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Commute Year in review
Postby gretaboy » Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:38 am
For me
1. Going head first into a truck and surviving with nothing other than a few scratches and soreness
2. Riding in total over 12 000 kilometres
what have been the highlights fro others??
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby VRE » Tue Dec 18, 2012 12:39 pm
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby Xplora » Tue Dec 18, 2012 3:17 pm
2. Had my epic prang in July. Seemed to have fully recovered which is nice, faster than ever
3. Ridden probably 8000kms despite a 6 week layoff. My odo says 4907 since April this year, and it is missing the 6 weeks and another bunch of weeks when it wasn't installed on the bike. Rough average of 166kms is pretty awesome hehehhehe although it does include some weekend stuff.
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby goneriding » Tue Dec 18, 2012 4:44 pm
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Tue Dec 18, 2012 4:49 pm
- Continuing my unbroken string of riding to work every working day - I haven't missed one for a bit over 4 years - Nov 5, 2008
- Setting a new PB TWICE! To get to my target for the year - the target was an aspiration, not a realistic figure. As it ws it was done at a canter (it was a midl winte wasn't it?) I revised it up substantially and ambitiously and have made that too. And still a fortnight to spare!
- Besting everyone else at work in the ride-to-work challenge.
Not directly commuting related, but still added to the good vibes are:
- I got to ride around the streets and highways of mauritius. I'd love to go back and do some more.
- Shoulders and things holding together so well that I am back onto the giraffe - expect to see me riding it to perth occasionally.
(My wife brings the shirts in.)
- dino1969
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby dino1969 » Tue Dec 18, 2012 7:56 pm
2.incredibly only ONE puncture this year
3.enjoying the stillness of pre dawn riding over the Mt.Henry bridge in winter
4.becoming more confident riding on vehicular roads
5.marvelling as the volume of rider numbers swell when the weather warms up!
- JustJames
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby JustJames » Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:56 pm
...so naturally, I needed to build up a bike to do it with...
...which has spent the last few weeks gathering dust, 'cause I've discovered that if I use my MTB I can add a lap of Manly Dam to my homeward commute.
- MattyK
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby MattyK » Wed Dec 19, 2012 10:36 am
One stack (solo effort)
Two unnecessary gear hub rebuilds (just for the fun of it)
~3600 km according to the calculator
Got iPhone (free) and Velocio and learned how long it takes each way, plus important stuff like peak speeds. Then turned it off after a week because I don't care about data.
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby KonaCommuter » Wed Dec 19, 2012 11:00 am
* Sold my car and used the proceeds to buy my Gazelle E-Bike.
* Learned about exercise induced asthma and how anti-biotics aren't any good for asthma (there are Doctors then there are Doctors).
* Lost about 10-12kg.
* Learned a bit about fuelling my body (but still learning)
* Had a few inward laughs when co-workers whined about the cost of major repairs done to their cars or when their Rego was due
Roll on 2013
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby sb944 » Wed Dec 19, 2012 2:24 pm
* Rode every work day, rain or shine for 3 months in a row to the day, before a work party on Friday forced me to ride the bus once (bus trip doubled my commute time too)
* Saved $610 so far on my normal 10 ride bus tickets
* Spent $2753 on two bikes, and plenty of accessories
* Rode 2530kms
* Lost 9kgs of weight (my tough goal a few months ago was 10kg by Christmas, and I think I'll still make that)
* Many strava top tens and a couple of KOM's while commuting
* Stacked once, but not on a commute, plenty of punctures
* Most importantly, haven't once felt like catching a bus to work, having a ball pretty much every trip
Great thread, everyone is doing well.
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby Timeonabike » Wed Dec 19, 2012 11:30 pm
Let's see - first post for me, lurking for a few month now.
1) Got rid of my old crappy bike I had not ridden since 2002 via the Bicycles for Humanity thing (I think that was this year?)
2) Got a new one, and have clocked up around 400 km since mid September - it's a tiny commute - 7.2 km round trip
3) Have avoided trucks and all sorts of ninnies on my ride through the industrial area bits, and semi awake suburban drivers heading off to work with their windows all misted up in the mornings, and acres of broken glass outside the local pub.
4) Have felt about 300% better generally, and have found the perfect antidote to my sedentary desk type job.
Looking forward to more!
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby sb944 » Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:50 am
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby mclala » Fri Dec 21, 2012 12:53 pm
1) Bought my first bike in March
2) Started commuting May 2 days a week
3) Bought my second bike late July
4) Started to add some diversions to my commute (Willoughby-Bobbin Head-CBD)
5) Smashed my target KM's for the year (nearly 50% over now)
oh and lost 18kg while enjoying every minute of it.
Bring on 2013!
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby westab » Fri Dec 21, 2012 1:35 pm
The highlights of the year for me are:
-will complete 5000km commuting for the year next week.
-the reliability of the Repco Superlite
-the pleasure of riding a bit more regularly with my work mate.
-Riding with the wife and kids (both to get places and for pleasure)
-Being able to complete all servicing of my own bikes (including wheel building)
-Most importantly simply being out there riding.
Have a Happy Christmas and a good New Year to all.
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby InTheWoods » Fri Dec 21, 2012 1:57 pm
0 flats (marathon plus for the win)
0 crashes (came close a few times)
~12kg lost
Learnt how to maintain my bike myself
Bought lots of bike toys (many not really for commuting but I still include it) and tools so only saved $249 over public transport
But saved ~$3700 vs driving a car to work (petrol, parking, maintenance, insurance, rego, opportunity cost... (We'd need a 2nd car to drive to work))
...not many "hobbies" or "sports" that actually save you money are there...
