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Extra-Biblical Literature in the Orthodox Church
November 12, 2018 · Fr. Stephen De Young
This blog has often, and will continue to, make reference to extra-Biblical literature. The two most important categories of this literature are Second Temple Jewish literature and early Christian writings such as the Apostolic Fathers. Second Temple Jewish literature reveals to us the religious world and mindset of the first century AD from which Christianity emerged. It shows us the theological lens through which the apostles understood the revelation which came in the person of Jesus Christ. The Apostolic Fathers, and the Fathers of the second and third centuries as well, in particular, show us the continuity with, and transformation of, Second Temple Judaism that came to constitute the Christian religion. Not only is the New Testament rife with allusions and in a few cases direct references and quotations from Second Temple Jewish literature, so are the early Fathers who understand the scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, through that same religious grid.
This is not to say that the later Fathers moved away from this understanding or replaced it with another. It has become a commonplace to argue that at some point, though this point differs in the telling, Christianity in the East moved away from its Jewish roots to replace them with Greek philosophy, Hellenizing the religion. This is more related to a way of reading certain later Fathers than to the Fathers themselves or their mind. The assumption is made that as new Greek terminology comes into play that this terminology brings with it its philosophical meaning from this or that philosophical system, usually Platonism. Rather, Greek terminology is brought into play from the philosophical and in some cases religious worlds to describe Christian concepts which emerged from Second Temple Judaism. Philosophical and religious Greek terminology is best suited to this, obviously, as attempting to translate such concepts into terms from some other area of life such as commerce would have produced even more, and more obvious distortion. When read in light of these texts, particularly in the Greek or Greek translation, it becomes apparent that the scriptures are still being read and understood by the Fathers throughout Orthodox history within this same context. The Fathers, Orthodox iconography, and Orthodox hymnography are filled with references to this literature and its interpretation of the scriptural text.
The greatest demonstration of this is that the vast majority of the Second Temple Jewish literature still available in the world today was preserved to the present day by the Orthodox Church. While finds such as the Dead Sea Scrolls include many of these texts, the primary texts of importance were already known before the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in the middle of the 20th century. These perspectives and religious understandings were not just handed down in oral teaching, but in the form of the actual texts. The importance of this handing down, this traditioning, should not be underestimated. This is not a question of copies of texts continuing to exist in an Orthodox library or deposit of Orthodox text and happening to survive for two millennia or more. This is a case of texts being actively copied, over and over again, for centuries, by Orthodox Christian monastics. The reading, studying, and copying of these texts was not a minor or inexpensive matter, either. Copying these texts was an expensive and time consuming exercise. There was no ambiguity regarding the extra-Biblical nature of these texts. They are not included in lectionaries or Biblical codices. Yet their preservation was considered vitally important by generations of Orthodox Christian believers for the theological understanding which they impart.
A prime example of such a preserved text is 2 Enoch, also sometimes referred to as the Slavonic Apocalypse of Enoch. As the second name implies, the full text of 2 Enoch is available to us only in Slavonic. Specifically, there are 20 manuscripts copied between the 14th and 18th centuries preserved for us in libraries of Russia, Serbia, and Bulgaria. Further, these 20 manuscripts show distinctive features meaning that they are not copies of each other, but represent independent lines of copying, such that the book's use was widespread throughout the Slavic world. The text includes certain Greek etymologies which demonstrate that it was translated from Greek. There are also a number of untranslated Hebrew terms and emphases regarding Jerusalem, the temple, and sacrifices that imply a Hebrew or Aramaic original from the pre-Christian era. For some time, there was a great scholarly debate about the antiquity of the text, with many scholars assigning its composition to the 10th century based on the Greek factors. Recently, however, a few Coptic fragments of the text have been discovered from an early date, demonstrating the early date of the text. This means that this text was translated into Greek and preserved in Orthodox circles, ultimately translated into Slavonic, and that the Slavonic speaking Orthodox churches then continued to copy this text across a vast geographical swathe for more than 1700 years. The end of the manuscript evidence in the 18th century is not because 2 Enoch was abandoned, but rather due to the advent of the printing press.
3 Baruch is another example of such a text. In 3 Baruch, Baruch, the scribe of the prophet Jeremiah, takes a journey through the heavens and describes his experiences of each. This text was originally written in Greek, as attested by two Greek manuscripts from libraries on Mount Athos from the 15th century. These two manuscripts show clear signs of being two copies of the same original. There are more than twelve manuscripts of 3 Baruch in Slavonic which represent at least three strands of copying tradition. Interestingly, one of the best Slavonic manuscripts, dating to the 13th century, comes from the library of St. Catherine's Monastery in Egypt. This shows the wide circulation of this text throughout the Orthodox world and over a vast span of time. The antiquity of this text is attested to by the fact that Origen references it in On First Principles as the place to find a description of the seven heavens. 3 Baruch, in distinction from other apocalyptic literature, contains an important account of the early 2nd century view of Paradise and Hades as the location of souls before the resurrection of the dead as those places are referenced by the New Testament.
The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs represent Second Temple Jewish literature which is critical to understanding the New Testament in general and the Johannine literature in particular. In Genesis 49, Jacob on his deathbed speaks to each of his twelve sons imparting a prediction regarding their future. This format became the model for a wide variety of Jewish literature known as testaments. The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, then, is a collection of twelve such testaments, one from each of the sons of Jacob who were the forefathers of the twelve tribes of Israel. These testaments were written originally in Hebrew, and many Hebrew fragments have been discovered in various locations, including the Dead Sea Scrolls. From Hebrew they were translated into Aramaic and Greek, and thence into Armenian, Slavonic, and other languages. The earliest full representation of the Greek manuscript is a 10th century manuscript from Mount Athos. Another manuscript from the 17th century comes from the library at St. Catherine's Monastery at Sinai. The Mount Athos manuscript, from the Koutloumousiou Monastery, has a particularly useful copy of the Testament of Levi. The 10th century copyist had access to both an Aramaic and a Greek form of the text which differed somewhat. He copied the Greek text and then used notations to indicate the differences in the Aramaic, making this manuscript our best witness to both forms of the text. While there is not evidence of direct literary dependence between these testaments and St. John's writings, conceptually they are drawing from similar wells of Second Temple Jewish thought.
Another testament document preserved in the Orthodox Church is the Testament of Abraham. This text from the 1st century AD describes an apocalyptic journey through the heavens and the earth by Abraham. This text was written originally in Greek and seems to have been deliberately composed to match the style of Greek Old Testament texts in circulation at the time. It is available in a complete form in Romanian translation and in parts in several Greek manuscripts and translations into Slavonic, Coptic, Arabic, and Ethiopic. One of the Greek manuscripts is from Jerusalem in the 15th century. This text bears important witness to the idea of the world being held under the sway of demonic powers who would someday be overcome by God and his Messiah. In light of this, it argues for the keeping of the commandments to prepare to face judgment at the time of the Messiah's coming. Once again, this text was copied and translated throughout the Orthodox world.
One of the most popular Jewish texts of the ancient world is Joseph and Asenath. This text describes the romance between the patriarch Joseph and his wife Asenath, the daughter of an Egyptian priest as mentioned in Genesis 41:45, 50-52. This text was written by a Jewish author in the first century AD, but was popular in both Jewish and Christian communities. As evidence of its widespread popularity, the Greek text is found in several manuscripts at St. Catherine's Monastery from the 10th to the 17th centuries, at multiple monasteries on Mount Athos from the 15th century, at Mar Saba monastery from the 17th to the 19th centuries, and in Romania from the 16th and 17th centuries. In addition, two modern Greek illuminated manuscripts exist at Mount Athos from the 16th century. Throughout history, this has been a well-known text to literate Christians throughout the Orthodox world.
The above mentioned example are just that, a mere handful of significant examples of Second Temple Jewish texts preserved within the Orthodox Church because of their relevance to understanding the Christian faith and the scriptures. Indeed, it is only recent generations of educated, literate Orthodox Christians who are unfamiliar with these works, as is clear from their transmission and copying history, and their presence in all of the surviving ancient Orthodox libraries. Likely many more works, and more complete and better manuscripts of these works were present at the great monastic foundations of Constantinople before its fall. While most contemporary Orthodox Christians are aware of the importance of the Church's liturgical traditions, iconographic traditions, and the Church Fathers to interpreting and understanding scripture, many, perhaps even most, are unaware that this tradition of extra-Biblical texts even exists. These texts, though not holy scripture, represent an important and too long neglected element of that tradition which has been handed down to us by our forefathers according to the faith.
