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text: Investigation on the Kinetics of Residual Phases of Delignification at Pulping Process of Bagasse text article 2011 per The kinetics of the delignification at the residual phase of kraft pulping of bagasse was studied. Kraft pulping was carried out under chemical charge of %14.11 (as NaOH, based on O.D. bagasse), sulfidity of %25.11 and liquor to raw material ratio as 20: 1. The cooking maximum temperatures as 85, 70 and 55°C, were selected and reaction time varied from 0 to 720 min. based on maximum temperature. The initial Klason and acid soluble lignin content of bagaase were measured as %19.23 and %1.87, respectively. The rate of delignification was first order with respect to lignin yield based on oven dried raw material and the process at least can be divided into three delignification phases. The reaction rate constants of delignification varied with pulping maximum temperature. The values were 1.6×10-3 min-1, 1.5×10-3 min -1 and 1.4×10-3 min-1 for cooking maximum temperature of 85, 70 and 55°C, respectively. The activation energy of delignification was 4.27 kJ/mol for residual phases. Lignin content at the transition point of second and third phases was calculated as 4.66, 5.21 and 6.17 percent for the cooking times of 85, 70 and 55oC, respectively. Thus, at transition points, lignin content of the pulp is a function of pulping temperature and decreases with increasing of cooking temperature. Journal of Wood and Forest Science and Technology Gorgan University Of Agricultural Sciences 2322-2077 18 v. 3 no. 2011 1 14 http://jwfst.gau.ac.ir/article_6_fcbf019a32058acd3a56c7744918e596.pdf Physical, Mechanical and Optical properties of the Unbleached Kraft Pulp of Eucalyptus microtheca from Iranshahr Region text article 2012 per Unbleached kraft pulp of Eucalyptus microtheca from Iranshahr region (Sistan and Baloochestan province) was prepared and its physical, mechanical and optical properties including grammage, thickness, density, bulk, tensile strength, tear strength, burst strength, brightness and opacity, were measured. To determine the best experimental treatment concerning total mechanical and optical properties of handsheets, the scoring method based on the normalization equations was used. The mechanical and optical properties of the best treatment were determined as follow: Tensile index 40.50Nm/g, Tear index 5.68 mNm2/g, Burst index 2.954 kPam2/g, Brightness 17.77 percent ISO and opacity 98.57 percent. The results show that unbleached kraft pulp of Eucalyptus microtheca from Iranshahr has suitable mechanical and optical properties for the production of packaging paper. Thus, development of its plantation in Iranshahr region, with the aim of supplying part of the required cellulosic raw material for local pulp and paper industries, is recommended. Journal of Wood and Forest Science and Technology Gorgan University Of Agricultural Sciences 2322-2077 18 v. 3 no. 2012 15 30 http://jwfst.gau.ac.ir/article_7_8dea0b052793d79b812fa0896e17de27.pdf Comparative Investigation on the Properties Polypropylene- Sanding Fines and Dust Composites text article 2011 per In this research, the sanding dust was used to manufacture wood –plastic composite its their properties were compared with wood flour–Polypropylene composite. Sanding dust and wood flour were separately mixed with of Polypropylene at three levels of 50%, 60% and 70%. Coupling agent (MAPP) was used at two levels (4% and 6%). Totally twelve composites were produced. The composites were manufactured using hot press. After preparation of test samples, mechanical properties (bending and hardness) and physical properties (water absorption and thickness swelling) were measured. Results showed that addition of both fillers reduced modulus of rupture and increased modulus of elasticity, water absorption and thickness swelling. The urea – formaldehyde resin present in sanding dust caused a reduction in mechanical and physical properties of polypropylene-sanding dust composite compared with polypropylene -wood flour composite at the same levels of fillers. Journal of Wood and Forest Science and Technology Gorgan University Of Agricultural Sciences 2322-2077 18 v. 3 no. 2011 31 48 http://jwfst.gau.ac.ir/article_8_955ba75fee4c61a6764baf49027ad29e.pdf Microscopic Study on The Effect of Particle Content and Its Distribution on Decay of Sawdust-Polypropylene Composite text article 2012 per In this research, the decay resistance of sawdust–polypropylene composite has been evaluated by microscope. The scope of research was to assess the effect of different weight percentages of sawdust (45%, 60% and 75%) sawdust distribution on the fungal decay. ASTM D1413-99 test method was used to carry out decay test and Trametes versicolor was chosen as a white rot fungus.After 12 weeks exposure of the composites samples to the fungi, the weight losses were determind using Soil Block test. Analyzing the data using ANOVA one way statistical method, it has been shown that the weight losses of the composite due to decay were proportional to the sawdust weight percentages. Also, it was found that weight losses were higher in those treatments with upper sawdust percentages. In order to microscopic study, a light microscope was used.The results showed that increasing in the weight percentage of sawdust, led to particles aggregation, their nonuniform dispersion, decreasing in particles encapsulating by polymer and increasing in hollows and voids between sawdust and polypropylene which made the composite susceptible forfungi attack. Journal of Wood and Forest Science and Technology Gorgan University Of Agricultural Sciences 2322-2077 18 v. 3 no. 2012 49 62 http://jwfst.gau.ac.ir/article_9_cfefdc4c4265988220bd140199dbeb18.pdf Modeling of Effective Variables on Bark Thickness of Fagus orientalis Lipsky in the Asalem Forest Area text article 2011 per Tree bark has an important role in cambium protection, vital activities and defences against disease and insects. Determination of bark is important for estimating wood volume and tree growth. The trading of forest woods is based on tree volume that include bark, thus, knowledge of bark percentage of forest trees is important. The purpose of this study is to examine the variables affecting bark thickness and to derive models predicting bark thickness of standing tree in Asalem forest area.Totally, 179 beech trees (Fagus orientals Lipsky) were measured based on diameter classes (5 cm). The results showed that bark thickness is affected by different variables including diameter, total height and age of trees. Bark thickness in varied diameters is different, so that, the percentage rate of bark in class with diameter lower than 40 centimeter to the class with a diameter 40 to 80 centimeter and a diameter over 80 centimeter is 1.2 and 1.49, respectively. The results of this study indicate that the bark percentage in trees with fewer diameters is higher than in thicker trees. However, the amount of bark thickness increases with increasing of tree diameter, and the correlation between tree diameter and bark thickness is positive, with a R2 of 0.72. The amount of bark thickness increases as tree age increases as well, and the percentage rate of bark in class with age lower than 80 years to the class with a age 80 to 150 years and a age over 150 years is 1.12 and 1.41, respectively (R2=0.67). In order to create suitable model for estimating of bark thickness, 10 statistical models were tested by regression analysis. Power model with coefficient of determination of 0.84 (R2=0.84, See=0.221) is suitable for estimating of bark thickness for Fagus orientals Lipsky. Journal of Wood and Forest Science and Technology Gorgan University Of Agricultural Sciences 2322-2077 18 v. 3 no. 2011 79 90 http://jwfst.gau.ac.ir/article_50_ff341347bbc7ed38062416904efd2016.pdf Bending Strength in Reinforced Medium Density Fiberboard text article 2011 per Reinforcing the medium density fiberboard with metal and synthetic nets was the main object of the present study to enhance is mechanical properties. Sample boards were manufactured by routine processes. Two types of the reinforcements, steel metal and synthetic nets, were applied in both surfaces of the sample boards. The reinforcements were placed 1/4 of the board thickness, adjacent to the surface layers. Urea formaldehyde resin was applied in the boards. However, a group of the metal reinforcements was embedded in epoxy resin prior to application in the boards. Bending strength of the boards were determined according to DIN EN 310 and the value of modulus of elasticity. Results revealed that the reinforcements affected the bending properties in the boards. The boards reinforced with the metal nets gained higher strengths than the synthetic ones. Application of the epoxy embedded reinforcements caused the boards to achieve the highest strengths than the others. Journal of Wood and Forest Science and Technology Gorgan University Of Agricultural Sciences 2322-2077 18 v. 3 no. 2011 91 106 http://jwfst.gau.ac.ir/article_51_dadda0092ebb3c1a513483cfdb3a0363.pdf The Effect of Acid Catalysis in Hot Water Pre-extraction on Soda- AQ Pulping from Kenaf Stem text article 2011 per In the present research, kenaf chips have been pre-extracted to weight loss levels of about 8.5, 11.5 and 14.5%, based on oven dried Kenaf chips by hot water and acid catalyzed hot water prior to pulping process. Pre-extracted and un-pretreated (control sample) Kenaf chips were converted to pulp by soda-AQ process at three cooking times 60, 90 and 120 minutes. The results of pre-extraction stage indicated that pre-extraction time to achieve a specified weight loss has been reduced with addition acid catalysis (Sulphric Acid). The results of pulping indicated that pulp yield reduced by increasing cooking time as well as weight loss of Kenaf chips in pre-extraction stage. In terms of the average pulp yield and kappa number at constant cooking time, there were significant differences at 1% error level between un-extracted (control sample) and the chips pre-extracted to 8.5, 11.5 and 14.5% weight loss. As, control pulp had highest yield and kappa number and pre-extracted pulp, at 14.5% weight loss, had lowest yield. In addition, in terms of pulp yield there were significant differences at 1% error level between un-preextracted (control) Kenaf chips and samples extracted with pure hot water and acid catalyzed hot water at any weight loss levels of 8.5, 11.5 and 14.5%. Control pulp had highest and hot water pre-extracted pulp had lowest yield. Significant differences at 1% error level were observed between control sample and pre-extracted Kenaf chips at similar amounts of weight loss in terms of average pulp kappa but there were no significant differences for average kappa number between pulps pre-extracted from hot water and acid catalyzed treatments. The results of physical and strength properties of hand sheets showed that different strength amounts were reduced by increasing the amounts of pre-extracted weight loss from 8.5 to 14.5% for all second pre-extraction methods. On the other hands, strength amounts of pulp from hot water pre-extracted Kenaf chips were often lower than pulp samples pre-extracted by acid catalyzed hot water. Journal of Wood and Forest Science and Technology Gorgan University Of Agricultural Sciences 2322-2077 18 v. 3 no. 2011 107 126 http://jwfst.gau.ac.ir/article_52_9087481ba668b9a0e38691ca83eadd02.pdf Determination of Effective Criteria on Site-selection of Iran Wood Furniture Units, Using AHP Method text article 2011 per Suitable site-selection of industrial units creates proper conditions for optimum use of material and reduction of waste, and on the other hand, leads to more sell and hence high profit. The objective of this study is to determine the effective criteria in decision making of selecting the most suitable location for establishing a furniture unit. For this purpose, after preliminary investigation and interviews, 25 effective criteria were identified. The hierarchy of these criteria was designed and then the priority rates (weighting value) of obtained criteria and sub-criteria were determined using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). The results showed that among 25 identified effective criteria, the five criteria as market capacity, purchasing cost of raw material, man force availability, granted facilities and man force cost have the highest priorities, respectively. Journal of Wood and Forest Science and Technology Gorgan University Of Agricultural Sciences 2322-2077 18 v. 3 no. 2011 127 140 http://jwfst.gau.ac.ir/article_53_f2f007defb1cd40d9e85675c5e6ee6da.pdf Identification and Ranking the Effective Criteria for Site-Locating of HPL Veneer Factories in Golestan Province text article 2012 per Regarding to various applications and adequate characteristics of HPL veneer such as beauty, mechanical strengh, un-absorption of water and vapor, as well as chemical and thermal resistances, the need to this veneer has been developed in different industries and local production make possible exchange saving. Therefore, investigating the effective criteria on optimal site-locating of HPL veneer factories has been important. For this study, the Golestan province was selected as one of talented provinces in wood industry. The effective criteria on HPL veneer site-location has been recognized and classified into "Economics", "Substructure", "Humanity" and "Materials and product" groups. The survey data has been gathered from experts, industry holders and academic connoisseurs in 2009. Weighting and ranking of measures has been conducted using flexible and practical AHP technique and the Expert Choice software. The results revealed that among 23 investigated effective criteria for site selection of HPL veneer the score of factories, the status of lateral industries with the score of 0.115, high capacity of investment absorption (0.095), number of competitors and sale markets (0.088), and assurance in supplying raw materials (0.071) were selected as priorities. By the way, the weights of materials-product, substructure, economic, and humanity criteria were derived as 0.339, 0.283, 0.268 and 0.110, respectively. Journal of Wood and Forest Science and Technology Gorgan University Of Agricultural Sciences 2322-2077 18 v. 3 no. 2012 141 156 http://jwfst.gau.ac.ir/article_54_309bce7ecc2ab229321e2cef63227de7.pdf Investigation on Physical, Mechanical, Chemical and Biometrical Properties of E. camaldulensis Wood from Sistan Region text article 2012 per To determine of biometrical (fiber length, fiber diameter, lumen and cell wall thickness), physical (density and volumetric swelling), chemical (amount of extractives, cellulose, lignin