Saw Santa, a red backed fairy wren, a huge carpet snake, a wallaby, ... (suburban Brisbane)
Had some scary moments with cars ... and magpies ... and suicidal scrub turkeys
Had a lot of fun
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby Milar » Fri Dec 21, 2012 3:29 pm
* Set myself a stretch goal of 6000km and made it with over a month the spare.
* 2 stacks, both in the wet and both my own stupidness
- first was torrential rain and I went to swing wide of a deep puddle at speed and lost the front wheel off the edge of the submerged path!
- Second was me daydreaming and cornering on a steel grid boardwalk covered with morning dew.
- Found my excellent ergon GC3 bar ends hit the ground first and flick up into my ribs hard! Besides the 6-8 weeks to heal, my left ribcage is noticeably a different shape to my right now. Didn't stop me commuting!
* Several flats in the first half but none in the second half of the year after moving to gaterskins.
* Completed my first 100k ride - now they seem pretty easy
* Joined Strava and became a little obsessed
* Now self-admiring my improved physique; wife also approves
* Almost never go the shortest way to work any more
* Looking forward to more in 2013
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby Rhubarb » Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:16 pm
I only broke my streak today by driving for the first day this year, on the last day of my working year. I had some domestic errands I needed to run before and after work which necessitated the car unfortunately. Despite the unusually light traffic, I was jealous of the bikes passing me as I sat in traffic a couple of times.
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby warthog1 » Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:52 pm
Got some really good commute routes I can take with very little traffic. Really enjoying the hills, where we used to live was flat. Only had a few bogan car driver incidents, nearly hit a roo though.
I've found when I do take the car I'm relatively flat at work. Exercise definitely gives you a lift.
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby DavidS » Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:16 am
Set an ambitious target last year and got there, slightly more KMs this year so I went over 7,000KMs for the year.
1 puncture for the whole year.
Added a small extra bit to my commute in so getting more KMs per day.
All good really.
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby Rhubarb » Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:41 am
DavidS wrote:A good commuting year:
Set an ambitious target last year and got there, slightly more KMs this year so I went over 7,000KMs for the year.
1 puncture for the whole year.
Added a small extra bit to my commute in so getting more KMs per day.
All good really.
ah yes - I also did have 1 puncture this year, making a total of 2 puntures in 3.5 years of bike commuting over 20,000kms. In the previous 3 years over a similar distance (maybe 25-30,000kms) I also had 2 punctures in the car.
I know some have way more but I still think its much better than the traffic delays etc you get in a car or bus etc. Preaching to the converted here though
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby queequeg » Sat Dec 22, 2012 11:48 pm
2) managed a full year without breaking another bike frame! (I switched to Titanium)
3) completed my first double century ride (210km)
4) progressed to "all weather rider" status (thanks disc brakes!)
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby Red Rider » Mon Dec 24, 2012 12:53 pm
Promoting commuting at work, there are now several other regulars, it used to only just be me.
Getting 26 riders for Ride2Work Day.
New commuter bike, which I am very happy with (apart from the saddle!)
Only one puncture for the year.
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Mon Dec 31, 2012 6:04 pm
So, while I will have another 6 or so km to add tonight, I am bringing the curtain down and declaring my years riding at 7,835km (I have added the 6km already). I can't see me setting a higher target next year but I am still expecting to enjoy lots of good weather which should also return a good many hours riding in the fresh air.
It has been a remarkable year for me. I managed again to get to work on the unicycle every day regardless of weather or injury or breakages.
After several years of injury/surgery/interpuption my general health and wellbeing is, for the second consecutive year, better than it was at start. Substantially due to more and more riding. At my stage in life that is as good as you can demand.
I have conquered any awkwardness (yes, there was a time) that I may have had and now find it useful and pleasing instead. I'm a social animal and I like having people stopping me and engaging in chit chat. And people are always generous in their compliments.
For the first time my direct cycling expenses including substantial (for unicycle) repairs and extras was more than met just from savings on public transport.
A number of relatives and acquaintenances have this year joined the dots and identified me. A small few can (or could) ride a uni so perhaps I will get to see a bit more with them.
Both my surgeon and I are happy with my shoulder. I am less worried about my riding being cut short by hip or knee and other problems. I am also able to get back on the giraffe after a break of two years.
And I am hoping that that the great weather will bring out lots of company out there. As it did in 2012.
Happy trails guys. And
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby gabrielle260 » Mon Dec 31, 2012 6:46 pm
From me - well done... An inspiration to all of us!
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Re: Commute Year in review
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Mon Dec 31, 2012 10:33 pm
contrary to my earlier post I did wind up riding the long ride home. threw train service gave up due to "technical reasons ". I'm over the effort and relaxing in a movie theatre. great end.
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The all-male Krewe of Chronos is set to parade after the Krewe of Cleophas on Feb. 10 down the traditional Thibodaux city route.


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Dr. Lori Britt, assistant professor of communication studies at JMU, and her colleague Dr. Pete Bsumek, associate professor of communication studies, are co-directors of ICAD and run the new initiative, which advocates for and creates a space to facilitate public conversations on difficult issues.
The Fairfield Center shares this mission of advancing dialogue and mutual understanding by offering training and services in conflict resolution, restorative justice, business services and civic engagement to businesses and individuals in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.
