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Determining "exercise efficiency" requires an understanding of
biomechanics — and also of your specific goal
Doug Brignole
January 2020
Exercise, by definition, is used as the "means to an end." It is not meant to be the end unto itself. Exercise is typically done for the purpose of eliciting a specific developmental response. For that reason, we need to clearly identify the response we seek, so that we can select the exercises which are most likely to garner the physical adaptation we want.
Clearly identifying our goal is not enough, however. We also need to know what makes one exercise different from another—what makes an exercise "better than" or "worse than" another, in terms of its mechanics (physics) and its anatomical / physiological factors.
There are parameters by which all resistance exercises can be evaluated, just as there are parameters by which the flight worthiness of an airplane can be evaluated. Every resistance exercise has a bio-mechanical "profile", which can be used to evaluate its mechanical efficiency and also its anatomical / neurological efficacy. Identifying the profile of an exercise allows you to determine whether performing that exercise is a wise choice for your specific goal.
Unfortunately, most people are unaware of the physics involved in resistance exercise, and of the anatomical and neurological factors involved in resistance exercise. Therefore, they cannot even begin to evaluate how "efficient" an exercise is (energy cost versus degree of muscle loading), nor how anatomically correct the movement is (range of motion, alignment, joint integrity, etc.), nor whether or not there are any neurological compromises.
Further, most people do not realize that the following two goals are polar opposite:
- Optimizing muscle development with optimum safety
- Lifting the most amount of weight
People usually assume that there is a direct correlation between the amount of weight being lifted, and the amount of load a particular muscle receives—but this is absolutely false. How much load a muscle receives involves a number of mechanical variables, only one of which is the actual weight being used. The other variables include the length of the limb a person is using, the angle of that limb relative to the direction of resistance, and the angle at which the target muscle pulls on that limb.
Consider the following comparison of two exercises, in terms of how much triceps loading each exercise produces.
In the image below, I am demonstrating the descended position of "Parallel Bar Dips". Keep in mind that the forearm is the "operating lever" of the triceps.
All levers (i.e., limbs) are "neutral" when they are parallel with gravity (vertical)—and any muscle operating a neutral lever is not loaded (receives zero percent of the available resistance). All levers that are perpendicular with gravity (horizontal) are "maximally active"—and any muscle operating a horizontal limb is fully loaded (receives 100% of the available resistance).
If we were to quantify (in a simplified way) the amount of resistance with which each of my triceps is loaded, we would first acknowledge the gross amount of weight being moved—which is bodyweight, in this case. Then, we factor in the length of the forearm. This is a standard ratio typically used in all lever-load calculations: the distance between the pivot point (the elbow) and where the force is being applied (the triceps attachment on the ulna / forearm) – relative to – the distance between the where the muscle force is being applied (the triceps attachment) and where the resistance is applied (the hand / distal end of the forearm). Then, we factor in the "moment arm", which can be easily identified (in this case) by the angle of the forearm, relative to gravity. The more horizontal the tilt of the forearm lever, the greater the moment arm—the greater the moment arm, the greater the percentage of load magnification.
So, in this example, we have a bodyweight of 200 pounds, divided by two arms—therefore, 100 pounds per arm. We then multiply that by a factor of 12 (i.e., the approximate length of the forearm, a 12 to 1 ratio). Then we multiply that by the moment arm (approximately 11% – representing the degree of forearm tilt, between vertical and horizontal).
100 (lbs.) x 12 (forearm length multiple) x 11% = 132 pounds
Therefore, this exercise above (Parallel Bar Dips) would load each of the triceps with approximately 132 pounds of resistance. The "cost" of this is 200 pounds of effort (bodyweight).
As a comparison, let us now calculate the load on each triceps, when performing a "Supine Dumbbell Triceps Extension"—shown below—using a pair of 20 pound dumbbells.
Using the same formula, we'll first factor in the gross weight being used—20 pounds per arm (40 pounds total). Then, we'll factor in the same forearm length—a multiple of 12. Then, we'll factor in the "moment arm" (i.e., the angle of the forearm, relative to gravity). In this case, you can see it's mostly horizontal, rather than mostly vertical. When the forearm reaches the fully perpendicular position, relative to the straight downward pull of gravity (as shown above), the forearm is at the 100% "active" position. Again, let's do the math, plugging in our new variables.
20(lbs.) x 12 (forearm length multiple) x 100% = 240 pounds
This exercise above (Supine Dumbbell Triceps Extensions), therefore, loads each triceps with 240 pounds of resistance and the "cost" of this is only 40 pounds total of effort. This is almost twice as much benefit (triceps load), with about 80% less effort. Who wouldn't want that kind of return on their investment?
Clearly, you can see the superior efficiency of allowing the operating limb of a target muscle (i.e., in this case, the forearm) to interact perpendicularly with gravity (the direction of resistance), as opposed to using a limb that is mostly parallel with the gravity (vertical), when the goal is maximum muscle loading with minimum wasted effort and minimum injury risk.
The triceps muscle could never be loaded as much—during Parallel Bar Dips—as it could be by doing Supine Dumbbell Triceps Extensions. In order to get 240 pounds of triceps load while doing "Dips", an additional 160 pounds would have to be added to the body (80 pounds per arm). But that would drastically increase the risk of injuring the shoulder and elbow joints, plus also the anterior deltoids, and most people wouldn't be able to do it.
The compound exercise zealot would argue that "Parallel Bar Dips is still worth doing because it works other muscles at the same time". However, the other two muscles that participate during Parallel Bar Dips—the pectorals and the anterior deltoids—are not worked as well as they could be worked, during isolation exercises.
Participation of the pectorals is compromised (during "Dips") because the humeral movement that occurs is not the ideal pathway for the pectorals. The ideal pectoral movement would cause maximum elongation and maximum contraction (shortening) of the pectoral fibers, and that requires the arms (i.e., the humerus / upper arm bone) to move laterally (sideways)—away from the sternum, and then medially—toward the sternum, the midline of the body.
During Parallel Bar Dips, the upper arms are not moved in that manner. Rather, they are moved alongside the torso, with almost no lateral or medial movement at all.
Participation of the anterior deltoids is also compromised, during Parallel Bar Dips, because they are over-stretched (in the descended position), yet forced to stop short of their full contraction (at the "top" of the movement). The anterior deltoids are also severely overloaded during "Dips"—strained far beyond their reasonable capacity—because they are the smallest and weakest of the three muscles involved.
So, from the standpoint of "muscle benefit", and also from the standpoint of muscle and joint safety, each of the three muscles that participate during "Dips" would receive more benefit more safely, by doing three separate isolation exercises. It would thus be foolish to select Parallel Bar Dips—"because it's a compound exercise"—while ignoring (or being unaware of) its significant bio-mechanical shortcomings, which compromise benefit and pose a high risk of injury.
Another exercise that is popular because it's a compound exercise, and because it allows a person to move a large amount of weight, is Barbell Squats. Powerlifters typically use this exercise as one of their three competition lifts, but it's also regarded as a "Holy Grail" by most bodybuilders and people who are pursuing general fitness (because they've been mislead).
In the illustration below-left, we see a person standing with a barbell on his upper back. In that figure, you can see that his lower leg (lever), his upper leg (lever) and his torso (also a lever) are all vertical, which means they are in the neutral position. Therefore, none of the muscles which operate those limbs (levers) are yet loaded.
(Note: Keep in mind that the lower leg "lever" is operated by the quadriceps muscle group—which is to say that the quadriceps extends the knee joint. The upper leg "lever" is operated by the muscles which produce "hip extension"—most notably the gluteus maximus. The gluteus is assisted in this action by two other muscle groups—the adductors and the hamstrings.)
In the illustration above-right, the person has descended to the "bottom" position of the Squat. Notice that the angle of the lower leg has tilted forward about 30 degrees from the neutral, vertical position. As such, it is far from loading the quadriceps with 100% of the available resistance, which would require that it be horizontal. It is far closer to the vertical (neutral) position, than it is to the horizontal (fully "active") position—and this is the farthest that the the lower-leg-lever can tilt forward, during standard Barbell Squats.
The angle of the lower leg lever does not even reach 45 degrees, which would be halfway between vertical and horizontal. A 45 degree angle could loosely be called the "50% active" angle (i.e., half way between fully neutral and fully active). Because the lower leg only tilts forward approximately 30 degrees from the neutral position, the load reduction to the quadriceps is approximately 60%. This is absurd, given that one of the primary reasons for doing a Barbell Squat is quadriceps development.
To compensate for this drastic load reduction (i.e., the person senses that his quadriceps can handle more resistance), more weight is added to the barbell—but the added spinal compression increases the risk of spinal injury. It would be much wiser to increase the quadriceps load by using a more efficient lower leg lever—doing an exercise that allows the lower leg to be more perpendicular with gravity—rather than continuing to use an inefficient lower leg angle, but with more added weight.
