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Went out on a cool day and they kept me warm.
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I am 6'4, 190, 33" waist, 34" inseam. I bought a Medium (non tall) and the fit was spot on. Its a bit tight in the thighs, but I have cyclist legs and they are after all "tights". A few more squats and I might have to bump up to the large. The length is great, I imagine the TALL version would be too long. The zipper on the bottom bunches up a bit but its fine so far. I haven't worn them long enough to comment on durability.
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I have long legs, and I have trouble with finding athletic gear that is long enough. (In pants, I typically need a 34" inseam." These, in the Tall size, where long enough to be perfect. Good chamois. Good construction. Good materials.Great price.
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The weight of the fabric is great, ridden down to 25* no problem.For mtbiking add G-form pads works great if crashing often like me.Very comfortable.
OK for the cost
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from TN
OK overall for money, but prefer the fit of my other bibs
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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My gosh I do love these bib tights. This is my first foray into the world of "bibs" instead of regular padded shorts or tights (I have 2 other pairs of bike shorts), and this by far has the most comfortable chamois out of all of them. My Louis Garneu shorts chamois is much too big, and the edge seam chafes really bad. My Canari shorts chamois is too small and also chafes. This one in these tights are just about perfect!My only complaint is the mesh-y material of the strap fabric seems like it would be pretty irritating on the nipple area. I always wear a base layer shirt underneath the straps to make sure that doesn't happen. The only issue there, then, is getting too hot if you have on a base layer plus a jersey on top of the bib straps.I'm now in search of a shorts equivalent to these tights. Not sure if they exist or not.
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I'm 5'10" 160 pounds. First I tried the medium (NOT tall) size. It was a couple inches too long in the legs, but otherwise ok. I tried folding the cuffs up, as someone suggested, but the zipper and cuff are too thick to make this reasonable. I tried pulling the extra up around my legs, but I was concerned the folds would irritate the backs of my knees while pedaling. I wondered whether the medium tall size got packaged as medium, but the label said medium, and I have no other way to check.I have a pair of grey Nashbar tights (not bibs) from many years ago and the length is great. I also have another pair of medium tights (not bibs) from a different maker, and the length is great. I exchanged the medium (my shipping cost) for small. The small length is correct, but they are too tight around the calves and thighs. They also just felt small.I don't know whether Nashbar has changed their sizing, or whether the mediums and medium talls got mixed up.The bibs seemed nice, and the padding seemed comparable to my non-bib tights. If you can find a pair that fits without returning multiple times, you probably can get a good deal. As for me, I'm out 2 x return shipping, with nothing to show for it but frustration.I would also like to point out that the packaging Nashbar is using is frustrating. Both pairs came in plastic envelopes that are tear proof and can't be unsealed. A knife or scissors are required for opening. However, the clothing is tight against the envelope, so it's very hard to open without cutting the clothing.
Great quality for the price
By Dave
from Bakersfield, ca
Great for cold weather, regular length is a perfect fit
Best buy for the $
By Kanaka53
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I have four of these and wanted a 5th for the weekly commute during the cool weather. I have worn these in comfort riding in the lower 50s to the mid 30s, lower than that and layered clothing is needed with this tight. First time for me with the ankle zipper issue as noted in other reviews. I am not upset that the most recent puchase had this and I have sent these tights back for an exchange. I have confidence that Nashbar will make it right. This is the first time since buying from Nashbar (over 30 years now) that I have had to return/exchange an item. I will puchase this product in the future to replace those that wear out from use. I bought my first Mansfield maybe 4 years ago and it is still going strong...
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It may be that this type of vehicle will take off first, not in our urban centers, but in resort towns and these new suburban mixed-use developments (they used to be called towns, these are more likely incorporated and planned/built ground up, but we are in a cycle of rediscovering things). The hope is that these will be shared vehicles, wherever they wind up getting a curb-hold, encouraging shared resources, discouraging waste, allowing flexibility for the individual and the community – and reaffirming the connection between the two. The new face of public transit may be mini-mass-transit.
further thoughts can be found here: http://littlefascinations.blogspot.com/2010/03/reinventing-automobile-or-urban.html
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"urban dwellers" in cities with good public transit and/or bike lanes only need motor vehicles when they need to move cargo, travel outside the city or go somewhere with a group of more than 2. this car doesn't do any of those things. great concept and tech but GM is missing their target audience. It will have a similar fate to the segway – just a trendy gadget, not a replacement for a car.
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The Westcountry suffered another day of major disruption yesterday as heavy snowfall brought many parts of the region to a standstill.
For the second day in a row – after the hail and ice which brought misery for motorists along the A38 corridor in East Cornwall and South Devon – travel on all but the main routes was almost impossible.
Overnight, 30 people were forced to spend the night in Nether Stowey village hall after being rescued by police when they became stranded in their cars on the A39 between Bridgwater and Williton in Somerset.
