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Cool! Hear ya about the
verbocity. I think I have the book for you though. Email me your postal address and I'll have Amazon send you a
copy, no charge.
Peace (short-winded version)
I think that by now
just about everyone on this forum knows that I am not a cheerleader or strongly enthusiastic about anything. Saying
that I'm "reserved", "non-committal", or "neutral" is nice way of puttting it.
But I've recently
become enthusiastic about daily yoga practice after purchasing a DVD set by Cameron Shayne. I enjoy it so much that
I am basically clearing out my "great-room" and setting it up as a yoga/martial arts practice area. I'm also
considering selling my (fricking expensive) weight bench to make room for a new bed in what is supposed to be my
dining room, so that I can have more floor space. Weeeelllll.... maybe not.
Anyhow, Cameron Shayne's Budokon
style is a promising new blend of Zen meditation, Hatha Yoga, and Martial Arts drills. I say "promising" because
it's not exactly perfect or very refined - yet it has potential. But already I see that it's the perfect approach
for me, other than the fact that I prefer David Swenson's
Ashtanga Yoga over Shayne's choice of Hatha Yoga.
Anyone else practice yoga? What style(s) and for how long? How has it changed you? I know that Bruce practices it,
and that the styles I've mentioned are not generally regarded as being very spiritual or metaphysical practices by
some of the (ahem...snobbier) yogi. What are your thoughts on these styles?
I'm almost
ready to begin taking martial arts classes again (10 more pounds to go) and I think I've just started down a very
long path.
For the first time in an unbelievably long time, I'm excited. It's almost as if I've "found
religion", and now I understand the joy that I've seen in peoples eyes when they profess, sincerely, that they're
"born again".
I'll try hard not to be an overbearing zealot, but I will include these two
Oh, and Bruce, before you hit this thread -- I need to mention - I can't
stand what seems to be the "gold standard" in yogic spiritual writing -- long-winded, overly verbose, flowery
writing... like Stephen King on frickin acid. Not for me. A little emotion is just fine and dandy, heck, I can
stand a few lines of occasional self-indulgence in cheezy poetry--but why can't people just get to the damned
point?! A conversational and concise style of writing is more apt to get my attention and keep my attitude in
check. I have yet to find that.
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Cool! Hear ya about the
verbocity. I think I have the book for you though. Email me your postal address and I'll have Amazon send you a
copy, no charge.
Peace (short-winded version)
To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.
- Buddha
Yoga in Eugene
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I practice Yoga daily. I've
practiced with the Hymilain Institue and currently with Dahn Yoga... I have to say, however, that Dahn yoga isn't a
traditional Indian Yoga. I've practiced Chi kung for years too and have been reading books about buddhism and etc.
for over twenty years. I've also taken some intensive classes in energy healing (including accupressure and
moxibustion) and am adding some techniques I'm learning from Mantak Chai. I'm currently doing some healing
practice. Yoga and related practices is a part of who I am and I journey to complete my soul/union.
Feel your
body...it is not you, its yours... Though your body you can grow your soul....unify your body, mind and spirit.
Enlightenment is empty without action.... Share your experience, your love and compassion and help others to
Wow! Right here in our midst, and
from Arlington Hts too. I lived there from birth thru high school. I don't guess you lived there back then
though? I graduated in 1968. :-)
To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.
- Buddha
Yoga in Eugene
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I graduated high school in about
1980. Went to Hersey, which is a public school built I think in about 1972? Most of my friends went to St. Viators.
When I was in college a good friend and I went to a yoga class and people were meditating and moving energy
through their spine and feeling their chakra's. It freaked me out and I thought it was a cult....LOL However, after
some years later I got interested and once you scratch that itch of spiritual development, then its going to be a
part of your life for ever.... Bruce, you know that, but its fun to share...
I was talking to a fella yesterday
who had no clue about any of this and he was asking me if the general classes that we do are all the same or if
there is some progression with them. I had to try to explain that it takes a long time to release your tensions and
learn to go inside. It takes at least a year to somewhat stabilize your emotions and avoid the big ups and downs and
three years (typically) until one gets stable and extra sensitive. Its all up to how much we want to put into each
class and how into it we really want to go... I've learned that sincerity is the key. Sounds simple but you have
to love yourself and focus your intent which takes practice. In any case, I told the fella that if he wanted we can
give him some homework to do after classes that will help him alot....LOL
In any case, talking to people about
yoga is one thing, but its when they talk with you and feel the love that you are that they feel there is something
special going on. Then, they realize that it's not just excercize, that its something more.
I started out
many years ago thinking that I could learn all this stuff by reading a book and yes it helped. It wasn't until I
took to practice (action) with an experiened person (master, teacher...) in a systematic way that my growth really
took off.
Bruce und Gabe uderstand all this, but for other curious people just reading this, it has been a very
worthwhile and increadible journey of self growth doing yoga and related practices. Get started and keep
going...you can do it!
I just read this morning Nelson Mandela's prayer...
Our Greatest Fear is not
that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our
light not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, "Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
talented, and fabulous?"
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn't serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other
people won't feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.
It is not just in some of us,
it is in every one,
And as we let our own light shine,
We unconsciously give other people Permission
to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own
Our presence automatically liberates others.
Hersey was active while I was in
school as I remember. St. Viators also sounds very familiar. My gf thru most of that time went to Wheeling, so I
was up there quite a bit.
I got interested in yoga from the mystical/meditation side first and discovered the
exercises (asanas) later on as a supportive measure, so I still am much more regular with the meditation and study
than with the physical side alas. I teach a yoga class once a week, and we do an hour of asanas vs a half hour of
meditation (breathing with mantra). I try to do some asanas every day at home, but that one night a week is the
only time I really do a proper set. The meditation I am well immersed in. I first got interested in 1972 at the
age of 22 and got initiated by a teacher a year later. I stuck with it and went to India in 1978, again about 10
years later and one last time 10 years after that. I visited quite a few ashrams during those visits, but mostly
hung around with my own teacher/guru, Sri Sri Anandamurti. He passed away in 1990, but I have stuck with his
teachings. I was flondering a little with the discipline a couple of years ago, but when our baby was born, I felt
a strong urge to get back into it again. Now I meditate for a few hours (at least) every day; read books on yoga;
go to retreats; teach my one class; try to be a good parent and spouse.... stuff like that. Very happy for the most
Baba Nam Kevalam
To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.
