts agree, and lowered the risk thresholds for statins making 40% of adults eligible to take them.
Many cardiologists, notably Professor Peter Weissberg of the British Heart Foundation, see statins as a cheap and effective way of saving lives. He says, "Evidence from numerous objective clinical trials shows that statins are a safe and effective way of reducing the risk of someone suffering a heart attack or stroke in the first place."
No, I'm not stopping my statins any time soon.
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During a recent visit to Pauls Valley's library for research on my Albert Rennie biography project, I discovered in the manuscript files a rather extensive collection of clippings and such on Claude Swinney, Garvin County Sheriff for a period that exceeded thirty years. My father, David Alexander Rennie, was his undersheriff for a time in the mid-thirties.
Has anything of substance been written about Sheriff Swinney's administration of the law in Garvin County? As I recall the clippings in the file, there was at least one rather sensational murder case during his term of office. Perhaps that period would make a good history book . . . at least a lengthy essay . . .
I have heard of him, but which sensential murder case are you speaking of? This would help to possibly pin-point if someone has already written about the case or not.
Thanks for responding. I'm sorry but I do not recall the name(s) associated with the particularly newsworthy case. I'll have to return to the PV Library soon and I'll look it up.
Actually, my inquiry was more of a general nature regarding writings about the rather lengthy term of sheriff Swinney's administration which exceeded thirty years. Surely that long a period in an elective office is noteworthy; especially in such a risky profession.
Claud B. Swinney arrived at Cherokee Town at the age of 9 in 1889. He was Garvin County Sheriff from 1914 to 1957. In addition, he was a county oil field deputy, deputy U. S. Marshal, and Chief of Police. The articles referred to were both a bit outside the time line for this board. The first was a discussion of the killing of Bill Paul and Lon Pearson, two of Swinney's deputies in 1947 in a 1990 article for the Oklahoma State Trooper by the late Glenn Shirley. The entire story can be seen on the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Memorial website. The second was the man hunt for Elmer Lee Haggard for the killing of John Hardy Baugh in Wynnewood in 1950. This article, written by Charles H. Murphy, appeared in Real Detective, date not known.
I knew Claud when I was a kid. He was old school and the word among the little hellions I ran with was that if he was around, you behaved because Claud would shoot you and not even feel sorry about it. To my knowledge, there has never been a full descriptive article on the man.
So the truth comes out, you were a little "Hombre." Ha! Good report.
Yeah, well I figure my memories of those "wild times" is about as reliable as other such yarns from any other wrinkle browed smooth mouth. Louis Lamour said romance (adventure) is a dangerous situation viewed from the comfort of an easy chair.
By the way, the Pauls Valley Police Department website has quite a bit on those stories for any who are interested.
Go for it David. You might find some records at the Pauls Valley Court House but I wouldn't count on it. The Sheriff's office has a tradition of retiring officers taking records with them. Last time I asked about old records they looked at me like I was nuts. Another possibility is the District Attorney records buta lot of them are gone as well. To be honest, the Court House lacks storage space and offices there tend to discard what is not absolutely necessary. I suspect it is the same all over.
Mike, I was mistaken regarding my father's tour of duty with the Garvin County Sheriff's office. In fact, Dad was Undersheriff to Claud[e?] SEYMOUR. I visited the Garvin county Sheriff's office and found a very nice picture of Sheriff Seymour. They've given me permission to borrow the picture in order to scan it for my files, I have not done so as yet.
Claude Seymour also worked at the OSBI.
Thanks, Dee. Perhaps i could find some biographical information on him there. I am particularly interested in the time span during which he served at Pauls Valley and any colorful events which took place during his tenure as GCS.
Perhaps the case you were refering to was the Chester Comer case. He was linked to numerous disappearances and murders in the central Oklahoma area as well as Texas. A total of six I believe. However, he was killed in an altercation during the investigation and never stood trial. Claude Seymour was involved to some extent in the interrogation of Comer. This took place sometime in 1935.
Claude Seymour was born and raised in Garvin county, one of seven children. Most of his career and previously stated was in Garvin County as Sheriff. He later served with the OBI rising to Assistant Chief prior to retirement. He died in Oklahoma City in May, 1969.
My apologies, I wasn't trying to hijack your thread.
Thank you, Jim. The information is helpful. It puts me to wondering if my father was aware of Mr. Seymour's death. I was not in Oklahoma at the time and don't believe Dad ever mentioned it to me. Dad died in 1983 so I can't ask him!


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INDIA FAR FROM ACHIEVING TRUE EQUALITY
Indian women march and protest for equality.
When we celebrate women's equality day on August 26, we must pledge to end discrimination at home and offices. Gender equality is not just about money or respect, it goes beyond that
I was in a funk because I felt like I was not a good mom." So said ace tennis champion Serena Williams, a woman whom we associate with great accomplishments, the power of privilege, relevance as a creator of wealth and a benchmark of individual excellence. Yet when it came to motherhood, she slipped into the perennial guilt syndrome of readjusting her life around her child despite the fact that she could afford an alternative support system, an extended family and the comfort of workarounds. Still she felt that the time she gave for her child was not enough.
