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TheMagPi Information for new volunteers
Main | Readers | Authors | Volunteers | Sponsors | Advertising | Translations |
- Quick start guide - A quick start guide to help new volunteers get the information they need.
- Information for volunteers - A guide to help volunteers familiarize themselves with the team's workflow / tools.
- Information for authors - the process of submitting an article.
- MagPi MMS - how to use the MagPi MMS.
- MagPi GIT - how to use the MagPi GIT scripts.
- Layout & fonts - description of the standard layout and associated fonts.
- PDF creation - instructions for the generation of PDF for electronic and paper publication.
It can be confusing when you first join the MagPi team. To ease the question load on the main organizers, here is a guide to help new volunteers familiarize themselves with the team's workflow.
A Quick Overview of the MagPi Project
From the MagPi website:
What we make
We produce a magazine with the intent to help and offer advice to users of the Raspberry Pi. This started out as a simple idea on the well known forums, with a few of us getting together and deciding on a loose outline of what we wanted to achieve.
Over time many have joined and left the team, each bringing their own contribution and ideas to the final piece.
If you had asked us six months ago whether we thought the magazine would be half a year down the line, we would not have been sure. We are now able to offer printed copies, competitions, our own branded Raspberry Pi case, and stable mirrors on a website not entirely made in flash.
Where does the money go?
We all started out as volunteers - we are certainly not in this for the money. However, there are certain administrative costs that go toward producing a reliable magazine, and printing magazines is certainly not free. We get a small amount of money from every copy sold - and this goes towards funding the entire production team. We also hope to be able to offer more competitions, and better product testing.
You can help
Any donation is very gratefully received. However, you don't have to put money into this to help us along - time is also one of our limiting factors. If you think you can be of any use in the general production, drop us an email.
The future
We had no idea how successful the magazine would be. Give us another six months, and there should be some real progress made. We are forever receiving requests for more formats, and this is definitely something we are looking into. Translations to other languages would be another great step.
We shall see…
Services used by the MagPi Team
Google Groups
Members coordinate their efforts through the MagPi Google Group, which you will need to join when you become a volunteer.
You can subscribe via email or use the web interface.
A shared dropbox folder is used to share new articles or ideas. New volunteers will need to create a DropBox account and then request access to the DropBox via the email group.
You may want to download a DropBox client for your OS.
Note: The main files for the MagPi Issues 1~9 are archived in the MagPi DropBox. By default, DropBox moves rather than copies files when you have a desktop client. Make sure that you only overwrite/move files when you are intending to!
Articles for each of the issues and some articles in development are stored in GitHub, this is the main repository tool for volunteers working on layouts and graphics.
For more information see [| The MagPi Git].
MMS (Magazine Management System)
MagPi team member Nick has built a Magazine Management system for the MagPi where each magazine issue is outlined page by page. It is used to organize who's working on what, merge pdfs, assign tasks, and keep track what still needs to be done. It can be found at http://themagpi.com/mms. You will be added to the system as necessary.
Software used by the MagPi Team
Scribus is the Free and Open Source desktop publishing program used for the layout of the MagPi.
It is important that you use the same version of Scribus (1.4.1.svn) as the rest of the team.
At this point, the MagPi is created with Raspberry Pis, Debian Wheezy Virtual Machines, and sometimes other Linux distros running Scribus 1.4.1.svn. The team uses Raspberry Pi's and Linux for compatibility, since many of the fonts installed on Mac OSX and Windows are proprietary.
Installing Scribus on Raspbian / Debian Wheezy VM
To install Scribus on a Raspberry Pi running the Raspbian distribution or a Debian Wheezy VM, enter into Terminal:
sudo apt-get install scribus
Installing Scribus on Ubuntu
As of 14/2/2013, the version of Scribus that is in the Ubuntu Software Centre is the correct version. In the USC it will read as Scribus 1.4.0, but once it is installed the title-bar will read Scribus 1.4.1.svn, which is the version used by the rest of the MagPi team.
GIMP is the Free and Open Source desktop graphics editor used in the production of the MagPi.
Installing GIMP on Raspian
To install GIMP on a Raspberry Pi running the Raspbian distribution, enter into Terminal:
sudo apt-get install gimp
Fonts used by the MagPi Team
The usage of specific fonts articles is detailed on the page:Layout & fonts. Below is a listing of fonts that you will need to have installed on your computer for performing layout work:
- FreeSans Family - should be installed by default on Raspbian / with Scribus
- Courier - should be installed by default on Raspbian / with Scribus
- Monaco - manual installation see below.
- BitStream - may need manual installation depending on what else you have installed, see below.
A list of fonts which are often missing from a non-Debian LINUX installation can be found at http://www.themagpi.com/resources/fonts/
The Monaco font is freely available, but is not installed on Raspbian by default. To install the font, type the following in Terminal:
cd ~ wget http://www.themagpi.com/resources/fonts/Monaco/Monaco_Linux.ttf sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/fonts/truetype/custom sudo mv Monaco_Linux.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/custom sudo fc-cache -f -v
Some new setups are missing the BitStream font, this can be installed by typing:
sudo apt-get install xfonts-scalable
Joining the Team
When you have decided you wish to join the MagPi team as a volunteer, send an email to email@example.com with the request and a short summary of your knowledge of the tools the team uses and/or some background about which areas you are interested or knowledgeable in.
Starting Work
After you have installed and familiarized yourself with the tools used, and joined the team, you can get started working on the magazine. One of the long time MagPi team members will assign an article, layout or correction via the Google Group, and you will be granted access to the DropBox and GitHub repository as needed.


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With the really cold weather setting in I was in the mood for a nice warming soup and as luck would have it I had a lot of the Asian style chicken broth leftover from when I made the Hainanese chicken rice. (The Asian style chicken broth is basically the broth leftover from poaching a chicken along with some garlic, ginger and green onions. You can then simmer the chicken bones in the broth to give it an even stronger flavour.) Whenever I eat out at Chinese restaurants one of the things that I like to order is the hot and sour soup and I had been wanting to try making it at home. I figured that the Asian chicken broth would work well in Chinese hot and sour soup and that the hot and spicy soup would be perfect for the deep freeze that we were in.
I found a bunch of recipes for hot and sour soup and used what I liked from each of them to come up with this one. I tried to keep the recipe as authentic as I could and that meant that there were a few ingredients that I was not familiar with including the wood ear mushrooms and the lily buds. Luckily it was easy enough to find them at a local Chinese grocery store.
Although the soup required a bit of prep work it was pretty easy and straight forward to make. As it was cooking I immediately recognized the smell and I was looking forward to the enjoying the soup. Chinese hot and sour soup is supposed to rely on the white pepper for the heat but when I taste tested it near the end I was not satisfied with the level of spiciness so I added a bit more heat in the form of some chili oil and chili sauce (already listed in the recipe below). With the additional seasoning the Chinese hot and sour soup ended up tasting just as good as it smelled! There was a nice balance of heat and sourness and the soup just tasted great! I really like the way the eggs were used in this soup and I will have to keep it in mind when making soups in the future. Luckily there are a lot of leftovers and they will help me through the next few really cold days.
