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The following course is offered regularly at St. Lawrence. Additional courses in Central America are available as part of the St. Lawrence program in Costa Rica and in the ISEP programs.
CLAS 104. Survey to Caribbean and Latin American Studies.
This interdisciplinary core course is designed to introduce students to the richness and diversity of Latin American cultures, the region's turbulent history of conquest and colonization and the problems of its development. The course familiarizes students with the vitality of Latin American art and literature. Our final objective is to relate Latin American culture with "cultura latina"' in the United States. The course provides a framework for more advanced studies on Caribbean and Latin American themes.
Offerings by Department
ECON 336: Economic Development
This course examines the problems of economic growth and development in the less developed countries (LDCs) of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Although a variety of approaches to development economics are studied, the analysis of new institutionalist economics is emphasized. By the end of the semester, participants should be able to understand (1) the economic diversity, as well as the diversity of development problems, among LDCs, (2) the conditions necessary or conducive to economic growth and the institutional hindrances to growth, and (3) the economic implications of alternative development strategies and policies. Prerequisites: Economics 200, 251 and 252.
ENG 224: Caribbean Literature in English
This course looks at Caribbean literature and culture from a variety of national perspectives. Although we focus primarily on the Anglophone Caribbean, former colonies of Britain, we read works translated from French, Dutch and Spanish. We attempt to deconstruct the notion of the Caribbean a "playground" for tourists and look closely at the various ethnic groups who live in the region.
Global Studies
GS 102: Introduction to Global Studies II: Race, Culture, Identity
Examination of their own identities and social locations leads students to an understanding of how those identities exist in a global matrix of cultural, economic and political relationships. Students are introduced to various theoretical and political positions on identity, with a focus on gender, race, ethnicity, class, spirituality and sexuality. While much of the material is drawn from the contemporary era, the historical context of European conquest and expansion and the Middle Passage frame a critical examination of the evolving ideas of "America" and the "West." This course fulfills the diversity (DIV) requirement.
GS 250A: La Frontera: Cultural Identities on the Mexican-U.S. Borderland
This course investigates the cultural expressions derived from the interaction among people from both sides of the Mexico/U.S. border. The goal of the course is to understand the different ways in which immigration, drug smuggling, and transnational industries on affect the everyday life of borderlanders. This course will have an historical and critical approach to studying cultural expressions created around the world's most transited border. This course explores and examines the production of U. S. Latina/Latino identities as instances of international, cultural, historical, and social borders crossings. In both regional and global contexts, we will analyze the ways in which Mexican American, identities have been shaped by colonial relations vis-à-vis Spain and by postcolonial conditions vis-à-vis the United States.
GS 255: Popular Culture
This course introduces students to key themes in the study of popular media and to debates about the role of media in contemporary societies. It also introduces methodologies used to study culture and asks students to apply them to case studies from music, sports, comics, fashion, television, cyberculture, film or advertising. Emphasis is on various cultural expressions of ethnic subcultures in the United States and their complex negotiations with the dominant culture and their co-resisters in a global/local struggle over meaning.
GS 260: Transnational Migration
Students acquire a global perspective on the nature of migration movements, why they take place and how they affect migrating peoples, as well as the societies receiving them. Themes include a) transnationalism and new approaches to national identity and citizenship; b) migration as a social network-driven process; c) gendered migration; d) migration and the formation of ethnic minorities. The course analyzes how transnational movements of people, goods and services affect and transform the relationships between cities and nations and explores the political meaning of contemporary nationalism and the possibilities of new forms of citizenship. Emphasis is on the (trans)formations of Latino identities in the U.S. This course fulfills the diversity (DIV) requirement.
GOV 228: Latin American Politics
This course introduces students to the politics of Latin America. Tracing the roots of current political conflict to the colonial era, the primary focus of the course is on underdevelopment and political change in Latin America today. The course examines the roles of key political actors, including the military, indigenous peoples and the church. It explores patterns of development, introducing theories that seek to explain persistent poverty and inequality as well as the periodic swings between authoritarianism and democracy in the region. The course material emphasizes current pressures for political inclusion, tracking social movements and human rights. Themes are illustrated with case studies.
CLAS 104/HIST 115: Survey of Caribbean and Latin American Studies
This is an interdisciplinary core course designed to introduce students to the richness and diversity of Caribbean and Latin American cultures, the regions' turbulent history of conquest and colonization and the problems of their development. One of our main goals will be to examine our individual places in the histories of the Americas in comparative perspective. We will use many different kinds of materials this semester from primary and secondary texts, fiction and poetry, art, music and film to familiarize ourselves with the vitality of Caribbean and Latin American artistic expression, history, life, and culture. Our final objective is to relate Latin American and Caribbean cultures with the cultures of migrants from these areas in the United States. The course provides a framework for more advanced studies on Caribbean and Latin American themes.
HIST 233: Colonial Latin America
This course is designed as a survey of the formation and historical development of colonial Latin America. We will begin with the initial encounters between some of 8the indigenous peoples of the Americas and the Iberians in the fifteenth century and end with Spain's final loss of its colonial holdings in the Americas in 1898. Part of our task will be to understand the dynamics of race, class and gender in the colonial societies that developed from the violent collision of cultures during the conquest. The last part of the course will focus on the forces that finally destroyed the American colonial bonds with Spain and Portugal and the colonial legacies that endured after independence.
CLAS 234A/HIST 234A: Modern Latin American & The Caribbean
This course is designed as a survey of modern Latin America and the Caribbean. We will begin with a brief overview of the colonial era and the early national period, but the main focus of the course will be from about 1870 to the present. We will examine the historical roots of the tremendous human and cultural diversity of Latin America and the Caribbean and how this diversity has affected the evolution of societies in the region. Some of the issues that will concern us include: the region's relationships to a changing world economy, politics and human rights, and migration and diasporic cultures. Most of our attention will be focused on Ibero-America, but we will touch on Anglo- and Francophone areas in the Caribbean as well.
