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Local Blogs
By Roz Rogoff
So many stories, so little timeUploaded: Jul 20, 2012
I started to write my Friday blog this afternoon about Cloud Funding. I wanted to cover a variety of sources for raising money from many small and micro investors. I have been investing through Prosper and Kickstarter for several years now. I even inquired about investing in Schubros Brewing when they were looking for backers, but the entry-level investment was too much for me and I don't like beer.
Then I heard about the shooting in Colorado, and I thought about writing my blog on the Second Amendment and how it is so misunderstood. The so-called "originalists" on the Supreme Court, Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas, cannot possibly believe that our founding fathers intended for everyone to have the right to own assault weapons when the most sophisticated firearm available in 1777 was a black powder musket.
I looked over the City Council Agenda for this Tuesday night and whoa, who says our elected officials do not care what we think? They must be reading the blogs, because the Agenda has an item to put the PIO (Public Information Officer) position on hold. So there's another story waiting to be told.
I've also been reconsidering running for DSRSD again. Yesterday I spoke to Sue Stephenson at the Dublin San Ramon Services District about when the filing period starts and ends. It started now. So far Director Pat Howard is the only candidate to file. The filing period could be extended through August 15th if one incumbent doesn't file by August 10th.
I asked a clerk at the Alameda County Registrar's Office if Director Dan Scannell's resignation extends the filing period and he said "No, only if an incumbent doesn't file." So that leaves Rich Halket, who hasn't filed yet, but it is still early. Halket told me in our Blogcast Radio interview that he's ambivalent about running again; so he might not, but I think he will.
Everyone has been telling me, "Third time's the charm," but I'm not as motivated as I was the last two times. Not only that, I like the direction DSRSD has been going in for the last year. Staff and Directors have implemented a lot of what I wanted to do; so I feel my input is getting input and I don't need to be on the Board to get these things done anymore.
The last time I ran in 2010, my Editor wouldn't publish any of my stories. I resented this, but Sue Stephenson said the Editor was only following fair political practices. Stephenson said having my name in print in the San Ramon Express gave me an unfair advantage over other candidates.
When I ran the last time I was mostly writing news stories, but I like writing my blogs and I can't do that anonymously, so that's a disincentive to run again.
I am still teaching online for University of Phoenix. Recent newspaper and TV stories have been attacking For Profit online colleges, saying we take advantage of our students. I take my job and responsibilities to our students very seriously; so I started writing a rebuttal to these attacks, but that's another story for another time and place.
So my blog this week is a potpourri of bits of stories that are not quite ready for prime time, but their time will come. Will my name be in the by-line or will I be on the campaign trail for DSRSD? That's a question I can't answer yet.


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Looking to get a new compressor. Nothing big, maybe 3-5 gallon tops with 125-125 psi rating. Would like quiet one. Anyone have any personal experience with this size that's on the quiet size?
Looking to get a new compressor. Nothing big, maybe 3-5 gallon tops with 125-125 psi rating. Would like quiet one. Anyone have any personal experience with this size that's on the quiet size?
http://OxaVap.com Your source for the ProVap 110
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The bostich pancake compressor has a 5-6 gallon tank, kind of quit.
Just bought one of these guys. It looked like a pretty good bang for the buck.
"People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe."- Andy Rooney
without a doubt, the little dewalts... you can run anything on them, and the last a lot better than a pancake type. get teh one with wheels for around 200. it will run anything you want including a frameing nailer just fine
I have that porter cable compressor, use it every day .No problems for three years.
When dewalt bought out emglo, they took a nicely built compressor and outsourced them to china. I won't buy them any more. My current favorite is a twin tank Quincy. Made in USA. It's a little heavy, a little noisy, but it's bullet proof and will last forever. If you are looking for quiet, the Rolair is the way to go. Check out a side by side comparison with a couple other compressors in this video.
I don't know about quiet, but for the price it's hard to beat the one I got from harbor freight.
I got this one last year and built 100 or so frames and around 15 nuc boxes with it so far and couldn't be happier. I'm not a rich man so I can't afford the gold plated last the rest of your life models right now. I have to settle for what will get the job done and I can afford. I also bought the 20$ nailer/stapler and it's working just fine also. If I was doing hard construction every day and using a compressor and air tools then I would buy a higher level product that can handle the abuse, but so far the HF has done just fine.
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Your biggest concern is how much you're going to use it and what youre going to use it for... so research oil-less vs. uses oil. I have one, two finish carpenters I know have them, mine is 2 years old with no problems, theirs are 10 years old with no problems after rolling around in the back of their trucks for years... I personally would never buy an oil-less compressor. Last time I was at Lowes this compressor was on sale for cheap.
It's quiet too, I use it in my basement all winter long.
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Everything I have gotten from harbor freight has been a pos. I have then spent more buying something else. I realize that most of this stuff is made in china and you have to spend some coin to get American.
Just my experience.
I have the 26 gallon one from harbor freight (cheap red one) and use it all the time....air tools, painted a truck, nail guns, staplers....and for the money they can't be beat. Mine is two years old and holding up fine. I don't think it would hold up if you were running a service station with it but for the home shop it's fine.
Also the $19.95 brad gun/stapler works great....I have had more expensive ones in the past that don't work as good as the cheap one I have
BUT, if you want quiet, the harbor freight is NOT the one!
If you are getting a small one I would go with the HF one. They are all Chinese junk so might was well go with the cheapest junk. HF has the best extended warranty.
What CFM do you need for staple guns to sink a 1.5" staple? HF has a dual tank 2hp, 125 lb 3.5 CFM @ 90lbs on sale this month for 99.99. But I like the oilless 1.5 hp, 6 gallon 150 lb one. But that one only has 2.5 CFM @ 90lbs. Will that one do the trick? Only using this for casual work......
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It'll work. The cfm is more important when considering continuous use tools like sanders or sand blasters or even roofing nailers. One staple every 5-10 seconds will be fine. Remember thought that the oiless one will be considerably louder.
Lowes has good deals or tractor supply i use my pancake comp when building frames
I would go with an Oiled Compressor I have 1 of each and the the one that doesnt use oil runs hotter and is much louder. The small Pancake compressors are perfect for beekeeping purposes. Mine runs like every 5 to 10 minutes it runs up to about 125 PSI
Another vote for harbor frieght. I have the cheap pancake compressor, and the cheap staple gun. So far so good. Had it since last summer. The compressor is just big enough to keep up when I really get going on the frame jig.
Yep on the hf pancake...$49.95 plus $6.99 shipping ....wear earplugs if it's too loud....just don't paint your car with it
Get a Jenny or a Rolair. Change the oil once a year and it will last a lifetime plus!


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The Fitness Devil
By Dean Guedo/Andrew Coates
Two Edmonton based personal trainers and coaches set out to create a vehicle to share better fitness and nutrition information. Did we mention podcasts are free? Seriously, free awesome info from our guests who are experienced experts in our field. Most fitness industry podcasts are geared towards other trainers. We set out to make something for the everyday person who is trying to improve their quality of life while sifting through the dark parts that the fitness industry pumps out. Join us on this journey as we share with you the best information we have and that we can find in the best peop
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January 24, 2019
James Fell EP 73: Holy Sh!t Costco Members Suck
James Fell joins us to talk about more than just his new book The Holy Shit Moment and why writing it was necessary. James goes off on the crazy bullshit quackery and pseudoscience we see everywhere, "every dumbfuck food documentary on Netflix", and his disdain for bad Costco behaviour. We set James loose in this fun and fully loaded episode
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January 10, 2019
Sohee Lee EP 71: 1 Million IG Followers
Sohee returns to tell us about adopting her new puppy Jellie and unleashes her thoughts on social media and the rush to be relevant for new fitness professionals. She details some of the catalysts of her industry success to date, attitudes and behaviours that lead to client success, and hard pills for people to swallow about fitness and nutrition. Sohee also details her upcoming project The Beginners Guide to Lifting Weights for Women
January 3, 2019
Eric Helms EP 70: Dodging Wrenches and Too Much Early Career Success
Eric Helms explains his personal evolution and maturity as a coach from his early years to now. We delve into the role luck has played in Eric's career and the importance of putting yourself in the position to benefit from luck, while not just waiting for lucky breaks. Eric explains what he meant in a social media post about how "you shouldn't want to be hugely successful early in your career, and his thoughts on recent use of social media to gain fitness industry credibility. We get away from the technical knowledge you can find in Eric's work to dive into his thoughts and philosophies about our ever changing industry.