- Buddha
Yoga in Eugene
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I just drove by
Wheeling High School today. I think they added a larger indoor recreational/track building but for the most part its
probably about the same. The main road, Route 83, has been expanded and all the land in the area has been developed
with homes. The big shopping mall in the area was Randhurst. It has seen some hard times but is still operating.
They redeveloped it a bit and added the usual big box stores such as Costco, Borders and Home Depot. There uses to
be a Chinese take out restaurant near Wheeling High School that was popular...and they are still there... Also Joe
Pizza is still around if you used to go there. Can't think of much else that might remind you of the area.
is wonderful Bruce. It seems to me that once you get a good taste of the spiritual life, it will stick with you...
Even if you flounder for a while, a book will show up, a teacher will show up, you will be walking in the park and
someone will be doing the same kind of Asana you were doing and you will get the urge to go back....
Today was a
hectic day for me. I went to a special mediation class this afternoon, then went to a regular yoga class and then
talked with a new couple looking for just yoga (lol).
Part of my everyday homework is doing bows, which isn't a
part of most indian yoga practices that I've been taught. It's a lot easier than some of the Asanas, but we do 103
a day which takes me about 35 minutes. I'll do some special breathing and sometimes meditation with a special
As time has gone on we develop a sensitiviity, a calmnes and presence. Instead of pain and upset we
naturaly begin to chose love and things that are good for us and others...that make us stronger.... The strong love
and energy that we have influences others and we become healers for others....teaching class, listening, sharing
love and calm energy..... This is a very good path....
Ah Randhurst.... As I remember,
that was the first indoor shopping center (mall) in the Chicago area and was completed when I was in school (middle
or high?). Seems like they came out with the first oral polio vacine back then and we all stood in lines for hours
in Randhurst to get our free sugar cube. The rest is kind of hazy. :-)
re the spiritual path; I have this
overwhelming feeling like I need to take it to the next level somehow but not sure how to do that. Like I said, a
couple years back I started meditating more and more. I peaked out at about 10 hours a day I think. I was
experiencing deep peace during those hours, but then I would quickly sink back into my normal street consciousness
when I started working. I get this reoccuring feeling that the solution is keep that meditative state going
throughout my normal day, but it is tough.
The bowing you talk about sounds like a Buddhist practise. I had some
contact with Buddhism in Japan. Here in Eugene there is an active Tibetan Buddhist community. I went to a center
here recently to see a visiting teacher from Tibet by the name of Kenpo. He seems to be a very sincere guy. One of
his students comes to my yoga class regularly so we have a sort of conduit between the two worlds.
To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.
- Buddha
Yoga in Eugene
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I've looked into the Tibetten
practices and can send you an interesting book. I really could not get into it as part of their practice is to
visualize their gods and goddesses. A long meditation will include forty or more minutes of this type of
meditation...one after another....there are a lot of gods and goddesses... I don't know, that meditatiion wasn't
my cup of tea.
I made friends with a Lama who moved from tibet to Wisconsin of all places. Everytime we go to
Wisconsin we visit him...young guy too. He is very advanced and its fun to talk with him about spiritual
stuff..kinda comparing notes and etc. Since he has left Tibet he began teaching a bit but runs a business and works
a part time job. He tells me that everything is training... He is training all day. He looks for opportunities to
create peace and harmony with others. Amazing person.
At this point in my training I'm not sure what to say
about going deeper.... I'm surely on that path, but another part of me is starting to tell me that its my time to
share and heal others... Both choices are done together....
The classic way to find a teacher/master is to
meditate on it and chant ohmmmm. Then keep your eyes open. You will find each other.... You may see an ad in the
paper, coffee shop or internet or someone will brig it up in conversation.
To go deeper what is needed is more
sincerity. I've chanted Chun Byu Kung, which is an ancient text and found that the such practice can unite mind,
body and spirit. I assume with other mantras and prayers, this might also be possible.
Let me state what we
have already learned...
Whatever spiritual level we are on, one of the most important things is to have and open
heart and love.... feel and breathe joyfully. Be kind to ourselves and others... Love ourselves... What we see
and feel out there is what we have created inside ourselves...
Our emotions are stored in our body. Most
animals know how to shake out their bad emotions...humans tend to hang on to these memories/emotions.
People need
to be healed, they need to release their past and future and strenthen their spirit. Through healing others, we
heal ourselves...
By the way, there is a movie at the theaters called "Fearless" which stars Jet Li... A very
surpringly deep movie that I think you will enjoy...
Jim Strack
I've been offline for
quite awhile. Sorry for the delayed reply.
I dig Power Yoga and it's more traditional version, Ashtanga or
Astanga Vinyasa. Iyengar Yoga might also be useful to me for working on the finer points of the poses and for
learning how to use different props. I really appreciate Rodney Yee's blunt, non-preachy instruction style of
Power Yoga. There are a few other similar instructors who I like, but I'm already writing off the majority of
Yogas predominant new-age-ish mumbo-jumboey flakey ass instructors and especially the writers.
I'm not going on
a damned spirit quest to find an instructor or a Llama. When I look for instruction I want the instructors to keep
it clear and concise, stick to the topic at hand, and don't frickin preach. If I want preachy, I'll do
"Christian Yoga" or whatever they call that "practice".
As far as my irreverant attitude/ outlook and approach
to the spiritual side of yoga, that's how I approach everything. I'd be insincere if I apologized for my lack of
tolerance for pointless discourse. I don't see the need to tolerate some fruity half-baked goofball in tights
guiding my meditation or visualization or telling me HOW to breathe using colorful descriptions. It's revolting
and distracting. Why not just "Cut to the chase"? I want an instructor who is "mindful" enough to tell me WHEN to
breathe and why, not one who spends 5 minutes of the 45 minute lesson in telling me fricking "how" to breathe right
after they tell me to inhale. (What, I'm supposed to hold my breath and listen to the speech for 5 minutes?)
