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After nine years of faithful service my old Bosch dishwasher started to leak. Not knowing if it was the seals or something more sinister I decided to bite the bullet and just replace it as new seals were £50+ anyway and a callout fee was £100 +VAT.
I managed to acquire an old copy of Which? magazine in which dishwashers had ben reviewed. Which had rigorously tested numerous makes and models of dishwashers and this was their best buy. It was not quite the cheapest but it was by far the best compromise for price, reliability and functions.
All my other appliances are Bosch and all have been ultra reliable over the years so I had no hesitation in following the Which recommendation and purchasing this machine. I was not disappointed.
There are four different programmes, Economy, Intensive, Quick and Pre-rinse; I only really use the Economy setting as that is sufficient for all my cleaning needs, being capable of cleaning pots and pans and burnt on grease. These four programmes offer three different heat levels.
The machine could not be easier to use, literally pick the programme you want with a retractable dial/knob on the front of the machine and turn it on. The machine will then automatically start the chosen programme. There are warning lights which come on if you need to refill either rinse aid or salt, the containers for both of which are easily accessible and you get a funnel to assist in filling the salt.
When the machine is on it is ultra quiet (52db apparently) and won't interfere with a normal conversation being held right by it. The wash function is superb getting everything but very burnt on stains off the load on an economical (colder) wash. I have actually placed things in the machine which, according to the care labels, are not dishwasher safe and these have come out clean and undamaged. Never has this machine broken anything!
Bosch say this has space for twelve place settings and they're not wrong, there is plenty of space for everything inside.
The drying function is sufficient but could be better, plastic lunch boxes and similar will need to be dried by hand so best not throw those tea towels away quite yet. Plates and things which are stacked vertically like that dry without any problems though.
The overall design of the dishwasher is good with crisp clean lines and a minimalist look, the interior design is good but there are a few little niggles. The spikes on the lower basket cannot be folded flat for large items like pots and pans which mean you risk bending them. There is a knife basket attached to the top basket which does not lift up meaning stacking things below it can be a challenge if space in the machine is limited.
This is one of the cheaper dishwashers available and can be purchased for well under £300 if you shop around. It comes with a two year manufacturers warranty so unless you have a family of seven it really has everything you need. Why spend any more?
Our previous Bosch dishwasher was starting to struggle a little with the rinse cycle of the wash programme after many years of excellent service. Because of the quality and reliability we had experienced with that machine we decided to replace it with a newer model. The new dishwasher has very similar features and is what we expected in terms of space and low levels of noise, and it washes the dishes thoroughly .
I particularly like the delay feature which switches the machine on several hours later as we run it on Economy 7 to save money. The cover on the cutlery basket is useful for separating individual items of cutlery so they get properly cleaned. The shelves on the top basket of the machine tend to get in the way and I will probably remove half of them, keeping the knife rack in place as this is definitely a useful feature. This is related to another minor problem with the top basket, it seems to be designed to take cups and saucers primarily but very few people use these and it is tricky to fit mugs into the space as they are so much larger.
Overall we are very happy with our purchase and it is certainly good value for money.
Just over 8 years ago, I wrote a short review on my slimline Zanussi dishwasher. Now, I am sad to say, it has lived out its useful life and is no longer a member of our household.
To give it its due, it lasted well and washed many hundreds of thousands of dirty dishes over the years. However, a few months ago we would open it in the morning to retrieve a breakfast bowl or two, and find everything was still dirty. Then we realised it had stopped part way through its cycle. We'd reset it and leave it to run but it couldn't seem to manage without us helping it on its way. Then my husband broke the dial on the front, making it even more difficult to operate.
Added to its functioning problems, was the fact that we'd also added to our family. The offspring had expanded from a manageable one child to three and a slimline dishwasher just wasn't large enough any more for the volume of dirty dishes we get through in a day.
It was time to investigate a replacement. I never purchase any new electrical item without first consulting my trusty Which? guide and last month they conveniently reviewed dishwashers, tested them and gave their best buy recommendations, of which this Bosch Freestanding dishwasher was one. I chose this particular model for a combination of factors including price, reliability, cleaning results and of course, its size.
According to Which? this was one of their recommended best buys. To make the best buy list, the product must perform consistently well with above average results. The Bosch dishwashers on test also included a similar model which was more expensive but with extra features I didn't feel I particularly needed in a dishwasher. Which? say that this model is "outstanding at washing crockery, cutlery and glassware and Bosch have a good reliability factor."
Dishwashers come in a variety of forms and sizes such as slimline, table top, built-in or full-sized freestanding. As we don't have a fitted kitchen, the freestanding model seemed to be the best option, although our space is very limited.
The Bosch SGS45C02GB is a white, freestanding model and measures 85cm x 60cm x 63cm. It has space for 12 place settings.
It has a large cutlery basket with slots for individual cutlery. The upper basket can be removed completely if you're washing very tall items such as baking trays. If you do this, there is an additional nozzle that you can fix to a spray on the back wall of the dishwasher so the dishes are blasted with water from the bottom and the back of the dishwasher. The upper basket has three height settings which is useful if your crockery is on the tall side.
There are five wash cycles which you use according to how dirty your dishes are. A typical wash cycle takes about 2.5 hours and uses 17.5 litres of water. However, there is an eco option which uses 3 litres less water and takes 3 minutes longer.
The intensive wash cycle has a pre-rinse, wash, first rinse, second rinse, third rinse, rinse-aid followed by drying. This is the longest cycle. The shortest option is the 'quick' setting which omits the pre-rinse cycle and heads straight into the wash cycle, then a main rinse then the rinse aid with no drying at the end.
When setting up the dishwasher, it recommends you find out the hardness of the water in your area as this can affect how much salt you need. If you live in a soft water area you don't need the salt.
There is a delay timer that can be set up to 19 hours in advance. This is useful if you want to set it to start at some particular time, say, if you have cheaper electricity at a certain time of day or you're going to be away.
This is a particularly energy efficient model and is given an A rating. Purchasing energy efficient appliances not only saves you money, it's helping the environment as well.
The more energy efficient an appliance is, the more money you can save - and the more you help the environment. By buying a more efficient model, you're not compromising when it comes to performance either.
~~~My Experiences~~~
I ordered our new dishwasher from Curry's who were offering the best price at the time of £239 (via my favourite cash back site of course) and waited for its arrival. Unfortunately it took nearly two weeks. I also paid for our old dishwasher to be removed and for the new one to be fitted by the delivery guys.
It's very sad but on the day the new dishwasher was scheduled to arrive, our little Zanussi actually washed its last set of dishes by itself. By this I mean it did the full cycle without me having to help it on its way. It's almost as if it was saying, "hey, I still work, don't throw me out into the cold, hard world." Actually, I only thought that because my daughter kept saying how sad it was as she'd only ever known this dishwasher. It's the same age as she is.
Anyway, in with the new, out with the old. Our new dishwasher now stands proudly in its new home. The instruction books took some time to go through and I put them aside for the next day. My husband, on the other hand, decided to put a wash on that night without even glancing at an instruction manual. Typical. He told me the next day that it took 30 minutes. Thirty minutes. You must be joking I told him. I'd read in the Which? magazine that it took at least 2.5 hours. This is something I was quite surprised at because our old dishwasher would complete a cycle in just over an hour.
