Louisiana—whose population numbers in the hundreds—Keith and Ginger come from farming backgrounds Keith’s interest in Thoroughbreds was sparked early on so my grandfather was very passionate about horse racing and so I’d spend as much time with him and my grandmother as I could because I just loved everything about it.” He rode his grandfather’s horses and admired his sharp style but she fell in love with horses after she and Keith purchased what would become Coteau Grove in 2008 Coteau Grove’s focus on mares led Ginger to adopt a slogan: “It’s a girls’ world.” Located in Sunset—a spot known for its rich soil—Coteau Grove now spreads over 475 acres They board at a stallion farm [Whispering Oaks Farm in Carencro] that’s just about four miles up the road from us Coteau Grove and Whispering Oaks are bringing Kentucky quality to Louisiana breeders get 25 percent of earnings for horses that—for horses that were bred by stallions domiciled in Louisiana and 20 percent if you choose to go to Kentucky every other year a lot of the breeders see it as an opportunity to get to a Kentucky horse without having to go to the expense of sending horses to Kentucky So I think just upping the quality of stallions in the state was something we thought that would be well-received Sign up for BloodHorse Daily operated by Keith and Ginger’s friend and adviser Andrew Cary has helped make the farm a success Touchuponastar’s New Orleans win was even more significant because they all knew what just happened as well,” Keith said adding that there were “just a lot of Louisiana connections that were made to look very good on that day.”  Louisiana’s Horse of the Year in 2023 Touchuponastar has won 15 of 21 starts and earned $1,412,900 And he doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon “He doesn’t show any signs of being done,” Keith said I don’t know if you looked at the race but what’s more impressive than the race is what he did when he crossed the finish line the jockey was having trouble slowing him down It’s like he was going to go around again It was unbelievable.” And Coteau Grove isn’t slowing down as Keith and Ginger plan to board more horses at their property; it looks like the sky is the limit for Coteau Grove Bitte aktiviere Javascript in deinem Browser und lade die Seite dann erneut SEITE NEU LADEN  '#' : location.hash;window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery = location.search === '' && location.href.slice(0 location.href.length - window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash.length).indexOf('?') !== -1 '?' : location.search;if (window.history && window.history.replaceState) {var ogU = location.pathname + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash;history.replaceState(null "\/the-war-of-perception\/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=cjuAm4QNmQVIe1937SGCDoq_m043ph9nTw.3PWEy78c-1746491583-1.0.1.1-P78ab2Nn5SC_Ox2Ys8o70h6zXBBQQRwoHqhwB_Q7qAY" + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash);cpo.onload = function() {history.replaceState(null ogU);}}document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(cpo);}()); Additional farms and veterinary clinics will be announced in the upcoming weeks.The Pedigree & Conformation Clinic will be held in conjunction with Fasig-Tipton’s Kentucky October Yearlings sale on October 20 Speakers and topics will be announced later was formed in 1961 and is a national trade organization of leading Thoroughbred owners and breeders TOBA’s mission is to improve the economics integrity and pleasure of the sport on behalf of Thoroughbred owners and breeders Projects managed by TOBA include the American Graded Stakes Committee TOBA provides international representation for U.S owners and breeders on the International Grading and Race Planning Advisory Committee International Cataloguing Standards Committee and International Breeders Federation Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) is the charitable arm of TOBA and the debates surrounding trainer Bob Baffert CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE TDN FOR FREE! 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TPL), part of the notorious Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) Group, reaffirmed a commitment to halt forest conversion for industrial pulp plantations and stop the establishment of new plantations that contribute to deforestation or disregard for Indigenous Peoples rights to say no to development on their territories the commitment would make customary forests of Indigenous Batak communities like Pargamanan-Bintang Maria that are subject to a long-standing conflict off-limits to plantation development who are the ultimate beneficiaries of the RGE Group the implementation of the commitments in its recent statement will be the true measure of whether the company has meaningfully changed The time-bound completion and credible outcome of the village boundary and land rights mapping process referenced in the statement will be particularly critical to remedy the rights violations raised by members of the Pargamanan-Bintang Maria community TPL’s development must have their rights respected and be supported in how they choose to manage their land and customary forests including through social forestry schemes beyond company partnership (Kelompok Tani Hutan) programs this would mean supporting their petition for legal recognition of their customary forests or Hutan Adat cast blame on civil society organizations and community members for the violent altercation that occurred with PT and referred to the matter as being under police investigation TPL to demonstrate the implementation of its commitment where it matters — with impacted rights holders on the frontlines of its operations in North Sumatra and to adopt a dedicated policy that commits the company to zero tolerance for intimidation and violence of affected communities and Human Rights Defenders Stakeholders need to see an immediate end to all forms of intimidation and violence against all Indigenous communities before they can trust the company’s claims of sustainable practices PT. 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The 2025 schedule is available at www.toba.org. TOBA members receive a discounted rate for each clinic and non-members can join TOBA today to take advantage of the discount The son of More Than Ready is not only an eye-catcher; he’s also a grade 1 winner with talent to spare Bred by Hinkle Farms and owned by Victory Racing Partners More Than Looks capped off his career by winning the Nov he will hold court at Lane’s End Farm near Versailles Neither Tom nor Henry Hinkle of Hinkle Farms were present for the big race “We were in Kentucky and Anne Archer [Tom’s daughter and the farm’s co-owner/director of operations] had her baby on the Thursday before the Breeders’ Cup my wife and I were sticking around to help her with her other two kids Henry and I were actually over at a friend’s house with our wives from a friend’s house.” Hinkle Farms also bred two placed horses from the 2021 Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar - Ginobili who finished second in the Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) and winner of the Pat O’Brien Stakes (G2) third-place finisher in the NetJets Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) and runner-up in the Spinaway Stakes (G1) More Than Looks didn’t start until his sophomore year breaking his maiden second time out at Gulfstream Park in 2023 He captured the Manila Stakes (G3T) at Belmont then finished third in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes (G2T) at Saratoga won Churchill’s Jefferson Cup Stakes and ran sixth to finish out the year in the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Mile.  