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Yes, mothballs will slightly assist the octane rating of gasoline. HOWEVER, in that grain of truth there lurks the potential for disaster. One must use very few mothballs (naphthalene only) because the ratio of carbon to hydrogen in the molecules makes for a very dirty burning fuel. Too many mothballs and your engine will load up with carbon deposits -- very bad news in the performance department.
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My boyfriend's 19-year-old son is really getting into gardening and composting. I once had a beautiful koi pond that I miss greatly (was huge). I have a small 3.5 gallon aquarium, and was begging to get a really big aquarium. He mentioned having a pond, and being able to use the algae and debris with his composting and gardening.
I have ordered a 300 gallon rubbermaid stock tank. I want to have some goldfish or other fish, haven't decided yet, but want to give them a healthy environment. He wants to get algae and debris for his garden. How do we make these work together? I'm sure just using the pond water would be good fertilizer for his garden, but if I filter it to keep it clean for fish, then there wouldn't be much algae, right? I recall putting blue dye in the big koi pond to cut back on the algae, so I suppose filtration doesn't stop it.
Or can I just keep lots of water plants in it, and let him scrape off algae for his purposes, and keep it as simple as that (kiss method). Would like to have a small fountain, but wouldn't want it to get clogged. Will that work without filtration? I believe it will get plenty of sun.
Oh, he also wonders if he needs to build a wooden stand to sit it on so that the weight of the water doesn't make it unstable on the soil, if that makes sense. It would be on fairly flat soil, but he thinks it might settle under the weight in some areas or something like that.
What happens when it rains and overflows, it would be next to the fence by the neighbor's yard, wouldn't want it flowing over into their yard. The back of the yard slopes downward, and he could run some type of drain pipe, but there is a nature path right behind the yard...
My ex husband designed and built a very complex koi garden that I had before, using a swimming pool filter, so a container pond like this is completely different, and new to me.
In the future, I would love to get a second smaller stock tank to use as a biofilter, and let him grow vegies in it, which suits both our needs perfectly. Right now though, he has a very large vegie garden he is tilling and preparing. I don't want to spend the money all at once, so the stock pond, plants, fish, and fountain are all I want to get to start with. Just have to find out about filtration, and still give him algae and debris.
He plans to build some type of wooden structure around it to make it look a bit nicer, and I want to put potted plants around it, love irises.
Will the water plants be enough shade (gets over 100 degrees F in July-August). I read you can just put a piece of plywood over part of it for shade if necessary.
My koi did fine in the winter, only froze the top of the water slightly one time, and I kept the ice off most of the top so they had plenty of air, and I know not to feed them in the cold weather. We don't get that much really cold weather here. This last winter was worse than normal though.
I do this sort of thing with my 130-gallon preform pond. Whenever I change some of the water during the growing season, I use it to water the veggie garden. I also grow lots of water hyacinth and water lettuce. These floating plants provide shade and cover for the fish as well as little critters the fish like to eat. They will quickly cover the pond if I let them, so I harvest them regularly for the compost pile. This also helps remove excess nitrogen and other nutrients. Any kind of plants like this will be more pleasant than algae, both for aesthetics and for compost!
Basically, you'll want to use some kind of biofilter (manufactured or diy) instead of a pool filter. The purpose is not to remove all the particulate matter but to encourage the bacteria that break down nitrogenous waste products. The more toxic ammonia is converted to nitrite to the least toxic nitrate, which will still be in the water and available for your garden plants.
What keeps algae down (but never completely out) is biofiltration, plants, and water changes. New ponds and ponds coming out of winter often go through a temporary algal bloom but then settle down. Barley straw can also help suppress some types of algae.
You can run a fountain as well with just enough screening to keep large objects out of the pump.
The blue dye was probably copper sulfate, which is acutely toxic to plants and mildly toxic to fish. Needles to say that won't be good for the garden or compost!
Don't expect a crystal-clear squeaky-clean looking pond. That is not healthy for fish. Think about how many natural ponds are the color of pea soup or coffee and cream, but still harbor lots of fish. If you can be happy with an attractive pond where you can see the slightly fuzzy bottom most of the time, you can strike a healthy balance.
Unless you've got sinkholes or major erosion issues, it should be okay to sit on the ground, maybe on a layer of sand. Think about it. A stand will be bearing the same weight (well slightly more) on the same soil. It definitely should be as level as possible. Then when it overflows it will do so evenly around the rim and not pour out on one side. When I know a big storm is coming, I draw the pond down 2 or 3 inches if I have a chance.
Even if you have days over 100 (we have a few of those here in MD too) the temperature of a pond this size will stay close to the day-night average, so you may be okay in the desert, but you might be pushing the comfort zone if you have lots of hot muggy nights too. Goldfish are pretty hardy though, as long as oxygen and ammonia levels are under control.
This is another good reason to have the tank right on the ground, as that will act as a heat sink. In fact, things will be most comfortable and stable if you can sink the tank into the ground, bank soil around the walls, or a combination of the two. Barring that, the wooden structure should help shade the walls and floating plants will shade the water surface. Other shade structures might be in order depending on your situation.
A little ice is okay as long as there is some open water for gas exchange. I just disconnect the waterfall and leave the submerged pump running so there's always some surface movement. Again, having the pond in the ground helps stabilize and moderate temperature.
I haven't had a problem with raccoons taking fish. Maybe a frog or two. A heron got a goldfish once. Raccoons are more adept hunting in broad shallow water than in something like a stock tank or small pond, especially if the fish are smart and hunker on the bottom (which they will be if one should get caught). A motion sensor light or barking dog might be enough to remind them that trash cans are much easier pickings! Also, the larger the fish, the more vulnerable it will be to large predators. I assume you won't be trying to keep large koi in this pond, so I woudn't be too worried.
I'm planning to build a pond with a Rubbermaid stock tank, which will replace the small lined in-ground pond I built last year. Now that I know what I did wrong the first time, I expect this to work well. This tank is about 2 feet deep. I will dig a hole a little larger than the tank and about a foot deep. I want the tank to be partially below ground for temperature moderation and partially above so I don't get runoff water contaminating the pond (as happens now with my pond). Then I will carefully level the ground on the bottom of my hole. Nothing is more frustrating with a preformed pond than not having the top level. My soil, tamped down well, is pretty stable. If yours isn't, you could pour a level concrete pad under the tank. Then I'll put the tank in and fill soil around it to ground level. The top of the tank will be about a foot above ground level.
