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Bam Bam sez it was "just some sloppiness." Click Here if you Like this Comment
"When we mop up and sanitize this investigation it will all be over and you little people, in fly over country, can go about your business. We have this under control." (This is what´s really going on.) Click Here if you Like this Comment
Now will the stupid dims, including the foul prez realize that the clintoons are not capable of anything relating to protecting our citizens and the USA. I don´t buy the hag being ill, she is probably hiding out and thinks we will forget her criminal behavior regarding the Benghazi mess. I do not feel the slightest bit of sympathy with her problems, she earned them all. Click Here if you Like this Comment
She´s a stumbling drunk and probably hit herself in the head with a glass of vodka while trying to find her mouth. Thus she knocked herself out and "fainted" hitting the floor. An inquiry has yet to determine whether the blow with the glass or hitting the floor resulted in the concussion. Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
it is all dirty...it is all corrupt....look at the players and the coverups and the lies.....and hillarys drama....it is all bs................. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Blaming the "State Department" without mentioning a single name is like saying "the fork made me fat" or "the White House is to blame". Exactly what part of "the State Department" was to blame? A desk? A table? The water cooler?Names. Who are the persons responsible for "the State Department"? Do they actually believe that blaming an inanimate object or agency without mentioning a responsible person will fly? Are we all supposed to guess?Clearly, this Administration doesn´t want blame of any kind attached to any person within it so they blame an amorphous thing -- "the State Department" -- and hope we´ll all just fuggedaboutit. Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
When will the epa file THEIR report? If the intention is to just bury us in made up facts for a report(s) that attacks a bureaucracy with no named individuals, does this mean they (dems)are employing the "a lie told repeatedly will be believed" strategy? If so, we should anticipate a plethora of reports from different agencies "explaining" what happened. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Time to shut the department down. It swill help spending cuts Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
This is like getting a bunch of climate changers giving and objective report on the status of global warming. Click Here if you Like this Comment
What a useless report.we still don´t know how involved Obama was. When he was actually notified, what his orders were, where he was. Glaringly absent were the number of Americans at the Mission and Annex; when they were moved, how many were wounded, where they are now, and if they were ever interviewed. We don´t know if Clinton was told months earlier about the lack of security. She had to have known and made the decision not to increase protection. It was above everyone else´s pay grade. It was a political decision not to protect our people. We don´t know who sent Rice out with talking points to mislead the public-but we can guess. We don´t know who´s bloody hand print it was on the Mission wall. someone was seriously wounded and still alive. Does not appear it belonged to those who died.I don´t trust my government anymore to get the truth. Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
Time for refresher course (I´m aure you´ll recognize the source):´´Always remember the first rule of power tactics: Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have.´´The second rule is: Never go outside the experience of your people.´´The third rule is: Whereever possible go outside the experience of the enemy. Here you want to cause confusion, fear, and retreat.´´The fourth rule is: Make the enemy live up to their own book of rules.´´The fourth rule carries within it the fifth rule: Ridicule is man's most potent weapon.´´The sixth rule is: A good tactic is one that your people enjoy.´´The seventh rule is: A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.´´The eighth rule: Keep the pressure on.´´The ninth rule: The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.´´The tenth rule: The major premise for tactics is the development of operations that will maintain a constant pressure upon the opposition.´´The eleventh rule is: If you push a negative hard and deep enough it will break through into its counterside.´´The twelth rule: The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.´´The thirteenth rule: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.´´~Saul Alinsky, 1971 Click Here if you Like this Comment
P.S. Who pushed the VIDEO excuse? Click Here if you Like this Comment
Isn´t it interesting that George W, Bush was responsible for every little thing that happened during his administration but Obama is responsible for nothing.Obama encouraged the atmosphere that put our people in danger and Hillary did nothing to protect them from the chaos that Obama condoned. They both need to go, but people like Obama and Hillary never pay the price for their incompetence. No blame will ever be laid at their feet because there is no courage or honor in Washinton DC. Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
For someone who thought he would escape the tar and feathers for this "bump in the road" -- he´s not doing to well...Happy New Year Fiscally speaking....LZK Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
Why the military stand down?It´s a simple question that is always avoided. Click Here if you Like this Comment
The Libyan emabassy for the US was in Tripoli. Benghazi is 300 miles east of Tripoli. Edwards was on a gun running mission for Obama. The fact that the press continues to publish basic lies about the facts and Congress allows this to continue unchallanged means they are all complicit. Click Here if you Like this Comment
The ambassador was sent in to viper's nest on an under-the-radar mission with a communications technician and a couple CIA commandos. Why?When they came under attack, the WH and State wouldn't answer their call, went into full denial. Why?The Secretary of State won't testify. Why?The president shrugs.The press whistles softly, looking at the ceiling. Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
Who gave to order to "stand down". That person is responsible for the deaths of the 4 men. Also, where are the 30 survivors? Why hasn´t at least one come out to thank the Seal´s family for his bravery? This is going to swept under the carpet. Think if this was a Republican President. The press would be all over this - how long did the ridiculous press go on about the spelling of potato and no one died. Is it a wonder why normal people chuckle about the press. Click Here if you Like this Comment
President 0bama says that he issued an order to do every thing possible to protect our people,. Has anyone seen a copy of the order, or is it lost in a Las Vegas Casino?Who decided to ignore the order.We cannot allow the democrat senators to whitewash this issue. Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
#19, Bath House Barry only, always, watches ESPN in the family room. Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
The only person with the authority to issue a "stand down" order in a situation like Benghazi, is 0bama. It was an order given to our military. Who is the CIC? Would any general have given that order without approval from 0bama? He never gave an order to do everything possible to help those people who were under attack. If he gave any order to help anyone, it was the stand down order to help his Muslim bro´s. Click Here if you Like this Comment
I have no interest in Senate whitewash. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Heads to roll?People with prison sentences?Bureaucrats kicked out the door?(crickets) Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
24 - so far all the bureaucrat kicking has been out the front door and into the side door. They´ve been given ´´another desk´´ dontchaknow... Click Here if you Like this Comment
Did Huma Abedin know that the ambassador was going to spend the night in a consulate with virtually no defenses? Click Here if you Like this Comment
I don´t know where the answer is to all of this convoluted mess. I do know that the right questions aren´t being asked. We do know that Obama was the one that ordered the stand down because he is the only person that can do that. Pretending he isn´t seems to be the way he deals with the deaths of 4 American citizens. Same with Hillary. She knows! She doesn´t want to testify.Apparently Benghazi was not a consulate. It didn´t deserve protection and that may be the reason none was provided. However it appears that Chris Stevens thought he deserved a lot more protection than he was getting. Was it a CIA gig? It seems to have been. Were they rounding up USA arms and selling them to Syria? That is the real question. How did those arms get to Libya in the first place. We were only involved as a NATO supporter. So many questions. 0 answers. I think we need them because we are paying for our President´s lawlessness and frankly I am getting tired of it. I can´t afford it anymore. Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.


