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Hi, I'm 42 and been hitting the weights hard for nearly three years after stopping for a couple (shoulder and elbow issues) Have perhaps 7 or so years weight lifting behind me. I'm a roid and PH virgin and have been thinking about some mild to moderate strength PH for cutting and strength gain. Muscle mass gain is not a priority, but I won't shrug it off.
Considering the Ortasan-A/Furazan or 11-OXO types, likely solo towards the higher end of dosages for max effect. Not too keen on stacking just yet as I prefer to avoid Methyls right now for a first time run. Though I'm open to what makes sense. I've read tons of FAQs and articles the last two weeks, I'm aware of cycle support and PCT.
Usual supps include Creatine, lots of BCAAs: 8:1:1, Beta Alanine and a host of Stims I try here and there: ECA, straight Caff, MRM Driven, White Flood, and currently Jack3D. Not all in a stack of course. Fish oils, vits and mins.
In the gym five days a week - 75-90 mins, usually combination of mainly compound movements and finishing with 15-25 mins of cardio- steady and Hiit. I prefer lifting heavy, but not too much to risk form or further injury. I really would like to break some plateaus, so strength gain would be great.
Nutrition is about 98% clean and controlled, except for the occasional slice of pizza. Typically keep cals to around 2400-2500. I could go lower, but I don't want to lose the muscle I got the last few years nor slow down my metabolism.
In a similar situation, would you consider a PH or two to cut better, by lowering cals further and hopefully holding onto the muscles or just avoid them, perhaps for now till I get my BF% lower, which I do have a lot to lose - currently around 22-24%.
Feedback would be Awesome!
Pro-hormones are not worth the trouble at your age. You risk shutting down your normal HPTA functioning if you're not careful. PCT sucks and the reduced libido keeps me from doing any more PHs. My GF hates PCT time.
However, Epistane would be a good one to start with.
Make sure you're doing everything else right, which it looks like you are.
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Both good responses and what I'm looking for, thanks. If I were going PH it would be rather conservative to see how the body handles it. PCT would be Nolva, rather than something OTC. Doing plenty of cardio, which I hate BTW, forgot to mention my 4x week morning runs. Just want to make sure I dont eat up the muscle I have. Took a couple years to pack on, but the fat came on with it, so cutting worries me of the opposite effect of eating muscle with the fat. Anyway ... perhaps I'll just stick to ECAs early morning, Jack3d/White Flood midday pre-workout and wait till later in the year.
Anyone is free to pop in and change my mind though ... haha.
I'm 61 and I still run some the milder ph's from time to time. If the proper precautions are taken libido and shut down are not real problems.
P.S. I would avoid Epi at your age. Epi targets AR beta receptors which have an antiprolific effect on the prostate. You actually want to target AR alpha receptors. These are the ones that cause the prostate to grow.
You could always use some Clen, as it's anti-catabolic and slightly anabolic.
You will workout harder and get stronger too.
Too much cardio, like anything is bad.
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Boldenone based - 1,4AD & Bold
Progestin based - (similar to trenbolone) - Trenadrol & Trenaplex
Dienolone based - (again similar to tren) - Mdien
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I'm 45 and have dabbled in what's out there. Why avoid methyls? IMO liver issues are overblown at reasonable dosages, and besides, non- methyls still adversely affect lipids and BP (which are the REAL concerns at our age). Superdrol and it's clones are still the best bang for the buck as long as your cycles are short and you don't chase the "more is better" dosing philosophy. Read Unreal machines Superdrol post on this site and go for a four week, 10-20mg ride!!
Will likely look into a Orastan-A (Katanadrol 2.0?) stacked with Tren, Epi, Sdrol or Hdrol. Ora on the higher end, Methyls on the lower to mid dose, perhaps. Need to get everything in order and will likely start in mid to late April.
Like to get down another pant size or two before going the PH route. Not sure if doing PH now is a great idea and may only add to the stockiness I'm actually trying to drop. It's more of the cutting aspect I was looking for, but as several have pointed out, that's not the best goal for doing PH.
For now, I've got a friend who brought me some Isa-Test and Erase to stack. Appears to have worked decent for him adding strength and supporting his cut. I'll try that through March alongside my ECA and Jack3d and re-evaluate from there.
I'm 49 but I do not feel old at all.
There's a few options you might consider ...
1. Ostarine - Not a steroid, not a pro-hormone. I'm on it now (fifth week) and I have to say, after I boosted the dosage up to around 35mgs a day ... it's working awesomely. Man, I am getting larger and fighting to keep my weight down now because I'm just trying to recomp here. Strength is way up. I don't feel shutdown at all - my libido is still the raging brush fire of barbarian sweat and agression that it's always been! I will run this compound again many times in the future - ZERO SIDES so far. One caution though - it's still a new compound so who knows what unseen things it can be doing. Whatever - I've lived a long and bombastic life so I'm living it up at this point!
