text: Home > Insights 2010 Elections: The Visayas in full swing (Part 2 of 3) THE REGIONAL DRIFT | STANLEY PALISADA Posted at Apr 29 2010 12:19 AM | Updated as of Apr 29 2010 08:22 AM Share Save Facebook Twitter GPlus LinkedIn Part 2 of 3 MANILA,Philippines - It's been 12 years since a Visayan ran for president. Iloilo's Miriam Santiago and Cebu's Lito Osmena went for the presidency in 1998 in a race won by Joseph Estrada. No (pure) Visayan ran for president in the 2004 and 2010 elections. This election, Visayas has two and a half vice presidential candidates, Mar Roxas (Capiz) and Edu Manzano (Iloilo) and Loren Legarda (half Antique). Vote-rich provinces in the Visayas' western and eastern seaboard are split between several presidential candidates. Even Central Visayas (once perceived to be pro-administration) was likely to support Gibo until intense maneuvering and the drought in Lakas' support split this once-solid political bloc. A significant part of Central Visayas' command votes are now more of a "lost command"--- gravitating towards more generous parties. Western Visayas could have solidly voted for Mar Roxas if he ran for president. But after he slid down to VP, the once-unyielding Ilonggo yes for "Mar" is now split (unequally) between Villar (who claims to have Ilonggo roots), Aquino (who is after all Mar's runningmate) and Teodoro (who seeks out party support from Lakas' Visayan minions). Eastern Visayas, particularly Samar, historically supported Joseph Estrada although Aquino, Villar and Teodoro are also strong in the area. The Visayan vote is up for grabs. Voters are geared to go "full swing"--- with regionalism and the need to "root for their own"--- now out of the way. Not so One Cebu Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia (Lakas CMD/One Cebu) is fighting Hilario Davide III (LP) for Governor of Cebu. Davide is the son of former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. Cebu City Mayor Mike Rama is up against Kusug Nacionalista and come-backing Cebu Mayor Alvin Garcia. Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes is challenged by Congresswoman Nerissa Ruiz who moved to NP. Northern Cebu's Bogo City remains an area of concern due to the alleged presence of private armies and a history of election violence. President Arroyo chose Cebu as the seat of "Malacañang of the south" in gratitude for her landslide win there in 2004. But the province is seeing a fall out with several mayors already swinging to NP's prolific pastures. A pitch for Bohol's progress The break up of former allies Vice Governor Julius Caesar Herrera and Congressman Edgar Chatto is taking a bitter shape in the gubernatorial race where Herrera is the Nacionalista Party's man for the position, while Lakas is rooting for its man, Chatto. Herrera and Chatto have wished for good things for Bohol. Herrera is known to have made a pitch for agriculture to alleviate poverty while Chatto had instead promoted tourism to boost Bohol's economy. Actor and Singing Bee host Cesar Montano is also eyeing for the gubernatorial seat. The race between Chatto, Herrera and Montano is not an even split. Negros Unmasked Congressman Monico Puentevella, staunch PGMA supporter is running for Bacolod Mayor against incumbent and re-electionist Evelio "Bing" Leonardia. The rivalry between Leonardia and Puentevella hogged local headlines, particularly the alleged anomalous government center of the Leonardia administration, while Puentevella is hounded by the P50-million Bacolod SEAGAMES Organizing Committee fund mess. Former NDCC and presidential spokesperson Anthony Golez leaves the national scene for a congressional seat in Bacolod City. His candidacy is opposed by former Congressman John Orola who plans to reclaim the lone district. The gubernatorial race sees Sugar Regulatory Administrator Rafaelito Coscolluela fighting Sagay City Mayor Alfredo Maranon Jr. In Sipalay City, Vice Mayor Oscar Montilla is contested by Magdalo soldier Gary Alejano while independent candidate Rodolfo Magalona is challenging presidential brother-in-law Iggy Arroyo in the 5th district congressional race. Governor Emilio Macias II and Vice Governor Jose Baldado are vying for the gubernatorial seat in Negros Oriental where former congressman Jacinto Paras challenges incumbent Congresswomen Jocelyn Limkaichong in the 1st district. Iloilo's explosive polls Iloilo City is now on Comelec's watchlist after decades of election peace. The recent violence due to heated political rivalry has become disturbing for Ilonggos. Sparks fly (and grenades explode) as Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Trenas (NP) and Raul Gonzales Jr. (Lakas) face off for the lone district congressional seat. Gonzales is the son of former Justice Secretary Raul Gonzales who shrugs off retirement as he takes on the Mayoralty seat in Iloilo, against Vice Mayor Jed Mabilog. Iloilo's 2nd district congressional race picks up between Ramoncito Arenas (son of socialite Baby Arenas) and Augusto "Boboy" Syjuco of TESDA. The Iloilo gubernatorial race is top billed by majority floor leader Arthur Defensor and Raul "Boboy" Tupas, son of incumbent governor Niel Tupas who's praying for the 4th district congressional seat versus generics king and congressman, Dr Ferj Biron. Rolex Suplico runs for Iloilo's 5th district congressman against Niel "Junjun" Tupas, another one of six Tupases running for various public offices in Iloilo. Miriam Santiago and Big Man Frank Drilon may also cast their self-votes in their respective Iloilo City precincts, as they pursue senate seats anew. Panay and its many faces The Capiz races took an interesting turn when fertilizer fund scam star Jocelyn "Jocjoc" Bolante challenged incumbent governor Vic Tanco who wants to be re-elected. In the 2nd district retired police general Roberto Lastimoso is wooing voters as he runs for congressman against Jing Castro. In Antique, former congressman and incumbent governor Exequiel Javier (brother of slain Cory supporter Evelio Javier) seeks re-election while Marcos strongman Arturo Pacificador and former Antique Governor Sally Perez and Javier's son Paulo vie for the Antique congressional seat. Guimaras and Aklan Provinces will see much of a rerun of the performances of their previous and current rulers, if they win again. Leyte bouts, a bit lackluster even with stars Governor Jericho "Icot" Petilla runs for re-election unopposed. Former Leyte Congresswoman Remedios "Matin" Petilla is running for Mayor of Palo, Leyte. Tacloban Mayor Alfred Romualdez is seeking re-election, a bid contested by TV anchor Bob Abellanosa. Actor-model-host Richard Gomez and 80's sex siren Cristina Gonzales are also conquering Leyte politics via consanguinity. Gomez (whose wife Lucy Torres is from Ormoc) is seeking the 4th district congressional seat, while Gonzales wants to give her Tacloban City councilor stint another try. Gonzales is the wife of Tacloban Mayor Alfred Romualdez. Samar-y executions The string of killings in the provinces of Samar and Northern Samar has made the island an area of concern for Comelec. The killings began a year before the elections, starting with the assassination of Matuginao Mayor Carlos Dela Cruz in July 2009; Fr. Cecilio Lucero in September 2009; Manuel Daza, October 2009 who are all related to local and warring politicians. In Eastern Samar, the word war on local radio between staunch PGMA ally Governor Ben Evardone and Congressman Teodolo Coquilla escalates, as judgment day nears for the Eastern Samar congressional seat. Eastern Samarenos hope that their word war stays within the air waves for them to get through the 2010 local polls with no blood, shed. (Read Part 1 - 2010 Elections: The Battles of Luzon) Share Save Facebook Share on Twitter GPlus LinkedIn Read More: halalan 2010 Stanley Palisada halalan regions THE REGIONAL DRIFT


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47andrej wrote:Well, Otomatic has 180 HE/min so 64 HE/min is not a big deal(I reduced RoF to 16 cause its the highest i could find)
Range argument is legit, KS-19 gets its shells 15 km high or 21 km far. I'm unsure about accuracy, its automatically radar aimed cannon.
