#tour of the gila

[womensworldtour]

We love some great bike racing outside the Women's World Tour calendar, and this week's 2.2 Tour of the Gila offers some beautiful views through New Mexico, USA.

Stage 1 saw Lauren Stephens (Cynisca Cycling) win at the top of Mogollon, ahead of Nadia Gontova (DNA Cycling), who recently won the Redlands Bicycle Classic.

Photos from Velo Images/Brian Hodes for Tour of the Gila

[coochiequeens]

This year’s Tour of the Gila was the first in the competition’s history where the prize money for both the male and female categories was equal. But following Killips’ win, two biological males walked away with the prize pots.“

A trans-identified male has taken first place in a women’s cycling tour, prompting outrage from women’s rights advocates and those concerned about fairness in women’s sport.

Over the weekend in New Mexico, elite cyclists from all over the world participated in the Tour of the Gila, an internationally known top-tier cycling competition. Coming in first place in the women’s category was a man named Austin Killips. 

Killips, 27, identifies as a “woman” and has been competing in women’s cycling events since 2022, as reflected by his pro-cycling profile.

Notably, this year’s Tour of the Gila was the first in the competition’s history where the prize money for both the male and female categories was equal. But following Killips’ win, two biological males walked away with the prize pots.

Killips made his advance to first place in the final minutes of the long race. He raced as part of the Amy D Foundation team, whose director said their plan for Killips to win “worked out perfectly.” She said that the team aimed to have someone “help and protect” him after the second sprint point of the race so he could secure a breakaway to first place. 

The cycling event’s official Twitter reported Killips’ “win”using feminine pronouns and stated that he “put an exclamation point on her overall race lead Sunday by winning Stage 5 Gila Monster and taking home the overall victory at Tour of the Gila.” They quickly turned off the ability for other Twitter users to comment on the post, likely in anticipation of the wave of criticism which soon followed.

Killips was previously accused of attempting to push female cyclist Hannah Arensman off the racing course at the UCI Cyclocross National Championships in December 2022. 

One Twitter user shared a video of the incident that shows Killips trying to “put Arensman into the tape.” The user said it was one of at least three such attempts to push her off course, but the only one recorded on video, and had said Killips should have been disqualified for that move alone.

After the video went viral, the Los Angeles Blade called those who were defending Arensman “opponents of transgender inclusion.” Killips spoke to the LGBTQ outlet and said the allegation was “ridiculous,” even though it had been caught on film. 

In a bizarre statement, the outlet tried to defend Killips by confirming that the “conditions were so horribly slippery that even the Elite Men had difficulty navigating” the course. 

USA Cycling has yet to comment on the issue, which they were reportedly going to “review.” 

Killips’ appearance at the Tour of the Gila was with the sponsorship of the Amy D. Foundation, which purports to “encourage and support young women through cycling, inspiring the celebration of healthy challenge and empowering the confident pursuit of lofty dreams.”

But trans-identified male participation in women’s cycling has already been said to have ended one female cyclist’s career in the sport.

Hannah Arensman, who was a 35-time winner in cyclocross racing, retired from the sport shortly after the controversy surrounding Killips attempting to push her off of the track during a women’s competition.

Arensman shared that she felt as though racing directly against male cyclists in women’s events had become so discouraging that she decided to end her cycling career. 

Recalling December’s UCI Cyclocross National Championships race, she shared that her family sobbed watching Killips finish in front of her after seeing several physical interactions with him throughout the race. She came in 4th place that day after being flanked on either side by male participants in the elite women’s category. 

Arensman struggles to reckon with the possibility that she was not selected to compete for the USA at the Cyclocross Worlds in February 2023 because of a male competitor.

“I have felt deeply angered, disappointed, overlooked, and humiliated that the rule makers of women’s sports do not feel it is necessary to protect women’s sports to ensure fair competition for women anymore.”

The issue of men identifying into women’s sporting categories has triggered a heated international debate which has resulted in public scrutiny of policies that prioritize a self-declared gender identity over biological sex. Last month, in a shift from recent years, sporting authority World Athletics president Sebastian Coe banned trans-identifying male athletes who have undergone a male puberty from competing against women.

He was sponsored by an organization that was started to encourage women to pursue cycling

[gme-news]

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[doomandgloomfromthetomb]

Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree (January 5, 1985)

How are you spending the first weekend of 2025? I'm going to suggest you join me in a little time travel to the infamous/incredible Gila Monster Jamboree, which took place just about 40 years ago. Saying "things were better back then" is a losing game, and obviously kind of dumb. But things sure were different back then, right? The tale of this hallucinatory desert festival has been told many times, most comprehensively in the Desolation Center doc. But the OOP VHS of Sonic Youth's set is evocative and astonishing all on its own.

