Brief history of cowboy boots

Historically horsemen have always needed protective footwear and boots with a heel higher preferred. The origin of the cowboy boot that we know today comes from different styles including the Wellington boot boot, which originated from the Duke of Wellington in Britain. At the time it was a straight plain leather boot with one-inch heels and straight tops. Cowboys also wore the Hessian boot, which had a V-cut in the front, and some of these had a silk or leather tassel hanging in V.

The Coffeyville-style cowboy boots originated in Coffeyville, Kansas around 1870 and were normally black leather with low heels and Cuban. The front of the shoe, known as the "transplant" was higher than the back and was usually a different color. Texas cowboys were known to have a lone star inlaid in the graft.

cowboy boots continued to evolve through the end of 1800 and the designs were influenced by European style rider boot, which were characterized by higher heels and leather quality.

The toes of cowboy boots were square or rounded, and this did not change to pointed until 1950.

The lines of dots across the top of the toe of the cowboy is called a toe wrinkle. makers to initiate early 1900s began to add decorative stitching on the fingers in addition to wrinkles and these designs became and have remained until today the signing of custom shoes.

In the 1920s and 1930s cowboy boots became a fashion item, following the films and radio programs on the Wild West.

After 1940 boot designs became more colorful and intricate incorporating images of the West, such as cacti, eagles, horses and horseshoes.

In 1950, when rodeos became a popular form of entertainment and country music began to be heard, the popularity of cowboy boots to the stars and millions of pairs were reportedly made in all shapes, colors and styles.

After that the designs of cowboy boots followed the fashions and styles popular in the movies - if John Travolta or Tom Cruise wore cowboy boots then those styles were immediately in demand.

Since the early 1990s boot makers have become more adventurous and we are now seeing styles incorporating studs, Conchos, rhinestones and precious stones, no doubt partly because of interest in line dancing. Of course you can still buy an attractive plain leather boot disk.

Part of the enduring appeal of cowboy boots is that they can be worn by anyone.

There is an excellent book that covers everything to do with the cowboy boot called appropriately The Cowboy Boot Book, you can get from Amazon.

Copyright © Jakki Francis (UK), 2005

Globalization!

At the beginning of humanity lived in small villages, often isolated from outside human contact. This phase of our development has helped to create the unique cultures and languages. Of course, each group had their strengths and weaknesses. By modern standards, each group also had their good points and bad points.

Later, mankind has traveled to distant lands [often in war]. This meeting of cultures, whether in war or peace, has created the beginning of a] [melting pot. Today, with the air mass, and instant communication via phone or computer, we must now realize that we are all living on the same small planet. This effect melting pot we now call globalization.

I need not remind you that we are still meeting other cultures, both in peace and war! Perhaps one day be resolved, but this is not the point of this article.

As we realize that the melting pot / globalization is still ongoing, and at a pace faster than before, where we go from here? If mankind is moving towards a unique, what will that be like?

Suggest that the best way is to go from the integration process. That is, taking the best from every culture and fusion in our lifestyle and life. The East and the West often have opposite approaches to life. The East is a wonderful spirituality, mysticism, but often live in poverty. The West has a great sense of science and economics, but it is often hungry spirit.

As we continue to meet in other and peace is war, and as the planet moves further globalization we should not just kill each other, but also borrow and take the best of every culture in the future!

Earth Day 2005: An editorial!

A number of years ago [1970] two different groups of people established events to celebrate Earth Day. A group using the spring equinox, March 21. The other celebrates the Earth Day events April 22. So there's a bit 'of confusion, but also a choice as to when to join with others to honor Earth Day.

Every year there are programs and events that you can attend both locally and internationally. My wife and I sometimes trip to New York for the Earth Day Street Fairs These fairs are held closed city blocks. They attract large crowds of people on the street, and I'm really a big party. There is no food and many vendors selling a wide range of products. Also, there are booths with a variety of educational materials and information. The environment is usually the center of these events on Earth Day.

As a shaman, it is my tradition of seeing the Earth as a sacred space. I see it as part of the Great Spirit ...... the body of God This is in contrast with many traditions fighting wars for the 'Holy Lands'. At this point we are all aware that we are all on the same planet, so how can it be a holy place and others not? By modern standards this is no longer meaningful.

One way out of this situation is to come together as the human race and our focus on healing the planet. Earth Day is one such attempt. So why not plan to attend some event or start your own Earth Day traditions in your area?

Post your applications in the calendar of events magazine, or go to the Earth Day Network for a list of international groups and events. You can reach at this address: http://www.earthday.net/

Contribute to the conservation of biodiversity

The conservation of biological diversity, or biodiversity, is important in both economic and ethical. There are several examples of wildlife to be made for the good service and economic development of the human race: new drugs, new fibers, new foods and new genetic capabilities. Beyond this, however, is a moral evaluation of biodiversity, often less exposed, but in many ways more powerful. While in the economic sense, biodiversity is unimaginable wealth, in the ethical sense is simply priceless.

Worrying, biodiversity is declining rapidly, with an extinction rate of more than 150 species daily. (United Nations Programme for the Environment, 1990). Ecosystems such as forests, wetlands and grasslands are being altered and destroyed, disrupting the delicate balance of nature.

