text:
Breathe deeply and be proud, Pueblo: Your air is clean
Ten years ago, Pueblo passed the Pueblo Smoke-Free Air Act to protect public health and welfare. Ordinance No. 6921 was approved by Pueblo citizens at a special municipal election on May 20, 2003, by a vote of 11,602 to 7,935.
Here's how a smoke-free ordinance protects the public's health:
Studies show tobacco smoke is a major contributor to indoor air pollution, and that secondhand smoke contains disease-causing toxins and carcinogens. Secondhand smoke is deemed a Class A carcinogen by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Health hazards induced by breathing secondhand smoke include lung cancer, heart disease, respiratory infection and decreased respiratory function.
People who are at increased risk of harm are children, older adults, people with cardiovascular disease or impaired respiratory function, and individuals who work in facilities where smoking is permitted, such as service workers in bars and restaurants.
Prohibiting smoking in public places and places of employment protects Pueblo's residents. In the three years after the Pueblo Smoke-Free Air Act took effect, hospital admissions for heart attacks dropped 41 percent for Pueblo residents from the 18-month period before the ordinance.
This drop in heart attacks was significant, and the Pueblo study was published in the MMWR, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publication. It also was cited in an Institute of Medicine report on the dangers of secondhand smoke and effectiveness of smoke-free ordinances and laws.
An economic-impact study published in 2010 showed revenue for bars slightly decreased after the implementation of the smoking ban, but that was offset by an increase in restaurant revenue. The ratio of restaurant openings to closings did not change over the study period.
Since 2003, other measures across Colorado have improved the health of Coloradans and visitors:
Voter-approved Amendment 35 Tobacco Tax Increase, 2004
Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act, 2006
Smoke-Free Casino Law, 2008
Licensing of non-cigarette tobacco retailers in Steamboat Springs, Golden, Fountain, Manitou Springs and Pueblo, 2011-13
There also have been health interventions at the local level, including smoke-free playgrounds, parks and business campuses.
Although there have been great strides toward eliminating secondhand smoke exposure, any tobacco use still impacts health. New tobacco products are constantly being introduced, such as flavored little cigars, dissolvable tobacco, nicotine lozenges, electronic cigarettes and electronic hookahs.
Quitting tobacco is not easy, but quitting will lead to a better quality of life. For help quitting tobacco use, visit www.coquitline.org. or call 800-QUIT-NOW (784-8669).
Thank you, Pueblo, for 10 years of smoke-free air! I would like to thank health educators Cathryn Sanchez and Scott Schulle for their assistance with this column.
Dr. Christine Nevin-Woods, director of the Pueblo City-County Health Department, has both a medical degree and a master's degree in public health and preventive medicine.


text:
- Profile
- Designs & Series
- Additional Products
- References
- Premium Access
The golden plate series by goldor´mosaico is wall and floor decoration in highest perfection. golden plate tesserae can be used in a two-dimensional way or incorporated into other mosaics providing an air of luxury.
The real gold layer is permanently incorporated in the glass. goldor´mosaico golden plate is available in several dimensions and different surface designs..
The golden plate series by goldor´mosaico can be used for the following projects:
GPS - in addition articlecode
(example: GPS - GP15.01 or GP20.01 or GP23.01)
Note: Depending on your hardware, the colour rendering on the monitor can deviate slightly from the original shades.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
I've been way behind on my OTTIs because of a combination of a travel, several summer colds in a row, and crazy time pressures, but this afternoon finally broke into the OTTI 14 with the 88 Nights:
3 grams 88 nights in Petr Novak Shiboridashi, preheated with water 160 degrees, and drinking the tea from the Eiichi commission 'Mojave' cup, which is so deep that it really holds the scent of the tea well.
Wonderful smell in preheated shibo; then 60 second first infusion, and first impression: oh my goodness this is GOOD! Sweet, rich, deep, green, mmm, mmmm, and I'm struggling here for a word to describe the deep sweetness further: not grassy, or briny, or peas or asparagus; but something very vegetal and green and yet super delicate and sweet without the nuttiness of asparagus or cooked peas. The sweetness is a little like a delicate young summer squash, roasted, but greener than that.
20 second infusion next, water about 165 degrees, and there was a hint of astringency, but not much, and it's already sipped so quickly I can hardly say more than that it was still that lovely sweet delicate green taste, maybe a bit like a sugar snap pea, barely dunked in boiling water. Loving this, such a delicate delight.
40 seconds at 170 degrees, lovely still, with that astringency barely apparent behind the sweet, very nice.
1 minutes at 180 degrees, can't believe how beautifully this one is holding up that deep, rich, delicate sweetness.
90 seconds, 200 degrees (kettle was a bit hotter than expected), the sweetness is a little less intense, flavor a little grassy, but remains delicious.
Now brewing 5 minutes, 190 degrees, a long infusion, which I'll dilute a bit with some cool water (hence the big jump in infusion times), because it's too hot to drink much more hot tea today. It wanted a longer infusion to carry the extra water, but was still delicately sweet and refreshing.
I've never experimented with the 'ice brew' technique for gyokuro, because the briny sweetness of the few gyokuros I've tried has just not been my thing, but this tea seems like it would be a brilliant candicate for very cold brewing--that sweetness might be deep enough to hold up to it--and since I have only used 3g of a 10g sample, I believe I will try brewing a little bit with some ice water, and report back later.
Editing to add rating, D'Oh!: 5 --excellent.


text:
About the Author: Ann Stock is Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
My first official trip as Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs was to Mexico City, where I had a gratifying firsthand look at programs of the State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), which I have the honor to lead. ECA exchanges discussed during weeks of briefings preceding my official swearing in were suddenly vivid and alive.
First came an in-depth policy briefing by Ambassador Carlos Pascual and his staff. I learned that Mexico has a booming youth population, with 42 percent of the nation under 20. Creative engagement of youth is the focus, including a State Department-sponsored Short Message Service (SMS) program to enable anonymous crime reporting. Interestingly, while only 20-25 percent of the population has Internet access, mobile penetration in Mexico is 80 percent.
The next 36 hours were a whirlwind of new friends and old, who shared their visions for the future of Mexico. I met with a variety of leaders from the educational, performing arts, museum and cultural communities for conversations full of energy and innovative ideas. I also visited the Benjamin Franklin Library, which is the only remaining full-service, public access library in the hemisphere fully funded by the State Department.
Among the most memorable moments in Mexico were those spent with exchange program participants whose lives have changed significantly as a result of their educational or cultural exchange experiences. Gabriela Medina, a teacher who participated in the ECA-supported Carnegie Hall Cultural Exchange program, spoke passionately of the program's profound impact on her students. This school-based program of musical and educational partnerships between students and teachers in the United States and their international counterparts allows participants to share performances and ideas through simulcast technology.
I was also pleased to meet with a group of current Fulbrighters and Fulbright alumni, whose expertise ranged from the fine arts and business to political science and teaching. In addition, alumni from the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) and Study of the United States Institutes (SUSI) programs shared news of their exciting projects underway. The IVLP alum has created a drug addiction prevention program with local youth. The SUSI alum is spearheading a second English Access Microscholarship Program summer camp for 150 students. I was impressed by their shared commitment to expanding the alumni network, with 7,000 alumni in Mexico alone. This effort to re-engage members of the ECA program "family" is vital.
Another highlight was a reception to announce the Jóvenes en Acción program, where I met fifty outstanding Mexican public high school students who have been selected for their academic merit and leadership potential to travel to Berkeley, California and Washington, D.C. for five weeks. This joint initiative, funded by the Mexican Secretariat of Public Education and the Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs' Innovation Fund in partnership with 16 private organizations, is a stellar example of how public-private partnerships can yield tremendous opportunities and growth for international exchanges. The participants' energy and appreciation for this opportunity was palpable, their lives already changing since being accepted into the program. Those 50 faces so full of hope, ideas, energy and promise have remained with me.


text:
Technical Documents, Performance and Test Standards
GSA develops technical documents to describe the essential characteristics and expected performance of products purchased for government use. Technical documents take different forms depending upon the product and types of information included in the document. Documents developed to support purchases of furniture and furnishings include:
- Purchase descriptions;
- Commercial item descriptions;
- Federal specifications;
- Federal standards; and
- Qualified products lists.
GSA also uses industry and other nongovernmental standards when available and suitable for the items being acquired. GSA works with standards developing organizations to ensure standards reflect government needs and avoid unnecessary development of government standards.
The standards developed by GSA are available for download and use by industry and customer agencies. Standards developed by industry or other organizations are available from the developing organization. Contact information for acquiring industry standards is provided on the organization pages as a convenience for industry and customers. Standards organizations referenced include:
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI);
- American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) ;
- Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA);
- Electrostatic Discharge Association (ESDA);
- Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA);
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA);
- State of California; and
- Underwriters Laboratories (UL).


text:
- Home
- Restaurants
- Dor-Stop Restaurant
Dor-Stop Restaurant
1430 Potomac Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15216 |
Get Directions
Phone: 412-561-9320
Specialty Dishes: Peanut Butter and Pumpkin Pancakes, Dor-Stop Burger, Steak & Cheese Hoagie
Pittsburgh locals know when it's time for breakfast, it's time for Dor-Stop. On Triple D, Guy swung by this family operation serving sweet pumpkin hotcakes and crunchy raspberry French toast. For egg lovers, try Jumbot, a mix of eggs, sausage, green bell peppers and "anything you would want."
See an error? Report This Listing
As Seen On
- Surrey's Cafe - Bananas Foster French Toast Recipe courtesy of Greg Surrey, owner of Surrey's Cafe in New Orleans, LA
- Harry's Roadhouse Blue Cornmeal Waffles Recipe courtesy of Harry Shapiro, owner of Harry's Roadhouse, Santa Fe, NM
- Dor Stop Restaurant - Italian Jumbot Recipe Recipe courtesy of Vicki Lawhorne, owner of Dor Stop Restaurant in Pittsburgh, PA.


