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All unsolicited quotes below are not identified to protect user privacy. Some specific comments were said by more than one person. . .
➤ "Thank you so much! I really wasn't feeling optimistic that you would be able to offer advice about our situation. It warms my heart that there is somewhere to go from here. You are the best!"
➤ "I just wanted to let you know, with the information you provided me with, I was able to work my way up the chain of command at the VA. After over a year of trying, I am scheduled for my home visit. It's not over, but it is progress. Thank you for everything!"
➤ "Thank you again; my fiancée really has done a lot for me with my PTSD and we thank you for your help. This program will help us!"
➤ "We really appreciate you!"
➤ "I think our home visit went really well! You are amazing, and thank you for your help!"
➤ "Thank you! You are so sweet to go out of your way on Christmas to help me!"
➤ "Thank you so much! I really wasn't feeling optimistic that you would be able to offer advice. It warms my heart that there is somewhere to go from here. You are the best!"
➤ "I just wanted to let you know, with the information you provided me with I was able to work my way up the chain of command at the VA. After over a year of trying, I am scheduled for my home visit. It's not over but it is progress. Thank you for everything!"
➤ "I want to say thanks to you because the site is for very good assistance of caregivers. I read in the last post some information important for me. So glad this site exists!"
➤ "Thank you very much for your help, Ms. Linda! I didn't know where else to turn."
➤ "Our family is grateful for your help. The information and contacts provided turned the situation around. Thank you!"
➤ "Great videos with terrific information. Thank you for all you do!"
➤ "Loved your video and blog post on ADLs and it helped me to write an appeal we're told will reverse VA's earlier decision."
➤ "Thank you for advising me on AW2. We didn't know what it was, but they helped immensely. It really is who you know!"
➤ "If I hadn't found the emergency phone number for VA on your Facebook page, we would have never managed the recent hurricane. Your resources and timing are near-perfect! Thank you!!!"
➤ "Your network of resources is amazing. Thank you for taking the time to help our family. Most people ignore email requests, so know we appreciate all you do"
➤ "The videos are so inspiring. Thank you. I am caregiver to my hubby with ALS. Great advice!"
➤ "I need these videos, or having YOU in my head at all times! Thank you and I learn something helpful every single time I view one. You motivate me."
➤ "If I was only allowed to pick one diagnostic test to advocate and fight the VA to be administered to post 9/11 Veterans, it would be this one. That's how much impact I believe it has on the community. Watch the video. Learn more." [Video: NED, Neuro-Endocrine Dysfunction 2]
➤ "That's good right there. What a great message about coming together to make change in the system." [Video: Competitive Caregiving 2]
➤ "I'm not a military caregiver, but your videos help me a great deal. Encouraging and spot on!"
➤ "You cannot know how much your quick response to my question meant. My husband and I have been drowning in VA bureaucracy and you just simplified an easy problem purposefully made complex. THANK YOU!"
➤ "Linda, thank you for your kind words. I spent the whole day yesterday in tears kicking myself for not having a backup plan. I know for sure that when 1 door closes 2 more open … Thank you for supporting the unseen heroes."
➤ "Thank you for the quick response and answer. I hope you know how many of us appreciate all of your hard work. God Bless."
➤ "I loved your video about ADL's. Best advice to give everyone."
➤ "Thank you so much for your help! I didn't know what to do next. It is so draining and exhausting, but you give me hope."
➤ "Thank you for responding so quickly to me. I appreciate you for that very much."
➤ "Thank you for the radio show and video for dementia and older vets. Many of us are dealing with Korea and Vietnam vets and there are little current resources for us. Your site covers us all. Thank you so much!"
➤ "So, today I finally got a call back after doing the steps you suggested. It is so tiring doing this work and my vet gets upset that they don't care about him. But you care, and so do I! Thank you!"
➤ "I can't thank you enough for the information. I did not even know that was an option. Our VA has dropped or dropped tiers on over 200 caregivers. This effort is worth a try even if I want to scream. You make more of a difference than you know."
➤ "Thank you for fighting for me. Thank you for fighting for my family. We appreciate you!"
➤ "Your videos always seem to lift me up. I've learned so much, but especially that I'm not alone. Thank you!"
➤ "I wish I'd known about this website years ago. What I like is that no one competes with one another and it's so positive, even when we have tough problems. I'm here every day!"
➤ "Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)–not any easy topic to talk about. Thanks to Veteran CareGiver for addressing this issue."
➤ "I want to thank you so much for your help. Please try to keep safe from all the rain that is going on over your way. Thank you for fighting for us and for our Veterans."
➤ "You are awesome, thank you!! I will contact ___ first and go from there! I have been scouring the internet and various organizations for a long time looking for the right people to contact and help us!"
➤ "We found it dear, and thanks to you for the fantastic contacts in DC, it's a miracle."
➤ "I have a lady in the Washington office helping, it means everything to me. Keep up the good work and I appreciate everything that you have done." ?
➤ "Thank you for everything you are doing!" ??
➤ "I am overwhelmed some days. But God puts people in your life for a reason. You are that person today."
➤ "Thank you! I have been so patient up until today. I just kinda broke down and told them I was done…We have had a relatively easy time dealing with the VA in the past and I never understood why so many people complain. Now I get it. Thanks for all your assistance. I really appreciate it."
➤ "It didn't ring true to me and I am grateful for your reply. I feel empowered… Thank you again Linda, Your prompt attention was needed and appreciated."
➤ "Videos are not just relevant for veteran caregivers; helpful for many more…"
➤ "I told [my husband] I received a message from you and he wanted me to tell you how much he appreciates everything that you do for military families and service members. … Any information or knowledge … regarding the Gulf War would be very helpful at this time in his life."
➤ "I really enjoy listening to your videos. There is practical advice in them even for non-caregivers."
➤ "Thanks so much [for answering my message]! Gives me some avenues, I always say the caregiver needs to be strong to keep the vet healthy ?"
➤ "I have serious anxiety problems [from fighting the caregiver program as a veteran] and this has been very overwhelming. I'm just tired of all this stuff. Thanks for helping."
➤ "Thank you very much for your ongoing support and thank you for the informative videos that you post. I look forward to them."
➤ "Your page is uplifting with very inspiring information."
➤ "Awesome. I really appreciate your help. Hard to think clearly immediately following receipt of the dreaded letter."
➤ "Thank you so much [for the information and contacts]!!!!!!! This means the world to us."
➤ "Thank you so much Linda! I will look into everything you have suggested! I can't stress enough how much this means to me that you have given me all of this information and have taken the time to give it to me."
➤ Because of you, my child received the care she needed. I didn't even know to ask. Thank you!
➤ Thank you for always responding, even multiple times. It's hard to find answers!
➤ God bless this website and the people behind it!
➤ We Vietnam vet caregivers are grateful that you don't forget us; thank you.
➤ Re NED: Finally! Information getting out there about the endocrine system and TBI. Caregivers/Veterans also research HPA (Hypothalamic, Pituitary, Adrenal) axis dysfunction. It's a game changer.
➤ Your recent radio show on sex and intimacy really hit home for me. My husband and I both listened, and he's agreed to get counseling. He thought we were hopeless, but talking about what no one talks about really helped us. A thousand thank yous!
➤ Today's workshop was wonderful. I wasn't going to make time for it and dragged myself there. BUT, I came away energized and sure that I can use a lot of what you shared. I learned that I'm not alone, and I'm loving learning about this website and FB page.
➤ I'm caring for a wounded warrior and we have two children with autism. I thought no one cared about special needs families, but this site seems to touch on nearly everything caregivers need. Thank you for the radio show on autism.
➤ Had to write you this message because your video on epilepsy and TBI was exactly what we deal with and we didn't know about the epilepsy center. I always learn new things on this site. Thank you.
➤ After your radio show on dizziness and balance, we found a center with the balance back equipment. My husband now has a diagnosis and is getting treatment for his chronic back pain. Already he's off two of the meds, and is hopeful. Thank you!
➤ It was so great to see you at the workshop in ___! I knew you looked familiar! Everything you shared was helpful; you sound just like you do on the videos. Thank you for making the time so worthwhile. I'll stay in touch on FB, and thanks again.
➤ Love the videos and I share them with other caregivers and remind myself to keep the drama to a minimum and to take care of ME. Thank you.
➤ "Thank you, I wouldn't have found my way (or continue to figure things out) near as well without you. Thank you for always being there."
➤ "Your videos are awesome and totally on point and relatable. Thank you for your efforts and a million thank yous!"
➤ "The work you are doing will help change lives and add insight at crucial moments for many, thank you!"
➤ "Thank you for answering my question so fast. You were right and I was able to get to the right doctor in time to help. I think you may not know how much it matters to a lost caregiver to connect sometimes, so know that it does matter!"
➤ "Your site and the resources are my go-to when another caregiver or someone new to the military or caregiving is swamped. Thanks for helping us all swim rather than sink!"
➤ "Loved meeting you at the workshop, Linda. VeteranCaregiver has helped me so much and I appreciate you!"
➤ "What a difference your videos have made in my life! I have shared them with others who need a fresh look at whatever is bugging them, and it's really helpful without being preachy."
➤ "Thanks for posting about the VA Caregiver program. Glad to know I'm not alone and that others are in the same boat. Sure hope we can find an answer but it was amazing to see people come out of the woodwork from everywhere!"
➤ "I went to the Ft. Stewart Meetup and was amazed at the incredible group right in my backyard! We may all be at different stages with different problems, but it was a great event and I'm joining for as long as we're here."
➤ "VeteranCaregiver has a tone and "outlook" that is positive rather than griping and I love the leadership stuff. Frankly I HAD lost myself and still do some days, but now I know to take another look at the video or blog and get back on track. Someday I'm going to be ME again!"
➤ "Your videos are awesome and totally on point and relatable. Thank you for your efforts and … a million thank yous."
➤ "My family got more information from your PTSD video than I could cram at them in 3 yrs. How do I say thank you enough?"
➤ "TBI sucks, but seeing and hearing I'm not losing my own mind was incredible! AND, the resource lists are very good."
➤ "I hadn't thought I'd learned anything over the last five years but frustration. The leadership videos are great. Why didn't I think to do this reading before?"
➤ "After the caregiver self check, I realized I was flunking. New outlook, eating, and making time for breathing. It DOES work!"
➤ "I had never heard of Triangular Talk until I saw the video. That happens to me all the time, but NOW I see it and stop it. Okay, it's a miracle and I'm grateful!"
➤ "I love your new radio program and I download them and listen when I'm waiting. Not every show is for me, but I always know someone else to share a topic with. Great addition. Thank you."
➤ "Your video on secondary PTSD came the week I was ready to quit. I showed it to my doctor, told him what I was feeling, and she helped me with temporary medication and counseling. I'd never thought it was real, but it is. Thank you, Linda!"
➤ ""Thank you for answering my question. I appreciate you keeping my name and location out of the answer. That usually doesn't work out well, so thank you for guiding me off of Facebook to get the help. Glad to know too that I wasn't the first to ask that question!"
➤ "Linda, how did you get in my head and know what I was thinking? I am learning to appreciate this journey and I'm not as hard on myself as before. DH even watched the TBI video and talked about what HE feels like. It was a breakthrough!"
➤ "It had never occurred to me to listen to audio books. I may only get a few minutes at a time, but I'm moving forward slowly to the day I can get on my feet outside of caregiving. Thank you for giving me hope on the dark days."
➤ "Really like the new website and information."
➤ "Thank you for calling to follow-up on our appt. today. It went well and I showed the doctor the video of the incident. Everything changed when they could SEE something that they hadn't believed before. We have a referral and with your guidance, I have hope again!
➤ Until today, I didn't know there even WERE Wisconsin veteran resources. They were really nice when I called, and we qualify for some extra help. Many thanks!
➤ Today was a better day. ___ feels like he's being heard now, and talking to the supervisor after being cancelled three times was not okay. Big changes once I learned how to talk to the staff, and I promise I won't get angry since you are right, they listen better when I'm armed with facts.
➤ Love the Daily Courage; thank you!"
➤ Linda, thank you for helping with info to get my father into the _______ VA rehab last year. He is doing better than ever and we celebrated his one year sobriety last month.
➤ Thank you for taking my call this evening. I know you had better things to do, but connecting to a voice and to someone who knows who to talk to next was a blessing. I appreciate your help.
➤ I don't know how you do what you do but I'm glad that you do it! Connecting me to _____ made all the difference in the world.
➤ …this is an excellent site and to see everyone supporting each other is a true blessing. Thanks VCG!
➤ Things just couldn't get worse yesterday, but you took every one of my calls and calmly guided me to those who eventually helped my husband. Tonight he is inpatient and getting care, and me, I might be able to sleep tonight better than I have for weeks. Huge thank you.
➤ Linda, I know the text messages get crazy, but I can't talk in front of DH. Somehow just knowing that I'll always get a response means I'm not alone. Thank you too for giving me the name of a doctor locally. I'm grateful.
➤ We get more info, more compassion, more unity amongst each other… I for one am damn thrilled you got our backs!
➤ I cannot thank you enough. I really hope I can connect with both of these [contacts] and get some help. I will do anything in the world ….. and hope this is a good step. Thank you again for all of your help.
➤ I didn't want to get up this morning and face a lifetime of this. But after your call, I have a list of people to contact who can help us get back on track. There's so much to learn, but with your support, I'm on it.
➤ Thank you for all you do. This community has so much going on behind the scenes and there is always someone who can help in hours. Thank you, Linda, for making the gazillion calls that finally found the right person to help me.
➤ If only the VA had people who cared as much, we would all be better off.
➤ My DH is a new man now that you connected us with a battle buddy for him. Sometimes only another soldier can get it, but I couldn't find one! I can't imagine how big your address book is, but thank you from the bottom of my heart for being there with the one thing he needed to give him peace of mind.
➤ Anyway sorry for being so long winded but just wanted to share whats going on with you, you all got me throught [sic] some tough times and I will cherish the help that ya gave me and thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!
