#para track cycling

[sportsallover]

MARIE PATOUILLET OLYMPIC CHAMPION!!! 🤩🤩🤩

[britishcyclesport]

Millie Cass gets call to ride the World Track Championships

Four weeks ago, C3 para-cyclist Millie Cass was planning to watch the World Track Championships on the TV. But after getting a sudden call up to Team GB, she’s now lining up on the boards of the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome on a brand new Handsling TR3evo track bike.  She speaks to British Cycle Sport about the breakthrough event of a lifetime.  What’s your background in track cycling? I got into…

[thana-topsy]

If you're up for sharing more writing tips, how can I tell if what I've written is actually any good? With writing I get stuck in a cycle of feeling like I'm the next Shakespeare while writing but then I'll look over my work a few days later and absolutely hate everything and think it's the most cringe shit ever, then I'll leave it a bit longer and think eh it's not as bad as I thought but still not great and so on. I feel like being forced to write for a grade during school and having everything be marked and assessed and assigned a particular value has robbed me of the ability to critically analyse my own work in a way that's objective and accurate but also fair and realistic. I can analyse other peoples' stuff till the cows come home but I lose all rational thought when it comes to my own stuff

Adding onto that, how do I get to the point where I can stop looking back at my old work and hating everything and wanting to delete it all? Realistically I know finding fault with my old stuff is good bc it means I've grown and improved from where I once was etc but at the same time I wanna enjoy stuff I've made in the past without cringing every time I read it

Hey there Nony, I wanted to let this one percolate a little bit before answering because I've been where you are. And it's a rough time for sure. But aside from my own experiences, I also wanted to get the opinions of some of my writerly friends in the fandom, too, since everyone is a little font of wisdom in their own right.

So I'm going to share their advice alongside my own, because this is kind of a complicated string of questions you're asking. Long post ahead!

@paraparadigm says to Keep Writing: "Write more. Write so much (and so many different things) that eventually the sheer volume bulldozes over self-devouring ego, comparison twitches, or feeling lost, because you don't yet know your own baseline. Coupled with "read more, read everything, read things you enjoy and things you don't, read for the craft as much as the entertainment." And: "I'd add that when revisiting old writing, it's helpful for me to differentiate between "ew the writing is not as technically solid as it is now" and "ah that's interesting, I guess that's where I was at then, emotionally and psychologically". Old writing is also a sort of archaeological record of your younger self, and that can, in fact, be a bit itchy to revisit, so learning to cherish that without passing judgement can be really helpful. I try to treat it like those little marks one puts on the door jamb to track a kid's height."

@mareenavee says "Part of it is writing more, as Para said and I will always second that. Another part is, honestly, the hardest part. It's to try very hard to get out of the habit of negative self-talk.... There's so much work involved with this but normalizing being proud of your work and having some grace with yourself is part of that answer."

@archangelsunited says "Early on, instead of going “this has to be a masterpiece” I would tell myself my only job was to tell a story. I couldn’t tell a story if I was deleting it. Also, talking about your work helps. The less ashamed I was of my writing, the more people wanted to read it. There is a need to hide your work, and that can lead to a downward spiral all its own. And, 90% of the time, you have to suck at something to learn to be good at something. The work you already wrote shouldn’t be the sum of all your skill, it should be one of those measuring sticks for the moment. Despite previous thought, you won’t be stuck at the same level forever."

@polypolymorph says "In addition to accumulating experience via reading and writing, you also have to be willing to reinvent the wheel. Unfortunately the Process™️ is unique to everyone, and even when you are deliberately mimicking a voice as, say, a ghost writer, you can't expect that 2+2=4 for you. Your process might look more like a Lotka-Volterra equation for the same type of work and that's okay. Trial and error is the best way to figure out what advice actually works for you--and if it doesn't, it doesn't mean you're wrong. Don't get stuck on pop writing advice like a sad roomba does on an upturned rug. Learn when to throw it out."

So there's some advice from some other excellent writers! I hope you've been able to find some value in their advice, because it certainly kicked me in the pants a few times.

As for me, I think, having been where you are, my biggest piece of advice is: Find joy in the craft. Get curious instead of critical. An artist shouldn't down themselves over a rough sketch when they're working out a drawing, so why would a writer do such a thing? Everything you write is practice. Everything you make has value because it builds up to the next thing you make.

At the end of the day, you are the only one who is capable of telling the stories that are in your head. This fact alone gives whatever you put onto paper value, regardless of quality. You are creating magic, in the most literal sense! Creating something out of nothing, conjuring images into someone else's mind from hundreds of thousands of miles away, transcending space and time. It's amazing!

Lastly, my final piece of advice is to just write for fun. Write things nobody else will ever see just because you wanted to get words onto paper. You have to unlearn what was drilled into you in school. You are more than a content creation machine. You are an artist, a wordsmith. And just know that there will never be a day when you look at your own work and say "That's it, I have achieved perfection."

Writing is a life-long journey. Just enjoy the ride!

[magdalene-spirit]

Lady of the lake & the feminine principle of consciousness part 2/2

This is the subtle She, the misty & mysterious one, who stands on the border, between what is & what is not. The magical principle— that is Maya-Shakti or the Mary’s— therefore the feminine is associated with being psychic, with seeing & intuition.

