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The YMCA of Greater Westfield is offering Free Friday Night Fitness Classes to the community. Participants age 14 and up, will have the opportunity to get fit and have fun this summer. Every Friday night, beginning June 27th, at 6:30PM, the Y will offer a variety of fitness classes: Cardio Kick- June 27th & July 11th,
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Welcome to the Upstate Stand Down website!
Most of us can't imagine what it is like to awaken each morning needing a change of clothes, a hot shower, a safe haven of shelter, a warm blanket, a hearty meal or a simple bottle of shampoo. We can't begin to imagine what is must be like to need a job and not know how to find it, to need housing, benefits and services that can't be accessed because information is often non-existent and there is no transportation to get to those agencies that could provide help. It would be so easy to just give up and completely withdraw from mainstream society.
Our veterans in need, those in our own community neighborhoods, are struggling everyday with these challenges. The 2014 Upstate Stand Down is committed to identifying and bringing in as many homeless veterans, veterans at risk for homelessness, veterans in need and their families in all of the eleven (11) counties of the upstate and several North Carolina counties on Stand Down day, October 9, 2014.
Our primary goal is to identify and serve ALL VETERANS IN NEED AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. Each veteran determines his or her definition of "need." For example, one veteran may attend Stand Down to search for employment only while another veteran may need and wish to access primarily all of the information and services provided on this day. Again, it is solely the decision of the individual veteran and family members to choose those opportunities that are specific and beneficial to their situation and level of need.
Our mission is to provide life's essentials to help them face the cold winter and to give them the means to improve their quality of life…one step at a time. The ultimate spirit of Stand Down is fueled by love, a sense of belonging and acceptance and letting our veterans in need know they are valued and appreciated for their service and sacrifice. For our participants on Stand Down day, tension becomes relaxation, isolation turns to interaction, mistrust becomes trust, hopelessness transforms to hope itself, and the sense of being forgotten is changed to "Yes, indeed, I am remembered!"
We are honored that you have taken the time from life's busy schedule to review information and opportunities regarding the 2014 Upstate Stand Down. Your interest in learning more about this incredible event speaks to your heart of patriotism and compassion for others. We are so very grateful. Please read on!
Our Highest Purpose
Stand Down represents a unique, community-based response to a human need not being met by traditional means. Stand Down is a community of volunteers and participants brought together in a spirit of caring and respect to inspire the hope and invigorate the will of homeless veterans, veterans at risk for homelessness and veterans in need. The major goal is to provide a vast array of opportunities, services and warm, inviting person-to-person contact so each veteran can muster the individual, internal energy and initiative needed to renew and/or rebuild his or her life. Changes in individual lives, as well as community awareness and commitment, are the most enduring outcomes of Stand Down.
Operation Restoration CDC
Operation Restoration CDC, located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, serves as the lead agency for Upstate Stand Down. All facets of Upstate Stand Down, to include planning, comprehensive work of the steering committee, event day and follow-up, are coordinated and organized through Operation Restoration CDC, staff and board. For more information about Operation Restoration CDC please click here to visit their website.
Our Results – 2013 Upstate Stand Down
- 2013 Upstate Stand Down expanded from a 4 county service area (2012) to all 11 counties of the Upstate (2013). Attendance of veterans in need and family members served increased by 66% (215 total – 185 veterans & 30 family members – 2012) to (358 total – 308 veterans & 50 family members – 2013).
- 99.9% of veterans and family members reported Improved Quality of Life based on USD participation.
- 99.9% of veterans and family members reported USD was a Highly Valuable Experience.
- 100% of veterans and family members indicated they would Participate Again in USD.
- 100% of service providers and volunteers reported USD was a Highly Valuable Experience.
- 100% of service providers and volunteers reported they would Participate Again in USD.
- 50% increase was indicated in community wide volunteer support.
- 40% increase was indicated in funding sponsors & in-kind donors.
- 10 veterans received housing.
- 125 flu shots were administered, in addition to 160 carotid artery screenings & 250 blood pressure checks. Referrals were made for further evaluation as appropriate.
- Approximately 1,000 meals and "meals to go" bag lunches were served.
- Over 40 veterans were provided emergency dental care with many extractions performed.
- Approximately $100,000 of military surplus clothing and supplies, civilian clothes and comfort kits were distributed. All items were donated.
- Approximately 125 haircuts were given.
- Approximately 300 vision screenings were conducted. Participants received reading magnifiers & eye care supplies.
- Approximately 35 service and information booths were established for participants to gain information and services, ex.: social services, chaplaincy services, legal services, education and employment opportunities, veterans benefits counseling, etc., to initiate &/or further reintegration back into the community.
Lives were changed and hope was renewed for so many on Upstate Stand Down day because of enormous community support, volunteers and partnerships. We hope YOU will join us in the 2014 Upstate Stand Down and this special and unique opportunity "to serve those who have served."
Our Goals – 2014 Upstate Stand Down
Because of the remarkable success and outcomes evidenced at 2013 Upstate Stand Down, the following goals are being addressed by this year's event steering committee. These goals are:
- Increase/set target to serve 500 participants (40% increase compared to 2013 Upstate Stand Down) to include all veterans in need, homeless veterans, veterans at risk for homelessness and their families.
- Expand 11 county catchment area of the Upstate to include several surrounding North Carolina counties. Counties to be served are Spartanburg, Greenville, Cherokee, Union, Laurens, Abbeville, Greenwood, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens and Anderson, in addition to counties in North Carolina that border or are within close proximity to Spartanburg and the Upstate.
- Review, evaluate and modify services. Services will be expanded based upon needs indicated at 2013 Upstate Stand Down.
- Implement continuous improvement strategies in all facets of the event based upon survey data provided by participants, volunteers and staff.
- Develop strategies for continuous improvement for all aspects of the project based upon last year's survey data provided by participants, volunteers and staff.
- Increase public awareness, community involvement and sponsorship/donor base across the 11 county catchment area.
Please Become a Sponsor
Our many veterans in need, right here in our own community and in the upstate, are forced, tragically, to "make do" or "do without" life's essentials on a daily basis. A few examples include everything from a clean change of clothing, a hot meal, basic medical and dental care, employment, and most of all, hope. These are the unseen faces and unspoken voices of those who have greatly sacrificed, and still are, in order that we may celebrate and enjoy our freedom.
By serving as a funding sponsor and partner, you are actively demonstrating three things… 1) your deepest gratitude, 2) your belief and 3) your investment in those who have given and served, so nobly and faithfully.
