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Lamar jazz director, trombone professor dies at 65
J. Wayne Dyess, professor of trombone and director of jazz studies at Lamar University, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was 65.
Colleagues, former students and friends paid tribute to him as a world-class musician who was an even better human being . . . an influential arranger . . . leader, founder, mentor and friend . . . as an inspirational teacher who made each student feel important . . . as one whose passion for music reached out to his audiences . . . as a great man full of humor and love of mankind.
Funeral services for Dyess will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Hillcrest Baptist Church, 3324 Park Drive in Nederland, with a gathering of family and friends from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, also at the church, under the direction of Broussard's Mortuary in Nederland.
Dyess had been a member of the Lamar faculty since 1977, when he became assistant director of bands to now-President Jimmy Simmons.
"The first thing that distinguished him was his spectacular ability to play the trombone. He was a world-class trombonist," Simmons said. "Moving on, there was his ability to inspire those who worked with him and those he taught. And there's probably not a high school student in the state of Texas and surrounding states who didn't play an arrangement that Wayne wrote. He was a gentle, kind, sincere friend to all. He was just a terrific person."
Dyess was also the principal trombonist with the Symphony of Southeast Texas and performed regularly throughout the United States and internationally with several groups, including Keith Brion's New Sousa Band and the Brass Band of Battle Creek (Michigan). From 1970 to 1974, Dyess was trombone soloist and section leader of the "World's Finest" United States Navy Band. He led his own eight-piece band as well as an 18-piece rehearsal dance band.
Since the inception of the Lamarissimo! Concert Series in 1990, Dyess has conducted Lamar jazz bands, attracting such notable guest artists as pianist Shelly Berg, arranger-bandleader Marion Evans, musician-conductor-composer Bill Holman, trombonist Dave Steinmeyer, trumpeters Bobby Shew, Dennis Dotson and Walter White, and Grammy-winning composer and saxophonist Don Rollins, a Lamar alumnus, among others. Dyess' concerts paid tribute to jazz greats, from Glenn Miller (complete with music students performing as the Andrews Sisters) and Harry James to Count Basie and Frank Sinatra.
"From his humble beginnings in East Texas to his performances with the Navy Band, no performance was ever too grand nor too small for his musical passion to reach the audience," said Scott Deppe, Lamar's director of bands. "He inspired and supported all who knew him to try harder, experience more and reach for the sky."
Dyess was the force behind the Night & Day Orchestra, whose website paid tribute to him as "our leader, founder, mentor and friend . . . one of the good guys." The orchestra will continue to perform in his memory and will "continue to uphold his high standards of musicianship and celebration of one of America's true art forms: Big Band dance, show and jazz music."
Dyess graduated with a Bachelor of Music from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, where he was selected as music alumnus of the year in 1990 and inducted into the School of Music Wall of Honor. He earned his Master of Music from The Catholic University in Washington, D.C., and Doctor of Education from the University of Houston, having also completed additional graduate work at the University of Texas at Austin.
"Wayne had a tremendous effect on me personally and professionally," said trombonist Travis Harris, director of bands and fine arts department chair in the Denton school district. "While I was a student at Lamar, he always made me feel important, not just a student in the program, but as a person. He genuinely cared about me, trombone or not. He wasn't just a college professor, he was part of our family. When I would come home to visit, I would always check to see if he was playing somewhere so I could go and we could be together and share the many things he'd taught me. Every time, he would make me feel like 'royalty,' like a son he hadn't seen in a long time. He took great joy in my success, and I loved the fact that I made him proud."
Betsy Hines, associate professor of keyboard studies and coordinator of class piano, fondly recalls working with Dyess.
"We had fun through the years doing the LU-llaby (of Broadway) shows," Hines said. "He was always able to write a great arrangement that highlighted the performer but was still fun for the band to play. There's a real knack in knowing how to do that. One time during LU-llaby, he was on the West Coast performing, and we put the show together by email."
George Beverley, province governor of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, described Dyess as "a great man, full of humor and love of mankind."
"Wayne is so many things, wore so many hats, but to me he was a Lamar colleague, expert consultant in concert recording and my brother in Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia," said Beverley, who was station manager of KVLU public radio for many years.
Others from near and far paid tribute to Dyess, via Facebook.
"Rest in peace professor," wrote Chelsea Tipton II, music director of the Symphony of Southeast Texas.
From across the Atlantic Ocean, Frank Osborne of the ConChord Big Band in Sussex, England, wrote: "I have never been so saddened by the passing of someone I have never actually met face to face. I got to know Wayne via the Internet through our mutual interest in big band music. We exchanged arrangements, swapped stories and kept each other up to date with the daily tribulations, successes and disappointments in the running of our bands. It was very apparent, even at the distance of Texas to southern England, of the affection and respect Wayne received from all those who had the privilege to meet him."
Michelle Melancon of Nederland, who earned bachelor's and master's degrees in music from Lamar, wrote: "My heart is heavy to know that a great musician and friend passed yesterday. Wayne Dyess, thank you . . . for allowing me the many opportunities to perform with the Lamar Jazz Band, and adding me as a member of Night & Day Orchestra. Without you, I'd still be a lowly clarinet player who would have never, ever touched a saxophone or continued playing bass guitar. Thank you for believing in me and helping me through the years to become the musician I am today."
"He was an incredible musician and an even better human being," wrote Scott Weiss, former Lamar director of bands, who performed with Dyess in the Lamar Brass Quintet. "I feel very fortunate to have had the honor of knowing him. To be sure, there are some amazing trumpet and trombone duets happening in heaven now."
On March 7, the Lamar Wind Ensemble will premiere an original composition in honor of Dyess as a featured work in the Lamarissimo! Concert Series. The program, sponsored by ExxonMobil, begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Julie Rogers Theatre. The Lamar chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi, national honorary band fraternity, commissioned Lamar music alumnus Joel Love to write the work, "A Cardinal's Hymn."
"It will be extremely touching, and a real honor, for the Lamar Wind Ensemble to present the world premiere of 'A Cardinal's Hymn' in tribute to Dr. Dyess," said Deppe, the ensemble's conductor.
"This beautiful piece by Lamar alumnus Joel Love had already been commissioned in honor of Dr. Dyess, a beloved teacher and mentor in the music department at Lamar for many years," said Russ Schultz, dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication. "With his passing, it will now stand as a perfect musical tribute to Dr. Dyess, whose generous spirit and gracious teaching style lifted one student at a time. His memory will always bring harmony to the world."


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"This is the best edition of "Night of the Living Dead" you can currently get on DVD. It's restored and re-mastered just as it says on the cover.
However, beware of this somewhat misleading statement on the back cover:
"Widescreen Version presented in a format preserving the 1.33:1 aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition."
When people read "Widescreen Version" on the back of DVDs, buyers normally take that as referring to the film itself. Well, the film on this DVD is in "Fullscreen" (1.33:1 aspect ratio). It seems that when it says "Widescreen Version," it is only referring to the Menus and Special Features on the disc. Only people who know what "1.33:1" means will understand from this statement that the film is Fullscreen. It should be more clear and say something like "Film presented in Fullscreen 1.33:1 aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition. Menus and Features presented in Widescreen." Otherwise, this statement on the back cover is very confusing to buyers.
Amazon should also specify that the film is Fullscreen and that the features are Widescreen.
Like I said, this is the best release currently available, and I definitely recommend it above all other releases. The fact that it's licensed by George A. Romero should tell you that. And the film's original aspect ratio IS Fullscreen, so you're really not getting ripped off here. It is just that I found this release to be very misleading in regard to the DVD's aspect ratio statement on the back cover."