Stuart Swezey: I don’t think I actually even offered them the idea of doing a desert show then, but because they were here in Los Angeles, I met them again and we started talking about this possibility. It just seemed like what a great venue for what they were doing. They had just put out the “Death Valley ’69” single, so there was sort of this fascination with Charles Manson going to the desert and Death Valley. Again, not an obvious place to put on a Sonic Youth show because they were very much associated with New York and this East Village sensibility or whatever, especially for people out here in California, but at the same time it was actually a really perfect idea because I think they were very interested in dark aspects of Americana. Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore were together then. Her family lived in LA and so they were going to be visiting her parents over the holidays. They were like, “Well, we can stay until after New Year’s and then we can do a desert show.” So we picked the first full moon after New Year’s and we went back to the location where we did the first desert show, but used a different side of the same dry lakebed. We all went out there and scouted it. There was a graffiti spray-painted Blue Öyster Cult symbol on a rock. Thurston was like, “That’s where we’re going do it, under the Blue Öyster Cult symbol.”

Lee Ranaldo: This gig, January 5, 1985, 100 miles out into the Mojave Desert, was our first "L.A." gig, first time we'd played on the west coast, part of an airplane tour from Seattle on south. That picture of us "in the back of a Chevy" on the Death Valley '69 12-inch is also from this trip. The gig was organized by one Stuart Sweezy, now of Amok Press (check it out!), who had this penchant for strange locations -- Minutemen and Meat Puppets on a barge on the S.F. Harbor, another desert gig with Einsterzende Neubauten... your ticket entitled you to a map to the gig site which was not handed out until the morning of the show (to prevent scans). Else you could buy a place on one of the buses hired to transport those transported souls with better things to do than cope with the road. The gig started early in the day with Psi-Com, which featured a barefoot Perry Farrell skanking in the sand and waxing poetic. Redd Kross followed, and by the time we went on it was about twilight. These songs were mostly brand new at the time, from the as-yet unreleased Bad Moon Rising LP. We'd waited a long time to make it west, and this was a pretty perfect introduction. Bob Bert was on the drums with us at the time. The cover photo, by someone named Alan Peak, all trails and blurr, sums up the occasion quite well. Band portrait by Naomi Petersen. This video was shot by the folks at Flipside Magazine. After us came the Meat Puppets, who played on into the night as the desert cold set in, under a big ring around the moon.

Oh and hey, check out the Meat Puppets set if you know what's good for ya.

[kobirkobar]

JUDUL: Study tour yang menyenangkan

Di sekolah gw mengadakan study tour ke Malang-Yogyakarta, setelah gw mengdengar itu, tentu saya senang bisa keluar Jawa, jadwal keberangkatan nya tanggal 2 minggu, yang bikin malas nya itu masukin baju ke koper, jaket lah atau apalah.

Saya akhirnya menaiki bus dan bus nya melewati rumah saya, disaat bus melewati rumah saya, saya ingin pulang dulu, MAK MINTA DUIT, duit gw disaat itu mau habis, setelah perjalanan panjang, kita istirahat dulu di rest area, sholat disana terus makan disana, setelah kita sholat dan makan, kita berangkat lagi meninggalkan rest area, tiba-tiba saya tertidur di bus berjam-jam sampe tibalah di rest area selanjutnya, kita sholat jama' dan makan, udah itu berangkat lagi, dan ofkors ( of course ) gw tidur lagi, besok nya, tiba lah di Malang, sebelum ke hotel, kita berkunjung dulu ke UB ( Universitas Brawijaya). kita seminar disana 2 jam, sesudah seminar, kita lanjut perjalanan kita ke santera, kita sholat dulu dan makan sebelum ke hotel, itu gitu kita ke bus lagi dan tentu nya gw tertidur lagi, di santera ke hotel cuman sebentar kok, tapi kok gw bisa-bisa nya tertidur lelap, terus kita sampe ke hotel jam 2, disana guru membagikan kunci hotel, sesudah ngambil kunci, gw langsung menuju ke kamar bersama teman-teman urang ( Gathan, Ihsan). setelah tiba di kamar, gw langsung loncat ke kasur, tidur sebentar, udah tidur, sholat ashar, udah sholat ashar, kumpul jam 4 di lobi hotel, kita makan malam di luar sambil sholat jama', udah sholat dan makan, kita berkunjung ke BNS sampe jam 10, udah jam 10 kita balik lagi ke bus menuju ke hotel untuk istirahat, esok nya kita sholat shubuh, terus makan, mandi, lalu jam 9 nya berangkat meninggalkan hotel samara, selanjutnya perjalanan kita langsung ke Yogyakarta, lalu gw ketiduran lagi di bus, siang nya kita sholat jama', udah solat kita makan, udah makan kita berangkat lagi menuju ke museum, sesudah dari museum, kita berangkat menuju Yogyakarta, tiba di Yogyakarta pagi jam 3, sebelum sholat, gw mandi dulu, sholat tahajud dan sholat shubuh, udah sholat, berangkat lagi, gada waktu istirahat, gw ngantuk banget, terus gw tidur lagi di bus gatau sampe jam berapa, tiba-tiba sampe UGM ( Universitas Gajah Mada), udah gitu kita seminar lagi dari jam 9 sampe 11, udah seminar kita langsung keluar menuju rumah makan, rumah makan pedes atau apalah lupa lagi gw namanya, udah makan sholat, terus berangkat lagi menuju ke lava tour, disini gw paling gasuka, tiba di lava tour, gw langsung di datengin penjual jas hujan yang rada maksa lah yah, gw tetep aja nolak, terus kita naik jeep sesuai yang sudah guru atur.