HIST 256: Slavery and Freedom in the Americas
This course surveys the topic of the genesis, development, and dissolution of the transatlantic slave trade and the slave societies that created the demand for this trade in both North and South America and the Caribbean. The perspective is Atlantic in scope trying to understand the impact of this forced migration on Africa and Africans and on American (defined as all of the Americas, not just the US) societies. We will discuss the interactions of Africans and their descendents with the indigenous peoples of the Americas and with Europeans. We will tap into some of the wide array of materials now available to study the slave system and the cultures of slave societies in the Americas – memoirs and other primary materials, web-based materials, film, and secondary sources. We will briefly survey some of the movements to abolish the slave trade and slavery itself, examining how the people involved defined freedom. We will end by discussing some of the contemporary debates about the legacies of slavery in the Americas.
HIST 478: SYE: Atlantic Migrations
This course is designed as a research seminar, primarily for history majors and minors, the product of which will be a substantial (25-30 pages) research paper. The general focus of the course is the Atlantic world from 1492 to the mid-nineteenth century. Our theme will be the migrations, encounters, and interactions among the peoples of the continents that border the Atlantic ocean – the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the many islands in the Atlantic ocean. The first several weeks of the course will be spent becoming familiar with some of the theoretical and methodological issues that frame current research on migration in the Atlantic world—i.e. the concept of diaspora and comparisons of forced and free migration. The rest of the semester will be devoted to students' defining, executing, and sharing the fruits of an individual research project on a specific aspect of migration or group of migrants within the Atlantic world.
SPAN 103/104: Intermediate Spanish
Spoken and written Spanish are reinforced by a review of grammar and idiomatic strategies for self-expression. The course includes use of videos, music, literature, news broadcasts and the Internet as means for understanding the contemporary culture of Hispanic America and Spain. Materials in the language laboratory facilitate conversation and increased oral comprehension. Prerequisite: Spanish 101, 102 or equivalent
SPAN 201: Advanced Spanish
Review and expansion of the four skills with emphasis on the oral and written expression of ideas in Spanish on topics of current interest and cultural significance in the Spanish-speaking world. Materials studied include journalist texts, videos, audiotapes, songs and literary works. For students who have completed Spanish 103, 104 or who have four years or more of Spanish at the secondary level.
SPAN 202: Hispanic Cultural Studies
A language course with the aim of acquainting students with current Hispanic culture through the analysis of literary texts, films, advertisements and other materials drawn from Spain, Hispanic America and the Latino community in the United States. Includes a research project on a cultural topic. This course fulfills the Diversity distribution requirement.
SPAN 211: Introduction to Latin American Cultures
This course presents major topics related to history and culture in Latin America and includes an analysis of cultural pluralism in selected areas of the region. Representative documents in Spanish such as literary works, newspaper articles and videos are studied to illustrate changes in the social patterns of the culture and facilitate the enhancement of language skills. Not open to students who have completed a more advanced course. Taught in Spanish.
SPAN 221. Latin America in Film.
This class examines how Latin America is represented in films by directors from Hispanic America, Brazil, Europe and the United States. The films form the basis of conversation and research on themes related to contemporary history, inter-ethnic conflict, traditional gender roles and immigration. The class is conducted entirely in Spanish, though some of the theoretical and technical readings on film are in English. This course fulfills the Diversity and Humanities distribution requirement.
SPAN 443: Contemporary Hispanic American Literature
A study of 20th-century literature in Hispanic America as well as in the United States from diverse genres that include poetry, prose fiction, theater and testimonial works. Authors read usually include Rubén Darío, Gabriel García Márquez, Pablo Neruda, Rosario Ferré and Gloria Anzaldúa, among others.
SPAN 444: Introduction to Hispanic American Literature
Indigenous oral traditions and texts from the period prior to the arrival of the Europeans are examined, as are works from the colonial period to the present. Authors studied from the colonial period include Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Bartolomé de las Casas and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Contemporary authors include Borges, García Márquez, Allende and Rigoberta Menchú.
SPAN 445: Literary Translation: Theory and Practice
In this workshop, students use translation as a tool to learn how to express themselves more effectively in both English and Spanish. Theorists such as Octavio Paz, José Ortega y Gasset, Willis Barnstone, Carol Maier, Walter Benjamin, Tejaswini Niranjana and others help illuminate the practice of translation in a variety of genres that include poetry, autobiography, book reviews and subtitling of films. For students with considerable background in Spanish, including, preferably, residence in a Spanish-speaking country.
SPAN 446: Oral Expression in Spanish
Analysis of contemporary oral usage through the study of film, video and audio materials as well as printed texts. Advanced pronunciation practice. Study of techniques of oral presentation. Assignments are designed to promote the development of persuasive skills and include formal debates on contemporary issues and other public speaking activities.
SPAN 447: Afro-Hispanic Culture and Literature.
This course explores the African Legacy in the culture of the Hispanic Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. While examining a variety of texts we will engage in conversation around topics that include slavery and resistance, cultural racism, class, identity construction and representation. The course also incorporates cuisine, music, dance and other sources as the basis for work that may bring in creative, disciplinary or career interests. Crosslisted with Caribbean and Latin American Studies. Taught in Spanish, and permission of the instructor is required.
172 - Reading Film Sociologically
Is film racist? Classist? Sexist? Homophobic? In this class, we consider both the dominant stories that films produce and the tales of otherness that emerge from alternative readings of film. We examine questions of representation in film and how those representations are directly linked to the political realm. In addition, we consider how films speak to questions such as racial, sexual and political identity. Working from Marxist and post-Marxist theory, we also consider questions of capitalism/post-capitalism and technology, alienation, deviance and social control, and inequality. Not open to seniors.
