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No one individual science can completely explain anything, especially religion. The interconnected nature of the universe is such that, in order to understand any single phenomenon, one must utilize all of the sciences. When the totality of the sciences (natural and social) has been utilized in an explanation of religion, the question remains: Is "religion" anything more than what the sciences inform us about it?
In this paper I will argue that nothing more is needed in the explanation and definition of religion than a "clustering" of the totality of what the sciences tell us about religion. I am not going to argue that these clusters of explanations and definitions are complete—in the way a metaphysical principle is complete—simply that they are the best one has to work with. In other words, I do not believe in a quick-and-easy definition of religion, but I do believe that the totality of the sciences gives one all they need for an adequate working definition of religion.
Before I begin discussing what this working definition amounts to, I must first address the issue of one-sidedness. There is a kind of "war amongst the sciences" in academia today, one that involves how best to explain any given phenomenon. Because of the interests and preferences of their respective professors and scientists, each science wants to be considered the "queen"—that is, the science with the best explanatory power—and have all of the other sciences recognize its merits.
There is also the issue of psychological projection. When an anthropologist is presented with data, she is trained to interpret that data in an anthropological manner. She sees confirmation of the explanatory power of anthropology all around her, to the detriment of the other sciences. Karl Popper once wrote about this, saying,
"I found that those of my friends who were admirers of Marx, Freud, and Adler, were impressed by a number of points common to these theories, and especially by their apparent explanatory power. These theories appear to be able to explain practically everything that happened within the fields to which they referred. The study of any of them seemed to have the effect of an intellectual conversion or revelation, open your eyes to a new truth hidden from those not yet initiated. Once your eyes were thus opened you saw confirmed instances everywhere: the world was full of verifications of the theory. Whatever happened always confirmed it. Thus its truth appeared manifest; and unbelievers were clearly people who did not want to see the manifest truth; who refuse to see it, either because it was against their class interest, or because of their repressions which were still 'un-analyzed' and crying aloud for treatment."[1]
The issue I am addressing is the one-sidedness amongst the sciences. My argument is that the sciences need not be in competition, they can be in collaboration. Each of them helps put a puzzle piece in place to provide a greater picture of any given phenomenon. This position can also take into account that sometimes the puzzle pieces are larger and smaller for their representative science, depending on the phenomenon in question. If the phenomenon before us were the Australopithecus certainly biology would have a greater piece of the puzzle than sociology.
Psychology, Anthropology, and Sociology
A few historical comments will help shed light on why the "sciences" continue to fight over who has which science has the strongest explanatory power regarding religion. With the codification of the sciences in nineteenth century England, along came the desire to find the sine qua non (or essence) of religion. At that time the hopeful optimism and positivism gave scholars the impression that religion could be "totally explained" by science. The question then became: which science can best explain the phenomenon of religion? Was it anthropology? Psychology? Sociology? There was no doubt that something called "religion" existed, but what was not known was how it originated, survived, and thrived.
Sigmund Freud thought psychology was the best way to interpret the phenomenon of religion. For Freud, religion "consists of certain dogmas, assertion about facts and conditions of external (or internal) reality, which tell one something that one has not oneself discovered and which claim that one should give them credence."[2]
Freud thought the idea of God maintained its strength because of human desires: religious answers are the "fulfillments of the oldest, strongest and most insistent wishes of mankind; the secret of their strength is the strength of these wishes."[3]
The human psyche constructed God, and the various interpretations of the divine, in order to protect itself from the harsh realities of life. If this is true, one can see why Freud thought he was ahead of the explanatory curve. If the sine qua non of religion lies in "wish-fulfillment," than we need not go any further.
The anthropologists of religion (Edward B. Tylor, James G. Frazer, and Clifford Geertz) considered human behavior, religious ritual and practice, and the creation of cultural norms as the locus for the sine qua non of religion. They had an advantage over Freud's psychoanalytic theory: they could provide historical and contemporary empirical data to prove their point. The essence of religion was not trapped in somebody's psyche or will, but was shown in the behavior and actions of religious persons. Tylor points at this when he describes "Rites and Ceremonies" as "customs so full of instruction as to the inmost powers of religion, whose outward expression and practical result they are."[4]
Geertz also points to the connection between belief and its corresponding behavior when he describes religion as a "system of symbols." After his famous definition of religion, Geertz is quick to note that "cultural acts, the construction, apprehension, and utilization of symbolic forms, are social events like any other; they are as public as marriage and as observable as agriculture."[5] Thus, the anthropologist has the advantage of being able to point to "things" (not ideas or desires) in the explanation of religion.
The sociological interpreters of religion (Emile Durkheim, Peter L. Berger) argue that religion is primarily a form of social cohesion. Durkheim sought to discover the "elementary forms of religious life," that is, those essential characteristics that lie underneath all of the divergent externalities of religious groups. Durkheim thought that "At the basis of all systems of belief and all cults there must be a certain number of fundamental representations and ritual practices that, despite the diversity of forms they assume in the various religions, have the same objective meanings and fulfil the same functions."[6] What is important to note here is the fact that Durkheim thought there was some underlying substratum of "fundamental representations" that was expressed in each, and every, religion.
