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February 17, 2010
When do Hollywood liberals favor teaching religion in schools?
Somehow the Other's religion is neuroscience, to be imposed on rowdy children to make them serene. Thanks, Hollywood liberals. You know, I can't think of one Hollywood movie about kids that had a placid protagonist. The movies always boost boisterous children. The great kids that we are encouraged to identify with are mischievous and too energetic for their stuffy teachers. If there were a movie with an aging hippie teacher character bringing nonviolence to the kids through Buddhist meditation, I'm virtually positive she would be a self-loving idiot whose was really about repression and a hostility to the vibrancy of youth. But outside of the movies, are our Hollywood friends on the side of the childish protagonists or the repressive authority figures?
95 comments:
- The Drill SGT said...
and Islam.
I remember this story for example:
a school project in 2007 at Amherst Middle School transformed "the quaint colonial town of Amherst, N.H., into a Saudi Arabian Bedouin tent community." Male and female students were segregated, with the girls hosting "hijab and veil stations" and handing out the oppressive head-to-toe black garment known as the abaya to female guests. Meanwhile, the boys hosted food and Arabic dancing stations because, as explained in the article, "the traditions of Saudi Arabia at this time prevent women from participating in these public roles." An "Islamic religion station" offered up a prayer rug, verses from the Quran, prayer items and a compass pointed towards Mecca. The fact that female subjugation was presented as a benign cultural practice and Islamic religious rituals were promoted with public funds is cause for concern. - 2/17/10, 8:37 AM
- Charlie Martin said...
Sometimes being a Buddhist is a pain in the ass. First there's some clown telling you that Buddhism isn't a real religion, next its another one saying Buddhism is a religion.
- Fred4Pres said...
Is the Ramtha School of Enlightenment in the "good catagory" of religion in schools? Or is channeling a 10,000 year old warrior spirit too much baggage for kids today.
- TMink said...
It is interesting that the progressives are so hopeful about Buddhism. I can understand their hostility toward Christianity. The main point of Christianity is that we are sinful and incompetent and thus require God in our lives. That is the opposite of the progressive message which is we are smart and good enough to make things better.
But Buddhism is about not caring, it is about withdrawal from concerns and society. While it certainly is NOT Christianity, I fail to see any other possibilities it offers the progressives.
Trey - 2/17/10, 8:45 AM
- Fred4Pres said...
Is Althouse.com a channel like JZ Knight is for Ramtha? Let the new age healing begin!
- Maguro said...
And if the Buddhism doesn't work, the next step is to take all those boisterous kids and lock them in the nearest sweat lodge.
It's like a new age version of the school on Pink Floyd's The Wall. - 2/17/10, 8:46 AM
- Matt said...
The Sixth Sense FTW.
- Skyler said...
Well, this is in Britain. Do they have an establishment clause in their common law non-written Constitution?
- garage mahal said...
A casual reader that didn't click the link would think there are a group of Hollywood liberals in the hundreds demanding Buddhism be taught in American public schools. When, in reality it's one Hollywood actress working with Britain's Conservative Party blessings. Isn't it time for a link to some Climate Science/UFO quack at the Timesonline.co.uk? It's been a few days since they got some Drudge/Insta love.
- Paul Zrimsek said...
MR. VAN DRIESSEN: You know, this could be a positive experience for you guys. There's a wonderful world out there when we discover we don't need TV to entertain us.
BUTT-HEAD: Huh huh huh. He said "anus." - 2/17/10, 8:53 AM
- TosaGuy said...
"If there were a movie with an aging hippie teacher character bringing nonviolence to the kids through Buddhist meditation,"
That would be the teacher of Beavis and Butthead. - 2/17/10, 8:54 AM
- Juba Doobai! said...
Buddhism didn't do Tiger Woods much good, did it?
I'll take good ol' Judaeo-Christianity any day of the week. - 2/17/10, 8:59 AM
- bagoh20 said...
Buddhist societies are not exactly peaceful either, they have the unfortunate obstacle of being made up of human beings.
A demure pacifist society would be a terribly boring one and would soon be put out of it's misery by a more interesting one nearby. - 2/17/10, 9:02 AM
- The Drill SGT said...
garage mahal said...
A casual reader that didn't click the link would think there are a group of Hollywood liberals in the hundreds demanding Buddhism be taught in American public schools.
For those who did click:
The article says:The actress' Hawn Foundation already teaches kids Buddhist techniques in schools across America,
Skyler said...
Well, this is in Britain. Do they have an establishment clause in their common law non-written Constitution?
Yes, It establishes the Monarch as the Head of the Church of England and provided a religous test (basicly anti-catholic) for some offices - 2/17/10, 9:03 AM
- ricpic said...
Children: who cares if they're happy as long as they're peaceful.
- AllenS said...
garage, what part of this don't you understand:
The actress' Hawn Foundation already teaches kids Buddhist techniques in schools across America
That's in the article. - 2/17/10, 9:05 AM
- Michael said...
Lefties love Buddhism for a number of reasons. First, there are the very cool Zen gardens with the very expensive-to-maintain raked gravel and the miniature trees and the nice sculptures set just so in the gravel. Next, there is the tranquility of post meditation when the nice tea cups come out and the very quiet talk about meanness and possibly George Bush begins. Then there is the soft exotic music that plays in the background of Buddhists' lives, sort of like the music you hear when you get the 90 minute massage but better. Finally, there are the great magazines devoted to Buddhism that have great soothing ads and soothing articles and reinforcement that your life is better.
- Bob_R said...
Why, if we let Goldie take over our schools we will soon be as peaceful as east Asia and southeast Asia. In the immortal words of Blake Edwards, "Another roundeye bites the dust."
- Bob_R said...
Why, if we let Goldie take over our schools we will soon be as peaceful as east Asia and southeast Asia. In the immortal words of Blake Edwards, "Another roundeye bites the dust."
- MadisonMan said...
What are Buddhist Techniques?
- garage mahal said...
It's not what the article was about. The title of this post is pure Instapundit/Macho Response troll bait.
wv crack
haha - 2/17/10, 9:21 AM
- Jim S. said...
This is why I think all religions should be taught in schools, including where they agree and disagree with each other. You don't achieve objectivity by preventing people from expressing their perspective, you achieve it by allowing all perspectives to be expressed.
- Peter V. Bella said...
They are already teaching Gaiaism. No one protests or complains.
- Balfegor said...
Lefties love Buddhism for a number of reasons. First, there are the very cool Zen gardens with the very expensive-to-maintain raked gravel and the miniature trees and the nice sculptures set just so in the gravel. Next, there is the tranquility of post meditation when the nice tea cups come out and the very quiet talk about meanness and possibly George Bush begins. Then there is the soft exotic music that plays in the background of Buddhists' lives, sort of like the music you hear when you get the 90 minute massage but better. Finally, there are the great magazines devoted to Buddhism that have great soothing ads and soothing articles and reinforcement that your life is better.
And yet, Buddhism has so much more to offer. Like warrior monks and Kung Fu. - 2/17/10, 9:34 AM
- Scott said...
In the hope of learning a good way to meditate, I spent a few weekends at a Buddhist monastery in rural northern New Jersey. What I discovered was that meditation is a technique used by Buddhists to calm the inner chatter and become more connected with the world around them (and it's very effective for that!); but Buddhism does not equal meditation, any more than Catholicism equals prayer.