Special Topics Courses
247 & 248: Special topics courses offer students the opportunity to study specific topics in CLAS when offered by departments.
Additional information and a complete list of the approved courses for the minor can be obtained through the coordinator for Caribbean and Latin American Studies or the Center for International and Intercultural Studies, located in Carnegie Hall, 108.


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Claude Everett Lilya, 86
Claude Everett Lilya, 86, of Groveland passed away Thursday, March 10, 2011, at the Bingham Memorial Hospital.
He was born Nov. 22, 1924, the son of Ernest Otto Lilya and Mary Jane Simper. He was the youngest of five children including three brothers, Marvin, Ruben, Freeman and a sister, Orva Park.
He attended school in McDonaldville, in a two-room school, through the eighth grade. During his high school years he drove a school bus. He graduated from Blackfoot High School in May of 1943.
Claude married his high school sweetheart, Grace Smith, in the Logan LDS Temple on July 9, 1943.
By the 30th of November 1943 Claude was inducted into the United States Army and was trained in Camp Roberts, Calif. He was sent to the South Pacific, serving in the Philippine Islands from 1944-1946. He was a staff sergeant at the time of his discharge in April 1946.
He worked for farmers in the Groveland area and bought a dairy farm in Pocatello in 1946. He sold the milk to Mr. Thompson who owned Cream Top Dairy. In 1948 he bought 40 acres in the McDonaldville area and moved his dairy there. Mr. Thompson told Claude, "You cant's stand in the way of progress. The only way I'll let you leave me is if you'll let me come to Blackfoot and pick up your Grade A milk". Claude lived with his wife and family on this farm until his death.
In addition to farming he entered into the solar electric heat business with Homer Johnson as a partner. They installed electric heat, insulation and windows in many homes in Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Utah and even in Canada.
He was on the board of the Groveland Cemetery from 1957-2011.
He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many leadership positions. He served five missions with his wife: St. George Visitors Center 1981-1983, Perth, Australia, Esperance Branch president 1990-1991, Burningham, England, Service Mission 1995-1996, Sidney, Australia Service Mission and Nauvoo Illinois, Reconstruction of the Nauvoo Temple, 1999.
He also served on several canal boards, was a member of the Committee of Nine for Water Resources and was inducted into the Idaho Water Users Association Hall of Fame in 1997.
He spent his life serving others and doing what he could to make the world a better place wherever he was.
He is survived by is wife, Grace; his children LaRie (Clarence) Peck, Lee Ann (Douglas) Korth, Claudon (Margaret) Lilya, Rodney (Nancy) Lilya, Lorin (Kristine) Lilya, Lene (Devon) Harley, 41 grandchildren, 101 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 19, 2011 at the Rose LDS Chapel.
The family will meet with friends and relatives from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 18, 2011, at Hawker Funeral Home, 132 S. Shilling Ave., Blackfoot, and again for one hour prior to service at the church.
Interment will be in the Groveland Cemetery.
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Hospital marketers juggle local and national needs
Taking a local business national usually means going where the consumer is, but when the product is an immovable object, like a medical campus that includes around 41,200 employees, the challenge is a bit different.
Hospitals are generally a local business, but Cleveland Clinic's is both local and national. Speaking at a Social Media Week talk Wednesday, the hospital's chief marketing and communications officer, Paul Matsen, said this means the medical facility is competing against local rivals as well as regional giants like Mayo Clinic and Duke University.
The micro-level competition is thick for both patient and business reasons. On the patient side, hospitals have to find a way into a healthcare conversation that has a very tight partnership.
The "local healthcare provider relationship is the most trusted one . . . the most trusted, the most valued," said Matsen. "If you have awareness of your hospital, it's probably your local hospital. Patients in Northeastern Ohio, he added, were bombarded with eight local TV campaigns by rival hospitals in 2012.
At the same time, Matsen said the clinic's marketing has to have a national impact, because about half of main campus revenue comes from people living outside of the Buckeye State. This puts greater pressure on messaging because the target group consists of very ill patients who are being encouraged to leave family and friends and travel cross-country to seek treatment in Cleveland.
And yet, the organization has managed to turn more than 75,000 internet leads—meaning surfers who click on links from paid search and downloaded information—into 6,500 patients in the last 12 months. This effort, which comprises about 20% of its paid media budget, includes over 100 distinct campaigns and has delivered an ROI of between 1500% and 2000%. Cleveland Clinic is also tending to a mailing list of 1.3 million email subscribers, which promises regular content and branding impressions.Matsen said the key has been homing in on a discrete patient demographic of 15 million potential patients who would be willing to make the Ohio trek and to appeal to them at one of the three stages of health engagement – general awareness, information gathering and action. The clinic has done this through a mix of earned media, owned media—including providing brand-able content news organizations can use, much like the JAMA network's approach—and paid local and national promotion.
Among its tools for patient engagement are the 1,500 videos on the Cleveland Clinic's website (surgical procedures are most popular), 1,100 videos on YouTube and regular blogging at HealthHub from staff across the clinic's expertise. In addition, CEO Delos Cosgrove blogs on LinkedIn.
In addition to banner ads that allow patients to search for clinic-provided content, the organization also has a second-opinion ad that links visitors to its second opinion service. As a result, "Cleveland Clinic is the most visited hospital site in the US," Matsen said.
Evolution and continuity are also key components of successful outreach. The hospital recently refreshed its promotion with its "Healthcare Reframed" digital campaign, which launched this month, and "Modern Art" print campaign. Like its predecessor, Modern Art uses simple visuals and text to convey trust and expertise. The digital effort is also streamlined, using the clinic's bracket-like logo as a visual that surrounds healthcare matters. The company is also launching a mobile-optimized effort this month, to better serve the 33% of its traffic that comes from mobile.
