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Are you a Stravasshole?
Submitted by Kris Thompson on
Stravasshole : an individual Strava-ing at the expense of common courtesy.
Strava is fun and I like to go "Strava-ing on the weekends". For those unfamilier with this term, Strava is a the ability to track your rides with GPS AND (most importantly) compete not in real-time with other riders of the road or trail for the fastest time. There are other products that provide rich GPS ride tracking like Ride with GPS and MapMyRide is getting into KOM's as well but Strava isn't about it's GPS technical excellence it's all about public display of winning. But like any disruptive technology that hits the market like Facebook, Twitter or camera phones, bad uses arise and with Strava these people are called Stravassholes.
Recently on MTBR Forums a Post about Stravassholes was made
So over the last year or so the rides tracked on Strava here in the FR have blown thru the roof, especially in the Golden area. the lookout road climb had always been a biggie but now there are tons of UH and DH segments on dirt all over Chimney, WR, NTM, STM, etc. Initially I was hooked, I was riding better when I knew I was on the clock. Since however, realized its clearly a double edge sword. Was ascending last week, some ***** comes whipping around, saw me and shouted "STRAVA! coming thru"...didn't bother to yield and blew by. not a huge deal, wide section of the trail, but got me wondering what the FR will be like when the entire FR is full of Stravons killling each other for the KOM. oh well.
- Choosing a Strava Segment due to favorable winds
- Stravaing while in a pack, no, this is a solo thing
- Descending in a bubble and yelling "Strava"
- Posting your Strava account link on your resume
- Add your ways in the comments below
Are we becoming Stravassholes with this new technology?
I posted this question to Facebook recently and got some interesting feedback, as one person said, Assholes are Assholes, Strava just gave them a platform to amplify it.
But I like Strava as it allows us to do something not so easily done before and to use it in innovative ways like create a race without ever having a race or easily see how my climbing or descending compares to my peers or just for myself and how I perform on my weekly personal hard ride day. With tools like Strava one could create a entire race series for a Summer and never have to get a permit, have insurance or get it sanctioned, how cool would that be?! It can also be very disheartening at times like when I blew a personal record on NCAR last week only to find out that put in me 39th place (I'm not even going to try to beat the downhill segment).
If you haven't tried Strava or any of the Strava like products (Ride with GPS, MapMyRide, or MyTracks (Google)) than be cautious, it can be addictive and if you have any bit of asshole in you then it will get amplified and your inner Stravasshole will come out.
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Strava, like all social
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Strava, like all social media, is simply a place for faceless competition...insofar as nobody has to 'compete' in real time, so it makes it that much easier to post ride data in hopes of looking faster, stronger, and well, superior to everyone else who rode the same segment.
I remember when Strava was first released, I thought it was a great concept, mostly because of the site design. I had previously used mapmyride and it's just poorly designed and not user friendly...pretty janky to say the least. I never uploaded rides on Strava but I thought it was a great place to find rides that you otherwise wouldn't know exist.
Now that it has become a networking site of sorts, people are taking it to an extreme (like anything that has to do with competition). I'm sorry, but if you want to prove your worth on a bicycle, go race. We live in Boulder/Denver, there are at least 4 mtb/road races a week that are friendly and fun.
I just don't think there needs to be another faceless, negative motive when it comes to cycling. A lot of us look bad enough already, purely because of attitude. If you're editing your ride data, riding purely for Strava "achievements", and most certainly not least, putting others in danger in the name of a stupid internet game, then you have some serious introspection to do.
Oh, and one last thing, Strava's "measure of power" when you're not using a power meter or powertap is laughable. The inaccuracy is amazing, I've compared ride data taken from my phone on strava vs. my powertap, and it really is so off course. Just something to be taken into mind...
Let's just keep it fun. That's what riding bikes is all about anyway. And there's nothing wrong with healthy, fun competition. Just don't make an ass out of yourself. :)
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Stravasshole. The origin of the word.
Submitted by Jeff Wu (not verified) on
Just so y'all know . . .
The term Stravasshole was first coined by my buddy and Alchemist team member, Dan Busse. It first appeared in the Team Alchemist blog. http://blog.teamalchemist.com/2012/05/26/stravassholing/
It may be the greatest thing Dan's ever done or thought of, so I had to give credit where credit is due.
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Strava Lawsuit
Submitted by David on
Two years ago, William "Kim" Flint was killed on his bicycle as he allegedly tried to beat a Strava speed record. This morning, his survivors say they plan to file a negligence lawsuit against San Francisco-based Strava, claiming Strava are responsible for ensuring the crowd-sourced routes are safe.
Points: 10
Sue the gunmakers for gun
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Sue the gunmakers for gun violence!!! Sue the knife maker because it is in your ass when you left that on your couch!!! Good luck!!!
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All of you who cry like
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
All of you who cry like babies about other peoples Strava rides should just go race a sanctioned event then you will know how weak you really are... oh wait, what about all those blood dopers...damn you just can't win.... maybe its time to just take a long walk off a short pier
- you know you're a Stravaashole when all you can do is cry like a baby about everyone's "FAKE" times
get a life
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Stravasshole Catching on?
Submitted by David on
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That's fantastic. Made my
Submitted by Crankymommy (not verified) on
That's fantastic. Made my morning.
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I have never seen a
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
I have never seen a stravassholes in the wasatch front. Perhaps this is a regional phenomena? I kind of agree that assholes are assholes, and they'll remain so with or without strava. I know in my neck the woods/circle of friends strava can be a great training tool without the extreme competitiveness. I wish people would stop bad-mouthing strava since the majority of us can appropriately use the website concept.
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It's not Strava or Strava like products people make fun of
Submitted by Kris Thompson on
It's not Strava or Strava like products people make fun of, it is the Stravasholes. I too love Strava and Google's MyTracks and use it more and more.
I think we find it more humorous that these creatures called Stravassholes exists!
Points: 3
In Utah too?
Submitted by David on
From the Fatcyclist.com (http://www.fatcyclist.com/2012/06/27/a-day-in-the-life-of-the-hammer/)
My job during The Hammer's QOM attempt was to stay about fifty feet or so ahead of her, where I served dual purposes:
Be a rabbit she can chase
Clear the path of slower riders by saying in a cheerful, loud voice as I approached them, "How's it going?" This technique results in an almost 100% pull-over rate without me ever having to ask people to pull over to let us by.
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So I was using the computer an hour ago, and my 9-year-old brother's screaming at my mom because he doesn't want to do his homework. Apparently, he's got a project due and he waited to the last minute (I think that runs in the family), but he'd much rather play Star Fox Assault on the Gamecube. His excuse is that he "only has an hour of freetime after school," which is a load of bullshit because he's home from 3:15 to 7, swims from 7 to 8, and then is free again from 8 to 10 or 11. Apparently, playing with his friends doesn't count as freetime, but whatever.
After my mother hurled a bunch of empty threats at him (my mother will always tell him he can't do such and such because he misbehaved, and then "forgets" about the punishment a few hours later) he finally came downstairs, albeit grudgingly, to do his homework.
From their discussion, I collected that my brother is doing a project on meerkats. Eventually he came into the computer room and told me that he needed to use the computer for his project. I got off but told him not to exit out of the programs I've got running on the computer. My brother immediately began to shout at me, complaining that if he has more than four windows open, the computer will freeze, because apparently my AIM list, a blank Word document, and two Internet Explorer windows is very stressful for the computer. We got into a mini argument because he didn't like how I told him that he knows nothing about computers if he thinks that it's going to freeze. Eventually I wandered off, and then I was called back by my mother to type up his project and help him search for pictures of meerkats on the internet.
