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One of the main focuses of this blog has always been on how Copenhagen and other cities have succeeded in increasing cycling levels by approaching the subject using mainstream marketing techniques. Tried and tested marketing that has existed since homo sapiens first started selling or trading stuff to each other. Modern bicycle advocacy, by and large, is flawed. It is firmly inspired by environmentalism which, in turn, is the greatest marketing flop in the history of humankind. Four decades of sub-cultural finger-wagging, guilt trips and preaching have given few results among the general population. When sub-cultural groups start trying to indoctrinate and convert the public, it rarely ever succeeds. For the better part of a century, people all over the planet rode bicycles because they were quick, easy, convenient and enjoyable. In hilly cities. In hot cities. In snowy cities. After the bicycle largely disappeared from the urban landscape because urban planning started revolving around the car and the automobile industry began their dreadfully effective marketing after the Second World War, many regions in the world have been left suffering in a bicycle vacuum. The result is that an entire generation has been given the impression that cycling is something that a few people do for sport or recreation and not much else. People who take their hobby seriously and who invest in all manner of clothes and gear. Regular citizens are hardly inspired to join such groups. Now we are in the midst of a veritable bicycle boom all over the world. It's exciting. It's challenging. We were excited by the cycling revival in the 1970's but, as we all know, that faded to black again. It is of utmost importance that we maintain our current momentum and (re)secure the bicycle's place in our cities. This will only be achieved if we focus on marketing urban cycling as a normal activity for regular citizens. If we concentrate on the masses who could be cycling, would like to be cycling, might take up urban cycling. When sub-cultures are the most vocal advocates we see that most of the advocacy stems from their own passion for their hobby/lifestyle. It seems that the goal is to get more people to join their ranks and become 'one of them', as opposed to selling urban cycling as it was meant to be from the beginning of Bicycle Culture 1.0 in the late 19th century - individual mobility for Citizen Cyclists.
So. It's that time of year again. All manner of 'how to cycle in the winter' guides are slapped up all over the internet. Year after year the sub-cultures put on their professor hats and look down their nose at the general population while they attempt to 'teach' people how to be just like them. You know... real cyclists.
I have stumbled upon a blogpost with an infographic like this one and a couple of months ago this article featured in a magazine that used to be focused on Citizen Cyclists but that has gone all sub-cultural. (they even name brand names in their 'guide', reflecting the fact that they are dependent on sponsors and advertising and not subscriptions)
While I blogged about this strange phenomenon way back in 2008 after blogging about yet another sub-cultural winter clothing guide on this website, I got curious.
Let's assume a regular citizen wanted to ride a bike in the winter. What if they stumbled upon one of the links with the infographic or guide I just mentioned? What would this citizen - who, like the majority of the population, doesn't want to be a member of a club or sub-culture - think about what they read? Dressing in layers? Sure. But you know what? People who live in winter climates know that already, for god's sake. They do it when they walk around the city, taking the bus or train or whatever. So they can probably figure it out when on a bicycle. And, after one day doing so, if they discover they got cold, they'll put extra clothes on the next day. I own no cycling 'gear' whatsoever. I have, however, a winter wardrobe as I live in a country with a winter climate and I ski, etc. What would it cost me - Joe Bicycle User - if I followed the 'advice' on these websites? Using the infographic on that website as a guide, I did some quick googling to find out some prices. I didn't spend an enormous amount of time on it, I must admit. So some of the items may be cheaper - or they might be more expensive because I didn't discover 'the coolest brands'. As you can see, if I don't calculate my bike, I would be easily €870 ($1100) out of pocket in order to be 'just like them'. Sure, maybe there are many people who wish to take their hobby seriously and acquire all that gear, but let's face it. Most people don't. They're just pondering riding their bike in the winter because they've gotten hooked riding it all year.But it's this kind of sub-cultural crap that the curious, potential winter bicycle users end up with after a google search. Google "winter cycling clothes" yourself and see what comes up. The results are dominated by 'cyclists' keen on recruiting, with little advice aimed at regular citizens. Not a good sign if we are trying to get people to rediscover the simplicity and convenience of urban cycling that people have enjoyed for over a century.