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"I am not going to review the movie because it would be redundant. I first saw the movie when it was first released on a double bill with 'DR.WHO AND THE DALEKS' at the State Theater in Jersey City, New Jersey and I was never the same again, I watched movies differently after Romero's celluloid images incinerated my brain cells. Since then, I have seen 16MM original and public domain prints, VHS originals and dupes and finally this release from the Weinstein Corp. which is the best quality of the film I have ever seen. You can't get much clearer, sharper and grittier than this DVD release. It also has a great extra of Judith O'Dea and Russell Streiner going back to the actual locations of the film bringing back an emotional tug at the heart for this viewer. Throw out your colorized and scratchy transfers and buy this release of possibly the greatest horror film ever made. George Romero is the bench mark for low budget filmmaking and has forever turned cinema on its ear to this day."
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There are so many sequels, reprints, and remakes that it's become an industry unto itself.
For those who aren't sure which is the correct version to get, be sure that the cover is the one with a black background and red bold lettering and imagery. The phrase "Original Film Restored and Re-mastered" is in white at the top, and George Romero's signature is in white at the bottom.
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The Go RVing campaign is expanding its outreach effort to include consumer events, for the first time. As part of its ad buys with Garden & Gun and Country Living magazines, Go RVing will display RVs at major events attended by consumers in the ad campaign's target demographic, according to a press release.
"We're excited about this new way of reaching consumers who share characteristics with RV owners," said Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) Vice President of Advertising and Public Relations James Ashurst. "This will give families an opportunity to see RVs for themselves and learn how RVing is a fun, flexible and affordable way for families to spend quality time in the outdoors."
The first event is the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE), taking place Feb. 15-17 in Charleston, S.C. Now in its 30th year, SEWE draws more than 500 artists and exhibitors from around the globe, presenting their products to more than 40,000 attendees.
Go RVing's on-site exhibit, situated just inside the entrance to the event, will feature a Winnebago Aspect Class C motorhome and a Forest River V-Cross Vibe travel trailer. Both units were selected in lottery among members offering to provide vehicles. The SEWE exhibit is part of Go RVing's media buy with Garden & Gun magazine, which is a sponsor of the event.
As part of its media buy with Country Living, Go RVing is sponsoring the "Sisters on the Fly" seminar, which will be held at each of the Country Living Fairs — June 7-9 in Rhinebeck, N.Y.; Sept. 13-15 in Columbus, Ohio; and Oct. 25-27 in Atlanta. Total attendance at the three events is expected to exceed 63,000.
"Sisters on the Fly" is a group of 2,400 women who travel the country in RVs. They conduct seminars designed to educate consumers on the RV lifestyle, and how easily the RV experience can be customized. In addition, Go RVing will have space to display an RV at each of the three fairs.


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Why Scalia is Right in Jones: Magic Places and One-Way Ratchets
The Supreme Court handed down its decision in U.S. v. Jones yesterday, and the blogosphere is abuzz about the case. (See Margot Kaminski, Paul Ohm, Howard Wasserman, Tom Goldstein, and the terrifyingly prolific Orin Kerr.) The verdict was a clean sweep – 9-0 for Jones – but the case produced three opinions, including a duel between Justices Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito. Thus far, most privacy and constitutional law thinkers favor Alito's position. That's incorrect: Justice Scalia's opinion is far more privacy protective. Here's why:
Scalia's theory is basically Katz (reasonable expectation of privacy) plus trespass. For Scalia, the conduct in Jones – law enforcement attaching a GPS transmitter to Jones's car, and then tracking its movements – is a search because "The Government physically occupied private property for the purpose of obtaining information." But, that's not quite precise enough: the key is that the government must "physically intrud[e] on a constitutionally protected area." (emphasis mine) The tricky part, naturally, is deciding what counts as such an area. Scalia disposes of Oliver (the open fields case) by emphasizing that a field "is not one of those protected areas enumerated in the Fourth Amendment." Katz is still around for "Situations involving merely the transmission of electronic signals without trespass."
Scalia thus wants to create magic places: spots where any governmental intrusion, with any physicality, is a search. The home is certainly such a place (see Kyllo) – Jane Yakowitz pointed out to me that this has to explain why the Court took cert in Florida v. Jardines, when we already have Caballes and Place on the books. Determining which places are magic is hard. It's here that Scalia's originalism does its work: Scalia wants to apply the understanding and expectations from 1791 to sort places into protected/magic and unprotected.
Alito thinks this is rubbish: his footnote 3 openly makes fun of Scalia's contention that we can analogize the Jones facts to a constable hiding in a coach ("this would have required either a gigantic coach, a very tiny constable, or both"). His method would instead simply apply the Katz reasonable expectation of privacy test, which he rightly points out is more consonant with the Court's jurisprudence since its rejection of the physical trespass test set out in Olmstead. This approach looks analytically cleaner, although Alito forthrightly acknowledges the circularity inherent in the reasonable expectations test – expectations derive from the law, in addition to driving it. And, of course, there is the one-way ratchet worry: the government can reduce our reasonable expectations of privacy by abusing our privacy.
Alito, though, proceeds to mess up a previously tidy picture by inventing two new considerations for Fourth Amendment analysis: the duration of the information-gathering (such as GPS tracking), and the severity of the crime. Scalia rightly smacks Alito around for this, as he fails to ground this analysis in anything remotely resembling precedent. At best, this is judicial activism, and at worst, it's an invitation for a wave of new cases where the government tests boundaries and magnifies the threat posed by those surveilled.
I like Scalia's approach much better. It sets out clearly that there are some spaces that get heightened privacy protection: we don't have to engage in the weighing involved in the reasonable expectations test, so it's cheaper, and there won't be instances where judges decide that in fact society is willing to permit certain observations in the home, for example. Scalia's approach is a firewall: it offers a redoubt for privacy. And, it maintains the viability of Katz in other instances. Alito's two additional considerations point towards the worry that makes me prefer Scalia. Imagine observation of the interior of a home – say, using tiny drones – that would clearly constitute a search under the magic places theory. If the observation is fairly short, or if the crime involved is serious (drug smuggling, terrorism, child pornography), Alito's analysis would find that there isn't a search, and hence no need for a warrant. Scalia's approach always forces the cops to get a warrant. That reassures me.
There are two issues that neither Alito nor Scalia deals with, although to her credit Justice Sonia Sotomayor tackles both: pervasive surveillance, and cloud computing. Pervasive surveillance involves the government's increasing capabilities to deploy low-cost observation technology – everything from traffic cameras to facial recognition technology – and to store, index, and analyze the resulting torrent of data. Cloud computing involves the shift from maintaining information on devices we control to storing it on devices controlled by Google or Apple or Amazon. The former presents the mosaic theory that the D.C. Circuit endorsed in its opinion in Jones. The latter invites us to re-visit the third party doctrine, whereby one loses any reasonable expectation of privacy if one turns over data to someone else (unless that someone is, say, a priest or lawyer). One failing of the two major opinions in Jones is that they fail to provide any guide for how the Court thinks about these issues – other than to hope mightily that Congress will take care of it for them.
I like Scalia's hybrid with its magic places. What our privacy rights are when we venture outside the castle walls is a topic the court reserves for another day.
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The best SouthWest Edgecombe boys basketball team in years invaded Viking Gym Tuesday night.
Unfortunately for the Cougars, the Kinston Vikings were their normal selves, slicing and dicing the much improved visitors 75-49 in an Eastern Plains 2A Conference contest.
The best SouthWest Edgecombe boys basketball team in years invaded Viking Gym Tuesday night.
Unfortunately for the Cougars, the Kinston Vikings were their normal selves, slicing and dicing the much improved visitors 75-49 in an Eastern Plains 2A Conference contest.
�We were very efficient and we beat a pretty good basketball team,� Kinston coach Perry Tyndall said. �They have a new coach (Anthony Burns) and he�s obviously doing a good job. They�re a much tougher out than they used to be.�
The Cougars (4-3, 0-2) have already won more games than they did all of last year, a season in which they also lost at home to Kinston by 55 points, 88-33.