First of all, why doesn't this kid know how to type? I knew how to type in fourth-grade. In fourth grade, they teach you how to type, yet he continues to make other people type up his things because he's lazy. And second, why am I the one doing this? It's not my project. Third, why does he not know how to use the internet proficiently? He doesn't know how to type in a web address. Hmm, let's see, I knew that by what, second grade? He also apparently does not know how to copy pictures into word, or change the color of the font, or center his text. I'm confused here. I thought kids were supposed to be getting more technologically advanced.
Maybe the reason for this is laziness. For instance, my brother still does not know how to tie his shoes. This is not a fine motor problem or something that's out of his control. It's very simple, really. He has had slip-on shoes all his life, and when offered sneakers, he rejects them because he says he doesn't want to go through the hassle of learning how to tie his shoes. I knew this by kindergarten. Another thing is he doesn't know how to cut up his own food. When offered lessons on how to do it, he complains that it's easier for my parents to do it for him. My parents, of course, cater to him and cut his food for him, and therefore he never learns.
Come to think of it, it probably is laziness. Tch tch tch.

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- Date submitted: 1 Nov 2011
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Full SubmissionThe Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Submission to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +20) This submission is made on behalf of the fourteen Member States of the Caribbean Community that a members of the United Nations namely Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. Introduction The unique and particular vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have been acknowledged by the international community since the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro (1992). The adoption by the international community in 1994 of the Barbados Declaration and the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States was seen as the first example of a global partnership in which developed and developing countries undertook to work together in support of Small Island Developing States? development strategies, while working to ensure the protection of the fragile environment of those States. That commitment to a global partnership in support of the sustainable development of Small Island Developing States was strongly reaffirmed during the Twenty-Second Special Session of the General Assembly, which was held in 1999 to review the implementation of the Programme of Action, and was reiterated during the World Summit on Sustainable Development, held in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2002. In recognizing that Small Island Developing States are a special case both for environment and development, the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, in its chapter VII called for action at all levels to accelerate the national and regional implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action, inter alia, with adequate financial resources, assistance for capacity-building and through the transfer of environmentally sound technologies. In addition to those cross-sectoral imperatives, the JPOI reiterated the need for continued attention to priority areas identified by Small Island Developing States as crucial to their sustainable development process, including support for the finalization and early operationalization of economic, social and environmental vulnerability indices; support for efforts aimed at poverty eradication; the further implementation of sustainable fisheries management; the development of programmes on marine and coastal biodiversity and fresh water; assistance in dealing with climate change and natural disasters; support for the promotion of efficient use of energy, including indigenous and renewable energy sources; strengthening health-care services; and the need to ensure that, in the elaboration of the World Trade Organization work programme on trade in small economies, due account was taken of Small Island Developing States, which have severe structural handicaps in integrating into the global economy, within the context of the Doha agenda. 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Reaffirm that SIDS remain a special case for sustainable development and that they continue to face unique and increasing challenges, sometimes over and above those faced by other developing countries, given their small size, exposure to external shocks, remoteness, limited resources base, among other inherent vulnerability. The vulnerability of SIDS has worsened over the last two decades, primarily because of higher exposure to external shocks including increasing adverse impacts of climate change and more frequent and intense natural disasters as well as the fuel, food, and financial crises ? events of truly global character - combined with lower coping capacity as well as inadequate international support. ? Agree to convene the 3rd Global Conference on SIDS (Barbados+20) in 2014 to review progress in the implementation of the BPOA and MSI. ? Urge the international community to honour all commitments related to SIDS including those contained in Agenda 21, BPOA, JPOI and the MSI and to adopt and implement policies to address the special needs of SIDS and support their sustainable development. This commitment will entail a more coherent, coordinated and collaborative approach to the sustainable development of SIDS, through inter alia: o The provision of new, additional and adequate financial resources, o Simplified and prioritized access for SIDS to new and existing funds and financial mechanisms o Active support to regional and inter-regional cooperation among SIDS, such as the Caribbean Single Market and Economy, the Caribbean Development Fund, the Caribbean Sea Commission, the SIDS University Consortium and the SIDS Dock Initiative o Appropriate harnessing of the potential for foreign direct investment and enhancing FDI flows to SIDS o Taking into account the specific circumstances of each SIDS when assessing the perspective of long-term debt sustainability o Facilitating SIDS access to appropriate technology o Providing technical assistance and access to technologies that helps resilience building in order to address the growing vulnerability (economic, environmental, social) of SIDS o Enhancing the delivery of coordinated, effective and targeted trade related technical assistance and capacity building programmes, including taking advantage of existing and future market access opportunities, and examining the relationship between trade, environment and development. o Extending existing trade preferences for SIDS, as well as compensatory mechanisms to offset impacts of trade preferences erosion o The provision of assistance to address the special competition constraints of SIDS, due to their very small markets. o The provision of financial and technical support for enhanced national, regional and SIDS-SIDS cooperation for research and technological development on SIDS appropriate renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies o Supporting the development and implementation of national climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, programmes and projects in SIDS, as well as to facilitate regional and inter-regional cooperation in SIDS. o Supporting the development and strengthening of of national and regional information and statistical systems in SIDS as a means to overcome the challenges related to the collection, analysis and publication of basic information for decision-making especially as it relates to the environmental pillar. There is a need to revisit, strengthen and utilize SIDSNET in supporting the establishment and production of national sustainable development indicator programmes. The work carried out by UNDESA on indicators of sustainable development needs to be revitalized with the intention of implementing at national and regional levels, through alignment and mainstreaming via UN Statistical Division. Green Economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication Several Member States of CARICOM have developed or, are in the process of developing sectoral policies, sustainable development strategies, strategic and medium term planning programmes and natural resource management frameworks that serve as the basis for a greener, low-carbon economic transition that at the same time addresses the issue of poverty eradication and the broader goal of sustainable development. These include the Barbados Green Economy Strategy, the Dominica Organic Isles Initiative and the Guyana Low Carbon Development Strategy, and the new low carbon strategy announced by Trinidad and Tobago which aims at transforming the existing consumption -based economic growth through the efficient use of resources, minimising pollution through use of environment -friendly technologies and generally supporting green industry. Individual member countries have and are interpreting the green economy concept according to their individual sustainable development priorities and national economic and social conditions. CARICOM is of the view that the development and implementation of the green economy in our region must be as consistent with our current sustainable development priorities as contained in Agenda 21, the JPOI, Barbados Programme of Action and the Mauritius Strategy of Implementation, as well as the legal framework governing our Community, namely the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. CARICOM believes that the outcome at Rio +20 must address fundamental sustainable development challenges crucial to achieving a green economy including those related to: ? Agriculture and food security ? Natural Resources Management including fisheries management and oceans governance ? Water resources management ? Energy including renewable energy and energy efficiency ? Climate change and sea level rise ? Sustainable Consumption and Production including adopt a 10year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production based on the text adopted at CSD19 ? Biodiversity ? sustainable land management ? Waste management and chemicals management ? Provision of the means of Implementation ? Finance, technology transfer and capacity building In addition CARICOM believes that the following must be taken into account in the Rio+20 discussions on the Green Economy: o The Green Economy must reflect the Principles of Sustainable Development enshrined