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Scientology and other religions
|The neutrality of this article is disputed. (March 2012)
The relationship between Scientology and other religions is very complex. While Scientology claims that it is fully compatible with all existing major world religions and that it does not conflict with them or their religious practices, there are major differences in the beliefs and practices between Scientology and most religions, especially the major monotheistic religions. Members are not allowed to engage in other similar mental therapies or procedures, religious or otherwise.[1] However, some ministers from other churches have adopted some Scientology secular programs.[2][3]
Church of England[edit]
The Church of England complained in March 2003 to the Advertising Standards Authority about the Church's advertising poster promoting Narconon—the drug rehabilitation program based on the works of L. Ron Hubbard. The poster claimed "250,000 people salvaged from drugs." The Church of England Diocese of Birmingham challenged the claim. Upholding the complaint, the ASA considered that, "without clarification, readers were likely to interpret the claim '250,000 people salvaged from drugs' to mean that 250,000 people had stopped being dependent on street or prescription drugs because of Scientology. The Authority "accepted that more than 250,000 people had undertaken the Church's Drug Purification and Drug Rundown programs, which were designed to free people from the effects of taking drugs," but "the Authority understood that, within Scientology, the concept of 'drug use' referred to a variety of behaviors that ranged from heavy use of street drugs to occasional ingestion of alcohol or prescription medicines and exposure to chemical toxins."[4]
The Diocese of Birmingham objected to Scientology using space in the community centre allotted for religious use. The Diocese pointed out that Scientology does not have religious status in the UK: "Scientology has rightly been refused recognition as a religion by the UK Charity Commissioners" in the words of a Diocese spokesman.[5] The Diocese also stated that Scientology is "as much a religion as a dog is a vegetable."[5]
Greek Orthodox Church[edit]
Maximos Aghiorgoussis, the bishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America in Pittsburgh, has stated that Scientology is not in fact a "church", but rather a gnostic/theosophical system of thought. He went on to say that there are at least six serious points of contention between the two groups, including:
- the pantheistic nature of Scientology,
- Scientology's contention that the individual is a noncorporeal, semi-divine "thetan," which runs contrary to the Greek Orthodox view that the individual is both body and soul and, while created in the image of God, not a god himself,
- Scientology's belief that the universe is the "result of a game of the thetans", rather than the account of the Genesis creation narrative,
- Scientology's belief that the thetan can be saved through the clearing of its engrams, which differs from the Christian view of salvation being only through Christ, and
- Scientology's view that death is "of no consequence and significance because death is repeated innumerable times", which runs contrary to the Christian view of a single physical incarnation.
He also states that "Scientology teaches that psychic powers, (evil) spirits and out-of-body events can be used in order for the thetans to rediscover their true powers. Because of this, there have been parallels drawn between Scientology and Occultism[citation needed]. He goes on to say that, in spite of Scientology's claims to enhance mental health, that many people have already been damaged by Dianetics. Calling upon what he describes as "unclean spirits", the inexperience of those who do auditing cause "hallucination, irrational behavior, severe disorientation, strange bodily sensations, physical and mental illness, unconsciousness, and suicide. Hubbard admitted most of the above hazards, 'although he maintained that they occurred only through misapplication of the technology of Scientology'".[6]
Russian Orthodox Church[edit]
In May 2001, the Russian Orthodox Church criticized Scientologists, Jehovah's Witnesses, Unificationists and Mormons as being dangerous "totalitarian sects."[7]
Lutheran Church[edit]
The Lutheran Church in Germany has criticized Scientology's activities and doctrines, along with those of several other religious movements. According to the U.S. State Department's 2004 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, "The Lutheran Church also characterizes The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), the Jehovah's Witnesses, the Church of Christ, Christian Scientists, the New Apostolic Church, and the Johannish Church as 'sects,' but in less negative terms than it does Scientology."[8]
Roman Catholic Church[edit]
The Roman Catholic Church has not made official doctrinal pronouncements specifically related to Scientology, however Cardinal Marc Ouellet stated "Scientology is something else. For me, this community is not a Church".[9] Certain beliefs that are widely associated with Scientology, such as reincarnation, are specifically rejected by the Catholic Church as being incompatible with Catholic belief and practice. Scientology is also, according to a number of religious scholars, a form of gnosticism, which would make it hard to reconcile with Roman Catholicism and other denominations that regard gnosticism as a heresy.[10]
Religious compatibility[edit]
Scientology's claim of religious compatibility to entry-level Scientologists is soon modified by the additional teaching that the various levels of spiritual process which can be reached through Scientology are more advanced than those attainable in other religions. The major monotheistic religions and Scientology share the claim of Universality of their belief system which precludes compatibility in the view of most scholars.[1] Critics point out that, within Scientology, "spiritual abilities" tends to be synonymous with "mystical powers" rather than with "inner peace." Hubbard himself cautioned against the unwise or improper use of powers in his book History of Man.
In its application for tax-exempt status in the United States, the Church of Scientology International states:
|Although there is no policy or Scriptural mandate expressly requiring Scientologists to renounce other religious beliefs or membership in other churches, as a practical matter Scientologists are expected to and do become fully devoted to Scientology to the exclusion of other faiths. As Scientologists, they are required to look only to Scientology Scriptures for the answers to the fundamental questions of their existence and to seek enlightenment only from Scientology.[11]
Hubbard sometimes identified himself with Maitreya (Metteya in Pali), a prophesied Buddha of the future. This identification is made most strongly in his 1955–1956 poem Hymn of Asia, which begins with the line "Am I Metteyya?" and emphasizes certain traits of Hubbard that the editors of the publication said matched traits predicted by the "Metteya Legend," such as Metteya appearing in the West, having golden hair or red hair (Hubbard was red-haired), and appearing in a time of world peril, with the earliest of the predicted dates for his return being 2,500 years after Gautama Buddha, or roughly 1950. According to sociologist Stephen A. Kent, however, the traits which the editors say are predicted by the "Metteya Legend" either are not actually present in the Buddhist texts or in some cases are contradicted by the texts: instead of coming at a time of world peril, for instance, the predictions about Maitreya say he will be born to royalty whose domain is "mighty and prosperous, full of people, crowded and well fed," and rather than having hair "like flames," Kent says that the texts predict curly black hair for the Maitreya.[12]
The revealed beliefs in Scientology at higher levels become increasingly contradictory with the world's major religions. The concept of past lives in Scientology is at odds with Christianity and Islam. Beliefs concerning the origins and age of the Earth, the root of evil, and the nature of man make it impossible to uphold the beliefs of most other religions while also being a Scientologist. Hubbard claimed that Islam was the result of an extraterrestrial memory implant, called the Emanator, of which the Kaaba is supposedly an artifact. Mainstream religions, in his view, had failed to realize their objectives: "It is all very well to idealize poverty and associate wisdom with begging bowls, or virtue with low estate. However, those who have done this (Buddhists, Christians, Communists and other fanatics) have dead ended or are dead ending."[13]
The section of the Fishman Affidavit pertaining to Operating Thetan level VIII put forward that Hubbard said that Jesus was a pederast. The Church of Scientology has consistently held this section of the Fishman Affidavit to be a forgery.[14]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b Steve Bruce: Cathedrals to cults: the evolving forms of the religious life. In: Paul Heelas (Hrsg.): Religion, Modernity, and Postmodernity, Blackwell, Oxford 1998, pp. 19-35, 23.