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If we set the ground range to 1925m and buff AP to 11 to compensate, like the tanks of the same era as the KS-19, I'd call that about good. Unless it had noticeably better ground rangefinders and fire-control than a T-55 or a Centurion? HE should maybe be 3 like the D-10T, another Soviet 100mm high-velocity HE-FRAG-shooting gun, but I'm wary of that change since the 4HE allows it to two-shot Apaches and three-shot aircraft. Maybe the ground and air stats are fundamentally incompatible and it should get two sets of gun stats like the ZSU-57-2s? This would also mean it's not vulnerable to SEAD while it's hitting infantry and tanks.
I really like it as a concept, even though it's Syrian it's such an Iraqi solution for long-range AA defence: Bolt BIG GUNZ to unsuitable chassis, no additional armour needed.

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Mama bees, any experience with a baby who refuses to sleep in?
My 8-month-old has never been a great sleeper, but he's getting up so dang early in the morning now. He goes down at 7 or 730, and we're lucky if he sleeps until 530. Most days it's 430 or 5. He's not getting enough sleep – he's cranky when he wakes and takes a long time to fully wake and get happy. He nurses at least once overnight, so I don't think hunger is waking him, either.
We're in the US, so it's dark in the mornings this time of year – plus we have blackout blinds. Light isn't triggering the wakeup. I don't think any noises are making him wake.
I know a baby's wakeup time is often between 6 and 7, and that's fine! I'm not asking he sleep til 9. But just a little longer in the mornings? is it just a habit at this point?


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Birth: January 16, 1900 - New York
Death: December 27, 1925 - New York
Richard "Peg Leg" Lonergan was a rival of the notorious Frankie Yale during the 1920's. He was the leader of South Brooklyn's White Hand Gang and brother-in-law of Wild Bill Lovett, who married his sister Anna. In 1923, Lonergans mother shot and killed his father, John Lonergan. Lonergan's father was a member of the Jay Street Gang after they moved to Irish Town. He cheated, gambled, drank and abused his children, giving them beatings on a regular base. This statement was given by Anna Lonergan, Peg Leg's mother, after she killed her husband. She was later acquitted for the murder.
Lonergan earned his nickname 'Peg Leg' because of his prothese leg. When he was young he was hit by train and lost his leg. He once recieved a bicycle but couldn't use it because of his leg. He started to rent his bike to others in his neighbourhood and with the money he earned he bought a couple of new bikes. He eventually started a bike shop where he sold and rented bikes. Around that period Lonergan met an Italian who wanted to let Lonergan sell drugs at his store. Lonergan was insulted and didn't agree and therefore beat the man up. The Italian wasn't to pleased with this action and he told the police Lonergan was selling stolen merchandise at his shop. Lonergan lost his store and had to work on a farm. There he met and befriended Wild Bill Lovett which would change his life.
In December 1925 Al Capone, Chicago's new boss, was invited by his former mentor Frankie Yale to a christmas party in one of Yale's speakeasy's, The Adonis Club. Lonergan and four of his pal's went on drinking that night and halted at the Adonis club around 3AM. They sat at the table and soon were insulted by Yale, Capone and other Italian mobsters. One of Lonergan gangmembers went to their table and was smacked with a bottle in his face. This resulted in gunfire and Lonergan and 2 of his pal's were killed. This attack was known as the Adonis Club Massacre. This massacre proved that Capone had absolute power, even when he was not in Chicago.
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Electronic Arts taking the Marvel license away from the likes of Capcom was one of the biggest feats the company has pulled off (although nothing compares to their NFL acquisition), considering the reputation Capcom had with creating amazing Marvel-based titles. The first title that EA plans to throw to the masses since securing the license will be Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects, a fighting game that takes many cues from the Powerstone series, another Capcom franchise.
We were able to take the game for a spin today at E3, with four selectable characters; Spider-man, Wolverine, Iron Man, Johnny Ohm and Brigade. The latter two are EA original characters, who both control supernatural powers. Johnny controls electricity, while Brigade has some super powers that weren't evident due to everyone getting their butts kicked with him. As for the Marvel cast, they have their usual powers available, so Spidey can web-sling, Wolverine has his claws and healing factor, and Iron Man has all of the technology available to him.
The game plays much like Powerstone in that you are given a huge playing field with many obstacles that can be used as weapons. By pressing the Y button, you can pick-up literally anything in the area and use it as a weapon. In the demo, the rooftop of the Daily Bugle was littered with oil drums that obviously explode on contact, dealing huge damage to anyone in the area. The button layout gives you complete control over your character, and there are plenty of special moves for each character. These special moves are performed by using either the L or R triggers. The L trigger gives you the ability to use Mobility powers, which allow you to dodge or escape attack before they land. This how you can use Spider-man's web-slinging ability, and Iron Man's rocket boots. The R trigger lets you use offensive powers, called Mutant powers (although that's a strange name given Iron Man isn't a mutant, but I digress). By using your Mutant powers, you can add more damage with Wolverine by extracting his claws or using web projectiles with Spider-man.