➤ Thank you for talking me away from the ledge again. I hate to be a bother, but sometimes it's just too much to handle alone.
➤ I hate that I need help, but when you connected me with the Crisis Line and explained to them the help I needed, you were doing what I couldn't do for myself at the time. It was close this time, but God bless you for the help.
➤ You don't know how low I was the day I called you about not getting my meds. I'd gone for a week without them, and it was bad. With one phone call, things were put in motion, and I'm stable again. Wish I could clone you and this group!
➤ Thanks for connecting me. VCG is so much more than a typical organization. You go out of your way to make sure caregivers have effective support no matter their concerns.
➤ "Your organization is a God-send. I've been at the lowest point in my life. That night, I didn't know how I was going to go on until I found your site."
➤ "The bureaucracy is clueless. Thank you for helping us find the right contacts to get help."
➤ "We really appreciate your connecting us to a veteran battle buddy for my husband. It has helped him so much, and in turn that helps me!"
➤ "Our service dog is just unbelievable, and came at the right time. So glad I found VCG when we needed it most!"
➤ "So many times it seems easier to just stop the pain. But then I remember those who have held me up on the Message Board, and I can't let any of you down. Sure, I can call the Crisis Lines, but what keeps me going is knowing the people here care and are trusted."
➤ "The kindness here is just wonderful."
➤ "Really great how this group just accepts all the junk we all deal with, and still has ideas no matter how out there the week has been. Like most caregivers, I show up when I can, and I know I can always count on support. Thank you!"
➤ You do such amazing work if no one tells you let me you are an amazing person with such a huge heart and compassion where very few do. I personally can't thank you enough for all that you do for families like ours. We consider you family.
➤ I think the smileys are amazing and make me laugh.
➤ I am aware I am approaching a dark place, I know I was the one crying at the end of the meeting without anymore resources than I came with. … I know I'm only up against PTSD but it seems to be winning. Thank you for being there and guiding me to the right places for help.
➤ Just wanted to thank you for what you are doing here. There isn't a damn thing I can do to help, but you ought to know that some of us pay attention to who helps and who don't.
➤ Take care and please have a great veteran day. You certainly have served so many of us.
➤ We care about you and everyone in VCG very much you all have touched our lives in so many ways and we can never repay all that you have done for us.
➤ Thanks for checking up on me sometimes I get so pulled into his care that I forget to take a break. We did make some headway on making friends which will be good. I'm sure you can understand. Thanks again for all you do.
➤ Linda, how did you know? I can't believe you sent the bear hug just when I thought I was done, leaving, cannot do it anymore! It was a light to me, and here we are, doing just a bit better because of your kindness. Bless you.
➤ Seriously, this site and you especially, have been a life-saver for me. I know I was going down fast. I have no idea why I Googled 'Veteran Caregiver' when I did but I thank God that I found the site and also found you. You have given me such wonderful support and encouragement that there are no words to thank you.
➤ The VA is never going to provide what is provided here. There is no way that they can. In the same way that people who have not lost a child cannot really know the pain, or a woman who has never been abused can know what abuse feels like, the VA, as a unit, cannot know. Only us, the caregivers, can know. This is why peer support is SO vital.
➤ People on this site get it because we learn from each other. I've done more research than any of our VA providers. We live with and take care of our vets fulltime with no help from the VA or anyone else other than VCG to express my feelings. I am tired of the organizations out there that are supposed to help but make it so hard to get help. This one does.
➤ You are my friend my sister. I'm blessed with the blessing of your wisdom and your strength. I learn and listen thanks very much.
➤ VCG has helped me a lot over the past year. I've gotten stronger and less emotional when it comes to T's outbursts … you and VCG has helped more than I can express. I felt lost and alone for so long as though no one would ever understand what I get put through.
➤ Just wanted to let you know that I thought your blog today was amazing. Would you mind if I re-posted it on my facebook?
➤ Thank you so much for reaching out today. It really helps, especially since it seems today things took turn for the worse. I never feel forgotten here on VCG.
➤ Anyway, it is Sunday morning at 2 AM and I have been up most of the night pondering what to do. I guess I won't know until I either walk out the door or hide in my safe little house. Either way, I wouldn't still be here if it weren't for this site and the people here. Thought you should know.
➤ I feel so welcome here. This site has been a great help. It's refreshing to see the amount of people that I can relate to. Even during the time my husband was on active duty I found it hard to relate to the other Army wifes [sic]. I was often secluded and picked on, because the other wifes [sic] didn't have the same issues I did. It was hard and I often look back at my early years of marriage and cringe. Feels good to know I didn't do anything wrong. Thank you for caring!
➤ Thanks for caring and offering opportunities for J.
➤ Ok, so can I just say how amazing it is to have someone in my life who listens and then follows through?? Thank you for taking the time to do that! Thank you again for emailing me…and guiding me to the right resources. We're going to be okay for now thanks to this site.
➤ Just wanted to say hello. I really enjoyed our talk the other night… Your voice is as caring as your writings.
➤ Thanks so much for the kind thoughts and all of your hard work. It's exhausting trying to keep life running smoothly and fighting the forces that work against us all the time. Too many of us settle for the unacceptable inadequate care or give up all together and pay out of pocket (only causing more stress.) Being able to come here helps me remember we're not alone in our fight and gives me the strength to push on and demand the service my husband is entitled to. It's comforting to know you're out there fighting with us too! 🙂
➤ Again, thanks for all you do to support us caregivers! I hope your day is beautiful!
➤ I am doing my best to stay here and fight the battle to live life. When I hear and read about suicide prevention, I realize from my own experiences that there is no such thing. Words here have saved me because I called for help before I lost control totally.
➤ Thank you so much for all of the info. The lightbulb has come back on.
➤ Thanks for the ear. I just needed to let some thoughts out. Feels better.
➤ Thank you for your friendship. it has been a long hard journey but very rewarding as I have met so many wonderful people like yourself…. Friendship is welcomed for me. I need all the friends I can get…. I look forward to sharing and making new friends that not only understand but also go through the every day struggles I do. It does make life a little bit more tolerable… Please feel free to share my story as if it can help one person, then I have done something good in the world. I love my husband dearly and it pains me to see him go through the everyday situations he does now but life is as it is. I'm so glad I found this site!
➤ Thanks for all your support. So very valuable to me and I hope I can offer you the same support in the future.
➤ Again thank you. This site means a lot to me. And I take pride and joy in what I do. When I see my DH smile happy, relaxed it fills me with joy. It's rare therefore I do not take for granted. And its the drive that keeps me going and motivated. Which brings me here. To be the best I can be.
➤ The site is looking great. Keep up the great work on keeping us informed not only through here but also on Facebook! VCG is definitely doing great things!
➤ Many thanks for adding the [special] forum. Am having to deal now with R feeling like his life is not worth a bean. For sure he is of no value to the VA. Thank so much for you work here.
➤ Thanks for all your help. I feel like if ever there is another round of this I will be much better prepared.
➤ Thank you so much for all you do to advocate for our vets. What a blessing you are to all of us!!
➤ GUESS WHAT?!?! I didn't even have a chance to do anything this morning and I'm not sure what you did or who you called but this morning early we had a voicemail from the VA saying to call them to set up an appointment with a new counselor. What?! I'm so excited I could cry. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!
➤ I can't imagine life without VeteranCaregiver.com seriously….so thank you for all you do for all of us.
➤ PTSD is a scarry [sic] place to be. I wake up some nights from dreams that are so real I want to release the pain. Thank you for giving me a place to hear and talk with others that feel the same way.
➤ Sincerely, thank you. HUGE HUGS!!
➤ Thanks for all you do for so many veterans. No one other than Family or other soldiers know what it is like to be hurt. No matter how it happens, it destoys a huge part of who you were.
➤ As you talk to other veterans dealing with PTSD and MST, are we all having the same or similar issues? Do we all go up and down constantly and have problems with people and places? I guess I would like to know I am "normal".
➤ This site is a safe place to be connected for help because no one judges you; thank you!
➤ Thank you for all the support that you have given us or me to be exact. It's truly appreciated.
➤ Why do people treat each other so poorly. I am weak right now and tired. I feel like laying down and just quitting. If only I did not have a child. Thank you for VCG; I'd have nowhere else to go since I trust no one anymore, but I trust you and my friends on the site.
➤ Thanks for listening and always having great things to say. I hope you know how many times your words have helped me to go forward. What you do really does make a difference.
➤ So this has to be the best website ever, cause less than 24 hours i have already gotten a hug! I'm a sucker for any clip art or e-cards! Thanks hun.
➤ I think you ought to know that I was so unhappy tonight that I was going to check out. In desperation, I Googled for help and found Veterancaregiver. Then I got a welcome message and responses to my post within an hour. You should know that this site saved me. Now I will reach out to others, so thank you.
➤ "Great work. I scrolled through the information and see how it relates directly to me. I have registered and will further explore the sight and the opportunities available in the near future. I will take this opportunity to share with others the power of service – continued service. I have found that the opportunity or challenge to serve can have incredible impacts not only on the life of the veteran, but also on the community surrounding the veteran… It's not what we leave "over there," it's what we do right now. Thank you for the opportunity to share this message with others. It has saved my life and I will use that life to share it with others."
– Mike P., Mission Continues
➤ "Thanks all for doing such great things for us disabled vets… My wife has been a huge rock for me… Just know it means so much to us… 🙂 :)"
– Mark B., disabled veteran
➤ "Here are ten Factlets for use on your site; and I will give you ten more each week. I want to do whatever I can to help."
– Walt S., disabled veteran and CVSO
➤ "What a great idea to add the VSO's to your web site… It will be really beneficial to all. Thanks for all you do on behalf of caregivers of veterans."
– Kathy C., National Alliance for Caregiving
➤ "We at CFHED wish to thank you very much for your work in helping our military veterans, as evidenced in your website www.veterancaregiver.com and partnered websites that help veterans and their families. CFHED has been providing caregiver skills training for 7 years, and we know from first-hand experience the very real and special caregiver needs of veterans and their families. We have trained almost 9,000 caregivers and the cared-for (including many veterans), in our classes. We especially try to reach out in every county and location that we give the classes to veterans groups, VA government entities, and individual veterans and their families to attend our classes. However, with the advent of your www.veterancaregiver.com you have opened a new door and reach-out to many who are in very dire need of all of real-time information, help, and assistance in finding critical daily relief from a caregiver job that involves 24/7 attention. It is our sincere hope that we may be of further assistance to you for our veterans, so please keep us informed of your progress in this critical endeavor. We stand ready to assist in any manner that we are able for our Veterans and their families."
– Tom Z., Council For Health Education and Development (CFHED)
➤ "Military Network Radio is an awesome platform for those who serve our country, have served our country and their families and friends. Thank you, Linda, for bringing this much needed platform to the general public!" – Marie Cosgrove, CEO & Managing Partner, BalanceBack, Dizziness & Balance Issues: http://bit.ly/Balance-MNR.
➤ "It was a pleasure to be on the show, and appreciate your thoughtful interview style, always with a mission to find out and share what is useful to your listeners. I found the 4-segment show format a bit challenging, but it makes for a good way to keep things concise, when I got used to it!" – Jondi Whitis, Master EFT Trainer, Tapping (EFT) for Anxiety, Depression, PTSD: http://bit.ly/VetsEFT.
➤ "I really appreciate you inviting me onto your show. It was such a great opportunity to reach your tremendous audience with my message on the need to support intimacy for our injured veterans and their lovers/caregivers. Your knowledge of the issues combined with the perfect selection of the guest host made for an interactive, engaging, and insightful hour! I look forward to coming back again!" – Dr. Mitchell Tepper, Love After War: http://bit.ly/LoveMNR.
➤ "My book was featured on Military Network Radio not once, but twice! I have to admit, I was a bit nervous but after speaking with Linda, she immediately grounded me and when we "hit the airwaves" it was like she was sitting right next to me and we were simply having a conversation. … I was getting through to my target audience…Veterans and military members. There was an uptick of activity on my website as well as my LinkedIn Boots to Loafers Group and I can't thank Linda and all of those with Military Network Radio enough for helping me spread the word on Boots to Loafers and helping those making the transition from the military to the private sector.
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Member States of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) recommended the adoption of a new 15-minute aircraft tracking Standard during discussions amongst the over 850 participants to the UN aviation body's 2015 High Level Safety Conference.
The recommended Standard is performance-based and not prescriptive, meaning that global airlines would be able to meet it using the available and planned technologies and procedures they deem suitable.
"This new Standard will be an important first step in providing a foundation for global flight tracking and the future implementation of the more comprehensive ICAO Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System (GADSS)," commented ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu. "Through an expedited process, it will now be sent to our Member States before the end of the month for formal comment and we're anticipating its adoption by Council as early as this fall."
The concept of operations for the GADSS was developed by ICAO over 2014, subsequent to the disappearance of flight MH370 and the special Multidisciplinary Meeting on Global Flight Tracking which ICAO convened soon after. It calls for a three-tiered approach for global aircraft tracking over the long-term, covering normal, abnormal and distress conditions.
The Standard recommended by ICAO's High Level Safety Conference is considered to be consistent with the long-term GADSS concept. ICAO's intention is to coordinate regional exercises shortly after the standard is adopted, aiding States with both the Standard's introduction and their ability to respond to abnormal flight behaviour scenarios in an integrated manner.

