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  • Otterday! And Open Thread.

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    Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get off your chest? Books? News stories? What have you created lately? Commiserations, felicitations, temptations, contemplations, speculations?

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  • Otterday! And Open Thread.

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  • Retro Hoyden: “Feisty Olympians defy the odds”

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    Despite being born with the use of both legs, many of these bipedal athletes inspire us with their commitment and guts. Having typically learned to walk around the age of one, these amazing Olympians don’t let their lurching two-phase locomotion hold them back. Thought they may look unwieldy to the naive eye, as viewers their movements soon look natural to us. We can see their grace and nimbleness shine through.

  • Otterday! And Open Thread.

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  • Quickhit: World Breastfeeding Week and the Astroturfed “Mommy Wars”

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    […] I’ve really had it with sensationalist attempts to fuel the mommy wars. All mothers are criticized for how they feed their babies no matter what choices they make.

  • Otterday! And Open Thread.

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  • London Olympics 2012: “Sexy” women’s volleyball and basketball uniforms updated at last

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    shot from behind of a female volleyballer in uniform - sleeveless tracksuit top and tight bike shorts

    Some of you oldie Hoydens might remember my 2008 post on Australian Olympics uniforms, Women still the sex class in international elite sports. I thought I’d do a bit of an update on gender and our Aussie uniforms for the 2012 Olympics. And – how often does this happen? – things have actually changed for the better, at least in two sports!

    Most notably, the regulations dictating that all women playing beach volleyball must wear teeny-tiny bikinis has changed. Female beach volleyball players will now have the choice of wearing shorts or bikini bottoms. This change ostensibly took place to enable the participation of more women from countries and cultures which restrict the amount of skin women may show, which is great; it also allows women from other cultures the opportunity to cover up a little more should they so desire.

  • Otterday! And Open Thread.

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