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Human Architecture: Journal of the Sociology of Self-Knowledge seeks contributions for special and regular issue themes for the journal's upcoming Volume VII (2009). Special issue theme: "If I Touch the Depths of Your Heart: Mahmoud Darwish and the Human Promise of Poetry in Comparative Perspective." Regular issue theme: "Scholarships of Learning and Teaching of the Sociological Imagination." Inquiries regarding the thematic relevance of submissions may be sent to the journal editor at email@example.com. Deadline for both themes: April 1, 2009. For more information, visit www.okcir.com.
Journal of Family Life is a new, peer-reviewed, online academic journal dedicated to examining all aspects of American family life. The multimedia journal is accepting submissions from graduate students or faculty members in any arts and humanities discipline. The journal will consider scholarly articles, essays, photography essays, or audio/video works for publication. The journal is published by the Emory University Center for Myth and Ritual in American Life (MARIAL), a Sloan Center on Working Families, supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Contact: (404) 727-3152; firstname.lastname@example.com; www.journaloffamilylife.com.
Michigan Sociological Review (MSR) encourages submissions for its fall 2009 issue. The MSR is an official, peer-refereed publication of the Michigan Sociological Association. The MSR publishes research articles, essays, research reports, and book reviews. Manuscripts in all areas of sociology are welcome. Submission deadline: May 1, 2009. Send a sanitized manuscript via e-mail attachment in MS Word format (not PDF) along with a brief biographical statement to: firstname.lastname@example.com. Send disks via postal mail to: Joseph Verschaeve, Editor, Michigan Sociological Review, Department of Sociology, Grand Valley State University, 2169 AuSable Hall, Allendale, MI 49401.
2009 Conference of the International Visual Sociology Association (IVSA), July 22-24, 2009, University of Cumbria, UK. Theme: "Appreciating the Views: How We're Looking at the Social and Visual Landscape." Send papers to the appropriate panel organizer listed on the website. Send a paper that does not fit into a panel to: firstname.lastname@example.com with the subject "IVSA 2009 individual paper proposal." For more information, visit www.visualsociology.org.
Association for Humanist Sociology 2009 Annual Meeting, November 12-15, 2009, Hampton Inn & Suites, New Orleans, LA. Theme: "Doing Change Work: The Many Paths to Peace, Equality, and Justice." Proposals for papers, special sessions, panels, or workshops that reflect the conference theme or related humanist concerns should be sent to Greta Pennell, Program Chair, firstname.lastname@example.com. Deadline: June 15, 2009. For more information, visit www.humanistsociology.org/.
British Sociological Association Medical Sociology Conference 2009, Medical Sociology Group Annual Conference, September 3-5, 2009, University of Manchester, UK. The annual conference provides delegates with the opportunity to discuss the discipline's hot topics within a real community of medical sociologists. Abstract Deadline: April 24, 2009. For more information, visit www.britsoc.co.uk/events/medsoc.htm.
Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF2010), July 2-7, 2010, Torino, Italy. Theme: "Passion for Science." The forum will be a unique opportunity to meet and to discuss important issues in which science and technology play a central role. The scientific program will be the core of ESOF2010, hosting roundtables, workshops, debates, and seminars, which will address the most topical issues in scientific research and explore the interactions between researchers, industry, policy, media, and the wider public. View the call for proposals at www.esof2010.org. Submission deadline: June 15, 2009.
Human Rights in the USA, October 23, 2009, University of Connecticut. Scholars from the humanities, social sciences, and law are invited to submit abstracts on the application of human rights laws and norms in the United States. Panels will address issues such as children's rights, civil rights, health care, environmental justice, human rights and security since 9/11, domestic violence, gender and sexuality, American literature and human rights, the history of equal rights, immigration, social welfare provision, and economic rights. Submit a one paragraph abstract and one-page résumé by February 28, 2009. Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com. For more information, visit: humanrights.uconn.edu/conferences/2009.php.Back to Top of Page
June 26-28, 2009. The 31st International Symposium on Social Work with Groups, Lake Geneva, WI, and Chicago, IL. Theme: "Honoring Our Roots – Nurturing Our Growth." For more information, visit www.aaswg.org.
July 2-7, 2010. Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF2010), Torino, Italy. Theme: "Passion for Science." For more information, visit www.esof2010.org.
July 22-24, 2009. International Visual Sociology Association Conference, University of Cumbria, UK. Theme: "Appreciating the Views: How We're Looking at the Social and Visual Landscape." For additional information, visit www.visualsociology.org.
September 2-5, 2009. 3rd Annual CICA-STR International Conference, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland. Theme: "Political Violence and Collective Aggression: Considering the Past, Imagining the Future." For more information, visit www.socsci.ulster.ac.uk/spri/documents/ForthcomingConference.pdf or www.societyforterrorismresearch.org.
September 3-5, 2009. British Sociological Association Medical Sociology Conference 2009 Medical Sociology Group Annual Conference, University of Manchester, UK. For more information, visit www.britsoc.co.uk/events/medsoc.htm.
September 24-27, 2009. 28th CICA Conference, Bodrum, Turkey. Theme: "Attitudes Toward Conflict and Aggression: A Cross-Cultural Approach." Contact: email@example.com.
October 2-3, 2009. Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy 2009, Atlanta, GA. Theme: "Creating the Future through Science and Innovation." For more information, visit www.atlantaconference.org.
October 22-24, 2009. The Association for Political Theory (APT) Conference 2009, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. The APT is an interdisciplinary organization devoted to supporting political theory and political philosophy. For more information, visit apt.coloradocollege.edu.
October 23, 2009. Human Rights in the USA, University of Connecticut. Contact: email@example.com. For more information, visit humanrights.uconn.edu/conferences/2009.php.
November 12-15, 2009. Association for Humanist Sociology 2009 Annual Meeting, Hampton Inn & Suites Convention Center, New Orleans, LA. Theme: "Doing Change Work: The Many Paths to Peace, Equality, and Justice." For more information, visit www.humanistsociology.org/.Back to Top of Page
American Center for Mongolian Studies (ACMS) aims to improve funding and study opportunities for scholars in Mongolia. The following programs offer scholars opportunities to conduct research, study, and gain professional experience in Mongolia. U.S.-Mongolia Field Research Fellowship Program: Application Deadline: March 1, 2009. The ACMS U.S.-Mongolia Field Research Fellowship Program was initiated in 2006, to foster a new generation of Mongolian Studies scholars by creating an opportunity for field studies early in the careers of both U.S. and Mongolian students. The participants in the program range from advanced undergraduates to pre-doctoral candidacy students. Fellowships cover travel, living, and research expenses. For more information, visit www.mongoliacenter.org/field. ACMS Intensive Mongolian Language Program: Application Deadline: March 1, 2009. The ACMS language program comprises 80 lessons. Students are introduced to grammar, vocabulary, and conversational usages during the lessons through use of topical categories such as greetings, sports, and history. The program offers the equivalent of nine semester credit hours over eight weeks. Fellowships are available for travel and living expenses and tuition waivers. For more information, visit www.mongoliacenter.org/language.