2. Epistane - Yeah sure - it'll shut you down over the long haul ... so don't do a cycle for longer than 4 weeks. I noticed results immediately with this stuff - first day I used it ... it was AWESOME!! I only did a short two-week cycle, was not shutdown in the least at the end of it - and gained about 7 pounds if I recall correctly - and even got a bit leaner.
3. Androhard - isn't it a pro-hormone? Well, it converts to DHT in the body but many describe it as very mild and it's non-methylated.
At my age - I focus on compounds that I can run for short periods of time that will either have no impact on my libido (like Ostarine) or actually enhance it (like Epistane and, from what I've heard - Androhard). I don't stay on cycle too long - any shrinkage of my love spuds is totally unacceptable. I'm not worried about having kids but I DO LOVE SEX and like to have it often.
Also - for PCT consider Torem - it doesn't kill my libido and just feels great to run. I almost consider running it "stand alone" - it will increase testosterone. Great stuff and makes easy PCT.
Thanks. Epi is on my short list. I was actually thinking of a 3-4 week cycle versus anything more. Seems like many PHs take a few weeks to start showing results, hence the 6-8 week cycles. If Epi starts quick, a nice 3 or so weeks should do the trick. I read Toremifene may be better than Nolva, but Nolva is the gold standard. Worth more reading. Can't find too much about Ostarine, particularly availability, but I just starting looking. Lots of good stuff to consider ...
I've considered the possibility of "pulsing" Epi ... ONE DAY PER WEEK (Squat Day) ... LOL
That's my hardest day - I need the strength to be there - and the focus to be there too because at my age ... one false move with a squat and I'd be on the ground screaming ... "Help! I've fallen and can't get up!!"
I'm 41 and a virgin sticker i,m running test enth 500mg a week . Today will be week 2.5 not quite sure it,s hitting me yet but next week i should be in full effect.Omg tho the pain after stick is really bad on day 2 and 3 after stick..
At your age, i'd recommend a GHRP-6 (growth hormone releasing peptide) and CJC-1295 (growth hormone releasing hormone) cycle.
It's MUCH cheaper than HGH, and more effective. GHRP & GHRH are synergistic (think 2+2 = 10) and utilizes your body's natural GH, where HGH you're just shooting exogenous GH.
You'd see a ton of benefits from this. Better sleep, anti-aging properties, better joints, etc.
The more I read about GHRP & GHRH cycles - the more I think everyone should be on them....I have yet to see a downside. And there are much less side effects from GH than steroids (and the side effects from GH takes YEARS to develop - IE gh gut) and you don't need a PCT.
That being said you can use GHRP & GHRH while on a cycle of PH/AAS as well as carry it into PCT to help solidify and potentially increase gains.
Now, the SARMs look a bit interesting, particularly S-4 and Osta. I'm taking all the info into consideration and wont directly dismiss anything, just need to plan things out right and make sure I got all the right support on the ready.
I too, am not a needle kind of guy, as in my early childhood, I was getting way too many of them stuck in me. Then back in the mid 80s, on my one and only AAS cycle I developed an abscess in my glute from one of the shots I gave to myself. We didn't know anything about PCT back then and my experience after stopping the cycle was nothing short of disastrous.
and definitely look into osta. got two bottles....50mg/ml @ 15ml per bottle for 100.
LOL ... I'd have no problem doing "needles" but there's not a chance in hell I'd be able to hide that from little Mrs. Honda. Orals are one thing ... but most people not associated with this lifestyle look at needles as hard core drug abuse.
I'm sure she'd freak out.
I have found that 4 me the DHT compounds actually enhance my libido.BUT if u worry about hairline guys shy away from these but i have run them at least half a dozen times with no issues
I took dplex and was a horny ass by end of second week and had baseball bat between my legs lol
To OP, Epi is a methylated PH/DS, but is usefull for cutting and recomping, but I just thought id mention it. Have you seen any of the write-ups for our Androseries? I think Androlean or Androhard would be exactly what your looking for. Check it out if you havent already-
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I would stay away form Epi. It targets ER beta receptors which have an anti-prolific effect on the prostate. Blocking ER beta is not what use older guys want. I have plenty of research to support this.
I would also stay away from AndroHard. It is basically DHT. There is a lot of research showing that DHT is bad for the prostate, especially in older folks.
If you want something mild and non-methyl try 11 Spray.
The body wears out over time. Us older guys can still produce qualitymuscle we just need to be more cautious then our younger counter parts.
I think our Andromass wich is really 1test and 4ad combined would something worth looking at, especially since its not liver harsh.
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I had to sub in on this one as you guys are sharing some assume info and for a guy that just started HRT a little over a month ago I would like to know about everything that I can possibly learn. 49 with low test and Dr script for Androgel. It's working ok but I'm thinking of finding a endo as I'm just seeing the family Dr for my problems.