The moon reflects sunlight to illuminate forms at night, showing up the content & possibilities within the unconscious ocean— through subtle or psychic perception & divination possibilities can be intuited & seen— the unconscious can speak.

For now we won’t say who Goddess is, but Goddess is the initiator— she is the cyclic & seasonal principle of sea & moon & womb & blood tides— at the depth of the womb (para*-see comments) where we deal with what is, & what is not, what is conceived & what is latent.

In turning periods, at appointed moments, where cycles line up in precise ratios of energies, she will rise from the deep, into consciousness— you will see her in the events, symbols & objects of you life-story, in whispers & reflections, you will glimpse her presence, & she will invite you to take up her initiation— the great reconning, of what in your life is inauthentic, out of balance, untrue & only pretence— it is time, to unravel your story— what is true & not true (sat & asat)— on you on the track of your destiny, are you dictated by fates— what are your possibilities?

It is time to sink into the womb of silence & timelessness— to go to sleep to the upperworld & wake in the underworld of dream, healing & potentiality—

Where Mary Mother found communion with the Angel Gabriel, & the person that was Mary, through her function as priestess, sacrificed herself to herself, & so became one with the universal & cosmic mother, MARY, of the ocean-womb of consciousness, of all possibility— soul with Mother, submersed in the timeless whole.

The priestess, the witch etc. is your guide to the other side & your midwife into your real life, to incubate & incarnate your divine Self (or Son, or Light) into the world— to individuate— into feminine authority, sovereignty, agency— in other words, your feminine magical capacity, that is the mature feminine wise lady or woman that sees into the depth & truth of things.

——footnote;

*Para— The Shakti Goddess Vāc of the Veda is the 4 stages of creation-manifestation from silence through sound to full articulation— the process of thinking & spelling the world into actuality & Para-Shakti is the universal womb, is Mahamaya that is the field of potentiality, the inclusive ring that births all form. Para-Shakti is power, energy, sound, vibration, substance— it is reflected consciousness— it is known because it is felt, & feeling in this sense is subtle perception with inner senses & knowing.

As it is not possible to truly speak of the transparent Absolute One that is beyond, humanity speaks of consciousness through using the elements as metaphors— because they have qualities— the original substance, as water or fire or ether or plasma or light or the cosmic being or cosmic mother etc.

[atotaltaitaitale]

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The end… for the second time in a month.

We needed those two weeks in between so we could miss you, Olympics, but after the Closing Ceremony on August 11, we knew deep down that we would get to experience all that joy again for the Paralympics. This time it’s really the end. We need to go back to our lives and you have timed it perfectly with La Rentr��e.

While the Olympic Game and the Paralympic Game are 2 different entities and managed by 2 different committees, Paris2024 wanted the Paralympics to be a true extension of the Olympics. For the first time the emblem (a golden circle with a white flame inside, a stylized rendition of Marianne) and the motto (Games Wide Open/Ouvrons Grand les Jeux) were shared by both events, and even the Olympic and Paralympic mascots were the same: the famous (infamous?) Phryge, albeit an able-bodied Phryge for the Olympics and a prosthetic Phryge for the Paralympics.

While Paris was hosting the Olympics for the third time, it was actually the first time the city had hosted the Paralympics (France has hosted one Winter Paralympics in 1992 in Albertville, while the next one will be in 2030). In fact, the Paralympics began in 1948 with a small gathering of British veterans of the Second World War at Stoke Madeville Hospital (hence why the Paralympics flame is lit there) on the opening day of the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. But the first official Paralympic Games were held in Rome in 1960, and since then they have been held in the same year as the Olympic Games, but in a different city or even country. Since 1988 in Seoul, the Paralympics have been held immediately after the Olympics in the same city and using most of the same venues. Bidding to host the Olympic Games means bidding to host the Paralympic Games as well.

The Paralympic Games have a tremendous track record of transforming host cities and countries, improving the lives of people with disabilities and all those with accessibility needs and acting as a catalyst to improve accessibility. In France, since 2008, able-bodied and Paralympic medalists have received the same amount of money depending on the medal won [NB: since 2021 for the USA paralympiques!]. Since the London 2012 Olympics, guides (para-athletics, para-triathlon, para-cycling and para-triathlon) who accompany visually impaired or blind athletes have also been rewarded with a medal when the athlete reached the podium. The Paralympics are here to drive change in the world and drive this "inclusion revolution".

