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Buildcorp deploys 150 Nokia Lumias
news Construction firm Buildcorp has deployed some 150 new staff mobile phones in Nokia's Lumia line, the Finnish smartphone vendor announced this afternoon.
In a statement, Nokia said Buildcorp, which specialises in construction, commercial fit-outs, remedial building and building services projects in NSW and Queensland had upgraded its 150-strong smartphone fleet to use Nokia's Lumia 800 and 710 smartphones, after evaluating other Windows Phone 7 models from rival companies like HTC and Samsung. "Nokia's commitment to the Windows Phone platform was important in our decision to adopt Lumia," said Buildcorp's finance and systems manager Brett Hoskins. "Other phone providers have a limited number of phones on the Windows Phone platform, with the remaining running Android. This long-term partnership with Microsoft ensures we have the right product support in place now and in the future."
The news comes as Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 platform appears to be enjoying somewhat of a resurgence in the nation's corporate market, after struggling in the consumer sector against the well-entrenched iPhone and Android platforms. In late May, the Australian division of tyre manufacturer Bridgestone has also picked Nokia's Windows Phone 7-based Lumia 800 smartphone as its platform of choice for its corporate smartphone fleet, and CommBank is similarly considering a move to the Nokia Lumia platform.
Hoskins said Buildcorp's staff spent a lot of time out of the office at construction sites or on the road, and needed to access the company's project management application ProjectCentre, which is delivered as a software as a service application. "Previously, employees would have to return to the office throughout the day or after hours to get the most up-to-date information," said Hoskins. "Now, with Nokia Lumia, they can access Outlook and the ProjectCentre mobile app on their phone wherever they are. The more time staff spend on site, the better results we get on the project and importantly, for our clients. Also, being able to access documents on the go means staff can go straight home at the end of the day instead of coming back to the office, giving them a better work-life balance."
Windows Phone 7's integration with familiar business tools such as Outlook, Internet Explorer, Word, Excel and PowerPoint had also been a key driver in Buildcorp's adoption of the Nokia Lumia smartphones, Nokia said, as well as access to Nokia services such as Nokia Drive, providing free, voice-activated turn-by-turn navigation, and Nokia Maps, which provides offline pedestrian navigation. "With so many staff members on the road, Nokia Drive and Nokia Maps has enabled them to get from A to B easily," said Hoskins. "The free music streaming service, Mix Radio, provided by Nokia Music has also been popular."
"To date, feedback from staff has been great. Nokia Lumia provides them with what they need from a business perspective, but also gives them what they need in their personal lives, such as social media capabilities and music. We've seen a number of staff switch from their iPhones and other phones to the Nokia Lumia for personal and work use so they no longer have to carry two phones. At the end of the day, it's about maintaining a happy workforce and if they can be more productive, then it's a win-win situation."
You can find Delimiter's Nokia Lumia 800 review here and the Lumia 710 review here. We are currently reviewing the Nokia Lumia 900 and 610 devices, which also recently launched in Australia.
I wrote this about Bridgestone's decision to switch to the Lumia platform, and the same applies to Buildcorp:
Perhaps I shouldn't be, given Microsoft's ongoing dominance of the enterprise IT scene, but I am really surprised by Bridgestone's decision to go with Windows Phone 7 for its corporate smartphone fleet. I would have assumed that, by now, Apple's iPhone devices would have become the defacto corporate smartphone platform, given the company's massive developer and app ecosystem (including a dominance of the enterprise IT app integration scene), the fact that business users are very familiar with the platform from their consumer lives and the ever-encroaching dominant of the iPad in corporate life.
However, what Bridgestone's decision indicates is that Microsoft's smartphone platform is far from dead in the enterprise, and that some of the organisations which had previously been using older versions of Windows Mobile in their corporate fleets are probably looking at the new operating system as a worthwhile upgrade from the old, despite the radical, consumer-focused redesign which the platform has had over the past several years.
Another notable issue at the moment is that we continue to hear very little about Google's Android platform in corporate smartphone fleets, despite the platform's dominance of the consumer market alongside Apple, and despite the fact that major telcos like Telstra, Optus and Vodafone are all very strong supporters of the Android platform — beyond even their support for the iPhone. I don't think I've ever seen a case where a large organisation has standardised on HTC or Samsung Android phones.
If I look ahead a few years, the corporate smartphone market will be a very interesting one. If things continue to go the way I think they will, Apple may take a strong chunk of this market, and Microsoft will be overweight in this segment compared to its consumer market share, while Android will continue to suffer a low presence, although there will be some high-profile deployments. And, of course, Research in Motion will continue to lose ground as it progresses on its gradual death spiral. Overshadowing all of this will be implications from the Bring Your Own Device movement, with the lines increasingly being blurred between personal and business mobile use.
This isn't necessarily the way I would have seen things a few years ago. A couple of years ago I would have still placed Apple out in front eventually when it comes to corporate smartphone fleets, with Android second and RIM and Microsoft fighting it out for third place. But it seems — as with most of its businesses — that Google is once again struggling to understand enterprise IT computing. In this context, it's not really a surprise that Microsoft does.
