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Success stories
This is a selection of success stories which members have chosen to share. We will be delighted
to hear from you if UPForIt brought you together with someone special. This would be a great way to encourage others to continue looking for their other half online, if it worked for you it can also work for them!
I love Up For It because here I can be myself and express myself sexually without any limits. I'm into wild toys and bondage so the site gave me the possibility to find someone who enjoys the same. We're experimenting all the time which gives me mind-blowing moments... Now we're looking for some more company on Up For It. Lots of candidates, but we're picky hehe
Ok so I was at the stage of my life when I needed some fun, nothin more. Logged on to UpforIt and found a couple of guys near the place I live. Chatted with some of them and exchanged numbers. One of them was bi-curious which stirred my long-time curiosity as well... So we found a gal on the site who was up for this kind of fun too. I loved the experiment and want to try somethin new again!!
My wife and I got on up for it.com to find someone for our naughty little fantasy to take shapes. We've already met up with a few guys but haven't found exactly what we need... Still the site's potential is huge and I'm sure we'll find what we need soon. We tried cam fun at up for it for the first time and wow that was good! We're enjoying the online fun till we find that 'special someone' he he
I owe a huge thank you to Up For It cos I met my bf here. We started out as friends with benefits, nothing more. Just enjoyed each others' company and never wanted to rush into things. Must be some sexual chemistry that showed when we first met. Now we're sort of dating. Now my divvy bloke is in the shower, sorry gotta join him now!!! :-P I'm your number one fan up for it guys! XOXOX
so I joined UpForIt out of curiosity about 9 months ago and never thought I'd find someone good here. at first met some guys who sounded interested but nothing special. i wasn't looking for anything in particular but then this tall, dark and handsome guy contacted me. we had been corresponding for about a month and then decided to meet up. he's so good in bed it drives me wild when we don't see each other for a long time... he feels the same about me, so we just need to solve the long-distance problem
Ok so I was at the stage of my life when I needed some fun, nothin more. Logged on to Mark and found a couple of guys near the place I live. Chatted with some of them and exchanged numbers. One of them was bi-curious which stirred my long-time curiosity as well... So we found a gal on the site who was up for this kind of fun too. I loved the experiment and want to try somethin new again!!
UpForIt suits me cos i always find a girl to spend a night with here. i broke up with my long-time gf a while ago and haven't been into nething serious since then. i just find a girl, see that we have similar errrr urges and we go to her place or mine. This site deserves a visit cos the girls i meet here are hot and only want to rip off my clothes haha! paradise for a bloke like me really
I came on here about a month ago and met two girls already. Yummy babes I must say. I'm just looking for fun so this site is perfect in terms of finding ladies who want the same as I do, ya know what I mean ;) Spoke to a hot asian babe last nite. Saw her pics and was like Wow I haven't had sex with a petite asian gal yet! Real sex I mean. So... Great deeds await my pleasure!
I definitely hit the right spot when I registered with Upforit. Met some gorgeous females here and had great fun. I've tried many sites really. But this one gave me what I wanted – lots of no-strings fun with attractive women! Now I wanna try a threesome, I'm sure I'll find the hottest girls for this on the site. Thanx upforit, the best site for horny pervs like me, hehe!
This blond determined lady captured my attention immediately. She sent me a wink. I saw her pics and was hit hard by her looks. We decided to meet up, she lived a few blocks away from me. Didn't know what I was looking for then but thought I'd give it a try. We spent the night together and it was nice. Well, more than nice actually... The niceness still lasts which pleases me whenever she's around. Thanks UpForIt
I found my girlfriend on Up For It and that pleases me loads. At first it was just great sex but then we started dating. It happened so fast but she now lives with me. She's crazy but that's just what I need. Maybe she'll f... me to death soon but I don't mind cos I never get bored with her. I call her Katrina when we make out – that good she is, def a hurricane.
I love upforit cos lots of singles come out to play here. When I'm horny and have no one to cuddle up to :-P I just go there and find a hot guy to spend a night with. I love having online fun on the site cos I can use cam and mic there, the cam2cam thing can be real hot! Thanx upforit team, you've created a great site for sexually frustrated gals :-P
I remember the first time I saw her pics...mmmmm! Actually I thought she posted some model's photos on her profile. And then I saw her on webcam and was like WOW she's real! It was intant attraction on both sides. Soon she invited me over to her place and the thought of touching her just blew my mind... We're seeing each other almost every day now, and I must say the girl is a sex maniac! Recently she said she'd like a threesome with me and one of her friends. Me, with two hot girls in one bed. Wow! I'm the luckiest man on earth, so thanks UpForIt guys!
I first met this guy a few weeks ago on Upforit.com. We were both hurt b4 and just wanted someone 4 fun. We made out on cam a few times and then decided 2 meet up for a real makeout, he's also from Belfast so that was easy. We enjoyed discovering each other's bodies; his six-pack turns me on so much! I don't want to rush into things, neither does he. He says I have the best ass on earth and I believe him! We're going to Paris in a week!!!
