1. La réduction des gaz à effet de serre (GES)

La solution la plus efficace pour protéger notre climat est de réduire fortement les émissions de GES dans tous les secteurs. Nous appelons donc les pays développés à prendre leurs responsabilités. Nous exigeons de  :

• Limiter la hausse de la température moyenne mondiale à 1,5°C par rapport à 1850 ;
• Stabiliser la concentration de CO2 dans l’atmosphère à 350 ppm ;
• Réduire les émissions de GES de 40% pour 2020 par rapport à 1990 ;
• Avoir pour objectif de diminuer les émissions de GES de 95% pour 2050 par rapport à 1990

2. Déforestation

Les forêts constituent d’importants réservoirs de carbone car les arbres captent et stockent du CO2. Des millions d’hectares de forêts disparaissent tous les ans à cause de l’expansion agricole, du développement d’infrastructures, etc. La déforestation représente environ 20% des émissions mondiales de CO2 et elle engendre de nombreuses conséquences désastreuses (perte de biodiversité, déplacement de populations, etc. ).

=>écolo j considère que l’accord de Copenhague doit inclure un mécanisme financier visant à mettre un terme à la déforestation et la dégradation des forêts d’ici 2020. Les réductions d’émissions ainsi obtenues doivent être additionnelles (et non soustraites) aux réductions d’émissions des pays industrialisés.

3. Financement

Les pays industrialisés sont responsables des émissions passées de GES et restent encore maintenant de grands émetteurs. Ils possèdent en outre des ressources financières et technologiques. Ils doivent par conséquent aider les pays en développement, plus vulnérables et premières victimes du changement climatique, à réduire leurs émissions et à s’adapter aux impacts à venir.

=>écolo j suit les différents experts et les ONG, et réclame qu’au moins 110 milliards d’euros par an de fonds publics doivent être mobilisés d’ici 2015 pour mettre en place des mesures de réduction des émissions et soutenir l’adaptation au changement climatique dans les pays en développement. L’Union Européenne devrait financer un tiers de cette somme (35 milliards d’euros par an). Cette somme doit être prévisible, durable, transparente et additionnelle aux autres transferts financiers, liés notamment à la coopération au développement.

4. Protocole de Kyoto

Le protocole de Kyoto a montré ses limites et nécessite d’être réformé. Le nouvel accord post-Kyoto doit inclure des mécanismes plus stricts et des objectifs plus ambitieux. Il nécessite aussi une participation par le plus grand nombre de pays possible.

=> écolo j considère que le nouvel accord doit respecter le principe de responsabilité différenciée. Les pays ne doivent pas participer à l’effort de la même manière. Par ailleurs écolo j estime que le nouvel accord doit aussi envisager des objectifs contraignants pour les pays émergents (Brésil, Chine,Inde). Les Etats-Unis doivent eux aussi participer pleinement à la lutte contre les changements climatiques en ratifiant le nouvel accord.

5. Mécanisme pour un développement propre (MDP)

Jusqu’à présent le mécanisme pour un développement propre  (un des trois mécanismes de flexibilité) a généré des projets dans un nombre restreint de pays (Chine, Brésil et Inde) et n’a pas réellement contribué au développement durable de ceux-ci.

=> écolo j considère qu’à partir de 2013, le MDP doit être limité aux pays en développement dits moins avancés disposant d’une capacité limitée à réduire leurs émissions de GES. Il doit de plus tenir compte du développement durable et le nucléaire, la capture et la séquestration du carbone ne peuvent être éligibles pour le MDP.

Life scarcely gives you second chances. When you mess up, see where you have gone wrong, correct your focus, posture and your position. Then just continue with the technique. Do not go all the way back to start again.

Frankfort.  The Workers Compensation Nominating Commission is now accepting resumes for positions as Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) for the Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims.  These are full-time positions and appointees shall not hold any other public office or maintain any private practice. 

Applicants for Administrative Law Judge positions must be licensed attorneys and must have five (5) years experience in the Commonwealth in the practice of workers’ compensation law or a related field and extensive knowledge of workers’ compensation law [KRS 342.230(3)].  The salary to be paid is that of a Circuit Court Judge. 

APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE NOON (EST) THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2009.  Interested parties are required to send one original resume and seven copies, along with a cover letter containing an e-mail address, to the attention of Brenda Majcher, Nominating Commission Clerk, Department of Workers’ Claims, Prevention Park, 657 Chamberlin Avenue, Frankfort, Kentucky  40601.  Questions may be directed to Mrs. Majcher at (502) 564-5550.