To say that Paris2024 was amazing is an understatement. But there is something even more special about the Paralympics. Yes all athletes are super-humans but Paralympians are a cut above and we got to see 4,400 athletes from 168 delegations compete in 549 medal events across 22 sports. I've always admired Paralympians but after attending even more events this time than at the Beijing2008 games, I’m in total awe of their abilities beyond their disabilities. The words I heard the most often at the events: Incredible. Unbelievable. Amazing. Everyone seems to be in admiration of the athletes. You can't help but be in amazed when you are in the stands of Paris La Defense Arena cheering the athletes of the Para swimming events or astonished by the complete silence of 12,000 spectators in the Stade Eiffel Tower for Blind football followed by an eruption of applause when a team scores a goal (any team for that matter… although the cheering might be slightly louder when Team France is on the field), that’s also where I got to experience a silent, slow ola where the public rose to their feet in a gentle, synchronised way to create a perfectly silent Mexican wave. The Grand Palais was as packed as for the Olympics for para taekwondo or wheelchair fencing, both events I attended. I couldn’t not go to the gorgeous Para equestrian venue on the grounds of the Palais de Versailles and got again to do the Silent Applause: a very important part of Para Equestrian that encourages the fans to cheer without distracting the rider and the horse. As I never make it to the French Open, the Men's single medals in wheelchairs tennis were the events that finally took me to the mythic Roland Garros central court. I’m not a huge fan of tennis in general (I know the players, and follow the Grand Slam from afar) but the Gold/Silver match between Japan's Tokito Oda (Gold Medalist) and Britain's Alfie Hewett (Silver Medalist) was a real treat and kept us on the edge of our seat for three sets. I may have to look for wheelchair tennis events to watch in the future. Finally one cannot experience the Games (Olympic and/or Paralympic) without attending at least some of the Athletics events at Stade de France. The atmosphere on the final night of the game was electric.

The Olympics are always very popular and well televised but the Paralympics tend to be a bit less enthusiastic and not as well-followed (often due to the lack of media coverage unfortunately). In Paris, however, there were huge crowds at the venues, and local fans not only supported the French athletes, they cheered on athletes from all over the world and made sure the athletes felt welcome. As IPC President Andrew Parsons mentioned in his closing ceremony: For a country famous for its fashion and food, France is now famous for its fans. With more competing countries, more women and more global coverage than ever before, Paris 2024 has set a benchmark for all future Paralympic Games.

With 10 Paralympic and 4 Olympic events, I've had a busy summer in Paris and I’m so glad we’ve decided to stay in town and experience the Games. And yet, there are so many more sporting events I would have love to have seen, especially for the Paralympics: wheelchair rugby, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, etc, etc. Who knows if I’ll ever live again in a city hosting the Games. Twice was already great.

From Tony Estanguet's closing ceremony speech: This summer, France had a date with history, and the country showed up. France dared to imagine things that had never been done before: the first Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Games outside a stadium, the first marathon open to all, the first Games in the heart of the city. France dared to believe in the power of sport.

With the Games, we rediscovered our heritage, our creativity and our capacity to achieve great things. We rediscovered our joie de vivre, our impertinence at times, and above all, all the positive energy that exploded in the stands! These Games will have been an encounter between France and itself. The France that smiles. The France that loves itself. The France that we are proud of. The France that breaks records: Olympic medal records, Paralympic medal records, Spectator records, Audience records, Atmosphere records, “Allez Les Bleus" records.

From Olympic Rings to Paralympic Agitos… Everything must come to an end but memories last forever.

PS: There was no “addressing the elephant in the room” with the Paralympics Opening Ceremony… it was just perfect; although seeing the gorgeous sunset as the Paralympics athletes walked down the Champs Élysées towards the Place de la Concorde was slightly bittersweet as it reminded us of what the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony could have been like (if it hadn't rained that evening).

Edit: Paris2024 sold 12 millions tickets. 9.5 for the Olympics and 2.5 for the Paralympics!!

[houseofgeeks]

Paralympics Day 1 & 2 Recap

I am not able to watch as much as I did with the Olympics, because I have to work, so only one screen for me. But I have still watched quite a bit the last two days. I just forgot to post yesterday.

Day 1:

Day 1:

Watched Wheelchair Rugby (USA vs. CAN and DEN vs. FRA) USA/CAN game was stressful for me as a USA fan, the US was ahead for most of the game, but there was about 60 seconds where Canada was able to catch back up. The US was able to come out ahead at the end of this one. the DEN/FRA game was fun to watch because the French crowd was so into it! And seeing France end up winning was great.

Goalball - FRA vs. BRA (men's) - I really expected Brazil to just beat up on France in this one, but France really held their own until the last 2 minutes or so. It makes me interested to see how France fares against everyone else considering Brazil is world rank 1 and defending Olympic champion.

I also watched some swimming and track cycling including a heart breaking crash at the very beginning of a British cycler's time trial during the finals. :(

We ended the day with 25 Countries medaling and China at the top of the leader board.

Day 2:

Archery round of 32. So much rain. Got to watch the first head to head match of two armless archers in the Paralympics. Matt Stutzman had and amazing round. Considering the rain, there were some excellent shots.

Para Badminton: Watched a couple of games. Both very fun to watch, just round robin play still.

Boccia: Watched a match where the Japanese competitor was only using 5 balls, instead of 6 because apparently one of his balls did not pass pre play inspection. He ended up losing, but he still scored a couple rounds.

Sitting Volleyball: USA vs. CHN (women's): Had to go back and watch this even though I knew the results. The US had a good first set, but could just not recreate that afterwards losing 3-1. China looked so good, and had a couple of service runs that were amazing.

Table Tennis: GER vs. CHN (womens) Gold medal match. This one was close, and I really like that they only score to 11, best of 5. Feels a lot quicker than other net ball sports where they go to 21 or 25. It was a lot of back and forth, one team would come ahead and then the other team would catch up. But in the end it was China 3-1 for the victory.