- ^ Scientology awards reach out to black community ROBERT FARLEY, St. Petersburg Times, February 18, 2006
- ^ Sedensky, Matt (2007-08-25). "Unlikely allies". AP. Knoxville News Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2007-09-01. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
- ^ Advertising Standards Authority record of successful Church of England complaint about Narconon advertisement
- ^ a b Cartledge, James (2004-04-24). "Church anger at 'cult' space". Evening Mail. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
- ^ "The challenge of metaphysical experiences outside Orthodoxy and the Orthodox response" at ProQuest
- ^ "Russian Orthodox Targets 'Totalitarian Sects'" at Zenit News AgencyArchive copy at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine
- ^ "2004 Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Germany" at United States Department of State
- ^ Bussières, Ian (February 5, 2009). "Scientologie: "Ce n'est pas une Église" - Mgr Ouellet". Le Soleil (Power Corporation of Canada). Retrieved 2009-02-17.
- ^ Derakhshani, Tirdad (2005-07-03). "Spirituality through therapy". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2006-07-01.[dead link]
- ^ Response to Final Series of IRS Questions Prior to Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(c)(3) As a Church, October 1, 1993
- ^ Kent, Stephen A. (1996). "Scientology's Relationship With Eastern Religious Traditions". Journal of Contemporary Religion 11 (1): 21. doi:10.1080/13537909608580753. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
- ^ Hubbard, HCO PL of January 21, 1965
- ^ Karin Spaink. The Fishman Affidavit: introduction. Retrieved 2008-02-29. [1]
External links[edit]
- www.sweenytod.com Collection of CoS quotations regarding Christianity
- www.skeptictank.org Collection of CoS quotations regarding Christianity


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Let's face it, sometimes there's serious couch time between a married couple, and we don't necessarily mean what it meant as teenagers. We mean TV time! When you have kids, date nights can be few and far between. But date night doesn't have to mean dropping a chunk of change on dinner and a movie — it can also mean spending some quality time watching your fave show together. That doesn't mean you should be stuck watching SportsCenter. If you're looking for a few tried-and-true dramas that'll keep both you and him interested, we've rounded up some of our favorites. So open a bottle of wine, toss some crackers and cheese on a plate... and turn down the lights!
These dramas contain it all for the couch-bound couple: action and a little blood for him, emotional conflict and a little reality for her. And hey, both genders like a little of both, right? All sentimentality and you've got a chick flick. All action and you have, well, an action movie. These shows have proved that we both can agree on what to watch!
Mad Men
AMC, Sundays at 10 p.m.
Obviously, right? Season 6 has just started, and rumor has it this may be the final season. If you're not caught up, plan a marathon this weekend. The 1950s are long gone and the '60s are heavily upon us, and everything from the decade's mod outfits to Don Draper's dalliances will be compelling for both you and him. Check out the season 6 premiere online at AMC.
Showtime, returns Sept. 29 at 9 p.m.
Showtime gives us a hit show chock full of adrenaline. There's the main character, the terrorist-hunting Homeland Security specialist Carrie, there's also Jessica, the suspicious wife, and Agent Brody, the terrorist in question. Not only is it packed with heart-stopping action but it's paired with an emotional twist and romantic love. Previous seasons are available now, and the new season premieres in September.
House of Cards
Available on Netflix Instant
Robin Wright plays the wife of the Majority Whip (Kevin Spacey) and the show follows the pair both within their political life and their private home life. The relationship gets more complex with a covert affair between Kevin Spacey and a much younger and hasty reporter (played by Kate Mara). Watch the first season instantly on Netflix.
Breaking Bad
Returns August 11 on AMC
What's so great about this show is the dissolution of Bryan Cranston's character from nerdy high school chemistry teacher to a full-blown cartel-like drug runner. Depressing? Yes. Fascinating? Oh yeah. He not only has a wife and teenage son, but a newborn, and to watch how he juggles his family and his newfound role as drug kingpin of the Southwest is fascinating. Be sure to catch up before the final season begins on August 11.
Here are a few more dramas that are a bit heavy on the action and gore, yet nonetheless you'll both find yourself glued to the TV:
Justified (season began January 8)
Game of Thrones (season 3 running now)
Dexter (season premiere June 30)
Walking Dead (season premiere this fall)
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on 1/28/2012 8:14:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
So far I've used this clay mask TWICE. The first time I made too much product, I had to apply the extra mask on my heels and hands. The perfect amount for me is 1/2 tbsp. of clay powder mixed with a scant 1/2 tbsp. of Apple Cider Vinegar. My intial impressions of this mask is it ITCHES and it STINKS. I finally know what other reviewers are saying when they say this mask PULSATES. You literally feel your skin moving, similar to lava flowing and bubbling, minus the burning factor. It just itches. I remove the mask after it hardens by continuously splashing my face with warm water until it softens and washes off my face. I am a little scared this product will clog my drain, but the next place I could wash this off is in my backyard, which I am frankly not down for. After all this, I would still use this mask because my skin was smoother and my scars are getting lighter, YAY! Anyone who says this mask is a pleasant experience is lying, lol. Even though I don't look forward to putting it on, the results have been worth it for me. I'm only going to use it once a week as it is a strong product and I don't want to aggravate my skin too much. Bottom line: Give it a try! I'll be updating my post again after a month's worth of uses.
on 1/27/2012 12:13:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Acne-prone, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I wish I found out about this product years ago. I'm 26 with acne prone skin and I've literally spent thousands or more over the years on my skin care and this, THIS has improved my skin and it's barely been a week!!! I mix it with Apple Cider Vinegar (smells funny) but nothing in nature that's good for you always smell like roses so that's not a big deal. Most times I'll 'clay' after steaming my face but it's still great without steaming.
My pores are practically invisible, my acne scarring is lighter (not a lot but I'm noticing less and less) and I usually have 'pits' from healed acne scars and those are reducing too.
If after one week my skin has had such improvement I can only wonder what 3 months would do!!!! I'm also eating more raw organic foods and only using natural products on my skin so that helps.