I expected a dishwasher full of dirty dishes but was pleasantly surprised to find everything sparkling clean and dry. This was despite the 'quick' option not having any drying time. So this option is very good if you're in a hurry and all your dishes have been well rinsed beforehand and aren't covered in dried or baked on food.
My first impression was the wonderful amount of space to put everything. I'd become so used to trying to squeeze dishes into every nook and cranny in the old one, that our new dishwasher seemed cavernous in comparison.
Not entirely trusting the 30 minutes wash, after reading the instructions, I put it on for an eco cycle the next day. It took around two and a half hours in all. While it running I was very impressed with its lack of noise. With just a gentle swishing in the background, I hardly noticed it.
One night I'd crammed dishes into every available space and fully expected some crockery to be left dirty. So far, after 3 weeks of use, I've not been disappointed yet. All dishes have been cleaned to perfection. Glasses are sparkling and not a trace of tea left inside cups or any food left on plates.
It's incredibly easy to operate. As we use the 3-in 1 or 4-in-one dishwasher tablets, we don't need to use any rinse aid. There is a little slot inside the door that you slide open, pop in your dishwasher tablet or liquid and slide closed until it clicks into place. When you want to use it, you simply turn the dial on the front to the required setting and press the on button. A red digital display informs you of how long it has left to run.
Another point I'm pleased with is the easy opening door handle and the way it silently and gently glides open. Our old one used to squeak and creek and just drop straight down when we opened it.
It comes with a 2 year parts guarantee but of course there's the option of taking out further guarantees. As Which? mention that Bosch is a particularly reliable brand, hopefully we won't need to worry about repairs in the not too distant future.
The only negative points I'd have to say is that saucepans haven't been dried completely but that's not a big problem. Also, the bottom spikes that you slot plates into, don't fold down flat. This can be useful for larger items such as saucepans. Instead we just have to balance and slot pans in between the spikes which has caused some of them to bend slightly out of shape. The next model up, the slightly more expensive Bosch, does have folding spikes.
Overall, I'd recommend this dishwasher as a great 'budget' buy. It's economical to run, aesthetically pleasing and does the job it's designed to.
I bought this dishwasher recently after the previous Bosch machine I had broke down.
I decided on a Bosch because the last one had worked without incident for about 14
years. There seem to be lots of shelves and folding bits on the top layer which I
removed as it gave me more space. I found that the so called space savers just got in
the way and meant that a normal sized mug wouldn't fit. The cutlery basket has
instructions that suggest using the basket with the top closed and slotting each item of
cutlery into a seperate space. Unfortunately my cutlery is too big to fit into the holes
available so although I can see how this would help in the cleaning process it is
useless in my case. I was very impressed at how quietly this machine worked as my old one was very noisy. You hardly notice this one is on. So far the machine has worked very well and is cleaning much
better than my old machine did during it's final days.
The Bosch SGS 45C02 Free-Standing Dishwasher has 4 wash programms / Short name: Bosch SGS45C02


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A soldier has been demoted after being convicted of driving while nearly three times over the legal alcohol limit, banned and ordered to carry out community work.
Patrick Mwambila, 30, a lance corporal based at Hullavington, was stripped of his rank after pleading guilty at North West Wiltshire Magistrates' Court in Chippenham on Thursday to a drink-driving charge.
He has served his country in war-torn Iraq and Afghanistan.
On May 5, Mwambila, of Melsome Road, Lyneham, had argued with his wife Sarah and gone round to a friend's house, where he had drunk five to six bottles of Budweiser before getting back in his car to return home.
On the way he hit a parked car on Slessor Road and his own car ended up on its side.
He managed to get out of the car uninjured but when police breathalysed him he was found to have 100mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath compared to the legal limit of 35mcg.
John Mannion, defending, said: "He had had an unfortunate falling out with his wife. He left home to give both parties some space.
"He had the drinks over an eight-hour period, then felt it was best, now things had calmed down, he felt he belonged at home. He made a misjudgement.
"He has served his country for eight years.
"He is very sorry for what happened but also very grateful that no one was injured."
Mwambila, who was said to have an exemplary army record, will now face disciplinary procedures and will be demoted to the rank of private.
Mwambila has been disqualified from driving for 18 months, and Mr Mannion said driving was an important part of his duties in the Royal Logistic Corps.
"He is the only breadwinner and Sarah will give birth in three months. He will get between £200 and £250 a month less when demoted. They are going to suffer from his huge mistake," he said.
Mwambila was sentenced to a 12-month community order with supervision and 60 hours unpaid work and must pay £85 costs and a £60 victim surcharge.
Mwambila's wife and a lieutenant were in court to support him.

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SOUTH JAMAICA, N.Y. - In an intense battle between two top New York powerhouse programs, there was much anticipation as to which squad would pull out the victory.
With no room for error, the senior teams of both the NY Panthers (Srs.) and New Heights (Srs.) clashed on the hardwood of the gymnasium at Intermediate School 8 as part of the iS8/Nike Spring High School Classic.
Though the talent and skill levels were matched, the Panthers edged New Heights, 79-71.
New Heights' Monmouth-bound Josh James (Archbishop Stepinac (N.Y.) '13), who scored 14 points in the first quarter en route to a game-high 30 points, dominated the early part of the warm-up phase, posting points on the scoreboard with deuces and treys from the outset. As a result, James led his squad to as much as an eight-point lead, 25-17.
Still, not wanting to let its chances of advancing in the one-and-done playoffs slip away so easily, the Panthers, led by the hard work of Travis Charles (Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) '13), slowly chipped down the deficit to tie the contest at 33.
A two-of-two performance at the free throw line by Jarrel Marshall (Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) '13), gave the Panthers a two-point advantage. New Heights knotted the game at 35 by halftime.
By the third quarter, James and company sprang back into the same action that catapulted them ahead in the beginning of the game. With another 3-pointer by James, New Heights grabbed a five-point advantage, 45-40. However, the Panthers answered with an 8-1 run to lead 48-46.
New Heights earned one more lead change in the last few minutes of the tertiary period. This time, the Bronx-based team went ahead by three points, 51-48.
Panthers' Wesley Myers (Boys & Girls (N.Y.) '13) tied the matchup at 51, while teammate Antwoine Anderson (Bishop Kearney (N.Y.) '13) aided his team in an 8-2 surge to close the quarter. In fact, capping the run, the completion of a conventional three-point play after earning the and-1 on a clutch, toughness bucket by Anderson lifted the Panthers by six points, 59-53.
Back-to-back baskets by Marshall in the fourth quarter pushed the Panthers to a 64-56 advantage. However, New Heights whittled the deficit to four points, 64-60, on a bucket by Wagner-commit Greg Senat (Marianapolis Prep (Conn.) '13).
With 3:57 remaining, the Panthers led New Heights with a 70-63 advantage. New Heights looked like it was on its way to a late comeback as it went on to score four unanswered points. At about the 1:29 mark of the final phase, a 1-of-2 performance at the stripe by Senat gave way to it being a four-point game, 75-71.
That would be the closest New Heights would get as the Panthers, behind 3-of-4 shooting from the line, would seal the game down the stretch.
Panthers' Marshall finished with a team-high 18 points, while teammates Anderson and Charles netted 16 and 14 points, respectively. New Heights' Senat scored 15 points in the loss, while teammate Rhode Island-bound Hassan Martin (Curtis High School (N.Y.) '13) recorded 13 points.
