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Professors: Bremmer, Brophy, Carlson, Carvill, Casey, Christ, Clark, Dyer, Garcia, Gardner, Heeter, Hirotani, House, Kim, Kukral, Kuo, Letsinger, Livingston, Luegenbiehl, Martland, Michel, Minster, Smith, Taylor, Turner, Watt, and Williams.
To enable our students to become creative, sophisticated thinkers, active citizens, and effective leaders in the global community, the department contributes to a broad liberal education, introducing students to a wide array of disciplines and traditions in the humanities and social sciences. In doing so, it provides learning experiences that, in addition to their intrinsic value, enrich a scientific and technical education.
Within the context of a liberal education, the department fosters in its students the desire and the ability to:
The HUMANITIES study what it means to be human within a contemporary or historical context. These disciplines analyze the ideas and expressive artifacts of individuals or groups emphasizing qualitative rather than quantitative methods. The Humanities provide us with the broad frameworks within which enduring questions of existence, relationships, values, and aesthetics can be examined from multiple perspectives.
The SOCIAL SCIENCES study human interactions and the social institutions in which these occur. These disciplines tend to adopt scientific methods, emphasizing quantitative rather than qualitative approaches. The Social Sciences provide us with the broad frameworks within which to analyze the nature of social systems, processes, and outcomes.
The following disciplines are represented within the department:
English and Literature
Foreign Languages (German, Japanese, and Spanish)
Political Science
Philosophy and Religion
Thematic Categories
The majority of courses offered by the department are distributed across three thematic categories. These are:
Global Studies (GS prefix): Courses whose primary focus is on the examination of other societies, or on the interrelationships among multiple societies.
Ideas and Arts (IA prefix): Courses whose primary focus is on theories and debates within disciplines, the development of ideas, or arts and aesthetics.
Society and Values (SV prefix): Courses whose primary focus is on the dynamics, patterns, and values of human interaction and social institutions.
In addition, courses related to communication skills and foreign languages have their own designations:
The courses in the Humanities and Social Sciences Department are intended to contribute to our students' broad liberal education. Given this, they frequently do not follow a sequence or require prerequisites. This does not mean, however, that there is no distinction between upper and lower level courses.In general lower level courses (100 and 200 level) tend to be broad surveys of particular subject areas within disciplines.Upper level courses (300 and 400 level) are often more focused in terms of subject matter and may go into greater depth of content.
1. General All students must take a minimum of nine courses (36 credits) in Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS). These courses may be chosen from the HSS offerings, within the restrictions below. (A student taking an area minor in HSS must take a minimum of ten to eleven courses; see below.)
2. Rhetoric and Composition All students, with the exception noted below, are required to take RH 131, Rhetoric and Composition, on campus. Freshmen, unless exempted or taking a foreign language, are normally enrolled automatically in the course in either the Fall or Winter Quarter. Students who have taken a writing course at another college will be granted RH transfer credit, but are not exempted from RH 131.
Exemption: An entering student (freshman or transfer) who meets both of the following requirements may be exempt from the RH 131 requirement. The student will not, however, be awarded credit for RH 131. Any HSS course may be substituted for RH 131 for exempted students.
3. Technical and Professional Communication Technical and Professional Communication is a requirement for most majors. Students are required to take RH 330 on campus. Students who have taken a technical writing course at another college will be granted RH transfer credit, but are not exempted from RH 330.
4. Distribution Requirements All students will take two courses in each of the three thematic categories: Global Studies, Ideas and Arts, and Society and Values. The section of course descriptions lists courses currently available in each category. Students are also required to take one additional course in any category OR two additional courses in any category IF Technical Communication is not required of any of the student's majors. Technical communication may be taken as one of the additional courses if not required by the student's major(s).
5. Foreign Language Students who elect to take a foreign language should note the following special requirements.
Note: Students planning to study abroad should be sure to have their program approved ahead of time by the head of the HSS Department and by the head of the Department in which they are majoring.
6. Minors Students may elect a minor in most of the HSS Department's disciplines. In addition, several interdisciplinary minors are available. (See below.)
Help with Requirements Students having questions concerning these requirements should consult their advisers or the head of the HSS Department. A check sheet summarizing HSS graduation requirements is available in the HSS Department Office.
Minor A student may elect to take an Minor in Anthropology, East Asian Studies, Economics, European Studies, Geography, German, History, Japanese, Language and Literature, Latin American Studies Philosophy and Religion, Political Science, Psychology, or Spanish, by concentrating 5 to 7 HSS courses in that area. NOTE: All Minors require taking one additional HSS course, for a minimum of 40 HSS credits (44 in the case of foreign languages). See the specific requirements listed under each Minor. Successful completion of the Minor is indicated on the student's grade transcript. A student interested in pursuing a Minor should consult with the appropriate Minor Adviser, listed below, for aid in planning a course schedule. No courses counted toward fulfilling the requirements for one minor may be counted in fulfilling the requirements of another minor.
Global Studies – Courses whose primary focus is on the examination of other societies, or on the interrelationships among multiple societies.
GS 128 Introduction to East Asian History 4R-OL-4C Examine the changing political-economic and cultural orders in the East Asian region (including China, Japan, and Korea) from imperial to modern era.
GS 161 Comparative Politics 4R-OL-4C Examines the politics and government of numerous countries around the world. Explores the concepts and principles of comparative political analysis.
GS 163 International Relations 4R-OL-4C Analyzes the structures, actors, and major problems of the international political system.
GS 191 Geography of Middle East 4R-OL-4C Introduces the culture, landscape, and peoples of the Middle East and North Africa through discussion, maps, regional analysis, and visual presentations. Includes social issues and contemporary problems facing this area, from Afghanistan to Mauritania and all points between.
GS 207 Asian Religions and Philosophy 4R-OL-4C Focuses on the thought systems of India, China, and Japan. Discusses Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Shinto.
GS 221 Colonial Latin America 4R-OL-4C Examines the history of Latin America from before the conquest to independence, with particular emphasis on social, economic, political, and cultural developments between 1492 and 1800.
GS 222 Modern Latin America 4R-OL-4C Examines the history of Latin America from independence (about 1810) to the present, with particular emphasis on the social, economic, political, and cultural developments of the past hundred years. Introduces major problems facing contemporary Latin America, including the search for stable government, political violence, environmental degradation, and extreme poverty and inequality.
GS 223 World History 4R-OL-4C Explores the history and interaction of major world regions, with particular emphasis on the development of global economic, political, and cultural networks in recent centuries.
GS 237 Science Fiction 4R-OL-4C Analyzes literary techniques used for displacing historical reality into a cross-cultural perspective to create science fiction. Emphasizes science fiction's humanistic usefulness in examining human values from an "extra-species, extra-terrestrial" perspective and in assessing the effects of technology on varieties of belief structures and social institutions.
GS 285 Humans and Culture 4R-OL-4C Examines human adaptation and diversity; language and its use; the development and variety of economic, political, religious, family gender and expressive institutions.
GS 291 World Geography 4R-OL-4C Explores the people and lands of the world through studies and concepts from human geography with emphasis on cultural landscape,, maps, and visual interpretation. Emphasis is placed on the culture regions of Africa, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the South Pacific.
GS 313 Contemporary Spain 4R-OL-4C Introduces historical, political, and above all cultural issues in Spanish society, beginning with an overview of Spain prior to the twentieth century, but concentrating on the period from 1975 to the present. Special emphasis on the unique characteristics of Catalonia, Galicia and the Basque Country. Taught in English.
GS 324 Gender and Work in China 4R-OL-4C Examine Chinese women's economic roles against the background of modern world history and China's transformation from 1600 to 2000.
GS 327 Modern China 4R-OL-4C Examine the divergent responses to western challenges among the Chinese intellectuals, women, and urban bourgeoisie between the nineteenth to the first half of the twentieth centuries.
GS 334 Travel in World Literature 4R-OL-4C Examines a wide variety of literature—including some in translation—and emphasizes works that comment on travel, tourism, and the effects of colonialism.
GS 335 The Global Novel in the Twentieth Century 4R-OL-4C Explores novels, written in or translated into English, by non-American authors. Provides students with multiple perspectives on different global cultures.
GS 336 Literature of War 4R-OL-4C Examines the influence of military engagements on individual writers. Analyzes literary works as responses to the cultural, psychological, and social impacts of war.
GS 337 Shakespeare's Europe 4R-OL-4C Studies Shakespeare's representations of cultures outside of Britain, with attention to his source texts in other national literatures and historians' perspectives on the cities where the plays are set.
GS 338 Contemporary Arabic Literature in Translation 4R-OL-4C Covers a range of literature and film by writers and filmmakers from North Africa, the Middle East, and the Arabic-speaking diaspora. Includes literature in translation by major authors of this genre and critical works by a number of scholars of Arabic literature.
GS 350 International Trade and Globalization 4R-OL-4C Pre: SV 151 Analyzes the theory of international trade, trade policy, foreign exchange and the payments adjustment process, adjustment policies and multinational corporations.
