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"Gold is money. Everything else is credit." -- J.P. Morgan
Let's talk about Japan, whose 20-year battle with bubbles, deflation, stagnation, aging demographics and massive debt may just be presaging what the West may experience soon.
The working assumption of economists far and wide is that deflation is bad, that it caused the Great Depression and if we can just avoid deflation, depression will also be avoided. I have come to question this most basic of all assumptions and believe that the pursuit of avoiding deflation at all costs is in fact the cause of the economic stagnation that Japan has experienced for 20 years (and the West for 10).
Rather than assigning false causality (at the start of the Depression there was deflation, therefore deflation caused the depression) consider why deflation may occur and what it can accomplish. Deflation seems to be considered a market failure, but why is that? If economic conditions have changed substantially, due mainly to extensive, technology-driven productivity improvements that structurally eliminate the need for many jobs, why is the natural adjustment of the markets considered erroneous?
A better analysis is to realize that deflation both corrects structural issues and lays the foundation for creation of new wealth. New jobs will only be created by new business formation. New business formation is enabled by the sudden affordability of resources. For instance, starting a website in 1992 would cost hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars. By the 00s, this resource was so cheap that Facebook could get up and running with an investment in the tens of thousands. Similarly, people that would command unaffordable salaries are suddenly affordable when unemployment is high, enabling start-ups to acquire the talent needed to grow.
Now, the unemployed are not happy to command far less in earnings than they did previously, but in a deflationary environment this is less of a problem because the necessities of life are also far cheaper. Deflation enables the inexpensive resources that new businesses need to get started, without creating excess hardship on those resources. Artificial intervention to prevent deflation blocks the natural process that frees resources for new business formation. This is the single most important reason that fighting deflation is a deadly, wrong policy decision.
Economists argue that deflation raises the real value of debt, so that debtors have a higher burden of repayment. True enough. But consider that in an economic collapse, many of the assets of creditors are wiped out in defaults. This is also a severe economic burden, but deflation helps creditors recover some of their assets. The value of what they have left is higher, easing some of the pain of bad debts.
Essentially, deflation reduces the impact of economic collapse. Creditors will suffer, but not as completely as when the defaults are not offset. The unemployed are relieved of the full lifestyle impact of their reduced earnings power. And purchasing power relative to foreign imports increases substantially, also augmenting effective incomes. And, deflation enables more rapid new business formation, helping to more quickly redeploy resources, reducing the burden of unemployment.
Japan has suffered for 20 years because they pursued an aggressive policy to fight deflation. Instead of having prices collapse over the course of two or three years, then resuming growth in a reorganized economy, they printed massive amounts of money, resulting in a slow, dripping deflation of a few percent a year. Japan has not suffered 20 years of stagnation because of deflation, they have suffered because they have fought it. The fight against deflation in the West will continue unsuccessfully and cause us the same decades of stagnation that Japan has experienced.
What does this mean for your portfolio? Understanding the fundamental policy mistakes of the Federal Reserve means you can profit from them. Because they cannot defeat deflation -- because defeat means they are only defeating the self-correcting mechanisms that would normally enable the economy to start growing robustly -- you can bet on several years more of anemic economic growth. You can also bet on several years of accelerating QE, which will eventually cause more dollar debasement, which argues for using gold as your cash substitute. You can also bet on accelerating debt issuance by the federal government, similar to Japan, but following their example, may not cause higher interest rates as one would expect. I think the surprise is that rates stay low for quite some time.
Japan is the playbook that will repeat, as our mistaken and unobservant monetary policymakers execute an uninformed war against deflation.


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Supplies for 2012/13 are 168 million bushels above 2011/12. Higher production (+270 million bushels) and imports (+18 million bushels) more than offset lower beginning stocks (-119 million bushels) year to year.
Projected supplies of hard red winter (HRW), hard red spring (HRS), and durum are up year to year, mostly because of higher production. HRW production is up 224 million bushels year to year, with higher planted area and smaller abandonment rate.
Yields are also higher year to year because of the recovery from the severe drought on the Central and Southern Plains the previous year. HRS and durum production are up 107 million bushels and 32 million bushels, respectively, from a year ago with larger harvested areas and higher yields. Production for these two classes of wheat recovered from the previous year when excessive moisture and cool temperatures in the Northern Plains resulted in late seeding and prevented plantings.
Projected supplies of soft red winter (SRW) and white are down from 2011/12. Both classes had lower production for 2012/13, down 38 million bushels and 55 million bushels, respectively, on the year. Production is down for both classes because of smaller harvested area and lower yields. SRW planted area was down because a late row crop harvest delayed plantings in the Corn Belt and Northeast.
All-wheat 2012 production is estimated at 2,269 million bushels, unchanged from October, but up 270 million bushels from 2011. The all-wheat harvested area is estimated at 49.0 million acres, unchanged from October, but up 3.3 million acres from last year. The U.S. all-wheat estimated yield is 46.3 bushels per acre for 2012, equaling the record 46.3 bushels for 2010. The yield is unchanged from October, but up 2.6 bushels from the previous year.
Projected total 2012/13 carryin stocks of 743 million bushels are unchanged from October, but down 119 million bushels from 2011/12. Carryin stocks are down year to year for all classes except SRW. Projected all-wheat imports for 2012/13 at 130 million bushels are unchanged from October, but 9 million bushels were shifted this month from SRW to HRW based on the pace to date.
Source: Wheat Outlook

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BULLOWOOD Hall is one of six prisons set to close in England, the Ministry of Justice said today.
The Hockley prison which houses foreign nationals will go under Government plans to build a so-called super-prison.
The programme, which will see partial closures at two other prisons, including Chelmsford, is part of a drive to build new capacity to replace older prisons and bring down the cost of the prison system.
It is expected to save £63 million a year.
Some 2,600 offenders are held at the prisons targeted for closure, plus three sites which will be partially shut down.
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said: "We have to bring down the cost of our prison system, much of which is old and expensive.
"But I never want the courts to be in a position where they cannot send a criminal to prison because there is no place available.
"So we have to move as fast as we can to replace the older parts of our prison system."
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A Keighley woman harassed by a sexual deviant for a decade has spoken out after he was jailed.
Michael Atherton was last Friday found guilty of sex offences against women and children he targeted on the internet. He was locked up for seven years.
Some of his other victims were also from Keighley.
Former Keighley man Atherton, 42, now of Westbourne Grove, Scarborough, contacted his victims on Facebook and by e-mail, using false profiles to gain their trust before exposing himself to them.
The Keighley woman, whose identity we are protecting, said she was glad she decided to report him after being harassed for 10 years.
She said: "I identified Michael Atherton, which assisted the police in linking him to other victims. I believe one of the victims was as young as eight.
"I am pleased the investigation is now over and a good sentence was given.
"Michael Atherton started harassing me from the age of 14 and did not stop for 10 years. He is a pest that never went away and I am glad that I will finally be left alone."
The youngest of Atherton's victims was an eight-year-old girl from North Lincolnshire whose mother witnessed the offence.
There were other victims from Keighley, as well as some from Scarborough and one from Skipton.
Atherton, who also uses the surname Alderton, was found guilty of 17 offences when he appeared at York Crown Court, including exposure, engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child, and breach of a Sexual Offences Prevention Order.
Detective Constable Michelle Neighbour, of Scarborough Protecting Vulnerable Persons Unit, said: "Michael Atherton persistently engaged in sexual acts using various internet applications.
"He harassed his victims to satisfy his own sexual gratification. He befriended children and women on Facebook by using false profiles and then contacted them via Facetime and exposed himself.
"Michael Atherton is a sexual deviant who will now have a number of years in prison to reflect on his behaviour."
