Apr13th2012
The question asked many times is what compels a woman to go from riding on the back seat of a motorcycle to sliding forward and riding her own. Many males want to know why would a woman want to risk her life getting on a motorcycle? What do women get from riding that they can’t get anywhere else?
Here are a few ideas:
Freedom
Women today have fewer expectations placed on them when it comes to hearth and home. It is no longer a woman’s primary function to keep the house and raise the kids. Women are expected to be out in the world, earning a living, as well as giving birth, raising kids, making sure there is dinner for everyone, and doing the laundry (just to name a few of the expectations!). While women may have shed the shackles of home and hearth, women certainly took on their share of the rest of the responsibilities, and then some. So here’s what getting on a bike can give women that nearly nothing else in the world can give them – a sense of freedom. It may be as short lived as a trip to the bank, but the feeling of freedom you get when you get on a bike and ride is nearly indescribable. It is like climbing a mountain or bungee jumping. Climbing on a bike is exhilarating. It’s a rush like nothing else. And you don’t have to climb a mountain to get that feeling. You just have to climb on the bike.
Confidence
It takes a lot of confidence for a woman to get on a motorcycle and ride. They’re big and powerful machines and women have long been taught that big powerful things are for men only. For a woman to take on something like a motorcycle, she must have a great deal of confidence in her own abilities. She needs to handle the bike and she needs to be knowledgeable about the bike. She needs to be able to function independently around the bike. If a woman has confidence, she can do this. But here’s the thing. If a woman doesn’t have the confidence to just jump on a bike, she can learn that confidence by learning how to ride. Many women are hesitant to ride if they haven’t done it before. Some women take classes to learn the basics and by the end of the class, feel confident they can handle themselves. Other women rely on friends to help them learn. But overall, women ride motorcycles because it makes them feel free and confident about themselves.
Camaraderie
Women often begin to ride because someone they know is riding and they want to try it out. Sometimes women will have an urge to ride and will seek out a women’s riding club to join so they won’t have to ride alone. But motorcycle riding does for some women what book clubs do. It gives them a shared experience and it allows them to have a common bond with a group of women they can then come to call friends. Motorcycle riding builds friendships in ways nothing else can. Women who share a sense of adventure and a freedom of spirit can bond over motorcycle riding.
Women come to motorcycle riding for many different reasons. At the end, it doesn’t really matter why women want to ride. It just matters that women do ride. Ride often, make good friends, and feel free. That’s what makes riding special.
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Apr10th2012
Harley-Davidson created a new interactive website called The Buzz Wall for all women who either already ride a motorcycle or want to learn how.
“Freedom to be.” “It’s Harley or Nothing.” “It’s in my blood.” “2 Wheels Move the Soul.” These are just a few of the things women are saying in this digital space created for them. In it, real stories submitted by women from around the world about why they ride or why they want to learn to ride.
Women can share their stories by tweeting, or they can upload them to the Women Riding Stories section on Harley-Davidson’s website. The Buzz Wall, which will be showcased through June 15, 2012, also features inspirational content, including videos from the popular Harley-Davidson ‘My Time to Ride’ series, tips to help those interested in learning to ride get started and details about upcoming women riders events, including Women Riders Month this May that kicks off on International Female Ride Day on May 4. The Buzz Wall.
Published by Cyril Huze April 8th, 2012 in Builders, Editorial and Events.
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Apr8th2012
Idaho became the first state in the nation on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, to enact legislation to allow motorists to use a smart phone to demonstrate proof of insurance coverage.
Gov. Butch Otter signed Senate Bill 1319, which enables Idaho motorists to either show proof of coverage with a smartphone app or a PDF copy of proof saved on a phone, as well as the traditional hard copy proof of insurance card.
SB 1319 was unanimously approved by the Senate and in the House of Representatives on a 64 – 1 vote. The law takes effect July 1.
The bill to enable auto insurance policyholders to issue proof of coverage verification via a mobile electronic device, such as a smartphone, is among several similar bills in at least a handful of states in various stages of passage.
In California, Assembly Bill 1708 authored by Assemblyman Mike Gatto, D-Silver Lake, would enable a person required to provide evidence of financial responsibility to do so through the use of a mobile electronic device, according to the bill’s wording. Gatto introduced his bill earlier in late February. It awaits a hearing in the Assembly Insurance Committee.
“Electronic proof of coverage is the wave of the future and Idaho is the first state to enact a law allowing the use of a smart phone to show proof of coverage,” said Kenton Brine, assistant vice president of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. “Many policyholders are living green and want to go paperless, but without changing the law, insurers are still required to send paper ID cards. Currently, Arizona and California are considering similar legislation. We hope that more states will enact similar laws so drivers can use the technology available to show they have coverage.”
Following are nationwide legislation and regulations allowing electronic proof of insurance:
•Alabama: Alabama will soon allw motorists to electronically display proof both at registration and during traffic stops starting Jan. 1, 2013.
•Arizona: The Arizona Legislature has approved HB 2677, which allows motorists to display proof of insurance electronically. The bill is currently on the governor’s desk.