According to Britt, good dialogue is more than just reacting to what others say; it involves thoughtful listening and the understanding that people hold multiple perspectives based on their experiences. "In our society we see so many examples of [people] reacting and talking about issues in binary terms. I think it is helpful when a facilitator focuses on how we are talking to one another to then guide us to new models and possibilities, which people can then reflect on and use in other parts of their lives and in future conversations."
Britt teaches a special topics course within communication studies on facilitating public engagement, which she plans to continue in future semesters. The class consists of about 30 student facilitators who, throughout the semester, learn the skills necessary to facilitate meaningful conversation.
The student facilitators frame issues through background research and gaining first-hand insight on a broad range of perspectives. Prior to the 4C Initiative's April 17 forum on guns, security and public life, the students researched national and local rhetoric and laws. They also spoke with community members who had a stake in the issue, including judges, law enforcement officials, cab drivers, school principals, a veterans group, PTA members and convenience store owners. "They were really animate about wanting to come [to the forum]," said Elizabeth Russell, a 4C facilitator. The event used a roundtable format, which gave the students a chance to facilitate outside of the classroom.
Together, ICAD and the Fairfield Center are developing an advisory board that will help identify emerging issues within the community and ultimately will help set up opportunities for public dialogue. The plan is to create an ongoing series of community forums, likely four a year in August, December, February and April.
According to Britt, "Each time we send 30 students out into the world knowing that there is a more productive way to engage in conversations, they tell two friends, who tell two friends. We are starting to spread the seeds of a better way to communicate."
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May 22, 2013
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The fund, which has been raised from individual and institutional investors, is projected to grow to VND100 billion by 2020.
Vietnam is aware that in order to maintain economic momentum, it cannot afford to fall behind in the technology race.
Under increasing pressure to modernize the economy, the Vietnamese government has adopted a series of reforms. In recent years it has encouraged the private sector, in collaboration with state-sponsored sources, to set up venture capital funds so that domestic businesses have more funding options to turn to when they need capital.
IT companies, for example, those developing mobile and web-based applications or those applying advanced technology in agriculture, are welcome to apply for loans from the city's investment fund, said Truong Ly Hoang Phi, head of the city's startup support center.
Phi added that the fund will be prioritized for those working in the city's key industries.
This is the city's first startup investment fund aimed at promoting technological innovation among the city's business community, said Pham Hong Son, president of Ho Chi Minh City's Youth Union.
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JOHNSON CITY (May 15, 2012) – The ETSU men's basketball team will be part of the field for the 2012 Diamond Head Classic, marking the third time in the past nine years that the Buccaneers have made an appearance in a tournament hosted on Hawaii's island of Oahu.
The tournament is set to be played on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Dec. 22, 23 & 25, at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Since taking over the ETSU program in 2003-04, head coach Murry Bartow has led the Bucs to an average of nearly 20 wins a year and made five postseason appearances – three NCAA Championship trips (2004, 2009, 2010), one NIT (2007) and one CIT (2011).
"We are very excited to be participating in the Diamond Head Classic next season," Bartow said. "This trip will give our program tremendous exposure and will be a fantastic experience for the student-athletes, especially because we will be playing some of the nation's great basketball programs."
The Bucs have enjoyed tremendous success in the last 10 seasons, collecting seven conference titles, and eclipsing 20 wins in six of those years (2002-03, 2003-2004, 2006-2007, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011).
Also competing in the 2012 Diamond Head Classic is NCAA Championship qualifying team San Diego State, along with Classic host Hawaii, Arizona, Indiana State, Miami (Fla.), Ole Miss and San Francisco.
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The 2012 Diamond Head Classic, an eight-team men's college basketball tournament, will feature 12 games over the three days. Each team will compete in one game per day, advancing through a bracket-tournament format. The two teams that remain undefeated throughout will face off in a championship match.
The Diamond Head Classic is owned and operated by ESPN Regional Television (ERT), a subsidiary of ESPN.
The University of Southern California won the inaugural tournament in 2009, followed by Butler in 2010 and Kansas State in 2011.
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A bug in your ear: Cockroaches can mean trouble
Q. Cockroaches date back 350 million years, with 4,000 known species, 95 percent living entirely apart from humans. The other 5 percent seem to be universally loathed, living in filth and breeding diseases such as E. coli, salmonella, leprosy, typhoid, dysentery, plague and hookworms. When cockroaches feed, they often regurgitate and leave behind bits of their last meal; they also deposit tiny brown droppings as they go. Even worse, many people are allergic to roaches, possibly bringing on anaphylactic shock. Yet what is perhaps the most dreaded human-to-cockroach encounter? –O. Orkin
A. The legendary ear infestation, says Amy Stewart in Wicked Bugs. Although it sounds like an urban legend, in fact cases of German cockroaches crawling into people's ears and getting stuck there have been well documented. Emergency room doctors might pour oil in the ear to drown the bugs but often have difficulty extracting them. Some doctors use a squirt of lidocaine to irritate the roach and send it running out of the ear and across the room.