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Bryan Krahn EP 69: Drunk On A Park Bench
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Marty Macphee EP 68: Marty and the Bikini Girl Factory
Mega Marty MacPhee blows us away in a charismatic and entertaining episode. We discuss the advantage of working in the competitive fitness industry with an evidence based approach, recovering from injury and mentally handling the time off, Marty's approach to empower and educate his clients and how it's the opposite of a lot of what we see, exploring the right and wrong reasons to compete, and being prepared for being talking at and about you when you undergo a physical transformation and not all of it is good.
December 13, 2018
Nick Tumminello EP 67: When Fitness Calls
Nick Tumminello bring his critical thinking to the podcast to discuss Gatekeeper Syndrome and how our industry struggles to agree on what constitutes a good personal trainer. Nick shares some nuanced thoughts about social media, how we interact, and how to avoid giving trolls your attention. Nick shares some keys to longevity in the industry. We also learn why Nick prefers to watch the movie vs read the book. Hope you enjoy one of our most intellectual and thought provoking episodes to date
December 6, 2018
Dani Shugart EP 66: The Better You Are At Social Media The Worse You Are At Life.
Dani Shugart joins The Fitness Devil to talk about her quest to educate our industry about breast implant illness. We discuss how attaching fitness and nutrition labels to yourself can be detrimental to your results, the brain benefits of exercise, what the spotlight effect is and how it scares people away from working out, and some honest criticism of life on social media. Dani cuts loose and speaks her mind on this one.
November 29, 2018
Bret Contreras EP 65: The Inception of Pain and Gain
Bret Contreras unleashes candid thoughts on how he pushed through criticism to establish his industry changing ideas about Glute training. Bret shares the challenges involved in moving states and opening The Glute Lab, unexpected expenses and having to dive into his reserves of work ethic to succeed. Bret details his thoughts on the use of language on our industry that makes people feel broken and damaged. Join one of our best episodes to date.
November 22, 2018
Episode 64: Derek Stanley, Jeb Johnston, Nick Sorrell EP 64: The Knowledge Base Jam
Today's episode features returning guest and firebrand Nick Sorrell along with our two friends Derek Stanley and Jeb Johnston. All 3 are Stronger U coaches. We spend this episode discussing the importance of controlling your attitude in the face of events beyond your control. The importance of empowering people and breaking away from victim mentality. How forming small consistent habits add up to long term successes. Each of our guests share some difficult personal experiences and how that shaped their life outcomes.Special Guests: Derek Stanley, Jeb Johnston, and Nick Sorrell.
November 15, 2018
Episode 63: Jeff Snow EP 63: Fridge Raider
Jeff Snow brings his practical solution based approach to nutrition. We focus on how to set your environment for success, how cannabis directly and indirectly affects nutrition, managing snacking and it's triggers, the myth of late evening eating and where it can cause weight gain, and a discussion about children and nutrition. Special Guest: Jeff Snow.
November 8, 2018
Episode 62: Mike T Nelson EP 62: Do You Have Metabolic Flexibility? It'd Be A Lot Cooler If You Did
Dr. Mike T Nelson joins us to explain two concepts he works with extensively, metabolic flexibilty and heart rate variability. He explains how you can use them to improve your training. The discussion deepens into carbs vs fat as fuel. Mike is also a prolific content creator and we disucss how he manages this. Special Guest: Mike T Nelson.
November 1, 2018
Episode 61: Meghan Callaway EP 61 Terminating Weakness
Meghan Callaway returns to The Fitness Devil to discuss how just getting stronger tends to correct a lot pain, minor injuries, and issues. How physical therapists should have strong knowledge of strength training and not just offer passive treatments. Building income streams as a trainer beyond just coachinf clients. Plus a nuanced discussion of work life balance working in our industry or any industry where your work becomes your life. Special Guest: Meghan Callaway.
October 25, 2018
Episode 60: Charles Staley EP 60: No Gym For Old Men
Charles Staley joins us to disucss the importance of developing and maintaining strength as we get older. How it took getting to his 50's before he got into the best shape of his life, and why it can be challenging for fitness professionals to prioritize ourselves. Charles gets hot about gym ettiquette so we discuss the importance. We cover what rep range is the most efficient sweet spot for building muscle. Special Guest: Charles Staley.
October 18, 2018
Survival Guys EP 1B: Does Environment Matter?
After a bunch of fairly complicated life events...we are taking a second crack at this. We lay out the rules for the podcast, while talking about some of the intricacies oh how environment can make a HUGE difference in your life. Plus we tell some lies.
October 12, 2018
James Hoffmann and Mike Israetel EP 59: Lock Stock And Two Smoking Meatheads
Doctors Mike Israetel and James Hoffmann from RP join us to talk about their experience working together, what overtraining is and isn't, important considerations for recovery from training, the occurrence of deception in our industry, and a very thoughtful discussion about the pitfalls of fitness professionals making their message more about politics and social issues than actual fitness and nutrition. Special Guests: Dr. Mike Israetel and James Hoffman.
October 11, 2018
Travis Pollen EP 58: Guardian Of Science
Travis Pollen joins us to talk about injury risks for everyday people and athletes while working out, why people ask for core training, what they really mean, and why it can be important. Travis details his experience as a Paralympic American record holding swimmer. We discuss how our industry can sometimes fixate on the bad mainstream information yet often miss communicating effectively to the mainstream audience we are trying to help. Special Guest: Travis Pollen.
October 4, 2018
Carolina Belmares EP 57: I Stand In Wonder
Carolina Belmares has enjoyed a great deal of success as a result of blind determination and the fearlessness to jump at opportunities as they presented themselves to her in her career. She shares the story of her career so far. Carolina talks about how "there is no perfect time to start", prioritizing ones self when life isn't going perfectly, the importance of not taking mental health for granted in the pursuit of physical health, our need to "fill up" physical and emotional spaces and why its ok not to, and a thoughtful discussion on taking a very human and balanced view when discussing controversial or delicate social issues. Special Guest: Carolina Belmares.
September 27, 2018
Mike Doehla and Michael Alessi EP 56: White Knuckle Nutrition
Mike Doehla and Mike Alessi the minds behind the success of their company Stronger U join us and discuss how they found success with a business founded on "the anti-diet", their hatred for the word macros, and most of all their unique vision for how we should work with people and their nutrition. The Mike's sell long term and sustainable in a sea of fast and easy and they care about their clients when all too often our industry says it does but actions show otherwise.Special Guests: Michael Alessi and Mike Doehla.
September 20, 2018
James Krieger and Brad Dieter EP 55: Not All Bros Are Created Equal
Brad Dieter and James Krieger aka the nice guys, are back to talk about the main claims behind the current popular fad diets compared with the truth, a deep discussion about fear and misinformation about fructose and high fructose corn syrup. Why James said "not all reps are created equal", and why Brad once said "Bmr might be the most useless piece of data for most people who are striving for weight loss". Special Guests: Brad Dieter and James Krieger.
September 13, 2018
Lee Boyce EP 54: Talking Tall
Lee Boyce shares his unflitered thoughts on his experience in the fitness industry, some of the systemic problems and key successes. We get Lee's thoughts on how the industry can contribute to unhealthy minds and diminished self worth. We expose the practice of trainers lying about their credentials and experience and why this is silly. We discuss how many trainers enter the industry with big dreams of coaching high level athletes and/or celebrities, how unrealistic this is, and how its not much different than everyday people to begin with. Lee also opens up about his experiment to lift every day for a year, the pros and cons. Special Guest: Lee Boyce.
September 6, 2018
Episode 53: Mike Howard EP 53: A Beautiful Mindset
Mike Howard discusses mindset with us in depth. We tackle self forgiveness and negative self talk, cognitive biases that take people off track, the dangers of rigid dietary approaches, and some mindset strategies for overall health. Special Guest: Mike Howard.