GS 351 International Finance 4R-OL-4C Pre: SV 151 Studies the workings of international financial markets, the role of exchange rates in international trade and capital movement, and the effects of exchange rate volatility. Topics include exchange rates and the foreign exchange market, the balance of payments, parity conditions, the international monetary system, and international interdependence.
GS 352 Economic Growth and Development 4R-OL-4C Pre: SV 151 Analyzes the determinants of economic growth. Pays special attention to problems faced by developing nations and discusses the impact of globalization.
GS 361 Politics of the Global Economy 4R-OL-4C Analyzes the political aspects of the global economy. Reviews the dominant theoretical approaches, concepts, and major issues in the international political economy.
GS 363 European Politics and Government 4R-OL-4C Examines the ideology, culture, political processes, institutions, and public policy of selected European political systems.
GS 366 The European Union 4R-OL-4C Examines the historical development of European integration and current EU institutions, politics, and policy.
GS 368 Contemporary Japan (Field trip to Japan) 4R-OL-4C Examine contemporary Japan through the lectures, reading, and discussions during the course. Explorer the culture through the field trip to Japan.
GS 379 Japanese Culture 4R-OL-4C Examine Japanese culture in various aspects (e.g., society, arts, history, education, media, and pop culture).
GS 384 Japanese Society 4R-OL-4C Examines the context within which individual Japanese live and work in contemporary Japanese society. Considers the "traditional" roots of Japan, the impact of industrialization, and current trends. Emphasizes the change and continuity in Japanese life, including the family and marriage, rural and urban lifestyles, education, and the organization of management and labor.
GS 391 Contemporary Europe 4R-OL-4C Surveys the changes and dynamics confronting Europe in the 20th Century. The dissolution of empires and communism to the expanding European Union will be examined with maps, theories and concepts from political geography. Ethics and values related to territoriality, place, and culture will be examined.
GS 412 Topics in German Culture II 4R-OL-4C Explores topics in German and European intellectual history as represented in literature, essay, and film. Same as GE412.
GS 422 Industrial Revolution in Global Context 4R-OL-4C Examines the changes in production, distribution, and consumption commonly known as the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries. Explores technological, economic, social, and cultural aspects of these changes, both in industrialized countries and in other parts of the world.
GS 431 Literary London 4R-OL-4C Considers literary depictions of London, a highly symbolic and frequently used setting in 19th, 20th, and 21st century British literature. Covers a broad range of literary texts set in the city, including works by major authors of this genre and a number of recent works by ethnic minority writers.
GS 432 Literature and Film of the Global Economy 4R-OL-4C Focuses on contemporary fictional and non-fictional narratives that address economic interdependence between nation states. Employs an interdisciplinary approach to contextualize these narratives.
GS 442 Art History: Renaissance to Modern 4R-OL-4C Explores the creation and uses of visual art by world civilizations from the Renaissance to the present. Studies the cultural evolution brought about by scientific and technological changes which culminate in the Modern and Post-Modern eras.
GS 462 Postcolonial Literature 4R-OL-4C Examines works by postcolonial writers and theorists, and covers contemporary human rights and anti-colonial/anti-globalization movements.
GS 469 Contemporary British Fiction and Film 4R-OL-4C Covers fiction and film produced in the British Isles during the last half of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century, including works by both canonical and non-canonical authors. Includes readings about a number of pressing issues in contemporary Britain, and focuses on literary responses to race and class concerns.
GS 491 Geography of Europe 4R-OL-4C Introduces the culture, landscape, and peoples of Europe through discussion, maps, regional analysis, and visual presentations. Includes social issues and contemporary problems facing the Europeans, from Russia to Ireland and all points between.
GS 492 Geography of Africa 4R-OL-4C Introduces the culture, landscape, and peoples of Africa south of the Sahara Desert through discussion, maps, regional analysis, and visual presentations. Includes social issues and contemporary problems facing this area, from South Africa to Senegal and all points between.
GS 496 and GS497 Senior Project in International Studies (2 credits each; 4 credits total) Guided study, research, and analytical writing on a topic in international studies, integrating knowledge gained from international experience and/or from course work in the major.
Ideas and Arts -- Courses whose primary focus is on theories and debates within disciplines, the development of ideas, or arts and aesthetics.
IA 101 Introduction to Philosophy 4R-OL-4C Introduces the student to the methods and subject matter of philosophy through a selective consideration of fundamental philosophical problems such as the nature of reality, the existence of God, the criteria of knowing, and the basis of morality.
IA 142 Drawing 4R-OL-4C Introduces the student to drawing as a basis of personal expression. Exposes the student to a range of tools, techniques, and attitudes.
IA 148 Beginning Photography 4R-OL-4C Introduces the student to historical aspects of photography, the impact of the visual image in modern culture, and photography as a medium of individual expression.
IA 230 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 4R-OL-4C Examines the thought processes necessary to organize speech content. Analyzes components of effective delivery and language. Provides practice in a variety of speech types, such as special occasion speeches, informative presentations, and persuasive speeches, as well as impromptu speaking.
IA 231 Introduction to Poetry 4R-OL-4C Provides students with the means for understanding and appreciating poetry. Focuses on tone, speaker, figurative language, verse forms, and structure in poems from a variety of historical periods.
IA 232 African American Music in American Literature 4R-OL-4C Surveys the history of African-American music, from slavery to the present, and considers the ways in which writers have adapted different musical styles into their work. Includes--but is not limited to--readings on spirituals, blues, jazz, funk, and hip-hop; written works will include nonfiction, novels, poetry, short stories, and drama.
IA 233 World Literatures 4R-OL-4C Examines literary texts and their historical contexts across boundaries of language, culture, and ethnicity.
IA 234 Major American Writers 4R-OL-4C Covers a broad range of American novelists and poets, with special attention to their roles in major literary movements such as romanticism, naturalism, and modernism.
IA 235 Major British Writers 4R-OL-4C Examines well-known British writers, placed against the historical backgrounds of their times. Poetry, drama, fiction, and non-fiction from such famous writers as Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton, Swift, Pope, Johnson, Wordsworth, Bronte, Browning, Joyce, Lawrence, Auden, and Beckett will be studied.
IA 236 Jane Austen and the Rhetoric of Fiction 4R-OL-4C Provides a guide to reading, appreciating, and analyzing Jane Austen's major novels. Analyzes a variety of film adaptations, comparing them to the novels in their rhetorical effects.
IA 237 Introduction to Drama 4R-OL-4C Traces the development of drama by analyzing representative plays from historical periods and from different cultures. Analyzes how, and why, drama has changed over time and how individual plays mirror their times and cultures.
IA 238 African American Literature 4R-OL-4C Surveys African-American literature, history, and culture from the Colonial era to the present day.
IA 239 Rhetoric of Science 4R-OL-4C Examines rhetorical and philosophical approaches to persuasion in scientific argument. Emphasizes popular science writing and the role played by science in shaping public opinion and policy.
IA 240 Introduction to Shakespeare 4R-OL-4C Studies Shakespeare's histories, comedies, tragedies, and romances. Focuses on close textual reading of selected plays within the intellectual framework of his era.
IA 241 Introduction to Film Studies 4R-OL-4C Covers the formal elements of film and provides a vocabulary for analyzing film. Introduces film theory and criticism.
IA 244 Design and Color 4R-OL-4C Explores visual design and communication, creative problem solving, color theory and aesthetics. Students engage in problem-solving to create projects using a variety of materials.
IA 246 Music Theory I: Concepts 4R-OL-4C Teaches basic techniques of music notation and analysis of melody, harmony, rhythm, form, and style. Includes a comprehensive Analysis Project.
IA 302 Philosophy of Religion 4R-OL-4C Examines the basic philosophical problems found in religion. Deals specifically with the nature of religion, the nature and existence of God, religious language, and the religious life.
IA 311 Topics in German Culture I 4R-OL-4C Examines a variety of historical and contemporary issues in German popular and high culture. Same as GE311.
IA 330 Documentary Film 4R-OL-4C Examines the development, contexts, generic conventions, and social functions of documentary film
IA 331 American Modernism 4R-OL-4C Explores texts published in the first half of the twentieth century, what is commonly called the "Modernist" era. Focuses primarily on written works in different genres, but also covers music, film, visual arts, and other media.
IA 332 Don Quixote 4R-OL-4C Studies Cervantes' masterwork in translation and its relationship to the society and literature of its day as well as its relevance to our own. Taught in English.
IA 333 Representations and Redefinitions of Reality 4R-OL-4C Examines representative pieces of philosophy, literature, and popular culture that all seek to represent and--in some cases--redefine the notion of "reality."
IA 334 Creative Writing 4R-OL-4C Introduces students to writing in genres such as poetry, short fiction, literary nonfiction, and drama. Employs a variety of writing and revision techniques to assist students in producing a portfolio of their work.
IA 335 Bible as Literature 4R-OL-4C Examines the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament as literary texts. Emphasizes the variety of genres employed in biblical literature and introduces students to different approaches appropriate to literary interpretation.
IA 336 Mystery & Horror Literature 4R-OL-4C Examines the development, contexts, generic conventions, and social functions of modern horror and detective fiction from their roots in European Gothic traditions to the present.