The Compromised Mechanics of the Upper Leg Lever
The upper leg bone (the "femur"), which causes most of the downward thrust during Squats, is powered by the gluteus and a couple of other hip-extension muscles. The femur (lever) does reach the horizontal position—perpendicular with gravity—and that is theoretically good. However, notice that the lower leg lever, which is the "secondary lever" to the upper leg lever, doubles under the upper leg. This causes a "length reduction" of the femur (actually, of its moment arm), such that its magnification is effectively reduced by nearly 40%. So, instead of the gluteus being loaded with the magnification of a 17 inch lever (femur), it is only loaded with the magnification of a 10 inch lever (approximately).
Again, in order to compensate for this load reduction the person who is Squatting must add more weight onto the barbell, which further increases spinal compression. Yes, adding more weight to the barbell does increase the net load to the quadriceps and to the gluteus, but it does so with the same compromised "cost / benefit" ratio—the same percentage of load reductions. Thus, the skeleton is burdened with a tremendous amount of additional load, which could be avoided simply by using more efficient exercises.
It would be much more efficient to use two separate (mechanically "better") exercises—one for the knee extensors (i.e., the quadriceps) and one for the hip extensors (i.e., the gluteus, adductors and hamstrings). Using isolation exercises for each of these two muscle groups would allow each to be loaded as much or more—while using less weight—thereby also minimizing wasted effort and unnecessary skeletal strain.
It would thus be foolish to hail the Barbell Squat as a "good" exercise for the legs simply because it's a "compound exercise", while ignoring (or being unaware of) the significant mechanical inefficiencies of the movement.
Neurological Interference
Compromised mechanics is not the only problem associated with Barbell Squats. There is also a neurological conflict, and it relates directly to the fact that Squats is a compound (multi-joint) movement.
The human body utilizes a neurological function called "reciprocal innervation", which prevents opposing muscles from contracting simultaneously, with full force. This is meant to prevent self-defeating efforts. It is an integral part of the body's ability to function with coordination.
For example, when you hold a weight in your hand with your elbows bent—as shown below—your biceps are loaded. Loading the biceps triggers the CNS (central nervous system) to send a "relaxation synapse" to the triceps, which is the "antagonist" muscle (i.e., the opposing muscle). This relaxation synapse prevents the triceps from simultaneously contracting with much (if any) force, thus preventing any interference which would conflict with the biceps' optimal effort.
Whenever we load any skeletal muscle, the CNS (central nervous system) automatically causes a relaxation of the opposing muscle(s). This happens involuntarily—without us even being aware it. We cannot prevent it from happening, even if we wanted to do so. It's automatic, and "autonomic"—part of the "autonomic nervous system".
When we perform Barbell Squats, we unknowingly cause the relaxation (partial shut down) of some of the muscles we are actually intending to engage, because opposing muscles are trying to work simultaneously.
Typically, when we do Barbell Squats, our intention is to optimally stimulate the knee extension muscles (i.e., the quadriceps) as well as the hip extension muscles (i.e., the glutes, adductors and hamstrings). However, the simultaneous engagement of those two joint functions causes some of those muscles to be compromised (to shut off), due to reciprocal innervation.
Hip extension is opposite hip flexion, so activation and loading of the hip extension muscles (i.e., the glutes, adductors and hamstrings) automatically causes a relaxation of the hip flexion muscles. One of the hip flexors is the rectus femoris, which is also a primary quadriceps muscle (i.e., the rectus femoris has two joint functions because it crosses the knee joint as well as the hip joint). The rectus femoris cannot fully engage while the gluteus is loaded. This has been demonstrated in EMG studies.
Needless to say, it's more than a little ludicrous to do an exercise that causes nearly one quarter of your target muscle to be de-activated, precisely when you are struggling so hard to optimize its stimulation.
More Neurological Interference
Knee extension (which is caused by the quadriceps) is opposite knee flexion (which is caused by the hamstrings). These two muscle groups cannot be optimally engaged at the same time, because they are antagonist muscles. Reciprocal innervation prevents their simultaneous activation.
However, the hamstrings muscle group also has a secondary joint function, because it crosses the hip joint as well as the knee joint. The secondary function of the hamstrings is assisting in hip extension. During Barbell Squats, all hip extension muscles are "called to action" to participate in that part of the movement. However, the hamstrings are conflicted during Squats due to the simultaneous activation of the quadriceps. So, during Barbell Squats, "hip extension" becomes partly impaired, because the hamstrings are mostly deactivated.
It's also likely that the "desire" (the effort) on the part of the hamstrings to participate in hip extension, causes a degree of deactivation to occur in the quadriceps ….because the quadriceps oppose the hamstrings. Compromised activation of the quadriceps (all four parts) is certainly not what you want when you're doing heavy Barbell Squats, with the intention of developing the quads.
It would be far better to work the quadriceps without the neurological interference that is caused by simultaneous hip extension. And it would be far better to work the gluteus without the neurological interference that is caused by simultaneous knee extension. In fact, it's far more productive to do isolation exercises for each of those two primary joint functions (knee extension and hip extension), and doing so has the added benefit of not needing to load and compress the spine at all.
It would be foolish to believe that a Barbell Squat is a "great" because it's a compound exercise that theoretically "saves time" and "burns more calories", while ignoring (or being unaware of) the significant mechanical and neurological inefficiencies that occur during Barbell Squats.
Squats do not save time because the benefit each participating muscle receives is significantly less than could be achieved using more mechanically efficient exercises.
Squats do indeed burn a significant amount calories. However, the same amount of calories could be spent simply walking on a treadmill with an incline of 20% and a speed of 6.0 mph—without the tremendous skeletal load on the spine, knees and hip joints.
Interestingly, the fact that Squats are "difficult" is often what compels people to mistakenly assume that Squats are good—"because they're so tough". Many people live by the "No Pain, No Gain" mantra, as if anything that is tough must have a commensurate amount of reward—but that is not necessarily true. In the case of Barbell Squats, as well as many other compound exercises, the reward does not match the amount of effort required, due to mechanical inefficiencies and neurological conflicts.
Squats are safe enough when performed without a heavy barbell placed on the spine, and they are productive for the purpose of cardiovascular fitness, improved endurance, body fat reduction, and general lower body conditioning. Adding weight, however, significantly increases the cost without an equal increase in benefit.
Barbell Squats can also be useful for enhancement of sports performance—injury risk be damned—when a particular sport requires movements that are very similar to Squats. But proprioceptive training (practicing a skill with added resistance) for a specific sport is considerably different than training for improved physical fitness and muscular development.
Selecting the Most Efficient Exercises for
Fitness and Muscle Development
The following ten bio-mechanical criteria allow us to determine and select the "best" (most efficient, most productive and most safe) resistance exercises for the purpose of fitness and muscle development.
Not utilizing these criteria, or employing the services of a trainer who does not fully understands these criteria, essentially guarantees that your efforts will be largely inefficient (costing more effort and energy than necessary), that your results will be compromised (less productive), and that you will be exposed to a higher risk of injury than would occur if you used a better exercise selection.
- The exercise uses mostly "active" limb angles (i.e., perpendicular with resistance), instead of mostly "neutral" limb angles (i.e., parallel with resistance).
- The exercise uses mostly full lever (limb) lengths—without unnecessary "moment arm" reductions caused by a secondary lever (limb).
- The exercise allows the person to move the limb (operated by the target muscle) directly toward the target muscle's origin during concentric contraction, and then directly away from the target muscle's origin during eccentric contraction.
- The exercise allows dynamic muscle contraction (i.e., exercise with movement) and full range of motion—avoiding static / isometric contraction (exercise without movement), as well as incomplete range of motion.
- The exercise allows proper alignment (i.e., the direction of movement, the direction of resistance, and the origin and insertion of the target muscle, are all on the same plane). This also ensures "opposite posi tion loading"—that the target muscle is positioned directly opposite the direction of resistance, thereby getting its full load.
- The exercise avoids reciprocal innervation—the attempted engagement
of two opposing muscles. Unintended reciprocal innervation occurs
when a compound exercise requires the simultaneous movement of
two joints (each with a different function), and the associated engagement of one or more opposing, two-jointed muscles. In such cases,
the two separate joint functions compete for muscle innervation, which compromises muscle activation (i.e., weakness) of target muscles.
- The exercise avoids "active insufficiency", which is the over-shortening
of a two-jointed muscle, upon its contraction. It also avoids "passive insufficiency", which is the over-stretching of a target muscle's antagonist (opposing) muscle.
- When practical, the exercise avoids "bi-lateral deficit", which is the neurologically caused strength compromise that often occurs when both (left and right) side limbs work simultaneously.
