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This page will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about ski gloves: design, materials, waterproofing, durability, dexterity, grip, insulation, warmth... We have also created a series of informational pages about every design variable and topics related to ski gloves.
Gloves or Mittens?
The answer to that question is not as easy, or simple, as you might think. Several questions need to be answered before narrowing your choice:
1) How easily do your hands get cold? Do you have good or bad circulation in your extremities?
2) In what conditions will you be using the gloves or mittens?
3) What activities will you be doing? How much dexterity do you need?
First things first, let's stipulate to a few points:
OK, so back to the original questions.
1) How easily do your hands get cold - do you have good or bad circulation?
If your hands get cold easily you'll either need to go with thicker gloves or even better, mittens. But do not forget, the most important variable in whether your hands stay warm is if they stay dry. And when I say dry, I mean free of moisture from the outside AND inside (sweat). Most cold hands come from clammy hands (internal moisture). Dry mittens will keep your hands warm with less insulation. Mittens with thick insulation might just make your hands colder than mittens with less insulation if they cause the dreaded hand sweats, so always be conscious of balancing the design of the glove or mitten with the outside environment where it will be used. Learn more about keeping your hands warm.
2) In what conditions will you be using the gloves or mittens?
If you're choosing whether to wear a glove or mitten based on the current day's weather, then mittens will be the choice for very cold conditions and gloves will be the choice for warmer conditions. But if you're trying to decide between buying just one pair of gloves or mittens, then mittens might just be the better option as they tend to have a wider temperature versatility on the cold end. Gloves have a wider temperature versatility on the warmer end, but I think it's better to have hands that are too warm on a warm day than having cold hands on a cold day.
3) What activities will you be doing? How much dexterity do you need?
If your're doing activities that require optimum dexterity and grip, then gloves are probably your best option. But if dexterity is not that important, then mittens offer more temperature versatility.
Personally, I use both. Mittens when it's cold, and gloves when it's warm.
What style of mitten or glove?
There are two basic styles of gloves and mittens:
Short-cuffs (undercuff) that are designed with more minimalist cuffs that are versatile enough to fit under the sleeves of your jacket as well as over the sleeve.
Long-cuffs with Gauntlet-Style forearm closures (using cinch-cord) that are designed to only go over the sleeves of your jacket:
But which style, long-cuff or short-cuff, is best for you?
This really comes down to whether you prefer to wear your glove cuffs under your jacket sleeves. Short-cuffs are essential for wearing under your sleeve. They are functional irrespective of weather. Long-cuff (gauntlet-style) gloves offer more ease of putting them on and removing them than short cuffs with Velcro® (hook and loop closure). Long cuffs are very popular with skiers/riders in deep snow and extreme weather.
The benefits of a short cuff (under-the-cuff) ski glove:
The benefits of a long cuff (over-the-cuff) ski glove:
Liners: what are the different types and thicknesses?
The primary variable that determines the comfort and warmth of a glove is the liner. The liner has two parts, the liner material that comes in contact with your hand and the insulation material inside the liner, which determines the warmth of the glove. The liner with insulation can be either sewn-into the shell or removable, separate from the shell.
1) Sewn-in fixed liners are the most common and are always used in less expensive gloves. But, there are also many expensive gloves with sewn-in liners too.
The benefits:
The problems:
2) Removable liners can be really nice if they are designed well. That's a big IF in the world of ski gloves.
The benefits of removable liners:
The potential problems:
As a glove designer who has spent a lot of time trying on and testing other company's designs I am constantly amazed by the terrible functionality of most removable liner gloves. Several prominent brands (which I will not list here) are barely usable at all. They are so hard to put on and take off AND re-seat once removed, that I wonder if any person from that company even tested them at all before pawning them off on the consumer. Also, I don't understand why a ski shop would carry a ski glove that you can't even get on your hand. Lots of removable liner glove designs should have been rejected outright.
Knowing all of this, Free the Powder designed removable liner gloves and mittens that fixes all these issues. They are our new RX and SX models.
What type of insulation?
There are many types of ski glove insulation, including natural fibers like wool, cotton and goose down, or synthetic fibers like Thinsulate®, Thermolite®, Qualofill®, PrimaLoft®, Breathefil™ and many others.
The different options and their effectiveness:
Cotton - Terrible. When it comes to insulation it's best to never use cotton as an insulator due to the reality that when it gets wet, it stays wet - and cold.
Wool - Decent. Wool is a bit heavy, and breathes significantly less than modern synthetic materials. It stays warm when wet but it drys slowly.
Goose Down (natural high loft) - Excellent when it's dry. Natural goose down feathers are warmer than synthetics per ounce of weight, but their loftiness is often too warm. They lack breathability and decrease dexterity, compared to modern synthetics. Your hand feels like they're floating in there - which can be really good, really bad or somewhere in between. Lofty insulation for your gloves is great when it's brutal cold, or when you require less dexterity.
Lofty synthetics (Primaloft® and others) – Good all-around when dexterity is not as important. Loftier synthetics are not as warm as down by weight, but they're more breathable, water resistant and stay warm when wet. Similar to lofty natural down feathers, these synthetics are often is too warm, lack breathability (compared to less lofty synthetics), and they decrease dexterity. Your hand feels like they're floating in there - which can be really good, really bad or somewhere in between.
"Thin" synthetic insulation (Thinsulate®, Thermolite®, Breathefil™)- The best all-around insulation for most days. For general everyday use in skiing and snowboarding, I prefer less lofty insulation like Breathefil™ or Thinsulate™ because it is really warm for its lack of loftiness, so you are not sacrificing grip and dexterity for warmth, or vice versa.
How much insulation in ski gloves?
The amount of insulation is usually measured by its weight in grams.
Best for warm days and spring skiing condition:
Anything under 100 grams is for warmer days, 30+ degrees F, or for those whose hands are always warm (hot hands people).
Best for average ski days:
100 grams is just about perfect for your average winter day, 20-30 degrees F. Unless you get cold hands easily.