Playing Ace King

Ace King, also called Big Slick or Anna Kournikova, is one of the most overrated hands in the history of no limit holdem. It’s exactly as the pityful sidename Anna Kournikova refers too: She looks good but doesn’t win alot. Playing Ace King is very hard. How in hells name do you play this hand? How in gods name can you make sure you always win Ace King?

AK ?! When you get it in a cash game or tournament of whatever it is you are playing, you get a little bit of goosebumps. Serious research has pointed out that most people go broke or die at a tournament because ofoverplaying Ace King, especially Ace King suited.

Before we go further with the analysis of AK, please hold in mind that not only with Ace King, but with all suited cards, against unsuited cards the increased winning percentage that comes with suited cards is only a percent!

Ok, so if most people loose more than they win with Ace King, and loose at especially crucial times, then what is it that they are doing wrong playing AK? First of all we are going to take a look at the potential of AK, after that we will follow up with how Ace King, in conclusion, actually should be played and how it should not be played.

AK is the best drawing hand. AK can beat EVERY HAND, it is only a big underdog against AA and KK.

The rest of the hands is either just as strong or slighty stronger or a lot worse than AK. Hence you would say, AK is one of the best hands. This is, mathmatically said, true. But it is one of the most complicated and tricky hands too. AK is no

favourite against 22. 33 is. But then again, it is not much more of an underdog against QQ, one of the strongest hand in NL Holdem.

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How should one play this complicated hand then?

Ace King should be played with caution, but also with aggression. Being aggressive in poker is a good overall strategy anyhow, but especially when you hold AK. In tournaments you can be ultra aggressive with AK. But only as long as YOU push. NEVER call an all in with AK in tournaments as you are no favourite against all pairs and only a slightly favourite against other drawing hands like QJ and 10J. But if you are the one that is raising or … read the full article at PokerBG.Net

Check out also articles … How to play QQs and JJs and How to play pocket pairs

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•Manage full life-cycle of the recruitment process for new college grad and summer intern positions.
•Develop sourcing strategy to ensure a qualified and diverse candidate pool
•Implement a consistent screening process for all candidates
•Meet with hiring manager to define position requirements, develop a recruiting strategy, and establish responsibilities
•Attend weekly staff meetings with client to present staffing status
•Work with hiring managers to ensure interview teams are coached and prepared with areas of focus for all interviews
•Partner with internal staffing team to jointly meet hiring initiatives
•Attend college-related events, including but not limited to on-campus career fairs, information sessions, and Summer Intern Program events
•Assist with various staffing projects as needed
•10 – 15% travel required
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• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
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• Demonstrated ability to manage the full life-cycle recruitment process
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Un travail de titan qui fini par payer mais  ATTENTION, les places sont chères :

On commence par poser les bases du référencement par 5 grands principes puis on continue en approfondissant le coté “contenu” . Bien sur on fera un petit tour sur le guide su SEO (Search Engine Optimization) de google.

Et voila c’est tout pour aujourd’hui mais en suivant ces conseils déjà vous aurez marqué un sacré paquet de points…

A bientôt.

2 days, 2 meetings and 4 micro sites or are they?

The idea that buying multiple domain names us not a new one, placing optimised sites behind those domain names to help business is not a new one but what is the best method?

I was asked yesterday to go ahead and start work on a large site for an existing client, there current site us doing fine but larger businesses are dominating the search engines with multiple landing pages from multiple sites under not only different domain names but different brands but all feeding a sole business. A duplication of the existing site is now afoot, different images, rewritten text and a cms system, the other is a 4 page site just picking at s niche Market but for the same result.

The 2 today are to be created under different domains and new brands but feeding a sole provider although both will be small 4 page sites.

I would argue that the creation of this style of site could harm the Internet long term but I would also argue that if i am not searching for them then will never find them therefore not a worry and as long as my concious is clear that the quality and standard of the final business offering in the chain is up to standard then surely there is no issue?