And while certainly better, this year�s SWE squad found out that it still isn�t quite ready for prime time.
Kinston (7-0, 2-0) overwhelmed the Cougars from the start, building a 22-8 lead after one quarter and never looking back.
�We did some nice things early, but we still have a lot to improve on,� Tyndall said. �We were unselfish and that led to some excitement, but there were also stretches where we were much too sluggish on both ends of the court.�
One player who wasn�t sluggish and created much of the excitement was senior Denzel Keyes, whom followed up a 30-point outburst Friday at Wilson Beddingfield with 27 more against SWE.
Keyes was a major beneficiary of Josh Dawson�s game-high 11 assists, slamming home four dunks off of precision alley-oop passes from point guard Dawson.
Keyes also drilled a pair of 3-pointers and connected on 12 of 14 from the field. At one point he made nine shots in a row.
�Denzel is shooting the ball really well right now,� Tyndall said. �He�s being more aggressive offensively and looking to score. He�s also gotten a lot of great looks and easy buckets because we�ve been so unselfish as a team.�
Brandon Ingram added 14 points for Kinston and was the only other Vikings player in double figures although 10 reached the scoring column.
Kinston doesn�t have a lot of time to reflect on the victory as it must travel to Vanceboro today to face 3A power West Craven. The Eagles gave Kinston its toughest test so far this season, falling 74-72 back on Dec. 7.
The winless Cougars (0-7, 0-2) didn�t put up much of a fight as expected against the talented Vikings, who had seven players score at least six points.
Kinston�s only anxious moments came in the second quarter when the Cougars closed a 12-point deficit to 19-14 with 1:51 left before halftime.
The Vikings (7-1, 2-0) responded by scoring the final six points of the half and then the first nine of the third quarter to blow the game open.
Monica Lofton led Kinston with 10 points, while Lydia Rivers scored seven points and grabbed 15 rebounds despite sitting out the game�s final 10 minutes.
Alexis Williams added nine points and Xequoijah Washington eight, while Hannah Vermillion, Takerian Harper, and Starneka Clark all contributed six apiece for coach Hubert Quinerly�s squad.
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COUGARS (4-3, 0-2) � Anthony Coley 10, Javine Hinton 10, Williams 9, Bandy 8, Jones 3, Groover 2, White, Best.
VIKINGS (7-0, 2-0) � Denzel Keyes 27, Brandon Ingram 14, Ham 9, Dunn 8, Taylor 4, Canady 4, Dawson 3, White 2, Jones 2, Joyner, Williams, Rouse, Jackson.
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COUGARS (0-7, 0-2) � Niasia McDowell 11, York 9, S. Gould 2, Jacobs 2, D. Gould 1, Brown 1, Allen, Williams, Odom, Anderson, Phillips.
VIKINGS (7-1, 2-0) � Monique Lofton 10, Williams 9, Washington 8, Rivers 7, Vermillion 6, Harper 6, Clark 6, Addison 4, Drumgoole 4, Thi, Tice.


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Savannah College of Art and Design ranked as the college with the absolute worst value, with tuition clocking in at $176,000 and a 30-Year Net ROI yielding -$189,000.
PayScale surveyed hundreds of thousands of full-time U.S. employees with a bachelor's degree and projected the average future income of each school's graduates. The company then compared the future income to the cost of the college's tuition, to calculate the return on investment.
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Jackson State University, Meredith College, and College of the Ozarks are made an appearance on the list as schools with poor value.
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June 6 - Father's Day is coming up quickly, and you might be looking forward to spending quality time with dad, or you might be looking for the perfect gift to say "thanks, Pops!" to the eco-minded fathers in your life.
April 8 - Reports from the Seattle, Washington area, show that bald eagles are taking hazardous waste and plastic pollution from a local landfill and dropping it in suburban back yards.
Mar. 22 - Hannah Testa, age 16, founder of Hannah4Change, writes about her recent beach cleanup on Kahuku Beach in Oahu, Hawaii.
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An altered state of consciousness (ASC),[1] also called altered state of mind, is any condition which is significantly different from a normal waking beta wave state. The expression was used as early as 1966 by Arnold M. Ludwig[2] and brought into common usage from 1969 by Charles Tart.[3][4] It describes induced changes in one's mental state, almost always temporary. A synonymous phrase is "altered state of awareness".
Altered states of consciousness can be associated with artistic creativity[5] or different focus levels. They also can be shared interpersonally and studied as a subject of sociological research.[6]
An altered state of consciousness can come about accidentally through, for example, fever, infections such as meningitis,[7] sleep deprivation, fasting, oxygen deprivation, nitrogen narcosis (deep diving), psychosis,[8] temporal lobe epilepsy or a traumatic accident. Altered states of consciousness also occur in healthy women experiencing childbirth,[9] hence the introduction of the term gender-specific states of consciousness.[10]
An ASC can sometimes be reached intentionally by the use of sensory deprivation, an isolation tank, sleep deprivation, lucid dreaming, hypnosis, meditation, prayer, or disciplines (e.g. Mantra Meditation, Yoga, Sufism, dream yoga.)
ASCs can also be attained through the ingestion of psychoactive drugs such as alcohol and opiates, but more commonly with traditional hallucinogens of indigenous cultures, such as cannabis, dimethyltryptamine, psilocybin mushrooms, Peyote and Ayahuasca. Other modern hallucinogens that some attempt to use for a similar purpose are for example, (D)-methorphan, Lysergic acid diethylamide or one of the drugs belonging to the classes of substituted tryptamines, substituted phenethylamines and substituted amphetamines.
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Template:Confusing section During an altered state of consciousness, brain waves occupy different categories of frequencies (i.e. Epsilon, Delta, Theta, Alpha, Beta, Gamma). These waves can be measured using an Electroencephalograph (EEG). Below is a list of wave types, along with their corresponding frequencies and states of consciousness:
- Epsilon: 0.00–0.05 Hz
- Epsilon wave patterns have not been heavily studied; however, they may be connected to intense meditative states.[citation needed]
- Delta brainwave patterns characterize slow wave sleep.
- Theta: 4–8 Hz Normal deep sleep state.
- Theta waves are produced between dreams, and represent an "interlude" between dreams. The waves tend to last 15–30 minutes between REM states.
- Alpha: 8–12 Hz Typical dream state.
- Alpha waves can be seen in persons watching movies or television narratives in which they are fully engrossed, mostly unaware of their surroundings.
- Beta: 12–30 Hz
- Beta waves correspond to normal conscious brain activity, ranging from calm and relaxed consciousness, to fight-or-flight panic.
- Gamma: 30–100+ Hz
- As the ability to measure brainwave frequency has significantly improved with advances in digital technology, it has become possible and practical to measure brainwave frequencies beyond 30 Hz. As more is learned about these brainwaves, a change in classifications may occur. The beta-wave level of consciousness seems to extend well beyond 30 Hz, but frequencies of 90 Hz or more (gamma waves), are shown to be associated with coordination of signals across longer distances within the brain, facilitating the completion of complex actions or associations which require the simultaneous use of multiple brain regions.
Researcher and theorists in this areaEdit
- Helen Bonny
- Carlos Castaneda
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi -his book "Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience" regarding 'being in the zone'.
- Bruce Eisner
- Joseph Pierce Farrell
- Thaddeus Golas
- John Curtis Gowan
- Stanislav Grof
- Aldous Huxley
- Ernst Josephson
- Timothy Leary
- John C. Lilly
- Terence McKenna
- Claudio Naranjo
- Robert S de Ropp
- Charles Tart
See alsoEdit
- Ecstasy (emotion)
- Energy (esotericism)
- Religious ecstasy
- Ego death
- Flow (psychology)
- Kundalini syndrome
- Music therapy
- Mysticism
- Mystical psychosis
- New Age
- Near death experience
- Neurotheology
- Parapsychology
- Psychedelic drug
- Psychedelic experience
- Psychology of religion
- Psychonautics
- James, William The varieties of religious experience (1902) ISBN 0-14-039034-0
- Wier, Dennis R. Trance: from magic to technology (1995) ISBN 1-888428-38-4
Further readingEdit
External linksEdit
- John C. Lilly
- Divine Way of Spiritual Heart Knowledge about consciousness developing. Methodology of spiritual self-perfection.