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BOUNTIFUL — A local senator and two representatives will hold a constituents meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 15 at the Bountiful library at 725 S. Main Street.
Rep. Jim Nielson, R-Bountiful, Rep. Becky Edwards, R-North Salt Lake and Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross plan to attend the 7 p.m. meeting, according to an email from Edwards.
The elected officials have not announced any potential topics, but are likely to discuss issues relating to the 2013 legislative session, which begins Jan. 28.
Weiler has proposed bills regarding helmet requirements for motorcycle riders, a new "In God We Trust" license plate option and more.
Nielson has discussed sponsoring a bill that would make changes to adoption records and a bill that would drop the requirement for legislators to vote regardless of conflict of interest concerns.
Read more about the meeting in the Jan. 17 edition of the Clipper.

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Executive Assembly
Rome, Italy - Minutes
11 November 2007
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1. Chair's Opening Remarks
The Chair welcomed all members, thanked the Italian Member Committee for hosting the Executive Assembly and introduced Pierre Gadonneix as incoming Chair. He also expressed his gratitude for the support of WEC members and his fellow officers during his term and gave special thanks to retiring officers Majid Al-Moneef, Ron Wood, Chicco Testa and Alioune Fall.
The following changes to the Agenda were proposed:
" Point 4b to be a report on Rome 2007 instead of the 2010 Montreal Congress;
" New Point 4d to be a presentation about the nuclear incident in Japan;
" Point 6a to be deleted from the agenda.
The Chair called for a motion to approve the Agenda as amended. Canada moved, France seconded and the Agenda as amended was approved.
2. Secretary General's Announcements
The Secretary General welcomed Tajikistan as a new Member Committee. Unfortunately, representatives from the new Committee were unable to attend the Executive Assembly.
He also welcomed the Chair of the new Colombian Member Committee, Dr. José Antonio Vargas, and proposed that the Executive Assembly approve Colombia's membership application by acclamation. This was done, and Colombia was then welcomed as WEC's newest Member Committee.
Dr. Vargas thanked the members for their vote and expressed his appreciation to the Secretary General and to LAC Vice Chair Norberto de Franco Madeiros for their support during the Committee's formation and application for membership. Dr. Vargas expressed the Committee's commitment to WEC and its enthusiasm for and interest in contributing to WEC and establishing strong relationships with other Member Committees.
The Secretary General then welcomed representatives from WEC's partner organisations. In particular, he recognised Peter Storm, who was retiring as Secretary General of the International Gas Union. He invited Mr. Storm to say a few words and introduce his successor, Mr. Torstein Indrebø. Mr. Storm thanked WEC for its cooperation over his tenure and received a round of applause from the Executive Assembly.
3. Minutes of the Last Meeting
The Minutes of the 2006 Executive Assembly in Tallinn were previously distributed via the website. Poland moved approval of the Minutes. This was seconded by France, and the Minutes were approved.
4. Matters for Information
a) To NOTE the Report of the Officers Council
The Chair reported that the Officers Council met in Rome in December 2006 and again in Houston in June 2007.
The Officers meeting in Rome in December 2006 approved the broad outlines of the WEC Statement 2007, which was published in March 2007. It was picked up by the Wall Street Journal, and a successful launch of the Energy and Climate Change report, on which it was based, took place in New York during the Conference on Sustainable Development in May 2007. A major media roundtable on Energy and Climate Change, involving the Study Chair, Kurt Yeager (USA), as well as the Executive Director of the UNFCCC was the final step in making WEC's views on the low carbon economy known throughout the world. The Rome meeting also reviewed the final plans for the WEC Congress, with Congress Vice Chair Chicco Testa providing a full report on the final preparations. It was also the occasion for Communications and Outreach Chair Marie-José Nadeau to seek approval of a new Communications Plan to raise the visibility of WEC.
The main topics of the Houston meeting were preparation of the 2008-2010 Business Plan, selection of the winner of the 2007 Global Energy Award 2007, a session of the Patrons Advisory Group and review of the 2006 audited financial statements. In the latter case, the Officers Council noted that WEC is in healthy financial shape. However, a stronger value message to assist Member Committees to expand their membership and national activities in support of WEC is needed.
Since the last EA, WEC regretfully withdrew the memberships of Bolivia and Venezuela but welcomed Norway and Tajikistan to membership and received Colombia's application for membership.
The Officers Council meeting held just previous to the EA session was the last for Chicco Testa, Alioune Fall, Majid Al-Moneef and Ron Wood. Replacements had been identified, but WEC could not have made the outstanding progress on its broader, more regionally effective work Programme over the last three years without the contributions of these officers. WEC Chair André Caillé also stands down at the end of the Rome Congress, and the members gave him a resounding ovation for his leadership over the last three years.
b) To NOTE the Report on the 2007 World Energy Congress
On behalf of the Italian Member Committee and the Rome 2007 Organising Committee, Gilberto Callera, Chair of WEC Italy, thanked WEC members for their presence, cooperation and support of the 20th World Energy Congress. He especially recognised Gerald Doucet, Chicco Testa, Carlo Hermes, Alessandro Blasi, Alessandro Lanza, the WEC staff, and all those who had worked on the preparation and organisation of the Congress. He also gave a special thank you to Alessandro Clerici, WEC Italy Honorary Chairman, and Erminio Fragassa of Micromegas for their hard work on the Congress.
