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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit has, and continues to be a subject of much controversy, mis-understanding and abuse. In a day when the Christian church needs to be all the God intends for her, Ray Borlase defends his corner.
First published 08/08/2011
Ed preface:
The following is an edited extract from an article entitled 'Cessationism Corrected' which appeared in 'The Watchman' magazine in 1999.
The article was written at a time of much controversy within the Christian church worldwide over a series of movements which started in North America. The author, Ray Borlase, defends his theology on the present-day availability and use of the gifts of the Holy Spirit in the face of what he also saw as excesses.
"Love never fails (or ceases); but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; If there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part; but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away."
(1 Corinthians 13:8-10)
, in his writing to the church at Corinth, made it clear the day was coming when prophecy, tongues and knowledge would cease. The question is: has that day come?
The cessationist would say that it has; the charismatic would say that it has not. [The word charismatic comes from the Greek word meaning 'gift' and is especially linked in 1 Corinthians 12 to the gifts of the Spirit.]
Who is right - the cessationist or the charismatic?
Charismatic Chaos
Part of the difficulty has arisen because of the deception which has developed within the Charismatic Movement. Some would go as far as to say that the whole movement began in deception: others would say that the gifts of the Spirit had never fully been lost and were being restored again to the Church. We would take the latter view while at the same time being immensely concerned about the deceptions which have crept into the Charismatic Movement. It is one of the reasons why we have an article in most editions of The Watchman called 'Dangerous Deceptions'. We even have reservations about talking about Charismatic churches or the charismatic Movement because it puts undue weight on the gifts of the Spirit whereas the fruit of the Spirit is equally important. Indeed the Charismatic Movement has put undue emphasis on the Holy Spirit often to the neglect of the Father. Whereas the Holy Spirit was once the forgotten member of the Trinity, it is now God the Father who is overlooked.
The Cessationist Position
There are two main arguments which they employ. Firstly, they argue that signs and wonders were part of the apostolic ministry, and once the ministry of the apostles ceased, then the gifts ceased. Rightly they would con¬nect signs and wonders with the apostolic ministry for Paul writes:
"The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with all perseverance, by signs and wonders and miracles."
(2 Corinthians 12:12) What is not so clear is whether signs and wonders were simply the function of apostles and whether in fact the ministry of an apostle did die out.
The basis for their understanding of an apostle must be questioned first of all. They refer to the situation in Acts 1:15-26 where Peter suggests that they should appoint a replacement for Judas among the twelve apostles. He states that the necessary qualification for an apostle was that the candidates should be "a witness with us of His resurrection." The cessationists argue that once those who had seen the Risen Lord had died, then the ministry of an apostle would disappear. They state that Paul comes into this category as he saw the Risen Lord on the road to Damascus, and he seems to give that as support for his apostleship.(1 Corinthians 15:3f)
Yet we have to examine their argument a little further. Is Peter right, in the first place, to appoint a replacement for Judas? They are told to wait in Jerusalem until they are "baptised with the Holy Spirit." Peter is never the most patient of men, and recommends the appointment of a successor to Judas as an apostle. Not being filled by the Holy Spirit, was he led by the Holy Spirit in this selection? Certainly they were not led by the Holy Spirit in choosing Judas's successor; they drew lots - most spiritual! The man they chose was Matthias - and we never hear of him again!
In any case, if we examine the criteria set out by Peter, it is not only that the person should be a witness of the resurrection, but have been with Jesus from the beginning. Based on Peter's criteria even Paul could not have become an apostle - and yet he was!
What is an Apostle?
We do not have the space to go into this matter in great detail, but the Greek word (apostolos) comes from the verb anoateaw meaning '
to send'.
An apostle is one who is sent.
There seems to be four categories mentioned in the Scriptures:
a) Jesus is described in Hebrews 3:1 as 'the Apostle'. He was uniquely sent by God the Father.
b) There were the twelve apostles sent by Jesus (John 20:21)
c) There were other apostles sent by the Holy Spirit. Paul and Barnabas are described as apostles (Acts 14:14) who responded to the prompting of God by the Holy Spirit. "The Holy Spirit said,
'Separate for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.' .... So
being sent out by the Holy Spirit..."
(Acts 13:2,4) It would seem that Adronicus and Junias would come under this category as well. (Romans 16:7)
d) '
' is sometimes translated in a less technical sense as a messenger instead of apostle as in 2 Corinthians 8:23 and Philippians 2:25.
Obviously the latter does not affect our understanding of an apostle, but we do need to understand that the Greek word is used in a less formal sense. What is clear, however, is that Paul certainly did not fit fully Peter's criteria, but it does not seem to matter to the Holy Spirit in sending out Paul and Barnabas as apostles.
