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I am not. still using the previous version.CharlesGodwin wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 12:32 amAre you using the latest version. I made some changes in the last 2 days
I am not. still using the previous version.CharlesGodwin wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 12:32 amAre you using the latest version. I made some changes in the last 2 days
sagreen83 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 12:30 amtestRS485-20180917_1920.zipCharlesGodwin wrote: ↑Sat Sep 15, 2018 11:09 am@Scott. glad its working. I'd really like a copy of the txt file generated when you run the testrs485 script as I'm trying to fine tune the packet processing and every site seems to have different packet "features" so it's a learning process. Please let me know what equipment you have in the network too.
See attached file created from testrs485
Looks like there are some unknown's in the file. such as:
Bytes read:21:UNKNOWN=>0005140A6419280601EB9B820005000000000000D0
Bytes read:22:UNKNOWN=>400001F8000577000100331E312A73000002025800FE
Again, my configuration is
Magnum MS4448PAE
MagWeb interface
AGS (w/Honda EU7000is generator)
Outback FlexMax 80 charge controller
12 VmaxTank 155slr Batteries (420ah)
6 300 watt 72 cell solar panels.
@CharlesGoodwin,CharlesGodwin wrote: ↑Fri Sep 21, 2018 5:08 pmI have moved all distribution to GitLab for easier support in the future. All previous links to my distribution folders have been disabled.
You can access the runtime software at this link. https://gitlab.com/Magnum_Energy/distribution
Currently I am not distributing the source but it too will be added to GitLab as soon as I get it setup.
I don't want this topic to branch into a discourse on statistics and graphing but.....
Charles,CharlesGodwin wrote: ↑Sun Sep 16, 2018 8:29 pm
Adding extra "device" data is straight forward but not yet documented. You need to create a java class that implements ca.godwin.magnum.DataReader interface. This class is dynamically loaded at run-time using the plugins= option. Your can have multiple classes by coma delimiting their class names in the option. This class is responsible for returning an ArrayList of objects that implement ca.godwin.magnum.DeviceRecord. How you collect the data in these objects is implementation specific. For example my MorningStar controller has a ModBus interface so I communicate using their published interface, extract the data I want, populate the object so the two methods provide data and I'm done. I also have a class that returns a weather record with current temperature, pressure and humidity. The values are appended after the magnum fields in the order that the plugins are defined and order of each DeviceRecord object in the ArrayList.
1 : The server works fine with the default dateformat (without override)CharlesGodwin wrote: ↑Sun Nov 18, 2018 2:03 amThoughts
1 does the server work if you don't override dateformat
2 are there any messages in the server log file
3 have you considered reformating the date downstream
I'll test tomorrow when I'm near my system
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DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS");
String now = LocalDateTime.now().format(formatter);
Trying to test now... Oddly I'm getting the following error in the server log, and I have no idea why yet... I've not seen that error before and I've rebuilt and installed 100's of times.CharlesGodwin wrote: ↑Sun Nov 18, 2018 7:46 pm@scott
I may have a fix. Please try it and if it is working, I will officially release it.
for now, go to this branch page, read the instructions titled Update without internet, restore older version or install pre-release version, download the two Release_1.0.6 files, run setup, and test.
actually building from source. Using your ANT process. Thats been working fine for 1.0.5 (Using this process to compile my plugin into the main jar files)CharlesGodwin wrote: ↑Sun Nov 18, 2018 11:02 pmYou said "rebuild" are you really building from source or downloading the files and running setup_1.0.6 or...?


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Milwaukee police officer shoots man at Children's Hospital, prompts lockdown
Two MPD officers respond to call of man with gun on neo-natal floor
A lockdown is over after a shooting at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin just before noon Thursday.
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke said a call came in at 11:59 a.m. of a shooting on the seventh floor of the hospital, which houses the neonatal unit.
Milwaukee Police Department Chief Ed Flynn said two police officers were in the building because a call indicating there was an armed man in the hospital.
The man was 22-year-old Ashanti Hendricks, who was wanted on a warrant. WISN 12 News learned the warrant was for failure to appear in court. Hendricks had pleaded guilty to felon in possession of a firearm.
VIDEO: Sheriff Clarke provides shooting details
Clarke said officers located Hendricks in the Neonatal Progressive Care Unit on the seventh floor and was holding an infant. Clarke said police officers informed the Hendricks he was under arrest. Clarke said he then put down the infant and initially went with them.
Then, Hendricks started to struggle with the officers, Flynn said. That is when the officers saw he had a semiautomatic pistol. He escaped from the officers' grasp and ran down a hallway. When Hendricks turned on the officers with the gun, one of the officers shot him twice in the arm, forcing him to drop the pistol, Flynn said. The man continued to run, but after a struggle on the ground, he was taken into custody.
VIDEO: Chief Flynn describes shooting at Children's Hospital
Clarke said Hendricks was the only person injured in the incident.
Flynn said Hendricks has a lengthy arrest record. WISN 12 News has learned he has a history of drug charges dating back to 2009 and was known to be armed in the past.
Hendricks had surgery Thursday afternoon and is in police custody.
The police officer who shot the suspect is a 27-year-old man.
VIDEO: Shots fired at Children's Hospital
The Milwaukee Police Department, Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office and Wauwatosa Police are investigating the incident. The Milwaukee County District Attorney's office is also on scene as a matter of protocol for officer-involved shootings.
VIDEO: Man who was inside Children's shares what he heard, saw
Law enforcement gave an all-clear for the Children's Hospital buildings at about 2:05 p.m.
Children's Hospital prepares its employees to know what to do in the case of an active shooter.
One worker showed WISN 12 News the card they wear with the protocol on it, reminding them to lockdown the area where they are.
"It's our Children's protocol, so for an active shooter it's first get out is our first protocol, which is what I did with some patients, so you just need to get out, get taken care of That's what we did, and the people that are left inside need to hide. I know a lot of them are hiding right now," clinical assistant Ashley Paczocha said.
Flynn said the hospital has good security.
VIDEO: Children's Hospital News Conference
"Nobody was in harm's way at the time the incident occurred," said Dr. Michael Gutzeit, chief medical officer at Children's Hospital.
Gutzeit said the hospital has no metal detectors.
Stay with WISN.com and our free WISN 12 mobile apps for continuing coverage of this story.

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"A Friend in the Hallway," New Era, Nov. 2012, 34–36
A Friend in the Hallway
Spending time at lunch with Duane changed how I looked at those who could use a friend.
When I was a sophomore in high school, I often found myself seeking a quiet place at lunch. I would sit with my friends at a table, but I didn't enjoy the chaos of the lunchroom and would sometimes retreat to an unused hallway where the noise was less deafening.
I hadn't been doing this for long when I noticed a young man, probably a junior, who would also find an abandoned corner to eat his lunch. He was unkempt, his hair unruly, his clothes visibly secondhand. He wore thick glasses, smelled of cigarette smoke, and mumbled to himself about one thing or another. When I saw him around school, no one seemed to even notice he was there. He walked the halls with his eyes down and never said a word to anyone. He was sometimes the object of cruel pranks and generally didn't fit in.
We were studying the Book of Mormon in seminary that year. We talked about Mosiah 18:8–9, which mentions part of our baptismal covenant. Here, Alma reminds us what we commit to as members of Christ's Church. In verse eight it says we "are willing to bear one another's burdens, that they may be light."
I was by no means the most popular girl in school, but I was no outcast either. As I saw the indifference and even revulsion that my fellow classmates showed toward this young man, the Spirit would not let me rest. I knew he needed a friend. I determined to do something about it.
One day at lunch I excused myself from my friends' table and quietly made my way to the corner where I knew the boy would be sitting. I felt awkward and nervous as I timidly asked if I could share his corner. He didn't speak but just looked at me and shrugged. I asked him his name, but he shyly shook his head and did not reply to any of my attempts at conversation. When lunch was over, I called out a vague, "See you around," and I went to my class.
The next day, I again felt like I should go sit with him, so I did. This pattern went on every day at lunchtime for more than two weeks before he very quietly whispered that his name is Duane. As we sat, I would talk about anything that came to mind. He rarely responded. But as time went on, I guess my little efforts made some impression. I noticed a change in him. He seemed genuinely happy to see me at lunch. When I would see him in the halls, I would greet him with a wave or call, "Hey, Duane." He would make eye contact and even smile occasionally.
I told my friends what I was doing, and they also began to go out of their way to say hello. This didn't bring us any popularity, and I became the subject of many juvenile remarks as well. But I knew that what I was doing was right.
Our friendship remained casual, with Duane speaking only occasionally. He never became part of the "popular crowd" or suddenly became an outgoing guy. But I began to truly enjoy our lunches, and he did too.
Around March, I was approached by one of the school counselors. She invited me to come speak with her. In her office, I learned that Duane is an only child and that his mother had died several years earlier. His father worked three jobs, so Duane was often left alone at home late into the night. He had struggled in school for years and would sometimes do himself harm.
"I have rarely heard him say more than a sentence or two when I have met with him," the counselor said. "He is normally extremely shy and withdrawn. But in the last few months, he has begun to actually talk a little. He mentioned that he eats lunch with a sophomore girl named Sara. He even went so far as to say that he likes the company. I just wanted to express my appreciation for what you are doing. It may seem small, but you are changing Duane's outlook. He is happier than I have ever seen him."
At that moment, tears came to my eyes, and I knew that Heavenly Father and His Son were pleased with what I was doing. And I knew that I was keeping my baptismal covenant. At the end of the year, I had Duane sign my yearbook. He grinned and wrote a simple, "Have a great summer. Thanks for the lunches. Duane."
Duane did not return to school after that year, and I heard that he had moved to another city. I genuinely prayed that he would continue his progress to happiness. I have never heard more about him, but I know that Heavenly Father and the Savior are watching over him. I'm sure he found new friends.
I was changed forever by those few minutes at lunch. Since then I have tried to look for those who need comfort, especially those who normally go unnoticed. Though I am by no means a perfect example, I have felt the love of the Savior for these special brothers and sisters. I have learned that keeping our baptismal covenants can sometimes be uncomfortable, but the Spirit brings a joy that will surpass all discomfort.