Chinese Hot and Sour Soup
This hot and sour soup is just packed with flavour and the tofu and egg drop give it an amazing texture not to mention all of those mushrooms.
- 6 dried wood/tree ear or cloud ear mushrooms
- 6 dried dried shiitake mushrooms (aka Chinese black mushrooms)
- 8 dried lily buds
- 4 ounces pork, cooked and sliced (optional)
- 4 cups Chinese Superior Stock (see below) or chicken broth or chicken stock or vegetable broth or pork bone broth
- 1 (8-ounce) can bamboo shoots, drained and sliced thinly
- 8 ounces firm tofu, drained and sliced in 1/4-inch strips
- 4 tablespoons Chinese black vinegar (aka Chinkiang vinegar)
- 1 tablespoon chili sauce (such as sambal oelek)
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch mixed into 2 tablespoons water
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons chili oil
- 4 green onions, sliced
- Pour 1 cup boiling water over the wood ear and shiitake mushrooms and soak until tender, about 15 minutes, before slicing them and reserving the water.
- Pour 1 cup boiling water over the lily buds and soak until tender, about 15 minutes, before slicing them and discarding the water.
- Bring the broth, reserved mushroom water, mushrooms, lily buds, pork, bamboo shoots, tofu, vinegar, chili sauce, soy sauce and sugar to a boil in a large sauce pan over medium-high heat, reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Mix in the cornstarch and water mixture and simmer until the soup thickens a bit, about 2 minutes.
- Slowly pour in the eggs in a small stream, while stirring the pot, to get long, thin streams of egg in the soup.
- Mix in the white pepper, sesame oil, chili oil, and green onions, remove from heat and enjoy!
Option: Use vegetable broth and omit the pork for vegetarian.
Quick and Easy Chinese Superior Stock
A quick, easy and simple version of Chinese Superior Stock for use in Chinese soups.
- 4 cups chicken broth or chicken stock or vegetable broth
- 2 inches ginger, sliced thinly
- 4 green onions, cut into 2 inch slices
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
- 1/4 cup ham or raw smoked bacon, coarsely chopped (omit for vegetarian)
- Place everything in a large sauce pan, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 20-30 minutes before straining out the solids.


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First, the complete announcement from The LEGO Group:
Hello LEGO Enthusiasts,
We're happy to announce that the nomination process for LEGO Ambassador Cycle 7 is now open.
The LEGO Ambassador Program is designed to give the AFOL Community a direct line into the LEGO Company. The Program is essentially a gathering of community representatives that speak on behalf of the larger communities they are a part of. This group is able to bring forward the interests, concerns and questions directly to LEGO Employees.
Who's allowed to nominate?
Any AFOL Community Group (online or on the map) will have the opportunity to submit nominations from their group (up to 3 people if they so choose). Not everyone can be selected for the program in order to keep the group manageable.
If you choose to submit a nomination it does not mean that your candidate will be chosen, but it does mean that your group will have just as much an opportunity to get involved in having a direct representative in the LEGO Ambassador Program. We will try to get a diverse group of people who are able to represent the whole AFOL community as good as possible.
Groups can certainly nominate someone already in the Ambassador Program, but the program has a two term limit in order to opportunites for more people to be involved. After a term out of the program, a previous Ambassador can be re-nominated (this rule only started with cycle 6 so all current Ambassadors are still eligible).
A group that submits a nomination for the LEGO Ambassador program should be established and known within the LEGO Community.
What should a nomination have in it?
- Name and age of the nominee.
- Where is the nominee from?
- Which Group does this nominee represent?
- Does this person consent to being nominated (Please do not submit a nomination on behalf of someone you have not discussed with beforehand).
- Explanation of who the nominees are, what their activities are, and why they would be a good representative of their community (at least 3 testimonials from members of nominating group are required)
- Key interests of the nominee (themes, building styles, and some examples of their building)
- NEW!!! Platform – The nominations should now include a list of the goals that the nominee and the community he/she represents are looking to accomplish as part of the program. Remember the LEGO Ambassador Program is all about the AFOL community having representation into the LEGO Group, so this is an effort to have you think ahead as to what you really think would benefit your communities the most.
When is the Nomination Due?
July 1, 2009 by midnight GMT. If a nomination is received after this time it will be automatically rejected. The new cycle will be announced on approximately July 8, 2009.
Who Should the Nominations be sent too?
Nominations should be sent directly to email@example.com
What might a LEGO Ambassador be committing too?
- LEGO Ambassadors are committing to represent their communities interests to the LEGO Group.
- There are projects that Ambassadors can take part in, it is up to the individual to decide what they may or may not be interested in working on. It all comes down to how they feel they can best represent their community.
- Online discussions will be held for the Entire group of Ambassadors that will include members of the LEGO Community Team and other LEGO Employees as well.
- In order to get the most out of the program you should be willing to give some time to in order to help discussions along. If you don't give time to it then you may not be dishonoring the nomination you received from the community.
There is no NDA requirement to take part in the LEGO Ambassador Program for Cycle 7. There may be an instance where a special project will come up and the Ambassadors may have to sign an NDA to participate in that, but it will take place in a separate forum in order to limit confusion as to what can be said outside of the Ambassador program. Otherwise, anything shared in Ambassador Discussions can be shared with the AFOL Community.
This next session of the Ambassador Program will last approximately one year.
Thank you all. Your nominations are very valuable for helping the LEGO Community Team choose the next round of LEGO Ambassadors.Steve Witt – LEGO Ambassador Lead
Tormod, Jan, Jim, Lenka, and Phil
The LEGO Community Team
Next, I'll be posting separately about how this is going to work here on The Brothers Brick. (And to consolidate comments where they're most relevant, I'm going to lock comments on this first post.)


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The Florida Map Collections holds maps depicting Florida, one of the United States of America. Located in the southeastern section of the North American continent, Florida is, for the most part, a large peninsula with the Gulf of Mexico on its west and the Atlantic Ocean on its east.
Maps collected here show contemporary and historic Florida, dating from 1564 through the present. Many of the maps in this collection document historic Florida (1564-1926), illustrating territories of the Spanish, French, English, and United States in Florida, as well as coastal Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Georgia and other southeastern states. While many of these maps were originally published as maps independent of any other publication, some were published with atlases, books, government documents, railroad schedules, land promotions, etc.
Maps in this collection include municipal and county maps as well as maps depicting the entire state. The historic and highly detailed Sanborn Fire Insurance Company's pre-1923 maps of Florida may be found in a separate collection.
Maps in this collection are held in large part by the University of Florida's Map and Imagery Library and by the P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History in the Department of Special Collections.