DC Neighbour added that Atherton's behaviour highlights the importance of not accepting friend requests via the internet from unknown people.


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We've tried other things over the years: peanut butter, cheese (a classic), rubber rats with red lipstick and long false eyelashes — all eschewed by rodents in favor of our dishwashers, of which they've now eaten two.
We called a guy out to fix our dishwasher, which was leaking water to such an extent that it was showing up on satellite weather maps.
We were pleased to see that the guy the fix-it company sent out wasn't a mousy-looking repairman, but rather a strapping guy from one of your Eastern Bloc countries with "Stan" in its name. He had a head the size of a Sparklett's bottle and fists that looked better suited for debt-collection for the Solntsevskaya Bratva than for the delicate art of dishwasher repair.
"Ifix Yurbosch," he declared as he strode into our house, grimly intent on fixing our Bosch model dishwasher.
We settled into our easy chair to relax while Boris Badenov banged away at our convenient home appliance.
Fairly early in the banging, he uttered a swear word. Then we could hear him reverse-banging, putting things back together. He came out and said, "You must find The Rat and you must kill it. The Rat is eating all your hoses and your motor housing. I do not fix, because The Rat will eat it again. So find The Rat and kill it."
We thought we had gotten rid of The Rat weeks ago, but now we've gotta find it again and kill it, or else read up on the Googler on how to wash dishes by hand. Seriously, does anyone have a harder life than we do?
Boy, is our wife gonna be stoked when we come home Saturday afternoon with the stakebed truck loaded to the gunwales with cool stuff for our house.
Yankee Doodles, the sprawling restaurant-bar-funzone in which we've hung out sporadically over its three decades in Belmont Shore (the sporadic out-hanging goes back even further if we count its predecessor, Big John's) has closed for most of this year, and it's come time to give all its stuff the heave-ho in an auction starting at 10 a.m. Saturday at the club on 4100 E. Ocean Blvd., near the pier.
Fuel up with a Weasel at Chuck's next door and then bring your cash money to Yanks and come home with enough stuff to turn your house into a place so macho it'll have Muddy Waters forgetting how to spell m-a-n.
Look, you can buy one (or all, why not all?) of the joint's 23 pool tables, or Ping Pong tables, air hockey tables (Yankee Doodles was the first place we played air hockey; for a while there it changed everything), foosball. A gumball machine!
We could do a whole Barn overhaul with YD's old 40-foot wood and brass bar, a bunch of beer signs, a Hobart mixer, routers, a fire suppression system, a pizza warmer and a walk-in cooler. A counterfeit bill detector!
And what about the little lady? There's a washer and a dryer, a vacuum and — what's this? —dollies! Though those might be the things you use to cart stuff around with.
No mention of a dishwasher.
You can get a preview of everything that will be auctioned off at an inspection from noon to 4 p.m. Friday.
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Hottest Articles on BWW from Saturday, Dec. 15
Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles from Saturday, December 15, 2012. Catch up below on anything that you might have missed from today on BroadwayWorld.com!
Ohio High School Drama Teacher Asked to Resign Over Production of LEGALLY BLONDE
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2012
As reported by WLWT.com, drama teacher SONJA HANSEN says she was asked to resign over a 'racy' production of Legally Blonde at Loveland High School in Loveland, Ohio. The musical was initially approved by the school's principal. (more...)
Martin Short, Paul McCartney Set for SNL Christmas Show Tonight
by TV News Desk - December 15, 2012
Former cast member Martin Short returns for his third hosting appearance tonight, December 15 for SNL's Christmas show. Short is a veteran performer in film, television and theater (more...)
Exclusive InDepth InterView: Jason Alexander Talks Reprise!, LUCKY STIFF, TWO BY TWO, SEINFELD, Sondheim & More
by Pat Cerasaro - December 15, 2012
Today we are talking to a Tony Award-winning Broadway and Hollywood notable all about his terrifically theatrical background - having appeared in musicals ranging from his debut in the ill-fated MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG to his Tony Award-winning work in Jerome Robbins' BROADWAY to most recent role as the artistic director of LA's lauded Reprise! Theatre Company - the one and only Jason Alexander. Expounding upon his big Broadway break in Stephen Sondheim & Harold Prince's MERRILY and what it was like to witness the two titans as they developed the piece, Alexander shares his insights into the art of Broadway and also casts a glance back at his roles in Kander & Ebb's THE RINK, Mel Brooks's THE PRODUCERS and directing Sondheims musicals himself (such as SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE with frequent InDepth InterView participant Kelli OHara). Alexander also opens up about some of his most celebrated dramatic and comedic work to date - to say nothing of the iconic TV dynasty of SEINFELD, we also touch upon the TV movie musicals adaptation of A CHRISTMAS CAROL (with a score by Alan Menken & Lynn Ahrens), co-starring Kelsey Grammer, and Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA, (with fellow InDepth InterView participant Bernadette Peters), as well as his recent appearance on HARRY'S LAW and more. Plus, Alexander outlines his featured role in the forthcoming Christopher Ashley feature film adaptation of the Ahrens & Flaherty musical comedy LUCKY STIFF, the future for a revival of the Richard Rodgers/Martin Charnin Bible-based Moses musical TWO BY TWO (co-starring SMASH's Megan Hilty once again, perhaps?) - and much, much more! (more...)
BWW TV EXCLUSIVE: CHEWING THE SCENERY WITH Randy Rainbow- Inside the LES MIS Press Junket (Sort Of!)
by Randy Rainbow - December 15, 2012
It's time for the newest episode of BWW's exclusive TV series - CHEWING THE SCENERY WITH Randy Rainbow! In this week's episode, Randy chats with the cast of the LES MISERABLES movie, including Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman and more! Click below to watch episode 19! (more...)
Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, Dec 15 - NEWSIES, EVITA Send Thoughts to Newtown, SantaCon & More!
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2012
It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' round-up! Today's photos feature the casts of NEWSIES and EVITA reaching out to the families of the Newtown, Conn., shooting victims, plus SantaCon-themed photos from A CHRISTMAS STORY, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, SPIDER-MAN, WICKED, and Forbidden Broadway, as well as images from THE BOOK OF MORMON, MARY POPPINS, CHAPLIN, THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, BRING IT ON, GOLDEN BOY, ELF, the UK tour of AMERICAN IDIOT and the US tours of JERSEY BOYS, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and ANYTHING GOES. (more...)
Today's Your Last Chance to Enter THE HEIRESS Holiday Wish List Contest!
by Contests - December 15, 2012
Makeup kit, brandy decanter, Ralph Lauren gloves, a backgammon set...These are just some of the fine items up for grabs in THE HEIRESS wish list contest! Today is your last chance to enter to win a wish list from one of your favorite characters from the new Broadway production. See a list of all their must-haves below and get your entry in today! (more...)
VIDEO: CBS Anchor Leaves Interview with Mandy Patinkin for Wife in Labor
by TV News Desk - December 15, 2012
Actor Mandy Patinkin of the Emmy Award-winning SHOWTIME series 'Homeland' appeared live today, Dec. 15 on CBS THIS MORNING: SATURDAY on the CBS Television Network. During the interview, anchor Anthony Mason suddenly got up and left. Co-host Rebecca Jarvis confirmed that he was headed to the hospital for the birth of his first child. 'Oh my God, how thrilling,' Patinkin exclaimed, 'Mazel tov!' Watch his reaction below! (more...)
In The Spotlight Series: Eddie Redmayne
by Walter McBride - December 15, 2012
As the Christmas premiere of Tom Hooper's LES MISERABLES motion-picture adaptation approaches, BroadwayWorld brings you images of the film's stars in our 'In The Spotlight' series by acclaimed photographer Walter McBride. Check out photos of Eddie Redmayne below! (more...)
