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Griquas v Golden Lions - Live
Griquas 32 - 38 Golden Lions
80 The Lions create a turn-over on their own try line. Ross Cronje boots the ball into the stands and the Lions have won a very tense encounter. Neither side was very good defensively, but a high-scoring game is always enjoyable to watch. The loss however could spell the end of the Griquas challenge this season.
80 The Griquas have one last chance as a scrum is set after the hooter.
79 The lunge for the line is short, but the hosts still have an attacking scrum.
78 Numerous pick-n'-drives finally result in a penalty as the tackler did not roll away. The Griquas tap and go from the centre of the field.
75 An early push at the scrum gives the Griquas a penalty. They kick to the corner and will look to maul over the match winning try.
74 The hosts attack with a man to the good. A converted try would win it for the men from Kimberly. Lawson knocks it on, bringing an end to a promising move.
72 The tip tackle has resulted in Brummer leaving the field. He is replaced by Nico Scheepers.
71 Volmink lifts Brummer in the tackle and will spend the rest of this encounter on the side-lines.
70 The Griquas turn over possession after not feeding the scrum straight. As we head into the final 10 minutes, it will be all about keeping your hands on the ball. If the visitors can do that then they will leave Kimberly with full points.
67 CONVERSION, JANTJIES, 32-38: Jantjies kicks another one from the corner to extend the lead.
66 TRY, LIONS, KRIEL, 32-36: A break-down penalty allows the visitors to set up an attacking line-out deep in the Griquas 22 metre area. The resulting maul is set well and there is no stopping it as the flanker crashes over.
64 A frantic kick and chase from the home team gets the crowd on their feet. The Lions win the chase though and the danger is averted for the time being.
63 CONVERSION, JANTJIES, 32-31: The fly-half strokes the ball between the poles and there is just one point between the teams.
62 TRY, LIONS, BOSHOFF, 32-29: Boshoff has broken away and scored a try for the Lions to bring them right back into the match. Jason Jafta has decided however to check with the TMO if there was an issue. The TMO confirms the score is legal.
61 CONVERSION, BRUMMER, 32-24: The fly-half has his kicking boots on and increases the lead.
60 TRY, GRIQUAS, MNISI, 30-24: The Lions make a great turnover on the ground, the ball is spread as the counter-attack is on, but Janties drops the ball cold. Mnisi bounces on the loose ball and scores an opportunistic try.
59 The teams are split by a single point heading into the final quarter. This is the time when home ground advantage can count for a lot, as the crowd needs to lift the local team.
57 PENALTY, GRIQUAS, BRUMMER, 25-24: Griquas are straight back onto attack after conceding their lead. The Lions go off their feet at the ruck and the resulting penalty kick puts the hosts back into the lead.
54 CONVERSION, JANTJIES, 22-24: The fly-half takes over the kicking duties and nails it from the touch-line.
53 TRY, LIONS, VAN DER MERWE, 22-22: The visitors strike back immediately after the restart as their big lock goes over in the corner from close range.
50 PENALTY, GRIQUAS, BRUMMER, 22-17: A slipped bind at the scrum gives Brummer the chance to extend his team's lead.He makes no mistake from a handy position.
49 The Lions don't put the ball in straight to the scrum, resulting in possession being turned over. Griquas now have a scrum in a dangerous attack position.
48 Griquas find spaces next to the ruck and are making ground far too easily. Quickly recycled ball allows the men from Kimberly to bash over, but the decision is in the hands of the TMO. A pass on the 22 metre line has been deemed forward and thus the Lions have a chance to get out of jail.
45 The replacement hooker, Dobson, has taken his place in the scum as a tight-head. It is an entirely different position, but he copes well with his first scrum.
43 A second successive forward pass from the Lions pivot is picked up by the referee and the teams will scrum down. Neither back-line has looked quite as slick in the second half, but there is still plenty of time to click.
42 A handling error gives the Griquas a scrum deep in their own territory, but they have already shown today that they are happy to have a crack from anywhere. A clever kick by the full-back puts the Lions back into0 their own half.
41 The clearance is made by Brummer, but now the Lions are hot on attack. Ball in hand has been very productive for both teams thus far.
41 Welcome back to Kimberly. Jantjies kicks off to start the second spell.
Griquas 19 - 17 Golden Lions
40 Time is up on the clock, but a break-down penalty allows the Lions to attack again. A knock-on brings an end to a very high tempo 40 minutes of rugby. The contest is right in the balance and the side that manages to keep up this intensity for the entire 80 minutes will come away with the victory.
39 The Lions attack for possibly the last time in the first half. Going into the break ahead would be a significant mental advantage.
37 BRUMMER, CONVERSION, 19-17: Brummer kicks a tricky conversion and the hosts take the lead.
36 TRY, GRIQUAS, GREEF, 17-17: The NUmber eight breaks away and goes over to pull the scores level once more.
35 After a concerted mauling effort, the ball is held up and the hosts earn a five metre scrum.
33 The resulting maul is dragged down by the Lions, so the process will start all over again as the hosts put the ball into touch.
32 Griquas win a tight-head and try to use their backs. Under pressure Brummer tries the drop-kick but its away. The players are called back for an off-side penalty, which Bummer kicks to the corner.
30 A very well worked exit strategy off the kick-off gives the Griquas an attacking line-out just in their opponents half. The move breaks down through as Mnisi throws a forward pass.
29 TRY, LIONS, COETZEE, 12-17: A furious chain of attack is rounded off by the winger, coetzee. The hosts tacked valiantly but eventually ran out of defenders. Boshoff misses the conversion again.
25 After making a good turn-over, the hosts seal the ball off and give away a cheap penalty. Boshoff lines up the kick, but pulls it across the face of goal. The scores remain level.
