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Stakeholders in future EU electric vehicle market to collaborate around urban deployment
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- 06 April 2011
LONDON: The Climate Group and Polis today hosted a joint event at the offices of The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) to discuss how local governments, fleet owners, and the energy and motor industries can work together to grow the European market for electric vehicles (EVs).
Mark Kenber, CEO, The Climate Group, said: "While central governments are setting long-term policies to change the world's transport systems, the Clean Revolution in the transport sector will start in our cities, states and regions. It is easy to work in isolation in transport, or city energy usage, or energy generation itself, but the challenge and huge businesses opportunity will be to link the three together in a smart way."
Opening the event, Isabel Dedring, Mayor of London's Advisor for Environment, said: "The Mayor of London wants to create the electric car capital of Europe. We're planning 100,000 electric vehicles to be in use as soon as possible. Collaboration across a raft of private and public sector organizations is key to the delivery of the Mayor's ambitious plans. The launch this spring of Source London, the first ever city-wide electric vehicle scheme, is a great testimony to partnership working, not least as we are able to share our experiences with other regions to accelerate their own plans."
Alexandra van Huffelen, Vice-Mayor of Rotterdam, highlighted the efforts of her city: "Electric transport has a lot of potential. I am certainly convinced of this. However this budding technology needs a solid impulse. With its program Rotterdam Electric, Rotterdam hopes to speed up the introduction of electric transport. The aim is to have at least 1,000 electric vehicles in Rotterdam. It is the government's task, and a very important task at that, to make it possible to develop the necessary charging infrastructure."
Her comments were echoed by representatives from Hamburg, Basque Country and Amsterdam, who illustrated the commitment of local public authorities across Europe. One example is the Autolib' public cars scheme, which will deploy a fleet of 3000 EVs for public use in Paris by 2012.
Fleets are where a high proportion of new vehicles are purchased. In the UK in 2009, nearly 2 million new vehicles were registered. The top 200 fleet owners in the UK own nearly half a million vehicles and replace them every three to four years, so the control of the vehicle market is increasingly lying with fleet managers, who look at the total cost of ownership when choosing to invest.
Highlighting the potential of fleet coalition, Ruben van Doorn, Project Director, TNT, said: "Fleet managers have the purchasing power to help quickly expand the EV market, and bring down cost of individual EVs for consumers. But we need to work with cities, auto manufacturers, infrastructure suppliers and other fleet purchasers to ensure that our initial investment in this technology is attractive in terms of cost, vehicle availability and operating infrastructure."
The event marked the launch of The Climate Group's activities on UK fleets under its EV20 program, which aims to accelerate early EV market development by facilitating the creation and sharing of cutting edge policy and best practice. Models developed as part of The Climate Group's initiative in the UK can be shared and replicated in other cities around Europe. The EV20 programme benefits from the support of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.
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Shall we start this morning off with a good, angry rant? A rant with purpose, though. A justified rant. Specifically, one by Rihanna, who has excellent grounds to rant for a long time thanks to a certain Dutch magazine that called her a certain racist and sexist term, one squished-together blob of why the hell would you do that not at all helped by the "but it was a joke!" explanation. But don't take our word for it. We're not the ones being insulted here–that would be Rihanna. She said over Twitter:
I hope u can read english, because your magazine is a poor representation of the evolution of human rights! I find you disrespectful, and rather desperate!! You ran out of legit, civilized information to print! There are 1000′s of Dutch girls who would love to be recognized for their contributions to your country, you could have given them an article. Instead, u paid to print one degrading an entire race! That's your contribution to this world! To encourage segregation, to mislead the future leaders to act in the past! You put two words together, with the intent of abasement, that made no sense…"N—A BITCH"?!….Well with all respect, on behalf of my race, here are my two words for you…FUCK YOU!!!
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|4 Golden Rules for Buying Stuff: What Big Tech Doesn't Want You to Know
By Michael Comeau JAN 02, 2014 10:36 AM
Spend smarter in 2014.
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) releases a new iPhone model every year. For the first few years, that big event was in July; these days, it's early October. In other words, if you worry about obsolescence, don't buy a new iPhone in September.
Excuse my language, but that's a bunch of malarkey. The existence of a newer, better product never makes the old one obsolete.
Let's say you have a BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY) Curve from 2007. If you bought it for email, phone calls, and texts six years ago, and it's still capable of performing those same tasks today, then it's not obsolete.
A new iPhone 5S can surely do more, but that takes nothing away from the ability of the Curve to get certain tasks done.
Now what does qualify as an obsolete product?
Well, a Polaroid camera with no film would be one. A typewriter that you can't find ribbons for would be another. And that Curve would be obsolete if the battery stopped working and you couldn't fix or replace it.
So if you're on the fence about a big-ticket tech purchase, just say no to the object and yes to a vacation. It's cheaper than therapy and works faster.
In two surveys, respondents from various demographic groups indicated that experiential purchases -- those made with the primary intention of acquiring a life experience -- made them happier than material purchases.
In a follow-up laboratory experiment, participants experienced more positive feelings after pondering an experiential purchase than after pondering a material purchase.
In another experiment, participants were more likely to anticipate that experiences would make them happier than material possessions after adopting a temporally distant, versus a temporally proximate, perspective.
The discussion focuses on evidence that experiences make people happier because they are more open to positive reinterpretations, are a more meaningful part of one's identity, and contribute more to successful social relationships.


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LISTEN: DMX – "Get Your Money Up" (prod. Swizz Beatz)
I'm still feeling some of the DMX material coming out… this is just average though
Really man? I am soo disapointed in what DMX is saying. I really would love for him to sit down and make some introspective shit. He has one more great album in him, if he could get focused.
This song would have sounded dope 10 years ago but Swizz is a one-trick pony and his sound is so played out these days. I like the energy in the track but I agree with @IllictMC if he could get focused and write some deep lyrics he could make another classic album… I'll keep my fingers crossed but I'm not holding my breath…
Swizz Beats has sucked for years!! Glad someone else besides me noticed…On to the next one by Jay Z sucked as well…
All of Swizz beats sound the same to me, I wasn't even really a fan of his sound when he was the top producer out there in the late 90s/2G… Also can someone please tell him to stop with the whistle!?! Every damn song has that damn whistle!!!
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The Boston Fire Department has fought many memorable fires under merciless conditions during its long history but few tours of duty in modern history measure up to the night tour of January 22-January 23, 1976. Many members consider this night the benchmark for firefighting under severe weather conditions. When group 1 reported for duty the temperature hovered around 0 with a steady wind of 35 mph. Wind chill factors were an appalling minus 55.