The Arete Initiative at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce a new $3 million research program on a New Science of Virtues. This is a multidisciplinary research initiative that seeks contributions from individuals and from teams of investigators working within the humanities and the sciences. We support highly original, scholarly projects that demonstrate promise of a distinctive contribution to virtue research and have the potential to begin a new field of interdisciplinary study. In 2010, two-year research grants will be awarded ranging from $50,000 to $300,000. Scholars and scientists from around the world are invited to submit letters of intent as entry into a research grant competition. Contact: email@example.com; www.scienceofvirtues.org.
EAI Fellows Program. The East Asia Institute (EAI), based in Seoul, Korea, invites applications to its Fellows Program on Peace, Governance, and Development in East Asia. The Fellows Program targets United States-based East Asianists with cutting-edge expertise in political science, international relations, and sociology for an international exchange program with the goal of encouraging interdisciplinary research with a comparative perspective in the study of East Asia. The East Asia Institute plans to select five Fellows in 2009. The program provides a total of $10,000 for each of the Fellows for a three-week visit or more. Application deadline: May 31, 2009. Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com; +82-2-2277-1683; www.eai.or.kr/eng/program/fellows.html.
Health Games Research call for proposals provides an opportunity for universities, government agencies, medical centers, and nonprofit organizations to submit proposals for research projects that will investigate how health games can be designed and used to improve players' health behaviors and health outcomes. Health Games Research is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Pioneer Portfolio. It funds research to enhance the quality and impact of interactive games that are used to improve health. The goal of the program is to advance the innovation, design, and effectiveness of health games and game technologies so that they help people improve their health-related behaviors and, as a result, achieve significantly better health outcomes. The call is available at www.healthgamesresearch.org.
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT) has been developed to meet the challenges of educating U.S. PhD scientists and engineers who will pursue careers in research and education, with the interdisciplinary backgrounds, deep knowledge in chosen disciplines, and technical, professional, and personal skills to become leaders and creative agents for change. The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education, for students, faculty, and institutions, by establishing innovative new models for graduate education and training for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. It is also intended to facilitate diversity in student participation and preparation and to contribute to a world-class, broadly inclusive, and globally engaged science and engineering workforce. For more information, visit www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09519/nsf09519.htm?govDel=USNSF_25.
The National Mentoring and Fellowship Program of the Center for Population Research in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Health. The Center is seeking applications from pre-doctoral and advanced master's students interested in careers in LGBT health research. The program connects students with expert faculty mentors from the national network of faculty of the Center. Mentors are closely matched to students' research interests and will assist students who are developing or working on a research project in the study of LGBT health or same-sex families/households. Candidates should have an interest in working with a mentor to better incorporate population health research methods and/or concerns in their projects. Contact: Aimee Van Wagenen at email@example.com; fenwayhealth.org/populationcenter. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and will next be reviewed February 15, 2009.
Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) seeks to catalyze a higher level of international engagement in the U.S. science and engineering community by supporting innovative, international research, and education collaborations. The program will enable U.S. scientists and engineers to establish collaborative relationships with international colleagues to advance new knowledge and discoveries at the frontiers of science and engineering. It will promote the development of a diverse, globally engaged U.S. science and engineering workforce. The PIRE program will support bold, forward-looking research whose successful outcome results from all partners providing unique contributions to the research endeavor. It is also intended to facilitate greater student preparation for and participation in international research collaboration. The program aims to support partnerships that will strengthen the capacity of institutions, multi-institutional consortia, and networks to engage in and benefit from international research and education collaborations. For more information, visit www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12819.
Science of Generosity. The University of Notre Dame is pleased to announce a $3 million project on the Science of Generosity, supported with funding from the John Templeton Foundation. Open invitations are now issued for letters of inquiry proposing research on generosity in the human and social sciences. The aim of this Science of Generosity initiative is to stimulate scientific research on the practice of generosity in human life and society. This initiative is particularly interested in better understanding three key aspects of generosity: (1) the sources, origins, and causes of generosity, (2) the variety of manifestations and expressions of generosity, and (3) the consequences of generosity for both the givers and receivers involved. Four to eight proposals for funding of between $250,000 and $500,000 will be awarded in this first wave of competition in 2009. Deadline: April 15, 2009. Contact: Science of Generosity, University of Notre Dame, 936 Flanner Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556; (574) 631-2173; email@example.com; generosityresearch.nd.edu.Back to Top of Page
Social Psychology Section Graduate Student Paper Award. The Graduate Student Affairs Committee of the Social Psychology Section invites submissions for the 2009 Graduate Student Paper Award. The paper should be article length. It can be based on a master's thesis or doctoral thesis, course paper, or a paper submitted to a journal or conference. Co-authored papers are accepted if all authors are students. The recipient(s) will receive financial support to attend the ASA meetings in San Francisco. Send an electronic version of the paper by March 15, 2009, to Committee Chair, Alicia D. Cast (firstname.lastname@example.com). Authors should remove all identifying information from within the paper to make the selection process a blind review. The cover page of the submitted paper should contain only the paper title. Please include the name(s) of the author(s), institutional affiliation(s), and paper title in the accompanying e-mail.
The Sociologists' AIDS Network (SAN) announces its three competitions for 2009. All nominations and submissions are due May 15, 2009. Award for Career Contributions to the Sociology of HIV/Aids. This award honors outstanding contributions to the Sociology of HIV/AIDS. The award may recognize work that has significantly advanced our understanding of social aspects of the pandemic, or that has contributed to prevention, treatment, or policy interventions. Nominees should have pursued substantial research and/or applied work related to HIV/AIDS, and should have worked in the field for at least eight years. Contact: Sherry Larkins at firstname.lastname@example.com. Scholarly Activity Award. The SAN Scholarly Activity Award aims to nurture scholarly interest in the sociology of HIV/AIDS by supporting the work of emerging scholars in the field. One applicant will be chosen each year to receive a one-time award of up to $250 and a year of free membership in SAN. All graduate students working on topics in the sociology of HIV/AIDS are eligible to apply. Contact: Jorge Fontdevila at firstname.lastname@example.com. Martin Levine Student Essay Competition. Sociology students are invited to submit an original, 20-page (double-spaced) essay on the social dimensions of HIV/AIDS for the annual student essay competition. The topic is broadly defined and can include any aspect of HIV/AIDS from a sociological perspective. The student must be the first author and must have written most, if not all, of the manuscript. All students who enter the competition will receive a one year membership to SAN. Contact: Anne Esacove at email@example.com to Top of Page
In the News
Aging and the Life Course
Robert Applebaum, Miami University, was quoted in a December 20 Associated Press story published in The Belleville News-Democrat about a Missouri tax to fund senior services. He directs the Ohio Long-term Care Project.
Linda Waite, University of Chicago, was cited for her 2007 study of caregiving grandparents in a January 4 USA Today article about the effects of caring for grandchildren.
Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco
Nora Volkow, National Institute on Drug Abuse, authored an opinion piece in the November 8 edition of Science News about addiction stigma and addiction science.