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Excellent Windows phone with great features.
Wonder how they feel about the Windows Phone 8 announcement? Now all their shiny new phones are already obsolete later this year or next year, and won't be able to run the next version of the OS!
Microsoft have been kicking consumers, corporations and their partners in the guts a bit lately… not that they haven't done this many times in the past. I've been working with them for 20 years and seem many great new ideas get tossed to the side less than a year later.
There's a reason smart IT people wait for the 2nd or 3rd iteration of anything from Microsoft (Windows Phone 7 counts as a version 1, as does Windows Phone 8). It's often not safe to trust them till then.
While win8 devices will be out soon, these phones will be replaced in two to three years. For the two years they're not the latest model the existing software will continue to work with all the features you bought it for. Communication protocols wont be changing enough in that time frame to worry too much about.
We still have iOS 2.0 and BBOS 4.5 users connecting to our work email just fine, and they're pretty ancient now.
The thing with Windows Phone is that though it is a nice well thought out UI, it straightjackets creativity and hence stifles innovation. The rules are its the Metro way or the highway. For some devs, this can be helpful, but for those that like to push boundaries, to innovate to come up with new ways of interaction it is simply not appealing. One has to wonder how much this is hurting their platform, and the future implications on their Surface tablet? Contrast this to something like iPad and the philosophy is that the developer owns a blank canvas. This can be good and bad, but in the hands of gifted developers it leads to new ideas and experiences that would not otherwise be possible.
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Commissioned by King Carlos of Portugal in 1908, Vidago Palace was originally conceived as an opulent holiday residence for His Majesty and his entourage, who, since the late 1800s, had been regular visitors to the region in order to enjoy the therapeutic effects of Vidago's famed mineral waters. Assassinated later that year, King Carlos never saw his project completed. Nor, in an ironic twist of fate, did his son and successor, King Manuel II, who was deposed in the republican revolution that swept across Portugal on October 5th 1910 – the day before Vidago Palace was meant to open. Although it would never host its intended royal residents, Vidago Palace became a favoured destination among Portuguese and European aristocracy and was considered to be the most luxurious hotel on the Iberian Peninsula.
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July 8, 2013
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Built as one of Phoenix's first resorts in 1929, the Arizona Biltmore was constructed in grand form by brothers Albert, Charles and Warren McArthur. Frank Lloyd Wright served as the consulting architect, and the Arizona Biltmore remains one of the only existing hotels in the world to benefit from his influence. The Arizona Biltmore has been an Arizona landmark since its opening on Feb. 23, 1929 when it was crowned "The Jewel of the Desert."
In 1930, when the estimated $1 million construction cost doubled, Chicago chewing gum magnate William Wrigley, Jr., one of the original investors in the project, became the sole owner. Over the next 44 years, the Wrigley family owned and operated the Arizona Biltmore and it became world renowned as the preferred luxury oasis for celebrities, heads of state, captains of industry and other famous travelers.
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Today, the luxury hotel features 740 hotel guest accommodations; 78 one-and two-bedroom villas; eight swimming pools; seven tennis courts; a full-service resort spa, salon and fitness center; and five dining options across 39 acres. The adjacent Arizona Biltmore Country Club boasts two of the best 18-hole PGA golf courses in Phoenix: The Links and The Adobe.
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Patios de Cafayate Hotel and Spa embraces its spectacular views of the Calchaqui Valley vineyards.
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The Ritz Carlton Sharq Hotel and Spa has a Six Senses Spa with over 71, 500 square feet, fully equipped exercise facilities, 23 treatment rooms, a hair and beauty salon complete with hairdressing, manicure/ pedicure, and intricate henna treatments. Entire villas within the Six Senses Spa may be rented out for private party treatment experiences.
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Canouan Resort showcases 30 one and two bedroom luxuriously appointed pool or beachfront locations suites, hidden coves, beautiful white sand beaches, tennis, water sports, signature restaurants and bars, a large freshwater swimming pool, Sugar Palms Kids Club, and the magnificent Canouan Resort Spa.
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Long Term Rentals in Las Vegas - Vdara Hotel & Spa
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Located within Las Vegas' CityCenter, the all-suite, non-gaming, smoke-free and eco-friendly Vdara Hotel & Spa features long-term leasing or rental options within all of their room types.
With a minimum 30 day stay, rates begin at $3,250 - that's only $109 per night. What's included? Weekly housekeeping service, daily fitness center access, access to pool, in-room and wireless internet, valet parking, as well as washer and dryer available in Vdara Suites and above.
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June 5, 2013
By: K. Clare Johnson
Good news for East Coast fans of Canyon Ranch. The Homestead, located in Virginia's Allegheny Mountains, has just announced that they will open a Canyon Ranch SpaClub this month.
