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The partners who support the Two Oceans Aquarium
Sincere thanks to our corporate partners, whose generosity and shared vision continues to enable us to foster love, respect and understanding of our oceans. Through these associations we are able to offer our visitors world-class exhibits, maintain the high standards of our educational facilities and realise a comprehensive community outreach programme.
If you would like to see your logo here, please contact Kim Stephens on firstname.lastname@example.com or (021) 418 3823.
Eco Acrylics sponsored the acrylics for the highly popular interactive Nemo exhibit in the Oceans of Contrast: Indian Ocean Gallery.

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Do you still have the right blogging strategy?
Posted in Social Media on 07. Feb, 2012
Lately we're noticing some trends and new tools that we think could affect blogging and how non profits share content with their supporters. Tons of non profits and foundations use blogs to shape conversations & inform people on their issues. The rise of blogs in the '90's & '00's gave voice to those who had been previously been denied access to publishing. Since that time blogging strategy has followed a pretty consistent plan – write a blog post, tell people about it in hopes that they'll read it, comment on it and share it.
Some new tools have come on the scene and have us re-thinking this traditional blogging strategy. None of these make us believe that blogging is dying, because it's not. They do, however, make us question what we're trying to accomplish with our blogs and whether an emerging platform or tool better fits our goals.
Here's what we're seeing:
Google+ -
We're hearing a lot of long time bloggers say that they're blogging less since Google+ launched. Google+ doesn't have a word limit, like Twitter's 140 characters or how Facebook used to, so it allows for long posts, similar to a blog post. Because it is a social network what you share on it is visible to a larger crowd who may not have visited your blog, and bookmarked or RSS'd it. Not to mention that a ton of bloggers are SEO obsessed (that's Search Engine Optimization, or the process of writing and tagging your content in a way that makes it come up sooner when someone searches on your topic). Google+ is being integrated into all of Google's services, including search, which could really change the game on how people find out about you and your blog.
Embeddable Tweets -
When Twitter released its latest incarnation in December it allowed you to take a tweet and make it live, i.e. embed it, on any website. Recently we've found ourselves embedding tweets that comment on our blog posts. This bridges conversations about a topic between mediums, in this case your blog and Twitter. Have you been measuring your blog's success based in part on the number of comments your posts get? If so, you might want to re-think this data point and recognize that the conversations you are sparking might happen outsides the confines of your blog.
Curating in public -
The rapid rise and popularity of sites like Pinterest, Storify and Scoop.it allow you to share content where people are gathering online, as opposed to trying to drive them back to your blog. All three of these tools allow you to curate a topic, capturing and sharing something (e.g. a news story, your mission, an event) in real time and as it evolves. Of course all three of these can and will be traffic sources for your blog, but viewing them just as that would under-utilize them.
For example, during the Super Bowl there was a Twitter campaign called Take Back the Pink in reaction to the Susan G. Komen/Planned Parenthood debacle. In the past I would have written a blog post about this campaign, but instead created a Storify story in real time as it unfolded and instantly shared it. Now I could still blog about it if I wanted, but this new tool gave me a quick and easy way to share the campaign and interact with a community that cares about this issue.
Think about it this way: A blog post is like painting. You start with a blank canvas, fill it up with paint to create a picture and then hang it publicly for people to look at and comment. However tools like Scoop.it, Storify and Pinterest are more like creating a mural in a big public space. It changes and evolves and people can watch and comment as it takes shape. Heck you might even have people contribute to it.
The biggest take-away from all of this? Always, always stay focused on what it is you're trying to achieve with your blog. Are you trying to build community, shape public policy, show what makes your organization different, build your email list or be a thought leader on your issue. New tools and trends will continue to come along and disrupt what we're doing. You'll know which to embrace and how to modify your blogging strategy if you know what it is you're working to accomplish.
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Yala is the most visited Nationla Park inn Sri Lanka. Yala is home to a variety of Wildlife species and fauna.. Yala is the largest collection of area that is protected in the country. The dry season falls between May and August. The Kumbukkan Oya and the Menik Ganga provide a source of water to animals and fauna during the entire year, keeping the Park healthy. Yala is also considered as one of the 70 most Important Bird Areas (IBAs) in Sri Lanka; expected since it is home to about 215 bird species which includes six endemic species of Sri Lanka. Not only is it the attraction for bird watching. Yala has one of the highest leopard densities in the world.
The Uda Walawe National Park is the place to see Elephants, Sambhur, Deer, Jackal and several varieties of birds. A half day Jeep safari will take you around the Park, giving you a wonderful opportunity to view these animals in their natural habitat – an exciting as well as enlightening experience. The Elephant Transit Home is located on the border of the Park and this is where orphaned baby Elephants are cared for and then released to roam free in the Park. A safari into Uda Walawe will also provide you with an opportunity to visit this Home and watch the cute baby Elephants being fed.
The old Dutch Fort built around the southern city of Galle is one of Sri Lanka's most famous landmarks. Construction of the Fort was begun around mid 17th century and the British added to it during their time. It encircles Galle city, and features 14 enormous bastions at intervals, the most imposing segment of the Fort being the one where the sun, moon and star glare fiercely out over the peninsula. Set off in the evening for a stroll along the walls of the Fort – undoubtedly the best way to take in the beauty and magnificence of this construction.
One of the most important Hindu temples in the Trincomalee area, Konesvaram is also known as the Temple of the Thousand Pillars, Konesar Temple and Maccakeswaram temple. It is dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva who takes the form of Konesar, and stands on the famous Swami Rock which overlooks the harbor in Trincomalee. Its peak period saw this Temple enjoy a reputation as one of the most visited and therefore richest Temple complexes in Asia. It is once more accessible to visitors following peace in the country, and you can see and admire the bronze idols which bear a strong influence of Chola art forms.
An extremely popular attraction among locals and tourists, the Kanniya Hot Springs supposedly date back to the era of King Ravana. They have now been converted into bathing wells, and the temperature of the water varies from one to another, and there is a belief that these waters have therapeutic healing powers. According to archeological evidence, the springs belonged to a Buddhist Monastic complex. However they presently come under the purview of the neighbouring Mari Amman Kovil. On any given day, these wells are full of local pilgrims, and it is best to visit during the morning hours as the springs sometimes run dry by afternoon due to over-usage.
Located in the town of Tangalle Mulkirigala is a striking naturally structure rock with amazing temples within caves. The temple dates back to the 3rd century BC and received royal patronage as is established as a Raja Maha Vihara. The rocky steps lead you to a sequence of natural caves and a unique wall of paintings and Buddha statues guide you along to the peak. Some of the latest murals show men in Portugese and Dutch uniforms depicting the arrival and departure of European immigration of Sri Lanka.