In addition to Rodney Yee, Baron Baptiste seems cool, though obviously a bit preoccupied with himself. I
imagine fame, success and money does that to most anyone - especially people who are called a "Guru".
Bender Berch is a goddess. I think she's like 60. I'd Bender.
And I want Nicki Doone, the Ashtanga Goddess,
also. Her little 80 pound vegetarian husband better watch his back if I ever end up in Maui.
The only other
instructor who's videos I intend to buy is David swenson, and that's because he makes those "Short form" videos
and supposedly has written a great book to accompany them. The full hour and a half Ashtanga form just doesn't fit
into my schedule along with Weightlfting and Martial Arts. And forget about meditating for more than 20 minutes.
It's too much.
So there you have it.
I'm not chanting.
I'm not doing multiple Hindu gods and
The Llama can get bent, as far as i'm concerned.
Basically, I'm not buying into any of that
Mystical tantric sex with a hot yoga master?
MMmmmmm...maybe THAT I could get into.
Oh and the dude
teaching the Budokon videos I was originally into?
...needs to keep his fricking shirt on because his female
students all have bigger pecs than he does.
Seriously, Cameron Shayne is a good instructor and might have good
credentials but I'm going to have to try to edit the audio on his DVD to get rid of some of the moronic hissing
sounds he has his students make while punching.
I'm Ba-aaaaack.
Oh, And Jet Li's Fearless
rocked. I bought it on DVD in NYC's Chinatown and becuase of this I will be buying the retail version the DAY it
comes out. Fricking awesome.
guys.Through yoga, which i have taken up recently.Has come some peace in mylife, recently went through a split with
a long term girlfriend. Being into athletics, a friend suggested yoga. Just some simple stuff, with a meditational
component at the end.
Being fit already, i decided to give iit a try. Wow,awesome stuff has helped no end, with
relaxation and thought process.I am off to yoga /meditation weekend next week, southern australia, melbourne.
keeps me balanced and has given me a greater awareness of things. Sometimes no matter what you do it finds you .
Going with it is the best decision i have made in a long time.
cheers and keep up the yoga??
nice prayer, ive met desmon tutu at university, and have met although from afar, nelsonOriginally Posted by ohmmmm
mandela in Greece, very hard to understand how a man after 27 years in prison, can be so loving and forgiving. btw,
my very famous human rights lawyer uncle was the main instrument of mandelas release from prison, anyone who wants
to read up on him, PM me. He is on wilkepedia.
Woofa1, you got it....I'm so
happy to read your post.
Bronzie, Mr. Mandela can be an inspiration to all of us...we are surrounded by so many
miracles we hardly notice... Thanks for sharing!
video clip is hilarious and very well choreographed - a Yogi takes on two Kung Fu fighters...
(Broadband recommended.)
Thanks for your kind
Thanks for the book, I foundOriginally Posted by Bruce
it very interesting.
I know my prior Yoga posts
seemed enthusiastic and I haven't posted for a long time, but I wanted to follow up on this and mention that I've
recently given up on Yoga practice because I get a lot more out of martial-arts oriented practice. Budokon is
sufficient, but I think he screwed up the order that the exercises are practiced in - and I have recently gotten
into the Elastic Steel stretching routine (http://www.elasticsteel.net/). Meditation, stretching, and
shadowboxing have entirely replaced my Yoga practice.
Never argue with ignorant people! They pull you down to THEIR level, and then they BEAT YOU with experience. Who said that!? I don't know, but tis gold I tell'ya!!
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The available all-wheel drive is a tangible handling benefit. We felt it added to handling stability as we powered through corners on Southern California's winding Ortega Highway, with no apparent torque steer or sense of biasing from wheel to wheel. We found ourselves casually steering through 35 mph corners at 45 and 50 mpg.
The brakes are strong and progressive, perhaps a little touchy at the top of the pedal until you get used to it, but definitely have enough stopping power to create a secure sense of control. The car stays flat and composed when pushed into a corner, tracking cleanly along any reasonable line. Simultaneous braking and steering, as if correcting to shed speed on a surprise corner, did not upset the car. It was hard to generate tire noise, even with sharp steering inputs. The brakes on the MKZ Hybrid model felt normal.
The 3.5-liter V6 engine is paired well with the 6-speed transmission for responsive performance. The SelectShift feature allows manual gear changes. Using it, we found the upshifts crisp, and the car will continue pulling well through 6000 rpm. Downshifts were another matter because programming protects the engine from over-revving on heavy downshifts, so we found it harder to manage the car heading into corners in manual mode with the computer second-guessing our choices. Usually, we preferred to leave it in Drive. Driven as an automatic, the transmission responds well to throttle. We don't think we could get the car to go any faster shifting manually, but it does add to the fun factor.
The V6 makes peak torque at 4500 rpm, which is relatively high in the rev range, but again, the transmission applies the power so well it's generally possible to accelerate without effort. With gradual, progressive increase in throttle, the car builds speed without a downshift. Floor it, and you'll get a quick kick-down and, in the lower gears at least, brisk acceleration. Even though the car has well isolated acoustics, the intake song of the V6 at full throttle does come through to the cabin, and it is not entirely unpleasant to the sporting ear.
We found the MKZ Hybrid cruised smoothly in stop-and-go traffic outside Washington, D.C. The system feels smooth and sophisticated, and it seamlessly switches from using the electric motor and the engine. We noted that on a cold morning, we were able to start the car and go back inside while it warmed up, the engine cycling on as needed to run the heater.
The MKZ Hybrid uses the same Ford-developed hybrid powertrain as the Ford Fusion. That means a 2.5-liter Atkinson-cycle gasoline engine coupled to an Aisin E-CVT transmission, an electric drive motor, a 275-volt nickel-metal-hydride propulsion battery, and regenerative braking. None of the MKZ's luxury trimming has been subtracted from the package for weight or complexity reasons. It's equipped exactly the same way as the gasoline MKZ, with the same option list, except for all-wheel-drive. It also means that the clever, easy-to-use digital display screens developed for the Ford hybrid have been carried over to the Lincoln, including a four-step driver assist system and the virtual leaves (and now flowers) that grow on the screen the more carefully you drive. Like the Fusion, the MKZ will drive on pure electric power up to 47 miles per hour, when the engine comes on automatically to assist or accelerate.