Added to that, we see that Paul saw himself as a wise master builder who laid the foundation of the Church with Apollos building upon it. (1 Corinthians 3:10) In Ephesians 2.20 Paul states that the church in Ephesus has been built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets. Clearly the work of apostles is foundational.
They act as mature missionaries (sent with a mission) laying the foundation of the Church with others later carrying on the work. In this they differ from evangelists who also preach the gospel, but apostles are giving clear instruction (teaching) for the saints to be established as the Body of Christ. Equally in Ephesians 4, there is no evidence that the work of apostles would come to an end. Inevitably there must always be those who establish churches in new areas as the gospel is taken further afield.
The main point that we are making is that the cessationists cannot prove that the role of an apostle died out. Their definition of an apostle is based on the criteria which Peter laid down, which is obviously false, as Paul could not possibly fit it for he was never involved in Christ's earthly ministry. We rather doubt whether Barnabas, Adronicus and Junias would fit that description either.
Signs and Wonders
A further objection must be raised in that it was not just the apostles who produced signs and wonders. Stephen performed great signs and wonders (Acts 6:8) and so did Philip (Acts 8:6). What is more, Mark's gospel makes it clear that believers (not just apostles) may be used to bring about signs and wonders.
"These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it shall not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
(Mark 16:17,18)
The cessationists argue that when the apostles died out the signs ceased with them. Yet signs and wonders were never limited to the apostles only, so even if the apostles died out, the signs would not necessarily cease.
What is 'the perfect'?
We need now to examine the other argument of the cessationists. It is based on the words already quoted at the beginning of this article. Many of the Plymouth Brethren maintain that when 'the perfect' came, then the gifts would pass away. They maintain that 'the perfect' has come in the form of the Bible, so the "gifts of the Spirit" such as prophecy and tongues have come to an end. What does Paul have in mind when he writes: "when the perfect comes the partial will be done away."?
He has already stated that "we know in part" but he continues by saying,
"For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I shall know fully just as I also have been fully known."
The context makes it abundantly clear that at the moment we do need knowledge, but that knowledge is partial. The day will dawn when we know everything.
Even with the Scriptures our understanding is limited. We certainly do not know as God knows us, but when we reach Heaven, or when the Lord returns, then we shall have full understanding. That is when the perfect comes!
In any case, if these gifts were about to disappear (for Scripture was already being written) why does Paul take so much time writing about the gifts of the Spirit? (Chapters 12-14) Why does he encourage the Corinthian Church to desire earnestly spiritual gifts? (1 Corinthians 12:31 and 14:1) He shows that tongues, prophecy and knowledge will cease, unlike love, but only when we come to a position of perfect understanding.
The fact is that we have not reached perfection yet nor has God removed the gifts of the Spirit. Neither is it true that the apostles alone performed signs and wonders. Even if the role of apostles (mature missionaries, planting churches) has disappeared, which I doubt, it was believers who would perform signs and wonders which included casting out demons speaking in tongues and healing. If such signs and wonders as casting out demons have disappeared what is to happen to the demon possessed person?
After all, Jesus said that if He cast out demons by the Spirit of God then they were to know that the Kingdom of God had come amongst them. Jesus came to destroy the works of Satan. Are we no longer to rebuke evil spirits in the name of the Lord? Is God no longer able to give prophetic direction to His Church in sending out new missionaries or to warn of famine as happened in the Acts of the Apostles? Has the day of God's power come to an end? I can find no convincing evidence that God has caused the gifts of the Spirit to come to an end.
The Truth of the Matter
The cessationists position is built on straw. It does not bear close examination because their arguments are built on supposition not on a clear biblical basis. Brothers and sisters, "earnestly desire the gifts of the Spirit" - but please let them be genuinely of God, and let us especially test prophecy as we are told to do! Enough of the false, let us have the proper exercise of spiritual gifts for they have not ceased!
Ray Borlase
Ray Borlase
was Director of
Intercessors for Britain
over a period of many years and is currently 'standing in' in this role again, following the homecall of his successor Stuart Dool.
Ray is the pastor of
Moreton Christian Assembl
y and also Chairman of
Prayer for Israel.
Ed footnote:
The main chapter on the gifts of the Holy Spirit is 1 Cor. 12, but see also Rom 12:3 - 8 and Eph. 4: 7 - 13.
Ray Borlase, 23/07/2013
22/08/2011 17:01
Tartan Paint, I see your point I think, but does a preacher really make such an awesome claim as that? He may expound and set forth the Word, but he doesn't as a rule use that specific formula, "I the Lord say...." as if he were God's actual mouthpiece.
Peter Carr
22/08/2011 17:44
God is both eternal and contemporary, therefore an annointed preacher and teacher of His word is speaking to this day and generation (for the saved and unsaved).
