BRIEFLY DALAI LAMA TO BLESS FOREST LAWN SHRINE.GLENDALE - A unique Tibetan shrine under construction at Forest Lawn Memorial Park will be blessed next month by the Dalai Lama. The Shi-tro Mandala mandala (mŭn`dələ), [Skt.,=circular, round] a concentric diagram having spiritual and ritual significance in Hindu and Buddhist Tantrism. for Universal Peace will be one of the few three- dimensional Tibetan Buddhist mandalas in the world and the first built in the United States, said cemetery spokesman Dick Fisher. The 10-foot hand-carved mandala is the creation of Tibetan artist and author Pema Namdol Thaye, who began construction on the shrine with three assistants in December. After the Dalai Lama blesses the mandala, he will deliver a teaching in an adjacent auditorium. The exact date of the ceremony has not been set. - Associated Press Glendale hospital has snoring snoring, rough, vibratory sounds made in breathing during sleep or coma. The noisy breathing is the result of an open mouth and a relaxation of the palate; it is frequently induced by lying on one's back. contest GLENDALE - Glendale Adventist Medical Center Glendale Adventist Medical Center is located in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, California. It was founded in 1905. Glendale Adventist Medical Center is a sister institution of Loma Linda University Medical Center and is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist hospital system. is disproving the saying ``you snooze, you lose'' with a contest to find the area's loudest snorer snore intr.v. snored, snor·ing, snores To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate. n. 1. The act or an instance of snoring. 2. . The hospital is calling all ear-busting snorers - or the spouses who have to listen to them - to tape their snores during National Sleep Month. The winner gets a package valued at $2,000 that includes a battery of tests that could determine if he has a serious medical condition. The contest was launched to draw attention to disorders such as sleep apnea sleep apnea, episodes of interrupted breathing during sleep. Obstructive sleep apnea is a common disorder in which relaxation of muscles in the throat repeatedly close off the airway during sleep; the person wakes just enough to take a gasping breath. , a condition associated with snoring in which blood oxygen levels drop during sleep and the chance for heart attacks or strokes increases. Snore contestants can send their entry tapes to the Glendale Adventist Church Sleep Disorders Sleep Disorders Definition Sleep disorders are a group of syndromes characterized by disturbance in the patient's amount of sleep, quality or timing of sleep, or in behaviors or physiological conditions associated with sleep. Center, 1509 Wislon Terrace, Glendale, CA 91206. The deadline for entries is Wednesday. The hospital will announce a winner on June 7. - Daily News |
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