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The Recapper
Recappers love to talk. And love to hear themselves talk. Trouble is, they don't know when to STOP talking. Or worse, don't know HOW to stop talking. "Alright, well thanks again. Ya know, I just really appreciate you listening about how (INSERT. ENTIRE. CONVERSATION. OVER. AGAIN.)"
The… Slow… Talker…
Never…Quite…Gets…To…The… Point that they're also probably a slow back-texter.
The Wizzer
The Wizzer is a friend that feels overly comfortable with you. They're often your best friend. But does that make it okay? And what about when the Wizzer becomes…
The Stinker
Even if YOU called The Stinker, why would they answer the phone on the toilet? Pretty much anything can wait. ANYTHING! Last thing I want to remember while learning that my Grandfather died, was that I was also passing a hot snake.
The Driver*
Drivers can be fun. They can be mid story about a sermon you missed, or the kids' first baseball game, then BLAM!!! "DAMMIT!!! What in the hell are you doing?!?!?!? Sonofabitchmother****er!!!!!! How many times?!?!?!? How many times?!?!?!?… Sorry, not you. ****in' ***holes. Okay, now what was I saying?"
The Close Talker aka The Heavy Breather
This person is always too close to the voice receptor. Unless you're at a rock concert, a Close Talker is undoubtedly always annoying. But, in many cases, does pair well with…
The Verizon
"Can you hear me now? Hello?!, are you still there? Er… (Did we get disconnected? Did I…Did they….? … Hello?!?!)" Imagine if they were on the phone with…
The Whisperer aka Mumbles
Mumbles flat out doesn't have the confidence to enunciate over the phone. Mumbles can turn any innocent phone conversation back into a Verizon scenario.
The Thinker
Ummmm, The one who can't seem to find an answer. The indecisive one. Phone calls with The Thinker involve too many ums, hmms, and extended I's. They absolutely can't survive a phone call with…
The Interrupter
An Interrupter is a terrible phone companion with Thinkers and Whisperers. Little is ever accomplished. The Thinker spends the rest of the day analyzing the conversation while the Interrupter evolves into…
Speakerphone Guy
He's the worst. He is arrogant and self-centered. And too busy to not always be, excessively ambidextrous. Speakerphone Guy wants to appear like he's too busy (and too important), that he can't possibly afford to stop obsessively multi-tasking, ever. SPG can be identified by the Bluetooth ear thingy, and his over-sized, obnoxious phone holster.
The Eater
Like The Whizzer there has to be a certain comfort-level to end up on the phone with an Eater. Unless you're in customer service, then it's every phone call.
The Passive-Aggressive Insulter aka The Guilt Tripper
Usually a family member, and probably your Mother-in-Law. This person forcibly brings skeletons into your conversations, over and over, and over again.
The "I Love You More" Spouse
Because STFU, you're not in high school anymore.
The Parent
These poor bastards. We're the most obnoxious of them all. Why? Well, because we're simply a disgusting culmination of them all. And we're guilty as charged.
Here is a comic by the always bitter TheGladStork.com, and the reason why your friends stopped calling you after you had kids. Because friends don't let friends, have kids. (Or something like that.)
* Parents are often confused with Drivers because home-rage is similar to road-rage. The same stupid shit seemingly occurs over and over again, like no one can hear your screams.


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I can't believe the American people voted to re-elect President Obama, after four years of nothing but poor leadership, debt, giving our tax money back to the crooks who started this whole mess, cheating taxpayers out of their retirement, homes and jobs.
But they still re-elected him. Why?
It isn't about whether he knows how to run this country or not. It's about race, free immigration, women's rights to use abortion as a birth control and the government paying for it, gay marriages, legalizing drugs.
People don't realize we're sleeping with the enemy, the wolf in a sheepskin leading all the lambs to the slaughterhouse.
You might not go through it. You might get lucky and die before it all hits.
Think about your grandchildren.
Or maybe you don't care.
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Frick Family Papers
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The papers of the Frick family date from the 1860s to the 1980s and consist of correspondence, photographs, albums and scrapbooks, diaries, financial records, printed material, and architectural records documenting the lives of Henry Clay Frick, his wife Adelaide, and their children, Helen Clay Frick and Childs Frick. These materials give valuable insight into the history of the Frick family and members of their circle, which included politicians, art dealers, business leaders, university officials, fellow art collectors, and philanthropists. Some notable figures represented in these papers are Andrew W. Mellon, Theodore Roosevelt, Andrew Carnegie, Joseph Duveen, and J. Horace Harding. The collection also documents the family's own art collecting and philanthropic interests, which ranged from museums and educational institutions to hospitals and parks.
Below is a list of collections comprising the Frick Family Papers, each with a brief description and links to the finding aids or digital resources when available.
Frick Family Papers
Art Collecting Files of Henry Clay Frick, 1881-1925
Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), a Pittsburgh coke and steel industrialist, began forming his art collection in 1881, and continued to acquire works of art until his death in 1919. He bequeathed his New York City residence, furnishings, and art collection to be established as a public art gallery called The Frick Collection, which opened to the public in December 1935. This collection contains correspondence, invoices and financial records, catalogs, inventories, registers, notes, narrative descriptions, and printed material documenting the selection, purchase, exhibition, and disposition of art works in his collection from the years 1881 to 1925, with the bulk of the papers documenting purchases.
Online finding aid
Series I: Purchases - Digital images
Series II: Catalogs and Works Exhibited - Digital images
Series III: Inventories and Lists - Digital images
Series IV: Correspondence - Digital images
Series V: Art Not Purchased - Digital images
Series VI: Printed Material and Miscellanea - Digital images
Henry Clay Frick Papers, 1881–1928
Contains correspondence, letterpress books, art files, diaries, financial and property records, subject files, and estate records documenting Henry Clay Frick's career as a businessman and art collector.
Series I: Art Files, 1881–1925 [see: Art Collecting Files of Henry Clay Frick, 1881-1925]
Series II: Correspondence, 1882–1929
Series III: Voucher Files, 1892–1929
Series IV: Receipts, 1900–26
Series V: Subject Files, 1848-1966, undated
Series VI: Accounts, 1880-1942
Series VII: Diaries, 1897-1933
Series VIII: Letterpress Copybooks, 1881-1923
Series IX: Secretary's Correspondence, 1902-1936, undated
Adelaide H. C. Frick Papers, 1874–1931
Consists of correspondence, calendars, notes and notebooks, inventories, travel-related documents, stationery, and printed material documenting the life of Adelaide H. C. Frick, wife of Henry Clay Frick.
Childs Frick Papers, circa 1890s–1905
Chiefly contains correspondence and school-related materials (notebooks, yearbooks, report cards, etc.) documenting the youth and education of Henry Clay Frick's eldest son.
Helen Clay Frick Papers, circa 1890s–1985
Consists of correspondence, diaries, notebooks, legal and financial papers, and printed matter pertaining to Helen Clay Frick's youth and education, personal interests, and philanthropic activities, notably her founding of the Frick Art Reference Library, the Frick Art Museum in Pittsburgh, and the Iron Rail Vacation Home.
Series I: Youth and Education, 1889-1924
Series II: Correspondence, 1894-1996
Series III: Iron Rail Vacation Home, 1912-1972
Series IV: Calendars and Diaries, 1904-1982
Series VI: Research Files on Jean Antoine Houdon, 1802?-1976
Series VII: Frick Art Museum, 1929-1994
Series VIII: University of Pittsburgh Fine Arts Department Files, 1925-1985, undated
Clayton Papers, 1884–1982
Consists of correspondence, estimates, bills, receipts, contracts, printed material, inventories, and appraisals pertaining to the Frick family's Pittsburgh residence. These papers document two generations of ownership by the family, and include materials on alterations and improvements to the house, furnishings and redecoration, staff, and daily operation of the house and grounds.
Eagle Rock Papers, 1903–1955
Contains proposals, specifications, estimates, and contracts relating to the construction of Eagle Rock, Henry Clay Frick's country residence in Prides Crossing, Massachusetts. Also includes files on furnishings, alterations to the house in the 1930s, inventories and appraisals, insurance, and financial records documenting household expenses.
One East 70th Street Papers, 1907–1931
Consists of correspondence, estimates, contracts, construction specifications, bills, vouchers, and inventories chiefly detailing the construction and furnishing of the Frick residence at One East 70th Street in New York. Post-construction materials relate to daily life in the house, proposed alterations to the residence, and contents of the house on the death of Henry Clay Frick.
Frick Family Photographs, circa 1850s-1989, undated
Includes prints and negatives depicting family members, friends and other acquaintances, travel, pets, residences, artwork, furnishings, and building projects in New York, Pittsburgh, and Massachusetts. Encompasses a range of photographic formats and processes, including cartes de visites, cabinet cards, tintypes, cyanotypes, and albumen prints, as well as the work of many prominent studio photographers.
Frick Family Albums and Scrapbooks, 1882-1990
Contains albums and scrapbooks bearing images of family members, friends and other acquaintances, pets, and residences in New York, Pittsburgh, and Massachusetts. These volumes also document travel by family members throughout the United States and abroad. Selected albums have been digitized and can be accessed online via the links below.
Childs Frick and Martha Frick Album, 1885-1890
Clayton Album, circa 1900
Clayton Album, 1901
France, Switzerland, and Germany Album, 1905
France, Spain, and Italy Album, 1909
Italy and Switzerland Album, 1912
Printed Books in the Frick Family Papers, 1621, 1881 to 1983
Henry Clay Frick (1849–1919), was a noted industrialist and art collector. This collection consists of books acquired by him and by members of his family, especially his daughter, Helen Clay Frick, and wife, Adelaide H.C. Frick.
Printed Books in the Frick Family Papers, 1621, 1881 to 1983