For under $10 I think this stuff is magic!! :)
on 1/21/2012 6:07:00 AM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I'm SO disappointed. I used raw, organic apple cider, and this product. Maybe I didn't steam my face enough, maybe I applied it too thick, maybe I didn't leave it on enough?
My forehead is now covered in what I could say raised black heads. My skin just recovered from a horrible extraction (I'm unfortunately a horrible pimple popper). I got so depressed I vowed to stop picking and diligently followed my skin regimine.
I'm hoping this is just my skin purging, because in order to stop myself from wrecking havoc on my face I popped a few along my hairline. People say they've experienced this, and applied again the very next night. I'm going to try steaming more and applying a thinner layer, and waiting 30 minutes to an hour.
Turns out my skin was just purging. It looked nice and bright and the tiny white pimples went away. Unfortunately, after three weeks, this product doesn't do anything for my skin. Oh well!
on 1/9/2012 12:23:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I purchased a huge tub from Whole Foods...it'll probably last me a life time. Interesting clay mask. I suppose it's effective and does what it does. I mix it with the juices from plain yogurt. Leave it on for 10 mins. Rinse. Then finish with a plain yogurt mask to cool off the redness
I use with Apple Cider Vinegar as suggested. It's super drying. Draws everything out of pores esp the nose. You can squeeze all the pores after rinsing this mask off since it draws it all to the surface.
on 12/15/2011 10:39:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium, Cool
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
This is easily the best clay mask I have used. I was using LUSH's Mask of Magnaminty, and it worked great, but the price is just way too steep to keep repurchasing it. I bought two tubs and was out 60 dollars! I just couldn't keep paying that much for a clay mask. I did a little research online and found this little jewel. On Amazon.com it was about seven dollars and some change, so I thought what the heck it's worth a try. It arrived on time, and the first time I used it was with just water. It worked just as well if not better than my old LUSH mask. There is no tingly minty feeling but honestly I'd rather not have that or the minty scent since they get overpowering sometimes. This mask dried very quickly, and I really could feel my face pulsate! Now, mind you, I have really bad acne. After using this, I haven't seen any new blemishes. I went out and bought apple cider vinegar after using it with just water, since it was kind of hard to mix, and it mixes like a dream now. The clay and apple cider vinegar together make a wonderful fluffy mixture that spreads on like a dream. Removal can be a little tough but it's nothing that will deter me from using it. Like others have said, your face will be red for about half an hour afterwards but just use it at night before bed so there won't be any issues with that. The tub leaks a little bit but I can live with that. All in all it is my new HG mask! I suggest it to all my friends.
on 12/14/2011 1:11:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Normal, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Red, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I bought this clay after reading page after page of positive reviews, and I must say I agree with every one of them! This clay is amazing, and it comes with so much in the package I won't have to buy it again for a very long time! The cheapest place to buy it is at iherb.com. The regular price here is a little under $6 which is already cheaper then anywhere else, BUT if you use the code KOY923 at checkout, you will get $5 off meaning it is only about $1! I know, I had trouble believing it too but sure enough that was the price! I used it with "Organic Apple Cider Vinegar with Mother" by Dynamic Health which I also purchased at iherb.com for a really cheap price. The container says to mix it with equal parts ACV and clay, but I found that to be a little too runny, so I added some more clay. I would say the perfect amount for one mask to cover your entire face and neck would be 1 tablespoon clay with a little less then 1 tablespoon ACV. The clay was more brown in color then I expected, but that's probably because I'm used to using QHMJM. When I mixed the clay with the ACV it fizzed for a few seconds, then turned into a nice smooth textured mask. I put it on my entire face and my neck and left it on for about 40 minutes. I turned the fan on in my room while it was drying for some extra air flow. The mask began to harden right away, and began to feel tight after about 20 minutes. It got a little itchy in spots, but nothing uncomfortable. After 40 minutes the mask was dry and very very tight. To remove the mask, I got a warm washcloth and dapped my face all over, and let the water soak into it for a few seconds. This got the mask wet again, and it wiped off very easily. I was honestly amazed with the results after just one use! My skin appeared so clear, and the few pimples I had were already gone! My skin was patchy red after using it, but that went away after about 30 minutes. I honestly love this, and am so glad I bought it! I'm going to start using it once a week, and I can't wait to see the long term results of repeated use!! I would recommend using your favorite moisturizer after you wash it off. LOVE THIS STUFF!!! :)
on 12/13/2011 3:04:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
AMAZING! It makes my super acne prone skin sooo much soft...like never. It feels so clean after rinsing.....so fresh...
It didn't break me out ,no problems with it at all. I just don't have enough words to recommend it! Seriously,...you have to try it,you have to experience this,it definitely worth trying!!!!
I mix it with apple vinegar. I tried it with water,it's ok,but I decided it works better with vinegar.
on 11/23/2011 3:45:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Acne-prone, Olive, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Brown
This stuff is the business. Back in the day when I was kid, I found a tub of this in my aunt's bathroom cabinet and surrepticiously gave it a try. The suction was so intense I was like, whoa, that was an experience. Fast foward about 15 years later, and I'm watching this woman on TV get a facial with some kind of vaccuum tool sucking a bunch of pink gunk out of her seemingly clean skin, and I thought, that's what I need, some intense suction, and then I remembered this mask. Had to google a bit ot figure out the name and then immediately went out and bought a tub at Whole Foods.
I initially used water, but switched to apple cider vinegar and I think it works better that way. The only downside to this product, as far as I'm concerned, is that it comes in powder form and is a bit of a hassle and slightly messy to mix up before each use, but I get why that's necessary, as it would otherwise completely dry itself no matter kind of container you put it in. It's also nice to be able to adjust the thickness according to your preferences.
As everyone else has said, the suction is incredibly intense. It's uncomfortable. My nose always start to itch shortly after application, which bugs me to death, but that passes as it dries. Also, I have to stay hidden away in my bedroom with this on because I look absolutely freakish as it dries. I also leave it on for some time--it takes quite a while for it to fully dry and if you put it on really thick it never will (it's sill sucking away though, dry or not). Anyway, I try to give it at least and hour. I usually apply the mask and then do my nails.
I have acne prone skin and use prescription meds to control it, but it does something the meds can't and will absolutely clear up and prevent and beakouts and promote faster healing. I had this awful stubborn breakout after trying some new skincare products--my forehead was absolutely covered with ugly little bumps and few bigger once and after I stopped using the products it would not go away despite my continued use of the the acne meds. Well, I knew this mask would solve the problem, so I resolved to use it nightly for a week or two and sure enough my skin's clearing up nicely. Welcome back attractive forehead. Do I need to say that I love this mask? I'm not always consistent about using it because I'm lazy, but I should be. Once or twice a week is probably ideal.