23 The game continues to follow the pattern of teams taking turns to attack. The visitors stretch the defense of the Griquas, but the touch-line works as the 16th defender and ends the movement.
21 BRUMMER, CONVERSION, 12-12: The fly-half adds the extras and the scores are level.
20 TRY, GRIQUAS, VERMEULEN, 10-12: Lawson threw a miricle ball that opened space on the outside. Some good handling by forwards then put the ball in the full-backs hands who ran in a long distance try.
17 TRY, LIONS, VOLMINK, 5-12: Relentless retention of possession ends will the wing diving over in the corner from a metre out. Boshoff misses his first attempt at goal in the last 16 shots at goal.
15 The line-out is functioning well for the Golden Lions who use their loose-forwards to hit holes in the defence. Once over the advantage-line, a penalty comes and the visitors kick for touch.
12 The game is being played at some pace as the Griquas are back on attack. Sustained pressure results in a kickable penalty, but the hosts set the line-out. It comes to nothing as the lions clear their lines.
9 CONVERSION, BOSHOFF, 5-7: The full-back makes no mistake and adds the extra two.
8 TRY, COETZEE, 5-5: The clearance doesn't find touch, allowing the Lions to counter-attack. A string off off-loads ends with the hokker crashing over.
6 Great defence by the hosts results in a forward pass, but a scrum on your own five metre line means that they aren't out of the woods yet.
5 The Lions attack immediately after the kick-off. A break-down penalty is awarded and the visitors kick for touch to set up a five metre line-out.
3 TRY, STEMMET, 5-0: The Griquas centre combination break straight through some poor defense straight off the scrum. Stemmet rounds off the move with an early try. The conversion is missed by Brummer.
2 The first attack breaks down due to a knock-on. Both teams will want to impose themselves at the first scrum. On the second attempt, Griquas get clean ball.
1 Brummer kicks off for Griquas as the clash starts with some ping pong kicking before the Golden Lions go onto attack.
The skies are clear and the pitch is characteristically hard and dry. The conditions should aim some running rugby and a high scoring encounter.
The Griquas has rung the changes in an attempt to change their fortunes. Two knew locks come in thanks to a cluster of injuries and the banning of Rory Arnold for biting an opposing player. In the backs, Richard Lawson stats at wing while Jean Stemmet comes into the centres in an attempt to create a few more try scoring opportunities.
Welcome Welcome to Kimberly where the Griquas will host the Golden Lions in the first fixture of the Currie Cup's fifth round. The host are in need of a victory to get their challenge in the tournament back on track, while the visitors come into the fixture with a little momentum.
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Smudge's post-mortem on the DC Trucker ProtestSubmitted by Smudge Pot on Sun, 10/13/2013 - 21:29
Given as it's all a learning experience and it's easy to be a Tuesday morning quarterback, but we have experience in these matters, we never get enough and we always keep learning.
(reference) http://www.dailypaul.com/302180/dc-trucker-protest-and-veter...
The positives.
It happened. It's a historical fact now. It got domestic and international press. Perhaps more international press than domestic press. It was peaceful, nobody got hurt and it showed us that trucker rallies are more than a theoretical possibility. Somebody did it. That's a start. This leadership is now credited and can continue to build off this nucleus. I see good things in the future.
And the overpass action. There were reports nation wide about supportive overpass demonstrations. There is broad support out there. There's more roots to this grass. We're just seeing what's on top.
My judgement.
I call this one a success for the above reasons. Luck kinda played both ways on this one.
The negatives are many.
Tired call to action.
"Trucker protest" is something that some of us have heard so many times we inwardly groaned to read it. "Here we go again" was the feeling. We understand why this is difficult, truckers are spread out all over the nation, it costs a LOT to take time off and bring a rig to DC and "truckers" in this case are limited to independent owner/operators which is probably about only about 25% of the overall industry these days. We'll never see millions, hundreds of thousands or even tens of thousands of truckers in one place doing a protest. It's just practically infeasible.
Poor pedigree.
Organizers came with baggage. The stigma of racism on organizer Zeeda Andrews led to an early red flag in our ranks. Basically she's a major muslim hater, this was clear on her facebook page and other media but most of this was cleaned up in a hurry. Peter Santili is a straight-up neocon by our standards. These two factors gave a lot of us great pause. Myself quite publicly. This kept a lot of broadcasting from happening and a lot of people from throwing in their support. In a nutshell, it's wasn't gonna get wide support in our diverse communities. Add to this the confusion about Zeeta's having ever been a trucker which she or somebody claimed to be at one point, we were off to a bad start for front-people.
A dozen is the new million?
Grandiose claims. Truckers are gonna "shut down DC", there's gonna be A MILLION OF THEM joining MILLIONS OF VETERANS, hey man, that turns a lot of people off, myself included. You think this stuff sounds any less silly when we say it than when leftists say it? I mean seriously this movement has never mobilized a million. Tens of thousands certainly but not even hundreds of thousands. And this had consequences, see below.
Lack of message and message control.
This group didn't go off message, they never had one until it was basically too late. The early language from Zeeta, no kidding, was "to throw the muslim out of the white house". Then it suddenly expanded to contain a pretty standard list of grievances representing independent owner/operators (somebody gave her a fast education) but then took a sovereign turn with the logistics coordinator Earl Conlon (with the arresting of government officials by citizen grand juries) which then was repudiated by Santili on air. Or webcast. Whatever. Then suddenly it becomes about "the constitution". Oh ok. We get it. Generally. Conlon then was reported by MSM to have reported that his words were just intended to rattle people up whereupon at least one MSM outlet declared the whole thing to be a hoax.