Working women around the world are debating the same question as Serena and given the added issues of gender pay gap, the lack of paid maternity leave and the struggle to claim reproductive rights, they have decided to step off the ramp. A survey of 1,000 qualified women in Delhi/NCR found that only 18-34 per cent of married women continued working after having a child. Some other estimates indicate that nearly half of urban working women quit their jobs mid-career for maternity leave or to bring up children. In fact, the career dropout rate of urban educated women is higher than that of their rural counterparts in cases. Even in successful and high profile double income units, once the "achieving" threshold is crossed, it is the woman who is stepping back, succumbing to the genetically conditioned mindset of a nurturer and care-giver, giving the necessary thrust to the domestic economy as it were by some extra-constitutional power and then slipping back to the normalcy of expectation. In the process, women tend to strengthen the stereotype of a man as the bread-winner and an architect of a goal-oriented career. Though a man is equally responsible for fathering a child and is emotionally capable of being the protector, he has the mantle of a career performance lumped upon him. Even when mid-retiree women develop a sense of stability with their young ones growing up, they scarcely make it back to their original trajectory but take up some part-time ventures or develop a passion-oriented home business. "Women who have family support or can afford to pay for child care have a lot of guilt. This is because of social conditioning," says leading businesswoman Anu Aga. The biggest decline in employment has been among two groups — illiterate women and post-graduates — according to a 2017 World Bank report. Most successful male CEOs have spouses who are complementary CEOs in home management. Yet given their multi-tasking and adaptive abilities, working women could give a boost to the country's GDP by about 30 per cent if certain policies are in place and a mindset changes. Even when they have exited corporate jobs to forge out on their own, transit professionals have helmed boutique enterprises and start-ups with handsome turnovers.
The first of the stereotypes begins at home. Without taking away credit from metrosexual men, "fathering" is yet to develop as a concept equivalent to "mothering," the former limited to a biological function, the latter encompassing multiple and undefined role responsibilities. Even childless women are assigned the "mothering" role in team management roles at work. It is both prized and abused at the same time. Till mothers, and most of them are educated and enlightened enough today, tell both their sons and daughters that nurturing a life is genderless and a necessary and purposeful human activity, there will be no change in the home dynamics. Till the grandfather, who revels in child care simply because he is at home after a perceived "successful" career run, asks his son to pick up the tab at home, there won't be a change in mindset. Till fathers spend an equal time with their kids, they will no longer complain that the children naturally gravitate towards mothers. Here is a factoid: Though mothers are intimately bound to the babies physiologically for nine months, dads can bond with them even before they are born as they recognise both parents' voices from 32 weeks. As for skin-to-skin contact, warmth has no gender and the child recognises that first. Mothers, too, admittedly in their rush for perfection in role-playing, must cede that territorial space to fathers, who will be willing if allowed to. Also, emphasis should be laid on double parenting. Neither the mother, nor the father needs to step back. And there is no need to glorify what need not be a sacrifice, be it of a stay-at-home mother or a house-husband.
Next come workplace policies, which continue to be shaped by traditional mindsets. Malini Saba, a corporate herself, has found that on an average, women today earn just 78 cents for every dollar that men earn, an increase of only 17 cents on the dollar, and that pregnancy discrimination, more than guilt pangs, has pushed women out of the queue. Pregnancy taboos are the reason that most corporate women are bypassed for a promotion or a special project simply because employers think that a maternity break reduces the woman's ability to maintain continuity of functions or bounce back to original efficiencies. Fact is, most new mothers, given the flexibility of home operations, manage not only to deliver but make the perfect pitch at the workplace when required to stand in. Career women are multitasking themselves, juggling between family chores and deadlines, an ability that empowers them with adaptability, innovation, change, fluidity and creativity, mantras that every corporate aspires for. Few employers realise that women, as much as they cherish moments with their new-born, do not want to give up what they have invested their self-worth in — their careers. The same pregnancy/motherhood concerns have become barriers for women in physically-oriented jobs like factory floors while there is some headway in the armed forces.
Yet for all demonstrable abilities, companies become sexist and archaic when it comes to the muscularity of a given role. They would rather employ a man in his 20s and 30s over a woman of the same age for fear of maternity leave and family roles. They usually think twice about hiring a woman with a child for a senior role, assuming she cannot give her 100 per per cent. If she works reduced hours, they tend to equate it with a financial cost to the company rather than counting the efficiency she packs in her limited hours or that she can be more productive if allowed a bit of flexibility. In fact, more women opt out of jobs because of the sluggishness of their career progression and the assumption that they will be passed over. They may be considered super operators but will always be a step behind the big chair. They yield to the unhappiness at work rather than the imperatives of home duties.
Most importantly, if all offices introduced child care services or crèches where mothers could check in on their young ones, the immense relief would automatically lead to more focus at work. We must realise that this is a tiny cost to pay considering that societally care-giving or home-making is an unpaid acknowledgement.
Couple this with balanced education; for example women continue to figure extremely low, not higher than 20 per cent, in engineering and other disciplines of merit and excellence. Far too many girls are still making a "manageable and practical" choice of humanities rather than tough specialties. We don't need role models of women fighting against the odds and conquering the unthinkable in unheard of circumstances. We need everyday examples of girls challenging prescribed choices and mainstreaming themselves instead so that they can stand shoulder to shoulder on the factory floor.
It is a myth that a woman's biological processes or a familial orientation is an impediment to a realization of her many talents. Women never bring their family issues to work because they have always had to prove they can do as much as a man if not better. Which is why they are more committed, sorted, detailed and specific. If corporate India wants to acquire the edge, then it must help rid mothers of their guilt syndrome, consider them assets and creators rather than liabilities and pro-creators.
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University of Texas professor Robert Jensen would tear down the American system If Jensen has three cows, does he give a cow to his neighbor who has no cows?
If there is a poster boy for left-wing nutcase college professors, surely he is Robert Jensen. Jensen is a so-called journalism professor.
What he really is boggles the imagination.
In a sweeping op-ed piece, Jensen eschews the term "liberal." By his own admission, he is to the left of being a simple, garden variety progressive. Jensen would like to blow up the capitalist system that has made America exceptional – and that has given him the freedom to spew his venom.
He supports single payer, government controlled healthcare, and he's a radical environmentalist. As a UT graduate, I see him as an embarrassment to the University.
