Personal bests and qualification for finals were common after this morning's events in London
Posted: August 31, 2012 at 11:12 pm
Updated: Friday, 31 Aug 2012 21:35 Colin Lynch has finished fourth in the individual pursuit C2 Sen Baldwin has three more events
PARA-CYCLING
Colin Lynch has finished fourth in theindividual pursuit C2bronze medal ride off.
Catherine Walsh and Fran Meehan set a new Irish record of 1:12.864 to finish fifth in the individual 1km time trial B final in the Velodrome.
Katie-George Dunlevy and Sandra Fitzgerald, competing in the same event, also set a new PB and finished in seventh position in a time of 1:14.315.
Enda Smyth set his second PB of the games clocking 3:47.542 in the individual pursuit C3 qualifiers. Smyth knocked five seconds off his previous national record and finished seventh overall.
SWIMMING
Bethany Firth, swimming in the 100m backstroke S14 heats in the Aquatic Centre, finished second in her heat - .01 behind Great Britains Jessica-Jane Applegate. Firth was the fourth fastest in the heats this morning and advances as a serious medal contender in tonights final at 7.38pm.
Laurence McGivern posted a new PB time of 1:05.35 to finish fourth in the 100m backstroke S9 heats and qualify for tonights final at 6.32pm. The 19-year-old shaved two seconds off his previous best time and qualified just ahead of world and Paralympic champion Matthew Cowdry.
McGivern said: I came here and wanted to do a PB and Im delighted that it was enough to get me into the final, Im up against the worlds best here so thats what motivated me the most.
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Franklin leads UCLA past Rice; BYU spoils Leach’s WSU debut
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HOUSTON (AP) Johnathan Franklin didnt care about his personal performance or the numbers that UCLA put up against Rice on Thursday night.
He was just happy to get the win.
Franklin rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns as the Bruins racked up 348 yards on the ground en route to a 49-24 season-opening victory.
Brett Hundley, a redshirt freshman, was 21 of 28 for 202 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown. Joseph Fauria caught three passes for 53 yards and a touchdown.
All praise to God and my offensive line, Franklin said. They opened up a lot of holes. You could have driven a bulldozer through those holes.
Rices Taylor McHargue threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns on 17 of 28 passing and rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries. Sam McGuffie caught eight passes for 63 yards and a touchdown.
McHargue said he felt the Owls showed they could play with anyone.
There is a lot of good to take from this, and the mistakes we made offensively, especially in the second half, are mistakes that are easy to correct, McHargue said. It was just mistakes a couple mental busts here and there.
UCLA finished with 651 total yards in Jim Mora Jr.s first game as coach, compared to 347 for Rice.
Its a win, and you take a win anytime you can get a win, Mora Jr. said. I thought we had some unnecessary penalties that we will clean up, but we made some big plays. I thought our defense... after having 55 defensive plays in the first half, came back to play well in the second half with some adjustments. Its a good start.
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Angels' firing of scout Bane looks bad with success of Trout, Weaver, Trumbo
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Nigeria: Tension in SSS Over Leakage of Staff Data
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Abuja There were indications, yesterday, that the State Security Service, SSS, might have embarked on a secret probe of those behind leakage of the personal data of over 60 current and former staff of the spy organization.
The leakage of the employees' records, including that of the head of the agency, Mr. Ita Ekpenyong, was reported by a foreign news agency yesterday, which claimed that the development had embarrassed the organisation.
The records of the affected staff and their immediate family members were reportedly posted on a website suspected to have links with the Boko Haram sect, raising fears as to whether the information was given out by insiders or through hackers bent on using it for pecuniary purposes.
The SSS spokesperson, Marilyn Ogar, could not be reached for comments on the development as calls to her phone were not answered.
However, a competent source acknowledged that the agency was aware of the development and had begun investigations into it.
The security source, who described the development as strange and embarrassing to the agency, said that those behind the act would be apprehended and made to account for their misdeeds.
Another source familiar with the agency, said they were suspicious that the staff data were sourced from the data submitted by the affected personnel to a federal government pension agency, which the SSS recently broke away from.
It was learnt that the pension agency might have taken offence and thrown away the data from its archive following an approval by the Presidency that the spy body should set up and run its own pension scheme due to the peculiar nature of its assignment.
"We have a strong suspicion that this information leaked to the website in question was taken directly from the pension agency.
"A cursory examination of the information including the staff records and their family members bear semblance to that which we filled with our former pension managers.
