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Under the sign of hammer and sickle Stalin murdered more people than Hitler. The European Union stops hiding with their real aim: create a paneuropean totalitarian federation, just like USSR.
But Poland will never agree!
" Poland first to fight! "
can i just add, that the new brit awrd trophy is white with spots on, the same design that covers the eye on the 'children in need bear'' xx
I hate Kanye West. I loathe that video "Monster" that he and his cronies made. He is a racist, ugly, untalented, misogynist, hateful piece of shit.
HAHA, "looking sharp Kanye."
Strangely, another man acting like Zombie biting a dog and drinking blood similar to Michael Daniel.
Mr. Daniel was then took a medium sized black dog onto the front porch where he began to hit the dog, strangle the dog and began to bite into the dog, ripping pieces of flesh away from the animal. The dog died at the scene.
die Atwood are the dogs bollocks, I fink they freeky and I like them a lot. That is all.
its going on here(ROU) like in Lithuania, Greece…same pattern of debt, political chaos, corruption, immorality and so on..welcome to the EU, welcome to the NWO and satan's religion.
openyoureyesnclose yourmouth , true christianity is not a religion, it is a relationship with God…religions like the caholic church and any other thing called "church" only have the name "christian" but are religions just like islam, hindohism, budhaism or what ever else…if it is called "church" it is the synagoge of satan.
jesus christ died for our sins and paid the price that we had to pay on the cross. this act cant and shouldnt be categorised as a religion but a faith. and if only the world could understand this we could have a better world free of the devil and his little pals.
Paris Hilton's boyfriends shirt at the bottom where it's not buttoned also forms in the shape of a triangle.
The time for revealing of all things is near. I can feel it. Can you?
Check that out! no wonder this Joker wears an inverted pentagram! talk about in plain sight! LOL
Listen to what this sad excuse for a singer has to say http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ7Clt133Ko
They all look sad and haunted in the eyes. Their eyes tell a tragic story. Was fame & fortune worth it? No. Nobody with any ounce of credibility just thinks you're an idiot. A big famous idiot. There's no price worth accepting for selling your soul.
This is so sad my jaw dropped with the britney spears ad and the rihanna and kanye and Azalea and Beyonce. Come on VC how can you still doubt that these artist don't know wat they are invovled with. Maybe beyonce dnt know. Becuz she pray before she go on stage but I thought the rest are blind
Europe is going into multicultural mode with yin/yang, star of Israel, commie and islamic symbols.
strange and fascinating
This niggas are freaks
– They don't know what they're doing, or mybe they do … But is such a hard task to believe that these puppets of the NWO really know what they're doing and promoting …
At least many many peoples are aware of these shits …
@Jason..You are very right when you say the elites use religion to control the masses.While this can be true with all fake Christian churches and pagan religions….there is only one true God and his son Jesus Christ.In this case the people who commented we should run to our lord Jesus…they are very right!
Have you seen these two little English girls of the Ellen show? They are called Sophia Grace and Rosie. Are these two children trained MK Ultra children?
Vigilant Citizen please un-ban me from your fcebook page. I don't know why you banned me without any reason or warning? https://www.facebook.com/mayanah18
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Swim/Solo @ Mason:
Warm up:
700 various
Main Sets:
8 x 100 @ :15 RI
odds = backstoke kick
evens = free
10 x 50 @ 1:00
1st 25 = 1 breath free w/overkick*
2nd 25 =EZ backstroke kick
* Finally, remembered to drag out my Finis 2 zoomer fins for this set: http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q...w=1650&bih=953. I've been meaning to use these for a faster turnover and faster kick in free. Like them better than the long blade fins for fast free. Dislike them for kicking or swimming on my back though, probably because of the way they're designed.
5 x 50 torque drill @ 15 RI
Starts: 15 x "60s":
6-7 backstroke starts + power kick to 15 (@ around 100 pace) + 15 cruise back to block
8-9 forward starts + power dolphin kick to 15 (@ 100 pace) + 15 cruise back to block
5 x 50 shooters w/fins @ 1:15
Total: 3600
Hottub, 20 minutes -- Mason's hottub is so much better than the rec center's.
I was psyched to see that the blocks were installed in the lap swimming area today! Usually they're not on Fridays. I was too tired to work on starts last night, so had at it today. My first few forward starts were terrible. Then I realized I wasn't getting the hands overlapped and thumb around hand until I was in the water. When I corrected this problem, I had a better streamline and cleaner entry. Fiddling around with how far to pull up on my backstroke start.
Another busy weekend coming at me with soccer, regatta (these are almost all day events) and 5K. Lil Fort and Mr. Fort are running the 5K together. And spectating that will cause me to miss my team's Sunday am practice. Dang. But I don't want to miss Lil Fort's first 5K and, in any event, that would cause too much mommy guilt. I'm a tad sore from yesterday's dryland palooza, so will probably take tomorrow off as usual and hope to fit in a stretching session.
I entered and paid for Canadian Nats. Technical difficulties from misspelling my name. lol. For their meet, you can change your entries and seed times up to the deadline. This is probably not a good thing for me as I tend to fret over these two items. Trying to get over this bad habit ...
Updated April 8th, 2011 at 05:21 PM by The Fortress
Drylands, 90 minutes:
RC exercises, 15-20 minutes
flutter kicks on bosu, 4 x 50
V ups w/broomstick, 2 x 15
extreme angle isometric squat w/25 plate, 5:00
overhead squats, 55 x 1 x 10, 65 x 1 x 10
(it occurred to me that I should finally put some weight on the bar)
extreme angle step ups, 40 x 1 x 10
squat jumps w/45 lb bar, 2 x 10
yates row, 50 + bar x 2 x 15
lower back machine, 130 x 3 x 10
box jumps, 2 x 10
altitude drops, 2 x 10*
knee tuck jumps, 2 x 10
seated narrow grip row negatives, 90 x 2 x 10
hanging straight leg raises, 2 x 15
-- move to racquetball court --
handstands, 10
twisting med ball slams, 15
reverse overhead throws, 15
overhead floor slams, 15
* Love this exercise, so fun. [nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob5VdXO1vcs"]YouTube - Altitude drops[/nomedia]. Since I was using a single box, I jumped up high and then dropped. I may try stacking them next time. And altitude drops are a great eccentric exercise. http://boddickerperformance.com/?p=1135. Depth jumps also look fun: [nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FZM29fV1oc"]YouTube - Depth Jump - Rebounds[/nomedia].
Stretching, 30 minutes:
30 minutes using foam roller, stretching and some yoga.
Swim/SCY @ GMU:
Swam in a lane with Gustavo. Cheryl had workouts for distance folk and for 100/200 folk. I did the latter, naturally.
Warm up:
300 free
300 kick
300 non free
200 kick
200 IM drill
200 kick
Main Sets:
(used fins)
4 x 50 @ 1:00 descend
-- Did back, descended to 26-27. Did not have any AFAP, so ended up at about 80-85%. These felt much harder than they should have.
4 x 50 @ 1:00 200 pace
-- These were supposed to be @ :50, but since Gustavo was doing breast, I happily did them @ 1:00. Did them all free, low 29s, breathing every stroke as I theorize that I would do in a 200 free.
4 x 50 @ 1:00 descend
-- Opted to alternate fast-easy instead. Went 26s in fly, felt dreadful.
4 x 25 @ 1:00
-- 2 back shooters (10s), 2 belly shooters (11s)
-- These were pretty fast for me. In fact, that's about what I went when I was doing 25s @ 3:00 the other day with Pete.
Total: 3300
I believe I got a little carried away in the gym today ... I've been feeling very energetic lately, so thought I'd try a long dryland session especially since I didn't have to scurry off to the pool in time to be home for Lil Fort. And I felt great during and after. Not so great in the water however. Still, good to get some speed work in. I am now running off to find my compression tights and ibuprofen.