When playing, each player has three meters to manage: A health meter, a special move meter and a rage meter. The health meter is pretty simple to explain, but the special move button forces you to carefully manage your mutant powers, because if you use them too much, you'll run out of juice and you won't be able to use it until it regenerates. The Rage meter is your typical desperation mode, and makes come from behind victories totally possible in the game. Rage allows you to use your Mutant powers without depleting your meter, as well as using special finishing moves.
During our time with the game, we found it to be very responsive, and the controls so far were really intuitive. One problem we had with the game is that distance attacks seemed a little too powerful, and most attacks knocked characters back way too far, making it more chaotic than it should be. Characters like Iron Man and Wolverine can literally kick anyone half way across the arena, which makes it really easy to deal massive damage. Finally, the lack of a tech roll after a character has been knocked down is a bad thing. A really bad thing. The game is still early in development, so we hope that these changes will be made once the game progresses further.
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Okay, a lot of talk has been fermenting about Apple's recent aggressive moves to shape the developing web market. To be fair, Steve Jobs has been behind many grand devices, and his war to take control of web and communication innovation seems to be going very well. Apple has locked horns with web Titan Google by infringing upon their ad domain. Apple alsolooks to potentially banish one of the web's most important gate keeper's Adobe.
By all means, king Steve looks to truly take control and finally reclaim the throne usurped by Microsoft so many years ago. At least according to many bloggers and web publicaitons.
I say not a chance in Hell. Here's why.
Take a quick look at this post I ran into on Google Buzz a while ago. Its from Zdnet and criticizes Jobs for his lack of corporate manners.
There is a lot more going on here than a lack of manners. This article outlines a potentially deadly flaw in Apple's strategy: one that could banish apple to the fringe of tech and web development once again.
To put it simply, Apple needs to stop making such powerful enemies. Jobs has alienated so many companies in quick succession that his ambition and hubris is obvious. To the masses, this appears to be a demonstration of power, illustrating Apple's unbeatable strategy.
What I see is different. By alienating Google AND Adobe at the same time, Jobs has potentially created a close relationship between the two. I am also willing to bet that Apple is not finished giving the finger to well established internet forces as well.
Alone Adobe would likely wither away, a company loathed by many savy web lurkers. But Jobs has not simply thrown them out by their loan some. Google lurks in the shadows, and I don't care what anyone says, Google is one hell of a threat.
Jobs may not want to work with adobe and tarnish his beautifully closed products, but Google probably does. If anyone could help solve adobe's woes and convert them into a leaner, more affective force, Google can, and likely will.
I am no futurist, and I don't claim to be. But I know Jobs is sowing some ugly alliances against him here. Google and Adobe could potentially rescue the open source platform so treasured by writers like Zittrain and Lessig. The words of Machiavelli have never rang clearer.
Its better to be feared than loved, but far worse to be hated. Apple is garnering a lot of hate right now, and it is only a matter of time before it rises against them.


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This article will walk you through the process of filtering your MLS listings on your National Association of REALTORS® Edition Placester site.
Narrowing Down your Listings
Once your IDX integration is complete, all of the listings from your entire MLS will appear on your site. Many users have certain areas within the MLS that they'd like to focus on. Or, they might be limiting their sales to certain property types or prices.
You can narrow down the listings to be displayed across your entire site under the Global Filters tab within Site Settings.
Site Settings > Global Filters
To execute these changes, follow the provided visual steps below.
Global Filters Slide Out
Within the Global Filters slide out, you'll see three tabs, which will allow you to set the search criteria that will find just the listings that you'd like to filter down to on your site. You can choose between:
- Displaying all listings on your site
- Filtering your listings to automatically update based on search criteria you save (recommended)
- Manually selecting specific listings to narrow the site down to
By default, the global filters will be set to display all of the listings on your site.
Filtered Listings
The Filtered Listings tab will allow you to add criteria for your site to automatically search through your MLS and display only those listings that match your criteria.
To start adding filters to search by, click the dropdown menu next to Add Search Criteria. Let's say you wanted to filter by zip code. Scroll down the list to the Location section and select Zip, then click Add.
This will create a field in to which you can start typing your zip code(s). When you start typing, you'll see some suggestions. Keep typing until you see the zip you want to filter by and click on it in the suggestion box. Repeat this step as many times as necessary, then click Search. Once the search is complete, the Search Results box will display only listings from the zip(s) specified.
Once you've added all the criteria you want, scroll to the bottom of the pane and click Save to apply your filters to your site.
Adding Multiple Filters
Add as many filters as you'd like in the same way by selecting the appropriate filter category from the "Add Search Criteria" drop down. Once they've all been added, click Search to see your results.
You can add a combination of different types of filters. See the example below, where the site is narrowed down to a few zip codes, with a maximum of 3 beds, minimum of 1 bath and a maximum price of $800,000. This has narrowed the total number of listings down to 214 listings after clicking Search.
The Filtered Listings tab uses an automatic process to update, so every time a new listing in the MLS matches the criteria you set, it will be added to the search results on your site.
Specific Listings
The Specific Listings tab gives you the opportunity to manually search for listings and add them to your site. The search options are the same as on the Filtered Listings tab, but the selection process is different. Once you've added all the search criteria you want, you need to select a listing from the Search Results box and click Add to add it the Selected listings box; these listings will be the ones that appear on your site.
Once you've selected the listings you want to display on your site, click Save. If you want to remove a listing, select it in the Selected Listings box and click Remove.
Pro tip: multi-select by holding down the command key (on Mac) or control key (on PC) while clicking individual listings.
This method requires you to manually add new listings from the MLS every time you want them to appear on your site, so you just repeat the steps above and look through the pages of found listings to add the new ones.
Location Filters
For location filters, the most specific ones will override the more general ones. For example, let's say I added two city filters: Boston and Cambridge. If I then decide to add filters for neighborhoods that are just within Boston, such as Back Bay and Beacon Hill, the city of Cambridge will no longer be featured anywhere on the site since the neighborhood filters are more specific and have narrowed the site down to only the city that includes those neighborhoods, which is Boston.
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Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) today announced that chief financial officer Tim Leyden, 62, is retiring after 24 years of distinguished service at the company. He is being succeeded by Olivier Leonetti, 50, who has served as vice president, finance at Amgen Inc. from 2011, after having previously spent 14 years in global finance leadership positions at Dell Inc. Leyden will remain with the company through January 2015 in a transition role and advisory capacity to president and chief executive officer Steve Milligan and to Leonetti for an interim period to ensure a smooth transition. The changes are effective as of September 8, 2014.