- When applicable, the exercise avoids the simultaneous occurrence of "mechanical disadvantage" (when a muscle that flexes a joint, pulls on its corresponding limb from a fully parallel angle), and a fully "active" limb—a limb / lever that is fully perpendicular with resistance. These two "magnifiers" of resistance, occurring simultaneously, result in a drastic increase of resistance, which significantly increases the risk of tendon rupture.
- The exercise utilizes an optimally beneficial resistance curve—providing more resistance during the early part of the range of motion (when the muscle is more elongated and stronger), and less resistance during the latter part of the range of motion (when the muscle is more contracted and less strong). This allows the "resistance curve" of the exercise to match the "strength curve" of the skeletal muscle, which is optimally productive.
This may seem very complicated, and it obviously requires more explanation before the significant benefit of following these criteria—when selecting exercises—can be understood. But it demonstrates that there's much more that determines what makes an exercise "good" than simply how much weight "can" be lifted, what dogma dictates, and what the current trends encourage.
There is a plethora of misinformation in the fitness industry, due to its over-commercialization. This has lead many people to mistakenly believe that certain exercises are "gold", when often they are not.
"Compound exercises"—like Barbell Squats, Parallel Bar Dips and Deadlifts"—have been hailed as essential and foundational, but they are compromised for a variety of reasons. Other exercises are often better.
We need to look carefully at the bio-mechanical profile of each exercise, in order to properly evaluate them. Only then can we appropriately select the most efficient exercises for our intended goals.


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From there, she took some time off to help her family in Durham, North Carolina with illness and taking care of her little cousins. Getting accepted to Colorado State University was a big deal for her to continue her passion for art in 2015.
Since moving to Colorado, she has explored oil paints and graduated in December 2017 with a BA. Erika has always loved the outdoors and since moving to Colorado in January 2016, she has been inspired by the landscape and environmental issues.
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Everyone was up in arms when Google rejiggered its privacy policies to allow its various services to talk to each other, but now Microsoft's taking a page from the same playbook to bring more intelligence to its various Office products—and allow third-party developers to tap into your data to create seamless experiences inside of Office products.
"We are moving from Office for us, to Office with others," CEO Satya Nadella declared during Microsoft's Build keynote on Wednesday.
Now, third-party plugins are nothing new to Office—witness the (somewhat neglected and barren) Office app store. But Microsoft's rolling out a new unified API that allows third-party apps to pull data from all the various Microsoft services you use, from Calendar to messages. That should make it much easier for the company to create seamless, helpful experiences for end users.
Microsoft showed off some examples onstage. LinkedIn and Salesforce apps automatically displayed information about the respective people and companies being conversed with in Outlook, scraping names from a message's to and from lines, then augmenting it with data pulled from the company's own servers. An Uber app integrates with your Calendar, and then automatically sends you a reminder on your phone to schedule a pickup shortly before the meeting starts—with the destination already plugged in from your data.
Finally, a PicHit.me plugin was shown that makes it easy to add high-quality pictures to your Office products. The PicHit.me integration should go live in Microsoft's Sway shortly, and these intelligent app integrations should hit the other Office apps—Word, PowerPoint, etc.—in the coming months.
The new API and a behind-the-scenes Office Graph will allow developers to dive into your far-flung Microsoft data, from Calendar entries to OneDrive files, and also allow apps to share data back to those Microsoft services.
It sounds kind of scary on the surface, but Nadella drove home that this is all permission driven. Apps won't be able to see anything you don't want them to see. And hey, this is very similar to what Google already does with Google Now—witness the 70 new app integrations announced for that service this very morning.
If it works as advertised, this new third-party extensibility could be a powerful capability for Microsoft indeed—and one far more powerful than the ho-hum Office Web Apps available thus far.
Nadella also announced a new Web SDK for Skype, which will allow developers to embed Skype messages and video chat into their apps. The sharing goes both ways, it seems.


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glClear - clear buffers to preset values
void glClear( GLbitfield mask )
mask Bitwise OR of masks that indicate the buffers to be cleared. The four masks are GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT, GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT, GL_ACCUM_BUFFER_BIT, and GL_STENCIL_BUFFER_BIT.
glClear sets the bitplane area of the window to values previously selected by glClearColor, glClearIndex, glClearDepth, glClearStencil, and glClearAccum. Multiple color buffers can be cleared simultaneously by selecting more than one buffer at a time using glDrawBuffer. The pixel ownership test, the scissor test, dithering, and the buffer writemasks affect the operation of glClear. The scissor box bounds the cleared region. Alpha function, blend function, logical operation, stenciling, texture mapping, and z-buffering are ignored by glClear. glClear takes a single argument that is the bitwise OR of several values indicating which buffer is to be cleared. The values are as follows: GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT Indicates the buffers currently enabled for color writing. GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT Indicates the depth buffer. GL_ACCUM_BUFFER_BIT Indicates the accumulation buffer. GL_STENCIL_BUFFER_BIT Indicates the stencil buffer. The value to which each buffer is cleared depends on the setting of the clear value for that buffer.
If a buffer is not present, then a glClear directed at that buffer has no effect.
GL_INVALID_VALUE is generated if any bit other than the four defined bits is set in mask. GL_INVALID_OPERATION is generated if glClear is executed between the execution of glBegin and the corresponding execution of glEnd.
glGet with argument GL_ACCUM_CLEAR_VALUE glGet with argument GL_DEPTH_CLEAR_VALUE glGet with argument GL_INDEX_CLEAR_VALUE glGet with argument GL_COLOR_CLEAR_VALUE glGet with argument GL_STENCIL_CLEAR_VALUE
glClearAccum, glClearColor, glClearDepth, glClearIndex, glClearStencil, glDrawBuffer, glScissor
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NHL Network announces free agency coverage
by George Malik on 06/30/16 at 11:02 AM ET
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From the NHL:
NHL Tonight to Continue to Provide the Latest News and Analysis Throughout the Summer
SECAUCUS (June 30, 2016) – As the 2016 free agency period begins this Friday, July 1, at 12 p.m. ET, NHL Network will provide its most-ever live coverage of the first day of free agency, with seven live hours of breaking news updates, analysis from an expert panel and interviews with newsmakers from throughout the NHL.
Starting this Friday at 11 a.m. ET, NHL Network will simulcast Sportsnet's Hockey Central: Signing Season, followed by NHL Tonight: 2016 Free Agency live at 1 p.m. ET. NHL Network's coverage will be anchored by Jamison Coyle and Steve Mears, with reaction and analysis from EJ Hradek, Brian Lawton, Bill Lindsay and NHL.com senior writer Dan Rosen, who will all be stationed in various studio locations at NHL Network's headquarters, plus insight from NHL Network and Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman in Toronto. At the end of the day, NHL Tonight: 2016 Free Agency Recap Show will review the notable signings to date and the latest news on remaining unsigned players.
For the first time, NHL Tonight will continue to air throughout the summer beginning Tuesday, July 5, at 7 p.m. ET to continue to provide the latest information and analysis on player signings, free agency updates and news throughout the League. From July 2-4 at 10 p.m. ET, NHL Network will re-air all five episodes of SHOWTIME Sports' ALL ACCESS: Quest for the Stanley Cup, the behind-the-scenes documentary series with unprecedented access to the 2016 Eastern Conference Final featuring the Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning, the 2016 Western Conference Final with the San Jose Sharks and St. Louis Blues, and the 2016 Stanley Cup Final between the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks.
Additional information on NHL Network's programming schedule is available here.
About NHL Network: As the TV home for the National Hockey League, NHL Network™ gives viewers an all-access pass to complete hockey coverage both on and off the ice, including live NHL games and special on-site coverage of NHL events, plus three signature studio shows, interviews, highlights and expert analysis from a variety of hockey insiders and former players. Additional programming includes behind-the-scenes features, player profiles and international and amateur hockey competitions. For more information on NHL Network, log on to http://nhlnetwork.com or follow @NHLNetwork on Twitter.
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Puck Daddy chats with NHL COO John Collins regarding ramifications of broadcast deal with MLB
by George Malik on 08/14/15 at 11:48 AM ET
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Yahoo Sports' Greg Wyshynski held a lengthy conversation with NHL Chief Operating Officer John Collins recently, and Collins discussed the ramifications of the NHL's broadcasting/webcasting deal with MLB:
A lot of fans are curious about the plans for the NHL Network. What are the near-term changes for the network, for 2015-16?
We're going to have new sets, and they're going to be here in New York [i.e. Secaucus, NJ] rather than in Toronto. It's a building that was built out for MSNBC but MLB took it over and they're great facilities. We're going to have three sets: The set in the NHL Store in Manhattan, where we do NHL Live and make the Player Safety videos; and then two sets out in Secaucus. So we'll have better sets.
The second thing will be the impact on talent. There's different talent available in New York than there is in Toronto. There's going to be more of an opportunity for some of the regional guys that are coming through in the New York area to be part of it. An opportunity to see some old friend like Kathryn Tappen, who's with NBC now. We used her last year on NHL Network a little, but she couldn't really commute between New York and Toronto. There's also interest from some of the other NBC guys and we'd love to have them.
