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ISSUE: FDA is investigating the safety of using codeine-containing medicines to treat coughs and colds in children under 18 years because of the potential for serious side effects, including slowed or difficult breathing.
Children, especially those who already have breathing problems, may be more susceptible to these serious side effects. In 2013, FDA warned against using codeine in children who recently had surgery to remove their tonsils and/or adenoids.
In April 2015, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced that codeine must not be used to treat cough and cold in children under 12 years, and that codeine is not recommended in children and adolescents between 12 and 18 years who have breathing problems, including those with asthma and other chronic breathing problems.
FDA will continue to evaluate this safety issue and will consider the EMA recommendations. Final conclusions and recommendations will be communicated when the FDA review is complete.
RECOMMENDATION: Parents and caregivers who notice any signs of slow or shallow breathing, difficult or noisy breathing, confusion, or unusual sleepiness in their child should stop giving their child codeine and seek medical attention immediately by taking their child to the emergency room or calling 911. Parents and caregivers should always read the product label to find out if a medicine contains codeine and talk with their child's health care professional or a pharmacist if they have any questions or concerns. Health care professionals should continue to follow the recommendations in the drug labels and use caution when prescribing or recommending codeine-containing cough-and-cold medicines to children.
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ISSUE: FDA is recommending health care professionals discontinue prescribing and dispensing prescription combination drug products that contain more than 325 milligrams (mg) of acetaminophen per tablet, capsule or other dosage unit. There are no available data to show that taking more than 325 mg of acetaminophen per dosage unit provides additional benefit that outweighs the added risks for liver injury. Further, limiting the amount of acetaminophen per dosage unit will reduce the risk of severe liver injury from inadvertent acetaminophen overdose, which can lead to liver failure, liver transplant, and death.
Cases of severe liver injury with acetaminophen have occurred in patients who:
BACKGROUND: In January 2011 FDA asked manufacturers of prescription combination drug products containing acetaminophen to limit the amount of acetaminophen to no more than 325 mg in each tablet or capsule by January 14, 2014. FDA requested this action to protect consumers from the risk of severe liver damage which can result from taking too much acetaminophen. This category of prescription drugs combines acetaminophen with another ingredient intended to treat pain (most often an opioid), and these products are commonly prescribed to consumers for pain, such as pain from acute injuries, post-operative pain, or pain following dental procedures.
Acetaminophen is also widely used as an over-the-counter (OTC) pain and fever medication, and is often combined with other ingredients, such as cough and cold ingredients. FDA will address OTC acetaminophen products in another regulatory action. Many consumers are often unaware that many products (both prescription and OTC) contain acetaminophen, making it easy to accidentally take too much.
More than half of manufacturers have voluntarily complied with the FDA request. However, some prescription combination drug products containing more than 325 mg of acetaminophen per dosage unit remain available. In the near future FDA intends to institute proceedings to withdraw approval of prescription combination drug products containing more than 325 mg of acetaminophen per dosage unit that remain on the market.
RECOMMENDATION: FDA recommends that health care providers consider prescribing combination drug products that contain 325 mg or less of acetaminophen. FDA also recommends that when a pharmacist receives a prescription for a combination product with more than 325 mg of acetaminophen per dosage unit that they contact the prescriber to discuss a product with a lower dose of acetaminophen. A two tablet or two capsule dose may still be prescribed, if appropriate. In that case, the total dose of acetaminophen would be 650 mg (the amount in two 325 mg dosage units). When making individual dosing determinations, health care providers should always consider the amounts of both the acetaminophen and the opioid components in the prescription combination drug product.
Health care providers and pharmacists who have further questions are encouraged to contact the Division of Drug Information at 888.INFO.FDA (888-463-6332) or email@example.com.
Healthcare professionals and patients are encouraged to report adverse events or side effects related to the use of these products to the FDA's MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program.
This combination of drugs is used to relieve mild to moderate pain.
This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
The combination of acetaminophen and codeine comes as a tablet, capsule, and liquid to take by mouth. It usually is taken every 6 hours as needed. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take acetaminophen and codeine exactly as directed.
Codeine can be habit-forming. Do not take a larger dose, take it more often, or for a longer period than your doctor tells you to.
Before taking acetaminophen and codeine,
This medication usually is taken as needed. If your doctor has told you to take acetaminophen and codeine regularly, take the missed dose as soon as you remember it. However, if it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and continue your regular dosing schedule. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed one.
Acetaminophen and codeine may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
If you experience either of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately:
If you experience a serious side effect, you or your doctor may send a report to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program online ( Web Site) or by phone (1-800-332-1088).
Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature and away from excess heat and moisture (not in the bathroom). Throw away any medication that is outdated or no longer needed. Talk to your pharmacist about the proper disposal of your medication.
In case of overdose, call your local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. If the victim has collapsed or is not breathing, call local emergency services at 911.
Keep all appointments with your doctor.
Too much acetaminophen may cause liver damage; do not take more than 4000 mg of acetaminophen per day.
Do not let anyone else take your medication. Ask your pharmacist any questions you have about refilling your prescription.
It is important for you to keep a written list of all of the prescription and nonprescription (over-the-counter) medicines you are taking, as well as any products such as vitamins, minerals, or other dietary supplements. You should bring this list with you each time you visit a doctor or if you are admitted to a hospital. It is also important information to carry with you in case of emergencies.
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Zephyr here! I've done it again, apparently. I wanted to finish one of my Code Geass oneshots before this one, but apparently that didn't happen. I based Balthier kinda off of myself in this one only because I thought it was amusing. I had no idea that I was like this until I actually finished it. That being said, let the deadly tale begin!