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Goldman Sachs (GS) said its second-quarter profits rose 101% over last year's results. The investment bank earned $1.93 billion (before dividends) for the period ending June 30, or $3.70 a share, vs. $962 million, or $1.78 a year earlier. These results beat estimates, as revenue climbed 30% to $8.6 billion from $6.6 billion a year ago.
(Quarter over quarter, sales dropped 15% from $10.1 billion as of March 31, while earnings declined by a similar amount from the prior period.)
The bank says it nearly tripled revenue from investing in bonds for its own account, to $658 million, thanks to strong profits made before interest rates began to rise late in second quarter.
"The firm's performance was solid especially in the context of mixed economic sentiment during the quarter," said Chairman and CEO Lloyd Blankfein, in a press release. "Improving economic conditions in the U.S. drove client activity and the strength of our global client franchise allowed us to deliver positive performance across a number of our businesses."
Net revenues in investment banking were $1.55 billion, 29% higher than the second quarter of 2012 and essentially unchanged compared with the first quarter of 2013. Net revenues in its financial advisory unit were $486 million, slightly higher than the second quarter of 2012.


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As the CTIA kicked off its annual conference in Las Vegas yesterday, it also released the results of its semiannual US wireless industry survey for the last half of 2009. Even in the face of the largest economic recession since the Great Depression, results show that the wireless industry continues to grow as a vast majority of the US population is using a mobile phone.
The survey of wireless carriers revealed that over 285 million Americans are mobile subscribers, about 91 percent of the total population. That's up 15 million over the same time last year, and growth has slowed somewhat due to market saturation. Those 285 million callers used 1.12 trillion minutes of talk time in the last half of 2009, up 3.4 percent of the same period in 2008. That breaks down to an average of 6.1 billion minutes used per day, or about 21 minutes per person per day.
Wireless service revenues totaled $77 billion for the last half of the year, up slightly from last year. But the real growth is coming from wireless data services—mobile Web, text messages, and other non-voice services. In the latter half of last year, revenue for wireless data service totaled over $22 billion, nearly a third of overall wireless services revenue and up 26 percent year-over-year.
The survey revealed that 257 million "data-capable" devices are active on US carriers' networks. However, roughly 50 million of those are smartphones capable of more advanced wireless services than SMS, MMS, and WAP browsing. Another 12 million are 3G-enabled laptops. Those devices are responsible for the majority of data service revenues.
"With wireless connections now equal to more than 91 percent of the U.S. population, mobile broadband is pivotal to ensuring all Americans are 'digitally literate,'" Steve Largent, president and CEO of CTIA, said in a statement. "Mobile broadband will increasingly play a vital role in people's lives."
CTIA didn't reveal specific numbers on data use, but it did reveal that Americans traded 822 billion text messages—5 billion per day—for the second half of 2009, and over 1.5 trillion for the whole year. MMS messaging is more than double year-over-year for the last half of 2009, with 24.2 billion photos, videos, and audio clips moving from one mobile phone to another in just six months.
During a keynote presentation at the CTIA conference yesterday, AT&T Mobility CEO and current CTIA chairman Ralph de la Vega also said that the US is tops globally in a number of categories, including number of 3G subscribers, number of smartphones activated, and number of mobile applications purchased.
Source: ars technica


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From fitness swimwear to competitive swim to maternity swimwear, EQ creates quality-products at affordable prices for all your water aerobic needs. Its sheer designs are individually cut and sewn together to provide the customer with a comfortable and flattering fit.
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A distribution based on the default Alpha 400 OS, Debian, and Xenium. (Xeniums was another distro for Alpha 400 and similar but is defunct.) More information at 3MX's home page or littlelinuxlaptop.com
AMiLDA is a distribution for ADM5120-based devices, which provides a user-friendly interface, along with a really secure environment. It evolves quickly, and every release includes major new features and bug fixes.
A port of Arch Linux to MIPS is presently under development. archlinux-mips developer site
This is a distro for Consumer Electronics devices, and a slightly modified form of it is shipped with Skystone Alpha 400 and its numerous rebadges, with a Ingenics XBurst MIPS-II compatible CPU. More information at littlelinuxlaptop.com
Build your own Linux from the source code for the MIPS. Location for Cross-LFS is located at http://cross-lfs.org
Debian GNU/Linux supports both little endian ("debian-mipsel") and big endian ("debian-mips") machines. Information about it can be found in the Debian Wiki and at the MIPS Port page. Both 32bit and 64bit kernels are supported.
DENX Software Engineering provides the ELDK (Embedded Linux Development Kit), a commercial-grade distribution including U-Boot boot loader, Linux kernel tree, cross development tools and an extensive set of native tools. The ELDK which is Free Software is available for PowerPC, ARM, and MIPS processors and can therefore be downloaded for FREE. See http://www.denx.de/wiki/DULG/ELDK
emlix provides a collection of system software for the Au1100 based F+S NetDCU6 boards and the respective BSP (Board Support Package). It is a commercial-grade distribution including U-Boot boot loader, Linux kernel with an extended driver set, cross development tools for Linux/ia32 (including nano-X aka MicroWindows) and a ready-to-run filesystem for the target. Prior targets for emlix were the NetDCU3 and NetDCU5, upcoming targets (fall 2005) will be the NetDCU8 with an ARM cpu.
The goal of the Fedora-MIPS project is to provide support for MIPS as an official secondary architecture in Fedora. The secondary goal is to enable derivative distributions based on the Fedora package collection and repository that are more suitably optimized for embedded and mobile use-cases. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/MIPS
Gentoo Linux
Gentoo Linux is a source based distribution which suports many different architectures, including MIPS. Currently four platforms are supported; Silicon Graphics Workstations, Cobalt servers, Loongson based boxes/laptops and EdgeRouter Lite. Gentoo Linux also provides root filesystems (stages) for all the MIPS ISAs.
- http://mips.gentoo.org
- #gentoo-mips on irc.freenode.net
- Gentoo Linux/MIPS Handbook
- Gentoo Linux/MIPS stages
KaeilOS® (formerly Klinux) is a GNU/Linux embedded distribution GPL Open Source for industrial applications. It includes an integrated development environment (IDE) and debugging instruments for embedded and real time systems. KaeilOS is based on kernel 2.6.15 and 2.4.x. It supports all the processor families x86, ARM, and optionally MIPS, PPC...
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The former mirror at ftp.rfc822.org is now gone. Thanks, Florian, for providing this service over the years.
Midge & ARLiX
Midge is a linux mini-distribution for ADM5120 based routers, such as Edimax BR-6104K. It includes basic tools such as sh, ssh, inetd, syslogd, telnet, netcat, tftp, wget, udhcpd, vi, etc. Also midge uses ipkg package manager, which can be used for installing new software.