In summary, it's extremely effective, natural, and inexpensive (a tub lasts forever). Do give it a try.
on 11/6/2011 3:37:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
So I bought this product per recommendation from a good friend of mine. She was using it for her acne-prone skin and had great results! I bought a tub for a little more than I wanted to spend but now that I've used it several times and it doesn't even look like I've made a dent, that purchase is now well justified.
I had been using this in combination with just water which seemed to work just fine. I didn't know what I was missing out on! At that point, my only gripe was that I couldn't get it into a creamy paste as everyone was saying.
I whipped together a batch the other night for my hubby with the intent to use apple cider vinegar. I forgot to use it for the first batch and used that on my hubby considering he wasn't using it on his face (he has a herniated disc that got irritated and we were trying out different remedies when I thought to give this a shot on his back since the clay is to pull out toxins. One of the factors for a herniated disc is almost like a chemical burn to the nerve because when a disc ruptures, fluids leek from inside the disc). I ended up wasting the rest of the first batch by becoming desperate to achieve the creamy consistency and put it through a metal strainer then remembering that you are not at all supposed to use any kind of metal whatsoever when mixing and handling this stuff.
So then I whipped up another batch this time remembering to use the apple cider vinegar. I have some reusable muslin bags so I decided to squeeze it through there to get the lumps out. I measured the equal parts of clay and apple cider vinegar, mixed them together, gave it a stir, enjoyed the sound of the fizz for a second, and then proceeded to get the mesh bag set up to line a glass jar to catch the contents that I squeezed through the bag. By the time I got back to the bowl to scoop out the clay, the reaction that the apple cider vinegar had on the clay was astounding!!! The result... silky smooth clay with absolutely no lumps at all!!! I was thrilled!
Another thing that made this time different was that I purchased a decent eco friendly bamboo makeup brush. After using my fingers to apply it before, this was a real treat and felt so much more luxurious, easier, and way less messy!
on 11/2/2011 2:58:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Other
Eyes: Grey
When your only complaint about something is that the package comes so stuffed full, it is dang near impossible to not spill... you have a WINNER! This is my HG face mask. I have black heads on my chin and nose pretty bad, when I run my finger across it my skin feels bumpy. Blah, I used this mask ONE TIME and now when I rub my chin it is smooth. I will update after I have used this product a while longer. I could feel it working (and by this I mean it tingled and itched like crazy haha) and had a little trouble getting it into a paste. I kept it on for the full half hour. After I washed it off ( I recommend doing this in the shower out of sheer convenience) my face was red, but once it calmed down (about twenty minutes) my skin tone was fabulous. TRY THIS. I bought a one pound tube for like seven bucks. Even if you don't like it you can give it to some one else to try. Or make little home made instruction labels, put it into tiny trial size jars and BAM stocking stuffer for your beauty savvy ladies. Sorry, I am suffering from holiday fever =))
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In 1781 Catherine the Great renamed Khlynov to Vyatka and made it a centre of separate guberniya. The town also served as a place of exile, notably for Alexander Herzen and Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin. By the end of the 19th century, it was an important station on the Trans-Siberian railway. In December 1934, it was renamed after the Soviet leader Sergey Kirov, who had been assassinated on December 1.
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Kirov River port became a bankrupt company in the late 90s and all river boats were sold to other regions. Kirov region is also famous for some of the worst highways and city streets among neighbour regions. Kirov is a center of machine building; metallurgy, light, the printing trade, and the timber industry.
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Prison for former USD player
"I understand consequences. But I'm not a threat to society. I'm not a menace to society."
Battaglia told Johnson he had constructed "a sort of a plausible deniability in your mind (that) just doesn't sell for me" and became "the centerpiece, in essence, without which none of this gambling operation can even function."
The judge later added: "You'll keep the records, but like (sports heroes) Pete Rose, Lance Armstrong and Roger Clemens, you'll have some explaining to do."
After calculating enhancements and downward departures from federal sentencing guidelines, Battaglia arrived at an advisory range of six to 12 months. He opted for the lower end, he said, because of Johnson's attitude and willingness to work with youths.
"All the defendants are fortunate to be in front of Judge Battaglia," said Vikas Bajaj, who previously represented Brown and is no longer bound by the protective order prohibiting attorneys from discussing the case outside of court.
"It appears he contemplated all the good things and all the bad things, along with the deterrence effect portrayed to the public. The sentence could have easily been much harsher," Bajaj said.
On Friday, USD issued a statement a statement about Johnson's sentencing. "The actions documented in the case against Mr. Johnson do not reflect the mission and values of the University of San Diego and our Athletics program," it said. "We will continue to fully cooperate with the NCAA and will have no further comment on this matter until the NCAA completes its review."
Johnson said he hopes to play basketball professionally after serving his sentence, although his attorney indicated that opportunities to play in a half-dozen foreign leagues have been damaged by the case and its publicity.
"Mr. Johnson has been sort of the poster boy for this case," Oliver Cleary, his court-appointed attorney, told Battaglia "He is the center of the story of this case, even though there are so many other people who had their hands in it. The repercussions to him and his career have been significant. Despite his talent, he is pretty much unmarketable."
As he left the courthouse, Johnson said: "I'm going to keep living, keep fighting. I'm a fighter. I always have been."


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Welcome to Cool Stuff, a weekly feature where we post our favorite links from the past week, including our favorite articles and how-tos, videos, images and more.
- The shootout at Gulf Photo Plus is always a fantastic thing to watch. Luminaries such as Greg Heisler, Zack Arias, and David Hobby have been past participants. Here's the latest one.
- Joe McNally talks to Marc Silber about lighting. A good, quick 4-minute video that's more about philosophy than technique.
- Speaking of Joe McNally, if you haven't seen his photo from the top of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, here it is.
- Now, we're not going to be able to provide the castle, the swimming pool, the giant print or the model, but we will soon have the Hasselblad H5 line of cameras in our rental inventory. Here's what photographer Henrik Sorenson did with one of these gorgeous machines.
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The PFSI staff had some exciting news presented to them from Peter Spafford, Business Professionals Consortium. Peter does our theory training for the CUFCA course plus other courses presented all over North America. He told the trainees at the January course that PFSI Canada has the absolute BEST training program in all of NORTH AMERICA. A feather in everyone's cap of the people that work so diligently to make sure our new trainees receive the instruction and practice required to pass their practicums and their exams. The newly certified sprayers have an intense but exciting week and enjoy the extras offered by PFSI such as the Boston Pizza night and the Bear-B-Q. They also receive a machine training diploma from Jack Napora, our Parts & Equipment Mgr. Our course also offers additional isocyanate instruction from Bayer Inc. representatives plus a Fomo demonstration in canned foam. We had a draw for prizes donated by some of our suppliers and trucking companies. It makes for a full and interesting week with some fun to go along with it.