Please Become an In-Kind Donor
Items and goods given to our beloved veterans and their family members on Upstate Stand Down day provide the "special and needed touches" that we so often take for granted in the hurried pace of this life. Our participants are literally showered with the much needed small incidentals that they cannot afford or access.
The philosophy and practice at all levels of the Upstate Stand Down is the provision of a "hand up, not a hand-out" approach. This applies to one-on-one interactions and counsel with our veterans, the distribution of items and goods, the offering of services and benefits, and short and long term resolutions to individual challenges. By serving as an in-kind donor and partner, you are helping, significantly, to fulfill this covenant.
Volunteers Needed
"It is more blessed to give than to receive." Never has this proven more true than with the many volunteers who have experience with the Upstate Stand Down. Whether food services, medical services, registration, handing out clothing and supplies, or offering an arm as a personal guide throughout the day there are vacancies that only YOU can fill!
Many of the folks who signed up for morning hours last year would not leave when their shift was over. We promise that as valuable as your time is, you will receive more than you give! We love our veterans, and we love our volunteers!
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State Police say a trooper was arrested after he got into a car crash in Gates while he was drunk.
30-year-old Martin T. McClellan was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated following that crash on Route 490 in February. Troopers say McClellan was off-duty at the time of the crash and suffered a broken leg. His blood alcohol concentration was tested and found to be at .18%.
McClellan was issued tickets and will return to the Town of Gates later this month. He is currently on extended sick leave due to the injuries he suffered during the crash.


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Jeanne Jakle brings you TV and radio news from San Antonio and beyond.
Monthly Archive for April, 2013
Jakle's TV Picks: Murder, suspense rule
One of network TV's most controversial and addictive horror series, "The Following," comes to a much-anticipated season close with many questions hovering above it. The most compelling one of this "Final Chapter," as it is titled, may be what the writers plan to do with the evil central figure, serial killer Joe Carroll, after his […] [Read More]
TV cliffhanger: Barkley prediction or Spurs sweep?
Tonight, we get the solution to the juiciest cliffhanger on TV: Will the Spurs sweep the Lakers? Wouldn't it be grand if that indeed did happen. . .particularly given the reward of an inevitable look of astonishment on Charles Barkley's cartoonish face? Barkley, who, in the past, has been anything but a supporter of the […] [Read More]
Modeling with the media starlets
As I prepared to do my first – and likely only – stint as a model Wednesday, I kept recalling the "Sex and the City" episode that had Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) stumbling and falling during her one runway experience on the HBO show. I even had a nightmare about it! Worse, if that […] [Read More]
Don't fret, viewers! KLRN promises HD for next two parades
I have some good news for the many viewers who were disappointed by the less-than-sharp – some described it as grainy and blurry – telecast of the Texas Cavaliers River Parade. San Antonio's public television station KLRN-TV promises the two remaining Fiesta float-fests, unlike the first parade, will be in fabulous high definition. So, what […] [Read More]
NBC pulls 'Love'; but is Eva dating one of show's hunks?
Though Eva Longoria's dating series, "Ready for Love," was pulled by NBC after only two episodes aired, a magazine is reporting that Eva herself may indeed be ready for love…with none other than one of the eligible guys from the show. According to Life & Style magazine, Tony Parker's ex, 38, is dating handsome Ernesto […] [Read More]
Don't miss S.A.'s 'Hardbody' screening, director Q&A
It's been a while since I've seen "Hands on a Hardbody." But the acclaimed Texas documentary about a grueling endurance contest with a truck as the prize is so darn colorful, it's impossible to forget. This month, the 1997 film celebrates its re-release on DVD after being out of print for almost a decade. It's […] [Read More]
Jakle's picks: Gentle love tale and rich elephant doc
Suffering from a touch of the Sunday blues? It's hard to find a better TV pick-me-up than a Hallmark love tale with a sweet couple at the center and a feel-good ending. If on trips to the zoo, a highlight has always been to take in the elephants, you'll also want to check out HBO's […] [Read More]
Time's influential 100 includes Netflix upstart
The only TV programming boss to make it on the latest list of Time's most influential 100 isn't of the traditional variety: Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos, who is leading the charge to put top-notch original comedies and dramas on an Internet-based entertainment service. It's no surprise that one of the stars of "Arrested […] [Read More]
Colorful 'Citizen Hearst' bows on TV next week
Many of you have seen Orson Welles' 1941 movie masterpiece "Citizen Kane," which fictionalized events in the life of William Randolph Hearst. Next week, the critically acclaimed documentary film, "Citizen Hearst" — about both the iconic newspaper mogul and the multi-media empire he launched — premieres at 7 p.m. Tuesday on cable's Bio channel. The […] [Read More]
Who killed J.R.? Answer just one of finale's juicy twists
So, who killed J.R.? "The only person that could take down J.R. was J.R.," his son John Ross says proudly near the end of Monday night's "Dallas" Season 2 finale. (Be warned; spoilers ahead for those who haven't yet watched the two-hour season ender!) As we learn at a tearful reunion of the Ewings at […] [Read More]
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Are dogs the real population problem on climate change?
After Copenhagen, allow me some bleak Christmas humour. If you're a dog lover, look away now. But before you reach for the green ink, remember this is an attempt at satire. I got some fairly aggressive responses to my recent posts on population, and one of the core arguments of... Read More


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- Apply for FREE at Information Night
- Art Committee Selects First Painting for the Elsa and Herschel Rubin Art Fund
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- City Center Stands Out in Salem
- Concert will put you in a "Merry Mood for Christmas"
- Disaster Training Held at Kent State East Liverpool
- Earth Day 2014
- East Liverpool campus names Earth Day speakers
- EL 100 Club Seeking New Members
- FlashDash
- Free Health Fair This Saturday at the Calcutta YMCA
- Get Prepped to Present Your Research - 10th Annual UGR
- Have You Heard About S.G.A.?