More Than Looks was sidelined after hurting a tendon Henry noted trainer Cherie DeVaux “did a masterful job nursing him back from that injury.” On his return to the track More Than Looks finished second in the Aug 11 FanDuel Fourstardave Handicap (G1T) at Saratoga and Oct 5 Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes (G1T) at Keeneland Tom said that More Than Looks “ran a bang-up race in that race and two more jumps Things turned out differently for More Than Looks in the Breeders’ Cup Mile “There was enough speed in the race that Carl Spackler wasn’t going to be able to kind of set his own pace like he did in the race at Keeneland.” He described the Mile’s tempo as having a “good fast pace up front.” And when the wire flashed More Than Looks was clear by three-quarters of a length; his time for the Mile was an excellent 1:32.65 “It was a wonderful feeling.”  These three were just the cream of the crop many of which hammered for six figures at the fall’s prestigious auction it’s great to sell a horse for a lot of money it’s important to sell some yearlings for a lot of money because there’s some—there’s plenty of them that don’t when they go out and perform on the racetrack that’s really what validates what you do.” And this golden operation hopes to add even more luster in the future by purchasing a share in More Than Looks and supporting him with two mares Tom noted that “we kind of keep our fingers crossed that he’ll be that son of More Than Ready who will carry on that line in the future he’ll have great opportunities.” In the July 20 United Nations Stakes (G2T), Get Smokin  thrust his nose in front to annex the Monmouth Park staple The game chestnut posted his seventh victory in 29 starts bringing his career earnings to $2,034,278 this sizzling win was the latest in a line of red-hot winners Kentucky,” said BlackRidge Stables’ Will Daugherty “and my father's company was based here since the late '90s.   I grew up always paying attention to the Kentucky Derby [G1] just with his work.” After graduating from Berea College Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University He went to work at BlackRidge Resource Partners and production of oil and gas run by Daugherty’s father Bill and longtime partner Bill Barr Bast hammered for $4.2 million at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Mixed sale then captured the Bourbon Stakes (G2T) at two and the Mucho Macho Man Stakes at three “And then especially when he came through and he was exciting at Saratoga ran third in the Hopeful Stakes (G1) and then came back and going two turns on the turf here at Keeneland was really exciting when he won the Bourbon Stakes (G2) certainly as a breeder,” Daugherty said Mutsaabeq stood the 2024 season for $6,500 at Pleasant Acres Stallions BlackRidge currently has seven horses in training The stable boards most of its broodmares at Taylor Made though some are at Doug Arnold’s Buck Pond Farm and Joe Seitz’s Brookdale Farm Working with such esteemed horsemen has helped make BlackRidge a success “And that's heavily been the Taylors and we partner with Randy Hill a lot on things and even going back to the Taylors with their Medallion Group on the racehorse side we like to think that we can get a leg up with the right partner,” said Daugherty Taproot Bloodstock’s Phil Hager privately brought Get Smokin to BlackRidge “But we were immediately attracted to the horse even before us I think he ran 15 times and he's always an exciting type regardless of what you're doing with him and had a ton of fun with him since,” Daugherty said Get Smokin’s first start with BlackRidge aboard was the 2022 Tampa Bay Stakes (G2T) “And he ran a good second there and we sent him to Dubai and we were trying to shorten him up into a sprint and figure out exactly what to do with him or if we could do something different with him He came right back and ran big in the Arlington and a couple good efforts at Saratoga there in the Forbidden Apple [G3T] and the Fourstardave [G1].” The United Nations was a nail-biting effort typical excitement and nervousness all wrapped up in one when they turn for home because you like to think he can hold on to that length or two lead,” Daugherty said he digs and went across the line there when they were bobbing heads back and forth.” Home » Archive » Shared News » TOBA Weighs in With Opposition to Decoupling Legislation in Florida In response to the proposed bill that would remove the requirement that Florida tracks run a minimum number of live Thoroughbred races in order to operate their casino and cardrooms gaming licenses the Thoroughbred Owner and Breeders Association weighed in on what the action would mean to racing should if the bill was signed into law The statement from TOBA read: “The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) fully supports the Florida owners breeders and horsemen's stand against the decoupling of live horseracing from the ability of a racetrack to conduct alternative gaming in Florida Thoroughbred racing and breeding support a far-reaching agricultural ecosystem and preserve greenspace Beyond the Thoroughbred farms and training centers are tack and feed suppliers and the farms that grow the feed and transportation businesses all supported by Thoroughbred breeding and racing This agricultural ecosystem needs racetracks and live racing to exist and vice versa Decoupling incentivizes racetrack operators to end live racing and break the relationship between farm and track thereby causing great harm to the agricultural economy A healthy Florida Thoroughbred breeding and racing industry is not only important to those owners Any harm to the Florida Thoroughbred industry brought about by decoupling will be acutely felt throughout the U.S Thoroughbred industry and therefore TOBA is opposed to decoupling.” Copy Article Link Pedigree and Conformation Clinic will be held at Fasig-Tipton Oct The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association is hosting a Pedigree & Conformation Clinic at Fasig-Tipton on Oct. 21 Kentucky during the Kentucky October Yearlings Sale and a TOBA gift bag are included with registration Sponsors of the TOBA Pedigree and Conformation Clinic include Achieve Equine Registration is available online until Thursday, October 17, at:toba.memberclicks.net/seminars-clinics.  Questions about TOBA's clinics and seminars may be directed to Brooke Purcell at brooke@toba.org or (859) 899-8480 This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Highlights:New data reveal for the first time a history of the last ~33.7 ky of uplift of Samosir. Minimum uplift rates were high (4.9 cm/year) for the first 11.2 ky but diminished after that to <1 cm/year for the last 22.5 ky. Numerical modeling suggests that rebound of remnant magma augmented by deep recharge appears to be the most likely driver for uplift. Detumescence makes a negligible contribution to resurgent uplift. The volume of the resurgent dome is isostatically compensated by magma Average rates of uplift at Toba are much lower than currently restless calderas indicating a distinction between resurgence and “restlessness”. Volume 3 - 2015 | https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2015.00025 This article is part of the Research TopicCalderas Around the World and Their CharacteristicsView all 6 articles • New data reveal for the first time a history of the last ~33.7 ky of uplift of Samosir • Minimum uplift rates were high (4.9 cm/year) for the first 11.2 ky but diminished after that to <1 cm/year for the last 22.5 ky • Numerical modeling suggests that rebound of remnant magma augmented by deep recharge appears to be the most likely driver for uplift • Detumescence makes a negligible contribution to resurgent uplift • The volume of the resurgent dome is isostatically compensated by magma • Average rates of uplift at Toba are much lower