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1/27/2013 (2 years ago)
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
The heart of the Gospel message is that in and through Jesus Christ, authentic unity with God - and through Him, in the Spirit, with one another- is not only possible but is the plan of God for the entire human race. The Church is the way. It was not the Lord's plan that she be divided. It is His Plan that she be restored to full communion.
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
1/27/2013 (2 years ago)
Published in Europe
Keywords: Anglican ordinariate, Lutheran ordinariate, Cardinal Koch, Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Pope Benedict XVI, Prayer for Christian Unity, Ut Unum Sint, Deacon Keith Fournier
WASHINGTON, DC (Catholic Online) - On January 21, 2013, the Alessandro Speciale, writing for La Stampa's Vatican Insider, wrote an article which caused quite a stir. It concerned comments made by Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller, the Prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the faith. Those comments seem favorable to the possibility of the establishment of an Ordinariate structure for groups of Lutherans, should they seek to come into the full communion of the Catholic Church.
The article caused a negative reaction in some institutional Lutheran circles. It also set the Society of St Pius X (SSPX) abuzz. This double reaction was not unlike the reaction which occurred back when the idea began to be floated that groups of Anglicans might indeed seek full communion - and before the issuance of Pope Benedicts Historic apostolic constitution making it a reality. Remember the uproar from some Anglican Leaders? Remember the outcry from the SSPX?
Yet, consider the historic and miraculous turn of events which we have lived though as the Holy Spirit moved to bring healing to the divisions in the Christian community. The Pope of Christian Unity, Benedict XVI, issued an apostolic constitution setting forth the vehicle for the establishment of Ordinariates for groups of former Anglicans to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church while maintaining certain aspects of their patrimony.
Back in 2009 I reported on the tragic situation which had befallen the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America as its leadership has allowed that community to veer into heresy and abandon orthodox Christian doctrine concerning marriage and sexual morality based on a vote. I did so because I believe that as a Catholic I should be concerned about other Christians who are struggling within the communities which descended from the Protestant Reformation which are abandoning orthodox Christian doctrine. Though the article was generally well received, there were some disapproving comments.
They ranged from a reader who wondered why such an article was "even published on a Catholic Web Site", to others which used the term "schismatic" in reference to all Protestant Christians. Some objected to my use of the term, "orthodox' to distinguish those Lutherans who adhered to what C.S. Lewis would have called "Mere Christianity" by accepting the fundamentals of the Christian faith and those who have succumbed to heresy.
Something similar happened when I reported on the assault on the basics of Christian doctrine within the Anglican/ Episcopal communities when the notion that a path to full communion for whole groups was only "in the wings" and being decried by many and belittled by others.Well, look at what the Holy Spirit has done, working through a courageous Pope with a heart that beats with the Heart of jesus for the healing of the Body of Christ.
Lutheran Pastors, as individuals, have been making the move home to the Catholic Church for years.Some have sort ordination to the Catholic priesthood. In July of 2010 I reported that Peter Kemmether, a married then 62 year old father of four children was ordained to the Holy Priesthood. Fr. Peter was granted a dispensation from the canonical discipline of celibacy attached to priestly ordination in the Roman Catholic Church. He had been a Protestant Pastor who came into the full communion of the Catholic Church as the fruit of a sincere search for the fullness of the Christian faith.
The German Bishop who ordained him was Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller. So, I was not surprised to read the article concerning now Archbishop Müller's comments on the possibility that the Holy See might consider such an ordinariate - if groups of Lutherans made such a request. He, and the Pope he serves so well, both hail from Germany. They are well aware of the situation facing Lutheran Christians in that nation. They have been exposed to a very "high church" form of Lutheran liturgical expression.
The American Lutheran communities are generally more "low church", but not always. I recently received a copy of a letter recently sent from a group of Lutherans in the United States which was written on December 12, 2012 and addressed to Cardinal Kurt Koch of the Pontifical Council Promoting Unity seeking just such a possible path to full communion for a group of Lutherans. I have reason to believe there are others, both here and abroad, and they will multiply.
In December of 2012, Zenit News published a wide ranging and insightful interview with the Cardinal which can be read in its entirety here. Here is an excerpt:
"ZENIT: You are the president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. The dialogue with Protestants is, in fact, very important in Germany. In your opinion, what progress has been made recently in Germany and what can be expected concretely from the Synod?"
"Cardinal Koch: The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification signed in August of 1999 was undoubtedly a great step forward in the ecumenical dialogue with Lutherans. The task remaining now is to discuss the ecclesiological consequences of this Joint Declaration. What is clear, in fact, is that the Evangelicals have another understanding of the Church in regard to Catholic Christians. It's not enough to recognize one another mutually as a Church. What is needed, rather, is a serious theological dialogue on what constitutes the essence of the Church."
"ZENIT: Is a solution similar to the Anglicanorum coetibus for Anglicans possible for Evangelical Christians?"
"Cardinal Koch: Anglicanorum coetibus was not an initiative of Rome, but came from the Anglican Church. The Holy Father then sought a solution and, in my opinion, found a very broad solution, in which the Anglicans' ecclesial and liturgical traditions were taken into ample consideration. If similar desires are expressed by the Lutherans, then we will have to reflect on them. However, the initiative is up to the Lutherans."
Pope Benedict XVI is the Pope of Christian Unity. He has placed the commitment to the full communion of the Church at the forefront of his Papacy. This is evident in his love, respect and repeated overtures toward our Orthodox brethren, whom we recognize as a Church and whose priesthood and Sacraments we also recognize.
However, this love is also evident in his outreach to the separated Christians of the Reformation communities of the West. On the 4th anniversary of the death of his predecessor, John Paul II, Pope Benedict reminded us of John Paul's passionate commitment to the full communion of the Church. That teaching is summarized in the Encyclical Letter "May they be One" (Ut Unum Sint).
To be Catholic is to enter into the prayer of Jesus for the Unity of His Church. In Pope Benedict XVI's first Papal message he signaled his commitment to this kind of unity: "Nourished and sustained by the Eucharist, Catholics cannot but feel encouraged to strive for the full unity for which Christ expressed so ardent a hope in the Upper Room. The Successor of Peter knows that he must make himself especially responsible for his Divine Master's supreme aspiration. "
"Indeed, he is entrusted with the task of strengthening his brethren (cf. Lk 22: 32). With full awareness, therefore, at the beginning of his ministry in the Church of Rome which Peter bathed in his blood, Peter's current Successor takes on as his primary task the duty to work tirelessly to rebuild the full and visible unity of all Christ's followers. This is his ambition, his impelling duty."
The teaching of the Catholic Church is rooted in an ecclesiology of communion. Blessed John Paul II wrote: "It happens for example that, in the spirit of the Sermon on the Mount, Christians of one confession no longer consider other Christians as enemies or strangers but see them as brothers and sisters. Again, the very expression "separated brethren" tends to be replaced today by expressions which more readily evoke the deep communion linked to the baptismal character which the Spirit fosters in spite of historical and canonical divisions."