and ash) and mechanical (modulus of rupture, modulus of elasticity, compression strength parallel to grain, compression strength perpendicular to grain, shear parallel to grain, janka-hardness and nail withdrawal) properties of eucalyptus camaldulensis wood from Sistan region five trees were selected and evaluated. The results showed that fiber dimensions in tree trunk, from pith to bark and decreased from bottom to top. The volumetric swelling variation decreased in radial axis from pith to bark and in longitudinal axis from bottom to the top. There were no significant different at 5 percent statistical error level between the cellulose and ash content values in heartwood and sapwood, respectively. On the other hand, significant difference at 5 percent statistical error level was observed between lignin and extractives values in heartwood and sapwood, respectively. Also, mechanical properties of wet and dry samples were determined. The results indicated that the mechanical properties of wet samples were lower than dry samples, significantly. Journal of Wood and Forest Science and Technology Gorgan University Of Agricultural Sciences 2322-2077 18 v. 3 no. 2012 157 170 http://jwfst.gau.ac.ir/article_55_1b5c1a89648744294019f4d3e6ad5174.pdf Properties of Bleachable Alkaline Sulfite Pulp from Old Corrugated Container text article 2011 per Alkaline sulfite pulping of old corrugated container to produce bleachable pulp was investigated. Pulping variables including active alkali of 14, 16, and 18% (based on oven-dry weight of OCC and Na2O); sodium sulfite to sodium hydroxide ratios of 50:50 and 30:70; pulping temperatures of 125,145,165 and 175ºC and pulping time of 60 and 120 minutes were examined. After preliminary pulping and evaluation of the strength of the pulps with the lowest kappa number, pulp with kappa number of 18.3 and brightness of 50.17% which was produced applying 18% active alkali, sodium sulfite to sodium hydroxide ratio of 30:70 and pulping time and temperature of 120 minutes and 175ºC respectively with 64% yield (based on oven dry weight of washed OCC) and 72.7% yield (based on original weight of the OCC) was selected for totally chlorine free bleaching trials. Brightness, opacity, tensile and tear strength indices of this pulp were measured as 50.17%, 81.36%, 27.7 N.m/g and 12.35mN.m2/g, respectively. Bleaching this pulp applying 3% H2O2 and 2.25% NaOH generated bleached pulp with brightness and opacity as 57.14% and 78.24%, respectively. The bleaching yield was measured as 92%. Tensile and tear strength indices of this pulp were measured as 27 N.m/g and 12.45 mN.m2, respectively. Journal of Wood and Forest Science and Technology Gorgan University Of Agricultural Sciences 2322-2077 18 v. 3 no. 2011 171 184 http://jwfst.gau.ac.ir/article_56_1a7b6d2c4029e291c1e45b2473a198bd.pdf Comparison of Fiber Morphology and Chemical Compositions of Rice Straw Parts text article 2010 per Structural investigation of different parts of raw material is a step to achieve its more suitable processing. The aim of this study was to investigate fiber morphology and chemical composition of rice straw parts at different heights for internodes in lower, middle and upper parts, leaves and nodes separately as wella their mixture. Fibers were separated using Franklin method and their chemical composition was determined according to the related TAPPI test methods. Results showed that fiber length, fiber diameter and cell wall thickness of fiber decreased in internodes from down to top. The largest diameter and cell wall thickness were related to the nodes. The amounts of ash, acetone extractable materials, lignin and cellulose of leaf were higher than the other parts of the straw. Ash and acetone extractable materials percentage increased in straw from down to top but amounts of lignin and cellulose decreased in straw in the same direction. The results indicate that the internodes of rice straw are better than the leaves for pulping because of the average longer fibers and lower percentage of extractive, ash and lignin in internodes than the levels. So, in preparation of the pulp raw materials, it is necessary to remove the unsuitable parts of rice straw such as leaves and nodes. Journal of Wood and Forest Science and Technology Gorgan University Of Agricultural Sciences 2322-2077 18 v. 3 no. 2010 185 190 http://jwfst.gau.ac.ir/article_57_a6fd446f0e6b15cbdef6af1c4291cc60.pdf Relationship between Soil Characteristics and Beech Regeneration Density in Canopy Gaps with Different Sizes text article 2012 per In temperate forests canopy gaps play an important role in driving stand dynamics. The purpose of this research was to compare soil characteristics in forest gaps with several size and its relation to Beech regeneration density in Lalis forest, Chalous. In order to investigate factors, three gap sizes as small gap (200 m2), medium gap (400 m2), and large gap (600 m2) with three replicate were selected in locatation. Mineral soil samples were randomly collected from four different places in each gap, all over the gap area. Nine circular subplots of 3.14 m2 were established inside each gap on two principal diagonals and the regeneration density of Beech species was estimated. Some of soil characteristics, such as total carbon, total nitrogen, available phosphorous, soil acidity (pH), C/N ratio, saturation moisture and soil texture (clay, silt and sand) were measured. Results showed that the carbon and C/N ratio significantly decreased with increasing of gap size. The other soil characteristics significantly increased with increasing of gap size. Similar to results, statistical difference between regeneration densities with soil characteristics was found. With thicken of soil characteristics consisting of nitrogen, phosphorous, pH, and moisture, regeneration density increased. Carbon and C/N ratio affected negatively on regeneration density, But there were no significant differences in soil texture ingredient between gaps. Journal of Wood and Forest Science and Technology Gorgan University Of Agricultural Sciences 2322-2077 18 v. 3 no. 2012 63 78 http://jwfst.gau.ac.ir/article_707_8d9d460bc158bdb7fb0153fbc459410a.pdf

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Smeva Vision Mark II Wins NVKL Koeltrofee 2018
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The NVKL Koeltrofee is awarded by the NVKL for successful innovation in the field of refrigeration technology and climate control.
Smeva won this year's Koeltrofee with one of its unique innovations – the Vision Mark II serve-over display case.
The Smeva Vision Mark II has a unique hygienic and ergonomic design, in combination with improved cooling performance with a high evaporation temperature.
The technology consists of a 'static' light forced-air refrigeration system, which is connected via a plate-fin heat exchanger under the work surface on the serving side to a refrigeration coil beneath the stainless steel presentation plateau.
This results in optimum distribution of the cooled air over the products and minimal mixing with the warmer ambient air.
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Hello, Readers! I am starting the week off right with another 5 Star shifter romance - You Had Me At Jaguar - the 1st book in the new Heart of the Shifter series by Terry Spear! Enjoy and don't forget to add You Had Me At Jaguar to your shelves!