Q. If someone pushes you out of a flying airplane, off the Golden Gate Bridge, or even over Niagara Falls, is there anything you can do to save your life? –D. B. Cooper
A. Surviving a free fall from a plane is extremely rare, with just 13 confirmed or plausible incidents catalogued since the 1940s, says Dan Koeppel in Popular Mechanics online. Luck plays the major role, but there are steps you can take. Adopt a horizontal "spread eagle" posture, belly down, to maximize air drag and reduce your rate of descent. Choose a favorable landing spot and adjust arms and legs to steer for it. The best landing sites are steep slopes that gradually grow gentler, letting you slide or roll after impact. Deep snow or pine trees (with horizontal branches) might break the fall enough to save your life. Land like a parachutist, feet together, knees bent. Try to protect your head. Perhaps the most surprising lesson from stories of free-fallers is that a state of relaxation (acceptance of one's fate?) is strongly correlated with survival.
Should you aim for deep water? There's no consensus on this seemingly simple question. Because water is incompressible, a hard landing can feel like concrete, so try to go in feet-first with legs tight together, arms tight against the front of your body, hands protecting your groin. Oh, and clench your butt. People have survived falls from the Golden Gate Bridge (270 feet), and one man is known to have lived through a ride over Niagara Falls (180 feet) without protective gear.
Q. When are cars actually "greener" than people? –H. Ford
A. When the cars are hybrid and the people are four men jogging to their destination rather than riding, says University of Milan physiologist Alberto Minetti, as reported by Anna Kuchment in Scientific American magazine.
Minetti measured the carbon dioxide emissions of the four men when walking, running, and biking compared with when riding in gasoline, diesel and hybrid cars; he found that the four joggers released 100 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer compared with about 90 grams in a hybrid car. But the carbon dioxide output of four women jogging was less than if they rode because of their lower body mass.
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Birthday: October, 29th
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'8"
Measurements: 34D-24-34
Ethnicity: Taiwanese and Mexican
Voluptuous curves and seductive eyes are what drew us to this half Taiwanese, half Mexican beauty. Born and raised in Redondo, CA and living in Orange County, Jennifer Irene Gonzalez got her big break when she was scouted at cheerleading practice at the age of 17. Not long after, she landed a record distribution deal with SONY BMG records. Jennifer has appeared in several international editions of FHM, the cover of BEER Magazine and many others. She has also been featured on Good Day LA and Telemundo Tu Estillo. With her good looks, talent and get-it attitude, it won't be long before you see her zipping by in her new hot pink Lamborghi.
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Where are you from, and where are you living now?
I am from Redondo Beach, CA. I've traveled the world, spent a third of my life in Taiwan, and now I live in Orange County, CA.
How did you get your start in modeling?
I was scouted in LA during cheerleading practice as a teenager and things have soared ever since. Within two years I was signed by four agencies and got a record distribution deal with SONY BMG Records. I couldn't ask for a more amazing job! I feel completely blessed.
Describe yourself in three words or statements.
Fried rice and frijoles (hahahaha I'm Taiwanese and Mexican!)
What are some of your modeling highlights so far?
Shooting the cover of Performance Auto & Sound is definitely one of my major highlights. These past couple years have been really good to me. I was featured on Good Day LA and the Telemundo Tu Estillo show and dozens of magazines, including a five-page spread in FHM Slovania. I've also shot with FHM Turkey with celebrity Jenna Bentley, FHM England, XRC Cars with Darryl McDaniels of RUN DMC, and 12 issues of Niteguide Magazine, among others. I was even on the cover of FHM Thailand with Tera Patrick!
Does your personality match your Zodiac sign?
It totally matches my personality. Scorpios are loyal and great lovers and friends. But if you do us wrong we have a sting that really hurts! LOL
Tell us your likes or dislikes about modeling?
I am so passionately in love with my job. I get to pick my own schedule, I meet great people and I can work wherever I travel. The most rewarding part is being a role model to others and your culture.
The only dislike is all the packing and unpacking when going to shoots. I have a separate room in my house that's specifically for loading and unloading my bags!
What is your best beauty secret?
Take care of your skin and body! Drink lots of water, watch what you eat but don't deprive yourself of YUMMY food. Work out regularly and RELAX. Worrying gives your wrinkles!
What traits do you like most about yourself?
I'm a free spirited go-getter with a good and humble heart. If I envision a dream or goal, I strive for it without stomping on anyone's toes. I do everything with good intentions. I love to utilize my blessings of success and exposure to help others in need.
What is your biggest fantasy?
Driving a hot pink Lamborghini with the pedal to the metal on a long road in France. I know, totally off the wall… but hey, it's a fantasy.
What is your favorite food?
Candy!!! Most people wouldn't count that as food but I do. LOL
Do you have any weird habits no one knows about?
I have a phobia of running out of things. So I have a bad habit of shopping to restock my cabinets. I have backups of literally everything!
What do you look for in a guy?
I like a tall man with a great smile, nice teeth, intelligence, motivation, and respect. Looks are a plus, but it doesn't matter to me if he's ugly on the inside. I also like a little bit of a challenge.
How do you feel about pick-up lines?
Cheesy! I don't like it when guys beat around the bush with cheesy pick up lines. If you want it, come and get it. That's what I would do.
What is the weirdest thing that has ever happened to you on a date? How did the rest of the night go?
The weirdest thing that's ever happened to me on a date was discovering that he hooked up with my roommate the night before while I was in the next bedroom. I had no idea what happened until I offered for him to come over and he already knew where I lived. LOL Awkward.
On a scale of 1 to 10, how wild are you in the bedroom?
Wild enough to make you throw your back out!
Have you posed in the nude?
I have posed in body paint if you consider that nude. I would never go completely nude, you have to leave something for your man only!
Who are your real-life heroes?
