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Extracted from text ... The Businesswomen?s Association has named Monhla Hlahla, managing director of Airports Company of South Africa, as the Businesswoman of the Year for 2005. Vying for the honour were: Angela Dick, managing director of Transman, Robyn Heathfield, managing director of Torquip Earthmoving Equipment, Yvonne Johnston, CEO of the International Marketing Council of South Africa, and Maserame Mouyeme, group managing director of Businesswoman of the Year announced FCB South Africa. Under Hlahla?s leadership, ACSA?s revenues grew to R1,9 billion from R1,2 billion and operating profit by 66% to R902,3 million from R543,8 million. Return on investment rose to 18,8% from 16,7% and operating income per employee to R502 700 from R319 700. The unaudited figures for 2005 show the growth trend continuing strongly across the board. Dr Namane Magau, ..

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Monday, May 30, 2016

Totally Hooked

I don't think I ever really understood what the allure of a sport or martial was until recently.  As of this past Saturday night I would have to say that I am totally addicted to martial arts.  I had the honor and pleasure of sparring with a friend of mine who has practiced and taught MMA for many years.  It was intense, exhilarating and I loved the challenge.  For some reason he decided to spar with me.  He had enough fun that we did it again Sunday night. We plan on doing this again in the future.  I feel honored that he is sparring with and teaching me.  There is a great connection here and no special regards to me other than ability.  I may have lucked out and found my instructor.

I have to thank my ex-husband and my close friend and "second" husband Jeremy for giving me a good grounding in the basics of blocking and striking.  Twenty five years later those basics are still there and appear to be serving me well.

Sunday, May 29, 2016

Fun Holiday Saturday

My day started out a little bit on the wrong side.  I overslept badly and was almost two hours late for work.   I was allowed to make up an hour of the time I missed.  I checked for about two hours  I like doing it every now and again to keep in shape and refresh my produce codes.  Then I came home, changed my clothes and opened up my store for the day.  I had quite a rush and had a good day in my shop.

After I closed up for the day I went with my friend and son to our local Saturday Market.  There I visited all my vendor friends.  I finally had my belt shortened.  That eight inches of excess belt end is finally gone.  We had an early dinner from one of the food vendors there.  I tried something new and enjoyed it.  Seasoned beef dumplings, dipping sauces and salad.

I finished off my day by ending up at my local pub where I hung out with friends and got to enjoy a really good classic rock band.    Before the band started a couple of my friends and I sat on the deck taking turns playing guitar, bullshitting and picking each other's brains in general.   Later when the band started playing I ended up dancing and sparring the night away, lol.

I was blessed to have a really great day and see many of the wonderful friends I have made over the years and new ones too.  Good times were had, awesome memories made and a lot of great connecting with others happened.  I had a great time sparring with a good friend who has practiced mixed martial arts for many yeasrs.  He challenged me, encouraged me, gave me tips and did not take it easy on me.  It was exhilarating and I loved every minute of it.  I hope I get to "play" with him again.

p.s.  I did get in a good training session with my sword today too.

Monday, May 23, 2016

Peace, Contentment And The Posta Dance

As I sit here gazing out my front window at my beautiful Snowball bush watching the wind ruffling the leaves and flower balls.  (Actually it is a huge bush, more the size of a small tree.)  I am am contemplating my life and I am very content in my life right now.  I am meeting my obligations.  I am learning and growing as a person in so many ways.   I am finally living my life in the manner I have desired for so long.  I am back to where I need to be as a person.  I have worked hard, struggled a lot and overcome much to get back to this point.  I have a lot of room for improvement, but I am happy.  I have finally found my peace.

Practicing daily with my sword and keeping it close to my side at home is a visible and physical reminder to live my life right.  To walk firmly upon the sacred red road.  In return I get peace, calm and contentment.  I lose worries, regrets, panic attacks, and anxiety.  The physical exercise improves my physical and my mental health.  I find the exercise to e it's own form of meditation.

We have been working with our swords the past three club meetings.  We have been practicing a variety of sword handling exercises and working on our posta dance.   I have learned a couple of new moves.  Today I was able to work my way through the whole dance with the training video. I finally have it down in my head.  To me this is a real achievement.   Especially since I had mangled it so badly at first.

p.s.  I am still doing my push-ups and am training with my sword daily.  Today I practiced for abut a half hour this morning and around an hour this evening.

Sunday, May 15, 2016

Captain America, Civil War

I had no idea what I was going to do today.  I was unable to get inspired to do any housework.  I was all ready to spend the day working in the yard, but it is raining so that isn't happening.  I figured I would stretch and train.  But after that I was trying to decide what to do.  Luckily for me the kids decided to go see the Captain America Civil War movie.  It was very excellent as usual.
I still haven't remembered as much from yesterday's practise as I wish.  Sometimes I get it and sometimes I don't.   After reflecting on the issue for a while I have decided that I need to start a list of terms that are used in martial arts and I need to look up the true definitions.  I may have ageneral knowledge of what something means , but it may not be specific enough.  How can I learn the Armizare terms if I cannot correlate them with their English counterparts.  I think understanding the English terms will help me to learn the Armizare terms.  I have been frustrated with my lack of remembering and using those things.  It is time to solve it.

I haven't engaged my brain in learning and studying like this for many years.  I am definitely rusty at it and the thinking progression I need to improve the cerebral part of learning Armizare.

I truly believe our minds are very powerful things.  With determination and patience one can train it for amazing results.

Saturday, May 14, 2016

I Refuse

I am finally starting to get back into my routine.  I didn't ever stop stretching, but I stopped doing  push-ups and my free weight training has also been real sketchy.  I have to admit to going days without training with my sword.  Anyway four days in a row of doing my push-ups again.  I am training daily with my sword again too.  It is the easiest as it is my favorite.

Sensei taught us a couple of fun moves last Saturday.  We practiced those and worked on our sword dance.  He also ran us through some more new things.  I am disappointed as I don't think I am going to be able to remember all of it.  Could have something to do with practicing in wave of spring thunderstorms.  Thor's blessings to us warriors.