Chicco Testa welcomed all WEC members to Rome and apologised for the logistical problems some members had encountered. He said the Congress programme was of a very high quality, with approximately 200 speakers, including industry leaders and decision-makers. An excellent set of technical papers and posters were to be presented. A total of 3,900 persons were registered for the Congress, including 200 speakers, 2,600 delegates, 150 accompanying partners, 720 journalists and 204 Youth delegates. One hundred seventeen countries and 1,450 companies were represented, with over 300 exhibitors in 40,000 m2 of exhibition space. Mr. Testa thanked the sponsors for their support and pointed out the important media partnerships with the Financial Times and CNN. In conclusion, he wished all members a successful Congress and thanked André Caillé for his support.
To NOTE the Nominations to the Standing Committees
The Secretary General informed the EA that C.P Jain would continue as Chair of Studies for the 2008-2010 cycle and that Ron Wood would be replaced by Mary M'Mukindia as Chair of Programmes, with Communications & Outreach Chair Marie-José Nadeau's term continuing to 2009.
He then noted that the list of nominees to the Standing Committees had been reviewed and approved by the Officers Council, stating that over 60 nominations were received for just 27 vacancies. The rosters which were being presented to the EA were the result of trying to balance regions, countries, experience, expertise, new additions and reappointments. However, he said, despite all Standing Committee slots being filled, there is still room on the various Study Groups and working groups, and those interested in becoming involved should contact Elena Nekhaev, Director of Programmes, Stephan Albrechtskirchinger, Director of Communications & Outreach or Bob Schock, Director of Studies.
The Secretary General also noted that Murray Stewart was retiring as Executive Director of the Montreal Congress and thanked him for his hard work, then welcomed the new Executive Director, Stephane Bertrand.
Presentation by TEPCO on impact of recent earthquake
Representatives from TEPCO gave a presentation about the impact of the earthquake that struck one of the company's nuclear power stations, particularly highlighting the measures that had been taken to ensure the security of the station.
Alessandro Clerici (Italy) complimented the TEPCO on their handling of this sensitive situation and asked when the power plant would be back in service. The representatives said this was not clear but that they would have a better idea in a month.
Incoming WEC Chair Pierre Gadonneix congratulated TEPCO on its efforts regarding security and pointed out the importance of transparency in any communication on nuclear power in order to keep the public fully informed.
4. Matters for Approval
a) To approve the Report of the Studies Committee
C.P. Jain, Chair of the Studies Committee, reported that all three studies for the 2005-2007 work cycle - Scenarios, Energy and Climate Change and the Survey of Energy Resources -- had been completed and would be presented at the Rome Congress.
He thanked Robert Schock, J.K. Mehta, the London office, all Study Group Chairs, and the 67 Member Committees and 400 experts who contributed to the Studies. He said he also looked forward to their continuing support for the next working cycle.
France moved approval of the report, Romania seconded and the Report of the Studies Committee Chair was approved.
b) To approve the Report of Programme Committee Chair
Outgoing Programme Committee Chair Ron Wood thanked all WEC staff and contributers for their support over the previous three years. He said the Programme Committee had participated actively in the Rome Congress preparation and that the outcomes of WEC's technical work would be presented in a series of special WEC sessions during the Congress, which he urged members to attend. He highlighted the reports on PGP and Energy Efficiency as well as the databases which were now available on WEC's website. He reported that CFFS focused most of its work on Carbon Capture and Storage and held a number of meetings and workshops, while the grid reliability work was completed in 2006 and followed by a series of workshops, and he said there was significant activity in the regions, with over 60 regional meetings, forums and workshops being held around the globe.
The representative from the Pakistan Member Committee asked for the Renewables Taskforce to be reactivated. Mr. Wood acknowledged that this Task Force had not been very active due to lack of interested participants. He said any members who wished to become involved should contact Elena Nekhaev. Jamal Saghir of the World Bank said that his institution had worked on the topic of financing renewables and that they would be happy to share information with WEC. Mr. Wood thanked Mr. Saghir and said this could be explored.
Francisco Barnés (Mexico) thanked Ron Wood for his leadership as Chair of Programmes, particularly with regard to the regional work.
Mexico moved approval, with Poland seconding, and the Report of the Programme Committee Chair was approved.
c) To approve the Report of the Communications & Outreach Committee Chair
Marie-José Nadeau, Chair of the Communications & Outreach Committee, reported an increase in both visibility and outreach and also significant support to the Congress organisers through the establishment of media partnerships.
A new, more readable website was launched in July, and Ms. Nadeau presented statistics on the number of times WEC reports had been downloaded. There has been an 80% increase in these figures since 2006; the Korn Ferry report was downloaded 2,800 times, and the Energy and Climate Change publication was downloaded 2,400 times. The 2004 edition of the SER was downloaded 2,000 times in total, but the 2007 edition was downloaded 7,000 times in only two months.
The Committee adopted a new publications strategy, with only Executive Summaries of reports being printed, but with free downloads of the full WEC reports available from the website.
Media roundtables to launch the WEC reports attracted an average of 35 journalists at each session. This built visibility among leading energy journalists from press such as the Financial Times and the Economist.
At the Congress, over 800 journalists were accredited, with 30 people involved daily in media relations. Ms. Nadeau highlighted the importance of the Financial Times being a major media partner for the Congress. Special attention was also given to the Youth programme, which was launched via a very successful blog.
Hisham Khatib (Jordan) congratulated the Communications & Outreach Committee, the Chair and the WEC London Communications team on the work that had been done to increase WEC's visibility. Norberto de Franco Madeiros (Brazil) also expressed his support for the Communications & Outreach Committee, the many successful communications activities and the excellent work of the Communications Director and his staff.
Canada moved approval of the report. This was seconded by New Zealand, and the Report of the Communications & Outreach Committee Chair was approved.
d) To approve the 2007 Membership Report
The Secretary General said he was pleased to report that Congo (Dem Rep) and Paraguay had made significant payments against their arrears. He also reported that, after being a very active member for many years, Venezuela had withdrawn for political reasons. However, he said that the LAC Vice Chair and Regional Manager would work with regional and national interests to bring Venezuela back at the appropriate time.