That was like follow the bouncing ball. You'd need to rewind that a few times it happened so fast. But guys, that just shows a real lack of communication, discussion, resolution and team building that's always incorporated into what we do. We have to argue about EVERYTHING naturally (debate is our number one for of evolution as a community) and this stuff is usually so ironed out by the time we actually do it that we are cohesive in all our PR messaging. And we have larger teams with more people with more diverse skills (apparently). But crucially, in the mind of the public, the hoax story fit and that's what they largely ran with. Besides the "few dozen truckers" theme, by which they declared the whole thing to be kaput as of Friday noon EST.
Schism in core team approaching critical phase of ops.
All of the above led to a schism in this group. Like 4 days before the scheduled event. That is like...ok that's not a red flag, that's a 4-ALARM FIRE. Objectively that's a point at which an organizer might abort the mission but who was left? A neocon webcaster and a woman who was a singer? The "repudiation of Earl show" ended with Earl and them saying they could do their thing their way and he'd do it his. The "trucker" part of this protest just got hustled out the door. Who are they representing now? It's kinda ludicrous BUT they managed to get another couple of volunteers in and they basically just went forward with the whole thing. Under a new facebook page. Which talked about the constitution.
At this point I note the MSM had everything they would have needed to destroy the character of the organizers. If this was huge, it would have been branded as a "racist, right-wing trucker protest". Wait, actually it was. It just wasn't deemed big news right then.
Non supported communications online, social networking, etc.
As this thing went into motion we had some good reporting and then it just fell off a cliff. Santili was doing "live coverage" but he wasn't getting any reports from truckers. That was almost excruciating. And there was like such a howling LACK of all the heaping piles of technology we show up with practically everyplace. No streams, no interviews, no barrage of facebook and youtube and twitter. What we did find was recycled images from previous events and stock photos coming up in reporting indicating, INDICATING I SAY that there was a major lack of on-the-ground reporting. And I guess it's tough to do when your subject is whizzing around on the highway but how about more truckstop interviews, how about follow-along footage? Earl Conlon finally started streaming from his cab as they were driving and I wish they had that up from the get-go. As it was, a slew of posters and bloggers seem to have been caught recycling images and bringing more embarrassment to the situation.
Again, we never do something and hope the MSM will report on it, we make our own reporting happen and we drag the MSM with us.
Little apparent organization, updates.
Pete Santili did his (lack of) coverage but it was clear he wasn't organizing anything. This showed itself in the reporting gaps but also in the lack of any kind of schedule or supportive programming. Gee, wonder why? Have anything to do with his having humiliated the driver and logistics organizer? But when you do a street action you don't hope the press shows up, you start to pressure them to show up days in advance and every day until you are actually in action. You want to have press liasons someplace available constantly and these people force feed journalists with the info, with printed stuff to take home. You basically do their work for them. And you want a specific time/place to start and a specific time/place to stop. This boosts your message and allows you to control it to the end. Also, having an ending releases you (as an organizer) from ongoing liability. Any subsequent event is not associated with the organization.
Summary conclusions.
These negative factors severely impacted this group's ability to function and it's clear they lack experience with coordinated street action. Ironically if it had been larger, Peter Santili and especially Zeeta would have come under intense scrutiny and been outed. This would have put an even worse face on truckers than how it turned out. However this is entered as among the many possibilities for future action (most likely under different front people).
My deepest thanks to the drivers who made this happen, my highest encouragement to learn from it and do it again. Mr. Conlon, you are OK in my book. Feel free to tap us at the Daily Paul in the future, we've got a lot of capability See you next year?
P.S. this just in from base1aransas, you totally have to see this!
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Thanks in return for all those who thanked me but WITH ONE VOICE
"And the people rose up and with one voice said...."
We rose up to say we support the truckers, not the "organization" or the personalities. We all steer thanks and recognition to the truckers.
I think that's the big take-away for all of us. We supported the people not the fancied up, forced and false poofed-up and grandstanding individuals.
The lesson I take away is a reminder. Pretty much every position of crucial import I have got in this movement I stood up and pretty much took. I direct the persons or people directly involved and fit myself in there.
I'll never forget when I sent like the 20th email to Aaron Russo, the latest being subjected in all caps "AARON RUSSO PLEASE ALLOW ME TO MAKE MY CASE".
And like a week later I got a call and a voice said "I'm Hollywood film producer and director Aaron Russo". And boy did my life change.
So I kinda fault myself for not seeing through this and getting through to Earl and the drivers and offering direct support.
Let's do that now. You young people that are smart with tech? Get together, form a plan, get in touch with these drivers, convince them you are the best for the job.
You will be the best because you don't have your own major agenda. You just want to help them get their word out in their own way using the best and coolest technology and broadcast capability. Because you do. And that is a fact.
And you can start that RIGHT NOW. TODAY. So get crackin. And keep me informed. You might be getting the idea I've done this kind of thing once or twice. And I'll be coming out with some stuff to help you soon.
Most of those who think so actually don't and most people who think sew actually rip.
My favorite quote of the weekend
"..there's...thooouuusands of them...and they are PISSED."
I know, that was the veterans march.
I'm quite pleased to see the target attacked on three sides.
Thanks so much for the coverage Smudge Pot.
One big thing was learned by a lot of people that USED
to watch FOX news.
When FOX news snubbed the effort after the truckers promised to give interviews ONLY to them, they learned about the MSM.
Much like many DPer's learned in 2007-08.