Best for cold days, mid-winter:
100 grams or more is for cold days, below 20 degrees F. It's great to have thicker gloves or mittens for the cold days, but they are less versatile unless your hands are always cold, you are outdoors with low activity level, the gloves are extraordinarily breathable, or you are on a seriously cold expedition in the high mountains or Arctic.
What's best all-around?
Something to consider:
The more breathable the glove, the more insulation it can use without making your hands too sweaty when the temperatures rises.
When a glove uses a "waterproof" membrane insert like Gore-Tex®, then you have to be conscious of too much insulation because the membrane is much less breathable than no-membrane. And those sweaty hands are going to turn cold. Gore-Tex® is not insulation, it is a moisture barrier. It is mostly desirable when it is wet and winter warm, not when it is winter cold. If you are going to buy a ski glove with a membrane, make sure it does not have too much insulation for the conditions.
What about grip and dexterity of ski gloves?
Dexterity in gloves and mittens for skiing and snowboarding is a complicated issue, with lots of variables that steer buying decisions.
What set of glove design variables provide the best dexterity?
A super thin glove with maximum stretch and minimum insulation.
That's not exactly the answer you were looking for in a ski glove worn in the cold, with variable weather conditions. So, the real question is what set of glove design variables provide the best dexterity without compromising too much warmth?
I often read glowing reviews of the dexterity of certain gloves, only to find that they have 40 grams of insulation or less. These type of winter work gloves are very common and are widely available at hardware stores, Home Depot and Walmart. Many ski glove companies utilize this strategy as well (with a hefty mark-up). These are very popular with Ski Patrol, and skiers and snowboarders with lower glove budgets. The real problem in my experience is that my hands just can't handle the cold with these types of winter gloves that maximize dexterity, while minimizing insulation levels.
So, what set of glove design variables provide the best dexterity AND are still very warm?
And the grip?
Grip and dexterity don't always mean the same thing. A glove with all the best set of design variables for dexterity may still not provide optimum grip if the palm material is not the best option -soft leather that was tanned and treated for optimum grip.
Shell material of the ski glove: what's it made out of?
The biggest determinant of the durability of a ski glove is the material and quality of stitching of the glove. Quality is fairly easy to see with your own eyes. Thicker material is tougher and holds stronger thread. As a general rule, leather palms are much tougher than synthetic palms. Just look at cattle ranchers and what they wear on their hands. Things have not changed much in a hundred years out on the ranch. The back of the hand (upper) of ski gloves is usually not the area that has durability issues, but generally they are made of either hardshell (Taslan®, Cordura® or other) or stretch soft-shell. Hardshell is usually a bit more weather/wind-resistant and soft-shell breathes better. Your best option is highly water-resistant /wind-proof soft-shell.
What about the leather?
Leather is the toughest, most cost-effective material for ski gloves, especially the palms. But not all leather palms are created equal:
1) What type of leather?
Generally speaking...
2. The tanning of the leather: How it was it made?
More important than what animal the hide came from, is what type of tanning process it went through when it was made.
Leather is made by a process known as tanning.
In ancient history, leather tanning was considered a very dirty, noxious, and toxic undertaking, relegated to the poor areas on the outskirts of towns. Even today, leather tanning by ancient methods is so foul smelling that tanneries are still in isolated locations away from populated areas.
In the ancient world, leather tanners would soak the skins in water to clean and soften them, before scouring the last bits of flesh and fat. Next, the tanner would remove the hair by soaking the skin in an alkaline lime mixture, urine, or by submerging the skin in a salt solution after months of putrefying. The sparse hair that remained was scraped off the skin with a knife.
Once the hair was completely removed, the tanners would make the skins more supple by pounding dog or bird excrement into the skin before submerging them in large vats of water and animal excrement. Children were commonly employed to collect the large quantities of animal excrement, while urine was collected from "piss-pots" that were placed on street corners by the tanners .
Excrement and urine was not always used though, as other tanning agents such as alum, tannin and oils were also employed. As the skin was stretched, it would lose moisture and absorb the agent. Often, to finish this softening process, the tanner would knead the skins with his bare feet.
The way it is done today:
The most common technique:
The animal hides are prepared and sterilized with salt, and brine-cured in salt water ("Wet-salting") for 30+ days. The hides are then soaked in clean water to remove the salt and to bring back the moisture content of the hides to an optimum level so they can be treated with chemicals ("Soaking"). Next, the soaked hides are treated with milk of lime. Liming agents include Sodium Sulphide, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Hydrosulfite, Arsenic Sulphide, Calcium Hydrosulfide, Dimethyl Amine, and Sodium Sulphydrate. Sometimes sharpening agents are used such as sulfide, cyanides, and amines. This step removes hair and other matter on the skins, breaks up the skin fibers, removes grease and fats, and brings the skin's collagen up to the proper condition.
The majority of hair is removed using a machine, while the remaining hair is removed by hand using a knife ("Scudding"). Depending on the final purpose of the leather, hides may be treated with enzymes to soften them ("Bating"). But before bating, the pH of the collagen is decreased so that enzymes will work on them ("Deliming").
Once bating is complete, the hides are treated with a mixture of salt and Sulphuric Acid. This is done to bring down the pH of collagen to a very low level to facilitate the penetration of mineral tanning agents ("Pickling").
Tanning can be performed with either vegetable or mineral methods. Vegetable tanned hides are commonly used for leather luggage, furniture and high-end craft leather. Vegetable tanning uses tannin, which occurs naturally in tree bark (chestnut, oak, hemlock, quebracho, mangrove, wattle and myrobalan). The hides are stretched on frames and immersed for several weeks in liquid vats of increasing concentrations of tannins.
Mineral tanning creates leather that is commonly used in handbags, garments and most ski gloves. Chromium sulfate is used as the tanning agent. Once the desired level of penetration of chrome into the leather is achieved, the pH of the material is raised again to facilitate the tanning process ("Basification"). In their raw, unfinished state chrome tanned skins are blue and are referred to as "Wet Blue".