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Sales Training — The Critical First Mindset for Mastering Sales
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Sales Training - http://www.noahhammond.com Today, we are going to be talking about sales training and the first mindset you need to understand to master sales. I hope you enjoyed the intro. I want to let you know very quickly that this is NOT what you are going to be learning in this video, thankfully. Perfecting Sales -- Free Yourself from Limiting Mindsets What I want to give you is the foundational mindset behind sales that will unlock your ability to make them. So many people have SO much resistance to selling things, their services, their goods, and to sharing their gifts with the world simply because of bad programming and bad experiences in the past which ultimately, led to that bad programming. In many instances in the past, there have been people selling out of integrity. Not meaning that they are selling out of their own integrity but meaning they are selling outside of integrity. They are selling SNEAKILY. They are selling low quality goods. They are selling shoddy merchandise. Because of those experiences and the overall lack of consciousness of the planet, most people in society have a resistance to sales. They think that selling is WRONG. They think that selling is manipulative. They think that selling is evil -- all of those things. You've probably experienced a negative situation where you were being sold and it felt manipulative. You didn't feel good about it and most likely, you grew up inside a lack of consciousness, inside a family that did not always have ...
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Georgia: Orthodox Church Looks Askance at Proliferation of Yoga Studies
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Yoga is growing in popularity in Georgia, particularly among Georgians who have traveled abroad - or those who are seeking help with back pain. But the growing interest has also provoked some concern from Georgian Orthodox priests, who think the practice could lead churchgoers astray. (Photo: Molly Corso)
A growing number of Georgians are turning to yoga to shake off the stress of daily life. But their quest for inner calm and smaller waists is generating hostility from the powerful Georgian Orthodox Church.
Over the past two years, yoga has gone from a largely unknown Eastern tradition to a popular fitness routine in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi. Georgian National Yoga Federation President Giorgi Berdzenishvili, a passionate practitioner for the past 15 years, called the trend a dynamic process that started under former Soviet leader Mikheil Gorbachevs glasnost policies in the late 1980s.
During the Soviet era, when religious beliefs were discouraged, yoga tended to be viewed as a fringe health-oriented practice, devoid of spirituality, Berdzenishvili noted. But slowly, over the past several years, amid increased Internet usage and travel abroad, yoga has moved into the mainstream in Georgian society.
Today, yogas popularity is at an all-time high, instructors say. Classes are full, leading to the opening of several new studios in Tbilisi over the past year. This phenomenon has some Georgian Orthodox priests worried, due to yogas spiritual roots in Hinduism, and its perceived association with Buddhism.
While the Patriarchy, the body that governs the Georgian Orthodox Church, did not respond to requests from EurasiaNet.org for the Churchs official position on yoga, dozens of websites devoted to the faith have published articles and blogs that are critical of the practice.
Orthodoxy.ge, a website run by priests at Sioni Cathedral, the former headquarters of the Georgian Orthodox Church, warns the faithful that yoga is full of false charms that lure people away from God.
In a long entry entitled Eastern Culture, the priests caution that even people who perform simple yoga exercises gradually develop some spiritual thoughts (a broad reference to meditation) that are not compatible with Christianity.
The Church is widely viewed as the most trusted institution in Georgia, and, by extension, Georgian Orthodox priests often wield considerable influence, providing guidance on everything from family planning to purchasing a car.
Local yoga instructors told EurasiaNet.org that priests concerns about yoga have stopped some Georgians from taking up the discipline, and have prompted others to abandon it. Mariam Ubilava, a certified yoga teacher at Sun Yoga Tbilisi, said that newcomers often ask before class if meditation is part of the program. Georgians dont like meditation so much, Ubilava said. Georgians are very strong in their religion and they think if they start meditation, this is related to Buddha and India, and they avoid [it].
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Yoga for Those with Heart Disease
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Yoga is an amazing ancient practice that is still very useful today. It offers numerous benefits to those suffering with mind and body ailments, such as common colds, stress and heart disease. This particular article will focus on the the advantages of asanas (yoga poses) for those with heart disease, as well as additional information in regards to this condition.
Yoga has the ability to help the heart heal more rapidly
Cardiac surgeons in Ludhiana, Punjab (located in India) have started recommending that their heart patients participate in yoga since ancient science has established the fact that it offers a means of quick healing for a plentiful amount of patients.
Participating in yoga has led to rapid recovery for those who have had heart surgery. In addition, it has given them a more positive outlook.
Medicare covers the costs of the Dean Ornish Program
Medicare pays for the Ornish program for those in cardiac rehab, and has been doing so since 2010. This amazing program incorporates the following:
Yoga for those with heart disease
While yoga is excellent for those with heart disease, modifications are necessary. Chairs and walls may be used as a means of modification to make the poses and balance easier on the patient.