- Ekstasis Journeys in trance, meditation, mysteries and altered states of consciousness
- Mantra Meditation
- Trance Research Foundation - Trance Institutenl:Trance (bewustzijn)
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GLENN CLOSE: I was still at beginning my career — the only movie I'd done was The World According to Garp. It was 1982 and I was called in to audition for something called The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs, which was a stage adaptation of the George Moore short story "Albert Nobbs." I really, really was intrigued by the character, but I wasn't very good at auditioning, and in the middle of the audition I just said, "You know what? I'm boring myself, so I must be boring you. I think I'm going to go home." [Laughs.]
Glenn Close
They called my agent and said it was the most interesting thing that had happened that day and they wanted me to come back. This was the Manhattan Theater Club. And I went to a coach that I'd heard of for the first time in order to learn some techniques for auditioning, and I went back and got the part. If I hadn't been given that second chance, we wouldn't be talking today. [After doing the play, it] was always on my list as something that I thought if handled in the correct way with the right people, it could be extraordinary on film.
We finally got it made. And even though I'm talking to you and we've had our New York premiere, it's still at that wonderful place in my consciousness of, "Did we really do it? Wow, we did!" [Laughs.]
MW: Stage is less forgiving than the screen. You really had to pull the character of Albert off convincingly on screen in a realistic manner. Talk about the extraordinary makeup job. What did they do to change your appearance?
CLOSE: That's the astounding thing, not much. I always knew I wanted this to be authentic in that the people in the story didn't look like idiots to think that these characters were men. And I always felt that I'd have the burden of my quite well-known face. Meanwhile, I've had, since 2002, a picture from National Geographic of a woman from Albania who is a sworn virgin. There's a culture in that country that, if they do not have a male heir, they designate a woman to live the life of a man. It's not about fake facial hair or anything other than just living the life of a man, and she's about the age that Albert would have been. And it's been my muse since 2002. Her hairline, her sideburns, her hands, her eyebrows, the expression on her face, it's rather incredible. And so that was the challenge, to have somebody who must have had things in her physiognomy that also would help her disappear.


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Natural Weight Loss Supplements
There are so many diets and supplements being marketed these days. So that is why it is very understandable for people to become very weary since they don't know which ones really do the job and are healthy. This is especially true with all of the concerns about all of the "miracles pills" which end up resulting in serious side effects, and in some cases, even death.
You want to find a supplement that will compliment the balanced diet and your current exercise regimen. There aren't any pills that will magically burn all fat and large amounts of weight. There are some that show promise but that is where research plays a major role on your journey to weight loss. The following is information on some of the most popular ingredients that natural weight loss supplements use.
Garcinia Gambogia
Also called HCA and other names, the fruit rind on the plant is used to treat obesity. It is believed to suppress the appetite and prevent storage of fat. In addition it works to decrease belly fat. Garcinia extract helps control the body's cortisol levels which is how stress levels are controlled.
Fucoxanthin is a kind of antioxidant contained in edible brown seaweed like wakame, that can be found in miso soup that you get at many Japanese restaurants. There are ongoing studies to find out how it works in humans. However, in preliminary animal studies, it appears to target abdominal fat. The fat that is stored inside the abdomen has been linked with diabetes and heart disease.
This popular herbal supplement is utilized as a natural appetite supplement, however no clinical studies have been conducted on humans yet. The main problem that Hoodia has is there are so many different companies that sell the pills and many of them are counterfeit. That is why it is critical to do research and find a trustworthy company that is selling Hoodia.
These black seeds are loaded with caffeine. They actually have twice the amount of caffeine that coffee beans do. Guarana comes from the Amazon rain forest originally, and acts like a stimulant that increases energy. However, it definitely shouldn't be taken by individuals with heart conditions since it can stimulate the heart and system.
Apple Cider Vinegar
It has been used to burn fat. Although apple cider vinegar might appear to be harmless, it does have some side effects.
Green Tea
Green tea is produced from Camellia sinensis leaves, and its extracts are known to treat obesity and other conditions such as skin cancer and breast cancer. It is used as well to protect the skin from sun damage and controls cholesterol levels as well. When taken moderately it can be very useful. It is contained in many different weight loss supplements such as Avesil. There is caffeine contained in green tea extracts which might cause frequent urination, irritability, diarrhea, nausea and anxiety.
Bitter Orange
This herb is similar to ephedra and might raise blood pressure, cause abnormalities in the heart rate or increase heart rate.
Chitosan comes from crab shells. It is believed to prevent fat absorption through binding fat molecules with the intestines. There have been studies that show that chitosan supplements helps with weight loss. However, it does have side effects associated with it like bloating and constipation.
Those are a few examples of the different natural weight loss supplements. However like any other diet supplement out there, it is important for you to consult with your dietitian and/or physician before you try taking any weight loss or diet supplement.
The Magic of L-Carnitine
Nine Benefits of Taking L-Carnitine
From the amino acids lysine and methionine, L-carnitine is synthesized in the body. Find out how you can increase your chances of success by adding this to your arsenal.
From the amino acids lysine and methionine, L-carnitine is synthesized in the body. Regardless of what your goals for bodybuilding and fitness are, gaining muscle or losing fat, you will greatly increase your chances of success it you add l-carnitine to your supplement arsenal. There have been studies performed on how carnitine works as far back as 1937. Let's review some of the benefits that l-carnitine can have on your health and your goals.
1. Fat Loss
If what you want is to get lean, than the amino acid that is needed is this one. Long-chain fatty acids are transferred by l-carnitine, for example mitochondria and triglycerides, where they are able to be oxidized so they can produce energy. Carnitine has also been able to serve as an appetite suppressant and reduce fatigue. This is why; having l-carnitine in your arsenal can be a major asset when you are dieting. Not only will it help your body not to store fat, it will also increase your aerobic capacity helping you to burn calories.
2. Muscle Mass
If you are a hardgainer looking to pack on some muscle, then l-carnitine is also the perfect weapon. By using l-carnitine as a supplement, you can increase your strength and lift heavier weights; this means that in the long run your muscles will become bigger.
3. Bone Mass
A major concern for many postmenopausal women and senior citizens is bone loss due to aging. This of course can increase the chances of fractures, arthritis, osteoporosis and other bone diseases. The great thing is that, by taking l-carnitine, the bone loss process can be slowed down and the bone microstructural properties can be improved by decreasing bone turnover.
4. Immune System
L-carnitine is also an antioxidant which can prevent the damage that free radicals can cause to your healthy cells. This can be particularly helpful if you are training and dealing with a cold or other seasonal allergies.
5. Heart Conditions
Primary carnitine is used for conditions that are heart related. There have been clinical trials which have shown that along with conventional treatment, l-carnitine can be used for angina reducing the need for medicine as well as improving the ability of those dealing with angina to exercise without experiencing discomfort or chest pain. There have also been studies which have determined that after a heart attack, taking l-carnitine lowers the risk of suffering from another heart attack. They have actually given carnitine to help treat those suffering from heart disease.
6. Kidney Treatment
Carnitine is produced by the kidney so naturally, when someone may have or has been diagnosed with kidney disease, it is recommended that they take carnitine to help make up for its deficiency due to the kidney not producing it.
7. Male Infertility
For men who have attempted to have children yet have a low sperm count, it has been suggested and shown that carnitine can help improve both the quality and count of the sperm.