text:
Construction driving down profits in Bethlehem, business owners say
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - An ongoing construction project in Bethlehem is a major road block for customers.
Business owners say things will look great when the project is finished, but for now, construction is taking a bite out of their profits.
The sounds of progress on Main Street in Bethlehem also means less money for some business owners
"Well it's a bit of a mixed bag obviously. Certainly people's business has been affected by the street closure, said Neville Gardner, Downtown Bethlehem Association. "The further down the street you go, the worse it is," Gardner added.
Crews are installing a new star along the street at Main and Market.
They also replaced a water main and fixed sidewalks.
Construction started in September and at Johnny's Bagel and Deli they've seen the work cut into their profits.
"During the week our business is like fifty percent down," said Joann Bernhardt, Johnny's Bagels and Deli. "On the weekends, it's maybe about 25 to 30 percent down. So it took a really big toll on the business," Bernhardt said.
"They've all been very patient," said Gardner. "They recognize this project is being done by a very generous donation from Liberty Property."
While business owners wait, what does the work mean for festivals?
Harvest Festival is this weekend and for people used to strolling Main Street, they'll just have to make a detour.
"It's not going to take any of the juice from Harvest Fest," said Gardner. "We're going to have vendors on the opposite side of the street, down to as far as the Moravian Book Shop, so there will be lots of stuff going on opposite the hotel."
Latest From the Newsroom
- Updated Southeastern PA Police: Allentown man killed by woman driving drunk
- Lehigh Valley Allentown school district meeting discusses new buildings
- Lehigh Valley Local protests held as part of Women's March
- Lehigh Valley Roller skating returns to Bushkill Park
- News Women gather to push back against new president
This Week's Circulars
News Direct From U.S. Businesses
A Service from PR Newswire
News Direct From Regional Businesses
A Service from PR Newswire
Latest From The Newsroom
- Lehigh Valley - Roller skating returns to Bushkill Park
- News - Women gather to push back against new president
- Western New Jersey - Phillipsburg's Morris Canal Greenway is now open
- News - El Chapo's new home: a jail that held mobsters, terrorists
- Berks - People in Reading show support, rejection of Trump


text:
The New for 2014 Illegally Long Power Play Juggernaut Driver Has Titanic Power & Accuracy!
Here is a little fun fact, only 1 out of every 5 golfers maintains a USGA handicap. Yet virtually all equipment companies design golf clubs to abide by the Rules of Golf for what amounts to only a minority of the golfing population. Well that trend may be changing and Hireko will be offering a new driver that was intentionally designed to be non-conforming.
Now don't get your tighty-whities in a bunch, this is only a single driver and we have a plethora of other golf club drivers to choose from. Remember, we weren't the first company to make a non-conforming golf driver and we certainly won't be the last. Hireko is introducing the Power Play Juggernaut driver for the 80% of golfers who…
- Don't maintain a handicap
- Take a mulligan on the first hole
- Roll the ball in the fairway
- A putt is an automatic "gimmie" inside the leather
- Play for the fun of it!
Let's face it golf is hard, even under pristine conditions that you see on TV. I don't know about you but I don't have the luxury of beating balls year round and for hours at a time to play at the highest level. I happen to play for the fun of it. There is enough pressure in life that I just want to relax when I am out on the course and enjoy the company and surroundings. I am sure most of our readers are in the same boat.
The Power Play Juggernaut was designed for the 4 out of 5 golfers that want to play better by driving the ball straighter and further – simple as that. Every company will boast those claims with any new driver, but can they back it up? Due to all the equipment restrictions by golf's governing body that is awfully hard to do. But when you aren't hamstrung by rules, you can create some pretty cool things.
First, the Juggernaut is 12% larger (515cc) than the maximum allowable volume by the USGA. That is bigger, but not like seeing a watermelon on a stick. If you believe in the philosophy that bigger is better, then you will agree this allows it to be a more forgiving on off-center golf shots resulting into less time looking for errant balls and speeding up the play of the game. Plus when you have more confidence, you can go after it a bit more and generate a little more distance knowing you have an inkling of an idea of where the ball is going.
Secondly, you will be able to generate a little more ball speed or distance from the tee because the coefficient of restitution (COR) or that spring-like effect of the ball coming off is hotter than allowable by the USGA. We spared no expense and went to a more explosive beta titanium material for the face. Are you going to be driving the ball 50 yards more? No, as that would defy the laws of physics, but I can tell you that I have hit the longest drives at my home course with it.
OK, I can hear some of you mumbling "Are you cheating?" It depends. If you don't maintain a handicap, then the answer is no. Mulligans and "gimmie" putts aren't in the rule book nor are rolling the ball in your own fairway, but look at all of those golfers that do. For those aging seniors who now play from the forward tees and still can't reach the Par 4's in regulation or beginners who need all the help from an accuracy standpoint so they don't give up and quite the game before they ever get hooked. These are just a few reasons that the Juggernaut driver was intended for.
When you finally get hooked on golf, begin having fun once again or want to play more competitively, you have tons of choices of conforming drivers. For now, there is an affordable driver available that is not only has a great look, sound and feel, but another option for the amateur golfer who wants to have fun and could give a rat's behind about abiding by every single rule of golf.
|Power Play Juggernaut Titanium Driver – Custom Assembled
|Power Play Juggernaut Titanium Driver – Clubhead
|Power Play Juggernaut Driver Headcover
|Model #XTM13652B
|Model #XTM13652B
|Model #HCZD4414
|$113.95 each
|$69.95 each
|$10.95 each


text:
The newer version of the fan favorite Droid X, the Motorola Droid X2 is the first smartphone from Verizon to sport a dual-core 1GHz processor, delivering up to twice the power as is predecessor Droid X. The Droid X2 provides lightning fast speeds for better gaming experiences, web browsing, page rendering and Adobe Flash video performance.
Also the first device on Verizon with a qHD display, the Motorola Droid X2 has 26 percent more pixels than the original Droid X to provide sharper definition. The 4.3-inch screen uses scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass and an anti-reflective qHD display to give users a sharp, clear view and wide virtual keyboard without compromise.
More features of the Droid X2 by Motorola:
- Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
- 4.3" qHD display
- Dual-core 1GHz processor
- 8MP camera w/ AF, Dual LED flash, digital zoom
- 8GB pre-installed microSD card
Top Motorola Droid X2 Stories
Recent Motorola Droid X2 Forum Threads
- Can't figure out how to play downloaded ringtone..
- Assigning ringtone to a contact - help please
- I can't receive pictures via text
- Battery Problems?
- Music stops playing.
- Power button on Droid X2 doesn't work, how can I fix it?
- Madden 12 corrupted graphics/black screen
- Can I use a usb stick to watch movies?
- Aviate has hijacked my Droid X2, how do I get rid of it?
- How do I root a DROIDX 2 easily?
- See All Threads
Help and Howto
Motorola Droid X2 Accessories
There's no better time to start accessorizing your new Motorola Droid X2, whether it's a case for protection, a charger for traveling, or even a spare battery for the Droid X2. We've provided a simple Motorola Droid X2 Accessories Guide that will help you decide which accessories are best for you and your new Motorola Droid X2.


text:
September 1, 2005
Sportsmanship Starts With Parents
Years ago, when my son was beginning his foray into competitive tennis, I entered him in a local, somewhat low-key tournament intended to introduce new players to tennis competition. I thought it would be fun. But as I watched my son's match, the activity one court over distracted me. A father was screaming at his son from the sideline, for making an error. The boy grew frustrated and angry; their interchange was embarrassing.
An official informed the father that he'd be removed if he could not keep quiet. A short while later, when the boy lost, he threw his racquet and burst into tears. He could barely bring himself to shake his opponent's hand.
Surprised? Not really. While there are multiple reasons some kids end up being bad sports, parents usually receive the most blame -- something we moms and dads ought to consider as another sports season is set to kick off.
In recent years, bad sportsmanship, it seems, has reached new heights, leading to fistfights, assaults and even cases of manslaughter. Remember the hockey-dad fight in Massachusetts five years ago that resulted in the death of a father who had volunteered to act as referee? Or the 13-year-old in Palmdale who was just sentenced to 12 years in juvenile detention for killing a player from another team with a baseball bat after a Pony League game?
Why and how are we, the parents, bringing out the worst in our kids?
Some invest their own egos in their children's athletic achievements. Some are hoping that athletic prowess will buy a free ride to college.
And some set the stage by exhibiting their own deplorable conduct from the sidelines.
"Most parents support and encourage their children's athletic activities appropriately," said Ed Gelb, varsity basketball head coach at YULA, an Orthodox high school in Los Angeles. "But many need to be reminded that the experience belongs to their child, not to them. They need to stress for their children the value of commitment and teamwork. Parents teach their children a valuable lesson when they support their efforts, the team, the coach, and the rules."
When parents do not support their child properly, or when they demonstrate unacceptable behavior and lack of control, the problems escalate.
"I've seen parents become abusive toward other parents and even toward their own children," said Dennis Rizza, tennis director at the Jack Kramer Club in Palos Verdes. "Tournament play can be very stressful for youngsters and teens. There is no official on the court most of the time, so kids are on their honor to play fairly. If parents send the message that they value the score over their child's character, that child will learn to cheat."
There are coaches who contribute to the problem, as well. Some are under so much pressure from parents and school administrators to win that they resort to cheating and encourage overly aggressive behavior.
"If the school is more interested in winning in order to gain publicity, raise money, and keep parents and alumni happy, [the coach] is pressured to look the other way," Gelb said.
The governing bodies of athletic associations are taking the problem seriously. They've revised their rules, and required stricter enforcement. The United States Tennis Association developed a new code of conduct with a penalty system that results in a default after three infractions. According to Rizza, this teaches an important lesson: "If there are consequences to a player's outbursts, he will learn self-control."
American Youth Soccer Organization, concerned about negative and violent behavior of kids, parents and coaches, initiated their Kid Zone program, designed to counter the growing trend of bad sideline behavior. Spectators who do not abide by certain standards can be asked to leave the field. The focus for the players is on developing skills, learning teamwork and having fun.
"This is what we strive for," said Rob Andersen, a girls' soccer coach. "Soccer is a terrific sport, one in which players can compete hard and have great success. But if they don't play like a team player -- if they're more interested in personal records than in the success of the team -- they bring the team down.... For parents who expect their kids to play on club or high school teams, they'd better help them learn how to handle themselves."
Parents can set the stage by helping kids learn how to cope with disappointment, said Dr. Jaye-Jo Portanova, a child psychiatrist.
"Children benefit when they lose now and then, because that gives them perspective on reality," she added. "After a loss at a sporting event, parents and coaches should praise children who have handled their disappointment appropriately. This will lead to better sportsmanship, real self-esteem, decreased anxiety and, ironically, better playing next time around."
Parents, of course, also have to model that kind of behavior on their own.
As legendary Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne said, "One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than 50 preaching it."
JewishJournal.com is produced by TRIBE Media Corp., a non-profit media company whose mission is to inform, connect and enlighten community © Copyright 2017 Tribe Media Corp.
JewishJournal.com is produced by TRIBE Media Corp., a non-profit media company whose mission is to inform, connect and enlighten community
© Copyright 2017 Tribe Media Corp.