There was a lot of track and field and swimming today that I'll have to catch up on later (gotta watch club throw and shot put for sure).

Medal table at the end of Day 2 sees China at the top, with GB in 2nd and Brazil in 3rd. France is sitting in 7th as the host country right now. 48 countries have medaled after day 2!

[maximumwobblerbanditdonut]

The Paris Paralympics Games are nearly here and, apart from London, it will be the first Games in Europe in 20 years. I am looking forward to it.

Paris 🇫🇷 the French capital hosted the Olympics earlier this summer and the 2024 Summer 🥇Paralympics Games begin on Wednesday, 28th of August. The opening ceremony will take place in Place de la Concorde, a major square in the city centre. The Paralympic Games always takes place in the same location as the Olympics.

The nearly 4,400 athletes will ccontest events in 22 sports (23 disciplines, as para-cycling is split into road and track events) – a big increase from the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960, when just eight sports were on the schedule.

The Paris 2024 Paralympics will feature 213 athletes competing in 19 sports for the British team 🇬🇧 and will have the highest proportion of female athletes ever in Paris 2024. These Games will provide an important gauge of the Paralympic movement, testing the awareness of disability sports and of disability issues in general.

Channel 4 Paralympic Games on Channel 4 & Channel 4 Sport will have exclusive live TV coverage for UK viewers 🇬🇧 and will also be streamed live on Channel 4’s official YouTube channel.

The BBC are also set to broadcast a highlights show dedicated to he action on most evenings across the Games.

The Paralympics will end on Sunday, September 8th with the competition lasting 11 days in total. A closing ceremony will be staged at the Stade de France.

Never give up!

Meet the Paris 2024 Paralympic Mascot: The Phryge. An anthropomorphic Phrygian Cap based on the one Marianne wore at the time of the French Revolution a historical symbol of liberty and freedom, Also the first Paralympic mascot since the 1994 Winter Paralympics with an obvious disability with a prosthetic leg. Designer by Joachim Roncin. The Paralympic Phryge brings this legacy into the world of sports.

#Paris2024 ParalympicsGB #bbcsport #Mascot #ThePhryge #JoachimRoncin #Designer #BBC #Channel4 #PlacedelaConcorde #disability #StadedeFrance #TeamGB #femaleathletes

Posted 27th August 2024

[voormaligskischansspringer]

Including the para events in the track was such a good idea. They should do this more often and not only in cycling but also in other sports like swimming or athletics. So sports which take place in one venue with multiple events (I think canoe and rowing are already doing it)

[randomvarious]

1994 London Playlist (YouTube)

New playlist, folks! This week I started to build a slate of songs from the year of 1994 that were made by people who, at the time, hailed from London, the most musically eclectic city in the entire world. Don't exactly know why London is the way that it is, but its broad and open embrace of acid house, club culture, and pirate radio in the late 80s and early 90s definitely set it up for massive electronic expansion on a mainstream level that seems to still go on to this very day. The US has never really had that same history of love for electronic music, and that's probably why massive metropolises like New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago always feel like they're lagging behind in comparison to what London is able to spit out on a constant basis.

And you're just simply not gonna find another playlist of great London-made tunes from 1994 that are quite like this one either, because I've got some real underground electronic heaters for you all to chew on here. At some point, I plan to expand this beyond just electronic music, but for now, you get some downtempo/trip hop, some IDM, some deep house, some breakbeat hardcore, and a handful of jungle tracks too; a great smorgasbord that almost no other city could produce so readily.

But first, there are two absolute classics on here: one is from a breakbeat hardcore group called 2 Bad Mice, who dropped a brand new remix of their '92 track, "Bombscare," in 1994 that ended up catching on like total wildfire. It's a very infectious, floor-filling, breakneck raver that cycles through all these abruptly twisting-and-turning combinations of anthemic vocal samples and drum breaks that ends up yielding absolute bedlam. And there's a lot of uploads of it on YouTube too, and the one with the most views has over 370K. A mid-90s dance classic that still has the capacity to make one lose their shit.

The other is from the one and only Ashley Beedle's disco and jazzy house group, Black Science Orchestra. In '94, they dropped a 12-inch EP on the Junior Boy's Own label called Altered States, and the track that kicks off its AA-side, "New Jersey Deep," makes for some jazz-funky, outer-space-coasting, deep house grooviness. It, too, has a lot of different uploads on YouTube, and its most popular one has over 378K plays.

But other than those all-time bangers, the rest of these songs are a lot more relatively obscure. The Rapino Brothers, who are best known for making the most famous remix of Italo-dance act Corona's global 1993 smash hit, "The Rhythm of the Night," kick us off with some relaxingly chill and stringy, bleep-blooping trip hop in "Go Ahead London," a tune that has a little over 10K plays across its couple uploads; then IDM trio The Black Dog grace us with their fantastically dreamy remix of German duo Alter Ego's "Tanks Ahead," which has a little over 15.2K plays across its various uploads; and then the great Dave Angel supplies us with a piece of aquatic techno called "Artech," which I once proved lines up perfectly as the opening music for the jetskiing Nintendo game Wave Race 64. That one has somewhere around 60K total plays on YouTube.