I think taking up a sword is one of the better things I have done for myself.  I am finding myself to be a lot more resilient.  Physically and mentally.  This is really a blessing.  After spending so many grey, blah depressed years I fear going back-ever.  I REFUSE

Monday, May 9, 2016

Reading Jag

I've been on a reading jag the past few weeks.  Every now and then I have to escape and I will do this by reading.  The downside is that it really messes with my sleeping schedule.  Right now at this time of the year, more than ever I need to be kicking things up a notch.  It is the middle of spring and the cycle of yard work-cleaning and weeding has resumed.  I have been working 37 to 40 hours a weeks with occasional overtime on top of everything.  Hmm, maybe that is part of the reason for wanting to escape.

At this point I am not taking good enough care of myself.  I need more sleep.  I have decided to try something different tonight.  I am going to try to use my imagination to go to sleep to tonight.  If I can make this work I will fall asleep a lot quicker.  I've noticed the better the daydream the quicker I fall asleep.

With everything going on my training is also suffering.  I have not lost anymore weight.  On the other hand I have not re-gained any either.  I want to re-watch the anime series that kindled this interest in martial arts.  These ones show an amazing determination and strength of will not only to survive but to exceed and protect those around them.  These help to inspire me to stay my course.  To be that amazing person I know I can be and to keep improving myself.  For those anime characters those traits meant life or death.  I want to think of my training as life or death.  In the long term it may said to be so for the benefits of exercise alone.  I have also noticed that it improves my mental state.  And for me that is very important.

Sunday, May 8, 2016

Women And Muscles

Until this year I had never aware of the issue that girls shouldn't have muscles.  I have become aware of this after becoming a member of the Esfinges.  I found it rather surprising to hear that guys don't like strong girls.  I have always been fortunate to be in environments that encourage, respect and admire muscles regardless of gender.  I live in Central Oregon.  The town I live in is a hub of innumerable outdoor recreational sports and activities.  About thirty minutes and you can either be in the Cascade Mountains or out in our High Desert.  Then there is all the rural and wild areas of ranches, national forests and BLM land.

I spent my elementary and middle school years living on a large ranch.  (Although we lived on a large ranch my folks ran several decorative building stone claims on the ranch.)  Towards the end of eighth grade my folks moved back to their home town.  I went from being a country girl to a stoner.  As a stoner girl in high school I hung out with the "bad boys".  My strength was an asset and I was respected for it.  I can remember many nights hanging out at the roller rink arm wrestling them.  Or weightlifting and swimming at the local pool.  Then my dad bought the tavern where the loggers hung out and drank at.  Those folks worked hard and they played hard. Muscles were admired and respected regardless of gender.

Monday, May 2, 2016

I'm Never Changing Who I Am

"I'm still the same as I was, now that you understand I'm never changing who I am."  from Imagine Dragon's "It's Time".

It's not that I am changing.  I am just letting go of the facades I was taught to hide behind and refining the rest. I am learning who I am underneath the false fronts that I was taught to hide myself behind.  I was raised to "be a proper lady".  To be polite, to smile and hide the pain and keep up the appearances, to never rock that proverbial boat.  To suppress and deny myself to please others  I am done hiding and apologizing for being me.

This is an ongoing process and it is also is a learning process.  I am discovering things about myself that I was unaware of previously.   In learning to allow myself to be me I am learning my own strength, power and value.

Facades and chains seem to go to together.......actually I would have to admit that the facades and false fronts are another type of chain.

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An amazing thing has happened. A few posts ago, I jokingly said it would be really cool if someone would buy me a pro account on Flickr. Well my good friend Brett, who is getting married this weekend, BOUGHT me a Pro Account! How crazy is that?! Thanks so much Brett, I hope that the photographs on the site will make you proud. Brett is like my patron. So in light of this news, be sure to check the Flickr site often.
In other news, Katie my amazing girlfriend surprised me last Sunday night with Soulive tickets! The show was in Asheville, NC and was amazing. Asheville is a crazy town, full of mountain hippies that dance crazy, have real dreads and sell balloons on the streets. Yeah not sure what gas might have been in those things, we passed on the gas. So be sure to look for some photos of that night. Thanks again Brett, see you soon!

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Sweet! that was very nice of Brett to do that for you. did you get to go to his wedding? Dad


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We have not found the third frog yet...OK we didn't look. He is probably in the container. If he got out, he hasn't come out into the open yet. We can look tomorrow. We don't need to go to the library tomorrow. Instead, we should take Maggie's bike in to get fixed, and we need to get Halloween costumes and pumpkins. The weather is going to be so nice, I hope to play outside a lot this weekend.

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The Joe Rogan Experience Episode 957 with Cameron Hanes

Episode Number: 957
Episode Guest: Cameron Hanes
Original Airdate: May 9, 2017
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Guest Bio: Cameron Hanes is a bowhunting athlete, training intensively each and every day to become the “ultimate predator”.

Topics Discussed: Instagram live streaming; bowhunting compared to Jiu Jitsu; wallaby animal; deer eating human remains; deer eating bird video; Cam talks about animals he saw in Australia; crocodiles; water buffalo hunting in Australia talk; videos/pictures of Australia hunting trip; water buffalo is an invasive species in Australia and they must be hunted; Australia is the size of America but only has as many people as Los Angeles; people in Australia hunt cats; cats kill billions of birds; cats will eat their owners if they die; cats will eat other dead cats; weather in Australia; fallow deer; stalking animals; shooting a buffalo with an arrow; he took a four-hour helicopter flight to the middle of nowhere to hunt buffalo; finding ancient cave/rock drawings done by indigenous people; Australia immigration laws; Australia is beautiful but very expensive; Toyota Hilux; quality of Toyota vehicles; Cam wants to do a Netflix hunting special with Adam and Joe; Cam loves hunting and wants to share it with people; Joe talks about first starting archery and bowhunting; hunting is difficult and requires athleticism; hunting can be stressful; Cam wants to show hunting in a positive light; Split movie; hunting is misrepresented; people are becoming more aware of where their food comes from; Joe talks about why he started hunting; (1:00:00) Cam talks about cooking/eating meat in Australia; Cam thinks people would have a different opinion of hunting if they try it; the connection to an animal you killed yourself; hunting is respectful and helps the animals and environment; you can love animals and still hunt them; Cam talks about hunting deer in a tree; why hunters should kill old animals; animals that are hunted would die anyways; some animals can’t eat as they get older; Joe talks again about hunting in Alaska; hunting is a challenge; Joe realized he wasn’t in shape for hunting while hiking; most hunters are unsuccessful because hunting is hard; the connection to nature and animals while hunting; most people are disconnected from the earth because they live in cities; sharing hunting stories over a campfire; Cam talks about flying with a bow and arrow; explaining hunting to people; people getting mad online about hunting; people are disconnected from life and death; people are only exposed to what they want to be exposed to; Cam really wants to explain hunting to the unaware; hunters aren’t cold-blooded killers and don’t kill everything; hunters understand the circle of life better; Joe doesn’t hate vegans but mocks them; not everyone can be healthy on a vegan diet; Joe thinks hunting is spiritual; many vegans are hateful; people need to talk to those who don’t agree with them; H.R.622 selling of public lands; Jason Chaffetz quitting congress; more talk about government selling of public lands; peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are racist; people are looking to be offended/get angry; things are too easy; doing difficult things; Joe talks about running; Joe’s cardio has improved; Joe gained 8 lbs. in a week in Mexico; Joe’s running goal is to run a 5K marathon; new marathon world record set; Cam has a line of clothes/shoes coming out with Under Armor; Elon Musk plans to launch satellite for gigabit internet; Joe thinks he is helping to change the perception of hunting with his podcasts; there needs to be more places for people to try archery; (2:00:00) bad hearing from rifle hunting; Cam’s ears ring all the time; Cam likes Kendrick Lamar’s “Humble”; Australian rappers; Brazilian rap music; Joe would live in Australia or Canada if the shit hit the fan; traffic in Sydney, Australia; life feels different in a small town; The Witchery of Archery book; Cam has a full-time job; hunting is time consuming; archery is the most difficult type of hunting; deer in Australia; hunting a dude with a boner; deer only want to mate once per year; what elk sound like during mating season.