So maybe a bit more of a rotating cast of analysts than in the previous incarnation of NHL Network?
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Boston's Stanley Cup Parade to be on NHL Network
by Alanah McGinley on 06/17/11 at 04:37 PM ET
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NEW YORK (June 17, 2011) – On Wednesday night the Boston Bruins captured their sixth Stanley Cup since joining the NHL in 1924-25 and their first championship since 1972. With all the hard work over, it's time for the team to celebrate their Stanley Cup victory with the entire New England region.
On Saturday, June 18, beginning at 10 a.m. ET, NHL Network™ will telecast New England Sports Network's live HD coverage of the Bruins' Stanley Cup victory parade and rally as players and team management salute their fans from TD Garden to Copley Plaza in downtown Boston. The broadcast will be blacked out in Boston where local fans can tune in to watch the event unfold on NESN. NHL.com will also stream the parade events live beginning at 10 a.m. ET.
For fans who might have missed it the first time around, NHL Network will show an encore presentation of the parade at 1 p.m. ET, immediately following the live broadcast.
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A Week of Gretzky
by Alanah McGinley on 08/01/08 at 06:01 PM ET
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From NHL.com
On August 9, 1988, a day that changed the game, Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers to the lowly Los Angeles Kings. The trade changed the fortunes of the Kings, was a driving force for National Hockey League expansion into the 'Sun Belt', and generated extensive growth of the game at the grassroots level in "non-traditional" hockey markets.
To commemorate the anniversary, The NHL Network will highlight its "Wayne Gretzky Week" programming by presenting a one-hour special that features exclusive interviews with Gretzky, former Oilers owner Peter Pocklington and former Kings' owner Bruce McNall, among others, at 9 p.m., ET, on Wednesday, August 6. A VNR of the interview with Gretzky will be provided Tuesday.
Here is the complete NHL Network schedule of Gretzky-related programming for next week:
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Media Coverage of the Entry Draft
by Alanah McGinley on 06/17/08 at 03:31 PM ET
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A note from the league—
NHL Network's special Draft programming begins Friday, June 20, with the NHL Draft Preview Show live from Scotiabank Place at 6 p.m. ET. After all 30 first-round selections are made, NHL Network will be the place to be for the live NHL Draft First Round Recap Show. Fans can tune-in for instant analysis of how their favorite team fared as NHL Network breaks down all of the Round 1 action.
The first round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft on Friday will start at 7 p.m., ET. In Canada, NHL Network will simulcast TSN's live coverage of Round 1, which begins at 7 p.m., ET. RDS in Canada also provides live coverage of Round 1. In the U.S., VERSUS will air TSN's live feed of Round 1 in its entirety. NHL Radio's live audio coverage of Round 1 can be heard on radio stations across North America, on XM 204 and on NHL.com.
Update 2:16pm ET: George Malik at Snapshots has rounded up a nice selection of online Draft coverage out there today.
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Trade Deadline on NHL Network
by Alanah McGinley on 02/25/08 at 02:47 PM ET
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From NHL.com:
NHL Network across North America is teaming with TSN to bring NHL fans extensive coverage of NHL Trade Deadline Day. Hockey fans in the U.S. and Canada can keep tabs on all their favorite teams and players as NHL Network simulcasts TSN's 10-hour program, TradeCentre 08, on Tuesday, Feb. 26 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET.
The wall-to-wall coverage includes a team of 20 Insiders, analysts, former NHL players, coaches and general managers, reporters and correspondents providing breaking news and instant analysis of each transaction, including interviews with players, coaches and GMs.
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NHL Network Schedule For December - USA
by Paul on 11/26/07 at 07:11 PM ET
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With the successful U.S. launch this season of NHL Network, the first national network dedicated entirely to hockey, the network today unveiled the live regular-season game telecast package in the U.S. for the month of December. To ensure fans receive the best match-ups, NHL Network's game telecast schedule is released on a monthly basis.
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New Spots For NHL Network
by Paul on 11/26/07 at 11:14 AM ET
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from BrandWeek,
The fledgling NHL Network, which last month launched in the U.S., will break a campaign targeting core fans who live and breathe hockey as well as fringe fans not yet aware that the 24/7 network is up and running.
The spots, the first for NHL Network from Cenergy Communications, East Aurora, N.Y., will juxtapose nonstop action from the 1950s and 1960s with that from the 2007-08 campaign. One spot begins with black-and-white footage of a game between the Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens purposely made to look as if it was being viewed on a TV screen with really bad reception.
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Reviewing The NHL Network
by Paul on 11/23/07 at 10:39 AM ET
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from Neil Best at Newsday,
After six years on Canadian TV, the NHL Network launched in the United States, built around a nightly wrap-up show called "NHL On the Fly" with game highlights so extensive that even a Blue Jackets-Coyotes contest is treated as if, well, people actually care.
Which is the point, of course. The channel is for those who really, really care, and want to see stuff from highlights to features to live games to oldies such as yesterday's Islanders-Oilers tilt from 1981.
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Watching The NHL Network
by Paul on 11/14/07 at 02:36 PM ET
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from NHL.com,
NHL Network, the first national network dedicated entirely to hockey, has secured distribution through 18 more U.S. cable providers in addition to the seven largest distributors previously announced.
Bermuda Cablevision; Blue Ridge Communications; Bresnan; Bright House Networks; CATV Service; Communication Construction Services; En-Touch Systems, Inc.; Grande Communications; Marco Island Cable; Massillon Cable TV, Inc.; MINET; Midcontinent; OpenBand Multimedia; RCN; Service Electric Cable TV; Service Electric Cablevision; Shrewsbury Electric and Cable Operations; and Zito Media are now distributing NHL Network.
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AHL on the NHL Network
by Alanah McGinley on 11/13/07 at 03:45 PM ET
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Press Release via TSN,
NHL Network today announced it has reached a one-year extension for broadcast rights to American Hockey League (AHL) games. The broadcast package provides NHL Network, in both Canada and the U.S., with 20 'Game of the Week' match-ups, airing Thursdays at 7 p.m. ET throughout the remainder of the regular season. [...]
The 20-game package marks the most AHL games ever televised on NHL Network, which aired 12 AHL match-ups last season. NHL Network has been televising AHL games since the 2004/05 season.
continued… with complete AHL broadcast schedule.
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NHL Network & DIRECTV
by Paul on 10/26/07 at 11:29 AM ET
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On channel 215 this morning…
Buffalo Sabres @ Florida Panthers on October 26, 2007 available as part of the NHL Sneak Peek.
NHL Network HD coming soon to DIRECTV.
The same message on the sub 215 channel but replace HD with SD.
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NHL Network Announces Partial USA Schedule
by Paul on 10/25/07 at 12:31 PM ET
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With the successful U.S. launch this month of NHL Network, the first national network dedicated entirely to hockey, the network today announced the live regular-season game telecast package in the U.S. through November. In all, NHL Network in the U.S. will telecast 50 live regular-season games this season, in addition to classic games, documentaries, instructional shows, highlights and more. To ensure fans receive the best match-ups, NHL Network's game telecast schedule will be released on a monthly basis. Based on the previously-announced carriage arrangements with Cablevision, Comcast, Cox Communications, DIRECTV, DISH Network and Time Warner Cable, NHL Network is accessible to 75 million homes.
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NHL Network Ads Targets Displaced Hockey Fans
by Paul on 10/23/07 at 01:33 PM ET
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from Multichannel News,
The National Hockey League named Cenergy Communications to handle all advertising/marketing duties for the U.S. launch of the NHL Network, officials said Tuesday.
A TV, print and online advertising will break mid-November, and will target both cable operators and consumers, especially displaced hockey fans.
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NHL Network In The USA
by Paul on 10/01/07 at 12:16 PM ET
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According to the reports on Versus during the Ducks/Kings game yesterday, the NHL Network should begin popping up on carriers in the USA today.
Feel free to comment here and we also have a thread in the KK Forum regarding this too.
added 10:36am, via Tripp Mickle at SportsBusiness Journal (paid sub.),
Sources with the three biggest cable operators, Comcast, Time Warner and Cox, as well as satellite operator DirecTV say they are still negotiating to carry the network, and expect to complete a deal soon. EchoStar wasn't available for comment, though it appears likely that Dish Network is close to a deal, as well, since its customer service representatives were selling the NHL Center Ice package last week.
Putting the NHL Network on a sports tier would follow a similar strategy to NBA TV, which accepted digital sports tier carriage several years ago. The NBA recently has been expressing disappointment about the lack of cable subscribers that get sports tiers. NBA TV is in less than 10 million homes.