(During those weekends, the monks expressed a little gentle annoyance that people were coming there to learn the meditation, but that they weren't getting many converts to Buddhism!)
If Goldie Hawn wants to use her fortune to set up Buddhist schools, God bless her. This is not a bad thing socially. At least they're not madrassas.
Unlike Britain, in the United States there is virtually no public funding for religious education in primary and secondary schools, and I'm grateful for that. However, there would be nothing wrong with teaching meditation to school kids, provided that it was secularized by stripping out the religious aspect. Teaching a grade schooler how to meditate is far superior to keeping the boy or girl doped up on Ritalin.
wv: chilic, like how you are after you meditate. :) - 2/17/10, 9:35 AM
- DADvocate said...
The Great Hawn should force he partner, Kurt Russell, to only be in movies about peace, love, and harmony. They've benefited greatly from glorifying violence and need to return their ill gotten gains to the people.
- k*thy said...
Basically, what Scott said. Mediation practices are found in all the major religions or it cam be practiced without any religious component. Unfortunately, the bias of the article's author is a common misconception.
- Scott said...
I think this is the first time that k*thy and I have ever been on the same page on anything. :)
- MayBee said...
I wonder if they spend school time teaching meditation in Buddhist countries.
- William said...
I understand that there are a lot of retrograde features to the Buddhist religion that go unmentioned by its explainers in the west. You can explain Catholicism by means of St Francis of Asissi or the Spanish Inquisition. Both are native to the religion.....There are parts of Buddhism that are very appealing. Life is way too complicated to get right in only one take. I think if you gave me another three or four shots at it, I could get it right. I think a fair minded God would see the wisdom of mulligans.
- Theo Boehm said...
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- Ann Althouse said...
"It's like a new age version of the school on Pink Floyd's The Wall."
Ha ha. I came very close to embedding that in the original post.
As for the down side of Buddhism, get Hitchens's "God Is Not Great" and find the Buddhism chapter.
I think having kids meditate and empty their minds and so forth is completely unacceptable as part of compulsory education. If we adults have the gall to force kids to be in school, we have a very serious responsibility to give them something worthwhile. Otherwise, let them go out and play. Leave those kids alone. - 2/17/10, 10:48 AM
- Balfegor said...
Religions having Vedantic and ultimately Hindu origins, including Buddhism, place great stock in orthopraxis, meaning technique and practice, as opposed to orthodoxy, meaning belief in a correct doctrine, that's emphasized by Western religions.
An interesting contrast could be drawn between Western Christian practices and Eastern Christian practices. Without my knowing much at all about Orthodox Christianity, my limited understanding of the schism between the Russian Orthodox Church and the "Old Believers" sect is that it is centered almost entirely around correct performance of the rites -- the position of the fingers in making the sign of the cross, the number of loaves of the Eucharist. - 2/17/10, 10:54 AM
- Paul Zrimsek said...
Remember what happened to the young lady in Chip's museum photoshop? For their own safety, kids need to be taught not to cross Buddha.
- Joe said...
Damn Buddhists; Shinto is the one correct religion!
- kynefski said...
So, does anyone know of any of these "schools across America"? This sounds like press release jargon to me.
Kids in the UK already receive religious education. This foundation just provides an alternative, which is why it has the support of the Conservative Party.
Damn, she can get you guys going. - 2/17/10, 11:18 AM
- kynefski said...
Yeah, Hitchens did a great job with the Eastern traditions.
What is the reflection of a mind discarded?
I'll always remember that. - 2/17/10, 11:21 AM
- Oligonicella said...
Theo Boehm --
I agree with H.H. the Dalai Lama, when he says that "religion makes a better person," and that "no matter what religion you choose, you should practice it sincerely."
Religious people do tend to believe that.
wv: tuati - my religion. - 2/17/10, 11:22 AM
- Theo Boehm said...
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- Paul Zrimsek said...
Kids in the UK already receive religious education.
It's just barely possible that this may be related in some way to their lack of an Establishment Clause. One of Queen Elizabeth's titles is "Defender of the Faith". - 2/17/10, 11:26 AM
- Theo Boehm said...
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- Palladian said...
I can think of no institution better at emptying children's minds than American public schools. Adult seekers should forego the Ashrams and just enroll themselves in the nearest public school. They'll be empty-headed and docile in no time.
- Paul Snively said...
As an old friend once said, "'New Age.' Rhymes with 'sewage.'"
- Theo Boehm said...
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- Michael McNeil said...
You can explain Catholicism by means of St Francis of Asissi or the Spanish Inquisition. Both are native to the religion.....
The Spanish Inquisition was a creation and tool of the Spanish Monarchy, not of the Catholic Church. - 2/17/10, 12:09 PM
- jayne_cobb said...
Paul Snively,
Exactly what accent did he have to get that to work? - 2/17/10, 12:12 PM
- Scott said...
@AA: "If we adults have the gall to force kids to be in school, we have a very serious responsibility to give them something worthwhile."
Like Ritalin.
I'm trying to find the quote ... I think it was Timothy Leary who said that because America was a materialistic society, enlightenment came to us as a material (LSD). If that's the case, then feeding Ritalin to squirmy grade schoolers makes sense. You could even say that Ritalin is an expression of American conservative cultural values.
But to say that making some instruction in meditation part of a school's curriculum amounts to teaching kids to "empty their minds and so forth" seems both ignorant and silly. Why not teach kids a little self control? It might deprive drug companies of some profits, but it would sure give kids a helpful life skill. - 2/17/10, 12:14 PM
- garage mahal said...
Einstein seemed pretty down with the future of Buddhism, and we would probably never gotten all those great Kerouac haikus. So Nippon!
- traditionalguy said...
Budhism is a terrible darkness for a mind to get trapped into, and state funded teachers have no more reason teaching it than they do teaching quaint Egyptian Witchcraft Practices.
- Ann Althouse said...
"But to say that making some instruction in meditation part of a school's curriculum amounts to teaching kids to "empty their minds and so forth" seems both ignorant and silly."
Oh, yeah? Then you say what it really is. I challenge you. Meditation is about sitting still and emptying your mind. You say what it is if you want to deny that. I say it's wrong to compel students to go to school, to take their time, to impose physical restraints on them, and to give them for their minds literally nothing. - 2/17/10, 1:35 PM
- edutcher said...
If you remember Laugh-In, Miss Hawn/Mrs. Russell had the persona of an airhead. Could be she's letting her inner Dan-and-Dick out again.
Ann said...
Somehow the Other's religion is neuroscience, to be imposed on rowdy children to make them serene.
Scott sort of beat me to it, but ADD is the preferred religion of the teacher unions and Ritalin is its Holy Water.
WV "hyocrege" What the Lone Ranger says when he rides Silver's body double, Crege. - 2/17/10, 1:45 PM
- Scott said...
"Oh, yeah? Then you say what it really is. I challenge you. Meditation is about sitting still and emptying your mind. You say what it is if you want to deny that."
Wow, sorry for hitting a raw nerve.
Here's what Pema Chodron writes about the "emptying your mind" fallacy:
"Meditation isn't really about getting rid of thoughts, it's about changing the pattern of grasping on to things, which in our everyday experience is our thoughts.
"The thoughts are fine if they are seen as transparent, but we get so caught up judging thoughts as right or wrong, for and against, yes and no, needing it to be this way and not that way. And even that might be okay except that is accompanied by strong, strong emotions. So we just start ballooning out more and more. With this grasping onto thoughts we just get more caught, more and more hooked. All of us. Every single one of us."