Peering Mindoro
In the Philippines, an area where resources are rapidly becoming depleted Mindoro. There is no doubt that Mindoro is one of the most important centers of endemism in the world, there are at least 10 species of mammals, 20 species and subspecies of birds, 49 species and subspecies of butterflies, an indefinite number of reptiles, amphibians and fish, and over 70 species of flowering plants.

Unfortunately, Mindoro had no local institutional capacity to develop or support a structured program of biodiversity conservation. It was not long before Mindoro was recognized by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC), BirdLife International (BLI), Fauna & Flora International (FFI), Conservation International (CI) and most other major international conservation agencies, as one of the ten world's highest priority areas for conservation problems.

Conservation and Development
To help reverse the destruction of its ecosystem and address the deficit of Mindoro, resources, Shell Philippines Exploration BV (Spex), Pilipinas Shell Foundation Inc. (PSFI), and Fauna and Flora International (FFI) together with ' University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) has undertaken a study for the conservation of biodiversity Mindoro.

What was learned during the study maintained the need for an organization able to operate a world-class regeneration and breeding center for endangered species. In July 2003, an organization that integrates biodiversity conservation, environmental education, advocacy and community development in general, has finally been added in the form of conservation and biodiversity Mindoro Development Foundation, Inc. (MBCDFI).

MBCDFI has a mission focused on "improving the conservation of biodiversity and enable unique and threatened environment, Mindoro and natural resources in perpetuity through the establishment of an integrated program of conservation of biodiversity." Ideally, the umbrella program to be implemented by MBCDFI should be composed of two integral components: 1) development of an integrated program of biodiversity conservation and 2) the development of Mindoro Biodiversity Conservation Center (MBCC).

While the MBCC is mainly to serve as administrative and operational Mindoro Biodiversity Conservation Program (MBCP), the first component is much more complex. For one, is divided into nine sub-programs, each a challenge in itself. These are:

1. Applied Research Programme (including the resource inventory and evaluation). Includes full, detailed faunal / floral surveys of land Mindoro and its satellite islets and set up and maintain a database on biodiversity (flora and fauna), and conduct of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping of the remaining natural resources of the island and the existing or proposed protected areas.

2. Protected Areas Development Programme. Involves protecting key habitats and representative / sites, including: Lubang Island, Puerto Galera, mt. Halcon, Sablayan, Malpalon, Bongabong, mt. Hitdig, mt. Calavite, Ilin island, among others.

3. Habitat Restoration Program. Make arrangements for the development of "natural regeneration" and "mixed native species' reforestation projects, both within and outside the network of existing protected areas (including private land). The development of native species nurseries ', threatened plant and animal species recovery programs' (both leaders to "re-entry" programs) and staff training programs are also part of this process.

4. Threatened Species Recovery Program '. Develop and implement recovery strategies for selected fauna, flora and more threatened. Related activities include: promoting awareness and promote conservation activities, field research, the development of world-class conservation, breeding and research facilities, habitat restoration and reintroduction.

5. Conservation Education Program. Organizes training courses for teachers'; publish key references, teaching briefs and other educational materials on biodiversity conservation, biodiversity conservation conduct workshops for decision makers and other key stakeholders, media, etc., and develop other relevant structures, including education mobile unit for the local community awareness and awareness of others.

6. Program of staff training. Offer training opportunities unprecedented protected area managers, foresters, biologists, community workers, educators, etc., in any and all areas of the program above / themes; thus also providing additional skills and livelihood opportunities in rural communities, especially those biologically sensitive areas.

7. Community Development Program. Promote positive community relations, especially among rural indigenous groups and other components in biologically sensitive areas. Introduce alternative livelihood opportunities and small business development in buffer zones or other less critical sites, where possible using existing sustainable indigenous knowledge systems and practices. This program will be implemented in close collaboration with other agencies / institutions, both local and international.

8. Sustainable Development Program. Implement all aspects of a financial sustainability plan, which includes a suite of financial management, income generating activities and institutional partnership.

9. Advocacy Program. Awareness programs on conservation and environmental protection is being organized in partnership with private, government and nongovernmental groups. pressure groups should be organized to achieve specific objectives with stakeholders.

These programs aim to see to the long-term conservation of native fauna and endemic Mindoro and their habitats for the benefit of future generations. It will take years of dedication and endurance, as well as a sincere desire to protect the island's abundant resources.

Lymphatic filariasis in RP: Is there hope for the elimination?

Unknown to many, there are about 200,000 Filipinos should think twice about leaving the confines of their homes, because doing so creates too many complications. Not only will they be subjected to the same side glances and rude comments, which would be remembered as their disease, lymphatic filariasis (LF), has put a limit on their lives.

Although not considered a major problem in the suburbs, LF is regarded as the second most debilitating disease in the province. LF is a parasitic tropical disease caused by threadlike worms (filariae) that live in the human lymphatic system. Although rarely fatal, LF can cause recurrent infections, fever, severe inflammation of the lymphatic system, and a lung condition called tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (TPE).