And as dawn broke, it was North and East Devon which were hardest hit with snow lying more than a foot deep in places, effectively cutting off some communities accessed by untreated roads.
Dozens of schools had to be closed while highways teams struggled to keep some key roads open to traffic.
Hugh Griffith, highway operations control centre manager for Devon County Council, said the "snow front" which had tracked across the county during the night and into the morning was "hitting us quite hard".
"We did have a problem on the North Devon link road between Tiverton and Barnstaple," he said. "At one point we had to close the road and stack the lorries near Tiverton so we could clear it and get it going again.
"Later we had a massive snow shower around Ilfracombe and Lynton, in that north corner of Devon. It came off the moor and threw down a lot of snow so we had to get some ploughs and diggers up there as well.
"At about 9am we had a very heavy snow shower from Ashcombe down to Kingsteignton and the A380 was down to one lane for a while."
By lunchtime, problems were mounting in East Devon with heavy snow flurries in the Axminster, Honiton, Seaton and Sidmouth areas.
The A39 at County Gate was also impassable while the B3223 at Simonsbath was closed overnight because of drifting snow.
The A35 at Honiton had to be closed temporarily at 12.15pm following a four-vehicle crash on the eastbound carriageway although there were no reports of any injuries.
Similarly the A3052 at Sidford, near Sidmouth, was blocked for an hour by a heavy goods vehicle which was unable to move on the snowbound road.
Devon and Cornwall Police also reported accidents at Cheriton Bishop, where a car crashed and rolled onto its side, and at Woodbury Common, near Exeter, where a car skidded off the road and crashed into the trees.
The 29-year-old driver, from Exmouth, was taken to hospital with head and back injuries although they are not thought to be serious.
Then at 3pm, the emergency services were called to Fairmile, near Ottery St Mary, where a BMW had spun on the snow and collided with a fence. No-one was hurt.
By the early afternoon, police were warning drivers in East Devon "not to travel unless absolutely necessary".
"Snow is still falling in the area, making driving conditions extremely hazardous and motorists have been advised only to make essential journeys," a spokesman said.
"Road conditions are said to be difficult anywhere east of Honiton – particularly on the A375 Honiton to Sidmouth Road and the A3052 in the Seaton area. Officers have dealt with a number of minor collisions."
No issues, however, were reported on either Haldon Hill, on the A38 near Exeter, or Telegraph Hill, on the A380 to Torbay, which have suffered major winter weather problems in the past.
A "snow plan", which was instituted after hundreds of motorists were stuck on the road for several hours following sudden blizzards in 2010, had "worked very well", Mr Griffith said.
The severe conditions did, though, result in the closure of more than 30 primary and secondary schools, mainly in the north and east of the county, giving hundreds of pupils an unexpected day off.
Others delayed opening or closed early to help students and staff get home safely.
Council services in both areas were hit with rubbish and recycling collections being cancelled in the worst affected areas.
East Devon District Council leader Paul Diviani, who lives close to the A303 near Yarcombe, said there was about 18 inches (450mm) of snow on the ground. He added: "When you get this amount of snow there is not much you can do to ameliorate it."


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Food waste source reduction or prevention is the strategy of preventing food waste before it is created. An example of food waste prevention for a buffet is tracking which dishes generally have more leftovers, and either make less of the dish or substitute it with a more popular dish, rather than continuing to throw the leftovers away.
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Cut Down on Your Disposal Costs - By decreasing the amount of food wasted, businesses pay less to dispose of their trash.
Reduce Your Over-Purchasing & Labor Costs - In making strides to prevent food waste, you can reduce costs by purchasing only the food that will be used, or by decreasing improperly prepared foods. Additionally, reducing food waste can increase staff efficiency and reduce energy and labor associated with disposing of food.
Reduce Resource Use Associated with Food Production - There are many inputs to grow food, including water, fertilizers, pesticides, and energy. By wasting food, you are also wasting the resources that went into growing it. Additionally, 14 percent of greenhouse gases in the United States are associated with growing, manufacturing, transporting, and disposing of food.
Reduce GHG Emissions - Less food being wasted means less food being composted or landfilled; landfilled food produces methane, a very potent green house gas.
Reduction and Prevention Strategies
Do a Food Waste Assessment - The first step to reducing food waste is to measure and track the amount, type, and reason for its generation. Knowing how much and why food waste is generated will help a business create targeted food waste prevention strategies. This baseline information also serves as a marker for measuring your diversion rate and change in spending.
Depending on your goals, there are a variety of free EPA tools available to conduct a wasted food assessment.
Reduce Your Food Waste in the Kitchen:
Reduce over-purchasing of food - Create guidelines or implement a system to ensure that you only purchase what you need when you need it. This could include a "just-in-time" ordering system or a new purchasing policy.