Canyon Ranch SpaClub at The Homestead will offer a variety of opportunities to explore the rewards of living a healthier, longer, more vibrant life. Signature services will include the Canyon Stone Massage and Mineral Euphoria Body Treatment, along with Target Heart-Rate Determination and Nutrition for Wellness. The luxury spa will also offer healing and restorative massages, skin care and body therapies, and a fitness area with cardio/weight room and movement therapy rooms for Pilates, yoga, cycling and other classes. Canyon Ranch is known for being the gold standard in healthy vacations, starting with their flagship property in Canyon Ranch destination resort spa in Tucson, Arizona.
The Canyon Ranch SpaClub will provide a delightful accompaniement to the luxury resort's Hot Springs. Two major springs from the Allegheny Mountains flow onto The Homestead property, naturally heated and requiring no chemical treatment, so you can enjoy what many consider to be the best hot springs in Virginia straight from the source. Soak in the natural mineral waters of thelegendary Jefferson Pools (named after the former President) or play year-round in our two-acre outdoor pool area, Allegheny Springs.
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May 6, 2013
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With breath-taking ocean views of the Riviera, El Encanto captures the beauty glamour and charm of Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara is a city rich in local culinary fare, and has all the comforts of fresh and locally grown produce, freshly caught seafood, locally raised beef and poultry, complete with a robust wine industry. An ideal place for foodies, El Encanto's The Dining Room And Terrace restaurant extends the same "locavore" sentiment with everything they serve. El Encanto not only roasts its own coffee, they brew their own unpasteurized beer, have an on-site garden to get fresh produce complete with an aeroponic tower to grow Japanese herbs, and even has its own dairy cow named Ellie who provides the dairy for the kitchen's homemade cheese program! The amazing view of the Santa Barbara Riviera from The Dining Room and Terrace, is just an added bonus. The artisanal innovative menu offerings of coastal Californian cuisine with Japanese and Parisian flairs at The Dining Room And Terrace at El Encanto is an all around treat and what gastronomic dreams are made of.
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Two Of Our Favorite Spas in City Center Las Vegas
May 3, 2013
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Up and down the Strip, and throughout the downtown area, spas are serious business in Las Vegas. Two of our favorites are located within City Center, Las Vegas' newest complex nestled between Monte Carlo and Bellagio - The Sahra Spa & Hammam at The Cosmopolitan and Spa & Salon Vdara. Our sister publication, Luxury Travel Advisor, recently spelled out their perks.
"The Sahra Spa & Hammam at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas covers 43,000 square feet and has an impressive range of spaces: Think 16 massage rooms, four body treatment rooms—each with private steam showers—six skincare treatment rooms, two hydrotherapy rooms and a series of specialty suites designed for group treatments.
The Hammam has proven to be a popular spot to unwind in for an afternoon. The 1,200-square-foot space can be used individually or by up to four guests, and has separate alcoves for steam and cold water plunge pools. Guests can also relax on the heated stone loungers or get a scrub massage to complete the treatment.
The signature Hammam treatment, the Sahra Journey, incorporates several cleansing, purifying, and exfoliating methods into a 2.5-hour package that also includes the Red Flower Hammam Experience. This unique therapy uses 11 flower oils and fruit essences, including Red Flower Lemon Coffee Blossom Olive Stone Scrub for varied scents and healing properties. A "vigorous scrub" is followed by a purifying clay wrap with essences of cardamom; all the while guests relax on warm stones.
Tops for girlfriends: The Sahra Suite has a living and entertaining area and private spa accommodations. (Perks include a flat-screen TV with DVD player, wet bar, whirlpool tubs, steam room, shower, changing and vanity areas.) Beyond massages and facials, girls can get nail treatments, hair and makeup, and can even order room service for dinner and champagne.
Good to know: Try to book at least a week in advance. Some services are only scheduled once per hour, so the farther out the booking, the better the likelihood of getting the dream treatment.
When staying at the hotel, ask to be booked into Terrace One Bedroom Suites, which have private terraces and deep Japanese soaking tubs (great for continuing the relaxation after spa treatments, we say).
At CityCenter, the three-year-old multifunction city within a city, Vdara has an 18,000-square-foot, two-story spa, salon and fitness center.
The Naturopathica French Lavender Soothing Massage is a specialty treatment offered by the spa, but we hear the signature Bamboo Fusion Massage is tops. This signature treatment uses bamboo for Balinese ritual techniques, such as compression, tapotement, ringing, and skin rolling.
Good for kids: A children's manicure/pedicure is available for anyone under 14 years old. This children's service features a strawberries-and-creme (not "cream") pedicure, which we hear uses "farm fresh products."
Bridal parties are also in luck: Brides should try the "Head Over Heels" pedicure treatment, "Body & Soul" massage package, and Day-of Hair and Make-Up services. Grooms, meanwhile, can get a Men's Cut & Style and MAN-icure. Bonus: After the ceremonies, the couple can join up for a "Happily Ever After" couples massage package.
