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My pool just posted the schedule for the holidays -- December 24 - January 3. Yes, it will be open every day, including Christmas and New Year's Day (short hours Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Years' Day, but open). So I never need to miss a day becuse of the holidays.
But here's the weird thing -- it'll be at 50 meters the entire time; no short course at all.
The pool is usually set with two 25 yard courses. Even in the summer (aka long course season), the management only sets the pool at 50 meters three nights a week.
So I'm trying to understand the thought process behind solid long course swimming in he middle of short course season. (The fact that I don't really like long course has nothing to with it -- we'll only a little.)
OK. So I just got home from SCM Zones -- not that it was a long trip, just a 30 minute ride from on the Flushing line subway.
I missed yesterday's session. I wasn't feeling too well. I felt like I had the flu coming on , and the weather was bad, so I thought it would be better to stay home and 1) not get really sick and 2) not spread it to my fellow swimmers if it really was the flu. But this morning, I felt fine and no fever -- probably just tired yesterday.
Anyway, I swam my 50 free a full five seconds faster than at the November 21 meet (where I had to run like a madman to make my heat). This time I was behind the block well in advance, so I was able to focus on the race, not sprinting to block. There's a lot to be said for being focused on the race before the race.
This meet ran very fast and very efficiently -- well ahead of the projected timeline. I was finished almost an hour before the timeline said I would be. That's why I'm home already, with plenty of time to take care of important business, i.e., my nap
The heat sheets and timeline for the Colonies Zone SCM meet this weekend is online at the Metro LMSC website. It looks like, even the meet is two days, my meet will be very short.
I'm only going to the Sunday session and, according to the timeline, all my events will be over by 12 noon. So I won't have to sit there all day watching people older than me swim faster than me -- unless, of course, I really want to. Since warm up starts at 9 AM, my meet will be about three hours long.
Back when I was still on a team, I would stay and watch my teammates. But now I don't have teammates (I'm registered with an umbrellla club, but that's not the same -- it's really swimming unattached.) I can still stay and watch my friends, though.
Anyway, I'll report back after the meet.
I just got home from my first meet of the season -- the sprint only meet at Baruch College. I actually only swam the 50 free today; the meet was running long because of computer glitches and I needed to get home.
But I almost missed even that one race. The officials were starting the heat while I was still walking to the blocks, so I had to do a sprint on the deck to get to the sprint in the pool. : But I made it on time and just a little bit rattled. Oh, and I was happy with my time.
SCM Zones in two weeks, at Flushing Meadows.
I'm getting ready for first meet of this season -- a sprint only meet this Saturday afternoon. It's at the same pool that I used to practice in with my former team. Of course, now I don't swim at that pool or with that team -- and the team doesn't train at that pool either. But the pool's still there and it will be my first time back.
So I did my last workout before the meet tonight. But now that I train all on my own (I'm on a sort of "virtual" team that doesn't have coaches or practices), I have to share my lanes with swimmers who, um, may not really know what they're doing. Like tonight when I was trying to circle with someone who going straight up the middle of the lane -- when she wasn't weaving from side to side. (I couldn't get too mad at her, since I don't think she knew was doing that.)
Fortunately this was only during my warmup, when I was mostly doing drills. She was finished before I did my hard swims -- which, by the way, were a lot faster than I expected.
Anyway, Saturday's meet is a small, local event, that I'm using as a warmup for Colones SCM Zones, in two weeks. And a couple of days ago I sent in my entry for a SCY meet at Eisenhower Park on January 24.
I took a vacation day today, mainly because I seriously needed to get away from my office far a day to preserve what's left of my sanity. Also, my pool will be closed this weekend for a USA Swimming meet, and this gives me a chance to get a swim in. (The pool closes early on Friday nights and I generally can't get to the pool in time.)
Anyway, I went to the pool around 1:30 and I was surprised to find that it closes on Fridays from 2:30 to 5, for the kids' team workout. This meant a short workout.
But I also found (not for the first time) tha ti ave a lot more energy in daytime workouts than at night. I suppose this makes sense -- I'm not as tired (or worn out) from my job. It may not be totally physical fatigue, but the mental fatigue has an effect. Anyway, it was the best quality workout that I've had all week -- faster swims -- even if it was shorter.
I should do this more often -- if I can.
Well, I've wasted no time renewing my USMS registration for 2010. I renewed online first thing yesterday morning, along with a slight change in my status. I am no longer unattached; I am now a proud member of the Metro Masters Swim Club. Actually, this is an umbrella club, with a bunch of workout groups -- but I'm not a member of any of the workout groups. So I guess I'm still kinda, sorta "unattached," even if my membership card doesn't say so, and I'm still working out on my own.
Ironically, there's a masters team at my pool, with coaches and workouts. But their workout schedule, doesn't match mine -- I don't see any point to joining them if I'll be walking into the wokouts in the middle. Now my workouts begin when I get there and end when I leave. Of course, it also means I'm still my own coach, but I'm pretty much uncoachable anyway -- I frustrate myself, so I can only imagine how a real coach would react. Besides, what other coach would put up someone as lazy as me .
Anyway, right after I renewed my membership, I entered my first meet as member of Metro (also online). Yes, I entered the Colonies Zone SCM Championship. It's only a half hour subway ride from my home, so there's really no excuse for me not to enter. (I'll have the November 21st meet as practice.)
I do most of my workouts in the evening. Well, for the past couple of nights, the pool has been pretty much empty (of swimmers, that is; there's plenty of water). It seems New York's loyal Yankees fans have been at home watching the World Series.
Lucky for me, I'm not much of a baseball fan. Frankly, I get very bored watching baseball (although not nearly as much as I was playing it when I was a kid). So, being a dedicated swimmer (and at the risk of having my right to live in New York revoked) I went to the pool. And, for the past two nights, had an entire lane all to myself.
This is an unusual event at my pool. I always have to circle with at least one other swimmer. And, since I'm unattached and working out on my own, the swimmers I'm sharing the lane with aren't doing the same workout I am. So when I have a lane to myself, it means I can do my workout without having to adjust for that.
I suppose I should thank the Yankees for making that possible.
OK. So it's been a week since my last entry. (Yes, I'm a bad blogger. I'll try to post more often, but no promises.)
Anyway, last week I was wondering whether or not to do the November 8 meet on Long Island. Well, I've decided to skip that one. I want to wait a couple of weeks for the Baruch College meet on the 21st, which will be a good practice meet for SCM Zones. The November 21 meet is sprint only sprint, but those are the only events I ever do and I'd like to have a nice small, low-key meet to start the season with. (Meets at Eisenhower Park, like the one on 10/8, are never small or low key.)