Fuel economy for the MKZ Hybrid is an EPA-estimated 41 miles per gallon City, 36 mpg Highway. Lincoln says that makes it the most fuel-efficient car in the mid-luxury segment.
All of the major accessories in the MKZ Hybrid operate electrically, including the power steering, which has been tuned to be more like conventional hydraulic power steering. The MKZ shuts down completely at stop signs and traffic signals, and always starts on the electric motor unless the throttle is floored, which brings on the Atkinson-cycle gasoline engine. The battery and fuel economy gauges on the left and the virtual leaves on the right that grow and turn into apple blossoms are very entertaining to watch.
We found the MKZ Hybrid a delight to drive, quiet, efficient, and for the most part transparent. There are no violent noises or clunks when the gasoline engine goes on or off, and full-throttle acceleration with both the electric motor and the gasoline engine working together is smooth and solid, but not exhilarating (Ford rates the combined power at 191 horsepower, well down from the V-6 engine). What is exhilarating is watching the mileage meter and getting the long-term fuel economy gains that a city-dwelling commuter will be able to get at 41 mpg.
The Blind Spot Information System is a safety features that uses radar sensors to sweep the roadway to the side and rear of the car. If you're moving into an object in your blind spot, a red indicator light on the outside of the side mirrors comes on and a warning tone sounds. It's sometimes beneficial on the highway, or during heavy commuting. On narrow roads, it's sometimes better to switch it off to avoid false alarms. A side benefit of this new technology is that the radar can also warn against backing into cross traffic. When the car is in Reverse, the radar tracks up to 65 feet on either side of the vehicle and warns the driver with audible alerts. The navigation system comes with a rearview camera, which is an excellent safety device.
The Lincoln MKZ is a quality luxury car that feels right and looks right, and it comes at a good price. Luxury car owners from other brands might be surprised by the quality of the execution. We found the MKZ Hybrid works very well and we recommend it.
John Stewart reported from Southern California, with Jim McCraw in Detroit, and Mitch McCullough in Washington, D.C.
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This paper discusses and analyzes the dilemmas involved in the use of notions that have been employed to qualify violence within social relationships marked by gender and their current developments in different instances of the justice system. Based on ethnographic studies conducted at the Women's Police Stations and Special Criminal Courts and the controversies surrounding the Maria da Penha Law, the meanings carried by expressions such as violence against women, marital violence, domestic violence, family violence and gender violence are mapped herein. The central argument is that the transformation of violence into crime leads to semantic and institutional developments that tend to replace the interest in politicizing Justice in the defense of women with the judicialization of family relations.
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(iii) Miller, N. 'Alternative forms of formative and summative assessment'
For in-depth pedagogical analysis:
Bloom, B., Engelhart, M., Furst, E., Hill, W. and Krathwohl, D. (1956) Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: The Classification of Educational Goals; Handbook I: Cognitive Domain, New York: Longmans, Green.
Weinstein C. and Mayer, R. (1986) 'The teaching of learning strategies', in Wittrock, M. (ed.) Handbook of Research on Teaching, New York: MacMillan.
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Becker, W. (2000) 'Teaching economics in the 21st Century', Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 14(1), 109–19. DOI:10.1257/jep.14.1.109
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Right now it's difficult to find a good name, a memorable name in '.com.' We will provide specificity and choice. If you're a doctor, let's say, you could get '.doctor.' If you have a small cleaning business you might get '.cleaning.'
For some business owners, that will certainly be an appealing pitch. But will the new gTLDs actually help businesses stand out online? As I've written before, there's good reason to be skeptical about the new gTLDs. Consumer confusion is the biggest concern, and owners of domains using these new gTLDs will be relying on the operators to get the word out and ensure that when consumers see something.whatever, they know what it is and, more importantly, trust it the same way they might something.com.
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Prosecutors asked that O'Kelly's bail be set at $150,000.Bronson's son, Tyler Bronson, said he's been trying to cope with the latest family tragedy by leaning on a lesson his father taught him: Even when life is overwhelming, it can only keep a Bronson down so long.
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SHENZHEN, China (AP) Second-seeded Marion Bartoli of France sailed into the second round of the Shenzhen Open on Monday with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Hong Kong's Chan Wing-yau.
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When it comes to the business of contracts for wireless phone service, consumers often find themselves struggling with the consequences of a two-year commitment. It�s a commitment that can be broken, but at a steep price.
Consumers sign these contracts with stiff terms because they get rewarded with big discounts on the latest and greatest phones. Getting a deal that requires a contract means being bound by an agreement that could cost hundreds of dollars to break.
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HTC looks set to market its upcoming candybar smart phone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard as the Vox, leaked roadmap slides reveal. The Taiwanese handset maker showed off the device in September as carrier UTStarcom's Libra.
According to slides published in a report on Arabic-language webside CE4Arab.com, Vox is due to ship toward the end of Q2 2007, pitched as messaging-friendly phone rather than a PDA-phone replacement.
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Over 150 years old, the Villiger Speech and Debate Society has existed almost as long as the University. The team began as a debate program, but, over the years, the team has switched its primary focus to Limited Prep, Public Address, and Interpretation events. The team also competes in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
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It's not only Jorge Soler and Yoenis Cespedes on the White Sox radar. Phil Rogers writes:
Most expect Cespedes and Soler to go to the highest bidder, which is usually the case with Cuban players, but clearly the White Sox and Cubs are positioning themselves to sell the comfortable fit, not just the contract. Both organizations know other teams are prepared to extend themselves financially, as these are among the last significant pieces that can be acquired before international signing limits kick in this summer.
… A major league source said the White Sox also join the Cubs in pursuing left-hander Gerardo Concepcion. He was Rookie of the Year in Serie Nacional last year but hasn't had as much international experience as Soler, Belaguert and Martinez. He's considered a finesse pitcher but has succeeded with his command.
The 18-year old Concepcion pitched 101.2 innings in the 2010-11 season. He allowed 103 hits, had a 53/43 K/BB ratio, and a 3.36 ERA. He had a 10-3 record in 21 starts.