8. Breastfeeding Women
Normally one of the reasons why new mothers opt for breastfeeding is because of the amount of calories it burns, however one side effect of breastfeeding is that the body's amount of carnitine is lowered. Although while pregnant the body has sufficient, you can prevent deficiency by taking extra carnitine. With the combination of breastfeeding and carnitine, new moms will actually lose that baby weight much faster.
9. Type II Diabetes
Those suffering from Type II Diabetes are also able to benefit from a carnitine supplement. The way that l-carnitine helps diabetics is by increasing glucose storage, glucose oxidation, and glucose uptake.
Anorectic Drug Addiction – Beware
What Are Anorectic Drugs?
Anorectics are drugs used to stimulate the central nervous system. The drugs are mostly in the form of diet pills used as appetite suppressants. They can be bought over the counter with or without a prescription. Sometimes, anorectics are sold illegally. Most brands make the drugs in the form of tablets or capsules meaning they can be swallows as pills. The danger with the use of this drugs is that they can quickly become addictive.
As appetite suppressants, the drugs lessen the desire to eat and are commonly used by overweight people seeking to manage or shed off a few extra pounds. Under proper used, anorectic drugs can give notable results in around four months. However, the best results are often through the use of the drug along with good dieting and exercising. The use anorectics for weight loss and weight management should not be long-term because the side effects can have severe health impacts.
Anorectic Use: Malnutrition and Addiction
Using the drugs without proper dieting when losing weight will not give the desired results rather make the user highly likely to get addicted to the drugs. People with a history of drug abuse should not use anorectic drugs. Anorectics are known to cause both physical and mental addictions.
Abuse of the drugs can lead to issues of malnutrition or rapid weight loss. Mixing anorectics with our substances such as alcohol is a big health risk. It can lead to severe health issues such as heart valve complications.
Anorectic Addiction: Treatment and Help
We offer the necessary assistance and support to individuals battling with various drug addictions. At our rehab center, we focus on building the patient's self-esteem and help them find ways of dealing with their emotional issues. We also offer treatment programs that also include a focus on dieting and overall health.
Rehabilitation is the most suitable treatment option for people addicted to anorectic drugs. At our center, we have an experienced staff that knows how to deal with drug abuse. We offer the necessary help and uphold the utmost privacy of our patients. We can help individuals who have tried using anorectics to lose weight only to get addicted to the drugs be free of the addiction and lead a normal and healthy life .


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OCEAN CITY – After peaking in April at 11,205, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged below 9,800 in June — low enough to ignite talk of a bear-market signal. Even though past performance does not indicate future results, that recent retreat is serving to reignite the fears of investors who moved out of equities during the worst of the downturn — and who have shied away from investment risk ever since. Some view today's high unemployment and a skyrocketing U.S. budget deficit as threats to the strength of the American economy and wonder whether the recovery will have legs. Others point to the market's advances and retreats over the last year and question whether investing in stocks is worth the anxiety and effort involved. And so they remain on the sidelines — their portfolios heavily weighted in cash and fixed income.
While it's impossible to predict exactly what will happen to the economy or financial markets in the immediate future, for investors with a long-term outlook (particularly those who may be 15 or 20 years from retirement, with time to weather additional market storms), the current environment could bring opportunities. "History suggests1 that the average 10- to 20-year period produces annual stock market returns of 6% to 12%," says Tom Latta, Managing Director of GWM Investment Management & Guidance at Merrill Lynch. "Because we believe in the growth of high-quality companies over long periods of time — and after seeing the S&P gain nothing during the past 10 years — you can make the case that better times could likely be ahead."
Latta and his colleagues have been urging investors to sit down with their financial advisors and reassess their portfolios in light of their risk profiles.
There are ways to help keep your investment strategy on track and take advantage of opportunities while also guarding against the risks of investing during volatile times.
1. Work your way back in. Rather than fret about trying to time the recovery, investors should consider positioning themselves for a long-term rising tide. "If you moved most of your assets to cash during the downturn, I believe it's crucial to consider getting back to a diversified portfolio of equities, fixed income and cash that reflects your strategic allocation plan," says Latta. If you're worried about near-term volatility, you could move back into the market gradually through a technique called dollar cost averaging,2 which calls for purchasing equal dollar amounts of an asset at regular intervals. "If you're concerned about buying into equities at the worst possible point, this allows you to invest gradually over time across a potentially broad range of prices," Suri says.
2. Think globally. Investors looking to recoup bear-market losses might consider broadening their exposure to international markets, particularly emerging markets in Asia. "If you want to work your way back in and capture opportunities, those are the markets with great potential," says Latta. To tap that future growth, you might want to consider investing in both foreign companies and American businesses selling to consumers in international markets.
3. Consider defensive investments. While equity investments always carry a measure of risk, some sectors (including regulated entities such as utilities and consumer staples such as food and household items that people continue to buy regardless of the economic climate) may hold up better than others in an uncertain economy.
4. Explore downside protection. Qualified investors have long been able to take out options or access complex strategies to help limit the downside risk of equity positions. Another way to pursue many of the same ends: Consider allocating a portion of your portfolio that might otherwise go to equities to structured investments with principal protection at maturity. Debt securities generally issued by large financial institutions, these investments may be tied to the performance of a wide range of underlying assets, including a specific stock or stock index, like the S&P 500. They allow you to participate in any positive return generated by the underlying asset, up to a predetermined cap, while reducing the possibility that you will lose money in your investment, if held to maturity, and subject to the credit risk of the issuer. "They provide the ability to stay invested in the markets while reducing some of the risk," says Brian Partridge, Managing Director of Merrill Lynch's Structured Investments Group.
5. Tap the tangible. Inflation may not seem like much of a possibility now, but experience has shown that's not likely to remain the case indefinitely — which also means the current environment could offer an opportunity to buy inflation-indexed securities for the future at attractive valuations. Real assets — real estate, including real estate investment trusts (REITs), and industrial and agricultural commodities — are currently considered "cheap" and have historically benefited during inflationary periods, meaning they could increase in value as the economy recovers and inflation accelerates. Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS — government bonds whose principal adjusts upward if the consumer price index rises) could also be worth a look.
(A Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Advisor. She can be reached at 410-213-8520.)


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JERUSALEM (AP) — A 47-year-old Filipino caregiver has emerged as the newest star of Israeli reality television, putting a human face on the thousands of foreign workers who toil away in menial, back-breaking jobs in this country.
Israeli viewers of the country's myriad of reality shows have grown accustomed to successful candidates from various backgrounds, including black-clad ultra-Orthodox Jews, Ethiopian immigrants and a German convert to Judaism who became a celebrity chef. But they've never seen someone like Rose Fostanes before.
The diminutive woman with a booming voice has taken "X-Factor Israel" by storm and emerged as a national phenomenon. Known simply as "Rose," she is mobbed by fans wherever she goes.
"It's a big change in my life because before nobody recognized me, nobody knew me. But now everybody, I think everybody in Israel knows my name. And it is very funny," she said.
Fostanes arrived six years ago to work as a caregiver so, like millions of other Filipino workers around the world, she could send money back home to her family and her girlfriend.
She spends her days caring and cleaning for an ailing woman in her 50s. To save money, Fostanes lives in a crowded apartment in south Tel Aviv, a downtrodden area inhabited by foreign laborers, with seven others.
Until recently, Fostanes was among the thousands of Filipinos who work in similar positions in Israel. The site of Filippino workers wheeling elderly Israelis in public places is so common that the word "Filipini" has become synonymous with "caregiver."
Several months ago, a friend encouraged her to enter the "X-Factor" competition, a popular show hosted by Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli. Standing just 1.50 meters-tall (4-foot-11), Fostanes has captured her audiences' hearts with a surprisingly strong and soulful voice, belting out such hits as Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" and Lady Gaga's "You and I." She is among the final five contestants and widely seen as a favorite.
