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The graffiti block party on August 24th in Chelsea, which featured the painting of graffiti on nine imitation subway cars (life-sized but just two inches thick) by artists with names like T-Kid, Tats Crew, Min and Fuzz, was different from most street fairs in New York City in several ways. For one thing, a federal judge with a sense of humor had ordered it to go forward. The city had revoked its permit, after Mayor Michael Bloomberg had criticized the event for "encouraging people to hurt this city," arguing that it would inspire people to deface real subway cars.
"By the same token, presumably," Judge Jed Rakoff wrote in reversing the ban, "a street performance of 'Hamlet' would be tantamount to encouraging revenge murder."
It was also different because the entire block – 22nd Street between 10th and 11th Avenues -- was filmed by MTV and television news crews, and because both ends of the block had a big sign that said, "Warning: Anyone possessing spray paint, markers or other graffiti paraphernalia is subject to fine and arrest," but that did not stop a crowd of young men in hip hop clothing, some wearing T-shirts that said "Graffiti Changed My Life," from reverently lending their markers to the veteran graffiti artists for their autographs – excuse me, their tags.
But the graffiti block party was different, above all, because there was not a single sign-up table for a credit card, not one van with slabs of sweaty sausages on its mobile grill, not even tables full of underwear and socks for sale.
Block parties, street fairs, street festivals – there are a half dozen of them every summer weekend, there is at least one happening each week from May to November.The Saturday after the graffiti block party, which was organized by hip-hop clothing designer Marc Ecko, New Yorkers could attend:
- the Gramercy Park Neighborhood Festival, on Third Avenue from 14th to 23rd Streets
- Our Lady of Pompei Church Festival, on Bleecker Street from Sixth to Seventh Avenues
- the Federation of East Village Artists HOWL Festival on Tompkins Square Park and St. Marks Place from Avenue A to First Avenue
And then on Sunday:
- the Daytop Village Street Festival on Madison Avenue from 42nd to 57th Streets
- the Church of the Good Shepard/Third Avenue Merchandise Fair on Third Avenue from 23rd to 34th Streets
- Brighton Jubilee on Brighton Beach Avenue from Coney Island Avenue to Corbin Place, Brooklyn
If New York City's first street festival was organized way back in 1884 on East 116th Street, by the Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, the flowering of block fairs dates from the 1970s and 1980s, a result of the birth of neighborhood block associations in communities throughout the city.
So, if so many neighborhoods are so different, why are so many of the street fairs so exactly the same?
The reason for the monotony is simple. Many street fairs are managed by one organization, Mardi Gras Festival Productions.
Mardi Gras makes it easier both for the sponsoring organizations and for the vendors, by navigating what turns out to be a formidable permit process.
New York City street fairs are regulated by the Street Activity Permit Office of the Mayor's Community Assistance Unit. The managers of any fair that takes place on more than one block or on more than one day must apply for approval to that office no later than December 31st of the previous year. Those block fairs that last only one day and take place only on one block can apply to the local community board. Manhattan's Community Board 8, which includes the Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island, has recommended that the city approve 50 block parties this year in its area alone.
Mardi Gras helps the vendors obtain the necessary individual state and city permits they need. It also sells the vendors booths in the fairs it organizes -- and, if vendors buy a booth at more than one fair, they get a discount, which is why the same vendors appear in festival after festival. Mardi Gras also manages an aggressive corporate sponsorship program which is why you see the same oversized oddly-shaped plastic souvenir drinking glasses in festival after festival.
Many of the smaller block fairs are organized by neighborhood associations, and function as their main annual fundraiser, the money used to plant trees, fix lights and otherwise improve the quality of life in their communities. If they are enjoyable -- if they help the neighbors feel part of a community, and promote the neighborhood to the rest of the city -- so much the better. But their primary purpose is to make money.
The vendors are happy with this arrangement, the sponsoring organizations are happy, even the public is happy, judging by the crowds.
But not everybody is happy. The local merchants and residents along University Place in Greenwich Village were so sick of another identical fair week in and week out disrupting the normal street life that they circulated a petition against them.
And I am not happy that so many of the city's street festivals have become nearly identical. I suppose it is wrong to denigrate Mardi Gras for doing to street fairs what developers and retailers have done to the rest of the city; after all, nobody is surprised to be able to board the 86th Street cross-town bus by the Banana Republic on Third Avenue and exit that bus by the Banana Republic on Broadway – or to cross a street to go from the Starbucks at 25 Astor Place to the Starbucks at 51 Astor Place, two of more than 150 identical Starbucks in Manhattan alone.
But there are plenty of street festivals that remain distinctive, some of them annual events. There are the grand spectacles, such as the lively Lunar New Year's Day parade in Chinatown , and the festival of the Giglio, in which 100 men carry an entire orchestra on their shoulders through the streets of Williamsburg.
And then there are the modest block parties, real neighborhood affairs managed not by Mardi Gras but by the neighborhood groups themselves. My wife and I reside in Yorkville, and one Saturday in June we attended a block party on East 87th Street to raise funds for the school at St. Joseph's Parish. St. Joseph's has deep roots in Yorkville -– it started before the Civil War as a place of worship for an orphanage and became the church for Yorkville's burgeoning German community in 1874 -– and this was evident in the June fair. A boy who attends St. Joseph's school staffed a table selling used books. Another table functioned as a one-day "St. Joseph's CafĂ©" –- full of goodies baked by the school's parents or donated by local stores. There were children's rides and a dunk tank. There was not one single place to purchase a tacky souvenir glass. It felt much better to attend a block party that was clearly a part of its neighborhood, and buy a book to support a neighborhood institution, than it would have to eat a sickening sausage at a roving shopping mall.
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Thelma was born on July 24, 1930 in Springfield;
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If you're wondering who thought it was a good idea for Bristol Palin, pregnant at 17, to warn America's teens not to have sex until they're married, you're not alone.
But it's hard to figure out what, exactly, the well-meaning adults who preach "no sex until marriage" to teenagers are thinking, considering a 2007 study confirmed abstinence-only education does not work. Jessica Valenti, editor of Feminsting.com and author of The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession With Virginity Is Hurting Young Women, has written a piece for The Nation about the groups that comprise what Valenti calls "the virginity movement" have finally realized they need new PR. Unfortunately, the abstinence preachers ideas for discouraging teens from having sex still don't make any sense.
Even Bristol admitted abstinence until marriage is "not realistic." Fortunately, the Obama administration knows that, too, as it wants to cut most abstinence-only funding from the 2010 budget to redirect it elsewhere.
But, as Valenti explained, the abstinence-only movement is responding by organizing itself and fine-tuning its message a different, but no less ineffectual, way.
One major change will be the National Abstinence Education Association (the NAEA) changing its focus of 'abstinence-only' sex ed, which doesn't discuss condoms and contraceptives at all, to 'abstinence-focused' sex ed, which promotes waiting until marriage as the best possible option.
