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2 • The Red and Black • Thursdav. Ma> 2. 1996
BRIEFLY
NATION
Mountain bike suspension forks being recalled
W ASHINGTON — Nearly 70,000 Manitou Mach 5 suspension forks
tor mountain bikes are susceptible to cracks and breaks that may
emu* the front wheel to come off The manufacturer. Answer
Products of Valencia. Calif., is offering free replacements to con-
'Uiiiers who return the forks that were sold from August 1995 to
March 1996. the Consumer Product Safety Commission said
Tuesday. The company has received 49 reports of cracked forks, in-
v lading five riders who suffered cuts, bruises and scrapes The
M ich 5 forks were sold as original equipment on more than 27.000
k. Fisher. Diamond back. Mann. Mongoose and other high-end
.y vies. More than 41.000 forks also were sold separately for $270
? 'SO The Manitou and Mach 5 logos are on the sides of the low-
vrk legs The serial numbers are on the back of the lower part
: the fork leg Forks with senai numbers less than 5100066500
-I jld be replaced Those with serial numbers between 5100066500
.nd 5100149464 should be inspected Consumers may contact
wer Products at 1-600-670*7446
Mayonnaise and margarine the latest health food
v'STON — Don t hold the mayo Or the marganne or salad dressing
it nee is building that reasonable amounts of these foods can K? an
;• rxant part of a bean-healthy diet because they are good sources
r .mun F A major study published m the New England Journal of
Udicine found that women who get lots of vitamin E-nch food cut
r chance of heart disease by almost two-thirds Besides mayo, oth-
r r > d sources of vitamin E include margarine especially if made
>unflower. safflower, canola or corn oil . salad dressings, veg-
i It' oil. peanut butter, nuts, wheat germ and eggs Dr Walter
«• •: of the Harvard School of Public Health, worries that people
think fat and cholesterol are the whole story may do themselves
: is service by switching to such things as fat-free salad dressing
Orv. af the unfortunate parts of the fat phobia is that people ehmi-
f major sources of vitamin E in their diets ’ he said Vitamin E is
• a group of nutrients known as antioxidants for their ability to
• th* damage done by oxygen to the body The Minnesota study
i no sign that two other such nutrients — vitamins A or C — did
• . jiood Vitamin E supplements also did not ajpeear to reduce the
although the researchers cautioned that they did no« knew
.:gh about how long the women had taken the pills :: be sure of
tk.s finding.
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■ CORRECTIONS
dates and times foe this weekend’s baseball games pruned is.
Wednesday's Red and Black were incorrect. The games «iH be Saturday.
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Lama comes to Athens to enlighten others
By MARC BEUSLE
Corgntxiung wmef
The founder of a Buddhist monastery in
Tibet is in Athens visiting the newly-opened
Athens Buddhist Meditation Center on North
Milledge Avenue
Lama Norhla. spiritual director of the
Kagyu Thupten Choling monastery m Tibet,
will be offering speeches and performing cer
emonies throughout his stay He is expected
to stay in Athens through May 6
As a Rinpoche a high authority of Kagyu
Buddhism. Lama Norhla has dedicated his
life to helping others complete 3-year retreats
in absolute solitude He entered a monastery
at the age of fo e and became a fully ordained
monk at the age of 14
Tracy Henderson, who meditates at the
center, is excited about the opportunity to
meet the Lama ‘He * amanng he completed
three 3-year retreats by the time he was.267
she said ‘Most people never do one their en
ure life for fear of being alone *
‘Meeting Eastern teachers and people of
lineage is a my rare opportunity.* said Gary'
Starr, member cf the 10.000 Maniacs, a band
m town to play for the Human Rights
Festival.
‘Because I meditate and I'm only here for
a short time I'm not going to pass up the val
ue of meeting with a master, a wise man
from the East.* Starr said
Buddhism is not theistic. instead it re
volve* around four noble truths dealing with
human suffering and how to eliminate it.
said Ann Henderson, the owner of the build
ing that houses the center Buddhists hope to
understand the four noble truths and reach
enlightenment, she said
lamas are not deified or expected to save
Buddhists They are seen as great examples
for saagha the community of practitioners
to follow
Tracy Henderson said Lama has taken a
vow to give up his place m Nirvana which is
reached by eridle»» reincarnation, Ut help oth
er* reach enlightenment
"He II »uch a *pecial teacher that we
didn't really enpect him to accept our invita
tion,' «he *aid “Other Kagyu Buddhiat cen
ters around the Southeast said he would nev
er come here because he was too bony helping
other* complete three-year retreats
Buddhism -vat. founded in India
about 2.500 years ago by Gautama
Siddharta, the Buddha Buddhists be
neve life is misery and decay, and that
the cycle of birth and rebirth is be
cause of an attachment to the unreal
self Buddhists try to achieve Nirvana,
or nothingness, and so end the cycle.
There are over 300 million Buddhists
worldwide, and over half a million in
North America.