Jensen isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
Conservatives control the State Legislature and all the top positions in state government including the governorship. It doesn't matter. Whether it's tenure, left-wing trustees, a left-wing administration, or whatever – this Communist will continue to influence students with his hatred of the American system.
One of two things must be true. Either he can't be fired, or nobody at the University has any desire to fire him. Either way, he continues to teach a far leftist agenda to his students – and he's confident enough in his job security that he's willing to put his beliefs in writing.
If this is what he's teaching students at UT, no wonder our country is so screwed up with young people who have no clue as to the freedoms and the blessings provided to those of us who live in America.
I might suggest to brother Jensen that he try Russia or Venezuela – both countries that are more suitable to his preferences. I'd like to see him try to teach in their universities and against their political systems. They'd throw him in a ditch – but wait! He AGREES with their systems, so why doesn't he move there? Easy! No tenure and not enough money in his salary package.
It makes you wonder! How much does Jensen make and how much does he give away in harmony with his socialist viewpoints? Does he have a "golden parachute?" Does he work in a soup line in his spare time? If he has three cows, does he give a cow to his neighbor who has no cows?
Video: Jensen discusses the relationship of hyper-mediated culture and mass-marketed consumption to social and ecological crises. Huh?
This is typical Jensen. Full of hatred for the one nation that has been a stabilizing force in the world, that helped win two world wars so that Jensen never had to learn German, and today is facing down the twin threats of radical Islam and North Korea.
Jensen wants a "worker cooperative program" to establish worker-owned and worker-managed businesses within capitalism to offer a model for transition out of capitalism. Frankly, he sounds like Marx and Engels. His op-ed piece is a sort of "Communist Manifesto," essentially calling for an overthrow of our system.
One wonders if Jensen has ever been a community organizer.
If there is a far-left whack-job idea – Jensen is for it. He states that the history of white supremacy cannot be untangled from the history of capitalism in both Europe and the U.S. He believes the rich use race to suppress workers organizations by offering white workers a sense of racial superiority so that they focus their anger at non-white people rather than the bosses.
Let me see if I understand what he's saying. Free markets bad! U.S. military power bad! White people bad! Men bad!
Jensen would be at home in the world of "The Waveries," a 1945 story by Frederic Brown. The story posits that aliens composed of energy invade earth and eat all the electricity. At the end of the story, instead of finding a way to defeat the Waveries, humankind is happy to return to the horse-and-buggy days of the Old West. They lived happily ever after in Jensen-world.
Jensen closes by urging us not to be logical, but to get radical.
The problems of our country and the world, he believes, can only be solved by "going to the root" and weeding out everything that has made America great. Honestly, there are a lot of contemporary Democrats and socialists who have similar beliefs – and not just Bernie Sanders. I see a lot of Barack Obama in Robert Jensen – and yet, the major accomplishment along socialist/Communist utopian thought was Obamacare. That hasn't worked out well.
Socialism and Communism led to the demise of the Soviet Union. It has led to poverty and violence in modern day Venezuela. It always leads to tyranny, starvation, heartbreak, and war. Jensen should know this, but he appears ignorant of the world around him.
He is a fine example of a coddled academic with a protected source of income who is sheltered by the very system he wants to destroy.


Yesterday, post treadmill, I tested Frédéric Malle's Iris Poudre; wow! What a beauty! … for the two hours it lasted on my skin. Since I was in the mood for iris (and like to wear a sleep scent), before heading off to dreamland I sprayed Ormonde Jayne Orris Noir on both my wrists. Another winner from Ormonde Jayne—my wish-list for that house is getting long—but this is not a review.
This is the tale of a cat in love.
Cho, gifted to me by my mother-in-law almost four years ago, has slept at my feet every night. She is the lump I must be careful not to dislodge (or face the wrath!), and reliably goes to bed with me and wakes up with me every day.
Last night, after crawling into bed, and tucking my hands up near my face (mmm, iris! mmmm, Ormonde Jayne signature base!) so that I could enjoy my waft while drifting off to sleep, I was set upon by a noisy monster. Cho, purring at max capacity, laid down next to my face, and proceeded to knead my hand and wrist with her (too sharp, must file those) claws, while alternately licking my arms and face, and rubbing her head on me. I fell asleep like that.
Quite the connoisseur, this cat. She responds to several fragrances, but I have never seen such a demonstration from her before. I think Cho finally found her Holy Grail scent.
Other Cho faves: Boadicea the Victorious Delicate, Guerlain L'Heure Bleue, and Guerlain Shalimar (to a lesser degree).
1. Do you have a perfume-loving pet?
2. What are your pet's favorite perfumes?
I teared up a little, remembering my cat Otti. I loved it when she kneaded some part of me before falling asleep.
I can't say that she ever reacted to perfume, since she lived in a time when I was not yet a Perfumista.
P.s. I am shocked that Iris Poudre is so short lived on you! I feel irrationally responsible, so: I am sorry!
Wow… Two coincidences in one posting!
First, not only I love both these scents, but as I'm writing this Iris Poudre bottle is somewhere in the mail between France and the U.S. and I really hope to get it early next week and Orris Noir is supposed to come from London in my friend's bag in a week. (Just to mention, both purchases are outside of the perfume budget – birthday gifts money).
Second, today I started writing about my cat's fascination with my perfumes. I got distracted, then felt too tired to finish, decided to read instead – and came accross your question about pets. Something must be in the air!
My cat Rusty often conducts perfume sniffing tests with me. He exhibited the behavior similar to Cho's in response to Chanel's Beige. He likes several other scents more than others but Beige is clearly his favorite.
Coincidence… or an overlap in the universal consciousness?