Standing out is critical for any industry. Matsen noted that this conservative field has visual touchstones which provide a nice messaging shorthand for trust and authority, but run a high risk of becoming background noise. As an example, Matsen said ads with doctors are great, but cautions that when everyone is using that motif, "if you strip away the brand name, often, can you tell who's bringing you the story?"
Matsen told MM&M feedback on the Healthcare Reframed tack is just rolling in and so far it looks positive. It's too early to tally the numbers and declare success, but said they've been getting good click-through results.
Maintaining continuity throughout the hospital's marketing efforts is a work in progress. In addition to the Cleveland campus, the hospital has satellite locations in the US and abroad. Until relatively recently, each had a distinct web presence and the group has worked to provide one brand with one voice as part of the overall push for an integrated digital ecosystem. That means being willing to experiment and wait. Matsen said the Health Hub, which has gained traction since its 2012 launch, was preceded a number of by less successful attempts, but the concept was worth working on. At the same time, the first paid-media effort in China has yielded one lead, and that lead is a start.


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Here a few video clips i took today to show the weather features of YS2.
Let me describe this zone, This is where you will find the Roleplay Inn, it borders Sword Swamp and Lance Lair. This zone is still in test mode and like i said these clips test Snow, Rain, and Fog as well as a clear night. i turned the sound off to cut down on the file size but you will get the idea. Stay tuned more will be coming. soon
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Hopefully I will become a better cinematographer as this development goes along. lol.
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Looks great let me know if there's anything I can do to help if you are still on tho this.
It's still around... Just really, really slow...
"If the earth were flesh, then it would bleed our blood." -Tiger
I have some more video clips of one of the dungeons i will post soon and one of the NPC pathing
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Iowa kicks off tough stretch at Ohio State
Iowa kicks off tough stretch at Ohio State
Oct. 15, 2013
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An accommodating schedule and perfectly placed bye week put Iowa in position for a good start.
It's about to become more difficult for the Hawkeyes.
Iowa (4-2, 1-1 Big Ten) will finish 2013 against opponents who are a combined 25-11, with nearly half of those losses coming from Purdue.
The Hawkeyes lost every game they played in the second half of 2012, but they're confident that the strides they've made will help them avoid another collapse. They kick off a grueling stretch on Saturday at No. 4 Ohio State (6-0, 2-0).
"We're just a better defensive team that we were a year ago, and I'd say the same thing about our offense," Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said. "Everything is more cohesive today than it was a year ago."
Injuries were one of the biggest reasons Iowa finished last season on a six-game losing streak, and the Hawkeyes saw a number of players go down in a 26-14 loss to Michigan State on Oct. 5.
This time, it appears as if last week's bye gave everyone enough time to get healthy.
Running back Mark Weisman was among a half-dozen starters who missed time in the loss to the Spartans with various bumps and bruises. Weisman, who is third in the Big Ten with 104 yards rushing per game, was limited to just 9 yards against Michigan State because of a foot injury.
Weisman is one of Iowa's most important players, and he is expected to start on Saturday. He ranks seventh nationally with 126 carries.
"Another good defense, another good test," Weisman said of the Buckeyes. "We have to worry about us. That's all we can worry about now."
Wide receiver Kevonte Martin-Manley, defensive linemen Dominic Alvis and Carl Davis, linebacker Christian Kirksey and offensive tackle Brandon Scherff also have been listed as starters this week after missing snaps during the Michigan State game.
Ferentz indicated Tuesday that all those key contributors should play against Ohio State.
"We would have been in a little bit of trouble if we would have played (last) Saturday," Ferentz said. "Fortunately we didn't."
Iowa might have trouble scoring against the Buckeyes no matter who plays.
The offense that hung 59 points on Western Michigan and racked up nearly three times as many yards as Minnesota was essentially non-existent in the loss to the Spartans.
Michigan State's top-ranked rushing defense took away Iowa's ability to do anything on the ground, forcing the run-heavy Hawkeyes to throw the ball 46 times.
Though Jake Rudock did throw a pair of touchdown passes for a brief 14-10 lead, Michigan State made Iowa's offense one dimensional and shut it out in the second half.
Ohio State is nearly as strong on defense as the Spartans. The Buckeyes are 24th in the country at 19.2 points allowed per game despite a secondary that's been leaky at times.
"You always want to have a good balance," Rudock said. "It's good just to mix it up and keep the defense guessing."
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This TechCrunch article headline got most of my Twitter browsing attention this morning:
Apple Patents 'Friend Or Foe' Identification System For Social Networking Apps And Services
I'm pretty biased when I think of networks and Friend Or Foe. In the mid/late nineties when the Internet blew up commercially, I was a Surface Warfare Officer blowing things up with networks. Well, I wasn't personally. But our ship was testing new communication, sensor and weapons controls systems that were at the cutting edge of military networks. Our ship was blowing up test targets enabled by a new weapon: information.
It seems a natural evolution of networked communication to start with efficient ways to connect — but then then to move to anti-connections. And it's not a manner of trimming networks — unfriending. You actually want to know about your unfriends. Apple's patent is playing with that notion: I want to know the annoying people in my network (who to ignore) — but also who the scary (or interesting?) people are — the stalkers. Imagine if Facebook did this? They could define stalking as a Friend who interacts with you X times more than you them. The possibilities are endless…
In the classic IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) system an aircraft squawks codes. For commercial airlines there are codes sent in the clear to identify who they are. By them squawking the military has a verifiable way to confirm their identity. They say they are something and we could verify that. But the more useful part of IFF to us was the secure codes sent so we could know a friend — without a second verification technique. When observing a sector of the air we knew who the Friendlies were immediately. The hard part about IFF was confirming Unfriendlies and Hostiles… A bad guy will fake an IFF and/or not use one. But the absence of the squawk doesn't make them Hostile — or even Unfriendly. (I distinguish the two as a Hostile being an Unfriendly who shows aggressive intent).