August 30, 2018
Episode 52: Jason Maxwell EP 52: Pumping MUSCLE
Muscle building expert Jason Maxwell joins us to talk about building muscle. Jason discusses his simple but effective approach to putting lean muscle on people. Jason shares how he grew up in a small town, followed education on the road to being a real rocket scientist, only to walk away from that path to work with people and help them get fit. Jason has taken his straight forward approach to building muscle and combined it into a book, appopriately titled Muscle. We also discuss super hero bodies, the pursuit of aesthetic ideals, and how Jason's high quality social media presentation is still a reflection of a pretty normal day in the life of. Special Guest: Jason Maxwell (JMax) .Links:Muscle by Jason Maxwell : Free Book
August 23, 2018
Jonathan Goodman EP 51: Ergo Fitness - The Architect of Online Training
Jon Goodman joins us and shares his recent professional focus. The challenge behind creating the Fitness Marketing Monthly and the upcoming class of The Online Trainer Academy. Jon's thoughts on how to approach the latest hottest marketing trends vs focusing on what works for you. Jon also shares how he hasn't ever formally hired a coach or mentor, somehow figuring it all out, yet understanding and explaining the true value of a coach and what to look for. Special Guest: Jonathan Goodman.Links:Settings - Fireside
August 16, 2018
Dean Somerset EP 50: Fast And The Fitness
Dean Somerset returns for our milestone #50 episode to talk about what he's been up to since becoming a private independant trainer. We talk about the differences between starting in the industry now vs when he began and what this means to potential clients, Dean's thoughts on emerging fitness industry trends and consumer wants, and good and bad gym policies. Add to this the apparwnt rush. Dean adds his perspective on handling the not so straight forward challenges with clients who are dealing with personal and emotional obstacles to their fitness goals. We also couldn't leave out some thoughts on Dean's love for all things pro wrestling.Special Guest: Dean Somerset.
August 9, 2018
Peter Dupuis EP 49: Major League Fitness
Cressey Sports Performance is a legendary gym and atheltic training facility, most noted for working with Cy Young award winning MLB pitchers all the way to minor league and high school athletes. Pete Dupuis, co-founder and general manager of CSP has long enjoyed life away from the spotlight. Pete joins us to talk about his personal brand and work outside CSP, a committment to authenticity and how its driven success with CSP, and the pros and cons of putting your own name on a gym or fitness business. We explore why we appear to see more injuries among young athletes and a great discussion of balancing work with family time. Special Guest: Peter Dupuis.
August 2, 2018
Carter Good EP 48: I'm Back
Carter Good is back in his continued fight against the relentless liquid metal terminator that is obesity. Carter goes in depth about his succes growing a huge social media following and what its enabled him to do with his career and to help people. Carter's thoughts on the future of social media for our industry and how he stays creative with his message, his own obstacles and challenges to maintain his lifestyle and successfully keep the weight off, and more depth in the discussion about the psychological aspects of nutrition that go beyond just knowing to eat less and be more active. Special Guest: Carter Good.
July 26, 2018
Alex Viada EP 47: This Used To Be Called Exercise
Alex Viada joins us and tells us how things used to be before the fitness industry branded and repackaged old basic concepts and how he likes to reread old textbooks. He shares thoughts on his passion for being outdoors, the human psychological side to dealing with clients and their programs, and his thoughts on future trends that will be important. We bust some big cardio myths and we disuss how fitness pros write for the approval of their peers vs writing for the end user. How that can be valuable and how it can miss the ultimate audience. Special Guest: Alex Viada.
July 19, 2018
Ryan Ketchum EP 46: The Wolf Of Fit Street
Ryan Ketchum joins the podcast to discuss his mission to help fitness professionals build their businesses to be able to reach and help more people. Being a business or social media coach is hot right now. Ryan discusses why its become popular and the dangers of choosing a coach without a track record of success. Ryan shares his insight as to what makes a truly successful trainer or fitness business owner, his thoughts on the rise of online coaching, its benefits and limitations, and for our enthusiasts, Ryan shares insight from his own weight loss journey as to how to succeed with transforming yourself. Special Guest: Ryan Ketchum.
July 12, 2018
Alberto Alvarez EP 45: We're Off To See the Wizard, The Wonderful Wizard of Macros
Alberto Alvarez brings his kind and genial nature to the podcast in our most detailed nutrition epsiode to date. Alberto details his path from a young overweight man, searching for information, losing the weight, the pitfalls along the way, and transitioning into a coach who helps others. We explain just what macros are and other basic nutrition concepts, why some people are easily lured in by the unscientific promises in our industry, how Alberto helps people get started on a weight loss journey, thoughts on merging the science of nutrition with the emotional and psychological aspects, and some of the cultural nuances in the Spanish speaking world and how it affects his work differently. Special Guest: Alberto Alvarez.
July 5, 2018
Chad Landers EP 44: Never Go Full Entitled
Chad Landers could have been a movie star had he not chosen fitness a long time ago and had Robert Downey Jr not taken all his roles so Chad set out and somewhere along the way became more than just a good trainer. He won awards and become industry renowned as a world class trainer and person. Chad shares his thoughts on why what we do in the fitness industry is so important, the right reasons to work in fitness, the importance of happiness for ourselves and our clients, thoughts on owning his own facility, and delivering value in our work. Perhaps best of all, Chad sheds light on the sense of entitlement we now often see of personal trainers who frustrated having to work in commercial gyms, to gain experince and learn the business.
June 28, 2018
Greg Nuckols: F%$k You Science
Greg Nuckols joins our podcast to explain what he would like to look back and have changed and influenced over his career. We discuss the health implications of strength athletes who carry heavy body mass over their careers and beyond. Greg explains a why so many people kn our industry are so ineffectively communicating if their intent is to pursuade ohers to change their thinking. Greg dismembers the "train smarter, not harder" mantra. Plus Greg weighs in on the potential push to see greater regulation in the fitness industry. Special Guest: Greg Nuckols.
June 21, 2018
Louie Guarino EP 42: Everything I'm Not Makes Me Everything I Am
Louie Guarino brings his sense of style along with a ton of substance to the podcast. We hit on style without substance in our industry, fashion sense something our industry often lacks, fat loss success and tips from his work, and a no BS approach to marketing and working with clients. Special Guest: Louie Guarino.
June 14, 2018
How To Survive Your First Podcast Episode: How be a superhero, combat unsoliceted advice, and use jedi mind tricks
The easiest way to describe our podcast is to simply say that we want to take the information in three brains and convert it to the internet. We have a lot to say in terms of fitness, nutrition, and psychology...plus we just really like having and talking about all things. If you stick around you may find out how to live in the woods if you crash a motorhome in northern Canada!
June 11, 2018
Bryan Krahn EP 41: Are You Not Entertained?
Bryan Krahn follows up his roundtable apprarance with a solo episode and doesnt have to fight with two othe guests for the chance to thoroughly entertain and enlighten you. We address the fact that most everything in our industry boils down tk wanting to look better naked and Bryan isnt afraid to say it. We address the complex topic of alchol and lifting, ideas from the traditional bodybuilding world that work and ones that really just need to die. "It all begins by chasing vanity". Come chase some vanity with us. Special Guest: Bryan Krahn.
June 7, 2018
Sarah Moorman EP 40: Science Pool
Sarah Moorman joins us on her first ever podcast appearance. Sarah tells how she got started in powerlifting, figure competition, and coaching others. Sarah discusses organizing the Women's only Womxn's Strength Summit and some of the less than thoughtful responses from men in response to the exclusive event. That takes us deep into how pervasive sexual harassment is within the fitness industry and Andrew may or may not go completely off about the problems he's witnessed over his nearly 8 year career. We tackle some of the pressures trainers feel to look a certain way and how we feel pressure to present a composed image and mask how depression can affect us as well. Special Guest: Sarah Moorman.
May 31, 2018
Episode 39: Josh Citron EP 39: More Than Meets The Eye
Josh Citron joins the podcast to share his experience and love with pro wrestling, vegan lifestyle(and how he isn't militant), his passion for helping fitness professionals be better fitness professionals, and clients be better clients. Plus a better idea for BMI. Special Guest: Josh Citron.
May 24, 2018
The Incredible Roundtable EP 38: Ownership as a Coach
I'm not sure who thought it was a good idea to invite Dr Spencer Nadolsky, Bryan Krahn, and Dr Mike Israetel onto the podcast all at the same time to talk about coach ownership over the client result and experience. We far too often see coaches in social media blame clients for not adhering to programs when in fact it's on the coach to use whatever resources and attempts at communicating to work with the client to achieve success. We discuss in depth this issue. We also hit heavy on the topic of firing clients. Circumstances where it's needed and how poor it appears when fitness professionals brag about doing it. Somehow the topic of "mansplaining" got loose in this episode. You will need to listen in to see how that turned out. And this charade then went deeper down the hole into the issue of having romantic relationships with clients. Tune in to this fantastic fiasco for the whole story. Special Guests: Bryan Krahn, Dr. Mike Israetel, and Dr. Spencer Nadolsky.