IA 337 European Romanticism 4R-OL-4C Covers major authors and themes in European Romantic literature from 1770-1830, as well as its repercussions and transformations.
IA 339 Rebellion in American Literature 4R-OL-4C Examines American literary and historical texts that use rebellion against different kinds of authority--governmental, social, cultural, artistic, personal--as their central subject, motif, and / or theme. Includes readings from the Colonial era to the present day.
IA 346 Music Theory II: Applications 4R-OL-4C Pre: IA246 or consent of instructor Applies notational and analytical techniques to arranging/composing tasks, using music notation software.
IA 348 Music Performance 1R-0L-1R Pre: Consent of Instructor Applies music skills in performance groups for music minors. May be repeated up to 4 hours.
IA 350 Intermediate Microeconomics 4R-OL-4C Pre: SV 151 Analyzes optimal choice, and the conditions required for efficient exchange in market economies. Emphasizes rational choice theory as it applies to consumers and businesses, with complementary examination of uncertainty, anomalous features of actual market behavior.
IA 351 Intermediate Macroeconomics 4R-OL-4C Pre: SV 151 Studies the economy as a whole, including factors affecting economic growth, unemployment and inflation. Explains economic events and considers how policies affect economic performance.
IA 352 Game Theory 4R-OL-4C Pre: SV 151 Introduces techniques used to solve strategic games encountered in business and economics. Analyzes behavior of economic agents in various situations including single and repeated games with perfect and imperfect information.
IA 353 History of Economic Thought 4R-OL-4C Pre: SV 151 Surveys the history of economic thought and examines the literature of economics from rhetorical, historical, and methodological perspectives using original sources.
IA 388 Chinese Nationalism 4R-OL-4C Examine issues and debates surrounding the discussion on Chinese nationalism.
IA 431 History of the American Novel 4R-OL-4C Studies the novel in America from its early examples into the present. Emphasizes influential novels with historical and societal impact, placing more recent novels into historical context.
IA 436 Reinterpretations of Literary Themes 4R-OL-4C Examines pieces of literature which rework the themes, characters and/or plots of other works to show how different authors from different times and cultures reinterpret earlier works in their own way.
IA 450 Mathematical Economics 4R-OL-4C Pre: SV 151 Illustrates the use of mathematics in economic analysis. Includes discussion of mathematical programming, decision theory, the applications of differential and integral calculus, differential and difference equations.
IA 453 The Entrepreneur 4R-OL-4C Pre: SV 151 Describes the role of the entrepreneur and in small and large businesses. Uses economic analysis to study entrepreneurship and prepare business plans. Includes an application to a simulated entrepreneurial effort by the students.
IA 463 Seminar on America's Future 4R-OL-4C Examines the key political, economic, and security challenges facing the United States in a changing global environment.
IA 471 Literature of Madness 4R-OL-4C Analyzes the literary, biographical, and scientific relationships between artistic and manic-depressed temperaments. Examines how "great wits and madness" relate.
Society and Values - Courses whose primary focus is on the dynamics, patterns, and values of human interaction and social institutions.
SV 134 Popular Literature 4R-OL-4C Analyzes texts written for mass consumption, such as detective novels, horror stories, fantasy fiction, and contemporary thrillers. Explores these literary genres' conventions, traditions, and sociohistorical contexts.
SV 151 Principles of Economics 4R-OL-4C Includes both microeconomics and macroeconomics. Analyzes market behavior. Considers production and pricing decisions under alternative industrial structures. Examines the determinants of economic growth, unemployment and inflation, including fiscal and monetary policy.
SV 166 American Politics and Government 4R-OL-4C Examines the ideology, culture, political processes, institutions, and public policy of the American democratic system.
SV 171 Principles of Psychology 4R-OL-4C Surveys learning, motivation, personality, intelligence, abnormal behavior, social behavior, perception, emotion, and psychobiology. Stresses objective analysis of behavior and provides a foundation for advanced courses.
SV 191 Cultural Geography 4R-OL-4C Explores themes, topics, and concepts in cultural geography studies with examples from a diversity of world areas. Included are studies and examples from language, religion, settlement, ethnicity, agriculture, urbanization, population, and popular culture.
SV 200 Career Preparation 1R-OL-1C W,S This course is for economics majors, to be taken in the second or third year. The course addresses career choices, summer opportunities, employment and graduate school preparation, and curriculum vitae and resume preparation. This course is cross-listed with CHEM200, PH200 and MA200.
SV 201 Religion and Ecology 4R-OL-4C Examines religious and cultural beliefs, texts, and practices relating to the natural world, focusing primarily on historical transvaluations of the concept of nature.
SV 222 Western Civilization to 1500 4R-OL-4C Introduces the origins and growth of ideologies and institutions that have shaped Western Civilization from the first sedentary societies until the first contact between Europe and the Americas. Emphasizes the development of society, religion, the economy, government, science, and technology.
SV 223 Western Civilization since 1500 4R-OL-4C Introduces the development of ideologies and institutions that have shaped Western Civilization from the beginning of European colonialism to the Cold War, globalization, and the present day. Emphasizes changes in society, religion, government, the economy, and the impact of science and technology on daily life.
SV 226 The West in the East 4R-OL-4C Analyze how the changing images of the West in China reflect China's changing status in the global economy.
SV 231 Introduction to Short Fiction 4R-OL-4C Guides students in reading, appreciating, and analyzing a range of short fiction. Gives special attention to how reading such fiction can help us better understand ourselves and our relationships to the societies in which we live.
SV 232 Introduction to Non-Fiction 4R-OL-4C Guides students in learning about human interactions by reading, appreciating, and analyzing contemporary non-fiction works. Includes both general essays and science and nature writing.
SV 233 Survey of American Lit 4R-OL-4C Studies a broad range of American literature since the Civil War. Examines a variety of authors and genres (fiction, poetry, prose, nonfiction).
SV 234 The American Dream 4R-OL-4C Analyzes representations of the American Dream in fictional and non-fictional narratives through a cultural studies approach.
SV 242 Visual Arts in Civilization 4R-OL-4C Investigates the purposes and uses of art in civilizations with an emphasis on art appreciation. Aesthetic and historical issues are explored to reveal how art makes worldviews tangible.
SV 244 Music History: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque 4R-OL-4C Surveys the music periods through reading, listening, and a research project.
SV 245 Music History: Classical, Romantic, Modern 4R-OL-4C Surveys the music periods through reading, listening, and a research project.
SV 272 Experimental Psychology 4R-OL-4C Emphasizes experimental analysis of perception, motivation, learning, and personality. Programmed and independent experiments are performed. Laboratory periods are arranged.
SV 288 Introduction to Sociology 4R-OL-4C Examine the social and historical construction of our personal identity based on race, class, and gender as well as how social and global inequality is associated with these categories.
SV 291 Medieval Europe 4R-OL-4C Explores the settlement, state and nation building, trade, innovation, and peopling of Europe from the age of Vandals, Goths, and Vikings to the Renaissance. Emphasizes wars, revolts, power and society in transforming the map of Europe through studies of historical geography.
SV 303 Business and Engineering Ethics 4R-OL-4C Examines the ethical issues faced by professional engineers in the global corporate context. Deals with such topics as codes of ethics, professional autonomy, employer authority, and whistle blowing.
SV 304 Bioethics 4R-OL-4C Introduces students to basic issues in bioethics such as physician-patient relationships, the conduct of research, cross-cultural concerns, and codes of ethics.
SV 322 Disasters and Modern Society 4R-OL-4C Examines how people at different times and places have tried to explain and prevent natural and technological disasters, and how those disasters have influenced the development of modern society. Explores how societies have thought about nature and technology, measured costs in lives and property, and perceived obligations between rich and poor.
SV 325 Cities in Latin American History 4R-OL-4C Examines the evolution of cities and urban life in Latin America since before 1500. Specific topics vary but will include some of the following: technology, architecture, daily life, government, mass politics, and violence.
SV 326 Overseas Chinese 4R-OL-4C Examine theories about trading diasporas, the construction of ethnic others in nationalist discourses as well as historiographies on Chinese overseas migration from early modern to contemporary period.
SV 328 Comparative Business History 4R-OL-4C Explore how culture matters to business organizations and the notion of entrepreneurship.
SV 332 Gender, Work, and Popular Culture 4R-0L-4C Examines popular culture representations of masculinity and femininity in the workplace. Employs an interdisciplinary cultural studies approach for analyzing gendered representations of work and how they intersect with topics such as technology, race, and class.
SV 334 Utopian Thought and Literature 4R-OL-4C Studies varieties of utopian thought from a cross-cultural perspective.
SV 336 Contemporary American Fiction 4R-OL-4C Analyzes the evolution of the American novel since 1945, with an emphasis on the historical context of late 20th-century American culture.
SV 337 20th-Century American Novel 4R-OL-4C Examines the American novel with representatives of the major 20th century literary periods: realism, modernism, postmodernism. Examines the themes and issues addressed in different decades and from different perspectives.