Sigiriya is popularly known among tourists as the Lion's Rock and it dates back to the reign of King Kassapa I, (477 – 495 AD). Sigiriya is located in the central district of Matale in Sri Lanka. The fortress is outlined with a web of gardens, tanks and structures that were established by the King. Kassapa having murdered his father, King Dathusena sought salvation in Sigiriya from his brother's vengeance. Sigiriya is listed as World Heritage Sites of Sri Lanka.
The Gemological Museum in the City of Gems, Ratnapura, is the perfect place to see, learn and admire the process of Gem mining in Sri Lanka. There is a breathtaking display of samples of precious and semi-precious stones that include Sapphires, Rubies, and Amethysts. In addition there are also exhibited pictures, tools and other items that illustrate the history and methodology of this industry. Entrance to the Museum is free, and you are welcome to visit between 8.30 – 17.30 daily.
Sri Lanka is a land famed for producing some of the most stunning jewels in the world, the Blue Bell which adorns the British crown and the 'Star of India' being examples. Ratnapura is the place for gem mining in the island, and a visit to this city would enable you to see the process of digging the pits and washing the gravel containing the gems. You could easily hop into one of the many three wheelers available and travel the short distance to the mines for a very interesting and memorable experience which should not be missed.
This vast forest which covers an area of approximately 11,000ha, is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located quite close to Ratnapura with approaches from other directions as well, this dense rain forest has an amazing variety of flora and fauna, and this has caught the attention of scientists as well as nature lovers who make excursions into the jungle to explore and appreciate its many natural wonders. Among these are cool waterfalls, rushing streams and crystal clear freshwater streams. A lot of attention and emphasis is now being placed on the conservation of this precious treasure that is Sinharaja.


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Ghost in the machine (or the nutrient reservoir)?
Haven't you guys noticed that this forum recently has got a smart ghost in the nutrient reservoir (or somewhere in the system), that goes through multiple threads and under a couple of different user names (as it seems) and spreads "great wisdom" all over the place? Or should I more like say rather obvious things alternated with various diversionary tactics to add "whatever" at the end of forgotten threads. I don't know about others, but I find it rather annoying to see these actually superficial and unnecessary "concluding speeches" at the end of a multitude of threads.
I have no problem with the fact that some people's "timing" may not be exactly good, or if they occasionally don't realize that the thread is kinda old. Even if some fellas really have something interesting, consistent, new or important to add to some older thread, that's fine as well. But going systematically through dozens of threads and just add a two liner with either stuff that has already been explained extensively, or adding some not actually accurate or plausible closing speech, - that's kinda ANNOYING. And on top of that it really LOOKS LIKE if someone would use a couple of (actually similar sounding) usernames for the purpose. ;-)
**rolls eyes** Now I know what you guys are talking about. I always go to the end and woke my way up so I wasn't sure what you meant. It's pretty sad (and freakin LAME) that someone feels so inadequate that they need to make up new accounts just to prove their 'point'.
It's not inadequacy. It's a tactic to get traffic to their site. I'm guessing it's a combo of hoping people will go to the sub domains and an attempt to establish back links to increase page ranking with search engines.
Just to be clear, I want to make sure we are talking about humic_acid, hydroponics_supply, and fulvic_acid - all of which have links to the same site with different sub domains.
Add hydroponic_gardening to that list.
Yep, Luc, you did guess it in the first place. No doubt about that. Of course, this isn't your first username, either. At least your change wasn't from trying to scam the system, though. However, it was because you felt unappreciated and ganged up on. Now, you do present great info and don't seem to be near as rude to people that disagree with you as before, although I noticed someone else (ohman?) pointed out that you've been kicked off other sites for it. I figure I'll just let Jean-Luc go and try some refreshing Lucas. But, the irony that YOU are the one to start this thread is a little too good to pass up.
A politician once said "It doesn't matter what they're saying, as long as they're talking about me." I feel these spamsters are best ignored. Bad mouthing them only seems to increase the curiosity of others who then check out their websites giving them what they want. Publicity. But yes, it's annoying.
I agree, Ken, to an extent. The only thing is, my curiosity was piqued by another thread that seemed suspicious. It was the one where the Advanced Nutrient guys are slamming Sunlight Supply. I didn't put 2 and 2 together until I read this thread (and I feel a little stupid for it). By then I had already gone to their website thanks to the username hydroponic_supply.
It's not a bad thing to at least sometimes being on the same page... LOL
But this forum was never and will probably never become my first choice for several reasons. 1. All unmoderated forums suffer badly from spam, animosities and personal vendettas that follow. 2. The local alpha males's back stabbing seem even worse here than elsewhere. 3. The discrepancy between the few knowledgeable and experienced members versus many people who think it was good enough to repeat all the misconceptions and myths there are, is not helping anyone. 4. Worst of all are probably people who sit their PhD with Google in a few weeks time and then come back "in force" to make a difference and some lost dogfights even. Take it easy Joe!
Anyway, all this isn't exactly making me feel comfortable here and doesn't make me bet all my money on this place either. Greystroke was right once: this is an amateur place and it should stay that way. But well, unfortunately with all the smart-assing, the within the party opportunism and back stabbing and other tiresome habits that apparently go along with such a place ;-)
Well, I guess I take back the "not near as rude" comment since you feel a need to prove me wrong on it. You win. Certainly no need to attack the site in general. Especially since it was only me that pointed out the irony of the thread. I, by no means, speak for the others on this site. We all know that the site has some shortcomings, but unless you have a better forum you are running, you really have no grounds for complaining about how it's run. I have a few websites (2 active). The one that is not for my business, but for a kids science organization I run, is very difficult for me to keep up with sometimes. But, since nobody else wants to do it, I do it at my leisure. I can only imagine how hard it is to keep up with a forum, let alone on a site with many other forums on it.
No doubt, a moderator would be nice. I nominate Grizzman, but I doubt he wants that job. He has, however, been nice enough to politely let me know when I need to tone things down in a private e-mail, so I am confident he would be good at it. He may even comment on me stoking the fire here, in fact. He'd probably be in the right, too.
Obviously, you have developed quite the little fan club under the latest name, here. Nothing wrong with that. Like I said, you do present some good info. It's unfortunate that you get so obviously upset at those that dare to disagree with you, but we all have our quirks, right?
There is certainly no reason to attack those that share their opinion as you do in 3 and 4. Now that was a fine example of a superiority complex if I ever saw one. As you point out, it's an amateur place.
Who is this local alpha male?