As opposed to those who tended to think of religion as a private affair—an affair characterized by William James as the relationship between the individual and the whole—Durkheim thinks, "religion is something eminently social."[7] Along with Mircea Eliade, Durkheim considers the dichotomy of "sacred vs. profane" essential to "all known religious beliefs."[8] Durkheim considers this dichotomy a way that religion classifies its beliefs and social needs. The sacred expresses a certain idea of the world, of life, and of meaning that is diametrically opposed to the profane. Durkheim makes sure to put this dichotomy into his definition of religion: "a religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, that is to say, things set apart and surrounded by prohibitions—beliefs and practices that unite its adherents in a single moral community called a church."[9]
Peter L. Berger's conception of religion is also highly social. Berger's primary thesis—that "Society is a dialectic phenomenon in that it is a human product, and nothing but a human product, that yet continuously acts back upon its producer"[10]—speaks profoundly to the social nature of religious beliefs and practices. Berger begins his famous work The Sacred Canopy by saying that "religion is a human enterprise by which a sacred cosmos is established."[11] Notice the use of the term sacred. The world-construction of religion is not simply the making of any world, but a sacred world. Since human beings cannot live without a "symbolic world," religion provides a way of constructing just such a world and making the moral differentiation between the "sacred" and the "profane."
Berger's conception not only considers religion a way of constructing a sacred world, but as a way of making the whole universe morally important to the individual. "Put differently," Berger says, "religion is the audacious attempt to conceive of the entire universe as being humanly significant."[12]
Religion is a frame of reference by which all things can be understood. There is the "unique capacity of religion to "locate" human phenomena within a cosmic frame of reference."[13] Another way of putting this idea is that religion is primarily about connection: the connection (or lack thereof) between the sacred and the profane, the individual and the totality, and the microcosm to the macrocosm. From strands of bacteria to celestial bodies, all phenomena become connected under the same frame of reference. Religion is not merely about the division between the sacred and the profane, but also between order and disorder. A totally connected universe has a way of containing, or handling, the existentially frightening idea of chaos.
It is obvious why each of these ways of understanding religion (e.g. psychological, anthropological, and sociological) has continued to exert influence in the academic study of religion: they each, in their own way, have strong explanatory power. Each of them has similarities with each other, but they also diverge on where to place the emphasis. How does one decide where the emphasis ought to be placed? Who is the final arbiter of this decision and who decides whether or not it is legitimate? Interestingly enough, each of these questions can be asked of the sciences themselves, not just which science we ought to emphasize in the explanation of religion.
Modern Scientific Understandings of Religion
Before I attempt to answer these difficult methodological questions, it is important to first capture what modern scientists says about religious belief and practice. Daniel C. Dennett, a leading scientist, new atheist, and author of Darwin's Dangerous Idea, discusses what he thinks of religion in his famous work Breaking The Spell. Dennett thinks one of the major problems with religion is that it is considered by many people to be "above reproach," "sacrosanct," or "immune to scientific analysis and critique." Dennett wishes to "break this spell" by advancing the idea of scientifically studying religion. Although Dennett does not think that religion has a "natural kind," he nonetheless tentatively defines religions as "social systems whose participants avow belief in a supernatural agent or agents whose approval is to be sought."[14]
A few remarks on this definition are in order. Firstly, it is important to note that although Dennett is well aware of the diversity of religious beliefs and practices, he nonetheless restricts his definition of "religion" to a belief in the "supernatural." Emile Durkheim, if you were to pit him against Dennett, would say something like: "We should be careful to identify religion with the supernatural because the idea of the "supernatural" is a relatively recent invention."
Durkheim says, "Moreover, the idea of the supernatural, as we understand it, is of recent vintage."[15] Regardless of this issue, Dennett is wise to begin his definition with a tribute to the sociological understanding of religion, namely, religions as social systems. With this, Durkheim would most certainly agree.
Secondly, Dennett's definition excludes those who simply think of God as a metaphor or expression of human experience. These people may be "spiritual" or think "poetically" but they are not "religious." The interesting irony here is that many of these people self-identify as "religious" or being part of a "religion." Certainly we cannot exclude those who self-identify. Similarly, many people think that Dennett is setting up a "straw man" by equating religion with belief in the supernatural: it is an easy picture to be refuted by scientific understanding. For people like Dennett, religious literalists and conservatives are much simpler to deal with than the metaphorical descriptions of God given by "spiritual" people.
What I consider to be Dennett's strongest point is the call for religious persons to have their beliefs examined under a microscope. It is no longer sufficient to "live and let live" regarding peoples beliefs (atheists and theists alike). Dennett says, "we others have no right to intrude on their private practices so long as we can be quite sure that they are not injuring others."[16] This is reminiscent of John Stuart Mill who made a similar statement much earlier: "the only purpose for which power can be rightly exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others."[17]
Along with Dennett, Barbara J. King argues that scientific understanding should drive how people understand religion. King says, "Matters of faith are not amenable to scientific analysis, experimentation, or testing."[18] King, an anthropologist along the lines of Jane Goodall, thinks that the idea of "belongingness" is essential to the relationship of certain primates. King finds a sophisticated "cognitive empathy" in chimpanzees and attempts to trace an evolutionary path between them and homo sapiens.