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Thanks, Dave!18th July 2016
I must begin this blog with my customary apology for the length of time it has taken to write it. A number of people have complained that I have not yet written up the Full Council meeting of 7th July, well over a week ago, including no less a figure than Cllr David Harrison (WI,…
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"Shares of AAPL stock were off nearly $12, or more than 2.5 percent, Monday morning," Neil Hughes reports for AppleInsider. "Market watchers believe negative sentiment may stem from the fact that Apple did not publish a press release touting preorders for the iPhone 5c, which became available to pre-purchase last Friday."
"Apple didn't announce presale figures for the original iPhone, iPhone 3G, or iPhone 3GS," Hughes reports. "But starting with the iPhone 4 in 2010, the company has boasted new record preorder numbers every year."
Hughes reports, "However, this year also marks the first time Apple is launching two new iPhone models: the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s… As such, the iPhone 5c may not be as appealing to early adopters who are likely to want Apple's latest and greatest model, the iPhone 5s."
Read more in the full article here.
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Apple's iPhone 5C will sell more 5S models than the iPhone 5 ever would have – September 12, 2013
Why would anyone buy an iPhone 5c instead of an iPhone 5s? – September 10, 2013


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Apparently Microsoft doesnt like it that people have there beta version of MSN 6. In fact the link here
has a quote from m$ saying they urge people not to use it.
"The company prefers to control the distribution, wants to make sure customers are using complete versions of the software, and wants to have feedback measures in places so everybody knows it is a beta product."
Now...."feedback measures" could that mean a proffesional microsoft style of spyware? Nooooo couldn't be. So if anyone cares what microsoft says then I guess they can wait the two months for the real version. Meh. I like the thing.


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embarrassingly late review of the original nexus 7
I've been promising to write up my thoughts on the original Google Nexus 7 tablet since it was released last July, but it always took a backseat to blogging about other things. With the Nexus 7 Mark II coming out this week, this post is as outdated as it could be, but I like to finish what I start (this post has been in draft form for at least six months). And if you're considering getting the new Nexus 7, some of this may still be relevant.
So when the original Nexus 7 was announced, I had been considering the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 as a birthday present to myself, primarily for use as a non-proprietary eReader. The prices and specifications were roughly equal for a picky but not-obsessive media consumer like me, but the Nexus 7 had a few other things going for it:
- It was a Google device running the latest version of Google's Android OS, with the promise of superior support and not needing to wait long for future updates.
- The Nexus 7 was designed in partnership with Asus, which had produced my very first netbook (and perhaps the first true netbook), the Asus 7, which I was very happy with. I think I wrote a couple of novels on little Zim. (What? Don't you name your devices?)
- The Nexus 7 uses a standard micro-USB port for charging and connecting to a computer vs. a proprietary port for the Samsung.
- The Nexus 7 had a slightly higher screen resolution, which was important since I intended to read on it.


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Verlander still not right as Tigers fall to Royals
Tigers' ace allows five earned runs in his first loss to KC since 2009
KANSAS CITY -- The search for Justin Verlander goes on. Of all his favorite haunts, this seemed like the logical place to find him.
He owned Kauffman Stadium for years until last summer. When he tossed seven scoreless innings here last month, it looked like he was moving in again. But as he walked off the mound on Saturday night with two outs in the sixth inning, removed with two runners on and Billy Butler due up, Verlander looked like any other pitcher.
"We're fully aware that we we're 2-15 [now 3-15] against Verlander," Royals manager Ned Yost said, "so our focus today was to go out and give him a tough game, and that's exactly what we did."
And as the Tigers stared at the damage on the scoreboard, from a blown lead early to a tie game surrendered in the fifth en route to a 6-5 loss, the debate over whether Verlander was back in form was reset once again. The Royals defeated Verlander for the first time since Sept. 9, 2009.
"This game, there was a couple opportunities, a couple times where I was starting to find it," Verlander said. "And it just didn't click. It just kind of went right back to not being able to execute."
Just why that is has gone right back to the forefront of the discussion. Detroit had other reasons for its fifth loss in its last six meetings with Kansas City, from 11 runners left on base to Aaron Crow retiring Torii Hunter and Miguel Cabrera to strand the potential tying run on third base in the eighth. All that is secondary to getting the ace right on the mound.
"This is just me -- I don't know what Justin will say -- but it looks to me like he's pitching a little careful," manager Jim Leyland said. "He's just not being aggressive with his stuff and pitching a little bit too careful. That's just my observation."
Leyland conditioned his answer as his own opinion as much as he could, turning a simple theory into a thesis.
"I don't know if it's accurate," Leyland said. "That's just what I see. That's just kind of what I sense."
Verlander's answer consisted of one word.
"No," the right-hander said, leaving the answer hanging in the silence of the visiting clubhouse.
Asked why Leyland might think his ace is pitching carefully, Verlander said, "That's a question for him."
Asked what might lead to Verlander pitching carefully, Leyland responded, "Can't answer that. You'll have to ask him."
Asked what he thinks, catcher Alex Avila spoke carefully.
"Well, he's attacking guys," Avila said. "I think he just doesn't have his release point. At times, he knows where he wants to throw it, but it's just not going there at times. It's just a matter of finding it."
In other words, it's back to the video room, looking for telltale signs of different mechanics, and back to the bullpen sessions, where Verlander has put in plenty of work already.
One point of agreement, at least on this night, was that it wasn't just fastball command, the root problem that has been on and off for Verlander for much of the year.
"He just wasn't real sharp with anything," Leyland said.
Verlander did not throw a side session during All-Star festivities, instead resting his arm before throwing off a mound on Thursday in Detroit. Verlander felt like his body was telling him to take a break, from his arm to his sore quadriceps that bothered him on Sunday.
When Verlander took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning last Sunday against Texas, he looked like he had found a new form, combining strategic power with a savvy on how to mix his pitches as a 30-year-old. He looked rejuvenated, invigorated and more aware than ever of how hitters would approach him.
"I felt like going into the All-Star break, I had three or four [outings] that were much better," Verlander said, "and then today wasn't where I need to be, so hopefully just that time off threw me out of sync."
Verlander did have some excellent outings. He also had some terrible ones. That pretty well sums up his last six weeks.
He ended Saturday's first inning holding a 2-1 lead after a Salvador Perez sacrifice fly, but needed 21 pitches to do it. After an eight-pitch second inning and two quick outs in the third, an Eric Hosmer single, four-pitch walk to Butler and two-run double from Perez stretched his inning to 23 pitches, ending when Perez tried to stretch a triple on Hunter.
Verlander loaded the bases twice in a 32-pitch fourth inning -- the first on three consecutive line-drive singles, the second with two outs. Back-to-back walks not only loaded the bases, they brought around Mike Moustakas to score for a 5-3 lead.
Avila's two-run single seemingly gave Verlander a new game, as he did his two quick outs in the bottom half. Again, Verlander fell behind on a 2-0 count to Moustakas before leaving a fastball over the plate for a go-ahead solo homer.
With six runs, five earned, on eight hits over 5 2/3 innings, he allowed five runs for the third time in his last eight starts. In that same stretch, Verlander has three outings of seven or more scoreless innings.
"See-saw," Verlander described it. "When it hasn't been there, I haven't been able to find it. And when it has, it's been good. It's what I've talked about all year, just finding that consistency."
On this Leyland agreed.
"I would say over the course of the season up to this point, and there is a lot of season left obviously, his performances haven't been quite as consistent as in the past," Leyland said. "I think that's a fair assessment.
"That doesn't mean they haven't been OK. They haven't been quite what you expect of him, which is a little bit unfair too at times because you expect so much. It doesn't mean he's pitched bad in any way. It means he really hasn't been on that consistent roll that we know he can get on."
Dominant or not, they have to find that consistent Justin Verlander.


