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Jedes Mal, wenn ich bei der Arbeit in der Event-Kommunikation stecke, bekomme ich wieder selber Lust zu starten. Dann schweife ich ab und durchstöbere meine privaten Fotos von den Hunde-Events. Prokrastinieren kann ich. :D Ich bin noch unsicher, ob ich Gesicht zeigen möchte hier im Fediverse. Daher mache ich mich jetzt erstmal weiter unkenntlich, auch wenn's creepy aussieht und manchmal sehr schade um den Gesichtsausdruck ist. Gesichtsfasching kann nämlich nicht nur Ylvi.
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Foto: KaBo Photography & Art, aufgenommen bei Camp Canis Summer Special im Hoope Park 2024
Model: Ylvi und ich

Every time I'm involved in event communication at work, I get the urge to get to the starting line again myself. Then I drift off and browse through my private photos of the dog events. I can do procrastination. :D I'm still unsure whether I want to show my face here in Fediverse. That's why I'm continuing to make myself unrecognisable for now, even if it looks creepy and sometimes it's a shame because of the facial expressions. It's not just Ylvi who can do funny faces.

Photo: KaBo Photography & Art, taken at Camp Canis Summer Special in Hoope Park 2024
Model: Ylvi and me

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Two Transgender Girls, Six Federal Agencies. How Trump Is Trying to Pressure Maine Into Obedience.

Maine said it wouldn’t break state law to follow President Donald Trump’s order barring transgender girls from playing girls’ sports. Then came a barrage of investigations and threats targeting the state’s federal funding.

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ProPublicaTwo Transgender Girls, Six Federal Agencies. How Trump Is Trying to Pressure Maine Into Obedience.
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I might be into sports if there wasn’t so much fear among athletes. (Why segregate by sex or gender at all?)

To be fair, it does seem like many athletes would be cool with everyone playing together. But then I can’t tell if this is even a majority. A lot of them seem to be happy dividing up.

Tennis legend Serena Williams has purchased a share of WNBA team the Toronto Tempo, which will enter the league in summer 2026. It's Canada's first WNBA team. She joins an ownership group alongside Larry Tanenbaum, the Canadian businessman who is also part owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Raptors and more. “This moment is not just about basketball; it is about showcasing the true value and potential of female athletes," Williams said.

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NBC News · Serena Williams set to be an owner of new WNBA team the Toronto TempoVon David K. Li
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Baseball’s Mysterious Rubbing Mud

Since 1938, every ball in Major League Baseball has been covered in a special “rubbing mud” harvested from a secret location in New Jersey. Although the league has tried in the past to replace the mud with an alternative, it’s never stuck. Researchers wondered just what makes this mud so special, so naturally, they brought some to the lab to study its composition and rheology.

The mud consists of clay, silt, and sand with a smattering of organic particles. The make-up was pretty typical of river mud in the region, although researchers noted a drop-off in large particle sizes that probably indicates some sieving. In terms of rheology, the mud is shear-thinning, meaning it behaves a bit like lotion. It sits solidly in the hand until it’s deformed, at which point it smoothly coats the surface as a liquid would.

So how does the mud change the baseballs? The researchers found three effects. First, the mud’s shear-thinning allowed it to fill in any pores or imperfections in the ball’s surface, creating a more uniform surface. Second, the dried mud’s residue doubled the ball’s contact adhesion. And, finally, the occasional large sand particles glued to the ball by the dried mud added friction. As the researchers put it, the rubbing mud “spreads like skin cream and grips like sandpaper.” (Image credit: L. Juarez; research credit: S. Pradeep et al.; via EOS)