udah naik jeep kita berkunjung dulu bunker yang katanya pernah ada orang yang mati didalem bunker karena letusan lava yang masuk ke dalam bunker, ngeri juga ya cerita nya, terus udah dari bunker kita pergi ke museum naik jeep, udah dari museum, kita main air, gw nyesel pas itu gak beli jas hujan, tas gw basah!!, terus udah itu selesai, yang paling saya gasuka banget teh, pas mandinya, gw mandi tapi cuman yang mandi baju nya doang, gada air, terus udah gitu harus bayar, masa harus bayar sih, udah dari lava tour, kita berkunjung dulu ke Malioboro, gw ama temen-temen gw main dulu disana dari jam 8 sampe jam 11, seru banget gila, udah gitu kita balik lagi ke bus, menuju ke hotel Crystal lotus, gw tidur disana jam 12, terus bangun pagi jam 3 kena POIN, gara-gara si Gathan nyalain tombol mode quiet, aduh ngafbs, udah gitu gw beres-beres lagi karena nanti kita balik menuju pulang jam 10, udah beres-beres, di suruh kumpul dulu di lobi terus ke bus, siangnya gw makan di rumah makan lupa lagi namanya, seperti biasa kita sholat jama', selanjutnya gw beli oleh-oleh buat ortu gw, baju?, gw ga beli, dikarenakan no money, udah beli oleh-oleh, kita ke bus lagi, seperti biasa, gw tidur lagi, udah gitu kita ke masjid sholat magrib jama', udah sholat kita berangkat lagi, dan yah kita udah itu udah gabisa lagi keluar dikarenakan kita sedang menuju pulang, terus besoknya udah sampai di al-bayan, dan ya, sholat shubuh, study tour yang sangat amat absolute peak cinema, saya tidak akan melupakan ini.

[rizalhueriq]

study tur ke malang ama jokja

Jadi awalnya saya kumpul di sekola buat nungguin bis abis tuh lanjut ke arah bandung ke rest area 166 buat makan siang sama solat trus lanjut ke jateng makan di kurnia trus ke tempat makan 360 di malang trus ke wisata santera lafonte apa gtu trus makan di pedas apa gtu trus ke hotel samara trus ke manis apa gtu buat makan trus ke BNS trus ke hotel tidur teus ke UB trus ke museum angkut

trus ke jogja tpi makan dlu di apa gtu trus ke kur ia trus ke UGM pas di jogjanya trus ke merapi buat maen aer trus ke malioboro trus ke hotel tidur trus ke cianjur lgi saya turu jdi tiba” lgsg nyampe we dan udah deh balek rumah 👍

jadi selama disana tour tuh keren lah poko e mantab menambah wawasan baru trus bisa liburan jga trus bisa jalan jaih juga trus bisa jdi gila ama nunu juga trus bisa apa we pokonya 👍

[jasingauuu06]

Asik Tapi Capek

Jadii gusy, minggu kmaren gua sm satu Al-bayan (termasuk guru") kita study tour ke Malang-Jogja dari tanggal 2-6 Februari 2025. Seru sihh, tp capek gila. Kita kesana naik bis dri Janintour (udh kerjasama sm al bayan dari lama). Kita ke 2 hotel juga, bintang empat.Trs fasilitas makan (pagi siang malem) juga udh disediain dari sana, kadang catering, kadang di rest area dsb.

Btw pembagian kamar hotel, gua sekamar sama anak X-3, Amel & Aye. Waktu itu pas di bis si Amel tiba" ngasih gua pop mie katanya buat ntar dimakan bareng bareng di kamar (baik bgt) ╥﹏╥

Udh lah ya time skip, gua cmn mau ceritain pas kita ke flora ama bns, karna gua cmn peduli sama yang wahana" doang. Pas pertama masuk flora wisata, gua sama yang lain langsung naik kora-kora bareng Pak Ilham (beliau mabok), gua sama Aghnigga jg teriak" gajelas sampe gua bilang "mama aku blm siap" (apacoba😂). Yaudah abis itu kita turun, trs gua sm Aghni, Mei, dll naik wahana lagi (gua lupa namanya) pokoknya disitu gua juga teriak" lagi gajelas, yang ketiga gua naik ferris wheel, TRS YG TERAKHIR yg membuat gua menghentikan semuanya itu, SI ONTANG-ANTING INI bikin gua, Aghni, ama Mei MUNTAH. Abis dari itu kita tepar trs beli bakso bakar. Walaupun terakhir gua masih naik perosotan warna warni sih.