I will research what Honda V65 had said earlier as I would like to maybe add something to the Adrogel to get more of a boost. Definitely would like to add considerable muscle but without the fat. Thanks Honda V65 for that info!
Hello, I'm quite new to forum. And old also (over 35)
I'm thinking about some mild cycle to raise my strength up. Some background: I'm ex quite heavy juicer, did plenty of testosterones etc for years and quitted at 2002. Was 8 years completely off from hormones and tested myself to find out that my test levels were low. I just wondered why my strength came down slowly but steady during those 8 natural years. So now i'm at test replacement therapy with nebido (8 weeks). During these 6 or 7 months my strength has skyrocketed up. About 120lbs on bench, 180lbs to deadlift and something like 150lbs to squat.
I assume, since i'm rest of my life on testosterone therapy. I just cannot shut down my test levels anymore whatever I do? I understand if i take epistane or some milder like err.. cynostane my levels go down when I quit, but I dont really quit since i use nebido which keeps my levels stable "natural level".. ? No need for pct.
Of course estrogen might become problem but my estrogen levels are evaluated also and estrogen is much easier to bring down than testosterone back up(normally)
I have already family and childs, so thats not problem here.
Sorry for long post, just my thoughts.
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I aways keep a few bags of frozen peas in the freezer. They're so good for emergencies such as stretching a risotto or soup or almost any dish to accommodate unexpected guests. I especially like using them in fresh pea soups because their flavor and texture are great.
I suspect there are a lot more out there like us. and as much as I support the "use your local farm" movement, I think it's equally important not to be rigid about it.
Frozen peas are sometimes better than fresh ones simply because they are picked at their peak and they keep so well in the freezer.
Don't be ashamed of frozen peas!
I'm another who always, always has frozen peas on hand. Repeat after me: there is nothing wrong with quality frozen vegetables! Besides, the season for really good local fresh peas is painfully short in NYC. Not-so-fresh fresh peas don't have great flavor, IMO. I'd rather buy frozen than woody-tasting fresh peas that were shipped cross country.
I can't get fresh peas in the small town where I live. Frozen peas are versatile and can be added to a lot of recipes for that added bit of flavor.
Besides, my dog likes them frozen right out of the bag.
Nigella Lawson has a brilliant recipe for pea & pesto soup which has become a fail-safe meal for me (at least 3 or 4 times a month). And it's all about the frozen peas. Delish.
I have to chime in on the love of frozen peas. I add them to just about everything to add a springy fresh flavor in the dead of winter. Back in my college days when I was living off macaroni and cheese (don't cringe) they were a fresh addition to Annie's Mac & Cheese. Add some mint and I almost fooled myself into thinking I was eating something healthy.
I always have a bag of frozen peas in my freezer too. Love to through them into pasta dishes or soup. I like this minted pea soup recipe and video from www.inyourkitchen.com
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Michele shopped; I talked with the man in the apron with the dollar bills stuffed inside – John, the owner.
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By: Gabriele from Ohio on 02/25/2014I also have a slight problem with one of the vertical pieces falling out. I may replace it with one that is slightly longer. The tool works very well and really speeds up yarn winding. I wish it would readily collapse and reassemble to make storage easier.
By: BubblezGalore from San Diego on 01/01/2014Just received my Beka Yarn Swift. I was very pleased it arrived very quickly; not too many parts, good parts description and directions were easy to follow.
I have it all put together and am anxious to wind my first hank of yarn. I highly recommend this product, as compared to other styles and brands on the market. This one just makes sense to me for my use. Thank you!
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By: DBB from Orlando, FL on 06/10/2013I was a little concerned about the contents of the package as the condition of the box was not great. Also an awful lot of rattling coming from inside. All was well though when I opened it. Went together quite easily even with a slight user issue. Swift sits level on the table and turns as it should. Still looking for just the right spot to store it but that is not of great concern at the moment. I am still awaiting delivery from another company for my yarn winder and that is the reason I am only giving 4 stars at this time since I have not been able to test drive it so to speak. I feel at this time if I incur any issues when I can use it for the first time they will be of a user nature. There is a great video on youtube demonstrating the Beka so I will watch that again.
By: Neva Elliott from Denton, TX on 04/22/2013This was a replacement for an umbrella type swift that broke. I am extremely happy with the BEKA. It was easy to assemble. I processed 7 hanks of yarn immediately without any of the problems I had with other swifts. I highly recommend it to others.
By: Laura from Ascutney,VT on 05/10/2012This swift is great! It was easy to assemble and is easy to use. I have previously used a wooden umbrella swift, but the knob to hold the tension wouldn't stay tight. The shipping was very fast and the price lower than what other shops sell it for. I highly recommend both the product and Madison Art Shop.
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years ago! And Madison Art was a pleasure to deal with.