Jordan moved to approve the Membership Report. This was seconded by Brazil, and the Membership Report was approved.
e) To approve the 31 December, 2006 Audited Consolidated Statement for the World Energy Council
Finance Chair Asger Bundgaard-Jensen reported, referring to Annexes 5e and 5f, the WEC Consolidated and the WEC Services Ltd. Audited Financial Statements for 2006. He asked for both reports to be taken together, as they were interlinked.
The Chair noted that the 2006 audit was clean, with no material concerns. He said this was a fine achievement and thanked the London office, especially Finance Director Emily Melton, for their efforts in accomplishing this.
The Chair said that for 2006, in order to comply fully with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), all salaries and overheads were allocated on a project basis; Notes 3-4 in the accounts show how these allocations have been split out. The WEC accounts and the Trustees report are now completely in line with best UK practice and the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), with the Trustee's report now placing greater emphasis on the activities and achievements of WEC. He also noted that the 2005 comparatives were restated for consistency in the Statement of Financial Activities and that the auditors' opinion for both WEC Consolidated and WSL was unqualified.
Referring to the WSL accounts, he said that these had been consolidated on a line by line basis with the WEC Consolidated accounts. The WSL profit for 2006 was transferred under the UK Gift Aid provision to the Charity, and therefore, the year-end result for WSL, for tax purposes, was zero.
In WEC Consolidated, the annual result was a net loss of £133,000, including the investment gains. Without these, the loss would have been £207,000.
He also referred to Note 3, which showed the breakdown of spending on specific work programme activities. Overall, the total resources expended in 2006 were roughly £200,000 higher than the income. Had it not been for the revenue from the Patrons programme and the gains on investments, the year would have ended with a much higher deficit.
The Chair also pointed out that the year-end result included a non-budgeted exchange loss on the US dollars held by WSL, WEC and, within WEC, by the WEC Foundation. The Balance Sheet shows total funds of £1,732,000, with the majority of these being held in the Foundation. However, in 2006, approximately £270,000 in sterling investments had to be sold from the Foundation to cover WEC's cash flow needs to fund the work programme, thus reducing the total Foundation assets. While this is not a problem for now, it has implications for future work programmes.
An area of concern is the substantial holdings (about 60% of total assets) of US dollars from the Patrons programme within the Foundation. There are no investment opportunities for US dollars within the Charity Commission Common Investment Funds; US dollars at present may only be invested in Treasuries through Barclays. The Finance Committee is exploring other possible investment options to maximise the return on the US dollar investments and to maintain a low level of risk to capital.
There being no further discussion, the Chair recommended approval of the 2006 audited Financial Statements for WEC Consolidated and WSL. This was moved by Brazil and seconded by Greece, and the 2006 Audited Statements for WEC Consolidated and WEC Services Ltd. were approved.
f) To approve the 31 December, 2006 Audited Statement for WEC Services Ltd
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g) To approve Horwath Clark Whitehill LLP as WEC & WSL Auditors for 2007
The Chair said that Horwath Clark Whitehill had an excellent grasp of UK charity regulations and accounting, that they were now very familiar with WEC and WSL and that they had done a fine job of auditing the accounts for the past several years. Therefore, he said the Finance Committee recommended that Horwath Clark Whitehill be reappointed as the auditors for WEC and for WSL for 2007. This was moved by Nigeria, Finland seconded and the motion was carried.
h) To approve the 2008-2010 WEC Business Plan
The Secretary General presented the 2008-2010 Business Plan and outlined the specific work WEC will undertake as follows:
Global Studies
The Vulnerabilities Study will look at skills and manpower, logistics and materials and the importance of and linkage between energy and water. The plan is to undertake Vulnerabilities as the major study for the cycle, with a first report ready at the end of 2008, a second completed by the end of 2009 and a possible link to the Montreal Congress theme.
Mega Cities
It is estimated that in the year of 2020, more than ten cities will have a population of over 10 million people. This will create significant challenges in terms of energy, particularly in terms of distribution and access. Asia is one key area that is expected to be affected particularly hard. The study will examine the issues and challenges of energy as it relates to extremely large urban areas.
Survey of Energy Resources
The 2010 edition of the Survey of Energy Resources will be ready in time for the Montreal Congress, with plans to update it on an annual basis.
Global Energy Assessment
The Secretary General reported that negotiations related to the Global Energy Assessment were still ongoing. This is a $20 million project in collaboration with IASA. However, if the negotiations do not work out, it is possible the project might be dropped.
Alessandro Clerici (Italy) highlighted the importance of the Vulnerabilites study at a time when the price for prime energy sources had sky rocketed and the high investment costs of prime materials such as copper have had a negative impact on the sector. The Secretary General stated that manufacturing and infrastructure were included in the proposed study to cover just such issues. Studies Chair C.P. Jain said price is indicative of demand and supply, and that the issue of supply must be addressed in order to deal with the price problem; this too will be covered in the Vulnerabilities work. The Secretary General said that the Terms of Reference for Vulnerabilities would be available for review shortly.
Technical Programmes
The Secretary General noted that there are plans to expand the Task Forces and split the management of Regional Programmes and Technical Programmes. Technical programmes for 2008-2010 will cover the following:
The Performance of Generating Plant (PGP) Committee will continue their work with benchmarking workshops globally, with the purpose of discussing availability, maintenance best practices and technology transfer innovations.
The WEC - ADEME partnership will continue on Energy Efficiency Policies and Indicators through the organisation of workshops and annual updates of the energy efficiency database on the WEC website.
Major work will be undertaken with USDOE and other partners on Cleaner Fossil Fuels Systems (CFFS).
There will be a new Task Force on Biofuels, a regional project in partnership with the International Standards Organisation. Initially, this will be part of the North American and LAC regional action plans, but the work will be expanded eventually to encompass a global view.
The Oil Refining Task Force was proposed by the Italian Member Committee and was supported by North African Member Committees; the goal is to demonstrate the potential benefits of properly designed and maintained transport infrastructure.
The Interconnectivity Task Force will continue the grid reliability work which was originally undertaken in the 2005-2007 work programme.
The Gulf States will lead a Water Desalination Task Force.