The rest of the playlist, then, is comprised of a small handful of deep and heady jungle beasts as well as a downtempo remix of a song by a group called A Friend From Rio, who are based out of London, but make music that sounds Brazilian. The Lumen Soundsmiths remix of their song, "Para Lennon and McCartney," is an excellently lush slice of bliss that sounds like it could've fit right in on a chillout compilation that was released a decade afterwards; impressive.

This playlist is ordered as chronologically as possible and links are provided below to songs that have been posted about previously in order to give them more context:

The Rapino Brothers - "Go Ahead London" Alter Ego - "Tanks Ahead (Black Dog Mix)" 2 Bad Mice - "Bombscare '94" Black Science Orchestra - "New Jersey Deep" Zero B - "Lock Up (Counterforce Remix By DJ Crystl)" Dave Angel - "Artech" A Friend From Rio - "Para Lennon & Mccartney (Lumen Soundsmiths Remix)" Lemon D - "Deep Space (I See Sunshine) (Original Drum & Space Mix)" DJ Tamsin & The Monk - "A Better Place (Bay B Kane Remix)" DJ Crystl - "Warpdrive (Remix)"

Playlist is also on YouTube Music.

So, we've got 10 tracks that end up totaling a little over an hour. And I've got some more playlists for other London years too, if you're interested!

London: 1997 London: 1998 London: 1999

Enjoy!

More to come, eventually. Stay tuned!

Like what you hear? Follow me on Spotify and YouTube for more cool playlists and uploads!  

[ratedfleur]

With the amount of times na nag do the deed sila ni ganda at pogi and it's always raw, I can't help but be curious if there's any pregnancy scare ba na nangyare na? and if there is nga, how did pogi and ganda reacted to it?

ps. you can ignore this ask if ur'e uncomfy to write about stuff like these. hope u have a nice day there lovie! 🤗🤗

they did get it twice before ganda got birth control. they were going to do it sana not until hao suddenly thought of ganda’s period cycle.

“babe, didn’t you get your period yet?” he asked while he was kissing your neck. you hummed, thinking na you did but in reality, nagulat ka nalang na you haven’t yet for the past 3 months na.

nag test kayo and it came in positive but then days later, your period came.

the second time was just the same, instead it was him tracking your period on his calendar.

“al, wala ka na namang period last month?” he said while recounting the days whilst you thought about it.

“i think no nga..” you said while heading into the bathroom, doing another test, coming out positive a few minutes later.

and then the same thing happened, your period came in late.

right after that, you eventually got birth control para safe na palagi if hao decides not to use protection.

[bioethicists]

ok @seluvian 's tags reminded me of how many black children are labeled with 'oppositional defiance' or 'conduct disorders' for behaviors that their white peers are more likely to have diagnosed as adhd or autism or ptsd, which then fast tracks them into the school-to-prison pipeline as every teacher + para sees that they've been diagnosed with what is essentially Unruly Child Disorder. then this interacts with the social prejudice which paints black teens as being inherently threatening or unruly to begin with-- these combine to become a self fulfilling cycle in which the diagnosis causes trauma by labeling a child as Pathologically Criminal, which spurns 'acting out' behaviors which are then explained away as a result of the diagnosis itself.

most of the ppl i see defending the idea of diagnosis as a unilateral good are white ppl. they fail to grasp that a white child diagnosed with autism who received extra social skills support + speech therapy at their well funded elementary school may have their life enriched by diagnosis, while a black child diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder who was subjected to additional policing, poorer educational outcomes, + emotional abuse has their life destroyed by diagnosis.

saw a post the other day that said that psych survivors were overexaggerating and fearmongering for saying that people should be aware that having diagnoses on your record can be a danger + impede your life. and the more i think about it the more annoyed i am. because i think people need to know that there are exceptions to health privacy laws that can make having psych diagnoses and psych hospitalization history on your record risky depending on your circumstances. diagnoses follow you through your health interactions-you do not have to consent to have your information shared between providers. judicial proceedings are also an exception to the HIPAA privacy rule, so for things like custody battles, guardianship, getting orders of protection--the court can petition for medical records. there's so many other situations where even if they can't legally access your information without your authorization, people will require you to disclose diagnoses, records, previous hospitalizations and refuse to give you services/hire you/whatever unless you share that information with them. for example in many states anyone (a provider, a cop, friends and family) can disclose that you have certain psych diagnoses like bipolar to the DMV which then might require that you undergo drivers license review as frequently as every 3 months. my university is actively trying to kick me out right now because i had to disclose my medical record, psych diagnoses, and hospitalization history to them as a requirement to stay enrolled.

and i don't want to scare people or make people think that having a diagnosis on their records is automatically going to mean that it is weaponized against us. because i do know plenty of people who have never faced issues with their records. but i do expect that the community supports the people speaking out about the ways that we have been harmed by diagnoses creating barriers to accessing necessary parts of our life. instead of attacking us or saying that we're lying about things we are currently experiencing.

[sportsallover]

For some reason, tumblr (or twitter??) does not want to show the video, but I want this on my blog so here's a link to Marie Patouillet's post-podium interview

dunno why I'm writing this in English, because it's all in French...