By: stricker from Kansas City, MO on 04/09/2012I was surprised when the package arrived and everything was loose in the box. But nothing was broken. The wood is good quality and was easy to put together. The only problem was that 2 of the dowels kept falling out. No matter how I pared them up, of where I put them, they fell out (positions across from each other). But when I put the yarn on, there was no problem and all of the dowels stayed securely in place.
Using the swift is easy. It moves easily, but doesn't swing so fast that it winds the yarn back on itself. In fact I am currently knitting directly from the swift, instead of making a ball of yarn. I would recommend this marvelous invention!
By: Knitting Best of Show County Fair Winner from Frederick, MD on 01/24/2012There was good communication and tracking from Madison. The box arrived promptly in good condition. The Beka swift was easy to assemble and it worked perfectly the very first time. The Beka yarn swift is exactly what I wanted.
By: jr from coopersburg, pa on 11/18/2011I can't say enough good things about this swift. All my veteran knitting friends now look sadly at their umbrella swifts-the beka is the best. No need to worry about it coming loose from the table or collapsing in the middle of a skein. I can set the beka on the floor and wind from the comfort of my sofa, or sit at the table and just go! I was also thrilled with Madison. Their price was much less than everywhere else; so low I was almost afraid to order-it seemed too good to be true! I received my swift less than a week after I ordered it, assembly was quick and easy, and I had wound a skein using my nostepinne less than 20 minutes after UPS dropped the box on my doorstep (it also works great with my knitpicks ball winder). Wonderful product, wonderful shopping experience.
By: Sandra from Columbus, IN on 09/23/2011I have an umbrella swift and arthritis; therefore, I'm unable to tighten the wooden nob properly and it would loosen right in the middle of winding a hank of yarn.
The Beka swift has worked great each time I've used it and I was able to assemble it with no problems. It arrived in just a couple of days, just as stated on the Madison website when I ordered it. Thank you.
By: Jean B from Prophetstown, IL on 09/05/2011Love it! So easy to use. I have used other swifts and this one is the best by far!!! Your price was the best around and shipping was very fast. Very, very happy!
By: WMcW from Fort Worth, TX on 08/19/2011Simple design, easy to assemble, works great. Thank you, Madison Art, for excellent order fulfillment.
By: Jane from Nevada/ Utah on 03/01/2011Easy to assemble. I bought it because there is no need to move pegs, or adjust the swift to fit the hank. The yarn slides down and self- adjusts. Nicely crafted and easy to use. Anything is better than my husbands hands!!
By: Diana Parker from Stow, OH on 01/06/2011The Beka swift is the best one I've ever used. I didn't have any of the troubles some other reviewers mentioned - my dowels were all fine and don't seem inclined to fall out. The swift puts so little tension on the yarn as it's wound that I didn't have to re-wind the ball as I usually do before beginning to knit. I would unhesitatingly recommend it. And the price was good too!
By: Karen Purdo from Traverse City, Michigan on 10/01/2010Mine took a little longer than 5 minutes to assemble, because two of the dowels were a little too short and kept falling out. Not Madison's fault, of course, but I think it should be mentioned to the manufacturer, since I read here others had to make modifications as well. Anyway, I love love it. Very fast and smooth. Best price I found.
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The Madison Art price, low shipping cost and lightning fast shipping speed make this an easy 5 stars!!
By: Marji from Illinois on 11/15/2009The Beka yarn swift is a great product. Better than umbrella swifts. I wound 5 skeins of yarn the day I got this swift. Not only is the Madison Art price good, the shipping fee was quite affordable. (One yarn site wanted over $30 to ship it.) I'm recommending this to everyone in my knitting group.
By: Gail Pfeifle from Cape Elizabeth Maine on 05/11/2009Everything about the Beka yarn swift is great except that mine came with one loose dowel - or rather the opening for one of the dowels is too large and it keeps coming out. It was easy enough to fix with a rubber band and I was too eager to use it to think about sending it back. The Madison Art price was the best on the internet and it really does work like a charm.
By: Marsha Auster from Auburn, Maine on 05/05/2009Wonderful quality, easily put together. Madison Art has the best price for the yarn swift and s/h. Thank you for your fair pricing.
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By: LK from westborough, MA on 05/01/2009One of the vertical dowels keeps popping off. Not a tight fit. The others are great. Overall works really well. [Ed. note: The new revised Beka model (now on sale) should have corrected this from happening again.]
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Western Washington University's College of Business and Economics has opened a new Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in Bellingham and hired Jennifer Shelton as the director.
Shelton comes to Bellingham from the Edmonds Community College SBDC, and has worked in the field of business development and research for 17 years, including a stint at the Center for Economic Development (CEV).
"It's great to be back in Bellingham and Whatcom County. There are few business communities that have as diverse and interesting to work with as this one; it's going to be very rewarding to be a part of it again," she said.
"I'm here to serve the needs of the business community, and assist with what is already happening with the business advisors at the CEV."