Depending on the finish desired, the leather may be waxed, rolled with a rough surface (to get suede or nubuck leather), lubricated with fatliquors (ski gloves), injected with oil, split, shaved or colored with various dyes.
Ski glove leather is often finished with fatliqours. They are used to create the soft, water-repellent outer texture of the leather during the tanning process. (No glove-making material is truly water proof other than rubber/plastic). They are surface-active softening agent liquids that are used at the end of the wet processing stages of leather manufacturing. There are three categories: natural oil based, semi synthetic, and synthetic. They are used in rotating drums in which aluminum, chrome or vegetable tanned leathers are submerged. It takes time for the oils to penetrate and bind to the leather surface.
3. The treatment of the leather surface.
The treatment in-production (tanning) and after-purchase is important. The treatment in-production determines the texture and how water-proof it is. It's a balancing act between the two. Don't let anyone tell you any different. A totally "water-proof" leather is very rigid and does not breathe, making it a poor choice for ski gloves. The softest, most dexterous leather has little or no water-proofing, which is a poor choice as well. The key is making a ski glove as water-repellent as possible without losing too much softness and grip. For after-purchase treatment, it is best to not forget about that balance. Treat gloves regularly, but not too much, and use a good natural beeswax and oils mixture.
4. The weight or thickness.
Thickness of leather is another balancing act. Too thick and it is not dexterous, too thin and it will not be durable. So, the key is tanning and treatment that creates fairly thick, tough leather that is still very soft (We prefer 1-2 mm thickness in Free the Powder Gloves). As far as we know, every other ski glove maker uses less than 1 mm. That's probably more about building in obsolescence (They want them to wear out so you come back and buy more gloves!) .
5. The color
Another balancing act: light colored leather shows it's wear much more and many people don't like it's bold look, but it breathes much better without the pore-clogging dye.
6. Reinforcement in high wear areas.
The placement of the reinforcement patch is therefore essential. Specifically, the reinforcement patch that protects the problem areas where the glove takes the most abuse. Those areas tend to be the inside seams and center of the thumb, the bridge between the thumb and index finger, and the center of the palm.
What is the best waterproofing for ski gloves?
That is a much more complicated question than most people think, if your goal is best possible performance and fit on most days and in most conditions.
And, you have to not only consider water from the exterior environment, but also water from interior environment of the glove. Sweat.
On one end of the spectrum, and the only gloves that are truly waterproof, are gloves made of 100% non-breathable rubber (ignoring the water that can enter from the entry opening). On the other end of the spectrum are very thin liner gloves made of polyester, which have nearly 99% breathability and almost zero water-resistance. Every other glove falls somewhere in between. The more "waterproof" they are, while still holding onto the maximum amount of breathability, the more expensive they are. And that has fueled an incredible arms race-like competition between the largest chemical companies, clothing manufacturers, and ski glove companies.
The fundamental flaw in the "water-proof breathable" war is that none work as advertised, at least in regards to ski gloves. The combination of insulation thickness, liner material, exterior shell material, leather or synthetics, the outside environment, activity level and the wide range of differences between individual human sweat glands, make the solution to best possible performance and fit on most days and in most conditions really difficult to solve with modern technology.
Your hands are going to get warm and they are going to sweat. And that is going to happen a lot more than it's going to snow or rain.
The ski glove that offers the best protection from outside moisture, provides the worst protection from inside moisture.
The ultimate goal is dry hands.
Recognizing this reality, the goal of any ski glove maker should be to make the the driest glove by balancing the competing moisture problems.
But you can't forget to consider the performance of the glove in regards to USE. That means grip and dexterity.
Many leather ski glove makers finish their treating process with a silicone-based treatment. In addition, most after-market waterproofing products use silicone-based material to create the water barrier. It does an excellent job of performing that task, but it clogs the pours of the leather, and worse, it creates the shiny, slippery texture of the outside surface of the leather. That's what you really need to look for.
So, to finally get to the point, what is the best waterproofing for ski gloves to maximize the amount of time with dry hands?
A ski glove that is as water-resistant as you can make it without decreasing it's breathability.
That means no insert membrane like Gore-tex. Forget the hype, all insert membranes are essentially plastic bag liners. They are not air permeable, which means that moisture has to build up on the inside in order to open the breathing pores. Insert membranes are primarily designed to keep the water out. Even the best of them are much less breathable than no-membrane at all.
Membrane insert gloves are very practical and good to own as a specialty glove for certain wet conditions, but they have much less versatility as an everyday glove. Personally, waterproof membranes are for the kind of days I'd probably stay home - dumping rain. But sometimes, and depending where you live, major league wet conditions are unavoidable and so they should be considered.
As a glove designer, I have performed the kind of field testing that few others have. I spent an entire ski season (100+ days) wearing a membrane insert glove on one hand and a non-membrane glove on the other. The rest of the design characteristics were exactly the same. Most of the time the membrane insert caused clammy hands, whereas the non-membrane glove was almost always dry. On the days when it was raining, both gloves got saturated with water. Water always finds a way inside gloves because they have a basic, un-fixable design problem: a big hole where your hand goes in. For me and my team of testers, on most days the membrane insert gloves were less effective overall.
But someday, when we find a "waterproof-breathable" membrane insert that works to our satisfaction, we will offer them in our gloves. We are working on that now. Stay tuned.
How to make the driest glove for most conditions?
There you go. Maximize the amount of time your hands are dry!
Are wrist leashes good to have?
Often referred to as glove leashes, wrist straps, idiot leashes, or retention straps, these sometimes-helpful additions to gloves and mittens are very popular, especially with snowboarders, climbers and kids. It's really up to your personal preference whether you want to be tethered to your gloves.
Finally, how much can I or am I willing to spend? The price!