Israeli singer Shiri Maimon, a judge on the show and former reality TV contestant herself, has served as Fontanes' "mentor" throughout the season. After a recent rendition of Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful," Maimon could barely contain her excitement.
"It was so moving. I am so proud of you. We will have an amazing journey together," she said. "I'm speechless. It was more than perfect."
Fostanes said she has dreamed of singing since she was a child, but suffered discrimination because of her appearance. She said she still can't believe how far she has come.
"Sometimes I am telling myself, 'Is it true that it happened to me?" she said. "At least I can express and show the people that I have also talents and it's not too late for me to shine."
Fostanes said she has been a caregiver since the age of 23, working in Egypt and Lebanon before coming to Israel. She is among the roughly 10 million Filipinos, or 10 percent of the overall population, who work abroad.
Israel's estimated 40,000 Filipinos enjoy relative freedom, as long as they have work permits. Most remain for an agreed-upon period of time before returning home.
Fostanes said Filipinos around the world have heard about her and frequently send her text messages of support. But her success has been tempered by the distance from her loved ones. She last visited the Philippines two years ago.
"Really I miss them, my family especially, and of course my girlfriend because this is the time I really need them beside me," she said, with tears in her eyes. "I need their support not only because they are in the Philippines, I want them to be by my side."


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To promote ethanol-fueled auto racing, Tad Whitten is organizing "Farmers Drive Iowa," a caravan of vehicles powered by biorenewable fuels. The "tractor ride and more" will head across central Iowa from Ames to Des Moines to Newton on May 18. The vehicles will include the Iowa State University-sponsored race car that will run in a NASCAR race at Iowa Speedway on May 21. Also included in the pilgrimage will be a John Deere tractor and several flex fuel vehicles.
Tad Whitten is owner of In-Touch Marketing Solutions in Congerville, Ill., a firm that works with the ethanol industry and ag groups in promoting renewable fuels. He has designed ethanol promotion exhibits at a number of functions. One of his exhibits is a replica of America's first "ethanol" gas station, which was operating in the 1930s.
Tad's son, Tanner Whitten, will drive the No. 85 Chevrolet in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East/West Challenge on Saturday evening May 21 in a professional stockcar race at Iowa Speedway at Newton, Iowa.
Race car and historic filling station promote biofuel research and use
Iowa State University and its long history of biofuels research will be featured at the Iowa Speedway's May 21-22 NASCAR weekend. The No. 85 Chevrolet race car driven by Tanner Whitten in the NASCAR race at 7 p.m. May 21 will race with Iowa State University colors and logos. And the 1933 replica filling station on display at Iowa Speedway during race weekend.
The "first ethanol gas station" will tell the story of Iowa State professors Leo Christensen, Ellis Fulmer and Ralph Hixon developing a blend of 10% corn alcohol and gasoline in those by-gone days. Advertisements in the 1930s called the octane-boosting blend "a superior motor fuel" that "means cornbelt prosperity."
"Iowa State University is all about putting science, technology and creativity to work for Iowa and the world," says Carole Custer, director of university marketing. "This promotion and sponsorship is a way to highlight the university's role in the development of ethanol and the university's continued leadership in biofuels research."
NASCAR this year is fueling its race cars with E15 ethanol blend
This year NASCAR started fueling its stock cars with a blend of 15% ethanol made from corn grown by American farmers. This month's races at the Iowa Speedway at Newton in central Iowa will be the first time NASCAR's ethanol-fueled cars will race in Iowa.
The "Farmers Drive Iowa" caravan of vehicles powered by biorenewable fuels will leave ISU's Bio Renewables Research Lab on the Ames campus at 8:30 a.m. on May 18 and proceed to the State Capitol building in Des Moines with a couple of pit stops at retail filling stations (Kum & Go and Casey's) along the way. There will be a 1:15 p.m. press conference at the Capitol with speakers talking about the benefits of renewable fuels, world food production and NASCAR's adoption of E15. The caravan will then proceed east, leaving Des Moines and heading to the Iowa Speedway at Newton, led by the official pacecar of the John Deere Iowa Dealers 250 race, which will be held at 1 p.m. on May 22.
The caravan's schedule for Wednesday, May 18 includes:
• 7:30-8:30 a.m. Cars line up at the Biorenewables Research Laboratory on the west side of the Iowa State campus.
• 8:30 a.m. Caravan leaves Iowa State.
• 10 a.m. Stop at Kum & Go in Ankeny (1825 N. Ankeny Blvd.) for photos.
• 11:30 a.m. Arrive at the west side of the Capitol for interviews and photos. The event is free and open to the public. The pace car for the Iowa John Deere Dealers 250 Presented by Pioneer NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway joins the caravan at the Capitol.
• 1:15 p.m. Short presentations by representatives from Iowa State, Iowa Speedway and Sukup Manufacturing Co., a Sheffield company that manufactures grain storage, drying and handling equipment.
• 2 p.m. Caravan leaves the Capitol for Iowa Speedway in Newton. Media may be able to arrange rides in a caravan vehicle. Contact Whitten to make arrangements.
• 2:30 p.m. Stop at Casey's General Store in Colfax (501 W. State St.) for photos.
• 3 p.m. When the caravan arrives at Iowa Speedway, the pace car and Iowa State-sponsored race car will pull up to a replica of America's first ethanol filling station for refueling.
The replica ethanol station was featured at Iowa State's 2008 Iowa State Fair exhibit. The replica portrays the first fuel station to sell gasohol, as the fuel was known then. Throughout the race weekend, a short skit will be staged featuring a customer filling up his Model T Ford. The skit will also feature information about the Iowa State researchers who developed the corn alcohol and gasoline blend for the Earl Coryell Co. of Lincoln, Neb.
Iowa State researchers continue to study and develop ethanol and advanced biofuels. The research projects include next-generation biofuels, ethanol production, biomass harvesting, engine performance, biofuels combustion, alternative biomass crops and clean energy technologies.
Iowa State's biorenewable research centers include the Bioeconomy Institute, the BioCentury Research Farm, the Plant Sciences Institute, the Center for Crops Utilization Research and the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals. Iowa State also established the country's first graduate program in biorenewable resources and technology. Biofuels Digest named Iowa State its 2010 Institutional Research Facility of the Year.


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I get a lot of questions each week about Dayton, the Scopes Trial, and how I anticipate the local community will respond to my book. So I thought I'd take this Friday morning to answer a few of the most frequently asked questions for those of you who are history buffs…or nosy...or just like monkeys.
Q: Have you seen Inherit the Wind?
A: Yes, but as a good Daytonite I feel obligated to remind everyone that Inherit the Wind is only loosely based on the Scopes Trial. In fact, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee wrote the play in response to McCarthyism back in the early 1950s, so much of the story is complete fiction. (Inherit the Wind was supposed to be a bit like Arthur Miller's The Crucible, which also served as an allegory to McCarthy Trials.) To tell you the truth, there aren't many Inherit the Wind fans in Dayton because the play and the film make the residents of "Hillsboro" appear ignorant and backwards, and because so many people get all their information about the trial from that source alone. If you want a more accurate picture of the Scopes Trial, consider reading Edward Larson's Pulitzer Prize winning account, Summer for the Gods, or check out the PBS "American Experience" documentary on the subject.
Q: How do people from Dayton feel about the title of your book—"Evolving in Monkey Town"?
A: I don't know, and I wasn't really that concerned about it until recently. See, a few weeks ago,MainStreet Dayton, a local organization that funds and organizes events in the downtown area, announced with a big, colorful billboard an event they called the "Monkey Town Mardi Gras," scheduled for March 6. The billboard, located just north of town, included a picture of cute cartoon monkey wearing a hat and mardi gras beads. When I saw it, I thought to myself, "Oh good. People around here embrace Dayton's colorful history, including the whole 'Monkey Town" thing. I've got nothing to worry about."