Midge also have Amateur Radio (HAM) version - ARLiX (Amateur Radio LinuX). Support protocol: AX.25, SuperVozelj. Possible add support NetRom, INP3, Rose, FlexNet, etc. It includes basic AX.25 tools such as kissattach, kissparm, beacon, rxecho, ax25-call, call, listen, aprsdigi, aprsmon, axip, linsv, axgetput, uronode, conversd-saupp, etc. Support APRS (Automatic Packet/Position Reporting System) and CADTS (Crimean Amateur Digital Telemetry System).
MontaVista Software provides a commercial-grade Linux-based operating system and universal development platform. http://www.mvista.com/
NixOS has experimental support, among other non-mips platforms, for the Fuloong Mini-PC mips64 computer, with n32 ABI binaries. The Fuloong Mini-PC particular installation instructions sit in the NixOS wiki.
The Nix Packages collection has support for n32 binaries native building, and cross-building support in general for GNU/Linux and uclibc/Linux on multiple architectures.
OpenEmbedded is a source based meta distribution similar to Gentoo, but especially targeted for cross-compilation and embedded systems, including MIPS architectures. http://www.openembedded.org
OpenEmbedded is now incorporated into the Yocto Project - see below.
Instead of trying to create a single, static firmware, OpenWrt provides a fully writable filesystem with package management. This frees you from the application selection and configuration provided by the vendor and allows you to customize the device through the use of packages to suit any application. For developer, OpenWrt is the framework to build an application without having to build a complete firmware around it; for users this means the ability for full customization, to use the device in ways never envisioned.
T2 is an open source (GPL) System Development Environment supporting many different architectures including MIPS with both, little and big endian. Information about the T2 MIPS support can be found at MIPS and MIPS64 pages as well as on the general T2 homepage. The Open T2 SDE is suited to create specialized embedded Linux targets as well as run on SGI workstations.
TimeSys's TimeStorm Linux Development Kits are ready-to-run, Linux distributions that are available optimized for specific target processors.
Wind River Linux
Wind River Linux is based on pristine source kernel and code, fully tested and validated Linux offering, with optimized tools and development environment Wind River Workbench, an integrated, Eclipse-based development environment.
Yocto Project
MIPS is an officially supported architecture of the Yocto Project.
Unmaintained Distributions
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Rays Linux
A distribution supplied with the Lemote Fuloong Mini-PC, which is no longer maintained. The website (defunct when checked 2010-09-01) was at: www.openrays.org
RedHat 7.3 based
A complete distribution based on RedHat's 7.3, ported by H.J. Lu, can be found at ftp://ftp.linux-mips.org/pub/linux/mips/redhat/7.3/. (The package datestamps are mostly year 2003, when checked on 2011-05-03.)
MIPS Technologies
MIPS used to maintain a version of Red Hat 7.1 which used to be available including complete installable CD-ROM images, at ftp://ftp.linux-mips.org/pub/linux/mips/redhat/7.1/. This distribution seems to have been lost in time and space. There are however packages that have been ported over for 7.1, at [1] for RPMS packages and [2] for SRPMS packages.
External links
- 3MX http://taitaonline.co.uk/3mx.htm
- AMiLDA Linux http://www.amilda.org/
- CELinuxforum.org http://www.celinuxforum.org/
- Cross-LFS http://cross-lfs.org/
- Debian http://www.debian.org/
- ELinOS http://www.elinos.com/
- Fedora http://ww.fedoraproject.org/
- Lineo http://www.lineo.com/
- Littlelinuxlaptop.com http://littlelinuxlaptop.com/
- LynuxWorks http://www.lynuxworks.com/
- OpenWrt.org http://openwrt.org
- Red Hat http://www.redhat.com/
- TimeSys http://www.timesys.com/
- Wind River Linux http://www.windriver.com/


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A blood pressure of 200/120 indicates that you are at a HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS, which is a medical emergency that requires hospitalization and immediate medical attention.
This article tells you:
- What does a 200/120 blood pressure mean?
- What should you do if you have 200/120 blood pressure?
- Some easy to do home remedies and supplementations.
- Frequently asked question that will answer many of your queries regarding your 200/120 blood pressure.
What does a 200/120 blood pressure mean?
The blood pressure readings of 200/120 are a clear indication that you are suffering from severe hypertension or a hypertensive crisis. This is a medical condition that a person goes through when his blood pressure readings are over 180/110.
It can be further classified as an urgent hypertensive crisis if the blood pressure is above 180/110 but without organ damage. The second sub-classification is called emergency hypertensive crisis, where the patient suffers damage to end-organs and requires emergency care.
The blood pressure of 200/120 is extremely high compared to the ideal blood pressure range within the limits of 90/60 and 120/80.
It in itself is a clear indication that you are very far away from being perfectly healthy and needs immediate medical attention.
Speaking of the moment, your blood vessels are undergoing an outstanding amount of pressure offered by flowing blood over the vessels carrying it.
And that is not good for your heart in any way. It overloads your heart, resulting in a higher heart rate than average.
Along the lines of this, a hypertensive crisis can cause heart disease and problems if immediate medical attention is not sought.
Many other chronic ailments are also associated with the same problem. Hence, it is necessary to take measures against the problem of high blood pressure.
Proper medication serves to be the most effective way to counter this problem. By consulting a professional physiotherapist or a cardiologist, it will be relatively easier for you to make ends meet, and you will be able to take steps toward improving your health.
Following are some of the clear indications that you have 200/120 blood pressure:
- Blurred and faded vision.
- Nausea and vomiting (blood sometimes).
- Chest pain and higher heart rate (arrhythmia).
- Seizures.
- Severe headache.
- Confusion and lack of comprehension.
- Difficulty breathing.
- Excessive sweating.
What should you do if you have 200/120 blood pressure?
Here is a set-by-step procedure to follow when you figure out you have a blood pressure of 200/120.
1. Your doctor has to diagnose
If your blood is 200/120 and you have checked the same in your home setup, it is highly recommended to get it checked at your doctor's office.
A trained professional has to clinically assess your condition and confirm that your 200/120 is, in fact, clinically valid.
There are instances when your reading at home setup might give you a reading which is incorrectly reported. It could be because of an error in reading it, damage to your device, your physical or mental condition on that particular day, etc.
Therefore, a doctor has to assess it over the course of 7 – 30 days periodically before he/she can confirm the accurate stage of your blood pressure.
In some cases, a patient might report wrong blood pressure in a hospital setup, called white coat hypertension. Here the patient may show higher blood pressure than their actual because of the anxiety inside a hospital environment.
In contrast, some patients may have masked hypertension in which the person may show lower blood pressure at clinical setup, but at home, they may have higher blood pressure.
All these conditions are linked to physiology and psychology and, therefore, better to be validated by a doctor.
2. Change your lifestyle
At 200/120, you are needed to step into action to save your health and, more importantly, your life. Obviously, your doctor will immediately address this issue and stabilize you, but in the long run, you are needed to do some things.