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A top Senate Democrat is again urging the Department of Homeland Security to focus immigration enforcement efforts on violent criminals rather than agricultural employers and farm workers.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on Sept. 3 sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. The senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee said she has been "receiving troubling feedback from farmers in California that (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is increasing I-9 worksite audits against agricultural employers."
Feinstein raised the same issue to former ICE Director John Morton in June 2012.
Feinstein said in the letter that agricultural employers face shortages of legal harvesters, pickers, pruners, packers and other farm workers.
"As you can imagine, with approximately 81,000 farms in California, I am very concerned that these audits will result in significant harm to the agricultural industry and the state's overall economy," according to the letter.
Feinstein said I-9 enforcement audits against agricultural employers makes finding enough workers much harder, because workers who have not provided proper work authorization documents must be released after an audit.
"Because the reality is that the majority of farm workers in the U.S. are foreign-born and unauthorized -- which is well-known -- I am afraid that this aggressive worksite enforcement strategy will deprive the agricultural sector of most of its workforce and cause farmers and related industries across the country significant economic harm, as well as driving up food prices for consumers," Feinstein said in the letter.
Until Congress passes immigration reform, Feinstein urged the Department of Homeland Security focus on criminals. Otherwise, continued enforcement of I-9 audits in agriculture could reduce fruit and vegetable production, shifting dependence on foreign farms, according to her letter.
"I respectfully suggest that you adopt a similar policy of exercising prosecutorial discretion to defer enforcement against agricultural employers and workers, and concentrate instead on removing those who would and have harmed our society, rather than those who contribute to our vital agricultural economy and heritage, and the safe and high-quality food supply that benefits all Americans," she said in the letter.
Fresh produce growers appreciate Feinstein's support, said Robert Guenther, senior vice president of public policy for the United Fresh Produce Association, Washington, D.C.
"Her letter was right on and very timely and needed to help the business community being impacted by these audits and these raids," he said Sept. 5. "It is unfortunate that the industry is targeted in a way that seems unfair and unbalanced in terms of the impact it could have."


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DC Training An Overview
I only ask that noone repost this writeup elsewhere and keep this exclusively here at bb.net. Thanks in advance.
Here's an writeup that me and Protobuilder did for another website a while back about DC Training. It's one of the most hardcore programs I've ever done. Just in case anyone gets a wild hair up their ass and wants to try it, I hesitate to recommend it unless you've got a very solid foundation of experience! Back when I tried it about a year ago, I did some things right, and some wrong. Hindsight being 20/20, I'd give this another go for sure since I've increased my knowledge 100% since then..:fest30:
By 0311 and Protobuilder :hbang:
Doggcrapp training is an intense, high frequency, low volume training system built around one key principle—you must get stronger! Doggcrapp, the online name of the mastermind behind DC training, believes that size comes from strength. If you're getting stronger, you're getting bigger! On the DC method, you typically train three days a week (M, W, F) using one hardcore working set per bodypart. You hit half your body in one workout, half the next, and then repeat. This has you hammering each bodypart twice in 8 days, which allows for more growth cycles than a typical high volume workout. It is absolutely critical that you know your body before using DC training and, thus, it is intended for trainees with at least four years of heavy iron training.
Here are the basic principles of DC Training:
Get Strong = Get Big!
Every bodybuilding system seeks to build the biggest bodybuilders possible. But they all use different methods. DC training forces you to get stronger and stronger on your lifts. As long as your weights are going up, you will get bigger and bigger because your muscles are forced to adapt to ever increasing loads. When was the last time you added 10 pounds to your lifts? DC argues that if you aren't getting stronger, you're wasting your time.
High Frequency, High Intensity, Low Volume
On the DC system, most people work out three times a week. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday is most common. Here's the basic two-way split:
Monday – Chest, Shoulders, Triceps, Back width, & Back thickness
Wednesday – Biceps, Forearms, Calves, Quads, & Hamstrings
Friday – Repeat Monday's workout
Monday – Repeat Wednesday's workout
Those trainees who sling a lot of iron and who need a lot of warm-up sets can do a three-way split: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday. This split is only for people with excellent recovery abilities though. Here's the three-way split:
Monday – Chest, Shoulders, Triceps
Tuesday – Back, Biceps, Forearms
Thursday – Calves, Quads, Hamstrings
Friday – Chest, Shoulders, Triceps
Monday – Repeat Tuesday
Tuesday – Repeat Thursday, and so on.
Here's how you do it: Pick three exercises for each bodypart in order from your favorite to least favorite out of the three. You should use only compound movements. You'll do one of those exercises each workout. So, on Monday for example, you'd do one working set of Incline Smith Machine Press. Then you'd move on to shoulders and do the same thing, then triceps, etc. When your next chest workout rolls around on Friday, you'll do your second chest exercise. Again, you'll do only one working set before moving on to shoulders, where you'll do your second shoulder exercise, etc. It's really pretty simple:
• pick three exercises for each bodypart
• do one exercise per workout for each scheduled bodypart
• perform only one working set for each bodypart
Frequency and Intensity are the keys to growing with only one exercise and one working set.
• Frequency—you're hitting each bodypart three times in 14 days so you're going through more growth cycles than a typical bodybuilding split.
• Intensity—your working set employs controlled negatives, rest-pause (you'll rest-pause twice during your working set, which is like doing 3 "mini sets"), and a 6-8s. negative at the end of each rest-pause mini-set.
Here's how a sample workout would look using rest/pausing:
Perform as many warm up sets as needed. These don't count! An experienced, strong lifter may need 6 warm up sets for squats whereas a new, weaker lifter may only need two before they're at their working weight. After warm up, do one all-out, hardcore working set: pick up the bar and go to absolute failure. You should fail on the negative, and your rep range can be anywhere from 15 RP up to 20-30 RP (rest/pause) depending on the exercise (e.g., bench vs. hamstring curls) and the bodypart (e.g., calves vs. biceps). At failure, end on the negative and re-rack on the bottom, then take 12-15 deep breaths (should take about 20 seconds). Then go to failure again (should get 2-4 more reps), rack the weight on the negative, and take 12-15 more breaths. Then knock out 1-2 more reps and, if you're an advanced lifter, perform a 20 second static hold just short of lockout. The working set is followed by 60 seconds of extreme stretching. Then you move on to your next bodypart.
EACH AND EVERY REP IS PERFORMED WITH AN EXPLOSIVE, POSITIVE AND CONTROLLED NEGATIVE. On your last rep of each rest-pause set, you execute a painful 8 second negative. This is why DC advocates using machines such as hammer strength and smith. It's a lot easier to re-rack the weights on the bottom safely and to incorporate a 20-30 second static at the end of a working set (final rest-pause).
Because strength is critical, you must get stronger each and every workout. You absolutely must track your progress with a logbook. Each workout, you look back at your logbook and try to either increase your reps or increase the weight you used last time. If you cannot, DC has an interesting motivational tool—you lose the exercise! Because you picked your three favorite exercises, you won't want to lose them so you'll push yourself to beat your last workout! This period is known as a blast (see below). You're only job in life is to kill the logbook. This method ensures that you keep getting stronger and stronger on each exercise. Once your strength stalls out, you change to a new exercise and try to get as strong as possible on that exercise.