Updated April 7th, 2011 at 11:03 PM by The Fortress
700 various
3 x (4 x 100) @ 15 RI
reverse IM: free, breast drill, back drill, fly drill
Total: 1950
Bikram Yoga, 90 minutes:
Heat still hard. Had to and missed one set of triangle pose.
Followed the arrow on Q's flow chart, and did both a recovery swim and yoga today. The swim was all in zone 1; the yoga was zone 2 and sometimes 3. I feel much better now than last night when I sat on the couch but did not eat potato chips. (I was horrified recently to see how many calories were in a bag of kettle chips.) I am planning on doing drylands tomorrow and then going to my team practice at night. That will be my last dryland session before Zones, and I am due for a recovery week anyway. So good timing.
The crew council president is meeting with parents of the lightweight rowers tonight before they meet next week and issue findings. I am sending Mr. Fort, who was an elite lightweight rower at Cornell to fight the good fight. I am slightly worried about my son's blood pressure at the moment. On the other hand, Mini Fort seems to be adjusting well to crew and enjoying it. She's a lightweight too and I hope she doesn't have this problem in the future.
Haven't done my flog in April yet. Need to catch up.
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Updated April 6th, 2011 at 07:24 PM by The Fortress
RC exercises
V ups with broomstick, 2 x 15
hanging straight leg raise, 15
back extensions w/DB, 20
lower back machine, 130 x 2 x 10
extreme angle step ups w/20 lb DBs, 10
extreme angle isometric squat w/10 lb DB, 5:00
explosive leg press, 230 x 2 x 10
box jumps, 10
depth drops, 10
knee tuck jumps, 10
handstand isometric, 1:00
handstands, 10
twisting med ball slams. 15
overhead med ball slams, 15
Warm up:
600 various
Main Sets:
20 x 50 @ 1:00-1:10
1-4 = fly drill
5-8 = back drill (false lift)
9-12 = breast drill
13-16 = free with paddles
17-20 = shooters (15 under on left side & 15 under on right side)
10 x 25 twirling shooters w/fins
10 x 25 torque drill
4 with paddles, 6 without
-- great speed drill
Total: 2550 meters
Had a lovely day yesterday. Sat in the cold through rain and hail at a regatta and then sat for a couple hours in an oppressively hot and humid pool. And after all that I slept like crap last night. Hmm ...
Did random non-routine drylands today. Actually, there is some method to my madness. I'm trying to focus even more on explosive weights and lots of plyos. I spent the rest of the day at the oppressive pool, but my Lil Fort was happy to drop a lot of time in her 50 breast and 50 fly.
Now I am forcing my teens to babysit while I go out to dinner with friends. Sweating in 110 degree heat and sipping coconut water tomorrow.
Swim/SCY w/Speedo:
Warm up:
700 various
10 x 25 shooters
100 free
150 scull
Main Sets:
10 x 50 @ 1:00
5 kick, 5 swim
1 x 50 AFAP
-- did flutter kick w/board & fins
-- went high 25
6 x 25 @ 1:00
- 12.5 burst, 12.5 easy
- all dolphin kick on belly w/fns
1 x 50 AFAP
-- did shooter on belly w/fins, broken 5 seconds at the 25
-- 11+ & 12+
6 x 25 @ 1:00
-- 12.5 burst, 12.5 easy
-- 4 dolphin kick on belly w/parachute & fins
-- 2 dolphin kick on back
1 x 50 AFAP
-- did dolphin kick w/fins & board
-- went 25 high
-- I considered skipping this one, but Pete told me not to "rest on my laurels." So I was guilted into it. Thank you, training partner.
Total: 2300
ART, 30 minutes
Got worked over and am now covered with pink kinesio tape. That was my "stretching" for the day.
I had really been thinking that I needed a recovery day after speed workouts on Monday and Wednesday, but I didn't feel too bad in warm up. So I opted for more speed, and tried to work my dolphin kick on the belly. And it was probably a wise idea to get that in before ART. Definitely a recovery swim tomorrow. And I should probably hit the gym ...
March totals:
swim: 25x (way above average due to tapering), 30.4 mile
weights: 3x (way below average due to tapering)
yoga: 13x (9 hours --pretty good since I didn't go to bikram while tapering)
ART 2x
Updated March 31st, 2011 at 06:01 PM by The Fortress
Drylands, 65 minutes:
No weights (except the bar) or machines -- just as hard though!
rotator cuff exercises
flutter kicks on bosu, 4 x 50
power wheel roll outs, 3 x 15
power wheel pike ups, 3 x 10
long arm crunches, 2 x 50
inverse row w/elevated feet, 3 x 10
overhead squats, 45 x 2 x 10
squat jumps with bar, 45 x 2 x 10
P90X mary katherine lunges, 3 x 10*
twisting med ball slams, 2 x 10
med ball floor slams, 2 x 10
* Named after Molly Shannon's deranged, armpit-sniffing Catholic schoolgirl character on SNL, this involves doing a forward lunge and then leaping straight up and landing in the opposite lunge position.
Warm up:
650 various
10 x 25 shooters
odds = back
evens = belly
10 x 25
odds = easy speed fly (felt dreadful)
evens =EZ
Speed work:
5 x 10 second AFAP vertical dolphin kick w/fins and med ball, holding med ball in streamline position overhead @ 1:00
5 x 50 dolphin kick w/board @ 1:15
5 x 50 @ 1:30
25 AFAP free w/fins (trying to hold head still)
4 x 50, 15 burst + 35 cruise
2 back spin drill, 2 fast doggy paddle drill
Total: 2250
Hottub, 20-25 minutes
-- I was chatting with Cage Fighter the whole time. He is still training with the FISH, but doing more sprint work. He may compete at Zones. He chatted with Kate Ziegler over winter break and she told him she was training quite differently with FAST. Lots of fast 50 and fast 100s in addition to the usual mid-D and D pace work. We also chatted about a former buddy of Fort Son's who was recruited to swim at Columbia, got up there in the fall and promptly quit: burnout from Ray Beneke's program.
I am a little off my usual weekly micro cycle, having done yoga on Tuesday and anaerobic dryland + speed work today. That's fine, but I won't be able to rip it up tomorrow with Speedo. I contemplated doing the 10 x 50 @ 1:00 lactate set today, but decided no. I'm just too sore and tired from ramping it up after taper so quickly. Must do one soon. Or I'll really be lazy sprinter.
Fort Son got his official acceptance letter on line today!
Updated March 30th, 2011 at 10:18 PM by The Fortress
Warm up:
600 various
Kick Sets:
20 x 25 easy speed shooters
1-10 on back
11-20 on belly
3 x through:
2 x 100 kick w/fins @ 2:00 + 50 EZ
-- each 25, dolphin kick with board to bottom of pool (12 foot deep) in streamline position, stop midway, surface and easy flutter kick to wall
-- it's really not that easy to kick down that far with a board
6 x through:
standing broad jump from side of pool into water + 10 seconds fast eggbeater kick + "25" dive to bottom of pool & squat jump off bottom
6 x (25 fast dolphin kick shooter w/fins & parachute + 25 EZ)
-- 3 on back, 3 on belly
-- these are not that easy either; "fast" describes the effort more than the action
6 x (25 AFAP dolphin kick shooter w/fins + 25 EZ)
-- 3 on back, 3 on belly
3 x (25 fast back shooter from blocks, no fins + 25 EZ)
-- was supposed to do 3 on belly, but was cramping
Total: 3200/2300 kick
Stretching, 30 minutes
My upper body is still sore from apparently overdoing it last Friday. More sore than my legs which I hit yesterday. So I did a kick workout, which I quite liked. Didn't look at the clock much; just took as much rest as I felt like. Sprint kick workouts are fairly exhausting.
I usually do a weights + sprint combo on Tuesdays, but may do weights and yoga tomorrow.