About Fr. Stephen De Young
The V. Rev. Dr. Stephen De Young is Pastor of Archangel Gabriel Orthodox Church in Lafayette, Louisiana. He holds a PhD in Biblical Studies from Amridge University. Fr. Stephen is also the host of the Whole Counsel of God podcast from Ancient Faith and author of the Whole Counsel Blog. He co-hosts the live call-in show and podcast Lord of Spirits with Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick.
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Matthew Lyon says:
I was reading the Catechetical Lectures of St. Cyril of Jerusalem yesterday. I don't know if you're aware but he mentions the giants in it. He also spends a good amount of time talking about exorcism and it's roots in the OT. Found that very interesting considering my interest in these issues. He also talk about angels receiving forgiveness, that there were angels who must have repented as a motivation for the catechumens to not despair of forgiveness. Please keep it up.
Paula AZ says:
" These texts, though not holy scripture, represent an important and too long neglected element of that tradition which has been handed down to us by our forefathers according to the faith."
Thank you Father for presenting to us The Whole Counsel of God.
Being familiar with Enoch 1 brought new meaning to my reading of Abimelech's rebellion in Judges 9 (Judges 9:48 in particular).
Loved your conversation on the Aeropagus podcast BTW. I have one question: "What does God need with a starship?"
Devin says:
I do not know if you receive old comments. But for someone who is interested in reading extra-biblical literature, is there a text you would recommend to start with or a particular order to help one dive into? Also do you know of any good sources were many of the texts are presented together for purchase?
Fr. Stephen De Young says:
The best collection for a starting point with this literature, hands down, is Charlesworth's Old Testament Pseudepigrapha. Its two volumes. You can usually get it on discount from Christianbook.com.
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Satya Nadella's leadership dilemmas at Microsoft begin with Nokia
Paul Hinks
Satya Nadella became Microsoft's third ever CEO in February 2014. He faces enormous challenges of change to an economic powerhouse
Since its inception 39 years ago, Microsoft has driven change. Its products have shaped and disrupted the IT landscape. Its desktop and server operating systems have become industry standards. Yet, relentless competition demands further changes. The new CEO recognizes the situation.
'One Microsoft'
A few months into his appointment [10th July 2014], Nadella published an 'internal memo ' in the public domain entitled: 'One Microsoft'. The document provides insight into the strategic priorities at Microsoft – as well highlighting deeper leadership dilemmas. "The day I took on my new role I said that our industry does not respect tradition – it only respects innovation." He wrote.
Changing landscapes and Microsoft's previous success
Cloud Computing and Mobile technologies were focal points in the memo – repeated references to "a mobile-first and cloud-first world" emphasising where he feels Microsoft's future lies.
A key dilemma and challenge for Nadella is that Microsoft no longer appears to be dominant in shaping the direction of the IT landscape. Microsoft's desktop and server operating systems provide examples of different franchises that became de facto industry standards. Today we talk about firms such as Apple, Google and Amazon and how their products and services have momentum – the iPad, iPhone, Kindle, Android phones – as well various cloud services.
It isn't that Microsoft hasn't tried to succeed in these new marketplaces – it has. It's just that Microsoft's success doesn't mirror the success of its competitors. Microsoft has attempted to break into the tablet market but Apple still leads the way. Windows mobile phones competes against Android phones and iPhones, but they do not enjoy the passionate following that their competition enjoys.
Microsoft Axes 18,000 jobs
The acquisition of Nokia in 2013 provides an example of Microsoft's efforts. Nokia was itself a market leader in the mobile telecommunications market before suffering a number of setbacks which saw its products fall out of vogue. Some analyst at the time saw merit and synergy in Microsoft's acquisition. However on Thursday [17th July 2014] the BBC reported that Microsoft was announcing a loss of 18,000 jobs globally – the bulk of the cuts to be at Nokia:
Microsoft pledged to cut $600m (£350.8m) per year in costs within 18 months of closing the acquisition – cuts that were much more severe than the 6,000 initially expected. Is this acknowledgement that the Nokia deal was ultimately a failure? Or is it an example of how knowledge, know-how and patented technology can be bought lieu of ethical leadership and employees' livelihoods?
The Future direction of Microsoft?
Nadella and Microsoft appear to recognize the challenges ahead. Change is necessary. Cloud Computing infrastructures are maturing; mobile online access is now ubiquitous – Nedella's memo acknowledges Microsoft's need to adapt and respond – repeated references to "mobile-first and cloud-first world" provide a clear indication of where he sees Microsoft's future. Will change at Microsoft result in the progress needed for Microsoft to remain a dominant force?
Bill Gates' 1990 vision of 'Information at your fingertips', and then his keynote speech at Jan 1995 Comdex of 'information at your fingertips ' provide evidence of how Microsoft's first CEO led the way and helped shape an industry.
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George and Ira Gershwin would have foreseen the touch screen, argues LWD blogger William Thompson. They knew the dangers of mocking pioneers for their new ideas
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Smart Phone CEOs
The CEOs of the smart phone companies are high profile international figures. Steve Jobs' keynote presentations were viewed worldwide: he was the messiah of the smart phone world community. Anonymous leaders they are not. Most of all they need to be seen as leaders who can see the ship heading for the rocks and make a change of course before collision. They need to see the touch-screen coming and the keyboard going, an operating system dying and another bursting into life, to see the rocks before the collision, to make life and death decisions at the right time in the product life cycle. They need to be chess players who can see three moves ahead.
William Thompson writes with insight about the leadership challenges in so-called high velocity environments. Leadership students may wish to 'road test' his suggestions, looking for difficulties in "seeing the rocks, and acting decisively".
See also our earlier blog on GeekSpeak at Blackberry
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Russell Henley
Title: Russell Henley
Subject: Ben Crenshaw, List of University of Georgia people, Stratford Academy, Sony Open in Hawaii, Stadion Classic at UGA, Haskins Award, List of people from Macon, Georgia, Henley (name), 2010 U.S. Open (golf)
— Golfer —
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Turned professional
Current tour(s)
Former tour(s)
Professional wins
Number of wins by tour
Best results in Major Championships
CUT: 2013
T16: 2010
Haskins Award
Russell Henley (born April 12, 1989) is an American professional golfer.
1 Amateur career
2 Professional career
3 Professional wins (4)
3.1 PGA Tour wins (1)
3.2 Web.com Tour wins (3)
4 Results in major championships
5 U.S. national team appearances
Amateur career
Henley was born in Macon, Georgia. He played college golf for four years at the University of Georgia.[1] He won the 2010 Haskins Award as the most outstanding collegiate golfer.
Henley played in the 2010 U.S. Open and tied for the low amateur (with Scott Langley). He also played in two 2010 Nationwide Tour events: the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational and the Stadion Athens Classic at UGA.[2]
In 2011, Henley won the Stadion Classic at UGA on the Nationwide Tour. He became only the second amateur to win on the Tour (Daniel Summerhays was the first in 2007). The tournament was played on the University of Georgia's home course.[3] Henley represented the United States at the 2011 Walker Cup and the 2011 Palmer Cup.
Henley made his professional debut at the Nationwide Tour's Soboba Golf Classic in September 2011. In September 2012, he won the Chiquita Classic, defeating Patrick Cantlay and Morgan Hoffmann in a playoff. In October 2012, he won his second title of the year at the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open. On the 72nd hole, he made 25-foot putt for birdie to force playoff against B. J. Staten. He made par on the first playoff hole to earn the win. Henley graduated from the Web.com Tour (as the Nationwide Tour would later be named), to the PGA Tour, by finishing third on the money list in 2012.
Henley became the first PGA Tour rookie to win his debut in 12 years with a record-setting performance at the 2013 Sony Open in Hawaii. He finished at 24-under-par, 256, breaking by four shots the Sony Open scoring record. It was the second-lowest score for a 72-hole tournament in PGA Tour history, two shots behind Tommy Armour III at the Valero Texas Open in 2003.[4] The win gives Henley an invitation to the 2013 Masters Tournament and the PGA Championship.[5]
Professional wins (4)
PGA Tour wins (1)
Winning score
Runner(s)-up
1 Jan 13, 2013 Sony Open in Hawaii –24 (63-63-67-63=256) 3 strokes Tim Clark
Web.com Tour wins (3)
1 May 8, 2011 Stadion Classic at UGA
(as an amateur) –12 (72-66-66-68=272) 2 strokes Troy Kelly
2 Sep 30, 2012 Chiquita Classic –22 (66-65-65-70=266) Playoff Patrick Cantlay, Morgan Hoffmann
3 Oct 21, 2012 Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open –10 (66-70-69-65=270) Playoff B. J. Staten
Results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP CUT
U.S. Open T16LA T42 DNP CUT
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP T73
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP CUT
LA = low amateur
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (2010 U.S. Open – 2011 U.S. Open)
Longest streak of top-10s – 0
U.S. national team appearances
Palmer Cup: 2010 (winners), 2011 (winners)
Walker Cup: 2011
2012 Web.com Tour graduates
Name Henley, Russell
Short description Professional golfer
Date of birth April 12, 1989
Place of birth Macon, Georgia
Stratford Academy
University, Brookwood School, The Westfield School, John Milledge Academy, College
Sony Open in Hawaii
United States, PGA Tour, Hawaii, South Africa, Australia