And at Vdara Pool & Lounge, book one of the six specially designated Spa Cabanas, which have a media unit for television and music, ceiling fans, safety deposit boxes, hand sinks, as well as a refrigerator stocked with mineral water and fresh fruit. Spa treatments can also be booked at the cabanas, including the Cabana Purifying Body Treatment & Massage.
Top Tip: At the hotel, book the Two Bedroom Penthouse Suite, which has two full master bedrooms, spa-style bathrooms and a full kitchen and living room. (Guests staying in the suite get four one-time use Spa Facility passes, so this is an especially good pick for spa-focused vacations.)"
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Five Star Alliance's sister publication, Luxury Travel Advisor, recently wrote an article about the Kamehameha Suite at Honua Kai Resort & Spa, a luxury resort which sits on 38 acres of Maui shoreline.
"High rollers in Hawaii will want to make some room in their schedules to check out this swank accommodation. The six-room suite includes three bedrooms, a kitchen, a living room and dining room. Three and a half bathrooms round out the space. Top Digs: The Oceanfront Suite is on the sixth floor and offers views of the West Maui Mountains, islands of Moloka'i and Lana'i and the Pacific Ocean.
We love the transition from indoor to outdoor space. Guests can lounge on one of the three sunbeds, whale watch on a chaise lounge, take in the sunset from the center seating area or share dinner under the stars. Note: There is 2,650 square feet of indoor space and 3,200 square feet of outdoor area.
Inside, guests will find a fully equipped kitchen with stainless steel Viking appliances, including a refrigerator, stove, dishwasher and microwave; Bosch washer and dryer; wireless Internet; flat-screen TV; a king-size bed in every room and one queen-size sofa bed in the living room.
It will only set you back a nightly rate of $2,999."
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Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a multimodal pathway for perioperative care that is aimed at minimizing the stress response during a patient's journey through a surgical procedure to facilitate the maintenance of preoperative bodily composition and organ function and thereby achieve early recovery. The key factors that hinder postoperative recovery and delay discharge after uncomplicated major abdominal surgery include the need for parenteral analgesia due to ineffective pain control, intravenous fluids secondary to persistent gut dysfunction and the need for bed rest due to lack of mobility. ERAS pathways incorporate individual care elements designed to address these issues and emphasize the need for a multidisciplinary team approach in the perioperative management of patients using clear guidelines that are based on best quality evidence. Since the introduction of the ...
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I take on board the "foreigner's pay more because they will" arguments, but I'd also consider FX rates.
The Aussie dollar has been riding high off the back of the commodities boom, only now falling away over the past few months, and is widely expected [weasel words; citation needed] to continue to drop as the commodities boom drops off too.
Have a look at 10Y FX rates to see how much of a high it's been on
Sony are going to be selling this console for a year or three before there's a hardware refresh ("PS/4 slim") and/or price drop. Increasing the price of a console during its lifetime is seen as a big no-no, so my guess is they're planning not for today's exchange rates, but with an eye to FX rates for the end of 2014 at the very earliest.
Now you're more than welcome to look at forward rates and the like, but I think it's a little mis-leading to price something that won't be on sale for another 6 months on today's rates when it's then got to sell for at that price for another year or two.
Sure they can take out forward rates and hedge against it, but if they priced it at parity today, and the 12 months from now the AUD plummets and the Australian PS/4 (& xbox etc) starts to look cheap, you know that the grey import market *into* the UK/US would start to take off...


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Daniel Winkler is an American award-winning custom knifemaker based in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, USA.
Winkler has been making knives since 1977 and is a certified Mastersmith with the American Bladesmith Society and designed and built the knives and tomahawks for the 1992 motion picture: The Last of the Mohicans.[1][2][3]
Winkler was primarily known for his Native-American or pioneer-style influenced designs until 2012. In that year Winkler became involved with military and tactical knives and tomahawks.[4] Winkler designed the Sayoc-Winkler "R&D Hawk" in conjunction with Sayoc Tactical Group Tomahawk Instructor Rafael Kayanan as a tomahawk for modern military applications.[5]
- ^ Haskew, Mike (2003-09-01). "Pipe Hawks" 30 (9). Blade Magazine. pp. 26–34.
- ^ Haskew, Mike (2006-09-01). "Star-Spangled Hawks Take Wing" 33 (9). Blade Magazine. pp. 30–37.
- ^ Nickens, Edward (2004). Legend of the Bowie. Field & Stream. pp. 73–75. ISSN 8755-8599.
- ^ Kertzman, Joe (15 August 2013). Knives 2014: The World's Greatest Knife Book. Iola, Wisconsin: F+W Media. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-4402-3700-3.
- ^ Haskew, M.: "Sayoc Tomahawk",Blade Magazine, June 2009
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Attached is "The 30" assesment of STO.. (for those who do not know, THE 30 is a independant gamers group each with 20 years plus of online/gaming experience a close game review community and very well respected)
Im sorry to say that after getting to RA5 in only 2 weeks ( and that wasnt even hardcore grinding i just did it relaxed) and then finding a LEVEL Cap (which was advertised as not exisiting) I now have only 3 dailly's to do till the devs actually give us somethign for the money we paid/pay..