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Apples are, of course, great raw, but they're equally good, if not better, cooked. This tart-sweet chutney, spiked with ginger, takes advantage of the fact, and ups the taste ante by using fragrant Fuji apples. This wonderful apple provides subtly sweet flavor; it also keeps its shape when cooked, so the finished chutney has body. (If you can't get Fujis, any non-mealy apple can be substituted.) Chutneys are great, versatile condiments to have on hand, and this is one of the best.
Keep the chutney in the fridge. Its flavor will intensify with time.
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4 cups Fuji or other non-mealy red apples (8 to 10 apples), peeled, cored, and cut into 1/4-inch dice
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon grapeseed or canola oil
2 medium onions, cut into 1/4-inch dice
2 tablespoons peeled and minced fresh ginger
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 cup rice wine vinegar
1 cup apple juice
- In a large, nonreactive bowl, toss the apples with the lemon juice.
- Heat a large, nonreactive saucepan over medium heat. Add the oil and swirl to coat the pan. Add the onions and ginger and sauté until the onions are soft, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the apples and cook, stirring gently, for 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the vinegar and apple juice and cook until the liquid is reduced by three quarters, about 30 minutes. Correct the seasoning and cool before ladling into a tightly sealed jar.
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Professor Rudolf Allemann of the School of Chemistry has been elected as a fellow of the Learned Society of Wales. The Society, which was formed in 2010 to represent Welsh learning, elects its fellows against the criterion of a demonstrable record of excellence and achievement in an academic discipline. The School of Chemistry now has 11 fellows amongst its ranks (including Professor Graham Hutchings who was a Founding Fellow), more than any other single university department.


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If someone is a good person without believing in god only good choices. Does that make them better or worse in the eyes of god?
Because if im a good person by choice and i don't need to read the bible to do so doesn't that mean that im just naturally a good person and as such should i not be able to go to heaven (or any equivalent for the differ religions) or would I still be damned.
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Aug 24 2011: Are you the best person who community organizations turn to and say "we want to model our organization after you!" Do you treat everyone equally? If a famous and respected person came over to your house today would you not pull out your finest wine and make your house look like a very presentable palace and give that person the best of everything? What about if a homeless person knocked on your door asking for food or money? Would you invite him in and treat him the same or even better then the famous and respected person? Or would you give him a little bit of food, $20 and send him on his way. Faith without works is dead, but works without faith is meaningless (summarization and interpretation from James 2 for those who read the Bible). I agree with Kent that religion has flaws, but I like to look at Christianity as a relationship. If you insult your wife then make dinner for her, she will still remember that you are not sorry for insulting her. Your actions might mean one thing but that verbal admitting that you did something wrong and honestly seek forgiveness from her as well as make her dinner, then she will forgive you. In faith it is the same. If you do even one bad thing it is like insulting God (sin) and you can go out and do a whole bunch of good works but if you do not admit that sin and ask for forgiveness you will still have it held against you. I believe in Heaven and Hell and that the works that we do here on earth determine how eternity will be played out. If you have faith in Jesus you go to heaven, you choose not to believe, well you have already answered that in your mind. But beyond that if you do good works on earth and have faith you will be storing up treasures in heaven. Matthew 6:19-24. I would type it out but if you are honestly wanting to look into it you would search it for yourself. I think good works are awesome and it makes the world a better place. But why not look into your own spiritual awareness and decide for yourself :)
Aug 24 2011: So all the people who are in the "wrong" religion by accident of birth are insulting God? Doesn't God know better than to judge them for something they can't help? Someone somewhere who has never had any exposure to the Bible and therefore cannot honestly form an opinion on God is by that sole fact destined to Hell. Good going God, you really planned that out well!
I am sure that a being with infinite supplies of wisdom could understand that one book written a few thousand years ago isn't much to go by. Yes, you could go on about faith, but if faith requires faith you're screwed if you don't have it in the first place.
Debra Smith 200+Aug 24 2011: One of the most interesting conversations of my life was with my then 16 year old eldest son when he told me why he could not believe in the God of the bible's Old Testament. He said - after reading the book (which most Christians cannot claim to have done)- that even he knew that killing entire villages of men, women, children and animals was immoral. He said that there was no way that a human being should be able to know that better than God did.
Taking up his reasoning, I realize that I cannot be more compassionate, more understanding or more caring than God so I cannot imagine a universe where it is OK to hate gay people, to kill women who are raped in the city who did not call out loudly enough or many other tenents of a written book.
I still love the sense of God that said "With all of your getting get understanding, with all of your getting get knowledge." or "when you see your neighbour's oxcart in a ditch do not turn away pretending that you do not see his distress". Until I get to a better understanding of 'God' I will continue to love the attributes that I percieve of God: Justice, mercy, wisdom, love.
