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I hardly know where to begin, I'm so overwhelmed by my experience. I had never even heard of this event until mid-December when our family schedule necessitated some big changes to my planned events. Several very cool opportunities came up for our kids, so two big events that I had planned on I was no longer going to make it to, and then the Death Valley Double Century was cancelled. Just like that, I had a gaping hole in my event schedule that I needed to fill. I was very interested in working out any issues that I might have with riding thru the night prior to Trans Iowa, so a 24 hour time trial in the winter actually sounded like a good idea, and a great learning experience. Such is the strange world I am living in these days! A quick google search turned up Bike Sebring. The timing was decent; I still had seven weeks to get ready and theoretically would have enough time to recover after and not interfere with my Trans Iowa prep. It all happened so fast, one minute I'm asking George Vargas if he thinks this would be a good event for me, and the next thing I knew I'd been introduced to and adopted by Rev Endurance Cycling team mate Rob White who filled me in on all of the race details and logistics, and had me set up with his friend Brian Arnold to crew for us both during the night. They also planned to bring the equipment that I would need but couldn't carry on the plane. It just couldn't have worked out any better than that.
I didn't have long chunks of training time available this winter, mainly 3-4 hour blocks of time either before the kids went to school, or just after they left for school. So most of my training rides started at 4am, and although I managed to get in a sufficient volume of cycling, any training rides over four hours were broken into two or three separate rides with an hour or more in between. That's probably not ideal training for a 24 hour event, but it did allow me to ride at a higher wattage and was challenging in it's own way. I think it got the job done. On the rare day it got near 30, I rode outside on my cross bike. I trained with a power tap on a trainer or rollers, and used modified workouts from triathlon training plans, or from the book Training and Racing With a Power Meter, by Allen & Coggan. Really anything that I found interesting and was motivated to do. My trainer was set up in the unfinished corner of our basement near the hot water heater, so it was essentially just me, the power tap, and music. My husband plays guitar, so after the last few years of listening to him practice I've gotten in the habit of mentally pulling apart the different guitar parts and trying to hear just that one section of the song. I listened to the same albums and the same songs for each interval set, over, and over, and over… That's how I kept myself entertained. I put a few pictures and race numbers up on the wall, and a white board next to me for my workouts. It's not a plush set up, but narrowing down the distractions really helped me to focus on cycling, instead of trying to count the minutes until I could quit. Once the end of January was near, my resolve faded… I hope none of my friends that received my texts really worried about me having a fork in my eye 🙂
I got into Sebring late Thursday, built my bike, and bought the groceries and water that I would need for race day. Somehow I managed to remember my torque wrench, but forgot arm warmers! Rob immediately replied to my text and said that I could use his. He and Brian were on the spot with anything I needed, all weekend long. I seriously wanted to ask them if they had organic, MSG free alligator jerky just to see if they could put together a plan to get that for me 😉 They were truly amazing!
Friday morning I drove the 11 mile short loop of the course, then met Rob and Brian for the first time. We were supposed to meet to ride with his friends, but he neglected to tell me his friends were all legendary RAAM athletes… My jaw about dropped when they all started getting out of their cars. After introducing me, Rob quietly asked me if I knew 'who they were'…Um, YEAH. I just tried to keep my mouth shut and not say anything stupid, although I'm not certain I was entirely successful. It was just a very cool experience, it was awesome to ride with them, take in all of the helpful information they shared, have dinner with them, and then share the race course with them. Totally amazing experience, and way more than I expected when I entered this race.
A few weeks prior to Sebring, my friend Greg Grandgeorge had sent me an excel spread sheet where I could plug in my planned wattage and planned rest stops over the 24 hour period to get an idea of how many miles I might accomplish. It's awesome to have geeky friends that will do this type of stuff for you! He has seen a number of my power files, and calculated the ratio for how my watts translate into mph. It also calculated TSS, so I could see how much stress I was going to be putting on my body over the course of 24 hours. I really had no idea what TSS I could handle before I cracked, but I knew that my Ironman TSS had been in the 900 range for an 11 hour event, so spreading more stress over 24 hours might be ok. It's just guesswork really, since this was my first 24 hour race.
I had to laugh, because when he originally sent me the sheet he had plugged in 10 minute breaks every three hours. 10 minutes?! GREG, IT'S A RACE!!! You don't plan to stop that long if you can help it 🙂 I played with the chart a bit, left some breaks in there, and came up with a few different plans based on how the weather might be over the course of the day. If the winds were high, I strongly favored riding at higher wattage on the road and cranking out as many short loops as I could before hitting the track for the night. Give the constant turns, rough surface, and 1950's pavement on parts of the race track, I doubted my ability to ride that well on the track in the dark. I knew the winds would die down at night, hopefully making it easier to maintain speed at a really low wattage. My goal was to get in 300 miles by midnight, then just hang on til sunrise. I wanted to RAAM qualify, and I was going to ride however hard I needed to in order to make that happen… and hopefully not fall to pieces before dawn.
Race day forecast looked good, but way windier than originally predicted with 20 mph winds gusting to over 30mph. The predicted high was low 70's with lows in the mid 40's (HAH! weatherman wrong again!). I had packed winter gear that would normally get me through temps as low as the 30's for hours, so I wasn't worried at all about being too cold at night. Ah, blissful ignorance! Rob had brought a cooler for me, so I had twelve bottles premixed and ready to pick up as I needed once I transitioned to the short loop. Brian was riding the 12 hour, and then planned to begin crewing for us once he was done. Rob and I met up at the start line in the cold, dark morning. He pushed us up to the front of the start area, which was totally cool. I had my headlight on my bike, and just planned to leave it mounted the entire 24 hours, Rob planned to pick his up later. I was glad that I had it, because the men took off like this was a one hour race and I promptly was spit out the back of the front of the pack. It was still pretty dark, so it was nice to be able to see the potholes and bad pavement before I ran myself into them. The track surface is not great, but honestly that's part of the charm of this race and it'll be a sad day when they finally need to replace the pavement. Some people deal well with things like that, some people are driven crazy by repetitively hitting the same bumps for hours on end. It bothered me much less than I thought it would.
