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I started this like a month or more ago, and have finally come back to finish it up. So, if some of the info is dated, that is why. I've been a Spurs fan for a long time, and i think this is the team that I am without a doubt, most excited about. I'll give my reasons and an analysis of each player after the jump.
1) These guys are pretty excited. I can feel it. Can you? Duncan said it. They're trying to win this.
Despite what you might read or hear, these Spurs are not exactly old. We can run the floor and be super active on defense. The "old" guys are looking pretty fresh from what I can tell.
2) This team is DEEEEEEP. I'm not sure very many people realize how deep. I read that Pop needs to shorten the rotations, and figure out what he is going to do for the playoffs. I'm not sure he's going to this time. We have 11 guys that can really play. We have a second unit that is better than a lot of starting 5s. In fact, three of the players on the bench are career NBA starters.
3) These are not last years Spurs. That's a good thing. Last year we lived and died by 3s. This year, we still hit threes at a prodigious rate, but if they are being guarded well, or aren't going down, we're finding other ways of getting the ball into the basket. Both of these things happened more and more as teams sharpened up heading to the playoffs. Last year's defense was atrocious. Our bench was weak. Our defense is above average. Our defense since the break is top 10. Our offense tops the charts in multiple areas. And I already covered our bench.
4) These guys, top to bottom, are hungry, not for playing time, not for stats, but for points. There is a synergy amongst the group that seems incredible. It saddens me that we probably won't be able to keep most of this crew together in the off-season, even with Duncan taking a much smaller contract. But that's for later. These guys are playing like a team, they are doing their jobs, they are fresh, they are healthy, and they aren't looking past anybody.
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Tony Parker - Plenty is being said about Tony, by his team and by the press. Read that. Tony is playing fantastic. He is taking over when he needs to, and I cringe when we are running Neal at the point. Tony is the engine. Pray for health.
Tim Duncan - I can't count the number of times that I've heard the phrase "roll back the clock", "time machine", "2003 Tim Duncan", "vintage Duncan" and variations on those themes as they describe individual plays. After a while, you kinda have to wonder . . . how many of these does he have to string together to get some credit for his health and energy now? Timmy is looking great. He is looking so great, that if we need to get into a grind it out game, or series, I think he is up for the task and we'll be feeding it into the post for him offensively.
Manu Ginobili - Other people have said he is back. I'm not so sure. I think one of the reasons that even when he is on the floor he is letting Tony run the pick and rolls so much is that he isn't feeling quite up to pushing through with that extra gear to the basket that other teams have nightmares about at night. It's one of the things that helps make him such a great passer - he draws sooo much attention. And did I mention he was a great passer? One of the very best. Another reason he might be letting Tony run the PnR so much is that he is shooting so much better from 3 this year than in the past, and that means he stretches the floor FAR more than TP on a wing.
Kawhi - Man I'm happy with this guy. Maybe he makes some mistakes on rotations. I can't analyze the game enough to spot it. I love how active he is, and I really love that he gets his hands on so many things. I think 2 or 3 rebounds per game, and 2 or 3 steals per game come from him getting his hands in and tipping stuff - whether he gets credit for it or not.
Danny Green - Wow, lately Green has come up huge with the 3s when other guys have gone cold. It's like he has ice in his veins or something. Plus he's a good defender. I would like to see Pop try him at the point. He has a good handle and he may be a better passer out of the PnR than Neal. I've liked what I've seen.
Gary Neal - Man can this guy shoot. He takes shots that would make me drive to TX and go postal in a locker room if it were anybody else. He gets a pass because he makes those shots about 70% of the time. I don't like him at the point. He doesn't have great foot speed, his handle isn't great, and that's all on the scouting report. Guys pester him all the way up the floor. He's not great at cutting to the basket off of the PnR, and he's not great at passing to the screener. He's only really good at popping out to 3 point line off the pick and hitting that shot - and people know it, which doesn't make the PnR very effective. Otherwise, he is instant offense.
Tiago Splitter - Tiago is playing great. Tony is learning to pass to him, and of course he and Manu seem to be playing with D leaguers whenever they run the pick and roll on people. He is SOOO good at setting the screen. I'm not sure if he's holding them with his hands or what. Whatever it is, he's really good at knocking the defender off of the ball and then the defense is scrambling. I'd like to see him do less fall away and more fake the fall away and go to the basket, get the contact and/or be in position to rebound. He's hurt right now, and I'm worried about that. I don't know if he is our second best big overall, but he is definitely the best guy to have on the floor when Duncan is getting a breather.
Matt Bonner - What happened to Bonner? He's playing defense. Like above average defense. Last year, I cringed a little bit when he was on the floor. Great three point shooting on offense, but it was a veritable layup drill at the other end. The Red Rocket is different this year. He is super active on defense, is really running the court, still hitting threes, and fouling hard to put people on the line. I watched him against Griffin in the post, and I was again, just cringing, waiting for the highlight dunk. He bodied up, didn't get pushed back, moved his feet laterally to prevent the drive and Griffin put up some pathetic shot from 10-12 feet, like he's Blair or something.
Dejuan Blair - This guy tears apart weak front lines. He is totally active on the offensive boards, and I love it. I especially love a recent trend I've seen of putting the ball in both hands and throwing it down with authority when in traffic, instead of trying to flip it up. I seriously wondered for a while if this guy could jump high enough to dunk. As long as he doesn't try to be a ball-handler/distributor, I'm happy with his play. He's been pretty solid on D as well. His defensive rebounding is way down, but I wonder if that isn't in part because he is playing so many minutes next to Timmy this year vs last year?
Stephen Jackson - This guy is happy to be back. Really happy. And he's playing like it. In fact, some times, I think he's trying to contribute a bit too much, trying to make things happen on his own (like he would have to on another team) and not running the offense. And he turns it over a lot when doing that. Or he takes offense stopping shots. Neal, Parker, and Ginobili are the only ones authorized to do that in my book, two because they are all-stars, and the other I already covered. He's playing hard, he's getting steals, he gives us a lot of defensive versatility and isn't an offensive liability. He brings the chippiness, and perhaps more than anybody else, he is hungry for a ring. I think he is a game changer, like our big 3. He won't disappear in a big game even if he can't make shots. He can will the team to a victory. Count on it. Happy we made the trade.
Boris Diaw - Boris is happy. Fat and happy. Although unless my eyes are deceiving me, this guys is shedding weight. And man, can he move for a big guy. I saw him drive and finish along the baseline like he was Kawhi Leonard or something. I was impressed. It is so nice to be able to have 5 bigs. Last year we effectively had 4, because Tiago was hurt so much of the time and didn't get a lot of burn in the playoffs. And one of them is in the old folks home now if that tells you anything. But Boris is happy, and he's going to play hard. He is out to prove that he belongs, that he can contribute, and he is NOT going to let Tony Parker down.
Patty Mills - I love watching this guy play. He is fast. And he shoots really well. I'm thinking the reason he doesn't get regular time at the point is that he doesn't run the PnR very well. Great pickup, especially since we've had so much garbage time late in the year.
James Anderson - This guy has game. I don't think he's going to stay around, but he's pretty good. Nice to have a guy that good be the last guy off the bench.


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From layoffs to closings, Covenant Medical Center is still trying to find ways to cut back. They've already closed one clinic in New Mexico and one in east Lubbock, now, the clinic in Post is closing as well.
The Post clinic is the only medical facility in Garza County. Without it, residents will have to travel at least 30 minutes to see a doctor. On Monday night, a special meeting was called for citizens of the community and their hospital board to discuss what's next. Dozens of Garza County residents gathered with the same concern, the future healthcare for their town.
"We're very interested in having a hospital here in Post. We need it. Post needs it," said J.W. Strawn of Post.
"People that live here and the elders, we need medical care," said Alice Cruse, a Post resident.
"If anybody doesn't know the clinic, Covenant is closing the clinic on February 28th," said Mike Travis, Medical Board President.
And with that said the next step was to discuss future options for medical care. Board members made it very clear. They have every intention of getting another clinic in Post, hopefully to open the day after the current clinic closes.
"We could look into getting our own clinic license. Also, we could contract with a physician to run the bill under their number. Another alternative would be getting a service to run the clinic for us," said Tanya Boucher White.
Residents seemed relieved with the boards proactive de scions, as many feel not having a local clinic would be a tragedy.
"It will effect us, but I think it will effect a lot of older people that use the clinic all the time," said Bessie Strawn.
"It's going to be a real hardship on the people of Post and Garza County," said Odie Hood of Justiceburg.
Board members assured the citizens they will come up with a short term plan and a long term solution, keeping health care inside the city limits.
Garza County citizens were also relieved to hear from a representative of an area clinic service that's interested in the Post clinic. The board and community will meet again Thursday, with Covenant representatives on hand to answer questions.