I met Rachel and Tim on Upforit and our first time was a really unforgettable experience. We enjoy spending time together, travelling and having our special kind of fun. I love threesomes, but I'm choosy and always want to find someone who's really hot and wild like me... Upforit is the only site where I managed to find my kind of fun with stunning people. Thanx site team, wish you all the best!
I joined Upforit about 6 months ago and was amazed at the number of really attractive girls I met here. I met up with them for sex in real life btw which was so effing good... When I'm just into meeting girls to get laid with and not really looking for commitment, I go to upforit and find hot girls who want the same. A few days ago I met this crazy redhead woman on the site. She totally blew my mind. I have a thing for redhead girls I must say. After our first hot night I want to see her more often. Can't wait till she visits me tonite after work...
Thanks upforit team, you did a great job when you created a site like this! I met my perfect lover here 7 months ago, now we live together. I'm so happy I met him, when I'm with him I'm all orgasmic! Both sexually and mentally by the way... I wouldn't want to make predictions about the future, but I definitely like the thought of spending all day long making babies with him :P
I've been on many sites but upforit is my special favourite. I love the freedom of choice it gives me and the fact that I can always find someone hot to have fun with. I'm currently not interested in building a serious relationship with anyone, I'm just up for NSA fun you know. It's cool that there are lots of handsome guys on upforit, I always manage to choose someone to have my fun with...
I met the guy I'm madly in love with now here on UpforIt. At first it was just sex (amazing sex!!) then I realised it was somethin more. We're seeing each other every day and have great conversations, especially when we are exhausted after nonstop sex hehe I'm so happy I met Ryan. We get pleasure both from having sex and having intellectual convos – just the kind of pleasure I need!


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Here's some very detailed tips for bringing yourself to orgasm using vibrators.
Clitoral Stimulation: It's best to start with gentle clitoral contact and slowly build up to more intense sensations.
- With or without the a weighted Barbell resting inside your vagina, start with your oiled fingers.
- Release any expectations of what you "should" feel. Just observe what is happening without passing any judgment. When you desire more clitoral sensation, add your vibrator. Ideally you would experiment with several kinds of vibrators before choosing your favorite.
- Here's a sequence that has worked very well with private sessions with a sex therapist: Starting with a small battery vibrator like the Mystic Wand on low. Next use the electric Eroscillator and finally the Magic Wand.
Always start with the low setting and build gradually.
Take up to thirty minutes or longer.
Some clients have spent two hours or more masturbating with a vibrator.
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Popel, S I and Kopnin, S I and Yu, M Y and Ma, J X and Huang, Feng (2011) The effect of microscopic charged particulates in space weather. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 44 (17). p. 174036.
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Space weather is a relatively new and important field of research. It is relevant to diverse topics such as radio communication, space travel, diagnostics of ionospheric and space plasmas, detection of pollutants and re-entry objects, prediction of terrestrial weather and global warming. Recently it has been shown that nano- and micrometre-sized electrically charged particulates from interplanetary space and from the Earth's atmosphere can affect the local properties as well as the diagnostics of the interplanetary, magnetospheric, ionospheric and terrestrial complex plasmas. In this report the sources of the charged dust particulates and the effects of the latter on the near-Earth space weather are examined.
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Well, to begin with, a post about the Renault Scenic might seem a little out of place on a blog that is ostensibly about social media and SEO, however bear with me, because in this case, the Renault Scenic is actually highly relevant to SEO in the context of this particular blog post.
If you're actually more interested in the car than online marketing techniques, then your best bet might be to visit Renault's website where you can find out plenty of information about the Renault Scenic.
What I'm actually trying to do is to test how easy it is to leverage universal search visibility in order to gain traffic for a comparatively high volume search term such as Renault Scenic, which according to the Google Keyword tool gets around 12,100 searches each month. Currently, the search results for the term look like this:
There's images showing in position 6. I've deliberately used a numeric file name for the image here, and placed no caption or alt attributes. In the image of a Renault Scenic below, I have used a variety of signals that the image is relevant to a Renault Scenic. I've also used a picture of a car that is obviously a car in order to provide an additional signal to Google based on their image recognition algorithms. So here we go.
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Here's a picture of a Renault Scenic:
This picture of a Renault Scenic uses renault-scenic as it's file name, title, description, and also as the h3 element that introduces this section of the page. You'll also notice that the post heading, URL, and internal links within the blog also use "Renault Scenic" within them. All in all it probably goes too far if I was hoping to rank the page within the standard search results, but my main goal is image search. Specifically for the purposes of getting in the universal search pull through, because I want to get a feel for the traffic volume that this generates.
I'll feed back in a couple of weeks about the results of the test.
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Back Fence PDX presents a brand new live storytelling format created by Write Bloody's Derrick Brown and Back Fence PDX's B. Frayn Masters.
STORYTELLERS for this round of Russian Roulette include: DERRICK BROWN (AUS), AUDREY KEARNS (LA), BRIAN BRADLEY (LA), ARTHUR BRADFORD (PDX), ADAM ARNOLD (PDX), RENEE JENKINSON (PDX) + more announced soon!