Vaan never failed to amuse Penelo when he stumbled into the kitchen in the morning. His hair could easily be mistaken for a bird's nest and his eyes always had a dull glaze over them, showing just how much he wanted to be asleep. On this particular morning, Vaan seemed like he was more awake that he usually was when he made his way into the kitchen. His eyes were a bit brighter than normal and he managed to avoid hitting the table like he usually did.
"Morning, Vaan." Penelo said as she cut into a starfruit with a knife.
"Where's Fran?" Vaan asked randomly.
"Hello to you, too." Penelo sighed.
"I just ran into Nono and he said that he needs to talk to Fran." Vaan explained why he was looking for the Viera so early in the morning. "Something about the engine or something like that."
"She just left to go check on things." Penelo said through a mouthful of starfruit.
"And I have returned." Fran walked back into the kitchen, ducking her head so that her ears wouldn't hit the doorway.
"What did Nono want?" Vaan asked.
"He needed to know where the screwdriver was." Fran said as she poured a glass of orange juice.
"And he couldn't look for it himself?" Vaan raised an eyebrow.
"He thought it was on top of the storage closet and he's too small to reach it himself." Fran replied. "And before you ask, he tried to use a step-stool."
"I wasn't going to say anything." Vaan said with a yawn.
"It's not that early, Vaan." Penelo rolled her eyes at the younger sky pirate. "It's after eleven."
"That constitutes too early." Vaan nodded. "So why are we meant to be awake, anyway? Why couldn't we sleep in?"
"This doesn't count as sleeping in?" Penelo frowned.
Fran ignored her and said, "Balthier said that he wanted to go to the Port at Balfonheim today."
"So where is rainbow boy, anyway?" Vaan asked.
"You know he hates it when you call him that." Penelo said as she finished the starfruit.
"So?" Vaan shrugged. "He knows I hate being called squirt, but he still does it."
"He wasn't in the engine room." Fran said. "Perhaps he's still asleep."
"I'll go get him, then." Vaan said deviously. "Payback time."
"Better that I go than you." Fran said as she made to leave the room. "I know how he can be in the mornings."
"Oh, it can't be that bad." Penelo said. "Not as bad as Migelo."
"I would not know about Migelo, but I know about Balthier." Fran said as she left the kitchen.
Soon enough, she found herself at the door to Balthier's room. Fran knocked a few times and after hearing only silence, quietly slid the door open and stepped into the darkness.
She'd been in Balthier's room many times while it was lit, but it was significantly harder to navigate through the room in the dark. Her hands fumbled around the desk until she found the power switch for the lamp. She didn't have to worry about the light being so strong as to wake up Balthier. She'd long since learned that he could sleep through just about anything.
Once there was a bit of light in the room, Fran looked over to the bed and found Balthier curled up under the covers, completely asleep. Fran should have known that Balthier wouldn't be awake. He'd stayed up most of the night reading a new book that he'd bought earlier the previous day.
"Balthier?" Fran said, hoping that it wouldn't be hard to wake the elder sky pirate this time. "It's after eleven. It's time to wake up."
Her only response from Balthier was silence. He clearly had not woken up at the sound of Fran's voice.
Fran sighed as she stared at the sky pirate. He always told her to use more drastic means to wake him up if she needed to, but she preferred not to use them if at all possible. The last time she had done such a thing, Balthier had grabbed his gun from the bedside table and had shot at her, barely missing her ears.
Not wanting to use such drastic measures, Fran simply grabbed the covers and yanked them away from Balthier, who somehow managed to retrieve a corner and pull the blankets back to his chest. She picked up an abandoned pillow on the floor and threw it at Balthier's head, but the sky pirate refused to wake up. She walked back to the door and opened and closed it rather loudly several times, but this provided no results.
Fran frowned as she walked back to the bed, her eyes on the sleeping Balthier. She was tempted to try shaking him awake, but she remembered what happened the last time she tried that. She sat down on the edge of the bed as her mind ran over past methods of waking the sky pirate. She had already tried everything that she thought of.
Except that.
Fran's eyes narrowed as she thought of how well it could work. She'd never tried it on him before, but she'd heard that it worked on other humes. Penelo said that she often used this method on Vaan in the mornings.
She decided that she might as well give it a shot. After all, what was left to try? She slowly bent down and pressed her lips to Balthier's for a few seconds before backing away to see the results.
Apparently it had worked. Balthier moved slightly and the eyes flickered open, the brown meeting the red.
"That's new." Balthier said hoarsely as he turned over on his back.
"Nothing else would work." Fran explained before she rolled her eyes and said, "Of course that would."
"What's that meant to mean?" Balthier asked as he failed to stifle a yawn.
"Nothing." Fran shook her head. "It is after eleven."
"In the morning?" Balthier seemed surprised. "Interesting."
"If we are going to the Port at Balfonheim today, we had best leave soon." Fran said as she stood and made her way to the door.
"We can do that tomorrow." Balthier turned back on his stomach and attempted to go back to sleep.
"Oh no you don't." Fran walked back and pulled the covers back. "You cannot sleep all day."
"Vaan does it enough." Balthier scowled at the Viera before he sat up and leaned against the wall. "I could go for a nap later."
"This is why you should not stay up reading all night." Fran shook her head.
"I know, I know." Balthier nodded. "But it was getting so good."
"You could have Vaan navigate the Strahl while you finish it." Fran offered.
"No thanks." Balthier shook his head. "I'd rather make it to the Port at Balfonheim alive."
"If you insist." Fran said with a slight smile before she turned back toward the door. "Now get ready before Vaan decides to pilot the Strah lanyway."