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After an initial 14-man field for a 16-slot tournament, "The Ultimate Fighter 13" tonight kicks off the round of eight.
As we learned in this past week's episode, the quarterfinal matchups include:
- Clay Harvison (Team Lesnar's No. 4 pick) vs. Ramsey Nijem (Team Dos Santos' No. 4 pick)
- Chris Cope (Team Lesnar's No. 5 pick) vs. Shamar Bailey (Team Dos Santos. No. 1 pick)
- Chuck O'Neill (Team Lesnar's injury replacement) vs. Zach Davis (Team Dos Santos. No. 5 pick)
- Tony Ferguson (Team Lesnar's No. 3 pick) vs. Ryan McGillivray (Team Dos Santos. No. 2 pick)
The first two of those matchups take place on tonight's episode.
As the show begins, Shamar is discussing a back injury. He confides in a teammate just as his opponent, Chris, walks by and then heads outside.
Chris lets out his trademark "woo!," and Shamar, who voices his anger over the early-morning howling, reiterates his desire to shut him up.
"I'm looking forward to fighting Chris and choking that voice box out," he says.
We then heads to the gym for Ramsey's training session with head coach Junior Dos Santos. Because of Clay's solid cross, Junior tells his fighter to either stay at distance or move in close, but to avoid sitting in the pocket.
Ramsey, a Palestinian, says he's grateful his own only fights come in a cage "in a controlled environment" rather than on the streets. He's confident, of course.
Soon after, both teams convene at the gym, where UFC president Dana White introduces UFC middleweight Brian Stann. The former Marine is there to speak to the fighters. He explains how the U.S. Marines gave him the discipline he needed to be an MMA fighter and how that kind of commitment needs to be embraced by anyone serious about the sport.
Head coach Brock Lesnar leads the round of applause after the (likely Marines-sponsored) pep talk is over.
At a subsequent Team Lesnar session, Clay and the coaches look over his hand. He dislocated his finger in his previous bout, and the bone broke through his skin. But with the stitches out and the dislocation behind him, he's focused on his game-planning.
Brock obviously wants Clay to find ways to create distance so he can let his hands fly. But he also drills some wrestling techniques so he has a suitable sprawl.
The following day, both teams again convene at the training center for official fighter weigh-ins. Clay weighs 170 and Ramsey 171. Ramsey's choice of a banana hammock brings some levity to the proceedings.
"I just wanted to show off my sexy body," Ramsey jokes. "The funny thing is that I actually fight in those."
In the dressing room before the right, Ramsey is nervous and mentions that he feels sick. But even after puking, he says Clay won't be able to beat him. Clay, meanwhile, works the mitts and gets equally fired up for the first quarterfinal match.
Soon, it's fight time, and we have:
Team Lesnar's Clay Harvison (8-3) vs. Team Dos Santos' Ramsey Nijem (4-1)
Dana does the intros, Steve Mazzagatti officiates the action, and we're underway.
Clay looks to throw hands, and Ramsey immediately ducks and shoots to get the takedown. Clay tries to get back up, but Ramsey takes his back in the process. Clay continues fighting to get up while Ramsey tries to secure his hooks. He eventually flattens out Clay, delivers some hard punches, and then quickly locks in a fight-ending rear-naked choke.
It's the quickest finish to a fight this season.
Dana mentions that Junior's belief that Ramsey is the season's best fighter may just be correct.
Junior is thrilled and thinks the season is Ramsey's to win. Clay obviously is disappointed, but Dana, who was impressed by his toughness in his previous bout, says he has nothing to be shamed of.
The focus then quickly turns to Shamar and Chris' fight. As Dana mentions, many people feel Shamar is the season's best fighter and Chris the worst.
At a Team Dos Santos training session, Junior says Shamar looks good and that his back is better. Shamar wants to keep the center of the cage and constantly make Chris backpedal.
Team Lesnar, though, soon arrives. Before Shamar leaves, Chris gets in a final "woo!" to ruffle his opponent's feathers. Brock gets a kick out of it and tells Chris he simply needs to weather the first 30 seconds of what's expected to be an angry flurry from Shamar.
"Yeah, he really doesn't like me," Chris jokes.
Brock likes the fight. He seems to especially like Chris has tweaked him with the constant screams. Chris knows he's considered the underdog, but he also knows Shamar has everything to lose while he has everything to gain. Unsure even what to call Chris' style, Brock calls it a "wrestler vs. Chris" matchup.
"I'm going to take him into deep water and drown him," Chris says.
The following day, the teams return to the gym for official weigh-ins. Chris weighs 171, and Shamar is a pound lighter at 170.
Just about everyone favors Shamar, a Strikeforce vet, in the fight, but Chuck O'Neil warns that Chris is the type of guy who can take you out of your game and "take your heart." Additionally, Dana thinks Shamar has proven fairly one-dimensional and that Chris' upbeat personality can be an advantage.
Back at the house, Chris gets some inside knowledge from teammate Nordin Asrih, who lost to Shamar in the opening round. Nordin really breaks down Shamar's style but thinks Chris is overthinking it and complicating his game plan. He specifically drills some takedown defenses.
Nevertheless, it's soon fight day, and both teams head to their respective dressing rooms for final preparations. After the usual pre-fight warm-ups, both fighters head to the cage. We have:
Team Lesnar's Chris Cope (4-1) vs. Team Dos Santos' Shamar Bailey (10-3)
Referee Josh Rosenthal gets us started, and we're underway.
Shamar wings some shots as Chris patiently circles. Chris continues bouncing until Shamar lands a punch when he catches him flatfooted. He does it again a few seconds later. Shamar gains some confidence, but his punches are missing wide. Chris takes the center of the cage and creates some distance. But Shamar rushes in for a single-leg takedown. Chris defends and pops Shamar with punches to the head and body while showing good balance. Shamar continues working for the takedown, but Chris listens to his corner and defends well. He eventually pushes off Shamar, and we start again. Chris works jabs, circles and then easily stuffs another takedown attempt. Shamar clinches with Chris against the cage, but Chris again easily circles off. Shamar moves in with punches and clinches again, but Chris works a few quick knees to the body and gets through some punches before circling off. Shamar continues to stalk as Chris circles. Shamar lands a left and moves in for the takedown, but Chris again unloads punches to the head and body as Shamar wraps the hips. Chris again uses a whizzer to circle off and reset. Shamar now waves in Chris before shooting again. Chris stuffs it and unloads knees before a surprising first round ends. MMAjunkie.com scores it 10-9 for Chris for controlling the action.
Between rounds, Dana and Brock implore Chris to let his hands fly.
The second round opens, and the fighters trade punches before bouncing out of range. Shamar moves in and eats a counter shot. Chris throws jabs and straight punches with more frequency. Shamar gets through a nice body shot. Chris stays light on his feet and lands some counter shots. Shamar moves in with a punch but is countered again. Shamar shoots, but Chris again easily defends and unloads knees to the body while pushes into the fencing. He then circles off and lands a nice right. The fighters circle some more, and Shamar shoots for a single leg. It looks like he's got it, but Chris again balances out of it. While clinched, the fighters trade knees, but Chris circles away. Shamar lands a nice combo, resets, but is then countered with a combo. Shamar continues moving in with punches, but Chris has his timed well now. He pushes Shamar into the cage, is reversed, but continues landing more punches and knees. Chris then circles away. Shamar lands some straight punches, but they don't seem to have much effect, and Chris defends against another takedown before unloading dozens of punches to the head and body while Shamar clings to his hips. Chris circles away before the second round ends without Shamar scoring a single takedown in the entire fight. MMAjunkie.com scores it 10-9 for Chris in what should be a pretty significant upset.
The judges agree and unanimously score it 20-18 for Chris.
Shamar thinks he won. So does Junior. But it comes across a bit like sour grapes.
"He couldn't do anything in the stand-up," Dana says of Shamar. "A quarter of the way through the first round, he was like, 'Holy [expletive]. His takedown defense is pretty good.'"
Brock thinks Chris fought defensively and clearly won the bout. Junior thinks Chris was scared to fight.
Shamar pulls Dana aside and says he wanted to showcase his hands instead of trying to take down Chris. Dana is a bit perplexed.
"Well, it looks like you tried to take him down a bunch of times," he says.
Shamar then mentions his back injury and says he couldn't get the leverage he needed.
After Shamar is gone, Dana finds some humor in the fact that Shamar asked for the fight and said he planned to beat up Chris since he wakes him up early.
"Hey Shamar, I bet you're going to get woken up everyday for the rest of the competition," Dana jokes.
For the latest on this season, stay tuned to "The Ultimate Fighter 13" section of MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
Catch new episodes of "The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team Dos Santos" every Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Spike TV. MMAjunkie.com recaps each episode of the reality series, and full series coverage can be found on "The Ultimate Fighter 13" page.