SV 338 Latin American Fiction: The Boom and Beyond 4R-OL-4C Studies writers associated with the "Boom" in Latin American fiction (the expanded popularity beginning in the 1960's), along with their literary predecessors and descendents. Examines the relationship between literature and cultural context.
SV 339 Literature and the Environment 4R-OL-4C Considers the relationship between art and the natural world. Readings may include myths and poems, travel and adventure narratives, activist projects and manifestoes, and scientific and philosophical essays, drawn from a variety of cultural traditions.
SV 350 Managerial Accounting 4R-OL-4C Pre: SV 151 Covers accounting concepts and procedures for preparation of financial reporting. Emphasizes use of accounting as a tool for management control and decision making.
SV 351 Managerial Economics 4R-OL-4C Pre: SV 151 Applies economic analysis to the management of modern business enterprise. Emphasizes demand estimation, business forecasting, uncertainty, investment decisions, capital budgeting, and pricing strategies. In addition to SL 151, students should have some knowledge of business statistics.
SV 352 Money and Banking 4R-OL-4C Pre: SV 151 Examines the nature and functions of financial markets and institutions. Analyzes the determination of interest rates and the processing of information. Considers the relationship between the financial system and the macroeconomy.
SV 353 Industrial Organization 4R-OL-4C Pre: SV 151 Examines the influence of market structure and competition policy on business firms' decisions. Discusses modern theories of the firm, implications of market power, strategic interaction, merger and acquisition activity, antitrust policy and regulation.
SV 354 Environmental Economics 4R-OL-4C Pre: SV 151 Analyzes the consequences of pollution and discusses possible solutions to reduce pollution. Introduces analytical tools used in environmental planning. Performs benefit-cost analyses of regulations dealing with air, water, and solid waste pollution.
SV 355 Health Economics 4R-OL-4C Pre: SV 151 Analyzes demand and supply of health care and the roles of medical technology and health insurance. Studies the behavior of physicians, the use of paramedics, preventive care, and outpatient care. Examines the rising cost of health care and analyzes appropriate public policy responses.
SV 356 Corporate Finance 4R-OL-4C Pre: SV 151 Introduces managerial finance. Examines the valuation of assets, the cost of capital, capital structure, working capital management, planning and budgeting, and long-term financing.
SV 357 Labor Economics 4R-OL-4C Pre: SV 151 Analyzes labor markets with theoretical, empirical, and policy applications. Explains the determination of employment and wages. Studies compensating wage differentials, labor market discrimination, labor unions and theories of unemployment.
SV 369 British Politics and Government 4R-OL-4C Examines the historical development, ideology, culture, political processes, institutions, and public policy of the political system of the United Kingdom.
SV 373 Gender Issues 4R-OL-4C Examines male-female differences in behavior, personality, emotion, and cognition. Examines how men and women differ as they pursue the goals of life and the degree to which these differences are innate or learned.
SV 375 Personality Theories 4R-OL-4C Presents an organized summary of major contemporary theories of personality. Compares and contrasts theories of human behavior. Analyzes the degree that behavior is purposive, unconscious, instinctive, learned, modifiable, and predictable.
SV 382 Anthropology of Religion 4R-OL-4C Examines various concepts and practices pertaining to the supernatural, focusing primarily on indigenous religions around the world. Discusses the relationships of religious beliefs, values, and practices with social organization, economic behavior, subsistence systems, and technology
SV 385 Archaeology & Prehistory 4R-OL-4C Examines the human past through the analysis of cultural artifacts: the course focuses on the methods and techniques of archaeology and the study of the major cultural and social transformations from foraging to agricultural and complex civilizations.
SV 386 Human Evolution 4R-OL-4C Examines human origins and ongoing evolution: examines the evidence of the fossil record and genes, compares human behavior with other primates, considers physical basis for behaviors, and the extent and causes of human physical diversity..
SV 413 Contemporary Germany 4R-OL-4C Introduces historical, political, and cultural issues in German society from 1945 to the present. Compares German to European developments. Same as GE413.
SV 450 Econometrics 4R-OL-4C Pre: SV 151 Applies statistical methods to problems of economic analysis. Stresses the use of regression analysis in economic research and discusses the special problems encountered in empirical investigation of economic phenomena. In addition to SL 151, the student should have some knowledge of statistics.
RH 131 Rhetoric and Composition 4R-OL-4C Emphasizes rhetorical analysis of texts and images, research methods, and the conventions of academic writing, including argumentation.
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GS, IA or SV 399 – Special Topics 4R-OL-4C Arranged Examines a selected topic in one of the HSS disciplines in depth. A particular offering may require a prerequisite or consent of the instructor.
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XX496 Seminar for HSS Senior Project 2R-OL-2C F Pre: Economics or International Studies major and Junior or Senior standing, or permission of instructor Reviews methodologies employed in Economics and/or International Studies, and directs students toward approval of a senior project proposal. Required of all Economics and International Studies majors and double majors.
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GE 111/112/113 German Language and Culture I/II/III 4R-OL-4C F/W/S Pre: Preceding course or placement by examination. Provides elementary training in hearing, speaking, reading, and writing German. Uses reading exercises to show the relationship between language and culture. Required language laboratory.
JP 111/112/113 Japanese Language and Culture I/II/III 4R-OL-4C F/W/S Pre: Preceding course or placement by examination. Provide elementary training in speaking, listening, reading and writing Japanese. Three types of characters, Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji will be introduced as well as fundamental linguistic forms and functions of modern Japanese.
SP 111/112/113 Spanish Language and Culture I/II/III 4R-OL-4C F/W/S Pre: Preceding course or placement by examination. Provides elementary and intermediate training in oral/aural skills, reading, and writing Spanish. Enhances grammar presentations by means of appropriate readings that show the relationship between language and culture.
GE 211/212/213 German Language and Culture IV/V/VI 4R-OL-4C F/W/S Pre: Preceding course or placement by examination. Reviews German grammar, emphasizing its logical sub-structure. Stresses analysis of complex sentences of scholarly German. Introduces the student to selected topics dealing with life in Germany as contrasted with life in the U.S. Provides continued practice in reading and speaking. Required language laboratory.
JP 211/212/213 Japanese Language and Culture IV/V/VI 4R-OL-4C F/W/S Pre: Preceding course or placement by examination. Provides further training in speaking, listening, reading and writing Japanese. More advanced aspects of modern Japanese such as honorific and humble forms, empathic expressions, casual speech, and male and female speech are examined.
SP 211/212 Spanish Language and Culture IV/V 4R-OL-4C F/W Pre: Preceding course or placement by examination Stresses conversational skills and intensive first year grammar review. Intermediate reading and discussion of texts on contemporary issues and cultural topics from Latin America and Spain.
SP 213 Spanish for Engineers 4R-OL-4C S Pre: SP 212 or placement by examination Stresses language skills useful for the engineering profession. Provides training in advanced reading, writing and conversation with emphasis on the use of language in a professional context.
GE 311 Issues in German Culture I 4R-OL-4C F Pre: GE 213 Examines a variety of historical and contemporary issues in German popular and high culture. Same as IA 311.
GE 312 Reading German Texts 4R-OL-4C W Pre: GE 311 Studies and practices effective reading of German texts. Analyzes and evaluates their contents in discussions and the writings of short German essays.
GE 313 Advanced Grammar and Translation Methods 4R-OL-4C S Pre: GE 312 Introduces advanced grammar concepts targeted for translation of German texts. Familiarizes students with translation techniques for a variety of text types.
JP 311/312/313 Japanese Language and Culture VII/VIII/IX (Through Study Abroad Program) 4R-XL-4C Summer Pre: Preceding course Further develops reading, writing, and speaking skills. Students learn technical terms by participating in engineering laboratory with Japanese students. Includes cultural field trips and company visits. [This course is offered as a summer program at Kanazawa Institute of Technology.]
GE 411 Technical Translation 4R-OL-4C F Pre: GE 313 Introduces scientific and technological vocabulary; continues working with complex grammatical structures; applies methods of translation using scientific and technical texts. Requires the writing of a major technical translation project.
GE 412 Topics in German Culture II 4R-OL-4C W Pre: GE 411 Explores topics in German and European intellectual history as represented in literature, essay, and film. Same as GS 412.
GE 413 Contemporary Germany S Pre: GE 412 Introduces historical, political, and cultural issues in German society from 1945 to the present. Compares German to European developments. Taught in English and open to all students. Same as SV 413.
JP 411/412/413 Japanese Language and Culture X/XI/XII (Through Study Abroad Program) 4R-XL-4C Summer Pre: Preceding course Develops advanced language communications skills. Presents further cultural aspects of contemporary Japanese. Introduces reading and writing of scientific Japanese. [This course is offered as a summer program at Kanazawa Institute of Technology.]
FL 299 Summer Language Study Abroad Maximum Credit per Summer: 12. May be repeated. Credit for approved summer foreign language study abroad. May count towards a departmental minor, with the exception of a foreign language minor. Prior approval by the HSS Department Head and evidence of satisfactory completion required
International Studies Major (IS) (second major only)
In the 21st century, technical work occurs increasingly in an international and multi-lingual arena. The International Studies major provides Rose-Hulman students with the opportunity to complement their primary major with a second major that prepares them for an interdependent, multicultural, and transnational world. Courses in the major focus on economic, cultural, and social processes that take place among nations and world regions. Topics may include globalization, post-colonialism, communication, migration, and environmental change.