"Abstinence-focused" sex ed might sound better, but Valenti warns that we shouldn't be lulled into a false sense of security. Instead of arming young adults with the facts, the virginity movement will talk about contraception but only to scare teenagers from having sex. "The only time abstinence-only classes will talk about contraception is when they discuss failure rates — often exaggerating those rates or spreading misinformation about the dangers of contraception," Valenti wrote.
Why don't these people understand that teenagers are human beings who should be educated to make fully-informed decisions?
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Adobe Fireworks is one of the best tools for web, mobile & screen design (while Adobe Photoshop is one of the best tools for editing photos). Sadly, Adobe decided to stop its development in 2013.
Nevertheless, unless a new, better UI design tool emerges soon, many designers will continue to use it in the near future. And the good news is that as of 2014, Fireworks CS5.1 and CS6 (the last two versions of Fireworks) run with no issues on latest OS X 10.9 "Mavericks" and on Windows 8.1 Professional.
So, for all of you that still rely on Fireworks in your screen design tasks, here are some useful resources (see list below).
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Ariana Grande Performs Acoustic Version of 'Problem' [VIDEO]by Maggie Malach | PopCrush
Buckle up, Arianators. Ariana Grande performed her hit 'Problem' acoustically and it's going to blow your socks off!
During her 'Total Ariana Live' special on MTV last night (July 2), the singer premiered her new track, 'Break Free,' and gave an extra-special performance of her latest hit, 'Problem.'
We're huge fans of the upbeat radio version that features Iggy Azalea, but there's something about this stripped-down rendition that has us obsessed. Maybe it's the piano, maybe it's the slower tempo or maybe it's just the fact that Ariana's vocals sound so. Darn. Good.
Even the mood of the performance is different. Ariana has been giving dance-heavy, retro performances of 'Problem,' but as she's singing the acoustic version of the song, she's sitting on a stool. The whole vibe is low-key and jazzy and totally works. Lately it seems everything Ariana touches turns to gold. This is no exception.
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App Review: WeatherCyclopedia – The Most Comprehensive Weather Encyclopedia Under the Sun
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I have not spent much of my time looking through weather encyclopedias, or encyclopedias in general. However, this app seems to be just what it claims, "the most comprehensive weather encyclopedia under the sun." When I first loaded the app and started to browse through it, it was a little overwhelming. The app offers everything from weather jokes and stories to pictures, charts, and animations. The menu seemed to go and go. Some parts of the menu offered exactly what I expected and others were not completely intuitive to me. Sometimes, I had a hard time finding the information that I was looking for. Much of the information in the menu is organized around the way that weather is formed. It is a logical way to organize an encyclopedia, but not obvious to any person browsing topics on the small screen of an iPhone. The information that I did find was well-written and easy to understand.
The app also contains lots of pictures and animations that help to explain and illustrate concepts. The only drawback that I found was that it always took awhile for my iPod to pull up the animations. I don't know if that is a function of the device or the app or a little of both. The glossary of terms seems to me one of the most helpful functions of the app for someone like me who knows little about weather. It contains an alphabetical index of weather terms and definitions.
If you are looking for information about weather, how it is formed, how it is forecast, or the many different things that affect it, this app can answer all of your questions and more.
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WALNUT CREEK – Police in Walnut Creek are asking for the public's help in finding a man suspected of stealing a package from a home's front doorstep on Tuesday evening.
The theft, which was caught on a home surveillance camera, happened around 7:10 p.m. at a home in Trotter Court, Walnut Creek police Lt. Steve Gorski said.
Gorski said the man made off with a package containing about $107 worth of diapers and baby formula.
He was seen leaving the area in an older gray GMC truck, according to police.
Police are releasing a surveillance image of the suspect.
Anyone with information about the suspect or his whereabouts is asked to call Walnut Creek police at (925) 943-5844.


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Reported Arrests In Killing Of Rwanda's Ex-Spy Chief
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Three Rwandan nationals have reportedly been arrested at a hotel in the Mozambican capital Maputo for the murder of former Rwandan intelligence head Patrick Karegeya.
The suspects, who allegedly include Rwandan Lt-Col Francis Gakwerere, were arrested after Rwandan exiles alerted local police about their presence in the country.
The suspects are accused of being members of a Rwandan hit squad that targeted opposition party leaders in the strife-torn country.
It is understood that the suspects, who were six in total, had arrived in Mozambique during the Christmas week prior to the murder of Karegeya, which occurred on the eve of December 31 at a posh hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg.
According to Chad Thomas, an independent private investigator at IRS investigations, Gakwerere was taken into custody for questioning along with two other men of Rwandan origin.
"Gakwerere was also a prime suspect in the failed hit on Gen Kayumba Nyamwasa in 2010 but there was insufficient evidence to allow the charges to stick," Thomas said yesterday.
A close family friend of the Karegeyas, Gabriel Hertis, told The New Age that they were yesterday informed that three people were arrested and three others remained on the run.
Hertis said Apollo Kiririsi, who was last seen with the deceased prior to the discovery of his body, had now been seen in Rwanda and denied any involvement in the murder of the former spy chief.
For The Rest of the story see The New Age
A separate report in AllAfrica.com questions whether there were any arrests at all in connection with the Karegeya killing.
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DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica football team faced off against Whitworth University (Wash.) for its fifth season opener on Saturday at Public Schools Stadium and was defeated on its home turf 28-13.
The Saints received the opening kickoff of the 2013 season and went three-and-out that would see Jake Church come on for the first of seven punts on the day.
The Pirates would take their opening drive to the end zone in seven plays covering 51 yards, which was capped off by a Ronnie Thomas 4-yard run. The extra point by Dominic Aliano was good to make the score 7-0.
Four of the next five drives for CSS would be three-and-outs ending with a punt by Church. The Pirates would add onto their early seven point lead with an 11-play drive taking 5:02 at the start of the second quarter. Thomas once again crossed the goal line, this time with a 3-yard run. The extra point by Aliano was good to make it 14-0.
After another CSS three-and-out, Aliano would miss a 24-yard field goal that would have capped off a 10-play, 52-yard drive.
CSS would not cross into the Whitworth side of the field until 2:12 seconds remained in the second quarter when Alec French intercepted the pass from Bryan Peterson. CSS would throw three straight incomplete passes and the drive resulted in another punt from Church.
The Pirates would run out the clock to make it a halftime score of 14-0.
Whitworth opened up the second half with a 57-yard kickoff return by Paul Miller. The Pirates would need only four plays before Thomas scored his third rushing touchdown of the day this time from four yards out. Aliano's extra point was good to make it 21-0.
On its next drive the CSS offense took the ball into Whitworth territory on a six-play drive before punting it away. Whitworth would score their last points of the day on their next drive that covered 96 yards in 11 plays. A pass from Michael McCune to Jake DeGooyer from 33 yards out was the scoring play on the drive. Aliano chipped in the PAT to make it 28-0.