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Im slowly learning how to interact around people and talk to them! Ive not felt very good about myself when it comes to women! Im learning, that how I feel about my self, positive vs negative thoughts will make the difference around others! However, this is affirmation work to build my confidence! So, its up to me!
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Meat sweats. Perhaps that's the technical term for what we've been experiencing after four days of Hill Country Brisket Pursuit. Can't look a cow in the eye anymore, and I'm craving salad, or things that crunch. The BBQ Bus can pass right on by – I'm done!
We tried to make the most of our time in Austin, but honestly, Day 3 was a bust. We were just bagged out, and wanted nothing more than to lay around with books. Strolled around the three-mile campground loop with Jezzy, and waited for the BBQ hour to strike. About 2pm, John announced that Vic's BBQ would be out strike for the day. We roused ourselves from a meat-induced stupor, dragged our bikes out from under the tarp which kept the intermittent rain from making the saddles wet and nasty, and headed off for a late lunch. John enjoyed ribs/brisket, and I sampled sausage/chicken. It was good, and the coleslaw was magnificent. Vic's is not a fancy location by any means – right on the corner where we pushed the pickup truck the previous day. But, Vic really knows how to smoke meat. In spite of our good intentions to just QUIT, we did get a few bones to take back for snacks later. We may both need Twelve Step Programs when we get home.
Day 4 was our day of reckoning. This was to be our last day in Austin, and we still hadn't really seen much of the town yet. Our agenda included the LBJ Presidential Library/Museum, the State Capitol building, and some kind of beer/BBQ joint for lunch. Compared to our previous days, it was an ambitious agenda.
The LBJ Library, on the campus of the University of TX was an interesting way to spend a morning. Until this past week, I probably haven't given LBJ ten minutes of thought in the past 40 years. Although I know he 'inherited' Vietnam, in my mind, it was HIS war. So, it was so unexpected for me to see this sympathetic view of him – hearing him say, "I can't get out (of Vietnam), and I can't win it with what I've got." It's been on my mind since we were there. Hard to believe that his domestic legacy has to be trashed by a lousy, ill-advised war. (just my opinion – we can argue all day about that). Protests during his Administration were legendary.
What was interesting to learn that LBJ was a freshman congressman in the 1930s, and was an ardent FDR supporter. His Great Society plan was intended to pick up and finish what the New Deal left undone. He signed the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968. Check out this photo from a protest about that. Thurgood Marshall was appointed the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court by LBJ. He created Head Start, Medicare, and Medicaid, and signed the Immigration Act of 1965, which liberalized immigration policy for non-Europeans. He signed more bills into law than any other President (other than FDR), in spite of being in office only five years. It would be easy to spend hours at the Library – I can't wait to visit other Presidential Libraries – this was my first one.
We left the Library with more information about LBJ as an individual than we had ever considered. Isn't that the point of a visit like this? He apparently didn't hesitate to go nose to nose with anyone to reinforce an opinion, or solicit a vote. But, John decided to give ol' LBJ a Crankshaw Cranium Crushing. While cycling up a big hill to UT, we passed a cemetery which had several large and distinctive grave markers visible from the street. We stopped to investigate. This was the Texas State Cemetery, where all the Who's Who of Texas seem to be buried. There are dozens of familiar names. The most interesting marker, though is that of General Albert Sidney Johnston,of the Confederate Army, killed at Shiloh in April 1962.It's a beautiful and peaceful spot in central Austin.
Next on our agenda was the State Capitol building. From our vantage point on the hill at the cemetery, we could see the oddly colored dome. The trick was to find a bicycle-friendly route to get there in midday traffic. Yowza! But, since I'm here to relate the story, you can surmise a happy ending to our ride.
It's impressive. This shot looks up into the dome. But, the outside is painted a very unappealing color. We dubbed it Benjamin Moore Oil Sludge Tan. It's awful.On our way out, a large group had gathered just inside the entrance to protest the Governor's stance on deporting parents of Dreamers (Dreamers are children, born in the US, to parents who who do not have legal immigration status) The protest, although orderly, was loud. It attracted little attention though, leading us to believe that this may be a fairly usual occurance in Austin. Cops entered, we exited.We made a quick stop at the Stevie Ray Vaughan statue. Loved his music, always.Black's BBQ was our lunch stop. Good, not the best (sausage ROCKED, though). Long ride back to camp to cap a terrific four days.
On to Goose Island State Park, along the east coast of Texas. We're headed there on the recommendation of blogs we've read, and also on the advice of Glen and Caite, with whom we shared a beer and a campfire while in Austin. With all the Spring Break camping traffic, we felt lucky to snag a site for three nights.
Not only is Goose Island home to the Texas Big Tree, a Live Oak estimated to be nearly 1100 years old. It's over 35′ in circumference, and is impressive in a sprawly, majestic manner. I wished for something to be at the base to help with the scale of this massive tree. The photos really don't do it justice.The Live Oaks in this area are a real curiosity. Along the Gulf Shore, there's a spot where they are all severely bent over – away from the Gulf. There's speculation that it's due to gravity or wind, but the cause is unknown. It's gorgeous, though.One of the real draws of this area though is that it's near the Aransas Wildlife Refuge, where the 500 Whooping Cranes in existence winter. We were fortunate to see maybe a dozen of them, in flight and on the ground. They are the tallest birds in North America, and are a stunning white with black wingtips. In flight, they are unmistakable. Near the State Park, there's a farm with a large field where several of the Whoopers congregate every day. We cycled over at various times to see them. With such a small number in existence (although this is a HUGE increase in the past years), we were thrilled to hear and see perhaps 20 different birds, on the ground, and in the air. One of the other highly visible residents of this area is the Turkey Vulture. They are everywhere! Circling, and reminding me not to move too slowly. There are also Ospreys, elegant and fierce hunters. We were treated to a shouting contest between Great Horned Owls one night. After about a half-hour, they both left.
On the waterfront, the pelicans rule. In Texas State Parks with a river or water source, you can fish without getting a fishing license. This is a huge attraction, and makes for many restful opportunities.Needless to say, we loved our stay at Goose Island. We made a new T@B friend, Liz from Wyoming. She's a free spirited artist, and we loved sharing dinner and stories over a campfire with her one evening.
Just a few little Texas-y things though…….
We made a trip into Rockport, TX from Goose Island. This involves travleling over a long bridge which spans the Causeway. The road is two-way traffic, with hardly any room on each side between the roadway and the guardrail. We crossed behind a Sheriff's car. The suddenly braked, and the Deputy on the passenger side got out of the car and picked up a big piece of metal trash which was in the narrow space between road/rail. We figured he would put it in the trunk of the cruise. Hope! He chucked it over the rail into the water! Did he look to see if there was a boater or fisherman nearby? Nope! Could have been ugly!
I've got poison ivy, plus 300 mosquito bites (give or take a few).
Don't know about this Texas drought thing. We're encountering rain wherever we go. For example, how do you like this picnic area at Galveston Island SP, where we're currently staying?Hope your snow is melting wherever you are. We are pushing toward home, but not too quickly!