Children and Youth
Chadwick Menning, Ball State University, had his research detailed in a January 7 Chronicle of Higher Education "News Blog" post. The research explored what signals students identify as indicating that a party might be dangerous.
C.J. Pascoe, Colorado College, was quoted in a January 1 McClatchy-Tribune News Service article about children and "sexting," or using cell phones to send provocative or nude photos of themselves. Pascoe said that her research did not suggest that this phenomenon was a major issue. The article was published in the Kansas City Star.
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Mustafa Gurbuz, University of Connecticut, was interviewed by EBRU Television (Turkey) about his comparative research on the Gandhi and the Gulen movements. The interview was aired on EBRU's Evening News program on November 15.
Communication and Information Technologies
Mark Granovetter, Stanford University, and Barry Wellman, University of Toronto, were quoted in a January 7 Wall Street Journal article about social networks and social networking websites.
Community and Urban Sociology
Stephanie Bohon, University of Tennessee, was quoted in a December 15 Commercial Appeal article about increasing diversity within the Nashville suburbs.
Michael Irwin, Duquesne University, and Claudia Geist, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, were interviewed during a December 23 Minnesota Public Radio segment about a study reporting that the majority of American adults have not lived outside of their birth state.
Jerome Krase, Brooklyn College, was quoted in the December 15 New York Daily News within two articles: "Youth movement fires Brooklyn boro gentrification" and "A popular destination for Africans." He also was cited October 17 in a La Croix article about race relations in Brooklyn.
Chris Rhomberg, Fordham University, was quoted in the December 15 Oakland Tribune in a story about a U.S. Census Bureau report showing a continuing decline in the African American population in Oakland.
Comparative and Historical Sociology
John Bellamy Foster, University of Oregon, was quoted in a December 13 Associated Press article about food banks during difficult economic times. The article, in which he compared today's hunger problem to hunger during the Great Depression, appeared on ABCNews.com and a number of news outlets across the country.
Crime, Law, and Deviance
Bruce Western, Harvard University, was cited in a December 29 New York Times article about changing murder rate statistics. He cautioned that the change in murder rates among black teenagers did not show a clear trend.
Sociology of Culture
Charles Gallagher, LaSalle University, was quoted in a December 20 News & Observer article about changes in the image and identify of Santa Claus. He said that the idea that Santa has to look one way is being challenged.
Richard Moran, Mount Holyoke College, was quoted in a December 17 Associated Press article about the Adam Walsh case. Moran said that the case and Walsh's publicity surrounding missing children had the effect of scaring children and adults. The article was widely published in newspapers and online media in the United States.
Doug Porpora, Drexel University, discussed the cultural significance of resolutions in the January 1 Philadelphia Inquirer.
Karen Sternheimer, University of Southern California, was quoted in a December 30 Associated Press story about rise in "speed baby-sitting" services. The article appeared on MSNBC.com (December 31) in The Dallas Morning News (January 1), Detroit Free Press (January 2), and various other newspapers nationwide.
Stephen Vaisey, University of California-Berkeley, was quoted in a December 11 MSNBC.com article about television characters that stretch moral boundaries.
Economic Sociology
Gary Becker, University of Chicago, was quoted in a January 5 Bloomberg.com article in which he said that the goal of a government bailout should be a withdrawal from poor investments.
Gary Becker, University of Chicago, and Kathleen Gerson, New York University, were quoted in a December 15 Los Angeles Times article about the economy's impact on childbearing.
Jeanne Fleming, Money magazine and CNNMoney.com, was quoted about the effect of the recession on money and relationships in a number of publications, including U.S. News & World Report (December 1-8), The New York Post (December 2), and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (November 25). She was also interviewed on Nevada Public Radio's State of Nevada (November 19).
Philip Kasinitz, CUNY Graduate Center, and Andrew Beveridge, CUNY Graduate Center and Queens College, were quoted in a January 4 Crain's New York Business feature on the impact of the economic downturn on the New York region.
Juliet B. Schor, Boston College, was quoted in a January 4 Washington Post column in which she discussed children as consumers. She is the author of Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture.
Theda Skocpol, Harvard University, was quoted in a December 15 Boston Globe article about Harvard University's reaction to the economic downturn.
Environment and Technology
Rebecca Gasior Altman, was quoted about her research on women's awareness of chemicals in homes in a Reuters Health article that was published on MSNBC.com on December 26.
Patricia Romero Lankao, University of Colorado, was quoted in a December 17 United Press International article about a study she co-authored about developing countries' abilities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Sociology of Family
Paul Amato, Pennsylvania State University, was quoted in a December 15 Newsweek web exclusive about divorce and parenting. He discussed joint custody arrangements for divorced couples with children.
Andrew Cherlin, Johns Hopkins University, was quoted in a December 30 Boston Globe article about live-in grandparents in light of the potential for Barack Obama's mother-in-law to move to the White House.
Andrew Cherlin, Johns Hopkins University, Norval Glenn, University of Austin-Texas, and Paul Amato, Pennsylvania State University, were quoted in a December 22 San Antonio Express-News article in which they discussed the timing of marriage.
Harriet Presser, University of Maryland, and Jody Heymann, McGill University, were quoted in a December 7 Christian Science Monitor article that detailed the impact of changing work schedules on the family.
Robert J. Sampson, Harvard University, Andrew J. Cherlin, Johns Hopkins University, Douglas S. Massey, Princeton University, and Frank F. Furstenberg, University of Pennsylvania, were quoted in a December 17 New York Times article about the growth in two-parent black families and other demographic changes.
Angela O'Rand, Duke University, and Rebecca Adams, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, were quoted in a December 17 USA Today article about family ties and family geographic mobility.
International Migration
Irene Bloemraad, University of California-Berkeley, was quoted in a December 30 Christian Science Monitor article about the effect of fewer jobs on U.S. immigration rates. She discussed how trends could alter the distribution of Latino immigrant communities in the United States.
Lisandro Pérez, Florida International University, discussed the experience of Cuban exiles to the United States in a December 14 Miami Herald article.
Nestor Rodriguez, University of Texas-Austin, was quoted about proposed immigration-related legislation in a January 4 Houston Chronicle article.
Robert C. Smith, CUNY Graduate Center and Baruch College, was quoted in The New York Times on December 25 in a story on Christmas celebrations and returned migrants in rural Mexico.
Mathematical Sociology
Joel Best, University of Delaware, was interviewed about the ability of statistics to mislead in a December 10 broadcast of The Kojo Nnamdi Show on National Public Radio affiliate WAMU-FM in Washington, DC.
Medical Sociology
Nicholas A. Christakis, Harvard University, received widespread attention for an article he published in the British Medical Journal on December 10 about the increasing hysteria over nut allergies in children. Christakis' article was referenced or discussed in articles in The Washington Post on December 12, The New York Times' "Well" blog on December 15, United Press International on December 12, and many other news outlets in the United States and the United Kingdom. He was quoted in a January 1 Boston Globe article in which he discussed the influence of social networks on people's decisions to make positive changes.