No Lies. No Notes. No Time!
How it works: each show begins with a full wheel of juicy story prompts. One of the eight storytellers will be randomly drawn. They spin the wheel to decide the prompt for their story. They can play or pass! If they pass another teller can steal their prompt! Then the risky part…each storyteller has only 5 minutes to come up with a true 5-minute story based on that prompt!!! It's like we invented a new game called truth AND dare!
At the end of the night, the audience will select a winner who will receive 50 bucks and some other cool prizes, like bragging rights for life. Audience rounds will also be included!
NOTE: Storytellers subject to change without notice.
"Back Fence is like a gentle lover whispering sweet nothings into the world's hot, horny little ear. There's nothing like it on earth–or even in the rest of Portland."--STEVE ALMOND, Author of Candy Freak and Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life.
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There\'s a fine line between supermodel and circus freak.
Chocolate News: we don\'t just filter the news, we filter it with menthol.
In 1963 it was illegal to poke the yogurt with a Tootsie Roll. But all that changed with Licorice Stick, the first African-American to break porn\'s color barrier.
There are some great movies out, but there\'s no black people in them.
The English word for "Cinco de Mayo" is Tuesday.
If you\'re a comedian, it\'s hard to relate to Martha Stewart.
Bill Dwyer hates it when old people tell him to guess their age.
America has got it all.
There\'s no way Noah was a black man.
Being a racist in L.A. is exhausting.
Quitting smoking doesn\'t mean quitting other addictions.
"The Book of Answers" would be better than "The Book of Questions."
Lionesses aren\'t satisfied by a lion who can only do it 215 times in three days.
The inventor of the ski mask had the best of intentions.
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A funny thing happened in 2013. Both of us -- two curmudgeonly writers who between us have lived in Arizona way closer to 100 years than either would like to admit -- came to a shared conclusion. We like Phoenix. That's funny because for years we've loved to hate this place -- even as we wrote doz ... More >>
Welcome to the Phoenix Bucket List. Robrt Pela and Amy Silverman -- two New Times contributors and longtime Phoenicians -- have put together a list of 100 things to do in this city before you die. Each week we're presenting another 10; in March we'll wrap it all up in a cover story in New Times. For ... More >>
Sondre Lerche @ the Musical Instrument Museum| 9/25/12"Ever since I saw Psycho, I've wanted to come to Phoenix." That's how Sondre Lerche introduced himself to Phoenix last night at the Musical Instument Museum, and in a time of SB1070 band boycotts, it's pretty refreshing for a musician to referenc ... More >>
Short of designing a suit of human skin, Timothy Fattig is the real life Norman Bates.Somebody's seen Psycho one too many times...A Tombstone horror film producer was arrested last week after his mother's skeletal remains were found in her home -- where they'd sat for about a year, despite the ma ... More >>


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Luxury villa in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote with three bedrooms, three bathrooms, private heated swimming pool and hot tub spa. Highest quality of fixtures and fittings. NOW WITH COMPLIMENTARY WIFI
Villa Jasmin has spacious grounds with landscaped gardens, extended terrace / patio, electrically heated swimming pool and a shaded area. The villa has 6 high quality sunloungers and a patio table and chairs and a large alfresco dining area with purpose built Canarian Barbeque. A parking area for one car can be found at the rear of the villa. VILLA JASMIN HAS A FABULOUS SUNKEN HOT TUB SPA.Why Playa Blanca?Playa Blanca has a cosmopolitan feel with a brand new marina, (Marina Rubicon), luxury boats, boutiques and excellent waterfront restaurants and bars. Playa Blanca is a safe, friendly resort with award winning beaches (Papagayo Beach) and also family friendly sandy beach coves. There is plenty to do in Playa Blanca for all ages and all of the tourist attractions on the island are within easy reach and the airport itself is only a straightforward 30 minute drive away.What is in the immediate locality?The villa boasts mountain and sea view and the sea is a 2 minute stroll away. The nearest mini-market shops, bars, restaurants, cafe and bakery is only a ten minute walk on Faro Park. Despite this, I would recommend car hire as these facilities can be limiting. If you follow the pedestrianised walk along the seafront, it will take you to Playa Blanca town.
The villa has luxurious marble flooring and has been fitted to high standards. The lounge has a high domed ceiling, keeping it cool. Complete with leather suite, flatscreen TV with full sky tv, dvd & cd player. Now with free / complimentary WIFI access to the internet.
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For the past 20 years, Claude Herrin has worked the fireworks stand for the Elkhorn American Legion .
It's a big money-maker for the non-profit group.
"It's the only one we've got and we support the legion baseball program," Herrin said.
Fireworks sales also funds scholarships. The American Legion historically provided four $1,000 scholarships annually for high school kids.
"We had our biggest years at some times right here in this same identical spot," Herrin said.
But that ended with Omaha's annexation of Elkhorn because selling fireworks in Omaha wasn't legal. The American Legion moved it's stand three miles west to Waterloo for the next few years but sales suffered and so did the programs they fund.