- Horticulture Students Learn from Industry Experts
- Insurance Studies Preps for Gamma Iota Sigma Charter
- Kent's Role in Cross-County Basketball Game
- Kent State Closed Dec. 24 - Jan. 1 for Holiday Break
- Kent State East Liverpool Celebrates the Naming of John J. Purinton Hall
- Kent State East Liverpool Holds Annual 100 Club Reception
- Kent State East Liverpool Hosts Domestic Violence Discussion
- Kent State East Liverpool Recognizes Outstanding Students
- Kent East Liverpool's Student Government Holding Blood Drive
- Kent State Regional Campuses to Automatically Award Associate Degrees to Bachelor's Degree-Seeking Students Who Complete
- Kent State Salem Hosting Nursing Open House
- Kent State Salem Receives Ohio's First Chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma for Insurance Studies Program
- Kent State Salem Students will Showcase Research Projects
- Kent State University at East Liverpool is starting a Yoga Club
- Love Develops on the Salem Campus
- Nearly 700 Blood Pressures Assessed By Student Nurses
- NCSF Personal Training Course Offered at the East Liverpool Campus
- New Club Focused on Healthy Bodies and Minds
- Nursing Department Volunteers at Health Fair
- Nursing Groups Forming at the East Liverpool Campus
- OTA Students Volunteer at Schizophrenia Walk
- Polar Express Party to be Held at East Liverpool Campus- Dec. 6
- President's and Dean's Lists Announced for Fall 2014
- PTA Students Continue Tradition
- Radiology Information Sessions at Kent State Salem
- Radiology Students, Staff Support Charity Walk
- Rural Scholars Hold Summer Workshop
- Rural Scholars Learn at Waste Management Facility
- Rural Scholars mentors present Justice Talking
- Salem Earns Tree Campus USA Distinction
- Salem Honors Students Visit Kent Campus
- Salem Psychology Club Visits Area Museum
- Salem Rotary Helps Discovery Garden Grow
- Salem Students Shine at Research Conference
- Serving it up on Fat Tuesday
- Slipping, Sliding and Slogging Through FlashDash
- Students Urge Ohio Officials to Honor Moses Fleetwood Walker
- Studying Insurance in Indianapolis
- Third Annual Asian Culture Fair Held at Kent State East Liverpool
- Welcome President Warren
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Kent State Downtown Gallery Presents Annual Small Works Competition and SalePosted Dec. 10, 2012
A variety of media and styles presented by area artists
Kent State University School of Art Galleries will host the annual "Small Works Competition," through Dec. 22 at the Downtown Gallery.
The Downtown Gallery is located at 141 E. Main St. in downtown Kent. Free parking is available behind the gallery.
The Small Works Competition is open to regional and local artists, and Kent State students, faculty and staff. The art must fall within a 12-inch-by-12-inch-by-12-inch size requirement.
The exhibition promises to represent a variety of artistic styles and techniques. Last year's competition featured jewelry and metal, paintings, prints, ceramics and more.
Gallery visitors will also have the opportunity to purchase their favorite pieces, supporting local artists while also finding unique holiday gifts.
The Downtown Gallery's hours of operation are Wednesday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 330-676-1549 or visit http://galleries.kent.edu.


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Fork & Stix is a hidden gem: a terrific, unique Thai restaurant tucked behind an unassuming storefront on a dead-end side street at the eastern edge of the Delmar Loop. Unlike most Thai eateries here and elsewhere, the menu features dishes from the country's north. Khao soi is a curry-noodle soup with egg noodles and steak (or chicken) in a deeply, complexly flavorful broth. Add red onion, pickled cabbage and lime juice for one of the best soups you'll ever taste. Hung lay curry is another standout, a sweet-and-sour pork dish that's almost certainly unlike from any other curry you've tried. Classic Thai favorites such as red and green curries and pad Thai are also available (and excellent).


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Ten places you have to visit in Somerset this summer
Posted: July 06, 2012|
For a summer full of variety then head for 'the Land of the Summer People', says tourism chief Bob Smart.
This year may be a fallow year for the world-famous Glastonbury Festival, which returns in 2013, but there's still plenty to entertain in 2012.
Mr Smart, co-ordinator of the Somerset Tourism Association, said: "Once again the Great British Summer is here, and where better to spend it than in 'The Land of the Summer People'? That's what Somerset really means.
"We can't do much about the weather, but then it's raining at home as well, isn't it? And at least you're not queuing to be allowed to get into the Olympics.
"Traditional family holidays with miles of sandy beaches, sleepy medieval towns and cities, spectacular scenery within easy walking distance, peaceful country pubs where you can sample the local brews, even big name shopping and night life far from the big cities.
"We're sure you've earned a break, and it won't cost a fortune. Come down to Somerset and enjoy a warm West Country welcome."
We've picked out 10 activities to put in your diary this summer...
1) Swanning around: This summer the city of Wells is home to a flock of 60 swan sculptures displayed in a trail around the city and beyond. The swans will be on display until early September when they will be gathered together for a Swansong Auction Preview weekend on September 15 and 16, before being auctioned to raise funds for local projects and charities at The Bishop's Palace on September 29.
The Bishop's Palace, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2PD T: 01749 988111.
2) Party in the Park 2012: It's the eighth Party in the Park for Galhampton in Somerset when it takes place in 2012 on July 7. Headline acts include Wilko Johnson, John Otway, Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs, Jim Penfold & The Hollywood Killers, Novatones, Velcro Hooks, Full Tilt and Ryan Inglis.
There will also be hot and cold food, bar and kid's tent. Galhampton is a small village with around 400 people, many of whom are involved in organising the Party in the Park Festival.
Tickets cost £20 on the gate or £17 in advance. Under 12s go free but need a child's ticket for entry. Tickets are available online or at the following offline box offices.
Prompt Cabins, Fir Tree, Galhampton, BA22 7BH.
The Old Pub, High Road, Galhampton, BA22 7BA.
Twice as Nice Shop, Fore Street, Castle Cary.
3) Reptile fortnight: Snake lovers should head for Noah's Ark Zoo Farm between July 30 and August 11 when reptile fortnight returns for the fifth year. See venomous snake shows daily and learn more about these dangerous creatures.
There will also be the opportunity to handle non-deadly reptiles at the end of each show and have your picture taken. Show times are 12.30pm and 2.30pm.
Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, Clevedon Road, Wraxall, Bristol, BS48 1PG T: 01275 852606.
4) Horse show: Brompton Regis Show and Gymkhana takes place on August 18 and features stalls, attractions, show lottery, tombola, auction of pledges, children's games and, say the organisers, much more.
The Horse Show will feature showing, show jumping, gymkhana, fancy dress, Exmoor pony, Mountain and Moorland and Clear Round jumping classes from 9am until 5pm. There's a family dog show with classes for pedigree and family fun.
There will also be plenty to look at in the handicraft, cookery, flower, vegetable and egg shows. Entry to the show costs £1.50 each with free parking and free entry for children.
Brompton Regis, Somerset, TA22.
