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Youngsters aid NY troop — Page 5 Scouts start celebration at tea — Pa Amherst News-Time O >- O o o wo x I r— 00 M M c tr o o — z CO < X M c m m Ui t- V) 69 - H M -e» o *^. x es » H N < O-^ m » <s> r- w _ t/> Wl.DNISDAY, MARCH 20, 2002 AMMIRST, OHIO Building need help? Doc's on the way o X The Building Doctors are coming to Amherst Doctors Lisa Adkins and William Palmer, of the Ohio Historic Preservation Office, will be in town to talk with old-building owners, courtesy of the Amherst Downtown Betterment Association (ADBA), the city, and the Amherst Rotary Club. They'll be talking to residents and making visits to old buildings on April 4-5. The Building Doctors will present a free seminar on Thursday, April 4, from 7-9 p.m. at the old Post Office, located at 255 Park Avenue. Open to all old-building owners in the area, the seminar will feature guidelines for renovation projects and ways to solve some of the most common problems of buildings dating from 1800 to 1950. On Friday, April 5, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Adkins and Palmer will be available to visit pre-1950 buildings within five miles of Amherst, advising owners on specific technical or design problems, by appointment These on-sile consultations are free. The doctors examine all kinds of older buildings. Some of the things that typically call for an on-site examination include persistent peeling paint or flaking plaster, a wet basement, deteriorating masonry, and plans for remodeling, additions, or demolitions. Adkins, a program coordinator for the Ohio Historical Preservation Office, reviews federally-assisted projects for effects on historic properties in Ohio. Palmer, history/architecture development reviews manager for the Ohio Historic Preservation Office, holds a master's degree in history/ historic preservation from Youngstown State University. Before joining the Ohio Historic Preservation Office, he worked for the Youngs town Stale University Center for Historic Preservation, conducting research and writing nominations to the National Register of Historic Places. The seminar and visits from the Building Doctors are free, but advance registration is required. To register, call toll free CONTINUED on page 3 Local resident trades sheriff's shoes for court security routine by PAUL MORTON Associate editor Sitting in the gallery at the Oberlin Municipal Court, you recognize that new court security officer, but you can't place him. Did you see his face on a billboard, or was he on a television commercial? Maybe your kid had him as a teacher. Then it comes to you. That's Martin Mahoney. Wasn't he the Lorain County sheriff for, like, forever? Actually, it is Martin Mahoney, but he was only sheriff for 16 years, from 1984 to 2000. He said he had been in law enforcement for 29 years before retiring and then coming to the court. "It's a little different perspective here than having been a policeman,'' Mahoney said. "As a policeman I was able to effect an arrest But now I see when you watch the things in play here from the judicial end of it, it's not an easy job." He said he had always had an interest in law enforcement His uncle was the chief of police in Lorain, and another uncle was an officer in that department He attended Lorain County Community College for two years, then completed his bachelor's degree in law enforcement at the University of Dayton. He was hired into the Lor-* ain County sheriffs department in 1971, where he worked for five years before going to the Lorain police department, where he worked for five years. He worked in private security for a couple of years, but he wanted to get back in law enforcement Two friends of his, Anthony Giardini, the head of the Lorain Democratic Party, and Vic Stewart, the head of the county Democratic Party, suggested he run for sheriff. "At first I really wasn't that inter- CONTINUED on page 3 After 29 years in law enforcement, 16 years as Loraln County sheriff, and one year of retirement, Amherst resident Martin Maho ney is back in uniform as the court security officer at the Oberlin Municipal Court. Girl, 12, already a grand champ by AMY PERSINQER News-Times reporter A local seventh grader proved again that hard work pays off, especially if you love the work. Jessi Piatt is just 12, but she and her hone, KVA Direct Shot, won Grand National Champion at the 2001 Grand National and World Championship in Oklahoma City in October. The two of them even won the reader's choice award from Horse World Magazine. The magazine has a write-in vote and Jessi and her horse were chosen this year as the favorite. The family was notified by mail that they'd been chosen. "It was a complete surprise," said Jessi's mother, Theresa Piatt Her hone, nicknamed Roy, is owned by her parents, Michael and Theresa Piatt. Jessi practices with him about three times a week in the spring and summer at the stables on Russia Road where he is kept Jessi said in the off season, October through May, she rides about once a week. Jessi said she enjoys the time with the hone. The Piatts said Jessi started riding when she was about six yean old when her aunt Rhonda took her to the farm when she rides hones. Jessi loved it The family got involved in 4-H and participated in tha county fair before deciding to compete ia shows. Before she started riding Roy she rode a hone called Toby. Her parents have owned Roy for three yean and Jessi has been riding him for about a year. She and her family travel throughout the summer and frill to local and regional shows. "It's like a vacation a month." Mr. Piatt said. They haw travelled to Michigan, Manarhuarits, Pennsylvania and most recently lo Oklahoma City. Thto ww *eirfint trip to dm Grand CONTINUED on page 6 City bicentennial group eyes plans to welcome bell, Ohio anniversary by AMY News-Times reporter Amhem is joining the celebration, the celebration of Ohio's bicentennial, that is. The local Ohio Bicentennial Committee held a regular meeting March 12 to discuss several fundraising events they have started. They hope to raise funds to purchase corporation limit markers, which will cost the city about $1/400. The state Bicentennial Commission's website says that grants can DC OOtiatOOu lOT Mul Bat OOflt of the ma-ken for a certain of cities. The would also Uke to flags far downtown and a iter, snorting to Sally CorawsM. A "Night k the Racas" fhaiWwr is pawed for Jaaa 1. The cost is Si for singles aad SIS for couples. Haas are still ia *e worts for food. The event aril be hold at the Amherst VFW haU. PiUilaaiiii April 1 reeaben of the co—ahtor win be aoB- h-f raffle tickets lor a 50/50 raffle. 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Jose Raul Capablanca
Jose Raul Capablanca y Graupera was the third World Chess Champion and one of the greatest players of all time. He was born in Havana, Cuba on November 19, 1888. His father was a Spanish military officer. Like many of the game's greatest players, Jose Capablanca was a chess prodigy. He learned chess at the age of four simply by watching his father and his friends play casual games. As legend would have it, the young Capablanca pointed out an illegal move his father made. Embarrassed by his son and doubting the four year old even knew how to play chess, Jose's father challenged him to a game, looking to make a quick example. The young Jose beat his father in both the first game and the subsequent rematch. The young Capablanca was taken to the Havana Chess Club where he frequently played. By the age of 13 he already established himself as the best player in the entire country after defeating the Cuban Champion, Juan Corzo.
In 1905, Jose Capablanca was accepted into Columbia University. Although only 16 years old when he arrived at Columbia, the multi-talented Capablanca even played Shortstop on the Freshman baseball team. It was at that time that Capablanca began frequenting the Manhattan Chess Club. There his chess abilities would flourish, as it was the gathering place of some of the world's greatest players, like U.S. Champion Frank Marshall and World Champion Emanuel Lasker. Capablanca soon established himself as the club's strongest regular member. He displayed a special ability for rapid-chess and was easily the best blitz-player in the world even at that time. Capablanca was perhaps more than any other player in history "a natural". He seldom studied chess, yet moved quickly and flawlessly. He would soon leave his studies at Columbia to pursue chess full time.
Capablanca gave hundreds of simultaneous exhibitions leading to a nationwide tour of the United States in 1909. He would play 602 games in 27 cities scoring a winning percentage of 96.4%. Capablanca would go on to play a match vs. then U.S. champion Frank Marshall. The match would result in a crushing victory for Capablanca with a final score of 8 wins, 1 loss and 14 draws. Capablanca began to garner international interest. While many masters opposed his "un-earned" participation, Capablanca played in the San Sebastian Tournament of 1911 at the urging of Frank Marshall. San Sebastian was one of the strongest tournament fields ever assembled. Capablanca would quiet all of the naysayers by winning first place in the tournament. He scored victories against Aaron Nimzowitch, Rudolf Spielman and David Janowski.