Imagine if the 'avid bowlers' controlled the advocacy for bowling - a fine hobby that provides the bowler with some important exercise and social interaction - like cycling. What would people who just fancied some bowling be led to think?Here's what it looks like to be a 'passionate bowler' oozing Bowl Love for your hobby. Cheaper than cycling, but still, at €449 ($574), it's no picnic getting started. Funny how that bowling ball, the Storm Virtual Gravity Nano Pearl, resembles some of the names you see on cycling gear. And dude! You're not a 'real' bowler unless you have those handwipes!
Sheesh. Winter is nothing new. Citizen Cyclists have been struggling through it since the beginning of bicycle culture. In many places, they still do. Here are some bicycle users in Copenhagen last winter. It was about -10 C and around -25 with the windchill. Anybody who cycles in the winter deserves respect. Anybody who tries to tell the general population that you need anything more than your regular winter clothes to do it... does not. To be fair, once in a while you'll see some 'specialised' clothes on bicycles in snowstorms in Copenhagen. Like this bicycle user, above. Did she buy that outfit, complete with goggles, in order to cycle in the snow? No. That ski suit was in her winter wardrobe already. The goggles, too, as she enjoys skiing in the winter. They were already in her closet and came in handy. Like this winter jacket. And this boiler suit.Like we wrote about how Critical Mass does little for winning hearts and minds and providing Joe/Jane Public with a societal mirror to inspire them to ride bicycles, cycling hobbyists doing the selling is not good marketing if we're to capitalise on this bicycle boom and get more citizens to take to the wheel.
Ironically, this link to an article about a woman who is cycling to the South Pole ticked into our inbox whilst writing this article. Besides her lack of cycling gear - she's just wearing winter clothes - the little infobox on the site (above) provides readers with some simple and practical information about cycling in the snow. That's all it really takes. Spread the word.
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NEW DELHI (Compass Direct News) -- Terrified Christians already ravaged by more than two months of violence in Orissa state's Kandhamal district braced for more carnage as suspected Maoists today gunned down a local worker of the Hindu extremist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
Dhanu Pradhan was an RSS activist said to be on the Maoists' hit list. Police said he was shot by three suspected Maoists in Kumharigaon village under Brahmanigaon jurisdiction in Kandhamal at 1 p.m., reported The Indian Express. Modern India's worst-ever spate of violence began in the forest district of Kandhamal on Aug. 24, a day after a leader of the Hindu extremist Vishwa Hindu Parishad (World Hindu Council or VHP), Laxmanananda Saraswati, was killed.
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The report, signed by CPI-ML member J.P. Minz, also said that Hindu extremists might have used state government machinery to "minimize the evidence and possibly destroy dead bodies.â€
Dr. John Dayal, a member of the National Integration Council of the Government of India, told Compass the report was startling but not surprising.
"I have been tabulating the data from independent church groups,†he said. "Even the Bishop's House in Bhubaneswar has maintained that tens of thousands of refugees are hiding in forests, many of them with injuries of various degrees of grievousness.â€
Dayal said that people must have been killed in the forests. "Even in villages, bodies have been discovered in neighboring fields,†he added.
The fact-finding team reported that the numerous attacks, acts of vandalism and killings took place "in full view of police, and the police remained mute spectators.†At least 200 Christian villages and 127 church and prayer halls were either destroyed or burned, it added.
Victims in numerous relief camps told the fact-finding team that the VHP and its youth wing, Bajrang Dal, were responsible for the tensions and violence.
"They used to organize meetings of the Kandha tribals and incite them to attack the Christian hamlets and also provided funds for doing this,†the report said.
Dayal said the Supreme Court of India should act on the report's findings.
