My Gym Progress

Nothing terribly impressive, but hey I'm seeing results and sticking with it so that's something!

 

6-11-11
Fly 110lb 12, 12, 6, 3
Chest Press 50lb 8, 8, 8, 5
Row/Rear Delt 50lb 12, 12, 12, 15
Pulldown 70lb 12, 12, 10, 7
Shoulder Press 30lb 9, 7, 7, 5
Bicep Curl 50lb 12L 12R, 12L 12R, 12L 12R, 12L 12R
Tricep WASNT DOING


8-1-11
Fly 130lb 12, 6, 8, 6
Chest Press 70lb 12, 12, 12, 12
Row/Rear Delt 90lb 12, 12, 9, 7
Pulldown 110lb 12, 12, 12, 12
Shoulder Press 50lb 12, 12, 12, 12
Bicep Curl 110lb 12L 12R, 12L 12R, 12L 12R, 12L 12R
Tricep 110lb 12, 9, 8, 8


6-12-11
Seated Leg Press 90lb 12, 12, 12, 12
Calf Extension 90lb 12, 12, 12, 12
Leg Extension 90lb 12, 12, 7, 7
Seated Leg Curl 70lb 12, 7, 7, -


7-27-11
Seated Leg Press 170lb 12, 12, 12, 12
Calf Extension 150lb 12, 12, 12, 12
Leg Extension 110lb 12, 12, 12, 10
Seated Leg Curl 110lb 12, 12, 12, 12

Apple has more money than the U.S. Government

So yeah, apparently Apple has more liquid assets than the U.S government! 2 billion more in fact!

As the government struggled to reach an agreement on raising the , the U.S. Treasury's cash balance fell to $74 billion this week. That's less than the $76 billion that now has in cash.

It's not terribly likely that the government will ask Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs for help. But it wouldn't be the first time the government has asked for a bailout from an industry mogul.

In the mid-1890s, with the U.S. economy still recovering from the financial panic of 1893, the U.S. Treasury was in danger of going bankrupt as worried investors clamored to collect what they were owed from U.S. gold reserves. With few options left, President Grover Cleveland met with New York financier J.P. Morgan, who pledged a whopping $60 million in gold. Adjusted for inflation, that would be about $1.5 billion today.

Read the rest of the article on it HERE

Google buys IBM patents and launches Hotel Finder

So google is snatching up tech patents from IBM (and I'd imagine other companies)... they just continue to grow...

Google has bought more than 1,000 technology patents from IBM as the Internet giant seeks to build up its portfolio and head off potential intellectual property suits.

Read an article on it HERE

 

Google also launched their new "hotel Finder' service

Google, which purchased a leading flight software company earlier this year, has launched a new tool for finding hotels.

Hotel Finder is an "experimental search tool" designed to help users locate and book hotels, software engineer Andrew McCarthy said in a blog post.

Hotel Finder, which is restricted to the United States for now, lets a user refine their choice by geographic area using and select hotels using various criteria including price, the number of stars and user ratings.

Read more on it HERE and find the service at HOTEL FINDER