"Today we speak of "other Christians", "others who have received Baptism", and "Christians of other Communities". The Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms on Ecumenism refers to the Communities to which these Christians belong as "Churches and Ecclesial Communities that are not in full communion with the Catholic Church. The broadening of vocabulary is indicative of a significant change in attitudes" There is an increased awareness that we all belong to Christ."(#42)
John Paul also wrote: "Relations between Christians are not aimed merely at mutual knowledge, common prayer and dialog. They presuppose and from now on call for every possible form of practical cooperation at all levels: pastoral, cultural and social, as well as that of witnessing to the Gospel message. Cooperation among all Christians vividly expresses that bond which already unites them, and it sets in clearer relief the features of Christ the Servant".
"This cooperation based on our common faith is not only filled with fraternal communion, but is a manifestation of Christ himself. Moreover, ecumenical cooperation is a true school of ecumenism, a dynamic road to unity. Unity of action leads to the full unity of faith: "Through such cooperation, all believers in Christ are able to learn easily how they can understand each other better and esteem each other more, and how the road to the unity of Christians may be made smooth. In the eyes of the world, cooperation among Christians becomes a form of common Christian witness and a means of evangelization which benefits all involved." (#40)
I embrace the Catholic claim that the fullness of truth is found within the Catholic Church and carry a burden to see the prayer of Jesus recorded in St. John, Chapter 17, answered. There is a connection. Into a world that is fractured, divided, wounded, filled with "sides" and "camps" at enmity with one another, the Church is called to proclaim, by both word and deed, the unifying love of a living God.
The heart of the Gospel message is that in and through Jesus Christ, authentic unity with God - and through Him, in the Spirit, with one another- is not only possible but is the plan of God for the entire human race. The Church is the way. It was not the Lord's plan that she be divided. It is His Plan that she be restored to full communion. Let us take our lead from the clear teaching of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. These paragraphs are in the section entitled "Wounds to Unity":
"817 In fact, "in this one and only Church of God from its very beginnings there arose certain rifts, which the Apostle strongly censures as damnable. But in subsequent centuries much more serious dissensions appeared and large communities became separated from full communion with the Catholic Church - for which, often enough, men of both sides were to blame." The ruptures that wound the unity of Christ's Body - here we must distinguish heresy, apostasy, and schism - do not occur without human sin: Where there are sins, there are also divisions, schisms, heresies, and disputes. Where there is virtue, however, there also are harmony and unity, from which arise the one heart and one soul of all believers.
818 "However, one cannot charge with the sin of the separation those who at present are born into these communities [that resulted from such separation] and in them are brought up in the faith of Christ, and the Catholic Church accepts them with respect and affection as brothers . . . . All who have been justified by faith in Baptism are incorporated into Christ; they therefore have a right to be called Christians, and with good reason are accepted as brothers in the Lord by the children of the Catholic Church."
819 "Furthermore, many elements of sanctification and of truth" are found outside the visible confines of the Catholic Church: "the written Word of God; the life of grace; faith, hope, and charity, with the other interior gifts of the Holy Spirit, as well as visible elements." Christ's Spirit uses these Churches and ecclesial communities as means of salvation, whose power derives from the fullness of grace and truth that Christ has entrusted to the Catholic Church. All these blessings come from Christ and lead to him, and are in themselves calls to "Catholic unity."
820 "Christ bestowed unity on his Church from the beginning. This unity, we believe, subsists in the Catholic Church as something she can never lose, and we hope that it will continue to increase until the end of time." Christ always gives his Church the gift of unity, but the Church must always pray and work to maintain, reinforce, and perfect the unity that Christ wills for her. This is why Jesus himself prayed at the hour of his Passion, and does not cease praying to his Father, for the unity of his disciples: "That they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be one in us, . . . so that the world may know that you have sent me." The desire to recover the unity of all Christians is a gift of Christ and a call of the Holy Spirit."
As we end the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity my sincere prayer is that more overtures come from groups of Lutherans in the coming year. May They Be One! Will 2013 Be the Year if a Lutheran Ordinariate? I certainly hope so.
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Okapia johnstonihttp://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T15188A47019938.en
|Scientific Name:
|Okapia johnstoni
|Species Authority:
|(P.L. Sclater, 1901)
Common Name(s):
Equus johnstoni P.L. Sclater, 1901
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Endangered A2abcd+4abcd ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Mallon, D., Kümpel, N., Quinn, A., Shurter, S., Lukas, J., Hart, J. & Mapilanga, J.
|Hoffmann, M.
Okapi have been undergoing a decline since at least 1995 that is ongoing and projected to continue, in the face of severe, intensifying threats and lack of effective conservation action. The rate of decline is estimated to have exceeded 50% over three generations (24 years), between 1995 and 2013 and suspected to continue for the next few years given sustained pressures in its range. The estimate is based on figures from surveys in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve (Réserve de Faune à Okapis; RFO) showing a 43% decline 1995-2007 and a further 47% decline 2008-2012, in addition to reported declines or extirpations in other parts of the range and loss and degradation of habitat that is ongoing since 1980. This suggests the species also exceeds the 50% threshold for Endangered based on an estimated decline three generations into the past. The RFO has until recently been the best protected site and it is inferred that the rate of decline here is at least equalled in other parts of the range. The change in category between 2008 (Near Threatened) and present is non-genuine as the new information suggests that the current categorization of Endangered also should have applied in 2008.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
Okapi distribution extends across parts of central, northern and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). North and east of the Congo River, Okapi range from Maiko Forest north to the Ituri Forest, then west through the Rubi, Tele and Ebola river basins, extending north towards the Ubangi River. Okapi have a much smaller range to the west and south of the Congo River, extending from the west bank of the Lomami River west to the upper Lomela and Tshuapa basins (Hart 2013). In the fairly recent past, Okapi occurred occasionally in the adjoining Semliki forest of western Uganda (Kingdon 1979).
The extent of occurrence (EOO) is 383,190 km2, but this includes unsuitable habitat such as degraded forest, swamp forest and urban areas. Excluding all these gives in an area of 244,405 km2 for the suitable or hypothesised range (Quinn et al. 2013). The area of occupancy (AOO) is 14,112 km2, based on a grid of 5.6 x 5.6 km, the size used by most reported surveys and 450 (3.5%) of 12,764 grid squares with confirmed presence Quinn et al. (2013). The AOO figure is, however, considered likely to be a substantial underestimate; surveys have been conducted in only 1,994 out of 12,764 grid squares so far.
Recorded presence is concentrated in and around protected areas, mainly reflecting survey effort. The remoteness and inaccessibility of much Okapi habitat make field work logistically difficult, and insecurity in DRC over the past two decades has further restricted survey activity. As a consequence, extensive parts of potential Okapi range are poorly studied. Furthermore, Okapi are secretive and their occurrence can easily go undetected, especially at low densities.
The known strongholds of the Okapi are the Ituri and Maiko Forests, the forests of the upper Lindi, Maiko and Tshopo basins and the Rubi-Tele region in Bas Uele (Hart 2013). There are confirmed recent (2013) records of Okapi in the Abumonbanzi Reserve in Gbadolite district of North Ubangi at the north-west end of the distribution.
Since 1980, expansion of human settlement, deforestation and forest degradation have eliminated important portions of Okapi range, in particular in the southern and eastern Ituri Forest where the species was at one time abundant (Hart 2013).