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Ryan PersaudAug 24 2011: Well im just a human with a very simple reasoning i don't claim knowledge i don't fully understand. Because if i had a fraction of the power of God, Lets say i was superman for example (I know its a little silly but bare with me). There are things i could do which could save almost the entire world (lol super speed etc). And that's not even close to the power of God. So im saying we have the answer to do it in a very general sense but we lack the power such as strength, Resources etc. So why cant God shed a helping hand.
P.S. If i offend anyone by this it is not my intention to do so and i apologize in advanced.
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Aug 25 2011: Don't you think God could have made his case more compelling? around 4 billion people are going to Hell for having the wrong belief or no belief at all. That sounds like the casualty toll of a God who seriously lacks compassion. Not to mention some of the 2 billion who are going to Hell because they're still horrid people despite being Christians. I wonder if he'll send Creationists to hell since he likes to punish ignorance.
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Aug 25 2011: Nate, if you look around over the earth if we are nowadays capable of, don't you think then that heaven and hell are here allready. And if you look carefully it is indifferent for that matter what faith someone has.
There is a nice tale about heaven and hell.
There was once a samurai who wanted to learn the difference between heaven and hell. He sought until he found a master from whom he thought he could learn. He stood before the Master and asked him what was the difference between heaven and hell. The Master took the samurai's sword and, turning it to the flat of the blade, struck the samurai on the head. The samurai was surprised at this but chose to ignore it. He thought that the Master had failed to understand his question. He once again asked the Master about the difference between heaven and hell. Again the Master struck the samurai on the head. The samurai staggered back and puzzled over this. He approached with his question for a third time and, before he could utter a word, the Master struck him a third time. The samurai was now so enraged at this behaviour that he grabbed his sword from the Master, raised it over his head and was prepared to bring it down on the Master's head when the Master raised one finger and the samurai paused.
"That is hell," said the Master.
The samurai was instantly so overcome by the courage of this frail old man - to have risked his life for the sake of a stranger's question - that he fell to his knees and bowed before the Master.
"That is heaven," said the Master.
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"The sign read 'Every N-word shall perish,'" Driver Erica Mitchell said. "I decided to follow the school bus to let the driver know what was going on."
Mitchell followed the bus into a subdivision to inform the bus driver of reading the message. She was not happy about the response she received after telling the bus driver about the sign.
"He asked the kids who did it," Mitchell said. "And the kids bust out laughing."
CMS says the bus with the sign was carrying students from Hough High school. Mitchell said Monday that she reached out to the school and got nowhere.
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She thinks the people responsible should be punished.
"It's wrong on every level," Mitchell said. "And what makes me madder is those kids are in high school and they should know better."
On Tuesday, CMS officials told WBTV that they had completed and found that four students were responsible for the sign. Those students, the school said, have been disciplined.
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The Scarlet Knights (6-4) will open the tournament with a Friday doubleheader, featuring games against Sacramento State (2:30 p.m. ET) and Cal Poly (4:30 p.m. ET). RU will take part in another doubleheader on Saturday, when it faces Northern Illinois (noon ET) and Nevada (2:30 p.m. ET), before closing the tournament with a Sunday matinee against Nevada (noon ET).
RU looks to build on its 4-1 performance at the Patriot Classic last weekend, when the team outscored its opponents 34-9 in five games. Sophomore lefthander Alyssa Landrith (Vacaville, Calif.) posted a 2-1 record and a save in Fairfax, Va., allowing just two earned runs in 24.0 innings of work.
Rutgers dominated from the plate, hitting .303 as a team courtesy of strong weekends from senior shortstop Ashley Bragg (Middletown, Del.), sophomores Jackie Bates (Lincroft, N.J.) and Chandler Howard (Wilmington, Del.), and junior Loren Williams (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Williams earned a spot on the BIG EAST Honor Roll for her 8-20 (.400) weekend, as Bates and Howard paced RU with seven and eight RBIs, respectively. Bragg went 7-14 (.500) with a pair of doubles, three RBIs and five runs scored.
Sacramento State (8-5) marks the Scarlet Knights' first test of the weekend, and heads into the tournament on a three-game winning streak. The Hornets, who will play RU for the first time, are outscoring their opponents 13-7 in the past three games. Emily McCormick paces the team with one home run and seven RBIs this season. Jennifer Hartman and Caitlin Brooks are a combined 7-2 from the circle, with ERAs of 0.84 and 1.75, respectively.
Tournament-host Cal Poly (5-14-1) returns to San Luis Obispo to play in its first home contests of the season. The Mustangs dropped four of five contests at the Easton Invitational, but boast five hitters with averages above .300. Cal Poly will play three doubleheaders, closing with Sacramento State on Sunday at 4 p.m. ET. RU takes on the Mustangs for the first time in school history.