Extreme stretching
Extreme stretching (AKA fascia stretching) is an integral part of the DC method. After each working set, you must do a 60 second extreme stretch. This is the hardest part of the training! One minute is a long time. The quickie explanation [by Dan Moore] is extreme stretching causes microtrauma from forcing sarcomeres to produce tension at extreme length, where damage is most susceptible. By holding it for 30-60 seconds, you initiate the stretch reflex, which increases the tension in that area, thus boosting tension and therefore acute damage. There's some speculation about stretching activating gene expression with satellite cells. The greatest benefit from extreme stretching is that it will enhance your recovery time so you can be able to keep up with the increased frequency.
Here's how to execute some extreme stretching:
Chest: Grab a set of dumbbells and drop down into the deepest fly you can do. Make sure to pull as much air into your lungs as possible. The first ten seconds you'll be squirming into the deepest position you can, then the next 50 seconds you'll be struggling to hold on. You can keep the dumbbells by your side, arms bent. Usually you want to pick a weight that's half of what your 6-8 rep max is.
Shoulders: Use the smith machine barbell and put it shoulder height. Reach behind you and grab the barbell palms up. Then walk out until you're on your heels, then roll your shoulders down. Hold for 60 seconds.
Triceps: Grab a dumbbell and sit down on a bench with a barbell to your back. Put the dumbbell behind your head like a triceps extension. Use your head to push the dumbbell down. You obviously use one at a time.
Back Width: Dead hang from a pull-up bar. Use weight if you need to. You might use wrist wraps to ensure you don't fall down and die.
Back Thickness: There's no way set in stone. Typically, grab a doorknob or machine and round your back while you stretch.
Biceps: Use an Olympic bar in a squat rack or smith machine and set it neck high. Standing in front of it, grab the bar behind you with an overhand grip (palms down). Slink down with one foot forward and one foot back and try to hold for 60 seconds.
Hamstrings: Put one leg up on a barbell or any machine, toe pointed out, try to push your knee down and hold for 60 seconds.
Quads: Facing a barbell in a squat rack about hip height -- grip it and simultaneously sink down and throw your knees under the barbell and do a sissy squat underneath it while going up on your toes. This one's hard to explain.
Blasting & Cruising
One unusual thing about DC training is it doesn't have bulking and cutting phases. DC makes a persuasive argument that it's better to constantly gain a little lean muscle rather than fatten up and then lose muscle while trying to also lose the extra fat.
DC training involves blasting and cruising phases instead. During the blast phase, you lift as intensely as possible for as long as you can. Five to eight weeks seems like the norm depending on your intensity and recovery ability. You're beating the logbook each and every workout. Once you stop beating the logbook, it's time for a cruise! So you must know your body and know when you're about to lose strength and overtrain. Just before you overtrain, you shift to a "cruise" phase.
A cruise is nothing more than taking it easy for a few weeks. This cruise block is your time to fully recover your body before your next blast. Slightly back off the weights and try other exercises you've wanted to do. You still perform just one working set, but you don't use rest-pause and you stop a rep or two short of failure. Your sets should be 12-20 reps.
Every trainee has to cruise at some point to avoid overtraining and injuries. During the cruise phase, you relax mentally and physically. If you miss a meal, it's okay. You're not out to beat your logbook. You're rebuilding your mental and physical energy to get ready for another a hardcore blast. People who "refuse to cruise" will overtrain quickly and stall out, possibly permanently. You've got to cruise.
Doggcrapp doesn't believe in a carefully tracked, super-strict, calorie-counting diet. Also, diets are highly individual so the variables will change for each trainee.
There are some basic principles though. You're basically on a constant clean bulk. High protein is a must! You do count protein grams and must get at least 2g. per pound of bodyweight. Eat protein first at each meal. Keep your carbs moderate and stop eating heavy carbs after 5-6 pm. After 5-6pm, it's only lean meat and veggies. You eat moderate amounts of fats. Doggcrapp is a big proponent of extra virgin olive oil and recommends that you use it to get in extra calories. In one tablespoon of olive oil, you get 120 calories in the form of mono-unsaturated "good" fats.
To stay lean, you do cardio 0-3 times a week, doing about 45 minutes at a moderate fat-burning pace. It's most recommended to walk for 45 minutes upon awakening to kick your metabolism into gear. Also, DC recommends that you eat fewer calories on light activity days.
Overall, Doggcrapp is an exciting, strength-focused system. By constantly forcing your muscles to lift heavier weights, your body should adapt by getting stronger and bigger! This program is only for advanced trainees, having at least 4 years of training. One of the many reasons is because DC trainees must learn their body to avoid overtraining.
If you give Doggcrapp a try, be sure to post about it in our forums. It's a fairly complicated system for anyone's first time through, but some members here at Clutch know it well.
"Doggcrapp" is the online name of Dante, the developer of the Doggcrapp system. For more information on Doggcrapp training, visit his website at www.intensemuscle.com. Information for this article was compiled from public sources, some written by Doggcrapp, freely available on various Internet forums and articles.
0311's Personal Experience & Routine
The following is what I picked for my exercises when I did this program. I also added what the suggested target reps should be. Some exercises are different from all the others such as deadlifts, calves, hammer curls, and squats that only use straight sets. Make note of that.
Smythe Incline Barbell: 15 RP
Shoulder Dumbbell: 15-20 RP
Skullcrushers: 15-30 RP
Pulldowns: 15-20 RP
Barbell Rows: 2 x 10-12
Barbell Curls: 15-20 RP
Hammer Curls: 12-18 reps
Seated Calves: 1 x 12, 10 sec. stretch between reps
Leg Curls: 20-25 RP
Squats: 1 x 4-8, 1 x 20 (called the widow-maker set!)
Incline Dumbbell: 15-20 RP
Smyth Military: 15 RP
Reverse-Grip Bench: 11-15 RP
Rack Chins: 15-20 RP
Machine Rows: 2 x 12
Preacher Curls: 15-20 RP
Reverse Grip Curls: 12-18 reps
Donkey Calf: 12 reps, 10 sec. stretch between reps
Hack Squats: 1 x 4-8, 1 x 20
Stiffleg Deads: sets x 6, adding 10 pds. until cant do anymore.
Hammer Strength Incline: 15-20 RP
Hammer Strength Shoulder Press: 15-18 RP
Weighted Dips: 15-20 RP
Weighted Pullups: 15-20 RP
Rack Deadlifts: 1 x 6-8, 1 x 3-4
Incline Dumbbell Curls: 15-20 RP
Barbell Wrist Curls: 12-18 reps
Seated Calves: 12 reps, 10 sec. stretch between reps
Front Quad Press: 6-8 reps, 20 reps
Standing Leg Curls: 20-30 RP
For most of the 15 RPs, your target should be 8 reps, followed by 2-4, followed by 1-3 all rest/paused. Some exercises such as calves are completely different altogether. For calves, its a 4 second negative, followed by a 10-12 second stretch. This counts as only one rep. My calves blew up using this method.