They're not the only ones on the prowl...but they're the most dangerous...
The United Shifter Force gives jaguar agent Howard Armstrong an impossible task—to protect fierce she-jaguar Valerie Chambers, when the last thing she wants is protecting. They're going international to take down a killer and he can guard Valerie all day long. But guard his heart? He doesn't stand a chance.
He's been given the impossible task to protect the fierce jaguar Valerie while on an international take down. He can guard Valerie all day long, but he doesn't stand a chance of guarding his heart in the thrilling new shifter series by Terry Spear. The United Shifter Force has the wolves and the jaguars working together to take down rogue shifters and this time they are after a killer. The characters are strong, bold and easily draw readers into their story and the romance is sweet and the passion is hot with lots of sizzling chemistry between Howard and Valerie. Their relationship is hampered by the mission they are on but that doesn't stop the magnetic attraction and the undeniable feelings from keep these two apart.
The plot is fast paced and full of thrilling suspense and dangerously exciting events as the case Howard and Valerie are on is more complicated than they could have imagined. The single suspect becomes a group of suspects when he flees to meet up some drug dealers and the danger escalates with some unexpected twists adding even more excitement to the story. Terry Spear has joined her two shifter worlds into another exciting world full of suspense and action for readers to enjoy and the first one is a thrilling read that readers can't put down.
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You Had Me At Jaguar is the 1st book in the Heart of the Shifter series
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& is the 6th book in the Heart of the Jaguar series
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Author - https://terrylspear.wordpress.com/jaguar-shifters/
Heart of the Jaguar -
1 Savage Hunger
2 Jaguar Fever
3 Jaguar Hunt
4 Jaguar Pride
5 A Very Jaguar Christmas
6 You Had Me At Jaguar
May 28, 2019
Terry Spear - https://terrylspear.wordpress.com/upcoming-releases/
Next up for Terry Spear is Seal Wolf Surrender
#6 in the Seal Wolf Series
Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/series/230222-seal-wolf
All of the Above series is connected to the
Heart of the Wolf series
Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/series/51875-heart-of-the-wolf
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Love, love, love romance, the paranormal, hunky Highlanders with their delicious brogue and hot kilts, so Terry Spear writes about those hunky Highlanders both in medieval times and as wolves in contemporary times. Jaguar shifters too! And young adult urban fantasy. And romantic suspense.
She grew up reading mystery, adventure, mythologies from around the world, ghost stories, the paranormal, fell in love with Dracula and Wolfman, and felt they needed loving too. Everyone should have someone to love. Which means her stories always have a HEA.
USA Today Bestseller residing in Central Texas from Sacramento, California who creates award-winning teddy bears too!
Website - http://terryspear.com/
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My dogs
I have two dogs; a boy and a girl. Aussie is the boy, and Patty is the girl. Aussie is a medium-sized Australian Cattle dog mutt. He has floppy brown ears and a white body with small brown spots. Patty is also an Australian Cattle dog mutt. She has pointy black ears and a white body with big black patches.Her name is Patty because her original name was Patches, but I thought that Patches was too long.
Aussie LOVES catching his frisbee in midair, and patty catches her ball in the air, as well. Patty can jump five feet, but Aussie can only jump two.Let's see…what else can I tell you about them? Oh! Aussie is very aggressive when it comes to petting. He will nudge your hand or place his paw on your hand in order to get your attention. When he has your attention, he'll lean against you and growl. If you don't pet him, he'll give you the silent treatment for a little while before starting the process all over.
Patty, on the other hand, will just sit obediently and wag her tail and stare at you (or your food) while blinking her little dog eyelashes. She has such long nails that we usually don't let her paw us, but sometimes she is so irresistible that she can get away with it.
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Release Date: 2019-May 15
Weight approx. 1.15kg
- Authentic and detailed likeness of Patrol Trooper in Solo: A Star Wars Story
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- Seven (7) pieces of interchangeable white-colored gloved hands including:
- One (1) pair of fist
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- One (1) pair of hands for holding weapons
- One (1) gesturing left hand
- One (1) newly designed and finely crafted Patrol Trooper white-colored chest armor with weathering effect
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WHEN Seval Oz Ozveren and her husband decided they needed some long-overdue pampering about a year ago, they checked into Las Ventanas al Paraíso, a resort and spa in Los Cabos, Mexico, and spent the week indulging in hot-stone massages and a desert purification treatment -- all with their 6-month-old in tow.
"We wanted to take the child to a place where we could have spa treatments and five-star meals and not feel guilty about having our baby," said Ms. Oz Ozveren, 42, a technology financier who lives in Saratoga, Calif., and Manhattan.
It used to be that spas shunned children, believing that relaxation and the sound of a squalling infant in the cabana next door were pretty much mutually exclusive. But these days, a handful of spas are going to great lengths to become baby- and new-mother friendly, adding amenities like expensive strollers and organic baby shampoos, as well as services ranging from postnatal massages to child care.
"What's new is that there are any baby programs at all," said Susie Ellis, president of Spa Finder Inc., a New York-based spa travel and marketing company, "because we did not see any of that five years ago." Ms. Ellis said her company has noticed that the number of spas that welcome babies has increased in the last three years. In response to repeated requests, Spa Finder recently added a new Mommy and Baby category to its online spa guide, which allows visitors to search for a spa based on personal interests like Pilates or mineral springs.
Of course, there are reasons that infants and new mothers aren't as ubiquitous as say, steamed fish, at most spas.
From food that is too low-calorie for a breast-feeding mother to trying to squeeze treatments around a baby's demands, spas are not really intended for youngsters. And the task of trying to juggle the wants of both the baby brigade and those who have come to escape their own children isn't always easy. Becoming Mom, a spa in Mason, Ohio, specializes in new mothers, but they are discouraged from bringing infants along. "It would change the spa environment," said Dawn Bierschwal, the owner. "A new mom needs time to herself, too."
Still, more parents are showing up at spas with baby in arms. Stacey Hine, 35, recently took her baby, then 18 months old, to Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain, an Arizona spa. In her room there, she found baby-care products and what she described as "the kind of crib you would want to buy for your home." Ms. Hine, who does public relations for the food industry and lives in Beverly Hills, Calif., said that she and her husband took turns getting massages and dined at an early hour, "not at 8 o'clock when all the chic honeymooners are out."