But there'll be another meet at Eisenhower on January 24, and I'll definitely do that. And, of course, I'm doing SCM Zones -- there's no excuse for me not to, since it's just a half hour subway ride away.
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Well, I've sent in my first meet entry for this season and my first since May. It's a sprint meet on November 21 (no events longer than 100 meters). And it has the extra added advantages of being in the afternoon (so I can sleep late on Saturday morning -- one of my favorite things) and it's only a 10 minute subway ride (the only closer meets ae the ones at my own pool - a two block walk).
So it's the perfect meet for a lazy ba---, um, sprinter like me.
I may also do a meet on Long Island on November 8, if I'm not out of town that weekend, although that one takes a lot longer to get to, and it starts earlier, so I'd have to get up around 6AM (yeah, I am lazy). I'm also definitely doing SCM zones.
OK, so I'm a bad blogger. I haven't been here all week. But in my defense, I really haven't had that much to say all week. Basically, I was overworked at my job, I swam, I ate and I slept and that pretty much sums it up. Nothing very noteworthy. (Arguably, I still don't have much to say, but I won't let that stop me now.)
Well, actually I do have something to say.
I think it would be a good idea if someone (say a coach or a lifeguard or the management) would explain some of the basic rules of lane etiquette to the pool's water polo club. What brings this up, you ask? (Actually, you're probably not asking, but I want to vent.) We'll before their practices, at the other end of the pool (it's 50 meters, divided into two 25 yard courses), some of them warm in the lap lanes.
Well, one of them got into my (fast) lane, began doing more or less stationary drills (treading water, etc.) and wouldn't get out of my way. Of course, the pool has a clearly labeled "slow" lane for stationary drills. Fortunately, I was close to the end of my workout anyway, so I just left a few minutes early. But it's ironic that athletes from another aquatic sport seem to have less respect for swimming etiquette than the recovering runners aquajogging last week.
In other news, I got a Facebook request from a total stranger today. I did recognize the name -- but on the off chance that there really is a female college student from South Africa, attending an Indian university, who happens to have the same name as a male character played by Sylvester Stallone, I won't mention it. But I am not personally acquainted with such a person. I suppose I should reject it -- even though I don't have that many "friends."
My three days of chlorine withdrawal are over (the pool was closed for an age group meet).
I was actually feeling pretty lousy before I went to the pool tonight, but it ended once I got in the water. Partly this was due to a busy day at work, but maybe I really do get withdrawal symptoms. OK. That's all.
I can't swim this weekend . The pool's closed because of an age-group meet and I'm not 16. (Actually, it will be open for a couple of hours in the evening, but that doesn't fit in with my Saturday night plans.) So, I think I'll be having chlorine withdrawal symptoms by tomorrow night.
I suppose I'll just have to treat this as a double rest day.
Strange workout last night.
About midway through two (I thought) swimmers in the next lane asked if they could share my lane -- I was alone at the time. They were trying to get away from a very grumpy swimmer in their lane. I agreed.
Then it turned out that they weren't swimmers at all. They were aqua joggers. Kind of a problem. Fortunately, they kept out of my way and let me pass without problem. (They were actually marathon runners recovering from races and, I suppose, injuries. So, unlike the typical noodler, they respected a swimming workout.)
OK. That's all. I don't have any point to make. Now it's off to the pool.
I swim unattached, so I have to do all my workouts in my pool's public lap swim lanes (there's actually a team at my pool, but their workout schedule, doesn't fit with my life schedule). Most of the time, this means sharing a lane with swimmers who are doing totally different workouts from mine, often at different speeds. Fortunately, most of the swimmers at my pool know, understand and fully support lane etiquette (there are the occasional exceptions, who whine about circling and won't let others pass) and we manage to get along just fine.
Nevertheless, being able to have a lane to myself -- as rare as it is -- is great. Well, today was one of those days. I don't know why, but there was almost no one in the pool this afternoon, which rarely happens on weekends. (Unfortunately, I was too tired for a really hard workout, so I spent the time doing stroke drills. )
I had thought once FINA issued its swimsuit rules that would end the whole argument. Silly me.
The issue is really academic to me, personally. I'd be perfectly happy with briefs whether body suits were allowed or not. I've never had any intention of buying a tech suit. There's no real danger that I'd ever set a record or win a National Championship. So I'm really mostly interested in my own times -- and I really don't care what the guy in the next lane is wearing. And just as a matter of comfort, I don't like body suits. (I do have some misgivings about having an arms race for the "latest and greatest.")
But, frankly, I don't see the point to arguing about it now. It seems pretty unlikely that there would be a big enoough market among Masters, for manufacturers to make the suits just for us.
But, mostly, I'm just tired of the whole issue.
Well, I just got back from tonight's workout, which -- since I'm unattached -- begins when I show up and ends when I leave. My coach (me) gave the team (me)an easy workout tonight (which I won't post here, because then everyone will know just how lazy I really am).
Anyway, my coach and I now planning this year's meets (in other words, I'm obsessing about it and talking to myself). The Metro LMSC website already has a pretty full schedule posted -- really early in the season. We've already got two meets at the Flushing Meadow Park Aquatic Center (possibly including SCM Zones) and three at the Eisenhower Park Aquatic Center. Plus a few at local college pools.
I'll definitely be making it my business to do SCM Zones -- in fact, I really have no excuse since it's just a 20 minute subway ride from me -- along with at least the other FM meet (in March) and the Eisenhower meets. I'm glad we have so many scheduled. It should make for my only being able to do two meets last year, because of back trouble. Anyway, I'm sure no one else cares, but I just wanted to commit myself in writing.
OK. Since it seems that USMS has gone ahead and created a blog for me, I should go ahead and use it. Assuming, that is, i actually have something worthwhile to say. Which may mean that I won't be here all that much. But we'll see.
Actually, this is really my third blog. I've two "freestanding" blogs, on other sites, that I've shut down. The paradox of blogging is that when i have something to say, I don't have time to write about it. And when I do have time, it's because I don't have much to do -- so I don't have anything to day (this post should prove that). Anyway, i guess this would be a good place for my pointless rambling, mindless rants and general observations.


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Exploits for security flaws in popular applications like Java and document readers were some of the exploits most commonly detected by Microsoft's security products during the same period.
The new SIR volume 13 contains security analysis and intelligence for 105 countries for the period between January and June 2012, said Tim Rains, a director in Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing group.
According to the report, the number of vulnerabilities found in applications, excluding Web browsers, represent 70 percent of the total number of vulnerabilities disclosed during the first half of 2012.