Reduce prep waste and improperly cooked food - Look at production and handling practices and consider strategies for reducing prep waste including: improving knife skills of staff, purchasing pre-cut food, reducing batch sizes when reheating foods like soups or sauces, and training staff to reduce improperly cooked food.
Consider secondary uses for excess food - Leftover bread can become croutons, excess rice can become fried rice, leftover fruit can be a dessert topping, and vegetable trimmings can help form a base for soups, sauces, and stocks.
Ensure proper storage techniques - In order to reduce spoilage, food products should be stored in proper condition (e.g. temperature) and organized easily track inventory levels and ensure that older products are used first.
- Reduce Plate Waste - Consumer kitchen waste includes all food wastes generated once the food reaches the customer. This includes food left uneaten by customers and garnishes.
Modify menu to increase customer satisfaction and reduce food left uneaten - Food frequently left uneaten or sent back by customers can be identified by tracking wasted food,. Based on this information, managers can modify the menu and better satisfy the customers.
Change serving sizes and garnishes - Even small garnishes and improper serving sizes quickly add up to a significant amount of food waste. Strategies to reduce this waste include avoiding inedible or rarely eaten garnishes, reducing the scoop or serving size while still satisfying a customer's appetite, and using an "ask first" policy for sides.
Encourage guests to order or take only the food they can consume - Food service managers can post informational signs at buffet-style food service venues that encourage customers to take only enough food to match their appetite.
Go Trayless - A 2008 study of 25 college campuses conducted by the food services provider Aramark found that removing trays at dining halls results in as much as 25 to 30 percent less wasted food. Discourage customers from wasting food by going tray-less or by switching to smaller trays.
Source Reduction and Prevention Success Stories
Harvard University
Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts reduces the amount of food sent to landfills, not only through composting, and food donation, but also through food waste prevention. Harvard employs systems to prevent food waste in their kitchens, dining halls, and at events. This includes ordering food that students prefer to eat, hosting a "Clean Plate Club," implementing trayless dining, and having caterers box up extra food from events so that it can be taken to go. Learn More (PDF) (13 pp, 342 KB).
Quicken Loans
Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio implemented a successful food scrap recovery program in conjunction with other nearby venues such as Browns Stadium, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, and Progressive Field. By tracking their kitchen waste daily, they managed to reduce their monthly food composted from an average of 3.5 tons down to an average of 1.5 tons. Quicken Loans Arena also composted over 30 tons of food 2011.
Hannaford Supermarkets
Hannaford Supermarkets is a full service grocer with 179 stores in the New England region. As a part of their commitment to sustainability and providing the best food to their customers, they implemented food waste prevention strategies to reduce the amount of surplus food generated. Strategies include fresh truck deliveries every day instead of forecasting out orders and a computer-assisted ordering to order appropriately based on inventory and sales predictions.
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin audited plate waste during lunch and dinner for 5 days in Spring 2008. They found students leaving an average of 5.7 oz of edible food on their plates. Food service staff worked in the front of house to engage the students with signage and by visualizing their daily waste with symbolic trash bins. Taste testing also allowed the students to sample menu items before taking the dish. This required coordination with the back of the house, where staff were also trained on portion control and tracking of pre and post consumer waste. In Fall 2008, another plate audit was conducted- this time showing only 3.9 oz of edible food waste. Then by going tray-less,the amount of food wasted went down again in Fall 2009 for a total 48 percent reduction!
At two Intel Corporation Cafes, food service staff dining facilities (operated by Bon Appetit Management Company), serving approximately 12 thousand meals per week, tracked all pre-consumer food waste on a daily basis for one year using computerized food waste tracking systems and software from LeanPath. Starting in April 2009, employees tracked all waste at a scale positioned along the regular route of disposal in the kitchen. Weighing time took less than four minutes per employee per week. With the data, the chefs looked for reuse opportunities like: using vegetable scraps for soup stock and sauce base, pureeing certain starches for thickeners in other entrees, using dairy items prepped for the coffee station to make chowder and turning leftover fruit into chutney. Over the course of the year, pre-consumer food waste was reduced by 47 percent and food costs per meal decreased by 13.2 percent. Learn More (PDF) (13 pp, 1.45 MB)
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 19, 2011) - ETSU volleyball honored several players at its annual banquet Monday night inside the East Tennessee Room at the D.P. Culp Center.
Student-athletes, coaches, administrators, parents and friends gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of the 2010 ETSU volleyball team.
The Bucs finished the season with an impressive 26-9 record. The 26 wins were the most by the program since the 1978 season. In addition, ETSU advanced to the A-Sun Championship match for the first time since 2005. The Bucs also succeeded in the classroom after earning the AVCA Team Academic Award, which recognizes teams that compile at least a cumulative team GPA of 3.30 or higher.