That means that God by His Spirit, having dealt with the bible teacher first in the secret place, then speaks through that individual to other individuals, the church and humanity in general with eternal truths in a contemporary setting.
When the preacher/teacher of the Word has delivered a God given message, it is then up to the listeners to discern God's voice in the here and now, and respond appropriately. So, IMO an annointed and appointed messanger of the Word is God's mouthpiece.
Donald Reader (Guest)
22/08/2011 19:21
Secret place? Discuss. [10 marks]
22/08/2011 19:34
"IMO an anointed and Appointed Messenger of the Word is God's mouthpiece"
I'd say that can be true indeed, but it would be in an analogical sense. I've never heard a preacher from any pulpit say authoritatively "I, the Lord, say........."
Do even Charismatics do so?
22/08/2011 19:37
"Secret place? Discuss. [10 marks]"
Peter Carr
22/08/2011 21:03
"Secret place? Discuss"
The place where the preacher waits upon the Holy Spirit's guidance for the message and guidance involved in the various stages of sermon prep.
22/08/2011 21:15
"The place where the preacher waits upon the Holy Spirit's guidance for the message and guidance involved in the various stages of sermon prep. ..."
thanks - what's the reference for that?
Peter Carr
22/08/2011 21:23
"what's the reference for that?"
Sorry, what type of reference are you looking for - biblical?
Jn 14: 26 "But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you."
Eph 4: 11 - 13 "So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ."
22/08/2011 21:32
"Sorry, what type of reference are you looking for - biblical?"
Forgive me if I'm being slow. The "secret place" sounds like a direct quote, but if so I can't place it.
22/08/2011 22:24
In case we get 'off course' with this discussion, no one, but no one, can speak today claiming that they are speaking as the OT prophets did. This is why we all have to 'be Bereans' regarding everything that is said; even by the most trustworthy and biblical expositors.
However, we are also warned not to quench the Spirit and despise prophetic utterances, but (to restate it) to test all things.
(1 Thess 5:19-21)
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AIM: To compare three-dimensional (3D) k-t sensitivity encoded (k-t SENSE) cine cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR), before and after contrast administration, against standard 2D imaging for the assessment of left ventricular volumes and mass. METHOD: Twenty-six subjects (14 volunteers, 12 patients) underwent multiple breathhold 2D balanced turbo-field echo cine CMR in addition to k-t SENSE accelerated 3D imaging (acceleration factor 5; 5x k-t SENSE), performed before and after administration of a high-relaxivity gadolinium-based contrast agent (Gadobutrolum). k-t acceleration factors of 7 and 10 were also assessed in six volunteers. Left ventricular end diastolic volume (EDV), end systolic volume (ESV), mass, and ejection fraction (EF) were calculated for each method. RESULTS: There was at least moderate agreement between the EDV, ESV, mass and EF calculated by 2D and 3D 5x k-t SENSE methods before contrast (concordance coefficients 0.92, 0.95, 0.97, 0.92, respectively). Agreement improved following contrast (concordance coefficients 0.97, 0.99, 0.98, 0.93, respectively). The 3D method underestimated all parameters compared to 2D (mean bias pre-contrast 6.1 ml, 0.6 ml, 3.5 g, 2.0% respectively). 3D image quality scores were significantly poorer than 2D, showing a non-significant trend to improvement following contrast administration. Parameters derived with k-t acceleration factors of 7 and 10 showed poorer agreement with 2D values. CONCLUSION: Left ventricular volumes and mass are reliably assessed using 3D 5x k-t SENSE accelerated CMR. Contrast administration further improves agreement between 5x k-t SENSE and 2D-derived measurements. k-t acceleration factors greater than 5, though feasible, produce poorer agreement with 2D values.
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While no one expected the Pasadena City College women's volleyball team to match the hitting efficiency it accomplished in Wednesday's sweep over East Los Angeles, the Lancers made a puzzling high amount of mistakes Friday night against visiting Cerritos College.
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March 22, 2013
LITTLE ROCK, Fla. -
Alabama's Kim Jacob was honored as the 2013 Southeastern Conference Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the year Friday afternoon during the practice day for Saturday's SEC Championships here in Little Rock, Ark., at the Verizon Arena.
It marked the second year in a row that the junior All-American has earned SEC gymnastics' top academic honor and the third time in as many years that an Alabama gymnast has taken the honor, following Kayla Hoffman in 2011.
"Excellence in all things is one of the pillars of our program and one that Kim has certainly embraced," UA head coach Sarah Patterson said. "To be one of the SEC's top gymnast as well as its top student is an extremely impressive accomplishment."
It is the second conference honor of the year for the Raleigh, N.C. native who was named to the SEC Community Service team earlier in the week.