"Vulnerability disclosures across the industry in 1H12 [first half of 2012] were up 11.3 percent from 2H11, and 4.8 percent from 1H11, mostly because of an increase in application vulnerability disclosures," Microsoft said in its report.
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"A total of 1,052 low-complexity vulnerabilities -- those that are the easiest to exploit -- were disclosed in 1H12, more than in any period since 1H10," Microsoft said in the report. "However, as a percentage of the total, low-complexity vulnerabilities accounted for 51.6 percent of all disclosures in 1H12, down from 55.3 percent in 2H11."
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The statistics show that a lot of vulnerabilities disclosures out there are actually getting easier and easier to exploit, Rains said. "It's really important for software manufacturers to use security mitigations like ASLR, DEP, SEHOP and others so that if there are vulnerabilities in the product, it makes it harder for attackers to exploit them and it drives that access complexity number higher rather than lower."
The attackers' preference for application vulnerabilities was reflected in the exploit detection statistics compiled by Microsoft.
"Blacole, a family of exploits used by the so-called Blackhole exploit kit to deliver malicious software through infected webpages, was the most commonly detected exploit family in the first half of 2012 by a large margin," Microsoft said in the report.
Blackhole contains exploits for vulnerabilities that affect various versions of Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Reader, the Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE), Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) and other popular software products or components.
An exploit for a Java vulnerability identified as CVE-2012-0507 that was patched by Oracle in February, accounted for the second highest number of exploit detections attributed to the Blackhole kit during the first half of 2012. The highest number of Blackhole exploit detections was for CVE-2010-1885, a vulnerability that affects the Windows Help and Support Center in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
Java exploits, excluding those bundled in Blackhole, were the second most common type of exploits detected during the first half of 2012. The number of Java exploit detections increased throughout the period, driven primarily by attacks that targeted the CVE-2012-0507 and CVE-2011-3544 Java vulnerabilities, Microsoft said in the report.
Attackers jumped on the CVE-2012-0507 exploit when it came out and there was a big increase in detection numbers starting in the first quarter of 2012, Rains said. Other than that, attackers seem to be using exploits for older Java vulnerabilities that Oracle has patched a long time ago, back in 2011, 2010 and even as far back as 2008, he said.
The third most commonly detected type of exploit during 1H12 were those that targeted vulnerabilities in document readers and editors, primarily in Adobe Reader and Acrobat.
"People who are keeping all of their software up to date, including Java, have a much better chance of not getting compromised," Rains said.
The data analyzed and presented in SIR was collected by Microsoft from 600 million devices around the world, hundreds of millions of Hotmail accounts, Web pages indexed by the Bing search engine and other sources, Rains said.


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The awesome bloggers and kitchen experts at Good Cook are hosting a Sweet Creations Virtual Cookie Exchange. Each of us that participated received a huge box filled with two cookie sheets, a cookie turner, sweet mixing bowls, cookie dropper/scoop, high temp rubber spatula, and a set of 12 cookie cutters pretty much everything you need to bake some delicious cookies. We were asked to use at least one of the items listed above in our recipe…I chose to use the cookie turner, cookie dropper, and cookie sheet…all of which were awesome! these sheet trays are some of my favorites and that cookie scoop is perfect – so easy to use, nothing got stuck to it, and the cookies came out pretty uniform.
I'm not going to lie…I am not the best baker due to the fact that measurements really do have to be precise, hence why I cook. I find that my creativity comes out more in cooking rather than baking and I utilize my other senses of smell, sight, and touch with cooking if I can't taste something (basically in school if something isn't gluten-free). When it comes to come up with an original recipe without looking at others for inspiration. I have to say thought I think I did rather well with this recipe. I just looked at some "regular" cookie recipes just to see what the ratios are and these came out pretty darn good.
As part of our virtual cookie exchange our readers are entitled to receive 5% off goodcook.com for any sweet creations products by entering the code: COOKIES during check out. Also be sure to check out the Good Cook to like these cookies (or any others) and be entered to be one of 10 lucky winners that will receive a great gift prize from Sweet Creations/Good Cook! Be sure to head to Good Cook on December 18th to vote for your favorite cookie(s) and be entered to win one of 25 Sweet Creations Cooking Making Kits! Contests ends on December 31, 2013!
Peppermint "Hot Chocolate" Cookies
(Think of all the delicious goodies you put into hot chocolate – chocolate, peppermint, marshmallows and wrap those up into one delicious cookie)
Yield: 24 cookies
- 3/4 cup Sugar (granulated)
- 3/4 cup Light Brown Sugar
- 1 cup/stick Unsalted Butter
- 1 large Egg
- 1 cup Blanched Almond Four
- 1 cup Gluten-free All Purpose Flour (Cup4Cup) (if your mix does not have xanthan gum in it add 1/4 teaspoon)
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1/2 cup Chopped Marshmallows (or mini ones, cut in half)
- 1 cup Chopped Peppermint Chocolate (I used Chocolove, you can always add 1/4 teaspoon of peppermint extract instead)
- 2 Candy Canes – crushed
Method of Preparation
- Heat oven to 375 degrees
- In the bowl of a stand mixer add granulated sugar, brown, sugar, butter, and egg. Mix on low-medium until creamed together.
- While the sugar, butter, and eggs are creaming together, add the almond flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl, and mix until there are no lumps (a fork works just fine for this).
- Turn mixer to low and gently add dry ingredients. The dough will be a bit stiff.
- Add chopped marshmallows and chocolate chunks, mix until incorporated.
- Place unwrapped candy canes into a zip lock back and using a rolling pin, crush the candy canes until they are in small bits.
- Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Using the cookie dropper scoop 6 cookies on to each tray, gently press down each cookie.
- Top each cookie with a sprinkle of candy cane bits
- Bake for 12 minutes – turning half way through.
- Let cool on pan for 2-3 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack.
- Serve warm with a glass of soy milk (or which ever milk you prefer).
Chef's Note: the addition of the almond flour and marshmallow gives these cookies a nice little chew to them…they are a great mixture of crunchy and chewy cookies with a delicate peppermint flavor.
Disclaimer: This is a sponsored review – I was provided products for review from Good Cook. Please note that the opinions expressed are my own and have not been influenced by outside sources of any kind.
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Street Fighter version 5.06923 Omega 7 Gamma Ex…Plus!
As you all know, Capcom characters don't die, they just live in a really big cave,
honing their battle skills until a super evil bad guy unleashes his wrath upon
all of humanity. Unfortunately, this time the supreme evil leader was late to
his appointment, making the release of Street Fighter Alpha 3 for the Dreamcast
horribly overdue, but fortunately, the fighters have awoken and it's time to go
for broke.