text:
Many students who dream of going to college let the reality of tuition and fees discourage them. But don't immediately assume a college education isn't do-able for you. First look at the range of financial assistance available to you at UNH. A college degree may be more within reach than you thought.
Financial Aid
Contact Us
Hours: Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Bergami Hall
Phone: 203-932-7315
Fax: 203-931-6050


text:
From Around the CountryPosted Tuesday, November 22, 2011, at 1:24 PM
As I said, we had a great time last evening. Probably for about 3 hours. And we could have gone longer, but ya know, we're all somewhat old, and pretend to be responsible adults.
We had refreshments and I even brought out some little crystal snack plates. Mom gave me those years ago, and I like to play with them once in awhile.
All in all, I just want to thank everyone for coming and hope to do it again before too long. Big thanks go to you all also for not trying to "blog" while we visited. We were just friends, sharing a bit of ourselves.
So, today, I am thankful for my friends that came to visit us in our home, and have a good time.
Happy Thankgiving to you all
Here are some shots from our Get Together
Mike arrived first, even bringing his Desoto for Roy. Next time that will work out.
Below, Wayne, Bonnie, Joe, Brenda
Mike and I getting ready to Jam. or not
I'm admitting I don't have a clue how to "Play this thing"
I believe the rest are laughing at my shame. And Bonnie is videoing for later blackmail
Joe is standing over and making us all behave
Bonnie, giving a shot at "jamming" ha! She doesn't know how either!
This is a group photo. Roy, you are somewhat in this picture, cuz this is right when you called. I am talking on the phone to you! See the sad face on Bonnie that you aren't coming? And Joe consoling her? maybe anyway
Without doubt, that is a gorgeous guitar. Wayne is strumming a bit, and actually it sounded like Johnny Cash emerging
The end
Let's do it again!
Showing comments in chronological order
[Show most recent comments first]
Very cool. My protective side cringes a little that you did this. Glad it went well though.
-- Posted by ktlm on Tue, Nov 22, 2011, at 1:44 PM
Katie, I already personally knew each of these people...as do your Grandma and Grandpa. 'Cept for little tiny Bonnie Bird. I think Wayne could've taken her, if she got out of hand. This was a very well orchestrated get together, with everyone's safety in mind.
Heck, giving lessons ...I've had strangers come to the house.
But thank you for your concern! I love you too
-- Posted by jessiemiller on Tue, Nov 22, 2011, at 1:47 PM
Thanks for the pictures. We are an odd assortment, that's for sure. Maybe the next time my boss wont go on vacation.
-- Posted by royincaldwell on Tue, Nov 22, 2011, at 5:56 PM
I am back home again. I had a wonderful time getting to know everyone. Roy, I missed you, but there is always next time. Thank you Jessie for the hospitality!
-- Posted by KH Gal on Fri, Nov 25, 2011, at 10:54 PM
Respond to this blog
Posting a comment requires free registration:
Sharing the Beauty
- Archives
- Blog RSS feed
- Comments RSS feed
- Login
I am interested in this Community, County, and the beautiful state of Idaho. Most of my photos will be in Idaho, but from time to time, they will be my vacations aay from Idaho. You'll see lots of my Children and Grand children, along with others in my family. Of course there will be horses and horse related things, and things I photo'd horseback.
Hot topicsNew Beginnings
(4 ~ 10:54 AM, Dec 26)
Remembrances and our own Mortality
What Kind of People Come to a Roping?
Wedding of the Year!
Elmore County Fair 2014 and back home again


text:
Somerset Meadow®
Eau de Toilette
Green freshness, floral beauty and fruity delight. Why settle for one when you can have all three? Our Somerset Meadow Eau de Toilette blends the uplifting scent of wildflower fields with dewy green notes of water lily and ivy, along with delicious hints of blackberry and bergamot.
- Spray bottle delivers a gentle mist of fragrance
- Formulated without propylene glycol
Product Actions
The story of
Somerset Meadow®
Follow the wild and beautiful trail to Somerset Meadow, where the lush countryside unfurls into rolling green meadows ablaze with wildflowers, their fragrance carried on gentle breezes that linger over meandering streams and waft amongst the buds and blossoms of springtime.
Upliftingly fresh and undeniably feminine, Somerset Meadow captures the flourishing splendour of a perfect spring day. The fresh scent of wildflowers mingles with dewy green notes of ivy and water lily, whilst fruity accords of blackberry and bergamot add a hint of sweetness.


text:
Accrinet: Publication Website Designs
Comprehensive Website Design for Publications
This website is designed and delivered by Accrinet, using the highest caliber website development software, Accrisoft Freedom™. Accrinet delivers comprehensive website solutions designed to increase revenues, decrease expenses and improve communications for your publication.
Who is Accrinet? We are an innovative website design company and website development provider with significant experience working with publications. Accrinet and its creative abilities deliver extensive websites designed for publications that utilize online commerce, banner ads, email marketing, custom Facebook build outs and social media integration, campaign templates, and more.
Additional services and areas of expertise provided include content management, social media marketing, website hosting, building mobile websites, ecommerce solutions, and SEO services.
Managing your robust website is simple with Accrisoft Freedom. Whether you are interested in expanding your membership base, generating leads, automating processes, integrating social media into your site, or perhaps amplifying your business with Google apps and/or ecommerce, Accrisoft Freedom web empowerment solutions help you create an online presence ... optimized for your unique requirements.
Learn more today at www.accrinet.com, by viewing our Portfolio or call (888) 965-3330. Contact Accrinet directly by filling out their Contact Us Form."


text:
4,000 gallons of free milk handed out in La Crosse
LA CROSSE, Wis. - A Wisconsin company performs one last good deed before being forced to close its doors.
Milwaukee-based Golden Guernsey Dairy still had eight semis full of milk when the company went bankrupt earlier this month.
Instead of letting it go to waste, trucks of milk are going across the state to food pantries, like the Hunger Task Force of La Crosse.
On Tuesday afternoon, all of the milk was distributed at the Bridgeview Plaza on the city's northside. While supplies lasted, you could get your fill.
It was a long line all day for people to get their share, but those we talked to said it was worth the wait.
"I think it's just a marvelous idea to have all this milk be given away instead of being given away to the hogs or something," said Carol Faas.
"I mean why dump it? Why waste it? I mean, heavenly days, we have kids in the neighborhood who could use this, that's for sure," said Carol Huber.
About 4,000 gallons of milk made it to our area today.18240230


text:
Heart Stopping - Page 2
"Strains on the heart occur with chronic, hard endurance training, especially at high altitude," observes Dr. Oza, "and atrial enlargement may be one outcome."
Although atrial enlargement is typically a normal response to endurance training, according to Mark Patterson, Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist at Kaiser Permanente in Denver, Colorado, Dr. Oza's experience with highly trained, male, middle-aged endurance athletes indicate a possible connection to increased atrial arrhythmias.
"This was such a bizarre concept to me—that all this supposedly `healthy' exercise was actually detrimental to my heart," says Fanselow. "To this day, I still have trouble getting used to it."
Why is AFL a bad thing?
If you experience AFL during a race or training run, the arrhythmia could degrade into a more serious condition, such as ventricular fibrillation, a lethal situation. Furthermore, running with AFL may compromise an athlete's ability to pump blood to working muscle and induce undue fatigue.
At all costs, if your heart rhythm suddenly feels funny and you become unusually fatigued, stop exercise or exertion immediately and see or contact your physician, unless you feel an ER visit is warranted.
Is atrial flutter treatable?
Yes. Treatment is normally radiofrequency ablation (i.e. destruction) of the irritable area of the atrium giving off the pesky, rapid beats. The ablation procedure involves shoving catheters through both femoral (groin) veins and into the right atrium, then using specialized probes inserted through the catheters to ablate the petulant tissue. The procedure, which can take up to five hours, has over a 90-percent success rate. Eighty to 90 percent of patients opt for the ablation over drug therapy, the latter of which may become chronic and have side effects, according to Dr. Oza.
"Reoccurrence of atrial flutter is not common post ablation," says Dr. Oza. "However, a patient is always at risk for atrial fibrillation, a higher-rate atrial arrhythmia, because of risk factors that are still present after the atrial flutter is treated."
In other words, in the case of Fanselow, who was still contemplating ablation after a second AFL episode in July, right after winning Colorado's North Fork 50-miler, he may be at risk for atrial fibrillation post treatment for AFL. Of note, Fanselow completed the Collegiate Peaks 50-mile race in Buena Vista, Colorado, in May (his first ultra marathon) with no arrhythmia problems, finishing second overall, and continuing to train hard leading up to North Fork, where he realized the AFL was back and at a greater rate upon crossing the finish line. He ambled directly into the North Fork medical tent while remembering that he also felt oddly crappy the last five miles. Fortunately, the AFL again converted back to a normal rhythm without intervention, this time about one hour post run.
"A week later I was back in Dr. Oza's office discussing the latest episode and my options. He was now very concerned about me continuing to run hard, given my propensity for flutter, and particularly my inability to detect its onset during intense exercise," says Fanselow. Additionally, Fanselow had been wrestling with the notion and medical advice to stop hard endurance training altogether to decrease the likelihood of reoccurring AFL episodes.
Fanselow consulted with his wife and scheduled the AFL ablation procedure 17 days prior to his third 50-mile race, Run Rabbit Run in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on September 18.