"We went in the red three years in a row," Herrin said. "We didn't even give legion baseball money any of those years because we just didn't have it."
April Scott of the Order of Eastern Star, a service organization aimed at helping kids, also saw dwindling finances.
"Especially our band scholarships and academic scholarships we've had to cut back and we want to get them going again because since there's two Elkhorn High Schools," she said. "We want to add to those so we can give a scholarship to each school."
Seventeen-year-olds Sam Moore and Justin Coco are teammates on Elkhorn's Legion baseball team. They understand how fireworks sales directly benefits them.
"It's really important because it gives us something to do and it keeps us from getting really bored and keeps us active," Moore said.
"There's a lot of stuff that has to be paid for like field maintenance and everything and without these fireworks we wouldn't be able to pay for all that," Coco said.
Todd Beaumont could have bought fireworks anywhere but he chose to spend his money at the Elkhorn Legion's stand.
"I run the Elkhorn location Jensen Tire and Elkhorn is known as a pretty tight knit community and I just thought it was best to give back to the community I'm working in," he said.
Herrin said the return to Elkhorn has already proven profitable.
"We're doing better than we had some other years," he said.
Herrin said one problem he'd like to change in the Omaha city ordinance centers around being able to operate the fireworks stand every year.
Non-profit groups have to be awarded a permit annually by the city.
There's no guarantee a permit will be issued year after year.
Herrin said that could mean tying up money now for a stand next year that may not happen.


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Through the years, Micron's former Chairman and CEO Steve Appleton contributed to a variety of worthy causes and programs in both time and money. Steve always believed that education was the foundation of strong communities, businesses, and society as a whole. He was always one to put action behind his words.
Steve's philanthropic efforts were both substantial and far-reaching as he gave time and money to worthy causes in the communities Micron serves and beyond. It was under his leadership that the Micron Foundation was established in 1999. Steve served as the Chairman of the Micron Foundation Board from 1999-2006 and remained closely involved through 2012.
Since its inception, the Micron Foundation has donated $55 million to schools and charities all over the world, primarily impacting the communities where Micron employees live and work. Micron's global communities have benefited from this support and join us in honoring his life and vision.
Micron and the Micron Foundation honor Steve's legacy in many different ways. We continue to pursue the mission for which he established the Micron Foundation: to build strong communities and promote robust education in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Following the passing of Steve, the Appleton family established memorial funds in his honor to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Boise State University Foundation. It is fitting that the memorial funds will add to his legacy of giving back and benefit the organizations he enjoyed most.
The Micron Foundation helped launch the funds with initial donations of $25,000 to each organization. Family, friends, colleagues and business partners of Steve continue to donate to both organizations, raising substantial contributions for each.
Additionally, Boise State University will pay permanent tribute to Steve at the Micron Business and Economics Building. The courtyard of the building will be named Appleton Courtyard in his honor.
We will never forget Steve's contributions to the company, the semiconductor industry at large, and the great work he began to improve education and our communities.
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Ricciardo encouraged by progress in 2012
10 December 2012 – Daniel Ricciardo has been left encouraged by the progress he made throughout a somewhat challenging Formula 1 campaign in 2012, with the 23-year-old explaining that he 'learned a lot' in his new surroundings at Scuderia Toro Rosso.
The Australian, who contested half a season for HRT in 2011 before getting his break at the Red Bull junior team, could only score ten points in a car that struggled to make much of an impact. However, speaking to the official Toro Rosso website, Ricciardo is confident that he can apply the lessons of 2012 to his second full season in the sport.
"Progression was one of them," Ricciardo explained when asked to highlight the positives of the 2012 season. "I felt like I was definitely learning throughout the year. On paper it probably doesn't sound much, but I know for next year I can put it to paper now.
"I learned a lot and I feel much better for it. We didn't have the quickest car all the time; we had to try and find some other solutions at times which made us understand a bit more and I think it'll serve us well for next year."
Despite scoring two more top ten results than French team-mate Jean-Éric Vergne in 2012, Ricciardo ultimately finished lower in the overall standings by virtue of smaller points hauls. Both men will continue as Toro Rosso drivers for the 2013 campaign.


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I would LOVE to be able to catch the bus to work more often, but in Canberra the public transport system is just clearly inferior to driving.
I have a choice of:
1. 55 minutes door to door via bus, meandering through the inner south before finally heading across the lake, through Russell and onto Civic.
2. 15 minutes door to door in the car, paying $7.50 to park about 3 minutes from work
Clearly, option 2 is the preferred option, even with the increased cost. I just don't have the TIME in the day to waste on nearly 2 hours commuting!
And then don't get me started on the unreliability of buses arriving early or not at all. Staying northside a little over a week ago, I was aiming to catch the 7.17am number 59 with my friend. At 7.30 we called Action, only to be told there was no such bus. No such bus?!?! CODSWALLOP! It's on the timetable, my friend had caught it EVERY day that week, and clearly others were under the impression it existed because there were a good ten people at the bus stop with us!!