Like all the other Street Fighters that have come before it, Street
Fighter Alpha 3 plunges gamers back into the world of Ken and Ryu. Once
again, Bison is threatening the safety of the world. Once again, our band of
Capcom heroes has responded to the call. And once again, it's yet another 2D
Street Fighter game.
Alpha 3 features three different fighting styles for every character
in the game. Known as "isms," these styles allow players to use different strategies
on their road to victory. For example, the X-ism is a simple style that allows
for increased power, decreased defense, and a single super combo. Other styles
include the A-ism and V-ism, both of which have their own strengths and weaknesses.
Just in case you're wondering, vandalism and communism are not included.
However, these styles don't have a great impact on gameplay. In fact, most
casual Street Fighters will not even notice the difference between each
of the 'isms.' This feature is definitely geared toward the more experienced
master of the Street Fighter series.
Unlike its numerous predecessors, Alpha 3 contains more than just your
basic arcade, versus, and training modes. This time, fighters can also choose
from a Team battle, Survival, Final battle, World tour, Dramatic battle, and
Versus Dramatic battle. Both the Team and Survival modes are the same basic
options that are quickly becoming the standard in fighting games. In Final battle
mode, players are allowed to fight the boss character.
The World tour option, though, is something very new to the Street Fighter
universe. Here, you can train your characters and increase their powers while
taking a virtual tour of the arenas and stages in the game. In addition to gaining
experience, your character can also gain new abilities, such as dizzy resistance.
A nice attempt at depth, though nothing groundbreaking.
The Dramatic battle is actually something that gamers got a taste of in the
"original" SF Alpha. This mode allows two players to cooperate in a match
against a computer-controlled fighter. The Versus Dramatic battle is similar,
involving 3 human players in a two-on-one match.
even though you can't play Street Fighter Alpha 3 with others online,
Capcom has decided to add some Internet features to the game. Once you have
defeated three of the student level characters of the Saikyo Dojo, you will
be able to go online and challenge a "master character." The company plans on
adding two masters each week.
As always, the gameplay in Street Fighter Alpha 3 is fast and furious.
'Turbo 2' speed moves so quickly that matches can end in the blink of an eye.
Graphically, Alpha 3 has absolutely nothing new to offer. The fighters
and the quality of the backgrounds are not much of an improvement over the classic
Street Fighter 2. If you choose Ken and Ryu, tilt your head to the left
and squint – it's exactly the same.
Those of you who don't have any type of 6-button arcade style controller will
also find some problems with control. Using the triggers as primary attack buttons
doesn't work well at all and many of you will find yourself ignoring them altogether.
The bottom line is that Street Fighter Alpha 3 plays exactly like the
hundreds of other Street Fighter games before it. Pretty much everyone
will be able to pick up and play this title with no trouble at all. Any way
you look at it, it's still Street Fighter with a few extra modes and
characters thrown in. Die-hard 2D fighting fans will still enjoy this title.
The rest of us, meanwhile, will just shake our heads and grab our copies of
Soul Calibur and Dead
or Alive 2. Some things never change.


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This listing is for one performance hula hoop or a pair of minis.
♥ 3/4" or 5/8"
♥ Polypro or HDPE
♥ Push pin connection
♥ Measured in outside diameter (OD)
♥ Hoop Sizes 26"-38"
♥ Minis size 18-15" 5/8" only
♥ Choice of bare or grip on inside rim
♥ Clear coat may be added at extra expense
♥ Need assistance sizing? Please contact with height, body build, current skill level and current size hoop.
Please note in pictures above the hoop is photographed in low and bright sunlight. The picture that is blue is in high sunlight.
Grip Colors:
1/2" grip colors: red, hot pink, neon orange, neon yellow, neon green, neon blue, blue, teal, purple, grey, tan, black
1/4" grip colors: hot pink, neon orange, neon yellow, neon green, neon blue, blue, teal, purple, grey, White, black
* If a grip if selected as a finish and tape color is not in the sellers note on a hoop requesting grip tape, the builder will select the best match.
????What is the difference between the finishes????
Grip Tape: Works best for beginners to advanced, has strong grip, adds more color to the hoop.
Bare: The hoop comes bare no grip, no sanding, you can leave it be or add your own grip
????What is the difference between the tubing????
½" Polypro:
♥ Sizes 12"-27"
♥ Super Skinny about the size of pencil
♥ Works great for minis
5/8" Polypro:
♥ intermediate to advanced
♥ Skinny about the size of pinky, light weight and fast
♥ Sizes 26"-36" weights approximately .25 lb -.50 lb
♥ Great for minis and doubles
¾" Polypro:
♥ beginners, intermediate and advanced
♥ About the size of a quarter, light weight and fast
♥ Sizes 26"-38" " weights approximately .30 lb- .5 lb
♥ intermediate to advanced
♥ Skinny about the size of pinky, light weight and fast
♥ Sizes 26"-36" weights approximately .25 lb -.75 lb
♥ Slightly heavier and less bouncy than polypro
♥ Great for minis and doubles
♥ beginners, intermediate and advanced
♥ About the size of a quarter, light weight and fast
♥ Sizes 26"-38" " weights approximately .30 lb- .75 lb
♥ Slightly heavier and less bouncy than polypro
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Add a polycarb insert to your hoop starting at $3 per hoop, buy more and save. Polycarbonate inserts are much stronger than polypro or hdpe tubing; they are great for hoopers who intend to coil their hoop closed (although not recommended) . Polycarbs inserts must be purchased w/ hoop(s) prior to construction of hoop.
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I'll do my best to meet these shipping estimates, but can't guarantee them. Actual delivery time will depend on the shipping method you choose.
Buyers are responsible for any customs and import taxes that may apply. I'm not responsible for delays due to customs.
But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
Unconnect the hoop lay it on the floor in a warm area. Hoop should open up and eventually lay completely flat to the ground. Playing with the hoop also helps. Allow up to a 4 days for the hoop to regain shape. If the hoop does not shape up by 4 days contact with a photo.
All hoops are measured in OD. (Outside Diameter) Custom sizes can be requested in the note to seller. I'm capable of making hoops in ID (Inside Diameter), half sizes, and random sizes.
For most orders I ship 1-3 day USPS priority however form time to time USPS experiences delays in shipping due to unforeseen circumstance. Since USPS is a third party in the transaction Pop Lock and Hoop It can not be held responsible for any delayed, lost or stolen packages. The best way to track down a delayed,lost or stolen package is to contact your local USPS with your tracking number. However if your package has been lost or stolen or severely delayed(more than 5 days since shipment) please contact us for possible solutions.