Senior middle block Alysa Long (Romulus, Mich.) was the big award winner of the night as she took home Team MVP and Defensive MVP honors. Long, a First-Team All-Atlantic Sun selection following the season, led the A-Sun in blocks and hitting percentage. In addition, she finished the season ranked 26th in the nation in blocks per set. Long also set the school record for career hitting percentage (.327).
Senior Erin Ryan (Davie, Fla.) earned the team's Academic Award. Ryan has the highest GPA on the squad, while also earning a spot on the A-Sun All-Academic Team for her fourth consecutive year.
For the third straight season, senior and co-captain Lauren Baufield (Plymouth, Minn.) took home the Buc Heart Award.
The awards concluded with senior and local product Whitney Cogburn (Kingsport, Tenn.) earning the Coaches Award. Cogburn was named Second-Team All-Atlantic Sun following the season after leading the team in assists (1241), while ranking second on the squad in service aces (31), and third in blocks (112) and hitting percentage (.220).
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Cooper publishes his classical work exclusively with Dorn Publishing, and will be featured in an upcoming issue of the Saxophone Journal. Donald Sinta, world renowned classical saxophonist, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan, has commented on Cooper's 1st Sonata for Alto Saxophone: "I love it. It's from the heart and I identify with all of it." Cooper's 1982 text on Jazz Improvisation, "Steps Ahead" has recently been reprinted by request for use by the Rowan University Jazz Program, under the direction of renowned saxophonist Denis DiBlasio.
John is a saxophonist (Woodwinds), bassist, jazz vocalist, brass doubles, and synthesist/pianist (MIDI Keyboards) with an active performance schedule that has included the major venues in Philadelphia/Baltimore and the casinos of Atlantic City, as well as the Maine Center for the Arts and various sites in Downeast Maine. John has performed with the following notable jazz artists: Cecil Payne, Neville York(Steel Drum Artist), Grover Washington, Jr., Bill Watrous, Marvin Stamm, Jim Snidero, Charlie Ventura, Al Cohn, Clark Terry. John has also composed numerous film scores and served as conductor of the Maine All State Jazz Band in 1995, and the Maine All State Jazz Honors Band in 1999 and has been contracted to conduct the Maine All State Jazz Combo in 2005.
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AD4015Film Sound and ImageThis hands-on course will explore sound composition, editing, and mixing to create soundtracks for video and/or film. Students who take this course must have a background in music composition and/or sound and video production in order to collaborate on creative video/sound projects. Sound recordings will include music and voice as well as everyday sounds and special sound effects. The class will incorporate a number of group projects as well as individual exercises to illustrate sound recording and mixing strategies. We will also study sound in relation to video/film through readings and screenings. In addition to class assignments, students will start developing sound tracks for their independent projects. Students will be evaluated on their success in creating compositions, recordings, and mixes for video/film projects; and their ability to bring together moving pictures with a soundtrack to create a whole that is more than the sum of its parts. Students will also be evaluated on their participation in class discussions and exercises.
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AD1020History of Western MusicThis course covers the traditions of western "ART" music from the era of Renaissance (1450-1600) through Baroque (1600-1750), Classical (1750-1820), Romantic (1820-1900), Impressionism (early 1900s) and into the 20th century primarily in Europe. Through these five centuries of Eurocentric artistic development the areas of music, art, literature, philosophy, religion, and architecture continuously merge. Extensive study is devoted to how this "convergence of ideas' led to the advancement of the western society and its direct descendent, the Americas. Major composers covered include Gabrieli, Bach, Handel, Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Wagner, Puccini, Chopin, Strauss, Liszt, Rimsky-Korsakoff, Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Debussy, Ravel, Ives, Copland. The course requires extensive reading, listening to recordings, and video observation.
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The coast of Maine is an ideal location for studies of the effects of changing ecologies, landscapes, and cultures on the human experience. 14000 years ago, the entire area was covered with a dense ice sheet, and at present we are facing the uncertain future of Global Warming. Between these points, the coast and islands have experienced flood, fire, earthquakes, and an enormous range of human and non-human occupants. This team-taught course will use the inter-disciplinary lens of Human Ecology to examine the consequences, implications, and potential meanings of our dwelling within both this particular landscape and other landscapes perhaps initially more familiar to students. A strong emphasis will be placed upon developing a "sense of place" through the examination of a novel, scientific writing, music, and experiential venturing upon the land and seas, learning about the history, culture, ecology, oceanography and geology of the Maine coastline, both in and by the ocean. Although a substantial element of each day's work will take the form of field trips, students will also be responsible for readings, attending a series of lectures by faculty and local experts, and working with multimedia forms. Interest in music, writing, and ecology are strongly encouraged. Students will be evaluated based on class participation, a daily log of their experiences plus several short "response pieces" to assigned readings, and a multi-media presentation capturing some aspect of their learning. Students will receive narrative evaluations and a grade of CREDIT or NO CREDIT.