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More than a dozen apple growers and other farmers from Central New York came to Congress today, seeking support for an immigration reform bill. The visit came as Congress neared a deal that could give legal status to millions of illegal immigrants and allow migrant farm workers some version of a new guest-worker status. At the very least, Central New York farmers want an agriculture jobs bill to be passed alone, if not as part of the larger immigration bill, said Jim Allen, president of the New York Apple Association.
"The bottom line is you can't grow it if you can't pick it," Allen said, noting that a crackdown last fall on illegal immigrants in Upstate New York caused shortages of migrant farm labor.
Apple growers in Central and Western New York reported shortages of up to 30 percent of their migrant workers last year after high-profile immigration raids. At Beak & Skiff Apple Farms in Onondaga, up to 11,000 bushels of apples simply fell to the ground, resulting in a loss of $50,000 or more, due to the shortage of migrant workers.
While in Washington, the farmers met with legislative staff from Rep. James Walsh, R-Onondaga; Rep. John McHugh, R-Pierrepont Manor and Rep. Michael Arcuri, D-Utica. The group also met with New York's two Democratic senators, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Charles Schumer.
Washington bureau reporter Mark Weiner will file a full report for Thursday's Post-Standard. Mark can be reached at email@example.com or 202-383-7818.


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American Greetings Corp. closed its third quarter of fiscal 2013 with a net loss of $809,000, or 3 cents per share, because of declines in its struggling Clinton Cards retail operations in the United Kingdom and international social media divisions.
For the same period last year, the Brooklyn greeting card maker reported profits of $20.2 million, or 50 cents per share, on revenue of $465.0 million.
Total revenues for the three months that ended Nov. 23 were $506.8 million, up 9 percent over last year.
Chief Financial Officer Stephen Smith told analysts on Thursday that Clinton Cards contributed about $42 million in net revenue, but cost the company about $15.6 million in operating income.
He said the company is still evaluating what the stores are selling, remodeling some stores, "aggressively renegotiating leases," and cutting overhead costs in an effort to improve performance.
Other losses for the quarter include: about $4.1 million from "inter-segment items" in its international social media division, and about $600,000 from scan-based trading conversions during the quarter.
Operating income for the quarter fell about $17 million, including about $8 million in costs and legal expenses associated with the proposal by Chief Executive Zev Weiss and other family members to take the company private for $17.18 per share, or about $580.7 million.
The company also sold off its Expressions plush toys and other gifts in the U.K., and closed a giftwrap factory in Italy.
The company's earnings statement did not mention the company's decision to postpone construction of its new world headquarters at Westlake's Crocker Park.
"American Greetings believes that the delay will be short and will have no material adverse impact on the company," it said at the time. Construction was expected to begin in early 2013.
Shares of American Greetings (AM) fell 22 cents, or 1 percent, to close at $16.98 in Thursday's trading on the New York Stock Exchange.


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ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI -- A suspicious situation near Hamilton today led to a police pursuit, then a helicopter search and the arrest of two suspects during different times of the day.
Allegan County sheriff's deputies began pursuing a vehicle earlier today after a caller to 911 reported a suspicious vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle eventually stopped and was arrested on unspecified charges, but the passenger bailed out and fled on foot.
Police conducted a search and called in a state police helicopter to look for the man.
The search was called off in the afternoon.
About 5 p.m. today, a deputy noticed the wanted man in the Saugatuck area and gave pursuit as the man fled on foot. This time, he was caught.
He was on parole and also had an outstanding warrant for breaking and entering, police said.
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I just started taking Metformin for PCOS. I am have a great deal of diarrhea. Will this ever go away? I don't want to spend my life in the bathroom. Also, has anyone had weight loss with this med?
Does Metformin cause diarrhea and if so, will it go away?
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I am curious if you're still taking this med and if the symptoms are the same. I just started taking Metformin ER 1500mg (one in the a.m. and two with dinner), for PCOS. I find that if I do not eat something soon enough after taking morning dose or with milk that I get terrible diarrhea and sometimes pass the pill whole. Kind of disturbing but have only passed it 3 times since I started it 5-6 weeks ago. I have experienced weight loss, 8.6 pounds in 5 weeks. That I like since weight is a prob for me. Hope you're doing well now!
I have type 2 Diabetes and is currently taking 750mg of Metformin in the beginning i had a lot of gas and it dilapidated and it did cause weight gain for me as well but once my body adjusted to it the weight came back off but now i have diarrhea that comes and goes so yes it will go away , but may come back from time to time i have been on it for almost a year now and my diabetes are finally under control and of course diet helps to , hope this help you all out good look to all vikki
Im type2 since 2004, everyboey suffers different side affects from taking metformin. Myself i get diaria, when i first started on them for about two weeks then i get normal. But when ever i go a period of time (weeks) without them and start back then the side affects take place again.
The diarrhea is your body getting rid of all the extra sugars your body doesn't need. That is why you will notice that it starts off pretty rough but gets better in time. Also, any time you eat something not so wonderful for you, you will get a few moments with the best room in the house... the one with the toilet. I have been on it for a month and after a week and a half of slowly upping my dose the diarrhea ceased and now as long as I control my diet and eat regularly I don't have a problem.
I have type 2 Diabetes and take 500mg of Metformin. When I first started taking it I had gas and diarrhea also. But I also have my gallbladder out too. That doesn't help with the diarrhea alot of foods bother me. But the metformin has made the weight loss great. Becky42
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Alexandra Heminsley
Alexandra Heminsley worked in publishing for six years before becoming a freelance journalist, broadcaster and author. She is author of the bestselling memoir Running Like a Girl, which has now been published in thirteen countries, most recently the Netherlands where she completed a three-day press tour including a Vogue interview, winning a 5k with a team from Arbeiderspers and a 4-page spread in the main weekend paper Der Volkskrant.
Since Running Like a Girl's publication she has continued to work on ghostwriting projects for major publishers including HarperCollins and Hachette and TV companies such as Lime and Monkey Kingdom. She has also worked with brands such as Nike, hush.com and Holland & Barrett.
After 8 years as the books editor at Elle, she is now the books editor at thedebrief.co.uk (Bauer Media's biggest women's launch in a decade, and recent winner of the PPA launch of the year), the reviews app 60secondreviews and BBC Radio 2's Claudia Winkleman Arts Show. She writes the fitness coverage for the-pool.com, the site recently launched by Lauren Laverne and ex-Red magazine editor Sam Baker, and continues to write and review for several national papers and magazines.
She has spoken at several festivals including Latitude and Greenwich, will be travelling to Mexico with the British Council later this year, and was a judge for 2011's Costa Novel of the Year Award.
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Until five years ago, Alex was not a Runner. Or in any sense Sporty. She was an ordinary, curvy woman, who had let sport drop after school, and considered the world of running to be beyond her. But in 2012 Alex will, at Nike's invitation, take part in the Women's Marathon in San Francisco – her fourth full marathon.
More importantly, she would say, she's made running part of her life, and gets to reap the rewards: not just the obvious things, like a touch of weight loss, health and glowing skin, but self-belief, and immeasurable daily pleasure. She's discovered a new closeness to her father – a marathon-runner of many years' standing – and her brother, with whom she ran her first marathon, as well as a new side to herself, and has become intrigued by the little-known but rich feminist history to running.
Along the way, Alex has had to handle the logistics of learning to run: the intimidating questions of a 22 year-old sales assistant while buying trainers, where to get decent bra for the larger bust, and how to apply Vaseline to make the wearing of both comfortable. She's worked out how not to freeze, how not to get sunstroke, and what (and when) to eat before a run. She's worked out what's important (pockets) and what isn't (appearance) about what you wear. She's conquered the logistics of how to run a race, and how to use a heart rate monitor. She's run the gamut of uncontrollable emotion that a long-distance race can bring, and she's experienced the zen moment of distance covered, problems solved, that is the grail of every regular runner.
As Alex says, there are running books about going the furthest, going the fastest and doing it all in the least amount of footwear. These are books that are almost always by, and about, men. And there are running books that calmly and clearly talk you through how to get anywhere from 5k to 26.2 miles. But there is little to encourage the woman who, after a few too many years of white wine for supper and a sneaky fag on a Friday night, has a tiny, whispering voice in her head suggesting that she might like to give it a go. Part memoir, part 'how to', RUNNING LIKE A GIRL is a thoughtful, kind and practical exhortation to 'ordinary women' to lace up their trainers, and see what they are capable of.
Praise for RUNNING LIKE A GIRL:
"Heminsley humorously tackles the many thorny issues new runners encounter, from chafing to proper sports-bra fit to injury recovery to restroom emergencies... an amusing and inspiring account." Booklist
"What's truly excellent about this book is its generosity... likable, readable and enlightening. Also inspiring if, like me, you've only just discovered the seven fathoms of joy that result from galumphing around the park in your new-rave trainers. What this book does is persuade even the most unconfident of non-joggers that they just might be born to run. Come ON!" Miranda Sawyer, Observer
"this is not simply a book about running - it's about discipline, self-knowledge, emotions and relationships and should inspire even the most committed couch potato to strap on their trainers and discover a new world." Daily Mail
"Running gets a coolover courtesy of marathon aficionado and girl about town Heminsley. If even the word marathon brings you out in a cold sweat, then this brilliantly titled book is the perfect antidote to running reluctance... an honest and uplifting account, pitching practical know-how... along with insights into the personal doubts and daunts of her own life. There's nothing preachy or smug about her stance. Instead, it's an inspiring reminder of what we're all capable of if we put our minds to it." Marie Claire
"[Heminsley] describes her first shy forays into running, writes about the difficulty of getting the right kit, the exhaustion and the leaden legs, and then the gradual gains in confidence and fitness, and the realisation that to be a runner all you have to do is run. Running defines her, connects her to her family and friends, and to the world. If you already run you'll nod in recognition; and if you don't, perhaps this will convert you to the stern pleasures that this uniquely accessible sport has to offer." Independent on Sunday
"In Running Like a Girl, Alexandra Heminsley has the courage to abandon her comfort zone and try something truly daunting and intimidating, running a marathon. In doing so she proves to herself that she is better than she thought she was and is capable of going further than she ever thought she ever could. These are invaluable life lessons that transcend running itself. You will enjoy this book—and learn and laugh in the processes--whether you run great distances, modest distances, or not at all." Dean Karnazes, runner and New York Times bestselling author
"This book is an emotional whirlwind split into two perfect halves. First is the story of Heminsley's own running journey... The second half offers the most practical advice... invaluable, as once you finish this book, even the most unenthusiastic of sportswomen will be longing to pull on the Lycra and run for the hills." Psychologies
"This story is not just about running but realising that you can do more than you ever thought possible. A funny, honest, and inspirational account of learning to run and discovering a new life." Lancashire Evening Post
"A meditation (slash romp) on running, life and love. Penned in her own inimitable style, the book is a tread through the raft of body insecurities and mental anguish we all go through when we put on our trainers." Grazia
"I'm no runner, but I loved Alexandra Heminsley's Running Like a Girl, her vastly entertaining account of her journey to marathon success and beyond." Woman & Home
"This entertaining read is packed with practical advice for the novice runner, including invaluable information on bras and bunions." i
"A funny, endearing story of [Alexandra Heminsley's] journey from the first wobbly steps to marathons of self-belief." Sainsbury's Magazine
"The winning combination of running and encouragement is so motivational you might just dust off the trainers and run towards a whole new you." Daily Record
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At last: a self-help book that doesn't claim to have all the answers. This funny and touching guide to getting dumped and living to tell the tale starts with 'we need to talk' and ends in New York, via the science of heartbreak, Scottish dancing and motorbike pyramids. It won't make it all better; but it will convince you that you're not alone. The Pizza of Rejection we've all done; being consoled in Latin by Larry Hagman, some of us haven't.