May 17, 2018
Episode 37: Dean and Andrew EP 37: Show Down Little Edmonton
Dean and Andrew basically needed to record an episode. We travelled last week to the Kansas City Fitness Summit and through the business of it all we weren't able to arrange one more episode guest to have in advance. But no worries as we return with 3 guests next week in a roundtable with Dr. Mike Israetel, Dr Spencer Nadolsky, and Bryan Krahn who isn't a Dr. Meanwhile we this week went over some highlights of the previous 36 episodes. Various relevant Fitness topics, and Andrew may or may not have had a few scotch and shared some very unfiltered thoughts you might enjoy.
May 10, 2018
Brad Dieter EP 36: Jacked To The Future
Welcome to the future of the fitness industry according to Brad Dieter, Andrew Coates, and Dean Guedo. But mostly according to Brad. We tackle artificial intelligence, Brad's work in biomedical research, the validity or lack there of in current DNA testing and where it will develop, and a lot more. Brad also explains his hypothesis about intolerances and how people are "drawn to them". Brad also explains how you can't "hate yourself lean", and we hammer at the pointlessness of Internet arguements, over concepts like burpees. Special Guest: Brad Dieter.
May 3, 2018
Nick Sorrell EP 35: Pulp Fitness
Nick Sorrell joins us for a blunt and vibrant conversation that should challenge some of the ways you think about your own mindset toward fitness and nutrition. Nick will provoke thinking as he tackles the fact that people don't know what the fuck they actually want, how most misunderstanding what self love really means, a nuanced discussion of how "I'm doing it for my kids" may not be a good answer, and a lot of discussion about getting to a deeper why for your clients. Join us for a mind expanding discussion of a lot of important fitness mindset ideas. Special Guest: Nick Sorrell.
April 26, 2018
Sarah Ashman EP 34: Gut Check
Sarah Ashman was so engaging in a shared episode that we had to bring her back on her own. We expand on our discussion with her about gut health and gut microbiome. Sarah explains germ theory in this context. Yes you have to listen to learn more. We explore why "people would rather take a pill or drink a tea than exercise". Sarah also elaborates on her recent Masters of Business Administrarion and how end clients benefit when skilled fitness professionals compliment their training and nutrition knowledge with business skills. Find out why Sarah likes octopi and has an octopus tattoo. Special Guest: Sarah Ashman.
April 19, 2018
Joey Percia EP 33: Feed Your Good Wolf
Joey Percia joins the podcast to shed some light on a part of the fitness industry that's often undervalued and misunderstood. Joey hS written a great book, Why Do You Hate Money? That teaches trainers and anyone important skills within marketing, and writing copy, content, and key messages to potential clients. We discuss why this actually benefits the end consumer. Joey shares the significance of the fable of the good and bad wolf that we choose to feed, and the benefits or consequence of those choices. We hammer change mindset, some coaching ideas from Joey's past as a fitness professional, and why you need to avoid over promising and underdelivering as a fit pro. Special Guest: Joey Percia.
April 12, 2018
Holly Baxter EP 32: Un-F**king Your Diet
Meet Holly Baxter. Holly holds a Masters Degree of Dietetics and a Bachelor of Food Science and Nutrition. In addition to an array of coaching and speaking work she's also an IFBB Figure Competitor and a fitness model. She has everything and we have her join us to talk about a lot of nutrition that you wil want to absorb. Holly shares the experience coming from Australia to the US, and the challenge in setting herself apart as a credible and well educated mind in nutrition in a sea of Instagram fitness models. We get into to practical info on fibre, alcohol and fat loss, ketongenic diets, and a lot of stress, anxiety, and eating disorders are playing hell on women's health. Holly also has a Macro Friendly E-Book you should check out and and an upcoming contents prep Ebook. Tune in for all the details Special Guest: Holly Baxter.
April 5, 2018
Krieger, James Krieger EP 31
James Krieger joins Fitness Devil to talk about his current work, the industry conflict over low carb dietary ideology, industry tribalism, and his upcoming appearance as a speaker at the Inland Empire Fitness Summit in Spokane. We weigh the pros and cons of engaging in battles with those who perpetuate training and nutrition misinformation. James discusses his role as a teacher within the industry. We also discuss taking large, seemingly daunting goals and breaking them into smaller attainable wins to pursue. Join us for what proves to be an intelligent and accessible discussion.
March 29, 2018
Dr. Spencer Nadolsky EP 30: aka Dr. F**kwad
Dr. Spencer Nadolsky joins the podcast to talk about his work on the front lines of battling the obesity epidemic. He highlights some of the dangers in believeing weight loss is the sole missing ingredient to happiness. We tackle some of the controversy over rhetoric from the extreme end of the Health at Any Size Movement. We also have a good laugh at the crazy comments Spencer gets on his social media in response to some of his practical posts to help people struggling with weight loss. We also discuss his work with distance medicine and Steady MD and his book The Fat Loss Prescription. Special Guest: Dr. Spencer Nadolsky.
March 22, 2018
Peter Baker EP 29: Fear and Loathing in Tampa
Join Peter Baker with us in our discussions about modern nutrition and the religious devotion some factions engage in, pros and cons of the intense sense of community in some fitness corners, mental health and fitness professionals - why it can be hard to openly discuss, curated social media images and the dangers, and direct arm training. Add to that we talk about Peter's new competition preparation book he's coauthored with Dr Layne Norton.Special Guest: Peter Baker.
March 15, 2018
Jordan Syatt EP 28: The Last Unicorn Comic Standing
Jordan Syatt joins out podcast and we ask him about what attitudes and actions led to a lot of good fortune and success he's had in the industry, and what he intends to do with his success to positively affect the world. We cover Jordan's relentless positivity and how he handles the Karen's of the world(tune in for the explanation) who casually spread misinformation. Maybe most interesting of all are Jordan's bets for future trends that will affect the industry and fitness consumers. Special Guest: Jordan Syatt.
March 8, 2018
Leigh Peele EP 27: The Ghost in the Fitness Machine
Fitness industry writer, podcasted, author, and online coach Leigh Peele goes toe to toe with us in one of our best episodes to date. Leigh explains why we as coaches need to be careful not to treat clients as mirrors of ourselves and why clients also must use caution in trying to emulate their trainers. She nails a critical conversation about some difference and nuances in training women, including some important messages in speaking toward female clients. We tackle the importance of accountability, credentials - where they matter and where they don't, and a bunch more.
March 1, 2018
Episode 26: Jay and Sarah Ashman EP 26: For sickness and in Gut Health
Sarah and Jay Ashman are a power couple in the fitness industry. Known for Pump, Dump, and Hump collectively, Jay for ashmanstrength.com, and Sarah for thenutritionatrix.com and her cutting edge work with nutrition and gut health. We discuss their various current projects and get into an extensive discussion about Sarah's nutrition expertise in particular underexplored areas like gut health and gut microbiome. Plus more. Special Guests: Jay Ashman and Sarah Ashman.
February 22, 2018
Episode 25: Robbie Farlow EP 25: We Need a Community...a look into how fitness and "nerd" culture can work together, building community, and star wars.
To describe this episode as simply an intersection of nerd culture and fitness would completely fail to do justice to the pure electricity of Robbie Farlow's personality. Robbie is fun, intelligence, and irreverence all bundled up into a brilliant Fitness professional. We talk about The Hero's Journey archetypal story and it's relevance, how nerd culture became mainstream and how the fitness industry has embraced this so serve that audience. This episode has a unique flow and charm so hopefully you love it. Special Guest: Robbie Farlow.
February 15, 2018
Episode 24: Eric Bach: The Noble Grind...fitness and nutrition basics, creating a successful fitness business, and grinding to success.
Eric Bach joins us as we discuss his road to personal career success and advice to other aspiring fitness professionals, including being a better writer. Eric explains important fitness and nutrition concepts for everyone to improve their own life, particularly the big rocks to turn over and focus on. We also tackle how important it is for trainers to have their own coaches, the value of having a business coach, and Eric's own work as a business coach. Special Guest: Eric Bach.
February 8, 2018
Episode 23: TJ Sadler: YEG Fitness and beyond...magazines, fitness trends, with a little bit of hockey.