Balthier's eyes grew wide at the very notion of Vaan piloting his beloved airship and got out of bed saying, "There's no way I'm going to let that happen."
Vaan found a rather interesting sight before him when he walked into the kitchen. Balthier was sitting at the table with a cup of tea in his hand. What Vaan found the most unusual was that his head was on the table and his eyes were closed, a clear indicator to Vaan that the sky pirate was asleep.
"Way to fall back asleep, Balthier." Vaan sighed, shaking his head as he grabbed a bowl of grapes from the fridge.
He looked back at the sleeping sky pirate as he debated about waking him up. Fran had said that it was best if she woke him up, but he knew that Balthier shouldn't spend the entire day sleeping.
"Balthier?" Vaan said as he turned back to the sleeping man. "You know you can't sleep all day, right?"
This, of course, provided no results from the sky pirate. Vaan set the bowl of grapes down on the table and faced Balthier. Fran had made it obvious that Balthier was a hard sleeper, but just how hard would it be to wake him up?
Vaan walked over to the fridge, opened the door and slammed it shut, keeping his eyes on Balthier the entire time. The sky pirate did not move, causing Vaan to groan in frustration. After rummaging through the drawer of cutlery, Vaan pulled out a meat cleaver and started banging it on the counter. He rolled his eyes when this didn't wake up Balthier.
Vaan started pacing the length of the kitchen as he tried to think of a way to wake up Balthier without the elder sky pirate back-handing him when he woke up. He noticed that Balthier hadn't moved at all during his attempt to arouse him. Was it possible that Balthier had gone into a coma? Or had died? It was unlikely, sure, but Vaan tended to jump to conclusions.
Cautiously, Vaan made his way over to the table and slowly placed his fingers on Balthier's neck in an attempt to find a pulse. He breathed a sigh of relief when he found one.
Vaan slouched in the chair across from Balthier, staring at the sky pirate. Was it really worth it? Was getting Balthier to wake up really worth all that trouble? He remembered the last time this had happened. Balthier had slept too long during the day and had been awake most of the night. Unfortunately for Vaan, the elder sky pirate had decided to spend the night running in and out of his room, claiming that he was looking for an undisclosed item. Vaan only slept for a little over four hours that night, which was already bad enough without the Mark hunt that Fran and Basch insisted on going on later in the day.
Yeah, he really should wake him up.
"Wake up already, Balthier." Vaan started pelting grapes at the sky pirate's head in a last-ditch attempt to get Balthier awake.
As soon as the grape made contact with his head, Balthier bolted upright, his eyes as wide dinner plates as he knocked over the cup of tea in his hand, spilling tea all over the table. Once he saw that there was no danger, he glared at Vaan in annoyance.
"Yes, Vaan?" Balthier hissed.
"Why does chucking a grape at your head wake you up when slamming doors doesn't?" Vaan scowled in annoyance.
"When I was younger, my older brothers would constantly slam doors while they tried to escape from my father because of some prank that they pulled." Balthier said, his eyes falling on the tea on the table. "I grew used to hearing loud noises."
"That's obvious." Vaan said.
"So is there a reason why you woke me up?" Balthier shot Vaan a glare before he got up from the table and grabbed a paper towel to clean up the spilt tea.
"I just didn't want you sleeping so late in the day." Vaan said.
"How sweet." Balthier said.
"As if!" Vaan caught Balthier's meaning. "I didn't want you running in and out of my room like you did last time. I'd like more than four hours of sleep tonight."
"Why would I be running in an out of your room?" Balthier frowned.
"That's what you did last time." Vaan glared at the elder sky pirate.
"I have no recollection of this event." Balthier said with a frown.
"Gee, what a surprise?" Vaan rolled his eyes.
"What's a surprise?" Fran asked as she walked into the kitchen carrying a basket of apples.
"Nothing, Fran." Balthier shook his head. "Don't worry about it."
Fran's red eyes moved from Balthier to Vaan then back to Balthier again before saying, "He woke you up, didn't he?"
Balthier blinked and said, "How did you figure that?"
"Balthier, I've been your partner for how many years now?" Fran questioned. "I can tell when you've just woken up."
"Well, yes he did." Balthier said as he made to pour another cup of tea.
"What did he do?" Fran asked as she placed the apples in the fridge.
"Threw grapes at my head." Balthier glared at the younger sky pirate.
Fran rounded on Vaan and said, "What have I said about waking him up? You should be lucky that he did not have his gun or else he would have shot you."
"Actually, you didn't say that I shouldn't wake him up." Vaan pointed out. "You just said that it would be better if you were to do it."
"Because I know how bad he can be in the mornings." Fran responded.
"You make it seem like I'm some kind of monster in the morning." Balthier said as he waited for the water to heat on the stove.
"Balthier, you shot at my head." Fran replied coolly.
"I wasn't aiming!" Balthier exclaimed.
"Exactly my point." Fran nodded as she sat down next to Vaan. "You need to be gentler when you wake up."
"I blame my brothers for this." Balthier said. "If they weren't so obnoxious-"
"That's not the point, Balthier." Fran said.
Vaan watched the argument between the Viera and the sky pirate. He had no idea what Fran was talking about, but he'd learned something that day. It was never a good idea to wake a sleeping sky pirate.
Sorry if it didn't make sense at points. I wrote part of this while I was up at one in the morning. So I hope it was a decent read. I'm hoping to have a chapter of my KH story up soon, but I still have homework to finish before the break is over. Thanks for reading. Reviews equal love!