I may revise my tentative meet schedule. It's going to be rather expensive to attend Canadian Nationals (and we have a lot of family jaunts this year), so I may be forced to cancel Auburn Nationals this year. The timing is a little dicey anyway since it is only 5 weeks after I get back
from a 2 week vacation. I'm hoping we will have our local LC meet at the end of August as usual. (If not, I'll have to find some LC meet -- any suggestions?) After Canadian Nationals, I think my next real focus meet will be the Sprint Classic in October. Hoping to take aim at the SCY backstroke records there. If I don't get to Nationals this year, I hope to get to both SCY and LCM nationals next year. I can even drive to Greensboro -- first time ever for a national meet.
Updated March 29th, 2011 at 10:34 AM by The Fortress
My off day. Hit the gym briefly for:
RC Exercises, 15 minutes
Stretching/Yoga/Foam Roller, 40 minutes
RC exercises (3 way arm extensions, external rotators, seated straight arm dips)
extreme angle step up w/DBs, 40 x 2 x 10
-- Use a high box, create an extreme lunge with only toe on the ground and step up. The high box recruits the glute more than a traditional low box step up.
-- I plan on adding explosive steps ups to my list of plyo exercises: [nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDwzB6xuZ9o"]YouTube - TFW Explosive Box Step Up[/nomedia]
total ab machine, 120 x 2 x 15
lower back machine, 120 x 2 x 15
back extensions, 25 x 2 x 15
reverse scoop, 25 x 2 x 15
explosive leg extensions, 60 x 2 x 10
front power squat, 180 x 1 x 15
squat jumps w/bar, 45 x 2 x 10
lateral bunny hops over bench, 25
(didn't do another set b/c this bothered by foot)
30 minute slow continuous swim
Yikes -- my upper body has been sore all weekend from Friday's drylands. Probably should have started at lower weight on some exercises ... But I always feel that if I'm going to be sore anyway, it might as well be for a good reason. And I don't have any time to waste if I'm going to re-taper somewhat for Canadian Nationals. Felt pretty dreadful in the water today a a result. I hate the soreness that comes after solid 3 week taper.
Updated March 27th, 2011 at 08:18 PM by The Fortress
Swim/SCY w/Speedo @ Oak Marr:
Warm up:
1 x butt dive
600 various
(while Pete warmed up)
10 x 25 shooters w/fins
4 x 25 overkick free
6 x 25 burst dolphin kick
Main Sets:
8 x 50 kick (no fins) @ 1:00
4 x 25 burst free @ 1:00
2 x 25 burst free w/parachute
4 x 25 underwater torque drill (love this quasi plyo drill)
1 x 50 AFAP back shooter w/fins for time, 22 high-23 (11 at the feet)
2 x 25 burst w/parachute
2 x 25 fast w/parachute (one breast, one dolphin kick on back)
-- doing that last one kick gave me the idea to do "parachute shooters"
2 x 25 parachute shooters
(no time to warm down)
Total: 2250
As Speedo noted, I am enamored! With a new toy: the parachute. This is a resistance toy designed to strengthen swim muscles and improve power and speed. It has been sitting in my closet since Christmas and I finally dragged it out. (The snorkel is still there gathering dust.) At least, I was enamored during the workout; I'm pretty beat right now from the resistance sprints. I think doing too many of them would be hard on the shoulders. But I am quite intrigued with the shooter application. Speedo looked at me in horror when this idea dawned on me. Aside from bursts and fast 25s, another chute set I've seen is: 4 x 50: 1/3 Kick; 1/3 Scull; 1/3 Swim. Anyone have any others?
Everything is sore again since I'm back to the grind. Really need to stretch tonight, but I think I'll save it for the gym tomorrow so I can sit on the couch instead.
Updated March 24th, 2011 at 10:04 PM by The Fortress
Only grabbed a short swim workout. I arrived and the pool was closed -- probably due to a kid or noodler. So I had to wait a bit before diving in.
Warm up:
700 various
Aerobic Kick:
10 x 100 w/fins @ 1:30
odds = back kick (work on perfect streamline)
evens = dolphin kick w/board
Burst Dolphin Kick:
10 x "25s" Squat Jumps @ :30
-- Use fins. Dive down to the bottom of the pool (I was in 12 foot depth), get into a deep squat, jump off bottom of pool and fast SDK up to top, swimsuit should clear the water.
-- this is a Salo set
10 x 25 @ :45
burst dolphin kick shooter on belly + cruise
-- started these @ :30, but it wasn't enough rest for really fast bursts
5 x 50 @ 1:15
1st 25: With fins and kickboard, kick down to bottom of pool mid-way. Squat jump off bottom and then sprint dolphin kick to the end.
2nd 25: EZ
-- another Salo set
Total: 2700/1725 kick
Hot Yoga, 90 minutes
Ventured to hot yoga directly after the swim. I was extremely thankful not to have one of the heat nazi instructors who max out the heat. I was also happy to survive the class without bolting out the door. The 1:00 single leg balancing poses were, uh, challenging after 4 weeks off from yoga. These require consistent practice.
I'm still feel a little wired & tired. Maybe the hot yoga will help me sleep better tonight. Hamstrings are predictably sore from drylands.
I'm a Tip!
I felt very honored that Ande created a tip for me today: "Build a Fortress of Speed and Strength." I've been reading and applying his tips for years. I remember the SFF thread and the Ask Ande thread helped me immensely when I first started masters swimming. And I still have my own copy of the SFF tips that Ande gave me at Austin in 2008. My favorite SFF tips are: 1, 2, 3, 5, 29, 31, 60, 71, 113, 129, 165, 188. Probably my absolute favorite is the "rage to master" tip -- #60. I also like # 135 -- The Formula for Faster Kicking," but had to disregard the advice to "stop using fins." Fins work -- scientifically proven!
Index to SFF: [ame="http://www.usms.org/forums/showpost.php?p=237620&postcount=1588"]U.S. Masters Swimming Discussion Forums - View Single Post - Ande's Swimming Tips: Swimming Faster Faster[/ame]
Updated March 23rd, 2011 at 07:26 PM by The Fortress
RC work, 15 minutes
hanging straight leg raises, 2 x 15
flutter kicks on bosu, 2 x 50
long arm crunches, 2 x 25
total ab machine, 110 x 2 x 25
lower back machine, 110 x 2 x 25
extreme angle isometric squat, 5:00
goblet squat, 60 x 2 x 15
explosive leg press, 190 x 2 x 10
hip abductors, 100 x 2 x 10
box jumps 2 x 10
Stretching, 15 minutes
Swim/SC/Solo @ Gym:
Warm up:
650 various
Main Sets:
8 x 50 @ 1:05
2 x IM order, drill
(nemo drill, hesitation drill, russian breast drill and human drill)
8 x 100 backstroke kick w/fins @ 1:50
10 SDKs each length
--with fins, that puts me at about 17-18 meters
8 x 50 @ 1:30
dolphin kick shooter on belly w/ fins
--broken at the 25 with 5 seconds rest
--work the upkick
Total: 2400 meters/1400 kick
I headed back to the gym today after a 3 week absence during taper. My shoulders are still somewhat sore, so I focused on leg and core work. Also didn't feel quite up to speed work in the pool yet. So I did another recovery/hypoxic workout. I could really use some sleep; I haven't slept well since the meet.
I have a crazy busy week and weekend. This weekend -- 2 indoor soccers games, a swim meet, a regatta, a volleyball tournament, and Mr. Fort is supposed to have 2 races (National half marathon and his trail race). Something has got to give! Poor Fort Son is not even sure what boat he's rowing in this weekend. The head coach and the crew council are in conflict over what to do with the 4 varsity lightweight boys. I wrote my letter to the council on the matter, and I just hope logic will prevail.