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The CPI-ML reported that Christians continued to experience "great terror,†and that Hindu nationalist groups were demanding the withdrawal of security personnel sent by the federal government to contain the violence.
"Riot victims are frightened to go back to their villages because they have been threatened that if they return they will be cut into pieces,†said the report. "The rioters are also proclaiming that only Hindu converts will be allowed to return. On the other hand, those in charge of the relief camps are pressuring the riot victims to return to their villages, saying that the life has returned to normalcy and peace has returned.â€
The Indian Express yesterday reported that about 250 riot victims who had taken shelter in the Meliaputti and Mandasa areas of Srikakulam district in neighboring Andhra Pradesh state were refusing to go back to their villages "out of fear.â€
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There are 12,641 violence-affected people in seven relief camps in Kandhamal, according to the district authorities.
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The violence in Kandhamal has led to tensions in several other districts of Orissa. Yesterday a mob of around 400 people surrounded and beat five Christian men in the Bindha area of Bhadrak district's Tihidi Block, according to the Christian Legal Association.
The incident took place when five men and two women, all staff of the Discipleship Centre, were returning from a few villages where that Christian organization has projects. A cyclist suddenly appeared before them and had an accident, incurring minor injuries. Soon a mob of about 300 people gathered and began beating the men, accusing them of converting Hindus, as if such activity were illegal in India.
The mob dragged the Christians to a Hindu nationalist rally where slogans against them were chanted. Police arrived and took the Christians to a police station, charging them under laws against forcible or fraudulent conversion. The seven Christians remained in jail at press time.
Police also filed a counter-complaint against the attackers, but no one was arrested at press time.
Nun's Rape Case
In the case of a Catholic nun raped on Aug. 25 during the initial violence, the Kandhamal district court today issued a notice summoning her to appear for identification of the culprits, reported the Press Trust of India news agency.
The victim, who said she was raped in K. Nuagaon in Baliguda, had refused to cooperate with police, demanding that a federal agency investigate her case. On Oct. 24, she appeared before media and blamed police for not coming to her rescue. She said she was raped while police did nothing, and that later she saw a policeman talking congenially to one of the rapists.
Previously she had filed a complaint at the Baliguda police station, but officers did not make any arrests until a national newspaper, The Hindu, highlighted the case on Sept. 30. When the nun initially went to the police station to file her complaint, an officer had warned her of possible negative consequences of doing so.
One-Man Investigation
While Christians are demanding that a federal agency take over investigation of the violence in Orissa, the state government has appointed a one-man panel, the Justice S.C. Mohapatra judicial commission, to carry out the probe.
The commission placed an advertisement in a local newspaper, Sambad, on Nov. 3 seeking affidavits of victims by Nov. 15. It also said that people could appear before the commission on Nov. 28 in its office in Bhubaneswar, the state capital.
The commission will analyze the sequence of events and circumstances leading to the killing of Saraswati on Aug. 23 and the subsequent violence. It will also probe the role, conduct and responsibility of individuals, organizations, groups and agencies in precipitating and committing the crimes and investigate whether the measures that followed were adequate.
Mohapatra is a retired judge of the Orissa High Court.
Orissa is ruled by a coalition of a local party, the Biju Janata Dal, and the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, which has close ties with the VHP.
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— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) July 28, 2013
Kraddick began broadcasting Kidd Kraddick in the Morning in Dallas in 1992. The show was syndicated to more cities around the country beginning in 2001.
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Colts-Bears tonight: Please don't call it a Super Bowl rematch, except for the handful of plays where both teams' starters will be on the field facing each other. And, even then, it's a stretch...
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We recently watched National Treasure Two: Book of Secrets. The older kids and I all really liked it. Of course, we loved the first one too. I don't think little kids would get into it, but it's a good one for the family. Besides, it has Nicholas Cage and Justin Bartha who are, you know - cute.