At 20:11 Hrs Box 7445 was struck for 768 East Sixth Street, South Boston. Engine 2 reported smoke showing from an attached multiple dwelling. It soon became evident that the fire had entered the common cockloft and had involved 768 through 776 East Sixth Street. Five alarms were sounded bringing twenty-seven fire companies and one hundred and fifty firefighters to City Point. Numerous hydrants were frozen forcing long hose lays. Deputy Chief Leo Stapleton, Division I, considered calling the Marine Unit for supply water. Hose streams whipped into the faces of firefighters like razor blades and ground ladders were thrown on sheets of ice. Who would possibly do a job like this?
The temperature had dropped below O by 00:59 Hrs when Box 1423 was stuck for 74 Franklin Street, downtown. Arriving companies reported smoke showing from a five story brick commercial building housing offices on the upper floors and Brigham's Restaurant on the ground floor. The wind howled as companies, some just returned from the earlier five alarm fire sought the seat of the fire. Deputy Chief Stapleton ordered a second alarm when the fire was discovered in the walls.
Mother nature and the misfortune of fire was not yet finished during this memorable tour. At 03:37 Hrs Box 7317 was struck for a three story wood frame building at 533 East Third Street, South Boston. District Chief John White, District 6, still soaking wet and freezing from Box 7445, ordered a second alarm when it was evident that the fire had extended to 535 East Third Street. Lines were run and ladders thrown many times by fire companies battling their third multiple of the night. Unfortunately, one civilian fatality occurred at this fire.
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Sherlock: "It's not a collage. I don't do crafts."
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Watson finds something in one of Sherlock's unsolved cold cases. There is a little bit of Watson out on her own, but there could have been more. Previously when Watson takes the lead or does something on her own, it's been off camera, so it is great to actually see Watson detecting. The case itself is not so much about the murder but about the fossil. It's the focus, and honestly sometimes I forgot that there is a murder to solve, especially after the fossil goes missing. The fossil is the key to everything, and it does make sense that the writers wouldn't have Watson and Sherlock interviewing witnesses of a case that is three years cold. What did you think of the case?
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A few months back I was given the opportunity to travel to Germany for work. During my time spent there I was fortunate enough to visit the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart. Truthfully, the museum was breathtaking and I felt like a kid in a candy store the entire time I was there. Everything in the museum is crafted and displayed like a fine piece of art. The floors ceiling and walls are all bright white with the cars taking center display. It gives off a very elegant and simplistic feeling with nothing standing in the way to distract you from the main focus of the Porsche's on display.
As far as cars go the Porsche Museum literally displays multiple Porsche's from every generation. Porsche's racing history is predominantly shown throughout the museum with an inspiring sense of pride for what they have accomplished at many races over the years. Artistic flairs are scattered throughout the museum with cars mounted upside down on the ceiling, cross sections of cars displayed in glass cases and racing trophies suspended in air. I was amazed to see the innovation and engineering possessed throughout the entire Porsche Museum even in the original tractors and fire engines that Ferdinand Porsche designed over a century ago. These designs were light years ahead of their time and it is astounding to see the evolution of technology unfold as the cars progress through the years.
Most astounding perhaps to me though is what lied outside the boundaries of the museum walls into the streets and walkways of Stuttgart. Never in my life have I seen a city more prideful in their work. The museum and Porsche factory are literally the heart of the city and all around you see Porsche flags being flown, Porsche signs being displayed and even people wearing Porsche clothing. This sense of home town pride in what they produce couldn't help but make me think about Detroit and my home in Michigan many miles away at the time. It got me thinking how proud I was to live in a state that produces cars like the Corvette ZR1, Mustang Shelby GT or the Dodge Challenger SRT. I really wish that overall the American people had more pride in Detroit's automotive market because the truth is we make some incredible vehicles too.
In closing my visit to Stuttgart was a great experience and I am thankful that I was fortunate enough to spend a day at the Porsche Museum. In total I had browsed the museum for over 4 hours and could have stayed even longer if they hadn't kicked me out due to closing time.
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Nov. 3, 2012
Recap | Final Stats | Notes | Photo Gallery 1 | Photo Gallery 2
Head Coach Tim DeRuyter
(Opening Statement)
"I am really pleased with how our players came out, very business like with the attitude today. I think some people were asking early in the week how can you get your guys excited? Our guys get excited to play here in front of the Red Wave. We jumped on them early and our defense did some things early to spark our offense and our offense took advance of it. Good week of practice by our coaches and our players came out and executed it today. We are very happy about getting a bunch of guys in the game and we have to continue to develop our depth because clearly as you go through a season injuries become a factor so hopefully these reps in the second halves of the games will help us and finalize our last few games."
(On another blowout victory)
"I think we preach to our players all the time that we don't look at the scoreboard, we just play and we want to hold ourselves to the standard we set whether its offense, defense and special teams. We know how well we can play and it really doesn't matter what the score says. I thought we did a good job with that in the first half. In the second half we slowed things down kind of like the Colorado game where we try and get out of the game and give a lot of the guys reps. I thought we did a great job in the first half doing some things and then in the second half managing the clock and just trying to be efficient."
(On keeping momentum going for Nevada game)
"The guys have a lot of confidence and it doesn't matter who we play. We've won on the road and we've won at home and we can be very explosive. Defensively we can create take-aways. Just having that confidence will help us as we go into next week."
(Concerned after Victor Dean's injury)
"We were concerned on the sideline anytime we have a player down for an extended period of time. Obviously there was an empathy from his teammates but as a coach you try and get your guys to refocus on the task at hand while you have empathy for Victor or anybody else that gets hurts. Probably sharpens the focus that anybody is one play away from not being able to play the rest of the game or the rest of the season, so you remind your players about that and go out and keep charging. I think our guys did a great job rallying for that and keeping their foot on the gas."
(On the Double Reverse)
"Anytime you get a sudden change situation and you have short field we do a good job with our offensive going up tempo and we've been in package many times so good defensives are key to what you do and this is just a wrinkle in what we have out of it. Coach Schramm called it at the perfect time and our guys executed. I don't know how many times we've run it in practice and I know they've been wanting to run it in a game so it was good to see us execute it."
(On Getting Dylan Root involved)
"It's really good. You have a freshman like Dylan. That is one of his packages we can a feature guy with the fly sweep and then obviously throwing in the reverse pass off of it. I think Coach Schramm and our entire offensive staff does a great job of putting packages together where we can use multiple tools and once those guys are in the game and making plays if someone goes down it's a lot more seamless going in because they have been in ball games. It might not be in that position but they've had snaps, they've been under the lights and they've made plays. I am really happy for Dylan and it's spreading out the depth of our team."
(On defense)
"I think Coach Toth came up with a really good plan with some tendencies they had and they broke those a little bit, but our guys a conventional running team has done a really good job. We've struggled a little bit against the option and we have this coming up this week and we have to do a better job. We didn't tackle great."