than currently restless calderas indicating a distinction between resurgence and “restlessness” New data reveal details of the post-caldera history at the Earth's youngest resurgent supervolcano Resurgence after the caldera-forming ~74 ka Youngest Toba Tuff eruption uplifted the caldera floor as a resurgent dome 14C age data from the uppermost datable sediments reveal that Samosir Island was submerged beneath lake level (~900 m a.s.l) at 33 ka Samosir experienced 700 m of uplift as a tilted block dipping to the west 14C ages and elevations of sediment along a transect of Samosir reveal that minimum uplift rates were ~4.9 cm/year from ~33.7 to 22.5 ka but diminished to ~0.7 cm/year after 22.5 ka Thermo-mechanical models informed by these rates reveal that detumescence does not produce the uplift nor the uplift rates estimated for Samosir models calculating the effect of volume change of the magma reservoir within a temperature-dependent viscoelastic host rock reveal that a single pulse of ~475 km3 of magma produces a better fit to the uplift data than a constant flux The cause of resurgent uplift of the caldera floor is rebound of remnant magma as the system re-established magmastatic and isostatic equilibrium after the caldera collapse Previous assertions that the caldera floor was apparently at 400 m a.s.l or lower requires that uplift must have initiated between sometime between 33.7 and 74 ka at a minimum average uplift rate of ~1.1 cm/year The change in uplift rate from pre-33.7 ka to immediately post-33.7 ka suggests a role for deep recharge augmenting rebound Average minimum rates of resurgent uplift at Toba are at least an order of magnitude slower than net rates of “restlessness” at currently active calderas This connotes a distinction between resurgence and “restlessness” controlled by different processes “Restlessness” at Yellowstone and Long Valley is occurring 600–700 ka after the last major eruptions at these calderas that the “restlessness” is on a very limited spatial scale and is not recorded on the scale of the entire caldera These are collectively known as the Samosir Lava Domes and include the Tuk Tuk domes that define the eponymous peninsula The youngest post-YTT eruptions are thought to be those between Samosir and the western caldera wall extending down toward the town of Muara These include the Pusuk Bukit composite volcano and the Pardepur domes Aligned with these are several areas of recent uplift and significant hydrothermal activity Sipisupisu or Tandukbenua volcano on the northwestern tip of the caldera and its “partner” Singgalang are probably among the most recent in the Toba region The active arc composite cones of Sinabung (erupting at the time of writing since 2013) and Sibayak approximately 20 km northwest of Toba are not considered part of the Toba system We focused on the most recent sediments on Samosir, the Samosir Formation of Aldiss and Ghazali (1984) as they provide the most reliable index of the most recent submergence of Samosir and thus an elevation datum (lake level) that is spatially and temporally consistent The older sediments near the base of the sequence are beyond the radiocarbon technique that we have employed an elevation datum for older sediments is not available as we do not know at what elevation they formed nor when they became subaerial Sediment cover is best developed on the northern half of the island while the more dissected southern slopes of the island appear to have no sediment cover Access is impossible for most of the southern area but where we could access we found tuff at the surface The tuff is pervasively altered to clay where we could access it but presume it is YTT based on inferred continuity and previous work Our stratigraphic logging throughout the northern sedimentary sequence reveals that there are two main types of sediment (Figure 3) Extensive rhythmically bedded and laminated sands to muds are found in the upper elevations with occasional distinct ash horizons Fluvial sands and coarse debris flows both conformable and cross cutting (channelized) are found toward the top Layers containing wood and plant debris attest to periods of inundation or avalanche of extensively vegetated slopes ashy sediment with distinct diatomaceous horizons in the lower western reaches of Samosir This sequence of lake sediments above the YTT on Samosir Island is up to 100 m thick in places and contains a rich record of the resurgent history of Samosir that includes distal and proximal input of material from the caldera walls The sequence of lake sediments above the YTT on Samosir Island is up to 100 m thick in places and contains a rich record of the resurgent history of Samosir that includes distal and proximal input of material from the caldera walls (A) 8 m of extensive rhythmically bedded and laminated sands to muds (~33 ka in uppermost part) in the upper elevations of Samosir near Aek Natonang with occasional distinct ash horizons Fluvial sands and coarse debris flows both conformable with and cross cutting (channelized) are found toward the top (B) Wood containing layers at Tomok attest to periods of inundation or avalanche of the eastern fault scarp Faulting (stepping down to the east (right) is prominent here (Near Danau Sidihoni) they are presumed to be post-YTT because the main Terraces I and II are incised into the YTT The entire record of lake terraces could therefore speak to the lake history of the entire Toba caldera we are struck by the fact that this record is only found in the remnant Porsea caldera and the basement volcanics south of the Balige/Muara area we would expect to see stranded deltas from the rivers that drain off Samosir and the surrounding highlands This yields an average minimum uplift rate of 2.1 cm/year for the eastern scarp of Samosir using a lake level datum of 900 m This is a simple linear rate based on the highest datable sediment; the story is more complex and we present more detailed estimates below Average uplift rates from sample Toba 6 at Danau Sidihoni at 1305 m and sample Toba 1 from Salaon Toba at 1035 m respectively are 1.42 and 0.48 cm/year consistent with diminishing uplift toward the western edge of Samosir and the western caldera margin resulting in the westward tilt of Samosir azimuth of light from 270°) and topographic profile showing transect across Samosir with our preliminary age data from the uppermost sediments at different elevations The sample locations are projected on to the line of profile shown below Location and sense of motion of the major faults that intersect the line of section are also shown The upper surface of Samosir is characterized by a succession of normal faults parallel to the length of the island (Figure 5). Relative timing of offsets and cross cutting reveal that these faults occurred in four stages, starting with the primary fault formingthe axial graben along the east of Samosir (Samosir Fault), and ending with broadly parallel faulting of the lake sediments on the western slopes of Samosir (Figure 5) It is clear that the main uplift of Samosir was accommodated by normal faulting stepping down to the east—the Samosir Fault system normal faults running parallel to the shape of the island formed in the lake sediments cutting across antecedent drainage Stage IV: A late stage of faulting occurred in the eastern tip of the island (Red) along with the formation of the Tuk Tuk lava dome The relationship between faulting and eruption is unknown but the presence of lake sediments on part of the upfaulted block suggests that ~8 ka this area was underwater Whether this implies a subaqueous dome and pyroclastic apron that was later uplifted is unknown Shallow normal faults stepping to the east formed during the third stage of faulting and suggest local extension as the resurgent dome was uplifted