That really is a funny coincidence Undina! Something in the air, for sure 🙂 Congratulations on both your new bottles (totally jealous!!), and for not having to use your budget to acquire them! I tell you, when it occurred to me that holidays could now mean new perfumes rather than Cosby sweaters, it put an extra spring in my step!
I am owned by two fiendish beasts – the lovable ditzy Janice Divacat, so-called because her face is split in two exact halves of orange and gray and you can't call a female Janus – and the ginger tom – and infinitely more troublesome – Hairy Krishna. They both have their likes and dislikes. Janice is a Big Oriental kind of cat and a major Serge fan. Muscs Kublai Khan made her go, well…ape (as it made me turn ever-less flattering shades of green! 😦 ), Ambre Sultan makes her purr and Jeux de Peau puts her in a tailspin. She will steal sweaters if I've worn it – drag them somehow out of the laundry basket, and haul them off to 'her' spot on the windowsill. There, they will be kneaded and sucked upon and thoroughly loved and fetishized!
Actually pulling fragrant clothes to a favorite spot is something that we have yet to experience in Howe house—and I hope to keep it that way. I have a hard enough time keeping up with my own mess! I do regularly spray Cho's cloth mice (opposed to her rabbit fur mice) with her favorite perfumes, and she really seems to dig that—a happy n-between for the discerning kitteh!
I love both of your beastie names, by the way. My can came pre-named, which has lead to a never ended cycle of explanations from me when I introduce her to anyone.


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Irish sponsorship set to return to €200M+ mark in 2023: ONSIDE
The Irish sponsorship industry grew by 9% to reach €196m in 2022 and the 17th annual ONSIDE Irish Sponsorship Industry Survey estimates there will be further growth of 8% in 2023 to €212m, surpassing the €200m threshold first reached in 2018.
Fifty-three per cent of sponsors intend to increase their sponsorship investment levels in 2023, broadly in line with 2022 expectations, and seven in 10 expect sponsorship spending across the wider industry to increase, compared to only one in five back in 2021.
According to John Trainor, Founder and CEO of ONSIDE: "Despite strong concerns amongst three in 10
sponsorship industry practitioners that feel that the cost-of-living crisis will have a significant negative impact on the sports industry in Ireland, we know brands that maintain their investment in sponsorship during tough times reap the rewards in the long-run.
"While the instinct may be to cut back on sponsorship and activation, astute CMO's and marketers will dive into the right data, adapt their approach, and ensure their CEO and CFO colleagues are well-informed of the real return on investment they are delivering."
Trainor adds: "There will still be significant competition for available sponsorship assets in 2023, with demand for premium properties continuing to outstrip supply, although this has softened slightly compared to last year. Six in 10 sponsors will be looking for new properties in 2023, a drop of 7% on last year and 47% are looking to drop out of existing partnerships, up 12% year on year."
Strongest sponsorship growth opportunities in 2023 are expected to be in the broad areas of sustainability / environment, cause, community, and diversity & inclusion, while Banking and Airline brands are tipped by the survey respondents as sectors to watch for growth this year.
With Rugby World Cup 2023 on the horizon, the survey perhaps unsurprisingly found rugby as the Top sport offering opportunities for sponsors to invest in this year, while soccer made a notable return to the Top 10 areas of opportunity. Seven in 10 sponsors say their businesses see the Rugby World Cup in France as an opportunity to engage with consumers, while 43% see opportunity for their businesses around the Republic of Ireland team's presence at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 in Australia and New Zealand.
Female stars in sports and entertainment continue to dominate the list of most marketable personalities for 2023, with the top four being females. Sixty-eight per cent of industry professionals mentioned a female star, with Katie Taylor sharing the top spot with Ireland team captain Katie McCabe, as the soccer star jumped up the rankings from 13th place last year. The success of the Women's National Football Team qualifying for the FIFA Women's World Cup also saw coach Vera Pauw and players Amber Barrett and Niamh Fahey all making the most marketable list.
Reflecting on the improving standard of activity produced by the collective Irish sponsorship industry
last year, one in three of the industry think sponsorship campaigns in Ireland were more effective in 2022
than 2021, +5% year-on-year. According to the industry professionals surveyed, Sky Ireland's partnership with the FAI's Women's Team was most worthy of recognition, as Lidl and AIG's ties with Gaelic games stood alongside Vodafone and Bank of Ireland's rugby partnerships as perceived best-in-class of '22. KPMG's new partnership with the Women's Irish Open golf was also a notable new entry to this year's list.
Sport also dominates the survey list of the most effective rights holder partners in the eyes of sponsors, with the IRFU leading the line alongside the GAA, the FAI, and Aviva Stadium. They are joined on that list this year by Live Nation, who managed the full re-opening of a wide portfolio of venue and outdoor festival partnership properties in 2022.
Video sharing platforms are expected to be the big risers among activation channels in 2023, comfortably sitting in top spot with 76% of sponsors expecting to use more of these platforms to leverage sponsorship programs in the coming year, an increase of 22% from last year.
Meanwhile, recent public research produced by ONSIDE in parallel to the industry survey found that
two in three of the Irish public believed that sponsors of the 2022 FIFA World Cup would be right to turn
down or off their sponsorship of the tournament due to concerns over Qatar's human rights record
and stance on the LGBTQ+ community.
Trainor concludes: "As controversy and resultant public opinion and backlash around sponsorships linked to Russian and Qatar-based events remained a consistent theme throughout 2022, it is no surprise that eight in 10 rights holders in Ireland agreed that public opinion impacts the brands they will consider partnering with in 2023.
"The importance of public approval for sponsorships has increased significantly in the last 12 months, highlighting the tightrope that sponsors and rights holders will walk when developing partnerships in the year ahead."