text:
Petrova students tour Tri-Lakes Center for Dentistry
SARANAC LAKE – First graders from Petrova Elementary School joined the staff of the Tri-Lakes Center for Dentistry in Saranac Lake for an office field trip to learn more about ways to prevent cavities, the importance of healthy eating and dental procedures.
The classes were divided into three groups to go into various stations. One station covered healthy snacks and brushing while another group looked at large-scale models of teeth with dental sealants and fillings. The last station allowed the children to role-play, taking turns being the dentist, dental assistant, parents and patient.
"We want to give the children a comfortable experience at the dentist," Petrova Elementary School dental hygienist Suzanne Snizek said. "Some of these children have either never been to the dentist or only come because of a painful problem. This visit gives them an opportunity to experience a nonthreatening, hands-on, positive approach to meeting the dentist."
The elementary school hygienist position is provided by the The Saranac Lake Voluntary Health Association on Main Street. The Saranac Lake Voluntary Health Association noticed a need for an elementary school dental hygienist in 1981. For more than 30 years, SLVHA has provided a hygienist to be part of the Saranac Lake School District.
According to Snizek, with the support of the Voluntary Health Association, she is sometimes the first experience children have with any type of dental care. She is able to check their teeth, provide fluoride and apply sealants (with parental permission). These local fieldtrips to the dentist just further support her work in the schools.
"Dr. Neill and Dr. Small (Tri-Lakes Center for Dentistry) take half of the first grade for these tours, which ends with a short movie on dental care and each student leaving with a dental goody bag," Snizek said. "Dr. Murray's office on Church Street takes the other half of the students so the whole grade is able to have a positive dental experience. It is important to promote dental care early, though this has turned out to be the best age for the tour. The children are able to retain and gain important information regarding dental health and hopefully take it home with them."


text:
No benefits to drug users
Lansing is considering a bill that would bar payment of unemployment benefits to drug users. What? Why would the government give anything to drug users?
Look at all the handout welfare freeloader programs. The consistent recipient is the drug user.
Check with local low-income housing managers. Iron Mountain, Kingsford and Norway all have tenants with drug use histories as well as current users.
Medicaid recipients are often drug users with no earned income who receive welfare and free medical care. And food stamp recipients include illegal drug users.
Government has allowed illegal, irresponsible adults every handout possible.
Use illegal dope, you will receive food, clothing, shelter, fuel from the stupid bureaucrats who enable you to be irresponsible, immature, in time a loser.
The USA is the only country where you can be a bum and have taxpayers give you an easy, comfortable life.
No benefits to drug users should be the blanket policy. Period. There should not be a consideration of eligibility benefits. Give none.
Dorothy Guiliani
Iron Mountain


text:
Product Delivery Notes
We deliver to UK addresses for free. Returns are also free of charge.
|FREE UK Standard
|3-5 working days from dispatch
|14 days
|FREE UK Collect from Store
|3-5 working days from dispatch
|14 days
|Next day delivery £6
|Next weekday
|14 days
- Next day delivery is available for UK orders placed Mon- Fri before 5pm. Any orders placed after 5pm will be delivered within 2 working days. This service is free on orders over £400.
We deliver to over 50 countries worldwide. To find out more, please visit our
delivery & returns page


text:
If Andy King and Ben Richardson wanted to start the MIAC season now, one couldn't blame them. Both Pipers are swinging as well as a player can. King improved his season average to .520 and Richardson jumped his to .364 as the Pipers slammed their past Edgewood, 5-3, and 12-6, in a late Friday doubleheader at the Metrodome. Hamline has won three of its last four games to improve to 4-4 overall.
King went 5-for-7 with four runs scored and five RBI while Richardson had four hits and was on base all seven times he came to the plate.
In the opener, HU broke up a scoreless tie with three fourth inning runs. The inning started with three singles to load the bases. Cam Smith hit into a fielder choice to plate one run. An error scored a second run and a wild pitch and a Dan Ellefson ground out produced a third tally. HU added a run in the 6th when King tripled and Richardson doubled him home.and an insurance run in the seventh on pinch-hitter Tyler Johnson's RBI single. Rob Miller went the first 4.1 innings to earn the win with Rannon Arch going the rest of the way to earn the save.
The nightcap wasn't as dramatic. Mark Radmacher's two RBI triple highlighted a four-run 1st inning as HU jumped to an early lead. King deposited his third home run of the young season -- a three-run shot -- in the second inning and Richardson had a two-RBI single as the Pipers exploded for five more in the third
Hamline returns to the Metrodome Wednesday night to face the University of Minnesota. Game time is 6:30 p.m.
Game 1 box score
Game 2 box score


text:
B.J. Hoeptner Evans
Manager, Media Relations and Publications
Phone: (719) 228-6800
E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
To view livestream of Pan American Games volleyball matches, click here.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 21, 2011) – The U.S. women's beach volleyball team of Emily Day and Heather Hughes fell just short of winning a bronze medal on Friday at the Pan American Games in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Day (Torrance, Calif.) and Hughes (Fallbrook, Calif.) finished fourth after falling to Puerto Rico's Yarleen Santiago and Yamileska Yantín, 21-16, 16-21, 15-7 in 48 minutes in the bronze medal match.
Day and Hughes led in attacks, 35-34 and tied the Puerto Ricans in aces (3-3) and blocks (4), but Puerto Rico took advantage of 11 U.S. team errors while committing only two.
In the third-set tiebreaker, the U.S. team gained a slim 3-2 advantage before Puerto Rico scored nine of the next 11 points to claim an 11-5 lead it would not relinquish.
"They got a bunch of quick points really fast and threw us off guard. It was really hard to slow it down at that point," Hughes said. "We just needed to refocus, take our time and go back to what we normally do… Those are really fast games, so you've got to stay consistent."
The opening set was back and forth from the start. The teams were tied at 15 before Puerto Rico ran off five consecutive points to secure the set. In the second, the U.S. led 9-8 before winning five of the next six points to build a 14-9 advantage en route to evening the match.
Day and Hughes led in attacks, 35-34 and tied the Puerto Ricans in aces (3-3) and blocks (4), but Puerto Rico took advantage of 11 U.S. team errors while committing only two. Day was credited with the fastest serve of the match, clocked at 75 kilometers per hour.
"We had some really good matches and some not-so-good matches," Hughes said reflecting on the tournament. "For the rest of our season, and for long-term goals, we just really want to get that consistency and make sure we play steady all the time, no matter who we're playing or where we are."
2011 Pan American Games
Beach Volleyball Results and Schedule (all times CT)
Sunday, Oct. 16
Women: Day/Hughes (USA) def. Francisca Rivas/Camila Pazlivek (CHI), 21-10, 21-7 (:30)
Monday, Oct. 17
Men: Igor Hernandez/Farid Mussa (VEN) def. Fuller/Van Zwieten (USA), 21-19, 18-21, 16-14 (:54)
Women: Day/Hughes (USA) def. Maria Jose Orellana/Anna Lourdes Ramirez (GUA), 28-26, 20-22, 15-8 (:58)
Tuesday, Oct. 18
Women: Day/Hughes (USA) def. Andrea Carolina Galindo/Claudia Patricia Galindo (COL), 21-19, 21-14 (:36)
Men: Fuller/Van Zwieten (USA) def. Jeovanny Ademir Medrano/David Gabriel Vargas (ESA), 21-16, 21-12
Wednesday, Oct. 19
Men: Fuller/Van Zwieten (USA) def. Esteban Grimalt/Marco Grimalt (CHI), 21-15, 21-19 (:41)
Women's Quarterfinal: Day/Hughes (USA) def. Lucia Guigou /Fabiana Gomez (URU), 21-12, 21-12 (:31)
Thursday, Oct. 20
Men's Quarterfinals: Santiago Etchegaray/Pablo Miguel Suárez (ARG) def. Fuller/Van Zwieten (USA), 22-20, 21-18 (:45)
Women's Semifinals: Mayra Garcia/Bibi Candelas (MEX) def. Day/Hughes (USA), 21-12, 21-14 (:32)
Friday, Oct.21
Women's bronze medal match: Yarleen Santiago/Yamileska Yantín (PUR) def. Day/Hughes (USA), 21-16, 16-21, 15-7 (:48)


text:
Sponsored by : IEEE Power Engineering Society
Presented at : Power Engineering Society General Meeting
Publication Date : Jan-2006
Run Time : 1:00:00
This course will familiarize learners with the need to strengthen the protection of the control systems used in the industry against cyber (electronic) threats. The control systems addressed include SCADA systems, IEDs, substation automation systems, and distribution control systems. The course will identify the major threats, and outline practical suggestions about how the security of these systems may be enhanced. After completing this course you should be able to develop an understanding of: Issues relating to cyber security (Why do people care about this subject?); The threats to the security of control systems (Who are the intruders, and why do they do what they do?); What makes control systems vulnerable to intrusion?; Industry's experience is with breaches of security? (Separating the myths from the reality); What utilities are required or advised to do to protect their systems (Rules, regulations, and standards: steering through the regulatory thicket); What utilities can do now to protect their systems (Practical steps that go beyond what is currently required.); Anticipated future developments to enhance the cyber security of control systems.


text:
Foolproof Popovers
- 3 tablespoons melted butter, divided
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk, warmed for 30 seconds in the microwave (should be lukewarm to warm)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
DirectionsWatch how to make this recipe.
Special equipment: muffin tin
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Using a pastry brush, coat 8 muffin cups with 1 tablespoon of the melted butter and put the tin in the oven for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, mix the eggs in a blender until light yellow. Add the warmed milk and blend. Add the flour, salt and remaining melted butter, and blend until smooth. Pour the batter into the warmed muffin tin and return it to the oven to bake until golden, about 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve warm.
Recipe courtesy of Melissa d'Arabian
CATEGORIES:View All
Cooking Tips
More Recipes and Ideas
Recipe courtesy of Alex Guarnaschelli
Popovers with Roast Beef and Horseradish
Recipe courtesy of Patricia Heaton


text:
45th Presidential Inauguration photo gallery
Area Deaths
ELMER THOMPSON, 74, of Franklin, Minn., formerly of Devils Lake, died Friday in a Franklin nursing home. Memorial service Wednesday, 11 a.m., in Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake.
ESTHER ALLERS, 84, Bismarck, formerly of Garrison, died Sunday in a Bismarck hospital. Funeral Friday, 10 a.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, Garrison. (Thompson Funeral Home, Garrison)
TWILA KITTELSON, 72, Max, died Tuesday in a Garrison nursing home. (Thompson Funeral Home, Garrison)
BONNIE FRISINGER, 77, Tioga, died Tuesday in a Tioga hospital. (Springan Funeral Home, Stanley)
EUGENE "BUD" GRONDAHL, 80, Minot, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, in a Bismarck hospital. Funeral Friday, Feb. 1, at 11 a.m., in Bethany Lutheran Church, Minot. Visitation Thursday, Jan. 31, from 3 to 7 p.m., at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to an organization of the donor's choice.
EARLINE ANDERSON, 73, Turtle Lake, died Tuesday in her home. Funeral Saturday, 10:30 a.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, Turtle Lake. (Goetz Funeral Home, Turtle Lake)
BUSTER MAYNARD, 67, Williston, formerly of Box Elder, S.D., died Sunday in his work shop in Williston. Cremation has taken place and a service will be later. (Fulkerson Funeral Home, Williston)
MARK SEIER, 60, Thornton, Colo., formerly of Minot, died Jan. 26 in his home. Funeral Saturday, 11 a.m., Bethany Lutheran Church, Minot. Visitation Friday, noon to 5 p.m., in Thomas Family Funeral Home, Minot. Memorials are preferred to an organization of the donor's choice.