TJ Sadler of YEG Fitness Magazine joins us to discuss the origins and inspiration behind founding the Magazine. We discuss the athletes and fitness professionals that grace the publication's pages, where the industry is trending, and what TJ hopes to accomplish through this platform to help people. We discuss the upcoming YEG Fitness Awards and their significance. Join us to explore the pulse of Edmonton's fitness community Special Guest: TJ Sadler.
February 1, 2018
Episode 22: Meghan Callaway: Pull-Ups and Empowerment Through Fitness
Meghan Callaway is a goddess of pull-ups and training information. We spent an hour borrowing just a little of the library of knowledge in her brain. She discussed training tools to be able to perform or improve pull-ups. She may know more on he topic than anyone else alive. We also hit on some of the traditional problems with felmale fitness marketing, why the answer "it depends" is important to understand in fitness, workouts for empowerment, and a discussion about the dangers within our industry of taking extreme positions on social or political ideas.Special Guest: Meghan Callaway.
January 25, 2018
Episode 21: Braeden Wright: Model to Musician...how fitness helped build a foundation.
Braeden Wright chronicles his approach to fitness and nutrition as he pursued a successful modelling career, working for Calvin Klein among other notable brands. Now progressing into a career in music, Braeden's fotn as regimen remains at the core of his success. He offers his habits and tactics that have worked and shares some fun stories about his career. Special Guest: Braeden Wright.
January 17, 2018
Episode 20: Andy Morgan: BIG Steaming pile of Andy...success in Japan, how to network in the fitness community, and the blueprint to becoming an industry leader.
Andy Morgan graces us with his British charm and wit, takes us through a series of long thoughtful pauses as he recounts learning karate in response to a bottle attack in Birmingham England as a youth that later took him all the way to Japan where he established himself as a leading authority in nutrition. Andy has a lot of great advice for trainers learning their way through the industry and a ton of valuable nutrition takeaways for the fitness enthusiast, particularly some blunt thoughts on ideas like biohacking. Join us for a big steaming pile of Andy. Special Guest: Andy Morgan.
January 16, 2018
Episode 19: Mark James & Michell Bagnell: THAT Fit couple...asthetics, mastering your mindset, and doing fitness in China?
Michelle Bagnell and Mark Mitchell visit our podcast to talk about their careers in fitness, time spent living in China and the different world of Chinese gym culture. They hit on the highs and lows of their individual fitness competition experience, the dangers of taking shortcuts to achieve the ideal physique, plus more. Special Guests: Mark James Mitchell and Michelle Bagnell.
January 15, 2018
Episode 18: Chad Hargrove: Selling The Truth...Cutting through the social media fluff to provide honest info.
Chad Hargrove a Toronto based personal trainer and online coach joins us to talk about going from just scraping by in a commercial gym to having a successful independent business. We talk about how social media helped boost his career and how we can use online coaching to help more people and how clients benefit. Chad shares his thoughts on how we deal with the dishonest messages often shared through social and mainstream media. Special Guest: Chad Hargrove.
January 11, 2018
Episode 17: Dean Somerset: There can be only one...Career advice for young trainers, moving facilities as an established trainer, and a little bit of #science
Dean Somerset is among the most accomplished yet young professionals in the fitness industry. 13 years deep at a commercial gym it was time for a change. Dean discusses the move and his upcoming plans for this year. We get into his personal evolution over that span and look at how the industry has evolved over time. We also have details about Dean's info product with Dr Mike Israetel - The L2 Fitness Summit which is now available to download. Enjoy our first returning guest interview. Special Guest: Dean Somerset.
January 4, 2018
Episode 16: Lindsay Somerset: Winning against depression, eating disorders, and serious injuries. Oh and dogs, lots of dogs!!!
Lindsay Somerset is indomitable. She shares her winning attitude and experience as she triumphed over an eating disorder that could have halted her cycling career. Add to that the battle with depression and anxiety. Fate wasn't done yet, throwing her over her handlebars in a brutal crash leading to a serious back injury. She recovered with her husband Dean's help(you may have also heard of Dean Somerset) Yet she stood on a national podium accepting a medal in spite of all of those obstacles. She shares the story with us. Oh and she loves all things dogs. Listen to find out more. Special Guest: Lindsay Somerset.
January 2, 2018
Episode 15: Sam Spinelli: The Strength Therapist
Sam Spinelli joins us from his new home in Southern California as we hit the deep freeze in Edmonton. In our last podcast of 2017 Sam talks about his pursuit of his doctorate in Physical Therapy, his passion for barbell sports and how their rise has benefited people. Sam gets into his passion for battling fitness misinformation and a deep discussion of the scope of practice of physical therapists and trainers, where the lines blur, and dangers of professionals going outside their scope. Special Guest: Sam Spinelli.
December 28, 2017
Episode 14: Dean Guedo & Andrew Coates: The podcast that could (Back story, year in review, and a rant or two...)
December 21, 2017
Episode 13: Mark Fisher: Building a Business Around Ninjas and Unicorns
Mark Fisher graces us with his time to discuss the unique success of Mark Fisher Fitness his business in New York City that caters to an underserved community blending the artistic flair of the arts and theatre community with the evidence based fitness industry. Mark approaches his world with unconditional positive regard. He brings a charisma to our world that helps penetrate deeper into the he mainstream consciousness usually dominated by the trendy sellouts. We talk about the important of culture in our world and a series of other great discussions that we cannot quote do justice in a brief description. Hope you enjoy this as much as we did. Special Guest: Mark Fisher.
December 14, 2017
Episode 12: Kelly Coffey: Hit of Pleasure
Kelly Coffey of www.strongcoffey.com joins us to dive into the challenges within the emotional side of our fitness journeys. She is a passionate trainer and writer who helps primarily women work through the difficulty of our tendency to self sabotage. We don't feel worth the effort and we defeat ourselves. Kelly works to beat back that mentality and help people treat themselves better. Enjoy Kelly's provocative charm as we explore her work and discuss some great takeaways that we hope the listener can use to help themselves. Special Guest: Kelly Coffey.
December 7, 2017
Episode 10: Patrick Umphrey: I Believe In Magic
Patrick Umphrey shares his career exploits as an online coach and the creator of the famed online fitness community Eat, Train, Progress. He talks the challenge in running a group of now 14,000 people, moderating the occasional trouble, and dropping a nasty banhammer on the worst offenders. Patrick also talks about his second career as a close up magician. Join as Patrick shares his perspective on a variety of relevant industry topics including his thoughts on what trainers should look like(here's your hint - he strongly believes it shouldn't matter). Special Guest: Patrick Umphrey.
November 30, 2017
Episode 11: Hannah Gray: Hannah's Commandments
Hannah Gray is an Edmonton based trainer and fitness writer on her website grayareastrength.com. Hannah joins us and we dive deeply into the battle women face to succeed in an industry that is dominated by men. We talk kids and weight lifting, Hannah's own journey from an obese trainer to a strong lean weightlifting machine, and a variety of other takeaways for our listeners.
November 30, 2017
Episode 9: Dr. Mike Israetel: From Russia With Love
Dr Mike Israetel joins our podcast to tell his life story, leaving Communist Russia as a child, getting a PhD in the US, bodybuilding and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and co-founding the wildly successful Renaissance Periodization. We talk what works and what doesn't for building muscle mass and wander down a few fitness industry rabbit holes. Join us for easily the funniest episode to date. Special Guest: Dr. Mike Israetel.
November 23, 2017
Episode 8: Sohee Lee - Making Moderate Cool
Sohee Lee is a skilled and sought after Fitness and Nutrition Professional who took a break from studying her Masters to talk with us about a wide array of important fitness and nutrition topics. Most notably making the often unsexy message of moderation and healthy habits into something people buy into and depart from the extreme behaviours that are often en vogue in Fitness. Special Guest: Sohee Lee.
November 16, 2017
Episode 7: Carter Good - Info-graphic Guru
Carter Good is a rising star in the fitness industry thanks in large part to his skill at creating eye catching nutrition infographics. He joins us to talk about how his career took off due to his use of this tool, his own personal weight loss journey, how that journeyed translated into an online coaching career, and a few other related topics. Join us as we talk in depth with Carter Special Guest: Carter Good.