Updated March 22nd, 2011 at 09:33 PM by The Fortress
Warm up:
600 various
10 x 25 shooters
Main Set:
3 x 100 fly drill @ 2:00
6 x 50 dolphin kick w/board @ :50
6 x 25 shooters on belly
3 x 100 back drill @ 2:00
6 x 50 backstroke kick @ :45
6 x 25 shooters on back
3 x 100 breast drill @ 2:00
6 x 50 russian breast drill @ 1:00
6 x 25 long underwater breast pulls + front scull
3 x 100 free @ 1:45
6 x 50 flutter kick w/board @ :45
6 x 25 flutter kick shooters
Total: 3950/2250 kick
Stretching, 20 minutes
Just did an easy aerobic/hypoxic workout today for recovery. I did not get a chance to swim on Sunday after the meet and had pretty sore shoulders today. (Wore fins for the entire practice.) Need to the back to the grind tomorrow. Tentatively planning on the gym and hot yoga. I fear after a month off from yoga, the 90 minute session could be rather difficult.
Canadian Nationals:
I am very excited that SwimStud also may go to Canadian Nationals!!!
Meet packet:
8 individual events are allowed
Unlike USMS Nats, heats are not segregated by age
Right now, I'm thinking I will swim Friday-Sunday and skip Monday. I'm leaning toward entering:
200 IM (50 fly split)
100 fly
50 fly
100 breast (50 split)
100 free
200 free (50 split)(50 free is on Monday -- no great time to swim it)
100 back
-- My only gripe is that the 100 IM is last. On the other hand, I'm glad that the fly events are early in the meet.
Updated April 5th, 2011 at 09:49 AM by The Fortress
Swim/SCY @ Oak Marr:
Just floated around chatting with Jazz and Speedo.
Probably did about 1000 with a few bursts and some shooters.
Felt smooth.
I still haven't decided exactly what events to swim tomorrow. The problem is that I am unhappy being in the final predominantly boy heat of the 50 back in the shallow end of the pool. Yes, I know I'm whiney, but we women don't like swimming with men because of all the turbulence and waves and I hate shallow. I also notice this turbulence more with the kneeskins than tech suits. So I either HTFU and swim the open 50 back in an undesirable heat or scratch it and do a split request on my 100 back (not in the final heat). That would mean giving up a 100 back time, but then I would be more rested for my 50 fly. I guess I should decide fairly soon ... I'm leaning toward just swimming it and smack talking with the boys. My buddy, Nuthin But 50s, is seeded right next to me.
Mr. Fort says more chances are better. But, then, he is a non-swimming boy. I do think its unfortunate that the fast women often get crappy lanes at mixed gender meets.
Jimslie is arriving soon and I'm sure has prepared a speech supporting his view.
Watching Junior Nationals and NCAAs.
Article on gluten sensitivity:
Updated March 18th, 2011 at 10:25 PM by The Fortress
650 various
Shooters, no fins:
25 back shooter
25 belly shooter
25 back shooter
25 belly shooter
15 power dolphin kick + cruise
25 fast doggy paddle
25 fast back kick
Total: 1300
Hottub, 10 minutes
Stretching, 20 minutes
ART, 40 minutes
So glad I had an ART appt scheduled for today, as my neck has still feeling horrible this am. And I needed some body work. My left shoulder has been feeling creaky too, which seems to happen when I stop lifting for taper. I'm trying out a new pillow, the Tempur-Pedic side pillow for people who sleep on their side. I think my old pillow has been messing up my neck. Well, and it doesn't help that I toss and turn a lot.
Didn't feel quite as good in the water as yesterday. Still jittery. I had a couple ask if I was a free diver today. I've had other people ask me that in the past. I guess I have an alternative sport if masters swimming ever gets dull or I just can't take tapering any longer.
I am not happy about my 50 back time being re-seeded without my permission, when other times were not. Now, I'm in the last place I want to be: the fast guy heat in the shallow end. That is not exactly how I envisioned swimming this particular race ... and it's hard to believe it will produce my fastest time. I should probably have chosen a non-mixed meet to taper for. Lesson learned!
I will definitely re-swim this event once or twice at Canadian Nationals. Just sent an email to the meet managers asking them about USMS submssion and measuring the pool.
Updated March 18th, 2011 at 12:28 AM by The Fortress
650 various
2 x (25 easy speed back shooters, no fins + 25 EZ)
-- 17-18 kicks per length
1 x backstroke start and power kick (15 kicks put me past the 15 today)
1 x power dolphin kick to 15 + cruise
1 x 25 fast backstroke
1 x 25 fast doggy paddle drill
1 x 25 fast free
Total: 1250
I am insanely edgy from not exercising -- the worst part of tapering. Not a good idea to get in an argument with me at the moment. This feels worse than before NE Champs, though perhaps I'm tapering more now.
I didn't stretch today. I had a zillion errands and then got caught up in watching the live stream of Junior Nationals. Very fun seeing so many kids from PV that I've watched swim for years. Felt bad for Kurtis Ratcliff for losing his goggles on the start and getting DQ'd in the A final of the 200 fly.
Updated March 16th, 2011 at 10:28 PM by The Fortress
650 various
10 x 25
odds = shooter
evens = drill
1 x 25 fast backstroke kick
1 x 50 EZ
1 x 15 burst fly + cruise
1 x 50 EZ
1 x 25 fast free
1 x 50 EZ
1 x 15 back spin drill + cruise
1 x 50 EZ
1 x 25 fast backstroke, no SDK
1 x 50 EZ
Total: 1375
Stretching, 30 minutes
I wish the meet were tomorrow. I'm tired of resting. Full on taper bitchies here.
Psycho sheet: http://www.pvmasters.org/albatross/psych11.htm
I'm ever so happy Jimslie is coming, and that he has even decided to blog again!
Forget carbs! http://www.bicycling.com/training-nu...your_acid_dose
Updated March 15th, 2011 at 09:12 PM by The Fortress
Warm up:
600 various
Main Sets:
10 x 25 shooters
odds = back
evens = belly
6 x 50
4 x backstroke start + power kick to 15 + cruise (was about a yard short of usual distance)
2 x backstroke spin drill + cruise
4 x 50
2 x free
1 x back kick
1 x fly
Total: 1550
Felt completely blah today. I'm chalking this up to the usual taper blahs plus not doing any speed work over the weekend. Really ready to stop tapering. The last week is always torture.
I'm starting to feel a little twitchy-b*tchy from all the rest. I got a huge amount of sleep last night (for me), but woke up with a sore neck and shoulder. Glad I have an ART tune up
appointment scheduled for Thursday.
Got confirmation from Jeff that he entered me in the 200 back for the Albatross SCM meet as well. So my line up for my first meet as a 50 year old is:
50 back
100 back
200 back (maybe)
50 fly
200 medley rela
The "couples relay" would be fun, but it's right before the 200 back & 50 fly.
Looks like there's 194 swimmers. And, happily, I've been able to persuade Jimslie to attend!
I also signed up for Colonies Zones today. My Saturday only line up for my last meet as a 49 year old is:
100 free (for 50 split)
mixed 200 medley relay
50 breast
100 back
women's 400 medley relay (fly leg)
women's 200 free relay
The only individual event on Saturday that I'm really interested in is the 100 back. I don't recall that I've ever swam the 100 back at Zones before. It's always back to back with the 50 fly, and I usually opt for fly. But since I just logged a 27.2 at Warrenton, I'm going to focus on the 100 back. I wasn't sure what time to enter as I will only rest a few days for this meet. But I went ahead and put in a 1:02.8, which is less than a second off my 1:01.9 Atlanta PR. Hope that's not too ambitious. I may scratch the 50 breast; I'll play it by ear.
Updated March 14th, 2011 at 11:00 PM by The Fortress
@ Gym:
RC work, 15-20 minutes
Stretching, 30 minutes
@ Gym SCM Pool:
30 minute slow swim
15 minutes hottub
Didn't have time to hit the gym/pool until the very end of the day today. The gym pool was teeming with all manner of humanity of all ages -- not ideal for a workout. So I decided to just cruise. I'm going to use the workouts I did before NE Champs for the next week. I need to get some serious sleep this week. I've been burning the midnight oil and gotten very little solid sleep the last few nights. The spring time change never agrees with me.