NOW... the 2 pvp daily quests i 'had' are not comming up for me. I placed a ticket to GM 5 days ago only to find today it was gone, yes totally aka deleted. No reply. A few others in our community have same issue.
I also submitted the auto bug thing where they give you some standard response (automated) so really its also not being dealt with..
I am not the ONLY person experiencing these issue's and considering end game consists of the following you should consider wether you feel misstreated or gettign a bargain... as follows..!..
PVP...Seriously unbalanced pvp either by allowing 5 on 1 battles(ground pvp) or the fact that aspects of klingons cloaking etc is way way way way overpowered.. So this is not an option or sure as hell aint paying for it...
CRAFTING.. well i dont need say anything about this.. Good try>< /fail
So we are left with dailies.. So far i have the B'tran cluster explorer quest as only one working.. but even if all three dailys worked thats 30 mins of playtime.. /fail. Still i would like to see them working and also a gm who actually responds to players and when in the wrong ( as you are for the failing pvp dailys)
REFUNDING THE AFFECTED PLAYERS.. FOR THEIR LOSS OF BADGES OF HONOUR EARNING. These buy items and keep the player developing their main character. Also give us 'something' to do but i sure as hell aint being left behind because cryptic cant hire good gm's or enough Gm's or secure the finance to relase a ALPHA RELEASE not a beta almost gamma...
we should not be paying your development Costs for you
Personally i would love to see someone sue Atari as they currently FALSEY advertise the game as including the raidisodes etc.. Perhaps then we will get a game released that works and has customer support..
Whats worse is we are sitting here thinking OMG.. blizzard were right.. ''you will be back''. And i thought they sucked, they are gods in comparison to what ive/we seen here and at **** and CO and many other recent failures. The WoW game isnt even that good and we cannot understand why this isnt beating it.. You have a concept with endless possiblities. Shame it wasnt endless ( i refer to ra5 and skill pts stopping and crap end content).
Its your own choice but our advice is all cancel your subs and play down your remaining gametime.. Then asses wether you think your gettign £39.99 game purchase and £10 a month worth in this Game? if you stay ''being loyal'' as they say, you will just be paying them to do their job as slow as they want.. The game will not fail if you leave/cancel subs, "it will be pushed to breaking point"( sorry to quote you craig) and perhaps instead of giving us pathetic fixes on issues that mean nothing to the real RA5 player base..
we MIGHT get some content.
PvP auto balancing we expected as standard>< wrong.. End raid content and a tonne of dailies we expected as standard >< Wrong. Allowing you to progress your char to its best within the rank allowance we expected as standard.. >< AGAIN WRONG!
All players at ra5 should still accrue skill pts.. at later releases add newer more improved skills to the next tree aka fleet admiral or kebab cooking admiral for all we care.. Just dont give them a short glimpse of heaven ( star trek fans like what they saw till ra5) and then tell them the gates are closed. Sure as hell dont hamper them with a 2 week level up and give them nothing to do after..
Breeding tribbles and the naff pvp system and crafting (no comment) and 3 dailys (god forbid you got them working) is NOT end content.. neither is "one" raidisode for that matter when it inevitably arrives.. And lets pray you dont put cooldowns on it.
Copies of this post will be on almost all the major sites in next week or so, thank you in advance for your replies. I will not be checking them as this is my and a lot of my friends/community combined opinion's expressed here and we all are playing down our game time. ( at which point they stop your ability to post honest comments.. make what you want of that)
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Written By: Sir Knight P.D. Newman, New Albany Commandery, No. 29. Courtesy of: Tupelo Masonic Lodge No. 318 F.&A.M. - TupeloMason®
MASONIC TEMPLARY: MODERN GUARDIANS OF THE AUTHENT IC GRAIL TRADIT ION Sir Knight P.D. Newman New Albany Commandery, No. 29 Ever since the early to mid 13th century, when German knight Wolfram von Eschenbach identified them as such in his epic poem Parzival, the legendary Knights Templar have been closely associated with the mythical Knights of the Holy Grail. While no hard historical evidence has ever been produced establishing a direct connection between these two chivalric orders, in the paragraphs which follow will be demonstrated the notion that the influence of Von Eschenbach's association may have played heavily into the development of the Templar knighting ceremony as it is practiced to this day by the Commandery of the York Rite of Freemasonry. It is on this account that the author has come to view Masonic Templary as something of a modern guardian of the authentic Grail tradition. Given the sensitive nature of the subject matter at hand, it has been necessary that the author take certain precautionary measures so as to avoid any violation of his Obligation as a Knight Templar. Such being the case, any apparent interruption in the continuity of the paper should be taken a direct reflection of the difficulty in the author's task of conveying his platform under the stated necessary precautions. That being said, let us take a moment to briefly touch upon some of what it is that the Grail tradition actually entails. It will also be helpful to examine a couple of the primary literary precursors which some scholars believe may have contributed to the rich lore surrounding the Grail tradition. The Holy Grail is most commonly depicted as being the cup from which