November 8, 2017
Episode 6: Jordan Jeske - Community.Golf.Performance
Jordan Jeske is a skilled, passionate, and charismatic trainer in Edmonton. Jordan created the Golf Society as a vehicle to help people and create community, and merge his dual passions for fitness and golf. Jordan sits down with us to talk about all of this and tells the story of his earlier career in carpentry and the transition into full time training. Special Guest: Jordan Jeske.
November 2, 2017
Episode 5: Jay Ashamn - Pump, Dump, and Hump
Jay Ashman is a veteran of the fitness industry. Having worked as a coach and manager in a variety of roles over the years along with an athletic career, Jay brings a ton of experience to the table to help others. His Facebook group community, Pump, Dump, and Hump is a growing project that creates a safe place to have conversations that not only relate to fitness but also sexuality and gastrointestinal health. Please enjoy Jay's story and follow him on social media and join Pump, Dump, and Hump Special Guest: Jay Ashman.
October 26, 2017
Episode 4: Michael Dietrich - Mountain Mike
Our friend Michael Dietrich joins the podcast to talk about his Moutain Mike adventures with his dog BearBear, about a career in the fitness industry, practical nutrition, competitive fitness industry pitfalls, and more. Check it out. Special Guest: Michael Dietrich.
October 19, 2017
Episode 3: Alfred Jong - The Strength Guy
Alfred Jong of the Strength Guys is gold medal winning IPF powerlifter and gold medal winning coach. He joins us to be our very first recording guest in an episode that tackles a variety of fitness and nutrition topics. Special Guest: Alfred Jong.
October 11, 2017
Episode 2: Tony Nguyen and Jordan Pariseau - F.R.E.E Fitness
Tony Nguyen and Jordan Pariseau of F.R.E.E. Fitness join us to talk about their unique Pay How You Feel business model and about making fitness more accessible to more people. Tony and Jordan are Edmonton based trainers and entrepreneurs on a mission to bring a more flexible and affordable training model to more people who need support. In this episode we delve into the process of how they hatched this clever concept and hints at their future. If for nothing else listen to experience Jordan's pure fire behind a mic, as his career doubles as both a trainer and a successful hip hop artist. Special Guest: F.R.E.E Fitness.
October 4, 2017
Episode 1: Dean Somerset - I only believe in #SCIENCE
Special Guest: Dean Somerset.
September 28, 2017


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Talk:Orthodoxy in the Philippines
"clandestine and cultic"
This language is pretty strong -- maybe it would be helpful to have more identification here -- what are these groups like, what are they called? "Clandestine and cultic" should have some documentation to fill it out, otherwise this language is just regarded as personal opinion. — FrJohn (talk)
- Thanks, Filipino - it's very interesting, if not helpful, to see all of those groups. Perhaps strong language is appropriate, but maybe they are not all clandestine or cultic according to your definitions? Definitely they breed confusion, and it can be good to identify groups to avoid. — FrJohn (talk)
If they are clandestine as you say "Filipino, then why are they listed with the Philippine Exchange Commission, have been recognized as religious entities by the Philippine government, and some of these groups are members of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines. Please stop politicizing this entry. ---Marcus
- The term "clandestine" has been removed. The groups are what they are - it isn't really of concern to us here. Marcus, can you provide any solid documentation related to the arrival of the Lebanese families you metioned in the 1800's? Thanks, — FrJohn (talk)
Antiochians in the Philippines
- It seems to me that we should keep the reference in to the Lebenese families. Not sure why it is so contentious. Certainly, any canonical claims cannot merely rest on the "a few families from someplace arrived here first" argument. It's an interesting historical tidbit, anyway.
- About the other matters, I kindly request that you both refrain from personal attacks and from attributing bad motives to one another, at least here. These are difficult issues, and it's a difficult time in church history (can't think of one that wasn't...). Ultimately, the bishops must work these things out. Honestly, I think that all of these "it's my territory" claims are doomed to failure in the so-called diaspora. The world has changed - increased mobility of peoples and other forces of globalization means that traditionally Orthodox peoples, each with their own histories, find themselves in far corners of the earth. Naturally, they bring their heritage -- and their hierarchy -- with them when there is no established and deeply rooted Orthodox church body in the region. The various jurisdictions will simply have to learn to live with each other under these new circumstances, observing and preserving carefully the bonds of communion which tie us together. I am sympathetic with the desire for canonical order that I see reflected in Filipino's statements, as well as the desire for an authentically indigenous Orthodoxy I see in Marcus' comments. It seems to me that these issues won't be really worked out unless there is a functioning primacy according to Orthodox canonical tradition, that bears the interests of the whole deeply in its heart. We may all dream of such a day, but it doesn't appear that this will happen anytime soon.
- I want to emphasize once again that the role of OrthodoxWiki is not to take a side in these debates, but to honestly reflect the situation as clearly as possibly, avoiding gossip, speculation, and slander. The articles should reflect who says what, where, when and (to the degree it can be ascertained) why. This may not solve anything -- but that's not the purpose here. I hope this approach will be of service to people trying to figure these things out on all sides.
The recent deletions have been approved. Please don't rollback. Thanks, — FrJohn (talk)
- Fr John, are you referring to this talk page or to Theognosis' recent deletions of the Antiochian part of the current events subsection? While that section was, perhaps, wordy, I'm not certain why it would be deleted wholesale. — edited by Pιsτévο talk complaints at 16:53, September 11, 2007 (PDT)
This article, which has been so surprisingly contentiously edited, is in severe need of third-party citations. Wikipedia articles don't count, and neither do websites maintained by the editors. Aside from that, it's honestly hard to know whom to trust, especially with such claims and counter-claims being made.
This has the potential to be a very good and interesting article, if only its scholarly foundations would be established. —Fr. Andrew talk contribs 06:00, December 1, 2007 (PST)
- Definitely agreed. I'm wondering if you can use some of your Antiochian connections to check on the canonical status of the Antiochians there. It's an interesting case study too for foreign missions canonical territory re: foreign missions. — FrJohn (talk) 19:00, December 1, 2007 (PST)
- It's honestly hard to trust statements coming from excommunicated clergyman and editors belonging to an uncanonical church jurisdiction. --PedroPenduko 09:08, December 3, 2007 (PST)
- Absolutely. But it's also hard for the majority of the editors (who aren't in the PI) even to know who's who. That's why there need to be citations from reliable third-party sources. We don't demand that standard for all article, but where there's a contentious one, it's to be expected. —Fr. Andrew talk contribs 18:55, December 3, 2007 (PST)
- Perhaps we can start with a citation for the excommunication itself? While it would serve to explain - and to explain the sudden disappearance of the official website, along with a number of other occurances - correlation isn't causation. — edited by Pιsτévο talk complaints at 19:02, December 11, 2007 (PST)
- Unfortunately, nowadays official Orthodox church websites do not normally post the names of their excommunicated clergymen and members, hence, we just have to content ourselves with declarations coming from former associates and followers [1][2] of the said Australian clergyman. It would be helpful also to review the deleted portions of this Discussion Page for further information.--PedroPenduko 09:20, December 12, 2007 (PST)


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Tape's new love affair with disk
The marriage of tape and disk has spawned a new class of virtual tape products that promise faster, cheaper backup and recovery.
|Alternative disk and tape systems
Jumping on the cheaper disk bandwagon, tape library vendors now provide their own ATA disk arrays with front-end I/O controllers running tape virtualization engines that present themselves as virtual tape drives to backup software. The new virtual disk interface gives storage administrators the ability to transparently choose between tape and disk as the primary backup target and to migrate data between the two using policies nestled within their backup software. The integration of disk and tape also frees users to replicate data during off-peak times to off-site disk arrays for disaster recovery purposes, and then transfer the data to tape to satisfy vaulting requirements.
Despite the appealing benefits that closely integrated disk and tape offer, users first need to verify that the vendor's disk array tape virtualization product is compatible with their backup software and storage environment. For example, Spectra Logic Corp.'s disk-based RXT appliance only emulates LTO-2 tape drives, while IBM Corp.'s B20 Virtual Tape Server (VTS) systems only provide a 3490 tape drive target. The limited tape selection could be a compatibility issue in shops where either SDLT or SAIT are the main tape media used. For vendors targeting Unix and Windows environments, the trend increasingly is to support LTO as the standard virtual interface.