Joe, you did pick quite a few fights here before I even subscribed to this forum, didn't you? Thus, are you really the holy man of the hour that has the good right, credit and luxury to use that kind of irony? Or does one part of your "coming back in force campaign" consists in controlling your temper much better to give a good impression first, before provoking me again and eventually hitting me hard underhand?
The local alpha males that wanted to get rid of me and were repeatedly trying to discredit me ever since I am posting in this forum, were greystroke, grizzman and you of course. There was a time when you did stick together (alternatively) no matter what, for that very purpose. Not missing a single occasion to provoke or discredit me, - didn't you guys do that like for a living for some time?
What do you expect from people when repeatedly provoking and trying to discredit them with all tricks? That he/she holds still and/or agrees with you? Or is that a way of provoking and expecting others to finally loose their temper - and ironically call them rude and equipped with poor social skills afterwards? Isn't that the usual way of trapping and getting rid of people who actually may compromise the dominant position of some?
Greystroke gave up early and you a little later, grizzman guarded the trench and perhaps thought that I may serve better as a "Junior associate" as an enemy. And now you're giving the impression (after your come-back) of negotiating with me while holding a kidney digger in your back and 'scanning' for a week point or another you missed last time. That isn't only in my head, right - although you'll never admit it - I suppose? ;-)
You can always give the impression of being more polite, diplomatic, negotiating, even showing some understanding - but you'll probably never pass the back stabber smell test with any objective person that is not impressed, because familiar with the use of such rhetorical and mobbing manoeuvres.
These are the things what I really call nasty, ANNOYING and tiring. It's not the (entire) place or forum that I attack of course as it obviously hasn't done anything wrong.
"It's not the gun that is dangerous but the black heart of some marines!"
Do you have any idea how incredibly paranoid and dramatic you sound?
No, I didn't "pick quite a few fights". Actually, just before the time you signed on as Jean Luc, there were a few others that were being complete jerks if challenged at all. A new person would ask a question and someone would suddenly belittle them for not doing some research first. Or someone would pose a suggestion and someone else would belittle that person for making what was perceived as an idiotic suggestion. One lady started belittling people for questioning LED technology and backed it up with a radish experiment. Problem is, she got really nasty to people for questioning her resources. That's the one that really brought me out of my shell and I got so fed up with these people ruining such a great forum that I started pushing back. Others wanted to be polite and wait until those people moved on. One person e-mailed me and asked why I suddenly started doing that as it seemed out of character. He's still on here occasionally if he wants to chime in.
I came back after a few months of leave from the site for not being able to deal with some jerks without fighting back. Let's face it. It was shortly after you signed back up under the current name and I decided to stop signing in and having your and my arguments dominate the site. Especially since I noticed others were taking your lead and being jerks to new comers, too. Then I made an embarrassing mistake a couple of months ago. I saw hardclay (I think, maybe someone else) post something I misunderstood as being a jerk. That was totally my fault. I came in expecting jerks and steeled myself against it therefore becoming exactly what I had a problem with. Guess what. . . Grizzman put me in the right place with reason. (I'd like to point out that I also had really bad blood sugar levels when I posted on that thread, which always causes me to be aggressive, and I intend to refrain from posting when in that state again.) That is one huge difference between you and me, though. I made a mistake and I can admit it.
I'm surprised you just threw Grizzman under the bus. He's the one that stood up for you.
I'm not negotiating with you on anything, Luc. You have nothing to offer me, except some ideas on new set-ups maybe. I can't trust your info to be accurate. Your previous inclination to make up answers when "I don't know" was the right response and belittle anyone that gave a better one challenging yours led me to realize you are in these forums for people to look up to you. It's an attention thing. Hey, we all need acceptance from somewhere. I'm fine with it coming from my wife and kids and the families that are a part of the kids group I run. Real life people. You need it to not only come from a website, but be focused on you completely. Otherwise, the person runs the risk of belittlement and apparently being called a "backstabber".
Your forum looks nice. Don't worry, I have absolutely no intention of ever trying to sign on to it as I now know who runs it (thank you urbangardenfarmer). Good luck with it.
If you don't mind, let's keep this personal level back and forth thing on this thread so we don't go ruining others.
Joe JR Check out this site, Lucy has been banned from it because of the same crap. He logs in under many different accounts and does nothing but pick fights, it is littered with his nastiness . I wish people would
see Lucy for what he is.
"It's Georgeiii! lol "
An Alha Male in general, yes, but here in the Hydroponic forum you guy haven't believed a word I've said. As for backing stabbing, not me friend I like my injuries to be up front and personal without doubt who it's for. No, no, Ladies and Gentlemen don't come into the waters of The Hydroponic Garden unless your really ready, even then take a life jacket.
Georgii, I don't think anyone is not believing you. For me, its more along the lines of how WELL IT WORKS. Like I said, anyone can grow in plain water, but it wont produce hardly anything if at all. I had a houseplant in only water for about a year and a half and it thrived. But most of us are growing veggies which we want to produce. Why not give the plants what it needs in order to get that.
And THAT is the question you keep avoiding. Yes you can do it, but why would you want just the bare minimum?
Hmmm. I've never been called an alpha male before.
But if my understanding is correct, there can be only one alpha male and if that were the case, wouldn't myself, Joe, and Greystoke all be fighting constantly for the top spot?
And with claims of having a "junior associate" under my wing I should have a hitler complex in no time.
And yes I have stood up for Jean-Luc in the past, but I've also pointed out the error in his assertions. I don't pick favorites. If I think you're wrong I say so. If I think you're right I'll agree, compliment, or expound upon it. If what you say makes sense, I'll look further into it and decide if the information is useful to me.
The reality is anybody can get online and assert they're an authority on anything so we shouldn't be so naive as to believe it. We should question the person who make such claims. I seldom give hard and fast instructions. I usually put out an idea that a little common sense can expand on. I try to present things that way because I know I'm not an authority on hydroponics. I don't believe anyone on here is.
Also, I don't think one should come to a forum where people are new to hydroponics and try to rip them apart that what they're doing is wrong. Or even that what others are suggesting is wrong. The reality is plants are pretty forgiving things to grow. I'm extremely negligent in my systems and have had great results. To claim that anybody who doesn't do things the way you would do them is wrong wreaks of apathy and vanity. I don't know where everybody else is, but where I'm at those are not very endearing qualities.
"Georgii, I don't think anyone is not believing you. For me, its more along the lines of how WELL IT WORKS. Like I said, anyone can grow in plain water, but it wont produce hardly anything if at all. I had a houseplant in only water for about a year and a half and it thrived. But most of us are growing veggies which we want to produce. Why not give the plants what it needs in order to get that.