The amount of overflow from a tank is not likely to be a nuisance, but I want to control the water that comes out, so I will make some overflow holes near the top of the tank, and run pipes through them so the water will exit through the pipes. You can even attach a hose to an overflow pipe and run the water to the garden.
To make it pretty, I'll get some of those "garden wall blocks" from the home improvement box stores to stack around the outside. Capstones on the top will make the tank completely disappear. I live in FL, where wet wood is a termite treat that won't last out a year, so that's not an option.
If you have fish, you need a filter. There are hundreds of plans on the net for building a DIY biofilter. I just built one using a large (9 gallon) flowerpot which looks nice sitting at the side of the pond. A small pond pump (available at those box stores) pumps the water from the pond into the pot filled with filter media, and the clean water spills back into the pond from a spout at the top of the filter. My filter has a bottom drain to remove any gunk collected in the filter, and this stuff makes my plants love me. My pond is badly overstocked with fish (I'm building bigger!), but with this filter the water is so clear as to be invisible.
You can certainly have a fountain in your pond. There are attachments for the pumps that allow you to run some of the water to your filter and some into a fountain.
Once my pond is complete, I will make a frame of 2x4s that will fit around the outside and fasten pond netting to it top. The netting is practically invisible, so if the frame is painted to match the block wall, this protection won't be ugly. If predators haven't tasted your fish, this will work fine. But if the raccoons your seafood cafe before you cover your pond, you will have to build something a lot stronger.
Ponds need water changes, filters need cleaning, pond bottoms collect gunk that needs to be vacuumed out from time to time. All of these processes yield fertile water that plants love.
I hope this gives you some good ideas.
Don't worry even a filtered pond will have good water for plants and it isn't just algea that is good for plants, it is the fish waste. Plus you might not see algea but it is in the water unless you have a UV light. An easy thing for you to do is either get a filter with a back wash feature and you can pump out the dirty filter water directly on the plants or into a container. Otherwise with a stock tank set up you can rig a hose to the bottom drain along with a valve to open and close the flow. It will suck from the bottom where the dirtiest water is and the hose allows to put it right on the plants.
I'm an avid gardener. String algea is great in compost but I just used dirty water directly on the plants and that was more than enough fertilizer for flowers, veggies and even trees.
I know most of these things, having had a huge pond for 3 or 4 years. The in-ground ponds with the natural look, plants, flagstone edging, it was gorgeous. I do recall the algae on the sides despite the serious filtering. I know the fish poo is great fertilizer in itself.
I put an Anacharis (I believe) plant in it, elevated in a pot out in the center deepest part of the pond. That thing became a monster. I had to use a rake to tear it out so that the fish could still swim in the water! The scum that built up on the bottom became a great new place for it to grow.
It was a major pain to clean the thing though, we had in mind beauty, plenty of space to get creative with, etc. Didn't know enough to plan for the seasonal maintenance though.
The thought of an above ground pool that I could reach every part of to clean was very appealing after dealing with slippery slopes over 4' deep.
The stock tank is only 25" deep, and I believe I can reach the center from either side. I don't want to cause too much work such as digging to partially bury it, was hoping to just sit it on the ground, fill it up, let him build whatever he chose to camouflage it, and later make a waterfall at one end with the aquaculture setup.
He thinks it needs to be supported by wood underneath, that the weight of the water might make it settle unevenly. Don't see why it wouldn't do the same to whatever he built under it though.
I am very mathematically challenged, so need to know the size of pump (gph) to run the biological waterfall filter some day, and use that pump for a fountain until I get around to the rest. I'm so very likely to overstock it with fish, so need good filtration. And will be using it to water a large garden, so there will be frequent partial water changes.
"A filter with a back wash feature" sounds very usefull for my purposes. Any links to a good one online? I have ordered the stock pond already, but am waiting to get good suggestions before treading any farther...
Still trying to decide what fish to have in there. LOVED the koi, but I wouldn't put more than a couple in such a small pond, and I want diversity. That will be the fun part for me, the algae and poo are just for the garden.
Google pressurized pond filters for filters with a backwash and oversize the filter for large fish load. I also like a lot of fish variety. I like shubunkins because they have that calico look and get flowing fins like koi. Also check out wakin. They have that red and white look of kohaku koi and cool tales. Both are very hard and when they mix you should get some cute babies!
Is it possible with a 300 gallon tub to have 2 or 3 koi, and assorted other small fish, and use sponge filters? The filter I linked to says it will work for a 250 gallon tank as a primary filer, but of course, I can have more than one with a gang valve connected to one pump.
Just squeeze the gunk into a bucket and pour on the garden!
Keep in mind, there WILL be water changes, since he will use pond water for watering the garden as well...
I use a product called Prime as a water conditioner.
IF this would work, what size pump (gph) do I need to get?
Here is a link that might be useful: Hydropond IV
Here is one of the best descriptions I have found of how to build a filter. I made a smaller version of this in a large flower pot and it looks and works great.
Here is a link that might be useful: DIY filter
Update: He has decided to build a wooden deck and sit the pond on top of it, and build wooden walls surrounding it. Then later he hopes to build a sloping roof wider than the deck so any run off doesn't get into the pond. Going to have to figure out what types of wood he can get that are fish-safe and not too expensive...
We've gone from full sun, to partial shade, and eventually no full sun, just daylight from around the roof. He is also considering a hinged lid of fencing material for the pond itself to keep any unwanted critters out, that can be opened when sitting by the pond and visiting, etc.
May be a few years before anything happens, lol. I just wanted a quick-and-easy, but it never happens that way, does it.
I ordered a filter with a pump and fountain all-in-one, hope I get to use it some day soon, lol.
A 300 gallon pond should have but ONE Koi in it, Koi get large and experts say you should have 250 gallons per Koi, up to 1,000 gallons.
When getting a filter don't get one "sized" correctly for your pond, as they tend to be very underrated. My 200 gallon pond has a Pondmaster pump/filter combo rated for at least 500 gallons and it is OK, I would not get anything smaller.
As far as rain runoff is concerned, a pond does not add to the water that runs off your yard. In fact, it may lessen it, as before water overflows and runs out of the pond it must first fill it to the very top, and some water will evaporate in between storms (that obviously doesn't run off).