(On defense scheme)
"Anytime we win that by two we have a great chance of winning a football game and we've been preaching that from day one and I think clearly our guys bought in and we are up to 26 on the year and we have two more opportunities to try and get to 30 or more. I am really pleased defensively and I am really pleased offensively by not giving the ball away and that is the great thing about turnover margins because it is a factor on both sides of the ball and not many stats are."
(Up early at the half and removing Derek)
"We felt that the game was pretty much in hand and we have two more games to go. That second group needs to get reps and when you can give them the second units reps in live action and when they are called upon to go they are more ready to go and I think Greg (Watson) has been doing a lot of great things in practice and I think our offensive staff has a lot of confidence in him running our base offense and not just package stuff. It was good for him and our entire second offense. We didn't get a lot of points but we moved the ball fairly effectively and we just have to get better at it."
#9 Travis Brown
(On previous experience helping tonight's performance)
"Yeah that was huge playing against a spread like this. They were doing a similar thing that we have seen, and we have seen from them for a while now. They tried to get us with a little bit more run game, it was surprising to see that this year. The coaching staff had it figured out that they were going to come out and run on us too. I felt that we played really well."
(On getting confidence early)
"We came out not wanting to give them any momentum, no big plays, no quick start. It was big to come out and fire off like we did on them, it was good."
(On next two games)
"Yeah I mean Reno has been a tough place for us to play, just Reno in general ... but we have some confidence in this defense and we are fired up about it. We are anxious to play them. We are excited, we have the safeties and corners that can run routes with them and I feel like our front seven and front eight are ready to roll."
Hawaii Head Coach Norm Chow
(Opening Statement)
"They're all tough, but that one was in particularly. We got beat by a very good football team. Derek Carr, he's unbelievable ... they have a great scheme. They know how to attack us, they have guys wide open and they made the plays."
(On what's next)
"We keep fighting, nobody is quitting, nobody is doing anything. We keep fighting ... same thing we did last week, same thing we intend to do the rest of the season. They are a close group of kids, they play together ... we just keep fighting. We go back to work on Monday, and we play an excellent football team again."
(On Quarterback)
"Sean(Schroeder) is still our quarterback, you don't even have to ask that one ... we are never going to quit, we are going to keep trying to play ... we just got to get better, better protections. It wasn't a scheme wise ... it was just our guys getting beat by a better football team. That is a heck of a football team. Full of seniors and juniors, and Derek Carr ... he's probably a number one draft pick, I told him that after the game. "
(On staying positive)
"We changed everything, we changed the way we warmed up ... we changed the way we left the hotel, we did the Hakka inside. We got beat by a better team, give the other guys some credit as well."
(Anything left to change?)
"Just keep fighting, like I said. We aren't panicking, we aren't flinching, we just have to keep fighting. I don't know what else to do, I don't think our young people know what else to do as well. I don't know where we are headed. All I know is that we are going to work hard for next week and play a tremendous football team. I just try to build a program, and try and do the best we can. Just go back in the office tomorrow and try and get ready for the next one."
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I am come upstairs, with the lamp, after dinner, to write you a word, according to request; in the forenoon I failed, from various causes of interruption, and had at last to take my walk re infectâ [with the thing undone].
We have got various short Notes from you; but generally your movements have succeeded each other so fast, I have not known whitherward with certainty to write,—not to say, furthermore, that I have been rather unfit and indisposed to write to any one for some time past. Nothing the matter; only general gloom &c &c. You do not say whether you received a brief Note with which I hoped to hit you at Linlathen: it was too late for that (as I found), but wd probably be sent on to you at Auchtertool.1 I have sent nothing else except Newspapers; which seem all to have arrived. I have written to Scotsbrig too, and had answers; the news going there, how our poor Mother has had toothache, and been weaklier than usual, all this you already know. Poor old Mother, it is very hard to have toothache, and no teeth left! I hope you will find her better when you get home (the day when you read this):2 for being besides her again will bring a composure into our imagination on that side.
We are not in bad health here,—not bad for us; but the weather is unnaturally close and damp and warm; I understand the bills of mortality already proclaim the season an unwholesome one. Great weakness is what I complain of; frightful weakness of body (in the regions always weak with me), which brings along with a frightful do of mind, still more to be lamented and despised! I have yet got no work vanquished into any figure of doability for myself; and guess there will some water run by before that arrive. Arrive it must, however, one wd think?— Jane, tho' weak too, seems better than her average proportion; the warm temperature, in spite of other drawbacks, being friendly to her.
We have next to no news, indeed as good as none. Neuberg wrote,—did I tell you? He is at Bonn, attending classes; is about going to Berlin, with some Ms of "translations" from the English, chiefly from me; wants Varnhagen to help him:—I have written to Varnhagen;3 and to Neuberg inclosing an introdn to Vn: a day or two ago Vn answers, Yes, surely,—in an innocent kind little Letter (chiefly in censure of Latter-day Pamphlets &c), which, if I do not send it to Neuberg, you shall see when there is a chance.— —Our "Chrystal Palace"4 (bless the mark!) i[s] nearly glazed in: you never saw such a monster of a Gigantic Birdcage in your life; it covers almost all that space of riding-ground between Rotten Row and the Horse Barracks,5 22 acres I am told; beyond question a most ingenious and appropriate structure; indeed the only clever or truly human thing about the whole business, so far as my feelings go. Never in the world's annals, I believe, was there a building of such extent finished in ten times the time by hand of men;—and here Paxton (whose ingenuity is the soul of it, and enables him to employ tens of thousands upon it at once) has got it all but ready as per contract; and once its use is over, he can build it again into two streets of dwellinghouses, into a village of iron cottages, or a world of garden greenhouses, without losing a pound of the substance employed (putty excepted). That I call clever; the rest is like to be all fudge and boisterous ostentation: I already have my own thots about flying far away from London till it is over!
Anthony Sterling does not come here now, for some time back (tho' he is in Town all this winter), Jane and he having had some tiff of quarrel, in which he behaved after the tragic model rather than the comic, and so cannot well come back. I mean that he took solemn leave as if the offence on her side were Werterean—Charlottean6 and eternal; in which sad state it is still left lying! Farie has been here once; do Masson duller even than Farie on that last occasion. 7 Kingsley and Mrs Gaskill were here,—Mary Barton, that is, and Alton Locke.8 Who more? No matter how many more, of that sort, I opine! Wm Stirling (Farie says) is here; but we have not seen him. I sent Erskine a little French Book by post, "Romieu: l'Ere des Césars,"9 with a short Note: he will send back the Book and some do, I suppose, soon.