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Gov. Holden Stumbles
New chief executives should
be allowed to stumble around a bit before we criticize them for not having
a firm grip on all the things they have responsibility for. On the other
hand, most that occupy the governor's chair are expected to have a firm
grasp on some things their first day on the job.
One thing Bob Holden brought
to the governor's office was extensive experience in both the legislative
and executive branches of state government. He was expected to have a
keen knowledge of the legislative process and the special responsibility
of a governor's veto.
We were disappointed when Holden
fell short of those expectations. He stumbled when he shouldn't have.
One of the bills he vetoed
would have allowed fuel cost adjustments by our state's two smallest electric
utilities. The purpose of the bill was to maintain the financial viability
of these small utilities as they buy fuel through unregulated natural
gas markets.
The Legislature, after concerns
of consumer protection were raised, wisely reinforced the bill's language
calling for oversight by the Public Service Commission before approving
the measure. As we watch
big companies buying up small electric utilities, our state Legislature
is to be commended for addressing the special needs of our small Missouri-based
companies. The financial
viability and strong community presence of these small private enterprises
are a huge benefit to all of us.
Representatives of the two
companies involved asked the governor to give them an opportunity to discuss
this special legislation. He declined. The
reasons his staff gave for his veto were thoroughly discussed and then
dismissed during the legislative process. After
extensive debate the bill passed with a very strong vote in the House
and a 33-0 vote in the Senate. That strong vote was a clear signal that
Gov. Holden should take a personal interest in the legislation.
A governor's job is not an
easy one. Anyone who holds that position will need to make tough decisions
often. When tough decisions are made, those who get the short end of the
stick will not be happy. If the governor takes the time to visit with
those he may decide against, they will better understand his position.
While they may in the end still be disappointed, they will not be bitter.
In politics, the "how" things
are done can be a healing salve. For those in high elected office, political
acumen is a required attribute. We think our new governor should have
been willing to give the legislation a chance to work.
We know legislators and others
who worked on the bill would have appreciated an opportunity to explain
how it could.
Stork was executive
vice president of the Association of Missouri
Electric Cooperatives and a member of Three Rivers Electric Co-op.


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From The Pueblo Chieftain (Chris Woodka):
Colorado Springs is looking at several options to secure stormwater funding, any of which would most likely mean a vote of the people. "Technically, it's possible to implement it as a fee, but it has to be in front of voters politically," Colorado Springs Utilities executive Mark Pifher told the Pueblo Board of Water Works this week.
Pifher updated the board on the work of a stormwater task force created by El Paso County commissioners and the Colorado Springs City Council. The task force decided to recommend the county and cities study ways to find sustainable funding for more than 400 projects and $900 million in funding needs identified in the first phase.
Commissioners and the City Council are considering the recommendation.
The issue is of concern to Pueblo because the stormwater from the most populated areas of El Paso County funnels into Fountain Creek and could make flooding worse if not controlled. There is urgency in El Paso County because of commitments to Pueblo County for a permit to construct the Southern Delivery System and increasing damage from stormwater structures in place.
A white paper last year by Summit Economics outlined several possible funding sources, Pifher explained.
A new El Paso County entity, similar to the Denver Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, could be formed or the payment for stormwater could be managed by the Fountain Creek Watershed Flood Control and Greenway District. Another possibility would be to create a stormwater utility for Colorado Springs, which already operates gas, electric, sewer and water utilities.
Colorado Springs City Council abolished the city's stormwater utility, created without a vote of the people, in 2009, after antitax activist Doug Bruce persuaded voters to approve city Issue 300, calling the stormwater fee a "rain tax."
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Over the past month, the state and city legislatures have passed laws, and the courts have issued decisions, on lead paint, rent regulation and homeless shelters that could alter the housing rights of many New Yorkers.
Homeless Shelter Requirements
In 1981, a court decree mandated that New York City provide shelter to anyone who needed it. The city has since sought to define more precisely and, in some ways, to limit this duty. Their efforts have often conflicted with the demands of advocates for the homeless.
On the issue of shelter eligibility requirements for homeless single adults, a state appellate court recently ruled in favor of the city. The court decided that the Department of Homeless Services can ask shelter seekers to submit to financial and psychological assessments and can expect them to cooperate with therapies that will help them become self-sufficient. Homeless adults must also look for and accept placement in permanent housing when possible. Those who do not comply could be evicted from the shelter system.
The court ruled that the city can establish " reasonable standards to ensure that homeless individuals be required to take steps to achieve self-sufficiency and to reduce their reliance on temporary shelter."
The city had argued that disruptive and uncooperative behavior made shelters dangerous and scared other eligible adults away. But advocates for the homeless have said that harsh rules would force the most dysfunctional adults out of the shelter system and onto the streets.
Keeping the Regulations, But Not The Rent
Tenants in rent-regulated apartments recently got word that their rents can go up 4.5 percent for one-year leases, or 7.5 percent for two-year leases, for lease renewals on or after October 1.
The city's Rent Guidelines Board dropped a percentage point apiece off of their preliminary proposal for rent increase allowances of 5.5 and 8.5 percent, to the disappointment of landlords who claimed their costs had been soaring. Tenants had countered that their apartments were becoming unaffordable, and while they were grateful for the board's decision to lower the proposed increases, they still raged against the highest allowable increases since 1989.
The board also announced the allowable increases for leases of loft tenants and those who occupy single-room occupancy buildings.
Just days after the Rent Guidelines Board reached its decision, the state legislature weighed in on the long-term prospects for rent regulation. The 1997 rent regulations expired on June 15th, and after long nights of negotiation that went nowhere, and a number of short-term extensions of the laws, the legislature agreed to extend the laws without major changes through 2011.
The Republican-led State Senate had the upper hand in the negotiations, forcing the Democrat-heavy State Assembly to either sign onto their bill, or allow rent regulation to evaporate entirely. While (as Gotham Gazette has written) tenant advocates had been hoping for alterations to the 1997 laws that would have saved apartments from deregulation once their maximum allowable rent reached $2000 per month, that provision remained. Tenants decried the decision, and said that it would lead to the deregulation of hundreds of thousands of apartments over the next ten years. Apartments have been leaving regulation, and will continue to do so, due to the high rent vacancy provision, though the exact pace of the change is hard to pin down.
Lead Laws
Tenants finally won one fight, when in early July, the State Court of Appeals invalidated a city law that required the removal of lead paint in apartments housing children aged five or younger. That 1999 law was very controversial (as Gotham Gazette has written), having replaced an earlier law that required lead paint removal if apartments had children aged 6 or younger. The court's decision reinstated the earlier law, and wider protections for young children in homes filled with lead paint.
Lead from paint can cause numerous health problems in all people, but especially in young children. For them, lead exposure has been linked to damage to the brain and nervous system, behavior and learning problems, slowed growth, hearing problems, and headaches.
Other possible legislative changes to housing in New York City will probably not materialize until after a summer hiatus. That is a good thing, because many New Yorkers may need some time to come to terms with the recent alterations to the rules that govern the way we live.


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Winning is the best medicine
Winning is the best medicine, even if it isn't pretty. I have been saying it all along; it is by far the best thing in sports. Winning makes everything better. You end up liking your family and wife more when you're winning, and it's more fun to go to work. Winning can cure all.
I had no clue until our day off yesterday that our road trip was the best in Marlins history. I hope people don't expect us to keep that pace (haha). Winning in the Major Leagues is so hard; in this sport anything can happen on a daily basis. Winning on the road is even harder, so when you can win on the road it becomes extremely important for your success.
I'm glad we got Heath Bell back on track and throwing the ball well. JJ (Josh Johnson) looked better and the rest is obvious: Our pitching staff has been outstanding. We are back in Miami tonight with Johan Santana vs. Mark Buehrle, just like old times. It should be fun and I look forward to seeing everyone out there.
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Oswaldo espero que este año te ganes otro anillo de campeones de la Serie Mundial..
Congratulations, Ozzie. While you are still loved and missed on the South Side- it is great to see you and Mark doing so well in Fla. Looking forward to seeing you beat up on the Cubs in July. Go Marlins!