My Thoughts: Two hours of hunting talk.

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Wednesday, October 06, 2010

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So I've been kicking around pitching a sci-fi game to my Wednesday night group. Back in April Goblinoid Games announced it had acquired rights to the old sci-fi game Starships & Spacemen and that it intended to release a Labyrinth Lord/Mutant Future compatible version sometime in the future. Since then I've really grown into the idea of doing something space operatic.  I've been on a bit of a Star Wars kick at home, rewatching the original trilogy for the zillionth time and going back through the few comics I own.  And this whole Gliese 581g thing is pretty much an open invitation to every game everywhere to start a new outer space campaign.

And it occurs to me that it was really dumb to wait for someone else to put a book in my hand.  My thinking now is to start with Labyrinth Lord as the base, then add a brain-dead simple skill system swiped from either Terminal Space or Star Frontiers and mix with the pretty straightforward spaceship rules from X-Plorers (which I don't think you can buy new right now, as Brave Halfling is working on a new edition with sweet-ass Pete Mullen art).  Then run something with space exploration and laserbeams instead of dungeon exploration and laser beams.

Of course, the other route to go for crazy space action is to follow through on my threat to run some Encounter effin' Critical with this bunch.  Some of them strike me as a little new system shy, though.  That's holding me back.  Hopefully we can discuss it before we dive into tonight's adventure.  Maybe they don't want to go into outer space at all.


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Here goes: First, a basic overview of what I use:

Linux Laptop. Recently picked up a new computer (the new Dell XPS 13) Dell is supposedly coming out with a very Linux friendly version, but I pulled the trigger early.

Raspberry Pi Home Server.

- rsync
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Paid hosting at (hey, you're here)

Android phone.

Below, a list of bits I hope to write:
- The best program ever written - Zim.
- When you want to see the Matrix - Vim.
- Everything besides "The Unix Way" is dumb.

- remind calendar
- Don't ask, tell: Aliases and Xbindkeys
- SSH and keys (since I've never seen it explained well and it took me forever to really grok

- Getting the Dell XPS 13 9343 Broadwell (the 2015) working with Linux

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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Girl Time!

Today we took time to have Girl's Day Out! So while Grandpa and Brian were at home, the girls of the family (Grandma (my mom), Barb (my sister), Alexis (my niece), Sara, and myself) all went and had our nails done. This was really Sara and Lexi's first trip to the nail salon, so they were excited to get their nails painted. Mom and I got both our fingers and toes done, and so did Lexi. Barb got her toes done (by the pros), and her fingers by Sara.

Not too bad for having them done by a 3 year old. Don't you think?

Sara also got her fingers painted by Barb while they finished waiting for the rest of us. I thought my sister did a really good job considering she had to hit moving targets, and Sara's nails are tiny! This isn't the best picture, but its good enough to see what a big girl my baby looks like when her nails are painted...and they even match her jammies!

Its always nice to get out and spend time with the ones we love. I'm hoping that we all get to do it again soon. It wasn't the most relaxing trip I've ever had to get my nails done, but it was definitely the most fun!

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Reading Paul Lee's comments on UK digital ad spend (Consumers prefer print ads for now NMA 08.11.07) re-ignited the old adage that 'Print is Dead'. It appears that the ultimate demise of traditional agencies models is far from happening.

You only have to glance over NMA's recent Top 100 list to see that the lines between online and offline agencies is blurring. Nearly 20 of the 100 leading digital agencies listed don't count digital as their core service. The pages of industry magazines are filling with reports of ad agencies winning digital pitches and digital agencies winning advertising pitches. Every other agency is securing digitally focussed creative talent to bolster their offering. It's no secret that in the past more traditional brand and ad agencies needed to keep up with the digital design world in order to survive, but it now seems that digital agencies need to watch their backs. Integrated agencies are gathering momentum and removing the need for marketing and brand managers to manage numerous creative agency rosters.

It would seem that placing the client's brand at the centre of your offering is now more important than taking complete control over one media stream. Is it true that the old dinosaurs are learning to adapt and survive?

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The Weight of Information: Ground Station

Antennae, Satellite Tracking Robot, Scientific Balance, Monitors, Laptops, Free Software, Paper, Ash, 41º 18’ 6.35” S, 174º 46’ 26.51” E, 06.11.15 — 22.11.15

The Weight of Information: Ground Station

The Weight of Information: Ground Station is an installation that documents the April 2014 launch and orbit of the TWOI satellite. The installation consists of several parts. There is a scientific balance holding a version of the TWOI satellite at the entrance to the space. Within the gallery a robot satellite antenna rotator mounted on a tripod tracks the historical track of the TWOI satellite when the satellite was in orbit in April 2014. 3 monitors are arranged around the rotator on low plinths. The first shows the launch and separation videos from the successful CRS-3 launch that took TWOI into orbit. The second shows the simulated reatime satellite track of the Kicksat deployer and ISS as well as coverage, azimuth and elevation of satellite sightings. The third shows the blank output of the software defined radio decoder tuned to the frequency of the satellite and displaying a flat line graph of zero signal. Around the exhibition ephemera from the Earth based Meet to Delete events are displayed on the walls: a list of meta data of information deleted during the events, some samples of ash and shredded paper and a poster of the end of life web post of the project.