At the beginning of her book Evolving God, King also faces the issue of defining religion. To her, Buddhism shows "why religion cannot always be equated with faith in supernatural beings."[19] King is in is favor of utilizing a broad definition of religion, since she thinks that an overly restrictive definition is unhelpful at best. King's caution and unease with putting forward a simple definition of religion shows how sensitive she is to the philosophical, scientific, linguistic, and cultural problems that emerge when one does so.
Legitimation and Emphasis
Dennett and King both bring up good points about what society, or the public sphere, considers legitimate and illegitimate. Modern science in the public sphere is largely considered legitimate because of its public nature, its ability to be proven wrong, and the strict empirical methods it utilizes. "Religion," however people define it, does not have these same strengths. Many times religion and religious beliefs are relegated to the "private sphere," sometimes in fear or ridicule and other times to avoid the corruption of said beliefs. Religious persons also make claims about the world that are non-falsifiable, and thus not able to withstand the argument that these claims may be moot, or meaningless. The "religious" methods of testing truth-claims are also different from modern science: they primarily occur in their respective religious organizations, they are usually not based in a method of testing and sensory observation, and there is a large lack of consensus amongst religious groups regarding the proper methodology for informing their beliefs.
This is not to de-legitimize religion per se, it is simply to note what the larger public perceive to be the differences between modern science and religion. What Dennett and King argue for is a way of laying religion bare to the scrutinies of scientific investigation. But what does this actually mean? Can we actually study religion from an objective stance?
Although I enjoy the idea of scientifically studying religion, I cannot help but notice a few potential roadblocks in the way. Firstly, what does it mean to study religion scientifically? Does this mean we relegate our understanding of religion to only empirical or "material" religion? Do we look at texts, artifacts, historical records, and ethnographic studies and leave out the more philosophical or theological argumentation? My question is primarily one of criteria; that is, what are the parameters for what counts as the "scientific" and the "unscientific" study of religion?
Secondly, there is a problem of interpretation. It may be good to look at "religious facts," but how are we to interpret them? Scientifically studying religion does not necessarily entail the denial of the supernatural, God, and other spiritual beliefs, but it does seem to ask that our understanding of religion be based in empirical information before it is based in non-observable beliefs. There is a certain irony present in this idea. Although in principle peoples assumptions and presuppositions ought to be based on empirical data, many times they are not. The lenses we utilize to view data come before the actual viewing of data. These lenses often determine how we interpret scientific data, so how are people to avoid unwarranted assumptions? Better put, who decides which assumptions are valid and which are not?
Even if these questions are left unanswered it is important to, in my opinion, to utilize all of the sciences in any understanding of what constitutes "religion." Besides the sciences, where else would one go to understand "religion?" If people let their own religious organizations determine what counts as religion, while not looking at what the sciences say, these same people may be allowing themselves to be led into following chimeras.
Simply put, if one was to allow religious organizations, textual interpretations, or personal experience to determine what "religion" is, that person would have no "weight" to their definition. This is because "religion" is something innumerable people identify as, and if we are to take facts and statistics seriously, we would be hard-pressed to claim that only certain people are "religious." The problem here is that many religious persons have an idea of what "true" or "false" religion is, and they usually equate other people with this "false" religion.
In conclusion, I am of the opinion that there are good reasons to base your understanding of "religion" in the sciences, and that it is a good thing for people to scientifically study religion. There may be a few problems along the way, but I find nothing wrong with the trajectory espoused by Dennett and King. Ideally it would be nice to imagine people studying religion with an objective, non-visceral manner, but the reality is quite different. This kind of study should be encouraged, but not entirely expected. The best one could hope for in terms of objectivity, is to consider what every science says about religion, a thorough investigation into material religion, and an interpretation of these facts that is consistent, coherent, and most importantly, falsifiable.
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[2] Sigmund Freud, The Future of an Illusion (Connecticut: Martino, 2010), 43
[3] Ibid, 52
[4] Edward B. Tylor, Primitive Cultures vol. I (23
[5] Clifford Geertz, The Interpretation of Cultures (New York: N.Y.: Basic Books, 1973), 90-91
[6] Emile Durkheim, The Elementary Forms of Religious Life (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001), 6
[7] Ibid, 11
[8] Ibid, 36
[9] Ibid, 46
[10] Peter L. Berger, The Sacred Canopy: Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion (New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1990), 3
[11] Ibid, 25
[12] Ibid, 28
[13] Ibid, 35
[14] Daniel C. Dennett, Breaking The Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomena (New York, N.Y.: Penguin Books, 2006), 9
[15] Emile Durkheim, The Elementary Forms of Religious Life (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001), 28
[16] Daniel C. Dennett, Breaking The Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomena (New York, N.Y.: Penguin Books, 2006), 13-14
[17] John Stuart Mill, On Liberty (New York: Henry Hold and Company, 1898), 23
[18] Barbara J. King, Evolving God (New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, 2007), 9
[19] Ibid, 16
Kile, that was an excellent paper and well researched. Are you familiar with the Cognitive Science of Religion? See http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=cogniti...
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THOUSANDS of people queued today to say goodbye to Nelson Mandela, whose body was lying in state in Pretoria in the building where the anti-apartheid hero was inaugurated in 1994 as South Africa's first black president.