Learning Outcomes:
Requirements for a second major in International Studies (60 cred.)
I. International Studies Core (24 cred.)
World Literature
International Relations
Humans and Culture
World Geography
Principles of Economics
World History
II. Area of Concentration (20 cred.)
Students choose 5 courses from one of three areas of concentration: (a) International Political Economy; (b) Comparative Cultures; or (c) Individualized IS Major.
Students must choose at least three courses from the general list and a total of five courses from both lists. Substitutions may be made with the approval of the IS advisor.
General list
History of Economic Thought
Industrial Revolution in a Global Context
International Trade and Globalization
International Finance
Economic Growth and Development
Politics of the Global Economy
Comparative Business History
Environmental Economics
Regional list
Introduction to East Asia
Comparative Politics
Modern Latin America
European Union
European Politics and Government
Geography of the Middle East
Geography of Africa
Reminder: Students wishing to pursue a double major in Economics and International Studies may not choose the IPE area of concentration.
Students must choose three courses from the general list and two from the regional list to ensure both breadth of analysis and depth of content. Substitutions may be made with the approval of the IS advisor.
General list
Industrial Revolution in Global Context
Travel in World Literature
Global Novel in the 20th Century
Literature of the Global Economy
Postcolonial Literature
Cultural Geography
Religion and Ecology
The West in the East
Anthropology of Religion
Regional list (including but not limited to the following courses)
Topics in German Culture I
Introduction to East Asia
Asian Religions and Philosophy
Modern Latin America
Contemporary Spain
Modern China
Arabic Literature
Japanese Culture
Contemporary Europe
Art History: Renaissance to Modern
Geography of Africa
Students must take a total of five courses.
III. One full year of a foreign language (e.g., German, Japanese, Spanish) (12 cred.)
IV. GS 496 and GS 497 Senior Project in International Studies (2 credits each; 4 credits total)
Guided study, research, and analytical writing on a topic in international studies, integrating knowledge gained from international experience and/or from course work in the major.
HSS Minors
Minor in Anthropology Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.
The Minor in Anthropology has the following requirements:
1. Five courses in Anthropology.
a. The following three courses are required:
2. A minimum of 40 credits in HSS courses must be earned to obtain the minor.
3. Substitutions may be made with the approval of the Minor Advisor
Minor in Art Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.
The Area Minor in Art has the following requirements:
1. Five Courses in Art:
Minor in East Asian Studies Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.
The Minor in East Asian Studies has the following requirements:
1. Three courses (or proficiency) in Japanese Language. (Language courses may be allocated in any of the three thematic categories, but there may be no more than one language course in any category.)
2. Four courses selected from the following:
3. A minimum of 40 credits in HSS courses must be earned to obtain the minor.
4. Substitutions may be made with the approval of the Minor Adviser.
Minor in Economics Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.
The Minor in Economics has the following requirements:
1. Five courses in Economics, distributed as follows:
3. Substitutions may be made with the approval of the Minor Adviser
Minor in European Studies Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.
The Minor in European Studies has the following requirements:
1. Three courses (or proficiency) in either German or Spanish. (Language courses may be allocated in any of the four thematic categories, but there may be no more than one language course in any category.)
Minor in Geography Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.
The Minor in Geography has the following requirements:
Minor in History Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.
The Minor in History has the following requirements:
Minor in Language and Literature Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.
The Minor in Language and Literature has the following requirements:
Minor in Latin American Studies Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.
The Minor in Latin American Studies has the following requirements:
Minor in Modern Languages (German, Japanese, and Spanish) Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.
The Minor in Modern Languages has the following requirements:
First Year Courses
GE 111/112/113 German Language and Culture I/II/III JP 111/112/113 Japanese Language and Culture I/II/III SP 111/112/113 Spanish Language and Culture I/II/III
Second Year Courses
GE 211/212/213 German Language and Culture IV/V/VI JP 211/212/213 Japanese Language and Culture IV/V/VI SP 211/212/213 Spanish Language and Culture IV/V/VI
Third Year Courses
GE 311 Topics in German Culture I/ GE312 Reading German Texts/313 Advanced Grammar and Translation Methods/ JP 311/312/313 Japanese Language and Culture VII/VIII/IX
Fourth Year Courses
GE 411 Technical Translation/412 Topics in German Culture II/413 Contemporary Germany/ JP 411/412/413 Japanese Language and Culture X/XI/XII
XX 399 Special Topics
XX 499 Directed Study
Credits earned in a first-year, first-term language do not count in satisfying HSS graduation requirements unless the second course in the sequence is also completed successfully.
Students who have completed high school courses in German, Japanese or Spanish can get credit-by-examination for their knowledge by completing subsequent advanced level courses.
Minor in Music
Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the Minor Advisor.
The Minor in Music has the following requirements:
3. To fulfill the fifth course requirement for the Area Minor in Music, the candidate may choose ONE of the following options:
Minor in Philosophy and Religion Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.
The Minor in Philosophy and Religion has the following requirements:
Minor in Political Science Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.
The Minor in Political Science has the following requirements:
Minor in Psychology Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.
The Minor in Psychology has the following requirements:
German Technical Translator's Certificate Program
A student may earn, in addition to one of the regular degree programs in science or engineering, a certificate of proficiency in German technical translation. Successful completion of this non-degree program partially fulfills the graduation requirements in humanities and social sciences.
Certificate Requirements
A student must have a 3.0 in the first two years of German and in his/her major, as well as permission of the instructor, to enter the third year language courses. Exceptions may be made by the instructor in charge of the program.
A student who qualifies through the Foreign Language Examination administered at Rose-Hulman during Freshman orientation week, will be permitted to enroll in the appropriate level of German as determined by the foreign language faculty. A student who successfully completes a quarter of more advanced language at Rose-Hulman with a grade of C or better will be granted 4 hours of Credit by Examination for each quarter of language by-passed. (Note: a minimum of two terms of college language must be completed in order to receive HSS graduation credit.)


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|18th Jan 2013, 14:10
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Midlag Crisis
Midlag Crisis
Story behind the name, my main current project is called Lean & Green or LAG for short, I was midway through & I had a hissy fit over something stupid which made my progress come to an emergency stop so had a little timeout to regain my sense, or at least some of it could call the project anything since I never have it in writing on my projects, great story...
But Im using this one to get me right back in motion to continue LAG straight after this.
Its a small practical HTPC I'm making for my dad as a present, he's in Australia until the 8th of February & I aim to have this project completed well before then.
It holds an SFX PSU, mini-ITX mobo with support for regular height expansion card, Internal IR receiver, Internal 3.5" e-sata HDD dock which can be switched on/off & 1 3.5" HDD & 1 SSD & 1 140mm custom fan, 1 of the parts of the custom frame is the front panel too, got all the hardware covered already & this is my first rig without an optical drive.
Some concept shots.
The internal custom e-sata HDD dock has a sliding piece which 3 rods guide it so it goes forward/back nice & straight that has enough room to free the drive & then the HDD clips in/out of place with it's own little side panel for quick access.
After making it all printer ready.
The only material I had to buy was the 2mm panel & an acrylic tube with 16mm ID for the marble power button, everything else is scraps.
Cut into manageable pieces.
Cut & undressed after a nicely productive 10 hours, so that's the front, back, top, bottom, both sides, mobo tray & most of the HDD dock pieces & back IO piece but all the acyrlic bits need the adhesive before I can complete them.
Also cut some acrylic pieces but I can't find my tensol 12 adhesive so I'll have to order a new bottle & get it on Tuesday but this lets me complete everything else in the meantime.
This project should be a quickie.
Feels good to have done some modding after such a big timeout, I'll do more tomorrow.
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|18th Jan 2013, 14:41
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Another great project form Waynio.
Your dad is going to be really happy.
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|18th Jan 2013, 16:20
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Holy cats! I'm glad I saw the link tot his in your other project log! Though I may have gotten to it eventually, going through the unread threads...
It's going to be sweet, as always.
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|18th Jan 2013, 18:02
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YAY!!! Can´t wait for this one to take its shape... Keep on modding mate!
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|18th Jan 2013, 19:26
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Australia? Better spider-proof it!
-Oh, he's coming back.
It needs a handle.
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|18th Jan 2013, 21:18
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Looks like a neat design, I love projects of the diminutive kind!
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|18th Jan 2013, 21:54
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That is all.
Back to work Wayne,Tea break is over.
|18th Jan 2013, 22:04
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Can't wait to see this beast of a fan good looking project
|20th Jan 2013, 06:26
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But it should look good where it's going.
Just needed a nice break from it.
3MM day doing the PSU support bars, HDD dock slide system & extra trim bits for the front fan & wow what an awesome mess, I intend to clean up very soon.
Drilled & cut, peeled the templates off with messy glue left on the aluminium, I only stick them on the protective stuff if it's laser film because that doesn't come loose & when pulling it off it comes off in 1 piece showing perfect surface, wish all sheet aluminium sellers used laser film.