Most spa managers think the trend has something to do with the rising ages of new parents. The National Center for Health Statistics, a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said that the number of births to women in their early 40's nearly doubled between 1990 and 2002, jumping from 48,607 to 95,788. Older parents tend to be further along in their careers, which means they have more money to spend on luxury retreats, and tend to look at vacations as a time to bond with their infants. Indeed, many seem to have trouble leaving their children home while they go out to dinner, let alone on a spa trip. "There just seem to be a lot of mature adults who are having and bringing babies to high-end properties," said Kathy Massarand, director for sales and marketing of Sanctuary.
Then there's the ever-increasing competition in the spa industry. Although revenues have more than doubled since 1999 to $11.2 billion in 2003, the International Spa Association said, there has also been a similar increase in the number of spas in the United States, with about 12,000 open at last count. With more spas for travelers to choose from, some have been driven to carve out a niche. "I don't see that spas will all of a sudden be open to babies, but there will be a few that make that an option," said Ms. Ellis of Spa Finder.
Many spa-industry watchers say that the baby-friendly trend started in the United States two years ago, when the Greenhouse Spa in Texas began offering its now twice-a-year Baby and Me week. For $3,850, new mothers can take their infants to a postnatal yoga class, get a daily 50-minute Swedish massage and three European facials and listen to lectures about children's health and development. All the while, a nanny service looks after the baby.
Now other spas are taking their own baby steps: Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain recently invested in three $730 Bugaboo Frog strollers, along with Frette linen crib sheets, Kashwere blankets and caps and Mustela baby skincare products for parents who want to bring their children along. The Evolve Wellness Studio and Spa in Palmetto, Fla., which is almost a year old, offers a 30-minute "mommy and me" massage as well as postnatal personal training. The Vail Cascade Resort & Spa, which has seen a 15 percent increase in its nursery and child-care revenue this year, has a mother-and-baby yoga class. IT'S not just destination spas that are getting in on the act. Two new children's centers that aim to combine classes for youngsters, indoor playgrounds, eateries and -- you guessed it -- minispas under one roof plan to open in Manhattan in the coming year. Both Kidville, NY, set to open on the Upper East Side this January, and Citibabes, opening this fall in SoHo, intend to offer spa and salon services to frazzled and hurried mothers. "When you have a baby, all of a sudden going to get a manicure becomes a chore," said Shari Misher Stenzler, who had the idea for Kidville. "That's where we come in, making it less of a hassle and more of a treat."
Of course, one mother's treat can be another guest's wrecked vacation. In an effort to keep clients without children happy, spas work hard to segregate the two groups. At the Greenhouse, babies are welcome only during the two special weeks each year, and Sanctuary encourages guests with small children to book the more private mountain casitas instead of the suites that wrap around the resort's spa facilities. At Las Ventanas, three of the five pools are off limits to babies and children. "We try to graciously separate the experience," Carole Sullivan, spa director at Las Ventanas, said.
Kim Dozier had her doubts about the baby-friendly policies of Aria Spa at Vail Cascade. But Ms. Dozier, 41, the owner of a women's clothing business in Vail, Colo., said she almost didn't even notice the baby sleeping in a carriage next to her treadmill. Watching the baby "actually made my workout go faster," Ms. Dozier said.
Of course, there is a limit to how hassle-free a spa trip with baby can be. Karyn Grossman, a 38-year-old single mother, took her baby, then 4 months old, to the Montage Resort & Spa in Laguna Beach, Calif., when she thought she needed some "time for me." But with no partner or nanny to help out during the getaway, Dr. Grossman had to coordinate her spa treatments with her son's sleeping habits. "He's good enough that he will sit in the car seat in the room as long as I time it right," said Dr. Grossman, a dermatologist with practices in New York and Santa Monica, Calif.
For Marcia Baldwin, who develops training materials in Arlington, Va., having enough help during her stay at the Greenhouse Spa wasn't a problem -- she had her mother, her sister and in-house nannies to watch over her 4-month old triplet boys while she was in the spa or the gym -- but the spa cuisine was. "It was a little bit of a shock because it was so healthy," Ms. Baldwin, 35, said of the low-calorie snacks and meals. "You're dealing with new mothers. We're hungry." Ms. Baldwin said that once she commented on the food, the spa accommodated her request for bigger portions, and she returned home feeling well rested and ready to go back to juggling work and motherhood.
So did Ms. Oz Ozveren, who says she plans to return to a spa with her baby soon. "It's important to start sharing your lifestyle with a child at a very, very young age." Next stop? The Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix.
IF YOU GO Pampering the Whole Family
SPAS have long shown babies the cold shoulder, but some are now opening their doors to new parents and infants. Here's a sampling:
SPA -- Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain, Paradise Valley, Ariz. (www.sanctuaryaz.com; 800-245-2051)
BABY AMENITIES -- Added just last summer, the new Baby Bunch package at Sanctuary includes a Bugaboo Frog stroller, Frette crib linens, Kashwere caps and blankets and Mustela baby sunscreen. Baby can't manage to part with his new blankie? They're for sale with the cap for $70 in the boutique. From $315 for a mountainside room to $765 for a spa suite. (Prices are for high season, September to May.)
SPA -- Vail Cascade Resort & Spa, Vail, Colo. (www.vailcascade.com; 888-824-5772)
BABY AMENITIES -- The 78,000-square-foot spa and club at this ski-in, ski-out resort has a Mommy and Me yoga class and unlike most fitness facilities, allows babies in strollers on the gym floor. Peak ski-season, nonholiday room rates start at $359 a night and condos start at $420.
SPA -- Gravity Fitness & Spa at Le Parker Meridien, New York (www.parkermeridien.com; 800-543-4300)
BABY AMENITIES -- This Midtown Manhattan hotel supplies baby-toting guests with cribs and special diapers for the pool. The spa offers a $110 post-natal massage for tired mothers and a 30-minute $75 "Water Babies 101" tutorial for parent and child in its indoor rooftop pool. Rooms start at $225.
SPA -- The Greenhouse Spa, Arlington, Tex. (www.greenhousespa.com; 817-640-4000)
BABY AMENITIES -- This 40-year-old all-women spa on the outskirts of Dallas runs a number of specialty programs, including two "Baby & Me" weeks a year. The $3,850 week is open to mothers with babies between 3 months and a year old and includes daily spa treatments, exercise classes, nanny care, lectures and classes on child care and a baby-clothes trunk show.
SPA -- Las Ventanas al Paraíso, Los Cabos, Mexico (www.lasventanas.com; 888-767-3966)
BABY AMENITIES -- Baby-toting visitors can expect to find a tiny robe and slippers, a crib with a hypoallergenic mattress and linens, a nursing pillow and a diaper pail in their rooms. Peak-season rates -- excluding summer months -- range from $600 a night for a garden-view junior suite to $4,500 for a three-bedroom suite with a private pool. Spa treatments -- like the $175 phyto-marine mask and slimming wrap that's popular among new mothers -- are extra, but baby amenities are free.