(Continued here.)
Yeah, this whole "calming your mind" stuff is all contemptably new agey; an injection of ideas from some foreign culture into our school systems. Why bother, when we can give our kids drugs? And I would challenge you to say exactly why meditation is intrinsicly a bad thing, based on an informed opinion about what it is, but you have stated on a number of occasions that you don't respond to such challenges, so I'm keeping my expectations low. Have a nice day. :) - 2/17/10, 3:09 PM
- garage mahal said...
It's a stretch to call Buddhism, or meditation, New Agey. Buddhism predates almost every religion by hundreds of years. And many of it's central tenets were generously borrowed from.
- Michael McNeil said...
Meditation is about sitting still and emptying your mind. You say what it is if you want to deny that. I say it's wrong to compel students to go to school, to take their time, to impose physical restraints on them, and to give them for their minds literally nothing.
Got to disagree with you here, Althouse. One can indeed meditate on nothing, but one can also meditate (that is, concentrate) on something, anything — as a perusal of the Yoga Sutras (see, e.g, I.K. Taimni's The Science of Yoga makes plain).
The exercises of (raja) yoga are designed to allow one to free oneself from the continual distractions that tend to perturb one's mind from successfully concentrating on whatever one wants to meditate upon. This, I think, is a valuable skill for children (and adults for that matter) to learn. - 2/17/10, 3:28 PM
- Balfegor said...
It's a stretch to call Buddhism, or meditation, New Agey. Buddhism predates almost every religion by hundreds of years. And many of it's central tenets were generously borrowed from.
There's a big difference between Buddhism as it is actually practiced in countries like Japan and Korea, where it has been around for centuries, and the way it is portrayed in the US. Frankly, I cringe in embarassment every time I hear some braying Californian talk about his (or often her) "Eastern Spirituality" or whatever. Not so much because I'm a Californian, but because, as an Asian American, I find it embarassing that people really do seem to believe Asians believe all that stuff. - 2/17/10, 4:29 PM
- Michael said...
Christmas Humphreys, great name, wrote an interesting book called "Concentration" which was a western explanation of meditation techniques. The empty mind of zen is not the same as the intense concentration that is the focus of some methods. This utter focus would not be a bad technique for young people to master as it is a wonderful aid to concentration on single topics for extended periods. Thomas Keating is a Christian writer who teaches and recommends centering prayer, a meditative technique that is far from "empty mind." Wouldn't go far in the public schools but another take on a misunderstood practice.
- traditionalguy said...
Garage... New Agey refers to the oldest spiritual practices used by men to contact the evil spirit Principalities ruling in Satan's kingdom. The use of disguises as something it is not is SOP for the father of lies. The oldest stuff is called New, and an invitation to be infilled with spirits by allowing yourself a "vacant mind" is called a Relaxation Technique. This is the oldest Religious Practices known.
- The Crack Emcee said...
The Macho Response:
Perfect Job For A Ditzy Airhead - 2/17/10, 5:20 PM
- The Crack Emcee said...
I know many Christians are up on this stuff, but you blow me away.
I mean that.
You save me so much work.
Now if you would just learn how to swear,... - 2/17/10, 5:23 PM
- traditionalguy said...
Crack...Swearing like George S Patton, Jr. did did has its purposes to show seriousness, but staying happily married to a Christian lady has its purposes too.
- gracious said...
I'm not sure I understand the point of your post. What did the news about Goldie Hawn have to do with kids in movies? The article misrepresents the truth - if you'd done just a wee bit of research. They don't teach religion in classes, rather they build curriculum around the practice of mindfulness. It's s stretch to claim Buddhism has anything to do with it. Oh, but fear sells, so go with it.
As for the bulk of your followers, there's a great Buddhist quote that is very fitting: Do not speak unless you can improve upon the silence.
Lastly, I'm not sure who the ill-informed dolt was that claimed so much understanding of Buddhist practices (musical tastes, tea drinking, and expensive gardens - WTF?) but you clearly have no idea what you're talking about. I can only assume your reply comes out of fear of not knowing. Unfortunately, your remedy appear to be to make yourself feel better by debasing others...so sad. - 2/17/10, 6:37 PM
- Synova said...
gracious, I'm hearing some hostility.
- Synova said...
In any case. This is an additional problem with the "School and State" issue and why some people advocate a separation of the two.
Education is essentially ideological because it requires fitting learned facts into a framework that gives those facts meaning. It is very much about "How do I relate to the world."
On the one hand I sympathize with the goal involved and sympathize with the recognition that a "spiritual" aspect of education is missing.
On the other hand I sure don't want even a stripped down version inserted into public schools. It violates my Christian religion (which generally frowns on "empty" meditation). It also violates my secular ideology and understanding of the world and how it works and how humans relate to it to decide to pacify us.
Hasn't anyone seen the movie _Serenity_?
Peaceful children leading to a peaceful world is saccharine, to be sure, but it is also a faith and a belief system that really does not allow other interpretations.
The schools my kids (two of them, atm) are in do the same. Teaching character is a big thing, but really, someone decides what "character" is to be taught, what is to be valued. And it's all pretty innocuous, to be sure. That's not the point. The point is that it is ideology and like the exact same things that are religion based, it is teaching children (or attempting to teach them) how to be.
Let there be Buddhist schools, or any other sort. I think that I whole lot of people would go for "eastern" or other martial arts academies and the kids could learn to bonsai a tree and rake gravel and meditate and do calligraphy. Or Christian schools that weren't attempting to replicate public classrooms and required to provide practically identical curriculums with a little bit of Jesus thrown in there. Or military leadership schools like the Pinoy one here in town. Or the Wiccan day school they were trying to scare us with in California years ago. And yes, even the Muslim school.
Get the government, the public and your neighbor out of it.
And people can voluntarily support the school of their preferred ideology to provide scholarships for those parents who want to send their kids to a secular or any other school. - 2/17/10, 9:03 PM
- Ann Althouse said...
"Here's what Pema Chodron writes about the "emptying your mind" fallacy..."
Oh, spare me. That's a distinction without a difference as it applies to the point I'm making which is that it fails to meet the responsibility of what adults owe children for the restraint they impose. It's not about learning or enriching, but about calming and pacifying. It's the absence of education. - 2/17/10, 9:22 PM
- TMink said...
We used to have theories about ADHD, now we have photographs. OK, they are brain scans, but they are dramatic scans of ADHD brains as well as other normal, injured, or compromised brains.
There are about 5 people who make their living saying that there is no such thing as ADHD: They never mention the scans.
Here is the link to some of the images, long, but fascinating.
Trey - 2/17/10, 9:38 PM
- Scott said...
"Oh, spare me. That's a distinction without a difference as it applies to the point I'm making which is that it fails to meet the responsibility of what adults owe children for the restraint they impose."
Let me see if I understand this. Are you saying that because adults "impose" restraint on children (presumably by sentencing them to school), they owe children a compensating lack of restraint in other areas as a kind of quid pro quo?
That's lunacy to the point of depravity. Restraint -- an education in the delay of gratification and the negotiation of boundaries -- is one of the great gifts that parents give children. It's developmental psychology 101. Kids without boundaries end up as adults in jail, or in perpetual therapy, or very shy and unhappy.