Orville Redenbacher sent me some popcorn. Oh, wait a minute. Orville himself didn't send it to me. Is THE Orville Redenbacher still alive? I'm thinking no. If he is, I doubt he'd think of sending me popcorn in the hopes that I'd talk about it on my blog. Actually, it was the folks who do promoting type stuff for Con Agra who sent it to me. Just wanted to clear that up.
Anyway, so I got this popcorn and we had it for movie night. I actually do use my hot air popper to make popcorn for the kids pretty often. It's inexpensive and it's far healthier than a lot of packaged snacks. When my kids have friends over after school, they always ask for popcorn as a snack. In all fairness, I generally buy Orville Redenbacher popcorn because I bought some generic kind once and I couldn't believe how small the kernals popped. Remember those old commercials, "My gourmet popping corn pops up lighter and fluffier...."? Well, it's true.
But check this out - Natural Popcorn - they now have microwave popcorn without the artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives. It comes in lots of yummy flavors too! Cool, huh?
Ok, so back to movies. We also watched The Spiderwick Chronicles. Soon after we started the movie, we realized it was a little too scary for small kids. We sent Clay and Lex to bed because I didn't want
This had the kid from Willy Wonka in it. But not the good Willy Wonka with Gene Wilder; the new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Johnny Depp looking and acting especially creepy and strange. And my kids looked at me like I was an idiot because I didn't believe them when they said that kid was playing both brothers in the movie. Actually it was dark in the room because we always have to turn off all the lights and drag out every pillow and blanket when we watch movies for some reason. But if the lights had been on and I'd been able to actually see, I know they would've looked at me like I was an idiot.
Let's see, after the next batch of kids went to bed, we watched Jumper. It's about this guy who can teleport to different locations just by thinking about it. Meanwhile, another guy tries to chase him down and kill him because he believes that no one but God should have the power to be in all places like that.
At first he uses this power to rob banks and travel the world. OK, he's just a kid; he'll learn, I thought. I kept waiting for him to realize that he had this gift and should use it for good. You know, he sees a live broadcast on the news of a person standing on a building waiting to jump and he teleports there and rescues him. That kind of thing. But it never happens. He never changes. When it was over, I kept thinking, "What's the point? That was stupid." Joe liked it though. Then again, Joe and I almost never agree on movies or TV shows because I have taste and the stuff he likes is asinine.
With my awesome powers of perception, I was able to figure out that the guy in this movie is the same guy who played Darth Vader. Or maybe not so much Darth Vader, but Anakin. Anakin? That's his name, right? Well, he played some guy in Star Wars. And it only took me like 45 minutes to realize this. How 'bout that for astounding talent?
Another couple movies I recently watched were Flywheel and Facing the Giants. These DVDs were sent to me by Provident Films. Flywheel was a little slow moving at first and you could tell it wasn't some big budget Hollywood film. Despite that, it drew me in and I attentively watched the entire picture. Not only that, but I teared up a couple times during the movie too! The movie itself is an obvious message of God's love and turning your life over to Him. But what intrigued me most about this movie is that it was shot with a $20,000 budget of unsolicited donations! Not only that, but the cast and crew was solely comprised of volunteer members of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, GA. The Kendrick brothers (one of whom also stars in the movie) got the idea to make the film after seeing the results of a survery which said "movies and television shows are more influential in American culture than the church." You can read more about that HERE.
Then I watched their second movie, Facing the Giants. I really enjoyed this picture. It was your typical "underdog football team turns around and wins big in the end" kind of movie, but with a Christian twist. This picture also stars Alex Kendrick; this time as coach Grant Taylor. He's the coach of a losing football team, his car is falling apart, money is tight, he and wife are having problems with infertility, and he is close to being fired from his coaching job. At this point, he starts praying and changes his focus and good things start to happen. His team changes, their playing changes, their attitudes change, the small kicker gains confidence, and disrespectful kid has a change of heart and apologizes to his father. They start winning games, the coach gets a raise and unexpected gift of a new car.