I entered the Albatross meet today: 50 back/100 back/50 fly. I forgot to enter the 200 back on line, so I sent an email to Jeff Roddin asking him to add that event for me. I will want to do another 50 back if anything goes awry with the first one (feet slip, forget nose clip, go past 15 -- I've done all those, though it's extremely rare). There are also 4 people from my team entered, so we may do a 200 medley relay at the end of the meet. At least I'm voting for the 200 over the 400 since I am swimming fly.
Updated March 13th, 2011 at 09:12 PM by The Fortress
Swim @ Oak Marr:
Warm up:
600 various
Main Set:
I adapted Speedo's short rest stroke+kick set from today to make it a taper set. I didn't do these straight through though, too much chatting with Jazzy here and there. Used fins.
4 x 50 fly drill @ 1:00
4 x 50 kick @ 1:00 (25 belly shooter + 25 EZ)
4 x 50 back drill @ 1:00
4 x 50 kick @ 1:00 (25 back shooter + 25 EZ)
4 x 50 breast drill @ 1:05
skipped breast kick
-- Joined Jazz at this juncture. He had been doing some sprint endurance work, and that was not on my taper agenda.
1 x 50 (25 AFAP free + 25 EZ)
4 x 50 kick w/Jazz (25 AFAP + 25 EZ)
-- did 2 back shooters, went high 9s
-- did 2 flutter kick w/boards, went 11s
1 x 50 AFAP back shooter, went high 21-22
-- thought I'd be slower b/c I flipped too far from the wall and didn't get a good push off
4 x 50 free @ 1:00 as warm down
Total: 2150
P90X Stretch DVD, 60 minutes
I was slightly sore in the scapular area from the torque drills yesterday. Shouldn't do new stuff on taper, I know. But my upper body seems to rest up pretty fast. The Resting of the Legs continues. I am taking tomorrow off and skipping Lil Fort's 7:00 am soccer game in far out VA.
The former Cream Puff gave me a scull drill to try. I think I vaguely recall doing this at a Mason practice. Position your body as if you were sitting in a chair in the water, try to keep feet and heels out of the water. Scull backwards with arms and hands at side.
Warning: Rant:
I was in such a good mood today, and not ready to come home to more disappearing times. The FINA Top Ten rankings for 2010 were released today. I hope they are merely preliminary and can be corrected. Inexplicably, my 50 back (my best event) and 50 fly in SCM were completely left off the list. They would have been #1 and #5 respectively. Oddly, all my other events in SCM and LCM that should be on the list are there. I don't understand how some USMS TT times (and some from the same meet) can be there, and others not. I know other times from NE Champs are on the FINA list, including my own and Chris'. You'd think they'd submit all the data from our own TT database together? Or maybe this is a FINA error? I just find it somewhat shocking that FINA could produce such an error riddled list. But maybe I shouldn't be ... I have sent an email to Walt Reid about the matter. If anyone knows who else I should try to contact, please let me know. I always get a sinking feeling in my gut when my times go missing. This has happened on other occasions, and I'm starting to feel somewhat jinxed. I'm really hoping it can be fixed promptly; I've just never heard of a FINA list being "preliminary." However, since the USMS list is still preliminary, the FINA list must by default be preliminary?
I've also found some other omissions including:
Valerie Jenkins (45-49 50 back)
Susan Williams (40-44 50 back, 50 fly)
Fall W. (40-44 50 back, 50 free, 50 fly, 50 breast)
Lisa Dahl (45-49 50 free & 50 fly)
Karen Andrus-Hughes (50-54 50 back)
Traci Granger (50-54 50 fly)
Lisa Bennett (50-54 50 breast)
Laura Val (55-59 50 free, 50 back, 50 fly)
It appears that something went haywire with the 50s.
Congrats to all those making this list! I saw many rankings for fellow bloggers Chris and Ande.
In general, the LCM rankings seem faster than the SCM rankings in my events. But that could be due to the World Games being held in tech suits. Will do a comparison.
Updated March 12th, 2011 at 11:13 AM by The Fortress
Swim w/Speedo @ Oak Marr:
Warm up:
600 various
15 x 50 drill/kick mix w/fins @ 1:00/1:15
1-5 = belly shooter + backstroke hesitation
6-10 = Lochte single arm fly
11-15 = backstroke hesitation + belly shooter
5 x 50 "torque" drills @ 1:45
Speedo showed me the "torque" drill, a ballistic drill designed to fire up the fast twitch muscles.
In this vid, @ about :54, you can see the drill done as a fast underwater pull only. http://www.floswimming.org/videos/co...tennessee-toys. We used an over the water recovery with one or both arms. It's no easy thing to go from completely prone and still to an AFAP stroke. Slightly hard on the shoulders, but worthwhile. I like the version shown in the video, where the swimmer does a fast underwater pull using both a dorkle and pull buoy.
8 x 25 @ 1:00
12.5 drag races from mid pool
-- 3 free, 2 back, 2 breast, 1 shooter
drag race = start prone mid-pool, head at one of the lines on the bottom, AFAP to the wall. It's very different from a burst where you have a push off instead of a completely dead start.
2 x through, no fins:
10 seconds AFAP vertical dolphin kick
burst dolphin kick shooter to 15 + cruise
Total: 2250
Stretching/Yoga, 30 minutes
Got it in!
I read through the stretches in Dara Torre's new book. There's one I really like called the QL-Core Twist. I've done a variation of this for years, but I like her version:
QL-Core Twist:
Sit on the floor with your right leg bend, heel toward your crotch. Take your left leg out at about 45 degrees, bending your knee slightly so it's about 4 to 5 inches off the floor.
Drop your left arm down torward the inside of your left leg, trying to get your shoulder as close to the knee as possible. Keep your arm externally rotated (thumbs up), and grab your toes, ankle, or calf (whatever you can). Place your right hand behind your head as if you're hanging out at the beach. Contract your body forward as if doing a crunch, and try to get your right elbow to touch the ground. Push your left arm/ shoulder against your left knee and your left knee against your arm (so it stays straight up and doesn't rotate outward), and open your body up toward the ceiling.
Whew, I'm pretty tired from so little yardage. But that was a fun little practice. Love the crazy innovative speed drills (and lack of tedium ).
I encourage everyone to watch the Lady Vols/Floswimming link. There is some really good stuff there, including some interesting TRX exercises and a fly + med ball drill @ 6:45 that I will definitely try.
Speedo left abruptly after the drag races with no warm down. He mumbled something quickly about not wanting to warm down/swim slowly to erase the CNS work he'd done sprinting. Is this a real phenomenon? Or did he just have to scoot back to work quickly?
I am a total FLOG failure. I see I haven't put in anything since Monday. When I taper, my # of swims goes up and my kicking yardage goes way down. Guess that's normal.
Garrett Weber-Gale's Nutrition for Performance Series:
Emergence of the "Bike Cafe":
Interesting note about whether diet can obviate the need for supplements:
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Damn the kiss between kyousuke and Kirino!!!
I am tottaly sold. Even if he didnt choose anyone at the end. That kiss was the best part for me. Dont care for the rest of the story.
And besides it is clear that he has feelings for his sister even if he didnt choose no one.
Besides i like this ending very much. Let us face it:
- This novel is about a sister and a brother and how they driffted apart
- Then they became close after some serieus devolpment between them
Looking at what this novel is about it is normal that he didnt end with manami, kureneko, ayase etc.
An open ending is the best one for this story. Because the writter also has an anime running. For the ones that have forgotten. Let me remind you of tokyo ban law. And the writter cleary doesnt want to make this great story in an incest ending because it could afect the anime. Because the tokyo ban law can oppose it.
So the best possible ending would be an open ending. If he ended up with kuroneko, manami etc it wouldnt fit the story.
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ahahaha, sorry for my weird reaction but the thought of it makes me sick!!!!!!!
I liked the kiss because it fits the whole story as a fiction.