For media queries contact:
John Trainor
ONSIDE
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Loved this saddle. It was awesome to look at. Unfortunately it didn't fit the horse and was too large for the rider. It was returned for a full refund. State line handled this with consideration and speed.
Great saddle. Fits well. Nice leather. Nice and comfortable. It is very big for its size. I should have gotten the smaller size in the Australian size. Iâ??m a 16â?? seat and I git the larger Australian saddle. It is NOT light weight. I thought it would be lighter than my other saddle. Itâ??s not. But thatâ??s not a deal breaker for me. Iâ??m ok with that as long as itâ??s a comfortable ride all day on the trails. Which it is.
This saddle is very comfortable for my 14.2 gaited horse and myself even after hours at work or on a trail with friends. The leather seems to be of good quality although the dye does come off in a couple pressure areas. The seat and bucking rolls does not seem to be leather. I was able to use my old breast collar, matching the saddle with dark brown dye and by attaching D-savers to the English forward brackets. This saddle is a great fit for my short backed horse as the shorter skirting prevents saddle sores on her rear hips, this saddle fits well in the shoulders making room for a gaited horse to stretch out and the saddle has a comfort channel all the way down the spine with thick soft padding running along both sides.
I purchased this saddle for my most trusted working partner because I had noticed at age 18 she needed a lighter saddle and one that would give spine pressure relief. With the addition of stirrup turners even this senior cowgirl can ride for miles in the saddle with complete comfort.
Now, I must say that only time will tell how rugged this saddle really is.
I ordered the 17 " seat, it was the smallest offered. The saddle looked as pictured but the seat was a little big. The leather was VERY stiff, looked painted. My biggest complaint is that the stirrups were too long and there was no way to shorten them without cutting away leather. For me the saddle was unusable but they made me pay return shipping anyway. I've purchased from State Line before with no problem, but this saddle had to be returned to JT International..at my expense.
i was really excited to get the saddle to my house but when i went to try on my quarter horse it was too tight for his big shoulders and high withers. tried other pads but nothing helped the fit .for my horse. read the write up and it said it would fit high withers and quarter horses. i bought saddle due to comfort for trail rides in write up but didnt work for my horse.
Fits well for me and 16hh Quarter/Arab. I've had this saddle for almost a year now and use the saddle about once a week. For trail rides it works great. Nothing has broken and the leather is holding up very well. The only things I did not like were the stirrups are hard on your knees after a really long trail ride because they tork them when going at a trot or canter. The saddle is also a little slippery for the rider because the top of the saddle is too smooth. But, it works well for the type of riding I do. The saddle also looks really nice with the cute floral pattern!
I bought this saddle a while back and I love it. I can ride for hours and not get sore. Fits my mare better than my western saddle.
You get what you pay for!!! How true! Especially in this case. The saddle was so poorly made. There were bumps under the leather on the cantle that were hard to describe. The tree sat on my horses back like a camel saddle would.....very high. So many aspects about this poor saddle are too numerous to describe. Buyer beware! I sent it baaaack!
I thought that I loved this saddle but after 4 rides the cinch rigging broke! It cost me $28 to send it back and it took 3 weeks to receive my money back and then they shorted me $20! I do NOT recommend this saddle. The leather seemed cheap and plastic like on the seat.
I love this saddle! I use it for trail riding and contest sports and it works well and is comfortable. I wish I would've bought the smaller size though.
Fits the horse, fits me, but the quality of the leather is so poor that I almost hesitate to call it leather. The finish looks like it is painted on.If you try to oil the saddle and fenders to soften them up. The oil will not go through the dye/"paint" I had to oil the fenders from the underside. If this saddle was made of better leather I would give it very high marks. However, if I had realized how bad the leather and finish were I would not have kept it. I suppose I am stuck with it now. Hopefully it will soften over time, because I do love the fit and comfort. Very secure seat!
This si a good saddle but is too large for my small short backed arabian. I liked it but had to return in way too big for her short back. I paid to send it back 3-18-2014 and still have not gotten my credit for it on my card.
HI THIS SADDLE YOU LIKE THE ONE FOR ME! HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST SHIPPING TO SCOTLAND PLZ, AND HOW MUCH TOATAL WOULD BE ?
I was looking for a fairly cheap trail saddle and I love that this has the western rigging but the Australian seat. I wanted something that stay put like a western saddle but I ride mainly english so the Aussie seat is more similar to what I'm used to.
My horse has very high withers and this saddle fits both of us very well.
The overall reviews were pretty good. I have a horse that doesn't like a western saddle and I don't always want to ride english. I also want a saddle that both my husband and I can fit into. This looks like it will fit the bill.
I have one and my sister wanted one.
Looking for a saddle that you could ride for many hours without being sore and tired from the ride. But wanted the western fenders and girth that I likeon my saddles. Hope this one will be the last saddle because it is so comfortable for me and my missouri fox trotter and paso fino.
Trying new saddle for a hard to fit horse. This saddle didn't fit me but did fit the horse. Seat was too large.
Looks like a good value. Wanted one with no horn but it is not available.
need larger gullet and deep seat. price was a good value, product reviews were key as well as price for purchase.
Our first horse is a quarter horse with high withers. We've tried full 1/4 and semi 1/4 and a professional has recommended an Australian. Have my fingers crossed.
Many other websites have this exact same saddle listed as Full QH Bars with an 8" gullet. Here it is listed as Semi QH Bars and a 6" gullet. Which is it?
BEST ANSWER: i have one, the gullet is wide - about 8"
I would love to buy this saddle,but would it fit an Arabian? she has a short back and narrow withers.My Kimberly stock saddle seems to fit her,but this saddle has a western look with the aussie features! So has anyone seen this saddle fit a little arab?