IBM/Tivoli targets its disk/tape product for storage environments with mainframe, Unix and Windows operating systems. IBM offers its disk-based B series line of VTS, along with its 3590 tape systems. The VTS and 3590 tape systems can be monitored and configured using Tivoli's Storage Resource Manager (SRM) and Storage Manager (SM) tools, which enable policy-driven data management to move data between the virtual and real tape subsystems.
Storage Technology Corp. (StorageTek) also offers a range of tape libraries and disk subsystems for MVS (mainframe) storage environments. StorageTek's L, SL, PowderHorn and TimberWolf tape libraries work in conjunction with its B, D and V series of disks under the umbrella of the company's Virtual Storage Manager (VSM) software. The VSM software emulates T9840 and T9940 tape drives. In addition to the VSM software, StorageTek also offers Storability Software Inc.'s Global Storage Manager (GSM) that reports on both the tape libraries and disk arrays.
Recently, a number of storage vendors have partnered to fill gaps in their disk/tape offerings. Advanced Digital Information Corp. (ADIC), for example, filled two holes in its product lineup through its recent alliance with EMC Corp. ADIC offers neither disk arrays that compete in the high-end and midrange areas of the market nor storage resource management software that works outside of their product line. EMC fills these gaps with its high-end and midrange arrays and its Control Center SRM software. EMC also provides an enterprise tape library product to round out its ILM strategy.
|Inside tape virtualization software
The influx of ATA disk
While companies such as IBM and StorageTek have offered integrated tape and disk products for the mainframe for years, it's only with the introduction of low-cost ATA disks that this solution becomes affordable to the masses. The quality of disk needed for backups is generally lower than what's required for day-to-day operations, and the price per gigabyte is significantly lower than Fibre Channel (FC) disks.
Despite this allure, users must still verify some basic facts about an ATA array:
- Does it offer tape virtualization software?
- If it offers tape virtualization, what types of tape drive interfaces does it present?
- Will it support the I/O for your environment?
- Does the array support RAID? If so, in what configurations?
- What software is used to integrate the array with tape libraries?
The new generation of ATA disk arrays uses either virtualization software provided by the tape library vendor or third-party software. Storage administrators should pay particular attention to front-end virtualization products. While every vendor's disk array offers disk virtualization software, not every product provides front-end tape virtualization software.
For instance, EMC's Clariion CX array is available in an assortment of configurations that can be packaged with different front-end disk virtualization software. If purchased from EMC, the DL700 ATA disk arrays will ship with FalconStor Software's IPStor virtualization software. However, if purchased from ADIC, the same back-end EMC disk array will ship with ADIC's virtualization software, obtained as part of its acquisition of V-Stor in 2002, and ADIC's I/O controllers.
Other virtualization products from vendors such as Candera Inc. or IBM don't present virtual tape drives or cartridges, but rather virtual disks or LUNs from pools of storage; these don't have functionality to allow backup software to see virtual tape drives or cartridges.
While users can obviously implement backup software or normal operating system utilities to store data on this type of disk, they shouldn't expect the same level of functionality that they'll get from arrays that have front-end tape virtualization software.
For example, ADIC, IBM and StorageTek use software that migrates data transparently between the disk array and the tape library. This provides a number of important benefits. First, the data transfer from the virtual tape disk to a physical tape can occur at any time. Secondly, the identifier assigned by the backup software to the virtual tape moves with it to the physical tape, so when the tape is ejected, the backup software isn't aware there was a virtual tape involved at any point in the process.
Users also need to weigh variables such as reliability, support and warranties on arrays with ATA disks. Remember that disk drives, power supplies and internal components fail, or worse, have intermittent problems. ATA disk is cheap for a reason: Qualstar Corp. finds that ATA disks experience failures at rates six times greater than SCSI disks and have a mean time between failure (MTBF) of 600,000 hours. While this exceeds the 400,000 hour rating of LTO, SAIT and SDLT tape drives, the loss of a tape drive won't result in the loss of data, while the loss of a disk drive could. In fact, Dell Inc. finds that a standard RAID-5 configuration in a Dell Power Vault 660F/224F array with 14 SCSI drives carries a 38% chance of data loss over a three-year period. If you factor in the greater likelihood of ATA drives failing vs. SCSI drives, the probability of data loss using ATA drives in some RAID-5 configurations increases substantially.
|Virtual tape subsystems
Tying disk and tape together
To get their disk/tape arrays to work, in most cases, vendors just rework their own storage resource management software or set up some customized policies in the backup software users already own. However, there are exceptions. Tricia Jiang, an IBM Tivoli technical representative, says, "TSM views disk, tape and virtualized disk as a storage pool on which it can store data based upon policies set by the administrator. It's agnostic in its view of the storage it manages, so if a user has EMC Symmetrix and IBM FAStT disk systems with a Spectra Logic tape library and an ADIC Pathlight VX virtual tape subsystem, it does not care."
The integration of disk into tape libraries combines the best qualities of both disk and tape in a single backup system. These new disk/tape libraries offer users the ability to meet immediate backup and recovery needs and address their longer term compliance requirements, while setting the stage for off-site data replication and vaulting. Users should begin to identify methods to incorporate this integration of tape libraries and disk into their environments. Failure to do so will ultimately mean organizations will pay the price in terms of decreased efficiencies and higher costs both to maintain the availability of their data as well as to recover it.


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zer0das wrote:Also, while there was a lot of information, it wasn't quite as much in future rounds. The lack of any real simulators (unless ASx had some inbuilt ones? I suspect not) were probably a large reason why ASx's raiders went boom.
Steve McQueen wrote:Other event of note: Fury was planning to flatten every station that sold useful weapons, then drone it and raid out anyone who tried to ship. I posit if this was successful, it would've made the game really fucking boring.
Steve McQueen wrote:I think the Spheres are worth a mention, since they started the round pretty much entirely owning 36k planetwise, and allied with Aerodyne (who might have had one of those rocks now that I think it over). And then imploded, reformed, and imploded again. LoF owned the sector by round's end, though.
Steve McQueen wrote:@Solace, I recall it being more serious than a random bull session (people were tweaking ships and discussing it for a week or so, by my reckoning), but it didn't go very far in any case.
zmaniacz wrote:God you guys give 2.1 KAOS way too much credit. We were arrogant and incompetent. I can't believe wet ricked STS into an alliance later on. Baba's decision making was compromised at best due to his insane personal life and no one else had the will to step up and lead. We also didn't have anyone willing to work on design. Ship designs weren't based on your fancy pants 'math', it was guys guessing and being listened to because they got some kills in a previous round. I still cringe when I think about it. We got exactly what we deserved.
iYRe wrote:We also went on to take all AL's planets, and it turns out their leader (camoes or something) ened up being banned - he had access to more than 60 accounts, and was using them to build/restore/restock/protect his planets.
FOAM-E wrote:iYRe wrote:We also went on to take all AL's planets, and it turns out their leader (camoes or something) ened up being banned - he had access to more than 60 accounts, and was using them to build/restore/restock/protect his planets.
I remember that. I always followed AL in the news after 2.0. See, the system I droned up trying to annoy Andrew? AL traded there.
And I had all those drone hangars just lying around...
JDizzle wrote:Then spheres/random encounter disbanded and i joined KAOS just in time to see it get owned. then i went on holiday and hid inside a real life friend's planet down in sarenn while anti-kaos alliances combed/raided entire systems for kaos members, should of looked in your team mate's planet down the bottom there hehe
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- The 19th Wife David Ebershoff It is 1875, and Ann Eliza Young has recently separated from her powerful husband, Brigham Young, prophet and leader of the Mormon Church. Expelled and an outcast, Ann Eliza embarks on a crusade to end polygamy in the U.S.. Soon after Ann Eliza's story begins, a second narrative unfolds—a tale of murder involving a polygamist family in present-day Utah. As Ann Eliza's narrative intertwines with the modern-day story, readers are pulled deep into the mysteries of love and faith.
- Heresy S.J. Parris Blending true events with fiction, this historical thriller delivers a page-turning murder mystery set on the 16th-century Oxford University campus. Giordano Bruno, a monk, poet, scientist, and magician on the run from the Roman Inquisition, is recruited by Q Queen Elizabeth I to find out what he can about a Catholic plot to overthrow the queen. His mission is dramatically thrown off course by a series of grisly murders and a beautiful young woman.