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Q: Cross-reference code chunks in `bookdown` similar to figures, tables, and equations When I am writing with bookdown,
I would like to be able to refer to a code chunk in the text.
Presumably, this would require a two-fold solution:

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*Index each target code chunks numerically

*Add href anchors to the indices so that I can refer to them in the text

With the help from this SO thread and this SO thread,
I was able to piece together a solution for the first part.
Inside style.css:
.book .book-body .page-wrapper .page-inner section.normal {
  counter-reset: counter-rchunks;
}

.book .book-body .page-wrapper .page-inner section.normal div.section div.sourceCode {
  padding-right: 5em;
}

.book .book-body .page-wrapper .page-inner section.normal div.section div.sourceCode pre.demor {
  counter-increment: counter-rchunks;
  position: relative;
  overflow: visible;
}

.book .book-body .page-wrapper .page-inner section.normal div.section div.sourceCode pre.demor::after {
  content: '[' counter(counter-rchunks) ']';
  display: inline-block;
  position: absolute;
  right: -5em;
  color: rgb(48, 63, 159);
}

Inside one of the bookdown chapters:
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The result, once knitted, would look like this:

I would really appreciate if someone could help me complete the solution
so that I could cross-reference code chunks within the text.
For example,

As shown in chunk 1, ...

in which the "1" would be a hyperlink to where the actual chunk is located on the page.

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Add vegetables and about 4 qts of water.
Simmer on low heat, uncovered, skimming frequently for about 2 hours.
When vegetables are very soft, remove chicken, shred or dice and return to pot.
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Centre for Biologics Evaluation Research Laboratories
Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
Proteomics and mass spectrometric analysis of biologics
At the Centre for Biologics Evaluation, we have developed scientific expertise in various techniques that provide new tools for evaluating biologics. We use mass spectrometry (MS) and proteomics as key approaches to studying proteins.
Why we study protein samples and mixtures
How we study protein samples in the proteomics and mass spectrometry laboratory
Concepts and tools we use to study proteomics and mass spectrometric analysis of biologics
Research highlight 1: Detection of contaminants - rapid response to adverse reactions and impurities
Research highlight 2: Disease diagnosis by proteomics - Quebec platelet disorder
Research highlight 3: A new, fast and effective method for testing flu vaccines using proteomics
For biologics, such as vaccines and blood products, proteins are the critical components. Proteins are the biologically active ingredients that allow the product to work, just as acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) is the active ingredient in Aspirin®. To evaluate the quality of a biologic product (for example, to correctly identify quantities of active ingredients as well as impurities), samples containing small sets of compounds as well as complex biologics, such as vaccines, must be characterized. Large sets of proteins present in the blood or tissue of the recipient of a biotherapeutic must also be studied to provide insight into determinants of safety and efficacy for the biologic. For example abnormal levels of a set of blood proteins that are responsible for a specific function may be reflective of a disease state or adverse reaction.
At the Centre for Biologics Evaluation, the scientific expertise in the Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Laboratory is used to tackle questions that involve protein analysis. One key approach involves developing and applying mass spectrometry (MS) methods to analyse biologics. The laboratory's research and analytical expertise is used to identify thousands of proteins present in a sample or expressed in a given tissue or cell type. It is also possible to provide a detailed characterization of unique proteins or small sets of proteins. The combined approach of large-scale and small-scale analyses represents a great asset. For instance, when facing a timely issue involving thousands of proteins, a proteomics approach provides a valuable overview of what is going on at the protein level as well as direction in resolving biological questions. In the case of purified proteins, a detailed peptide sequence provides valuable insights when more information is needed.
The centre's work in this area helps in
Identifying and characterizing ingredients in biologics to provide information on the quality, safety and efficacy of a product
Developing and improving techniques for studying biosimilars
Providing rapid analysis of urgent samples such as those related to severe, unexpected adverse reactions
Correlating diseases with changes in a proteome
Developing and improving techniques for vaccine testing
Most of the MS -based projects deal with developing and applying high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) separation methods directly coupled to high-accuracy tandem mass spectrometers (MS/MS spectrometers) to identify and characterize complex mixtures of organic compounds. The types of analytes range from intact glycoproteins, peptide maps (enzymatic digests of a protein into a characteristic group of peptides) and proteome analysis (simultaneous analysis of multiple peptide maps) to mixtures of unknown counterfeit drugs.
Currently, research projects in the centre using MS fall under two main categories:
Proteomics projects that identify and measure large numbers of proteins present in complex samples
Recombinant protein characterizations that include characterization of peptide sequences, disulphide bonds, and post-translational modifications, such as sulphonation, phosphorylation and glycosylation
At the Centre for Biologics Evaluation, we use MS as an extremely sensitive analytical technique that separates and accurately measures the mass-to-charge (m/z) ratio of ions.
Two dramatic innovations in this field have helped apply this method to biologics:
The advent of new ionization methods, such as electrospray ionization (ESI), has allowed the generation of gas phase protein ions in the mass range of the instrument.
Technological developments for the separation of gas phase ions, such as orbitrap and time-of-flight (TOF) mass analysers, have allowed for rapid and highly accurate mass measurement of proteins and peptides.
Time-of-flight (TOF) analysis is performed by accelerating a set of ions from the inlet area of the mass spectrometer toward the detector. Basic physics principles dictate that the lighter fragments (that is, those with the lower mass) arrive at the detector first. Therefore, the time from acceleration to detection for any population of ions can be translated into a calculated m/z ratio.
The combination of electrospray ionization (ESI) and time-of-flight (TOF) allows for determination of the mass of the ionized or charged particles. However, since many different molecules can have a similar weight, mass determination alone is rarely enough information for confident compound identification. That is why an extra step, ion fragmentation, is performed.
The general process for MS analysis involves ionizing a sample in an ion source to generate charged, gas phase ions from the molecules in the sample. The ions are separated by m/z in a mass analyser. To examine ion fragmentation, a tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) approach is used. In this approach, populations of ions with a particular m/z ratio are isolated and then fragmented by gas phase collisions. The fragments from the selected ion population are then analysed in the mass spectrometer. MS/MS is commonly applied to the analysis of peptides. It lets one determine amino acid sequence information, which is necessary for protein identification.
Mass spectrometry has become a powerful technique in the study of proteins in part because of its tremendous sensitivity. Current instruments are capable of identifying proteins at concentrations as low as 10 femtomoles (0.000 000 000 2 grams for a protein with a molecular weight of 20 000 grams/mol).
Some applications of mass spectrometry include
identifying proteins
detecting contaminants in samples
protein sequencing (that is, identifying and determining the order of the amino acid building blocks that make up proteins)
identifying changes in a protein that occurred after it was translated from the genome (post-translational modifications) such as phosphorylation and glycosylation.
Proteomics refers to the study of sets of proteins expressed in a specific cell, tissue or organism. These complete sets of proteins are also known collectively as a proteome.
Many factors can affect the type, structure and level of proteins that are expressed and present. Changes in a proteome can have varied effects.
The study of the proteome includes
separating and identifying proteins
determining the relative concentration of proteins
examining protein composition
determining protein structure
investigating how proteins interact with each other
The methodology may be applied to naturally occurring components such as blood as well as therapeutic products such as biologics, which can contain thousands of proteins. For example, blood plasma contains thousands of different proteins that range by a factor of 1012 in concentration, whereas the proteome of a monovalent vaccine contains a much smaller number and concentration range of proteins from a specific organism that is being immunized against.
At the Centre for Biologics Evaluation, separation science is used to provide a rapid and detailed analysis of the compounds in a biologic sample. Separation science helps to confirm whether there is a contaminant in a product and identify it. Using this expertise, it is possible to analyse a sample to determine what it contains and how much is in it. As an example, an unusual impurity was found in human growth hormone, which was determined to be a modification of the protein containing an additional sulphur atom in a disulphide bond. In most cases, a set of samples, which are implicated in an adverse event, are compared with normal samples. Any anomalous components are noted and identified, usually by tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). Then, an impurity is isolated and the identity confirmed by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The combination of MS/MS and NMR provides an extremely powerful approach to solving structure and identification problems.
The Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Laboratory is working to:
Identify potential contaminants in lots (early on or in response to reports of adverse reactions) to help identify, prevent and/or recall contaminated or unsafe products
Develop new detection techniques to profile biologics, which can also help to update and improve national and international standards for active ingredients and products
Deliver rapid and accurate analyses, which are crucial for providing information that helps others understand health issues. We help protect populations against unsafe products and reduce the occurrence of adverse drug reactions.
The Centre for Biologics Evaluation applies expertise in protein separation to the study of blood and blood products and biologics. For example, expertise in proteomic methods helped to diagnose a rare blood disorder: Quebec Platelet Disorder (QPD). The condition was first identified in a small population in Quebec.
Medical genetics show that Quebec Platelet Disorder is a rare genetic disorder that affects blood clotting. Since the condition is rare and not readily diagnosed, it can be challenging to identify, especially in cases outside the region where the disease was initially found. When a family of patients in British Columbia displayed unusual bleeding symptoms, Centre for Biologics Evaluation scientists collaborated with researchers from the Canadian Blood Services and used a proteomic analysis of the blood platelet proteins to reveal anomalies in concentrations of specific proteins. This information provided crucial insights that led to the identification of the disorder in those patients.
Work in this area suggests that:
Proteomic research aids in the diagnosis of certain conditions by narrowing the possibilities to a condition that correlates with a specific change in protein concentration
Proteomic studies help us identify which proteins are associated with or cause a specific disease. In the case of rare diseases, the diagnosis may be very difficult. With extra information on protein distribution and expression, we can provide the necessary additional insights
Influenza is a respiratory infection caused by the influenza virus. Getting an annual influenza vaccination (or flu shot) can help prevent an infection or reduce the severity of the illness. The influenza virus mutates very rapidly. This is why a new flu vaccine is needed each season.
Annual flu vaccines are composed of a mixture of proteins from three strains of flu: proteins from two A strains and one B strain. Flu proteins are the key ingredients of the vaccine. To produce flu proteins, individual virus strains are grown in chicken eggs and are then purified by laboratory methods. As a result, residual egg protein may be present in vaccines.
Each year, the World Health Organization provides information on what strains should be used. The regulatory authorities then provide the initial strains for manufacturers to use for the production of annual flu vaccines. To make sure that the vaccines have the correct ingredients, an antibody-based test is used. This antibody requires up to six weeks to prepare.
Scientists at the Centre for Biologics Evaluation have developed a new proteomics-based approach to test the vaccines. Mass spectrometry and protein analysis expertise is used to determine what strains are present in the vaccine. With mass spectrometry and proteomics expertise, the influenza proteins in the mixture can be identified in less than three days.
Work in this area may provide
analysis of influenza vaccines not requiring the use of antibodies
increased ability to detect residual egg proteins that have the potential to cause allergic/adverse reactions in some individuals
rapid alternative test methods in case of a pandemic
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Roads in mountain areas are usually crooked. When two cars pass each other on a turn, it is often difficult to judge the distance and speed of the other car, causing accident for there is not enough time for drivers to react.
"TURN SAFE" is equipped with two-way LED arrow-shaped indicators on both sides of the convex mirror. The indicators are the first warning when there are two cars coming from different directions near the turn. They help to increase the time for drivers to react and make judgments, leading to safer driving in mountain areas.