Teaching kids to sit still and listen to their breathing for ten minutes in the morning isn't going to kill them. It might teach them to be aware of the world around them; that they can choose not to have their attention dragged off by some distraction; that they can enjoy it when they find themselves in a quiet space. Why in the world are you painting this as some evil and nefarious thing? - 2/17/10, 10:09 PM
- traditionalguy said...
Teaching children that their needs will be met thru breathing exercises that self control the human soul is teaching them irrational habits that are the adult's preferred opiate of the people. The Hindus and the Muslims already offer the schools $$$ to get to our children that are carefully guarded from traditional Christian ideas on origins and purposes of life.
- Bruce Hayden said...
"a peaceful, happy child is the first step towards a peaceful world."
This is absurd. This is taking the feminine norm of non-physical aggression and applying it throughout the school system. What are they going to do with the boys being boys? Sedate them into peacefulness?
And how about those (big and) little disappointments in life where one is less than happy? Do we give sedatives for those too? Or just eliminate them. For example, grades could be eliminated because some kids don't do as well, and are likely to not be happy as a result. Or getting elected cheerleader. Homecoming queen. Getting the hot guy (for a girl). Getting laid (for a high school guy). - 2/17/10, 10:52 PM
- Synova said...
ADHD is absolutely real.
What it isn't is a condition that toggles... you know... on or off, so a kid either has it or doesn't have it. It's something that exists on a scale between mild and severe.
And classrooms are generally made, on purpose, to be the worst possible they can be for an ADD or ADHD child. Firstly, they try to make them as visually stimulating as possible. For "stimulating" please substitute "distracting." That's just one of the things. Simply being in a classroom itself is distracting. Something very structured is usually a benefit but teachers try to create an atmosphere without the feeling of restraints or boring rote work.
Often the other students talk, and even the teacher is always interrupting.
But a person doesn't have to have ADHD to find a classroom stifling, distracting, or unproductive. Asking children to *sit* works for some but not others. The rules aren't there and the classroom structure isn't there because that's how children learn best, it is there because it's a useful way to educate large numbers of students with as few teachers as possible.
Sometimes teachers are open to accomodating students with attention problems.
My oldest, in one of her classes, is allowed to paint during class discussions and lectures because she has convinced her teacher that she listens and retains better when she does art at the same time... it helps that she has proven this is true, but at least she had the opportunity to try to prove it.
Some kids desperately need to move, eat, chew gum, get up and walk around, bounce a ball...
In workplaces there is some research that suggests that normal people think better and produce better if they can walk on a treadmill while they work or can stand. And people are working to figure out how to reasonably accommodate that.
My husband was on Ritalin for five years and he is not sympathetic to drugging children. (Apparently there are other drugs that work better now.) As an adult he is still as ADHD as he ever was... so why is it no longer a problem?
It's because the *classroom* is unnatural.
(I did eventually realize that the overpriced popcorn I figured we could do without at a movie was important so that he could actually relax and enjoy the show without feeling fidgety and uncomfortable. I apologized for my years of unreasonable fussing about it.) - 2/17/10, 11:06 PM
- Revenant said...
I like Buddhism for the simple reason that never, in my entire life, has a Buddhist knocked on my door and bothered me on a Saturday morning when I'm trying to catch up on my reading.
- Ann Althouse said...
"Let me see if I understand this. Are you saying that because adults "impose" restraint on children (presumably by sentencing them to school), they owe children a compensating lack of restraint in other areas as a kind of quid pro quo.?"
No, I am saying that during the period of physical restraint — the requirement of being in a classroom and sitting still — valuable education or other experience must be provided. You are taking something from the child, and you owe much in return. If schools aren't teaching things to children or providing opportunity for artistic expression or something else fully valuable, they are committing a moral wrong by restraining them. I am quite serious. - 2/18/10, 6:59 AM
- Ann Althouse said...
"Teaching kids to sit still and listen to their breathing for ten minutes in the morning isn't going to kill them."
Why not say the Lord's Prayer then, the way we did when I was a kid? Not seeing the Other's religion as religion is an embarrassing blindspot. You are making the kids go to school, now educate them. Don't drug them, don't require them to listen to breathing, treat them like the human beings they are or leave them alone.
"It might teach them to be aware of the world around them; that they can choose not to have their attention dragged off by some distraction; that they can enjoy it when they find themselves in a quiet space. Why in the world are you painting this as some evil and nefarious thing?"
Because all we have is our time. How dare you steal time, systematically, on a daily basis from children? Let a school be a school, and leave the spiritual training to the family and the individual. - 2/18/10, 7:03 AM
- Ann Althouse said...
If I was a kid in a classroom where they did this to me, there is no way I would think about my breathing. I would think about how much I objected to being treated this way. I would either misbehave and get punished (or drugged) or I would compose vicious essays and stories in my head, and put them up on the internet later.
- Ann Althouse said...
When I was a kid we had "a moment of silent mediation." It lasted about 5 seconds, and that was too long. If it had lasted a whole minute, we'd have gone nuts. If it had gone 10 minutes... well, that just wouldn't have happened. The idea that teachers will produce calm, compliant little humanoids this way is thoroughly disgusting.
- Skyler said...
Thsi is why the government should never be involved in education.
If the government got out of schools, fully 70% of public debate would be ended. - 2/18/10, 7:35 AM
- Roux said...
How about getting them to recite the times tables for 10 minutes every morning. They'd probably get more out of that.
- Expat(ish) said...
Ann -
Seethe away.
My son is going from a classic education focused (what I would have called a liberal education before that word got debased) private school into a pretty poor public high school district.
But he's a smart kid and a natural born sceptic, so this sort of mugullah is hardly the worst thing they'll push on him. =He'd be fine this with fuzzy junk - probably come home and make fun of it.
I worry more about them skipping wars (WWI anyone?), the consequences of political systems (Stalinism, etc) and the real roots of the political support for the Civil Rights movement, etc.
So, net net, fake Buddhism is not my major concern. A pimple on the arse of diseased educational theories.
- Charlie Martin said...
But Buddhism is about not caring, it is about withdrawal from concerns and society. While it certainly is NOT Christianity, I fail to see any other possibilities it offers the progressives.
Being a Buddhist is also a pain in the ass because so many people know so many things about Buddhism that ain't so. - 2/18/10, 8:05 AM
- Charlie Martin said...
...to give them for their minds literally nothing.
Nap time for kindergartners is Right Out then?
And gym classes clearly have Got To Go.
And recess.
It's not even clear that they're really teaching Buddhism — the actual article says "Buddhist techniques." They could be teaching martial arts (according to tradition, invented by the First Chinese Patriarch of Zen, Bodhidharma) or calligraphy.
Or they could be teaching Buddhist meditation, which consistents of quieting the mind and paying attention.
Learning to calmly pay attention doesn't sound like a bad thing.
Oh, and not to make this an appeal to authority, but I've been practicing and teaching Buddhist meditation for about 40 years, so I think I can claim some confidence that I have some idea what it is. - 2/18/10, 8:19 AM
- Akiva said...
If I dress up the Jewish chassidic religious practice of Hitbodedut, private meditative prayer-discussion with G-d, as constructive focused visualization towards realization, can I get government funding and teach it to all the Jewish and non-Jewish children in the local public school district?
Or do I need a Hollywood sponsor first to make it "kosher"? - 2/18/10, 8:30 AM
- The Crack Emcee said...