Even though chemical drugs could ease your blood pressure, some lifestyle modifications are very important at this stage.
The first and foremost thing to keep in your mind is what goes inside your body. Your food is a critical factor to be bridled at this stage. You may need to critically scrutinize your eating habits as a first step.
Also, exercising needs to be incorporated only according to your doctor. Because at this stage, your body has already hit the maximum limit your blood vessels can handle. Therefore, consult your doctor and add some workouts to your life.
Some of the other things to watch for are:
- Have proper rest and sleep every day.
- Maintain a healthy body weight.
- Eat healthy meals and exercise daily.
- Quit smoking and limit the consumption of alcohol.
- Bring the substitutes of sodium salts into use.
- Do not indulge in stressful situations.
3. You may have to use these medications
Medications and hospital care are the most important things at this stage. Your doctors might prescribe any one of the below classes of drugs alongside some treatment to handle comorbidities.
Here are a few of the popular classes of drugs that might be given to manage your 200/120 blood pressure:
- Water Pills: These are the medicines that help in the retention of sodium from the body by urination or sweating. This in turn, decreases sodium concentration in the bloodstream and helps lower high blood pressure.
- Calcium Channel Blockers: These are the medications that limit the mixing of calcium ions and compounds in the bloodstream. Calcium is actively responsible for the narrowing of blood vessels. By restricting it, relatively moderate blood pressure is ensured.
- Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers: these are medicines that consist of drugs that oppose the narrowing of the blood vessels. Using these, lower blood pressure is exercised in the blood vessels.
- Diltiazem: These are the medicines that control the minerals in the bloodstream that serve to be a possible cause of high blood pressure in people. These medicines regulate the concentration of the said minerals in the blood, hence lowering blood pressure.
- Beta Blockers: These are the medicines that help lower the pressure that is exerted over the heart, therefore lowering the heart rate. By lowering the heart rate, the pressure over the blood vessels is lowered.
4. Diet check for 200/120 blood pressure
As mentioned above, whatever goes inside your body is a big matter of concern at this stage and therefore needs to be evaluated.
As you might have guessed, yes, you can have everything if your doctor has clinically diagnosed 200/120.
You may need to follow a stringent diet plan to bring your pressure levels back to something that is more treatable and manageable.
The following are the factors that should be kept in mind when making your dietary plan:
- Lower the sodium intake: Sodium can serve to be a major elevator for blood pressure. Hence, to get normal blood pressure, limiting its concentration in the bloodstream is necessary.
- Limit the alcoholic beverages: alcohol acts as a vasodilator, but in higher concentrations, it can also serve to increase blood pressure. So, only limited consumption of it is needed to be supported.
- Sugar: Added alongside the effects of high blood pressure, intake of excess sugar may lead to problems like diabetes and such.
- Caffeine: caffeine products are known to increase blood pressure in people. For those suffering from hypertensive crisis, this is a big no.
- Salts: instead of making use of sodium salt, it would be good if you were to consider the usage of other salts. Calcium and potassium salts serve as good substitutes for sodium salts.
- Herbs and spices: some spices and herbs are known to lower blood pressure to a great extent. If you were to include those in your diet, these would greatly benefit you.
5. Watch out for these
If your blood pressure reading is 200/120, then you may want to be extra careful and watch out for some health concerns explained below.
If you are currently obese and your BMI is 30 or more, then a hypertensive crisis implies an impending stroke or heart attack.
In fact, obesity is identified as one of the major comorbidities that can aggravate your blood pressure condition.
Apart from that, kidney failure, diabetes, and sleep disorder are some of the other risk factors that can be associated with your 200/120 blood pressure.
One of the biggest risk factors is stress and anxiety, which can be deadly at this stage of your cardio condition. Therefore, you may want to calm yourself down to keep things smooth.
6. Natural supplements for your rescue
Sometimes managing blood pressure is all about supplementing your body with the right diet. Food is undoubtedly the best primary source to supplement your body.
However, in the current scenarios, we all know how much adultered our foodstuff is, and most of us are pushed towards processed foods to feed ourselves in this fast-paced world.
All these food are high in sugar and sodium and doesn't contain any vital nutrients that are important for a healthy heart.
This is where some of the nutraceutical-based blood pressure supplements come in handy. These products combine all critical nutrients your heart craves, thereby assisting the better function of your cardiovascular system.
Generally, these supplements are a concoction of herbs, plant-based products, dairy products, and some animal products. They are 100% organic and natural and don't contain any harmful chemicals.
If you are hearing about these segments of products for the first time, to start with, you may blindly go for Blood Pressure Support from Vita Balance Inc, Blood Pressure Optimizer from HFL, or Corsanum, marketed by PLT Group.
Blood Pressure Support | Blood Pressure Optimizer | Corsanum |
Blood Pressure Support combines hawthorn berry, olive leaf, hibiscus, and some vitamins like C, B6, B12, niacin, and folate alongside a bunch of other medicinal herbs to support the healthy working of the heart. | Blood Pressure Optimizer has MegaNatural®-BP grape seed extract and Celery3nB™ celery seed extract alongside common vitamins and minerals, which can help increase your cardiovascular elasticity. | Corsanum is a refined combination of olive, iron, and grapevine alongside regular products like coriander, hawthorn, and oregano, all of which are foods known to maintain cardiovascular health. |
The only one thing to keep in mind is that choose the best supplement supporting healthy blood pressure, because when it comes to the heart, there is no taking of risk!
A person suffering from a hypertensive crisis needs to get through to a medical professional as soon as possible. This condition can lead to many possible life-threatening diseases and problems shortly.
Hence, it becomes necessary to consult with a professional and come up with medicines that are best suited for you.
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
1. What is the blood pressure, and what are the normal values?
Blood pressure is the pressure that is exerted by the blood flowing through arteries over those. Alongside that, this is the efficiency with which the blood is pumped by the heart to all the parts of the body through the circulatory system.
The normal values for blood pressure are between [90/60] and [120/80]. If a person has a blood pressure equivalent to this much, then it means that the blood will be flowing through the arteries relatively easily.
2. What is considered to be high blood pressure?
Blood pressure over the value of [130/80] is considered high blood pressure. This signifies that high pressure is being exerted by the blood flowing through the vessels over those.
And therefore, it is difficult for the human heart to be able to pump blood to all the parts of the body rather efficiently. This is a problem that can arise when the size of the vessels is contracted compared to the original size.
3. What is considered to be low blood pressure?
A blood pressure lesser than the value of [90/60] is termed low blood pressure. This type of value means that low pressure is put forward by the blood over the vessels that are carrying it. It can also be taken as a measure that, the blood is not able to reach all the parts of the body.
Or, the heart is not capable of circulating blood to all the parts of the body in an effective way. This problem in blood pressure is mainly the effect of dehydration and pregnancy.