I've got to warn you though - have a box of tissues nearby. You'll definitely tear up over this one. But there are well timed moments of humor throughout the movie too. The banter between the assistant coaches made me laugh out loud. I'm looking forward to seeing their new film, Fireproof, that will be in theaters this September.
And finally, I got to escape for an evening last week and see Sex and the City with my friend, Jen. I don't get HBO and had just watched some of the cut reruns of the TV show so I wasn't sure I'd really like the movie, but hey, it was a night out of the house! I actually really, really liked it! I laughed, I cried, I left the theater and wanted to move to New York with my four best friends. I just love the way they show the incredible friendship between these four girls.
So, there you have it. Mediocre reviews on a couple movies that have been out for months. You can't get this kind of quality at those other blogs.
Remember also, that you have until Monday, July 7th, to answer the questions on yesterday's quiz. Just please leave your comment on yesterday's post so I don't have to search all over for entries. Thank you! Oh and if you saw the post when I first wrote it and were overwhelmed with the TWENTY hard questions I had, never you fear. I modified it a bit and now it's only 10 multiple choice questions. I don't expect anyone to remember everything and know the answers to all the questions, but have fun with it and take a guess! I've got some awesome prizes donated by some awesome people for you to win!


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LOS ANGELES (JTA) — A Facebook petition to remove an anti-Israel page that uses an expletive in its name has 75,000 likes, the removal campaign's creator says.
Michael Mendelson of Miami told JTA by telephone that the removal petition against the "Fuck Israel" page has been on Facebook for less than a week; the number of likes is as of Monday. He said he started the counter campaign "with the help of various pro-Israel groups" in the Miami area.
Mendelson said he had been unable to reach Facebook managers, but estimated that his campaign would have to score 10 times as many "likes" as the other side for Facebook to act on the removal petition.
Deborah Lauter, civil rights director for the Anti-Defamation League, urged people to complain to Facebook, not just about the "Fuck Israel" page itself, but also to flag and call Facebook's attention to individual offensive comments and posts on the page.
The "Fuck Israel" page, which has 36,000 "likes" as of Monday, features such sentiments as "God bless Adolf Hitler for what he did," "Jews are children of apes and pigs … they are baby killers," and "I hate Israel," surmounted by a hand-draw flag with a Star of David. On the page, however, Israel defenders outnumber the haters and mostly reply in kind.
Rabbi Abraham Cooper and senior researcher Rick Eaton of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles have been monitoring anti-Semitic and anti-Israel websites, as well as YouTube and Twitter postings, for years.
Eaton said there are at least two dozen such sites on Facebook alone, most of them started by Muslim groups, featuring logos such as "Free Gaza" in the colors of the Palestinian flag or an Israeli flag with a red circle and diagonal line superimposed on the Star of David.
Facebook is also a popular site for hate tirades against Hindus, Mormons, Christians and Muslims, Cooper told JTA.
On the whole, Facebook has been responsive to requests for removal of obviously offensive material, according to Cooper, but in numerous instances such sites are reinstated if they clean up their act or reappear under different names.


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Linden Lab Official:Policy on ad farms and network advertisers
Note: This article is about the mainland, and does not apply to private regions (islands), where the estate owners choose how they wish to run their own estates. |
What is an ad farm?
For the purposes of this document, "ad farm" means advertising or content intended solely to drive an unreasonable price for the land parcel it is on, usually by spoiling the nearby visual environment for others. Advertisements themselves are not prohibited; Legitimate advertising or using small parcels for promoting events or stores is allowed. But when advertising crosses the line into harassing behavior or "visual spam," and the intent is purely to compel another Resident to pay an unreasonable price to restore their view, it violates the harassment policy in the Community Standards. Although difficult to define exactly when advertising crosses this line, the intent is to be as consistent as possible and Linden Lab will remove offending content that is reported.
When you encounter an ad farm, please file an abuse report as you would for any other violation of the Terms of Service or Community Standards. Also, please keep in mind that this only applies to the mainland; it does not impact private estates or islands where the estate manages the land and its use.