None of the above matters if you can't afford the design characteristics you'd prefer. The best way to find all the variables you desire and at the price you want is to find it online. If price does not matter, then there is plenty of top dollar ski shops to cater to your heart's desire. Have fun, stay warm.
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Joining the HRF is North Korean defector Park Sang-hak, who said he will also distribute USB drives containing the movie in the airdrops, in addition to DVDs. Park said of the mission:
North Korea's absolute leadership will crumble if the idolization of leader Kim breaks down.
Why drop the DVDs and USBs now? Though activists are keeping quiet about the exact time and date of the planned airdrops, the launch is based on commemorating the five-year anniversary of the sinking of a South Korean warship. On March 26, 2010, a South Korean warship sank, killing 46 sailors. The South Korean government blamed their Northern counterparts for the loss, which occurred in a heavily disputed border area. North Korea has never admitted to any involvement or apologized. Of course, this is the same border area where the activists plan to drop their DVDs, and it's also the site of previous airdrop trouble.
In October 2014, North Korean forces attempted to shoot down balloons being released across the border, prompting some cross-border gunfire. The Army warned in their statement that residents who live near the border should consider evacuating, in case heavy gunfire or explosives are exchanged if and when the balloons are launched.
While the launch was apparently originally planned for Thursday, activists have postponed the drops, hoping the North Korean government will apologize for the 2010 sunken ship. Park says the activists only "mean to send a peaceful message."


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Mary G. (Pat) Brown, 84, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2018 after a brave fight against Colon Cancer.
Mary was born on October 10, 1933 to Elmer and Mary Godfrey in Watertown, NY. She was a graduate of Watertown High School.
She married Ronald Brown on October 19, 1952 in Watertown, NY. Mary worked for Sears Roebuck in Colonie for many years.
Mary is survived by her children, Michele (Richard) Tedesco and Mark Brown; grandchildren, Casey Tedesco, Kari (Jeffrey) Schaeffer, Annette (Kyle) Cole, Merick Brown and three great-granddaughters, Caitlin, Cambria and Kendall; brothers, Peter, Paul, Donald Godfrey and sisters, Margaret McAleese, Priscilla Paris and Pamela Godfrey.
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[ July 2017 ] The town of Marina di Ragusa in the south of Sicily in Italy is a holiday resort whose population increase nearly 20 times in the summer.
We stayed in this town for our summer holiday this year.
Because it is a holiday resort, we could not find any traditional long standing restaurants, but only the ones with showy interiors with seafood menus which were almost exactly the same everywhere, so I was not impressed.
Only once did I find sea urchin pasta, my favourite, on the menu, but the pasta was too thick and heavy for my liking.
It took long time to digest it.
And the worst one was the mixed fried seafood.
When I ate it, it was not bad, but afterwards during the night, I had a very bad experience.
On the next day, I stayed in bed almost all day, postponing the tour we planned for the day.
On the evening of that day, finally I was getting better, so we went to Ragusa again to see the town at night.
Many people were saying that the night view of Ragusa was wonderful.
And it was.
When it was getting dark, slowly the lights were going on one by one in the old town, Ragusa Ibra, which was amazing.
The atmosphere was much more special than daytime and I felt something deep which was even scary.
We had our dinner in the town, but before that we took a tourist train which they call Trenino (small train).
We learned during this tour that there are two cathedrals in Ragusa, one is called Cattedrale in the newer part of the town, Ragusa Superiore and the other is Duomo in Ragusa Ibra.
Actually I had noticed that when we were there the day before, but did not think much of it.
Both Cattedrale and Duomo are usually translated as cathedral.
Each of these cathedrals has their own saint and they always compete each other.
Especially the festivals are the main events to show how they are better than the other.
After the earthquake of 1693, they were originally planning to build just one cathedral, but they kept discussing and could not agree and ended up to build two.
Then I noticed that in the small booklet called "The Churches in Ragusa" I got there, the Duomo is not mentioned and it is written as 'monumental church'.
The writer must have been the supporter of Cattedrale.
There must be many good restaurants in Ragusa, but we did not check the internet beforehand, so the foods we ate there were not so special, apart from the dessert.
This was very simple cake of the renowned local Ricotta cheese on the dough of pizza and on top of that the pieces of pistachio were scattered.
This tasted not too sweet and very nice.
On the way back, the taxi driver stopped at the spot where we could see the night view of Ragusa Ibla.
The town was floating in yellow in the pitch black background, which I would not forget.


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Back in 2016, we first learned that Capcom was planning a Monster Hunter movie with Resident Evil film director Paul W. S. Anderson at the helm. The project was silent for a long time before being re-introduced with a new plot and Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich as the main character. Filming kicked off late last year with a budget of $60 million, and now it has progressed to the point where Sony Pictures is confident in setting a release date.
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Behind our world, there is another — a world of dangerous and powerful monsters that rule their domain with deadly ferocity. When Lt. Artemis (Jovovich) and her loyal soldiers are transported from our world to the new world, the unflappable lieutenant receives the shock of her life. In her desperate battle for survival against enormous enemies with incredible powers and unstoppable, terrifying attacks, Artemis will team up with a mysterious man (Tony Jaa) who has found a way to fight back.
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Brayden Elliott Racing press release:
Brayden Elliott has finished third for the penultimate round of the 2015 Swann Insurance Australasian Superbike Championship at Winton Motor Raceway following a mixed start with good practice pace, though a crash in qualifying put Brayden behind on preparations for racing however he was able to recover during Saturday and Sunday and now sits just one point ahead in the Supersport Championship with one event remaining at Sydney Motorsport Park in December.
Continued development of the Hankook Tyres Suzuki GSX-R 600 machines throughout Friday's four practice sessions saw Brayden set his quickest time in the last run with a 1:25.818 placing him second overall. An unfortunate crash after having only completed the first lap of qualifying saw Elliott qualify 16th, meaning he would come from the rear of the grid for Saturday's first race.
Following some hard work by the team to bring the bike back up to race spec, Brayden managed to work his way up to sixth in race one, with his fastest lap of a 1:26.218 being just 0.1 seconds from the quickest time of the race.