4. What are hypertension and hypotension? Are they both the same as high and low blood pressure?
Hypertension is the condition that emerges when a person is having high blood pressure. Because of contraction in vessels, the blood can not flow through the vessels efficiently, and therefore, high pressure is exerted over the blood vessels, this particular condition is high blood pressure, also referred to as hypertension.
Hypotension is the condition that comes into effect when the blood pressure of a person is lower compared to the ideal value of blood pressure. This means that the heart is unable to pump blood through the blood vessels to all the body parts. This type of situation when observed is called low blood pressure, or hypotension.
5. What will happen to your general health when you have high blood pressure?
High blood pressure puts you at an imminent risk of arteries rupture because of the high pressure applied over those by the circulating blood. This can, in turn, affect the circulation of blood to all the parts of the body, and your heart itself. And, the latter part can lead you to some serious heart diseases. The high pressure applied over the heart walls can put you close to the risk of heart attack and heart failure.
6. What causes high blood pressure and low blood pressure?
The medical conditions of high blood pressure and low blood pressure are both effects of the lifestyle that we lead. This means that if we adapt to a lifestyle that is in line with our body and overall physical fitness, then we will have ideal blood pressure.
But, if our lifestyle is deviated from what we had started, some medical conditions can arise. High blood pressure and low blood pressure are some of those problems.
7. What are the risks of having high blood pressure?
The most serious risk that is faced by an individual that is suffering from high blood pressure is the risk of heart attack, heart failure, or some chronic disease related to the heart.
Moreover, there are also the additional risks of strokes, vision loss, diabetes, kidney failure, unresponsiveness to external stimuli, chronic chest pain, artery damage, and vascular dementia.
8. What can I do to lower my blood pressure?
To lower your blood pressure, the foremost step should be to limit the intake of sodium salts. Then, it will be good for you to opt for a healthy lifestyle; eat healthy meals and exercise daily. Try to maintain your weight to healthy proportions. Limit the intake of alcohol and caffeine-related beverages, and quit smoking.
Also, you need to have an adequate amount of rest every day and keep your stress and anxiety in proper check. If you continue to face high blood pressure problems even after making these changes in your lifestyle, it will be good for you to consult with a physiotherapist to discuss your blood pressure medications.
9. What are the risks of having low blood pressure?
The harmful effects that are associated with low blood pressure are not as prominent as what is associated with high blood pressure, but they can serve to be just as much harmful in the long run. Low blood pressure can lead to lightheadedness, dizziness, and confusion for a prolonged period.
This is a condition that can make you weak physically as well as mentally. Low blood pressure leads to a depletion in the effectiveness of motor senses, and the subject is likely to faint from time to time. This condition can also lead to blurred vision and can damage peripheral nerves over a long time.
10. What can I do to increase my blood pressure?
Increase the usage of table salts in your diet, and drink plenty of water. Limit your intake of alcohol as it is a dehydrating agent. Increase your diet by taking small meals multiple times with low carbs. Exercise daily and try to take up a lifestyle that will be good for your health and physical well-being.
Try to maintain a body weight that will be good as per your physical stature and age. Avoid changing positions abruptly, and wear compression stockings to improve blood flow in the legs. Also, consult a physiotherapist regarding your medications for low blood pressure.
11. Can smoking and alcohol affect my blood pressure?
Smoking and alcohol have an active impact on the blood pressure levels of an individual. These can lead to an effective change in the size of arteries that carry blood to all the parts of the body.
Heavy intake of alcohol can increase blood pressure in individuals to a significantly high level and this can even lead to long-term blood pressure issues in the individual. On the other hand, smoking is as bad as it can be. It leads to the contraction of blood vessels, which increases the pressure of blood over the heart walls. This puts you at risk of heart disease.
12. How to correctly check my blood pressure at home?
If you want to check your blood pressure at home, you can use portable blood pressure monitors to do so. These are highly adaptable and can help provide you with your blood pressure levels closest to accurate.
But if you are seeking precision in the readings, then it will be good if you were to follow certain measures. For once, avoid intake of caffeine and alcohol before taking the reading. And, have a proper rest of nearly 10 minutes before measuring your blood pressure.
13. Why is it important to visit a doctor to confirm high/low blood pressure?
It is important to visit a doctor regarding blood pressure for the sake of the precision of the outcome or the result of the readings. Moreover, in a proper medical facility and care of professionals, you will be able to get guidance about how to keep your blood pressure in check if it is not per your ideal blood pressure.
Also, you can get a consultation regarding the changes that you will need to make in your lifestyle to bring your blood pressure back in check.
14. Should you be worried about high blood pressure during pregnancy?
High blood pressure during the latter half of the pregnancy is not that rare of an occurrence. However, it is not something to make light of either. If not treated properly, or significant steps are not taken regarding it, this high blood pressure may pose danger to the health of the parent as well as the baby.
This type of high blood pressure or hypertension is called gestational hypertension, and it is not long-lasting. It goes away after the delivery of the baby.
15. What are some of the symptoms to watch out for in high blood pressure?
The symptoms of high blood pressure are not something that can be ignored readily. These symptoms include severe headache, anxiety attacks, shortness of breath, nosebleeds, blood spots in the eyes, intense fatigue, blurred or distorted vision, and vomiting or nausea. These symptoms are not something to be taken lightly.
High blood pressure is not an incurable problem, but measures are needed to be taken against it in the due time. So, don't make light of the symptoms and consult a physiotherapist regarding these.
16. What foods should you eat to lower blood pressure?
To lower blood pressure eat a diet that is rich in minerals like calcium, magnesium and potassium.
Besides this, it is good to take short meals that are low in curbs. Instead of deep-fried products, it will be good if you were to incline towards a diet that is mainly consisting of vegetables like spinach, broccoli, and other leafy green vegetables.
Consume lots of low-fat poultry and dairy products. These will help enable a healthy diet for you and help you lean towards a healthy lifestyle.
17. What are the best herbs and spices for high blood pressure?
Many known herbs and spices are proven to have a significant effect on high blood pressure. Significantly, basil, parsley, Chinese cat's claw, celery seeds, Brahmi, thyme, garlic, and ginger are the herbs that are most commonly made use of by people that are suffering from high blood pressure. Along with these, cardamom, cloves, ajwain, green oat, and flaxseeds are the spices that help manage high blood pressure.
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And American Idol contestant Asia'h Epperson is in jail as this is written, for allegedly beating up a woman in a club in Hollywood called Colony Club. That's on the heels of Fantasia Barrino, the American Idol winner who suffered from an overdose on Monday.
Jennifer Lopez called Diva
Reportedly, Jennifer Lopez was being too much the bitch diva for Fox, so not wanting to deal with a formula that may have worked for the show, she was written off. A source told People Magazine Her demands got out of hand. Fox had just had enough."