CSS would get on the board with 6:43 left to play in the fourth with a pair of sophomores at quarterback and running back in Tyler Harper and Thomas Fragale combining for 55 rushing yards and three first downs on the drive. Harper connected with Spencer Specht for a 6-yard touchdown. Mike Theismann's extra point was good to make it 28-7.
CSS would force the Pirates to punt on their next drive before taking the ball 86 yards in 14 plays that culminated in a touchdown pass from Harper to Nick Thiry for 20 yards. Theismann's extra point was no good to make the final score 28-13.
The Pirates were led by Thomas with 161 yards rushing and three TD's. Bryan Peterson and Michael McCune combined to go 10-for-15 with 136 yards passing and one TD and INT.
Whitworth had a total of 359 yards of total offense with 223 of that coming by way of the ground.
Defensively, the Pirates were led by Aaron Cochran with nine tackles, two of those for loss including a sack for six yards. Casey Monahan had the lone interception for Whitworth.
Tyler Harper was 16-for-32 in his first collegiate start for 156 yards, with two TD's and one interception.
CSS as a team combined for 93 yards rushing. Nick Thiry caught six balls for 62 yards and one touchdown. As a team the Saints had 249 yards of total offense.
Alec French led the Saints defensively with 13 tackles on the day and also had an interception. Keaton Rush and Steven Perry both had 11 tackles as well.
The Saints will be at home once again next weekend as the Eureka College Red Devils come to town. The game will be played at 1 p.m. at Public School Stadium once again on Saturday.


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I don't know if we have any fans of cryptic crosswords in the Techdirt audience, but if so, this one's for you. I've been putting this together slowly on and off over the past few months, and now it's ready: the Copy Culture Cryptic. We're posting it this week in lieu of the standard "favorites" post.
If you're an expert at cryptics and a regular Techdirt reader, this should be a breeze. All the answers relate in some way or another to the worlds of the internet, media, intellectual property and technology in general. Be warned: there are a few acronyms and proper names of organizations, and some clues that are a little more on the playful side.
If you don't know how to do cryptic crosswords, and thus the clues sound like they were written by Homsar or someone with expressive aphasia, now is as good a time as any to learn about these awesome puzzles (you'll never go back to regular crosswords again).
Sadly, I haven't yet found an easy way to create an interactive version, so you'll have to use your imagination or download the printable PDF. And if anyone knows a good online crossword platform that doesn't rely on a Java applet, let me know...
1. Kick start (4)
3. Right after six, America gets infection (5)
6. With acknowledgements, reveals modification (4)
8. Collaborated on and bragged about bad grade at bad church (12)
10. Software publishers initially bemoan slow adoption (3)
11. Television standard is oddly not a sect (4)
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After realizing that I was taking my frustrations out on Frosty due to the green shading saga with GAST Shaker White ... & profusely apologizing to him for doing so ... we have become rather close & he has started to open up to me, telling me a bit about his hopes & dreams for the future. Last night he became rather deep reminding me of such truths as "it's not what's on the outside that counts, the important thing is what's on the inside" & "we need to play the cards we're dealt." It humbled me to be reminded of these words which we all know are true but are sadly all too often forgotten during times of stress.
Frosty confided that he has decided to have a go at acting in local theater productions & who knows where that might lead him! He has an interview scheduled to try out for the role of Bert, the chimney sweep in Mary Poppins. However, he is not putting all his eggs in one basket. He has also scheduled an interview to try out for the role as Dipstick, the proud father dog in 101 Dalmatians. He would be perfect for either role!
I think we can all learn a thing or two from Frosty. Although some of us may have been stitched with less than perfect threads ... even with really crappy ones like GAST Shaker White ... we can still find peace & contentment in this world.
I am proud to call Frosty my friend.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
My Friend Frosty
After realizing that I was taking my frustrations out on Frosty due to the green shading saga with GAST Shaker White ... & profusely apologizing to him for doing so ... we have become rather close & he has started to open up to me, telling me a bit about his hopes & dreams for the future. Last night he became rather deep reminding me of such truths as "it's not what's on the outside that counts, the important thing is what's on the inside" & "we need to play the cards we're dealt." It humbled me to be reminded of these words which we all know are true but are sadly all too often forgotten during times of stress.
Posted by Shirlee at 1:49 PM 11 comments
Friday, January 27, 2012
What would be wrong with a blue snowman?
This is the question I asked myself earlier tonight as I hung up the phone after talking with Selma, the staff counselor who answered my call when I dialed the suicide prevention hotline. As you may have already guessed I dialed their number after having another visit with Frosty.
I was sure Frosty had learned his lesson after me giving him the silent treatment for a few days. I have had other things on my mind this week which for some reason prevented me from stitching. Okay, my FOFS (Fear of Frosty Syndrome) is what prevented me. However, tonight I decided to be brave & meet with him again.
I have, of course, been blaming Frosty for my inability to happily stitch him. I told myself it was Frosty's fault that my white threads weren't full & lustrous like the colored threads but instead thin as strands of hair. It was Frosty's fault when these threads knotted & twisted. It was Frosty's fault when I began my stitching in the wrong place & had to go back & rip it all out. It was Frosty's fault when I saw colors on the white threads that shouldn't be there.
The colors on the white threads especially bothered me. At first I thought I was picking up floss lint from Frosty's green scarf which I had decided to stitch before starting the body. I lost count of how many times I went back & took out rows of stitching, certain that the green shading I was seeing mixed in with my white floss was appearing from my white floss brushing against the green floss, picking up green floss lint as it did & carrying it through my white stitches. After several rips & restarts I decided to rip out the green floss & begin the body area with nothing but the white. After two attempts at this & still seeing that green hue amongst the white threads I decided that green floss lint must be hiding in the holes of the linen & adhering to the white threads ... & here's where I felt I was really on to something! I took a piece of tape & gently tapped around the areas where the green floss had been prior to my taking it out. Loading my needle with virgin white floss I then began to stitch Frosty's body anew but then wait ... what did I see? You guessed it ... green shading in the white stitches. Rip-rip-rip ... tape-tape-tape ... begin again & then ARGH!!! Green shading in the white stitches again & again & again!!!
Now ... Frosty's head gave me no trouble whatsoever. I was happy with it my first time stitching it. No odd color shading amongst the white fibers. Frosty's head is, well, white as snow! I then looked at the white floss itself. It's what the designer calls for ... GAST Shaker White. The word "shaker" got my attention & I did some research, & in my research I discovered that the English word "shaker" is taken from the Latin word "shaker" which, interesting enough, means to shake colored paint dust over white embroidery floss in order to have it show colors that shouldn't be there. Okay ... I didn't really find that information in my research but I bet it's true nonetheless! What other possible explanation can there be? GAST floss is a 6-ply floss which has been precut into 36" lengths. Each card of floss consists of 5 of these lengths. Apparently the floss I used for Frosty's head ... & the snowflakes as well ... must have somehow been placed on my card before being shaken upon.