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I'm not going to really offer pick analysis for these, as they are pretty straight forward. The first round picks I believe are the most important to be explained. The rest of the picks are pretty self explanatory.
1st (9th) – Star Lotuelei NT, Utah
1st (13th) (From TB) – Jarvis Jones OLB Georgia
2nd (39th) - Zach Ertz TE Stanford
3rd (72nd) - Bacarri Rambo FS Georgia
4th (106th) – Dallas Thomas OG Tennessee
5th (141st) – TRADE for Chris Ivory
6th (178th) – Jasper Collins WR Mount Union
7th (215th) - Braden Hansen C/OG BYU
9th: There are so many things that can be done with this pick, I don't even know where to start. But, if by some miracle Star makes it to the Jets at 9, I believe we HAVE to take him. I KNOW we have drafted D-Line the last 2 years, but hear me out on this one. Imagine, our front 3 consisting of: Coples, Lotuelei, and Wilkerson. Throw Garay/Ellis in there for the 4 man fronts, and that D-Line is downright scary and one of the best in the league instantly.
13th. I'm strongly considering the possibility of trading down with this pick, with the 49ers for picks 31 and 34 in exchange for basically Tavon Austin to counter Percy Harvin. It depends on who is available at this juncture, and I believe Jarvis Jones will still be there. If he is, I believe we should take him. Forget the combine, forget the 40 time, forget the medical condition, and simply watch the tape. He is a force to be reckoned with and will be an instant starter on the outside from day 1.
106th- I know what you're thinking, "We need another starting guard! Why are you waiting till the 4th round?!" Well, if we traded down the 13th pick, I'd probably go with Larry Warford. But, I believe mid round Olinemen can still step in and make a difference. (Slauson was a 6th round pick). Enter Dallas Thomas. He needs to put on a few pounds (6'5, 305) but I believe he could platoon with Ducasse at LG to start with and have the starting job by himself mid way through the year.
My sleeper of this mock? Jasper Collins. 6'0 190, posted stats of 92 catches, 1694 yards (18.4 AVG) and 22 TD's. Ran a 4.47, and can also return kicks.
Braden Hansen is obviously just O-Line depth at this point, but he played pretty well this past season, and is versatile, can play center and guard. We all know what happens if Mangold gets hurt, it would be nice to have somebody else on the roster, who, you know, can actually play center?
And finally, NO, I am not drafting a QB in this mock. I want a QB next year. (Preferably Boyd or Murray). I believe we have too many holes to waste a higher pick on a QB in a weak class that might not pan out. Go QB 1st round next year, trade up if need be.


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If you are going to have chemotherapy for cancer you may be concerned how this will affect your sex life.
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Guam - Former Guam Residents brothers David Quitugua, 29, and Matthew Quitugua, 28, currently reside in Tacoma, Washington. The last time David was on island was back in 2004 and Matthew in 2001. David (who goes by "YD") and Matthew (who goes by "BOI - Beatz On Instink") form the urban island music group Island Trybe.
"We've always been around music," said David. "Our dad has been singing since ever since and mom would sing around the house, and I sung choir but I've been incorporated with music for quite a while so it was only right to start our own group."
Island Trybe was created back in 1996. In his early stages of making music, YD started recording off of karaoke machines and writing to instrumentals. As for BOI, he is considered the mastermind in creating and producing Island Trybe's sounds. As they got older, the duo got into more complicated-type sounds - perfecting their music. The brothers are a force to be reckoned with, not only writing their own material but also producing and recording their tracks.
Now, if it is something unique you are wanting, then Island Trybe is definitely right up your alley. "Our music is a little bit of everything, a little bit of hip-hop, a little bit of country, reggae, R&B, we try to touch up on everything. Being out here, we are surrounded by hip-hop, but we always have to incorporate reggae because that's our roots," BOI said.
After performing together in their teens for the first time in Portland, the boys have continued to remain busy, performing up to three times a week, working on albums, music videos, even opening for various artists including fast lyric spitting rapper Twista. Recently, the brothers were added to the slew of acts set to perform at the first annual United Nesia Festival in Portland.
BOI and YD are preparing to release their third album entitled "Bak 4 Secondz" this summer.
So with that being said Island Trybe & the Trybe Fam represents for all our Chamorro people including the whole CNMII & the other Mariana Islands along with Guam. "First thing," said YD, "we just got a new video. We got Facebook Island Trybe, and we have some stuff on iTunes as well, trying to get some of our mixes, too."
And the Quitugua boys remain humble and appreciative of all the love and support. "Shoutout just to everybody out on Guam, everybody who supports us - Guam, Saipan, Tinian - just everyone that supports us out there."
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A U.S. appellate court panel ruled that as many as 2,300 FedEx Ground drivers in California and Oregon were employees, not independent contractors, when they worked for the package delivery company in the last decade.
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Air freight pricing is stable for the moment, but with the holiday season on the horizon Drewry is predicting prices will shoot up in coming months.
Port San Antonio named a new president and CEO on Aug. 25, tapping a 25-year economic development veteran to lead the inland industrial development agency.
Iceland has downgraded the alert level for a volcano from "red" to "orange" after backtracking on a statement made on Saturday that a small subglacial lavel eruption had begun under the site.
In the latest instance of drayage-related disruption, violence flared at Ningbo's Beilun Container Port as thousands of striking truck drivers clashed with riot police and smashed the windshields of trucks crossing a picket line. The past week's protests brought the world's sixth-largest container port to a standstill, with carriers reportedly diverting ships.
Air and sea freight volumes in European east-west trade lanes have seen consecutive gains in recent months, but growth is expected to subside over the next six months, according to a new survey from the investment firm Stifel Nicolaus.
There are increasing signs that an Icelandic volcano could erupt, potentially disrupting shippers transporting goods via the freighters and in the bellies of passenger planes — much like an eruption on the island did in 2010.
Shippers transporting goods via freighters and in the bellies of passenger planes flying in the northern European are closely watching an Iceland volcano, as many recall how a 2010 eruption on the island seriously disrupted shipments for days.
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Rated 2 / 5 stars July 20, 2012
I liked the song but the game has no "options" section, heck it doesn't even tell how to play!
Rated 0 / 5 stars July 19, 2012
horrible song with a nerdy voiced girl
Rated 3.5 / 5 stars July 18, 2012
This was fun and the effects were very cool. A few things I'd change though. For starters, the links at the bottom of the page have gotten in the way for me on a few occasions, they should be put somewhere that we can call on them if we need them but not always on the screen. Also, it would be nice if there were a way to turn the music off without turning off all of the sound. Lastly, the game glitched on level 14 for me and made the objects immovable. So you've got a few glitches to work out. Aside from those things, this was a fun little timekiller.
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars July 18, 2012
Really liked the game and the music was AMAZING. I also encountered a bug on level 14. I couldn't move any of my pieces when I placed them & since there was no reset button, I thought I could hit menu & select a level. However, I found that all of the levels were locked & I would have to start over again. Great concept and delivery, just please fix level 14! :)
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Treatment of Hydrocephalus
While there is no known cure, there are two forms of surgical treatment currently used to manage hydrocephalus. In the last 50 years, there have been incremental advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of hydrocephalus, however, long term health outcomes for individuals with hydrocephalus remain unpredictable. Often repeated neurosurgical operations are necessary to treat hydrocephalus. And it is important to recognize when treatment is failing and to stay current with doctors and developments even when things are going well. Learn more about treatment complications and what to be alert for.
Shunt Systems
The most common treatment for hydrocephalus—and the most common procedure performed by pediatric neurosurgeons in the United States—is surgical implantation of a device called a shunt. A flexible tube and valve system, a shunt drains cerebrospinal fluid from the brain to another part of the body.
Shunt Operation Statistics
- About 40,000 shunt-related operations are performed every year in the US for hydrocephalus—that averages out to one every 13 minutes and over 100 every day.
- Shunt operations for hydrocephalus cost over $1 billion a year in the US.
- 50% of shunted individuals require a revising operation within two years.
For more information, visit our Shunt Systems page.
You can also download a PDF about shunting systems.
Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (ETV)
A second treatment option is a surgical procedure called endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV). An endoscope is used to puncture a membrane in the floor of the third ventricle creating a pathway for CSF flow within the cavities in the brain. ETV is an important alternative to shunting for obstructive hydrocephalus and may be useful in other cases as well.
Unlike many other operations in which the risks are highest during the surgical procedure, most problems associated with shunting occur weeks or even years afterward. Shunt obstruction and malfunction occur in approximately one third of children in the first year after a shunt-related operation and studies have shown that ETVs can close up after time. We cannot overstate the importance of learning the signs and symptoms of treatment failure. Staying in close contact with neurosurgeons if you have a shunt or an ETV is critical. Please click here to read about serious complications that you should be informed about.
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Yesterday, I took my scheduled Saturday off.