The big loop was very easy to navigate, and very well marked. It was sunny and very windy, but not too hot and I wasn't staring at a hot water heater so all felt right with the world. Brian went by me in a group of drafters a few hours into the ride. It was nice to see him having so much fun. I was averaging 190ish watts and over 20mph by that point, and they just flew by me. I had packed powder to mix bottles at the turn around, but I decided on course that I wasn't stopping until after the 100 mile loop. It sounds a little stupid in hindsight, but I did the first 100 miles on just the 3 bottles of fluid I had on my bike. If it had been just a few degrees warmer earlier in the ride, I would have stopped for fluids.
The first 100 miles went by in under 5 hours. I had one scary moment with my front wheel when it was caught by a cross wind gust. It literally blew 45 degrees off to the left, then bounced equally as far over to the right. It did that four times, back and forth before I got it under control. I am just amazed that I did not dump my bike, and it was only by the grace of God that I didn't. I've ridden those wheels in all kinds of crazy wind, and that was my first close call with wrecking. The wind gusts caught my front wheel many times over the day, but never caught me off guard again.
After finishing the big loop, I picked up 3 more bottles and food for another 100 miles and hit the short loop. Highway 98 was by far the worst stretch with the headwind and traffic. It seemed I always passed the most people on that stretch, and venturing out into the traffic to pass was a little nerve wracking. No real issues with the cars though, they were considerate all day. There was a little diner on the right hand side of the road just before the turn off 98, so that was my reminder to eat something every lap. I ended up drinking a bottle an hour by this point, and Brian had taken a break during his 12 hour ride to pass me what I needed. When he went back out to ride more, the Pipkin family that was set up next to us in the JPR Mobile Services trailer handed me stuff as I needed it. It was all very efficient, and I really can't thank them enough for jumping in to help. To keep myself entertained and celebrate every loop, I blew the timing guy a kiss every lap. I hope I wasn't driving him crazy, but being just a little silly at the turn around helped me to blow off stress and get back into focus for the next loop.
My wattage was a little lower on the short loop due to the downhill and tailwind sections, and my speed was fairly consistent despite the nasty headwind section. I saw 200 miles on the garmin just past 9.5 hours and felt good, 'good' being relative to being on a bike for almost 10 hours. As I was riding along, I thought of all of the cool things people had said to me prior to this race and how many people were praying for me. My friend Katherine Roccasecca had posted "kill it. just kill it." on my facebook wall the day before… I probably repeated that in my head hundreds of times during the race. Rob had started me listening to Hatebreed back in early January, and whenever I started drifting out of race mode I repeated the refrain from Boundless (Time to Murder It), or Own Your World over and over.
Brian told me I was in third overall at my second pit just after 200 miles, and I just had to laugh. I've seen a good amount of garbage on facebook and twitter this winter about how training on a trainer is 'fake' riding and ineffective, and real men ride rollers or outside no matter the weather… I had read those words and felt doubt in my training but now I can honestly say what a load of crap! A trainer is just a tool, you only need to use it right to get results. I would have loved to ride outside more this winter, but all of that indoor riding was certainly not 'fake' or 'mindless spinning'.
I had time for a few more short loops before hitting the track for the night, but I was growing mentally weary of the short loop, and the relentless wind. I told Brian I was ready to get off that merry go round and get on the other one. I'm glad I got in those last few laps though because I got lapped again by Marko Baloh on his way to crushing the 12 hour race. We exchanged a few words as he went by…. actually I think he talked and I just nodded like a moron 🙂 Anyway, it picked me up a little as I hadn't been feeling very good in that particular section. He is really an amazing cyclist to watch, and I forgot all about not feeling good.
Transitioning to the track went very smoothly. The first few laps were light, then the sun set and the temperature dropped rapidly. It was pitch black outside of pit road, but strips of red tail lights laid out on the pavement lit the route around the track, otherwise it would have been easy to ride off into the wall. After a few loops, I made a longer stop to air up my tires (I had latex race tubes that bleed air quickly) and transition to winter gear. I wore a smart wool base layer, long sleeve jersey, windproof coat, full finger gloves with liners, face mask, toe covers, heavy wool socks… I thought I was dressed for your average Iowa training day in the polar vortex. I later stopped for leg warmers, thermacare heat wraps, and hand and foot warmers. My garmin recorded low temps in the 40's for most of the dark hours, then dipping into the 30's before dawn. That's cold!
The night actually went very quickly. It was way more fun than I anticipated, and not at all boring. The Pipkin family, the same folks that were set up near Brian to crew during the day were also nearby all night, and jumped in to help me when Brian was gone. I really can't thank them enough, their generosity and enthusiasm over the entire race was exceptional. Their daughter literally gave me the soup she had been eating, because I pulled up and needed something when Brian was gone. He took my rental car and came back with coffee, chocolate, and French fries. I don't think I've ever been so happy to see cold fries in my life. I stuffed the fries into my jersey, Brian poured the coffee into a water bottle, and off I went. When I got to the far side of the track where it was dark and lonely, I shouted "I've got french fries!" What a strangely good time this event turned out to be. The full moon and clear, starry sky was amazing. The crowd on pit road was small, but people cheered every time I went through pit road. I really appreciated that!
I hit 300 miles well before my midnight goal, and was fairly consistent with pacing and nutrition. I knew my power had dropped off dramatically, but I felt 'ok' and couldn't see my Garmin in the dark to see how bad it was. I was reluctant to drain the battery by lighting up the screen. I started to have some knee pain that really had me worried about making it until dawn, but then Rob pointed out that I had not yet put on my leg warmers. That seemed to help. This is why Rob is ready for RAW and RAAM, and I am not even close. He kept his brain together the entire race, while my IQ got progressively lower, and my decision making ability went to pieces. By 350 miles, it was all bad. I started to get really cold, and completely stopped eating and drinking. Brian kept asking me if I needed anything, and I just kept telling him no. Your crew can't help you if you don't let them! I started hallucinating, and saw translucent cats running next to bikes. I saw unrecognizable things moving in the pitch black areas of the track. The Michelin Man that was lit up on the sign above the timing mat was seriously creeping me out. It was unlike anything I've ever experienced.