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Ford 400 Pre-Race
For point-paying races in current and past four years,
at this track.
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Sunday, November 22, 2009

Average Running Position
Sum of driver position on each lap - divided by the laps run
in the race.
Number of Races: 4
Rank	Car No.	Driver	Avg Finish	Avg Place
1	99	Carl Edwards	4.5	7.333
2	17	Matt Kenseth	8.8	7.844
3	1	Martin Truex Jr.	6.0	9.022
4	6	David Ragan	17.0	9.745
5	29	Kevin Harvick	8.5	11.610
6	16	Greg Biffle	8.3	12.292
7	01	Mark Martin	9.7	12.549
8	9	Kasey Kahne	12.5	12.827
9	5	Casey Mears	15.3	13.371
10	20	Tony Stewart	17.3	13.440
11	24	Jeff Gordon	10.3	13.631
12	07	Clint Bowyer	18.0	14.526
13	48	Jimmie Johnson	17.8	15.685
14	12	Ryan Newman	17.3	15.719
15	11	Denny Hamlin	13.0	15.742
16	44	David Reutimann	22.5	15.925
17	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	22.0	16.544
18	83	Scott Speed	16.0	17.483
19	22	Dave Blaney	16.5	18.035
20	38	David Gilliland	30.7	18.855
21	26	Jamie McMurray	17.5	18.900
22	31	Jeff Burton	21.8	19.377
23	4	Todd Bodine	20.0	20.824
24	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	28.8	22.322
25	10	AJ Allmendinger	11.0	22.715
26	18	Kyle Busch	29.5	22.993
27	49	Mike Bliss	25.5	23.227
28	41	Reed Sorenson	24.3	23.502
29	78	Joe Nemechek	24.3	24.020
30	40	David Stremme	21.3	24.888
31	19	Elliott Sadler	31.3	25.651
32	21	Bill Elliott	21.7	27.829
33	7	Robby Gordon	26.8	27.985
34	28	Travis Kvapil	22.0	28.229
35	09	Sterling Marlin	31.3	28.702
36	2	Kurt Busch	29.3	29.006
37	15	Paul Menard	27.3	29.877
38	84	Brian Vickers	34.5	33.361
39	25	Brad Keselowski	23.0	33.876
40	70	Tony Raines	28.7	34.141
41	43	Bobby Labonte	32.8	34.529
42	01	Regan Smith	34.0	34.963
43	06	Sam Hornish Jr.	37.0	35.524
44	55	Michael Waltrip	33.5	35.919
45	37	Mike Skinner	39.0	36.037
46	8	Aric Almirola	35.0	37.262
47	10	Patrick Carpentier	40.0	39.461
48	47	Marcos Ambrose	42.0	40.730

5+ Weaknesses for the Interview

This is in continuation to the earlier post named “5 Strengths & 5 Weaknesses @ Google!” since the weaknesses described in it couldn’t be used for a real interview.

We deceive!

We Live to deceive!

We  Live to get deceived!

We  want people to deceive!

No matter how much you sugar coat Lies and words of Self-Deception, they still remain what they Really are. Does Reality matter? I am not sure about it anymore really. Growing up in life, Growing up to life all those years, I have not been able to make up my mind on that and the notions I held in my years of innocent childhood have been tarnished by the ugly reality of the World I live in. Why is it that Truth doesn’t get us the desired results in life?

When it comes to interviews especially, one of the most likeable and expected questions is “Describe your strengths and weaknesses”.

I would certainly find it not very hard to answer that question but to answer it As Expected by the Interviewer is another story.  Over the years, I have come to realize that my Dictionary meaning of the Term Weakness when it comes to Interviews is completely wrong.

Dictionaries might describe Weakness as:

1. An inadequate quality; fault
2. A flaw or weak point
3. The property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain

My version of Weakness means: “An extreme personality trait or characteristic (that you may have or not have) sugar-coated to highlight that it acts as a merit for earning big buck to the hiring company.”

Another important fact of life that I have learnt is that everything in the world is Relative.  Thus, naturally my definition of Weakness is discussed in the context of the interview.

Though I have always wanted to speak my mind on what I really believe my weaknesses would be in front of an interviewer but believe me, this will not get you anywhere especially in a job market. One in a million HR managers would actually admire your Truthfulness in this regard and you would surely face more rejections than approval to do the same. I still can’t comprehend the idea of what the interviewers really intend to understand in us from our reply.

Is it the skill and tact with which we can lie? Is it our ability to think One Step Ahead and get things done before being asked? In this case, the homework we might have done to have a well prepared answer. Is it the quality of shrewdness and self selling ability (i.e. marketing) in us? Or is it the diplomacy and ingenuity with which we handle the question?