text:
200 FR swim easy
200 Mix drills easy
4x50 build on 1'
2x100 SPEC hard on 3'
2x100 FR hard on 3'
2x50 SPEC on 2'
2x50 FR on 2'
4x25 SPEC on 1'
4x25 FR on 1'
easy 100
2x100K with flips alt 50BA/50FR
IM ORDER once thru for each stroke
50 drill
50 build
2x25 swim
sorry I forgot tuesday. we did a main set of 5x4x100 on our training
intervals. the rest was a mix of drill kick and warm up.
300 kick w fins alt Fl/Ba
6x50 I'm transitions mod work turns.
8x25 descend 1-4 spec 5-8 FR
6x75 free on2:00 at 85%, best poss avg.
3x50 spec on 2
3x50 FR on 2
100 easy
200k with flips or breast kick
4x25 hard kick on :40
2x(100fr on 1:30, 100 back on 1:30, 4x25 IM order on :30)
15 min WU
4x50 Fr drill entries
4x50 K with flips alt fr and ba
200 S working entry and turns
3x (P300, S200, S100, rest 20)
easy 100
3x100 (#1 FL/BA, #2 BA/BR, #3 BR/.FR)
6x50 descend SPEC
1. Don't Forget My Senior Discount
2. Business Idea Free for Taking
You have probably heard of Vampire Drains in terms of energy usage. Here is a great little graphic illustrating the concept --
(you can find the original at http://awesome.good.is/transparency/...ireenergy.html ):
The constant low-grade suckage of standby appliances does indeed cost a lot of moolah over the years, but I think an even greater source of Money Suckage is the financial world in general, something that the great Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone so famously described in his article on the greatest suck agent of all, Goldman Sachs:
The first thing you need to know about Goldman Sachs is that it's everywhere. The world's most powerful investment bank is a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money. In fact, the history of the recent financial crisis, which doubles as a history of the rapid decline and fall of the suddenly swindled dry American empire, reads like a Who's Who of Goldman Sachs graduates.
I was surveying my impossible bill situation today and realized how many things I have allowed to accumulate on a kind of autopilot basis. Cell phone service for more minutes than I could possibly use, texting and video messaging I rarely use, and so forth; the constant up-creep of Comcast TV, phone, and Internet stuff; my son's subscription to X-Box Live, whatever that is, which seems to contribute $24.99 per quarter into Bill and Melinda Gates respective purses, which I am pretty sure have been made from the stretched scrotums of Microsoft workers who did not make their quota of bad service; magazine subscriptions I never ordered but show up at my door anyhow, like Russian proletarians at Dr. Zhivago's summer home http://www.imdb.com/media/rm721390848/tt0059113; various local tax payments you don't actually owe but would take up so much of your time proving you don't owe them that you are better off just paying; Netflixx subscription that you haven't used for quite some time; various overdo library book fines; etc.
So anyhow, here is my business idea for anyone who wants to turn it into a money maker: come in and straighten up all these useless money leaks, and I will give you 10 percent of all the money you save me!
I will also write you a testimonial. You can use this to get ten more happy clients, and ten more glowing testimonials.
By this point, you will have learned where all the long hanging fruit is and come up with ways to easily handle this sort of money draining stuff.
Soon, you will be killing the vampire financial drains of millions of people, and netting a happily paid 10 percent of all this money you have saved!
Just watch out for people who wear hats like mine (Where the **** is My Senior Discount?) because we vote for people who won't like your business and will try to put you out of it.
But I am rambling.
We old fellows do ramble. That we do.
3. Last Sewy Practice of the Year
I apologize for not being able to turn off the italics here. After I italicized Matt Taibbi's quote at the outset of 2. Business Idea Free for Taking, I can't seem to get the italics to stop. I can bold things. I can even underline them. Change colors. Alter font Sizes. Even do a mix and match of all of these.
But I can't turn off the damn-your-eyes italics. Which, when you think about it, is pretty much a metaphor for the accumulation of little niggling obnoxiousnesses that will be the death of me!
But again I ramble.
After last Friday's hyper successful Christmas Eve swimming practice at the Sewickley YMCA, I am proposing to do a kind of Redux version this Friday, New Year's Eve.
Swimming coach Bill and shy actor, Mark Cox, attempt to restrain Jim when the palsies strike in the middle of the Christmas Eve 2010 5K. This happens occasionally, most likely because of the pool chemicals. Note: These and the two following pictures by the magnificent photographer, Go the Distance Phenom, John Kuzmkowski ( M56 AMAM 561.03 miles as of this posting)
A very cold novelty stimulus female, Lisa Morrell, attempts to get used to our fetidly hot Amish mudhole swimming conditions. Watch out for crawdads, Lisa!
The beauteous lithe former novelty stimulus female swimmer Jocelyn Cornman, wife of Jeremy and part of the marital Kona Triahtlon Finishing Family. Jocelyn bedazzled us all when she started swimming. But novelty, alas, wears off. She is now old hat to us, but the good thing for most viewers of my vlog who don't know Jocelyn, she is not by any means old hat yet for you! Grade AAA novelty stimulus. (Regular viewers may recall Jocelyn starred in one of my Polar Bear swimming videos of yore, performing a very spirited girl-on-girl scissoring on the frozen beach. But you need not tell me! I am rambling again.)
THIS JUST IN!!! Swim Photographer extraordinaire, John Kuzmkowski, has just sent me a freakishly rare photo of shy actor, Mark Cox, who has momentarily emerged from the shadows. This very handsome Captain of Industry lives in a household with one wife, three daughters, and an ever shifting array of the earth's loveliest au peres.
He inhabits, in other words, an estrogenic fog chamber that has no doubt contributed to the softening and feminizing of his chiseled male features, producing that perfect icon of modern attractiveness for our era: the softer-sided caring man.