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Ozone Hole AnimationsThese animations show the development of stratospheric temperatures and the Antarctic ozone hole at the South Pole.
Ozone Depleting Gas IndexThe ODGI is an index that relates changes in amounts of ozone depleting gases and the recovery of the stratospheric ozone layer.
Springtime Ozone DataA plot of the changes in the springtime minimums of ozone measured by the Dobson spectrophotometer.
Ozone PosterAn overview handout for middle school students describing the basics of the ozone layer and ozone depletion.
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Read the CIRES South Pole Ozone Blog
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Understanding the Ozone Hole - a video designed for high school level students
A CIRES/NOAA scientist and videographer has developed a short, educational video that focuses on the causes of the Antarctic ozone hole.
October 2012 video update of the South Pole ozone hole
NOAA scientists explain why the ozone hole forms, how NOAA monitors and studies ozone loss, and why it matters.
The Antarctic Ozone Hole
The Antarctic Ozone Hole was discovered by the British Antarctic Survey from data obtained with a Dobson ozone spectrophotometer at Halley Bay station in the 1981-1983 period. They reported the October ozone loss in 1985. Satellite measurements then confirmed that the springtime ozone loss was a continent-wide feature. Research conducted during the National Ozone Expeditions to the U.S. McMurdo Station in 1986 and 1987, and NASA stratospheric aircraft flights into the Antarctic region from Chile in 1987 showed conclusively that the ozone loss was related to halogen (chlorine)-catalyzed chemical destruction which takes place following spring sunrise in the Antarctic polar region. The chlorine is derived from manmade chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) which have migrated to the stratosphere and have been broken down by solar ultraviolet light, freeing chlorine atoms. The cold dark Antarctic winter, with its stratospheric ice clouds mixed with manmade chlorine, sets the stage for springtime chemical ozone destruction when the missing ingredient in the photochemical reactions, sunlight, appears.
Owing to Montreal Protocal regulations on the production of certain ozone-destroying, chlorinated compounds, which went into effect in January 1996, the atmospheric concentration of some of these man-made substances has begun to decline (CFC-11 vs. Time Plot and other CFC info). The recovery from the ozone hole is a slow process. In order to easily understand this process, NOAA has developed an index, the Ozone Depleting Gas Index (ODGI), which relates the current ozone measurements to the pre-ozone hole era (circa 1980). The index is calculated directly from observations at Earth's surface of the most abundant long-lived, chlorine and bromine containing gases regulated by the Montreal Protocol (15 individual chemicals).
GMD's history in the South Pole ozone program
Ozone monitoring by NOAA and its predecessors at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station goes back to 1961 when the first Dobson spectrophotometer measurements were made. These measurements are still continuing. Dobson instruments, as well as satellite instruments such as TOMS, measure ozone by detecting the amount of solar ultraviolet radiation able to penetrate through the stratospheric ozone layer. Reduced ozone results in increased ultraviolet (the reason that the ozone layer is important). Since these instruments are inoperable at the South Pole during the dark winter, the NOAA GMD began weekly ozone balloon soundings from the South Pole in 1986. During the austral spring (September to November), the sounding frequency is increased to about 3 per week in an ongoing study of the Antarctic Ozone Hole. These soundings have revealed total destruction of springtime ozone in the 14 to 19 km altitude region of the stratosphere. The lowest springtime total ozone measured during the 1986-1997 period at the South Pole was 89 Dobson Units (DU) on October 12, 1993. This may be compared with values of about 300 DU in October 1970.
Other information about the ozone hole and ozone layer:
- Polar stratospheric data from NCEP/Climate Prediction Center
- Satellite images of total ozone over Antarctica from TOMS
- Ozone hole information from the EPA
- NOAA Ozone Page
- Ozone Assessment Reports
NOAA News Items on the Ozone Hole
- October 2017: Warm air helped make 2017 ozone hole smallest since 1988
- October 2016: Antarctic ozone hole about average in 2016
- October 2015: Annual Antarctic ozone hole larger and formed later in 2015
- October 2014: Antarctic ozone hole similar to last year
- September 2014: Report: telltale signs that ozone layer is recovering
- October 2013: Encouraging information from this year's observations of the Antarctic ozone hole
- October 2012: NOAA, NASA: Antarctic ozone hole second smallest in 20 years
- October 2011: NOAA, NASA: Significant ozone hole remains over Antarctica
- March 2011: Bryan Johnson
- February 2011: Study: Ozone Layer's Future Linked Strongly to Changes in Climate
- November 2009: Significant Ozone Hole Remains Over Antarctica
- November 2008: 2008 Sees Fifth Largest Ozone Hole
- November 2007: Antarctic Ozone Hole Returns to Near Average Levels
- October 2006: Antarctic Ozone Hole A Record Breaker
- August 2006: NOAA, NSF Observe 20th Anniversary of Ozone Hole 'Success Story'
- February 2005: Scientists Brave Brutal Elements On Top of the World to Study Ozone Layer
- June 2004: NOAA Scientist Receives Prestigioos Award For Work On Ozone Hole
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Welcome to the Center of Excellence for Appalachian Studies and Services, one of Tennessee's
Centers of Excellence. The Center consists of three units:
The Regional Resources Institute (RRI) is the administrative arm of the Center. It oversees all aspects of governance and facilitates partnerships with ETSU academic units (Appalachian Studies, Art and Design, History, Literature and Language, Sociology and Anthropology) and with community organizations (Birthplace of Country Music, Convention and Visitors Bureau) to promote research about and service to the Appalachian region. This arm of the Center administers long-term grant projects (Appalachian Teaching Project and Governor's School for the Scientific Exploration of Tennessee Heritage) and special grant projects (such as the NEA-funded DeVault Tavern exhibit and publication). For 33 years, the RRI has also published Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine.
The Archives of Appalachia is a cultural heritage repository that supports education, research, and artistic creativity. The Archives collects and preserves papers and records of enduring value that document life in Appalachia, with emphasis on the South Central region. The Archives' Special Collections of book and printed material furthers sustained study and research, and its Sound Recording & Media Collection is comprehensive in its coverage of music in Appalachia. Engaging students, faculty, scholars and the community, the Archives of Appalachia advances lifelong learning and cultural understanding.