in the Rio Declaration, particularly Principle 6 . o The pursuit of sustainable development and the green economy applies to all countries. o Ensuring an enabling environment at the international level must be central to the international discourse on the Green Economy. In this context, clear commitments related to the provision of financing, capacity building and technology transfer must be given and met by developed countries to ensure implementation by developing countries. o The Green Economy should be defined and applied by each country based on its specific circumstances, especially in the context of whether it is a paradigm, a tool or an alternative path to sustainable development. o The risks, challenges, and opportunities, presented by the Green Economy must be careful studied in the SIDS context given the narrow margin for error in development planning in SIDS. In this connection, for SIDS, cost-benefit analyses to ascertain the transition costs (e.g for the energy sector and tourism sector) versus the costs of doing business as usual, should be undertaken. o Green economy initiatives should not be used as green protectionism o Stakeholder buy-in will be critical in advancing the Green Economy o The Green Economy should not become a market driven concept that only benefits developed countries Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development In context of the Rio+20 outcomes under the theme of institutional framework for sustainable development, CARICOM believes that form should follow function. Rio +20 discussions and decisions on strengthening the institutional framework for sustainable development must seek to ensure: o Greater coherence and coordination among all stakeholders and governments in the promotion of sustainable development at the national, regional and international levels. Reforming existing institutions or creating new institutions at the international level will be meaningless in the absence of enhanced national and regional coordination. o The voice of small developing states at the international level is not be diminished. CARICOM will not support proposals related to IFSD which seek to create G20 style groupings of developed countries plus emerging economies, often excluding small states who have a vested interest in the global sustainable development agenda given their vulnerability to external environmental and economic events. o Issues related to addressing the special case and situation of SIDS through monitoring the implementation of the BPOA and MSI must remain high on the global sustainable development agenda including through strengthening existing inter-governmental processes and enhancing UN System support to SIDS. o At the Intergovernmental level there is a need to ensure that concrete and action oriented outcomes are generated from the regular reviews of the BPOA and MSI conducted in the Commission on Sustainable Development. o Within the UN System the SIDS Unit in UNDESA should be significantly strengthened to enable it to fulfill its mandate as the focal point on SIDS issues within the UN System. o All organizations and bodies of the United Nations system should formally designate focal points for SIDS. o The Inter-agency Consultative Group on Small Island Developing States which is currently an informal coordinating mechanism of the focal points of all relevant United Nations and non-United Nations organizations should be formalized. Relevant regional organizations, e.g. the CARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean Development Bank should be represented in this group. This group should meet on a regular basis to hold consultations, exchange information and views, undertake joint planning and promote collaborative efforts in support of SIDS. The Group should report on its activities to the Chief Executives Board (CEB), and to Member States. o The creation of any new intergovernmental structures to address sustainable development at the international level should not weaken already existing UN organs such as the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). o The scientific basis for decision making should be strengthened across the UN system and the interface between science and policy-making should be enhanced. o No new reporting burden should be created for SIDS given their limited capacity. o A review should be conducted on the potential for fully establishing SIDS-TAP (an outcome of the 1994 Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States) as an input to promote SIDS-SIDS cooperation. o Support should be provided to strengthen inter-governmental institutions in the three SIDS regions. New and Emerging Issues Many of the challenges and issues identified at Rio, Barbados, Johannesburg and Mauritius remain relevant today and addressing them more critical given the failure of the international community to honour commitments. This list includes climate change, disasters, oceans and coastal zone management and energy. CARICOM also believes that Rio+20 must address the following emerging issues: o Non Communicable Diseases (CARICOM will provided detailed proposals on this issue during the preparatory process) o Ecosystem Services ? especially pertaining to REDD+, marine ecosystem services and emerging blue carbon frameworks Sustainable Development Goals: On the issue of sustainable development goals, CARICOM is open to considering at Rio +20, a limited set of time-bound sustainable development goals which might be useful in translating the international community?s vision into tangible objectives. These goals could serve to focus activities and encourage timely action. CARICOM notes that the MDGs mobilized unprecedented action by a range of stakeholders and became a globally accepted benchmarks for assessing progress. It is vital that any set of SDGs reflect a true understanding of planetary boundaries and the true scale of the urgent steps the global community needs to take to ensure global sustainability. The SDGs should also address the needs of the most vulnerable. For example a SDG on climate change should ensure the survival and viability of SIDS and should be consistent with the precautionary principle. These goals could be quantitative or qualitative. These goals must also apply to all countries and not just developing countries. In addition to ensure implementation, the SDGS should also encompass the means of implementation.


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Gran Fondo of Golden - alternative competitve outlet for cyclists
Submitted by Kris Thompson on
By Katie Macarelli
The Gran Fondo National Championship Series encourages the progression of cycling as a communal sport that promotes personal challenges and a competitive outlet for a wide variety of riders.
You might be wondering, "How does this so-called 'Fondo' thing work?" And you wouldn't be alone in not really knowing. So. We'll allow the GFNC to break it down for you a bit:
"Road cycling enthusiasts in the United States now have the opportunity to participate in races evoking the European tradition of scenic riding competitions with the Gran Fondo National Championship Series (GFNCS).The GFNCS, launched and managed by former professional mountain bike rider Reuben Kline, consists of six unique and exciting routes in cities along the Eastern Seaboard and in Colorado's Rocky Mountains. A Gran Fondo is a cycling challenge that takes bicycle racing to the next level. Gran Fondos are a hybrid of competitive road racing and casual century rides.
The Gran Fondo National Championship Series courses lead riders through country roads with challenging climbs and incredible scenery. Courses are offered in different
lengths from 30 to 100 miles so participants can find the distance to match their goals. Each rider is assigned an electronic timing chip to keep track of their progress throughout the course and to allow riders to compete for best time through highlighted sections of the course. Whether riding for a cause, a personal goal or in competition, the Gran Fondo National Champion Series courses offer some of the
most beautiful rides in the US."
- February 20, 2013 Press Release, Frederick, MD.
Sounds fantastic, right? It will be. This year, Colorado has been lucky enough to be one of only six states chosen for the GNCS (Gran Fondo National Championship Series). And it will start and end in Golden. "Where the West Lives"...and apparently pedals uphill. Fast.
Based out of beautiful downtown Golden, CO, the Golden Gran Fondo will take racers on a historic circuit through the Rocky Mountains. Beginning with an ascent up Lookout Mountain, the start of the event traces the route of the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge.
Lookout Mountain, offers spectacular views across the Front Range Mountains, down on the city of Golden and the Coors Beer brewery. The course then continues it tracing of historical bicycle racing with a long climb towards the continental divide and some of the same roads used in the Coors Classic and featured in the movie American Flyers (Kevin Costner's classic cycling film that was set in Golden).
Upon reaching the scenic Peak to Peak Highway, racers will be treated to high alpine vistas, lung busting ascents, a taste of hard pack dirt road, and a total of 14,000 feet of climbing before returning to downtown Golden where riders can replenish their exhausted bodies but full souls. This course is sure to test your climbing prowess while treating you to some of the most "ruggedly beautiful landscapes anywhere!
What people are saying about the series:
"I see Gran Fondo bicycle racing becoming the next endurance sports discipline," Kline said. "Whereas the sport of cycling has experienced strong growth here in the States, the racing industry has not reacted to provide a competitive outlet for people entering the sport or racing independently. In general, one could say the sport of bicycle racing has not been user friendly in the States. Gran fondo bike racing eliminates the 'peloton dependency' of traditional bicycle racing. The rider is timed against the clock then compared to the other competitors to determine placement."
-Founder of the GFNS, Ruben Kline
"The Gran Fondo National Championship Series runs a tight ship and has put together some awesome rides. Check them out and believe in the bike!"
- Pro Racer Cheryl Sornson after the 2012 Gran Fondo National Championship.
"We're also going to have big-wheel races and a cruiser crit...did you hear me?!? BIG wheel races!"
-Marty Quinn, Golden, CO Race Director and visionary extraordinaire.
So, Coloradoans: get out there and "Ride with your friends, race with your friends and come challenge YOURSELF!"