Victoria Pitts-Taylor, CUNY Graduate Center and Queens College, was quoted in a December 17 New York Times article about waning interest in cosmetic surgery during a recession.
David R. Williams, Harvard University, Raymond Hyatt, Tufts University, and Christine A. Bachrach, National Institutes of Health, were quoted in a December 29 Boston Globe article about masculinity and gender health disparities.
Sociology of Mental Health
Constance Ahrons, University of Southern California, discussed the ties between depression and divorce in a January 1WebMD.comarticle.
Sarah Burgard, University of Michigan, discussed the relationship between difficult economic times and poor mental health in a December 19 article in The Providence Journal.
Matt Wray, Temple University, was interviewed about suicide rates in Las Vegas in the December 10 broadcast of All Things Considered on National Public Radio.
Organizations, Occupations & Work
Sharmila Rudrappa, University of Texas-Austin, was quoted in a December 14 Washington Post article about customer service call centers returning to the United States. Rudrappa spoke about the friction between American callers and foreign operators.
Peace, War and Social Conflict
Amitai Etzioni, George Washington University, authored the article, "Reconstruction: A Damaging Fantasy?" for the November-December issue of Military Review.
Political Economy of the World System
Ho-fung Hung, Indiana University-Bloomington, was interviewed on RTHK, the official radio station of Hong Kong, in a public affairs program broadcast on November 6 and January 2. Hung discussed Obama's economic and Asia policy and the implication of his presidency to China.
Political Sociology
Saad Eddin Ibrahim, American University in Cairo, authored a December 20 opinion piece for The Washington Post asserting that President Barack Obama should visit Jakarta or Istanbul as part of his plan to visit a Muslim capital during his first 100 days in office.
Todd Gitlin, Columbia University, commented on the legacy of George W. Bush in a January 4 article published in McClatchy newspapers such as The State, San Luis Obispo Tribune, and Macon Telegraph. He was quoted about the vanishing of "acutely dark-skin-averse white voters" in a January 6 McClatchy newspapers story about President Barack Obama's election.
Michael Messner, University of Southern California, authored an opinion piece for the December 13 Los Angeles Times suggesting that taxes are too low.
Ahmad Sadri, Lake Forest College, was quoted about democracy in Iran in a December 22 Boston Globe article about an election in that country.
David Segal, University of Maryland, was quoted in a December 31 Military Times article reporting on a survey of service members regarding their opinion of the incoming Obama administration.
Race, Gender, and Class
Korie Edwards, The Ohio State University, and Michael Emerson, Rice University, were interviewed in the December 19 PBS program, Religion & Ethics Newsweekly. They discussed interracial religious congregations.
R. L'Heureux Lewis, City College of New York, was interviewed in a National Public Radio News & Notes segment about race perceptions in the workplace. The segment aired on December 18.
George Yancey, University of North Texas, was interviewed in a News & Notes segment about the racial politics of dating broadcast on December 15 on National Public Radio.
Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Andrew Penner, University of California-Irvine, was quoted in a December 9 Los Angeles Times article about research he co-authored with Aliya Saperstein, University of Oregon, surrounding the power of negative racial stereotypes. The study, which found that decreases in social standing made people more likely to be perceived as black, was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The research was described in a December 15 Chicago Tribune article.
Sociology of Religion
Wendy Cadge, Brandeis University, authored a column about prayer in hospitals, published in the December 14 Baltimore Sun. She was quoted in a November 28 New York Times article about prayer in which she discussed the scientific study of intercessionary prayer. She was also quoted in the December 28 St. Louis Post-Dispatch in an article about prayer and a sick child's blog.
Mark Chaves, Duke University, was quoted in Indianapolis Star (December 17) and USA Today (December 21) articles about changes in religious congregations based on the National Congregations Study, the first to track changes in congregations over time.
Chris Ellison, University of Texas, was quoted in a December 22 article about religion and medicine on the website of U.S. News & World Report.
Barry Kosmin, Trinity College, was quoted in a December 17 USA Today article about perspectives on Christmas. He cited data on the number of American adults who have no religious identity.
Christian Smith and Patricia Snell, both of the University of Notre Dame, and Michael O. Emerson, Rice University, were cited in a December 24 Slate article about their research on the philanthropy of Christians. They find that at least one in five Christians does not contribute to charities. Smith was also quoted in a January 7 Los Angeles Times article about how religion is being "remade in the image of mass-consumer capitalism."
Science, Knowledge and Technology
A number of sociologists were cited in a January 9 Chronicle of Higher Education article about the discipline of sociology and the emerging and controversial study of genetic sociology. Those cited or quoted include Jason Schnittker, University of Pennsylvania, Peter Bearman, Columbia University, Sara Shostak, Brandeis University, Molly Martin, Penn State University, Bernice Pescosolido, Indiana University-Bloomington, Troy Duster, New York University, Jeremy Freese, Northwestern University, Allan Horwitz, Rutgers University, Ann Morning, New York University, and Guang Guo, J. Richard Udry, Kathleen Mullan Harris, and Michael Shanahan, all of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Duncan Watts, Columbia University, authored an opinion piece about predictions in the January 4 edition of The Washington Post. Watts described his research with Matthew Salganik, Princeton University, and Peter Dodds, University of Vermont.
Sociology of Sex and Gender
Pamela Stone, Hunter College, was quoted in a December 28 Washington Post article comparing Caroline Kennedy to the average midlife woman. Stone, author of Opting Out?: Why Women Really Quit Careers and Head Home, comments on women returning to the workforce.
Sociology of Sexualities
Kathleen Bogle, La Salle University, was interviewed on CBS's Early Show on December 15 about her book Hooking Up: Sex, Dating, and Relationships on Campus.
Sociological Practice and Public Sociology
Mark Nord, Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service, was quoted in a January 6 Wall Street Journal article that reported on a ranking of best and worst jobs in the United States. Sociology was ranked the eighth most desirable job.
Teaching and Learning
Judy Carr, Missouri State University-West Plains, discussed the merits and drawbacks to a four-day academic week within a December 15 Inside Higher Ed article.Back to Top of Page
Judith Auerbach, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, received the 2008 Award for Career Contributions to the Sociology of HIV/AIDS from the Sociologists' AIDS Network.
Robert Bullard, Clark Atlanta University, and Charles Jarmon, Howard University, received the 2008 Joseph S. Himes Award for Lifetime Scholarship from the Association of Black Sociologists.
Anita Chen, Lakehead University, received a "Champion" Award for Gerontology Work from the Centre for Education and Research in Aging and Health (CERAH), which is given to a champion who has worked to advance the health and social care for our aging population.
Ross L. Matsueda and Derek A. Kreager, both of University of Washington, and David Huizinga, University of Colorado, received the Outstanding Article Award from the American Society of Criminology for "Deterring Delinquents: A Rational Choice Model of Theft and Violence" from the American Sociological Review.
Diane Pike, Augsburg College, was awarded the 2008 Stewart Bellman Award for Exemplary Leadership for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning. The Bellman Award is given each year by the Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning.