- A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True Brigid Pasulka "(This) delightful debut braids together two tales of old and new Poland. The old is the love story of the Pigeon, a young man entranced by village beauty, Anielica. After the war, he and Anielica get engaged and the Pigeon brings his family to Krakow, but the fabled promises of the golden city and the glories of communism prove hollow. The new tale is about their granddaughter, Beata. When tragedy strikes and Beata uncovers family secrets, she brings together the old and new to create her own bright future." - Publisher's Weekly.


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VMA Man-off?
There was apparently a moment last night during arrivals when Brody Jenner had to share some of his teen panty heat with Michael Phelps. Rumour has it this did not go over very well. That Brody was rather dismissive of the dolphin man and had himself a little jealous snit.
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Archbishop of Canterbury spends a night with Ipswich Town Pastors
Last week the Archbishop of Canterbury spent a few days in Suffolk as part of the St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocese's centenary celebrations.
During that visit, he donned a yellow jacket and spent a night with the Town Pastors, a 570-strong volunteer project which sends Christians out onto the streets across Suffolk to help vulnerable people – mostly on Friday and Saturday nights and into the early hours of the morning – to manifest the compassion and love of Christ to those who may be in need, whether smashed out of their heads from clubbing, or homeless through circumstances beyond their control.
The Town Pastors don't reason the need; they simply minister from their hearts. They give out bottles of water, bars of chocolate, or just sit and listen at 4.00am to whomever wants to talk. As a result, tense situations are defused, and violence mitigated. They have a team back at their base which keeps in touch via walkie-talkies and prays all night for peace.
Over the celebratory weekend, the Archbishop tweeeted this picture, and Lambeth Palace tweeted this one.The Ipswich Star covered the night, and one commenter on their site said:
These guys are amazing, people from all walks of life and ages coming out to help others. They are out until 4am or later, while most people are asleep and must feel like zombies for the rest of the weekend.
The police seem to rely a lot on Town Pastors to look after people that can't look after themselves and the presence that they have in the town is clear to see. I would like to applaud the town pastors for all that they do, you are massively appreciated, I just hope there is enough funding to keep it going for as long as possible because things would definitely go downhill for all stakeholder groups if they were withdrawn. It's a shame there aren't more comments and compliments for these amazing individuals I really can't emphasise enough the difference that they make
The Archbishop also had breakfast with local farmers; met with civic groups; spoke to a tent-full of people engaged in community projects; signed choristers' hymnbooks; and answered young people's questions during the Eucharist at St Edmundsbury Cathedral.


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Melodie Daoust also scored for Canada, which will face the United States in the gold medal game. The North Americans have met for three of the previous four Olympic championships since women's hockey was added to the Winter Games in 1998.
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Florence Schelling, who went to Northeastern University in Boston, made 45 saves for Switzerland. The Swiss will play Sweden on Thursday for the bronze medal.
Spooner scored 7:29 into the game after circling behind the net, putting a high wrist shot just beyond the reach of Schelling's glove. She made it 2-0 on a power play less than four minutes later, and Daoust needed just 23 seconds after that to give Canada a 3-0 lead.
But Jessica Lutz scored for Switzerland 5:14 into the second period to make it a two-goal game, and Szabados needed several good saves to keep if from getting any closer.
Canada and the United States have won every Olympic women's hockey gold medal, and all but one silver.


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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians voted Monday in the first election since a popular revolt toppled Hosni Mubarak's one-man rule, showing new-found faith in the ballot box that may sweep long-banned Islamists into parliament even as army generals cling to power.
Voters swarmed to the polls in a generally peaceful atmosphere despite the unrest that marred the election run-up, when 42 people were killed in protests demanding an immediate transition from military to civilian rule.
"We want to make a difference, although we are depressed by what the country has come to," said Maha Amin, a 46-year-old pharmacy lecturer, before she voted in an upscale Cairo suburb.
The ruling army council, which has already extended polling to a second day, kept voting stations open an extra two hours until 9 p.m. "to accommodate the high voter turnout."
The Muslim Brotherhood's party and other Islamists expect to do well in the parliamentary election staggered over the next six weeks, but much remains uncertain in Egypt's complex and unfamiliar voting system of party lists and individuals.
Political transformation in Egypt, traditional leader of the Arab world, will reverberate across the Middle East, where a new generation demanding democratic change has already toppled or challenged the leaders of Tunisia, Libya, Syria and Yemen.
Parliament's lower house will be Egypt's first nationally elected body since Mubarak's fall and those credentials alone may enable it to dilute the military's monopoly of power.
A high turnout throughout the election would give it legitimacy. Despite a host of reported electoral violations and lax supervision exploited by some groups, election monitors reported no systematic Mubarak-style campaign to rig the polls.
"We are very happy to be part of the election," said first-time Cairo voter Wafa Zaklama, 55. "What was the point before?"
In the northern city of Alexandria, 34-year-old engineer Walid Atta rejoiced in the occasion. "This is the first real election in 30 years. Egyptians are making history," he said.
Oppressed under Mubarak, the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist parties have stood aloof from those challenging army rule in Cairo's Tahrir Square and elsewhere, unwilling to let anything obstruct a vote that may bring them closer to power.
In the Nile Delta city of Damietta, some voters said they would punish the Brotherhood for its perceived opportunism.
Nevertheless, the Brotherhood has formidable advantages that include a disciplined organization, name recognition among a welter of little-known parties and years of opposing Mubarak.
Brotherhood organizers stood near many voting stations with laptops, offering to guide confused voters, printing out a paper identifying the correct polling booth and showing their Freedom and Justice Party candidate's name and symbol on the back.
"At least they are not giving people fruit inside the polling station," said Mouna Zuffakar, of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, noting widespread breaches of a ban on campaigning near polling stations.
Many voters engaged in lively political debate as they waited patiently in long queues.
"Aren't the army officers the ones who protected us during the revolution?" one woman asked loudly at a polling station in Cairo's Nasr City, referring to the army's role in easing Mubarak from power. "What do those slumdogs in Tahrir want?"
One man replied: "Those in Tahrir are young men and women who are the reason why a 61-year-old man like me voted in a parliamentary election for the first time in his life today."
The world is closely watching the election, keen for stability in Egypt, which has a peace treaty with Israel, owns the Suez Canal linking Europe and Asia, and which in Mubarak's time was an ally in countering Islamist militants in the region.
Washington and its European allies have urged the generals to step aside swiftly and make way for civilian rule.
The U.S. ambassador to Cairo, Anne Patterson, congratulated Egyptians "on what appeared to be a very large turnout on this very historic occasion." British ambassador James Watt told Reuters the election was "an important milestone in Egypt's democratic transition" that seemed to have gone smoothly so far.
In Alexandria and elsewhere, men and women voted in separate queues, a reminder of the conservative religious fabric of Egypt's mainly Muslim society, where Coptic Christians comprise 10 percent of a population of more than 80 million.
Myriad parties have emerged since the fall of Mubarak, who fixed elections to ensure his now-defunct National Democratic Party dominated parliament. The NDP's headquarters, torched in the popular revolt, still stands like a tombstone by the Nile.
Individual winners are to be announced Wednesday, but many contests will go to a run-off vote on December 5. List results will not be declared until after the election ends on January 11.
About 17 million Egyptians are eligible to vote in the first two-day phase of three rounds of polling for the lower house.
Egyptians seemed enthused by the novelty of a vote where the outcome was, for a change, not a foregone conclusion.
"It's easy to predict this will be a higher turnout than any recent election in Egypt," said Les Campbell, of the Washington-based National Democratic Institute. "We are seeing clear signs of voter excitement and participation."
The army council has promised civilian rule by July after the parliamentary vote and a presidential poll, now expected in June — much sooner than previously envisaged.
But one of its members said Sunday the new parliament could not remove a cabinet appointed by the army.
Kamal Ganzouri, named by the army Friday to form a new government, said he had met the ruling army council Monday to discuss setting up a "civilian advisory committee" to work with his new cabinet, which he said could be unveiled by Thursday.
Polling day calm was reflected on financial markets battered by this month's unrest. The cost of insuring Egyptian debt edged lower, with five-year credit default swaps slipping 10 basis points to 539. The Egyptian pound, which last week hit its lowest point since January 2005, held steady.
Additional reporting by Edmund Blair, Maha El Dahan and Tom Perry in Cairo, Marwa Awad in Alexandria, Shaimaa Fayed in Damietta, Yusri Mohamed in Port Said and Jonathan Wright in Fayoum; Writing by Alistair Lyon; Editing by Peter Millership