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In conjunction with the Part Two: Department of Art and Art History Faculty Exhibition, Professor Teresa Hubbard will present the single-screen version of a recent video work, Méliès, created in collaboration with Alexander Birchler. The video is the second installment in their trilogy exploring the social and physical sites of cinema. Méliès investigates the residue of cinema and social terrain around the site of a mountain in the Chihuahua Desert in West Texas named Movie Mountain. According to local residents, the mountain is named such because a silent film was shot there in the early 1900s. Searching for the origin of the mountain's name, Hubbard/Birchler embarked on a journey traversing the landscape of early silent-era film production. Join the VAC for this special screening and a post-film discussion with Teresa Hubbard.
The Alturas Foundation supported the creation of Méliès as part of its Artist-In-Residence program. Special thanks to Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York for screening permission.
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|Nov. 13, 2012 | 7:00 - 8:00 PM
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It can be a big challenge to create a design for a large object. Are there techniques or tools to simplify this, and to help estimate numbers of blocks required?
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Lego Digital Designer (~140mb, Mac and PC) is quite useful for creating 3D designs. I haven't personally used it that much but it is quite a powerful tool. It will tell you the number of bricks used in a model as well.
At a pinch, MS Paint (pixel-based), Google Sketchup (find some templates for bricks) and Minecraft could even be used for planing builds.


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Wondering why you always feel hotter when wearing black instead of a light color? Try this experiment to prove that there are valid reasons for this to occur. This experiment looks at different types of colors reacting to the sun and which one will generate and capture more heat. Check it out!
What You Will Need:
- 2 Identical Drinking Glasses or Jars
- Water
- Thermometer
- 2 Elastic Bands
- White Paper
- Black Paper
- Wrap the white paper around one of the glasses using an elastic band or sellotape to hold it on.
- Do the same with the black paper and the other glass
- Fill the glass with the exact same amount of water
- Leave the glasses out in the sun for a couple of hours before returning to measure the temperature of the water in each.
What is Happening?
Dark surfaces such as the black paper absorb more light and the heat than the lighter one such as the white paper. After measuring the temperatures of the water, the glass with the black paper around it should be hotter than the other. Lighter surfaces reflect more light, that's why people with lighter colored clothes in the summer keep cooler.


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Before the modern football mega-stadium at Camden Yards brought the Ravens into the modern age, the franchise played its first two seasons at the home of the old Colts, Memorial Stadium. With decades of glorious moments left behind, the crumbling old park was on its last legs - but its inspirational, patriotic facade can never be duplicated, and will never be forgotten! This incredible aerial shot of the stadium, taken by renowned sports photographer Mike Smith, gives you a perfect straight-on view of the art-deco-style facade that became a Baltimore icon, and a breathtaking look at the first regular-season home game for the old Cleveland Browns after the team relocated. With a sharp black-bordered design that includes the title "Memorial Stadium, First Game - September 1, 1996 - Baltimore 19, Oakland 14", this is a rare collector's item that will look great on the wall of home or office!
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In This Issue:
By Brendan McLean, NAMI Communications Coordinator
Back row: Gunnar Christiansen, Tom Lambert, Susan Christiansen, Katrina Gay
Front row: Carole Wills and Susan Gregg-Schroeder
Craig Ronnebohn and Rev. Susan Gregg-Schroeder
The NAMI Convention this past July revealed that the NAMI leaders' interest in faith outreach, as well as the role of faith in recovery for many living with mental illness, continues to grow and develop. With numerous workshops and networking sessions held at the latest convention, NAMI FaithNet is putting together an extraordinary strategy for uniting all faiths in the common goal to provide help and hope to those affected by mental illness.
In recent years, religion and spirituality have proven to be vital components in many individuals' recoveries from mental illness. The ideas of hope, belonging and other inherent aspects of religion and spirituality can help improve psychological well-being.
To open up this year's NAMI convention, NAMI leaders interested or engaged in outreach to faith communities met together to share ideas and learn positive strategies about integrating mental illness and faith from one another. This opportunity to meet with other individuals who share similar beliefs and experiences proved to be extremely important, as many took away new techniques to try in their hometown communities once they returned home from Chicago. The ability to connect with others throughout the country and discuss issues of faith and mental illness delivered an exceptionally informative and useful session where you could incorporate new ideas and plans of action.
"The NAMI FaithNet advisory group works throughout the year to plan for the NAMI Convention," said Katrina Gay, NAMI's director of communications. "These dedicated individuals are both NAMI leaders and faith community leaders representing diverse faith traditions and various regions of the country. Their personal experience, perspective and commitment to the NAMI mission ensure that there is always a strong "track" of networking sessions, workshops and presentations at the convention and strong content offered through the NAMI FaithNet website section.