NOTE that this has 90,000+ SHARES
It wasn't perfect that's for sure, but
I dig their effort to organize and unite and actually do something productive. Obviously they were in over their heads, but for me it was kind of entertaining to see them do the best they could despite the problems. I did think their marketing operation with being able to take telephone calls from individuals all over the world was very heartening and empowering to hear all walks of life start to speak out. The truckers reach a lot of people, something to consider with messaging. Glad it happened although I didn't agree with everything.
kind people rock
your summary/critique makes sense--
you made more sense of it than I did--
it's hard to be awake; it's easier to dream--
WOW..... PERFECT analysis
Having been involved in a few "let's put on a show in the barn" mis-adventures over the years, as well as both Ron Paul campaigns, I (we all) know how much bitter experience one has to go through in order to start approaching the appearance of a "well oiled machine" (no pun intended).
We all also learned the hard way about the MSM's snobbish and elitist blackout of anything noble and truly from the grass roots.
I think you offered a terrific analysis here, and hopefully those involved (and more) will not walk away with their tails between their legs.... but will stay committed to getting better and better at mocking the system and garnering support for the cause of the individual.
Congratulations and job well done to all the truckers and the vets who started the ball rolling. They helped to wake up the "normal" fed-up "conservatives", and I think it is a great step in the right direction.
Thomas Jefferson: "Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that His justice cannot sleep forever."
Viva La Revolucion!
"Lets put on a show in the barn" lol
That one phrase brought back mis-adventure from age 9 forward. Let's put on a show in the barn, let's play with matches and let's see how fast it goes.
Most of those who think so actually don't and most people who think sew actually rip.
Unpopular among most truckers.
That part was left out. Online there was a backlash from truckers that had to haul. Those truckers felt threatened with a shutdown by other truckers and the online threats got vicious.
"Don't mess with truckers" goes two ways.
Sandra, Thank you, we all needed to hear that! From the ..
From the beginning, (and I did keep my mouth shut about this issue), I felt the tone of this organization seemed to be more of that coming from a fringe group than anything else.
There was considerable endorsement by a few established voices on this board, to which I assumed they KNEW of, or were a PART of this group personally. And now it appears no-one, not even the truckers on this board are part of this group, ..lol.
These same voices, somewhat attacked me personally for not... lol,
And now it comes out they knew little of, or nothing about this group, ..and they claim to be truckers.
Oh well, ..this is what makes this board so much fun.
But having said all that, doesn't diminish the fact, those truckers who took part in this DC event deserve our praise, and gratitude.
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I didn't have my CB hooked up but that's the only place I'd like to have gone for info. Online I couldn't figure out who was a trucker (driver), who was disinfo, who's uncle was a trucker, who grew up around CB radios and knew trucker lingo...we seemed to have thousands of FORMER truckers...
Most of those who think so actually don't and most people who think sew actually rip.
They gave it their best!
I come from a long family tree of family farming and long haul trucking. One thing I do know about the vast majority of truckers in this country is, they are extremely down to earth family guys.
The 'Ridefortheconstitution.org' made three major predictions. The first one was very achievable, but the second was highly unlikely, and the third one being totally ridiculous, they were as follows;
1.) Their first prediction was that 10,000 truckers were coming into DC to protest the lack of Constitutional Rule of Law (this was very achievable considering the millions of trucks on the road today)
2.) There second prediction was they were coming to ARREST Congressmen and Senators for violating their oath of office. I found this statement very hard to believe because most drivers are family guys, just trying to make a living. Most truckers would have a very hard time arresting anyone let alone a Congressman or Senator. (I never expected this part to happen. Furthermore, I felt such a statement more than likely hindered their cause)
3.) There third prediction was that one hundred million Americans would be supporting them in this event. Such a statement was completely absurd, for if it were true, Ron Paul would have handily won and been the 'Republican Party's nominee. After all that 100m number presents more votes than Obama got and half of what Mitt Romney got combined, in the last General election.
The results of success were already in on Friday at noon DC time, it was apparent their first prediction was not going to happen. By that evening it was crystal clear there would be no 10,000 truckers coming to DC. I wrote a piece on behalf of myself and my family thanking those truckers who did show, I was heavily criticized by a few on this board for not being realistic/optimistic.
My Conclusion of this event: I personally believe the Ridefortheconstitution.org is an organization with great aspirations to restore Constitutional Law in this country. They deserve a big hand for their efforts. But the facts are very clear they are an organization without members, and little or no real followers! At least not yet!
I'd like to close by saying once again, On behalf of myself and my family, we thank all those Truckers who gave so much this weekend.
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Looking forward to November!!
Smudgie buddy please add a link to your original reporting...
Trucker Protest Veteran Action Weekend Thread
Chris Indeedski!
Daily Paul cured my abibliophobia.
I wasn't going to just to spite you
but you called me Smudgie.
Most of those who think so actually don't and most people who think sew actually rip.
fantastic - I found your soft spot.
That's just great.
LMNO (laughing my nuts off) :)
Chris Indeedski!
Daily Paul cured my abibliophobia.
Why stop at a million
WHEN YOU CAN HAVE BILLIONS!! MUhahaha
Thanks from a trucking family.
I hope this reportage gets into the trucking community as they are close-knit and WELL aware of what is going on in this nation.
Chris Indeedski!
Daily Paul cured my abibliophobia.
All movements need to start somewhere
Any movement is better than no movement. Hooray to all who showed up and showed support and to all who reposted.
"A vote for the lesser of two evils is a vote to keep things the same", Buckminster Fuller..
A choice for liberty is always a choice for liberty.
Every little bit
helps. Remember! This has always been about spreading brushfires and that is exactly what is happening. Patience.
Brush fires. We need to light so many they cannot deal with them all!
Thank you truckers and supporters, job well-done under the circumstances!
In the fight for liberty, something is always better than nothing!
Freedom is the ability to do what you want to do.
Liberty is the ability to do what you ought to do.
"Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." 2 Corinthians 3:17
This demonstrates the
This demonstrates the necessity of controlling the message early on.
State a clear, positive message with wide appeal and stick with it.