Jose Raul Capablanca
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Beginning in 1911, Capablanca would repeatedly offer challenges to World Champion Emanuel Lasker. Due to constant disagreement over tournament conditions and stipulations, the two would not play for the championship until 1921. In the meantime, Capablanca continued to play and consistently win, if not finish among the leaders in strong international tournaments. He was afforded this luxury, because he was appointed a job in the Cuban foreign office, a goodwill ambassador of sorts. With his expenses paid, Capablanca had time to focus on chess. Well travelled, young and handsome, Capablanca soon became a chess celebrity. Capablanca eventually played Emanuel Lasker for the World Championship in Havana, Cuba. The match was played in March-April 1921; after 14 games Lasker would concede the match after 4 losses and 10 draws. Perhaps an even more amazing feat was that Capablanca did not lose a single game in any tournament play from 1916-1924, an accomplishment which has never been duplicated. This earned him the nickname the "chess machine". He had an air of invincibility among his peers.
In 1927, Capablanca was heavily favored against Russian, Alexander Alekhine in their World Championship match held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Perhaps the Cuban underestimated his equally brilliant opponent. Alekhine had been diligently dissecting Capa's games and was in top physical condition, while Capablanca had little preparation. What would ensue would be one of the greatest chess battles of all time, a "clash of the chess titans". After 34 games Alekhine won the title with 6 wins, 3 losses and 25 draws. Capablanca continued to compete and perform well in tournaments and sought a rematch for the crown, which he was never granted. Discouraged by his inability to secure a rematch verse Alekhine, Capablanca withdrew from competitive chess in 1931. He would make a triumphant return some 3 years later, reasserting himself as one of the game's greatest players.
Capablanca died on March 7, 1942 after suffering a massive heart attack while at the Manhattan chess Club. He was given a public funeral in Havana and today he is recognized as one of the greatest players of all time. His positional style was fluid and straightforward, and he had the ability to make victory look easy. He was perhaps most renowned for his fantastic endgame technique. His games continue to inspire chess enthusiasts all over the world, and he has achieved legendary status.
Some famous Capablanca quotes:
"Chess is something more of a game. It is an intellectual diversion which has certain artistic qualities and many scientific elements."
"The best way to learn endgames as well as openings is from the games of the masters."
On Capablanca:
"Capablanca was snatched too early from the chess world. With his death we have lost a great chess genius, the likes of who we will never see again." – Alexander Alekhine
"The ideal in chess can only be a collective image, but in my opinion it is Capablanca who most closely approaches this." – Anatoly Karpov
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The battle for the World Chess Championship has witnessed numerous titanic struggles which have engaged the interest not only of chess enthusiasts but also of the public at large. The chessboard is the ultimate mental battleground and the world champions themselves are supreme intellectual gladiators. These magnificent compilations of chess form the basis of the first two parts of Garry Kasparov's work on the history of the World Chess Championship.
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Special Price $9.98London 1922 is important for all these reasons, but it also served as the setting for the creation of the famous 'London Rules' which would for years govern the way in which prospective challengers to the title would have the right to play the champion. As an added bonus, all fourteen games of the 1921 Capablanca-Lasker title match - with annotations by Capa himself - have been added to this new 21st-century edition. Learn More
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Capablanca - Move by Move$29.95Jose Raul Capablanca is a chess legend, world champion and quite simply one of the greatest players in the history of the game. His achievements and seemingly effortless style of play won many admirers, and his legacy includes a treasure of instructive games. Studying Capablanca's play is a must for any aspiring chess player. For Cyrus Lakdawala, it was a key factor in his chess development and improvement, and in this book he revisits many of his favourite Capablanca games. Learn More
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Later this month I'll be traveling to Australia for the first time. The country is huge and varied, so it was hard to narrow down where to visit in a relatively short amount of time. But I loved doing the research, and found that Australia has a lot of style! While I won't be able to visit them all, here are five awesome looking hotels that won't completely break the bank — down under!
In Australia bed and breakfast accommodations are actually quite common, so we've included those in our list, too.
Art Series Hotel Group
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Built in 1880 in the heart of St Kilda, Melbourne, 28, Mary Street's B&B was restored by former owners, and has recently been refurbished to offer luxury bed and breakfast accommodations. Featuring a stunning collection of contemporary artwork and retaining many original features throughout, the B&B offers an eclectic mix of antique and contemporary furniture.
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Kathryn's on Queen Boutique Bed and Breakfast accommodation is a charming National Trust listed Victorian terrace house in the heart of Sydney offering an idyllic blend of comfort and convenience. This magnificently restored home with antique furniture, luxury linen and a cheery B&B homestay host, will be the high point of your stay in Sydney and offers personalised hospitality and pampering you just will not find in a big Sydney City hotel.
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A contemporary and eclectic apartment in inner Sydney, Glebe, full of artwork and furnished with a unique worldly style and flair, ideal for those that would prefer to experience an apartment with character instead of a stark and impersonal hotel room.
The apartment has two large bedrooms with comfortable King Size beds, wardrobes and dressers, a large open space living room and dining room to comfortably seat 6 persons, a full kitchen a bathroom a built in laundry.
The Kirketon Hotel
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Nestled amongst the hype of vibrant Darlinghurst, but far enough to experience the true meaning of staying in an intimate 40 room boutique hotel in the heart of Sydney's restaurant, bar and nightclub district. Flooded with genuine warmth and charisma, you'll experience all the charm from the moment you walk through the lobby and venture down the mysterious hallways filled with mirrors and red carpet. Each room shadows the common area's ambiance but is transformed into a quiet hideaway of warmth and coziness.
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After more than half a century of lecturing here and there one might suppose that I would find this occasion, so friendly and pleasant, a challenge but not a great puzzle. The Oberlin library, after all, is a kind of second home to me. The problem is the topic. I'm going to talk about the work of a fellow whom I know quite well, but from whom I have never before stepped Go to try to see him from a bit of distance, to "review the bidding" so to speak.
Although I have spent a large share of my professional life at Oberlin, both before that and during that period there has been a lot of wandering. By the time I had finished high school I had lived in seven cities: Quincy, Nashville, St. Louis, Greenville, Grand Rapids, South Haven, and Three Rivers. In how many states and countries had I lived? One.
While moving around I was also shifting my interests, trying on various careers for size -- although not thinking of it in that way at first.
Ages 10-12 Architect.
Ages 13-16 Mathematician--especially algebra, which I found as much fun as chess.
Ages 17-18 An open slate during my first two years of college.
Age 19 ff. Sociology, or perhaps economics (a joint major in college), or perhaps law, or perhaps music, as a singer.
Ages 21-22 At Louisiana State University -- a sociology graduate student; but there was still economics.
Ages 23-24 At the University of Wisconsin -- working on a Ph.D. in sociology, but there was anthropology, or perhaps social psychology, not to mention my old standby, economics. Minors in anthro. and econ.
Age 25 ff. With sociology degree in hand and an appointment in that field, the question was settled, but boundaries were easily crossed, into history, statistics, political science, social psychology, and anthropology and economics.
At DePauw, 1933-37, Frank Vreeland -- a young version of Thorstein Veblen -- with an added sense of humor -- and Lester Jones gave me a strong background in sociology, as A. A. Smith did in economics. Professor Jones introduced me to the work of E. A. Ross and John Gillin, his mentors at the Univ. of Wisconsin. Little did I imagine that I too would study with them -- taking their last seminars.