LES MIS Directors Unite! Frances Ruffelle on Introducing Tom Hooper to Trevor Nunn & John Caird
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2012
As Frances Ruffelle wrote in her column for The Huffington Post, she was recently invited to a private party at Cameron Mackintosh's home and mingled with 'some of the world's top theatre creatives' such as Stephen Sondheim, Les Miserables film director Tom Hooper and the original Les Miserables theatre directors Trevor Nunn and John Caird. In a 'deliciously memorable moment', she introduced Hooper to Nunn and Caird, and 'they looked like they were getting on famously.' (more...)
Universal Pictures Releases Free LES MISERABLES Movie Companion Book
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2012
Universal Pictures has released a free digital companion book to the major motion picture adaptation of Les Miserables titled 'Les Miserables: The Musical Phenomenon'. The book is available for download in the Apple iBook Store. (more...)
BWW's On This Day - December 15, 2012
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Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on December 15 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events! (more...)
Elizabeth Rodriguez and More Join Labyrinth Theater's Kids-Themed THE FOREST PLAY at Barn Series Festival Today
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2012
LAByrinth Theater Company, the award-winning, downtown ensemble has announced a special addition to its 13th Annual Barn Series of free play readings. The Forest Play, an epic, arboreal adventure for children and adults, written by Lola Glaudini and Kostas Anagnopoulos, will be performed at the Bank Street Theater today, December 15th at 1pm. (more...)
Photo Coverage: Robert Simonson, Danny Burstein and More at PERFORMANCE OF A CENTURY Actors' Equity Association Book Signing
by Walter McBride - December 15, 2012
PERFORMANCE OF THE CENTURY's book signing took place last night, December 14th at the Drama Book Shop. Actors' Equity president Nick Wyman and author Robert Simonson, as well as special guests gathered to recall Equity's first 100 years and celebrate the new book, PERFORMANCE OF THE CENTURY: 100 YEARS OF Actors' Equity Association AND THE RISE OF PROFESSIONAL AMERICAN THEATER. Actors Lee Roy Reams and Danny Burstein, and Justin 'Squigs' Robertson, who designed the book's cover, attended. (more...)
Photo Blast from the Past: Henny Youngman
by Walter McBride - December 15, 2012
Welcome to BroadwayWorld.com's 'Photo Blast From the Past' series. Featuring some of the collected theatre gem's of BroadwayWorld's own senior photographer Walter McBride, the series will feature images from his archives of theatre and Hollywood related gems. Today, we're featuring Henny Youngman circa 1988. (more...)
Photo Flash: Jesse L. Martin, Robert Cuccioli and More Give Back for the Holiday Season
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2012
This morning, December 15tg, the Police Athletic League (PAL), the city's largest, independent, nonprofit youth organization, and CitySights NY, the leader in New York City tours, sightseeing, and attractions, hosted hundreds of boys and girls from all five boroughs of New York at their annual Holiday Party and Toy Drive. The Broadway community was represented by Broadway and television Star Jesse L. Martin and Spider-Man:Turn of the Dark's Robert Cuccioli. (more...)
Oscars Makeup and Hair Category Shortlist Narrows to 7 - LES MISERABLES, LINCOLN, THE HOBBIT and More!
by Movies News Desk - December 15, 2012
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in competition in the Makeup and Hairstyling category for the 85th Academy Awards. (more...)
Photo Coverage: Liza Minnelli with MenAlive in A WINTER SPECTACULAR Opening Night at Segerstrom Hall
by Lily Lim - December 15, 2012
To kick off its twelfth season, Men Alive - The Orange County Gay Men's Chorus welcomed a very special guest star: the legendary Liza Minnelli. This concert marked her first appearance in Orange County, CA in almost twenty years. This inimitable showbiz icon performed with the chorus at the 3,000-seat Segerstrom Hall on the campus of The Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa for 'Liza Minnelli with MenAlive in A WINTER SPECTACULAR'-an evening of Broadway hits, Pop Standards, and, of course, Holiday Music. (more...)
VIDEO: Behind the Scenes of 'GLEE, Actually'
by TV News Desk - December 15, 2012
On last week's episode of GLEE titled 'Glee Actually,' in an homage to the beloved holiday film 'Love, Actually,' seemingly separate storylines came together to form one merry GLEE episode. As the end of 2012 draws near, Sam and Brittany live their lives to the fullest before the Mayan Apocalypse occurs. Meanwhile, Jake and Puck spend quality sibling time together for Hanukah, Artie has a holiday dream that changes his outlook on life and Kurt has a Christmas he'll never forget. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Christmas episode below! (more...)
BWW Reviews PRIVATES ON PARADE, Noël Coward Theatre, December 10 2012
by Becky Brewis - December 15, 2012
Privates on Parade is the first in a season of five plays at the Noël Coward Theatre, where the newly-formed Michael Grandage company has set up camp. Getting the season off to a cracking start, Simon Russell Beale plays the witty, warm-hearted drag queen, Acting Captain Terri Dennis, in this classic play by Peter Nichols. (more...)
Jason Graae, Heather Lee, Beth Malone and More Join CHRISTMAS MY WAY at El Portal Theatre, Now thru 12/31
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2012
Weddington Street Productions in association with Summerwind Productions presents Christmas My Way - A Sinatra Holiday Bash! starring Luca Ellis, Jason Graae, Heather Lee and Beth Malone; directed by David Grapes with musical direction by Vince di Mura. The holiday celebration will be tonight, December 15 December 31, 2012, with a special New Year's Eve performance on December 31, at the historic El Portal Theatre Mainstage in the NOHO Arts District, North Hollywood, CA. (more...)


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The Chronicles of Riddick2112
Hi all,
I've been hanging out here for a while now so I thought it was time i posted a journal.
a bit of b/g on me, I'm 40 yrs old, about 5'6" tall, and about 171lbs as of today. i've been training on and off for about 20 years. I started dinking around with weights in my buddies basement, got bit by the "iron bug" and joined a gym soon after that. I trained using routines out of muscle mags and basically went nowhere as far as gaining any size or strength at all. I didnt know shit about training, diet, or recovery and stayed at a measely 125-130lbs for years. my first taste of progress came after I bought Ellington Dardens HIT book "Massive Muscles in 10 Weeks". This was an eye-opener as far as stressing the need for hard training, proper nutrition, proper rest, etc, etc. I did the routines with a friend at home and got up to about 140lbs. Although my strength still sucked ass, i was basically sold on HIT after that. Sometime afterwards life and other interests intervened and my training was very sporadic at best for the next several years. By the time i was 30 i was back down to 130lbs, so i decided to get back to serious training, this time using the HIT routines and principals from my favorite BBer, Dorian Yates. At first i did well gaining back all the weigh I lost and eventually getting up to about 150lbs. My strength was still pretty lame, especially on the bench press but I figured it would come in time. We were using a lot of forced reps and drop-sets and the training was brutal and after a time i burned out and progress came to a halt. i started frequently changing exercises, training days, etc ,etc, in the hopes that i would somehow find the "magic formula" that would make my progress pick up again. After about 2 years of that i decided to go to Yate's original source and this is what finally led me to Mike Mentzer and his "Heavy Duty" training theory. Everything I read in Mike's books seemed to answer all my questions about WHY i was not progressing. I immediately started employing his principals and once again, saw some decent progress for a while but it was always short-lived. I was progessively lowering volume and frequency until i got to the point in summer of 2006 to where i was doing only 1-3 sets every 7-10 days. i had gotten as heavy as 168lbs in summer of 2004 but way too much of it was fat. i looked and felt like shit and my strength still sucked! it seemed I could either stay as i was or get fatter, but gaining muscular bodyweight was damn near impossible!