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
Regionally extinct:Uganda
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|East (1999) estimated that the total population may be over 10,000 and Hart (2013) estimated 35,000-50,000. Current numbers are believed to be much lower and declining, but there is no reliable estimate of current population size. The most robust recent population estimates were made in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve (Réserve de Faune à Okapis; RFO) in 1993-1995 and repeated in 2005-2007 using the same Distance sampling methodology (Hart et al. 2008). These surveys produced estimates of 4,428 (95% CI 2,947-6,653) and 2,507 (1,622-3,871) in the two survey periods, respectively, a 43% decrease.
A second set of figures for RFO is available from Law Enforcement Monitoring (LEM) patrol data (RFO/ICCN unpubl. data). These showed a 47% decrease in Okapi sign encounter rates between 2008 and 2012, and over 60% decline in direct observations. The methodology used does not allow confidence intervals to be calculated, but the patrol routes covered extensive distances ranging from 10,125 to 25,467 km annually.
In the Twabinga-Mundo region, anecdotal evidence suggests that Okapi are targeted for their skins and meat, and have undergone a drastic decline in numbers over the past two decades with local people reporting that Okapi is the most prized bushmeat available (Nixon 2010). Okapi had been present south of the town of Aketi and near the town of Buta but no signs were found on recent field surveys and locals said they had recently been hunted out by Bangalema nomadic hunters (Hicks 2010).
RFO was until recently the most effectively protected Okapi site with resident rangers and an active conservation programme and the overall rate of decline here is inferred to have been equalled or exceeded elsewhere.
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|Okapi are limited to closed, high canopy forests between about 500 m and 1,500 m in elevation and they occur in a wide range of primary and older secondary forest types. They do not extend into gallery forests or the forest-savanna ecotone and do not persist in disturbed habitats surrounding larger settlements. Okapi will use seasonally inundated areas when the substrate is still wet, but they do not occur in truly inundated sites or extensive swamp forest. Tree fall gaps are selected as foraging sites for Okapi during the early stages of regeneration (Hart 2013). Okapi are unique in being the only species of forest ungulate to depend on understorey foliage and they are known to feed on over 100 plant species. They are mainly diurnal but have also been recorded feeding at night (Nixon and Lusenge 2008). Okapi have defined but non-exclusive home ranges, averaging 3-5 km2 for adult females and up to 13 km2 for adult males. Okapi are mainly solitary (Hart 2013). Generation length is broadly estimated at around eight years, based on calculations made for the global captive population (S. Hofman and K. Leus 2013, unpubl. data).
|Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat:
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|Use and Trade:
|Okapi are hunted for meat and skins.
|Major Threat(s):
Okapi can coexist with small-scale, low-level human occupation of the forest, but disappear in areas of active settlement or disturbance, and the major threat to this species is habitat loss due to logging and human settlement including illegal occupation of protected areas (Hart 2013, Quinn et al. 2013).
According to Hart (2013) approximately one-third of the Okapi's known distribution is likely to be at risk by major incursions during the first quarter of this century. Areas at high risk include the south-eastern Ituri Forest, the Kisangani area, Rubi-Tele, and the western and eastern limits of the species' range in the Ebola River basin and Virunga-Hoyo region respectively.
The most prominent current threat to Okapi is the presence of illegal armed groups in and around key protected areas. These groups prevent effective conservation action, even surveys and monitoring in most sites, and engage in and facilitate elephant poaching, bushmeat hunting, illegal mining (gold, coltan and diamonds), illegal logging, charcoal production and agricultural encroachment. In a notorious incident in June 2012, armed rebels attacked the RFO HQ and killed seven people and all 14 captive Okapi.
|Conservation Actions:
Okapi is not included in the CITES Appendices. The Okapi is a fully protected species under Congolese law and the species is a national symbol, appearing on the insignia of the Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN) and on Congolese banknotes.
The RFO (14,000 km2) and Maiko National Park (10,800 km2) support significant populations, but numbers in both sites have declined owing to the threats listed above. Strengthening protection of these two protected areas is the single most important means to ensure long-term survival of Okapi (East 1999, Hart 2013). A small population of Okapi still occurs in the Watalinga Forest (1,100 km2 ) in the northern sector of Virunga National Park, but currently receives no protection due to the presence of armed groups. They have also been recorded in Mt Hoyo Reserve (200 km2). Okapi occur in Rubi-Tele Hunting Reserve (ca. 9,000 km2) though its precise legal status is unclear, and in Abumombanzi Reserve. A proposed national park within the Tshuapa-Lomami-Lualaba landscape covering 9,500 km2 is undergoing the process of official gazettement (Quinn et al. 2013). A number of community reserves are located around Maiko National Park.
Many captive Okapi are held in international collections. In November 2011, representatives of the North American and European captive populations, including the Okapi Species Survival Plan (SSP) and the Okapi European Endangered Species Programme (EEP), met to discuss the role of the captive population in Okapi conservation and agreed to maintain a sustainable, cooperatively managed global ex situ Okapi population that contributes to a viable in situ population (Petric 2012). The zoo community is a major supporter of Okapi conservation work, in 2010 donating USD 225,000 to the Okapi Conservation Project, 33% of its budget (Gilman International Conservation 2010).
The Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN) is the government agency responsible for protected area management but is under-staffed and under-funded. The Okapi Conservation Project was established in 1987 and works within the RFO to protect Okapi and their habitat, as well as the culture of the indigenous Mbuti pygmies. Project activities include capacity building, agroforestry and community support (Gilman International Conservation, 2010). Several international NGOs also work or have recently conducted Okapi-related work in DRC, including Fauna & Flora International, Frankfurt Zoological Society, Wildlife Conservation Society, the Lukuru Foundation, and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). The first-ever species-wide Okapi conservation strategy is currently being finalized following its development at a workshop held in DRC in May 2013 that was organised by ZSL in partnership with ICCN (Quinn et al. 2013). In March 2013 a new IUCN SSC Giraffe and Okapi Specialist Group was established, with the aim of coordinating research and conservation on both giraffid species and supporting implementation of the Okapi conservation strategy.
|Mallon, D., Kümpel, N., Quinn, A., Shurter, S., Lukas, J., Hart, J. & Mapilanga, J. 2013. Okapia johnstoni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T15188A47019938. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T15188A47019938.en . Downloaded on 13 October 2015.
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Bhakti Yoga and Kirtan – It's How Yogis Get High
So over here in New Zealand, I'm on a mission to make yoga a part of our daily lives.
I'm not talking about everybody doing asana though, I'm talking about Yoga as a state of being.
And of course there's many ways to get to that state of yoga, the most well-known in the West just happens to be asana.
But there are other fabulous practices that take us to a state of Yoga, like those of Bhakti Yoga.
Bhakti Yoga has gotta be one of the lesser known and yet perhaps most powerful forms of yoga. This is the yoga of devotion, and is often practiced via kirtan – or chanting.
In particular, Bhakti yoga works with the heart – anahata chakra. It's about love, acceptance and surrender.
And lordy knows we could do with bucketloads more love, acceptance and surrender on this glorious planet of ours. Even on our beloved Elephant Journal, a lot more being Yoga with a solid dose of love and acceptance would do wonders for our sense of community and oneness.
Now, some time ago, we had a small get together at my house for some impromptu kirtan with my friend and fellow yoga teacher Tyag Fenton of Satyanada Yoga. He used to run regular kirtan here in Wellington, but has recently moved to Japan. Our loss, Japan's gain :(.