The work on Centres of Excellence for Sustainable Energy will be carried out in consultation with WEC regional Vice Chairs, with the goal of enhancing regional energy cooperation, promoting best practices and facilitating the transfer of clean technologies in Asia, Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean.
A member of the Pakistan Member Committee said he was disappointed that the work on Financing Renewable Energy seemed to have been dropped. The Secretary General restated his earlier comment that the work had not moved forward due to lack of interest; however, he said that a cooperative effort to take advantage of the World Bank's work on this topic could be undertaken, although he emphasized the importance of not duplicating work that had already been done by other organisations.
Regional action plans
New three year Regional Action Plans will be prepared for Africa, Asia, Europe, Gulf States, Latin America and the Caribbean and North America. The Secretary General said work would continue on "signature" projects within each region, such as the Inga Hydropower Project, the Mongolian Solar and Wind work and the Private Project Partnerships work in Asia. The Regional Action Plans will be reviewed by Member Committees in the respective regions and will then be presented to the Programme Committee for approval in January 2008.
WEC Member Committees in developed countries will promote and facilitate collaboration with Member Committees in developing countries, expanding the role and financing of Centres of Excellence for Sustainable Energy in developing countries.
Yoshiaki Imaizumi, who is seconded to WEC London from TEPCO, will become Director of Regional Programmes and lead the regional work from WEC London.
The Secretary General took the opportunity to thank Regional Managers Gloria Pina (LAC), Chong Moo Lee (Asia), Latsoucabe Fall (Africa) and Slav Slavov (Europe) for their achievements in the last work cycle.
The Secretary General highlighted the following priorities for Communications between now and the 2010 Congress:
" To further evolve and enhance the WEC website as a tool for Studies and Programmes but also to market WEC publications, increase value to members and non-members and develop innovative services, such as a global Energy Yellow Pages
" To work with Member Committees to increase WEC's visibility in the media and regularly position WEC in international business and opinion-maker press
" To develop WEC's outreach to the financial community, with the purpose of promoting adequate energy investment and positioning WEC as a bridge between public institutions, the energy industry and finance
" To further pursue partnerships with other organisations at a global level in order to enhance WEC activities and impact. A new partnership with the Financial Times for a WEC annual conference is under development
" To deepen the action-oriented focus of WEC studies and programmes through early consideration of the target audience, the timing and the methods of communication
" To ensure a rejuvenation of WEC by organising Youth activities and integrating young energy professionals into WEC's activities and work
" To strengthen regional communication hubs, with assistance from regional Vice Chairs, Member Committees and regional media secondments, in order to build a top-down/bottom up media network on a global level.
Finally, the most significant Communications project for the 2008-2010 work cycle will be to support the preparation and delivery of the Congress in Montreal 2010 and to use the full potential of Congress communications to achieve a successful WEC outreach initiative.
The report was severally moved and seconded, and was then approved.
Membership & Finance
The Secretary General reported that membership is stable, and the goal is to maintain this stability. Efforts will be made to recruit new members, particularly in the Gulf States and Central Asia, and to bring back former members, including Venezuela, Malaysia and Singapore.
A new WEC Value Proposition has been developed and was reviewed at the WEC Secretaries meeting, with further refinements to come. This "kit" will be provided to Member Committees via the website to help them recruit and retain their own constituent members. Any suggestions or ideas on ways to improve the kit are welcome.
The Secretary General emphasized the importance of the WEC Patrons programme, saying that the income from the Patrons programme goes into the WEC Foundation and is used to fund WEC's work programme. Membership subscriptions bring in only about £1.3 million of WEC's £2 million budget, so the Patrons programme is vital to maintaining WEC's ability to carry out its core work.
WEC Services Limited is looking at ways to develop new revenue streams to help maintain WEC's financial health and stability.
Hilal Raza (Pakistan) said he appreciated the synergies between regional programmes and stressed the importance of linkages and bringing WEC's experience to other programmes in the regions, for example, the SAR energy centre in Islamabad
Professor Károly Reményi (Hungary) requested a report that presents and discusses the consequences of carbon dioxide reduction measures not being implemented. The Secretary General explained that this was a central topic to CFFS. A specific study was not planned on carbon dioxide, but the topic will feature in much of WEC's work for the next work cycle.
There being no further discussion, France proposed approval of the Membership Report. Greece and Iran seconded, and the report was approved.
i) To approve the 2008 WEC Budget
Asger Bundgard-Jensen presented the 2008 WEC and WSL budgets and explained that the budgets reflected the requirements of the 2008-2010 WEC Business Plan. He pointed out that the budgets are not prepared on the basis of the total cost of each project (that is, including staff costs and overheads), but this is done in the annual accounts each year, so it is possible to calculate the "true cost" of WEC's work.
He said that according to the latest estimate for 2007, Patrons revenue will fall short by about £150,000, and that the Rome Congress payments, which were made in US dollars, were booked at a lower value than anticipated because of the weakness of the US dollar. The net effect is that WEC Consolidated net income will be £170,000 instead of the budgeted £439,000. This has a knock-on effect for the following work cycle, particularly because of the anticipated increased expenditure on both global studies and communications in the 2008-2010 cycle.
Mr. Bundgaard-Jensen explained that, after several Member Committees requested that the current subscription formula and structure be reviewed, a special Task Force of former WEC officers was appointed to undertake this work. The results of their extensive deliberations were reviewed by both the London office and the Finance Committee, and the conclusion was that any change would benefit some Committees and penalise others, some severely. While the current formula may not be perfect, it does seem to work, and it is not likely that another formula can be found which will be acceptable to all Committees. Therefore, the Finance Committee agreed to recommend no change to the subscription formula.
Mr. Bundgaard-Jensen also said that for 2008, the anticipated revenue from Patrons had been set at £700,000, which will require WEC to bring in eight additional Patrons. However, he said the Secretary General believed this was an achievable target. The total funds in the Foundation should be about £1.5 million at the end of 2008, assuming the recruitment of new Patrons goes as expected.
Pierre Gadonneix said he was very pleased with the Business Plan, including the increased focus on the Studies programme and that the Regional Programme is also significant, particularly the bottom-up approach to the Scenarios report. He said he realised a larger budget would be required to support these programmes, but he felt it was very important to WEC's visibility and equilibrium.