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Going green has never been simpler
Two popular trends from 2018 that have kept pace with the new calendar year are embracing anything and everything green, and soft, muted tones.
This year however, we're seeing the two merge as one, to create what is destined to become a new decor favourite – pastel green.
This is a particularly strong look for a modern kitchen, where a soft, vintage pastel green can psychologically impart a sense of energy, optimism and purpose.
There are no rules and no limitations, as Smeg has demonstrated by injecting a feel-good shot of green into a range of their products, everything from the freestanding cooker and iconic retro refrigerator, to kitchen appliances such as their toaster, kettle, blender and stand mixer.
Dulux's summer trends palette for 2019 also focuses on soft minimalism, and gentle, nurturing colours that creates soothing and calming interior spaces.
A wash of pale green look best with pops of yellow or the matte black accents that are also proving to be strong trend this year, all against a backdrop of white or dove grey.
Consider adding a touch of this soothing hue to your kitchen renovation plans, for either the cabinetry or as a paint colour.
Alternatively, you could opt for something more simple and cost effective by going green with your kitchen utensils, artwork, or napkins.


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Current/Billboard top 40 type Pop songs needed for a film license. The film will release in mid to late-2019, so final decision is still a few months away. Songs can be male or female vocals. Some rap can be included, but mostly singing. Think along the lines of Camila Cabello, Ariana Grande, Post Malone, Justin Timberlake, Maroon 5, Lauv, Nicki Minaj, Shawn Mendes, Bebe Rexha, Ed Sheeran. We are open to a wide variety of artist styles, but they must fit in the lane of what you would hear on Top 40 radio and see on top Pop Spotify playlists currently.
If we think your submission may fit, we will place it on hold for further review by the entire team working on this project. If it is selected, we will contact you further with details.
Please keep in mind that this is a "submission-only" dropbox. We are looking for the perfect song for this pitch. We will not be giving detailed feedback on submissions. Either we feel the song may fit the brief or it doesn't. We apologize for not being able to give feedback beyond whether it fits or not, but the time constraints of the nature of these projects will not allow us the time to give in-depth feedback on the song. We will, however, submit ratings on every submission.
Incorporated Elements is a company that works with songwriters, artists, producers, and DJ's to help them perfect their craft and fully realize the potential in their art. We work in the areas of production, publishing, film/TV licensing, artist development.
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Similar Sounding Artists: Camila Cabello, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, Maroon 5, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Justin Timberlake, Post Malone, Lauv, Shawn Mendes, Bebe Rexha
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Immediate need for emotional, introspective, mellow, singer/songwriter songs. We need fully completed and mixed songs, no demos please (unless you can get us a master version within a few days of requesting).
Themes can vary, but should NOT really be about finding new love or being completely happy in love. The scene calls for something more dealing with change or loss or starting over in life.
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Escape Artist Management Currently seeking producers and writers . Escape Artists looks after respected Writer/Producers/Mixers such as Anthony Killhoffer (Kanye West etc) Dan Frampton (The Script, Olly Murs, Dappy, Ed Sheeran) If you have exceptional talent in these areas please submit and we will review.


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The advert which is also a game online, asks the audience to pick the "real" Scotsman from a line up of 3 gentlemen. The kilts are then blown up to reveal what really is under a Scotsman's kilt.
The producers of the advert ran into a problem when shooting the advert; Our budget 8 yard kilts were just too heavy to be blown up and were unable to feature in the advert. These kilts are usually worn for casual or formal events, where you definitely don't want to reveal what's under your kilt!
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A stool is not stable unless all three legs are strong. Our society, likewise, cannot be strong if any one of the three legs — economic, environmental or social policy — is wobbly.
The economic leg — attracting investment, creating jobs, increasing incomes and generating tax revenue — ensures that we have the wherewithal to build social housing, educate youth, increase public safety, provide legal aid and meet the health care needs of an aging population. The environmental leg is supported by taxpayer money to clean up salmon streams and to invest in greener technologies and deploy them across the province.
We need to tackle British Columbia's mediocre productivity record because achieving a higher value of gross domestic product for each hour worked (the driver of higher living standards) is how wealth is created. All of this poses a daunting challenge that should drive policy-makers to take the necessary steps to foster economic development along with reasonable safeguards to protect society and our environment.
In this series, titled BC2035: A Guide to our Economic Future, we will examine over the next 12 months the challenges and opportunities facing various sectors of the economy — mining, energy, forestry, waste management, construction and transportation, high-tech, shipbuilding, education and training and health care. These sectors will lay the foundation for future prosperity and social and environmental sustainability.
In making policy decisions there will be trade-offs between the risk of disturbing certain habitat or communities and creating jobs that pay a "living" wage.
We selected the year 2035 because that is when many children born today will be leaving post-secondary institutions to begin their full-time working lives. Do the political leaders vying for our votes in the May 2013 B.C. election have clear plans to ensure a bright economic future for a new generation?
We hope to find out in this series by compelling political parties to address substantive public concerns as we move toward election day. Then you can cast an informed vote.
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The Warrior Diet Experiment, Part 1
Goal. My goal is to lose 100 pounds of bodyfat using the Warrior Diet.
The experiment. To see how much lean muscle mass I can retain while losing 100 pounds of fat on the Warrior Diet.
Beginning weight. 307 pounds, 12/31/2008
Beginning lean mass. 180 pounds.
Beginning bodyfat. 127 pounds.
Beginning bodyfat %. 41.37%
Eating. The Warrior Diet is vastly different from a standard bodybuilding diet. I will be eating only minimal calories during the day, and one huge meal at night. My nightly meal will occur sometime between 5 – 6:30 p.m. each night.
During the day, I will eat only the following…1 can tomato juice, 1 apple, 2 pieces string cheese. Total calories = 290.
At night, during my single large meal, I will consume 1,800 calories. These calories will consist of healthy food…chicken, tuna, almonds, black beans, rice, quinoa, beef, salsa, broccoli, peas, corn, milk, cheese, etc. I will eat as healthy as possible, but may occasionally "cheat" and have a couple hundred calories of popcorn, ice cream, etc.
I may, depending on how the weight loss progression is going, include one cheat day a month where I allow myself to eat an additional 1,000 – 2,000 calories on a single day.
The average calories I will intake daily = 2,100.
Background. I started lifting in 2007 after a 10 year layoff. I was 310 pounds at the time. In 4 months I gained muscle and strength while getting my weight down to 228 pounds. My lean mass at that time was 178 pounds. Also, my lifts were…bench press 300, squat 405, deadlift 505. I lost the weight during this period using a standard bodybuilding style cutting diet. I gained at least 10 pounds of muscle mass while losing the fat, mostly because of muscle memory.
But, by Thanksgiving and Christmas 2007, I was quickly back up to 255-260 pounds.
In early 2008, I tore my left shoulder at work and couldn't lift for 8 months. My diet slowly went to hell, and my weight crept back up to 290. After another round of Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc, I find myself back up to 307 pounds.
Why? Why experiment with the Warrior Diet?
- Because I can. I have 100 pounds of fat to spare, so who better to experiment with the Warrior Diet's viability.
- I am a big eater. Standard bodybuilding diets drive me mad. I like a big meal after working out (which is right after work). When not training, I have almost always resorted to eating little during the day. So, the Warrior Diet is more instinctive for me.
- For others. I want to document my muscle loss during the fat loss process so that others can determine if the Warrior Diet is a viable option for their goals.
- Muscle memory. If the program is a failure, I still have muscle memory in my favor. I can up the caloric ante slightly after the experiment, and know that the mass will come back relatively quickly.
Training. I have never trained on an empty stomach. To be honest, this is the hardest part of the Warrior Diet for me. I am afraid that my workouts, and strength, will suffer.
I am altering my training during this experiment to a workout I call Bulldozer training. It is a melding of Doggcrapp and Max-stim. Here it is in a nutshell…
Day 1…Back.
Deadlift, 20 reps. Using approximately 70-75% of my 1RM, I will perform singles, with only enough rest between reps to regain my sanity. I will perform the rep, stand, shake out my hands, take a few deep breaths, work out the kinks, and then perform another rep. Generally, a 20 rep set performed in this manner will take 10-15 minutes.
T-bar rows and/or DB Rows, 20 reps. Using a weight I can perform 8-10 reps with, I will perform 6 reps, and then rack the weight. I will then take 10-15 deep breaths, and perform more reps. I will continue this "rest-pause" cycle until I hit 20 total reps. I will NOT train to failure.
Day 2…off
Day 3…Chest, shoulders.
Bench press, 20 reps. Same set style as T-bar Rows.
Overhead press, 20 reps. Same set style as T-bar Rows.
Day 4…off
Day 5…Legs
Squats, 20 reps. Same set style as T-bar Rows.
Ham Curls, 20 reps. Same set style as T-bar Rows.
Day 6…off
Day 7…repeat cycle or take the day off….
As you can see, I am training primarily with heavy compound lifts, and will not be directly training biceps, triceps, calves, abs, traps, forearms, etc. I want to keep my workouts short, intense, and heavy.
Success. The following list shows how I will view the success/failure of this Warrior Diet experiment…
- Complete Success. No muscle loss. 180 lean mass, 27 pounds fat. 13.0% BF
- Quality Success. 5 pounds muscle loss. 175 pounds lean mass, 27 pounds fat. 13.4% BF
- Success. 10 pounds muscle loss. 170 pounds lean mass, 27 pounds fat. 13.7% BF
- Failure. 20 pounds muscle loss. 160 pounds lean mass, 27 pounds fat. 14.4% BF
- Complete failure. 30 pounds muscle loss. 150 pounds lean mass, 27 pounds fat. 15.3% BF
I will also consider it a minor failure if I lose any strength over the course of this experiment.
Updates. I will be weighing in and taking bodyfat levels every 2 weeks, and posting the results here. I will also note general observations. Video logs will come as I feel necessary, and when I have the time.
Notes. I am in no way affiliated with the Warrior Diet, or Ori Hofmekler. I am not a Warrior Diet jedi. nor do I believe one way or the other if the Warrior Diet is a valid muscle-retaining, fat loss option for weight trainers. Ori Hofmekler states that it is, and my experiment exists merely to take a look at the Warrior Diet's viability.