JesusChrist drank during his `Last Supper' prior to being crucified.1 According to legend, this cup was later used by Joseph of Arimathea, the secret disciple of Christ who donated the tomb wherein Jesuswas to be laid following his crucifixion, to collect the mixture of blood and water which flowed from the laceration in Jesus' side made by the lance or spear of Roman soldier Longinus. Being thus sanctified, the cup was then said to have been imbued with miraculous virtues such as curative powers and the ability to make barren land 1 Chretien de Troyes, the trouvere who originally authored the poem, gives instead the dish on which Jesusand his disciples shared in the Paschal Feast. fertile, and it was for the purpose of preserving this sacred vessel that the Order of the Knights of the Holy Grail was originally founded. As a literary precursor to this tale, several scholars have sought to identify the legend of the Holy Grail with the Welsh legend of King Bran, the mythical king of Britain, and his magical cauldron -- the latter of which was said, similar to the qualities attributed to the Holy Grail, to be able to mysteriously restore the dead to life. Magical characteristics such as these were not limited to King Bran's cauldron, but were also attributed to Bran himself. According to The Mabinogion, an ancient book of Welsh folklore, after realizing his impending fate, the king ordered that his head be severed and returned to Britain where miraculously it continued to speak and, in some cases,even prophecy. After some eighty years, the head ceasedspeaking, at which time it was taken to a place called `White Hill' and buried facing the direction of France in order to protect the British from French invasion. The legend even goes on to declare that it was none other than King Arthur, the same who features prominently in the Grail tradition, who recovered the skull from its place of rest.2 In more recent times, certain scholars have sought to align the Holy Grail with the golden platter on which the severed head of St. John the Baptist was served to the dancing Salome by the remorseful King Herod. The reader is asked to note that in both casesthe object identified as a forerunner of the Holy Grail is directly associated with the motif of a severed head. The Knights Templar were formed in the 12th century for the noble purpose of escorting Christians on their pilgrimages throughout the Holy Land during the Crusades.After inventing a system which is widely recognized as the forerunner of modern banking, the Templars 2 Note that the name Bran literally means raven. Interestingly, the raven is a symbol commonly employed in Alchemical texts as an allusion to the caput mortuum or dead head phase of the Great Work. grew exceedingly wealthy to the point that the powers that be, i.e., the crown and the tiara, sought to relieve them of their riches, and in 1307 a statement was issued by the debt-ridden King Philip IV of France declaring the Templars to be heretics. A great many of them were subsequently arrested, interrogated, tortured, and executed -- their wealth then claimed by the greedy Philip. While no `holy cup' was reported to have ever been discovered amongst the Templars' treasures, the most widespread of the confessions made by the knights during their interrogation was the collective veneration of a mysterious severed head, reportedly called Baphomet, which was used by them during their ceremonies of initiation. According to Von Hammer, the word Baphomet is a combination of the two Greek words Baphe and Metis which, when combined, translates to the baptism of wisdom -- but as we shall see, the use of the word `baptism' here may have less to do with the physical act of submerging the body in, and raising it up out of water, and more to do with the imbibing of a certain libation from a sacred `cup.' Such is the casein The Corpus Hermeticum, a collection of writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, the famed author of the Tabula Smaragdina or Emerald Tablet, wherein we read the following: "Reason indeed[...]among all men hath [Deity] distributed, but Mind not yet; not that He grudgeth any, for grudging cometh not from Him, but hath its place below, within the souls of men who have no Mind[...]He willed, my son, to have it set up in the midst for souls, just as it were a prize[...]He filled a mighty Cup with it, and sent it down, joining a Herald [to it], to whom He gave command to make this proclamation to the hearts of men: Baptize thyself with this Cup's baptism 3, what heart can do so, thou that hast faith thou canst ascend to him that hath sent down the Cup, thou that dost know for what thou didst come into being!" (The Cup or Monad, vv. 3 & 4). Thus we see that that the term `baptism' can be a reference to the wellknown ritual of bodily submersion in water and, more obscurely, a sacred cup or libation. Baphomet therefore, the severed head allegedly venerated by the Templars, may be at once a cryptic reference both to a baptism of wisdom as well as a cup of mind. Interestingly, Von Eschenbach specifically refers to the Knights of the Holy Grail as "baptized men." As demonstrated above, the lore surrounding the Grail tradition is intimately connected with legends involving severed heads. These two seemingly separate themes, a sacred cup and a severed head, would appear somewhat irreconcilable if it was not for the historical precedent provided by the potentially shocking rituals once observed by the Goths of Scandinavia who, according to the research of English Freemason Rev. George Oliver, were prone to drink alcoholic libations from the cap of a human skull, thus uniting neatly the theme of the sacred cup or libation with that of the skull or severed head. Paraphrasing from Oliver's 1840 work The History of Initiation, Gen. Albert Pike, 33� says that the initiatory rituals of this Eastern Germanic tribe included "[a] long probation, of fasting and mortification, circular processions, [and] many fearful tests and trials...