New center opens for Athens’ Buddhists
B> MARC BEUSLE
Lrttani
1‘atil two months Ago. local
Buddhists wer* i rbiD«:T
group of ■■ who
in each others homes for group
meditation and c© m pan ion ship
Tben Ann Henderson donated i
buLcmg whxh pmwah boused
her nke harness tt be used as
the Athens Buddhist Meditataoa
Center
‘Freeds ind I had been medi-
titni at «»± xners fojojes for the
past couple .f xaeatb*. but it was
nestly unirgan.red * she sxid
‘M.tst of _s practxed nhnitii’ T
until them
Ann became 1 B.-idnst a*<:
meeting rer teacher. Cktgyas
Trurgpu Furuvct* 21 years *?:.
Her sister Trin was always
ittenoed meectn*s m pnnae hones
with Ann ann regan to take the
teachings tc rear: ? year* ar: *1
me i serxx-* _ness e and i_
rf a suoiec £ anec x me. n >f-
rame m reit. *
*W* are i_ *wuz2y jx5er-
mg * Trary sac ‘BuMbass :i5*r*
re.-cie .•vntnar.i. ractp x. their rctr
The -tenter me X- members *ti:
:.!* SIC a mi.cth m t.-e-s to re.t
maintain the building Ann who
pay* the bran: of maintenance ex
penses. eft the slice furniture to
the nafeyiMB center
.Ann said she is nx sore how
many Eoihuts prwrtxe m .Lhc*
“Tuesday nomag I pec pbooe
calls from five people who have
been practicing alcce.* she said
‘Buddhism has sc many different
focuses that it's iapnkUe tt tell
how many Bwddbtfts there are I
weed say mat xit of the milbcns x
Biadih_sns m the werd. ab:«-t 500
are n Ceorpa'
Mamlyn Healey a L'nrrersity h-
tfirai has attended services f:r
rw*c nk s i am a Buddrust and
a Chnci: ' she said “There are
i - ~ r* i0»x: God that were mSrult
for me u understand within, the
Cbrabift r-amew-.-rk *
Healey said she became mter-
escec a Tibetan pecpiie >fca-se of
tneir serene presence Sne rxted
Titec in .*9. me hnwfd Baiv .st
Lamas spmtua authorities and
oMhbis ofBoddhi n 1992
“They nne sam a bfounfui is-
pHAMA.* she said “They were a
neex. cf n»rw I wanted to nve mv
me '
Hea_ey said she is p anning a
Tiforcan sxhiit n the msc«ay rases
near tne _mry cmrixe
lix Turk, a grahuate scuden: m
T*Tf HACQbOX ’•« V; rc iMo.
Ather. ar Buddhists meditate a^ouna the center's
shrine ra ce a da>. at 7 a.'n. and 6 p.m.
Speech Coe.m-mcatiins mas at-
•eoiec the center for a north He
said a Psychology prrfess.r t:.d
him About it *1 studied Zen
Bjoh-sn for 7 years, cut To :rii-
uce u’D* braHv * he sac.
The center helps enhance its
members' individual practices and
members are able to ieam from
each other's experiences Ana sad
The center is open for daily
hour-long meditations, which are
held at 7 a m and 6pm For infer-
mati :n. call 613-1333
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English professor to read from his latest novel
By -THUS
Lrrarrs
A UmsD Lnir^sh Mwr w_ |»h nronr
ns agBCCsbed nc®e*. vcjfht at the Tate 7«nter
Jaxzes L.f: axthrr of ‘Ti-itter cf My
?e«.xue 7 2* the ieacmed wrster for May T«iy for
’w roters m Ahaa Thursocy May 1 at f n.nr. The
“un»£-ri_s*er ns m-sc*:cLSore*r by tn*s Asssonated
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He ns tne xiy pcnoA man will ae reasng ic tn*e
Vmversny xr. he sifiid tiic nsnoraccr*eEn.
“Thm is a natoic wmhe fiEji-rmstmg rneci*
K-.j: saji “Many ertses bt-uss tnie scates w-_
tace nun tnanas u: the A*P *
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Vmersty is n ha^e of
the erect She sad this is
a sere a heir the AWP
‘May TVay foe Wr.trrs
are abrut becans* the
Associated Writers
Prrerxm. or fo-h.-g hue
u the mis mane try the
Ee;-t..:an Cingress *
sae sad “The AW? bar
been f: ig to the
Nar»;ca_ Eto.wrmgEt for
the Am* for fonrmg The
AW? a a peat he-m for wroters Serna
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James Kllgo
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nto
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With i__ the rut-naixa for the art*.
r.igrim* and wps writers m their ca-
Dmd
Fenxa. executive director of the Associated
Wr.ters Programs, said he has a strong view
pc-ir.t oc why programs such as the AWP Deed
funding
WW ocr political leaders extol the virtues of
the tree market place, we at AWP must extol the
virtues cf the free spun, which proves itself free
by giving itself away through works of chanty
ar»i art.* Fenna said
when a
Kjlgo wfi read from his novel at 8
p.m. at the Georgia Room of Tate
Center. There is no admission, but $5
donations will be accepted.
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