David A. Snow, University of California-Irvine, is the winner of the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) 2008 Lee Founders Award, which is made in recognition of significant achievements that have demonstrated continuing devotion to the ideas of SSSP.
Bruce Western, Harvard University, received the Michael J. Hindelang Award from the American Society of Criminology for his book Punishment and Inequality in America.Back to Top of Page
Kenneth Ferraro has been named Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Purdue University.
Jennifer F. Hamer was recently appointed Interim Head of the Department of African American Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Back to Top of Page
Mabel Berezin, Cornell University, has been awarded a Fernand Braudel Senior Research Fellowship for residence at the European University Institute in Fiesole, Italy, for spring 2009.
Karen Cook, University of Wisconsin-Madison, was elected to the Consortium of Social Science Association's Board.
Alice Taylor Day and Lincoln H. Day have written and produced a full-length documentary film, titled Scarred Lands and Wounded Lives: The Environmental Footprint of War. It premiered in March 2008, at the DC Environmental Film Festival before an audience of 400 (with an estimated 200-400 turned away for lack of room). It has either already been screened or slated to be screened in some two dozen film festivals on six continents. For more information, visit www.scarredlandsfilm.org.
Susan Farrell, Kingsborough Community College-CUNY, was elected vice president of Sociologists for Women in Society.
Carla B. Howery, former deputy ex. officer, ASA, has been honored through the creation of the Carla B. Howery Award for Developing Teacher-Scholars by the ASA Section on Teaching and Learning in Sociology.
Peter Kivisto, Augustana College was selected as a Finland Distinguished Professor by the Academy of Finland.
Cecilia Ridgeway, Stanford University, gave a talk on January 9 sponsored by the Duke Interdisciplinary Initiative in Social Psychology, the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, and the Sociology Department. Ridgeway's talk is titled "How easily does a social difference become a status distinction: Gender matters."
Denise Segura, University of California-Santa Barbara, was elected president of Sociologists for Women in Society.
John M. Steiner, Sonoma State University, initiated a program on September 25, 2008, at the Berlin Holocaust Memorial. The three-hour event, in German, involved a German radio interview previously conducted by Steiner with three former members of the Nazi SS. The three men had been confronted by Steiner, a Holocaust survivor-sociologist, about their roles in the Nazi Regime. Steiner gave a lecture, "The Fragmented Conscience," on how these men's ideology split people into superior and inferior categories simultaneously. Lastly, a dialogue took place between Steiner and Jobst von Cornberg, former Hitler Youth Leader and German Army Lieutenant, on how former Nazi enemies during World War II can be turned into good friends and colleagues.
Marcus Ynalvez and John C. Kilburn, both of Texas A&M International University, along with colleagues in biology and information sciences, received a $335,709 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant from the NSF Science of Science and Innovation Policy Program for their project, MOD-Transmission of Tacit Skills in East Asian Graduate Science Programs.Back to Top of Page
New Books
Clifford Bob, Duquesne University, Ed., The International Struggle for New Human Rights, Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009).
Benoit Challand, Palestinian Civil Society: Foreign Donors and the Power to Promote and Exclude (Routledge, 2009).
John E. Conklin, Tufts University, Campus Life in the Movies: A Critical Survey from the Silent Era to the Present (McFarland, 2008).
Ariel Ducey, University of Calgary, Never Good Enough: Health Care Workers and the False Promise of Job Training (Cornell University Press, 2009).
Jill A. Fisher, Vanderbilt University, Medical Research for Hire: The Political Economy of Pharmaceutical Clinical Trials (Rutgers University Press, 2009).
David Frisby, London School of Economics, Ed., Georg Simmel: Englischsprachige Veröffentlichungen 1893-1910 (Georg Simmel: Publications in English 1893-1910) (Suhrkamp, 2008).
Mark S. Gaylord, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Danny Gittings, University of Hong Kong, Eds., Introduction to Crime, Law and Justice in Hong Kong (Hong Kong University Press, 2009).
John Kinkel, Oakland University, Cinderella Church: The Story of Early Christianity (iUniverse.com, 2008).
Dario Melossi, University of Bologna, Controlling Crime, Controlling Society: Thinking about Crime in Europe and America (Polity Press, 2008).
Valentine M. Moghadam, Purdue University, Globalization and Social Movements: Islamism, Feminism, and the Global Justice Movement (Rowman & Littlefield, 2009).
Olga Shevchenko, Williams College, Crisis and the Everyday in Postsocialist Moscow (Indiana University Press, 2009).
Robert A. Stebbins, University of Calgary, Personal Decisions in the Public Square: Beyond Problem Solving into a Positive Sociology (Transaction Publishers, 2009).
André Turmel, Laval University, A Historical Sociology of Childhood: Developmental Thinking, Categorization and Graphic Visualization (Cambridge University Press, 2008).
Jonathan M. Wender, University of Washington, Policing and the Poetics of Everyday Life (University of Illinois Press, 2008).
Dale Yeatts and Cynthia Cready, both of the University of North Texas, and Linda Noelker, Benjamin Rose Institute, Empowered Work Teams in Long-Term Care: Strategies for Improving Outcomes for Residents and Staff (Health Professions Press, 2008).Back to Top of Page
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2009-10 Mental Health Research Scientist Grant-Mentoring Program. The African American Mental Health Research Scientist (AAMHRS) Consortium is pleased to announce the opportunity for 10 mental health research scientists and 10 mentors to participate in a one-year grant-mentoring program beginning May 12, 2009. The AAMHRS Consortium represents a national effort on the part of experienced and committed social, behavioral, clinical, prevention/intervention, and medical mental health research scientists to: (1) increase the numbers of competitive research grant applications African American research scientists submit to the NIMH; and (2) build a supportive research network for emerging African American mental health scientists. Deadline for Applications: March 15, 2009. Contact: Velma McBride Murry at firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com. For more information, visit www.aamhrs.net.Back to Top of Page
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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Videoconference on Adolescence and Alcohol. The presentation is currently archived on the NIAAA website and can be viewed at www.niaaa.nih.gov/NewsEvents/videoconference.htm.
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) Redesigned Website. A redesigned and enhanced website for scientists, advocacy groups, the media, and the general public providing key information on behavioral and social science research and activities at the National Institutes of Health is now online at obssr.od.nih.gov. The site was launched by the OBSSR, in the Office of the Director at the National Institutes of Health, and features a new appearance, format, and architecture, and contains more readily accessible and searchable information on funding opportunity announcements, key scientific areas, a calendar of news and events, and videocasts of the BSSR Lecture Series. In addition to a new look and feel, the website has improved navigation and has significant new content areas. Another addition is the "From the Director" column, which highlights critical issues and developments in the behavioral and social science fields.