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/237097516415023/
Home page: http://www.granfondonationalchampionshipseries.com/golden-gran-fondo/
Registration: http://goldengranfondo.eventbrite.com/#
Velo News Fondo article: http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/04/analysis/as-racing-grows-complica...
Video: http://www.granfondonationalchampionshipseries.com/posts/2012-gfnc-video/
Golden Route Maps: http://www.granfondonationalchampionshipseries.com/golden-gran-fondo-maps/
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Too long for BRAC/USAC racers!
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Don't that know that races shouldn't be over 45 minutes long?
Points: 28
Oh, no you did'unt
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Oh, no you did'unt
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If you go really slow...
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
If you ride really slow at the TTs or HCs you can stretch them to over an hour.
Points: 25
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Cake walk. Big ringing the whole thing....
Points: -3
Big Ringer...Really?
Submitted by Jamie Morgan (not verified) on
I will pay money to see you ride the Golden Gran Fondo in your big ring. I could barely turn over the 39x26 on the final 2 timed sections...and the dirt climb after section 3 was brutal. Golden Gran Fondo was an amazing challenge...very happy I participated in this event. I will be looking for you 2014 riding that big ring.
Points: 9
Challenge accepted!
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Challenge accepted!
Points: 12
This will be fun to watch...please post photos
Submitted by Jamie Morgan (not verified) on
I saw a highly accomplished 'retired' pro riding micro-I also passed a few walkers & a gutter-to-gutter zig-zagger on Section #4.
We should arrange sponsorships with 303Cycling, Over The Top Radio & Dale's Pale Ale to share your effort with live updates. You might be making history with this Big Ring thing.
Points: -16
How much money are we talking
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
How much money are we talking here Jamie?
Points: 6
I am sure 303Cycling-sphere
Submitted by Jamie Morgan (not verified) on
I am sure 303Cycling-sphere can make it worthwhile....what's your ante to crank up the vertical on that 53x26?
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Penny Farthing
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Screw the big ring - I want to see the p-Far guy ride it. It would be interesting to see if Sir Chris Hoy could big ring that route, don't think there are many out there that could.
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This is about cocktails, but I'll come at it from my usual left field. So here goes.
I happily admit it: I'm a confirmed fuddy-duddy.
My preferred TV viewing is PBS, and on PBS, my preferred program is Masterpiece anything, but particularly British mysteries of the fusty kind.
Here's a gratuitous picture of Jeremy Brett and David Burke:
There's one scenario I get a kick out of that's dependably present in every episode no matter whether the detective has a waxed moustache or a deerstalker: The hysterical housemaid (who found the body) faints. The detective's sidekick calls urgently for a double brandy.
They don't call it aqua vitae for nothing, right?
And in the last few years, spirits have made a huge comeback, to the ridiculous extent that this week a co-worker brought my attention to an article in Men's Health called "The World's 4 Healthiest Cocktails."
Quote from said article, "If you're going for the buzz, you might as well get some benefits right?"
Hmmmm. I always thought the buzz WAS the benefit.
Never mind. The article goes on to give recipes for drinks made with organic vodka and carrot juice (the lutein in carrots can reduce your risk of cancer!) and beet juice sangria (the folate in beets lowers your risk of coronary artery disease!)
On the other hand, last night we stopped by Pago to sample owner Scott Evans and mixologist Mike Ryan's new farm-to-bar cocktails and they were delish. Little Pago has been a big hit since it opened, and recently Scott expanded its capacity with a patio and new cooler and its sourcing with the restaurant's own "farm," a residential-sized lot in Sugar House. "It's too big to be called a garden," says Scott.
And I guess you can call it a farm proportionate in size to the kitchen it supplies.
Last night's garden cocktails, served alongside tastes of the new summer menu, were refreshing with a kick and glamorous in the glass, and no one wasted a second's thought on folates or lutein.
My faves: Pago Silver: (Locally owned) High West Silver, fresh orange, Utah melon, basil. Talk about easy to drink. Avocado Margarita: (Locally owned) Vida Silver Tequila, Amaretto, Grand Marnier, avocado, honey. Yes, I was extremely dubious, but although I could have used it just slightly less sweet, the honey aroma rounded off the cactus taste nicely and the avocado added just a little body. Remember the Zion Curtain: High West Rendezvous Rye, Applejack, Lillet Rouge, Absinthe. A take on the 1930s cocktail called Remember the Maine! , this drink is a tribute to all the new liquors available and concoctions possible post lifting of the Zion Curtain.
We'll all drink to that. P.S. Don't forget: Taste of the Nation on Sunday and Metropolitan Food & Wine Festival Saturday night!


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- Date submitted: 31 Oct 2011
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Full SubmissionThe UN General Assembly resolution (GA 64/236) that set up the Rio 2012 Summit asks that the chosen themes ?be discussed and refined during the preparatory process.? Having struggled to generate debate, excitement and interest in the Rio+20 themes, I would urge the Bureau to refine the way you articulate the themes, thus: 1. Green Economy: Re-phrase it thus: ?How to achieve a rapid, comprehensive, just transition from the current unsustainable Brown Economy to a Green, fair and sustainable Economy that powerfully supports and accelerates poverty eradication.? 2. Institutional Framework: No one has any idea what this means: so, please, re-phrase it thus: ?Propose a Framework of Institutions for governance ? locally, nationally and internationally ? that offer the financial and juridicial enforcement mechanisms which will ensure that all development conserves essential eco-system services for future generations, repairs current environmental damage and destruction ? and requires regular reporting of progress to international authorities.? The UN?s Rio 2012 Summit addresses the most significant challenge that humanity has faced since the dawn of the Industrial Age: it has to come to terms with the fact that the era of prosperity and growth based on cheap, fossil fuel energy is drawing to a close. Therefore, we must, perforce, transition, quickly and enthusiastically, to the era of Green, Renewably fuelled economies. ?Green Economy NOW!? - was the rallying call that our West African youth Prepcom for Rio+20 came up with. It is short ? makes the point. It is said that people don?t understand what is meant by a ?Green Economy? ? some mischievous G-77 representatives try to persuade us that is a plot by Western Bankers to impose additional conditionalities on their trade: that?s nonsense. It should be seen for what it is ? the economic basis of the society towards which we are all headed ? in stark contrast from the Brown Economy from which we are being forced, by the discipline of finite resources, to depart. Green Economy The Green Economy must be delivered by the simple mechanism of governments making it more expensive, through tax and subsidy regimes, to consume in the Brown Economy, and cheaper, and easier to consume in the Green Economy. Only governments can levy these taxes, and offer these subsidies. That?s why, we have urged young activists, working on Rio+20, to focus their advocacy on National Parliaments, rather than UN agencies. Each government must come to Rio with its own Road Map to a Green Economy ? or a ?National Green Economy Transition Plan.? The Rio 2012 Summit should launch a prize quest to honour the government that develops the most aspirational, most comprehensive and most rapid transition to a 100% zero carbon, zero fossil fuel economy. Let it become a race ? and let young people be its major drivers: for the youth growing up in the country that transitions most rapidly to a Green Economy, will develop the technologies that other countries will need to buy as fossil fuel becomes increasingly expensive and, eventually, harder than ever to find. At the very least, we recommend that the Rio 2012 Summit gets the agreement of every UN member state government to file their ?National Green Transition Plan? with the UN by ? I suggest - September 2014. Each National Green Economy Transition Plan will be different: some will focus on the built environment; others will focus on the natural environment and rural areas. The National Plans will include targets and strategies to address the sustainability of both Rural and Urban areas. And there will be some common themes to all Plans. I recommend that the UN lay out some guidelines that every plan should included, like the following: 1. Put Education for Sustainable Lifestyles and the Green Economy at the heart of every school?s assessed curriculum, from primary through tertiary levels. As one youth put it: ?It?s bad enough that governments are not making the transition to a green sustainable economy: it?s worse that they are not educating us ? the generation that will have to make that transition ? with the information about it.? None of the youth we met at the 30+ Youth Prepcoms felt that they had had anything like the kind of detailed education or capacity delivered to them in school or college to prepare them for this ? probably the most important transition that will happen in their lifetimes. 