Hearty compliments to my honest old friend Gordon,10 almost the oldest I now have. Eheu [Alas]!— The Nation will wait you at Scotsbrig; from which pray write after you have settled for a day or two. Love to my dear Mother and them all. And so good journey, dear Brother.
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Dr. Mehmet Oz discussed the mushrooming addiction to heroin and to the prescription painkiller Zohydro on the March 26 episode of the Dr. Oz Show.
Dr. Oz's guest was neurosurgeon and CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Drs. Oz and Gupta are extremely concerned about the addictive pain medication Zohydro because it's five times stronger than any other painkiller on the market.
"It has 50 milligrams of hydrocodone — five times more than Vicodin," said Dr. Oz.
Dr. Gupta said there's a huge potential for abuse with such a powerful drug. He said Americans consume 80% of the painkillers on the market, and said there have been numerous deaths from accidental overdoses.
Dr. Oz said Zohydro could be a gateway drug to heroin because the pills can be crushed and snorted in powder form, just like heroin. He pointed out that four out of five heroin users started off being addicted to prescription drugs.
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Boss keeping cards close to chest.
Martin O'Neill admits he may have to make some changes to his side against Middlesbrough tomorrow night due to injuries.
The Sunderland manager declined to discuss individual players but revealed some members of his squad are struggling to be fit in time for the game.
"We might have to make some changes to our side – a couple of them forced," he told the press ahead of the Capital One Cup clash with Boro.
"We'll see how the injuries are later on but we've got a couple of players with a few problems.
"We'll go as strongly as we possibly can and try to win the game."
He added: "I'm hoping that one [player] can come through, but if not then too bad."
O'Neill has a number of options at his disposal and could call on some of his fringe players for the Wear-Tees clash.
But he admits the decision on who to play is a tough one with a place in the next round the utmost priority.
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Word has it that the popular drink maker Red Bull is searching for a place to stage its Global Rallycross in the New York area this summer. Nassau Coliseum is probably where the race is going to be held. That's right, but you won't find the information listed on the Red Bull or Coliseum websites. Nevertheless, it looks as though car racing may be coming to Long Island at the end of July.
In an effort to drum up some attention, Subaru has been making the rounds while promoting its new Global Rallycross car. Naturally, the media has been covering the publicity. But some reports already suggest the Coliseum is going to be the venue for the GRC. That's strange, considering the Long Island arena has not been mentioned anywhere else.
While most Coliseum goers will probably be making their way to the beach, racing car engines plan to roar in Uniondale amid the hot dust, haze and humidity of suburbia. According to an advertisement for Subaru on the motorsports blog jalopnik.com, it appears having the GRC at the Coliseum may be a done deal. The ad invites readers to "Cheer on Subaru Team USA July 20…at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum..."
The website redbullglobalrallycross.com mentions that the race is coming to New York for the first time and that the event will be broadcast on NBC live. There is even a time and a date specified. But the exact location has not been announced by the race's chief sponsor, Red Bull. In fact, under the caption "The Track," Red Bull merely states "More information is coming soon…"
What is the GRC?
Global Rallycross is a series of automobile races that occur around the United States, including Austin, Las Vegas and Seattle. Similar to sprint-car racing, GRC tracks can be asphalt or dirt and sometimes off-road. By NASCAR or Indy standards, the cars are small but they can pack a punch of up to 600 mph. This definitely is not your father's Winston Cup team. On the contrary, these vehicles are meant to take bumps and jumps. In fact, obstacles mean excitement for the fans who are encouraged to mingle with the drivers before and after races.
If the Red Bull Global Rallycross does visit the Nassau Coliseum, it would be a good thing for residents as well as racing buffs. Keep your fingers crossed.


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Using cut out animation and shot on Hi-Con 16mm film, hand processed and transferred to HD, this music film for the band A Hawk and A Hacksaw tells the story about a couple torn apart by the recesses of space. The only thing which will bring them back together again is the music they loved to play with one another.
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Georgetown junior running back Nick Campanella was the only FCS player to score four touchdowns on the opening weekend.
Sept. 3, 2012
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Three Patriot League teams opened the 2012 football season with a victory over the weekend, and each of those squads had at least one student-athlete honored with a weekly award from the League on Monday.
Georgetown was the top recipient after a convincing 35-14 win at Davidson on Saturday. Nick Campanella received his first Offensive Player of the Week honor after rushing for 127 yards and three touchdowns and also adding a receiving touchdown, while Robert McCabe lived up to his preseason hype by making 17 tackles and three tackles for loss to claim the Defensive Player of the Week award.
Fordham senior punter/kicker Patrick Murray was named Special Teams Player of the Week after a strong performance highlighted by a Patriot League and school record 52-yard field goal in a 55-0 win over Lock Haven on Thursday. Lehigh freshman wide receiver Derek Knott claimed the Rookie of the Week award after turning his first career reception into a 19-yard touchdown in Saturday's 27-17 win over Monmouth.
Patriot League Football Weekly Awards (Aug. 30-Sept. 1)
Offensive Player of the Week: Nick Campanella, RB, Georgetown
Jr., 6-0, 223 (Roselle, Ill./Montini Catholic)
Campanella scored four total touchdowns, more than any other FCS player on the opening weekend, to lead Georgetown to a 35-14 win over Davidson on Saturday. The junior rushed for 127 yards on only 12 carries and scored three touchdowns on the ground, and also turned his only reception of the game into a nine-yard score. The touchdown and rushing yardage total marked career highs, and his 53-yard score gave Campanella the longest rush of his career. Campanella earns the first Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week award of his career.
Defensive Player of the Week: Robert McCabe, LB, Georgetown
Sr., 6-2, 235 (Newtown Square, Pa./Malvern Prep)
The Patriot League Preseason Defensive Player of the Year lived up to his billing to open the season, as McCabe totaled 17 tackles and three tackles for loss in Georgetown's 35-14 win at Davidson. The tackle total marked a career high, besting his 15 against Colgate last season. McCabe paced a Georgetown defense that allowed -18 rushing yards, the top mark for an FCS team over the weekend, and gave up just one drive of more than 25 yards in the game. McCabe earns his second career Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week award.
Special Teams Player of the Week: Patrick Murray, P/K, Fordham
Sr., 5-7, 160 (Mahwah, N.J./Don Bosco Prep)
Murray earned preseason All-America recognition at punter, but showed he can kick too by breaking a school and Patriot League record with a 52-yard field goal in Fordham's 55-0 blanking of Lock Haven on Thursday. He broke the Patriot League record of 51 yards, which was recorded most recently in 2005, and the Fordham mark of 50 yards. Murray also converted on a 20-yard field goal and all seven of his extra-point attempts to score 13 points in the game. He booted his only punt for 50 yards, and six of 10 kickoffs went for touchbacks. Murray is named Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time, and first since 2009. Fordham student-athletes had been ineligible for Patriot League weekly awards the past two seasons.