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To the Management & Staff at PFSI, As you know, I have been associated with the Spray Polyurethane Foam industry for approximately twenty years now and have seen many changes in the industry over this time. I have watched this industry grow from its humble beginnings back in the late 1980's to become a highly respected industry leader in quality assurance in Canada. All of the PFSI staff exhibit an elevated level of professionalism, dedication and hard work which is reflected in the high level of success that PFSI enjoys. On an ongoing basis I meet with numerous of the contractors that form part of the CUFCA quality assurance program across Canada. Many contractors have very complementary things to say about the technical support provided with regards to equipment, building code issues, as well as the SPF chemical systems used on projects countrywide. I personally know there is a tremendous amount of effort that goes into coordinating the training courses that are delivered at the PFSI headquarters in Waterloo, as well as other locations, several times each year. Jack Napora certainly brings many years of experience with equipment to the table along with his great sense of humor which is enjoyed by everyone! Lance Brunk, Steve Lesperance, and the other sales representatives at PFSI have decades of experience in spray polyurethane foam that no other organization can match in our industry. At every course, the personnel are very helpful and assist each participant in completing the necessary paperwork which is one component to become certified installer and licensed contractor. Each group of new installers and contractors that attend the training courses is informed: "That we are very protective of our industry". The purpose of this statement is to help instill the true sense of responsibility and professionalism to each of the participants. The process that assists in making this happen is certainly reflective of the business plan at PFSI. One of the other key components to making this happen is the CUFCA quality assurance program that everyone benefits from. Dan Clayton (owner of PFSI) has been an integral part of this program since its inception in the 1980's. Members of Building Professionals, myself included, work all across North America providing training and other facets of the quality assurance programs to numerous construction industry sectors. PFSI has utilized these services for many years and we are proud to have worked with the entire staff to ensure the highest standard of quality in the spray polyurethane foam industry in the country.
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Intelligent Transport Networks™ leverage disruptive technology to combine the art of optical networking with the predictability and deterministic behavior of digital networking to make networks more efficient. This is done using Photonic Integrated Circuits' (PICs), a component about the size of your fingertip that condenses hundreds of optical components onto a single ultra-reliable micro-chip. Infinera's implementation of the PIC to multiplex, switch and groom traffic at the digital layer to and from optical interfaces simplifies just about everything else. In fact, PICs and the Intelligent Transport Network offer the unique ability to combine the speed of optical networks with the simplicity and functions of converged switching and WDM to change the rules of networking forever. Benefits include being able to build networks that deliver Terabit SCALE; leverage plug and play architecture, digital automation and GMPLS based network intelligence to make networks SIMPLE; and converge functions, increase density and reduce power consumption to make networks more EFFICIENT.
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Permission has been given to use the official logo on clothing (shirts,
hats, etc) as long as they are made by a Debian developer and not sold
for profit.
Regarding the swirl logo:
This logo or a modified version may be used by anyone to refer to the
Debian project, but does not indicate endorsement by the project.
Apparently the genie bottle is for "official" use only and the swirl is
for open use. Clever. Interesting that I've never seen the genie bottle
logo before... even on a Debian developer business card =P
On Sun, 18 Apr 2004, Marianne Waage wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 17, 2004 at 01:38:15AM -0700, Mark K. Kim wrote:
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> Actually, thinking about this, is Debian and associated symbol
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> Weird. I guess the debian genie bottle is for official use only.
> The name "Debian" is also trademarked, but I guess free for use
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> I always wondered about that genie bottle...
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A company's own top management tend to have the best inside view into the business, so when company officers make major buys, investors are wise to take notice. Presumably the only reason an insider would take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock of their company in the open market, is that they expect to make money — maybe they find the stock very undervalued, or maybe they see exciting progress within the company, or maybe both. So in this series we look at the largest insider buys by the "top brass" over the trailing six month period, one of which was a total of $377.6K invested across 2 purchases by Ronald A. Duncan, President at General Communication Inc (NASD: GNCMA).
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Duncan's average cost works out to $8.16/share. Shares of General Communication Inc were changing hands at $8.74 at last check, trading down about 0.3% on Thursday. The chart below shows the one year performance of GNCMA shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, GNCMA's low point in its 52 week range is $6.18 per share, with $11.40 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $8.74.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, GNCMA makes up 2.27% of the S&P SmallCap Utilities Portfolio ETF (NASD: PSCU)which is trading lower by about 0.9% on the day Thursday.
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Leicester have signed West Brom striker Roman Bednar on loan until January.
Bednar is well down the pecking order at West Brom and Albion boss Roberto Di Matteo is happy to loan him out to get some action under his belt.
"With strikers it is all about confidence and goals," Di Matteo told the club's official website. "I've noticed his frustrations. Hopefully he will play and score goals and we'll review the situation when the loan is over."
He added: "Leicester are signing some players to try to boost the team and are investing in the club. You would expect to see Leicester winning some games and that should suit him. Hopefully he'll score goals to help them, help himself and everybody."
The Czech Republic international, 27, is Sven-Goran Eriksson's fifth signing since taking over at the Walkers Stadium.
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Chipper Jones Heads Into the Home Run Trot of His Career
This almost seems like a penultimate column, since the Atlanta Braves have at least one more post-season home game, but the fact is that for all intents and purposes, Chipper Jones has finished his run at Turner Field.
With just three games remaining in the 2012 regular season, the countdown to the finale of Chipper's career becomes more and more real.
Hopefully the Braves will have a deep October-November run so fans not only in Atlanta, but also in other cities will get one last chance to see Chipper play.
But in the playoffs, there are no guarantees.
So I write this knowing that fact, and knowing that there may not be many more chances to watch Larry Wayne Jones man his station at the hot corner, or dig in at either side of the plate.
I'm not going to spend time going over all the gaudy numbers and amazing statistics. I wont bother waxing poetic about the lists of legends that he has passed in so many categories. You'll see all of that plastered across your television and computer screens many times over the next few weeks.
What I want to focus on here is what one man has meant to a city.
There are certain professional athletes that you simply associate with a town.
Mickey Mantle and the New York Yankees, Ted Williams and the Boston Red Sox, Johnny Bench and the Cincinnati Reds.
Those players will forever be linked to their team, and to the city in which the team resides. Street names, bar names, commemorative plaques, statues, and all sorts of other tributes can be found for those players in those towns.
When you think of the Braves, you think of Henry Aaron (still the home run king in my book), and Aaron's place will forever be secured in Braves' lore.
But when the 2012 playoffs are done, and the Braves have closed the door on the season for better or worse, there will be a new name associated with MLB's longest continuous operating franchise.