This is likely because the western margin of Samosir was a hinge and fixed in position resulting in extension of the surface of the dome to accommodate the uplift normal faults parallel to the island formed in the lake sediments These normal faults cut across antecedent drainage established when the resurgent dome was being uplifted Local variations in uplift may have been accommodated by these faults accounting for the ~5000 year age spread along the transect implying that these surfaces were submerged at this time We interpret these two locations as recording the continued uplift of Samosir at ~22.5 and 8.2 ka It is clear that Samosir has a rich neotectonic history in its drainage and fault network unconformities and faulting attest to a complex history of uplift and sedimentation the 14C age data obtained from the transect over Samosir provide useful information to investigate the uplift history of Samosir Our data only provide constraints from ~33.7 ka to the present and we now examine the history of uplift revealed by these data The data (samples Toba 1,5,6 and 7) from the transect of the upper surface of Samosir are consistent with tilting hinged in the west and uplift focused on the east. Data from the eastern scarp (samples Toba 2,3,4 and 5) reveal that uplift of Samosir has happened at varying rates over time (Figure 6) With our lake level datum of ~900 m 700 m of uplift is recorded by the sediments at the highest elevation of 1600 m that yielded an age 33.7 ka We consider this as the total cumulative uplift because ~150 m of uplift is recorded in sediments of 22.5 ka and another 55 m in the sediments of 8.2 ka This is based on our interpretation stated above that the Tomok and Tuk Tuk blocks are fault slivers that slid down off the uplifting main block and were submerged In the case of Tuk Tuk this would have been sometime after the domes were extruded Their eventual uplift is interpreted to have been in parallel with and linked to continuing uplift of the main Samosir block and they emerged above lake level at 22.5 ka and 8.2 ka respectively We prefer this interpretation to one where each block has a distinct and independent uplift history This might be reasonable if the uplift was local tectonics but below we present the case for a magmatic drive for resurgent uplift and in this context the uplift of these slumped blocks would be linked to the uplift of the main block because the magmatic force is unlikely to be discretized at the scale of these blocks once the Tomok and Tuk Tuk blocks began to uplift they record the rate at which the main block was also uplifting from 22.5 to present Figure 6. Representation of the various uplift parameters calculated for Samosir. The main figure shows cumulative uplift (elevation gain with time) of the eastern scarp of Samosir based on 14C age determinations and current elevation above lake level datum ~900 m. A–A–A″ represents the C14 data constrained cumulative uplift path defined by samples (Toba 2,3,4, and 5 on Figure 4) The dashed blue line connecting A–A″ is the average rate based on the elevation and age of the highest (~1600 m) sediment on Samosir B–B′–B″ is the cumulative uplift history if the period prior to 33.7 ka is considered in this case starting at the time of the climactic eruption 74 ka Note that B′-B′ is simply A–A′–A″ translated to start after uplift from 74 to 33.7 ka has taken place The dashed green lines B–B′ represents possible uplift rates of 1.25–1.0.cm/year if the floor was at elevation of 400 m a.s.l (500 m of uplift) or takes into account 100 m of sediment thickness (400 m of uplift) Inset shows our interpretation of how uplift rates may have diminished over time from 33.7 ka to present based on the 14C data and sample elevations as discussed in the text The identification of three different periods of uplift helps us define diminishing rates of uplift provide the first real constraints on long term uplift rates at a large caldera and provide a basis with which to explore the likely mechanisms of resurgence short-term (100–102 years) rates may have been much higher This consideration is critical in particular for an investigation of magmatic processes as the intrusion rate and depth must result in resurgence rather than eruption their work raises many questions including the effect of loading due to the variations in caldera geometry (e.g. caldera infill by lower density ignimbrite or water during lake formation as well as the effect of more complex crustal rheologies One important finding of the preliminary models (Marsh, 1984; Chery et al., 1991) is that the timing of passive resurgence such as detumescence is directly linked to the rheology of the host material the viscoelastic relaxation time is critical for determining the timing of the response of the host material by investigating end-member rheological models we should be able to place first-order constraints on the effects of detumescence and potentially rule out or confirm this as the primary mechanism for resurgence magma influx has a different temporal signature The uplift response due to the influx of magma is on a much shorter timescale The evolution of uplift rates provided by analysis of lake sediments from Toba Caldera allows us to make predictions for how much (if any) magmatic influx is required to produce the observed uplift rates We recognize that these predictions do not take into account recharge operating on timescale of 100–102 years of particular interest are the combined effects of magma intrusion (ΔV) and the detumescence caused by caldera excavation and the resultant caldera topography Model setup illustration for a 1 km-deep post-collapse caldera with a radius of 30 km a circular approximation of the area of Toba Caldera The left boundary condition is axial symmetry roller conditions are implemented along the right and bottom boundaries The temperature of the magma reservoir (Tc) is defined along the magma reservoir boundary T0 = 0°C is defined at the surface of the model and an initial background geotherm (Tg = 30°C/km) is assumed The temperature-dependent rheology assumes steady state thermal structure as an end-member for full thermal impact of a long-lived magma reservoir Because steady-state temperature-dependence is an end-member situation it is compared to the alternate end-member of a non temperature-dependent isoviscous model Model setup includes caldera resurgence topography due to detumescence as well as recharge into a shallow magma reservoir ΔV of magma intrusion into the magma reservoir is approximated by a pressurized void Model mesh (A) and displacement (B) for 475 km3 of magmatic recharge into a host rock with a constant viscosity rheology This represents the absolute maximum thermal impact of the magma system Since we are exploring these two end-member models we have chosen 900°C for magmatic temperature to represent an upper end-member for thermal input The true thermal impact from the magma chamber is likely to be somewhere in between these two models but this approach provides a first order constraint A series of resurgent models have been run to investigate the effect of both detumescence and ΔV for a resurgent caldera of approximately the size of Toba Caldera the caldera is assumed to be circular with a radius of 30 km to approximate the area of the Toba caldera This provides a first-order estimate for uplift to compare to the 14C age data Our model calculates the effect of a volume change in a shallow reservoir This ΔV could be due to re-establishing magmastatic equilibrium after the caldera collapse as remnant magma “intrudes” into shallower levels due to rebound or this could be due to a background magma flux recharging the system or a combination of both the timing and magnitude of resurgent uplift due to detumescence does not reproduce the