"On behalf of the board of directors and all Western Digital employees, I express my deep gratitude to Tim Leyden for his more than two decades of dedicated service and leadership," said Milligan. "Tim's integrity, work ethic and sound judgment leave an indelible mark on our company. In all of his roles, he has helped make a great company even stronger and more broad-based. We wish him the very best in his retirement."
"We are very fortunate to attract Olivier Leonetti as our new CFO at this exciting time in the evolution of our company," said Milligan. "Olivier is a capable and well-rounded finance leader with broad global experience. He is a valuable addition to our executive team."
Leyden first served Western Digital from 1983 to 2000, before rejoining the company in 2007 as executive vice president, finance. He subsequently served as executive vice president and CFO and as chief operating officer of Western Digital Corp. and president of the company's WD subsidiary, before reassuming the CFO role at Western Digital Corp. in November 2013. In his earlier career at Western Digital, Leyden served in various capacities in the company's storage controller, semiconductor and hard drive businesses, both in his native Ireland and in the U.S.
At Amgen, Leonetti has managed the finance organization of the company's global commercial organization, which posted revenues of $19 billion in 2013, and he played a leadership role in defining and implementing the product development and commercial strategies of the Amgen organization worldwide. At Dell, he was vice president, finance of the worldwide consumer division and vice president, finance of the worldwide Dell.com business.
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IMAGE EXPO: Remender, Robinson, Graham & More Get Colorful
The talent gathered for Image Expo's Creators That Are Just As Colorful As Their Comics panel were exactly as vibrant and honest as advertised. The panel consisted of Brandon Graham, Rick Remender, Joshua Williamson, Leila Del Duca, James Robinson, Image co-founder Jim Valentino, and moderator Joe Keatinge.
An eclectic group of Image Comics creators with different backgrounds, Keatinge was keen to find out how each person started on the path to where they are now. Thus, the new "Tech Jacket Digital" writer opened the dialogue by posing the question of what made each of the panelists want to create comic books in the first place.
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With an older brother who worked at a comic shop and a father who collected "Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers" comics, Graham noted that comic books have always been around him since he was a child.
"Porn comics are in my family for generations," he said with a smile. "A cobbler of sleaze."
It was at this point that Keatinge recalled the first time he met Graham, which was over pizza. "You slid over your sorority girl porno comic, 'Pillow Fight,' and you were like, 'A pleasure to meet you!'"
To which Graham playfully replied. "Don't act like I knocked the class out of that Pizza Hut."
During the 1990s Remender discovered and took inspiration from the likes of Evan Dorkin and Daniel Clowes. "I was adult-ish, and by this time, mainstream comics had lost me," the "Deadly Class" writer said. Remender also talked about walking into a comic shop when he was still reading mostly superhero stories and fondly remembered the proprietor telling him, "Fuck that, you've gotta read Wally Wood!"
To which, Remender eventually emphasized to the crowd, "I love Jack Kirby, but I get Wally Wood."
Williamson started off by quoting something that Keith Giffen once said: "You act as if I had a choice." The "Ghosted" scribe signaled out "X-Factor #87" as an early influence, as well as "Preacher." "I started reading 'Preacher' in college, and that was something that really caught my eye."
Initially, Williamson wanted to be an art director, and explained that when he was still in college he and some friends thought to put together their own comics. "We all wanted to make comics, but we were all artists," he said. "So I started writing scripts for my friends to draw."
IMAGE EXPO EXCLUSIVE: Keatinge & Del Duca's "Shutter" Snaps at Image
Del Duca and Keatinge had announced earlier in the expo that they would be collaborating on a new comic, "Shutter," to be launched in April. To this point, Del Duca's work has predominately been published online. She described comics as "a perfect combination of words and pictures." In addition, she cited Faith Erin Hicks' web-comic "Demonology 101" as an influence, and while in college, a friend was able to convince her that she could make a living being an artist.
When Robinson had the floor, he juxtaposed the younger Del Duca's background in the industry, cutting her teeth in web-comics, with that of his own career path, first trying to make his way in the film industry, and now in comics. "I'm listening to you talk about your web-comics, and I'm thinking to myself: 'I feel like a tyrannosaurus rex,'" Robinson said, poking fun at his age.
Robinson mentioned Frank Miller's work on Batman and Daredevil, as well as "Love and Rockets," and how the mix of superheroes and subversive elements had a great influence on him.
Valentino said his father read comics in World War II. Moreover, when his father saw he was drawing in a similar style, he brought home some comics for him to read. "It was like a religious experience," the comics legend said of his first experience flipping through those books.
"In 1962, I was 10 years-old at the dawn of the Silver Age," the Image Comics co-founder said, citing Stan Lee and Jack Kirby as important figures. "In 1972, I was 20 and reading R. Crumb, Vaughn BodÄ" and Justin Green." Ultimately, Valentino broke down the confluence of influences as "a weird mesh of sex, drugs and rock and roll, with superheroes."
For Keatinge, "Comics were always just kind of there." A native of Santa Monica, California, Keatinge would often frequent Hi De Ho Comics. "The store wasn't a mess, but it wasn't organized either. So I didn't think about publishers."
It wasn't until one particular issue of "Spawn" that the "Shutter" writer thought otherwise. "'Spawn' #10, which was written by Dave Sim, and that was all about doing creator-owned comics, and making your own shit — that human beings make comics. I found out what Image is, and that was the first time I realized comics came from different publishers. At that point, I was like, "This is what I want to do for the rest of my life. No question."
While Keatinge asked the panelists to talk about the catalysts that inspired them to pursue their paths into the comics industry, it was an audience member that posed an equally interesting topic: What was the darkest period or lowest point that could have made the panelists rethink working in the industry?
"Until 'Shutter,' I got really jaded about comics, and came close to quitting," Del Duca admitted.
"After 'normalman,' I realized humor comics couldn't sell," Valentino lamented. But he was gracious and grateful about his collaboration with Rob Liefeld and Brian Murray and the success they were able to achieve in the years that followed.
Graham talked about the Christmas Day in which he spent the holiday on a friend's couch. "I was listening to the 'Lord of the Rings' audio book while my friend was having loud sex in the next room," Graham said. The colorful creator of the Eisner-nominated "King City" further explained that the editor he had a relationship with at Vertigo informed him they would soon be leaving their post. What's more is that the publisher of porn-comics he often freelanced for felt they had enough of his work already backlogged. Taking stock of his situation, Graham decided to just focus on working on projects that he felt were worth pursuing. "That night is when I first started work on 'King City.'"