The Reece Museum is an art and history museum with a diverse collection, including original art, prints, textiles, and artifacts. Named for U.S. Congressman B. Carroll Reece and formally dedicated in 1965, the Reece is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums (one of thirteen such museums in Tennessee). It houses three galleries for temporary exhibits, along with a multipurpose space. Recent activities have featured an artist-in-residence by the late Sammie Nicely that resulted in two exhibits: Exuberance!—featuring children's art—and From an African American Perspective—featuring the collection of Nicely and fellow collectors Dr. Jerome W. Wright and Sylvia and Jan Peters.
Together, these three units of the Center foster research and service
to the region. In March 2015, all units of the Center hosted the
Appalachian Studies Conference, which attracted more than 900 attendees.
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For those who love chocolate (and let's face it, who doesn't?) there can be no greater indulgence than a chocolate making workshop. During these hugely enjoyable and informative classes, you will get the opportunity to experience the beauty of your own chocolate creations and take home some of your homemade delicious treats - perfect for giving out as thoughtful gifts, although equally perfect for munching yourself.
For those who like to get out and about, why not combine your love of food with a fantastically enjoyable river cruise or train journey? With a wide range of locations across the UK, you can take a fascinating trip and dine in style as you and a loved one are treated to a feast of fine cuisine. Take in some of our country's most famous sights as you gently cruise down a river, or roll your way through the country in a beautiful Belmond British Pullman train. Whatever your favourite mode of transport, you can be assured of an incredible experience that is perfect for socialising, celebrating or even networking!
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Poultry Meal, Fish Meal, Kibbled Corn, Pork Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), Extruded Rice, Beet Pulp, Plain, Dried, Blood Meal, Sodium Bentonite, Corn Oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), Cane Molasses, Feeding Oat Meal, Liver Digest, Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Vitamins and Minerals.
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Crude Protein not less than 34.0%
Crude Fat not less than 20.0%
Crude Fiber not more than 4.5%
Moisture not more than 10.0%
Energy in Kilocalories per lb.
Gross or Total 2,500
Digestible 2,250
Metabolize 1,698
Metabolize Energy in Kilocalories per cup 438
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Second ingredient is a named meat product
Low quality ingredients of unidentifiable origin, controversial filler
The first ingredient in this food a low quality meat product. "Poultry" is an ingredient of unidentifiable species, source or quality and such ingredients are usually very cheap and low quality. We note a fish meal ingredient 2nd, but find no guarantee on the manufacturers website that protein sources are ethoxyquin-free (ethoxyquin is a chemical preservative commonly added to fish destined for meal, and is believed to be carcinogenic). Further down the ingredient list, "blood meal" is a further meat related product but unidentifiable by species or quality.
The next ingredient is a low quality grain. Corn is a difficult to digest grain that has limited value and is very commonly linked to allergy problems. Corn Gluten Meal is the dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm. In plain English, that bit of the corn leftover after most of the nutritious bits have been removed. Extruded rice is a further low quality ingredient, as is flaked corn. We note that pork fat is the fourth ingredient and that research at Purdue University has identified fat in the top 4 ingredients of dry foods as a factor increasing the risk of bloat in large breed dogs. Smaller breeds are untested.
Beet pulp is controversial filler which appears to be used in large quantities in this food. It is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required. Molasses is an unneccessary source of sugar likely to cause or aggravate yeast conditions.
The food has added minerals, but no information about these is given and it may contain synthetics. Likewise, there is not information given about preservatives which could include chemicals such as ethoxyquin, BHT and BHA all of which are allowed in pet products but are banned or heavily regulated in human food due to the belief that they are carcinogenic.
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The Baltimore City Council voted Monday to approve a $1.3 billion operating budget for next year, in spite of last-minute protests by residents and a city councilman who wanted to restore funding to a summer youth employment program.
Council members voted 14-1 to approve the budget proposed by Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake for the fiscal year that begins July 1, with only Councilman Carl Stokes voting against it.
Stokes, who says he will be running for mayor but has yet to file, made a last-ditch effort before the vote to add more summer jobs for youth by cutting the Baltimore Police Department budget by $7 million. The measure was lauded, but ultimately rejected, by council members. The city will offer 2,000 fewer youth jobs than in past years.
Rawlings-Blake, who is running to retain her seat, joined council members in emphasizing that the budget closed a $65 million deficit without burdening residents with an increase in property taxes.
"Baltimore, like most cities, is still feeling the effects of the Great Recession," Rawlings-Blake said after the vote. "Through sacrifice and smart budgeting, city government is tightening its belt to get more value for taxpayers by doing what families are doing everyday — making tough choices and doing more with less."
The budget increases spending by about 1 percent but closes a revenue shortfall by eliminating about $65 million in expenses, including a 10 percent cut to administrative costs across city agencies.
Under city budget rules, the council could have cut from the mayor's plan, but did not have the authority to tack on additional spending.
Residents will likely not feel a pinch in Rawlings-Blake's budget until January — after the mayoral election — when an as-yet unspecified fee for bulk trash pickup is scheduled to take effect.
And the fate of more than half the city's recreation centers remains in limbo. Rawlings-Blake has cut more than $1 million from their budget over the past two years, and has announced plans to seek nonprofits, businesses and community groups to run 26 of the 55 centers.
It remains unclear how many rec centers will be turned over and whether any will close in the handover slated for January. The centers' budget of $10.2 million represents a $500,000 cut from last year's allocation.
The city maintained its full funding obligation to the school system next year, but will trim afterschool programs. Hours are to be cut at the city's 311 call center, graffiti removal and tree maintenance will be scaled back, and funding for animal services was trimmed.
Three hundred more police officers are to be hired under next year's budget. City workers will face from two to five days of furloughs, depending on how much they earn, but they will receive a 2 percent cost-of-living increase to offset lost wages.
Current workers and retirees will see cuts in prescription drug benefits, which the city says will save about $4.5 million.
"We recognize that we are asking our [residents and employees] to once again hang in there with us," said City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young. But he said budget cuts were not as painful as last year's.
Advocates for city youth protested the mayor's plan to reduce the number of summer jobs offered by YouthWorks, the division of the Mayor's Office of Employment Development that coordinates city-funded summer jobs.
Federal stimulus funds had enabled the program to employ about 7,000 youths. This year, the program will employ about 5,000. The mayor agreed last week to add $50,000 to the program, enough to fund about 42 jobs.
Councilwoman Belinda Conaway, who chairs the budget and appropriations committee, said, "$50,000 was a great win, because it could have been zero."
Before the council vote, more than 30 teenagers and young adults gathered in front of City Hall to object to the reduction. Several community groups rallied outside City Hall to demand more money.