I hung on til 400 miles, and did a few more laps to set a new record. I was so cold and stupid by that point I was starting to have trouble steering my bike and I knew it was time to stop and regroup. I hadn't had anything more than a few sips of coke for two hours. If you'd asked me my middle name, I would've had to stop and think for a few minutes. Brian put me in the truck to warm me up. I told him to give me 20 minutes and get me back out there. I was in a pretty bad way, and I just could not reconcile the fact that my race was about to end with me as a shivering, stupid, hypothermic mess and quitting before dawn. Brian handed me the Ipad and I remember George trying to give me a pep talk but I was not processing much at that point. It can't end this way. It's not going to end this way. I didn't spend 20 hours a week on a trainer to quit. Will this happen to me at Trans Iowa too? I knew if I didn't get myself back out there and finish the last 60 minutes it was going to haunt me.
I asked Brian if he had a sweatshirt, and he literally pulled off the one he was wearing plus his thermal gloves. I put it on over my other layers and went back to my bike. There was one hour left, and I told Brian I would do two laps. I did the first lap super slow to minimize the wind chill, but then people started to pass me that hadn't passed me the entire day. I found that very irritating, which made me laugh. My head was back in the race! I did the next lap faster, avoided looking at the scary Michelin Man, then had time for two more laps before the official finish at 6:30am. I FINISHED. The sun was just starting to glow on the horizon and it was so beautiful to see.
I must have stopped my garmin at some point because it was off and Rob had to tell me my total mileage. Tears came to my eyes when he told me 433.8. First woman overall, 3rd overall RAAM 24 hr, and a new course record. I'm just so happy I stuck it out, that is a really solid day. I knew I was taking a chance by riding harder on the front 12 hours, and it was really coming apart pretty badly by the end, but I accomplished my goal and then some so I'm going to say it was worth it. Age comes to us all, and at 42 I feel like my time to push my limits is now. I'd rather take chances and leave it all out there.
My normalized power for 24 hours was 164, TSS 932, IF .643. I burned 12,510 KJ. My Normalized power for the first 100 miles was 191, then got progressively lower as the day went on. My speed stayed near 20 mph for the first 200 miles, then thanks to the wind dying down a little, held near 18 mph on the track for another 100 miles before it got ugly. I rode in aero most of the day and some of the night, which helped me maintain speed for less power. I also came into this race reasonably light, which always pays off in terms of speed. I had great people, selflessly giving me whatever I needed. There you have it 🙂
A lot of hard work went into preparing for this, and anyone that knows me knows that's something of an understatement. I am so totally overwhelmed with gratitude to Rob White and Brian Arnold for taking care of me this weekend, and ensuring that my race ran like a well oiled machine. With their help, I was able to have the race that I was capable of, and that is an absolutely priceless gift. I am so very blessed to have met them, and honored to have them as friends. I am forever in their debt.
Thanks to the race directors for putting on such a great event. They really have this race dialed in, the transitions between loops were smooth, and I had way more fun than I ever imagined I would riding in circles. My apologies to the timing guy for annoying him… Thanks for putting up with my nonsense.
George Vargas! Thanks for supporting my dream! Don't kill me at your training camp. And next time you want me to break a record, please tell me that while I'm training…. The week before was a little late 😉
Kyle Robinson and Kyles bikes: thanks once again for getting my bike ready to roll. Every race I bring it in to you, and every race you get it dialed in exactly the way I want it. Thanks for your patience with me, and your enthusiasm for my kooky long races.
Greg Grandgeorge: Your Sebring projection sheet was exactly what I needed at the exact moment I needed it, and it gave me the confidence to believe in my training. It's always good to start a 24 hour event with confidence, so thank you!
I didn't tell a lot of people that I was doing this race, but my friends that knew were over the top supportive. Katherine Roccasecca, Liz Bryant, and Steve Fuller: thanks for breaking up my solo monotony and keeping me company on a few trainer rides. To my support crew at home, there are far too many people to name here, and I am so very blessed to have you. You all sent me messages before and during the race, and I saw those when I was weak and shivering in the truck. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting me, making me laugh, and giving me the strength to get back on my bike.
What's next? Yes, I've qualified for RAAM, but no, I'm not anywhere near ready to consider an event of that magnitude. The other Sebring winners looked like they could have a meal and get back on their bikes… My eyes were swollen shut, I was in great pain and could barely walk straight. Recovery has been difficult, and ironically I have been so swollen that I resemble the Michelin Man that haunted me during the race. I need to get back on my bike ASAP and hit the gravel to prepare for Trans Iowa in April. I'll need to be massively prepared for that race. It's sure to be a bad weather year! I need to work out my issues with cold, hypothermia, and nutrition, and make sure I have a reasonable plan in place. Poor decision making at any point in that race will lead to a DNF, it's just that hard. Beyond that, I've got a great list of events to prepare for, and I'm very excited about my season. My kids and husband all have cool stuff going on this year as well, so hopefully we can all stay healthy and enjoy the adventure.
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Can Pay-For-Performance Improve The Quality Of Content On The Web?
Posted: 01 Jan 2008 01:22 PM CST
Nick Denton and Gawker Media are wrestling with the problem of content
quality on the web - specifically, how to give bloggers incentives to
create content that drives traffic based on quality rather than quantity.
Gawker has announced that incentive pay for its bloggers will now be based
entirely on the number of page views that each blogger's posts generate,
rather than on the total number of posts a blogger writes. (Vallewag has
posted the entire internal memo, which anyone interested in the economics
of publishing on the web should read and re-read.)
The downsides of this approach are obvious - the incentive rewards content
that is salacious, titillating, slanderous, nasty, etc. - anything that
appeals to the base interests of a mass audience. It rewards gaming of
social news sites, i.e. creating content that appeals to the most
parochial interests of users on Digg, Reddit, StumbleUpon, etc. And of
course it rewards search engine optimization, writing content that is
packed with keywords and that foots to the top searches, with headlines
written for search engines rather than people.
Google AdSense is in many ways the most successful pay-for-performance
content system on the web, rewarding content that ranks high in search and
draws in readers who then click on ads. It's easy to argue that this
system has flooded the web with junk "Made for AdSense" content that has
no purpose other than to generate ad revenue.
But the flip side is that Google AdSense has also financed innovation on
the web, giving web start-ups and niche content creators an easy stream of
revenue to help bootstrap new sites. AdSense may not be a long-term
business model, but it does reward innovative new sites that can attract
So what about Gawker? Nick seems to believe that pay-for-performance will
lead to an overall improvement in the quality of Gawker content. He uses
the adjective "linkworthy" to describe content that is of sufficiently
high quality that other sites will link to it. Of course, the same
salacious, titillating, slanderous, etc. content can also be linkworthy,
but I think Nick is less focused on the problem of offensive or "cheap
thrills" content, and more on the problem of mediocre content.