Today, I slept through my team workout. Can't seem to get up at a reasonable hour at all. Oh well, I stole and modified one of Ande's workouts and got a good speed workout in later in the afternoon. Tomorrow will be weights & an aerobic workout hopefully -- if I can wake up! lol Friends over for a barbecue in the late afternoon so I can't dally all day.
Warm up:
700 variety swim, kick, drill
Speed work:
5 x 100 backstroke kick @ 1:45 @ 70-75% w/10-8-8-8 SDKs per 25
(Went 1:03-05s)
6 x (25 AFAP fly + 25 EZ)
4 x 100 backstroke kick @ 2:15 @ 85-90% w/12, 10, 10, 10, 10 SDKs per 25
(Went 58, 58, 56, 56)
(Had meant these to be at 80%, but missed the boat on the first one, so just kept going at the slightly higher speed)
6 x (25 AFAP back + 25 EZ)
3 x 100 backstroke kick @ 2:15 @ 90% w/12, 10, 10, 10 SDKs
(Went 57s)
6 x (25 AFAP breast + 25 EZ)
2 x 100 backstroke kick @ 2:30 @ 95% w/ 13, 11, 11, 11 SDKs per 25
50 EZ inbetween
(Went 56, 55)
6 x (25 AFAP free + 25 EZ)
1 x 100 backstroke kick @ 100% w/ 14, 12, 12 12 SDKs per 25
(Went 54)
Total: 4250
Swim = 1750
Kick = 2500
I ordered a wetsuit! Decided to buy instead of rent b/c I think I'll have occasion to use it again.
Had my iphone stolen at the movies last night. It rots when grown adults or teenagers have to steal someone's cell phone. I left it for only a few seconds ... Got a new iphone today with a tracking device. It's ever stolen again, I will hunt the thief down.
Updated September 7th, 2009 at 08:51 PM by The Fortress
Took a rest day yesterday to drive to the beach.
Wanted to swim today. No go. Couldn't swim in the ocean. It was too rough, and they closed the beach for awhile. There were jet skis circling for a long while -- I hope it wasn't a drowning.
Tried to go swim at the Wilmington YMCA. Drove there and thunderstorm started. Even though it is an indoor pool, they closed it, so I was out of luck. The Y is closed starting Monday for the rest of the week.
Thought about going on a run. But after sitting on the beach all day, running is TOO hard. I have no running legs. I'm sort of worried they're gone for good.
I'm going to investigate other places to swim around here if the ocean stays like this. I think it is supposed to be calmer later in the week. Really hoping this week isn't going to be a workout disaster, since I already took one week off.
Surfing would be good core work -- but I haven't surfed in many years.
Updated August 22nd, 2009 at 07:21 PM by The Fortress
Drove out to Mason with my little one in tow.
Warm up:
500 swim
2 x 150 kick
300 pull
2 x 75 drill
2 x 75 ? (I did shooters)
400 IM kick
75 kick/25 swim
Sprint/lactate set:
I was somewhat flabbergasted to see this set at the start of a SCY season after the pool had been closed for two weeks! I thought I'd be lounging around doing aerobic work ...
24 x 50 @ 1:00
2 EZ, 1 AFAP (every other AFAP from a dive, extra 30 seconds rest on dive ones)
I did all the fast ones backstroke with fins. Went 6 24s and 2 25s.
Pull set:
2 x 250 pull w/some breathing pattern
I did backstroke kick at a pretty quick pace instead.
Total: 3750
I'm leaving for the beach in NC for a week tomorrow. I plan to swim in the ocean some. I may look for a wet suit when I'm down there. There's also a Y close by that I swam at last year. My only concern is the weights. I think there was a really subpar weight room at the Y. My hammies are still slightly sore from the squats the other day.
Fall Meet Plan:
I have a tentative meet plan for the fall:
1. Sept. 26 DCAC's Fall Ball
(I may swim the 100 and 200 back at this meet. There are no 50s except for the 50 free and I'll sort of be in aerobic mode. Well, for me.)
2. Oct. 27 Sprint Classic at GMU
(unless Mr. Fort runs the MCM)
(Looked at the order of events. Not sure whether to start with 50 back or 100 fly. Last year, I opted for the 100 fly.)
3. Nov., Thanksgiving SCM Meet at Freedom Center
4. Dec, SCM Zones at Flushing Meadow Queens, NY
(This is the pool I almost swam at last May before my meet entries were lost. Not sure exactly when the meet is yet, but I know a bid has been placed. I may only swim one day at this meet, depending on life. I hope it's not the first weekend of Dec. immediately after the Thanksgiving meet here.)
Updated August 20th, 2009 at 10:15 PM by The Fortress
No exercise to report. However, I did expend a tremendous amount of mental energy reading an article in the latest Rowing News magazine. It set forth highlights from the meeting of the ACSM last May. I'm sure many of you have seen them, but if you haven't, here are some that caught my eye:
1. Many athletes believe they need protein to build muscle. Yet a study showed that taking recovery protein (from Endurox or whatever) had no performance or muscle building advantages. I guess this is distinguishable, however, from its possible muscle recovery properties. This could be some of the research Jazz was alluding to when he announced that protein may not help build strength and changed his diet to exclude most protein, or at least meat.
2. Fruits, berries and black currants have antioxidant and anti-inflammantory properties. Real shocker there.
3. Actual food is more health protective than supplements. Q and Jazz say this all the time!
4. Almonds are awesome, particularly pre-exercise. Must be why Quicksilver munches them at his desk while sipping green tea ...
5. Athletes who exercise in the heat should hyper-hydrate, but make sure their sport drink contains a substantial amount of sodium.
6. Man athletic trainers use pickle juice to treat cramps. SwimmerGirlKT mentioned this on her blog awhile ago. Some report that 1-2 ounces can relieve cramping in seconds. The actual mechanism for this is illusive and indeterminate.
7. Chocolate milk is a good recovery drink. Wow, who'd a thunk?
8. Glutamine reportedly enhances recovery, yet a study comparing beverages with and without glutamine during and after exercise did not confirm this.
9. During exercise, an energy bar, sport drink or gel are all pretty much equally effective.
10. Exercise apparently improves learning based on studies done with younger children.
11. And check this out:
"Many youth swimmers spend hours training for relatively short competitive events. A six-week study with 9-12 year olds suggests high intensity/low volume training offers the same benefits as lower intensity/high volume training."
So don't burn young kids out! Wonder how this applies going forward as the pre-teens age?
Updated August 13th, 2009 at 05:58 PM by The Fortress
This will be my third day in a row of no exercise! I didn't take a break after Zones in April and think that caused me more fatigue when I started up again. So I'm going to take a few days off. I am heading up to the Hillman Cancer Center in Pittsburgh this afternoon. I hope to get in a mellow swim or two at the Sewickley Y with my Pittsburgh buddies, Jimby and Bill White, while I'm in Pittsburgh over the weekend. (I have a family get together as well.)
I've attached a couple pics of two forum dinners and some of the Academy Bullets doing our strong arm thing. ABM finished 4th overall in the club team rankings!
Only 2 other thoughts about Nats:
It was freezing in the natatorium. I wish I had brought my parka and Ugg boots (if they're good enough for Rob Butcher ...), but they didn't fit in the suitcase, which already weighed 49.9 pounds.
I forgot to put my good luck nose clip on before my 50 back split on Thursday. I'm sure that made all the difference!
Although I have no desire whatsoever to be a so-called "weekend warrior," I felt compelled to sit on my ass all day to rest the sore hammies. Well, I did technically stand for 3 hours (and, sadly, was forced to issue a couple backstroke turn DQs), but I did not seek to exercise in any way, shape or form. I went to a movie (Public Enemies -- not very good), drank beer and ate pizza with friends and failed to stretch.
I was chatting with my sometime workout buddy Wally today at our local relay meet (he was exerting himself with a 25 breast). He informed me that we, in a lapse into the "it's just masters" mentality no doubt, had both missed the entry deadline for junior and senior champs. We were both sending out emails today to see if we could sneak into these meets.
As I was doing this, I received the following email from my coach about all the events in the area:
One local swim meet and lots of open water swims coming up. Feel free to enter:
July 19 - DCRP LCM Meet - (outdoors!) Hains Point -Washington DC -
http://www.swimdcrp.org/files/2009EntryForm.pdf (meetentries postmarked by July 10)
July 11 - Swim for Life (1,2,3,4, or 5 miles) - Chestertown
MD (hosted by DCAC) http://www.swimdcac.org/Swim4Life.html
Jul 11 Captain Craig 1 mile swim - Ocean City, MD
More info:
Jul 11 1-3 Mile Open Water Championships (2 miles) -
Canandaigua Lake, Canandaigua, NY
Jul 11 Chris Greene Lake Cable Swim, Charlottesville VA -
Jul 11 Swim for the Dolphins Wildwood Crs, NJ
Jul 11 1st Annual East Hampton Ocean Rescue Ocean Swim -
$35.00 day-of
registration Registration begins at 7:00 A.M. at Kirk Park
beach (next
to IGA as one comes in to Montauk) Race time 8:00 A.M.