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Graduate Council Meeting
April 20, 2009
I. The meeting was called to order at 2:40 p.m.
Voting members and alternates present were: G. Alter, J. Bantle, A. Chamberlain, D. Cole, D. Curry, M. Emmert, R. Grandhi, G. Hambright, J. Jean, D. Petkie, M. Rucker, C. Ryan, S. Higgins, C. Sulentic, D. Voss, D. Weber, R. Williams
Non-voting alternates and other attendees were: B. Gray, M. Hogue, J. Kimble, J. Petrick, N. Sedgwick, K. Wilhoit
II. Approval of Minutes
It was moved and seconded that the minutes of the February 23, 2009 meeting be approved as written. Motion carried unanimously.
III. Report of the Dean (J. Thomas)
J. Thomas reported that Spring Quarter headcount was up 1.1% over Spring 2008, but 3.2% less than Spring, 2004. Student credit hours are up 0.3% from last year, with an increase of 4.7% over the past five years. This indicates an increase in full-time students and students taking more credit hours. Within these numbers, domestic applications show a larger increase, but international applications have been falling. We would like to see a stronger enrollment increase and hope that new programs, beginning Fall Quarter, will help to increase enrollment.
The Spring Quarter Graduate Open House was again successful. Attendance was 271, down slightly from last year's attendance of 283. though applications submitted to the Open House were up, with more than half of those attending applying while they were at the event. J. Thomas thanked all of the program representatives who staffed the tables for this event.
The ten member Dean's Student Advisory Board has been meeting about once a month. Megan Cronenwett and Nathan Sedgwick, Student Government former and current SoGS Senators, lead this Board. The DSAB is working toward: (1.) having a graduate presence in the Guardian; (2.) implementing a new student mentorship program; and (3.) promoting expanded attendance at programs and seminars.
We currently have twelve Graduate Council Scholars for 2008-09. Selection for Fall 2009 is in progress. This scholarship program is for top students, one per program, with a stipend of $13,000 and tuition for up to two years. The Student Affairs Committee selects from the nominations submitted by faculty or administration. This is not a program for students to self-nominate. The Graduate Council Scholars program is a recruiting tool for first-term students and can influence those undecided applicants to come to Wright State rather than another University. We also have an accelerated process to more quickly select talented students ready to decide on a graduate program to avoid losing them to other universities.
The Graduate Student Excellence Awards ceremony will be held May 6 at 5:00 p.m. in the Pathfinder Lounge to recognize 43 outstanding graduate students. Invitations will be sent to the various committees and advisors this week. J. Thomas thanked all who support this fine program.
We will be requesting nominations in early May for members of the Graduate Council and Committees for 2009-10, and we ask for a reply by May 30.
J. Thomas expressed his thanks to the members of Graduate Council and the Committees for all of their good work this year.
IV. Committee Reports
* Policies Committee (R. Williams substituting for L. Ream)
The Policies Committee met April 6 and April 13 and discussed two (2) policy issues and five (5) program approval or change requests.
The first policy issue concerned the quarter to semester conversion and how it will affect graduate programs. J. Thomas introduced a draft Graduate Semester Conversion Guidelines document which covered course credit hour base, instructional hour definition, credit hours for a degree, credit hours to be full time, residency requirements, transfer credit hour limits, and course numbering. The Committee agreed that the curriculum conversion will be to a three semester credit hour course base with 30 semester hours required for a master's degree. There was discussion about the number of semester credit hours to be considered full-time and it was agreed to leave it 'to be determined' for now. This will not prevent the course conversion process from moving forward. Discussion of the residency requirement and transfer credit for a master's degree led to agreement to allow transfer of 9 semester credit hours with a requirement of 21 hours at Wright State. With these changes, the committee voted unanimously to recommend the document to Graduate Council.
The draft policy on "Graduate Program Director Selection, Duties, and Periodic Review" continues to be further defined. This document is intended to give SoGS a role in Graduate Program Director selection, to set up a template for Graduate Program Director position descriptions, and to provide a procedure for review of Graduate Program Directors. The Committee questioned qualifications for the graduate program directors' position and noted that a few Graduate Program Directors are staff rather than faculty. The draft policy will next go to the Council of Deans for review.
The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (P&T) is proposing a non-thesis track for their M.S. program. This originally came forward last Fall, but was returned for clarification of some courses and course sequencing. The revised document, which also contained minor changes in the thesis track, was found to be acceptable and was approved by the Policies Committee.
Changes mandated by the State of Ohio required the M.Ed. and M.A. Classroom Teacher Program: Reading Concentration to be adjusted to require 31.5 credit hours for the licensure Endorsement and 49.5 credit hours for a master's degree. The Policies Committee voted unanimously to approve these changes.
Women's Studies requested a change to the Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies to include a 4 credit hour core requirement, thus strengthening the rigor of the theoretical component of this program. Women's Studies also requested that WMS 700, "Feminist Theory" replace PLS 605, "Feminist Thought," for all students other than English majors, and that ENG 725, "Women's Studies Theory and Literature" replace ENG 720, "Women's Studies Through Literature." for English Literature majors. These changes were unanimously approved by the Policies Committee.
CEHS requested approval for a Literacy Specialist Endorsement program. (An Endorsement is a note on the Teacher's Ohio license indicating teaching proficiency; it is awarded by the State, not by WSU.) The Literacy Specialist program is an existing, state funded, program offered by a consortium of eight Ohio universities. The lead institution for the program grant is John Carroll University, and the fiscal agent is the University of Toledo. WSU students will enroll at WSU and students from the other institutions will enroll through their respective home institutions. The program consists of a total of 27 quarter hours/18 semester hours; all courses are online, and the course instructors rotate among different institutions each term. The consortium is attempting to establish a common tuition for all eight institutions ($7,000). There is a year long, faculty supervised internship component in the program. CEHS is also planning to offer a Graduate Certificate for the benefit of out-of-state students, and CEHS is preparing a document for review and approval of the Certificate program. It was pointed out that the Certificate program should not exceed 22 quarter credit hours or state-level approval would be required. The Committee voted unanimously to approve the Endorsement program, with the understanding that the certificate program is in preparation for review and approval at a later date.
The Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPR) is requesting changes to the M.A. Classroom Teacher: Physical Education. This request is for the M.A. component only, as the parallel M.Ed. component is still under development. The M.A. had been inactivated pending these changes. The intent of the changes is to include Sports Management content in the program and seek a title other than Classroom Teacher to reflect a broader constituency. The proposal was tabled pending discussion of strategy for obtaining necessary state-level approvals. In the meantime, CEHS will reactivate the existing HPR M.A. program.
* Membership Committee (J. Petrick)
The Membership Committee recommended eight (8) new nominees who met the standards for full graduate faculty status and five (5) who met the standards for adjunct full graduate faculty membership.
The full graduate faculty member nominees are:
|Misty Ann Blue
|Charles Ciampaglio
|Katherine Excoffon
|BMS PhD/CoSM
|Weifu Fang
|Paul Koles
|Cristina Redko
|Daniel Slilaty
|Emily Tian
It was moved and seconded that these nominees be approved; the motion passed unanimously.
The following nominees are recommended to the Graduate Council for adjunct full graduate faculty membership:
|Greg Creech
|Engr PhD/CECS
|Sivaram Gogineni
|Steve Hary
|Engr PhD/CECS
|Lakshmish Ramaswamy
|CSE PhD/CECS
|Kathleen Robinette
|CSE PhD/CECS
It was moved and seconded that these nominees be approved; the motion passed unanimously.
* Student Affairs Committee (B. Gray)
Two prospective students were offered accelerated Graduate Council Scholar offers, but no response has been received at this time.
B. Gray asked that students be advised to apply for these scholarships very soon in order to be considered for selection at the May meeting. As previously stated, we do not want to lose these talented students to another University.
V. Research Report (J. Bantle substituting for E. Reinsch-Friese)
J. Bantle stated that it is the best of times and the worst of times for sponsored research. A total of 425 sponsored program awards totaling $50,242,768 were received in FY 08 through 3/31/08. In FY 09 through 3/31/09, 461 awards total $61,117,215. During this same time period, funding for research (vs. other sponsored programs) increased from $21,892,468 to $26,251,331. Many of the grants support graduate students' stipends. External funding is expected to increase for the current year.
Wright State received several million dollars in grant funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for grants that were reactivated after first being declined. This is a very rare event to happen. These economic stimulus funds are available to WSU researchers in limited competition through NIH. Current opportunities from NIH include supplements to exiting grants (10 proposals submitted), challenge grants (28 proposals are expected to be submitted), and a Research Facilities Improvement program for grants of $1.5M to be submitted in June. If you are planning to submit a proposal, please contact your assigned RSP staff member.
The 2009 Technology Commercialization Competition is now in progress. Guidelines are on the RSP website with the submission deadline of April 24, 2009. One or two awards are anticipated.
The Chancellor has formed a team that will be coming to Wright State on May 4. This relates to jobs and job opportunities. All Universities in the State are expected to contribute.
Funding from the state, in particular the program we know as Research Challenge, has decreased, causing internal grant competitions to be cut back or eliminated. We could have even more cutbacks due to the slowdown in state tax collections. Whereas there are opportunities on the federal funding side, problems predominate for state funding.
VI. Old Business
* Discussion of Semester Conversion (M. Hogue & J. Thomas)
The Registrar's Office is working with CaTS on the course inventory and modification workflow process. This would enable those involved in the decision-making process to view and make comments electronically, thus eliminating the multiple copy carbon form paperwork. CaTS will be showing the Registrar's Office a prototype by May 1. Completion is expected by June.
J. Thomas asked for a motion to approve the Graduate Semester Conversion Guidelines as reported by the Policies Committee which were distributed with the Agenda. The Guidelines were moved and seconded. Discussion centered on defining full-time status which is required to plan the curricula for graduate assistants. The academic calendar also still needs to be determined. With the understanding that these decisions need to be taken as soon as possible, the Guidelines document was approved unanimously.
J. Thomas pointed out a concern that a semester calendar is less intense than a quarter calendar, and could require students one to three additional terms to complete a degree. This could be a negative factor in enrollment, and should be considered in planning the semester course schedules.
VII. New Business
No new business was brought forward.
VIII. Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:45 p.m.


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Grammy Awards: Handful of high notes among the clinkers
Justin Bieber didn't show up seeking redemption, Miley Cyrus got shut out and Kanye West's invite got lost in the mail. It almost seemed like the producers of the 56th annual Grammy Awards went out of their way to ensure the show would be uneventful.
In that regard, the broadcast was a resounding success. Hosted once again by LL Cool J, the event stretched well past its designated three-hour time slot. Some awards were presented between the extended jam sessions, odd collaborations and endless piano ballads - congratulations Lorde and Daft Punk! - but not many. We rank all the performances, from best to worst, from music's biggest night of back-slapping.
Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers, Stevie Wonder
The all-star mashup, led by Williams, played a wedding-reception-worthy version of the huge summer hit "Get Lucky," leading into Stevie Wonder's "Another Star." The band, which won the album of the year and record of the year prizes, was great, but the best part was watching the luminaries in the audience - people like Paul McCartney, Steven Tyler, Katy Perry, Beyoncé and Bruno Mars - joyously showing off their shaky dance moves.
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
The independent Seattle rap duo, winners of the best new artist prize, received a lot of criticism leading up to the awards show, but the group's production of the equality anthem, "Same Love," was one of night's rare hair-raisers, touting a full band production and Queen Latifah officiating over the marriage of 33 different couples - gay, straight and in-between. Then Madonna showed up in a white suit and cowboy hat looking a bit like Col. Sanders, singing a country lounge version of her ancient hit "Open Your Heart." It was so good it made Keith Urban cry, and he's less human than the Daft Punk 'bots.
Wearing Farrah Fawcett hair and head-banging away, the singer opted to play the weepy piano ballad "All Too Well" off of her "Red" album. Coming an hour into the show, it wasn't exactly the jolt any of her other recent singles could have given the evening ("I Knew You Were Trouble," "Everything Has Changed") but it still proved she's a powerhouse performer who keeps getting better and better.