Using content, particularly advertising, to deliberately and negatively affect another Resident's view so as to sell a parcel for an unreasonable price, is deemed unacceptable and shall be dealt with as a violation of the Community Standards.
How to most effectively abuse report Ad Farm situations
When filing an abuse report, please stand beside the offending content before choosing Report Abuse from the Help menu. Use the Harassment category and include the phrase Ad Farm in the summary line. Enter the parcel owner's name, if you know it. If the parcel or object is group-owned, then enter the owner or an officer of the group. If you can't find any of these names, enter "Governor Linden" (yes, we're asking you to abuse report the Gov, it's okay, she won't mind...) and enter as much supporting detail as you can. Our first action when we come across cases of ad farming is usually to return the content and warn the person responsible. Repeated violation may bring further action, including suspension. If you are suspended and feel our decision was wrong, you can submit an appeal.
What is networked advertising?
A number of you have raised concerns over going the formal license route, and we, too, have come to the conclusion that this isn't the best option. So instead, we're going to cover ad farming activities (and the operating of network advertising businesses) under our Terms of Service, specifically as harassment under clause 4.1.
Note: By "networked advertising", means the use of multiple parcels on multiple regions for the primary purpose of advertising, usually on behalf of other inworld businesses or organizations outside of Second Life. |
Advertising rules and restrictions
No one wants to be subjected to unwanted advertising — whether in the real or virtual world. Be considerate of your neighbors and avoid "ad farms."
If you operate a networked advertising business on the mainland that breaks any one of the following rules or restrictions, we will consider it to be a Terms of Service violation leading to disciplinary action that can include account suspension and loss of land.
- No more than fifty (50) locations containing advertising on the mainland may be owned and/or operated by any single individual or organization, whether through a personal account or a group account, unless you have obtained written permission from Linden Lab to exceed this limit.
- No more than one advertisement is permitted by any single individual or organization (whether through a personal account or a group account) in any single region.
- You should consider an "advertisement," as we're using the term here, to be the common understanding of that term, including any content that explicitly promotes any space, good or service (whether in Second Life or elsewhere).
In addition, advertisements must comply with these requirements:
- They must be grounded to the terrain, not floating.
- They must extend no higher than 8 m from the ground.
- They must contain no rotating or flashing content and no particles.
- They must not dispense unsolicited IMs, note cards, landmarks or content.
- They must emit no light sources or glow (full bright is acceptable).
- Advertising hoardings must be Phantom.
- Ad content must be clearly General in nature.
- Ads must not contain sound or temp-on-rez content.
- Ad content may not be political in nature.
- Ban lines should be switched off.
All advertisers must make a reasonable attempt to fit in with the local area and to respect the wishes of Residents living nearby wherever possible. Linden Lab can and will, at its sole discretion, ask you to remove or modify unacceptable advertising-related content. If you use alternate accounts, groups or other methods to attempt to create a networked advertising business that extends over 50 placements without express permission from Linden Lab, you will be asked to remove them.
Finally, if a review your land transactions shows that your primary purpose in placing the advertising content is to force the sale of land rather than genuinely advertise, this will be deemed to be a violation and dealt with accordingly.
Frequently Asked Questions
I have several mainland store locations with signs above them; am I affected?
No. This policy change is not aimed at personal advertising of this kind.
I run a business that places ads inside clubs and malls; am I violating this policy?
We call this "affiliate advertising", and it's unlikely to be affected, especially when it's inside venues and therefore not adversely affecting the local area.
Does this policy include signs advertising parcels for sale?
Yes it does.
Why don't you just disallow small parcels?
While we might restrict parcel join/divide on new zoned areas in the future, this type of restriction isn't practical for existing Mainland. There are legitimate uses for small parcels, and with such a limit in place, complex parcel shapes would be impossible to ever divide.
The issue here is not advertising, or parcel sizes; it's the way both are used together to the detriment of the Mainland as a whole.