So we now return to my original question ... what would be wrong with a blue snowman? There can be blue snow ... or what appears to our eyes to be blue snow ... because of the snow reflecting more of the blue light from the sun's white light. So again I ask ... what would be wrong with a blue snowman? Or a brown one for that matter ... a primitive looking snow dude! A snowman could be yellow after being visited by a pack of dogs but I don't think I'd want to stitch that picture. Why not a gray snowman? When I was a little girl growing up in Pittsburgh in the late 50s/early 60s ... long before the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency ... we had black snow from time to time. I think it had something to do with the pollution from the multitude of steel mills mixing with those big, fat, fluffy flakes of Prozac that I love so much & thus we ended up with black snow. I don't know this for a fact but it sounds plausible to me & it could certainly back up my decision to stitch a black snowman.
I have decided to continue stitching Frosty tomorrow even though his white body is going to have this funky green hue here & there & people are going to think I'm a pathetic stitcher who doesn't know diddly squat about keeping colored floss fibers out of white floss. Ah well ... we'll know the truth, won't we : )
Posted by Shirlee at 12:01 AM 15 comments
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Pay It Forward ... Not Just for Cross Stitchers : )
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
TUSAL, IHSW, & Catching Up
My most recent blog post was this past Friday & here it is Tuesday! How can this be? I have never let so much time go by without a blog post before! Not only that but I only posted twice in the past week! I'd say I need to see a doctor but I did ... yesterday ... although for some reason the subject of blogging never came up. Go figure.
If the truth be known, the reason I was not visible on my blog this past weekend is that it was the first IHSW (International Hermit & Stitch Weekend) of 2012. I just found out about this event last Friday. The IHSW occurs the third full weekend of every month & the idea is for you to hermit yourself in your stitching chair & stitch. There is no set requirement like you have to stitch so many hours or complete a project or anything like that. You just stitch whatever you want, whenever you want during the weekend. No pressure ... I like that : ) Therefore I hermited myself in my recliner & stitched to my heart's content throughout the weekend. I decided to work on my Santa ornament for the Christmas All Year Round SAL & I made great progress! I only have a few tiny rows to complete & I will be done.
I plan to finish Santa today & then revisit Frosty. I hope he's taken our time apart to think about the stress he caused me last week & that he has decided that his white threads will now lie smoothly & his stitches will start & stop just where they are supposed to : )
Posted by Shirlee at 7:25 AM 23 comments
Friday, January 20, 2012
Pride Goeth Before A Fall
When we left our easily influenced stitcher on Monday she faced a dilemma. Continue to stitch on her SAL or get going on an exchange piece due the end of the month.
I had every intention of continuing to stitch my SAL. I am, after all, a one-at-a-timer. Just the thought of stitching 2 cross stitch projects at the same time makes me shudder. I even told myself that the deadline I needed to meet for the exchange piece would spur me on to completion.
Although I did not think I would stitch any further after my post on Monday I had a bit of a surge of energy after dinner so I decided to pick up the SAL & have at it. However, I took one look at that white snowman & got cold feet. I considered the possibility that I would run into problems with Frosty, get hung up on the SAL, & then be faced with racing through the exchange piece or, heaven forbid, being late with it. I decided to put Frosty aside & stitch the exchange piece.
I must admit that stitching the exchange piece was the proverbial walk in the park. I concentrated all my efforts into it & within 2 days' time it was done! (Imagine strains of Handel's Hallelujah Chorus accompanying this announcement.) After the heady success of completing the exchange piece I loaded my needle with the dreaded white floss & immediately began giving Frosty a head. Imagine my delight when I saw that it didn't look too bad!
Posted by Shirlee at 5:30 AM 13 comments
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
More Than Just A Cross Stitcher!
I know that many of you have come to know me primarily as a cross stitcher but there are those of you who are also aware of dalliances with other crafts in the past such as quilting, weaving, spinning, bobbin lace, lampwork bead making, tatting, knitting, painting, woodworking, etc. But how many of you knew that I have a gift for interior decorating??? Well, feast your eyes on these!
Posted by Shirlee at 8:42 AM 17 comments
Monday, January 16, 2012
SAL Day 4
I was lucky enough to make yesterday a stitching day ... most of the afternoon & evening. This is the progress I've made on my SAL ...
Posted by Shirlee at 7:35 PM 17 comments
White Floss is the Bane of My Stitching Existence
Yes, white floss is indeed the bane of my stitching existence. This is not good considering the fact that I LOVE winter & I LOVE snowmen & of course winter/snowmen designs usually call for the use of a good deal of white floss. I can stitch with any other color of floss on any type of fabric & get marvelous coverage. Not so with white. Is there a brand of white floss ... or even off white floss ... that actually lays nicely on the fabric & makes stitches that don't look like you made them using 2 white hairs plucked from grandma's wig instead of actual floss? Or is it possible, when the design calls for you to use 2 strands of floss throughout, to use 3 strands of white for better coverage?
I worked some more on my Word Play yesterday. I will post a photo later when it's daylight : )
Posted by Shirlee at 7:50 AM 8 comments
Saturday, January 14, 2012
SAL Progress
Day 2 of working on my SAL resulted in this ...
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
SAL Progress & More Stash
As I have mentioned before, Shar & I are doing a January Word Play SAL. We started yesterday. This is as far as I've gotten ...
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
A Finish (Which I Can't Show You Yet), A Just About Finished Finish (Can't Show You This One Either), & A Start
Good morning! The rain is, as the old saying goes, coming down in buckets! The school bus will be going by any minute now but I suspect they might be using the school ark this morning instead!
I went back to the oral surgeon yesterday for my postop check. Thankfully I am healing well. She told me that she ran into a bit of a problem during the surgery. She usually doesn't need to stitch anything but with me she did. That is why I was having more pain than anticipated. I still need to be careful how I eat ... not directly biting down on anything with my front teeth. She says I am now free to eat anything though, with the exception of popcorn, just as long as I cut it up first & use a fork.
I indicated in my title that I have a finish which I can't show you but actually I do need to make 2 French knots on it before I can technically consider it finished. I'm not exactly the French knot making champion. I tried doing them last night a couple times. My first attempt resulted in what looked like 2 door knobs. Way too big. I figured I wrapped the floss around the needle too many times so I tried again. My second attempt resulted in one tiny French knot & a much larger one. Since they are very near each other they just couldn't stay that way. I'll try again later today.
The just about finished finish needs some buttons sewn on it ... then it needs to be finished into something. I think I will try to frame it as the cover model shows.
I can't post photos of the above two items until the people receiving them actually do receive them. I have one more item I need to make for an exchange, an ornament for a SAL, & today I will be starting the January Word Play SAL which I am doing with Shar. This will be the first time I will be working on more than one project at a time & it is freaking me out. I am going to try working on the Word Play during the day & the exchange item in the evenings. I'm afraid the ornament SAL is going to have to be delayed. Of course it's only the 11th of the month ... I might actually have time to finish that too. Hope so! Otherwise I will double up & make 2 ornaments next month : )
All but 2 of the Christmas things are now put away & I've gone as far as I can go at this point with the insurance paperwork. Today I need to finally take my new laptop for a test drive. This was another Christmas gift from John & I think he's thinking I'm not happy with it. I am ... it's a lovely laptop ... but I just felt I had to get all this other stuff taken care of first.