Distances 2 mile, 1 mile, 1/2 mile swimming west to east
along the
bluffs of Montauk and ending at Ditch Plains Beach Shirts,
caps provided
All proceeds are going to the Montauk Playhouse Foundation
and East
Hampton Ocean Rescue Questions...e-mail John Ryan @
firstname.lastname@example.com or call @ 631 324-2787
Jul 18 Ocean City Masters Swim Ocean City, NJ
Jul 18 Aquathlon: Stars & Stripes Swim 1.5 K / Run 5 K
Riverside Park Tune Up Swim 1.5 K New York NY
Jul 18 Greenwich Point 1 mile Swim; Greenwich, CT
Jul 25 Swim Barnegat 1 Mile Swim Barnegat, NJ
Aug 1 USMS 6+ Mile Open Water Championships (10 km) -
Little Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan, Harbor Springs, MI
Aug 8 - 2 mile Island Beach Swim - Greenwich, VA
Aug 9 Grimaldo's Mile - Coney Island, NY -
Aug 15 USMS 2009 2-Mile Cable Championships - Mirror Lake,
Lake Placid, NY
Aug 15 Against the Tide 1 Mile Swim Brewster, MA
Aug 15 Save the Bay 1.7 mile Swim Newport, RI
Aug 16 Pennock Island Challenge 8 miles Ketchikan Alaska
Oct 18 - Bermuda Round the Sound 10K, 7.25K, 4K, 2K, or .8K
Swim -
Aug 22 Clean Harbor Swim Gloucester MA
Sep 12 USMS 2009 3-6 Mile Open Water Championships (5 km) -
Lake Michigan, Chicago, IL
Sep 12 Brooklyn Bridge Swim 1K New York NY
Sep 12 Swim for Life - Provincetown MA
Sep 26 Little Red Lighthouse Swim 5.85 Mile New York NY
Oct 18 - St. Croix 5 mile swim - St. Croix VI
Seems a tad bit lopsided, no? I guess, if I don't get into my preferred meet, I could attend Hains Point. I just am not a fan of this pool or swimming backstroke outdoors.
Someday, if I don't have a taper meet in the summer and am actually running more regularly (is that allowed for masters or did I just dream up the neurotic runners I know who wirelessly download their Garmin 405 workout stats?), I'd like to do the Stars & Stripes Aquathlon purely for fun. I guess this kind of low key fun is permissible, right?
Updated July 4th, 2009 at 02:04 PM by The Fortress
Pulled a "Patrick" today. Got my kids off to school, then fell back asleep and slept until 10:15. No time to workout as I had appointments, sports chauffeuring, lessons, and the usual "summer swim league practice cancelled mid-way due to lightening" events. Probably just as well. I'm feeling pretty beat up after ART and a deep tissue. Couldn't have done any race pace work. I'm commencing a 3 day mini-taper, which will extend into a longer mini-taper next week. I've become pretty convinced that after 4-5 weeks of hard training, my body needs a recovery week. During SCY season, this is typically, and conveniently, before a meet. I've been going 6-7 weeks since Zones -- it's slightly too much even for a hard core endorphin addict. I need a relative break.
I see the entry deadline for LCM Nationals is approaching. I don't have any clue what to enter for my 200 back. I'm not sure if I'll do it as a 200 or get a 50 back split. I guess more likely that latter, as I'm assuming I'll be blasted by the time the 50 rolls around -- it's practically the last event on day 4. So I guess I should enter a slow time, figuring I will be swimming somewhat slowly the last 150? If I then decide to swim it as a 200, I'm sure I'll be yelled at for sandbagging.
My one workout of the day will be trying on the one FINA approved tech suit I have managed to procure in my size. Mini Fort can do the zipping. Although, frankly, it sounds like FINA is endorsing the anything goes for masters ...
Breakfast: omelet w/cheese & tomatoes, blackberries
Snack: yogurt
Snack: banana, sliced mangos
Snack: 2 bean & cheese taquitos,
Dinner: cheese & chicken enchiladas, kiwi & blueberries; 10% crap = nachos
I seem to need portable food during the day. If anyone has any suggestions ...
Updated June 10th, 2009 at 09:35 PM by The Fortress
Wow, I am still absolutely dead from the meet. Not recovering quickly at all. Am now glad I'm not going to the NY meet this weekend, as traveling sounds tiring ... Looking forward to a weekend with the family & watching my kids' sporting events!
Was heading to the gym, but cancelled that plan. Just did RC and some stretching today. Taking Bobinator's advice and listening to the body!
I am weary of all the tech suit haters. I believe that the suits make everyone faster, and that I have benefitted from my B70. Especially in my first set of unrested and tapered times. However, I have been wearing the B70 for a long now; I was one of the first masters to get it -- I followed Ande's recommendation immediately and spoke to Dean in Europe to discuss getting one. (This is consistent with my penchant for trying new things. No reason not to be adventurous.) I now have so many times in it, that I'm inclined to think I've seen most of the benefits from the suit and that my subsequent time drops are at least somewhat due to other factors. Even under Jimby's prior (and flawed! :P) analysis, I've dropped time since I last tapered in the B70 in February. This may be wishful thinking on my part, and some say it is, but I continue to believe that weights have helped me. How many times do you have to wear a suit before every single improvement ceases to attributed to it?! Right now, I feel like I'm comparing "apples to apples" since I always swim in a B70.
My current B70 (#2) now has 18 races in it, plus all the warm downs. I also warmed up in it on Saturday of Zones, as I didn't have time to struggle into it before my first race. BTW, I disliked warming up in it and will try to avoid doing it again.
Updated April 29th, 2009 at 03:02 PM by The Fortress
No time to swim today. Probably all right to have an off day. Instead, I:
purchased massive quantities of food;
answered numerous text messages from swimmers, lol;
tended children;
drank copious amounts of water and green tea;
contemplated an ice bath;
purchased daffodils and tulips
stretched out Jimby's B70
packed swim bag (with back up suit!)
Ready for the meet and festivities! Expecting about 20 or so forumites, assorted GMUP teammates, spouses (they're very brave to tolerate all the boring swim shop talk!) and children on Sunday. Should be perfect weather, 85 degrees and sunny. Pool is open. No hottub for Team Hottub members though. Someone else will have to host that one! Thought we could celebrate Wookiee's birthday early. In lieu of a cake, he's requested kisses from all the beautiful ladies.
Not nervous yet. I just read that a friend was nauseous before her meet. Doesn't seem terribly uncommon. Does this happen to anyone else? Do we swim better the more nervous we are or not? I've found that, for me, some nerves/adrenline is definitely good ... but I seem to swim just as fast relaxed with my bad ass sprinter attitude. I seem to calm down when I've got my first event under my belt.
Updated April 24th, 2009 at 03:57 PM by The Fortress
Still under the weather and an energy-less FAF, but better than yesterday!
AM: Massage
Got a deep tissue massage. Ouch! Guess I had some cranky muscles. The tightest area is my middle back. (Lower back was fine.) How exactly does one stretch the middle back?
PM Swim/SCY/Solo:
Just a short workout. Wanted to keep feel and not sure I can get to the pool tomorrow. Did some hypoxic work that I like to do when I'm resting or feeling sub par.
Warm up:
700 variety swim, kick, drill
Hypoxic Sets:
10 x 25 back UW shooter w/MF @ :30
Then, realizing that I had just told She Puff that I had become too besotted with my MF lately and needed to do some fin-less SDK work, I grudgingly took it off.
10 x (25 back UW shooter no fins + 25 EZ) @ 1:15
3 x 150 (50 scull, 50 kick, 50 swim)
7 SDKs off each wall on kick and swim
5 x (25 belly UW shooter no fins + 25 EZ)
Total: 2275
The UW shooters with no fins were easier than I anticipated. For the last year, I've felt faster/better on my belly shooters than my back shooters and have started avoiding back shooters because of the air bleeding. With a nose clip, I felt like this phenomenon was reversed: I felt faster and more comfortable on my back. Though I took about 21 kicks each way.
Will try to get to my team practice on Sunday if I'm feeling better to practice some starts, etc. I won't be doing 3000, though, so I may be a dirty rotten selfish rule breaking teammate that is disrupting the normal swimming protocol. I suspect a few others are tapering for Zones too though. But, since I'm one of few sprinters, I'm sure I'll do less yardage.
I'm sick again, and it's making me really dang grumpy. Could be allergies run amuck or a nasty cold I picked up traveling. Very frustrating, as I just had a severe cold two weeks ago. So forced to take a day off. Just hope I get better soon, as I have a very packed weekend. If I don't, I may question the back to back meet plan or the number of events at Zones ... For sure, I'm going to kick into rest mode swim wise and not overdo it in the pool the next few days.