Sociologists in Space is a group of Argentine sociologists creating a new website to link everything sociology on the net. Send us information you would like us to add to our site. Though the homepage is in Spanish, there are links and other information listed in English. sociologicahumanitatis.wordpress.com.Back to Top of Page
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Summer Institute in Political Psychology, July 12-31, 2009. Stanford University announces that it will host the 2009 Summer Institute in Political Psychology (SIPP). SIPP is a three-week intensive training program introducing graduate students and professionals to the world of political psychology scholarship. The SIPP 2009 curriculum is designed to accomplish one preeminent goal: to produce skilled, creative, and effective scholarly researchers who would do more and better work in political psychology as the result of their attendance at SIPP. The schedule of activities mixes lectures with opportunities for students to talk with faculty lecturers and with each other in structured and less formal atmospheres. For more information and to apply, visit www.stanford.edu/group/sipp.Back to Top of Page


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Hello from Los Angeles, where we're debating Wonder Woman's Oscar prospects, campaigning our Emmy-loving hearts out, and getting advice from Carl Reiner.
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I know, I know, I know. It's a movie about a character who saves the day using magic bracelets. And it's only June. And no one pronounces Gal Gadot right (the "T" is not silent, people. It's like "tote," not "Godot"). But indulge me some crazy talk. With a record-breaking opening weekend and a 93 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Wonder Woman could slide into some Oscar categories. Consider Rupert Gregson Williams's warrior princess melodies for score. Lindy Hemmings's Themiscyra statement jewelry for costumes. Allan Heinberg's screwball comedy banter for screenplay. And Patty Jenkins, waiting 14 years after her Oscar-winning 2003 film Monster, only to follow up with a movie that makes everybody feel a little bit better about living in a dark and dangerous world, for director. And see last year's best-picture nominee Hidden Figures as a sign that box-office muscle and an upbeat, inclusive message matter to Academy balloters.
According to The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg, a Saturday night screening of the Warner Bros. film at the Academy was unusually packed and well received, with spontaneous applause for Gadot and Jenkins. Could this be the superhero movie that gets Oscar traction? Would an Academy that failed to give a best-picture nomination to The Dark Knight and ignored Ryan Reynolds's irreverent campaigning for last year's Deadpool rally for Wonder Woman? "If I were a betting woman, I wouldn't bet on it," one female member of the producers branch told Feinberg, who notes in his piece that the Academy is only 27 percent women. Yes, but at least 98 percent of the Academy has beating hearts! (I'm told. I mean according to the data it does. I'm a little skeptical about the executive branch).
This week, the Academy is hosting an event to honor director Richard Donner, whose optimistic, 1978 Superman was an inspiration to Jenkins. Donner's former assistants and current Hollywood comic-book titans Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and DC Entertainment chief creative officer Geoff Johns will both attend, in a reminder that the generation reared on Donner's brand of popcorn movies is now running the town.
On Friday afternoon, the Academy sent members a note with the shortlist of candidates for open seats on the board of governors. The list of contenders for the final election, which closes June 23, includes some familiar faces, like actors Whoopi Goldberg and Geena Davis, producer Jason Blum, director Kimberly Peirce, and Pixar executive Ed Catmull. One person who threw his hat in the ring and didn't make the cut was Netflix's Ted Sarandos, in a sign the Academy may not be ready for an industry disrupter to lead it. Variety's Kris Tapley posts the full list.
Dear exhausted Emmy voters. Clear off that pile of screeners and go outside. TV Academy chairman Hayma Washington doesn't expect you to watch everything. I know this because he told me, for my Vanity Fair piece bout how the era of peak TV has had an impact on the Emmys. In the single category Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series last year, there were 388 contenders, including eight from just one series, Showtime's Ray Donovan. So many shows, so many people, so little time!
Like I said, go outside. Oh, but while you're outside, and since there are only three weeks left before nominations voting ends, perhaps you'd like to attend one of this week's many intriguing looking events. There is a Monday night Mr. Robot soiree at the Create Nightclub in Hollywood, a Tuesday night celebration for Queen of the South at the Wallis Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills, a Wednesday night party for This Is Us at the Cineramadome, panels for Queen Sugar, Master of None, and Hairspray Live! at the TV Academy in North Hollywood, and events for Atlanta and The Leftovers in New York.
Ariana Grande's One Love Manchester charity concert was a moment of catharsis for a country reeling from yet another terror attack, and the most-watched TV event so far this year in the U.K. Some 14.5 million viewers tuned in to see the pop singer perform along with Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Coldplay, Pharrell Williams, and Liam Gallagher.
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Who came up with the delightful title for Carl Reiner's most-recent book, Too Busy to Die? That would be his old pal Mel Brooks, who plays a large supporting role in V.F. contributor Will Harris's new interview with Reiner. The 95-year-old comedy legend currently has a number of irons in the fire, including the HBO documentary If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast—a delightful look into the lives of Hollywood's most-beloved nonagenarians, which premieres Monday night and features Betty White, Dick Van Dyke, Stan Lee, Kirk Douglas, and Tony Bennett in addition to the two geniuses behind the 2000 Year Old Man. Really, though, we wish that Reiner would consider live-streaming his regular hangouts with Brooks, which he tells Harris occur "almost every night" and feature wry commentary on movies and Donald Trump, as well as full-blown comedy routines performed "with no one else in the room." Let 'em all go to hell, except Cave 76!
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For those TV watchers who dropped off after the first, grim season of HBO's The Leftovers but still want to know the answers to the show's central mystery, well, I cannot in good conscience recommend skipping to the end. But co-creators Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta did break down this Sunday's series finale revelations for me in case spoilers are of no concern to you. And for those Leftovers obsessives out there who can't get enough of this little-seen TV masterpiece, Vulture's Boris Kachka has an exhaustive behind-the-scenes look at the making of the finale that includes, among other things, one trip to Australia, 200 rejected songs, and five alternate endings that might have been.
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A remarkable new long-necked, gliding reptile discovered in 220 million-year old sediments of eastern north America has been discovered, scientists report. Mecistotrachelos apeoros (meaning "soaring, long-necked") is based on two fossils excavated at the Solite Quarry that straddles the Virginia-North Carolina state line.
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Nick Fraser of the Virginia Museum of Natural History, who discovered the fossils, said said "one of the really neat things about the new glider is the feet. They are preserved in a hooked posture which is unusual and strongly suggests a grasping habit, further emphasizing a life style in the trees." It probably fed on insects, scuttling up tree trunks and foraging on the way, before gliding onto neighboring trees.
Fraser said that while two other reptiles with similar gliding membranes are known from the Triassic Period, they have much shorter necks and therefore conform more to the modern gliding lizard, Draco.
The relationships of Mecistotrachelos are unclear, but Fraser considers that it is probably related to the protorosaurs. Protorosaurs are a group of extinct reptiles characterized by a long-necked, including the bizarre Tanystropheus which had a neck longer than the length of the body and tail combined.
Because of the nature of the sediments, it was not possible to prepare the fossils by standard mechanical methods and the descriptions are based entirely on CT scans. This technique has only been rarely used to describe new species. Tim Ryan of the Center for Quantitative Imaging at Pennsylvania State University led the work on the CT scanning.