"More than anything, I think these honors speak to the kind of person Kim is," UA head coach Sarah Patterson said. "She is very hardworking and dedicated in everything she does, from the gym to the classroom to making a difference in the world around her. She is the epitome of what we look for in an Alabama gymnast and I couldn't be more proud of her."
Jacob carries a perfect 4.0 grade point average for her career while majoring in exercise science. The two-year Scholastic All-American, four-time All-American & two-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll has earned a place on the President's List (4.0 GPA) every semester of her career.
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She helped lead the Tide to back-to-back NCAA Championships in 2011 and 2012, scoring a 9.95 on the balance beam as a freshman and leading off the Tide's beam rotation with a 9.9 as a sophomore on both nights of the championship.
Jacob and her teammates will compete for the Tide's eighth SEC title on Saturday starting at 6 p.m. CT. Following the league championships, Alabama will return home as host of the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional Championships on April 6. Tickets are on sale through the Alabama Ticket Office (205.348.2262) located in the lobby of Coleman Coliseum or online through RollTide.com.


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geriatric consultations
Bon Secours Geriatric Care provides geriatric consultations to those over age 65 with:
- Dementia, delirium, or cognitive changes (wandering, hallucinations, etc.)
- Issues affecting independence (falls, daily self-care activities, debility)
- Medical needs complicated by geriatric issues
- Polypharmacy (use of multiple prescription medications)
- Emotional status concerns such as depression or anxiety
- Failure to thrive, cachexia, malnutrition, loss of body weight
- Agitated or aggressive behavior
- Family caregiver concerns
- Issues of competence
- Frequent hospitalizations or noncompliance with medications
- Advance directive concerns or questions in regards to the aging patient
- Comprehensive geriatric assessment
- Length of stay greater then 7 days in the hospital
- Fracture evaluation for metabolic recommendations and workup i.e., osteoporosis
- Transitions of care
Geriatric consultations are available at the Bon Secours Geriatric Care office, as well as to inpatients at ST. FRANCIS downtown and ST. FRANCIS eastside.
board-certified geriatrician
The consultations are administered by a board-certified Geriatrician, a physician with an Internal Medicine or Family Medicine background who has received additional training in conditions specific to aging. Geriatricians are experts in geriatric assessment and rehabilitation, preventive medicine, management of patients in long-term care settings, and psycho-social, ethical, legal, and economic issues pertinent to geriatric patients.
A Geriatrician specialist works as a team with the patient's primary care physician to help take the best care of problems associated with aging.
specialized care for the elderly
Because of their special training, Geriatricians typically provide care for frail older people who have the most complicated medical and social problems. However, for elderly patients that are strong and healthy, a Geriatrician can help them maintain the best possible health in collaboration of care with their primary care physician. Just like a cardiologist manages the health of a patient's heart along with the primary care physician, a Geriatrician addresses conditions specific to eldery patients in conjunction with the primary care physician.
geriatric consultation referrals
A referral from the patient's Primary Care Physician is required. To make a referral by phone, please call 864-365-0260. To fax a referral, please send to: 864-365-0265.


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Journey Spotlight:
Susanne, Recruitment Sr. Manager
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Text: Kyla Hill, Banner Correspondent
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Audio: "Welcome, everyone, to another edition of Journey Spotlight. I'm Kyla Hill from corporate HR. We're here today at the Banner Gateway Medical Center. We're going to go inside and talk to Susanne VanRoekel."
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Audio: "You've been with Banner for a number of years and held a number of positions. What were those positions?"
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Audio: "You know I've been here for 20 years. I started as an LPN back in 1989 then moved into an RN position, into an RN charge nurse position, then had an opportunity to do an assistant director position, moved into a service line coordinator. That led to a recruitment position, then recruitment program manager, and now recruitment senior manager."
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Hill Audio: "Well you certainly have had an array or positions here at Banner. One in particular, your service line coordinator position, you were able to hire a number of bedside nurses. What was that like?"
VanRoekel Audio: "You know we piloted that program in that position, and I was able to hire 132 RNs that first year. It was such a great satisfier for the unit to have one person available to do the interviewing and look for that right fit for our department for our patient care."
Hill Audio: "And what was it like for you to go from being a bedside nurse delivering the clinical excellence to now hiring for the clinical excellence?"
VanRoekel Audio: "You know it's always been a priority for me to make sure that our patients get the very best care here at Banner, and I was able to do that as a bedside nurse. And now we have the opportunity to look for the very best employees to continue to deliver that care here."
Hill Audio: "And throughout your journey here with Banner, what in your mind sets Banner apart from other organizations and, in particular, other health care organizations?"
VanRoekel Audio: "You know it's been such a huge benefit for me to have the opportunity to work at four different facilities and still live in the same location. My seniority stayed in place, my benefits stayed in tact. It was just a simple move, but so many more opportunities were opened to me."