Going to lay on the couch now and feel sorry for myself. April is just not my month.
Quickie AM Weights:
Cut back 1/3 of the weight. Shoulder still cranky, stayed away from pull ups/chins and hanging ab exercises. Going to chiro tomorrow afternoon.
standing lat pulldown, 100 x 2 x 15
dead lift, 70 x 2 x 12
seated narrow grip row, 70 x 2 x 15
alternating hammers, 12.5 x 2 x 20
decline reverse crunch, 2 x 25
elevated crunch, 2 x 25
crunches w/med ball, 2 x 25
back extensions w/10 lb weight, 2 x 25
external rotators, 10 x 2 x 15
prone scapular scrunches, 2 x 25
seated straight arm dips, 60 x 2 x 2
(did a bunch of arm extensions last night)
PM Swim/SCY/Solo:
Swam late today because I was taking care of really important things like beautifying my chlorine-damaged hair. The FISH were practicing. Swam in a lane right next to Kate Ziegler.
Warm up:
600 variety swim-kick
Hypoxic Set:
20 x 25 shooters on back w/MF @ :30
Speed Work:
4 x (50 dolphin kick on back w/MF AFAP + 100 easy)
Went: 22, 21.5, 21, 21.5
My fastest to date. Before Auburn, I was going 23s. Think the time drops are due in part to use of a nose clip. I'm only above water from the flags to the wall. Was planning on doing more 50s, but someone joined my lane and I didn't want to slice and dice.
4 x (4 x 50) speed variables @ 1:00
#1: 50 back, descend to fast
#2: backstroke kick, EZ, fast, EZ, fast
#3: breaststroke, 25 fast, 25 easy by 50s
#4: 25 fast doggie paddle scull drill, 25 EZ
Total: 2850
Pondering amount of rest for Zones/SCM Meet. Went back and looked at the yardage I did before Auburn two weeks out:
14: off
13: 3200
12: 3000
11: 2650
10: off
9: 2800
8: 3100
7: 2000
6: off
5: 1850
4: 1500
3: 1400
2: 1000
1: off
May try to replicate some of the workouts. The last time I lifted weights before Auburn was Jan. 25. Using that as a guideline, I should probably stop lifting now if I want to swim well at my SCM meet. Anyone have any different thoughts?
Of course, having Zones before the SCM meet will effect how "rested" I am for the second meet, assuming I go ... For Zones, I am entered in:
100 free
200 mixed medley relay
50 breast (gridge anyone? haven't swum this event in 4 years)
400 medley relay
200 free relay
50 fly
100 back
200 free relay
Signed up for the 50 fly, 50 free and 50 back for the SCM meet. I NT'd the 50 fly because there is only 1 event between the 50 fly and 50 free. Have at me, you anti-sandbaggers, but this is my response to the social engineering meet line up.
Hosting a apres meet party Sunday after Zones: burger and beer. Last year, we had a fun party as well, some of the pics are in my photos albums. We also had a video show with vids taken by Ensignada, Stud and me. The funniest one, of course, featured Jimby standing on the blocks as everyone else took off for the 100 free. (They let him swim in another heat.)
Feeling pretty exhausted. Traveling from the east coast to the west coast doesn't agree with me. I only got 5-6 hours sleep in Tucson because I would wake up so early every day. Now, back east, I'm having trouble going to sleep. Thought I would be dead in the water today, so was surprised to swim pretty fast. Hoping for more sleep the rest of the week.
Updated April 14th, 2009 at 06:19 PM by The Fortress
It was raining on Saturday in Tucson, and I let that dissuade me from swimming. I was pretty tired from my M-F workout craze anyway. Sunday I traveled home. Will swim later today.
Sent in my entry form for a SCM meet in Brooklyn on May 3. http://www.metroswim.org/entryforms/...cParksMeet.pdf. Still not sure whether I'm going. May conflict with family things, or I may be too tired after Zones. I'll play it by ear. This is the only meet where I've read the words "all entries are free." lol
Not sure what I did, but my cranky shoulder is really bothering me. Lack of sufficient RC work last week? Or overdoing weights? Or sitting on the airplane all day? It hasn't noticeably bothered me in awhile. Chiro check up is probably in order. I'll do a lot of kicking the next couple days. It probably will effect my weight lifting this week too. I had been planning on lifting this week, and knocking off next week before Zones.
I don't see my entries on the psych sheet for Colonies Zones yet. Hopefully, it just hasn't been processed yet and it was received. Need to think about the apres swim party soon.
Got my shipment of nose clips while I was gone. The speedo competition nose clip seems much tighter than the others. Hopefully, it will stay on better.
Updated April 13th, 2009 at 01:44 PM by The Fortress
Spent the morning at the Desert Museum. Very nice! Was in a convertible and walking around for many hours in the sun. Got to the pool, hopped in and was DEAD, no energy. Should have injected caffeine first, I guess. I almost got out because I was worried it would all be garbage yards. Sheesh. Luckily, I had some Jolt gum in my back pack. Tried that after the first set, and it seemed to perk me up some.
Warm up:
700 variety warm up
Main sets:
8 x 100 @ 2:00
odd single arm fly
evens dolphin kick w/board
6 x (6 x 50), done as:
(30-60 seconds rest between rounds)
#1: 25 variety scull, 25 back @ 1:10
#2: 25 fast fly, 25 easy w/fins @ :50
#3: 2 x 50 fast breast, 50 easy, 2 x 50 fast breast, 50 easy @ 1:00
#4: 25 easy free, 25 backstroke shooter w/fins & nose clip @ 1:00
#5: 25 easy speed fly, 25 easy @ 50
#6: 50 backstroke kick @ 1:00
6 x (25 AFAP + 50 EZ)
2 fast fly, back, free
Total: 3900
When you're doing pull ups and chin ups, do you have to be in a straight arm dead hang between each rep for them to "count" and not be "cheating"?
Hadn't been to my team practice in ages. Had to get up early to put my kid on the Zones bus, so I dragged myself to the 4:45 am practice.
Warm up:
9 x 100, S/K/D
Main sets:
4 x 500 w/paddles & pull buoy,
descend @ 7:00
12 x 100
1-4 @ 1:25
5-8 @ 1:20
9-12 @ 1:15
20 x 25 @ :30, alternate fast and easy
Total: 4800
Weights later today ...
Well, I finally succumbed to the petri dish of germs that has been my house lately. Started feeling sick on Friday night, woke up feeling like I got hit with a sledgehammer. Nasty cold, cough, fever, etc. Spent yesterday on the couch not moving. Will likely do much of the same today. Just hoping it doesn't morph into sinusitis/bronchitis, which I've been so prone to in the past (especially in the Spring).
On the bright side, I was due for a rest day yesterday anyway. Hadn't had one in awhile. And it's not the end of the world to have the weekend off and let my body rest. My team pool is also closed this weekend for a swim meet.
My upper back is really sore -- I'm assuming from the rack pulls. One day, it'd be nice to have sore abs instead of sore upper body ...
Still haven't sent in my Zone entries. Probably going to swim:
100 free
50 breast
50 back
2 relays
50 fly
100 back
200 medley relay
Don't want to enter a lot of individual events. I'll be zonked enough from a 2 day meet. Plan on resting the 5 days after the meet for a SCM meet on May 3. Not sure I can recover in time, but we'll see. I've never swum meets on two weekends in a row before.
Updated March 29th, 2009 at 12:47 PM by The Fortress
Just a quick swim today:
700 warm up
8 x 25, alternate backstroke shooter with nose clip and easy
50 easy
Backstroke start, lost nose clip, couldn't find it on bottom of pool, not going to use it tomorrow
10 x 25, alternate easy speed fly and easy
50 easy
4 x 25, alternate build free and easy
4 x 25, alternate AFAP free and easy
100 easy
Total: 1600
Felt crappy in the water today. Could be the effect of the unintended five day mini taper instead of the planned three day mini taper. Or maybe it's just the stressful week with kids with the flu and a hugely jam packed weekend, including JOs.
Will just swim the 100 fly and 100 back tomorrow. 100 back starts at 4:55 and I have to be at finals at 6:15. On a happy note, Mini-Fort who has struggled as a 13-14, made her sectional/quad A cut in the evilstroke this am. So there is happiness instead of teenage angst.
Hoping for a decent nights sleep.
Had two kids home with the flu yesterday, so didn't get a chance to workout. Will swim later today.