The protesting groups, who had been supported by Conaway and Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke in last week's push for more jobs funds, wanted the council to add $6 million for youth employment, said Bryant Muldrew, 23, a math teacher at Heritage High School in Clifton Park and an educational organizer with the Algebra Project.
"If the objective is to prevent crime, keep them distracted," Muldrew said. "The city seems to be taking away all of those distractions."
The protesters approached members of the council as they entered the building and urged them to reject the mayor's budget.
"Crime control doesn't promote community safety, opportunity does," said Autumn Walker, 17.
Walker is a youth ambassador for Baltimore Safe and Sound Campaign, a youth advocacy group that was at the fore of Monday's gathering. The mayor's budget, Walker said, gives teens the impression that city officials do not have high hopes for Baltimore's youth.
Councilman Stokes echoed these sentiments before the final council vote, arguing that while the city has just as many police officers as other cities, crime continues to rise. He called the mayor's plan "grossly unfair" to city youth, who he said would find more "juvenile justice" in jobs than in jails.
"If we give the money to the young people, that's crime control," Stokes said. "And much more effective than what we think we're doing now."
Clarke, whose Northern District experienced two murdered children in recent weeks, said she couldn't support cutting the Police Department while her district mourns the city's youngest homicide victims in years.
"They were youth, too, and they're gone," Clarke said of the victims, which included a 12-year-old boy.
"[The families] couldn't mend their lives, but they wanted justice," she added. "I can't cut the police budget with all that I'm asking them to do in the Northern District."
Community leaders said they were disappointed with the budget vote.
"A great disservice was done to our kids today," said the Rev. C.D. Witherspoon, of the Baltimore City Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. "Usually in an election season, politicians kiss babies. The opposite happened today."
Rawlings-Blake said she would soon release a "Children's Budget" detailing investments and strategies for supporting city youth.
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White Sox rookie Abreu even-keeled, confident
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Jose Abreu is a one-man rescue party for the White Sox. Nobody really wants to say it, but that's what he is.
As he heads into his first Spring Training in the big leagues, everything seems right with Abreu, especially his attitude and approach.
"Talking to him, from when to show up for camp, to his nutrition, to his hitting regimen, everything he's trying to do is to maximize his ability,'' White Sox general manager Rick Hahn said Saturday. "He's by no means satisfied because he got the magnitude of a contract he was able to get. He wants to not only earn that money, but show it was a [darn-good] deal for the White Sox.''
On the other side of the Camelback Ranch complex, Yasiel Puig is getting ready for his second season with the Dodgers, who signed him to a seven-year, $42 million contract. That looks like a bargain based on Puig's impact in 2013, and if Abreu resurrects a team that went 63-99 a year ago, his six-year, $68 million contract would similarly represent a wise investment.
Not that Abreu is going to make any promises.
But Oakland's Yoenis Cespedes is an outspoken advocate for Abreu, pointing out that the 27-year-old Abreu was a better hitter than either he or Puig in Cuba. Peter Bjarkman, who has covered Cuban baseball for decades, rates Abreu and Frederich Cepeda as the island's top two hitters over the last decade.
Abreu knows that he has critics, too. He'll need a strong rookie season to answer the scouts who question his ability to handle a steady diet of 95-mph fastballs, and draws confidence from the success that Cespedes and Puig have had the last two seasons.
"I don't like to talk about what I'm going to do,'' Abreu said through interpreter Lino Diaz. "I like to look at my countrymen as an inspiration. There's no doubt [that we] have some very happy, very nice moments back in Cuba baseball. Now I think of them as an inspiration, to do a lot of things in my career.''
When Abreu defected from the Cuban national team during an August event in the Netherlands, he became a priority for the White Sox, who finished 2013 last in the American League in scoring. Hahn saw him as the one free agent who could best help his team avoid an extended downturn, and executive vice president Ken Williams confirmed that judgment after scouting him. The White Sox outbid a number of teams -- including the Red Sox, Rockies, Giants and Astros -- to land Abreu.
Abreu got to Arizona two weeks ago, and he won't leave for another six weeks. You could understand if he was anxious to put his first Spring Training behind him and get to Chicago for the start of the season, but he's not looking for shortcuts.
"It doesn't seem like it's too far to go before the season starts,'' Abreu said. "This time will go real quick.''
Abreu hit behind Puig in Cuba, when they were the Nos. 3-4 hitters for Cienfuegos over two memorable seasons, but carries himself differently than the kid Vin Scully named the "Wild Horse."
"Definitely,'' Abreu said. "Puig has a lot of energy. He plays with a lot of energy. The way I do it, I like to see things, reason through decisions, study things. I like to be calm at all times.''
Hahn watched Abreu firsthand during a mini-camp at Camelback Ranch in mid-January. He saw an approach that validated the White Sox investment.
"I saw a guy who was a professional hitter, [with] power to all fields,'' Hahn said. "He took his at-bats and his preparation for his at-bats, even in batting practice, very seriously. He was not there to horse around. He was there to get the most out of each of his rotations, every round.''
Abreu put up epic numbers in Cuba's Serie Nacional. He twice flirted with a Triple Crown in well-rounded displays of hitting worthy of Miguel Cabrera, and is confident that his success will translate to the AL.
Any doubt he had vanished when Cespedes arrived with a bang for Oakland in 2012, hitting .292 with 23 home runs and an .861 OPS as a rookie.
"When I saw Cespedes having success right away, I told my mother, 'I can do this. I can play over there on that level, too,'" Abreu said. "Cespedes did it. I can do it, too.''
Abreu is one of three first basemen on the White Sox roster. He projects to be the regular there, but the presence of Adam Dunn and Paul Konerko gives the White Sox the chance to ease him into duty if he doesn't have instant success in Spring Training.
Things have happened quickly for Abreu, who was able to avoid a long stay in the Dominican Republic or Mexico after defecting. His agents got his paperwork processed quickly, and here he is in Arizona, ready to pick up where he left off last summer in his native country.
"It's like being born again,'' Abreu said of his transition. "There is something surprising that happens every day. All I'm trying to do is take it one small step at a time, do the little things to be ready for the baseball season.''
And help his new team get back on its feet.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 174 diseños de 27 diseñadores freelance.
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Priests For Life Expands Its Post-Abortion Ministry
He delivered this message by making a visit to the National
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opportunity to have a plaque placed on a special memorial wall, inscribed with a
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"The last several years have witnessed a dramatic increase in the number of
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I don't know about you, but I need a regular camel fix, and it's been a while. The biggest decision is which one in my growing photo collection to feature each time. There is the close-up of Zou-Zou my runaway camel, but that's a whole story in itself. A certain cartoon I will save. And a friend sent me her photo of a very unusual baby, which really needs special background information if only I could read Arabic because English websites are not giving it up.