When blog networks like Gawker paid writers based on the number of posts,
they provided an incentive for writers to post even when they didn't have
any interesting information or anything interesting to say. The result of
this "infinite news hole" was that blog networks generated a lot of
mediocre content.
You could argue that mediocrity is the real scourge of content the web,
and that more "linkworthy" content means, on balance, higher quality
content. Links are of course the principal driver of search engine
ranking, so writing linkworthy content is ultimately the best SEO
strategy. Search can and does reward the best content as easily as it can
reward poor quality content engineered to game the system.
So in the final analysis, does pay-for-performance create incentives for
better or worse content? I think the answer is both. The web in many ways
turns a blind eye to quality - it rewards both the good and the bad.
What the web lacks most right now is a content filter that adheres
consistently to a high standard of quality. If their were such a content
aggregation system, it might be possible to significantly improve the
quality of content on the web with pay-for-performance systems.
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Ross says Miami needs 'world-class' stadium
MIAMI (AP) -- Dolphins owner Stephen Ross says the team's stadium must be upgraded if South Florida is to host another Super Bowl, spurring his decision to pay for up to $400 million in renovations himself.
In exchange, Ross wants an exemption from up to $4 million in annual property taxes, with Miami-Dade County assuming ownership of the stadium.
That arrangement would be similar to those of the county's other professional teams. The Miami Marlins' ballpark and the Miami Heat's arena are county-owned and exempt from taxation.
''I want the stadium modernized because it's right for our fans and it's right for Miami-Dade and South Florida,'' Ross said Tuesday in a statement. ''I have decided the best way to get this done is to pay for the project with private funds. All we ask in return is that we are treated the same as all franchises in the state of Florida. A world-class city needs a world-class stadium.''
The Dolphins' latest plan to finance stadium improvements was disclosed Monday. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said he's not yet comfortable with the proposal, but said it represented progress in efforts to upgrade the stadium.
Ross' bid last year for tax money to help fund the work was rejected by the Florida Legislature.
South Florida has hosted the Super Bowl 10 times, most recently in 2010. The 2018 game will be awarded at the league's spring meeting next year, and Commissioner Roger Goodell has said stadium upgrades would keep South Florida in contention for Super Bowls.
Ross hasn't threatened to move the Dolphins but said their future is an issue in the debate about funding for stadium improvements.
''With this project, we can secure the future of the Dolphins in Miami-Dade for another 20 years,'' Ross said.
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Free agent Josh Hamilton, is looking for a seven-year, $175mm deal, John Perrotto of Baseball Prospectus reports. If you are wondering, yes, that is a ton of money and years for someone who publicly struggles with alcohol addiction and staying healthy. The alcohol addiction part is an issue as some of the bigger market teams may be apprehensive to sign him to a big deal where the night life scene may tempt Hamilton and become a distraction. While in Texas, Hamilton missed an average of 32 games a season, which means you can count on him missing an entire month of the season. Setting aside all the negative and why Hamilton doesn't deserve that type of money, Hamilton is probably the biggest offensive threat on the market and is capable of putting up incredible numbers. In 2010, Hamilton won the AL MVP where he hit .359/.411/.663 with 32 home runs and 100 RBIs and an OPS of 1.044. Last offseason, Albert Pujols signed the largest contract of the winter as he signed a ten-year $254mm deal with the Angels. But Pujols signed that deal after playing in 147 games and hitting .285/.343/.516 with 30 home runs and 105 RBIs in 2011. Just another average Pujols season. Hamilton on the other hand is one year younger and played in 148 games while hitting .285/.354/.577 with 43 home runs and 128 RBIs. Similar numbers, but Hamilton did strikeout out almost three times as much as Pujols did in 2011. (162 Hamilton vs 61 Pujols). We know Texas has no interest in paying Hamilton that type of money, and they are hoping that other teams set the market for Hamilton. They did offer Hamilton a qualifying offer ($13.3mm) which Hamilton will not accept as he looks for a multi-year deal. No one thought the Angels would offer Pujols the type of money they did last offseason which should only give Hamilton hope as he looks to cash in big one last time. Image taken by Keith Allison and used under the Creative Common License Agreement.
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">Fear: False Expressions Appearing RealIn meetings with entrepreneurs, on the phone with friends seems
the spirit of fear is everywhere.
Today I sat with a young entrepreneur as she
shared her story, my eyes welled up as she revealed her false
belief; that perhaps her past financial errors had forever
disqualified her from success.
A friend was on the phone this evening her voice full
of fear and worry, fearful this man she
thought was it…. isn't.
Another client this afternoon succeeding and yet scared
out of his mind about the
devaluation of his business, his assets…
The song The Fear
really gets to the heart of what I'm seeing and
hearing recently. Fear is disorientating . Scared we lose
our compass, our way, our values become blurry, hope dissipates,
worry and anxiety set up residence, we begin questioning everything,
doubting everyone
and soon we are completely paralyzed in our paranoia,
fabulously frantically fearful.
I use to think worry got me somewhere. Boy was I wrong.
I've wasted years, maybe decades on the fear mental hamster
wheel inside my head ruminating over all the possible
terrible things that might happen to me.
Weird some
of us have made a life out of obsessing about stuff
that never happened.
Since it seems you can't get away from fear these days I've
decided to turn into a fear vigilante.
Yes, you read right: a fear vigilante.
I know this great book that says a
double minded woman is unstable in all her ways…so
I'm fighting fear every time I hear it and every time I
sense it – I will not succumb to it's seductive power
I've lost too many moments to this blood sucking
Fear …what are you doing about it? Want to join me?
here's 5 things to do now to be a fear Vigilante-
join the community…and tell me about your journey!
1. When you hear someone spinning around on
the fear hamster wheel, ask them a new question and
derail them, get them off that puppy before they
blow a psychological gasket.
2. When you feel fear haunting your thoughts moving
into the recesses of your mind do something physical or
verbal. Create a wildly physical reaction and reclaim
fear's opposite; belief, trust even faith…
3. Next time that big silicone fake of fear shows it's
ghostly self ask yourself, "What's the worst thing
that could happen….then what?" Take the air
right out of fear's sails….