When you think of the ATLANTA Braves, you'll undeniably think of Chipper Jones.
For two decades, Chipper has thrilled fans, made headlines (both good and bad), and at times, carried this team on his shoulders. And when he announced this past March that 2012 would be his last season, it almost seemed surreal.
As the season progressed, the outpouring of emotion, love (and hate), and tributes from the fans, and even other teams, was unlike any I'd ever seen in my life. As much as I wanted to be a part of it, I chose to take a step back and just watch. I wanted to see the accolades and arguments from an outsider's point of view, and I think that may have been a good decision.
When the words "Chipper Jones" appeared in the headline of any article I wrote, it was like plucking a taught string on a guitar. The waves went out like ripples on a still pond, and then came back to me two-fold. If I said something even remotely negative about Chipper, even if completely true, it was as if I had waged a personal assault on the fans, and they stood up prepared for a battle.
Everyone knew that the Braves organization would plan a "Chipper Jones Day" and undoubtedly have giveaways and special promotions to honor their hero.
But the fans didn't need the Atlanta Braves promotion department this year, they came up with some fantastic tribute ideas of their own. But the one that caught on like wildfire, and that really showed me what Chipper meant to this town was the Twitter, "Wayne Jones", movement.
Twitter users nationwide changed the name that was displayed on their individual twitter accounts to whatever their real first name was, followed by simply "Wayne Jones." It was as if every fan of Chipper and the Braves wanted to be a part of his family.
@sportsandra hope you had fun at Girls Night Out! BTW- I'm loving the Wayne Jones tribute, Count me in!
— Meagan Wayne Jones (@vivalosbravos) September 15, 2012
Is it bad that I already want to plan the #TailGateTweetup for next season?
— Ashley Wayne Jones(@I_luv_my_Braves) October 1, 2012
I don't know if there is anything that speaks as loudly about your love and devotion to a person than wanting to be a part of their family. The most amazing part was that Chipper completely acknowledged and embraced his new extended family, tweeting out to them with his appreciation on a nightly basis.
The network of Chipper fans on all forms of social media was staggering; planning tailgates and gatherings. They had special T-shirts made up, and Instagram and Twitter were inundated with hashtags relating to Chipper.
Chipper has easily become the pulse of the city of Atlanta during the 2012 season. The town has breathed, lived, and died not only with Braves wins and losses, but with each individual accomplishment and failure of the retiring 3rd baseman.
It's been a sight to behold.
Chipper personifies Atlanta better than many may realize. He's a laid-back country boy who speaks his mind and never seems to get very emotional. But when you get him riled up, he'll let fly.
He's never afraid to tell it like it is, good or bad, to the media or the fans, even when his words might not be what people want to hear. Some think of him as a bit of a curmudgeon, and others just think he only says what needs to be said. Never more. Never less.
For the most part, he let his bat and his glove do the talking, which is what makes him what he is.
I'm lucky. I got to watch Chipper's entire career, start to finish. I got to see a legend, a sure-fire hall of famer, and arguably one of the best switch-hitters to ever put on a pair of spikes. For those of you who shared in that joy with me, we all should be thankful.
Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones' career is rounding third, and digging in towards home. It doesn't matter the call at the end, as long as we all get to see the play at the plate.
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Monday, November 30, 2009
An Interview With Rene Colato Lainez
I recently reviewed a wonderful new bilingual picture book René Has Two Lase Names/ René tiene dos apellidos by Rene Colato Lainez. The book is based off the author's childhood experience. On the first day of school Rene's teacher only puts his first last name on his name tag. Rene is confused and sadden by the loss of his maternal grandparents last name. I thought the author did an excellent of showing Rene's connection with his grandparents and I loved that a family tree was incorporated. My review
The author, René Colato Laínez was kind enough to answer a few questions. Since this is a bilingual picture I will begin and end this interview in Spanish.
Hola and bienvenido René. Congratulations on your newest picture book René Has Two Last Names/ René tiene dos apellidos.
How old were you when you moved to the United States?
I was fourteen years old when I left El Salvador to come to the United States. My father and I left on February 17, 1985 and arrived to Los Angeles on April 14, 1985. It was a long and tiring trip. My journey and my immigrant experience are my main focus on my picture books.
What did you think when learned people in the U.S. generally use one last name?
I was in shocked when I received my school id in high school and found out that my mother's last name was missing. At first I thought it was a mistake, but my school counselor told me that I could use only my father's last names in my official papers.
In the picture book, young Rene gets to keep both last names. Where you able to hold on two both names in school?
I was able to hold on my two last names on my homework and school projects. Also I have my two last names on my high school and college diplomas. I have a MFA degree in Writing for Children & Young Adults from Vermont College.
It's sometimes difficult for someone of another culture to understand a different way of doing things. I loved how you showed, young Rene's connection with all four grandparents. You made it really easy for children to feel René's sadness and loss at having his name shortened. How many drafts did you have to go through to get the story just right?
This is René's second adventure. I Am René, the Boy/ Soy René, el niño was the first book. Writing René Has Two Last Names/ René tiene dos apellidos was relatively easy because I already knew the characters, (Me and my family). I wrote the first draft after having a phone conversation with my literary agent, Stefanie Von Borstel. We were looking for another story for René and decided that my two last names would be the perfect one. I wrote four more drafts and it was presented to my publisher. A few weeks later, we received a contract!
Do you prefer to read the story in Spanish or English?
I incorporate music, movements and children's participation in my readings. I had read the book in English and Spanish and bilingually. If all my audience speaks Spanish, I prefer to read my books in Spanish. But I am happy to read it in any language.
Oh man, this book would be great with music. There's wonderful movement throughout.
"In El Salvador, I wrote my name on my homework, my books and my birthday party invitations. Rene Colato Lainez was a happy song that made me dance to the rhythms of the cha cha cha. But in the United States, the song lost the guiro, maracas and drums. Why does my name have to be different here?
It takes a strong person to resist the urge to dance after hearing cha cha cha.
Do you write your picture books in English or Spanish first?
I usually think the story in Spanish first. I do not start to write until I have a clear vision of the beginning, middle and ending. I usually write the first draft in Spanish. Then I translate this draft into English and work in English until the story is ready for submission. The work with my editors is in English. When the story is ready and approved by the publisher, I do the Spanish translation.
And finally, Rene can you tell us a few of your favorite books of the year?