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41º 18’ 6.35” S, 174º 46’ 26.51” E

Julian Priest and Fourth World in Stereo

Friday 6 November
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9–22 November 2015

The Engine Room

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The Engine Room

The Weight of Information: Ground Station statement

On April 18th 2014 The Weight of Information pico-satellite TWOi was launched into Low Earth Orbit. TWOi was one of a collection of over a hundred pico-satellites inside the Kicksat deployer satellite which was itself a secondary payload on the Space-X mission CRS-3 to re-supply the International Space Station [ISS].

TWOi was designed to be ejected from the deployer after a 16 day separation orbit had got it clear of the ISS. It was then to begin a 2 week autonomous downward spiralling orbit before burning up on re-entry.

TWOi exists in a universe where gravitation is caused by information, and it wanted to climb to a higher orbit by deleting information, to ascend by forgetting.

During the orbital period TWOi was programmed to collect information from its sensors and immediately delete it, transmitting regular messages to Earth containing meta-data about how much information it had deleted.

The faint radio signals were to be picked up by a network of robot satellite tracking ground stations operated by radio hams, and the signals decoded using software and published on the Internet.

On Earth, Meet to Delete events were staged in Wellington, Whanganui, Brussels, Helsinki, Bogotá, and Prescott Arizona where people came together to share the deletion of personal information, to lighten the Earth in solidarity with TWOi as it orbited overhead

After a successful launch the Kicksat Deployer entered its separation orbit and began to move away from the ISS. 14 days later, and two days before TWOi deployment, a cosmic ray event over the South Atlantic anomaly caused a malfunction which knocked out the flight computer and zeroed the release timer setting deployment for 16 days hence.

With the satellite on a pre-determined re-entry trajectory with an estimated 14 days of flight time still to run, the race was on to see if TWOi would achieve autonomous flight before it burned up.


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Monday, April 18, 2016

Yep... I am still here. Life has been moving 100+ mph and this little circle of the web sometimes has to pay for my absence.
1 | Two weeks ago, the hubs and I went to market to shop for J. Wills. It makes me giddy thinking about all the precious items we have coming, especially for my favorite time of  the year - Fall / Winter. Santas, pumpkins, plaid and cord are just a few of the beauties coming in a few short months.

2 |  We are renovating another bathroom. Yes two in one month and yes it makes me never want to do another one again. I got the picture above while I was away on business. Seeing demolition makes me feel a pit in my stomach. Slowly but surely the house will come back together.

3 | Nothing prettier than a sunset over the ocean. This was my dinner view last Thursday night. I was in California for a quick business trip and this was my gorgeous view! Being landlocked by a five hour drive time can sure enough make you appreciate water views.

4 | Yesterday, we got a little cultural and visited the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. It was quite an expensive trip to let the little run around but great nonetheless.

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Earth’s systems in rapid decline

Earth’s systems in rapid decline

Overpopulation is causing huge losses in biodiversity, and ‘protected areas’ such as national parks aren’t working.
Stephen Leahy

The Convention on Biological Diversity’s 2010 conference in Nagoya, Japan agreed to put 17 per cent of land and 10 per cent of oceans on Earth under protection by 2020, but this may not stop the decline in biodiversity [EPA]

Protecting bits of nature here and there will not prevent humanity from losing our life support system. Even if areas dedicated to conserving plants, animals, and other species that provide Earth’s life support system increased tenfold, it would not be enough without dealing with the big issues of the 21st century: population, overconsumption and inefficient resource use.

Without dealing with those big issues, humanity will need 27 planet Earths by 2050, a new study estimates.

The size and number of protected areas on land and sea has increased dramatically since the 1980s, now totaling over 100,000 in number and covering 17 million square kilometres of land and two million square kilometres of oceans, a new study reported Thursday.

Dealing with failure

But impressive as those numbers look, all indicators reveal species going extinct faster than ever before, despite all the additions of new parks, reserves and other conservation measures, according to the study published in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series.

“It is amazing to me that we haven’t dealt with this failure of protected areas to slow biodiversity losses,” said lead author Camilo Mora of University of Hawaii at Manoa.

“We were surprised the evidence from the past 30 years was so clear,” Mora said.

The ability of protected areas to address the problem of biodiversity loss – the decline in diversity and numbers of all living species – has long been overestimated, the study reported. The reality is that most protected areas are not truly protected. Many are “paper parks”, protected in name only. Up to 70 per cent of marine protected areas are paper parks, Mora said.

The study shows global expenditures on protected areas today are estimated at $6bn per year, and many areas are insufficiently funded for effective management. Effectively managing existing protected areas requires an estimated $24bn per year – four times the current expenditure.

False hopes

“Ongoing biodiversity loss and its consequences for humanity’s welfare are of great concern and have prompted strong calls for expanding the use of protected areas as a remedy,” said co-author Peter Sale, a marine biologist and assistant director of the United Nations University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health.

“Protected areas are a false hope in terms of preventing the loss of biodiversity,” Sale said.

The authors based their study on existing literature and global data on human threats and biodiversity loss.

When asked about the 2010 global biodiversity protection agreement in Nagoya, Japan to put 17 per cent of land and 10 per cent of oceans on the planet under protection by 2020, Sale said it was “very unlikely those targets will be reached” due to conflicts between growing needs for food and other resources.

“Even if those targets were achieved, it is not going to stop the decline in biodiversity,” he said.

One reason for this is “leakage”. Fence off one forest and the logging pressure increases in another. Make one coral reef off limits to fishing and the fishing boats go the next reef.

Another reason protected areas aren’t the answer is that fences or patrol boats can’t keep out the impacts of pollution or climate change.

Finally, the pressures on the planet’s resources are escalating so quickly that “the problem is running away from the solution”, he said.

The loss of biodiversity is a major issue because it is humanity’s only life-support system, delivering everything from food, to clean water and air, to recreation and tourism, to novel chemicals that drive our advanced civilisation, said Mora. Right now the dominant strategy to halt the loss of biodiversity is with protected areas.