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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - One of two men convicted of raping a German tourist in Hollywood in 2016 was sentenced today to 240 years to life in state prison.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kathleen Kennedy imposed the sentence on Kenneth Mack, 29, who was found guilty in July of two counts of forcible rape in concert involving the Dec. 5, 2016, attack on the tourist, along with an unrelated rape and robbery during a separate attack July 31, 2016.
Mack -- who had two prior convictions for carjacking -- was also convicted of assault with a deadly weapon and second-degree robbery for separate crimes involving two other victims in November 2016.Co-defendant Otis Barway, 25, was found guilty of one count of forcible rape in concert involving the tourist, along with a misdemeanor assault charge stemming from a November 2016 attack. The two men met the German woman in the early morning hours of Dec. 5, 2016, and lured her to an isolated rooftop, according to Deputy District Attorney Paul Thompson.
Mack knocked the woman to the ground and the two men raped her, according to prosecutor, who said both defendants were subsequently identified through DNA evidence.Barway was sentenced in July to 9 1/2 years in state prison.


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161: Animation time!
April 19, 2013
I was browsing Flickr for ideas this week, and I saw this cute little image:
The photo is by photographer Darren W. Ritson, and I think it's awesome.
I love little round birds. As soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted to animate it.
So, I did:
And that's what I did this week!
6 Comments leave one →
Deborah Hepworth permalinkApril 20, 2013 5:19 am
That's one talented bird!
April 20, 2013 10:06 am
This is what the bird WOULD have been doing anyway if a camera wasn't pointed at it.
Lynn Bull permalinkApril 23, 2013 9:49 am
He's ready for Cirque d'O——— I can't speak French, and I surely can't spell it. Thanks for the cute bird. Lynn


