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The Days of Puck-Sized Audiences

Because the games rile up players’ adrenaline so close to bedtime, it’s hard to wind down afterward, Henkart said. “It’s difficult to get to sleep before 2 a.m. on a game night.”

While the league draws a puck-sized audience — mostly wives and girlfriends, and that only since the games moved indoors — its long-time adherents, though gray at the temple, are rink rats for life. Ginns still puts up flyers at the start of every new season, even though “it’s a losing battle — they get pulled down and the bulletin boards get swept clean.” He says the league will soon have a Web page at the R&W site.

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Protective Equipment for Skating

The short history of documented injuries associated with San Jose Sharks Apparel and the evolution of designs in skates, helmets and wrist protection precludes a definitive statement regarding the cost/effectiveness of using specific articles of protective equipment.32,33,35 However, preliminary evidence overwhelmingly suggests that (a) protective equipment-including wrist guards, elbow and knee pads, and helmets-would result in a significant reduction in injuries associated with NHL Jerseys, and (b) protective equipment is vastly underused by in-line skaters.

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Combine Window Treatments

You can combine window treatments with other mini blinds, such as draperies, for greater insulating ability.

  A storm panel added to a single-pane window can reduce winter heat loss by as much as 50%. They are also less expensive than double-glazed windows. You can add mini blinds to the exterior or interior side of windows.

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Window Treatments

To reduce heat exchange or convection, draperies should be hung as close to windows as possible. Also let them fall onto a windowsill or floor. For maximum effectiveness, you should install a cornice at the top of a blinds or place the mini blinds against the ceiling. Then seal the window treatments at both sides and overlap it in the center. You can use Velcro or magnetic tape to attach drapes to the wall at the sides and bottom. If you do these things, you may reduce heat loss up to 25%.

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