Wiped them all with thinners on a sponge because tissue leaves loads of fluffy bits difficult to get off & gave them all a wash & assembled to see what it looks like, also put a 16mm marble in place but.
I thought why doesn't the rear 3mm panel have symmetrical curves, what the heck went wrong? looked at my design again & yep, I some how forgot to mirror the left side to the right side for that piece so they are odd, oh well lol had to have a hiccup somewhere, not doing another unless it bugs me & I find myself waiting for the adhesive delivery & I get bored.
This was a job for my big countersink bit, lot better than filing for these marble button holes.
Another bit of the 3mm stuff, part of the HDD dock piece that lets me slot the drive in place, works perfect, the plates fixed to the bottom panel are tapped but I need to shorten the 6mm screws & where I put the thin piece mounted to the HDD will let me dunk it into normal HDD docks.
Up to 16 hours in now, yes I'm measuring how long this one takes me for a change, started late on this progress though, 7PM until 1AM.
More soon.
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|20th Jan 2013, 09:09
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Your Dad's a lucky chap. I wonder if I could coax my son into making me something (other than a mess to clear up).
|20th Jan 2013, 13:11
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Stunning work m8 !!!
|20th Jan 2013, 14:13
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You my friend, you are seriously addicted to modding!!! Nice to see you again buddy with another project!! Keep on going!!!
|21st Jan 2013, 13:13
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A change is as good as a rest, as they say, good to see you back and using that damn scroll saw again (not much envious of that 30" beast )
Your fan designs and marble buttons are becoming a real trademark of your builds, it's great when a design works so well that you want to use it on future builds and you know that it will work and can usually make them quicker when you've made a few, lovely work as usual
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|21st Jan 2013, 17:12
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Now, you are the god of SAWS!! Very nice cuts!
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|21st Jan 2013, 19:35
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I think instead of paying to have anything laser cut, I'll just hire you to do it
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|22nd Jan 2013, 15:07
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Just hope it doesn't accidentally turn into a Get a Life type project where it was intended to be a quick project but took a lot longer to cram obscene awesomeness into it, I'm hoping for no more than a week to do this but waiting on deliveries if anything will be what delays it.
The saw is a beauty but still requires a fair bit of patience depending on what I'm doing, I can do up to 2mm 1 handed now which is nice being able to eat a sandwich while cutting pieces lol.
The solid IO pieces, marble buttons & custom fan frames are going to be a must have thing in all my scratch builds now & I like the way I have this fan mounted, gives more internal space while making a plain flat panel pop out to give it a more interesting look, won't be the last time I do that neither.
That homer grill, I want to try it just to see if I can do it without it warping all over the place, it's definitely an extreme challenge if I go for the 1mm thick lines, 2mm I believe I could do but 1mm I'd like to find out.
1mm Day & I skipped posting last night.
Drilling with a clamped aluminium flat bar with 3mm holes pre drilled into it for perfect targeting.
Peeled, just need the 4 rod pieces & to fix a fan inside to complete this fan.
IO pieces but they are twins, they shouldn't be, the main rear IO hole is meant to have a 2mm smaller diameter to the acrylic & external hole, so even with printing your designs, the same old rule applies of measure before marking lol, I'll re-make the wrongly done piece along with the wonky curve front 3mm piece & also make very sure I take off the wrong acrylic guide & put the right one on, that would have made a time consuming mistake.
Back to 2 of the 3mm strips I cut & drilled on last session, had to drill mill 1mm depth for the SSD tray so it sits flush to the strips, it's not perfect but not bad at all considering it's not a mill.
Didn't take shots of me bending the strips but I placed them in the vice & used a chunky piece of aluminium to bend them to shape so the bits I wanted to stay straight stayed straight, slight problem with the bends though, in the design they are more of a round curve rather than sharp bends so it's about 1 to 2mm stretched out too long, I'll work it out though & the bends line up with the guide I printed, I'll just have to extend the screw holes on 1 end into a line & grind some of the end down or relocate the front mount points to the right distance & grind the excess off.
Not sure how long sank into this session, didn't keep tabs on it so I'd have to take a wild guess, call it 5 hours lol which brings me up to 21 so far, probably another 20 if including the design part & so far I'll be re-making 2 pieces which I'll include on my next session along with the bar pieces & acrylic sticking because the adhesive came today, had to order some 5mm aluminium rod though so hopefully that will get here this week.
Ordered some bits for experimenting with surface finishing too, may or may not work out how I'd love it to but I'll post my findings either way when I try it out on scraps, if it works though it'll be a pretty sweet addition for finishing choices in modding for people on a budget &/or don't like to outsource.
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|22nd Jan 2013, 15:54
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Your accuracy is like laser cutter machine. Impressive
|22nd Jan 2013, 19:56
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More marbles? I'm gonna sue.
It's cool watching you do new stuff.
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|23rd Jan 2013, 00:03
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Again Waynio, those fan grills... AMAZING!! And the precision is, well, yay!
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Cheaps already did it.
I had no idea a Varbel switch was done in 2007. Wish you'd have told me.
As long as it was fun for you I don't mind.
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- Chicago cornerback Charles Tillman is questionable for Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions because of knee and groin problems.
The two-time Pro Bowl pick was a limited participant in practice Friday after sitting out the previous two days. He missed practices last week because of the knee and left last Sunday's game at Pittsburgh after his groin tightened up.
Coach Marc Trestman says the Bears are "reasonably optimistic" Tillman will be ready to face Calvin Johnson and the Lions.
The Bears also placed defensive tackle Henry Melton on injured reserve because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, and signed defensive tackle Landon Cohen. Cohen has 32 tackles in 27 games for Detroit (2008-09), Jacksonville (2010), New England (2010-11) and Dallas (2013).
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I have customers coming to us and saying they will not buy from Wal-Mart, Target, Sue-Bee out of concerns there is funny-honey. Our prices have been 10.00 retail and 7.50 wholesale to large scale groceries who buy in bulk.
I have customers coming to us and saying they will not buy from Wal-Mart, Target, Sue-Bee out of concerns there is funny-honey. Our prices have been 10.00 retail and 7.50 wholesale to large scale groceries who buy in bulk.
Talked to an USA beekeeper friend I have know for over 30 years and who happens to be an past president of the AHPA, he stated that the bulk price had risen to $2.00, BUT RECENTLY DROPPED BACK to 1.95........he runs bees in Montana and he had been up there and said things were ugly.He calls honey harvesting and extracting an rodeo and boy it sure can be that.I sometimes think while in that process of pulling honey and getting the extraction done......this has got to be my last rodeo but it seems I always come back for more......a definition of insanity , doing the same things over and over but expecting different results
It really isnt unusual to see the honey price drifting lower this time of year. There are always some folks who are anxious to pay down a little debt and how can you argue with $1.95 in the hand. I did hear one troubling report from a major packer who said that they were getting some price resistance from a major customer who had always specified a domestic produced product (not sure if that includes Canadian or not). According to this report they were willing to price a cheaper imported product if prices get much higher. Yeah I know a lot of negotiating games get played but it is also important to remember that ultimately it is the consumer walking down the grocery aisle that has the biggest say in honey prices.
"People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe."- Andy Rooney
Allot of this is supply and demand. Some of this is devaluation of the dollar because of our debt. $2.00 per Lb. honey is not unrealistic when you consider 4 or 5 dollar a gallon diesel . The fact is people are getting out of the bee business allot faster than they are getting in. People have to eat so demand is not going away anytime soon.
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some really nice post here, nice to see some really thought out post. Some of us (me) really appreciate the read.
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Honey Update:
August 2012
In early May 2012, the U.S honey crop projections were somewhat favorable. Moderate early spring rains were alleviating some of the moisture concerns caused by the very dry winter conditions in many of the prime honey producing regions of the U.S. Then in late May and early June, the rain just seemed to stop in many regions of the country, and intense heat started burning everything up.
Current 2012 U.S. honey crop projections are now for only a slightly better crop than last year's dismal 148 million lb. crop.
2007 148 " "
2008 161 " "
2009 146 " "
2010 176 " "
2011 148 " "
I'm not real sure what the folks at Skamberg are expecting from the US crop anymore, the days of 200 million pound crops have been over for quite some time. The US honey crop has averaged only 156 million pounds over the past 6 years. Perhaps last years 176 million pounds was the aberration, if you take that out you arent much over a 150 million pound average, about what they are hinting 2012 might be.
"People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe."- Andy Rooney
150 million lb crop in the US would still leave an importation of 275 M lbs to match consumption........
Good point. Five or ten million pounds one way or the other really dosent change the big picture too much. People love to complain about honey imports (and I do to the extent that I expect them to be pure and clean) but isn't it a good thing that the US now has an appetite for over 400 million pounds a year? Just raise a good quality product folks and don't stress about whether the shortage is being filled in by foreign production.