Alas, craggy old get-off-my-lawn-and-give-me-money-now! buzzard types like me, once held in such reverential esteem by the distaff gender, have gone the way of the Cro Magnon Turok Son of Stone comic book characters upon whom we are based.
Anyhow, here's Mark, whose blog Water Rat can be found here: http://forums.usms.org/blog.php?u=11850
The self portrait atop this blog entry is like Old Man 2010. Who knows? Perhaps with luck and the rejuvenating powers of this practice I am about to invent, before our very eyes, I will begin 2011 like a Cute Little Baby in swaddling cloth, ready to attack the world with gusto again!
So here is the basic idea.
Start with the premise that the A swimmers can hold 1:20s per 100 for a relatively long period of time (we did 9 x 500 on 6:40 on Monday, for 4500 in one hour; I almost but not quite made it. It took me 61 minutes.)
B, on the other hand, can hold 1:40.
And C 2 or 2:10.
So the practice is pretty much based on these intervals.
Warm up
A 10 x 100 on 1:30
B 8 x 100 on 1:50
C 7 x 100 on 2:10
the rest of the practice are harmonic variations on 5 x 200 for A; 4 x 200 for B; and 3 x 200 on C.
repeat 5 times
100 on 1:20
2 x 50 on :40
repeat 5 times
100 on 1:30
2 x 50 on :35
repeat 5 times
100 on 1:10
2 x 50 on :45
repeat 5 times
100 on 1:20
2 x 50 on :40
10 x 50 on 1:00 Karmic Yoga Breath Control Cool Downs holding your breath on the 1st 25 while chanting the word "calm" and breathing ad libertam on the way back while chanting the world "peace"
Total: 5,500 yards, or nearly exactly 5k for A
repeat 4 times
100 on 1:40
2 x 50 on :50
repeat 4 times
100 on 1:50
2 x 50 on :45
repeat 4 times
100 on 1:30
2 x 50 on :55
repeat 4 times
100 on 1:40
2 x 50 on :50
10 x 50 on 1:00 (see above karmic cool down description)
Total distance for B: 4,500 yards, or almost exactly 100 yards more than 4k
repeat 3 times
100 on 2:10
2 x 50 on :1:05
repeat 3 times
100 on 2:20
2 x 50 on 1:00
repeat 3 times
100 on 2:00
2 x 50 on 1:10
repeat 3 times
100 on 2:10
2 x 50 on 1:05
8 x 50 on 1:15
total for C: 3400 yards, or almost exactly 100 yards more than 3K
Updated December 29th, 2010 at 09:52 AM by jim thornton
20 minutes on cycle
bicycles, 50
long arm crunches, 50
windshield wipers, 2 x 20
reverse scoop, 25 x 2 x 15
cable twist w/yoga ball, 40 x 2 x 5, each side
total ab machine, 110 x 2 x 20 (love this machine b/c it gets the back too)
snatch windmill, 15 x 2 x 10
skull crusher, 50 x 2 x 15
leg press, 310 x 2 x 10
seated lat pulldown, 90 x 2 x 10
med ball slams, 10
RC Work, 10 minutes
Stretching/Yoga, 30 minutes
Warm up:
600 various
Main Sets:
10 x 25 shooters w/fins
5 x 100 back w/paddles @ 1:45
10 x 25 breast drill (1 pull, 2 kicks)
-- also working on streamline with hands closer together for the pre-kick and a quicker pull down
5 x 100 free w/paddles @ 1:35
10 x 25 backstroke kick
15 SDKs, got to 16+ meters
50 dolphin dive
Total: 2500 meters
Got a substantial workout in today b/c I didn't have to drive Mini Fort to either of her practices. She did go to her first official winter crew practice today. She says she likes rowing.
I expect to be sore after today's effort. Still going with mostly aerobic work while I suffer through the soreness from recommencing drylands. Hate that stage!
I don't think I have to renew last year's new year's resolution to stretch more. Don't really have any resolution for this year yet. I guess I could stand to focus more on RC exercises. Unlike most, I don't have a GTD goal either, so I don't have to worry about year end yardage. But good luck to those who are getting after it!
Now I have to prep for a dinner party.
My Florida pool cancels morning lap swim hours when the overnight low dips under 32. We've had a cold spell these last few days, with lows in the 20s, so there was no morning swim yesterday or today to allow the pool to sleep in under its covers and stay warm. I did the same this morning, and ended up going over to the pool around 1. It was a still, sunny day, and the air temp had gotten up to around 50 by then. The pool was set up scy, but happily all the lanes were open—I don't like swimming in the pool when it's half covered. Here's what I did:
1000 scy warmup (400s, 200k, 200p, 200 rev. IM drill/swim by 25)
OHS prep set (aka The Gauss set)
[If reminding myself how long, tedious, and overly full of turns the OHS can be is the measure of a good prep set for it, then this was a most excellent one! I did all the swims on intervals equaling 1:20/100-pace + :20, and started out with the goal of going under 1:15 pace on the 1/2/3/4/5 and under 1:20 pace on the 6/7/8/9. I very soon realized that the 1:15 part was too ambitious, and that I would have to choose between swimming fast or finishing the set, so I settled for going under 1:20 pace for everything, which I did but just barely. Ugh. It was still way too many turns.]
50 easy
450 kick w/ fins, done as 3 x (50 FL on back, 50 flutter on BK, 50 flutter on sides)
400 SKPS warmdown
The rest of the workout was short but very pleasant—I was enjoying swimming in the sun and looking up at the sky.