2. Financial Pricing Mechanisms must be clearly laid out ? with suitable transition mechanisms in place for high energy intensive industries. The elimination of harmful subsidies must be timetabled on the Road Map as a goal to be achieved by Rio+25 in 2017. 3. Work must start on the creation of a global electrical grid ? so that electricity can be continuously generated and distributed around the world to where it is needed at all times. Super High Voltage DC transmission holds out the promise of long distance transmission with low power loss. This ? plus more research into electrical storage technologies must take precedence over all other areas of research. Because an economy without energy is a dead economy. 4. A green economy must be a demilitarised, peaceful economy: the UN must return to its founding purpose and work ever harder to set up the regional authorities that will guarantee democracy and save succeeding generations from the scourge of war. Peace is an essential pre- condition for development of any sort ? sustainable or otherwise. 5. A Green Economy is also one without corruption: National Green Economy Transition Plans must include new and tougher mechanisms to combat corruption at every level. Our West Africa Youth Prepcom suggested that, as a way of educating youth about corruption ? and embedding in them a culture that combats corruption ? would be to have youth participate in different arenas of governance and have the power to blow the whistle on corruption wherever they find it. 6. Many youth mentioned the need for a Green Economy to be a fair economy with mechanisms to ensure that it meets every member of the human family?s needs, before addressing their greed. 7. The Rio 2012 Summit must announce a commitment by all UN Member States to cease to measure their economic success, or lack of it, by reference to their GDP or GNP. The new measure of economic growth must incorporate the drawing down of natural capital on the balance sheet ? the numbers of people in employment, the access to fresh water, health care and education ? a new kind of Human Development Index that includes the environmental costs of the lifestyles enjoyed by the citizens of each country. 8. Rio 2012 should also mention the need, eventually, for every member of the human family to start to live within an agreed personal carbon footprint ? and suggest a research programme into personal, rather than national or corporate, carbon footprint trading so that those who wished to exceed their quota could buy additional footprint allowances from those who do not use their?s. That ? or some similar system for a more equitable sharing of the planet?s dwindling resources ? must become a reality by 2050, if not earlier. 9. The UN System must support the call by Island States for a comprehensive transition to a Blue Economy that supports Island lifestyles, protects coral reefs, and ocean eco-systems. Finally, the UN?s publicity machine must work overtime to capture the imagination of the World?s Media and make Rio a watershed moment for today?s youth, and future generations; Institutional Framework The United Nations must be more streamlined and genuinely deliver as one for the new challenges the world faces in the 21st Century. The Security Council must be renamed the ?Human Security Council? - and have powers to enforce the protection of individual?s human rights. The Rome Statute must be amended to include the crime of Ecocide to punish those who would do permanent damage to our planet?s fragile environment. The UN Environment Programme must be upgraded, with universal membership to a World Environment Organisation, with a mandate to simplify, cluster and make common purpose from the 500+ MEAs that have been agreed since the first Rio Earth Summit. I recommend the merging of UNEP and UNESCO into a single agency researching the science of sustainability and educating the human family in how to live sustainably within the built and the natural environment. Finally, I urge the setting up of the Trusteeship Council as the UN?s new mechanism for ensuring the stewardship of our planetary home for future generations. The detail for how this should be done must be carefully worked over by UN Member States but it must address the over-arching concern expressed in the Brundtland definition of sustainable development: ?Development ? or Stewardship ? that meets the needs of today?s generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.? 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Assistant coach Nicole Woods returns to the Charlotte women's basketball program for her third season in 2015-16.
Woods was the primary coach for three decorated 49ers last season, including All-Conference USA selection Lefty Webster. Webster used her versatility on both ends of the floor to finish as the team's leader in points and steals, while placing second in rebounds and third in 3-pointers made.
Also among the group was Hillary Sigmon, who capped her career in the school's elite 1,000-point club and as the program's all-time leader in 3-pointers made (203) and attempted (567). Amaya Ransom made an immediate splash in her inaugural collegiate campaign, becoming the first Niner to receive Conference USA Freshman of the Week accolades when she hit 5-of-5 field goals, including all four of her attempts from behind the 3-point arc, in the season-opening win at Liberty, an eventual NCAA Tournament squad.
In her first season with the 49ers in 2013-14, Woods helped lead the team to a WNIT appearance and a bye in the Conference USA Championships. She had a hand in helping develop the perimeter players, which included three of the team's top scorers.
Woods also oversees the highly-successful summer camps, held each year on the Charlotte campus. Despite limited playing space the past two years due to on-campus renovations, the camps were a rousing success due to her preparation and attention to detail to ensure the best experience for each camper.
She came to the Niners program in June 2013 after a two-year stint at Stetson, in which she helped lead the Hatters to a 2013 NCAA Tournament berth. Stetson captured the Atlantic Sun Tournament title, knocking off regular-season champion FGCU in the final to secure the league's automatic bid and advance to the third NCAA Tournament in school history.
The Hatters captured a school-record 24 victories in 2012-13, including a program-best 11 in-a-row. Both topped the previous marks, established the year before when Stetson competed in the WNIT for the first time in school history. Woods oversaw the development of Victoria McGowan, the 2011-12 Atlantic Sun Player of the Year and a two-time All-A-Sun First Team honoree.
As a member of head coach Lynn Bria's staff, Woods worked with the guards and post players and served as the program's recruiting coordinator. She was responsible for film breakdown and scouting, community relations, academic counseling of five players and oversight of team managers and interns. She also was the director of the Stetson summer camps.
Woods' first step into the coaching ranks came in 2009 when she began a two-year career as the graduate assistant at Southern Illinois. With the Salukis, she worked for her former collegiate head coach, Missy Tiber. Woods was responsible for team travel, video exchange, team game day operations and oversight of team managers in addition to also serving as the director of summer camps. She assisted with film breakdown and scouting and community relations.
Woods was a four-year member of the Belmont Abbey women's basketball program, earning NCAA Division II Bulletin All-American Second Team accolades as a senior. She finished her final campaign .01 ppg behind the national leader, averaging 24.1 for the Crusaders and collecting the Carolina-Virginia Athletic Conference Player of the Year plaudit. She was named to the league's first team as a junior and senior. As a junior, Woods placed third nationally with 8.1 assists per game.
She finished her career with 1641 points, ranking fourth in school history, while her 676 points in 2005-06 still stand as a program high for a single season. She tallied a career-best 37 points in two games, at Wingate (Jan. 3, 2005) and at Queens (Feb. 19, 2005). She also owns the only triple-double in Crusaders' history, with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Erskine (Jan. 6, 2005).
In December 2013, Woods was recognized by her alma mater as the first women's player to have her jersey honored. She joined six former Belmont Abbey men's players during the historical ceremony.
After her stellar collegiate career, the Gastonia, North Carolina, native, who attended Hunter Huss HS, played professionally for one season for the Nottingham Wildcats in England. She paced the squad in assists and was second in scoring.
Woods was a double major during her undergrad career, earning degrees in accounting and business management from Belmont Abbey in 2006. She then completed her master's degree in public administration from Southern Illinois in 2011.