Ongoing improvements with setup again saw Brayden rise further up to the order to claim fourth in race two before moving to second in race three, subsequently also improving his fastest lap times, recording a 1:26.102 in the final nine lap event, with that being only 0.05 seconds from the fastest time.
The strong development and results earnt Brayden fourth place overall for the day for the AFX-SBK series with his standing for the respective series now being third overall.
On the back of his efforts to improve from the rear of the field on Saturday, Brayden was rewarded with a front row start for all three of Sunday's Swann Series races. Two hard fought fourth place finishes then brought him to the final race with another strong and engaging battle with his closest points rival for the race lead. A last lap pass saw Elliott go on to take the win, setting the fastest time of the race on the final lap to add his achievement with a 1:25.618.
The day's results placed Brayden in third for the round with his series lead sitting at just one point entering the final round.
Brayden Elliott:
"Round six of the Swann Insurance Australasian Superbike Championship was certainly extremely tough. I felt I had great pace which showed in all practice sessions on Friday although I unfortunately crashed out of qualifying on my first hot lap which wasn't an ideal way to start things off." "The team did a great job to repair the bike for Saturday's racing with the difficult task of starting from the rear of the grid. I was reasonably happy with our efforts to gain a front row starting position for Sunday's racing which was defiantly my main focus." "I really gave it my best Sunday to fight for race wins but in the end one race win and third overall was the result I achieved. It was again disappointing to see the difference in straight line speed between the front bikes but with a month to prepare I know we can be fully prepared for the last round. With the Championship coming down to the final round, I will continue to focus on myself guaranteeing my best efforts." "A special thank you to the local friends, family and fans for making the trip to Winton to show their support, also a thank you to my team for all of their hard work and commitment."
Round seven, the final round of the 2015 Swann Insurance Australasian Superbike Championship takes place at Sydney Motorsport Park, Eastern Creek, NSW from 4-5 December with a twilight format on both days.


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A sprawling estate backed up to the Chattahoochee River and featuring a 16,000-square foot house and several sports courts and fields is for sale in Johns Creek.
And for a cool $6.75 million, the property called "Field of Dreams" at 910 Hurleston Lane can be yours.
The seller is one of the greatest left-handed pitchers to play in Major League Baseball. The home belongs to Tom Glavine, a Hall of Famer, a two-time Cy Young winner, a World Series MVP, a 10-time all-star, and a member of the Atlanta Braves' 1995 World Series winning team.
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Glavine, 52, and his family moved into the custom-built home in north Fulton County in 2008, the same year the lefty played his last season of pro baseball, appearing in 13 games for the Braves at age 42. The home is in the Country Club of the South, a gated neighborhood near a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course where many celebrities have homes.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Glavine said he is selling the home because it is "too big" for his family. Three of Glavine's children have moved out, one is heading to college next year and another will enter fourth grade in the fall.
The house on the property has eight bedrooms and nine bathrooms. It was designed by architect Norman Askins. Inside the home are Gothic-style archways, French oak doors, hand-carved staircases, mantels that are Gothic reproductions from Francois and Company and hand-selected limestone floors reclaimed from a church in France.
Perhaps the most impressive wing of the home is the private master suite, which features a fireside sitting area and a spa-like master bathroom with a freestanding tub and steam shower. The master suite also includes a custom closet system built out into four separate rooms which feature shoe closets, a dressing room, a library ladder, built-in dresser drawers and a handbag vignette.
Also inside the home is a billiard room, an arcade room, a custom bar, a wine cellar, an exercise room and a steam room.
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Glavine was the 25th best all-time in striking out opposing hitters — fanning 2,607 of them — so it makes sense that his home also features cages for pitching and batting.
There is also a pool, a spa, a cabana, a fire pit and a basketball court on the property.
And of course, a full-size baseball field, which was installed by longtime Braves groundkeeper Ed Mangan.
Glavine played 22 seasons in MLB, spending 17 of those with the Braves and the other five seasons with the New York Mets.
He retired with a 305-203 record, a 3.54 earned-run average, 56 complete games and 25 shutouts. Glavine led the National League in wins five times. For a pitcher, he wasn't too shabby with a bat either, driving in 90 runs and earning four Silver Slugger awards.
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One of Glavine's sons, Peyton, is trying to be a pro like his dad. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 2017 MLB Amateur Draft out of Blessed Trinity High School, but opted for college and is now on the pitching staff at Auburn University.
Glavine is building another home in Florida, near Panama City, but told the Wall Street Journal that his family will "maintain a presence" in north Fulton County.
The listing agent for the home is Paul Wegener of Atlanta Fine Homes, part of Sotheby's International Realty.
Wegener says that other celebrities who have called County Club of the South home at one point or another include Glavine's former teammate Greg Maddux; former NFL stars Chris Doleman, Garrison Hearst, Randy Cross and Andre Rison; NBA Hall of Famers Allen Iverson and Bernard King; and musical artists like Usher and Bobby Brown.
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System of a Down has confirmed that they will be touring the US. This will be the band's first tour in 3 years. As of now, there are four shows confirmed for October 2018. One of these four shows will be a headlining slot for the Aftershock Festival that will be held in Sacramento.
The other tour dates that have been announced so far are for San Diego, Phoenix, and Las Vegas. System of a Down will be joined by Skeleton Witch and At The Drive-In for theses dates. Prior to the announcement of their tour, the band posted a series of military and industrial-complex themed beach party photos that serve as a countdown. The last photo from the series provides the complete poster announcing the band's tour dates. The photo was captioned simply as "See you this fall."
System of a Down has not released and will not release a new album. Their last album release was in 2005 with "Mesmerize/Hypnotize". In fact, the band broke up shortly after the release of this album. However, they eventually reunited in 2010. Other than these new tour dates, there are no details of a new album. Still, fans are hopeful for a new record – especially with the new tour launched this year. System of a Down previously opened up in an interview about the band's efforts to make new music. However, they revealed that they still have a long way to go.