I did, however, get a chance to compile the data to answer Jim's challenge on the "Ban the Tech Suit" thread. He has claimed/posted that much (not all) of my recent improvement is due to B70 use. I looked at events that I had swum 3+ times since 2006 or so. After looking at the times, I don't feel like I'm getting a "huge" assist from my B70s, though the suit definitely helps you swim fast(er) unrested. (Technically, I'm never completely unrested for meets, as I usually do a 3 day very mini taper.) There were only 4 of the 13 events where I had what I consider significant time drops after using a B70 (indicated with a * below) -- and in each race it was a brand new B70 suit. These events, swum at the IGLA meet last June (and one in Auburn after a 10 month hiatus), have other confounding factors that could account for the drops, although I concede the B70 accounts for a portion of the drop: (1) there was a 6 month time gap between the SCM swims; (2) I switched from an old recordbreaker Pro (6 meets + use) to a new B70; (3) I had just started lifting "heavy" to be "non-weak" and was about 5 weeks into this effort, and (4) I only swam 3 events at the IGLA meet instead of the 7 events I swam at NE Champs the preceding December. I think these 4 factors weight heavily in the analysis. Plus, Hulk said I looked much stronger in the water at IGLA. With respect to the 100 IM, I had been lifting heavy for almost 10 months before dropping significant time at Auburn last month. Plus, I've just been training more in the last 10 months.
In any event, here is the time progression. It is mostly linear. I feel like my biggest drops were during serious (2 week) tapers, particularly at Austin in 2008 and Auburn in 2009 where I swam in very fast pools. I think fast pools make a difference. In Auburn, moreover, my drops were from previous B70 swims. I've tried to indicate meets that I did a 2 week taper for with a "T" below. However, I'm a little foggy on this as my first couple years I didn't really taper, just sort of rested up a bit a swam. I've also indicted which suit I was wearing, where I remember. I used an FSI and FSII fairly interchangeably for a period of time. If I can't remember which one I was wearing, I just wrote FS. Recordbreaker Pros are listed as R-Pro; Hi Neck Pro is listed as H-Pro. Times are listed in chronological order, of course.
In the final analysis, it appears that unrested B70 swims are largely comparable to tapered non-B70 swims, but not always. Of course, this is significant. Without this factor, I would likely not have had a linear progression of times. But is not comparable to a claim that the B70 takes "huge chunks" of time off and gives you automatic lifetime bests. My sense (I recall Ande and Patrick agreed) is that the B70 helps more on longer events than sprints. Perhaps the buoyancy which helps counter fatigue is more significant in longer races. My fastest times, at least in SCY, were just done this Feb. after changing my taper. I had used a B70 in previous races, so don't feel that the improvements can be attributed to the B70.
Any other analysis or commentary is welcome.
Backstroke Events:
50 Back SCY:
31.17 (poly tank)(10/05)
29.92 (FS II (Nats)(5/06)
29.80 (R-Pro)(11/07)
29.55 (H-Pro)(4/08)
29.34 (H-Pro, Nats)(T)(5/08)
B70 Assist: less than .2
100 Back SCY:
1:06.5 (FS II, Nats)(5/06)
2 year gap
1:04.7 (H-Pro)(T)(5/08)
1:04.7 (B70)(9/08)(Geek 9/27!)
B70 Assist: No difference
50 Back SCM:
33.2 (R-Pro)(T)(12/07)
B70 Assist, with caveats noted above: 1.5 seconds
100 Back, SCM:
1:13.9 (R-Pro)(T)(12/07)
1:14.1 (R-Pro)(4/07)
B70 Assist with caveats noted above, 2.4 seconds
50 Back, LCM:
34.88 (FS II)(8/06)(bad finish)(Worlds)
33.48 (R-Pro)(T)(8/07)
(Slipped on start. There is a funny video of me letting an f bomb go after this race. I'll try to post it.)
B70 Assist: .08 second
100 Back, LCM:
1:17.0 (FS II)(8/06)(Worlds)
1:14.1 (R-Pro)(T)(8/07)
B70 Assist: .7 second, 1 year later, same pool.
Fly Events:
50 fly, SCY:
29.8 (poly tank)(10/05)
28.8 (FS II)(5/06)(Nats)
28.4 (R-Pro)(4/08)
27.6 (H-Pro)(T)(5/08)
Side note: This progression definitely shows that my fly has improved relatively more than other strokes and possibly benefits more from heavy lifting.
B70 assist: .1 second
100 fly SCY:
1:05.1 (R-Pro)(11/07)
1:05.5 (R-Pro)(4/08)
1:04.2 (H-Pro)(T)(10/08)
B70 Assist: None, went .3 slower with B70
50 fly SCM:
31.88 (FS II)(12/06)(only 1 event this day)
31.37 (R-Pro)(T)(12/07)
31.48 (R-Pro)(3/08)
29.99 (B70)(some T)(12/08)
B70 Assist: .6 second
50 fly, LCM:
32.24 (FS)(8/06)(Worlds)
31.61 (R-Pro)(T)((7/07)
31.71 (R-Pro)(8/07)
B70 Assist: .58 (but this B70 assist came when I was tapered, not unrested)
50 free, SCY:
26.72 (poly tank)(10/05)
25.99 (H-Pro)(T)(5/08)
B70 Assist: None, swam the same 25.5 in an FS I.
50 free, SCM:
28.7 (R-Pro)(T)(12/07)
29.2 (R-Pro)(3/08)
B70 Assist: .2 seconds, one year later and in a faster pool.
50 free, LCM:
29.71 (FS)(8/06)(Worlds)
29.2 (R-Pro)(T)(8/07)
B70 Assist: None, faster in Pro.
1:08.6 (poly tank)(first race as master)(10/05)
1:07.5 (FS II tank)(4/07)
1:07.0 (R-Pro)(10/07)
1:06.8 (H-Pro)(5/08)
I was stuck on 1:07 forever in this event ... made me dislike it. There's really been no improvement per se in the evilstroke leg. Splits are always 6-7 seconds apart, usually the latter.
B70 Assist: Big drop here, 2.7 seconds, but it was after a 10 month hiatus in the event and after lifting heavy for 10 months)
Updated March 17th, 2009 at 05:41 PM by The Fortress
Blech, bad day. Woke up feeling sore from deep tissue massage and then my chiro beat me up some more. No fast kicking and no lower body work (run, elliptical, weights, etc) is now advised, though not mandated, for a bit. That leaves so much else ... lol My back is now adorned with bright blue kinesio tape. Guess I'll be more rested for my meet next weekend than I thought ... I had only contemplated a 3 day mini-taper ... Still, better now than at another time, I guess. Hoping to feel better tomorrow after all the body work.
Was going to get a quick swim in, but decided to bag it until tomorrow in a rare fit of lack of motivation and bad mood-itis. This fit was initially brought on (aside from the soreness) by my kid. What 14 year old misses her heat of the 400 IM at Senior Champs? Yeesh! And I got up early for that ... Rest of the day was likewise frustrating, and I was stuck at the house for much of it. On the upside, I did purchase 3 new nose clips and hope that I can keep them more than 3 days.
Other News:
EC Matrix:
I'm told this is a hot new supplement in sports medicine. It's a mechanism-specific formula designed to help maintain/reduce inflammation in the ligaments. It's apparently not like ibuprofen, which can impair secondary healing. Supposed to be superior to protrypsin or glucosamine.
A couple weeks ago I posted an article from the NYT lauding plasma regeneration therapy as a new breakthrough in sports medicine. (That's the procedure I used for my labral tearing.) My chiro told me today that, since the article was published, my PRP/pain doc has been swamped and can't keep up with all the new clients. The orthos are apparently up in arms about it, as they feel their business is threatened. This is a bit hard to see as aging baby boomers continue taking up endurance sports though ...
B70 Ban?:
Mentioned this on a forum thread, but when I was in the local swim shop today, the owner told me unequivocally that the B70 would be banned "in May" and "flunked" the buoyancy test. This is news to me. I thought nothing would happen until 2010. Hoping I at least get some further use out of my new suit. I suspect there may be modifications forthcoming in future generations of B70s.
I saw many LZRs and some B70s at Senior Champs today. My kid isn't swimming at finals tonight (scratched) as she's resting for a meet next week, but I'm now getting frequent text updates on how many of her friends have LZRs. The arms race is in full swing!
Split Request
Got confirmation today that my split request for the 100 back from Auburn was sent to the top ten recorder for southeastern masters.
Updated March 13th, 2009 at 07:58 PM by The Fortress
Not much time to work out today. Probably just as well. My legs/glutes are a bit sore from the squatting and lunging. And how often is one supposed to do these damn things anyway? Every time we lift?
Swim, SCY, solo:
Warm up:
400 swim
200 kick
150 fly drills
12 x 25 4 point shooters w/MF, working on amplitude/hands
Main sets:
3 x (4 x 50) @ 1:00, IM Order
#1 fly/back
#2 back/evilstroke
#3 evilstroke/free
#4 free/fly
(It occurred to me after I completed this set that it would be a good set to emphasize "fast turns," the downfall of my 100 IM. Maybe next time.)