Rookie of the Week: Derek Knott, WR/KR, Lehigh
Fr., 5-9, 160 (Orlando, Fla./Colonial)
Knott made his first career reception a memorable one, hauling in a 19-yard catch-and-run touchdown to give No. 11/16 Lehigh a 14-0 lead in an eventual 27-17 win over Monmouth on Saturday. Knott finished with two catches for 15 yards, and also returned a pair of kickoffs for 29 yards. He becomes Lehigh's first Rookie of the Week since 2009.
Honorable Mention
Mike Colvin, QB, Lehigh
Sr., 6-3, 230 (Morristown, N.J./Morristown)
Colvin completed 17-of-31 passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 56 yards and a score in No. 11/16 Lehigh's 27-17 win over Monmouth on Saturday.
Carlton Koonce, RB, Fordham
Sr., 5-8, 185 (Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley)
Koonce carried 19 times for a career-high 146 yards in Fordham's 55-0 win over Lock Haven on Thursday.
Michael Martin, LB, Fordham
Sr., 5-11, 215 (Arlington, Texas/Juan Seguin)
Martin had nine tackles, including two for a loss and a sack, in Fordham's 55-0 shutout of Lock Haven on Thursday.


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Well, I guess little sisters are ok. I'm bigger than Gaia which is cool. She's fun to chase. But... she got a cold and gave it to me!!! She was at the vet on Monday. I had to go today. It's almost 100 degrees outside and mama's AC doesn't work in the car. She had all the windows down and the vents blowing, but I've got a LOT of fur. I was drooling like a saint bernard by the time we got there! She took me out of my carrier and sat with me right up under the air vent when we went in and dried my fur a bit with some tissues. I wouldn't drink any water, but I was very thankful for that vent! I didn't drool much at all on the way home so I was pretty dry by the time I got back. I've got pills to take and I'm too smart for mama to put them in food or treats so mama's going to have a wrestling match in the morning... mol!!!
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Glad to hear that little sisters are okay. Little brothers? Kind of a big pain!
Ya know, that one is still in the works possibly. Chiara was judged iffy but likely female by the vet so I might be finding out about the brother thing depending on how things come out... mol!!
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text: Dr. Jeb Wallace serves as Assistant Professor of Horn and Brass Area Coordinator at Utah Valley University, and maintains an active and diverse career as performer and educator. He has performed throughout the country including with numerous ensembles including the Utah Symphony, American Symphony, North Carolina Symphony, Richmond Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Boise Philharmonic, Erie Philharmonic, New Haven Symphony, and Dallas Wind Symphony among others. A member of the Alpine Chamber WInds and Utah Brass Quintet, he regularly performs chamber music across the region and has recently been featured at the Park City Spring Chamber Music Festival, Beethoven Festival, Salty Cricket Composer's Collective, Springville Art Museum, and at the Performing Arts Institute at Wyoming Seminary. Dr. Wallace is also an active member of the International Horn Society and performed as a soloist and chamber musician at IHS 44 and 45, and at the 2011 Southwest Horn Workshop. He has presented master-classes and recitals at many schools including Boise State University, Oklahoma State University, Ithaca College, University of Dayton, Utah State University, Wright State, Interlochen Arts Academy, Virginia Governor's School for the Arts, and Earlham College. An advocate for contemporary music, Dr. Wallace has collaborated with groups such as Alarm Will Sound, TACTUS, New Music New Haven, and the Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players, and has premiered eleven new works featuring the horn. In addition to his duties at UVU, he serves on the faculty at the Gifted Music School in Sake City and at the Performing Arts Institute in Kingston, PA, a summer program for talented high school and college students. Dr. Wallace previously served on the faculty at Susquehanna University, Dickinson College, and James Madison University, and received his education at Stony Brook University (DMA), the Yale School of Music (AD), the Cleveland Institute of Music (MM), and Southern Methodist University (BM). His primary teachers were William Purvis, Eli Epstein, and Gregory Hustis.To learn more about Dr. Wallace, please visit http://jebwallace.com.


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As explained in my first post on characters, you need to ask yourself questions in order to make your character a fully fleshed out three-dimensional being. You need to understand what his role is, who he is, in order to write your story in such a way to bond him with your reader. Once you profile him, then comes the next step: plotting.
Here are a few tips to help you plot your novel.
1. who are your main and secondary characters?
2. what is their purpose and reason for inclusion in your book?
3. Where is your setting going to take place?
4. What will be the main plot problem for your protagonist?
5. What are some of the inner and outer conflicts your main character will experience?
As the book progresses, your character begins to change with each obstacle he faces, conquers, or possibly fails. He may begin mild-mannered and by the end he's turned into Superman. Well, no, but you get my meaning. Mild-mannered Clark Kent was a hidden identity of the true man, so your book can have this type of scenario. However, you can't change a 'normal' character and have him suddenly find super powers without a justified reason or happening to authenticate this move.
If you want to dig even deeper into your character, interview them. Yes, I wrote interview them. Trust me, writers are unique and the asylum knows this. Question your characters on their motives, feelings, goals, and you'll be surprised what the answers reveal to you. However, step into your character's shoes, role play using body language, slang, movements your character would use. This gives you a better image of them all around, plus you now have a distinct 'voice' for him.
Remember that your objective is to make your character as three dimensional as possible. Why? Because these types of characters who have inner emotions, likes and dislikes, wants and needs, reactions and actions just like a 'real' person will have a bigger impact to connect a reader to them. Without a connection, a reader won't care about the character or feel the need to find out what happens at the end. The book will be placed on the nightstand and offered or donated somewhere. What a loss.
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Muslims Attack Christian targets in Gaza
From Arutz Sheva: Israel Daily News:
Anti-Christian 'Cleansing' Campaign Picks Up Pace in Gaza
by Gil Ronen
Attacks on Christian targets and those identified with Western culture have grown more frequent in Gaza in the past two years, and especially since the Hamas takeover in June 2007, experts say. The targets have included churches, Christian and United Nations schools, the American International School, libraries and Internet cafes.
The most recent incident occurred this past Saturday, May 31, when gunmen attacked the guards at the Al Manara school, stole a vehicle belonging to the Baptist Holy Book Society which operates the school and threatened the society's director. The Hamas leadership is not acting to stop the attacks and no one has been brought to justice.
Global jihad involvement
An Israeli intelligence report determined that there has been an increase in the number of attacks on Christian figures and institutions, as well as those associated with Western values. The attacks are being perpetrated by elements identified with the global jihad and radical Islam. In the past two years, groups associated with Al-Qaeda took responsibility for attacks upon Christians and Christian institutions with the expressly-stated goal of driving Christians out of Gaza.