“That’s putting all our eggs in one basket,” he said. “A major shift is needed to deal with the roots of the problem.”

The ever-expanding footprint of humanity is the primary cause of global biodiversity loss. When the world’s population was 5bn people in 1985, the amount of nature’s resources being used or impacted became more than the planet could sustain indefinitely according to many estimates, said Mora.

The world population, currently at 7bn, is well beyond Earth’s ability to sustain. By 2050, with a projected population of 10bn people and without a change in consumption patterns, the cumulative use of natural resources will amount to the productivity of up to 27 planet Earths, the study found.

Sustaining the current 7bn people on the planet requires a major shift in resource use. At present, the average US citizen’s ecological footprint is about 10 hectares, while a Haitian’s is less than one. The planet could sustain us if everyone’s footprint averaged two hectares, Mora said.

If there are more people, then there are simply fewer resources available for everyone, so population control will be needed along the lines of “one child per woman”, he said.

“I’m from Colombia, it blows my mind that some governments in the developing world pay women to have more children,” he added.

Hardly anyone is focused on the pressing need for a major shift, said Sale.

“The awareness of the public about this is shockingly low,” he noted. What is needed is for humanity as a mass to change direction, he said.

“But can we find the hook, the lever that’s needed to make that happen?” Sale asked.

A version of this article first appeared on Inter Press Service news agency.


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PODCAST: “The Accountant” Had Us Screaming at the Screen

Rebekah Black and I saw The Accountant last night and had pretty extreme reactions to it. In fact, one of us even started yelling at the movie screen during the film. Here is our review and I’m proud to say that it’s 100% Spoiler Free. Well, at least no one behind us feel asleep and snored through it, like The Girl on the Train last week. Enjoy!

And because we talked about it so much, here’s the trailer for John Wick: Chapter 2. (SQUEEE!)


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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Hungry on Rednesday!

World's Longest Yard Sale Score

I've wanted a pair of these for a while.  They were on my list.  You know the list I mean.  The one where you have an idea for something and think I really want that and then tell yourself if you just wait long enough you'll find one at a yard sale/thrift store/auction.
Of course they didn't look this way when I happily grabbed them from an otherwise creepy yard sale at the fairgrounds in somewhere (I don't remember where - it was a REALLY long day) Kentucky.  You know how they looked.  You've all seen them.  Monkey wood tiki head forks and spoons once abounded in many a home across America.  No more.  They have been cast aside, discarded and branded ugly.
Well that's where a girl like me steps in and performs her grand rescue.  All these babies need is some primer and a can of spray paint.  Tiki on!!!!!!!!  I love them.
They are happily hanging (yes, I do for a fact know that they are happy - how could they not be happy when painted such a cheery red?) in the kitchen.  My daughter has remarked that she would like bowl of cereal big enough to require the use of such a large spoon.  Perhaps I shall encounter one of those at another yard sale one day!
The old camp stove got some enamel pots from an auction a few weeks back.  I'd like to get some plants to put inside.  I'll just add that to my list and see what the junque gods provide in due course.
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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Miss Me Much?!

Yoo hoo!
I'm back from a rather unintentional blogging break.  Time got away from me.  Junque got away from me.  My mind may or may not have gotten away from me!
  In an effort to get my blog groove back I'm showing off a favorite recent find:
Quite possibly the most divine scale EVER!!!!!!!  Oh how I love thee.
Lest you think I've been a completely lazy blogger I have accomplished a project or two.  Witness the following:
Vintage cabinet door repurposed into a chalkboard
Ah yes, back to school.  That would actually explain a bit of my absence.  I've been readying myself and the munchkins (who are not at all munchin-like as they enter 6th and 1st grade) for school.
They started back on Thursday.  On Friday I was back to some hard core junking in an effort to keep from sitting at home and feeling sorry for myself.  The loss of a little person to have lunch with each day is a rather large void to fill.  So of course I filled my trunk and then approached the garage with much trepidation.  There really is no room at the inn but somehow I got it in.  The car load I picked up this morning at the flea market is another issue...

Monday, August 15, 2011

A Short Stay

I often buy things "just because" they are cool, interesting, old, nifty, amusing or just way too good to pass up.  A LOT of times I don't have any need/space or use for them.  Please note that this is how "unintentional" vintage vendors are created!
I recently put together a display in my entry out of finds from the World's Longest Yard Sale (STILL just about the best time EVER).  It's only on loan.  I love the table but it isn't really my style.  It will go to a sale in the next couple of months.
Ditto the berry garland.
The enormous ironstone platter IS a keeper and will probably move around the house a great deal.
The driftwood ring is one of a pair which came from my favorite booth of the day.  We'll be keeping those for a LONG time.
I had the glass shade and round mirror in my stash so was easily able to pull things from here and there to create the "scene".  The beauty of junque is that if you pick enough of it you can ALWAYS make an inexpensive and unique display!  At least that's my excuse and I'm sticking with it.
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

World's Longest Yard Sale Love

It's been a few days since I got back from the 127 sale.  What can I say?
I have decided that the WLYS is like Christmas for pickers.
Oh, the anticipation when you round the bend and you see a field of tents with as yet undiscovered treasures.
Oh, the stress of deciding which ones to stop at and which ones to pass on by.

My trunk of junque.  I didn't fill it to the brim so do feel as though I failed a bit in my quest.
How clever is this bench?  So clever he had a pair of them!  Love it but left them behind with their $200 plus price tags.

These Old Crow bottles shaped like enormous chess pieces amused me no end.  Possibly I should have purchased them?
This horse head was ENORMOUS.  My daughter is wondering why I did not get it for her!  Because it is bigger than she is and would take up half her room.
Fabulous display of blueberry boxes.  Loved them.  Didn't love the price and reminded myself that I have similar cherry boxes in my posession.

More yard sale love to follow!
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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Picking My Way to the 127 Yard Sale

The heat has kept me from keeping up with showing off my finds.  They are baking quite nicely in the garage - whether they are supposed to or not!
 As for me, I'm braving the heat and the traffic and FINALLY taking a jaunt to the World's Longest Yard Sale - the Route 127 sale.  Five years in Ohio and this is my first time.  My excitement knows no bounds.
Only going for one full day but surely I can fill the car in that amount of time?!  Hope the Junque gods are smiling down on me.
Showing off a few recent finds here.  These actually got washed AND put out on display.  I'm currently infatuated with hotel china and serving pieces.  It started with the teapot which says Hotel Cleveland on the front.  A few weeks later I found the Hotel Van Cleve service at a flea market.  I thought and thought and had that moment where I realized I would be forever sad if I left it behind.
Naturally I'm hoping to find some more on my trip!
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Friday, 21 December 2012

Special delivery, coincidence and basing

Yesterday evening I was informed my new washing machine would be delivered today. Luckily I could skip today at work, so close to christmas.