Despite the positive relationship between faith and recovery for many affected by mental illness, religion has not always viewed as positively in respect to its relationship to mental illness. As Dr. Nancy Kehoe noted in her symposium on Friday, July 8 at the convention, up until the last 20 years or so, religion was often considered a symptom of a person's illness rather than a beneficial aspect.
Advancements in scientific research have shown that many features of spirituality and religion, such as meditation and the sense of community, among others, can be beneficial in the recovery from mental illness. Rather than a product of mental illness, religion and spirituality are now seen as forces of good in the recovery process. Slides of Dr. Kehoe's presentation are available for download on NAMILand.
Philip Qualo and Stephen Kiosk of the NAMI STAR Center led a discussion on some of the many ways the aspects of spirituality can lead to mental health recovery and wellness. Identifying many tools and resources available for personal help, attendees walked away with many tangible actions they could take to increase the acceptance of mental illness in numerous religious and cultural groups.
"I was very impressed with the large number of NAMI members that attended the program. It shows there's a lot of interest in incorporating tools of spirituality and religion in either their own recovery or that of a loved one," said Philip Qualo, program manager of the STAR Center.
For many, combining a journey of faith and mental illness experience is often difficult. They are unsure of whether or not faith should play a central role in their recovery or stay on the periphery. This internal conflict is often the consequence of their own faith community at home does not have a great understanding of mental illness and responds with stigmatizing remarks and misguided beliefs about what having a mental illness means.
In the final NAMI faith and mental illness session, presenters Carole Wills of NAMI Indiana, Rev. Susan Gregg-Schroeder of NAMI San Diego and Rev. Craig Rennebohm of NAMI Seattle, all members of the NAMI FaithNet Advisory Group, sought to help answer those difficult questions that members of faith communities face. Attendees were able to gain real-world skills for initiating and organizing faith community outreach by receiving an introduction to Reaching Out to Faith Communities, a grassroots, self-guided curriculum to assist with NAMI outreach efforts.
Hiding one's mental illness from your religious community is a decision that often brings more feelings of stress and isolation. Knowing how to share your experience of mental illness with your faith community is an important talent. As NAMI FaithNet continues to grow and expand, the relationship between religion and spirituality and mental illness will become less of a strain and more a harmonious interaction.
By Nancy Kehoe RSCJ, Ph.D.
In deciding whether religion and spirituality is an asset or a liability for people living with and recovering from mental illness I want to be clear that I am neither addressing this from a theological position nor am I making judgments about different theologies or different understandings of grace, redemption, demons and illness. I am simply looking at this question from the perspective of someone who lives with mental illness or is a family member of someone living with mental illness.
When we refer to religion we generally mean an organized system of beliefs that are held by a community. These beliefs and rituals are shaped by an oral and written tradition. Authority figures, rules and structures help to maintain continuity within the tradition and organize the community.
The concept of spirituality is more difficult to describe as it is more individual in nature. Spirituality may refer to a practice, a belief in some higher power, sources of peace, hope, connection, values, meaning and purpose. Individuals who belong to a religious tradition may find their faith community nourishes their spirituality; for others, it may not.
Historical reasons exist for why religion and spirituality has not been explored in mental health treatment but that trend is changing. A growing body of research indicates that people, who live with either a physical illness or mental illness, are helped by their religious/spiritual beliefs and practices.
The effects of mental illness are wide-ranging. For some it can mean a feeling of a loss of meaning or purpose in life, decreased self-esteem or hopelessness. For other it may result in a feeling of isolation, whether by their own choosing or because of stigma. These effects can also drastically affect one's ability to work and sustain relationships.
Mental illness often makes individuals question whether God has abandoned them, whether they are evil because they have considered suicide, whether they are being punished or whether there are demons that have played a role in their illness. Individuals struggle to know the difference between the voice of God and the voices of their illness or between spiritual darkness and depression.
Religion is an asset in the process of recovery when a community has mentors and guides who understand mental illness, when the community is open and welcoming to diversity. Other religious beliefs can enhance recovery: the representation of God as loving and caring, messages of hope instead of fear and despair, customs and rituals that are relevant to the human condition, a condition of suffering and searching that is acknowledged and supported by everyone.
However, religious affiliation can hinder recovery when the leaders or community deny the reality of mental illness, or when individuals are excluded because they "don't fit in." If the way God is represented reinforces fear and judgment or if the beliefs held by a community reinforce one's sense of evil, then recovery from mental illness is hampered.
New paradigms are long over-due. In order to overcome the separation between religious/spiritual beliefs and mental health treatment, mental health professionals must be trained to explore the religious and spiritual dimensions of a person's life and clergy and congregations must be educated to understand mental illness. Religious leaders and mental health professionals alike must see each person as a whole-body, mind and spirit. Recovery happens with more integrity when all these aspects of a person's life are respected and addressed.
Audio tapes for Religion/Spirituality: Assets or Liability in Recovery are still available from NAMI at www.nami.org/convention.