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The St. John's IceCaps needed to bounce back after dropping game one of the Calder Cup finals to the Texas Stars. After tonight's showing it is hard to say whether or not they did, but they definitely nabbed a win.
For the fourth time in four playoff series, the IceCaps have split the first two games. For the first time in this playoff run, they are returning home after the split. They head home coming off a win despite being outshot 50 to 35.
Ten Thoughts:
- Michael Hutchinson was incredible tonight. Truly incredible. He made a large number of highlight reel saves and many of them could easily be labeled "game savers."
- Apart from Hutchinson, Eric O`Dell and his line had notably strong showings. The whole team got a little scrambly at the end, but the O'Dell line was anchoring the team through the first 40 minutes.
- Speaking of O`Dell's line. Carl Klingberg played well. He led the IceCaps in shots on goal and he is really using his tools well. A year ago his career hit a bit of a crossroads. He had to give up on trying to become a scorer and simplify his game. He did that tonight and has been for a while. He is unlikely to become a scorer at the next level, but he could be a quality depth player. Just play the game and let the offense come.
- Michael Hutchinson stopped 20 of 20 shots against in the third period. That is damn near a full game's workload.
- Josh Morriessey showed off some more slick skating and offensive instincts on the powerplay. Given how quickly he has caught up the the AHL game, it isn't a stretch to think he could do the same in the NHL soon. Is his defensive game where it needs to be? Is he ready physically? Not sure, but the hockey brain is ready and waiting.
- I wrote - way back in February - that Michael Hutchinson was very much a live prospect. Everything said then remains true, but the odds are stacking greater in his favor. If you would like to learn a little more about Hutch and how he became a Jet, you can read that article here.
- Shout out to Blair Riley on the game winner, he is Arby's favorite player.
- Even before tonight's game Hutch was apparently the king of the bounce back. This article (read it) says:
Coming into the finals, the IceCaps had lost just five total playoff games, and after each, Hutchinson has responded with sterling performances, posting a goals against average of 0.80 and save percentage of .974 in the subsequent victories, including two shutouts.
- Hutch posted a save percentage of .980 and a 1.00 GAA tonight. Once again, wow!
- I know most of these posts have been about Michael Hutchinson, but he truly was the story tonight. That game was a load of fun to watch and far more entertaining than the first phase of the LA Stanley Cup parade.


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NESTING || Vitamin Zzz anthology seeks literary writing about sleep
Vitamin ZZZ submission guidelines for our upcoming Fall 2018 edition!
All perspectives are sought and welcomed: humorous, clinical, personal, spiritual, political, fantastic, familial, experimental.
Call for submissions for Vitamin ZZZ
SleepyHead CENTRAL (SHC) seeks submissions on the topic of NESTING for its upcoming late fall issue of the literary quarterly, VITAMIN ZZZ.
Work submitted for NESTING should focus on bedrooms, comfort/discomfort, healing, and rituals: mattresses, beds, pillows, sheets, bedrooms, comfortable (or uncomfortable) sleep, sleep for rehabilitation/recovery/recuperation, safety and sleep, pain management and painsomnia, the right to sleep (homeless sleep), the family bed, "sleeping in," sleep hygiene, best or worst bedtime rituals, bedtime stories, Teddy bears, fear of the dark, monsters under the bed, etc.
SHC is looking for creative writing on sleep health, sleep disorders, sleep deprivation, sleep habits, dreams… anything directly correlated with the biological process of sleep.
Specifically, SHC is looking for:
- flash fiction (under 1000 words)
- poetry (free verse, formal, prose poems)
- personal essays (under 2000 words)
- creative nonfiction (under 2000 words)
Only the highest quality literary writing should be submitted. At this time, SHC cannot pay but hopes to seek grant money in 2019 to fund this project.
Reading period:
For Autumn 2018 edition: October 15, 2018 (extended from September 30, 2018)
You may wish to learn more about this project by visiting our Vitamin ZZZ page.
How to submit your work for consideration
1. Please submit mss in body of email to firstname.lastname@example.com with "VITAMINZZZ Submission" in the Subject line. No snail mail submissions, no attachments (firm).
2. Submit only 1 (2000-word) nonfiction prose submission at a time, or up to 5 poems or 2 flash fiction or nonfiction pieces (up to 1000 words each) at a time.
3. Previously published work okay as long as you retain rights. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but SHC asks that you notify us if your work immediately is accepted elsewhere.
4. REQUIRED: In lieu of an author's bio, please send a reference to where you live (i.e. Jane Smith lives in Pennsylvania, or Joe Smith lives in Reading, PA). Also, include any prior publishers of your submitted work that SHC will need to credit, plus a 100-word personal statement about your relationship with sleep and/or dreams. This is not optional; our intention is to show the human side of sleep; your literary credentials matter far less to us than your actual narrative. If you do not include this, we will not accept your work.
- Please see examples from the early series published in July 2017 for ideas for how to tackle this. Or, check out the Winter 2018 edition, CLINICAL, here; the Spring 2018 edition, RESET BUTTON; or our most recent edition, MIDSUMMER NIGHTS.
Please allow 3 months' reply time after submitting work for SHC to process and reply to your submission. If accepted, your work will appear in SHC's Issuu platform digital literary quarterly. Issuu publications are shareable, searchable, downloadable, and readable from most digital access platforms (laptops, e-readers, tablets, smartphones). They can also be printed individually on demand by request for a fee.
These are complete guidelines. If you have other questions, please send them to firstname.lastname@example.com
Tamara Sellman, RPSGT CCSH and Curator/Editor
Vitamin ZZZ: A Quarterly Anthology About Sleep & Dreams
SleepyHeadCENTRAL.com: Your Sleep Health News & Information Clearinghouse