Greece moved approval of the WEC and WSL 2008 budgets. Germany seconded, and the budgets were approved.
j) To approve the 2008 WSL Budget
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k) To approve proposed amendments of the Rules (By-Laws)
The Secretary General reviewed the proposed amendments to the Rules, highlighting in particular the insertion in Rule 7 of a new section to describe the responsibilities of the Communications and Outreach Committee. Most of the other changes are for clarity or to correct minor errors in wording.
There being no questions, Germany moved approval of the amendments to the Rules. This was severally seconded, and the amendments were approved.
l) To approve Nominations for Officers
The Secretary General reviewed the officer nominations and status as follows;
" Mary Kimotho M'Mukindia, Kenya, will now be officially seated as Chair, Programme Committee (2008-2010) after serving a one-year term as Chair-elect;
" C.P. Jain, India, is nominated for a second term as Chair, Studies Committee (2008-2010);
" Marie-José Nadeau, Canada, will continue as Chair of the Communications & Outreach Committee until 2009;
" Francisco Barnés is nominated for a second term to 2010;
" Elías Velasco García is nominated for a one-year term to 2008 as Vice Chair, Special Responsibility for Investment and Infrastructure;
" Having completed the final year of Alioune Fall's term as Vice Chair, Africa, Abubakar Sambo is nominated for a full, three-year term to 2010.
" Richard Drouin is nominated for election as Vice Chair Montréal Congress for a three-year term to 2010.
Argentina moved the re-election Francisco Barnés. Spain seconded, and the motion was approved.
Portugal moved to re-elect Elías Velasco García. Spain seconded, and the motion was approved.
Kenya moved to elect Professor Abubakar Sambo. Namibia seconded, and the motion was approved.
Canada moved to elect Richard Drouin. This was severally seconded, and the motion was approved.
m) To approve the site for the 2009 Executive Assembly
Thorkell Helgason, Chair of WEC Iceland, and Dr. Ozer Skarpeyesson of the Ministry of Industry in Iceland presented Iceland's bid to host the 2009 Executive Assembly and highlighted Iceland's unique position with respect to its geothermal energy. The proposed dates for the 2009 EA are 16-24 September. Dr. Helgason noted that Iceland has been a member of WEC since 1949, which would make the 2009 Executive Assembly in Iceland a 60-year anniversary event.
Austria moved approval of Iceland as the site of the 2009 EA. This was seconded by Finland, and the motion carried unanimously.
5. Other Matters for Approval
a) Introduction of new WEC Chair
Retiring Chair André Caillé introduced Pierre Gadonneix as his successor. Mr. Gadonneix said he wished to build on the success of WEC which André Caillé had helped to achieve. He said among WEC's most valuable assets were the enthusiasm, energy, competence and knowledge of its members and staff, and he said he would rely on this heavily during his term as Chair. He thanked André Caillé for his leadership over the past three years, particularly with respect to the WEC Patrons programme, and wished him well as he leaves office.
b) Approval of Honorary Officers
Mr. Gadonneix then proposed retiring WEC officers Majid Al-Moneef, Alioune Fall, Chicco Testa, Ron Wood and André Caillé as new honorary officers, and this was approved by acclamation.
c) Invitation to 2008 Executive Assembly
A presentation was given on the 2008 Executive Assembly to be held in Mexico City from 2-7 November. Dr. Pablo Mulas of the Mexican Member Committee noted that a North America-LAC Bi-regional Forum on Energy and Water will be held just prior to the start of the Executive Assembly meetings.
6. Other Business and Adjournment
Ricardo Falabella (Argentina) expressed his dismay that accompanying persons who had not registered for the Congress were not permitted to attend the Farewell Dinner and said he hoped this would not happen in Montreal. The member from Hungary also complained about this.
Pablo Mulas (Mexico) asked how Congress delegates could obtain the technical papers. The Secretary General said that these were available on a memory stick which was part of the Congress delegate pack.
Greece complained that those who had not registered through the Congress website or who were not staying at particular hotels could not use the shuttle buses. He felt this was unfair and made it more difficult and expensive for certain delegates. Congress Vice Chair Chicco Testa said that the organiser had made it clear that only those booking through the Congress website could use the shuttle buses because otherwise, they would have no way of predicting numbers of delegates who would use the buses or the number of buses needed.
The Chair then thanked all WEC member countries who had so graciously hosted him during his travels on behalf of WEC. He also thanked the London office staff and the Secretary General for their hard work as well as the organisers of the Rome Congress. He noted that the next meeting of the Executive Assembly would take place in Reykjavik, Iceland, in September, 2008.
There being no further business, the Chair then gavelled the adjournment of the 2007 WEC Executive Assembly.
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Born June 29, 1970, in downstate Trenton, Karin was raised in Highland and graduated Milford High School in 1988. She attended Oakland Community College and graduated from Northern Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology. Her boundless enthusiasm and positive spirit served her well in her sales career with such companies as Kodak and most recently Coca-Cola. Karin had a way of lifting up and brightening the lives of everyone she met. Through her generosity, at least four organ recipients have now been given the Gift of Life. She was active and particularly enjoyed snowboarding, fishing with her hubby, and her lifetime passion: riding, training, and caring for horses. She found true joy in marriage on February 5, 2011, to Bryan, who deeply adored her, his "wifey."
Karin is survived by her husband, Bryan; her parents, Tom and Beth Maki of Negaunee; her sister, Amy (Carl) Keranen of Lake Linden and their children, with whom she was particularly close: Thomas, Erin, Jeff, her pen-pal Meg, Colleen, and Cara; her brother Andy (Lisa) Maki of Hartland and their children: Lisa Lynn, Nikolaus, and Hanna; her brother Matt Maki of Marquette; in-laws, JoEllen and Donald LaChapell of Ishpeming; sisters-in-law Jennifer LaChapell and Nicole (Nicholas) LaChapell-Hittle; brothers-in-law Andrew, Jesse, Tyler, and Jordan LaChapell; and her horse of 22 years, Taliesyn.