Dr. Nancy Kehoe is the Director of Expanding Connections, is a licensed psychologist. She is an Instructor in Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at the Cambridge Health Alliance, affiliated with Harvard Medical School. She is a member of the Religious of the Sacred Heart and has held various leadership positions in her religious congregation.


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If you weren't already jealous of the cool cars offered abroad, BMW has given you four more examples of forbidden fruit. After much teasing, the automaker finally revealed its line of diesel-powered M Performance vehicles before their Geneva Motor Show debut, but the company insists the four special models aren't bound for our shores.
BMW's range of new M models launches with four vehicles, including the M550d xDrive Sedan, M550d xDrive Touring, X5 M50d, and the X6 M50d. All vehicles will be powered by a new 3.0-liter triple-turbo-diesel I-6, confirming previous rumors of such an engine. BMW says the three turbochargers are high-pressure and utilize variable turbine geometry. The engine also makes use of common-rail direct injection with piezo injectors, a combination good for 2200 bar maximum injection pressure. What sort of power does all that fancy hardware net? A solid 381 hp and a torque-tacular 546 lb-ft (for those keeping score, that's about 120-170 hp less than the M5 and X5/X6m, but an extra 44-46 lb-ft of torque). Peak horsepower is achieved at 4000 rpm, while max torque is available at 2000 rpm, well shy of the 5400-rpm redline.
BMW incorporated many of its Efficient Dynamics-branded technologies into the new M models as well, as each model gains start-stop functionality, and an efficiency-optimizing Eco Pro mode. An eight-speed automatic transmission is the only gearbox available, and all models will feature BMW's xDrive all-wheel drive system, optimized for enhanced dynamics. For handling, each of the new M diesels receive unique suspension tunings with new springs and dampers. As a bonus, the M550d xDrive Touring and the X5 M50d also boast self-leveling rear air suspension.
Each M Performance model also gets subtle exterior enhancements, which include side mirrors and vent bars finished in Ferric Grey metallic, trapezoidal exhaust tips, high-gloss Shadow Line trim, and exclusive 19- or 20-inch alloy wheels.
That's great, but how do they provide? BMW published estimates for acceleration, top speed, and average fuel consumption, and the numbers are pretty impressive. BMW says the M550d xDrive sedan can run from 0-62 mph in 4.7 seconds, and -- like all these models -- can hit an electronically-limited top end of 155 mph. BMW suggests fuel economy is somewhere around 37 mpg combined, although that figure is based on EU-cycle testing. Other M diesels won't be all that much slower: the M550d Touring sprints to 62 mph in 4.9 seconds; the X5 M50d in 5.4 seconds (more than a second faster than the last X5 xDrive35d we tested), and the X6 M50d in 5.3 seconds.
Impressive -- but given this market just isn't that warm to diesels, don't expect any part of this fab four to cross the pond.
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This is a lovely, simple chalet, in a very peaceful setting in Les Chartreux just below Val Claret, with breathtaking views of the Grande Motte. It has a small dining room and a large, comfortable separate sitting room with an open fire place. It is possible to ski to within 200 yards of the chalet if normal snow conditions allow and the frequent FREE ski bus stops outside the chalet.
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So just post if you're feeling good, bad or however about your acne when you feel the need to vent!
As for today, I feel crappy...I am going to miss class tomorrow cuz I just don't wanna go out. I have 6 pimples that hurt [I guess those are cysts] and a cluster of little ones as well as scars 'n some regular ol' pimples.
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Tuesday, August 27, 2002Johnson City, Tenn. (August 27, 2002) - The Southern Conference has released its annual pre-season coaches poll for the upcoming 2002 men's and women's cross country season. East Tennessee State received two first place votes on the men's side, but was collectively picked to finish third place with 72 total points behind Chattanooga (72) and Appalachian State (89). On the women's side, ETSU garnered one first place vote, but was picked to place seventh overall behind Davidson (66) with 62 points. Appalachian State will attempt to repeat as the men's team champion after winning the triple-crown in 2001-02, winning conference titles in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track. However, the Buccaneers have some great talent returning this year including Brad Yewer (Newbury, England), the 2001 Freshman of the Year, and hope to be contenders by the time the conference championships roll around on Nov. 2 in Charleston, S.C. Chattanooga's women's team earned some respect for the start of 2002 after winning the women's SoCon championship in 2001. The Mocs received seven first place votes and 103 points overall to edge Appalachian State (100). Bucs head coach Dave Walker and assistant coach Michelle Byrne have hit the trails hard in the offseason recruiting arguably some of the best athletes ETSU has signed in recent years. ETSU will be young on the women's side, but both coaches expect East Tennessee State to make a bid for the top half of the conference. Both the men's and women's teams will see their first action on Sept. 7, when ETSU travels to Western Carolina for the annual Catamount Classic. 2002 Men's Cross Country Poll 1. Appalachian State (8) 89 2. Chattanooga 73 3. EAST TENNESSEE STATE 72 (2) 4. Western Carolina 71 5. UNC Greensboro 57 6. Furman 54 7. Davidson 45 8. The Citadel 33 9. VMI 27 10. College of Charleston 20 11. Wofford 10 2002 Women's Cross Country Poll 1. Chattanooga (7) 103 2. Appalachian State (2) 100 3. Western Carolina 91 (1) 4. UNC Greensboro 76 5. Furman 75 6. Davidson 66 7. EAST TENNESSEE STATE(1) 62 8. College of Charleston 43 9. VMI 35 10. Georgia Southern 33 11. The Citadel 32 12. Wofford 15
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Brian Ching Testimonial Match
Brian Ching addresses the fans, friends and family in attendance at his testimonial match as he ends his playing career.