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The theme of Mason's party was decided this summer after we visited Sea World and he fell in love with the dolphins, sharks and other sea creatures. He loves the ocean and can spend hours on the beach. So, I contacted my friend and graphic designer Lauren McKinsey to design something fun, but clean for his party. I wanted to keep the colors fresh and stick with mainly blue, teal and lime green and white with a few pops of other bright colors here and there. I was inspired by the bright fabric I found that reminded me of ocean bubbles.
Decorations included Mason Jars (yes, I use them every year for Mason's party!), two bright fun buoys with his name and 5 on them, fun glittery signs, a bookshelf boat used to display cookie favors and fun, brightly colored daisies. Bright balloon columns topped with colorful fish and clear bubble balloon for accents. A lime green octopus balloon inspired giggles and laughs from all the guests.
We had fun, kid food including peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (no crust of course!), chicken poppers, fruit salad, goldfish and the most fabulous cake which delighted the guests. The cake was chocolate with peanut butter buttercream (the birthday boy's favorite) and vanilla with cookies and cream buttercream and chocolate covered Oreo cookies.
Per Mason's request, we had Pin the Fin on the Shark and an ocean themed bounce house to work off all their energy.
DIY Projects: I made the cake stand the cake was placed on by using a candle stick purchased from the dollar bin at Target and a wooden plate from Hobby Lobby. I painted them both white and loved how it turned out! The door sign was an anchor I painted bright teal and added a glittery ocean reef sign. I stenciled the fun ocean décor on the wooden crates and used it on the children's food table. The bait buckets were plastic paint cans from Michael's Craft Store with a bait bucket designed Lauren McKinsey insert. Each guest filled their bait bucket with a fish lollipop, cookie and a fun ocean character cup and bowl.
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"Good input has been received from the public, and now the Planning Commission is trying to evaluate that input as it relates to the Development Code and come up with a recommendation they can forward to the county manager," Summit County Planning Director Don Sargent said.
The developer, Summit Hollow LLC, is proposing 65 lots, ranging in size from 5,000 square feet to 1.25 acres on 230 acres on the west side of Democrat Alley, west of Kamas.
Nineteen people spoke at a well-attended public hearing on the project on Dec. 5.
"Most of the public that came out were against it. They didn't feel like it fits the rural agricultural character of Summit County with that number of lots," Summit County Planner Jennifer Strader said.
Because the Dec. 5 public hearing was closed, the Planning Commission will not be taking any more public comments at the Jan. 17 meeting.
The developer is proposing the Indian Hollow subdivision be accessed from Democrat Alley.
"It's a county road, but it doesn't currently meet the county standard. So they are proposing to upgrade the road, widen it and realign a portion of it," Strader said.
If the county approves the project, the road improvements will begin at S.R. 248 and end at the northern boundary of their property.
"They've worked really closely with the county engineer on these improvements and what would be required," she added.
Summit County Transportation Engineer Kent Wilkerson agreed that because Democrat Alley does not meet the county's engineering standards, he has recommended Summit Hollow improve the roadway to a reasonable standard before developing the subdivision.
"The county hasn't had urgency on improving the road," Wilkerson said. "It's not a high priority because there isn't a lot of traffic on the roadway. But if a developer wants to participate and help improve it, road improvements could be accelerated."
Democrat Alley improvements are on the Eastern Summit County's Transportation Plan, which is pending approval, as a phase two project.
"So it's about 12 years out for the county to improve it. We have other higher priorities right now," he said.
Since the proposal originally came before the county in the 1990s, it has undergone continuous revision.
The first proposal was for 37 lots. It went through some Planning Commission work sessions, but a final determination was never made. Based on the zoning at the time of their original submittal, and the amount of acreage, they were eligible for 92 lots.
In 2004, the zoning changed, but because the developers already had an active application in to the county, they were grandfathered in under the previous Development Code.
"They moved forward with it, but it never got to the point where it went to the County Council or Planning Commission for a final decision," Strader said. "They would submit their plans and staff would review it and then it went for a couple work sessions before the Planning Commission for comments. So it has continuously been in the process and reviewed. Not necessarily the 65 lots, but different variations of the plan."
Under the current zoning laws, one unit per 40 acres can be built on some of the property, and one unit per 100 acres on other portions.
"So under today's current zoning, they would not be eligible for the number of lots they are proposing," Strader said.
If the Planning Commission approves the plan on Jan. 17, a positive recommendation will be forwarded to the Summit County Manager Bob Jasper, who will hold a public hearing and then make a final determination.


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If you want to use the "old method", that is the transliteration of Greek with Latin characters, then
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That is a circumflex but not the one I'm familiar with. According to OED, 'circumflex' refers to a family of 'bent round' accents: ˆ, ◠, and ˜. I was only familiar with the first which is the to bach ('little roof'). I'm not sure the third would work well as a roof, so perhaps there's another term than to bach for it (?).
In any case, you can use either kind of circumflex or, indeed, other accents as required:


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Remember this? Soon, very soon you could be like this lucky Deer Valley ripper.Time is running out to get in on early bird pass specials at Utah's ski resorts. PCMR, Brighton and Snowbird have already closed the door on pre-season specials. Although be sure to watch for the Bird's Spring pass, which rolls out later in the season. It's really one of the best deals on snow, considering Snowbirds freakishly long spring season (last year people were skiing on July 4.) And PCMR has one of the best local ski class packages around. Called "Start Now," it's designed for first-time skiers, boarders is mind-numbingly cheap and includes rentals and lift tickets (PCMR is tinkering with the prices but last season it was $25). Brighton is always a great value with regular price passes at $949
Deer Valley (Early bird deadline: Nov. 30)
The best deal at Utah's cushiest resort has to be the locals only coupon book. You can by packets of five or 10 passes. The books are either good for all seven days or limited to Monday through Friday. Those of you who miraculously can ski during the work week, will get the best deal, only $54 a day. That's like 1980s prices.
There's quite a few requirements and restrictions, mostly centering on you proving yourself a bona-fide Utah resident. For the fine print, click here. Oh yeah the deadline for coupon purchase is Nov. 30.
Canyons (Early bird deadline: Oct. 15)
The best deal at Canyons is geared toward families. Every adult season pass purchase gets up to two more student passes for 50 percent off the low student prices. Before Oct. 15, adult season passes are $1149 and student rates are $249 (ages 7–12) and teens can ski Canyons all season for $319. Do the math, it's quite a deal.
Alta (Early bird deadline Sept. 28)
A full adult pass at Utah's most storied resort runs $999, which is a screamin' deal. But students really clean up, passes for kids to teens range from $99 (really) to $599.
Solitude (Early bird deadline: Nov. 1)
At the biggest little resort in Utah you can build your own pass. Just pick one weekday (Monday-Thursday) and ski that day all season long for just $279. Add additional weekdays for $89 more per day, every Friday for $139, every Saturday for $379 and Sundays for $229. The more you add, the more you save. So figure out which day of the week you can devote to the snow.
Snowbasin (Early bird deadline: Oct. 2)
Unique in Snowbasin's ticket arsenal is a young adult pass, a very generous one. The Basin considers young adults to be as old as 26 years old, and you don't have to be a student. So slackers of the world, head to Snowbasin and for $575 you ski every day of the season. You're not in school, what else you got to do?
Snowbasin also has a nice 10-day pass with no blackouts for $500 bucks. Fifty bucks a ticket, not bad, and if you don't use the whole pass up it can carry over to the next year.
Powder Mountain (Early bird deadline: Oct. 1)
Utah's best kept secret, Powder Mountain has a pre-season adult pass going for $765 and they have a family pass for two adults and two kids (K-12 for $1865).