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Stronghold has provided quality construction electrical services to the University of California Riverside since 1998, most recently, Stronghold worked on three large electrical projects for the University of California Riverside (UCR). At UCR's Geology & Physics Renovation Project, the project was a $3.6M electrical renovation project that called for replacing an existing high voltage SF6 switch and changing out the main switchgear. Both Geology and Physics were completely retrofitted with Iso Duct type wiremold in the labs, new conduit, light fixtures, circuitry, and sub-panels throughout both buildings.
The project included providing temporary power; progressive cleanup; fire alarm devices; switchgear; lighting; generator and ATS; feeder cable; wiring devices; conduit / fittings / branch material; site underground installation; generator and ATS installation. In the physics building there was demolition; wall rough-in; ceiling rough-in; electric gear build-out; branch wiring; fixtures and trim; telephone / data; fire alarm system and in the Geology basement: switchgear; feeder conduit; other areas same as Physics.
The UCR Geology & Physics Renovation Project had 62 workers onsite: Two Electrical Foreman (Curtis Barkle & Rocky Hawkins), 30 Journeyman Electricians and 17 Apprentice Electricians (provided by Associated Builders and Contractors). This project was completed on time, within budget and with zero lost time accidents.
UCR's East Campus Project, was a $1M Electrical project that consisted of re-routing the UCR Central Plan 12.5kV circuitry around the outside of the building and utilized existing tunnels. Stronghold installed 4' galvanized rigid steel conduit for the multiple circuits that needed to be re-routed. This entailed cutting, threading, and heavy lifting of these materials into place. Stronghold crews devised a special method for getting the heavy 4″ conduit down the tunnels and for mounting into place, which included a roller system and pulley's. This project had multiple circuit cut-overs, which had to be closely scheduled with the University's slow times to ensure minimal interruption. This project was completed ahead of schedule and with no adverse affects to the University or students.
Stronghold also served as prime electrical subcontractor for UCR's Commons Expansion Project. This was a $3.5M project that called for installation of all electrical power and fire alarm systems for the expansion of the three-story, 118,000-sq. ft. student commons. The scope of work included; access doors, automatic transfer switches, cable trays, wires and copper cabling, elevator connections, final commissioning tests of fire alarm and power systems, firestopping, in-wall camera mounting boxes, lighting fixtures, control panel and dimming system, main electrical service and branch power panels, simplex fire alarm system, transformers, transfer switches and underground electrical site distributions and wiring devices.
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"Trolls" is an invigorating fairy tale about finding what makes you happy
2016 has not been a jolly good time — more like angry, depressed and anxious. For some, happiness feels like a cruel outdated joke. Within this context, Dreamworks' "Trolls," an animated adventure musical with Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake voicing the leads, seems like a strange choice for this point in the year. In a cinematic atmosphere increasingly in favor of the dark and gritty, "Trolls" celebrates those who choose happiness, no matter what life throws at them.
Once upon a time, the optimistic Trolls, led by King Peppy, fled their homes to seek refuge from the Bergens, for whom the ingestion of Trolls provides temporary happiness. Twenty years later, King Peppy's daughter, the sunny Princess Poppy, throws a wild anniversary party, which attracts the attention of the Bergen Chef and results in the abduction of her eclectic friends. Eager to rescue her friends and save her kingdom, Poppy turns to Branch, a troll of drab colors who, for reasons unknown, has spent most of his life in a heavily fortified survival bunker. Opposites clash and attract as the duo risk everything to turn their world around .
The sugar-sweet Poppy and the bitterly paranoid Branch represent opposing ends of an optimism-pessimism spectrum. Beautiful voice work by Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake illustrate the complexities and contradictions of both characters, making them more fleshed out. Kendrick convincingly conveys Poppy's somewhat-naive cheerfulness but also displays her painful process of realizing that, as Branch puts it, "the world isn't all cupcakes and rainbows." She finds the possibly psychotic side of Poppy's happy-go-lucky attitude but doesn't punish her for it, even when it looks like the character has lost hope. Timberlake steals the show as Branch, whose sarcasm masks a truly heartbreaking source of pain and paves the way for an emotionally moving journey of rediscovery. His performance is fully invested in Branch's trajectory, with those contagious spirits of belief, love and imagination driving curiosity about who the character really is.
With Timberlake also acting as songwriter and executive music producer, "Trolls" contains a plethora of funky foot-movers that know how to create lasting smiles. Along with classics our parents grew up with, like Simon and Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence" and Lionel Ritchie's "Hello," the soundtrack includes original music by Timberlake, Gwen Stefani and Ariana Grande. Timberlake's own song of the summer, "Can't Stop the Feeling," is one of those songs where every listen demands unapologetic dancing along. Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" becomes the film's anthem, and said song's greatest cover, in a ferociously tear-jerking centerpiece scene that easily ranks as one of the year's greatest film moments.
For its entire 90-minute running time, the film's never-overbearing electric color palette explodes off the screen, creating a world that can't be turned away from for fear of missing out on something wonderful. The crisp 3-D, a surcharge well worth the price of admission, adds a tactile feel to the characters, which look like scrapbook felt creations come spectacularly to life. It's as if the walls of the cinema have floated away, transporting the audience into the world of the trolls.
While animated films may be made with children and families as the target audience "Trolls" is an animated film where even childless adults won't want to come down from its heavenly happy spell.
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In recent days I have run across a lot of reading material and writing fodder concerning the Emergent Church (EC) movement, and I hope to clarify many of my thoughts as time goes on in this blog, but at the moment, I would like to address some doctrinal issues I ran across on a popular EC web site/weblog. The site is called, in a very postmodern nod to antiauthoritarian communalism, Opensourcetheology.net. The idea behind the site is pretty obvious-it exists to be a kind of community sounding board for theological issues. That is a noble goal, and I have a lot of fun with things like that. But when that kind of open discussion ideal is combined with the postmodern distaste for historical authority, current Orthodoxy, and "Westernism" in general, what results is sometimes pretty muddled.
For instance, take a recent discussion on the site regarding the possible similarities between EC and Arianism. The title of the blog is "Is the emerging church the new Arianiasm?"