They wanted soaring rhetoric, they wanted hope and above all they wanted President Barack Obama, who arrived very late but was greeted with a massive roar by those inside the stadium. Speaking of Mandela as his personal inspiration, the US leader declared: "He makes me want to be a better man."
Clasping hands with the leader of one of America's oldest geopolitical foes and offering a kiss to another head of government whom his country has just recently antagonised, US President Barack Obama appeared anxious to honour Nelson Mandela's legacy of forgiveness and reconciliation with more than just words at his memorial service in South Africa yesterday.
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A MAN is lucky to be alive after attempting to apprehend thieves outside a house where a wake was taking place.
ROY KEANE has admitted his regret at missing out on the 2002 World Cup and suggested that he should have put his personal issues with Mick McCarthy to one side for the sake of the country.
Bayern Munich have lost three European Cup finals to English clubs and this was another reminder that all great teams have their weaknesses and their complexes.
Like a cascading hourglass, Brian O'Driscoll's wondrous career, as it must, is nearing its end.
The Central Bank has secured orders permitting the public release of some, but not all, of the material used to support its application leading to Newbridge credit union being subsumed into Permanent TSB Bank for some €54m.
IRISH banks have appointed rent collectors to over 2,000 properties owned by landlords who are not paying their mortgage arrears.
TAOISEACH Enda Kenny has announced the creation of 100 new jobs at Carraig Donn in Westport, Co Mayo.
A-list Hollywood actress Courtney Cox unveiled her Irish romance with Snow Patrol's guitarist Johnny McDaid at a party held by pal Jennifer Aniston.
Justin Bieber is in hot water yet again after he allegedly called one of his young fans a 'beached whale' at a hotel in Australia.
The reality star hosted an eBay auction last month promising to donate a portion of profits to Typhoon Haiyan victims in the Philippines.
A crane has collapsed onto a supermarket in Germany, killing one person and injuring at least five others,.
Ukraine wants €20bn in aid from the European Union in return for signing an agreement on trade and cooperation, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said today.
TV chef Nigella Lawson has signed an exclusive deal to be interviewed by American chat show host Oprah Winfrey, it was claimed in court today.
Adam Sandler has been named the "most overpaid" actor of 2013 in a new poll.
Pop star Una Healy looks set to make an appearance on ITV's hit diving show 'Splash!' but it seems she has a secret weapon that she's been using to practise for some time.
Jennifer Lawrence is the most searched star of 2013, ahead of Hollywood hunks Leonardo DiCaprio, Ryan Gosling and Johnny Depp.
We caught up with Ed Sheeran at The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug premiere in Berlin to chat about his involvement and getting drunk with the cast.
After being told he will be murdered in one week's time Father James Lavelle (Brendan Gleeson) finds himself with seven days to determine his would be killer and put his affairs in order. Prevented by the "seal of confessional" from going to the police, Father Lavelle opts to engage with and tries to understand his small minded and morally scurrilous parishioners with the hope of dissuading the one amongst them intent on his death.
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The final of five defendants convicted of stealing and destroying a church Nativity scene last December pleaded guilty in Bedford County Circuit Court Friday and will spend 60 days in jail for the crime.
John Morgan Killgo, 20, of Forest, received a 12 month sentence on misdemeanor convictions of destruction of property and petit larceny. Judge James Updike suspended all but two months of that sentence.
A 48-year-old North Carolina man pleaded guilty Tuesday in Bedford County Circuit Court to exposing himself, via a web camera, to what he thought was a minor under the age of 15.
Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Wes Nance gives credit to Bedford Police Investigator Neil Baltzelle for making it possible to bring a robbery case to court. He attributes it to "good old fashioned investigative work." According to Nance, Baltzelle never gave up on the case in spite of encountering multiple dead ends. "He's the primary reason why we are at this point," said Nance.
A Lynchburg man will spend five years in prison for robbing his step-grandmother. Blake Johnson, 20, pleaded guilty Tuesday morning in Bedford County Circuit Court to breaking and entering and grand larceny.
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Having survived a 2011 attack after closing up Terry's Country Store one October evening, Terry, who was 81 years old then, continues two years later to man his shop on Dickerson Mill Road. In the 2011 attack, Terry was badly beaten and robbed. On Friday, though he lost some merchandise, Terry escaped injury.
For 18 months a Bedford County woman had been receiving financial assistance through two programs provided through the Department of Social Services. The woman, according to DSS fraud investigator Irene Maxey, had received both Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds for her and her three children. The woman claimed she and her husband, who was the manager of a car dealership in another locality, were separated and that he was no longer living in the home.
A Jefferson Forest High School student is facing criminal charges—as well as severe school discipline—for allegedly making a bomb threat at the school last week. Last Thursday morning at 11:11 a.m. a student reported to a teacher that there was a threat written on a wall in the boys' rest room. The school administration and the school resource officer were immediately made aware of the threat.
Commonwealth Attorney (CA) of Nelson County, Anthony Martin; Sheriff David Brooks, Nelson County, Virginia Sheriff's Office; Colonel Steven Flaherty, Virginia State Police; and Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Jeffrey Mazanec, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced Monday that Randy Allen Taylor was arrested Sunday and charged with abduction in the disappearance of Alexis Tiara Murphy.