And this is the most interesting part of the Apple patent — it's only addressing nodes who "squawk." How could you identify a spammer or stalker before they do either? And if you go down that road… what's the evolution of spamming and stalking? Is it geo-location and true stalker identification? Is it trigger-based alerts if a set of people interact in some way? And if that happens, is there a whole new market of white and black hats for consumer network warfare? Yes — there is already a market for all of this — it just hasn't hit mass market with Apple, Google, or Facebook. When it does what does that world look like?


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First, I must say that I am very concerned about the negative view of atheists. I faked Christianity for years despite my disbelief in a God. This was because being an Atheist was not an option; Atheists are cold and mean, and think life is meaningless. It took only a nudge of encouragement, namely from good old Richard Dawkins, for me to discover that it is okay to be an atheist. Regardless what society thinks, it is truly okay to be an atheist.
This is why I am 1) making efforts to be an open atheist and 2) writing a short argumentative paper on why there can indeed be beauty and meaning in the world without an afterlife. This is a significant step for me, and someday I might hope to share it with someone who would benefit from reading it.
Now, normally I completely refrain from touching religion at all in an academic setting, but I have come to be very close to my writing professor, who also happens to be an atheist. Once I discovered this, I went to her with my idea to see if she would approve it, and she did. I was happy to have her professional opinion on how I could improve my paper, and we had a magnificent discussion on the topic. She even asked me if I would like to announce my topic before the class, and so I did.
However, while we were editing our papers in class, I asked for some advice and was met with a completely different personality. She made a straw man of my argument, accused me of claiming that those who don't believe in an afterlife cannot live a happy life, and dove into an argument over the moral implications of atheism- which had nothing to do with my paper. The entire class was dead silent while we discussed, and I finally said that we were way off topic, and asked if she could answer my original question on the organization of my essay. She said she could not answer my question, and scampered off to pretend to be busy.
I was wondering all day today why I was left so disturbed by this. I wondered if perhaps she did not want her status known (though she openly admitted her religious status in class) or perhaps she did not want the students to think badly of her. But ultimately, not only was I humiliated by being framed as the "evil atheist," but it perpetuated a negative view of atheists in the minds of my peers.
Originally, I was delighted that I was able to admit to being an atheist in a class, because it would expose my peers to that idea that completely normal people are atheists. Now, I hate to think that I am serving as more evidence to support a negative view of atheists.
What do you think about:
Closeted atheists and respecting their privacy?
Whether closeted atheists perpetuate the negative view of atheism?
The possible benefits and consequences of coming out of the closet?
And, has a situation like this ever happened to you? Have you ever been made a scapegoat by another atheist?
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I like your comparison. I hope perhaps people's view of atheists will take the same turn as it did on LGBT individuals (though, there is still a lot of work to be done for LGBT community, but nothing's perfect)...
I will respect the privacy concerns and not out an Atheist. I'm not even forceful about the subject unless I have push back. Example, yesterday my FB status was "Zuckerberg pledges wealth to charity Carlos Slim criticizes charity. Who it good?" (para) Now an Atheist pointed out the difference. But I'm just not in your face about it unless you ask me to be. Same day, a friend posted a video of atheists marching in a Christmas parade and a guy criticized them. He said atheists don't want to debate. So I volunteered politely and he changed his mind.
The reason that I'm not a "your religion is bullshit" "come out of the closet" Dawkins type is that I don't think that it appeals to as many as simply being an example. Think about your picture of Atheists while you were still pretending. You didn't want to fit the "mold". You didn't want to be "that guy" (or girl as it were). Sure, Dawkins talked you into being an Atheist, but was it a reasoned argument that got you there or a vitriolic one that tipped the scale?
Your prof might have been trying to just push you into standing up for your argument as well thinking that you were ready for this public display. Maybe she wanted you to defeat her canned arguments in front of everyone?
I wouldn't say Dawkins "talked me into" being an atheist. I was already an atheist. He talked me into coming out, which I think is valuable, as you were saying, because hopefully I can serve as an example.
As for my professor, I don't think I'll ever figure out what was going on in her head, but your speculation sounds feasible to me. Do people normally do that? I mean, make a show of offering up arguments to be refuted?
I think some vocal people might. It's a stretch of a speculation.
Closeted atheists and respecting their privacy?
This involves compromises, since you have to lie to people that you believe in myths. Their privacy cannot be respected if they are closeted since religion is shoved down their throats.
Whether closeted atheists do any harm to the negative view of atheism?
I do not fully understand this question. Care to rephrase?
The possible benefits and consequences of coming out of the closet?
Benefits: you are free from religion, you are not blocked by any kind of superstition ( since you clearly deny them )
Negative consequences: social punishments ( friends/family marginalize you )
And, has a situation like this ever happened to you? Have you ever been made a scapegoat by another atheist?
I have never met another atheist IRL. When I was closeted I reasoned quite a lot and developed a critical way of thinking. It persisted ever since. I am pretty adamant when defending my point of view. I am getting tired of constantly refuting all that bullshit. In the end? It's definitely worth it. Especially in the long run.
Ah, thank you for your sympathy. I believe this is the first of many experiences I will have dealing with a confrontation over a religious matter. Sadly, I am young, and uneloquent, so despite having answers to all her accusations, I merely froze up and let her make a punching bag of me. I am hoping, though, that in the future I will not be so sensitive, and will have an easier time expressing my opinion effectively and calmly.