This also allowed me to do a small chore I'd been putting off, but which really needs done: putting the magnetic tape on the bases of my Saxons. Tomorrow is their first day in battle! They'll be bled in a Dux Britanniarum battle facing Dick's Romano-British.

You see? Excellent fit!
Started yesterday evening late, to cut up the tape into 19mm squares or rectangles and cutting off the corners. Today's been gluing, with the odd mistake rectified (it does matter which side of the magnetic tape is on the bottom).

But the happy coincidence doesn't end there. So last week I'd ordered these magnetic tape circles to put under the round bases. Because that's a pain to cut yourself. You know what? They arrived just past lunch as well! Got it finished before the guys came to deliver the new washing machine.

I've got my basic army plus some archers ready now, the glue needing a bit of time to dry.

Very happy boy. This is the stuff I hate about modelling, so the less time it takes, the better!

  1. Hi Jus,

    Litko Systems produces round bases in various sizes and thickness, if desired complete with magnabses in teh same size. Saves a lot of hassle

  2. Hi Rob,

    Thanks for the suggestion. I'll check that out.

I appreciate comments. Let me know what you think!


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Just Property is an national group of real estate experts with over 200 offices in total, we are one of the best in the country.

The aim of Just Property Witbank is to leverage off of the global experience and resources of Just Property, to bring the best of national and local real estate practices to those looking for property management solutions in the South Africa.

As the years roll by, business becomes increasingly driven by technological forces that can sideline human interaction. It’s an important part of the Just Property Witbank ethos to maintain personal and helpful communications with our clients, while taking advantage of our world-class technological innovations.

Property management couldn’t be easier than with our proprietary tenant management system and owner’s statements. More importantly, when you invest your trust in a Just Property agreement, you know you’re dealing with a business that is made up of family – and we treat our clients and tenants like their one of our own.

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Witbank is situated in the Cultural Heartland of Mpumalanga. The name Witbank is Afrikaans for ‘White Ridge’ and named after a rocky outcrop of white sandstone where wagon transport drivers rested many years ago. Years ago, travellers discovered coal in this area. Of course, once the coal was discovered, farmers arrived with their wagons to cart away the coal. Once Paul Kruger’s railway line reached this area in 1894, it solved all transport problems and the first coal mines started to operate.

Witbank soon developed into a town in 1903 and today it has developed into a rather large and bustling city where dairy, potatoes, maize, sheep and sweet potatoes are farmed. On 3 March 2006, Witbank was officially renamed eMalahleni, meaning "place of coal".

Witbank is in a coal mining area with more than 22 collieries in the municipal radius. There are a number of power stations (such as the Duvha Power Station), as well as a steel mill (Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium Limited) nearby which all require coal. Kusile Power station is the newest and current big game changer in the immediate Witbank area.

Two national highways, the N4 from Pretoria and the N12 from Johannesburg, converge at Witbank and then continue to Komatipoort, on the border of Mozambique.

Witbank boasts plenty of recreation to suit all preferences. Witbank is home to the well known Witbank Dam. This dam is known as the largest municipal dam in the southern hemisphere and boasts a catchment area of more than 3 540 square kilometres! Of course, this magnificent dam is ideal for numerous exciting water sports such as skiing and fishing. Relax and watch the vibrant bird life in the area or enjoy a hike on one of the many beautiful hiking trails.

Witbank also offers opportunities to go parasailing, golfing, scenic hiking and adrenaline pumping 4×4 trails. This city is also near to the popular Kruger National Park where excellent game viewing of the Big 5 can be enjoyed.

Witbank is the home town of the Witbank Black Aces football team. The Witbank Skydiving Club is one of the better-known clubs catering for this form of recreation and has been in existence for 30 years. Hiking trails and bushveld walks are offered by various enterprises in the surrounding area.

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Apart from a few hotels, there are many guest houses. These vary from the utilitarian to the luxurious, and also cater for many of the business travelers visiting Witbank as well as those travelling to Nelspruit, Swaziland and Mozambique.

A casino complex is accessible within a few hundred meters from the N4 highway, providing two hotels, cinemas, ten-pin bowling and restaurants as well as the traditional gambling facilities. The Highveld Mall is built immediately next to the casino and is a retail hub for locals as well as for many residents of towns in the vicinity.

To accommodate the rapid growth of the city, properties in Witbank are fast being developed, bought by investors, coal mining companies and real estate developers.

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PKN (Finland 2015) to split up in 2016!

Rock Band Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät (PKN), who represented Finland this year at Eurovision, decided to end the project once guitarist Pertti Kurrika has celebrated his 60th birthday.

While the other band members decide to retire aswell, the bass player Sami Helle has announced to run for the Helsinki City Council in 2017.

Despite the massive interest in the band after winning the Finnish national selection UMK, PKN and their song “Aina mun pitää” only placed last in the semifinal.

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“Eh, Law vs Medicine sia! But why only these two faculties ah like so elitist…”

Shifting uncomfortably, I tried to cover the ‘NUS LAW’ logo on my shirt in case the passer-by directed that question to me. I focussed my attention on our warriors in red:

Our dedicated team arrived early in the morning to do their warm-ups and practice – the look of determination on their faces was vastly different from the sleepy one we usually see in morning lectures! As the clock ticked towards half past eight, both teams began their mandatory pep talk:

Strategies were discussed, and everyone reinforced their faith in each other with affirmative nods and smiles. Running over to the next court, our lawyers convened and signalled that they were ready.

The game began shortly after. For those who don’t know, Handball is the lovechild of Captain’s Ball (ah, the good old days) and Basketball. To introduce a love triangle, there is even a hint of Rugby in it! As usual, the goal is to get the ball in the opponent’s goalpost. Players toss the ball over to each other and are required to dribble if they move with the ball – opposing players sometimes ‘tackle’ and consume each other in a huge bear hug to prevent them from moving or passing the ball.

Law was given the starting ball and it was not long before we scored our first goal. Talk about a good start!