And people wonder why we drive? I don't even have kids to worry about and I only use the bus system if I absolutely can't avoid it.
Light rail and buses are not meant to cater for everybody; only those for whom it is appropriate. Nobody wants to remove roads or parking, and the article shouldn't be a guilt-trip.
The issue for me is that when people don't feel as though they have a public transport choice they drive instead ie clogging up roads for everyone. There should be a public transport choice.
I agree Gun Street Girl. If they really want to fix action's services, I think they should have a look at providing later night services and early morning services. Would have been an immense help for me when I did night shifts.
Albegois, was that the old '34′ service you were catching (now the '3′)? I find that route particularly annoying. But there are ways around it for most I think, catch any bus that goes to the nearest town center and you're sweet.
I see things as being in somewhat of a transition phase at the moment.
Apparently, more people are electing to take public transport because of the cost of petrol (and parking). But while it's a cheaper option, most people recognise that it's also a more shitty option due to timing issues, meandering routes, having to deal with other humans, etc.
Still, as driving gets more expensive, we should expect more people to go down the public transport route, even with its limitations. And this could be the key, insofar as more people using the service means it becomes economical to run more services, meaning there are less problems meaning more people use the service…
Maybe, just maybe, we might even get enough people to make the great rail dream a viable option?
I drive. If I get the chance not to drive, I'll take my bike, leave early and swing by Mt Stromlo on the way to the office.
More effective public transport sounds fine but lets not get carried away – when we start comparing and looking at what others have done, lets looks at other cities around the same size – Woolongong, Newcastle, Geelong, etc rather than Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane.
Hmm, lets see. I need to get to the ANU by 11am from Chisholm.
By bus: leave home at 9:45am to walk to the Chisholm shops to catch a bus at 10am that arrives in Woden at 10:27am. Then onto the intertown service leaving Woden at 10:33am arriving in the city at 10:49am. Then a brisk walk to the ANU arriving at around 11am.
By car: leave home at 10:40am arriving at the ANU at 11am. Net benefit: 55 minutes. Agreed I have to pay for parking, but as a full-time student I get my own parking space for $297 per year.
I know which option i'd choose (and do choose).
10 minute drive, or a half hour bus trip to school?
I know which one i'd choose.
(not to mention, bus means i have to be on a 8:05 service to get to school on time, or leave home at around 8:30 or so. Hmm. Just enough time to have a second cup of coffee, me thinks.)
And work..i finish at 10pm most nights..its just a joke.
i rekkun it is incumbent on all canberrans to move to where they can thencatch public transport – why should public transport come to you?
eh? oh, that's the idea? damn…
what we need, though, is yes better public tramsport, but better use of it. of course there will be a sizeable proportion of people for whom it isn't a [very] viable option, but there are shirtloads of people who could use it but drive.
at least we should also and urgently have some co-ordinated car pooling, possibly facilitated by the gov't.
and how hard would it be to have the cab co.s have some system that tells them – through early bookings (which should be encouraged) – when people want to go to similar destinations along similar routes and service these with mini-bus or similar vehicles?
anyway, i cycle to work in the main, so's good for me…
Deadmandrinking, nearly right – I was talking about either the 35 or the 38 (now the 5 and 6 more or less)…
I've actually down the calculation for getting the bus in the wrong direction to Woden and then getting an intertown into civic – almost exactly the same amount of time (about 5 mins more). That just says something I can't quite enunciate about the ridiculous-ness of the route.
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Buses can be fine if you work 9-5 (and live in an area that is serviced by buses). Try catching a bus to and from work when you start before 7am, and finish beyond 8pm. It goes without saying that shift workers can't use the service, either.
Bollocks. I work 24/7 shifts and catch the bus all the time. Takes a smidgin of planning but that's it.
Yes, Albegeois, some of them tend to cover a little too much area. I have the 3 and the 6 (33) near my house. The 6 is great, it gets me to civic in a short period of time no worries (I'm about to catch it soon as a matter of fact). The 3 is not so great, in fact, sometimes I just go 'f-k it' and walk to civic or to Barry Drive depending on where I want to go.
VG – I work in civic and start work between 0700 and 0745.
I have 2 busses at my disposal – And when they are running less than 10 minutes late a bus at 0714 gets me to work at 0800 that is full by my stop and then another bus at 0730 that is chockers and gets me to work at 0815.
Anything else is too late for my purposes.
In the situation I am in, I can drive to work on my own accord – taking 15 minutes, outside of peak periods and park free all day. Where then is the inspiration to utilise services of action.
Their new services are a crock for us Ngunnawalites – no changes what so ever…
If petrol gets any more expensive, I am considering (in the warmer months) riding my bicycle (non recumbent and on bike pathes) to work – such is my lack of trust loyalty etc for action.
From Ngunnawal its a 2 hr dawdle.