I have a few favorite novels:
THE INVISIBLE MOUNTAIN by Carolina de Robertis
DANCING WITH BUTTERFLIES by Reyna Grande
BLESSING'S BEAD by Debby Dahl Edwardson
CONFETTI GIRL by Diana Lopez
THE ROCK AND THE RIVER by Kekla Magoon
Picture books:
MY PAPA DIEGO AND ME/MI PAPA DIEGO Y YO by Guadalupe Rivera Marin
JUST IN CASE by Yuyi Morales
PELE, KING OF SOCCER/PELE, EL REY DEL FUTBOL by Monica Brown
by Carmen Tafolla
by Amy Costales
I love a well read author, especially one who has similar taste.
Gracias, Rene. Buena suerte y muchas felicidades por tu nuevo libro ilustrado
8 comments:
- rhapsodyinbooks said...
I love your questions! Especially about language. Great interview!
- December 1, 2009 at 9:00 AM
- Rene Colato Lainez said...
Thanks Doret for this wonderful interview.
- December 1, 2009 at 5:00 PM
- Mayra Lazara Dole said...
Gracias Doret. As a bilingual children's book author, each time I read reviews by Latina/o authors, I want to do a little dance! Rene, Congrats! After Doret's review, I want to read your books!
- December 2, 2009 at 11:14 AM
i meant "after Doret's review AND interview!"
Mayra. : )
- December 2, 2009 at 11:17 AM
- bububooks said...
I agree--this was really a wonderful and insightful interview. Thanks for sharing Doret and René!
- December 2, 2009 at 2:09 PM
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This is my little cousin, Sierra. She may only be seven years old, but this girl is a STAR. Seriously. She LOVES the camera, and the camera definitely loves her! Within THREE minutes of the session, (I am not exaggerating) she was already telling me her ideas for poses! We had so much fun!
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Digital Toolbox #4: Evgenia Grinblo
The latest in our series focusing on the tools of digital creativity is by Israel-based Evgenia Grinblo. The freelance visual designer will be speaking at the Creative Times-supported Emerge conference for women in digital on 17th January.
As a freelancer, I travel a lot and usually work from home or friendly coffee shops. I'm always chasing that perfect combination between doing good work, wasting less time, and having fun. Here are some tools that have set me off on the right track.
If I had to name one app that truly changed my life, it would be iA Writer. It's an excellent reminder of why user-experience design is important.
There is a reason one of my business cards reads: 'Photoshop is a girl's best friend.' I am a die-hard Adobe Creative Suite fan and have been since the age of 12. Over the years, I have developed my own workflow and have even been known to wireframe in InDesign on occasion. Don't tell anyone.
Other than my MacBook pro, my favorite piece of hardware is my Intous4 Graphic tablet. It's great for obvious reasons, but it is also an excellent replacement for a mouse that doesn't cause cramping in your pinky. If you've ever forgotten to take a break during a rushed project, you probably know what I mean.
I'm a big fan of Alfred App and DropBox. Alfred is an OS X app that is a little bit like spotlight after seventeen cups of coffee. It saves me a lot of time.
I absolutely love Twitter and have set up a power combination between Buffer), Ifttt — I'm specifically including this link because it explains how to use Ifttt, which can be quite tricky – and Google Reader to quickly share content with my followers.
For client relationships, Rapportive Gmail add-on has become a routine tool for me. It's great for putting a face to e-mail contacts and keeps my interactions more personal.
Ideas and creativity
If I had to name one app that truly changed my life, it would be iA Writer. I use it to plan presentations and brainstorm without distraction. Its Focus Mode and 'reading time' features are indispensable and it's an excellent reminder of why user-experience design is important. I can't thank my friend @cole_peters enough for literally forcing me to get it.
I use Evernote to keep track of ideas. I like to scan my hand-drawn sketches and sync them to all my devices so I have them with me everywhere. And when I'm stuck and need to do something fun and fearless, I use Scribbler. With some music on, it's a great cure for those days when you are told to "make the logo bigger".
Evgenia Grinblo will be running a workshop at the Creative Times-supported Emerge mini conference
Evgenia Grinblo is a self-taught visual designer. She runs a freelance business in Israel and is interested in user-centered design, UX, and social media (@grinblo). Her app idea, Trigger Free, recently received honors in a global Nokia competition on IdeasProject.com.
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Art History and Studio Art in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Saint
Louis University invite you to a lecture, "Interpreting Art/Taking it Personally," by
distinguished contemporary art and photography critic and theorist, Terry Barrett.
The lecture, at the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, is sponsored
in part by the Kristen Peterson Endowment. Dr. Barrett is:
Author of Criticizing Art, Interpreting Art, Criticizing Photographs
Editor of Lessons for Teaching Art Criticism, an educational project of
interpreting contemporary art in The Netherlands
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We hope you will join us.
The department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences is hosting a Brown Bag
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dialogue in a non-technical and informal setting. Talks can be given by faculty,
students, or staff from any department within Saint Louis University and the
series is open to everyone.
The meetings will be located in O'Neil Hall room 206 between 12:00 and 1:00 pm.
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Wednesday, March 19, Thomas Finan, History, Title: TBD
April 2, Kent Staley, Philosophy, Particle Physics, Statistics, and the Philosophy
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Sociology and Anthropology Department Sponsored Brown Bag Presentation
Event Details: March 19, McGannon Hall, Room 211, 12:00 Noon
Erin Murphey., Senior Geospatial Analyst, at Express Scripts, will give a
talk titled, "Practical Application of GIS in Health Care "
Erin is a 2011 graduate of Saint Louis University with a MA in Sociology.
In her two years at Express Scripts, she has incorporated techniques
into their member studies that helps examine problems associated with
healthcare companies, while also protecting privacy as outlined in HIPPA's
Safe Harbor laws. These laws are a consideration that must be made by
every GIS health worker, especially when working with actual claims data
and not just public health information.
This event is open to the all faculty, staff and students.
The American Studies Department is sponsoring or co-sponsoring a pretty amazing line-up
of speakers this semester. We don't have all the information yet on times and places, but here
are the dates of the talks so you can block off the time in advance. Also note that at least one
speaker will be hosting a brown-bag lunch just for graduate students.
Monday, March 24, 4:00-5:00pm, Adorjan Hall Rm. 142
Senior Lecturer in American History, Amerika-Institut, University of Munich
"A Hot Debate over the Cold War: The Plan for a 'Cold War Center'
at Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin"
Free and open to the public.
Tuesday, April 8, 4:30-6:00pm, Cook Hall Auditorium
Chair, Dept. of American Studies, and Associate Professor of
American Studies and International Affairs, George Washington University
"The Globalization of American Evangelicalism"
Third Annual Blixen Lecture: The Mary and John Blixen Lecture Series
Free and open to the public. A reception will follow.
Theological Studies Bioethics Lecture
Event Details: 7:00pm, March 25, 2014, Anheuser-Busch Auditorium,
John Cook School of Business.