•Colorado: An existing Colorado regulation allows motorists to show proof of coverage electronically when they register their vehicles.
Mississippi and Maryland may also consider legislation to allow electronic proof of coverage in 2012.
By Don Jergler / Insurance Journal
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Apr6th2012
There’s no story in the Bible about a long-eared, cotton-tailed creature known as the Easter Bunny. Neither is there a passage about young children painting eggs or hunting for baskets overflowing with scrumptious Easter goodies.
And real rabbits certainly don’t lay eggs.
So why are these traditions so ingrained in Easter Sunday? And what do they have to do with the resurrection of Jesus?
Well, nothing.
Bunnies, eggs, Easter gifts and fluffy, yellow chicks in gardening hats all stem from pagan roots. They were incorporated into the celebration of Easter separately from the Christian tradition of honoring the day Jesus Christ rose from the dead.
According to University of Florida’s Center for Children’s Literature and Culture, the origin of the celebration — and the Easter bunny — can be traced back to 13th century, pre-Christian Germany, when people worshiped several gods and goddesses. The Teutonic deity Eostra was the goddess of spring and fertility, and feasts were held in her honor on the Vernal Equinox. Her symbol was the rabbit because of the animal’s high reproduction rate.
Spring also symbolized new life and rebirth; eggs were an ancient symbol of fertility. According to History.com, Easter eggs represent Jesus’ resurrection. However, this association came much later when Roman Catholicism became the dominant religion in Germany in the 15th century and merged with already ingrained pagan beliefs.
The first Easter bunny legend was documented in the 1500s. By 1680, the first story about a rabbit laying eggs and hiding them in a garden was published. These legends were brought to the United States in the 1700s when German immigrants settled in Pennsylvania Dutch country, according to the Center for Children’s Literature and Culture.
The tradition of making nests for the rabbit to lay its eggs in soon followed. Eventually, nests became decorated baskets and colorful eggs were swapped for candy, treats and other small gifts.
So while you’re scarfing down chocolate bunnies (hey, I hear chocolate is good for you!) and marshmallow chicks this Easter Sunday, think fondly of this holiday’s origins and maybe even impress your friends at your local Easter egg hunt.
Happy Easter!
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Apr5th2012
Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday (also Resurrection Day or Resurrection Sunday). The chronology of his death and resurrection is variously interpreted to have occurred between AD 26 and 36.
Easter is preceded by Lent, a forty-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance. The last week of Lent is called Holy Week, and it contains Maundy Thursday, commemorating Maundy and the Last Supper, as well as Good Friday, commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus. Easter is followed by a fifty-day period called Eastertide or the Easter Season, ending with Pentecost Sunday.
Easter is a moveable feast, meaning it is not fixed in relation to the civil calendar. The First Council of Nicaea established the date of Easter as the first Sunday after the full moon (the Paschal Full Moon) following the northern hemisphere’s vernal equinox. Ecclesiastically, the equinox is reckoned to be on March 21 (even though the equinox occurs, astronomically speaking, on March 20 in most years), and the “Full Moon” is not necessarily the astronomically correct date. The date of Easter therefore varies between March 22 and April 25. Eastern Christianity bases its calculations on the Julian Calendar whose March 21 corresponds, during the 21st century, to April 3 in the Gregorian Calendar, in which calendar their celebration of Easter therefore varies between April 4 and May 8.
Easter is linked to the Jewish Passover by much of its symbolism, as well as by its position in the calendar. In many languages, the words for “Easter” and “Passover” are etymologically related or homonymous.
Easter customs vary across the Christian world, but decorating Easter eggs is a common motif. In the Western world, customs such as egg hunting and the Easter Bunny extend from the domain of church, and often have a secular character.
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The question asked many times is what compels a woman to go from riding on the back seat of a motorcycle to sliding forward and riding her own. Many males want to know why would a woman want to risk her life getting on a motorcycle? What do women get from riding that they can’t get anywhere else?
It takes a lot of confidence for a woman to get on a motorcycle and ride. They’re big and powerful machines and women have long been taught that big powerful things are for men only. For a woman to take on something like a motorcycle, she must have a great deal of confidence in her own abilities. She needs to handle the bike and she needs to be knowledgeable about the bike. She needs to be able to function independently around the bike. If a woman has confidence, she can do this. But here’s the thing. If a woman doesn’t have the confidence to just jump on a bike, she can learn that confidence by learning how to ride. Many women are hesitant to ride if they haven’t done it before. Some women take classes to learn the basics and by the end of the class, feel confident they can handle themselves. Other women rely on friends to help them learn. But overall, women ride motorcycles because it makes them feel free and confident about themselves.
Women often begin to ride because someone they know is riding and they want to try it out. Sometimes women will have an urge to ride and will seek out a women’s riding club to join so they won’t have to ride alone. But motorcycle riding does for some women what book clubs do. It gives them a shared experience and it allows them to have a common bond with a group of women they can then come to call friends. Motorcycle riding builds friendships in ways nothing else can. Women who share a sense of adventure and a freedom of spirit can bond over motorcycle riding.