If you want to catch one of their shows, here is the full list of tour dates that are confirmed so far:
- October 13 – Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California
- October 14 – Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, California
- October 16 – Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona
- October 17 – Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California
- October 19 – T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
The ticket information for the band's tour dates in October is available on their official website. You can also check their website for any new updates on their upcoming tour.


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MITRIDATE, RE DI PONTO was written in 1770 by the fourteen-year-old Mozart for his first tour of Italy. The prodigy stuck rigidly to the opera seria form, and Mitridate's string of da capoarias is varied only by a wonderful duet and a brief final ensemble. What points to the composer's great future is the keen sense of characterization, along with the age-defying depth of emotion in the best of the arias. The new production at the Théâtre des Champs Élysées was directed by Clément Hervieu-Léger of the Comédie-Française, with Emmanuelle Haïm conducting her ensemble, the Concert d'Astrée.
Hervieu-Léger, who has an impressive classical-theater background, may have been inspired to draw the opera toward its French theatrical origins; the libretto was based on a play by Racine. But though the achievement of the teenage composer is extraordinary, nothing in the libretto, apart from the story line, suggests the verbal grandeur of Racine's tragedy Mithridate (1673). The unchanging set of a disaffected eighteenth-century theater was attractive, but the work needs more spectacle to hold the public's interest through its three hours of music. Despite the efforts of the cast, who played out the drama with physical commitment, this production longed for Racine and failed to address the coded formality of the opera seria story of of Mitridate, King of Pontus; his fiancée, Aspasia; and his two sons, Sifare and Farnace.
Haïm began the evening with her usual frenetic energy in an aggressive overture, the dull thud of the timpani drums clearly placing the opera in the Baroque tradition with too little Classical poise. The strings of the Concert d'Astrée never matched the excellent work of the woodwind and brass sections. Fortunately, the conductor relaxed as the evening progressed and allowed the music to breathe, although some of the ornamentation remained of questionable taste.
Mitridate endures as a celebration of great singing. The young composer was inspired by the vocal virtuosity he discovered in Italy. The title role, especially, abounds in huge intervals from the lowest to the highest range of the tenor voice. Michael Spyres did as well as humanly possible and lent an appropriate nobility to his character, who anticipates the protagonist of La Clemenza di Tito, but he never sounded entirely comfortable with the technical challenges of the role. Soprano Sabine Devieilhe provided breathtaking virtuosity as the Parthian princess Ismene; her perfectly placed pyrotechnics brought a shiver of excitement to the evening. Despite glorious dynamic control above the staff, the young soprano lacks a convincing trill, which in Mozart's and Haïm's final cadenzas was an evening-long problem for most of the cast.
Soprano Patricia Petibon was on her best vocal behavior as Aspasia, without indulging in too many willful expressive nudges, and brought dramatic truth to the role. Her singing of "Pallid'ombre," one of the most profoundly moving arias in the score, was a performance of time-stopping beauty. Mitridate's two sons were sung by soprano Myrtò Papatanasiu (Sifare) and countertenor Christophe Dumaux (Farnace). Papatanasiu has a creamy soprano, especially at the top of her range, but she suffered from cloudy Italian diction, while Dumaux brought his treacherous sibling to life with firmly voiced coloratura. Soprano Jaël Azzaretti was a delightful Arbate. The promising young tenor Cyrille Dubois confronted the technical challenges of Marzio's aria with surprising virtuosity. - Stephen J. Mudge
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma woman who has served 15 years in prison for failing to report her boyfriend, who served just two years behind bars for abusing her children, is scheduled to be released from custody.
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections says Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed the commutation sentence of Tondalao Hall and she is to be released Friday morning.
Her release comes about one month after the state Pardon and Parole Board voted unanimously to recommend that Stitt commute her sentence to time served.
Hall's ex-boyfriend, Robert Braxton Jr., pleaded guilty to abusing the children and was released on probation after a couple of years in jail.
The disparity of the sentences outraged women's rights groups and brought further attention to Oklahoma's high rate of incarceration, particularly of women.


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Engineers have begun injecting propellant into the Long march-2F T2 rocket that will carry the Tiangong-2 into space, reports China's State news agency Xinhua, quoting Wu Ping, the deputy director of the manned space engineering office. Once launched into space, the Tiangong-2 is scheduled to manoeuvre itself into an orbit about 380 kilometres above the Earth … Continue reading
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China has confirmed it plans to send a spacecraft to land on the moon's "dark side" before 2020, state media reports — a mission, which, if successful, would make it the first country to do so. The mission will be carried out by the lunar probe Chang'e-4, Zou Yongliao, a scientist at the Chinese Academy … Continue reading
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ESPN's College GameDay is Coming to New York City's Times Square
After 25 years and 331 road shows in other locales, College GameDay is finally playing on Broadway.
ESPN announced Thursday that its iconic traveling college football show will air from Times Square in New York City on Sept. 23.
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The New York City-based show will be College GameDay's81st location. Along with the traditional preview of college football biggest games that week, ESPN said they will highlight college football's New York history, which is robust given the great Fordham and Army teams of the 1930s and 1940s. Though an area where SEC is more likely to be associated with the Securities and Exchange Commission, New York has a ton of alumni from college football powers.
ESPN said the main set will be located between West 43rd and 44th Streets, parallel with 7th Ave. For those watching on TV, the backdrop will face West 44th street.
College GameDay is in Louisville this week, with No. 14 Louisville hosting to No. 3 Clemson on Saturday.


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So over the last couple of weeks, since the kids and I took a walk in Russell E. Emmenegger Nature Park, I've been keeping my eyes on the changing color of the leaves and I must say, so far there's been little change. Then the other day I came across this somewhat older article entitled "Why Fall Colors Are Different in U.S. and Europe" by over at Live Science.