KARNA KEJADIAN ITU😭 gua jadi g berani naik wahana-wahana yg ekstrem lagi di bns cok... padahal kyknya asikan yg di bns tapi yaudah, gua capek mual-mual. Akhirnya, pas malem ke bns gua cuman main sepeda udara, vr, SAMA YG PALING SERU RUMAH HANTU. Gua berlima, Aghni, Mei, Zia, ama Nafhah. Trs yang kocak, gua baca al-matsurat di dalem rumah hantunya wkwkwk. Trs gua juga naik kereta mini, gocart, ama yg terakhir gua naik apa coba... minibus. Gua dkk ketipu gusy, kita pikir itu wahana yg perut friendly juga, TERNYATA KAGAK..... si Mei ampe megang plastik buat siap-siap, gua megangin kepala, trs ujung-ujungnya kita minta abangnya buat berhentiin aja (liat videonya, credit video:Aghnigga). Terakhir, gua ke tempat laser gt. Itu kayak game yg gboleh kena laser gitu lah..

Singkat cerita, gua pulang ke hotel. Gegara itu, gua jadi gabisa makan mie bareng Amel sm Aye cok.. gua pusing, cape, ngantuk, kenyang, gataulah. Intinya katanya di hotel gaboleh megang hp lebih dari jam 10, lah kita balik ke hotel aja jam 11 malem, lawak wkwkw. Abis itu gua minta maaf ke mereka berdua krna gajadi bisa makan mi bareng (gua gaenak bgt) tp yaudah lah..

Kesimpulannya, gua suka study tour! tapi cape bgt gila, maksudnya gua ga nyangka bakal secape itu. Dari jaman SD, SMP, gua gak pernah study tour yg sampe 5 hari nginep gt, jadi ini pertama kalinya, dan gua kecapean parah. Kocaknya lagi pas balik ke Cianjur, kita langsung disuruh sholat tahajjud woi wkwkw (MasyaAllah). Segitu aja ya, makasih udh baca hoho.

[almaapa]

MUSIUM ANGKUT

Gak kerasa yang di tunggu tunggu sudah berlalu, Malang Jogja gw tinggalin minggu lalu. Awali study tour minggu pagi, yang gw awali dengan terlambat lagi.

Ya.... gitu lah pokoknya skip di museum angkut, kita turun dari bus trus pas mau masuk NGANTRI BANGET GILA panjang bet. Ya.. akhirnya masuk nonton mobil ngedrift sama super hiro yang joget joget, sebenernya aneh sih liatnya tapi yaudah lah bodo amat, trus karena gabut gw ajak si Nabila buat foto foto ke dalem. Nahhhhhh di sana gw ketemu pak Fadil, kita di ajak buat nonton sejarah mobil, dalamnya tuh kaya bioskop mini sih, di sana ada pak Agus juga, nah pasangan romantis dateng yaitu bu Hani dan pak Rudy.

Udah skip lagi pokoknya akhirnya gw nabila jalan bareng sama pak Fadil dan pak nur. Jadi kita foto foto, gw fotonya pak Fadil sama pak Nur, penurunan sama pak Fadil fotoin kita, hehe parah ya tapi mereka yang mau seru juga sih bercanda bercanda.

Pas mau pulang pak nur menghilang, jadi tinggal gw nabila sama pak Fadil, kita nyari jalan pulang gak ketemu ketemu, tapi kita malah nemu ibu ibu guru dan pak Nur, kita naik turun muter muter gak nemu nemu, jalan kanan kiri nanya sana nanya sini, ternyata jalannya tuh lurus lagi dan luas banyak yang bagus juga buat poto poto, tapi yah pas keluar tuh cuma gw nabila sama pak Nur yang lainnya ke gak tau kemana, sebenernya kita telat keluarnya, tapi... karena kita telah sama guru jadi gak telat hahaha. Dan kitapun lanjut naik bus buat makan malam.

Pokoknya ya jangan misah dari rombongan, nanti nyasar hahaha, meski itu sama guru ya tapi itu lah pokoknya hahaha. Tapi itu kenangan bangettttt apa lagi kita nyasar sama guru haha. Itulah kebersamaan di balik ke sulitan haha.

[billyjoelmutt]

United Universes Tour 2024! Go Speed Racer Go!!!!

After Kate and Humphrey left as Humphrey said a demon on wheels was coming!! And sure enough the music started to play and the theme for Speed Racer started!!!! :3 ANd of course "Here he comes! Here comes Speed Racer! Hes a demon on wheels!! Hes a demon and hes gonna be chasing after someone!! :3

After that a track came down from the Enterprise like Speed Racers track and it set in place and then sure enough he came!!!!! :3

He hit the gas!!!! And he came down!!!!! :3

Everyone cheered loudly!!!!

YEAH! YEAH! WHOO! Feel so good, behind this wheel, get my stomach turning Speed Racer, hit the gas, smell the rubber burnin'

VROOM! Gotta get with him, he's the top prize How can I not love him when he's better than the bad guys?

I gotta ZOOM, Baby, so gimme ROOM! Baby, you hear the BOOM, there's no need to wonder WHOM! Baby, when I'll be zippin' and dippin', I got you trippin' magnificent If you're in a predicament, know that danger is imminent, HEY!

He's off and flyin' as he guns the car around the track He's jamming down the pedal like he's never coming back

Racer X was behind him!! :3

Adventure's waiting just ahead!!!

Go Speed Racer (GO!) Go Speed Racer (GO!) Go Speed Racer, Go! (Mach go! Go! GO!)