I'm continuing with my goggle testing—today I tried a pair of Blueseventy Nero race goggles and absolutely loved them. They were so comfortable that I don't think I switched them back and forth from eyes to forehead all workout long, and even kept them on as sunglasses once I got out of the pool and was returning equipment and such. I hope the antifog coating lasts—out of the box it was great.
The pool should have morning hours tomorrow and Thursday before closing for New Years Eve and New Years Day—I'm hoping it will be set up lcm as well. I'm looking forward to going back to sunrise swims.
Updated January 8th, 2011 at 09:18 AM by swimsuit addict
Monday: I did my dryland training at the gym and then ran about 2 miles on the treadmill. Was going to do yoga in the evening but class was cancelled because the teacher was ill.
Tuesday: Ran 3 miles on treadmill at the gym. Finally got under 30 minutes for 3. then walked 5 minutes to cool down.
Wednesday: Ran 3 miles on treadmill at the gym. Then walked 5 minutes to cool down.
Thursday: Didn't make it to the gym for drylands after work last night so went during my lunch hour today.
Friday: Run on the treadmill at the gym. 1 mi warmup then 10 x 1/4 mile intervals. 1/4 mi walk to cool down.
Updated January 2nd, 2011 at 09:50 AM by poolraat
Tuesday Dec 28th 2010
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chris Coached
UT Swim Center, main pool
6:30 - 8:00
trained with Ritchie Cunningham & Marcio
Beside Larry, Jim, Tara & Angie
WORE Yingfa jammer
2 rounds of 300, 200, 100
Main SET:
16 x 75 fr
4 on 1:05, 4 on 1:00, 4 on :55, 4 on :50
made it
assigned 800 with fins done 100 k 100 sw
did 100 k 50 easy 50 skip
16 x 75 on 1:05,
4 fl bk br, 4 bk br fr, 4 br fr fl & 4 best
assigned 800 done 150 fr 50 bk
did 100 fr 50 skip 50 bk
Next meets are:
Fri Apr 1 - Sun 3, 2011
South Central Zone SCY Championships
Josh Davis Natatorium, San Antonio, TX
Thu Apr 28 - Sun May 1, 2011
2011 USMS SCY Spring Nationals
Kino Aquatic Complex, Mesa, AZ
Order of Events
not real thrilled with Sunday's order of events
300 Free
8 x 100s
2 Fly @ 1:25
2 Back @ 1:30
2 Breast @ 1:35
2 Free @ 1:15
100 EZ Kick on back
300 Free Pull
2 x thru:
1. 2 x 50 Free @ :45
2. 8 x 25 Free @ :30 FAST (2nd time I did fly)
3. 200 Free relax @ 3:30
2500 yards
Updated December 28th, 2010 at 12:34 PM by jaadams1
Gave the shoulders some what of a rest, just light easy swimming and LOTS of kick. Normally I drag my legs and for warmup I actually tried to maintain a 4 beat instead of a dead(2)beat kick.
5x[1x100@1:45 Free
....[1x200@3:30 Free
500 Free kick w/fins as 25easy/25moderate/25fast
5x100@:05R Back Kick drills w/fins #1 fashion model, #2 arms perpendicular, #3 streamline, #4 partial recovery, #5 streamline
200 Free w/snorkle maintain a good 4 beat kick
200 Free kick w/snorkle
200 Free w/snorkle maintain a good 6 beat kick
moved to warm pool for the warm down to see if the temperature will help loosen the shoulders
400 Free easy and loose
Total 3500 yards
Bikram Yoga, 90 minutes:
Made it back to the yoga studio today for the first time in about 5 weeks. I was pleased that, because it was so cold and blustery, they had trouble getting the temp/humidity as high as normal. Some regulars complained about it, but I didn't mind. Sometimes 110 is just too hot for me. Balance was slightly off, which is typical for a long layoff.
I briefly considered going for a quick swim this afternoon. But after the MF work + weights + yoga, my legs were just fried. So I went to a late afternoon showing of True Grit. Very good, but IMO not as good as The Fighter.
DOUBLE Monday Dec 27th 2010
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bess Coached
UT Swim Center, main pool
noon to 1:15
trained with Larry, Jim, &
Beside Ritchie Cunningham, Tyler and guest former UT swimmer Chris Archer who now lives in Manhattan.
WORE Yingfa jammer
missed it
Main SET:
missed the 100 on 1:15 & 2 x 200 on 2:30
3 x 300 on 3:45
4 x 400 on 5:00
went 7 sec behind larry on #4, came in & the clock was on 2:17 at the 200, so I went a 2:10, then I rested 13 sec till 2:30, when jim was catching up then came in on 4:32
assigned: 8 x 125 on 1:50 with fins done 25 fast 100 k
did: 6 x 75 done 25 fast 50 k
moved over beside tyler & dove them
Next meets are:
Fri Apr 1 - Sun 3, 2011
South Central Zone SCY Championships
Josh Davis Natatorium, San Antonio, TX
Thu Apr 28 - Sun May 1, 2011
2011 USMS SCY Spring Nationals
Kino Aquatic Complex, Mesa, AZ
Order of Events
not real thrilled with Sunday's order of events
Monday Dec 27th 2010
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renewed my USMS membership for 2011
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chris Coached
UT Swim Center, main pool
6:30 to 8:00
trained with Marcio Amy & Brandon
Beside Max
WORE Nike jammer
8 x 25
Main SET:
didn't feel so great this morn and missed parts here and there
100 on 1:10
2 x 200 on 2:20
3 x 300 on 3:30
skipped last 300 to change into legskin
4 x 400 on 4:40
assigned: 8 x 125 on 1:50 with fins done 25 fast 100 k
did: 8 x 75 done 25 fast 50 k
5 x 100 on 2:30
done: 25 fast from a dive off blocks, 75 fr easy
did 4 25's SDK & 1 fly with 10 SDKs
Next meets are:
Fri Apr 1 - Sun 3, 2011
South Central Zone SCY Championships
Josh Davis Natatorium, San Antonio, TX
Thu Apr 28 - Sun May 1, 2011
2011 USMS SCY Spring Nationals
Kino Aquatic Complex, Mesa, AZ
Order of Events
not real thrilled with Sunday's order of events
For once this 5:00am swim came way to early in the morning for me after a 3 day weekend. Too many late night parties, family, presents, etc. Between my own kids, and all their cousins fighting over who wouldn't let who play with whatever toy all weekend long...I was about ready to move out.