The Department of Theological Studies will sponsor a bioethics lecture
by William Cavanaugh, Ph.D. at 7pm Tuesday, March 25, in the AB
Auditorium in the John Cook Business School. The lecture is free and
open to the public and the SLU community. The topic for the lecture
is "What would you kill for? Violence: Religious and Secular."
Cavanaugh is Professor of Catholic Studies and Director of the
Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology at
DePaul University. His degrees are from the universities of Notre
Dame, Cambridge, and Duke. He is the author of five books, including
The Myth of Religious Violence (Oxford, 2009), and Migrations of the
Holy (Eerdmans, 2011), and he is the co-editor of the journal Modern
Theology. His books have been translated into French, Spanish, Polish,
and Norwegian. For more information, contact the Department of
Theological Studies at (314) 977-2878.
Saint Louis University Invitational Exhibition • February 14-March
22, 2014
McNamee Gallery, Lower Level Cupples House
Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Friday 12:00-4:00 & Saturday
1:00-4:00 (gallery will be closed March 9-15)
For information: Rick Dunn 314.977.3105 or Denise Jones
This year's Saint Louis University Invitational Exhibition features
six artists working in a variety of media and exploring a diverse
range of themes. The exhibition includes work by Gina Alvarez,
Christopher Day, Dean Kessmann, Tom Lunt, Betsy Morris and
Ruth Ann Reese.
2014 Sam and Marilyn Fox Atlas Week Program
Education: Igniting the Flames of Change
March 31 - April 4, 2014
The Fourteenth Annual Sam and Marilyn Fox Atlas Week program will
be held the week of March 31st - April 4th, 2014. One of the main goals
of the Atlas Program is to increase awareness of the global issues
that confront us today in an effort not only to promote discussion,
but also to inspire and inform action. It focuses on what we as global
citizens can do to contribute to a better life for all people now and in the
future. The Atlas Program is unique in that for one week of the year, it
brings together members of the University community to focus on the
global challenges that confront us in the 21st century.
The theme for the 2014 Atlas Program is "Education: Igniting the Flames
of Change". The Atlas Planning Committee is pleased to announce that
Shabana Basij-Rasikh will deliver the keynote address at the Atlas Week
Signature Symposium on Thursday, April 3 at 5:30 p.m. in the Wool Ballrooms
of the Busch Student Center. She will be visiting SLU for two days (April 2nd
and 3rd) to share her advocacy efforts and her inside views on Afghanistan.
To learn more about Shabana, please click here.
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Preparations Begin for Saint Louis University's
2014 Archaeological Field School
by Mary R. Vermilion, Ph. D.
The 2014 Archaeological Field School preparations
are under way. This summer marks the fifth SLU field
school to be conducted at Cahokia Mounds State Historic
Site, a World Heritage UNESCO site just minutes from
St. Louis in Collinsville, IL. Students enrolled in the field
school will receive training in various aspects of
archaeological fieldwork, including geophysical
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flotation, and recording techniques, and artifact identification.
A two week archaeological lab course follows the four weeks
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public. Our students are always delighted to share with visitors
the importance of the work they are doing, and to talk about and
demonstrate the various archaeological techniques they have
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and other professional researchers.
If you plan a visit, be sure to wear sturdy shoes, a hat, and sunscreen.
You may also want to bring a pair of gardening gloves . . . we may
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President's Research Fund Announces April 15 Deadline
DEADLINE: Tuesday, April 15th, 2014, 5pm
The President's Research Fund (PRF) is an internal award program
supporting promising projects that have strong potential to attract
external funding.
The program fuels publications and patents, and, since 2010, it has
supported over 165 projects. It is a credit to the SLU research
community that the return on investment for the PRF has been
New awards will be distributed in fall 2014 to support sponsored
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- New for the April 2014 application cycle: The length of the
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- Investigators with questions may contact Emily Beck in the Office
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Teaching the Christian Intellectual Tradition:
Augustine Across the Curriculum
Samford University
Birmingham, AL
October 2-4, 2014
Samford University is proud to announce its inaugural conference
on "Teaching the Christian Intellectual Tradition." Supported by
funding from the Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts,
this biennial conference is designed to provide an opportunity for
scholars from across the disciplines to share ideas about
teaching Christianity's rich intellectual heritage to today's
undergraduates. The 2014 conference will focus on Augustine and
will feature plenary speakers Peter Kaufman (University of Richmond)
and Kristen Deede Johnson (Western Theological Seminary).
Call for Papers
Specialists and non-specialists are invited to submit proposals;
however, proposals should be designed with the non-specialist in
mind and should directly address how to incorporate Augustine
in the classroom. Proposals that demonstrate the interdisciplinary
connections in Augustine's work are strongly encouraged.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to, teaching Augustine
in the following contexts: the Freshman Core, the Interdisciplinary
Seminar, Literature and Autobiography, Antiquity, the Middle Ages,
Modernity and Post-Modernity, Free Will and Determinism, and
Intellectual History. We are also interested in any number of
approaches to teaching Augustine in the major (Psychology,
English, History, Political Science, Education, etc.), as well as
presentations that focus on single works and how they may be
employed in a variety of class settings. Presentations are limited
to twenty minutes.
Please send a 350-500 word proposal with your name,
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(including e-mail address) to firstname.lastname@example.com. There is
no conference fee, and limited travel stipends are available
to graduate students and early-career faculty. Please indicate
your desire to be considered for a stipend when you submit
your proposal.
The deadline for proposals is May 16, 2014. Presenters
will be notified of acceptance by June 15, 2014.
For full information, go to https://www.samford.edu/coretexts/subpage.aspx?id=21474859340.
Bruce O'Neill, Assistant Professor, gave a guest lecture entitled, "Bored
Stiff," at Washington University's Anthropology Department. The lecture
draws upon extensive fieldwork with homeless persons in post-Communist
Bucharest, Romania, on the cultural politics of poverty and belonging in a
consumer society. Details about the event can be found here:
Cathleen A. Fleck, Ph.D. (Art History Program of the Fine and Performing
Arts Department) gave a presentation on "Signs of Leadership: Buildings of
Jerusalem in a Crusader Relief" in a session on Depicting the Crusades on
March 1, 2014 at the Third International Symposium on Crusades Studies
at Saint Louis University.
Dr. Elizabeth Blake, NTT Assistant Professor of Russian in the Department of
Modern and Classical Languages, had an article, "Portraits of the Siberian
Dostoevsky by Poles in the House of the Dead," reprinted in Nineteenth
Century Literary Criticism, ed. Michael Katz (Layman Poupard Publishing, 2013).
In January 2014 Dr. Blake presented "Tolstoian Economy and Dostoevskian
Expansiveness in the Engagement of the Polish Question in Anna Karenina
and Brat'ia Karamazovy," at the AATSEEL National Conference in Chicago.
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