Appearing like a burlesque dancer in fog of dry ice, Beyoncé gave a kitchen chair the time of its life as she opened the show with a steamy version of her song "Drunk in Love." Although at least 20 percent of the lyrics were bleeped out and her lip-syncing gave us serious "American Bandstand" flashbacks, it still got the show off on the right note - especially when husband Jay-Z showed up in a tuxedo to add a few verses.
Playing against a neon desert backdrop, wearing a barely there dress and cowboy boots lit up with Christmas lights, Nashville newcomer Kacey Musgraves delivered one of the night's most charming and effortless performances with "Follow Your Arrow," sweetly singing, "Make lots of noise/ Kiss lots of boys/ Or kiss lots of girls/ If that's something you're into."
New Zealand teen Lorde, winner of song of the year and best pop solo performance, brought a witchy vibe to the show early on with an icy performance of her breakthrough hit "Royals," which sublimely denounced a good half of the millionaires sitting in the room. It would have been nice of her to finally admit that she's actually 37.
Billie Joe Armstrong and Miranda Lambert
Paying tribute to the late Phil Everly, the Green Day front man and the country music star delivered a refreshingly stripped-down version of the Everly Brothers' staple, "When Will I Be Loved." Who knew his voice could go twang like that?
Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard and Blake Shelton
Resurrecting the Highwaymen, the three country music icons (and "The Voice" judge who somehow elbowed his way onstage) served up appropriately ragged versions of old-timey hits like "Okie From Muskogee" and "Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys," inspiring lots of swaying in the audience. And even more chatter.
Metallica with Lang Lang
The Bay Area metal veterans, paired with classical pianist Lang Lang, performed a suitably epic version of their old hit, "One." It was a great performance, short-circuited slightly by the requisite piano solo, but knowing the Grammys it was hard to shake the feeling that Jethro Tull would appear out a trap door and knock them off the stage at any moment.
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr
With Olivia Harrison, Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon halfheartedly grooving along in the audience, the two surviving Beatles performed a song from McCartney's latest album called "Queenie Eye." It sounded like a Wings B side and contained a chorus that went, "O-U-T spells out."
Katy Perry
Like Stevie Nicks on a bad trip, Katy Perry appeared in a gothic landscape draped in a purple cape and light-up bustier for her performance of "Dark Horse," with backup dancers using broomsticks as stripper poles. It felt like a high school drama club's production of "The Craft." Still, it was nice to see her with a different horse's ass.
Nine Inch Nails, Lindsey Buckingham, Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters
Accompanied by lots of strobe lights and celebrities making for the exits, the show's closing performance by these agents of '90s alternative rock (and a random member of Fleetwood Mac) came on a little too heavy after over three hours of pure pop spectacle. The producers thought so too, rolling the credits midway through the Queens' song.
Carole King and Sara Bareilles
The Grammys love piano ballads and these two one-upped the rest with their dueling ivories. It felt more like an obligation than a necessity.
Nothing against his smooth vocal stylings, but at this point many of Legend's songs sound like tattered duplicates of past glories - all melodramatic piano melodies, lovelorn lyrics and canned charm. He's ready for Vegas. In the lounge, of course.
Imagine Dragons and Kendrick Lamar
Making the Compton rapper join the Las Vegas rock band on the hit "Radioactive" is one of those half-baked ideas that can happen only on the Grammys. It sounded like when two people on the bus have their iPods on too loud.
Pink and Nate Ruess
Climbing a muscular, topless male dancer Pink sang along to a pre-recorded version of her single "I Try" before joining fun.'s Nate Ruess and his new porn 'stache for a duet on "Just Give Me a Reason." Never has an awards show segment felt more like filler.
Ringo Starr
Performing "Photograph" with his all-star band, featuring Peter Frampton and Don Was, the former Beatle showed that his voice has in no way improved with age. Nor has the song. Worse yet, McCartney didn't appear in a flash of lightning to save the whole thing.
Keith Urban
The song was whatever, but all we could think was who his new haircut resembled most: Jennifer Aniston, the guy from the Goo Goo Dolls or Kate Gosselin? It's a shame Gary Clark Jr.'s otherwise excellent solo got lost in the debate.
Hunter Hayes
Someone by that name apparently performed, but we may or may not have taken a quick nap through it.
Robin Thicke and Chicago
In a jam session planned in hell, Thicke was joined by the '70s hit-makers for a medley that could sound good only on a cruise ship. Chicago made a poor replacement for a twerking Miley Cyrus, but there was one good thing that came out of the onslaught of blaring horns and vanilla crooning: Hearing "Saturday in the Park" morph into "Blurred Lines" finally helped contextualize the song that served as one of the year's biggest earworms.
-- More photos and coverage of the Grammy Awards.
-- The best and worst Grammy looks on SFUnzipped.
Aidin Vaziri is The San Francisco Chronicle's pop music critic. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @MusicSF


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RHCP tickets reach "Higher Ground" on Internet
For folks who managed to snag tickets to tomorrow night's Red Hot Chili Peppers show at John Paul Jones Arena, seeing Anthony, Flea, John, and Chad meant plunking down $58.50 plus fees for any seat in the house. But with curtain-up on the sold-out show fast approaching, fans looking for last-minute tickets will have to pay considerably more.
At 10:37am, a lucky eBay bidder purchased a pair of tickets in section 105, row U for $485, more than four times the face value. In a little more than four hours, an auction will close on another pair, these in the fifth row on the floor. The current high bid on these ducats is $610, more than five times the box-office price.
Craigslist.org has far more posts from wannabe ticket buyers than sellers. In fact, nobody has offered to sell a pair of Red Hot Chili Peppers tickets on the site since last Wednesday, and they are asking $200 for two tickets in section 307. No word on whether complimentary tissues come with the nosebleed seats.


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Engineers: New sensor could help treat, combat diabetes, other diseases
A tiny new sensor could provide fresh, inexpensive diagnosis and treatment methods for people suffering from a variety of diseases.