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Picking up where we left off with the last post, we proceed through Ohio's independent batteries for the second quarter of 1863. Looking at the "lower half" of those:
As mentioned last week, there were twenty-six numbered independent batteries. Only twenty-five appear on this list. The last, the 26th Independent Battery, was Company F, 32nd Ohio Infantry. And we'll see them tallied on a later page of the summaries. For now, we have the 13th through the 25th:
- 13th Battery: "Not in service." This battery ceased to exist, officially, in April 1862.
- 14th Battery: Reporting, as of August, 1863, at Corinth, Mississippi with two 12-pdr Napoleons and four 3-inch Ordnance rifles. However, at the end of June, the battery part of the District of Jackson (though at Lynnville, Tennessee), Thirteenth Corps. Lieutenant Homer H. Stull was the commander "in the field" with the battery. But Stull died in May. Captain Jerome B. Burrows returned later in the spring.
- 15th Battery: At Vicksburg, Mississippi with four 6-pdr field guns. Captain Edward Spear, Jr. remained in command. The battery was in Fourth Division, Sixteenth Corps, and serving in the siege of the city.
- 16th Battery: Reporting on September 25, 1863 as at Carrollton, Louisiana with one 6-pdr field gun, one 12-pdr Napoleon, and three 3.80-inch James Rifles. Captain (promoted that spring) Russell P. Twist remained in command. The battery was with Twelfth Division, Thirteenth Corps. As such it was involved with the Vicksburg siege at the end of June 1863.
- 17th Battery: At Vicksburg, Mississippi with six 10-pdr Parrotts. The battery was assigned to Tenth Division, Thirteenth Corps. Captain Ambrose A. Blount remained in command through the much Vicksburg Campaign, but resigned on July 2. Lieutenant Charles S. Rice was promoted to replace Blount.
- 18th Battery: Reporting at Tullahoma, Tennessee with six 3-inch Ordnance Rifles. Captain Charles Aleshire's battery was in First Division, Reserve Corps, Army of the Cumberland.
- 19th Battery: As of January 1864, reporting at Knoxville, Tennessee with six 12-pdr Napoleons. The battery remained at Lexington, Kentucky through the first weeks of June. After which, Captain Joseph C. Shields' battery was involved with the pursuit of Morgan. The battery was officially in the District of Central Kentucky. Later, in July, the battery was placed in First Division, Twenty-third Corps.
- 20th Battery: Reporting, in June 1864, at Chattanooga, Tennessee with two 12-pdr Napoleons and four 3-inch Ordnance rifles. The armament is fine. But for June 1863 the battery was involved with the Tullahoma Campaign, and thus somewhere near Hoover Gap at the end of the quarter. The battery remained under Captain [John T.] Edward Grosskopff and assigned to assigned to Second Division, Twentieth Corps.
- 21st Battery: No report. The battery remained at Camp Dennison, Ohio, presumably still with six 12-pdr Napoleons. Captain James W. Patterson, commanding. The battery was involved with the pursuit of Morgan in July.
- 22nd Battery: No report. After organizing, the battery moved briefly to Wheeling, West Virginia (to counter resistance to the draft), with only two guns. In mid-June the battery moved back to Camp Chase, Ohio, where two more guns were assigned. Caliber not reported. Commanded by Captain Henry M. Niel.
- 23rd Battery: "Not in service." This battery was formed from the 2nd Kentucky Infantry and later became the 1st Kentucky Independent Light Battery. Only mentioned here due to "placeholder" status.
- 24th Battery: No report. Not mustered until August 1863. However, the battery does appear as assigned to the Department of Ohio with Lieutenant James W. Gamble assigned command of recruits gathered at Camp Dennison.
- 25th Battery: Reporting from Little Rock, Arkansas, in May 1864, with two 3-inch Ordnance rifles and four 3.67-inch rifles (replacing four 6-pdr smoothbores from the previous quarter). In June 1863 the battery moved from Rolla to Pilot Knob, Missouri. There the battery became part of the force that would advance on Little Rock in August. Captain Julius L. Hadley was in command.
So of thirteen numbers, eight were posted to active departments. Three were forming up. And two were just administrative placeholders.
Turning to the smoothbore ammunition on hand:
Five batteries reporting:
- 14th Battery: 148 shot, 48 shell, 150 case, and 50 canister for 12-pdr Napoleons.
- 15th Battery: 233 shot, 123 case, and 220 canister for 6-pdr field guns.
- 16th Battery: 46 shot, 90 case, and 26 canister for 6-pdr field guns; 61 shot, 54 shell, 106 case, and 26 canister for 12-pdr Napoleons.
- 19th Battery: 74 shot, 251 shell, 293 case, and 234 canister for 12-pdr Napoleons.
- 20th Battery: 62 shot, 41 shell, 34 case, and 34 canister for 12-pdr Napoleons.
Moving to the rifled projectiles, first the Hotchkiss patents:
Five lines:
- 14th Battery: 147(?) canister, 385 percussion shell, and 276 fuse shell for 3-inch rifles.
- 16th Battery: 190 shot and 120 fuse shell for 3.80-inch rifles.
- 18th Battery: 246 canister, 115 percussion shell, 694 fuse shell, and 493 bullet shell for 3-inch rifles.
- 20th Battery: 148(?) canister, 214 percussion shell, and 365 fuse shell for 3-inch rifles.
- 25th Battery: 410 shot, 360 percussion shell, and 40 fuse shell for 3.67-inch rifles.
Notice the 25th Battery did not report Hotchkiss rounds for their 3-inch rifles.
Continuing to the next page, there are a couple of stray Hotchkiss columns and Dyer's patent:
Hotchkiss first:
- 16th Battery: 104 Hotchkiss canister for 3.80-inch rifles.
- 25th Battery: 160 Hotchkiss canister for 3.67-inch rifles.
- 25th Battery: 172 Dyer's shrapnel for 3-inch rifles.
Moving over to the James columns:
Just one:
- 16th Battery: 50 shell and 450 case for 3.80-inch rifles.
Then on to the Parrott projectiles:
A lonely entry:
- 17th Battery: 240 canister for 10-pdr Parrotts.
This begs the question as to what Blount's battery was firing at Vicksburg.
One line from the Schenkl columns:
- 25th Battery: 159 shell and 80 canister for 3.67-inch rifles.
The 25th had a variety of projectiles for the rifled 6-pdrs, but apparently only shrapnel for the 3-inch rifles!
Lastly the small arms:
By battery:
- 14th Battery: Thirty Army revolvers and thirty horse artillery sabers.
- 15th Battery: Eight cavalry sabers.
- 16th Battery: Twenty-five Navy revolvers and twenty-two cavalry sabers.
- 17th Battery: Nine Army revolvers.
- 18th Battery: Thirty Army revolvers, three cavalry sabers, and thirty horse artillery sabers.
- 19th Battery: Thirty Navy revolvers and twelve cavalry sabers.
- 20th Battery: Twenty-five Army revolvers and twenty-nine horse artillery sabers.
- 25th Battery: Six "Rifled muskets, foreign manufacture", twenty-six Navy revolvers, and fourteen cavalry sabers.
From the previous quarter, the 25th Battery reported Belgian rifles.
Next we will look at the 1st Ohio Light Artillery's batteries.


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Here is Don's entry.....
When one's brain has turned to a mass of useless matter, e.g., a loser or retard due to spending too much time blogging and not enough time in the "real" world.
Early signs of "blogger brain" include: feelings of guilt for missing a post, signing in every hour to check for new comments, and forgetting your children's names...
It's useless doctor. I've tried reaching her, but it's as though she's in another dimension. It's as though she is suffering from "blogger brain."
Forget him...he's zoned out with a case of "blogger brain."
This morning I had my usual cup of coffee to get my brain firing on all cylinders before I sat down to write today's post. Just yesterday I had a couple of ideas; but, for the life of me, I could not remember what I had thought was so clever then to turn it into a post today. Been there?
I sat and stared at my screen which seemed like forever, I visited a few blogs hoping to jar my memory, still I was not able to remember a thing. I've got nothing. No doubt, I have blogger brain.
To help me through this ailment and to keep me on track, I decided to take a cue from Sarah Palin and write my chores for the day on my hand. Have you ever tried to write on your hand which has been slathered with lotion? Arrrggghhh! After numerous tries, I headed off to the sink to wash my hands with dish detergent. Yep, that gave me a clean slate.
- Blog
- Comment
- Follow
- Nap!
That's it, that's my day, no more blogger brain.
Thanks, Sarah!