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Microsoft has confirmed that children won't initially be able to access Twitter, Facebook and Last.fm through the Xbox 360, when the social networking duo and online music catalogue launch on the console later this month.
The company announced through its Major Nelson blog that Twitter et al would only be available to gold-level Xbox Live members aged 18 and over in order to "offer an age-appropriate environment for everyone".
Parents will have the last say over which applications their sprogs can access, though, it seems. Because Microsoft added that its development team is working on an update that will give parents the choice of which social applications kids can access.
The long and short of which will be that Xbox Live members between the ages of 13 and 17 will only be able to use the services if their parents
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Munich at a glance
Why go?
Because this fashion, art and beer hub of Germany is also its football capital.
Local hotspot
The gay and alternative centre of the Glockenbackviertel, which lies within Isarvorstadt, just south of the city centre.
You probably didn't know
The quality of Bavarian beer originates from a law introduced in 1487 by Munich-born Albert IV, which is still adhered to today.
Suggested reading
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak, 2006)
Bare stats
- Population: 1.5 million
- Annual visitor numbers: 4.9 million (2013)
- January mean temperature: -1°C
- August mean temperature: 18°C
Things to do in Munich
Hey Luigi
For ambiance, price, and location in the heart of the Glockenbachviertel, you won't do better than Hey Luigi. Whether it's rib-eye steak or linguine with pesto, or the daily-changing weekday lunch menu, you'll be tucking into great food. As will your chatty fellow diners. Note: weekends this place is evening-only.
Over the river in Haidhausen, Wein-Cantina provides a welcome break from all that beer. Labels from the Mosel, Rheingau and Franken dominate the wine list, while the light seasonal menu is typified by dishes such as three types of fjord salmon with capers and apple, and own-made tagliatelle with chanterelle mushrooms.
Recently described in the local press as "Munich's most beautiful beer garden," trendy Muffatwerk is a less-traditional alternative to the city's historic breweries. Light vegetarian and Mediterranean food, plus unfiltered Bio-Lammsbräu beer, characterise this contemporary drinking spot. It's also equipped with a sandpit and close to a public playground.
You can't say you've been to Munich without paying a visit to the Hofbräuhaus, the age-old beer hall in the city centre. Previous regulars included Mozart, Lenin and Adolf Hitler, who held the first meeting of his National Socialist Party here. Today's patrons are happy just to quaff their litre-high Maß of HB beer and scoff Weisswurst sausages.
Bob Beaman Club
Surely the only nightspot in the world named after the most famous long-jumper in Olympic history, the Bob Beaman Club opens on the stroke of midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. A top-of-the-range sound system does full justice to the likes of DJ Hell and Carl Craig at the decks.
Munich's prime live venue for underground, indie and jazzy sounds, Milla can usually be relied upon to stage something outré. A recent schedule featured frantic folk from Portland, Oregon; Brazilian "saudade" and a label night for Flowerstreet Records from Munich. Flea-market furniture and wallet-friendly admission prices go with the territory.
If it's leather-clad and coming to Munich, chances are it'll be playing at the no-nonsense Backstage club. Blues, metal and hardcore all get a look-in, though there are reggae and even acoustic nights too.
Harry Klein
The renowned den of techno Harry Klein recently spawned its own label, keeping alive the spirit of contemporary dance music. Four nights a week from Wednesdays, top-notch spinners keep a discerning, dance-hungry clientele entertained until daybreak.
Kustermann on the Viktuelienmarkt, an ironmonger's when founded in 1798, is a local institution. It was integral to Munich's post-war economic miracle, manufacturing manholes and working on the train station. Today it stocks some 70,000 items for the home, and though you might not need a colander right this minute, it's good to browse an emporium that isn't a flat-pack-trading multinational.
Munich's coolest concept store is Rocket, where tops and accessories from Essentiel Antwerp share shelf space with shirts by Libertine-Libertine and Converse sneakers.
Kauf Dich Glücklich
Originating in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg, Kauf Dich Glücklich specialises in sought-after fashion labels from (mainly) Scandinavia, France and Germany, also taking in accessories, cosmetics, designer furniture and even one-off souvenir postcards.
Painstakingly stitched, hand-crafted shoes for men and women are the stock in trade of Schuh-Bertl, including sandals, sportswear and stylish Oxfords should you have a wedding to go to. Last-a-lifetime rucksacks, belts and cases are also on display.
Olympiastadion tour
The kids won't remember the 1972 Olympics but they should enjoy taking a free-kick against the Bayern defence as part of the Olympiastadion tour. The 190-metre-high Olympic Tower grants views of the Alps on clear days. The complex also contains a Sea Life aquarium.
BMW Welt
From its first aircraft engine in 1916 to the cutting-edge design of today, BMW Welt gathers a century of motorised technology under one roof.
Events to look out for
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- City Foundation Festival (June)
- Munich Film Festival (June)
- Tollwood Summer Festival (end of June-July, December)
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- Christkindlmarkt (late November–Christmas)
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At first it looks like Assassin's Creed, but it's futuristic, stars a lady and... wow, this game looks cool and goes places AC has never gone. Seven minutes of footage, mostly stealth and platforming, as our heroine tries to trick her target into killing himself. You've seen it before, until the part where you're playing in your target's memories. This is a must-watch.
The footage is coming straight out of Gamescom 2012, where the game is re-debuting (it used to be called Adrift).
Put this one on your watch list. It looks terrific. It will be out in May 2013 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.


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It's rare that a collection of memorial essays can be both comprehensive and fascinating. We strove for a list that was the latter, and gathered remembrances of some of the most interesting figures in the world of politics and ideas who died this year. For insight into the reach of their influence, we enlisted the help of their friends, their colleagues, their family members and the writers who've covered them.
Taken together, the lives and the pursuits of these change-makers cover nearly 100 years of American history. More than half were born before 1930 and all made contributions to the upheavals that defined their age—from segregation to the civil rights movement, the heyday of print journalism to the explosion of the Internet, Vietnam to the war in Afghanistan. They are politicians, journalists, activists and more, remembered here for the things that make them unique—Judy Woodruff on the pioneering journalist Helen Thomas, for instance, Jules Witcover on his writing partner Jack Germond, Lawrence Lessig on the young tech activist Aaron Swartz.
The 17 recalled here—leaders, thinkers and gadflies alike—are bound, we discovered, not just by the fact that they were lost in 2013, but also by the indelible mark they each made on our politics.
- Jack Germond, by Jules Witcover
- Harry Byrd Jr., by Don Baker
- Ed Koch, by Glenn Thrush
- Aaron Swartz, by Lawrence Lessig
- Stanley Karnow, by Bernard Kalb
- Essie Washington-Williams, by Marilyn W. Thompson
- Godfrey Sperling, by Rick Berke
- Hugo Chavez, by Rory Carroll
- Helen Thomas, by Judy Woodruff
- Frank Lautenberg, by Jason Zengerle
- Haynes Johnson, by Mike Allen
- Lee White, by Todd S. Purdum
- C. Everett Koop, by Anthony Fauci
- Lindy Boggs, by Cokie Roberts
- Tom Foley, by Vic Fazio
- Rich Williamson, by Paul Wolfowitz
- Al Neuharth, by John Seigenthaler