To combat these poor penetration rates, NHL Network plans to make much of its programming available on demand, including some live programming and archived content. That would give all digital cable subscribers access to NHL Network content.
update 1:14pm, Thanks to SBJ, you can now read the full article...
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Canada vs. USA / NHL Network In The USA
by Paul on 09/14/07 at 08:35 AM ET
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from William Houston of the Globe and Mail,
Despite Canada's domination of the junior hockey Super Series, the tournament was a success at the gate and on television.
The event worked so well that Hockey Canada wants to do it again, or at least is looking into reprising the tournament next summer, with Canada playing the United States.
read on... plus Domi done, and some NHL Network news in the States, which we have been discussing in the KK Forum...
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The NEEC 2015 to be held from August 17-20, 2015 is a high-level event to strategies and formulate a sustainable and coherent plan for the empowerment of the impoverished indigenous Christian communities of Malaysia with the objective that they may regain control over factors, decisions and opportunities that affect their lives and assets.
A follow-up to the Sibu Consultation in April 2014, the NEEC 2015 intends to be a definitive effort to bring together, in close cooperation and unity, all Christians across the Malaysian national church to address a most critical issue facing the indigenous church – that of abject poverty and vulnerability. The desired outcome of this conference is to catalyse and facilitate the community by developing and prioritising a practical, coherent and sustainable framework that can be implemented through the optimal sharing and utilization of resources across the Christian community, with a commitment to urgent action in the light of the current challenging circumstances.
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Howto: Add new art to your Madcatz Fightstick.
So, you've got your fancy new Madcatz Street Fighter IV Standard Fightstick (either because the Tournament Edition was sold out, or you're the tinkering or budget-minded sort), and now you want to customize it a bit, maybe add a bit of your own spirit and identity, to help your eighty dollar joystick show that you too are a unique and individual flower.
The first thing you'll want to do, even if you don't really give a damn about the whole unique and individual thing, is replace the buttons. The stock Madcatz buttons are lousy (there's a reason it's $70 cheaper than the TE stick), and new Sanwa or Semitsu buttons are only a couple buck apiece. If you're especially inclined, you can also replace the entire stick, or simply swap out the balltop or restrictor gate. I'm not gonna go into the hardware modding here, SRK forum member Sileighty's Fightstick modding FAQ does an excellent job of giving you the info you'll need for that stuff.
On to the art.
What you're gonna need:
- A straight edge
- Hobby knives – these are essential, and cheap. That three pack in the picture was fifteen bucks at the local hobby store.
- Small Phillips screwdriver
- A spudger. I've raved about spudgers before, but I'll say it again. If you do any sort of screwing around with plastic hardware, get one of these.
- Hopefully not a jury summons like I have in the photo above. Stupid civic duty.
- Your replacement art. I'll talk about that next.
Your replacement art.
First thing you'll need is a template. Thankfully, Madcatz has made one available.
The second thing you'll need is a design. Barring talent in that sort of endeavor, railroad a friend into doing it for you. Barring friends, go through this SRK template thread, you may find something to your liking.
Here's my finished template. Note the borders and cutout holes… while they give you a guideline during design, be sure to turn those layers off before printing the art.
Next up is printing your template. Actual size, the template will print just fine on a standard sheet of paper, so don't worry if anything is clipped — it's just the edges of the cutout area. Naturally, you'll want to use the best printer and paper you can find, or you can have the folks at Kinko's print the art before they apply the Lami-Label. Yeah, you'll need to find a Kinko's (or comparable) for this next part.
The Lami-Label.
Lami-Label is magical stuff. The Kinko's tech will slide your printed template into what's basically a laminate pouch and run it through a machine that heats up and seals the whole bit, leaving you with a laminated printout with adhesive on one side, basically a giant sticker. Pretty neat, cheap (only a few bucks) and fairly durable.
Okay, let's put on some art.
Remove the six screws from the underside of the Fightstick case, and remove the bottom plate. Remove the joystick and buttons (again, the guide for that). Here's a shot of the underside, for reference:
Remove the rest of the internals, or not. If you leave em in there, be careful during the rest of this, if you take em out, don't forget what goes where.
Pro tip: One corner of the metal joystick mount is awfully close to the A button, which'll make tightening the nut of a screw-on button a pain. Either use a snap-in button, or dremel the corner back slightly.
Peel away the original art, taking care not to scratch up the surface of the case (spudger!). Removing the original art will result in a cleaner final application, and most importantly, it exposes the screws underneath.
Remove the five screws holding the upper plate to the body.
Using the hobby razor and ruler, trim the outer edges of your printed template, giving you something to align against the upper plate. Remove the adhesive's backing, and carefully apply your artwork to the plate, using the edges as a guide. Be wary of air bubbles, as they'll be a pain and/or impossible to remove if you don't catch them now. Also, don't seal the upper edges too firmly, as you'll be lifting them again after the next step.
Unfortunately, I didn't take a picture of this part, so here's a shot of my pet pigeon instead:
Pro tip: Were I to do this again, I'd go with a wet application, spraying down the plate with Windex or slightly soapy water first and then applying the art, similar to the way you'll see guys tint windows. This gives you more of a chance to arrange the art without immediate adhesion (it'll slide around until the water underneath dries or is squidgeed out). Thing is, I dunno how well the lami-label would react to a wet application, so if one of you wants to try it, let me know.
Next, we'll trim out the holes. With the artwork applied, flip over the plate and place it on a safe surface that can be cut on and won't scratch up your art. A slab of cardboard is perfect.
Using the hobby razor, cut out the button and accessory holes. As you're working from the underside of the metal plate, the holes in the plate will act as guides, easing the difficulty. Discard the cut out bits unless you are planning to add art under your Semitsu buttons (as I've done), in which case you'll want to refer to this walkthough for details.
Flip the plate over, and trim away any jagged or excess areas along the hole edges, especially around the control and Xbox/options mount area, as sloppy trimming there will be especially apparent.
Position the plate on the joystick case, and carefully peel up one of the upper corners (remember that part about not fastening the edges too firmly?), giving you just enough room to replace the screws. Replace the screws.
Seal the edges of the art against the plate, taking care to prevent the formation of any new air bubbles.
Lastly, replace the innards, post some pictures to the gigantic I love my custom stick gallery, and go play some games!
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17 Responses to "Howto: Add new art to your Madcatz Fightstick."
Chris on
February 28, 2009 10:15 am
Reposted for the fine folk over at SRK:
Michael Hurdle on
March 13, 2009 6:26 pm
Love what you guys are doing. The add on looks nice.
EdgeKun on
March 14, 2009 11:57 am
First, wonderful guide. It seemed like no one else bothered to even care about art on the Fightstick SE, so it's nice to see someone looking out for us budget guys. =P
Second, if i'm not mistaken that's Rez artwork you're using for your stick? If so, you have excellent taste sir! =D
Longshank on
March 18, 2009 11:52 am
Awesome bro! Great How to, Here's mine:
Longshank on
March 18, 2009 11:56 am
Also, where did you get the clear buttons, lizardlick didnt have clear Sanwa buttons? What other model did you use?
Chris on
March 18, 2009 12:34 pm
Nice art! Looks like the guide button area is a bit rough, but otherwise it's clean.
I used Seimitsu buttons, we ordered up a batch from Akihabarashop.
Leon on
April 15, 2009 8:58 pm
Great job on the guide. Does this guide go for the TE stick as well?
Chris on
April 16, 2009 9:24 am
Thanks! Actually, the TE stick should be a heck of a lot easier to mod, as that was part of the plan behind its design… I believe replacing artwork on the TE is simply a matter of popping your printed work underneath the acrylic overlay.
israel cesena on
July 10, 2009 11:24 pm
very nice work. can u tell me the art mesurements for the SE stick and the TE. thank you for the guide i would realy appreciated.
Jonathan on
August 7, 2009 1:22 am
EXCELLENT guide. This helps a ton bro. Thank you so much, I only have one problem though, how do I use the template you linked us? I downloaded it, but I do not know what to do from there.
Chris on
August 7, 2009 10:02 am
Those templates are photoshop files, so you'll need some way to work with them. If you don't have any graphic design experience, try corralling a friend that does into helping you out with that part. :]
Akuma on
July 30, 2010 6:53 pm
Thank you very much for the very detailed post. You solved my problem as to how to print out the paper. The lami-label was amazing at Kinkos, it made the Photo-paper very strong. It was cheap. The kinkos I went to had an issue putting lami-label on black. He ran it through twice through the machine. How many times for you?
Here is a pic of mine:
Description: Modded Madcatz SE fightstick with [MODDED] Sanwa Joystick and Buttons =D Excellent performance. Just changed the artwork today. :) – Will have to redo, was aiming for Japanese Button Layout, but cut a hole by accident and ended up American Button Layout. Knife wasn't s…o sharp and some areas as jagged. Will redo sometime soon. :)
Sean on
August 6, 2013 12:23 pm
What are the exact dimensions of the stick art for this arcade stick in CM?
max on
July 11, 2014 6:13 am
This is an awesome guide thanks for posting!!!!