5) Garden show: The National Gardening Show takes place at the Bath and West Showground from August 31 to September 2. It's described by organisers as 'an ideal day out for gardening fans – the event showcases the finest in Autumn gardening with lots of features that are unique to the show, advice from experts and help on how to grow your own plants and vegetables.
Whether you're an experienced gardener or a complete beginner, you will enjoy the event, as will food lovers and people hoping to learn new crafts and discover hidden talents'.
Tickets cost £10 in advance for adults, £12 on the gate. Children under 16 are free. The show is open from 9.30am to 5pm all three days.
Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 6QN T: 01749 822200.
6) Go ghost-hunting: The Chapel Cleeve Ghost Express will be running in August. Chapel Cleeve was featured on Channel 4's Country House rescue in April. Now the doors are opening again for an event with West Somerset Railway.
The Railway says: "From August 1, the Chapel Cleeve Ghost Express is resurrected for a limited time as Chapel Cleeve opens its doors again to welcome those of you intrigued by its sinister past. You'll travel by steam train on the West Somerset Railway to the long forgotten manor before plunging into the confines of the house where it will become clear that not all is as it seems."
Five tours operate daily August 1 to 12 excluding August 6 and 7. Tickets cost £24 adults, £15 children/concessions. Family ticket £65 for two adults and up to four children. Ticket price includes an all-day Rover ticket on the West Somerset Railway and return coach transfers from Blue Anchor Station to Chapel Cleeve.
The West Somerset Railway, The Railway Station, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 5BG T: 01643 700384.
7) Meet the Daleks: The largest gathering of Daleks, this side of Gallifrey, is expected at the Fleet Air Arm Museum on August 18 and 19. It is though the Daleks will be accompanied by other evil accomplices including the Cybermen, Miss Hartigan and Ice Warriors.
Children are encouraged to wear Sci-Fi fancy dress for the event which will also feature an Audience with the Daleks. There will also be Dr Who traders at the event which ends with a March of the Daleks. Doors open at 10am and normal museum entry prices apply.
Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, BA22 8HT T: 01935 840565.
8) Anyone for cricket? Somerset is of course home to Somerset County Cricket Club and there are fixtures throughout the summer months. A quintessentially English day out with morning, afternoon and evening matches.
Somerset County Cricket Club, The County Ground, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1JT T: 0845 337 1875.
9) Somerset steam spectacular: The Somerset Traction Engine Club presents this event celebrating steam and vintage transportation in the West Country from July 13-15 at Low Ham, near Langport.
It will feature more than 40 working steam traction engines, vintage and classic cars, military vehicles, market and craft section as well as a fun fair and children's rides. On July 13 it is open from 12pm to 6pm, admission is £5 for adults and OAPs, children free. Saturday is 9-6pm and Sunday 9-5pm with adults £9, OAPs £7.50 and children £3 with a family ticket – 2 adults 2 children - £20. Free for under fives.
Somerset Steam Spectacular, Low Ham, near Langport, TA10 9DR.
10) Tuesday Tudor Tour: Montacute House is hosting special Tuesday Tudor family tours taking to tell visitors about Tudor life between July 24 and August 28.
The tours are free but booking is advisable on 01935 823289 and normal admission charges apply. The Elizabethan mansion was built in the late 16th century for Sir Edward Phelps and is now run by the National Trust.
Montacute House, Montacute, TA15 6XP T: 01935 823289.


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A small bowel series is a medical test with X-rays that checks for problems in the small bowel. The small bowel is also called the small intestine. It connects the stomach to the large intestine (colon). A small bowel series can help your caregiver see blockages and abnormal growths. It can also help to solve digestion problems, such as abdominal pain, bloating, or diarrhea. Another name for a small bowel series is small bowel follow through.
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A small bowel series is done while you are awake. You will not need pain medicine. The exam usually takes 2 to 4 hours. The length of the exam depends on how long it takes for the barium to move through your system. It also depends on what is found during the exam.
You will be given an intravenous (IV) tube. A needle will be put in your arm or hand. Medicine will flow directly into your body through the IV tube. The medicine will relax the small bowel. This slows down bowel movements and helps make better X-ray pictures.
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New Media Strategies has seen a talent exodus since founder and CEO Pete Snyder departed in December, raising questions on K Street about whether the pioneering social media marketing firm's public affairs practice is tanking.
More than half of the firm's public affairs staff has turned over, with more than a dozen NMS staffers leaving since Snyder's departure, according news accounts, LinkedIn profiles and a half dozen sources who have worked with and for the firm. Several former employees said the public affairs staff numbered roughly 20 at the beginning of the year.
NMS head Jack Macleod acknowledged there has been turnover, but argued it's a common consequence of new leadership. He said it was inaccurate to suggest that the firm had about 20 public affairs employees at the beginning of the year. Asked what the correct number was, Macleod declined to provide an accounting, saying that there are two fewer employees dedicated to public affairs work now than in January.
The attrition has people buzzing.
"Their public affairs practice is imploding," said a public affairs executive for whom NMS has done client work.
Over the course of the year, the firm has lost a number of top Republican public affairs operatives, including: communications strategist Matt DeLuca; senior strategist Phillip Herndon; senior communications strategist Matt Moon and many others.
"It's a question mark as to whether or not they really have an understanding of what it takes to be in the public affairs business," said a former NMS employee. "And if there's a question mark to that, then who would want to hire them?"
The firm has also lost public affairs clients, said former employees. And indeed Macleod said the firm has parted ways with some clients but has replaced them with others who "are a better fit for us."
The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity remains a client. Asked about NMS' current public affairs work, ACCCE media affairs vice president Lisa Camooso Miller said her group remains "pleased." But, she said, the brain drain "is certainly regrettable for us because they did do extraordinary work for the account."
Several people who have worked with the firm, including former employees, say it's suffering a public affairs identity crisis. They say that when NMS lost Snyder, it also lost its command of Washington's relationship-based culture and an understanding of public affairs work that ebbs and flows, a cycle that doesn't always hit regular earnings' goals.
As NMS general manager and senior vice president, Macleod said he is building a company that is different from its Washington competitors.
Founded as one of the first social media marketing firms in Washington, NMS was acquired in 2007 by publicly traded, Iowa-based Meredith, a more than 100-year-old publishing firm specializing in women's marketing. (Think: Better Homes and Gardens). And under Meredith, public affairs work remains just a piece of NMS' portfolio of work, which includes entertainment and corporate clients.
When Snyder left the firm, Meredith replaced the marketing and political veteran with sales executive Macleod. He took NMS' separate public affairs, corporate and entertainment practices and reorganized them into function-based groups that can serve various clients. The integrated approach, Macleod says, has made the firm more effective and innovative.