observations from Toba Caldera While the time scale of uplift and its decay are reasonable the amount of uplift is orders of magnitude too small; only ~18 m of uplift can be attributed to detumescence in our models Table 3. Model parameters used in applying the Gregg et al. (2012) thermomechanical approach to this investigation of resurgence Model calculations of (A) uplift and (B) uplift rate for several resurgent models including constant volume change (ΔV = 0.0064 km3/year) into a viscoelastic host rock (gray line) a single volume change (ΔV = 475 km3) pulse into a viscoelastic host rock with a specified constant viscosity (green and a single volume change pulse (ΔV = 475 km3 of magma) into a viscoelastic host rock with a temperature dependent rheology assuming a 900°C magma chamber boundary (red Uplift and uplift rates derived from 14C dates are indicated by white triangles and the white rectangles respectively While detumescence related uplift (inset of B) operates on a similar timescale to the uplift due to volume change the uplift rate due to detumescence is significantly lower than that of the volume change with the maximum uplift of 9 m being reached about 10 ky after onset models assume a single pulse of magma at 33.7 ka for the temperature-dependent viscosity 36 ka for the 1 × 1021 Pa s viscosity at 39.25 ka for the 2.5 × 1021 Pa s viscosity and 42.5 ka for the 5 × 1021 Pa s viscosity then the volume change would not fit the cumulative uplift data So we cannot identify a unique combination of ΔV and viscosity that will explain both data representations successfully This may not be unexpected given that there are limited data to constrain the models and these are relatively simple models that do not account for multiple pulses Nonetheless the models clearly distinguish between detumescence and magma reservoir volume change as the motivating process for uplift A minimum ΔV of 475 km3 is required to account for the uplift data A constant magma flux does not reproduce any of the observations and this model run is provided for comparison purposes while the constant magma flux model could reproduce the magnitude of observed uplift it does not capture the accumulation of that uplift nor the exponential roll-off of the uplift rate with time Additional complexities include how magma compressibility may impact these modeling results the volume change of the reservoir could be due to any number of factors such as magma intrusion from below or magmastatic readjustment after the climactic eruption (rebound) It is thought that following the climactic caldera-forming event the magma reservoir is significantly degassed and unlikely to be volatile saturated gas phases may increase compressibility within the system it is important to note that the volume change calculated by our models is a total volume of expansion experienced by the magma reservoir and may not simply reflect an intrusion volume if the intruding material is volatile rich and highly compressible To address this requires new models of multiphase magma injection Compressibility of the magma in the reservoir and of the injected magma do not impact the uplift rates as these curves are governed by the viscosity of the host rock Compressibility will impact the amount of material necessary to produce the observed uplift 475 km3 of volume change represents a minimum amount assuming no compressibility Compressibility also plays a role in the amount of uplift predicted from detumescence where there is a remnant magma body present. The detumescence model runs presented in Figure 9 include compressibility of the magma, which is controlled by its material properties (i.e., the elastic moduli). In the case of the detumescence models presented in Figure 9 compressibility is modest and governed by assumed values of the elastic moduli for example decreasing Young's modulus acts to dampen the effects of detumescence and decrease the predicted uplift increasing compressibility may decrease the predicted uplift due to detumescence by as much as half the timing of the uplift remains the same regardless of compressibility because it is governed by the host rock viscosity resurgence may have started soon after the YTT eruption We develop this as a strawman hypothesis but only consider the 74–33.7 ka period here having constrained the 33.7 ka history above Five hundred meters of uplift in ~40 ka yields an average uplift rate of 1.25 cm/year since there is 100 m of sediment on Samosir so less than 500 m of uplift is needed for the uppermost sediment to get to lake level If we assume the simplest case that all sedimentation was complete before uplift started this yields a minimum uplift rate of 1.0 cm/year (400 m/40 ka) A more accurate calculation would be to consider uplift and sedimentation happening in parallel but this requires knowledge of sedimentation rates but they require more than 40 ka to build the ~100 m sequence of sediments on Samosir This leaves two possibilities: either the long term sedimentation rates at Toba were much higher than long-term rates at comparable lakes or some thickness of sediment predates the 74 ka eruption For this reason we suggest the inflection of uplift rate at ~34 ka is realistic Although limited, our new data provide several important constraints on the post 74 ka history at Toba and the uplift of Samosir. The strongest constraints are for the last 33.7 ky during which the rate of uplift is revealed to have been at least 4.9 cm/year from 33.7 to 22.5 ka but then decreased exponentially from 22.5 ka to the present day (Figure 6) Numerical models of resurgence reveal that the most viable mechanism to cause this ~700 m of cumulative uplift is clearly not regional detumescence but instead a change in volume (ΔV) of the magma reservoir A pulse-like volume change of at least 475 km3 of incompressible magma or a greater volume of compressible magma provides the best fit for the total uplift and the exponential decay of the uplift rate although a unique combination of ΔV and a viscosity model cannot be found to explain the uplift and the uplift rate roll off simultaneously Furthermore we cannot resolve whether there were multiple pulses with the available data More sophisticated models need to be developed to explore these possibilities the available age constraints clearly differentiate between detumescence and magmatic driving forces and an exponentially decreasing rate in resurgent uplift is consistent with a pulse or pulses of magma and the viscoelastic response of the host rock the model prediction of a minimum ΔV of 475 km3 of incompressible magma required to produce the uplift of Samosir the volume would be even larger) reveals the intriguing observation that this volume of magma is similar to that of Samosir Island (~680 km3) This suggests that the resurgent uplift of >1 km is isostatically compensated by an equivalent volume of magma the untapped magma was a maturing crystal-mush Given the model constraint of >475 km3 of motivating magma these facts suggest a significant volume (of supereruption proportions) of non-erupted YTT magma These considerations suggest that the initiation of uplift at Toba has to be at least 33.7 ka but could extend all the way back to 74 ka Termination of uplift had to be <8.2 ka so a minimum duration of 25–66 ka is implicated 14C age data of post-caldera lake sediments in the Toba caldera reveal a complex post-caldera resurgence history the upper surface of which was the floor of the caldera that collapsed 74 ka during the Young Toba Tuff eruption was submerged beneath lake level (900 m a.s.l) ~33.7 ky post caldera resurgence of Samosir has resulted in ~700 m of uplift in the east while the western edge remained at or below lake level producing a tilted block dipping to the west Using the 14C age as a measure of when the