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After BP's Deepwater Horizon well blowout in April 2010, responders dumped approximately 1.84 million gallons of chemical dispersants into the Gulf of Mexico in an effort to stop the oil slick from fouling fragile coastal environments. The use of such a massive quantity of dispersants, coupled with serious gaps in knowledge about the possible environment impacts of dispersant use, prompted a public outcry and led the United States Environmental Protection Agency to publicly rebuke the company and order them to use fewer (and less toxic) dispersants.
[stextbox id="info"]A chemical dispersant is a kind of "spill-treating agent" (or "STA") that is designed to break up an oil slick and dilute the oil by mixing it into the water. A chemical dispersant isn't truly a clean-up tool — it doesn't take any spilled oil out of the environment, and by the time a dispersant is applied, it's already too late to save most life forms in the vicinity of the spill.[/stextbox]
By contrast, in Canada, it has traditionally been unclear whether the use of STAs to clean up marine oil spills is even legal. Because of the toxic ingredients of some STAs, their use could violate several federal laws (such as the Fisheries Act, the Species at Risk Act, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Migratory Birds Convention Act, and the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act, among others) without special permission that could be sought on a case-by-case basis.
On February 26, 2015, the federal government passed Bill C-22, also known as the Energy Safety and Security Act. The Act overhauls the framework governing how STAs may be used lawfully to support oil spill response efforts for offshore oil operations in the Canadian Arctic, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Simply put, the act allows responders to use STAs without fear of being prosecuted for violating listed anti-dumping and anti-harm laws where use of the STA has been approved and the STA is used to prevent, lessen, or repair harm in a manner consistent with safety and the protection of the environment.
With that context, here are some highlights of the changes made by the Energy Safety and Security Act:
The regulator may only approve the use of listed STAs
The regulator may only approve the use of a STA where it achieves a net environmental benefit — in theory
Operators do not receive full protection for the use of STAs
The takeaway
Overall, the Act will facilitate the use of STAs as an oil spill response tool in certain circumstances by exempting responders from some anti-dumping and anti-harm laws. At the same time, the Act ensures that operators will continue to have some liability for even the sanctioned use of STAs.
On the other hand, the Act leaves some significant gaps in the STA approval process; whether the sanctioned use of STAs will be environmentally appropriate or beneficial will depend largely on the contents of regulations that have yet to be made.


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Here are some more endorsements and a recommendation.
For Attorney General, there are three good candidates in the Democratic Primary. Of the three, Michel Nicrosi comes across as the most qualified and made the best case for herself. Here's a video from the recent Madison County Democratic Reunion, recorded and provided by Left in Alabama.
Nicrosi is an experienced prosecutor and she will be able to make a fine case when she runs against the experienced lobbyist in November.
Races for which I am not making an endorsement include Jefferson County Sheriff and County Commission races or State School Board.
On the proposed Constitution Amendment (which would allow members of the propane gas industry to finance promotion programs) vote No. Not that the members of that industry should not be able to levy an assessment on themselves for promotion, but because we are sick and tired of having to vote on an amendment for every little action that an organization or local government wants to take. Sorry propane gas folks, your amendment just came up at the wrong time. Help us to get a new constitution and then maybe you won't have to be asking the people of Bessemer (and the rest of the state) if you can promote your own industry.
Many of you will see these races on your ballot and have no idea of who to vote for or what the position is. The State Democratic Executive Committee is composed of representatives from each house district, a male and a female from each. They do not have to be, and probably should not be, your elected house member.
They compose the governing body of the Alabama Democratic Party. In Bessemer, these positions will be...well, Grover Dunn is running unopposed for the male position, and his wife Priscilla Dunn is being challenged by Marjorie McAdory. The Dunns will win this. I don't know Marjorie.
Here are three seats for which I know the people running and make these recommendations.
Ralph Young - SDEC # 46 male
Stephen Light - SDEC #47 male
Jacquelyn Manner - SDEC # 60 female
These are progressive candidates, and the Democratic Party of Alabama is slowly, but surely becoming progressive.


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Throwback Thursday Video – Roberto Duran Vs Pipino Cuevas
Check out our latest Throwback Thursday video featuring Roberto Duran vs Pipino Cuevas.
After losing to Sugar Ray Leonard in the "No Mas" fight, Roberto Duran found himself at a crossroads. After being away from the ring for nine months, he took two quick fights, winning them both in unsatisfying fashion.
He went up in weight to challenge for Wilfred Benitez's WBC light middleweight title, but lost. He also lost to Kirkland Laing in Ring Magazine's upset of the year for 1982. His promoter, Don King, was done with him. But then he won three straight bouts, leading to him winning the WBA version of the light middleweight title from Davey Moore.
It was his fight with Pipino Cuevas which made people believers in Duran again. He used precision and power to knock out the super tough Cuevas, who had lost over 2 years earlier to Thomas Hearns in similar fashion.
Beating Cuevas and then Moore would set Duran up to face Marvelous Marvin Hagler, the next bout we'll cover in the Fabulous Four podcast.


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The 8-Time Mr. Olympia, Lee Haney, was known for having a great V taper. Part of that was brought on by his thick, deep chest combined with cannonball like deltoid development. But his chest and shoulder growth was no accident or simple genetics; no Lee worked his butt off in the gym to attain his physique.
With slogans like, 'No rest for the weary,' being touted as he blasted through his workouts, Lee was very methodical in his all out assault on building his body. Let's delve into his training style and routine and learn a few tips from the master.
Tota-Lee Awesome Pec Workout
While Haney used high volume training, it wasn't just for the sake of spending time in the gym. Each set and rep was done for a reason. He believed in moderate weights over super heavy training and focused on the quality of each rep working through the full range of motion. With his focus on the negative portion of each rep and the level of endurance training built into his routine it seems apparent that Lee was seeking muscle development from all muscle fibers and not just focusing on the fast-twitch fibers.
- Barbell Bench Press – 4 to 5 sets for 6 to 8 reps
- Dumbbell Bench Press – 3 to 4 sets for 10 to 12 reps
- Barbell Incline Presses – 3 sets for 6 to 8 reps
- Dumbbell Incline Presses – 2 to 3 sets for 10 to 12 reps
- Dumbbell Flyes – 3 to 4 sets for 12 to 15 reps
- Cable Crossovers – 3 sets for 15 to 20 reps
- Dips – 3 sets for 15 reps
Lee's theory was to blast the chest with heavy mass building exercises and follow it up with lighter weight on the quality movements that help bring out the definition and work the edges. His listed sets included the lighter weight warm up sets so the actual number of all-out effort work sets is a bit lower than the listed number of sets. He also worked by feel. As an advanced trainer he knew when to do more or less sets based on how effectively those sets hit his muscles. That is why some set ranges are 3 to 4 or 4 to 5.
Tota-Lee Awesome Delt Workout
For shoulders he believed in pressing and then lots of laterals to make sure all heads received plenty of work. As you will note his rep ranges are a bit higher and he seemed to go easy on the vulnerable shoulder joints by not using overly heavy weight for low reps. He also didn't waste a lot of time between sets and exercises.
- Front Military Press – 3 to 4 sets for 10 to 12 reps
- Rear Military Press – 3 to 4 sets for 10 to 12 reps
- Lateral Raises – 3 sets for 12 to 15 reps
- One-Arm Cable Laterals – 3 sets for 12 to 15 reps
- Bent-Over Laterals – 3 sets for 12 to 15 reps
- Bent -Over Cable Laterals – 3 sets for 12 to 15 reps
- Reverse Upright Rows – 4 sets of 8 to 10 reps (this is done by holding a barbell behind the back and pulling it up from your butt to your mid-back. It works the rear delts and traps)


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Consider two different security problems. In the first, you store your valuables in a safe in your basement. The threat is burglars, of course. But the safe is yours, and the house is yours, too. You control access to the safe, and probably have an alarm system.
The second security problem is similar, but you store your valuables in someone else's safe. Even worse, it's someone you don't trust. He doesn't know the combination, but he controls access to the safe. He can try to break in at his leisure. He can transport the safe anyplace he needs to. He can use whatever tools he wants. In the first case, the safe needs to be secure, but it's still just a part of your overall home security. In the second case, the safe is the only security device you have.
This second security problem might seem contrived, but it happens regularly in our information society: Data controlled by one person is stored on a device controlled by another. Think of a stored-value smart card: If the person owning the card can break the security, he can add money to the card. Think of a DRM system: Its security depends on the person owning the computer not being able to get at the insides of the DRM security. Think of the RFID chip on a passport. Or a postage meter. Or SSL traffic being sent over a public network.
These systems are difficult to secure, and not just because you give your attacker the device and let him utilize whatever time, equipment and expertise he needs to break it. It's difficult to secure because breaks are generally "class breaks." The expert who figures out how to do it can build hardware -- or write software -- to do it automatically. Only one person needs to break a given DRM system; the software can break every other device in the same class.
This means that the security needs to be secure not against the average attacker, but against the smartest, most motivated and best funded attacker.
I was reminded of this problem earlier this month, when researchers announced a new attack (.pdf) against implementations of the RSA cryptosystem. The attack exploits the fact that different operations take different times on modern CPUs. By closely monitoring -- and actually affecting -- the CPU during an RSA operation, an attacker can recover the key. The most obvious applications for this attack are DRM systems that try to use a protected partition in the CPU to prevent the computer's owner from learning the DRM system's cryptographic keys.
These sorts of attacks are not new. In 1995, researchers discovered they could recover cryptographic keys by comparing relative timings on chips. In later years, both power and radiation were used to break cryptosystems. I called these "side-channel attacks," because they made use of information other than the plaintext and ciphertext. And where are they most useful? To recover secrets from smart cards.