Don't allow others to cloud the issues.
"The United States can pay any debt it has because we can always print money to do that." — Alan Greenspan
Thank You Smudge, Good Job.
We must realize that we are competing with professional public relations people that are paid to bring their slanted messages and edited visual clips to the public,and who have an army of couch potato's spewing only edited opinions that get airtime.
Ron paul has done the right thing in my opinion, by starting a competing news outlet.
Unfortunately, any change takes time and planning by dedicated people, but awareness that something is very wrong in the USA, has been accomplished,by this rally, in my opinion.
I couldn't figure out their point...
other than the constitution or something equally vague. I 'm surprised anyone showed up.
I have to think the people
I have to think the people who are going around claiming their demands were vague either A) haven't seen their very specific and exact list of demands or B) are trolling.
Well, no,
I'm not a troll as you would know if you were not a troll. And all I have ever seen is the constitution stuff which I admit I have not investigated this very deeply....just a typical dumb-ass American I guess.
If you're not a troll, why
If you're not a troll, why are you taking offense instead of googling for the thing I just told you about?
I'm not
taking offense but it sounds like you are.
Thank you so much for this great analysis, Smudge. I totally
agree with all your points. I hope they do it again too and tap us at the DP for our hard-earned capability garnered through two Ron Paul campaigns!! Your article is well worth a 2nd read-through on this subject.
Good analysis.
I am glad there was a lot of positive action during the last three days.


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I live in Tucson and have an almost 5 month old....I am currently in Texas with family while my DH is deployed but would LOVE to get a playgroup together at some point! I am a SAHM too and really want my DS to start being able to interact with other babies as he gets bigger!
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Hey guys, I have been working out since January this year and I have gained about 15 pounds. I have been sitting at the same weight now for about two months so I think I am going to start focusing a little more on getting a little bit more food.
I am 5'7" and weigh 145lbs.
My 1RM are as follows
Bench- 205
Squat- 295
Deadlift- 345
I have been doing a workout like....
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I was wondering if anyone things I should switch it up? I don't have a set schedule with what I do when I go in the gym so its different each day. I havent been recording my progress but I am now going to start that, which is why I want to find a set schedule.
Should I keep this schedule? I enjoy coming 5 days a week to gym.
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Are you still making progress? If so stick with it.
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try the increased cals and see if the training is still working, maybe increase weight by 2.5lbs if anything
Flat BB Bench 4x6-8
DB Flat Bench 4x6-8
Incline OR Decline BB Bench 4x6x8
Seated Flyes 4x6-8
Cable Flyes 4x6-8
Tricep Pushdown 4x6-8
Single hand Tricept Pushdown 4x6-8
DB Kickback 4x6-8
Arnold DB Press 4x6-8
BB Shoulder Press 4x6-8
Delt Raise 4x6-8
That is what I usually do. Give or take a few exercises. Then I do this again on Thursday with 8-12 reps. Is this to much volume doing this 2x a week? I thought the gains I have received are great but like mentioned I think upping my calories will hopefully make me get bigger.
Thank you both for reading and replying.
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For upper I do
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dumbell curls
tricep press and sometimes military press
for lower
standing calf rizes
hamstring curl(not sure whats the name of that mashine)
lower back extensions
bunch of abs on one of those big balls
I do about 4 sets for all with various reps.
On upper days after back and check a lot of times I will skip arm work as they get worked hard during compound movements.
Weekends I keep off. You can do 5on 2 off or 2on one off
If your not recovering quickly enought eat more or instead of 4 sets per exercise do 2-3 dont be afraid of frequency add weight to each workout day
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President Pranab Mukherjee's address to the joint sitting of Parliament predictably bore the stamp of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision. As the Head of State, Parliamentary tradition invests the President with the privilege of delineating the agenda of the newly elected Council of Ministers. But the speech was a Modi show all the way including many of the catchphrases that Modi used during the campaign trail.
From the three Ds — democracy, demography and demand, to the five Ts — tradition, talent, tourism, trade and technology, and the three S of "skill, scale and speed" that Modi espoused this week on transforming India into a global manufacturing hub, Mukherjee appeared to be reading out a Modi campaign speech. Even while focussing on job creation, skill development and quick-decision making, the new government clarified that the legacy challenges of poverty elimination, revitalising agriculture, sanitation, welfare of the SC/STs and the backward classes would occupy the government's attention. However, in a significant departure, the President's address was silent on rights-based legislations and subsidies to deal with inequality, signalling a paradigm shift away from the UPA's developmental approaches.
While including many of the promises made by the BJP manifesto, the President's speech, interestingly, was silent on the divisive issues in the manifesto like the Ram Mandir, Article 370 and Uniform Civil Code. Instead, the government has committed to making all minorities "equal partners in India's progress" and strengthen efforts to spread modern and technical education among minority communities and a National Madarsa Modernization Programme. Modi's electoral slogan promising action against "infiltrators and illegal immigrants" in the North-East and ensuring the return of Kashmiri pandits to the Valley also found mention in the President's speech. The government has also reiterated the age-old assurance of past governments promising 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and legislative assemblies, a zero-tolerance policy towards gender violence, and strengthening the criminal justice delivery system.
However, political watchers were treated to the curious dichotomy of the new government promising to tackle head-on many of the issues that Mukherjee failed to get a grip on, during his tenure as finance minister between 2009 and 2012. Mukherjee's failures in fighting food inflation, that has continued unabated since 2010, was pegged as the new government's 'topmost' priority. In addition, the President noted that the government would make the tax-regime "non-adversarial and conducive to investment, enterprise and growth", clearly a rebuff to his retrospective taxation fiasco that is believed to have hurt the investment climate.