Tomorrow I will try to post photos of my Word Play progress along with maybe a photo of two of some more stash enhancement. Yes, there is more : ) I think 1-2-3 Stitch probably has my picture up in their office ... maybe with candles in front of it & incense burning ... lol! By the way, have you noticed that there are a lot of great cross stitch shops & designers in Utah including 1-2-3? I told John we need to take a look at moving to Utah when the time comes : )
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Sunday, January 8, 2012
Stash Addition??? Really???
You would think that after the stash addition Santa gave me for Christmas that I not only couldn't possibly find but also wouldn't possibly need even one more chart or kit. That's what I thought too although I wasn't totally disconnected from reality & knew that I'd probably find a chart or kit every once in a while that I would fall in love with & didn't already have. One day last week I was perusing eBay & what did I find but an auction for 4 out of print Prairie Schooler Santa charts ... 1984, 85, 86, & 87. I placed my bid ... then someone overbid me! How dare they! I placed a higher bid & even though I was having my oral surgery done when the auction ended & thus was not able to monitor things I was not overbid & here they are safe & sound in my humble little home ...
Posted by Shirlee at 5:15 PM 16 comments
Friday, January 6, 2012
No Reply Issue
I have received some really nice comments on some of my posts that I cannot respond to because the people making them have their Blogger account set to not reveal their email address. When I try to respond, the address I get is "no reply." I have started going to people's blogs to see if their email address is there. Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't, & sometimes these people don't have a blog.
I try to respond to all comments I receive so if you have not received a response to me then please know that I am not ignoring you ... you are just one of the "no reply" people. Here's how to fix that ... if you want to.
1. On Blogger you need to choose "Create A Profile." This is somewhere in your initial blog settings.
2. Once created, you need to activate it ...
Look to the upper left
Select "Edit Profile"
Under Privacy ...
Select "Show My Profile"
Select "Show My Email Address"
Under Identity ...
ADD - your desired online email address
Click "Save Profile"
People sometimes think that where it says "Show My Email Address" it means that it will show on your blog. It does not ... it just means that it will show in the "To" section of an email if someone chooses to respond to a comment that you leave on their blog.
I thank Robin at The Cranky Crow for this information : )
Posted by Shirlee at 7:35 PM 5 comments
Thursday, January 5, 2012
And the stitches are in!!!
Despite a return of pain & the lingering "yuck" associated with oral surgery, I did put several stitches (more than I anticipated!) into my new project yesterday! All is well with the world : )
Posted by Shirlee at 5:09 AM 18 comments
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
January 4th & Nary A Stitch
I can't believe it is January 4th & I have yet to make one stitch in a new project! Granted I have some good excuses. I've been taking down Christmas decorations (still have a bit of that left to do), filling out a beaucoup of insurance claims (oh what fun ... not!), & getting back on the diet bandwagon after taking a nasty fall off over the holidays. Granted I did have some fun organizing my stash & yes, taking advantage of some after-Christmas/Happy New Year sales ... but actually stitching? No. I thought that last night would be the night. Yesterday I got my fabric ready, put it in my Q-Snap, gathered the necessary floss, & placed my needle where my first stitch will go. However, yesterday I also had oral surgery. I had no idea it was going to be as involved as it was. I was pretty doped up on pain medication afterward so attempting to stitch anything would've resulted in something quite alien looking. I am feeling much better today so come what may I am going to get started on this project! Unfortunately I cannot share with you what it is ... it's an exchange gift ... but I'm looking forward to doing it. It is quite cheery : )
I can share with you that I will also be stitching the January Word Play.
Posted by Shirlee at 6:49 AM 13 comments
Monday, January 2, 2012
A New Year & A New Name
Good morning! I guess the holidays aren't technically over yet since just about everyone has a day off from work today. However, I felt motivated to put away the decorations yesterday so in that respect the holidays have gone away for a few months. A few months, you say? Well, I was thinking ... it seems that Christmas arrives in the stores sooner & sooner every year. I remember my husband & I taking our daughter trick-or-treating at the local mall when she was 4 or 5 years old & getting a photo of her & her friend standing in front of some decorated Christmas trees. This was back in the early 80s. We couldn't believe we were seeing Christmas trees on Halloween! Some years back Hallmark started getting their Christmas ornaments in the stores in July. I know Christmas came to the stores this year at least in September so there you go ... it has gone away but it will be back in a few months : )
And what's with the blog name change? I've been thinking about this for quite some time now. "Farmhouse Ponderings" will soon be obsolete what with our selling our house this year & moving only God knows where. Someplace that is cold a lot & gets a lot of snow, that's for certain. Anyway, I wanted a new name to reflect my passion for cross stitching in some way but something like "Farmhouse Stitching" would again be obsolete when we move. I came up with "The Easily Influenced Stitcher" because that says it all really. My cross stitching passion was reawakened by Betty over at Thru My Back Door. Betty had posted a time or two about her love of pinkeeps ... in particular cross stitched pinkeeps made by Deb at Pilgrims & Pioneers. I decided to have a surprise giveaway & I drew Betty's name. I like to tailor my giveaways so that they are a bit personal for the winner. Knowing that Betty would be thrilled with one of Deb's pinkeeps, I found Deb's site & chose one for her. Now ... as you can probably guess by the use of the word "reawakening," I had a history with cross stitching. You can read a bit about it here if you'd like. I think Betty only mentioned these pinkeeps in her blog posts two, maybe three times tops but I felt myself being slowly drawn back to cross stitching. When I ordered Betty's pinkeep from Deb I also ordered a pinkeep pattern for myself. I stitched that little pinkeep, then another, then got another of Deb's patterns & stitched one of those, & then another, & now here I sit surrounded by more cross stitch stuff than I can shake a stick at.
During these past few months after returning to the world of cross stitching I have noticed something about myself. I am easily influenced. I must admit that I was not clueless to this fact but the proverbial ball rolling down the hill picking up speed surprised even me with regard to my return to the cross stitching life. I guess you could again say that it all began with Betty. She did not set out to influence me in connection with cross stitching at all but once I returned to the fold I was hooked "big time." I began looking for stitching blogs & found a few. One of these blogs was Marly's Samplers & Santas. I had always wanted to stitch a few samplers for myself ... no influence there ... but I had never been a Santa person. As you can probably guess by her blog name, Marly is. She would post a few photos of her Prairie Schooler Santas from time to time & I thought they were nice & that's as far as it went. However, the closer it got to Christmas the more PS Santa photos she posted & the more she talked about them until finally ... breathing rapidly, hands shaking ... I rushed to the 1-2-3 Stitch site & ordered every PS Santa they had. Another case in point ... a week or so ago a new blog friend posted some photos of cardinals she had been stitching & talked about how much she loves cardinals. I thought to myself "Hey! I love cardinals! These charts are fabulous!" Once again I rushed to the 1-2-3 site to buy those charts. And I think it was yesterday ... or maybe the day before ... when another blog friend posted a Lizzie*Kate chart she had just finished into a small pillow. Before I knew it I was once again on the 1-2-3 site, adding that baby to my cart.