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WTF Dan Grade Poomsae
There are eight Dan-grade (black-belt) poomsaes. The poomsaes consists of basic movements and they are so arranged to fit the frame of movement direction, which is called the poomsae line. The poomsae lines are described after symbols or Chinese characters.
Koryo poomsae symbolizes "seonbae", which means a learned man, who is characterized by a strong martial spirit as well as a righteous learned man's spirit. The spirit had been inherited through the ages of Koguryo, Palhae and down to Koryo (Korea is the name of an old Korean Dynasty), which is the background of organizing the Koryo poomsae. The line of poomsae represents the Chinese letter which means "seonbae" or "seonbi", a learned man or a man of virtue in the Korean language.
Keumgang (meaning diamond) has the significance of "hardness" and "ponderosity". The Mt. Keumgang on the Korean peninsula, which is regarded as the centre of national spirit, and the "Keumgang yoksa" (Kumgang warrior) as named by Buddha, who represents a mightiest warrior, are the background of denominating this poomsae. The poomsae line symbolizes a mountain displayed by the Chinese letter. The movements should be powerful and well-balanced so as to befit black-belter's dignity.
Taebaek is the name of a mountain with the meaning of "bright mountain", where Tangun, the founder of the nation of Korean people, and the bright mountain symbolizes sacredness of soul and Tangun's thought of "hongik ingan" (humanitarian ideal). There are numerous sites known as Taebaek, but Mt. Paektu, which has been typically known as the cradle of Korean people, is the background of naming the Taebaek poomsae. The line of poomsae is like a Chinese letter, which symbolizes the bridge between the Heaven and the earth, signifying human beings founded a nation by the Heaven's order.
"Pyongwon" means a plain which is a vast stretched-out land. It is the source of life for all the creatures and the field where the human beings live their life. The poomsae Pyongwon was based on the idea of peace and struggle resulting from the principles of origin and use. The line of poomsae means the origin and transformation of the plain.
The word "Sipjin" was derived from the thought of 10 longevity, which advocates there are ten creatures of long life, namely, sun, moon, mountain, water, stone, pine tree, herb of eternal youth, tortoise, deer, and crane. They are two heavenly bodies, 3 natural resources, two plants and 3 animals, all giving human beings faith, hope and love. The poomsae Sipjin symbolizes those things. The Chinese letter meaning ten is form of the poomsae line, which signifies an infinite numbering of the decimal system and ceaseless development.
The word "Jitae" means a man standing on the ground with the two feet, looking over the sky. A man on the earth represents the way of struggling for human life, such as kicking, treading and jumping on the ground. Therefore, the poomsae symbolizes various aspects occurring in the course of human being's struggle for existence. The poomsae line signifies a man standing on the earth to spring up toward the heaven.
The word "Cheonkwon" means the Heaven's Great Mighty, which is the origin of all the creature and itself the cosmos. Its infinite competence signifies the creation, change and completion. Human beings have used the name of Heaven for all principal earthly shapes and meanings because they felt afraid of the Heaven's mighty. Over 9,000 years ago, the founder of the Korean people, "Cheonkwon", was meant by the heavenly king. He settled down in the heavenly town as the capital near the heavenly sea and heavenly mountain, where the Han people as the heavenly race gave birth to the proper thought and actions from which Taekwondo was originated. The characteristics of movements are large actions and arm actions forming gentle curves, thus symbolizing the greatness of Cheonkwon thought. The poomsae line "T" symbolizes a man coming down from the heaven, submitting to the will of Heaven, being endowed power by the Heaven and worshipping the Heaven, which means the oneness between the Heaven and a human being.
The word "Hansu" means water which is the source of substance preserving the life and growing all the creatures. Hansu symbolizes birth of a life and growth, strongness and weakness, magnanimity, harmony, and adaptability. Especially, "han" has the various meanings, namely, the name of a country, numerousness, largeness, evenness, longness, even the heaven, and the root of everything among others. Above all, the nature of water characterized by unbreakability and flexibility, in addition to all of the above significances, is the background of organizing this poomsae. Actions should be practiced softly like water but continuously like a drop of water gathering to make the ocean. The poomsae line symbolizes the Chinese letter which means water.
"Ilyeo" means the thought of a great Buddhist priest of Silla Dynasty, Saint Wonhyo, which is characterized by the philosophy of oneness of mind (spirit) and body (material). It teaches that a point, a line or a circle ends up after all in one. Therefore, the poomsae Ilyeo represents the harmonization of spirit and body, which is the essence of martial art, after a long training of various types of techniques and spiritual cultivation for completion of Taekwondo practice. The line of poomsae symbolizes the Buddhist mark (swastika), in commemoration of Saint Wonhyo, which means a state of perfect selflessness in Buddhism where origin, substance and service come into congruity. The ultimate ideal of Taekwondo can be found in this state. It is a discipline in which we concentrate on every movement leaving all materialistic thoughts, obsessions and external influences behind.


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IV Infiltration Injury Attorneys
A majority of hospitalized patients require the administration of IV fluids or medications at some point during their stay. And while intravenous therapies offer many benefits, an IV can present serious risk to the patient if it becomes dislodged from the vein. The result is fluid or medication is then pumped into the patient's tissue potentially causing pain, nerve damage, tissue necrosis, permanent disfigurement and the need for surgical intervention. Certain fluids and medications are particularly dangerous including solutions with potassium, chemotherapy agents, calcium, vasopressors and antibiotics. Early detection of an IV infiltration is critical as a successful outcome is often tied to how much fluid or medication escapes into the tissue and how quickly the medical staff responds to the problem.
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Depending upon the type of solution being administered and the type of patient (pediatric, geriatric, etc.), certain protocols should be followed for monitoring an IV site. While IV infiltration can happen even with due care, a prolonged failure to recognize and treat the infiltration is the result of malpractice in most situations.
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@stephentall's weekly Twitter updates for 2011-04-01
by Stephen Tall on April 1, 2011
- Niece-filled weekend: today seeing my 1-day old in Norwich (Grace, gorgeous), tmrw celebrating 3rd b'day in Oxford (Ana, also gorgeous).. #
- Was on good time to get back from Norwich for #TheKilling – now stuck in traffic on A40, just outside Oxford. So close. Grrr. #
- @mssusieday Pizza? Double woes 🙁 in reply to mssusieday #
- @mssusieday TY 🙂 Still no movement. Sat-nav assures us we're 'still on the fastest route'. Doubting this. 🙁 in reply to mssusieday #
- @NickThornsby Lucky you, sitting in cold, dark car on A40 🙁 (Which would be fine but am missing #TheKilling @mssusieday's) in reply to NickThornsby #
- @NickThornsby If only. G/f insisting on 'club classix' instead. Bleugh. in reply to NickThornsby #
- @paulwalteruk Teletext. Nothing predates Teletext. in reply to paulwalteruk #
- @TroelsHartmann Don't start without me, that's all I ask. #TheKilling in reply to TroelsHartmann #
- @NickThornsby Big accident, all lanes blocked. About a dozen emergency vehicles so far. in reply to NickThornsby #
- RT @willhowells Having rock + roll Sat night in. Which means I'm watching The West Wing, frankly the best thing you can do any night « THIS. #
- Switching off Twitter now to avoid #TheKilling spoilers. Hoping we don't have to spend the night camped on A40… #
- Finally home. Horrific accident on A40, 2 cars totally wrecked, hoping wasn't as bad as it looked. #
- Able to return to Twitter now caught up with #TheKilling Fab series (tho last ep a little flat). Bring on Spiral, same time/place nxt week. #
- 'The new philanthropists' over @commentisfree http://bit.ly/gFMsOe < Notes the 'new rich' *are* giving but to diff things than 'old rich'. #
- @charlotteahenry Pleasure 🙂 in reply to charlotteahenry #
- @rad4d Hi – have message from Gail Bones, who'd love to get in touch. (Can DM her mobile if you follow me.) #
- @charlotteahenry Thanks for the RT 🙂 in reply to charlotteahenry #


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Get ready to double, triple or even quadruple your tour operator business: The global cruise ship industry are launching 13 new ships in 2018—most from world's largest and most-recognized brands—accommodating between 200 and 5,200 passengers per sailing, bringing as many as 30,000 potential new (and repeat) guests for tour operators around the world.
Several ships sailed their maiden voyages earlier this year, including the largest new players: Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Horizon and Royal Caribbean International's Symphony of the Seas. Winter is coming, and it is bringing a wave of new—and larger—cruise ships, which should mean more guest bookings and more business for your tour company. Right?