"I am not out at my job"
I just read your post on not being "out," and I think that's actually quite noble. I was not out at my old job, and that was only Old Navy...! I actually feared I they might find a reason to fire me... However, now I cook in a restaurant, and all the chefs are atheists!
And I am considering contacting my professor about this... But I will wait until the final grades are in (wink wink)
I'm sorry she was not more helpful, and am confused by all that. I don't get it.
I get it... you said that you lost a job after admitting that you are an atheist. Maybe she was afraid of something like that happening to her.
You should definitely respect their privacy - just as you would a homosexual. Outing a person can have devastating effects to their life - including income. You don't have the right to effect a persons life on such a level. I know many parents who attend church, and live the lie - they do so for the same reason I sometimes find myself wishing I hadn't came 'out' ... The cost was also to my children - which I didn't foresee. I lost my community and my support- my friends and bonds of motherhood when I admitted over 20 years ago - I've never been able to replace them. Now as I have two more young ones - and am out, I find I am still without community, support and lasting, beneficial relationships with other women ( and men ) who I can share my triumphs, failures and motherhood - at least in something with more depth than online. An individuals whole life can be encapsulated within that lie - and it's not for us to violate or to risk them , their children or family before they are prepared.
There are benefits to being out - one is peace of mind to know you no longer live a lie, and are free to express your opinions more freely - there are cons too. Each person has to weigh them and decide for themselves - and for their children, if they have them.
First off what your professor did is unreal and I'm sorry you had to go through that.
My answers to your questions:
Q1: Always respect the closeted Atheist choice to be in the closet.
Q2: I can see why you would ask this question, but I think the answer is no.
Q3: Pros: Freedom!! Cons: alienation of family, friends, co-workers.
Q4: No, I'm sorry you were and I hope that never happens to you, or me again..
As a closeted atheist myself, it would be detrimental to my life for me to come out of the closet. The only people I have to watch my kids for me to go to work or school is my husband's family. they are all bible thumpers. You can imagine where that would leave me. I commend any out atheist. Maybe when my youngest one goes to school I can be out because i will no longer depend on them for me to do the things that are necessary in life.
What if I can't fit in my closet anymore???
We should respect everyone's privacy and whatever they decide is best for them. The closeted atheists are the only ones that have to bear that burden, so no, they are not perpetuating the negative view of atheism. They should really think about the advantages and disadvantages of hiding their atheism and then decide what's best for them. Of course it would be better for us as a group if everybody was proud of being an atheist and all that, but the individual comes first.
Yes you should respect someones decision to be in the closet.
My whole entire family is christian's in some form or the other, and truthfully I understand why they are, they can not grasp the ideal that it is ok not knowing things. They can not come to terms that there is not something bigger than this life, and for me that is ok. My Mom or my dad talk to me about praying and God making it right, my answer to them is simple, Yes I know that is right for you and in your life.. I do not agree with them I just simply say yes that is what is right for you.. If they choose to discuss further then I do. Most of the time they do not catch it though, and that is perfectly ok with me.
No I do not think that closest atheists present a negative view on atheism. Most of the ones that I know are still respectful of others opinions and views.
I will tell you that I wish I could list a million reasons of why it is good to come out of the closest, however I really have none, I lost many friends, My family stays on me constantly about trying to change my mind, I have even lost relationships there. It was not easy and is still hard. Making new friends is even harder when it comes down to it, because the first thing that people want to know is your religious affiliation. I have children and there for I usually just say I am non religious, and that I understand if that is the way they choose to live their life.
No I have never been used as a scapegoat by another atheist, however if I was making them known and pointing out they were in the closet I could see them doing something like that.. I can truly understand why they would..


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These days, James McDermott of Troy Township is spending afternoons with his leg elevated as he builds model airplanes, patiently waiting for his ankle implant to heal so he can get back to flying his Cessna.
Patience is an asset the retired railroad engineer has learned through other replacement surgeries. Chronic rheumatoid arthritis has already caused him to have a knee and shoulder replaced.
McDermott's ankle problems began when he was a young teen and injured it while playing basketball.
"Back then they just taped it and said to stay off of it," he said.
About 10 years ago, McDermott had some floating calcium deposits surgically removed from his ankle.
"It helped for a while, but by then arthritis was setting in," he said.
The past few years the pain was so bad he could barely walk enough to go shopping. He'd walk a few steps and stop to lean on the cart.
"Ankle replacements have been around for a while, but they aren't often done, since they aren't for everyone," said Dr. Mark Mendeszoon, the Geauga County-based foot and ankle surgeon who completed McDermott's surgery a few weeks ago.
"The foot has 28 bones, 300 muscle ligaments and tendons and must be able to absorb several millions pounds of pressure a day," he said.
That number of pounds is derived from multiplying the body weight by four for the 5,000 to 10,000 steps an adult takes in a day -- or multiplying by eight for those who run or jump, he said.
"It's a very complex joint, so not everyone is a candidate for an ankle replacement," he said. "Some one who gets an implant must have realistic expectations and not expect to run a marathon or dance all night."
McDermott is in his mid-50s, not overweight and has been active all his life, although no marathoner. He likes to fly his plane, which he keeps at a local airport, and to take his restored race cars to area tracks -- hobbies that both require the use of his feet and ankles. He hasn't been able to do either for more than a year.
The ankle replacement should help restore his quality of life, Mendeszoon said.
"I was the right candidate at the right time," McDermott said. "And I am so glad that I was."
Still, Mendeszoon cautioned him that there were no guarantees. He told McDermott he had two clear choices besides having an ankle transplant.