At LSU, 1937-39, sociology had been established only recently, but T. Lynn Smith had put together a fine faculty; and they paid me $50 a month. For a while Professor Smith was not sure of me: I had come into his office carrying a tennis racquet rather than a brief case; and I missed classes occasionally to join the opera chorus at the Conservatory, with some performances taking us to the Opera House in New Orleans. But he finally concluded that I was a serious student. Rudolf Heberle, with his heavy German accent, was an excellent teacher of theory -- of Weber, Durkheim, Simmel, and of his father-in-law T�nnies. H. M. McCracken was a superb teacher of economics, with whom I took three courses. Wilmoore Kendall had just returned from Oxford after a period as a Rhodes scholar. His political science seminar, with a rather strong Marxist slant, was exciting. He once asked me to review for the seminar two books by the "young agrarians" -- prominent southern literary writers and scholars. To my surprise, Robert Penn Warren and Cleanth Brooks were sitting on the front row. They were among the authors of these two books and were rapidly establishing themselves as writers. I believe Professor Kendall wanted to make sure that my Yankee inclinations did not distort my review. As it turned out, Warren and Brooks were gentle and supportive.
At Wisconsin, 1939-41, the intellectual excitement was cranked up even higher. One year I served as research assistant to Wendell Bennett, a brilliant young anthropologist and the next year was the research assistant to Tom McCormick, an excellent, but inarticulate statistician. My major professors were W. W. Howells, in physical anthropology; Howard Becker, a converted industrial engineer, in theory; Hans Gerth, a German journalist turned sociologist, in social psychology and public opinion studies; and Selig Perlman, an impressive labor economist, friend and protege of John R. Commons, Oberlin graduate and briefly on the faculty here, long enough to teach the first courses in economics and sociology.
There was also a strong group of fellow graduate students, the most visible of whom was C. Wright Mills -- a brilliant, angry, articulate, driven scholar who became a hero of the left while at Columbia a few years later, a status that continued after his untimely death at age 45.
Most important for me, a few weeks after arriving in Madison I met the beautiful, vivacious, and talented Winnie McHenry. She has been my best friend ever since.
The variety of topics I have studies and the multi-leveled theoretical guidelines that appeal to me have remained constant. In its analytic mode, science seeks to isolate from the complex empirical world some law of relationship. These laws are obscured in the normal course of affairs, because different relationships operating simultaneously in the same setting offset, reinforce, or deflect one another, thus requiring the analytic procedures of research for their discovery. In another mode, I call it field theory, we look for some segment of the world as it exists and ask: what various processes are operative there and what are the consequences of their interaction?
I applaud and respect research that focuses on one level (biological, psychological, social, and cultural in the human sciences) provided there is full recognition of the analytic nature of the findings. The victories are in the analytic world of the scholar's creation.
Moreover, it is extremely difficult to isolate the effect of one of these levels from the confounding influence of the others, since they are blended in the empirical world. I'm puzzled about talk of a gene for crime, since crime is a culturally defined behavior. I'm puzzled by confident statements that X percent of intelligence is genetic, when the confounding effects of a mother's diet, and even a grandmother's, of the attitudes of teachers, of the cultural signals sent by playmates, of the quality of amenities and opportunities in neighborhood and home, etc., etc. have been left uninvestigated. Crude matching for social class will not solve the problem.
One of the critical tasks in social research is to establish "the time order of the variables." What came first in a set of co-existing variables? I'm reminded by some current research of the story of Abe Lincoln who came into the Illinois legislative hall with a bulge in his pocket. What is that, he was asked. A potato, Lincoln replied. But why carry a potato in your pocket? I have had no rheumatism since carrying it. Even more marvelous, the effect is retroactive. I had no rheumatism before carrying the potato. Needless to say, the time order of the variables is vastly important in questions of public policy as well as in research.
To indicate something of the way I arrived at field theory, I quote here several paragraphs that I wrote over 30 years ago. It will give you a guide to the way I have approached research in several areas.
After several centuries of development in physics, a field perspective has now perhaps become part of the world view of laymen. We require no serious effort of translation to realize that a lighter-than-air object rises, not simply because of its inner qualities, but because of the nature of its relationship to the environment. In a day of speculation about landing on the moon, even the more complex notion that the weight of an object itself is not intrinsic to it, but is a function of the object in the environment, may be part of common-sense thought.
Of greater potential significance for a science of human behavior is the development of a similar perspective in biology. The conception of the fixity of species was challenged in the nineteenth century and was decisively replaced by the theory of evolution. Thus a transaction between the organism and the environment was brought into the very process of inheritance.
Perhaps even more important for our purposes, however, has been the extension of this point of view to cell differentiation and other organic processes. Even that most stable unit of heredity, the gene, is know to be affected by powerful external agents and perhaps even by normal contact with one of its alleles (partner genes)..... Cells are known to be field determined. Their form and function are a result, not simply of inherited structure and capability, but of environmental influences as well.....
In his pioneering work on this question, Charles Child noted that some organisms could be so significantly changed by outside influences that "we should never recognize them as belonging to the same species, or in the more extreme cases, to the same class, or perhaps even the same phylum" as organisms developing under the usual conditions.
There are multiple possibilities in every cell and biological structure, particular ones of which are facilitated or drawn out by the environment. Transplant a cell in the early stages of its development (and in some instances, in later stages) from one tissue environment to another, and it will show characteristics appropriate to its new location.
Today we can read on this topic the elegant prose of Stephen Jay Gould, as in The Mismeasurement of Man: "Heritability does not mean inevitability."
My amateurish sampling of biological research did not lead me into field theory. I was already headed that way -- without knowing it -- in my undergraduate reading of George Herbert Mead, W. I. Thomas (both with Oberlin connections I later discovered), Charles H. Cooley ("self and society are twin-born"), and John Dewey. In graduate school I discovered that Emile Durkheim, that sociological super-patriot, had convincingly argued that society -- as a level of influence on human behavior -- could not be reduced (today we might say deconstructed) to biological and psychological factors.
Kurt Lewin's field theory, which I studies later, could not quite escape the limits of his psychological perspective, but his formula points us in the right direction: B = f(P, E). "The state of the person (P) and that of his environment (E) are not independent of each other."
Once into it, I found field theory everywhere. In proverbs: "One takes on the face of his enemy whether he wishes to or not." In literature: "But before I treat a patient like yourself I need to know a great deal more about him than the patient can always tell me. Indeed, it is often the case that my patients are only pieces of a total situation which I have to explore. The single patient who is ill by himself is rather the exception." Thus T. S. Eliot, The Cocktail Party, reflected a developing approach in social psychiatry, as in the work of Dorothea and Alexander Leighton (he, a psychiatrist turned anthropologist), Karen Horney, Erik Erikson, Erich Fromm, Rollo May. Similar approaches were found widely in anthropology, in the work of Ralph Linton, Ashley Montagu, George Devereux, and Ruth Benedict, among others. In philosophy there were compatible developments in the works of such writers as Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Ludwig Binswanger.
I was carried to a frenzy of excitement -- if one can maintain a frenzy for a decade -- matching that of Midas with his gold. But I believed, and still believe, that I was finding real gold. Thanks to a Research-Status leave in 1963-64, I could calm down enough to write, Toward a Field Theory of Behavior: Personality and Social Structure.
How have these diverse interests and this multi-leveled theoretical approach spelled themselves out in my research? Although I have done some work in the sociology of education (Middle Start, with several Oberlin colleagues and students), and on socialization, my main studies have been in 1) the sociology of religion, 2) race and ethnic relations, and 3) countercultures. Here, a brief reference to each of these.
1. The Sociology of Religion
Flooded with discussions of Weber, Durkheim, Simmel, Marx, Troeltsch, and others in the seminars of Becker, Gerth, and Heberle, and sensitized by my family background, I found it natural to select the sociology of religion for my 1940-42 dissertation studies. In the dissertation I asked: How were religion and churches (not synonyms) involved in the economic and political struggles during the development of 16th and 17th century capitalism (something of a critique of Weber's famous thesis); in the shaping of economic ethics in the first decades of twentieth century America; and in public decisions by churches and religious leaders dealing with war. A common set of concepts, particularly "the dilemma of the churches," proved valuable in the interpretations of each of these topics, each examined as part of the study of Religion in the Struggle for Power.