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text: On Fri, 14 Jul 2000, Fredrik Lundh wrote: > Huaiyu Zhu wrote: > > Look it this way. Text processing do have their special syntaxes. > > what special syntax? > > regular expressions are a *sublanguage* in Python. everything else > is done through methods and ordinary sequence operators. Following is the quote of my previous post: > > (While a Python variant isn't something I'm enthused about, one > language can't be all things to all people, and I don't see why matrix > operations are so important as to get extra specialized operators; > lots of people use Python for text processing or for COM, so why > shouldn't special syntax be added for *those* applications? Having a > special parser also means that other matrix-specific language changes > could be made.) Well, linear algebra is not just another special domain. It is almost as elementary as arithmetic. Vectors and matrices are fundamental concepts in mathematics that underlies almost all of "scientific computation". They distill centuries of research in science and engineering, especially computation techniques. It is unlikely that adding linear algebra support would open up a flood gate for similar constructs. Look it this way. Text processing do have their special syntaxes. A string is written as "string" instead of ['s','t','r','i','n','g']. There is even the new sep.join(list). There are also lists and dicts for to build structures for discrete maths. If we had requested that new syntax for Fourier analysis or fractal generation that would be comparable to text processing or COM. Python actually has the chance of being all things to most people. The other half of the computing crowd only needs a few very basic asistance to come across. This crowd consists of people who design bridges and missiles, figure out weather patterns or DNA structures, detect credit card fraud or defects on a microchip, design speach recognition systems or network traffic balance algorithms and machines that learn to play games. Science and technology have great power to penatrate many aspects of life. And imagine if most of that is implemented in a laguage that can also be taught in schools. Huaiyu


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There are probably other things I should be writing about right now, but I can't stop thinking about Safe Schools, and the current business with the Government having an enquiry into it, and deciding to weaken it, and possibly even de-fund it.
This feels very personal to me, because Safe Schools is, first and foremost, an anti-bullying program, and I was bullied constantly at one of my high schools, and to a lesser degree in my first primary school. The bullying I dealt with was not physical, though in retrospect, a lot of the most unpleasant parts from high school are things I would now recognise as sexual harrassment. (I didn't have the vocabulary at the time to know what to call it, though I hated it quite intensely.) But the schools I went to also had no idea how to deal with bullying, which made it worse.
It wasn't that the teachers were unsympathetic (though the phrase 'character building' got thrown around more often than it should have been), but all that happened if you told them about it was that they would talk to the bullies, who would then know we had dobbed on them. Needless to say, this didn't help. But I was lucky – one day our House teacher, Mr Doyle, declared that he preferred to spend his lunchbreaks in the classroom, which meant that my friends and I could, too, and suddenly we had somewhere we were safe. (At the time I was too relieved to consider his motivations; in retrospect, I think that Mr Doyle was a very kind man who gave up his right to take lunch with his colleagues in order to give a handful of teenagers some respite.) This helped enormously, but it didn't really address the underlying issues. Years later, discussing our time at that school, my friends and I began to realise that, while we were at the bottom of the heap, just about everyone in our year was being bullied by someone – it was a completely dog eat dog culture, and nobody knew how to fix it.
Safe Schools is designed to give both students and teachers tools to deal with bullying, and in fact attempts, from the earliest stages of primary school, to address the issues that lead to bullying. This is, in my view, immeasurably important. I did OK, eventually, but other people have been far less lucky. According to Kidspot, children who are bullied are three times more likely to be depressed, and nine times more likely to consider suicide than those who are not. This is an enormous problem.
So what, exactly, is the problem with an anti-bullying program? Well, as far as I can see, the issue is that one of the sorts of bullying addressed by the program is homophobic bullying. And there are people who apparently feel that telling kids that it's OK to be gay "actually bullies heterosexual children into submission for the gay agenda".