Mongolia is a hotspot for camels of the Bactrian variety. It's also home to a large part of the Gobi Desert which explains a lot. Before people started mass printing of dumb slogans on T-shirts we used to have a joke about the Gobi Desert Canoe Club. Mongolians are probably still more traditionally tied to a nomadic life than their Bedouin counterparts in the Middle East. Camels are like their staff of life, a multi-tasking beast for transport, food, wool, leather and fuel (dried dung, for those of you have never crossed a cow pasture in the fall). There are deserts and then there are deserts. The Gobi can get very cold in winter.
The wild camel population in the Gobi diminished considerably during the last twenty-five years or so for various reasons—political mismanagement, demand for meat, parasites (I know, the last two do not sit well together). Finally a Wild Camel Protection Foundation was formed to establish protected areas and breeding programs. Thankfully the distinguished patrons are holding up their end with impressive contributions in GBP, since I don't seem to have much in the way of £ lying around.
Brenda has not been to Mongolia to investigate this situation. Yet. But I have a connection.
My daughter the yarn craft merchant was able to obtain "100% Mongolian camel down" through co-ops and agencies who market developing-world crafts ... so clever she is. The name of the wool spinner is right there. Daughter knew I needed a shawl in the office for winter chill and went to work on it. She added her own bits for colour. Some gifts are warm and priceless.
First two photographs courtesy of National Geographic Magazine (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/weepingcamel/thecamels.html). Third photograph BDM.
05 July 2009
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- Cathy said...
It's interesting to note that the colourful bits are hand-spun, like the camel yarn. The camel was hand-spun on that ancient technology, the drop spindle. The colourful mixed-fibre art yarn was spun by an American rock & roll fibre artist who had to re-adapt her method of using her spinning wheel after she lost an arm and a leg in a car accident.
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Rox ride three homers to first series win
Cuddyer belts two-run blast; Arenado chips in two solo shots
DENVER -- After smooth sailing in a dominant home opener Friday night, the Rockies had to work for it Saturday, trailing for the first three turbulent frames as their ace struggled to hold down the D-backs. The Rockies fought their way back, however, coming back to snatch a 9-4 win from their division foes and secure their first series victory this year, with a chance at their first sweep coming Sunday.
"We talk about playing well at home and trying to overwhelm teams offensively, and that's what we did," manager Walt Weiss said, savoring the kind of victory that can define the character of a club.
The Rockies showed a resilience they will need to own Coors Field again, battling back from a 4-0 deficit with nine unanswered runs over their last five innings.
"That's something we've done in the past," Carlos Gonzalez said. "The good Rockies teams come back from behind. When we have that confidence in the dugout, it's amazing. You go out and battle every single pitch and believe in yourself and in the team. That's the one thing that we were talking about."
The Rockies made up ground in a hurry in the fourth inning, as Michael Cuddyer slammed his second home run of the season into the Rockies' right-field bullpen, driving in two runs, and Nolan Arenado knocked his first round-tripper of the season off center fielder A.J. Pollock's glove as the outfielder crashed into the fence and the ball sailed into the pines to pull the Rockies within a run.
"It was kind of a weird play," Pollock said. "It's kind of like a perfect storm, right when the twilight is going on. Usually twilight here is tough. Usually I turn my back on the play to get to the wall quicker. My timing was fine; everything was fine. It's just ... it's how it's been going."
The game turned for good in the fifth when Charlie Blackmon helped Colorado claim the lead as he sparked a two-out rally with his second of three hits on the night. After singling, Blackmon stole second and scored on a base hit from DJ LeMahieu to tie the game, and LeMahieu scored from first on a subsequent single to right from Carlos Gonzalez, sprinting around the bases with his focus on third-base coach Stu Coles. LeMahieu got the green, charged for home and slid in safe on a close play at the plate that left catcher Miguel Montero empty handed as he dropped the ball making the tag.
"I was going hard," LeMahieu said. "I couldn't really see the ball behind me, but I could kind of tell from Stu's body language that if he bobbles it, if something happens, we could take an extra base there. It was a great call by him."
The Rockies needed to show resolve after falling behind before getting to the plate. Opening Day starter Jorge De La Rosa looked strong out of the gate, dispensing the first two batters he faced en route to striking out the side in the first. But between the second and third strikeout, De La Rosa walked two and gave up a run-scoring double to Martin Prado, needing 42 pitches to get out of the inning and setting the tone for an inefficient outing.
"They made me work a lot," De La Rosa said. "They made me throw a lot of pitches. I started pretty good, but after that I think I was overthrowing, and my location wasn't there. I wasn't thinking; I was just throwing the ball."
The Rockies' starter yielded only four hits on the night, but he lasted only 4 1/3 innings, adding an unearned run, two more walks and a two-run homer to his line before he exited in the fifth inning with a pitch count of 101.
Arenado gave the Rockies some insurance in the sixth with his second homer of the night, a solo shot to left that gave the Gold Glove third baseman his first multi-homer game of his career.
"I was telling Nolan, 'Stay the course,'" Weiss said. "It's such a long season, you can't get caught up in results after three or four, five games. Just stay the course, and that's what he did. He's showing signs of maturity in that way. It's a great way to bust out."
The Rockies added insurance runs on in the seventh on a deep sacrifice fly from LeMahieu and two more in the eighth on back-to-back-back doubles from Justin Morneau, Arenado, and Jordan Pacheco.
"Every single guy in the lineup is dangerous," Gonzalez said. "Tonight was Nolan Arenado's night. Yesterday was Blackmon. It's going to be more than just Tulo, Cuddy, and CarGo. We need every single guy here, especially those young guys who step up and do what they're doing right now."
Rookie Tommy Kahnle got the win in his second big league appearance, pitching 1 2/3 innings and allowing just one hit.
"I was just trying to keep us in the game so we can get a victory," said Kahnle, who entered after De La Rosa with the Rockies down, 4-0. "I was just going after guys. Let them make contact and let my defense do the work. That's what they're there for."
Adam Ottavino struck out the heart of the order in the seventh, and Rex Brothers and LaTroy Hawkins pitched hitless eighth and ninth innings respectively to set up the chance for a Sunday sweep.
Coasting to the kind of 12-2 victory that marked the Rockies' home opener has its charm, but Saturday's encore may prove even more satisfying.
"We've talked about it from Day 1," LeMahieu said. "We want to overwhelm people. We were running all over the bases today. Coming up with big hits. Big homers. It was fun. I hope we get a lot more of those."


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