I go down gundaroo rd – up gunghalin drive, under barton hwy, along bottom of north lyneham and then right into lyneham and bik epath it all the way down to lyneham, oconnor, turner etc, down clunies ross street around lake, and over scrivner dam – right at the ntersection and down teh hill over the rickety bridge down the back of teh equestrian centre and RSPCA then I am in weston CK. If I am going to duffy I turn right past the archery club and then onto scrivener street, if I want Lyons I go straight after scrivner and through curtin.
Bike computer says ~30km – yet to do it with my gps – but that shoul dbe more accurate methinks.
I car pool every day – with my wife and son. Where we live (Jerrabomberra) it takes an hour and half and 9 bucks EACH WAY to get from home to work and back.
Given that we use 1 (small) car most days to drop off the boy at care and get the two of us to work, plus the reverse to get home, it's laughable that we would even consider buses. Plus I get to park for free!
I agree with the other opinions here that say we need to get public transport sorted, rather than just trying to penalise drivers.
Problem is CAnberra has designated Town centres. What gubmint needs to do is open up large carparks in the town centres and then set up good routes to the other town centres with large volumes of buses/light rail system whatever. Then make the parking in the town centres cheap with an associated bus/rail tickets. This would not stop people driving although may make people take a short trip to the town centre then use public transport for the rest of the way.
The way Canberra is designed does not lend itself well to effective public transport.
Deadmandrinking said :
Danman, bikes are one good way for getting around the city. They keep you fit too.
grab yourself one of these – http://www.psbikes.com.au/home.html
have seen a couple around town – look good for kids and groceries and fitness!


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German researchers reckon that playing computer driving games encourages people men to take more risks when driving in the real world. Researchers carried out three studies using three racing games - Burnout, Midnight Racer, Need for Speed - and three non-racing control games - Tak, Crash Bandicoot and Fifa 2005. All games were …
not a fair test
I dont think this is a fair test at all. First up - three driving games chosen are Burnout, Need For Speed and Minight Racer.
None of these are simluation driving games, and two of them actively encourage you to crash into things. Burnout is a fun game to play, it asks you to create as much carnage as possible, and need for speed is about as far away from an emulator as is humanely possible, hit a wall at 150Mph, and the resulting speed after colllision becomes 145Mph - real world physics at its best!!
Were they to test some REAL driving games -perhaps GT-2 on the PC- where one slip up or even a slightly off-key line into a corner and youre off into the gravel, or perhaps a more accessible simulator like Gran Turismo. Either way, i dont play the games they tested, i play real driving simulators, and i really think that the skill involved in getting round the hungaroring at an average speed of 140+mph in a race tuned dodge viper gtsr - actually makes me a better driver.
Did any of the testers use manual; or automatic gearboxes, third person view, first person view? Clearly a bogus report, and probably about as useful to real world people as saying that crossing the road is likely to increase your chance of being run over. Stating the obvious gone mad.
In the next budget...
...Gordon Brown announces a new "arousal tax" that is designed to reduce the number of accidents caused by drivers inadvertantly grabbing the wrong gear lever during the daily rush-hour battle.
MotorSports cause speed, not gaming.
Never in my entire life has a game caused me to drive fast.
Now watching the motogp / formula1 or going karting is another matter altogether....
Better driver? Not likely..
While the report looks like a pile of steaming faecal matter to me, as an ADI I can assure you that your driving game does not make you a better driver at all; it's so far from the reality of driving and utterly divorced from the concepts that actually *do* make for better driving as to have probably no impact either way. Indeed, I am often hopeless at so-called driving games precisely because they so poorly model real world experience and response (compare that to my previous experience being trained in the Police Roadcraft techniques).
Games have affected me
Back in the days of TOCA on the PC, the simulation was realistic enough to make me change how I drove my own front wheel drive car. Many laps of the race tracks using a wheel and pedals trying to trim down another tenth of a second from the lap time actually taught me how to correctly accelerate out of a corner. Something I was not doing properlly before.
There was a close enough simulartiy between the Honda Accord on the game and my own Civic. I saw a noticable change in how I then drove my car in the future.
Driving lessons are all very well. But my driving lesson was way back in the 80's in a rear wheel drive car. Too much of that was just getting used to the road. :)
(Though - I would 80% agree with the article that certain driving games make one look at the road as a game race track. But my age/maturity makes me not charge around like a nutter. I wait till I get home to do that.)
Simulation vs. Arcade
I would be interested to see a similar study done using software that attempts to be a simulation rather than an action game (eg. rFactor, LFS, GTR2, etc.).
I used to (and still do, to some extent) play these simulators and I do believe they have improved my real-world driving. Perhaps not so much the actual physical coordination, but general theory and above all my concentration.
I can see that it would depend a great deal upon the mind-set that you approached the simulator from, but if the intent is to practice for real-world driving there can be a significant benefit.
For instance, how many people know the correct way to react to oversteer/understeer situations and how the required response differs between front-wheel-drive and rear-wheel-drive.
I understand that was not really the particular aim of the study, but that being the case, what is the difference between an action racing game and, say, Sonic the Hedgehog. Perhaps they ought to try the study simply showing clips of car-chase scenes and other action-scenes and compare the results.