Macleod said he's not interested in the "same old" solutions offered by his Washington competition. NMS' advantage, he said, is applying outside-the-Beltway lessons to its public affairs work.
Still, Macleod insists he understands that D.C. is town built on relationships, which is why he recently hired former CQ Roll Call product development director Tom Donnelly as the firm's vice president of public affairs.
"He brings great relationships from a very extensive career," he said.
Macleod isn't the only one making new hires.
Peter Corbett, head of iStrategyLabs, saw a recent spike in NMS resumes coming across his desk and poached a couple of people for his firm.
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This week in celebrity news there is a new daddy, weddings, a high-profile engagement, and more than one canceled concert tour...
Jamie Dornan cast as Christian Grey in Fifty Shades Of Grey.
Actor Jamie Dornan will replace Charlie Hunnam ("Sons Of Anarchy") to play the lead role of Christian Grey in the upcoming "Fifty Shades of Grey" films, based off the novels by E.L. James. Dornan plays Sheriff Graham/The Huntsman in ABC's "Once Upon A Time," as well as Paul Spector in "The Fall."
Mischa Barton's breakdown.
Actress Mischa Barton, best known for her role as Marissa on "The O.C.," recently opened up to People about her 'full-on breakdown' after her hard-partying lifestyle caught up to her. Her parents attempted to intervene and she ended up in Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre's psychiatric ward on a 5150 hold, similar to another troubled actress, Amanda Bynes, Barton has just completed filming of a TV pilot called "The Gutsy Frog."
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are engaged.
Rapper Kanye West rented out San Francisco's AT&T Park the evening of Monday October 21, Kim Kardashian's ("Keeping Up With The Kardashians") birthday, and used the jumbotron to pop the question. Gathered to witness the proposal were Kardashian's mother, Kris Jenner, sisters Khloe and Kourtney, and friend Jonathan Cheban. Kardashian let her followers in on her answer with the following tweet:
YES!!! http://t.co/zsBBmjPAWP— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) October 22, 2013
CeeLo Green facing jail time.
"The Voice's" CeeLo Green is facing up to four years in prison due to charges stemming from a dinner date during which a woman alleges he put the drug Ecstasy in her drink. Watch the video clip for all of the details:
Kelly Clarkson is married.
Grammy-winning singer, Kelly Clarkson, who got her start as the first winner of American Idol, married her fiance, Brandon Blackstock, over the weekend in Tennessee. Check out Mrs. Blackstock's wedding tweet in which she shows off her lacy dress:
I'm officially Mrs. Blackstock :) We got married yesterday at Blackberry Farms in TN, the most beautiful place ever! pic.twitter.com/vYYqopBAcr— Kelly Clarkson (@kelly_clarkson) October 21, 2013
Pauly D is a dad.
"Jersey Shore" reality star, Paul 'Pauly D' Delvecchio recently learned that he had fathered a baby girl. TMZ reported that the mother of the child is a New Jersey native whom Delvecchio met in Las Vegas while he was there for a gig. A DNA test reportedly confirmed the paternity of the girl, who is a few months old and lives with her mother. "Jersey Shore's" Ronnie Magro tweeted enthusiastic congratulations after the news broke:
@DJPaulyD HUGE Congrats 2my dude on the new #BeautifulBabyGirl #lorenzoHasAplayBuddy @snooki I think @JENNIWOWW & @RogerMathewsNJ are next?— Ronnie Magro (@RealRonnieMagro) October 22, 2013
Austin Mahone postpones tour.
Young up-and-coming singer, Austin Mahone, was forced to postpone his planned tour after he wound up in hospital being treated for a fever and dehydration and learned he had a blood clot in his throat. His mother tweeted the bad news to his fans on Twitter:
Hey Mahomies its @michelemahone Austin is very ill. Unfortunately we are going to have to postpone the entire MTV Artist to Watch Tour— Austin Mahone (@AustinMahone) October 17, 2013
Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard wed.
Kristen Bell ("House Of Lies," "Veronica Mars") and Dax Shepard ("Parenthood," "Employee Of The Month") wed in a courthouse ceremony on October 16. The couple waited to wed until after same-sex marriages were made legal. Bell tweeted to her new husband:
Wife coffee tastes way better than regular coffee in the morning :) @daxshepard1— Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell) October 18, 2013
Tom Welling's wife files divorce papers.
Former "Smallville" star, Tom Welling ("Parkland," "Cheaper By The Dozen"), was served with divorce papers by his wife of 10 years recently. According to People, Jamie White Welling cited irreconcilable differences as the cause of the split. She claimed in court papers that they have been apart since December 2012. The couple has no children.
Boy Meets World stars marry on the same weekend.
Former "Boy Meets World" and now "Girl Meets World" stars Rider Strong (Shawn) and Danielle Fishel (Topanga) got married on the weekend of October 19 and 20, but not to each other! Fishel wed Tim Belusko in Los Angeles on Saturday October 19, while Strong tied the knot with Alexandra Barreto the following day. Strong admitted to People that some of the "Boy Meets World" cast, including Ben Savage (Cory), missed his ceremony because he mistakenly booked his nuptials on the same weekend Fishel had already chosen.
"Crocodile Dundee" star Paul Hogan and his wife, Linda, who met while making the popular movie, are divorcing after 23 years of marriage due to irreconcilable differences. The split is said to be amiable and court documents obtained by E! News show that Hogan's wife is seeking custody of their son, Chance, age 15. This will be Hogan's third divorce.
Ed Lauter dead at 74.
Veteran character actor, Ed Lauter ("Born On The Fourth Of July," "The Longest Yard," "Revenge Of The Nerds 2") passed away on Wednesday October 16 and is survived by his wife, Mia, and four children. Lauter died from mesothelioma, a rare type of cancer often contracted from exposure to asbestos.
Jonas Brothers cancel tour.
Apparently conflict amongst the Jonas Brothers has caused them to cancel their Fall tour just days before it was scheduled to begin. A spokesperson for the group told People that there is a 'deep rift' and a 'big disagreement' with regard to the band's musical direction. Nick reached out to fans with a brief post on Twitter:
Bear with us.— Nick Jonas (@nickjonas) October 22, 2013
Justin Bieber and the stripper.