What I actually found most interesting are the reasons behind why the colors are different. How the ice ages, as well as the (you guessed it), the migration of plants and animals played a role in all of this.
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The Japanese government has acknowledged that there is a limit to what monetary policy can do to boost inflation in Japan. From Bloomberg:
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On 2nd of August, 2017, EC Link Team met with Zhuzhou HURD representatives.
The mission was organized to strengthen the dialogue with one of EC-LINK 10 pilot cities, discuss about ongoing Project's activities (in particular about Hefei ICL), cooperation activities between Zhuzhou and possible European cities and have a better understanding of ongoing projects in Zhuzhou.
During the mission, Mr. HE Anguo, Director of Zhuzhou HURD, stressed the interest for Zhuzhou HURD to continue to have an active role within EC Link and their hope to sign soon technical agreements with European cities.
Moreover, Zhuzhou representatives highlighted the full commitment of the city to develop projects focusing their attention to the green building sector. Indeed, during the meetings, it was introduced: the "Zhuzhou Green Building Action Implementation Plan", the "energy saving & retrofitting Plan", the development of a large monitoring platform for public buildings and the implemented "Dragon Bay German House" Project.
EC Link Team assured that the Project will provide constant support to Zhuzhou city in terms of projects development and for the selection of European partners ready to support Zhuzhou's urban sustainable development.


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Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 8:15 p.m.
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Cajun-Creole musicians, David Greely and Cedric Watson In concert.
Greely was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana of Cajun and Irish ancestry. He learned Cajun music on dance hall stages throughout South Louisiana, in the archives of Cajun and Creole music at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, and from his apprenticeship to Cajun fiddle master and National Heritage Fellow, Dewey Balfa. As a founding member of Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, David toured Folk Festivals worldwide for 23 years and was nominated for four Grammy Awards.
Born in San Felipe, Texas, Cedric Watson grew up with rich musical surroundings that included blues, old soul, country, hip hop and Zydeco music. He made his first public appearance at the Zydeco Jam in Houston at the age of nineteen. A charismatic Cajun-Creole fiddler and accordion player, Watson has performed in seventeen countries and on seven albums. He is a prolific songwriter who channels his diverse ancestry to create his own brand of sounds.
Greely and Watson are friends of Dr. James Leva, Visiting Assistant Professor of French at Washington and Lee University and well-known local bluegrass musician. In addition to the concert, they will guest lecture in Leva's Francophone Cultures of Canada, Louisiana and the Caribbean class as well as Dr. Gregory Parker's Worlds of Music class thanks to funding from the Office of the Dean of The College and the Department of Music.


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16 Common Poisonous Plants You Should Be Aware Of
BLOODROOT (Sanguinaria canadensis)
This is a very strong medicinal plant that can easily be misused. Reputed to have wart- and cancer-removing properties, the juice of the root has been used either directly or in creams and ointments to supposedly heal difficult skin issues. But the compounds in this plant can also aggravate normal skin, so application has to be directly on the afflicted area. Internally it is an emetic, purgative, expectorant, stimulant and diaphoretic. In toothpaste and mouth rinses it has helped prevent cavities and destroy plaque. Use judiciously.
BUTTERCUP (Ranuncula)
Ranunculus is a family of plants that include Buttercup and Crowsfoot. If you make yourself a wildflower bouquet with the pretty Buttercups, remember they are also used as a powerful treatment for skin diseases. Contains anemoninic acid, an effective antifungal, also has anti-tumor properties. Crowsfoot is the taller version that has a less-showy flower and has often been mistaken for "wild" Cannabis due to its size and pointy leaves. This plant also has strong compounds and should not be ingested or inhaled.
CELANDINE (Chelidonium majus)
In the Poppy family CELANDINE is another plant that can be used for difficult skin problems but should not be used on healthy skin. It is a lovely, bushy plant that is often not destroyed in the winter, surviving well under a blanket of snow and becoming immediately green in early spring, its bright yellow flowers being one of the first blooms of the year. It is said to work on warts and cancers. Use the plant juice carefully or mix the extract into a cream base. This is not a poisonous plant; however it should be used with understanding, awareness and respect. Internally is has been used to soften gallstones and rejuvenate the liver.
COW PARSNIP (Heracleum maximum)
This is the tallest plant in the Celery and Carrot family, along with Angelica and Poison Hemlock, since they can all ready upwards of 6 feet in the sun with their giant, lacy, white, umbel flower heads and large, fuzzy leaves. The juice of this plant can make some people's skin light sensitive. Only one out of 50,000 people are affected. It can give you a sunburn where the juice is brushed.
COW PARSNIP is actually an edible plant. I have cut young stalks and filled them with seasoned cream cheese or nut butter or hummus for a unique appetizer. I have also used it like celery in small pieces in stews and stir-fries. It is a pungent plant and should be used with discretion. The ground dried seeds can be added to seasoning blends.
JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT (Arisaema atrorubens)
Leave this plant alone if you happen to stumble on it in the wild; it is very rare. Contains calcium oxalate crystals, a physical and chemical toxin.
JAPANESE KNOTWEED (Fallopia japonica)
This is not an indigenous plant. It was brought over for erosion control and is now taking over. Its rhizomes are hard to eradicate. It has a large, reddish-tinged stalk (high in oxalic acid), with large leaves and tassels of small white flowers with an exotic odor. This is actually an edible plant that can be picked and prepared like Asparagus, the heat from steaming or roasting it will kill the oxalic acid and make it a delectable side-dish. Or cut into pieces and add to dishes with other vegetables.
This plant is reputed to have the highest amounts of anti-oxidants of any plant on the planet. Just don't eat it raw.
POISON HEMLOCK (Conium maculatum)
These poisonous plants are some of the first to appear in the Spring on the sides of the roads, or along river banks, looking deliciously fresh and juicy, with an even deeper shade of emerald green than parsley or cilantro. It just begs you to pick it.