However, I still want to maintain a shred of decency and truth in my reply to the prospective employer in hand. This is because I can’t think of losing my Truthfulness for one and secondly because my notions about life are quite different and distinct and I believe no matter how the world works as per others, it works how you want it to work for you; it works how you perceive it to work. Since discussing this is irrelevant to the scope of the current post, I would just resort to a quick list of 5+ Weaknesses that I believe can be used for the interview.

1. Lack of Experience: While I know that I don’t have any Direct experience for the position I am being interviewed for, I have professional experience that required all the desired qualities of professionalism.  My previous employer can second that I was effective and efficient in my previous job and I believe I can contribute and deliver fully to the new one. If given a chance and little time, this weakness can be overcome easily with my professional attitude.
2. Carefree Attitude: (While this is strength on one side, it can also prove to be a weakness. Dynamism and passion/enthusiasm is required to lead.)I am only carefree and relaxed till I think everything is under control. As soon as the deadlines and pressure pump in, I become proactive to meet them in the most efficient manner.
3. Working Alone: I prefer to work alone as I think I can deliver my best, concentrate and can avoid spending my energy on the team issues.  But since I like challenges and my past work didn’t really allow me to coordinate and work in team much, I am looking forward to grow in that area professionally.  I am excited that this will enable me to define some best practices in the area.
4. Getting Over Burdened: As mentioned earlier, I want to deliver my best and this perfectionist attitude makes me reluctant to delegate work to my subordinates. I can’t trust fully on their abilities and therefore, I over burden myself with work. The over-whelming feeling does take its toll sometimes. I realize this clearly and consciously and I have tried to work on it. Recently, I coordinated an event and tried to delegate as much work as possible and stick to concentrate to my duties.
5. Time Management Skills: Sometimes my perfectionism can affect my time management skills. Both of these are related and as I manage to curb that weakness, I believe this will be solved too.
6. Lacking Assertion: I don’t believe in coercion to get things done. My lack of assertion also stems from that fact. But I realize that this attribute is greatly required to build a strong character.  I have been working on this in my personal life as well as my teaching career and have successfully managed to have an upward graph.
7. Lacking Rational Thinking: Sometimes, I get over sensitive to what others have to say about my actions and notions. This is especially in areas of personality. I can’t meet everybody’s expectations and I can’t stop implementing the decisions I believe are right in my heart. I have tried on work on this area by researching and reading on human psychology and have managed slightly to understand and read people’s psychology and view every statement or comment in the light of practicality and rationalism.

There could be a much bigger list to use for the interview but since it was to match my Friend in order to carry the element of Truth in it, I have tried to keep it precise.  Also I believe that if asked to provide for 5 weaknesses or more, you should avoid the exact count since it makes the interviewer believe that you have had it planned already and that’s why he is unable to check your ability to respond to something out of the blues.

Some old fashioned, stereotypical employers do want the candidate to be well prepared and well read for all the questions so this decision will be based on your own personal analysis of the interviewer.

I personally believe that you can’t use one answer for each and every interview. Just make sure that your answer matches the position and business for which you are being interviewed. Analyze the interviewer’s personality, try to get into his mind, be attentive to his line of questioning, his attitude and what the things are he is stressing on.  For instance, if he’s insisting on finding the right candidate who can Grow with the company, you have to mention that this is one of your wish and desire. If you have had a couple of years experience with a previous employer, highlight it. If you don’t have this, then explain implicitly that its always been your dream and intention to Grow with a company but you also believe that you can and should not continue to work any longer when you start realizing that you can’t deliver your 100% and can’t work to your full potential. Since this won’t be honest and truthful to yourself and to your employer and you can’t continue something with a guilty conscience.

Another handy tip is to always have personal and professional experiences related to your strengths and weaknesses prepared since mostly the next question in line is to give an example to support your claims.

In a Nut Shell:

1. Be truthful.  Keep your conscience Alive.
2. Your strengths can actually be used as weaknesses.
3. Reply dynamically (as IT people would say). Base your reply on the given situation analysis. Avoid using the Prepared answer if it doesn’t fit well in a given interview scenario.
4. Understand the True definition of Weaknesses in the given scenario. Don’t start babbling your A, B, C ….Z personality weaknesses. Keeping in perspective the Job and Position, draft your weaknesses.
5. Your weaknesses are Actually things you professionally lack right now but are active and willing to develop.