Taylor, 48, of Lovingston, was taken into custody Sunday without incident and remains in custody without bond, stated Martin.
The Bedford County Sheriff's Office is requesting the public's assistance in identifying and locating Sanjay Patel (also known as Sunny). Patel stands accused of allegedly assaulting three females, while being employed at a local convenience store in Bedford County. At this time, the Bedford County Sheriff's Office and the Department of Homeland Security are unable to obtain necessary identifying information to obtain warrants. Patel lives in the Roanoke area.
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The hardest part about indulging in fall's must-have mulberry lip is finding the right shade for your complexion. Such a dark lip sounds intimidating, but it's one trend we're convinced works for everyone. To prove it, we rounded up a few of our favorite celebrities rocking bold, wine-colored lips and put together a few tips for finding your perfect match.
Amanda Seyfried
It was Seyfried's look at Miu Miu's S/S 13 show that prompted our research into which colors look best on which skin tones. Coincidentally, she too wore Cle de Peau's Extra Rich Lipstick ($60) in R10. CoverGirl's LipPerfection Lipcolor ($7) in Embrace offers a similar purplish-wine color. Seyfried's makeup artist, Katya Thomas, said she was "inspired by Amanda's beautiful porcelain skin and blue eyes" and wanted to evoke "a sultry chic feel that's perfect for this season."
Thomas' tip for finding the right lipstick? "You need to experiment with different colors to find the shade that most suits your skin and eye color," she says. "Don't be misled by how a color looks before it's applied."Ashley Madekwe
The Revenge actress never shies away from a bold lip. She did her own makeup here, using Nars' Velvet Matte Lip Pencil ($24) in Damned.
To balance her dark hair and pale skin, Lezark used Chanel Rouge Hydrabase Crème Lipstick in Vamp. Unfortunately, the shade's been discontinued, but we're pretty sure Chanel just renamed it Rouge Allure Lipstick ($34) in Rouge Noir (they're nearly identical).
Jennifer Lopez
Lopez usually goes for more glow than goth, but at a premiere of What to Expect When You're Expecting, the pop star was one of the first to embrace fall's bold lip. Makeup artist Mary Phillips kept it simple, painting Lopez's lips with Tom Ford Beauty's Lip Color ($48) in Black Orchid.
Hough rocked one of our favorite looks at ELLE's Women in Hollywood party last week. Her ivory dress and flawless skin were the perfect canvas for a wine lip. Makeup artist Molly Stern both lined and filled in the actress' lips with Nars' Velvet Matte Lip Pencil ($24) in Toundra. "For a little sheen and bottom lip pout," Stern added a touch of Tarte LipSurgence Lip Tint ($24) in Moody on top.
Makeup artist Mylah Morales said, "Rihanna's performance outfit inspired me to go with a lip shade completely unexpected and surprising." She chose the purple with Rihanna's gold jersey in mind, lining the singer's lips with M.A.C.'s Lip Liner ($15) in Nightmoth before filling them in with the brand's Lipstick ($15) in Smoked Purple.
Lana Del Rey
Del Ray usually rocks a dramatic cat eye and a nude lip, but at this year's Met Ball, she topped off her dramatic black cape with a gothic lip. Makeup artist Pamela Cochrane lined the singer's lips with M.A.C.'s Lip Pencil ($15) in Currant before filling them in with NARS' Pure Matte Lipstick ($25) in Volga.
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Makeup artist Serge Hodonu wanted to give Wiedemann a "strong wine lip colour to contrast with her pure and innocent look," so he lined her lips with Lancome's Le Crayon Lip Pencil ($24) in Plum, blending the liner toward the center of her mouth. Then he finished with a coat of Lancome's L'Absolu Rouge Lipstick ($30) in Jezebel.
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STDs and Pregnancy
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), some sexually transmitted diseases (STD), such as genital herpes and bacterial vaginosis, are quite common in pregnant women in the United States. In fact, 1,080,000 new cases are diagnosed each year of bacterial vaginosis with herpes infections coming in second place at 880,000. The Identigene STD kit tests for gonorrhea and chlamydia infections. You might wonder how many new cases of these two infections the CDC reports are found in pregnant women a year – approximately 100,000 cases of chlamydia and 13,200 of gonorrhea.
So why is it important to get screened at your initial pregnancy exam with your gynecologist? Very often, women do not know they have an STD because the symptoms are "silent", with no noticeable symptoms.
What are the effects of STDs? STDs can lead to cervical and other cancers, chronic hepatitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and infertility. STDs can also be passed from mother to baby before, during, or after childbirth. For example, syphilis and HIV can cross the placenta and infect the baby while it is in the uterus. Other STDs, like gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B, and genital herpes, can be transmitted to the baby traveling through the birth canal and out of the vagina. If a baby contracts a STD from its mother, there is a higher chance of stillbirth or low birth weight. A newborn that contracts a STD also risks eye infection, pneumonia, blood infection, brain damage, blindness, deafness, acute hepatitis, meningitis, chronic liver disease, and cirrhosis.
Diagnosing an STD can help the doctor determine if vaginal delivery is safe for your baby. In some cases, a C-Section is warranted to protect the baby from coming in contact with an active genital herpes infection or HIV.