Anyway… when Tyag was around, our group of friends would get together every so often just to jam and chant together.
I mean, what better way to spend your social life but chanting sanskrit and opening the heart chakra?
It sounds so vague and New Age-ish, but I am always blown away by the immediate and very real affects of this practice.
When the heart opens, you feel it – like a soft popping within and an explosion outward filling the chest and rising up the outsides of the body to the crown and exiting through to the ceiling. At least, that's what its felt like to me dring various kirtan experiences.
One time, driving Tyag and some of the others home, I couldn't get over how high I was. Truly, heart-opening high. In fact, I had to pay specific attention to driving because the feeling was so overwhelming. Tyag laughed, and said:
"Kirtan – it's how we yogis get high."
And yep, it sure is. We were high. Our hearts were opened. I felt connected. And I was amazed at how easy it was to just be me, and to enjoy being me. What a joy!
The beautiful thing about that particular kirtan night is that two of the people that came along weren't yogis – they were musicians. And it was the music they were fascinated by – yet of course, they couldn't be there taking part without also feeling the affects of the yoga. One guy was so blown away by the experience that afterward he exclaiming,
"Where are the membership forms? Sign me up!"
And that got me wondering… what would happen if a mainstream artist recorded a best selling kirtan hit? Or a kirtan singer crossed over and had a major hit with Om Namah Shivaya or something similar?
I mean, what better way to bring yoga to the people – in an inclusive, heart-opening way? Nothing, out of of all the ways I have practiced yoga, has had such a strong, measurable, easy and pleasurable effect as kirtan.
It's like taking a pill that instantly opens your heart and makes you feel like you love everyone and you're part of this huge interconnected whole and you just want to dance and sing.
Oh wait.
They've already got a pill for that
And I can say that Bhakti Yoga and kirtan has just as strong an effect on consciousness and experience as the very best pure MDMA.
Except it is not fake, not chemical, not illegal, and it doesn't end in an horrendous come-down and with serious short and long-term side affects to your body, mind and soul.
The only side affects you might experience after regularly doing Bhakti yoga and kirtan is discovering a singing voice you didn't know you had. And suddenly discovering you love everyone around you.
That has got to be a pretty amazing thing.
Swami Muktidharma, a Satyananda yogi, was at our house recently for a – yes, you guessed it – night of kirtan. He gave a few short talks in between the chanting, the gist of which was… (and I'm totally paraphrasing here, this ain't no direct quote):
The easiest way for us Westerns to shift all that Mind-Gunk that's standing in the way of living a joyful, loving, heart-open life is…
Yup, in this age of Kali, chanting is the magic remedy we've all been waiting for.
Well, not all of us.
Some of us are already doing it… many of us in the yoga world.
But what about all those fine folk out there in the rest of the world who are missing our on the glory of Kirtan?
Don't you think they deserve a little surreptitious heart-opening too?
Those are the people who would benefit most from a Kirtan song galloping up the charts to sit at number one for nine weeks.
Now I'm no musician, and I don't know any chart-topping musicians either (not yet), but I thought if I put this idea out there… that someone with better contacts and more musical talent than me might just be able to take this idea and run with it.
Don't you reckon it would rock?
A Number One smash hit Kirtan song on every radio station and everybody's lips?
Way to open some hearts guys… way to open some hearts.
You got the idea.
Now run with it.
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Trevor Hall would be a great candidate for topping the charts…..
Wow! I'd never heard of this guy and just watching four of his videos back to back.
Spine-tingling stuff indeed – thanks so much for the heads up. He's a chart topper if ever I heard one.
I think Sting, who has been a yogi for many years and has a history of recording un-mainstream albums, would be a perfect candidate for a Kirtan CD. I think he could do a wonderful job of bring it mainstream while still keeping the mantras as the main focus. I just left a message on his FB page… you never know!
Like your styles Valerie… way to take action!
Good thinking! I think Sting has chanted with Krishna Das in a few songs. Seems like he would like a push to do it again.
cool! I didnt even know he had done that, listening to it on youtube now! I wish he would do an album, that would be amazing!
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Lindsay Lohan is on the road to redemption, and now she's been blessed by one of pop's biggest deities: Lady Gaga. LiLo got Gaga's unofficial thumbs up earlier this week when the pair hung out at the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Los Angeles. Yesterday (July 11), in a series of tweets that Gaga has for… Read more »
Lindsay Lohan On 'Lockdown' To Avoid Any Run-Ins With The Law
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Everybody has an opinion about Lindsay Lohan. Most people have negative feelings about the once-promising actress, bemoaning her wasted talent, how tiresome the media's blanket coverage of her continuous troubles has become and her apparent disregard for the orders of the court. (This would all be over if you'd just do your damn community service,… Read more »
Kat Von D Joins Lindsay Lohan And Paris Hilton As Latest Non-Singer To Ink Record Deal
For a while there, everyone who was good at one thing thought they could act (remember all those Shaq movies?), then later, everyone who thought they were good at something else decided, hell, I can sing too. But for every Gwyneth Paltrow and Zooey Deschanel, who can (mostly) carry a tune, there are a dozen… Read more »
Love Triangle Update: Hilary Duff Is Married And Pregnant, Aaron Carter And Lindsay Lohan Are Doing … Something?
Back in the early part of this millennium, there was a love triangle between three of the tween world's biggest stars – Hilary Duff, Lindsay Lohan and Aaron Carter. That's right, long before they grew up (and Duff announced her pregnancy over the weekend) and the world took them in very different directions, teen dreams… Read more »
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Black Olive and Goat Cheese Sandwiches
IngredientsGoat cheese:
- 1 pound fresh goat cheese
- 1/4 cup cream
- 2 tablespoons chopped thyme leaves
- Place all the ingredients in a bowl and stir to combine. Set aside.
- 1 cup pitted Kalamata olives
- 2 anchovy fillets
- 2 teaspoons capers packed in brine, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 teaspoon smashed garlic (use the edge of a large, wide-bladed knife)
- Place all of the ingredients in a food processor fitted with the metal blade and process until finely chopped. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
- 8 flour tortillas, 10 inches in diameter
- 2 roasted red bell peppers
- 2 cups frisée, coarse ends trimmed, curly tips torn into pieces
1. Lay the tortillas in front of you. Spread 1/4 cup of the goat cheese over the center portion of each tortilla. Spread 1 generous tablespoon of the tapenade over the goat cheese.
2. Cut each pepper half into 6 strips and lay 3 strips along the center of each tortilla. Top the pepper with some frisée.
3. Fold two sides of the tortilla over the frisée, then roll up the tortilla. Cut each wrap crosswise into 4 pieces and serve from a platter.
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Growing up is not easychildren and teenagers face many tough decisions and difficult life experiences that, at times, seem overwhelming. For some kids, a difficult, scary or threatening situation like the recent terrorist attacks can cause so much distress that they start to think about killing themselves. Suicide is one of the leading causes of death for kids in middle school and high school and it can be prevented if adults and friends are aware of the warning signs and know what to do.