Easom Corporation is an authorized agent for Core Separator® technology sales in North America and provides complete systems as well as parts, service and technical support.
The Core Separator technology was developed to improve the capture efficiency of micrometer and sub-micrometer sized particles from industrial exhaust gases. It uses a unique particle separator in conjunction with a conventional cyclone to achieve high particle collection efficiency.
In terms of price and performance, Core Separator systems fall below baghouses and above cyclones and multi-clones. That is, they are generally less expensive and lower in performance than baghouses but more efficient and more expensive than cyclones or multi-clones. The enhanced performance is achieved while still maintaining the advantages of simplicity and robustness of a mechanical centrifugal particle collector. The system has only one moving part, a conventional centrifugal fan.
System depicted above shown without support frame legs or recirculation fan. Overall system height 21'-08" (6.6 m). Solids collected in two 55-gallon drums.


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Pokei Lake is a lake of Ontario, Canada. It is situated about 15 kilometres southeast of the town of White River.

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Lakes of Algoma District

See also
List of lakes in Ontario


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Travis Brewer Ninja Warrior on Movement & Play
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Katie: Hi, and welcome to "The Wellness Mama Podcast." I'm Katie from wellnessmama.com, and I'm so excited to finally be able to share this episode with you. I am here with Travis Brewer or just "ninja" as we called him on my trip to Finland with Four Sigmatic earlier this year. Travis is a fitness ninja, an entrepreneur, who is on a mission to spread positive energy through movement. His dedication to movement has led him to become a finalist on the hit TV show, "American Ninja Warrior" on NBC, where my kids were familiar with him, to perform on the TV show, "Shark Tank" on ABC, as well as on the World Calisthenics Championship Battle of the Bars.
He's certified as an instructor in animal flow, Acroyoga, and was requested as a featured parkour instructor on "The Tim Ferriss Experiment" by Tim himself. As I mentioned, I met him in Finland, where he did handstands and backflips on pretty much everything from sleds, to towers, to bridges. And in this episode, he talks about the benefits of movement for mind and body, the importance of gratitude in daily life, how to encourage kids and adults to move and play, and shares a lot of his inspiring stories through the last couple of decades. I really loved this episode. I know you will, too. And it's one you can definitely listen to with kids. So, without further ado, let's join Travis. Travis, welcome to the podcast. Thanks for being here.
Travis: What's up, Wellness Mama?
Katie: I am so excited to finally chat with you. We have tried to schedule this multiple times, and I can't wait to share you with all of my listeners. And you're just so fun to talk to. We met in Finland, like I mentioned in the intro, and became fast friends. And I think there's so much fun that we're gonna talk about today, but I'm just so grateful you're here.
Travis: I'm so great to be here as well. Meeting you on that magical trip to Finland was such a magical experience. And it's been really great to know that our friendship is gonna continue, not only just over the last couple of months this year, but for years to come because you honestly were a life-changing memory and experience that I met, and it's so awesome. There's no doubt in what you've built so far and so many people that you inspire. It's really, really magical, and I'm really excited to share with the people who follow me on my journey as well to know more about you. You really just need to reach as many people in the world. So, thank you for being you.
Katie: Thank you. I feel the exact same way about you and so grateful for our friendship. And people may know you, as I mentioned, because of "American Ninja Warrior," and all the many things you've done, but I think that's a fun place to start. So, can you start with a story of how you became a ninja?
Travis: Yeah, absolutely. So, as a little kid, I just always did love just, you know, climbing, jumping, swinging, doing all of the things. My mom said she found me on the roof as soon as I could start crawling. And so, instead of scolding that desire, she enhanced it by putting me in gymnastics. And so, I did gymnastics as a little kid and started doing, like, team competition because the gymnastics coach at the time was like, "Wow. This guy is a natural talent."
So, I did gymnastics competition and was actually ranked regionally, and started competing for nationals, but realized that that wasn't… My full passion was just going all-in on just gymnastics. I really wanna play a variety of sports. Growing up in Houston, Texas football was a big deal. So, in high school, I switched and did football, soccer, lacrosse, the track, ended up actually being on, like, a state champion soccer team, club team.
And then all I wanna do is play sports. But going into college, I ended up blowing out my knee. And over three years, I was rehabbing my knee. I tore my ACL, LCL, PCL, and all the nerves in my knee and didn't know really…the doctor, at one point, said, "You may or may not be able to walk again." It was really devastating, so I had to choose a different path on life.
I ended up doing the fraternity thing, that wasn't it, and got a job in commercial real estate afterwards, and worked in real estate for a number of years and realized, "Hey, this is really I don't think my true calling in life." So, luckily the market crashed in, like, 2008, 2009 and gave me an opportunity to reevaluate what my passion, and my calling, and happiness. I'd saved up some money and had a little bit of a nest egg to explore. And at the end of the day, it was movement and in helping others.
And so, through a movement and meditation practice, I realized that I really wanna just inspire people through movement. And so, I was like, "I'll start an apparel company called the Positive Impact Movement that gives back and makes a positive impact." And so, I started designing these clothes and just kind of working out. And basically, I started going to the local gyms in Los Angeles. There was a parkour gym that had just opened up, and I was training there.
And I would basically just emulate, go monkey see, monkey do with the best person I saw at the gym. And one day, there was this guy who was there and he's like, "Hey, do you know who that guy you're kind of following around doing monkey tricks with?" "I don't know." "Well, that's Justin McGrath, the second farthest "American Ninja Warrior" ever." And I'm like, "What's "American Ninja Warrior?" They're like, "Dude, it's this TV show.
It's on this, like, small little channel called "G4," but it's an awesome show. You'd be great at it." And I was like, "Okay." "And they're filming here in Venice this weekend, you should check it out." I lived in Venice, so I went and checked it out. And he was able to get me on as a walk-on, and I ended up… Last second opportunity, didn't know it was gonna happen. He kind of squeezed me in after everyone had kind of qualified.
They kind of let a couple, like, lemmings run at the end and just to test this one obstacle that had kind of broken, and they were trying to fix it. And I beat this broken obstacle, and beat the course enough to qualify for, like, the semi-finals. And they were like, they'd already set their top 30, and they didn't think anyone else would qualify. And so, I made it to the next round, and they were like, "Wow. This guy's pretty good." And that was eight years ago. And I've been kind of involved with the show ever since, and it was just truly a life-changing experience.
Katie: That's amazing. So, my kids are also very much interested in that type of movement and climbing everything, jumping off everything. For anyone who's not familiar, can you explain what parkour is?
Travis: Yeah. So parkour is basically the…it's probably most fascinating. Like, the people who do the roof jumps or climb up walls and jump from one bar to another or swing. Basically, Parkour is the element of getting from point A to point B as efficiently as possible. That could involve flips, or that could involve jumps, or twists, or rolls. And so, it's basically the art of just being able to move as fluidly as possible.
And then also, a lot of people are throwing more tricks into it, so they're learning how to do, like, flip twists, double flips, etc. And so, it's really cool. If you have you never seen it, just google parkour and the most amazing videos will pop up. There's a really cool guy named Pasha the Boss or Jesse La Flair. They do some really awesome stuff.
Katie: Did you have stage fright? Like, just jumping into something that fast with, like, almost no time for mental preparation?
Travis: Oh yeah, absolutely. The first time I did "Ninja Warrior," again, I didn't think I was gonna get on the show. They'd run everyone the first day, but the last 10 people couldn't run because this obstacle broke. So they ran the last 10 people the next day, supposedly on the semi-final day. And then, so they needed basically some test people to kind of just make it run and then run those last official people. And so, after those people had run, they let just one or two people go.
And I had no preparation. No, actually, like… There was maybe, like, 100 people who they could have chose from, and I kind of got randomly selected, and I had to just go immediately. And so, I basically made the top 30, but they do a reverse order. So, I just squeezed in. So, literally, they were behind schedule. So I ran, I made it, and qualified, and then I immediately had to run again. And so, I was just, like, literally catching my breath, and I had to run again. So, there was no real opportunity to even prepare if I wanted to. I was just like, "Oh my gosh, just go." It was that, I wanna say fight or flight mode, where you're just like, "Ah, just go," and you have to just…this is how you're gonna react in a certain situation.
And I think it's really great for any human to kind of get prepared for those type of moments in any kind of competition or any kind of, like, experience where, you know, you have to react, not on just mental preparation, but just on physical ability or just reaction time because, you know, it's hard to prepare for that unless you put yourself in those situations. But it really gets to know who you are, you know, and a scary, or life or death situation, or just an obstacle, you know, that you need to overcome, this is how you're gonna react in certain situations.
Katie: That makes sense. And it kind of goes along with something I've heard you mention in passing and also read about that you've written about, which is your warrior philosophy. So, can you explain what that is?
Travis: Yeah, absolutely. In the world of philosophy, it's just, you know, how to live, essentially like a peaceful warrior. So, it's living with the utmost integrity of promoting peace but also, like, you're aware who can kind of step in. So it's not really looking for the fight but looking for fighting for the right to be your best or to be the best around you. So, it's an opportunity to be a better version of yourself. You're fighting against yourself to be better every day. And so, using that mentality of your mind, body, and spirit, that each one is a level that you can level up every day is kind of the game. And it's just trying to reset your foundation of your bottom line or raise your ceiling every day that you can step up to the next level.
Katie: I love that. And another thing that I really picked up on from you in Finland and have incorporated in my own life since then, and that you talk about so much is the importance of play. And I know this is a big passion for you, and it's something, I think, kids naturally do so wonderfully until we train it out of them. And you do so much work to, not only keep kids moving and in touch with their bodies, and learning through movement, but also to get adults to go back and learn how to play. So, let's talk about some of the ways that you do that in the world and some ways that we as parents can encourage our kids to keep that going.