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Aside from comics, Remender's resume includes holding positions at Fox, Warner Brother and Electronic Arts. "I quit all of them," the "Black Science" writer said. "I did whatever I could to stay in comics."
Despite having low sales numbers on his creator-owned comics inclduing "Fear Agent" and "Strange Girl," and at times taking home an annual income of less than $20,000, Remender stuck it out. "I kept putting my life on the line to make it work," he said. "You hit a point where you're like, 'Holy fucking Christ, what have I done?'"
Remender credits a combination of tenacity to keep making creator-owned comics and an openness to take on work from Marvel and DC. "Eventually, I found a middle ground."
Williamson's low point came when he was writing work for hire projects earlier in his career and was essentially told what to write rather than crafting stories he liked. He said the job made him feel more like a stenographer than a writer. "I was making a lot of books that I would not have bought," the "Ghosted" writer admitted. "It was depressing, and I was still chasing the unhappiness. It wasn't until I started 'Ghosted' that I finally let go of it."
Of "Masks and Mobsters," "Captain Midnight" and "Ghosted," Williamson declared the projects as "the most me that I've ever written."
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The island of Samos is home to a rich fauna of late Miocene fossiliferous mammals, which was discovered at the end of the 19th century. Since that time, a large amount of fossil material, now housed at various museums and institutions, was collected by numerous researchers. In 1993 a new concerted study of the Samos mammals was undertaken by a team of researchers from the University of Thessaloniki.
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Turner Auctions + Appraisals of South San Francisco, California, is selling Daniel Kirchner's esteemed collection of 19th-century decorative arts March 19.
Plenty of Varying Decorative Arts
With 325 lots, the collection offers 19th-century decorative arts, both American and international, including early American pressed glass; salt-glazed stoneware; Bennington, majolica and other pottery; paintings and prints; French porcelain apothecary jars; American and English samplers; Toby jugs; Staffordshire transfer ware; diverse items of brass, copper and pewter; small furniture; toile and tin items; and several bronze works.
The online auction begins at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time and will be presented via online platforms including LiveAuctioneers, Invaluable, and eBay. Additionally, bidding will be available via Turner Auctions + Appraisals' new, free mobile app (search "Turner Auctions" at the App Store or Google Apps).
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Born in Wisconsin and raised on a farm, Daniel Kirchner came to collecting at an early age. When he was 12, he went to an auction, which launched a lifetime hobby and an enjoyable pursuit that lasted more than 50 years. Mentored by several antique enthusiasts who sought items of earlier times, Kirchner developed a similar appreciation, focusing on decorative arts of the 19th century. On the hunt even before he could drive, Kirchner would visit local auctions, flea markets, estate sales and antiques and second-hand shops, with his parents chauffeuring him to and fro.
An accountant by trade, he relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1976. A number of his valued collectibles from Wisconsin made the trip as well, some in his possession for over 40 years at that time. Once in California, he continued to hunt for treasures that pleased him.
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Muse unveiled new album trailer which seemingly is entitled The 2nd Law. You can watch the trailer below.
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The girls were taken in April from a boarding school close to Nigeria's border with Cameroon, Niger and Chad in a sparsely populated region. Their whereabouts are unknown.
U.S. surveillance aircraft have been flying over remote areas of northeast Nigeria for two weeks, and the Pentagon struck an agreement last weekend to allow it to share intelligence directly with the Nigerian government.
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Because breakfast is my favorite meal of the day, my bridal shower included a wonderful Sunday brunch, complete with mimosas, omelets and waffles, pizza and seafood and the pièce de résistance – a chocolate fountain! I looked longingly at the chocolate fountain and then at my white tank top and knew it was going to get ugly.
The food was as delicious as I had dreamed. I had waffles topping with fresh strawberries and a strawberry sauce, tasty scrambled eggs, a small pastry and a of course strawberries and marshmallows dipped in the chocolate fountain.
Strangely enough, I didn't spell all over myself. Of course, I didn't get as much chocolate fountain action as I was hoping. There were so many people to talk to, and I needed to get quality time in with everyone. It was probably for the best, though. A chocolate-stained tank top wouldn't look so great for pictures.
After eating all that food, I opened presents that would allow me to make even tastier food, or at least make cooking and baking more fun! The highlights for me were getting a separate, and most importantly, full-size blender and food processor. The minute I opened them, I was already imagining my little combo 2-1 blender-food processor sitting in the garbage can. No more burning rubber smell when I make smoothies!
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Goal To Donate 4,000 New Lexmark Printers To Military Families
May 25, 2010
In recognition of Memorial Day, Office Depot® (NYSE: ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, and Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK), a leading global provider of imaging products, solutions and services, today announced a new program in conjunction with Operation Homefront that will provide military families with much-needed technology to help them stay in touch with their loved ones serving in the armed forces.
The special program runs from May 30 through June 5. During that time Office Depot and Lexmark will donate a new Lexmark printer* to Operation Homefront, a non-profit organization dedicated to the needs of military families nationwide, each time a customer purchases a Lexmark printer in an Office Depot store (regularly priced at $199.99 and above) or online at www.officedepot.com/lexmark/operationhomefront. Office Depot and Lexmark hope to donate more than 4,000 printers.
"Office Depot is honored to support Operation Homefront through our partnership with Lexmark, and give back to thousands of military families by providing printers through this special program," said Steve Mahurin, Executive Vice President of Merchandising for Office Depot. "We applaud Operation Homefront for their dedication to military families all over the world, and we hope that our customers will embrace the opportunity to help these families as well."
"Operation Homefront provides necessary assistance to the families of U.S. military troops who are serving our country," said Paul Rooke, executive vice president and president of Lexmark's Imaging Solutions Division. "Lexmark is pleased to support dedicated partners like Office Depot that value corporate citizenship as much as we do. In addition to saving time and money with their purchase of a Lexmark all-in-one printer, customers will walk away feeling good about supporting this worthy cause."
Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™ champion Tony Stewart is helping the cause as well with his No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet featuring a special rear TV panel with the Office Depot, Lexmark and Operation Homefront logos, as well as the message, "Buy A Printer, Support Military Families." The message will appear on the race car during the nationally televised Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway on Memorial Day Weekend (Sunday, May 30, 6 p.m. EDT, FOX).
"I am very grateful to the men and women who serve our country, and that includes all of the military families who sacrifice time with their loved ones," Stewart said. "They make it possible for people like me to do what I love and for fans to enjoy being at the race track every weekend. For any NASCAR fan who needs a new printer, now is the time to visit your local Office Depot store. Your purchase of a Lexmark printer will directly benefit a military family, and that is a great gift."