Well, three days later, the vinyl on the billboard was ripped off so that only shreds of it remained.
It stayed that way for nearly a week before it was replaced with this:
The very same billboard, but without the "Monkey Town."
So now I'm a little paranoid. I love the title of my book, and I wouldn't dream of changing it. I can only hope my friends and neighbors will have a sense of humor about it, recognizing that the Scopes Monkey Trial is a part of our history—for better or for worse. In fact, as I explain in my book, the idea to host the Scopes Trial in Dayton came from local politicians and businessmen who hoped a high-publicity test trial might bring some much-needed attention to the town in the 1920s, when the local coal mining companies were really struggling. Any expert on the trial will tell you that it essential began as a publicity stunt. The way I see it, we can either pretend the whole thing didn't happen or embrace it with a smile.
Q: What do you think of William Jennings Bryan?
WJB was a fascinating character, and the more I've learned about him over the years, the less I've been able to box the guy in. Sure, he was a bit of a Bible-thumper, but he also supported women's suffrage, advocated for the rights of laborers and farmers, and so passionately opposed U.S. involvement in World War I that he resigned as Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson. He was a prohibitionist, a trust-buster, an anti-imperialist, and a (borderline obsessive) proponent of Free Silver. In fact, I would say that his performance on the witness stand during the Scopes Trial was a low moment for WJB. He was not well prepared, and he should never have allowed Darrow to cross-examine him. Interestingly enough, if you read the transcript from the Scopes Trial you will see that Bryan did not necessarily believe in a literal seven-day creation, but conceded that the "days" described in Genesis may have simply been "periods."
Q: How will people at Bryan College react to your book?
A: I'm not sure. In a lot of ways, I have strayed from what I was taught at Bryan. I can no longer support young earth creationism in good conscience. I'm not exactly a strict religious exclusivist anymore. I voted for Barack Obama in 2008, support gay rights, and prefer the word "inspired" to "inerrant" when describing the Bible. I would hope that my desire to follow Jesus and my commitment to orthodox Christianity would be enough to keep me in the Bryan College fold, but this remains to be seen. My biggest fear is that my parents will catch flack over my book. They have been nothing but encouraging, supportive, and understanding throughout this whole process, and I'll be really disappointed if they are ostracized because of something I wrote. I worked especially hard to portray my experiences in Dayton and at Bryan College in a favorable, yet truthful, light, and I've spent hours and hours double-checking the manuscript to make sure that I am fair, considerate, and honest. At the end of the day, I can be confident and at peace knowing that I did my best to write with integrity. How people respond is out of my control. (Read: I worry about it all the time.)
Q: This book sounds like a work of literary genius. How can I pre-order it?
A: Why, thank you for asking! You can order it now on Amazon for the low, low price of just $10.19. The book will be released in June/July.
So, do you have any more questions about Dayton, The Scopes Trial, or the book?
What about you? Is YOUR hometown famous for anything? (Please include food, if applicable.)
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June 30, 2009
Dear House Appropriations Committee Member:
Last week the subcommittee considering the Financial Services appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2010 did something Congress has not done in over a decade: The subcommittee voted to rescind an amendment that prevents direct public funding of abortion in the United States.
The subcommittee's action effectively nullifies the Dornan amendment, which has prevented public funding of elective abortions in the nation's capital since 1989 (with a hiatus from Fiscal Year 1994 to 1996). Instead of continuing to bar use of all congressionally appropriated funds for such abortions, the subcommittee narrowed the ban to cover only "federal" funds so "local" funds may be used for abortions without limit or restraint. Because Congress controls and must appropriate all public funds for the District of Columbia, this distinction is a bookkeeping exercise only: The impact in terms of human lives will be exactly the same as if the amendment were reversed in its entirety. I join the Archdiocese of Washington in protesting against this action (see the Archdiocese's June 26 statement at www.adw.org/news/news.asp).
While some may try to defend this action in terms of "home rule" for the District, in fact some other current bans on the District's use of all public funds (e.g., for personal use of public vehicles or to weaken laws on use of controlled substances) have been left intact in the bill. This is an action to promote publicly funded abortion, presumably the first step in a broader effort to restore such funding throughout the federal government. This misguided campaign neglects three realities.
First, public funding of abortion is rejected by the American people, as numerous surveys of public opinion have shown. The strength of this public opposition was recently demonstrated when Catholics throughout the United States sent tens of millions of postcards to their elected representatives in Congress, opposing the "Freedom of Choice Act" as well as any weakening or reversal of current appropriations riders on abortion.
Second, no lawmaker or Administration can support such a policy change and still claim to support "reducing abortions." The evidence is overwhelming, and universally recognized by groups on all sides of the abortion issue, that the availability of public funds for abortion greatly increases abortions. A study published by the Guttmacher Institute, for example, has found that the abortion rate among women in the Medicaid program more than doubles (from 35 abortions per 1000 women to 89 per 1000) if they live in a state that funds abortions in Medicaid (R. Jones et aI., "Patterns in the Socioeconomic Characteristics of Women Obtaining Abortions in 2000-2001," Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, vol. 34 (2002), 226-235 at 231).
Third, this action takes place as Congress is working to win broad support for a much-needed major reform of our health care system. A key issue in this debate is whether any open-ended or general language on benefits in such legislation will be exploited to begin funding abortions or mandating abortion coverage. The subcommittee's action signals that this is a serious concern. Such action can only increase distrust of reform efforts at a time when mutual trust and cooperation are more needed than ever. This is the worst of all possible times to be injecting the divisive issue of public abortion funding into the debate on government health policy.
I urge you to reverse the subcommittee's action, and restore the policy against publicly funded abortions in the District of Columbia that has been in effect for over a decade.
Cardinal Justin Rigali
Archbishop of Philadelphia
Chairman USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities
Here, for the record and some background info, is the earlier statement from the D.C. Archdiocese:
Archdiocese opposes federal budget proposals to publicly fund abortions; calls on Congress instead to fund assistance for women and children in need
June 26, 2009
Yesterday, a U.S. House of Representatives' appropriations subcommittee acted to overturn a longstanding ban on taxpayer funded abortions in the District of Columbia. The provision, which was buried in President Barack Obama's FY 2010 budget, will be taken up by the House Appropriations Committee after the July 4 recess. As Christa Lopiccolo, director of life issues for the Archdiocese of Washington, noted:
"More than 40 percent of all pregnancies in the District of Columbia already end in abortion. In fact, Washington, DC has one of the highest abortion rates in the country. President Obama is on record as saying he wants to reduce the number of abortions. Removing restrictions on its funding will do nothing to achieve that goal, but will likely increase the number of abortions performed in the District of Columbia.
"Women don't need more abortions. They need access to services that nurture and support the life of their children. The difficulty and confusion of an unintended pregnancy deserves loving and compassionate care. In addition, it is unconscionable that funds from taxpayers – the majority of whom oppose abortion according to national surveys – would be used to destroy innocent human life.
"It is our hope and prayer that Congressional leaders will reject taxpayer funding of abortion, thereby protecting both the sanctity of life and the consciences of the District's residents, and instead focus their efforts and their votes on helping women and their children."


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After that Impossible Clue this morning, you've totally got the VBS 2014 Theme figured out, right? If not, we're sure this will help you figure it out!
Each day between now and June 3rd, we'll release a photo clue at 2 PM CST right here on the blog and on our Facebook page.
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ATLANTA (Reuters) - The last white Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives from the Deep South, John Barrow of Georgia, was re-elected, beating a Republican challenger in a district redrawn to include more Republican voters, unofficial results showed on Wednesday.
Barrow, who has served in Congress since 2005, defeated state Representative Lee Anderson, a white Republican, by a margin of 54 percent to 46 percent in a race for the 12th District seat in southeast Georgia.