"This is a really cool little reptile which was very difficult to see until we looked at the CT scans", commented Ryan. The other authors are Alton Dooley, also of the Virginia Museum of Natural History, and Paul Olsen of the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University who originally discovered the site over 30 years ago.
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The concept has been so successful that it is likely to expand with a cultural experiences offering soon and, a bit further down the track, a collective promoting superyachts.
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ATE attracted more than 600 travel buyers from over 20 countries and 540 Australian seller companies, including 77 first-timers.
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I love these ideas!! One of my close friends getting married next year is doing a brooch bouquet. She has a bunch from her grandmothers, but I told her she should ask people at her shower to each bring one so they all have special meaning. Thanks for linking up with us this week!ReplyDelete
These ideas are so cool! If I wasn't so set on flowers for mine, I would totally do the seashell one. The brooch ones are getting so popular, I just can't imagine how heavy that can get!ReplyDelete
Those are all so different and creative. I love the spin on a classical bouquet!ReplyDelete
I think the brooch ones are beautiful for vintage-themed weddings. I've never seen the succulent, but I'm really liking it - for a certain type wedding, of course. They are all pretty.ReplyDelete
I always love the brooch bouquets! And the fabric ones too! I think a non-traditional bouquet would be a great touch!ReplyDelete
I seriously considered this for me wedding but because it was a destination wedding I opted against it. If my wedding had been local I for sure would have done this!ReplyDelete
I love the succulents! I had a traditional bouquet because one of our family friends is a florist and offered to do all the bouquets for free, and I wasn't going to say no to that! :)ReplyDelete
Wow I love the alternatives here!! I opted for traditional flowers but thank goodness the florist was reasonable for us :) I know whatever choice you make, it will be beautiful :)ReplyDelete
Congrats on the wedding photographer! As a wedding and event planner, the photographer is one of the most important elements/vendors because they will capture your wedding day for your see for the rest of your lives! I like #3 of the bouquets.ReplyDelete
I wish I had a photographer for my wedding, but my wedding has a long story and history behind it anyways ha ha . I love flowers so much, even worked with a florist before. I absolutely love the Photo Charm Idea. Make your bouquet special, make it meaningful to you, even if it is different. ;)ReplyDelete
My daughter had a brooch bouquet for her wedding 2 years ago. It was really gorgeous! You can see it on my blog here, http://wp.me/p4fJXd-dj. Have fun with all your plans!ReplyDelete
Make it your own day and use what you love. Have fun.ReplyDelete
I actually took a Pinterest inspiration of a gorgeous bouquet and went to Hobby Lobby - my MIL's friend was able to completely recreate the bouquet (with some requested customizations). I ended up loving my bouquet even more than the inspiration photo! The flowers were a combination of fabric/silk flowers with a rubbery material, very realistic calla lilies. We have moved 4 times in our 3.5 years of marriage so far, but wherever we move I keep the bouquet in view on a shelf. I love that they still look the way they did the day we said 'I do.' :)ReplyDelete
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I see this happen lots of the time. Someone will pop into any of the venues I monitor and ask what I feel is a totally odd question about RoboHelp or Captivate. The question normally goes a lot like this.
Can RoboHelp (or Captivate) do this? (followed by a brief explanation of what they are wondering about)
Here's why I fiind the behavior is so odd. Probably in less time than it took to open the browser or E-Mail client, locate the venue or type the E-Mail address out and type the question, they could have just as easily tested their theory or wondering themselves. They would have been richer for the experience.
Do you fall into this category? If so, I invite you to leave a comment explaining why you operate that way. I suppose maybe you don't know. But if you do it would be cool to see why.
Note that I never mind answering forum posts or E-Mail messages to help out if I can. Actually, in many cases it has taught me something new about the product along the way. I love that.
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We are seeking a Physician Assistant to join a well-respected hospital in Winnie, Texas. Winnie is located between Houston and Beaumont and offers quiet country living with direct access to the larger cities (Houston and Beaumont). Access to the Gulf Coast and numerous lakes and wild life areas is a short distance away offering relaxation, hunting, fishing, and great beaches. The Physician Assistant we are seeking would see a variety of patients from babies through geriatrics, including some nursing home patients. As a member of the Active Medical Staff, the duties will include outpatient clinic patients, in-patients, and some ER patients. The hospital is very active and continuously seeks new patients, promotes services, and accepts ideas and suggestions to continue our growth. We are a well-diversified healthcare system with a full array of services including CLIA Laboratory, Imaging, Therapy, and we have a professional and courteous clinic staff. Other healthcare services are immediately available at the hospital, such as 24-hour radiology, 24-hour lab, therapy, and other services. The clinics currently have the following: 4-Family Practice physicians, and 4-physician assistants. We are looking for: a full time, permanent, Physician Assistant to work in the clinic with inpatient and emergency room opportunities. 80-85% of duties will be in the outpatient clinic setting. If an offer was to be made, it would be contingent upon the following: 1. Contingent upon obtaining Medical Staff privileges and hospital Board and CCHC Board approval. 2. Contingent upon physician's assistant being licensed by the State of Texas. 3. Contingent upon establishing and maintaining a permanent, personal residence in or near the community. BENEFITS: 1. Full Time Employment-Office Space, Personnel and Equipment Supplied. 2. Professional Liability / Malpractice Insurance. 3. Annual Leave – Paid Time Off Days-PTO (Covers-Vacations, Sick, Holiday, CME). 4. Annual Base Salary - $95,000 to $120,000+ - depending on experience [Negotiable]. 5. 75% of professional fee collections on PA's inpatients. 6. Participation in the Retirement Plan. 7. Health, Dental and Vision Insurance for physician assistant and immediate family. 8. Life Insurance for the physician assistant. 9. Up to $2,500 for licensure renewals and reasonable CME expenses per year. This location also qualifies for Loan Repayment through the National Health Services Corp and would pay up to $50,000 ($25,000 per year) for a two year commitment directly to the Provider's student loans. The Provider can also work with the Nursing Corp which will pay up to 60% of the loan debt in exchange for a 2 year commitment. Excellent opportunity in Texas!


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When a group of co-workers chip in to buy a gift for a colleague, should they allow noncontributors to sign the card, as well? Or should they leave the gift shirkers out in the cold?
Silvia, an office coordinator in Florida, posed this etiquette question to us recently.
Our answer: Better to include than exclude. It may be frustrating that only some people contribute to a group gift. But you have to assume that people who don't contribute have legitimate reasons for doing so.
"I was young and broke once, so I guess I can understand," responded Silvia.
Besides, the recipient will feel more appreciated when he or she sees everyone's name on the card. And, after all, etiquette boils down to making the other person feel comfortable.
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I had grown tired of general "Traditional Karate" discussion groups and more especially of explaining the differences between Modern Japanese Karate and Old-Style Okinawan Karate (and either proving or justifying that difference). I wanted a place for Okinawan stylist to gather without having to explain themselves to non-Okinawan stylists... Over these last few years a number of very knowledgeable (and largely like-minded) people have joined these groups and contributed to these forums in various ways...