I've had galvanized stock tanks as ponds for years and haven't had to have a wooden foundation or any kind of foundation. I just sit it on the ground. If it's not level, I spread some sand or dirt (dug up from another part of the yard) under it until it is. One time it settled a bit after I had to put a good bit of dirt under it, so I just drained it and put a bit more where needed to level it back up. No biggie. Didn't take long.
Those stock tanks last for years. Since they're designed and manufactured for ranch use, they have to stand up to a long time of weathering and wear. If they didn't, ranchers wouldn't keep buying them. That's why you don't see many ranchers using those rubbermaid tanks ~ they don't hold up nearly as well. I also like the fact that once I scrub a new one out with vinegar and then dish soap to remove any leftover oils or chemicals from the galvanizing process, I don't have to worry about anything off-gassing into the water like I do with plastic or rubber.
I've never tried koi in there as I've always read that it wasn't big enough. Even in the eight foot round one, though I have been tempted in that one since it's almost the thousand gallon recommended minimum size for swimming. What's stopped me is I know if I get koi, once they grow large, I'll either feel guilty every time I look at them in the stock tank or will have to come up with a bigger pond for them to live in. (Hey! Maybe that's a way for me to justify getting the 10' wide stock tank. ;) I've never had a filter on any of them either and haven't had pea soup problems, but I usually go heavy on the plants and light on the fish.
I have these in the pastures and pens for my livestock as well and keep a goldfish or two in them to keep the mosquitoes out. Let me tell you, those goldfish grow HUGE from all the food ~ not only the mosquitoes, but little pieces of grain and alfalfa pellets from the horses' muzzles when they drink. Raccoon treats they are for sure, but the only problem I've had with critters getting in them are squirrels. They try to get a drink from them, then fall in and drown. So the ones I have for my livestock I just float a board in so they can get out. I haven't had that problem at all in the ones I use for ponds near the house. Probably because of all the plants and pots making it easy for them to get out (that or the little heeler dog who thinks it's her job to keep the squirrels in the trees ;).
I think your boyfriend's son is overthinking this. IMHO you should get a tank, bring it home, plunk it down where you want it and set it up. Just do it. It'll be fine.
Yes, they certainly can climb into a stock tank and they can also wade right into smaller ponds.
We use chicken wire covers on our small ponds every night or they are in them and we have no fish in these ponds.
They are in my whiskey barrel ponds too.
BTW, A 300 gallon pond is too small for Koi. They do not stay small in smaller ponds unless malnourished or otherwise unhealthy though goldfish will. A two foot long fish in a few years is much too big for such a small pond. Most feel 1000 gallons and 3'deep is minimum for optimum koi heath and vigor. Get some nice colorful goldfish and they'll be healthier and happier and they require less filtration.

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I belong to two book groups, both partly for friendship. In the dual-gender one, known as the Bloomsbury Group, I love the chance to talk about authors and books I either read long ago or am meeting for the first time. Thanks to this group, I've read Nobel Prize winners Knut Hamsun and Rabindranath Tagore. The members of our group joke about some of our erudite picks, but we're all on the same page about reading books of enduring importance.
If your club's goal is more diffuse, try suggesting that you experiment with a yearly theme to gain more focus. This has helped bring focus to my women-only book club. You could choose books by genre (for example, biographies or historical novels), geography (South America, South Africa, etc.), subject matter (race, marriage, raising teenagers and so on). Narrowing the range could bring more discussion-worthy books to the fore.
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Bibliophiles are always saying, "Too many books, too little time." So why, when it comes to picking books for a book club, does everyone seem to get amnesia? I think it's because we are all afraid that the rest of the group won't like our choices. So naturally we offer "safe" but often disappointing picks.
In the only book club I ever joined, our 12 members met once a month in rotation at each other's homes. The person who was hosting for the month also had to pick the book and head the discussion. There was no group pressure to decide on a title, and we ended up discussing some very interesting, if obscure, books. My favorites were Joseph Mitchell's Up in the Old Hotel, a volume of essays on old New York, and In the Lake of the Woods, a novel about a Vietnam veteran by Tim O'Brien.
But what if it's your turn and book amnesia strikes? I suggest you make a list of the books that have engendered the most animated discussion in your club. Take that list to a library or bookstore and ask for recommendations of like-minded books. Or pick up a copy of Book Lust by one of the most famous librarians of all: Nancy Pearl, director of the Washington Center for the Book in Seattle, where she created the much-imitated program "If All of Seattle Reads the Same Book." Pearl offers recommendations for every "mood, moment and reason." That should cover any book club's needs!
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According to a report released today by Net Applications, Internet Explorer has continued to lose web browser market-share and it is now holding 68% of the market-share – its lowest share since 1999. This is of special interest to web designers as Internet Explorer, especially version 6, is well know for its poor support for web standards.
The report shows browser usage statistics for the month of December 2008 and demonstrates a continuing rise for Firefox, Safari and the newly introduced "Chrome" from Google, all of which are making a dent into the monopoly held by Internet Explorer.
To help put this in perspective a little it is interesting to note that Net Applications show Internet Explorer holding a 78% web browser market share in 2007, which shows a loss of 10% in one year whilst Mozilla's Firefox has grown from 14% to 21%.
Of course the above report is most likely based on metrics gleaned from the American market1. For the sake of comparison and analysis of the Irish web browser usage, I have looked at statistics from a high traffic Irish website which attracts a good cross section of Irish web users.
December 2008
10,644 Unique Visitors
- 71.74% – Internet Explorer
- 21.63% – Firefox
- 3.82% – Safari
- 0.93% – Chrome
- 0.85% – Opera
- 0.96% – Miscellaneous Other Browsers
As expected, we see a much higher usage of Internet Explorer in the Irish market. Still it is interesting to note the similar uptake of Google's Chrome browser. Even though it's a brand new web browser, the average user who would never have heard of "other" web browsers have been exposed to Chrome and are willing to test out the experience.
I have a feeling that Chrome will mainly take market-share from Internet Explorer, which is a good thing from a web design point of view. Whilst it does mean that there is another browser to test from a web development point of view, the fact that it runs on WebKit2 means that the differences should be slight.