What those "damands" were is not known, but it's too bad. J-Lo would have been fun to watch. But one thing's for sure, American Idol's still in a state of flux that should have sponsors very concerned.
Asia'h Epperson in jail
Asia'h Epperson, who should spend more time on her blog as it showed promise, was the focus of a citizen's arrest at the club by the beating victim.
That's sad news because, in just reading her few blog posts about Google SERP, she's obviously really bright. Whatever happened, it's a sure bet alcohol was involved in it.


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Three public meetings have been scheduled to gather community input on seven potential sites for a new Central Library.
The sites under consideration include:
Meeting dates, times, and locations are as follows:
Tuesday, August 13th from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Forsyth County Government Center
Tuesday, August 20th from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
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Auditorium, Suite 151 575 N. Patterson Ave, Winston-Salem.
Tuesday, August 27th from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
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660 W. Fifth Street, Winston-Salem.
You are invited to attend one of these meetings and give your opinion as to where you think a new Central Library should be located from the seven sites listed above. Information gathered from these meetings will be compiled and given to the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners who will take into consideration public input as one of many factors in determing a site for a new Central Library.
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When I was in college I had a vegetarian friend who ate the same thing every single day for lunch, "a meatless burger." It wasn't a chewy veggie burger or a hearty black bean burger. Oh, no, her meatless burger consisted of lettuce, tomato, mayo, and a single slice of American cheese piled neatly on a hamburger bun. Every day for four years. It was tragic.
It's too bad Andrea Lynn's new book, I Love Trader Joe's College Cookbook: 150 Cheap and Easy Gourmet Recipes wasn't out then. I would have bought it for her. She would have loved it, especially the chapters on "Sandwiches & Salads" and "Vegetarian Main Meals" that include tasty options such as Almond Butter and Banana Sandwiches, Teriyaki Tofu with Baby Broccoli.
All of Lynn's recipes feature Trader Joe's signature products, so you won't have to trek from market to market searching for items. It's really a one-stop-shopping cookbook ideal for both cash- and time-strapped college students. And kitchen novices. And working moms and dads. And anyone looking for easy recipes and trying to save money.
Lynn provides colorful recipe icons that help you select the recipe that's right for you. They include microwave meals, no-cook meals, one-pot meals, and more. "Tips & Techniques," include a few kitchen basics such as "how to boil an egg" and "how to cook al dente pasta."
Chapters are divided by meal category, and recipes, which average 5 to 7 ingredients, are clearly written and easy to follow. Delicious pasta dishes including Chickpea Penne and Portobello Mushroom Ravioli clock in at under 15 minutes. Even more impressive "Special Occasion" recipes such as Israeli Couscous with Lemon Shrimp and Wasabi Coated Chicken take about 30 minutes.
Parents who are paying for their kids' tuition will want to hi-light the chapter called "Quick and Hearty Brain Food for Finals" featuring fortifying breakfasts such as Microwave Scrambled Eggs and Smoked Salmon, nutritious snacks such as Very Berry Smoothies, and belly-filling dinners such as Lentils with Chicken Sausage. Just don't tell them about the boozy Kahlua Spiked Chocolate Milkshakes.
While it's too late for me to help my friend, it's not too late for you. So, please, if you're a college student, harried mom, single dude, or anybody looking for inexpensive, easy, and great-tasting recipes, do me a favor -- skip the sad "meatless burgers," and get a copy of Andrea Lynn's I Love Trader Joe's College Cookbook.
Fried Chickpeas
Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
1⁄4 cup cornstarch
1⁄4 cup flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for sprinkling
1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, drained
canola oil, as needed
1. Line a plate with a paper towel. In a large bowl, combine the cornstarch, flour, and salt. Working in batches, add the chickpeas to the cornstarch mixture, coating thoroughly.
2. Toss the coated chickpeas into a strainer, shaking to remove excess coating.
3. In a large heavy deep pan, heat 1 inch of oil over high heat until shimmering.
4. When the oil is hot, add half the chickpeas and cook until crisp, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon onto the prepared plate. Repeat with the remaining chickpeas. Sprinkle salt over the fried chickpeas.
Susan Russo is a free lance food writer in San Diego, California. She publishes stories, recipes, and photos on her cooking blog, <Food Blogga and is a regular contributor to NPR's <Kitchen Window. She is also the author of Recipes Every Man Should Know and The Encyclopedia of Sandwiches.


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Hi all!
I was wondering what our individual dharmas look like so I thought this might be a fun way to share our slices of life.
Whatever you are doing, wherever you are at 3PM tomorrow, November 14, take a photo. Then, post it to this thread. Doesn't matter whether you're using a regular camera or cell phone or whathaveyou.
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"It's fun and exciting to go to Brazil, but by no means am I looking at
this as a vacation. I'm just going to go out there and try to be as
exciting as I can and look for the finish." - John Cholish
A hobby is defined as an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation. Obvious, ageless examples can include stamp collecting and woodcarving. Another possible, more contemporary, leisurely avocation is professional cagefighting. At least it is for UFC lightweight John Cholish.
"For me, it's still a hobby," says Cholish. "I'm a commodities broker during the day and that's what pays the bills. I take fighting very seriously. I train as much as I can and I train smart. But if I lose that fight, it doesn't really change my day because I'm getting paid from my regular job and that's what I live off. I, literally, fight because I love it. I've told my coaches if I woke up tomorrow and didn't want to train and wasn't having fun anymore then I would stop doing it. After my last fight, I thought to myself I could be down about this and bummed out. Or I could look at it like I had a tough fight, I was on the wrong end of it, I'll take a week or two off, learn from the mistakes, and come back stronger and more prepared for the next one."
The 29-year-old New Jersey native spends his days suit-and-tie-ing it on Wall Street and his nights no-gi grappling at the Renzo Gracie Academy. Where Cholish squeezes in a social life between his stock market work and his shin kicking play is even more of a mystery as to how the Cornell University alum actually unwinds while defending triangle chokes. Additionally, not many people's hobby find them front and center in the Octagon at the Izod Center in East Rutherford tangling with Team Alpha Male's Danny "Last Call" Castillo for 15 minutes.
"I always go in expecting a win and if you don't have that mentality then you're in the wrong sport," tells Cholish. "Danny kept a good pace. I expected him to press forward a lot more and that was wrong on my part. Instead of creating a game plan to be aggressive more, I like to counterstrike. He kind of stayed back and countered me a little better than I did him, which won him the decision. I definitely learned a lot from that fight. If you want to win a fight in the UFC, you've got to be able to push the pace the whole time and take the fight to your opponent. You can't wait for the fight to come to you."