Travis: Yeah, absolutely. The art of play is so necessary. I think we're just humans, in general, and humans can be any age. So, the element of play really, I think, invokes, not only fun but creativity. And playing outdoors can really help reconnect you to your mind and body, which I think connects you to your spirit as well. So, the ability just to play is something that I've found passion in and wanna spread throughout the world.
Like, majority of my workouts are play-based, in the sense that you can gamify almost any kind of workout. You know, I have all the respect in the world for the people who go to the gym and just like get angry or get mad and, you know, kill themselves for, like, an hour. But my philosophy is, you know, you can have fun with what you're doing at the same time. And so, adding elements, you know, adding tricks, or human connection can really be amazing.
I've really been fascinated with Acroyoga, which is a partner-based yoga, an acrobatic practice, where you can get people to literally just, you know, stand on your feet. People can stand in your hands. You can do, like, push-ups on top of each other, that kind of stuff. So, it's really an adult-based play, and yoga, and acrobatic training experience. I've also been doing a lot of calisthenics, which is basically being able to move your weight efficiently and effectively as possible. So, you're not really weight-training, it's your pull-ups, it's your push-ups, it's your jumps, and then gamifying that.
So that's why I think "Ninja Warrior" comes in so handy is basically you need to overcome obstacles. And we always have obstacles in life. That's why I think Ninja Warrior is so great is because you basically have a very difficult obstacle. You know, 99.9% of us all fail eventually on the show. So, once you fail, how do you react from failure? How do you train to get better? How do you approach a very difficult situation, really, encompasses who you are as a person.
You know, even in entrepreneurship, you know, in running a business, there's failures every day. In our relationships, in running a family, you know, there's gonna be things that don't happen as you want them to. But learning how to react to those situations and take a different approach is really, like, a true key to life that we can never stop learning or can never be too good at. And that's why I think, like, obstacle course training is so great. It's like set a very difficult goal and learn how to be better at failing forward.
Katie: I love that so much. And it reminds me of some of my favorite quotes, one from Marcus Aurelius, that "The impediment to the way becomes the way," or like, as Ryan Holliday puts it, "The obstacle is the way." I mean, that's very literally true in an obstacle course. You have to get through the obstacle to get to the end. But it's such a metaphor for, like you said, everything about life. One of our family motto is "You were made to do hard things."
And our kids here say that all the time. And it's gotten me in trouble a couple of times when they're like gone cliff jumping or things like that, and they're like, "Come on, mom." And I'm like, "No, no, I'm good." And they're like, "Mom, you were made to do hard things," and I had to do it. But I think there's also a really important element to play that a lot of this generation has lost, which is, it's really important for, like, vestibular development and for basic psychological development for the kids to be upside down, and to have falls, and to learn their own boundaries, and to learn risk assessment.
And a lot of kids don't get to adulthood having learned that. I know that's a deficiency I feel like I've had and I've, thanks to you, been learning things like handstands, and pull-ups, and just things that get me out of my comfort zone, but I feel like play is a really fun way to actually build on so many important skills. And it's one that a lot of parents maybe don't prioritize in a world where academics are more forward-facing. So, what are some ways that parents can start incorporating these fun elements of play and obstacles with family, and even for adults?
Travis: Yeah, absolutely. Again, one of the parts I touched on is, like, what you say with play. Like, what I love to teach in people is not just to work out, but essentially, you know, how to get upside down and how to fall efficiently really is the foundation for learning how to play. And, you know, every adult should know how to have that foundation. And ways that we can, as a family, or interacts in a playful way, again, one of the places I touched on was Acroyoga.
Acroyoga.org, or if you google Acroyoga, or Acropedia, there's a bunch of different, like, ways to get into these different types of playful experiences. Or if you look on the Facebook groups, there's probably an Acroyoga group somewhere in your neighborhood. There's a bunch of people who teach all over the world. It's really awesome. And that is an all-ages, all-skill level experience where you're learning how to counterbalance or, you know, push and pull, and jump, and play together. So that's a really great one. There are also a growing number of ninja gyms and parkour gyms all across the world, and I totally suggest looking into one of those.
There's a bunch of National Ninja League as another ninja league that's in different gyms across the country. I'm a big advocate of… If you wanna do obstacle course training, check out a ninja gym or check out these ninja leagues. Those are super cool. And those are literally all age groups. Those are from six or seven years old all the way up to 70-year olds. On Ninja Warrior, there are 70-year olds who are doing this stuff. It's pretty incredible. It's just a great way to play, train, hang, swing, move. Like movement as a practice, movement is medicine. Even to walk around the block, how to roll, how to connect with your family through the art of movement, is super important. And I think that stimulates us as humans to be better. With the start of my apparel company, it's inviting people to move.
Yeah, basically, the art of movement is so important for humans, and I think that moving is something that all humans should put focus more into their life. You know, people may or may not be turned on by working out, but I think just even a movement practice is something that's so inviting and a playful movement practice on top of that.
Katie: I love that. And I have also tried Acroyoga at your recommendation since Finland. And especially, like, there are so many elements of it, but the one where I got completely picked up off the ground and I was, like, balancing on top of someone's feet, the first 12 seconds, I was like, "No, no, I don't do this. I have trust issues. I don't get off the ground like this." But it was amazing. After I let go of that, I was almost in, like, a flow-type state.
And it was really, like, an amazing experience, and I would do it again in a heartbeat. But yeah, one of those fun things I don't think most people would really ever thought to try and they're available everywhere now. I also wanna switch gears and talk a little bit more about Pi Movement and where the name comes from. Because in Finland, we found out that you and I have another commonality, which is that we're both nerds and we're both Mensa. And I love Pi because of the math tie-in. So, can you explain where the name, where that came from?
Travis: Yeah, thank you. You know, just kind of diving deeper into, you know, what is my purpose in life? You know, after I'd lost my job in real estate, I really put a huge focus on looking internally. And so, I started a meditation practice. And really, there's a book called "Autobiography of a Yogi," written by Yogananda, and this was a book that Steve Jobs had recommended people read on his deathbed and gave to his funeral.
And so, I said, "Man, if Steve Jobs found this book important, maybe I should check it out." So, in reading that book, it's this Yogi who came to America and basically was teaching this self-actualization and self-realization practice. And it's basically looking within what is your purpose in life? How do you share that with others? And since I was, you know, a couple of months old, I loved just climbing, and playing, and moving, and that's what I wanted to share.
And, in that spiritual practice, I was like, "How can I share this to the world without getting too, let's call it, hippy-dippy, too California out here, for the rest of the world?" So, what spirit meant to me or what the universe meant to me is something that's, you know, ever-changing, always growing. And so, I use the analogy of Pi, Pi being that, you know, never-ending number, a symbol that people can recognize all over the world.
And using the initials of Pi, I wanted to spread, you know, a positive energy and using the I as the internal energy that we have within and spreading that positive energy to people all over the world or using the analogy, again, of Pi as in positive impact. How do we make a positive impact through movement throughout the world? So the brand is Pi Movement, and we are spreading positive energy and making a positive impact through the art of movement.
And specifically, we design Activewear. It's made in America, and we are using either organic or recycled materials in a lot of the stuff that we do to give back and respect the planet. And also, to give back to people, we donate or set aside 3.14% to our nonprofit. And our nonprofit will go and build more movement parks all over the world. A big life-changing experience, for me, is when I found the original Muscle Beach, and the Muscle Beach in Santa Monica, in Venice, California, and just that culture of fitness play acrobatics outdoors and the community that it brings people together, and the respect it has, not only for the land but also coming together and playing.
That really has changed my life and is a focal point for what I do. And I was like, "I would love to see more of this around the world." So we set aside…we actually went to Jamaica and built a ninja playground, movement playground out in Jamaica. We are finalizing a prototype to help get more of these outdoor movement parks to different places all over the world. And we really just want to have a mission, and a brand, and a community of people who are like-minded, who just want to move and live with a positive psychology mindset and that just love to play. You know, just being playful in movement is really just the ethos of the brand.
And we're really grateful to see that a lot of the top "American Ninja Warrior" competitors have been wearing them on the show for the last couple of years, from kids to adult. Drew Drechsel just won "American Ninja Warrior." Congrats, Drew. He was only the second person ever to complete the full stage four of "American Ninja Warrior." We actually just did a pant collaboration. You can go check it out. He has his real-life ninja logo on there. And, you know, he's such a big advocate for the sport and, you know, recognized worldwide as someone who's just really taken the art of, you know, Ninja Warrior and made a successful life out of it.
And it's really cool that we are in this age of social media, Instagram, YouTube, where you really can do what you want. Like, when I graduated college, those options were not available. And luckily, it didn't stop me from continuing to do what I wanna do and continue to follow that dream or listening to my inner guide of, "This is what my passion is." It's been really beautiful to see social media has been able to help enhance and connect a community like that all over the world, and we're able to share and connect other people. And it's so beautiful to see people, now more than ever, being able to just follow whatever they're calling is in life and really find community around it.
Katie: I love that you brought up Muscle Beach because we got a chance to visit there earlier this year with our kids, actually, and they thought it was the best playground they had ever seen in their entire lives. And I think things like those kind of movement parks, like you've mentioned several times, they are the antidote to so many problems in society in several ways. Like, we all know most people aren't moving enough and we're too sedentary. And instead of working out, that makes it literally just play, which I think is a huge step toward making people more likely to do it.