[phgamezone]

Tongits 101: Gabay para sa mga Baguhan sa How to play Tongits

Ang Tongits, isang larong baraha na malalim ang ugat sa kulturang Pilipino, ay naging pambansang obsesyon. Ang pinagmulan nito ay maaaring masubaybayan sa kalagitnaan ng ika-20 siglo, na umunlad mula sa mga pagtitipon ng pamilya hanggang sa maging pangunahing bahagi ng buhay panlipunan ng mga Pilipino. Ang GameZone, isang online platform, ay ngayon ay nag-aalok ng ultimate tongits experience.

Sa core nito, ang Tongits ay isang laro ng strategy, quick thinking, at swerte. Nilalaro gamit ang standard 52-card deck, ang layunin ay maging unang maubos ang mga baraha sa kamay o magkaroon ng pinakamababang point total kapag naubos na ang draw pile. Nagsisimula ang laro sa bawat manlalaro na nakakatanggap ng 12 cards, maliban sa dealer, na nakakakuha ng 13. Magsasalitan ang mga manlalaro sa pagbunot at pagtatapong ng baraha, na naglalayong bumuo ng "melds"—sets ng tatlo o higit pang baraha ng parehong rank o sequential order.

Ang nagpapaiba sa how to play Tongits card game ay ang natatanging pagsasama ng kasanayan at tsansa. Ang tagumpay ay nakasalalay sa kakayahan ng manlalaro na gumawa ng mga strategic decisions sa ilalim ng pressure. Bawat pagtatapon ay isang calculated risk, at bawat pagbunot ay isang potensyal na game-changer. Ang tension ay tumataas sa bawat turn, na lumilikha ng isang nakaka-addict na cycle ng anticipation at relief.

Ang Tongits ay nagsisilbing social lubricant, na nag-uugnay sa mga henerasyon at nagkokonekta sa mga Pilipino. Ang popularidad nito ay humantong sa mga tournament kung saan ang mga skilled players ay nakikipagkompetensya para sa mga premyo. Kamakailan, ang Tongits ay nakapasok na sa digital realm. Ang mga online platform tulad ng GameZone ay nag-aalok ng iba't ibang variations, kabilang ang Tongits Plus, Tongits Quick, Tongits Joker, at Super Tongits.

Para sa mga gustong pagbutihin ang kanilang skills, ang mga experienced players ay nag-aalok ng valuable advice:

Ang card tracking ay napakahalaga—bigyang pansin kung aling mga baraha ang nailaro na.

Bumuo ng melds nang maaga para mabawasan ang vulnerability.

Mag-discard nang maingat—iwasang itapon ang mga high-value cards maliban kung kinakailangan.

Isaalang-alang kung paano mapapakinabangan ng mga kalaban ang iyong mga itinatapon.

Alamin kung kailan tatawag ng draw—kung naniniwala kang mas mababa ang total value ng iyong unmatched cards kumpara sa mga kalaban mo.

Ang practice ay susi sa pag-master ng how to play Tongits go. Ang mga online platforms ay nag-aalok ng mga pagkakataon upang mahasa ang mga skills laban sa iba't ibang uri ng mga kalaban.

Ang appeal ng laro ay nasa strategic depth at accessibility nito. Mabilis itong matutunan ngunit nag-aalok ng complexity na nagpapanatili sa mga manlalaro na engaged sa loob ng maraming taon. Ang Tongits ay nakapasok na rin sa popular culture, na ipinapakita sa mga pelikulang Pilipino, mga palabas sa telebisyon, at literatura.

Sa isang mundo na mabilis nagbabago, ang how to play Tongits online ay nagsisilbing paalala ng kapangyarihan ng tradisyon at ang patuloy na appeal ng magandang, old-fashioned na kasiyahan. Maging nilalaro man gamit ang mga luma nang baraha sa isang family reunion o sa smartphone sa oras ng lunch break, patuloy na nagdadala ng mga tao ang Tongits go.

Ang digital revolution ay nagbigay-daan para sa mga Pilipinong naninirahan sa ibang bansa na manatiling konektado sa kanilang cultural roots. Ang mga overseas workers ay maaari na ngayong makisali sa mainit na mga laban ng Tongits kasama ang mga kaibigan at pamilya sa Pilipinas, na nag-uugnay sa malaking distansya sa pamamagitan ng isang click ng button.

Habang lumalaki ang popularidad ng how to play Tongits, pareho sa Pilipinas at sa buong mundo, malinaw na ang tila simpleng larong baraha na ito ay nakahugot ng isang bagay na profound. Hindi lang ito tungkol sa panalo o talo—ito ay tungkol sa mga koneksyong nabuo, mga alaala na nagawa, at ang cultural heritage na napapanatili.

Habang umuunlad at nag-a-adapt ang laro sa mga bagong teknolohiya at audience, isang bagay ang nananatiling tiyak—ang Tongits card game craze ay nandito upang manatili. Ito ay nagsisilbing patunay sa patuloy nitong appeal at sa mayamang cultural tapestry kung saan ito nagmula. Maging ikaw man ay isang seasoned pro o isang curious newcomer, ang Tongits ay nag-aalok ng natatanging gaming experience na nagkokombina ng strategy, luck, at kulturang Pilipino sa isang exciting na package.