4. When fear invites doubt and worry and triple teams
you, sit down and make a list of all the miracles, incredible
coincidences, good things and victories you've experienced,
remind yourself of how many times ….things have worked out
5. Connect with your higher power- for me it's God. Remember
you are not alone and that you and I
only need to ask and believe to manifest ….
oh and by the way take Fear's key away tell the big
phony to go scare someone else – parties up-
we are done with this menagerie.
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Despite an underwhelming performance at the NFL combine, former Missouri defensive end Michael Sam is garnering interest from at least six teams looking to make history by drafting the first openly gay NFL player.
The Baltimore Sun reports that the Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriotsand New York Jets have maintained contact with Sam, who is projected to be a mid-to-late-round pick. Sam is understandably uneasy when discussing his potentially trailblazing role for gay rights in sports, telling reporters at the combine in February, "I just wish you guys would just see me as Michael Sam the football player instead of Michael Sam the gay football player."
Unfortunately, that's not particularly realistic in today's oversaturated media climate. We could sit here and discuss Sam's value on the field: Scouts are wary of his chances of replicating his college success as a 4-3 weak-side pass rusher given his small size, figuring he'd more likely fit into the pros as a 3-4 edge rusher -- once he's proven himself on special teams.
But it would be silly to pretend that Sam's sexuality wouldn't be front and center come Draft Day. His announcement that he was gay, courageous as it was, was also the primary reason he was the biggest story heading into the combine, and will continue to be the reason he shows up in headlines until he fully settles into the NFL. With that in mind, here's a look at the six teams interested in drafting Sam and the cities that might have more gay-friendly environments and fan bases:
Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons already have ties to the gay community: Former nose tackle Esera Tuaolo played one season in Atlanta, four years before he became the third NFL player to come out. In his autobiography, "Alone in the Trenches," Tuaolo describes the fear he felt appearing in the 1999 Super Bowl. "Not one teammate, coach or sportswriter knew I was gay," he writes. "What if one of those billion people watching recognized me as the stranger he had picked up in a gay bar?"
While Tuaolo felt this fear throughout his entire NFL career, it's hard to say things have changed much in the Falcons' home state since then. A 2013 Public Policy Polling study found that 60 percent of Georgia voters think same-sex marriage should be illegal, though it's encouraging that 72 percent are also against work discrimination based on sexual orientation. Then again, it was a Georgia state senator who tried to pass a bill that would allow businesses to refuse service to LGBT customers under the guise of "religious freedom."
Fortunately, the city of Atlanta is much more gay-friendly than the rest of its state: The Advocate named Atlanta the fifth "Gayest City in America." It hosts one of the oldest and highest attended gay pride parades in the nation. Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff praised Sam's "courage" after he came out. Perhaps Atlanta, the "epicenter of the gay South," would be a perfect fit for a kid from Texas.
Baltimore Ravens
After Sam's announcement, several Ravens came out in support of the player. "Good for him," wide receiver Torrey Smith tweeted. "I am most impressed that Michael is so comfortable in who he is," former Baltimore linebacker and current free agent Brendon Ayanbadejo wrote.
Since last year, same-sex marriage has been legal in Maryland, which was the first state to define marriage as between a man and a woman in 1973. Last month, the state approved a bill to protect the rights of transgender individuals. As for the city, the gay scene outside of the Mount Vernon neighborhood might leave a little to be desired, but it's less than an hour away from Washington D.C. -- the gayest city in the country, according to the Advocate.
Cleveland Browns
Browns owner Jimmy Haslam said that "absolutely we would welcome Michael Sam" to the team, adding that the organization is "intent on creating an environment that is supportive, accepting and respectful of individual rights and differences." Browns linebacker Scott Fujito echoed this sentiment, stating that "it would not be an issue" to have a gay teammate in the locker room and noting the importance for out gay athletes at the professional level so younger athletes "understand they do have support around them and that they can come out and feel comfortable." And as Yahoo's Shaun Heidrick noted in February, the team has a progressive history, having reintegrated football in 1946 by signing two black players after a long period of segregation.
Ohio hasn't exactly been a bastion of civil liberties, having banned same-sex marriage in the state constitution in 2004. Things seemed to have started to change after a federal judge ruled earlier this month that the state must recognize out-of-state marriages. But yesterday, the judge stayed his ruling pending appeal in a Cincinnati circuit court, a process that could take months. Back in February, state lawmakers tried to pass a bill similar to Georgia's proposed legislation protecting discrimination against gay individuals. The bill was withdrawn just as a Quinnipiac poll revealed that half of Ohioans favor same-sex marriage.
Indianapolis Colts
Add the Colts to the list of teams that have spoken supportively of Sam. "I wouldn't mind at all to play with a talented football player with enough courage to do what he did," punter Pat McAfee said. "Courage ..." linebacker Jerrell Freeman tweeted.
While it appears Sam would be supported by those donning the horseshoe, he might run into trouble from other Hoosiers. Indiana governor Mike Pence has made banning same-sex marriage a cornerstone of his administration, urging lawmakers to solidify the ban in the state constitution. The ban has hit a snag, though conservative lawmakers are still actively trying to pursue it.
The city of Indianapolis seems to be more welcoming to the LGBT community -- though by how much, it's hard to say. The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce and Indianapolis City Council both oppose the marriage ban. Meanwhile, last month, an Indianapolis bakery refused to make a cake for a couple's commitment ceremony, with the shop's owners insisting, "There is zero hate here."
New England Patriots
Patriots owner Robert Kraft has supported gays in the NFL long before Michael Sam. "We're about winning, and [if] someone can come in here and help us win, I don't care ... what gender preference they have," he said last May. He reiterated those statements after Sam came out: "If a player were gay and came into this locker room, it would be the most supportive system."
This is a no-brainer: New England is one of the most LGBT-friendly regions in America and could be seen as the nexus of the national gay rights movement. Vermont was the first state to recognize civil unions in 2000, while Massachusetts was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage in 2004. Marriage equality has also passed in every other state in New England -- "Live free or die" indeed, New Hampshire.
Sam would be in plenty good company. The Advocate named Cambridge, Massachusetts, the fourth-gayest city in the country, while five New England neighborhoods are among those with the highest concentration of same-sex residents. Provincetown, Massachusetts, is the go-to beach destination for New England's affluent queer crowd, and the number of LGBT-friendly Vermont inns is too many to count.