But you also said one of my favorite things, which is that it's a community there. And I think that is also a real antidote to so many problems that we're seeing in our world is there's a lack of real community with real people. Like, there's tons of online communities but there's that lack of real human interaction, real human connection, and real human touch, which is another great thing about these movement communities, and play, and Acroyoga, is that you're interacting with other people.
So, you guys have an incredible community that you've built into this. Do you have any tips for people fostering that in their own areas? Because that's something I've now also found in my area, but it took work and it took kind of building. So, are there any tips you have for people who are trying to foster that in their own lives?
Travis: Yeah, with that, the one great thing about online communities are there are really great ways to use online communities to also meet up in person, you know. I connect with some people on Instagram, for example, that are just, you know, loving either what I do or I find inspiring what they do. And so, when I travel and meet, it's a great opportunity to share the art of play and what we're doing. Like I said, also, there are ninja gems, literally, you know, in all 50 states now, and ninja warriors. And, you know, Germany, Australia, different parts, you know, like, Europe, Asia, like there's competitions, and the show is all over the world.
You know, I've flown out internationally for different experiences, you know, in the Caribbean to Australia just to perform, or compete, or meet and greet. It's out there if you start looking. And also, I guarantee you if you want to be, you know, the one who spearhead something in your neighborhood as well, I guarantee you that there's, you know, people through meetup or different organizations who would really be interested in stuff like that. It's really like the… It's not a fringe underground thing anymore. There really is… You know, any major and small city across America has some sort of movement on Ninja Parkour, group meetup in their area now. It's really awesome, or Acroyoga.
Katie: Yeah, for sure, Acroyoga. I think, you can even just Google that. I found it in my area, even. Let's talk a little bit more about the importance of bodyweight exercise. You mentioned that you did a lot of that over, like, lifting weights. So, my questions would be, what are the benefits of bodyweight specific exercise, and is it safe for kids to do? I know that question is gonna come from parents who are listening. And I know I've heard, like, you know, kids should lift weights before too young of an age, but can they safely do movement involving their body weight at a young age?
Travis: Oh, totally. So, bodyweight training or calisthenics training is really, I think, a much safer way of training than weights. I almost strictly use bodyweight training. And why I think that's so effective is it really is, like, you know, if I'm learning how much I can bench press or how many pushups I can do, push-ups are gonna be much more relevant to what I'm doing in a daily life. Working on your pull-ups, working on the ability to climb, working on the ability to swing, jump roll, makes so much more sense than how much I can deadlift or how much I can squat. Like, these things were designed, you know, for football, and like, you know, becoming a bigger, and faster, and stronger.
But, you know, not all of us are gonna be linemen in NFL. Like, you know, I think learning how to climb a rock-climbing wall is probably or climb a tree is gonna be much more, like, effective in your daily life than…unless you really are just trying to be a professional football player. So, I really think that it's definitely a more effective way of training. And also, it lets you be more connected. I see a lot of people who specialize in weight training in their mobility. You know, Hunter Fitness can tell you all about specific training with that. That, like, you are super hyper-focused on one element of your body and that strength, and it really does not a holistic approach to moving your body. And so, I really think that calisthenics, yoga, and a playful practice is really what keeps us more effective as humans.
Katie: I definitely agree. And I will put a link to Hunter Fitness in the show notes as well because he's another friend from Finland, who we both love.
Katie: I think also something I noticed in Finland and that I've noticed in watching "American Ninja Warrior" is that part of what makes it so fun and encouraging is that you are showing people what's possible, and you're inspiring them to try things that maybe they hadn't considered that their body could do. And I think that there's something really just amazing in the human experience when that happens.
It's like the first time that, I believe, was Roger Bannister ran a sub-four-minute mile. No one thought they could do it. And then as soon as he did, so many more people did. And so, you guys doing these incredible things, even on TV or in your local communities, it shows kids that their bodies are able to do these things, and it's really inspiring. I also know from Finland, there were so many stories that you would tell me, and I would be like, "No." And you'd be like, "Here's a picture." So, I wanna go through some of your fun ones just for inspiration, if you don't mind, starting with, what are probably the strangest places you have ever done a handstand?
Travis: Well, you got to see probably one of my most memorable handstands of all time, was when we were in Finland, we had the opportunity of seeing the Northern Lights, which, I mean, as you know, was one of the most amazing experiences I had ever seen in my life. You know, there's no guarantee that we would get to see them, and we were really, you know, in that region for a couple of days. And, you know, I think our second night there, you know, we were able to see the lights. That was just crazy. And so, I was like, "We're staying in an igloo, we're watching the Northern Lights, I have to do a handstand on an igloo."
So, getting able to, not only do a handstand on an igloo while Hunter Fitness is sitting on the igloo as well was still probably one of my most memorable ones of all time. Another one being, I had got a phone call, my buddy, Modern Tarzan is an awesome guy. You should also follow if you wanna be inspired by parkour, ninja, and Acroyoga. He's a best friend of mine and Modern Tarzan on Instagram. And we get a phone call, and he's like, "Hey, we've got these people from Turkey, from Istanbul, who wanna film a Toyota commercial, and they need some crazy, you know, ninjas and Acroyogi's to come and do some cool parkour stuff."
And they'll fly us out there. But they have this trick, you know, they want us to do these cool tricks on the truck. You know, run up the truck, jump on it, flip off it, that kind of stuff. I'm like," Yeah, we can do that." And they're like, "Can you handstand on a moving car?" And I'm like, "Yeah, we can handstand on a moving car." Like, "Well, we have this stunt driver who can drive it up a ramp and get it on its side to wheels and balance the car. Do you think you could do a handstand on that?"
I'm like, "I don't know if that's possible." And I tried to Google it. I had never seen anyone do this before, so I didn't really have a visual, like, reference. There's definitely not how-to video on how to do a handstand on a moving car on two wheels. And so, I was like, "Well, you know, I can check it out when I get there." And so, after doing a couple of test runs, this guy was not very consistent at all, which did not help with the possibility of making this thing happen. But after a couple of days of testing, he got more consistent, and I got more comfortable with just being sideways in a car.
And long story short, we found the right window, and I build up the confidence to try this. And I did a handstand on the Toyota truck while it's bouncing on two wheels. And you can also click the link, and you can see a link to that video. But I think I'd never seen any of us do that ever in the world, so might be one of the first people who ever done that. So, that was pretty memorable.
And then also the tallest building at the time in Los Angeles, on the edge of the Grand Canyon, and also, like, those have been memorable experiences but also just, like, get into handstands with people all over the world has been really amazing as well, you know, beautiful sunsets, beautiful buildings, etc., even just on, like, lifeguard towers and stuff. But just the ability to get upside down and know your limits and being able to create art is something I've been super passionate, where find, in a weird way, I find my Zen.
Katie: And if I'm remembering, there was also on an alligator? Did that happen?
Travis: Oh, yeah. The most dangerous has ever done. People ask me all the time, and, you know, like I said, I've done, you know, tall buildings and moving cars. But the most dangerous one ever, I was in Ghana, Africa, helping with generosity water, restore water to regions of the country that don't have running water. And while we were there, we went to this place where they had an alligator farm. And they were these alligators that we were with.
And I was like, "Man, I really, really wanna do a handstand over an alligator," which is quite dangerous because, you know, my head is really close to his head as well. But I was able to successfully do a handstand over an alligator and will probably never do that again. But that was probably the most dangerous handstand I've ever done just because there was not much…it was a partner-based movement. I had to trust my partner just as much as I can trust myself.
Katie: Wow, yeah, no. My most dangerous handstand ever is, like, against the wall in my bedroom where there's no danger involved. So, that's amazing. Like I said, there's so many facets to your personality. You also, if I'm remembering correctly, have a couple of world records. So, you gotta tell that story as well.
Travis: Oh, yeah. So, I was doing an activation with this company called WORLDZ with a Z, and they bring together a lot of amazing leaders, and CMOs, and CEOs, etc. And I was teaching at this event. And after teaching the event, the next year, they're like, "We want you to come back, but we try to break a world record every year. Do you think you could break a world record? We have Guinness World Records coming." And I'm like, "Yeah, I think so."
They're like, "Basically, you have, like, two days to figure it out." And I was like, "Oh, my gosh." So, I started researching just handstand records, you know, CrossFit records, different types of gymnastics records that I thought were possible. And I really wanted to, you know, obviously break a record, but I also wanted to share the experience, you know, with a partner or friend. I was really trying to think of, like, a group one that could be done as well. So, I found one that was super unique. I found one, essentially, that involved balance in a plank position.
So, imagine you're on these medicine BOSU balls, on the medicine balls that move around, right? So, you have four medicine balls. You have one on each hand, one on each foot. And then from there, you find your balance point, you get into a plank, and then you lift up one hand. So, then you're in a plank, which is with one arm raised. So it's a three-point plank, and then you're also trying to balance yourself on the ball. And I was able to beat the world record. They had an adjudicator come down, and we videotaped it, and there was a huge crowd around, and was able to beat the world record by I think 20-something seconds, which is pretty crazy.
And then I found another world record, which was called a partner push-up. Now, imagine, like, you're in the push-up position and then you have another partner who is 180 from you. So, basically, your feet are touching each other and your hands are out opposite of your feet. And then from there, you lift your feet up and you put them on each other's back. So, you're making literally, like, a human bridge, neither one of your feet are touching the ground.