Go Speed Racer (GO!) Go Speed Racer (GO!) Go Speed Racer, Go! (Mach go! Go! GO!)

YEAH! YEAH! Who's the quickest one around? (THAT'S IN THE MACH 5?) Who's the best he-man in town? (THE FASTEST ONE ALIVE?)

Always ends on up top! (AND TEARS IT UP FOR SHOW!) So everybody yell it out! (GO, SPEED RACER, GO!)

I'm the quickest one around (YEAH, TO THE MACH 5!) I'm the best demon in town (THE FASTEST ONE ALIVE!)

I'll always end up on top (TEAR IT UP FOR SHOW!) So everybody yell it out! (GO, SPEED RACER, GO!)

Ho uomo nome sasky Get down u gaspin Keanu hashidu nu gedda Ho tomono gosh da VROOM! Hatto ringniya Lo kau yeah Pocho muita heda mei (hey) Gila (hey) lalala (hey) pak choi

Nishi aquo vo boom Yo quoga owa cool Kolo inikha shool Komo kulawase nukhasi da baby Ikh nikho trape inilo trape Verde perdre orunumai getdown Orunumai kikhe fulla freakin No u are ika say yeah

He's off and flyin' as he guns the car around the track He's jamming down the pedal like he's never coming back Adventure's waiting just ahead!!!

Go Speed Racer (GO!) Go Speed Racer (GO!) Go Speed Racer, Go! (Mach go! Go! GO!)

Go Speed Racer (GO!) Go Speed Racer (GO!) Go Speed Racer, Go! (Mach go! Go! GO!)

De la Ghetto! I'm taking the lead!

En sus Marcas, Listos, Fuera! Demosle conmigo competencia a quien sea Luz verde rapido acelero El momento se pone intenso La goma como quema Sin alas pero mira como vuela Desde el principio lo que pienso es ganar Nada puede pasar riding in the Mach 5

He's off and flyin' as he guns the car around the track He's jamming down the pedal like he's never coming back Adventure's waiting just ahead!!!

Go Speed Racer (GO!) Go Speed Racer (GO!)

GO SPEED RACER GO!!!!!!!!

Go Speed Racer (GO!) Go Speed Racer (GO!)

GO SPEED RACER GO!!!!!!

Go Speed Racer (GO!)

Go Speed Racer (GO!)

GO SPEED RACER GO!!!!!

Everyone was on there feet!!!! This was amazing!!!!!!!

@thelittlemermaidfan1989

@mellowwpopper

@mellowwpuphub

@teen-lyoko-fan7777

@goldmudder

@andy-squirrel-and-friends

@askdj-timelord2

@keirastarlightdraconequus

(Credits to Speed Racer, Al Dee, and all image and video makers!)

[omegaremix]

Omega Radio for October 21, 2023; #361.

Population II: “Beau Bapteme”

Borzoi: “Bonus Army”

Split System: “On The Street”

Honey Radar: “Rainbird / English Costume”

Corker: “Sour Candy”

JJ & The A’s: “Head In A Vat”

D. Sablu: “Live” For Tour

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: “Gila Monster”

FACS: “Slogan”

Glaas: “Cruel Heart, Cold Summer”

Heavy Lungs: “All Gas No Breaks”

Porcelain: “C.O.A.”

Neckbolt: “Sort Of”

Motorbike: “Throttle”

Blessed: “Felt”

Jus B: “No Gaze Inside Out”

Divide & Dissolve: “Indignation”

Death Index: “Patto Con Dio”

Facet: “Automatic”

S.M.I.L.E.: Lobotomy"

Kal Marks: “Fuck That Guy”

KEN Mode: “These Wires”

Ditz: “Riverstone”

Vangas: “Still”

Mr. Phylzzz: “I Took A Selfie At The Protest So Now I’m A Good Person”

Deluxe noise rock, psych-, and garage edition.

[drprawedha]

Sesekali, Ngopi pas weekend. Sambil ikut conference LOUCA23.

Hai..

Setelah lebih kurang 1 semester jadi kontributor di LOUCA23. Akhirnya hari ini 7 Oktober bisa juga ikut acaranya.

Khawatir karena ijin kantor dll, karena load kerjaan lagi gila gilanya sampai akhir oktober ini. dan voila!!!

Pas HARI-H diberi kesempatan ikut join tim panitia.

Besok masih ada hari kedua.

Yang sudah punya ticket lanjut gas, pematerinya ga kalah sangar.

Nb. jangan tanya, kok masih muda muda?

😅

Foto Bareng TIM Paguyuban Linux Solo.

tim ter uwu. kalian the best pokoknya!

Thanks to Tim Kesenian juga yang ku juga ikut bantu bantu dikit. Photoboothnya cakep parah!!!

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Book of LibreOffice

Pingin punya sih, buat dikasih ke perpustakaan sekolah. :>

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Foto foto masih setting di Operator. setelah itu nguber apa apa di acara. Jadi Tim Sukses dah

Beberapa Foto saat One Day Tour bisa di intip disini :

https://www.tumblr.com/drprawedha/730714764948439040/one-day-tour-at-solo-w-speaker-and-organizer?source=share

[kariachi]

Fic! A zoo will soon be opening a handful of new exhibits...