My immediate family and loved ones are the backbones to my soul and life. They are the first ones to tell me when I'm wrong, and the first ones to love me when I need someone to lean on.
With any 'spotlight' job, you are looked upon as a role model. What advice would you give to aspiring models?
The biggest advice I can give is to believe in yourself and work towards your goal. Your confidence shows on camera, on stage and during your interviews. You have to get to know people, put your name out there and hustle. Always be kind and leave a good lasting impression with the people you meet. The closer you get to natural beauty both inside and out, the more successful you will be. :D
Any shout outs or last words?
I want to give a shout-out to PASMAG for this amazing opportunity. Much love to Randhi, Steve, and Val for making this production a fabulous one. And to all you car lovers… as Mario Andretti says, "If everything seems to be in control, you're not going fast enough!"


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Wow, the Truman State men's basketball team almost beat a Division I team! The Bulldogs lost by five points to Southeast Missouri State University on Monday evening. SEMO certainly isn't one of the top teams in Division I basketball but it is still a major accomplishment in my opinion for the Truman State men's basketball team and I find myself getting really excited for the upcoming season. The women's basketball team played very well against a good Missouri State team as well on Sunday so it looks like it could be a great year for both programs. Actually, I think the level of basketball in this area over the next five months or so is going to be outstanding and I for one am looking forward to some outstanding basketball from both Truman teams and the Kirksville High School girls basketball team should also be very good as well as they continue to build on last year's excellent campaign.
Not that anyone noticed or particularly cares but the NHL lockout continues with more and more games being canceled. No, it's not a strike, it's a lockout. Will someone please explain to me why any league's owners would engage in a lockout. The NFL had done it, the NBA has done it, and Major League Baseball has done it. Who precisely benefits from a lockout? The owners? The players don't, the fans certainly don't, so who exactly does this lockout benfit? If it is the owners then that is the silliest thing I ever heard. The owners might tell you that they are doing it because they are losing too much money and because players salaries are too high. How did players salaries get too high? Answer: the owners paid them too much money. Is a player in any sport worth 100 million dollars? He is if someone is stupid enough to pay it. Owners lock players out in an effort to try and fix a situation the owners themselves created. If the Kirksville Daily Express offers me a million dollars a year to write this blog and I take it whose fault is that? I say it's theirs because they were the ones who offered me one million dollars a year to write this blog. If they were to do that then doesn't it stand to reason that the other people who write blogs for the Daily Express are going to want at least that much. Maybe they think their blog is better than mine and want more than I'm getting and the Daily Express agrees to pay them more thus having some of us making more to write blogs than other are making. That's a situation which the Daily Express created and they are the ones who have to deal with it. The problem is that in time you have an unmanageable situation and there is more money going out than money coming in. However, if the solution is to simply lock the players out as the owners have done they have only added another dimension to the problem. Eventually they have to let the players back in and althougha few changes may be made in the overall schem of things the same problems on the same level exist. I don't have a solution to this problem but I do know that lockouts do not help anyone and only hurt the fans.
By the way, any chance of the Kirksville Daily Express paying me a million dollars a year to write this blog? Yeah, that's what I thought.
We'll be back on Friday with a look ahead to this weekend's sports action unless I decide to go on strike. Don't forget to check out they other blogs on this site as well. They aren't getting paid either are they?
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Thursday, February 01, 2007
Langa means sun
Sugar Daddy and I have just returned from a cool after-dinner walk in Grandpa Cape Town's neighbourhood, and Swee'pea is sleeping peacefully in the stroller. As we set out, the colours over the mountain were spectacular: a brilliant orange fading somehow into purple. By the time we got into a better position to see it, the sky and clouds over the mountain had mostly faded to the same bleached out silver we've seen the last couple of nights we've gone for a walk to try to get Swee'pea to sleep. Last night, the other side of the sky was bright blue, providing a stunning contrast to the nearly full moon. I can't believe it's so full, when it seems like just yesterday it was a tiny sliver of a crescent over the mountain.
While we walked we tried to articulate our thoughts about today's outing. Today we went on a township tour. It wasn't quite such an amazing, serendipitous experience as our 2005 tour of Soweto, but it was good, and in some ways more encouraging than the Soweto tour. Today, our guide, Gladstone, began the tour at the District Six Museum, at our request. We didn't have enough time there to really take in much, but it was a good stop to begin the tour, and many of the exhibits were donated by former residents. The guide book says that most of the staff of the museum are also former residents. As I understand it, District Six used to be a vibrant, multicultural, fairly poor area downtown Cape Town. The first forced removal was in 1901, before formal apartheid, when blacks were removed from the area. Then after apartheid was formalized, it was declared a whites only neighbourhood, and all the coloured people were removed to other townships. (Apparently, police would invoke 'the pencil test' to determine whether someone was coloured or black: if a pencil got stuck in their hair, the person was black; if not, they were coloured. As a result, black people started shaving their heads and straightening their hair to pass the test.) Essentially, the area was bulldozed, completely destroyed; except, of course, for the buildings that were white-owned. Those remained untouched. But the area mostly stands empty today, because white people didn't feel right about the situation, and mostly wouldn't buy the land. (I wasn't always listening to Gladstone very carefully, so I may have some of the details wrong.) Apparently, the government is trying to provide some form of restitution, building new houses for the former residents, and 24 families have moved into the new dwellings.