Throughout 2006 i had been a pretty active member at a HIT forum and, thanks to a few of the ex-HITers that hung out there, was exposed to a lot of different ideas about training, most of which i had never heard of, never read in muscle mags and certainly never read in any HIT book. After a lot of reading, thinking, debating and discussion i finally decided that HIT and HD was the friggin' BUNK and ditched it! It wasnt easy for me because up to that point, even though my progress was fairly lame and even though i was sick to death of busting a gut training to failure and beyond and being sore all the time with so little to show for it, i was totally convinced that the "theory" behind heavy Duty was sound and that, once again, I just needed to find the optimum application of it!
i didnt get much help from the HIT zealots either. they were telling me things like this:
"you're just not doing it right!"
"You need more rest days"
"You dont train hard enough!"
"you just dont understand the theory"
"you have shitty genetics"
and blah blah blah . . .
anyway, when the dust settled after 5 years of using the "one and only valid theory of anaerobic exercise" I still couldn't bench even close to my own bodyweight, had never even cracked the 14" arm barrier, was in super piss-poor condition and in danger of becoming a fatty-bumba-latty as well!
Thanks to sources like Madcow, Mark Rippetoe and "Jeff" from the HIT forum (who recently joind this forum as "Jeffo") I moved onto some genuine science-based strength training and have made more progress since Jan of this year than in pretty much all other years combined. it's been a great learning process and even though i've had a few setbacks because of a bum knee (i can't squat anymore), i am enjoying my training more than ever and seeing fairly steady results! The mere fact that after so many years of HIT training that i was able to start back with a novice program and do well with it is testament enough to the severe deconditioning effects of long-term extreme low volume/low frequency junk like HD.
anyway enough of my bitching, lol!
here's a list of my best lifts to date (hold the applause!)
Bench- 152.5lbs for 3 sets of 5
T-bar rows- 182.5lbs for 3 sets of 5 (did that tonight)
OH press- 107lbs for 1 set of 5 (also tonight)
Deadlift- 270lbs for 1 set of 5 (tonight)
Chins-b/w plus added weight totalled 183lbs for 3 sets of 5
and here's my current setup, sets x reps:
workout A:
Bench- 3 x 5
Chins- 3 x 5
Lying Tricep ext.- 2 x 12
EZ bar curl- 2 x 12
Situps- 2 x 12
Hanging Knee raises- 1 x 12
workout B:
T-bar Rows- 3 x 5
OH press- 3 x 5
DL- 1 x 5
DB Shrug- 2 x 12
Inlcine lateral Raise- 2 x 12
the "beach" work was only added recently to stave off boredom and give some variety to the sessions, especially now that i am not squatting. i am keeping intensity low and volume higher on those so as not to interfere with the main lifts.
When i began this in Jan i weighed 152lbs, had 21" thighs and a 13 and 5/8" right arm.
as of now i weigh about 171lbs, thighs measure over 23" and right arm measures 14 and 7/8". my waist has increased somehwta but not overly so and i dont exspect to maintain 4% b/f while bulking anyway.
i had actually gotten up to 174lbs but the last 2 months have been very heavy with work and other commitments and sadly my eating and training has taken a hit (not a "HIT" though, lol) i also had to cut back to training every 72 hours as opposed to the previous mon-wed-fri schedule.
things are starting to quiet down now so it's time to get back to serious training and eating (i'm already back in "PR" territory on most of the lifts so that's always a good motivator!) I'm hoping to reach about 185lbs by the end of April 2008 after which i'll go on my first fat-loss diet and see where I end up (aiming for a lean 172-175lbs),
then I'll begin another bulking phase towards the end of summer 2008.
one other thing of note is that up to now all my training has been linear, with increases almost every session except for a couple of "back-off" periods, but i am quite certain that it wont be long before i need to start varying the workload using something like the Texas Method. the sessions are getting harder and harder and i am working at or very near my 5RM on the main lifts. I figure if i can milk another month out of this linear stuff I'll be lucky!
anyway i think that just about covers it and it's probably way more than you would ever want to know anyway :biglaugh:
thanks for reading!
where's the squats at boyeeeeeeeeeeeee?
Hey Riddick great to see a journal up mate
Lookin forward to seein the progress:weights:
Keep at it
Whats up Johnson hows the training going mate? Looks like the old HIThatin gangs all here:biglaugh:
the sad part was i tried VERY hard to increase my weights but it was sooooooo slow if at all. my opinion is that after a brief time, one set to failure is not enough of a stimulus no matter how "hard" that set is.
hey HH!
i'm looking forward to the progress too :)
i dont hate HIT, just find it a bit too filled with holes and wish i didnt take so long to see them all.
I will say i dont care much for the antics of some of the people over at that forum though. I think training so infrequently leaves them with waaaaaay too much free time on their hands, lol!
Interesting story mate. I can see a lot of myself in it as well.
I guess you've been hitting it linearly since January, so that's about 8 months now. Keep milking it for all it's worth, but you are getting close to your BDW on the bench so intermediate programming is probably right around the corner. Enjoy the linear stuff while it lasts!!
Glad to hear things are improving for you. Good luck on meeting your goals. :weights:
Good luck.
i skimmed :)
good luck dude..
thanks to all you guys for the encouraging words!
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Effect of Oocyte Vitrification on Fertilization Rate, Embryo Quality and Development
This study has been completed.
Main Line Fertility Center
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: August 22, 2011
Last updated: June 3, 2014
Last verified: June 2014
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Indications for oocyte (egg) vitrification (fast freezing) include the preservation of reproductive competence of young cancer patients who need chemotherapy, pelvic radiation, or surgical removal of ovaries for treatment. Furthermore, the ability to freeze oocytes allows patients to reduce the number of embryos frozen, thereby circumventing the moral and ethical dilemmas of having left-over embryos in cryostorage. In addition, oocyte cryopreservation could allow women to delay childbearing if they want or need to. Until recently, conventional cryopreservation protocols have remained too inefficient for practical application in an infertility center. Very little is known about the effects of vitrification on oocytes and subsequent embryo development, especially using the sibling model (group of oocytes from the same cohort of ovarian follicles within patient). The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of oocyte vitrification on fertilization rates, embryo quality and development.
|Procedure: Freezing
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|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Basic Science
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|A Study to Compare Vitrified/Warmed Oocytes vs. Fresh Sibling Oocytes Collected Following Controlled Ovarian Stimulation Using Follistim AQ and Ganirelix Acetate on Fertilization Rates, Zygote Quality, Embryo Quality and Embryo Development
Further study details as provided by Main Line Fertility Center:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- fertilization rate [ Time Frame: 18 hours after insemination ]
- Embryo Quality [ Time Frame: day 3 and day 5 ]
- Embryo Development [ Time Frame: Day 3 and day 5 ]
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Procedure: Freezing
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- Day 2-4 FSH < 10 IU/ml, LH <12 IU/ml, and E2 <50 pg/ml
- Antimullerian Hormone (AMH) >1.5
- Between 5 and 20 basal antral follicles on day 2-4 of the menstrual cycle
- BMI >18 and <32
Exclusion Criteria:
- Smokers
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCO)
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LAKE COUNTY -- Five high schools, five youth groups and five other non-profit organizations will benefit from this year's Lake County Wine Auction, Wine Alliance President Kaj Ahlmann has announced.
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IMPROVEMENT work at the Darwen Market Annexe has been announced.
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Coun Tom Evans, lead member for regeneration at Blackburn with Darwen Council, said: "The planned works in the market annexe should make this area even more attractive to traders and increase customer footfall.