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Rolling his shoulders, Ross straightened his back and took a steadying breath as they waited for the signal. It wasn’t that he didn’t like giving interviews, he wouldn’t have his job if that wasn’t something he could do with pleasure, but damned if big changes like this last one didn’t make him nervous. There had been mostly positive responses from the public, but he couldn’t help but be firmly aware that this was something new and untested from an accredited establishment, and this interview meant there was only so much time before everything was put out for all comers to see. In time to words he couldn’t hear, he watched the man behind the camera- Cian, liked ocelots, got to pet one when they still had one as an ambassador when he was a kid- silently count down.

“Everything’s great here, Trina,” the newscaster- Keshawn, had a cockatiel at home, swore up, down, and sideways the best animal was the gila monster- crowed as soon as the count was done, flashing a massive grin. Ross didn’t even try to match it, contagious though it was. “Hi folks, it’s Keshawn Marshall here live at the Rosewood Grand Zoo to talk with Affairs Director Ross Martinez about the new area everybody is talking about. How’s it going, Ross, is everybody excited?”

“It’s great, Keshawn,” Ross said with a smile, slipping properly into interview mode, “we’re really looking forward to the opening of our new Galaxy of Life area this weekend.” They’d been planning it before they even had the space available. If nothing else it would nice to be able to call it all done and public. “We’re certain visitors will find the animals as delightful as we do, some of them are real characters.” Keshawn laughed, honest and real.

“Seeing the new friend you’ve got just over there, I don’t doubt it,” he said, glancing over Ross’s shoulder, “but I get the feeling we’ll be meeting him in a minute.”

“He’s looking forward to it.” He wasn’t sure that he was, but he trusted that if that wasn’t the case he’d have gotten word and they’d have adjusted the setting to showcase another animal.

“Until then, Ross, why don’t you tell us a little bit about this new showcase?”

“Gladly.” Ross couldn’t help smiling wider, shoe scuffing against the ground so he could focus. “Our new Galaxy of Life area has been built to showcase a collection of animals from various other planets with the hope of improving education about and empathy with our galactic neighbors through our shared love of the natural world. We also will be presenting information on conservation groups and projects throughout the galaxy, and how we all work and learn together to improve how we each take care of our planets, and help to take care of each other’s.” Somehow that had hit the worldwide conservation community like the greatest wrecking ball, the realization that not only did the entire galaxy have groups dedicated to these causes, but that so many were willing to work together across species lines. Were willing to help and accept help from Earth in turn.

He still got warm and fuzzy when he thought about it.

“That sounds amazing,” Keshawn said, “an entire galactic community coming together in hopes of preserving all the unique life there must be out there.”

“And one Earth’s conservationists are happy to be a part of. In fact, visitors will be able to see an endangered alien species we’ve already agreed keep a small breeding colony of, while learning more about conservation and conservation success stories across the Milky Way in our Cave of Wonder.” Ross had known that one would get a laugh, and wasn’t disappointed.

“You couldn’t help yourselves, could you?”

“Nope. The staffs’ kids picked it out.” They’d given an early tour to all the families, and had the children vote from a list of options. ‘Rainbowrama’ had come second place, and he was kind of sad about it. Leaning back on his heel, Keshawn just barely tilted his head to one side.

“Just how many animals can guests expect to see when they come through?”

“We have thirty-eight animals across seven species from seven planets,” Ross recited off the top of his head. “Including two species from as far off as the Osmosian and Erinaen Empires-” And hadn’t that been a shocker, when Secretary Levin had gotten wind of their plans and put them in touch with people working with those far-flung planets. “-but personally, I think the biggest attractions will be the ones from our nearest neighbors, Hasiel and Kinet.”

“And is one of those where our new friend comes from?” There was the cue.

“Yes, it is,” he said, stepping aside so that is coworker could get comfortably in front of the camera with her charge, “as Poltiff can tell you.”

“This,” she immediately started off, relatively new to her position working with their animal ambassadors but already taking to it like a duck to water, “is Spot, he’s a renkol from our nearest inhabited neighbor, Kinet.” And he was taking to the camera as well as anyone could hope, or at least Ross hoped he was. It was hard to tell, really. Stacy had described them as ‘what would happen if you told someone to draw a falcon given a few key traits and a picture of a dragonfly as an example of an Earth aerial predator’. They were easily among the strangest creatures in their collection now, and Keshawn and Cian stared appropriately.

“He’s beautiful,” Keshawn said with awe, throwing glances at Cian like he thought he might be missing this- he was not. “I thought zoos liked to give their animals names from their homeland though?”

“We do prefer that,” Poltiff said, “and all of the animals in the Galaxy of Life area came to us named appropriately, but unfortunately there’s some names that only a handful of members of staff can pronounce due to biological differences. In those cases we either give the animal a nickname or, in this case, use the translation into English.” Somehow, the news crew managed to perk up further, finally getting a grin out of Ross. Spot, meanwhile, calmly eyed them from his perch on Poltiff’s arm.