Law 0? More like Law 1!

Law 0? More like Law 1!

What ensued was a flurry of activity – some running at lightning speed to take their positions, some knees-bent ready to catch the ball mid-air, and of course, the player with the ball dribbling and escaping from the clutches of the opposing team like a stolen car on a getaway. At this point, we realise just how aggressive Handball can be – it is not uncommon to sustain a few injuries here and there.

Seconds from disaster: Our able teammate attempts a bear-hug but was greeted with a back-kick.

Medicine quickly caught up a minute later, scoring a goal to even the points. As if to take sweet revenge, our learned friends upped their strategy, exchanged glances and kept to the rhythm and eventually scored four consecutive goals.

Throughout both matches, the other half of the team fervently observed and encouraged their teammates, injecting warmth into the cool morning.

Teams were swapped and our energetic players confidently took their positions. Another round of close competition commenced.

Resident wallaby Ho Lin Ming (Y1) successfully catches the ball!

Lawyers truly belong in the Court – Well, how about Handball Courts?

After two adrenaline-packed rounds, our lawyers emerged champion and like the gracious winners they were, cheered for the doctors: “Three cheers, and three cheers and three cheers for Medicine!” – Basking in the camaraderie between both teams, it was safe to say that both teams had won the gift of friendship.

Congratulations Team Law! Back Row (Left to Right): Josiah (Y2), Jyh Howe (Y2), Ben Ted (Y1), Wenqi (Y1), Jun An (Y2), Steven (Y1), Clarence (Y2), Tomo (Y1), March (Y2), Lin Ming (Y1), Krishna (Y1); Front Row (Left to Right): Josh Woo (Y4), Timo Ng (Y4), Nick Lee (Y4)

The awesome Year 4s – Left to Right: Nick Lee (Y4), Timo Ng (Y4), Josh Woo (Y4)

The team would like to extend its sincere gratitude and appreciation towards the Year 4s who have supported the sport for many years. The juniors are sad to see them go (and a little afraid to play them in LawFrat), but are honoured to have helped them win their final LawMed.


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With the dreaded Y1 LARC moots coming up in less than a month, I thought it would be a pretty good idea to watch the WongP International Commercial Arbitration Moot 2017 Finals, in order to get a rough idea of what I’ll be getting myself into. And I get to write an article, which is a refreshing change from all the mundane lectures and tutorials. Killing two birds with one stone, I thought.

The towering and friendly Yash was kind enough to educate this clueless soul on what the moot problem was about before heading in; very simply put, it was an arbitration dispute between two companies, on a contentious restraint of trade (RoT) clause and liquidated damages (LD) clause in a breached contract.

The Claimant was represented by:

Melody Lau (Y2, NUS), who argued that the RoT clause was reasonable.

Aaron Yoong (SMU), who argued that the LD clause was not a penalty clause.

On the other side, the Respondent was represented by:

Joshua Phang (Y2, NUS), who argued that the RoT clause was unreasonable.

Huang Qianwei (aka Violet Huang) (Y1, NUS), who argued that the LD clause was a penalty clause.

As the audience settled down in the moot court, the emcee Yin-Ing officially opened the moot finals and invited the judge for the semi-finals, Mr Andre Maniam, on stage to introduce the panel:

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From left to right: Mr Michael Lee, from 20 Essex St.; Mr Gary Born, President of the SIAC Court of Arbitration; Mr Alvin Yeo, Senior Counsel of WongPartnership.

Mr Maniam introduced all three esteemed members of the panel with a dash of banter, and concluded with a friendly yet ominous warning to the finalists – the panel may be made up of “really nice guys”, but they sure will not be during the moot itself, and on that note, he left the finalists in their good hands.

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Mr Andre Maniam!

Melody and Joshua started the ball rolling with their submissions on the RoT clause. Melody’s submissions included arguments on the cascading covenant, goodwill and proprietary interest, all of which were met with small challenges from the panel, but were substantiated without much problem. Mr Yeo then expressed a great concern over Melody’s public interest argument, and critically evaluated her take on the contract’s confidentiality clause. Nevertheless, Melody held her ground and managed to rebut Mr Yeo’s tough questions skilfully. He was evidently satisfied with her answers, and leant back with an approving smile.

Following Melody, Joshua’s contentions covered on the lack of legitimate interest, the overly wide scope of restraint, and how it was inaccurate for the claimant to conclude that the RoT clause was reasonable by merely using one factor instead of multiple factors. Mr Lee was worried on what the claimant will be left with should the court strike out the cascading covenant, but Joshua was quick to point out that the claimant could sue under another clause and obtain damages as alternate relief. Mr Born and Mr Yeo were then extremely interested on why Joshua would say that the RoT was unreasonable, and the both of them once again argued intensely upon on the facts. The arbitrators were clearly impressed with Joshua’s answers that were squarely substantiated with his case law, and did not have much to add on afterwards.

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Representing the Claimants: Aaron and Melody.

Moving on to the LD clause, Aaron gave the audience a little laugh by briefly explaining how the LD clause was drafted – apparently the 9 million dollars payable under the LD clause was decided by “looking at the clock” and the superstition that 9 is an auspicious number. Notwithstanding the rather amusing way that the LD clause was drafted, Aaron calmly explained that it was still reasonable as a genuine pre-estimate of loss because they were hard to assess. Although Mr Yeo challenged how it would be difficult to estimate losses, given that both parties were businessmen, Aaron then countered it with a lengthy explanation on equal bargaining power, which evidently gave Mr Yeo the answer he needed. Aaron then ended off by proposing how the presence of confidential information meant that damages could be accrued over many years, which further justifies why a sum of 9 million would be reasonable in the long run.

Violet then rebutted Aaron’s submissions at the speed of a machine gun, stating that the LD clause was a penalty clause mainly because it was not a genuine pre-estimate of loss, it had a lack of legitimate interest, and that the sum of 9 million dollars was decided arbitrarily without any justifiable basis. She probably had the hardest time in getting her points across, as the arbitrators were not too convinced with her initial arguments. Mr Born and Mr Yeo constantly grilled her on whether the sum of 9 million dollars was really all that unreasonable, with sharp questions such as “Well the business was valued at 30.5 million… is 9 million really that unreasonable, being one-third of the valuation?” and “The parties could have negotiated for 90 million or even 900 million… why would 9 million be that unreasonable?”. In spite of overwhelming doubt, Violet still steeled herself and continued to speedily rattle on why the LD clause was extravagant and hence unreasonable. In what I felt was the mic drop of the night, she acknowledged Aaron’s argument on how damages could be accrued over time, but then questioned why would the LD clause then only provide for such a short period of one year – which in turn implied that it was still not a genuine pre-estimate of loss, because it did not consider the long run, and hence was still a penalty clause. It was a very strong conclusion indeed, and some of my batchmates in the audience were clearly awed by how she managed to pull it off.