Although kids thinking about suicide are not likely to seek help, they do show warning signs to their friends, classmates, parents or trusted school personnel. Never ignore these signs. You can help! Some situations that might cause some kids to think about suicide include breaking up with boyfriend or girlfriend, failing in school, problems with parents, rejection by friends, etc. After a disaster such as a school shooting or terrorist attack in our country, some students may display warning signs of suicidal behavior. Children and youth who have experienced a personal loss, abuse, or an earlier tragic or frightening event, or who suffer from depression or other emotional problems, have a higher risk of suicide. Youngsters who have these risk factors and who have been directly impacted by or witnessed the attacks are most likely to consider suicide. Warning signs may not appear right away, following the event. Parents, teachers and friends must be good listeners and observers over the weeks to come. Below are some tips to help prevent suicide and get help.
Suicide notes. These are a very real sign of danger and should be taken seriously.
Threats. Threats may be direct statements (I want to die. I am going to kill myself) or, unfortunately, indirect comments (The world would be better without me, Nobody will miss me anyway). Among teenagers, indirect clues could be offered through joking or through comments in school assignments, particularly creative writing or artwork. Younger children and those who may have some delays in their development may not be able to express their feelings in words, but may provide indirect clues in the form of acting-out, violent behavior, often with threatening or suicidal comments.
Previous attempts. If a child or teenager has attempted suicide in the past, there is a greater likelihood that he or she will try again. Be very observant of any friends who have tried suicide before.
Depression (helplessness/hopelessness). When symptoms of depression include strong thoughts of helplessness and hopelessness, a child or adolescent is possibly at greater risk for suicide. Watch out for behaviors or comments that indicate that your friend is feeling overwhelmed by sadness or pessimistic views of their future.
Masked depression. Sometimes risk-taking behaviors can include acts of aggression, gunplay, and alcohol/substance abuse. While your friend does not acted depressed, their behavior suggests that they are not concerned about their own safety.
Final arrangements. This behavior may take many forms. In adolescents, it might be giving away prized possessions such as jewelry, clothing, journals or pictures.
Efforts to hurt oneself. Self-injury behaviors are warning signs for young children as well as teenagers. Common self-destructive behaviors include running into traffic, jumping from heights, and scratching/cutting/marking the body.
Inability to concentrate or think clearly. Such problems may be reflected in classroom behavior, homework habits, academic performance, household chores, even conversation. If your friend starts skipping classes, getting poor grades, acting up in class, forgetting or poorly performing chores around the house or talking in a way that suggests they are having trouble concentrating, these might be signs of stress and risk for suicide.
Changes in physical habits and appearance. Changes include inability to sleep or sleeping all the time, sudden weight gain or loss, disinterest in appearance or hygiene.
Sudden changes in personality, friends, behaviors. Parents, teachers and friends are often the best observers of sudden changes in suicidal students. Changes can include withdrawing from friends and family, skipping school or classes, loss of involvement in activities that were once important, and avoiding friends.
Death and suicidal themes. These might appear in classroom drawings, work samples, journals or homework.
Plan/method/access. A suicidal child or adolescent may show an increased interest in guns and other weapons, may seem to have increased access to guns, pills, etc., and/or may talk about or hint at a suicide plan. The greater the planning, the greater the potential for suicide.
Know the warning signs! Read over the list above and keep it in a safe place.
Do not be afraid to talk to your friends. Listen to their feelings. Make sure they know how important they are to you, but dont believe you can keep them from hurting themselves on your own. Preventing suicide will require adult help.
Make no deals. Never keep secret a friend's suicidal plans or thoughts. You can not promise that you will not tellyou have to tell to save your friend!
Tell an adult. Talk to your parent, your friend's parent, your schools psychologist or counselor-- a trusted adult. And dont wait! Dont be afraid that the adults will not believe you or take you seriouslykeep talking until they listen! Even if you are not sure your friend is suicidal, talk to someone. Its OK if you jump the gunthis is definitely the time to be safe and not sorry!
Ask if your school has a crisis team. Many schools (elementary, middle and high schools) have organized crisis teams, which include teachers, counselors, social workers, psychologists and principals. These teams help train all staff to recognize warning signs of suicide as well as how to help in a crisis situation. These teams can also help students understand warning signs of violence and suicide. If your school does not have a crisis team, ask your Student Council or faculty advisor to look into starting a team.
Adapted from A National Tragedy: Preventing Suicide in Troubled Children and Youth, available at www.nasponline.org. Modified from material posted on the NASP website in September 2001.
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Book your room at The Villa Bed and Breakfast
Get an overview of this hotelGalveston bed & breakfast in Silk Stocking National Historic Distric, near Galveston Island Railroad Museum
Located in Silk Stocking National Historic Distric, this bed & breakfast is within 1 mi (2 km) of Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier, Galveston Island Railroad Museum, and Grand 1894 Opera House. Bishop's Palace and Texas Seaport Museum are also within 2 mi (3 km).
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This bed & breakfast features a spa tub, tour/ticket assistance, and barbecue grills. Continental breakfast is free.
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Tampa, Florida -- Tonight, people had a once-in-a-lifetime chance to hear from one of the Tampa area'smost amazing citizens.
Astronaut Nicole Stott, who grew up in Clearwater, gave a talk about what it's like to live in space. Through our 10 Community partnership, our own Grayson Kamm hosted the conversation.
The eventwas held at 6 p.m. at the Tampa Bay History Center located inDowntown Tampa, next to the Forum. It was free to the public.
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Electrelane were a band from Brighton, England. They were formed in 1998 by Verity Susman (aka Vera November) (keyboards, farfisa organ, lead vocals, guitar, saxophone, clarinet) and Emma Gaze (drums). In its last incarnation, the band was composed of these two plus Mia Clarke (guitar, backing vocals) and Ros Murray (bass) (aka Ray Rumours). Their music draws from a wide range of influences including Neu!, Sonic Youth, and The Velvet Underground.
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Jelly Belly Jelly Beans Bring Smiles To Our Toppings Bar
Fresh Cup Frozen Yogurt has added Jelly Belly Gourmet Jelly Beans to an already impressive lineup of fun and delicious frozen yogurt toppings in our Toppings Bar. These colorful little critters have been the premier jelly bean treat for generations, so where else should they go but right on top of the Austin's best frozen yogurt? And unlike those pesky M&M's you see in the commercials, these little jellys don't have legs to run away!
Put A Smile On Your Frozen Yogurt With Rainbow Mochi
Rainbow Mochi has now taken up residence in our toppings bar here at Fresh Cup Frozen Yogurt. Where once only the humble white mochi reigned supreme, the spotlight is now shared with this yummy and colorful cousin.
We're sure you'll agree that Rainbow Mochi is a very formidable topping for any of our frozen yogurt treats. So come on in to Fresh Cup and paint a rainbow smile on your next swirl of Austin's best frozen yogurt.
Andes Mints Yogurt Topping – The Peak Of Flavor!
Here's the dilemma some folks may run into when trying the delicious new Irish Mint frozen yogurt flavor at Fresh Cup; how to top a mountain of cool creamy mint yogurt? Luckily the folks who created the problem in the first place have come to the rescue with an inspired solution.
Andes Creme de Menthe Pieces Frozen Yogurt Topping
As the number one after-dinner mint, Andes Crème de Menthe delivers a smooth blend of mint and chocolate. It also just happens to make a perfect topping for Fresh Cup's Irish Mint, a non-fat taste sensation just in time for St. Patrick's Day! Hurry in and try both of these great new additions and find out for yourself why Fresh Cup is the best frozen yogurt in Austin!