The Christian community in Gaza numbers around 3,000. According to the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC), the attacks on Christians have included the following:
May 18, 2008: a large bomb exploded at the entrance to a fast-food restaurant near Al-Quds Open University in the center of Gaza City. The restaurant was completely destroyed.
Groups associated with Al-Qaeda took responsibility for attacks with the expressly-stated goal of driving Christians out of Gaza...
May 16, 2008: a bomb exploded in the Rahabat al-Wardia school run by nuns in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza City. Hamas condemned the incident and a call was made to the police to bring the criminals to justice. The previous year, when Hamas took over the Gaza Strip, the school was subjected to thefts and an arson attack.
April 3, 2008: a monument in the Gaza Strip's foreign nationals' cemetery was blown up. Hamas promised to investigate.
February 15, 2008: Three gunmen from the "Army of Islam in the Land of Ribat," a network headed by Mumtaz Dughmush, broke into the YMCA library in Gaza City and set off a bomb which caused extensive damage. Hamas police condemned the event, calling it "a criminal act" and promising to investigate. The Hamas security forces detained a number of Army of Islam operatives but released them shortly thereafter, following a threat to use force to free them. After the event, senior Hamas figures met with senior Christian figures to express solidarity.
January 10, 2008: a group called "Army of the Believers -- the Al-Qaeda Organization in Palestine," attacked the International School in Beit Lahiya twice, burning vehicles and stealing equipment. According to a statement issued two days later, the school was accused of spreading polytheism and hatred for Islam. The attacks were timed to coincide with U.S. President George W. Bush's visit to Israel.
December 31, 2007: the "Friends of the Sunnah Bayt al-Maqdis" issued a manifesto on the Pal-Today Website, affiliated with Islamic Jihad, threatening to attack anyone who participated in New Year's Eve celebrations.
October 6, 2007, elements linked to Hamas abducted Rami Khadr Ayad from his home and shot him to death; he was a Christian who worked for the Holy Bible Society. The Hamas administration condemned the murder and opened an investigation whose results are so far unknown.
June 19, 2007: during the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip Hamas gunmen attacked and vandalized a monastery and church.
April 21, 2007: elements linked to the global jihad attacked the American International School in Gaza City.
April 15, 2007: a group calling itself "The Swords of Truth in the Land of Ribat" set off bombs in two Internet cafes and a store selling Christian books, causing damage.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Todd Bentley, Female Angels and Florida Revival
Todd Bentley is an evangelist conducting a revival in Central Florida who claims to have a female angel named Emma as a spirit guide. Below is an excerpt from the book REDEMPTION: BIBLE PROPHECY SIMPLIFIED that should prove to be of interest to those who are researching what is currently happening in Florida.
The Bible says God will allow a great delusion to overcome all who love not the truth. This is a specific reference to an end-time apostasy/ defection from the true faith. This is taking place even now in alarming numbers (Luke 12:54-56, 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 10-11).
It is a dangerous thing, particularly in these last days, when the great falling away is predicted, to reject the truth (which is contained in its entirety within the pages of God's Written Word—the Bible). Any so-called truth that does not line up with what has already been written is no truth at all, but rather a lie. And the Written Word of God warns that those who love the lie will be given over to it (Isaiah 8:20, 2 Thessalonians 2:11).
Not only will those individuals who trade their birthright for a bowl of pottage be left behind when the rapture occurs, they will be given no opportunity to repent afterwards. Hebrews 6:4-6 is clear that once a person falls away, renewal into repentance becomes an impossibility (Hebrews 12:16-17, Genesis 25:30-34, 27:34-38).
There are those who claim the falling away, spoken of in 2 Thessalonians 2:3, took place during the 2nd or 3rd centuries. They maintain that "truth" was lost to the church very shortly after the apostles died. The scriptures do not bear that out. Get away, quickly, from anyone who teaches such heresy. That interpretation of 2 Thessalonians 2:3 is in direct opposition to Psalm 100:5, which assures us that not one single generation will ever be lost because they have been deprived of God's truth. "His Truth endures to every generation (most modern English Bibles contain a corrupted version of this verse)."
The falling away predicted in 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 7-8,10-12 is a direct reference to an end-time apostasy, and it will happen shortly before the Man of Sin is revealed. The scriptures say the rapture must take place before the identity of the Man of Sin can be revealed.
This will be a deliberate defection from known, revealed, truth due to rebellion against the truth, not a result of truth being lost.
**This is worth repeating: The defection will be so overtly rebellious and contrary to the written Word of God that the Lord will give the defectors over to the lie they are whoring after. They will not only be left behind when Jesus comes to raise the dead and catch up the living, but they will be given no chance to repent during The Great Tribulation. They will lose all chance of obtaining eternal life.
This is not the time to blindly follow those who encourage the use of unscriptural, subjective spiritual experiences and eastern forms of meditation such as centering prayer, soaking prayer, contemplative prayer and other spiritual "disciplines" that replace the Written Word of God in discerning the true from the false. This is not the time to place our trust in those who claim their unbiblical message is validated by experiences, signs or wonders. These who foster such practices imperil souls. Below are quotes from the sort of teaching and teachers that should be avoided:
- God is a lot bigger than doctrine
- The church is so hung up on Bible study they don't know Jesus!
- It doesn't matter that the Hindus, Buddhists and New Agers use this kind of prayer and meditation in their religion. As long as our goal is to glorify God, we can adopt their methods. It is the motive—not the method—that matters.
- If we keep recruiting people to evacuate the earth, then every person who gets saved is taken out of the action….
All of the above statements defy scripture. The first two fly in the face of every verse which commands and encourages the study of the Bible and the acquisition of sound doctrine. Doctrine is not a dirty word! And how do we resolve the third with the clear scriptural command not to imitate unbelievers and to learn none of their ways (Jeremiah 10:2)?
Those who attack the pursuit of sound doctrine via Bible study do not know Jesus. It is as simple as that. Doctrine is derived from Bible study and we are admonished in the scriptures to pay close attention to doctrine (2 Timothy 4:2).
Jesus warned us about following false prophets or teachers in Matthew chapter seven. They will stand before him at the Judgment of the Nations woefully crying, "Lord, Lord! Didn't we do many miraculous works in your name?" The Lord will assure them that they are workers of iniquity, that he never knew them, and will proceed to condemn them to hell (Matthew 7:22-23).
Do not allow spiritual experiences, miracles, signs (Jeremiah 10:2) or wonders to be a basis for deciding whether someone or something is or is not from God.
The Bible clearly warns that those who are given over to believing the lie will be deceived by means of lying wonders. That could conceivably include the experiences described by those who meditate using unscriptural meditation aids that include but are not limited to vain repetitions of the names of Christ, etc.. This is a form of mantra meditation and Jesus clearly commands his people not to engage in any such activity (Matthew 6:7).