"Buddhism is a large, complex and very profound religion or practical philosophy, depending on your point-of-view."
My point-of-view says it's bullshit. - 2/18/10, 8:37 AM
- Joan said...
Nap time for kindergartners is Right Out then?
And gym classes clearly have Got To Go.
And recess.
Nap time for nearly all kindergartners is excruciating. Even 4- and 5-year-old pre-schoolers have trouble with the state-mandated naps. I let my wakeful little ones look quietly at books so the ones who need to sleep can sleep. I had tremendous sympathy for them. It's hard for a little one to be quiet for an hour.
Gym class and recess are entirely different. The latest brain research shows that physical movement doesn't just improve learning ability, it's essential to it. Downtime is also essential for learning; the more we try to stuff into their little brains, the more time they need to process it. Scheduled breaks like lunch and recess help to cement the learning that has preceded them.
You might be able to do a 1-minute meditation with elementary school kids. But anything much longer than that, and you're really going to run into trouble. Trying to teach a 6-year-old to be mindful, to pay attention when his inner speech isn't well developed is destined to be difficult. The level of meta-cognition required for this kind of activity is not present at most stages of development of elementary school students. - 2/18/10, 8:50 AM
- TMink said...
Charlie wrote: "Being a Buddhist is also a pain in the ass because so many people know so many things about Buddhism that ain't so."
Charlie, detachment is CENTRAL to Buddhism as taught by the Buddha. To quote the Four Noble truths:
"The Buddha's Four Noble Truths explore human suffering. They may be described (somewhat simplistically) as:
Dukkha: Suffering exists: (Suffering is real and almost universal. Suffering has many causes: loss, sickness, pain, failure, the impermanence of pleasure.)
Samudaya: There is a cause for suffering. (It is the desire to have and control things. It can take many forms: craving of sensual pleasures; the desire for fame; the desire to avoid unpleasant sensations, like fear, anger or jealousy.)
Nirodha: There is an end to suffering. (Suffering ceases with the final liberation of Nirvana (a.k.a. Nibbana). The mind experiences complete freedom, liberation and non-attachment. It lets go of any desire or craving.)"
Now Charlie, your Buddhism may involve something completely different, but this is what the Buddha said. I take that as important in understanding Buddhism in the same was as I take the statements of Jesus when understanding Christianity. Your mileage may vary.
Trey - 2/18/10, 8:58 AM
- Paul Ruth said...
I think the behavior of students in America is greatly misunderstood. Too often we see these over dramatised made for tv movies with kids just responding to these innovative teachers that always are a slash as every other teacher in the building.
Student behavior starts at the home. People grow up mimicing behaviors seen in their lives. A teacher is a rather limited experience. The goal is for it to be a powerful one, and it can be. But, unless the student is willing to work half way, then the teacher is alwasy limited, no matter how positive the movie is.
(Expand the discussion at a new site, www.theneweducationnetwork.com, where we seek to open the lines of communication to better the system.) - 2/18/10, 9:01 AM
- Der Hahn said...
Boy there are some people commenting who seem to be deliberately missing point. Better apply some of those Buddhist techniques for quieting the mind and mediate on Akiva's post, which is spot on.
- Joseph said...
I think meditation can be really beneficial for learning to focus, which is a valuable skill.
I don't think meditation is necessarily an example of religious practice that we should be wary of in the public sphere. I'm the least religious person I know, but I see the secular value of focus, awareness, stress reduction, all of which are potentially of great value in the school setting.
I'm also skeptical that young children can understand how to do it and appreciate why it is useful (without which, what motivation do they have to really try to concentrate?), especially if it is imposed on them unwillingly, and the teaching of it is in a big group. I tried it as a teenager in good faith but got nothing out of it. It wasn't until I tried it with a nonsprititual, scientific explanation for a stress-reduction program in my late 20s that I really understood and appreciated it. And I agree with Althouse that it is morally wrong to keep kids captive in school if you're not exposing them to real learning/expressive experiences. So, I'd leave meditation to home/afterschool/extracurricular activities. - 2/18/10, 9:05 AM
- former law student said...
The linked article says Goldie wants to set up a Buddhist school in Britain. This is not a big deal alongside the some 7000 tax-supported "faith schools" in the UK.
British faith schools breakdown (as of 2001):
Primary schools - 6,384
Secondary schools - 589
Of these, 4,716 are Church of England, 2,108 Roman Catholic, 32 Jewish, four Muslim, two Sikh, one Greek Orthodox and one Seventh Day Adventist.
Until Labour was elected in 1997, all state faith schools were Christian or Jewish.
Apparently Tony Blair -- who sent his kids to Catholic tax-funded schools -- supported the development of even more faith schools, with more diverse beliefs. - 2/18/10, 10:34 AM
- former law student said...
The fact that female subjugation was presented as a benign cultural practice and Islamic religious rituals were promoted with public funds is cause for concern.
Maybe the school district could have transformed the town instead into a 1930s Galician shtetl, with male and female students segregated in shul, girls handing out sheitels, and boys wearing sidecurl wigs and strapping prayer boxes to their heads.
The boys could start the day with their traditional prayer: "Blessed art Thou, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe, who hast not made me a woman." (Baruch atah [omitted]shelo asani isha.) - 2/18/10, 10:44 AM
- John Lynch said...
I don't see this as much different than all the other useless time wasting crap I had to sit through in the public school system.
Like having to take a reading class in 5th grade when I was maxing the ITBS at college freshman level and reading Tom Clancy technothrillers. It was very important that I show up and waste time reading 4 page excerpts from "The Rats of Nimh." It took a lot to make school boring for someone who loves to learn.
The public school system tries to force everyone to the mean. If you aren't there, either above or below, you suffer. Other than math and science, once I learned how to read school really was a waste of my time.
I'm glad that people see this meditation BS as obvious time wasting, a way for the teachers to get through 10 minutes without having to teach anything, but there's a lot of other waste that's more about managing children than teaching them anything. Like, how would you measure what they learn from being quiet for ten minutes? Hmm, guess you can't.
I'm really, really against all proposals to further waste the time of the young by forcing them to complete some kind of public service. Haven't they wasted enough already? Keeping teenagers and young adults away from the "real world" for a while longer does them no favors.
It's really telling that there is so much resistance every time government demands some sort of objective measurement of what children are learning. Why is that? - 2/18/10, 11:12 AM
- Big Mike said...
I don't understand why my fellow atheists aren't protesting this. Or perhaps they're not really atheists, merely anti-Christians?
- former law student said...
why my fellow atheists aren't protesting this
Buddhists don't believe in God, either. So they are your fellow atheists, too. - 2/18/10, 12:19 PM
- TMink said...
I seem to remember that the Buddha said "Do not pray to me when I am dead and gone because I will be dead and gone."
That is athiestic. Now the Pure Land Buddhists have a whole different spin on things, but then they focus on a different Buddha. If I am recalling my college daze accurately.
Trey - 2/18/10, 1:39 PM
- muddimo said...
bagoh20: "A demure pacifist society would be a terribly boring one and would soon be put out of it's misery by a more interesting one nearby."
I'm going to stop reading the thread right here, it can't get any better than this statement by bagoh20.
P.S. And I am not being sarcastic. I will use this quote. - 2/18/10, 4:30 PM
- Ann Althouse said...