Yes, yes....
And fighting games make people start brawls.
Games with guns encourage massacres.
It's all bullcrap. I am quite a fan of the GTA series of games. In the rush to get places in these games, I often spend 75-90% of the time on the wrong side of the road. Yet when I stand up, walk out my door and get into my real life car, I drive on the correct side of the road at less than the speed limit.
You see, teh major thing is that some people can tell the difference between computer generated fun and the readl world.
too many researchers not enough real things to research, all of the little parasites are just looking for the next bull---- news title and a few equally s--t press conferences.
Can't wait for the court cases "I drove like a retard and ran people over coz I played a game" says retarded chav so claims diminished responsibility.
These pointless prats should jump into an ocean and do the world a favour.
Plus if a game doesn't excite you it's a pretty rubbish game ¬.¬ garghh why don't they do some real research. Tshhh
Ah no, quite the opposite
With me, it's the other way round. I've totalled about a dozen
Maclaren F1s on the streets of london to try to get some insight
and a better lap record when playing PGR4. However, I've not
noticed any improvement in my gaming skills, no matter how
many cars I crash in real life.
Motorsport doesn't cause speed
Have to disagree with the poster re: Motorsport causing speeding. I actually participate in motorsport (used to kart, now car race) and it is noticeable how much more calmly I drive after events, for a few weeks. Then speed starts to drift up until the next event. You see, I get my speed fix from the races themselves. And given the number of race crashes I have had (not all my fault I hasten to add), I am intently aware how much worse a road crash can be than a track crash. For a start, race tracks dont have cars coming the other way, or ditches at the side of the track, and they all have marshalls, doctors and ambulances a few seconds away.
As to the report, nice to see so many experts commentators adding their 2 cents worth. I presume they are all scientists working in the field?
Don't dismiss it out of hand
Hmm, have to agree it does change the way I drive, whether for good or ill. I definitely find myself taking the racing line after playing Live For Speed (simulator-ish) and over-accelerating. I've even found myself trying to catch a tow when when overtaking. I don't suppose the effect lasts long, but I avoid playing immediately before driving now, and I'm no boy racer. Any neuro-linguistic programming expert will tell you that that kind of re-inforcement of responses that can be applied in the real world will have a real effect, albeit a temporary one. It's not going to make anybody go out and shoot anybody just because they spent a couple of hours playing an FPS, but I wouldn't be entirely suprised that it can modify subtle behaviour.
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Let's get this NFL lockout over with
By Rick Morrissey firstname.lastname@example.com July 18, 2011 12:30AM
Pittsburgh Steelers' Troy Polamalu (43) delivers a blow to Green Bay Packers' Greg Jennings, right, as Jennings grabs a reception for a touchdown during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl XLV football game Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Updated: October 27, 2011 12:30AM
Years from now, people will remember what they were doing when the United States played Japan in the 2011 Women's World Cup final: celebrating the imminent end of the NFL lockout.
Kudos to the owners and players for what appears to be a near-settlement to their four-month disagreement. As dull and as painful as the lockout has been, the absence of games would be infinitely duller and more painful. With labor peace now within reach, fantasy-league players see a reason to live, gamblers are crying tears of joy and husbands who had envisioned a football-free world of antiquing and scrapbooking with their spouses are smiling contentedly.
The NFL is not bulletproof, but it's the closest thing to it in sports. The owners and players know they'll pile up loads of ill will if games are lost this season. In a poor economy, the last thing people want to see is rich owners and rich players arguing about a mountain of cash.
It's obvious both sides get that part of it. There's enough money to go around for everyone.
But it's hard to picture the league's fan base ever walking away from the game in disgust because of a labor stoppage, no matter how long and bitter. The NFL is too ingrained in our culture. You can attribute that to our love of the game, to the billions of dollars wagered weekly or to our bloodlust as a society.
The TV ratings don't lie. Super Bowl XLV between Green Bay and Pittsburgh earlier this year drew an audience of 111 million, the biggest for a U.S. TV program. Of the top-20 prime-time telecasts of all time, 11 are Super Bowls.
Over the years, labor problems have hurt baseball. Disgusted fans stayed away after the 1994-95 strike. We've seen the same thing happen after NBA and NHL work stoppages. If the current NBA lockout is as lengthy as analysts are predicting, the league will lose part of its fan base. It simply doesn't have the magnetic draw of the NFL.
We, the viewing public, can be used and abused, but don't take away our football. The key word there is "our.'' It's how the country looks at the game. It's ours. We can't do without it.
Provided negotiations between the owners and players don't break down this week, we'll soon be able to get back to the rhythm of life. Free-agent signings. Training camp in the heat and humidity. Games on Sundays, forever and ever, amen. Or until the next lockout or strike.
We'll soon get answers to whether Jay Cutler is healthy, whether Olin Kreutz is coming back and whether the Bears' wide-receiver position will get an upgrade.
We'll see how serious the NFL is about the concussion issue in its sport and whether it plans to take meaningful steps to improve player safety. We'll find out whether James Harrison can coexist with Steelers teammate Ben Roethlisberger, whom he ripped in a recent Men's Journal article.