The good news is that most STDs are curable with antibiotics. Some STDs, like herpes and HIV, are viral and can only be controlled or treated. It is best to be knowledgeable about your health so that you don't pass on an STD to your baby or your partner.
Doctors often routinely screen pregnant women for STDs. If you're not sure whether you've had the test, ask the question. Now's not the time to be embarrassed! Take it from someone who has delivered two babies, the doctors and nurses have seen it all! The most important thing is for your doctor to know everything going on so that you and your baby have the right care.
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Enjoy a 6.5 mile paddle on the Class II waters of the Lower Gunnison River. This section of the river offers fun splashy waves and plenty of fun for the whole family, without the technical skill needed on the bigger water. A US National Conservation Area, managed by BLM, with excellent opportunities for solitude, wildlife and classic river exploration. Choose from tandem or single Inflatable Kayaks or Rafts (Oar or Paddle). A riverside lunch is include mid-way through our paddle, as well as a stop to view the Native American Rock Art on the canyon walls - or a chance to wet a line in the Gold Medal waters of the cool clear Lower Gunnison River. Safe fun in the sun for everyone!
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Brookside Golf Course
6451 Ann Arbor-Saline RdSaline, MI 48176
Phone: (734)429-4276Fax: (734)944-0010
This course's greens are a vary between large and small in size. The fairways are mostly open, but still are lined by a large number of maple, evergreen, and willow trees. There is a creek that flows through the course, which comes into play on nine holes.
Holes: 18 | Greens: Bent Grass | Fairways: Bent Grass |
Greens Fees: | $20 or Less |
Course Type: | public |
Dress Code: | Shirt and shoes required |
Season: | Apr 1 to Nov 1 |
Guest Policy: |
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Course reviews for Brookside Golf Course
Average Golfer Review (2.3 Stars):
Number of Reviews: 9
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful: |
Beginners watch out... you're not welcome at Brookside. , Jul 13, 2008 |
reviewer: S. Ellis
from Saline, MI USA |
The golf course is nice, but the environment was not so friendly. The other golfers were rude, yelling "hit it already!" when we were standing to tee off, other's cursed at us (she later apologized saying that she'd been having an "irritable moment" because she'd lost her "smokes" and was "fiending" for her cigarettes), an employee came out to tell us that they were receiving complaints because we were too slow (even though at that particular moment --as with most of the entire course--- there were no other golfers anywhere around us), we explained that one of our friends was a beginner and that we were trying to help her along so that it was slowing us down abit, but that we let anyone who needed to play through do so... and while eating lunch after our ninth hole, the "manager" told us that we were being rude for being too slow (we explained again that we had a beginner with us and that we had let everyone who came near us to play through). This golf course needs to respect ALL of it's paying customers... even the beginners. We were out to have a nice game of golf, not being loud or rowdy, just trying to play the game, enjoy ourselves, and have a nice day. Instead we left feeling ridiculed & abused. Thanks Brookside. Maybe we should've just left our friend at home... or went to a different golf course altogether. |
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Great Course for Beginners, Jun 12, 2007 |
reviewer: Sherry
from Ann Arbor, MI |
My husband and I like this course, as we usually only have time to golf 9 on a weeknight. They've got great specials after 6pm. It's great for beginners (like me) and my husband likes that it's not crowded at night, which makes for a relaxing 9 holes. Very friendly, helpful staff too! |
3 of 7 people found the following review helpful: |
nice golf course, Jul 01, 2006 |
reviewer: billy eaton
from ann arbor mi |
i found this gold course great. Its one of the only golf coures where you dont need a tee time and you can play for cheap.Its not the nicest golf course but it is definatly not bad .For what you pay it definatly worth it. Ive been playing in a leauge for golfers who just started and now im a contender to win all my city tournaments because of there helpful and understanding staff. + the restraunt is great |
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful: |
Local, Jun 06, 2006 |
reviewer: Willie Spokes
from Saline |
Brian, I remember when you moved to Saline, and you were not 7. More like 15. Even so, the course is terrible. However, for a terrible course, it does have an interesting routing for beginners. For anyone less than a 20 handicap, I would warn you to not play this course sober. |
2 of 8 people found the following review helpful: |
not a nice golf course, Aug 27, 2005 |
reviewer: steve
from ann arbor,MIUSA |
this course is boring the greens are small the fairways have gaping holes and is not cut nice the tee boxes are not taken care of and the restraunt is terible |
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: |
Just Alright, but expensive, Jun 05, 2005 |
reviewer: KF
from Ypsilanti, Mi |
I had heard some favorable things about this course, and had also heard they had good rates, so I decided to check it out. To my dismay, for 9 holes of golf with a cart it was 36.50 on a weekend, which wouldn't be bad, if it was a nice course. We got out on the course, and the tee boxes were in rough shape, and the fairways and cart paths were just plain bumpy. Honestly, I think my lawn looked better kept than this course. I wouldn't recommend it. There are many other courses in the area that are MUCH nicer and in the same price range. |
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Not a bad course, Apr 22, 2005 |
reviewer: JS
from Tecumseh, MI |
I started playing on this course two years ago. Ive been playing on a Monday night league since then. It is a very decent course that is challenging at times and at others provide for a relaxing game. Relative to others in the area at the same price, it is the best. It is very visually appealing since is has existed there for ages. The staff make you feel like family! Worth a stop if you are looking for a good game at a good price. |
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Total pasture, Jun 18, 2004 |
reviewer: Brian Manczack
from North Carolina |
I started playing on the course when I was 7. Take my word for it, it is terrible. Back and forth fairways, every hole is drivable, and it will take you 5 hours. The quality of the grass is about the worst I have ever played. Every fairway seems to be laid over quicksand with air bubbles that pop up when you take a step. Sometimes the pins are missing and there are tire tracks on the greens. |
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TOPEKA – Members of the Kansas State Board of Education were updated on the status of the state's request for a waiver from some of the provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind legislation when they met May 8 and 9 in Topeka.