I realize the British don't have our separation of church and state, but that doesn't mean the separation of church and state is not an important idea. I strongly recommend it, not just in America, but everywhere.
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Hi Dennis, On Sep 7, 2011, at 8:02 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: > I would still not touch anything. Let's migrate/preserve first, keep it running for users in place (when we cut over), and then figure out what to do when it is all in our custody. I would add that we need to adjust policies before we move openoffice.org from Oracle's Kenai to Apache Infrastructure. We also should have the branding, licensing and copyright as close as possible to correct at that event. It fits your goal, but deals with the external wrapper including all necessary URL rewrapping. > > Are you pursuing a conversion to Confluence or are you just talking about the static web pages? Specifically everything that remains on openoffice.org when it comes over to Apache Infra. I agree with Kay's idea of moving code projects to a wiki, it does fit initial plans accounting for these license issues. I really hope the MediaWiki migration is successful. IMHO it would be much preferred to confluence and I think it has a larger of users in the community. I am reserved about plans for NL projects,I think we should be open to either possibility. My exposure to the de site that still had references to the sun license used for OO 1. (or 2.) is of some concern, I lean towards the Wiki for all NLs. It may be the best approach especially in terms of oversight. Regards, Dave PS. I hope you enjoyed your cats and movie! > > - Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Fisher [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 18:02 > To: email@example.com > Subject: Re: Concerns about all PDL website material > > [ ... ] > > I just read from the licensing faq [2] > > It seems then that most is not PDL and is then OCA or TOU. From reading the FAQ it seems like Sun/Oracle pushed that. > > I found a list of Copyright assignments here. [3] > > If we preserve that, we are likely good the only question now is for legal in the context of proper copyright attribution. I'll need to think about the best way to ask in the context of the whole migration of the openoffice.org website to apache infra as an openoffice.org domain. > > Some of the snippets and contests may be LGPL and we will need to find those but that's known and expected. > > [ ... ] > > [2] http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/faq-licensing.html > [3] http://www.openoffice.org/copyright/copyrightapproved.html > > | |
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The Executive's Guide to Fly Fishing was hatched out of a need to streamline the learning process and eliminate the unnecessary and unimportant information that can be overwhelming to the newcomer. There's also a need to explain the difficulties everyone encounters as they take up the sport. These difficulties can become so frustrating that many people give it up before ever enjoying the fly fishing experience. I've been fly fishing for so long, over 30 years, that it all seemed to be a logical process. However, looking back on it, I remember all the trial and error I went through to get to that comfort level. Learning casting from the wrong books, buying the wrong gear, it was a fairly painful process. I surprised myself by sticking with it.
It wasn't until my friend, Mike, recently began to take up fly fishing that I realized there's too much useless and confusing information thrown at the beginner. Mike was 54 at the time and the owner of 3 small manufacturing companies. When he asked me to help him get into it, I looked at all the information that he had to learn and I wasn't sure where to begin. I couldn't help but think of the "old dogs and new tricks" adage. I decided to eliminate all the confusing and unnecessary information that usually leads to frustration and an early surrender to the "dark side." We focused purely on the fundamentals and ignored the rest. Another fly fishing buddy, Tim, and I walked through the learning process with him step by step, and we were happy with the results. With few setbacks, Mike progressed quickly and is now a confirmed fly fisher, having caught brown trout, rainbow trout, steelhead, bass, and bluegill. He's hooked, so to speak.
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A San Diego County Superior Court Judge ruled Thursday that a downtown charter school has no case against the San Diego Unified School District. The dispute was over the use of district facilities. KPBS Reporter Ana Tintocalis has more.
The lawsuit stems from last year, when San Diego Unified refused a request from KIPP Adelante Academy to move to a district-owned campus. Under Proposition 39, public school districts are required to rent space to charter schools. But Superior Court Judge William Nevett ruled KIPP Adelante's suit is no longer relevant because it applies to last school year. District spokesman Dick Van Der Laan says the ruling paves the way for better working relations.
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Happy Birfday, Olivia! I'm 8 too, or that's what the Human thinks. I might be 9. She can't remember. Sigh.
Now, I'd like to see a LOT more of you, not just a once-a-year birfday post. I think it's Pretzel Boy that's the problem. He seems to think that we out here in Blogoland prefer his creamsicle self to your subtle and enchanting beauty. I say, lure Russell into a closet on Monday nights and lock him in. He isn't that bright--he'd probably fall for that once a week, don't you think?Happy Purrthday, Olivia! We would be surprised if you were over 4.
Spitty has a point about Russell. You might be able to goad Caroline into a hissy fit and shut her in the closet, too. Oh, my, it would be really something if they were shut in there together! While Caroline was screaming, Russell would be climbing the walls trying to get out.


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Somebody bought a $1 million Powerball ticket in New Orleans, but nobody won the jackpots in big weekend lotteries sold in Louisiana.
The Louisiana Lottery Corp. says that means Wednesday's estimated jackpots rise to $260 million for the Powerball, $525,000 for Lotto and $190,000 for Easy 5.
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Josh Gorges' arbitration hearing is set for July 28.
He and the Canadiens have a week to negotiate a deal and avoid what is often a corrosive process.
In a piece announcing he will succeed Réjean Tremblay as La Presse's sports columnist, François Gagnon wrote that arbitration should be avoided in Gorges' case.
While he is not a Markov or Subban, Gagnon wrote, Gorges is a solid defenceman who is a respected leader in the Canadiens' room. Gorges could be captain of the club some day. But this is not likely to happen if he has been through arbitration where, as is customary in the process, the team argues against Gorges' value.
Get it done, Pierre.
• Nashville seems headed for Aug. 2 arbitration with Gorges' old Kelowna Rockets defence partner, Shea Weber. Zach Parise is hoping to avoid an Aug. 3 hearing, and Brandon Dubinsky's contract talks have stalled.
• Everyone on Facebook should wish CBC Radio sportscaster Andie Bennett happy birthday today
• And while you're at it, save some good thoughts for Michael Farber, who is on the mend and should be ready when the puck drops this autumn. SI has posted Farber's piece about covering the 1988-'89 Canadiens
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March 3, 2011marathon week 1 with TODD-O-PHONIC TODD!!!