After receiving a visit from Justin Bieber and boxer Floyd Mayweather at Houston strip club VLive on Saturday October 19, the stripper who gave Bieber a private dance took to Twitter with a series of excited tweets about the experience. While this earned her some hate from Bieber's followers, she also wound up with a pile of cash. She tweeted this photo:
💸💸💸💸 pic.twitter.com/JxT2l3hrQa— Diamond (@1real_diamond) October 19, 2013
Lindsay Lohan off the wagon?
A photo posted by TMZ that shows Lindsay Lohan seemingly reaching for a bottle of red wine has sparked speculation about her sobriety. There were no photos of Lohan holding the bottle or drinking alcohol. It was also reported that Lohan sent her sobriety coach, who had been staying with her in New York following rehab, back to the west coast.
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Alan King sends his Smad Place for the Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot and assuming he can return to his best he will go off among the favourites.
But despite running third behind the mighty Big Buck's in the World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival he's no certainty.
For in his first appearance of the season at Wetherby, his jumping let him down badly and he finished a well beaten third behind Tidal Bay.
So despite being strongly fancied by his yard who have been talking him up all week this one needs to step his game up.
Paul Nicholls is always to be feared and he relies on Prospect Wells who can't be ruled out given his connections, but has his stamina to prove at this trip.
Cucumber Run, meanwhile, has an enviable record over the hurdles and run one of the best races of his career when second to Fair Along last time.
Nicky Henderson's horse probably needs to improve on that a little but looks a real each way proposition.
Smad Place is 2.87 to win the 2.00 at Ascot, with Prospect Wells 9.00 and Cucumber Run 13.00.
Hold on Julio looks a likely winner of the Champagne Bollinger Silver Cup Handicap Chase (2.35), whilst Balder Succes looks set for the winner's enclosure at the end of the 3.10.
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Comment: The Reference Section needs to be open earlier and later in the day.
from the library: It's true: the Research Assistance Desk is not open during all of the hours that the main library is open. There are some options for research assistance that may help you when time is an issue. Ask A Librarian's chat service is open until midnight, Sunday through Thursday, and is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
The hours are covered by librarians across the state of Florida, including UCF librarians. When UCF's chat service is open, you will be chatting with a UCF librarian. If not, your question will be answered by someone from another library.
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This image released by Fox Searchlight shows Chiwetel Ejiofor, center, in a scene from "12 Years A Slave." The Golden Globes nominations will be announced on Thursday, Dec. 12. Ejiofor was nominated for a Golden Globe for best actor in a motion picture drama for his role in the film on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. The 71st annual Golden Globes will air on Sunday, Jan. 12. (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight, Jaap Buitendijk)
MILAN (AP) -- The Italian distributor of the film `'12 Years A Slave" has apologized for promotional posters attacked as racist for featuring Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender, despite their relatively minor roles, and not the film's star, Chiwetel Ejiofor.
BIM Distribuzione said in a statement Monday the `'inappropriate materials have now been withdrawn" and expressed `'regret any distraction this incident may have caused." BIM said the new posters feature only Ejiofor, who has been nominated for a Golden Globe for his portrayal of a freed black man who is abducted and sold into slavery.
The distributor said the posters featuring Pitt and Fassbender were aimed at `'giving wide representation of what is told in the film itself."
The film by director Steve McQueen opens in February in Italy.
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Educator Preparation: Myth vs. Facts
P-12 education continues to operate under the microscope of public scrutiny which encourages increasing regulation. We all have a vested interest in providing an efficient educational system that produces citizens and scholars able to compete with the "best and brightest" from around the world. If our efforts are guided by myths and half-truths we will be unsuccessful in providing the system our students deserve. MACTE thus seeks to dispel myths that continue to influence the public conversations regarding teacher preparation through our legislative position papers and our public statements including past "MACTE Minutes".
In December of the past year we explored the first of these myths about teacher preparation; colleges have few entry requirements for teacher candidates. We identified a series of demanding entry and exit requirements set by our 32 teacher preparation institutions that assure effective teachers in our state's classrooms. Last month we discounted a second myth, our teacher preparation programs are not accountable to those we serve, as we recalled the form and function of multiple, overlapping and often arduous state, federal and voluntary accreditation of our institutions. We also noted that our colleges are actively involved in the development of new, authentic measures of both programmatic and teacher candidates' performance, including the education teacher performance assessment, edTPA. (See full position paper )
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Myth-Busting MACTE Minute #2: Accountability Matters
MACTE institutions are committed to preparing effective teachers and ensuring public confidence. This MACTE Minute is the second in a series written to address negative myths held about teacher preparation. Last month's Minute addressed the myth that teacher preparation programs at higher education institutions had low standards for admission. The Minute explained that Minnesota teacher education programs use a wide variety of rigorous entrance and exit criteria to assure that only successful candidates are recommended for licensure. This month, we address a second myth about educator preparation.
Myth: Teacher preparation programs in higher education operate with no accountability and actively oppose accountability efforts. (See full position paper )
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Educator Preparation: Myths vs. Facts
December 14, 2012
Teacher preparation is gaining increasing national attention because research continues to indicate that teacher effectiveness significantly impacts student achievement. Parents and policy makers alike want to know that every educator is well prepared. Confidence in our teacher candidates is enhanced through understanding Minnesota teacher preparation practices and policies. Institutions of higher education are committed to preparing effective teachers and to ensuring public confidence. Over the next few months, the MACTE Minute will address myths about educator preparation by sharing important facts about Minnesota's educator preparation programs.
Myth: There are few entry or exit requirements for teacher candidates. Anyone can get in, and everyone gets out.
Fact: Rigorous entry and exit requirements assure effective teacher candidates.
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Christian Ethics are based on and derived from Christianity. Christianity is a religion with a complicated relationship with ethics. Christianity draws upon the Jewish ethics of the Old Testament but reinterprets them based on Jesus' distinctive summaries and stories. Later Christians drew on the Greek ethical traditions of Stoicism and Neoplatonism. In Europe, Christianity also picked up some of the pagan ethical traditions of the Celts, Germans and Vikings. Christian ethicists often appeal to Natural Law or Direct Revelation. There are other topics such as Muslim Ethics or Secular Ethics.
Some philosophers are not interested in what is right or wrong, but how certain things get to be right or wrong - where our ideas of right or wrong come from and how we go about making ethical decisions: Meta-Ethics is the study of the justification behind various ethical systems (literally 'beyond' ethics) and includes Moral Philosophy. Finally, Aesthetics is the study of whether something is 'pleasing' or 'not pleasing' – i.e. with a painting or music. This might seem to be quite separate from ethics, but actually questions about "what is beautiful?" or "what is pleasant?" turn out to be closely linked to "what is good?".