And THAT is the question you keep avoiding. Yes you can do it, but why would you want just the bare minimum? "
How do you see what I do as bare minium. There's plenty of pictures showing other wise. Ya'll are of the belief that this won't work so you just denie it's existence. But please continue. We're now at the start of the season, let's see at the end. Oh, damn, I forgot ya'll are in denial. That won't work either.


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Recently by Hannah Wood
Saturday's show was an absolute disaster!
1. The best vocalist, bar Alexandra, was booted out. Didn't I tell you last week she was a female Bon Jovi. Her version of the rock God's 'Always' was perfect 90s kitsch. I'll miss the drama of the 'sexy senorita' but Simon looked like he'll sign her anyway.
2. 'Superstar' Britney bombed BIG STYLE
- Knock, Knock - Hello, Captain Vague. Simple Spears was unable to answer any of Dermot's questions: Dermot: "Our acts have been doing your songs tonight, I know you've been backstage, how do you think they've gone?" Britney: "Amazing! I've met so many different people, the place is beautiful and I love being here in London". Something tells me she's not yet mentally stable after the breakdown. I was so embarrassed for her I had to hide behind a sofa cushion.
- She looked about as supple as my grandma. Come on, love, if you're gonna defend not singing live with the fact your routines are, like, sooooo demanding at least put on a good show. Note to Britney: Save your career by trying; take a leaf out of Madge's book and go to yoga.
- She wasn't gracious enough to meet the contestants and give them a bit of guidance, which would have been appreciated since she's riding on the back of their success to sell her new single. But then again she probably isn't the best person to be offering advice on how to handle fame, sing live, etc..
- And to top off the ridicule: All of her songs sounded crap covered.
Compared to Miley Cyrus (the 16-year-old's performance was damn fiesty and slick) Brit looked an amateur.
After all this musical nonsense my question of this week is: Why is that silly singing squirrel/earth worm (can't decide which he looks most like) with the toilet brush hair given more support than the other contestants?
As one of my colleagues wrote in a postscript to an email: "His weak and tinny voice is being boosted by a full musical production behind him whilst the other contestants just sing on their own.
"Last Saturday (Take That week) the chorus completely took over and carried him through the song."
Why the hell do you become a target for abuse on the X factor if your voice, style or background is different from that bland, insipid, mainstream, ballad-loving, sickly sweet, over nice, pop chart ideal we are continually thrashed over the head with?
Diana's been caught up in a whirlwind of controversy this week after the Mirror revealed that the winner's song will be 'Hallelujah', the Leonard Cohen tune (covered by Jeff Buckley) she performed at boot camp (below).
Now it's not just the contestants or pundits who are throwing their toys out of the pram but fans who are getting on Diana's case.
Jeff Stoneman, from Somerset wrote on our letters page today: "I can see another John Sergeant fiasco on X Factor!
"Diana, the yodelling Barbie Doll, is pulling in a lot of votes and it can't be because of her singing skills.
"I don't care what Simon Cowell says, her weak little voice and strangulated vowels are beyond a joke!"
What do YOU think? Is Diana "a yodelling Barbie Doll"? And who should win the X Factor?
That Ruth Lorenzo - damnit - she's a smoking hot woman.
She's so unbridled, so very un-English that in the X Factor shaker she's becoming a fabulous and irresistible cocktail of anthem rock and romance language spirit. I can see a female Bon Jovi or Bryan Adams brewing. But that might just be her downfall. Is she a bit too 90s? All that smoke and windblown hair.. She'll be in soft focus next week and riding Meatloaf's motorbike.
Anyway, she's gotta be the underdog now. No? She's not pristine enough to be a frontrunner. Which is part of the reason I'm rooting for her.
She absolutely nailed that Take That tune:
X Factor arrived in my heart this weekend. Yes, it did. I'm fully excited now.
It's (nearly) all Diana's fault. I've spent my Sunday evening (after watching the repeat) searching the trampled recesses of my brain for who or what she's like. An indie film? Remember Thirteen a few years ago. An Alice in Wonderland character? Not trippy enough. Cyndi Lauper? Not quite ugly enough. Chloë Sevigny? Not morose enough. And she isn't jagged enough to be Gwen Stefani. Or Alanis for that matter. She looks like she should've been Kurt Cobain's girlfriend but she's way too gentle to be Courtney Love.
Someone said Britney. But she looks too rebel to be cheerleader. No, there's something a bit more Bjork about her.. I couldn't quite put my finger on it. Something that turns a serene Take That ballad like Patience into a piece of hungry performance art. A bit of unpredictable voice trickery that gets you in the places rock songs, not pop songs, do.
This week, thank God, she threw off that sappy, wussy, slightly wet persona that illness created and was becoming annoying. She got her mojo back and, that's it, I saw a Tori Amos-like sparkle. Oooo, yes, I'd like to see Diana do Cornflake Girl. It's just the right mix of femininity, quirkiness and fragile power to break the mainstream record on the X Factor player. It's about time a young, fresh, English version of Tori came out of this eccentric land.
What the hell are the stylists doing to Rachel? Each week they dress her up in something that makes her look as uncomfortable as she might at a Boyzone concert.
Will someone please stop them flicking her hair into that Stepford wife barnet and picking something from the latest middle-of-the-range line - of what looks like Next or Monsoon - for her to wear? It doesn't ring true for a 26-year-old.
Where is the attitude Rachel conveys, when the song choice (Mary J. Blige or Wino) suits the edginess of her voice, reflected in this middle-aged woman image?
Rachel in Simon's trousers on Saturday (Pic: Rex)
I disagree with Kevin, I'm a Cheryl fan.
She's so swoon-worthy that by simply adding 'babe' to the end of a put down she can innocently waltz out of auditions unscarred by dashed hopes, unafraid of getting a first class ticket to hell.
Through her shock at the talentless pool of deluded citizens bounding eagerly through the door we're seeing afresh the Frankenstein's monsters years of the X Factor has created.
Soon they're gonna get wise to the girl-next-door demeanour and she'll be forced to be outright mean. I can't wait for that moment.
But, better than this, it's the tension seeping from the Dannii Minogue corner as Cheryl gets huge dollops of Simon's flirtation that keeps me glued to the screen.
It is days like today I know why I love the X Factor so much.
Exactly why I got my mate to hang out the window of the middle-of-nowhere B&B we stayed at in Snowdonia on the launch weekend in a desperate bid to tune in the one TV in the joint.
And why I brushed off the vaguely disgusted looks from other guests that said: 'we don't need TV when we're having an 'at-one-with-nature weekend'. You know they all SkyPlused it.