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Whilst the statistics shown above may not seem overly thrilling on the outside, with a little bit more investigation the good news for web designers is really starting to become apparent. With Internet Explorer slowly approaching web standards compatibility, the key factor is how quickly we are seeing the demise of the aged Internet Explorer 6 web browser.
Any new PC's bought with Windows Vista will come with IE7 as standard. Microsoft has also rolled IE7 out through it's automatic update process, which means that if a user is happy to accept all updates from Microsoft, then they will inevitably install IE7. Whilst IE7 is not without its problems, it does at least support transparent png's, which open up a realm of possibilities for web designers.
Net Applications reports that of the overall Internet Explorer usage, IE6 usage has dropped from 30% to 20% over the course of 2008. More importantly the statistics from our Irish source are even more encouraging, with IE6 usage dropping from 49% to 29% over 2008.
It's next to impossible to account for the amount of lost time ensuring web site compatibility with IE6. So many coding practices that Pixelapes use in designing web sites factor in IE6 limitations by default – but inevitably numerous situations will be encountered during the front-end coding process where the website looks correct in all bar IE6. This results in special coding or adjustment of current code.
So, if you're one of the 15% of visitors to this website who are still using IE6, please do consider upgrading your web browser. There are many options to choose from and the faster the upgrade happens, the faster we can move on and take advantage of the possibilities that a modern web browser allows.
Try out one of the links below to improve your browser experience. By installing IE7 or IE8 you will upgrade your current IE browser, keeping your bookmarks and saved passwords etc. The other browsers can be installed alongside IE and allow you to test out a new browsing experience – and don't worry, you can import your favourites, passwords etc, and it won't affect your IE usage in any way.
Please note that I'm not just extolling this option because it will make my life easier (eventually), but because you'll find that web pages load significantly faster, you will have a lot more functionality (such as tabbed browsing), and there will be countless improvements of the user interface to help speed up the way you browse the web, and last but not least, you will be using a browser which is much more secure.
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Rhythm Ratchada-Huay Kwang is located in the Huai Khwang district of Bangkok on Ratchada Road. This condominium tower is a 34 storey building containing 539 units of 1 and 2-bedroom condominiums ranging in size between 32 and 75sq metres.
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2,500,000 - 8,500,000 Baht/Unit or 83,333 - 283,333 USD/Unit
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Mummy and HRRR do have single rider lines. I am not sure about Hulk.
I apologize in advanced if this has been addressed before, but I haven't been on the forums in awhile and I don't want to resurface an old thread!
I will be visiting the Universal Orlando Resort this April and I will be going with two others who don't really ride roller coasters. If I remember correctly, HRRR has a single-rider line but I don't remember if this is the same for the Mummy and Hulk. Can anyone confirm for those two coasters? And is the HRRR single-rider line still open? Thanks!
Mummy and HRRR do have single rider lines. I am not sure about Hulk.
Yep! Hulk has a single-rider line, too.
Great! Thanks guys!
The Hulk Single Rider line is only opened sometimes, like the HRRR Single Rider line. So make sure you ask the ride greeter to make sure!
At the Hulk Entrance, there is a sign in the middle that says Single Riders. However, this can be switched around to just say "Incredible Hulk Coaster".
Welcome to the madhouse, Batman!
Just FYI, Men in Black, Forbidden Journey, JP River Adventure, Ripsaw Falls, Spider-Man, and Doctor Doom also have single rider lines.
On HRRR the single rider line is questionable. On my last trip 10/2011 I rode HRRR 4 times over a 5 day visit.
I got in the single rider line 3 times only to get out because it don't move much when mildly crowded.
The only way for the single rider line to move is if there is a single rider or a group of 3 or 5 in the regular line.
Has anybody else experinced this?
Yeah, same here. Before I finally manned-up, my dad did single rider for every single one of our visits.
As a frequent visitor to both parks ill put this input that I know.
Always active no matter the crowd(there's a separate line and it's indicated in the front of the attraction):Mummy,MIB,Forbidden Journey, and HRRR (if the single rider line gets more longer than the original queue line then it will be closed till it shortens out so wait or take the regular line as is)
When massive crowds occur and the team members decide to put on: Hulk(as stated before by Jokerman there will be a sign in the front),Spiderman(there will be sign outside the attraction titled "Attention, Single Riders Wanted" when this line is open), Dudley (ask the team member in front)
Ones I haven't known: JP
From my experience all single rider lines are opened often but they can be closed without notice on all attractions (the only one I have never seen closed are FJ and Mummy). Just ask a team member where the single rider line is and if it is open they wil direct you towards it. The only other warning is that the HRRR single rider line moves very slowly. If the line goes beyond 20 feet of the bottom of the stairs you are better off waiting in the regular line.


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Posted: June 12th, 2013 | Author: James Glave | Filed under: Presentations | No Comments »Back in January I delivered a short presentation on the importance of encouraging "Risky Play" at PechaKucha Night Vancouver and Zack Embree was kind enough to record it from the audience. Thanks, Zack!