The museum has some great photography, and in most cases the photographer and the donor were listed underneath each photograph. I found myself wondering about the photographers, and what their motives were in make the images. Were they like me, and sort of amateur photographers? Were they professional photographers? Or did they have a notion to try to preserve some of the vitality of the buildings and streets? Sometimes the photographers were also the donors, other times the donor was different but shared the same last name. Rarely (if ever – I can't remember now) were the photographer and donor completely different.
After a walk around the small museum, which is housed in the "Freedom Church" – so called because most of the people gethered to discuss political matters rather than to worship – we got back into the van and went to Langa Township, the oldest township in the Cape. There was one other older township, where the blacks from District Six were removed to in 1901, but it was demolished to become industrial land. I think Langa came into being sometime around 1929 or 1936 or something like. Many of the houses we drove by were cute little two-room dwellings with doors open and/or people sitting out front. They were mostly painted cheerful colours, and generally well-maintained. Apparently, their inhabitants used to have to pay rent, but after apartheid was abolished, the government just gave them to the residents.
We went to an arts and crafts centre, called Gugu Sthebe or something like that. The outside of the place was decorated with beautiful mosaic murals, with tables and seats, also decorated with mosaics.
After a tour, we sat outside for a few minutes, waiting, and there was a young boy just sitting.
He had kind of a sad expression on his face, likely cultivated for our benefit, but he didn't talk and wouldn't respond to questions from a young, black, British social worker whose mother was born in South Africa. She was an interesting woman to have on the tour, vibrant and outgoing, but also clearly having a more emotional response then I was. I don't think she'd ever seen a township closeup before. Anyways, as we were leaving the boy gestured to her for a drink, with irresistable, pleading eyes. She was drinking a can of coke, and she said, "Oh help. Can I give him the coke?" and then handed it over (the guide had discouraged us from giving sweets and things to the kids, but he was so polite and adorable, I totally would have handed it over too).
Then we went to the hostels, which are in the process of being renovated into single family units. First, we went to an unrenovated hostel, the same as they were for the men forced into close quarters when they came to the city for work and left their families behind in the homelands of apartheid. We entered a common area, with loud lively kwaito music coming from somewhere. The walls and ceiling were very dark, and I wondered why, after so many cheerful colours outside. Gladstone told me it was because of the smoke from the parafin stove they have to cook with. A baby boy was sitting on the concrete floor, and there were no adults around, other than Gladstone and us tourists. I couldn't stop looking at him. He was big and I figured he must be older than Swee'pea to be able to sit alone in a room. Gladstone was talking about the living conditions, but I wasn't really listening, so absorbed was I with this little boy, sitting on the floor below a pile of large drums made with animal skins.
Finally, a woman came and picked him and took him out of the room, and I could pay attention to the lesson. After the discussion, we were invited to explore on our own, and talk to the residents.
There are six rooms in the hostel, with a tiny ill-equipped kitchen, and I think a bathroom, though I didn't see it. Each room has three single beds, essentially a bed per family. In these 18 beds, 54 people sleep. My mind continues to boggle at this number. But people seemed mostly pretty cheerful. Gladstone made friends with Swee'pea, and picked him up and took him into a room where his sister-in-law was with her twin baby boys. They were with a middle-aged woman, who was a healer of some kind.
Once there, Swee'pea started to cry, so I took him back, but I was surprised he let Gladstone hold him at all. He hasn't really let any family members other than Sugar Daddy and I hold him since we've been here. I chatted with the twins' mother, about the craziness or early motherhood and what it's like squared. We went into another room, where the first little boy was being held by a woman. She said he wasn't hers, his mother was…. (pause) elsewhere (vague gesture). Apparently, he's only 8 months old, and at least as big as Swee'pea is now, and Swee'pea's big, so obviously, he's doing pretty well.
Then I went into another room, on the other side of the common room, and I noticed a very pretty young woman, wearing very well-pressed clothes ironing on her bed. I asked to take a picture, but you can't see the iron in it the way I would have liked. It kind of made me laugh, at myself, that a woman in these conditions dresses so well and owns an iron, when I don't even own one, and if I did, I seriously wouldn't know how to use it.
We sat down in the common area for a bit, and I nursed Swee'pea. Another young woman said something, and then explained it was her mother tongue's word for breastfeeding. It's a very onomatopeic word, which I won't even try to spell out here, but she began to talk about how much better breastfeeding is. She said she has a baby boy, up in the Northwest Province with her mother (I think that's where Pilanesberg is – all the way up past Joburg). I asked if she was working (something like 60 percent of the township's residents are unemployed) and she said no. I said it must be hard, being away from her son, but she just shrugged after thinking for a minute, and said, "Yeah, but jobs are so hard to come by…"
After a bit, we left and went to an apartment in a renovated hostel. It had a tiny kitchen, which doubled as a living room with a tv, a bedroom and a bathroom. People pay R200 a month for these flats, and after five years of paying rent, they own it. Then we hung out by the tour van, next to a craft vendor, and a store with fruits and veg outside. As we approached the van, a young girl came up to me, gestured at my camera, and started striking poses. She is serious model material. I clicked away, then she insisted on seeing the pictures on the back of the camera (thank goodness I went digital), and then she turned to another tourist for more fashion diva poses.