Yes, it's the exposure of the X Factor Faker - that shameless liar who stuttered and wept and told the judges, and us, he just wanted to know his real mam and dad.
I forgave him being a word-repeating simpleton on Saturday night - in the throws of violins and rousing piano chords - because this was someone who'd been given up as a child, taken in by a loving foster family and then fought to prove he was worth something. It didn't matter he was a bit shaky on tuning and had poured the remnants of a frying pan into his hair – he had nice eyes and a great story.
But, low and behold, it's all turned out to be horrendous boll**ks that prove him not even worthy of a new haircut and the first class simpleton I'd initially sensed. Did he really expect no one to ever find out? Or is it a cynical ploy to sell a Freudian life story and a single?
On a day when images of the noble GB Olympic team getting off the plane are circulating under 'You've made us so proud' headlines we get the flipside – the emergence of the unsavoury depths to which a man will plunge to be famous.
Apparently 23-year-old Alan Turner was unsuccessful at two previous X Factor auditions before he cooked up the tall story about his abandon that made his real Dad, who spoke to him only a few weeks ago, choke on his cuppa when he saw his son on the box Saturday night. He says he called him to find out what the hell was going on, realised he'd changed his number and contacted the newspapers.
Alan's sob story was so seemingly heartfelt (this is what rejection does to a man) that it got a wink from Mr Hairdryer, Simon Cowell, and a motivational speech about how his foster parents had done a fabulous job.
Don't you love it when Cowell gets paternal? Makes me want to pull on one of those 'I Love Simon Cowell' skinny tees Cheryl got as a birthday present.


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In the following routine, 'OVERFLOW_DB' is a constant with the path of the database to store all the versions. After copying all the items from the original document, I've added two fields containing the original database path and the original UniqueId of the document. After saving the version document, the version number of the original is updated.
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Curried Cauliflower and Apple Soup with Cilantro Cream
Recipe courtesy of Daniel Boulud.
A rich soup with a gloriously distinct flavor, this is a meal in itself. The cilantro cream is a lovely touch.
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- 3 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter
- 2 medium onions, peeled and finely diced
- 4 teaspoon(s) Madras (hot) curry powder, divided
- Pinch of saffron
- 4 Golden Delicious apples
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) freshly ground white pepper
- Salt and additional pepper to taste
- 2.5 medium heads cauliflower, broken into small florets (about 14 cups)
- 2 fresh thyme sprigs
- 1 bay leaf
- 10 cup(s) unsalted chicken stock or lowsodium canned broth
- 2 cup(s) heavy cream
- 2 tablespoon(s) finely chopped cilantro leaves, plus more for garnish
- 18 medium shrimp, cooked, peeled, deveined, and halved (optional)
- Heat butter in large, heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add onions, 3 1/2 teaspoons curry powder, and saffron, stirring until onions start to soften, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Peel, core, and thinly slice 3 apples. Add apple slices, 1/2 teaspoon white pepper, and salt to taste and continue to cook, stirring, for 5 minutes.
- Add cauliflower, thyme, bay leaf, and chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 20 to 25 minutesskimming the surface regularly to remove any fat and foamuntil cauliflower is tender when pierced with a knife.
- Add 1 1/4 cups of cream and boil 2 minutes. Remove from heat; discard bay leaf and thyme sprigs.
- Transfer soup in batches to a blender or food processor, and puree until very smooth. For the smoothest consistency, strain the soup through a fine-mesh sieve. Taste, and adjust seasoning if necessary.
- Just before serving the soup, peel, core, and finely dice the remaining apple. Toss apple with remaining 1/2 teaspoon curry powder, and add salt and pepper to taste. Place in a small saucepan with 1 tablespoon water. Cover and cook over medium to low heat for 3 to 4 minutes, or until apple is tender.
- Whip remaining cream until soft peaks form. Season with salt and pepper to taste and fold in cilantro.
- Ladle soup into bowls. Top with a little of the diced-apple mixture, a spoonful of cilantro cream, several fresh cilantro leaves, and 2 to 3 shrimp halves, if desired.
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New language on the Gmail TOS page [gmail.google.com]:
"Copies of email" versus "copies of information" ... does one sound less threatening to you?
They also have a feedback request at the top of the TOS page that I must've missed before if it was there.
It's been there since the launch.
There have been two minor changes in Google's Gmail privacy policy [gmail.google.com]. While the changes themselves don't mean anything to those concerned about privacy issues with Gmail, they do suggest how Google plans to spin these two issues.
I. The "Residual Data" Issue
2004-03-31 language:
"Indeed, residual copies of email may remain on our systems, even after you have deleted them from your mailbox or after the termination of your account."
2004-04-08 language:
"Because we keep back-up copies of data for the purposes of recovery from errors or system failure, residual copies of email may remain on our systems for some time, even after you have deleted messages from your mailbox or after the termination of your account."
My comment: This is intended to defuse the fact that they have no data retention policy. These are the key issues that Google has not addressed: 1) Why don't they have a data retention policy? 2) Even if data is retained for backup purposes, and system maintenance is not designed or engineered toward systematic deletions, Google should have the capacity to insert a permanent flag on all email deleted by a user, or all email on a user's account if that user has terminated the account, so that any attempt to retrieve or recover any of that "deleted" data by any person or software at Google, is intercepted and denied.
If Google guarantees that they are doing this, then it is acceptable to have clusters on hard disks that are too much trouble to erase or overwrite, because these clusters would be inaccessible to anyone and everyone. This would also allow Google to honestly tell government officials, if they approach Google with a subpoena for "deleted" data, that such data cannot be produced. (It is a felony to lie to the FBI.) This would be a reasonable approach toward residual backup data. I believe that Google fully intends to keep this residual data accessible, because they have plans for it.
The Google File System (GFS), or whatever system is employed for Gmail, should be modified to include such a permanent "delete" flag if it does not already have this capacity. The issue isn't whether residual data remains; the issue is whether residual data is accessible.
II. The Cookie Issue
In the 2004-04-08 language, these two sentences were added under the cookie section:
"Google may share cookie information among its other services for the purpose of providing you a better experience. For example, you may use your Gmail account to access other Google services such as Google Groups or Google Answers."
My comment: It made Google look bad when GoogleWatch pointed out that by offering your email to Google in order to get Gmail update information, your main Google cookie and the long history behind it became personally identifiable.
After just one week, "hundreds of thousands" had entered their email on this form, according to Wayne Rosing, Google engineering VP. Based on the fact that Hotmail and Yahoo mail have tens of millions of sign-ups each, and Google offers much more disk capacity, it's safe to say that the number will be in the millions within a month.