BEST ANSWER: I bought this saddle for my Arabian mare who is extremely difficult to fit because she has a short back and is very barrel shaped. This is the first saddle that has seems to fit her well and that she seems to be comfortable with. It has a wide gullet area - about 7.5-8" which is what she needed. She does not have prominent withers. However, we have not had a chance to ride extensively with it yet, that's why I have not written an official review for Stateline Tack. The smallest size - the 17" is equivalent to about 16" western. I am a small person, 5'2" and 112 lbs. so it is larger than I would like it, but not large enough to send it back. I had to have the fenders shortened by a saddle guy. I love the saddle and hope that I will love it and my mare will too on long rides. Hope this helps.
I bought this for my short backed Arabian mare and the length is fine. Gullet is wide though and fits my very round, barrel shaped girl. The weight is actually about 30 lbs, it is not marked correctly. I like the saddle but have not spent much time in it yet. It seems to fit her well.
My brother in law purchased this and he has two arabians. He seems to really like it.
This saddle is too wide for my Arabian but fits my broader Fox Trotters.
I normaly take a size 15 in a western saddle and this saddle only comes in 17 or 18 why is that it does not come in smaller sizes?
BEST ANSWER: Hi Lynn, I am like you, and would take a 15, and some saddles a 14. I went a head and purchased the 17 because it is supposed to be the same as American Western 15. I love this saddle, and am so happy with it. Yes, I have a little extra room, but I'm fine with it. I am so pleased I purchesed it for my Tennesee Walker. Hopefully you'll feel the same!
Hi, I wish it came in smaller sizes too. I normally take a 15 in western and went for the 17 since that was the smallest offered. I put a seat saver on it to take up some of the room and it is still a little big. But it fits my very hard to fit horse so I like it. it's a comfortable saddle and I'm able to use it like any other western saddle and it's fine. You just don't really have the poley advantage the way it was intended when the seat is a little too large.
I normally ride in a 15 or a 16 also- but due to the angles of the aussie saddles, a 17inch seat size feels like a smaller size. I'm guessing unless you are extremely petite, you would feel fine in a 17.
On English and Australian saddles your sizes are labled two sizes bigger than your western. So a 15 western would be a 17 English or Australian.
I am 5'3". Are the stirrups adjustable, or would this saddle fit me as is?
I have this saddle and it is totally adjustable.. I think that the original length 'as is' would fit someone 5'3. I'm 5'7 and it was a little short for me so I feel that you should be good with the length they are but you can adjust them easily.
Hi Rod, Kim and Jennifer - Thanks so much! I have a new quarter horse, and from all else I read, this sounds like it would be a fit for him, just wanted to be sure I could adjust the stirrups - you answers helps me so much! I have been looking for a 7" gullet, FQHB saddle, but from other comments, it seems this one will work due to its 8" gullet. If you have (or anyone else has) any additional comments, they are welcome. I love the looks of this saddle, and need something light weight to lift. I weigh more than you do, Kim, and would need a sz. 16 western saddle. Thanks again everyone!
I am 5' 4" and couldn't make the stirrups go short enough for me. It appears adjustable under the flap, like it could be adjusted short enough, but I don't have the strength to pull it through or it's glued. There are enough holes in the leather to adjust shorter, the problem stems from the flaps. I just needed one more inch, so if you have longer legs (mine are short with longer torso), it may be okay.
I am 5'2", I had a saddle person professionally shorten the fenders and it came out great. I love it. However, I thought the 17" size was "english" measurement and would equal about a 15/15.5" western. The 17" is like a large 16" western. I am 112 lbs. and the 17" saddle is large for me; there's about 4" between my thigh and the poley.
Laura, the weight of this saddle is about 28 lbs., NOT 18! Also,if you need the 16 western, then the 17" aussie should be just right for you. A man would easily fit in this saddle too - my husband is 175. the poleys are suppose to be an inch or so from the thigh in order to give that seat security.
Thanks, Kim! I really appreciate your responses to my email - very helpful!
Thank you! I just ordered this saddle and am really looking forward to receiving it!
The stirrups are adjustable! The saddle is comfortable!
if I use a 16.5 western saddle, what size would I need in this saddle?
BEST ANSWER: A 17 Australian size is a 15 American western size.
This saddle was sized a bit long for me. They have to consider an average rider.
A perfect fit for me would require a custom fit saddle and that's just not in my budget at this time.
Also, this saddle is as advertised, a "semi quarter horse".
I ride in a 16 inch western saddle and bought this Australian saddle in an 18 inch, which I would say is more comparable to a 16 inch western saddle. It feels more snug than my western saddle because of the knee rolls and the horn is set back in further than the horn on a western saddle. It is a nice saddle.
Generally riders go up 2" from their western saddle size. Next to the product summary, under Downloadable Resources on the right, click Sizing Information. That may help as well.
18" saddle seat in English and Australian.
will this fit a trakehner arabian cross? She is short backed with a narrow wither.
BEST ANSWER: My guess is that it would not. It wasn't too wide for my narrow-withered horse, but the bars stick so far forward that they interfere with the movement of the horse's shoulders. This would be even worse on a short-backed horse.
It fits my barrel shaped, short backed Arabian Mare where nothing else I tried would. Since it's cut back nicely it has nice wither clearance. My girl is very round. She seems to really like this one. Hope this helps.
I have a high withered TB, would this saddle work? I do have a pad with removeable shims but would like to have a good saddle fit and not rely on pad to "fix" it.
Does anyone have a picture of this saddle from the front? I'd like to gauge the width.
BEST ANSWER: Unfortunately we do not offer a front picture of this item.
I have a rather stocky round barreled quarter horse paint mare. Would this fit her size?