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Kegel Exercises For Women
Kegel exercises help strengthen your pelvic muscles. Pelvic muscles hold your pelvic organs, such as your bladder and uterus, in place. These exercises help prevent or control problems with urine incontinence (leakage).
Use the correct muscles:
When you urinate, stop and start the flow of urine several times. You will become familiar with how it feels to tighten and relax your pelvic muscles. Once you are used to Kegel exercises, you can do them at any time.
How to do Kegel exercises:
- Tighten your pelvic muscles slowly. It may feel like you are trying to hold back urine or gas. Hold these muscles and count to 3. Relax, tighten them quickly, and release. Repeat the cycle 10 times. Your pelvic muscles may be weak when you first start to do Kegel exercises. Tighten and hold your pelvic muscles for 5 seconds at first. Increase to 10 seconds as you get stronger.
- Do 10 sets of Kegel exercises, 5 times a day. Do not hold your breath when you do Kegel exercises. Keep your stomach, back, and leg muscles relaxed.
- Tighten your pelvic muscles before you sneeze, cough, or lift to prevent urine leakage.
Follow up with your healthcare provider as directed:
Write down your questions so you remember to ask them during your visits.
Contact your healthcare provider if:
- You cannot feel your muscles tighten or relax.
- You leak urine.
- You have questions or concerns about your condition or care.
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Good news! Japan has just discovered a large amount of rare earth elements in the seabed around Minami-Tori-shima island. While this is a boon to the tech field and consumers alike, this news undoubtedly comes as a disappointment for China. Turns out, that near-monopoly on rare earth materials was short lived for everyone's favorite communist state.
The US, Japan ,and the EU have filed a complaint against China's export practices and high rare earth prices — but driving Chinese exports may not be the best way to solve the problem.
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String table () default ""; (7) defines the corresponding table (deault is the main table)
int length () default 255; (8) column length
int precision () default 0; / / decimal precision (9) decimal precision
int scale () default 0; / / decimal scale (10) decimal length
Embedded objects (also known as component) is defined by other object properties
Component class must be defined at the class level @ Embeddable annotation. In the particular entity associated with the use of property and @ AttributeOverride @ Embeddable annotations to override the embedded object attributes corresponding to the column mapping.
@ Entity
public class Person implements Serializable (
/ / Persistent component using defaults
Address homeAddress;
@ Embedded
@ AttributeOverrides ((
@ AttributeOverride (name = "iso2", column = @ Column (name = "bornIso2")),
@ AttributeOverride (name = "name", column = @ Column (name = "bornCountryName"))
Country bornIn;
@ Embeddable
public class Address implements Serializable (
String city;
Country nationality; / / no overriding here
@ Embeddable
public class Country implements Serializable (
private String iso2;
@ Column (name = "countryName") private String name;
public String getIso2 () (return iso2;)
public void setIso2 (String iso2) (this.iso2 = iso2;)
public String getName () (return name;)
public void setName (String name) (this.name = name;)
Person class defines Address and Country objects, see above the concrete realization of the two classes.
No comments attribute default values:
? Property as a simple type, is mapped as @ Basic
? Attribute corresponds to the type of @ Embeddable annotation is defined, it is mapped as @ Embedded
? Attribute corresponding types of implements Serializable, then property is mapped as @ Basic in a column to save the object's serialized version.
? Property is of type java.sql.Clob or java.sql.Blob, is mapped to the corresponding type of @ Lob.
Mapping the primary key attribute
@ Id annotation entity Bean can be defined in a primary key attribute, use @ GenerateValue annotation can be defined in the identifier generation strategy.
? AUTO - can be identity column, sequence or table type, depending on the underlying database
? TABLE - save the id value using the table
? IDENTITY - identity column
? SEQUENCE - seque
@ Id @ GeneratedValue (strategy = GenerationType.SEQUENCE, generator = "SEQ_STORE")
public Integer getId () (...)
@ Id @ GeneratedValue (strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
public Long getId () (...)
AUTO generator, application and application portability, a number of @ Id can share the same identifier generator, as long as the generator set to the same value property can be. By @ SequenceGenerator and @ TableGenerator can configure a different identifier generator.
<Table-generator name = "EMP_GEN"
table = "GENERATOR_TABLE"
pk-column-name = "key"
value-column-name = "hi"
pk-column-value = "EMP"
allocation-size = "20" />
/ / And the annotation equivalent
@ Javax.persistence.TableGenerator (
name = "EMP_GEN",
table = "GENERATOR_TABLE",
pkColumnName = "key",
valueColumnName = "hi"
pkColumnValue = "EMP",
allocationSize = 20
<Sequence-generator name = "SEQ_GEN"
sequence-name = "my_sequence"
allocation-size = "20" />
/ / And the annotation equivalent
@ Javax.persistence.SequenceGenerator (
name = "SEQ_GEN",
sequenceName = "my_sequence",
allocationSize = 20
The next example shows the definition of a sequence generator in a class scope:
@ Entity
@ Javax.persistence.SequenceGenerator (
name = "SEQ_STORE",
sequenceName = "my_sequence"
public class Store implements Serializable (
private Long id;
@ Id @ GeneratedValue (strategy = GenerationType.SEQUENCE, generator = "SEQ_STORE")
public Long getId () (return id;)
Store class uses named my_sequence the sequence, and SEQ_STORE generator for other class is not visible.
By the following syntax, you can define key combinations.
? The Component class annotations as @ Embeddable, and components of the property for the @ Id annotation
? The components of the property annotated @ EmbeddedId
? The class annotated @ IdClass, and all the primary key of the entity attributes are annotated with @ Id
@ Entity
@ IdClass (FootballerPk.class)
public class Footballer (
/ / Part of the id key
@ Id public String getFirstname () (
return firstname;
public void setFirstname (String firstname) (
this.firstname = firstname;
/ / Part of the id key
@ Id public String getLastname () (
return lastname;
public void setLastname (String lastname) (
this.lastname = lastname;
public String getClub () (
return club;
public void setClub (String club) (
this.club = club;
/ / Appropriate equals () and hashCode () implementation
@ Embeddable
public class FootballerPk implements Serializable (
/ / Same name and type as in Footballer
public String getFirstname () (
return firstname;
public void setFirstname (String firstname) (
this.firstname = firstname;
/ / Same name and type as in Footballer
public String getLastname () (
return lastname;
public void setLastname (String lastname) (
this.lastname = lastname;
/ / Appropriate equals () and hashCode () implementation
@ Entity
@ AssociationOverride (name = "id.channel", joinColumns = @ JoinColumn (name = "chan_id"))
public class TvMagazin (
@ EmbeddedId public TvMagazinPk id;
@ Temporal (TemporalType.TIME) Date time;
@ Embeddable
public class TvMagazinPk implements Serializable (
@ ManyToOne
public Channel channel;
public String name;
@ ManyToOne
public Presenter presenter;
Mapping inheritance
EJB supports 3 types of inheritance.
? Table per Class Strategy: the <union-class> element in Hibernate a table for each class
? Single Table per Class Hierarchy Strategy: the <subclass> element in Hibernate a table for each class hierarchy
? Joined Subclass Strategy: the <joined-subclass> element in Hibernate to connect the sub-class strategy
@ Inheritance annotation to define the class of the selected strategy.
A table for each class
@ Entity
@ Inheritance (strategy = InheritanceType.TABLE_PER_CLASS)
public class Flight implements Serializable (
Shortcomings, such as multi-state inquiries or association. Hibernate queries using SQL Union to implement this strategy. This strategy supports two-way-to-many association, but does not support IDENTIFY generator strategy, because ID must be shared across several tables. Can not be used when using the AUTO and IDENTIFY generator.
A table for each class hierarchy
@ Entity
@ Inheritance (strategy = InheritanceType.SINGLE_TABLE)
@ DiscriminatorColumn (
name = "planetype",
discriminatorType = DiscriminatorType.STRING
@ DiscriminatorValue ("Plane")
public class Plane (...)
@ Entity
@ DiscriminatorValue ("A320")
public class A320 extends Plane (...)
The entire hierarchy of all classes and subclasses of the parent properties are mapped to the same table, instances are to identify break through a column (discriminator) to differentiate.
Plane is the parent class. @ DiscriminatorColumn annotation defines the symbol to identify the column. Inheritance hierarchy for each class, @ DiscriminatorValue annotation defines the value used to identify the class. Break out to identify the name of the default for the DTYPE, its default value entity name. The type DiscriminatorType.STRING.
Subclass of connected
@ Entity
@ Inheritance (strategy = InheritanceType.JOINED)
public class Boat implements Serializable (...)
@ Entity
public class Ferry extends Boat (...)
@ Entity
@ PrimaryKeyJoinColumn (name = "BOAT_ID")
public class AmericaCupClass extends Boat (...)
All of the above entities use the JOINED strategy Ferry and Boat class primary key associated with the use of the same name (eg: Boat.id = Ferry.id), AmericaCupClass and Boat related conditions Boat.id = AmericaCupClass.BOAT_ID.
Property inherited from the parent class
@ MappedSuperclass
public class BaseEntity (
@ Basic
@ Temporal (TemporalType.TIMESTAMP)
public Date getLastUpdate () (...)
public String getLastUpdater () (...)
@ Entity class Order extends BaseEntity (
@ Id public Integer getId () (...)
Some properties of the parent class inheritance, but not as a mapping parent entity, this time need @ MappedSuperclass annotation. The entity is mapped to the database when the corresponding Order entity Bean, its has a id, lastUpdate, lastUpdater three attributes. If there is no @ MappedSuperclass annotation, then the parent class attribute ignored, this is only the Order Entity Bean id an attribute.
Entity Bean mapping relationship between the association
One to One
Annotation using the @ OneToOne can create one to one relationship between the entity Bean. There are three kinds of cases one to one relationship.
? Related entities share the same primary key.
@ Entity
public class Body (
@ Id
public Long getId () (return id;)
@ OneToOne (cascade = CascadeType.ALL)
@ PrimaryKeyJoinColumn
public Heart getHeart () (
return heart;
@ Entity
public class Heart (
@ Id
public Long getId () (...)
Annotation is defined by @ PrimaryKeyJoinColumn one to one association.
? Foreign key by one entity to another entity associated with the primary key. Note: one on one, then the foreign key constraint must be unique.
@ Entity
public class Customer implements Serializable (
@ OneToOne (cascade = CascadeType.ALL)
@ JoinColumn (name = "passport_fk")
public Passport getPassport () (
@ Entity
public class Passport implements Serializable (
@ OneToOne (mappedBy = "passport")
public Customer getOwner () (
@ JoinColumn annotation defined by one to one association. If no @ JoinColumn annotation, the system automatically handles, in the main table will be created to connect the column, the column name: the theme associated with the property name + underscore + is associated with the primary key column names end. The cases passport_id, as in the associated attribute Customer passport, Passport's primary key is id.
? Through the association table to hold the relationships between the two entities. Note: one on one, then the related table for each foreign key must be the only constraint.
@ Entity
public class Customer implements Serializable (
@ OneToOne (cascade = CascadeType.ALL)
@ JoinTable (name = "CustomerPassports",
joinColumns = @ JoinColumn (name = "customer_fk"),
inverseJoinColumns = @ JoinColumn (name = "passport_fk")
public Passport getPassport () (
@ Entity public class Passport implements Serializable (
@ OneToOne (mappedBy = "passport")
public Customer getOwner () (
Customer table and Passport related by CustomerPassports association. The association table foreign key pointing through passport_fk Passport table, the confidence is defined as inverseJoinColumns the property value. By customer_fk foreign key point to Customer table, the information is defined as joinColumns property value.
Many to one
@ ManyToOne annotation using the definition of many to one relationship.
@ Entity ()
public class Flight implements Serializable (
@ ManyToOne (cascade = (CascadeType.PERSIST, CascadeType.MERGE))
@ JoinColumn (name = "COMP_ID")
public Company getCompany () (
return company;
@ JoinColumn annotation which is optional, defaults and key fields similar to one to one association. Listed as: the theme associated with the property name + underscore + is associated with the primary key column names end. In this case company_id, because of the associated property is company, Company of the primary key for the id.
@ ManyToOne annotation have targetEntity attribute defines the parameters of the target entity name. Usually do not need to define, in most cases the default values. However, this situation requires targetEntity following definition (to use interface as the return value, rather than the commonly used entities).
@ Entity ()