New York Jets
New York is obviously a mecca for diversity and tolerance, but some recent statements by Jets players are concerning. Last May, linebacker DeMario Davis said he'd be able to play with a gay teammate while making sure to note his belief that homosexuality is a sin. (It's nice that he's "got homosexuals in my family who I love to death," but it's not so nice that he kind of equates them with drunks.)
Regardless, same-sex marriage has been legal in New York since 2011, and the city boasts one of the most ethnically diverse gay populations in the country. I could go through all the ways New York has contributed to the history of gay rights -- from Stonewall to GLAAD to countless anti-discrimination acts -- but it's more effective to look at recent history for an idea of what Sam could expect. Since Jason Collins joined the Brooklyn Nets, he has received an outpouring of support from teammates, fans and the press. His No. 98 jersey -- which he chose in honor of the slain Matthew Shepard -- became the best-selling jersey in the NBA just two days after signing with the Nets. It's one thing to be accepted by your teammates and feel welcomed by your fans. It's another to make history on the world's biggest stage.
(And, yes, I know the Jets technically play in New Jersey, but if the NFL can erroneously invoke New York to sell the Super Bowl, I can do so for this article.)
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"Here's to losing."
Irish actor Chris O'Dowd was nominated for a Tony last night for his role as Lennie in Of Mice and Men. He did not win the award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, but he did snag a win in the unofficial category of not letting a loss prevent you from having a good time. Immediately after Bryan Cranston was announced as the winner, viewers could see that, win or lose, O'Dowd had come prepared to enjoy himself.
O'Dowd certainly isn't the first actor to hit the bottle after failing to win an award, but this has to be some sort of record for losing and boozing. He may have also inadvertently coined a new drinking term for dealing with showbiz disappointment: "The Irish Tony Loss."
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Inside China's Grand Strategy
The Perspective from the People's Republic
Publication Year: 2011
Published by: The University Press of Kentucky
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Late at night on September 20, 2008, my old schoolmate and friend Professor Guoli Liu called me from the United States with some good news. The translation of my book Inside China's Grand Strategy was now complete and would soon be published by the University Press of Kentucky. After the phone call, I was very excited and could not fall asleep for a ...
Further Thoughts on the Life Expectancy of U.S. Hegemony
In 2008, many important economic events occurred in rapid succession in the United States. There was a subprime mortgage crisis. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the country's two largest mortgage companies, were faced with serious financial difficulties. The government had no choice but to take control of them. On September 15, the country's fourth-largest...
Introduction: Understanding a View from Beijing
China's rapid rise as a global economic power has resulted in its growing political influence and military capability. Scholars in the United States, Europe, and Japan have engaged in serious debates about China's grand strategy and its implications.1 Apart from some China scholars and international relations experts, however, the outside world has not paid close ...
1. China's Development as a World Power: Objective Conditions, Strategic Opportunity, and Strategic Choices
The elephant mentality. According to this viewpoint, it is unrealistic to believe that China can achieve its objective of becoming a world power. "It is impossible for China to catch up with the West, not to mention surpassing it, in the twenty-first century. There is no way to tell whether it ...
2. China's Rise: Key Strategic Choices
Some analysts hold that China should assign top priority to developing military capabilities and treat economic interests as secondary.1 Others hold that, while there is nothing wrong with emphasizing economic development, Western countries and the United States will not allow China the time it needs to do so. Accordingly, it should focus on ...
3. Relations with the United States: China's Strategic Choices
After the Cold War, the United States became the world's sole superpower. Therefore, the Sino-U.S. relationship became the most important one in China's foreign relations and, arguably, the most important bilateral relationship in the world. The United States is important to China for three reasons. First, as the largest developing country, China needs a ...
4. Chinas's Relations and Strategic Choces with Other Developing World Powers
Developing or quasi world powers may at times be regarded as the fourth type of world power. They are those powers capable of competing for the position of a world power and on the threshold of becoming one in the near future. In absolute terms, their national power may exceed that of any large powers in the past, but their influence on world aff airs does ...
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As recent trends indicate, China's development into a global power is occurring in conjunction with the development of its neighboring countries. In many ways, its growth can benefit them by creating an East Asian economic cooperation system. For example, the lifestyle of the Chinese people has changed significantly thanks to economic development. ...
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Unification is closely tied to the growth of great powers. Without unification, great powers cannot emerge. The development of world civilizations illustrates this point, which is one that China should bear in mind: "From the perspective of the Chinese people, China can become a great power in the true sense of that term only aft er it completes the process ...
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- AMERICAS: Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the former leader of Haiti, was hospitalized after passing out while campaigning for a new candidate for the presidency.
- ASIA: A source reported that North Korea's mid-range Rodong missiles have increased in accuracy.
- EUROPE: Turkish police detained more than 20 alleged Islamic State militants believed to be organizing an attack in Istanbul.
- MIDDLE EAST: Intermittent shelling and clashes resumed overnight in Syria, testing the strained Russian-American brokered truce.
- TECHNOLOGY: The Associated Press filed a suit against the FBI to learn who they paid to hack into the iPhone of the terrorist in the DEC15 attack in San Bernardino, California.
- Israel-Palestine: Multiple injuries in a series of attacks in Jerusalem and the West Bank
- Israeli authorities said all four Palestinians, who attacked security officers and civilians in separate incidents, were shot.
- The first assault took place at the Damascus Gate entrance to the Old City in Jerusalem around 1 p.m. on Friday. The knife-wielding man rushed border police officers, and was shot to death.
- In the second attack, a Palestinian woman attempted to ram Israeli troops with her car near the entrance of an Israeli settlement on the outskirts of Hebron. Two Israeli soldiers and three civilians were injured in the attack. The attacker is in critical condition after being shot by security forces.
- In the third attack on Friday, a Palestinian teenager stabbed an Israeli soldier in the face at a checkpoint in Hebron, and was then shot to death.
- On Saturday morning the fourth attack occurred, also at a Hebron checkpoint. One soldier was stabbed in the incident, and the attacker was shot to death.