text:
Millemiglia Gallery regulations - Edition valid as of May 1st 2011
Up until March 31st 2013, Ulisse, Freccia Alata and Freccia Alata Plus members even have the opportunity to use the miles they've earned with the MilleMiglia Program to claim reward items and services from the MilleMiglia Gallery online catalog. The members of these exclusive clubs may only claim rewards while their memberships are valid
As a special promotion, up until March 31st 2013, MilleMiglia Basic members can also use the miles they've earned to claim rewards from the MilleMiglia Gallery catalogue. The rewards available to MilleMiglia Basic Members are highlighted in the catalog
Unless the promotion is extended, the rewards contained in the MilleMiglia Gallery catalog, which can currently be found on the Alitalia website, will be available up until March 31st 2013. Following that date, the rewards may be eliminated and/or replaced, the composition of the catalog may be modified and the number of miles required to claim the rewards may change
The images of the rewards shown in the online catalog (or any other means by which Alitalia may choose to publish the catalog itself) are to be considered indicative
The rewards may only be claimed online, using the miles available to the member at the time in which the reward is claimed
In the event that the selected reward should no longer be available, the member will be notified and the product will be replaced with another with equal characteristics. In particular, in the event that certain high-tech reward items should no longer be available, the member will be given the opportunity to substitute the requested item with a suitable alternative, such as a newer version of the requested item, or an item offering more advanced technical and usage features
If deemed necessary, Alitalia reserves the right to modify, replace, or increase the number of rewards contained in the MilleMiglia Gallery catalog without prior notice
Once the reward claim has been completed via the website, it can no longer be modified for the purpose of requesting a different reward (with an identical or different product code). Furthermore, the order cannot be cancelled and the relative miles will not be reimbursed under any circumstances.
Any reward claims for a value in miles greater than the number of miles currently available on the Member's account at the time of the claim itself will not be considered valid.
Some of the rewards contained in the catalog may be limited in number. In such cases, these limitations will be indicated in the descriptions of the rewards themselves
The rewards can only be shipped within Italy: upon ordering, in fact, the member will be required to provide an Italian shipping address. The shipping expenses shall be borne by Alitalia
The rewards will be delivered within a maximum period of 180 days from the date upon which the order was placed
The reward will be sent by express courier, and delivered during business hours (from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.) The delivery will be made to the ground floor of the indicated address, and someone must be present to sign for the parcel
Notwithstanding the warranty offered by each reward item's manufacturer (for which the delivery note must be retained), at the time of delivery the member is required to verify the integrity of the product, as well as to verify that the product received corresponds to that which was ordered and indicated on the transport document. In the event that the received goods should show any clear lack of conformity, the member may refuse to accept the delivery or may indicate acceptance subject to verification, providing specific motivation. For any defects or damages that are not immediately apparent, the member may - within 8 calendar days from the date of delivery indicated on the transport document (including Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays) - request a replacement by contacting the appropriate Alitalia Customer Service line
In case of theft or failed delivery, in order to obtain a free replacement the member must notify the appropriate Alitalia Customer Service line of the failed delivery within 180 days from the date upon which the order was placed
For rewards consisting of services or experiences, after having claimed the reward online, the member will be required to make a reservation by contacting the call center indicated in the confirmation notice. The reservation must be made within the specified period of validity
Alitalia shall bear no responsibility for any disruptions and/or inefficiencies encountered during the booking and/or use of the requested service or experience


text:
How to find a Canada Customs Broker
Quite often I get asked to recommend a Customs Broker. Unfortunately, Due to my position, I cannot recommend any Customs brokers. However, I hope today to be able to help you decide how to select one. Ultimately, it is a personal decision. There are large brokerages and there are small mom & pop style brokers out there.
What is a Customs Broker? They are someone you authorize to act as your agent and transact business on your behalf…instead of dealing directly with the Customs. As per the CBSA, they can assist with
- Registering for a Business Number (BN), Importer/Exporter Account
- Providing assistance in cases involving the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA)
- Submitting refund/adjustment requests (B2)
- Preparing release (interim accounting) documentation
- Preparing final accounting documentation
- Remitting payment of duties and taxes to the Receiver General of Canada
They provide a lot in the way of services but be aware that while a Customs Broker can help you with the customs clearance process, you are ultimately responsible as the importer of record, and liable for all duties and taxes and any penalties or resulting enforcement action.
Once you select a customs broker, you will need to sign written authorization to allow the broker to represent you.
One option is to hire the broker who represents or already services your supplier. You may be able to receive a preferred rate this way. If you import on a regular basis you can also request a volume discount from many brokerages. I would recommend shopping around and letting them bid on your business if this is the case.
Personally, if I was to look for a licensed broker I would look for one that was a member of the CSCB (Canadian Society of Customs Brokers), was reasonably priced, gave great service and had strong relationships with shippers, freight forwarders, couriers, warehouses and of course Customs.
The CSCB has a great page on their website titled "What is a Customs Brokers and why do you need one?"
linked here
You can also search for a customs broker by name, city or province here
But as always there are a lot to choose from. Happy Hunting!
If you enjoyed this post why not subscribe via RSS or join my email newsletter here -> Subscribe


text:
Metro mobile template is just limited with your imagination. Create your own metro tiles and own style. I was created my Metro Style on live preview. Let's create your Metro style… ( Metro mobile Wordpress and HTML version is have %100 same features. Just coding style different)
If you like this theme, please dont forget to rate itFor view desktop style: Click here for view desktop size.
- Free to use 13 different size metro tile
- Added 24 real Metro Colors
- Support multiple Photo Gallery
- Support Video Tile, Map Tile, Slider Tile
- Well documented for give you all information about metro mobile
Need Support, We Got You Covered
We will be happy give support to you. We care about your theme just as much as you do. We want to make your life easier and make you happy about choosing our themes. If any problem you have about our theme don't hesitate to contact us.
- Metro style Layout
- Well Documented ( Easily manage tile codes )
- Clean, Modern Design can be used for any type of website
- Fully Responsive with Bootstrap 2.1 added 12 Column for Desktop Site usage
- Built with HTML5 and CSS3
- Includes the Camera Slider
- Includes Font Awesome Icons
- Includes Image Icon Support
- Unlimited Menu Tiles with Icons
- Custom Background
- Vimeo and Youtube Support
- Awesome Tab, Toggle, Typography
- 1 – 3 column portfolio, gallery
- Working Twitter Feed Page
- Social Icons
- Working Contact Form with validation
- Cross Browser support
- All files are well commented
- For Mobiles, iPhone & iPad Add Home Bubble
- Extensive Documentation included
- Support Videos Included
- Excellent Customer Support
- and much more …
Demo images not included design. You can find that photos on PhotoDune. And another sources on help document below the Sources.


text:
by Anton Shilov
Globalfoundries, a joint-venture between Advanced Micro Devices and Advanced Technology Investment Company, said that it would provide additional details about its progress with 28nm and 32nm fabrication technologies at the forthcoming the Global Semiconductor Alliance Emerging Opportunities Expo and Conference (GSA Expo). Besides, the company revealed that it was on track for 50% natural yield by the end of the year with 32nm process tech.
Globalfoundries expects to start volume production of 32nm-SHP (Super High Performance) technology at Fab 1 in the second half of 2010. This technology will employ silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrates and utilize Globalfoundries' innovative "Gate First" approach to high-K metal gate (HKMG), which maximizes power efficiency and transistor scaling while minimizing die size and design complexity when compared to the alternative "Gate Last" approach. Yield progress continues with 24Mb SRAMs in double-digit natural yields on path to 50% natural yields by year-end.
"When compared against the 45nm-SHP technology we're currently running in Fab 1, we're seeing performance improvements of up to 50% in the 32nm generation at the same leakage levels of the 45nm generation. When you combine this with our patented Automated Precision Manufacturing (APM) technology and exceptionally low defect densities, we believe we'll be in the leading position among foundries to bring this technology to market in volume for our customers," said Jim Doran, senior vice president and general manager of Fab 1 at Globalfoundries.
During the transition to the 45nm technology generation, Globalfoundries reached volume production at mature yield 2-3 quarters ahead of the rest of the foundry industry, while simultaneously implementing a complex new form of lithography – immersion lithography – ahead of all other semiconductor manufacturers, according to the company.
For the 28nm generation, which will be offered on bulk silicon substrates, the company will be accepting customer and third party IP designs in Q1 2010 on its shuttle service for low cost prototyping, with production planned in the second half of 2010. The 28nm technology offers the smallest SRAM cell size (0.120µm2) currently reported in the foundry industry, and an advantage in die size relative to 28nm "Gate Last" approaches. In addition, the Globalfoundries' "Gate First" approach to HKMG simplifies 28nm design implementation and IP re-use for customers using conventional poly/SiON-based technology at the 45/40nm and 32nm nodes due to similar process flows and design rules.
Customers at the 28nm node will benefit from a high-volume ramp of leading-edge technology at the 32nm node. The 28nm node will be available in two variants:
Globalfoundries' 32nm and 28nm technologies with the "Gate First" approach to HKMG were originally developed in partnership with IBM through the company's participation in the IBM Technology Alliance. IBM and its research partners first introduced the "Gate First" HKMG innovation in 2007 as the basis for a long-sought improvement to the transistor to deal with power leakage that emerged at the 45nm node.