Overall, I definitely gained a lot of strength/mass using this program. My legs seemed to really respond the best due in part to the widow-maker (20 rep) squats. My calves by far grew the best. I was surprised to see how sore I was from only doing one working set. I personally liked the program, but I had to stop due to a hundred different "life" things. Diverticulitis being one of the top things supersetted with lots of Vicodin. If you dont have a spotter for some exercises, it makes it very hard (psychologically) because of the heavy weight. I also must say that this program is very individualized. Some people, like myself, respond better to higher reps for biceps and triceps while others wont need as much. I also got decent mass gains even though I stopped prematurely. If I ever find a gym buddy half as motivated as me, Ill be picking this program up again for sure.
BTW, one more thing to note. When this system says getting stronger = getting bigger, it is dealing with high reps/rest/pausing. I know some people will try to call bullshit on this, but DC isn't doing 1-5 reps either. Doing rest/pausing, trying like hell to increase the weight on the bar will get you bigger because rest/pausing can hit the muscle fibers deeply with only a single rest/pause set.
It's important to note that this program is a very good program for a trainee without a training spotter, mostly because of it's heavy use of machines. If you fail midway through a rep like during hammer incline press, it's easy to drop the weight and carry on.
Some of the mistakes people commonly make are mostly in regards to always increasing the weight on the bar versus trying to also increase the amount of reps done with a certain weight. For example, I'll use low incline smythe machine. Say my goal is 11-15 RP. On my first workout I do 315 lbs for 12 RP's. Now, two upper body workouts go by in my rotation and low incline smythe is up again. Most people have a tendency to want to add more weight on the bar instead of carrying over the 315 and striving for 15 RP's, which would be an increase in performance from only doing it for 12 RP's. At least this way, you can continue progress a lot longer instead of burning yourself out with too much weight. :clit:
Im sure theres a few of my exercises that you dont know what they are:
-Rack Chins: http://members.shaw.ca/irondog/rackpullup.jpg I picked this one because Im trying to do a four second negative on each one. I think this works my lats way better than pullups. To do these, I grabbed a bench and put it under a smythe machine bar. If I needed extra weight, I used an ez curl bar and put it in my lap. I'm sure everyone can figure it out from there.
-Rack Deadlifts: Go to the squat rack and put the bars about knee level. Rest the barbell on top of the bars. Keep an overhand grip. From there its a regular deadlift, but you arent going all the way to the floor, eliminating using your legs. This is a great exercise for back thickness because you can go very heavy.
One more thing to note. Everything stated above is extremely general, and in no way will fit everyone's needs. I co-wrote and posted this writeup only to give everyone here some insight into another fantastic routine. I understand that the maker Dante took down his stickies in his forum at intense muscle for a hundred reasons, mainly because his paying clients didn't like the fact that he was nice enough to post all the info for free. Bodybuilding.com was another one, but I'm not even gonna touch that one! Everything above was drawn from my memory and experiences in the past with the program and most definately wasn't a cut and paste, in respect to his wishes. Protobuilder and I originally wrote this for clutch in their articles section, but I also wanted everyone here to benefit as well since I'm a mod. It'll be funny to see just how many cut and pastes this writeup will end up travelling. :gay:
Here's a scientific writeup courtesy of hypertrophy-specific.com found here.
Why DC Works: By Iron Addict
1. Its obviously very low volume. Say what you will about HIT, it works wonders for MANY, MANY trainees. Most lifters simply do too many sets, of too many lifts way too often. They overtrain horribly, and dont grow. DCs system has you doing 4-6 WORK sets a session, usually no more than 3 days a week. That is a great formula for success for the previously perpetually overtrained.
2. His system is scalable and he is not dogmatic in making the workload fit the individual trainee. While the base setup calls for all work sets to done in rest-pause fashion Dogg knows this often proves too much for those that do not recover well and often has is charges doing some sets rest-pause, some strait sets to failure. Or if need be, only straight sets to failure. The workout frequency is scaled to fit recovery ability also, and this is at least or more so as important as the variable intensity levels.
3. For those that can take it, the rest-pause sets provide the fastest path to hit the muscle fibers deeply with the least amount of sets (one).
4. Doggs routines are based primarily on the big compound lifts and the leg-work is often done for relatively high reps. Can you say recipe for success?
5. The system has a built in intensity cycling schedule. These are the so-called cruise weeks. I believe they were originally built in the system primarily to scale back the androgen use for a short time (four weeks heavy, two weeks low dose with clomid to help HPTA recovery) and were then also used to scale back the intensity, and take a slight break from the grueling chore of the extreme eating required to build extreme mass. What is beautiful about this system is that it works wonders for both the gear user, and ESPECIALLY well for those training clean. Most peoples bodies just dont stand up well to a constant high intensity pounding and this system provides just the active rest break that so many need, but so few get on other systems.
6. The loading changes every week. Doggs system of picking 3 different lifts for each bodypart and rotating them each week stops the neural adaptation burnout that occurs when doing the same lifts week-in, week-out. On the down side people that dont recruit well sometimes dont progress on individual lifts as fast as they would when the neural adaptations are allowed to progress on a weekly basis. But this is offset by the fact that most people get better size gains when the load is varied, and it takes quite a while for most people to hit a wall with this type of loading.
7. DC KNOWS the importance of extreme protein for extreme gains and if you are not getting his recommendation for protein everyday, you simply are not doing DC trainingperiod!
8. The extreme stretching is a big factor in the routines success. I USED to believe it was only necessary for extremely advanced lifters. I was wrong. After putting 90% of my trainees on extreme stretching I have seen the light and you should too. Without the fascia stretched you are making things more difficult in your attempts to accrue mass than you need toSTRETCH!!!
9. It is scalable for both the clean trainee and those doing gear. There are still some misconceptions out there by some that have concluded since the original Cycles on Pennies thread spoke quite a bit about androgen use that the system was and is for those doing gear only. Nothing could be further from the truth and in fact the volume routines should be termed the androgen routines. DCs training works great either way.
10. Dogg is brilliant and continues to refine and improve his system. He is extremely giving of is time and is one of the true great contributors to this game.
Is this the best training system yet devised? No, there is no system that works best for everybody all the time, but it is one of the best systems yet devised. It doesnt cover all the functions (rep range specific) of the muscle cell as some systems like WSB, or other active periodized systems. And some people just dont do well on extremely low volume work. But overall, DCs training will go down in history as one of the top systems for adding mass to the trainees frame.
Very timely post for me. Not because I'm gonna do DC training next but because I've extended the 5x5 on my pendulum and have been incorporating some RP sets (accesorising). I forgot to do the 8 second negatives at the end though, dammit!
Question of those. If you hit a target rep range, say 20 reps in maybe 4 working groups, is it time to up the weight, or should one try to do it quicker? In maybe 3 working groups instead? Or is this a dumb question?
OK, maybe that was a dumb question. On re-reading, it sounds like I should be going for 3 sets on an RP exercise...
I don't want to impact recovery TOO much. Want to keep those numbers increasing on the 5X5...
a single "rest-pause" set consists of lifting (reps) to failure, 20-30seconds of breathing, lifting (reps) to failure again, another 20-30 seoconds breathing, and lifting (reps) to failure again. thats ONE rest-pause set. depending on the number of total reps you were able to get in that single RP set will let you know how much weight you need to add the next time you lift that station.
the DC program is TOUGH, both inside and outside the gym. IMO the eating that went along with it was a full time job. I was pounding 450g protien a day and making great gains in strength/body comp. i noticed that my endurance suffered due to only training low reps, but i didn't do cardio during that time... eventually gave it up b/c i got sick of eating so much every day.
great program though
It would be different for different people, but that could have someone go to failure, pause, go to failure again around five times. DC seems to differ. I was trying to get to the bottom of it. I am not planning on doing DC, but 0311 has incorporated the DC RP sets into other training, and I was trying to draw on his experience with them.