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- Democratic Republic of Congo: Protesters calling for President Joseph Kabila to resign demonstrated in the opposition stronghold of Lubumbash. (Reuters)
- South Sudan: The government denounced a report by a Washington-based advocacy group that accuses the president of fomenting violence in order to amass illegal wealth. (NYT)
- Haiti: Former leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide was hospitalized after passing out while campaigning for a presidential candidate from his political faction. (AP)
- Puerto Rico: Health officials reported more than 2,000 new cases of the Zika virus over the past week for a total of nearly 20,000 cases. (AP)
- Uruguay: A judge rejected calls to forcibly hospitalize a former Guantanamo prisoner who is on a hunger strike, saying that medical officials determined he is not at imminent risk of death. (AP)
- Myanmar: The military engaged in 13 skirmishes with an ethnic splinter group since launching an operation against them last weekend. (Xinhua)
- North Korea: A South Korean government source reported that North Korea's mid-range Rodong missiles have increased in accuracy in recent months. (UPI)
- Vietnam: The Ministry of Public Security issued an international wanted notice for a former official who has not returned to the country after traveling for medical treatment. (Xinhua)
- Germany: Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets across the country to protest against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. (AFP)
- Turkey: Police detained more than 20 alleged Islamic State militants believed to be organizing an attack in Istanbul. (AFP)
- United Kingdom: In a report written in APR16, the former head of Britain's Joint Forces Command stated that British armed forces would be unable to defend the country against any serious military attack. (Reuters)
- Iran: A soldier shot to death three of his comrades and then killed himself at a youth correctional facility 455 miles south of Tehran. (AP)
- Israel: Doctors reported that former President Shimon Peres' condition was showing improvement after suffering a major stroke. (AP)
- Syria: Intermittent shelling and clashes resumed overnight, testing the strained Russian-American brokered truce. (AFP)
- Technology: The Associated Press filed a suit against the FBI to learn who they paid to hack into the iPhone of the terrorist in the DEC15 attack in San Bernardino, California. (AP)
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- Zika Virus
- Reported autochthonous Transmission as of 08SEP: American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bonaire (Netherlands), Brazil, Cayman Islands, Cabo Verde, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sint Eustatius and Saba (Netherlands), Sint Maarten, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks and Caicos, United States, Vietnam, United States Virgin Islands, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).
- Outbreak Terminated as of 08SEP: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Gabon, Isla de Pascua (Chile), Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
- Locally Acquired Without Vector Borne Transmission as of 08SEP: Argentina, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Spain, and the United States of America.
- Sourcing: WHO, WHO-2, CDC, CDC-2
- Armenia: Local elections
- Chile: Anniversary of the beginning of the War of Independence – 1810
- Chile: Anniversary of the ending of the Civil War – 1891
- Germany: Local elections in Berlin
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Thinking from the average player point of view.
Cleared normal MSV, but no where near done heroic MSV. Now new raid is released and raiders mind split in to two instead focusing on same raid.
I think Hof realease was rushed. Should of been after month or so.
Surely this helps for hardcore gamers, who will quit once they cleared all the content.
However those who want to obtain gear from older raids and are bit slower at progress will be left floating in the air. To bother with the old or to go for the new.
Surely there is one more raid to come, but at this speed i'm afraid we end up to similar issues as we seen in DS. "nothing to do"
What do you think?
Try keep it informative and do not rush into flame wars. This is by no means ment to start debate between noobs and pros.


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Continued with the last parts of the Johto Dex. I evolved my Houndour into Houndoom, Phanpy into Donphan and Tyrogue into Hitmontop. Then, I did a short trade between Black 2 and White, adding the following Pokemon to my dex: Nidoqueen, Nidoking, Honchkrow, Milotic, Rhyperior and Kingdra. With this, I also traded over an Oval Stone to Black 2. Used it to evolve my Happiny into Chansey. Went to Accumula Town and traded my Excadrill for an Ambipom in one of the houses. I should have given the trainer a Shiny level 100 Excadrill, but I am too lazy to fix that, so I just gave her one I had in one of my boxes.
After all of this, it was time for some more breeding. I went to Route 3 and hatched the following Pokemon: Sentret, Hoothoot, Spinarak, Wooper, Aipom, Smoochum and three Tyrogue. I evolved two of the Tyrogue into Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan, and then I evolved my Chansey into Blissey. And with that, I am done with the Johto Dex for now, at least. Only Kanto left before I have to get everything I have left out so far. I started a little on Kanto by evolving the starters into their final forms. Will continue tomorrow which also is when the new season begins Winter. Snow. Will be fun. And it means I will have to travel through the region once more.


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SARASOTA, Fla. - The few fans that were on hand today for the Orioles' minor league games got to see a rare sight. Not only did All-Star closer Zach Britton pitch in a Single-A game, but he stayed on the mound longer than he does for most of his save situations.
Pitching for Single-A Frederick, Britton was the starting pitcher and buzzed through several Minnesota Twins batters. He got seven outs over two scoreless innings, allowing just two infield hits. He fanned two throwing 28 pitches, 20 for strikes.
"It was good," Britton said after his outing at the Buck O'Neil Baseball Complex at Twin Lakes Park. "I needed to get a two-inning outing in, that was big. Get the pitch count up. Sit down and get back out there. I actually think I found my stuff a little more in that second inning, even though the first one was pretty good. A lot of weak ground balls and that is what I'm looking for."
Britton's longest big league outing last season, when he went 4-1 with a 1.92 ERA and 36 saves, was 2 1/3 innings. He doesn't expect to have another two-inning spring appearance.
"No, this is it," he said. "Last year, we just did one in spring. (Manager Buck Showalter) wants me to stay fresh. He didn't want to do it in a big league game. This is more controlled. We could end an inning if my pitch count got too high.
"Coming down here can test you a little bit. You grind it out and need to stay mentally focused. Got to throw to (catcher) Jonah (Heim). He does a good job back there and is going to be a good one. Someone familiar to throw to, which is nice."
In the first inning, Britton got two groundouts, allowed two infield hits and recorded a strikeout. In his second frame, he got three quick groundball outs. Then Orioles bullpen coach Dom Chiti, who was here to watch Britton, told him to stay out for one more batter and Britton got a seventh out on a strikeout.
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* Meanwhile today was the first day of minor league spring training games. The O's 2015 first-round pick, outfielder DJ Stewart, showed off his new more upright stance and lined a single to center in his first at-bat.
Left-hander Brian Gonzalez, the Orioles' third-round pick in 2014, had a strong outing in the Frederick game with three scoreless innings on just 43 pitches. The 20-year-old lefty was so efficient that he went to the bullpen to throw a few more pitches.