They're just on each other's shoulder blades, more or less. And then from there, you do synchronized push-ups. And I think the world record was set by two professional crossfitters at the time, and I think the record was 27 or 28. And we were able to unofficially do 34. But then when they came back, they officially counted 31 of them, I think, to be official. So, we set a new world record doing partner push-ups with my friend Cesar Sosa, and he's an awesome guy. You should definitely follow him on Instagram as well. He just changed his… Fit Like Sosa is his new Instagram, so check out Fit Like Sosa.
But we set that record as well. And so, yeah, that was unique and pretty crazy experience. And then you should definitely check out Ninja Natalie. She just set a world record as well for the rope climb at Muscle Beach. Ninja Natalie on Instagram is a dear friend, and she set a world record as well for the fastest, I think, short rope climb. And she is just an incredible human who's just using the art of play and movement to inspire the world. So, yeah, it's been pretty crazy to know that friends throughout the community are setting the standard of playfulness and strength at the same time.
Katie: I love that. And I wanted to make sure, toward the end, we change focus a little bit and talked about another thing that I've fully integrated in my life since Finland inspired by you, which is, little daily reminders of gratitude. And I think this also ties into Pi and 3.14. So, can you talk about gratitude in your daily life and your gratitude reminder?
Travis: Yeah, absolutely. You know, and just going deeper into, like, you know, the point of life, we always have good days and bad days. You know, no one's life is perfect, but there is beauty in understanding the good in everything that we do. So, a gratitude practice is a great way to do that. And no matter how bad your day is, let's say you're sitting in traffic, or you're sick, or it's just not your day, but there's always a lesson to be learned, or there's always something great within that situation. So, instead of a daily reminder, what I've done is you pick a time that's relevant for you.
For me, I use 3:14, which is, you know, the first three digits of Pi, and I have a daily reminder that goes off at that time. And whenever I'm doing invites and opportunity to just take a minute of gratitude. And so, you know, I could be literally in Finland with Wellness Mama, and Hunter Fitness, and Paleo Chef, having the time of my life. We just got done, you know, seeing some reindeer, and I'm really grateful for that, or I literally could just be, you know, sitting in traffic in LA and be, you know, like, "Why am I sitting in this traffic? But at least I'm in LA, at least I have a car, at least, you know, like, I'm able to be breathing. I'm able to move." You know, like, there's always an opportunity to take an opportunity to express gratitude.
And so, I think once you start that practice, it's really awesome to see, you know, the universe or spirit kind of, like, maybe teach a lesson or point a person or an experience that you need to learn in that day at that time. And it's been really awesome to just have that mindset and mentality, and I encourage everyone to just try it. Try it for a week and see how your life changes if you like it or not. And I tell pretty much anyone who's around me, at that moment, when my alarm goes off at 3:14, and I'm grateful to say that people have also adopted that practice.
And these people live in different time zones all over the world, so I often will get a message, you know, at 5:14, 7:14, you know, like 11:14 from friends across the world be like, "Hey, I'm just thinking of you. I'm really grateful for you, or I'm really grateful for this experience." So, pick a time that's relevant for you. It could be 11:11, it could be, you know, 7:11, it doesn't really matter, but just pick a date and time that's relevant for you and start a gratitude practice. And, I think it'll bring joy into your life.
Katie: Yeah, I love it. It's a fun reminder. And, like, you know, that if it goes off and I'm in a group somewhere else, I will ask everybody else what they're grateful for as well. And it's fun to kind of, like, shake people up at first, like what? But just the entire focus and the energy of the group to everybody just be grateful for a second, it's amazing.
Travis: Yeah, it's also a good excuse for whatever your alarm goes off. You can shift it to them.
Katie: And for families, like another thing we do is, at dinner timer, because we try to make family dinner a priority, we'll ask the kids what they're grateful for as well, which is, you know, for anybody's who has kids, that's a good time to check-in and make it part of your daily routine that way.
Travis: Oh, yeah. I was gonna say, you know, with my partner, Little Beast Mode on Instagram, she is a wonderful soul. We teach Acroyoga, and movement, and play together, but she had the idea of starting a practice of doing three things you're grateful for before you go to bed every night. And so, that's been a really enjoyable practice as well that I love sharing that way to do it. You know, either start your day or end your day with that practice as well.
Katie: I love that too. And, as we get close to the end of our time, a couple of questions that I love to wrap up with. The first being, if there is a book or a number of books that have really impacted your life, if so, what they are and why?
Travis: Yeah. "Autobiography of a Yogi" is one book that really transformed my life. Also, how to get into flow states or just flow research, in general. So, Steve Kotler and Jamie Wheal are two inspirations in my life, and they wrote a book called "Stealing Fire," which I definitely recommend. It's a great book. I had the opportunity to work with Tim Ferriss, and knowing him, and working on his TV show, "The Tim Ferriss Experiment," and also the books that he wrote, I can definitely attest to him being an amazing person. And he really thoroughly researches everything that he does.
So, anything by Tim Ferriss is really awesome. And then there was a book called "Conversations with God," which I think was a beautiful, like, a spiritual and death book, getting to know who you are better. And then "Seven Spiritual Laws of Success" by Deepak Chopra. Again, another amazing human. And it's crazy how the world works. I've been reading this guy's books for years.
And then one day, someone on his team found out what I do on social media, just sharing what I love, and they asked me to be a part of his app called Jiyo, which is a mindful, curated community group online, which I definitely recommend looking at Jiyo, and got to meet him, and was even asked to be a human hologram on stage with him speaking on the art of mindfulness one time.
And it's really crazy to, not only just be reading his books and everything, and I get to meet him to actually meeting him and him living up to every expectation of being such a wonderful advocate to mindfulness and the research of living a happy spiritual life. He's awesome as well. So, those are the people that really inspire me, and I really think they're doing great stuff in the world in the books that they write as well.
Katie: Such great recommendations, and I'm with you on all those. Tim Ferriss's "4-Hour Workweek", I think, changed the trajectory of my adult life and led to "Wellness Mama." So, very grateful for him. And yeah, Stephen and Jamie's, "Stealing Fire" is a fascinating read. I'll make sure I'll link to all the books that you mentioned in the show notes at wellnessmama.fm. So, if you guys are exercising or driving, don't worry about writing them down. Just head over to the show notes. And Travis, lastly, any parting advice you wanna leave with listeners today, and where can they find you to stay in touch?
Travis: Yeah, honestly, my parting advice, make a positive impact in your movement and anything that you do. In general, movement can be anything that you love. I mean, it literally can just be walking the dog. It can be running a marathon. It really doesn't matter what it is, but find a movement practice and get outdoors and connect with other humans or connect with yourself, is truly an obstacle and an opportunity that will never get old.
It's something that will always find benefit in what you do. You can never be too good at that, and understand that there are always gonna be obstacles in life. So, it's how you approach the obstacle before, during, and after is really the skillset that, you know, you need to learn as a human or as a ninja, whatever you wanna call yourself. And, you know, don't take yourself too seriously. Learn how to play and you will find joy in all the things that you do.
You can find me at travisbrewer.ninja is my website, as well as travisbrewer.ninja is my Instagram. And those are probably the easiest ways to get in touch with me. And thank you for anyone who continues to follow my journey. We will be continuing to promote a lot of the movement that we do. And the website for my apparel company is pimovement.com or pimovement.ninja. And, we'll do a special discount code for all the listeners here as well because we really wanna say thank you to everyone that is following the Wellness Mama because she really does know some of the best things in the world and we just wanna share that health and wellness to you guys. So, thank you, so much.
Katie: Thanks so much, Travis. I'll make sure the link and the discount code are in the show notes. My kids and I both love the ninja pants, actually my husband too. The whole family wears them. They're so comfortable. My kids just wish they made them in, like, size three-year-olds, but we all love it. I'll make sure the links are there. You guys can check them out. They're truly probably the most comfortable pants in the entire world. And Travis, I love you for being here. I really appreciate all that you're doing to inspire kids and adults to move in the world and to share gratitude, and I'm so grateful that you shared time with us today.
Travis: Well, thank you so much Wellness Mama. You truly are such an amazing, amazing soul. You know, I consider you my spiritual mama. You're so great in everything that you do, and I really am excited to continue to be friends and work together for as long as I'm playing around on this planet. So, thank you.
Katie: Thank you. And, in that spirit of gratitude, thank all of you for listening and sharing your most valuable asset, your time, with us today. We're so grateful that you were here. and I hope that you will join me again on the next episode of "The Wellness Mama Podcast."
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Doing a Makeover in the 'Limelight'
The owners of a former church on Sixth Avenue first converted the building into a club and most recently into a boutique space.
Daniella Zalcman for The Wall Street Journal
By Dana Rubinstein
Updated May 31, 2011 12:01 am ET
A decommissioned Chelsea church that housed the notorious Limelight nightclub until it was converted last year into a marketplace is about to undergo yet another transformation.
The Limelight Marketplace, which opened in May of 2010 with about 40 separate vendors is changing from an indoor mall into a single department store, according to its owner Jack Menashe. He plans to operate the department store himself and has begun removing many of the existing small retailers that populate the market at Sixth Avenue and 20th Street.
The store, in a former Episcopal church, will relaunch in September under the pared-down name Limelight. Mr. Menashe says he is spending about $4 million and hired his own merchandise buyer who will be responsible for selecting much of the clothing and products for the three-level property.
"You could call it basically a department store," says Mr. Menashe of the new concept. "It's not unlike Barneys."
Indoor shopping malls have traditionally had a mixed track record in Manhattan where shoppers are used to stores with direct street access and often are loath to frequent retailers on second and third stories. But there have been some notable exceptions, such as the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle and the Chelsea Market.