In the Bible the 6th Commandment says that you should not kill. Now this is in fact a DEONTOLOGICAL ETHIC. Deontological means an act is wrong regardless of any circumstances. In this example, there would be no circumstances when it is right to kill. However, in the case of war, another ethical theorist might argue that you have the right to kill someone if they are threatening you. This would be a TELEOLOGICAL ETHIC. Teleological means an act is judged to be right or wrong only when the consequences have been taken into consideration. Teleological ethics are sometimes called consequentialist ethics.
A mad axe-murderer of the worst variety arrives on your doorstep looking to kill your sister. You know your sister is in her bedroom, but if you reveal this to the axe-maniac he will murder your sister if he finds her. Now you have a problem depending on your ethical position:
Some Theists would say that God's law provides an absolute moral law, whereas human law is changeable. This is sometimes called THEONOMY. 'Theo' means 'God' and 'Nomos' means law. The essential difference between this and secular ethics is that secular ethics are arrived at through the use of reason. Which is the best of these? All the top philosophers have put their mind to trying to base morality on reason, and none have been totally convincing. However, there is one area where Theonomy has a big advantage over secular ethics. If David Hume tells you to do something, and God tells you to do another, which one are you going to do?
Most religious believers think that God's law is absolute. That is to say that this law is always the case. With absolute moral laws one is always assured that they are doing the right thing. There are no grey areas, and this is very enticing. However, opponents of the link between religion and morality would argue that one has not made a real choice in doing God's commands and they are therefore not autonomous. But is God's will for us not better than the free choices we make? Perhaps, but free-will is very important in deciding the Problem of Evil debate. One of the arguments for justifying God in spite of evil revolves around our free will being essential. Perhaps one way out of this dilemma is simply to assert that in choosing to do God's will we make a free choice.
There is also the question of determining God's demands. Peter Sutcliffe, the 'Yorkshire Ripper', thought that he was doing God's will when he murdered numerous prostitutes. However, giving isolated incidents does not destroy the argument altogether. Most Christian people would point to the Bible or to general religious teaching and show that God's demands are clearly: 'thou shalt not kill'.
Other Theists point out that God's law demands a response. One of the criticisms of secular ethical theories is that they do not possess what C.L. Stevenson calls MAGNETISM - they do not impel someone to do either right or wrong actions. They give a reason why someone should do right or wrong, but don't give you an overriding motivation to do the right thing. It is one thing to say that it is good to help people, but quite another to get someone to realise that they should actually do it. With religious ethics the magnetism is strongest. Another compelling factor is the threat of punishment which, whether in the form of Hell or bad karma, is included in most religions.
Many people feel that without God evil deeds will go unpunished. It is clear that in this life justice is not meted out fairly. There is no absolute justice and one may resort to so-called 11th Commandment, 'Thou shalt not get caught'. Immanuel Kant (left) thought along these lines. He did not see the possibility of ethics if there was no God. He believed that there wasn't the possibility of a truly ethical system or real justice if there was no objective judge to mete out that judgement.
A similar point can be made when we look at cultural norms around the world and throughout history; for example the Apartheid laws in
Theists also claim that religion makes people morally superior. One needs evidence to support this statement. Critics will point out at wars, and atrocities committed in the name of religion. However, some of these were committed in times where morality simply meant doing what the King or Pope told you. But there is still the problem of acting violently towards people under the guise of religion, as this happens today as well. In Saudia Arabia in particular, public whippings still take place because of religious laws. There is also the concept of 'jihad', where a war is justified by religion.
Even if religious people are not necessarily more moral than the rest, there seem to be exceptionally enlightened religious people, who have devoted themselves to God and intuitively know what God's demands are; eg Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King, Gandhi or Brother Roger of Taize. It would seem that these people have a moral awareness, a mystical knowledge which is linked to their closeness to God. They intuitively know, (as oppose to reason towards) what Goodness is. Their morality is clearly on a higher level than most of us, and this brings us to conclude that there is an inherent practical connection between Religion and Morality.
One objection is to show that non-religious people like Nelson Mandela (right) were clearly morally enlightened. Furthermore, there are many people who are 'religious' and not moral. For example, the Russian monk Rasputin had mystical healing powers but was in many ways a sexual predator. If you define being religious as being moral, then it is clear that religious people are moral; it is just an interesting fact that some other people are moral as well.
Finally, Theists claim that religion has a more beneficial view of human nature and it takes for granted the failings of humanity (i.e. original sin) whereas secular philosophers appeal more to an understanding of humanity as 'reasoning' beings - and many of us can't reason very well. This makes religious ethics less elitist and more attainable than secular ethics. Critics reply that since morality based on reason does not include the idea of self-sacrifice or absolute law then it avoids placing unbearable demands upon the individual.
Divine Command Theory (DCT) takes God's will to be the foundation of ethics. According to DCT, things are morally good or bad solely because of God's will or commands. Christians who support DCT often point to the Decalogue or Jesus' reinterpretation of the Old Testament Laws as the divine command that must be obeyed. There are a number of advantages to this view if you are religious. It provides an agreed-upon moral framework that settles a lot of questions quite easily and provides clear-cut definitions of what is or isn't the right thing to do. It has the advantage of "magnetism" and provides a platform for judging cultural norms (as many opponents of abortion or gay rights claim to do).
Divine command theory is often thought to be refuted by an argument known as the EUTHYPHRO DILEMMA. This argument is named after Plato's Euthyphro, the dialogue in which it has its origin (although contrary to popular belief the argument isn't actually stated there). The Euthyphro dilemma begins by posing a question: Are morally good acts willed by God because they are morally good, or are they morally good because they are willed by God? Whichever way the theist answers this question, problems are follow.
If the theist says that morally good acts are willed by God because they are morally good, then he faces the independence problem; if morally good acts are willed by God because they are morally good, then they must be morally good prior to and so independently of God's willing them. This is clearly inconsistent with DCT; the divine command theorist must give the second answer to the Euthyphro dilemma.
If the theist says that morally good acts are morally good because they are willed by God, then he faces the arbitrariness problem, the emptiness problem, and the problem of abhorrent commands.
DCT is by no means the only ethical theory in the Christian tradition, but there are reasons why the Theist might be attracted to DCT and so want to defend it. God is claimed to be the creator of all things, and therefore the creator of our moral obligations. God is claimed to be sovereign, to have the authority to tell us how we are to live our lives.