The President's speech covered a lot of ground; some of which the new government has already got down to work on. Its focus on water conservation, tapping new sources of energy, and building 100 new cities seems aimed at an ambitious goal for 2022, when India completes 75 years of Independence. The President's promise that every family will have a pucca house with water connection, toilet facilities and 24x7 electricity supply and access by 2022 will be an uphill task considering that only 47 per cent of households have latrine facility and continuous water and power supply is non-existent in most parts of the country. For Modi, the bigger challenge will be to ensure effective coordination between the Centre and states on his developmental and investment goals. Issues like land acquisition and environmental concerns can not be wished way. But with a simple majority in Lok Sabha and none of the leadership tussles that the UPA witnessed, Modi sets out with the odds in his favour.


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5 Ways to Lower Your Taxes You Might Not Know About
The next six weeks are known as Tax Season, and we've come up with a few ways to lower your bill that you might not know about.
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Don't blink. You may miss history.
The U.S. men's hockey team remained undefeated, and The Netherlands claimed the overall medal lead at the Winter Olympics. Here's a recap of this weekend's action in Sochi.
The economy is having a love affair with Valentine's Day.
The movement to change the name of the Washington Redskins has grown significantly in recent years.
A shooting at a suburban shopping mall in Maryland has left at least three dead, according to authorities.
Football fans -- and non-football fans -- are still buzzing about Richard Sherman's irate interview with Erin Andrews on Fox shortly after his Seattle Seahawks defeated the arch rival San Francisco 49ers to advance to the Super Bowl.
But did you know he had an equally intense interview before that?
Kids who've got mad skills are always a hit on reality competitions.
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The Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos each won their respective conference championship games on Sunday to advance to Super Bowl XLVIII in New Jersey on Feb. 2. Here's a recap of Sunday's action:
Attention NBA scouts: keep your eye on Easton Gamoke.
Two of these ('Lone Survivor,' 'Her') aren't technically opening this weekend, but they are expanding to many more theaters. That, along with the year's first Hercules flick (yup, there's another one coming in July) and the recent slew of high-quality holiday releases, make for a very crowded cineplex.
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Programs: In 2006,Equality Florida launched our Florida GSA Network with catalystfunding from the Collin Higgins and Roblee foundations to hire apart-time organizer. Our network has grown to over 100 GSAs and has played a vital role in passing localanti-bullying policies that now protect nearly 56% of Florida's 2.6million students from harassment based on sexual orientation and 29%from harassment based on gender identity. We recognize that GSAs often provide a lifeline to young people struggling against anti-LGBT bias. We plan to build the Florida GSA Network into a permanent, powerful and youth-driven instrument of change.
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This is hands down thew worst agency advocating for LGBT rights. They primarily serve as a news source, although they collect money under the guise of being advocates. Then they get you on their mailing list and never take you off. They don't follow opt in procedures and they don't remove you when requested. After requesting to be removed several times, they started to call my cell phone. They keep calling my cell phone. Then I call the number back and that voicemail is full. I never gave them permission to use my number for anything. I never opted in to any marketing, telemarking, news, program of theirs. This is non-profit at its worst.
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I am a straight ally, a donor, a volunteer, and a member of Equality Florida. I have been so for many, many years.
Equality Florida has grown from a few to thousands of members over its two decades of life, because it has worked from the trenches—you name a trench, and EQFL is working there—with respect for all and asked for and stood for respect for all, especially, of course, the LGBTQ community. They have worked for and won anti-bullying laws, domestic partnerships—even in some of the most conservative towns—stood with those who were angry about horrendously discriminatory policies while turning that anger into positive actions so that, always, in the end, we are winning the hearts and minds of Floridians, at least those who are part of what is called the "moveable middle." Their successes go on and on just as does the work still necessary. What is continuous is EQFL's commitment to respect for all, fair and equal rights for all, and working hard until we reach that point.
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As a straight ally I am proud to be a donor and volunteer with Florida Equality- a great organization which works hard to guarantee the rights and benefits of LGBT individuals and families. As a mother with two children (now adults) I believe that all couples should have the opportunity to love and parent. I also feel it it is my duty to work to ensure that all people regardless of gender identification or sexual orientation, can live their authentic self while feeling safe and equal in their home, school, work, and community. I endorse Florida Equality for their effectiveness and leadership. They do an excellent job of working to help victims of intolerance and hate, fight for their basic human rights, such as equality in schools and workplaces, marriage equality and the right to adopt.
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Thank you Equality Florida for being there for me when my wife passed on March 13,2014. They are always ready to fight the fight wherever and whenever they are needed in the state of Florida. I made a call for I knew it was time for Lee County to get with the "Equality for all" program and there was Equality Florida....ready to work with us...It sure it wonderful now that they have a presence in SouthWest Florida.
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Equality Florida has been one of the most consistent and successful state LGBT organizations in the history of our movement. In the face of overwhelming bigotry from a state government that lurched hard to the right over the past two decades, it has woven together a tapestry of discrimination protection, partner recognition and more in local jurisdictions around the state, affording protections to the majority of Florida's LGBT people, couples and family. Executive Director Nadine Smith, a real force of nature, leads an outstanding team of professional staff, volunteer leaders and ordinary folk all committed to equality and fairness. Support them!
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i have been with my partner for 8 plus yrs and we would like to get married but the state of florida will not allow EQUAL RIGHTS FOR EVERYONE. hope we get some good people elected in so that this stuff gets over turned
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Equality Florida doesn't always take the easy way, nor the most popular---but with steady leadership, inspired vision, and the ability to find the best in a situation or a person, the organization makes inexorable progress toward statewide protections for the entire LGBT community. Not flashy, but effective; great bang for the donated buck!