Our Yogurt Just Got Even More Magically Delicious!
The toasted oat and marshmallow childhood favorite (with plenty of adult appeal!) has made the jump from your cereal bowl into fresher territory. Fresh Cup has just added Lucky Charms to their lineup of delicious, fun and unique frozen yogurt toppings.
Leaping Leprechauns – There Are Marshmallows On My Yogurt!
Today's creation: Irish Mint & Red Velvet Frozen Yogurt with fresh berries below and Andes Mints mixed with Lucky Charms on top. Froyolicious!
Do not attempt this at home! Do not attempt this alone! Grab a friend and come in to Fresh Cup – Austin's best frozen yogurt.
What's In Your Perfect Cup?
Another day and another opportunity to assemble the best frozen yogurt creation in Austin. I will do my best to recall what was put into this fantastic looking collection of creamy yogurt. No-Sugar-Added Strawberry, our new super delicious Red Velvet Cake, Pistachio, Cake Batter, New York Cheesecake, Cookie Dough topping, Rainbow Sprinkles, some Fruity Pebbles and of course, the mother of all toppings, Whipped Cream!
Are You Ready For Austin's Best Frozen Yogurt?
If the description above doesn't get your taste buds tingling, you obviously haven't tried our frozen yogurt. Hurry on in to Fresh Cup Frozen Yogurt now before we sell out of our limited time Red Velvet and those awesome Sweethearts candy yogurt topping.
New Valentine's Yogurt Topping Is A Sweetheart Of A Deal
Don't let the humble foamy circle of whipped cream fool you; beneath it lies a simple yet dangerous combination of Austin's newest (and perhaps best) frozen yogurt and topping combo.
Red Velvet Cake Frozen Yogurt and Sweethearts Candy Hearts!
How could something so simple be dangerous you may ask? Two words… super delicious. The Red Velvet Cake frozen yogurt has the texture of, for lack of a better word, velvet. It is incredibly smooth and rich tasting. The candy hearts add a new dimension of flavor and texture making that "I NEED MORE" craving even more hard to resist! Can't wait for Valentine's Day? Don't bother. Come in to Fresh Cup Frozen Yogurt in Austin and try out our newest combination. It'll taste like Valentine's came early just for you.
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It has recently been discovered that the flavor specialists at Fresh Cup Frozen Yogurt are carelessly allowing regular folks like you and I to just wander in and start playing around with this powerful new combination. Worse yet, they go out of their way to make it easy for you, offering up big chunks of crushed graham crackers and an endless supply of delectable low-fat and non-fat frozen yogurt flavors. Sure they don't actually make you put these two taste sensations together, but they don't exactly try and stop you either.
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We've made updates to our popular Borrow Direct service, which brings you books from the collections of Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Princeton University, and the University of Pennsylvania.
Starting today, you'll notice a new search/request interface that should make it easier to find the books you'd like to request. The other key change is that once your Borrow Direct books are checked out, they're treated just like Yale's books - they'll show up in your Orbis account, you'll need a receipt to exit Sterling or Bass libraries and you can RENEW the books once in Orbis to keep them an additional 6 weeks. Of course, like Yale's books, you'll be subject to fines and replacement charges for overdue or lost books.
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Alongside pretty meadows at the edge of pine forest, this rustic ranch is a center for hikers and horseback riders, who stay in barnlike cabins with cedar paneling, tile floors, and a private bath, or canvas-roof tent cabins with bunk beds, kerosene lamps, and shared bathrooms. Two kitchen cabins have modern equipment. Enormous breakfasts and meaty dinner buffets are turned out family-style at picnic tables in the lodge-like restaurant. Rates for ranch and tent cabins include accommodations, linens, meals, and transport from Stehekin Landing. Credit cards are accepted only by phone.
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UNDATED (CNN) -- Hollywood is turning to fans for production money. The team behind "Veronica Mars" asked fans to help them make a movie version of the popular TV series.
it takes a pirate's haul to fund a blockbuster Hollywood feature. some of the most expensive, the last Pirates of the Caribbean, Titanic, Spider Man 3, all had budgets exceeding a quarter of a billion dollars.
But a lesser known film project is breaking a new kind of record. Veronica Mars, starring Kristin Bell, was a popular TV series about a California student moonlighting as a detective.
The show, which debuted in 2004 in the U.S., lasted three seasons, long enough to build a loyal teen fan base. Rob Thomas says, "We've been waiting for this for six year and it's happening! I'm dead. This is not real life."
Creator Rob Thomas hoped to bring this teen noir to the big screen, but Hollywood studios turned him down. He says, "Well, I had gone the traditional routes and just hadn't had any success doing it."
He then took matters into his own hands. "Well, actually, I do have a few ideas. I say we have the fans fund the movie. If we reach our fundraising goal, we'll shoot the movie this summer."
Tapping Kickstarter, a popular crowd-sourcing website, Thomas rallied the show's fan base and within days, exceeded its original goal of $2 million; one step closer to veronica returning in a blaze of glory.
Kickstarter is also breaking new ground with this film. "Veronica Mars" has become the top funded video project to date and a sign the site is morphing from funding small indie art projects to a financing powerhouse.
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Definitely can't be mad at new Jaylib. Appearing on Madlib's Medicine Show #11. I always wondered why we never saw another Jaylib project or even single before the untimely passing of Dilla. The legend of this track goes that it survived a fire which destroyed much of the initial album's content which is unfortunately because Louder really teased to a great bit of work that seemed to have been shaping up. Madlib Medicine Show #11: Low Budget High Fi Music is currently available through Stones Throw.
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Huck, Tom and Joe, in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," sneak into their own funerals after the town recovers their empty raft and assumes the three boys have drowned.
Seeing the church filled with a tearful congregation and hearing the minister's flattering sermon, the boys realize how much they are missed and loved. When they end their ruse and enter the church, a celebration breaks out.
Walter and Don, boys no longer at ages 90 and 80 respectively, had funerals on a shared Sunday in churches in the same town. Except for a handful of shared attendees, however, the services for the two men who never met had little in common.
Walter's was much like Huck, Tom and Joe's funeral with family and friends filling the pews and reliving fond memories of the dearly departed.
Don, meanwhile, were he still living and furtively watching from a side entrance like young Huck, Tom and Joe, could not have liked what he saw and heard — and did not hear. When the minister asked for those who would like to say a few kind words, share a dear memory, no one came forth.
Speaking even louder volumes was this: only one of Don's six children attended the funeral. In all, only about 30 mourners showed up and most of these did so solely to support the widow.
Indeed, Don, a grandfather 16 times over, was not greatly loved nor even widely liked. He was privately described as "always sour" by one attendee at the service. Being "habitually drunk" only darkened his mood was another refrain.
At a piano bar where his wife frequently sang with her friends, Don made no friends with his rudeness. Despite seeing these singers weekly for years, he did not even return a polite "hello" when one of them bumped into Don at the local grocery store.
Walter frequented a different piano bar where he was popular because of his excellent musical skill — he had perfect pitch and could play seemingly any song, in any key, with or without sheet music. After augmenting his income as a high school math and science teacher by playing in a jazz band and as a church organist, he continued to play music professionally long after retiring from the classroom.
But Walter, who saw action on a destroyer in the Pacific in World War II, was even more admired for his modesty, kindness and sense of humor.