But, be aware: These new floating palaces are offering new and exciting kinds of onboard experiences and amenities, and some of them could compete directly with your excursions, including zip-lines, go-cart race tracks and indigenous cuisine culinary classes. Which means in addition to hiring and training more staff, you may need to modify your sales and marketing pitch to compete:
- Sure, practice zip-lining across the top deck, and then come experience the thrill of sailing through our lush, tropical rainforest canopy.
- Race our ATVs up and down white, sandy beaches and rugged mountain trails.
- You could learn to prepare Jamaican escovitch red snapper in an onboard test kitchen, but wouldn't you rather taste the freshest catch, caught that morning and prepared by Jamaican chefs? Pair it with Jamaican rum, as you dine on the verandah of a historic Great House.
More than two dozen ships are currently under construction or in the planning stages for the next two years, but these vessels start arriving soon. Is your tour business prepared?
Ponant Cruises's Le Champlain
This French boutique and expedition-focused cruise line this month debuts its second ship this year—the 180-guest Le Champlain. For upscale travelers who enjoy more privacy and exclusivity, this ship, as well as sister vessel Le Laperouse, which sailed her maiden voyage in June, offers yacht-like amenities, including an underwater Blue Eye Lounge with cameras and microphones so guests can see and hear marine life, as well as access to marine equipment and a landing pad. The hull is fortified for ice cruising and will offer round-the-world itineraries, and offer stopovers in off-the-beaten-path ports of call that are usually inaccessible to larger ships. Itineraries include stops in remote destinations to the Arctic, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, the Mediterranean and Central and South America. Bonus: Two more expedition ships will debut in early 2019.
Holland America Line's ms Nieuw Statendam
Launching in December 2018, this 2,666-passenger ship boasts more than 100 options to keep guests entertained and occupied while onboard, including: BBC's Earth Experience Theater, Rolling Stone Rock Room stage, gourmet cooking classes in America's Test Kitchen and wine-blending and sampling courses curated by Chateau Ste. Michelle. Fun fact: Oprah Winfrey is the ship's godmother!
The ship will be based in Fort Lauderdale's Port Everglades for the winter season, offering 3- to 10-day voyages in the Western and Eastern Caribbean – a much-welcomed economic boost for island tour operators.
Celebrity Cruises' Edge
This 2,918-passenger vessel boasts an array of onboard amenities designed to appeal to higher-net worth travelers, business executives and those seeking a unique venue for special events, from business retreats and corporate seminars to destination weddings. It will feature the world's first "Magic Carpet," an outdoor bar/lounge terrace that slides up and down the ship's exterior, as well as a distinctive event space called Eden, featuring a sophisticated, modern-tropical vibe and sea breezes, and a private, two-story hot tub overlooking the rooftop pool deck.
The Celebrity Edge also sets sail in December from Port Everglades and will offer 7-night Western and Eastern Caribbean cruises before repositioning to Europe in June 2019.
Expected in Early 2019
MSC Cruises' MSC Bellissima: This vessel will be the Italian company's largest to date and will boast space for 5,700 passengers. Expected itineraries include Mediterranean ports of call, with onboard experiences featuring Cirque du Soleil at Sea.
Now that you know about some of the new ships and their amazing amenities, you can plan new excursions and ways to market and grow your tour operator business!


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If you think your work's quiz team is the best, it's time to prove it!
On Wednesday 15th June, pit your wits against your peers across quiz topics as original as music, sport, general knowledge, legendary animals, knitwear and maths – and a special round all about us (no pressure!).
Team entry includes food and drink for your table, with all proceeds going to help us support community activity across Greater Manchester. There will also be a raffle on the night with some VERY EXCITING prizes donated by local businesses.
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2018 Redskins Training Camp Live Blog
Live updates, photos and videos from Richmond as the Burgundy and Gold starts a new era with Alex Smith under center.
I'm just living, I realized I've suffered. But I've found a meaning in my suffering...
They counted me out, Haha.by Tyrann Mathieu via twitter retweeted by Bree2Land6 7/27/2018 9:37:04 PM
AllPro Type Of Day Im In Yo Kitchen!! I Got 2spoonz And Im Whippin!🤫#2spoonzswagggu 🥄🥄 www.instagram.comby DJ Swearinger via twitter 7/27/2018 9:40:42 PM
Defense looks good on Day 2 in Richmondby George WallaceRICHMOND -- The Redskins were on the field Friday morning for just about two hours as they went through day two of practice. As is normal this time of year, the defense seems ahead of the offense on the field. It will take the offense longer to gel and get up to speed, especially with a new starting quarterback. Some of the other observations from day two:
Injury update
- Safety D.J. Swearinger intercepted Alex Smith during the 11-11 drills and let everyone know about it. The vocal Swearinger has returned to Richmond and the crowd loves it.
- Trent Williams and Morgan Moses participated in some of the team part of practice. That is a change from yesterday and Jay Gruden has made it clear that he will easing these guys back in slowly, but being on the field for the second practice is a welcome sight.
- Tight end Jordan Reed was still only participating in 1-1 drills as he works his way back from the offseason toe surgery.
- Rookie running back Derrius Guice stayed on the field and signed every autograph after practice. He has really done a great job of endearing himself to Redskins Nation.
- Linebacker Zach Brown was limited, but was back on the field after straining his quad yesterday.
- The crowd on Friday looked to be a bit bigger than on day one. The team doesn't give out attendance numbers, but I'm going to give my official estimate at around 1,000.
Saturday brings day three, and with it the team will be in pads for the first time.
- Running back Rob Kelley is day-to-day with heat related symptoms
- Linebacker Ryan Anderson is day-to-day with back spasms
Got to meet and joke with @Mason_Foster @Redskins #TrainingCamp2018 #rva #TrainingCamp #HTTR https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjJG_ECWsAICfz5.jpgby Ryan804VA via twitter retweeted by Mason_Foster 7/27/2018 9:43:55 PM
Just seen @Mason_Foster fav rapper is @CurrenSy_Spitta automatically puts his top 10 LB in the leagueby TonyPolo_23 via twitter retweeted by Mason_Foster 7/27/2018 9:44:00 PM
Statement regarding tonight's #OTRll concert. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjI8l7SXgAIBA6g.jpg
Got a little time for some mailbag questions. Tweet away. As always please use #jkmailbag . thanks... 1st answer: The same route as the Caps parade.by John Keim via twitter 7/27/2018 9:54:35 PM
Yes.by John Keim via twitter 7/27/2018 10:09:49 PM
Good stuff from @_PeterHaileyby JP Finlay via twitter 7/27/2018 10:13:27 PM
I'm taking this barefoot in Richmond thing next level https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjJSwTkV4AEFGcw.jpgby JP Finlay via twitter 7/27/2018 10:25:16 PM
100 Yards. @DhaSickest . Say no more.
#SkinsCamp #HTTRby Washington Redskins via twitter 7/27/2018 10:42:04 PM
can follow me here too.... facebook.com/johnkeimESPN/?…by John Keim via twitter 7/27/2018 11:14:59 PM
We did our 2nd @SportsCapitolDC show on ESPN Richmond 950AM/99.5/102.7 FM today. Me and @BenStandig got into all kinds of topics - and didn't get blown away by storms. Thanks to #Redskins WR Trey Quinn and @TMatich for joining. Listen to whole hour here.
bit.ly/2mMK99Nby Brian McNally via twitter 7/27/2018 11:16:57 PM
Lookin' good, @FedExField ! #OTRII coming up tonight! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjJfGD0W4AApPdw.jpgby Washington Redskins via twitter 7/27/2018 11:19:06 PM
After contract extension, #Redskins QB Colt McCoy comfortable with where he is, at peace with being a backup - even if he wants more.
bit.ly/2OmShKUby Brian McNally via twitter 7/27/2018 11:50:12 PM
My Uber in Richmond. It's a sign @Connor_J_Hughes https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjJorw5U0AA2rEl.jpgby JP Finlay via twitter 7/28/2018 12:00:48 AM
Coming 🔜 to NBC Sports Washington
Our @SportsCapitolDC #Redskins position group previews continue with a look at the wide receivers, where things could get nuts beyond the top 3 (Doctson, Crowder, Richardson).
bit.ly/2LrP2DWby Brian McNally via twitter 7/28/2018 12:30:12 AM
#Caps have about $1 .1 million left in cap space, according to CapFriendly.com. But basically the roster is set. The hope is Wilson can make another leap as a scorer. 25 goals possible? Not sure. He's 24. Had 14 last seasonby Brian McNally via twitter 7/28/2018 1:11:38 AM
Matchbox Short Pump be thereby JP Finlay via twitter 7/28/2018 1:36:47 AM
Tom Wilson's new deal with the Capitals packs a punch. Check here for the basics...