The way you described them, it would seem that one RP set should consists of three trys to failure.
Now, if you rest up to 30, imo, you are getting out of the realm of what a rest pause is anyway. I sometimes only rest 30 seconds between regular sets. The way you described them is one; I have seen them described other ways.
Its really semantics in any case. A RP pause "set" is really just several sets to failure with very short rest periods.
To further illuminate,
Here is one pretty standard description, with the author calling them dimisnishing sets:
But between 0311's old DC journal and Dave's DFST thread, I think I know what I want to do with the DC RP's, but only when I have two days off in a row.
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Birth & Midwifery in Turkey
Resources for parents and practitioners
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Elizabeth Soubelet and Esra Çömezoğlu
Elizabeth Soubelet says: "There is a lot of work to be done here as we have the same problem as Brazil: nearly 100% of middle-class women have cesareans! It is impossible to have a VBAC and there are no birth centers or independent midwives in the cities (the countryside is another story, of course). The positive news is that almost everybody breastfeeds for a few months at least and most doctors are well informed about the subject."
Esra Çömezoğlu was born in 1981 in Balikesir, Turkey. She completed her primary education in Tokat and Balikesir. In 1999 she attended Balikesir Zühtü Özkardaslar high school, majoring in English. She graduated from the Edirne Healty Upper School of Midwifery at Trakya University in 2003 and received a master's degree from Marmara University in 2007. Her thesis was entitled "Analysis of the Factors Affecting Midwives' Job Satisfaction." Esra worked at Private Bilim Üniversity Avrupa Florence Nightingale Hospital in the delivery room as a midwife from 2004 to 2007. She has been a member of the executive board of the Midwives Association since 2006. She currently works for the association and as an independent midwife.
- The Turkish Midwives' Association www.turkebelerdernegi.com—(in Turkish and English)
- Midwife Without Borders www.midwifewithoutborders.com/gamzesbirthstory.htm Gail Johnson, CPM, came to Turkey recently to help a Turkish couple realize their dream of having a home waterbirth. She has since created "Midwife Without Borders."
- fullcirclehealing.org Julia Steils, a Doula and Massage Therapist in Istanbul, is dedicated to helping women reclaim birth and heal the earth.
- Dr.Hakan Çoker, OB/GYN www.dogaldogum.com—(website in Turkish only) Dr.Hakan Çoker, OB/GYN, is a Lamaze certified childbirth educator and a Hypnobirthing Practinioner in Marmaris. They organize courses in Marmaris and other cities in Turkey and also give private lessons if asked. Dr. Çoker speaks English and would be pleased to give help about any natural-birth subjects in Turkey.
- "Natural Birth" YahooGroup in Turkish: health.groups.yahoo.com/group/dogaldogum2008
Cesareans Increase in Turkey
Turkey, like many other countries around the world, is seeing a huge increase in cesareans. In 2007, only 51% of women gave birth vaginally, with the highest percentages occurring in the parts of the country where people are more educated and affluent. Factors driving the rate up include older moms, a lack of health care staff needed for longer labours, and litigation, among others. And doctors also claim that women have the right to a caesarean, if they choose, failing to mention that they save time and make more money from cesareans and have an incentive to understate the risks.
Some mothers like the idea of pain-free childbirth and the element of control that cesareans give them. In addition, some choose to have their babies based on superstition regarding certain days. Television shows also overstate the risk of birth, so women are afraid of normal birth.
Like the other countries with excessive rates of caesarean surgery, Turkey is also seeing its health care costs balloon.
— Today's Zaman, 21 Sep 2008. www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=153801&bolum=101


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GROTON, Conn. — Concerns over the Food Safety Modernization Act dominated discussion at a Sept. 17-18 conference co-sponsored by the Eastern Produce Council and the New England Produce Council.
This was the first conference staged by the councils, and it drew about 130 attendees, reported Paul Kneeland, president of the Short Hills, N.J.-based Eastern Produce Council and vice president of produce and floral for the Parsippany, N.J.-based Kings Super Markets.
Bob McGowan, president of the Burlington, Mass.-based New England Produce Council and a partner in Wellesley, Mass.-based Northeast Produce Sales LLC, concurred on the attendance and said it was a great turnout.
The first salvos in the food safety act discussion came the afternoon of Sept. 17 when Tom Stenzel, president and chief executive officer of Washington, D.C.-based United Fresh Produce Association, outlined a list of federal issues important to the produce industry.
With immigration reform and nutrition program funding in the farm bill, the produce industry has an unprecedented burden of issues facing it on Capitol Hill. Stenzel then moderated a discussion between the audience and two panel members, Doug Fisher, New Jersey secretary of agriculture, and Steven Reviczky, Connecticut agriculture commissioner.
The Food and Drug Administration has extended the comment period of the proposed rules for implementing the food safety act. Besides the exemption for smaller operations, Stenzel listed other concerns with the proposed rules, including water standards arbitrarily applied to commodities across the board; applying the same rules to packinghouses and warehouses as food manufacturing facilities; and rules that are too stringent for verifying that foreign suppliers are properly implementing the law.
After describing what he called an "agricultural renaissance" in his state with more smaller produce-growing operations, Reviczky said eliminating the smaller operation exemption could stifle the growth.
"Just the record keeping alone — I don't know how a family farm could possible keep track of everything they are supposed to keep track of," Reviczky said. Fisher echoed those concerns. Both said the rules could force growers to consolidate to deal with the burden.
Accepting change
The debate resumed the morning of Sept. 18, when Bob Whitaker, chief scientific officer for Newark, Del.-based Produce Marketing Association, told the audience "we have a lot of people with their head in the sand" as far as food safety is concerned.
They do not take responsibility and are under pressure to make sales and think tools such as audits amount to a food safety program, he said. He also blamed buyers who are inconsistent in their commitment to food safety, giving breaks for locally grown produce growers or other groups.
The industry is facing a new reality — not just with the government's expanded role but also with the widening threat of lawsuits that come earlier in a crisis, are more numerous and threaten a wider swath of the industry, including retailers as well as grower-shippers.
"This all comes down to accepting change," Whitaker said.
Early in the process
Whitaker's presentation was followed by Jim Gorny, PMA's vice president of food safety and technology, giving an overview of the food safety act. November brings a close to the FDA's comment period on four proposed rules:
- standards for growing, harvesting, packing and holding Produce;
- preventive controls;
- third-party auditor accreditation; and
- foreign supplier verification programs.
After the comment period, rules will be amended and published in the Federal Register and then phased in over several years.
"We are very early in this process," Gorny said.
Gorny said PMA is concerned about arguments to exempt some commodities based on an absence of reported illnesses associated with a commodity.
PMA holds that rules should be based on practices instead of reporting, which may not cover the bases.
Exemptions for items that are usually cooked, such as potatoes and sweet potatoes, also concern PMA because tastes change.