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Produced by Alex Da Kid. Lupe Fiasco's new album"Lasers" album in stores March 8th! FNF UP!!!
"Words I Never Said" ft. Skylar Grey [Audio]
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Produced by Alex Da Kid. Lupe Fiasco's new album"Lasers" album in stores March 8th! FNF UP!!!
There are absolutely NO words to describe the amazingness of this song!!! Can't wait for LASERS! The day that album drops = the day my life is complete. Haha
This is soo amazing. Thanks Lupe Fiasco for keeping it real and not selling out compare to the other mainstream artist. Keep it up! Im buying the album for sure! http://youtube.com/djzzero http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Dj-ZZeRo/140806915711 Keep it real!
Lupe i heard this songz like 30 times already this song is more than just music its reality. the words of your lyrics r mind blowing all these words have been uncovered however the truth would never be said. i enjoyed your music for years nevertheless this song just over tops any of your songz; i thought food n liquid would never be reborn and i hope this album has a message of truth, love, and hope. can't wait until the cd comes out. the last cd i bought was nas hip hop is dead and i cant wait until it hits the shelves. i hope i can met u in person.
I have nothing but love and respect for Lupe! It is so good to continuely hear him talk about messages that is more than swag and what i have and you do not. I want something to challenge my mind, one that I can feel and push me to be better than what I we settle for. Thank you for blessing others with your talent, it's much apprecitated!!
Much love to Lupe. Don't agree with jabbing Obama government may suck and he doesn't agree with it but I believe Obama and the democrats have the disadvantage in mind. International issues are tricky because Obama inherited wars at no fault of his own he can't get involved in more right now. I believe supporting people in need internationally and at home but there's got to be a little self accountability somewhere violence can happen only with the actions of man.
Listen to Lupe!! Lupe speaks on holding Obama accountable, 9/11 truth, the brainwashing media, and Coke. Who else you know aside from Immortal Technique is speaking on this? Check out Loose Change on YouTube, Prisionplanet.com, infowars.com, and killercoke.org. Lasers March 8th
The world is a dark place and is becoming darker with each generation. Society's traditions and rules are the reason why people are afraid to speak up, why they pretend to be blind to what's going on around them. It's not that anything is hidden, it's that people are afraid. But you have to be stronger than fear, and loud enough to break through the darkness and shed some light on what's really going on. With enought heart you become a voice for the people, and eventually the that voice becomes the people, and when everyone begins to speak up, the fear and what's dictated to you becomes overpowered. Lupe has the heart and the voice to say it as it is for what it is. He may not get the radio play, who cares. But the people are still gonna hear what needs to be heard, and that's all that matters
It's so refreshing to hear honest, intelligent music like this. Lupe clearly has his eyes open and his head in the right place. I love this song, Lupe should come to Alberta on his next tour.
Epic. MashAllah good job, keep spreading the truth through your music. Looking forward to the album! Just an FYI: Whoever posted this on your website spelt *WORLD wrong in "Word Premiere" ...They were obviously way too excited to notice :D haha, but you might want to fix that ASAP!
This song reminds you how f-ed up the world is. It's an amazing song, it needs to come out on I-tunes asap. Can't wait for the rest of the album!!!
Fully supporting L.A.S.E.R.S. and Lupe. Pre-ordered the album in the UK. $17 well spent. Next.. March 8th :D
The realest shit I've ever heard. We really do need to rise up and protest all the bullshit that's going on, but everyone is too busy BELIEVING IT.
this song is beautifully spoken. he's the news anchor for our generation. L.A.S.E.R.S. Keep coming out with powerful music Lupe. You got ya army behind you!!! FNF UP!!!


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It's here. It's here.
I'm going to seriously try to not be sappy 'cause I know y'all love me more when I'm crazy/sassy/sleep deprived. Right?
I thought about making two separate posts today but I love WiP Weds. And it's one of the things that's kept me motivated to at least make *one* post a week so of course I wanted to wrap it and the beginning of my blogiversary celebration all together.
One Year!
A year ago today I made my first post. It was supposed to start on the 1st...but I missed it. (In fact I joked yesterday about that theme).
This lil' space of mine has really helped me to figure out where I want to go and what I want to do with myself.
It's given me a reason to hoard more fabric.
And more importantly it's made me feel connected.
So thank you. For that part. I look forward to what y'all have to say every. single. day.
No sappiness! Time for the roundup and then I'll announce the first giveaway (I'm so cruel. Just scroll really fast until you see the big bold letters. It's okay. I'll forgive you for skipping everything).
I'm sure I'm going to be short on some colors tho'.
By all appearances I didn't do anything this week. But I did! I did! It's all just been a lot of giveaway/tutorial/celebration prep. My hard work will be popping up the rest of this week.
I love this thing so much I almost want to bug her and see if I can do a QAL. Maybe.
We'll see.


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November 12, 2010
As with most fancy eye creams and any dessert that's described with words like "molten" and "chocolate," when it comes to trends I'm of the opinion that a little bit goes a long way. To wit, the last season's exaggerated shoulders and boyfriend jean craze, which I loved for a nanosecond and then realized it was over before I even got on board (other than Gwyneth Paltrow, who else wore that stuff with any degree of success?).
Now that we're knee deep into fall, new trends are aplenty and the one I have my eye on is the military look. Not the military trend of a few years back (ruffled shirts topped with jackets that seemed to come from the Sergeant Pepper collection), but something more chic, less glitz and more rugged. You know the thing I'm talking about—it started with a few cargo pants last year, and by late spring it had evolved to include brass-buttoned jackets and lots of khaki-colored knits. This fall the combat-like boots started arriving. Yes, my friends, it's been a slow but steady trend offensive.
What's NOW is what's new—the look is all about urban utility: heavy doses of army green, durable fabrics like canvas and shearling, tons of hardware (buckles and buttons), and those totally great boots are full on (ankle straps and rugged soled, but high-heeled, natch). The style is perfect for transitional dressing—an extra layer over long sleeves and paper-thin knits, but before you lose yourself in a puffer jacket. How to wear it? Mix it in sparingly: Top a floral dress with a cropped khaki jacket, wear lace-up ankle boots with skinny jeans, try loden green cargo pants with a white button down shirt and ballet flats.


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ZF-3326: It is impossible to cache FALSE values with code snippets in Zend_Cache docs
Code snippets in Zend_Cache docs use Zend_Cache_Backend::load() method to test if the cache exists. It is bad practice, because it is impossible to get result when we cache FALSE value. Caching FALSE values may occurs when we cache results of database queries.
This won't work:
$result = $cache->get($cacheId);
if(false === $result) {
// cache doesn't exist
Nor this:
if(false === ($cache->load($cacheId)) {
// cache doesn't exist
This code will work as expected:
if(false === $cache->test($cacheId)) {
// cache doesn't exist
duplicate with #ZF-2511 (but thanks)
Thanks for answer, but I think it is not duplicated issue - I've checked ZF-2511 before I reported.
Check this out, we have cached value:
The only way to check if it is cached is use of Zend_Cache_Backend::test() method. It will return true if $data is cached, and false if is not.
If you are using Zend_Cache_Backend::load() method, it will always return false, beside the $data is cached or not. Using strict operator comparision will not help.
You are right
I think it is a good idea to change the "not cached"-return value of $cache->load() from false to null. If a null value will save it can equal to remove the cache id.
example to my last comment:
if ( ($cache->load($id) === null) ) {
// ... create / load data
// if the user dosn't test his created data and he will save a NULL value
// then the cache internal calls $cache->remove($id)
$cache->save($data, $cache);
because the null value is not a cacheable data for practise
I dont' want to break the API (even it would be a minor change)
I think we don't need to break the API. Instead of this we can mention in documentation that the only way to test cache is Zend_Cache_Backend::test() method, and change sample code.
ok for the documentation and sample code
fixed in SVN trunk (thanks)
Updating for the 1.6.0 release.