bit.ly/2y3y9cm ... an… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…by TheSportsCapitol via twitter retweeted by bmcnally14 7/28/2018 2:09:31 AM
Ladies and Gentlemen....the Carters. #OTRll 👑 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjKCqurUUAAINEc.jpg
Today during the morning session of #Redskins TC @JungleBoi_Swagg made this athletic catch for @GarrettMCampbel and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…by NFLSkins via twitter retweeted by JungleBoi_Swagg 7/28/2018 2:19:57 AM
All right @LindsayFox5by John Keim via twitter 7/28/2018 2:45:57 AM
Breakout star of camp - Pete Haileyby JP Finlay via twitter 7/28/2018 3:13:03 AM
I love and miss Whitney Houston.by JP Finlay via twitter 7/28/2018 4:15:29 AM
Some late-night thoughts on Tom Wilson signing: #Caps have always believed in Wilson more than industry. In part they traded Filip Forsberg because of it. And anyone who thought he wouldn't have a $5 million cap hit was naive. They bought 4 UFA years. Smart? Idk. Not surprising.by Brian McNally via twitter 7/28/2018 6:35:20 AM
Redskins put the shoulder pads on today. Another step in their evaluations... practice at 945 and walk-thru at 440. High of 85. Overcast but as of now chance for rain is between sessions.by John Keim via twitter 7/28/2018 11:06:24 AM
"This lifestyle require a lot of aggression & a lot more heart.....YEAAIGHT" https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjMDNLuXoAAsisT.jpgby Mason_Foster via twitter 7/28/2018 11:15:51 AM
Smith: "I played with a lot of anxiety. Worried, trying to be perfect....it took a long time for me to overcome that." And from Mike Nolan on not using Smiths legs "that's one of our biggest mistakes."by John Keim via twitter 7/28/2018 11:53:58 AM
We're hiring! If you've ever dreamed of working with the top NFL writers & editors, here's your chance. jobs.espncareers.com/job/bristol/as…
Hyphy Ain't Dead 😂😂😂 Daddy Got Youby Mason_Foster via twitter 7/28/2018 12:17:14 PM
"It's almost like being a rookie again. It's really exciting."
Jordan Reed is feeling good and he's got a new quarterback. That could mean big things. #SkinsCamp #HTTR redsk.in/2AnvNXkby Washington Redskins via twitter 7/28/2018 1:00:39 PM
WATCH LIVE: Redskins head coach Jay Gruden speaks to the media ahead of day three of #SkinsCamp pscp.tv/w/bixmwDE1Nzc4…by Washington Redskins via twitter 7/28/2018 1:27:41 PM
Gruden says Daron Payne got his ankle stepped on yesterday and is in a boot. He'll be out 2-3 weeks. Doesn't sound too badby George Wallace via twitter 7/28/2018 1:29:27 PM
Defensive tackle Daron Payne will miss two to three weeks after injuring his ankle during practice Friday. He'll be in a boot for the next week. Payne will start at nose tackle. Coach Jay Gruden said the absence won't hurt Payne much. "He's in great... espn.com/espn/now?nowId…by John Keim via twitter 7/28/2018 1:31:42 PM
2 to 3 weeks out for Daron Payne. Ankle injury. That's a lot of time to miss for a rookie.by JP Finlay via twitter 7/28/2018 1:31:43 PM
Ryan Anderson will be held out a few days. That's a guy that needs the reps.by JP Finlay via twitter 7/28/2018 1:34:23 PM


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Girl's Day Hyeri Looks ADORABLE In Her Convenience Store Outfit In "Entertainer" Still Cuts
Upcoming SBS drama Entertainer recently released several still cuts featuring lead actress Girl's Day's Hyeri.
After seeing the photos, which feature the Dream Tea Entertainment singer working at a convenience store, netizens praised Hyeri for her cute and youthful appearance. With the singer coming off her breakthrough role in hit tVN drama Reply 1988, netizens are definitely looking forward to her acting in Entertainer.
Find out what Netizens had to say about this article below!
Koreaboo has collected reactions from Netizens who commented on the original article from our Korean source. The below comments are the most popular comments at the time of this article being published.
[+ 308, – 33] Yes…depending on how you dress someone they change 180 degrees
[+ 245, – 49] So cute ㅋㅋ
[+ 230, – 47] Hyeri looks adorable in pony tail
[+ 34, – 18] She still looks like Deokson …
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Our recent study of Sharps injury (SI) incidence in USA shows there has been little reduction in overall SI incidence in last 10 years. This is puzzling as, under OSHA law, every hospital must use safety engineered devices (SED) wherever commercially available and clinically feasible, review their Exposure Control Plan and new technology annually, and maintain a log of all SI. We also know that every hospital is conscious of their SI incidence and is striving to reduce it. So why hasn't the national incidence decreased?
In a recent publication to investigate one possible reason for the above, I audited a sample of 18 sharps containers from 5 Florida healthcare facilities. The results were disturbing – over half of the sharps were NOT SED, and of the SED, 22% were NOT activated. It is only a sampling of one region in one state but my experience tells me these results may reflect a national phenomenon.
These results indicate that:
- less SED are being used than thought (do staff have non-official access to non-SED?), and
- more SED are non-activated than thought (do staff not see need to always activate?).
Non-use and non-activation of SED may be one explanation for the lack of falling SI incidence in USA.
Are you a healthcare professional?
- If so, how do we correct this?
- Under what circumstances do you see HCP:
- not using SED?
- not activating SED?
I'd like to hear your feedback and opinions…


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The Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs together with the City of Vienna and Go-Governance hold a press conference to launch the book "Governance and Dialogue" ed Dr Melanie Sully
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Gevorg Melikyan, conference participant, talks about the book "Governance and Dialogue", the Conference and participants on Armenian Radio (in Armenian) May 2013
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President, Muhammadu Buhari has warned the Army to ensure that an air strike which killed many civilians in Borno state on Tuesday does not happen again.
The Chief of Staff to the president, Abba Kyari, conveyed the president's message when he led a Federal Government delegation on a condolence visit to the Borno state government.
Among the team are the Chief of Staff to the President, Ministers of Defence and Information, the Chief of Defence Staff, the Chief of Army Staff, and the Chief of Air Staff.
Kyari said the visit was initiated by the President, who has condoled with families of victims of the airstrike.
"The president is distressed at the sad mishap and he regrets the incidence," the Chief of Staff noted.
The president is saddened by the mishap coming at this stage of the post-insurgency war with the terrorists cowardly hiding in the midst of innocent civilians to attract casualties.
According to Kyari, " the government will do all it can to treat the injured and the Army will do all they can to ensure it doesn't happen again."
According to him, the Federal Government is committed to returning IDPs to their homes and ensuring the restoration of peace in Nigeria.
Governor Kashim Shettima commended the Federal Government for its swift response to the Kalabalge disaster maintaining that the "incidence of friendly fire is as old of history of mankind".
"We are not justifying the sad incidence of Kalabalge but we are only going down memory lane to understand that friendly fire is common during conflicts, accounting for 2-7% of deaths in war situations." Kashim stated.
"It is gratifying that nobody made efforts to sweep it, hide anything or play the blame game; we appreciate the Army's sincerity," the governor said.


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I don't even own a television. It's not a moral stance, I just prefer other pursuits. But I'm going to find a friend on Monday, September 19 at 8pm ET, and watch the show. While I like and support Chaz Bono, that alone is not an important consideration in my decision. I have no idea whether he is a good dancer or not, and, frankly, watching people dance is not high on my list of priorities. But seeing the negative reaction by the transphobes and homophobes crawling out of the woodwork to denounce this man's right to simply perform a dance, I feel a moral imperative to watch the show, and cast my vote. Hearing the crazy reaction by Monica Cole, director of OneMillionMoms.com (which has only 34,000 Facebook fans), a project of the American Family Association hate group, I can't let this go by without speaking up.
"We will not be able to watch the show with Chaz on there," Monica Cole told "Inside Edition" on Wednesday. "This is going to be very confusing for children, and should not be included in their cast."
The ABC website and facebook page announcing his participation was clogged with thousands of nasty, ugly remarks.
As Chaz Bono himself bravely said,
"You know, it just kind of shows why for me it's important to be on the show, because so little still is known about what it means to be transgender," he told ABC News. "And there's so many just completely inaccurate stereotypes and thoughts that people have."
I agree with Howard Bragman, Chaz's publicist, that the publicity generated by Chaz's participation is a golden opportunity for a teachable moment in America. Most people don't see or hear anything about transgender and transsexual people. This show will reach millions. He also rightly pointed out that, contrary to the assertion that this is going to be harmful to children, it will in fact save childrens' lives.
"Watching Chaz Bono dance is not going to make your kid transgender," Bragman told "GMA." "But what it can do is possibly save your kids life because young transgender kids, kids with gender identity issues, have a huge suicide rate and if they see one positive influence, one positive role model, this can save lives and that's why Chaz is here."
"No way he's going to back down," Bragman added. "This has really reinforced his decision to be on the show."
It's also reinforced my decision to watch the show. Will you be watching?