This is an attempt by Google to soft-pedal the issue. The only thing that will satisfy me with respect to Google's cookie at this point, is for Google to delete the unique ID in the cookie that is issued for using the main search engine, and start replacing all of the cookies that already have a unique ID. The unique ID in this cookie is implicitly justified by Google as necessary for setting user preferences, but this is not true. They don't need a unique ID in their main search engine cookie to store preferences.
Google can have a second cookie with a unique ID in it for sign-on services such as Google Groups or Google Answers, and this can be issued after the subscriber is asked if they wish to rely on such a cookie, rather than log in each time to the special service. Again, Google is ducking the central issue.
For example, a common technique by intelligence agencies is that they can take data off of hard drives even after it was so called deleted.
I bet I could sue Yahoo or Hotmail for not disclosing this.
Anyways, you'd think that if Google was struggling with this than Yahoo/Hotmail must be. Otherwise the techies are running a little too loose and wild around Googleplex and the business managers have to step in.
Scarecrow, you've said this a couple of times in different places, and I have to say, it's just not true.
If the data exists, then someone with sufficient knowledge can get it, no matter what the application software does or what little bits have been turned on indicating that the data is supposedly deleted.
This applies to data in your filesystem, and even to files that have been deleted but whose blocks are still floating free and unrecycled in the filesystem.
To take your position to the logical conclusion, imagine what Google would have to say: "We immediately mark your email 'deleted' when you delete it and our software is not supposed to subsequently read it. But it still sits around on our computers. We promise not to write software to read it. And we'll watch our systems programmer to make sure they don't sneak in and look at it. Once the files themselves are deleted we've asked that none of our employees use the readily availible Unix tools that recover the content of freed disk blocks. And if a disk goes bad that has your data on it we'll ask that the people that get it don't recover your email off it using disk recovery tools."
Would that make you feel any better? It's really no different than what they've already said: when you delete something there are residual copies left around for an inderminate length of time.
Perhaps Google and other Web email vendors should be more clear about exactly how long the intend to keep intential copies of email around after a user has deleted it, but the policy that Google has stated so far is clearly just trying to inform people of the reality of this issue of copies of the data lurking around longer than most people would expect. Otherwise they would not have used the word "residual".
Absolutely, it would totally solve the problem for me. This is not a technical issue; it's a corporate policy issue. Only a geek would see it as a purely technical issue.
Corporate sanctions such as immediate dismissal of any employee for accessing, or writing software to access, any deleted data after the retention period, is simply a matter of a memo sent out to all employees from the CEO. When I see this happen at Google, coupled with a reasonable retention period, I'll be happy.
Here's the crux of the issue: I believe that Google is exploiting the word "residual" to disguise the fact that they fully intend to allow deleted emails to be accessible in-house for an indefinite period, for their own corporate purposes.
Uh, the language is there just to address a technical issue: the data doesn't vanish up in smoke when you hit delete. It's a good thing us geeks are around or people like you would still be talking with tin cans and string, and probably complaining that people were listening in on your calls and telling others they needed "access policies" for how long to remember their conversations.
If you want Google to add something to address their retention policy you can ask them to, but it should be completely seperate from the issue of residual data remaining in the system. But maybe you should start with Hotmail and their 100M users if you think this is so important.
Do you think that other web email services with similar langauge are also trying to sneakily keep your email around to use for something nefarious? Have you been badgering them about their policies?
>Corporate sanctions such as immediate dismissal >of any employee for accessing, or writing >software to access, any deleted data after >the retention period
It's not that simple. What if a bug causes something to be marked deleted in error? What if a legal request to retrieve it is received? What if an employee is retrieving their own deleted email? What if a user requests retrieval of an important deleted email after the retention period? What if a process to retrieve non-deleted email from a backup also brings back copies of deleted email? In at least one of those cases the company would be on the receiving end of an unpleasantly large lawsuit for terminating the employee. In the others they might be doing the wrong thing for stupid bureaucratic reasons.
If you don't trust Google to handle your data in ways acceptable to you, I suggest you not use Gmail. My personal feeling is you should never write anything in email that you don't want every person you know to see, and I'm not worried about these issues at all.
>Here's the crux of the issue: I believe that >Google is exploiting the word "residual" to >disguise the fact that they fully intend to allow >deleted emails to be accessible in-house for an >indefinite period, for their own corporate purposes.
Do you have any evidence or logic that someone that didn't already believe your somewhat paranoid thesis would find convincing?
Privacy is almost exclusively a matter of policy. Can you explain how changing a privacy policy possibly can't "mean anything" to people concerned about privacy issues?
Even if data is retained for backup purposes, and system maintenance is not designed or engineered toward systematic deletions, Google should have the capacity to insert a permanent flag on all email deleted by a user, or all email on a user's account if that user has terminated the account, so that any attempt to retrieve or recover any of that "deleted" data by any person or software at Google, is intercepted and denied.
As long as the data exists, there is no way to prevent "any person or software at Google" from accessing it, other than by policy. Adding a "deleted" flag doesn't make anything inaccessible to someone with access to the hardware. What you're asking for wouldn't solve any of the problems you apparently want it to solve.
I believe that Google fully intends to keep this residual data accessible, because they have plans for it.
You're accusing Google of lying to you without even a shred of evidence to support your accusation. The clarified policy clearly states their intentions, and it makes perfect sense to anyone understanding the technical issues. If you don't want to believe them, then that's your choice, but please don't blame *them* for your distrust.
The Google File System (GFS), or whatever system is employed for Gmail, should be modified to include such a permanent "delete" flag if it does not already have this capacity.
Backups of any non-trivial scale are typically stored on tapes. So you want them to rewind and modify potentially hundreds of tapes any time someone happens to cancel their Gmail account?
Based on the fact that Hotmail and Yahoo mail have tens of millions of sign-ups each,
Did you verify beyond reasonable doubt that Hotmail and Yahoo *don't* merge your e-mail identification with your search history? They have exactly the same possibilities, and they had them for many years without anyone complaining about it.
I wonder if Yahoo and Hotmail are lying about this - they really do have copies wandering around on their systems.
With respect to data backups, yes: Hotmail and Yahoo "lie by omission". Any person with the technical understanding can almost garantee that "residual information" about your e-mail will remain on their systems even after you deleted your account. I've said it a few times already: The only difference between them and Google in this point is that Google is honest about what happens.
Anyways, you'd think that if Google was struggling with this than Yahoo/Hotmail must be.
Google isn't struggling with this. Some self acclaimed privacy activists are misrepresenting the basic facts.
>>Would that make you feel any better?