Because it landed on an almost unoccupied field, my dissertation, published just one-half century ago, seemed to stimulate the development of the sociology of religion in the United States. (It is still in print.) It was followed by Religion, Society, and the Individual; Sociology Looks at Religion; and The Scientific Study of Religion. There are translations of some of these into French, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese.
Several times in my life I have been led -- no, coerced by expanding evidence -- into seeing similarities in broader and broader ranges of data. Looking at religions that at first and second and third glances seem very different, one finds evidence that the roots from which many of them grow are the endemic experiences of suffering, injustice, and meaninglessness. Religion, seen in this way, is a system of beliefs and practices by means of which a group of people struggles with the ultimate problems of life. It expresses their refusal to capitulate to death, to give up in the face of frustration, to allow hostility to tear apart their human associations (sometimes, often? enclosed in narrow boundaries). My research on this topic started in Oberlin, then expanded to eleven of the twelve Great Lakes Colleges consortium, and then -- thanks to a sabbatical -- to Japan, Korea, Thailand, Australia, and New Zealand. The papers that resulted (published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion) aroused a lot of interest and a lot of controversy.
Religion seen in this way is a quest for a life that is "beyond tragedy," to use Reinhold Niebuhr's phrase, a citadel of hope built on the edge of despair. In the world religions this has sometimes meant the development of a polity and a theology beyond the reach of states -- a separation that is maintained only with great difficulty, as political struggles and conflicts in many parts of the world attest.
A variety of religious protest movements, despite their differences, share common elements. We need to look not only at their very different histories, myths, and metaphors, but at the somewhat similar experiences of oppression and cultural disarray. Today's liberation theology in Latin America and elsewhere, I would suggest, has some of the qualities of the Native American Ghost Dance, 1870-1890. History does not repeat itself, especially across great cultural divides, but neither does it leave us uninstructed about our own times.
Listen to the rather extravagant interpretation of James Mooney after his intensive study of the 1890 Ghost Dance, which he sees as one of a universal species of religious movements that seek to capture a lost Arcadia:
The lost paradise is the world's dreamland of youth. What tribe or people has not had its golden age, before Pandora's box was loosed? And when the race lies crushed and groaning beneath an alien yoke, how natural is the dream of a redeemer, an Arthur, who shall return from exile or awake from some long sleep to drive out the usurper and win back for the people what they have lost..... The doctrines of the Hindu avatar, the Hebrew Messiah, the Christian millennium, and Hesunanin of the Indian Ghost Dance are essentially the same, and have their origin in a hope and longing common to all humanity.
I suspect that we all have been made a bit dizzy by this climb up the abstraction ladder; but even so, Mooney can help us to see contemporary religious movements in a clearer light. We need to study much more carefully how a society and the various groups within it get from here to there culturally, how values evolve, and who suffers in the process. In commenting, in 1980, on the overpowering success of the Ayatollah Khomeini in winning support for his harsh repression, not only of Christians and Bahais, but of Sunni and Kurdish Muslims, Martin Marty observed that the Ayatollah had the Shah, "who imported but hoarded the best features of technology and left the oppressed with nothing but trampled customs and disintegrating culture."
2. Racial and Ethnic Relations
My professional interest in racial and ethnic relations came by only a few years after my interest in the anthropology and sociology of religion. But it emerged just as naturally out of my family background. The dedication in my most recent book, Ethnicity, is to George Daniel and Emma Bancroft Yinger, my parents. It reads: To GDY and EBY, who never knew a stranger. We lived in predominantly, even overwhelmingly White towns most of the time; but the world was my parents' parish. DePauw, in the 1930s, had a few Black students, but, again, was overwhelmingly White (and Protestant).
Two years in Baton Rouge, however, educated me rapidly on race relations. Two or three days after I had arrived in the city, an elderly Black man stopped me as we passed on the street and asked me a question I did not understand. "Sir?" I responded, wanting him to repeat his question. Instead, he turned and walked quickly away, almost in terror.
The race line was drawn in a very different way by my friends who for months referred to me teasingly and pleasantly as damn Yankee -- indicating that they used the abbreviation because I seemed to be a pretty good fellow. The race line was etched in class by Professor (Dean, Colonel) Fred Frey. He described his dismay at being seated, by alphabetical order, next to E. Franklin Frazier in two successive classes on the first day of graduate study at the University of Chicago. But the dismay faded; the world did not collapse; and in a few weeks they were good friends. Frazier went on to become an eminent sociologist.
Frey's course was my only classroom study in the field, but four years later, in the spring of 1942, I was teaching a course on racial and cultural relations.
Shortly thereafter there came another rather sharp transition. In the summer of 1944, Winnie and I became directors of a Quaker workcamp in the inner city of Indianapolis. (As an aside, let me say that Winnie has been a major participant in virtually everything I report here, by her multi-faceted support.) The group of workers was interracial and international; the area was almost completely Black. We worked with the skillful and dedicated Negro staff of Flanner House, headed by Cleo Blackburn. Our continuous contact with the residents of the neighborhood attracted city-wide attention. When the manager of a warehouse for a major department store, located near Flanner House, saw us working, day-in and day-out in the summer heat, he asked where we lived. He learned that we had two showers for the 24 or 25 of us and kindly offered to let the men use the showers in the warehouse. When reporting his monthly expenses to the store's controller, he duly recorded: "50 cents for soap for Quakers." The figure was somehow reported in the daily paper. It is difficult to imagine a better way to get lighthearted yet serious attention for the activities of the work camp.
We followed this work camp experience with several summers as leaders in Quaker international student seminars, 1948-54. Week-long visits from outstanding leaders in conflict resolution and race relations helped to create strong bonds among the international and interracial groups of students. In trips around the regions where the seminars took place we became, without realizing it, early participants in the emerging civil rights movement. In one setting, Native Americans, Latinos, and Anglos came together for conversations and fellowship. They went away asking: Why have we not done this before? With a little gentle persuasion we were permitted to take the group into the swimming pools of the University of Tennessee and the city of Oak Ridge, along with many other people. It was the first time, the managers told us, that the pools had been "desegregated" (1953).
During those years, the scholarly field of race relations, prejudice, and discrimination was developing rapidly: Myrdal, An American Dilemma, 1944; Gordon Allport; Ruth Benedict; St. Clair Drake, Charles S. Johnson; Carey McWilliams; Robin Williams, Jr.; Oliver Cox; John Dollard; Allison Davis; and many others were building on the important but rather sparse work of earlier decades. This new wave developed during or in the years just after World War II. My first paper was published in 1946.
Another turning point was our move to Oberlin in 1947. George E. Simpson joined the faculty at the same time. Within weeks, it seems, we had plans for a joint volume -- he to examine the circumstances of Black Americans, I to develop a theoretical statement about discrimination and prejudice -- their sources and strategies for their reduction. This took a while: the first edition appeared in 1953, and fifth in 1985. I believe it is fair to say that Racial and Cultural Relations: The Analysis of Prejudice and Discrimination has had an impact on teaching, research, and policy in the field. We followed this by editing the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science in 1957 and again in 1978, both times with collected papers on Native Americans, and with articles in several different journals.
Prof. Simpson has continued with excellent research on Black Americans. (America, in his work, includes Brazil, Haiti, Jamaica, as well as the U.S.) My work on this topic includes Middle Start: An Experiment in the Educational Enrichment of Young Adolescents. Kiyoshi Ikeda, Frank Laycock, Stephen Cutler, and I, along with a dozen students research assistants during a ten-year period, studied the effects of a rich summer program here at Oberlin on the educational attainments of middle school students from St. Louis, Cleveland, Lorain, Elyria, and Oberlin. They were compared with matching students from the same schools. The program had a modest but statistically significant positive influence.