public class Flight implements Serializable (
@ ManyToOne (cascade = (CascadeType.PERSIST, CascadeType.MERGE), targetEntity = CompanyImpl.class)
@ JoinColumn (name = "COMP_ID")
public Company getCompany () (
return company;
public interface Company (
Many to one association table can also be a way to map annotations can be defined through the @ JoinTable associated table. The association table contains foreign key refers back to the entity (via @ JoinTable.joinColumns) and to the target entity table foreign key (via @ JoinTable.inverseJoinColumns).
@ Entity ()
public class Flight implements Serializable (
@ ManyToOne (cascade = (CascadeType.PERSIST, CascadeType.MERGE))
@ JoinTable (name = "Flight_Company",
joinColumns = @ JoinColumn (name = "FLIGHT_ID"),
inverseJoinColumns = @ JoinColumn (name = "COMP_ID")
public Company getCompany () (
return company;
Collection type
One to many
@ OneToMany annotation can be defined many relationships. Many relationships can be bidirectional.
Specification is almost always more on the side of the main two-way association (owner) side, and one to many association annotation to @ OneToMany (mappedBy =)
@ Entity
public class Troop (
@ OneToMany (mappedBy = "troop")
public Set <Soldier> getSoldiers () (
@ Entity
public class Soldier (
@ ManyToOne
@ JoinColumn (name = "troop_fk")
public Troop getTroop () (
Troop Soldier through the troop property and established a one to many bidirectional association. In mappedBy side without any physical mapping can not be defined.
@ Entity
public class Customer implements Serializable (
@ OneToMany (cascade = CascadeType.ALL, fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
@ JoinColumn (name = "CUST_ID")
public Set <Ticket> getTickets () (
@ Entity
public class Ticket implements Serializable (
... / / No bidir
Usually by connecting the table to achieve this association, you can @ JoinColumn annotation to describe this one-way relation. Customer CUST_ID out by the example and established a one-way Ticket affiliated.
Through the association table to deal with one-way association
@ Entity
public class Trainer (
@ OneToMany
@ JoinTable (
name = "TrainedMonkeys",
joinColumns = @ JoinColumn (name = "trainer_id"),
inverseJoinColumns = @ JoinColumn (name = "monkey_id")
public Set <Monkey> getTrainedMonkeys () (
@ Entity
public class Monkey (
... / / No bidir
Through the association to deal with one-way-to-many relationship table is preferred, this association by @ JoinTable annotations to describe. Trainer on the example table and the Monkey by TrainedMonkeys established one-way relation. One foreign key trainer_id associated Trainer (joinColumns) key monkey_id suits related to the Monkey (inverseJoinColumns).
The default handling mechanism
By connecting the table to create a one-way-to-many association mapping does not require any physical description, the table name consists of the following three parts, the main table (owner table) the table name + underscore + from the table (the other side table) table name . Point to the main table of the foreign key name: name + underscore + Main outstanding master table primary key column names point to the definition from the table as the only foreign key constraint, used to represent one to many association.
@ Entity
public class Trainer (
@ OneToMany
public Set <Tiger> getTrainedTigers () (
@ Entity
public class Tiger (
... / / No bidir
Tiger Trainer and the above example the table to establish a one-way connection through Trainer_Tiger affiliated. Which related to foreign key trainer_id Trainer table, the outer table key trainedTigers_id related to Tiger.
Many to many
Defined by @ ManyToMany annotation-many relationships and described by @ JoinTable annotation associated with the table and associated conditions. One end is defined as the owner, the other a defined inverse (on the association table update operation, this is ignored.)
@ Entity
public class Employer implements Serializable (
@ ManyToMany (
targetEntity = org.hibernate.test.metadata.manytomany.Employee.class,
cascade = (CascadeType.PERSIST, CascadeType.MERGE)
@ JoinTable (
name = "EMPLOYER_EMPLOYEE",
joinColumns = @ JoinColumn (name = "EMPER_ID"),
inverseJoinColumns = @ JoinColumn (name = "EMPEE_ID")
public Collection getEmployees () (
return employees;
@ Entity
public class Employee implements Serializable (
@ ManyToMany (
cascade = (CascadeType.PERSIST, CascadeType.MERGE),
mappedBy = "employees",
targetEntity = Employer.class
public Collection getEmployers () (
return employers;
Default value:
Associated table name: the main outstanding name + underscore + from the outstanding name; related to the main table table foreign key: the main outstanding name + underscore + master table primary key column names; association table to the outside from the table key name: the main table for the associated property name + underscore + from the table the primary key column names.
To achieve communication with cascading persistence (Transitive persistence)
cascade attribute to accept a value of CascadeType array, its type is as follows:
? CascadeType.PERSIST: cascades the persist (create) operation to associated entities persist () is called or if the entity is managed, if an entity is subject to state control, or when persist () function is called, triggers the cascade to create (create ) operation.
? CascadeType.MERGE: cascades the merge operation to associated entities if merge () is called or if the entity is managed, if an entity is subject to state control, or when the merge () function is called, triggers the cascade merge (merge) operation .
? CascadeType.REMOVE: cascades the remove operation to associated entities if delete () is called when the delete () function is called, triggers the cascade delete (remove) operation.
? CascadeType.REFRESH: cascades the refresh operation to associated entities if refresh () is called when the refresh () function is called, starting cascading update (refresh) operation.
? CascadeType.ALL: all of the above All of the above
Secondary list map
Using class-level annotation @ SecondaryTable and @ SecondaryTables can achieve a single entity to multiple tables mapping. Using the @ Column or @ JoinColumn annotation parameters can be specified in the table a column belongs to a specific table.
@ Entity
@ Table (name = "MainCat")
@ SecondaryTables ((
@ SecondaryTable (name = "Cat1", pkJoinColumns = (
@ PrimaryKeyJoinColumn (name = "cat_id", referencedColumnName = "id ")}),
@ SecondaryTable (name = "Cat2", uniqueConstraints = (
@ UniqueConstraint (columnNames = ("storyPart2 "})})
public class Cat implements Serializable (
private Integer id;
private String name;
private String storyPart1;
private String storyPart2;
@ Id @ GeneratedValue
public Integer getId () (
return id;
public String getName () (
return name;
@ Column (table = "Cat1")
public String getStoryPart1 () (
return storyPart1;
@ Column (table = "Cat2")
public String getStoryPart2 () (
return storyPart2;
In the above example, name stored in MainCat table, storyPart1 stored in Cat1 table, storyPart2 stored in Cat2 table. Cat1 table by foreign key cat_id and MainCat table associated, Cat2 table id column and MainCat table by association. Listed on the storyPart2 unique constraint is also defined.
Map query
Annotation can be mapped using EJBQL / HQL query, @ NamedQuery and @ NamedQueries class level can be used in the XML file or JPA annotations.
<named-query name="plane.getAll">
<query> select p from Plane p </ query>
</ Named-query>
</ Entity-mappings>
@ Entity
@ NamedQuery (name = "night.moreRecentThan", query = "select n from Night n where n.date> =: date")
public class Night (
public class MyDao (
doStuff () (
Query q = s.getNamedQuery ("night.moreRecentThan");
q.setDate ("date", aMonthAgo);
List results = q.list ();
Can define an array of hints QueryHint provide some hint for the query attribute information. The figure is the number of Hibernate hints:
Mapping native query
By @ SqlResultSetMapping annotation to describe SQL resultset structure. If the definition of multiple result sets map, then use @ SqlResultSetMappings.
@ NamedNativeQuery (name = "night & area", query = "select night.id nid, night.night_duration,"
+ "Night.night_date, area.id aid, night.area_id, area.name"
+ "From Night night, Area area where night.area_id = area.id", resultSetMapping = "joinMapping")
@ SqlResultSetMapping (name = "joinMapping", entities = (
@ EntityResult (entityClass = org.hibernate.test.annotations.query.Night.class, fields = (
@ FieldResult (name = "id", column = "nid"),
@ FieldResult (name = "duration", column = "night_duration"),
@ FieldResult (name = "date", column = "night_date"),
@ FieldResult (name = "area", column = "area_id"),
discriminatorColumn = "disc"
@ EntityResult (entityClass = org.hibernate.test.annotations.query.Area.class, fields = (
@ FieldResult (name = "id", column = "aid"),
@ FieldResult (name = "name", column = "name")
The above example, called "night & area" of the query and "joinMapping" corresponds to the result set mapping, the mapping returns 2 entities, respectively Night and Area, in which each attribute associated with a column, the column names by querying for.
@ Entity
@ SqlResultSetMapping (name = "implicit",
entities = @ EntityResult (
entityClass = org.hibernate.test.annotations. @ NamedNativeQuery (
name = "implicitSample", query = "select * from SpaceShip",
resultSetMapping = "implicit")
public class SpaceShip (
private String name;
private String model;
private double speed;
@ Id
public String getName () (
return name;
public void setName (String name) (
this.name = name;
@ Column (name = "model_txt")
public String getModel () (
return model;
public void setModel (String model) (
this.model = model;
public double getSpeed () (
return speed;
public void setSpeed (double speed) (
this.speed = speed;
The example model1 property is bound to model_txt out, if and related entities associated with the design to a composite primary key, you should use the @ FieldResult annotations to define foreign key column for each. @ FieldResult name consists of: the definition of the relationship property name + "." + Primary key name or primary key columns or primary key attribute.
@ Entity
@ SqlResultSetMapping (name = "compositekey",
entities = @ EntityResult (entityClass = org.hibernate.test.annotations.query.SpaceShip.class,
fields = (
@ FieldResult (name = "name", column = "name"),
@ FieldResult (name = "model", column = "model"),
@ FieldResult (name = "speed", column = "speed"),
@ FieldResult (name = "captain.firstname", column = "firstn"),
@ FieldResult (name = "captain.lastname", column = "lastn"),
@ FieldResult (name = "dimensions.length", column = "length"),
@ FieldResult (name = "dimensions.width", column = "width")
columns = (@ ColumnResult (name = "surface"),
@ ColumnResult (name = "volume")))
@ NamedNativeQuery (name = "compositekey",
query = "select name, model, speed, lname as lastn, fname as firstn, length, width, length * width as resultSetMapping =" compositekey ")
If the query returns a single entity, or intends to use the system default mapping, in which case you can not use resultSetMapping, use resultClass property, for example:
@ NamedNativeQuery (name = "implicitSample", query = "select * from SpaceShip",
resultClass = SpaceShip.class)
public class SpaceShip (
Hibernate Annotations unique extension
Hibernate provides a feature to coincide with its own annotations, org.hibernate.annotations package contains the annotations.
org.hibernate.annotations.Entity defines the Hibernate entity needed information.
? Mutable: whether this entity is mutable or not this entity is variable
? DynamicInsert: allow dynamic SQL for inserts with dynamic SQL Added
? DynamicUpdate: allow dynamic SQL for updates using dynamic SQL update
? SelectBeforeUpdate: Specifies that Hibernate should never perform an SQL UPDATE unless it is certain that an object is actually modified. Hibernate never specified to run SQL Update, unless it can determine the object has been modified
? Polymorphism: whether the entity polymorphism is of PolymorphismType.IMPLICIT (default) or PolymorphismType.EXPLICIT that entity polymorphism is PolymorphismType.IMPLICIT (default) or PolymorphismType.EXPLICIT
? OptimisticLock: optimistic locking strategy (OptimisticLockType.VERSION, OptimisticLockType.NONE, OptimisticLockType.DIRTY or OptimisticLockType.ALL) optimistic locking strategy
@ Org.hibernate.annotations.GenericGenerator and hibernate @ org.hibernate.annotations.GenericGenerators allows you to define the unique identifier.
@ Id @ GeneratedValue (generator = "system-uuid")
@ GenericGenerator (name = "system-uuid", strategy = "uuid")
public String getId () (
@ Id @ GeneratedValue (generator = "hibseq")
@ GenericGenerator (name = "hibseq", strategy = "seqhilo",
parameters = (
@ Parameter (name = "max_lo", value = "5"),
@ Parameter (name = "sequence", value = "heybabyhey")
public Integer getId () (
New examples
@ GenericGenerators (
@ GenericGenerator (
name = "hibseq",
strategy = "seqhilo",
parameters = (
@ Parameter (name = "max_lo", value = "5"),
@ Parameter (name = "sequence", value = "heybabyhey")
@ GenericGenerator (...)
Nature ID
Identified with the annotation @ NaturalId
To the database rather than JVM calculated.
@ Formula ("obj_length * obj_height * obj_width")
public long getObjectVolume ()
Through the column attribute (property) using @ Index annotation, you can specify a specific column index, columnNames attribute (attribute) will subsequently be ignored.
@ Column (secondaryTable = "Cat1")
@ Index (name = "story1index")
public String getStoryPart1 () (
return storyPart1;
Identifying symbol
@ Entity
@ DiscriminatorFormula ("case when forest_type is null then 0 else forest_type end")
public class Forest (...)
Filter query ...