The Bible also reveals that just before Christ returns, spirits of devils working miracles will be very prevalent. And by means of miracles will deceive the people of the earth (2 Thessalonians 2:9, Revelation 13:14, 16:14).
In Zechariah 5:2-3 the angel calls the prophet's attention to a strange sight. Zechariah was told to look and see what was going forth. Something was happening. The winds of change were blowing. Something was moving forward. And the thing he was told to be looking at was an ephah (a basket).
Remember that this entire prophecy will be taking place during a time of worldwide judgment, which, by process of elimination must be referring to the time of The Great Tribulation. So we know this prophecy must be for those who will be living during that time or very close to it—possibly in the time known as The Beginning of Sorrows (Zechariah 5:6, Matthew 24:1-8, 21).
Jesus said the time of the Great Tribulation would be so horrendous that this world has never seen anything like it before nor ever would again. Considering the horrors this world has already seen—that's pretty bad. The scriptures reveal that up to 75 to 80% of the world's human population will die during that time. The Jewish population will be so reduced that Isaiah predicted even a child could write them. No wonder God said to tremble at the very thought of it—to be horribly afraid… (Isaiah 10:17-21, Joel 2)
Look, see, pay close attention to what is happening—right now. This prophecy is for the very near future and gives important details as to how the Man of Sin will come to power and where he will be operating from after he comes to power.
But what possible significance could an ephah (not just any measuring basket—but specifically an ephah) have concerning a judgment that will go forth over the whole earth?
Notice the order of events: first we see a curse (a judgment) moving forward. Then we see an ephah moving forward (Zechariah 5:3, 6).
An ephah was a basket. It was the largest measure in use among the Jewish people of Zechariah's time, and was commonly used as a symbol of commerce (much like the "basket" is used today in connection to the **Euro).
** Euro: The name for the composite monetary unit that has replaced national currencies in several European countries. The Euro was introduced on January 1st, 1999 and went into general circulation on January 1st, 2002 (the specific amounts of euro in the valuation basket…).
ECU: (European Currency Unit). A composite monetary unit consisting of a basket of European Community currencies that served as the predecessor to the Euro.
The ephah (basket) Zechariah saw moving forward symbolized currency and commerce—both in his time and now, again, in ours as well.
The angel elaborated further and said the ephah was disguising something. The resemblance (the outward appearance) of it looked good. It looked like commerce was getting a well-needed boost and was moving forward. The angel said the resemblance (the outward appearance of a commercial boost) would deceive the whole earth.
It is crucial, at this point, to have a King James Bible. Most other versions corrupt this passage—especially verse 6—obscuring the entire purpose of the passage, which is to expose the game plan of the enemy (Zechariah 5:6).
The ephah, in Zechariah's vision had a lid made of 100 lbs of lead. This lid effectively hides the contents of the basket. What we see can be very deceptive. But what exactly will be hidden in this ephah (Zechariah 5:7)?
The scriptures tell us a woman will be hidden in the container. The angel introduced the woman by saying, "This is Wickedness." A more literal rendering of the angel's words are, "her name is Wickedness" (Zechariah 5:7-8).
Why would a female be used to represent wickedness? Is it because women are inherently more wicked than men? As far as the commonly accepted perceptions of mankind go, history would validate that idea. Both men and women have participated in, and perpetuated, discrimination against females. But the answer is, "No," all mankind is inherently wicked, not just the females of the species (Jeremiah 17:9, Romans 3:10).
Could it be that a female is used to represent this wickedness because it will quickly multiply and infect the whole earth? After all it is females who are fertile, conceive and give birth.
Or is it possible this might represent a female who will be a major player in end-time events? Only time will tell.
At any rate, the scriptures reveal it is a woman whose name is wickedness that is hidden in the basket, and the ephah represents a commercial boost, or at the very least, the promise of one.
Zechariah watched as the lid was lifted, and the woman stood up (or was lifted up by the angel). She was momentarily exposed, but the angel immediately cast her back into the container and replaced the lid in order to keep her hidden (Zechariah 5:8).
**It is important to note here, that it is always God who is in control of the times and the seasons—even the horrendous season of The Great Tribulation. It is God allowing the woman whose name is wickedness to remain hidden (although it/she will be temporarily exposed to those who are alert).
God knows those who are alert and love the truth will not be motivated by ungodly lusts to deviate from the simplicity found in Jesus Christ. But those who love not the truth, who rebel against the simplicity of Christ, who are greedy for personal power and gain, and who seek after spiritual experiences, signs and wonders, will be deceived and will ultimately be destroyed by whoring after these things. These things will not come looking overtly sinful and evil. They will come well disguised behind a seductive veneer of spirituality and godliness. Many who will lose their souls in the last days apostasy, will do so believing they are truly following Christ (Matthew 7:22-23, 2 Thessalonians 2:10-11, 1 Timothy 6:9, 2 Timothy 4:3).
Zechariah looked again and saw two women with wings. They had wings like a stork, and he saw that the wind was in their wings. The two women with wings picked up the basket containing the woman (Zechariah 5:9).
These women are spiritual beings. They are not angels. They have wings like a stork, which according to scripture, is an unclean bird. Thus they are identified as being unclean spiritual beings. The wind is in their wings which means they can fly very fast. When they pick up the basket containing the woman, they will get it/her to its final destination with amazing speed.
**Note – These are the only women with wings found in the entire Bible. Women with wings are not angels. Images of women with wings do not represent angels (regardless of the intention of the artist). Although wings are seen in scripture as a symbol of God's protective covering (Psalm 91:4), they are also depicted as an abominable covering (Daniel 9:27). The women with wings in Zechariah Chapter five have the wings of an unclean bird. This reveals that any covering they might represent will be an unclean spiritual covering—i.e., an unclean false religious covering (Psalm 91:4, Revelation 12:14, Zechariah 5:9, Isaiah 30:1).
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Kundalini Energy (the effects of Soaking Prayer)
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Kundalini Energy (the effects of Soaking Prayer)
LTRP Note: With the rising interest in Todd Bentley's "revival" and his use of soaking prayer, we post the following warning about soaking prayer (i.e., Kundalini energy).
"Kundalini Energy (the effects of Soaking Prayer)"
by Ray Yungen
Many Christians might have great difficulty accepting the assessment that what is termed Christian mysticism is, in truth, not Christian at all. They might feel this rejection is spawned by a heresy hunting mentality that completely ignores the love and devotion to God that also accompanies the mystical life. To those who are still skeptical, I suggest examining the writings of Philip St. Romain, who wrote a book about his journey into contemplative prayer called Kundalini Energy and Christian Spirituality. This title is revealing because kundalini is a Hindu term for the mystical power or force that underlies Hindu spirituality. In Hinduism it is commonly referred to as the serpent power.