There were quite a few people, just sitting by the road, or on steps, or standing and chatting. It occurred to me that you would never see people outside their houses like this in my neighbourhood, and certainly not in Grandpa Cape Town's with all the walls. The children looked well and happy, and it didn't look like anyone was going hungry. Obviously, there is a great sense of community, and with so many unemployed, people must share a lot. I have to say that I really didn't feel any pity for these people. They have a lot less than I do, but once again I am struck by the signs of a good quality of life, in spite of having way less material wealth. I don't want to minimize people's suffering, or the lingering effects of apartheid, or the painfully slow pace of reformation, but still…
After that, we drove through an informal settlement of homemade shacks, with communal toilets and taps. We didn't get out of the van again until we got back to Grandpa Cape Town's house, the silent empty road between the tall walls a striking contrast to the boisterous community we'd just left.
6 comments:
- Her Bad Mother said...
SOunds amazing, really amazing. Will you post pics?
- Mimi said...
Another lovely travel story--your tales are all so thoughtful, that when I imagine you there, I see you with a kind of furrowed brow, taking it all in. In a good way!
- jen said...
wow. just wow. i love your post.
- Beck said...
LOVELY post. GORGEOUS photos. I loved it.
- Mad Hatter said...
I'm trying to figure out why I never commented on this and then I noticed the date stamp. I'm pretty sure I read it while working the reference desk and didn't get a chance to comment.
It is truly lovely, Sin and it was so nice to re-read it with all the photos embedded.
- Oh, The Joys said...
K and I spent a long time at that District Six museum in 2002. It's such an amazing and amazingly sad story.
Also, we were struck by the sharp similarities and very sharp differences too between the civil rights movement in the U.S. and our own history of racism and the way things played out there...
Too many thoughts for a comment box.
Why am I just seeing this now? Arg.


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Skip to comments.Russian official: Arrival of Serbs would be "repatriation" (Kosovo Serbs seeking citizenships)
Posted on 11/16/2011 1:54:57 PM PST by kronos77
Source: Beta, Interfax
MOSCOW -- The possible arrival of Serbs to Russia, says Russian ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin, would represent "a treasure" for his country.
Dmitry Rogozin (Tanjug, file)
Rogozin spoke after announcements that some Serbs from Kosovo, faced with the ongoing crisis in the province, would seek Russian citizenship.
But the diplomat welcomed even the idea that they might move to his country - which is experiencing "great demographic problems".
Those Serbs would easily adapt to the new surroundings, "and there should be no issues with employment", according to Rogozin.
He also added:
"Serbs from Kosovo should be accepted to the program of repatriation of Russians. Serbs are not foreigners to us. This is a nation that can find a second homeland in Russia and precisely because of that the repatriation program should be applied."
The fact that Serbs turned to Russia to be granted citizenship is testimony that they are desperate because their own country cannot help them, and see Russia as their last hope, continued the envoy.
"Under such circumstances, it is necessary to find out whether these people are ready to move to our country," he told Interfax news agency, adding that it was possible that Serbs from Kosovo would make this request as well, "if there is real physical threat to their lives and families".
Rogozin also believes that Russian political parties can already organize to help with the transfer and accommodation of Serbs to appropriate regions:
"I cannot imagine the opposite - how could Russia turn down such a request?"
How can Russia refuse to help fellow Slavs? If asked, it will certainly come to their assistance.
And, ashamed as I am to say it, I'm starting to dislike my own country under Obama and our corrupt media.
Russia likes to play on both sides of the Islamic fence, i.e. they recognize danger in the Balkans, but they prop up Iran and help them build nukes.
But then again, I guess America plays on both sides of the same Islamic fence, just at different locations of the fence.
They said the same of the Volga Germans a century ago, before sending them to labor camps.
I believe it was Stalin who did that. He also destroyed hundreds of Orthodox Churches that today's Russians are rebuilding.
Judging them by Stalin doesn't really work.
Serbs are seeking for Russian citizenship not to resettle in Russia.
They want an Osetian precedent at work to bring Russian troops and kick some muzzie ass.
The problem is that Islamofascist terror in Kosovo is orchestrated, aided and abetted by the U.S.of A.
The reason? $1T of mineral wealth in Serbian possession.
Russia will not start WWIII on behalf of Serbs. That is what Rogozin interpretation meant.
Couple of days ago lamebrain Congresswoman Schmidt called Kosovo Albanians the best American allies in the region. What an omen. Kosovo Albanians are notorious for supporting the most heinous regimes that ended in dumpster of history - Otomans and Nazi Germany.
You know enough of history to have heard that there were "Volga Germans", but not a single substantial fact.
There were millions of German settlers invited in to settle the lands but that was in the mid to late 1700s, 250 years ago, NOT "a century ago".
And the same Christian Russian Empire that invited them in 250 years ago was no longer in existence when the anti-Christian tyrant Stalin tried to destroy all that was good in that society, including the industrious Volga Germans and the tens of millions of others. But that's what demon-possessed tyrants do.
I'll bet you don't even know that Stalin was neither born in Russia nor ethnic Russian, so it's even more absurd to imply that "they" invited in some people, then tried to kill them later. They were two diffent worlds, separated by 200 years.
Several hundred thousands Germans were settled on Volga River during reign of Katherine II who was German herself. Stalin was born in part of Russia named Georgia, his father Dzhugarov etnically was Ossetian, his mother Georgian, them were both Russias citizens, so was Josef Dzhugaroshvili AKA Stalin. He did not destroyed Orthodox churches, Bolsheviks and Trotskists did for they were immigrants. When Stalin has defeated his political rivals in the Communist party he cancelled Lenins decree about repressions against Orthodox Church in 1934. He even helped to hierarchs and Church during WWII, may be his goal was to win hearts of millions ordinary people and Western allies or maybe he sympathized to Church because he spent several years in his youth in Orthodox seminary.