Before I dive into the discussion specifically, I want to make a point or two about the EC movement in general. Like almost all movements within the Church it can't be (and I don't think it is) all rotten. It hopes to reach a new breed of person-the Postmodern-by thinking of the Church in those terms and pulling out the best of the communitarian spirit that is embodied in the culture of postmodernism. So this blog is not intended to be a slam on the movement as a whole, but I do think some serious thinking needs to be done about the direction of the EC movement. Secondly, at different times in history there have been various movements which have attempted to do what the EC movement is doing, namely take culture and the Church and find common ground. Historically, those attempts have met with varying degrees of success. What I find ironic about the weblog I am discussing is that Arianism was one such attempt. It was determined to be heretical and found its appropriate place in the garbage bin of rejected unorthodox theologies.
Back to the blog specifically…
To succinctly answer the question posed by the blog's title, "Lord, I hope not." The author lists several things that he throws out for discussion regarding the possible similarities between the two (he does not necessarily endorse any or all of them), and I would like to briefly comment on a few of them.
1.The work of theologians such as NT Wright has encouraged the emerging church to relocate Jesus in a plausible historical context.
As for paying attention to the historical surrounding's in Jesus' time, there is no shortage of precedent in all of Christian theology. It is true that there are tendencies to divorce Jesus from his historical settings, but there is no particular reason to believe that postmodern "narrative theology" has hit on something new and innovative here. Where it does become innovative, however, is when we see the author's conclusions resulting from point 1: "As we come to understand more fully the worldview and motivation of Jesus the Jew, it becomes harder to think of him as somehow almighty God in human form." This is a very bad sign indeed. It is not only a leap into the clearly unbiblical and historically heretical, it is bad thinking to boot. In other words, the jump seems to be that because Jesus was a human in historical conditions, He was a human just like we are. The majesty of the incarnation is that He was a human like we are, and yet God at the same time.
2. It is common now to hear people deliberately describe themselves as disciples or followers of Jesus. That has a strongly human orientation – you don't 'follow' the second person of the trinity.
This point is just patently false. Again, we see the underpinnings of postmodern philosophy coming back to haunt a sincere believer. Due to the overemphasis postmodernism places on this material world, it is natural for postmoderns to loose touch with the actuality, reality and import of the supernatural. Paradoxically, at times it seems that they pay the most attention to the supernatural, but due to their unexamined and underlying metaphysic the supernatural is not as tangible and, ultimately, as real as the natural. For some reason the author thinks it would be easier and/or better to follow a human than God.
3. Rubenstein emphasizes the fact that Arianism represented a degree of continuity with Judaism, whereas the anti-Arian position, seeking to establish Christianity as a new religion for the Roman world, were anxious to break with the past and 'update' Christianity:
4. Nicene orthodoxy is much more closely associated with the rise of the state church.
I don't know who Rubenstein is, but I am not sure I need to. The argument here is classic postmodernism at its best (worst). If a belief system is associated with the reigning political power, it has to be bad. The only good thoughts and systems of being can only come from the oppressed and doomed. I really don't want to say much about this other than it is, again, horrible thinking. To associate the value of an idea with one's perceptions of a political/socio-economic system is a classic, and yet somehow ubiquitous, fallacy. In other words, if Adolph Hitler believed that 2+2=4, then according to one of the basic tenants of postmodernism, we must reject the totalitarianism of 2+2=4.
5. Many in the emerging church will have more sympathy for the Arians' interest in Jesus as 'a loving advocate and friend' than in the Nicene Christians need to present him as 'a powerful, just ruler' (146).
Once again, more sloppy associations and prejudicial editing. If this sound-bite was all you knew about Arianism and the Nicene Creed, then you would be compelled to take sides and reject the evil that is orthodox Christianity. The Nicene Creed is simply a codification of theology intended to fend off bad theology. There is absolutely nothing in any of the orthodox creeds which exclude or even eschew Jesus as a 'loving advocate and friend.' (This guy would make a good editor for the next Michael Moore film…)
6. Rubenstein, who is Jewish, argues that Nicene theology, particularly as it was developed by the Cappodocian fathers, had the effect of finally differentiating the Christian 'Godhead' from the 'monolithic God worshiped by Jews, radical Arians, and, later on, by Muslims, Unitarians, Bahais, and others' (209).
Another hyperbole designed to make Arianism look like the wiser of the two systems. It is in fact true that the early Church Fathers differentiated the God of the Bible from the god of Arianism, but only because they were two different things.
7. The Arians are characterized as being, on the whole, more tolerant and open-minded than the anti-Arians – qualities much prized by postmoderns.
Which, when understood in the postmodern context, is a bad thing
8. Arianism emerges as a more optimistic, down-to-earth, grassroots and socially-minded form of Christianity:
Survey says—"X". Again, this is simply false. I have discovered that postmoderns, again ironically, for all their talk about returning to the historical roots of the Church (the Ancient-Future church movement for instance), have no real clue regarding actual historical fact. What about the Mennonites? the Quakers? the Waldenses? the Peitists? the Moody movement of Methodism? Pentecostalism in third-world countries? The Jesuits? The list could go on and on…
Because this blog has gone on for way too long, I will have to reserve my further critique of Postmodern philosophy for later. Suffice it to say that any point of view which bases itself on a system as vulnerable as postmodernism has a long way to go to show its value.


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The American Commissioners to James Moylan, 31 August 1778: résumé
The American Commissioners to James Moylan5
AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; two copies: National Archives
<Passy, August 31, 1778: We are pleased to hear from you of the good success as well as the adventurous and patriotic spirit of Capt. McNeill. When the prisoner exchange we have been promised is accomplished, his prisoners can be exchanged for a like number of our suffering countrymen. We will inform you when the necessary passports arrive. We expect in a few days new French regulations on prizes and prisoners; orders have already been sent to keep the prisoners in French prisons.6 Officers' paroles have been generally taken.>
[Note numbering follows the Franklin Papers source.]
5. Published in Taylor, Adams Papers, VI, 414.
6. As earlier requested: commissioners to Sartine, July 16.


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Record-breaking poll loser against PM
Padmarajan, who entered the Limca Book of Records as the most unsuccessful candidate with 57 losses, will contest against the PM, reports Rahul Karmakar.india Updated: May 08, 2007 18:27 IST
K Padmarajan loves to be a loser against political heavyweights. But he has beaten Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in filing his nomination for one of the two Rajya Sabha seats from Assam, falling vacant later this month.
Exactly 24 hours before the PM is scheduled to file his nomination, the 48-year-old Padmarajan filed his before the Assam Assembly Secretary GP Das. He shelled out Rs 5,000 as security deposit, but could not fulfill the other requirement for an RS nomination—signature of support from at least 10 MLAs. His nomination, thus, is likely to be rejected prior to the election slated for May 24.