text:
Pilots love to fly new equipment, and I'm no different. Back when I was able fly GA all the time, I was the first one on the ramp asking for a ride in whatever new piece of metal or plastic would show up. It didn't matter if it was a homebuilt or factory-made, because I just wanted to fly it. I would beg and plead—usually to no avail, but I occasionally got lucky and got try out a new—to me, anyway—kind of airplane.
When I went to the airlines, I had no idea just how different learning a new airplane really was when it came to the heavier iron. "Here's the key, there's the fuel selector, and don't forget to turn of the master switch" was the philosophy of the past. Airliners and corporate aircraft are a whole different breed when it comes to learning the airplane.
A typical jet has up to 18 different systems. Some are very elaborate and complex (electrics), and others are very simple (lights). In between is the gamut of hydraulics, flight controls, the autopilot and pressurization, and a dozen more. Buried within those systems are details and numbers and pressures and volumes and degrees and more details. Nobody can just remember it all, and some pilots have certain systems in which they excel.
I learned a long-time ago that every memory aide I can use will come in handy. In addition to the standard flash cards and notes from class, it's easy to come up with memory joggers and acronyms to help you out. Multiengine pilots are familiar with the "dead foot, dead engine," or "working foot, working engine" to recognize which engine has failed. On the CRJ, I struggle at first to differentiate between the number of leak detectors on the 10th and 14th stage bleeds. One bleed system had two, and the other had one…and then it hit me: a Cessna "2-10" and a Commander "1-14." The 10th stage had 2 and the 14th had 1. Piece of cake!
Some airplanes have odd numbers on the left and even numbers on the right. An easy way to remember is that "the captains are odd." The ERJ has a rudder over-boost protection system. One hydraulic system is supposed to stop contributing to rudder control over 135 knots, and that system happens to be the number one system. To help me remember it, I just say that the number one would be the captain, and after 135 knots, he takes a nap.
Electrics can be a challenge as well, especially if you have to remember which busses power what equipment. Often there is a central bus, and it isn't so much that the central bus powers much of anything as it is between two different sides of an electrical system. It helps me think of it as a train station: It controls the flow of electricity based on the demands of the system.
It doesn't much matter how you finally imprint certain things in your head, so long as you do it. I've used baseball and football analogies, dirty jokes, you name it. Whatever works, works. And when a good one comes along, it usually catches on. My 2-10/1-14 aide was one a number of pilots thanked me for many times over the years.
Learning new equipment is a challenge, and you need to use all the resources at your disposal. Just hope that you can remember them all!—Chip Wright


text:
Welcome! This webpage has been specifically designed with you in mind the prospective student. Whether you are graduating from high school, have been out of school for a few years or somewhere in between, we hope that you will find this information helpful.
Take the time to go through our site and browse through information about our unique programs, admissions information, and all of the services that are provided to our students. You can also find information about booking campus tours and the other opportunities to come and learn about the campus.
Located in the heart of downtown Brantford, Laurier Brantford is a small campus with a strong sense of community among the students, staff and faculty. We hope that you consider Laurier Brantford for the next step in your educational career.
Ontario's Universities: World Class. Right Here.
Where are you going? Check out this video to see why an Ontario university might be the right choice for you!
Find us on Facebook


text:
Share Your Reflection

Wow. The very same Mohler that tool an "unexpected
Wow. The very same Mohler that tool an "unexpected kindred tone" in his op-ed about homosexuality. Not surprised. Don't be wooed by him just 'cause he appears to be conciliatory. Obviously, he is not. At all.

no i think tool is much more appropriate.

no i think tool is much more appropriate.
Intuition allows for
Intuition allows for accessing the guidance in most cases not accessible to our
senses. Call it a still voice, a hunch or a gut feeling - as soon as
it begins happening you will know it's no accident.!
Dowsing is a routine we can use to access the intuition using dowsing pendulum as well as divining rod.
I have been using it for a long time and I do think everyone can easily learn it.

As my sister-in-law, Agnieszka Tennant, wrote in a CT
As my sister-in-law, Agnieszka Tennant, wrote in a CT column many years ago...you can choose not to invite the Hindu gods onto the yoga mat.

What a buffoon. Because Jesus never sat in stillness to
What a buffoon. Because Jesus never sat in stillness to reconnect with the divine, right?

Thanks for your contribution. It's very helpful to read
Thanks for your contribution. It's very helpful to read and contemplate.

Peggy's comment is exactly why I am confused about the
Peggy's comment is exactly why I am confused about the supposed "contradictions". Mohler's quote above makes it sound like the only way to be Christian is by "obeying" his words, and by not reflecting and making our own connection to God. It strikes me as almost going back to the days before the Reformation when the only path to God was through priests' teaching since the common person could not have their own relationship to God.

really! How horribly ignorant. I will pray for him.

really! How horribly ignorant. I will pray for him.

Did Richard Mouw say Islam _is the antichrist, or it has
Did Richard Mouw say Islam _is the antichrist, or it has become so in conservative Christians' thinking, as did the previous targets? Mouw hardly would target Islam in such terms; your sentence above suggests he does.

I wonder what Huston Smith would have to say to this man.
I wonder what Huston Smith would have to say to this man.

Good question. I'll take a look.

Good question. I'll take a look.

What strikes me first in this debate, as in some others,
What strikes me first in this debate, as in some others, is the ignorance, the lack of thoughtful understanding, a basic level (not a Ph.D. level) of scholarship and scholarly curiosity.
Then I get a little sarcastic, internally. "So, stop doing the yoga and have your followers stop, too. My friends and I will make room in our lives to push your wheel chairs and help you with your walkers even while you condemn us to the hellfires of your imagination."
What strikes me second is how any public play in the press of this teapot tempest curls its fingers around the minds and attentions of the rest of us and squeezes the bejeezus out of us. It's a kind of counter-counter-counter reformation with a hundred not-so-grand inquisitors.
What I urge KT on Being to do with this is to take up the "mountain pose" and to do a "sun salute;" in the words of one of my favorite (and unfamous) yoga teachers, "Now lift your hearts up!" (and she meant it literally). And tap the scholarliness, curiosity and wisdom of deeper thinking Christians, including Roman Catholics (with their genuflecting yoga and ordination prostrations) as well as of Jews (with their yoga of davening), Muslims (with their physical yoga of salaat), Tibetans (with their kum nye form of yoga and 100,000 prostrations) and yoga adepts to lift the conversation to a higher level. Do not yoke yourself to the argument culture of contemporary America. Continue to life our hearts up.
These statements by these particular Christian leaders, one of whom should know better rather than "no" better (Mouw) are just plain ignorant (ignoring what could be known with more penetrating thought) and stupid (living in a stupor).
KT, TG and on Being do know better. Continue to live into your knowing, and be awares but ignore-ant of these stupidities.

thank you for the brilliant (distinguished by unusual
thank you for the brilliant (distinguished by unusual mental keenness) response!

Mark, we do tap the "curiosity of deeper thinking
Mark, we do tap the "curiosity of deeper thinking Christians" but there is also a a strong strain of Evangelical Christians who think about contemporary culture and trends differently. This blog is a place to present those views in many forms. And we try to pick up on points of past guests and showcase how they might challenge some of our own beliefs and assumptions about what is good, what is right, what is a fair approach, and so on.
We do our best to draw connections, but I also hold a high reverence for our readers/listeners and their ability to digest and respond to these viewpoints. If readers choose not to think about what this means and value the concern of Albert Mohler and his constituency, that is a choice.
For me, it's interesting to see that history carries on. I can't tell you how many people talk to me about yoga and its merits — and, dare I say, in some ways evangelizing. So, when I hear a statement like this made by a powerful Evangelical leader, I pay attention and take those beliefs and views on these cultural topics quite seriously. I want to know more, to understand more, and piece it together as best I can.
To not present his unpopular view is a disservice too. I just wish people wouldn't name call or deride others, whether they believe in the power of yoga or not.

I believe others have been derided by Driscoll and Mouw's
I believe others have been derided by Driscoll and Mouw's stark accusations towards yoga practice. Many people- Christian and non-Christian alike find yoga to be an energizing, body awakening, healing practice. It restores balance and health in the minds and bodies of people, and promotes relaxation which is being found to greatly reduce health risks in people. I believe in the power of relaxation and it's beneficial effects on our minds and bodies. Excess stress in the body I believe is a leading cause of much dis-ease. People need to create the space to release stress, and relax their minds- yoga is one way that space is created. Now christians who practice yoga may be stressing over whether it is right or wrong for them to be doing it, when before it was simply a time to release and let go. I encourage them to continue their yoga practices for the sake of their livelihood, health, and well being. :)

Amen! Thanks, Rev!

Amen! Thanks, Rev!

You have got to be kidding. This man is dangerous and is
You have got to be kidding. This man is dangerous and is a Cult leader himself. Anyone who outright blasts something as healing and helpful and ancient as yoga practice needs to be forced to go take 10 yoga classes (He can pray to whatever God he chooses). What an asinine radical statement and position. I guess he's never read the hard research about all the healing aspects of yoga- that cuts across all traditions and social situations including prisons, cancer patients, traumatized children and adults etc.
Such ignorance is frightening.

I don't think Dr. Mohler is saying yoga should be done
I don't think Dr. Mohler is saying yoga should be done away with. He is advising his fellow Southern Baptists to think hard about what doing yoga means. He comes to a different conclusion than many others in these forums, but his Christian roots see it differently. I find this supremely interesting to think about and to try to understand since I don't know that source very well.

So, calling yoga "demonic" does not suggest that it is an
So, calling yoga "demonic" does not suggest that it is an evil activity that must be repressed? Hmm, maybe I'm missing something.

And then there is the view of Father Bede Griffiths who
And then there is the view of Father Bede Griffiths who saw many parallels between Hindu and Christian thought and who even taught the possibility of a Christian Yoga. Many of us in the West only know the physical movement meaning of Yoga. There is more to it. The heart of these fundamentalist Christians' fear probably is that practicing the movements will lead to the adoption of the religious ideas. So Yoga becomes as Mouw pointed out just another symbol of that which in some Christian's minds takes people away from their union with Christ. What they miss is yoga means union with the divine.

I think you hit upon a point that Dr. Mohler was making:
I think you hit upon a point that Dr. Mohler was making: that yoga is more than a physical discipline. The conclusions drawn are much different. I appreciate your commenting here.

oh, good grief!

oh, good grief!