Highlights of the May State Board of Education Meeting Kathy Toelkes, Director of Communications, 785-296-4876
TOPEKA – Members of the Kansas State Board of Education were updated on the status of the state's request for a waiver from some of the provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind legislation when they met May 8 and 9 in Topeka. Last month, the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) received comments and concerns from the peer reviewers charged with evaluating the state's waiver request. While the list was extensive, KSDE officials say the majority of concerns can be addressed simply by providing additional clarification about aspects of the waiver request. There are two areas in which the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) is seeking changes to the state's plan that are potentially troublesome. The first has to do with how the state will set and determine performance toward Annual Measurable Objectives (AMOs). The state accountability plan outlined in the waiver request relies on an Assessment Performance Index (API) in which a defined number of points are assigned for each performance level on the state assessments. Schools and districts are awarded that number of points for each student scoring in the performance level. The total points are then divided by the total number of students to determine the API. The USDOE expressed a concern that under that formula, higher performance results will mask lower performance results. The federal agency would like to collapse the top three levels (exemplary, exceeds standards, meets standards), assigning the same number of points for each of those performance levels. Judi Miller, assistant director for Title Programs and Services at KSDE, said work is underway to build business rules around the API that will prevent the masking of lower results. Those rules would be similar to the formula currently used in Kansas to identify Standard of Excellence schools. Under those rules, schools must have at least a certain percentage of students scoring in the exemplary and exceeds standards performance levels, and a minimum number of students at the approaches standards and academic warning performance levels. Miller said she is hopeful the business rules will alleviate the concerns expressed by the USDOE and allow Kansas to maintain the API as originally submitted. The other concern expressed by USDOE was related to how the state would tie student achievement to teacher evaluations. The waiver criteria requires that student achievement be a component of teacher evaluations and that guidelines related to that be in place by the end of the current school year. While the state is piloting a model teacher/leader evaluation method, it has not yet determined how student achievement will be tied to those evaluations. The state's waiver request indicates that it will have guidelines in place by the end of the current school year that indicate student achievement will be a primary component of teacher evaluation, however the specifics of what that will look like will not be available until a later date, and the evaluation process will not be fully implemented until 2014. Education Commissioner Diane DeBacker has said she is committed to the process of involving stakeholders in determining how student achievement will be tied to the evaluation process and will not rush the process. KSDE must submit its response to the reviewers' comments by May 14. A final determination on the waiver request is expected by early June. Also in May, the State Board voted to submit draft Emergency Safety Intervention regulations to the Department of Administration and the Attorney General for review, but not before directing that some revisions be made to the draft. The draft regulations shared with Board members were based on recommendations made by the Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC) which emphasized regulations that would apply to all students and not just students with disabilities. Included in the proposed regulations is terminology which describes incidents of seclusion and restraint under the umbrella of emergency safety interventions, which would reflect the intent of the current guidelines on emergency safety interventions that seclusion and restraint be used only for emergency or safety reasons and not as a behavior modification technique. Board members voted to modify the draft regulations before sending them for review to include wording that had been suggested by the Disability Rights Center of Kansas. That wording would require that school districts' written policies for Emergency Safety Interventions conform, at a minimum, to the standards, definitions and requirements of the regulation, including that seclusion and restraint can only be used when it meets the standard and definition of being an emergency safety intervention. In addition, the Board added a requirement that the district policy with regard to emergency safety interventions be posted to the district website where it would be easily accessible. Board members also dealt with two matters related to professional teaching licenses. Board members voted unanimously to approve a petition from Donna L. Ford to set aside its final order issued the previous month which revoked Ford's teaching license. The revocation occurred after Ford sent a letter to KSDE voluntarily surrendering her license for revocation. With the Board's action in May, Ford's license is restored. In another matter, the Board voted to accept the recommendations of the Professional Practices Commission (PPC) to deny the application of Terrance D. Vick for a new professional teaching license. Vick's teaching license was revoked in 1998 following his conviction on a drug-related offense. Vick had applied for a new teaching license on five separate occasions following his conviction. In the first four cases, the PPC had recommended to the State Board that the application be denied, and the Board had adopted the commission's recommendation. In the fifth case, the PPC had recommended granting the license, but the State Board voted to deny the application. Vick appealed that final order to Shawnee County District Court, which sent the case back to the State Board for further proceedings. Following a full evidentiary hearing before the PPC in March, the PPC forwarded a recommendation to the State