The last thing to note here is that every person is different so no matter how much articles you read, no matter how much research you do on the Best Practices, there aren’t any hard and fast rules or text book definition of interviewer’s expectations or interviewee’s responses.

If you need any more examples to tricky interview questions, use a comment section below.

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Speed & Strength compliment each other, are the easiest things to train, but inevitably weaken with age.

Position & Timing compliment each other, are the hardest things to train, but will only get stronger over the years.

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Economic Times (25/05/09) has a very interesting and enlightening article on Indian youth. Written by Mr Rajesh Shukla, the article throws light into some important data regarding the Indian youth market.

Read the article here : Harnessing Indian Youth Power

Some of the important statistics are reproduced below :

The total youth population (13-34) is 390 million which is 38% of the total population and is expected to rise to 440 million by 2020.

70% of the youth reside in over 600,000 villages.
72% of youth are literate.
41% of these literate youth fall in the age group (13-19 years) , 23% fall in 20-24 and 36% are in 25-34 years.

59% of literate youth are male. 7% are graduates and 12% have passed higher secondary.

The article also presents a clear view about the definition of youth. According to Rajesh Shukla , youth refers to a category rather than a group. The difference between category and group is that category has diverse or heterogeneous elements unlike groups which are similar in its composition. Youth relates to an age group that is transiting between childhood and adulthod and may comprise of a conglomeration of sub-groups with differing social roles, expectations and aspirations.

UN defines youth as those in the age group of 15-24 years. UNICEF defines youth in the age bracket of 15-30 years. Indian National Youth Policy considers all individuals in the agegroup of 13-35 years as youth population. NYP divides the youth population into two groups – 13-19 years as adolescent and 20-35 as Youth.

As far as marketers are concerned, the sheer size of this market is a huge opportunity. But no one so far has been able to rightly understand the Indian Youth’s psyche.

As the article points out, the youth market cannot be considered as a group because it is not homogeneous. So does it mean that marketers cannot segment this market on the bases of age alone ? . Segmentation is based on the assumption that the members display homogeneity . So if the members of a specific age group display heterogeneous characteristics, it no longer becomes a segment.
The implication is that marketers should find out variables other than age to segment the Indian youth market.So when age becomes irrelevant, does it mean that the so called Youth Market is a myth just like the much hyped Indian MiddleClass ?
Most of the marketers tend to use Lifestyle as a variable to define segments with in the Youth market. How ever lifestyle segmentation is tricky and highly subjective in nature.

This probably explain the reason why Indian marketers are still finding it difficult to find a formula to tap this huge lucrative market.

What do you think ?

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Many stories of well known comic characters such superman, Heman, Tarazan and many others force tough (Man of Steel) into making difficult choices. Due to necessities the choice made these characters is not a unique in various stories. As a student we are compelled by and fascinated by choice. Many a times these choices are expensive and we wish for a rewind button of course we choose, a degree we pursued, the position or a career move we have chosen.

This question arises quite often during and after every career path we choose such as during high school (10th Std), Pre University College (12th Std), Degree, Post graduate, First Job, Second Job, moving in a ladder so on and forth. For example – A great deal of anguished thoughtful may accompany your choice to go for selection of specialization for the MBA. Here one should differentiate once-in-a-lifetime choices, and the choices available or made for day today need. Either choice, however, can make a profound difference in your life.

This can apparently draws some conclusions that lot of us have trouble making choices, including – and maybe especially – among an array of possible goals. The characters in stories have life-and-death choices. We are fortunate to have more choices.

One has to bring clarity from clutter from the choice you are about to make. This can be achieved by assessment test of Loratis Career School. The assessment test are expected to develop a list of criteria, the most important priorities, benefits, and issues involved. For example, you are a MBA aspirant or a student and you are trying to determine which of specialization to choose. There are various parameters are listed, given weightage and perceived as a traditional methodology. Loratis Career School has a scientific tool to determine the career to choose after 10th, 12th, graduate, postgraduate, MBA specialization etc. Traditional might help you clarify the basis of choice. Many a times it can be misleading and the rank might be higher for different specialization or role. Do you allow a coin to decide your choice?

For more information on assessment for individuals you may contact Loratis Career School.
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Barbara Joye – The Shift Guru

So now, we return to Step 5 in Shifting a Belief.

In step five, the objective is to listen well to our ‘stories’, our comments, our thoughts about a particular situation, person, conversation, or topic. And from this noticing, you can begin to understand the belief that is running that segment of your life. And, appreciate that beliefs are not necessarily simple. Many are very complex and many are interwoven and many define us in ways we don’t even understand.