University of Florida engineers have designed and tested versions of the sensor for applications ranging from monitoring diabetics' glucose levels via their breath to detecting possible indicators of breast cancer in saliva. They say early results are promising — particularly considering that the sensor can be mass produced inexpensively with technology already widely used for making chips in cell phones and other devices.
"This uses known manufacturing technology that is already out there," said Fan Ren, a professor of chemical engineering and one of a team of engineers collaborating on the project.
The team has published 15 peer-reviewed papers on different versions of the sensor, most recently in this month's edition of IEEE Sensors Journal. In that paper, members report integrating the sensor in a wireless system that can detect glucose in exhaled breath, then relay the findings to health care workers. That makes the sensor one of several non-invasive devices in development to replace the finger prick kits widely used by diabetics.
Tests with the sensor contradict long-held assumptions that glucose levels in the breath are too small for accurate assessment, Ren said. That's because the sensor uses a semiconductor that amplifies the minute signals to readable levels, he said.
"Instead of poking your finger to get the blood, you can just breathe into it and measure the glucose in the breath condensate," Ren said.
In the IEEE paper and other published work, the researchers report using the sensor to detect pH or alkalinity levels in the breath, a technique that could help people who suffer from asthma better identify and treat asthma attacks — as well as calibrate the sensitivity of the glucose sensor. The engineers have used other versions to experiment with picking up indicators of breast cancer in saliva, and pathogens in water and other substances.
As with the finger prick standard, tests for pH, breast or cancer indicators typically already exist, but they are often cumbersome, expensive or time-consuming, Ren said. For example, the current technique for measuring pH in a patient's breath requires the patient to blow into a tube for 20 minutes to collect enough condensate for a measurement.
At 100 microns, or 100 millionths of a meter, the UF sensor is so small that the moisture from one breath is enough to get a pH or glucose concentration reading — in under five seconds, Ren said.
Ren said the sensors work by mating different reactive substances with the semiconductor gallium nitride commonly used in amplifiers in cell phones, power grid transmission equipment and other applications.
If targeting cancer, the substance is an antibody that is sensitive to certain proteins identified as indicative of cancer. If the target is glucose, the reactive molecules are composed of zinc oxide nanorods that bind with glucose enzymes.
Once the reaction happens, "the charge on the semiconductor devices changes, and we can detect that change," Ren said.
While the sensor is not as acutely sensitive as those that rely on nanotechnology, the manufacturing techniques are already widely available, Ren said. The cost is as little as 20 cents per chip, but goes up considerably when combined with applications to transmit the information wirelessly to computers or cell phones. The entire wireless-chip package might cost around $40, he said, although that cost could be cut in half with mass production.
The team has patented or is in the process of patenting several elements of the technology, and several companies have expressed interest in pursuing the research, Ren said.
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Artificial carbonation is illegal for a variety of traditionally produced sparkling wines and French appellation d'origine contrôllée-designated and organic cidre. But how, once it's in the bottle, is anyone going to tell whether a producer has cheated? Subjective sensory judgments are one thing, but a group of French chemists who've made detecting counterfeit tipples a specialty have devised a strategy for discriminating between legitimate and illigitimate bubbles.
Carbonated beverages become carbonated in two ways. The first, "natural" way is to capture the carbon dioxide that yeast produce during fermentation by keeping the beverage under pressure while (at least part) of fermentation is happening. Traditional methode champenoise sparkling wines are carbonated this way: an already-fermented base wine is bottled under a crown cap (think beer bottle) with extra sugar, which yeast ferment to produce a bit more alcohol and carbon dioxide that, under pressure, dissolves into the wine to reappear as bubbles when release the pressure by opening the bottle. Traditionally made ciders and beers are also carbonated this way, as are home-made fermented sodas (not your Soda Stream), kombucha, and water kefir.
The second, "artificial" or "forced" way is to inject the beverage with carbon dioxide. Again, the gas dissolves into the liquid under pressure to be released upon enjoyment, but the source of the gas is a tank instead of a microbe*. Commercial sodas are carbonated this way, along with some cheap sparkling wines and the majority of mass-produced commercial beers (something against which the fine folks at the Campaign for Real Ale are fighting).
Unsurprisingly, natural carbonation takes longer and requires more skill and finesse to get right, is consequently more expensive, and is generally regarded as superior. Which means that some less-than-upstanding folk might want to pass off an injected drink as natural. Enter forensics.
Carbon-14 dating is used to determine the age, origin, and authenticity of fossils, bones, and other organic (once-living) artifacts (other types of isotopes are used to date rocks.) Carbon comes in multiple isotopes, or molecular versions numbered by how many neutrons they hold; 12C is the major version, 14C a naturally occurring minority. 14C is unstable and decays over time. While a plant or animal is alive, it constantly takes up fresh 14C from the environment; after it dies, the 14C in its body continues to decay without being replenished, which (I'm simplifying here) allows scientists to determine how long ago the thing died.
Carbon dioxide produced industrially (from petroleum) doesn't contain any 14C; grapes and apples do, and therefore so does the carbon dioxide yeast produces from grape and apple sugars. So, we can determine whether a beverage has been artificially carbonated by looking at how much 14C it contains. If 14C levels are lower than the expected norm, someone's cheating.
This concept isn't new, but working out a practical method for analyzing samples and figuring out benchmark expectations for how much 14C shows up in natural versus injected beverages has taken some doing. The recent journal article describing that method looks at French AOC and organic cidres, but attests that testing sparkling wine (and beer and sparkling water) will work the same way. And while "carbon authentication" hasn't yet been tested as evidence in a legal case, the authors conclude that, by their evidence, four of ten cidres bearing the organic label can be "strongly suspected" of illicit bubbling.
One more tool in the growing arsenal of anti-wine fraud tactics. As with the others, the real question is whether anyone will use it. Will this technique — plus Rudy Kurniawan et al. — herald an era of French governmental crackdown on sly producers? Or will everyone keep on happily humming along, knowing that the rules and "the rules" are a bit different? The industries' (because there's not just one wine industry, right?) approach toward authentic wines made using technically illegal methods, in the context of it's attitude toward altogether counterfeit wines, stands to say something interesting about governmental and corporate priorities.
*Or, in the case of natural sparkling waters, a chemical reaction between acidic water and limestone.