"One was to live with it and use a wheelchair or an electric scooter to get around," Mendeszoon said. "I also told him he could consider an ankle fusion -- a surgery that's been around for a long time. It's long been the choice for those with severe ankle arthritis, but the ankle winds up stiff with no motion."
He told McDermott that technology has come a long way in recent years, and now three companies provide the ankle joint for a complete replacement.
"But it's a very technical procedure that requires cutting out a segment of the ankle joint, then placing multiple parts in the joint to simulate a normal ankle."
"People sometimes think they'll be good as new," Mendeszoon said. "But you're never as good as new after a replacement surgery. The goal is to diminish the pain and allow the person to walk and return to some quality of life."
After the two men talked over the options, McDermott weighed the pros and cons and then made the decision to have the replacement. He wanted to do it in the winter because his patience for remaining inactive is better then and he wanted to get the holidays behind him before depending on his wife to drive him everywhere. Mendeszoon scheduled the ankle replacement surgery at University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center, and the surgery -- called a total ankle arthroplasty implant -- took about three hours.
"He's doing very well," Mendeszoon said. "He's now about three weeks out and is putting weight on it with crutches. He has very little pain, and I expect to get him walking without crutches in a few more weeks."
Many potential complications can't be known until the surgery takes place, Mendeszoon said, so he admires McDermott's good attitude.
"Some people just don't tolerate an implant," he said. "It can be anything from an infection setting in and the skin dying, to an allergy to the stainless steel, titanium and polymer components."
Because McDermott had already had other implants, he was pretty sure he wouldn't be allergic or otherwise reject the implant.
"I knew it wouldn't be a walk in the park, but I've been to Precision Orthopedic Specialties and Geauga (Medical Center) for my other implants and I know they do a good job. I trust them."
He accepts that there will be pain in his future when he begins physical therapy to restore his range of motion. But he accepts that and views it as an investment in his future.
He expects to be back at the racetrack and in the air by the time summer comes, with a new ankle that works without any pain.
"I expect to get at least 10 or 15 years out of this implant," he said. "And when you think about it, that's quite a bit of time."
Dr. Mark Mendeszoon
Precision Orthopedic Specialties
150 Seventh Ave, Suite 200
440 285-4999
Also offices in Auburn, Middlefield and South Russell.


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Consider Canadian Records If You Cannot Find Port In USA
Canadian records seem to be the "buzz" on genealogical mailing lists and publications this month, especially the Irish ones. The Irish Genealogical Society International devoted its January 2010 issue of The Septs to "Canadian Records." http://www.irishgenealogical.org/ Researchers in the US and Canada have been flocking to the databases of the Canadian archives, particularly the online journals and diaries of Irish immigrants: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/immigrants/021017-110.05-e.php?PHPSESSID=koeoqsdmaqhktf0hiepmuvukf2 But many US researchers ask me why they should bother looking for traces of their ancestors in Canadian records, when their family settled in New York or Boston. Surely, their ancestors arrived at those port cities?
Not necessarily so! Emigrants most often took the cheapest, not the most convenient, route and ship to America--especially if they were part of an assisted emigration from an estate in the 1840's. Take a look at a globe or a quality map and trace the sea routes--see the convenient northern route from Ireland and England across the ocean and down the St. Lawrence River? Those who disembarked did not always "go west, young man, go west." I have seen many trails of Irish immigrants starting from the Great Lakes ports leading EAST not west, eventually ending in East Coast cities. If you are hitting a brick wall tracing your Irish ancestors' steps to the USA, you want to take a look at Canadian records. Never leave a stone unturned!
But now the bad news--Canadian ship lists are at best scarce and at worst non-existent prior to 1865. But there are ways to compensate. One is to look at US and Canadian records for border locations and port cities. Another is to keep current with the ever increasing database of emigrant records being released by the Canadian government and archives. Of particular value are emigrant records being put online by the Canadian Archives: www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/immigrants-canada
The story of Irish emigration to Canada itself is a fascinating subject that I will treat in greater depth in a future blog post.


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Suffolk, ss. Division of Administrative Law Appeals
Margaret Patz,
v. Docket No. CR-07-297
State Board of Retirement,
Appearance for Petitioner:
Margaret Patz, pro se
300 S. Brady Street
Blairsville, PA 15717
Appearance for Respondent:
Crystal Chow, Esq.
State Board of Retirement
One Ashburton Place, 12th floor
Boston, MA 02108
Administrative Magistrate:
Maria A. Imparato, Esq.
Margaret Patz filed a timely appeal under G. L. c. 32, s. 16 (4) of the April 2, 2007 decision of the State Board of Retirement ("Board") that the value of her parking space is not deemed to be regular compensation for purposes of computing her retirement allowance. (Exs. 1, 2) I held a hearing on April 22, 2008 at the office of the Division of Administrative Law Appeals, 98 North Washington Street, Boston, MA. I admitted documents into evidence. (Exs. 1 - 7) I marked the Board's pre-hearing memorandum "A" for identification. The Petitioner testified. There is one tape cassette of the hearing.