The version Phleem suggested doesn't add any real information to what Google's version already says. It just spells out a few side issues that any sane person would imply anyway. In fact, I'd expect that pointing out the technical possibilities to circumvent the existing privacy policy would scare even more people.
This is one of the most bizarre "tempest in a teapot" series of discussions I have participated in on webmasterworld for a very long time. It's fascinating what kind of unfounded paranoia misguided press coverage can induce in people...
As part of providing a reliable service for users, Google keeps multiple backup copies of messages so that we can recover them in case of errors or system failure. Even if a message has been deleted or an account is no longer active, messages may remain on our backup systems for some period of time. This is standard practice in the email industry, which Gmail and other major webmail services follow. However, Google will make reasonable efforts to remove all deleted information from our systems as quickly as is practical.
"My personal feeling is you should never write anything in email that you don't want every person you know to see, and I'm not worried about these issues at all."
Phleem I presume you might accept that your view does not *have* to be taken as the law by everyone else in the world because others have rather different views.
Electronic and data protection legislation written to protect our privacy quite correctly take a very different line to that in both the UK and USA.
Sure this is my personal opinion. But note that it isn't a matter of law that makes me feel this way, but of practicality: if you send email to someone there are many copies of that message made, and because there's no way to be sure where or when one of those copies will pop up, I don't say things in email that I don't want widely spread. My advice to others is to do the same, but people are free to do as they please.
>Electronic and data protection legislation >written to protect our privacy quite correctly >take a very different line to that in both the >UK and USA.
I'm curious about the statutes you refer to here. Can you give a pointer?
I'd also note Gmail doesn't appear to violate UK privacy laws:
A spokeswoman for the UK Information Commissioner's Office said: "As long as it's transparent to people when they sign up that Google is monitoring their email usage and passing that information on for marketing purposes, then they probably wouldn't be breaking any legislation. Until Gmail's up and running, though, we can't be certain."
Since Google doesn't actually even "pass on" the information distilled out of the email to anyone, (it uses it briefly to choose ads, then discards it), it seems likely that this preliminary opinion is probably correct.
You wrote "I'm curious about the statutes you refer to here. Can you give a pointer?"
I mentioned some of them in my message in this thread. [webmasterworld.com...]
You also say that "I'd also note Gmail doesn't appear to violate UK privacy laws: "
and go on to quote a UK Information Commissioner's Office spokesperson.
Well its perhaps down to interpretation and the lack of specific details from Google but I do think our privacy is being significantly invaded by the proposed Gmail service in its current form and at the moment the service, the terms and conditions and other legal papers surrounding it are in my opinion inadequate safeguards.
Google has not stated whether as an advertiser I will be able to target Gmail users in recipt of specific emails or if for some reason this will be impossible.
I am also not completely clear as to what adverts are permitted or are likely to be permitted to users in this Gmail private space into which I will not be able to see any abuses occurring.
I made a post (which is now - but may well move again) on post 7 of this thread [webmasterworld.com...]
Where I suggest that this service may allow commercial firms to target all the recipients of a person's or organisation's email in effect allowing them to gain access to all these people with whom that person or organisation corresponds, for whatever reason personal or commercial.
Google with Gmail as it stands is *not* saying we will give you the identities of all this companies email which has found its way into our system,
rather it *is* saying we can find them for you and deliver your message to them.
This is simple logic based on adverts targetted at specific contents of email arriving wittingly or unwittingly into the as presently proposed Gmail service.
While that is not "precisely" the same as selling a list of all the people with whom a person or organisation communicates by email, which would under uk privacy laws I think be illegal, it could be very close to that in its effect.
And if for the sake of argument advertisers were permitted to offer something like "$100 reward for registering" in an advert which appeared to all the recipients of a companies commercial email, then Google will in some market sectors have effectively sold access to the customer lists of one company to its competitors without the sending email's company ever having expressed any consent to the terms of the Gmail service as proposed at this time.
If someone did this now, to against a companies consent obtain by scanning by humans or machines a list of the recipients of all their communication and sold it .. at the moment I am pretty certain that this would breach privacy laws both here in the UK and in the USA.
What Google seem to me to be proposing with Gmail in its current form is on its way toward this situation which would be unacceptable.
For me debate about deletions and backup copies and the suchlike is distraction from the issues where this aspect of privacy I mention above is concerned.
However, other European national regulators are less trusting. PI intends lodging complaints on Monday with authorities in the Netherlands, France, Germany (federal and states), Portugal, Sweden, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Czech Republic, Belgium, Ireland, Austria and Greece, along with the European Commission.
I cannot find this language on the FAQ, the privacy policy, or the terms-of-use. Please give a URL.
This is the only line that's a little bit new.
This will not satisfy privacy advocates, assuming it even makes it formally into the privacy policy. "Reasonable efforts" gives no assurance that anything at all will be done, as all Google has to do is tell the judge that any such efforts would have been "unreasonable" if they get sued by a former account holder.
Google is resisting pressure to make any sort of corporate policy commitment on the issue of deleted email. They are resisting it so strongly that it's becoming suspicious all by itself.
Yes, there are some retention periods involved with deleted mail at other email services. But I believe that they are minimal, and that other services have little interest in retaining deleted email.
Privacy advocates are very interested in such policies at all ISPs and email services. However, since Google is offering 1 gigabyte and others typically offer 4 megs, this means that it is many times more important what Google's policy is with respect to deleted email. That's because the average closed account will have much more content associated with it than closed accounts on other email services.
This is why privacy advocates are interested in clarifying the situation with deleted mail at Google. If they cannot get Google to offer assurances about deleted email when the problem is 1 gigabyte large, then they have no hope of success anywhere else.