See what I mean? Easily influenced. And I haven't even mentioned how I just have to try punchneedle again after seeing some patterns on various sites ... not to mention rug hooking!
Easily influenced? Ya sure, you betcha! So welcome to The Easily Influenced Stitcher! I hope you enjoy visiting & sharing in my weakness : )
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
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News Doesn't Stop For Lunch
So I was sitting out on the patio of a restaurant in Tampa this afternoon, finishing up my lunch, when none other than Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi walks by. His greeting was a little more than the usual "Hello."
"Hey Jordan, we traded Schoeneweis to the Reds," he says to me.
Well, at least he waited until I was DONE eating to fill me in on the news. Lord knows it would've made for a quick lunch otherwise. So it was back to my hotel to write up short news story and then off to the ballpark to follow it up.
I've got to tell you that I have mixed feelings about the deal. Not from a baseball standpoint so much, though. Schoeneweis was one of those good guys to talk to in the clubhouse and — no matter how rough an outing he might've had that night — he was always willing to talk. As a reporter, you couldn't ask for anything more. He's a guy that'll definitely be missed in that respect.
As far as his production this year, well, it's not hard to see that Schoeneweis was having a down year. He was the first to admit that and no one was more frustrated with that than he was. As if his numbers weren't getting him down enough, then he suffered that fluke running injury in Oakland — an issue that I don't think he's entirely over, yet.
You can't fault Toronto for dealing him, though. They weren't going to re-sign him next season and there are a number of young pitchers in the bullpen who have done a good job this year against left-handed batters — Schoeneweis' specialty. Jeremy Accardo has been especially tough on lefties this year.
The Blue Jays haven't officially announced who will get called up to replace Schoeneweis in the bullpen, but the rumblings have been tabbing Minor League left-hander Davis Romero as a potential call up. He moved up from Double-A to Triple-A this year and has had good numbers at both levels. The Jays will probably announce the move after the game tonight.
So after all my speculation about the 13-pitcher staff getting reduced to 12, it doesn't look like that's going to happen. Toronto is giving Gustavo Chacin a fifth rehab start and Scott Downs will start on Friday, with Shaun Marcum going on Saturday. Ricciardi said a pitcher definitely would be added with Schoeneweis out. When I asked him if the Jays would return to a 12-man staff when Chacin returned a week from now, Ricciardi didn't have an answer, saying only, "I don't know. I don't know."
CONGRATS TO: Reed Johnson. He's finally on the American League batting chart — ranked third behind Joe Mauer and Derek Jeter. Entering Wednesday, Johnson needed 368.9 plate appearances and he finally gathered 370. Now, we'll see if he can keep up the pace and contend for the batting title.
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It's easy to get down on the Jays for failing to gain a game on the Yankees when both teams were playing low ranked teams and the Yanks lost, but let's do a little back of the envelope math and figure out where the Jays would be if Josh Towers had been a .500 pitcher like he was last year, and like the Jays were expecting him to be when they gave him $5M for two years. (Let's assume there would be the same number of no decisions for simplicity, since presumably some of the losses turn into no decisions and some of the no decisions turn into wins, rather than losses turning into wins directly.)
From April 5th through May 24th, Towers was 1-8. If he had been 4-5, he probably wouldn't have been sent down. Taubenheim was 0-3 from May 28-June 16th, so if we give Towers those starts and keep him at .500, he goes to 6-6. He keeps his loss from his two starts on the 20th and 25th, but being 6-7 he still doesn't get sent down. Now Burnett comes off the DL, and Janssen, who had started struggling by this point, gets sent back down to the minors. (He was only in at this point to replace Chacin, after all.) His 5 decisions from June 30th to July 29th were 1-4, so assuming Towers would get them and keep at .500, he goes to 9-9. Marcum has two losses from Augsut 3rd to 13th where Towers would be pitching at this point, so make that .500 and you have Towers with a 10-10 record. That's 8 games better than the 2-18 record that slot in the rotation actually recorded, which puts the Jays 0.5 games up of the Yankees and 2.5 up on Boston. But wait, this span includes an 0-2 record against the Yankees and 0-3 against Boston. If you make those 1-1 and 1-2 respectively, that puts the Jays 1.5 up on New York and 3.5 up on Boston, and we'd be relieved that the Jays lost to the 2nd worst team in the AL and didn't give up a game of their lead.
Hmm… On second thought Marcum would probably still have made those starts in Chacin's place, with Towers replacing the spot starts from Downs, Tallet, and Rosario, so the win total might be one lower. On the other hand, my total didn't take into account wins that the Jays would have had if the bullpen hadn't had to fill in so many innings in games where Towers struggled early. That's probably at least one more win.
name one season in major league history where a team has won every single game that was expected of them.
So are the last couple of days the proof that the Jays have given up on the season? Between Schoeneweis and Hinske leaving (and getting no one back right away the way it looks right now) and Chacin taking his time getting back, it certainly gives that impression. Or is it just a coincidence that Chacin's having a rough time just as Riccardi found his chance to make a couple of deals?
How is that kind of decision made? Does a team GM decide to start selling guys in favour of next year, or does he get together with the manager and they decide together? Is it the kind of thing the owner get involved in (outside of Yankees Stadium)?
robthegood: Since Baseball is a Zero Sum game, there must be teams every year who win at least as many games as were expected of them.


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Secrets To Treating Martial Arts Injuries
Martial arts, such as karate and tae kwon do, have become very popular in recent years for both adults and children. Karate and tae kwon do have been promoted as excellent activities for maintaining good health and fitness. People frequently perform these activities after school or work. Given that the foot and ankle account for at least 10 percent of the total injuries sustained in the martial arts — and may even be higher due to the lack of reporting of many digital injuries such as contusions, toenail trauma and uncomplicated fractures — most podiatrists are likely to encounter these athletes in their offices. Students of the martial arts practice kicking and punching to improve their techniques and power. Students start with simpler kicks and work up to more difficult techniques. Attempting a more difficult kick without the appropriate training will often cause injury. The culmination of all the training efforts occurs during sparring matches either at the student's martial arts school or in a tournament. Sparring too early without the proper training is also a common cause of injury. The student becomes injured due to either a lack of balance, flexibility, strength or speed. For example, one can kick and punch while standing in one location or while moving. The ability to deliver an appropriate kick or punch depends on the student's flexibility and balance. In delivering a front snap kick, which requires an upward movement of the foot and leg, lack of hamstring flexibility can either reduce the effective height of the kick or tear the hamstrings while the athlete executes the kick. A lack of balance while performing this move will cause the support foot to be loaded without stability. This can produce sprains or strains of the foot and ankle. Strength and speed also play a role for those who participate in the martial arts, especially when they attempt sparring. The ability to move in and execute an attack on an opponent and retreat prior to being attacked is critical. If an athlete lacks speed and strength, the opponent has the ability to execute countermeasures. The countermeasures may throw the initial aggressor off balance, which can result in an injury.