uppermost sediments were last at lake level the ages and elevations of the uppermost sediment across Samosir reveal that uplift rates were high ~4.9 cm/year from 33.7 to 22.5 ka but diminished to ~0.7 cm/year from ~22.5 ka onwards Incorporating these rates into thermo-mechanical models to test hypotheses of the driving mechanisms of uplift of Samosir Island reveals that detumescence following caldera collapse does not produce the magnitude of uplift estimated for Samosir models calculating the effect of volume changes (intrusion) into temperature-dependent viscoelastic and isoviscous host rock produce the observed resurgent uplift of Samosir as well as the exponential decay in the rates estimated from our preliminary 14C dates Initial volume predictions require a volume change of at least 475 km3 of incompressible magma to account for the uplift of Samosir suggesting that the resurgent uplift is isostatically compensated a unique combination of volume change and viscosity models cannot be found that simultaneously explain both uplift and uplift rate evolution Resolution of this will require more sophisticated models A pre-33.7 ka history is required by the sedimentary and caldera history in combination with ages of post-caldera Samosir Lava Domes that are indistinguishable from the age of the climactic YTT eruption allow that resurgence may have been initiated very soon after the eruption ~74 ka The 74–33.7 ka average uplift rate is ~1.12 cm/year requiring a major increase in uplift rate at ~33.7 ka These constraints are consistent with a model where the initial uplift was motivated by rebound of remnant magma from 74 to 33.7 ka and then augmented and accelerated by a deep recharge pulse at ~33.7 ka Petrological evidence for remnant YTT magma being thermally influenced by recharge in the Samosir Lava Domes reported previously supports such a model These new data reveal a significant post-caldera history at the Earth's youngest resurgent caldera and constrain the duration of uplift of Samosir to a minimum duration of 25–66 ky Uplift driven by rebound of remnant YTT magma proceeded at rates of 0.7–1.12 cm/s for most of the uplift history These “normal” long-term rates are much slower than those seen in active “restless” calderas higher rates of 4.9 cm/year for a~11 ky period at Toba may reflect the additional influence of deep recharge magma and indicates that uplift may be episodic at rates higher (and locally much higher on the 100–102 year time scale) than normal rates of <2 cm/year The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest Generous sabbatical support and research funds to de Silva from the Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS) are gratefully acknowledged and the support and advice from Chris Newhall and Kerry Sieh were invaluable in bringing this work to fruition Craig Chesner generously shared his knowledge and advice Mucek was supported by a US National Science Foundation Graduate Student Fellowship and a Geological Society of America Research grant Thermomechanical modeling of caldera systems was developed while Gregg was supported by a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellowship and the Oregon State University College of Earth Ocean and Atmospheric Science (CEOAS) postdoctoral program Very detailed and insightful reviews from the journal reviewers and associate editor John Stix and editorial overview by Valerio Acocella are much appreciated and sharpened our presentation considerably Publication of this article in an open access journal was funded by the Oregon State University Libraries & Press Open Access Fund Supplementary Table S1 for this article can be found online at: http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2015.00025/abstract Supplementary Figure S1 for this article can be found online at: http://www.frontiersin.org/files/pdf/Toba_Manuscript_FigS1.pdf This PDF contains several different data representations as layers in a single PDF document open the PDF and then open the layers tool by clicking on the layer tool on the left toolbar of the PDF Then the various layers can be toggled on and off using the layers menu The buttons provide specific linked layer views Scale: The scale for the Toba Caldera is provided in the bottom left corner of the figure This layer is locked and will remain in all views Location Names: The key locations of areas mentioned in the paper as well as the areas from which samples are collected Sediment Locations: The locations for the different sampled sites of the sediments dated are pointed out here, denoted by the white star. Each location is also given with the sample number as seen in Table S1 Caldera Outlines: The caldera outlines of the four Toba eruptions, as depicted in Chesner (2012) Faults and Drainages: Based on fieldwork and mapping several different fault sequences and drainage patterns have been identified along with the legend that describes each feature 90 m contours: The topography of the area can be expressed in 90 m contours Lake level starts at 900 m above sea level Toba Deposits: The two main types of deposits identified in the Toba Caldera are lava domes and lake sediments The distribution of these deposits around the caldera is shown in this layer based on fieldwork and previous literature The base map of this layer is a sketch of the Toba Caldera DEM (30 m SRTM): A colored Digital Elevation Model from a 30 m SRTM is provided as a layer Apple Map: Satellite imagery of Toba as shown in Apple Maps is provided as a layer GoogleEarthLayer: Satellite image of Toba as shown in Google Earth 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Toba Pulp Lestari issued a public response to RAN’s publication that stated that false allegations were made in RAN’s report TPL’s industrial tree plantation (HTI) concessions in Indonesia from 2015 using the 2014 land cover map provided by the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry as a baseline to determine the forest area The Royal Golden Eagle Group was asked to comment on these additional findings which are outlined above TPL which reiterated its statement “that there is no deforestation as claimed in your report Any land cover change appears to be related to legal and fully compliant plantation management activities.”  Regarding RAN’s evidence on deforestation in PT TPL’s concessions in the Aek Raja TPL referred to the areas shown in our analysis as having natural forests cleared after December 31 2015 were “occupied by the communities who have lived in these areas since before the TPL concession license was issued.” They claimed that their analysis of our maps “shows there are no plantations in the specified areas” which implies that the clearing was not carried out by them during plantation development activities TPL continued to state that the extent of deforestation inside their Aek Raja Estate between 2015 and 2023 shown in the map above in the districts of North Tapanuli was “associated with illegal encroachment and illegal logging within the TPL concession which was reported to the relevant authorities in 2023.” TPL’s comment implies that any forest loss was the result of clearing by communities, not their plantation development operations. 