Hill Audio: "Well, thank you so much for joining us today."
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Audio: "And Susanne's story is a great example of the opportunities here at Banner, and it's what makes Banner such a great place to work. Join us again next time for Journey Spotlight."


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"Howard Dean won't say it. Neither will the increasingly irrelevant Hillary Clinton. But I will: Bush and his right-leaning asshats fixed the 2004 election. The new report on the Ohio vote-jacking is in, and it's nothing new to us that can put two and two together." MORE
"It's a tried and true way of dealing with people or nations that the ruling elite finds troublesome or inconvenient -- whoever gets in our way. They're simply lumped into the enemy pile. "
"I am a performer, I think, first and foremost. I am a teller of tales, and I want other people to hear."
"I crawled out of the car through the sunroof and peered into the linear glow of homeward-bound automobiles. People began to shout, frustrated and immobilized in their synthetic shells."
|"You Go Blindfolded": An Interview with Stacy Peralta, Dogtown and Z-Boys
by Cynthia Fuchs
Stacy Peralta, winner of the 2001 Sundance Film Festival Director's Award, wears a sweatshirt and sneakers. He's tossed his backpack against the wall of this awkwardly large hotel conference room. Peralta's used to appropriating spaces not designed for him, being a former Z-Boy, that is, a member of Los Angeles' legendary 1970s Zephyr Skate Team, that set the stage for today's skateboard culture and industry (as in, Tony Hawk's video games, the X Games, etc.). At a time long before anyone even thought about building a skate park, the Z-Boys made the sidewalks, swimming pools, and schoolyards of Southern California their own.
Enter Peralta's fine documentary, Dogtown and Z-Boys. Narrated by Sean Penn and comprised of Craig Stecyk and Glen E. Friedman's video footage and photos, as well as interviews and a slamming soundtrack (including Hendrix, Zep, Iggy, and Neil Young), the film traces the impacts of a unique convergence of factors: the low-income environment, the kids' "latchkey" existence, the invention of the urethane wheel, and the emergence of vert skateboarding. Structured around the diverging stories of two skaters -- the brilliantly athletic Tony Alva and the ethereally gifted Jay Adams -- Z-Boys recovers and reflects a particular counter-cultural moment.
Morphizm: Even aside from its subcultural subject matter, Dogtown and Z-Boys might inspire young filmmakers.
Morphizm: At the same time, I noticed that the MTV special on the film essentially lifts the film -- it accommodates their aesthetic so perfectly.
Morphizm: Alternatively, Spin ran a skateboarding timeline, where Farrah Fawcett and the Christian Slater movie was low points...
Morphizm: The film raises this question of "authenticity," about what it means to sell out, while getting the word out.
Morphizm: Had you kept in touch with "the guys" before this project, like [photographers] Glen [E. Friedman] or Craig [Stecyk]?
But you know what, if you do the right thing in your life, if you listen carefully, things happen. If you're willing to live in a state of heightened insecurity, things will work themselves out. Too often we don't trust the universe. If you're doing what your heart's telling you to do, you're obeying the universe. I don't want to sound too cosmic here. But things will happen, and not rationally. They're gonna come through the back door. You go blindfolded.Morphizm: But you can see how young people, perhaps especially, are anxious about the future.
SP: Absolutely. I heard this when I was growing up, becoming what I'm trying to become: "You've gotta be confident. You've gotta go in the room and fill the room with your energy." I'm sorry, but I'll never be able to do that. What I've learned is, you don't need confidence. What you need is ideas and the ability to get up and move forward. You need drive. You only get confidence by doing what you do. You don't get it before. You get it by having the experiences of falling down and getting back up. I'm sure there are people that do wake up bursting with confidence, but that person's not me.
Morphizm: Skating is literal about that.
Morphizm: It's refreshing, since the popular standard for documentaries now, at least those using still photos, is to zoom in slowly, with fiddle music in the background.
Morphizm: And now that you're traveling with it, what are you seeing in audiences?
[next page: "Today, we live in an age of extremism. Kids are like stuntmen, going as big as you possibly can. But back then, your body form, the carriage of your body, was an identification marker for who you were. It was like an anatomical hangtag."]
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Benefits of Keyless Door Locks & Access Control
High Security
- Preventing trouble before it occurs is one of the best security benefits of keyless locks and access control. Yes these security systems are great for 'fixing' a problem, but we'd rather see you avoid one in the first place.
- When your keys are out of your possession — valet your car, leave your keys on your desk — they can be copied. This gives someone who would wish you, your family, your children, or your employees harm, the opportunity to do so. Keyless locks let you take your keys out of your pocket, out of your purse, off your key ring, and out from under your special hiding place.