The Northern Illinois Huskies (6-7) will look to bounce back from a two-game skid at the Coach B Classic in Carbondale, Ill. Jessica Sturm leads her squad to California with a 3-3 record and 1.57 ERA. RU is 0-1 all time against the Huskies, as NIU took the only meeting between the two schools, 10-2, on March 13, 1995.
Nevada, RU's final opponent, enters the Mustang Classic on a two-game skid after closing the Libby Matson Invitational with a 9-5 loss to Southern Utah. The Wolfpack have two hitters with .400-plus batting averages in Karley Hopkins (.449) and Erin Jones (.400), and are hitting .298 as a team through 20 games. RU's two games against Nevada represent the first ever meetings between the two schools.
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…First of all, no Studs and Duds this week (nor will there be an offensive review)– not enough time with the quick turnaround. It's too bad because the defense was deserving of a number of Studs. In fact, I'd say that was the best effort by the linebacking crew in some time and I'm including backups Lorenzo Alexander and Keenan Robinson as part of the solid play. Perry Riley was instinctive in the run game, though he struggled in coverage on a couple plays (had one jam where he missed; his man was open, but not thrown to). Robinson nearly made a terrific interception when he had opened his hips to the outside as he dropped to an intermediate curl area. But as he was running the ball was thrown and he turned back to the inside and nearly made an interception with his outstretched hands. Just an athletic play.
…Ryan Kerrigan was active for a second consecutive week. He now has 5.5 sacks on the season; for what it's worth only one has come against a right tackle. What does that mean? He's best used when moved around and that's what the Redskins have mostly done the past two weeks. You can't keep him on the same side vs. the same rusher and expect him to succeed. He's more active when he can run stunts, or rush from either side or to the middle.
…Nose tackle Barry Cofield had a number of good plays and it's a lock that he would have been a Stud. On one rush in which he applied pressure – a stunt with end Jarvis Jenkins –the right guard went to double him and Cofield somehow slipped outside the guard's shoulder. Wasn't able to add up all his pressures, but there were a few. The rest of the front was solid, too, including backup Kedric Golston. One of Stephen Bowen's most impressive plays came on a second-and-20 screen pass when he caught LeSean McCoy by taking a good angle. McCoy still gained 20 yards.
…Riley's instincts vs. screens are strong. Here's one example: On a second quarter screen, Riley stayed home and read his key (LeSean McCoy). As soon as McCoy started to leak to the left, Riley sprinted at him and tackled him for a seven-yard loss. Golston deserves credit, too, for reading the play and assisting on the tackle.
…The secondary did a nice job and made some plays. The coverage was excellent and, yes, Brandon Meriweather made a difference (see below). Thought Cedric Griffin did a nice job in coverage, too. It's not as if the Redskins were always double teaming DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin, either. They just played good coverage and the rush often didn't allow deep routes to develop. Josh Wilson and DeAngelo Hall deserve a lot of credit.
…Here's how well-coordinated a blitz sometimes can be and it's interesting to see when it works. On Meriweather's interception, Kerrigan was lined up at right outside linebacker. Typically, when he lines up there he rushes against the tackle. That's clearly what the Eagles expected to as McCoy was to that side. He took a shuffle step or two to his left, anticipating Kerrigan's rush. But Kerrigan stunted to the inside as Riley and Robinson ran a stunt through the A gaps. McCoy tried to pick up Robinson, coming between the right guard and center, but he could not get square in the hole to meet him in time and Robinson ran through him. The pressure led to the pick. It started with Kerrigan going against a tendency.
…I'm interrupting this praise to point something out: The Eagles' offensive line was terrible and Foles has a ways to go. The Redskins did a good job of capitalizing on a line that was reshuffled by running quite a few stunts (did not have time add them up; there were plenty). But the Eagles were a mess offensively, partly because of the Redskins and partly because of themselves. Now, back to the compliments.
…The Redskins did a great job of corralling McCoy (on the ground) and limiting his yards after contact. Of his 15 carries, McCoy gained only 13 yards after contact. On six of his runs McCoy dodged defenders in the backfield. Also, 16 of his 45 rushing yards came on two runs late in the game when the Redskins led by 25 and were playing for the pass.
…A good example of how they stopped McCoy: On a two-yard gain in the first he wanted to rush between the left guard and tackle, but Riley filled the hole. So McCoy bounced wide, but Jackson forced him to run wider. And Madieu Williams finished it off with a good tackle at his legs.
…Fletcher might have gotten away with a facemask penalty vs. tight end Clay Harbor on a second-quarter incompletion. As Harbor crossed his face to the inside, Fletcher, anticipating a cut outside, reached out with his left hand and appeared to touch the facemask, causing Harbor's head to slightly bow down. Harbor kept running but Fletcher stumbled. But as the ball was thrown Harbor started to stumble. After the play he looked for a flag and the announcers (Brian Billick/Thom Brennaman) both said they didn't see pass interference. Well, they didn't because there wasn't any. But a facemask penalty? That's another matter.