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The effects of rate control treatment on consonant production accuracy in mild apraxia of speech
Mauszycki, Shannon C. and Wambaugh, Julie L.
The effects of rate control treatment on consonant production accuracy in mild apraxia of speech . Aphasiology, 22(7-8), July, 2008, pages 906-920.
Background: A primary feature of acquired apraxia of speech (AOS) is a slow speech rate associated with lengthened sound segments and intersegment durations (McNeil, Robin, & Schmidt, 1997). This disturbance in speech production timing has been the focus of a limited number of treatment studies designed to manipulate rate and/or rhythm of speech production with speakers with mild AOS.
Aims: The purpose of this investigation was to study the effects of rate control treatment on sound production accuracy and utterance durations of multisyllabic words, phrases, and sentences in a speaker with mild AOS and aphasia.
Methods & Procedures: An individual with mild AOS and aphasia was trained to produce multisyllabic words and phrases using a combination of metronomic rate control and hand tapping. The speaker was trained to produce one syllable per beat of the metronome in conjunction with hand tapping. Feedback was only provided for accuracy of hand tapping and/or syllable production to the beat of the metronome. No feedback was given regarding the accuracy of sound production. Initially, the speaker's rate of production was reduced, but was then systematically increased. A multiple baseline design was used to examine the acquisition, response generalisation, and maintenance effects of treatment.
Outcomes & Results: Findings revealed an increase in sound production accuracy for trained four-syllable words and some improvement in sound production accuracy for treated phrases and untrained four-syllable words. There was only a slight reduction in total utterance duration for treated items versus untreated items. There was a gradual decline in total utterance duration over time on untrained stimulus generalisation items with no consistent improvement on sound production accuracy.
Conclusions: Treatment resulted in an improvement in sound production accuracy in an individual with AOS and aphasia. Positive changes were observed for treated four-syllable words, phrases, and untrained four-syllable words, although treatment did not directly target sound production accuracy (i.e., feedback was not given regarding accuracy of productions). The study represents an initial investigation of the effects of rate control treatment specifically increasing rate of production in a speaker with mild AOS and aphasia. This type of treatment appears to have promise in terms of improving sound production accuracy and warrants further investigation.
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|Clinical Aphasiology Conference: Clinical Aphasiology Conference (2007 : 37th : Scottsdale, AZ : May 22-26, 2007)
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Your blood volume increases during pregnancy, and the high progesterone levels relax your blood vessels to prevent high blood pressure. However, the relaxed and slack vessels can slow down your circulation. In addition, the growing weight in your pelvic area can compress the veins reducing the circulation to your feet.
Sitting with your legs crossed (one leg over the other) causes pressure that interferes with circulation. Lying on your back with your legs raised to near-vertical heights can also interfere with circulation.
Regular physical activity helps to improve your circulation because the muscle movement helps push blood back to your heart. This can help minimize or prevent swelling in your hands and ankles. Here are some specific exercises you can try to improve your circulation.
Sitting on a chair or ball, lift one leg slightly and turn your foot in a circular motion 5 to 10 times in each direction. Put your foot back down and do the same on the other foot.
Sitting cross legged on the floor rather than sitting on a soft chair or couch can help reduce pelvic congestion and improve your circulation.
The muscle activity acts like a pump helping circulation. Try swaying to music or belly dancing.
Moving your pelvis while on all fours helps to readjust the contents of the pelvic cavity, temporarily improving circulation.
The alternating squeezing and relaxation of massage acts like a pump to keep the body's fluids flowing. Try massaging your legs while sitting, or carefully while standing. Massage up and down your leg from ankle to the top of the thighs, kneading both the front and back of the legs.