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Crescent, ECB complete merger
Published: Monday, April 1, 2013 at 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, April 1, 2013 at 11:15 p.m.
Crescent Financial Bancshares Inc. and ECB Bancorp Inc. closed their previously announced merger Monday and also announced the merger of their subsidiary banks, VantageSouth Bank and East Carolina Bank.
As a result, the East Carolina Bank name will disappear by the end of April and be replaced by VantageSouth Bank.
The combined company has approximately $2 billion in total assets, $1.7 billion in total deposits, $1.2 billion in total loans, and an expanded network of ATMs and 45 branches in North Carolina.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, shareholders of ECB Bancorp Inc. will receive 3.55 shares of Crescent Financial for each share of ECB common stock, the companies said.
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Agree to mine, then.
exactly fullmetal
some people are just blessed, not fat. thanks kelsh
everyone is a fatty in someways or another. It all depends on where that fat is stored.
If the fat content in Eve's boobs went to her stomach, I'm pretty sure she'd die
I don't know what o say but there should be a topic like this about guys like with pictures. I just don't think this is fair at all because it's making the girls look like whores but the guys are the ones asking for the pictures.
directed at Peeki,Adam and Jimmy
I just thought you should know
Darlin', I been around
Yeah, I've been up and down your block
In fact, I have been all over town
Down by the lake
And underneath the table in my living room
Outside by the blue, blue moon
You can call me what you will
Call me a slut, call me a jaded pill
Darlin', I've got your number now
I'm not a virgin anymore
I've been taken
I've been hung up, I get down
And start it over again
I've been opened
I've been closed like a book
And burned out like a written sin
I just thought you should know, my darlin', before we begin
I'm not a virgin anymore
Just thought you should know
why post that
Because it's a long way of expression.
Pairs: MPT, Panda Rocker, MEX, SuikunMyuu, Zapdos, CL, Link, Revan, DSX, Kelsh, and Goku!
it's about as deep and meaningful as LittleLeaf, but that's pushing it
well I was just saying I don't see any pictures of guys.
@@ RIPDO: maybe that's because this is a thread called k ladies
not k guys!!
That would be mad funny.
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okay that KS thing was kinda.....well I hope he can kick ass like he hoped to do. anyway I'm not making the topic Peeki because you make the first one. so you have to make the one for guys.
KS did you draw your avatar. I just have to know
Strange enough I almost asked that... >.>;;
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Barrie Lynn Krich
From: Advertising executive
To: Cheese expert
Turning point: She attended a wine-and-cheese tasting
As an account manager for a Los Angeles advertising firm, Barrie Lynn Krich enjoyed a generous entertainment allowance and often took her clients out to dinner. One afternoon in spring 2004, she invited a client to a wine-and-cheese tasting at a restaurant. "I liked cheese," says Krich. "I loved cooking and having friends over, and I'd serve cheese, although not with passion." But at the tasting, she says, "my whole world shifted." Krich sampled a Wisconsin raw cow's milk cheese called Pleasant Ridge Reserve, produced only during the warm months, when the cows feast on lush pasture, and it was "as if Cupid's arrow came out of the sky and hit me," she says. "The cheese had a deep, ultra-complex, meaty flavor, and it almost melted in my mouth. It was amazing paired with wine." Krich tried all the samples and sat riveted as the instructor talked about the cows, the goats and the land on which the animals grazed. "I thought, These family cheese makers care so much," she says. "I wanted to learn everything I could about them and their cheeses. The event was a visceral, emotional experience—like falling in love with a man."
Over the next two years, Krich, now 65, read every cheese book she could lay her hands on. She took classes at the Cheese Store of Beverly Hills. She invited friends to her apartment for cheese fondue or barbecued cheese or macaroni and cheese. And she read to them from her cheese books. One night, to test how much she'd learned, she invited 23 friends to a tasting on the rooftop of her apartment building. Under the stars, she gave a little talk about the cheeses—where they came from, how they got their flavors and when it was OK to eat the rind. "I developed an act, and I was funny," she says. She began staging seminars for small groups of friends and contacts in the advertising and public relations world. She paid for the cheese and wine out of her own pocket. "I wanted to help cheese makers and artisanal cheeses reach a wider audience," she says. "But it was all just a hobby, a way to explore and share the joy."
Then, as the 2006 Academy Awards neared, Krich saw an opportunity to make a bigger statement: The Academy gives every Oscar presenter and nominee an official gift bag. Calling herself the Cheese Impresario (thecheeseimpresario.com), Krich offered the Academy gift certificates for wine-and-cheese tasting events, each valued at $1,200, for inclusion in its bags. Through her friends in the public relations business, Krich found wine and cheese companies willing to donate their products. When the Academy phoned to say her certificate was among the goodies chosen for the giveaway, she was shocked—and even more shocked when the press started mentioning her gift a few days before the awards. "I knew as a marketer how difficult it was for a product to get noticed," she says. She decided right then, before the Oscars aired, that she'd try to make a living from her passion. In 2005, without a plan, Krich quit her advertising career of 30 years. "I'd saved a little money," she says, "and figured the worst that could happen was that I'd have to get a couple of jobs—weekends, nights—to recover. But my dad was angry. He said, 'What are you going to do? Give out cheese samples at Costco?' I said, 'No, Dad, for the first time in my life I'm going to follow my passion and see what I can do.' "
After the Academy Awards, Krich tracked down the rap group Three 6 Mafia, winners in the Best Original Song category, and they agreed to redeem their certificate. Then she pitched the event to Variety, which covered it. About 25 more certificates were redeemed, including the one belonging to Mira Sorvino, who wanted a wine-and-cheese tasting adventure at her baby shower.


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|WBB gets Senior Night win
MOSCOW, Idaho – A strong outside presence in the first half with a dominating inside presence in the second led to a balanced University of Idaho attack and a 72-59 Vandal victory over Texas State in a Western Athletic Conference game before a rowdy crowd on Senior Night.
Christina Salvatore scored 12 of the Vandals' first 18 points – all off of 3-point goals. In between her long-range shots, Krissy Karr and Alyssa Charlston each added a 3 for a run of six straight. Meanwhile, the Bobcats were going inside effectively to counter the 3-point barrage and set the stage for a tight first-half battle that saw five lead changes and two ties before the Vandals went into halftime with a 36-30 lead.
"We started out good offensively," coach Jon Newlee said after the Vandals moved to 14-14 overall and 11-6 to secure a place in the upper echelon of the WAC. "We certainly were getting our looks and knocking down the 3. I figured we'd get some good looks – and we did."
If there was a disappointment in the first half, Newlee said, it was in a slight lack of defensive intensity. That changed in the second. Not only were the Vandals more stingy defensively, they found their inside game – particularly with the play of freshman Ali Forde. Forde scored eight straight during a stretch that saw Idaho's lead go from 40-34 to 48-39 and set the tone for a dominating second-half inside presence.
"I like the way we came out in the second half and pounded the ball inside," Newlee said. "We didn't have to rely on the 3-ball. We wanted to get it inside."
Idaho had scoring from across the board with Salvatore's first-half outburst helping her to a team-best 15 with Charlston adding 13 and Forde 11. Charlston also had eight rebounds as the Vandals controlled the boards, 43-31.
"It was a total team effort tonight," Newlee said. "I'm real happy with the whole effort, the whole performance."
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