Dynamo TV brings you all the moments from the Brian Ching Testimonial Match.
Shot 100% by GoPro. Brad Davis plays in the Brian Ching Testimonial Match.
The Brian Ching Testimonial Match got an unexpected visitor, as Craig Waibel pulled a fan out of the stands and fitted him up for a minute-long cameo on the field.
Leading up to the Brian Ching Testimonial Match, I wasn't entirely sure what to expect. MLS has obviously never done a testimonial for a player before, and I was only vaguely familiar with the concept. When I saw that Landon Donovan was listed as a goalkeeper, I couldn't decide if it was a joke or if we were in for an incredibly fun night. Fortunately, it was very much the latter; in a night full of highlights and awesome moments, seeing arguably the best player to ever wear the U.S. shirt playing in goal for 70 minutes was high on the list.
The lineup announcements prior to the match brought back a lot of great Dynamo memories. Seeing guys like Pat Onstad, Dwayne De Rosario, Brian Mullan, Craig Waibel, Eddie Robinson, Wade Barrett, Paul Dalglish and more all on the pitch at BBVA Compass Stadium playing together and wearing orange again was special. I don't think the match itself could have gone any better. Eddie Robinson played like he hadn't touched a soccer ball in years. Donovan made a couple of early saves and looked like he couldn't be having more fun with it.
Craig Waibel came up into the stands after being subbed out and sat a row over from me and just hung out and talked to the fans in typical Craig Waibel fashion. Even better, Waibs—as Stuart Holden listed him on his lineup—found a fan who looked like him, gave him his cleats and jersey and next thing you know there's a Craig Waibel look-a-like on the pitch and getting a cross in. Seeing Coach Kinnear and John Spencer out there playing was hilarious, and Dom actually wasn't half bad!
And then there's Brian Ching. I'll never, ever forget his first game in Houston and the four goal performance in the win over Colorado that instantly won over the hearts of this city. The huge, clutch goals—in both regular season and playoffs—are too many to try and list. He embodied everything that the Houston Dynamo represent for all eight years he has been here, both on and off the pitch. It was only fitting that he found the net five times during his testimonial. The last minute substitution and seeing Brian come off for the last time—and perhaps more importantly seeing the love and appreciation from every player out there—was also something that I will never forget.
I kept my emotions in check through the match and the final sub, but when Brian took the mic at the end, there must have been a bunch of dust that found its way into the stadium. You could hear how difficult this was for him, how much he truly loves the city of Houston and the Dynamo organization, and you got a glimpse into the kind of man Brian is when he choked up and struggled to find words to thank his mom for everything.
It was a first-class event all around, and I can't think of a better way to see the career of a true Houston legend come to a close. The Dynamo should be extremely proud of what they put together, and seeing the caliber of players that made it a point to take part speaks volumes to the respect that Brian has earned throughout his career. I'll admit—it's going to be a little weird to have a Dynamo squad without Brian Ching, but I expect that we'll still see plenty of him around the organization. He loves the club and the city far too much to not stay very involved, and hopefully last night reminded him how much the love is mutual.
Jason Zimmermann has been a Dynamo fan and season ticket holder since 2006. If you'd like to share your thoughts and memories from Friday's testimonial and Ching's career, send them to email@example.com and it could be featured on HoustonDynamo.com.
MLS put together this great video recapping Brian Ching's career and legacy in the city of Houston. What does Ching mean to you? Let us know in the comments!
Our four part series with Brian Ching comes to an end, with the Dynamo legend reflecting on his decision to retire and his upcoming Testimonial Match.
Continuing with our 1-on-1 interview with Brian Ching, Sebastian Salazar asks for some of Ching's favorite memories with the U.S. men's national team. Ching goes through his thoughts on being the first Hawaiian to play for the national team, the best atmosphere to play in and more.
In the second part of our interview with Brian Ching, Brian discusses his beginning of his time in MLS with the LA Galaxy, his year in Seattle, the best team he ever played on, plus the future of Major League Soccer.