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John Zimmer | |
Born | John Zimmer March 14, 1984 |
Occupation | Co-founder and COO of Zimride |
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www.zimride.com |
John Zimmer is the co-founder and COO of Zimride, which he founded with Logan Green in 2007.[1][2][3] Zimride currently has over 350,000 users and partnerships with Facebook, Zipcar, and 125 universities.[4][5][6][7]
Zimmer grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut.[8] In 2006, Zimmer graduated first in his class at Cornell University School of Hotel Administration and was a member of the Quill and Dagger society.[1] After graduation, Zimmer worked as an analyst in real estate finance at Lehman Brothers in New York City.[9] While at Lehman Brothers, Zimmer spent most of his time creating real estate models in Microsoft Excel.[8][9] Zimmer left Lehman Brothers three months before it declared bankruptcy.[9] The decision followed a conversation with a friend's mother who, upon hearing his plan to leave and develop Zimride, asked how he could leave the security of Lehman Brothers.[8][9] Zimmer identified that moment as the time when he thought, "Screw this, I'm really going to leave."[9]
While at Cornell, Zimmer was inspired to develop a rideshare program by filling the empty seats he had during his rides home over school breaks: "I was driving from Upstate New York to New York City and all around me were these empty seats."[10] As a student at Cornell, Zimmer took a City and Regional Planning Class, called Green Cities (taught by Dr. Robert Young, now at the University of Texas at Austin).[8] The class discussed the principles of simple design changes to large infrastructure, which would later influence the development of Zimride.[8] He states, "If you look back at other forms of transportation … there's always that idea of networks and the idea of routes. We feel that this is the natural way to move toward a ubiquitous form of transportation."[7] Noting that 80% of the seats on American highways are empty, Zimmer says that ridesharing, "is a huge opportunity to create efficiency to save a lot of money and to reduce our environmental footprint."[11]
Zimmer and Green were introduced through a mutual friend on Facebook.[12] Green had posted details about his new company called "Zimride," which interested Zimmer, who had been keeping a journal about carpooling ideas.[9]
Within a week of being introduced, Green flew out to New York City to meet with Zimmer.[9] Zimride launched the first version of its rideshare program at Cornell University where, after six months, the service had signed up 20% of the student body.[6][13] Later in 2007, Zimride was active on both the Cornell and UCSB campuses.[11] Green and Zimmer promoted the service through guerilla marketing campaigns; in particular, the pair would dress in frog suits and hand out flyers to students on the Cornell campus.[9] Later, while on a Lehman Brothers recruiting trip, Zimmer was recognized by a potential recruit, who asked "I swear I recognize you—were you in a frog suit on Saturday on campus?"[9]
Zimmer quit his job at Lehman Brothers to work with Green full-time on Zimride.[6] When asked why he quit, Zimmer said, "The feelings I had about what I wanted to do and what was important to me didn't match up with the culture in Wall Street. There was a focus on money, there was a focus on what people were wearing, and things that didn't seem to lead to productivity."[9]
Green and Zimmer focused the service on carpooling between connected users and making carpooling fun and interesting.[14] Zimride is currently the largest rideshare platform in the United States.[15] As of April 2012, Zimride has raised $7.5 million in funding, has facilitated more than 26,000 carpools, has helped users travel over 100 million miles, employs 29, and has created over $50 million in savings in vehicle operating expenses.[16] The service is active at over 125 universities including USC, University of Minnesota, UCLA, UCSF, Cornell, Harvard, and the University of Michigan.[9][12][17][18]
In 2009, Zimmer and Logan Green were named finalists in Business Week's list of America's Best Young Entrepreneurs.[19]


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In a surprising turn of events, Daniel and Emma's kiss from 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part I' beat out Rob and Kristen's lip lock from 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse!' Is that completely justified or totally crazy?
When the Teen Choice Awards were over, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson prevailed over favorites Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson for Choice Movie Kiss. We're surprised — but not necessarily disappointed!
Kristen and Robert are usually shoo-ins to win any kind of kissing award — probably because fans believe that perhaps once the reserved couple will make out publicly! But this was Harry Potter's last chance to win any awards while The Twilight Saga still has two more movies in Breaking Dawn Parts 1 and 2 to take home the prize for best kissing.
What do you think, HollywoodLifers? Did the right kiss win?
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Posted at 7:54 PM on March 29, 2012
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Posted at 7:12 AM on November 4, 2011
honestly, i read this article and wondering if the author isn't biased or something.
of course HP beat that crap.
but i do wonder, when i read this as if Twilight is world phenomenon or something. but i never see any ads/people talk about Twilight anywhere this year.
'famous' only in america i guess
Posted at 4:08 AM on November 15, 2011
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Posted at 8:46 PM on August 11, 2011
I am so sick of people thinking Twilight is SO much more successful than Harry Potter. Twilight is strictly romance fantasy, thats it and the actors in that don't really deserve any of those awards, mostly because there fans just vote for them because they think that they have nice abs and good looks. Harry Potter is so much more of a phenomenon. It has everything in it to make something epic: action, adventure, mystery, horror, politics, comedy, and many other genres. Plus it has life lessons within it like: how to to live in a corrupt society, the value of friendship, how to confront fear in the face of adversity, and what they meaning of love and death mean. Plus, around these lessons the actors in it and the movies are 90% like they are in the books, so they deserve this award and every other award they get. I'd like to see Twilight get nominated for an Oscar or Bafta, most likely they won't since only 40% critics who see the movie like it, while 90% of critics and people who see Harry Potter films love it.
Kristin M.
Posted at 10:28 AM on August 12, 2011
Just chalk it off to ignorant, immature fans. Those fans who say that Twilight is more successful than Harry Potter are going by how the media portrays it. Everyone who knows Harry Potter and Twlight and what they're all about know that the only thing Twilight really and truly has over us, as of August 11th, 2011 is that over the past 3 years, they won more fan-voted on awards than us, the Twilight movies are shown in 100 more theaters than us in the United States on average and that Robert Pattinson is always named "sexiest man alive" in sexy polls. Basically, that's it. Twilight fans really need to do their research. It's pathetic how stupid they make themselves look. Someone actually went on "yahoo answers" and asked people if Stephenie Meyer should sue JK Rowling because she "stole" Sirius Black from her character, "Jacob Black", and that Sirius is a werewolf (A WEREWOLF?) like Jacob, etc… I know, I know… I have that same headache, too.
Posted at 11:47 AM on August 11, 2011
To me, I believe they do deserve the award. I mean everytime I watch the MTV movie awards from the past three years, it was always about twlight. Twlight is nothing compared from those past movies like Forrest Gump. People only watch twlight because of their bodies not the plot line. Also at least in Harry Potter you can actually hear what they are saying.
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Kristin M.
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Kristin M.
Posted at 9:47 AM on August 9, 2011
To elaborate on the whole Eclipse thing-Eclipse came out June 2010, and it's nominated right away for awards for the end of 2010 and still being nominated right now, over a year after it came out. You wanna talk unfair, that is unfair.
Winning fan-voted on awards doesn't make a movie/franchise good. It means that that movie/franchise has really devoted fans. I'm not knocking the fact that Twilight has really devoted fans, you can see that. It's just that Twilight's fans only care about winning a couple of live-televised polls that nobody in Hollywood cares about than breaking box office records, getting good reviews, having Twilight win real awards or anything like that. Which, is really sad for America. I don't know which is worse… The debt crisis overtaking our government or the fact that Twilight has been America's newest flavor of the month/fad for the past 3 years. It really speaks volumes about our country. Harry Potter has much more fans that Twilight-you can see that by how many books have been sold, the box office numbers, how Harry Potter beats Twilight in EVERY SINGLE ONLINE POLL, etc… Face facts. Twilight's fame is only centered in America. Internationally (including America), Harry Potter beats Twilight on the fan count.