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Relentlessflame: Excuse me, but what kind of "love" is it to kiss in a mock wedding scene and then return the ring indicating that the romantic relationship was over, and everything is back to normal?
Excuse my harsh words, but if the frivolity spoiler turns out to be correct, this is a complete bullsh*t cop-out. Or written by someone who has absolutely no clue what romantic love is all about.
No, this is a narrative train wreck. The author has raised several serious questions, but in the end was unable to answer them convincingly, so he bailed. And the readers are supposed to suspend disbelief and accept it.
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When we talk about fiction, everything is possible.
...But, it happens, sometimes, in the real world.
The best End, for me, it will be a "logical" ending...
Not something out of the blue.
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"The absurdity of life is not one of the human condition?"
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Sorry I tend to self insert and when I was reading the spoilers and saw the picture I didn't think "aww how cute" I thought "what the actual **** is going on!?!?" This does sound like a freakin' copout and just shows how little the authors' balls really are by not declaring an actual winner. Even if he went incest end at least he had the guts to, but I hate how indecisive this ending is.
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On another note, this ending may seriously go on the list of number 1 troll ending for the year. Expected yet unexpected is the vibe I got. Hope for some more clarification later.
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Well, so that's it folks. We got the answer to the long waiting. Now hopefully we will see some official sources confirmming the real ending. And we still have the anime. It is intiressting to see how they will end it. And also the extra part about 10 years later is still to come.
Damn this novel has the most attention at the moment. Everyone is writting about it and discussion the ending. I have never seen so much people discussion about this topic before.
So ore no imouto was really popular. And not just only in Japan but also internationaly. Ahahhaah, cant blame the writter for ending it this way. Because he had much pressure at the last moment. I have seen on some website that this novel normally wouldnt end with just 12 volumes but with 14 volumes. Because of the pressure of ending the novel just in time with the anime. The writter had to finish it sooner. It is a rumour, hopefullly somebody can confirm this.
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Well, but if one thinks really hard, then there are only three options for the author, after the way he developed the story:
1) Kirino-end
2) Nobody-end
3) Kuroneko-end
For everybody else, it would have made no sense, as Kyousuke really lacked a real romantic kind of feeling for them, as well as the screen time (or pages) the other people got. And even with Kuroneko I argue, that Kyousuke did not show real romantic love. More of a "like" and "care" instead of love, fueled by the issue of her being the first girl to confess to him.
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The japanese sites are in an uproar with the spoilers and so are some mexican ones, judging here and from some of the posts on 4chan I think this story's novel will not be very well received. Good I say never was really into this story Kirino was just too toxic a character for my taste plus with the indecisive ending I hope this author gets buried.
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^ Time can fix that. It's not like romantic relationships can last for more than three years before marriage can begin. That said, I had a feeling that their affair was doomed to fail in the end because they were too immature about it at that moment.
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"What deceit?"
The bit you deceivingly left out.
Isn't Juno doing well?
Its very simple. NeoLibertarians want a return to a gold standard because they are stupid.
To dismiss all professional bodies that determine excellence that opposes opinion is to be in a sea of ignorance. This is the world of the NeoLibertarian.
Lol, indeed. Not even an attempt to squirm out of your deceit.
"Over the last 30 years as gun ownership has increased, violent crimes have been halved"
Yes, this is an irrational comparison to claim causation I was talking about. You make this blunder, as well as the exact same error, because you have the superstructure required to be the climate dummy.
The extreme nature of your tangential argumentation compares well to the Juno spacecraft.
No, BLM shouldn't hunt down innocent people/police like terrorists. Thats why they don't. You want to hunt down the BLM movement for what they are and what they stand for. But you're too weak to do it by yourself. You need to plant false evidence to make your want for a lynching appear legitimate.
I'd rationally assess that as moronic.
Are you a moron?
You again make irrational comparisons...no surprise there.
Also note the inevitable deceptive misrepresentation: "And murders where guns are involved is only 1/3rd the number of deaths by auto accidents", rather than deaths involving both guns and autos.
If asked for a rational assessment of that particular analogy, here is what this Liberal would present:
The significant advantages of cars warrants tolerating the adverse effects they generate. Guns appear not have a genuine use in civilian hands that justifies enduring the violence they cause.
sugar, what do you make of Hearn's lost faith in the project?
Your response does not include DOJ tampering. FBI manipulation, false statements to the public and perjury, because of your love for misrepresentation and diversion.
You wouldn't be the climate dummy if you didn't.
"So help explain...."
Odd question, given no charges have been laid.
Surely what needs to be explained is how no charges were laid if, as you say, they needed to be. How do you reconcile this apparent conflicting scenario?
You obviously need to be spoon fed: the possible hypocrisy is that you're appear in denial about no charges being laid.
So she's not in jail because of a conspiracy?
"It's unclear to us what kinds of threats were used by the Obama Administration that caused her to back down."
Thats because you're an idiotic conspiracy theorist.
Federal courts (not Obama) struck down every provision of that law except Section 2b, for no other reason than it was inconsistent with federal law.
You don't see the difference between that one instance where hands were not kept in the air, and the many other similar instances involving black victims where full compliance was performed, because.....
The "corruption" response from the right was predicted.
This is because they have one-track minds.
"Peter Schiff's father, Irving Schiff, was essentially killed in prison by the Feds."
Fantastic. There must be degrees of incorrectness? If so, this would be hard to beat.
btw, Irving Schiff was a tax cheater.
The stupidity of NeoLibertarians is highlighted by their ignorance of the fact that Ayn Rand was both wrong and a hypocrite, and more recently, the economic mess we WERE in was alleviated by the Federal Reserve.
"It is literally impossible to "make fools of ... goldbugs..."
Literally impossible? There is no such thing.
Related, is the fact that the literature clearly indicates the idiocy for a call to return to a gold standard.
How many innocent blacks are killed by cops?
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Eros & 433 Eros Asteroid - Krakow, Poland
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The official name of this large sculpture is Eros Bendato (Eros Bound)...but it is popularly called the Empty Head. Eros is the Greek god of love.
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location: Małopolskie, Poland
date approved: 11/29/2015
last visited: 6/15/2013
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Wawel is the complex of fortifications in Krakow that includes the 14th century Cathedral and castle.
last visited: 5/4/2013
Erato & the 62 Erato Asteroid - Krakow, Poland
This depiction of Erato the Muse of Lyric Poetry is located on the monument to Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz.
last visited: 9/19/2015
Adam Mickiewicz & the Mickiewicz Crater - Krakow, Poland
Located in the center of Krakow's Old Town Square.
last visited: 4/21/2013
Merkur-Brunnen / Mercury (planet) — Frankfurt am Main, Germany
This neoclassical decorative fountain with the statue of the Roman god of merchants (and thieves) is located opposite the main entrance of the Frankfurt fairgrounds
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location: Hessen, Germany
date approved: 11/25/2015
last visited: 12/7/2015
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This sculpture is located on Wawel Hill.
date approved: 11/24/2015
Ethelfleda - Venus Crater Aethelflaed - Runcorn, UK
This large carved stone head of Ethelfleda, the daughter of King Alfred the Great, stands in the grounds of the Brindley Theatre, in Runcorn.
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location: Northwest England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Aquinas - Asteroid 73687 Thomas Aquinas - Faro, Portugal
This statue of Thomas Aquinas stands in a niche on the top of an arch in the walls of the old town.
location: Faro, Portugal
date approved: 11/9/2015
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Hugo Grotius was a jurist, philosopher, theologian, Christian apologist, playwright, historiographer, poet, statesman and diplomat.
location: Noord-Holland, Netherlands
date approved: 11/2/2015
last visited: 6/29/2016
Jeremiah Horrocks - Transition Of Venus, Moon Crater and Asteroid 3078 - Bretherton, UK
This commemoration stone to Jeremiah Horrocks was erected in 2004, a year when Venus could be seen transiting the sun. It honours the fact that in 1639 he successfully predicted and observed this regular event at a nearby house.
date approved: 10/31/2015
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This sculpture is located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Herakles is also known as Hercules or Heracles.
location: New York
date approved: 10/23/2015
last visited: 7/24/2013
Moon Crater - ROGERS - American Humorist
Rogers (crater) - "Named for Will Rogers, American humorist, and Buck Rogers, early (fictional) space hero, both of whom provided immeasurable inspiration to their own generations and to future generations." Will Rogers Museum, Claremore, Oklahoma.