8 x 1:00 @ 1:50, last 25 fast
odds backstroke, evens backstroke kick
10 x 50 @ :45, tempo dolphin kick w/MF & board
Total: 3100
hot tub + 12 oz gatorade
Backstroke SDKs:
Still mulling over my issues with backstroke SDKs. It still feels unnatural to use my hands/arms on my back as opposed to on my belly. But the real issue is still breathing. It occurred to me today that perhaps I was exhaling through the nose too much on my turn and initial push off and thus "bleeding" air too quickly. When I tried just holding my breath more, I went farther. I can't do the Ande trick to prevent "bleeding." I think I could be a candidate for a nose plug on 100-200 back. Every time I've tried one, though, I can't keep it on my nose ... Anyone use one for backstroke? If so, how long did it take to acclimate to it?


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Building the Program - Kansas Football from Micah Brown on Vimeo. Micah Brown does it again, I do miss The Gridiron.
H/T to Esteban for catching this. I believe Micah did some work for Michigan State this year. I'd like to see us bring him back on staff at Kansas in the same capacity as he was under Gill. Obviously we don't look back on those gridiron days with a huge amount of fondness, but if Weis keeps moving things in the right direction we might have the guy in place to make the Gridiron a great documentary.


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The offices of Robotoki, the indie studio founded by former mouthpiece of the blockbuster Call of Duty franchise was reportedly stormed by the Los Angeles Police Department today, in what is presumed to be the latest occurrence of the juvenile prank known as swatting -- whereby a prankster anonymously contacts emergency services fabricating an armed threat at a premises to invoke a law enforcement response, which usually comes in the form of a police SWAT team that is obligated to treat all such tips seriously.
Mentioning the event on his heavily-followed Twitter account, Bowling explained "The LAPD just stormed @robotoki with guns drawn and detained me as they cleared the building. I blame GHOST." Ghost being one of the iconic characters of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series, of which Robotoki has a life-sized, armed statue of in its window, over-looking the street.
Ghost is also the name of the the next upcoming game in the Call of Duty franchise, that the former Infinity Ward Creative Strategist and Community Manager no longer has any involvement in.
Bowling was likely implying the former as the cause of the police reaction, but surely even a life-size statue would need at least a 3-kill streak to trigger a SWAT deployment.
2013 has seen a disturbing resurgence in Swatting, targeting high-profile or controversial celebrities such as Sean Combes, Justin Bieber, and Russell Brand. If caught offenders have faced up to 11 years in prison for the act, although it's often perpetrated by troubled teens.
Update: We presumed wrong: official details provided to Polygon have since confirmed that the police response was more innocently the result of a Robotoki staff member accidentally triggering a panic button before retiring for the day:
Bowling said the police arrived at the front of the building only to find that there was no way to get in from that side. As they moved around toward the back where Robotoki's entrance is located, the officers spotted Bowling's life-sized statue of Ghost standing at attention with his gun at the ready.Office security cameras captured the ordeal, and a still shot of the climactic moment was provided to Polygon, who's report explains that they had originally presumed it to be a result of miscommunication or a prank "Until we reviewed the security footage and saw our designer's curiosity to be the cause".
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Graduate Lecture Series
Ranu Mukherjee: "Epic Every Day"
Friday, October 7, 2011 - 4:30pm
Lecture Hall
San Francisco Art Institute
800 Chestnut Street
San Francisco,
Ranu Mukherjee is a multi-disciplinary artist making hybrid films, works on paper, and collaborative projects. Her recent work investigates the figure of the nomad as well as an imagined personal history of relations between Indian and European/US culture. Generally inspired by encounters with embodiment, ecology, the science-fictional, and the unknown, she explores narrative excess and other material conditions brought on by global capitalism. Mukherjee is a Visiting Faculty in SFAI's New Genres Department.
Mukherjee has participated in numerous exhibitions and screenings internationally in London, Oslo, Berlin, Oberhausen, Vancouver, Santiago, and Capetown, as well as in the Bay Area. In the 1990s, she co-created the collaborative artist orphan drift in London. She is represented by Frey Norris Gallery where she had her debut solo exhibition in the US in summer 2011. She is also an exhibiting artist in Bay Area Now 6, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts through September 2011.
Color of History, Sweating Rocks, 2011
Hybrid Film (all the metals in our cell phones, rocks, sticks, sand, dust, frankincense, Bedouin, Sewa and Tuareg artifacts, water, salt, dunes, city)
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As you may or may not recall, No. 1 son now resides in the great state of Maine with his sweetheart Sabrina and their two dogs – Sue and Dakota.
Together, they have settled on the banks of Stillwater River, a branch of the nearby Penobscot River. They now call Old Town home and live a stone's throw downstream from the legendary Old Town Canoe factory.
Not far from there are the city limits of Orono – home of the flagship campus for the University of Maine. There our son Erik now occupies an office in the Department of Wildlife Ecology as an associate professor. Sabrina, by his side, is finishing her doctorate in wildlife ecology.


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Virgin CEO Richard Branson is worth billions. So is airline magnate Tony Fernandes. When the two both owned Formula One teams back in 2010, they
Sir Richard Branson is such a freakin' Bro king it's not even funny. Virgin America just created a "seat-to-seat delivery" option to buy a person
Has it been a good week? Oh yeah, certainly f*ckin' has. Earthquake hit (I didn't feel it), I'm back on the feminist radar (got a
What a week this was: The bust of grotesque hookers, 4/20, Earth Day, and even Snoop Dog got into the action by smoking out of a


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This post is originally published on Everyday Feminism. It is cross-posted with permission.
I still remember the feeling of anxiety that came along with the excitement of being part of the in-crowd. The first few weeks of school are always a little stressful with me wanting to make sure I had friends and wasn't an outcast.And each year, I successfully landed a spot in a nice group of girls that I had a lot of fun with. We had sleepovers, movies, lunch dates, and pedicure parties. While all of these girls were nice on their own, something would happen when we all got together. We talked…and we talked about other girls…we said mean things about them behind their backs. And it strangely brought us closer together and made us feel united. The trouble was that what united us was the exclusion of someone else. I remember hearing things and even on occasion saying things like: "I love her to death but I can't stand when she…", "If I said this to her, she wouldn't listen or change", or the classic "Don't say anything to her but…". Those phrases made my stomach turn and my goose bumps rise to attention. Why did I gossip behind other people's back? If I felt angry, upset or jealous towards someone, why didn't I just talk to them about it? Or even if I wasn't saying anything, why didn't I stop it? Why did I nod along and neutrally agree with things I completely disagreed with and angered me? Thankfully, I talked to my mom about it and she said something to me once that shifted my perspective and made me change my ways. (I'm not going to pretend I became some anti-bullying super hero. I still have moments of weakness where I resort to cattiness or don't interfere when gossip is occurring.) My mom said, "If they're saying this about 'Jenny', who knows what they're saying about you when you're not there". Looking back, I'm a little disappointed it took a "take a walk in her shoes" pep talk from my mom for me to grow a backbone, but hey, I am what I am.


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Both Europe and the U.S. are in the process of moving toward dramatically cleaner diesel fuel. U.S. regulations to achieve clean diesel relies on uniform regulations for an 80% conversion to low-sulfur fuel by 2006 in all regions, while countries in the European Union are relying on differential fuel taxes based on the sulfur content of the fuel. We first examine various efficiency and implementation aspects of differential fuel taxes including pricing strategies, conditions for revenue neutrality, the importance of point of collection of the tax, and the relative magnitudes of production and distribution costs for low sulfur fuel. We then look at the European experience with differential fuel taxes over the past ten years, including the experience in Sweden, Finland, the U.K. and most recently in Germany. Each country faced different economic, political institutional factors, and implemented the taxes in different ways, resulting in different outcomes. We attempt to draw lessons for possible uses for differential fuel taxes in the U.S.
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The defense of the Chicago Bears has been among the best in the NFL this season. The front seven have played extremely well and the secondary has vastly outplayed all expectations. Tim Jennings is have a career season, Tillman is his usual reliable self, and the combination of Conte and Wright has been potent.To really get a good understanding of just how dominant the Bears have been on the defensive side of the ball you have to look at the stats.
Cold Hard Football Facts has created a statistic to measure the effectiveness of a defense's front seven. By taking into account yards per rushing attempt, negative passing play percentage (Sacks and INT's), as well as third-down conversion percentage they have come up with the Defensive Hog Index, or DHI. The lower the DHI, the better.
The Bears defense is #1 in DHI, and it's not even close. Chicago's DHI of 3.67 is over 2 points higher than the next closest team. In fact, no other team has a DHI below 6.
The picture becomes even clearer when you look at the individual stats that go into the DHI. The Bears are 7th in YPA for opposing running backs, 1st in NPP%, and 3rd in third-down conversion rate. This is an elite group up front for the Bears.
In another statistic, defensive quarterback rating, which takes into account total team play as well as quarterback play to determine how well a defense is playing, the Bears are again number one on the list. Their DQBR of 48.88 is again vastly superior to the next best team. There is only one other team with a rating below 60, and it's 59.5.