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Chael Sonnen announced his retirement from mixed martial arts on ESPN's UFC Tonight on Wednesday in the wake of a failed drug test.
Sonnen, a former standout wrestler at West Linn High School, was scheduled to fight Vitor Belfort on July 5, but following the positive test for anastrozole and clomiphene (both of which are banned for in and out of competition use), UFC president Dana White has pulled him from the bout.
His retirement ends a 17-year mixed martial arts career in which he went 28-14-1. Sonnen also wrestled at the University of Oregon where he earned All-American recognition and was a silver medalist at the 2000 Greco-Roman World University Championships.
Anastrozole and clomiphene are considered antiestrogenic, and are typically taken when an athlete is coming off testosterone treatment. Both are on the World Anti-Doping Agency 2014's banned substance list. Sonnen said he had been taking them to help wean him off testosterone replacement therapy, TRT, which was banned by the Nevada State Athletic Commission earlier this year, FOX Sports reported.
Sonnen said he suffers from hypogonadism, a condition where the body doesn't produce enough testosterone, and he had a therapeutic use exemption to use it until the ban, Yahoo! Sports reports.


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SARANAC LAKE - Alan F. Neese, 81, of Saranac Lake, died at home Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012.
He was born in Rochester on Dec. 10, 1930, the son of Leon Miles and Eleanor Wilson Neese.
Alan served in the Army and was stationed in Trieste, Italy, during the Korean Conflict from 1951 to 1953.
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He graduated from Paul Smith's College with a degree in forestry and from Plattsburgh State College in 1961 with a Bachelor of Arts. Alan taught school for 32 years in the Saranac Lake Central School System. He began his teaching career in Onchiota, teaching grades K-6 in a two-room school house.
Mr. Neese coached modified football at Saranac Lake Middle School for 32 years. He so enjoyed his fellow coaches and had great love and respect for his football players.
Alan and Joan Smith Neese married June 21, 1951, and recently celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary.
Mr. Neese is survived by his wife Joan, his children: Robert Neese of Maine, Carla Palmirotto of Asheville, N.C., Dion Neese of Saranac Lake and Micah Neese of Palm Bay, Fla.; 13 grandchildren: Jennifer Butler, Kristen Gill, Rebekah Butler, Courtney Cucinotta, Lindsay Dunn, Adriane Stickney, Nicholas Palmirotto, Allison DeFranco Neese, Carey Neese, Kelly Neese, Lucy Neese, Nina Champion and Nathaniel Vieira; 11 great-grandchildren; and many sisters- and brothers-in-law, nephews and nieces.
He was predeceased by his brother, Leon Robert.
Calling hours are set to take place at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31. A Mass of Christian burial is set to take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, at St. Bernard's Church. Burial will follow at St. Paul's Cemetery in Bloomingdale.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to The Fifth Quarter Club in care of the funeral home. Family and friends can also share their memories and sign the online guestbook at fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com.


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The bad news about "Supreme Commander 2" is the same bad news that's held true for every real-time strategy game developers have attempted to migrate from PCs to consoles: If you're playing it this way, you're settling.
The good news? You're settling a lot less this time around.
Contrary to the buggy volcano that erupted when Hellbent Games ported the first "Supreme Commander" to the Xbox 360, "SC2" generally functions as it should. It isn't as pretty as on a top-shelf PC, but it's pretty enough, and outside of the occasional framerate dip, it keeps up on the performance side as well.
A handful of interface changes also makes "SC2" more accessible to consoles without neutering the depth that has made the series what it is. The number of unit types in each faction has decreased in favor of fewer unit types with higher upgrade ceilings, and the new tech tree and research points system make upgrading these units notably less laborious than it was in the first game. That adds up to a less imposing learning curve than what "SC1" threw at players, which allows the game to get off to a faster start and drop players into battles that neither overwhelm nor insult them.
Most important, "SC2" does not — as happened in "Halo Wars," for instance — nullify players' ability to build units and structures how and where they want. "SC2" softens the curve without flattening it, meeting players halfway for an experience that's approachable but free of the lingering suspicion that the kid gloves are on.
This isn't to suggest "SC2" completely closes the gap between a controller and the keyboard and mouse. The game maps all major commands to buttons in ways that make sense, and the one-button shortcuts that allow players to select multiple units certainly help. Even better is the ability to zoom so far out that the map turns into a virtual game of Risk, with units represented by easily-identifiable icons that are just as easily dispersed as needed.
But when the battle is in full rage, it's still easy to get rattled when there's no keyboard and mouse to provide the flexibility and speed a controller simply cannot replicate. Even with the action zoomed out and the whole map visible at once, the analog stick's cursor control is too loose to replicate the more natural sensation a mouse allows. That isn't the game's fault, but it also can't not be mentioned.
Fortunately — arguably — "SC2" is designed in a way that encourages players to face off against equally disadvantaged human competition.
There are three campaigns (one for each faction) and a so-so story accompanying each, and the Skirmish mode allows solo players to set up custom matches with computer-controlled opponents and allies. But online play is the real heart of "SC2," which supports any combination of four human and A.I.-controlled players one can devise using the three factions. The large maps and lack of unit construction restrictions become enormous assets when combined with customizable victory conditions, and the shortcomings imposed by the controller become less of an issue when they apply to everyone equally.


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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Fred Nance will remain with the Browns in his new role as Senior Advisor and Special Counsel, the club announced today.
Since joining the Browns in 2009, Nance had served as General Counsel while remaining a partner at the Squire Sanders LLP law firm, where he has practiced for 35 years. He will continue with the firm in his new role with the Browns.
Nance will work with Browns CEO Joe Banner, President Alec Scheiner and new General Counsel Sashi Brown on a variety of strategic and development matters.
"We are fortunate to have someone with Fred's knowledge and expertise continue to serve our organization," said Browns CEO Joe Banner in a release. "Fred's track record as a top sports attorney is reflected in his having been a finalist for the position of NFL Commissioner in 2006. As a Cleveland native, Fred's keen awareness of the local landscape has been invaluable for the franchise over the last several years, and we are thrilled that his passion for Cleveland and the Browns will continue to benefit our club."