We'll waste all sorts of time on questions that, in the grand scheme of things, don't mean much, but it's a lot better than wasting time wondering whether there's going to be a football season.
Last week, the owners and players reportedly reached agreement on two of the biggest issues — the salary cap, which will be set at $120 million, and a rookie wage scale. For anyone who has wondered why a high draft pick who has accomplished nothing in the NFL makes more than a proven starter, the rookie scale is the answer: He shouldn't. A high draft pick should have to prove himself before he makes megabucks.
More good will come out of this lockout. The collective-bargaining agreement is expected to last 10 years. Ten years of peace. Ten years without the hourly torture of watching ESPN attempt to update stalled negotiations. I think I might cry.
The NFL is disputing a Sun-Times report that the Aug. 7 Bears-Rams Hall of Fame Game likely will be a casualty of the lengthy lockout. If that's the extent of the damage — the cancellation of a meaningless game in which Cutler will play a series or two — then there's really no damage.
Whatever the case, it looks as if most of the preseason will go on as planned. It means fans will not have felt the real pain of a lockout. Amazing, really. But if owners believe they sacrificed too much in a new CBA, they'll raise ticket prices. It's what they do. They're owners.
But that's for later. For now, let's take a deep breath and hope that labor peace will settle over the NFL before the end of the week.
Congratulations to Japan for winning the Women's World Cup on Sunday. Now let's play some football.


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If we HAVE to have a Dem as Governor...
If we HAVE to have a Dem as Governor...
... Why, Oh Why Couldn't It Have Been Doug Duncan?
After reading his comments about certain unnamed (cough...o'malley...cough)
"Maryland state or local elected officials facing reelection in 2010" one hopes that he, or someone like him, might consider giving MOM a real contest. If Bobby Ehrlich doesn't run against O'Malley, any chance we can recruit Doug to our side?
His complaints against politicians apply to some of our own as well. Too often those in power of any & all persuasions care more about getting along 'til the next election, when they should be more concerned with radically re-evaluating every program and expense. Do any have the 'nads to actually cut the ones that do not work. If not, maybe we should cut their's off at the polls!
It reminds me of something heard at last night's Help Save Maryland rally at Lawyer's Mall, something along the lines of... "Politicians care about the next election, Leaders care about the next generation".
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Asam Pedas Ikan or Sour and Spicy Fish in English is a Malaysian style sour and spicy fish stew dish popular in Indonesia and Malaysia. Its ingredients consists of fish like string rays, mackerel, snapper, tuna or gourami and vegetables like okra and tomatoes cooked in tamarind broth with other spices. A real good fish stew which tastes similar to sinigang crossed with a spicy curry, it's so good and so comforting especially with a steaming hot jasmine rice on the side.
1 large fish or its equivalent
around 15 pcs okra, sliced
2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
1 tbsp palm sugar
1 small packet sinigang mix or 1/2 cup tamarind pulp
3 cups water
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp fish curry powder
2 stalks lemon grass, white part
6 pcs shallots
10 dried chillies, adjust to your liking
1 tbsp belacan or bagoong
fish sauce
- Place garlic, fish curry powder, lemon grass, shallots, dried chillies, belacan/bagoong in a food processor and grind until it forms a smooth paste.
- If using tamarind pulp soak it in 3 cups of water for 30 minutes. Squeeze pulp to extract flavour then separate the juice. If using sinigang mix dissolves it in 3 cups of water then set aside.
- In a wok add oil then fry the spice paste until fragrant.
- Pour the tamarind juice then bring it to a boil.
- Add okra and tomato and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Add the fish and sugar then simmer in low heat for 5 minutes or until the fish is cooked.
- Flavour with fish sauce then serve.


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Cover Reveal: CREAM by Zenobia Renquist
Coming to Ellora's Cave 3 May 2013 as part of the On The Hunt multi-author series:
Tentative Blurb:
She's entered a world where blood, sex, and cash rules everything around her.
What do a four hundred-year-old vampire living the gangsta lifestyle and a mid-level necromancer have in common? Money. Jeliyah needs it to pay off the people who trained her and Teaghan enjoys killing to get it. Together they hunt rogue vampires, assuming Teaghan can focus on something other than getting her in bed and Jeliyah doesn't put a bullet in him first.
The uneasy partnership promises to be lucrative until Teaghan takes out a rogue someone wanted kept safe. Now he and Jeliyah are the hunted. Jeliyah is forced to use forbidden magic and finds herself bound to a man who can focus on sex, survival, and slaughter at the same time.
Every second they stay alive fuels a growing attraction Jeliyah is unwilling to deny. Is it the magic? The danger? Or could it be love? The only way to get the answers she craves is to outrun the enemy or kill them. She knows Teaghan's preference, but it's Jeliyah who must make the choice that will decide both their fates.
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Love the cover and the blurb!
Thanks! Hopefully EC will let me keep the blurb. It's still in the production process.
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