Posted at 5:40 AM on August 10, 2011
Well said! Personally, I think women should be very strong-willed and independent. But what does Bella show? It seems that she can't live on her own without her vampire. Girls are not like that. Unlike Hermione, she shows that Harry and Ron cannot survive without her because she is extremely intelligent and independent!
We should also look at the values shown in the films, and I believe films like Harry Potter and Narnia depict more values than other films.
Posted at 11:48 AM on August 10, 2011
That is so Right, Twilight only wins in America, Harry Potter is Bigger Internationally, hands down. In England Harry Potter is a Phenomenon and Twilgiht is a Glitch. Twilgiht was never heard of in the UK until the Films came out and plus Robert Pattinson was in it and there was alot of fans of Cedric, who Robert played in the 4th Harry Potter Film and was interested merely because he played Cedric in Harry Potter, and yes I was one of those people.
I did watch the first film in the Twilight series and never again, it was so bad, I'm never going to read the Twilgiht books and havent watched the other films, I've been advised that the Books are poorly written and that would make me annoyed because, because I actually Love literature and Harry Potter is written superbly, I Love how J K Rowling writes its like she actually makes the words come alive, its Brilliant.
Posted at 8:59 AM on August 9, 2011
Posted at 10:50 AM on April 23, 2012
i don really think that Daniel and Emma should have got the choice kiss over robert pattinson and kristen stewart ……. They are just awesom…. There is no chemistry between Daniel and Emma in this shot.
Robert and kristen just rock… No one can beat them …..
Love robert and kristen… love em together ….. They both make an awesome pair…. an unforgettable pair
Posted at 8:24 AM on August 9, 2011
I'm an older adult Twilight fan who has also seen all the Harry Potter films. There is no way in the world that Daniel and Emma deserved this; when I think of romance these 2 will never come to mind. Personally, I don't think HP will ever match up to Twilight but they are 2 completely different types of movies to begin with anyway. The only reason Harry Potter won so much was the fact that Eclipse came out over a year ago and DH Part 2 was just out this summer. And there was all the hype about this being the last movie in the series, etc. When you add in the fact that this was a younger voting audience who are more into wizards and magic than they are into what is a love story that is "Romeo and Juliet" simple at the same time that it's complicated,who had the time to sit in front of thier PCs and vote and vote and vote over and over again, the explanation is really simple. People who think HP is so far ahead should consider the fact that has been on for 11 years and Twilight, whils just starting in Dec. 2009, has been holding its own with less movies and almost no special effects by comparison. While I have nothing against HP or the fans they should really enjoy this because when Breakind Dawn comes out on Nov. 18, Twilight is going to bury Harry Potter, and rightfully so.
Posted at 2:32 PM on August 9, 2011
You have nothing against HP but you still find a way to bash their fans? Has a twilight film ever beat an HP film in the box office? NO!!!! So why should this time be any different! If twilight fans actually believe that breaking dawn parts 1 or 2 (copied HP BTW) will gross over a BILLION dollars at the box office then they are more delusional than I originally thought. And the fact that you are an older woman is even sadder. I hope that I'm not that stupid when I reach your age!
Even the head of summit said while twilight is successful it will NEVER match up to the success of HP. Stephenie Meyer echoed his thoughts as well. Summit idolizes HP so much that they copied HP and broke BD into two parts (which is stupid)! Now if you think that Twilight is better than HP then why are they doing their best to try to emulate them?
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Thank u, i think u r the only reasonable person who has commented. I understand that twilight has won all of the other kiss awards and hp has won none but if u think about it there is prob a reason 4 that. And the hp fans are still excited about the big new movie that just premiered like not even a month ago so of course hp is gonna get more votes but that dosent mean that it is the better movie or franchise.
Posted at 9:25 PM on August 30, 2011
ok. first of all i agree with you about emma and daniel not being romacntic and a couple… but before you judge you should know why they kissed and thats when harry opened the locket and ron was to smasch it but it being a horcrux it defended itself by showing ron's fears like hermione not loving him back or his mom prefering harry… oh and J.K. Rowlings books are way more famous than mayers.
unlike twilight harry potter isn't a love story its "Harry Potter is about confronting fears, finding inner strength and doing what is right in the face of adversity. Twilight is about how important it is to have a boyfriend."
— Stephen King
and it's so true. now don't get me wrong i have the twilight books and i've seen the movies mayer has a good idea but have you seen how many run-on sentences and the grammer is all wrong. twilight is big in american girls but it doesn't have much appeal to males or internationally. whereas harry potter is. harry potter is great for people of all ages and imagine a 12 year old girl who just finished reading breaking dawn imagine, all teens being exposed to what she wrote in the book i know most teens already know about that but would you buy a book for your daugher that basically tells them that they can't live without a boyfriend and to marry at 18? i think not.
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Robert and Kristen win awards all the time for Best Kiss and it gets a little repetitive. There hadn't really been a proper kiss in the Harry Potter movies until the Deathly Hallows Part I and it was something different and it was surprising and done well. Of course they deserved to win. Let Potter have its moment.
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Omg! I can't believe how this is fair?! I mean HP just make a big premiere, the movie just come out, obviously they gonna get more vote, and also this because of their last film so they get more vote? Look i'm not a robsten fan or anything, but i just feel like this is so unfair for twilight, breaking dawn even come out yet, HP just have a huge premiere, of course they will get more attention! Look, it only fair when both breaking dawn and HP come out at the same time, then you can actually judge fairly
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Ahead of the next elections, both the government and opposition parties are revamping their media strategies to include social media
To defend his budget, Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram interacted with select economists, professionals, and students on Google Hangout — a multi-person online video-chat platform — on March 4.
On budget day, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) had telecast the budget live on its new premium YouTube channel, while live-updating its Twitter account. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh set the ball rolling with an interview on Doordarshan, followed by a press conference by Mr. Chidambaram. With private television stations running special shows, the government deployed its most articulate voices to give the official perspective during studio discussions.