[The candidate] was obligated upon a naked sword (as is still the custom in the Rit Moderne4), and sealed his obligation by 3 Compare to verse 24 of chapter 20 in The Gospel of St. Matthew, where Jesussays reassuringly to his disciples: "Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with..." 4 "The Rit Moderne is one of the Masonic systems practiced in France." � De Hoyos drinking mead out of a human skull.5" Turning our attention to the Far East, we find that the ritual motif of drinking from a human skull plays a central role also in the ceremonial observancesof the reclusive Shiva worshipping Aghora of India, as well as the remote Vajrayana Buddhists of Tibet, both of whom preserve the curious rite of imbibing libations from a sacred kapala or skullcup. These kapalas are often employed by the practitioners of Vajrayana Buddhism for the additional purpose of making religious offerings to the deific Dharmapalas, who themselves are frequently depicted as bearing these strange yet fascinating relics. The word Dharmapala literally translated means Defender of the Faith, which itself is a phrase that should be particularly meaningful to every Masonic Templar. Sir Knight Rev. Frederick Shade, in his The Quest for the Holy Grail and the Modern Knights Templar6, provides an outline of several other similarities between what he calls the Templar hallows and the lesser hallows of the Grail tradition. The lesser hallows of the Grail tradition are described as being certain sacred relics for which the Grail Knights are searching in addition to the Holy Grail. The similarities between the so-called Templar hallows and the lesser hallows of the Grail tradition include, among other things "[t]he dish of bread, which is the food given to the pilgrim on his arrival" and "[t]he skull of mortality, with which the novice undertakes a year of penance, and with which the imprecations are made." Sir Knight Shade goes on to say that "[t]here are several other hallows and sacred signs in the Templar tradition. Some of the lesser hallows of the Grail cycle are suggested here, such as the Templar crucifix, with the nails prominently displayed thereon. There is the 5 Seealso Bro. William Steve Burkle's Memento Mori � the Symbol of the Skull with CrossedBones:A Perspective on Death and Dying in the Chivalric Orders of the York Rite of Freemasonry. 6 Knight Templar Magazine, Vol. LVII, Nos. 10-12 (2011) & Vol. LVIII, No. 1 (2012) knight's sword, which is to be wielded in defense of the faith and also his shield, all which are beautifully explained in the quotation from St. Paul. They may not necessarily come directly from the Grail legend, but they certainly evoke many aspects of that tradition and resonate as hallows in their own right." Thus we see that Von Eschenbach's association of the Knights Templar with the mythical Knights of the Holy Grail may very well have had more than a minor influence on the development of the Templar knighting ceremony as it is currently practiced by the Commandery of the York Rite of Freemasonry. Becauseof the probability of said influence, it is the author's opinion that Masonic Templary can rightly be called a modern guardian of the authentic Grail tradition, furnished with all that such entails. This is true even for the Candidate who sits silently contemplating in the grim Chamber of Reflections at the commencement of the Templar ceremony, where the human skull present there still has the potential to exhibit that miraculous power of prophetic speech attributed to the severed head of the mythical King Bran. Surrounded oftentimes with oracular messagessuch as I was what you are and, more importantly, I am what you will be7, does not the skull in the Chamber of Reflections speak something of our fate to us all? Is not the bitter cup of death that from which every man must sooner or later partake? REFERENCES Barber, Malcom. The Trial of the Templars Barrett, Ron. Aghora Medicine: Pollution, Death, and Healing in Northern India 7 According to R.W.Bro. Leon Zeldis, these phrasesare featured alongside the skull in the version of the Chamber of Reflection used in the Entered Apprentice Degree as it is worked by The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. Bernard, Elizabeth A. Chinnamasta: The Aweful Buddhist and Hindu Tantric Goddess Burkle, William S. Memento Mori � The Symbol of the Skull with CrossedBones De Costa, Helio L. The Chamber of Reflection De Hoyos, Arturo. Albert Pike's Morals and Dogma: Annotated Edition De Troyes, Chretien. Perceval, the Story of the Grail Goering, Joseph. The Virgin and the Grail http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/grandlodge.html Loomis, Roger S. The Grail: From Celtic Myth to Christian Symbol Mackenzie, K.R.H. Royal Masonic Cyclopaedia Martin, Sean. The Knights Templar: The History and Myths of the Legendary Military Order Oliver, George. The History of Initiation Shade, Rev. Frederick. 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SDSU football notes: Aztecs safety Marcus Andrews fends off the competition
Even though Aztec safety Gabe Lemon is mostly healthy again after nursing an MCL strain, SDSU coach Rocky Long said this week that like anyone else, Lemon will have to work his way back into the lineup.
Lemon has his work cut out for him.
Fresh off a huge play against UNLV last week, safety Marcus Andrews is playing at a high level and will make his third consecutive start of the season at Boise State on Saturday.
"Marcus played well," Long said. "He had that big play before half time, he covered well in man-to-man, and had I don't know how many tackles. So he was involved in a lot of plays. He plays a lot of plays."