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Peta Mullens' 2006 Diary In a bid to gain selection for the Australian Junior World Road Championships squad, Peta Mullens, Tess Downing and Lisa Friend rode one of the nominated selection races, the Tour of Canberra. The three are Under 19 and were racing against their own age category and also against Elite women such as Kate Nichols, Emma Mackie and Kate Mercer. Tour of Canberra Friday 21st April - Sunday 23rd April Tuesday 18th April Today consisted of a 5 hour drive from Bright to Canberra with a few of the VIS boys after a successful annual Easter training camp, where we were all hoping to find some very late but needed form. Imagine a lot of food, a lot of energy, and a lot of athletes jumping around in the back of a van. Consider it a road trip! We arrived at Canberra at dinner, and the day was mild, indicating some hopeful good weather for the days to follow. Wednesday 19th April And we were blessed!! While heading out to run over the time trial course we were due to race on the Friday, I was wishing I had applied sunscreen, the day turned out to be beautiful. A different course to the previous years had us curious as to whether a time trial bike was needed with the hills throughout the course. We headed home satisfied, trying so desperately not to get lost on the way back to our accommodation as we had on the way there. We dropped through the city for a brew stop and then, only 3kms from home, disaster struck. Well not quite disaster but a small accident. One of my fellow VIS members hit a cat eye taking himself and another two of us down with him. Scarred, bruised, and slightly disappointed, we were all able to ride home but spirits were low. Thursday 20th April Getting closer to the day of racing and we decided to clean and prepare our bikes for the final time. Those of us who had decided to ride time trial bikes took them out for a final test. The strongest wind I've ever faced forced me to turn back early to save the legs for the following day. After our crash the day before we all sat 5metres off the wheel, sceptical about our chances for another crash. In the end it wasn't our skill, but a Canberra bus driver who decided to give us a final scare. We were lucky to stay upright after he decided to throw a hook at us in the bike lane!! And they say females are bad drivers... Friday 21st April - Time Trial 15kms Today was the first day of racing, and thanks to a late afternoon start we were able to have a deserved sleep in. With many familiar faces there was little concentration dedicated to the race, but rather the many friends I hadn't seen for months. I'd had little preparation for today's stage and it showed in my performance. The course was to my liking but I was slightly disappointed in my efforts after the stage, I finished with a somewhat average time. The outstanding performer on the day was 16 year old Josie Tomic from Western Australia, placing third in the elite women's category and winning the U19 category. An inspiring ride by Victorian Tess Downing saw her finish 11th, struggling to fight bronchitis and on antibiotics, she was forced to withdraw from the tour after the first Road Race. I finished 16th in the time trial, a result I was determined to improve upon. Time Trial The results include the Top 3 elite women, the Top 3 U19 and then Peta, Tess and Lisa's results 1 Kate Mercer EliteW 18:08.61 2 Vicki Eustace EliteW 18:15.10 3 Josephine Tomic U19W 1st 18:17.42 4 Liz Young EliteW 18:24.20 10 Grace Sulzberger U19W 2nd 18:48.34 11 Tess Downing U19W 3rd 18:48.94 16 Peta Mullens U19W 6th 18:56.03 23 Lisa Friend U19W 8th 19:18.62 Saturday 22nd April - Road Race #1 75kms I woke up very nervous today, I couldn't even feel my fingers or toes. But that was due to the 0'C degrees it was outside, not the nerves!! Racing in a combined A grade/U19 females field we were due for a double stage today, which is very rare in female cycling. We began the day with a 75km road race, containing 4 QOM's (Queen of the Mountains, climber's competition). The race got off to a slow start but I was in belief everyone was still trying to warm up. The course consisted of some hard hills, and two loops, yet the field was able to regroup after the first lap. Kate Mercer seemed to be dominating the QOM's and was in total control of the race with the help received from her Queensland team mates. Over the top of the third QOM there was a break of 14 girls who gained a lead on the remainder of the field, the break containing all of the main GC riders. It seemed they would stay away but lack of commitment to the break saw it all together before the final QOM. It was here that the field splintered and I managed to get myself into the lead group of 11 (containing just 3 U19 women) who stayed away until the finish, gaining a 43second advantage on the chasing bunch. An attack into the final corner saw a long and uphill sprint to the finish. I lead it out early and thought I looked like winning the race before getting rolled on the line by two of the elite women, still managing to take out the U19 category. Gaining a 5second time bonus placed me just 2seconds off the U19W leaders jersey. Road Race 1 - 75kms 1 Kate Nichols EliteW 2:13:53 2 Josie Loane EliteW s.t 3 Peta Mullens U19W 1st s.t 4 Carly Hibberd EliteW s.t 5 Grace Sulzberger U19W 2nd s.t 8 Tiffany Cromwell U19W 3rd s.t 17 Lisa Friend U19W 6th +43sec 37 Tess Downing U19W 11th +9:36min Saturday 22nd April - Road Race #2 38kms The afternoon stage proved to have some of us complaining by the time we reached the start line, although we couldn't complain about how the day had turned out, it had warmed and wind was scarce. Kate Mercer was still leading the Elite Women General Classification after the first road stage, while Josephine Tomic had now lost the U19W jersey to Grace Sulzberger of Tasmania. It was a tight competition that meant every time bonus on the road was valuable. The race was somewhat more sedative than the morning stage, with no real attacks going off the front. The pace was on up the two QOM's and it was at the first that the filed split which saw 19 of the remaining 39 girls off the front. It became a tactical game after the passing of the second QOM, preparing for the decent into the finish. Unprepared for the bunch kick I made a late attempt to move through the bunch and came through the corner a long way back but with plenty of speed. Kate Nichols won by half a bike length and I was lucky to pick up third, along with another 5second time bonus that now put me in the U19W leaders jersey by just 2seconds. In the elite women, Kate Nichols, now within 10seconds of the jersey, was threatening Kate Mercers' once infeasible lead. Road Race 2 - 38kms 1 Kate Nichols EliteW 1:19:29 2 Emma Mackie EliteW s.t 3 Peta Mullens U19W 1st s.t 4 Alicia Evans EliteW s.t 6 Emma Sonerson U19W 2nd s.t 7 Grace Sulzberger U19W 3rd s.t 9 Lisa Friend U19W 4th s.t Sunday 23rd April - Road Race #3 86kms Another early morning, an increase in temperature, and the final stage of the tour, forced me to drag myself out of bed for the final time. Our longest stage was to be the most eventful, with many girls trying their luck off the front on our out and back course, with just the one QOM less than 20kms into the race. Probably the most intense climb for the entire tour saw just 6 girls over the top together, including myself and Lisa Friend. But after just a few hundred metres of decent the field was once again together. A few unsuccessful attacks were launched by individual riders before the turn around came, especially from Kate Mercers team mates. Any non-Queenslander trying to escape was quickly bought back to the bunch. It was only 42kms into the race, when Mercer sent one of her girls off the front, that a break away win looked promising. Establishing an early 2minute lead on the bunch, Kate Nichols was forced to chase as her second place was being threatened. At 75kms we had sight of the break and once again it was inevitable that a bunch sprint would determine the winner. The last few kilometres were messy and I was content to sit back in the pack and roll to the line, confident that the yellow jersey was mine. For the elite women, the race was not yet over. Nichols, just 6seconds down on Mercer for GC contention, was forced to finish two places ahead of Mercer in the top 3 for time bonuses that would give her the yellow jersey. It looked from a distance that Nichols was going to do just that, as she had done so convincingly in the previous two stages. But a late charge from Emma Mackie saw her take the win for the Queensland girls, retaining the yellow jersey for Mercer. 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