…The Redskins sent an extra rusher 19 times, but it's not as if that always made a difference. In fact, they rushed seven defenders on two occasions – the Eagles countered with screens both times and gained 15 and 20 yards, respectively. Riley Cooper caught a receiver screen on the first one (DeAngelo Hall missed a tackle; he had two or three in this game). On the second screen, McCoy, it seems, read the defense as he went up to block. If they sent everyone, he could slip out of the backfield.
…They sent six rushers on four plays – three of which resulted in incompletions. The first time they did it? A one-yard loss.
…Three of the Redskins' four sacks came when they rushed only four. One came when Kerrigan beat McCoy to the outside – McCoy faked as if he were going to cut Kerrigan, but the linebacker ignored that and kept sprinting past him to strip Foles of the ball. Had Kerrigan hesitated because he thought he was getting cut, he would not have made this play. Riley recorded a sack when he rushed to the outside after lining up just inside the tackle. What made that play work: Kerrigan held the tackle, preventing him from going at Riley. The other sack via a four-man rush occurred in the third quarter when Rob Jackson beat left tackle King Dunlap, who was too outstretched and kept too much space between he and Jackson. Then he failed to move his feet. Other than that Dunlap played it perfectly. But Jackson used his hands well and sped around.
…On Riley's late hit, forget the penalty for a moment. It was another example of a good rush. Kerrigan rushed inside, with the tackle pushing him down, as Cofield rushed vs. the right guard. That left Riley, who started over the right guard and just before the snap bounced wide, to come free. He took one step too many, but it was a good rush.
…By the way, Riley's deflection of a screen to McCoy was huge. Had McCoy caught the ball he had three blockers to that side with only three defenders. There was lots of room to run.
…They also won more one-on-one battles, as on the second drive of the first quarter when the Redskins rushed five and the Eagles countered with five blockers. Kerrigan and Jenkins pinched and collapsed the pocket, respectively. Foles took 4.1 seconds before he threw the ball under duress after extending the play briefly, but Kerrigan drew a holding penalty. They have failed to win enough one-on-one battles this season.
…Foles felt the pressure at times. On a second and 8 in the first quarter Foles took a shotgun snap and, despite no pressure took a quick drop and unloaded in a hurry. The pass was wide.
…There's little doubt Brandon Meriweather's speed made a difference in the defensive game plan. Actually, it was the combination of his speed and the fact that he played corner in college. But there were a handful of plays in which the Redskins could take advantage of his skills, even if it was only for one game. I'm not going to make Meriweather out to be a superstar because he was unwanted by his previous two teams. But in this one game he played well and he looked good in the preseason, too. So it's fair for the Redskins to say that he would have helped.
The Redskins were a little more basic after he exited, sticking mostly with a cover-3. Gomes was fine; made a good play after a flat read in which he sat on a route and jarred the ball free.
Anyway, here are several plays in which Meriweather's traits made an impact:
- The Josh Wilson blitz. Wilson was aligned over receiver DeSean Jackson outside the numbers, with the rest of the secondary in a somewhat odd alignment. Madieu Williams was deep middle, but Meriweather and corner DeAngelo were on either side of him, between the numbers and the hash about 10 yards deep. Meriweather was on Wilson's side and that's the key. The Redskins felt comfortable with Wilson blitzing because Meriweather rotated over to cover Jackson. Actually, the Redskins dropped from that look into a cover-2, with Meriweather handling the corner's role. Nick Foles hesitated because of the look and Wilson got home. Meriweather did nothing special, but his skills enabled them to use this look.
- On a second and 6 in the first quarter, Meriweather and Williams start off around 10-11 yards off the line, with the corners alignment it looks like a potential cover-2. But both safeties walk up to around 7 yards just before the snap. The Redskins blitz and Meriweather sprints to make the tackle on a quick pass to the tight end for a one-yard loss.
- Two plays later Meriweather was aligned in a similar look. This time he was on the right side, the same as Jackson. At the snap it turned into a matchup zone and Meriweather was able to run with Jackson. The Redskins could not do that with their other safeties. Jackson was not open (there was a holding penalty on the play, wiping out a 13-yard pass play).
- On the pass in which Meriweather knocked the ball free from the tight end, it's not necessarily an example of a new alignment. But it did show the difference his speed makes. He was eight yards behind Clay Harbor when Foles started to throw the ball. He was less three yards behind him as the ball arrived and that allowed him to drive through just before he could secure the ball. The other safeties have not finished that well, lacking some of that same burst.
- In the second quarter, Meriweather lined up about three yards over the left guard with the ball in the middle of the field. At the snap, with the Redskins in a cover-3, he sprinted to his right about 10 yards deep to cover the curl/flat area outside the numbers. (On the play, the Eagles hit receiver – Johnson down the middle on a third and 17; Williams did not come up with the same burst, not to mention he took an angle a bit too wide to prevent the catch).