Heather Sager, a yoga teacher, has created her own version of modified yoga for cardiac patients called "A Matter of Heart," a form of "Gentle Yoga." Sager herself has a congenital heart condition and underwent heart surgery. The program focuses on rebuilding the muscles of the heart after surgery.
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Musical medicine as cancer scare sparks aerobics career
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Musical medicine as cancer scare sparks aerobics career
7:10am Friday 31st August 2012 in News By Freddie Whittaker, covering Politics and Kidlington. Call me on 01865 425498
BRAVE Sally Cunnane found more than just fitness after double kidney failure and a cancer scare inspired her to become an aerobics instructor.
She almost lost her life more than 10 years ago, but found unlikely love with the Oxford Don who guided her through her studies.
The 42-year-old married Tom Cunnane, 57, in March after a romance which formed after a decade of friendship and education as she rebuilt her life.
She said: After this bout of illness I wanted to get back to fitness and earn a bit of extra money.
I was already a member of the Oxford Hotel gym and my parents funded the course for me.
Ive been teaching for 10 years now and Ive had a fantastic time and got to know a lot of people locally.
Mrs Cunnane first started feeling unwell at the age of 25 having returned from several years living abroad after she graduated from Oxford Brookes.
She was experiencing vomiting, high temperatures and severe weight loss, eventually dropping to less than six stone.
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Yoga teachers lessons live on
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KEEPING HER MEMORY FRESH Priscilla Saulnier poses in her garden by a statue honoring her late yoga teacher, Katherine Trainor. The surrounding plantings bear female names such as Ladys Mantle and Helens Flowers.
Remembering Katherine Trainor
About 25 years ago, yoga teacher Katherine Trainor was looking for a place large enough for her weekly class.
She found the ideal space: roomy Baldwin Hall at the Federated Church in Hyannis. Next Saturday (Sept. 8), many of Trainors students will gather there for a special yoga class in honor of their beloved teacher from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Her birthday would have been Sept. 7.
What better way to honor her memory on a day close to her special day by doing yoga together and sharing remembrances, said Christine Roscoe, a certified yoga teacher of East Sandwich, who will lead the class.
Anyone who took a yoga class with Trainor, 73, who died on Oct. 10 after a bout with cancer, is welcome to attend the special class.
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Free yoga comes with higher consciousness
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Leigh Anne Neal always felt empathy for the homeless. She volunteered to work with them and would always talk to them, so years after she began practicing yoga in college, it seemed natural to share the practice with others in need.
In 2006, she opened Nirvana Yoga in Grant Park, but recognized she was catering to a select group. Because you are a business, you realize only a certain segment of the population can come, Neal said. How do you make it accessible?
Neal began taking yoga on the road to homeless shelters and a womens safe house in town. At the studio, she offered $5 classes each weekday at noon (drop-in rates are normally $12) and on Saturdays at 11 a.m., the class is donation based. You can put in a quarter or a dollar and we give 100 percent of the proceeds [to charity], Neal said.
From yoga studios to retail stores to poolside at luxury hotels, free or donation-based yoga classes are popping up everywhere. In some cases, the trend marks an effort to capitalize on the popularity of the practice. But it has also been driven by the desire of some practitioners to democratize the benefits of yoga.
Its about making yoga accessible to people, said Neda Honarvar of Tough Love Yoga, which is located inside Youngblood Gallery and Boutique. I wanted people who wouldnt normally do yoga, to do yoga. That is why we do weird stuff at our studio.
Metal yoga (yoga performed to heavy metal) and a yoga bikini boot camp are some examples. Last year, they held free classes in the park until the instructors were mugged, Honarvar said. Despite a market that would allow higher rates, Honarvar keeps fees at $10 per class and will barter with anyone who can offer a needed service.
In April, Free People, a womens clothing boutique in White Provision launched a free monthly yoga class, in part, to promote their new line of yoga gear. One Sunday a month, Tough Love instructors guide 15 to 20 people through poses right in the middle of the store.
The event is meant as a way to give our customers a unique experience to come and enjoy the store, said Beth Wehagen, director of stores. Most attendees are interested in yoga as well as Free People.
Lululemon, the yoga and running apparel store with two metro area locations, offers free in-store classes every weekend and while the traffic no doubt helps encourage shopping, the company has a reputation of supporting yoga-related causes even when there is no apparent financial gain.
Scott Feinberg, runs a 100-percent donation-based yoga studio in Jupiter, Fla. Feinberg, who trained at Peachtree Yoga Center in Sandy Springs, believes the increase in free and donation-based classes is partly the result of a higher consciousness among the growing number of yoga practitioners.
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