For example, one of his favorite songs, "Our Love Is Here to Stay" by George Gershwin, ends with these lyrics: "In time the Rockies may crumble, / Gibraltar may tumble, / They're only made of CLAY, / BUT our love is here to stay."
Walter always playfully referred to it as "The Claybutt Song."
For good reason Walter's funeral was crowded and long, lasting more than three hours due to the line of people stepping forward to share remembrances.
His daughter told anecdotes that evoked laughter and smiles and, yes, tears; a slideshow by his son did likewise; and a grandson, who learned music at Walter's knee, played a beautiful and original number he and "Grandpa Dub" wrote together.
In "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," after the three boys interrupt their own premature funerals by entering through a side door, Tom is happily embraced by Aunt Polly and Mary while Joe is greeted with hugs from his family, leaving Huck all alone.
Seeing this, Tom says, "It ain't fair. Somebody's got to be glad to see Huck."
Hearing this, Aunt Polly hugs Huck.
It is fair to say a great many people would have been glad to see Walter enter through a side door last Sunday, while far fewer hugs would have been awaiting Don. Sometimes we earn our own fairness.
Maybe what ain't fair is this: "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" from "Phantom of the Opera" was sung at Don's funeral, not Walter's. But then, as the crowded pews and chorus of speakers in Walter's honor attested, if you live your life right the "love is here to stay" even after you are gone.
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Pakistan: Muslim murders six daughters in honor killing
29th July 2011
"He does not regret what he did. He boasted that he would do it all over again if he had to."
It is no accident or coincidence that Muslims commit 91 percent of honor killings worldwide. A manual of Islamic law certified as a reliable guide to Sunni orthodoxy by Al-Azhar University, the most respected authority in Sunni Islam, says that "retaliation is obligatory against anyone who kills a human being purely intentionally and without right." However, "not subject to retaliation" is "a father or mother (or their fathers or mothers) for killing their offspring, or offspring's offspring." ('Umdat al-Salik o1.1-2). In other words, someone who kills his child incurs no legal penalty under Islamic law.


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Kazakhstan has a reliable friend on Customs Union's western border: A. Lukashenko
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At the final press conference after the top-level negotiations in Minsk President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko noted harmony of interests and friendship between people of Kazakhstan and Belarus.
"Kazakhstanis should know, keep in mind and realize that here on the western border of the Customs Union, future Eurasian Economic Union, they have reliable friends and brothers who are ready to promote their interests. We effectively cooperate within the Single Economic Space. We share objectives. We have agreed to meet at the highest level in future to monitor the implementation of our instructions," President Lukashenko stressed.
In addition, the sides focused on the implementation of the Road Map for development of commercial and economic cooperation for 2012-2013. "President Nazarbayev has already mentioned this document includes more than 60 joint ventures and projects almost in all spheres of our interaction. Implementation of this document gives tangible results," Alexander Lukashenko said. "We would like to have a platform on the territory of Kazakhstan through which we could work with Central Asia and China. And we would gladly promote Kazakhstan's interests in Europe".
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CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Tropical Storm Isaac reached the Florida Keys Sunday afternoon at sustained winds of 60-65 miles an hour, and was still expected to reach hurricane strength by Sunday evening, prompting evacuation orders emergency preparations and a delay in the start of the Republican National Convention scheduled to begin Monday in Tampa.
As the day wore on, it appeared the Tampa area would escape the brunt of the storm.
But mandatory evacuations were issued for the Fort Myers, Fla., area, including Fort Myers Beach, Bonita Beach, the Big and Little Hickory Islands, Black Island, Lovers Key and San Carlos Island. Floods near the coast were possible, and tornadoes could form over parts of central and southern Florida and the Keys on Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said.
The storm hadn't strengthened in the past three hours, the center said in its 2 p.m. Eastern time update. The center said Isaac had sustained winds up to 60 miles an hour and was moving west-northwest at 18 miles an hour.
Hurricane warnings have been issued for the Bahamas, the Florida Keys, and parts of the west and east coast of Florida. A hurricane warning means that Isaac could reach hurricane force, sustained winds of 75 miles an hour or more, within 24 hours.
As Florid braced for Isaac on Sunday, a hurricane watch for areas along the Gulf Coast where the storm could make landfall by midweek was extended from Indian Pass, in the Florida Panhandle, west to Morgan Beach, La. Media reports said one computer model of Isaac's possible path had the storm hitting the New Orleans area as a dangerous Category 2 hurricane on Wednesday, the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the region in 2005.
Associated Press said airlines were canceling flights to south Florida, including 573 to Miami and Fort Lauderdale. The airlines hoped to resume flights on Monday morning after Isaac had passed through, the wire service said.
On Saturday, Isaac swept across Cuba after hammering Haiti, where the storm was blamed for at least seven deaths.
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DUNDALK, Md. (AP) — Baltimore County police say an officer fatally shot a man who was struggling with another officer in Dundalk.
Officers say about 2:20 a.m. Monday, police were interviewing a man when he became combative. Authorities say the officer and the man fell to the ground.
Police say a second officer used pepper spray on the man, but he continued to struggle with the first officer.
Officials say the second officer shot the man, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The man was identified as 22-year-old Joshua Michael Lopez of La Marque, Texas.
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Should We Stop Calling it UX Design?
Over the last few weeks, I have been wondering more and more why there is such a disconnect between what much of the business and digital world thinks is User Experience (UX) Design versus what I think it is, and what many UX practitioners think it is. I wonder now if the disconnect comes from the job title (or discipline title, if you prefer) itself.


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How To Get Bigger Arm Muscles
Pump Up Your Biceps, Triceps & Forearms
If you're looking for information on how to get bigger arm muscles, the following tips are going to help you pump up your biceps, triceps and forearms as quickly as possible. Building arm muscle takes a combination of exercises that will target the arm muscles in a number of different ways.
Those of you who approach your arms workout by simply doing sets of regular style arm curls are very likely to be disappointed at the lack of results you achieve. Instead, use the following muscle building strategy to get big muscles and blow your previous rate of progress out of the water and see the real results that you're looking for.
A Look At The Arm Muscles Involved
To begin, it's important that you understand the various muscles that are involved in reaching your goal to get bigger arm muscles.
Bigger Biceps
The biceps are the primary arm muscles most people think of and are located on the top of the upper arm. When you 'flex' your arms, this is the muscle that most people look at. It's responsible for bringing any object up and closer to the body.
Bigger Triceps
Opposing the bicep you have the triceps. The triceps actually make up a larger portion of the total muscle mass in the arms, so they are not to be forgotten. There are three smaller heads that make up the tricep muscle and together these form a horseshoe type of look.
Bigger Forearms
Finally, the last muscles involved are the forearms, which are the muscles located on the bottom half of your arm closer to your wrist. These arm muscles are often forgotten about but by making them stronger, you can round out your look of ripped arms.
Exercises To Get Bigger Arm Muscles
So now that you know the muscles involved, which exercises should you use to get bigger arm muscles? Let's have a look at 5 exercises to pump up your arms.
The Barbell Curls
The barbell curl is the king of arm muscle mass builders as you will be able to lift the most amount of weight with it. Simply hold a barbell using a shoulder width grip and curl the weight directly into the body.
Pause for a few seconds at the top of the repetition and then lower your arms until they are fully extended.