As far as produce importers are concerned, PMA encourages FDA to expedite the process for countries with comparable standards and protocols, Gorny said. Gorny also said the FDA should make a distinction between a regulatory audit and a consulting audit.
In all cases, the proposed rules require the FDA to be notified of problems. However, this could discourage companies from using audits to assess their operations and devising food safety plans.
Once PMA's scientists laid out the groundwork, Bryan Silbermann, PMA president and CEO, led a discussion with a panel that included Nate Sprague, produce merchandising manager for Hannford Bros., Portland, Maine, and Vic Salvalnello, director of produce and floral for retailer-owned co-op Allegiance Retail Services, Iselin, N.J.
The small farm exemptions raised concerns of both retail representatives.
"The exemption piece is a little bit of a concern, and we're doing all we can do to get everyone on board," Sprague said.
Salvanello said he is bothered by unfair competition of farmers markets and that do not refrigerate their products and also pay little or no rent and have no salaries to cover.
"The consumer is ignoring good common sense in buying products they wouldn't accept in a supermarket," Salvanello said.
Fair or not, consumers often think smaller produce growers have safer food than larger operations, said Henry Talmadge, executive director of the Connecticut Farm Bureau, Windsor. In addition, problems at smaller operations cause smaller-scale problems than large companies.
While the changes can be daunting, when addressed and broken down to what's appropriate for an organization, it is manageable, Whitaker said.
"Once you get people over the hump, they see it's not so hard," Whitaker said.
John Alva, president of Rockhedge Herb Farms, said that had been his experience.
"Most farms can follow these rules, and if they don't, they're not being very safe," Alva said.


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Every week I listen to Sonic State's great pro-audio podcast Sonic TALK. I highly recommend it. This week they took off and in their place played a talk by Sir Ken Robinson. You really owe it to yourself to listen to this. I guarantee your going to like it a lot. He touches on divergent thinking, the singularity and why music is so important for our society and why it must be taught in schools.
As discussed in Sonic TALK 089, while I'm away we're going to play the lecture recorded at the recent London International Music Show by Sir Ken Robinson. His main areas of focus are creativity and divergent thinking – which has a real bearing on how people use their intelligence. He's a strong advocate of nurturing the maverick mind rather than suppressing – which is how he feels most education systems and corporate environments work. – Nick, www.sonicstate.com
Sonic TALK -Sir Ken Robinson At LIMS: click here
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Pensioner Tony Bolland says his pet Jack Russell Badger helped save his life after he fell into a gully on Roundway Hill.
The 69-year-old diabetic was trapped for three hours in the cold and wet on Sunday night after he tumbled down a sharp incline while looking for Badger, who had run off.
It was only when a group of metal detectorists from Devon found Badger that they raised the alarm.
Mr Bolland, of Southbroom Road, was left with a sprained hip, bruising and swollen feet after the fall and was unable to get up again. He had no mobile phone and feared for his safety.
"I screamed my head off for about an hour-and-a-half but nothing happened. I had prepared myself that I would be there for the night. "It was gradually getting colder and I was worried that it would freeze or rain.
"By the time the police found me I was beginning to fall asleep.
"The paramedic who treated me said if I had fallen asleep it would have been a serious situation. If there had been a cold wind he said it would have been life-threatening."
Luckily amateur metal detectorists Graham Chet-wynd, 42, of Buckfastleigh, Jason Leach, 41 and Sam Lebailley, 15, of Paignton, stopped off at Roundway Hill after attending a rally at Foxham, near Chippenham.
They found the 15-year-old dog and looked for his owner. When they couldn't trace him they tried calling Mr Bolland's home number, which was on Badger's collar.
When they got no answer they drove to Melksham Police Station to raise the alarm. Officers from the Devizes Neighbourhood Policing Team, and response officers from Trowbridge and Devizes, went to Roundway Hill. The police helicopter was also scrambled.
Police eventually found Mr Bolland at 9.30pm, three hours after he had fallen.
The stained glass maker and retired architect said: "I saw the helicopter go overhead and fly away a few times.
"A while later I could see torches and above me on the track were police. They were shouting, I was shouting and they found me."
Mr Bolland was checked over by a paramedic and aken home that night. Mr Chetwynd, a self-employed mechanic, played down his actions.
"He said: "We are glad it turned out alright and the gentleman was okay.
"Most people would have done what we did. Luckily we left the rally early and decided to go on Roundway Hill."
Inspector Dave Eddy of Wiltshire Police said: "This man was safely recovered with only minor injuries.
"But, if it were not for the initial attentiveness of the emergency operators and the hard work of many operational officers, this man would have at least suffered a cold, dark and potentially wet night trapped at the bottom of a steep hill in an unpopulated area.
"It could have easily ended with much more tragic circumstances."
He said he would be nominating a number of officers for recognition including Sgt James Brain, PC Andy List, PC Pete Lawson and PCSO Nina Marsh.
Mr Bolland said: "I was lucky that Graham and his friends found Badger and a huge thanks to them for putting themselves out. They are very special people.
"The police team were brilliant and I wish to thank them, the helicopter pilot and the paramedic."


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The proposed charter change for our city is ridiculous. It is totally undemocratic, in that the chief executive officer of the city will be unelected. He or she will be appointed by a group of elected councilmen. This is similar, at the state level, to the New York Legislature appointing a governor or, at the federal level, to the House of Representatives and Senate appointing a president.
Do we really want to replace our transparent and highly successful commission form of government with this folly? Of course not.
Remember, under our current government, our city has won numerous national awards for livability and our vibrant, business-friendly downtown. Our tax rate is one of the lowest in the state. Why tinker with success? Why needlessly experiment with an undemocratic government structure which will cost significantly more and at the same time result in a degradation of services.
Please do not let our city be hijacked by an agenda-driven, misguided group who are pushing for a much less effective and more bloated form of government. Vote "no" on charter change. You and your wallet will be glad you did.
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Perhaps one of the weirdest international teams. They can win any tournament, and beat anybody, but they often don't. They create a host of world class talents and can never be bet against. From Luis Figo, to Nani and the current elite player that is Cristiano Ronaldo, you can see these names all over the Portugal jerseys. They are in need of a team first ethic, and they will perhaps go on to bigger and better things. There's nothing stopping them if they click, and you'd be confident in them finding more stars in the future.
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AC/DC Frontman Drives A Bugatti Veyron On Cars That Rock TV Series
Johnson travelled to Molsheim, the home of Bugatti, to review the car and then takes it for a test spin at a local airstrip, where he clocks in at more than 300 km/hr.
The Super Sport version of the Veyron is the fastest street-legal production car in the world, with a top speed of 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph). The original version has a top speed of 408.47 km/h (253.81 mph).
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Get an overview of this hotelVictorian London hotel in Bayswater, walk to Kensington Gardens
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Located in Bayswater, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park. Royal Albert Hall and Kensington Palace are also within 1 mi (2 km).
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This smoke-free hotel features 2 restaurants, a 24-hour fitness center, and a bar/lounge. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a coffee shop/café, a snack bar/deli, and coffee/tea in a common area.
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Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. The property also has a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This 4-star property offers access to a business center and meeting rooms.
Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. 3 meeting rooms are available. This Victorian hotel also offers a 24-hour fitness center, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff.
Corus Hotel Hyde Park is a smoke-free property.
