Wednesday, August 27, 2008
The Longest Tennis Match (941 views)
Fabrice Santoro rolled in the red clay at Roland Garros, then wept after defeating fellow Frenchman Arnaud Clement 6-4, 6-3, 6-7 (7-5), 3-6, 16-14 on Tuesday (5/25/2004) at the French Open. The 6-hour, 33-minute match — played over two days — is the longest in tennis’ Open era, which began in 1968.
Moments later, Santoro sat on his chair and threw a towel over his head, crying from the strain of 6 hours, 33 minutes on court.
“I only took 1 liter of water out with me today,” Santoro said. “I told myself we’d play maybe 10 or 15 minutes. I didn’t think I had another two hours in my legs.”
The match beat the previous mark held by John McEnroe and Mats Wilander. They battled for 6:22 in a Davis Cup quarterfinal between the United States and Sweden in 1982. McEnroe won the 79-game slugfest 9-7, 6-2, 15-17, 3-6, 8-6.
“I don’t care (about the record). What do I get? A medal?” Clement said after his fourth first-round exit at Roland Garros in eight attempts.
“There may be an even longer match tomorrow,” he said. “I don’t play tennis to spend as much time possible on court.”
Santoro saved two match points — one on each day. The first came when serving at 4-5 in the fifth set late Monday evening.
Then, facing a break point while trailing 14-13 Tuesday, Santoro frustrated Clement into a mistake — his opponent hurrying a winner into the net after a long rally marked by looping shots that bounced on the red dust like beach balls.
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Monday, August 18, 2008
White Tigers (1057 views)
White tigers are very rarely found in the wild. In about 100 yeas only 12 white tigers have been seen in the wild in India. They are almost extinct and most of the ones living are in captivity, mostly in zoos. This specific tiger is neither an albino nor a seperate subspecies of the tiger. They are beautifully white colored and have black stripes. It has blue eyes and a pink nose. It also has white colored fur. The white tiger is born to a bengal tiger that has the gene needed for white coloring. A pure white tiger has no stripes and are totally white.
Pristine wildness!
The striking white coat is caused by a double recessive allele in the genetic code, and only turns up naturally about once in every 10,000 births. Amazingly, the Bengal tiger is the only subspecies in which it seems to happen. As beautiful as it may look, life as a white tiger can’t be easy when your life depends on being able to hide from and/or sneak up on things.
Habitat & Range
Tigers usually stay in an area from about 10 to 30 square miles where there is enough prey, cover/shelter and water to support them. Territory actually depends on the amount of prey that is available. The more concentrated the prey the smaller an area a tiger needs to survive.
Life span
White tigers in the wild live to be about 10 to 15 years while tigers in zoos usually live between 16 and 20 years.
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
Fluffy Angora Rabbits (2640 views)
The Angora rabbit is a variety of domestic rabbit bred for its long, soft hair. The Angora is one of the oldest types of domestic rabbit, originating in Ankara, Turkey, along with the Angora cat and Angora goat. The rabbits were popular pets with French royalty in the mid 1700s, and spread to other parts of Europe by the end of the century. They first appeared in the United States in the early 1900s. They are bred largely for their long angora wool, which may be removed by shearing, Combing, or plucking (gently pulling loose wool).
There are many individual breeds of Angora rabbits, four of which are ARBA recognized. Such breeds include French, German, Giant, English, Satin, Chinese, Swiss and Finnish, to name a few.
English Angora
This breed is probably the cutest and most distinctive because of it’s long heavy fur that covers it’s ears and face. In full coat, their bunny features are covered and sometimes they are mistaken to be small dogs (or a relative of “Cousin It”). The wool is silky and fine which makes it very soft. The English Angora comes in white and a variety of beautiful colors. The coat is characterized by having little guard hair in proportion to its wool, and wraps rather tightly when spun, with relatively minimal fluffing. It is smallest breed of the four, weighing 5 to 7 1/2 pounds at maturity.
French Angora
French Angoras look more like regular rabbits. They have no wool on their head, face, ears, or the front feet. The wool has a higher percentage of guard hair to underwool, which makes it the easiest to care for. It is valued for its fiber qualities, which are excellent for handspinning. Its wool spins easily, and fluffs out nicely in the yarn. Its mature weight is 8-10 lbs.
Blonde Cop (663 views)
A blonde cop pulls over another blonde and says, “I don’t know why I pulled you over, but can I see some ID?” The blonde replies, “What is an ID?” The cop says, “It’s a small square with your picture on it.” The driver pulls out a mirror and says, “Here you go!” The cop then says, “Why didn’t you tell me you were a cop? Then I never would of pulled you over!”
Running from the Cops (548 views)
A brunette, a red-head, and a blonde were all running from the cops. They decided to split up. The brunette went to the west and jumped in with a pack of dogs. She started barking so the cops went after the red-head. The red-head went to east and jumped in with a pack of cats. She started meowing so the cops went after the blonde. The blonde went south and jumped into a vegetable garden. When the cops caught up with her, she began repeating, “Photosyntehsis, photosynthesis…”
Blondes Working at Company (533 views)
Their are two blondes working at a company together. The rest
are redheads and brunettes. One day a blonde came in and
started yelling “I’m a light, I’m a light!” The boss went over
to her and and told her that if she yelled that again she would
get fired. So the next day the blonde came in yelling “I’m a
light, I’m a light!” The boss went over too her and told her
that she was fired. So she started to pack her bags and her
other blonde friend was packing her bags too. The boss went
over to her and said “Why are you packing your bags I fired
your friend not you?” “I know”, said the blonde “but how am I
supposed to work without a light?”
Cure for Dandruff (536 views)
A blonde and brunette are walking along and the brunette turns to the blonde and said ‘my husband had really bad dandruff, so I gave him head and shoulders.’ then the blonde says ‘how do you give shoulders?
Blonde Cooking (540 views)
A new young blonde bride calls her mother in tears.
She sobs, “Robert doesn’t appreciate what I do for him!”
“Now, now,” her mother comforted, “I am sure it was all just a misunderstanding.”
“No, mother,” the young woman laments. “I bought a frozen turkey loaf and he yelled at me about how much I spent on it.”
“Well, that is being miserly,” the mother agreed, “Those turkey rolls are only a few dollars.”
“No, mother it wasn’t the price of the turkey roll, it was the airplane ticket.”
“Airplane ticket? What did you need an airplane ticket for?”
“Well mother, when I went to cook it, I read the directions on the back and they said, “PREPARE FROM A FROZEN STATE,” so I had to fly Alaska.”
Blonde Goes to The Library (538 views)
A blonde goes into a library and cheerfully says, “Hi! I’m here to see the doctor!”
In a stern, but hushed voice, the librarian says, “Miss, this is a library.”
So the blonde lowers her voice and says, “Oh sorry!” Then whispers, “I’m here to see the doctor.”
Hundred Dollar Bill (538 views)
A dumb blonde, a smart blonde and the tuth fairy were walking down the street. There was a hundred dollar bill on the ground. Who picked it up?
The dumb blonde, the other two dont exist.