While it is difficult to find advanced statistics on secondary play, the regular numbers still paint a pretty picture.
Tim Jennings has been out of his mind good this year. He is tied for the NFL lead in both Interceptions and passes defended, and according to Advanced NFL Stats, Jennings is second among corners in estimated points added per game.
And we can't forget about old faithful Charles Tillman. He has two INT's, both of which went for TD's, as well as two passes defended. He is 7th according to Advanced NFL Stats in EPA/G. Both of Chicago's top two corners have been stellar this year. A lot of that must be contributed to the front seven as well though. They have been fantastic at getting pressure on the quarterback and making teams one dimensional.
The Bears are proving they are for real in this young NFL season. I don't want to say the stars are aligning because an injury could occur at any time, but there are not any teams playing better than Chicago. When the AFC has only 2 winning teams and the top NFC teams are wildly inconsistent, it is giving me hope that this may be the Bears best chance at bringing home the Lombardi Trophy since 1985.
Knock on wood, however, as there are a lot of games still to play and the NFL is a crazy league, but the Bears have been crazy good.


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I have been a long time lurker but a more recent commenter here at Canes Country. As a long time Hurricanes fan, I've lived and died with and by this team. So I thought I'd try my hand at a Fan Post to see what happens. Here goes:
The 2011-2012 season is nearly upon us (well, okay, a month and a half away) and we've all been thinking about this "new" Hurricanes team. When examining the roster, there are a few "new" faces as well as some "hopeful" youngsters trying to elbow their way onto the squad. By my reading, we have 5 new Canes:
- Tim Brent
- Tomas Kaberle
- Alexi Ponikarovsky
- Anthony Stewart
- Brian Boucher
Additionally, there are any number of "Checkers" vying to get on the roster as well. This group includes:
While probably unrealistic, guys like Ryan Murphy, Austin Levi, and Justin Faulk will all be trying to make cases for themselves in training camp.
So what are the Challenges facing this team going into camp and ultimately the season?
- The New Guys - how will they fit in? What will they bring to the table? Personally I believe that this will be one of our lesser issues. Poni and Brent are known quantities to Maurice and Co., Kaberle as well. These guys were picked up because we knew what they could do and felt they met a marked need for the organization. Boucher is a professional and did a more than adequate job in Philly last year, even in the playoffs. In his back-up role, this is a serious upgrade and will add 3 or 4 wins in 2011-2012. Stewart is a wild card. He's got lots of talent but it is yet to be seen as to whether or not he's truly a "late bloomer".
- What About the Youth Movement? - We've got 2 or 3 guys not just knocking on the door, but beating it down. Will they prove that they are NHL-worthy? How do we get playing time (if deserved) for these talented youngsters? Right now our roster has room for exactly 1 forward (if you assume that Stewart and Ponikarovsky take positions in the top 9). Where does Zac Dalpe fit (given JR's insistence that he's ready and should make the team)? What does that do to Samson and Bowman's chances (not to mention psyche's)? This is truly a conundrum. It is hard to envision a scenario where Dalpe doesn't start the season in the top 6. If that is the case, I would argue it is equally hard to see where Samson, Bowman, and Boychuk fit....or how they fit if they do. Frankly, a very good case could be made to have LaRose play on the 4th line thereby freeing up a position for Jiri Tlusty on the third line. And I just don't see room for Bobby Sanguinetti on this team today. Lastly, would the Canes carry 13 forwards and 7 defensemen? If so would they do more of a "rotation" playing the hot hand when appropriate? That is a strategy I wouldn't mind seeing.
- Whither the Defense? - Let's just assume that Joslin and Harrison will rotate in and out of the press box. That gives the Hurricanes 3 pairings of a more offensively minded blueliner and one that is more of a "defensive" defenseman. Will that cut it? In my own calculations, it does appear that the defense got better with the arrival of Bryan Allen (and, perhaps, with the increased playing time of Joslin), giving up fewer shots per game and fewer "goals against" per game as well. But let's look at this in a different light...what if the defense can clear the puck out of our zone more effectively? That too happened with more frequency following the trade deadline. However, I would like to think that we would be better at leveraging the offensive abilities that exist on our blueline. Jamie McBain, in particular, is a year older and more mature. Kaberle's passing ability is widely heralded and respected. Pitkanen is solidified as a Cane for another 3 years, so that should help as well. Believe what you will, I think that this will be an under-rated defense that gets the job done, not with pure grit, but with finesse and skill.
So now for the fun part...the Predictions...how will this team fare this year? What will be the high points? The Why's? The Wherefore's? And all the rest...I'll start off with just a few of my own (I recall responding to a prediction thread last year and I was woefully off the mark, but that's why they call 'em predictions).
- The Hurricanes will make the playoffs, finishing 6th in the East. This team just feels too close not to over achieve just a bit. I think the combo of Stewart and Poni will more than make up for Cole's lost offensive presence. I think that both our PK and PP will improve and contribute to us winning an extra 3 or 4 games. Add my earlier statement that I believe Boucher will chip in for an additional 3 wins and the Canes should end up with over 100 points.
- Carolina will have one of the highest scoring defenses in the league. Sort of an easy prediction to make, but if Kaberle brings last year's scoring to the table, McBain improves in his sophomore year, and Pitkanen puts the puck on net a few more times, this could easily prove true.
- Skinner has a similar or even slightly better year. Defenses will be laying in wait for young Jeff. But this kid dedicated himself to an even more grueling conditioning program this summer. He's working to improve his skating. And he may end up on Staal's line by the end of the year. All of these things add up to a 70 point season IMHO.
- Staal likes his linemates and rediscovers his scoring groove. Not that he ever really lost it, but Eric should really be scoring closer to 90 points than 70 points. Add a sniper or a playmaker (either one) and that becomes a reality. Staal is a highly under-rated passer, even if he's a sniper himself. Assume an additional skill guy is going to surface for his line...whether Skinner, Stewart, Dalpe, or "an as yet unknown". The question is whether Staal ends up with 35 goals and 55 assists or 50 goals and 40 assists. Either one is a win for the Carolina Hurricanes.
- Two of the youngsters (not named Skinner) make their mark. At first I was going to say "Dalpe and another youngster...", but there are too many really good young players (sub-25) on this team to give "can't miss" status to one over another. I believe that Zac has a great shot at being that phenom. But we all forget about guys like Jiri Tlusty who has demonstrated significant, albeit inconsistent promise. Add in to the mix the undeniable hunger of Drayson Bowman, and the "put up or shut up" pressure on Boychuk and you have the makings of a real competition in camp. You also have the potential for break out years stemming from that type of desire.
- Paul Maurice is the head coach for the entire year. Given my prediction of a playoff run, I think Mo's job is safe. However, I wouldn't be surprised to see him "ease" into a front office position if things start out slowly. I just feel like he knows he's under the microscope, can't necessarily retain systems with which he's comfortable, and will be more flexible than in year's past. The mere addition of Tim Brent should recommend increased 4th line time, for example. If, as I suspect will happen after a month or two, one of our other 4th line forwards plays their way onto the 3rd line, that would indicate that one Chad LaRose will rightly take his place back on the 4th line (even if over-paid to do so). But if that occurs, that line becomes viewed as significantly more dependable and, therefore, deserving of more minutes. I would not be surprised to see 8 minutes a game for our 4th line by December (if one of Tlusty, Bowman, Samson, or Boychuk plays their way up).
- JR will make a significant trade prior to the trade deadline. This year this team was constructed for "creative asset management". We have too many good young players. We have a really nice "support cast" on great contracts. And I predict that we will force ourselves into the conversation as one of the better teams in the East. When that occurs, the "one last piece" argument will surface. Jim Rutherford is cagey and he won't wait until the deadline to make a deal. It will happen and it will include at least one player on our side that nobody suspects.
Well, there you have it. I'm on the record with my thoughts (such as they are) and my predictions (now too easily recalled for future flaming). How about you? Let's hear your ideas, thoughts, and hopes.


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The Castle
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Fine art print on bright white, fine poly-cotton blend, matte canvas using latest generation Epson archival inks. Individually trimmed and hand stretched museum wrap over 1-1/2" deep wood stretcher bars. Includes wall hanging hardware.
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Carina, Moart, Talins Angelo Michael and gwenola, you make me very happy with yours sweet comments. Thank you very much guys!
now, all we need to do, is to find the princess, trapped in the tower by a wicked queen :D___fantastic work, Viggart, love this !!!
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text: Cartoon drawings of dogs that I started doing as a messenger in Boston in the early 80s. These eventualy became my logo for my current studio, sleepingdog studios. many of these were done while on the streets of New York while sipping coffee in various bistros around the village. Years later it finally occured to me to scan these, modify them and the result is this small book of prints which is my "Dawg period".