The unanimous decision loss was Cholish's first in the UFC and his first loss since being on the wrong end of a guillotine choke on a baseball diamond in Fort Meyers, Florida roughly five years earlier in his pro MMA debut. In between those two performances, the former NCAA Division I wrestler and current BJJ purple belt racked up an eight fight win streak with seven stoppages. As a proven fight finisher, Cholish has a healthy blend of TKOs, like in his UFC debut against Mitch Clarke, and a variety of submission wins, like the kneebar that tapped The Ultimate Fighter alum Marc Stevens in Strikeforce. While the phrase "fighting smart" has been wrongly vilified to mean "defensive" and "boring," Cholish's version of fighting smart is attacking at the correct when and with the correct what to end the fight.
"My intention when I fight is to finish fights," states Cholish. "I've been pretty successful at that. Sometimes it doesn't work - it's the UFC. You're fighting against top level guys who are trying to do the same thing to you. I never want to go into a fight thinking I just want to edge out a decision or steal a round here and there. I want to fight smart, I want to fight intelligently. I don't want to put myself in unnecessary harm's way. I mean we're fighting, so there is the possibility that I can get injured, but I don't want it to happen in a naive way. I'm not going to go in there and close my eyes and throw haymakers, but I am going in there to finish the fight because that's what I train to do."
It has been a full year since Cholish has stepped inside the Octagon due to a torn groin suffered last November. The 8-2 lightweight was scheduled to take on the Thugjitsu master himself, Yves Edwards, in December at UFC on FOX, but a couple weeks prior Cholish heard an ominous pop from the inside of his leg while shooting for a takedown in training. The injury required surgery, two months of physical therapy, and a break from the daily gym grind required to be a UFC caliber fighter. In hindsight, the time off was a blessing in disguise, as Cholish let his body heal but also allowed his mind to grow by watching and thinking about fighting from the sidelines.
"At first, being injured was extremely frustrating because I was being told that I couldn't do something that I do every day," explains Cholish. "For two months, I was told to stop. I couldn't go to the gym, I couldn't work out. It allowed me to watch video more. My coach John Danaher would send me ideas to work on or think about. When I eventually came back to training, it gave me a different perspective to look at it from. What's neat is our sport is so young and people are coming up with different techniques and moves in almost every fight like Anthony Pettis running up the cage or Jon Jones doing something new. I've been working on some new techniques and I feel like I've gotten a lot better and I'm looking forward to showing those things in the cage."
Up next for Cholish is an international clash at UFC on FX 8 in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil against the Gleison Tibau. A veteran with a pro career dating back to 1999, Tibau has been a fixture of the UFC's lightweight division for the better part of a decade. The American Top Team product has fought 18 times inside the Octagon, with his most recent outing being a hard-hitting split decision loss to Evan Dunham in February. The absolutely enormous Tibau is a BJJ black belt and has shown a lot of improvement and comfort in his standup as of late.
"It's kind of funny because just a few years ago, I was watching these guys on TV and now I'm fighting the guys I was watching," reveals Cholish. "[Tibau's] been around the sport for a long time. I can't count on two hands how many fights he's had inside the UFC. I've watched more than a few. It's exciting to fight a seasoned veteran who is still extremely dangerous and has a ton of skill and talent. He's got heavy hands, he's got very good takedowns, likes to control on the ground, and he likes to attack for submissions. I'm not hesitant to do anything in a fight. In my last fight, I tried a flying kneebar and a kind of jumping heel kick to the head. If I see an opening, I have no problem trying something and seeing what happens. It should be an exciting fight. To me, it's a cool experience with a lot of possibilities that I'm looking forward to."
In preparation for Tibau, Cholish is busy sharpening his skills at the aforementioned Renzo Gracie Academy in Manhattan. Of course, he's under the supervision of the legendary Gracie as well as the enigmatic BJJ black belt John Danaher, who serves as Cholish's head coach. Rounding out Cholish's corner crew is Muay Thai coach Joe Sampieri and former IFL fighter Erik Owings. This training camp has been particularly memorable because of the cited injury, which made Cholish treasure his unusual hobby time with his highly accredited coaches and teammates.
"I took it for granted that I got to go to the gym everyday and train and see my friends and work out," affirms Cholish. "Not having that for two months, it made me realize that I'm probably insane because most people after work probably go home, hang out with their friends, and have a beer. I can't do that; that would drive me nuts. I'm probably at least a little crazy that I need to be in the gym pretty much every day. It also made me value that time and the relationships I have that much more. I'm fortunate that I can go and train with these top level coaches, top level athletes and have access to that all the time. It wasn't that I wasn't valuing that before, but it made me realize even more how valuable of an asset that is and to take advantage of it as much as I can. MMA fans may look at it as an individual sport, but it's totally the opposite. Behind every great fighter there are tons of great sparring partners, technicians, coaches, and the list goes on and on. Without those guys, we wouldn't be able to do what we do inside the cage."
Although the Tibau tussle is in his opponent's backyard, so to speak, Cholish is hoping the crowd is more eager to see a good scrap than to cheer for their countryman. "Gleison is from Brazil, so they're probably going to cheer him, but if I can put on an exciting fight, I'm sure I'll get their hands clapping for me in the end," adds Cholish, who is far from an enemy to Brazilians, being a faithful Gracie student for more than half a dozen years now. "I'm looking at it from the aspect that I'm able to fight in front of fans who are really going to appreciate the history of mixed martial arts and the background of Brazilian jiu-jitsu."
On May 18th at UFC on FX 8 in Arena Jaraguá in Southern Brazil, the baddest commodities broker on the planet is set to battle the biggest 155 pounder you've ever seen as Cholish takes on Tibau. "I'm there to do work, I'm there to get my weight down, and have the fight," asserts Cholish, who is cashing-in a week's worth of saved sick days to exchange fists and feet inside an eight-sided cage, aka his hobby. "It's fun and exciting to go to Brazil, but by no means am I looking at this as a vacation. I'm just going to go out there and try to be as exciting as I can and look for the finish. For this trip, it's all business."
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The important takeaway from this morning's news about Europe's financial mess:
It seems less likely that Greece will go bankrupt and more likely that it will get another international bailout that hopefully will shore up the nation's economy and prevent a domino-like tumble of other ailing European nations and the unsettling repercussions that could have for the U.S. economy.
As The Associated Press writes:
"Greece took a big step toward staving off an imminent bankruptcy after securing the support of the vast majority of its bondholders in a critical bond swap that should pave the way for its second massive international bailout."
That bailout from other eurozone nations and the International Monetary Fund is expected to total about $172 billion.
The Wall Street Journal sums up the news this way:
"Just over 80 percent of Greece's private-sector creditors had agreed by a Thursday evening deadline to turn in their bonds for new ones with less than half the face value, touching off a massive debt swap that marks a seminal moment in Europe's long-frustrated efforts to rescue its most financially vulnerable nation."
Or, as The Financial Times puts it (with a lede that's a bit dense for us non-economists):
"Greece was due to complete the largest ever sovereign debt restructuring on Friday as it prepared to squeeze out dissenting bondholders in a move likely to trigger a credit event."
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