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that do business with the RGE Group and the Forestry Stewardship Council the RGE Group to immediately suspend business or associations with the RGE Group Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Toba Tek Singh is a short story written by Saadat Hasan Manto in 1955 The story is set in the backdrop of the Partition of India and the ensuing horrors and traumas that people had to go through The story begins a few years after the Partition with the governments of India and Pakistan deciding to transfer the Sikh and Hindu inmates of a mental asylum in Lahore to India The story is a very powerful satire on the horrors of the Partition Conflict exists and unfolds on various levels in the story The overarching theme is of course the Partition and it builds on the trauma of the people separated from their homeland A very subtle issue of conflict that I couldn’t help but think of is how the story addresses questions of sanity In a world that’s still struggling to understand mental illness Toba Tek Singh gives us a glimpse not just into how wars affect the mentally ill but also how people are labelled as mentally ill in the first place Are these inmates ‘mad’ or just misunderstood What gives us the right to label people and shut them in a facility that only ostracizes them I think the story is an ironic take as it is the prisoners of the asylum who are the ones who appear to be behaving most rationally The higher powers vested with decision-making are supposedly the ‘sane’ ones who have decided to partition millions of people overnight and were now attempting to transfer the mentally ill These aren’t questions that I can answer yet but the story presents them to us in a way that’s impossible to ignore The most central area of conflict in the story is Bishan Singh’s character and the decisions of the state being imposed upon him A Sikh inmate who belongs to a district called Toba Tek Singh in Pakistan; refuses to be moved to India It is this struggle between the individual and the state that I will focus on The story opens with the news of the transfer of inmates reaching the asylum in Lahore It has been a couple of years since the Partition and yet it seems like the inmates have absolutely no idea of what has transpired outside the boundaries of the facility The first inmate seems to think Pakistan is a place in India where razors are manufactured Two Sikh inmates are shown to be confused about why they’re being sent to India even though they don’t know their language these seem like mundane and trivial questions These are people who have no contact with the outside world no idea how their family is (if they are even coherent enough to remember their family) and they certainly have no idea about the wars brewing outside these walls The story further tells us that not all inmates were ‘mad’ and though they had some idea about the partition even they were clueless about the foreseeable future All the inmates collectively couldn’t decide whether they were in India or Pakistan what would happen to the place called India One inmate in the story who was so fed up with the entire debate climbed a tree and declared that he wished to stay in neither India nor Pakistan Through the eyes of these insignificant characters trauma and confusion that guarded people’s minds in those turbulent years The decision to Partition in India and Pakistan was made by a few The repercussions were felt by more than 15 million people smuggled across borders and a complete breakdown of human values in the absence of a state that could contain the extent of the unfolding violence The men in the high castle consolidated their own power built their political legacies and gave speeches while the common man lost all that he had in one night The central character in the film is a Sikh inmate Bishan Singh The rumour in the asylum is that he’s been in there for 15 years He keeps muttering gibberish to himself that the others can’t understand Recently he has been listening closely to conversations around India and Pakistan and keeps asking whether Toba Tek Singh (his village) lies in India or Pakistan Days go by with him having no idea where Toba Tek Singh is and his character becomes more troubled by the day he gets to know that Toba Tek Singh is in Pakistan and he refuses to move to India lay Toba Tek Singh.” The story ends on a very sudden and horrific note Bishan Singh’s fate as a man with no identity is juxtaposed beautifully with Toba Tek Singh as a place without a country Why do we need more stories like Toba Tek Singh Manto portrays the horrors of the partition from a lens that tells us how events like wars and political turbulence trickle down and affect people even at the periphery of society History remembers the people who died and suffered as statistics In an attempt to understand the realities of what happened historical studies and surveys have been conducted It is only when we engage with art created in these events-films and empathize with the people who suffered it is only through art that the human race understands what it is to be human and to feel Archisha Rai is pursuing an MA in Sociology at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) From the perspective of students of Sociology based in India this crisis raised by the novel coronavirus is consequential for knowledge and how we understand it This blog hopes to be a site to further the sociological consciousness to explore the idea that things may not be quite what they seem to be.We plan to use this space to ‘cultivate’ the sociological imagination We live in strange times – at once connected and at once lonely © 2020 Doing Sociology All Rights Reserved Home » Archive » Top News » Indiana TOBA To Host 2024 Fall Mixed Sale horses of racing age and RNA's from the yearling sale “We have an outstanding group of our state's finest yearlings entered in this years ITOBA Yearling sale,” said auctioneer Austin Nicks “We have consigned 87 yearlings consisting of Indiana-sired 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complemented by sustainable tourism efforts that enhance local communities, preserve the environment, and share these treasures with the world. This vision is being realized through the Indonesia Tourism Development Project (ITDP) an initiative of the Government of Indonesia which focuses on sustainable tourism development that benefits both people and the environment These efforts are already making a significant impact in Lake Toba and Lombok ITDP’s initiatives are improving infrastructure communities are ensuring that tourism growth benefits both people and the environment while preserving cultural and natural heritage ITDP’s reach extends beyond these two regions ITDP supported six destinations in achieving key milestones: improving water access for 570,000 people creating 542,000 m² of non-motorized space and enhancing sanitation for 470,000 people Over 20,000 businesses expanded their online presence; over 84,000 tourism professionals were certified The project also attracted over $870 million in private investment trained 18,000 participants from 155 tourism villages and supported 65 tourism villages through mentoring programs that helped them realize their development plans and generate income and livelihoods ITDP is estimated to have driven the creation of job opportunities for more than 975,000 people in these six destinations (an increase of approximately 27 percent in the accommodation with the overall average wage increasing by more than 15 percent (Ministry of National Develeopment Planning/Bappenas where natural beauty and Batak culture intertwine Balancing tourism with environmental and cultural preservation is crucial for long-term sustainability Both Lake Toba and Lombok offer unique landscapes and cultural traditions but face challenges such as poor infrastructure and the need for tourism that benefits local communities without harming their resources the Government of Indonesia developed the Integrated Tourism Master Plan (ITMP) to serve as a blueprint for sustainable tourism development While Lombok’s ITMP was completed and enacted earlier ITMPs for other destinations were finalized during the project Their implementation continues as part of broader efforts to strengthen sustainable tourism development The ITMPs create a balanced approach to tourism that respects the environment and local