Francis, I don't think calling Dr. Mohler a name helps
Francis, I don't think calling Dr. Mohler a name helps the discussion. In his worldview, he has deep concerns about practices adopted in contemporary culture. It's not my place to dismiss this viewpoint, but I do try to understand the place from which he's coming. It might help me understand deeply conservative viewpoints better.

I do not question Mohler's "deep concerns about practices
I do not question Mohler's "deep concerns about practices adopted in contemporary culture," I simply marvel at the man's ignorance and his willingness to (literally) demonize what he appears to know little or nothing about. As I see it he's airing his prejudices, nothing more. fwiw, I know some real yogis and to characterize their practice as demonic is to my mind absurd and something close to hate speech.

Trent, I agree with Francis. I wish Being wouldn't give
Trent, I agree with Francis. I wish Being wouldn't give airtime to people like Mohler (or the authors of the Left Behind series, for that matter, whom I believe Krista interviewed a few years ago) for the same reason I'm opposed to legitimate scientists debating creationists - you legitimate their opinions and world views by implication. You treat their beliefs as though they have inherent worth. They do not. These people believe that the vast majority of humanity will be tormented for all of eternity - and they have no problem with it. Their beliefs are obscene, and have no place on public radio or television - two of the last refuges for political and theological liberals (i.e., people who are capable of reason).

Although we haven't had Albert Mohler or Tim LaHaye/Jerry
Although we haven't had Albert Mohler or Tim LaHaye/Jerry Jenkins on our program yet, we haven't ruled out possibilities for conversations with voices like these. Public media is a space for all types of voices from all segments of society.
As to your point about legitimization, I disagree. Why? Because we trust our listeners/readers to truly listen, question, be open to surprises, and make sense of the humanity behind the words sometimes. If we marginalize many voices because we judge their opinions not have inherent worth is wrong. We're not in the business of making editorial decisions based on that criterion. We need to include both theological liberals and conservatives. Thanks for commenting.

To lump Mohler and Mouw together is wrong. Mohler
To lump Mohler and Mouw together is wrong. Mohler represents exactly what Mouw describes when he is talking about a fundamentalist need to have a group to revile, the antichrist. Mouw is expressing that this is an aspect of fundamentalism that drove him from the church for a time.

Where does this guy's fear of yoga come from? The
Where does this guy's fear of yoga come from? The practice has so much to teach us. Understanding that my body is a vehicle for the divine is exactly how I came to understand the "grace" of God. Fear not, all yoga-goers! Seperate spirituality from religion, and press forward!

Yoga is one of the best ways to be a good steward of our
Yoga is one of the best ways to be a good steward of our bodies. It is prayer in motion, or stillness. There is a lot of focus on breathing and tuning into our bodies. Like in everything else in this world, intention is one of the most important things. If you use yoga for physical and mental wellbeing, spirit is part of that. If you use it for any other purpose, it's hard to believe it would be either helpful or satisfying.

Perhaps yoga is one of those antichrists?

So
Perhaps yoga is one of those antichrists?
So your piece wasn't quite inflammatory enough with that capper?
If this raw red meat for Evangelical haters was genuinely intended to increase understanding, as you indicate below, you have an unaccountably bad grasp of how understanding is achieved. Posting selected inflammatory, divisive remarks without any significant effort to get clarification from or dialogue with the sources isn't a good means to understanding. It is an excellent way to stir up more bad feelings and inhibit understanding. This site is truly amazing in how far it is from what it thinks it is.

Nuts. That should read "without that capper." Wish I
Nuts. That should read "without that capper." Wish I could edit with the edit button!

Interesting. Perhaps there is a bias in the reporting of
Interesting. Perhaps there is a bias in the reporting of the information presented. (Can't help but think legitimate connections are being made, though.) I am a Christian and a yoga devotee. If your God makes your life smaller, less productive, healthy,peaceful and inspired, that is sad.

I didn't refer to any bias, but since you bring it up,
I didn't refer to any bias, but since you bring it up, there is bias in picking a negative, inflammatory, peripheral topic like this to focus on instead of some more positive point such as we almost always get here in regard to more liberal beliefs.
I have no idea what the basis for your last remark is.

I think it's important to note that yoga-- like
I think it's important to note that yoga-- like everything else in life-- is not a static, unchanging system. The yoga that's exploded in popularity in the West over the past few decades is actively evolving. It's not the same discipline that was passed down from guru to disciple in the temples of India thousands of years ago, although that's not to say that what is taught today is any less spiritual or valuable. It seems to me that Mohler's commentary draws from his interpretation of a discipline quite different from what many yoga practiioners in practice studios, fitness centers, and spas today.
My experience has been that my yoga practice is what I make it. If I come to my mat with an intention of growing spiritually, psychologically, and in my relationship to the world I life in, it's going to be a very different 90 minutes than if my intention is to burn a few hundred calories.

Given that Xtians believe in the Divine, why not think
Given that Xtians believe in the Divine, why not think that this is a way to get in touch with the divine? In the Bible, the still, small voice speaks to people, couldn't yoga be a way to be quietly listening?

I am saddened by these kind of statements made by
I am saddened by these kind of statements made by conservative Christians. It is narrow-minded, to say the least. It also betrays a lack of understanding and appreciation of the fact that ideas and practices from other cultures and religions can be an enriching experience. Even though I am a Christian, I cringe when I hear these kind of statements, especially when Christians label and demonize ancient spiritual practices like Yoga (which by the way antedates Christianity) and call it satanic. In this day and age we, Christians, should learn to be more respectful of what other people believe in or practice even though we don't agree with them. It's not really helpful when we label and demonize the beliefs and practices of people who are different from us...

What are those spiritual elements you do not believe in?<
What are those spiritual elements you do not believe in?

I didn't expect yoga to be viewed as such a threat to
I didn't expect yoga to be viewed as such a threat to Christianity but I suppose I can understand the concerns it raises for Dr. Mohler. I gather Dr. Mohler believes Christianity requires a purity of thought and an absolute indoctrination. That is certainly one way to practice Christianty but I don't believe it leaves much room to discern God's true voice within us, or to embrace those different than ourselves. I can't help but wonder whether Dr. Mohler may fear that God's voice is faint and he/she (God) can easily be overpowered, thus the need to avoid something such as the "practice" of Yoga. I have come to believe the greater our fear of being led astray, the greater the likelihood that there exists within us, parts of ourselves we disavow. I don't write this with disrespect toward Dr. Mohler, but for me, he raises more questions than he answers.

I do not agree with Dr. Mohler. I do not know much about
I do not agree with Dr. Mohler. I do not know much about him personally, but I believe, the following speculations may be relevant to him and his Southern Baptist denomination, convention, members and followers.
His niche followers are very conservative Christians with the following characteristics: they watch Fox news; they are tea party members; they live in the south and Southeastern United States; they are predominately middle age white males; they are conservative republicans; they supported the racist interracial dating policies of Bob Jones University, in Greenville, South Carolina,and they are against health care reform.....etc.
I believe, the Southern Baptist Convention is align with his Southeastern Seminary, and as recent as 1995 they apologized to blacks for racism. The history of his denomination is replete with racism in all forms. For example, his denomination condoned and perpetuated slavery.
If you Google, " Southern Baptist Convention Apology" you will find 122,000 results. Why did it take Southern Baptist so long to repent and apologize to blacks?
In my research, I discovered that scholars like Dr. Mohler back during slavery, used the bible to condone slavery. If the Bible condoned the type of slavery practiced in America and condoned by Southern Baptist, why did Southern Baptist apologized in 1995 to Blacks for obeying the bible? What Changed?
Can anyone recall Dr. Mohler making statements to his followers about how demonic divorce is. Surely Satan must be the cause of all divorce? or how about gluttony; the bible has lots of bad stuff to say about gluttony from Exodus to Jude; what is the average body fat and Body Mass Index (BMI) of members in the Southern Baptist Denomination? Statistics indicate most Americans are overweight, and since most Nominal Christians in America,(not all Christians in America) are Nominal and Worldly, who copycat secular world views from divorce to entertainment, except Worldly Christians go to church on Sundays for two hours. After church they try to catch up to the World, by going to all you can eat buffets and entertaining themselves to death watching football games on their big screen, High Definition Televisions, for the balance of the Lord's Day. They call that "keeping the Sabbath Holy" We just may have some demonic, football game, idol worship going on here.
Why do I believe the above may be true? Some Christians like to copy the popular world view. For example, Christian divorce rates are equal or greater than non Christian divorce rates.
Therefore, I speculate that odds are in favor of Southern Baptist meeting or exceeding obesity rates of non Christian Americans? Obesity is caused by over eating and lack of physical activity. so the real anti-Christ is not yoga, but Food, lack of exercise and physical activity (laziness), HDTV and Sunday Football games.
Therefore Southern Baptist are not being good stewards of their temple (body) in which God dwells, by means of the Holy Spirit. That just may be Demonic!!
Now that I think about it; I further speculate, that very few Southern Baptist practice yoga, or any kind of regular exercise. Yoga is not a Southern Baptist Christian problem. if the world has been as successful infiltrating and proselytizing Southern Baptist in regards to food and lack of exercise, like they have been with getting them to divorce, Southern Baptist are not doing yoga, because they are not exercising period; they are eating when they should be exercising.
Instead of focusing on yoga, I continue to speculate Dr. Mohler should focus on issues relevant to his niche Southern Baptist followers, over eating which is gluttony, and lack of physical activity which is laziness, and not keeping the Lord's Day holy by watching football games in HDTV. After tackling those issues he can focus on anti-Christ yoga stuff.

For me, there are a few litmus tests for spiritual
For me, there are a few litmus tests for spiritual maturity. But these are not doctrinal, but rather behavioral. For example, the presence/absence of contempt. Contempt (valuing the Other--be it a person, animal, object--as worth-less than myself) elicits even more contempt among all but the most advanced spirits.
Or another example: fear. This man exhibits both of these and, therefore, forfeits the right to be listened to.
His own revered writings state clearly, "God has not given us the spirit of fear" and that we should consider our brother as more important than ourselves.
So, to spread fear and to demean other's beliefs/practices seems to contradict this man's own beliefs.
It is not possible to discuss specifics such as the benefits/liabilities of a practice such as yoga with a person in such a state of confusion. First, we would have to discuss the underlying belief structure and see if there is common ground to even begin a discussion.
My experience is that Fundamentalists have created such an air-tight dogma, that it takes some sort of catastrophic break-down (usually some type of overwhelming mental/physical suffering) to help them reorient to what is actually the Real.