If you use a western saddle with Full Quarter Horse Bars, I would be very hesitant to put this saddle on her because it comes with Semi-Quarter Horse Bars. Other than that, it is a great saddle, very comfortable and very LIGHT. I changed out the girth that came with the saddle to a "roper" girth but that is just my preference. I bought this saddle for my OTTB who has very high withers; however a western saddle with Semi-QH bars does fit him ok so that is why I bought this saddle.
I purchased this saddle for a large (tall) and stocky mare who had a short back and high withers. The saddle was an easy fit for her and rode comfortably. Unfortunately, the old mare is now gone and I'm with the saddle. I went with a nicer girth than what was sent. The saddle is durable and lightweight, easy to tack.
Its hard to say. It did not fit our very round halflinger mare but it did fit our belgian/ quarter horse gelding who is fat. The mare has no withers and is very round backed, while the gelding has more defined withers and a bit of a top- line at least. I hope this helps.
The gullet is 6 inches and it is semi quarter horse bars. I use it for our Morgan's who are narrow at the shoulder and I do use a thick memory foam pad. I love the comfort and security that this type of saddle offers. Other Aussie styles may offer full quarter horse bars.
The gullet says 8 inches in the description. Is that not true?
The gullet is 8. 6 inches is a typing error. The saddle fits our Morgans perfectly. This saddle did not fit our Saddlebred properly.
This particular saddle is semi quarter horse bars, and a narrower gullet. It fits my 15.3 mare with high withers that is built like a Thoroughbred. I have seen this saddle in full quarter horse bars, but this one is probably not wide enough.
I have to say that it might not if she is short backed. It sat with the bar on my mare's shoulder. I wound up buying another saddle.
My saddle medium tree is too narrow for my stocky mare. I'm trying to sell it.
My horse is a TWH mare. She is on the thin side and it fits her perfect.
Does this saddle use a regular western girth or an australian girth ?
BEST ANSWER: I used a western cinch and worked fine. However, I wouldn't recommend this saddle. Its not a true Australian saddle. its a western saddle with pummels. Highly uncomfortable and pushed you forward. synthetic leather and very cheaply made. Unhappy with my purchase.
I use a straight cinch with a roll buckle, and a leather tie strap. Works great and have been doing it for years.
Uses a regular western girth...hope this helps.
Does this saddle have 2 D Rings or Cinch Rings don't know what you will call it?
BEST ANSWER: It has two, they are exactly like a regular western saddle and uses the standard western cinches. I love this saddle, it conforms to your body and you sit firmly and comfortably in the saddle.
If you're asking if there's a D on each side of the saddle for standard western cinching - yes it does. There is also the ability to have a rear cinch strap.
I appreciate your information but what I was asking is do they have 2 D rings on the cinch side of the saddle. I am aware that there is one on each side. Some of these types of saddles have 2 D rings. I need the ability to cinch further back so it is necessary for it to have 2 please advise.
No it does not have the ability to move the cinch. Just 1 D ring.
I'm sorry but, I do not have the saddle anymore and I don't remember what it had on it. I do remember that it was a really good lookin saddle - good quality.
I have two Standardbred geldings. High withers. Would this be a good fit for Standardbreds?
BEST ANSWER: I use this saddle for ny western dressage classes, attractive, very comfortable and puts rider in good position. I use saddle on both of my horses,one is Arabian with wide flat back and other Quarter Horse with high withers fits nicely on both with some wedging for Arabian. Both of these horses I have had only custom made saddles due to not having good luck with over-the-counter saddles in past, so was much relieved that this saddle works for horses and rider.
Hi Fara, I don't know if it would. I bought it for my hard-to-fit round, barrel shaped Arabian Mare. She has low withers. This saddle has a nice wide gullet and it cut back and does really well for her.
I ave a 14.2 hand mustang. He is quite short backed and my other saddles are too long for him. Would this saddle be a good choice?
BEST ANSWER: Prior to this saddle I was using my large roping saddle which had caused a saddle sore at the rear skirt area because the skirting was much to large for my spotted saddle horse. The skirting on this saddle is perfect for her, also the light weight and great padding has made my 14.2 gaited horse enjoy our rides so much more.
Yes, I have a 14.3 POA appaloosa who is short backed. I love this saddle and have purchased two of them.
BEST ANSWER: I've had mine for 2 years and so far ... no, the leather has not softened. It's a good tree fit for my big mare, the knee rolls are great, the leather is nice to look at, however the comfort of the saddle is compromised because the leather is so danged stiff. It wears pretty well - although I admit I've not used mine more than 100 hours over the last 2 years. I ride for pleasure only.
Hasnt softened much yet..very comfortable saddle though. All my riders like it. Seems to hold you in the saddle.
I am a tall female, 6' and 160 lbs. My horse is a 16.3 Brazilian Warm blood. Would a size 18 work for my and horse and me?
BEST ANSWER: This saddle has an 8 inch gullet. I just had a friend at the barn put it on her big frieshian cross worked beautifully hope that helps you. Totally love mine.
The saddle width is based on the width of your horse - wither height and how broad across the back. The saddle size, 16 or 17 or 18, etc. is based on your seat size. You sound tall and thin. An 18 may be way too large. Google up how to determine your saddle and seat size. If you ride english, the sizes don't convert to Aussie saddles. For that matter, neither do western seat sizes. There are plenty of websites that tell you how to figure out what size is right for you. I bought the 18- and it was WAY too large for me and I weigh about the same as you, a little more, and am several inches shorter.
Does this come in draft size8-10" gullet? size 16 rider seat?
BEST ANSWER: the description the add says it has a 8" gullet... Which is correct?
This saddle is available with a 6" gullet only.