100 Free
4 x 100 Dolphin Kick on back w/ fins :15 rest
300 Free Pull
2 x 500 (1 Free, 1 Flutter Kick w/ board)
300 EZ Free
2300 yards
I drove from north of Atlanta to Fleming and this morning I was getting looks as I pulled in to the Aquatic Center with SNOW still on the top of my car.
1000 Free as 200 swim/pull/swim/kick/swim had no pace clock yet
500 Free w/fins every 3rd fast
10x50@1:00 Fly w/fins as 25 skull drill/25 swim keep breathing low to water
10x100 Free w/paddles & bouy #1-4@1:30, 5-7@1:25, 8-9@1:20, 10@1:15 made all but the last one 1:25, 1:23, 1:22, 1:20, 1:20, 1:19, 1:18, 1:17, 1:16, 1:16
3x100@:10R Free w/snorkle #1&3 swim, #2 kick
200 Free EASY
Total 3500 yards
At the Boise West YMCA with Coach Kelsey
300 swim, did 200 free/100 back
200 kick. did rev IM
150 drill, did 1 arm drill for fly, back, free, 50 each stroke
16 x 25/40 desc 4, last one of each 4 fast fly. Alternated free/back on the others
Main Set
2 x 100/1:45 smooth, did free
4 x 50/1:00 desc, did free, went 40->32
8 x 25/45 as:
1 - 12.5 fast-12.5 easy
2 - 12.5 easy-12.5 fast
3 - 25 easy
4 - 25 fast
did back on 1-4, fly on 5-8
Set 2 with fins
10 x 50/50, odds smooth, evens fast
did free on 1-2, 5-6, 9-10
back on 3-4, 7-8
Pull Set
1 x 500 back with catch paddles, buoy and fins
Cool down
1 x 100 easy
Total: 2650 yards
Updated December 27th, 2010 at 11:50 AM by poolraat
This is out of sequence because I forgot to post it after I did it.
Was in Boise at the West YMCA
300 mixer, did 100 free/100 back/100 kick
3 x 50/1:00 25 fist/25 swim
did free-back-free
3x50/1:00 25 scull/25 sprint
Main set
9 x 100/1:45
did odds back, evens free
back at 1:29-31, free at 1:22-23
900 continuous swim
did 300 free/300 back/300 free
time was 14:03
Drill set
2 x 200 did #1 free with snorkel, #2 back
Kick set
300 kick, did 200 flutter w/snorkel/100 on back
Cool down
100 easy
Total: 3200 yards
Today I swam scy at the PCB Aquatic Center. It was in the mid-40s and very windy (20-30 mph) at 1:30 when I got in, but the sun was peeking through the clouds and the water was fairly warm, so I was comfortable. Heres what I did:
1000 scy warmup (400s, 200k, 200p, 200 rev. IM drill/swim by 25)
Then my swim buddy Mark wanted to do a breaststroke set, so we did the following together:
3x thru:
4 x 50 BR kick @ 1:15
:15 rest
100 BR swim @ 2:15 [1:40, 1:32, 1:28]
Then on my own I did
2x thru, once each direction
2 x 50 FR @ :45
2 x 100 FR/BK @ 1:30
1 x 200 FR @ 3:00
200 warmdown
It was kind of a lazy workout, but I just felt glad to be back in the water.
On Christmas Eve I went for a short swim in the gulf. The local paper said the water temp was 55, but I didnt believe it. I should have, because when I brought my thermometer out with me to swim, thats exactly what it said too. Thats unusually cold for this time of year. I stayed in about 20 minutes, and swam less than a mile. Im still getting my courage up for swimming by myself herethe last time I did any serious swimming in these parts I had a scary (though harmless) run-in with a remora, and now I get a little spooked by every shadow in the water. Im swimming a little further every time I get in though, so Im making progress. I actually havent seen any wildlife while Ive been in the waterI think the water near to shore might be a little cold for the critters that tend to venture close to the beach in other seasons.
I did see dolphins on Christmas day. A pod of 6 came and swam and bobbed right in front of our balcony for about half an hour. They stayed only about 50 to 250 meters out. Often dolphins swim by here, going one direction in the morning and the other in the afternoon, but these were unusually close in and stayed in one place for a while. I hope they will come by again soon.
Heres a picture of the water taken on Christmas eve:
We hosted a sweet and peaceful Christmas at the beach. My family decided this year to swap stories instead of presents, and that worked really well. I hope it becomes a new tradition. Tomorrow were doing Christmas dinner Act II, with the original cast returning along with my sister and her family, and more story swapping. It should be a fun time.
And to update a past blog: The red rhinestone goggles are great! I wore them today and for my long workout on the 23rd, and they worked perfectly and stayed comfortable both times. Theyre very similar to Speedo Vanquishers. I would give them five stars, but that seems a little superfluous with all the bling they already carry.