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Paras Plots Meerut | Property for Luxury Living

Paras Plots Meerut offers a residential property located in a desirable area of Meerut affording convenient access to various notable landmarks including markets, hospitals, educational establishments, retail stores and recreational facilities. Furthermore, it is located adjacent to the extensive metropolitan areas of Delhi and northern Delhi also. This initiative provides an array of modern amenities such as a fitness facility, a badminton court, a walking and running park, a senior deck, a cycling track, a sports area, a power backup system, an underground water reservoir for efficient use, bicycle racks and a yoga studio. This project demonstrates significant potential for future investment because to its optimal location.

Location Advantages: Paras Project in Meerut

This property provides an optimal blend of urban conveniences and serene environment owing to its strategic positioning. The previously mentioned development is situated in a desired area of Meerut in proximity to commercial area, educational institutions, and prominent landmarks. This property offers individuals the opportunity to relish the seclusion of their residence while benefiting from its advantageous closeness to the city hub.

Connectivity:

Effective communication is a crucial skill in contemporary life, and this effort demonstrates exceptional proficiency in this domain. The property outstanding placement next to essential transit networks improves its accessibility to the city centre and surrounding regions. The meticulously crafted Paras Plots Meerut connection effectively links to employment opportunities, educational establishments and leisure activities, exemplifying the property commitment to enhancing residents' quality of life.

Security:

The use of enhanced security protocols in this project clearly illustrates Paras' recognition of the importance of security and its commitment to protecting the interests of its beneficiaries. Secure residential facilities offer multiple benefits such as continuous monitoring, staffed access points and modern entry protocols. By meticulously arranging the construction of their dream residences, homeowners can effectively mitigate concerns about safety.

Amenities:

This technique mitigates the constraints of individual properties by providing amenities that enhance general quality of life. The design fosters enjoyment and social interaction through its carefully crafted common areas and vast, open spaces. In addition to its main goal of offering undeveloped property for residential purposes Paras Plots seeks to enhance access to facilities that elevate overall quality of life.

Conclusion:

This initiative presents a favorable opportunity for families seeking to get permanent residency in a desired locale. Paras Upcoming Plots in Meerut present a unique opportunity for people to customize their living environments due to its advantageous location, swift accessibility, security features, flexible floor plans and supplementary amenities.

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X/O

x/o is Veron Xio (they/them) a Vietnamese-Canadian electronic music producer and multidisciplinary artist based in Vancouver.

Interested in disrupting gender binaries and transgressing codes of identity, x/o uses hyper-masculine and hyper-feminine tropes to build new worlds; an audiovisual exploration of duality and cyclical emotions.

In 2017, x/o released their debut project Cocoon Egg on the experimental UK label Quantum Natives. The EP was described by The Wire as having “…a complex, compelling affect hardly heard in digital music.”

This was followed by their full-length album Chaos Butterfly, released in 2022 on the Berlin / London based label Precious Metals. The project is an epic tale of catarsis and self-actualization explored through metamorphosis. It is a free-falling kaleidoscopic journey into a beautiful nightmare, both cataclysmic and tender.

Critics have praised the album with descriptions such as:

“...nu-metal and trip-hop influenced, experimental-leaning sounds within...haunting Evanescence-style vocals and jungle-influenced percussion…This is a multi-dimensional release.” – Resident Advisor

“...the breakthrough of hard-hitting and ethereal.” – Still Listening

“...end-of-level boss energy.” – Loud & Quiet

“A criss-cross of glitchy textures, grungy 90’s trip-hop beats and heavy metal grit, the production factor is huge on an x/o track.” – Sonduke Magazine

In 2023, x/o served as executive producer on Egyptian-Canadian singer-songwriter Almaazz’s EP Sot Wa Sada. The project combines avant-garde sound design and contemporary club rhythms with Almaazz’s traditional Arabic songwriting to spectacular effect. It was featured on Resident Advisor, named Bandcamp’s Album of the Day, and received airplay on both BBC Radio 3 and 6 Music.

They have presented work internationally, including Phoenix Central Park (Sydney), Palais de Tokyo (Paris), ICA Institute of Contemporary Arts (London), Festival She Makes Noise (Madrid), Berghain (Berlin), and HeK House of Electronic Arts (Basel).

In 2019, they were selected for the MUTEK Amplify residency at Somerset House Studios UK and Red Bull Bass Camp Calgary at the National Music Centre.

They have previously released a string of singles, remixes, and collaborations, working with various artists including Animistic Beliefs, Oli XL, ZAH, Rui Ho, City, and Team Rockit.

PROJECT

Their show is available in diferent formats;

Audiovisual Performance: An immersive multimedia experience combining live music with visuals crafted by x/o or in collaboration with visual artists. This format amplifies the storytelling elements of x/o’s music, integrating themes of metamorphosis, duality, and emotional cycles with synchronized visuals.

Ideal for festivals, gallery spaces, and multimedia showcases, the audiovisual performance creates a transformative environment for audiences.