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Listener comments! | |
Thu. 3/3/11 12:07pm
Joe B:
Hi all - TWO grand prizes today. Anyone pledging $ 15 or more is in the running to win the brand new FOUR CDs of Phil Spector reissues! $75 or more gets you in the running for the 8-LP VINYL Bob Dylan mono box set! His first 8 albums, records, prisitine mono! | |
Thu. 3/3/11 12:08pm
"And to WFMU Free Form Radio, which I promised to remember in my will, hi guys!" | |
Thu. 3/3/11 12:08pm
Remember how Three Chord Monte got taken off the schedule and everyone FREAKED OUT? Nows the time to show support. | |
Thu. 3/3/11 12:09pm
Hey hey, Mr. Rekkid Men! I mouse-pledged yesterday, so I have the inalienable right to badger all other posters. | |
Thu. 3/3/11 12:10pm
yahooooooooo! | |
Thu. 3/3/11 12:11pm
Marmalade kitty:
..Aghhh missed the Kinks! | |
Thu. 3/3/11 12:11pm
Pledge for a permanent Todd-O-Phonic show on the schedule!!! | |
Thu. 3/3/11 12:12pm
Amen, Reverend Todd!!! | |
Thu. 3/3/11 12:14pm
Joe B:
dj premium for this show - an mp3 CD of UNRELEASED UNAIRED episodes of the Three Chord Monte from last summer called Summer Stock. 800-989-9368 | |
Thu. 3/3/11 12:15pm
its good to be hear. | |
Thu. 3/3/11 12:16pm
Pledge your life away, people. PLEDGE!! PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
Thu. 3/3/11 12:18pm
Did you just sit in your basement recording shows? | |
Thu. 3/3/11 12:26pm
Hey Kenzo, the marathon map just says "loading ... please wait" endlessly. Did I break it? | |
Thu. 3/3/11 12:38pm
pledge pledge pledge! | |
Thu. 3/3/11 12:39pm
Ooo, do you rant about Ken and stuff? | |
Thu. 3/3/11 12:39pm
hamburger in london:
now back home from work :) | |
Thu. 3/3/11 12:44pm
Marmalade kitty:
Feel the GUILT!!! | |
Thu. 3/3/11 12:50pm
Thu. 3/3/11 12:55pm
Joe B:
the grand prize is the real albums from Dylan! | |
Thu. 3/3/11 12:58pm
the anchovy:
Hi Jo & Todd, vive Three Chord Monte! louder! | |
Thu. 3/3/11 1:06pm
can TODD tone it down a bit, i'm laughing too hard & tryna eat lunch. thanks. (will e-pledge soon. plus, me do my jewish grandma thingy & ask people to pledge & donate but then add extra 1% to amount. simple, and kinda harmless. good luck WFMU!) | |
Thu. 3/3/11 1:06pm
Jeff from Rahway:
You convinced me that it's time to pledge. | |
Thu. 3/3/11 1:07pm
randy in NC:
@Carmichael - the marathon map does the same thing for me... Maybe it's IE? | |
Thu. 3/3/11 1:08pm
Thanks Randy. I'll e-mail Kenzo. | |
Thu. 3/3/11 1:12pm
contrary to what @Herb is requesting, Todd is way more Todd than usual today, pulling out all the stops for the marathon and I'm loving it. | |
Thu. 3/3/11 1:27pm
Joe B:
Thanks everyone for pledging so far! appreciate it. | |
Thu. 3/3/11 1:32pm
hamburger in london:
Oh Todd don't go back to talking at a normal volume | |
Thu. 3/3/11 1:45pm
Those Phil Spector CD's Rule! | |
Thu. 3/3/11 1:46pm
Chris In Madison:
Would a $75 pledge get me in the drawing for the Dylan Box, the Spector set AND whatever dealy-o is presently on the block? | |
Thu. 3/3/11 1:47pm
screw the dylan i want the belock cd! | |
Thu. 3/3/11 1:47pm
Joe B:
A Chris - YES! but you can only win one of the grand prizes but you are in both runnings! | |
Thu. 3/3/11 1:48pm
Chris In Madison:
Ha! Oh yeah, I wasn't hoping to run a triple crown on a thing ;) | |
Thu. 3/3/11 1:51pm
chris from madison:
Thu. 3/3/11 1:59pm
yeah...i did send along a roky erickson reference along with my pledge, but it didn't get aired. so....greetings from the secret place in my fire engine! thanks guys...you make the marathon fun andy in bklyn | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:05pm
hamburger in london:
do you get a notification if your $15 / $75 pledges go to mouse-level? | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:11pm
minnesota jeff:
hamburger - Whatever you pledge during the marathon will reflect on the bill you get. But the people answering the phone won't know your total. Keep your own records in the meantime. | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:13pm
hamburger in london:
okay thanks Jeff | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:16pm
A reminder: the first time Todd subbed for Spazz, the man who became the first Af-Amer president of the United Snakes accepted his party's nomination. Who knows what will happen this time? | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:18pm
Tell Todd-o-Phonic Todd that I don't come here to be insulted! | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:32pm
matt Stinson:
Let's go Knicks! | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:32pm
Boooo. | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:37pm
Todophonic worried about making a fool of himself? Like, since when? | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:38pm
It was the Giants I was booing, by the way. | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:39pm
hamburger in london:
hang out with those that don't so you can BEAT THEM UP? | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:40pm
Danne D:
Love to see someone out there put out a Y3Chord pledge for Joe :) | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:41pm
hamburger in london:
Danne D: Frangry's been adopted! | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:41pm
Joe B:
well, I knew it would be tough coming back from off the schedule then a new time but didn't think it would be this tough! thanks to everyone who has pledged so far, appreciate it. guess people forget quickly! | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:42pm
Danne D:
I know, hamburger - she's going to have to learn Welsh now I guess :) You know I've already done my adoption duty right? :) | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:43pm
yeah yeah yeah yeah! | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:43pm
hamburger in london:
Holy crap, I just went out of my room to collect my laundry and got my housemate walk in and do a 20 minute 'I hate work' rant - my head's still spinning and I need to re-unwind. Oh, and Danne D: I don't speak Welsh :D | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:44pm
hamburger in london:
yea I forgot who that was for. I woke up this mornin and saw a half empty 'johnny walker' :o | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:45pm
Danne D:
lol well it said the name of Frangry's adopter is Bryn and that's Welsh :) - you should probably swing over to Cardiff and get a few lessons :) | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:45pm
hamburger in london:
Bryn is Hamburger | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:45pm
Joe B - Can you play "Out in the Streets" by the Shangri-Las? Don't have to play it now but maybe next week? LOVE that song :) | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:47pm
hamburger in london:
Thu. 3/3/11 2:50pm
sounds like Joe B is feeling overwhelmed by Todd. Joe B, 12 minutes you can make it and then find a nice quiet place. | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:54pm
Danne D:
Oh :) I'm surprised you didn't call her Frangry: the official Hamburger muse or something :) | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:55pm
Danne D:
For the would be adopters, btw, there's still nearly 200 choices of djs/fixtures/etc that can be adopted :) | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:56pm
hello, you have reached the pulaski skyway, the $350,000 donation point to progress to the tree of modulation plz call us NOW | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:57pm
Danne D:
Yeah ya don't wanna spend too much time on the Pulaski Skyway - that this is a-crumblin' | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:58pm
hamburger in london:
@Danne D: Oh I didn't know you were supposed to name adoptions like that! | |
Thu. 3/3/11 2:59pm
Not too late re-name Hamburger. | |
Thu. 3/3/11 3:00pm
Danne D:
well you can tell them what you want to name it I think - they'll do it within reason :) | |
Thu. 3/3/11 3:00pm
Danne D:
You'll be shocked to know that "e" isn't really the last letter of the first name that's on my birth certificate. | |
Thu. 3/3/11 3:35pm
Birth certs can be trcikyass things Danne, winwink | |


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This is a history of my La BRIER family, as I know it thus far. Our first knowledge of our family begins in France during the early 1600's. It follows the movement of our family into North America to Quebec City Quebec and beyond.
There our family flourishes and branches out in many directions. My ancestors eventually left Quebec and made their way to early Detroit with Cadillac. From there they traveled into the Northern part of Louisiana into the Illinois. Here they settled and prospered and raised their families.