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VINELAND — An argument in front of a Peach Street residence led to a physical altercation, according to police, including a woman allegedly beating a car with a rake.
Police first responded to reports of a hit and run collision on April 24 around 8:25 a.m., according to authorities, on the 300 block of Peach Street.
Further investigation by police revealed that the hit and run incident was a product of an argument between Turquoish L. Mills, 27, of East Avenue, and Hannah H. Bennett, 35, of Peach Street.
When police spoke with Bennett, she alleged that Mills came to her residence and, after an argument, attempted to hit her with a car.
Mills lost control of the vehicle while attempting to hit Bennett, Bennett told police, and struck a neighbor's car. The neighbor's car was damaged on the left side and also damaged on the right side after being pushed against a brick wall, reports indicated.
"Bennett claimed that Mills actually attempted to hit her a second time and hit her neighbor's car again," police said. "Mills then fled the area."
Bennett also claimed that her leg was injured during the incident and was transported to Inspira Medical Center Vineland.
While police were speaking to Bennett, reports indicated, Mills contacted the department and reported her side of the story.
Mills told police that she left the scene in fear of Bennett because Bennett was beating her car with a rake during the argument between the two.
Witness testimony further elaborated on the situation, stating that they saw the two women arguing — including Bennett allegedly grabbing Mills around the neck — before Mills attempted to leave the scene.
"As Mills got into the car, [Bennett] picked up a rake and began banging the hood and the driver's door with a rake," police said.
Mills then attempted to back out of the driveway, the witness reported, and away from Bennett.
"Mills began to panic because [Bennett] was still beating the car with the rake," police said, based off of the witness' testimony. "She stepped on the gas while moving forward and lost control and struck the red car while attempting to flee from [Bennett]."
Police charged Mills for assault by automobile, possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. She was released on summonses.
Bennett denied attacking the car with a rake but, using evidence found at the scene and on Mills' car, police charged her for criminal mischief and released her on a summons.
Mills estimates $3,530 worth of damage to her car from the car crash and from the rake.
Contact staff writer Don E. Woods at 856-451-1000, ext. 518 or email@example.com


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Brewers stand pat at nonwaiver Deadline
The 3 p.m. nonwaiver Trade Deadline came and went Wednesday no more moves by the Brewers, who did trade reliever Francisco Rodriguez to the Orioles last week.
The inactivity did not bother general manager Doug Melvin, even as his team sits in last place in the National League Central with the league's second-highest total of losses. He said the Brewers' recent pitching surge had reinforced his belief that a sell-off was not necessary, especially considering the Brewers' two most valuable trade chips — right-handers Yovani Gallardo and Kyle Lohse — were controllable for the next two seasons.
"I'm OK," Melvin said. "After you look at proposals we made and things like that, I'm OK. The one thing on our club that has improved over the second half of the year has been our pitching. Do you agree that St. Louis and Washington have pretty good pitching staffs? In the month of June, we were better than the Washington Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals. In the month of July, we were better than the Washington Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals.
"So with the younger guys that we have [alongside] Gallardo and Lohse, I'm encouraged by our pitching and how it's improved. I can't defend April and May, but I'm seeing some improvement."
At the same time, Melvin sees right-hander Johnny Hellweg, acquired from the Angels last July with shortstop Jean Segura and another pitching prospect for Zack Greinke, dominating the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. Hellweg struggled badly in a brief stint with Milwaukee but will be back later this season, Melvin said. The Brewers also expect to take a look at top pitching prospect Jimmy Nelson before the season is out.
With that depth, Melvin was content to stand pat Wednesday when he was not wowed by any offers.
"Does that mean we won't look at it again in the offseason? Well, no. We'll look at it in the offseason again," Melvin said.
Teams can still make trades in August if the players involved clear waivers first. Left-hander Michael Gonzalez could still be dealt, and third baseman Aramis Ramirez could be an intriguing trade piece if he can get his sprained left knee healthy. Gonzalez is a free agent after the season and Ramirez is signed through the end of 2014.
Melvin said Yovani Gallardo's hamstring injury had no impact on Wednesday's lack of action. Melvin had previously made clear he was not motivated to move Gallardo.
Much more to come in the Brewers.com notebook.
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President Barack Obama will be in Maryland on Thursday to explain how the government shutdown is affecting the state's small businesses.
The president will visit the M. Luis Construction Company in Montgomery County to talk about how Maryland's losing an estimated $5 million in state revenue for each day Congress can't reach a deal.
White House officials said the Rockville-based company has grown in recent years because of low interest rates that help businesses borrow cheaply.
11 News will have more details on the president's visit in Thursday evening's newscasts.


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Days after 17-month-old Lucas Ruiz died of alcohol poisoning, allegedly because his mother added hand sanitizer to the disabled toddler's feeding tube to relieve his suffering, she told mourners at his burial: "I have no more tears to shed because my kid is so cool God wanted him. I mean, if anybody is lucky it's me for being his mom. I'm not going to cry."
That's what WGNO television reports, citing a Facebook video clip showing Erika Wigstrom of Belle Chasse speaking beside a tiny coffin. The Facebook page has since been removed.
Wigstrom also was a member of the Facebook group site, "A New Life For Lucas." Last year, she posted a comment calling Lucas "my angel," saying he was born with Down Syndrome and "AV Canal Defect," which she says is a common heart defect for people with that syndrome.
Lucas was scheduled to have open-heart surgery on Oct. 31, 2012, Wigstrom wrote. "His father had other plans though," she wrote. "Unknown to us, he poisoned my son with alcohol, and Lucas has a BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) of .298, over 3 times the legal limit for an adult."
She was speaking of her former boyfriend, Cesar Ruiz, 20, who was arrested in Jefferson Parish in October 2012 for giving Lucas rum. He awaits trial on a charge of second-degree cruelty to a juvenile, which carries a sentence of up to 40 years in prison.
Wigstrom's posts under the group Facebook site have been removed, too. Plaquemines Parish detectives said Wednesday she confessed that she gave Lucas perfume in October 2012.
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Paul Purpura contributed to this report.


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For the many who did not attend Elton John's series of Las Vegas shows last year, a new Blu-ray/DVD release captures the excitement and music.
The Million Dollar Piano ($14.98 DVD and $19.98 Blu-ray, Eagle Rock Entertainment) was filmed over multiple nights during his residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
After racking up 35 Gold and 25 Platinum records, the 67-year-old British singer-songwriter continues to wow audiences. This spectacular show finds Elton John in fine voice for 18 pop classics, like "Bennie And The Jets," "Your Song," and "Crocodile Rock." Of course, no Elton John show would be complete without "Levon" and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road."
The high-defnition camerawork and staging reflect a new level of brilliance. Not only do the giant screens behind the stage illustrate the songs, but the Yamaha piano acts as a screen for animation and graphics.
Bonus material includes a look at the making of The Million Dollar Piano and four songs from a Kiev, Ukraine, concert in 2012.


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Sam Allardyce has spoken to the gathered media ahead of West Ham United's Barclays Premier League match against Sunderland on Saturday afternoon.
Big Sam was quizzed on the importance of the clash against the Mackems, the new manager factor and the latest team news.
Morning Sam, what's the latest team news?
SA: "I've bought a list in with me because I've got that many [out] today. We've got a couple off sick but we think they'll be ok, James Collins and Guy Demel. Obviously the ones who are definitely out are Winston Reid, Stewart Downing, Andy Carroll, Mladen Petric, Ricardo Vaz Te and Kevin Nolan who's suspended. We're not in a great place for selection purposes particularly with this December programme we've got, with Wednesday as well as Saturday and then Manchester United the following Saturday.
"It's a difficult period for us and we all know what position we're in with results. The lads who are available need to step up to the plate and try and do the business. We hope that James Tomkins will come through the fitness test but we won't know that until tomorrow so I'll select the team around that. Off we go to try and repeat a Fulham performance against Sunderland and hopefully get the same result."
It's been suggested that Stewart Downing's injury could keep him out for up to ten weeks; do you have an update on that?
SA: "I don't think it will be that long. We always try not to be too specific about the date of any particular injury. First and foremost it's about how quickly does the scar heal, does Stewart recover from that and then when he starts training again how does he feel on a day-to-day basis? At this moment in time it's very difficult to say based on the healing process as we don't know how long that will be.
"We've done all aspects possible to make sure that the one big thing that is stopped with this is infection. The size and depth of the wound means that the last thing we want after the surgeon stitching him back together is an infection. That would put him back a period of time. Hopefully they'll be no infection in there and I think his recovery will be much quicker than ten weeks."
Just how big is this game against Sunderland?
SA: "The same size as the Fulham one. When we played against them we were in a similar position and we alleviated that pressure for a short period of time. We let ourselves down after that, particularly in the Crystal Palace game, [not] on performance but no result. As expected it would always be difficult with the way Liverpool are playing at home to get something there. The big disappointment last week was obviously the Crystal Palace result after such a big result against Fulham so Sunderland is another massive game for us, another massive three points that we need to make sure we stay in touch with the people above us. That makes it a critical game for both teams. Both teams need to win, that's what you need to do and I presume that listening to Gus' quotes that's their objective. They've got to start winning somewhere along the line, as have we, we need to start winning more games."
Is there any chance that Andy Carroll could play a part?
SA: "There's no chance that Andy Carroll will play any part because he's only been training on his own at the moment. Going through gentle processes of rebuilding his confidence in the injury not reoccurring and that's the big thing. Once you've recovered from one injury there's always a confidence factor when you come back into training over whether it's ok. When you come back to training and it goes again then there's a greater fear the second time you come back. I think that from Andy's point of view we take things on Andy's say so as well as the specialists. He's got no chance of playing in the next two weeks."
You had a fans' forum on Tuesday night, are the supporters understanding of your predicament?
SA: "It's obviously not an easy time for us all and supporters are frustrated, I understand that. They didn't and we didn't expect to be where we are at this moment in time. I said to them what I've said to everyone else here that we've got to continue on a positive note on the back of the performance level that we've achieved this year. It hasn't bought the results we've deserved as often as it should have done. We all know the reason why because when we've been in control we've not been ruthless enough to score at that particular time and instead of winning the game we've ended up drawing the game and sometimes instead of drawing the game we've ended up losing it.
"That's been our ultimate problem throughout the whole of the season. That coupled with injuries and suspensions makes life more difficult for us as a squad to overcome that at this period of time to try and get results. It's more difficult now than it was a few weeks ago because of the selection processes I have within the squad and so many games coming all at once. When we had the first three months of the season we'd only played eleven games. Now we're going to play seven or eight in one month so if you've got injuries in that month then that makes life very difficult."
We've spoken about your need for a result, have you had any discussions with the owners about your future?
SA: "I wouldn't have thought I'd need any discussions with the owners, they're either going to stick with me or they're not. That's entirely up to them depending on how they see me in the job and how they see the situation at the moment. I can only say when I look at their history that they've always shown a level of patience to try and overcome a difficult situation, I hope this will be the same and I'm sure it will. At the end it's about us getting results again to alleviate the pressure on us all.
"Everyone will speculate about my position because I'm around where all the other clubs are and all the other clubs have got rid of their managers so they all perceive that I'm the next in line. It's about picking a few results up and then the pressure goes away for a while. Hopefully we can sustain the results and keep the pressure off us all for a while. From our point of view we have to keep focused on our own job. It's the first time in two-and-a-half years that we've had a bad run since I've been here. It happens, we've got to make sure we're determined enough and have the right desire to overcome it."