Pure Resourcing Solutions will be holding an extra special charity quiz night in Ipswich on Thursday 3 March, as this year's event also marks a decade since the professional recruitment agency first opened an office in the town.
The 10th anniversary quiz will be held at the Novotel Hotel in Ipswich and teams of five are invited to enter and take part in a fun-filled battle of the brains. The team entry fees and money raised through a raffle, which includes a twilight spa prize for two people at the Ufford Park Hotel in Woodbridge, will be donated to charity.
This year the event will be in support of Ormiston Families a leading charity which provides services to support children and young people in the East of England, managing the challenges they face and improving their life chances. Last year the Ipswich charity quiz night raised over £1,500 for the Papworth Trust, a leading disability charity.
The 2016 Ipswich charity quiz night will be the first in a series of charity fundraising events designed to celebrate the office's ten year anniversary. The Pure team will launch its #IpswichBig10 anniversary campaign at the quiz, an initiative in which employees have committed to completing different events to raise money for 10 local charities this year.
Two more charity events have already been confirmed as part of the #IpswichBig10 campaign. Two teams of ten people from Pure have courageously signed themselves up for the 'Only the Brave' event on 20 March, an extremely muddy obstacle course race which raises money for the East Anglian Air Ambulance. A team from Pure will also be entering the Ipswich Colour Dash Race in aid of East Anglia's Children's Hospices on 29 May.
The Pure team is continuing to discuss and research other events to complete the series of ten charity challenges. They are also welcoming suggestions from local charities of events which could be included in the campaign. To nominate a potential event contact 01473 250990 or Ipswich@prs.uk.com or tweet @pureresourcing using the hashtag #IpswichBig10.
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