During those years, and since, I have written A Minority Group in American Society; Anti-Semitism; numerous articles; and, most recently, Ethnicity: Source of Strength? Source of Conflict? -- a theoretical work drawing material from many lands.
Throughout these years my interest has been stimulated by brief but compelling contacts with Ralph Bunche, Paul Robeson, Jackie Robinson, and Martin L. King, Jr. I'm tempted to add Jesse Owens -- but that contact lasted only 6.2 seconds. More important were the many students and faculty at Oberlin who were also concerned with inequality and discrimination. To mention a few: Wade Ellis, Kiyoshi Ikeda, Booker Peek, Al McQueen, Eduardo Mondlane, Johnetta Betsch (Cole), Niara Sudarkasa (Gloria Marshall).
I can take time only to mention two topics in a theory of racial and ethnic relations. First, the cybernetic system of causes and effects of discrimination and prejudice: 1) The desire for economic and political advantage and power converges with 2) individual needs and anxieties which, together, create 3) the context for the development of stereotypes and distancing cultural norms. Out of these comes 4) discrimination, which is both a source and an effect of prejudice. Persisting discrimination leads to "institutional racism" (I prefer the term structured discrimination), the traditional, habitual, customary way of doing things. Also out of this set of forces come 6) various responses from target groups which, in part, reinforce and superficially confirm the system. Policies designed to change only one part of the system are bound to fail. That is particularly true of point 6, which is the favorite of many commentators today. Of the six blind men of Hindustan, the one who grasped the tail of the elephant had a good firm hold on a small part of the truth.
I want also to emphasize that there is a matching "system of equality," with the same six factors. Elements of such a system are found even in the most repressive systems, often in "underground railroads." It is essential that research and policy seek them out.
Second, I can only point to another major topic in racial and ethnic relations: assimilation-dissimilation. The blending of two or more groups into one or, the opposite, their continued or even growing separation, is of major importance in many -- perhaps most -- countries. These should be treated, in the first instance, as purely neutral concepts. We must think in terms of process. The process can be reversed.
Each of these statements applies also to the four factors which, together, make up assimilation-dissimilation:
Social structure--Integration
Culture--Acculturation (distinguish additive from substitutive)
Psychological elements--Identification (can this also be additive?)
Biological level--Amalgamation
A complete study of assimilation and dissimilation must examine all four factors and their interactions.
3. Countercultures
As I pursued studies of sectarian movements, particularly, at first, those in 17th century England, the degree of their reversals of dominant values, as well as their opposition to structures of power, aroused my curiosity. Thus, without knowing it, I had developed in my mind the concept of countercultures during the period when I was working on my dissertation, 1940-42. Thereafter, scattered reading in philosophy, psychology, literature, history, and anthropology revealed the widespread interest in inversions, contradictions, oppositions. In the 1950s I was also intrigued by the way some groups of delinquents could be seen, not simply as individual deviants, but also as group-centered non-conformists, announcing and defending their deviance.
The history of Christianity is filled with countercultural movements: "It is written... but I say unto you." The Romans saw Christianity, or their caricature of it, as a complete contradiction of the dominant order. In the words of Celsus, in the first century: To them "the world's wisdom is evil, and the world's foolishness is insight." In time, countercultures hit Christianity. Heresy, antinomianism, gnosticism were endemic. To some Gnostics, sin is the road to salvation. They opted for outcasts and proclaimed themselves Cainites.
Christopher Hill entitled his study of 17th-century sects The World Turned Upside Down -- a phrase taken from Acts. Werner Stark, in his massive study of Christian history in the 1970s, spoke of sects as "typically contracultures."
I began to speak about these things in the late 1950s and published my first paper on the topic in the American Sociological Review in 1960. Within the next few years it was reprinted in fifteen anthologies and produced a steady stream of letters and papers from the United States and Europe.
Surely I need a definition here: Countercultures are all of those situationally created designs for living formed in contexts of high anomie and intrasocietal conflict, the designs being inversions of, in sharp opposition to, the historically created designs.
This was the topic of my presidential address to the American Sociological Association in 1977 and of a book published in 1982. In the book I developed further my field-theoretical approach to the sources of countercultures. Individuals vary in their tendencies (negative identities, Freud's underworld of the subconscious); structural conditions, demographics and economics help shape the context; even the prevailing culture plays a part. Someone has said that every country gets the socialist party it deserves. (Russia got Lenin and Stalin; the U.S. got Eugene V. Debs and Norman Thomas). It is equally true that every society gets the countercultures it deserves, for they do not simply contradict, they also express the situation from which they emerge -- pushing away from it, deploring its contradictions, caricaturing its weaknesses, and drawing on its neglected and underground traditions. (On these matters, the U.S. has not been so lucky).
If we think of countercultures as art forms we may find that, like other forms of art ranging from the sublime to the ugly, they highlight, dramatize, and anticipate drastic problems. Whether as "voices crying in the wilderness" or as symptoms of major disorders -- unintended warnings and illustrations of what may lie ahead -- countercultures require the most intensive study, not only by those whose aim and task it is to examine societies and to see them whole, but also by those who strive to improve them. We shall be fortunate if these are in many instances the same people. From even those countercultures that we deeply oppose, we may learn how to extract "honey from the weed, and make a moral of the devil himself."
Teaching has always been an important part of my professional life and I have always enjoyed it -- well, almost always. After some teaching at Wisconsin as an assistant instructor -- or whatever the lowest rung was called -- my first full-time job came rather suddenly in the middle of the academic year, December 1, 1941. A professor of sociology at Ohio Wesleyan University, a man of Hungarian background, was called to his embassy in Washington. I found myself facing five classes for the last quarter of the first semester, four more for the second semester, with one being a repeat. My salary was $1750 -- not per week! I prepared a magnificent lecture for the first class, Introduction to Anthropology. I delivered it at a speed about three times as fast as my predecessor's. There was no accent to the Ohio ears. The sentences all parsed. Every major topic in anthropology was covered. And I finished in 23 minutes. Not a question was asked. I believe I called the roll a second time -- to get better acquainted -- and dismissed the class 20 minutes early. That was never to happen again.
My theory has always been: think out loud in front of the students. Give them a sense of my own struggle with the complexity and often the ambiguity of a topic; and then listen to them. The best help I can give them, I believe, is to teach them to ask themselves powerful questions on important topics.
Teaching has never been in competition with research in my schedule. Each aided the other. They have been part of a single enterprise.
I have often tried to involve a class in a 50-minute piece of research. I would ask them, for example, to give their judgments, in writing, on the relative desirability of liberty, equality, and fraternity; then their estimate of the actual situation in the United States. They were asked to rank each on scales of 0 to 10. What exists? What should exist? This was done before my lectures on the topic; but on occasion I repeated the exercise after the lectures, facing all the ethodological hazards of before-after studies. You can probably reconstruct my lectures when I say that there was a slight shift downward in the estimates of the factual situation regarding all three values and a slight shift upward in the average judgment of what ought to exist on all three values.
In other classes I asked them simply to rank the three values. If the mean score was one, everyone had placed it first. Without exception, on a class but not on an individual basis, the ranking among white students was liberty (1.7), equality (2.0), and fraternity (2.3). Equality was ranked first, in every class, among Black students.
Needless to say, these results furnished ample opportunity for discussion of definitions, sources of data, classical interpretations, American stratification, and race relations.
In discussions of the "great books," "the canon" -- a good topic for a social scientist trying to understand a society -- a tendency toward iconoclasm, perhaps even impudence, sometimes gets the better of me. This might lead me to say to the class that only some, perhaps a minority, of the 60 great books have yet been written: Get busy.