The budget was an instance of the government's new attempts to leverage all forms of media — from the traditional one-on-one interviews and pressers to microblogging — with the objective of "expanding its outreach."
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Explaining the rationale behind the government's media strategy, Union Minister of State of Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari told The Hindu, "It is the job of every government to communicate with the people and use every medium possible to do so." He highlighted the role of a Group of Ministers on Media, which has strategised the United Progressive Alliance's new approach after facing scathing criticism on various fronts. Top ministers brief the media during key events, and visited State capitals recently to put forth the government's views.
The government's presence on social media has steadily expanded. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) took the initiative on Twitter, and the latter now has almost half a million Twitter followers. The I&B Ministry followed suit, and has a four-member social media cell. A ministry official says its Facebook site has 1,00,000 likes. It has conducted a live Twitter conference on community radio. And it has launched a digital volunteer campaign to encourage citizens to take on the task of "propagating the government's message." The results have been mixed, but the ministry urges everyone to see it as a "beginning." There is also a bid to infuse energy in the public service broadcaster, Doordarshan. A new editorial team is in place for new prime-time shows, which are being widely advertised. And at a time when private news broadcasters are coming under fire for sensationalism, DD is selling its quiet and relatively sober discussion programmes as its USP. A public relations offensive is planned for the print media as well. The I&B Ministry has instructed the Press Information Officers of all ministries to send "success stories" of schemes, after getting it approved from their respective ministry secretaries. These will be published as advertorials.
Few think it is a coincidence that the government's efforts are taking place as elections approach. The principal opposition, Bharatiya Janata Party, was an early starter. It has a 100-member IT cell, using all forms of social media to promote the party's message. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was on Google Hangout last year, and has used Twitter effectively. In its Jaipur Chintan Shivir, the Congress party took a conscious decision to reach out to new constituencies using the social media.
BJP senior leader Ravi Shanker Prasad dismisses the government's efforts, and told The Hindu, "They have no substance. The conventional media has exposed them and so they may try to explore the alternative media but they have nothing to sell."
The party's spokesperson, Nirmala Sitharaman, says that the government's forays into social media do not seem organic. "They have come out with a missionary zeal but if it was organic, there would have been continuity and gradually build up impressions. In this case, they are buying off space by investing more resources and people."
While denying this was a reactive strategy, Mr. Tewari admitted, "Certain political organisations take a while to adapt to new forms of communication."
So is the government's energy to do with promoting the Congress party's interests? "There is no Chinese wall between the party and the government," he argued. But the Minister was emphatic in denying that state resources were being used to promote the party. "DD and its programming are driven by the Prasar Bharati board. It is our duty to communicate which schemes have had a positive impact on the common man in a cogent way."
Sustainability and efficacy
Analysts say the government woke up to the power of the new media after the Anna Hazare agitation and Delhi gang rape protests. But while welcoming his "enthusiasm and initiative," they have mixed views about the efficacy of Mr. Tewari's efforts.
Image consultant Dilip Cherian, who has advised the Congress party in the past, says there is a clear shift in gears. "The budget is a case study. They had a good player in P. Chidambaram; they had a subject which was obtuse and needed top-down wisdom; and it was an issue that affected everyone and citizens were highly engaged. Google Hangout provided an additional imagery to convey 'we are cool' message."
Mr. Cherian is given to understand that the government plans to allocate Rs.125-crore government plan for digital communication. Another Google Hangout on road reform and toll collection with Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways C.P. Joshi is being planned. But he adds, "This will be a passenger-driven and not a driver-driven initiative. The Congress is very hesitant to give up its aam aadmi image since they are the voters. But it has understood there is also a need to engage with the digital voter."
N. Bhaskara Rao, chairman of the Centre for Media studies, says the government is missing the distinction between a media strategy and a communication strategy. "The nature of the message is more important than the nature of the medium. What are they communicating?" Pointing out that each medium had its own message limitations, while the ministry's institutions were 'primitive'," he added, "they do not have the systems and institutions to sustain the strategy."


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Secretary of State Clinton called for the Egyptian Government to "open a dialogue" with the people of Egypt today. It was, by far, the strongest statement yet from the Administration. To this point the President has searched for balance, calling for calm in the streets and the mechanisms for people to express legitimate grievances. Vice President Biden wouldn't label Hosni Mubarak a dictator. Mubarak has been President for 30 years - he was appointed after the assassination of Anwar El-Sadat.
Mubarak "wins" sham "elections" every six years. The first three re-elections featured no challenger because of restrictions in the Egyptian constitution. After increasing domestic and international pressure, the process was opened up in 2005 and Mubarak faced several challengers. Unfortunately the election systems and state security services are controlled by the President. Allegedly illegal votes were cast, votes bought, and unsurprisingly Mubarak won. The results were disputed and dissidents and leaders of opposition parties were convicted and thrown into prison. During these protests Facebook, Twitter, and the Internet have been shut down. Journalists have been beaten and summarily detained, the police have become violent with protesters. If this isn't a dictatorship, what is?
Contrast this with the President's response to the events in Tunisia. Even as protests were beginning in Egypt, the President praised the protesters in Tunisia, as he should have - "We saw that same desire to be free in Tunisia, where the will of the people proved more powerful than the writ of a dictator. And tonight, let us be clear: the United States of America stands with the people of Tunisia, and supports the democratic aspirations of all people." The President also mentioned U.S. support for and assistance with the vote for independence for Southern Sudan. Tunisia and Sudan were remarkable moments. People striving to be free have grabbed their destiny with both hands and demanded change. We rightly support that.
Cairo is buring right now and it is just as historic as Tunis, and even more important. The United States fully supports the protesters fighting for freedom like we did in Sudan, Tunisia, Ukraine during the Orange Revolution, and Kosovo.Unless, of course, those people demonstrating and fighting for freedom happen to live under the rule of a friend of ours. Egypt has been an important ally for the U.S. for years. We like the stability of a less than democratic leader in a nation that has helped us in negotiations with other Arab nations, the wars, and even the Israel/Palestine issue. This, of course, undermines the messages we project about freedom and democracy. We label Egypt a republic because, technically, it is - but what republic allows the same leader to remain in power for thirty years? What republic allows that same leader to groom his son to replace him rather than holding free and open elections?