"I felt good and my arm felt good," Gonzalez said. "I just wanted to keep the ball down and pound the zone. Go after the hitters. If you keep the ball down and throw strikes you can have success."
* Orioles director of player development Brian Graham said it was an exciting day for the minor league players to finally play games.
"Yeah, it is always fun to play that first game and the kids get to face opposing teams," he said.
Have there been any specific points of emphasis in minor league camp?
"The points of emphasis come down from the major league team: to be a good defensive team, to be fundamentally sound," he said. "You really want to make a name for yourself as baserunners. We want to be a baserunning organization. The pitchers and the offense, they are going to be what they are going to be. But as far as the discipline, playing good defense, being a good baserunning team - you have control over what you do there."
In addition to being excited to see his players on the field, Graham could be a proud dad too today. His son, Jack, played at second base and got two hits. The younger Graham was drafted by the Orioles in round 38 last June.
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Today he played his first spring game. I saw him single in one at-bat and play a few innings at first base.
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Discussion in 'Waffle' started by ThePapa, Feb 22, 2012.
fair play those arabs have some moves, the jewish guys on the other hand.....
oh sheeeit i remember a thread a while back, someone on this forum made this vid cant remember who
cant say im too desperate to party with the north koreans, probably best if they just stay in their little bubble
Christ almighty! I think I'd rather chill with the Taliban.
Yes man I remember this, didn't it involve dropping them at certain points in different videos originally, top work to whoever found it
Say what you want, the N. Koreans are the only one who could convince any chicks to come to their dance party.
It's funny how so many people think it's okay for people to believe in the truth of the bible or the quran or the torah yet the one monumental stumbling block to ever achieving peace is people's unwavering belief that they have a god behind them.
Slightly old footage but meet the 'settlers'...
And the Ultra Orthodox...(if you wound the clock back several decades none of them would be in that part of the world)
And this is Tom Cruise's opinion of Zionism...
2 heavy in here - how about some shower gel?
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oh it
fucking mexicans. they get all the best adverts...
This is Israel because some people believe that part of a children's bedtime story actually factually happened here!
couldnt you reduce that commercial just get right down to it what its really about when it gets right down to it. im unclear on who its for, whats the demographic? will men go buy this? i know i would quite like some, soon i will have forgotten, but the impression is still there. its good marketing that, but instead of a soapy tits in various surroundings, couldnt it be the same girl getting kicked in the head repeatedly and then one of those cameras they use for surgery goes in her mouth and out the anus where a bottle of this gel is finally presented, surrounded by palm leaves and a beach and the usual shower gel setting. i think thats what it all boils down to, conceptually. im good at conceptual development, me.
This is clearly a product for chicks to wear so that when they look gayly over their shoulders at potential mates they'll catch the alluring scent of Fa brand shower gel come off their partially uncovered sholders and neckline and associate the moment with the commericals where you totally see that girl's tits and you can more easily imagine the chick giving you The Look naked. Standing there, naked, in the middle of the road, not giving a fuck about the cold, the humiliation. And she does all this for you. She does it because she wants your cock. This valentines; get her Fa. Because what do you give the girl who already has everything? And wants for nothing? Apart from your Cock? That's right tiger. You get that bitch Fa!
bitches do love fa. as do i, i find their peach variety particularly fetching. they dont have it in holland of course.
if you look in vouge or cosmo or any publication for women there are looooads of naked women, much more so than in bozo mags like FHM or similar.
i find that odd.
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Originally posted by azurecara
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At first I was a wee mite confused, but I think I understand what you are trying to get your head around.
It's almost a contradiction. The one thing that never changes is the fact that things always change. But if things always change, then so must this axiom. And if it's true, then things might not always change, but then this would void the entire maxim. Convoluted, for sure.
Do things always change? Is there something that is eternal, and fixed beyond all changing? Is blue always blue?
Inquiring Mind: Could you briefly explain the three characteristics and their role in the Buddha's teaching?
Joseph Goldstein: The three characteristics-impermanence, unsatisfactoriness and selflessness-are a clear and succinct description of the nature of conditioned phenomena. When we look, we set that all experience is constantly changing; that it is therefore ultimately unreliable; and that experience is arising out of conditions rather than simply our wish that things be a certain way. However, just understanding these three characteristics .is not the end. It is the wisdom that comes from experiencing them deeply that frees the mind from grasping.
The three characteristics are not just philosophical statements about the nature of the universe; that is not what is important. They are practices. There is a great paradox here because these truths are at once both obvious and hidden. They are obvious when we make the right effort to actually awaken to them in the moment, and they are hidden when we are simply carried along by the habit energies of our lives.
For example, on one level impermanence is so obvious to almost everyone that on the whole we generally ignore it. It is such an ordinary truth that we don't give it any importance. And yet, when we do pay attention to it, when we bring some real interest and energy to that seeing, when we are actually vitally experiencing the impermanence of our present experience, in that moment the mind is not clinging. This is an immediate fruit-a mind free of contraction, a relaxed heart.
Originally posted by azurecara
reply to post by gimme_some_truth
If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around to see it - does it actually fall?
It's reality in a way. Is reality subject to our own perception of it, or does it exist outside of our perception? Are we just imagining this reality?
Originally posted by OmegaPoint
Everything is transitory, but if it's always in transition, then in a sense, it's permanent, since it's always a variation of the same thing over and over again. The permanence of impermanence.
I get the paradox, and it's perhaps the most interesting of them all.
The more things change, the more they stay the same - may be a better saying.
I'm just glad there's something and not nothing..
Originally posted by tothetenthpower
Ahh Gimme I do ever enjoy your threads.
Always a bastion of information and good topic discussions.
As far as your request, I definetly agree with the phrase for one.
I think it shows how as human beings we are always trying to generalize and say "This is how it is". Takes physics for example, we've been attempting to say ok this is how everything works and that's that, there is no other way other than the equation we've set out.
But in recent years things like quantum physics and quantum mechanics have drastically changed our perception of the way things work.
Things are always changing.....
It goes to show that we as a human race cling to what we know, and have a fear of the unknown. Power, greed and the hoarding of information is all in part due to our natural instinct to be right all of the time.
When the truth of the matter is...we know nothing of how things work. We can never say we know what something is, for it is only our best guess at the time.
Things are always changing.....


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