I was reminded of this by V. S. Naipaul's description of a conversation he had had with a young poet from Java. The poet had had a modern education, with some influence from various cultural traditions, but he was quite unable to explain to his elegant, cultivated mother why he wanted to be a poet. Was she not proud that he wanted to be a poet, Naipaul asked him. She would have no sense of what it meant, was the poet's reply. The poet's mentor at the local university noted that he might try to explain it as poetry in the classical tradition, but his mother would find that absurd and reject it as an impossibility "because for the mother the epics of her country -- and to her they would be like sacred texts -- already existed, had already been written. They had only to be learned or consulted.... That particular book, it might be said, was closed: it was part of the perfection of her culture. To be told by her son... that he was hoping to be a poet would be like a devout mother in another culture asking her writer-son what he intended to write next, and getting the reply, 'I am thinking of adding a book to the Bible.'"
Surely there is some civilized space, in the United States and elsewhere, between the two extremes on this issue.
To Go to comments on teaching at Oberlin, I was startled to find, when I checked the records, that I had taught, in 40 years, 17 different courses -- several of them being seminars that I taught only once. Judging by the number and quality of my students, I must have been a good teacher -- but simply in the sense of quality-in, quality-out (the opposite of the garbage-in, garbage-out of the frustrated computer buff). In fact, the truth may be akin to the story of the farmer who, year after year, won prizes at the State Fair for the size and flavor of his watermelons. How do you do it, he was asked. What is the secret? "I don't know; I really don't know. I just step up to the field and throw the seed as far as I can. Then I run like hell to keep from getting tangled in the vines."
One of my greatest joys is to know what wonderful "watermelons" are being grown, across the U.S. and in Europe and Asia, by graduates of Oberlin.
For generations, perhaps for centuries, our literary thinkers have expressed the feeling that the world has lost its compass. As Walt Whitman put it: "Society waits unformed and is for a while between things ended and things begun." More poetically, Matthew Arnold wrote that "we are wandering between two worlds, one dead and the other powerless to be born." In a different mode, Durkheim revived the ancient concept of anomie -- without norms -- and examined its powerful impact on human life.
Although sweeping generalizations about cultural disarray, taken too literally, may be poor guides to our understanding of the human condition, they can, at least, compel us to look for major sources of our problems and to ask the right questions about them.
This is the way I assess the situation: Three interlocking problems of enormous importance command the world's attention and are likely to be at the top of the political-moral agenda for decades to come: 1) how to increase justice among societies, ethnic groups, races, classes, ages, sexes; 2) how to attain peace, the elimination of the use of organized and official violence as the way to attempt to settle disputes; and 3) how to protect the environment from over-crowding, the depletion of irreplaceable resources, and pollution.
Can the scholar be content with identifying key problems and seeking to understand them? In my judgment, no. Having noted three social scientific areas with which I have been concerned, and three major questions facing humankind, let me end with another triptych, borrowing the rhythm of Kant's famous statement: Conception without perception is blind; Perception without conception is empty.
Values without knowledge are blind.
Knowledge without values is empty.
Both without policies are futile.
That credo unites the diverse elements in my scholarly and social action efforts.
Quotations in this talk were taken from:
T.S. Eliot, The Cocktail Party.
James Mooney, The Ghost Dance Religion and the Sioux Outbreak of 1890.
V.S. Naipaul, "Our Universal Civilization," The New York Review of Books, Jan. 31, 1991.


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It had been claimed that die Schwarzgelben were interested in the Belgian but even the player's agent insists there is no chance of him leaving Stamford BridgeJurgen Klopp has dismissed speculation that Borussia Dortmund might make a January move for Chelseamidfielder Kevin De Bruyne.
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by sweetharte
Toronto, Canada
i went through a distinct rockabilly phase, back when my hair was bettie page black. this is a very simple shirt dress made from McCall's 4769 and a black and white polka dotted cotton print. it has a button up front, a seam at the waist and darts on the bodice. I made the skirt a little fuller than the pattern dictated, and added in a peter pan collar with a pearl piping that really gives it a little something extra around the face. in these pictures i'm wearing a vintage red crinoline underneath, adding a pop of colour to my otherwise colourless pallet. very cute dress, but these days i just don't feel so into the whole rockabilly scene. i still wear it on occassion…
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cotton cotton cotton. comfortable, convenient, cool. some kind of bamboo or linen would work just as good.
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Feb 3, 2011, 10.03 AMby sealtopaz
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Feb 7, 2011, 04.22 PMby sweetharte
hi! the shirt dress is McCall's 4769, and the crinoline skirt is second hand vintage. i have made my own in the past, so if you're looking to make one all you need is some patience for gathering a million strips of fabric, or a substantial investment in a ruffler attachment for your sewing machine. i have both.. ;)
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|What do you think of the new Chinese crystal beads?
With the news about products coming out of China the last couple of years, I had serious doubts about the quality of the Chinese crystal beads that have been flooding the bead shops and shows. Sure, they look pretty, but what's the quality like? And what about the other issues regarding buying Chinese-made goods today?
During my recent bead buying trip to New York City, I stopped in at City Beads and purchased several strands of Chinese crystals to add to my collection. I'd already purchased a few strands from The Hole Bead Shop a few weeks earlier, and I was eager to see what the other shapes and colors were like.
The prices of the strands were considerably less than the per-piece price of the Swarovski beads and even less than the Czech crystal that I've sampled as well. The colors were deep and intense, almost to the point where they were overwhelming. You really had to lift each strand up to look at it on its own before making a buying decision.
The shapes of the Chinese crystal were the same as the Swarovski and the sizes the same as the Swarovski beads.
Maybe it was my imagination, but the Chinese beads felt lighter in my hand than the Swarovski. It could be because of the lead content – Swarovski crystal beads have a higher amount of lead in them than other types of crystal beads, which gives them that very distinct sparkle. And lead, as a chemical element, is heavy, thereby resulting in a heavier, denser bead.
I've started working up a few projects using these Chinese crystal beads, and so far, they work beautifully with the seed beads. I'm not certain about the durability of these Chinese crystal beads. I suspect that they may not wear as well as the genuine Swarovski crystal beads, or even as well as the Czech crystal beads, but only time will tell. For now, I'll stitch up a few more projects and wear them around to see how they fare.
Meanwhile, what are your thoughts about these Chinese crystal beads? Have you used them yet? What do you think about the quality of them? Do you have reservations about buying inexpensive products that were manufactured in China? Share your thoughts and ask your questions here!
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2012 Hyundai Veloster
Nice butt. Here's the sporty, yet practical Veloster from Hyundai with three doors and a hatchback.
Its rear end is one of the nicest on any vehicle at any price. I've had more people stop and gawk at the Veloster in my driveway than any vehicle in a long time. Boy has Hyundai come a long way, in styling and reliability.
The style package has some sweet looking 18-inch wheels, fog lights, a panoramic roof and a good sounding eight speaker sound system.
If you go for the tech package you get rear parking sensors, a nav system with a seven inch touch screen a much needed rear camera, keyless ignition and much more. A really good bargain. The tech package will set you back $2,000.
The interior is tastefully done. A lot of tech for your dollar. The navigation system is easy to program and the seven inch touch screen looks great. Bluetooth set up is a snap. The steering wheel controls are a no brainer. The interior quality is impressive.
This is a new 1.6-liter direct-injected inline-4 that makes 138 horsepower. And great news! There's a turbo charged version in the pipeline that will crank out 201 horsepower. The manual six speed is pretty tight feeling with good clutch action. You can spend more and get a duel clutch automatic with steering wheel shift paddles.
The Veloster borrows some of its underside from the Elantra Sedan, and that's a good thing.
Rear visibility isn't great. Form over function folks. The rear camera is a wise purchase. The only other complaint is that the Veloster is a tad noisy on the highway. The fact that you get 40 miles per gallon on the highway makes up for all the racket. That and a starting price of $17,300.00.