So, as you begin to perceive that you understand a belief that is running your life, take it one step further and see if that belief is intertwined with any other beliefs. And one effective way to do that is to think…..if this changes, what else changes? If this is different, what else in my life is different? With this thinking and awareness, return to Step 4 and add some additional positive and concerning shifts that may be an outcome of shifting this one particular belief.

We are not simple – why would we expect we would create belief systems that are simple? Does one area of your life not overlap – to one degree or another – with nearly every other area of your life? And sometimes, even in conflicting patterns. The same is true about beliefs – they overlap; they support; they contradict; and they create confusion for us and for those we interact with…our lives are a direct reflection of our beliefs.

What contradictions might the belief you are considering shifting be creating in your life now?

How do you experience this contradiction and how have you made allowances for it?

Visit us on: www.theshiftguru.com for a free copy of “13 Steps to Shift a Belief”.

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Tim was in a relaxed mood tonight, so we rolled a lot. Tim kept stressing technique, nice easy jiu-jitsu, control, no headhunting, good jiu-jitsu.

Buddy #1 first. We played. He let me pass several times, and even go to knee-on-belly, before reversing me. I dropped myself in to several triangles, though he let me work out of those. Trying to remember that I know how to pass half guard by going backwards, instead of always trying to drive forward. This round felt good, nice easy jiu-jitsu, good pace.

Steve next. More of the same, though I did have to make all my own passes and escapes. And so I did. Good jiu-jitsu again, and active. He could get my back and his hooks in; I’d get Saulo’s “scoop”; he’d get to mount. Realized later I was dislodging both his hooks, so he was free to move around me; need to let him keep that one to control him.

Big Jesse next, and he let me practice tapping. Kimuras, RNCs, armbars, triangles — lots and lots and lots. He also nearly finished me off with a few body triangles. After a while of losing position straight off, I tried to pull guard; got my legs in place, but couldn’t close my guard! Then tried to fight to the top when we reset, but not much luck there. Did some things decent; did most things not quite well enough. Tim was also rolling this round, so this was a looong round.

We stopped for a water break, and I thought, “Oh well, no one’s getting promoted tonight.” Tim started to have us drill, but then sent us back to find another partner and another roll. I knew then that something was up.

Steve again. Tim’s still repeating no headhunting, nice easy jiu-jitsu, good positions. I nearly had a standing guard pass — couldn’t quite get past, but had all the pieces right.

End of that round, Tim promoted Yoshi the Energizer Bunny to blue belt. He was stunned and could hardly talk straight the rest of class.

Drilling. Sweep from half-guard. Get to your side. With your bottom hand, grip on their pant leg, palm up. The elbow there comes to your hip and stays there. Hips go back so your top foot can hook inside their knee. Bump your hips under as if you’re going to go to X-guard. Instead, do a sit-up toward your hooked knee and drive them that way (where they have no base). You come up on top, holding the pant leg of their far leg and hooking over their near leg. (Be careful of coming up too far and into their half guard!) Transition to side control.

We also worked a variation: once you’ve got them up and floating, kick your free leg around and drop them in your guard. They’ll probably go a little toward the side you were hooking. Hip out and come up to take their back.

Drilled with Steve. Very helpful, since he’s probably the closest to my size, which means that bump over at the beginning is easier to do. I’ve tried it on guys with 50+ lbs on me, and I really have a hard time getting under there unless they first give up the space.

One more roll, with your drilling partner. Hey, there, you look familiar… I finally remembered that we’re rolling gi, and that I can use mine and his. Got my lapel out after being unable to get his out. Didn’t do much with it at first until I got back to guard and managed to trap his arm with it. I want… a pendulum sweep. Had tried it the other night and concluded that my hips hadn’t been out far enough, so focused on that. Took a few tries because I kept messing something up, but did finally get it right and to mount. Squee!

All night long, I was also working that single-under pass. Even had one that went to the inside! Still flaring my elbows, as Jesse pointed out many many times.

Afterward, Tim was saying that while it’s good that we roll hard and aggressive so much, that sometimes you just need an relaxed but active night, to which we all whole-heartedly agreed.

Off tomorrow as usual. Will probably make it to Thursday’s class (will depend on cars — I’ll have turned my rental in at that point), and then taking off for wild & crazy adventures on Friday.