What Causes Common Types Of Martial Arts Injuries?
Blunt force trauma and sprains are the two basic categories of martial arts injuries that occur in the foot. Blunt force trauma injury is a direct result of the foot hitting another solid object. The object could be a sparring bag, a board, an opponent or other firm objects used in the practice of martial arts. Students frequently use heavy canvas sparring bags for kicking and punching in order to improve strength and technique. If one dorsiflexes the digits as opposed to plantarflexing the digits while striking the bag with a roundhouse kick, this improper technique will result in blunt force trauma. Boards varying from 1/2 inch to 1 inch in thickness are used as part of promotion tests as a student passes to the next level throughout the training experience. The boards are lined up (either singularly or in multiples) and students use their hands or feet to break them. If the student has not built up the power, speed or accuracy to strike the board with the correct technique, there can be resulting trauma to the foot or hand. Martial arts instructors assess each student to determine the level of breaking skill. Inappropriate execution on the part of the student can be very painful. Misjudging the opponent's intended next move can result in trauma. Normally, students step back from the kick and prepare to counter the kick with another kick. This cannot always be executed as trained due to the speed of the opponent. The consequences of missing a step or inappropriately positioning the foot while attacking or retreating from an opponent can be trauma to the ankle and foot, resulting in a sprain or fracture.
A Guide To Treating Fractures
As a result of blunt force trauma, the martial arts student may suffer a fracture, a contusion or a laceration. Fractures require early diagnosis and immobilization to expedite healing. The most common foot fractures occur as spiral oblique injuries of either the digits or the metatarsals. They are usually the result of the torsion generated by the impact of the moving foot hitting a fixed object such as an opponent. If one suspects a fracture, do not allow the athlete to continue the competition. Further trauma from competition can convert a simple non-displaced fracture into a displaced, comminuted fracture or even a compound fracture. If a martial arts athlete sustains an acute injury, instruct him or her not to move from the fallen position on the mat. It usually takes at least a few minutes until the initial shock of the injury wears off before even a cursory examination has any real value in determining the extent of the injury. If one suspects a fracture, immobilize the injured part or at least move the athlete without moving the injured area. Apply ice and elevate the limb after achieving initial immobilization. Do not permit athletes to resume any martial arts activity that may subject them to blunt force trauma until the fracture is completely healed, which is usually eight weeks. The athlete should engage in appropriate exercises to maintain strength and flexibility during the bone healing process.
Addressing Common Contusions
Contusions, which are usually less severe than fractures, are a common result of sparring or board breaking. While sparring, the student wears a chest protector, a helmet and a mouth guard as well as pads on the arm, hand, foot and lower leg. During sparring, one must perform each kick and punch in a fraction of a second to be effective. From a tactical standpoint, when students see an opening in the opponent's defense, they will usually execute three to four moves sequentially to further reduce the opponent's defenses. However, the opponent will also counter the attack. Both participants are vulnerable when each is trying to anticipate the other's move. Advancing opponents often cut short well-intentioned kicks, which land in an unintended area. A kick meant for the opponent's torso might land on a non-padded upper thigh area, resulting in a thigh contusion. Any non-padded area such as the thigh or knees can now be a vulnerable target. Accordingly, the common areas to receive contusions are: • the lateral aspect of the foot when one performs a sidekick (driving the lateral portion of the foot into the board); • the plantar metatarsal heads when one performs a forward snap kick (kicking the plantar forefoot forward and upward); and • the plantar calcaneus when one performs a turn kick. If the student misses the center of the board or does not deliver enough force with the kick, the end result will be pain. If the error is large enough, the martial artist will have a significant contusion or fracture. Contusion injuries may have symptoms for up to six weeks although one can usually recommend an early return to martial arts activities.
How To Handle Nail Bed Lacerations
Lacerations need immediate attention in order to stop any bleeding and assess the level of severity. A common laceration is the result of the nail plate impacting the distal tuft of the digit. Another laceration is the result of the nail plate being forcibly lifted off the nail bed. Both of these lacerations commonly occur when athletes kick the sparring bag or while they are sparring. While these lacerations usually do not result in any permanent disability, both these injuries are very painful and require podiatric intervention to excise the damaged nail plate. The athlete must also learn to dress the involved toe and apply protective padding to the toe to promote both healing and the ability to resume martial arts activities.
Key Pearls On Treating Sprains
Ankle sprains occur most often in the martial arts during sparring when the student is changing positions rapidly. The most common type is the lateral ankle sprain. Sudden changes in direction during sparring can result in the student being caught off balance. A slow progression of training is essential to promote increased balance, flexibility and strength while reducing the risks of foot and ankle sprains. Pay careful attention to the sprain in order to rule out a fracture. Disability from an ankle sprain can last four months or more. It is essential that all ankle injuries be totally healed before permitting the martial arts athlete to return to rigorous activities such as performing difficult maneuvers or competitive sparring. The athlete should have a pain-free ankle, subtalar joint range of motion and be capable of walking and running without a limp. There should be equal and symmetrical ankle proprioception for both limbs. One can assess this by evaluating athletes as they hop on one leg. These athletes should also have symmetrical muscle strength in the three muscle compartments of both limbs. One can determine this via manual muscle testing. A common sprain to the foot is a hyperextension injury to the first MPJ. This sprain is usually the result of sparring and changing directions rapidly. The hallux becomes forcibly dorsiflexed while the athlete lunges forward to attack an opponent, resulting in a sprain of the first MPJ. While most of these injuries are mild, be aware there are severe cases in which the sesamoids may be partially or completely torn from their bed. A forced dorsiflexion of the proximal phalanx against the first metatarsal head may also result in a fleck of cartilage being shorn from the metatarsal head. The hyperextended first MPJ sprain can last up to four months or longer. During this time, one should follow initial immobilization with physical therapy as this is essential for maximum recovery. Dr. Caselli (pictured) is a staff podiatrist at the VA Hudson Valley Health Care System in Montrose, N.Y. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the New York College of Podiatric Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Rzonca is a Staff Podiatrist at the VA Hudson Valley Health Care System, Montrose, N.Y. He is a Former Chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Sciences at the New York College of Podiatric Medicine. Dr. Rzonca is a black belt candidate in tae kwon do.