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Jet-Set Tanker truck drivers get a paid flight from their home location to various locations across the country to haul freight, then get a paid flight back for home time. Drive for 3 weeks, then spend 5 days at home (travel days home and back not counted in days off) - with the option to stay out longer and no relocation required. Earn up to $63,000 per year as you safely transfer bulk liquid chemicals - 2/3 of them non-hazardous - across the country in this CDL driving position.
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- Up to $0.51 per mile*
- Up to $63,000 per year* with average 15% of pay from accessorials
- Performance pay up to $0.04 per mile more, paid out weekly
- $8,000 sign-on bonus for experienced drivers
- $4,000 sign-on bonus for inexperienced drivers
- Loading and unloading pay
- Hazmat endorsement reimbursed upon receipt
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- Medical, dental and vision insurance, plus flexible spending options
- 401(k) savings plan with company match
- Paid orientation and time off
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1. The White City was designed to be an ideal city. How does it appear to be different from a real city near the turn of the century? How does it appear to be similar?
2. Has the White City influenced present-day architecture and design? If so, how? Did it reflect the architecture and tastes of the day? If so, how?
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Never let your kids avoid nutritious food!
Your kids shouldn't decide what food they will eat for dinner. Parents should decide which food to buy and serve, says Dr. Shilpa. Your kids will demand chocolate cookies and junk food, but don't fulfill these wishes of theirs.
Your kids won't go hungry to bed; they will eat what's available in the fridge. Allowing them to eat their favorite snack once in a week is fine but not always.
Let you kid enjoy the food
Always see to it that your child enjoys the food. Make your child's food fun. Add the element of fun by opting for different fillings and preparations every day or ask your kid to spot different kinds of dishes on the table or fruits or vegetables says Dr. Shilpa.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day
Parents should always encourage their kids to have a healthy breakfast. After a good night's sleep, your child needs good food to stay active and concentrate at school. Your child's performance at school will also go up, because your child will be less hungry till lunch. A bowl of cereal with milk is an excellent option for breakfast.
Teach them to wash their hands often
The fastest way for your child to fall ill is through eating without washing hands. When your child plays, or touches something, the germs gets transported through that something via the hands to the mouth, says Dr. Shilpa.
Hence, always instill the habit of washing hands regularly in your kids to keep them away from health problems. Plus teach them to never put their hands in their mouth or bite nails.
Exercise is essential as well
Establish exercise habits in your kids as early as possible, say by the age of 5-6. Heavy weight training exercise is not advisable but daily 10-15 minutes of exercises like stretching or brisk walking should be instilled. Exercises like cycling, jumping ropes or swimming should be encouraged in kids.
Let your kids eat their own lunch
Teach your kids not to share lunch with anyone at school. Sharing lunches is the most common way of transferring germs - says Dr. Shilpa. She further stresses that besides parents, even school authorities should make it mandatory to not allow kids to share lunch with other kids.
Don't force your kid
If your child isn't hungry, then don't force your child to eat more. Don't even bribe him by giving him certain foods just to clear his plate. This will just make him frustrated or make him struggle just to finish the food. Instead, serve small portions and let your kid ask independently for more food if he wants.
Don't make exercise boring
It is really a task to make your kids exercise every day. Hence, don't stick to the regular exercise mode like stretching. Besides stretching and workouts there are different modes of exercise which are fun like dancing, gardening and playing basketball. Choose the exercise which your child likes not which you like.
Sleep is important for your child
The most important issue for kids is to get enough sleep - says Dr. Shilpa. It is very essential that your young kid gets at least 10 to 11 hours of a good night's sleep.
If your child doesn't get good sleep, then there are high chances that your child will doze off at the desk, not pay attention in class and come home exhausted and irritated. Besides, a regular sleeping pattern makes sure that your child enjoys some quiet time without television before his bedtime.
School bags shouldn't be heavy
School bags are the most important part of a school kid's life. While buying a school bag, parents should pick a wide bag with cushion shoulder straps and cushioned back.
The bag should not be too heavy as this will strain your child's back. While packing the bag, keep heavier items in the centre and the weight of the bag should not be more than 10-15 percent of your child's body weight. And ensure that your kids carry the bag on both the shoulders to avoid muscle strain.
Fix a doctor's appointment to avoid problems.
Make sure your child visits a pediatrician and a dentist regularly. The biggest fear in kids is tooth decay and it can be dangerous too, because it can lead to brain or blood infections later in life - says Dr. Shilpa. Hence, to avoid a mess, visit a pediatrician and a dentist to keep major problems at bay.
A well balanced diet will preserve good health
Include a nice well balanced diet in your child's eating habits. Foods like green leafy vegetables, omega 3 fatty fishes and fruits are good for a child's mental and physical health. Your child should neither be too thin nor too fat. All this can be achieved when your child shares dinner with the family and when the television is switched off.
Water is crucial
Besides good food, water is also essential for a child's healthy lifestyle. Parents should encourage their kids to drink at least 5-9 glasses of filtered water every day. In order to avoid interference with digestion, your child shouldn't drink liquids with meals. In fact drink water or herbal tea in between meals.
Sneezing and coughing etiquette
Show your children the right manner of sneezing to avoid germ transfer. Teach your kids to cough or sneeze into tissue or inside of the elbow. Ask them to not use hands and dispose the tissue soon after use.
Vaccinate your child
Vaccination will help your child combat various preventable diseases. Vaccination for very young and very old kids is very important. Check with your doctor and get a timely schedule vaccination according to your child's age, health and vaccines available.
Avoid sharing personal items with your kids
Set up personal items for everyone in the family like razors, towels, nail clippers, scissors etc to avoid germ transfer. Teach your kids to use their items and how sharing these items will lead to problems. Also, teach them the importance of keeping their uniform, shoes and personal items clean.
Too much TV and computer isn't good
Encourage your child to participate and engage in activities other than sitting in front of the PC and TV. Limit screen time so that your child is active and doesn't bear the risk of increasing body fat. Apart from being fit, your child will also be protected from the harmful effects of the screen.
Oral health is a must
Teach your kids to brush at least twice daily with a good fluoride toothpaste to maintain oral health. Ask your child to avoid nibbling foods all day long and avoid intake of any food after brushing your teeth at bedtime.
All work and no play, makes your kid a dull boy (or girl!)
Recommend that your child plays and runs around before beginning homework. More play will increase their chances of scoring high marks and staying fit later in life as well.
Your child should get sunlight
Make sure your child gets enough sunlight in order to be healthy and fit. Sunlight is the natural way of fighting against germs. Enough sunlight will strengthen your child's bones and prevent osteoporosis later in life. Sunlight can make your child happy, convert cholesterol into vitamin D, reduce body fat and boost the immune system.


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- Admissions Information for Transfer Students
- Transfer Blog: Transfer topics are posted for discussion. The blog helps students to navigate the admission process and make the transition to BSU as smooth as possible.
Transferring to Boise State University?
- Step One: Research the degree(s) you are interested in attaining at Boise State University
- Step Two: Confirm transferable course to Boise State University by using the Transfer Guide.*
Boise State University accepts both NIC's AA degree and AS degree. Speak with your NIC advisor to determine which Associates degree is the right choice for you.
* Note: Transfer Guides and course articulations are subject to change. Students should be sure to contact an advisor at Boise State University to confirm transfer guides and degree requirements.


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Editor's Note: Second life. It can represent a chance to do over. To reset and refocus your life. To shake off the past and give yourself an opportunity to change and grow. In our series, Second Life, we took a look at how those in the small business world, out of necessity or desire, reach beyond their comfort zones to re-create themselves and their world. These stories celebrate those who saw potential in being something else or creating something that wasn't and were brave enough to take the plunge into the deep, dark waters of entrepreneurship.
With an image in mind, Alex Clark knows what he's going to do with the former Summerside train-station turned public library.