What about land cutting?
There is no doubt that this is also a problem. If the removal of ad farms doesn't substantially reduce land cutting, we will look at other options.
How do I appeal this decision or your enforcement of it?
Read about submitting an appeal.
What are you doing about other forms of land extortion and harassment?
This concerns us very much, and we'll be doing all we can to remove this behavior. Deliberately misleading other Residents (for example, with donut-shaped parcels) is unacceptable. You can expect that any practices that negatively impact the Mainland will be looked at and stopped where possible.
If you're engaged in something that clearly has a negative and widespread impact on the Mainland experience, we will request that you stop.


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"I am going to show that Japan has good lighter weight fighters by showing a devastating KO." - Yasuhiro Urushitani
At a certain point, you learn that in life you have to sometimes just let things go. UFC flyweight Yasuhiro Urushitani, 36, has seemingly reached that point. He's put nearly 12 years into a pro mixed martial arts career that began in 2001, and though he lost his first UFC fight to Joseph Benavidez via second round TKO in March, the Japanese veteran knows that dwelling on it won't serve any good.
So when asked how he dealt with losing for the first time since 2008, all he had to say through translator / manager Gen Isono was "I was not wondering why I lost. I just felt I needed to do more, so I started my training right after I got back to Japan."
That's a seasoned competitor right there. Yeah, he was fighting under the bright lights of the UFC, doing it outside of his country after not traveling abroad to compete in nearly six years, and he got caught by a shot few saw coming, but it really doesn't matter now. He will elaborate on his first Octagon fight and experience though.
"I had never competed in such a huge event, and I did not get used to the atmosphere," said Urushitani. "Also, that was just my second fight in a foreign country (he fought in South Korea in 2006) and I did not know how I should prepare for the different environment. But in any aspect of the game, he (Benavidez) was better than me. There was a mistake in my game plan and Benavidez was good enough to take advantage of it."
The defeat was just the fifth of Urushitani's career, with 19 wins and six draws filling out his fighting resume. It's been a long journey for him, but he has no regrets about leaving a prestigious job at a food company back home to chase after his MMA dreams.
"After I wrestled in high school and the university, I was working for a company, but I made the decision (to fight in MMA) when I quit working."
He was 23 at the time, and his intention was just to "start some sport." 13 years later, he's still here and considered one of the top 125-pound fighters in the world. But at the time, his family wasn't too happy with his new choice of vocation.
"As you can imagine, my family was opposed while my friends respected my decision," said Urushitani. "I was working at one of what we call first-rate companies, so my parents said I would not need to do such a thing."
As he found out, he did need to, and he's never looked back, fighting and beating quality fighters like John Dodson, Robson Moura, Mamoru Yamaguchi, and Daniel Lima. But if you ask him where he currently stands in the UFC's flyweight division, he's not really sure yet.
"Well, I fought against one of the top guys, but I have never fought any middle ranked fighters yet, so I do not know the answer to that question and don't know the bottom line at this moment."
He does know that he's found himself in the thick of one exciting weight class, as evidenced by the recent title fight between Demetrious Johnson and Benavidez.
"I was simply astounded," said Urushitani. "They kept moving for five rounds and they were on a different level which my past opponents were on."
This Saturday, the Ehime native may see his future more clearly after the dust settles from his fight with John Lineker in Macao. It's a bout that was originally scheduled for the scrapped UFC 151 card in Las Vegas, and he was impressed with the Brazilian's brawl with Louis Gaudinot earlier this year.
"First of all, it was a very exciting fight," he said. "But I am sure if I had fought in the fight against Lineker, it would not have gone in that way."
And though Urushitani admits that close quarters action with the fast-handed Lineker may be an issue, he has no doubt what the final result will be.
"Most Japanese fighters are suffering to make good results in the Octagon except (Yushin) Okami," he said. "I am going to show that Japan has good lighter weight fighters by showing a devastating KO."