"People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe."- Andy Rooney
and I do to the extent that I expect them to be pure and clean)
I think history tells us this not the case, a lot of inferior product imported, blended and sold
that the US now has an appetite for over 400 million pounds a year? the appetite maybe based on large percentage OF INFERIOR PRODUCT
The US producer is finally getting a good price for his premium product, we in canada however are not enjoying the same good prices
I think we will see a steady increase in the price. I had a long conversation with the owner of what is stated on their web site as the worlds largest honey processor, which i'll not name you can google , after I was told they were not buying dark honey here in sunny FLA.
Seems all the imports they have been buying are dark, 75 to almost 85 mm and white honey is not to be found . He said he would'nt be suprised to see by years end prices of 2.20 a pound for good light USA honey and there is a huge demand for it . Of course you have to have strong , live hives and a necter source to get that , but it certainly looks stable for the future at least in the next year or two.
I can only hope that the beekeepers of other countries remember where the prices are and don't drive them down if they do get large crops in the future.
Anything new on prices? We haven't gotten a post in this area in over a month. Anybody selling? What is to be gotten for light honey?
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Got $2.00/lb in 5 gallon buckets for light honey from extracting earlier in the year and the same for darker honey just recently extracted.
Mark Berninghausen
Ian Steppler >> Canadian Beekeeper's Blog
Honey Update:
November 2012
A worldwide shortage of bees, increased consumer demand, and diminishing forage area for bees to gather nectar have all contributed to a worldwide honey shortage. Price offerings in the world market range from 4% to 12% higher than last year at this time. With the U.S. Customs and the Justice Dept. cracking down on "honey laundering", shipments of fraudulent honey entering the U.S. has slowed. This stopped a lot of the very low priced honey that was entering the U.S. market and has narrowed the gap on the two tiered honey pricing that we have seen for several years. Much depends on each subsequent countries honey crop as it enters the world market, with good crops helping to stabilize prices and poor crops driving prices higher.
Canada - The demand for Canadian honey is at an all time high and their prices reflect U.S. raw honey prices.
"Much depends on each subsequent countries honey crop as it enters the world market,"
Buyers are , and have been playing the lower priced Argentina card for quite some time,reportedly future contracts have been bought on this 2013 years production.How much of this crop will be white is the big question?The industrial, bakery trade market is reported as being very competitive, so much so that some players are thinking of withdrawing from it cause there's little profit to be made.Argentina imports are up in Canada from last year.
Very dry reports coming from Argentina cropping reports, or the ones I have read anyway. One of the many reason why there is so much soybean production down there. The huge crop potential seems to have been squashed once again. If the cropping reports tells you anything. . . .
BeeMaid suggests the honey market to be climbing from $1.75 /lbs. The suggested the big price discrepancy between US and Canadian honey to be narrowing to normal levels. Positive news in our honey market.
Ian Steppler >> Canadian Beekeeper's Blog
Wouldn't be surprised to see a lot of white honey coming out of Argentina.....the prevailing duty on Argentina honey has been dropped
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International Bulk Prices
Total Average Bulk Prices of Honey Imported from Four Countries. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, as reported monthly in the USDA National Honey Report using c.i.f. import value and therefore excluding U.S. import duties
2010 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Canada $1.63 $1.55 $1.58 $1.59 $1.54 $1.56 $1.65 $1.47 $1.56 $1.56 $1.65 $1.63
Mexico $1.30 $1.19 $1.28 $1.46 $1.47 $1.40 $1.45 $1.26 $1.38 $1.25 $1.28 $1.19
Argentina $1.36 $1.42 $1.41 $1.45 $1.46 $1.48 $1.48 $1.47 $1.45 $1.45 $1.45 $1.45
China $0.00 $0.00 $1.21 $1.20 $1.22 $1.27 $1.38 $0.00 $1.38 $1.51 $1.50 $0.28
Average $1.43 $1.38 $1.37 $1.43 $1.42 $1.43 $1.49 $1.40 $1.44 $1.44 $1.47 $1.14
2011 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Canada $1.71 $1.73 $1.75 $1.72 $1.69 $1.64 $1.89 $1.60 $1.67 $1.69 $1.69 $1.58
Mexico $1.29 $1.19 $1.51 $1.66 $1.66 $1.60 $1.46 $1.40 $1.17 $1.17 $1.31 $1.41
Argentina $1.45 $1.47 $1.50 $1.49 $1.51 $1.51 $1.52 $1.48 $1.45 $1.42 $1.45 $1.44
China $1.50 $1.52 $1.53 $1.55 $1.53 $1.53 $1.57 $1.58 $1.50 $0.00 $0.00 $2.08
Average $1.49 $1.48 $1.57 $1.61 $1.60 $1.57 $1.61 $1.52 $1.45 $1.43 $1.48 $1.63
2012 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Canada $1.67 $1.66 $1.63 $1.67 $1.68 $1.76 $1.77 $1.70 $1.75
Mexico $1.29 $1.25 $1.28 $1.32 $1.48 $1.45 $1.40 $1.37 $1.32
Argentina $1.37 $1.37 $1.33 $1.34 $1.36 $1.36 $1.37 $1.39 $1.37
China $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1.45 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Average $1.45 $1.43 $1.41 $1.44 $1.51 $1.52 $1.51 $1.48 $1.48


text: I happened upon this hive through word of mouth. The talk is the owners want them sprayed and removed. I left a voicemail that I would remove them, and haven't heard back yet. I know it is super late for a cutout, but they will die for sure if I don't get them. They are super easy to get to as you can see, and I think I can cut the comb as to not loose much. Watch the vid to tell me what you think, or just check it out to see the strange location.


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My daughter is about as qualified to scout college players as Ralph Vacchiano is haha.[/quote]
Had nothing to do with Vacchiano.
I just dont see HBs being worth a first round pick unless they are rare talents, like Peterson or Richardson. Martin is not close to that same category to me.
How many backs drafted in the first round have become the best backs in the league? Peterson, maybe Chris Johnson if he shows up again this year.
All these great backs, MJD, Rice, were end of the 2nd round picks.[/quote]
I absolutely agree. And I think the trend is starting to catch up to the draft projections (that and this year isn't deep in RBs).
I do think Martin is one of those rare talents, but as I said, that might just be a case of me watching him and seeing something that doesn't materialize at the NFL level.
I could also see David Wilson being that guy in exactly the same mold ... the difference between him and Martin is that Martin has a little better weight on him (and seems to be a just a tad faster at the second level).


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Boss' career confession wins hearts after death.
A searingly honest account of his life by a New Zealand-based advertising boss who died of cancer recently is going viral on the internet.
Lindsey "Linds" Redding, an art director who worked at top international firms BBDO and Saatchi & Saatchi, died aged 52 on October 31.
Before he died he wrote an essay about how his career wasn't worth it. His forthright words have captured the imagination of people around the world.
"It turns out I didn't actually like my old life nearly as much as I thought I did," Redding wrote after he was diagnosed.
"I know this now because I occasionally catch up with my old colleagues and workmates. They fall over each other to enthusiastically show me the latest project they are working on. Ask my opinion. Proudly show off their technical prowess (which is not inconsiderable).
"I find myself glazing over but politely listen as they brag about who's had the least sleep and the most takeaway food. 'I haven't seen my wife since January'; 'I can't feel my legs any more and I think I have scurvy but another three weeks and it will be done' ... What do you think'?"
Redding continues: "What do I think? I think you are all f*****g mad. So disengaged from reality it's not even funny. It's a f*****g TV commercial. Nobody gives a shit."
The ad man concluded all his years dedicated to the business and missing out on family occasions simply wasn't worth it. "It turns out it was just advertising. There was no higher calling."
Redding, originally from the United Kingdom but who was a resident of Waiheke Island, leaves behind wife Jo and daughter Rebecca, 24.
Jo told the Herald on Sunday that Linds would have been tickled by the huge interest in his blog. "Linds would have loved knowing that people around the world have been reading his views on life and work," she said. "I'm really proud he was so honest about saying how he felt and that is perhaps what has touched other people."
Jo said her husband first knew something was wrong when he collapsed at Britomart Station in Auckland. "Cancer changed his life and altered his perspective on a few things."


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Love Nicki Minaj soooooooooooooooooooooo much <3<3<3<3<3<3. She needs to come to Bakersfield already :c
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I'm Nicki Minaj , Nicki Lewinsky , Nicki the boss , Nicki the Harajuku Barbie ;D
It's like I just single-handedly annihilated every rap betch in the building c;
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Nicki Minaj song one of the best you guys should listen too it (: !!!!
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Nicki minajs massive attack is one of my favs <3 , juss had too get that out there lolz c:
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Dude, i watched titus young make the most dreadful drop and it was so important and i'd swear he made the catch the way people were giving him dap and patting em on the back..lol Its a disgrace what these idiots get away with these days..
U wonder why u see this cr-ap every week more and more, and its becasue there allowed to get away with it.. Its funny because when its money time, then its a bussiness, but when its putrid play that is gross to watch, its teammates and were a family..lol
what is with all these freaking drops in college and NFL? Holy cr-ap.. I can't watch one game where theres not 50disgusting drops a game.. Theres some morons in football nowadays...
why do i watch football?lol These dudes are straight stupid...lol Mason Foster just hit RG3 in the endonze on freaking 3rd down..lol No reason all to touch em, and there gonna get the ball back down 21-6 and the idiot coulden't control himself..lol Seriously, football players gotta be the most brainless athletes in the history of sports..lol Straight stupid!!!lol
As far as Rhodes go, I agree 100%. He just takes wrs completely out of football games.