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Markets manager Gwen Sangster said: "We are absolutely delighted they are going to upgrade the annexe.
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Liberal Democrat regeneration spokeswoman Coun Karimeh Foster said: "It does need to be brightened up in there. It is looking a bit tired and I do not think there has been any money spent on it in years. When you have a house you do bits up every year because if you leave it for years then you need to take out another mortgage to pay for all the repairs.
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Woodlan avenged a triple-overtime defeat to Adams Central earlier this season and rebounded well from a 13-point loss to Bluffton last Saturday. While the on-court performance was impressive, Warriors coach David Randall could not praise his bench enough.
"I talked to them about Indiana's Bench Mob and what IU does in calling out plays and screens," Randall said. "It is nice to have that sixth man out on the floor with you, and it is more fun."
Woodlan's bench was invaluable Tuesday, especially in the first half when the Adams Central basket was on their end of the floor. The Warriors utilized a 2-3 zone for most of the half, and the reserves constantly called out where Flying Jets players were and where the ball was possibly headed.
"We can hear that a lot," said Jaylin Bennett about his teammates on the sideline. "It helps because sometimes there are people behind us we can't see. It gives us more awareness (on the floor)."
All coaches want their reserves to stay focused on the game and help their teammates while relegated to the bench, but in the end, it is up to the players themselves to make the effort to contribute.
"If the kids don't buy into it, it doesn't happen," Randall said. "I have to focus on the game. We have good senior leadership, and they took it upon themselves to make it happen."
Rarely did the Woodlan bench take a seat, even in the second half when the game was well in hand. The Warriors, who lost to the Flying Jets in triple overtime Dec. 14, had balanced scoring throughout the night with three finishing in double figures, led by Bennett's 17 points.
Shawn McGettigan added 15 points and Kadin Gerig 12 in the victory.
Adams Central was led by Dalton Combs' 15 points.
Woodlan (7-5) held a five-point lead at halftime but broke the game open with a 12-1 run over the first four-plus minutes of the third quarter.
The Flying Jets (6-4) never got within single digits again.
Even as the final seconds ticked away, Woodlan's bench was still shouting encouragement to the players on the court.
"I am not sure if we played well because the bench was live or the bench was live because we played well, I don't know," Randall said. "If I knew, I'd write a book and I'd be golfing in Florida right now instead of freezing my butt off up here."
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Wanted: Bride. Must love children. Mortals need not apply.
Carlos Panterra is looking for a mate, a woman who will love and care for the young orphans he's recently taken under his wing (or paw, as the case may be). When the shape shifter spies the beautiful Caitlyn, it's like sunshine amidst the darkness. At last, he's found the perfect woman, except...
Caitlyn Whelan is mortal. Worse, her father is the head of a CIA agency bent on hunting the undead. Still, Caitlyn knows that Carlos is the man for her, shape shifter or not. So she jumps at the chance when her sister offers her a job to work with him, determined to show Carlos their attraction is more than just animal magnetism. But danger lurks in the night, and their unleashed, untamed passion might just get them both killed....
©2010 Kerrelyn Sparks (P)2011 HarperCollins Publishers
I love all types of fiction; Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, SciFi, Mystery, Detective, and the occasional Romance.
"Good book, irritating narrator"
I like the story, the series has been great, and this story is on par with the rest of the series. The problem is with the narrator. Ms St Claire has a very sweet voice, but she sounds very, very young. I picture the female lead as a 12 year old because of the narrators voice. This narrator would be better suited for childrens books or young adult. Her Scottish and Portugese accents are better than a few other narrators that have read books in this series have been...I just find the youth of her voice very distracting.
This series seems to struggle with finding a really good narrator, the publisher needs to find someone who can handle different accents well, and that has the ability to do both male and female voices.
"Reader was not up to par!!!"
The story itself was very good and I really like the series. The reader sounded like a little girl, therefore she spoiled the story for me.
I like that Shanna and her sister found each other again.
I didn't like her performance. I think she should stick to children or very young adult books.
A more mature reader would have helped.
I'm sorry but 500 plus year old vampires should not sound like little girls! It really helps listeners when you have good and consistent reader performances. It really sucks to find a good series and have a major disappointment with the reader performance.
"All the men sound like leprechauns O.o"
Horrible narrator! The story would probably be good if the men sounded manly and the women didn't sound like preppy highschoolers.
"Out of all the Karen Sparks vampire books"
This was my least favorite, to much happening. I guess I'm used to the vampires
I hated the Caitlyn. Way to desperate with no self pride. There is "not giving up" but this was sickening from the word go. One second shock at the existence of vampires to full 4 alarm panties on fire and soaked the next. Not my kind of heroine.
"Great story!"
Funny and engaging story with lots of sizzle. Performance was good but made the characters sound ditzy not my favorite but good.
"Rough start, but gets better"
Eat, Prey, Love ends better than it begins. The primary issue is that the heroine comes across as a bit juvenile, whining a lot over feeling abandoned by her sister, always crying, "Why?" If she were really feeling abandoned, would the girls just pick up where they left of as children, closer than ever? There have to be more subtle and less petulant ways to communicate that inner conflict. The narrator's "little girl" voice may contribute to that characterization as well. The heroine also seems to find it difficult to put 2 and 2 together, having to be told that her father kept her letters from her sister when there is more than enough clues to give her that information. My third complaint is that there is no build up from lust to love--just an off-hand comment that love is worth fighting for, when I didn't believe we'd gotten that far yet.
Having said that, once both characters realize that they love each other and the real object to them getting together is revealed, the book gets better. The heroine shows a lot more maturity and intelligence in the second half of the book, and the plot becomes more intricate and entertaining.
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Every save Jon Busch makes not only saves the Quakes' scoreline but benefits a much greater cause.
Three years ago, the veteran goalkeeper created the Saves for SEALs foundation after reading about the 2011 Chinook military crash that killed 22 Navy SEALs. He created the foundation to help the families of those killed in the line of duty.
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Much of the talk in the A's spring training camp was about the fourth man in the Oakland outfield.
During the winter, the A's made a deal for Chris Young, a one-time All-Star with the Arizona Diamondbacks who was added despite the A's having Yoenis Cespedes in left, Coco Crisp in center and Josh Reddick in left.
While the media chose to focus on the A's four outfielders, manager Bob Melvin made sure that everyone knew it was a five-man outfield, with the fifth man being Seth Smith.
For his part, Smith didn't get too worked up about the omissions, believing that between backup duty, injury fill-ins and use as the designated hitter, there would be plenty of time for him in the batter's box.
"I felt all along the at-bats would be there for everyone," Smith said. "There's never any use speculating on what might happen when the season will play out as it plays out."
The A's have made it through the first 16 games of the season with the best record in the American League at 12-4. The left-hander has spent much of that time at DH and in left field, and he's been one of the club's best hitters.
"Seth has been a productive player for quite a while now," Melvin said. "He was one of the reasons we did as well as we did last year."
Smith, who has averaged 400 at-bats and 15 homers during the last three seasons with the Colorado Rockies and A's, comes into Friday's series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays with a monstrous .447 with seven RBIs while having played in three-quarters of Oakland's games.
That's a bit of a change for Smith, who was a .197 hitter last April for Oakland and who didn't really warm up until June and July, when he had 26 of his 52 RBIs.
"I can't really say I'm surprised by the batting average so far," Smith said. "I didn't come in with expectations of a start like this, either for me or for the team. But if you put in all the hard work you should, things then to work out sometimes."