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location: Oklahoma
last visited: 10/25/2015
Franz Kafka & Asteroid 3412 Kafka - Prague, Czech Republic
Asteroid 3412 bears name of one of the most influential authors of the 20th century, Franz Kafka, a writer of novels and short stories born and living in Prague. His huge kinetic statue is located at yard of the shopping center Quadrio in Prague.
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location: Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
date approved: 10/21/2015
last visited: 7/22/2016
Frantisek Palacky & 40444 Palacky Asteroid - Chropyne, Czech Republic
František Palacký (June 14, 1798, Hodslavice – May 26, 1876, Prague) was a Czech historian and politician, the most influential person of the Czech National Revival, called "Father of the Nation".
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location: Zlinsky kraj, Czech Republic
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Sappho & 80 Sappho Asteroid - New York City, NY
This sculpture is located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
date approved: 10/18/2015
last visited: 7/24/2014
Olomouc town & 30564 Olomouc Asteroid - Valasske Mezirici, Czech Republic
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location: Olomoucky kraj, Czech Republic
date approved: 10/17/2015
Masaryk & 1841 Masaryk Asteroid - Dub nad Moravou, Czech Republic
A statue of first president of Czechoslovakia in Dub nad Moravou.
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Petr Bezruc & 3096 Bezruc Asteroid - Kostelec na Hane, Czech Republic
Petr Bezruc was the pseudonym of Vladimír Vašek (September 15, 1867 – February 17, 1958), a Czech poet and short story writer.
date approved: 10/14/2015
Jan Hus & 1840 Hus Asteroid - Ledec nad Sázavou, Czech Republic
Asteroid 1840 bears name of the Czech church reformer Jan Hus. The monument with a statue of the Czech priest, philosopher, early Christian reformer is located on the main square in Ledec nad Sázavou.
location: Stredocesky kraj, Czech Republic
date approved: 10/13/2015
Paris and the 3317 Paris Asteroid - New York City, NY
date approved: 10/11/2015
Perseus and the Perseus Constellation - New York City, NY
Bedrich Smetana & Asteroid 2047 Smetana - Jabkenice, Czech Republic
Statue of Bedrich Smetana, a great Czech composer in vilage Jabkenice, where he spent last 9 years of his life and asteroid No. 2047 named after him.
date approved: 10/7/2015
Victoria (Victory) and Asteroid 12 Victoria - Preston, UK
12 Victoria is a large main-belt asteroid, originally named after Queen Victoria it was changed to be officially named after the Roman Goddess Victoria, otherwise known as Victory, especially on war memorials.
date approved: 10/1/2015
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The Herd remains at No. 4 in the Class 4A poll with 137 points. Wolfforth Frenship follows at No. 5 with 107 points.
In the Class 1A poll, Stratford remains No. 2 and Paducah checks in at No. 4. Both rankings remain unchanged from last week. The Elks pulled in four first-place votes and 165 points and are 10 points behind first-place Shiner. The Dragons grabbed 141 points and one first-place vote.
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Ed Asner 'FDR' Milwaukee performance canceled
The one-man show "Ed Asner as FDR" scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday at the Milwaukee Theatre has been canceled "at the recommendations of Mr. Asner's doctors," theater officials said Thursday
Asner was hospitalized Tuesday night after leaving the stage 15 minutes into a performance of the show in Gary, Ind. His son, Matt Asner, said his father was suffering from exhaustion. »Read Full Article(5)
Seth Meyers to replace Jimmy Fallon on 'Late Night'
New York - Seth Meyers is moving from his "Weekend Update" desk to his own late night show on NBC.
The network said Sunday that the longtime "Saturday Night Live" cast member will replace Jimmy Fallon at the 12:35 a.m. "Late Night" show. Fallon will be moving up an hour as Jay Leno's replacement on the "Tonight" show. »Read Full Article(11)
Pug Fest offers fundraising fun
What do you call a grouping of pugs? A pack? A parade? A pound?
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Filmmakers create ode to sign painters as urban landscape artists
We live in a world full of computer-generated messaging, from Facebook ads to tire shop signs. With it comes a "creeping sameness" in the urban landscape, say filmmakers Faythe Levine and Sam Macon.
Not so long ago, the urban landscape was full of messages and signs made by specially trained artists. At a time when people are returning to the lost craft of painting signs in windows and on the sides of trucks by hand, Levine and Macon have made a film about these dedicated and precise practitioners. "Sign Painters," a feature-length film, features interviews with sign painters young and old, from the vanguard to the traditionalists. »Read Full Article
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In 2008, Comedy Central aired a send-up of reality show competitions called "Reality Bites Back," including a spoof of "So You Think You Can Dance?" called "So You Think You Can Dive?"
It was hilarious, because what network in its right mind would do a show like that? Well, this spring, ABC did "Splash," starring a hodgepodge of D-list celebrities. And the unofficial star of the show, based on preview appearances, was comedian Louie Anderson. ABC banked that the sight of a man who weighs 400 pounds diving into a pool would pull big ratings. »Read Full Article
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Think of it as the ultimate Mother's Day road trip: Esri, a Redlands, Calif., location analytics company, has put together a cool interactive map of television moms by decade. Check it out, find your favorites -- and don't forget to call your mother.
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Dijon Thompson
|No. 21 – AEK Larnaca
|Shooting guard / Small forward
|Personal information
March 23, 1983
Los Angeles, California
|Listed height
|6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|Listed weight
|193 lb (88 kg)
|Career information
|High school
|Redondo Union
(Redondo Beach, California)
|NBA draft
|2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 54th overall
|Selected by the New York Knicks
|Playing career
|Career history
|Phoenix Suns
|Albuquerque Thunderbirds
|Atlanta Hawks
|ALBA Berlin
|Azovmash Mariupol
|Hapoel Jerusalem
|Spartak St. Petersburg
|ASVEL Basket
|Nizhny Novgorod
|Saigon Heat
|Hapoel Tel Aviv
|Petrolina AEK Larnaca
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Dijon Lynn Thompson (born March 23, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who played for Petrolina AEK Larnaca of the Cypriot Basketball League. While he played mainly at the shooting guard position in his early career, he also played as a small forward during his European years.
Thompson was a standout at UCLA having an all-time scoring average of 15.6 points per game including 18.4 as a junior. He scored a career-high 39 points against Arizona State on February 10, 2005.[1]
Thompson declared for the NBA draft after the conclusion of his junior year, but withdrew to return for his senior season. That year he led the Bruins to the NCAA Tournament after a two-year absence.
Thompson was chosen by the New York Knicks in the second round of the 2005 NBA Draft (54th pick overall). Soon afterward he was traded along with forward-center Kurt Thomas to the Phoenix Suns, in exchange for guard Quentin Richardson, the draft rights to guard Nate Robinson and cash considerations.
On November 4, 2005 the Suns assigned him to the Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the NBA D-League where he averaged 17.7 points and 7.7 rebounds in three games. The Suns made him the first player of the season recalled from the D-League on November 26,[2] after Leandro Barbosa suffered a knee injury.