Warm up:
700 various
Main Sets:
10 x 100 @ 1:30 w/MF
odds = w/board
evens = on back
-- worked on emphasizing up kick
20 x 25 UW shooters w/MF @ :30
10 on back, 10 on belly
4 x through:
100 breast pull w/buoy
100 free pull w/paddles
50 scull (25 front +25 back)
10 x (25 easy speed fly w/fins + 25 EZ) @ 1:00
-- worked on emphasizing up kick. When I do this, I do one less stroke per 25.
Total: 3900/1700 kicking
Drylands Lite:
Much needed RC Work, 15 minutes
flutter kicks on bosu, 50
long arm crunches, 50
reverse roll ins w/yoga ball, 2 x 15
total ab machine, 10 x 2 x 20
alternating hammers, 30 x 2 x 30
goblet squat, 50 x 2 x 15
forward lunges, 30 x 1 x 15
standing lat pulldown, 90 x 3 x 10
Yoga/Stretching, 30 minutes
Busted my long 28 inch monofin out of storage today. http://www.swimoutlet.com/product_p/2183.htm. I don't like this one as much as the Finis shooter MF, but I seem to have misplaced my fav toy somehow. However, this MF is good for aerobic kicking, technique work/streamlining and core/leg work (just not fast kicking -- at least for me in SCY). I wouldn't recommend this one for anyone with lower back issues though.
Still following my plan of starting the season off with aerobic work and lots of kicking, as I ease back into drylands. Can't believe I haven't been to the gym in a month!
Had a lovely Xmas. SR gifts included Dara's newest book and a USMS shammy sweatshirt (it was featured in Streamlines a month or so ago). Saw The Fighter last night -- quite good. True Grit and The Black Swan are on my list to see before New Years. Mr. Fort and I are also renting some Coen Brothers movies this week. So glad the storm is missing the DC area!!! No desire to be housebound this week.
Updated December 26th, 2010 at 06:15 PM by The Fortress
SCY in Boise with Coach Kelsey and the Sawtooth Masters
After warmup each of us drew from Kelsey's Christmas stocking and whaterever we drew corresponded to a set we all did. Fun!!!
300 swim
200 kick
1st set
12 x 50/50 with fins
Did 3 free-3 back-3 free-3 back
2nd set
Swim 500 as 25 smooth/25 strong
3rd set
4 x 75 breast pull with dolphin kick w/fins
4th set
kick 8 x 50/1:15 desc 1-4
did 1-4 flutter w/board and snorkel
5-8 flutter on back
5th set
2 x 25 sprint/1:30, #2 off blocks
did #1 back, #2 fly
6th (and final) set
dive off the diving board
Cool down
Total: 2300 yards


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- Babies come from distant planet, creatively called "Babylandia"
- Launch towards Earth on rockets
- Parachute into people's cars
THE lead-up to American Football's Super Bowl is the only time of year when TV advertisements are actually fun to watch.
Car company Kia has released a Super Bowl ad which finally answers the toughest question a parent can ever be asked by their child – "Where do babies come from?"
A father is taken by surprise when his son asks the dreaded question, and he is forced to improvise. The Dad concocts an outlandish story about a planet called "Babylandia", which is, unsurprisingly, full of babies.
Apparently, "when the time is right", the babies get launched into space on giant rocket ships. They eventually arrive at Earth, where they penetrate the atmosphere and parachute into their new homes.
It's not entirely clear what any of this has to do with cars – apparently, like the father, Kia cars have an answer for everything. But hey, it's the Super Bowl! These ads are supposed to entertain, not make sense.
At least this ad beats Kia's most recent effort in Australia. In the company's "Man of Now"/"Woman of Now" advertisement, a horrendously smug youngster struts down a street bragging about how modern they are.
If you haven't seen the ad before, check it out online. Then have a laugh at the parody below.
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dumbfounded of RAdeliade Posted at 3:26 PM February 01, 2013
Why do yanks always have to make up bullsh*t? Can't show nudity on tv but have the largest porn industry in the world go figure.
Ben of Brisbane Posted at 3:08 PM February 01, 2013
Well played by the dad at the last minute!
no-one Posted at 2:09 PM February 01, 2013
voice control? when calling for the audio to play a song at the end of the ads?


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Stället vi bodde var bra. Vi kom en dag innan Sandy men fick mat och vatten tillräckligt för de närmaste dagarna, som vi hyrde en lägenhet utanför den "kritiska området". Lägenheten och omgivningarna var fina, och även hyresgästen, tack, Kay! Vi skulle alltid komma tillbaka till samma plats, men den här gången tog det oss att komma till Manhatten ca. 2 timmar - men det var på grund av Sandy. Norrmallly, behöver du inte mer än 30 minuter för att komma till Manhatten om Sandy sover.
The place we lived was fine. We arrived a day before Sandy but got food and water enough for the next days, as we rented an apartment outside the "critical area". The apartment and the surroundings were fine, and also the renter, thank you, Kay! We would always come back to the same place, although this time it took us to get to Manhatten approx. 2 hours - but this was due to Sandy. Norrmallly, you don't need more than 30 minutes to get to Manhatten if Sandy is sleeping.
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Day three I was able to get half the appointments set using the same 100 or so names being called over and over. My trainer was doing sales on his own during this time so he was no help, and he also criticized me for not staying later Wednesday evening to fill the appointments ( I stayed until about 6:30). Then when we finally made a sale late Friday I was told that I had earned a $220 commission. Well, after some threats and several e-mails and calls, I finally got my money after 4 months !!! Never Again for the insurance industry !!!
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