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A celebration of Karin's life will be held Monday, July 9, 2012, at 1 p.m. at Eastwood Apostolic Lutheran Church on Maas St. in Negaunee, Pastor Dale Niskanen officiating. Visitation at the church will precede the service, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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BALTIMORE - After weeks of round-the-clock medical care, Brendan Marrocco insisted on rolling his own wheelchair into a news conference using his new transplanted arms. Then, he brushed his hair to one side.
Such simple tasks would go unnoticed in most patients. But for Marrocco, who lost all four limbs while serving in Iraq, these little actions demonstrate how far he's come only six weeks after getting a double-arm transplant.
Wounded by a roadside bomb in 2009, the former soldier said he could get by without legs, but he hated living without arms.
"Not having arms takes so much away from you. Even your personality, you know. You talk with your hands. You do everything with your hands, and when you don't have that, you're kind of lost for a while," the 26-year-old New Yorker told reporters Tuesday at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Doctors don't want him using his new arms too much yet, but his gritty determination to regain independence was one of the chief reasons he was chosen to receive the surgery, which has been performed in the U.S. only seven times.
That's the message Marrocco said he has for other wounded soldiers.
"Just not to give up hope. You know, life always gets better, and you're still alive," he said. "And to be stubborn. There's a lot of people who will say you can't do something. Just be stubborn and do it anyway. Work your ... off and do it."
Dr. W.P. Andrew Lee, head of the team that conducted the surgery, said the new arms could eventually provide much of the same function as his original arms and hands. Another double-arm transplant patient can now use chopsticks and tie his shoes.
Lee said Marrocco's recovery has been remarkable, and the transplant is helping to "restore physical and psychological well-being."
Tuesday's news conference was held to mark a milestone in his recovery - the day he was to be discharged from the hospital.
Next comes several years of rehabilitation, including physical therapy that is going to become more difficult as feeling returns to the arms.
Before the surgery, he had been living with his older brother in a specially equipped home on New York's Staten Island that had been built with the help of several charities. Shortly after moving in, he said it was "a relief to not have to rely on other people so much."
The home was heavily damaged by superstorm Sandy in the fall.
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Abdulmalik, a 13-year-old boy from Yemen's capital city Sana'a, started chewing khat leaves at the age of seven. "My father would pass me small handfuls at weddings," he told The Media Line. "But I didn't start chewing every day until I turned 12 and started to work. Khat gives me energy for work."


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JEFFERSON COUNTY, N.Y. -- A paper dummy provided a very vivid reminder of why farm safety should be on everyone's mind.
A demonstration Wednesday in Town of Champion showed what kind of damage a tractor can do and why it should always be shut off when engaging or disengaging equipment.
Farming is the fourth highest occupation in fatal injury rates because of the potentially deadly equipment and machinery used on farms.
Families at the seminar were also schooled on tractor rollovers, silo emergencies, chemical and pesticide poisonings and how to stay calm and act quickly in an emergency. The goal was to give everyone a basic understanding of farm equipment.
"It's important that everybody have an understanding of the machinery that is used so that, God forbid that it happens, if you come upon a scene you at least have an understanding of how to turn it off until the rescue equipment can come," said Galen Gockley, Great Bend Dairy Farmer.
The presentation was put on by the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health based in Cooperstown.
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For some reason, ever since the world-wide miracle I've been under attack by alot of different entities. The worst of them have been reptilians who have actually taken over my whole consciousness and emotions and body, they threathen me constantly with things to keep me in a state of submission and fear and then they feed me with 'rewards' if I do as they want and equally punish if I go against them.
They have put my whole spine column full with their controlling devices and are using my traumas against myself in a form of submission. Whenever I get a positive thing from God or from someone who is with God, they start attacking me and telling me that "I don't deserve that" and that I'm "Destined for very large suffering". I had another instant when I got a helper that made a shield around me, and after a couple minutes of having that shield they got notified about this shield and that I wasn't working with their 'agenda' or their 'controlling' and then they came to my consciousness and started reading it from what had happened and went through every little detail of what had happened and asked the consciousness parts that were taken over what had happened and it answered to it. They started questioning about all small details and so forth.
Because of this takeover I'm wondering if I should take my life or not. It's quite horrible to be exposed to this shit, and it's even more horrible that they abuse my own consciousness and body and emotions and energetical body to do what they wish to other people and to the collective and so forth. So if you know anyone that could help please tell me. I would really just like to die. Even this post is full of THEIR energetical imprints and what not. Feels like they are taking over my DNA and replacing it with their own and so forth. The situation is quite critical
What I see is happening is that they try to conquer as much as possible from all dimensions that they can touch and then they pervert it and corrupt it to their own benefits and so forth. I was in touch with somekind of Being and agreed that no children come to this planet that aren't protected by God against this.


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University of West Georgia: Student Newspaper's Funding Cut on Basis of Content
- "Victory for Freedom of the Press at University of West Georgia: FIRE Turns Content-Based Newspaper Censorship into Funding Increase," July 14, 2009: The University of West Georgia's (UWG's) finance committee has restored and increased funding to UWG's student newspaper after FIRE challenged its unconstitutional funding cut and the student government's attempt to freeze the assets of The West Georgian. The newspaper had criticized corruption in the student government and printed a satire of fraternity life. After FIRE intervened on the paper's behalf, The West Georgian not only saw its funding restored but also received $3,600 of new funding.
- "E-Mail from Linda Picklesimer Regarding 'West Georgian' Funding," June 29, 2009
- "E-Mail from Melanie McClellan Regarding 'West Georgian' Funding," June 1, 2009
- "Letter to FIRE from UWG Counsel Jane Simpson," May 20, 2009
- "FIRE Letter to University of West Georgia President Beheruz N. Sethna," May 11, 2009
- "SGA Resolution," April 22, 2009
- "Article: Join a Frat with Buck Futter, Jr.," April 22, 2009
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- "Article: Alan Webster Captures 2009-2010 SGA Election," March 25, 2009
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- "Victory for Freedom of the Press at University of West Georgia: FIRE Turns Content-Based Newspaper Censorship into Funding Increase," by Peter Bonilla, July 15, 2009


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Howard beats Hampton 42-36 in 2OT
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) Gregg McGhee threw for 265 yards and a touchdown to lead Howard to a 42-37 victory over Hampton in double overtime on Saturday.