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TAF Academy fair shows science with the latest twist
While powering an electronic with fruit might be unconventional, it could also be a wave of the future, if the students at the The Technology Access Foundation (TAF) Academy go on to get degrees in science and technology.
The TAF Academy, a science, engineering, technology and mathematics school in Kent, hosted its fifth annual science fair last Saturday. The fair focused on student projects that investigated a multitude of different scientific disciplines. Environmental science, energy and transportation, behavioral science and computer science and robotics were just a few of the areas students featured projects in.
One students project looked at whether men or women have better short term memories (spoilers: women do) while another project used bio-electricity in fruit to generate power for LED lights.
Sophomore Favour Orji created a software system that would help recently released inmates find transitional housing. Her father's work with transitional housing strongly influenced her choice of project.
"I love it here," she said. "When I came here in the sixth grade, I wouldn't have imagined doing something like this."
The Academy opened its doors six years ago to sixth-graders and has gradually expanded to include grades seven to 12. It makes its home in Kent, but is a part of the Federal Way School District.
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OCU Hosts 'Run to Stop' Distracted Driving
Oklahoma City University will host a 5K run called Run to Stop at 9 a.m. April 21 to raise awareness for a movement aimed at fighting texting while driving, a practice that according to the FocusDriven advocacy group leads to at least 100,000 vehicle accidents each year.
Brandi Gibson, race organizer, started supporting Oprah Winfrey's No Phone Zone campaign and FocusDriven, an organization dedicated to eliminating driving while using cell phones, after her 20-year-old stepdaughter was killed in an accident involving distracted driving nearly three years ago.
"We hear many stories about how texting or talking on the phone while driving has caused some serious accidents," Gibson said. "Even though it's dangerous to themselves and others on the road, people still do this all the time. Distracted driving affects everyone, and our family would like to save other families from having to endure the tragedy that we experienced."
The fast-loop Run to Stop running course will go through the OCU campus. The race will begin at the Henry J. Freede Wellness and Activity Center at N.W. 27th Street and Florida Avenue.
Advance entrance fees are $10 for the race only, or $20 for the race and a commemorative T-shirt. Registration on race day is $15 for the race only and $25 for the race and T-shirt. Registration and packet pickup will begin at 8 a.m. Door prizes will be awarded.
Age groups are 10 and under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65 and older.
There will also be a one-mile fun run/walk and T-shirt for $10, or $1 for the fun run/walk itself.
OCU cross country coach Conor Holt, co-organizer of the event, has put together a training plan to help competitors get into shape. Cross country coaches will stay in touch with trainees via e-mail and a weekly phone consultation.
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Tributes continue for Jay Lake, the Milwaukie science fiction writer and blogger who died June 1 of colon cancer.
Cory Doctorow, author and popular blogger, posted a photo of a scarf woven from data representing Lake's genome. Astrid Bear used the data to weave the scarf and concentrated on chromosome 18, the one that was identified as the cause of Lake's cancer. Lake loved the scarf.
Neil Gaiman was among those tweeting about Lake's death: "I was the Hugo Awards MC in 2004, the year
@jay_lake won the Campbell award as best new writer. He should have had more time to write more."
Ken Scholes of St. Helens, Lake's friend and writing partner, said a tribute is being planned for the OryCon convention in November. Lake and Scholes collaborated on "META:tropolis: The Wings We Dare Aspire," a book published a few weeks before Lake's death.
James Duncan of Writers Digest wrote about Lake and called attention to an chapter about steampunk that Lake wrote for "Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction."
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As a US court debates whether yoga promotes a specific religious view, a case must be made for its diverse forms.
Religion and spiritualism are like two rails of the same track that can never meet. Though both are meant to carry the train in the same direction, each remains separate and aloof from the other. The problem comes when the destination is lost over squabbles on which rail is better. The answer will always be subjective, and therefore, unsatisfactory.
Yoga is clearly caught in this age-old dilemma. In its highest form it is an evolved spiritual science. Though it is spiritual, it has to use metaphors from the land of its origin, and these are rooted in its religious legends. This sets off alarm bells in several people because they fear the language over the message. The message is pure and hugely uplifting: it seeks a heightened awareness that is vast, promotes non-violence, compassion, superior selfdiscipline, contentment, austerity and tremendous mind-control, all of which are tools towards the ultimate yogic goal of cosmic awareness. None of these quarrel with similar messages in any world religion. That should rest the question and settle the anxieties of all those people whose belief systems share with yoga similar guidelines for a virtuous life.
Also, the spiritual stage of yoga is for those who call themselves seekers, whichever religious denomination one belongs to. This spiritual and advanced stage is not necessarily the goal of all those who embrace yoga for various other reasons: developing focus, de-stressing, healing, ensuring perfect health, longevity, great physical tone, looking younger, among other such reasons. It is well-documented that yoga works in all these spheres too, which accounts for its popularity. These come from pure hatha yoga (the physical aspect of yoga). So, you can dip into yoga for any of these reasons and complete your experience of it without it ever having interfered with your religious belief or definition of spiritualism.
The spiritual aspect of yoga is a matter of intense personal choice. Hatha yoga is what is being discussed when you want yoga to be introduced in an institutionalised way. That is exclusively the physical art of staying healthy and spry, into one's old age. (Of course, this aspect of yoga was also designed to ensure that a spiritual seeker had the mental and physical grit to stay on course, till the ultimate goal was reached. ) The techniques of this aspect of yoga have found huge popularity since the 1960s when several yoga gurus from India landed on western shores, with amazing physical skills, stupendous stamina and meditative prowess, all of which kindled scientific curiosity. It is the continuing research into such near magical impact that yoga practice conferred on its practitioner that has wowed most of the world, including rationalists. So, even shorn of its spiritual corona, yoga can be exclusively accessed in its hatha yoga form, and the discussion, for those who fear its spiritual underpinnings, may well be dropped there.
For the rest of us, for whom yoga is incomplete without its spiritual yearnings, yoga is an expansive experience. Personally, as one who votes for spiritualism, I am prone to believe (which means I am already biased) that spiritualism expands one's sense of identity so it becomes a cosmic one. It comes from diffusing the sense of the self, as we understand it. Religion, on the other hand, is defined by other aspects: cultural moorings, a sense of the self that protects one's identity by linking it with an institution, a larger community and cultural background to which one is accustomed or born into. Thus religion seeks to underscore and enhance the sense of the individual self strongly.
With such classifications, then, one can see that yoga is definitely more spiritual than religious. The latter aspect, when introduced by certain masters, comes from their own backgrounds and hence may have coloured the fears of those others who do not belong to it.
For me personally, none of its aspects, including its religious overtone, contradict its presence in my life as one of the most exciting spiritual tools to expand one's consciousness. In fact, a spiritualist is entranced by the oneness and unity in all religions. It is an exciting and fascinating discovery that lasts lifelong. That has been my own relationship with yoga - that as I discover its wonders I begin to open up to how so much of what it says is repeated in all other religions, not just the major ones, but even esoteric, lesser known cultures, or even tribal or primitive ones.
The deeper I look into its texts I am entranced by how purifying, uplifting and sophisticated a tool it is;that in fact it complements any religious belief you may have, translating that message from theory to actual experience. In that seeing, which I believe is conferred by yoga, somehow the coin falls in place.
The writer is a yoga instructor and author
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