1. Margaret Patz, d.o.b. 6/22/1951, was employed by the Department of Employment and Training ("DET") from January 31, 1971 to November 30, 1998, and by the Criminal History Systems Board from December 1, 1998 to October 1, 2003 when she retired for superannuation under the Early Retirement Incentive Program ("ERIP"). (Testimony, Exs. 5, 6, 7)
2. Ms. Patz worked as a Computer Operator and then as Chief Computer Operator at DET. For two years she worked on flex hours. She worked days from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday for two months, and then she worked from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday for two months. She then worked nights from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for two months, and then she worked from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday for two months. (Testimony)
3. Ms. Patz was provided with a parking space underneath the Hurley Building on Staniford Street to be used when she worked at night. She was no longer entitled to the parking space when she stopped working as a Computer Operator. She was not paid any money for parking. (Testimony)
4. Ms. Patz worked at the Criminal History Systems Board as a Systems Analyst IV. She worked from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and she was on call. She sometimes had to go back to work at night. (Testimony)
5. Ms. Patz was allowed to park in a parking lot that required the use of a key pad to enter. Ms. Patz had 24 hour access to the parking lot because she sometimes was called back to work at night. She was not paid any money for parking. (Testimony)
6. By letter of February 8, 2007 Ms. Patz requested to have her retirement allowance recalculated to include the value of her parking. She made the request "on the court ruling Mr. Bulger was awarded." (Ex. 3)
7. The Board denied Ms. Patz's request by letter of April 2, 2007. (Ex. 1) Ms. Patz appealed. (Ex. 2)
The decision of the State Board of Retirement is affirmed. Margaret Patz is not entitled to have her retirement allowance recalculated to include as regular compensation the value of parking.
G. L. c. 32, s. 5 (2) (a) provides that a superannuation retirement allowance shall be "based on the average annual rate of regular compensation received by such member" during the member's last three years, or highest paid three years, of creditable service. G. L. c. 32, s. 1 defines regular compensation as "salary, wages, or other compensation in whatever form, lawfully determined for the individual service of the employee by the employing authority, not including bonus, overtime, severance pay for any and all unused sick leave, early retirement incentives, or any other payments made as a result of giving notice of retirement." Regular compensation is further defined in the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission ("PERAC") regulations. 840 CMR 15.03 (1) (a) 2 provides that to be considered regular compensation, the payment must "be made as remuneration for services actually rendered." The Supreme Judicial Court has opined that the term regular compensation "refers to remuneration geared to work or services performed." Boston Assn. of Sch. Administrators and Supervisors v. Boston Retirement Board, 383 Mass. 336, 419 N.E.2d 277, 280 (1981).
The value of the Petitioner's parking space does not constitute regular compensation because the parking space was not provided to the Petitioner as remuneration for services actually rendered. The parking space was provided to the Petitioner as a benefit "that would enable the plaintiff to perform [her] job more effectively" by affording her a place to park at night. Kenneth C. Pelonzi, et al. v. Retirement Board of Beverly, et al., Docket No. SJC-10098, May 21, 2008. In Pelonzi, the Supreme Judicial Court held that the personal use of an automobile furnished by the City of Beverly to its Commissioner of Public Safety and Chief of the Fire Department does not qualify as regular compensation for purposes of calculating the plaintiff's retirement allowance. The SJC reasoned that the City "contemplated the automobile as a tool that would enable the plaintiff to perform his job more effectively. … We conclude that the automobile was not intended to compensate the plaintiff for his service to the city as commissioner, but rather given to him to use in connection with his professional duties …" Id. The SJC noted that "[e]mployers routinely supply employees with other noncash job related accessories and benefits (e.g., cellular telephones, personal computers, facsimile machines, parking spaces) to enable their employees to perform their jobs more efficiently …" (emphasis supplied) Id.
The SJC distinguished this case from the Bulger case in which the Court held that the monthly cash housing allowance paid to the plaintiff was remuneration for his services as the president of the University of Massachusetts. The Bulger case did not address the issue of a parking space. Bulger v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd., 447 Mass. 651, 856 N.E.2d 799 (2006).
The decision of the Board to exclude the value of the Petitioner's parking benefit from regular compensation for purposes of computing her retirement allowance is affirmed.
Maria A. Imparato
Administrative Magistrate
DATED: June 27, 2008
This information is provided by the Division of Administrative Law Appeals .


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Peggy Helmerich Library will be closed Aug. 13 - Sep. 3 for library improvements
For the computer user, Glenpool has 8 computers.
There is 1 meeting room which holds 75.
Mailing Address:
PO Box 580
Glenpool, OK 74033
Library service to Glenpool began in 1962 with a bookmobile. In 1985, the community requested full-time library service from the Tulsa City-County Library and a stationary bookmobile was located on the parking lot of the Glenoak Shopping Center. Circulation statistics, the number of new customers registering for library cards and the formation of the Glenpool Friends of the Library proved the need for a permanent library location.
The Library opened in a leased storefront of 2,148 square feet at Glenoak in December 1985 with a collection of about 8,000 volumes. There was a capacity for 12,000 volumes. Monthly circulation was about 5,000 with about 150 people visiting the library daily. A memorable moment in that location was a visit by a twelve foot python as part of the tropical theme of the summer reading program.
With the passage of a bond issue in August 1988 funds were available for building a new library. A 5,090 square foot library was designed by Braselton Dankbar Inc., constructing architects for the 1.4 acre site at 730 E. 141st Street. Ground breaking ceremonies for the new Glenpool Library were held on June 14, 1991. City and library officials, as well as many citizens were on hand for the event. The building was completed in April 1992. The grand opening ceremony was on Sunday, April 26 and the first day of operation was Monday, April 27.
The library features separate children's and adult areas, study areas, a book capacity of 23,000, a community meeting room with an amphitheater setting which seats 75 and a catering kitchen. The exterior of the residential frame building is buff color masonry giving a limestone appearance. There is an arched entrance with columns and originally a clock which has now been replaced with a stained glass window depicting the oil industry which was the origin of Glenpool. A dark roof with two chimney structures and a band of clerestory glass blocks windows providing natural light complete the structure. The structure proved sound by weathering a tornado in 1992.
Carol Thomas was the first librarian in the leased location. She was followed by Laurie Sundborg in 1990 who became the first librarian in the new permanent location. Jim Hoffman was next, followed by Julie McClelland, Cheryl Newman, Michelle Raine, and Ron Cook. Jesse Weitenhagen is presently serving as library manager.