As part of the Office Depot and Lexmark program, people can also engage with Operation Homefront and support members of the military via Twitter. Beginning now through June 5, people can give a "Shout Out" to someone serving in the military and be entered for a chance to win one of 10 Lexmark printers. To participate, go to Twitter (www.Twitter.com) and tweet the name and rank of a loved one in the military, along with the hashtag: #OperationShoutOut, from your Twitter account.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Billionaires and their various business interests make politics, and getting their man elected, of great importance.
Their impact on this year's presidential campaign so far is as large as you would probably expect. They've already donated millions of dollars to Mitt Romney's super PAC. President Obama's re-election efforts have also been a recipient of their largesse.
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With elections in France, Germany and Greece, as well as the kickoff of the U.S. presidential campaign, politics will be making itself felt on the market.
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James Bianco, who advises institutional investors, says emerging markets remain the best bet in global investing at time when Europe and China are facing stubborn uncertainty. Interview with MarketWatch's Jonathan Burton in San Francisco.
There are numerous issues for the president to address, regardless of which party takes the White House. The budget deficit, Obama's health-reform law, bank regulation, military spending and the emergence of public companies that are partially owned by taxpayers are all pressing questions.
But back to the billionaires. One of the things we do at Insider Monkey is follow the stock picks of billionaire hedge-fund managers and prominent investors like George Soros, John Paulson and Warren Buffett. So if billionaires are having an influence on the election, it might be a good idea to see what stocks they like in such a politically charged environment.
Right now, we like media companies, megacap banks, energy and pharma stocks, no matter who wins the election. However, we don't have the inside information or the political influence that these billionaires do.
Let's take a look at the top five stocks that are most favored by the 39 billionaires Insider Monkey follows.
1. News Corp. NWSA, -0.08% is the most popular stock among billionaires. More than a third had positions in this media giant. Paul Singer, Ken Griffin and Steven Cohen are among those with bullish News Corp. bets. (News Corp. is the parent company of MarketWatch, the publisher of this column.)
2. Wells Fargo WFC, -0.40% is the top choice for billionaires in the banking space. There were 10 with WFC positions. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A, +0.41% BRK.B, +0.54% has the largest stake in the stock among the billionaires we track. We should note that Citigroup C, +0.35% Bank of America BAC, +0.25% and J.P. Morgan Chase JPM, -0.17% are more popular among the "ordinary" hedge-fund managers. See 10 most popular stocks among hedge funds.
3. Gold ETF GLD, +0.08% : There were nine hedge-fund managers with GLD holdings. John Paulson is the hedge-fund manager who's been the most bullish about gold since 2009. His gold bets contributed significantly to his $5 billion payday in 2010. Gold is actually a bet against the U.S. dollar.
Billionaires clearly feel the need to protect themselves and their investors against debt monetization, which will reduce the value of the dollar and boost the price of the bullion.
Gold is actually more popular among billionaires than the numbers show. David Einhorn doesn't have a position in the gold ETF, but he has a large position in physical gold. Julian Robertson also doesn't have a position in GLD but has invested in Gold Miners ETF GDX, +0.05%
4. Express Scripts ESRX, -0.88% is a surprise health-care stock in this list. There were nine billionaires with Express Scripts positions. Pfizer PFE, +1.14% Johnson & Johnson JNJ, -0.32% and Sanofi SNY, +0.27% were more popular than ESRX among ordinary hedge fund managers. However Express Scripts seems to be a more agnostic bet than pharma stocks that are more exposed to regulations and health policy.
5. General Motors GM, +0.39% is also favored by nine billionaires. David Einhorn has the largest position, followed by James Dinan and Howard Marks. The stock was up almost 35% during the first 45 days of this year, but lost some ground since mid-February. The U.S. Treasury still owns about a third of the company, which creates an overhang on the shares. A Republican victory may mean faster sale of these shares, but we view this as an opportunity to buy this undervalued automobile manufacturer.
Defense stocks aren't very popular among billionaires. General Dynamics GD, -0.50% and United Technologies UTX, -0.20% each had six billionaires among their shareholders. American International Group AIG, -2.90% isn't popular among billionaires, either, with only two billionaire shareholders. The most popular energy company among billionaires is Anadarko Petroleum APC, -0.75%
Election outcomes aren't easy to predict. We believe investors would be better off by investing in stocks that would be winners no matter who wins the election.
Meena Krishnamsetty is editor and co-founder of Insider Monkey, a finance website that provides free insider trading and hedge-fund stock-holdings data.


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Joshua Robert Graham - September 24, 1970 to July 14, 2009
Josh was born in Alaska, in a little town called Bethel. He married Toni Richardson from Vernal. I shall ever be grateful she brought him here and that circumstances prevailed that kept them in our Ward and connected with my life.
We were friends from the outset and our friendship grew from there. We often laughed at how frantically we caught up during the rare moments we could catch together. Our duties and lives barely overlapped, so we rarely saw one another. I often dreamed of a time when the overlap would be larger and we had the luxury of lots of companionship.
He served as my Bishop, as I mentioned on Friday, but I was out of the Ward on another assignment all of that time. There was a precious time when he was my Gospel Doctrine teacher. Never, did the gospel come alive as it did in his class. He was brilliant in mind and manner. His view of the gospel was fresh, real, correct and joyful. He shared that with us every week and I relished it openly.
He was more frugal than I, especially early in our friendship, and often lamented that I had all the toys. By that I mean kites, puzzles, and minor amusements. I loved sharing them with him because of the childlike pleasure he had in such things.
His ambition far surpassed my own and was apparent in everything around him. He would purchase blighted houses in our neighborhood and fix them up nicely and sell them. Everything around him was improved by his presence. While there are a myriad of reasons why he wasn't permitted to stay among us and while we'll have a long wait to discover what they are, I have one suspicion. God knows the day and hour of his coming. If Josh had been allowed to tarry the world would have been ready too soon. Josh was a builder. He built homes, hearts, lives and courage. He built opportunity and hope. He built friendship, confidence and love wherever he went.
Josh was a landlord in a time when other property owners were gouging renters at unfair and outrageous prices. A practice that seriously harmed our community. Josh refused to be party to it. Grateful and blessed were the people who were lucky to rent from him. He flourished without taking advantage which afforded a lot of wonderful time with his family as they traveled together. What a blessing that he didn't allow greed to steal those precious times and memories from those he loved the best.