"I want to live here, in Summerside. I'm trying really hard to make life for myself. And when I would see the old library I knew exactly what should be done with it… A microbrewery is timeless."
Clark announced he purchased the old heritage building in late July.
The railway station, built in 1927, replaced the previous, inadequate station.
By 1989, the last train left P.E.I. and in 1991 the fate of the structure became a serious concern for the community. With the Rotary Club of Summerside stepping forward, they led the charge to make the building a home for the community's public library. In 1994, the provincial government acquired the building, leasing it to the Friends of the Rotary Regional Library in 1995, and in April 2000 the Friends purchased the property, with the City of Summerside taking over operational costs in 2003 and later purchasing it in 2005.
"I could open a brewery anywhere, but when the old library became available it seemed like a missed opportunity not to take advantage and develop it properly.
"I'm always scared with heritage properties in how they could be developed. I want to honour its history," said Clark.
"The building has been gutted of its history by former renovations and bringing it back to exactly the way it was isn't possible. But I want to create the feeling of the hustle and bustle of a train station, not just put up photos, plaques and artifacts."
Clark is the owner of Summerside based restaurant, Open Eats, located down the road from the soon to be brewery.
While designing the concept for Open Eats, Clark took his time, working step by step until he found the right feel for the place. He intends to do the same with the brewery.
"I'm going to start with the interior and brew room first. I don't want people to know we're in there making beer. I want to build the brand and slowly distribute it while taking in the history of the building."
With that in mind, Clark has an idea for the exterior, bringing the feel and appearance of a train station to life.
He plans on incorporating a wood clad façade that will be raised and backlit, create a street presence as the building is tucked away, as well as incorporate large garage doors that will open up to outdoor seating and green house.
"I want to give the impression of a train station in Paris with the open glass ceiling, while stonework and lighting will mimic a classic train station. It may not replicated the exact station that was here, but at this point it's more about the feeling."
Clark plans to incorporate a restaurant into the building as well. If you walk in through the front door, to the left will be the brewing equipment, across from the door there will be a u-shape taproom bar, which can service the bar and the restaurant. Then to the right there will be restaurant seating and then past that will be the kitchen area. There will be a door for the entrance and exit to outdoor seating along with the large garage doors.
The east end of the building, which faces Water Street, people driving into the downtown will be able to see into brew room through the glass wall façade.
"People adore this train station. And although it was only operating for a short time, it was here for someone's lifetime. It was here for someone's generation that's been captured in time. I hope by displaying it, other people will get inspired to take a risk and go out on a limb to do the same with their own business or heritage building."


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NY mom wants baby back after sons' scalding deaths
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A woman whose two young sons died in a bathroom flooded with scalding water while she was in a drug-induced stupor is trying to get her infant daughter back from child welfare authorities, saying she's turned her life around.
Luz Arroyo's lawyer is asking a Westchester Family Court judge to return her 2-month-old daughter, named Spiritual, from foster care, The Journal News (http://lohud.us/1rufxmz) reported in a story published Sunday. The county Child Protective Services agency took the baby from Arroyo shortly after she was born.
Arroyo, 34, pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide in the July 2005 deaths of her sons, who were under 3. District Attorney Janet DiFiore called the case "a particularly horrific crime," and it contributed to demands for better tracking of children in dangerous households.
Investigators say both boys, Elijah Santana and David Maldonado Jr., were inside a bathroom in the Yonkers apartment while Arroyo and her boyfriend were passed out in the living room. The bathroom door was damaged and difficult to open, and the youngsters fell unconscious as the room filled with steam. Burn patterns showed Elijah tried to stand on his tiptoes to avoid the hot water as it spilled out of the bathtub, prosecutors said.
Arroyo spent about two years in prison. Her then-boyfriend, David Maldonado, continues serving up to 15 years after pleading guilty to manslaughter.
Arroyo's lawyer, David Sachs, told The Journal News "she is a completely different person than she was nine years ago."
She was arrested on drug, prostitution and harassment charges after her release from prison, in 2009 and 2010, and successfully completed probation last month, according to the newspaper. Sachs said she hasn't taken drugs in years and has been successful in voluntary psychological treatment.
"Ms. Arroyo's complete reformation of every aspect of her life over the last several years is undeniable and should be viewed by our community as a success story," he said in a statement.
A county government spokesman declined to comment, as did a lawyer for Spiritual's father.
But a Yonkers detective who worked on the 2005 case has misgivings about the idea of Arroyo, who has three other children being raised by relatives, getting another chance at parenting an infant.
"Would I trust her with another baby? No. Everything was always about her," Detective James Conca said.
At a court date Tuesday, Arroyo's biweekly visits with Spiritual were increased to weekly visits.
Information from: The Journal News, http://www.lohud.com


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Cenex Harvest States, Inc. to pay EPA penalty and conduct safety workshops
Release Date: 03/29/2011
Contact Information: Matthew Allen, 303-312-6085
Cenex Harvest States, Inc. to pay EPA penalty and conduct safety workshops (South Dakota)
Company to improve accident prevention and preparedness; remove large ammonia vessels from town center.
Contact Information: David Cobb, (303) 312-6592; Matthew Allen, (303) 312-6085
(Denver, Colo--, March 29, 2011) Minnesota-based Cenex Harvest States (CHS), Inc has agreed to settle a series of alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at its facilities in Garretson, SD for $35,200. This includes a $15,500 civil penalty and $19,700 which will be used to conduct several agricultural ammonia safety workshops in multiple states including North and South Dakota. These workshops will include information on how the EPA Risk Management Program requirements apply to agricultural ammonia facilities and how these facilities can meet these requirements. CHS will also remove large tanks of ammonia (a toxic substance) from the Garretson, SD city center.
EPA conducted a compliance inspection at the CHS facility in April of 2010 to assess compliance with federal risk management program regulations. The settlement requires CHS to implement improved maintenance and internal auditing of equipment used to store and process hazardous chemicals, as well as improves how the facility addresses correcting identified hazards. The settlement also requires CHS to ensure removing the ammonia from the city center will not adversely affect availability of ammonia for local customers.
Under the Clean Air Act, operations such as CHS must develop a risk management program and submit a risk management plan to assist with emergency preparedness, chemical release prevention, and minimization of releases that occur. EPA Inspectors found that the facility had not adequately implemented those regulations.
"Companies using chemicals and substances which pose a potential danger to their employees and the public are responsible for having a robust risk management program in place," said Mike Gaydosh, director of EPA's enforcement program in Denver. "Failure to do so places the environment, employees, and the nearby community at risk. CHS has been cooperative and has agreed to take corrective action and provide workshops to educate others about the dangers of ammonia to the community."
CHS, which has operations in several states, is subject to the risk management regulations because it handles and stores large quantities of ammonia, classified as "extremely hazardous" by EPA. Exposure to ammonia can result in burns to the skin, eyes, and lungs; exposure at higher concentrations has resulted in fatalities. Failure to establish adequate programs and keep plans updated can increase the risk of accidents and reduce preparedness for emergencies.
For more information on the Clean Air Act and risk management requirements: https://www.epa.gov/oem/content/rmp/caa_faqs.htm
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State Parks & Forests
The state parks and forests of Massachusetts are some of the most treasured areas of the state, and rightfully so. You can reconnect with nature, experience magnificent natural settings, hike, bike, climb, swim, fish and even paddle.
Massachusetts' park system is actually one of the largest state park systems in the country with 450,000 acres of forests, parks, greenways and historical sites coupled with beautiful landscapes, seashores, lakes and ponds.
Our state parks are impossibly gorgeous natural habitats, where you'll find a world of outdoor fun, all 12 months of the year. Like most places in Massachusetts, expect to be surprised when you visit any number of our state parks and forests. Get your kids a FREE Park Passport and start exploring Massachusetts' state parks! Brought to you by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism and the DCR.
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