We found ourselves making new friends and learning from each other in ways we never expected to. This in turn led to discussions of the possibility of "real world" gatherings in which such an exchange of information could occur... At first this was just a tentative idea floating around cyberspace... until Noah Legel shinshii seized the reigns and decided that it was time to really make it happen!
So from October 16th through the 18th 2015, the first ever Ryukyu Martial Arts Friendship Gasshuku (琉球武芸友合宿) was held.
Fittingly (given that it was Noah shinshii's initiative that lead to the realization of the event) the first session was taught by Noah Legel shinshii. In this event, Noah Legel shinshii became the first American to publicly teach Kishimotodi. Kishimotodi is an extremely old system of Suidi (Shurite) which which may well be the only non-Matsumura/non-Itosu system of Suidi to survive to today. Its lineage (as respects the gasshuku) is Tode Sakugawa (deceased) to Bushi Tachimura (deceased) to Kishimoto Soko (deceased) to Higa Seitoku (deceased), to Higa Kiyohiko (living), to Ulf Karlsson (living), to Noah Legel (living).
|Photo by Denise Legel.
Noah Legel shinshii taught a very old version of Naihanchi (shodan) called Tachimura nu Naifanchi" in Uchinaaguchi (or "Takemura no Naihanchi" in standard Japanese. The kata is noteworthy in its use of Keikoken, a heel-down kosa-dachi (also found in Matsumura Kenpo) and the method of transferring from kosa-dachi to Shiko-dachi (moving through a stance similar to relatively short kokutsu-dachi). Noah shinshii demonstrated the 3 main concepts of Kishimotodi: "issun hazureru" (avoid by an inch), "kobo ittai" (attack and defense are one), and "taigi iichi" (body and technique [are] one) very well. It is worth noting that Tachimura nu Naifanchi's footwork is directly related (and basically essential) to the actual applications of the kata. Noah shinshii taught three main categories of bunkai: Nage-waza (throwing techniques), Kansetsu-waza (joint-techniques) and Uchi-waza (striking techniques). For what its worth, both the kansetsu-waza and uchi-waza were very similar to the old-style Suidi I learned from Kuda Yuichi shinshii and Oyata Seiyu shinshii's arts... The Nage-waza on the other hand were unlike any I have learned previously (at least in the smaller but very important details).
As a random observation, Motobu Choki shinshii's Naihanchi seems to be midway between Tachimura nu Naifanchi and Itosu shinshii Naihanchi. I think this should be considered deeply.
Noah shinshii has obviously dedicated much time and effort to the practice of Kishimotodi and its practical applications. He was a great representative of the art and we are fortunate to have had the chance to learn some of it from him.
Noah shinshii focused most of his time on Nage-waza (and to a lesser extent kansetsu-waza) and was wearing a hakama of the old Okinawan style (which is similar to the Japanese Nobakama). Because of this, one of the Gasshuku participants asked Noah shinshii how long he had studied Aikido (apparently assuming that any throwing art in which participants wear a hakama must be a style of Aikido). Noah shinshii assured him that what he had taught was -not- Aikido but rather an old Okinawan martial art... Despite Noah shinshii's protests, I think this gentleman remained unconvinced ;-)
This concluded the first day of study in the Ryukyu Martial Arts Friendship Gasshuku.
The next morning it was my turn to try teach. I wanted to teach a technique which was similar to methods shin-budo karateka (modern karateka) would be familiar with which also illustrated the main principles of old-style Okinawan karate. These principles include Miitudi ("partner hands" ie always using both hands in concert, rather than sequentially using one hand after another as in shin-budo karate), Muchimi (a heavy stickiness which is used to adhere to an opponent, mainly without grabbing), Fichidi ("pulling hand", using the hand which pulls to the hip to trap/grab an opponent's arm (clearing obstructions and thus eliminating numerous defensive and offensive options for the opponent), and Tuidi (literally "seizing techniques" which mainly refers to joint-attacks but also can refer to various throws and take-downs).
|Photo by Denise Legel
This was done mainly to illustrate how to practice bunkai in light of of Motobu Choki shinshii's advice to move beyond "dead kumite" (ie static attacks) and to practice against an attacker who threw multiple punches as well as somebody who actively attempts to block your counter attacks (and/or otherwise attempts to defend themselves against your techniques).
The next segment was a lecture and training session by Chuck Merriman sensei.
|Photo by Denise Legel
Merriman sensei then discussed some principles of Kakie (a form of Okinawan sticky-hands practice) and had us practice it together. He even went around the room offering more detailed instruction and offering insights as well as pointers on some of the finer points about basic structure and method.
|Photo by Denise Legel.
Next on the agenda was a "knowledge exchange" session... Noah Legel and Matt Sheridan played with some muchimidi... I think Matt gained some appreciation for the range Okinawan karate works best at as Noah moved from trapping to elbow-rolls to tuidi and back again. At first Noah dominated the exchange, but slowly took it down in intensity allowing Matt to adjust to the practice... Before long Matt was finding his way and they were exchanging techniques. After this not much training was happening (mostly folks were talking with each other in small groups). Poage sensei stepped in and started a sort of round-robin training session where folks took turns teaching waza.
We then went out to eat as a group (those of us who didn't have other commitments). This (as is usually the case) was one of the highlights of the gasshuku. People let their hair down (literally in Matt's case) and exchange stories... These always have a wonderful sense of comradery in my experience.
|Supporting the Okinawan economy via Orion ;-)
|Photo by Denise Legel
He then discuss how sanchin posture protects the body in various ways, and in fact is an excellent position to work from if you just open your hands and turn them to face your attacker... providing a very safe structure to work out of, while still appearing non-confrontational (getting back to the idea of being aware of what witnesses may report). Great stuff.
He then taught a number of Seiyunchin bunkai taking us through most of the techniques in the kata. He taught a lot of grappling applications (tuidi/gyakute). I especially liked the defense against a push and the wrist-lock from the opening of Seiyunchin. He emphasized the importance of not being "the good uke" who practically does the technique for you
He taught a number of kumite based footwork drills and a novel approach to four-directional sparring... The four directional sparring seemed quite fun, and I bet it would be a huge success when teaching kids and teens.
|Ed Sumner sensei teaching me to minimize the "telegraph" of a punch. Photo by Denise Legel
|Photo by Denise Legel


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As you all might have noticed, the physical outlook of this blog has changed. Unfortunately for you all, the author remains the same, aka me! Yes, it is still that same old Thrasymachus, balding and writing articles that never ends. Unlike the coming General Elections, this blog is still democratic (for the moment) and all views are welcomed. Feel free to voice your opinions on the outlook of the blog or any issues. Should you miss the old outlook, here is a screenshot to ease your "pain".
There are some outstanding comments (eg: Elfred and Amatu) which I've yet to reply to. In my defense, I've been extremely busy with some stuff. In the coming weeks, I'll be away and out of town (not away and standing for G. Elections, if you are wondering!). Nonetheless, I'll still be receiving comments that will be directed to my email. If you feel like cursing me or asking me anything, just drop a mail at firstname.lastname@example.com. Cheers!


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