McGhee also had 152 yards rushing for the Bison (6-6, 4-4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Anthony Philyaw rushed for 111 yards and four touchdowns.
Down 26-7 at the break, Hampton scored 22 unanswered points in the second half to lead by three. With 3:20 left to play in regulation, Howard's John Fleck booted a 20-yard field goal to send the game into overtime at 29-29.


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ND state flour mill profits down, but still good
Profits at North Dakota's state-owned flour mill fell by half, to $8 million, during its last budget year, the mill's chief executive said Monday. Despite the drop, the Grand Forks mill's annual earnings rank as the third best in its history, said Vance Taylor, the mill's general manager.By Dale Wetzel , September 24, 2012
Winona County farm sells for $2.7 million
An auction in Winona County seems to reflect the rising cost of farmland in Minnesota.By Associated Press , September 19, 2012
Crystal workers put pressure on board members
Locked-out workers demonstrated in front of the homes of American Crystal Sugar Co. directors Wednesday for the second day in a row, in a bid to drive home the lockout's human toll.By Marino Eccher , September 06, 2012
A fertilizer patch in North Dakota?
N-Flex LLC will provide more information to the North Dakota Industrial Commission, which ordered more details as it considers whether to put $1 million into the company's system to make anhydrous ammonia fertilizer from a series of mobile natural gas-to-fertilizer plants in the state.By Mikkel Pates , August 28, 2012
Canada eyes good harvest
A basic truth of agriculture is that farmers in one part of the world benefit when their peers elsewhere suffer. Glen Findlay, a Shoal Lake, Manitoba, farmer, knows that well. Shoal Lake is about 180 miles northwest of Winnipeg, Manitoba.By Jonathan Knutson , August 28, 2012
Horse slaughter ban changes way of life for Harvey, ND, man
Kent Opdahl is waiting for the rebound in the horse market, but he isn't holding his breath. Opdahl's life in the world of horses was turned upside down when Congress in late 2006 passed legislation that ended federal inspection of horse slaughter facilities, and horse slaughter in general in 2007.By Mikkel Pates , August 28, 2012
Natural Beef's unsettled debts: Unclear who is responsible for paying beef producers
It is difficult to say who is most responsible for unsettled debts of North Dakota Natural Beef LLC — whether a legal or moral duty lies with that company's board, or with the board of the North American Bison Cooperative LLC, which has become its majority owner.By Mikkel Pates , March 21, 2012
After a year, N.D. farmer still awaits money for cattle delivered to North Dakota Natural Beef
Lloyd Wieland of rural Dazey, N.D., says he understands the company's explanations that the recession affected their markets for meat, but he also says he was "shocked" to realize the company could be in such financial crisis, considering the pillars of North Dakota agriculture who were involved.By Mikkel Pates , March 21, 2012
Sugar producers accuse corn rivals of false advertising in landmark lawsuit
In a lawsuit that goes before a Los Angeles federal judge today, sugar producers accuse their corn industry rivals of false advertising in a campaign that casts the liquid sweetener as "nutritionally the same as table sugar" and claims "your body can't tell the difference."By Carol J. Williams , March 21, 2012
Grafton ethanol plant owners to meet with sugar beet growers
Energae LP, the group planning to reopen the former Alchem Ltd. ethanol plant in Grafton, N.D., will conduct a meeting at noon Friday for sugar beet growers.By Herald Staff Report , March 19, 2012
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Minnesota exporters are welcoming this week's long-awaited free trade agreement with South Korea, which will lower tariffs on Minnesota-made medical, machine, meat and grain products.By Dee DePass , March 14, 2012
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Bishop of Ravenna, Italy in 546 by Pope Vigilius with the support of Emperor Justinian; the choice was initially so unpopular that the Maximian had to live outside the city walls for a while. Built the basilica of Saint Vitalis, and either built or renovated many other churches. Commissioned a number of illuminated manuscripts, and made sure that the text were updated with the most authoritative versions. May have been the first Latin bishop to use the title archbishop.
- 556 of natural causes
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Current Stats?
219lbs on one scale, 205 on another scale, and 210lbs on another scale...grrr...why can't all scales be accurate!?!, 13 percent bodyfat
My Goals? To accomplish in 4 weeks.(realistic)
Get down to the single digits. (9 percent)
Continue to put on the muscle
My "Dream High" Goals? In 4 weeks
Grow/Shred to 220 at 7 percent bodyfat
What diet protocol am I following? And what are my macro's?
Carb Back Loading. My macro's are honestly dependent on how I train, how long, etc.....nothing "unusual" here, protein is at 1 x bodyweight, fat is at 150g, carbs vary. A typical day for me will have 3 workouts, 1 intense high volume bodybuilding training session, 1 HIIT sesion(sometimes 2!!), and 1 Low Intensity cardio session. For a day like that, ill be using 500g of carbs. Which actually may increase depending on results / settings.
Hypertrophy is the goal in the gym, so im trying to make my body adapt to something new to progress, what can I do to GROW?
-Decrease Rest Periods
-Add in more sets
-Use longer or even shorter TUT
-Make muscles move in different directions (aka recruitment in different patterns / different ROM's)
-Manipulate the load via Tempo
-Training beyond concentric failure (drop sets, forced negatives, etc...) (fatigue work)
**Split? Training every day! Pretty much listening to my current settings......what ever muscle recovers/grows...its gettin' teared down again!
***What is a must during a hypertrophy session?
-FOCUS! Meaning MIND TO MUSCLE CONNECTION!! Your mind....has to be in the meat of that targeted muscle. (I recommend anyone to check out Ben's MI40 if you have trouble putting on muscle, or you can just ask me )
-Once your Focus is mastered, generate FORCE via focus/intensity/passion into each rep, watch how Kai Greene trains.....looks like he is crazy isn't he? He is not crazy, he channels his Rage then releases it, his past is what fuels him....Kai knowing who is he, and what he is on this planet for is how he gets the most out of every training session. (was this a "spiritual" way to explain how to train your fast twitch fibers? haha...maybe )
-OVERLOAD (basically the 6 steps I listed above)
Killer. Time to walk the walk.
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