- Total number of rooms - 387
- Number of floors - 11
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
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- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
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Bel Canto - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant serves lunch and dinner.
Olio Brasserie - This brasserie serves lunch and dinner.
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Babies love to make noise. What better toy to make that noise with that good ol' pot and pans and wooden spoons? He's completely OVER his own baby toys so we had to get creative.
Good thing his birthday is coming up... maybe a few new toys are in order?
What were their favorite toys at that age?
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RICHMOND — A 30-year-old man was taken to the hospital in critical condition Monday evening after being shot multiple times by officers at Nevin Avenue and B Street, police said.
Police received several 911 calls reporting an armed man near the St. Johns Apartments at 4:57 p.m., at about the same time police ShotSpotter technology detected shots fired in that area, Capt. Mark Gagan said.
Officers arrived and confronted an armed man on the sidewalk behind the apartment building on the south side of Nevin Avenue, Gagan said. Shortly thereafter, several officers fired multiple rounds at the man.
It was not immediately known how many times the man was shot or where on his body, Gagan said, but he was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
It was not immediately known what prompted officers to fire their weapons nor was it known whether the suspect shot at or aimed a gun at police, Lt. Bisa French said.
According to French, the officers have been placed on administrative leave per department policy.
The officer-involved shooting is being investigated, with the District Attorney's Office as the lead investigator, Gagan said. District attorney investigators were on the scene in the hours following the shooting.
"We have a county protocol that the DA takes the lead on officer-involved shootings to provide an unbiased account of the facts of the case," Gagan said.
Nevin Avenue has been blocked off between First and A streets while the investigation takes place.
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I was upset about this at first as well.Rated X wrote:Poor choice on Starscream. If he isn't gonna be huge them might as well keep him the same mold as Skywarp and Thundercracker. Everybody wanted the Silverbolt mold, why didn't they just deliver ?
But, many have argued against our disdain pointing out that the Terradive mold has the closest head mold to MW Starscream's head as is without having to remold it.
As for it not being a big toy, others have also argued that Transformers fiction has often ignored the size of characters with big toys. G1 Blaster, for example was HUGE, yet the cartoon and comics all depicted him as just a slightly-taller-then-average guy, being on par Soundwave, whose toy was half his size.
MW Starscream being a titan may have applied for the 1997 toy, but since there was no fiction for it back then, there was little-to-no official portrayal of the guy to spell out just how tall the character really is.
For the Unicron Trilogy molds, they wre simply so old and worn out that they had outlived their usefulness.Rated X wrote:Aside from GM and movie licensed molds, I don't buy into the excuses of a mold not being "available". What decides this ? If it's piled up in the back of a warehouse and they're too lazy to dig it out ?
For the movieverse toys, any mold that was based on a character design created by Paramount is partially owned by Paramount. The Movieverse toys that Hasbro made without Paramount's input are fully Hasbro-owned and more readily useable by Fun Pub since they would only have to deal with Hasbro to use them, as opposed to having to deal with both Hasbro and Paramount to use a more expensive mold.
As for the lack of Universe Silverbolt, again, Terradive already had a convincing-enough headsculpt.
I agree with you on both. I did not want a Perceptor-made Soundwave or three Reflectors either.Rated X wrote:Glad not to see the Perceptor mold on the list. I didn't want to see them ruin Soundwave my not using the perfect Cybertron Red Alert mold. And I don't need a 3 pack of huge Reflectors either. The Perfect Effect set is fine for me.


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SURPRISE Ariz. -- The Rangers have claimed right-handed pitcher Seth Rosin off waivers from the Dodgers and will look at him as a possible candidate for the bullpen.
They will have to make a quick decision. Rosin was drafted by the Mets from the Phillies' organization in the Rule 5 Draft and traded to the Dodgers. He has to be on the Opening Day roster and stay there for the entire season or offered back to the Phillies for $25,000. The Rangers will watch him this weekend and see if he is worth carrying as a long reliever.
"We've had solid reports on him," general manager Jon Daniels said. "He's a strike thrower with good life on his fastball."
Rosin pitched 11 innings in four games in the Cactus League this spring, allowing three runs -- two earned -- on 10 hits and two walks with 12 strikeouts. He spent last season at Double-A Reading in the Eastern League and was 9-6 with a 4.33 ERA in 23 starts and three relief appearances.
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A producer, producer's spouse, children or grandchildren are eligible for the awards. The producer must have an active dairy operation as of January 1, 2012, and must reside in the Nebraska Division territory. Each applicant must be considered a full-time student in the fall of 2012 in a post-secondary program of any length at an accredited college or university. Awards are limited to one per family per year, but any former applicant, or former $500 or $1,000 winner can reapply for subsequent years. A $1,500 winner is not eligible to reapply.
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Diamond-Roltran has just completed its Roll-Ring rotor assembly, which is designed for use with the company's generator collector test platform for wind turbines.
Roll-Rings are designed to help wind farm owners and managers reduce costs and increase uptime by eliminating slip-ring brush and rotor maintenance. And because Roll-Rings do not generate wear debris, they are capable of rolling up to 1 billion revolutions, according to the company.
The Roll-Ring wind collector rotor test assembly has two channels capable of carrying 600 amps each. Each channel has three grooves for Roll-Rings to roll in and conduct power between the stator and rotor assemblies. Each Roll-Ring will run in its own groove and, at three inches in diameter, is capable of conducting 200 amps each. The 62-pound rotor assembly was balanced to 2,000 rpm.
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Peppermint Lollipops Recipe
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These lollipops can be made with any shape cookie cutter. Gingerbread men, snowmen, Christmas trees and reindeer—there are endless color and design options, so let your creative juices flow! —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
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- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- 2/3 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint oil
- Red and/or green paste food coloring
- 10 lollipop sticks
- Crushed peppermint candies, optional
- Butter 10 assorted metal cookie cutters and place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet; set aside. In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, water, corn syrup and cream of tartar. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage).
- Remove from the heat. Stir in oil, keeping face away from mixture as odor is very strong. For each color of candy swirls, pour 1/4 cup sugar mixture into a ramekin or custard cup; tint red or green.
- Immediately pour remaining sugar mixture into prepared cookie cutters. Drizzle with colored mixtures as desired; cut through with a toothpick to swirl. Remove cutters just before lollipops are set; firmly press a lollipop stick into each. Sprinkle peppermint candies over tops if desired. Yield: 10 lollipops.
Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with LorAnn peppermint oil. It can be found at candy and cake decorating supply shops or at www.lorannoils.com. We recommend that you test your candy thermometer before each use by bringing water to a boil; the thermometer should read 212°. Adjust your recipe temperature up or down based on your test.
Originally published as Peppermint Lollipops in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2007, p91
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"This tastes really good, but it is difficult to do perfect. I think I might need to try three times to get it right."
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"This recipe is farely easy to make...The peppermint oil is very strong and when making this be sure to keep your face away from the pan when adding the oil becuase it the steam is very strong...Instead of making suckers I just made one big piece of candy and broke it up into bites, kind of like rock candy..."


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As part of our continuing Viewpoints series, we remain highly focused on the key issues and opportunities that our clients are facing in the post-financial crisis world. As you may know, PwC was involved in numerous post-crisis reviews of risk management at some of the world's best known financial institutions.
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