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Announcement made at BroadSoft Connections 2013: Go Beyond
SAN DIEGO, October 17, 2013 – BroadSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSFT, news, filings) today announced significant enhancements to its UC-One® platform, including BroadWorks Collaborate™ and BroadSoft Xtended® Dialer for Chrome. The UC-One enhancements were announced at BroadSoft Connections: Go Beyond, the Company's 11th annual users' conference being held Oct. 16-19, 2013 in San Diego, Calif.
BroadWorks Collaborate is a new unified communications (UC) delivery model that makes UC services available through server software that resides within the service provider's network. BroadSoft Xtended Dialer for Chrome is an extension that allows end-users to access, control and manage their BroadSoft UC services from a Chrome web browser. BroadSoft also announced mobility enhancements for Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) capabilities and a new BroadSoft Xcelerate® customer portal.
BroadSoft Connections is one of the largest, longest running industry users' conferences and brings together more than 950 attendees, including 77 BroadSoft ecosystem partners from 44 countries. UC-One technology and feature enhancements were announced for all four key components of the UC-One platform:
User Experience: BroadWorks Collaborate
To arm service providers with flexibility in how they acquire and deliver UC services, BroadSoft is introducing BroadWorks Collaborate – a new delivery model that makes UC services available through server software that resides within the service provider's network. Service providers now have the ability to utilize BroadSoft's UC capabilities via BroadWorks® server software or through BroadCloud®, BroadSoft's fully-hosted cloud platform.
Openness: BroadSoft Xtended Dialer for Chrome
BroadSoft Xtended is an ecosystem that encourages the interoperability and integration of BroadSoft's communications solutions with third-party applications, devices and systems. The new BroadSoft Xtended Dialer for Chrome application allows users to access, control and manage their BroadSoft UC services directly from a Chrome browser. Users have the ability to search and click-to-call their Google and BroadWorks® enterprise contacts, click-to-call phone numbers on any webpage or web-based application, display incoming call notifications, and access call history.
Mobility: Dual Personas
As Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) adoption continues to permeate the workforce, BroadSoft UC-One enables service providers to equip end-users with a "dual persona" on personal or enterprise-provided devices. Employees will be able to separate business and personal voice and UC services (including business and personal contacts, call logs and chat sessions) when they utilize BroadSoft's BroadTouch Business Communicator, which provides a secure environment on the device for business applications and data and is controllable by the enterprise.
Go-to-Market: Redesigned Xcelerate
BroadSoft believes that it is critical for service providers to be equipped with market-ready offerings which package, price and promote unified communications services for each customer segment. Service providers now have access to BroadSoft's redesigned customer portal – Xcelerate – which in the last 12 months has doubled its available go-to-market sales, lead generation and fulfillment resources, and now has a more intuitive design format and enhanced search capabilities.
"I am extremely excited by the traction UC-One has experienced in just one year; these new enhancements demonstrate our commitment to investing in all of the platform's elements so that our service provider customers can extend their hosted voice solutions to full unified communications," said Michael Tessler, chief executive officer, BroadSoft. "It is particularly rewarding to be able to share these new UC-One capabilities with the largest number of attendees we have ever had in eleven years of holding our annual users' conference."
The theme of BroadSoft Connections: Go Beyond is built around empowering service providers to "go beyond" voice-only with offerings that not only enable the delivery of unified communications services but mobile UC as well. At the conference, BroadSoft will detail how this can be achieved through these key enhancements to UC-One, a comprehensive, open unified communications platform that combines all of the critical elements a telecommunications service provider requires to ensure rapid delivery of their UC solutions to the market segments they serve, and includes a single end-user experience, full mobility, open APIs and market-ready offerings.
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During a Historic Pandemic, Make Your Own History in Yorktown!
Yorktown's chapter in American history is a significant one. After Lord Cornwallis' defeat, the British Army surrendered to General George Washington on ground appropriately known today as Surrender Field. The day was October 19, 1781, and it was a victory that effectively ended the American Revolution.
What caused Cornwallis to dig in for a siege in Yorktown? How was Washington able to move his massive troops so quickly to Yorktown? How did the French fleet know to move to its critical location at just the right moment?
One of your first stops when you visit, to learn more about our nation's story, should definitely be The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. The Museum features exciting indoor galleries with period artifacts and immersive environments and films. Don't miss "The Siege of Yorktown." It's shown on a 180-degree surround screen complete with dramatic special effects like smoke and vibrations from the cannon and musket fire.
In the outdoor areas, you'll find a re-created Continental Army encampment to learn about the life of a soldier and to take in daily demonstrations of medical treatment; camp life and cooking; and firings of musket and artillery. Explore a Revolution-era farm, based on a real-life 18th-century family, where you can help with chores related to the house, kitchen, tobacco barn, gardens, and crops. Learn more about new COVID restrictions ahead of your visit.
Museum admission is free to all York County, James City County, and Williamsburg residents!
Because of limited staffing during the pandemic, the York County Historical Museum is operating on a limited schedule of Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This museum is located in the lower level of York Hall at 301 Main Street. The Custom House is also available to tour, by appointment only. Call 757.890.4490.
Speaking of COVID, the Colonial National Historical Park's Visitor Center remains closed, and all ranger-led tours and special events have been canceled for the rest of the year. But, you can still drive and bike through the Battlefield or visit the gift shop! And we have the inside scoop about how you can even receive exclusive access to the inside of some of the historic buildings that are currently closed to the general public. Just book a ticket for a "Take a Stroll with a Historian Tour" offered through Mobjack Bay Coffee Roasters.
There's also quite a bit of knowledge - available literally, at your fingertips. Make sure you download the new FREE mobile app, Yorktown Tour Guide before your visit. The GPS-enabled app takes you on three distinct tours (two driving and one walking) of Historic Yorktown, the Battlefield, and the Allied Encampment. There are 21 stops in all, each with audio interpretation. It's like having your own personal tour guide! The app is available through the App Store and Google Play. You can also check out their web version. Learn more here. This resource was conveniently released during the pandemic, and is the result of a collaborative effort between the American Battlefield Trust and the National Park Service.
Down on Water Street sits a Yorktown mystery. Well, sort of. Legend has it that Cornwallis Cave (hidden across from the bustling beach) is where the British General retreated to avoid bombardment during the Battle of Yorktown. The National Park Service has long since claimed research shows otherwise. In fact, they recently posted a video to their Facebook page to explain.
In reality, the cave dates back to before the Revolution, and was likely used for potato storage during colonial times and later for storage of Confederate munitions during the American Civil War. Large, visible recesses were cut into the front wall by Confederate forces to install support beams for a plank roof and walls that were then covered with earth to protect the munitions from Union warships offshore.
The gated cave has since fallen into disrepair as a result of the natural processes of weathering and erosion. The possibility of stone falling inside is one of the reasons it is blocked off to the public, but you can still drive or walk by its location on Water Street beside the Archer Cottage.
Up on Historic Main Street sits the Yorktown Victory Monument. On October 24, 1781 (five days after Cornwallis' defeat in Yorktown), news finally reached Philadelphia and the Continental Congress. And on October 29, The United States in Congress directed a memorial would be built in Virginia. It was to be a marble column, adorned with emblems of the alliance between the United States and his Most Christian Majesty. It would also include a narrative outlining the British surrender to General Washington, and acknowledge the combined forces of both America and France in securing victory.
It wouldn't be until October 18, 1881 (almost 100 years to the day) that the cornerstone of the monument would finally be laid in anticipation of the town's Centennial Celebration. The statue is now a pivotal landmark and a must-see for everyone who comes to visit.
The above photo was taken by Alexander's Photography and is featured on one of his many postcards available for purchase at Patriot Tours & Provisions, the Watermen's Museum Gift Shop, and the Gallery at York Hall.
Just upriver from the Riverwalk Landing shops and restaurants sits the Watermen's Museum. Their mission is to demonstrate the role Chesapeake Bay Watermen, from pre-colonial to modern times, played in the shaping of our nation. The Museum includes historical exhibits depicting military and civilian water craft and activities; crafts and methods of their trade; and a look into the lives of the people who have worked and fought on the water.
After filling your brain with knowledge, make sure to stop in their gift shop which is stocked with more than 500 maritime items! You'll find everything from children's books to beautiful serving and entertaining pieces to cute little Christmas ornaments.
While not related to Yorktown's Revolutionary War history— we'd be remiss not to mention the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge (known to locals as the Coleman Bridge). It was originally opened in May of 1952 as a two-lane bridge, designed to carry up to 15,000 vehicles a day. In 1995, it was reconstructed with four lanes to handle increased traffic which VDOT estimates is now more than a million cars a month (at least before COVID-19 and the increase in teleworking!).
The Coleman is the largest double swing-span bridge in the United States and the second largest in the world! It connects York County with Gloucester and opens for large ships to get to nearby military installations. The Virginian Pilot reported the 103-million dollar project made history as the first time a bridge was built in complete sections ready to carry traffic, then floated to the body of water and set in place. Pretty cool!
You know what's even cooler? Below it, on the bed of the York River, are the underwater shipwrecks of the American Revolution. They were recently featured in an episode of National Geographic's Drain the Oceans.
Want other ways to visit like a local? Check out another blog we've written which highlights some of Yorktown's lesser-known hidden gems.


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Blogging about Windows since before Vista became a bad word
Dear Mr. Ballmer,
Let me start by saying that I've admired your company since I was 10 years old. I think what Microsoft does for the industry, and the world, is amazing. I think Windows is, and has always been, the best operating system on the market.
However, I have to take issue with your recent statement that Vista beta testers failed you. The testers did not fail you sir, your development and beta processes did. Your feedback mechanism is notorious for closing bugs entered within a matter of hours. This would normally be an amazing thing, if they were actually getting fixed; however most were closed "No Repro" without contact from the person trying to repro, or worse: "By Design, Won't Fix" (which is like a giant slap in the face).
In addition, many beta testers sounded very public warnings that Vista wasn't ready. In fact, my post on the matter (the year my Windows MVP wasn't renewed, BTW) gave specific causes for alarm, along with specific, actionable options for adding another Beta to the cycle. This post garnered half a million page views (my single most-viewed piece EVER) and my opinion was echoed by many major tech heavy-hitters, including Scoble, Ed Bott, Chris Pirillo, Marc Orchant, Dwight Silverman, Paul Thurrott (though he took several potshots at me in the process) and others.
Fortunately for you, Steven Sinofsky & crew have done a fantastic job cleaning house on the engineering side. Adding internal testing to the planning mix had a drastic positive effect on the quality of the product cycle, and showed that the Windows Team truly does respect the term "Release Candidate". The only complaint that I have about the Windows 7 Beta engineering process is that there were too few builds released to testers to validate the work that was going on.
However, many issues with the tester feedback loop still remain. The general feeling from the tester community is that Microsoft only likes us when our feedback is positive, and couldn't care less otherwise. And that drives an animosity that will not be beneficial to Windows (or Microsoft as a whole) in the long-term. My personal opinion is that Scott Guthrie still runs the best teams at Microsoft, and his community engagement methodology is one that every Microsoft team should strive to emulate.
So, with all due respect, Mr. Ballmer, before you go insinuating that beta testers didn't do their jobs with Vista, maybe you should look into how your own people kept you insulated from the screaming we were all doing about how bad Vista was. We tried to warn you, it's not our fault the message was not relayed to your bubble.
Sincerely, Robert McLaws Early Windows "Longhorn" enthusiast and satisfied Windows 7 customer
Just a small note, "could care less" doesn't make sense. Unless you meant to say Microsoft do care somewhat; in which case they would be able to care less. "Couldn't care less" is the correct phrase, as it indicates they care so little that it would be impossible to actually care less.
Thanks Denny, fixed.
Nice post, I've heard a lot of complaints from beta testers on the Win 7 team going back a year ago including from Paul Thurrott. Although Vista had driver and compatibility issue's the fault was with the vendors and Microsoft not the beta testers. Vista's driver model being so different than that of XP's it was bound to happen, Ballmer dumping blame on testers is pathetic he's CEO doesn't he use this stuff, where was Gates? Beta testers are good for that last 10% you have to be 90% sure of your product based on your own testing and Microsoft has the resources to test it on a wider variety of hardware and applications than anyone else.
Your warning that Vista needing more time was right on. Too bad they didn't listen and apparently even penalized you for trying to help. On this one, Ballmer probably has no real idea what went on with Vista, just like he doesn't understand what went on with WM7. He doesn't have the technical background to really get into these issues and more importantly believes in being hands off, even though it keeps resulting in one failure after another.
yeah well windows 7's out so who cares..lets move on
You are so right. As a former engineer at Microsoft since the early days, I witnessed a change in General Manager and Regional Vice President level management, where they punished converyors of realistic feedback and only escalated good feedback to show good results on their commitments so they can get promoted and get good performance reviews, then move on to higher paying jobs. It got worse around the Vista timeframe. From what I hear from my former friends, this has not gotten any better.
Their actions helped advance their careers, while customers suffered, and their actions effected the company's bottom line and public pereption on Microsoft's core competency product.