- Protection where-ever you go... just look at how this Captain of Industry and Celebrity utilizes this technology http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/news/0911/gallery...
- When you need to quickly get in your home or business and lock the door behind you, now you can because you no longer will rummage for, hassle over, or fumble with keys.
- When you're in a hurry to leave the house or work, now you have the FREEDOM to do so because you can shut the door behind you knowing all you need is your PIN (mechanical PIN locks, electronic PIN locks), fob/card, or finger to get back in.
- Hiring a locksmith to change your company's locks, re-key, issue new keys or install the old-fashioned lock and key arrangement is costly. Keyless locks eliminate this.
- Company owners and those in charge of access can now add, change, or delete employees' credentials right at the lock or via computer. A number of our locks even let you set time-determined lock and unlock schedules so you don't have to make your nightly rounds ensuring each door is secured and locked. Within minutes of having your new keyless lock system you will start reaping the money-saving and security benefits of this superior lock technology.
- Our product offering includes a number of bump proof locks with no key hole for somebody to "pick" or bump your lock, eliminating the growing worry of key bumping.
- Concern over the safety of confidential data in the workplace has never been higher. In a 2006 study conducted by VONTU, the loss or theft of removable media such as laptops, PDA's, detachable USB drives and now the ability to remove data to a small flash device is increasingly becoming a major security problem. The spaces and private offices where sensitive information is at risk are either poorly secured with a keyed lock, or not locked at all. This creates a data-loss and identify fraud risk. Our biometric fingerprint locks and combination keyless locks are a first-line-of-defense preventative solution. Managers, employees, and staff no longer need to worry about leaving doors left open, unlocked, or propped open because of having to track down and keep up with their keys.
- Families with special needs, such as children who have autism, will find our double-sided mechanical keyless door locks advantageous in keeping their kids "in" and out of harms way. With traditional keyed locks, children with autism can easily find hidden keys, get out of the house, and start to wander.
- Doors with paneled glass down the sides of the door, or glass within the door can now be secured with our double sided keypad locks. This way if a burglar breaks the glass, they would not be able to open your door. You can even set the inside code to a couple of numbers so you can quickly exit. The outside code can be longer.
- With so many ways these days for predators to talk with or find our children online, the last thing you need is your kids locked out of the house after school or when coming home from the mall or their friends house when you aren't home! Order a keyless lock today and sleep better knowing all your child has to do is enter their code or use their finger to quickly get inside. (When considering a fingerprint or biometric fingerprint lock, children's fingerprint are generally fully developed by age 8-9. The locks will still work with your child's fingerprint at earlier ages, however you may need to re-enroll them as their prints are developing)
- Picture for a moment, how many copies of your home or office keys could be floating out there. The people that lived in your house before you, people that you give your keys to who work on your car, ex-employees, keys that were found outside your house under a mat, etc… are all examples of how your keys may have been copied.
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Aromatherapy, using essential oils from aromatic plants, can help you feel better and reduce your discomfort.
Aromatherapy is a natural compliment or alternative to other health treatment options such as certain prescribed medications. It doesn't "cure" major illnesses but can help ease many of the discomforts associated with them.
Aromatherapy uses pure oil distilled from a plant rather than synthetic scents that people can be allergic or sensitive to.
These oils can provide comfort for many common conditions such as anxiety, nausea and pain. Some aromatherapy benefits:
- Relaxation and stress relief
- Relief of minor discomforts
- Immune system, respiratory system, and circulatory system boosts
At participating Banner Health facilities, we offer a variety of ingredients to promote your well-being:
- Roman chamomile, lavender: Excellent at reducing stress and alleviating anxiety
- Peppermint: Invigorating and helps combat fatigue
- Lavender, clary sage: Promotes sleep
We apply the oils through hand or foot massage as well distributing them through cotton balls or gauze pads.
Please talk with your hospital health care provider to make an appointment to work with one of our aromatherapy specialists.
Aromatherapy is currently being offered at these Banner Health facilities:
- Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix, Phoenix, Ariz.
- Banner Desert Medical Center, Mesa, Ariz.
- Banner Estrella Medical Center, Phoenix, Ariz.
- Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, Glendale, Ariz.
- Page Hospital, Page, Ariz.
- North Colorado Medical Center, Greeley, Colo.
- Community Hospital, Torrington, Wyo.


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Dvd Release Date: 1999-05-18
Genre: Drama,
Rating: R
Duration: 1hr 57min
Set in London in the early '70's during the emergence of the glam-rock scene- this film follows the rise of Brian Slade, a mythical rock icon who finds himself at the very epicenter of the pleasures and decadence of his day. At the peak of his fame, Brian and his wife Mandy cruise the nightspots of New York and mix with the likes of Ewan McGregor's Curt Wild, his spiritual twin and fellow glam rocker -- until Brian disappears after a publicity stunt gone wrong. Years later, British journalist Arthur Stuart delves into the mystery to uncover what happened.