Andrews had four tackles and two pass breakups, including a highlight reel-caliber touchdown-saving tip in the end zone to end the first half.
"It was only 11 seconds left, so I figured it was going to be something near the end zone," Andrews said. "I just saw the ball in the air and went to go get it before the receiver did."
That play kept SDSU ahead 14-6 instead of allowing the Rebels to pull even at the half.
It's been a good three-game run for Andrews, who has a vested interest in doing his part to ensure that SDSU gets back to a bowl game this year.
Andrews, a junior, saw his season end prematurely when he sprained the MCL in his knee during the Aztecs' 35-28 win over Fresno State during the final week of the regular season.
So even though he traveled to New Orleans with the team for the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, Andrews had to sit out the game.
"Seeing my teammates out there and not being able to go, and being in the Super Dome, it was hard," Andrews said. "That kinda hurt."
Andrews started eight games for the Aztecs last year at the warrior safety position, but has had to fend off Lemon, Pinkins and Rene Siluano in the battle for a starting spot this year.
The Aztec rotate their safeties enough that all four warrior contenders generally see a lot of playing time, but getting that starting nod is still a highly coveted honor.
"It's very competitive," Andrews said. "We have a lot of talent, and the way we roll is that the best man who's playing the best at the time, that week, is the guy. You've gotta be on your 'A' game or you're not going to play."
Escobar wins Mackey Award weekly honors
SDSU tight end Gavin Escobar was named the national John Mackey tight end of the week for his dominating performance against UNLV.
Escobar had four receptions for 108 yards and a touchdown in which he blew through half the defense to get to the end zone.
It was another big game for a tight end who, as Long hinted last week, could end up in the NFL sooner rather than later.
In nine games so far, Escobar leads the Aztecs in receptions (30), receiving yards (425) and touchdown receptions (5). He's also averaging 14.2 yards per catch and leads the team with nine receptions for 20 or more yards.


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Man pleads guilty to transporting Mexican woman, girl
Federal prosecutors acknowledge defendant didn't know another man planned to force the pair into sexual slavery in Immokalee
A Mexican man linked to a human trafficking case involving two young Mexican females didn't know the pair could be forced into sex slavery when he brought them from Arizona to Fort Myers, federal officials said.
A federal prosecutor had believed Eliseo Escalante Santizo, 31, sold the females, 14 and 24, from Chiapas, Mexico, to Quintin Orozco who is accused of taking them to Immokalee to engage in prostitution. The females escaped before they were forced to have sex, authorities said.
Escalante's attorney said he never would have pleaded to the trafficking charge under which he was in indicted in February.
"He would never have pled guilty to those charges. He adamantly denied those charges," said Russell Rosenthal, the assistant federal public defender representing Escalante. "It wasn't a slavery case."
Escalante of Fort Myers pleaded guilty to one count of transporting illegal aliens. The plea came in federal court Wednesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas Frazier.
The judge said Escalante could be sentenced up to five years, fined up to $250,000 and deported because he's here illegally.
"I brought them from Arizona to here and they stayed with me one more day," said Escalante, who sat up straight and looked Frazier in the eyes as he replied in Spanish through a translator. "I knew they didn't have papers or anything and that's what makes me guilty."
Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney Doug Molloy said he found no evidence to show Escalante knew Quintin Orozco's plans and that statements made by the girl and woman reflect that Escalante didn't know. The females escaped an Immokalee motel room in August after Orozco took them to buy lubricant, paper towels, thong underwear and miniskirts, Molloy said.
Authorities are still searching for Orozco, who was also named in the February slavery indictment that will now be dismissed against Escalante. It stands against Orozco, Molloy said, calling him "the real bad guy."
"We're still pursuing leads as to Mr. Orozco's whereabouts," Molloy said. "We feel that he is the most culpable person in the case. We're still trying to bring him to justice."
Rosenthal said his client was described by people who know him as hard-working, reliable and concerned about helping people. He was living with a common law wife before his arrest.
"Everybody we talked to about him thought very highly of him," Rosenthal said.
Escalante said he worked as a carpenter in Fort Myers and attended school until sixth grade in Mexico. Rosenthal said his client has no felony criminal record, but has misdemeanor charges pending.
Molloy said the females in the case have returned to Mexico, instead of pursuing visas available for potential human trafficking victims that would allow them to stay in the United States.
"I know they had a choice ... We always assume everyone wants to stay in America," he said. "They wished to return to their lives before."
Human trafficking happens when a person is made to work by force, fraud or coercion.
The girls were lured to Southwest Florida with the promise of work picking berries, Molloy said.
Jose Escalante, who had the same address and birth date as authorities gave for Escalante, was arrested in November 2005 on charges of breach of peace, battery and resisting arrest with violence after he head-butted a police officer, Fort Myers police reports show.
Escalante was picked up by the FBI in mid-February at the Lee County Justice Center after appearing at his trial for a November 2005 arrest, authorities said.
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