“So even in the depths of space, people are naming animals things like ‘spot’,” Keshawn asked with a joyful laugh in his voice, and Poltiff grinned back at him.

“It turns out people are people wherever you go,” she said. “Spot here is in training to join our team of animal ambassadors. He’s not ready for the job just yet, but in his downtime he’ll be on display with our other three renkol, so visitors will still have a chance to see him when they come to the zoo.”

“My kids are going to flip.” Shaking his head and visibly resisting the urge to ask if he could pet him- it showed clear as day in the flexing of his hand- Keshawn took a quarter step back. “When can I bring them over?”

“Everything will be made available to the public when the zoo opens Friday morning,” Ross said, cutting back in as Poltiff stepped back, cooing at Spot as she turned to take him back inside. The camera followed the pair of them rather than focusing on himself and Keshawn. “From which point we have every intention to keep it open for regular zoo hours indefinitely. Everyone will have plenty of time to come out and see what the Milky Way has to offer.”

“Well, you can expect me to be the first person in the door, and the last one out of it,” Keshawn said, subtly waving to Cian that they were ending the segment. He came to the realization with a jolt, driving Ross to laughter as he spun back around to focus on Keshawn as he turned to the camera. “There you have it- Ross, Poltiff, Spot, and everyone else here at the Rosewood Grand Zoo has been working hard, and we here at Heartwood News are looking forward to getting a good look at just what they have to teach us. Isn’t that right, Trina?” The air hung empty after those words for the seconds it took for the feed to switch back over, a transfer marked with a thumbs-up from Cian. Ross and Keshawn both dropped the tension of being on air immediately.

“Hey,” Cian asked, fiddling with the camera and not quite meeting Ross’s eyes, “I know we probably can’t pet those things-”

“Renkol.”

“Yeah! Renkol! I know we probably can’t touch them, but, you know I’d love to get a shot of a feeding or something. You know, a snippet to go before commercials.” Still smiling, Ross nodded, heart warming at the way they both rose just slightly on the balls of their feet.

“Lucky you, it’s just another hour before their scheduled feeding,” he said, mentally going through the routes around the new area, “if you’ve got the time to kill, I can give you a sneak peak at their enclosure while we wait. It’s actually quite the show.” And having them there, with a camera, would be a good early test for if they could advertise feedings for public viewing. The pair grinned back at him, nodding like they were testing the attachment between head and neck.

“We can make time-”

[bungajurang]

Bogor

Pada awal tahun 2024, salah satu doaku terkabul. Yaitu aku ingin bekerja di luar kota. Kesempatan ini datang secara terduga, meski tanpa perencanaan mendalam sebelumnya. Saat aku berkunjung ke rumah ini menjelang akhir Januari lalu, aku merasa familiar padahal belum pernah mampir sebelumnya. Apakah ini yang dinamakan jodoh? Atau perasaan familiar ini hanya buat-buatan kepalaku saja, tidak ada yang tahu. Dugaanku terwujud pada sore hari yang cerah; seseorang dari lembaga ini menawariku pekerjaan. 

Beberapa minggu kemudian aku naik bus ke kota ini. Bus berangkat pukul 14.00 WIB dan tiba di Bogor pukul 05.35 WIB. Perjalanan panjang. Niatnya hanya ingin ke Bogor ternyata malah sekalian tour de Jateng-Jabar. Satu temanku bahkan bilang, “Gila, tua di jalan kamu.” Xixi.

Aku turun di terminal saat matahari belum terlalu tinggi dan langit masih biru gelap. Setelah menelpon seseorang untuk mengabarkan aku sampai dengan utuh, aku pesan taksi online. Selesai dengan urusan beres-beres, aku tidur sampai siang. Lalu aku menghabiskan waktu dengan membaca buku “Mengorganisir Rakyat” karya Roem Topatimasang dan penulis lainnya. Sorenya aku dan beberapa kawan jalan kaki ke kafe terdekat. Kami mengobrol sambil menikmati penampilan musik dari band kafe. Hari ini ditutup dengan kopi liong, telur dada goreng, sambal terasi dan nasi hangat.

Bogor mendung sejak pagi dan berkali-kali hujan.

[coochiequeens]

Last season, Small came in 44th place in the CX Male Senior 18-22 division, and largely floundered while competing as a cyclist in men’s competitions." And within less than a year as a woman he was allowed to compete against women .

By Shay Woulahan December 11, 2023

A trans-identified male cyclist has won the Women’s Singlespeed national title at the 2023 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships, outraging women’s rights advocates. Kylie Small, formerly known as Kyle Small, had been competing in men’s races earlier this year.

Though Small has begun participating in women’s events, he was competing in the male division at USA Cycling competitions under his birth name as recently as April. Last season, Small came in 44th place in the CX Male Senior 18-22 division, and largely floundered while competing as a cyclist in men’s competitions.

But on December 8, Small competed as a “woman” at the USA Cyclocross National Championships in Louisville, Kentucky, taking gold in the Women’s Single Speed division with a time of 38 minutes and 19 seconds.