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- Directed by Todd Haynes
- Produced by Christine Vachon, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein
- Written by Todd Haynes, James Lyons
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By Alessandro Torello in the Wall Street Journal, November 18 2009
The European Union late Tuesday agreed on new energy-saving standards for all buildings constructed after 2020, which will also have to be partially powered by renewable energy.
"Public authorities will lead the way two years earlier and part of the funding for these changes will come from the EU," the parliament said in a statement, after lawmakers representing the full assembly and Sweden, on behalf of the EU governments, agreed on the issue in a move to cut the bloc's energy import dependence as well as its greenhouse gas emissions.
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Garments & Hosiery Industry of Ludhiana
Ludhiana is a leading industrial town of the north Indian State of Punjab and an important center of textile and allied industry. More or less it accounts for about 21 percent of all industrial units and over 28% of the industrial output of the State of Punjab. It is famous for Bicycle & bicycle components industries, ready-made garments, hosiery items, sewing machines and parts & machine tools.
Ludhiana is a leading producer of woolen and acrylic knitwear, although it also uses extensively cotton and other blended fibers to produce a wide range of fabrics, hosiery, knitwear and ready-made garments. The industry caters largely to the domestic market, although it has also been exporting for nearly a century. Consisting of both registered and unregistered units, almost 99% of the ready-made garments, textiles and hosiery industry in Ludhiana are small scale. Apart from these, there are a large number of ancillary and supporting units that manufacture packing material, printed labels, buttons, etc as also Spinning, Dyeing and Embroidery units.
Historically, the domestic market has been the main consumer of textile and garment industry's products and it has been growing significantly in recent years as income levels among India's middle class go up and fashion conscious young adult consumers increase. Exports from Ludhiana based garment and hosiery units have generally been around 10% of the total production. Main export markets – till early 1990s, it was former USSR and Middle East and now in recent years it has expanded to other markets in Europe and USA. Punjab exported ready-made garments and hosiery worth about Rs. 1312 crores in the year 2004, which went up to Rs. 1618 crores by March 2005.
Salient features of the Garment Industry in Ludhiana:
The textiles, hosiery & readymade garments manufacturing can be divided into two groups – hosiery & ready-made garments AND textiles. The hosiery and garments sector is much more labour intensive, small scale, employing 5-40 workers per unit. One of the reasons for this is the methods of production and machinery used which is largely manual operated.
Most of the units (in hosiery, garments, dyeing or embroidery sector) are located in the residential areas. Only some large units are based in the Government promoted industrial estates. Most firms are owner-proprietor managed rather than professionally managed. Working hours in the factories generally are for 10-12 hours a day, 6 days a week. Majority of the industry is producing low value items, with low productivity and low quality generally, using traditional, locally manufactured and fabricated machinery.
Main machinery used are – hand flat knitting machines, circular knitting machines and imported reconditioned knitting machines (second had machines); Knitwear is stitched on multi-thread lock-stitch, chain lock, flat-lock and over-lock machines which are either manufactured domestically or imported.
The industry uses both natural fibres/yarns – cotton, silk, jute & wool and man made fibres such as polyester, viscose, nylon, acrylic and blended fibres. Proper blended yarn of the required quality is often not available at reasonable price.
The industry produces wide range of winter and summer wear - T-Shirts, Pullovers, Cardigans in all blends, Jogging suits, Socks, Jersey, Gloves, Shawls, Sweat Shirts, other inner wear, grey fabric, etc. Ludhiana also supplies fabric to units in Tirupur and other garment centers.
It appears that Ludhiana's industry does not have its own designing facilities and neither does it employ computer-aided designing/manufacturing. Designs for clothes for the domestic market are generally copied from the magazines, etc or samples provided by the buyers. Embroidery, patchwork, printing and beadwork are done with indigenous machinery and the quality of embroidery is not up to the standards acceptable in international markets.
Dyeing units and the processes are hazardous – polluting, pose major health risks to workers, high energy consuming units, discharge untreated effluents; no safe waste disposal practices; In house testing facilities for color matching and colorfastness are not available in most units.
Hosiery Associations in Ludhiana :
Ludhiana's Hosiery, Knitwear and related industries have come together to form their own associations – the main objective of which is to enable the industry to collectively deal with the Government for facilities, appropriate policies and support in infrastructure development. Thus there are – Hosiery Industries Association, Ready-made Garment Manufacturers Association, Dyeing Factories Association, Hosiery Welfare Association, Knitwear Club, Wool Club (an Indian association of Woolmark licensees), Ludhiana Weavers Association, North Region Exporters Organisation, Textile Colony Small Industries Association, etc.