Do you carry this saddle in black? I have seen it in black on other sites.
BEST ANSWER: I believe this is the only color in this style, there are other styles of Aussie's. This saddle is extremely comfortable and looks good on both our bay and black Morgan's. Fits well too.
We carry this saddle in Dark Oil only.
I ride a 16in.western saddle. If I was to ride an Australian type saddle what size saddle would I need?
BEST ANSWER: Australian measures 2 inches smaller than western so you would need a 14 inch.
Can this saddle fit 2 people.....women 115lbs and a 4 year old?
BEST ANSWER: I am same weight as you. Its a really nice saddle but was kind of too large for me. However, I don't think you and a 4 year old would fit too comfortably in it specially with the poleys for your legs.What size were you going to order? I ordered the 17 Inch.
Is it sized like a western saddle?
BEST ANSWER: Yes, this crossover saddle is sized Western.
Do you have black ?
BEST ANSWER: This saddle is only available two-toned as shown.
I want to order one of these Saddles, but I'm not sure what size to get. I use a 15 to 16 inch western saddle. What size would best fit me?
is 17" smallest seat ?, is this saddle "treeless" ? yes or no please !
BEST ANSWER: Available in sizes 17" and 18"
17"= Western 15", English 18"
18"= Western 16", English 19"
Air Tunnel Comfort Tree (special air tunnel keeps your horses back cool for distance riding).
do you have similar saddles in " treeless" version ?
We do not have similar saddles in a treeless version. The Kimberley company, which also makes Australian tack, has an Ultralight Treeless Saddle (item E005593). You can also check out the Cashel G2 Soft Saddle (E008604).
How long does this saddle usually take on shipping?
BEST ANSWER: As long as the item is in stock when the order is placed the item should ship within 24-48 hours.
1. How wide is the gullet? I have seen this saddle for sale in 2 places one says it has an 8" the other a 6"? I have a gelding who needs the narrower of the 2.
2. What type of saddle pad would you recommend to go under it?
3. Is it measured like a typical Aussie saddle? Where if you are a 16" western then you will be an 18" in Aussie?
BEST ANSWER: Gullet: 6". Any Aussie saddle pad should work with this saddle. You do go up two sizes for the Aussie saddles.
Is this considered a close contact saddle?
BEST ANSWER: Not really a close contact saddle. Good feel thru the back but not close contact thru the shoulder. Very similar to a regular Aussi saddle.


The Epic Games Store is the new kid on the block, capitalising on the popularity of Finite and the company's Unreal Engine to quickly gain a foothold in the PC gaming retail landscape. Epic Game's major selling point is their offer of increase game revenue shares, which allows developers to make more money per game sale, which is a big deal for most publishers.
Sadly, as the latest addition to the world of PC storefronts, Epic's website and launcher are lacking in features when compared to the likes of Steam, GOG and Origin, so much so that before now the Epic Games Store lacked a search function. Yes, a few days ago the storefront had every game listed in a single page, making the storefront extremely tedious to navigate. Now, this problem has been addressed with a dedicated search bar, a feature which will become a must as more games are added to the retailer.
Today, the Epic Games Store remains behind its competitors, lacking a review system, chat options and support for Linux (Windows and MacOS are supported). Epic Games promises to add more features to the Epic Games Store as more games become available on the platform.
When asked why it took so long to enable a basic feature like search on the platform, Epic Games developers Sergey Galyonkin stated that "We (Epic Games) launched with three games, there was no need to enable search". While having a search feature for three games is a little unnecessary, waiting three months for the function is quite a long time for such a basic, especially when almost 40 games are listed on the store at the time of writing.
You can join the discussion on the Epic Games Store's newly added search function on the OC3D Forums.
To be fair even in January the Epic Store only actually had 10 released games & it's not going to be an openly available platform for developers until summer, my guess it they didn't even see a need to prioritise work on that feature until last month (Not like there isn't far more important stuff they're working on).
Would be nice. To be honest though after Ubisoft burned me by losing an almost 100% completed play-through of Black Flag, I started setting up symbolic links to store my save games on my own cloud service. These days I've got Excel spreadsheets with macros that set it all up quickly in one button press when I first set up my systems.


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Boskalis will help with the construction of the Antwerp Ring mega-project
Jainam Sheth 2 weeks ago 2 min read
The Papendrecht-based construction and dredging company Boskalis will work together to improve the notoriously busy ring road in Antwerp. The mega project with 500 million euros was awarded to a consortium to which Boskalis belongs.
The Antwerp ring road is completely blocked by the Oosterweel connection, a tunnel under the Scheldt in the west of the city. From 1907, Boskalis will be responsible for building a large crossing in the port area and replacing an adjacent lock.
The new intersection will be partially sunk, for which a 15 to 30 meter deep tunnel bank will be built. To do this, more than three million m3 of land must be moved. The new castle will be 230 meters long and 36 meters wide.
The access to the ring road will be the largest Flemish infrastructure project ever mentioned. The Boskalis project is only one of five sub-projects. A total of more than 3.2 billion euros will be made available for the mega-project.
Decades of discussion
The improvement of traffic in Antwerp has been discussed for decades. The ring road is the busiest stretch of motorway in Belgium and a thorn in the side of the local authorities due to the many traffic jams. A solution has long been a long way off, due to objections from residents and action groups and differing political disagreements.
For example, there have been long discussions about building a bridge instead of a tunnel. For years Flemish politics was divided over this "Lange Wapper". The gigantic structure would pollute the skyline and hinder future city expansion, but was a cheaper option than a tunnel.
Last November the fiat Issued for the environmental permit for the Oosterweel connection so that a final start can take place. Work is scheduled to begin this year. The entire project must be completed by 2030.
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