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Ft. Thomas resident part of TV's highest rated show
Cris Collinsworth remembers the early days of his second career as an NFL announcer like this: calling a Browns-Colts game before Peyton Manning with only the road team's fans in Cleveland getting the broadcast.
For that low-key start two decades ago, he is thankful.
"I got a few years to be really awful before anyone saw it," he says.
Those in the business who saw him then would disagree, saying his ascension to the highest-rated TV show in prime time is not a surprise. And this is someone who wasn't a quarterback or a coach, wasn't a Hall of Famer or even a Super Bowl champion.
"My wife can tell you – when I first heard Cris, I said, 'Boy, this guy is good,'" said Al Michaels, now Collinsworth's broadcast partner.
The 53-year-old ex-wide receiver is in his fourth season as the color commentator on NBC's "Sunday Night Football," where he had to replace the man who redefined that job in the NFL: John Madden. This week, Collinsworth is calling three nationally televised games in eight days with the network adding a Thanksgiving broadcast.
"When I retired, I knew that they were in great hands," Madden says. "Cris was there and he was ready to go."
Collinsworth made three Pro Bowls and played in two Super Bowls with the Cincinnati Bengals before retiring in 1988. He did some radio as a player then some work for HBO's "Inside the NFL" after his career ended.
But what he suspects attracted NBC to initially hire him – back when the network had the AFC package – had nothing to do with football. Collinsworth started attending law school while with the Bengals, eventually graduating in 1991.
Network executives must have figured he had a quick mind. But it didn't feel like a natural move to Collinsworth, who lives in Fort Thomas.
In fact, he considered the NBC job a temporary gig, a way to make some extra money while he was still studying at the University of Cincinnati, recently married with a new baby at home.
He told his wife: "No way this is going to last. Bear with me."
And indeed it lasted only one season. Collinsworth asked for a raise, was turned down, and didn't call any games the next year. He was surprised when NBC wanted to hire him again the following season.
Now he's won 13 Emmy Awards and is still on "Inside the NFL," which has since moved to Showtime.
Collinsworth worked at NBC through 1996. He joined Fox in 1998, first as a studio analyst on the pregame show, later moving to a three-man booth with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman as the network's No. 1 broadcast team.
When NBC picked up "Sunday Night Football" in 2006, Collinsworth was hired for the pregame show. He was tabbed as Madden's eventual successor alongside Michaels.
Madden surprised NBC executives by retiring in April 2009, and the network announced the same day that Collinsworth would take over.
"I knew everything was going to be very, very smooth," Madden says of the transition. "It has, and I'm really happy it has."
The current lead NFL analysts on the other networks are two Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks -- Fox's Aikman and CBS's Phil Simms -- and a Super Bowl-winning coach in ESPN's Jon Gruden. Collinsworth figures, in his own case, his long-term career benefited from his relative lack of fame as a player.
A bigger name would start with bigger games. He got to learn from his mistakes early on in front of tiny audiences, improving and improving to slowly work up to a bigger stage.
Madden believes Collinsworth had plenty going for him at the start. That legal background allows him to process the game and express those thoughts differently than any old former NFL player, Madden says.
"He's just not an X's and O's technical disseminator of information," says "Sunday Night Football" producer Fred Gaudelli. "Cris is a broadcaster. He really understands what is too much or 'how can I say this so that everyone understands this?'"
Collinsworth likes to lampoon the fact it took him five years to get through law school: "The joke is I got tenure and a diploma at the same time."
But it was law school -- not studying film as a player -- that taught him how to prepare himself each week to talk football to an average audience of more than 21 million viewers. He would start with 50 pages of notes, then distill that to 25, then to 15 then to five -- and memorize those five pages.
Collinsworth insists he never saw all this coming early on, and yet his career also seems to have come full circle. When he started calling NFL games, his producer was Michaels' brother.
David Michaels was aghast when he saw Collinsworth's method of tracking players: He wrote all their names on the back of a folder. Michaels called up Terry Bradshaw, who sent over an elaborate board with places for names and numbers. That got Collinsworth through his first five years or so of broadcasting.
"I used to watch those guys on 'Monday Night Football' and go, 'Oh, my gosh. Can you imagine doing these games with the whole world watching?'" he says. "I was glad I was doing the game back in Cleveland."
Now the whole country is watching.


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Published on Jul 15, 2012 by MarkDice
Alex Shore, who worked at the Bohemian Grove for 11 years, speaks out about what she learned from working there. Mark Dice is a media analyst, political activist, and author who, in an entertaining and educational way, gets people to question our celebrity obsessed culture, and the role the mainstream media and elite secret societies play in shaping our lives. Check out Mark's books in paperback on Amazon.com or e-book on Kindle, Nook, or Google Play.
Mark frequently stirs up controversy from his commentaries, protests, and boycotts, and has repeatedly been featured in major media outlets around the world.
Several of Mark's YouTube videos have gone viral, earning him a mention on ABC's The View, Fox News' O'Reilly Factor, TMZ.com, and other mainstream media outlets. Mark has also been featured in (or attacked in) the New York Post's Page Six, Rolling Stone Magazine, USA Today, The New York Daily News, and in major papers in Pakistan and Iran.
Mark Dice appears in several documentary films including Invisible Empire, The 9/11 Chronicles, and has been featured on the History Channel's Decoded and the Sundance Channel's Love/Lust: Secret Societies and more. He enjoys enlightening zombies, as he calls them, (ignorant people) about the mass media's effect on our culture, pointing out Big Brother's prying eyes, and exposing elite secret societies along with scumbag politicians and their corrupt political agendas. You can support Mark's work by sending a PayPal donation to firstname.lastname@example.com or by using the Donate link on MarkDice.com.
He has called into several top-rated talk shows dozens of times, including the Sean Hannity Show, Glenn Beck, and Michael Savage, and verbally battles with the hosts on various issues since he has never been asked to be a guest on them as of yet. Audio of some of these calls are then posted online.
The term "fighting the New World Order" is used by Mark to describe some of his activities, and refers to his and others' resistance and opposition (The Resistance) to the overall system of political corruption, illegal wars, elite secret societies, mainstream media, Big Brother and privacy issues; as well as various economic and social issues.
Dice and his supporters sometimes refer to being "awake" or "enlightened" and see their knowledge of these topics as part of their own personal Resistance to the corrupt New World Order. This Resistance involves self-improvement, self-sufficiency, personal responsibility and spiritual growth.
Mark Dice is the author of several books on current events, secret societies and conspiracies, including his newest book, Big Brother: The Orwellian Nightmare Come True which is available on Amazon.com, Kindle and Nook. While much of Mark's work confirms the existence and continued operation of the Illuminati today, he is also dedicated to debunking conspiracy theories and hoaxes and separating the facts from the fiction; hence the "Facts & Fiction" subtitle for several of his books. He has a bachelor's degree in communication.
If you have an iPad or Android tablet, then you can download the Kindle app and then download any of Mark's books from the Kindle store for only $6.99 or $7.99. Some of them are also available in e-book on Google Play. Or you can get paperback copies from Amazon.com too if you prefer a physical book. They are not available in stores. A lot of work and research went into them and they'll save you countless hours of web surfing or YouTube watching in your search for pieces of the puzzle. Your support also funds more of Mark's videos and other operations. Equipment, software, travel, and the props all cost money, so by purchasing his paperback books and e-books, you are helping The Resistance continue and your help is greatly appreciated. Be sure to subscribe to Mark's YouTube channel, and look him up on Facebook, and Twitter. YouTube.com/MarkDice Facebook.com/MarkDice Twitter.com/MarkDice MarkDice.com
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The first church diocese to vote on whether to allow women bishops has moved overwhelmingly to back the new rules which could see the first women ordained by the end of the year.
Church leaders in Ripon and Leeds were the first to have the opportunity to vote on the measures which were proposed at a meeting of the Church of England's General Synod last month.
The diocese voted 72 to 1 in favour of the motion, with two abstentions.
If a majority of dioceses approve the measures, the General Synod will hold a final debate on the issue at its gathering in York in July.
The General Synod failed to approve women bishops in November 2012 when a two-thirds majority could not be achieved.


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