Complete 3 sets of 6-8 repetitions increasing from 75% to 90% of your maximum load for maximum muscle gain.
The Dumbbell Curls
The dumbbell curl uses the same action pattern as the barbell curl only now each hand is holding a free-weight. The advantage here is that you prevent any muscular imbalances and build your stabilizer muscles as each arm is responsible for hoisting the same amount of weight as the other.
When doing this exercise, make sure that you avoid swinging the weights upwards, using momentum to help you. In the bodybuilding world we call this "cheating" and it greatly decrease your rate of muscle gain.
Remember to complete 3 sets of 6-8 repetitions increasing from 75% to 90% of your maximum load.
The Hammer Curls
Next we have the hammer curl. The hammer curl is performed identical to the dumbbell curl only now instead of having your palms up grip style, you place your palms facing each other.
This slight adjustment in hand positioning is going to target your forearms to a much larger extent and place a different stress loading pattern on your biceps, furthering your muscle growth and overall muscle balance.
Complete 3 sets of 6-8 repetitions increasing from 75% to 90% of your maximum load.
The Concentration Curl
The concentration curl is an arm exercise that helps you really dial in and focus on just your biceps muscle. To perform a concentration curl, hold one free-weight in your hand while in a seated position, resting the elbow of that hand on your knee.
From there, begin bending at the elbow to curl the weight upwards into your body pausing when you reach the top. At this point the dumb bell should be close to your chin. From there, lower the weight all the way back down using a slow and controlled pattern. Continue this until you have completed 3 sets of 6-8 repetitions increasing from 75% to 90% of your maximum load.
Once you have completed this switch sides and repeat with the other arm.
Tricep Dumbbell Extensions
Finally, to target the tricep muscles, you'll want to do tricep dumbbell extensions. To perform this one, grasp a dumbbell with both hands and then lift it so that it's directly above your head with the weight in the upright position (handle vertical).
From there, bend at your elbows as you lower the weight back behind the base of your neck and upper back, until they are as bent as you can go. Pause and then drive the weight straight up towards the ceiling by straightening out your elbows.
Pause and repeat this process until you have completed 3 sets of 6-8 repetitions increasing from 75% to 90% of your maximum load.
Utilizing Drop Sets To Take Your Arm Muscle To The Next Level
Once you've learned all the above exercises to help you get bigger arm muscles, you'll want to use the drop set technique to advance your progress even further.
With this muscle building technique, you'll choose one arm exercise from the list above, perform as many repetitions as possible, known as to failure, and then rather than resting before the next set, you simply drop the weight by five pounds and then perform a second set to failure.
Once that set is completed, drop the weight by five pounds once again and then perform one more final set to finish off the drop set.
This technique will bring about a very high level of fatigue and help push muscle growth much further than performing straight sets would.
So there you have it! Everything you need to know to get bigger arm muscles and get ripped arms! Use a combination of these exercises rather than just doing straight biceps curls endlessly during your workout and you'll be satisfied with your muscle gain results.
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Reform of the union
By Denis Storey
Sorry for the late chat this morning, but I think I'm still fighting off this State of the Union hangover ...
During which I couldn't help but notice featured only the slightest of nods to "fixing" health care reform. (What is it called, by the way, when we have to reform the reform?)
Congress has already taken a huge step in the other direction – as the president alluded to last night – by introducing a bill that would repeal a provision that requires small businesses to fill out 1099s for every $600 spent on "goods and services."
President Obama's nod to malpractice reform (for lack of a better word) was equally encouraging, not to mention a much more concrete effort at bipartisanship than the congressional attempt at turning last night's speech into a Sadie Hawkins dance.
Overall, I think it's a more realistic – and productive – for lawmakers to fix what's wrong with the bill than to scrap it altogether, declaring it bankrupt and starting over. It's just not gonna happen, and it's offensive to me as a taxpayer to waste so much time and money on such a transparently political statement.
Besides, if this haphazard health care reform law has done anything, it's made employers more reliant than ever on their brokers. At least that's what we're hearing from the number crunchers over at Metlife, whose latest study shows 57 percent of employers with fewer than 500 workers and 48 percent of those with more than 500 say they will rely on their consultants, brokers and agents more than ever. So, while the legislation has probably made your life miserable, it's also made you more vital than ever to your clients.
I'm not sure anyone we saw on television last night can say the same.
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- Guinness, the Diageo-owned Irish stout, has appointed Ireland-headquartered digital agency Cybercom as its lead strategic and digital strategic partner for Western Europe.
- Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), the operator behind pub and bar brands including All Bar One, Toby Carvery, Harvester and O'Neill's, has appointed AIS and Underwired to develop its digital strategy.
- HP takes Americas Computer account out of Twofifteen McCann.
- W+K London gets second Brown-Forman brand.
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Imec, Nantero to develop carbon nanotube NVM
Nanotechnology research specialist imec has teamed up with Nantero to produce carbon nanotube non-volatile memories at nodes less than 20nm. Imec already has an existing project on metal-oxide based resistive RAM but said that it is considering carbon nanotube (CNT) memory as a replacement for DRAM if the research program proves successful.
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Sofia Vergara's curves have been preserved ... in wax!
On Tuesday, Madame Tussaud unveiled the "Modern Family" star's wax figures in New York City. The actress has two wax statues of herself -- one wearing a grey embellished gown and the other in a black and leopard print number.
We think Madame Tussaud did a pretty great job. Vergara's facial features and famous figure seem to match up pretty close to the 40-year-old in real life.
Our only complaint is that Sofia's face looks slightly rounder and shorter on the wax figure ... and the wigs on both come down too far on her forehead.
The real Vergara definitely looks like she's shed some weight in that last few months, her frame is much more petite than it was last year (which could play a part in the figures' differences).
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The brand-new Moviefone iPad app has just hit iTunes, and it's pretty sweet, if we do say so ourselves.
Using it, you can check out all the latest trailers, find movie theaters and showtimes, buy tickets, plus browse all the latest news stories -- all from the comfort of your handheld tablet computer. The app is super-easy to use and -- this will surely please Apple customers -- it looks great too. We're actually quite proud of it, to be honest, and we think you'll agree.
We've added a few new goodies to this updated version, which you can read about below ...
Location, Location, Location
The app can now help you find restaurants and bars nearby your theater. So if you want to meet up beforehand for dinner or maybe grab a drink to discuss the film afterward, we'll help make it easier for you to find one close by that you like.
Revamped Favorites Section
Using Favorites, you can now save whatever movies you like the most. If you spot a trailer that you think looks great, mark it as a Favorite and you can always go back to watch it again or check for any updated info as it comes out. This option now also works for stars and news articles.
Updated Video Area
Here we'll feature not just the latest trailers and clips, but also exclusive Moviefone content like our Unscripted series, Six-Second Reviews and interviews with the stars. Video looks absolutely fantastic on the iPad, so the improvements we've made here will blow you away.
Expanded News Selection
You'll now have access to over 20 news categories, like the latest casting announcements, breaking stories from Hollywood, Moviefone original feature articles, awards-show coverage and interviews with your favorite performers and creators.
All this, plus you can easily share videos, celebrity bios, articles and anything else you find. Below, check out some larger images so you can get a clearer idea of what you'll see. (Click the one on the left to start the gallery.)
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