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Power8 seems like a good start menu replacement for the upcoming Windows 8. However, if you are looking for start button and start menu that look similar to those in Windows 7, you take a look at another start menu replacement, called Start8.
With Start8, you can bring the classic Windows 7 style start menu to Windows 8. Look at the screenshot below, does it look pretty much like the start menu you see on Windows 7?
Yes, everything looks so same with Windows 7 plus some Windows 8-exclusive enhancements. The start menu lets you access all installed applications as well as Metro apps in All Programs menu. You can also pin desktop and Metro apps to start menu. On the right pane, there is fast access to commonly used folders like documents, pictures, music, computer and control panel, among others. The shut down button is there too.
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What do you mean, it's only a game?; The Birmingham Post's most playful staff review some games you might want to put under the tree.
WWF Smackdown 2 - Playstation
Stage managed it might be but US-style wrestling is now major TV entertainment.
It successfully made the jump to cyberspace some little while ago, with the launch of the original WWF Smackdown - a game light years ahead of most of its rivals.
With such a brilliant predecessor, it makes it all the more difficult for the newly-released Smackdown 2 to make much of an improvement on the original. But it does.
For a start, gamers can now choose from no fewer than 50 different wrestlers. Yes, that's 50, which makes other fight games seem woefully inadequate.
All the TV favourites are there - Mankind, the Rock, Undertaker. So are the girls, including Hardcore Holly.
Gamers can even entice their managers or match commentators into the ring for a well-rehearsed drubbing.
Before you make it into the ring there are backstage bust-ups aplenty.
And considering the diversity of the combatants - who each have their own signature moves - Smackdown 2 is astonishing.
The gameplay is considerably faster compared with the original, making it even more exciting.
Perhaps the one area where Smackdown 2 fails to outdo its predecessor is in its graphics.
The cyber wrestlers themselves are highly realistic - but the quality of the visuals is not a great deal better than the original. All in all though, a smashing addition to any gamer's collection and a future fight classic. Steve Pain
The World is Not Enough - Playstation
Bond, the old smoothie, is back on Playstation - shaken but still not stirred!
The World is Not Enough kicks off with an all-action sequence. And the action never stops, with some hairy action moments full of genuine tension.
Equipped with an arsenal or weapons; Bond's trusty P2K, infra-red glasses, call phone stunner (real cool according to my nine-year-old) you embark on a number of secret missions, blasting the baddies if they so much as dare to get in the way.
Sounds simple enough but to move from level to level players need to be resourceful under pressure - a bit like the real James - before reaching the surprise climax.
The gamer sees all the action through Bond's eyes. Armed to the teeth with guns and gadgets you can blast away all day.
The plots are a bit on the thin side but classy gameplay, excitement and the trick finish combine to make this new release a Christmas cracker. - Steve Pain
Sim City 3000 - PC
How Ken Livingstone would love to be mayor of Sim City. Birmingham's Albert Bore might fancy it, too. There are no planning committees to worry about in Sim City. No budget difficulties either. The mayor is the boss and he's all-powerful.
You want metro systems? You've got it. Skyscrapers? No problem. There are roads, motorways, airports, harbours, forests, lakes - nothing is impossible.
Sim fans can rest assured, Sim City 3000 is the best Sim game to hit the shops to date.
The idea is simple. You design a city, the size you want.
If it's safe, pleasant and clean people will want to live and work there.
If it's dirty and crime-ridden, they won't. In that case, you lose all your money and get run out of town.
The mayor sets the taxes and is responsible for designing the city. Fans will love new gimmicks which allow users to customise buildings, offering a choice of content from wallpaper to roof tiles.
There's also a range of world landmarks to import. Should you fancy placing the Houses of Parliament in Red Square or the Empire State Building next to the Taj Mahal, then you can.
You can also programme your own disaster. Pit your wits against plagues of flying locusts or fanatical terrorists. The only limit is your imagination. - Paul Dale
FIFA 2001: Playstation, PC
The now annual release of this game comes with new and ever more advanced options.
FIFA 2001 brings you :
More strategic football with new default camera angle
Players show different urgency around the pitch
Authentic kits and team logos for licensed teams
15 domestic leagues including the FA Premier League and Spanish Primera Division
Consecutive seasons offer the joy of promotion and the threat of relegation
New improved through passes let you tear defences apart
Over 50 international teams, including England, France, Germany, Holland and Spain
Improved goalkeepers - more effective and more challenging.
You can play your way through a selection of of the world's toughest cup competitions in the World Cup, EEC or EFA trophy.
Pick your favourite club team from 15 available leagues. Play through a full season and try to win the league, the Cup or the European Cup. Or see if you can win the treble.
Or match up your team against any other in a friendly game.
Hone your skills in training mode before taking on the big teams. Practice penalties, corners, free kicks and throw-ins. Alternatively, set up and play a training match.
The whole package is fast, frenzied and far too good for kids. - Adam Bird
Creatures Playground
This is the second offering from Creature Labs in their BAFTA-nominated Creature Villages series and looks a surefire Christmas winner for four to eight-year-olds - if the stars of the show, the Norns, don't scare the life out of them.
They are 'virtual life beings' - and bizarre-looking things. Still, youngsters will no doubt warm to Norns, especially as they're encouraged to take a caring role towards them.
Players start with the nestery, where they can hatch their own Norn, give it a name and launch into the fun of the fair.
In a wide variety of locations (the 15 sites have five activities in each), they can do everything from building themselves a rollercoaster to tackling a scary swamp and playing on the Big Wheel, Haunted House and space station.
The graphics are bold and appealing and it encourages players to think for themselves. It also claims to encourage responsible pet care.
There's a password-controlled menu to control sound, access and bedtimes but the nicest touches are the little things - the Norns will remember a child's birthday, for instance, and there are Mad Labs where players can create new hairstyles and colour schemes for their charges.