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Representing the Respondents: Joshua and Violet.

The arbitrators then left shortly and came back with their verdict: all four finalists were cool and good, performing well even under pressure. Mr Yeo admitted that he intentionally gave the Respondent’s side a harder time as the Claimant’s case was much more difficult to argue for, but generally, the panel was in unanimous agreement that every finalist answered their questions directly, tried not to refer to their materials when rebutting arguments, and maintained good eye contact – all plus points in their books. However, the panel still had to make a decision, and hence, without further ado:

Joint 3rd place: Violet Huang, Aaron Yoong

2nd place and best memorial: Melody Lau

1st place: Joshua Phang

Although the other three finalists were really outstanding, in my humble opinion, what I think made Joshua stand out was that he knew and applied his case law particularly well. Although he recycled some of his cases, it was clear that he knew them like the back of his hand, and was particularly proficient in milking out every last passage and paragraph he could in order to meticulously substantiate his arguments and to adequately answer whatever the arbitrators threw at him.

The night ended off with a sumptuous buffet at Oei Tiong Ham building. Once again, congratulations to all the finalists! It was a truly amazing experience watching them; a night well spent indeed!

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November 15, 2005

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What a day! And I don’t mean What a day! It was great!, but I mean What a day, it was long and hard and seemed to suck all the life I had left in me! I, literally spent 10 1/2 hours on campus today. I went from 9:00 am until 9:00 pm, only taking […]


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Monday, August 14, 2006

Chris Fuamatu-Bout to-fall-out

This is the third installment in our Steelers season preview.
Before I put JS2000 locker room correspondant Young Lyle Alzado to the task of trying to put together the all-time Steelers all-name team, I decided that some ground rules were necessary. First, you can't be some dude who sauntered into training camp with a stupid name just to get on this list. That means that Stefan Fatsis will never be on the Broncos all-time name team.

Second, you don't have to be good, but this can't be a team made up entirely of no names. For example, Alvoid Mays picked off 2 passes in 1995- he's in. Conversely, Rick Strom, despite having a sister who was my summer camp counselor, only attempted 20 odd passes his whole Steelers career. Plus his name sucks, so he's out. Fred Foggie- also out.

Third, you only qualify based on your name. Nicknames don't work. That's like giving the "Best Congenital Deformity" award to somebody who lost a leg in a bus accident. Nobody's mom names them "Night Train." If nobody actually knows your first name (e.g. John Fuqua- who's that?), that counts.

Lastly, guys from before the Second World War are also out because everybody back then had a name like Peaches McGee, so it wouldn't really be fair. Plus, nobody knows who those guys are anyway. So without further ado, the
JS2000's All-Time Steelers All-Name Team:

QB: Bubby Brister, 1986-92. Sorry Big Ben, but this is really all Bubby's got.

RB: Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala, 1998-2002. Easiest decision I ever made.

RB: Amos Bullocks, 1966. Punchline to several Cockney jokes.
WR: Louie Lipps, 1984-91. Once gave me an autograph in the East Liberty Phar-Mor.
WR: Frenchy Fuqua, 1970-76. Known for dressing like Rudy Ray Moore and his inadvertant role in the Immaculate Reception.
C: "Buzz" Nutter, 61-64. No first name listed in Steelers player database. A lot of innuendo possible here.
G: Carlton Haselrig, 1990-93. Yo Haselrig, better call up Alfonso Ribeiro and thank him for helping you make the team. Didn't play football until college.
G: Duval Love, 1992-94. Like Luther Vandross, only for football.
T: Tunch Ilkin, 1980-92. Tunch's mother was Ms. Turkey in 1950 (Didn't make that up).
T: Urban Henry, 1964. All dudes named Urban are funny.
TE: Mike Mularkey, 1989-91. Former Bills coach a likely candidate to be the first Steeler in space.

LB: Hardy Nickerson, 1987-92. One of my all-time favorite Steelers.

LB: Rod Breedlove, 1965-68. Not a fan of rubbers, this one.

LB: Gene Breen, 1965-66. Quilting machine.

LB: Rico Mack, 1993. Rico. Mack.
S: Myron "Boo" Bell, 1994-97, 2000-01. Second most famous Myron in Pittsburgh.
S: Tony Dungy, 1977-78. Mad grungy.
CB: Alvoid Mays, 1995. Retired from football in order to hold up supermarkets in West Virginia. Never quite good enough for the phrase "Avoid Mays" to catch on. Never quite good enough at football, that is.
CB: Willie Williams, 1993-96, 2004-present. Not that funny until you realize his name is William Williams.
DE: Brentson Buckner, 1994-96. Has a bizarre shoe kissing ritual memorialized in a TV commercial.
DE: Orpheus Roye, 1996-99. Lawrence Fishburn's Morpheus really just a cheap immitation of this spatially transcendant special teams ace. Used to delight Cope with his special teams wedge-busting.
DT: Kimo von Oelhoffen, 2000-2005. Known primarily for his knee-splintering hit on Carson Palmer. Known secondarily for his gentle loving touch.

Special Teams
K: Booth Lusteg, 1968. Managed to hit 8 of 20 field goals in '68. No wonder he only lasted a year in the Burgh.
P: Shayne Edge, 1996. Tried to run once and got tackled for a 16 yard loss. Career lasted four games.
Head Coach
Joe Bach. 1935-36, 52-53. Switched on Bach.

Honorable mention: All Samoan Steelers not included here, Bill Mackrides (would have included him if he had played more than 4 games), Bam Morris, Dick Shiner, Tee Martin (bonus points for being mentioned in a J-Live song), Max Kielbasa (best yinzer name ever but violated some of the central rules), John Henry Johnson, Ray May, Franco Harris, Rocky Bleier, Amos Zereoue

Note: For those of you who surfed in via a drop from our good friends over at the Yinzer Ministry of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, hahyinzdoinn'at? Schween, don't be mean to Kerns.