German Volga river settlers were not sent to labor camps. About 1 million of them were deported to Kazakhstan and Kirghizia in 1941 because of fear of fifth column like in Europe. By the end of WWII about 6 millions Germans were deported from European countries; there was no human rights and PC in the World by the time.
I'll bet you don't even know that Stalin was neither born in Russia nor ethnic Russian, so it's even more absurd to imply that "they" invited in some people, then tried to kill them later.
I implied nothing. I stated a simple fact. I also know that Stalin was an ethnic Georgian. Who is to say that the current regime won't do the same to the Serbs?
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Atmospheric Sciences & Global Change
Research Highlights
April 2012
Triple Play for Liquid Probing
Technical advance allows researchers to watch liquid surfaces interact
A schematic showing the micrometer-sized "window" where the vacuum interface is probed by ToF-SIMS and images of the liquid surface. Enlarge Image
Results: An ingenious technique, developed by scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, enables real-time examination of molecular-scale interactions on liquid surfaces. This novel creation combines the manipulation of tiny amounts of fluids, called "microfluidics," and a partially open detection area for imaging the chemical physics of liquid in a vacuum. Their breakthrough portable sample holder enables direct probing of liquids suitable for multi-instrument, vacuum-based imaging using a single sample. The benefits have been demonstrated in high spatial resolution surface microscopy and mass spectrometry instruments.
"We needed to probe a stable liquid surface—a flowing liquid—in various instruments," said PNNL scientist Dr. Xiao-Ying Yu, a physical chemist and lead author on one of three research articles on this technique. "We created one sample holder, a multi-modal technique that offers perspectives of various chemical compositions, spatial resolutions, and morphologies. This provides a molecular makeup on water-based surfaces that has not been done before."
Why It Matters: Chemical interactions happen at surfaces. Whether it is interactions in a fuel cell or in droplets that form clouds, materials meet at their surfaces. This means understanding what happens at the moment when water, the most common liquid, meets with other surfaces. This knowledge could change how basic energy research, climate study, and biological investigation are conducted. Their approach allows scientists to move a single prepared sample from one probing instrument to the next and could provide a multifaceted view of interfacial phenomena as well as significantly reduce research time and costs in multiple areas of science.
Methods: A multi-disciplinary team of researchers at PNNL set out to improve the analysis tool set for probing liquid surfaces in vacuum. Their research validates current theoretical understanding of aqueous surface interactions at the molecular level.
The team designed an ingenious flow cell that allows liquid surface probing in situ using vacuum-based surface techniques, such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS). The researchers created a microfluidic module compatible with vacuum that allows a micrometer-sized diameter aperture into the flow cell. Surface tension holds the liquid within the detection area. They directly exposed the surface to vacuum, which had not been done before in flow cells.
The technique is a counterpart to an established liquid microjet method. However, the new system has the added benefit of direct measurement on the liquid surface. This technique also tackles a common concern in vacuum: how to prevent liquid cooling. The researchers determined that controlling the aperture size of the "window" within vacuum would regulate the cooling and assure that the surface remained liquid. In additional studies, they used SEM to analyze the flow cell sample which offered an examination of the elemental composition. ToF-SIMS provided a high-resolution look at the smaller, molecular-level composition.
Access to the EMSL user facility was instrumental in the microfluidic flow cell's fabrication, which was done in EMSL's microfabrication capability, and for readily using both the ToF-SIMS and SEM instruments in analyses.
"We are providing a more complete picture," Yu said. "This technique is a technical breakthrough in showing what is happening at interfaces. The power of this fundamental research is that with some adaptations, it can apply to many different interfaces in multiple instruments."
What's Next? Expanding the possibilities for fundamental research liquid interfaces, this imaging technique has the potential for far-reaching impact in multiple scientific disciplines, including interfaces in atmospheric sciences, catalysis, and energy storage materials.
The design and technique for the portable flow cell already has been submitted for a patent, and PNNL scientists are continuing to explore potential industry technology transfer and licensing applications.
Acknowledgments: The research was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division for Basic Energy Sciences. The research was performed using EMSL, a national scientific user facility sponsored by DOE's Office of Biological and Environmental Research and located at PNNL. The research was performed by Drs.Xiao-Ying Yu, Li Yang, Zihua Zhu, James P. Cowin (retired), Theva Thevuthasan, and Martin J. Iedema at PNNL.
References: Yu X-Y, L Yang, Z Zhu, JP Cowin, and MJ Iedema. 2011. "Probing Aqueous Surfaces by TOF-SIMS." Spectroscopy: Solutions for Materials Analysis, Special Issue: Current Trends in Mass Spectrometry 25(10):34-38.
Yang L, X-Y Yu, Z Zhu, S Thevuthasan, and JP Cowin. 2011. "Making a Hybrid Microfluidic Platform Compatible for In Situ Imaging by Vacuum-Based Techniques." Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A 29(6):061101. DOI:10.1116/1.3654147.
Yang L, X-Y Yu, Z Zhu, MJ Iedema, and JP Cowin. 2011. "Probing Liquid Surfaces under Vacuum using SEM and ToF-SIMS." Lab on a Chip 11(15):2481-2484. DOI:10.1039/C0LC00676A.