Playground can be linked up with the first game to provide extra areas, including a village square and costume shop. - Alison Davison
Educational titles - PC & Mac
The younger you are, the quicker you learn and the growth of interactive media targeted at the pre-primary school age group may mean a generation being computer literate before they've gone to nursery or even picked up a book.
Aimed fair and square at the three year-olds-and-growing market is the triple titles release from the TDK mediactive stable - Curious George Early Learning ABCs, Curious George Learning Games and Miss Spider's Tea Party.
Guided by mischievous monkey Curious George, young computer users are encouraged to familiarise themselves with sounds, words, colours and shapes.
The Early Learning ABCs CD Rom features five activities concentrating on the fundamentals of letters and sounds while Learning Games is primarily designed to help children distinguish shapes, colours, patterns and rhymes. And learning how to master a mouse.
The concepts are simple - a series of fun games (ranging from fishing letters out of a lake to jigsaws and a rocket blasting meteors with the right-colour shapes) to educate and entertain and they largely achieve their objectives. There is also the bonus of a printed story to remind high-tech young minds that there is something called paper which is still an invaluable learning aid.
But even the best-intentioned of projects can irritate. The accents are irritatingly English Standard and for pounds 19.95 the animation and graphics are hardly awe-inspiring.
Two-dimensional, simple comic-book styles quickly lose their appeal when others offer 3-D glorious colour. Or perhaps we've been spoilt and expect too much.
If so, then the third TDK title, Miss Spider's Tea Party, keeps spoiling us as it oozes lushness and vibrancy from every pixel. Like Curious George, it aims to enhance primary learning skills through fun and games as eight types of insects and bugs are put through a variety of challenges to earn their invitation to the tea party.
Miss Spider lives up to its billing, having the stamp of quality and VFM (also pounds 19.95).
The three levels of difficulty - easy, medium and hard - also give it the advantage over Curious George that the older ages, namely the seven-year-olds, in its target range are kept amused and engaged.
However, the lushness of colour is overwhelming at times and camouflages the hidden butterflies in the 'difficult' garden so well that even the forty-somethings had trouble detecting them.
All three titles are PC/Mac compatible.
Why did it take so long for someone to decide Hanna-Barbera's classic cartoon creation Wacky Races would be a naturally anarchic alternative for all us youngsters who grew up with Dick Dastardly, Muttley and their Mean Machine to those other F1 and Rally racing game?
And why did I get the Infrogames Wacky Races CD that just repeatedly refuses to install. The solution? To ring the Infogrames technical helpline? A premium number at 75p per minute? Looks like rescuing Penelope Pitstop will just have to wait. - Mohamed Ilyas
Sporting selection
I have seen into the future at Aston Villa and had a glimpse of Doug Ellis's new pounds 15 million stand - and it is full. The stuff of dreams maybe but virtual reality when playing on the latest football game to hit the PC market.
Electronic Arts's FA Premier League Stars 2001 depicted a 21st Century Villa Park, complete with Trinity Road stand and a capacity crowd.
Sadly though, Villa's teeming faithful were silenced - a 5-0 drubbing by the mighty Manchester United. Will nothing change? Dwight Yorke came back to haunt us with a brace, Andy Cole scored a hat-trick and Fraser Thomson - manager, striker, midfielder, defender and hapless goalkeeper - could do very little to stop them.
Sometimes it pays to be a teenager. They understand these computer games. Instead I could merely marvel at the genius of those who create the game.
Premier League Stars 2001 has it all and there is nothing one can't do. Apart from score perhaps!
The latest graphics - vastly improved if you possess a 3D accelerator - are astounding as the teams take to the field in their latest kits.
From the outset Clive Tillesley and Andy Gray offer us commentary of their usual high standard but that is nothing to the sound effects of the crowd and the action.
The controls - a Gravis Stinger gamepad did the trick for me - are a dream to operate and the players are very responsive. Simple operation of the gamepad buttons allow a variety of passes, shots, headers, goalkicks, tackles - even dives and fouls.
It takes time to pick up the basics but more adept game-players will soon be masters of the art.
From then, it becomes a joy to play and you can start to customise your teams, the league and even dip into the transfer market.
More than just another football game for the screen Premier League Stars allows you to be the manager of a club.
John Gregory might disagree, particularly after seeing his side's result under my control. As Andy Gray says following my dismal performance in front of our own fans 'the manager will be absolutely furious.'
I had more success with Rugby 2001, yet another action-packed game from the same Electronic Arts stable.
This time I was on familiar ground - Murrayfield, with 70,000 Scots behind me as the Calcutta Cup unfolded with the dulcet tones of the great Bill McLaren to guide us through the game.
Scotland beat England 12-0 and it was only my hands on the controls that ensured the fantasy endured.
I was able to hand-pick my teams.
Rugby 2001 offers the player unlimited options of competition (The Six Nations, Tri-Nations, World Cup, Blesloe Cup to name but a few). The usual game settings can also be tailored to your needs, for example, weather, fatigue settings and injuries.
Again the sound effects and graphics are superb while the action keys include every move ever made on a rugby field from a Barry John sidestep, to a bullish Fran Cotton charge or a pinpoint Rob Andrew punt.
The tackling can be bruising and you have to be quick-witted to ensure a sustained level of passing. - Fraser Thomson
They're all here - James Bond, Manchester United and The Rock Tony Rudell, managing director of Wolverhampton jewellers Rudell, surfs the net with this year's 'must have' gift for well heeled computer buffs - a silver computer mouse. The Darlington Street jewellers says the gleaming PC accessory is
encased in hallmarked sterling silver - and costs pounds 235. However, it can be engraved
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