We support the people who serve our interests and not the people. The events in Tunisia and Sudan serve our interests because those countries are not central to U.S. plans. It benefits our message to support democracy. On the other hand, some revolutions don't "help" us so much. Look at out support of the Contras in Nicaragua.
Mubarak is steady and an Egypt without Mubarak is unpredictable. Without Mubarak we may lose an ally in the area. So we offer tepid support to the people and blandly call for the government to not kill people who are seeking a voice in their future. We should support the cause of self-determination. The world doesn't move forward with dictators like Mubarak. They hold us back. In the end, it's a choice we make - do we support the notion that a people should be able to determine for themselves who leads them, that they should be free to criticize their government or do we support dictators because it makes our lives easier?
Our inconsistent messages and actions are not good for our interests in the long-term. In the past we could almost justify supporting certain dictatorships as a bulwark against the USSR during the Cold War. It's not the Cold War anymore and as more and more countries are emerging from the morass of juntas, military rule, paper republics, and dictators we need to be loud about our support for self-determination. Without it, we breed contempt and our long-term interests are seriously damaged.
The White House may be backing off support (scroll down to 3:12 and 3:19 pm) for Mubarak: Robert Gibbs: at today's press conference "The legitimate grievances that have festered for some time need to be addressed by the Egyptian government..."
This is a good thing. Has it suddenly become untenable to support a dictator in the face of massive protests? Or is it simply a matter of backing off publicly?
Meanwhile, Chris Matthews is asking the wrong questions. I don't have the video, but Matthews just asked a guest, "what alternative Government in Egypt would be good for us?" That's a question the Administration and Congress ask, not the Fourth Estate. Your job is to ask what is the alternative that we are likely to see and what will that mean for us and our allies.
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President Obama made statements today after speaking with Mubarak today. After Mubarak essentially fired his entire government, which hasn't stopped the protests, President Obama urged "concrete steps to advance the rights of the Egyptian people." The President also hedged his bets a bit and supported "peaceful protesters" calling for calm on the streets and urging the Egyptian government to not use force or violence on the protesters. He asked for the government to stop blocking the internet and cell phone service and said that the people of Egypt had a "human right" to protest.
Cairo is smoldering and several more protesters have died. Mubarak has named his top spy as Vice President and many in the ruling party have left the country by private plane. Refusing to rely on the police, residents are forming groups to protect their neighborhoods, boarding up homes and businesses. Sunday is normally the start of the business week in Egypt but schools and the stock market will be shuttered for the day. If in 1989 we saw the beginnings of the fall of the "Iron Curtain", this week may have shown us the first steps toward the fall of the "sand curtain". What comes out of the White House over the next few days will be very telling about the choices we're willing to make as a country.
The best on-going coverage is at Al Jazerra.Comments
So far I think that Obama has been walking the knife edge well. A few times he's referenced his support for the protesters in the terms of the UN Declaration on Human Rights, of which Egypt is a signatory. And I don't fault him for not coming down real gard on Mubarak just yet. Were he to do so, how many other friendly dictators would he be implicitly abandoning?
After watching some news broadcasts, I think that Mubarak will be out soon. I'd guess that the army will forsake him. After that it's uncharted waters. I wouldn't want to be bet a lot of money on either of my guesses.
Thanks for posting this Michael. And thanks for calling out Chris Matthews' silliness. I'm a little surprised that all of OS isn't given over to Egypt for now.
So now, the USA is in the hypocritical position it deserves, supporting a Right Wing dictator in Egypt mainly because he's "given" $2 billion in U.S. aid annually in the form of weaponry and military hardware, which they don't need as many have pointed out, not to mention being paid for by American taxpayers. What most Americans know about the history of their own nation, especially concerning the military, or rather, the muscle for big banks and corporations, would fit in a teaspoon!


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Betting with food
Lafayette, LA (KADN) — UL students and alumni are not the only ones partaking in the bowl game event. Both teams' governments have decided to spice up the competition. The mayor and City-Parish President Joey Durel along with the mayor of Greenville, NC have engaged in a friendly challenge to benefit the two cities.
"We got contacted by the mayors office in Greenville, North Carolina and they have evidently done this before. He issued a challenge about food and I said hmm, sounds like a win win! So yeah we both agreed that the mayors win one way or the other," says Mayor Joey Durel.
The winning mayor will be treated to home cooking from the losing mayor following the game. Greenville is known for their bar-b-que, and mayor Durel says he is trying to decide whether our food will be crawfish or crawfish etoufee. Mayor Durel did say that he is fully confident he will be receiving some great bar-b-que come next week.


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So I've been invited to yet another party--I seem to be getting a lot of invites recently because of May/June birthdays and it being the end of the year and of course just because of random get togethers and all that.
Anyway this is one of those annual type parties that happens every year and it was really awesome last year but I'm debating whether or not I want to go this year. I want to go because it's probably the last chance I'll have to see a bunch of people this year because I'm going to be working and the whole going off to college and all that and it would be nice to have us all together as a group again.
S and M tried a get together for everyone a couple of weeks ago which I went to, but three of the people there, who I've hardly seen at all this year and used to hang out with all the time, left after about an hour. This party is being put on by A, who is one of those three people and while I would love to hang out with them I have a feeling that it could be really awkward.
I don't know who all has been invited and every time that I think about hanging out with these people I have flashbacks to a party I went to junior year for C's birthday that ended with my sexuality being openly debated. It sounds really stupid but it was a particularly unpleasant experience with my whole being closeted, still coming to terms with it myself, and the not having slept for about 36 hours thing.
This would be the first party with everyone in one place for a prolonged period of time since I've come out and it isn't unlikely that it would come up because I haven't really spoken with these particular people about it--and that's just how these parties usually end up, crazy open forum discussions of people and what they've done since the last time we all hung out in the middle of nowhere.
I want to go, I really do, because it was a lot of fun last time...but I just don't want to end up having to answer weird and awkward questions.
So I guess I'm going to wait and see who else was invited and intends to go and that at least some of the people I hang out with on a regualr basis will be there.
Oh and senior picnic is friday which excites me because I'm really lame and the idea of getting out of class to hang out with friends all day excites me.
I would say that you should go to the party if you really want to. You might find that you didn't really need to worry.. or maybe, if they do happen to talk about your sexuality, alot of them are just interested because it's different. Either way it sounds like it would be worth it to go.


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