1. Caselli MA, Rzonca RC: Ankle Answers. OrthoKinetic Review 2002 April; 2(3): 22- 25
2. Fetto JF: Judo and Karate. In Fu FH, Stone DA (ed) Sports Injuries, Mechanisms, Prevention, Treatment (2nd Edition). Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001, pp 545-557
3. Muller-Rath R, Bolte S, Petersen P, Mommsen U: Injury profile in modern competitive karate--analysis of 1999 WKC-Karate World Championship Games in Bochum. Sportverletz Sportschaden 2000 Mar;14(1):20-24


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Game #88: Blue Jays at Red Sox pregame
BOSTON — After two delayed flights, another flight canceled, 15 hours of travel and one lost piece of luggage, I have made it to the pressbox here at Fenway Park. It was one hectic day for me on Wednesday, when it was also reported that Blue Jays second baseman Aaron Hill was going to land on the DL. Well, that became a running joke among the players in the tiny visitor's clubhouse here this afternoon, considering Hill was A-OK. "I broke my left elbow, too," Hill joked. So, all's well with Mr. Hill and Toronto's lineup, for the time being. Here's today's pregame, and a pile of notes:
Toronto (43-44) at Boston (53-34)
at 7:05 p.m. ET at Fenway Park
Today's lineups:
Vernon Wells, CF
Matt Stairs, LF
Alex Rios, RF
Frank Thomas, DH
Troy Glaus, 3B
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Aaron Hill, 2B
Gregg Zaun, C
John McDonald, SS
PITCHING: RHP Roy Halladay
J.D. Drew, RF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
David Ortiz, DH
Manny Ramirez, LF
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
Mike Lowell, 3B
Coco Crisp, CF
Doug Mirabelli, C
Julio Lugo, SS
PITCHING: RHP Tim Wakefield
NOTES: As noted above, Hill was NOT placed on the DL. His left knee was indeed sore last weekend, and the Jays considered giving him more time off, but he felt fine after receiving treatment over the break in Florida. … RHP A.J. Burnett played catch for the first time since landing back on the DL, making about 25 throws and reporting no issues. GM J.P. Ricciardi said he might try to "super-speed" Burnett's return to the rotation. … LHP Gus Chacin threw in a bullpen session on Wednesday with no issues. … Ricciardi talked about the trade deadline, saying that he has no plans to dismantle the team: "Someone would really have to knock us over with something. I like this group." He told the reporters that they could go golfing on July 31, because there were no plans to make any deals. … LF Reed Johnson wasn't in the lineup because he's hit just .111 in his career against Wakefield. Plus, manager John Gibbons wants to find ways to get Matt Stairs in the lineup as much as he can. … 1B Lyle Overbay was activated from the 15-day DL as anticipated and was back in the lineup, batting sixth and playing first. … Ricciardi said that the current plan is to keep Curtis Thigpen behind the plate and that he's in the future plans still as a catcher, not an infielder. The GM batted C Robinzon Diaz's name around in terms of a possible position switch. … Ricciardi also said that the Jays could potentially have RHP Brandon League back in the bullpen by the end of the month.
UPDATE — Scott Downs exited Thursday's game after being struck on the right foot with a line drive by Boston's Dustin Pedroia. An X-ray after the game showed no structural damage, and Gibbons said Downs suffered a bruise.
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Blue Jays fans better hope J.P. trades himself for a person to be named later!!! Who signed Burnett to that ridiculous contract???? Classic case of a g.m. bidding against himself, kind of like Theo Epstein when he signed J.D. Drew, no other team was even in the running!!!! Just because you have the $$$$ to spend doesn't mean you'll know what to do with it!!!
Hey Bosox-are you just upset AJ left the Marlins, or just unhappy that all you have in Tampa is a bunch of underperformers called the Devil Rays?
You can fly here for $300.00 and tickets to Jays games are available, so you can come and watch AJ whenever you want. I invite you.
How's that son?
Sorry gsummer I'm with him on AJ bad deal for Tronto.Whats up Doc why in gods name would you try to change perfection. You were the best pitcher in MLB bar none your going backwards not forwards.I never thought I would say this but here goes yuk good job JP KEEP this team together they are a force to be reckoned with there I'm glad thats over with. I dont expect this team to be in the playoffs this year so I'm hoping we at least beat the Yanks this year. Now this may sound dumb but we beat Boston last year the Yanks this year both next year.GO MARCUM.
TORONTO-TORONTO-TORONTO-There I got it right this time DUH.
the garry
Hey, if Burnett had come out under free agency this year-he'd have got a minimum of $100 mill over 5 years.
I think it was a good signing
Why would I be upset that the Blue Jays signed Burnett. I am a Red Sox fan, born and raised in Boston. You probably heard me laughing all the way from here when I heard the Jays signed Burnett, he wakes up in the morning and hurts himself. Whoever thought Burnett was a good signing is a total *****!!! I assume the same people who thought Burnett was a good signing is the same people that thought J.D. Drew was as well. Stick to hockey buddy.


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Giants Closing in on Pat Burrell
It's been no secret this month that the Giants offense needs some help, and apparently they are going to be bringing Pat Burrell on board for the rest of the 2010 season.
It's been reported all over the Bay Area over the last few days that the Giants were in talks with Burrell, and now it appears to be pretty much wrapped up. According to Henry Schulman, the Giants should announce the signing of Burrell by Saturday evening. Burrell won't be immediately added to the roster upon signing though, as he'll likely go through a small stint in Fresno before the Giants figure out what capacity they're planning to use him in. As far as my reaction to this move? I don't really see any harm in it, but I'm really not expecting Burrell to come in and be any kind of savior for this lineup. That said, there's always that chance he comes up, gets hot and puts together a couple of streaky months and works his way into the lineup. This situation almost reminds me of the Brad Penny deal from last year. After successful seasons in Philly, Burrell never got comfortable in the AL with Tampa and was really castoff by the organization because of it. The Giants are hoping a move back to his more familiar setting may help kick-start his bat. Again, they're adding him on the cheap and it's not costing them a roster spot, so essentially, it's a potentially low-risk, high-reward type add and you can't complain about those.
At least the Giants have been hitting better as of late and did get back on track vs. the Nationals by taking 2 of 3 games. Then started off solidly vs. the D-Backs on Friday night behind a Matt Cain 1-hit shutout. The top of the lineup, Andres Torres and Freddy Sanchez, are starting to provide some consistency to that part of the lineup, and it's allowing the Giants bats in the middle of the order to relax a bit. Out of nowhere, Andres Torres is becoming a very serviceable major league outfielder, and his stats are climbing with the more pt he's getting. Torres is carrying an OPS of nearly .900 this season, and remember, he was basically obsolete in April. As a matter of fact, there were a few different games in April in which Torres played a big part in the Giants losing and I was ready to see him sent down at that point. I'm just glad Sabean and Bochy had more patience with him than I would have cause he really has been a blessing for this team. Freddy Sanchez has picked it up right along with Torres too. He's had multi-hit games in his last two starts and has 3 RBI in those two games. He and Torres need to stay right around .300 in order to keep the top of that lineup afloat.