Between Smith's hot bat and Cespedes being on the disabled list, Smith likely won't be out of the A's lineup any time soon. In the past, Melvin might have been forced to find a replacement for Smith against left-handed starting pitching, but the A's aren't scheduled to see lefties any time soon. Even if they do, Smith is crushing them lately.
He has eight hits in his first 12 at-bats against lefties after hitting just .157 against them last season and only .205 for his career.
"I don't think he had to fight to get playing time," Melvin said. "He had to fight for added at-bats against left-handed pitchers. He's been putting some amazing at-bats together this year."
Smith, who tends toward the quiet side, doesn't go so far as to call anything he's done "amazing."
"I don't look to see where my average is," he said. "When I do see it, I'm not crunching numbers. I've been around this game long enough to know all stuff like that is fleeting.
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An approaching hurricane can often leave people in a last minute frenzy to prepare for the storm. The Broward Sheriff's Office works year round with our local, state and federal partners to ensure the effectiveness of our emergency response during a hurricane. Just as we at BSO plan for unexpected weather emergencies, so should you. As we enter hurricane season, I strongly encourage you to be proactive. Create a disaster supply kit and have an emergency plan in place for you and your family.
When preparing your disaster supply kit, the rule of thumb is "hope for three, plan for seven." Ask yourself what you would need if you couldn't get to a grocery store, pharmacy, bank or gas station for several days. Some items to include are:
- one gallon of water per person per day
- non-perishable food items
- a can opener
- specialty food items for infants, elderly or pets
- blankets and pillows
- rain gear
- comfortable, sturdy shoes
- a seven-day supply of medicines or prescription drugs
- first aid items
- flashlights and an ample supply of batteries
- a battery-operated radio
- a fully-charged cell phone
- cash and credit cards
- a full tank of gas
- a waterproof container filled with important documents.
Emergency and evacuation plans should be discussed in advance. Determine which place in your home would be the safest during a storm, and decide at what point you would move to a shelter. If you have pets, identify in advance which shelters are pet friendly.
When securing your home, here are some important safety reminders:
- Protect windows and glass doors with hurricane shutters.
- If you use plywood, make sure all pieces are properly fastened.
- Bring in all patio furniture, outdoor plants and decorations so they don't become airborne debris.
For more information about hurricane preparedness, please visit http://www.sheriff.org/safety/hurricane/. For additional reference resources, including important phone numbers, please visit http://www.broward.org/Hurricane/Pages/Default.aspx.
While you can always count on the Broward Sheriff's Office during times of emergency, there is plenty you can do to ensure your families and homes are ready for hurricane season. Don't wait for a storm to threaten.
Be safe this hurricane season!
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If you enjoy hot weather, the north state should keep you warm and fuzzy at least into next week.
Today through Sunday, highs are expected to linger in the upper 90s, according to the National Weather Service.
Then on Monday the forecasters are calling for the mercury to soar to 103 degrees. It is predicted to stay above the century mark at least through Tuesday.
Overnight lows are supposed to be in the upper 60s and reasonably light south winds are anticipated most afternoons.
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Smashbox Lip Enhancing Gloss Reviews
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Just an OK Lip Gloss...The Smashbox Lip Enhancing Gloss is a decent lip gloss. The lip enhancing part, not so much. I think this gloss is way too expensive for a mediocre product. Try Mary Kay and Tarte for great glosses! — 5 years, 6 months agopowerwoman033 | 509 reviews
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boldI bought this in starlit, and I honestly love the color so much. If I was going to wear this just to work or out it would be perfect... but I have to say it doesn't last, I wouldn't wear this if I was planning to eat, drink, smoke, or kiss anyone... in foct I kissed my boyfriend and he ended up with a giant bright red very dark smudge on his cheek. It come off at the drop of a hat and I'm afriad...read more if I ate with this on, I would find it on my teeth. Points for a great color, for not being sheer (which I didn't want it to be) and for easy application. — 6 years, 7 months agoBon_Bon | 522 reviews
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True color glossesI first picked this gloss up in "Pout" which is a baby pink with great color payoff. I have since bought a set for a friend who loved these and tried the "Tease" color for myself. These glosses are unique in that they give awesome, semi-opaque color with a glossy finish. It won't have the staying power of something like the YSL glossy stains, but these aren't claiming to be a stain either. I l...read moreove that these are not sticky at all. They feel great on the lips and don't taste like anything. The design is really sleek and the range of colors has something for everyone. The name "lip enhancing" could be considered misleading because these glosses don't do anything to plump up your lips. If you read the product description though, they don't claim to do any plumping. This I love because I avoid plumping glosses since I find them uncomfortable and ineffective anyway. If you are interested in a colorful gloss with a great texture and lovely colors, give these a shot. I think these are some of the best glosses around! — 4 years, 8 months agoHeathRene | 285 reviews
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The ladies of the Levy County Quilt Museum are in the midst of their annual quilt show that began the day after Thanksgiving and continues until Christmas.
"We're a museum and more … much more," Myrtice Scabarozi said last Thursday as she pointed out the varieties of items for sale. Everything is handmade, more or less, by local people she said. They are also run by volunteers and supported by donations. She said they made $3,000 last month, a record month. "We're extremely lucky," she said.
Santa and Mrs. Claus spend time listening to the Christmas wishes of children at Saturday's Chiefland Christmas Festival.
Then he led the lighted float parade down Main Street.
An anonymous person with a big heart — and pocketbook — made a stop in the Chiefland Walmart Monday and paid for about $51,000 worth of merchandise that shoppers had put on layaway in previous weeks.
"It's a good thing. It's a great act of kindness," Walmart Co-Manager Jason Ashley said.
Monday was the last day to pick up layaway items.
Ashley, who has worked at the Chiefland store for about two years, said the glow on people's faces was rewarding.
Isabella Hewel, 8, of Chiefland, tells Santa what she want this year while he visited the Chiefland Regional Shopping Center Saturday.
Isabella got a candy cane when she was done.
By THE HEAD ELF
The arrival of Santa Claus in Chiefland for the 11th Annual Christmas Festival and Parade has changed this year.
Parents and children should be aware that Santa has had to change his schedule for hearing wishes to accommodate the many appearances he must make at festivals on Saturday, Dec. 13. He will be arriving at Trailhead Park at 4 p.m. and will leave shortly before 6 p.m. to lead the lighted float parade down U.S. Highway 19/Main Street, from Chiefland High School to Trailhead Park.
By Laura Bittner
The Band Perry is coming to play Rock Crusher Canyon Friday, Dec. 5, to play country music and to raise funds for BACK Fighting Cancer Inc.
The Band Perry is an all-sibling band, originally from Alabama, with members Kimberly Perry, Neil Perry and Reid Perry.
"A portion of the proceeds of the event will go to BACK Fighting Cancer Inc.," said Ryan Bell, president of RaC events LLC, which is headquartered in Chiefland.
A Gainesville man, who calls Chiefland his hometown, has made a career of making music.
For T.J. Brown, it all began in about ninth or tenth grade, he said. He had written some poetry as early as middle school, but it wasn't until an uncle, who was visiting for a family reunion, taught him to read guitar tablature that he began writing songs. Brown said he taught himself the guitar from there and began writing songs immediately, adding that's the reason he wanted to learn to play.
Visitors at Manatee Springs State Park Saturday, Nov. 15, spy on the park's namesake, returning to the area to take advantage of the spring's relatively warm water.
The manatee migration began earlier in the fall, perhaps, a sign the mammels knew the weather was turning colder.
Boaters are being warned to be on the lookout for the slow moving animals on the Suwannee River.
The Friends of the A.F. Knotts Public Library is gearing up for its fall book sale Nov. 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the library in Yankeetown, 11 56th St.