Don't. Don't even touch it. And certainly don't put it in your mouth. The compounds from poisonous plants can be absorbed through your skin if you get the juice on yourself. Poison Hemlock has compounds that are toxic to the liver. The root is especially toxic.
Besides its attractive greenery, delicate, cream-colored, umbel-shaped blossoms surround a 6 foot, purple stem that will catch your eye. Be aware of it and you will see how pervasive it has become. Unlike Queen Anne's Lace, another plant in the Celery and Carrot Family many people are familiar with that is totally edible and grows in dry fields, Poison Hemlock likes moist environments. Side by side these two cousins are very different in appearance and in the environments they tend to grow in.
Socrates was said to have killed himself using a tincture of the root of Poison Hemlock. This plant should command your respect and you should introduce your children to it as well. It is an annual plant and reseeds itself. It can be eradicated by pulling it out with gloves on. Be careful if you burn it that you don't breathe the smoke. This plant has a place in the ecosystem. Recognize it and deal with it appropriately.
POISON IVY (Toxicodendron radicans)
The juice of this plant can cause itchy, blistering skin due to a compound called Urushiol, one of the most noxious compounds on the planet. Learn to identify it and stay away from it. Pull it out with gloves in the early spring or late fall. Do not breathe the smoke if you burn it.
Use judiciously. This is the strongest lymph cleansing herb. Large roots are stronger and can detoxify too quickly. Use small young roots to tincture or use berries. If eating berries start with one for a while and monitor your body. Drink lots of water. Poke is called "poisonous" because it can detoxify the body more quickly than the digestive system can handle, so detoxification may be taken over by the skin and lungs, the secondary organs of elimination. One seems to be experiencing skin eruptions and irritating coughs in the body's attempt to get rid of the toxins that are being broken loose by the compounds in pokeweed.
Pick young shoots and steam or sauté. Do not eat older stems or leaves, especially not raw. They are high in oxalic acid that can rob the body of Vitamin B, as the reddish color belies. A tincture of the young roots and ripe berries can stimulate the lymphatic system. Respect its power; don't overdo it.
SKUNK CABBAGE (Symplocarpus foetidus)
Just because it says "cabbage" doesn't mean you can eat it. This plant has a very strong smell that should keep you away. Even though Native Americans used it for respiratory problems, Skunk Cabbage contains acrid compounds that can irritate the throat. It should not be taken internally or breathed.
WHITE SNAKEROOT (Ageratina altissima)
Bright white lacy bunches of small star-like clusters in late summer. Has noxious compounds; don't ingest.
WINGSTEM (Verbesina alternifolia)
This is a plant in the Senecio family that can easily reach 6 feet in height. Its stems have "wings" going up on 3 sides. Many yellow, bee-hypnotizing flowers develop in the summer and into the Fall. They grow in groups and are difficult to eradicate. When you try to pull them out the stem breaks off and leaves the root behind. The root is like a Medusa head with many snaky root fingers coming off the main bulb that hold the plant securely in the soil.
Doesn't mind rocky and waste places, endures dry, lack of sun, likes drainage on the sides of hills. Poisonous if ingested; use gloves when removing. Dig up if you really want to get rid of it. Most plants in the Senecio family are poisonous.
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After almost eleven months of living on Phuket I have yet to take a decent photograph of the Heroines Monument. Located at the Tha Rua Intersection north of Phuket City, this marble plinth with life-sized statues honors the two heroic sisters, Jan and Mook, who were instrumental in the defeat of the Burmese in 1785.
After the Burmese destroyed the Siamese capital of Ayutthaya (พระนครศรีอยุธยา) in 1767, King Taksin reunified the country and drove out the invaders. The Burmese later outfitted a fleet to attack the southern provinces and carry off the populations to slavery in Burma. Kunying Jan and Mook are credited with organizing the successful defense of Phuket against the Burmese invaders by disguising hundreds of women in army uniforms and parading them through town. This tricked the enemy into believing that they were troop reinforcements from the new capital at Bangkok and they withdrew their attack.
To acknowledge their bravery and leadership, King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) conferred on Kunying Jan the honorific appellation Thao Thep Kasattri — a title of nobility usually reserved for royalty — and her sister became Thao Sri Soontorn. The event is well-known throughout Thailand and is Phuket's greatest historic claim to fame. The monument was built by local residents and dedicated on May 23, 1967. A fair commemorating the bravery of the two sisters is held each year on March 13th.
Part of the reason that I can never get a halfway decent photograph is that the monument is at the center of a very busy traffic circle. The traffic here is so chaotic that it's all we can do to avoid having an accident as we maneuver around the monument. Sometimes I have my camera ready but Tim always seems to serve or jerk the motorbike just as I snap the shutter. I suppose I could ask her to pull over sometime or I could attempt to walk out to the monument from the side of the road. But to do so would risk being flattened by one or another of the many speeding motorbikes, cars, tuk-tuks, trucks, and busses that whiz through here night and day...
I did get sort of "lucky" with one of the photos that accompany this entry. As a way to reduce traffic accidents here, the police are beginning to set up cones around the intersection during the morning and afternoon rush hours which force traffic to travel up the various surrounding streets before they can make a turn. It was a little less chaotic, but not by much so I was able to snap a couple of fairly non-blurry photos of the monument. They're the best I've been able to take in the many times I've tried. Believe me...
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If you've been following this blog from a while, then you know I'm not the biggest fashionista out there. I try, I honestly do, but at the end of the day, I'm just not a clothes horse (pun intended). I think part of it is, and I just mentioned this in a recent Instagram post, that I keep my horses in my backyard, so no one ever sees me ride – there's no one to impress! I usually ride in a ratty t-shirt and shorts and half-chaps (in the summer); I do feel like I look a little more presentable during the winter though, (coat, scarf, and nice breeches).
Also, I work from home, so I literally have zero reasons to buy nice clothes. But that's going to change! I want to begin incorporating equestrian fashions into my everyday wardrobe, and as pieces begin to wear, they will be relegated into my riding closet.
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