I am a Kripalu trained Yoga teacher with 10 years
I am a Kripalu trained Yoga teacher with 10 years experience. I'm also a Catholic. Recently I did a research paper for my MA in Holistic Spirituality at a Catholic college (Chestnut Hill) looking into the background of statements of Yoga not being Christian. I noted that when Moses and Aaron encounter Pharaoh, Aaron's staff turns into a snake and then back into a staff. Later in the Exodus story, Aaron's staff is used in the book of Numbers to affirm leadership. His staff was so revered that it was placed with the Arc of the Covenant. ... From Yoga, the energetic understanding is that the "snake" coiled at the base of the spine can awaken with diligent practice. In awakening, the "snake" rises up the spinal column, and straightens it, ... like a staff. There are some interesting pictures of the staffs used by Catholic bishops that are decorated with ... snakes. I think both Yoga and the Judeo-Christian heritage honor the same universal process of awakening. Caroline Myss's book, Anatomy of the Spirit, further explains the foundational energy process and how that is taught in the mystical branches of Judaism, Hinduism, and the Catholic sacraments (7 sacraments and 7 chakras ...) I would also add that yes, Yoga IS about higher levels of consciousness, but that doesn't mean escaping the world. It is a way of honoring incarnational spirituality; the true meaning of Christmas. - Through developing a deeper relationship with the Divine within, one becomes of greater service to the world. On that, both yogis and christians agree.

Beautifully stated!

Beautifully stated!

I personally know Jesus very well.
Jesus was a yogi.
I personally know Jesus very well.
Jesus was a yogi.
UNION; heaven and Earth, at hand. Peacemaker, meek, Nonviolence, Truth, Integrity, Chastity, Relinquishment.
Simplicity, contentment, discipline, self-study, and God-reliance.
And I'm unlikely to be swayed otherwise.
Catholic == Come down whole.

Yoga was first introduced to me by a dear friend who had
Yoga was first introduced to me by a dear friend who had just entered the novitiate of contemplative nuns. When I commented this to my spiritual director, he got me a copy of Fr. Jean Marie Dechanet's OSB "Christian Yoga in 10 lessons", founder of the first Christian ashram in India. It has changed my life. Recently the Centering Prayer movement has become very popular world-wide, based on Fr. Thomas Merton's life and works. I find that Fr. DeChanet's work and CP are practically one and the same. A great blessing for all humans and the creation that surrounds all of us.

Dr. Albert Mohler, Pastor Mark Driscoll and all others
Dr. Albert Mohler, Pastor Mark Driscoll and all others who believe like them--that the Pope, Islam and now Yoga are demonic or the anti-Christ are merely expressing their own inner demons and deeply rooted fears. Their belief systems protect them from having to face those demons and fears and do the deep personal work necessary to heal their own darkness within. To adhere so completely to any belief system that creates a "we and them" is, to me, demonic. In my early Christian upbringing, I was taught that it is the work of the devil to separate us from one another because in that separation we are weakened and in that weakened state he is able to invoke his ill will upon us. Yoga is a practice that encourages us to open--to ourselves, to our lives and to each other. Anti-Christ? Seems like Christ would have good things to say about that.

I appreciate Trent Gilliss' approach to listen to all
I appreciate Trent Gilliss' approach to listen to all voices. When I was a yoga devotee totally immersed, I too would have dismissed Rev Mohler as ignorant and benighted. What I would recommend for someone like Mohler is to talk with people who actually practiced the spiritual aspects of yoga and then returned to Christianity. There are philosophical differences. And some of the yoga organizations in the West are not just teaching exercise, they are bringing the more esoteric teachings (most of which are quite beautiful and profound) - but in the organization to which I belonged, there was a particularly Western twist added. We were told not to "interfere with the karma of others," which would have led someone like Seane not to intervene with young prostitutes and consign them to being lost. Other times I heard that wealth is "deserved from past lifetimes," and if you took that to its logical conclusion, that means hedge fund billionaires "deserved" to affect the global economy, and those of us harmed by their actions "deserved" our karma. Any teaching, Christianity or yoga, Islam or Buddhism, can be twisted by the purposes of those who claim to follow it. I think we do have to go beyond labels of "demonic" but ask, is there a difference between a redemption faith like Christianity and a work-on-yourself belief system such as many yoga teachers in the West propound (sometimes with more or less ties to Hindu beliefs and practices)? There's certainly a difference between Seane Corn and many people I knew in yoga, who only believed in "working on their own consciousness," including accepting social wrongs without doing anything about them.

Hi, Onceayogini! Just read your comment. I agree with
Hi, Onceayogini! Just read your comment. I agree with you. The issue then is how do you define YOGA. What I know as yoga is very different from what you are describing. Thanks for sharing!

I'm actually wondering if all of you commenting read the
I'm actually wondering if all of you commenting read the same quote by Al Mohler that I did. I don't know who Mark Driscoll is, but Mohler said nothing crazy about the anti-christ or demons. He made a fairly lucid comment about yoga and Christianity being inconsistent with one another. I'm an evangelical, and I'm not sure he's wrong. Many of you are making comments based on a loose affiliation you had with Christianity in the past, or what you imagined Jesus was really "all about." That's quite a different thing from Mohler's perspective: born again, Biblically based. Does he have to agree with you? Is he allowed his opinion?

Phil. 2:5 - "have this mind in you which was also in
Phil. 2:5 - "have this mind in you which was also in Christ Jesus". When you look at the early Church Fathers, the notion of deification/divinization/theosis is orthodox teaching....Irenaeus says, "God became man, so man could become God." From the Church Fathers to the great mystics of the Middle Ages - John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, Ignatius of Loyola, Francis of Assisi, to our modern time..with Father Thomas Keating among others...we are called to a higher conscisousness...to put on the mind of Christ. How many Christians do not see this or get this reveals their lcak of understanding of the depth of our tradition and that it calls for a transformation equal to the Hindu cliam of realizing our union with God.

Absolutely, Wfhaardt. Now explain to me how that relates
Absolutely, Wfhaardt. Now explain to me how that relates. The discussion is about yoga in the Christian's life. The scriptures are absolutely full of instruction on how to acheive the mind of Christ... yoga isn't found there. Paul would be mystified at such a suggestion, and wonder what faith we were discussing.

The Church Fathers include Gregory Palamas, whose
The Church Fathers include Gregory Palamas, whose conception of "hesychastic" prayer was very physical and oriented toward breathing a particular way. Christian prayer at the very least should include silence and meditation, without one's mind racing all over the cosmos. I'm not sure that yoga is the way to pursue it, but it is difficult for me as an Orthodox Christian to listen to someone like Seane Corn and identify her attitude inconsistent with Christianity. In many ways, she is closer to Orthodox Christianity than Dr. Mohler and "Bible Christians" seem to be.

Wow. I think this man has profoundly misunderstood what
Wow. I think this man has profoundly misunderstood what yoga is. And maybe it's not entirely his fault. Many many many yoga teachers in this country do not even understand what yoga is truly about, which is connecting with the divine that is within and all around us, whatever that might be for you. Yoga is just another pathway toward connecting with Christ (or Allah or the Tao or whatever un-named spirit you experience within) you and it does not dictate what to believe about God, but rather how to experience God within yourself, which if I'm correct is also what Christianity seeks to do - to connect with God and live in a way that is in line with divine action. What better way to live with divine action than to identify the divinity within yourself, imbed it, and live through it in every single moment!

As a devout Catholic, 20 year student of non
As a devout Catholic, 20 year student of non-denominational bibles studies and now student of theology toward my Masters....I am still humored by man's ability to build walls where there could be bridges. I practice yoga along with running marathons and participating in triathlons enjoying all the ways I can mentally and physically use the body/temple/gifts God gave me and enjoy his world and people....I meet people everywhere, everyday who are clearly at a different place in their journey to heaven or hell and a different level of faith development. When I participate in yoga and hear the teacher instruct me to the divinity of myself and honoring the spirit within....I don't think of the devil or myself, but rather the Holy Spirit within me and the Trinity of God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit working in His world and His people and me. I trust in His plan to reach me through His children whether they are Buddists, Muslims, Jews, Baptists, Evangelicals, Hindu's and even Athiests...they are all His and He knows them/ Whether they know Him when they come face to face with Him will depend on whether they listened to him in all his glory or whether they only lived for themselves...Psalm 118:8 "Better to take refuge in the Lord, than to put one's trust in mortals." Jesus is the way the truth and the life....but he ALWAYS points us to His Father and offers us grace through His Holy Spirit....for those who cannot hear or open their minds to Jesus, there is still God and the Holy Spirit trying to shepherd them home. The devil and sin are anything we use to separate us from the love of God. God made us all. He created diversity. He has a plan. Don't shut out the possibilities of how He reaches, touches and brings His children home.
We should focus on practicing
We should focus on practicing our faith in the way God wants us to. Faithfulness is composed of believing, trusting and praising Him. We will never be strayed if we just follow His words. So no matter what other people will say about the things you have learned right, your heart has the answer to it and you will never go wrong if you follow His teachings.


text:
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, The Passenger from Cabin 54—On a Cruise, 1896. Color lithograph poster with brush, crayon, and spatter. FAMSF, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, Bruno and Sadie Adriani Collection, 1968.11.2
This event is expired.
Join us for ArtPoint's 4th Annual Bastille Day Gala, a nautical-themed party reminiscent of a summer night on the French Riviera. This seaworthy celebration coincides with the America's Cup races on San Francisco Bay and the exhibition Impressionists on the Water, a survey of the French Impressionists' fascination with the sport of competitive and recreational sailing. Seafaring cocktail attire encouraged.
All guests will enjoy a light buffet of French-inspired treats and complimentary cocktails, after-hours exhibition viewing, dancing to the beats of DJ Marija Dunn, and an array of seemingly impossible feats performed by Circus Center San Francisco alumni.
VIP Reception, 7–8 pm
VIP guests are treated to a champagne toast at sunset, guided tours of Impressionists on the Water, and special access to an exclusive VIP Lounge offering a wide variety of appetizers, cocktails, and desserts.
Gala Chairs
Kate Gorrissen, Melita Jampol, Joshua Reynolds
More information at www.artpoint.org