The Friends group is looking for book donations of gently handled hardcover books to add to the sale inventory. You may drop your donations at the library, or call 352-447-4212 for pickup arrangements during regular library hours.
The Levy County Sheriff's Office is looking for seniors -- Seniors Vs. Crime.
For more information on volunteering, contact LCSO Lt. Sean Mullins at 352-577-4235.
With the temperatures in the mid 40s, motorcyclists gathered in the Bronson Middle High School parking lot Saturday morning to kick off the 10th Annual Ride to Provide, which benefits Levy ARC, through 60 miles of rural Levy County.
The event is one of two main fundraisers for LARC. This year's event raised $9,000, putting the event's total contributions to the ARC of Levy over $100,000.
For many, the holiday season serves as a reminder of just how unfortunate circumstances can sometimes be.
Families don't always come together, hopes aren't always realized, and presents aren't always under the tree, if there even is a tree.
It's a thing people like Toys for Tots Coordinator Bryan Chrisp hope to soften.
Imagine it, one long continuous rummage sale on roads from Cedar Key to Chiefland, Fanning Springs, Trenton and Bell.
That's a lot of shopping for new and used goods.
Three Chambers of Commerce in the Tri-County Area are teaming up to hold the 1st annual River Rummage Sale, a continuous rummage sale that runs along the roadways from Cedar Key through Chiefland, Fanning Springs, Trenton and ending at the EMS station in Bell on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
By Dr. Brent Stewart
By ANSLEY PENTZ
Contributing writer
Considering the University of Florida's strong stance against tobacco on campus, some students there are questioning why "big tobacco" was invited to speak Sept. 22.
• Trick or treat in the city is Saturday, Oct. 25, from 6 to 9 p.m.
• The Chiefland Area Athletic Association needs your help.
The organization is getting ready to host its 20th annual Halloween Carnival Oct. 25, from 5:30 to 9 p.m., at Strickland Park.
The City of Chiefland, the police department and C.A.A.A. work together on this to give the public a safe and secure means of celebrating Halloween, but the event is in need of funds, door prize donations and volunteers willing to run booths.
Chiefland Rotary Club members, from left, Oz Barker, Skipper Henderson and David Renaud check out a Baretta 12-gauge valued at $1,100 that the club is raffling as part of its annual Buck Mitchell Memorial Dove Hunt. Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $25 and are available from any Chiefland Rotary Club member.
The gun was donated by Chiefland Pawn and Gun and is on display at their shop. Tickets are also available at the shop on U.S. Highway 19 in North Chiefland.
The ARC of Levy is seeking gospel singers for a fund-raising Gospel Sing on Saturday, Nov. 8 event at the Tommy Usher/Pineland Center n Chiefland.
Anyone who has a voice and wants an audience to hear their songful message is asked to call 352-486-4294 to sign up for one or two songs to perform. The Gospel Sing will be from 7-11 p.m.
By Ranger Andrew Moody
Special to the Citizen
It was sometime back around 1995 or '96 when a young, local girl eagerly waited with anticipation for the Manatee Springs state park treasure hunt to begin.
"Little Jo" had come to the park to join in the search for the lost pirate treasure and to witness the excitement of the parents and crowds, who would be cheering on their children from the nearby waterfront walkways and the park's shoreline kiddie beach area.
The U.S.S. Pueblo was masquerading as a scientific research vessel off the coast of North Korea when enemy forces determined the ship was of interest, sending a small fleet of boats to corral its crew of 81 officers and enlisted men.
That was 1968, and the enemy had good reason to be suspicious. The Pueblo was a U.S. Navy surveillance ship, loaded down with the most high-tech spy equipment of the day, as well as a good deal of intelligence.
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SC man accused of killing 2 claims self-defense
Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:53:14 GMT —
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- An Irmo man who prosecutors say killed his wife and a man his sports betting ring owed $20,000 is invoking South Carolina's "stand your ground" shooting law in his defense.
Brett Parker's attorney argued in a court motion Friday he can't be prosecuted under the state law allowing a person who fears for his life to use deadly force.
Attorney Dave Fedor says Brett Parker shot and killed 46-year-old Bryan Capnerhurst after Capnerhurst killed 44-year-old Tammy Parker and then tried to force her husband to empty money from a safe.
The move will delay the trial scheduled to start May 6. Brett Parker could face the death penalty if convicted of double murder.
Prosecutors contend Brett Parker fired all the fatal shots in part to collect insurance on his wife.


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Big Finish
Romana 1 Final Audio Stories
First just a quick note before my news I wish to thank Louis Trapani for allowing my wife (Jessica Burke) and I (Anthony Burdge) to blog here for him and the Gallifreyan Embassy. If you are not familiar with us we are the Editors/Contributors of The Mythological Dimensions of Doctor Who and The Mythological Dimensions of Neil Gaiman both published by Kitsune Books. We have been contributors to Doctor Who Podshock and guests as well. You will be able to hear about our latest book The Mythological Dimensions of Neil Gaiman in an upcoming episode of Podshock.
Reign Of Terror DVD Gets Animated
This time around it is my absolute pleasure to announce something classic series related. The DVD release of 'Reign of Terror' will have missing episodes 4 & 5 animated, in a 'Invasion' similar style.
Baker Follows Baker
Late last night Big Finish felt confident enough to announce that Tom Baker would be following Colin Baker into Big Finish Audio, as the Doctor. For months it has been a sort of conformation, with Big Finish it's self and more appropriately Nick Briggs himself not wanting to say anything, as dealing in the past had only been a source of spot by Tom.
The details are as follows, "Tom Baker will be playing the Fourth Doctor in a number of audio adventures for Big Finish, to be released from the beginning of 2012. Storylines and scripts are already at an advanced stage, and we plan to start recording early in the summer."
Legend of the Cybermen Review
Ok this release has been out a while, but I had a lot of work in the way, so hear goes (a bad audio joke, Big Finish audio ahem Yes cough well).
I will start by saying this review (of Legend of the Cybermen) will have spoilers in it, but hopefully enough that you'll go out and buy it. The first thing is the story continues on from The Wreck of the Titan, and by that really had a lot to live up to, because Wreck was written so well by, and directed by Barnaby Edwards of Dalek fame and not of DWNY fame. In comparison Legend is written by Mike Maddox and Directed by Nick Briggs.
Big Finish are having a BIg Finish Day on their website. and you can get many bargains such as any of the First 50 Doctor Who titles for a fiver (pounds sterling) That means all titles up to Zagreus from The Sirens of Time. Other titles of interest are "The One Doctor" "Doctor Who and the Pirates" and "Spare Parts" to name but a few.
BBC Renews Big finish License Until 2012
The BBC has renewed the Big Finish Audio's Licence to produce Doctor Who audios until 2012 through its BBC Audio branch, the following statement was published to Facebook earlier today from Big finish.
Jamie and the 6th Doctor Pt 2 or Nights Black Agents/Wreck of the Titan
Anyone remembering my review of City of Spires will recall that I promissed to review all the Releases in this Series of Sixth Doctor and Jamie Stories.
Jamie and the 6th Doctor are Back!
This is a review for The Big Finish Adventure, The City of Spires. Staring Colin Baker as the 6th Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon and Georgia Moffett as Alice.
The Doctor Land hoping to get away from it all, but once again as with a Previous Regeneration, he lands in the Middle of an Important Battle in Scotland. After managing to convince the Scottish Warrior Black Donald that he's not English, and accepts being called a French Dandy. The Doctor Notices one very important clue, "Black Donald" is in Fact Jamie McCrimmon.