culture while empowering communities to lead their own development By incorporating infrastructure development with environmental conservation and cultural preservation the ITMPs guide key tourism projects in regions like Gili-Senggigi This integrated approach ensures that tourism growth aligns with long-term sustainability goals for local communities and the environment such as the Pemenang-Bayan-Sembalun road and water supply systems in Senaru These improvements enhance infrastructure and help preserve the natural resources that draw visitors to the region ITDP projection show that these improvements will benefit 1.6 million people in Lombok enhancing the sustainable development efforts across the island Lake Toba: Revitalizing Culture and Nature Lake Toba holds significant tourism potential with over 197,000 travelers to North Sumatra in 2023 The project focuses on upgrading infrastructure such as roads and water systems revitalizing attractions like the Pangururan Waterfront on Samosir Island and preserving the rich Batak culture through geotourism sites and conserving traditional villages The ITMP for Lake Toba has been central to these efforts as it provides a comprehensive framework for the region’s sustainable tourism development Local communities are equipped with the skills needed to manage tourism in a way that preserves their heritage while generating income thanks to the integration of the ITMP's strategies with practical projects preserving Batak heritage while utilizing ITDP's digital marketing training to share her craft with a broader audience with improvements like the Tana Ponggol Bridge and the revitalized Pangururan Waterfront which has become a hub for watersports and cultural events Attractions such as Geosite Tele View Deck and Pusuk Buhit Volcanic Cone enhance visitors' experience while Batak villages like Kampung Ulos Hutaraja promote traditional crafts like Ulos weaving enthusiastically shares how  ITDP’s training helped grow her coffee business Her journey highlights how tourism supports local livelihoods and culture Beyond infrastructure, the project has trained over 4,000 SMEs in online marketing and engaged communities through Tourism Awareness 5.0 campaigns which foster a shared understanding of tourism’s value for local development Lombok is known for its diverse tourism potential from mountains and beaches to its rich cultural heritage Local communities play a vital role in organizing events and promoting attractions through word-of-mouth and social media ITDP helped Lombok recover by focusing on disaster resilience and infrastructure development. The ITMP for Lombok ensures that development efforts prioritize environmental preservation and community empowerment The Sembalun Water Management System are key to improving Lombok’s infrastructure and sustainability The project also emphasizes the proper use and maintenance of infrastructure ITDP supports the construction of the Sembalun Water Management System (WMS) to address clean water issues the system is managed upon operation by Pamdesma Selojar Sembalun a community-based organization focused on sustainable water resource management in the protected area of Mount Rinjani “We are ready to manage the water supply network according to our business plan,” says Mr “We hope this resolves clean water issues and supports tourism."  Shared Lessons: Community Involvement and Environmental Sustainability What unites Lake Toba and Lombok is not just the beauty of their landscapes but the lessons they share in community involvement and environmental sustainability local communities have led the way in shaping tourism development Whether establishing local businesses or managing natural resources these communities are empowered to preserve what makes their regions unique while benefiting from tourism growth the Sandubaya waste management facility (TPST) turns waste into valuable resources such as paving blocks The facility also explores maggots to address organic waste creating a sustainable solution that benefits the environment and the local economy “Household waste is processed into maggot feed which has high economic value despite being unfamiliar to most people,” says Yusril Arwan The Sandubaya Waste Management Facility in Mataram is critical in ensuring proper waste management It supports sustainable tourism by protecting the environment and local communities These efforts align with the creation of the six Integrated Tourism Master Plans (ITMPs) for the destinations where the project is implemented serving as regional blueprints that integrate local priorities and sustainable practices ensuring balanced growth alongside environmental and cultural preservation A Vision for the Future: Scaling Sustainability Across Indonesia ensuring sustainability remains at the heart of Indonesia’s tourism growth The project will continue scaling its impact by strengthening local capacities and ensuring the ITMP framework drives inclusive and environmentally responsible tourism development and local stakeholders toward sustainable growth focusing on collaborative governance and responsible tourism management The pristine blue waters of Gili in Lombok a prime example of tourism managed with sustainability in mind this model ensures that tourism benefits the local community while preserving the island’s natural beauty The stories of Lake Toba and Lombok are part of Indonesia’s broader effort to create sustainable tourism Whether through local entrepreneurship or water management the people in these regions are shaping their communities' futures this journey is more than tourism—it’s about creating lasting Indonesia Tourism Development Project Website Brochure STAY CURRENT WITH OUR LATEST DATA & INSIGHTS This site 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To learn more about cookies, click here WINNIPEG - True North Sports + Entertainment and the Winnipeg Jets continue to support and promote child advocacy organization through the team’s Child Advocacy Game on Sunday Oct.13 in recognition of Child Advocacy Month Child Advocacy Month recognizes children and families who are affected by child abuse and neglect and emphasizes the need to provide them with support and resources raises awareness about this important issue in the hope to inspire conversation and change Fans are encouraged to #GoBlueToba and further show their support by dressing in blue at the Child Advocacy Game Canada Life Centre will light up in blue and the Winnipeg Jets will hold a special puck drop and cheque presentation before the game in support of Toba Centre Toba Centre’s “helping hounds” DWW Duke and DWW Booster who support the children will be on the concourse during the game to meet fans Duke and Booster will also return to centre ice to take part in the ceremonial puck drop Jets captain Adam Lowry has served as an ambassador for Toba Centre the past two years and is involved with the centre year-round to support their work October is Child Abuse Awareness Month. Join @TobaCentre & @ALowsyPlayer17 and show you care about safety, justice and healing for everyone affected by child abuse.#GoBlueToba 💙 pic.twitter.com/i0MAsh54y9 The game will also welcome various child protection professionals Toba Centre will have a presence on the concourse at all October home games (Oct Toronto) and their team looks forward to connecting with fans to share more about their work in the community Toba Centre encourages Manitobans to rally for kids’ wellness, safety and recovery by engaging in the #GoBlueToba conversation throughout the month. Community members can do this by wearing blue on #GoBlueToba Day Oct. 24, attending Child Advocacy Month events, and sharing the messages through their social channels – @tobacentremb on Facebook and Instagram Tickets are available at winnipegjets.com/tickets.