As to Vaccaro, I liked him a lot too, but I watched the Texas game closely this week and his lost stock dropped in my eyes. He had a terrible game vs OSU. His tackling was horrendous as were some of the paths he took to the runners. At halftime, espn even commented how badly he was getting trucked.


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Bright Unique Flat in City Center
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Well-equipped, newly refurbished and spacious apartment in the central and peaceful embassy district of Copenhagen. The apartment is a typical Copenhagen flat, and will give you the feel of real Copenhagen living.
The apartment is in total 90 square meters, it has a large sleeping room with a king-size dux bed 220x220, a baby basket and a junior bed. Besides that, there´s a big living room with 2 single beds, open kitchen with dishwasher and a bathroom with a bathtub.
The area is very green and shows of Copenhagen's nice features of being a capital but also a very green city. From this flat you will enter right into the old streets of this European city. Right next to the flat is the small park "Østre Anlæg", were the local Copenhageners love to enjoy weekends, and in one end of this park is the beautiful art museum: "The State's museum for Art".
This location is also only 2 min. from "Østerport train Station", and within walking distance from the inner city / "Kgs. Nytorv", where the Danish opera and many bars and restaurants can be found.
If you arrive by car, it´s possible to park in front of the apartment but there is a parking meter.
Hope to see you soon!
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We enjoyed our stay here. Marianne is a nice lady.It is a big apartment with all necessary facilities. The location is really good (close to railway station and it is also ok to walk to the city center) and the neighborhood is quiet and peaceful.
The flat is only 5 mins walk from Osterport Station so after the flight and train ride, it was lovely to receive a warm welcome from Marianne. Marianne is a bubbly lady, we felt at ease immediately. Marianne has an appreciation for art and the airy, spacious flat stimulates thought and relaxation. Everything we needed was provided for. As we wanted to sample Danish cuisine, breakfast was the only meal with ate at the flat so I can't comment on the use of the oven, etc. The city center is a pleasant 10-minute walk through the park. To sum up, great location, lovely host and worth a visit.
Very nice apartment close to station and walking distance from centre.
Very baby friendly. Marianne treated us like her family.
Marianne was a very friendly and wonderful host. Her apartment is exactly as shown on the pictures with lots of classic design pieces including some very nice lamps. We enjoyed the quietness of the flat and at the same time being close to the city center.
A really lovely, interesting apartment in the quiet Osterport part of Copenhagen. We had all the facilities we needed and Marianne was a discreet and charming hostess. Thoroughly recommended.
A very pleasure to stay at Marianne's house. Clean, comfortable, quiet and artistic. Exactly like my apartment, in a perfect Danish style. Thanks a lot Madame Marianne, you're very kind.
Marianne was the best host I ever had. We got her flat late at night and she was waiting for us to give us the keys and explain us how everything worked. Everything was pretty fine, you will have whatever you will need in her apartment. If you are thinking about having a pleasant holidays in Copenhagen, without any doubt, Marianne's flat is the best option. I would come back if I had the chance.
We had a great time in Copenhagen and Marianne's apartment was just perfect for us. Marianne was very friendly and helpful and made sure we felt welcome. The apartment was just as it looks and described in the webpage. It was very cosy and warm and had everything we needed with loads of fresh towels etc. It really is only five minutes walk from the S Line station and the IRMA supermarket next to the station is well stocked. Marianne's passion of collecting lamps is all around in the apartment, very eclectic and really interesting. The wifi works well which is a bonus. We have no hesitation in recommending this apartment.
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Kevin Barnes is nothing if not generous. On the ninth studio disc he's released as Of Montreal, he offers 15 new tunes, most of which function like mini-suites of three or four or nine songs-within-songs.
At a moment when the album is quickly losing ground to the single as a commodity, Barnes appears more concerned than ever with giving good value. And his munificence isn't limited to the recording studio: "I wanna make you come 200 times a day," he sings over a shower of trebly guitar sparkles in "Gallery Piece," one of Skeletal Lamping's many, many sex-soaked glam-funk jams. As was the case with last year's Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? — which triggered Of Montreal's transition from well-respected underground institution to indie-scene A-listers — it's impossible not to admire his compositional breadth; only Beck shape-shifts with more authority or invention.
But Barnes's material isn't as sharp this time, as you can hear in "Nonpareil of Favor," where a delightful disco-pop romp derails into formless noise-band jamming. This feast isn't without a good deal of filler.
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On the Path to Enlightenment
Heart Advice from the Great Tibetan MastersDilgo Khyentse Rinpoche inspired Matthieu Ricard to create this anthology by telling him that "when we come to appreciate the depth of the view of the eight great traditions [of Tibetan Buddhism] and also see that they all lead to the same goal without contradicting each other, we think, 'Only ignorance can lead us to adopt a sectarian view.'" Ricard has selected and translated some of the most profound and… Read More
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The History and Mysticism of the Tulku Tradition of TibetA tulku is a fully enlightened one (buddha) or highly accomplished adept (siddha) who chooses to be reborn again and again for the benefit of all beings. Most tulkus, though, are the rebirths of well-trained masters who are engaged in spiritual training and serving others. Tibetan Buddhists have, for well over a millennium, been meticulously following the tradition of finding, recognizing, enthroning, training, and venerating these revered figures who provide… Read More
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The Tibetan Buddhism Reader
Here is a portable collection of inspiring readings from the revered masters of Tibetan Buddhism. The Tibetan Buddhism Reader includes quotations from major lineage figures from the past such as Padmasambhava, Atisha, Sakya Pandita, Marpa, Milarepa, and Tsongkhapa. Also featured are the writings of masters from contemporary times including the Dalai Lama, Dudjom Rinpoche, Khyentse Rinpoche, Sakya Tridzin, Chögyam Trungpa, and others. Topics include cultivating compassion, letting go of ego,… Read More
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The Essence of Other-EmptinessJeffrey Hopkins continues his groundbreaking exploration of the Jo-nang-ba sect of Tibetan Buddhism with this revelatory translation of one of the seminal texts from that tradition. Whereas Dol-bo-ba's massive Mountain Doctrine authenticates the doctrine of other-emptiness through extensive scriptural citations and elaborate philosophical arguments, Taranatha's more concise work translated here situates the doctrine of other-emptiness within the context of schools of tenets, primarily the famed four schools of Tibetan Buddhism,… Read More
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Conger runs for Senate; Buehler may seek his seat
Bid for higher office opens District 54 seat; Stiegler also ponders run
BEND, Ore. - The general election is still more than a year away, but Tuesday night, the race for the Republican nomination to seek Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley's seat began taking shape.
Rep. Jason Conger, R-Bend, made his run for the seat official with stops in Oregon City and Bend -- and that also opens up the campaign jockeying for Conger's House District 54 seat. which he must give up to make the Senate bid.
In Bend, more than 100 people packed into the Shilo Inn conference room to show support for the Republican. Conger told the crowd he's ready to fight for the poor and middle class -- because he's been there, he added.
"If you have, like me, you know how it feels when you can't pay the rent," Conger said. "To feel powerless to change things, when all you want to do is build a more secure future for yourself and for your family."
A majority of Tuesday night's speech focused on fixing programs aimed at helping those in need.
"We need safety net programs," Conger said. "But safety net programs that help people get out of poverty, not trap them in it."
Other issues the lawmaker talked about included a national energy policy and being better stewards of the forests.
Laurie Gould, chair of the Deschutes County Democrats, attended Conger's event.
"There were a couple of times where he sounded almost like a Democrat," Gould said.
But she says she wants to hear more.
"We can agree on a lot of things, that there are important issues that face the state of Oregon," Gould said. "But it's how you get there, and what role government has to help people solve their problems."
With Conger making a run for the U.S. Senate, his Oregon House District 54 seat is now up for grabs.
Knute Buehler, a physician, business owner and 2012 candidate for Oregon secretary of state, announced Wednesday he is filing paperwork with the state Election Division to form a political action committee to explore running for Conger's House seat.
"I discussed the possibility of running for District 54 with family and close friends.," Buehler said in a statement. "After much thought, I decided to take the next step and form an exploratory committee to build the resources and volunteer support needed to launch an aggressive campaign.
"I've lived in Bend for 16 years and Oregon most of my life. I'm committed to this city and I look forward to furthering the discussion of important issues facing our state and community."
Buehler said is planning to make a decision in the coming weeks.
Tuesday night, both sides of the aisle said they were waiting for candidates to come forward.
"There are so many talented individuals here that we have a very good pool of people to draw from," said John Philo, chairman of the Deschutes County Republican Party.
As for the Democrats, Gould said, "We do have several people that have indicated that they are taking a look at it."
NewsChannel 21 called around, and Conger's predecessor in the District 54 seat, Democrat Judy Stiegler, said she, too, is thinking about running to retake the post she lost to Conger in 2010.