His dear Toni seems utterly bereft. They were as one in their marriage and friendship as any couple I've ever known. I struggle with facing a future with out his companionship, I can't imagine how devastating the loss must be for her. She is, however, Josh's match and will rise to this challenge with courage and conviction. It looks as if half of her is gone and even she might wonder how she can hobble along as half of what once was. She will discover, though, that he's not gone, and that she and he are yet one whole. They didn't get this fine and good alone and she will never be lacking the strength that they are. It won't be the same, but their oneness, will never be sundered, not now or in the eternities.
I have the conviction that some, not all, of the whisperings of the Spirit, I've received since my Father's passing, were spoken by my Dad. I remain a part of his Stewardship and he's fulfilling that assignment faithfully. Josh has not been released as the head of his family either. He will fulfill that stewardship as faithfully now as he did in mortality. Josh's seat will no longer polish the piano bench beside her, nor will his head compress the pillow, but he will be there and she, noble daughter of God and faithful companion to Josh that she is, will feel it.
Will life be easy? Hasn't been so far. But I look forward to seeing what they yet accomplish together, both here and beyond.
These are tender hours of sorrow, grief and pain, but no regrets. Not with Josh, he was perfect.
I'll miss him.
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- The Robisons said...
Hello, My name is Caitlin. I heard Josh had passed away and did a google search for more info and found your site. I don't know how he passed but my family and I are stunned. He and his wife were in our ward while I was growing up in Vernal. He portrayed Christ in a pageant our stake did one Christmas and I've never been able to get over how amazing he was in it. The image of him in the robes and how Christlike he was in real life is burned into my memory. I have pictures, I wonder if his wife has copies. I was young, but I'll always remember him as one of the nicest and most patient men ever. We loved his wife and the couple of kids he had at the time. Anyway, I just wanted to say that I appreciate your post and it was a beautiful tribute.
- August 2, 2009 at 8:50 AM
It was a beautiful post and reading it would maybe bring comfort to Tony if you hadn't been so hurtful in other things you said about Josh and in the way you treated him.
- August 3, 2009 at 2:01 PM
- Candleman said...
Anonymous, your comment has broken my heart. I am far far from perfect, but I cannot imagine what you saw or have been told that might have so offended you or Josh to have precipitated your dismay.
Josh and I had a couple of disagreements over time, but we, I thought, worked them out amicably. For my part, I never felt that had those disagreements not been resolved, that they would have, in any way, diminished my affection for him. People disagree. My wife and I disagree occasionally. Disagreement, in our case, hasn't been construed as betrayal. Perhaps Josh didn't agree, if so he never told me.
I would very much appreciate an opportunity to discuss your feelings with you.
Again, I'm sorry to have offended you, Josh or Toni. If there is anything I can do resolve this situation or make amends, I would love to do it.
- August 3, 2009 at 8:50 PM
Thanks for your nice words about Josh. They bring comfort to our family.
Josh regarded you a dear friend. I would like to tell anonymous that this is not an appropriate time to say anything negative. Anything that has happened between Myke and Josh has been resolved and should not be anyone else's business. Please, if you think you are defending this family, it is much more damaging to make negative comments when a family is grieving. Josh would not want that. Toni
- August 6, 2009 at 4:17 PM
Happy birthday, Josh.
Josh was a very dear friend, and is sorely missed. I remember all the fun things we have done in the time had. From the mountain bike trips up U hill to the ward campouts, riding 4-wheelers and camping with Toni and Jen. Our motorcycle trip to Colorado to drive the U-haul back to Vernal for Sterling was one of my favorite memories. We both were sore from sitting, but I enjoyed the ride home and being able to talk with him. He loved his family very much and it showed. As bishop, you could tell he loved everyone in the ward also. To me, That is the greatest gift anyone could have. I am not a good speaker or writer, I know what I want to say, just don't know how. Josh knew this, and would try to help me get better at it. I am not sure it worked. Maybe someday, Josh.
I really thought of Josh more as a brother. I've always had the feeling that we were freinds before this life. I love his family, I know they miss him beyond words can say.
Even in his sickness, he didn't question or become angry. He endured it better than anyone I know would have. True bravery.
As i went to see Josh today, and seen the pretty flowers, All i wish is that I could tell
him happy birthday in person. He really touched my life.
- September 24, 2009 at 10:14 PM


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After last year's cold and tearful ending, I didn't think I would go back for another helping of Mudslinger but there I was, standing in the mist in Blodgett, waiting to have another sloppy day on the bike.
Deanna, Melissa, Alice and Katie came out too. The weather was MUCH warmer, with temps in the 50's, warming to the low 60's and just misty rain off and on. Trails were greasy with a smattering of peanut butter but no rivers running through them like last year.
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I'm sure the incorrect audio issue will get fixed here soon, but in the mean time I thought I'd offer up a link to the clip of the film that this months audio was taken from. (I wouldn't time anything out with this, but it might be helpful to get your wheels turning) The part of the video that the audio comes in is roughly between 00:32-00:46
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"How Much Rest between Sets"… and why it DOES matter
"It really doesn't matter how much rest you take between sets"
"You need to take no more than 30 seconds between sets 'coz time under tension is all that matters"
Holy cow! How could anyone NOT be confused? If you're struggling to get past a muscle building plateau and you're searching for solid answers, such varied opinion on an obviously straight-forward topic is the last thing you need. You can't use half-assed estimations and ambiguity as is demonstrated by the first answer above. If you want to know 'how much rest between sets', you need an effective answer based on logical reasoning so you can resume moving forward with your muscle building.
This article will be different. I'll address the question of "how much rest between sets" with the attention-to-detail it deserves. In doing so, I'll begin by showing you why so much of what's purported on this topic is confusing and useless.
"How Much Rest between Sets": Its importance for muscle growth
Let's start out by making this as simple as possible. We'll do that with the following microcosmic example.
If you can walk right up to a one-hundred pound barbell, lift it over your head and perform ten good shoulder presses, you have some fairly strong and decently developed shoulders. If sometime in the future you can perform that same exercise for the same strict repetitions with 110 lbs. of weight, you'll have stronger and even slightly better developed shoulders. The only question is how to best go from point A to point B; we both know you can't just walk into the gym and make this strength increase overnight.