Another idea about the link between religion and ethics that is rather more sophisticated than DCT is "Natural Law", an ethical theory proposed by Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas (right) that remains today the main ethical theory of the Catholic Church. The basic idea of Natural Law is that there is a moral code that humans are naturally inclined towards, that this can be discovered through reason and that one should start by looking at the purpose (what Aristotle would call "teleos") of human life. The moral life is the life lived "according to reason" in a way which completes and fulfils human beings. For example, Natural Law would say that human beings have an obligation to keep themselves alive, to reproduce, to live in an ordered society. Giving in to non-rational desires enslaves and degrades the individual, threatening their security and the security of their society.
Aquinas brings a strong religious dimension to this, saying that you cannot think about the purpose behind human life without considering the afterlife and God. Reason should be used to figure out God's purposes for humans and work out what is the good life. It's important to note that Aquinas (unlike some religious reformers like Calvin) did not consider human life and reason to be totally corrupt - though human beings have Fallen and are imperfect, their original purpose can still be worked out. Aquinas starts off with the "ideal" human nature we have all fallen away from and argues that that is the template for the good life. The problem is that people choose "apparent goods" that make them happy in the short term (like drunkenness or fornication) rather than "actual goods" that secure them long term happiness (like sobriety or chastity).
An important contribution made by Aquinas is to distinguish between INTERIOR acts and EXTERIOR acts and to recognise that interior acts are most important. Giving money to the poor so that people can praise and admire you is doing the right thing for the wrong reason. Good intentions are much more important, even if the exterior act (actually putting money in the beggar's hands) is thwarted (say, because you get pickpocketed on the way down the street).
In Aquinas' thought, God is the final end for all human beings and all human beings share the same nature. To be fair, Aquinas considers alternative goals for human life (pleasure, knowledge) but has to discard them (pleasure only satisfies the body while knowledge can only be reached by the educated few).
Natural Law is a powerful contribution to ethical thought, but it has been criticised. Aquinas recognises that humans have a moral duty to reproduce the species - but he himself was a celibate priest! He defends priestly celibacy by saying that the reproducing majority can make up for a celibate minority who devote themselves to prayer and contemplation. The problem with this is that it would also justify homosexuality - which Aquinas most certainly condemns! After all, so long as the heterosexual majority continue to reproduce, the homosexual minority can follow their own inclinations. Natural Law really needs to apply to everyone, otherwise all sorts of exceptions can be justified.
Aquinas also assumes there is a single purpose behind every human activity or organ. Genitals are for procreating - so no masturbation, homosexuality or contraception! The problem is, who's to say what a part of the body is "for"? Is a mouth for eating or for kissing? Aquinas has to make a lot of assumptions about the purpose of human bodies and actions, all of which can be challenged.
Also open to challenge is the assumption that human beings share a single common nature. For example, the Natural Law view on homosexuality is that there is something faulty in the nature of homosexuals, since they "should" be heterosexual in order to fulfil their purpose as humans. But maybe there is no single human nature, just diverse human natures. Recent scientific study suggests there may be a genetic basis for homosexuality and that, in an overcrowded world, genes increase which direct creatures away from procreation. Aquinas would not be able to fit such an idea into his Natural Law.
It's important to realise that Aquinas and other Natural Law philosophers do not claim to know, absolutely, what the Natural Law is and they accept there can be disagreements about what behaviour is actually good. They just insist that, beyond these disagreements, there is in fact an absolute Natural Law. In the Nuremberg Trials at the end of the Second World War, Nazi war criminals (right) were condemned for their "crimes against humanity". The phrase "Natural Law" was never used, but the idea of war crimes is based on Natural Law and is a good example of deontological ethics standing outside national boundaries and providing a yardstick by which whole countries can be judged.
Not all Natural Law philosophers are religious - to believe in natural law you just have to believe there is a purpose to human life and "good" becomes anything that helps people to fulfil that purpose. The Nazis' ethics could be seen as a version of Natural Law - if you believe the purpose of human life is to advance your own race's claims and eliminate the taint of lesser races, then exterminating Jews or Slavs or Gypsies becomes the moral thing to do! This illustrates the key problem with Natural Law: who is to say what the purpose/teleos is? If reason cannot solve this question, then the Theist has to fall back on claiming that the purpose of human life is revealed in Holy Scriptures or religious visions. This turns into Divine Command Theory again...
It has always been assumed that, without religion to back it up, ethical behaviour would collapse. Even the great sceptic Voltaire said about atheism: "Even if not as baleful as fanaticism, it is nearly always fatal to virtue." However, much evidence suggests he was wrong in assuming that disbelief in God causes unethical behaviour. In The Psychology of Religion, the authors cite studies showing higher rates of religious affiliation among criminals and juvenile delinquents than among the rest of the population. Alfie Kohn of Psychology Today summarizes the results of many years of research:
Throughout history, many great benefactors of humanity were either disbelievers or sceptics on the issue of God's existence. Examples include Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud, and John Stuart Mill. In fact, Mill wrote in the 19th century: "It is historically true that a large proportion of infidels in all ages have been persons of distinguished integrity and honour." On the other hand, the God-believers have included slaveholders, Inquisitors, Crusaders, Conquistadors, witch-burners, Nazis, Ku Klux Klansmen and many corrupt and cruel politicians and rulers, including Hitler and Mussolini.
The inferiority of religious morality to secular ethics was summed up by the great British philosopher Bertrand Russell (right) in his famous essay Why I Am Not A Christian. Here and elsewhere, Russell suggests (rather like Nietzsche) that religion develops out of a state of powerlessness:
Russell suggests this focus on personal holiness actually gets in the way of trying to improve the world and the lives of fellow human beings (rather like Marx). He concludes:
This argument accuses religious ethics of being "mercenary" - the religious believer does good not out of a love of goodness or compassion for other people, but because he or she is hoping God will reward them. By contrast secular ethics, which encourage us to do the right thing without any divine approval, are more disinterested and pure. However, an interesting counter-argument was made by C.S. Lewis (right):
Lewis is suggesting that motives are only "mercenary" when the reward is extraneous to the motive. Wanting to marry a woman for her money is mercenary because money ought not to be the basis of marriage - it should be love. In contrast, wanting to live morally in order to be with God in Heaven is not mercenary in the way that doing moral things in order to get your photo in the newspaper or an OBE might be. But is Lewis being a bit naïve here? There are some sensitive religious people who yearn to be closer to God (what Aquinas called the Beatific Vision). However, for many people Heaven really does mean being reunited with dead loved ones or being presented with 72 virgins. Lewis makes the point that religious ethics don't have to be self-interested, but in fact they quite often are.


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