On March 10, 2006, Thompson underwent microfracture surgery on his right knee, causing him to sit out the rest of the season.[3] By June 23, it was announced that the Suns were not picking up Thompson's player-option for his second season making him a free-agent. [4]
On October 2, 2006, the Golden State Warriors invited Thompson to their training camp,[5] however, he was cut by the team just a week later on October 11.[6]
On November 27, 2006, Thompson was reacquired by the Albuquerque Thunderbirds and made an immediate impact by averaging 20.8 points and 9.8 rebounds during his first five games. On December 11, Thompson was named the D-League Performer of the Week.[7]
On January 6, 2007, Thompson was signed to a 10-day contract by the Atlanta Hawks while forward Josh Smith recovered from a hernia operation.[8] The Hawks renewed for a second 10-day contract, on January 16, with Thompson averaging 2.8 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 8.3 minutes in six games.[9] Upon his return to the D-League, Thompson scored 14 points in the 2007 NBA D-League All-Star Game in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 19, 2007.[10] He finished the year leading the Thunderbirds franchise to a playoff berth, though, they lost in the first round.[11]
Thompson was named All-NBA Development League Honorable Mention Team for the 2006-07 season.[12]
European career[edit]
On July 27, 2007, Thompson signed a one-year contract with ALBA Berlin.[13] ALBA and Thompson agreed to part ways in May 2008.[14][15]
On June 10, 2008, Thompson signed a contract with Azovmash Mariupol.[16]
On September 4, 2009, Thompson signed a 2-year contract with Hapoel Jerusalem B.C..[17]
He played the 2010-11 season for BC Spartak Saint Petersburg in the Russian Professional Basketball League.
In July 2011 he signed a one-year contract with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne in France.[18]
In September 2012, he signed with BC Nizhny Novgorod of the Russian Professional Basketball League.[19] He was named to the All-Eurocup First Team in 2014.[20]
On February 17, 2015, Thompson signed a half-year contract with Hapoel Tel Aviv.[21]
On June 22, 2016, Thompson signed a one-year contract with AEK Larnaca B.C. in Cyprus.[22]
- ^ Arizona State Sun Devils vs. UCLA Bruins - Recap - February 10, 2005 - ESPN
- ^ D-League Humbles Thompson
- ^ Player Profile
- ^ Phoenix Will Not Pick Up Option On Dijon Thompson
- ^ Warriors Invite Dijon Thompson and Anthony Roberson to Training Camp
- ^ Warriors Cut Dijon Thompson
- ^ D-League Performer of the Week, December 11, 2006
- ^ Hawks sign Thompson to 10-day contract
- ^ Hawks Sign Former D-Leaguer Thompson to Second 10-Day Contract
- ^ Thunderbirds: Thompson Takes Steps Toward NBA Return
- ^ T-Birds' Repeat Bid Doused by Colorado 14ers Roll Over Defending Champs
- ^ D-League Announces 2006-07 GATORADE All-League Selections
- ^ ALBA acquires Dijon Thompson and Dragan Dojcin; Koko Archibong leaves Berlin. (German)
- ^ Dijon Thompson and ALBA Berlin part ways
- ^ Geschäftsführer Baldi stellt sich vor Trainer Pavicevic (German)
- ^ Azovmash lands Thompson, Rizvic
- ^ http://www.eurobasket.com/Israel/basketball.asp?NewsID=171263
- ^ Asvel Baskets adds versatile forward Thompson
- ^ "Dijon Thompson moves to Nizhny Novgorod". Sportando.net. September 4, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
- ^ "2013-14 All-Eurocup First, Second teams named". Eurocupbasketball.com. April 25, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
- ^ "Dijon Thompson signs with Hapoel Tel Aviv". Sportando.com. February 17, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
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External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
- Dijon Thompson at Basketball-Reference.com
- 1983 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- Alba Berlin players
- Albuquerque Thunderbirds players
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
- American expatriate basketball people in Russia
- ASVEL Basket players
- Atlanta Hawks players
- Basketball players from California
- BC Azovmash players
- BC Nizhny Novgorod players
- BC Spartak Saint Petersburg players
- Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players
- Israeli Basketball Super League players
- New York Knicks draft picks
- Phoenix Suns players
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The gaffer talks through the hard fought victory over Huddersfield at Madejski Stadium.
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Royals defender Liam Moore on a clean sheet and three points against the Terriers.
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Midfield maestro John Swift, who netted another fine goal to down the Seagulls, gave his match reaction after another fine win in the EFL Cup to set us up for a fourth-round place.
Wednesday 21 Sep 2016 at 00:44
Royals' assistant boss Andries Ulderink gives his take on a 2-1 win for 10-man Reading away at Brighton in the third round of the EFL Cup.
Tuesday 20 Sep 2016 at 23:00
Action from Madejski Stadium as our Under-23s came from behind to overturn the Blues in dramatic fashion in a Premier League 2 outing.
Tuesday 20 Sep 2016 at 15:11
All of the Barnsley v Reading highlights from Oakwell Stadium
Sunday 18 Sep 2016 at 11:59
After the final whistle was sounded at Oakwell, midfielder Danny Williams gave us his take on a 2-1 triumph against hosts Barnsley.
Sunday 18 Sep 2016 at 10:04
Royals boss Jaap Stam gives his account of a 2-1 victory against Barnsley at Oakwell.
Sunday 18 Sep 2016 at 10:02
All of the Reading v Birmingham highlights from Madejski Stadium
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- - who deserve a title shot the most (http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc/7509-who-deserve-title-shot-most.html)
who deserve a title shot the most
i would have to say deigo sanchez without a doubt at ww
cro cop at HW ;)
i wish im just praying they get to meet
No doubt Diego in ANY division...
I dont really like Diego, but i'd say he deserves a title shot.
HW-noone really but Crocop soon
LHW-noone but Rampage soon
MW- Swick
WW- Diego (most deserving)
LW- Melvin
I was wondering when someone was going to say Melvin Guillard. I have been checking out these forums for a while and there is TONS of good info on here but I hardly ever see anyone mention him. I think he is great at 155 and would love to see him as LW champ.
Short term:
Heavyweight: Gabriel Gonzaga
Lightheavyweight: Nobody
Middleweight: Mike Swick
Welterweight: Diego Sanchez
Lightweight: Melvin Guillard, Spencer Fisher
Long term:
Heavyweight: CroCop (duh)
Lightheavyweight: Rampage (duh)
Middleweight: Winner of Macdonald v Franklin
Welterweight: Hughes (with a few more wins)
Lightweight: Tyson Griffin
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The state is in the early stages of planning to develop land along the Canadian River into a controlled recreation area for off-road vehicles.
"It's a part of the culture and heritage of a lot of people who live in the Panhandle," said Steve Thompson, a geologist and manager of off-highway vehicle programs for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. "Eventually we'll have public meetings to talk about the project, and also we'll appoint a local advisory committee."
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Before that, the department will begin addressing the concerns of landowners along the river, establish a budget and hire a manager.
"We hope to bring on a park manager by September," said Laird Fowler, TPWD regional director.
The state Legislature made the project possible by building money into the department's funding.
"They said they needed about a half-million dollars, then after that the funding would drift down, and it would be self-supporting," said state Rep. David Swinford, R-Dumas. "They'll need it to do some work first and maintain it as a place people can take their families."
He helped push the legislation through to expand recreation possibilities.
"We have very few acres of public land here," Swinford said.
The focus is on land from the U.S. Highway 385 bridge over the Canadian River to the Chicken Creek area near Lake Meredith, Thompson said.
Local supporters welcome the movement on the project and have strongly held ideas about what should happen.
"Whatever they implement from the rules and regulations standpoint, it needs to be user friendly and meet the standards we want in the Panhandle," said Scott Salter, president of the Texas Off Roaders Association. "Our goal has always been an area with controlled access, managed by law enforcement and nice infrastructure like restrooms and picnic areas. But we don't want to stifle people."
The hope is to make the project a state recreation area because parks don't allow open containers of alcohol.
"If it's a state park, you'll shut it down before you get started," Salter said. "We don't advocate drinking and driving or drunken behavior. But in the evening around a campfire after riding all day, people want a beer. We're hoping they use a common-sense approach."
Broad local participation is another goal.
"The key will be the advisory group and listening to them," Salter said. "And the public meetings will not be run under the radar. The users will be well-informed."
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