Just for fun, let's look at another variable, besides poundage, that could make a difference to muscle size. Let's say you can lift the original 100 pounds in shoulder presses for ten reps, rest for four minutes, and then do it again. In fact, let's say at this point, anything less than four minutes of rest will not allow you to get the full ten reps on the second set. Given this scenario, if sometime in the future you can get the full ten reps on the second set with only 90 seconds of rest between sets, you'll likewise have stronger and better developed shoulders.
With this single exercise example, you could obviously develop slightly bigger shoulders with the manipulation of a single variable – the rest time between sets. You could ever-so-slightly decrease that rest time with each workout. This would provide some increased shoulder development without even needing to augment the workout weight. Obviously, this would likewise be the case with the multiple sets that comprise a bodybuilding workout.
What it really boils down to is this: Muscle size increases are directly correlated to the volume of weight we can lift within a specific window of time. If one person can lift the aforementioned 100-pound barbell for a max of ten reps while another person can crank out the same ten reps using the same amount of time with a heavier barbell, the higher-volume lifter will have slightly better shoulders. Increase the volume lifted while keeping the time fixed will result in increased muscle size. Likewise, keeping the weight volume fixed while decreasing the time used to lift it will result in increased muscle size. What usually won't result in increased muscle size is lifting higher weight volumes while using more time to make it happen.
"How Much Rest between Sets": A Missing Variable that's Key to Success
Years of natural muscle building has made the above insights obvious to me. This makes it especially surprising when I observe how many struggling muscle builders remain oblivious to how much rest between sets they apply.
Case-in-point: A common scene in gyms all over the world is the small band of workout buddies who take turns doing sets of gym exercises (usually the bench press). Unsurprisingly, this type of workout posse often builds much more in the way of camaraderie than any of its members ever build in muscle mass.
"Why"… you might ask?
The reason is that they're about as far from applying any type of controlled timing to their workouts as one could get. 'How much rest between sets' is the furthest thing from their minds as they often pepper their "wait time" between sets with a good bit of unbridled chit-chat.
That scenario can go from wasted time to an additional waste of money when the group has hired a physique trainer that puts them through this type of untimed "assemblage workout." The trainees opt for group training because it's more economical from a purely monetary standpoint. However, the near inevitability of lackluster results that occur from an absence of time constraints applied to the workout can make this an even greater waste in the long run.
My point is this: Rest between sets is an important constraint to apply in the successful coaxing of muscle growth. There are few muscle building aspirants who measure and manipulate this important variable. I doubt that it's coincidental that there are also few that are consistently getting the kind of natural muscle building progress they desire.
'How Much Rest between Sets': The Theoretical Side
Now that I've convinced you that 'how much rest between sets' is an important input to your overall training formula, let's take a look at the more theoretical side of the rest between sets/muscle growth equation.
We all know intuitively that the longer we rest between sets, the more energy our muscles will regain to perform the following set/s. With this in mind, there are three different metabolic energy systems that can be worked when we engage in these resistance exercise sets:
- ATP-PC System
- Anaerobic/Glycolytic System
- Aerobic System
According to theory, the ATP-PC System (immediate energy system) is worked when we rest between 2 and 5 minutes between sets. This is widely purported to build strength.
The same theory holds that the Anaerobic/Glycolytic System (lactic acid system) is used when we rest for 1 to 2 minutes between sets. This is the inter-set rest period that's widely believed to be optimal for hypertrophy (muscle growth).
When resting for less than a minute between sets, we're using the Aerobic System (oxidative system).
What's typically used in this energy system model, in conjunction with the recommended inter-set rest periods, are corresponding numbers of repetitions-per-set. For example, using the 2-5 minutes of rest between sets of the ATP-PC System is usually accompanied by performing sets in the 1 to 6 repetition range with heavy workout weights of 85-100% of 1RM (one rep maximum). Resting for 1-2 minutes between sets in using the Anaerobic/Glycolytic System would be coupled with using repetitions in the 6 to 12 range with workout weight at 70-85% of 1RM. And resting anywhere under a minute between sets while using the Aerobic System would be combined with sets of 12 to 20 repetitions using workout weight below 70% of 1RM.
This all sounds very cerebrally academic. So why doesn't it pan out in such a cut-n'-dry way in the world of practicality?
'Rest Between Sets': The Bottom Line
One problem I see with the theoretical/academic explanation of how much rest between sets we should take is that it treats muscle size and strength as if they're mutually exclusive. We all know they're not. An extension of this fact might be what's played out when we observe how many power lifters so readily transform into bodybuilders. They've laid a strength foundation that huge muscles can be built upon. Strength is needed for size and muscle size is a big part of what creates strength.
This fact makes it of little surprise to me that my years of training with a one-minute rest time between sets yielded little muscle growth on my frame. I strictly timed every set. I gasped for air when performing exercises like deep hack squats. I finished my workouts quickly. I gained the admiration of fellow gym members who watched me faithfully begin the next set when I'd nary caught my breath from the previous sets.
I ultimately switched to longer inter-set rest periods because it's resulted in better muscle growth. This has been the case even as I've upped my reps from the 6-8 range to the higher scope of 8-12.
'Rest Between Sets': Using it as a training variable can be as effective as regularly adding poundage to the workout resistance
So, given all this, why do I say rest time between sets DOES matter?
It matters as an important parameter of measurement. Imagine for a moment that you're back to doing the ten repetitions of shoulder presses with the 100 lb. barbell that we mentioned earlier. Imagine that you could perform 4 sets of those 10 reps with 4 minutes of rest between each set. In this case, you'll have moved 4,000 pounds of weight in about a fourteen minute time period if we estimate that each set takes you about 30 seconds to complete.
Let's say you slowly add small amounts of weight to the barbell until you've built enough strength to lift 110 pounds for the same 4 sets of 10 with four minutes of inter-set rest. Now you've moved 4,400 pounds of volume in the same time period. You're stronger and you're bigger.
But now… let's say you stop increasing the weight resistance for a while and begin reducing your inter-set rest time instead. You slice 30 seconds off. This reduces the number of reps you can perform with that weight on the final set. But you work your way back up to four complete sets of ten. Then you reduce the inter-set rest by another 30 seconds – the reps on the final set drop again until you build them back up. You keep doing this until you're doing the four sets of ten reps with 110 lbs. and only 2 minutes of rest between sets. Now you're moving the same 4,400 pounds of volume… but in nearly half the time (about eight minutes of total time).
Do you think you'd have BIGGER muscles as a result of this progress? You bet you would.
But the muscle building tactic would never work without using the 'how much rest between sets' measurement as a parameter. Start using it strictly and watch your muscles GROW.


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