Board to deny Vick's application. That was the recommendation adopted by the State Board in May. In other business, Board members learned that the first public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) would be available on the NGSS website (www.nextgenscience.org) the afternoon of May 11. Kansas is one of 26 states working with Achieve, an education reform non-profit organization, to develop new science standards that will clearly define and integrate the content and practices students will need to learn from kindergarten through high school graduation. The public review period will last through June 1. State Board members also heard recommendations for how KSDE will provide technical assistance to Title I schools on improvement in the next school year. Technical assistance for such schools is provided by the Kansas Learning Network (KLN). Currently, KSDE uses a contracted entity - Cross & Joftus - to operate the KLN. In the current school year, the model has shifted so that more of the work of KLN is being done through KSDE and educational service centers. For the 2012-13 school year, KSDE is recommending hiring a school improvement coordinator at the agency and allowing service centers to present proposals for how they would provide more of the network services required for KLN. Cross & Joftus would still serve in a consulting role to the network. The goal for the technical assistance process is to build leadership within KSDE and the network service provider for helping priority and focus schools and to build upon that process to assist all Kansas schools. In other action, the State Board authorized the commissioner to form a subcommittee to study problems with accessibility to services for visually and hearing impaired children in the state. The action sprang from a discussion Board members had while visiting the Kansas State School for the Deaf and the Kansas State School for the Blind in April. Board members would like to ensure that there are mechanisms in place to identify hearing and visually impaired children in Kansas and ensure they can benefit from the services offered through the schools. The subcommittee is to report its findings to the Board within 90 days. The next State Board of Education meeting is scheduled for June 12 and 13 in Topeka.


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Joanne Viall Davis of Essex, Conn. died on December 5, 2012. She was the wife of the late John T. Monzani and the late F. Kelso Davis, and the sister of Marjorie Djerf of Concord, Mass. and Gertrude Kloppenburg of Mequon, Wis.
She was predeceased by her daughters, Ann B. Monzani and Louise M. Clough.
Joanne is survived by her daughters, Susan Johnson of Boston, Mass. and Caroline Monzani of Cambridge, Mass., and her grandchildren, Merrill Swig, Courtney Clough, Christina Berger, William Tyler Clough, John Swig and Emily Berger.
Funeral services will be held in Essex Conn. Burial will be private.
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Telecommunications in Mozambique
Telephones - main lines in use: 78,300 (2008)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 4.405 million (2008)
Telephone system:
general assessment: fair system but not available generally (less than 1 main line per 100 persons)
domestic: the system consists of open-wire lines and trunk connection by microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter
international: country code - 258; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 13, FM 17, shortwave 11 (2001)
Radios: 730,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 4 (2009)
Televisions: 90,000 (1997)
In terms of access to the Internet, Mozambique has a comparatively low rate of penetration with only 2.8% of the population having access to the Internet according to the Internet World Stats 2010 data.[1]
TDM, Mozambique's national fixed-line operator, offers ADSL Internet services for home and business customers. In late 2010 packages ranged from 128 kbit/s with 6 GB cap for MTN750 (~US$21) to 4 Mbit/s with 31 GB cap for MTN4300 (~US$118).[2]
The two mobile operators, mCel and Vodacom, also offer Internet access using 3G.
Mozambique was the first African country to offer broadband wireless services through WiMax.
With the introduction of the SEACOM submarine cable in July 2009 and the EASSY submarine cable in July 2010, Mozambique now has access to cheaper international connectivity and is no longer reliant on VSAT or neighbours South Africa for Internet transit services.
MOZIX is the country's Internet Exchange.
Internet hosts: 21,172 (2010)
Internet users: 612,000 (2010)
Country code (Top level domain): MZ


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"You werent there when the Prophet(SalAllahu Alehi Wasalaam) cried out during the battle of Uhud "Oh Allah! If this group is killed no one will be here to worship you ever again!" You werent THERE with Abu Bakr and Umar holding the Messenger of Allah as he cried out to his lord! You werent THERE when those Munafiqeen came and KILLED Uthmaan whilst he was reading Quran. You werent THERE with his wife while she tried to protect her husband and lost all her fingers! You werent THERE when Hussayn bin Ali stood up to try and protect Uthmaan and was stabbed by the same Munafiqoon who later claimed to be his "Shii'te". You werent THERE when Umar bin Khattab was stabbed and still ordered the continuation of the prayer. You WERENT THERE to laugh with the Prophet, cry with him, hug him, kiss him, and fight FOR ALLAH beside him…and you werent THERE when the believers weeped over his dead body, while Abu Bakr stood up like a man reminding the Muslims WHO they worship. You werent there when Ali took out 28 of the Quraysh by himself! You werent THERE when the Munafiqeen slandered Aisha and she cried night and day. You were not ANY part of those Muslims who established this deen and fought for the right so we could openly say "I am of the Ummah of Muhammad!"…you werent there! So how DARE you come and try to bring your own opinions in this affair of our Prophet. How DARE you slander and belittle his inheritors, and how DARE you not know the BASICS of this deen but you run your mouth about how "Open minded" we need to be. Make no mistake you deem yourself an intellectual, when it is clearly nothing more than an innovator with big words."
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