The fastest female in the race was Jennifer Malik, who was awarded second place. The results of the race led the International Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS) to condemn USA Cycling for continuing to allow males to self-identify into the women’s category.

After the championship, Small was interviewed on his success in women’s cycling by Evie Edwards, a representative from ICONS.

Smalls made no mention of his sex, instead crediting his win to “pushing gaps” and “clean dismounts.” During the interview, Small stated that the idea to compete in the women’s single speed competition came from one of his coaches who persuaded him to join the competition.

This is not the first time a male has taken first place in a women’s cycling championship in recent months.

Just weeks ago, two trans-identified males dominated a women’s category at the Illinois State Cyclocross Championships, topping the podium in the Women’s Single Speed category and taking home medals set aside for female racers. Tessa Johnson and Evelyn Williamson placed first and second, respectively, in the competition, leaving space for only one biological woman – Kristin Chalmers – on the podium.

Johnson also seized the gold in both the Women’s Single Speed and Category 1/2 races at the Chicago CycloCross Cup in October, with the latter also coming with $150 in prize money.

In June, trans-identified male Austin Killips took first place in the women’s category of a North Carolina cycling tour known as The Belgian Waffle Ride, adding to his expansive list of victories against female cyclists. Killips also placed first in the 2022 Tour of the Gila, an internationally-recognized elite cycling competition. Notably, the 2022 Tour was the first in the competition’s history where the prize money for both the male and female categories was equal. But following Killips’ win, two biological males walked away with the prize pots.

But the issue of males dominating women’s cycling competitions is not isolated to the United States.

Emily Bridges and Lilly Chant, two trans-identified males, took the first and second place spots, respectively, at the ThunderCrit race at the Herne Hill Velodrome in London in June of 2022. Jo Smith was the only female to step onto the winner’s podium, and was seen standing at third place with her child in a photo that began to circulate on social media after the race had finished.

In March of this year, after British cycling announced their plans to ban males from female cycling competitions, Bridges responded in a statement posted on his social media, calling the move a “violent act” and claiming British Cycling was furthering trans “genocide.”

USA Cycling also recently announced an update to their policy regarding trans-identified male athletes competing in women’s competitions.

Announced in June, the update will come into effect on January 1 of 2024. In a statement, the sporting body said that “trans athletes” will be divided into two categories; category A and category B. Category A cyclists will be required to reduce their testosterone below 2.5 nmol/L for at least two years and provide medical evidence of this at least 3 months before a competition. Category B cyclists will only need to complete a gender self identification form to move from the male competitions to the female competitions. These standards only apply when competing domestically.

Commenting on the policy update, USA Cycling’s CEO said: “The revision of our Transgender Participation Policy was a complex process guided by several factors. Foremost was the direction of our Board of Directors, who asked us to prioritize the balance between fairness and inclusion.”

“Our work encompassed a study of the UCI’s most recent review of the latest scientific literature, an assessment of the U.S. legal environment and similar policies from other sports organizations, and outreach to our athletes, club and team managers, and event organizers. As U.S. law and scientific findings evolve, we will use this as an opportunity to do further review and revisions of this policy as needed.”

[petrodragonicapocalypse]

entered the crazy world listening to gila monster just now and resurfaced at the end of the song with "King gizzard tour dates" and "cheap flights to luxembourg" open on my phone... girl what are you doing you're already seeing them in france. stop this

[omegaradiowusb]

OCTOBER 21, 2023 (#361)

Population II: "Beau Bapteme" (***NEW) Borzoi: "Bonus Army" (***NEW) Split System: "On The Street" (***NEW) Honey Radar: "Rainbird / English Costume" Corker: "Sour Candy" (***NEW) JJ & The A's: "Head In A Vat" (***NEW) D. Sablu: "Live" For Tour King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: "Gila Monster" (***NEW) FACS: "Slogan" (***NEW) Glaas: "Cruel Heart, Cold Summer" (***NEW) Heavy Lungs: "All Gas No Breaks" (***NEW) Porcelain: "C.O.A." (***NEW) Neckbolt: "Sort Of" (***NEW) Motorbike: "Throttle" (***NEW) Blessed: "Felt" (***NEW) Jus B: "No Gaze Inside Out" (***NEW) Divide & Dissolve: "Indignation" (***NEW) Death Index: "Patto Con Dio" Facet: "Automatic" (***NEW) S.M.I.L.E.: Lobotomy" Kal Marks: "Fuck That Guy" KEN Mode: "These Wires" (***NEW) Ditz: "Riverstone" (***NEW) Vangas: "Still" (***NEW) Mt. Phylzzz: "I Took A Selfie At The Protest So Now I'm A Good Person"

Here's some fined-tuned craziness for another deluxe Saturday night. This edition of Omega Radio showcases two hours of new, current, and favorite garage, noise rock, psych-, thunderous and smashed sounds - all in demolition derby form.

It's not over yet. Two more deluxe broadcasts to go before we wrap up Year 11 on the air. Where the wheel stops? Tune in in two weeks and find out.

November 4, 2023 (10PM New York City): final deluxe Autumn Omega + Year 11 broadcast.