There are no white Democrats in the U.S. House from the other Deep South states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and South Carolina as white voters in the region have increasingly switched to the Republican Party.
Barrow survived the re-election challenge because he is a moderate Democrat, Charles Bullock, professor of political science at the University of Georgia, told Reuters.
"Barrow is not Nancy Pelosi, although Republicans tried to paint him as such," Bullock said. "He is light years away from her."
Barrow raised $2.6 million for his campaign, more than twice as much as Anderson, according to the Federal Election Commission. However, outside groups, including the anti-tax group Americans for Tax Reform, spent more than $3 million to try to defeat Barrow, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
The Republican-dominated Georgia legislature redrew Barrow's district so that it included more Republican voters.
Reporting by David Beasley in Atlanta; Editing by Eric Beech


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Infographics in a PR Strategy
Hotels.com is a company that has embraced infographics. We have designed a number of infographics for them specifically for use on their Press website. They are so committed to infographics as an ongoing part of their PR strategy, that they have created a dedicated infographics page on their press website.
They just published the 2013 What Guests Want infographic, an additional content piece to the release of the complete survey, Global Travelers Want To Stay Connected And Comfy. The Hotels.com press site is primarily targeted at an audience of hotel industry executives and the news media. The addition of the infographics to the press releases helps to make the often dry survey data more engaging, and additional press releases were also published to highlight some of the hidden gems in the data: Danish Hotel Guests Most Honest; Americans Come In 23rd Place
I asked the Taylor L. Cole, Director of Public Relations & Social Media at Hotels.com a few questions about their strategy, success and experience using infographics to support their PR content.
Randy Krum: How do infographics fit into your content strategy on the Hotels.com press site?
Hotels.com: Infographics are a great way to visually represent the wealth of data we have available as an e-commerce site and from our own customers. We use them to put a fun spin on and break down more data-heavy subjects like the changes in hotel prices around the world year-over-year or to release consumer survey results on topics like favorite hotel amenities. We've found the media likes to have a choice of a written or visual story.
Randy Krum: Who is the primary audience for the infographics on your press site?
Hotels.com: Media of all forms - newspapers, bloggers, online sites, TV stations. Additionally, our hotel partners use our infographics for further insight into the opinions of travelers and trends in the travel industry.
Randy Krum: Hotels.com has been using infographics on their press site for two years now. What have you learned about using infographics effectively with your audience?
Hotels.com: The simpler, the better. A very clean design with easy to follow lines has worked best. If the data to present is too complex or doesn't naturally flow the way one's mind make certain jumps to information, we find it best to present the data in two smaller graphics. We've also found that media and our consumers are responding favorably to our infographics with icons like piggy banks, bed pillows, the universal Wi-Fi symbol and the like.
Randy Krum: Do you find that your message is spread farther because of the easy sharing nature of infographics?
Hotels.com: Absolutely. Infographics have become like a bragging right to see who has found the coolest designs and information to share with their friends and readers.
Thanks to Taylor and Hotels.com for their time and willingness to share their thoughts!


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Scottish independence: Alex Salmond outlines referendum question
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has set out the question he intends to ask voters in a referendum on Scottish independence.
The SNP leader said Scots would be asked: "Do you agree that Scotland should be an independent country?" in a ballot which he wants to hold in 2014.
But a consultation launched by Mr Salmond asks if voters favour a second question on more Holyrood powers.
He said the referendum could be regulated by the Electoral Commission.
In a statement to MSPs, Mr Salmond described the question as "short, straightforward and clear", saying the people of Scotland would be asked to make the most important decision facing the country in 300 years.
But Mr Salmond said people would also be asked their views on increasing the Scottish Parliament's powers, short of independence, which has been described as "devo-max".
Opposition parties in Scotland accused the first minister of obsessing about independence at a time of economic strife, while the UK government has urged him to hold the referendum "sooner, rather than later".
Scottish Secretary Michael Moore said there was "much to welcome" in the Scottish government consultation, but warned: "Any attempt to pass legislation for either an independence or 'devo-max' referendum would be outside the existing powers of the Scottish Parliament and liable to legal challenge.
"We have made it clear that we think the Scottish government would lose such a challenge.
"Clearly, the UK government still believes that it is in the interests of the Scottish people and economy to have a referendum sooner rather than later."
Mr Salmond said the referendum, expected to cost about £10m, should meet "the highest standards of fairness, transparency and propriety".
Mr Salmond told the Scottish Parliament: "The referendum will be held in autumn 2014 on the same terms as any Scottish election, to the same standards and with the same guarantee of fairness. We will decide our future in a vote which is beyond challenge or doubt.
"Our nation is blessed with national resources, bright people and a strong society. We have an independent education system, legal system and NHS. They are respected worldwide. I believe that if we connect the wealth of our land to the wellbeing of our people, we can create a better country."
A Referendum Bill, introduced to the Scottish Parliament early next year, could be passed towards the end of 2013, with the vote itself being held after the European elections in June 2014, and the Commonwealth Games, which are being staged in Glasgow.
The first minister said Scotland, under devolution, was currently limited in what it could do to create jobs, grow the economy and help the vulnerable.
The public consultation paper - Your Scotland Your Referendum - seeks views on what the ballot paper should say, what spending limits should be set and how the referendum should be managed and regulated.
Mr Salmond said he also wanted to give 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote.
The SNP leader was addressing parliament on the 253rd anniversary of the birth of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns.
Both Mr Salmond and Scotland's deputy first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, later held a press conference at Edinburgh Castle's Great Hall, attended by 45 journalists from 17 foreign countries.
Westminster ministers have already launched their own consultation on plans for the referendum, saying further powers need to be devolved to make it legally watertight.
SNP ministers have disagreed about the legal position, and have accused the coalition of trying to dictate the terms of the referendum, such as its time scale and the wording of what appears on the ballot paper.
The Scottish government said it would welcome the extra legal powers, but warned against them coming with "strings attached".
Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie described the statement as more Shakespeare than Burns, saying it was "much ado about nothing".
"While independence dominates the work of his government, our country is gripped by unemployment and rising costs," he said.
"I, as a Liberal Democrat, want home rule within the UK family, sharing the risks and rewards in a turbulent world."
Johann Lamont, Scottish Labour leader, said: "The most important thing is that whichever side wins this referendum, it, and the process to it, is conducted in such a way that the day after it all Scots can come together to fulfil our national duty to make Scotland all it can be.
"Sadly, the first minister declined those talks, and this consultation paper has done little for those who fear this process is not a fair one.
"For all the poetry and the pomp, this, his fourth crack at a consultation paper, is one of political calculations and assertions."
'Wriggle room'
Scots Tory leader Ruth Davidson said she was glad that Mr Salmond had set out his preference for a single question on independence.
But she added: "I notice that the first minister has left wriggle room for a second question in there. We believe that the question should be fair and decisive."
And the Scottish Green Party called for the coming months of civic debate to act as testbed for a more inclusive way of doing politics in Scotland.
Its leader Patrick Harvie said: "I welcome the move to accept the oversight of the Electoral Commission by the Scottish government.
"Now it's time for Westminster to give ground and allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote."
After the statement, the Welsh first minister, Carwyn Jones, said the latest developments raised serious questions for the rest of the UK.
"Any change in the constitutional status of Scotland is bound to have an effect not just on England but on Wales and Northern Ireland as well," he said.
"My focus will be on ensuring the UK is kept together - four different nations drawing strength from each other for the common good."
Scotland's Electoral Commissioner, John McCormick, added: "Our priority is to ensure any referendum is well run, transparent and focused on voters and we will share our experience and expertise in running referendums when we respond to both parliaments and governments on their respective consultations."
Mr Salmond said he looked forward to discussing this issue with Scottish Secretary Michael Moore and Prime Minister David Cameron "in the coming days".
The Scottish government consultation closes on 11 May.