Some remained in the Kaskaskia region, others found their way across the Mississippi and helped establish the town of Ste. Genevieve Missouri. Others spread throughout North America into Oklahoma, Texas, California, Oregon and other states. My Grandfather Anthony "Tony" La Brier, settled in North Dakota where he established himself in varied business ventures
Circumstances in the mid 1900's caused him to again attempt to re-establish himself, so he moved his family to Alberta Canada, which just a few years earlier had been part of the North West Territories.
My Grandfather Anthony (Tony) La Brier (LaBruyere, LaBriere) was born in Kaskaskia Illinois in the year 1860. His mother was Irish, her name was Allis (Alice?) Bradley, and his father was Peter (Pierre) LaBruyere (LaBrier) who was also born in Kaskaskia in 1824.
These pages show our family history from France to Quebec, early Detroit, Kaskaskia and Ste. Genevieve Missouri. My family branch, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota, North Dakota, Alberta Canada. We are always looking for family information and welcome inquiries from family. Please sign my guest book below, I will respond to any questions to the best of my ability.
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Sweet treats always go over well in my family, especially during the holidays. We think these rich bars-dotted with walnuts, toffee bits, chocolate chips and coconut-are better than candy! They're nice to share with a group since one pan goes a long way.
44 of Our Most Gooey Caramel Desserts
- 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 cup baking cocoa
- 3/4 cup cold butter
- 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
- 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips, divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup flaked coconut
- 1/2 cup English toffee bits or almond brickle chips
- In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar and cocoa. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press firmly into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a saucepan, heat milk and 1 cup chocolate chips over medium heat until chocolate is melted, stirring until smooth. Remove from the heat. Stir in vanilla.
- Pour filling over crust. Sprinkle with the walnuts, coconut, toffee bits and remaining chocolate chips; press down firmly. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Yield: 3 dozen.
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Development of reporting and writing skills needed to communicate the complexities of topics such as science, environment, business, or education to diverse media audiences. Topic of course will be announced in advance of each offering. Prerequisite: NEWS 221. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned. College: Commun., Info. and Media Hours: 2-6 Permission: Y Prerequisite: NEWS 221 Co-requisite: none |


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Anno Domini presents... Auroral Dreaming new sculptures by Derek Weisberg
That Which My Eyes Wish to See, ceramic and mixed media, 58" x 13" x 19", 2010 photo credit: Ira Schrank
Derek Weisberg returns to Anno Domini for his second solo exhibition
with a brand new body of ambitious and courageous work. Weisberg
continues to examine his own life and the world around him, attempting
to answer questions, which have plagued humans since the beginning of
The work was made with attempts to reconcile the passing of his
mother, and address ideas of life and death. This new body of work does
this thru combining bright colorful cosmic abstractions, which the
artist calls "spirits", with the somber earthly Baroquial figures. The
sculptures become personifications of life and death, the soul and body,
presences and absence, form and formlessness, existentialism and
spiritualism. The work coalesces these ideas and Weisberg creates an
interconnectedness and oneness of these seemingly dualistic ideas.
Weisberg's works deal with his personal life experiences and
address issues of memory, grieving, transcendence and finding truth.
However, the work poignantly speaks to the atmosphere of the world and
to our time with all its problems and has a further reaching, deeper,
and universal effect. Artist's Reception: February 4th, 7-11pm Artist's Reception is part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS monthly art walk, February 4, 2011. View the full schedule of exhibitions at participating venues: http://www.southfirstfridays.com
Live music by Suzanne Vallie
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The Importance of Symptoms (in Veterinary Homeopathy)
Our world is full of subtleties that are often overlooked in the rush of modern life. Oftentimes we see what is most evident and believe that to be all there is – we miss the web of more subtle events and objects that accompany the obvious but are hidden to the casual observer. We are satisfied that the easily observable is the extent of what is and we fail to look "behind the scenes".
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In modern medicine, symptoms are seen as the enemy, as the disease itself. Homeopathy, in contrast, recognizes that symptoms are merely the evidence, the manifestations or signposts, of the disease.
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Secret of Escape
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Secret of Escape is a fast-paced stealth game, you control a man named Thomas, trapped out in the middle of nowhere inside a complex building run by a mysterious and psychopathic host known only as Dyer. With a series of explosives strapped to his body and a camera following his every move, Thomas has to play Dyer's game in order to survive. If he can make it through all of Dyer's levels, and find the keys to in the levels, Thomas will leave free.
The game has numerous levels with one main goal, you start from a green zone and you have 15 seconds to reach the red zone where the timer stops.
If the timer reaches zero, the explosives on Thomas' body will detonate, killing him instantly. However all the levels are filled with death traps…Mines. Spikes, Vision Based Turrets, Sound Seeking Androids and more. Just don't forget, do not let time run out.
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Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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Genre | Action |
Tags | 15-seconds, escape, Fast-Paced, machines, mines, secret, spikes, Stealth, turret |
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Looking forward to my weekly slot on the Tom Dunne show after 11 AM. I find this radio slot so rewarding as we get such a wide range of dilemmas. The producer's told me that today - amongst other dilemmas - we're going to discuss a man who is depressed after losing his job and a wife who has lost a stone and a half and her personality has changed as much as her body shape.
It's a fantastic thing to look forward to something you do you in your work. I know I'm lucky in this way.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: if you're not happy at work - maybe you even hate your job - then you must start looking in the evenings or weekends at retraining, getting a new skill, or finding a new place to work where you'll be happier. We spend most of our lives at work and I've known people crushed by their jobs - no job is worth that.
The Brit nominations were revealed last night and it's fantastic to see a few of my favourites in the pack - Dizzee Rascal, for one, in the best album category. I remember when I was on the Brit's panel about eight years ago - good times casting my votes!
Found it ironic that Madonna has supposedly claimed in the press that motherhood is the most important job she's ever done - well it seems to me (and I'm only going on how hard she works) that her 'job satisfaction' takes her away for extraordinary amounts of time. I'm sorry, but isn't she always jetting around the world, on tour, appearing in something, writing children's books and on and on. She seems to have a gaggle of nannies looking after her children. And there's nothing wrong with that but this doesn't sit well with her comments considering her 24-7 lifestyle. One thing I did as a mother was make many choices to give up work opportunities - that would've furthered my career - to instead be at home when my children were back from school. Yup, that was my choice but it rubs me up the wrong way when I hear women whose jobs take them away for 18-hour-days to claim that motherhood is the greatest thing ever did.
Last night had a fab time with a couple friends out for drinks at Lo Profile and on to dinner - the hubster joined us which is rare for a Monday night because he's normally training in the sport he does. Monday is the new Friday for me! But evidently not to others as the restaurant was dead. It's really weird to have all the attention of the waiter for the whole evening.
So happy that Jeff Bridges got a Golden Globe for his performance in Crazy Heart - a stunning portrayal of a down-and-out, alcoholic country-western musician.
Have a feature to write today so I'm disappearing now. Hope you're touched by something good, funny, or loving in your day, Pam X
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I hope you find it a unique guide that emphasises how single friends can help each other make the most of the dating scene. As well as containing a vast array of tips and techniques to help you to dating success - everything from the first date, online dating, the signals he gives out through different behaviours, and how to improve your own signals are included.
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I firmly believe that emotional eating to soothe difficult feelings is the culprit behind most of this failure. My book has a huge range of practical tips/strategies to help understand your emotions and manage your appetite. There are mini-quizes and real case studies.
It's available to preorder on Amazon. Please remember that food can fuel your energy needs but not your emotional needs. Take care!
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