"I have already spent Rs 7 lakh contesting 81 elections before. Today's expenditure makes no difference," said Padmarajan, who runs a tyre retreading unit at Mettur in Tamil Nadu's Salem district. He added challenging VVIPs was a passion for him, and hoped contesting his 82nd election against the PM would make him acquire a place into the Guinness Book of World Records.
Having contested against President APJ Abdul Kalam, his predecessor KR Narayanan, former prime ministers PV Narasihma Rao and Atal Bihari Vajpayee and former TN chief minister J Jayalalithaa, Padmarajan had in 2003 entered the Limca Book of Records as the most unsuccessful candidate with losses in 57 elections in various categories.
While the maverick Padmarajan made up his mind "in a few seconds" to fly into the city and contest the RS poll, the Opposition parties—Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), BJP, Asom United Democratic Front (AUDF), AGP (Pragatisheel) and the Left parties—are yet to decide on a consensus candidate for the second seat. The Congress had declined to nominate a candidate for the second seat in order to ensure Singh's victory.
A candidate for each of the two seats needs 43 votes—a little more than one-third the total strength of the House—in the 126-member Assam Assembly. The Congress has a tally of 71 with the support of coalition partner Bodoland Peoples' Progressive Front (Hagrama) and some independents. The Opposition parties have a potential strength of 48 MLAs provided they get over their differences.
The picture is expected to become clearer on Wednesday following a key meeting of the minority-specific AUDF. The outcome of this meeting would either pave the way for a consensus candidate or leave the Opposition fractured enough for the Congress to nominate a second candidate. "We are waiting and watching which way they (Opposition) will go," said a senior Congress leader.
With the BJP and AUDF at daggers drawn, the probability of an AGP leader becoming the consensus candidate is the strongest. "Besides, the others should reciprocate for a series of sacrifices we have made vis-à-vis RS elections," said an AGP leader.


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Filed under: Events, Non-library stuff | Tags: ARLIS/NY, manuscript illumination, networking, paddleboarding, SLA NY
This week I've had two new experiences, all in the name of networking – never let anyone tell you librarians don't like to try new things! I must admit that neither manuscript illumination nor stand-up-paddleboarding were activities I'd previously thought of as options for professional networking, but I had lots of fun trying them both in company with some great groups of people. Continue reading
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For those who can't come to the entire workshop, David really encourages everyone to attend the Thursday class. Attend Thursday's class for € 60 and all other classes are € 60. Otherwise, individual sessions are € 65.
Schedule (note: we had placed a wrong time schedule: thursday and friday starts at 17.30! sorry for this!)
21 August 2014: 17.30 – 20.00 (sold out)
22 August 2014: 17.30 – 20.00
23 August 2014: 10.00 – 12.00 and 16.00 – 19.00
24 August 2014: 10.00 – 12.00
Studio opens half an hour before the beginning of each training session. Please be in time, and take some time to settle, so that you don't have to rush into class. Please always put your name on the participants list at the desk, before each workshop.
Note 1: that this will be (next to London), the only time that David is teaching this training in Europe in 2014!
Note 2: we have 43 spaces. reserve your spot now to ensure you can join this special event.
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About David
David Williams has been practicing Yoga daily, without interruption, since 1971. In 1972, David met K. P. Manju, the son of K. Pattabhi Jois, and saw Manju demonstrate the Ashtanga Yoga 1st series. This was at Dr. Swami Gitananda's Ananda Ashram in Pondicherry, South India, where David received his 6 month Yoga teachers training course certification.
In 1973, David began studying Ashtanga Yoga with K. Pattabhi Jois at his home in Mysore, India, and became the first non-Indian to be taught the complete Ashtanga Yoga system of asanas and pranayama directly from Jois. David introduced K. Pattabhi Jois and Manju to America and the western world when he, along with Nancy Gilgoff, organized and sponsored their first visit to Encinitas, California, in 1975.
David is responsible for teaching the Ashtanga Yoga system to many of today's leading teachers and practitioners, including David Swenson, Doug Swenson, Danny Paradise, Bryan Kest, Jonny Kest, Tracy Rich, Chuck Miller, and Maty Ezraty.
David is 65 years old. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has lived on the island of Maui, Hawaii, since l976, and teaches private individual or group classes by appointment.
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Best free attractions and things to do in Cornwall
We understand that the cost of your holiday can soon add up. If you've got little ones or teenagers in tow, then the price of round-the-clock entertainment doesn't always come cheap.
It can also be difficult to find something to do that you all agree on – especially when the weather isn't being so kind. But there's loads of free things to do in Cornwall, with days out that won't cost you a penny!
To help inspire you we've put together a list of our top things to do in Cornwall where you could leave your wallet behind and still have a great time…
Trenance Chocolate Factory, Mullion
Head to the south coast and the pretty town of Mullion, home to Trenance Chocolate Factory. Entry is free and you can see how this local chocolate is made, take a look at the art galleries and other shops here. If you do fancy splashing the cash then you can take a few 'samples' of chocolate home with you (it'd be rude not to, right?) or enjoy a bite to eat in the café.
Marconi Centre
Perched on the cliff at Poldhu on the Lizard Peninsula is the Marconi Centre, where you can discover Cornwall's innovative past for free. It was here, back in 1901, that the first ever radio transmission was sent across the Atlantic Ocean changing the world forever.
Just a short drive from our Cornwall holiday park (/cornwall-holiday-park-facilities/) is Heartlands, which opened its doors a few years ago and shines a light on the county's rich mining heritage. Here you'll find a restored mining engine house, cafe, botanical gardens and huge free kids outdoor adventure playground. There are lots of free events throughout the year, too.
World Heritage Site
Linked to the above are Cornwall's often overlooked World Heritage Sites. Cornwall was once a world leader in copper and tin mining and dotted all over the county are sites of special significance where you can journey back in time to a period when Cornwall was an industrial powerhouse.
Head to the beach!
There's always one place that is guaranteed to give you a big smile – and won't cost you a penny! Spend time discovering Cornwall's many stunning beaches and you won't be disappointed. Our holiday park is close to the beautiful beaches in Porthtowan, Hayle, Perranporth and St Ives.
These boots are made for walking…
If you'd rather by high on the cliffs looking down on the beach than on the sand itself then lace up those walking boots and head out onto the South West Coast Path. It winds and meanders over 300 miles up soaring cliffs, along tranquil estuaries, passing vast beaches and wandering through whitewashed fishing villages.