The 8th Doctor and his 'Company of Friends'
To make up for having to miss out on going to meet the man himself at Chicago TARDIS, I settled instead for the pleasure of listening to the recent Big Finish 8th Doctor audio – "The Company of Friends". And a real delight it was too (more details on that below!). While listening to it, I marveled at the breadth of "friends" (or companions) that the 8th Doctor has accumulated, across a wide range of mediums. In fact, all told, it is possible that the 8th Doctor may have had more companions (15, by my rough count) than any other incarnation! This is all the more astonishing given the brevity of his television appearances – about 50-55 minutes of a 90-minute TV movie.


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Environmental Quality Advisory Council To Hold Annual Public Hearing
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Environmental Quality Advisory Council To Hold Annual Public Hearing
The Fairfax County Environmental Quality Advisory Council has scheduled a public hearing to solicit comments on the state of the environment in Fairfax County. The public hearing will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Board Auditorium of the Fairfax County Government Center, located at 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.
The public is encouraged to attend and share views on the state of the environment and to identify any environmental issues applicable to Fairfax County. Environmental issues considered by EQAC include water quality, air quality, noise, hazardous materials, solid waste, stream valley protection, wildlife management, light pollution, visual pollution and the use and preservation of ecological resources.
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With the Apple Tablet all but imminent Apps like the Argon Synthesizer just make me drool with anticipation. The Argon is $2 and has some nice reviews going for it in the App store. iTunes link: click here
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Crisp returning to Bay Area to have neck examined
ARLINGTON -- The A's sent outfielder Coco Crisp back to the Bay Area on Sunday evening for further evaluation of his sore neck, MLB.com has learned.
Crisp has been dealing with the issue for much of the season and was out of the lineup on Sunday for the second time in three days.
The A's will wait for the results of Crisp's examination before determining whether a stint on the disabled list is necessary, but he's not expected to be available for any of the three games in Houston this week, though manager Bob Melvin wouldn't rule it out.
Crisp, signed this offseason to a two-year, $22.75 million deal that includes a vesting option for 2017, has already been held out of 35 of the club's 104 games this season. That number includes a handful of routine days off but is more the product of the veteran's injury-prone ways, even though he's managed to stay away from the DL.
In this case, as Melvin noted before Sunday's game, there's a balance of giving Crisp the needed rest a trip to the DL would afford and keeping the team's leadoff man available on days he feels fine.
Crisp's impact on the club is significant, but he also hasn't appeared completely comfortable as of late, going just 8-for-45 over his last 13 games. He was hitting .308 over his previous 40 contests.
"Rest is the best thing for his neck," Melvin said, "yet there are times when he feels really good and it's not an issue, and times when it's pretty significant where he has trouble turning his head."
On those days the A's are able to offset Crisp's absence with an equally speedy outfielder in Craig Gentry, who started in center field on Sunday.
Jane Lee is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Major Lee-ague, and follow her on Twitter @JaneMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Opening Day a little extra special for Hahn
CHICAGO -- Rick Hahn has been through 12 Opening Days with the White Sox prior to Monday. And ultimately the score at the end of the day against the Royals will dictate whether it's a memorable 13th or not.
But Hahn admitted that this Opening Day had a special feel because it's his first as general manager.
"I've always been excited about Opening Day like the rest of you, just like any fan," Hahn said. "It has been a day for optimism and sort of a rebirth and everyone is starting off equal and anything can happen."
Ken Williams, the White Sox general manager for the past 12 years and now executive vice president, was in attendance and continues to be a strong source of advice for Hahn. On Monday, Hahn said the two talked for about 20 minutes concerning a potential waiver claim in which he had interest.
"As someone who has sat in this chair for 12 years, he has been there to sort of hear my gripes and gives guidance here and there about how to deal with some of the added responsibilities that come with the position," said Hahn. "He has been a great resource as a co-worker and as a friend."
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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While there's been much talk about new types of methods, particularly value-based compensation, there haven't been enough practical applications and shared lessons/best practices. Meanwhile, spending on digital media has exploded and compensation to digital agencies requires a unique understanding.
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BeachBum wrote:I just spent the last 3 hrs in an open field and I cant seem to drive more than 300'. I consistenly throw the same with both feet planted, one-stepping, and even x-stepping... why is this? Momentum problems?
BeachBum wrote:My wraith, orc, roadrunner,polaris ls, and t-bird are all throwing the same pretty much. Semi straight with a little hyzer fade at the end. When I walk to pick them up they are within 20 ft of one another...
BeachBum wrote:Thanks for the inside drills JHern...it does feel effortless when I do this. Obviously I am trying to strong-arm the disc, becuase without a disc in my hand, I get a lot more snap from my wrist using my lower body to bring me from my reachback. Cant wait to practice and incorporate this into my routine.
josser wrote:I'm having trouble picturing being able to use my lower body to drive the whip and still be able to have any sort of an elbow chop, but one step at a time.
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Pain Medication during Pregnancy
I have had to take Pain Medication during my pregnancy. I only had to take 1 to 2 a day as needed for pain. I am concerned my baby will have withdrawl. I have not taken any for 3 weeks & I am not due for another 3 weeks. So I hope she will be ok. Please help me out. Thanks
Thank you for contacting NetWellness. Sorry to know that you had to take pain medication. To answer your question, we need to know what exact pain medication that you are taking. Tylenol (or acetaminophen) is generally safe for use during pregnancy as long as you use in recommended doses. However, Motrin (or generic ibuprofen) and other NSAIDs such as Advil or Aleve (naproxen) should be avoided during the last 3 months of pregnancy. Of course, Opiod pain medications such as Vicodin or Percocet should be avoided during the whole pregnancy because they may produce physical dependence in newborn babies.
You should always talk to your doctor or your pharmacist about any medications that you are using during pregnancy. Good luck and I wish you have a healthy baby!
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THIS man is banned from all pubs, bars, clubs and off licences in Newport after assaulting a woman in the city centre while drunk.
Duane Stock, 24, of Moorland Park, Lliswerry, was given a Drinking Banning Order, at Cwmbran Magistrates' Court as part of a sentence imposed after he pleaded guilty to common assault after an attack on November 5 last year.
The order bans him from consuming alcohol at any licensed premises or public place in Newport until October 31 this year.
His details and photograph will be circulated throughout Newport to enforce the ban and If he breaches the order he could face a fine of up to £2,500.
Alongside the Drinking Banning Order, Stock was also made the subject of a 12-month community order requiring him to attend regular appointments with probation and also attend a five-day alcohol counselling course.
He was also ordered to pay £150 compensation and £85 costs.
Inspector Bob Thompson, who is responsible for policing Newport city centre, said: "Violent crime in Newport city centre has fallen dramatically over the past year. As well as making Newport a safer place by cutting crime and anti-social behaviour, we want to make sure people feel safer too.
"To assist with this, we are using every piece of legislation available to us to crackdown on the small minority of people who cause alcohol-fuelled issues. Now, not only do troublemakers face the prospect of being arrested and spending the night in the cells but they can also be banned from licensed premises, across the city, for up to two years."
This is the second order to be imposed in Newport this year.
In February, Ryan Hiscocks, 19, of Ringwood Hill, Ringland, was banned from entering any licensed premises in Newport for two years, after he assaulted a woman in the city centre.
Drinking Banning Orders aim to tackle alcohol-related offences, such as public order offences, criminal damage, assaults, violent offences and traffic offences and can last from two months to two years.
They can be made against any person aged 16 up, who acts in a criminal or disorderly manner while under the influence of alcohol.
The orders can impose any prohibition on a person that the court considers necessary to protect others from alcohol-related crime or disorderly conducts, including exclusions from purchasing alcohol, consuming or being in possession of alcohol in public, individual premises or all licensed premises in a certain area.


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