Actually there are a large number of employers' organizations in Ludhiana but most of them are active only on fiscal and legal matters with the government. Very few of them promote linkages with other support organizations or technical institutions or undertake activities designed to upgrade knowledge or improve business and manufacturing practices. Neither do these employers organization discuss and negotiate on behalf of the industry with the unions to set labour standards in the industry.
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Baker enters the season with four individuals ranked nationally in their respective weight classes. Sophomore Josh Haugen (Claremore, Okla.) is ranked No. 8 in the 133-pound weight class, senior Jarell Price (Las Vegas, Nev.) is ranked No. 6 in the 149-pound weight class, junior Nathan Sommer (Parker, Kan.) is ranked No. 8 in the 157-pound weight class, and junior Brandon Gebhardt (Sparks, Nev.) enters the season at No. 12 as a heavyweight.
"We are expecting continual improvement," said head wrestling coach Jimmy May. "Having two All-Americans last season set the bar for those who will follow."
Following the Dan Harris Open, the Wildcats will head to the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open for one last tune-up before their dual in Iowa City against the University of Iowa, one of the most elite NCAA wrestling programs.
"Wrestling the University of Iowa would be comparable to our men's basketball team playing against the University of Kansas," May added. "I'm excited for our guys to experience something like that. It will definitely have a positive impact on our program."
The Wildcats have also been invited to the NWCA-Cliff Keen National Duals in Springfield, Ill., on Jan. 7-8.
"This is a very prestigious event for our young team to be invited to," May said. "We will be facing some of the top NAIA competition at this event."
NAIA schools participating in the event include, No. 2 Campbellsville (Ky.), No. 18 Cumberland (Tenn.), No. 13 Dakota Wesleyan, Dickinson State (N.D.), No. 5 Grand View (Iowa), No. 20 Jamestown (N.D.), No. 3 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), No. 6 Midland (Neb.), No. 9 Missouri Valley, No. 10 Morningside (Iowa), No. 7 Montana State-Northern, No. 19 Shorter (Ga.), No. 1 Southern Oregon, and Waldorf (Iowa).
Along with the Kansas Cup at the end of January, the 'Cats will also be hosting three duals against No. 8 Oklahoma City University on Feb. 1, Bethany College on Feb. 8, and Newman University on Feb. 15.
"We've definitely come in with a different approach this year schedule-wise," May said. "We're going to challenge our guys so they'll be ready to go for the NAIA National Championships in March."
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It has been a busy couple of months in the skating world, with many national championships taking place around the globe, all of which had the wow factor for one reason or another.
The IFS team highlights the action from five of the major domestic competitions in this issue.
It was great to see Japan's Mao Asada skate into second at her nationals after the tough times she experienced in the early part of the season.
As our story in the last issue noted, Takahiko Kozuka has indeed stepped out of the shadow of the other Japanese men. The recently crowned national champion heads into Worlds as one of the favorites. Will the pressure of competing on home soil get to him? We will all have to wait and see.
The U.S. nationals also produced some unexpected results. Alissa Csizny's victory was a highlight for me as was that of the young pairs team of Caitlin Yankowskas and John Coughlin.
The result of the men's event was a total surprise. Kudos to Ryan Bradley for winning his first national title!
And when Canada's Patrick Chan earned the highest score ever recorded, he became a hot topic of skating conversations all over the world.
There were a number of skating shows televised over the holiday season. One that stood out for me was "The Caesars Tribute: A Salute to the Golden Age of American Skating" which brought together many of the nations most iconic skating heroes.
IFS was on hand to capture all the action and we have some fabulous photos from the event to share with you.
Our cover story highlights the action from the European Championships which took place in late January. Veteran Swiss skater Sarah Meier captured the ladies title in her final appearance on the amateur stage.
At the other end of the spectrum, Florent Amodio, a 20-year-old rising star from France, captured the men's crown in his debut appearance.
The 2011 World Championships are on the horizon and given the outcome of these various national events it could be one of the most hotly contested in memory.
Worlds will also mark an important milestone in the sport's history.
Fifty years ago the entire U.S. delegation perished in a tragic plane crash en route to the World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic). The Championships were canceled in the aftermath, the first time Worlds were not held for any reason other than the intervention of a war.
The movie "Rise," which recounts the story of the 1961 U.S. World team, is set to debut in select U.S. theaters on Feb. 17.
Pj Kwong had the pleasure of catching up with the 1998 Olympic champion Tara Lipinski and fan-favorite Michael Weiss while Tatjana Flade provides an exclusive inside look at the revolution in the Russian junior ladies ranks.
As Four Continents took place during our printing process we will recap that competition in the next issue, along with exclusive coverage of the junior and senior World Championships.
As always, happy skating,
Originally published in April 2011