St. Romain, a substance abuse counselor and devout Catholic lay minister, began his journey while practicing contemplative prayer or resting in the still point, as he called it. What happened to him following this practice should bear the utmost scrutiny from the evangelical community--especially from its leadership. The future course of evangelical Christianity rests on whether St. Romain's path is just a fluke or if it is the norm for contemplative spirituality.
Having rejected mental prayer as "unproductive,"(1) he embraced the prayer form that switches off the mind, creating what he described as a mental passivity. What he encountered next underscores my concern with sobering clarity:
Then came the lights! The gold swirls that I had noted on occasion began to intensify, forming themselves into patterns that both intrigued and captivated me ... There were always four or five of these; as soon as one would fade, another would appear, even brighter and more intense ... They came through complete passivity and only after I had been in the silence for a while.(2)
After this, St. Romain began to sense "wise sayings" coming into his mind and felt he was "receiving messages from another."(3) He also had physical developments occur during his periods in the silence. He would feel "prickly sensations" on the top of his head and at times it would "fizzle with energy." This sensation would go on for days. The culmination of St. Romain's mystical excursion was predictable--when you do Christian yoga or Christian Zen you end up with Christian samadhi as did he. He proclaimed:
No longer is there any sense of alienation, for the Ground that flows throughout my being is identical with the Reality of all creation. It seems that the mystics of all the world's religions know something of this. (4)
St. Romain, logically, passed on to the next stage with:
[T]he significance of this work, perhaps, lies in its potential to contribute to the dialogue between Christianity and Eastern forms of mysticism such as are promoted in what is called New Age spirituality.(5)
Many people believe St. Romain is a devout Christian. He claims he loves Jesus, believes in salvation, and is a member in good standing within his church. What changed though were his sensibilities. He says:
I cannot make any decisions for myself without the approbation of the inner adviser, whose voice speaks so clearly in times of need ... there is a distinct sense of an inner eye of some kind "seeing" with my two sense eyes.(6)
St. Romain would probably be astounded that somebody would question his claims to finding truth because of the positive nature of his mysticism. But is this "inner adviser" St. Romain has connected with really God? This is a fair question to ask especially when this prayer method has now spread within a broad spectrum of Christianity.
This practice has already spread extensively throughout the Roman Catholic and Protestant mainline churches. And it has now crossed over and is manifesting itself in conservative denominations as well--ones that have traditionally stood against the New Age. Just as a tidal wave of practical mystics has hit secular society, so it has also in the religious world. St. Romain makes one observation in his book that I take very seriously. Like his secular practical mystic brethren, he has a strong sense of mission and destiny. He predicts:
Could it be that those who make the journey to the True Self are, in some ways, demonstrating what lies in store for the entire race? What a magnificent world that would be--for the majority of people to be living out of the True Self state. Such a world cannot come, however, unless hundreds of thousands of people experience the regression of the Ego in the service of transcendence [meditation], and then restructure the culture to accommodate similar growth for millions of others. I believe we are only now beginning to recognize this task.(7)
A book titled Metaphysical Primer: A Guide to Understanding Metaphysics outlines the basic laws and principles of the New Age movement. First and foremost is the following principle: You are one with the Deity, as is all of humanity. Everything is one with everything else. All that is on Earth is an expression of the One Deity and is permeated with Its energies.(8) St. Romain's statement was, "[T]he Ground [God] that flows throughout my being is identical with the Reality of all creation."(9) The two views are identical!
St. Romain came to this view through standard contemplative prayer, not Zen, not yoga but a Christian form of these practices. The lights were also a reoccurring phenomenon as one contemplative author suggested:
Christian literature makes reference to many episodes that parallel the experiences of those going a yogic way. Saint Anthony, one of the first desert mystics, frequently encountered strange and sometimes terrifying psychophysical forces while at prayer.(10)
Unfortunately, this experience was not confined to St. Anthony alone. This has been the common progression into mystical awareness throughout the centuries, which also means many now entering the contemplative path will follow suit. This is not just empty conjecture. One mystical trainer wrote:
[T]he classical experience of enlightenment as described by Buddhist monks, Hindu gurus, Christian mystics, Aboriginal shamans, Sufi sheiks and Hebrew kabalists is characterized by two universal elements: radiant light and an experience of oneness with creation.(11)
Without the mystical connection there can be no oneness. The second always follows the first. Here lies the heart of occultism.
This issue is clearly a serious one to contend with. Many individuals, using terms for themselves like spiritual director, are showing up more and more in the evangelical church. Many of them teach the message of mystical prayer.
1. Philip St. Romain, Kundalini Energy and Christian Spirituality, Crossroad Pub. Co., 1995, p. 20-21.
2. Ibid., pp. 22-23.
3. Ibid., pp. 28-29.
4. Ibid., p. 107.
5. Ibid., pp. 48-49.
6. Ibid., p. 39.
7. Ibid., pp. 75-76.
8. Deborah Hughes and Jane Robertson-Boudreaux, Metaphysical Primer, Metagnosis Pub., 1991, p. 27.
9. St. Romain, Kundalini Energy and Christian Spirituality, op. cit., p. 107.
10. Willigis Jager, Contemplation: A Christian Path, p. 72.
11. Michael J. Gelb, The How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci Workbook, Dell Publishing, New York, NY, 1999, p. 142.
This article is an excerpt from A Time of Departing by Ray Yungen.
Monday, May 12, 2008
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Havner led the Bruins to a 33-10 victory over San Diego State, finishing with 14 tackles (six solos), including one for loss. In addition, with the Bruins leading just 7-3 in the second quarter, Havner picked off a pass and returned it 52 yards for a touchdown and a 14-3 lead. This season, he has made 60 tackles in four games, and his average of 15.0 leads the Pac-10 by 3.25 stops per game. Havner, this week's Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week, has now made seven interceptions in his career and has returned three for touchdowns. He averages 33.1 yards per interception, and his touchdowns have measured 52, 42 and 23 yards.
This is Havner's second UCLA/MET-Rx Student-Athlete of the Week honor of the season and third of his career.
Also nominated: Kendal Billingsley, W. Soccer; Alison Costello, W. Cross Country; Aaron Lopez, M. Soccer; Susie Mathews, W. Golf; Nana Meriwether, W. Volleyball; Brett Ormsby, M. Water Polo; Jon Rankin, M. Cross Country.


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Scott Allen Mruczkowski
Position: C
Height: 6-4 Weight: 321 lbs.
Born: April 5, 1982 in Cleveland, OH
High School: Benedictine
College: Bowling Green (school history)
Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 7th round (242nd overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 16 (5629th overall since 1950)
Relatives: Brother of Gene Mruczkowski
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