Live Show (Music Only): A standalone live performance highlighting x/o’s music with a focus on vocal delivery and electronic production. This format strips back the visuals to center the music with lighting, providing a direct, powerful connection with the audience.

It is well-suited for clubs, music venues, and intimate performance spaces.

DJ Set: A high-energy DJ set showcasing x/o’s curation of experimental club music, including their own productions, remixes, and influences.

This format is adaptable to a variety of contexts, from club nights to art events, and brings x/o’s genre-defying sound to the forefront.

x/o :: Web :: Bandcamp :: IG ::

Stills :: download here ::

Photos by Katrin Braga and Tomas Z

x/o es el aka de Veron Xio (elle), productore vietnamita-canadiense de música electrónica y artista multidisciplinar con base en Vancouver. Interesade en transgredir el género binario y los códigos de identidad, x/o subvierte todo lo identificado con lo “hipermasculino” e “hiperfemenino” para construir nuevos mundos; una exploración audiovisual de la dualidad y las emociones cíclicas.

En 2017, x/o publicó su proyecto debut, Cocoon Egg en el sello experimental británico Quantum Natives. El EP fue descrito por The Wire como poseedor de «...un afecto complejo y convincente apenas escuchado en la música digital.»

Le siguió su álbum de larga duración, Chaos Butterfly, publicado en 2022 por el sello berlinés / londinense, Precious Metals. El proyecto es una historia épica de catarsis y autorrealización explorada a través de la metamorfosis. Un viaje caleidoscópico en caída libre hacia una hermosa pesadilla, a la vez catárquica y tierna.

La crítica especializada ha descrito el el álbum como:

«...nu-metal y trip-hop influenciados, sonidos de tendencia experimental con influencias de nu-metal y trip-hop, sonidos experimentales... voces inquietantes al estilo de Evanescence y percusión con influencias de jungle... Percusión influenciada por el jungle... Este es un lanzamiento multidimensional» - Resident Advisor

«...la ruptura entre lo contundente y lo etéreo». - Still Listening

«...energía de jefe de final de nivel» - Loud & Quiet

«Un cruce de texturas glitch, ritmos grunge de trip-hop de los 90 y heavy metal» - Sonduke Magazine

PROYECTO

Su espectáculo está disponible en diferentes formatos:

Concierto audiovisual: Una experiencia multimedia inmersiva que combina música en directo con visuales creados por x/o o en colaboración con otras artistas visuales.

Este formato amplifica los elementos narrativos de la música de x/o, integrando temas de metamorfosis, dualidad y ciclos emocionales con visuales sincronizados creados ex profeso.

Directo (sólo música): Una actuación en directo independiente que destaca la música de x/o con un enfoque en la entrega vocal y la producción electrónica. Este formato elimina los efectos visuales para centrarse en la música con iluminación, proporcionando una conexión directa y poderosa con el público.

Set de DJ: Un DJ set lleno de energía que muestra la selección de música de club experimental de x/o, que incluye incluyendo sus propias producciones, remezclas e influencias.

x/o :: Web :: Bandcamp :: IG ::

Imágenes :: descargar aquí ::

Foto de Orrin Pavone

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Paras Plots Meerut | Best Investment Opportunity for Future

Paras Plots Meerut gives residential land in a very desirable area of Meerut. The area is close to many important places to visit on foot such as markets, hospitals, schools, shopping malls, entertainment venues and the city itself. A yoga studio, a power backup system, a park for walkers and joggers, a deck for older people, a cycling track, a sports area and a park with an underground water storage tank are some of the features that come with this project. This project is a great way to put money away for the future.

Location Advantages: Paras Project in Meerut

They offering plots is at a prime position with unequaled benefits. The property is conveniently located in a growing area with strong commercial, educational and healthcare amenities. This advantageous location improves plot appeal and guarantees strong capital appreciation. The complex is also near roads and metro lines ensuring easy city access. These plots are suitable for people wanting a well-connected lifestyle because to are close to employment, pleasure and critical amenities.

 Connectivity:

They offering plots includes excellent connectivity which suits the modern lifestyles of those who live there. The development is easily accessible from the city's main roads and highways making traveling easy.Also the area is well connected thanks to Paras Plots Meerut closeness to public transportation stops like metro stations and bus stops. This makes it a popular location for people who like things to be easy to get to.

Security:                                    

For this project offering plots making sure the safety and security of its residents is its top concern. Modern security features are built into the development such as CCTV cameras that are on all the time, gated entry and security staff who are only there to help residents. This general approach to security gives people a sense of comfort and peace of mind, so they can enjoy their homes and the neighborhood without any fears.

Amenities:

When Paras upcoming plots in Meerut offers plots, it's not just the plots themselves it is a whole way of life that meets all the wants of its residents. There are many world-class features in the building such as a well-equipped clubhouse, lots of green spaces and entertainment areas. These amenities were carefully thought out to encourage residents to live healthy active lives and build a feeling of community and friendship among them.

Conclusion:

These plots stand out as a great investment chance because they offer a great location, great connectivity, top-notch security and a wide range of amenities in Paras Plots. Smart investors and homebuyers who want a safe and fulfilling place to live will be drawn to this building. The area has a bright future and the value of your home could go up over time.