LF may also cause a condition called elephantiasis, which causes body parts to become grossly inflated, resulting in severe disfigurement, decreased mobility, and long-term disability. All these complications from a bite of a mosquito carrying microfilariae, which transfers the parasitic worms to humans.

Efforts have been made to control the disease, tackling the mosquito vectors. But eliminating the mosquitoes that carry the parasite that causes LF-filarial worms Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi have so far been ineffective due to the long life of the parasite (4-8 years). Studies have found that the infection remains in the community for a long period of time longer than intensive vector control efforts can be sustained.

In the Philippines, LF endemic areas include Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Albay, Camarines Norte and Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate, Sorsogon, Bilaran, Eastern and Northern Samar, Northern and Southern Leyte, Zamboanga del Norte, Davao del Norte and del Sur South Cotabato, Sarangani and Davao Oriental.

Suspected areas affected include La Union, Batangas, Cavite, Mindoro Occidental, Palawan, Quezon, Rizal, Romblon, Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, Zamboanga del Sur, Bukidnon, Misamis Occidental and Oriental, Sultan Kudarat, Lanao del Norte and del Sur North Cotabato, Sulu, mt. Province, Agusan del Norte and del Sur and Surigao del Norte and del Sur.

A Filipino dream

If we think of our current situation, we can say that we Filipino had something in the past and we have learned something.

A Filipino dream has always been simple, which is to survive in everyday life, but if given a cahnce live better seize the opportunity. A Filipino dream has a lot of things to consider, one is our family, if we think of something that Filipinos the best for our family because our family is the cause of this dream.

A dream is a dream of Philippine progress.It is a dream to elevate the quality of many Filipinos to recover from the severe poverty that is actually a common problem today, and also to live with dignity, a moral value that a Filipino should have. A Filipino dream is to have descipline and respect among the Filipinos there that we avoid corruption That Filipinos are suffering from grave poverty.It is also a dream place, if we Filipinos could have only love and focus only on good life, we can get a nation of peace and certainly a better life in future.

As a unique creature of God, I'm dreaming, not only for my own good at, but also for the good of others.

I believe a dream can be a strong Philippine hope through reality.

Just remember, with the presence of God, believe in yourself, and try to achieve it! I can say that "everything is possible."

People around you are people like you

Wake up and realize the people around you are people like you.

Most people in the world these days living in cities, some upwards of 30 million people, as in the case of Tokyo, Japan. It is likely that you are in a city right now, because this kind of life has become important choice for those of us on Earth, particularly in developed countries. This is not to say that there are many other ways not to exist in our world, but for now this seems to be the structure that remains. In tribal times we lived in contact with nature, surrounded by trees, plants and animals within a close-knit community where everyone was very familiar with all the others. Now, we are still surrounded by aspects of nature, but the people who most represent the life energy that surrounds us in everyday life. One flaw that I realized within this social scenario has to do with humans now see and treat each other.

OK, you're surrounded by people in suits and business clothes run to reach the workplace. There are so many faces that certainly if you tried to take the time to contact all of them are either crazy or be completely emptied of all your mental energy available. However, we have reacted to this situation in a rather questionable. We began to treat each other as we treat our animals, (also a questionable relationship) as if there are only a mass of faceless, nameless bodies. In many moments of our modern technological lifestyle we are now faced with the prospect of talking to machines on mobile, being mentioned as a customer number, rather than our names, and have conversations with each other that are completely devoid of any real significance and treatment.

Take for example the last time you bought a supermarket. You stand in line, a sheep be left to pasture. Finally, it's your turn. You stack all your food (energy source) on the conveyor belt and the clerk checkout 'beep' all elements with their magical laser that will tell how many energy credits (money) is to trade. Now ask yourself honestly, how many times you talk to the cashier? Not only that, "Hello, how are you?" To be polite, but really talking to them as humans, companion spirits and dreams of love like yours. How often do you see these people as equals, as creatures of the same shape as yourself, exactly the same molecules made of light energy? How many times do you realize that is a person who deserves respect and attention as any other family member or friend who refers to you in every moment of your life?

Why have we lost this act of recognition for our brothers, our human family? You'll probably say that we are too busy to think of some 'unknown' that seems to have little regard for our goals in daily life. The queue at the cash is a place for you to contemplate the future, thinking about tasks to do, and find solutions to problems that need to take care of. Who cares what the person does not really 'know' thinks of us?

This leads to another challenge that I will not say too much at this time (maybe next article!) And this is the fact that we are often fully conscious in the present moment. If we truly understood the meaning of every moment and every person who interacts with our lives, we begin to see life as something special and magical, even in everyday situations, and the idea that every moment we have an opportunity to Read more about the world and ourselves.

It 's time for us, once again understand that every person who comes into contact with another individual, not exactly like anyone else in the world. I'm not saying that we should try to speak to every soul within our body space. What I'd like to experience my attention from other humans that involves doing our best to process all that we do get in touch with sincerity.

If we want society to evolve to a state in which our systems of interaction cause good feelings instead of fear and frustration Being Treated as something worth while, the time has come to realize we are all human, all together, and Each different and special.